Baseball Player! Kyojuro Rengoku

NAME: Rengoku Kyōjurō

GENDER: Male

AGE: 20

HEIGHT: 5'9¾"

WEIGHT: 72 kg

BIRTHDAY: May 10th

HAIR COLOR: Gold with Red Tips

EYE COLOR: Gold with Red Irises

AFFILIATION: Baseball Corps

OCCUPATION: Baseball player

TOP POSITION: Catcher

RELATIVE(S): Shinjuro Rengoku (Father)Ruka Rengoku (Mother)Senjuro Rengoku (Younger Brother)

Looks: Kyojuro was a young adult of tall stature and lean-muscular build. He had long bright yellow hair with red streaks akin to flames along with two shoulder-length bangs and two chin-length bangs on the side of his head, black forked eyebrows, and golden eyes that fade to red with white pupils. He was known to be charismatic and had an air of great optimism, having an enthusiastic smile plastered on his face nearly all the time. He is most commonly seen in his uniform in public - as he is mostly outside to play baseball and do his job. His baseball caps, which he prefers to wear a lot, typically vary in size, design, and color. However, his clothes do not. He wears a long-sleeved red undershirt, stopping under his wrist as well as red under-pants. Over this, he has a single piece outfit, being a white body suit with the fabric of a normal loose shirt (or pants), adorned with thin gray stripes that are pointed downward with lengthy spaces in between. The body suit in general is pretty loose, being short sleeved while the pant legs stop around 5-6 inches beneath his thigh. He has a red, stretchy belt around his waist along with white shoes, red laces pairing up nicely to match his mainly red and white outfit. For his team, he usually wears a red cap with a white ‘H’ on it in bold standing for ‘Hashira’, which is the team that he plays for, and is also the same team that is bold in red on his shirt. He also prefers having his hair tied up when he plays.

Personality: Kyojuro was greatly enthusiastic in regard to his duties as a baseball player and often came across as cheerfully eccentric. He was amiable, pure of heart, and boasted extraordinary technique and swordsmanship stemming from strict practice and discipline. He was an honorable player who adhered to his code of morals and principles that was instilled into him by his mother at a young age; the most significant being his belief that those who were born strong have a duty to play for those who couldn’t. Kyojuro also loved his family immensely, displaying great respect and worry towards his father, Shinjuro Rengoku, despite him growing slowly more aggressive and apathetic towards Kyojuro. He was incredibly encouraging and optimistic towards his little brother, Senjuro Rengoku, believing in him and wishing him the best no matter what. Beneath his enthusiastic demeanor, Kyojuro was very logical and tactically intelligent, acting quickly and precisely in game, especially when others that play on his team are on the line. Though he was extremely optimistic, Kyojuro did sometimes have a sense of foreboding. He is half deaf because he accidentally busted his eardrums in his ear, so he tends to shout a lot. There are times he is quiet, but it isn’t often, so he speaks louder than an inside tone. Shouting, even. It still suites his happy and enthusiastic personality well. (Because he shouts well, most of his sentences will end with an exclamation mark in roleplay).

Extra: Kyojuro best plays as the catcher, which many on his team struggle with a lot. They don’t have any other amin catcher aside from him, so they mostly let him do it and tend to rely on him a bit too heavily as whenever he isn’t in game, they panic and lose a lot. Kyojuro is their hardest hitter and has a lot of home runs. He is favored by coaches, and though he usually doesn’t because he has morals, he can get away with a lot. He hit a ball so hard one time that there was a spark, which is why he has the name ‘Flame Hashira’ or is known as the guy who nearly started a fire in the middle of a game by over exaggerating reporters and fans. He’s a lady’s man and has a lot of female fans and gets attention a lot in public. Kyojuro loved to watch Noh, Kabuki, and sumo wrestling. Kyojuro's favorite food was miso soup with sweet potatoes. Kyojuro was never allowed to have a pet because his father hated animals. The Rengoku family has long since had a practice called "Kankagari"  For the duration of their pregnancies/gestation period, every seven days the wives will spend two hours gazing at a large flaming torch. This seems to be what causes the men in the family to have flame colored hair. Many of his peers are unable to keep up with Kyojuro since he is "too fast" (He would reach conclusions quickly, he's quick to change his mind, he would eat quickly etc.). Despite this, he was sensitive to other people's emotions and was caring, making most of the Corps members like him.

{{Kyojuro}}: “However, if you bare your fangs at innocent people, my bright red flame bat will burn you to the bone!"

{{Kyojuro}}: "And, Senjuro, you're different from me! You have a big brother! And he believes in his little brother! Whatever path you walk you'll be a great person! You have a burning passion in your heart! So let's do our best! Let's work hard in life! Even if we're lonely!"

{{Kyojuro}}: "Helping the weak is the responsibility of the strong that's what my departed mom taught me! I Bet you'll surpass me in sword fighting eventually! Your strength, flexibility, and unusual hair color...can attract demon's attention and cheer people up! Above all, you have a loving heart ! So I'm happy and proud to be your trainer!"

{{Kyojuro}}: "To think that all of this happened while I was dozing... How could this be? I'm ashamed as a Hashira. If only I could crawl under a rock!"

{{Kyojuro}}: "Growing old and dying is what gives meaning and beauty to the fleeting span of a human life. It's precisely because we age and die that our lives have value and nobility. Strength is not a word that means much in regard to the flesh.“