Eep, sorry for the late reply.
As long as Ken'ichi doesn't mind, here's the information he used to have up on his site:
~* What Life With Koda is about? *~
Life With Koda is about daily adventures with Kenai, Koda and their friends, and let me tell you, their daily days aren't always eating and sleeping. They always have some bizarre or dangerous adventure each day. Whether it's fighting hunter, running away from dangerous predators to harnessing magic in a crystal from the spirits and purifying one's evil. Trust me, something is always going up in this roleplay, almost never a dull moment. Even romance is starting to develop in this roleplay, from a love triangle to finding your one true love. There are too many sagas to even accurately say what the roleplay is about. But some sagas consists from reaching to the salmon run to purifying Ken'ichi's heart from the darkness that has flooded it since his past. Many sagas have passed in the roleplay, you can learn what those sagas are about in another section of the site.
~*Progression of the roleplay*~
The roleplay's progress depends greatly on the roleplayer's imagination and thoughts to continue the story. Side-quests can be made, non-linear quest and side-stories can also be made. It all depends on the imagination of the roleplayers's turn. Some roleplayers take turns in posting, while others go for non-linear posts and they post when acceptable. Keep those imaginations and ideas flowing if you want the roleplay to go somewhere.
~* Beginning of Life With Koda *~
Life With Koda begun as another ordinary roleplay, the principal characters, Kenai and Koda, on their journey to the salmon run some time after the movie. A roleplayer named Denahi wanted to start his own roleplay, so he started one called Life With Koda. He played as Kenai while a roleplayer named Koda played as Koda. As they went along the funny yet smart beginning of the roleplay, it began to be recognized by a phew roleplayers and they joined and joined, until the roleplay began having like 50 replies a day, sometimes more, and frequently less. The roleplay was kind of expected to end after the salmon run ended and hibernation came...Boy was that ever miscalculated! Heck, even I thought things would stop after the salmon run.
~*It's first progress*~
The roleplay started out with Denahi posting the first post...no progress for 12 days. Then Koda posted and another day passed without a reply. Then, on 04/19/2004, things got better as Denahi and Koda started posting on the same day. Then on the second page, on 05/21/2004, Spectrum joined in and made things interesting with his mysterious character. Three days later, still on the second page, Nikiski joins in as an old friend of Kenai's. Still a little bit slow, Truttle joins in on 05/25/04, two days after Nikiski has joined the roleplay, on the third page. Then, 9 days later, on the ninth page, I join in the roleplay, making the sixth roleplayer for the first ten pages. Ever since then, things have gotten extreme!
~* Evolution of Life With Koda *~
Ever since Spectrue and Ken'ichi joined the roleplay with their shadowed pasts, things have gotten intense. Like Ken'ichi's aggressiveness toward humans, and Spectrue's mysterious prism. Then a wolf named Kadzait joined the roleplay, with his troubled past of being kicked out of his pack for some lame reason. Ever since, things have gotten pretty filled up with magic, like Spectrue's prism giving off faint glows and healing others, Nikiski receiving a crystal from the great spirits which he could use to heal wounds and broken bones. Love has also showed its hide in the roleplay, which includes the adorable and somehow funny love triangle where two girl cubs try to win Ken'ichi's affection. The roleplay has gotten darker on certain sagas like the Demon hunter and the Darksoul entities. Still, the roleplay still has the light that the movie had, like when Nikiski and Ken'ichi become brothers and when packless wolves friends make their own packs with each other. Things have gotten sweet and extreme as Life With Koda evolved from a normal routine roleplay. Who knows how the roleplay will evolve into as it progresses.
~*Rate of growth*~
For now, the roleplay is growing with at least 10-20 posts a day. At least from half to 1 page a day. There are some days when the rate of growth goes below average or even above average, but usually it goes at a normal rate.
~*How many characters are there*~
For now, we have 23 characters in the roleplay, possibly even more in the future. Though, having more characters would slow down the roleplay due to some who can't be on every day, the roleplay tends to get slow, and right now there are some inactive characters.
~*Rate of happening*~
It all depends on the character's mood and emotions. Usually it happens when one character triggers a memory if another's. Usually it happens pretty frequently. These are needed to keep the roleplay alive and interesting, so they happen frequently. Almost like once every two days after the end of one.
~* Life With Koda's twists and turns *~
Life With Koda may seem like a roleplay about every day life with Kenai, Koda and friends, but things will likely take a turn and maybe some twists. Many things happen in the roleplay when you least expect it, like when a character's past triggers a sudden event or when a past experience comes back to haunt them. Life With Koda has suffered a few twists and turns in it's storyline, like when Spectrue realizes his past has come back to hurt him and his friends and a battle ensues between them, to when Nikiski's bond to Ken'ichi makes them brothers. These twists and turns all depend on the roleplayer's situation and mood, so you may want to keep an eye on the roleplay when these emotions appear, you never know what'll happen. An example of a plot twist and/or turn is the Darksoul's sudden appereance in the Darksoul Entities saga after the Brothers For Each Other saga. Near death experiences, dreams to the past, danger rising, any of these categories can turn the tide of the roleplay and cause some twists here and there.
~*Effects*~
The roleplay's twists and turns greatly affects the characters in many ways. Some make them experience their pasts while other makes them reflect upon things that have happened to them. Some may decide whether the character dies or gets mortally wounded, each one can drastically change the course of the roleplay.
~* Saga 1-10 *~
Beginning saga
Mysterious Bear saga
Black Shadow saga
Salmon Run saga
Demon Hunter saga
Unlocked Farewell saga
Salmon Run Return saga
Brotherhood saga
Brothers for Each Other saga
A New Dawn saga
~* Life With Koda Archives *~
In this section you'll find the archived posts of each saga. Not all of them will be immediately available so remember to check back often when each saga is ready and uploaded. Life With Koda has 10 sagas and counting, so make sure you come back to this page often to see which sagas are up for reading.
~* Saga 11-20 *~
Darksoul Entities saga
Love Triangle saga
MORE SOON!
~*Roleplayers in the first 10 pages*~
The roleplay was still pretty new at the first 10 pages, but it had a reasonable amount of roleplayers!
1. Kenai
2. Koda
3. Spectrue
4. Nikiski
5. Truttle
6. Ken'ichi
~* Key Points *~
1. Beginning of the roleplay
2. Enter Kenai and Koda
~* The Beginning Saga Summary *~
This saga is the first in the series! The root of the roleplay as some prefer to call it.
The saga begins as Kenai is pleading to Koda to help him in escaping from the fifth bear trap he has gotten into that month. Though Koda got Kenai out of the trap thanks to the classic art of blackmail, Koda has gotten himself in a bear trap. Kenai got a kick out of this and wanted to keep Koda in the trap for a while, but he then helped Koda in getting out of that trap. After releasing Koda from that bear trap, the two brother bears decide to go eat some fish. But on their way to a river, their noses catch the scent of another bear in the prowl. Thus, ending the first saga of the roleplay.
~* Length of Saga *~
The saga, The Beginning, has lasted for 18 days. Though the beginning was a pretty slow start, it still had a healthy amount of post compared to the 12 days of delay between the first and second post.
~* Key Points *~
1. Enter Spectrum
2. Kenai meets a gray bear
3. Enter Nikiski
4. The bears introduces to each other
5. Enter Truttle
6. Koda pulls a prank
7. Fishing for fish
8. Spectrue's failed attempt to catch a fish
9. Comforts for Spectrue
10. Exploring a forest
11. Bear trap for Spectrue
12. Nikiski gets creative with a bear trap description
13. Spectrue learns how to "fly"
14. Sleeping together in a cave
15. Story telling
16. Green call from a prism crystal
17. Talk between Spectrue and Koda
18. Truttle has to go!
19. Go back to sleep Spectrue and Koda
20. Koda bumps into Nikiski
21. Nikiski and Koda pad to the lake
22. Nikiski and Koda meet up with Truttle near lake
~* Mysterious Bear Saga Summary *~
The second chapter of the roleplay! New roleplayers enter the fray in this saga.
The saga begins with a gray bear lying on the ground, barely conscious and in a bit of pain. The mystery around this bear thickens when he begins to panic discovering he's a bear. He claims that his hands are now paws and his head bigger. Though a mark on his forehead thickens even more the mystery shrouding this bear.
A ways back, Kenai catches the scent of this bear more stronger than ever, he orders Koda to get back while he goes ahead in case the bear is hostile. But the gray bear was less than hostile, as he's even more scared of Kenai and ends up falling down on his arm. Kenai spots the scared bear and asks if he's OK, the gray bear though counters with the usual 'Who are you?' question when meeting a new person. It is at this point that we discover the bear's name, Spectrum, though in his first-person post it is in thought, not aloud.
During 'Spectrum''s attempt to trust the bear, another bear enters the scene, a friend of Kenai's. At this point, we all learn this bear's name, Nikiski.
After exchanging greetings between Kenai and Nikiski, their focus goes back to 'Spectrum'. Though, instead of saying his real name, 'Spectrum' customizes his name to one which would not sound weird to a bear, Spectrue.
When they go back to the river where Koda went ahead to get some fish, they find the river empty with no Koda. At this point, the next roleplayer, Truttle, makes his appearance. And just in time to get caught in Koda's prank, he's been hiding underwater and waiting for all the bears to come into view and pushed himself upward to fly out of the water with a growl, scaring each and every bear around him.
After that scare, thanks to Koda, the gang start fishing for food. Spectrue feels a bit of a burden with him getting the fishes from his friends, so he tries to his hand at fishing, but ends up with wet paws. After a frantic try and the bears watching closely, Spectrue is flooded with embarrassment and sinks to the bottom of the river. But everything going down has to come up sometime, Spectrue arises and gets some comfort from his bear friends, and that has lifted his spirit a bit. And after a few more fishes, they set out toward the Salmon Run.
Thanks to Koda, the gang enters a dark forest to go 'explore', and everything has went pretty smoothly. Though, Spectrue gets captured in a bear trap, and so it starts one of Niki's hilarious bear trap explanation, which we believe he has thought of it as he went along. Type A4-8 trap...Yeah, I wonder where he got that one. XD
After that bit of comical entry and seeing Spectrue being thrown up like a toy thanks to the trap, the bears end up staying in a cave for the night and share stories in their first 'sleep over'. XD
They share quite cute stories, such as Niki's story about being chased by a moose when he was a cub. Also a tragic tale of Truttle nearly drowning (Which happened to him IRL). Spectrue's story about being chased by a saber-tooth boar.
After sharing stories, they all fell asleep. But during in the middle of the night, the prism dangling around Spectrue's neck began to react toward something, which made a sound loud enough to wake Koda up. Both of those two pads over to the lake close-by and take sips of water as they talk about the prism's glow.
During their talk, Truttle wakes up with an immense necessity to go and runs outside of the cave in an effort of not waking the others.
After their talk, they pad back to the cave and fall asleep again. But during the process of walking back to the sleeping Kenai, Koda bumps into Nikiski, who he wakes up after the bump. Niki shakes off the scare and tells Koda to go back to sleep, but Koda informs him that he's wide awake to go back to sleep, so him and Niki go to get a drink of water. Though he meets with Truttle outside, who has just finished in doing his business. XD
Thus, ending the saga.
~*Character's past*~
The character's past is what makes Life With Koda even more exciting as it grows. Their past affects the storyline in numerous ways. Take Ken'ichi for example, his past has been haunted by his family being murdered by humans in an early age. Ever since then, his heart and soul has darkened and Ken'ichi has been holding a hate toward the humans ever since. The only way he could continue living is by taking that darkness and purifying it. There are lots of other characters with more exciting pasts, like Spectrue's and Diamond's. Thanks to these characters, the roleplay gets better with each passing page.
~* Ken'ichi *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Grizzly bear
Gender
Male
Age
2 and a half in bear years
Personality
Tough, inflexible, serious, rebellious and aggressive
Appearance
Black fur with silver fur around his neck. Black claws and light-black skin around his nose. Gray eye patches, and light-gray eyes. A scar that starts on his right cheek going down his neck and stops on his chest symbolizes a terrible memory of the past.
Bio
A lone bear cub with a heart of a warrior wandering about the forest everyday. His parents and his older brother were killed by the humans, his attempt to save his father got him the horrible scar he has today. Ever since then he has lived alone, wandering around the forest, his hatred and anger toward the humans growing deep inside his heart. Ken'ichi is very strong for his age. He won't talk about his parents and how he got his scar to his friends unless he sees fit, and he's very cautious around people he doesn't trust yet. he's very protective when his friends are threatened by any danger and would do anything to protect him, even at the cost of his life.
~* Quotes *~
"Same dream...again."
"I could do this all day!"
"I guess you probably have been wondering about my scar and why I'm alone in the world, right?"
"Listen, lady. I seriously doubt that, Nikiski and Kadzait aren't that reckless. I bet they just got lost."
"You know...I used to live up there."
"Niki...what's happening to me? My whole body is numb..."
"My heart...what's wrong..."
"No, I can't... I can't forget my past!"
"Great to see you again Spectrue...thank you..."
"Hi...my name is Ken'ichi. And that block-head is Koda."
~* Kera *~
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~* Bio *~
Species
Pacific Western bear
Gender
Female
Age
A bit younger than Koda
Personality
A pretty quiet cub, dependant on her sister, Kia.
Appearance
Dark brown fur, her mane and the bottom of her paws are light-brown
Bio
Her parents were killed by a hunter, and during her escape from the hunter she got separated from her sister, Kia. After days of searching for her, she was adopted by a female bear.
~* Quotes *~
"Kia!"
"What is wrong?"
"Kia, what happened to you before you found me?"
"Let's do this every night!"
~* Spectrue *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Bear, though he can transform into other types of animals, like a wolf and to his original fox-boy form, but he commonly stays as a bear when around his bear friends.
Gender
Male
Age
14 in human years
Personality
A spectrum of sorts, Spectrue's personality involves empathy, an understanding of others, and he has a great trust. His personality can range from outgoing, to quiet, to carefree to serious and often times mystical talk can be heard from him when he is setting a conversation about the spectral prisms.
Appearance
Has aquamarine bluish eyes. Fur color is mostly all silver with dark splashes of gray around his mane and arms and legs and belly, head fur that is somehow combed back in a windy like fashion. Has brown edges on his ears, a brown marking that makes a sort of circle and swishes out on both sides on his forehead, and a very small and hard to see tuff of white fur is on his chest, that has a VERY slight rainbow covering the outer edges of the tuff. His size is comparable to Kenai, yet he seems a bit...smaller than Kenai, but almost exactly the same.
Bio
He's been through a lot in his life. First his parents and family and friends are murdered by a diabolical being, and he sets out to gain the truth of what happened, why he is so different, why he doesn't remember anything. He only got dreams of what happened. But as he soon tried to forget his past, he met many friends and went on many journeys, due to the fact that he had many abilities. During those ventures, he had been in many accidents, and one of the adventures he had changed him yet again. He had been trying to gain another way to figure out his pasts and truths, and as he persisted, he went though the same thing Kenai went through, except Spectrum died in an accident, then his father lifted him to his feet once again in the dark place where he laid when he was human, and was reincarnated into the form of a bear. He had lost all his abilities, all the prisms that contained the abilities to give him strength, and was now in a simpler form; a bear. He began to wonder why his life was turning ever so drastically, but he figured that to find out his paths and truths, he must go along with the gift he is giving, and he still remembers his past journeys during the time of being a fox. Now he was a bear, a regular bear, with only one thing that gave him an aura of strength that he had to resist to use; the pendum crystal around his neck that dangled with up most beauty, that was carved into the shape of an animal, one that spectrue couldn't understand, it's many twists, it's sharp ears, the mane of a bear. He knew something was happening, but he must now face the hardships of being a bear, surviving and gaining new friends...
~* Quotes *~
"Ok, ok, I've never fished before....I don't know how.."
"I think that'd it be great to go in a place no one else has been around. It looks dark and big, but that always gives the thrill of the ride. Let's try discovering something new!"
"I wonder if we can find something else to do...besides getting caught in a "type A4-8 trap", as some bears describe it..."
"You are a very strong cub, Ken'ichi. I wish you a good life."
"I...I'm sorry, Ken'ichi...I'd had...That same feeling...I really have..."
"See, it's nice to have friends around. Gives you someone to talk to, that's for sure..."
"Is that...Ken'ichi?! He has a crystal of some kind too! Wow, these prisms pick up telepathic waves from all prisms of supernatural stature!"
"Diamond!! Waaa-a-aaaait! OOF! Ow! Ack! Sorry!"
"Yes, Niki... Unfortunately I didn't get here fast enough..."
"Hm...You seem sad...Ah well, I'm sorry you lost a friend. Sometimes it's best to move on..."
~* Ohanzee *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Wolf
Gender
Male
Age
22
Personality
Ohanzee is sort of a mysterious wolf, hence the name meaning 'Shadow.' He is very much like a shadow, in that he has an unknown past, and he doesn't say much. However, he is very affable and kind, once you get to know him. He is also very protective and loyal.
Appearance
Ohanzee is a black wolf with streaks of grey-ish silver fur on his neck running down his back, and also on his chest fur. His eyes are grey. He is of very muscular build, and is also very swift at running, hunting, thinking, you get the point.
Bio
Unknown.
~* Quotes *~
[COMING SOON]
~* Truttle *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Pacific Western bear
Gender
Male
Age
Adult. 21 in human years, so that could be around 7-8 in bear years.
Personality
Outgoing, friendly, trusting, understanding of others feelings, reliable, a bit shy around new people, but loyal to his friends. a body of an adult with the heart of a cub, loves to cut loose and have fun regardless of others criticism.
Appearance
Large beary build. A bit bigger than the others. Roughly twice the size of Kenai. Eyes are a bit small, and a big wiffer of a nose. Splashed with lots of dark and light oranish-brown color around the body. Lighted areas are above the torso mostly, darker below. The pads of the paws are lighter than all the fur. Has a scar on the left leg from an accident.
Bio
He left home on an expedition. A journey for a definite purpose. Hearing rumors of a wonderful place up north. Where the lights touch the Earth. He set off on his own to discover this place. His journey bringing him many exciting adventures, wonderful friends, and magical experiences. But near the end of the Salmon Run Return saga, Truttle runs into his younger brother named Sioul. Sioul is a hyper-active, young, teenage bear who is rebellious and prefers to do things his own way. They are both taking resident in a cave some distance away from the salmon run
~* Quotes *~
"It guess it might be fun. Lets explore."
"I'll handle this hunter! You guys run!"
"Are you crazy! You shouldn't try to take on a hunter, you're just a cub!"
"Doh!!! I lost my salmon! What was that about?"
"Yes miss. I just haven't met many girls before, I don't know how to act around them."
"What was that!? Is someone being attacked!?"
“LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!”
"If you have to stay here with Ken'ichi, then you're going to need food and water. I'll see if I can manage to get some for you. You stay here and try not to move Ken'ichi."
"I don't think you'll be needing this anymore..."
“I’m sorry, I’m just so glad that Ken’ichi is still alive.”
~* Diamond *~
[IMAGE NOT YET AVAILABLE]
~* Bio *~
Species
Syberian Husky
Gender
Female
Age
12-15 (Not known directly)
Personality
FUN. EXCITEMENT. She's hyper most of the time, and likes to run a lot. She also trains herself in harsh environments like the snow capped mountains, struggles herself against new heights, and always makes a go for things. She always has the right thing to say during any time, so she can cheer up just about anybody. If one word were to describe her, the word would just blow up from this pup's happy personality
Appearance
Brown-orangish fur around her back and her face, like a faded mask, has white fur all around, a muscular chest with a curly-cue tail, a pinkish nose, brown hazel mixed with yellow eyes, and small yet strong feet. Has a bite like no other.
She has a small amount of anthro-like abilities, like to talk, but she can also walk like a human in some cases, but most of the time, she stays graceful on all fours.
Bio
She's Spectrum's dog pet. One day while climbing a mountain with Spectrum, she got separated from him when Spectrum fell from the mountain. After that, she's been stuck on that mountain trying to find him...
~* Quotes *~
"SOMEBODY.....HELP..Me...
PLEASE!....HELP!"
"Your...your still a bear..? I thought this was a dream!"
"Ah, cool! for such a little guy like you, that's awesome! You're one brave kid."
"Say, your friend Spectrue seems to be in need of a cheering up. Waddaya say?"
"Uh...I'm sorry, did you just throw this into the air? I thought it jumped. Sorry..."
"my, aren't you a bold one?"
"alright, I'll do it..."
"Me and Spectrum are going now...We have to go see a friend of ours... And...I wanted to thank you Kadzait, once again, for helping me last night. I guess, uh...we'll be going... Bye..."
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but...If we hurry, we might be able to get Ken'ichi healed back before it gets too much later, if we start going now."
" Alright, let's go, or this place will light right back up faster than a firecracker!"
~* Wraith *~
[IMAGE NOT YET AVAILABLE]
~* Bio *~
Species
Unknown
Gender
Male
Age
Unknown
Personality
Trusts no living being. Very sneaky during the night. Extremely nervous and confused during the day.
Appearance
Is currently mimicking Spectrum's fox form except that it he is jet black. He no longer has a body of his own.
Bio
After being trapped in the void for what seems like many years, he has lost all his memory and body to the darkness. When Spectrum is sent to the void by a diabolic being, he sees Spectrum after he is turned into a fox. When Spectrum left the void he tried to follow, but he no longer had a body to move with. Later, and invisible force visited the void and offered him a way to get his memory and new body. He accepted his deal before he even knew what the catch. The invisible force told him that to regain what he has lost he must take Spectrums prisms and once he has them all, create a portal from the real world to the void.
Then, and only then, would the invisible force have the ability to give him what he wished so desperately for. The "force" then gave him the power to choose one form to take until his mission was accomplished. Since Spectrum was the only person he has a memory of and since he can't remember the concept of color, he becomes a jet black version of Spectrum. He is instructed to follow Spectrum the next time he comes through the void. Once this happens he follows Spectrum but manages to loose control of the portal. He lands on the other side of the mountain where the lights touch the earth.
~* Quotes *~
"You will pay for killing that bear!"
"What a strange and cruel fate this is."
"Nevermind the consequences..."
"Hm....I wonder who that is..."
"There is DEFINITELY something different about these woods!"
"NOOOO!!!!!!!"
~* Sila *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Wolf
Gender
Female
Age
16
Personality
Because of her past, Sila is relatively untrusting of others. She is not a loner, and will be social, but she usually puts on a mask that makes her look sarcastic, self-sufficient, and calm. She is both, but she'd also like to be caring and kind, except she is afraid to be. She's usually relatively calm though, and it takes a lot to get her upset. Only when someone has truly earned her trust will she reveal her real self.
Appearance
Sila is of average Wolf height and build. The fur on her belly and lower legs is pure white, as is on her muzzle. The rest is dark gray, except the end of her tail, which is also white. The tips of her ears are silvery-gray, and on the back of her neck is the same colored fur, that grows in an oval shape. Her eyes are light blue.
Bio
When Sila was a young cub, she played around with her other friends. However, as the years went by, the soon to be Alpha Male had his eyes on her and wanted her for his own. When she was 13 and he offered to be her mate, she refused. Infuriated by this, he drove her off, and since then she has traveled alone.
~* Kanoa *~
[IMAGE NOT YET AVAILABE]
~* Bio *~
Species
Pacific Western bear
Gender
Male
Age
Adult, not precise age unknown
Personality
A bear who loves making new friends, but he's shy at times. He loves making others happy and laugh.
Appearance
Average height with brown fur, no specific markings on his fur or body.
Bio
Unknown, not given.
~* Quotes *~
"Who? Me?"
"Hi, uh...how are you guys doing?"
"Oooohhhh, now that's a cool story Kenai! A unknown creature disappearing in the lightning"
"Ok...Here it goes.."
"But I'm curious to know, why is he a spirit now?"
"Ahhh...That was a good stretch...Now...Breakfast"
"Uhh, anything wrong, Truttle?"
"Looks like they are having fun...I think"
"Ah, heck..Lemme finish my salmon first"
"Will you be coming back?"
~* Kirchy *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Brown bear
Gender
Female
Age
2 bear years
Personality
Sweet, persuasive, protective to her friends
Appearance
light brown fur, dark brown paws and face
Bio
When she was younger, her parents died in a storm and her little sister fell down a waterfall shortly afterwards. Ever since then, she has lived alone and has relied on bugs to fill her belly, until a sea otter took her in. Though, after a while, the sea otter left her and she has stayed by the river until she was taken to the Salmon Run by Mink, her adoptive brother. But when reached the Salmon Run, Mink had to temporary leave. Now she waits in the Salmon Run for Mink's return.
~* Quotes *~
"Hello, boys, mind if I hang out with you?"
"Th-that scar!"
"We have to get out of here!"
"Well, I figured it must have been another side of you or something. I thought you were in danger."
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"Me? What did I do? You were the one who almost killed me!"
"Wait up!"
"Are you guys OK?"
"Kia, just look through my eyes!"
"If you have things to catch up, I think it should be between you two. I just want to try and find Kia today, I hope she's in the listening mood today."
~* Urctos *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Kodiak Grizzly
Gender
Male
Age
Unknown, but said to be in his teens
Personality
Very timid, often stutters nervously when he tries to speak and becomes frightened around too many bears. Rarely laughs or smiles. But when upset or enraged, he will become the definition of savagery in the heat of a fight. When you gain his trust, he will prove to be a calm, reliable, and playful friend to have.
Appearance
Urctos is larger than most bears, yet lean and wiry. His fur color has mysteriously changed to pure black, yet his muzzle is a light tan like most bears. Deep brown eyes, though it glows orange in the light of moon. A hideous scar slices from his right eye ridge, diagonally across his cheekbone, and ends at his jowl. It is still extremely painful at times because of infection. He won't tell you how he got it... unless he really feels comfortable around you.
Bio
Unlike most creatures, Urctos has never played any games and strictly learned how to survive by his stern mother Okutia. This upbringing had made the bear almost never have a cub hood by her strict rules. Since she had let him go, he was often driven out of bear clans as an outcast for his shadowy, evil appearance. A vicious scar was gained with one of these encounters, running from his right eyebrow snaking down to his cheekbone. He has also been fearful of man, seeing what they do to other creatures. These experiences has weathered his emotional status greatly. If you ever approach Urctos, be friendly and offer to play a game. Even if he may seem very confused on how to play, it'll eventually sink in and he'll be very happy to be your friend, even though he has never had one before.
~* Quotes *~
"K.... Ken'ichi?"
"My... my name is... Urctos."
"I...I was sleeping in the bushes...And... I...I tripped..."
"...Thanks..."
"Uhm... I...uh..."
"It's... it's nice to see you again."
"Uhm... uh... "
"You...really should be up there with them... laughing and talking."
~* Kia *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Bear cub
Gender
Female
Age
Same age as Koda
Personality
Sweet and kind but stubborn, dangerous if you're not being loyal or attack her.
Appearance
Light-brown fur with white fur on the bottom of her paws and inside her ear
Bio
Her parents died in a fire, but while she were searching for the parents she's taken in the care of a bear named Simba, only to find her parents dead. Simba is killed by a hunter, and now she is living with a bear named Kovu.
~* Quotes *~
"Kera!"
"Race you guys to the Salmon Run!"
"Pinned you!"
"Where did Niki go?"
"Yeah, let's go!"
"Well, not every night, but when we have time."
"OK."
"What do you want, Kirchy?"
~* Nutik *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Brown Bear
Gender
Female
Age
9 months old
Personality
A very loving bear, a bit shy
Appearance
Light brown bear cub with ice blue eyes. She has white around her neck that goes down her belly.
Bio
Nutik was born in a loving kind family. She had a Brother named Kurt and loved him very much. Her mother and father were both loving parents. One night a huge fire came to there forest and killed her mother and father. Her brother died too. She got away alone in the huge world. Now at almost a year old she has made friends and hopes her life will be better.
~* Quotes *~
"Huh? Where am I? I must have passed out."
"I'm thankful I found you guys...I really needed some friends."
"So is there any cubs around or am I the only one?"
"Wow that's a lot of cubs!"
"Cool, I will have some friends my own age!"
"Thanks for the fish, it was really nice of you."
"I wonder if i will ever meet some friends that are my age..."
~* Kadzait *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Wolf
Gender
Male
Age
20 in human years
Personality
Carefree, loves life, wary, can be ferocious if threatened, cunning, kind, loyal, loves to laugh.
Appearance
His fur is sleek and silvery grey. His eyes are deep green. Two of his teeth protrude slightly from his lips, kind of like a saber tooth, but only the tips can be seen.
Bio
He was driven from his pack for something he did that in their eyes was evil. He's been wandering ever since, hoping for a pack that can understand what he did and take him in as a member.
~* Quotes *~
"I do a bit of...well, singing myself. It's more howling actually!"
"Just simply passing by, good sir."
"Well, I was ousted from my pack a while ago, so I've been wandering quite some time. I guess they figured I had a curse..."
"Say, your friend Spectrue seems to be in need of a cheering up. Waddaya say?"
"You think I'd go back there to stories? Com'on, look at the adventure here!"
"my, aren't you a bold one?"
"Heh, sorry, noogie attack!"
"Oh, here and there. I haven't lived in one place or with a pack for a long time. I'm what you'd call a wanderer."
"Practicing your singing skills some more?"
"Sila....what just happened? Am I dead?"
~* Nikiski *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Brown Bear
Gender
Male
Age
Around 6 in bear years
Personality
Calm, easy to get along with, worry-free, friendly, accepting, careless at times, but loves challenges...
Appearance
Dark brown fur, a pretty normal sized head. Quite big in size and strong. His eye color is leaf green to brownish.
Bio
Once happy with his older brother, Siraki, but unfortunately Siraki was killed when Nikiski was 4 (Siraki was 6 at that time). Now Nikiski has his own cave at the salmon run. he has been friendly... at times... TOO friendly towards his friends. He basically trust anybody, even hungry wolves, BUT, with one exception: humans, and you know why. He is aware of how other feel, and have a feeling for whatever his friends feel. If someone hurts his friends, physically or emotionally, he'd stand up for his friend, no matter what the situation is like.
~* Quotes *~
"Ya ya ya Kenai, you gotta tell Spectrue that story..."
"Hey Ken'ichi, you know what, you are one of the few privileged cubs that had ever got a ride on my back."
"W-wait, wait. I'd like to welcome you here... Er... Ya."
"I wish you were with me, Siraki..."
"You see, I weight 1000 POUNDS! I don't think you can even move me a bit. So why should I be afraid?"
"If there's a way I can let you see your family again... I'd give my all for you..."
"So Ken'ichi... do you want a big brother... Can I be your big brother?"
"I love you, brother."
"If I can take this pain from you... or if I can bear this pain for you... I would..."
"Thanks, Spectrue, I don't know how I'm going to pay it back..."
~* Sioul *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Bear
Gender
Male
Age
4 bear years old
Personality
A nice guy yet a bit rough
Appearance
Brown fur with light brown eye patches and dark brown fur from his knees/elbows down to his hind paws/forepaws.
Bio
Truttle's little brother. He went away from his home when he came of age, now he longs to live alongside his brother, even though they might not get along well.
~* Quotes *~
“SPEAR!!!”
“Yeah! Cool! We’ll be like roommates.”
“Woah, wolves! Is there a pack around there?”
"I'm making a plan to catch them fish."
"They hate me, you know."
"huff....huff...I'll...catch up....."
"did you want some?"
“Great! I’m stuck between a log and a high place."
“If you think I’m going to be your next meal, then you'll have to take it to go!”
“…Uh… Truttle?...Well, say something!”
~* Kamali *~
~* Bio *~
Species
Grizzly bear
Gender
Male
Age
2 and a half bear years. He was 3 years old and 3 months away from being 4 before he died.
Personality
Inflexible, care-free, playful, knows when it's time to get serious, wild at times
Appearance
Black fur, silver mane, he has a white patch of fur on his right eye, and silver fur on his arms and legs. His eyes are a pair of ocean blue.
Bio
Reincarnated from the Soul Quart by Ken'ichi. Kamali is Ken'ichi's older brother, who once sacrificed his life to protect Ken'ichi from hunters a year ago. He has been reincarnated as a cub to protect Ken'ichi and be his brother once more. Though, now a cub of the same age as Ken'ichi, he is still Ken'ichi's older brother in heart and spirit.
~* Quotes *~
"I'm glad to hear you're not upset with me, I was scared of you being upset after just minutes of my reincarnation."
"So, when did you met Urctos?"
"I'm happy to hear that. But even if I'm a cub now...I'm still your big brother in spirit!"
"So Nikiski, how do you like having Ken'ichi as a brother?"
"Do not cry anymore Niki, I have a feeling you'll be seeing him again very soon..."
"Ken'ichi's birthday...it's just three days away..."
"There's a...monster?"
"OK...now you can worry about the tiger..."
"Good idea, this will guide Ken'ichi back to us."
"Wa-wa-wake up Ni-Niki, the su-su-su-sun is out!"
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~*Life with Koda Music*~
Let's make some music! In this page you'll find music theme downloads for a specific character! I'll write the name of the character the music theme belongs to next to the name of the music theme so you'll know to who's the music theme belongs to.
~* Life With Koda Music *~
Dreams - Drifting Toward the Stars [5.14MB]
A very relaxing music theme for dream sequences.
Ken'ichi - Symphonic Ruins [5.07MB]
Ken'ichi's darkened and saddening past is very reflecting in this music theme as rain and thunder are heard in the background along with some soft yet fast music. Ken'ichi's mother used to sing this song to Ken'ichi when he was little, but due to tough to follow lyrics, Ken'ichi only remembers the music.
Sila - Nay Tomorrow [4.87MB]
Alone...Hopeful...Waiting...Wanting...This song reflects all of that. A music theme which fits perfectly for the lone she-wolf, Sila.
Sioul - Hyperactive [9.56KB]
A classic music which symbolizes Sioul's hyperactive and youthful behavior. You'll enjoy hearing this midi as much as I did.
Spectrue - Distorted Stars [3.96MB]
Spectrue's theme as a bear in the northern territories. It's used for Spectrue's mood of transforming and reincarnating. Background noises resembles breaking crystals and facets, for the fact of his prism and magic.
Truttle - Weird Mr. Trutt [12.6KB]
Midi which symbolizes Truttle's weird yet happy personality. I bet some of you will recognize this midi, eh?
MORE COMING SOON!
~* Disclaimer *~
'Symphonic Ruins' is copyright of Sega. 'Drifting Toward the Stars' and 'Distorted Stars' are copyright of Squaresoft. 'Nay Tomorrow' is copyright of Konami. 'Weird Mr. Trutt' is copyright of Nintendo. 'Hyperactive' is copyright of Konami.
~* The Gallery *~
Feel like knowing how the characters in this roleplay look like? Have an idea on what they look like but need a clearer view of them to make their mental picture in your head more firm? Or do you just want to see these pics just for the heck of it? We got you covered! Prepare to see some pretty good pictures of the characters in the roleplay, drawn by the roleplayers themselves!
Kenai and Koda pictures won't be in this section for obvious reasons.
~* Character Galleries *~
KEN'ICHI
Standing up with a slight frown (SP)
Looking up into the sky under the rain (SP)
Sitting with arms crossed (SP)
Slight sadness (MK)
KAMALI
Happy-go-lucky (MK)
SPECTRUE
Standing up in bear form (SP)
Lying down in bear form (SP)
Normal fox form (MK)
NIKISKI
Standing up (SP)
Concerned (SP)
Happy face (MK)
TRUTTLE
Standing up with a smile (SP)
Sitting while scratching paw (SP)
Friendly smile (MK)
KADZAIT
Cautious (MK)
KANOA
Standing up with innocent smile (SP)
Sitting down while glancing to the left (SP)
KIRCHY
Flirty approach (SP)
Confident smile (MK)
NERTUARK
Playful (MK)
NUTIK
Friendly smile (SP)
SILA
Unamused and curious (MK)
KIA
Sweet look (MK)
KOVU
OHANZEE
Questionable and curious (MK)
SIOUL
TALIST
Smile (MK)
URCTOS
Shy glance (MK)
WRAITH
~* Disclaimer *~
Drawings marked with 'SP' next to their names are copyright of Spectrum. Drawings marked with 'MK' are copyright of Masika.
Welcome! You are visitor # Since July 25, 2004.
©2004 Life With Koda, all rights reserved. Drawings are copyright to their rightful owners. All Brother Bear images are copyright of Disney
~* BBOA maintainer *~
Name: Nikiski
Gender: Male
Species: Brown Bear
My adopted big brother and guardian in the roleplay, he's a nice guy and very friendly. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have such dedication to the roleplay and have such a site like this one. One of my best internet friend, he has helped me a lot like with this layout and other things for my computer.
Here's a drawing of him
~* About Brother Bear Online Archive *~
Brother Bear Online Archive is a web hosting server dedicated for Brother Bear and Disney movies fansites. They host Spectrum's site, Awaken as a Bear, and of course this site. This is the best web hosting server I've seen and will welcome any Brother Bear and Disney movies fansites. Reliable, helpful, and totally dedicated, Brother Bear Online Archive is the best web hosting for any Disney movies fansite.
Maintained by the brown bear Nikiski, this is one web hosting server you won't be disappointed in.
~* Link to BBOA *~
Want to check the official site for the Brother Bear Online Archive? Want to join and be hosted by BBOA? Then click the link below for more information on how to join and be hosted by the Brother Bear Online Archives!
Enter the Brother Bear Online Archive
~* About Me *~
Name: Ken'ichi
Gender: Male
Age: 16 years
Species: Grizzly Bear
Home City: Toa Alta
Home State: Puerto Rico
I'm a third year high-school student, and I love to hang around in the internet discovering things old and new. My hobbies are playing and collecting videogames, writing, drawing, and chatting over the internet and building websites like these. I have another site called Kingdom Hearts SG.
Here's a drawing of me
~* About Life With Koda*~
Life With Koda is an on-going roleplay in the boards Awaken As A Bear, moderated by Spectrue, Nikiski, Wraith and me, Ken'ichi. The Roleplay is about Kenai and Koda with their friends, old and new, on an everlasting adventures in their bear life. Though it started as a journey to the salmon run, the storyline as gotten deeper and exciting with each new character added to the roleplay. Believe it or not, the Northern Lights even play a more important role now than dancing in the sky and watching over our bear friends. This roleplay has surpasses 100 pages and not showing any signs of stopping, instead it gets more and more dedicated as it grows.
Want to be a part of the roleplay? Or do you prefer watching things from the side-lines and watch how the story develops?
Go to Spectrue's board Awaken as a Bear and join in on the Brother Bear fun, join the Life With Koda roleplay or just watch it from the side-lines.
~* Special Thanks *~
BBOA is an awesome web hosting for Brother Bear and Disney movies site. Thanks to the Brother Bear Online Archive, this site is up and running.
~* Songs *~
Life With Koda has it's share of songs like the movie too. Most of them are from the movie, while others are from other movies and/or videogames, while some of them are written by the roleplayers themselves!
I'll upload the songs as I can and add the link here to download them. Be sure to read the summary below the name of the song to learn more about it.
~* Songs list *~
On My Way
The first song used in the roleplay at the beginning of the fourth saga. The song was sang by the characters themselves though.
Where I Belong
This was a song written by our fellow roleplayer, Nikiski. This is the second song used in the roleplay somewhere close in the middle of the sixth saga. Used as a background song as Sila decides wether to stay with her bear friends or not. There's no MP3 for this song so all I can offer you is the lyrics.
Look Through My Eyes
Third song in the roleplay a little after the beginning of the seventh saga. The song plays after Ken'ichi and Nikiski become brothers. Used for a background song like in the movies.
No Way Out (Single version)
Fourth song in the roleplay. Used as a background song in the seventh saga after Ken'ichi forgave Nikiski for scolding at him in a way that almost broke their brotherhood.
1000 Words
Fifth song in the roleplay. Used as a background song at the end of the eight saga when Nikiski helped Ken'ichi into releasing his darkness, very emotional chapter.
Transformation (Inuit)
Sixth song in the roleplay. Used as a background song around the 13 or 14 saga when Ken'ichi's spirit enters Nikiski's dream to help him accept the fact that he's gone.
Unbreak My Heart
Seventh song in the roleplay. Played when Nikiski is lost in a painful flashback about Ken'ichi's death after the end of the Crystal Facets, Broken Spirits side-quest and Spectrum and Ken'ichi return.
Welcome (Phil Collins Version)
Eight song in the roleplay. Played while the roleplayers have fun under the sun one afternoon at the salmon run river.
~* Disclaimer *~
'Where I Belong' is copyright of Nikiski. '1000 Words' is copyright of Square-Enix. All other songs are copyright of Disney.
