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Character: Hildegard Valentine ("Hilda")
Series: Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Character Age: 400+; however she appears as a girl in her teens.
Canon: The Shadow Hearts series of RPGS is what happens when they make a videogame while goofing off in World History class. You'll find real live historical people people! Real places! Allusions to actual historical events! But there are also monsters, anachronistic uses of celluar phones and television, vampires, anthropomorphic cats, and leather daddy traveling salesmen. After setting several games in Europe, Shadow Hearts: From the New World moves the stage to the Americas, following the travels (and travails) of Johnny Garland, a young private eye from New York City. When a strange case lands in his lap, he winds up on a long and strange adventure which unravels his mysterious past.
One of the people Johnny meets is Hilda Valentine, a vampire who has been mistaken for an alien after she and Roger Bacon (yes, that Roger Bacon) crash their flying machine in Roswell, New Mexico. Hilda has a little problem with her metabolism. Depending on how many calories she has taken in, her body will change between "curvy," "pink bat," and "slim" forms. In a true showing of Shadow Hearts logic, biting some monsters results in consuming negative calories. I know. Just go with it . While she is Curvy Hilda, she displays a sweet, kind disposition that charms people with her innocence. Slim Hilda, however, is caustic, condescending, and violent. But don't worry, she won't ever go too overboard: she wouldn't want to tarnish her image as a ~heroine~.
Sample Post:
E-excuse me, mister, but could you tell me where I could get a bite to eat? You see, I'm stranded out here all alone, and I'm just so very hungry. I feel so weak that I could just die! Won't you pleeeeease help a girl out? It won't be too much trouble, I promise! Would these wide, innocent, sparkling eyes lie? So you'll help me? Good! That's so kind of you, especially with all these monsters around. Ohhhh I'm soooooooooo huuuungryyyyyyy ... I can't ... resist ... any ... longer ... I'm so sorry! It'll only be a small bite to tide me over!
Blecch! That was disgusting! Not to mention that you weren't really all that filling. In fact you were already looking a little drained. If I wasn't stuck in this disgusting, smelly, awful place I could be doing something interesting or trying world-famous Cajun cuisine. You see, I wanted to visit New Orleans for a little sightseeing that I missed out on during my last visit to America, but when I heard about all these poor people being locked up against their will and maybe because I crashed Roger's contraption a little I just couldn't stand aside! After all, I'm the heroine who saved the whole world! I can't go ruining my image, can I?
But I can't be a heroine on an empty stomach, and you won't be filling mine anytime soon. Now tell me where I can get a real meal! I'm tired of dallying around! Ugh, just moaning like that won't get you anywhere. Speak clearly! I don't want to have to beat an answer out of you. I suppose "weeeeeesssssssst" is the best I'm going to get out of you. Really, useless men like you are beneath me.
West it is. Honestly, this is the worst American tourist trap I've been to so far. Maybe I should have stayed home and slept in my coffin for a few more decades instead. Ah, here we go, a "Mess Hall." That doesn't sound like it will have great home cooking, but I'm willing to try anything at this point. This menu here looks promising: the Tuesday Leftover Special today is Anne's Sausages and Rice, "an uncompromised vision of flavor." Mmm, I can hardly wait! We vampires love a good sausage fest!
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Character: Jacqli
Series: Ar Tonelico II: Melodies of Metafalica
Character Age: Appears to be 15
Canon: As the result of a catastrophe that destroyed most of the land of the world, people of Ar Ciel had been forced to live in Towers controlled by Song Magic: a special kind of music that allows Reyvateils, artificially created beings, to execute programs within the Tower they live in, as well as use its power to perform attacks and healing magic. Ar Tonelico II takes place in Metafalss, the land connected to the Tower of Sol Marta. People there have been struggling with issues such as overpopulation, and although a legendary song called Metafalica would supposedly solve them by creating new land, their Goddess forbid them to sing it.
Initially an enemy, Jacqli has little to do with Metafalss, and joins the party after being beaten by them simply because she has nothing against it, and because she couldn't find what she needed by herself, anyway. In general, she's kind of surrounded by mystery-- never revealing anything about her past, or exactly what she's wishing to accomplish. A very powerful Reyvateil, she isn't particularly friendly, but she doesn't actively avoid other people's company, either. Jacqli isn't really concerned about people's opinions and thoughts, and enjoys having fun at their expense; often teasing and embarrassing them. Confident, intelligent and sarcastic, she appears to have a really odd perception of what's cute, sometimes going as far as to call some of the monsters adorable. Having an active imagination, she likes to come up with all sort of different stories-- most of which includes her having some kind of important role under the name of "Miwa Togasaki" or "Miros".
Sample Post:
A camp in the middle of a swamp; impressive, really. I cannot deny I am quite interested in it, especially with those cute, rotting creatures all around the place, but I would not be entertained for long. This place may have potential, however, that by itself is not enough. "Camp Fuck You Die" is a unique name, is it not? Then why, I wonder, is the story behind this Camp so dull? Whoever came up with it obviously has no idea of how to tell a proper horror story. They're wasting a nice setting, really. With the homicide, the zombies and the people abducted from other worlds, there must be a way to make this better. Ah-- I know. This would be something interesting.
Let me tell you a story. Long ago, in the far, far away land of Louisiana, there was a heavenly place called "Camp Joyous Cry". As the name would suggest, it was a Camp, however, it was different from any other. Joyous Cry was situated near a beautiful lake, where all kinds of... cute animals and furry woodland creatures, from the hopping bunny to the flying toucan, used to live in peace and harmony as far as the eye could see. It was so beautiful that anyone who entered it could not resist the urge to cry tears of joy.
Unfortunately, that could not last for long. Coming from another world, a witch by the name of Miros cast a spell upon the place, turning what had once been a beautiful land into a swamp. All those animals were turned into cute-- ah, I suppose a word like "hideous" would work better for you, would it not? "Hideous" rotting creatures. The hopping bunnies would no more happily play with the humans, hunting them instead and making their nest out of their bones. That's how the famous Tuesday Soup, made with the leftovers of their preys, came to be. The once happy couple that used to run the place, Elizabeth Sayre and Stephen Debussey, were not spared either: Stephen was killed by the witch, screaming "Fuck you! Die!" as he died.
The witch, who well knew how human emotions worked, took advantage of the heartbroken Elizabeth. She promised her that if she were to collect nine thousand souls, plus one, she would bring her beloved back to life. As she had no other choice, the woman believed her and, renaming the camp in honor of her fiancè's last words, decided to use the place to collect all the souls needed. When she finally reaches the required amount of souls, a monster will emerge from the lake, taking them all for Miros. It is only a matter of time until she finally accomplishes her goal.
Anyone can probably see this story is much better than the silly thing they came up with before. I believe this is what would terrify anyone, would it not? Perhaps I might think of a sequel, where a heroine named Miwa arrives to save the residents. Or I could make her ally with those cute, rotting zombies, and lead them to destroy all humans.
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Character Name: Karasuba
Series: Sekirei
Age: 20
Canon: One part harem, one part battle royale, one part touching tale of a guy who will never get laid- Sekirei follows the hapless adventures of Minato Sahashi as he collects a bevy of beautiful femme (and not quite femme) fatales all while failing to get into college. The story begins when the director of a Powerful and Mysterious Conglomerate™, MBI, discovers a collection of aliens, Sekirei, on an uninhabited island. After a few adjustments, he lets them loose on the capital city (which he conveniently bought), to find their destined partner, an Ashikabi. From there, they fight one another until only one is left standing. Naturally, there is good-hearted cheer and earnest determination to change the fate of the combatants amidst all the fighting...
Or there is just joy in the fighting itself if you judge by Karasuba. Sadistic and blood-thirsty, Karasuba longs to fight her Sekirei rival, Yume, that she has a mysterious past with, but a girl has to make do with what she has sometimes. She isn't just your regular chaotic neutral with a tendency to chop down the competition with her sword, though. Serving as the leader of the third generation of the Disciplinary Squad, Karasuba makes sure everyone continues fighting in the game, whether they want to or not. Despite her hobbies, Karasuba has a cheerful smile and a lax, easily amused disposition while being mindful of her manners. But why wouldn't she be smiling when she's doing what she enjoys most?
Sample Entry:
Haha, when I said I lost some birds that had flown out of their cage, I didn't mean that quite so literally or colorfully. If I was just looking for a bunch of noisy and impetuous toucans, then I wouldn't need to come so far. I am glad that we're on the same page now, though. It's really hard to get work done without some cooperation and discipline, isn't it? It's good that it only takes a little bit of "tough love" to get you all into top form. You never know when a camper is just going to start causing trouble or try to leave even, and I would hate to see what the Director would do then. Ahaha, if you thought I had a short temper with you before, I wonder how much worse she could be? She seems like she's the very scary type.
I do have to ask about how all of you got up so quickly, especially since I'm sure that I'm not losing my edge... And we're sure that my sword isn't either, haha. Really, it's almost like magic how quickly you all recover. If it's really those moogles you keep talking to doing it, then I wonder if MBI could do something with a couple of its own. It would make cleaning up so much easier, wouldn't it? Anyway, to get back on point-Oh, no, you have it wrong. I'm just cleaning the blade right now; you can't put it away dirty, after all. Aha, that wasn't a very good joke, was it? I'm sorry... There much better. You can see yourself in it now. Ahh, relax a little, please.
Now, like I was saying, some companions of mine that have gotten away from me. I know it's a common tale around here, but we just can't go on without them. So, if you could direct them to me? Though, they might be playing a cruel game of hide and seek if they haven't come yet, trying to keep me waiting and worried like this. They never know when to be serious, I'm afraid. If that's the case, I wouldn't want to cause too much trouble for everyone. It could even be a little exciting to play along with their game. How does it go... You can run, but you can't hide? Well, they can't even run very far in a place like this, can they? The game wouldn't last for very long, but I can just imagine when I find them and we see each other again... Ah, I'm having a little daydream, aren't I. Haha, excuse me.
So, despite how much fun as I'm having with you all, I do need to be off soon. I wouldn't want anyone to be too worried about me being gone for long. We have a lot of companions back home expecting us. -Oh, there is the problem with leaving, isn't there? You can't leave until you find the murderer of the Director's fiancee is what I've heard. Then I heard this little rumor that he wasn't dead at all. It's confusing, isn't it! I can't help thinking there's a simple solution though. If the man who is supposed to be dead isn't, and you need to find his murderer when there isn't one, then perhaps... Oh, what am I saying? I let my mind get away with me again. Ahaha!
So, where is Stephen, anyway? ♥
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Character: Tenjou Utena.
Series: Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Character Age: 14.
Canon: Try thinking of a theater. Any kind will do-just make sure it has a stage, proper lighting, plenty of scandalous costumes, and what else? An audience. It opens with a setting called Ohtori Academy: the clean-cut school with an ivory tower that seems to touch the sky. The main players of the farce consist of a Student Council that frequently hold duels in order to possess what they call the Rose Bride-an object of power more than the young lady she appears to be. In theory of course, because in this particular story-no one is who they seem to be. No one except Utena. Amidst a storm of (nearly) improbable situations and an array of colorful characters, Utena remains the (very, very dense) rock. Steadfast and true to her word, she exudes all the outward qualities of the prince she longs to become. Even though her ambition results in a mix-up with this Rose Bride, some duelists, and the End of the World-well, that stuff doesn't matter to her. What's important is protecting those that need it, dealing justice where there is none, and finding her prince. Beating all the boys at basketball in gym class is just a side job, after all.
She's logical to a fault and often infuriates others when she reasons an otherwise blown-out-of-proportion situation. But in doing so, she only means to help. At the very core of Utena is that helping hand you might not have realized you needed or deserved in the first place, because she senses that in others. The weak part of ourselves we sometimes aren’t prepared to come to terms with. But whether or not she is the victor over her own faults is another matter entirely, of which the series' end is as vague as a Hemingway short story, one thing is certain. It's not always about the presentation as it is the meaning behind one's performance in life.
Sample Post:
You throw it like this-! Let's try it again, huh? Spread your legs first, then plant your feet, and make sure you're aiming for the hoop. Try shifting your weight a little-relax more. That's right, just like that. See the way I'm standing on an angle? It can be hard at first but you'll get the hang of it! If you don't try and give yourself the chance, how will you ever learn? Uhhh ... here-I think you dropped this. You're going to need that leg to run later, trust me. Right now we’re just focusing on the hoop, got it? If you don’t learn how to shoot first the rest of the game’ll be much harder, trust me.
Now for the aim. When you have more time to practice and you get the hang of it, you'll figure out your own way of shooting. For now I'm going to teach you the-hey, stop that! You can't bite his ear off, that isn't fair. Or sanitary. Didn't you say you wanted to get better at this? Because if you changed your mind say so or we're both just wasting our time. Ah, see? I knew you wanted to practice! Or ... I could have read the drooling part wrong, I guess. Whatever.
Look. All you need to do is have confidence in yourself and it'll work out-don't you see that? Your friends are having fun when they play because they're not worried about how they look when they're out there or what other people-uh, zombies-think of them. It's okay to make mistakes. When you trip, you pick yourself up again and keep going. Yeah, even the bits that keep falling off. Who knows? You could win the game with one shot! And then what d'you think they'll remember?
That's right! Stand, spread, and-... Try to remember it’s against the rules to eat your opponent’s brains, okay.
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Character: Momotaros
Series: Kamen Rider Den-O
Character Age: Unknown
Canon: Sometimes a hero needs some help. Other times though,
a hero needs a LOT of help. Nogami Ryoutarou, or Kamen Rider Den-O, is
one of those unfortunate heroes. Thankfully, Momotaros is just the aid
a somewhat useless protagonist needs. Technically one of the series
villains, Momo is more interested in entertaining himself by fighting
his own kind than sitting around bored and following the rules. Saving
the Earth's timestream is just a bonus.
Momotaros is at first glance the worst choice ever to ask for help.
Flashy and loud in all the worst most obnoxious of ways, Momo talks a
very big game. He's arrogant, impulsive and quick tempered, but at
least he's not all talk -- not usually. As the Sword Form of Den-O, he
can back up his claim to strength and dependability in a pinch.
Probably because he's not actually all fight and testosterone like
he'd love for you to believe. Not so deep down, he's just a stupid,
loyal, easily topped, good hearted kid who loves to have fun. Too bad
'fun' for Momotaros is possessing and stealing his partner's body and
then using it to get into fights with the police -- there's always a
price for good help.
Sample Post:
Only been in this dump 10 minutes and I can already tell that no one
here has any sense at all! Nothing but boring guys who hardly put up a
fight. Like you! Yeah, you! If you want to start a fight, do it right!
The 'look over there' trick is stupid! Like I would fall for something
like that! Now see here, I -- what the hell? What was that sound? Oh.
You meant look over there at that. I knew that. Haha. Anyone
would notice a giant sea monster coming up behind them. I definitely
heard it coming 100 years before you did!
So, you're supposed to be my big bad enemy? A giant slimy water thing?
Then come and get some! Scared? Well, I'm not going in there. If you
want to fight, you can get out of there and come do it right! Like a
man! Oh uh, really not coming out? Well... it's your lucky day that I
don't feel like getting my sword wet. It definitely isn't because I
can't swim! You'll get yours! Haha... Just you wait! I'll be in there
another day! I'm just going to... go over here and think about how
best to kick your ass!
Damn, it's just like I thought -- no sense at all! This is all really
annoying! Everyone is either weak or cheating by staying in the water.
How am I supposed to release all my pent up energy if nothing good
shows up? Ryoutarou picked a bad time to go missing. Where is that
guy? A good exciting climax is just what I need.
Oh hey, Ryoutarou! There you are! I knew I could count on you! That's
the guy I know! Ahh... you look a little worse than usual. Are you
okay? You don't even have to say anything! Just rest and leave it all
to me! I can take over from here! Just a second and --
This might be bad. This isn't Ryoutarou's body is it? Do you even have
a brain in here? Well, it's your lucky day, thing with no soul! We're
off to fight in your body! What a great bonus that it doesn't matter
if you take damage! Ah!? My arm! Your arm! Oh well. Nothing to
do about it. The cool Momotaros doesn't need a body with arms that
stay on to win a fight!
Get ready you lame enemies, I'm fired up and you're weak! Let's go,
let's go, LET'S GO!
Poll Vote!
Character: Tony.
Series: Toward the Terra
Character age: Actual age? Somewhere between 4 and 7. Physical age? Somewhere between 18 and 20. Mental age? Somewhere between 10 and 13.
Canon: In the distant future, life is controlled by supercomputers that decide to eradicate the Mu, who are evolved humans with psionic (psychic) abilities. For the sake of the Mu, their leader, Jomy Marquis Shin, makes the choice to flee as far away from the common folk to try and live peacefully. They actually manage to do so for a few years! And they even start having children the old fashioned way, no test-tubes involved at all! But it so happens that they're found again, the world is destroyed, dozens of Mu lose their lives, and uber-powerful babies decide to skip childhood to help in the war that is about to start all over again.
Tony is the first non-tube baby of the Mu. He was only three years old when their world was attacked; however, thanks to his amazing psionic abilities, Tony made himself grow up fast in order to help Jomy protect their people. Now Tony stands as a hot-headed, rebellious, brash, proud and sarcastic xenophobe who at times can be extremely obnoxious and violent, showing no remorse whatsoever when killing humans. Due to these qualities, most of the Mu now consider him a monster, but he maintains that he doesn't care about what they think, as long as he's able to help Jomy. However, Tony can be quite thoughtful and will willingly give up his life for his people, especially the ones he cares about. Tony's greatest wish is to help Jomy to achieve his dream of getting to Terra, often claiming that he lives only for Jomy's sake.
Note: Tony likes to call Jomy 'grandpa' and yes, more than half of what he says or thinks about involves Jomy one way or the other.
Sample app:
Let's get this clear, okay? I didn't come here for the humans. For all that I care, they can stay here forever. In fact, it'd make me happier knowing there's one less human outside and one less threat against the Mu. Unfortunately, grandpa wants to help everyone inside, and I came because he's here. These ingrates never know how lucky they are that he cares. Toucans, I really don't know why you choose to obey humans - not even plural, just one female human - or what reason could be powerful enough that you follow her every whim.
You must know what I'm talking about. Don't they fear you as well, because of your abilities? I know they must, because they're always like that. Do you feel their hate, the way they feel threatened by us, just because we're superior? Have they attacked you as well? Have you lost loved ones because they decided you were dangerous? Have you been unable to mourn for them, because humans wouldn't understand the bonds you share?
I can't stand it. They call us monsters and yet decide to use our abilities, your abilities for their sake, making you sustain this psionic barrier around this prison. I won't forgive them! And you shouldn't stand it either, toucans! They have trees and green grass and a blue sky and they can live in peace with their loved ones, but instead of considering themselves lucky all I get from them are complaints. 'We can't eat sugar, the gorillas keep saying how pretty and witty they are, the toucans have been singing 'Marcy had a little human who liked her tentacles' all day long and we have a headache.' They're so selfish. Believe me, I wouldn't suffer if we left them here to rot forever.
But Jomy wants to help them, and so I'll help as well, no matter what. You have dared to keep Mu trapped in here, and I won't allow that at all! Toucans, I have nothing against you, and your abilities tell me that you are much more stronger than this human you bow to and that you are more worthy to enjoy this beautiful place, so I'll be clear and give you only one warning: I'll give you one minute to put down your psionic barrier and let everyone out, or else I'm breaking it and letting them go.
You can call me a monster all you want. That won't change my mind at all.
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Character: Hildegard Valentine ("Hilda")
Series: Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Character Age: 400+; however she appears as a girl in her teens.
Canon: The Shadow Hearts series of RPGS is what happens when they make a videogame while goofing off in World History class. You'll find real live historical people people! Real places! Allusions to actual historical events! But there are also monsters, anachronistic uses of celluar phones and television, vampires, anthropomorphic cats, and leather daddy traveling salesmen. After setting several games in Europe, Shadow Hearts: From the New World moves the stage to the Americas, following the travels (and travails) of Johnny Garland, a young private eye from New York City. When a strange case lands in his lap, he winds up on a long and strange adventure which unravels his mysterious past.
One of the people Johnny meets is Hilda Valentine, a vampire who has been mistaken for an alien after she and Roger Bacon (yes, that Roger Bacon) crash their flying machine in Roswell, New Mexico. Hilda has a little problem with her metabolism. Depending on how many calories she has taken in, her body will change between "curvy," "pink bat," and "slim" forms. In a true showing of Shadow Hearts logic, biting some monsters results in consuming negative calories. I know. Just go with it . While she is Curvy Hilda, she displays a sweet, kind disposition that charms people with her innocence. Slim Hilda, however, is caustic, condescending, and violent. But don't worry, she won't ever go too overboard: she wouldn't want to tarnish her image as a ~heroine~.
Sample Post:
E-excuse me, mister, but could you tell me where I could get a bite to eat? You see, I'm stranded out here all alone, and I'm just so very hungry. I feel so weak that I could just die! Won't you pleeeeease help a girl out? It won't be too much trouble, I promise! Would these wide, innocent, sparkling eyes lie? So you'll help me? Good! That's so kind of you, especially with all these monsters around. Ohhhh I'm soooooooooo huuuungryyyyyyy ... I can't ... resist ... any ... longer ... I'm so sorry! It'll only be a small bite to tide me over!
Blecch! That was disgusting! Not to mention that you weren't really all that filling. In fact you were already looking a little drained. If I wasn't stuck in this disgusting, smelly, awful place I could be doing something interesting or trying world-famous Cajun cuisine. You see, I wanted to visit New Orleans for a little sightseeing that I missed out on during my last visit to America, but when I heard about all these poor people being locked up against their will and maybe because I crashed Roger's contraption a little I just couldn't stand aside! After all, I'm the heroine who saved the whole world! I can't go ruining my image, can I?
But I can't be a heroine on an empty stomach, and you won't be filling mine anytime soon. Now tell me where I can get a real meal! I'm tired of dallying around! Ugh, just moaning like that won't get you anywhere. Speak clearly! I don't want to have to beat an answer out of you. I suppose "weeeeeesssssssst" is the best I'm going to get out of you. Really, useless men like you are beneath me.
West it is. Honestly, this is the worst American tourist trap I've been to so far. Maybe I should have stayed home and slept in my coffin for a few more decades instead. Ah, here we go, a "Mess Hall." That doesn't sound like it will have great home cooking, but I'm willing to try anything at this point. This menu here looks promising: the Tuesday Leftover Special today is Anne's Sausages and Rice, "an uncompromised vision of flavor." Mmm, I can hardly wait! We vampires love a good sausage fest!
Poll Vote!
Character: Jacqli
Series: Ar Tonelico II: Melodies of Metafalica
Character Age: Appears to be 15
Canon: As the result of a catastrophe that destroyed most of the land of the world, people of Ar Ciel had been forced to live in Towers controlled by Song Magic: a special kind of music that allows Reyvateils, artificially created beings, to execute programs within the Tower they live in, as well as use its power to perform attacks and healing magic. Ar Tonelico II takes place in Metafalss, the land connected to the Tower of Sol Marta. People there have been struggling with issues such as overpopulation, and although a legendary song called Metafalica would supposedly solve them by creating new land, their Goddess forbid them to sing it.
Initially an enemy, Jacqli has little to do with Metafalss, and joins the party after being beaten by them simply because she has nothing against it, and because she couldn't find what she needed by herself, anyway. In general, she's kind of surrounded by mystery-- never revealing anything about her past, or exactly what she's wishing to accomplish. A very powerful Reyvateil, she isn't particularly friendly, but she doesn't actively avoid other people's company, either. Jacqli isn't really concerned about people's opinions and thoughts, and enjoys having fun at their expense; often teasing and embarrassing them. Confident, intelligent and sarcastic, she appears to have a really odd perception of what's cute, sometimes going as far as to call some of the monsters adorable. Having an active imagination, she likes to come up with all sort of different stories-- most of which includes her having some kind of important role under the name of "Miwa Togasaki" or "Miros".
Sample Post:
A camp in the middle of a swamp; impressive, really. I cannot deny I am quite interested in it, especially with those cute, rotting creatures all around the place, but I would not be entertained for long. This place may have potential, however, that by itself is not enough. "Camp Fuck You Die" is a unique name, is it not? Then why, I wonder, is the story behind this Camp so dull? Whoever came up with it obviously has no idea of how to tell a proper horror story. They're wasting a nice setting, really. With the homicide, the zombies and the people abducted from other worlds, there must be a way to make this better. Ah-- I know. This would be something interesting.
Let me tell you a story. Long ago, in the far, far away land of Louisiana, there was a heavenly place called "Camp Joyous Cry". As the name would suggest, it was a Camp, however, it was different from any other. Joyous Cry was situated near a beautiful lake, where all kinds of... cute animals and furry woodland creatures, from the hopping bunny to the flying toucan, used to live in peace and harmony as far as the eye could see. It was so beautiful that anyone who entered it could not resist the urge to cry tears of joy.
Unfortunately, that could not last for long. Coming from another world, a witch by the name of Miros cast a spell upon the place, turning what had once been a beautiful land into a swamp. All those animals were turned into cute-- ah, I suppose a word like "hideous" would work better for you, would it not? "Hideous" rotting creatures. The hopping bunnies would no more happily play with the humans, hunting them instead and making their nest out of their bones. That's how the famous Tuesday Soup, made with the leftovers of their preys, came to be. The once happy couple that used to run the place, Elizabeth Sayre and Stephen Debussey, were not spared either: Stephen was killed by the witch, screaming "Fuck you! Die!" as he died.
The witch, who well knew how human emotions worked, took advantage of the heartbroken Elizabeth. She promised her that if she were to collect nine thousand souls, plus one, she would bring her beloved back to life. As she had no other choice, the woman believed her and, renaming the camp in honor of her fiancè's last words, decided to use the place to collect all the souls needed. When she finally reaches the required amount of souls, a monster will emerge from the lake, taking them all for Miros. It is only a matter of time until she finally accomplishes her goal.
Anyone can probably see this story is much better than the silly thing they came up with before. I believe this is what would terrify anyone, would it not? Perhaps I might think of a sequel, where a heroine named Miwa arrives to save the residents. Or I could make her ally with those cute, rotting zombies, and lead them to destroy all humans.
Poll Vote!
Character Name: Karasuba
Series: Sekirei
Age: 20
Canon: One part harem, one part battle royale, one part touching tale of a guy who will never get laid- Sekirei follows the hapless adventures of Minato Sahashi as he collects a bevy of beautiful femme (and not quite femme) fatales all while failing to get into college. The story begins when the director of a Powerful and Mysterious Conglomerate™, MBI, discovers a collection of aliens, Sekirei, on an uninhabited island. After a few adjustments, he lets them loose on the capital city (which he conveniently bought), to find their destined partner, an Ashikabi. From there, they fight one another until only one is left standing. Naturally, there is good-hearted cheer and earnest determination to change the fate of the combatants amidst all the fighting...
Or there is just joy in the fighting itself if you judge by Karasuba. Sadistic and blood-thirsty, Karasuba longs to fight her Sekirei rival, Yume, that she has a mysterious past with, but a girl has to make do with what she has sometimes. She isn't just your regular chaotic neutral with a tendency to chop down the competition with her sword, though. Serving as the leader of the third generation of the Disciplinary Squad, Karasuba makes sure everyone continues fighting in the game, whether they want to or not. Despite her hobbies, Karasuba has a cheerful smile and a lax, easily amused disposition while being mindful of her manners. But why wouldn't she be smiling when she's doing what she enjoys most?
Sample Entry:
Haha, when I said I lost some birds that had flown out of their cage, I didn't mean that quite so literally or colorfully. If I was just looking for a bunch of noisy and impetuous toucans, then I wouldn't need to come so far. I am glad that we're on the same page now, though. It's really hard to get work done without some cooperation and discipline, isn't it? It's good that it only takes a little bit of "tough love" to get you all into top form. You never know when a camper is just going to start causing trouble or try to leave even, and I would hate to see what the Director would do then. Ahaha, if you thought I had a short temper with you before, I wonder how much worse she could be? She seems like she's the very scary type.
I do have to ask about how all of you got up so quickly, especially since I'm sure that I'm not losing my edge... And we're sure that my sword isn't either, haha. Really, it's almost like magic how quickly you all recover. If it's really those moogles you keep talking to doing it, then I wonder if MBI could do something with a couple of its own. It would make cleaning up so much easier, wouldn't it? Anyway, to get back on point-Oh, no, you have it wrong. I'm just cleaning the blade right now; you can't put it away dirty, after all. Aha, that wasn't a very good joke, was it? I'm sorry... There much better. You can see yourself in it now. Ahh, relax a little, please.
Now, like I was saying, some companions of mine that have gotten away from me. I know it's a common tale around here, but we just can't go on without them. So, if you could direct them to me? Though, they might be playing a cruel game of hide and seek if they haven't come yet, trying to keep me waiting and worried like this. They never know when to be serious, I'm afraid. If that's the case, I wouldn't want to cause too much trouble for everyone. It could even be a little exciting to play along with their game. How does it go... You can run, but you can't hide? Well, they can't even run very far in a place like this, can they? The game wouldn't last for very long, but I can just imagine when I find them and we see each other again... Ah, I'm having a little daydream, aren't I. Haha, excuse me.
So, despite how much fun as I'm having with you all, I do need to be off soon. I wouldn't want anyone to be too worried about me being gone for long. We have a lot of companions back home expecting us. -Oh, there is the problem with leaving, isn't there? You can't leave until you find the murderer of the Director's fiancee is what I've heard. Then I heard this little rumor that he wasn't dead at all. It's confusing, isn't it! I can't help thinking there's a simple solution though. If the man who is supposed to be dead isn't, and you need to find his murderer when there isn't one, then perhaps... Oh, what am I saying? I let my mind get away with me again. Ahaha!
So, where is Stephen, anyway? ♥
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Character: Tenjou Utena.
Series: Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Character Age: 14.
Canon: Try thinking of a theater. Any kind will do-just make sure it has a stage, proper lighting, plenty of scandalous costumes, and what else? An audience. It opens with a setting called Ohtori Academy: the clean-cut school with an ivory tower that seems to touch the sky. The main players of the farce consist of a Student Council that frequently hold duels in order to possess what they call the Rose Bride-an object of power more than the young lady she appears to be. In theory of course, because in this particular story-no one is who they seem to be. No one except Utena. Amidst a storm of (nearly) improbable situations and an array of colorful characters, Utena remains the (very, very dense) rock. Steadfast and true to her word, she exudes all the outward qualities of the prince she longs to become. Even though her ambition results in a mix-up with this Rose Bride, some duelists, and the End of the World-well, that stuff doesn't matter to her. What's important is protecting those that need it, dealing justice where there is none, and finding her prince. Beating all the boys at basketball in gym class is just a side job, after all.
She's logical to a fault and often infuriates others when she reasons an otherwise blown-out-of-proportion situation. But in doing so, she only means to help. At the very core of Utena is that helping hand you might not have realized you needed or deserved in the first place, because she senses that in others. The weak part of ourselves we sometimes aren’t prepared to come to terms with. But whether or not she is the victor over her own faults is another matter entirely, of which the series' end is as vague as a Hemingway short story, one thing is certain. It's not always about the presentation as it is the meaning behind one's performance in life.
Sample Post:
You throw it like this-! Let's try it again, huh? Spread your legs first, then plant your feet, and make sure you're aiming for the hoop. Try shifting your weight a little-relax more. That's right, just like that. See the way I'm standing on an angle? It can be hard at first but you'll get the hang of it! If you don't try and give yourself the chance, how will you ever learn? Uhhh ... here-I think you dropped this. You're going to need that leg to run later, trust me. Right now we’re just focusing on the hoop, got it? If you don’t learn how to shoot first the rest of the game’ll be much harder, trust me.
Now for the aim. When you have more time to practice and you get the hang of it, you'll figure out your own way of shooting. For now I'm going to teach you the-hey, stop that! You can't bite his ear off, that isn't fair. Or sanitary. Didn't you say you wanted to get better at this? Because if you changed your mind say so or we're both just wasting our time. Ah, see? I knew you wanted to practice! Or ... I could have read the drooling part wrong, I guess. Whatever.
Look. All you need to do is have confidence in yourself and it'll work out-don't you see that? Your friends are having fun when they play because they're not worried about how they look when they're out there or what other people-uh, zombies-think of them. It's okay to make mistakes. When you trip, you pick yourself up again and keep going. Yeah, even the bits that keep falling off. Who knows? You could win the game with one shot! And then what d'you think they'll remember?
That's right! Stand, spread, and-... Try to remember it’s against the rules to eat your opponent’s brains, okay.
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Character: Momotaros
Series: Kamen Rider Den-O
Character Age: Unknown
Canon: Sometimes a hero needs some help. Other times though,
a hero needs a LOT of help. Nogami Ryoutarou, or Kamen Rider Den-O, is
one of those unfortunate heroes. Thankfully, Momotaros is just the aid
a somewhat useless protagonist needs. Technically one of the series
villains, Momo is more interested in entertaining himself by fighting
his own kind than sitting around bored and following the rules. Saving
the Earth's timestream is just a bonus.
Momotaros is at first glance the worst choice ever to ask for help.
Flashy and loud in all the worst most obnoxious of ways, Momo talks a
very big game. He's arrogant, impulsive and quick tempered, but at
least he's not all talk -- not usually. As the Sword Form of Den-O, he
can back up his claim to strength and dependability in a pinch.
Probably because he's not actually all fight and testosterone like
he'd love for you to believe. Not so deep down, he's just a stupid,
loyal, easily topped, good hearted kid who loves to have fun. Too bad
'fun' for Momotaros is possessing and stealing his partner's body and
then using it to get into fights with the police -- there's always a
price for good help.
Sample Post:
Only been in this dump 10 minutes and I can already tell that no one
here has any sense at all! Nothing but boring guys who hardly put up a
fight. Like you! Yeah, you! If you want to start a fight, do it right!
The 'look over there' trick is stupid! Like I would fall for something
like that! Now see here, I -- what the hell? What was that sound? Oh.
You meant look over there at that. I knew that. Haha. Anyone
would notice a giant sea monster coming up behind them. I definitely
heard it coming 100 years before you did!
So, you're supposed to be my big bad enemy? A giant slimy water thing?
Then come and get some! Scared? Well, I'm not going in there. If you
want to fight, you can get out of there and come do it right! Like a
man! Oh uh, really not coming out? Well... it's your lucky day that I
don't feel like getting my sword wet. It definitely isn't because I
can't swim! You'll get yours! Haha... Just you wait! I'll be in there
another day! I'm just going to... go over here and think about how
best to kick your ass!
Damn, it's just like I thought -- no sense at all! This is all really
annoying! Everyone is either weak or cheating by staying in the water.
How am I supposed to release all my pent up energy if nothing good
shows up? Ryoutarou picked a bad time to go missing. Where is that
guy? A good exciting climax is just what I need.
Oh hey, Ryoutarou! There you are! I knew I could count on you! That's
the guy I know! Ahh... you look a little worse than usual. Are you
okay? You don't even have to say anything! Just rest and leave it all
to me! I can take over from here! Just a second and --
This might be bad. This isn't Ryoutarou's body is it? Do you even have
a brain in here? Well, it's your lucky day, thing with no soul! We're
off to fight in your body! What a great bonus that it doesn't matter
if you take damage! Ah!? My arm! Your arm! Oh well. Nothing to
do about it. The cool Momotaros doesn't need a body with arms that
stay on to win a fight!
Get ready you lame enemies, I'm fired up and you're weak! Let's go,
let's go, LET'S GO!
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Character: Tony.
Series: Toward the Terra
Character age: Actual age? Somewhere between 4 and 7. Physical age? Somewhere between 18 and 20. Mental age? Somewhere between 10 and 13.
Canon: In the distant future, life is controlled by supercomputers that decide to eradicate the Mu, who are evolved humans with psionic (psychic) abilities. For the sake of the Mu, their leader, Jomy Marquis Shin, makes the choice to flee as far away from the common folk to try and live peacefully. They actually manage to do so for a few years! And they even start having children the old fashioned way, no test-tubes involved at all! But it so happens that they're found again, the world is destroyed, dozens of Mu lose their lives, and uber-powerful babies decide to skip childhood to help in the war that is about to start all over again.
Tony is the first non-tube baby of the Mu. He was only three years old when their world was attacked; however, thanks to his amazing psionic abilities, Tony made himself grow up fast in order to help Jomy protect their people. Now Tony stands as a hot-headed, rebellious, brash, proud and sarcastic xenophobe who at times can be extremely obnoxious and violent, showing no remorse whatsoever when killing humans. Due to these qualities, most of the Mu now consider him a monster, but he maintains that he doesn't care about what they think, as long as he's able to help Jomy. However, Tony can be quite thoughtful and will willingly give up his life for his people, especially the ones he cares about. Tony's greatest wish is to help Jomy to achieve his dream of getting to Terra, often claiming that he lives only for Jomy's sake.
Note: Tony likes to call Jomy 'grandpa' and yes, more than half of what he says or thinks about involves Jomy one way or the other.
Sample app:
Let's get this clear, okay? I didn't come here for the humans. For all that I care, they can stay here forever. In fact, it'd make me happier knowing there's one less human outside and one less threat against the Mu. Unfortunately, grandpa wants to help everyone inside, and I came because he's here. These ingrates never know how lucky they are that he cares. Toucans, I really don't know why you choose to obey humans - not even plural, just one female human - or what reason could be powerful enough that you follow her every whim.
You must know what I'm talking about. Don't they fear you as well, because of your abilities? I know they must, because they're always like that. Do you feel their hate, the way they feel threatened by us, just because we're superior? Have they attacked you as well? Have you lost loved ones because they decided you were dangerous? Have you been unable to mourn for them, because humans wouldn't understand the bonds you share?
I can't stand it. They call us monsters and yet decide to use our abilities, your abilities for their sake, making you sustain this psionic barrier around this prison. I won't forgive them! And you shouldn't stand it either, toucans! They have trees and green grass and a blue sky and they can live in peace with their loved ones, but instead of considering themselves lucky all I get from them are complaints. 'We can't eat sugar, the gorillas keep saying how pretty and witty they are, the toucans have been singing 'Marcy had a little human who liked her tentacles' all day long and we have a headache.' They're so selfish. Believe me, I wouldn't suffer if we left them here to rot forever.
But Jomy wants to help them, and so I'll help as well, no matter what. You have dared to keep Mu trapped in here, and I won't allow that at all! Toucans, I have nothing against you, and your abilities tell me that you are much more stronger than this human you bow to and that you are more worthy to enjoy this beautiful place, so I'll be clear and give you only one warning: I'll give you one minute to put down your psionic barrier and let everyone out, or else I'm breaking it and letting them go.
You can call me a monster all you want. That won't change my mind at all.
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