Spectre of the Fade
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Spectre of the Fade
Lady of Bad Fanfic
Edit list: Added a little to Richard's history and rephrased a few other things in that sheet. Hopefully it should make more sense now.
Corrected a few typos and changed some wording in the other two sheets.
Aaaand added pictures.
Added in Richard's big ass immediate family, for your reference purposes. c:
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Name: Richard Hendry
Age: 33
Face Claim: Joe Manganiello
Sexuality: Bisexual
Alignment: Lawful Good
"There's nothin' good in life that's supposed to come easy or without work. Nothin'. I don't ever trust 'good' when it gets randomly dropped in my lap."
Appearance
Richard has short cropped dark hair, equally dark eyes, and he keeps himself clean shaven now that he is back in a military-esque environment. He's easily six foot four (193 cm) barefoot, so his posture while walking and standing is somewhat hunched from looking down at shorter people. He sits with a straight back, however, as much of his height is in his legs. His mannerisms are relatively unremarkable; he gestures a bit when he talks and often unconsciously chews his lower lip or fingernails.
His style isn't really much of one, as he goes for comfortable clothes and plaid or striped patterns. His favorite colors tend to be darker blues and reds.
He has a tattoo of the Marine Corps emblem on his right bicep and his nose is noticeably broken thanks to an incident involving roughhousing with one of his sisters and his father's anvil. The only noteworthy scar he has is on his left thigh from a bullet he'd taken while on deployment, but it doesn't noticeably impede his walk.
Personality
+ Dependable: If one gives Richard a task, he will do it. He tends to do things on his own time unless specifically requested otherwise, but the task will be done and it will be done to the best of his ability.
+ Patient: Richard is difficult to irritate or anger, due to his experience in dealing with children and people in general. He laughs off most insults, and finds repeating explanations or tasks to be more exhausting than frustrating.
+ Honest: Richard is an honest individual, as well as a horrible liar. He has the balancing element of tact, so his honesty is typically as inoffensive as possible.
= Easily Amused: Whether it's dirty jokes, puns, bad jokes, or some other form of humor, Richard will probably laugh at it. Sarcasm usually flies right over his head, however.
= Unadventurous: Richard prefers to thoroughly think things over before making decisions and strongly dislikes taking risks, but the preference isn't strong enough for him to be labeled cautious.
= Protective: Insulting Richard's family or anything he considers to be his is by far the easiest way to piss him off; he doesn't react violently, but it's not difficult to push him to that.
- Proud: Richard rarely admits it when he's in the wrong, preferring to gloss over and move past such occurrences. He usually offers gifts to the person he feels he should apologize to in lieu of actually saying the words.
- Obstinate: If Richard has made a decision or chosen his opinion on a subject, he sticks to it and actively resists attempts to change it. This applies to his opinions of people, too.
- Resistant to Change: In accordance with his obstinacy, Richard tends to stubbornly resist new ideas, opinions, and schedules, especially if they are enforced on his life without his consent.
History
Richard was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the eldest of seven children. Being that the youngest, Dalton, was born when Richard was fifteen and the rest of the children were scattered in that gap, his childhood was understandably hectic. He did well in school, however, and played a few sports for fun. He stayed at home for a couple of years after graduating high school, but joined the Marine Corps just before his twentieth birthday. His daughter, Claire, was born when he was twenty four. Her mother left before the girl was a year old, unable to take the strain of parenting, so he dropped his military career as soon as his enlistment contract ended to take care of his daughter. He settled with her into a small house in New Orleans and opened a bakery, then spent the next seven years of his life working in it and raising his little girl. It took him nearly a year after its creation to determine that joining the Jaeger Program was the correct thing to do, but as soon as he did, he joined up and found to be psychologically sound enough to take the stresses of the Drift. His daughter stays with him on base, and his business is left in the care of one of his sisters.
Training:
Boxing classes from age eight to age sixteen
Wrestling in high school
Five years in the Marine Corps
Family
Michael Hendry, 61, Father - Ex-Marine and an almost perfect fit to the "Southern gentleman" stereotype. Currently lives on a large and well maintained spot of land about an hour out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and works as a smith.
Joan Hendry, Deceased, Mother - A kind but strong woman whom Richard has many fond memories of. Passed away due to complications and an infection that resulted from her last pregnancy.
Isabella Hendry, 31, Oldest Sister - Nearly as stubborn as Richard himself and twice as feisty, also the reason his nose is broken the way it is. Co-owned and operated Richard's bakery with him and possesses a bachelor's degree in business.
Jonah Hendry, 26, Older of the Twins - The technical "heir" to the family estate. Asexual, aromantic, covered in tattoos, and utterly unafraid of making a scene when someone criticizes one of those three subjects. Lives with their father, apprenticing under him as a smith.
Marcus Hendry, 26, Younger of the Twins - Ex-Navy pilot. Generally considered to be the softer and more charming twin, though that is relative. Lives in Los Angeles with his boyfriend and works as a Jumphawk pilot at the Shatterdome there.
Roselynn Hendry, 22, Middle Sister - The family rebel, much to Richard's dismay. Had a falling out with their father at nineteen and promptly ran off to Europe. Hasn't had contact with her family in two years.
Naya Hendry, 19, Youngest Sister - "Nerdiest" of the siblings, though that is also relative. Currently lives with their father, helping around the house and working part time. Has aspirations to be a pilot like her big brother Marcus.
Dalton Hendry, 18, Youngest in General - Already in college, studying forensic psychology. Intelligent and determined enough to graduate from high school two years early, but you wouldn't know it from looking at him.
Claire Hendry, 9, Daughter - Clever and quite independent, for a nine year old. Takes after her father in the "stubbornness" department, though that may have come from the fact she admires him greatly. Lives with her father on base.
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Corrected a few typos and changed some wording in the other two sheets.
Aaaand added pictures.
Added in Richard's big ass immediate family, for your reference purposes. c:
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Name: Richard Hendry
Age: 33
Face Claim: Joe Manganiello
Sexuality: Bisexual
Alignment: Lawful Good
"There's nothin' good in life that's supposed to come easy or without work. Nothin'. I don't ever trust 'good' when it gets randomly dropped in my lap."
Appearance
Richard has short cropped dark hair, equally dark eyes, and he keeps himself clean shaven now that he is back in a military-esque environment. He's easily six foot four (193 cm) barefoot, so his posture while walking and standing is somewhat hunched from looking down at shorter people. He sits with a straight back, however, as much of his height is in his legs. His mannerisms are relatively unremarkable; he gestures a bit when he talks and often unconsciously chews his lower lip or fingernails.
His style isn't really much of one, as he goes for comfortable clothes and plaid or striped patterns. His favorite colors tend to be darker blues and reds.
He has a tattoo of the Marine Corps emblem on his right bicep and his nose is noticeably broken thanks to an incident involving roughhousing with one of his sisters and his father's anvil. The only noteworthy scar he has is on his left thigh from a bullet he'd taken while on deployment, but it doesn't noticeably impede his walk.
Personality
+ Dependable: If one gives Richard a task, he will do it. He tends to do things on his own time unless specifically requested otherwise, but the task will be done and it will be done to the best of his ability.
+ Patient: Richard is difficult to irritate or anger, due to his experience in dealing with children and people in general. He laughs off most insults, and finds repeating explanations or tasks to be more exhausting than frustrating.
+ Honest: Richard is an honest individual, as well as a horrible liar. He has the balancing element of tact, so his honesty is typically as inoffensive as possible.
= Easily Amused: Whether it's dirty jokes, puns, bad jokes, or some other form of humor, Richard will probably laugh at it. Sarcasm usually flies right over his head, however.
= Unadventurous: Richard prefers to thoroughly think things over before making decisions and strongly dislikes taking risks, but the preference isn't strong enough for him to be labeled cautious.
= Protective: Insulting Richard's family or anything he considers to be his is by far the easiest way to piss him off; he doesn't react violently, but it's not difficult to push him to that.
- Proud: Richard rarely admits it when he's in the wrong, preferring to gloss over and move past such occurrences. He usually offers gifts to the person he feels he should apologize to in lieu of actually saying the words.
- Obstinate: If Richard has made a decision or chosen his opinion on a subject, he sticks to it and actively resists attempts to change it. This applies to his opinions of people, too.
- Resistant to Change: In accordance with his obstinacy, Richard tends to stubbornly resist new ideas, opinions, and schedules, especially if they are enforced on his life without his consent.
History
Richard was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the eldest of seven children. Being that the youngest, Dalton, was born when Richard was fifteen and the rest of the children were scattered in that gap, his childhood was understandably hectic. He did well in school, however, and played a few sports for fun. He stayed at home for a couple of years after graduating high school, but joined the Marine Corps just before his twentieth birthday. His daughter, Claire, was born when he was twenty four. Her mother left before the girl was a year old, unable to take the strain of parenting, so he dropped his military career as soon as his enlistment contract ended to take care of his daughter. He settled with her into a small house in New Orleans and opened a bakery, then spent the next seven years of his life working in it and raising his little girl. It took him nearly a year after its creation to determine that joining the Jaeger Program was the correct thing to do, but as soon as he did, he joined up and found to be psychologically sound enough to take the stresses of the Drift. His daughter stays with him on base, and his business is left in the care of one of his sisters.
Training:
Boxing classes from age eight to age sixteen
Wrestling in high school
Five years in the Marine Corps
Family
Michael Hendry, 61, Father - Ex-Marine and an almost perfect fit to the "Southern gentleman" stereotype. Currently lives on a large and well maintained spot of land about an hour out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and works as a smith.
Joan Hendry, Deceased, Mother - A kind but strong woman whom Richard has many fond memories of. Passed away due to complications and an infection that resulted from her last pregnancy.
Isabella Hendry, 31, Oldest Sister - Nearly as stubborn as Richard himself and twice as feisty, also the reason his nose is broken the way it is. Co-owned and operated Richard's bakery with him and possesses a bachelor's degree in business.
Jonah Hendry, 26, Older of the Twins - The technical "heir" to the family estate. Asexual, aromantic, covered in tattoos, and utterly unafraid of making a scene when someone criticizes one of those three subjects. Lives with their father, apprenticing under him as a smith.
Marcus Hendry, 26, Younger of the Twins - Ex-Navy pilot. Generally considered to be the softer and more charming twin, though that is relative. Lives in Los Angeles with his boyfriend and works as a Jumphawk pilot at the Shatterdome there.
Roselynn Hendry, 22, Middle Sister - The family rebel, much to Richard's dismay. Had a falling out with their father at nineteen and promptly ran off to Europe. Hasn't had contact with her family in two years.
Naya Hendry, 19, Youngest Sister - "Nerdiest" of the siblings, though that is also relative. Currently lives with their father, helping around the house and working part time. Has aspirations to be a pilot like her big brother Marcus.
Dalton Hendry, 18, Youngest in General - Already in college, studying forensic psychology. Intelligent and determined enough to graduate from high school two years early, but you wouldn't know it from looking at him.
Claire Hendry, 9, Daughter - Clever and quite independent, for a nine year old. Takes after her father in the "stubbornness" department, though that may have come from the fact she admires him greatly. Lives with her father on base.
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Just going to put this here. Not entirely happy with this draft, but I think it's coherent enough for the character to come across (hopefully).
Everything's subject to change, and please do notify me if there's anything in particular that you'd prefer not crop up in the actual roleplay.
Also, failure to find accurate faceclaim. Will work on that later. Acquired suitable reference image, albeit not entirely accurate. It probably reflects better her pre-PPDC days.
EDIT: forgot to mention - the timeline's still wonky since I realized I don't actually know which year in which are the ages given. I've arbitrarily placed Erin at around 23-24 by the Karloff event in 2015. RP timeline set to begin in year 2017, by which time Erin will be 26.
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26 · Female · 5’10’’ · Chaotic Good
Her facial features make her resting face appear as an expression of disapproval or as far as hostility; but that is compensated for with the fact that she is rarely not smiling at whatever is going through her mind at the moment. Her eyes appear perpetually sunken regardless of the amount of sleep she gets, dark green irides not remarkably striking but always vibrant with her lively expressions.
Dark, wavy hair. Her haircuts are widely spaced, and throughout the years she’s gone through many cycles of going from chin-length hair to pulling it back and tying it in place so that the long strands are out of her face, using one too many hairpins. Of the current time her hair is somewhere in between, shoulder length and with remnants of a fringe a bit too long but not enough to get in the way.
She sits and stands with ridiculously unhealthy posture. If allowed to act freely, has the tendency to try to sit on anything of appropriate height, to rest a foot on anything shorter, and to lean against anything taller. There was a time in her youth when walking with hands in her pockets was apparently a capital vice, and she responded defiantly by sticking in only the thumbs - it carried over as an old habit to this day. It also appears that she only finds herself comfortable if at least one part of her body is in constant motion, and her speech is always accompanied by gestures, even often nonsensical.
Comfort is the dominating factor in her clothing choices - cargo pants and a vest top or T-shirt are frequented combinations. Formal attire most often involve trousers, blazer jackets, and a dress shirt, the sleeves of which she will roll up to the elbows at the first given opportunity. Also overly fond of large sunglasses.
+ Passionate:
There seems to be a specific set of things - goals, items, people - that she feels strongly about, and about those things she seems to be able to remain indefinitely enthusiastic. The hard work she is willing to put into something once she has her mind set on it is really the only reason that she’s been able to accomplish anything at all.
+ Easygoing:
Anything except what she’s currently obsessed with, though, it appears as if anything goes. She’s also, by nature, rather hard to efficiently upset. The way she displays this also sometimes makes it seem like she doesn’t take anything seriously, and, consequently, sometimes makes it hard to take her seriously.
+ Reliable:
One may be tricked by her unruly mannerisms into thinking that she had her brain as scattered as the clothes on the floor of her living quarters. Few expect the fact that she’s actually outstandingly good at getting things done - be it completing an assigned task or keeping her own word.
= Forthright:
Loud, straightforward, and dangerously on the line between likeably honest and outright rude. She’s the sort of person who laughs at things in a way that makes people want to punch her in the face even when she’s around the people who she knows for sure will not hesitate to actually do so.
= Optimistic:
Unfortunately, a bit too much so; and often in the improper way. With her it’s sometimes hard to tell between sarcastically remarking on how bad the situation really is and genuinely believing the obviously catastrophic worst-case scenario to not be much to worry about. It’s almost invariably the later, though; and if nothing else, it’s kept her functioning through some pretty terrible times.
= Intelligent:
Quick thinking contributes greatly to her feat of surviving all that’s going on in addition to all the tomfoolery she pulls regularly. Comes up with explanations of things amazingly quickly - although, as would be expected, her theories are very likely to be incorrect.
- Reckless:
Abiding by the reasoning that whatever worth doing must also be worth over-doing, it is not uncommon to find her following down to the end decisions that weren’t ideas too good to start with. A dangerous combination with her tendency to underestimate the related consequences.
- Selfish:
Perhaps too strong a word for a label, but she does, in principle, always puts her own needs before those of others. Not that she doesn’t care about other people, but guilt alone is insufficient reason to dissuade her from taking the last biscuit - or more important decisions, for that matter.
“Jaeger pilot” being a part of Erin’s life goals actually had less to do with vowing to avenge the portion of her hometown levelled by a Kaiju assault, and more to do with the sheer impressiveness of it.
The relevant story dates back to the years 2013 - 2014 Erin found herself quite confused. Since the world was first introduced to the terror that was the creatures from beyond the breach, there was this difficult mixture of horrification, which she shared with much of the rest of the world, and an absurd admiration - this almost childish fascination towards these majestic, otherworldly creatures. The result was simultaneously hoping that she never got hit by one of the events, and wishing that she’d have a chance to see a Kaiju alive.
It is most certain that Kaiju didn’t take into consideration the childish wishes of an individual of a species they intend to exterminate when they decide when and where to attack, but fortune decreed that she would have both her wishes satisfied in some way.
April 2015. The family was on their way back from a weekend trip inland - her older sister had finally managed to locate the precious few days off from her work at the hospital, and her younger brother was just waiting for graduation. At that time, Erin was out of college for a couple of years and was just beginning to realize that being a part of the police force was slightly less exciting than she had anticipated it to be. It was when they stopped at a restaurant that they learnt by television that a Kaiju had recently emerged and had just then made its way into the city of Vancouver.
And if you asked Erin now, she would tell you that by the end of the broadcast event of an alien monster being defeated by the prototype of a giant, manned mechanical suits; she suddenly had a very clear idea of what she wanted to do with her life.
For reference: friends, family, affiliates:
Everything's subject to change, and please do notify me if there's anything in particular that you'd prefer not crop up in the actual roleplay.
Also, failure to find accurate faceclaim. Will work on that later. Acquired suitable reference image, albeit not entirely accurate. It probably reflects better her pre-PPDC days.
EDIT: forgot to mention - the timeline's still wonky since I realized I don't actually know which year in which are the ages given. I've arbitrarily placed Erin at around 23-24 by the Karloff event in 2015. RP timeline set to begin in year 2017, by which time Erin will be 26.
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26 · Female · 5’10’’ · Chaotic Good
Appearance
Her facial features make her resting face appear as an expression of disapproval or as far as hostility; but that is compensated for with the fact that she is rarely not smiling at whatever is going through her mind at the moment. Her eyes appear perpetually sunken regardless of the amount of sleep she gets, dark green irides not remarkably striking but always vibrant with her lively expressions.
Dark, wavy hair. Her haircuts are widely spaced, and throughout the years she’s gone through many cycles of going from chin-length hair to pulling it back and tying it in place so that the long strands are out of her face, using one too many hairpins. Of the current time her hair is somewhere in between, shoulder length and with remnants of a fringe a bit too long but not enough to get in the way.
She sits and stands with ridiculously unhealthy posture. If allowed to act freely, has the tendency to try to sit on anything of appropriate height, to rest a foot on anything shorter, and to lean against anything taller. There was a time in her youth when walking with hands in her pockets was apparently a capital vice, and she responded defiantly by sticking in only the thumbs - it carried over as an old habit to this day. It also appears that she only finds herself comfortable if at least one part of her body is in constant motion, and her speech is always accompanied by gestures, even often nonsensical.
Comfort is the dominating factor in her clothing choices - cargo pants and a vest top or T-shirt are frequented combinations. Formal attire most often involve trousers, blazer jackets, and a dress shirt, the sleeves of which she will roll up to the elbows at the first given opportunity. Also overly fond of large sunglasses.
Personality
+ Passionate:
There seems to be a specific set of things - goals, items, people - that she feels strongly about, and about those things she seems to be able to remain indefinitely enthusiastic. The hard work she is willing to put into something once she has her mind set on it is really the only reason that she’s been able to accomplish anything at all.
+ Easygoing:
Anything except what she’s currently obsessed with, though, it appears as if anything goes. She’s also, by nature, rather hard to efficiently upset. The way she displays this also sometimes makes it seem like she doesn’t take anything seriously, and, consequently, sometimes makes it hard to take her seriously.
+ Reliable:
One may be tricked by her unruly mannerisms into thinking that she had her brain as scattered as the clothes on the floor of her living quarters. Few expect the fact that she’s actually outstandingly good at getting things done - be it completing an assigned task or keeping her own word.
= Forthright:
Loud, straightforward, and dangerously on the line between likeably honest and outright rude. She’s the sort of person who laughs at things in a way that makes people want to punch her in the face even when she’s around the people who she knows for sure will not hesitate to actually do so.
= Optimistic:
Unfortunately, a bit too much so; and often in the improper way. With her it’s sometimes hard to tell between sarcastically remarking on how bad the situation really is and genuinely believing the obviously catastrophic worst-case scenario to not be much to worry about. It’s almost invariably the later, though; and if nothing else, it’s kept her functioning through some pretty terrible times.
= Intelligent:
Quick thinking contributes greatly to her feat of surviving all that’s going on in addition to all the tomfoolery she pulls regularly. Comes up with explanations of things amazingly quickly - although, as would be expected, her theories are very likely to be incorrect.
- Reckless:
Abiding by the reasoning that whatever worth doing must also be worth over-doing, it is not uncommon to find her following down to the end decisions that weren’t ideas too good to start with. A dangerous combination with her tendency to underestimate the related consequences.
- Selfish:
Perhaps too strong a word for a label, but she does, in principle, always puts her own needs before those of others. Not that she doesn’t care about other people, but guilt alone is insufficient reason to dissuade her from taking the last biscuit - or more important decisions, for that matter.
History
“Jaeger pilot” being a part of Erin’s life goals actually had less to do with vowing to avenge the portion of her hometown levelled by a Kaiju assault, and more to do with the sheer impressiveness of it.
The relevant story dates back to the years 2013 - 2014 Erin found herself quite confused. Since the world was first introduced to the terror that was the creatures from beyond the breach, there was this difficult mixture of horrification, which she shared with much of the rest of the world, and an absurd admiration - this almost childish fascination towards these majestic, otherworldly creatures. The result was simultaneously hoping that she never got hit by one of the events, and wishing that she’d have a chance to see a Kaiju alive.
It is most certain that Kaiju didn’t take into consideration the childish wishes of an individual of a species they intend to exterminate when they decide when and where to attack, but fortune decreed that she would have both her wishes satisfied in some way.
April 2015. The family was on their way back from a weekend trip inland - her older sister had finally managed to locate the precious few days off from her work at the hospital, and her younger brother was just waiting for graduation. At that time, Erin was out of college for a couple of years and was just beginning to realize that being a part of the police force was slightly less exciting than she had anticipated it to be. It was when they stopped at a restaurant that they learnt by television that a Kaiju had recently emerged and had just then made its way into the city of Vancouver.
And if you asked Erin now, she would tell you that by the end of the broadcast event of an alien monster being defeated by the prototype of a giant, manned mechanical suits; she suddenly had a very clear idea of what she wanted to do with her life.
For reference: friends, family, affiliates:
- John and Margaret Lovell, 62 and 56. Parents. They currently reside in the suburbs, away from where the children live closer to the centre of the city of Vancouver.
- Arthur Lovell, 22. Brother. Working for a Master’s Degree in electrical engineering. Easily more academically successful than Erin was, but is consistently treated like an ignorant child until this day by both of his siblings. He seems to be mostly okay with that.
- Natalie Lovell, 28. Sister. Nurse. The “more serious one” of the sisters back when people would have trouble telling them apart when they appeared together - an increasingly unlikely scenario since she moved to new living quarters farther away in the city.
Training
- She owes her fitness and physical strength to having been an athlete through her student years. She used to be part of her high school’s track team, but what left more of an influence was her training in boxing, which originated as a passing affiliation with a club before developing into a sustained interest.
- A little over one year, academic and on-job combined, of training under local law enforcement, from which she insisted she didn’t learn much.
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Spectre of the Fade
Lady of Bad Fanfic
The Rest of the Cast, Part I
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Adrianne Arkwright
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38 | Female | Black hair | Brown eyes | 5'9" | Lawful Neutral
"I am well aware of extenuating circumstances, Officer, but you'll find that I do not care. You were given a deadline and you will do whatever you must in order to meet it."
APPEARANCE
Adrianne is the sort people tend to respect at a glance, what with the efficient confidence she carries with her like another person might carry a purse and the decisive nature of every move she makes. She holds herself too rigidly to be anything but military. Her casual standing posture is far too close to the "at rest" position to be coincidental; she rarely moves her hands from at her side or behind her back when speaking. Her dark skin indicates her African ancestry, but she speaks with an upper class or "posh" British accent.
PERSONALITY
Adrianne is a tough and dependable individual with a well organized and logical approach to problems and situations. She is firm and decisive in her opinions, and because of that, one might almost label her cold or calculating. Understanding or dealing with emotions is not her strong suit; labeling her "bad at comforting people" is a vast understatement. That said, she does genuinely care for the people under her command and she makes an effort to learn about at least a few of them, their families, their history, from them personally.
HISTORY
Adrianne is the first official Marshal of the PPDC, selected for the position due to her previous and excellent work organizing peacekeeping operations for the UN. She was born and raised in Britain, then moved with her parents to Canada at the age of eleven and gained her citizenship there. She was Canadian Army before joining the PPDC program.
OTHER
1.) Face Claim is Noni Gasa
2.) Speaks a moderate amount of French in addition to her fluency in English
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Amaru Rodriguez
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22 | Male | Brown hair | Brown eyes | 5'7" | Neutral Good
"You think I am a little odd? I have heard that from several. It seems that many think of me as a little odd, but I do not mind. I enjoy being myself, and if I am a little odd, then I enjoy being so as well."
APPEARANCE
Amaru usually comes off as strange when one first meets him, and that is not far off. He rarely if ever sits in a "normal" position, by far preferring to sit reverse in chairs or with his feet crossed under him or with his legs draped across an arm rest. When he walks, he tends to slouch his shoulders but lead with his hips, head up so he can look at the people around him. His habit of tapping on nearby surfaces or his own leg when thinking and concentrating can quickly become an annoying one if one spends long periods of time with him.
PERSONALITY
Amaru does nothing tentatively. He commits to emotions, to opinions, and to courses of action with often enthusiastic abandon. He's confident, in himself and his capabilities, but one will find his ego easy to bruise and his capability for holding a grudge to be incredible. Though, he's generally understanding and empathetic as well, so one may just gain his forgiveness by explaining the reason for whatever insult hurt his feelings. His thoughts, speech, and belongings tend toward the disorderly at the very best of times.
HISTORY
Born and raised in Trujillo, Peru, Amaru was an only child and wanted for little as a child. Despite his high intelligence, he found school to be draining and did quite badly in it. His father was diagnosed with lung cancer when he was nine and passed when he was eleven; the entire family took it quite hard. After that, Amaru took his studies more seriously in an effort to make himself into a person his father would be proud of. Trespasser's attack on San Francisco in 2013 rocked his world, and the attacks that followed only rocked it further. The realization that his family, living relatively close to the Pacific, was vulnerable to attack from these strange monsters consumed him for months on end, and he ended up deciding to enlist as a Ranger so he could defend his home.
OTHER
1.) Face claim is Marlon Teixeira.
2.) Of Mestizo descent, and speaks Spanish, Quechua, and English fluently
3.) Can and often does dress inappropriately for weather conditions
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Dorian Ghannam
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29 | Male | Brown hair | Blue eyes | 5'8" | Chaotic Good
"Of course I'm 'happy with my job'. Working on this big-ass piece of complex machinery so you fuckin' Rangers can take the fight to the Kaiju is the right thing to do. Plus, have you seen my paychecks?"
APPEARANCE
Short and leaning toward the skinny side, Dorian is unimpressive in a purely physical respect. The fact he tends to be in some state of dirty, rarely seen without grime under his fingernails or on his face or in his hair or covering his clothes, only adds to that lack of impressiveness. Bandaids frequently dot his hands and arms, covering some injury acquired by taking the hands-on approach to his work. The three items one can always find in his pockets are a pen/scratchpad, a grease rag, and a pack of cigarettes.
PERSONALITY
Despite his unimpressive appearance, Dorian is a tenacious and surprisingly scrappy person. He's confrontational when it comes to decisions or people he takes issue with and could easily be called "fearless". Beyond that cornerstone of his personality, he holds himself to extremely high standards and tends towards excessive modesty and self-depreciation when it comes to his own accomplishments. Yet, he tends to be forgiving and lenient when it comes to the mistakes and inadequacies of others. He's also quite private and usually shuts down questions regarding himself or his emotional state quickly.
HISTORY
Dorian was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, and had a tumultuous childhood. He had dropped out of high school before the age of seventeen and even picked up several misdemeanor charges, mainly to do with theft, but ended up changing his life's direction through circumstances he refuses to discuss and getting his GED at twenty two. After filing the proper paperwork to have his criminal record sealed and taking the SAT, he applied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was accepted. He graduated in 2016 with a major in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering, and was quickly offered a job aiding in designing and building Jaegers for the PPDC due to his expertise in robotics. The only Jaeger he actually designed was the Chrome Brutus, and he was apart of the team that tested designs for and drew up the blueprints for the machine's various joints. After the project was over, he elected to stay with the Chrome Brutus as a member of its engineering team instead of continuing to design Jaegers.
OTHER
1.) Face Claim is Rami Malek
2.) Third generation Egyptian American, and speaks the Egyptian dialect of Arabic and English interchangeably
3.) Has a fairly bad smoking habit (he would be labeled a "pack a day" smoker)
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Malcolm Hayes
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24 | Male | Red hair | Blue eyes | 6'2" | True Neutral
"No, I don't eat, I am obviously a parasitic organism sustained by spite and the blood of my enemies. Do you have another stupid fucking question, recruit?"
APPEARANCE
Malcolm walks and stands and sits with excellent posture and an air of cold confidence, chin tilted just a little bit up as if so he can look down his nose at other people. He doesn't genuinely smile or laugh often, and the real ones are always marked by him attempting to hide the expression behind his hand. Between that, his rigorously well maintained appearance (both in regards to musculature and personal grooming), and the small collection of both scars and tattoos he'd earned in prison, he is quite the intimidating individual.
PERSONALITY
Described as antisocial at the very best, Malcolm comes off as an ass to most and that really isn't an inaccurate description. He's cynical and depressingly pessimistic, distrustful of others and utterly unafraid of expressing that fact. Under the dark, however, he is very well aware of his faults and loyal to the point of fault, almost startlingly thoughtful regarding people he cares for. He has a very practical moral compass and an excellent eye for strategy, especially when it comes to fighting.
HISTORY
Malcolm was born in one of London's poorer districts, the middle child between two sisters. He was far from close to his parents or his younger sister, and his older one, Amelia, died of a heroin overdose when he was twelve. It was then that his childhood friend and the boy he'd loved since he was six, John, extended an offer to join the gang he was apart of, and Malcolm accepted. He was nineteen when John asked him to help steal from a club owned by their boss; Malcolm agreed and stayed behind to cover up the theft. The fire he started spread from the empty club to the apartment building next to it, injuring several people and killing two. Between his gang involvement and the deliberate nature of the crime, Malcolm was convicted of arson and sentenced to an indeterminate sentence, with a minimum of eight years in prison. Due to his fistfighting abilities and relatively stable/well-behaved personality, he was placed on the short list of prisoners offered to the PPDC as prospective personnel. His strategical ability quickly put him on the list of instructors at Kodiak instead of being made a proper Ranger.
OTHER
1.) Face claim is Jai Courtney
2.) Defines himself as Buddhist, despite his aptitude for violence
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The Rest of the Cast, Part II
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25 · Female · 5’6’’ · Lawful Neutral
Character Profile
Trying to objectively describe all of her physical characteristics will result in failure to appropriately convey this intense, intimidating atmosphere her presence seems to emanate, which is also what constitutes most people’s impression of first meeting her. Just shy of 5’6’’ with a rather scrawny build, short, dark hair and soft facial features; yet she somehow manages to have it not seem incoherent at all the piece of information that she is recognised as one of the most brilliant minds of her generation and an accomplished neuroscientist. A child prodigy, she spent much of her early life engaged in the study of Mathematics, before her interest turned to neurology and cognitive science. She was later recruited to work on the Drift engine after the initiation of the Jaeger program.
Most of her time invested in research, and much of her interactions having been with members of academia typically older than she was, underneath the confidence in her mannerisms there exists a certain uneasiness. It is not that she is reluctant to interact with people, but sustained conversations around personal subjects rarely take place.
She prefers to say that she considers things entirely objectively, but in truth she’s hardly the best at not judging people, nor even at hiding that fact.
Insistent on professionalism and obsessed with order and efficiency, she keeps her workspace almost unnaturally clean and organized, and can be upset by having to work with people who fail to do the same. That mindset is also reflected in her choice of attire - she is rarely found in clothing that will not suffice as an outfit for a formal occasion. “Amusing” is the highest level of excitement she is willing to credit anything, and should anything beyond that ever happen she will refuse to speak about it ever again.
As of 2017, she is part of the resident personnel of the Seattle Shatterdome. She is currently at work at the testing site on Kodiak Island, however, having recently travelled there to take up work on some modifications on the neural interface to be implemented in Chrome Brutus.
Trivia
- Single child of a British father and a Croatian mother. She lived in different places over the years - both her parents’ home countries, the United states for most of her latter academic career, and briefly Russia after involvement in the Jaeger program. Her speech retains remnants of an accent that is vaguely east European.
- Can sometimes be seen travelling around the facility on a white small-wheel bicycle.
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38 · Male · 6’0’’ · Neutral Good
Character Profile
The third youngest among nine siblings, he was consistently considered “that one cool uncle” by the children of his brothers and sisters: an approachable personality, a fountain of trivia and stories from being well-travelled, and a degree in medicine at a prestigious facility. And he wears leather jackets.
A pleasant person to be around, he is rarely seen without an energetic smile. Greetings from him are usually very enthusiastic “hello”s or “good morning”s , though those who are close enough with him will also know him well enough to expect hugs and patting. Honest, laid-back, but not at all impolite.
The infectious positivity in his demeanor often comes somewhat unexpected to those who know of him from the snippet of his history where he was drafted into the Army almost immediately after he left medical school, served for two years as a field medic, before having to be sent home after an incident resulting in the death of half of the members on the squad he belonged to.
That event also left him with a knee injury that refuses to heal properly until this day.
After spending a few months to recover, he carried on with his own medical work, devoting more time to research and building a specialisation in neurology in addition to his original background in emergency medicine.
He returned to the military after the onset of the Kaiju War, joining the PPDC in 2014. He was minimally involved in the initial development of the Pons interface, having worked with some of the earlier test pilots. As of now, he is part of the resident staff at the Seattle Shatterdome, mainly responsible for the examination and maintenance of the prospective crew members’ physical and psychological health.
Trivia
- While generally a nice person to begin with, it’s notable that he seems to be inclined towards a somewhat morbid sense of humour. It is most likely carried over from something he’d developed to cope with his days as a medic, and it is quite possible that he is unaware of this himself.
- Of Hispanic descent. Resides in the US.
- Enjoys coffee, although in healthy dosage.
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