Name :: Sebastian Akiyama
Superhero Code Name :: Kabuki
Age :: 25
Height :: 5’11”
Species :: Human (Half Japanese and half American Anglo-Saxon)
Gender :: Male
Personality :: Sebastian hides a lot emotionally because he’s broken, but on the surface he seems like a normal guy—good natured, easy to smile, and all around good guy who like to quip; he’s never fully recovered from learning what happened to his little brother. Because of the nature of the event, he doesn’t tolerate sexual harassment, sexism, or abuse even in civilian clothes and will go out of his way make sure anytime someone is in an uncomfortable situation to try and help them out of it in order to prevent what happened to his brother from happening again. It’s why when he’s not crime fighting or fixing his toys you’ll be more likely to find him at the local rec center working with kids from bad homes or just bad lives, and with women and men who are recuperating from abusive relationships or situations that made them a victim of rape. For him, it’s a way to give back out of costume and to find his own therapy because he just can’t talk about what happened to Yue; at least he can’t talk about it long enough to really get the help he needs to heal. He hates remembering it because he can’t change it—can’t do it differently.
Sebastian has been terrible with forming any actual romantic relationships with any of the men he’s dated simply because he won’t open up and because he can’t tell them about his nighttime activities. To summarize, he just sucks at being vulnerable. He won’t get angry and refuses to react in any way that could lead to something abusive and tends to make a joke or change the subject when trouble arises that would lead to an argument. As a result, most of the men who’ve been in his life have just walked out because of frustration and feelings of alienation from their lover.
Appearance :: Muscular and lithe; built like an acrobat, literally. Electric violet hues with darker shades of purple mixed in. Japanese features make him seem slightly effeminate, but not enough to do more than give him a pretty face. Short black hair, seeming cut with a razor comb rather stylishly. Skin is pale, but not porcelain.
His ‘civilian’ clothes lean towards fashionably relaxed: dark blue and black jeans, design-laden t-shirts, hoodies, vests, Converse or high-top sneakers, sunglasses, etc. He’s not opposed to color, but usually in splashes mixed in with largely darker tones. He doesn’t usually wear a hat, but sometimes he pulls the hood on his coat up.
His crime fighting costume is primarily all black and fits to him as fluidly a second skin from the high collar around his neck down his ankles; it’s two pieces—a top and pants. The special material it’s made of is strong enough to endure the worst of wear and tear, but not totally impervious. It gives with more complex movements easily, not constraining at all. The only other color aside from black on the outfit is light blue. It’s present on the outline of the thin mask that seems to be glued to his face around his eyes, on a tribal-esque-looking kabuki mask symbol on his chest, and as thin lines on the outside of his legs. Over the top of the outfit he wears a black jacket made of the same material, but thicker—almost leather-like. The jacket itself is styled like a biker jacket; painted on the back is a dark and light green blooming lotus blossom. His boots, made for combat and fighting purposes, are black as well and crafted with thick and comfortable soles; they lace up to mid-calf. A black utility belt fits snuggly about his hips.
Kabuki Symbol
History :: Sebastian’s mother was an American performer who’s primary interest laid in the kabuki theater arts. She studied both in Japan and the United States, but her education and experience was not limited to just the Japanese stage arts. His father was an acrobat of Japanese descent that toured with a popular circus from one large city to another; they met and fell in love when she was hired temporarily as a consultant for the troupe in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. After a year they were engaged and six months after that they married. Sebastian was the result.
Sebastian was primarily interested in following in his father’s footsteps and becoming an acrobat both on the trapeze and off. But he dabbled in the kabuki art form with his mother. They were constantly on the road and Sebastian got most of his education from home schooling; though, the year his mother got pregnant the family took some time off for the birth of his brother Yue and he did go to a private school for a while. Once Yue was two years old they decided to return to touring with the troupe and Sebastian eventually finished his education that way.
Sebastian was well-established with the circus and helping his father teach Yue by the time he was nineteen. Everything was good in his life, insofar as he was concerned. But Yue wandered off during a performance in Las Bellenas and was taken—kidnapped. The police could find nothing; all clues led to empty returns. Eventually they gave up. The family was devastated and took a break from the limelight. Time passed and a full year went on before his mother and father went back to performing. But Sebastian couldn’t make peace with it. He returned to Las Bellenas, determined to find his brother, at the very least figure out what happened to him so he and his parents could get closure and peace.
Taking to the streets on his own was rough at first. Trying to get answers was messy and the longer he did it the more tortured he became—driven and too clouded by pain to properly take care of himself. It was during this time that a retired hero took him in, taught him focus, discipline, and how to use the skills he already possessed more effectively.
Once more, Sebastian took to the streets, this time with a costume and a name to go with it—Kabuki. Better equipped to handle the rougher aspects of being a vigilante, he eventually hit a trail. Yue, he discovered, had been taken by an underworld slave ring. He hadn’t survived more than a month before succumbing to illness from the cruelties he’d endured. Shaken, some part of Sebastian wished he’d never sought answers. His only solace was in making a proper burial for his brother.
Broken and unsure, he said his goodbyes to his parents, left the circus completely, and moved to Las Bellenas to keep others from suffering the same way his brother did.
Powers/Weapons/Skills :: Highly athletic and trained in myriad of martial arts and street combat. His acrobatic training helps in this regard. His weapon of choice is a trisectional staff that can become a solid staff because of the technology encased inside. He does carry an array of other toys in his utility belt. Some are, but are not limited to: a grappling hook, smoke bombs, throwing stars, tracking devices, truth serum, a gas mask, an underwater breathing device, and containers of sleeping gas. Sebastian also has a BA degree in psychiatry that allows him to help victims of abuse.
Possible Theme Songs ::
Sometimes I feel like a girl~... sometimes I don't~
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