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Name: Flynn Rider, né Eugene Fitzherbert
Fandom: Tangled
Gender: Male
Age: 20-something?
Time Period: Just as the kingdom guards are about to take him to his hanging.
Wing Color: Patterned after the wing of a peregrine falcon.
History: Ta da!
Personality: Eugene Fitzherbet is a complicated man, one of many nuances and hidden details. ... okay, not really. He tries to pass of a certain roguish mystique, certainly, but deep down he's a pretty simple guy. He likes riches, and stealing, and fancies himself a ladies man. He wants nothing more than to chill out on an island, rich as a king, and stay there all alone until kingdom come (perhaps literally.)
But even that's not quite true, is it? Certainly, Flynn Rider is fairly simple. A lightfingered, dashing thief, he runs about the kingdom making his fortune the dishonest way and just trying to have some fun with his life. He wants a castle, a pretty girl, a handsome wanted poster... all the normal things a winsome rogue should desire. He especially loves to flirt with any attractive ladies he might come across, too. So much so, in fact, that he has perfected The Smoulder with which to woo them, and he'll even affect his speech into something far more formal if he thinks it might charm a lady into falling for him. There's nothing else to him, really, except a sharply sarcastic sense of humor and a sly, devious way about his thieving exploits. Flynn Rider has no honor among thieves and will happily steal from those he's just completed a heist with. He'll go to great lengths to hold onto the precious this-or-that he's managed to steal, even if it means risking his hide. Danger, excitement, a little flirtation... it's a life uncomplicated with personal entanglements, as Flynn Rider neither has nor needs friends.
Eugene Fitzherbert, the man Flynn Rider truly is ... well, he's a little different. He's everything Flynn Rider is, of course, and yet he's so much more ... and so much less. Flynnigan Rider is just a character from a book, a name that Eugene works desperately hard to inhabit. That devil-may-care attitude, the fake reputation... all of it are borrowed from the towering figure of his childhood. Of course, the storybook Flynn didn't need to steal, something Eugene may not actually feel too great about. But he wanted to emulate his hero, and thievery was the only way he knew how.
But beneath that carefully cultivated attitude, Eugene can be blunt, sometimes a little callous, and then startlingly kind and even brave. With a hidden romantic streak a mile wide, the careless thief has a big, big heart deep down beneath all that bravado, and though he goes to great pains never to show it, it's there. The big brother to the other kids at his childhood ophanage, Eugene grew up, in part, trying to take care of others. But he denied that part of himself -- the caring, kind part -- and instead strove only towards what he imagined was self-fulfillment through wealth, never realizing that the satisfaction he sought could never be found through something so hollow.
At his canon point, Eugene is just starting to learn these things. He's starting to care, quite deeply, for Rapunzel, and is even starting to do things like obey the law just to make her (and Maximus) happy. And he's slowly becoming happier himself in the process. Rapunzel says to him, "I'm not scared anymore, you know?" And he responds, gently, "I'm starting to." He's beginning to see what was important all along, what he knew deep down as a child but rejected all these years -- that caring for others and being cared for in turn is all that really matters.
This is not to say that Eugene, in Luceti, will be some happy, song-singing goody two shoes. Even after the events of the film, he's still sarcastic and a deliberate pain in the ass when he wants to be. Sarcasm, wicked humor, stubbornness, determination, bravado, flirting, vanity, and mischief are imprinted into his personality as sure as his hidden traits of kindness and bravery. It's all just melting together now to create a person who is no longer just a pale imitation of a grand figure from a child's story, but instead a fully fledged man of his own.
Strengths: Physically, Eugene is a normal human being. His line of work requires him to be both light on his feet and a hell of a sprinter, but he's no more incredible than any other human adult. However, he seems to have been able to outrun a horse at full gallop, so he's really fast. He also seems to possess some skills in fencing or some other form of swordplay, based on his display of skill with that frying pan. Finally, being a thief, he's got extremely sticky fingers. He's an excellent pick pocket and can lift something off a person in an instant without them noticing.
His mental and emotional strengths probably come in part from his childhood, and in part now from what Rapunzel has taught him. He never goes into much depth about it, but from what we do know, Euegene grew up as a penniless orphan in an orphanage where he often played older brother to the other kids, doing things like reading them stories. Headcanon says he probably took care of them in other ways, too, covering them up with blankets and doing what he could to protect them. However, a childhood as a beggar left him with a keen and cynical eye for the world, and an attitude that led him to try and take whatever it was he wanted. Thus his life of thievery, trying to accomplish a life where he'd never want for anything. Thus, Eugene's become a determined and stubborn young man with a clear eye for how unfair the world can sometimes be. He assumes it will do him no favors, so he does it no favors in turn. He mostly lets that stuff roll off his back and most of the time seems to keep up an upbeat, laid back, sarcastic disposition to fend off the world's advances, be they good or ill.
Of course, in the short time he's known her, Rapunzel has changed Eugene a little, too. He's no longer purely cynical, and he's starting to see what matters in the world outside of material gains. As much as he might have disparaged the ideals before, he's beginning to understand virtues of friendship, love, and loyalty. Hence his attitude when Maximus comes to save him -- he's genuinely grateful and tries to express that before Max shuts him up with a look. He's striving to be a better person -- and is acting like a better person as a result.
Weaknesses: As mentioned above, Eugene is only human. No magical glowy hair or super sniffing horse senses. He's fit and strong for his height and build, but he couldn't stand up to anyone of superhuman strength. Also, when it comes to fight versus flight, Eugene seems to prefer the flight option, knowing it to be the easiest way out. So while he seems to know some swordplay, he's unlikely to be a real virtuouso at it.
Mentally and emotionally, a lot of his weaknesses come from the same place as his strengths (and, in fact, there's more negatives than positives from that upbringing) -- his childhood. Being so poor only made him desire the riches he could never touch as a kid -- as he says in the song at the Snuggly Duckling, he wants to rest on an island of his own, "tanned and rested and alone." Most importantly, alone with his piles of money -- he doesn't seem to want to share it. There's no Robin Hood in him, no altruistic impulses from his childhood to share with those less fortunate. No, he selfishly wanted it all for himself. That doesn't mean he had no kindness in him, but he certainly was no paragon of virtue. Even after meeting and getting to know Rapunzel, it will still take Eugene some time to learn to put others before himself -- or even think of putting others before himself. Rapunzel might be influencing him for the better, but he's still a sarcastic, selfish thief at heart -- what changes come will be slow and gradual deep down inside, even if on the surface he's improved by leaps and bounds.
... also, he's kinda vain. It wounds him deeply when the kingdom keeps drawing his wanted posters with an extra large nose.
Fandom: Tangled
Gender: Male
Age: 20-something?
Time Period: Just as the kingdom guards are about to take him to his hanging.
Wing Color: Patterned after the wing of a peregrine falcon.
History: Ta da!
Personality: Eugene Fitzherbet is a complicated man, one of many nuances and hidden details. ... okay, not really. He tries to pass of a certain roguish mystique, certainly, but deep down he's a pretty simple guy. He likes riches, and stealing, and fancies himself a ladies man. He wants nothing more than to chill out on an island, rich as a king, and stay there all alone until kingdom come (perhaps literally.)
But even that's not quite true, is it? Certainly, Flynn Rider is fairly simple. A lightfingered, dashing thief, he runs about the kingdom making his fortune the dishonest way and just trying to have some fun with his life. He wants a castle, a pretty girl, a handsome wanted poster... all the normal things a winsome rogue should desire. He especially loves to flirt with any attractive ladies he might come across, too. So much so, in fact, that he has perfected The Smoulder with which to woo them, and he'll even affect his speech into something far more formal if he thinks it might charm a lady into falling for him. There's nothing else to him, really, except a sharply sarcastic sense of humor and a sly, devious way about his thieving exploits. Flynn Rider has no honor among thieves and will happily steal from those he's just completed a heist with. He'll go to great lengths to hold onto the precious this-or-that he's managed to steal, even if it means risking his hide. Danger, excitement, a little flirtation... it's a life uncomplicated with personal entanglements, as Flynn Rider neither has nor needs friends.
Eugene Fitzherbert, the man Flynn Rider truly is ... well, he's a little different. He's everything Flynn Rider is, of course, and yet he's so much more ... and so much less. Flynnigan Rider is just a character from a book, a name that Eugene works desperately hard to inhabit. That devil-may-care attitude, the fake reputation... all of it are borrowed from the towering figure of his childhood. Of course, the storybook Flynn didn't need to steal, something Eugene may not actually feel too great about. But he wanted to emulate his hero, and thievery was the only way he knew how.
But beneath that carefully cultivated attitude, Eugene can be blunt, sometimes a little callous, and then startlingly kind and even brave. With a hidden romantic streak a mile wide, the careless thief has a big, big heart deep down beneath all that bravado, and though he goes to great pains never to show it, it's there. The big brother to the other kids at his childhood ophanage, Eugene grew up, in part, trying to take care of others. But he denied that part of himself -- the caring, kind part -- and instead strove only towards what he imagined was self-fulfillment through wealth, never realizing that the satisfaction he sought could never be found through something so hollow.
At his canon point, Eugene is just starting to learn these things. He's starting to care, quite deeply, for Rapunzel, and is even starting to do things like obey the law just to make her (and Maximus) happy. And he's slowly becoming happier himself in the process. Rapunzel says to him, "I'm not scared anymore, you know?" And he responds, gently, "I'm starting to." He's beginning to see what was important all along, what he knew deep down as a child but rejected all these years -- that caring for others and being cared for in turn is all that really matters.
This is not to say that Eugene, in Luceti, will be some happy, song-singing goody two shoes. Even after the events of the film, he's still sarcastic and a deliberate pain in the ass when he wants to be. Sarcasm, wicked humor, stubbornness, determination, bravado, flirting, vanity, and mischief are imprinted into his personality as sure as his hidden traits of kindness and bravery. It's all just melting together now to create a person who is no longer just a pale imitation of a grand figure from a child's story, but instead a fully fledged man of his own.
Strengths: Physically, Eugene is a normal human being. His line of work requires him to be both light on his feet and a hell of a sprinter, but he's no more incredible than any other human adult. However, he seems to have been able to outrun a horse at full gallop, so he's really fast. He also seems to possess some skills in fencing or some other form of swordplay, based on his display of skill with that frying pan. Finally, being a thief, he's got extremely sticky fingers. He's an excellent pick pocket and can lift something off a person in an instant without them noticing.
His mental and emotional strengths probably come in part from his childhood, and in part now from what Rapunzel has taught him. He never goes into much depth about it, but from what we do know, Euegene grew up as a penniless orphan in an orphanage where he often played older brother to the other kids, doing things like reading them stories. Headcanon says he probably took care of them in other ways, too, covering them up with blankets and doing what he could to protect them. However, a childhood as a beggar left him with a keen and cynical eye for the world, and an attitude that led him to try and take whatever it was he wanted. Thus his life of thievery, trying to accomplish a life where he'd never want for anything. Thus, Eugene's become a determined and stubborn young man with a clear eye for how unfair the world can sometimes be. He assumes it will do him no favors, so he does it no favors in turn. He mostly lets that stuff roll off his back and most of the time seems to keep up an upbeat, laid back, sarcastic disposition to fend off the world's advances, be they good or ill.
Of course, in the short time he's known her, Rapunzel has changed Eugene a little, too. He's no longer purely cynical, and he's starting to see what matters in the world outside of material gains. As much as he might have disparaged the ideals before, he's beginning to understand virtues of friendship, love, and loyalty. Hence his attitude when Maximus comes to save him -- he's genuinely grateful and tries to express that before Max shuts him up with a look. He's striving to be a better person -- and is acting like a better person as a result.
Weaknesses: As mentioned above, Eugene is only human. No magical glowy hair or super sniffing horse senses. He's fit and strong for his height and build, but he couldn't stand up to anyone of superhuman strength. Also, when it comes to fight versus flight, Eugene seems to prefer the flight option, knowing it to be the easiest way out. So while he seems to know some swordplay, he's unlikely to be a real virtuouso at it.
Mentally and emotionally, a lot of his weaknesses come from the same place as his strengths (and, in fact, there's more negatives than positives from that upbringing) -- his childhood. Being so poor only made him desire the riches he could never touch as a kid -- as he says in the song at the Snuggly Duckling, he wants to rest on an island of his own, "tanned and rested and alone." Most importantly, alone with his piles of money -- he doesn't seem to want to share it. There's no Robin Hood in him, no altruistic impulses from his childhood to share with those less fortunate. No, he selfishly wanted it all for himself. That doesn't mean he had no kindness in him, but he certainly was no paragon of virtue. Even after meeting and getting to know Rapunzel, it will still take Eugene some time to learn to put others before himself -- or even think of putting others before himself. Rapunzel might be influencing him for the better, but he's still a sarcastic, selfish thief at heart -- what changes come will be slow and gradual deep down inside, even if on the surface he's improved by leaps and bounds.
... also, he's kinda vain. It wounds him deeply when the kingdom keeps drawing his wanted posters with an extra large nose.