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 and characteristics

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. He has also been shown numerous times to help Teryx, serving as a comforting figure towards him and helping him through any panic attacks he might have on screen. Most notably, he was one of two mons, alongside Stipax, to notice that Teryx was in the midst of a panic attack (though only Stipax tried to alert Owen), and immediately realized that something was wrong with Teryx when he began to attack Tyrie and Rhamphor. On a similar note to this, he has a very introspective view on other mons, and knows the Jura6 well enough to immediately tell if something is wrong with them that might require him to step in. This was obviously shown when Chasmo took notice of Teryx attacking Tyrie and Rhamphor, noting that he'd never seen Teryx act anything like this before in his life and that something had to be wrong with him if someone as shy and timid as Teryx was going off on the attack. Later on, in the Hasslemon chat with the rest of the Jura6 in the aftermath of Teryx's release, Chasmo directly noted that he had never seen Teryx sound like that before, and had no clue that he even could. In that same chat, he noted that Stipax had turned off the typing quirk settings; realizing that Stipax was normally among the first mons willing to use their typing quirk, he immediately realized that something had to be up, and immediately realized that Stipax had to be worried about Teryx's release if he was willing to turn off the quirk settings and type normally. He is extremely humble as well, and while he will tell stories about his past life, he doesn't really enjoy talking about his accomplishments, or his Trainer's for that matter. Thus far, he's only mentioned once that his Trainer has won the Kanto League, and more so uses his knowledge and experience to teach other people and Pokemon rather than brag about his accomplishments to others. This puts him slightly at odds with Cephalo, who, while still a good Pokemon, is more brash and willing to talk a big game about his accomplishments. Additionally, he's gone on record saying that he did not care about being revived, as to him, one life was enough. When he, of course, was revived by Owen Edmundson, he was extremely grateful for it, as he had not been expecting it at all.

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. Somewhat unfortunately, however, Owen doesn't often recognize this due to him not being able to speak Bastiodon-based Monese. Thus far, this has been shown on screen twice. The first time was after Chasmo told Anomalo the truth about his parents, causing him to cry; Owen thought that Chasmo had accidentally scared Anomalo and called him out for it, only for Chasmo to retort that he was merely telling Anomalo what had happened to his parents and to tell Owen to calm down (it was Nautilu who relayed the message). The second time was in the midst of Teryx's release. Upon seeing Owen smash Teryx's PokeBall to bits, Chasmo was so shocked that he was only able to get out a stunned, disappointed "he wouldn't..." In the wake of Teryx's release, Chasmo admitted to the rest of the Jura6 that Owen releasing Teryx was far out of line for him, and was one of the first few mons to get on board with Stipax's suggestion to go out and find Teryx in order to learn the truth about what happened. 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. Later on, this was seen again when Chasmo tried to get Anomalo a Hasslemon handle; he quickly realized that the Hasslemon AI was a terrible crapshoot.

Speaking of Anomalo, and trying to get him a Hasslemon handle, Chasmo is also willing to help other people and Pokemon adapt whenever necessary. Among the mons on Owen's team, he was the first to suggest adapting Hasslemon for the sake of Anomalo's blindness, and was the mon who turned on the voice chat settings for Hasslemon. He also directly asked Anomalo what he wanted his typing quirk to be, and helped him set it up for him. His adaptiveness has also been seen in battle multiple times over, most notably in the battle against Roark's Probopass, wherein he made Probopass's Sturdy ability useless and then countered Probopass' Fighting-type move with a massive Metal Burst that caused the Probopass to faint. Chasmo can also be a bit of a Deadpan Snarker from time to time, though it doesn't show up all that much due to Chasmo's usually zen nature. He doesn't really get angry, but he won't hesitate to call out things that he thinks are stupid. He flat-out referred to the Hasslemon AI as a crapshoot, and expressed annoyance with its literalism when the AI repeatedly interpreted Anomalo's questions as handle options, stating "we're going to be here all day, aren't we". In keeping with his slightly sarcastic side and his nature as a former parent, Chasmo can also be somewhat blunt from time to time, and doesn't really have much tolerance for stupidity. This blunt, matter-of-fact side of him has been seen multiple times, most notably in mass scenes with every member of the team out of their PokeBalls. Chasmo was the one who broke the news to Anomalo that his parents were very likely long dead, and then pointed out that, due to Anomalo being blind, he would likely have a lot of trouble battling and would definitely have a lot of trouble going through the pottery wheel method (shortly after this, Cephalo proceeded to ask what the pottery wheel method was). As previously mentioned, he also flat-out told Owen (who didn't understand him) and the rest of the team later on that Owen's release of Teryx was very much extreme, stating that while it was true that Teryx had attacked Tyrie and Rhamphor, he had to have done it for a reason, and that Teryx would have nowhere to go, do, eat, or sleep now that he was alone on the streets of Sinnoh (a statement that was promptly relayed by Stipax). Additionally, he directly called out Maylene's Medicham during the Veilstone Gym Battle, stating that it was absolutely stupid that a Choice item-wearing Medicham would pick Thunder Punch, a move that does basically nothing against a Rock and Steel type like Bastiodon, over a move that would actually do a lot more damage and would allow Chasmo to put up a much bigger fight. As such, not wanting to deal with it any longer, he used Fissure, for the first time in the RP, to knock Medicham out (see below for more).

Among Chasmo's most defining traits is his flashbacking to his past life. He enjoys telling stories to the rest of the Jura6 about his initial life prior to his death, which are usually relayed to Owen via Stipax, as Owen cannot understand Chasmo's Monese. The stories usually serve to teach lessons to the rest of the Jura6 and-- if Stipax relays them-- sometimes to Owen himself, but more times than not he'll just reminisce for the sake of it. Thus far, this hasn't been shown on screen much; however, Chasmo did tell his backstory to Eurypedis, Anomalo, and Cephalo upon them getting caught. He mentioned how he had a very peaceful life, all things considered, and how he greatly missed his wife and children and wondered if anyone had found their fossils yet. Later on, when Cephalo asked about what the pottery wheel method was, he promptly explained to him how he himself went through the pottery wheel method twice (albiet offscreen). When he was seen onscreen again, he was finishing his story, and mentioned to Cephalo that going through the pottery wheel method was "both the most uncomfortable and most exhilarating experience of my life". He is also prone to waxing philosophical much like Joel does, very often about the fleeting nature of life and how the rest of the Jura6 need to live their lives to the fullest, as well as meditating alone as well as in his PokeBall. In his spare time, Chasmo enjoys doing unexciting activities that serve to relax him, such as meditating, writing poetry, and the like, though he will watch Gamecube with Stipax from time to time. He is also the biggest fan of Five for Fighting out of the entire Jura6, and according to Goldenheart388 personally chose "100 Years" as his character theme (the only Pokemon that she has written for in WAAPT to do so). Despite his peaceful and zen-like exterior, however, Chasmo fully enjoys battling, and is the second most-powerful member of the Jura6 behind only Stipax. He also has the highest defense stat out of the entire Jura6 for obvious reasons (namely, he's a Steel-type), and as a result is able to tank just about any move thrown at him save for Fighting-type moves, which he is 4x weak to. His main strategy in battle involves him tanking just about any hit he can with his defenses, mainly by continually raising said stat as high as it can go with his Iron Defense move. He will also lower the opponents' stats with moves such as Metal Sound and Ancient Power. Whenever he does go on the offensive, he hits surprisingly hard, and his favorite move to attack with is Heavy Slam, followed closely behind by Metal Burst, which he uses to counter any supereffective Fighting-type attacks, as he did against Roark's Probopass. While he does have access to a one-hit knockout Egg move (that being Fissure), he doesn't like to use it all that much in battle due to him thinking it'll give him an unfair advantage (and also due to it having only 30% accuracy); he only uses the move as an absolute last resort. Thus far, he's only used the move once-- against Maylene's Medicham, after she decided to use Thunder Punch with a Choice Scarf, a move that Chasmo saw as being unbelievably stupid.

His favorite musical artist is (naturally) Five for Fighting, and his favorite Gamecube game is Dirty Pictures.

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", watching Gamecube with Stipax, writing poetry
• Dislikes: Anyone who hurts his friends, anyone who hurts his Trainer, using his Egg move Fissure in battle, stupidity and dumb decisions, bragging about his accomplishments to other people and Pokemon, crapshoot AIs, literal AIs, the circumstances surrounding Teryx's release, seeing anyone helpless or alone
• 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.

Relationships

• Owen Edmundson:

• Stipax:

• Nautilu:

• Crina:

• Teryx:

• Saura:

• Anomalo:

• Cephalo:

• Archie:

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, while his headcanon voice is that of the one and only Morgan Freeman, specifically his role as Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
• 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.