Setokai or Regular Student?:  Outskirts Setokai, or replacement person similar to how Nanami was. 

Symbolic Item?:  A magenta ribbon, either tied around my neck, wrist, hair... symbolic of being restrained.

Your Rose?:  Magenta.. dark pink with a hint of purple.
weee...

Why Duel?:  For knowledge.  I was s surprised that was never used in the duels....  The desire to see what makes the world work.  Buut... I'd probably end up changing my ideals if I where to know Anthy.

Your Fighting Style?:  Rapier, so fencing style, with quick movements and alot of dodging.

Win/Lose?:  Accidentally getting to the end through pure chance, but then failing miserably at the last duel, probably getting myself killed or something close to that.  Either that, or I'd win once and then whomever normally had the Rose Bride would win her back.

Setokai or Regular Student?: (I’m thinking if I were still in high school, as an adult just call me Tokiko…hmmm maybe that’s not exactly right either.) I’d be a regular student. I don’t have the immediate chops to be a duelist at the on set. I would probably end up as a black rose duelist. I can see myself going in for help and being twisted into a Black Rose Duelist. I think mostly because I close a lot of my feelings off. I would therefore have to “go deeper” to emerge with my full vicious intentions.

Symbolic Item?: I’m not certain.

Your Rose?: Black.

Why Duel?: To kill the Rose Bride, because that is my function as a Black Rose Duelist.

Your Fighting Style?: Elegant but brutal like Juri’s/Shiori’s

Win/Lose?: As a Black Rose Duelist I will have no choice but to lose. Black Rose Duelists are not meant to win being pawns of a pawn. I’m uncertain though if I would be allowed to simply forget and go on or if I would be held over and used as a tool of further manipulation.

What a neat topic!

Setokai or Regular Student?: If I had a choice, I'd join the Seitokai. More likely I'd be a random transfer student and end up becomming a Black Rose duelist. Failing that, Akio would get me, without fail. I can imagine exactly how either scenario would go, too.

Symbolic Item?: None, if I'm just in there as a one-shot character. If I have time for a developed backstory, it would be my glasses. They represent a personal limitation that kept me from one of my dreams long ago.

Your Rose?: Dark blue.

Why Duel?: Power. Those without it are dependent on those who have it. I want to be able to control my own destiny completely, without having to worry about the influence of others. But as a Black Rose duelist, I suppose all that would become secondary.

Your Fighting Style?: Iaijutsu. I keep my katana in its sheath most of the time, lashing out at the last second. I'm sure there's a way to make this symbolic too.

Win/Lose?: Ha, not much trumps the Power of Dios. Even if I was able to win somehow, I think it would be at a great personal cost to me (my honor or morality) such that I would either disqualify myself or lose the subsequent duel.

Awesome topic! I'm back for the weekend, so I need to reply here...

Seitokai or Regular Student?
Seitokai, of course. The funny thing is, that this Wednesday, the Student Council (YES! WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED "THE STUDENT COUNCIL" IN TTC) asked me to become The Archivist - a guy responsible for the schools chronicles and so on. So why shouldn't I be a member of the council in Ohtori

Symbolic Item

A small amber necklace. Don't ask me why. I like ambers...

Your Rose?

Violet

Why Duel?

Because of revenge. I would feel unappreciated, or I wouldn't have a girlfriend, or anyone in a tight relationship. I'd hate Touga and Saionji for being playboys, I'd hate Utena for waiting for an imaginary prince, and for possesing a pretty girl, I'd hate Miki because he doesn't need to do anything, and girls adore him. I'd hate Juri for being a lesbian, because if she is one, I'd have no chance with her. Oh yeah, and Nanami for adoring her brother, instead of looking for a guy. Damn.. there are lots of people I'd hate...

Your fighting style

Hmm... as a re-enactor I can call myself quite skilled at fighting ordinary swords. So no fencing... I'd use probably a fast, not heavy sabre, for the sake of elegant movement and quickness

Win/Lose?

Who can match the Power of Dios? Three obvious losses.
The first one would be probably in Miki - like style... by realizing, that I really don't have any chance to win The Bride's love that way. I would also become a Black Rose Duelist with all this envy in me. I'd probably pull the sword from my own body, as a loner.
And finally Akio car ride - maybe he would show me naked Anthy or let me "woohoo" with her at the back seat of his car, to make me believe, that I can still win. Then he would make the car jump, and on the another day I'd lost with Utena again, when I'd realize how strong the bond between them is.

Oofff... a long one... who's next?

Wheeeeeeeeeee.

Setokai or Regular Student?:
Regular student. I wouldn't be able to fully grasp the bigger picture and duel under the will of EotW. I'm more than sure that I'd end up a Black Rose duelist.

Symbolic Item?:
I really have a hard time deciding on this. I'm going to say gloves. Not thick, winter gloves, but elegant ones. Like Wakaba's hairclips, they won't all be the same color. Some will be white, some red.

Your Rose?:
Black, probably. I imagine myself as a Black Rose duelist, as stated. However, if I had another color for some reason, I'm going with violet. I'm shocked at how many fans of this color have already posted. A very dark blue would suffice as well.

Why Duel?:
Why not? I'm twisted and I'm selfish, and I don't feel like I'm in the world I deserve. I know I'm not a good person, and this theory is supported by the tinge of pleasure I feel when other people can't have their way, either. It's a very backwards cycle-- I couldn't have the things I felt I deserved, so I became spiteful of the things I once desired. But now, my pettiness has created a human being who doesn't deserve anything, and that person has manifested themself in my subconsciousness. There is a deep rooted distrust in people stemming only from the raw desire to have someone trust me.

Your Fighting Style?:
I'm going to go with Kendo, but I would probably use a more elegant blade. Something resembling Mikage's, perhaps. Is that a sabre? I used to know all the swords like the back of my hand. I wouldn't mind a blade like Kanae's, either.

Win/Lose?:
Lose. Definately lose.

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Setokai or Regular Student?: That depends if I had the offer or not. If I ever saw the castle of Dios, I would most certainly join. It's been my dream to find something beyond the mundane and apparent. The politics and manipulation would annoy me to no end, but it'd be worth just to get a chance to research that power and know it exists. If not a Council member but somewhat aware, I'd do everything in my power to get closer to it.

Symbolic Item?: Probably a pendulum. I'm lead by what I believe to be a higher force of intuition, but that might just be silliness on my part and is bound to point me the wrong way. Perhaps a fragment of a shattered mirror, a sickle, or a silver paper crane.

Your Rose?: Blue, probably deeper blue. Blue is both a positive and negative color and is one of the most diverse in terms of symbolic meanings.

Why Duel?: I would want to gain the power of Dios, mainly to satisfy my curiosity in knowing what it is. Curiosity would be my main drive. Also, if I had someone close to me who was dying or deeply hurting, I'd probably seek it to save them.

Your Fighting Style?: Point the other way, then stab. I'm too small and too weak, partially due to factors outside of my control. I've dome some kendo, but not enough. For all my lack of muscle mass, though, I'm fast and pretty agile due to dance and yoga training. I would probably have to rely on my wits and find my way around direct fighting, like Touga. If not I would really rely on that sneak factor and utilize a dagger.

Win/Lose?: Utena? Everybody loses. Everybody else? Eh, not likely on terms of pure strength. If I were fighting for someone else, I'd have a much better chance at gaining the favor of Dios. But fighting someone like Touga or Juri would be like sand-blastting a soup cracker on my part. Juri on pure skill, but Touga and Akio...I'd be too busy snorting immaturely at their sexual tactics to concentrate. The Akio car ride would pretty much of me breaking into nervous fits of laughter, blushing, and reciting odd quotes. I'm sure they'd enjoy it.

Hmmm, I'd probably fight to gain the power of Dios to force humanity upon the cruel.  I'm the sort who lets her cynicism overpower her idealism... I go from feelings of euphoria and optimism to distaste and dread from the human race all the time... so some sort of catalyst would have pushed me over the edge and I would decide that humanity will keep screwing themselves over and the only solution is to gain the power of Dios to force an end of cruelty and whatnot.

Sounds like a pretty good incentive to just destroy the world and bring about the true apocalypse, then. In my occasional nihilistic fantasies at the palm of the mind, I might consider that. Then I look at some cute puppies and it goes away.

Black Rose Duelists of the World unite!

Whoo, neat concept!

Seitokai or Regular Student:  I wouldn't be a meber of the student council, per se, but I'd probably be an assistant, helping the members out in order to spy on the council and see what they were up to.

Symbolic Item: A rainbow wristband. LOL.  Because, yeah, I'd be the out and proud student of Ohtori.  This would probably freak Juri out a lot

Rose: Probably red or orange, becuase I'm secretly very passionate

Why Duel? I wouldn't have a personal reason to duel, at first.  I think I'd just want to participate to satisfy my competitive personality.  But after I learned about "Revolutionizing the world", I would probably think it was a load of bullshit and fight for Anthy, so that everyone else couldn't use her for their own gain.

Your Fighting Style: Amatuerish, with no technique to speak of.  I'd be very agressive, and try to overpower whoever I was fighting, or else wear them out before going for the final blow.  I'd fight with a wooden, european stlye sword; probably something very long/heavy like a claymore.

Win/Lose: Against the regular council members, I'd be more likely to win the longer the duel went on, because I have a lot of stamina.  Against Utena, I'd lose for sure, but we'd probably recognise that our goals were similar, and become allies.

Seitokai or Regular Student?: My first inclination would be to say regular student, as school elections are simply popularity contests, but this is Ohtori after all. I think I'd be part of the Seitokai because I'm both capable enough and damaged enough for Akio to find me interesting.

Symbolic Item?: A dagger.

Your Rose?: Blue, the color of the unattainable love, wish, or dream.

Why Duel?: More than one person I know has described me as a prince, and I would be fighting for the strength to measure up to that assessment.

Your Fighting Style?: Early European fencing, from when swords were larger and heavier.

Win/Lose?: Nobody can beat Utena, especially not me. As for the rest... fighting skill doesn't seem to have anything to do with who wins and loses in the arena, especially given that the duels mix several fighting styles. I'm probably a good enough manipulator to use Saionji and Nanami's tempers against them, provided I manage to keep a cool head but I don't think I'd be able to beat the others.

For the sake of answering this question, I will shift my color back to this one

Seitokai or Regular Student:  Seitokai. I'm a good record keeper and is currently a budget handler. If I recall, no one in the Ohtori Seitokai handles money matters My reason? Cool uniform, get to be involved in big thing like the duels to revolution, and yeah... resume

Symbolic Item: My mac laptop or my TI-89. Actually, more likely my mac laptop because I literally carry it with me all the time to perform my daily tasks. ALMOST all my daily tasks except transportation mode.

Rose: Violet. According to a website, it's a combination of choleric impulse and melancholic tendency

Why Duel? I want to find the truest, purest feeling in the world because I'm sick of people having to put on masks and having to make impressions to get by in life, to the point where you'll have to hide yourselves from even your family and friends. My duel is "Sincerite"

Your Fighting Style: With a schmitar like Nanami's, I know I do best with slashing and slicing.

Win/Lose: I would ultimately lose because I lack the optimism Utena has in life, much like Juri.

Last edited by Hiraku (11-17-2007 12:30:35 AM)

Wouldn't it be cool if dueling involved any sharp object? Like a duelist owned a pair of Katars? I mean, Nanami pretty much broke that whole "dueling with a long, pointy object" when she showed up to the arena with a 2nd weapon and was still allowed to duel. I bet Akio'd be curious to see what opponents brought up with them.

If that were the case, my weapon'd totally be dual kodachis...I'd go Aoshi on their asses....BOOYAH.