Nōhime

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Nōhime

Post by Dischord » March 4th, 2020, 2:52 pm

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I am the Demon's Wife. Not the Viper's Daughter... wrote:Name: Nouhime, Nōhime, Oda Kichō
Nickname: Lady Noh, The Viper's Daughter, The Demon's Wife
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Mino, Ransei
Family: Saitō Dōsan (Father; Deceased), Ômi-no-Kata (Mother; Deceased), Oda Nobunaga (Husband), Azai Nagamasa (Brother-in-Law), Oichi (Sister-in-Law)

Trainer Orientation: Neutral
Trainer Class: Femme Fatale
Starter Pokémon: Misdreavus
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Within Temptation - What Have You Done
Context: Nouhime x Nobunaga

Samurai Warriors 2 OST - White Clouds -Calm-
Context: Main Character Theme

Dynasty Warriors 4 - Eve
Context: Battle Theme
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I've already tamed Nobunaga. Everyone else is just... simple. wrote:
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Kuromahou [Female Mismagius]"Oops.  Were you using that?  Hope not!"
Kuromahou was the first Pokémon that Nouhime received, a gift from her mother, Ômi-no-Kata, to forever watch over her daughter.  Because of this, the bond between the Pokémon and Nouhime is incredibly strong, stronger even than her bond with Nida.  The Misdreavus grew alongside Noh, a ghostly presence that kept the girl sane – sort of – as she transitioned from child to woman.  When Nou left to join Nobunaga at her father's bidding, Kuromahou was one of the few things that linked her to who she was that she took with her, aside from Mamushi.  Kuro is obedient and loyal, mischievous and mocking, a perfect companion for Nouhime, who would expect nothing less.
—A gift from Ômi-no-Kata.

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Fukou [Female Absol]"Don't let your light shine on me."
Of the four Pokémon that Nouhime is in possession of, only Fukou was caught with her own hands, and with the power of both she and her team.  A long fought battle that lasted quite some time, in the mountains as Nouhime traveled to join Nobunaga.  Confident and intelligent, wary and tranquil, Fukou's name is a bad omen, but not for herself, but for others.  Nobunaga and Nouhime made extensive use of Fukou's ability to predict the weather to time certain attacks during Nobunaga's fierce campaign throughout Japan.  Fukou is afforded the respect that she is given, without a doubt, and will defend Nouhime fiercely if she perceives any threats to her.
—Captured en-route to Azuchi Castle.

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Mamushi [Female Seviper]"I am a reminder of your duty.  Fulfill it."
Mamushi was a gift, but not one that Nou accepted willingly.  The Seviper was a gift from her father, Saitō Dōsan, to both remind her of her loyalty and obligations as the Viper's Daughter, and to remind her that his reach was far – even into the house of Oda.  While the symbolism of the Pokémon left her chilled to the bone, the Pokémon herself was a favored friend.  While she wasn't the first Pokémon that Nou ever owned, Mamushi was treated with what kindness and affection that Nou was capable of.  The Pokémon herself is as temperamental and single minded – focusing on her mistress, even as her mistress focused on Nobunaga.
—A gift from Saitō Dōsan.
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Ooh.. this is exciting. wrote:
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Nida [Female Shiny Nidoran]"I wouldn't mess with my Hime-sama, if I were you!"
Nida is absolutely, completely and totally, spoiled.  Normally dressed with a purple bow around her throat, this Nidoran is treated better than most people are, by Nouhime.  The Pokémon can battle, but usually doesn't, and is instead carried around by Nou like a traditional sleeve-dog, doted upon and lovingly cared for.  Nida is petite for a Nidoran, her weight less than the usual 15 or so lbs that the Pokémon average, and closer to 8 or 9 lbs, leaving her to travel practically everywhere with her mistress.  She has also been known to try and kick Nobunaga out of his place in bed with Nou, something met with great amusement by both Nou and Nobunaga alike.
—A gift from Nobunaga.
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The epitome of beauty. That is what it means to be the Demon King's wife wrote:To be called the epitome of beauty is both a sign of extreme arrogance and pride, but in Nouhime's case, it is also a statement of fact.  Nouhime is just slightly above average height for a woman of her time, standing at five feet and five inches exactly.  Her hair is a deep black, and kept pulled up and stylishly fashioned at most, if not all times.  This fashion serves a dual purple, of course, as she's usually hiding pins or other weapons in the sweeps and styled layers of her hair.  Her eyes are also dark, a deep purple in color.

For clothing, Nouhime favors outfits that show off her assets, usually with sweeping necklines that show ample cleavage, and that are split up one leg.  In more traditional outfits, she wears a kimono split in this fashion, with her right leg bared.  Notably, she wears a wrapped viper accessory around her bared leg, and usually walks on tall geta, on which she is incredibly athletic, running, even jumping and maintaining her balance with ease.  Her outfits are decorated in places by butterflies, a recurring theme with her, whose real name refers to butterflies.  

She also carries a slender dagger, usually hid amidst her cleavage.  It is with this weapon that she has, many times, attempted to taken Nobunaga's life, with either his spirit, or her feelings, stilling her hands before she can deliver a deathblow.
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Artwork by Koei
Trainer Sprite and VS Sprite by Koei.
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Artwork by Unknown (left), Koei (middle and right).
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As usual... I take what I want. wrote:Nouhime's figure presents an unimposing presence, but the mind of Nō is a dangerous one.  To her, war is a game of domination, one she plays with others, most notably her husband, very well.  She relishes bloodshed and enjoys toying with the lives of others.  The keen mind that makes her so dangerous gives her some amount of perception into the thoughts of others – thoughts that she uses to torture those who cross her, or mock those who side with her.  She is strangely devoid of guilt, uncaring for those she dominates in battle, mocking them afterward for how quickly the combat ends.  She seems exceptionally pleased with the methods put to use by Nobunaga, and hearing him reviled as a cold-hearted conqueror gives her pleasure at her own title as the Demon King's wife.  With morals that teeter on the brink of insanity, Nō is both equal parts murderess and temptress, happy to use the confidence in both her body and her strength to lure fools taken in by her to their deaths.  

Nō is incredibly confident in herself, as well as very obsessed with Nobunaga Oda.  Married to the man to cement an alliance between the Oda and her own family, she was originally set to kill him, given a knife by her father to commit the deed with.  However, the bond between the two, linked by their devious interests and the inherent knowledge that she would one day kill the Demon King brought them closer together than her father would have anticipated.  Rather than slaying Nobunaga when the time came, the two began to dance around it, playing with the concept as though it were foreplay, her frequent attempts to slay him ending in the two of them wrapped around one another as lovers are wont to be.  

Despite this perversion between them, Nouhime genuinely loves her husband, at least as much as she is capable, and was devoted to him to such a degree that she would even follow him into Hell, if it meant being at his side.  Much of her drive is controlled by her desire for Nobunaga, something she has claimed for herself, her desire to murder him, a morbid display of her love for him.

Confident enough in her body and strengths, her egotism borderlines vanity, walking a very fine knife edge between the two emotions.  Beyond her desire to be with Nobunaga, Nouhime is at her core a confident woman who cast aside the orders of her father to follow her own path, regardless of where that leads her.  While much of her mind is focused on her love, she uses both her mind and body to manipulate others.  

Ironically, Nouhime is respectful of Oichi, her sister-in-law, who is a sort of antithesis of herself.  She frequently encourages the woman to be more confident and seize her destiny in her own two hands.  The relationship between them is often... complicated by Nouhime's constant flirting with Nagamasa, done primarily to leave the other man flustered, not out of any desire to hurt Oichi or drive a wedge between the pair.
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Shall we wreak suffering together my love? wrote:Born in 1535, Nōhime was Saitō Dōsan's daughter; her mother was Omi no Kata, the daughter of Akechi Mitsutsugu.  She was, in some sense, close to Akechi Mitsuhide during their youth, but this relationship waned as the two grew older.  In 1549, Nōhime was married to Oda Nobunaga.  Described by Nobunaga as having "the mind of a genius and the appearance of a goddess" it was apparent that Nōhime was both beautiful and intelligent, playing counterpoint and the perfect bride for the future Warlord.  They were both 14 years old at the time.  Before her wedding to Nobunaga, Nōhime was given an ebony tantō and instructed to 'kill the fool', referring to Nobunaga by his nickname, the Fool of Owari.  

While Nōhime was originally loyal to her father and his wishes, supported by the reminder of Mamushi, the Seviper she was gifted by him, her time spent with Nobunaga broke the hold her father had on her, and she instead fell into an obsession with Nobunaga.  Several times she threatened to kill him, each time Nobunaga meeting her with amusement and mirth.  Eventually, the threat of death became a game to them, a sort of foreplay between the couple.  

Though she was sent as an assassin, her love of Nobunaga kept her by his side for many years, through the battles at Kanegasaki, and finally, to the end of their life at Honnō-ji, where she battled Oichi both with her own skill, and her Pokémon, until Nobunaga had Ranmaru Mori set flames to the temple.  Bidding Oichi to escape, Nōhime thrust herself back into the depths of the temple, planning to take her own life after thanking Akechi Mitsuhide, her old friend, for standing against Nobunaga when she herself could not.  

However, by this time, Nobunaga had reclaimed himself, and the two died together in the flames of Honnō-ji, Ranmaru with them, following Nobunaga to Hell itself, as she had promised him years before.  

While some reports in history claim that Nōhime was barren, and that all of Nobunaga's children came from various concubines, this was not the case, as she was mother to several of his children.  She also served as mother to Oda Nobutada, Nobunaga's eldest son and heir.  Nōhime was pregnant at the time of the battle at Honnō-ji.
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The world is no match for my charms. wrote:Martial Abilities______________________________________
└-Weapon specializations and fighting styles.

Mixed Martial Arts: Nōhime was trained in several fighting styles, what made her the perfect choice as an assassin for Nobunaga. Besides her beauty and wit as weapons, Nōhime is flexible in battle and extensively skilled in martial arts, she is capable of adapting quickly to changes in fighting style and differing tactics with ease. She is capable with the sword, claws, the use of bombs, and guns. She is also skilled with the use of the tantō, though she reserves that skill specifically for her bouts with Nobunaga. Nōhime is fairly adept with any weapon she picks up with the intention to use, improvising on the fly as she needs to, though she has no practical experience with spears or staves in general.


├─Classification: Physical
├─Category: Fighting Style
└─Power Level: Expert

Elemental Abilities____________________________________
└-Powers from a mastered Poison Plate.

Devil Fang: Femme fatale is not a term used for Nōhime out of jest. This ability saps the will to attack from any male she is fighting. Male Pokémon and male trainers find their attack reduced considerably in battle against her. This has no effect on females, unless the females are also inclined towards females - something Nōhime will not hesitate to take advantage of.


├─Classification: Elemental
├─Category: Physical
└─Power Level: Master



Extra Skill: This ability increases the chances of any Pokémon Nōhime controls having any special effects they use last for three extra turns.


├─Classification: Elemental
├─Category: Status
└─Power Level: Expert



Poison Affinity: Nōhime uses a number of different poisons both along her blades and on her claws. She has been regularly taking small doses of venom over the years and has built up an extreme tolerance to all of the various poisons she had access to prior to death. Obviously a lot has changed and she has a great deal of catching up to do, though she can turn just about any substance poisonous. As an elemental master of poison, Nōhime is no longer threatened by any poisonous substance, but can, within moments, identify if poison is present in a substance. If pressed, she can slicken her skin with a venomous substance, making touching her quite lethal. She has been known to torment Nobunaga in this fashion in the past, treating her lips and parts of her skin with venom just to see him in agony at her touch.


├─Classification: Elemental
├─Category: Status
└─Power Level: Master

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Mmmnn... I love you when you're covered in blood. wrote:Her chest was heaving, her breath coming in great gasps as she launched herself upward, eyes wide and wild.  The last thing she'd recalled was burning, and then this.  Hands trembled as she looked down at them, at her clothing.  She was alive again.  She was in the world of the living again.  And oh, how it had changed.  How everything had changed.  

But she wouldn't be sure until... there he was, sitting across the distance from her, looking not quite as startled as she was, but still surprised.  She shoved herself upward, into a sitting position, and from there stood, her body shifting into a stand as she tore up the distance between them.  

She launched herself at Nobunaga, and raised the blade that had somehow come back into her hand as she'd moved toward him.  This is the way it had always been.  They played point and counter point.  And if this figure was really her Nobunaga, she'd know in an instant.  Instead of rearing up to fight her, or raising his hand to block her blade, he'd smirked in that knowing way.  

"I can kill you," she smiled at him as she lowered the blade, the tip of it pricking against his neck, blood welling up beneath the tip of the ebony tantō.  He raised one brow, and his chest shook with a chuckle.  

"Is that so?"  His voice was deep, his tone equal measures of amused and taunting.  Mocking her in a familiar dance.

Her breath caught for a moment in her chest, and she leaned down, the blade sliding away and stabbing into the dirt beside his head, her head lowering to let her tongue dip across the drop of blood trying to snake its way down his throat.  With lips tainted the red of his vein, she lifted her head, and tugged him upward into her.  

"Mmm, I love you when you're covered in blood."  She sealed her mouth against his.  This is where she'd belonged.  And while neither she nor Nobunaga had ever been very religious, she was suddenly feeling grateful to Arceus, whatever he was, that she had her love beneath her.  She also had a feeling she'd be doing quite a bit of praising before the sun sank for the day.
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