Name: Acerbus
Nickname: He prefers to be called Acerbus, it seems, as it’s the only thing he’ll listen to without reluctant. Fluffy is a term many use for him, but unless he’s told that it’s his nickname directly, he won’t answer to anything is.
Age: In his main form, Acerbus Minor, he looks like a puppy. In his Major form, he looks like a full grown adult. Not even Acerbus is sure as to how old he is, but that’s probably because he doesn’t understand the concept of time, and he doesn’t want to understand it.
Gender: He’s technically genderless, but calling him a boy is easier.
Species: Heartless, a dog’s Shadow.
Position: Neutral Evil
Powers/Abilities/Techniques/Skills: Minor Form- This is the form Acerbus is in almost all the time, since he can’t change into his Major Form without the help of someone who is seriously good with magic. He makes a good scout in this form, people aren’t very likely to notice him. In this form, he’s faster and it’s easier for him to get away. In this form, he’s simply built for defense, and he will not attack, no matter what. This is because he knows that attacking in this form would be complete suicide and, having a sense of self preservation that most Heartless don’t, he will run away if he’s threatened at all.
Major Form- Acerbus can’t access this without the help of someone else. The more magic they use on him, the stronger this form is, so it depends on how much they give him. In Major Form, he can be used as a steed- Heavier people will need to use more magic, since his strength depends on how much someone gives. He can also be used for carrying things, though anyone wanting to use him as a pack mule would have to bring their own bags if they wanted to give him multiple things to carry around. However, his defense is lower than in Minor form because of how it works. His Major form is much larger than his Minor Form, so making him grow is just basically stretching his Minor form thin. Because it’s thinner, it’s easier to cause damage. Unlike the Minor Form, however, Major Form Acerbus can and will defend himself if threatened, since he can attack in this form. His attack strength will the same no matter how much magic someone gives him though. The magic only affects how much he can carry.
Weapon/Items:The only thing he has is his collar, which is really just a piece of him so it isn’t even an item.
However, he can carry stuff in his Major form, so long as someone brings their own saddlebags and uses their magic to make him big and whatnot.
Picture: Headshots, puppy-ish one is Acerbus Minor, big one is Acerbus Major~Appearance: Acerbus Minor could be considered adorable, as he is literally just a puppy… Well, more like the silhouette of He looks super fluffy, though his tail has the most fluff. The fluff is really just long tufts of darkness, but it does have the feel and sheen of fur. His legs are thin and they end in little points. While they look hard to walk on, they actually are the reason as to why Acerbus is faster in his minor form. Where a normal dogs nose would be is the Heartless Emblem. His tag is one as well, though it’s not a legitimate symbol, it’s actually home to a secret compartment that one could easily stash something in. If anyone wanted to scout something, they could stick a recorder in there and send Acerbus where they wanted. His collar is pitch black, darker than his fur, even.
Acerbus Major, on the other hand, has the same collar with the secret compartment, but has longer limbs. They still taper down to little points, but where the Minor form’s legs end, Major’s hefty claws begin. They look out of place on his feet, almost like they were drawn on by a little kid. They even have little gaps in them, much like a child’s drawing. Major is just as fluffy as Minor, but his fur is sleeker and less messy. It has dark purple highlights that are incredibly hard to see unless you look closely, giving him a shinier pelt. His tail is longer as well.
Personality: Being a Heartless, he doesn’t really have much of a personality. At all. However, he does have some odd quirks that set him apart from the rest of the shadowy horde. He is somewhat like the Rare Truffle and the White Mushroom, though unlike them, he’s not friendly. He just won’t attack first. Despite the instinct to steal hearts, he literally will not attack anyone without someone stronger with him because he just knows better. This shows that he’s a little smarter than other Heartless, as he knows just how weak he is without anyone on his side. He learns what and what not to do by watching people’s reactions to him.
Acerbus can trick certain people into thinking he’s friendly, because he knows that sometimes, people think he’s cute… Though he has no idea what “cute” is, and he doesn’t care to know. He also seems to listen to women better than men, but he doesn’t have the capacity to be sexist, so there really isn’t a reason as to why he does it. But yes, somehow, Acerbus unconsciously discriminates against men. He’ll listen to a more feminine heartless even if it’s weaker than a more masculine one that’s trying to command him. He doesn’t even realize it, either, he’ll just instinctively follow a girl’s instructions over a boy’s. But other than that, he will show loyalty to anyone without a heart that’s more powerful than him, provided that they don’t have a heart, or that they have a seriously dark heart.
Original World: Lady and the Tramp- Earth
Current World: Radiant Garden, but he can move about as needed- If that's allowed.
History: Role Playing Sample: Questions/Comments/Suggestions?
