Orthworm

## Appearance

Orville is by all means a standard looking Orthworm. While he isn't much in looks, he makes up for it in rich history and a kind heart. In terms of Orthworms, he is actually on the smaller side, not being as long as most. As most Orthworms, he has bright blue eyes and around 6 sets of arms. When tera'd, he will gain the Ground typing.

## Relationships

Orthworm is very friendly and tries to get along with anyone he can. Here are a few of the more important ones:

* He is very good friends with Igglybuff. Despite their very different personalities and interests, Orville's kindness was able to make a friendship between the two work. Orville currently has a statistical boost courtesy of a dark gift from Igglybuff, and they've fought together against Iron Serpent. As of most recently, Orville was given a gun by Igglybuff during Igglybuff's toy stand sale.
* He is in a romantic relationship with the as of now trans'd Aggron. Orthworm wanted to take the relationship more slowly, while Aggron initially wanted to "become a milf", but the relationship is healthy and loving.
* He is very good friends with Latios. They became quick friends before a digging picnic was hosted, which lead up to the Iron Serpent arc and further the Ultra Necrozma arc. Latios aimed to protect Orthworm from Ultra Necrozma and died in the process, leading to Orthworm's obsessive desire to protect his friends. Latios has since returned and Orthworm is trying his best to stay in contact despite Latios' death loops.
* He is very good friends with Kilowattrel, who he helped work on the artificial sun with. They first met when preparing for the first with Iron Serpent, and Kilowattrel provided him with a tera orb to help them avoid super effective attacks. Near the battle's end, (depending on your chosen version of the events, it got kinda wonky) Orthworm helped to save Kilowattrel and Iron Hands from Ultra Necrozma's Z move by using his remaining energy to dig underground. Regardless of the event version, Orthworm and Kilowattrel respect each other for helping them out.
* Orthworm has a strictly professional relationship with Skunktank. He deeply respects them, but still holds onto his anti-establishment beliefs.
* Hisuian Decidueye was, during his life, one of the closest things he had to an enemy. Decidueye, and similarly Samurott, violate Orthworm's no killing policy during their work, getting on his nerves from time to time. As of now there has been no actual confrontation between Orthworm and either pokemon.
* He is good friends with Volcarona, who he helped to created a new artificial sun with during the Ultra Necrozma arc.
* He is good friends with Scizor. Orthworm was trusted enough to accompany Scizor on a rescue mission to get Volcarona back from Mamoswine. While that expedition has since failed, Orthworm is dedicated to helping Scizor any way he can.
* Pawmot gave him crystal meth once. Orthworm still believes it is "blue dirt."
* There are a lot of pokemon he is friends with, so just to name a few missing ones, there are- Alolan Vulpix, Furret, Xerneas, Marshadow, Diance, False Kyogre, Landorus Tusk, and a few more. Current health status on those pokemon vary by account.

## Early History

Orville O. Orthworm was first introduced in an AMA Wednesday post in May, where he highlighted his love of dirt. His simple philosophy gained quick appeal. According to his backstory post, Orville comes from a line of hard-working worms who help pokemon with delivery. It can be implied that he came to Viteria (not recognized as this at the time) to do exactly that. He called the service D.I.R.T., or Delivery In Record Time. The next significant part of his history was his police application, highlighting his Worm School Kindergarten education and his single year of Bax Business School, which he dropped out of. His goal at this point was to master the power of the Herba Mystica, so that he could achieve Titan status. He cites his father doesn't think he could, likely because of Orthworm's below average size.

## Iron Serpent Arc

Orthworm became familiar with the paradoxes after a mass wave of robotic paradoxes came about, partly due to Iron Valiant's Onlyfans. Orthworm didn't know what that was, but he still found the sudden trend confusing. Orthworm had a digging picnic event with many of his friends, and new friends like Iron Leaves, who he was hoping could help ease tension with Iron Serpent. Orthworm had a brief fight with an angry paradox Lurantis, but he was able to subdue them with Mud Slap and escape with Shed Tail, returning to picnic festivities. The picnic was overall very successful.

After a short time training with Igglybuff to prepare for any Iron Serpent attacks, the time came that Iron Serpent appeared. Using the Tera Orb granted to him by Kilowattrel, he was able to safely guard against otherwise super effective Drain Punch from Iron Hands. Though Furret ultimately used his mega evolution to defeat Iron Serpent, Orthworm was able to ultimately keep his friends safe, though he would only spiral further into worry as a result.

## In Between Time

Orville continued to hone his skills with the Herba Mystica in a blind panic, trying to be ready for future threats. While hanging out with Latios, Ultra Necrozma came by, and while Latios tried to defend Orthworm, Latios lost an arm, though Latios assured Orthworm he could regenerate it. Soon after, Necrozma stole the sun, shunting the entire pokemon world into darkness. Orthworm assembled a small team of pokemon including Magcargo, Kilowattrel, Volcarona, Oranguru and Iron Moth to complete the machine. It was completed in due time and light was returned to the universe.

Orthworm then worked alongside the Ultra Beast Nihilego to obtain the Red and Blue orbs from Kyogre, working as a family therapist for them. After it went south due to their mutual agreement to just kill Rayquaza, Nihilego and Orthworm were able to narrowly obtain the orbs with the help of Giratina. (This segment all happened on Discord)

During the next fight of Latios', he wasn't as lucky, and died in the fight. Orville vowed to have his revenge, planning to use his newest technique Steel Beam to defeat Ultra Necrozma. This never came to fruition because the account runner was asleep when the Ultra Necrozma fight ultimately happened, which sucks.

## After Ultra Necrozma

Orthworm's failure to avenge Latios only increased his desperation to help others, leading to him joining the Meta Hunters, who rebranded to D.I.R.T., standing for Department for Intelligence Reconnaissance and Technology. As part of the group, he had a part in finding and interrogating Iron Treads for the nuking of Kanto. Unfortunately, the group all had differing views on what to do, so an angry Zangoose kicked out most of the members of the group. A disgrunted Orthworm founded D.I.R.T.I.E.R., a new branch of his delivery company which he hoped to make real change with. As of right now, they have had a direct hand in the first and currently only battle with Mamoswine, and rescuing survivors from Kanto and Johto. Their current objectives are to purify Lugia and stop Mamoswine.

Orthworm made contact with the Vigilantes, hoping to establish an alliance to defeat the ever growing threat of Mamoswine. With the help of the remaining police and the aforementioned groups, they had sufficient numbers to stand up to the mega army. Unfortunately, the account owner had work that day so Orthworm was not present at the battle. He still had and still has a significant role in group coordination within the Anti-Mamoswine Brigade.

Orthworm assisted Scizor in invading Mamoswine's lab in an effort to rescue Volcarona, but the mission ultimately failed when it was revealed they weren't there and that Mamoswine's death would trigger deadly toxins to kill Volcarona, forcing Scizor to give up the battle. Once the self destruct mechanism was activated, Scizor and Orthworm worked together to escape, vowing to get revenge on Mamoswine.

Orthworm participated in the infiltration of Mamoswine's underground facility, using his company D.I.R.T. as a cover up, transporting the pokemon he was working with in boxes. He did not infiltrate himself.

As of June 28th, Orville has went to Hoenn with Aggron and Ledian to live away from all the chaos. Appearances of this character beyond this point will be limited. (ie cameos and world ending events) He's learned that it's important to love and take care of yourself, alongside being kind and caring for others. His final two posts as of typing will be linked below for your convenience, and he sincerely hopes that what he has done in Viterea has taught you the beauty of life and to be kind to everyone. While I, the account owner, feel there are many loose ends to the life of Orville that will never be patched up, like Orthworm's revenge on Mamoswine, c'est la vie: so is life. You'll never be able to do everything in your lifetime, but keeping yourself down because of what you've failed to do will not magically allow you to go back and change it. Sometimes, life is sudden and unpredictable, but you must make the most of it, and be the best person you can in the short time you have.

## Mushroom Arc

After coming back to Viterea from a month long break with his wife and son, Oswald, Orthworm is warmly greeted by his many friends. After a short time though, many of his friends disappear, or have been gone for some time before his return. Orthworm asks for information, and is distressed to find out they were kidnapped into the Mushroom forces.

Out of sheer determination to find his friends, he joins the resistance against the Mushrooms. In order to get ready, Orville challenges a number of pokemon to battle. Against Ursaluna, Orville takes a heavy barrage of Guts boosted hits, leading him to have to bring out his hidden technique, Steel Beam. While his victory was narrow, it is a painful reminder to the worm that he is falling off from his prime, and that other people have begun to outclass him. During his fight with Banette, he struggles against Sucker Punch and Shadow Claw. In an attempt to get the upper hand, he uses Stealth Rock to make the ground hard to traverse, and continues to use Dig as mobility. After failing to get Rest off, he begins hammering the ground with Earthquake, making Rock Slide as a tactic against their focus based attacks. Once he runs out of stamina however, he braces for impact, losing the fight after a strong Phantom Force. Banette and Orthworm have a nice heart to heart about the good things they've done, restoring Orthworm's confidence and hope.

## Final Posts

Final Tribute Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonRoleplays/comments/14ltggw/quick\_orthworm\_tribute/

Personal Thank You From Account Owner: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonRoleplays/comments/14lrzq6/thank\_you/

## Powers & Skills

##### Tremor Sensing:

As a worm, Orville can sense movement on solid ground by the vibrations they make. He's not good at utilizing this due to his dopey nature.

##### Digging:

His signature technique! He can dig really good! At least, that's what he says.

##### High Durability:

His naturally high phsyical defense makes him hard to put down with physical hits, but he fears super effective special attacks a bit more.

##### Titan Form:

Using the power of the Herba Mystica, Orthworm can grow much larger than before, towering over most pokemon. While more slow when moving above ground, his increased size and strength can potentially let him stand up to even the scariest legendary pokemon, if only for a while.

##### Igglybuff's Blessing:

Orthworm intended to give Igglybuff his soul as a present, as Igglybuff was trying to collect souls in exchange for buffs to the powers of pokemon in a post. Igglybuff rejected taking his soul, allowing Orthworm to ask for something without having to give it up. Orthworm gained slight buffs to all of his stats, around 10 points to each stat. This, alongside the strength afforded by his Titan Form, makes him a formidable fighter.

##### Terastalize:

Orthworm ate the Tera Orb Kilowattrel gave him, affording Orthworm the ability to Tera into a Ground type on command. It has not been shown yet whether or not he's able to alter his tera type, but it likely became Ground because of his affinity with dirt.

##### Earth Eater:

He has the ability Earth Eater, allowing him to dig without having to worry about hazards like cave ins. It also prevents damage from Ground type attacks, as Orthworm simply eats the attack, replenishing his stamina.

## Weaknesses

Orthworm is a steel type who fears only two types of attack, fighting and fire. He can shrug off physical moves of these types easily enough, but special damage hurts his solid steel body much more. In addition, he isn't the smartest, and he is also very strict about following his values. He will rarely, if ever, kill an enemy of his, and he's quick to anger when another pokemon is killed or kills another pokemon. His biggest weakness, however, would likely be his insecurity in being unable to protect those he care about.

## Moves He Knows

This is a brief list of moves Orthworm knows, but not all of them have been used:

##### Mud Slap

A weak technique which serves better for utility. Orville throws mud into the air, which can be used to quench fires or blind foes temporarily.

##### Iron Tail

Orville swings his tail, using the force of the swing to knock out enemies in a swift blow. It's inaccuracy is because of the dedication that needs to be put into the move, as he won't be able to recover quickly from a misfire.

##### Shed Tail

Orthworm sheds a piece of his tail to distract the opponent, not unlike a lizard. This technique is helpful for avoiding dangerous attacks. He can recover the tail quickly due to his naturally metal composed body and high iron diet.

##### Wrap

Orthworm wraps his body around the target, holding them still and depriving them of oxygen, or simply crushing them for an easy knock out.

##### Stealth Rock

Orthworm's favorite party trick. He vomits up many sharp pointed stones and pebbles onto the battlefield, making traveling more difficult.

##### Dig

Orthworm's signature technique! He burrows underground, sometimes appearing underneath the opponent for a big physical attack or other times grabbing and dragging them with him underground.

##### Earthquake

Orville stomps the ground violently, causing great tremors in the surrounding area. These tremors can hit pokemon underground, which Orthworm only knows because of Skunktank.

##### Coil

Orthworm focuses his mind and wraps his body tightly, increasing his attacking stats, his defensive stats, and his accuracy in battle.

##### Metal Burst

A counter move which works for both physical and special techniques. Orthworm sheds damaged metal all around him, causing a multiplied amount of damage he recieved to be inflicted to all in the radius.

##### Rest

A typical recovery move where Orthworm takes a light snooze. He will awaken early if hit by a strong enough attack, but the health recovery is instantaneous.

##### Stealth Rock

Orville spits out his breakfast, scattering rocks on the ground. This can cause damage to grounded pokemon, or pierce flying, bug, or fire types for big damage if they make contact. He calls it his favorite party trick.

##### Rock Slide

After Orthworm sets Stealth Rock, he's able to use Earthquake to throw them into the air, forcing pokemon on the ground and air alike to endure a rain of sharp stones.

##### Body Press

After bracing for impact, Orthworm throws his entire body into his opponent, using his defense stat when determining effectiveness.

##### Tera Blast

This move changes to Ground type if Orthworm terastalizes, but is normal and special otherwise. Useful as a long range Ground type attack, or for flying targets who resist his steel moves.

##### Flash Cannon

Orthworm gathers light in his mouth, barfing it out in the form of a round energy ball. It's a very non-committal ranged move which can help him force close quarters combat.

##### Steel Beam

His strongest but most risky technique. He takes damaged steel from his body and heats it up, firing a beam of molten steel towards the target. It takes time to charge and costs a lot of his stamina.

## Fun Facts and Trivia

* Orthworm is loosely based on early Dragon Ball Piccolo when it comes to his power set. His Titan Form is comparable to the Giant Form Piccolo uses on occassion, and his access to Steel Beam is loosely based on Special Beam Cannon.
* Orthworm is able to poke up from the ground without leaving, but like in the games, he cannot move his head until out of the hole, meaning he always stares at the ceiling or sky.
* Orthworm's small size may be due to his diet mostly consisting of dirt, which isn't as nutrient filled as soil.
* Orville's family line consists entirely of Orthworms with names that start with O. His father and his uncle are both named Orville, as it is a family name of his.
* Orville loves you very much.