ONE: character application
- CHARACTER INFORMATION
NAME: Malik Ishtar
CODENAME: Namu
SERIES/SOURCE: Yuugiou: Duel Monsters
AGE: 16
GENDER: Male
ROLE: Student
BACKGROUND: Malik was born into a clan of gravediggers in Egypt. His mother died in childbirth, leaving his father to raise he, his adopted brother and blood sister. His family's occupation, whilst unusual, has been practiced for generations. He was homeschooled by tutors his father picked himself, with an emphasis on the history of Egypt.
Malik's father died under uncertain circumstances in Malik's presence when he was ten years old. For years after, Malik believed it was his fault because he witnessed it, but he could not understand why or how. Malik grew frustrated with his siblings for their lack of understanding concerning the incident, and he soon resented them for treating him differently than they had before.
As his teenage years progressed, Malik dreamt of a life away from the morgue, and his ambition (and paranoia) grew. Convinced there was a wider world out there, he frequently left home and was gone for days, sometimes even a week. He returned home only when he felt he had traveled as far as he could push the boundaries he was comfortable with, yet still within reach of the comfort of food and a warm bed.
Malik began hearing voices not long after his father passed. He learned to deal with it rather than let it rule his life, but the voices often ranged in pitch, tone and desperation, were never the same. He realized he was hearing not his own thoughts but those of others when his brother, Rishid, after finding a cut and gashed Malik lying in his room, had wondered mentally "if Malik was beyond help now."
When he confided in his sister about this, she was not skeptical; she believed him. And was soon in touch with the Xavier Institute, the only place she knew Malik could go and be safe. Or at least with people who might understand his "gift" better than his own siblings.
PERSONALITY: Malik is a person who runs by goals. He thrives on challenges, which means he takes every opportunity to make things difficult for himself. Part of this is due to his tendency to become bored (and subsequently, destructive) if he is not entertained or occupied.
He is quick to anger if provoked and distrustful of anybody he does not know. He is standoffish most of the time, caring not to know anyone unless it somehow benefits him. He works best on his own, believing that if you want a job done, you have to do it yourself, and prefers his own company. His aloofness turns most off, which is fine by him, but if pushed he will snap.
He holds a great deal of hate for whomever--or whatever--caused his father's death; this causes him to misdirect his anger some of the time, but whatever keeps people away from him works. Malik is concerned with control, over himself and other people. He likes to know he can influence the way things unfold and how people feel. Any loss of what he perceives control would result in an identity crisis, so important is it to him.
APPEARANCE: Malik is lean but toned. He has pale blonde hair, dark skin and lavender eyes. He stands around 5'10".
POWERS: Malik is telepathic: he can hear the thoughts of others. He also possesses the ability of mind control; however he cannot utilise it properly yet because of things within his own mind. He has controlled minor actions of others before but this led to a fight that landed him in hospital and left him with a gaping hole in his memory.
NAME: Malik Ishtar
CODENAME: Namu
SERIES/SOURCE: Yuugiou: Duel Monsters
AGE: 16
GENDER: Male
ROLE: Student
BACKGROUND: Malik was born into a clan of gravediggers in Egypt. His mother died in childbirth, leaving his father to raise he, his adopted brother and blood sister. His family's occupation, whilst unusual, has been practiced for generations. He was homeschooled by tutors his father picked himself, with an emphasis on the history of Egypt.
Malik's father died under uncertain circumstances in Malik's presence when he was ten years old. For years after, Malik believed it was his fault because he witnessed it, but he could not understand why or how. Malik grew frustrated with his siblings for their lack of understanding concerning the incident, and he soon resented them for treating him differently than they had before.
As his teenage years progressed, Malik dreamt of a life away from the morgue, and his ambition (and paranoia) grew. Convinced there was a wider world out there, he frequently left home and was gone for days, sometimes even a week. He returned home only when he felt he had traveled as far as he could push the boundaries he was comfortable with, yet still within reach of the comfort of food and a warm bed.
Malik began hearing voices not long after his father passed. He learned to deal with it rather than let it rule his life, but the voices often ranged in pitch, tone and desperation, were never the same. He realized he was hearing not his own thoughts but those of others when his brother, Rishid, after finding a cut and gashed Malik lying in his room, had wondered mentally "if Malik was beyond help now."
When he confided in his sister about this, she was not skeptical; she believed him. And was soon in touch with the Xavier Institute, the only place she knew Malik could go and be safe. Or at least with people who might understand his "gift" better than his own siblings.
PERSONALITY: Malik is a person who runs by goals. He thrives on challenges, which means he takes every opportunity to make things difficult for himself. Part of this is due to his tendency to become bored (and subsequently, destructive) if he is not entertained or occupied.
He is quick to anger if provoked and distrustful of anybody he does not know. He is standoffish most of the time, caring not to know anyone unless it somehow benefits him. He works best on his own, believing that if you want a job done, you have to do it yourself, and prefers his own company. His aloofness turns most off, which is fine by him, but if pushed he will snap.
He holds a great deal of hate for whomever--or whatever--caused his father's death; this causes him to misdirect his anger some of the time, but whatever keeps people away from him works. Malik is concerned with control, over himself and other people. He likes to know he can influence the way things unfold and how people feel. Any loss of what he perceives control would result in an identity crisis, so important is it to him.
APPEARANCE: Malik is lean but toned. He has pale blonde hair, dark skin and lavender eyes. He stands around 5'10".
POWERS: Malik is telepathic: he can hear the thoughts of others. He also possesses the ability of mind control; however he cannot utilise it properly yet because of things within his own mind. He has controlled minor actions of others before but this led to a fight that landed him in hospital and left him with a gaping hole in his memory.