Name: Raymond
Species: Arcanine (Shiny)
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 178 pounds (~84.37 kg)
Personality: Highly assertive and emboldening, Raymond is all about pushing people to do their best. Down to earth, he wishes to share the pride he has accumulated through his lifetime with people who do not have enough of their own. Though he’s a bit headstrong in his approaches, he clams up around females, knowing they are much more delicate than he is. He puts on a smile in any situation, always looking for the bright side out for everyone involved. Often he will use analogies and refer to thing he has done in the past that he is proud of, just so others will look up to him. However, he’s got a bit of a temper when his image is being shamed.
Design: Raymond’s appearance exudes a sense of friendliness along with power, mostly due to his cream-colored mane, which has a mix of curled and spiked ends, and his large, hunky size. His golden fur is his second-most defining feature besides his mane and (trimmed) beard, as it appears on most of his body when it is not covered by his mane, the tufts of fur on his limbs, or the black stripes that zigzag and curve across his arms, legs and back. The black stripe on his left arm is thicker than the one on his right, to signify his dominant hand. From the bottom of his beard, which reaches just below his shoulders, downwards is a large black streak that takes up most of the middle of his chest and belly, which splits into two right above his belly button and extends down to become a black stripe on each of his legs. Clumps of fur, the same color as his mane, sprout from the back of his lower arms, near his elbows, as well as just above his ankles. His face is mostly the same color of his mane (it’s hard to tell where the face ends and the mane/beard begins), but his gold fur can be seen on his ears and the narrow width that contains his eyes and nose. His nose doesn’t jut out as far as an Arcanine’s snout, but enough to where his mouth doesn’t look awkward with his upper fangs. His mane’s hair ends at his shoulder blades, and his tail is almost the same as an Arcanine’s, albeit a little smaller.
Abilities: Having joined and stayed in a football team for most of his early life as well as making exercise a priority in the current day, he has an abundance of strength packed in his buff chest. As such, he excels in fire-based physical attacks in battle, although he tends to call it quits in the middle of a heated match so he gets his point across for battling in the first place as well ensuring no long-term damage. This behavior doesn’t carry over when he gives words of encouragement, however; he’s always ready for motivating others even in the sourest of moods. He also knows how to play the electric guitar, learned from a band he tried to start.
