Kazuto Kouta

“A quiet, simple life is the best thing you can ever ask for.”

## Personality

Kazuto is defined by his desire to be a normal person through and through and wants to live a quiet life. He feels like putting his neck out there and becoming someone out of the ordinary would just ruin his life. Kazuto sees himself as someone who makes too many mistakes, and is his biggest critic through and through, despite the fact that he makes no more than the average person would. Kazuto is a good guy though, and always seeks to do the right thing when he can. Many have seen him as the quiet observer type, but he doesn’t see himself like that. To Kazuto, he simply isn’t smart enough for all that. He does have good battle instincts though, usually he prefers not to use them out of a fear that it’ll become a headache if people took notice of how good he was.

## Before PCC

Kazuto grew up as a completely normal city kid in Saffron, attending schooling and being average in his class of students. He was always more of an introvert who stuck to themselves, especially because he wanted to live a happy simple life. His mother and father both worked standard nine-to-five jobs that allowed them to be involved in his life, and they seemed completely happy and content with their state in life. His father wasn’t the heroic type who would go out of his way to stick up for others, and often kept them away from any issues that might involve others. This caused Kazuto to think that this is the way that life was best lived, happily and quietly.

So that’s what he did. He lived his average life in an average city at an average school, perfect for the average student. Maybe he would take up education one day? As the kids at school began stopping their lessons to pursue Pokemon Training, naturally Kazuto was interested in it all too. His dreams were filled with being some kind of Pokemon Master for good, helping the entire region as a whole. Dreams were all they were though, he had no intention of ever acting on them because they went against every single thing that Kazuto stood for.

This all changed one fateful day though. On one of Kazuto’s average walks home, he came across a group of boys that were throwing rocks and insults towards a small Pichu. This Pokemon was being targeted because of its bizarre appearance, a black heart tail that resembled a Pikachu’s tail despite it still being a Pichu. It was completely absurd, but even back then Kazuto knew how cruel kids his age could be. As always, Kazuto planned on going about his average day and paying little mind to the scene, but something about the little Pokemons cries resonated with his soul. He rushed in to help the Pichu and.. He too got beat up.

In their broken state however, the two bonded. Kazuto had found himself a Pokemon partner for the remainder of his childhood. He tried to keep up his average life as much as he could but in between Pichu’s bizarre appearance and Kazuto’s newfound love for the adrenaline rush.. They had their moments of adventure. On Kazuto’s sixteenth birthday, he decided that he wanted to go out into the world and explore what it had to offer. He didn’t just want to go wander around in limbo though, so he developed the perfect idea in his head. How could he participate in the league and other high stakes activities without putting his end goal of a quiet life at risk? Well there was no other answer in his eyes, he would have to split his conflicting interests into two personas for himself! He would become Scytherman! A hero and adventurer for the people! As if she didn’t want to be left out, Pichu evolved at this time as well, becoming just as weird of a Pikachu. She donned her own costume and persona in order to be a perfect fit with her trainer!

## Scytherman

   Scytherman is born from his good nature, and is the way that Kazuto would act if he was unkempt from his goal of a quiet life. He sees himself as a superhero for the people, even though that persona is mostly for his own self entertainment and fame. As Scytherman he aims to be cool and have people stare at his fights in awe. When in costume, Kazuto tends to let his emotions do the thinking instead of himself, which often leads him to make some serious oversights sometimes, such as jumping to conclusions and accusing the wrong person. Often resulting in him loudly clearing his throat and yelling “Ah yes, I knew that!” and trying to play it off. As Scytherman he is extremely confident, somewhat of a polar opposite of his self conscious alter ego.

## History

### **Pre-Day 1**

#### Route 7

Kazuto and Pikachu's journey didn't really start with a bang. Perhaps thing would have been different if he possesed the confidence given to him by his costume, but no such luck. On the road to Celadon City, they met a Mankey. However, instead of confronting it, Kazuto simply shot some finger guns and went on their merry way. Hopefully they'll get more luck in the big city, or rather other big city.

#### Celadon City

Kazuto, finally making it to Celadon, seemed to get pretty pumped. Pikachu shared the excitement. However, for the second time that day, the two decided it was wiser to calm themselves, ready up, and then dawn their suits and take on the gym. In the meantime, however, they decided to check out the Department Store and see how different things were here.

#### Department Store

Kazuto and Pikachu really just dilly-dallied a bit. Pikachu gawked over clothing, Kazuto getting joy from watching it. The two needed to get back on track!

### Pokemon Party

Kazuto's party doesn't have nicknames, instead being defined by the catchphrases that coincide with them, often being yelled out by Scytherman.

Partner Pokemon
Quick Attack
Tail Whip
Volt Tackle

Pikachu Forms