Zen Yoso

Zen Yōso is a young Arcanist who is the younger half-brother of Zieg Yoso, who looks to Zieg as a regular, full brother, saying they share the same blood anyways. He is very foolhardy and quick in his decisions, often landing himself in even more trouble. He becomes a good friend of Jinta Kano's after he becomes a member of The Ryu Order.

Character Outline
Zen generally wears a teal vest over a white shirt with blue pants and several belts, even some hanging from his trouser leg, that don’t seem to interfere with his fighting skills at all. He has large, white and blue gloves and wears white boots with parts colored black. His weapons consist of two daggers which can join at the base, making a longer pole-blade-like weapon.

A young Arcanist with great energy and a sharp wit - though all is lost when it comes to women. Lithe and graceful, Zen excels at midair battling, and can run rings around foes in areas with few footholds, and won’t hesitate to let his opponents see his speed. Zen is very kind and caring, however, and will try to help his friends out of whatever situation they find themselves in, even if his foolhardiness gets them in more trouble. His brother, Zieg, describes him as being a hasty fool, but with a heart that’s in the right place. Zen is also very good friends with Jinta Kano, and the two will usually train together. He also holds high levels of respect for his brother, describing him as the strongest living Arcanist and as an amazing fighter. However, he hates all Shinigami, the only real exceptions being Jinta Kano, Anko Tayuya and Momoko Misaki, and only the latter two because they are in his words, “stunning to look at.”

Background
Very little is known about Zen's history. Even his older brother, Zieg, doesn't have the full details. All that is known is that Zen spent a great deal of his time training himself to control the wind abilities of his clan, and that Zieg has trained him somewhat in the abilities of the Fire Clan as well.

Powers and Abilities
Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Zen prefers fast, graceful combat, but his strikes lack any real strength. He will often only resort to swordsmanship when given no other choice, or when his speed isn't sufficient enough for him to get out of the way.

Elemental Control: Zen, like his brother Zieg, is able to control all four basic elements of fire, wind, water and earth, although his skills vary considerably. He is however, only limited to mist as a collaboration because he has yet to undergo the training necessary to mould several elements together, not seperately.


 * Advanced Wind Control: Zen is a member of the Wind Cla, and as such, is extremely skilled in using wind for various purposes, wether it be in the form of a barrier to protect his body during combat, or simply to control his speed. Zieg has admitted that Zen is more skilled at him in the basic understanding of wind manipulation.


 * High Fire Control: Zen, having received instruction from his brother Zieg, has become far more skilled in fire manipulation than he once was. With a sngle touch, he can induce a fever and super-melt liquids to form steam, and from that, mist.


 * High Earth Control: Zen has a higher apptitiude for earth manipulation than his brother Zieg does. Zen is quite capable of erecting decent sized barriers of earth and is able to dissolve the dirt to make the structure collapse.


 * Low Water/Ice Control: Zen's skill in water is limited to forming mist using a combination of water and heat to create steam for the necessary misty conditions. However, he has absolutely no control of ice, because he hasn't yet learned to freeze liquids to form different shapes.

Fūsoku (Wind Speed): Is the name given to an Arcanist's variation of Shunpo and Sonido. Zen, being a member of the Wind Clan, possesses advanced skill in Fusoku. He can accelerate the wind around him to move faster and is easily faster than the likes of Kenji Hiroshi, but his strength lags greatly behind that of his speed.

High Spiritual Energy: Althoug possessing the spiritual capacity necessary to use all four basic elements, Zen's levels of spiritual energy are not as high as his brothers. However, he is capable of using his spiritual energy to augment the strength of his elemental attacks.

Equipment
Swords: Zen carries two dagger-sized swords that he uses with incredible speed and skill. However, they lack power and are only used as a last resort weapon by Zen, who relies more on his elemental power than actual swordplay.

Water Bottles: Due to Zen's low level of skill in controlling water, he will often use a simple water bottle to provide himself with the water in liquid form, instead of having to draw it from the air.

Lighter: Like all Arcanist's, Zen carries a simple lighter to provide a spark so he can control flames.

Behind the Scenes
When I designed Zen's personality, I immediatly thought about Zidane from Final Fantasy 9. The picture I used was his rendor for Dissidia Final Fantasy, and the appearance followed from there. Full credit to Square Enix for the picture.