Chasmo

Chasmo is Owen Edmundson's Bastiodon, and the fourth Pokemon he caught on his initial journey, as well as the third that he revived from a fossil.

Appearance

In his mon form, Chasmo appears as a regular Bastiodon.

In his human form (prospective name Riley Berg; seen below), Chasmo appears as by far the oldest member of the Jura6-- an African-American man around 60 years old, emphasizing his nature as the most aged of the Jura6. He has gray hair and a headband with multiple horns on it, along with a gray jacket and yellow undershirt, gray pants, white socks, and gray shoes. He also is sometimes seen with a knight helmet and a gray and yellow shield with the design of a regular Bastiodon's head on it, which serve as echoes of his mon form.

Personality

Of all of the members of the Jura6, Chasmo is the most aware of just how fleeting life can be. Mentally (and in terms of his human form, physically) the oldest member of the Jura6, as well as the longest-lived, he is peaceful, mature, and wise, willing to give anyone advice about anything whenever he thinks they might need it. Due to his past life as a parent (see "Background"), he serves as a mentor figure to most of the rest of the Jura6 along with Nautilu, and specifically helps the eternally curious Stipax by answering any questions he may have about the meaning of life and why things are the way that they are. While he might initially seem intimidating due to him being a Bastiodon, Chasmo is anything but. He is among the most patient members of the Jura6 along with Stipax, Nautilu, and Saura, if not the most patient member, and is very gentle and kindhearted towards them as a result. Due to the circumstances of his past life, however, he is also not afraid to put his foot down towards both the rest of the Jura6 (mainly Crina) and even towards his own Trainer when need be. Due to his relatively peaceful and zen-like view of life, Chasmo is willing to help anybody with their problems whenever they need it, and is very reliable and hardworking. This was most notably shown during the trek to the Devon Corp, where Chasmo was the first one to suggest carrying everyone on his back in order to get them there, thinking that they would be tired as a result. Ultimately, however, he decided against it when he was called out by Mark and Travis, showing that even if he does want to help people, it can sometimes get the better of him.

Among Chasmo's most defining traits is his flashbacking to his past life.

Background

Prior to his revival and capture by Owen, Chasmo's initial life could essentially be described as "peaceful". He was born on March 15th and proceeded to have the longest lifespan of the initial Jura6 fossilmons. As outlined in his character theme, he lived for 100 years, and considering the fact that the dinosaurs we know of have lived around 70-80 years at most, Chasmo's lifespan was certainly impressive for a Bastiodon. During that time, he learned very early on about the futility of life, as his parents gave birth to him when they were nearing the end of their lives. As such, at the age of 8, Chasmo, like Teryx, watched his parents die in front of him. Thankfully, however, unlike Teryx, it was far less traumatizing, as both of them died of old age. However, that didn't mean the tragedy didn't stick with Chasmo. The deaths of his parents meant that Chasmo was effectively on his own, as he had no brothers or sisters to take care of him. He learned quickly how to take care of himself and defend himself from predators, which thankfully was very easy due to the fact that he was part Steel-type and as such had high defenses, and eventually decided that, for the sake of his parents, he would life his life to the absolute fullest. At the age of 15, he met his future wife, who he "married" at 22; his first child with her came 10 years later and has so far not been found or revived. He promptly treasured every moment of his life and lived in relative peace for the next 67 years-- not even a mid-life crisis at the age of 45 could stop him. Eventually, when he turned 98 years old, his beloved wife died, and two years later, Chasmo himself would be next. He died on November 17th, and by that point was so satisfied with the life he had lived that he didn't even care if his fossil got found and revived. To him, he figured, one life was enough.

Of course, millions of years later, his Shield Fossil was eventually found and revived by Owen Edmundson on September 30th, along with the fossils of three other mons. Naturally, Chasmo considered himself extremely lucky to have been given a chance at a second life, but also extremely surprised by it, as he genuinely did not think anyone would find his fossil and he considered his initial life to be his fullest. That having been said, however, he remembered everything about his initial life, and as such had a ton of stories and tips to share with anyone who he figured needed it. Due to this, he was very much mature for his age, and as a result got along very well with Nautilu-- the only other member of the Jura6 to have lived what people would consider a full life. He also got along well with the eternally curious Stipax, and would frequently be found talking to him and answering his questions about what life was like for him. To him, he didn't have any regrets from his previous life, so when he was revived and given a second chance at life millions of years later, he kept the same philosophy on life that he had had in the past-- to take life one day at a time and deal with everything as it comes. His life as a parent also helped him to serve as a voice of reason for most of the Jura6 and especially towards Teryx, who was extremely panicky. His resourcefulness and reliable and kindhearted nature ultimately led to Owen capturing him, and while he'd be perfectly fine with living another 100 year life... he's secretly hoping to live a bit longer than that, so that he can help as many people and have as many good experiences as he possibly can.

During the Kanto League, Chasmo was used quite frequently, being used against Brock, Lt. Surge, Janine, Sabrina, and Koga (of the Elite Four). He mainly relied on his defenses in order to get the job done, and somehow hit like a truck despite Bastiodon normally having very low Attack. He evolved himself for a second time via the "pottery wheel" molding process in the battle against Janine, and since he had done it before when he was alive, he was able to form himself into his new body very quickly (though not as quickly as Nautilu did, due to Chasmo being so much heavier).

Details

• Met: Pewter City Museum
• Birthday: September 30th (revival day); March 15th (initial birthday prior to death)
• Ability: Sturdy
• Favorite Move: Iron Defense
• Nature: Hardy
• Characteristic: Good endurance
• Likes: Meditating, helping other team members with their problems, waxing philosophical, living his life to the fullest, Stipax, telling stories about his initial life prior to his death, thinking back on his initial life, battling, raising his defenses, gemstones and rocks, listening to Five for Fighting music and particularly his character theme "100 Years"
• Dislikes: Anyone who hurts his friends, anyone who hurts his Trainer, using his Egg move Fissure in battle
• Ball: Poke
• Nickname origin: From Chasmosaurus and possibly "chasm"
• Hasslemon typing quirk: [E[a[c[h] [l[e[t[t[e[r] [i[n] [a] [w[o[r[d] [i[s] [b[l[o[c[k[e[d] [o[f[f] [b[y] [a] [w[a[l[l], [r[e[p[r[e[s[e[n[t[e[d] [b[y] [a] [b[r[a[c[k[e[t,] [t[h[a[t] [c[l[o[s[e[s] [o[f[f] [a[t] [t[h[e] [l[a[s[t] [l[e[t[t[e[r.] [P[u[n[c[t[u[a[t[i[o[n] [i[s] [n[o[t] [c[o[u[n[t[e[d.]

A prospective fullbody Chasmo gijinka, as done by Goldenheart388.

Known Moves

• : Metal Sound, Iron Defense, Metal Burst, Iron Head, Heavy Slam
• : Endure
• : Ancient Power
• : Fissure

Trivia

• Chasmo's name is derived from Chasmosaurus, one of the ceratopsians that Bastiodon is based on. It is also potentially derived from "chasm", referencing Chasmo's Egg move Fissure.
• According to Goldenheart388, Chasmo's Hasslemon handle is reliableBastille (RB). The handle falls into the same category as Freddie's and Elton's, where the handle serves as a description of Chasmo's personality; the word "bastille" is part of Bastiodon's name origin and serves as the name of the famous French fortress that was demolished on July 14.
• According to Goldenheart388, Chasmo's English character theme is "100 Years" by Five for Fighting, arguably their most famous song. The song, according to Goldenheart388, is supposed to be Chasmo reflecting back on his life before he became a Fossil and was revived by Owen, which he does extremely often, while the chorus is a reflection of his anti-nihilistic view on life. His Japanese character theme, meanwhile, is "Boku wa Koko ni Iru", which is Alphonse Elric's image song from the original version of Fullmetal Alchemist.
• Chasmo is the second member of the Jura6, after Stipax, to have his character theme be a Five for Fighting song, as well as the second member of Owen's team overall to have a Five for Fighting song as his character theme.
• Chasmo is the first character that Goldenheart388 has written for who knows a one-hit knockout move to have said one-hit knockout move as an Egg move (Peechee, Lithium and Dio all learned Guillotine via level-up). He is also the only mon who knows a one-hit knockout move besides Guillotine (in his case, it's Fissure).
• Chasmo's human name, "Riley Berg", shares its initials with that of his Hasslemon handle reliableBastille, with both of them abbreviating to RB. This pattern applies to every member of the Jura6. The "Berg" part of the name in particular is derived from a word for "mountain", referencing Chasmo's half-Rock typing.
• Chasmo's revival day, September 30th, is the day on which, in 1861, the first Archeopteryx fossil was discovered; he shares his revival day with Nautilu, Crina, and Teryx. His actual birthday, March 15th, is one day before the release date of the movie 300, and also potentially a reference to his character theme "100 Years"-- the first line of the song is "I'm 15 for a moment".
• Chasmo has the longest initial lifespan of all the fossilmons in the Jura6, being born on March 15th and dying 100 years later on November 17th. His death date of November 17th is the release day of his character theme, "100 Years" by Five for Fighting.