Zamari O'Neil (Original Character)

One of April's younger cousins who is a practitioner of voodoo and wado-ryu karate style. He's a human ally to the Cool Cats jazz band who protects Louisiana from any bad guy that comes their way.

## Basic Info

Name: Zamari O’Neil

Nickname(s): Mari, Zama

Age: 14

Birthday: February 25th

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Occupation: High School Student; Voodoo Shop Employee (Part-Time)

Association: The Cool Cats

## Physical Appearance

Marking(s): Voodoo doll tattoo on his right arm

Disability(ies): CIPA

Hair: Shoulder-length Dreadlocks; Black with Green hair dye on half of the braids

Eyes: Dark Green

Nationality: African-American

Location: Louisiana (Currently); Louisiana Region of the Hidden City (Visits from time to time)

Appearance: Bit short; Bit chubby; Red jersey shirt with the number “19” in white writing on the front and back (white accents all over it); Red sports shorts with white lines on the outer sides of the shorts; Black basketball sneakers; White wristband on his left wrist; Gray sports bag on his left shoulder; Skull choker around his neck; Skull bracelet on his right wrist

Skin: Dark Cocoa

## Traits

Personality: Sociable, Outgoing, Outspoken, Bit old-fashioned, Agreeable, Courageous, Brave, Playful, Adventurous, Witty, Humorous, Humble sometimes, Bizarre, Religious sometimes, Proud, Helpful, Energetic

Hobbies: Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Football, Parkour, Gymnastics, Videography, Blogging, Rock climbing, Running, Jogging, Drawing, Sketching, Painting, Sewing, Karate, Tai chi, Meditation, Herbalism

Talents: Athleticism, Flexibility, Vast knowledge of voodooism, Artistic skills, Skillful in karate, Can detect and see spirits, Can communicate with spirits, Sewing skills, Can turn into a ghost, Can possess others via entering their bodies

Likes: Adventures, Excitement, Supernatural, Paranormal, Voodooism, Beaches, Arcades, Video games, Comic books, Marathons, Surprise parties, Meditation, Hanging out with his friends, Meeting new people

Dislikes: Seeing others getting hurt, People disrespecting the dead, People spreading fake rumors, Bullies, Discrimination, Car crashes, Rudeness, Drowning, Bad mutants, Bad yokai, Broccoli, Spinach, Being underestimated by others

Habits: Getting himself hurt a lot, Rushing into battle without thinking a lot, Accepting any challenge most of the time, Practicing voodoo sometimes, Showing off creepy crawlies to others as a joke, Sewing his clothes to patch up rips and holes

Fears: Antlophobia (Floods), Asthenophobia (Fainting), Dishabiliophobia (Undressing in front of someone), Disposophobia (Throwing stuff out), Eremophobia (Loneliness), Hypnophobia (Being hypnotized)

## Motto

“The world of Voodoo is a bit more complicated than you think. Let me show you what I mean by that.”

## Attributes

Weapon(s) of Choice: Mystic choker, Mystic wristband, Mystic wooden scepter

Abilities: Ghost Mode (Choker), Evasion, Illusive Appearance, Intangibility, Invisibility, Phase Cutting, Tangibility Interplay, Unknown Inducement, Unnotability, Unperceivable Attacks, Disguise Mastery, Enhanced Stealth, Enhanced Concealment, Escape Artistry, Imperceptibility, Mode Switching, Prey Instinct, Pushing, Special Ops Mastery, Possession (Wristband), Possession Attacks, Possession Slash, Temporarily/permanently inhabit the body of the target, Take complete control of a target's body, even using it as your own (the target is then known as a vessel), Control a person's actions, The very spirit/soul can leave the body freely, Skilled users can possess multiple host bodies while retaining their own or even while occupying another vessel, When the user possesses a body, they gain the skills and powers of the body, Probe/gain access to the memories of the host body, Can possess a body which can be useful for espionage and can lie dormant inside the person's mind and body, Utilize as a last resort to escape a dying body and to achieve immortality, The overshadowed being might be able to fuse with them creating a new being, The user can invade/walk their victims dreams and manipulate it from there, Possession Combat, Astral Manipulation, Astral Projection, Body Manipulation - Alter the host to resemble their original forms, Self-Manipulative Puppetry, Consciousness Transferal, Meta-Possession, Mind Manipulation, Possessive Transformation, Telepathy, Voice Manipulation - to match the voice of the user possessing, Voodoo (Wooden Scepter), Abjuration, Body Magic, Blood Magic, Card Magic, Conjuration, Divination, Cartomancy, Hypnotic Magic, Invocation, Deity Manipulation, Love Magic, Luck Magic, Blessing Inducement, Curse Inducement, Nature Magic, Environmental Magic, Puppet Mastery, Motor-Skill Manipulation, Shadow Magic, Animated Shadow, Shapeshifting, Size Manipulation, Spirit Magic, Adaptive Possession, Multi Possession, Animancy, Necromancy, Sympathetic Magic, Sensorial Link, Voodoo Doll Creation, Voodoo Combat, Magic, Ritual Magic, Shamanism cleaves very close to voodoo in some aspects, some practitioners may be able to use both, Mystical Conversion, Necromancy, Sport Intuition, Accelerated Development, Adoptive Muscle Memory, Encyclopedic Knowledge only on sports, Enhanced Athleticism, Enhanced Condition, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Endurance, Enhanced Flexibility, Enhanced Reflexes, Enhanced Speed, Enhanced Stamina, Enhanced Strength, Intuitive Aptitude, Knowledge Replication with sports, Baseball: Sports involving batting and pitching, with baseballs and baseball bats, Basketball: Sports derived from shooting a ball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop, Dodgeball: Sports derived from throwing balls and hitting opponents, while avoiding being hit themselves., Football: Sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal, Rocking Climbing: Sports involving scaling rocky surfaces, Skating: Sports involving traveling on surfaces or on ice using skates, Soccer: Sports involving using legs to kick a spherical ball, Surfing: Sports derived from using a board to ride the ocean waves, Swimming: Sports derived from the self-propulsion of one's body through water, Entertainment Empowerment, Exercise Manipulation, Martial Arts Intuition, Sport Manipulation, Training Regimen, Karate Intuition, Auto-Reflexes, Body Language Analysis, Clear Mind, Combat Adaptation, Combat Empowerment, Combat Perception, Combat Specialist, Countering Intuition, Danger Intuition, Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Unarmed Combat, Exercise Combat, Flawless Coordination, Fighting Instinct, Instructive Muscle Memory, Special Attacks, Tactical Analysis, Wado-Ryu: created by Hironori Otsuka, this karate school stands out for owing to traditional Japanese jujutsu just as much as to karate itself. Its founder was a jujutsuka, and it can be noted in its fondness for soft, harmonious body shifts and an unique set of paired kata, similar to those found in judo

Weakness(es): Exorcism users, Indomitable will users, Those who are immune to possession, Those who are immune to control, Omni purification users, Purification users, Mind control users, Telepathy users, Magician negation users, Magician destruction users, Voodoo deities

## Pokemon

Pokemon Partner: Cinderace

Pokemon Team: Pikachu, Meowth, Charmander, Flareon, Dragonite

## Relationships

Friends: Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O’Neil, Splinter, Baron Draxum, Cassandra Jones, Mayhem, Sunita, Frankenfoot, Todd Capybara, Senor Hueso, Bullhop, DIGG, SHELLDON, Piebald, Gentry, Phoenix Treviel, Phoque, Chevreuil, Burme, Marmotte, Loir Jardin, Lucinde Borreau, Jamaal Vanwinkle, Carina Bitencourt Wilkes, Prospero, Pan-Pan, Maiko, Tricky-Koo, Neme, Antoinetta, Mazen Henderson, Resaunna Prashad, Coco Chips, Sticky, Sandro Bottice, Lotus Blossom, Mariko Ume, Hiromu Ume, Aya Ume, Chiho Ume, Takei Satoshi, Kanko, Mariah Gallagher, Bruno, Piroska, Susumu Uyeno-O’Neil, Nastya Thornton, Kimimu, Tweedle-Horn and Tweedle-Spike, Ryu-Su Bantuas Buenavidez, Armel, Isaiah Mcnamara, Rita Bazzi, Gizmo, Opal, Halia, Laya Carmen, Smoko, Gatsby, Bariana Draxum, Uiara, Obsidian Mumbee, Porano, Tarsila, Officer Chives, Officer Fern, Dominique Campbell, Isabella, Dr. Ganges, Nurse Hollie, Natália Batista Saraiva, Nurse Cavia, Officer Rings, Pearl, Officer Violet, Lawrence Towry, Kagami, Juniper Tarasova, Amaya Tanaka, Jun-Seo Bass, Phrixus, Jacinta Matsutani, Vrillas Feathers, Ghislaine, Lazaro Starkey, Veshone Angel, Sango Parker, Maple, Thyxixa, Nayla, Fedelia Godinez, Chelsea Pragrummy, Natsu Emarim, Honu, RJ Cooper, Harta Susila Richard, Voolia, Naldreabella Goldbraids, Justica Holiday, Mindy Long, Faireen Fitzgerald, All allies

Enemies: Repo Mantis, Warren Stone, Albearto, Mrs. Nubbins, Big Mama, Purple Dragons, Sando Brothers, Capitan Piel, Makers of Brutality, Masters of Barbarism, Dr. Alex Noe, Scor-Pion, Mud Dogs, Heinous Green, Kristoff van Bradford, Angel, Agueda binti Ashraf, Croc-and-Roll, Poppy Chip, Hoppity-Hop, Classy, Sandro Bottice, Danshaku, Oki-san, Fuguboro, Narisumashi, Tonbo, Kimimu, Tweedle-Horn and Tweedle-Spike, Sancus, Mara, Halia, Tanesa Holbrooke, Bernetta Petrova, Chamel, Gatsby, Foot Puppet, Monkey Tights, Kuggler, Isabella, Shark Lark, Kozani, Dr. Ganges, Nurse Hollie, Nurse Cavia, Hephaestus, Poseidon, Electra, Kagami, Princess Mama, Gran Mama, Grande Mae, Grosse Mama, Phrixus, Vrillas Feathers, Ghislaine, Cheso, Maleficent, Juzzal, Lazaro Starkey, Veshone Angel, Diamante Arctica, Hot-Shot, Callisto, Thyxixa, Nayla, Reginald Arctica, Toadino, Minuvae Liasatra, Halenos, Senor Craneo, Chelsea Pragrummy, Natsu Emarim, RJ Cooper, Salt and Pepper, Voolia, Naldreabella Goldbraids, Puffball Prince, All enemies

Family: Mr. O’Neil (Father; Voodoo Shop Owner), Mrs. O'Neil (Mother; Voodoo Shop Co-Owner), Grandmama (Grandmother; Voodoo Practitioner), April O’Neil (Older Cousin; 17), Susumu Uyeno-O’Neil (Older Cousin; 16), George O'Neil (Older Cousin; 16)

Love Interest: Faireen Fitzgerald

## Biography

“Hi there! My name is Zamari! I’m born and raised in Louisiana! My dad owns a voodoo shop in New Orleans and my grandmother practices voodooism! If you don’t know, voodoo is a religion practiced in Haiti. People have practiced voodooism for many centuries. Mainly within the African ethnic groups who had been enslaved and brought to colonial Saint-Domingue. Today, there are people who still practice voodoo both new and old. Voodoo can be quite complicated if you don’t know what your doing. In order to gain powers, you have to bargain with Loa. One of the many deities of voodoo itself. If you can’t make a bargain with her, then you can’t use any voodoo magic! But my grandmother gave me a wooden scepter that would grant me voodoo magic from Loa herself. Pretty cool right?! My grandmama is such a cool person! I wanna be just like her when I become an adult! For now, I help out at my dad’s voodoo shop to sell off voodoo products to locals and tourists alike. But we do go to church on Sundays so we usually close the shop on those days. When I’m not doing all that, I’m hanging out with the Cool Cats. They’re a jazz group of mutant Maine coons who protect Louisiana from any bad guy that causes harm to anyone! Whether they’re from the surface above or the Hidden City below, the Cool Cats will take them down!”

## Trivia

* Is one of April’s younger cousins
* Though his dad and mom are both Christians, his grandmother is a practitioner of voodoo. Zamari would sometimes practice voodoo with his grandmother
* First met the Cool Cats when they saved him from a Mutant Catfish named Cat Lee Hooker. Cat’s middle and last name is a nod to the Blues singer John Lee Hooker
* His choker allows him to turn into a ghost. He can pass through any surface as well as passing through security cameras and people
* His wristband gives him the power to possess others. He has to touch them with his left hand in order to activate this ability
* He started doing karate classes when he was 12 years old. He’s a practitioner of Wado-Ryu Karate Style
* Sometimes visits New York to stay with April during special events like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even during Spring Break
* He also visits his other cousin Scarlett O’Neil who lives in Miami, Florida
* Hangs out with Powelly the most. He admires her strength and fighting skills when taking down their enemies
* Has a crush on Faireen because of her kindness
* Can't feel any pain due to his condition that he was born with. His father would constantly worry about his well-being due to it

Voice Actor/Actress: Eddy Lee (Director of School Festival Operations from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl)