Post by crownprince on Apr 13, 2012 20:58:11 GMT -5
KOVU
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Name: Kovu.
Age: One year old.
Affiliation: Neutral.
Gender: Male.
Canon or OC: Canon.
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Personality: Judging by first impressions, Kovu is a textbook bully. He has extremely poor social skills, owing to his pride's banishment to the Outlands, where life is harsh. Because of this and his own mother's obsessive fawning and cruel nature, Kovu has not had the chance to live a normal cubhood, as members of the successful lion prides have had.
If one wishes to survive in the Outlands, one must be prepared to fight to the death for a mere rotten scrap of meat, let alone a live fieldmouse. His home is a desolate land, and the lack of food and water has severely affected the few prides here. As with the other members of his pride, Kovu has learned that if he wants something, he has to fight for it. This is never a good idea, for any lion. Many are on the brink of starvation, and it is better to avoid risking injury. If injured, death is sure to follow, or at the very least- a disability, which'd only hampen the pride's survival.
However, his mother's obsession with her mate, Scar, has changed this way of life for him in a few aspects. For instance, Zira's priority is to keep Kovu safe and well, and thus he is given the best of what's available, which is namely everything. Meat scraps, water, a comfortable sleeping area deep in the underground caverns.
He is instructed to keep within close quarters of the other lions, and the homedens. He is not allowed to wander off on his own, and he can never argue nor 'talk back', to his mother, Zira. Anything she says is absolute law, and she always 'knows best' for her cubs and her pride. Questioning her motives, or merely asking a question out of childish curiosity is usually answered with a pawswipe.
Zira has made it her goal to train and improve Kovu's fighting capabilities, for the time when he leads the Outlanders into the Pride Lands and overthrow the king, Simba. Zira's obsession with Simba, being put to blame for Scar's 'murder', has put immense strain on Kovu's life. He is rarely out of her sight, and if unavoidable, he is placed in the care of his half-siblings Nuka and Vitani.
As a cruel mother, Zira treats her cubs with harsh words and punishment, yet she does love her cubs- especially Kovu- in her own twisted way. It is in her nature to show affection by the belt, or in other words, she acts cruel to be kind. He is rather insecure about himself, his heritage and his future. Zira's insistance that he is Scar's son and rightful heir worries him greatly, for he does not want to turn out corrupted as his 'father' was.
Kovu is actually a very friendly and playful lion, and if he were allowed to, he would gladly spend his time playing with others instead of training and sparring. He is quick to speak his mind, and does not think before he does so. if given the opportunity, he enjoys helping others, and likes to think of himself as an independant lion. He desires the chance to live on his own, even with a friend or two, and do things his way. He normally doesn't miss the chance to show-off his skills or false independance, and this can lead him into danger.
The general concept of playing is alien to him, as is 'his own time', thanks to his upbringing. He doesn't know what it means to have fun, to laze about, to have absolutely no worries. In the Outlands, each lion spends their time constantly thinking of their next meal, and this will most definitely lead to food-posessiveness. He may strike out at another creature, that he perceives as a thief or a general threat.
At times he does seem to genuinely enjoy teasing other lions (and other animals), and his remarks and name-calling usually does have some truth to them. Understandably, as a young cub, his insults are rather childiish in nature. Whenever he does become disrespectful, he does not hold back on the number or range of insults. Just as quick as he is to deliver them, he is quick to apologize.
This lioncub doesn't feel that he has many goals for the future, other than to make close friends and to live with other lions who are not controlling as his mother os. But, if he were given the chance and the time, he wouldn't know what to do with it. He'd be fairly awkward, and may appear as stand-offish and indifferent.
Somewhat of a coward, Kovu rarely stands up for himself. He'll come to the defence of another animal that he likes, without thinking of his own safety. Rather fearful of his controlling vicious mother, he is quite submissive in her presence, cowering and recoling from her.
His relationships with his littermates, Vitani and Nuka, are on a more positive note.
With Vitani, he enjoys regular scuffles with her at nearly any time of the day; with Nuka, though, he simply acknowledges the older lion as his littermate and does not seem to make a big effort at deepening their relationship. At the very least, their relationship is typical for two brothers, but only from Kovu's perspective. Nuka does not approve of Kovu at all, for he was originally Scar's heir, and thus he frequently mistreats Kovu out of sheer jealously.
Two examples that happen on a frequent basis, or really- every chance that Nuka gets, is calling Kovu 'Termite', and allowing the cub to wander off, in the hopes that Kovu will run into trouble and be killed.
Abiliites:
He does not have any kind of magic; Kovu fights like any animal, using his fangs and claws.
As a cub and an adult, he relies greatly on speed and strength as other members of his species do, gaining the upperhand through stealth, creeping in close to his prey or opponet. When it come to strength and stamina Kovu can put up a fierce fight as an adult, but as a cub, he is rather poor. When young, Kovu is only suited for a harmless game of roughhouse with his litter-mates.
Kovu can not fight for extended periods at a time; he needs a short break every now and then, and can not over-exert himself and waste stamina. His primary skills are Bite, Tear, and Claw. Tear does the most damage, but it requires him to have a good hold of his opponent, whilst Claw and Bite can be used extensively within a short time, as well as indefinitely, inflicting both average damage and extensive lacerations and wounds. He can do all this on account of his speed and the skills' simplicity.
As he is a member of the Outlanders' pride, Kovu would not be totally averse to using low tactics during battle in order to end the battle as the victor; he would seize an opportunity to use the environment and other animals to his advantage, and thus 'cheat'.
History:
Kovu was the last of three cubs to be born during Scar's brief reign as King of the Pride Lands; Kovu's mother Zira was Scar's mate, and a loyal follower, often referring to herself as Scar's 'queen'. Kovu's blood relation to Scar is in actuality, false. His biological father is unknown, and no mention or reference to him is brought into any conversation at any time, past, present or future. That said, it is well-known amongst Zira's pride that Kovu was adopted by Scar, and personally chosen to become his heir.
Thereafter, Kovu is regularly referred to as The Chosen One, much to the annoyance of his half-brother, Nuka. His half-sister, Vitani, is quite protective of him and does all she can to ensure that he is not harmed, so that he will become their King and supposedly-rightful ruler of Pride Rock.
Kovu's first few weeks were spent as a member of the Pride Landers. Shortly after Scr's death, Kovu, his mother and a few other lions and lionesses were exiled from the Pride Lands and banished to the Outlands, due to their strong loyalty to Scar. Zira was, and still is in love with Scar, to the point of obsession, and upon Scar's death had made it her life's goal to train and condition Kovu as his replacement, and to finally murder Simba and take over Pride Rock.
Life in the Outlands is a harsh one, for there are few prey to catch and kill, next to no vegetation, and very little water. It is a desolate place, full of termite mounds and deep underground caves, which had been claimed as the Outlanders' home. As such, all the lions appear malnourished and weak, but the latter is far from the truth; to ready themselves for the takeover of Pride Rock, they regularly train through sparring one another, led by Zira, Kovu included.
Zira has been transfixed on getting revenge for Scar's death, and has not missed an opportunity to lecture Kovu on who it was who killed his father, and what he must do once he reaches adulthood. The poor lion cub can't do anything but follow his mother, and what she has planned for him.
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