Satoshi Sohma
❝It's not good enough- I have to do better.❞
❝The Basics❞
Satoshi Sohma
| Gender: |
Male
| Age |
16
| Role |
Ox
❝Deeper Description❞
| Eye Color |
A light aqua blue color
| Hair Color|
Dark blue but can appear black in some lighting
| Height |
6'3
| Weight |
160 pounds
| Skin Tone |
Lightly tanned
| Distinct Markings |
Amongst the various scars from sports-related injuries, he has a long, pale scar on his right side from one of the fights he got into when he was younger
| Physical Description |
Standing at 6'3, Satoshi, due to all of the sports that he plays, is muscular, but not bulky. His blue hair is spiky and parted on the side, bangs persistently getting in the way of his sharp, narrow blue eyes. His facial features are usually shaped into a cold expression with a typical scowl and narrowed eyes that, when paired with his height, muscular physique, and hair color, earned him the school nickname "the Beast". At a glance, he appears to be intimidating and more than a little bit hard to talk to. In general, he looks older than his actual age of sixteen and is often assumed to be in his early twenties. However, when he smiles or cries, his face is transformed, making him look less the part of the heartless ice prince and more gentle and like his actual age. On most week days, you can normally either find Satoshi in his school uniform or in athletic clothes, a white shirt and dark blue shorts, for sports practice. Outside of his school life, he prefers to wear plain shirts usually paired with a jacket and either jeans or gray or black slacks.
❝Interests❞
✔ Judo
✔Sports (baseball, tennis, basketball, football(soccer))
✔Singing
| Likes |
♥Reading
♥Sweets
♥Playing sports
♥Music
♥Helping people
| Dislikes |
✖ Failure- it's not an option
✖Large crowds
✖A good majority of the Sohma clan
✖Spiders
✖Laziness when things need to be done
❝Welcome to my Life❞
If you ask anyone who goes to school with him and a majority of the people at the Sohma compound, you'll hear around the same things about Satoshi. He's cold, withdrawn, and intimidating, his glare sending even the friendliest person to walk on the other side of the street. Satoshi works incredibly hard at anything he does, and woe be the person who gets in his way, either by dragging him down during a project or getting in his way during a sports game. However, this is more of a mask than anything. Beneath his hardened exterior, Satoshi is an awkward, insecure and shy sixteen-year-old, desperate for recognition and to prove his worth. Even though it looks like he's glaring, it's most likely that he's just zoning out. He has a massive inferiority complex, partially stemming from his own position as the zodiac's ox. In the story, the ox was tricked out of first place by the rat and has been categorized as dull-witted ever since. Satoshi tries to be the best in everything he does whether it be sports or academics, in an attempt to prove himself, but it he fails or even just gets second place, its hard for him to keep his self confidence together. He's incredibly self-conscious about his transformation and desperately dislikes it. In his mind, he's so unlucky that he can't even turn into something cute like the rest of the family- just a large cow(ox).
On a more positive note, Satoshi is a very caring individual, particularly with children and animals. Despite his admittedly scary appearance, he likes to take care of people and things. He's also relatively patient, and it's hard for people to make him lose his temper. However, he becomes easily frustrated with himself and any perceived shortcomings. While not quick to offend on his own behalf, having developed an attempt at an immunity from all the criticism he was given as a child, if you harass or insult those closest to him, he will fight you. And, more likely than not, he will win. Really, all he wants in life is to be appreciated and to take care of those closest to him. One day, he hopes to be an elementary school teacher or a pediatrician, but it's not something he sees coming true and he doesn't like to talk to people about it.
| Theme Song |
Make a Move - Icon for Hire
❝Who I Am❞
| History |
Satoshi has never actually met his parents. He was born out of wedlock, the product of a one night stand, and his mother, only sixteen at the time, didn't know what to do with him, refusing to hold him when he was born in her distress. It was actually his grandmother who first discovered the curse when, after insisting that if her daughter wouldn't take care of her child, then she would, picked him up and he turned into a calf.
There was an obvious uproar, no one in his family knowing what was going on until his great-grandmother, a Sohma herself, had to explain. This was all too much for his teenaged mother who was already dealing with having to drop out of school and the censure from her old friends who had left her once they learned she was pregrant. Satoshi's mother insisted she couldn't live with him, no matter how much her parents begged and pleaded otherwise. He was then given to the Sohma compound to be raised.
It seemed like life was playing a sick joke on him because his suffering wasn't over yet. As a child, he was often teased and picked on by members of the Sohma clan, not necessarily by the Zodiac members, but by the others living there. It all began when he was held back in first grade, still not caught up with the other students. Several clan members deemed this as unsurprising since, after all, "the ox is the dumbest member of the zodiac". From that point on, it didn't matter what he did, it was never good enough for those around him. Things became even worse when they started to compare him to the other Zodiac members, especially Keiko, the golden child- the reincarnation of the very rat who had made the ox look so very foolish. He could never live up to her or to any of the others. Always second best, never the one being fawned over.
As a child, he was very much a scrawny cry baby- adorable but quick to burst into tears. It didn't help the teasing any, and even caused it to spill over to school. Throughout the years, he developed his hardened external personality to combat the teasing and threw himself in his school work. Nothing really came easily to Satoshi, except for one thing- singing. However, he never had the self-confidence to pursue it or even to let most people hear him. Later in life, in another desperate attempt to prove himself, he threw himself into sports and there he found his niche. He excelled in sports, quickly becoming a star player on the teams he tried out for, putting the same amount of effort as he did with school work.
Through hard work and effort, and with a growth spurt that finally allowed him to be more than just a scrawny child, he began to excel in both academics and sports, but it still was never good enough. At least in academics, there was always someone better than him. He began to resent the Sohma clan, this family he didn't ask to be put into, these people he was being compared to day after day. At a certain point, he stopped associating with most of them almost entirely, except for a select few, staying out late at his practices, staying at team mates' houses until he was ordered back to the compound. But there were a few rays of hope.
In school, he earned himself the nickname "the Beast" first as an almost insult at his cold behavior and the fights he would get into with bullies, then as a title of respect as he earned his reputation as an amazing sports player who whipped their school's teams into shape through his strong leadership and determination.
Another bright spot was his grandparents. They lived around three hours away, but would always show up to his competitions and take him out on his birthday or Christmas, giving him something to look forward to and someone to love. Then, there was Masaru. They didn't meet until Satoshi was seven and Masaru fourteen. Masaru recognized a kindred spirit of sorts- someone who needed to be taken care of, who needed to be told they were wonderful, and decided that he was just the man for the job. Satoshi wasn't quite sure what to do with him at first, but slowly grew attached to the older boy, tagging along after him like a shadow, not that Masaru minded. He's basically a surrogate big brother now, perhaps even closer, attending all of his tournaments to cheer him on enthusiastically and occasionally joining Satoshi on trips with his grandparents.
Currently, he is still attending school, with most of his classmates being fifteen-years-old rather than sixteen due to him being held back in the first grade. He's relatively popular but he has teammates and the occasional fan, not friends. [/size]
|Thoughts on Other Characters|
Masaru/Snake: Masaru and Satoshi are incredibly close. Masaru was the first person to ever put Satoshi as their number one priority, never comparing him to someone else, and supporting him instead of degrading him. For that, Satoshi is devoted to the older man and would do anything he could for him.
Hisako/Monkey: Like in the case of Ichirou, while they're not actually friends, Satoshi tolerates Hisako more than most of the other Sohmas. She shows up at some of his games, always tailing along with Masaru, and seems...nice. He supposes. Like many of the Sohmas around his own age, he kind of resents her given that he's often compared to her. Not only that, but he's slightly jealous of her seemingly effortless ability to gain friends and closeness to Masaru and her cheerfulness can be quite irritating.
Mei/Horse: He doesn't get along with Mei. Her wild streak and tendency to try to "break him out of his shell" irritates him on a good day and completely shuts him down on a bad one.
Keiko/Rat: After years of being compared to Keiko for his entire life hearing, 'Why aren't you as smart as Keiko' 'What can't you be as well-mannered as Keiko', it's safe to say that Satoshi is not her biggest fan. Almost the very mention of her name sends a shot of anxiety through him because he'll never be as good as Keiko. So, yes, he practically hates her.
Kutaki/Goat: He's not very close with Kutaki and doesn't ever intend to be at this point. Satoshi resents her and feels as if she's less lenient towards him than anything he's done has really warranted, making him feel like every slip up in anger is his fault. It's like he's not even allowed to be upset before she's trying to make him stop, even though she's so forgiving of other family members, even Raiden.
Koji/Dragon: He doesn't really know or like Koji, and he is weary of him simply because Koji always appears nervous around him.
Choko/Rooster: Choko's a hard worker, right? That's the extent he cares to know about her. He doesn't like her, but he doesn't hate her either.
Chayme: As of right now, he's Chayme's reluctant tutor for gym class. Basically, his job is to get Chayme to pass gym class by giving him private lessons. They're not exactly close- well, not close at all, and it's rather awkward.
Raiden/God: He doesn't dislike the Sohma head; he hates him. It's not enough that he has to put up with Raiden on a day to day basis, but Satoshi is probably the Sohma that gets close to breaking or breaks the rules more often than not, ignoring direct orders and, in turn, is often dealt an overly severe punishment. Which, of course, makes him even less likely to listen to orders.
Suki: Unknown
Eri/Rabbit: There is no doubt that Eri is a sweet girl who goes out of her way for Satoshi, but sometimes he feels like there is such a thing as too cheerful, her perpetual optimism almost grating at times. Sometimes it can get a little too much and, given how much she likes everyone and how much everyone likes her, he doesn't like to talk to her about his problems. She can just be... a little too much for him at times. Still, usually, the only time he gets upset with her is when she starts trying to protect him, mostly because it often gets her hurt and he has to act out even more to get the bad attention back on him. Sometimes, it's hard not to resent that.
Ichirou/Boar: Ichirou, in Satoshi's mind, is Masaru's friend. He'll deal with him, and he's... all right. Sometimes. When he's not glorifying Keiko. Ugh.
Seiki/Dog: He's not that close to Seiki, unlike most members of the Zodiac, and resents his never-ending loyalty to the Sohma family. They keep their distance from each other and Satoshi is just fine with that.
Ayumi/Tiger:
Nozomu/Cat:
Ichinose Tokiya- Uta wa Prince-Sama