Carrera
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Carrera is Jin Urashima's Mask.
Carrera bestows upon Jin a mask that has prominent canines in the semblance of fangs; other than that most of the teeth are a uniform jagged fit. Atop there are two circular cutaways with black markings coming down to the eyes, and two black wavy lines along the forehead resemble a cobra’s hood and the two beneath them cross his eyes close to the bridge of the nose. There are also three red protrusions on each side at the hinge of the jaw.
Little else is done to Jin himself other than his hair turning raven black, his arms and legs becoming rather long and lanky, and he becomes incredibly loose and limber...
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Inner Hollow
Carrera essentially looks like Jin, only with jagged teeth, a grotesquely long tongue, lanky arms and legs, and a spine that is usually never straight. Colorwise, he’s deathly white with raven black hair; a negative version of Jin.
Mask Personality
Carrera is a very cynical, pessimistic, and bloodthirsty persona, one who holds a lot of anger and regression for society as it is. He is fond of criticizing almost everything people say or do as well as Jin himself. The two agree every now and then, but Carrera will always try to hold a grudge or a mutual disagreement with Jin over any topic. Consequently, if Jin lets go of the leash, Carrera will seize the opportunity to take over Jin's body with zeal. One important thing to note is that Carrera is smart, and he knows when the time to be coy comes about and when he must lay low in order to save his and Jin's skin, though that doesn't prevent him from talking into Jin's head in the process...
Mask Ability
Carrera has the ability to manipulate any shadow in a 200 ft. radius of him and control them up to a maximum distance of 400 ft, including his and other people's own, causing them to rise up from the ground as a tendril with some kind of tool on the tips; the complexity of the tools depends on Carrera's concentration.
- They can constrict movement, disable opponents, block out light (though they can’t make more of their own since only original shadows can be manipulated, in essence creating mirror-like false shadows), and even be used for torture & maiming.
- Their tensile strength is like that of rubbery steel cable, not overly rigid but not brittle either; if they are damaged, they can reconstitute with a bit of reishi.
- The weak tendrils can rise up and snap at their target somewhat faster than a swing of the arm, but the larger ones are slower in a direct relationship to their size. The largest ones can only move at about 7-9 mph, and they grow as fast as they can move.
- With minimal effort the shadows are somewhat weak and will only slow opponents down considerably given their elastic nature, but with more concentration the shadows will bulk up to a maximum of 9” thick and can give people hell.
- At any given time, a maximum of 60 weak tendrils, 35 medium tendrils, or 12 powerful tendrils can be summoned and maintained at the most efficient level. Anything more can cause Carrera to put strain on himself.
- Given the dynamic nature of Carrera’s abilities, there are few limits other than distance and the abundance of available original shadows.
Strengths
- Resilient: Carrera is never an easy foe to bring down, either physically or by energy. He will tease and fight till he has nothing left, and he will never accept surrender.
- Cunning: Carrera will use everything he can to gain an advantage over an opponent, and that isn't beyond fighting dirty.
- Dynamic: Carrera's reliance is everchanging; he will rarely let anyone down other than his enemies.
Weaknesses
- Risky: Sometimes Carrera will do actions that put him and Jin at risk, and the result is often painful on Jin’s end.
- Anger: Carrera's emotions sometimes get the better of him in the middle of combat (especially with a face hit), and when that happens he's prone to being reckless and overzealous in his abilities.
- Precursor Light: Carrera's ability is useless when light is already blocking out all the original shadows; it is his only real barricade from unleashing his true potential.
- ESP Combat: The shadows, being senseless and little more than tools themselves, cannot aid Carrera where he cannot discern a target's location. Hide from him and you hide from his shadow tendrils.
