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KEIGO ATOBE APPLICATION || asgardeventide
OOC Information;
Name; Reine
Personal Journal; panchromatism
Contact; AIM: bluemangotart, Plurk: rivermonster
Other Characters; Zen || poisonfeathers


IC Information;
Character Name; Keigo Atobe
Canon; Prince of Tennis/New Prince of Tennis
Canon Point; After his match with Erie
Age; 14
House; Odin. Now, the reason I chose Odin over Baldr despite his arrogant nature comes mostly from the fact that Atobe—haughty as he is—is not completely from a selfish person. Yes, he focuses on himself a lot and hogs the spotlight, but he’s very generous to his friends and people he respects, and he’s not as self-serving as he seems to be at first glance. Odin fits him better because of the fact that he is an intelligent person, whether it’s books or his incredible insight towards people, particularly their weaknesses. He’s arrogant because he knows he’s good and he proves it, and his intelligence shows a lot when it comes to his mannerisms, grades and even his court presence.
Power; Ice Magic

Personality; Atobe, for the lack of better words, is what one would call an ‘Ore-sama’. He’s narcissistic, egotistical and flamboyant, always stepping into the spotlight before anyone could even stop him. He calls himself a King, and with good reason--- after all, he’s stupidly rich (i.e. in ‘Atobe’s Gift’, he had a whole festival, sport arenas, a makeshift mountain and other ridiculous things on a ridiculously large airship), he’s got the whole of Hyoutei following him, he’s the captain of the tennis team, the president of the student council, and at the raise of his hand he can make the crowd cheer for him.

“The winner will be Hyoutei, the winner will be Atobe.”

He came up with the cheer himself. In fact, he doesn’t even need a crowd sometimes, just the fact that he plays can generate it out of thin air as shown in the U-17 camp, where no one could figure out why they can hear the Hyoutei chant.

From the moment he stepped into Hyoutei, he had already begun his reign. On the first day, he told everyone to call him king, and he declared that he will change Hyoutei from inside-out so that they should make use of everything to the best of their abilities. True to his word, everything changed since he arrived, much to the delight and chagrin of the students. The canteens were turned to look like high-class restaurants, the auditorium looked like a movie theater, and even the gym equipments were upgraded to the latest models. Atobe is the type who knows what he wants and won’t stop until he gets it, even if he has to force his way through it. This includes declaring that he’ll be the captain of the tennis club, something that goes against their rules as he was only a freshman. This didn’t stop him anyway, as he challenged all of the regulars, stating that if he beats them, he’ll be captain. They agreed, losing spectacularly against him, and even after Shishido, Gakuto and Oshitari challenged him to a match, he still won all of them. If you challenge him, he’ll accept it, even stating ridiculous conditions like shaving his head if he lost to show his confidence in his abilities. This also extends to things outside of tennis, whether it’s forcing Shishido to take classes on proper table manners or reading poetry, or trying to get An to date him after he beats everyone in matches in the outdoor courts despite her protests.

“Be awed at the sight of my prowess!”

While he is haughty and arrogant, Atobe walks the way he talks. He’s extremely intelligent, talented and hardworking, and he’s the type of guy who values skill and dedication over everything else, enough to even make exemptions to the rules if he has to. This happens when he actually backs Shishido up, telling the coach that he hasn’t lost yet and he should be allowed back in the Regulars. He acknowledges the strength of his opponents and delights in challenging them. He’s multilingual, fluent in Japanese as well as German and Greek, the top of his batch in terms of grade, and is rather fond of reading Shakespeare. He is also skilled in fencing and ballroom dancing, most probably due to his upbringing. Alongside that intelligence is also his incredible insight, in which he can easily spot the weaknesses of his opponents in the form of ice shards. This makes him a very formidable opponent on the court, as he tends to aim for those blind spots often to render them immobile. This stems from his childhood, as he wasn’t always as good as they show. He used to be picked on a lot as a child because he was a foreigner who was considered bad at tennis, and then he learned to pick up on his opponents’ weaknesses and crush them. His insight continues to evolve as well, coming to the point where he can practically see the blind spots inside the other person’s body, including the limits of the joints and muscles that no amount of reaction could actually make them hit the ball. This appears during the U-17 camp, making it tough for Irie to battle him in a match. Had he not been injured, Atobe might have had the chance to win instead of getting a draw.

"Nobility resides in the mind, not in the blood."

Atobe pushes himself the hardest out of everyone. He believes that nobility is in the mind and not the blood, and to prove that he needs to show that he is deserving of the title of King. This is why he continues to train hard outside of practice, pushing himself until he evolves his abilities. This is shown once when he goes to Rikkai, considered the strongest school then, in order to challenge Sanada to a practice match. Even if he was losing at first, the continuous pressure on him made him develop World of Ice, his strongest insight at that moment that helps him see his opponent’s blind spots very accurately.

When playing, Atobe would usually play a defensive style of tennis and challenge his opponents to an endurance match. On the court, he likes toying around, sometimes to the point of being cruel like he does with Tezuka, aiming to injure his arm further until he is incapable of using it anymore. Even his signature moves can be harmful, like Rondo towards Destruction, where he would aim at the opponent’s wrist first to paralyze it, and then use a second smash to knock his racket off his hand. He’ll make sure to do whatever it takes to win. He’s far from considerate of his opponents and won’t likely give them an easy time, confident in his victory. However, when push comes to shove, he will switch to a more aggressive playing style (his original style) in order to win, something he’s only done with Echizen and Irie, and can elongate matches to the hundreds if he needs to. He is so dedicated to winning that even if he was unconscious, he’d still stand up in order to play a match--- even if he can’t anymore. That isn’t to say that he would despair if he lost. He’s pretty good at accepting his faults and losses, even when it requires him to do something embarrassing like lose his hair. In fact, he himself shaves it off when Ryoma attempts it after he lost their match, stating something like that wouldn’t destroy his beauty anyway. (He later gets a wig that looks exactly like his usual hairstyle to replace it.) Atobe acknowledges the strengths of others and tries harder in developing himself instead when that happens, vowing next time to turn the tables. In fact, he’s quick to praise strong players like Tezuka, and is able to gauge the difference in abilities between players rather easily with a look.

Despite his very arrogant and pushy nature though, he makes sure to take care of his team very well. As money is not a problem, he’s quick to treat his teammates to expensive things, whether it’s updated equipment in school or fancy meals that you only find in high-class restaurants. Their field trips include going abroad, usually European countries, all funded by him. This also extends to the rest of Hyoutei, as his initial reason for overhauling the school in the first place is to make sure they get the best of the best so that they will be the best of the best. He cares for his friends and his teammates in his own way, whether it’s to throw an extravagant party for Kabaji on his birthday (which he got wrong) to cheer him up, or accompanying Jirou while he slept despite everyone else leaving. He deals with them in his own way even when others don’t agree, like letting Jirou sleep during practice because he knows he’s a good player even without the daily training the others do. Even with Hiyoshi, he continued dragging him into an endurance match— Hiyoshi’s weakness at that time—in order for him to overcome the issue so he can focus on being the next captain of the tennis team. However, when others have legitimate complaints, he does his best to figure out a solution for it— like with Jirou, who he promised a match with Rikkai’s Marui if he stays awake during training. This eventually backfired, but it shows that he doesn’t just brush off other people’s concerns. He does make a good leader despite his attitude, and he has a lot of charisma that it was easy enough for him to win the hearts of his schoolmates. After all, one doesn’t get that kind of loyalty by riches alone, and even when he was losing, people still continued to cheer for him. He’s not so selfish either that he only looks out for himself as well, just like when he saves Tezuka in ‘Atobe’s Gift’ and gets injured in his place.

He can be a rather ridiculous person, probably because he’s so rich. In one of the omakes, he even goes to school by jumping off a jet and gliding down like Batman, only to find out it was Sunday. He doesn’t even seem remotely embarrassed by this. He drinks non-alcoholic in the bath everyday; and he even has a couch inside the student council office and chairman’s chamber office all for himself. His tastes in things are world-class and he doesn’t like settling for second best, including food, in which he even declares that he’s so used to high class meat that he can easily spot a fake from a mile away. He’s pretty brave too, or perhaps reckless, considering he drank the Inui-made coffee, which was 10x stronger than regular coffee, and froze on the spot due to temporary loss of consciousness.

Samples;
Network Sample;

Even the leader of the gods knows how to be awed at the sight of my prowess!

Though, the accommodations leave much to be desired. I suppose it could do as of the moment until I can find a more suitable household for myself. [A pause as he surveys his surroundings.] It’s no wonder that they need the presence of a king amongst them to fix this place up. Color isn’t the only thing that it lacks.

Ahn~ but it seems that it’s not a job one can do alone; especially stripped of everything they have been given. [He looks back at the feed at that, a smirk playing on his lips.] Don’t you agree with me?

[Not that he waits for an answer for that, as he is quick to continue his statement.] So I have a proposition for you plebeians. From today onward, you may address me as the King of Asgard! And in return, I will make sure to turn this place into a paradise for all of you. Whether it is god or man, it doesn’t matter. All of you can join me in making this a suitable kingdom.

And if you don’t think I can do it--- [He raises his hand above his head, fingers poised together.] --- then let the great me prove my abilities to all of you.

[Snap. Smirk. And behind him, even without a crowd, one may hear the faint sounds of cheering.

“The winner will be Hyoutei. The winner will be Atobe. The winner will be Hyoutei. The winner will be—“]

--Me. Don't you forget that.