Post by shinaobi on Jan 24, 2008 17:41:47 GMT -5
Name: Tsuguko "Raishin" Takeo
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Good; he'll fight to the death for his village, though he's got ne'er-do-well tendencies.
Power Level: 6
Timeline: Naruto(modern, but with weapons technology not advanced beyond the crossbow, and no cars or flying machines beyond hang gliders)
Home Village: Village Hidden in the Clouds
Rank: Jounin
Appearance:
He has a pouch on both sides, waist level where he holds all his ninja gear; he has a Cloud headband tied around his forehead and his right arm is a mirror of his left.
Personality: Takeo is a fairly cheerful fellow. Most find they can get along with him reasonably well, though he has a somewhat short fuse. He is also rather chivalrous and is nowhere near hesitant to hit on the nearest pretty woman, friend and foe alike. He's reasonably intelligent, though not an intellectual, and runs more on instinct than intellect. His time in the ANBU Black Ops squad has given him a good sense of direction and he can occasionally find himself overanalyzing ordinary situations.
History: Takeo was born into the Village Hidden in the Clouds to two shinobi. His father was a member of the ANBU Black Ops squad of the Cloud Village; his mother a member of the Cloud Village Police Force. Therefore, Takeo grew up held to high standards, although he was pressured more by the elders of the village than his own parents; they had expected him to be a ninja, but they were happy with him as he was, and were more interested in his happiness than his reputation.
In any case, he started training as soon as he could run, and, more often than not, went to bed exhausted. By 5 years old, he was in the ninja academy.
9, he had graduated and was a genin; he began to gain something of a fascination with lightning style jutsu; he was elated when he learned his innate elemental type was lightning. His genin squad worked well with each other; they were all friends, and they all knew each other's abilities.
13, he graduated to the rank of chuunin, and he began his training in earnest. His father had turned 49 by this time, and retired from the Black Ops; his mother was only 43, and she had graduated to a position of seniority in the police force. Here his father began to start grooming him for joining the Black Ops squad. (When looking back, all three agree that Takeo could have just as easily joined the police force if his mother had been a little quicker on the draw.) When he became a chuunin, he began to make his studies in lightning jutsus in earnest, gaining reasonable mastery of the element. Soon he began to look toward's innovating his own jutsus; friends and relatives began to jokingly call him Rai, as it was well known among his circle of friends and his family members that he liked lightning type jutsus and was earnestly studying about them and learning as many as he could.
18, he had become a jounin. Soon after, he had finished work on the Lightning Surge Fist jutsu. The war between the Cloud and Fire villages began soon afterwards, and he went off to fight; midway through the war, he innovated the Dragon Thunder jutsu after observing the way Uchiha members use the Dragon Fire jutsu. Here he began to carry around wire. Due to his known effectiveness as a scout and abilities in sneak attacks, he began to be known as the Raishin. Some of the most highly exaggerated abilities rated his abilities as second only to the Raikage's, though Takeo didn't really do much to stop the perpetration of the rumors, and it's arguable if he actually helped to perpetrate them.
27, the war has ended. Takeo's family and a few others are among the Cloud village members who worked to reestablish friendly relations between Konoha and Kumo. During this period, Takeo was made a member of the Cloud ANBU squad, and his instruction in the arts required to be known by members of the squad begins. 28, he had gained the abilities required by the ANBU squad; due to undisclosed reasons, he has been allowed to operate independently of the main base and village, though he still holds loyalty to Kumokagure and may be called back at any time.
Jutsu:
Name: Lightning Dash Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: For this jutsu Takeo focuses his lightning chakra into the legs, supercharging them and allowing Takeo to dash around at high speeds, though he is still trackable by a trained eye. Attempting use in the air would make Takeo look like a chicken on steroids, because the jutsu just boosts muscle ability rather than actually propelling him by its own power.
Name: Explosive Lightning Dash Jutsu
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: A variation on the Lightning Dash Jutsu, Tsuguko focuses a larger amount of chakra into his feet and lets it "explode" so that, for a short distance, Takeo can 'rocket' from point to point, appearing almost as if he is teleporting; the big weakness of this jutsu is that, once he starts moving, he can't change direction or stop until the jutsu has run its course, and he experiences extreme tunnel vision, able only to see directly in front of him. He can be tripped or otherwize futzed with while moving, though inertia can carry him through some obstacles. The jutsu can be used in the air, since the boost doesn't feed into his muscles.
Name: Clone Jutsu
Rank: E
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: N/A
Info: The basic clone jutsu taught to all ninja while they are in the academy, this jutsu allows the user to create clones physically identical to the ninja, although they have no substance and will disperse when hit.
Name: Swift Fist Style
Rank: N/A
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: N/A
Info: A style that Takeo was required to learn while in Kumokagure's Black Ops squad, it is a style that, like, the Strong Fist style of the Hidden Leaf, emphasizes bodily damage. Unlike the Strong Fist style, which emphasizes use of the Eight Gates and techniques based on high power hits and throws, the Swift Fist style is instead focused on delivering as many hits as possible to the body within as little time as possible. Takeo can deliver as many as 10 hits a second with this style. Due to the high amount of speed required for this style, it incorporates ninjutsu in its basic elements. A major weakness of this style is that it puts a strain on the ninja's body and muscles; use it too long and at too high a level, and muscles and tendons could be pulled or ligaments torn. As a style, it is also focused on speed over power, so punch for punch it isn't very powerful. The style is much less effective with it's foundation ninjutsu inactive due to the weakness of each attack in and of itself.
Name: Rising Dragon Fist
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None uncharged
Info: One of the techniques of the Swift Fist style; it is executed by putting one of their hands into an upward punch motion and using their chakra to catapult themselves upward while spinning to knock the victim into the air. It can be used in the air, although the upward boost provided won't be quite as large. Like many Swift Fist moves, it isn't very powerful, useful more as a set up than a finisher.
Name: Tornado Whirlwind Foot
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: Another Swift Fist move, this move requires the user to extend one foot outward, using their chakra to spin themselves around at high speeds, striking the opponent repeatedly, the move ending with an aerial axe kick to knock the opponent down. The move is rather high powered for a Swift Fist move, though it doesn't possess the ability to knock out unless used when the user and victim are rather high up in the air. The move holds most of its use as a combo extender. Takeo can spin around as long as he has chakra, but overuse will disorient him. When used in the air, he will follow the trajectory of his jump. On the ground, it will cause him to lift a few centimeters into the air.
Name: False Kaimon Opening
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: This jutsu is a weaker imitation of the act of opening the first chakra gate into the body. It uses chakra in such a way that the body's muscles are supercharged, allowing one to move and attack at higher speeds(using this won't give him near the moving boost that the Lightning Dash Jutsu does). This is the lesser of the actual gate opening in every possible way, providing no strength boost and not as high a speed boost. It isn't as dangerous as gate opening either, with the only major danger being muscle pulling, and possible tendon and ligament tearing. This is also somewhat chakra intensive, and Takeo can burn through his reserves in a few minutes if he's not careful. Without this jutsu active, Takeo can only deliver 3-5 hits a second using the Swift Fist style.
Name: Aerial Rave
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: This is a technique that allows a user of Swift Fist to pursue an opponent after knocking them away, and is only usable when the False Kaimon Opening is active. Using a short explosion of chakra from under their feet, the user is able to pursue the target almost instantly after knocking them away, with the increased speed and reactions allowed by the False Kaimon Opening jutsu to lay into them with even more attacks.
Name: Lightning Surge Fist
Rank: A
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This jutsu, created by Takeo, allows him to attack his enemy with a ball of focused lightning chakra. Before performing the move, he has to first bring together and focus the lightning chakra into a ball between his hands. Once properly focused, the sphere, like the Rasengan, becomes self-sustaining, and Takeo can then propel the ball at his opponent. It can be propelled with one hand or two. One hand usually provides more accurate aim, while two provides faster speed. The ball itself naturally moves rather quickly, though, beyond distances of 10-15 meters it can be predicted and avoided. Takeo can move around during the charge up, though he can not interfere with the trajectory after release; he is also unable to use other jutsu until it has been released. Its speed is also altered by the amount of chakra put into it. More chakra=less speed, but more power, and vice versa. This also affects the distance traveled. More chakra will shorten the distance, to an absolute minimum of 5 meters and less will lengthen the distance, to an absolute maximum of 20. The maximum power version has enough concussive force to knock down a fully grown and well muscled man and stun him for a good 2-3 seconds, while at the very lowest charge, it will cause about a second of stunning, and will knock someone with the aforementioned build slightly off balance.
Name: Thunder Needle Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This is another jutsu Takeo learned during his Black Ops days. When he uses it, he can generate small, thin needles made of pure lightning chakra, and then throw or stab with them. The needles themselves are weaker than their metal counterparts, able only to deliver nasty shocks upon contact, and they will travel a maximum of 20 meters before dispersing. On contact with any object, they will disperse their shock into whatever they're touching; if, they were, for instance, to hit a kunai that hadn't quite left the owner's hand, then the shock would go through the kunai and into the owner. He can only generate them from his hands, though he can fire them off his fingers or throw them. The needles are easily visible and can't be hidden in something's shadow.
Name: Dragon Thunder Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: A jutsu Takeo innovated after observing Uchiha clan members using the Dragon Fire jutsu. Using a metal as a conductor, Takeo can send his chakra in the form of electricity to electrocute his opponent. Every second of electrocution will equal to half a second of numbness after contact with the wire ends. Unconsciousness can be achieved with 20 seconds of shocking. He doesn't have the chakra amount needed to shock long enough to kill. If in direct contact with the object he wants to electrocute, he can go without the medium, although he can't build and release the chakra to coincide with hits.
Name: Thunder Flash Jutsu
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Genjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This jutsu is a genjutsu, another that Takeo needed to learn while in the ANBU. This genjutsu, if succesful, will cause the victim to believe that they are blinded, with effects lasting up to 5 seconds. It's effective range is limited to a 5 meter radius, but it can catch anyone in that radius. The genjutsu itself is, due to its range, easy to break.
Name: Transformation Jutsu
Rank: E
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: The Transformation Jutsu is a general jutsu that allows Takeo to transform into any person or object as long as he knows what it looks like; if he is transformed and creates a clone, the clone will appear in a transformed state, and will stay that way until dispersed.
Equipment and Weapons:
Wire- Takeo has wire that he keeps around with him; it's made of thin metal, but it's still flexible and expectedly tough.
Kunai and Shuriken- Takeo carries kunai and shuriken, as to be expected of a ninja.
Soldier Tablets- Takeo also carries food tablets to allow him to extend his fighting ability for a bit and to give him boosts he needs for some of his jutsus.
Weaknesses: Because most of hi s jutsus are based more on speed than power, Tsuguko is rather lacking in hitting power, so it will generally take a while for him to bring down some of his sturdier opponents. It's also possible for him to be overpowered. Just about all of his jutsus are lightning based, so he'll also have trouble when fighting a ninja experienced in wind jutsu. When doused in water, a large amount of his jutsus will be rendered rather useless, since water doesn't conduct electricity(It doesn't, people. The only reason it's known to is because most water you drink has metal in it, and metal conducts electricity). He's also a mostly short ranged fighter, and is reduced to shuriken and kunai when fighting at range. He's also more of a dueling persuasion, meaning that he's not as well suited to fighting large groups.
EDIT: Unfinished; only reason he's up now is a finger slip. >_>
Anyway, give me lots of feedback; I don't want to overpower the guy or screw him up beyond all hope of recovery.
EDIT 2: FINISHED! Anyways, as stated before, give me feedback, and I mean lots of feedback.
EDIT 3: Moved a bit of info around. PLEASE COMMENT.
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Good; he'll fight to the death for his village, though he's got ne'er-do-well tendencies.
Power Level: 6
Timeline: Naruto(modern, but with weapons technology not advanced beyond the crossbow, and no cars or flying machines beyond hang gliders)
Home Village: Village Hidden in the Clouds
Rank: Jounin
Appearance:
He has a pouch on both sides, waist level where he holds all his ninja gear; he has a Cloud headband tied around his forehead and his right arm is a mirror of his left.Personality: Takeo is a fairly cheerful fellow. Most find they can get along with him reasonably well, though he has a somewhat short fuse. He is also rather chivalrous and is nowhere near hesitant to hit on the nearest pretty woman, friend and foe alike. He's reasonably intelligent, though not an intellectual, and runs more on instinct than intellect. His time in the ANBU Black Ops squad has given him a good sense of direction and he can occasionally find himself overanalyzing ordinary situations.
History: Takeo was born into the Village Hidden in the Clouds to two shinobi. His father was a member of the ANBU Black Ops squad of the Cloud Village; his mother a member of the Cloud Village Police Force. Therefore, Takeo grew up held to high standards, although he was pressured more by the elders of the village than his own parents; they had expected him to be a ninja, but they were happy with him as he was, and were more interested in his happiness than his reputation.
In any case, he started training as soon as he could run, and, more often than not, went to bed exhausted. By 5 years old, he was in the ninja academy.
9, he had graduated and was a genin; he began to gain something of a fascination with lightning style jutsu; he was elated when he learned his innate elemental type was lightning. His genin squad worked well with each other; they were all friends, and they all knew each other's abilities.
13, he graduated to the rank of chuunin, and he began his training in earnest. His father had turned 49 by this time, and retired from the Black Ops; his mother was only 43, and she had graduated to a position of seniority in the police force. Here his father began to start grooming him for joining the Black Ops squad. (When looking back, all three agree that Takeo could have just as easily joined the police force if his mother had been a little quicker on the draw.) When he became a chuunin, he began to make his studies in lightning jutsus in earnest, gaining reasonable mastery of the element. Soon he began to look toward's innovating his own jutsus; friends and relatives began to jokingly call him Rai, as it was well known among his circle of friends and his family members that he liked lightning type jutsus and was earnestly studying about them and learning as many as he could.
18, he had become a jounin. Soon after, he had finished work on the Lightning Surge Fist jutsu. The war between the Cloud and Fire villages began soon afterwards, and he went off to fight; midway through the war, he innovated the Dragon Thunder jutsu after observing the way Uchiha members use the Dragon Fire jutsu. Here he began to carry around wire. Due to his known effectiveness as a scout and abilities in sneak attacks, he began to be known as the Raishin. Some of the most highly exaggerated abilities rated his abilities as second only to the Raikage's, though Takeo didn't really do much to stop the perpetration of the rumors, and it's arguable if he actually helped to perpetrate them.
27, the war has ended. Takeo's family and a few others are among the Cloud village members who worked to reestablish friendly relations between Konoha and Kumo. During this period, Takeo was made a member of the Cloud ANBU squad, and his instruction in the arts required to be known by members of the squad begins. 28, he had gained the abilities required by the ANBU squad; due to undisclosed reasons, he has been allowed to operate independently of the main base and village, though he still holds loyalty to Kumokagure and may be called back at any time.
Jutsu:
Name: Lightning Dash Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: For this jutsu Takeo focuses his lightning chakra into the legs, supercharging them and allowing Takeo to dash around at high speeds, though he is still trackable by a trained eye. Attempting use in the air would make Takeo look like a chicken on steroids, because the jutsu just boosts muscle ability rather than actually propelling him by its own power.
Name: Explosive Lightning Dash Jutsu
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: A variation on the Lightning Dash Jutsu, Tsuguko focuses a larger amount of chakra into his feet and lets it "explode" so that, for a short distance, Takeo can 'rocket' from point to point, appearing almost as if he is teleporting; the big weakness of this jutsu is that, once he starts moving, he can't change direction or stop until the jutsu has run its course, and he experiences extreme tunnel vision, able only to see directly in front of him. He can be tripped or otherwize futzed with while moving, though inertia can carry him through some obstacles. The jutsu can be used in the air, since the boost doesn't feed into his muscles.
Name: Clone Jutsu
Rank: E
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: N/A
Info: The basic clone jutsu taught to all ninja while they are in the academy, this jutsu allows the user to create clones physically identical to the ninja, although they have no substance and will disperse when hit.
Name: Swift Fist Style
Rank: N/A
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: N/A
Info: A style that Takeo was required to learn while in Kumokagure's Black Ops squad, it is a style that, like, the Strong Fist style of the Hidden Leaf, emphasizes bodily damage. Unlike the Strong Fist style, which emphasizes use of the Eight Gates and techniques based on high power hits and throws, the Swift Fist style is instead focused on delivering as many hits as possible to the body within as little time as possible. Takeo can deliver as many as 10 hits a second with this style. Due to the high amount of speed required for this style, it incorporates ninjutsu in its basic elements. A major weakness of this style is that it puts a strain on the ninja's body and muscles; use it too long and at too high a level, and muscles and tendons could be pulled or ligaments torn. As a style, it is also focused on speed over power, so punch for punch it isn't very powerful. The style is much less effective with it's foundation ninjutsu inactive due to the weakness of each attack in and of itself.
Name: Rising Dragon Fist
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None uncharged
Info: One of the techniques of the Swift Fist style; it is executed by putting one of their hands into an upward punch motion and using their chakra to catapult themselves upward while spinning to knock the victim into the air. It can be used in the air, although the upward boost provided won't be quite as large. Like many Swift Fist moves, it isn't very powerful, useful more as a set up than a finisher.
Name: Tornado Whirlwind Foot
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: Another Swift Fist move, this move requires the user to extend one foot outward, using their chakra to spin themselves around at high speeds, striking the opponent repeatedly, the move ending with an aerial axe kick to knock the opponent down. The move is rather high powered for a Swift Fist move, though it doesn't possess the ability to knock out unless used when the user and victim are rather high up in the air. The move holds most of its use as a combo extender. Takeo can spin around as long as he has chakra, but overuse will disorient him. When used in the air, he will follow the trajectory of his jump. On the ground, it will cause him to lift a few centimeters into the air.
Name: False Kaimon Opening
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: This jutsu is a weaker imitation of the act of opening the first chakra gate into the body. It uses chakra in such a way that the body's muscles are supercharged, allowing one to move and attack at higher speeds(using this won't give him near the moving boost that the Lightning Dash Jutsu does). This is the lesser of the actual gate opening in every possible way, providing no strength boost and not as high a speed boost. It isn't as dangerous as gate opening either, with the only major danger being muscle pulling, and possible tendon and ligament tearing. This is also somewhat chakra intensive, and Takeo can burn through his reserves in a few minutes if he's not careful. Without this jutsu active, Takeo can only deliver 3-5 hits a second using the Swift Fist style.
Name: Aerial Rave
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Taijutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: This is a technique that allows a user of Swift Fist to pursue an opponent after knocking them away, and is only usable when the False Kaimon Opening is active. Using a short explosion of chakra from under their feet, the user is able to pursue the target almost instantly after knocking them away, with the increased speed and reactions allowed by the False Kaimon Opening jutsu to lay into them with even more attacks.
Name: Lightning Surge Fist
Rank: A
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This jutsu, created by Takeo, allows him to attack his enemy with a ball of focused lightning chakra. Before performing the move, he has to first bring together and focus the lightning chakra into a ball between his hands. Once properly focused, the sphere, like the Rasengan, becomes self-sustaining, and Takeo can then propel the ball at his opponent. It can be propelled with one hand or two. One hand usually provides more accurate aim, while two provides faster speed. The ball itself naturally moves rather quickly, though, beyond distances of 10-15 meters it can be predicted and avoided. Takeo can move around during the charge up, though he can not interfere with the trajectory after release; he is also unable to use other jutsu until it has been released. Its speed is also altered by the amount of chakra put into it. More chakra=less speed, but more power, and vice versa. This also affects the distance traveled. More chakra will shorten the distance, to an absolute minimum of 5 meters and less will lengthen the distance, to an absolute maximum of 20. The maximum power version has enough concussive force to knock down a fully grown and well muscled man and stun him for a good 2-3 seconds, while at the very lowest charge, it will cause about a second of stunning, and will knock someone with the aforementioned build slightly off balance.
Name: Thunder Needle Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This is another jutsu Takeo learned during his Black Ops days. When he uses it, he can generate small, thin needles made of pure lightning chakra, and then throw or stab with them. The needles themselves are weaker than their metal counterparts, able only to deliver nasty shocks upon contact, and they will travel a maximum of 20 meters before dispersing. On contact with any object, they will disperse their shock into whatever they're touching; if, they were, for instance, to hit a kunai that hadn't quite left the owner's hand, then the shock would go through the kunai and into the owner. He can only generate them from his hands, though he can fire them off his fingers or throw them. The needles are easily visible and can't be hidden in something's shadow.
Name: Dragon Thunder Jutsu
Rank: C
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: A jutsu Takeo innovated after observing Uchiha clan members using the Dragon Fire jutsu. Using a metal as a conductor, Takeo can send his chakra in the form of electricity to electrocute his opponent. Every second of electrocution will equal to half a second of numbness after contact with the wire ends. Unconsciousness can be achieved with 20 seconds of shocking. He doesn't have the chakra amount needed to shock long enough to kill. If in direct contact with the object he wants to electrocute, he can go without the medium, although he can't build and release the chakra to coincide with hits.
Name: Thunder Flash Jutsu
Rank: B
Jutsu type: Genjutsu
Jutsu style: Lightning
Info: This jutsu is a genjutsu, another that Takeo needed to learn while in the ANBU. This genjutsu, if succesful, will cause the victim to believe that they are blinded, with effects lasting up to 5 seconds. It's effective range is limited to a 5 meter radius, but it can catch anyone in that radius. The genjutsu itself is, due to its range, easy to break.
Name: Transformation Jutsu
Rank: E
Jutsu type: Ninjutsu
Jutsu style: None
Info: The Transformation Jutsu is a general jutsu that allows Takeo to transform into any person or object as long as he knows what it looks like; if he is transformed and creates a clone, the clone will appear in a transformed state, and will stay that way until dispersed.
Equipment and Weapons:
Wire- Takeo has wire that he keeps around with him; it's made of thin metal, but it's still flexible and expectedly tough.
Kunai and Shuriken- Takeo carries kunai and shuriken, as to be expected of a ninja.
Soldier Tablets- Takeo also carries food tablets to allow him to extend his fighting ability for a bit and to give him boosts he needs for some of his jutsus.
Weaknesses: Because most of hi s jutsus are based more on speed than power, Tsuguko is rather lacking in hitting power, so it will generally take a while for him to bring down some of his sturdier opponents. It's also possible for him to be overpowered. Just about all of his jutsus are lightning based, so he'll also have trouble when fighting a ninja experienced in wind jutsu. When doused in water, a large amount of his jutsus will be rendered rather useless, since water doesn't conduct electricity(It doesn't, people. The only reason it's known to is because most water you drink has metal in it, and metal conducts electricity). He's also a mostly short ranged fighter, and is reduced to shuriken and kunai when fighting at range. He's also more of a dueling persuasion, meaning that he's not as well suited to fighting large groups.
EDIT: Unfinished; only reason he's up now is a finger slip. >_>
Anyway, give me lots of feedback; I don't want to overpower the guy or screw him up beyond all hope of recovery.
EDIT 2: FINISHED! Anyways, as stated before, give me feedback, and I mean lots of feedback.
EDIT 3: Moved a bit of info around. PLEASE COMMENT.
