Mel

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Mel is a Marshadow thats usually seen in Tuppoc. He sleeps through the day on weekdays but is usually active during weekends. He's polite but holds a lot of anger in himself. He is in a group of friends, known as "The Triple Threat" to some. The group consists of Mel, Rab, and Platinum.
== Background ==
Mel was "born" on June 16th, 2006, and is the oldest by month among the Triple Threat. As a child, he was always aggressive, going up to people asking to fight them. He met a Steenee named Sarena and the two became friends. They split up in 2013, when Mel was only 7. He became a lot more calm, focused, and collected after he and Sarena split paths. When he was 11, he got discovered by a young man named Kazuya Takahashi, and he went in with the Takahashi family. When he reached junior high, he met a Zeraora named Platinum and the two quickly became close friends.
== Personality ==
Mel is kind, caring, and generally polite, but much like how Josuke gets angry when you insult his hair, Mel gets angry when you diss his kimono. To him, the kimono is a sign of pride, ane anyone who thinks "kimonos are only for girls and/or are a girly thing" is to him "already dead."
== Discovering Rab ==
The two friends were out one day in the busy street of Melemele, when they discovered an empty-looking house. As to not rouse suspicion, the two went inside to investigate and Platinum went upstairs. After 5 minutes or so, Platinum had not come downstairs yet, so Mel decided to check. What he saw was a Raboot named Rab and Platinum fighting Rab. Rab then "had the audacity to call (Mel) a femboy" and Mel ran at him blindly. After more insults about his kimono, Mel snapped and beat the crap out of Rab. After the whole ordeal, the three have been on "misadventures around everywhere."
== High School ==
Not much has happened in his high school years, as he had entered it in April 2022. One day at the library, however, he tripped on what seemed to be nothing, and somebody Mel knew from the past helped him up. Of course, it was Sarena, now a Tsareena (yes, my naming skills are that bad) and the two started dating after a week or two. Nothing much else had happened, and Mel and friends are entering their 2nd year in April 2023.
== Vision loss ==
In January, he and the Takahashis (with Platinum acompanying them) flew to Johto for a vacation. The trip went pretty smooth, however, during the middle of the trip, Mel lost his vision in his right eye. How? After finding some bad apples in the big city, he was socked in the right eye by brass knuckles and lost vision. He was bleeding horribly and attempted to find a medical centre. He did, but his vision could not be restored, so they put an eyepatch on his eye. 3 days later, the Takahashis and Platinum returned to Tuppoc.
== Abilities ==
* Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike
A common one amongst Marshadows like himself, Mel can perform Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike. On rare occasions, he can perform this move without the need of a Z-User.
* Wing Chun
Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art that dates back to about the Qing Dynasty. For the better part of 10/9 years, Mel has been studying Wing Chun by hiding in the shadows as he wanted to learn an effective martial art. Out of all the fights Mel has been in (This does not include tournaments) he has lost in only 1.
== Trivia ==
* Mel is the youngest Takahashi, with Kazuya at 16, Hikari at 24, and his father at 32.
* Mel cannot physically faint. He's too determined.
== Gallery ==
File:Mel transparent.png|Mel's appearence
File:Young Mel what is love.png|Young Mel's current pfp
File:Mel katana.png|Kazuya's custom katana, handed down to Mel, note the horrible tapework on the handle.
File:Journal.png|Mel's journal, note it does not have his name on it and is only labelled as "Marshadow".
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