character survey thing [a smattering of T9]
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy? Short and thin-- but lean thin. He's well muscled, just... small. About 5'6" and 145lbs.
2. How old is he? 18
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch? Well, most of the time. He pays a lot of attention to how he carries himself.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities? Very fit. He exercises very frequently and has been doing so since he was a kid. He's just not heavily muscled due to the nature of the exercise etc.
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid? Generally fluid. He pays a lot of attention to how he moves, too, and how that present him.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror? Arguably pretty attractive. He doesn't care one way or the other, though, so.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred? Very light and scarred. He's pale and has a lot of damage-- but mostly in less visible areas, so they don't tend to be noticed.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style. Black, smooth but a little shaggy. He doesn't cut it frequently, but he keeps it mostly neat.
9. What color are his eyes? Bright blue.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features? Mostly his scars-- he has a fair few of those from a variety of injuries, especially on his torso. His long hair also covers burn scars on the back of his head/neck.
11. What are his chief tension centers? all of them I mean. idk actually.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit? He has a lot of the same stuff. On ship he doesn't have much outside of his plantsuit and his Red Robin costume, so not much variety there. At home he had a lot of very similar dress shirts and suits.
13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them? He mostly wears comfortable but neat clothes, so.
14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences? WHAT FREE TIME I mean
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando? uhhhh. idk man probably briefs they would be easier to wear under spandex and kevlar.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse? Like this trufax but seriously he has a reasonably high voice, but he tends to speak a little lower and evenly. As Red Robin he uses a typical sort of gravel tone.
2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate? As Red Robin: GRAVELGRAVEL but definitely even, easily and low. As Tim he's a little more natural and has a hint of teen in there, and he speaks louder, too.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics? Not really! He's careful to control that kind of thing. Accent-wise he's from the northern states, so.
4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency? uhh fluent in English and then he has a fair few other than that: French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Russian, Navajo and Cantonese. Some of these he's good at, others not so much-- his Russian is pretty rough, for instance, and he's not that great at German.
5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations? He'll put on a certain accent if it suits him, or he'll switch languages if the other person isn't an English-speaker.
6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words? He is a team leader and a businessman-- lectures speeches are cool, man.
7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change? Generally very eloquent. He can get flustered, though.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart? One of the smartest humans in the DCU, uh. Especially book-smart. He knows his stuff really well. And he's been trained to be very street-smart, too.
2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate? Both. He'd prefer to have things intricately planned, down to the finest details, but he can and will think on his feet as necessary.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical? Mostly logic, but willing to use his gut from time to time. A lot of ideological, but with a practical streak, too.
4. What kind of education has the character had? Private school. Some highschool-- he dropped out. Twice.
5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about? Everything. Everythingggg.
6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert? Introvert.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven? UHH. Melancholy and driven, but he can sometimes have a laugh, too. He tries to be even-tempered, but he has some anger and depression issues oops.
8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic? So, so suspicious. But he's quick to adapt.
9. Is he more likely to act, or to react? He prefers to act.
10. Which is his default: fight or flight? Fight!
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks? Gallows humour. He's got a dark, sarcastic edge to him.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental/emotional disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them? uhh. Quite possibly Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, ngl. Other than that, possibly some other ones. He deals with nothing ever.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person? ooh boy. Lots of those. Going to the circus as a boy, seeing the death of the adult Graysons and seeing Batman swoop in. Figuring out who Batman and Robin were. Becoming Robin! Everyone ever dying. More people dying. WHOOPS.
14. What does he fear? Losing people. It sounds cliche but he is genuinely afraid of losing people again. Or screwing up and getting people hurt.
15. What are his hopes or aspirations? STOP CRIMEEE obviously jeez.
16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him? There's actually not that much of that? If only because there are like two people in his life he trusts to tell almost everything. But he'd still not want to get into details, with even them, about how bad a mean streak he has in himself. Basically.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents. UH well.
Janet: Biological mother. Almost at peace with her death. He took the highroad on that one. He loved her a lot and was devastated when she died. They were never superclose, though.
Jack: Biological father. Slightly closer to him than his mother, because Jack made some effort to correct the 'son? what son?' mistake of negligence he had going on when Tim was a kid. Way not over that death. Loved him a lot, was very devastated when he lost him.
Dana: Stepmother. He loved her in a way? But not quite on a 'mom' level. She was good to him, and did a better job at being a mom than Janet did, really. Will never not feel guilty about her death. He 100% blames himself.
Bruce: Adoptive father. Means a lot to Tim. He gave him a place and a purpose. Tim loves him dearly, even if Bruce will never quite be his father. Devastated when he 'died.'
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like? SORT OF.
Dick: His adoptive, older brother. Means the world to him. His anchor, rock, other metaphors here. Quite possibly the most important person in his life.
Jason: DO NOT WANT. The second oldest of the boys. Tried to kill Tim. Tim got him arrested. Freed him from jail, but turned him away when he came looking for help/home. Jason turned around and murdered like a dozen people and TRIED TO KILL TIM AGAIN. Their relationship is a bit rocky.
Cass: Adoptive sister! His relationship with her has always been a bit... off. They've fought. She used to terrify him. But he cares about her a lot, and they get along well.
Damian: DO NOT WANT. No no stepbrother do not want. Damian has tried to kill Tim. Tim has beaten him up. They are at best volatile and hostile. Tim can respect the kid but he will never like the brat.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand? TIM HAS NO BLOOD RELATIVES
THEY'RE ALL DEAD
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them? The Titans. The Titans are his family and always will be. They're his best friends ever and mean the world to him. He would be/WAS devastated if/when they die/d. Of particular note is Conner/Superboy, Bart/Kid Flash, and Cassie/Wonder Girl. His three best friends, the first two of which died (but came back!) and the latter he dated briefly and it ended in awkward. Conner and Bart, especially, are like brothers to him. I'd say Cassie is like a sister but uh.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet? ... definitely did just answer most of this above.
Conner he met when he needed some help fighting a bunch of villains. It wasn't a good first meeting.
Bart was also met through a teamup. Tim guessed his secret ID INSTANTLY.
Cassie he met when she joined Young Justice.
6. Does he have other close friends? The rest of the Titans, former YJ-ers.
7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people? The latter, mostly. Tim doesn't open up very easily.
8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends? considering all his family is de facto and adopted, there is really no difference.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once? Single. All of the single.
10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse? No.
11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest? First was Arianna, iirc? Or possibly Lynx but that was mostly like HEY PRETTY CHINESE-FRENCH LADY oh she's a gangster oops.
Latest is... he has a fledgling crush on Ellyn? idk if it'll grow to anything more than that.
12. What does he look for in a romantic partner? Strength. Emotional and physical, especially the former. He doesn't think about it a lot, though.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any? No, no, noooo. Tim believes he would be a terrible parent he does not plan on having kids, not anymore.
14. Does he have any rivals or enemies? YUP. Supervillains galore. also HAET BOOMERANG.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale? He falls on *. :| aka he's not on there. asexual go go.
16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him? He doesn't feel anything about it. It is not important at all.
17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits? uhh again not sexual BUT he does like people who are tough, aesthetically, so that counts for something.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type? Cancer and rooster. Cancer is uh. Well, the moody/reclusive parts of it fit? TIM WILL FOREVER HIDE IN THAT SHELL. And the strong-willed stuff, I guess. "they'll just go back to their shell and sulk" OKAY I'LL TAKE IT. And the vindictive about family stuff = A++ Right, moving on to the other one.
Roosters, the internet tells me, are very observant and precise people. CHECK AND CHECK. Not so much the 'you get what you see' stuff though. All of the stuff I read is kind of hit or miss. A lot of it no, but some of it yes.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life? Tim is so not religious it's absurd. His family was somewhat, but...
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it? He has a Batman code of ethics. That comes from being trained by Batman. It being compromised...
Boomerang. The dude killed Tim's dad. CONSIDER ETHICS COMPROMISED.
4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent? Tim's... fairly open minded? though largely indifferent. But if he genuinely thinks your beliefs are stupid, don't expect him to hold that back.
5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them? Australians BOOMERANGSSS He doesn't really have any prejudices.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt? In T9, this is moot. In canon, his financial situation went from rich to upper-middle to SUPER RICH.
2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him? Tim is in the gossip columns. His 'engagement' was printed as front page news. He originally wasn't so high profile (in part because he was a kid) but being adopted by the Waynes does that. He rolls with it-- he's used it to his advantage before.
3. Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others? ON THE MEATSHIP but in canon he had an apartment that he was getting built. Otherwise, he stayed on Wayne property, when he was in Gotham. So... manor. He shares with other orphans Waynes. Alfred keeps it in impeccable condition. It's not really so much a home as a house, though. Tim's not so bound to it.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on? BAT GADGETS
5. What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else? Fight crime. On T9 he's in several departments. In canon he was spokesman for a project with Wayne Enterprises. He enjoys it because it ties into crime fighting.
6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time? Fighting crime. Fighting crime.
Also I guess some geeky things like D&D and comics. But mostly fighting crime.
7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods? Skips meals sometimes, but overall eats healthy because he needs to keep himself energized and in good shape.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:
1. Color? Red and green.
2. Smell? Leather
3. Time of day? THE NIGHT
4. Season? Winter
5. Book? 1984
6. Music? Enya...
7. Place? Gotham
8. Substance? ???
9. Plant? ???
10. Animal? Robins are totally animals
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