Kurokawa Masato is a very disturbed young man.  The reason for this is primarily due to the terrible nature of his birth.<br/><br/>His mother, Sayomi, had always been sensitive to the supernatural even as a young girl.  She reasons that it was this very trait that attracted oddities to her -- oddities like the monster that attacked and raped her when she was only in high school.  She never knew where it had come from nor what it was exactly, but when she became unexpectedly pregnant, her extremely conservative parents wrote her off as a whore and a lost cause.  No one would believe her story of monsters, and so Sayomi was forced to care for herself and the baby she'd decided to keep.  Her methods of survival were not always decent, but they were honest and she tried to raise Masato as best as she could, being a young, single mother.  She never told her son what exactly had raped her.<br/><br/>But even from birth, she knew that Masato was unusual.  He was always a bit on the large side and his skin was tan enough to almost be red.  His white hair and abnormally sharp fangs did not help his alien appearance any, so Sayomi regularly colored his hair black to help him fit in.  While most of his appearance could be dismissed as traits of a foreign father, however, it was Masato's often violent temper that truly set him apart from normal children.  It was very difficult at first for Sayomi to keep her son in school when he would frequently be suspended or expelled for fighting.  As he matured and saw his mother in constant anguish over his actions, Masato began to realize just how fortunate he was to have someone genuinely care for a freak of nature like himself... and how he was repaying her love by hurting her.  He vowed to keep his temper in check from then on and be the model citizen in school.  While his scholastic achievements were mostly average, Masato was finally able to maintain some sense of stability in his life, much to his mother's relief.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, Masato found that his violent nature simply became more pronounced as the years went by.  Eventually, he took to venting his frustrations accumulated over the school day on trees, cars, dumpsters and anything that he could hit hard and repeatedly.  Inanimate objects were just not enough, however -- he wanted to hurt someone.  Masato finally found his relief when he took to beating up petty thieves and any other criminals that he came across in the city.  He especially loved to hurt and emasculate rapists.  Masato's hobby meant that he spent a great deal of time on the streets.  Since his mother worked multiple jobs, she did not often notice how much time he spent in the back-alleys and dark spots of the city.  He kept his urban activities secret from Sayomi, of course -- he didn't want her to worry again.<br/><br/>Masato's ferocity steadily grew over time, as if he'd been born to crush others.  After a particularly intense run-in with some local gang members, Masato was approached by a rival Yakuza boss who offered him a job as a part-time junior enforcer.  Being of questionable morals already, Masato didn't put too much thought into becoming one of the criminals he'd been hospitalizing -- especially if it meant that he could pull some extra money in to help his mom.  In just one year, Masato earned enough money to pay for his high school tuition as well as fake income from an after-school job once his mother finally agreed to let him help her with the money troubles.<br/><br/>Masato's goals are to finish school and enter the work force so that he can take care of Sayomi.  Failing that, he'll keep busting heads and just pretend that he's respectably employed so that his mother can hopefully rest easy and have a life of her own for a change.  As he grows, however, Masato has come to realize that there is something in him that is clawing its way to the surface.  He doesn't quite understand the nature of it yet, but he knows that there have been times when he has become so enraged that he has almost killed people.  Worse, he has noticed that his lust during these states is nearly uncontrollable.  These days, he tries his best to keep away from girls in general, but the same looks that once ostracized him have started to attract some attention.  He is extremely tall for his age and noticeably built.  His exotic skin tone and spikey hair (he colors it something different every other week) only seem to add to his subtle allure and more than a few girls have found him dangerously attractive.  He always scares them off with a few screams and a level of rudeness that he reserves for women, though.  Plenty of the yakuza that he works with think that he's just gay.  Really, he's just trying to keep everyone safe from whatever monstrosity is hidden within him.<br/><br/>Character-wise, Masato is a bruiser, pure and simple.  He's also a mama's boy and extremely defensive about it.  I intend to advance him into the Devil Heart Hunter PrC to reflect his discovery of his true half-demon nature.<br/><br/>Name: Kurokawa Masato<br/>Class: Strong Hero 5<br/>Occupation: Criminal (Gamble, Knowledge: Streetwise)<br/>Age: 16<br/>Reputation: +1<br/>Wealth: 6<br/><br/>Str: 17 (+3)<br/>Dex: 10<br/>Sta: 16 (+3)<br/>Int: 10<br/>Wis: 10<br/>Cha: 10<br/><br/>AP: 7<br/>HP: 39<br/>Attack: +5 (Melee +8, Ranged +5)<br/>Defense: 15 (+3 Class, +2 Racial)<br/><br/>Weapons:<br/>Unarmed -- Total Attack Bonus: +9  Damage: 1d6 + 6  Critical: 20  Type: Bludgeoning  Special Properties: Does not provoke Attacks of Opportunity and may also make Attacks of Opportunity; May choose to deal either Lethal or Nonlethal damage<br/><br/>Fortitude: +8<br/>Reflex: +1<br/>Will: +1<br/><br/>Feats:<br/>Simple Weapons Proficiency<br/>Brawl<br/>Racial Exotica<br/>Combat Martial Arts<br/>Great Fortitude<br/>Power Attack<br/><br/>Talents:<br/>Melee Smash<br/>Improved Melee Smash<br/>Advanced Melee Smash<br/><br/>Skills:<br/>Bluff +0 (+4 Racial Bonus – Sexually Oriented), Climb +4,  Disguise -4 (Racial Penalty), Intimidate +1, Jump +4, Knowledge – Streetwise +6