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RYŪNOSUKE TANAKA • HAIKYUU!! • RESERVED
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Name: Ryunosuke Tanaka
Series: Haikyuu!!
Timeline: Post ch. 193
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RYŪNOSUKE TANAKA • HAIKYUU!! • RESERVED
When most people first meet Ryūnosuke Tanaka, they'll probably think— ah! A delinquent. The skittish might find themselves shaking uncomfortably under his sharpened glare, and the stronger willed might notice that . . . he's not that scary. He's just trying way too hard with the whole intimidation look. Tanaka is just that— a young man that thinks he's a pretty cool guy, and that first impressions should leave the mark you would want to leave. He demands respect in a pretty straightforward way, and tends to loom over other boys and make faces at them, trying to scare and intimidate them with his looks, which is what usually tends to spring glare offs and verbal fight warnings (call it some sort of show of masculinity, if you will). He's no stranger to scuffles, or at least trying to start them— Tanaka is a wired second year, prone to disliking others at first sight; loud, hot blooded and easily thrown off his cool into something fired up, angered and ready to exchange blows at the tip of a hat. From giving him odd looks to being the new kid on the block— this guy is bound to make the face at you at some point, and depending on the situation, he just might call you out, no matter where or when.
Tanaka is simply like that— a provoker, and sometimes he doesn't even do it on purpose, even though it may seem like it. It's something in his nature to do; you can bet that when he proves a non believer wrong, he'll howl and yell about his comeback, talk them down with insults and— take off his shirt and wave it in the air in victory. If not that, well— he'll give you his best monk imitation and send hell spikes flying to you. Or maybe you're a friend, and you've done something funny? He'll laugh at it, tactlessly, and depending on the person it could or not cause a disturbance.
As comedic as it can be, Tanaka takes all this and more seriously, and it can tie fairly well into how protective he is with those that fall into his circle of friends. He threatens those that look down on not just him, but his teammates, especially his underclassmen, and uses that to his favor— he doesn't miss a beat, and the day he does back down on his own, you can stop calling him Tanaka. In fact, in such situations he only seems to grow, and the more moxie that's stirred in him, the more unstoppable Tanaka can become. He lacks in composure, but his fighting spirit excels in contrast.
Aside from being a protective dragon uncle, Tanaka is pretty caring under all that macho— he looks after those younger and older than him once they're to his liking, and will go the few extra yards to keep them all in peace with each other. If he has to whip out the FISTS OF FURY, he isn't above it, shown when he comes rushing into the gymnasium after being called by a distressed Yachi, witnessing both Hinata and Kageyama assault each other physically— only for both to get angrily punched out of it by Tanaka himself. He's shown to hold Nishinoya back from doing something more than grabbing and pushing their ace spiker, Asahi, after a lost match, and even go as far as to scold Noya for disrespecting their ace once he returns from his suspension— only because he called him a coward for not returning. He cares, and cares a ton about the well being of his peers, and once earning his respect, you'll pretty much have a guard dog at your heels. He's supportive, earnest and sincere with his words to them despite a certain roughness to it— and also adores being a good senpai (for those who deserve it, at least).
That doesn't go without mentioning the team's beautiful third year club manager, Kiyoko Shimizu, who he sprawls himself out for her to step on along with Nishinoya— the duo drool and cry over her beauty, and despite usually getting ignored, it's what makes him (them) even crazier about her. Completely head over heels, Kiyoko is one of the people Tanaka would fight a crowd for, and quite possibly an outlet to how alone he feels in terms of relationships. It's mentioned that he had once tried to help a first year get around the school, and just one look at him caused her to scream and run away— he's just like any sixteen year old single dude . . . A girlfriend is one of his actual goals, and despite his enthusiasm for Kiyoko, Tanaka is shown to actually be a little shy with girls at first sight, shown when Yachi is first introduced ( possibly because of what happened to him before . . . ). But, that doesn't mean he's a blundering mess— perhaps just a bit cautious nowadays!
We know that Tanaka is an excellent wing spiker, Karasuno's second best right next to the ace— his mental strength is like a steel blockade, making him a frightening attacker that blasts through walls and keeps fighting with his very being, even when he's cornered— and that's what makes his spikes frightening. When he scores, he isn't subtle about it either— he puts on a show. He cheers and yells, he bellows out with every breath his lungs can put forth . . . Tanaka really, really likes spiking, shown during one of the team's training arcs to get so emotional about blasting through blockers that he couldn't speak right. Just like all his other teammates, volleyball plays a pretty big part in Tanaka's life and daily routine, and what's made him more . . . Well, Tanaka.
Unfortunately, all that vigor towards sports doesn't always shine in other important things— school for example. Tanaka's grades aren't that rad (poor all around), shown to sleep in class, skip studying, and overall slack off when it comes to academics, booksmarts and timeliness (he usually over sleeps and shows up late to volleyball practice). Some people could go the extra mile and call him stupid— it's probably true. But if it's support you need, Tanaka's probably your dude and more.
He can be unnecessarily loud and obnoxious, annoying and troublemaking, but if anything— on top of it all, he is a bro, and all you have to do is get on his good side. Or be a lovely young lady, please, just don't be afraid of him.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
• strong willed!
Tanaka is a strong guy. Not just physically, but mentally as well. There's absolutely nothing that can hold him back once he gets started, and it's this that makes him a powerful force when it's all about getting the job done. He'll do it his way, though.
• protective!
Tanaka is a guy that cares about his friends— he's completely loyal, respects them, and keeps a sharp eye out for them. He'll pick fights if he has to, or at least feel like he has to to keep his friends and turf on the higher end.
• athletic!
The guy's got massive smacking power due to being a wing spiker. He's lean and toned, and while he can slack, he's a pretty adept guy when it comes to moving around (and playing volleyball). That's also if he wants to, of course. ( not part of athletic ability, but he also has excellent hearing )
• provoking.
He provokes people. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. He bursts out laughing various times at his friends for something they do (such as Nishinoya), and other times he angers people with his own verbal pokes and intimidating stares. He pretty much looks for fights.
• temper.
He gets angry pretty easily, and what he usually retorts to is violence, needing to be held back by his peers.
• GIRLS.
they are his weakness. no matter if they ignore or flat out insult him— he'll probably like it, and be completely oblivious to any foul play. because girls are angels.
• What's a book?
Exactly. He's pretty dumb, s2s.
RYŪNOSUKE TANAKA • HAIKYUU!! • RESERVED
Affiliation: trainer.
Starter: scraggy.
Password: peppermint bark!
Samples
First Person Sample:
[ the first image that pops up is bam. this one. what's wrong with him??? maybe he's feeling sick? or maybe he does look a bit intimidating— depends on who's looking. and on his shoulders is a little guy who seems to be . . . making the same face, a scraggy that leers and glares ( or at least tries to ) next to her ( yes, her ) trainer's face. ]
You. Yeah, you, tough shit. Who else am I lookin' at, huh?
[ "mmmm?!" chimes in the scraggy, leaning over to better position her stink eye to the camera. ]
We're itchin' for a real battle, y'hear me? You think you're tough enough to take us on? [ he holds the camera over and a little bit in front of him, then leaning back and rearing his head to continue his look, and holding up a hand to give the universal "bring it" gesture— the intimidator. the scraggy continues to mimic, growling between her teeth. fear me!!!! ] 'Cuz Jaeger here? He's gonna rip you a new one. [ jaeger makes a hacking sound, like those macho men getting ready to spit except this happens. she's quickly trying to suck it back up so tanaka doesn't see-!!!! ] Think you can handle it? Huuuu— Uh?
[ splat. looks like that earlier spit trail took too much of a dive down with no way back up, sticking to the trainer's jacket with more than enough of a sound to make him turn his head, and totally lose focus! he groans loudly, free hand smacking his forehead as the other holding his device swinging down. ]
You gotta be— C'mon, not again!! [ he sighs, and jaeger hangs her head, displeased with herself— but if tanaka's something, he's a good support, patting the lizard over the head. ] It's fine, alright? Here— Y'need to whip it out!! Like this—
[ . . . no you don't want to see how disgusting that probably is, as it already sounds. at least you can't really see anything other than blurry images or the darkness of his pants— along with the approving squeaks of his pokémon as he spits at the ground. yeah . . .
this is for real. ]
Y'got that, right Jaeger? [ squeak!!!! she's ready now!! ] Alright, make it count this time, yeah? [ eager huffs!!! alright!!! and with that, he grins, raises the camera to get the angle of his face once more, before counting. ] Three, two . . .
[ one. and there's the face again. the both of them.
woops ]
You. Yeah you, tough shit.
[ please intervene ]
Third Person Sample:
Ryūnosuke Tanaka was a tenacious young man— He doesn't make a habit ( or even a happening ) of giving up, and even after his third loss to Falkner, he's hitting his head against a wall, both literally and metaphorically, sitting by a building with his back against the wall, neck craning to look up, and fingers tapping against the metallic bolts of his bagpack. Strategy wasn't something up his alley— he was more of a 'charge through first' kind of guy. But what if charging through just never works? Jaeger, the small Scraggy by him, had a type disadvantage— and one look at the Pokémon makes him sneer at the thought, catching her brief attention as he huffs into the air.
"Ppphh— Disadvantage my ass. As if that's gonna hold us down."
Apparently, he just needs to keep ramming himself into it. At some point, their hard work and determination would pull through, he knew it would. Of course, a second Pokémon could help pretty well, but . . . They've made it this far the way it was, worked to their fullest to get it right, and now he's determined to prove it! A type disadvantage's got nothing on them!! Jaeger just needed to get a good and fast start up to trigger moxie. Then she'd be a freight train.
Tanaka folds his arms against each other, shifts his legs, and dips his head down as he watches her snack. He thinks, blinks, dips his head to the opposite side of his shoulders— until he grins, mouth sharp and quirking lips in a dangerous curve, slamming a fist into his palm and booming with sound—enough to make the Scraggy jump.
"That's it!!" The teen laughs to himself, turning over to his teammate.It's so obvious now! "You just gotta evolve!!"
Man. He felt like a genius— and surly this would work! They just had to train, train, and train even more! But with Bellsprouts and Pidgeys? It makes Tanaka lean back, giving a hum. "It just can't be something too weak for ya' . . . We need some challengers. Good ones."
The Scraggy lifts her head, tiny paws holding onto the loose skin around her waist, and then shrilling with excitement. She'll be so cool. So cool. The lizard was quirky, but definitely hard working and simply dying to be cool—! Meanwhile, Tanaka shifts around for his things, shuffling a hand into his bagpack to retrieve his Pokégear, and boasts.
"And I know the perfect way to get 'em over. Give me your best Scary Face!"
Jaeger squeaks while nodding, and doing just that— giving the trainer her most devastating death glare. Hnnnnnn, she growls, and Tanaka roars with proud laughter.
"Perfect! Definitely well done!!" He holds his arm out and kneels for the Scraggy to grapple on and shift herself to his shoulders.
"Y'know how to spit, right?"
And thus, Tanaka proceeds to prepare to threaten the entire network. Accidentally.
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