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==Profile==  
 
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At the height of her 20 years old, Tifa Lockhart pushes through life with contagious energy and cheerfulness. Always reaching out for those in need, sometimes at the cost of her own comfort, she's always upbeat and pushes on headstrong. As a result, she's often seen as the pillar of the group AVALANCHE, providing in encouragement, food and even money through the benefits of her barmaid work. She works hard to provide the best service and atmosphere in her bar, even if it's at the very bottom of the Midgar slums. The smile of people is always the best reward she can get for a job well done.
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Profile: In order to save her father, Mulan has disguised herself as a young, male soldier, Ping. Strong, clever, and resourceful, Mulan has proven herself to be an invaluable member of the Imperial Chinese Army. She struggles daily to maintain her disguise lest the people she loves are hurt and dishonored by her deception. Still, her devotion to her family and to her nation drives her and she embraces her new identity in order to serve the Land of Dragons faithfully.
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==Background==
 
==Background==
  
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''"Hey, why don't we make a promise? Umm, if you get really famous and I'm ever in a bind..... You come save me, all right?"''
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"Gallopping hooves do fly
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Through the breach between the worlds.
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Nibelheim was what you could call the typical rural town. Built within a valley, it was blessed with fertile fields, a moderate climate all year long, gentle winds and a peaceful life. That's until Shinra came and installed their reactor, which slowly started eating away at the greenery, leaving an almost entirely barren and desolate chunk of rock for a mountain next to the town. Sure, things were easier with electrical power though, and habits changed into a comfortable life nonetheless, because noone really seemed to notice the effects on the nature around it.
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I Wish You Were Here"
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Tifa came to be born in such a life, comfortable, not lacking much in any aspect. She was considered as the queen, the goddess, among her circle of friends in the village, which followed her around like obedient puppies where ever she went. At least until the incident, her stubbornness to do what she pleases carried her right into the dangers of the mountain range, and she would have fell to her doom, if it hadn't been for Cloud. The short-stacked, introverted neighbor that never was part of her friends because he was so bland and boring, who braved his own safety and even risked his neck trying to save her, and ended up taking the blame for her little venture. That event changed her, and made her rethink her ways unconsciously.
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She became better friends with Cloud, and the 'little queen' disappeared over time, with maturity. Another blow to her was when Cloud decided to leave town to join SOLDIER and follow in the footsteps of his idol, Sephiroth, the strongest hero of all times. She didn't realize that it was Cloud's way of dealing with the fact she got hurt so long ago, even if it wasn't his fault. She couldn't stop him; all she could do, in one of her last selfish acts, (albeit a small one) was to make him make a promise that he'd come to save her if she ever was in trouble. Somewhere in her heart she still desired a true hero to sweep her off her feet, like the prince of fairy tales.
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Years went by without news from Cloud, a longing for her hero made Tifa took up martial arts from the wandering Monk Zangan, moving on from waiting for him to perhaps being able to follow in his footsteps to find him again. She decided that while she would like, deep down, to be saved by her hero, she also can't allow herself to be an easy target, she'd at least give them trouble for their worth.
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And then the twist of fate that brought Sephiroth and Zack to Nibelheim, investigating the monster appearances around the reactor. She was already 15, and her little queen ways had turned into a more spunky young girl. She offered herself as the guide for the SOLDIERS, unknowing that Cloud was part of the convoy and hiding from her, as he wasn't able to join SOLDIER as promised. While she was cut off from entering the reactor, she only could bear witness to the horror that was unleashed upon her village when Sephiroth, the revered hero, snapped and decided the rest of the world had to pay for some sin only he understood.
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Drawn by the darkness in Shan Yu’s heart, the Heartless have bolstered the Huns’ already enormous army. Emboldened by their new allies, the Huns have invaded Imperial China and the call has gone out to every house that each provide an able bodied man to take up arms to face the Hun army. Unwilling to allow her father, who has already fought and suffered for his nation, to be conscripted, Mulan steals his armor and his sword and runs away into the night to join the Imperial Chinese Army.
  
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She saw the village burning, her father murdered, everyone in the village coldly eliminated. The usually caring heart of Tifa found a new emotion, pure rage for Sephiroth and Shinra, that destroyed her peaceful life in a matter of minutes. Following Sephiroth to the reactor, she tries attacking him with his own Masamune, that he had discarded inside her father's body. but the hero of old, even disarmed, was not so easily overtaken, and retaliated, slashing Tifa down across the stomach. Her consciousness was fading, when a lone SOLDIER grunt entered the reactor after her...
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No woman may become a soldier, due to Imperial China’s culture of strict gender roles and so Mulan must disguise herself as Fa Ping, the son her father never had. Though her fellow soldiers are brave, Mulan is able to distinguish herself through her cleverness and her quick comprehension of swordsmanship.
  
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She woke up in a mountain cabin a few days later, healed up. Zangan had managed to find her before she lost all of her blood. She survived the Nibelheim massacre, unknowing that Cloud had taken up arms to strike back at Sephiroth after she passed out. Years later, her steps have taken her over to Midgar, the source of the 'evil' she saw in Nibelheim. While not striking directly, she joins up with the group called AVALANCHE, helping them out to chip away at the hold Shinra has over the city. She opens up the Seventh Heaven in the middle of the slums, a ray of light in the middle of the city without any sun, her cheerful personality winning over many customers, bringing in a steady income that she feeds over to the renegade group.
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After a decisive battle against the Hun and the Heartless, where her quick thinking resulted in the entire Hun/Heartless army to be buried under an avalanche, Mulan becomes an invaluable member of Captain Li Shang’s company and becomes an accomplished Lieutenant in command of her own small squad of field scouts.
  
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All keeping the hopes that maybe one day, she will find Cloud again...
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It is during a reconnaissance mission that Mulan discoveres Heartless retreating through a portal. Following them through the void between worlds, Mulan lost her way and ended up in Traverse Town. It is there that she learned the nature of the universe and that her world was but one amongst many threatened by the Heartless.
  
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
  
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[[File:X001.jpg|thumb|Tifa's Triple Triad Card]]
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The core of Mulan’s virtue is in her selflessness. She gives her life in exchange for her father’s. Even after being cast aside, she risks her life to save her friends and the Emperor. Upon returning home, she has no concern for herself, but only for her father’s and her family’s honor. She even faces down the whole of the Hun army with no hesitation.
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''"Dilly-Dally Shilly-Shally!"''
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There's a few words to describe Tifa : Upbeat, Caring and Friendly. This is a girl that doesn't have much troubles making friends, with that charming smile and those vibrant red eyes. Even if the visuals are pleasing, her beauty doesn't stop at skin-deep.
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Her courageous selflessness endears her to her friends and her family and touches every relationship she makes. It is demonstrated in her modesty, the way she eschews the painted face that her peers would wear, and in her devotion to her loving father. Her father is her most important relationship. She loves him even more than she loves her own life. It is only because she loves him that she endures the trials of the Match-Maker, not out of any interest of her own in finding a husband.
  
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She makes great efforts to comfort and please the people around her, which led her to opening a bar in the middle of the Slums. Trying to keep a positive outlook on things, she soothes the team up with her energy and cheerfulness constantly. While she's showing that exterior, the recesses of her heart speak otherwise often, while normally outgoing for other people, when it comes to herself she closes up, and shies away.
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She is also a girl born in the wrong era. She is brave, clever, outspoken, and decisive where the women of her time were to be demure, silent, and obedient. This reveals her more progressive, mature world-view, one that prizes compassion and values the individual while paying little heed to social class or gender role. This dichotomy, however, frustrates her and she struggles to find her place in the world. It is ironic that it is only when she disguises herself that her true self is allowed to flourish.
  
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Putting everyone else on top of her priorities is a strong trait of her, even when it comes to heart aches. Its how she came to join AVALANCHE. Part of the reason was of the deep rooted hatred she still held for Shinra after the destruction of her village. But even that takes a side seat to the greater need, that the Mako energy is chipping away at the planet's life. The actions might be small, but she does believe it will one day benefit the entire world.
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She is also a determined woman, willing to take control of her own fate. When she is told that she will never make it as a soldier, she stays up all night, fighting against an obstacle none of her comrades were able to overcome, just to prove her worth. When the Huns are shown to have survived the avalanche, she does not go home, though she was abandoned by those she would save.
  
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Hidden from most, even from herself often, she holds a deep affection for Cloud, mostly due to the events in Nibelheim, she still carries that wish of being saved when in danger. Although if she is very outgoing and friendly, other people's happiness and well-being always end up being put ahead of the rest, even her own desires.
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It is a metaphor for the nation and its social values that reject her. Despite this, her selfless devotion to her family, her comrades, and her nation is unconditional. She risks her life to save each of them in turn, even after being shunned by each, and it only stands to reason that she would lay down her life to save all the worlds similarly threatened by the Heartless.
  
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But even when the going gets tough, she keeps the pace up with all of her energy. She is one of those people that believes there's always a rainbow at the end of every storm. The only way to truly lose is to give up along the way, and if anything she never abandons until the bitter end.
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The Heartless, to her, are much like the Huns, violent, pitiless invaders. Shan Yu had little reason for his invasion, beyond the challenge that the Great Wall posed. Similarly, the violence of the Heartless seems just as senseless. Even if she knew their motivations, she wouldn’t understand them. Someone with such selfless compassion in her could never sympathize with such darkness. She only knows that the Heartless seems determined to snuff out the light wherever it finds it and no world should suffer such a fate.
  
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She doesn't like fighting overall, despite the fact that she's a strong martial artist, she is one that fights by need, rather than by wants. If someone is threatening her, the ones she cares for, even people she doesn't know, she wouldn't hesitate to jump in for the rescue. Maybe talking is better solution, but she can tell when a person won't listen to words. For that purpose, her body becomes the best weapon, dangerous even if essentially non-lethal.
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Even in the darkness of this war, she is still able to find light. Li Shang’s pride and confidence in her is a comfort, one that she could see blossoming into romance. Her comrades, too, have become her first true friends, those people who first embraced her true, inner self.
  
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Her favorite food is spaghetti meatball, while her favorite drink is the (surprisingly) non-alcoholic ginger ale. Even a barmaid needs to eep her head clear when surrounded by liquors and inebriated customers. She has read 'Loveless' recently, because its so popular, but the poetry of it flew over her head. She rather read romance novels, where she still entertains that 'white knight saving the princess' ideal from.
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With such danger still threatening her family, her friends, and her whole world, there is no question in her mind as to what she must do. The world, all the worlds, are bigger than one woman. If she can give herself to save them all, that is a sacrifice she is willing to make.
  
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==

Revision as of 21:28, 9 February 2013

Mulan Fa
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The Name's Ping!
Age 18
Species Human
Sex Female (In Disguise as Male)
Height 5' 8"
Weight 130 lbs
Background
Series Mulan
Combat Styles Field Scout
Hometown Shangqiu City, China
Group Imperial Chinese Army
Occupation/Job Lieutenant in the Imperial Chinese Army
Force: Forces of Restoration
Quote
Hey! You hold him. I'll punch.
Recent Events
After discovering the collaboration between the Hun Army and the Heartless, Mulan as Lieutenant Ping, has tracked the enemy through a dark portal and washed up on the shores of Traverse Town.



Profile

Profile: In order to save her father, Mulan has disguised herself as a young, male soldier, Ping. Strong, clever, and resourceful, Mulan has proven herself to be an invaluable member of the Imperial Chinese Army. She struggles daily to maintain her disguise lest the people she loves are hurt and dishonored by her deception. Still, her devotion to her family and to her nation drives her and she embraces her new identity in order to serve the Land of Dragons faithfully.

Background

"Gallopping hooves do fly Through the breach between the worlds. I Wish You Were Here"

Drawn by the darkness in Shan Yu’s heart, the Heartless have bolstered the Huns’ already enormous army. Emboldened by their new allies, the Huns have invaded Imperial China and the call has gone out to every house that each provide an able bodied man to take up arms to face the Hun army. Unwilling to allow her father, who has already fought and suffered for his nation, to be conscripted, Mulan steals his armor and his sword and runs away into the night to join the Imperial Chinese Army.

No woman may become a soldier, due to Imperial China’s culture of strict gender roles and so Mulan must disguise herself as Fa Ping, the son her father never had. Though her fellow soldiers are brave, Mulan is able to distinguish herself through her cleverness and her quick comprehension of swordsmanship.

After a decisive battle against the Hun and the Heartless, where her quick thinking resulted in the entire Hun/Heartless army to be buried under an avalanche, Mulan becomes an invaluable member of Captain Li Shang’s company and becomes an accomplished Lieutenant in command of her own small squad of field scouts.

It is during a reconnaissance mission that Mulan discoveres Heartless retreating through a portal. Following them through the void between worlds, Mulan lost her way and ended up in Traverse Town. It is there that she learned the nature of the universe and that her world was but one amongst many threatened by the Heartless.

Personality

The core of Mulan’s virtue is in her selflessness. She gives her life in exchange for her father’s. Even after being cast aside, she risks her life to save her friends and the Emperor. Upon returning home, she has no concern for herself, but only for her father’s and her family’s honor. She even faces down the whole of the Hun army with no hesitation.

Her courageous selflessness endears her to her friends and her family and touches every relationship she makes. It is demonstrated in her modesty, the way she eschews the painted face that her peers would wear, and in her devotion to her loving father. Her father is her most important relationship. She loves him even more than she loves her own life. It is only because she loves him that she endures the trials of the Match-Maker, not out of any interest of her own in finding a husband.

She is also a girl born in the wrong era. She is brave, clever, outspoken, and decisive where the women of her time were to be demure, silent, and obedient. This reveals her more progressive, mature world-view, one that prizes compassion and values the individual while paying little heed to social class or gender role. This dichotomy, however, frustrates her and she struggles to find her place in the world. It is ironic that it is only when she disguises herself that her true self is allowed to flourish.

She is also a determined woman, willing to take control of her own fate. When she is told that she will never make it as a soldier, she stays up all night, fighting against an obstacle none of her comrades were able to overcome, just to prove her worth. When the Huns are shown to have survived the avalanche, she does not go home, though she was abandoned by those she would save.

It is a metaphor for the nation and its social values that reject her. Despite this, her selfless devotion to her family, her comrades, and her nation is unconditional. She risks her life to save each of them in turn, even after being shunned by each, and it only stands to reason that she would lay down her life to save all the worlds similarly threatened by the Heartless.

The Heartless, to her, are much like the Huns, violent, pitiless invaders. Shan Yu had little reason for his invasion, beyond the challenge that the Great Wall posed. Similarly, the violence of the Heartless seems just as senseless. Even if she knew their motivations, she wouldn’t understand them. Someone with such selfless compassion in her could never sympathize with such darkness. She only knows that the Heartless seems determined to snuff out the light wherever it finds it and no world should suffer such a fate.

Even in the darkness of this war, she is still able to find light. Li Shang’s pride and confidence in her is a comfort, one that she could see blossoming into romance. Her comrades, too, have become her first true friends, those people who first embraced her true, inner self.

With such danger still threatening her family, her friends, and her whole world, there is no question in her mind as to what she must do. The world, all the worlds, are bigger than one woman. If she can give herself to save them all, that is a sacrifice she is willing to make.

Relationships

Allies Cloud Strife, Reize Seatlan, Shiki Misaki, Rinoa Heartilly, Aerith Gainsborough,Pixi, David Xanatos, Jecht, Kim Possible
Acquaintances Vara Toruv, Katyna, Wulong Feng, Sabin Rene Figaro, Jack Skellington, Kaydin, Gilgamesh
Adversary None for Now

Allies

Name Thoughts
Cloud Strife TifaThinking.png "What happened to you Cloud?"
Reize Seatlan TifaSurprised.png "Wow, Reize eating is like a horror show."
Shiki Misaki TifaCoy.png "So you're a couple with Reize now? How cute~"
Rinoa Heartilly TifaSmile1.png "Saved out from the snow and heartless, I like her~ Her dog Angelo is really nice too."
Aerith Gainsborough TifaSmile2.png "It's good to have a new friend that understands me."
Pixi TifaSmile1.png "A Bunny-Girl, proved to pretty reliable too, she's watching over the bar when I'm out."
David Xanatos TifaSurprised.png "An... expansion? More bars around the world? Renovating the one in Goug... I.. don't know what to say!"
Jecht TifaThinking.png "A bit older, but what an amazing shape! Wish all guys would look like that when they age up."
Kim Possible TifaSmile2.png "Young lady, your moves are quite impressive! How many gadgets do you have hiding in there?"


Acquaintances

Name Thoughts
Vara Toruv TifaThoughtful.png "I wish I could have said 'yes' to that offer... but I can't... I can't help ShinRa..."
Katyna TifaSmile1.png "Stopped by the bar for a bit of chat. Was looking for Reize. Wonder what about, but at least she's nice~"
Wulong Feng TifaSmile1.png "Met in Traverse, seems like a nice guy, he's quite lost around this place though. Not as much as Reize, fortunatly."
Sabin Rene Figaro TifaThinking.png "We sparred in Costa Del Sol. He's a bit strange, but he's really strong! Yet, when I close my eyes, all I can see is... that... *shudder*"
Jack Skellington TifaThinking2.png "He spooked me a few times but he doesn't seem like he's bad... Just different way of thinking."
Kaydin TifaThinking.png "He seems... conflicted. Like he's doing something he doesn't really want to."
Gilgamesh TifaSurprised.png "... I'm speechless. Poor Enkidu."

Adversaries

Name Thoughts
Noone TifaSmile2.png "Better not make enemies before the first strike..."

Logs

Reflection of The Heart March 10th, 2013 People have been disappearing into mysterious portals over the course of time. With more and more cases popping up, it's decided that the origin should be investigated. ...But what will they find within?
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