Altis

Altis (full name: Altis Zesophatei) is a Vaporeon from Futura Shores, The Blue Region. He is a professional anti-gravity racer. He has participated for over ten years in the FX500 Racing League, obtaining over 50 gold medals in his anti-gravity racing career. Currently, he is known as one of the best anti-gravity pilots of the modern era. Altis is a kind and determined racer who has above average knowledge of mathematics. He works hard to continue setting new personal bests. Altis has a koi pattern, making him appear with scarlet red, light gray and black camouflage. He has dark ears and a soft body. His back fin is longer than that of most Vaporeon. Altis is very easy to differentiate from other Vaporeon based on his darker body colors.

Early Life
Altis was born at the St. Lechio Hospital in The Blue Super-Region. This hospital is about ten miles away from Futura Shores. Altis’s parents are Sherusi Zesophatei (the mother) and Colbo Zesophatei (the father). Both of the parents are Vaporeon. Altis, an Eevee at the time, had an early interest in racing. At the human age of seven, he watched endurance racing in addition to anti-gravity racing. He took an interest in both types of racing as he studied at Kuulba Elementary School and then Parkinson Middle School. After getting his Driver’s License, he began his racing career in go-kart racing. Altis, for the most part, finished in the middle of the pack for the majority of the races he participated in. His best finish is second within go-Kart racing. After graduating from Emeri Deu High School, he attended Stremme Racing University while still pursuing his racing career. He was given a chance to participate in endurance racing, with his first track being Autumn Ring from The Green Region. Altis spent many hours practicing, but in the end, he did not find endurance racing to his tastes. “Endurance racing really strains me. I’ve spent a lot of time on this course and it just doesn’t seem like the thing I would find enjoyable in the long run. Anti-gravity racing feels really fast and breathtaking. I want to take part in something that will be enjoyable and fun for myself and for those watching.” Altis moves on to anti-gravity racing. Preparing to join the junior division, Altis is trained by a Delphox known as Igni. Altis finds anti-gravity racing enjoyable and practices in speed lap and time trial events. He enters the Junior Division for the first time and performs surprisingly well for his first season. He finished first, second, and third in Anulpha Pass, Vineta K, and Vertical respectively. In his second season, he obtains two gold medals and a silver medal, finishing 6th in the championship. Altis began to gain fans very quickly, and Altis felt very happy about this. He is encouraged by Igni to participate in the FX500 because she describes him as “the next best pilot.” After a few weeks, Altis gives in and signs up for the FX500 in the year 2987. Before Altis entered the FX500, his parents gave him the Water Stone so that he could evolve. According to his parents, they held off on handing Altis the water stone because “we waited until he found his calling. Now that he has, he can now be the Vaporeon we all wanted him to be. Fully grown, skilled, and inspiring.” Now evolved into a Vaporeon, Altis makes his FX500 debut. Altis gained even more fans as he continued to Altis is designated to Dash Technologies as the secondary pilot. His ship, which is still used to this day, is a balanced ship that has higher priority on handling. The shield stat is slightly above average, acceleration is above average, and speed is below average. The weapons Altis uses have standard power. The ship is colored light blue, similar to Altis’s skin. The sides of the ship have gray and turquoise highlights. Altis’s alternate ship livery replaces the blue with a cream white and the grey with faded red. Altis’s debut season (2987) was average, with him getting a silver medal at Fort Gale. The 2988 season was a major improvement to Altis as he obtains 2 gold medals and an impressive 5 bronze medals. By the request of Dash Technologies leader Tiraze, Altis is moved to the position of primary pilot. The former primary pilot, Dekoto, is moved to the position of secondary pilot. From season 2989 and beyond, primary pilot Altis has managed to get at least one gold medal for every season. Altis has had a hard time putting on his racing suit for each race: “You have to bend your tail fin pretty hard in order for your tail to go through the tail hole in the suit.” In the year 2990, Altis was given a new clothing machine from Dash Panel Technologies in order to help him with putting on and taking off his racing suit. He is grateful for the gift as it is an important improvement for the quality of his life. In the year 2993, a female Luxray (Chara) approached Altis to suggest sewing as a new hobby. It took Altis a couple of months to eventually become interested in sewing. In an interview, Altis commented on his interest in sewing: “Sewing is a hobby that I might have never found enjoyment in if Chara never told me about it. I then thought about starting a small fashion chain. I think people would enjoy having attire made by me. I will put my heart into any design I make!”

Current Standing
After the 2999 season, Altis had over 25 gold medals throughout his FX500 career. The Great War breaks out in the year 3000, canceling the entirety of the FX500 season for that year. According to the reports of Dash Panel Technologies, Altis is expected to debut a new livery for the 3001 season. The ship will be colored a brilliant yellow with dark grey accents. Altis states in a interview that the livery is a tribute to a new friend he made in the year 2999, Tenko the Jolteon. No adjustments will be made to the ship. Altis says that he will continue to participate in the FX500 “as long as it is still fun for me.” He says he is open to other racing series, such as the endurance racing series which Altis was previously not interested in. In the year 3001, Altis decides to try out suited racing for the first time at Nokarann Downtown in a practice session. A report details that Altis plans to do more Kinetica racing for fun during his breaks in the FX500 Racing League.