Name: Jasper Fitem
Pokemon: I have no idea, I made a deal with Shizno, and now I regret it.
Appearance: Jasper stands rather tall, at a flat 6'0", though he is by no means intimidating. He's always been rather skinny, a fact that is exaggerated by his height, but he is by no means weak. He carries the quickness of foot that comes with someone who's had a rather active childhood, and a toughness of body of someone who's been in a few fights, though if they really could be called 'fights' is up for debate. His black hair is rather unkempt and long, with Jasper only ever doing the barest minimum of splashing a little bit of water onto his head to keep it in control, and his green eyes seem to stare out, half-lidded, in a lazy or bored sort of fashion.
Backstory: The name Fitem is rather well-known back in Jasper's home region of Hoenn, though not for any cause of Jasper. Instead, it was his parents that got their name its glory, when they battled in the Pokemon League, not only with each other, but against as well. The Fitem couple was considered one of the crowd favorites, and they had accrued a number of fans, though they would end up losing just before the semi-finals. Despite their defeat, however, they still always seemed to maintain some sort of public presence, managing some charity work or another, and they were never quite forgotten from the public's eye, and they were in the midst of planning a new debut in another pokemon league when Mr. Fitem got news that his wife was pregnant.
Born into such a family of rather prestigious battlers, Jasper was expected to take after the Fitem name, and possibly become the pokemon champion that his parents never could be. Sadly for his parents, however, Jasper never seemed to have any particular love or drive for pokemon, instead preferring to focus on other hobbies which would change from month to month, from card games, to collecting figurines, to cooking even. Jasper never seemed to be able to settle down on any one hobby, but the one thing he always avoided was pokemon. This disappointed his parents greatly, and they often tried to kindle some kind of interest in Jasper, but these efforts often ended badly for their son, leaving Jasper with an even bigger distaste of battling. In the end, they sent Jasper off to Paladin Academy, hoping that the prestigious school could help to finally motivate their son.
Personality: Jasper is considered by many to be lazy. This, however, is not the full truth. In actuality, Jasper is simply self-interested, and when doing something to help himself, or when something catches his interest, he will go to no end in the pursuit of his goal. Jasper could, rather easily, be considered selfish, but this is not a product of spite or hatred, but simply a matter of his growth and background. He was raised as an only child and also largely isolated, and combined with the fact that his parents would often try to push a hobby that he disliked onto him, he simply learned to drown out other people's voices. It's not that he's a jerk on purpose, but that he never had to think of anyone other than himself.