Here’s my Hylotl sumo character. I used the Bare Fists mod and a Tech mod to really drive home the character’s fighting style.
This is Futoi. She’s a martial artist who, like many Hytotl, is gentle and polite- but also raised to fight since birth, to fend off those who prey on such qualities.
She trains and trains, through rain, snow, hail, and practically any other weather condition out there. But it wasn’t quite enough.
There was always someone stronger, tougher. One day, Futoi’s light and lithe body proved no match against larger opponents. Frustrated, she decided to take up a new skill. One that would make her as tough, as large, and as immovable as the mountain.
She began to read up on the art of sumo wrestling. Weight and firmness, married with strength and power- perhaps this was the skill she was looking for.
Futoi would begin by training all day long, before filling up Chanko Nabe- large bowls of stew, rich with hearty ingredients and calories.
Surely enough, Futoi began to gain weight. At first, she was still rather small and light, but as she continued to eat and train, her efforts began to show.
Futoi was not only becoming heavier, but physically stronger. With every pound of fat gained, there was a pound of muscle that would go along with it.
Like any Hylotl, Futoi knew that balance was the key. She would require powerful muscles- especially with how much weight she planned to gain.
Indeed, Futoi had become large and formidable. True, she may have sacrificed her speed for sheer force, but Futoi enjoyed the results. It was harder for foes to knock her away, and her palm strikes were a force to be reckoned with.
Comfortable with her power, Futoi grew overconfident, and shirked her muscle training. Not too long after this, her body ballooned to the point where it was becoming harder to walk. Ashamed of her cockiness, Futoi put her trust in a new coach, who was a seasoned yokozuna.
As part of her new punishment training, Futoi was sent to an harsh, icy planet, notorious for its deadly crystal storms. Despite the challenges, Futoi proceeded to push through this trying trial.
Her blubbery body wobbled with each waddle. Each waddle forced a series of huffs and puffs from the Hylotl’s lungs. As the blizzards blew, Futoi’s hunger, which had been quadrupled since her dedication to sumo wrestling, was being tested.
The aftermath of Futoi’s slothfulness only made training on this planet much more difficult. But feeling as if she deserved it, Futoi did not complain for a second, even if her belly did, through its angry growls and longing groans.
Will Futoi complete her training, having lost all of the extra weight? Or will she give up, and continue to grow? Or, will she use this extra weight to her advantage? Time will tell…