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Character: Lloyd Irving
Series: Tales of Symphonia
Age: 17
Canon: Everyone knows how the story goes; a Chosen One is selected from the masses and begins a journey to save the world. Along that journey, he or she assembles a ragtag group of adventurers who have no idea what sort of a bumpy ride they're in for. Lloyd Irving, one of our main heroes in Tales of Symphonia, isn't that Chosen. Rather, he's the tag-along who more or less bustled his way into the party and refused to leave, which works out for the better when the journey turns out for the worst.
Despite the epic journey he takes part in, Lloyd stays the same mildly retarded (in the way that all teenage boys are mildly retarded) guy that he is at the start of the game. While he may be a little slow to catch onto things at times, his determination and head-strong attitude ensures that he'll eventually get it. As expected, Lloyd's not the top of the class when it comes to booksmarts, but thanks to his dwarven foster-dad, he's developed a knack for craftwork. That's not all his dad taught him; Lloyd's long led his life believing that honesty and goodness will always win. But perhaps Lloyd's greatest aspect is his capability to realize, and acknowledge, his own mistakes, which he makes plenty of due to his own tactlessness. It's this ability that makes him uniquely him and influences his idealistic views on life; he's a person who believes in equality among all people and everyone's right to live.
Sample Post:
... Sheesh, I know my memory's not that great and all, but I didn't think I'd forget about volunteering to teach classes. Though I think I should be worried about forgetting how I even ended up in this place. But I can take care of that later. It's gonna be pretty cool to teach my own class. Even if it is just wood carving, but hey, every teacher's gotta start with something. ... Wait a second, that's right. Teaching my own class means I'll be a real teacher! Heh heh, Professor Irving. Now that's got a ring to it.
All right! Professor Lloyd Irving's first ever wood carving class is now in session! ... W-Whoa, there's a lot more of you guys than I thought there'd be. And a lot less to each of you than I thought there'd be. Well, whatever, the more the merrier, right? I didn't really bring enough tools for everyone, so you guys are gonna have to share them. ... Uhh, I don't really suggest passing up on a knife and using your teeth instead, it'll probably hurt trying to pick the splinters out later.
Okay! Lesson 1, know your tools. Well, okay, tool. You don't really need anything more than a carving knife, see? The only important thing about this is that you use a real carving knife, not sure whatever sharp object you find lying around. Your sword's one of the last things you should use for a carving knife. ... Trust me on this one. Anyway, lesson 2, know your wood! ... Ha ha, very funny guys, at least let me finish explain before you start laughing. The wood is just as important as the tool; if you don't use the right ones, you're not going to end up with the kind of results you want. You've gotta try and get a piece of wood that's good and solid. Thick too, depending on what you're trying to make. Usually, I like to go with something bigger, because then you've got a lot of hard material that'll last you a long time and-- ugh, can't you guys stop laughing for two seconds?
Forget it, let's just move onto the interesting stuff. Hey, I can show you guys my own carving technique. Go ahead, name me something to carve and I'll do it. ... Uhh, a full-sized leg might take me a while to carve; something smaller would be better. Yeah, like fingers or noses or eyes, those could work. Hey, uh, is there some kind of pattern going on here? Don't tell me you're here just because you want to learn how to make wooden body parts. What are you gonna do, try to whittle a peg leg for yourself?
H-Hey, come on, knock it off! Look, I'm sorry for saying those things, I guess it was pretty rude of me, right? It doesn't really matter what you've got on the outside. I mean, having two legs so you can walk makes sense and all, but adding more than that is just too much. It doesn't make you any more of a person. Whether you've got two eyes, four eyes, or someone else's eyes, you're still you. That's all that matters, right?
... Heh, I guess that was pretty deep. Now I'm kinda embarrassed about this whole speech thing. Uh, so you guys have any suggestions? A group hug? Whoa, wait, stop that! P-Put the knife down first! We really don't need a group hu- GYAAAAGH!
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