Shingo Kirishima

Shingo as drawn by Wyviryn

**Shingo Kirishima**, or 霧島 真吾 (Kirishima Shingo), is a character in Avalice Online.

## Bio

Born in Esaka on the island kingdom of Nippah, Shingo grew up in the age of technology and culture, immersed in it due to his family’s wealth and location.

Shingo’s father wanted him to be trained to an equal if not greater skill level than he, but the wolf boy had different ideas. Instead of pursuing that path, his passion was spent on media such as anime, manga, and games. His martial arts, swordsmanship and pyrokinesis were all lackluster, as he doesn't train more than the bare minimum before returning to said media. As a result, he rarely walked away from his training sessions without injuries ranging from moderate to crippling. The latter often left him immobile in bed with nothing better to do than consume media, and the cycle continued.

Despite his lack of commitment, Shingo's parents persevered in the hope that their son would eventually take the family duty seriously. Despite their rough relationship, Shingo did try his best to protect his family with the little skill he possessed. Though he had the notion to run away from time to time, his conscience ultimately prevented him from doing so. Since he was an only child, there would have been nobody left to continue the Kirishima family legacy. Additionally, even though the circumstances of his family weren't the greatest, Shingo was generous with his time and possessions.

As Shingo grew older, his rose-tinted view of the world was gradually replaced with a proper sense of duty and justice. Realizing the unique position he was born into, and the need for the family's guardianship in society, he adjusted his life's direction. With renewed purpose, he took on the clan's responsibilities and training, with the goal of becoming the warrior he was destined to be.

## Personality

With little regard of family duty comes the same sentiment for family prestige and status. He knows how fortunate he was to be raised with the happiness, wealth and protection he was, so his biggest goal in life is to spread that happiness to others. Whether it be through friendship, service, or charity, he's always willing to help his friends or other people in need. Though it's not *entirely* legal, he sometimes even works with the police in a "cooperative vigilante" capacity to help capture tougher criminals.

Though typically easygoing and extroverted, being around girls turns Shingo into a stereotypical, stammering schoolboy. On top of the typical "girls are icky" mindset, it was exacerbated by his friend Yuki's unrelenting and unwanted crush, which gradually instilled an aversion to romance in general. Despite this, another one of his goals is to overcome these difficulties with friends' help, as he is the only one who can continue the Kirishima Bloodline.

## Appearance

Shingo's coat is dark brunette, and he wears a white shirt, leather jacket, jeans, black sneakers and black fingerless gloves. Despite having no ties with the Red Scarves, he wears a long red scarf. His darker brown hair is usually styled into a bowl cut.

## Powers

* **Pyrokinesis:** As firstborn, Shingo inherited the power of generating and controlling fire. Despite its brilliant blue appearance, it is just ordinary fire. He can control it, but has yet to reach mastery.

## Skills

* **Swordsmanship:** Shingo inherited a katana with the family name written in kanji on the blade close to the hilt of the sword.
	+ **Fire Sword technique:** An enchantment that engulfs the sword in concentrated flame. It makes the blade hot enough to cut through most metals.
* **Martial Arts:** Shingo has some martial arts training in the Kirishima Arts created by his first ancestor to not be a samurai. He is still a beginner due to barely paying attention to the lessons.
* **Technology:** Shingo grew up with technology, and is skilled at operating it and performing simple repairs.
	+ **Videogames:** Shingo has spent way too much playing videogames, and has become quite skilled.

## Gallery

Shingo as a cub. Credit: GoshaagShingo in his new outfit, and blushing. Credit: Cloudi-NexikSprite art of Shingo in his new outfit. Credit: WeegeesquareShingo in his old outfit, with his flame. Credit: PedrovinShingo with a DualShock 4 and an Astro A40 TR Headset, drawn by CloudiShingo, holding a cake as drawn by DoodleFloof