Iijima Shun'ya • 飯嶋舜也

pronouns He/Him

dob 10th August 2XXX

age 28

nationality British-Japanese

aliases Rosie | Raidou

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

"Listen, I'm good at three things and three things only: being pretty, being cute, and being too angry to die."

positive

Determined, Brave, Empathetic

neutral

Inquisitive, Resourceful, Adaptable

negative

Obsessive, Resentful, Audacious

Appearance-wise, Shun'ya is always dressed like he's off on a fishing trip: black flak jacket, long-sleeved dark grey shirt, cargo shorts and skin-tight leggings topped up with steel-capped combat boots. Underneath his jacket, he has his concealed pistol, his tanto, and his summoning tubes, all so he can walk amongst the public incognito. Has a bit of a reputation for being quirkily 'old-fashioned', since he insists on the superiority of 'the old ways of doing things', and this extends somewhat to his fashion sense.

height182cm

weight90kg

hairBlack

eyesAquamarine Blue

background;

Born in Kyoto, Shun'ya was orphaned at a young age when his parents were murdered by demons. He was rescued by Atsuo, then Raidou Kuzunoha, and was soon adopted by him as his successor. Due to being raised since childhood to fight demons and to protect Japan from any and all supernatural threats, he has an interesting personality and an equally interesting approach to life...

He inherited the title of Raidou Kuzunoha XXXII at age 25 and quickly adapted to his new duties, mostly due to Atsuo's thorough preparation for this moment. However, Shun'ya's approach to his duty is vastly different to his predecessor: while Atsuo was optimistic and liked to believe in the best of his fellow man while retaining a healthy amount of realism, Shun'ya is almost nihilistic in his perception of humanity and the direction of society as a whole.

That's not to say he shirks his duty in the slightest. Shun'ya always puts in 120% to minimise civilian casualties and to stop any and all plots by the Phantom Society, demons or rogue devil summoners that could cause mass harm or chaos. It's just that he retains a rather blasé attitude about the entire thing, infamously declaring that "nothing in life matters, so no need to worry how it ends!" - this makes him a rather tricky opponent to face, as he's prone to taking dangerous risks to achieve his aims and possesses no fear regarding his self-preservation.

As Raidou, Shun'ya currently serves the organisation Yatagarasu, as the Kuzunoha have done for millennia, but there is a considerable amount of friction between them due to intense disagreements on their views and methods. However, Shun'ya acknowledges that him breaking away from Yatagarasu would cause more harm than good to the innocent civilians of Tokyo and so recognises their authority over him. However, he's a noted maverick and is prone to disobeying orders over specific things. It's unsurprising that Yatagarasu have a red flag on his file, and Shun'ya is always closely watched by various Yatagarasu Shadows in case his termination is ever required.

(Shun'ya always makes sure to find these covert Shadows and sneak up on them, just to watch them scramble.)

Additionally, it's difficult to ever gauge Shun'ya's true feelings. He's an expert at maintaining a rather airheaded or cheerful mask, feigning ignorance or apathy over events or opinions. This makes him difficult to read, which is just how he likes it. However, it means he has no meaningful connections with his fellow devil summoners, as the only person he ever cared about no longer walks the earth (Atsuo).

That is the sole reason he took up the Raidou title: to make Atsuo proud. Shun'ya's feelings towards his predecessor are intense, complicated and borderline obsessive, and he views his only purpose in life to live up to Atsuo's expectations, even if it means slavishly tying himself to the role of Raidou until his death.

Not that anyone will ever know that part of himself...

Relationships • Atsuo (Raidou Kuzunoha XXXI)

Atsuo was Raidou Kuzunoha XXXI, and was Shun'ya's predecessor, saviour and adoptive father. He rescued Shun'ya from the clutches of an evil demon, who had been tormenting the young child to drive to the brink of despair for its own nefarious purposes. Due to Shun'ya's circumstances, and the fact that he possessed vasts amount of spiritual energy, Atsuo decided to adopt him as his apprentice.

Whilst Atsuo tried to keep things strictly mentor-student, parental affection gradually formed for Shun'ya, and the line between mentor and father blurred. Shun'ya bonded intensely with his mentor, and by the time he reached adulthood, was slavishly devoted to him. While Shun'ya personally disagreed with Atsuo's worldview and the organisation he served, Shun'ya was willing to set all that aside to live up to his mentor's expectations: which he eventually did when Atsuo died, an event that to date pains him greatly.

Not that anyone will ever know that. If asked about his predecessor, Shun'ya skirts the issue or laughs it off, projecting an uncaring persona about his 'silly old man'. Why he does this, no one can say.

Skill #1 • Onmyōdō

Shun'ya is an onmyōji, a magician trained in the use of ofuda. Calling upon the powers of shikigami and spells crafted on these slips of paper, his 'magic' is highly diverse - provided he has time to prepare beforehand. Crafting his ofuda requires both his blood and time, and he's limited by how many ofuda he has stocked at the time of combat. His standard loadout is at least 20x elemental spells (Agidyne, Bufudyne, Ziodyne, etc), 6x healing shikigami, and a mix of binding, barrier and other esoteric spells.

In Devil Summoner lore, the limits of Onmyōdō are 'whatever the plot demands' since it can do things ranging from making cute little glowing shikigami to light your way to sending someone to the ~~shadow~~ mirror realm, so I've established a few headcanon limitations and requirements just to make things easier in rp-land.

With time and preparation, Shun'ya is an incredibly dangerous opponent. But taken off guard and with no chance to adjust his loadout to counter you? He's way more manageable (just like in SMT!)

Skill #2 • Devil Summoning

Shun'ya is a devil summoner, specifically one set in the Shin Megami Tensei universe. As he is a Raidou, a successor of a name that has been passed down through the Kuzunoha family for millennia, he tends to summon demons in a rather old-fashioned way, compared to the more modern method of utilising COMPs. Shun'ya uses the Kuzunoha Tubes (Kuzuha no fū ma-kan), and as a result has to pay the fee of feeding the demons he summons Magnetite (or MAG), a substance that humans naturally produce and that which demons feed on. This means he does get a reputation of being 'old-fashioned', but Shun'ya is a stickler for tradition in this respect, and he has a bit of a distrust for relying on technology. At least he never has to worry about his tubes running out of batteries!

Skill #3 • Martial Prowess

Shun'ya is trained in a myriad of weaponry and firearms, but he prefers relying on his tanto and pistol. He's very much a close-ranged fighter, to maximise the use of his ofuda. He fights in tandem with his summoned demons, Tama, Chiro and Cerberus, and is best as a hit-and-run fighter, with a dash of mage on the side. He's very acrobatic as well, and is capable of impressive feats of hitting bullseye with his pistol while doing a backflip (Raidou Kuzunoha XIV could do this with a ye olde revolver), and he does have the stamina to keep this up for a while... but he's a bit of a glass cannon in that while he's grit and determination in spades, he's still just a squishy, mortal human.

Likes • Dislikes

Shun'ya is fairly ambivalent towards most things, but he does have a few likes/dislikes. He very much has a sweet tooth and is notorious for dumping unhealthy amounts of sugar into his tea or coffee. He also has snacks hidden in the pockets of his jacket or cargo shorts, so it's not unusual for him to offer a half-melted kitkat bar or a bag of cashew nuts. As for dislikes, Shun'ya hates self-righteous people, or those willing to sacrifice innocents for personal ambitions. If you want to sacrifice yourself to summon a demon for some abstract belief, great! Go you. If you want to sacrifice a whole village of innocent people for the same thing? Fuck you he's going to kill you.

He also hates paperwork. Bureaucracy is his greatest weakness and he's been censured multiple times by the Yatagarasu for failing to submit proper mission reports and the like.

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