SPIRIT, izanagi.

NAME: Izanagi.

ALIAS: "The One Who Invites", "The Hidden Blade", "Bearded Samurai".

AGE: Four-Hundred and Fifty-Eight Years-Old [458].

GENDER: Male.

RACE: Spirit.

APPEARANCE: The royal samurai from the land of the spirits maintains a herculean, clean-cut physique, dowsed in scars that reveal the hardships he had to endure throughout his life. Rugged, unkempt hair neck-deep and stained with a charcoal black remains the least of his concerns, which wouldn't be complete without a grizzly beard to compliment it. While beaded and usually hidden behind an unpleasant visage, Izanagi's darkened orifices secretly harbor a slight tint of violet (if one was ever able to get close enough), a trait that is certainly unnatural and evidence of something extraordinary lurking within him. A twig or straw of hay can usually be found hanging from his lips -- a demeanor of judgment, apathy, and a deadly silence holding his mouth firmly closed, never wavering. Naturally becoming of his heritage, Izanagi dons a charcoal-black kimono, ripped and torn with battle wounds, left to be of nothing more than a cloth that hardly clings to it's owner's frame. Shredded to deformity at the wrist and ankles, the kimono is held together entirely with the aid of a brown sash around his waist, tightened and knotted to assure maximum security.

Despite the overbearing characteristics of wearing a kimono, Izanagi prefers to mold the best of both worlds, sporting the respectable attire but leaving the upper half slightly detached, with the right half of his arm and torso exposed. Since he is primarily right-handed, the swordsman considers this style liberal and flexible for his sword-arts, with his Totsuka Blade and it's sheath equipped at his left waist for easy accessibility. A highly-devoted man to his twisted vision of protecting the innocent, the swordsman tolerates a ring of oversized prayer beads diagonally across his torso. Wooden japanese clogs, somewhat fatigued but nonetheless completely intact, provides a certain aspect of significance to Izanagi, hence why he is never seen without them. Despite the deteriorated presence of his entire appearance, this is nothing more than a facade of weakness for a vengeful samurai.

PERSONALITY: Endowed with hundreds of years to his name, Izanagi possesses the visage of a senior with the mentality of a broken-hearted veteran. Permanently scarred due to "losing" his long-time wife to demons, the samurai has become a protector of the human world with a separate agenda, refusing to show any mercy for those of the demon race. The incident has even caused him to become unjustifiably biased and judgmental of any being with ties to the Demon World, believing them all to be corrupt and filled with malevolent energy that cannot be saved/persuaded. While not completely confrontational, Izanagi isn't hesitant in the slightest to determine a demonic entity to be hopeless and dangerous, and would attempt to cut them down in a flash. The "bearded samurai" earned his title from his former life as a human, serving in the Japanese military as a renowned swordsman. However, countless deaths were the result of him unsheathing his blade, despite being a somewhat benevolent and righteous man. To atone for his sins, instead of facing the turmoils of hell, Izanagi struck a deal with the Spirit World higher-ups and vowed to protect the human world from danger as a "spirit guardian" instead.

Dedicated to the new lifestyle he willingly accepted, Izanagi has shown to be quite protective and intolerant of evil, choosing to defend the innocent no matter the situation. A once-jovial and free-spirited male, unwavering vengeance consumed his heart and mind, which even once led him to massacre an entire horde of demons, and was hence called a "monster" himself. Spiteful and combative at times, Izanagi has succumbed to fighting more internal battles than he has external, and there remains a chance that his mental stability could potentially break if he continues down his path of blind justice. Izanagi absolutely hates talking about his late wife; unable to cope with his fathomless depression, the swordsman is often caught drowning himself in alcohol to ease the pain. The warrior under employment of the Spirit World, however, understands more than anything that he must adhere to his mission of protecting the Human and Spirit Worlds, and continues to hone his swordsmanship and magical abilities, hoping that he could one day gather enough strength to cleanse the realms of every single demon creature, establishing what he believes to be "true peace".

DIFFICULTY: Advanced.

OOC NAME: makaveli.

FACECLAIM: SOUL CALIBUR 5, mitsurugi heishiro.