Rody Soul
Identity: Rody Soul, Public Identity.
Gender: Male.
Age: 17.
Height: 1.74 meters.
Weight: Unknown.
Eyes: Grey.
Hair: Auburn.
Skin: Fair.
Quirk Type: Emitter.
Group: None. Works for Stanleyk.
Base of Operations: Otheon.
Power Level 6 - 91 Character Points
Abilities
Strength 0, Agility 3, Fighting 3, Awareness 2
Stamina 2, Dexterity 1, Intellect 1, Presence 2
Powers
Quirk - Soul
Enhanced Advantage 10 (Sidekick 10 - Pino). [10]
Mental Link: Senses 1 (Communication Link - Pino). [1]
Street Rat: Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation - Urban). [2]
Movement 2 (Sure-footed, Swinging) (Flaws: Limited to Urban Environments). [2]
Advantages
Close Attack, Evasion, Improved Initiative, Instant Up, Move-by Action
Skills
Acrobatics 10 (+13 total).
Athletics 4 (+4 total).
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+6 total).
Deception 6 (+8 total).
Expertise (Street Urchin) 4 (+5 total).
Insight 4 (+6 total).
Perception 6 (+8 total).
Persuasion 4 (+6 total).
Sleight of Hand 4 (+5 total).
Stealth 6 (+9 total).
Vehicles 2 (+3 total).
Offense
Initiative +7
Unarmed +6, close damage 0.
Defense
Dodge 11, Fortitude 5, Parry 9, Toughness 2, Will 5
Complications
Motivation: Family: After being left by their father, Rody and his two younger siblings were all each other had. Rody sees it as his duty to provide for his brother and sister, and he has to work shady jobs in other to make ends meet, though he started living a more honest life after his adventure with Midoriya, Bakugo and Todoroki, taking a job as a barkeep.
Weakness: Easy Tell: Rody’s quirk, manifested as Pino, will always display how he truly feels and acts according to his consciousness. People who are aware of this can easily see through any attempt at deception made by Rody, simply checking on Pino’s reactions to discern how he really feels.
28 Abilities, 15 Powers, 5 Advantages, 23 Skills, 20 Defenses = 91 Character Points
About: Rody Soul is a carefree, yet wary and quick-witted young street rat from Otheon, who used to work shady odd jobs along local villains to make ends meet for his younger siblings. His quirk, Soul, grants him his partner, Pino, a female colorful bird who is a manifestation of Rody's inner psyche and conscience, always acting as his sense of right and wrong and true desires would cause him to, even when it goes against him. He mainly uses Pino to distract his enemies while he makes his escape, considering the bird nuisance in most situations, since her reactions immediately give away his lies and intent.
Rody's dad, Eddie Soul, was a famous and rich engineer in Otheon, and cared a lot for his children, whom he had to raise by himself after the tragic death of his wife, teaching puzzles and other logical skills to his children. However, one day, he mysteriously disappeared, as it became known he had joined the apocalyptic quirk-hating cult Humarize, which caused Rody and his siblings, Roro and Lala, to become avoided by others, who fear they might be associated with Humarize as well. Having lost their wealth, family and friends, and moving to a rundown trailer, Rody promises his little brother and sister that he'd always do everything he can to protect them, no matter what it took, and that he would never abandon them like their father did, giving up on his dream of becoming an airplane pilot to do so, instead taking odd jobs here and there to pay their bills and give the two an education.
As Rody grew up into his teen years, he started taking jobs from Stanleyk, a man who acted as contact and networker of the criminal underworld of Otheon, running a bar as a front. He is hesitant to give Rody jobs, presumably not wanting to entangle him too much in the life of crime and villainy most of his clients live, but also wants to help him find a way to get money, giving him a job at the start of the movie to move the stolen jewels he had two other villains take at the start of the movie and drop them off.
Rody patiently waits at the pick up point, but finds out that the villains who were supposed to drop off the jewels were being chased by heroes, giving the jewels to him in a rush and telling him to book it, as Rody starts to run in a panic, and Midoriya gives chase. During his escape, Rody takes advantage of the urban environment and his ease with navigating it, tripping Midoriya up with the uneven rooftops, swinging on clotheslines, and dodging opening and closing windows with ease, as all these slow Midoriya down. This chase eventually leads the pair near the town's highway, where a car crash suddenly takes place, causing Rody to briefly drop the briefcase as he dodges, having to quickly pick it up again before continuing to run, as this eventually leads the hero and the street urchin down to the city's subway station.
Midoriya demands to see what's in the briefcase, but Rody, noticing that Midoriya is a foreign hero, argues that he has no authority to make him comply to that. Despite this, Midoriya still insists that he needs to inspect the briefcase, annoying Rody, as the two start to try to pull the object away from each other, causing it to collapse to the ground and open, revealing that its contents were random papers and books, which completely baffles the pai. Midoriya profusely apologizes, kneeling to the ground in a dogeza position and repeatedly begging for forgiveness, as Rody, still confused about the briefcase not containing the stolen jewels, quickly dismisses him by saying it's alright, trying to exit the subway station as soon as possible, realizing the briefcase must have gotten swapped out when he ran into the car crash earlier.
As he leaves the station, however, he is suddenly surrounded by the local police, who draw their guns on the boy, who is stunned by the situation. Midoriya approaches, trying to defuse the situation, but the cops immediately open fire on the pair, causing the hero to spring into action, grabbing Rody Soul and leaping away. As they are evading the cops, suddenly, a villain, Beros, starts shooting arrows she can control with her quirk at the two from far away, causing Midoriya to destroy the arrows with his quirk while he gets away with Rody.
The pair land at a riverbank, as Rody confusedly asks what the hell is going on. Midoriya says that he doesn't really know, but thinks that the cops and Beros are probably working together, and that something is up. The hero calls Todoroki, who informs him that the local news are claiming that Midoriya has killed a group of civilians, and has started a country-wide manhunt for him, and that he needs to destroy his cellphone's chip as soon as possible so they can't track him down, while he and the rest of the Endeavor Agency try to locate him. After doing what Todoroki told him, Midoriya speculates that their enemy wants the briefcase they have for some reason, with Rody then saying that they should probably just comply and give them the briefcase then, but Midoriya argues that they would probably kill them anyways if they did that not to let any loose ends, which terrifies the teen, as the pair is now on the run.
The two plan to first make their way to the neighboring country of Klayd, where they would be away from the local law enforcement's jurisdiction, as the two put on disguises and start their roadtrip through the country, avoiding the attention of law enforcement and members of Humarize. Midoriya is eventually able to send a coded message to Todoroki to communicate they are moving to the Klayd border, while Rody uses a payphone to call Stanleyk, asking him to tell his younger brother and sister that he is OK, but Stanleyk, stressed about the whole situation and Rody having lost the jewels, ignores him and just yells at the street rat to get him the jewels back quickly.
As Midoriya and Rody stop to sleep for the night, consumed with concerned for his siblings, Rody gets up in the middle of the night to contact the authorities, hoping to sell Midoriya out so they can recover the briefcase, in exchange for him being allowed to return home to his family, which causes Pino to become concerned, since Rody is hesitant about this, as his quirk tries to wake Midoriya up.
Taking the briefcase with him, the teen goes to the meeting place they agreed with, seeing Humarise's helicopter land in the middle of a field, as Rogone and Beros appear to collect the briefcase. However, Rogone says they can't have Rody out as a loose end that could potentially get in the way of their plans, using his quirk to transform into a huge oni-like monster and attack the boy, being intercepted and defeated by Midoriya, who, warned by Pino, arrived just in time to save his ally, recovering the briefcase and using his quirk to get away with Rody and Pino.
After the two escape, Rody asks the hero why he would save a criminal like him, who was stealing jewels when they met, and who had even just tried to sell him out to their enemy. Midoriya just replies that he is a hero, and heroes save and help others no matter what kind of person they are or what they've done, which touches Rody, who opens up to Midoriya and shares his life story with him, telling the hero about his family's history and how he had to abandon his dreams to be able to provide for his siblings, stating that he and Midoriya couldn't be more different, as they are on different sides of the law, and Midoriya chased his dreams of being a hero no matter what.
As the next morning comes, Midoriya wakes up to see that Rody has brought over an old rundown van he got from a nearby farm, having left its owner a note saying that the World Heroes Association will pay for it later. As the two continue their travel, they start getting closer, learning more about each other and their histories, as Rody tells Midoriya about his quirk, which he is embarassed about, since it doesn't really allow him to lie effectively, but Midoriya counters that it is an amazing quirk, and that it's a reflection of Rody himself.
As the two continue travelling, they are once again attacked by Beros and Sidero, the latter almost killing Rody, before Bakugo and Todoroki arrive to help the two, resulting In Beros killing herself after eliminating Sidero after he offered to trade information on Humarise in exchange for the heroes letting him go.
With the three now together, they are able to figure out why the briefcase was valuable, as Rody discovers an SD card within it hidden within a puzzle his dad had taught him as a child, where they learn that Eddie Soul and other scientists had been forced to work for Humarise for years, developing their Ideo-Trigger bombs, and that they were planning attacks on all the major cities of the world, which would have a gigantic body count of people with quirks, as the three heroes and Rody decide to fly a plane to their base and stop the bombs from going off, since the SD card also contains a key to deactivate them if plugged on the main computer at Humarise's HQ.
The four arrive at the island base of Humarise, with Rody flying their plane with his limited experience as a pilot, having only 30 minutes to stop the detonation after their arrival. Midoriya, Bakugo and Todoroki make their way in the base, fighting goons and powerful Humarise members, and Rody stays behind and ends up being spotted by cultists, who inform him that, if he gives the SD card to Flect Turn, their leader, they will make sure that no harm comes to him or his siblings, taking Rody to Flect's room.
Arriving there, Rdy sees Midoriya beaten to the ground during his fight with the cult leader, unable to overcome his powerful reflection quirk with his own. Seeing this, Rody tells Midoriya that it's too late, since they now only have a couple of minutes, and that there is no way Midoriya can deal with Flect, apologizing and saying that he needs to keep his family ssafe, which panics Midoriya, until he notices Pino, who is doing a thumbs up sign to the hero, communicating that this is all a bluff by Rody, who had found a clever way to make use of his quirk to more easily communicate a code to the hero student. Just before handing Flect the SD card, Rody jumps over him, making a sprint towards the HQ's computer, as Midoriya rejoins the fight to hold the powerful villain back, but does so too late, as one of the base's defense lasers hist Rody.
Still undeterred despite his injuries, the young street rat powers through the pain, making his way to the computer, despite falling in the hallway several times, getting up and continuing to stumble since the fate of the world is in his hands now. Finally, with only a few seconds left, Rody manages to insert the card on the computeer, deactivating the bombs, as Midoriya enters the room to see his friend, having just won his own difficult fight against Flect. Only semi-conscious, Rody asks Midoriya if he managed to protect his family, with Midoriya replying, with tears in his eyes, that he did.
Some time later, after Rody recovers in the hospital and reunites with his family, he goes to the airport to see the Endeavor Agency temps off, saying that Midoriya was a pain in his ass and that eh hopes to never see him again, while Pino is teary eyed on his shoulder, communicating his true feelings to the hero, who just smiles back at him. Midoriya asks Rody what he plans to do now, and the teen answers that he will try to find a way to have a normal life, though he knows it won't be easy. The two hug after their goodbyes and part ways.
Later, we see Rody talking with Stanleyk, asking him if he has any legit work for him, as the barman sighs, finally giving in, and saying that one of his employees at the bar had just quit, and that Rody could take his place, which causes Rody to smile, finally able to leave hios life of crime behind.
Rody is a pretty cool guy, probably the best character in the third movie. His quirk is pretty interesting and seeing he and Midoriya growing closer as the plot develops is also pretty cool, especially since Midoriya sympathizing with a criminal is a pretty unique thing. I think the conclusion Rody's character got was also really good, going through a complete arc in a way that felt pretty organic. Kind of a shame that we won't get to see more of him and Midoriya hanging out, honestly. Also, I would just like to point out that Pino, who, as a quirk, is supposed to be "a manifestation of Rody's psyche and soul" appearing as a colorful pink and yellow female bird ends up carrying some very unintended implications with it, LOL.
As for the build, ended up doing Pino as a Sidekick instead of a Summon, since she just kind of seems to be constantly hanging around Rody, and not something he can summon at will or anything, and decided that she should be a Sidekick and not a Minion due to she being able to survive being pierced by one of Humarise's lasers and stuff. Also, gave him a couple of movement effects to represent his ease with navigating the city, jumping across rooftops, swinging on clotheslines and being unhindered by the uneven terrain, able to even trip Midoriya up there.
Outfits: Rody's clothing is very patchy and dirty due to his living condition. He is seen wearing a patched up pale blue button up shirt, a pair of ankle-length patchy black pants, a pair of dark grey gloves, a pair of dark brown social shoes wrapped with grey cloth, and his signature red bandanna and pair of sunglasses. He also wears a tan jacket over his shirt and a checkered blue and red tie.
Pino
Power Level 1 - 47 Character Points
Abilities
Strength -5*, Agility -2, Fighting 0, Awareness 2
Stamina -5, Dexterity 0, Intellect 1, Presence 2
*-3 due to size.
Powers
Animal Physiology: Flight 3 (30 Km/H or 16 MpH) (Flaws: Winged) [3]
Fun Size: Shrinking 12 (+12 Stealth, +6 Dodge and Parry, -1 Speed, -3 Strength, -6 Intimidation) (Extras: Innate, Permanent) [25]
Mental Link: Senses 1 (Communication Link - Rody). [1]
Advantages
Close Attack 4, Improved Initiative, Intercept
Skills
Athletics 10 (+5 total).
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+6 total).
Insight 4 (+6 total).
Perception 6 (+8 total).
Persuasion 4 (+6 total).
Offense
Initiative +2
Unarmed +6, close damage -5.
Defense
Dodge 5, Fortitude -2, Parry 6, Toughness -5, Will 5
Complications
Animal: Pino, despite being quite expressive and having the same intellect as a normal human, is still a bird. She’s unable to communicate with words and cannot easily manipulate objects with her beak and talons.
Rody’s Soul: Pino is a manifestation of Rody’s soul and consciousness. She will always display the emotion Rody is truly feeling, always stays near him and would disappear if he were to die. She will even go as far as go against Rody if he is acting against his consciousness.
-8 Abilities, 29 Powers, 6 Advantages, 13 Skills, 7 Defenses = 47 Character Points