Duval

Duval is a central character in Crimson Stars. The character closest to a main character. Gameplay wise he's closest to a shoto, or Terry/Sol of the game.

Duval used to live at Pine Grande Island until he went on the run to escape the cops after being framed for murder. Nowadays he's wherever on the streets with his car trying to survive.

Appearance
Duval is a man in his mid-twenties. He wears bandages on his abs after a scuff in the woods. Despite living off of whatever he can find behind the 7/11 dumpsters across the country, he still has a fit with clear abs. He owns no more shirts after being on the run, so he wears a jacket with a fur brim open with nothing underneath. He also wears a pair of blue jeans that have been worn to hell, being cut on both knees. He has messy brown hair and shades hiding hazel colored eyes.

Personality
Duval has a personality of a 90s mascot with attitude. The type of dude who would approach you on a skateboard, say "check this shit out" before promptly eating shit on the pavement. Due to this, he may be seen as obnoxious to some. He essentially does what he thinks is cool.

Despite this, he is at the very least, a considerate person. While his appearance and outward personality suggest that he's an absolute dickhead, he does have his own set of morals and if things get heavy he might surprise someone with his way with words in certain situations.

He doesn't really like to show people his troubles. Despite being on the run, he remains his usual self. Whenever he needs to destress he pulls out his trusty fishing rod and unwinds.

Before the Events of Crimson Stars
Duval was born on Pine Pequeño Island. In his teenage years, he started training in a special martial arts known as the patapino, which is a fictional fighting style from Pine Pequeno Island where one harnesses the power of the wind for swift, yet powerful kicks. He did this mostly to impress a girl he had a crush on at the time, but after she wasn't interested in something like that, he almost went cold turkey from it. About a week or two later, he was approached by a bear, ready to maul him. While he didn't make it out unscathed, he did kick the bear in the nose in self-defense, causing it to back down and run away. After that situation, Duval determines to keep training anyways in case he needs a way to defend himself.

Duval later moved to Pine Grande Island to pursue college and to be free. He went to a local smaller college going for a degree in engineering. However, he quickly decided that he didn't want to deal with it and dropped out. While he was in college, he met a girl of the name Boca. They eventually dated for years, living happy lives.

One day, Duval was sleeping in his apartment, until a few weird noises woke him up. He went outside just to find out that his car has a big splash of blood on it. The cops show up and then try to restrain him, arresting him for the murder of his close friend Largo. Duval, unsure if this is a dream or not tries to resist. While the cuffs did restrain his hands, Duval was able to use his kicks to break free. He then takes his car and drives off, breaking contact with his family, friends, and girlfriend.

Arcade Mode
While out on Unnamed Fishing Bank, Duval manages to reel in a giant salmon. He is overjoyed that he'll have a good meal after a longass time of starving, when the pocket radio he has right by him starts playing an urgent news broadcast. It starts explaining that the Crimson Star has been claimed by a man who refers to himself as "The Lich Slayer". Duval actually has no idea what that means until he learns that the Crimson Star is a magic stone that has been said to grant the wishes of any lucky being who manages to get a hold of it. The Lich Slayer goes on to explain that he's willing to part with it as long as someone can find him and best him in battle. Duval doesn't really think this weird rock really exists, but he's currently at rock bottom in his life right now so he does not have a choice but to seek out the star. He hops on his ride, and goes off.

Duval Ending
Like with all character endings, once Duval defeats The Hellkeeper, the guardian of the Crimson Star, he gets transported into the realm inside the star. In there, he meets a projection of the great Crimson Witch herself. However, he soon gets frustrated as he finds out that while the star holds immense magic power, it is not all omni-powerful. His first wish, which is to bring Largo back to life, could not happen since the star can not revive people. He, frustrated, then asks for a new identity so he could just not have to worry about being a wanted criminal anymore. The Crimson Spirit complies, and a white light engulfs the both of them.

Duval wakes up to a couple of cops poking em. They are afraid at first but then the cops explain that they thought Duval was a wanted criminal because of the jacket, but as soon as they saw them they decided to leave them before, but not before of the cops mentions to them to either zip up the jacket or have a shirt underneath. Confused by this Duval looks around to find out that they got turned into a woman. Crimson tells them through the star that to give them a new identity, she changed their appearance, including gender. Duval, still confused by this at first, decides to just roll with it. Now that the cops are no longer after her, she decides to use her newfound freedom alongside the power of the Crimson Star to find the true murderer of Largo and bring them to justice.

After Crimson Stars
If Crimson Stars gets a sequel, the plan is to make every arcade ending canon at once through a dimensional merge. This merge would allow both male Duval and female Duval would be in the same game, with female Duval taking up the name D.D.

Skills and Abilities
Duval is able to use a martial art known as patapino, which is a martial art practiced by the inhabitants of the Pine Isles. The martial art uses one's innate magic energy to influence the wind around them, and in turn, have the resulting wind influence the motion of the body. People who practice it tend to kick more often than punch, usually because they believe that the motions of their legs are more fluid to the flow of wind than punches are. Due to this, someone utilizing the art may perform impossible-looking kicks and sometime seem to be dancing in the air sometimes.

Some moves that Duval specifically can utilize are:


 * Qi Lime Blast: A blast of pressurized air is sent to the opponent. Basic projectile
 * Qi Deer Kick: A reversal where Duval propells himself with a launcher kick
 * Morada Frenzy: A flurry of different kicks while Duval is flipping in midair. A rekka

More moves may be added later

Stage
Duval's stage is Bahia Morada Beach. The stage is a cliffside with a view of the beach in the background. There is a huge sand castle, the size of a real one.

Trivia

 * Duval and many different aspects of himself are named after various things in the Florida Keys.
 * Duval himself is named after Duval Street, Key West
 * Pine Grande Island is named after Big Pine Key
 * Boca is named after Boca Chica Key, Boca itself being the Spanish word for mouth
 * Largo is named after Key Largo. Largo is also the Spanish word for length.
 * Qi Lime Blast is named after the Key limes
 * Qi Deer Kick is named after the endangered Key deer
 * Morada Frenzy is named after Islamorada
 * Bahia Morada Beach is named after Bahia Honda and Islamorada. It also means "Purple Bay" in Spanish