Hydne Kodama Personality Profile


Authors
Fuure
Published
3 years, 8 months ago
Stats
716

ya basic info for hydne

Theme Lighter Light Dark Darker Reset
Text Serif Sans Serif Reset
Text Size Reset
Author's Notes

This OC (Hydne Kodama) was created originally under the name ‘Hydne Kinoko’, before I became aware of the character ‘Kinoko Komori’, who has a quirk and costume similar to Hydne’s. I’ve made some changes to my OC as a result, and I believe they are distinct enough to co-exist at UA. But, to make this a little easier, Hydne Kodama is now a distant relative of Kinoko Komori.

Both characters employ fungal spores, but Hydne’s are used to parasitize and possess, while Komori grows an abundance of mushrooms in an area to overwhelm enemies. In addition, Hydne’s outfit theme is based on the bleeding tooth fungus, while Komori’s is that of fly agaric. (Sort of white on red, compared to red on white, lol.)

While Komori makes mushrooms her whole personality, Hydne likes to avoid the comparison as much as he can.

Name: Hydne Kodama (木魂·ヒドネ, Kodama Hydne

Age: 18
Birthday: 26 September
Gender: Demiboy (amab)

Pronouns: He/him, They/them 

Sexual Orientation: bi/pan, leans towards male

Occupation: Student, hero in training

Height: 5"4 ft / 162cm

Weight: 110lbs / 50 kg

Hair Color: White with a strawberry ombre

Hair Type: Chin-length, fine as horse’s hair

Blood Type: A-

Eye Color: Rose

Skin Color: Ivory

Nationality: Japanese

School: UA

Year: 3

Distinguishing Features: A slender, androgynous albino, Hydne has an unusually fae-like appearance which many find to be enchanting — until he starts to use his quirk. Known for wearing stylish ensembles of designer clothing and leaving people confused about his gender.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hero/villain Name: Mycellens

Costume: Nanocarbon-reinforced polypropylene jumpsuit (red, hooded, sleeveless) thigh length cape (white) with ribbon, silicon carbide gauntlets and knee-high boots (white). Adorned with lustrous red garnet ovoids reminiscent of his guttation.

Quirk: ‘Parasite’

Weapons: Butterfly knife for self defense

Gadgets/Tech: Gauntlets that passively collect his spores and use compressed air to allow a powerful, targeted release for offense or defense, grenades of pre-harvested spore bombs for offense.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Extra

Likes: Fashion, elegance, travelling, yakiniku, being called beautiful
Dislikes: Hot weather, direct sunlight, bugs, hurting others, people saying he has a ‘mushroom’ quirk.

Habits: Kind-hearted. Wears a lot of fragrance, spends a bit too much money on clothes, always carries sanitizer and baby wipes on hand to clean away sap. Hopeless romantic, sometimes comes off as arrogant but is actually quite insecure. 

Fears: Fire, permanent damage to his own body, shame, poverty, insignificance, being villainized.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Family: 

  • Mother: Klonea Kodama (木魂·クロネア, Kodama Klonea), a woman with a dryad-type quirk. Spends most of her time as a tree in the deep mountains, secluded from civilization. They visit her once a semester and spend their summers with her.
  • Father: Hinata Kodama (木魂·陽向, Kodama Hinata). Before marriage, Hinata Kitajima (北嶋·陽向, Kitajima Hinata). A biologist with a minor ‘flourish’ quirk allowing plants to grow faster and stronger. He took his wife’s surname upon marriage, and primarily does the raising of his children.
  • Sibling: Joji Kodama (木魂·譲治, Kodama Jōji) Infant brother with the ability to photosynthesize. Eats little solid food, strictly vegan diet.
  • 2nd Cousin: Kinoko Komori (小森希·乃子, Komori Kinoko) Girl with a mushroom production quirk.

Romantic Interests: 

  • Current: Namire Shinkai (深海·波雨, Shinkai Namire)
  • Previous: Eijiro Kirishima (切島·鋭児郎, Kirishima Eijirō)
  • Crushes briefly on anyone who says he’s pretty.

Allies: UA students and faculty

Rivals: None currently

Enemies: Those who belittle him, his quirk, his family, or his boyfriend. People with fire quirks are on the shitlist.

Physical Weaknesses: Poor physical strength, photosensitivity, low tolerance to heat. Eyesight and hearing could be better.

Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Self-conscious of his appearance and his quirk, prone to anxiety, mild body dysmorphia. Vain. Often has vivid dreams and nightmares of those he possesses.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quirk

Name of your quirk: ‘Parasite’

Description: Hydne has fungal properties. He can produce fungal spores from his hands that infect the opponent’s muscle tissue, allowing him to ‘possess’ them like puppets, control their movements, and see what they see.
Strength: Complete control of opponents’ movements for a time, useful for espionage and information-gathering, as well as distraction and temporary neutralization. By paralyzing the opponent long enough, he is able to turn them into vectors capable of infecting other opponents he cannot reach on his own, allowing for long-distance infiltration. Possession has to be deliberate, so accidental infection is not a concern. In emergencies, his sap can be consumed by others for an energy boost, at the cost of Hydne’s pride.

Weaknesses: Can only control one person at a time. Has no control over his own body when ‘possessing’ others, so must be in a secure place. A side effect of spore production is the secretion of bright red, sickly-smelling sap (‘guttation’) from the pores of his skin that may lead to his detection. Possessed individuals are prone to twitching and unnatural gaits (which he works hard to improve), and they can only speak a few words.
What age did you obtain it: Birth

How did you obtain it (what was happening at the time): Hydne has displayed physical traits of his quirk (spores and sap) from birth. At age three, he began suffering blackouts with vivid images flashing through his head. Later, it was learned this was the beginning of his possession quirk. 

Power: 2/5
Speed: 2/5
Technique: 4/5
Intelligence: 4/5
Cooperativeness: 5/5