Val Armorr (Karate Kid)

# Karate Kid

## Val Armorr

Karate Kid

*Description here ~ Jason*

## History

### Early Life

*”A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.”*

Having realized the astonishing discovery of a forbidden pregnancy for the sake of justice, American CIA Agent Valentina Armorr knew her mistake would likely be a costly one. She had been in far deeper than she could have ever imagined with China’s most diabolical and infamous crime lord, Kirau Nezumi, also known as the Black Dragon. Her ultimate goal, of course, was to gain his trust and blessing in order to establish insider information that could lead to his downfall through what was organized as “Operation Saint George.” Love was never a part of it, but having little choice other than to use more exotic methods to secretly fulfill her purpose as a mole, an unplanned child would be the result; putting a massive dent in both her and her agency’s plans.

Grief stricken and taken aback by her newfound situation, every option she would consider, the first of which being abortion. Valentina was but a purchase away from performing what she considered an evil task, but simply could not bring herself to follow through. Her decisions had led to this; why should she force dire repercussions on her child for her own mistakes? So the decision was made, that despite her fault, she would love her unborn child no less than what \_he\_ deserved, for he was a blessing. The problem lied within maintaining a well kept secret, for she knew all too well that if Nezumi caught whiff of this, both she and her son-on-the-way would be killed in order to keep the crime lord without unnecessary attachments. With little room for error, Valentina sought out perhaps the only man in China that could help her; the country’s greatest hero, Sensei Toshiaki, the White Crane.

The renowned, possibly even legendary figure was reluctant at first, but through persuasion, tears, and an ample amount of pleading, the redheaded bombshell whose life had been turned upside down were able to convince him to take the child shortly after she would give birth in order to keep him safe. As it turned out, however, securing her son’s safe haven wouldn’t come without consequences. A secret of that magnitude simply couldn’t be tucked away for good as Black Dragon Nezumi had discovered the affront against him, having Valentina murdered upon returning to her secretive duties shortly after she had given birth. Sensei Toshiaki would soon catch word of her demise, keeping his promise to her request; having her son named in her honor. Thus began the life and legacy of Val Armorr.

Retirement would have to be put on hold for China’s White Crane, as now there was but one thing left to do for the sake of justice. He felt more than disheartened for Valentina, admiring her efforts to keep her child safe; even at the cost of her own life. So he set forth on one last journey, just one final mission… To rid his country of the problem that was Kirau Nezumi and his abhorrent crime syndicate. With a bucket mixed with blood, sweat, and the fallen tears of a mother, Sensei Toshiaki’s resolve would come to fruition as he eventually managed to strike down Nezumi; in either an act of justice or vengeance he did not know. But the deed was done, and foreign involvement was no longer needed.

Returning home, Sensei Toshiaki immediately adopted the infant Val to raise as his own. A respectable act that didn’t require any self-doubt. It was the least he could do. He raised Val as if he were his own son, and trained him in all manner of the martial arts, as well as the philosophical religion of Taoism, just has he had so long ago. From the day he was able to stand on his own, Val engaged himself in his adoptive father’s teachings. Rigorously, both mentally and physically, as a monk and warrior alike, Val studied to perfection the ways of his mentor and father figure. Toshiaki had taught him an extensive list of varying combative arts, both unarmed and armed in nature. Even from a young age, Val had proved to be a prodigy in the making, becoming the youngest warrior to ever officially earn the title of samurai.

Constantly improving and continuing his training, there would come a time and age for Val to fully invest himself in Taoism and the supposed secrets that it held, but also a time for  the young man to hear the story of his mother. Initially saddened, Val also found pride and sense of duty that came with this revelation. With newfound dedication to his craft, and the understanding that Chi was the energy that existed within everything; guiding life forever forward, the teenage warrior began to make promising strides in harnessing and controlling this energy for his own uses, similar to the way his Sensei had. It took time; years as a matter of fact, but eventually the fruits of his labor had paid off, and Val had learned yet another technique to aid towards a new goal in mind… To \_protect\_ others the same way his mother had protected him. To enable \_justice\_ just how his adoptive father had.

Having been trained since near infancy up until now, there was little to nothing more that his mentor could teach him, meaning Val now had to find and create his own path for growth. Not yet ready to leave his home. With being molded into a living weapon of sorts, Val followed at first in the White Crane’s footsteps, renewing China with a hero worth remembering as the one of old decided to now live a peaceful life free of the stresses revolving around heroism. It wasn’t without success and failure, as both went hand in hand. The protégé knew he couldn’t save everyone, but at the very least all he could do was try… with an honest effort to make an impactful difference for the ever changing country he called home.

Advancing further into his early twenties, disaster would add insult to injury, as not only did China begin morph into a more authoritarian government, imposing harsher restrictions on heroism that they began to deem nothing more than vigilantism, but news had reached him that Toshiaki had been befallen with cancer. The disease would prove to be fatal for the well-aged man, leaving Val perhaps more lost than ever. Though, with time brought clarity, and through mourning he inevitably healed. Deciding it to be best to leave his home behind him, Val set sights on new horizons and new beginnings, adoring the idea of traveling across the globe in search of new things to learn and faces to meet. With a single bag he packed all that he needed; a ceremonial white and gold collared GI that his Sensei and Father once wore during his time as the White Crane, plenty of food, water and money… however, the closest thing to him would be a special enclosed pendant with a picture of Valentina and himself the day she had birthed him, placing a kiss into the left side of his cheek. It would be the one thing that stay with him forever, no matter where this life would lead him...

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Peak Human Conditioning:** Due to extensive and intense training through the practice of numerous martial arts, as well as Taoism, Val has reached what could be considered the pinnacle of Human development both physically and mentally.

* **Indomitable Will / Mind Control Resistance:** With just as much training put forth into meditation and mastering control his mind as opposed to just his body, Val has a will that rivals even the most determined of individuals. As such, those attempting to manipulate him through means of mind control would be in for a challenge, although not impossible as even the strongest of wills can be broken.

* **Chi Augmentation:** Just like his Sensei, China’s greatest hero The White Crane, the knowledge of how Chi fundamentally works as the energy flowing through everything within the universe, it has been passed down to him to control said energy within his body. He can it utilize this method to increase his capabilities to a superhuman degree for a limited amount of time before he inevitably would succumb to his own mental and physical limitations. Currently it’s unknown how far he can push himself without risking self-injury, but he can currently and consistently increase levels of strength to ten tons without serious repercussions. Combining this with his proficiency as a martial artist, he humorously dubbed his “superpower” as “super karate.” Capabilities of this method of enhancement also include, but are not specifically limited to:

* **Superhuman Strength**

* **Superhuman Durability**

* **Superhuman Reflexes**

* **Superhuman Speed**

* **Weak Point Detection:** Going hand in hand with his proficiency with Chi control, the energy that connects everything, Val is able to detect the weakest physical point in almost any object or person. Though, he has to maintain focus and remain in long enough physical contact with said object or person for him to find it.

### Skills

* **Master Martial Artist:** He is a master of all currently known martial art styles originating from the Asian continent, as well as some of those just outside of the region.

* **Weapons Mastery:** Val has mastered a majority of melee weaponry and the forms that surround them, although, he admittedly doesn’t like to use them. Rarely would anyone catch him with a blade or blunt object in his hands.

* **Multilingual:** Val is fluent in both reading and speaking English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean. He has somewhat of an understanding of Russian but isn’t quite fluent enough to confidently carry a conversation.

* **Pedagogy:** Having been a student his entire life up until his early twenties, and having been taught the right way by a prestigious mentor, Val is an adept teacher concerning topics and skills he is confident enough to share.