Shuffle.exe

Shuffle.exe
Gender: Male
Age: Looks 23
Element: Null
Subtype: Team
Appearance: Shuffle is a tanned, handsome-looking navi; his build is lean, his height average (Equivalent of 5'9"), and his musculature also so. On top of that, he has an ass to kill for, and strong-looking legs that look built for chasing. Covering his pelvis is a pair of card-themed boxer briefs, black with clubs, hearts, and diamonds all over them... and a single spade placed suggestively on the crotch. Shuffle's face is well-set, with moderately high cheekbones and a chin just wide enough that his jawline does not taper off into a point. His eyes are yellow, the color of dandelions or topazes, and he has a rounded, "bell"-shaped nose. His hair, kept tied back into a short, immaculate ponytail by a clasp-locking circlet adorned with a club, is a light, silvery red, almost pink but far too saturated with color to be seen that way.

For clothing, Shuffle wears a set of black-with-red-and-white-pinstripe slacks, a pair of black dress shoes, a white dress shirt, and a black vest. Inlaid on the back of the vest are the symbols of the four suits, spinning endlessly around a stylized depiction of a jester. Weaved onto the outside hems of Shuffle's pants are a pair of clubs, and on his vest, just over his left breast is a heart. Over his right breast is another spade, and on the sides of his shoulders are a pair of diamonds; just below the joint, in fact.

None of these things are the most interesting aspect of Shuffle's outfit, however; Starting from just above the elbow and extending all the way down just past shuffle's wrists are a set of oversized, unattached black "sleeves", beginning with a tip on the outsides of his arms and ending in a rounded cuff that extends slightly further on the outside stitch than the inside, emblazoned with a red "A" over Shuffle's right hand, and a black "A" over his left. These "sleeves" are both a unique fashion statement and Shuffle's weapons; in battle, they dispense his cards.

It is worth noting that shuffle's weapon dispenses actual PLAYING CARDS, not the card summons that are attached to his signatures. Shuffle either simply allows these to be fired out of the sleeve, like a gun, or grabs them as they come out and tosses them like throwing knives-- or in some cases, bullets.

Personality: Shuffle can be summed up with the phrase, "Cockiness restrained". He will sometimes play the part of a cocky, headstrong card dealer, goading enemies (or allies) into games of chance and flights of fancy, but in reality he is well-versed and well-grounded in playing the game of life. (Not LIFE.) Beneath this exterior of cocky playfulness lay a navi that isn't too sure of his place in the world just yet; Shuffle has been around a long time, but he hasn't yet had the opportunity to do anything with himself, and that frustrates him, at times leading him to occasionally take chances that most navis would turn down. Interpersonally, when he is not showing off he is an agreeable sort, not prone to bickering or overbearing pressing of his own points or feelings, lending him well to getting along with others. Whether this is due to the influence of his subtype or not is uncertain.

--Cards--

Shuffle's cards are the graphical representations of his signatures; namely a character will generally appear, do whatever it is the signature does, and then disappear. OUTSIDE of battle they like to follow Shuffle around and be chatty little buggers.

Spades are cards that focus on the sword, and as a result, slashing attacks. They are primarily damage dealers, but a few of them have more interesting, slowing or debuffing skills that make a foe vulnerable for melee-range attacks. Visually, the Spades all carry swords that are spade-tipped, with the widest point of the spade coming out even past the width of the rest of their blades; they are also all dressed in black bodysuits, making their unarmored members seem reminiscent of assassins.

Diamonds are cards that focus on guns, bombs, and longer-range attacks in general. If it involves terminal velocity in SOME way, the Diamonds are likely involved. Their secondary skills are defense pierces and various ways to deal damage to specific resistances. As a suit, they have the most widely-varying sets of clothing; most of them share the trait of wearing gloves, however, intended to allow them the dexterity required for their attacks without damage. It is also worth noting that, almost as a rule, they try at all costs to use every sort of ranged attack except guns themselves.

Clubs focus on more environmental and non-damaging effects, things like telekinesis, movements, terrain changes, anything that doesn't fit into the other three suits. Visually, their distinction is that they all wear masks. Fancy masks, simple masks, wooden masks, paint, anything you can think of that at least partially covers the face. Some even wear glasses or monocles.

Hearts focus on supporting, buffing, and defending, dedicating their abilities to keeping fights going until the enemy is done. Most of them wear medical uniforms of varying sorts; ranging from fetishistic nurse outfits to medical scrubs to the military fatigues of combat medics.