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THEMIS DATABASE: AN'YU OYAMA
Jan. 22nd, 2014 12:09 amAN'YU OYAMA
BIOMETRICS
FULL NAME: An’yu Oyama
KNOWN ALIASES AND TITLES: An’yu Oyama, the Blacksmith of the Searing Wind
DATE OF BIRTH: June 3, 1993
AGE: 69
NATIONALITY: Filipino-Japanese
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: None
HUNTER DOSSIER
CLASS: Alchemist (Tammuz)
HOME COMPACT/CONSPIRACY: Zangyaku
RANK: Oni-Tsukai (Ten)/Myobu (Ten) of the Senshi, Kibo
POSITIONS HELD: Member of the Searing Wind
AFFILIATED COMPACTS/CONSPIRACIES:
OTHER AFFILIATED GROUPS:
TACTICAL DESIGNATION: Front Liner, Administrator, Smith
FAVORED WEAPONS: A pair of katana
COMBAT ASSESSMENT: Aggressive, close-ranged fighter who liberally uses his abilities to get the edge over his opponents and provide support for his comrades.
HISTORY
An’yu was the only son of his father, the older of two children and the one, by merit of the fact that he was the son, slated to inherited the Oyama Sword Style. Unfortunately, An’yu’s aunt – the daughter, and the child that was not meant to have any real inheritance – was the one who ended up being skilled with a blade. An’yu’s father possessed no aptitude for sword fighting, and was much better as a blacksmith – the Oyama family’s other trade. As a result, An’yu spent the entirety of his life being pushed unfairly by his father, and turned into a means for his father to live vicariously through him.
A run-in with a Pandoran during his first day in Metro Manila turned An’yu’s life around. He was saved by Asuna Mustang and some Anino operatives, and ended up joining the Methuselah in order to find some answers. The Pandoran had knocked him into a supernatural coma where he dreamt of his grandfather Saitou’s past, and Saitou’s relationship with Hikaru Shinta. An’yu, with Aidan Clayce’s blessing, ended up going back to his home in Mindinao in Henry Lim’s company and discovering his grandfather’s diaries. He used these to train himself further, and start unlocking his nature as an Alchemist.
Aidan had An’yu assigned as a novice to the Rockin’ Rollas, Henry’s blade. Henry was the one who actually helped An’yu find Lily, the first Promethean who would teach him. Interestingly enough, Lily had been Saitou’s Promethean lover: Saitou, in spite of his feelings for Lily, ended up choosing An’yu’s grandmother over Lily. After getting over her embitterment over who An’yu was, Lily began to teach An’yu in earnest – she even instructed Kaien Yamazaki of the Searing Wind to guide the boy in her place whenever she was not available. However, An’yu’s own lust for power pushed Lily, in the interests of protecting him, to remove herself from “the Game” of the Fifth World entirely, jeopardizing the Methuselah’s relations with the local Created.
The incident proved to be just the kind of wake-up call that An’yu needed. Humbled by his own actions, the boy submitted himself to the sanctions that Aidan levied on him, and remained under “house arrest” for a significant period of time, joining his blade for engagements only when he was allowed to – he spent most of this period training under Kaien, and redeeming himself both to his master and to the conspiracies of the Methuselah and Netsach. Eventually, his house arrest was revoked, and he allowed to attempt to trace the footsteps of Saitou and follow the trajectory of his grandfather’s Pilgrimage in order to get in touch with his family’s history. This was something that An’yu balanced between missions with his blade, and with the likes of Wolf’s Choice and the Pack. He continued to train under Kaien, and befriended Asuna, the girl who had saved him before he had ever joined the Methuselah. He also caught the attention of Roy Mustang, Asuna’s father and the Head of the Order of the Golden Dawn. It was An’yu, in fact, who eventually convinced Roy to pick a side in the conflict between the Methuselah, Zangyaku, and Netsach.
One of the more significant things that occurred for An’yu because of his Pilgrimage was coming in contact with Prometheans whom Saitou had grown close to. One of them was a Sakata Gintoki, a powerful Pandoran that wished to work towards redemption as though he were one of the Created. Gintoki became both a mentor and a friend to An’yu, and provided a great amount of insight into the Promethean and Alchemist that Saitou had once been.
Shortly before Operation Nyx, An’yu – by then a Hunter of Netsach just like the rest of his blade mates and the friends he had made within Wolf’s Choice and the Pack – managed to get through to Asuna and successfully express the feelings that he had developed for the girl. He also managed to convince Gintoki to stop fence sitting and aid the Keepers of the Vigil. Unfortunately, while An’yu survived the fight, Gintoki ended up sacrificing himself to protect the members of the Heimdall Contingent from a fatal blow from Nyx.
Even though he and Asuna officially engaged in a romantic relationship sometime before Operation Nyx, An’yu had to work for five, long, difficult years as Roy’s apprentice before the man granted him permission to marry his daughter. From that point onward, An’yu directed his energies towards serving as Netsach’s liaison to the Golden Dawn, and to Zangyaku. He quickly ascended in the ranks of all three organizations.
An’yu distinguished himself for the field work he devoted himself to during the First Reforms, and the Darkest Vigil – he traveled around the globe, both to complete his grandfather Saitou’s Pilgrimage and to create Golden Dawn safehouses for Prometheans wherever he could. Later, during the Darkest Vigil, the only time he participated in major campaigns was when they happened to be close to his current location. Some of his old comrades were surprised by this, given An’yu’s fighting spirit. He explained it as his attempt to pay homage to Lily.
In 2046, An’yu, by then an Inquisitor of Netsach and a Ten-ranked oni-tsukai of Zangyaku, replaced Kaien as the new Alchemist of the Searing Wind. He spent the remainder of the Darkest Vigil balancing his pet project for the Golden Dawn and his duties to the Wolf as a field operative of Zangyaku.
CURRENT STATUS
Has returned to the Philippines and settled down permanently since the Armistice at Blaece. Now serves part-time as an instructor at Balamb and Kalika Shinta’s second over at Kibo, and is almost always accompanied by Sadaharu, Gintoki’s Pandoran dragon companion. Those closest to An’yu claim that the Alchemist has been looking into ways of bringing Gintoki back.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Every aspect of An’yu’s personality and every action he takes are defined by his beliefs, and his beliefs are solidly centered on the main law of nature: that strength determines everything, and one only deserves to live if one decides to be strong. While this used to manifest in a self-destructive tendency to compromise all things, including other people, in pursuit of whatever might happen to make him better than the rest, this drive now keeps An’yu in line. This change in direction can be attributed to Lily’s disappearance – An’yu’s first real wounding, given the fact that he alone could take responsibility for it – and the way he retraced the footsteps of Saitou Oyama, his grandfather, by doing Saitou’s Pilgrimage all over again.
An’yu is stable now because the passing of the years and the many things he has down have made him perfectly aware of his strengths and weaknesses, his limitations both as a human being and as an Alchemist. He is one of those rare individuals who is perfectly attuned to what he believes to be his place in the larger picture of things.
THREAT LEVEL
COMMENDABLE/NON-FACTOR. It has long since been proven that An’yu’s age does not appear to have slowed him down in the slightest. Furthermore, his clout with organizations like Netsach, Zangyaku, and the Order of the Golden Dawn could make him a formidable foe for many. He is the kind of man who will only respect strength, and if it becomes clear to him that the leaders of today’s Vigil are not strong, he may take action.
ELIAS’ NOTES
You still owe me that favor, An’yu.
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BIOMETRICS
FULL NAME: An’yu Oyama
KNOWN ALIASES AND TITLES: An’yu Oyama, the Blacksmith of the Searing Wind
DATE OF BIRTH: June 3, 1993
AGE: 69
NATIONALITY: Filipino-Japanese
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: None
HUNTER DOSSIER
CLASS: Alchemist (Tammuz)
HOME COMPACT/CONSPIRACY: Zangyaku
RANK: Oni-Tsukai (Ten)/Myobu (Ten) of the Senshi, Kibo
POSITIONS HELD: Member of the Searing Wind
AFFILIATED COMPACTS/CONSPIRACIES:
- The Methuselah, pre-2012 (Seventh Circle Hunter, Anino; Blade: “The Rockin’ Rollas”)
- Netsach (Inquisitor, Liyab; Blade: “The Rockin’ Rollas”)
OTHER AFFILIATED GROUPS:
- Order of the Golden Dawn (Official Liaison to the Conspiracies of Netsach and Zangyaku)
TACTICAL DESIGNATION: Front Liner, Administrator, Smith
FAVORED WEAPONS: A pair of katana
COMBAT ASSESSMENT: Aggressive, close-ranged fighter who liberally uses his abilities to get the edge over his opponents and provide support for his comrades.
HISTORY
An’yu was the only son of his father, the older of two children and the one, by merit of the fact that he was the son, slated to inherited the Oyama Sword Style. Unfortunately, An’yu’s aunt – the daughter, and the child that was not meant to have any real inheritance – was the one who ended up being skilled with a blade. An’yu’s father possessed no aptitude for sword fighting, and was much better as a blacksmith – the Oyama family’s other trade. As a result, An’yu spent the entirety of his life being pushed unfairly by his father, and turned into a means for his father to live vicariously through him.
A run-in with a Pandoran during his first day in Metro Manila turned An’yu’s life around. He was saved by Asuna Mustang and some Anino operatives, and ended up joining the Methuselah in order to find some answers. The Pandoran had knocked him into a supernatural coma where he dreamt of his grandfather Saitou’s past, and Saitou’s relationship with Hikaru Shinta. An’yu, with Aidan Clayce’s blessing, ended up going back to his home in Mindinao in Henry Lim’s company and discovering his grandfather’s diaries. He used these to train himself further, and start unlocking his nature as an Alchemist.
Aidan had An’yu assigned as a novice to the Rockin’ Rollas, Henry’s blade. Henry was the one who actually helped An’yu find Lily, the first Promethean who would teach him. Interestingly enough, Lily had been Saitou’s Promethean lover: Saitou, in spite of his feelings for Lily, ended up choosing An’yu’s grandmother over Lily. After getting over her embitterment over who An’yu was, Lily began to teach An’yu in earnest – she even instructed Kaien Yamazaki of the Searing Wind to guide the boy in her place whenever she was not available. However, An’yu’s own lust for power pushed Lily, in the interests of protecting him, to remove herself from “the Game” of the Fifth World entirely, jeopardizing the Methuselah’s relations with the local Created.
The incident proved to be just the kind of wake-up call that An’yu needed. Humbled by his own actions, the boy submitted himself to the sanctions that Aidan levied on him, and remained under “house arrest” for a significant period of time, joining his blade for engagements only when he was allowed to – he spent most of this period training under Kaien, and redeeming himself both to his master and to the conspiracies of the Methuselah and Netsach. Eventually, his house arrest was revoked, and he allowed to attempt to trace the footsteps of Saitou and follow the trajectory of his grandfather’s Pilgrimage in order to get in touch with his family’s history. This was something that An’yu balanced between missions with his blade, and with the likes of Wolf’s Choice and the Pack. He continued to train under Kaien, and befriended Asuna, the girl who had saved him before he had ever joined the Methuselah. He also caught the attention of Roy Mustang, Asuna’s father and the Head of the Order of the Golden Dawn. It was An’yu, in fact, who eventually convinced Roy to pick a side in the conflict between the Methuselah, Zangyaku, and Netsach.
One of the more significant things that occurred for An’yu because of his Pilgrimage was coming in contact with Prometheans whom Saitou had grown close to. One of them was a Sakata Gintoki, a powerful Pandoran that wished to work towards redemption as though he were one of the Created. Gintoki became both a mentor and a friend to An’yu, and provided a great amount of insight into the Promethean and Alchemist that Saitou had once been.
Shortly before Operation Nyx, An’yu – by then a Hunter of Netsach just like the rest of his blade mates and the friends he had made within Wolf’s Choice and the Pack – managed to get through to Asuna and successfully express the feelings that he had developed for the girl. He also managed to convince Gintoki to stop fence sitting and aid the Keepers of the Vigil. Unfortunately, while An’yu survived the fight, Gintoki ended up sacrificing himself to protect the members of the Heimdall Contingent from a fatal blow from Nyx.
Even though he and Asuna officially engaged in a romantic relationship sometime before Operation Nyx, An’yu had to work for five, long, difficult years as Roy’s apprentice before the man granted him permission to marry his daughter. From that point onward, An’yu directed his energies towards serving as Netsach’s liaison to the Golden Dawn, and to Zangyaku. He quickly ascended in the ranks of all three organizations.
An’yu distinguished himself for the field work he devoted himself to during the First Reforms, and the Darkest Vigil – he traveled around the globe, both to complete his grandfather Saitou’s Pilgrimage and to create Golden Dawn safehouses for Prometheans wherever he could. Later, during the Darkest Vigil, the only time he participated in major campaigns was when they happened to be close to his current location. Some of his old comrades were surprised by this, given An’yu’s fighting spirit. He explained it as his attempt to pay homage to Lily.
In 2046, An’yu, by then an Inquisitor of Netsach and a Ten-ranked oni-tsukai of Zangyaku, replaced Kaien as the new Alchemist of the Searing Wind. He spent the remainder of the Darkest Vigil balancing his pet project for the Golden Dawn and his duties to the Wolf as a field operative of Zangyaku.
CURRENT STATUS
Has returned to the Philippines and settled down permanently since the Armistice at Blaece. Now serves part-time as an instructor at Balamb and Kalika Shinta’s second over at Kibo, and is almost always accompanied by Sadaharu, Gintoki’s Pandoran dragon companion. Those closest to An’yu claim that the Alchemist has been looking into ways of bringing Gintoki back.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Every aspect of An’yu’s personality and every action he takes are defined by his beliefs, and his beliefs are solidly centered on the main law of nature: that strength determines everything, and one only deserves to live if one decides to be strong. While this used to manifest in a self-destructive tendency to compromise all things, including other people, in pursuit of whatever might happen to make him better than the rest, this drive now keeps An’yu in line. This change in direction can be attributed to Lily’s disappearance – An’yu’s first real wounding, given the fact that he alone could take responsibility for it – and the way he retraced the footsteps of Saitou Oyama, his grandfather, by doing Saitou’s Pilgrimage all over again.
An’yu is stable now because the passing of the years and the many things he has down have made him perfectly aware of his strengths and weaknesses, his limitations both as a human being and as an Alchemist. He is one of those rare individuals who is perfectly attuned to what he believes to be his place in the larger picture of things.
THREAT LEVEL
COMMENDABLE/NON-FACTOR. It has long since been proven that An’yu’s age does not appear to have slowed him down in the slightest. Furthermore, his clout with organizations like Netsach, Zangyaku, and the Order of the Golden Dawn could make him a formidable foe for many. He is the kind of man who will only respect strength, and if it becomes clear to him that the leaders of today’s Vigil are not strong, he may take action.
ELIAS’ NOTES
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