Shoto Todoroki

## Disclaimer

This following character is an adaption of the character Shoto Todoroki, designed and created by Kohei Horikoshi.

## Appearance

Shoto is a reasonably tall ( 5’9”) and rather toned, muscular young man who is well-built for his age. He has quite long hair, though it doesn’t pass his neck, and wears bangs, parted twice as to not obscure his vision. His hair is evenly split between two colours: white on his right-side and crimson red on his left, this unusual colouring being due to his cross-breeding. As another result of this, he also possesses heterochromia iridum, which causes his left eye’s iris to appear turquoise, while his right is a somewhat brownish dark grey. His eyes, in shape, are quite thin and reserved, and he also has a large burn scar on the left side of his face, which reaches from his hairline to halfway down his cheek.

## Personality

Shoto has a cold, aloof personality, which stemmed from his abusive upbringing and complicated family life. Focused and unemotional, Shoto prefers to keep to himself instead of hanging out with other people, finding their behaviour illogical. While usually quiet and reserved, Shoto did initially possess a moderate level of arrogance, which, combined with his solitary tendencies, sometimes made him take the initiative without considering the opinions of others, displaying confidence that he could take on any obstacles with his strength. He appears to be unfriendly, to the point of causing someone to resent him while he was none the wiser.

Shoto avoids any instances of social interaction, preferring to stick to his own company. This is partially due to his genetic heritage, as he is part Betazoid and Vulcan he picks up on the feelings and thoughts of those around him. Sometimes even when he doesn’t mean to, due to his Vulcan training he has managed to gain moderate control of this but at the cost of expressing his emotions.

Over time he will begin to wind down his mental defences, allowing more of his Mother’s upbringing to show through his Betazoid side, instead of wholly following the path his father wanted for him. Part of his childhood has left him with some scars around his body, along with the one on his face caused by his Mother. This means that he will begin to accept all of who he is, exploring his emotions and beginning to be able to express who they are in a more casual and personal manner.

### Ambitions

Shoto wants to one day step out of the shadow of his father, a well-known Vulcan officer who has risen to the rank of Commander. A lot of people know he is the man’s son and bring it up a lot, relating his achievements to what his Father has done.

### Morals

Shoto follows the orders he is given, follows the rule of Logic all Vulcans follow, and ensures that Starfleet Regulations are upheld. He also subscribes to addum “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one.”, this could change should he begin to explore his emotional wellbeing and connections.

## History

Shoto was born on Vulcan in 2363, the youngest of four children. His father had been attempting to “create” a child who had the telepathic abilities of a Vulcan and Betazoid, finally, he managed to do so with the birth of his youngest son. His early years were simple, thankfully he had not shown any indication of being telepathically gifted yet. Thus he was spared from the tyrannical training his father demanded of all of his offspring.

Growing up Shoto was put through all the most challenging academic courses at the Vulcan Learning Center. His Father wanted Shoto to be the best of the rest of the students, using the Telepathic strengths of both races to his advantage. Luckily for Shoto, his Father was an officer in Starfleet, preventing him from seeing him often, but that didn’t stop the remarks the other Vulcan children made. Or rather thought.

Whenever his Father was home, Shoto was subjected to what would appear as inhumane treatment, being pushed or pressured into doing tasks his Father demanded. Forcing his son to explore his telepathic limits and to gain better control of his emotions. Over time he began to suppress his emotions, closing himself off from the outside world, even from his Mother. One day, while his father was away, his Mother snapped, unable to take the strain and stress that Enji had been putting on her and Shoto. This caused an accident where she ended up spraying a corrosive ice-based chemical on his face. This led to her being arrested and placed into a mental institute on Vulcan to try and restore her mental stability.

In contrast to his home life, Shoto’s time at the Vulcan Science Academy gave him a way to focus his frustrations or pain, using the feelings to feed his determination to do better than the others around him. A level of arrogance started to form over this time, as his aptitude for multiple subjects became clear, a gap formed between himself and his peers. Placing him in a league of his own above the rest. Unfortunately, his father did nothing to quell this, he praised Shoto for his good work in class, unaware he was also feeding the illogical emotions festering within the growing hybrid.

Due to his increased telepathic abilities, Shoto was able to hear what all the other students around him were thinking, even when he didn’t want to. Unable to control what information came into his head, the young halfling receded into himself, isolating away from others to prevent having to hear their deepest thoughts. Due to this, his father began to think of him as a failure and treated the Young Shoto progressively worse with each visit home. Over the next eight years, Shoto learned the many different martial arts his Father had been trained in. Ranging from the Vulcan arts of Suus Manha, Tal-Shaya, and eventually the lesser-known Romulan forms of Llaekh-ae'rl and Kormerek.

At the age of 16 Shoto left Vulcan in the act of joining Starfleet, on par with his Father’s wishes for his life. Managing to pass the initial tests, and get in Shoto soon found that the Intendant of the Academy was an old friend of his Father, the both of them have served together. After spending the next four years at Starfleet Academy, Shoto was sent onto the USS Endeavor,  an Ambassador class vessel. Now an older class vessel it had been through a lot, most notably being a part of the fleet that uncovered the Romulan interference in the Klingon civil war, which occurred during 2368.

Even though the ship was of an older design it was still well used for missions or exploration on the outer edges of Federation space, it’s balanced defensive design made it perfect for long-range missions. Unfortunately, Shoto’s Father was the first officer of the ship, constantly watching what he was doing, ensuring he was being worthy of all of the training he had put him through.  Spending the next two years on the ship Shoto found himself working on various Scientific assignments, for example: Analysing a binary star system and its effects on the planetoids in the star system.

Soon he was transferred onto the USS Archangel, due to his theory papers on the Borg collective and their hive mind he had written when he was a part of the Vulcan Science Academy. They hypothesized it would be possible to take control of the Borg collective from the inside and adapt their core programming to render them inert, something that had been attempted when the Borg first attacked Earth but not on such a large scale.

During his time on the ship, he was assigned to work alongside Crewman Zuato Thaan, in the only science lab available to them. She was the only officer other than Lt. Cmdr. Thekazom, he had consistent contact with. Their work varied between working together on decrypting Borg data they had collected or analyzing the lizard that had been brought aboard from Oruna IV. During the destruction of the ship, he was unfortunately rendered unconscious while trying to assist the other crew stay safe from the damaged systems. Thankfully Crewman Thaan managed to rescue him and get him into an escape pod, which was rescued by the USS Everest.

Only suffering minor injuries, he was soon cleared for active duty and rejoined what remained of the crew when they board their new assignment. The USS Arcadia, a Saber-class escort, was a newly constructed vessel that had joined the fleet. The Ensign couldn’t help but feel a small sense of anticipation when he was looking through the schematics, instead of one lowly science lab there were four. He now had a lot more potential when it came to his work, who knows where it will lead him.

## Starfleet Courses

### Core Courses

* ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
* ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
* DIPL101: General
* ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
* ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
* ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
* ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
* HIST101: Birth of the Federation
* LANG101: Federation Standard
* LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
* LAW101: Federation, General
* MATH101: Concepts
* MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
* PHYS101: Concepts
* PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
* SURV101: Starship Emergencies
* SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
* TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
* TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
* BIO101: Concepts
* XEN101: General

### Majors

* ASTRO 101 - General Astrophysics
* ASTRO 102 - Advanced Astrophysics
* BIO 101 - General Biology
* COMPSCI 101 - Intro to Computer Science
* COMPSCI 102 - Information and Retrieval Systems
* COMPSCI 103 - LCARS Database Management
* COMPSCI 201 - Virus Creation and Counter Measures
* COMPSCI 202 - Computer Core Maintenance
* QUANT 101 - Quantum Mechanics I
* QUANT 111 - Quantum Computing
* QUANT 201 - Quantum Mechanics II
* QUANT 231 - Quantum Chemistry I
* ASTRO 101 - General Astrophysics
* ASTRO 110 - Stellar Cartography I (Alpha and Beta Quadrants)
* ASTRO 111 - Stellar Cartography II (Gamma and Delta Quadrants)
* ASTRO 210 - Stellar Cartography III (Non-Federation Aligned Space)

### Minors

* HOLO 101 - Intro to Holo-programming
* HOLO 102 - Narrative Parameters
* HOLO 201 - Basic Interactive Holograms
* HOLO 210 - Advanced Holo-Programming
* ROBO 101 - Robotics I
* ROBO 201 - Robotics II
* ROBO 210 - Advanced Robotic Design
* ROBO 211 - Operational Robotics
* ASTRO 102 - Advanced Astrophysics
* ASTRO 300 - Starship Astronavigation (Sublight)
* ASTRO 301 - Starship Astronavigation (Warp Speed)
* COMPSCI 201 - Virus Creation and Counter Measures
* COMPSCI 202 - Computer Core Maintenance
* NANO 101 - Nanotechnology I
* NANO 102 - Nanotechnology II
* NANO 201 - Borg Nanoprobes

## Trivia

Shoto spent a lot of time growing up reading fantasy novels. His favourite being “The Hobbit”. This caused him to dive into any books he could get his hands on, amassing a large collection of novels. He prefers to spend his time alone with a good book relaxing away from others, instead of going out with groups. Along with his love for novels, Shoto enjoys being around nature. Due to this, the young man has many plants around his room, nurturing and caring for each of them.

### Likes

Training and exercise are how he spends his free time. He prefers doing a lot of outdoor running or swimming, having spent some time on Betazed in the forest regions of the planet. Rainy days and stormy weather. He is also a fan of a quiet dinner in his quarters as opposed to the mess hall.

### Dislikes

Shoto dislikes his emotions. Due to his half Vulcan heritage, he was brought up to control them instead of allowing them to control him,  however, his betazoid side makes it difficult for him to do so due to his enhanced telepathic abilities. Social interactions of any kind are a waste for him, he does not enjoy being close to large groups of people, it only adds strain to his mental faculties. Anything that involves him expressing how he feels in a public manner. The treatment he gets from officers who know or have worked with his father, they expect him to be like him or claim to know him because of it.