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P L A Y E R;
NAME: Nami
AGE:  21
PLAYER JOURNAL: prayers 
TIMEZONE:  EST
CONTACT: aim: protosheis
OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: N/A

C H A R A C T E R;
NAME: Shu Ouma
CANON: Guilty Crown
POINT IN CANON: Episode 14
AGE: 17
APPEARANCE: http://i.imgur.com/71HeezZ.jpg
CANON HISTORY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Crown
CANON PERSONALITY: In order to understand Shu we must realize that he's someone who's been shaped by specific events in his life.

The Lost Christmas incident affected Shu so much that his entire life revolved around the event. As a kid Shu was brave and decisive. He'd rush in to help strangers without even thinking about it. When Shu was young he saved a little boy named Triton who would later be known as Gai Tsutsugami. After the Lost Christmas incident occurred Shu lost his immediate family and grew up into a meek high school student. Shu ended up growing into someone weaker because of the trauma he faced on that day.

"I'm dense? Maybe it's true that my mind works out of step with everyone else's. It's just that I don't know what to say to other people. So I hide my nervousness and go along with what they say."

Shu always agrees with other people because he gets nervous during simple conversations. He'll force himself to agree with other people even if he might think otherwise. One of the biggest examples of this was when he explicitly told Souta that he had no feelings for Inori despite that being a lie. He only said that to Souta because he's the type of person who says what other people want to hear. This specific trait of his is still present even after he becomes the student council president. At first Shu thinks that the void ranking system couldn't possibly work because it would make other people feel bad. Later on he changes his mind saying that you need to distinguish people based on their void ranking. Shu's opinion can change because of other people. He never usually sticks with his own opinions.

At the beginning of the series we know that Shu has a tendency to be indecisive and passive. Shu's unable to make a decision quickly because he complicates things in his own head. He weighs both of his options and tries to consider the best course of action. The best course of action for Shu would be to essentially do what Gai does. Shu sees Gai as someone who's successful and well liked amongst others. He takes on Gai’s mentality hoping to attain the same results. Even after Gai’s death, Shu continuously asks himself how Gai would manage these decisions he has so much trouble with. Just because Shu tries to think similarly to Gai it doesn't mean that he can do it well. Shu often forgets that Gai wasn't just a strict leader with an arrogant attitude. When he thinks about what sort of action Gai might do he never considers Gai's emotions behind them.

Bravery is something that constantly comes and goes for Shu. Sometimes Shu can be extremely brave and face danger as if it were nothing. However, that isn't always the case with him. When Shu's brave he can easily be seen as a great fighter. He won't back down from a fight even if he doesn't always know what he's doing. We're shown this side of him when he confronts an Endlave for the first time and strikes it down without knowledge of his power. Another time where Shu was being brave was when he rescued Inori from the GHQ. He can become brave and surpass his limits if Inori's there with him. When Inori isn't influencing Shu he can also be seen as a coward. On one occasion he was too scared to pull out voids and abandoned his mission. Gai made Shu face repercussions of his cowardice and declared that he shouldn't show himself in front of Funeral Parlor again. Shu can be considered to be both strong and brave or a weak coward. It all depends on the situation.

"It felt like I'd peeked into your hearts without asking so I've felt guilty all along."

Using other people is not a concept that Shu can get comfortable with. His Void power doesn't necessarily help with that as each time Shu pulls out a void he's using someone's heart. He has serious issues with using people as tools and starts to feel guilty for it. Shu can be seen apologizing for using other peoples voids on multiple occasions. On that note, Shu also yells at Gai for using other people. Shu feels quite strongly towards the idea of using others for a greater purpose. He can't stand the idea of Gai using Inori and it frustrates him quite a bit. Inori Yuzuriha's someone Shu cares greatly for. She was the main reason why Shu wanted to join Funeral Parlor in the first place. He was so happy that Inori saved him from the GHQ that he wanted to stay her. At first Shu only knew her as the vocalist for an internet band named Egoist and then he becomes much closer to her. Shu's relationship with Inori's a bit complicated. It's obvious that Shu cares for Inori and is protective of her. Some people within the canon (namely Gai and Segai) use this towards their advantage. Shu becomes extremely obedient and loyal if Inori's involved in the picture somehow. He doesn't want Inori to get hurt at any costs. Therefore, it becomes easy to manipulate Shu because of his strong feelings towards Inori. Gai uses Shu's feelings for Inori to get him to join Funeral Parlor.

Something important to note about Shu is that he has a big heart. During Gai's strategy meetings he'd be the first one who'd complain about possible casualties and risks. He says it's messed up to follow Gai because his plans have high risk rates. He doesn't want people to throw away their lives for the sake of victory. Shu's a very kind and compassionate person. He doesn't even kill people when he's asked to fight and he prefers to avoid battles instead. In episode 6 Shu can be seen holding a gun during the Leukocyte's attack and he doesn't even fire a shot.

"Isn't there something more that I can do?"

Shu has incredibly low self-esteem and it's one of the reasons why he looks up to Gai so much. He calls himself pathetic for letting the GHQ take Inori into custody. Then he says things such as "I wonder if it's the selfish people who get ahead in this world, after all." Even though Shu thinks lowly of himself he has difficulty accepting the fact that he's powerless. He wants to do the right thing even if it means being reckless. Shu saved Gai from the Leukocyte attack because he didn't want to sit around doing nothing while everyone else put their lives on the line. After spending some time in Funeral Parlor he starts to feel better about himself. He developed a bolder personality because everyone in Funeral Parlor believed that he was capable of getting stronger. Shu feels in debt towards Funeral Parlor because they changed him. He paid them back by saving them in episode 11. With Shu's new found determination he managed to gain the position of student council president.

As a leader Shu's burdened with responsibilities and he's tasked with saving the school from the GHQ. Shu acts confident and bold in front of everyone. He single-handedly stopped riots and maintained control over the students. However, when he's alone with Hare he becomes vulnerable the same way Gai does with Inori. He loses his confidence and dwells on his errors. When Shu's alone with Hare he talks about how he bends easily and he takes note of his own flaws. Only people close to Shu know that he doubts himself as a leader.

In all, Shu's someone who often gets caught in between two extremes. He makes lots of mistakes and he tries to correct them. In the final episode Shu's described as someone who has human characteristics. That's the main core of his character. He's very human-like with his emotions and decisions. Nothing ever seems to go right for Shu, but he tries to do his best.

POINT OF DEPARTURE: N/A
ABILITIES:  Shu has the ability to use the Void Genome. The Void Genome is a skill that allows the user to to manifest human thoughts and emotion into physical form. In canon it's described as "materialization of the soul".

It's interesting to note that Shu's an expert on using voids. The Void Genome itself was originally intended to be used by Gai, but by some chance Shu ended up with it at the beginning of the series. Even though Shu doesn't have that much knowledge on voids he still manages to be creative with them in battle. In episode 4 Shu uses the Anti Gravity gun on a waterfall so he can climb it. When Shu first obtains his void power he has some difficulty extracting voids from people. He gradually gets better at using voids as the series progresses. If Shu's void breaks then he dies.
INVENTORY; N/A
ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW? Nothing too important.
S A M P L E S;
FIRST PERSON: 

a thread from a post in luceti.
I hope this is okay!

THIRD PERSON: This isn’t the first time Shu’s been forced to go through an impossible scenario. Despite that, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy. On the moral spectrum, he didn’t think any of this was right. Shu thought it was wrong to force people into doing things that they didn’t want to do. He didn’t want the people around him to feel as if they were risking their lives for no reason. He complicated things in his mind and he found himself worrying about the safety of others. Shu could worry as much as he wanted to. However, there was no way he could possibly tell what they would be thinking at a time like this.

Were they just as worried as he was or was he the only one who felt this way? He figured that the possibility of that being true was slim to none. Someone else must have felt the same way as him. After all, there’s no right way to deal with this sort of thing.

Shu heavily sympathized with the people who didn’t want to be here. He thought through all of this very carefully. The situation here was just like how it was back in Funeral Parlor. He knew that he had to fight so that he wouldn’t be selected out - they all had to do what they could in order to make it out safely.

The truth of the matter was that Shu was scared. He might have acted tough at some point but he was definitely frightened of what may happen in the future. He considered himself to be insignificant within the grand scheme of things.

“Can’t I be better than this?”

After Shu realized that he was alone he clutched his hand, cursing his own weakness. He thought he had gotten stronger, but he knew he was still pathetic. Shu has always taken note of his own flaws. Thinking these sorts of thoughts depressed him. He wanted to change, but above all else he wanted to be like Gai. If Shu could even get some things right about his interpretation of Gai then maybe he could manage.  

“I wonder what Gai would do if he was in my position.”

To be frank, Shu was tired of running away. He didn’t want to be blamed for things he could have prevented, but most of all he didn’t want the guilt of the loss of an innocent life on his hands. He had plenty to be guilty of. The sin of using his friends as tools was enough to make him feel guilty all the time. The only thing he could do now was wait. He figured that things would eventually become clear and that he wouldn’t need to feel so distraught.