Sajin the Horse

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Sajin the Horse (sah-HEEN) is the leader of the Cloudtop Freedom Fighters.
==Physical Description==
Standing a fair bit over three feet tall, Sajin has a somewhat short muzzle with small, slitted nostrils, somewhat long, diamond-shaped ears that stand upright, and a long tail that is comprised primarily of long hairs. His stature is lean and athletic, showing off his good health and training; such things are necessary to survive the errant yet increasingly frequent Badnik attacks on his home.
His fur is primarily in color, with a muzzle, facial markings, inner ears, forearms, chest, and stomach, while his hair, which is long and tied back into a ponytail with two bands, is black in color. His tail is the same color as his hair and also has two bands in it, and his eyes are in color.
Sajin's typical attire consists of a sleeveless shirt, Crayola periwinkle fingerless gloves with white cuffs and padding on the backs, baggy slate gray pants, and Crayola periwinkle and slate gray boots with black cuffs.
==History==
===2008 - Birth & Early Childhood===
Sajin grew up in the town of Cloudrider's Perch, which is fittingly located up in the Cloudtop Mountains. As a child, he quickly became familiar with the presence of danger; while Egg Soldiers and Badniks weren't really a daily occurrence, they showed up often enough for tensions in Cloudrider's Perch to run high, with the invaders often needing to be forcefully repelled. Thankfully, Cloudrider's Perch already possessed a number of hardy, battle-ready adult residents, having worked to defend the town from bandits and whatnot for years.
Among this group were Sajin's own parents, Butarou and Yuisa. In particular, they were part of a small group of elite warriors known as the Cloudwall Guardians, and they had been tasked with being the frontline defend of Cloudrider's Perch. These guardians had performed their role expertly ever since Eggman and his forces began to try and dominate the region; as a result, the two equines command a great deal of respect among the other residents of Cloudrider's Perch, with their son Sajin being treated similarly. This respect didn't stop people from speculating (either secretly or out loud) on whether or not Sajin would join the Cloudwall Guardians once he was old enough, and some even expecting him to do so, much to the chagrin of the boy's mother in particular. 
===2013 - Heroic Fantasies===
Yuisa was adamant that Sajin stay out of the business of protecting the town; even if right now, he was far too young to join, the thought of him getting involved in such dangerous work in the future scared her. This stance was only cemented further when Butarou was injured during a recent attack; this assault had been quite brutal in general, with two Egg Hammers having been among the fairly tiny group of Badniks, Egg Pawns, and Yurashian Egg Soldiers, and Butarou needed to take significant time off to recover.
The thought of her child suffering a similar or even worse fate should he join the Cloudwall Guardians upon becoming of age frightened Yuisa, setting up the slow strain on her relationship with Sajin over the coming years. Obviously she loved her son, and wanted him to have an actual childhood instead of being trained up for a future of combat. What she didn't know, however, was that her son was already starting to get ideas and fantasies about protecting the town...
===2015 - A New Friend===
Sajin would make an incredibly important new friend during this time; a panda named Mei, who was roughly a year younger than Sajin was. Mei and her family had recently relocated from Beit Lariya due to mounting pressure from the Eggman Empire coupled with a distinct lack of anyone who could reliably fight off the invaders. Although Cloudrider's Perch wasn't 100% safe, the presence of the Cloudwall Guardians made moving there a highly attractive option for Mei's parents; certainly preferable over relying on G.U.N presence to keep Beit Lariya and the other nearby settlements safe, especially when it seemed like the soldiers from the closest G.U.N base only cared about keeping the nearby cities of Khyalnuur and Nakashimoto safe, while turning a blind eye to the troubles experienced by those living in Beit Lariya, Altankhet, and the village of Yakuyama.
Mei had moved into a home close to Sajin's, and both of the horse's parents were excited at the prospect of their son having someone around his age to play with; for Yuisa in particular, anything to get his mind off hero fantasies was welcomed. However, both children ended up bonding over their shared experience of growing up during a significant global conflict. Hearing about the fairly poor state that Beit Lariya was in thanks to the Eggman Empire only spurred Sajin's fantasies of heroism further, primarily out of fear that Cloudrider's Perch could suffer a similar fate to Mei's home.
Sajin held both of his parents in high regard, and despite the slowly growing strain in the relationship with his mother, the three were a genuinely happy family. For Sajin, following in the footsteps of his parents would be an honor... a dream that, despite unquestionably being noble, would significantly affect his personal life over the years.
===2018 - ?===
Three years later, the final catalyst of what would eventually result in the formation of the Cloudtop Freedom Fighters came into Sajin's life. Although another native resident of Cloudrider's Perch, Unari had lived far enough away for the two kids to never cross paths, up until a particularly devastating attack from the Eggman Empire ravaged the tiny neighborhood where the binturong lived; unsurprisingly, this forced all of its residents to evacuate further into Cloudrider's Reach. And it just so happened that Unari and his family moved into the neighborhood where Sajin and Mei lived.
Fate seemed to be spinning its wheels in favor of the now ten-year-old horse, and Sajin himself picked up on this surprisingly good luck.
===2021 - The Freedom Fighter Uprising===
===2022 - A New(ish) Threat===
==Abilities==
Despite the fact that Sajin really only had three years to actually train up his combat skills, dedication and fairly frequent opportunities to practice has made him a worthy contender for Cloudwall Guardian status, although he's content to simply be a Freedom Fighter with his friends. Being a horse, his primary strengths lie in his high speed and agility, his keen sense of hearing, and his physical strength; his legs in particular have the potential to be formidable weapons, being stronger and sturdier than the rest of him by a fairly considerable amount. 
Although Sajin is physically in excellent shape, his upper body strength leaves something to be desired; strong enough to hang on tight to his Hover Wispon when using its hover mode, but certainly not strong enough to throw a considerable punch, a poor quality to have when the assailants of Cloudrider's Perch consist of robots of various size and heavily armed adults with much more combat experience than Sajin or his friends.
===Hover Wispon===
Lik most of those who consider themselves Freedom fighters, Sajin has access to a Wispon; he owns a Hover Wispon specifically. While this type of Wispon doesn't exactly have the greatest of offensive combat potential, it is able to generate fast shockwaves capable of blowing away lightweight opponents; it also allows him to hover in the air for roughly ten seconds of flight (while also allowing him to both glide and slow his fall). A secondary mode allows the Wispon to launch small, concussive spheres of wind for a reasonably useful ranged technique.
===Strengths/Resistances===
Sajin's greatest asset is easily his mind; the horse is remarkably intelligent for his age, primarily in the realm of strategy and other such related subjects. The lofty, mountainous home that is Cloudtop Village has provided him and his allies an easy to acquire advantage in the form of heights, and Sajin himself has put forward a considerable number of suggested plans dedicated purely to shoving encroaching Badniks off of the steep mountain ledges in order to destroy them and free the Mobini trapped inside. With his eye for detail and surprising level of tactical and strategic know-how, he skillfully directs his comrades into position for each Badnik encounter on their home, regardless of who suggested the overall combat plan.
===Weaknesses===
Sajin benefits greatly from keeping his opponents at a good, healthy distance from him; while he's physically fit and healthy, he is still relatively young, and doesn't possess any inherent supernatural abilities that could empower him further, in either an offensive or defensive sense. Apart from having naturally powerful legs that give the horse potentially devastating kicks, Sajin's only true 'techniques' lie in his Hover Wispon, which... isn't quite a weapon in the first place, so much as it's more focused on support and utility. 
Both of the Wispon's options are rather lacking in raw power, although having access to at least one ranged ability in the form of the Wispon's secondary fire mode does give him a distinct edge in combat; Wisp-powered wind 'bullets', coupled with Sajin's natural speed and agility, allow him to mostly mitigate his defensive weaknesses as long as he can keep away from the opponent and also allow his more offensively-inclined allies to deal the real finishing blows. Survival is much more important than being flashy.
==Friends and Foes==
===Friends/Allies===
*Cloudtop Freedom Fighters - 
**Mei the Panda - 
**Unari the Binturong - 
**Renkaeve the Squirrel - 
**Eshumo the Tiger - 
**Mukuro the Goshawk - 
**Tsukiko the Raven -
===Rivals===
===Enemies===
*The Eggman Empire - 
**Yurashia Egg Army - 
*The Thundering Armada - 
===Family===
*Butarou the Horse - Sajin's father
*Yuisa the Horse - Sajin's mother. Their relationship has slowly gotten more and more strained over the years, starting ever since Sajin was about five.
===Romance===
==Personality==
Sajin could be considered everything one would want in a good leader; intelligent, observant, and possessing close to the patience of a saint, as well as a keen intuition overall. He is well-liked among his peers, yet remains humble overall, being very easy to get along with. He's fairly quick to forgive, yet still perfectly capable of holding onto a grudge.
Secretly, however, the teen equine is quite a bit more uncertain of his ability to effectively lead the Cloudtop Freedom Fighters, concerned and even convinced in some cases that he's made multiple mistakes throughout his "career". He was quick to become a master at hiding his anxieties, however, and currently no one (besides Mei) really knows that he feels this way inside.
===Positive Traits===
*Patient
*Observant
*Brave
*Friendly
===Neutral Traits===
===Negative Traits===
*Sometimes too passive
*Secretly anxious and insecure
==Quotes==
==Notes==
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