Pochoden the Snake

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## Pochoden

### Abilities

Hand-to-hand combat;Stealth;High agility;High physical strength;Semi-prehensile tail

### Skills

Stealthy takedowns;Skilled w/ throwing knives

### Weaponry

Throwing knives

**Pochoden the Snake** (pronounced "pah-KO-den") is an assassin that serves the Fire Clan of Fiamme.

## Physical Description

A lean kingsnake who stands a fair bit over three feet tall, Pochoden has a somewhat short muzzle with slit nostrils, a pair of small fangs that are always visible, even when his mouth is closed, and a long, slender tail.

His scales are primarily NCS red in color, with a vanilla muzzle, chest, and stomach, as well as large, CW red-violet blotches that are ringed with black and run evenly down his back, all the way to the tip of his tail; he also has a large, CW red-violet blotch on top of his head that partially covers his eyes, is ringed with black, and also has a NCS red spot in the center of it. He has no hair on his head, and his eyes are sunray in color.

## Abilities

As an assassin, Pochoden excels in the realm of stealth and swift, deadly attacks, able to dispatch unwary foes with little to no hassle. His agility and surprisingly high level of physical power allow him to easily thrive in a duel against a single opponent, but he tends to suffer against multiple foes, due to his inherent lack of durability. He wields throwing knives as his primary weapons, useful for his assassination efforts, and also for actual fights. Despite his supposed lack of defined musculature, his physical strength is considerably higher than it looks, primarily due to his extensive training as an assassin; he can lift up to 400 lbs. without assistance.

Dueling and assassination is not his only forte; his naturally tactical mind as well as his capabilities for stealth allow him to function as a sort of spy and observer, similar to a scout, although with a much deadlier combat ability to back him up. He also doesn't make it readily obvious that he *is* an assassin, often posing as a soldier or even a scout in order to let down the guard of high priority targets. His cunning nature also makes him fairly adept at deceiving and manipulating his targets and opponents as well.

Pochoden is a fairly adept pyrokinetic, and primarily uses melee-range, low to mid-tier offensive techniques of the Darkness Element, although he does employ a fair amount of utility-based techniques as well; however, he has little in the way of usable ranged abilities apart from simple, low-power techniques. Being a snake, he has very sharp teeth, allowing him to deliver punishing bites; he also has an incredibly refined sense of smell, and his long, strong tail is semi-prehensile, allowing him to carry lightweight objects and even bind opponents.

### Genetic Ability: Shed Skin

A Genetic Ability that is common in reptiles, it has a chance to activate whenever Pochoden is afflicted by poisoning, paralysis or a burn. When it activates, a thin layer of his skin at the source of the status condition sloughs off, taking the negative status condition with it. However, it isn't terribly reliable, as it sometimes may not activate until 30 or more minutes after being afflicted; however, other times it may activate within as little as 5 minutes.

### Strengths/Resistances

Pochoden is relatively resistant to the Elements of Fire and Nature (his Fire resistance is somewhat higher, however). He is quite agile, able to dodge slow-moving opponents and attacks with ease. He's also more than capable of dueling a single opponent due to his high speed and surprisingly high strength. Hot, dry weather also strengthens his powers to some degree, and he can tolerate hot, dry weather with ease.

### Weaknesses

Pochoden is weak to the Elements of Ice, Earth and Water. His defenses aren't anything special, therefore he mostly relies on his agility to try and evade potentially devastating attacks, and to survive against multiple opponents. Being a manipulator of Fire, cold and/or rainy weather also severely dampens his powers, and cold weather is additionally dangerous due to him being cold-blooded.

## Friends and Foes

### Friends/Allies

* **Fire Clan of Fiamme** -
	+ **Drakath Firestorm** -
	+ **Enshoku the Wolf** -

### Enemies

* **Ice Clan of Kyanos** -
	+ **Tunndrae Frostwind** -
	+ **Inghet the Cat** -
* **Nihlic Clan of Nihlus** -
	+ **Pianura the Hedgehog** -
	+ **Nulla the Hedgecat** -
* **The Eggman Empire** -

## Personality

Pochoden has a fairly rough-edged personality, and tends to be a bit difficult to get along with due to his overly serious and somewhat short-tempered nature. He's generally cold and distrusting of strangers, and doesn't even really open up much around his allies in the Fire Clan, generally maintaining a no-nonsense demeanor that doesn't play well with jokester types. There's no denying he's brave and loyal, however, and cares deeply for his allies, even if he does have a brusque way of showing it.

### Positive Traits

* Brave
* Loyal

### Neutral Traits

* Serious
* Pragmatic