Rufio Machado

The Big Bruiser Ranger

## History

Rufio is a man from Paldea who had a difficult childhood, namely his being built bigger naturally compared to others as he grew up, often being clumsy or adversarial due to his frustration. But, he came to be a Pokemon Ranger upon adulthood and managed to be good at it for years. Specifically, he focused on aquatic environments and opted for a more oceanic career similar to being a Marine of sorts. Of course, his Ranger duties sent him onto land often. Despite not climbing the ranks much, he did his job well. And then in his brilliance got shipwrecked on an island with his partner pokemon. They got off! Just uh ... ended up washed up in Kairos next, although the lack of using most of his trained skills while trapped on the island and a few kinks in his joints have diminished his abilities. Maybe there was a bit of sanity loss. It's fine he can start over he swears! New adventures and all!

## Events on Kairos

* Upon the shipwreck of the cheap boat he acquired throwing Rufio and Tulio into the sea, they found themselves washed up on Kinaba Island. They were found by a woman named Baranya Rosman and her Wooper, Masato. Not thinking clearly, Rufio mistook the Wooper for something his boat transformed into, but once more conscious thought crawled into his mind he realized the situation. Speaking with Baranya, Rufio learned about the Kairos Isles, some key figures being Team Hoop and the Island Guardians. Once questions were answered, Rufio and Tulio hopped onto Baranya's Wailord and were given a ride to Sanctuary.
* Called in to meet the Admin of the Rangers on Kairos, Aua, Rufio burst through the Admin's door right near the end of the thirty minute allotted time. Introductions regarding more of the region were given, granting the man a larger perspective of the chaos swelling throughout Kairos. Some of the information was a repeat to him, but Rufio managed to listen. Despite his torn clothing, Rufio's determination to transfer and enlist his Ranger duties earned him the paperwork to complete the enlistment, pushing through his concerns and the horrible existence of paperwork.
* Got involved in investigating missing Eevee for Apple alongside Nedri, Baranya, and Mae. After getting the Eeevees back, Apple ends up going missing due to influence from a Team Eevee.
* He decided to pay a visit to a swarm of Totodile in Disma, jumping into the everglades to chill with the little guys. There he caught his Totodile, Miguel, who happened to be shiny.
* Recently he obtained Verella as a sponsor to compete in Kairos's Pokemon League circuit.

## Appearance

For lack of better words, he is an enormous, musclebound man, having a more literal difficulty in getting through some doors. So much so that the image in the box profile does not do his size justice! Once he was mistaken for an oversized Ursaring but then it was his fault for popping out from behind a rock without warning and being loud about asking if someone was okay. It did not help that he is hairy, like a bear. Rufio's height and enormous mass force him to lean forward to look at people often.

His blue eyes are put together with brown hair. In particular, the sides of his head are shaved with the hair on the top his head ending in a top-knot style. However, the tied hair hangs down like a standard ponytail rather than being in a bun form. In addition, Rufio has a full, extremely thick beard with the sideburns reaching up where the ear ends and the shaved part of his head begins.

## Personality

Rufio is a highly amicable, energetic, and cheerful fellow who enjoys the company of both people and pokemon. His pleasant demeanor comes with a few factors, however, namely he has a tendency to be loud and sometimes overwhelming, in addition to his more obvious lack of intellect. His expertise may be in nature and his Ranger duties, but a lot of things go over his head at times. Even with these shortcomings, he prefers to use his immense physical strength and skills to help those having trouble in the wilderness.

## Ace Pokemon & Team

* **Tulio-** ACE. A male Machop and Rufio's Partner Pokemon.
* **Miguel-** A male, shiny Croconaw. Originally a Totodile he found in Disma's Totodile swarm.
* Veluza
* Growlithe
* Eevee
* Pumpkaboo Super - A Schwaldmas (2023) gift.
* Staryu
* Shellder
* Horsea
* Carvanha
* Tentacool
* Finizen

## Acquaintances

* **Ranger Admin Aua-** She is his boss, and really, might end up being that way for a while if it even moves beyond a professional interaction.

## Friends

* **Baranya Rosman-** The young woman who helped him out once Rufio washed up on Kinaba, as well as worked together with him in the group to look into missing Eevees.

## Foes

* **Team Hoop-** He has not met them yet, but from what he has been told they're a nuisance and a bunch of jerks to punch in the face as far as he is concerned.
* **Poachers, Thieves, Etc.-** From the get-go being a Ranger has placed his perspective on despising those who would do harm to the natural world, and the people and pokemon in it.

## Trivia

* Rufio's first name is a reference to the duly named character from the 1991 film Hook.
* Tulio, his Ace and Partner Pokemon, has his name derived from one of the two protagonists in the 2000 animated film The Road to El Dorado.
* Miguel, his Totodile, has his name derived from the other protagonist of The Road to El Dorado.
* Kairos is not the first foray into the player using Rufio. However, all of the games Rufio has been put into results in not being picked, or the game never going beyond the first session.
* His pidove username is StrongOceanMan