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PLAYER
NAME: Asher
CONTACT: asherdashery; Discord: asherdashery
OVER 18? Ye, for sure
CURRENT CHARACTERS: None!

CHARACTER
NAME: Yoojin Han
CANON: My S-Class Hunters (A.K.A. The S-Classes That I Raised... it's translated a couple different ways)
CANON POINT: Webnovel ch. 382, as the new dungeon forms
BACKGROUND: Yoojin on the fan wiki. Since most of the actual things that happen in canon aren't reflected on the wiki, here's a super brief post-regression timeline:

• Yoojin goes back in time and reconciles with his brother.
• He re-Awakens with powerful new skills that support others' growth, but his stats are all still garbage.
• Using these skills, he markets himself as a monster tamer capable of raising high-tier mounts, which garners him the interest of Korea's biggest dungeon-raiding guilds.
• He learns about the origins of his world's dungeons, which are "transcendent" beings with godlike powers who use the dungeons to hasten the destruction of all worlds, and is charged by an opposing faction of transcendents to save the world by taking 50 S-rankers (high-level people/monsters) under his wing with his powers to help them grow. They do not explain how this will help.
• Despite his mistrust, Yoojin continues to grow his army adopt more children than Batman apply his powers to S-rank humans and young monsters. He also gains new powers of his own, strengthens his alliances and close relationships, and uses his pre-regression knowledge to change certain events to better protect Korea and low-ranked people like him.
• He's kidnapped and escapes on a number of occasions, for various reasons.
• He manages to kill a couple transcendent bad guys, too.
• He is told repeatedly (and physical evidence corroborates) that using skills that outstrip his capabilities this much is rapidly shortening his lifespan. Yoojin feels very much damned if he does, damned if he doesn't about it.
• Most recently, he's escaped a particularly nasty kidnapping where he was partially brainwashed and very badly hurt, so he'll be coming into Bottlecap Bay a little touchy.

SUITABILITY: The appearance of "dungeons" and dangerous monsters in Yoojin's version of Earth have already forged him into a scrappy survivalist. As someone who's never had strength or fancy powers to rely on,

QUESTIONNAIRE:

⟡ Your character is on an exploration quest when they find an injured Pokemon in need of help. This Pokemon appears to be in distress and is quite dangerous, posing a risk to your character even if they mean well, and putting your quest mission at risk. What do they do? What are some possibilities of how they work with teammates to address this, or do they go at it alone?

⟡ Your character's worst enemy has recently appeared in game, and has joined the guild your character is part of. They both want to tackle the same quest, and your character's enemy suggests that they work together as a team to accomplish this goal. How does your character respond to this?

⟡ The leader of your character's guild has just approached your character with an offer: they will provide your character with extra supplies, reputation points, and help them with any of their current struggles. In exchange, they ask for your character to do a favor for them that may harm the other guilds, and will not specify what the favor is in advance. It sounds shady, but it's the deal of a lifetime in your character's path to get back home, and refusing it may cause strife for your character within their current guild. What do they think of this offer? What do they ultimately decide to do?

⟡ Due to shortages on supplies, the city is facing issues deciding where to cut corners during this rough time. Somehow, the responsibility has fallen on your character's shoulders, and they have to make a decision. If they send out an extra team of Pokemon, they will be able to gather more food, and through that, save the lives of dozens of starving Pokemon that were in dire need of nutrition. However, the only Pokemon available to scout for food are those working at the pokeclinic, and sending them out would mean certain death for at least two ill patients. What does your character decide to do? How do they feel about this choice, and how would they deal with the pushback that comes from either side?

POKEMON: Minun has it all for Yoojin. It's cute. It's small. It's as intimidating as a cupcake. Its claim to fame is double battles and supporting others. Even compared to its counterpart, Plusle, it's coded as the #2. It has more stats allocated to defense than offense, which both reflects Yoojin's lack of offensive abilities and reminds me of a protective item a friend gifted him that nullifies damage. (That item is also blue.) What really clinched the deal for me was this sentence from a Pokédex entry: "Minun is more concerned about cheering on its partners than its own safety." So is Yoojin Han.

One idea I find interesting--beyond the everyday comedy of turning an adult man into a tiny mouse with no fingers--is that, unlike Yoojin in his natural state, Minun actually can learn damage-dealing moves. Not only that, but Yoojin associates electricity with the most powerful human being he knows. Even if Minun is a relatively weak Pokémon, being an Electric-type could serve as a window into what it's like to have that kind of power himself. But I think Yoojin will still ultimately get more out of being creative with Minun's tricky/supporting moves like Play Nice, Helping Hand, Switcheroo, Baton Pass, and so on.

GUILD OPT-OUT: I think any of them could be interesting!
SAMPLES:
Bottlecap Bay TDM Sample
Yoojin being a little more competent in a crisis