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INFO 🏀 ISLE OF AVALON
Nov. 13th, 2020 12:26 am
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A very superstitious man, Midorima listens to the Oha Asa horoscopes every single day and constantly carries around Cancer’s daily lucky item is—no matter how ridiculous. He can show a playful side, playing around with lucky items or making musical jokes while playing piano. He has numerous rituals he is near-obsessive about. Between doing everything he can in practice and everything he can to improve his fortune, he claims this is why he "Never misses a shot."
Midorima is a (Takao-declared) "tsundere.” He'll pretend not to recognize someone that he's been watching carefully because of their skill or tell a respected friend that there's no way he could get along with him. He’ll text “Die” as a response to “Good luck” from certain friends. He will try to help out other people while being rude to try to hide it or tell people he doesn’t want to come somewhere, only to show up anyway wearing sunglasses. If caught, he'll insist it's a coincidence regardless of how obvious it is.
Midorima’s selfish behavior resulted in a compromise of a daily three-count of “willful requests.” If he makes his shots for Shutoku (he does), he can do whatever he wants no matter who it pisses off on the team. Despite his perfect record, he’s afraid enough of breaking this rule that he won’t play if his horoscope says his luck isn’t good unless it’s an important match and he has his lucky item. Though there is no evidence of his horoscope causing him to miss a shot, it has been shown to put him in dangerous situations, leading some to the conclusion that his luck is real for him. Despite the selfishness, he’s been shown on multiple occasions to have a strong and good heart- including in Teiko when all other members of the Generation of Miracles had essentially stopped showing up to practice. He was the only other member of the Teiko starters besides Kuroko who refused to participate in disrespectful games against their opponents. He and Kuroko were also the only two Teiko members to stand up to Akashi, too.
Midorima’s precision and focus on three-pointers is because he believes they're better because they're worth more points and can act as buzzer beaters. Another reason for this accuracy, he claims, is his nail care techniques which include rigorous nail-filing and bandaging his fingers outside games to protect his nails.
Midorima is a quiet type, but it'd be wrong to call him reserved all the time. He’s easily annoyed with a short fuse at times. He’s more physical with people he likes (he off-screen tackles Takao more than once) and he may outright refuse to cooperate with those he dislikes (Kagami). He also can be something of a nag if he feels he needs to take care of someone (Aomine, Murasakibara). If a person is in-between, he'll be more reserved with them. There's a distinctive difference in tone when dealing with someone he gets along with or someone that he wants to smack upside the head.
He's good at assessment and development insight, which shows in his ability to discern others' strengths, weaknesses, how their moves work, and ways to improve. He also notices changes in behaviors of others, whether he chooses to react to them or not. He notes this with Kise after Shutoku and Kaijo’s loss to Seirin, noticed Kuroko’s attitude changes after Teiko-Kamata, and was the first person to notice Akashi’s second personality. Despite this, he isn’t good with romance and can be oblivious to it, even in others.
He has a lot of personal pride; it takes losing a game against Seirin to get him to admit his own weakness (teamwork). After, he spends more time with his team and overcomes this, even telling Mibuchi that not a single member of his team is a "hindrance." The Rakuzan-Shutoku game demonstrates this development significantly when Midorima nearly loses hope after Akashi brings him to his knees during the game and is revived by his teammate's support, his determination to win renewed. This was the first time onscreen that Midorima truly broke away from Akashi and the Teiko mindset and accepted Shutoku as the ones that he wants to play with. This trust is further illustrated when Midorima makes the “Sky Direct 3P Shot” with Takao, in which he takes his shooting form before receiving the ball, meaning he’s completely reliant on Takao’s pass to make the shot. Without being able to trust Takao, it would be impossible because Midorima can't control the fate of the ball completely, circumstances he would’ve once refused.
There are traits he values more than others that will earn his hard-to-earn respect: determination, willpower, doing everything in your power, and grit. The only person Midorima shows respect for no matter what is Akashi. They played shogi during breaks and spent time together as Captain and Vice at Teiko. He expresses that Akashi is someone he trusts as much as Takao and performs the Sky Direct with him in Last Game, even after Akashi’s other self told Midorima that he wanted to be enemies. Yet despite Akashi’s “always right” attitude, Midorima does not hesitate to speak his mind with him but is shown to be much less irritable with him.
He hates cats, natto, he can’t cook, and he loves red beans (especially soup). He’s possibly legally blind without his glasses. He plays piano, likes older girls, and Takao says he’s good at all types of “finger play.” (Yes, that’s a real quote.) This odd man is ultimately a good person, even if he won’t admit it.
CRAU Midorima spent over a year in Prismatica and despite his sometimes off-putting nature and reluctance to allow people to get close, due to the nature of the game was able to develop relationships with Eichi Tenshouin (lost by drop), Weiss Schnee (broke up with him), Ryouta Kise, and briefly Kazunari Takao. He has become less of a prude than he would've otherwise been, but is not any less superstitious. If anything, the clear existence of multiple universes has made him more open to various types of supernatural beliefs. A brief traumatic experience has, however, made him a little more cautious about going off on his own to obtain lucky items and will seek out someone with more ample fighting capabilities if he believes a situation may turn dangerous. That said, he did learn archery basics from Keito Hasumi and practice it well enough to attempt long-distance defense in emergencies, but he does not prefer to do it as a first response.
His left hand's fingers will always be wrapped in white athletic tape unless otherwise specified. He has a visible but faded scar on the back of his left hand, gained in Prismatica from a fight with a vine monster that stole Eichi Tenshouin's butterfly knife. Though he likes to go to glasses stores to try on different frames, he only ever wears the same black half-framed glasses. He has very long eyelashes behind his glasses.
Note that while his canon point is post-Last Game (movie), his haircut is the same as in the main series. Even Avalon's fairies weren't about that movie hairstyle, ya feel. They fixed it for him.
| name Shintarou Midorima | gender Cis-Male | housing TBD |
| canon Kuroko no Basuke | age 19 | employment TBD |
| timepoint Post-Last Game | species Human | magic Alchemy |
| crau Prismatica | sexuality Bisexual | familiar Tanuki |
About
Midorima is extremely confident, competitive, and hates losing. His attitude isn't arrogance either, as he's extremely skilled at basketball, especially when it comes to his field of expertise: 3-pointers that go higher than a normal person would be able to control the arc of. Midorima practices extremely hard to keep his “Miracle” status, but that isn't all he credits to his accuracy.A very superstitious man, Midorima listens to the Oha Asa horoscopes every single day and constantly carries around Cancer’s daily lucky item is—no matter how ridiculous. He can show a playful side, playing around with lucky items or making musical jokes while playing piano. He has numerous rituals he is near-obsessive about. Between doing everything he can in practice and everything he can to improve his fortune, he claims this is why he "Never misses a shot."
Midorima is a (Takao-declared) "tsundere.” He'll pretend not to recognize someone that he's been watching carefully because of their skill or tell a respected friend that there's no way he could get along with him. He’ll text “Die” as a response to “Good luck” from certain friends. He will try to help out other people while being rude to try to hide it or tell people he doesn’t want to come somewhere, only to show up anyway wearing sunglasses. If caught, he'll insist it's a coincidence regardless of how obvious it is.
Midorima’s selfish behavior resulted in a compromise of a daily three-count of “willful requests.” If he makes his shots for Shutoku (he does), he can do whatever he wants no matter who it pisses off on the team. Despite his perfect record, he’s afraid enough of breaking this rule that he won’t play if his horoscope says his luck isn’t good unless it’s an important match and he has his lucky item. Though there is no evidence of his horoscope causing him to miss a shot, it has been shown to put him in dangerous situations, leading some to the conclusion that his luck is real for him. Despite the selfishness, he’s been shown on multiple occasions to have a strong and good heart- including in Teiko when all other members of the Generation of Miracles had essentially stopped showing up to practice. He was the only other member of the Teiko starters besides Kuroko who refused to participate in disrespectful games against their opponents. He and Kuroko were also the only two Teiko members to stand up to Akashi, too.
Midorima’s precision and focus on three-pointers is because he believes they're better because they're worth more points and can act as buzzer beaters. Another reason for this accuracy, he claims, is his nail care techniques which include rigorous nail-filing and bandaging his fingers outside games to protect his nails.
Midorima is a quiet type, but it'd be wrong to call him reserved all the time. He’s easily annoyed with a short fuse at times. He’s more physical with people he likes (he off-screen tackles Takao more than once) and he may outright refuse to cooperate with those he dislikes (Kagami). He also can be something of a nag if he feels he needs to take care of someone (Aomine, Murasakibara). If a person is in-between, he'll be more reserved with them. There's a distinctive difference in tone when dealing with someone he gets along with or someone that he wants to smack upside the head.
He's good at assessment and development insight, which shows in his ability to discern others' strengths, weaknesses, how their moves work, and ways to improve. He also notices changes in behaviors of others, whether he chooses to react to them or not. He notes this with Kise after Shutoku and Kaijo’s loss to Seirin, noticed Kuroko’s attitude changes after Teiko-Kamata, and was the first person to notice Akashi’s second personality. Despite this, he isn’t good with romance and can be oblivious to it, even in others.
He has a lot of personal pride; it takes losing a game against Seirin to get him to admit his own weakness (teamwork). After, he spends more time with his team and overcomes this, even telling Mibuchi that not a single member of his team is a "hindrance." The Rakuzan-Shutoku game demonstrates this development significantly when Midorima nearly loses hope after Akashi brings him to his knees during the game and is revived by his teammate's support, his determination to win renewed. This was the first time onscreen that Midorima truly broke away from Akashi and the Teiko mindset and accepted Shutoku as the ones that he wants to play with. This trust is further illustrated when Midorima makes the “Sky Direct 3P Shot” with Takao, in which he takes his shooting form before receiving the ball, meaning he’s completely reliant on Takao’s pass to make the shot. Without being able to trust Takao, it would be impossible because Midorima can't control the fate of the ball completely, circumstances he would’ve once refused.
There are traits he values more than others that will earn his hard-to-earn respect: determination, willpower, doing everything in your power, and grit. The only person Midorima shows respect for no matter what is Akashi. They played shogi during breaks and spent time together as Captain and Vice at Teiko. He expresses that Akashi is someone he trusts as much as Takao and performs the Sky Direct with him in Last Game, even after Akashi’s other self told Midorima that he wanted to be enemies. Yet despite Akashi’s “always right” attitude, Midorima does not hesitate to speak his mind with him but is shown to be much less irritable with him.
He hates cats, natto, he can’t cook, and he loves red beans (especially soup). He’s possibly legally blind without his glasses. He plays piano, likes older girls, and Takao says he’s good at all types of “finger play.” (Yes, that’s a real quote.) This odd man is ultimately a good person, even if he won’t admit it.
CRAU Midorima spent over a year in Prismatica and despite his sometimes off-putting nature and reluctance to allow people to get close, due to the nature of the game was able to develop relationships with Eichi Tenshouin (lost by drop), Weiss Schnee (broke up with him), Ryouta Kise, and briefly Kazunari Takao. He has become less of a prude than he would've otherwise been, but is not any less superstitious. If anything, the clear existence of multiple universes has made him more open to various types of supernatural beliefs. A brief traumatic experience has, however, made him a little more cautious about going off on his own to obtain lucky items and will seek out someone with more ample fighting capabilities if he believes a situation may turn dangerous. That said, he did learn archery basics from Keito Hasumi and practice it well enough to attempt long-distance defense in emergencies, but he does not prefer to do it as a first response.
Appearance
height 195cm/6'5"
build Muscular
hair Green
eyes Green
first impressions Midorima has a very professional stance about him, always holding his head high as if he's looking down at you. Smiles are rare, scowls and neutral expressions are more common. He will always have his glasses on-- if he doesn't, he cannot differentiate a human person from a lion statue. He is very tall, but if he's talking with someone he will often take their stride so as to not get too far ahead unless he wants to get away from them.
build Muscular
hair Green
eyes Green
His left hand's fingers will always be wrapped in white athletic tape unless otherwise specified. He has a visible but faded scar on the back of his left hand, gained in Prismatica from a fight with a vine monster that stole Eichi Tenshouin's butterfly knife. Though he likes to go to glasses stores to try on different frames, he only ever wears the same black half-framed glasses. He has very long eyelashes behind his glasses.
Note that while his canon point is post-Last Game (movie), his haircut is the same as in the main series. Even Avalon's fairies weren't about that movie hairstyle, ya feel. They fixed it for him.
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hug/kiss/sex if discussed flirting/romance yes, but he's unlikely to be receptive fighting no injury ask first break/steal glasses ask first break/steal lucky item ask first death no mindreading/manipulation ask first backtagging yes threadhopping yes fourthwalling no crau yes other I prefer communication to blanket permissions and I'm very open to them, so please feel free to ask about anything you aren't sure about! |
