Post by styg on Jun 13, 2018 14:54:47 GMT -5
TWILIGHT YOKAI
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
MEMBERS: Candy Mitsuyoshi & Kayo Tabuchi.
TEAM NAME: Twilight Yokai / 黄昏の妖怪 [Tasogare no Yokai].
BILLED FROM: Kobe.
COMBINED WEIGHT: 278lbs / 126kg.
CROWD AFFILIATION: Face.
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT / EXPERIENCE: They've teamed together quite a few times over the last few years, typically in 3 or 4 person matches representing the stable they're both part of, but Arcadia is the first time they've been a formal, dedicated tag team.
ACCOLADES: None.
CONTRACT TYPE: Part time (active while Kayo is with Acardia, which for now is whenever it's in Japan or South Korea).
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
SPIRIT: C - Spirit is all on Kayo, who tries (and sometimes even succeeds!) to keep Candy motivated during matches.
HONOR: A - Cheating is not a thing they do.
MALEVOLENCE: D - Taking delight in hurting opponents is also not a thing they do.
TALENT: A - Any tag team with Candy in it scores high on talent.
VIOLENCE: C - Candy's not too good at violence, so as with spirit, this all rests on Kayo.
POTENTIAL: B - They're unlikely to ever be a truly great tag team, but they're good enough to be a credible threat to the great teams.
TEAMWORK: B - They get along well and have some experience already, so for a tag team comprised of two "thrown together" singles stars, their teamwork is pretty good.
WRESTLING INFORMATION
WRESTLING STYLE: Both being technicians, they prefer to keep things on the mat where they can chain moves together in combos.
MATCH TACTICS: Their favoured tactic is to stay near their corner while controlling their opponent's positioning, close enough to tag even as they have holds applied, thus staying able to chain together combos of holds to wear the enemy down while staying relatively fresh themselves. When pushed onto the defensive they get more dynamic, drawing more on striking and flying, but still trying to control positioning and tempo.
TEAM PERSONALITY: With Candy's apathy, and Kayo's seriousness and unadventurousness, they're hardly the most extroverted team out there. They're not the sorts to get involved in wacky shenanigans or silly backstage skits, or for that matter, big confrontations (if they're ever needed for an "all the teams trade words in the ring" type of segment, they'll keep their piece quick and to the point). They will, on the other hand, stand up for what's right (mostly thanks to Kayo, admittedly) if injustice happens in front of them or if it's big enough to bring a bunch of faces out from the back. However, when Kayo's dealing with someone she truly hates, she'll try to keep Candy out of it. On the other hand, if Candy manages to make a serious enemy, Kayo will have her back.
CHARACTER ANALYSIS: Kayo and Candy are friends and stablemates, and have both teamed and trained together enough to know each other pretty well in the ring. That's not the same thing as being a proper dedicated tag team though, so they've definitely still got some things to learn. Kayo's a bit nervous about that part. Candy kind of assumes they'll wing it. Part of Kayo's job in the team is to keep Candy motivated enough to compete properly (and not just quit after three shows), so she takes on a functional captain role, even though Candy is the superior wrestler.
Kayo is the talker, provided it's in Japanese (or Korean, which she also speaks). She doesn't really speak English though. Candy's English is far from perfect, but it's enough that she'll do the talking in situations where speaking in English is necessary.
GIMMICK DESCRIPTION: Since Candy uses some angel imagery and Kayo has her kitsune gimmick, they've gone with a "spirits of dusk" thing. Which in practice is pretty much just their team name and entrance tee bee pee aitch.
MOVESET INFORMATION
FINISHERS
PRIMARY FINISHER: "Sundown" - One member gets the opponent in a surfboard, as if to deliver a kerb stomp, with a foot between the opponent's shoulderblades to restrict their movement. The other member comes off the top rope in a slingshot or diving double foot kerb stomp.
DESPERATION FINISHER: "Sunrise" - Shortarm clutch from Kayo into a rising kick under the chin, combined with a diving kick to the back of the head from Candy.
SIGNATURES
1. Diving moonsault from Candy and Ghost Wedding [flipping diving senton bomb] from Kayo, either together or one after the other; can be done either to the same opponent or two different opponents.
2. "Winged Kitsune Clutch" - Standing back-to-back over a downed opponent, Kayo applies a sharpshooter while Candy applies a camel clutch. Technically this is their preferred finisher, but obviously they normally only have a five count. In matches where they're able to keep the hold applied for longer, or if the opponent's taken enough damage by the point they lock it on, it can serve as a finisher.
REGULAR MOVESET
1. Double spinning toehold.
2. While Candy has an opponent in a lotus lock, she tags to Kayo who comes in and grabs their legs to transition into a Boston crab or an inverted scorpion deathlock.
3. Americana lock from Kayo transitioned into a figure four leglock from Candy, or vice versa.
4. Half nelson backbreaker from Candy, holding the opponent over her knee long enough for a low dropkick to their head from Kayo.
5. Spinning toehold from Kayo; while she's keeping the opponent down, Candy immediately hits a diving or standing moonsault, often then applying a submission of her own as Kayo rolls aside.
6. Release German or northern lights suplex from Candy, throwing the opponent into position for a cross armbreaker from Kayo.
7. Flying armbar from Kayo into hangman's neckbreaker from candy.
8. Abdominal stretch from one member, plus either a running high kick to the ribs (from Kayo) or a springboard toe kick to the ribs (from Candy).
9. High/low combo: chop block from Kayo, bicycle kick from Candy.
10. Double suplexes.
ENTRANCE INFORMATION
ENTRANCE THEME: Hawkwind - "The Reason Is?" into LAZYgunsBRISKY - "B.o.Y."
ANNOUNCER INTRODUCTION: ERIN LAMBERT: From Kobe... Kayo Tabuchi and Candy Mitsuyoshi... TWILIGHT YYYOOOOKAAAAIIIII!!
ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION:
The lights in the auditorium slowly begin to dim, while simultaneously the atmospheric strains of Hawkwind's "The Reason Is?" rise up. The room doesn't fade into darkness entirely, though - instead to a dusky twilight, with the golds and oranges of the final light of sunset spilling across the rafters while the stage takes on a deep indigo hue. The aura of mystery and magic is reinforced by the dual, overlaid images of clouded sunsets rippling across the video screen: it's the same piece of footage but played twice, with one version in slow motion and the other sped up in a time lapse style. These images transition from blazing orange, through mystical pinks and deep, blood-soaked crimsons, into midnight blue - whereupon the lights in the arena finally darken further, while fog spills from the stage, its tendrils creeping across the auditorium's floor.
Two silhouetted shapes slowly become apparent against the mist. One has the outline of an angel, wings spread wide and head craned towards the heavens. The other has a long, pointed head with small ears, and behind its waist a tail dancing side to side mischievously. Slowly, they turn to look at each other...
...and as the lights suddenly snap back on, "The Reason Is?" vanishes and the opening guitar riff of LAZYgunsBRISKY's "B.o.Y." kicks in! The kitsune and angel silhouettes are respectively revealed to be Kayo Tabuchi and Candy Mitsuyoshi, both masked, and Kayo spreads her robe out wide while Candy flaps her winged armbands once then wraps them around herself. They glance at one another then break into a jog together, Kayo taking the lead and high-fiving fans enthusiastically, while Candy follows her staying a little slower and a little less rambunctious.
When Kayo reaches the ring she waits for Candyto catch up, taking the opportunity to interact with some more fans, and then once Candy joins her fist bump before jumping onto the apron side by side and then rolling over the top. They follow through and come up to stand together in the middle of the ring, then break apart and cross to opposite corners where they both climb up to pose with their arms spread. After hitting the other two corners with the same favour, they regroup in the ring and pose towards the hard camera one more time before retreating to their corner where they shed their robe in Kayo's case, wings in Candy's, and masks in both.
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION:
The lights in the auditorium slowly begin to dim, while simultaneously the atmospheric strains of Hawkwind's "The Reason Is?" rise up. The room doesn't fade into darkness entirely, though - instead to a dusky twilight, with the golds and oranges of the final light of sunset spilling across the rafters while the stage takes on a deep indigo hue. The aura of mystery and magic is reinforced by the dual, overlaid images of clouded sunsets rippling across the video screen: it's the same piece of footage but played twice, with one version in slow motion and the other sped up in a time lapse style. These images transition from blazing orange, through mystical pinks and deep, blood-soaked crimsons, into midnight blue - whereupon the lights in the arena finally darken further, while fog spills from the stage, its tendrils creeping across the auditorium's floor.
Two silhouetted shapes slowly become apparent against the mist. One has the outline of an angel, wings spread wide and head craned towards the heavens. The other has a long, pointed head with small ears, and behind its waist a tail dancing side to side mischievously. Slowly, they turn to look at each other...
...and as the lights suddenly snap back on, "The Reason Is?" vanishes and the opening guitar riff of LAZYgunsBRISKY's "B.o.Y." kicks in! The kitsune and angel silhouettes are respectively revealed to be Kayo Tabuchi and Candy Mitsuyoshi, both masked, and Kayo spreads her robe out wide to reveal her title belt while Candy flaps her winged armbands once then spreads them back out to show off her own. They glance at one another then break into a jog together, Kayo taking the lead and high-fiving fans enthusiastically, while Candy follows her staying a little slower and a little less rambunctious.
When Kayo reaches the ring she waits for Candyto catch up, taking the opportunity to interact with some more fans, and then once Candy joins her fist bump before jumping onto the apron side by side and then rolling over the top. They follow through and come up to stand together in the middle of the ring, then break apart and cross to opposite corners where they both climb up to pose with their arms spread; Kayo gestures to her belt proudly, unlike Candy who seems almost to have forgotten she's wearing it. After hitting the other two corners with the same favour, they regroup in the ring and pose towards the hard camera one more time, this time with their titles raised up in the air next to each other. Then, after passing the straps to the ref, they retreat to their corner where they shed their robe in Kayo's case, wings in Candy's, and masks in both.
Two silhouetted shapes slowly become apparent against the mist. One has the outline of an angel, wings spread wide and head craned towards the heavens. The other has a long, pointed head with small ears, and behind its waist a tail dancing side to side mischievously. Slowly, they turn to look at each other...
...and as the lights suddenly snap back on, "The Reason Is?" vanishes and the opening guitar riff of LAZYgunsBRISKY's "B.o.Y." kicks in! The kitsune and angel silhouettes are respectively revealed to be Kayo Tabuchi and Candy Mitsuyoshi, both masked, and Kayo spreads her robe out wide to reveal her title belt while Candy flaps her winged armbands once then spreads them back out to show off her own. They glance at one another then break into a jog together, Kayo taking the lead and high-fiving fans enthusiastically, while Candy follows her staying a little slower and a little less rambunctious.
When Kayo reaches the ring she waits for Candyto catch up, taking the opportunity to interact with some more fans, and then once Candy joins her fist bump before jumping onto the apron side by side and then rolling over the top. They follow through and come up to stand together in the middle of the ring, then break apart and cross to opposite corners where they both climb up to pose with their arms spread; Kayo gestures to her belt proudly, unlike Candy who seems almost to have forgotten she's wearing it. After hitting the other two corners with the same favour, they regroup in the ring and pose towards the hard camera one more time, this time with their titles raised up in the air next to each other. Then, after passing the straps to the ref, they retreat to their corner where they shed their robe in Kayo's case, wings in Candy's, and masks in both.
BIOGRAPHY
Both halves of Twilight Yokai are members of Meiyo*stars, one of the two dominant stables in Kansai Star Pro. The uniting philosophy of Meiyo*stars is that honour is the path to glory, in contrast to the other dominant stable, Gensai-gun NEO, which believes that victory is the path to glory. Candy has long been in the inner circle of Kazuko "Cannonball" Kayama - her trainer, the co-founder of K*PRO, the leader of Meiyo*stars, and her immediate boss as an employee of Kansai Star Joshi Dojo. Over the last few years Kayo has also increasingly found herself part of Kayama's circle - enough that when she volunteered to come with Candy to Arcadia to help keep the young prodigy motivated, Cannonball readily agreed. Kayo's quite open about the fact that she's partly doing it to increase her profile and build up the courage to compete internationally, but she's still serious about trying to help her friend Candy. Candy appreciates this, and is going to try her very hardest. However hard that may or may not prove to be.