Shoten Cole

Shoten Cole is the Main Protagonist in the Minecraft Roleplay Series : '''Dragon Block C Heroes Arise. Cole is a Half-Saiyan born on Planet Earth'''. He has been trained by his father until he disappeared when he was at the age of 7. Eventually his mother lets him set out to the world as he constantly defends the innocent and fight for what's right. Eventually meeting Sly after defeating Aliren and running into the Z-Defenders during a battle between Skull and Lord Kyoa.

Origin
It all begin a long time ago on Planet Vegeta, home of the Saiyans, on Age 737. Cole's Father, Kahlra, a mid-class Saiyan Warrior, had just completed an assignment given by a ruthless tyrant, Lord Frieza. However, one day when he received an order to head home, the Saiyans including Kahlra were being asked about the Super Saiyan of legend. He only knew what he had been told in the fairy tail, until he overheard another Saiyan Warrior (Bardock), state the possibility of Frieza wiping out the Saiyan race! Kahlra was 7 years old at this time! So this frightened him! He decided to wait near the Space Pods like he usually did whenever he was expecting a new assignment! Hours later, it would seem the Saiyan was right and he saw a Giant Red Supernova coming down on them! Wasting no time, Kahlra high-jacked a Saiyan pod and just escaped the Planet's Destruction barely, better yet it was under Frieza's radar!

His pod was heading to a planet called Earth. It took him a year to get there (Age 738). But once he did, he decided to settle there instead of take it over, as it would've most likely attract the Frieza Force. He lived in the wild, then eventually moved into civilization. Kahn turned 18 and met a young lady named Dena. They grew close to each other and started to date each other. Kahn learned a lot of new things about Earth through Dena and even got the hang of the relationship. They got married in Age 756. In Age 762, Cole was born. He had an impressive power level as a baby, 750. That would have been enough to earn him a Mid to High class Saiyan Warrior. Kahn started to train Cole when he was 5. Cole surprisingly got the hang of Martial Arts easily, then once Cole had a good handling to hand to hand combat, Kahn started teaching Cole ki. It took a little while for Cole to get the hang of it, but once he did, his skill with it went through the roof. Cole had such a rare talent for Combat, and Ki Control. Such a talent Cole could do many things with ki on the spot. Kahn could tell he was going to grow unbelievably strong. Eventually Cole grew so strong, so skilled, when he sparred with his father he gave him a very difficult time, nearly defeating him on multiple occasions. One day, his father had received some old tapes of a World Martial Arts Tournament, in which Cole watched and the final match between Son Goku and Junior (Piccolo). That was when Cole learned the one and only.....Kamehameha. However....at the age of 7, Kahn grabbed his old Saiyan Pod and said goodbye to his family, Never to be heard from again. However, despite being brought down by his father's disappearance, Cole trains harder than ever, while also keeping up while in school. While during his training, he starts coming up with some of his own techniques. However, one day, Cole watches yet another Tournament but one that'll decide the fate of the world, the Cell Games. While he couldn't watch the whole thing, he did pick up 2 useful moves. Instant Transmission and Destructo Disk. However after the Cell Games, it was stated that Mr. Satan, was the one who beat Cell. But Cole didn't believe any of that and believed that his son (Gohan) was the one who actually beat him and Mr. Satan was a load of crap and getting himself into situations he really shouldn't. At the age of 10, his mother, Dena, thought Cole had grown so strong, so smart, that is was time for him to set out. Cole was scared but didn't argue, so he did it anyway.

When Cole set out, he mostly lived on the road, usually making camps at certain locations throughout. He never stopped training either. He kept training constantly and learned more techniques. Somehow this included the Kaioken. He most notably helped civilization and the citizens, preventing criminal activities and turning thugs in to the police. Though he didn't always do this as he thought they needed to be able to do their job, although if he had any information he gave that to them as well. He also ran errands for many citizens, sometimes even earning Zeni over it. Although he never really wanted Zeni, he never resisted either. However....little did he know.....his adventures were just beginning.

Appearances
His skin tone is that of a sand skin color. He has dark brown hair that is a little spiky that goes forward towards his head. He has 2 front bangs on the front and 1 bang on his right side, he has one notable bang on the front that curls to the right. Otherwise he has a pretty standard hairstyle that makes him look more Human. He has blue eyes with pupils that are a much darker color. His body is somewhat muscular but only to where it's at least noticeable, however he produces more strength than he looks.

When out and about, he usually wears a grey Jacket with Black long sleeves and a blue zipper, and He has black shoes. He wears his grey inner shirt underneath. Otherwise he just wears it on top of his Gi.

Kyoa Saga
His Gi resembles a little bit like Goku's. His Black Gi Top has grey straps on the front circling around the neck, his Kanji stands for Cole (琉), he also has the same one on the back. Underneath is the Grey Under shirt of the Gi, but the sleeves extend further to cover half of his biceps. He wears Navy Blue wristbands that cover most of his wrists. He wears blue shoes with red laces with yellow borders only on the top and bottom.

Personality
Though he has shown to seemingly deal with people quite well. He is actually an introvert and has been for most of his life, he has been really shy with people making sure not to make the wrong move. As powerful, skilled, and talent as he is, he is not at all confident in his capabilities. He feels as if there is always a lot of opponents out there stronger than he is that would love to make a fool of him, as such this keeps him constantly on his toes. However, he is very determined on getting stronger to protect those in need, and is very protective. He has a kind heart and is considerate towards others. He is also open minded, meaning if explained clearly he is able to understand situations easily, this also makes open to learn, although he can easily tell when people are just full of it, thus through experience he becomes much more wise and insightful, though he still has much to learn. Being protective and an introvert, he finds it difficult to accept his mistakes.

Despite being Half-Saiyan, he is one of if not the ONLY one who does not fight for fun, thrill, challenge, glory, or anything like that. He does training and sparring from time to time but that's about it. When he fights, he has a reason for it, mostly to protect the defenseless and the innocent. Although, he performs exceptionally while in the field and seems to do better than most thanks to his talent, and is shown to work quite well when alone. But he doesn't back down from teamwork either.

Fighting Style
Although Cole has been taught by his father on how to fight. Cole believes he doesn't have a particular fighting style currently, he just does his best and uses what he can in a fight. Therefore he he utilizes any techniques he finds useful, and has modified and customized his techniques to have multiple uses whether attacking, defending, or grappling, he even includes some athletics in his fighting moves. He keeps things simple and easy to understand, which actually has proven to be effective and has practiced his Martial Arts moves, including on opponents. Therefore this would make Cole somewhat of a Mixed Martial Artists. However, while has great techniques and talent, and is adaptive to fighting move due to modifying his own, those with greater speed and power can still overwhelm him if he doesn't fight correctly.

Cole is shown to be VERY adaptive, meaning he can quickly get the hang of anyone else's particular fighting style and easily punish them for their mistakes when given enough time. He is also very quick about his actions and movements so he can execute the fastest and strongest blows. When he goes in for the opening or attack, he does not let up. If he catches his opponents, there's not much that can stop him.

He takes fighting dead seriously, when they fight, they fight for real, he believes fighting is not something anyone can just laugh at. However, Cole has learned having a calm and focused mind helps with his fighting. While he is not all confident, it is somewhat beneficial as Cole always keeps his guard up during a fight until he can confirm he has won. He has a strategic mind willing to exploit the best way to combat an opponent or find their weaknesses, but refrains from what he may consider cowardly tactics, so while he may fight dirty he is mostly honorable.

Cole is constantly aware of his surroundings, thus being on guard constantly and always aware of his surroundings makes for any sneak attack impossible. Cole is shown to work better when going at it alone, but he won't back down if he has to work as a team either and is shown to be quite skilled at that as well, especially with coordinated attacks. Even if he's never practiced them he always finds a way to improvise and go with the flow.

Power and Abilities
As a Half-Saiyan, Shoten Cole possesses a vast array of superhuman physical attributes. Additionally Cole is very adept at Ki Control as he is able to utilize particular moves on the spot without having developed a particular technique, and it only increases his fighting abilities to an even greater degree.

Physical Abilities

 * Super Speed : Cole has always liked very speedy maneuvers in both combat and general movement. So through training he has gained the ability to run at very fast speeds. With his speed he is able to clear cities under an hour, outrun speeding cars as well as bullets, and rivals flight speed as he prefers to work on the ground. He is even able to adapt to his environments and can keep it up for long periods of time.
 * Superhuman Senses : Cole has always favored in using his senses, especially when he keeps an eye on his surroundings. Thus Cole is able think and react at extremely high speeds, which is only improved further through Ki Sensing. Additionally he is easily able to dodge or catch projectiles thrown by weapons.
 * Superhuman Durability : Cole's body is far more durable than that of normal human beings, being essentially invulnerable to all Earth-made weapons, especially guns. His durability is so great he can survive planetary forces of energy. However, while naturally durable thanks to his Saiyan physiology, his durability has limits.
 * Superhuman Endurance : Thanks to his physiology and willpower, Cole is capable of exerting himself even if fatigued from using techniques or transformations that cost a lot of energy or even wounded. He take a lot of injuries and damage and still have the strength to stand, even when in the scariest and life threatening situations

Skills

 * Martial Arts : Cole was trained in Martial Arts, starting with his father. He quickly picked up on the art and has only gotten better ever since, as he continues to practice and improve, he is very well disciplined. He has continued to pick up many different kinds of techniques from multiple different styles of Martial Arts he finds cool and most importantly useful. From punches, to kicks, to grapples, even a couple of pressure points. Furthermore, he is adept at combos.
 * Survival : Having being released into the world so soon and living on the road. Cole has learned and developed survival skills in order to live when he is somewhat patrolling the streets of other cities on the lookout for dangerous criminals. He has enough knowledge and experience to build a hut and campfire. Find fruits, berries, and drinking water, and many other things.
 * Ki Control : Cole as of now has better control over his Ki than anyone else thus far. He is so talented and skilled he can do many tricks and maneuvers on the spot without having an actual technique of it. This and thanks to his Saiyan talent and adaptability, he can copy certain techniques almost perfect. However, advanced techniques such as the Kaioken and Instant Transmission take much more time, as it is likely it took him many many months to perfect. It's even likely Cole just perfected his own take on the Kaioken just after Aliren came to invade the Earth. With Ki, Cole is able to perform many special attacks and abilities far beyond his normal limitations.

Racial Traits

 * Zenkai Boost : Being part Saiyan means Cole is able to get stronger from severe injuries or near death states, and can overcome the obstacle that once gave him trouble with twice the amount of power. This is shown when Cole fights against Skull to save the Z-Defenders from further injuries and harm.

Techniques

 * Kamehameha
 * Destructo Disk
 * Instant Transmission
 * Kaioken
 * Soaring Fist
 * Super Fist Strike
 * Burst Strike
 * Burst Power

Ultimate Techniques

 * Super Kamehameha

Transformations
Shoten Cole currently does not have any transformations

Resistances

 * Sneak Attacks : Due to his constant awareness of his surroundings and never letting down his guard. Sneak Attacks are ineffective against him as he reacts to them almost instantly.

Weaknesses

 * Can be Angered
 * Brutally losing a friend or a close one can cause him to go berserk
 * Going too fast at things can cause him to be open to some attacks
 * A little overprotective
 * If he's dealing with a foe, and he doesn't know what to do, this may leave him a bit sloppy!

Concept and Creation
One of the very characters to set everything in motion for the creation of Dragon Block C Heroes Arise (Formerly known as Dragon Ball Z Heroes Arise).

Cole had very little concepts about his character in the very beginning. In fact, when the very concept of Dragon Block C Heroes Arise was born, it was all improvised. That is why some of the characters such as Sagen were resembling that of original characters such as Cabba from Dragon Ball Super, despite having 0 knowledge of the character. It was one of those typical Dragon Ball Fan Ocs with similar power and techniques to the original characters such as Goku, Krillin, etc. The creator of this character liked to be real with himself when creating characters, that is why he bares the same name as the creator. (Although when years went by he would eventually give him the last name "Shoten" which translates to "Caring Warrior")

However he would also go through many changes, eventually leading up to the Shoten Cole we would come to know of today. The first time he was introduced was when he had the same Gi on he did on the Kyoa Saga, however it sported Orange and Blue with Navy Blue pants and Black shoes, plus he had the same hair as Teen Gohan. It was later changed to sport the Black and Grey color palette and he had the same hair style as Goku, however this would not be a permanent change in the slightest as the only reason he had Goku's Hairstyle was because the creator wanted the same Super Saiyan hairstyle as he did, additionally when the Series was born it was on a vanilla Minecraft Server. What sparked the idea of the Black and Grey color palette was because before he had the skin on Minecraft, the creator had a near identical skin to the YouTuber GoldSolace but with brown gloves, a Sly Mask symbol on his front (From the Sly Cooper series), and the Gold Ingot was on the back instead. This new color palette would be here to stay.

As time went on, more ideas and concepts would appear while the series was created along with it's characters. As it stands, Shoten Cole has received the most Redesigns for his character, although most of them were never shown to the public as they would either change or be scrapped entirely because something just felt off about the design. Although the series has continually be post-poned on multiple occasions, it seemed to have done some good as the creator would learn more about story writing and characters until eventually planning to make this a full-fledged series of his own (Granted, it would be unoriginal as Dragon Ball belongs to Akira Toriyama, not him)