Tetsunosuke était assis sur un banc tout en profitant de l'ombre d'un arbre à proximité fourni. Il portait des pantalons de couleur charbon de bois, un polo blanc sous un pull en col noir, et des bottes en suède noir chukka. Sur sa manche droite était assis un patch avec un tigre à l'aspect caricatural portant des gants MMA et un short Vale Tudo. Pinné sur le patch étaient deux barres d'or signifiant qu'il était un aîné. Tout en laissant un léger soupir, il tira les manches de son pull au-dessus de ses poignets. Aujourd'hui marquerait le début de sa dernière année à l'Académie Shinjuku. L'endroit où il avait perfectionné ses capacités au cours des trois dernières années. Bien sûr, alors qu'il avait étudié à Shinjuku, il ne pouvait plus prendre le temps de participer à des tournois d'arts martiaux, qu'il manquait beaucoup. Cependant, c'était inévitablement pour le mieux puisqu'il voulait se concentrer uniquement sur l'entraînement et monter une ou deux classes de poids. Il ne serait pas en mesure de mettre tout son dans gagner du muscle et de grossir s'il devait s'inquiéter de couper pour une classe de poids toutes les deux semaines dans le circuit de compétition. Cependant, Muscle n'était pas tout ce qui l'intéressait. Tetsunosuke avait également passé beaucoup de temps à améliorer son niveau de compétence déjà phénoménal afin de s'assurer que prendre le titre mondial à un moment donné ne serait pas inouï.
Comme une annonce s'est évanouie sur les orateurs autour de l'école, Tetsu a fait un visage de légère ennui. « Eh bien... je suppose qu'il sera temps d'aller à la cérémonie bientôt. Mais je ne peux rien y faire. Il faut juste le sucer et s'en aller." Il se dit tranquillement en regardant les branches de l'arbre se déplaçant avec la légère brise dans l'air. Avec cela, Tetsu se leva lentement et commença à prendre son temps pour aller à l'auditorium.
Name: Testsunosuke Shoji (Goes by Tetsu usually)
Nickname/Ring Nickname: The Northern Tiger
Age: 17(senior)
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 157lbs
Personality: Tetsu usually keeps to himself and does not go out of his way to challenge other students very often unless for what he deems an important reason. Stoic and calm, he only loses his cool in a fight when he encounters cheating or anything that could be considered dishonorable.
Fighting Style: Tetsu prefers to be on the offensive and aggressive, while not sacrificing any of his technicality. If he seems to be going nowhere with the way he is fighting, he will create space and try something else. He adapts to situations very well and does not respond well to cheating. Usually he prefers to end a fight quickly and go for the finish rather than drag it out and let it go to a decision.
Martial Arts:
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Muay Thai
Shotokan Karate
Wrestling
History: At the age of 4, Tetsu began training at a small Karate Dojo in his neighborhood located in Northern Tokyo. He took lessons and excelled at the dojo for 7 years. During his time there, he would watch MMA on television whenever he wasn't training or at school. Mesmerized, he vowed to be like the fighters he watched so intently on his small tube t.v. Eventually, Tetsunosuke began training at another facility to further his knowledge of other styles in order to prepare him to capture the dream he held so dear. It is here at an MMA gym that he would study the disciplines known as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai along with Wrestling. He is considered a prodigy by many who have witnessed his exploits in the competitive circuit for the styles that he trains in. His many skills gained him sponsorship from a couple high profile martial arts brands and an invitation to Shinjuku Academy once he was of high school age.
During his first three years at Shinjuku, Tetsu Mostly kept to himself; focusing on training and his physique. While he detested the way weaker students are treated, he mostly tried to ignore it and keep himself out of as many fights as possible. However, this is not to say that he has not fought against other students. The few times that Tetsunosuke has been left without choice or chose to fight, based on his honor, he completely dismantled his opponents in the quickest and most effective way. Of course, this was only against lower tier bullies. As a result, nobody really made a big fuss about Tetsu and his abilities. Anybody who had heard of him and his competition exploits while a younger child/teen had simply just assumed that he couldn't keep up once he was at an elite school and so he was forgotten while at Shinjuku and away from competition.
He had never chosen to enter The Iron Fist Tournament, but he was now a senior and this year was different. Tetsu had begun to grow tired of the current attitude many of the schools student government members possessed and the way they treated the other students, so a decision was made on his part to put a stop to it once and for all. He plans to quietly enter the tournament to dethrone the president along with his lackeys. Nobody yet knows of this plan however, so Tetsu is still without much attention at the beginning of his senior year.
Dreams and Fears: Tetsunosuke dreams of being Champion of the world in whatever MMA organization is most popular. He wants to be known as the best and retire undefeated once he makes his pro debut. After retirement, Tetsu wishes to run his very own training facility and bring up a new generation of fighters and champions.
Tetsu fears crushing defeat and losing the sight and motivation necessary to accomplish his goals.