Character Survey
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Lavi is five foot ten inches and one hundred and fifty pounds. Aka, he's average height and thin for a boy.
2. How old is he?
Eighteen.
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
His posture average, but he sometimes tends to slouch when he's standing around.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Lavi has average health, above average shape, and he's pretty flexible. Also, he is not a muscular person, and he may or may not be missing an eyes for he wears an eye patch.
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
He moves as normally as the next person does.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
He's pretty attractive and he thinks so too.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
He Caucasian - no acne.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
He's a redhead with not long but no too short hair which usually defies gravity and appears spiky when he wears a bandanna around his head. It looks pretty soft and straight when he wears it down.
9. What color are his eyes?
Correction: eye. His eye is green.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Eye patch!
11. What are his chief tension centers?
What.
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 wears a uniform which consists of a long sleeved jacket with all sorts of designs on it, pants, boots, an orange scarf, and a teal snake skin bandanna. The colors and styles of his uniform are always altering. Without his uniform, he wears tan brown pants with a black shirt.
13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
They fight just fine, and I'm sure he's quite comfy.
14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
When he's not on the job, he'll wear light brown khakis and a black shirt.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
There's actually a panel that shows his lovely boxers in the manga, yep.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
..I really can't describe normal sounding voices. Youtube it.
2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
He talks at normal pitch and pace and talks easily.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
He'll say words like ya, gonna, somthin', and wanna - but not always. He switches. He also says "Oi" and "Mah, mah" from time to time.
4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
Being a Bookman, he probably speaks several languages fluently. Looking at the anime/manga, he is fluent in English and probably Japanese.
5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
Nope.
6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
Sometimes he is, sometimes he isn't.
7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
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Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
Lavi is like super freaking godmod smart. He's able to remember everything he learns and he has a photographic memory. He's also got street-smarts.
2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
If he needs to think on his feet, he can.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
All of the above..
4. What kind of education has the character had?
He's been home schooled by the smartest people alive.
5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
He's good at killing Akuma and not many people can do that. He's also like a historian of sorts.
6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
Both.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
He's pretty cheerful and a bit of a joker. He does have a darker side where he's more cold though.
8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
He's definitely enthusiastic towards new people and it would depend on the situation.
9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
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?
He'd appreciate all of the above.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
One could say split personality, but he does it on purpose..
13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Two different moments when he thought his friend Allen and his friend Lenalee were dead. He's always considered himself to be a bit cold and never really wanted to grow attached to these people, but these moments clearly shown that he cares very deeply for those he does become attached to.
14. What does he fear?
His friends being killed and being taken over by his former self.
15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
He hopes for the war with Akuma to end.
16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
That he use to pretend to trust people in order to gain information. He's a secretive boy.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
He has no parents.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Only child.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
He calls Bookman "Gramps", but it's unclear on whether or not they're really related or not.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them? If he isn't related to Bookman, then he considers him to be his grandpa. He considers the people at the Order to be his family.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
I'd say his best friend is Allen Walker. They met at the Order. You know, killing Akuma together.
6. Does he have other close friends?
Surely.
7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
His friends are his family.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Single.
10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Nope.
11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
Who knows.
12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
He likes older women, but for him to actually love someone..who knows!?
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Nope.
14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Noah, Akuma, and the Earl. He hates them all.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
He's straight, really. I play him bisexual sometimes. Whoops, pardon my fangirlism.
16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
...Looks to me like he wants it.
17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Sexy/cute older women: he likes them.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
He's a Leo and he's not that Leo like, really.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
I'm not too sure. He might believe in god because he works under the Vatican, but I kind of doubt it.
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's not supposed to grow attached to people and it started when he became a Bookman. He hasn't been keeping to it recently though.
4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He's racist against Akuma because they suck. It is not irrational.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
He's pretty comfortable, yeah.
2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
He's an exorcist and a Bookman. That's pretty important, yo.
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?
He live in a giant caste like place with a bunch of other people.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
I dunno, books?
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?
Exorcist and Bookman. He's awesome at both things and I believe he enjoys them.
6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
He likes to spar sometimes and read and..I dunno, he rarely has free time.
7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
He eats when he's hungry and loves Yakiniku which I believe is a sort of beef.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:
1. Color? Orange
2. Smell? Outside
3. Time of day? Night
4. Season? Fall
5. Book? History books
6. Music? None
7. Place? Room
8. Substance? ..Fire.....
9. Plant? Daylillies
10. Animal? Rabbit
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