Vn'karo Syode ("Gardener of War")

[SpanishBirdman]

Byond ID: SpanishBirdman

Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here): Scott Fleming

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name): Vn'karo Syode, ("Gardener of War")

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?
Yes I am.

Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background):
Some unblooded are in an incredible hurry to kill their first prey, and no wonder. The glory, the honour, the women, none of them are for the clan's unblooded. Vn'karo, on the other hand, wanted to take his time. The first kill is a memory to be treasured one's entire life, and Vn'karo wanted it done RIGHT.
So he waited. He traveled to a populated world, with many strange warriors, and some of his kin leapt at the chance to hunt them. Vn'karo waited, however. They were primitive and somewhat stupid. He wanted the RIGHT prey.
A few planets later, he found an admirable species. They did not have projectile weapons, but they made incredible blades and the warriors used them to hunt great beasts. A skilled hunter of another species is a fine prey, but they were not all skilled hunters. Vn'karo watched several hunts, and saw many sloppy hunters barely kill prey. They were not worthy of him. He wanted the RIGHT prey.
So he waited, until he observed a true hunter, strong and precise. He knew he had found his prey, but the creature hunted with a dozen of its peers. Vn'karo wanted his prey alone. It had to be the RIGHT moment.
So Vn'karo got to work. He waited until the hunting party was far from home, and he began to split them up. Nonlethal traps, distracting noises and explosions, he scattered the group to the winds until his prey was alone. But he did not like the location that his prey rested in. He wanted to get his kill in the RIGHT place.
So he got to work again. He sometimes lured, sometimes scared his target towards the top of a great waterfall, half a mile tall. While his prey nervously looked around, trying to find the enemy that had hounded it for days, Vn'karo took a position on a tall rock above it. He prepared his combi stick, let down his cloak, and shouted a challenge to his prey!
The prey, however, was so startled that it slipped in the water and was over the edge of the falls in a second. There was no honour in the kill, if it even was a kill. Any trophies were pulverized by the rocks at the bottom of the falls. Vn'karo stood, cobi-stick in hand, and silently watched the waters for what seemed like an eternity. Then he screamed his rage at the sky, started the largest forest fire in the planet's history, and went home.
This was UNACCEPTABLE. Vn'karo had waited so long, and got NOTHING. He told no one of his embarrassment, but he did ask an Elite hunter that seemed to enjoy his company a few questions. Hypothetical, you understand. The answers shocked him. He had been going about it all wrong. He was by no means the first to prepare a kill over a long time, only to have it fail spectacularly. But the elite told him a piece of great wisdom. A hunter need not agonize and find the perfect prey, studying it over days or weeks. A hunter need not wait for the perfect moment and place to strike, if they seek true glory. There is a place where a hunter can go, see the prowess of many fighters instantly, pick the best of them and strike, all in under half a day.
War. War is perfection for Yajuta. As long as a war is being fought, a cunning predator can find challenging prey anywhere they look, at any time. But war must be preserved. A Yajuta interfering in a war can tip the scales and end it easily. The Elite reminded Vn'karo to be ever mindful to preserve war in all its glory, else it end mid hunt.
Vn'karo listened. He would find a war. He would find the greatest warriors on both sides. He would carefully observe the battles and find which side was likely to win, and he would kill their greatest warriors. As long as he killed only those on the winning side, the perfection of war would never end. He could have glorious trophies beyond number in under a day, perpetuated endlessly by the balance of battle.
Vn'karo sought out his war. He looked far and wide for a worthy battle, until he found one. Against serpents no less! He entered orbit and prepared to hunt. Let them slip in the water this time. There are always more soldiers.

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal)?
Vn'karo will find and observe both sides' bases. He will watch skirmishes without interfering and determine who are the greatest warriors on either side. Since marines are less perceptive and more obvious in their movements, he'll likely spent a fair bit of time waiting around the FOB for an attack to begin. When one does, he will observe the battle, and determine which side is winning. He will then seek out the greatest warrior of the winning side, decloak, bellow a challenge and kill it. Getting a trophy from the middle of a warzone will prove difficult, but Vn'karo will get it or die trying, attempting to scare away both sides without killing any other fighters, ESPECIALLY from the losing side. He will take his trophy, retreat, and prepare again. Vn'karo may switch sides of the battle multiple times in the same game, depending on how it goes. He will make every effort to prevent the marines from retreating to the Sulaco, or from completely destroying the hive, though after a few kills he may just leave, satisfied with his trophies.

Why should we whitelist you?
You should white list me because my predator will be a natural balancing force in the game, keeping the best part of the game (big assaults) going for far longer than otherwise. My predator will be unpredictable and mysterious from the other players' perspective, though I'll follow my own rules and standard predator rules carefully.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?
No.
Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
No.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?
Yes I do, and I will keep a close eye on the code of honour to prevent that from happening.

[LordeKilly]

Account isn't old enough, didn't read the rules, [misread the date] poorly formatted application with mediocre story. -1.

What I meant by poorly formatted is it's hard to read and a bundle of unorganized paragraphs. By the mediocre story, it is bland and doesn't contribute anything at all to the Yautja, and isn't very descriptive at all.

[SpanishBirdman]

Account isn't old enough, didn't read the rules, poorly formatted application with mediocre story. -1.

What? My forum account IS more than a month old, I have read the rules, and I followed the format, with the exception of not keeping my background short, which most accepted accounts also did. Unfortunate that you don't like my story, but you're straight up wrong about most of your points.

[forwardslashN]

Neutral
I don't think the story was bad, but I personally don't see the predators as a balancing force, but something to make the round interesting for both sides. If you go in with the mindset that you have to kill and act as an equalizer, you're off on the wrong foot.

[SpanishBirdman]

Neutral
I don't think the story was bad, but I personally don't see the predators as a balancing force, but something to make the round interesting for both sides. If you go in with the mindset that you have to kill and act as an equalizer, you're off on the wrong foot.

I chose this route because of all the times i've been curbstomped by a pred who signs on to the side that is already winning and makes it an unstoppable wave of death. It really annoys me and I intended to avoid this in my pred. "Making the round interesting" rarely happens, especially when playing as an alien. I believe that a predator wading into an active warzone to kill a specific target and get a trophy while being shot at DOES make the round interesting, as opposed to those who pick a target and kill it regardless of other circumstances. Vn'Karo would still RP when feasible, especially with the side losing the conflict. After all, there's little else to do if the sides are not actively fighting. I appreciate that not all Preds should be a balancing force, but I think there's room for one that is.

[Feweh]

Denied.

No idea who you are, story is average and community activity is low.

Improve these aspects next application.