Claim: Sungmin Player's Name: RA Character's Name: Sungmin Character's IJ:thethirdmin Nationality: Korean What are they from? Super Junior Human/Mutant/Vampire: Mutant Ability: Self-replication. He can create up to three replicates of himself. Even though each replicate is still essentially him, they often will manifest as a more focused aspect of his personality. When he merges back into one, he gains the memories and knowledge that his divided selves obtained. Background: As the son of a skilled surgeon, Sungmin grew up in a gated upper-middle class suburb in Cerritos, California. He was enrolled in private schools and on the surface it seemed that he had an idyllic childhood. Trying to remain normal, or at least keep a passing semblance of normal was a challenge for Sungmin.
His mutation was apparent from birth. It wasn't until he was old enough for school that he was able to have any sort of control over if he existed as one person or as three. Due to the uncontrolled separations and merges during his formative years he had developed a unique case of multiple personality disorder. While Sungmin's mutation was a secret, it was common knowledge to his teachers and peers that the Sungmin they knew one moment could be a different one the next. He often referred to himself as 'we', 'he', or 'they' but rarely would he refer to himself in first person.
By the time he was in high school, Sungmin was notorious for his inability to stay in one place. In fact, he often found it hard to keep himself in one place at the same time. Sungmin was a cheerleader, the cheerful and overly energetic guy who seemed to only care about having fun and/or shopping. Sungmin was the stoic martial arts enthusiast who practiced before and after school, the guy who didn't have time for friends and hated superficial people. Sungmin was the nerd who spent his free time reading, the guy with perfect grades who intimidated his teachers with his intense focus on learning. He was all three, able to use his supposed mental illness as a cover for the times he allowed himself to be split for too long.
While the frivolous part himself wanted to stay close to home and live off his father's money, he was overruled by the other two. They wanted to go to Columbia University in New York; they weren't going to let the scholarships they worked hard for go to waste. He enrolled in as many classes as the university would allow, he joined different clubs, he took on multiple part-time jobs, anything to make sure that he kept every part of himself busy. Whether it was homesickness or a natural result of growing up, he began to spend less and less time apart. He began to live as one person, instead of merely getting by living as parts of a collective.
Even though Sungmin makes an effort to limit the use of his ability, there are times when his class and work schedules overlap and he has little choice but to split. Between classes he works part time at a bookstore and as a waiter. Even though he has scholarships and a father who could afford to take care of his finances, Sungmin likes to rely on himself. The responsibility helps curb his impulse to waste money on unnecessary things; which he still does far more often than he'd like to admit.