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Player Information:
Name or Handle: I Still Don't Know What Color Corellian Brandy Is, AKA Chris
LJ: kawaiispinel
Email: whatineverhad [at] gmail.com
AIM or MSN name: KawaiiSpinel42
Any current characters here?: Nein.
Would you like a protocol droid?: /steals yours
Character Information:
Character Name: Julian Sark
Age: 22
Canon: Alias
Appearance: Sark is really, really pretty. He has a boyish face, HUGE BRIGHT BLUE EYES, and basically looks like a choir boy. His hair is extremely fluffy and blonde. He does not look like something that will kill you.
But he can.
And will.
Personality: Sark is wise beyond his years, a product of being prematurely ambitious and self-reliant from a young age. Since he was very young, he's been treated as though he's worthless and so he strives to do everything he can to prove that he is anything but. In any endeavor, he seeks to be the best, although he is hardly what anyone would call a leader. He's a follower, the sort to manipulate things as directed by a superior, but never take the lead himself. He's not particularly built for it, although he can manage in a pinch, if only because failure, to him, is not an option.
He is placid, formal, and generally polite. He addresses everyone he speaks to by title and last name and will very rarely expect to be on a first name basis with people (in fact, he is rather irritable at being referred to as Julian and will ask that people call him Sark or Mr. Sark). He never loses his temper and even when angered will never raise his voice. He is trained to be emotionless and calm and not to betray any weaknesses. Although dryly sarcastic, that seems to be the only sense of humor he possesses, although he does occasionally find amusement in some circumstances (he was amused, for example, that Sydney had no idea where she'd been for the two years he was in US custody). He never loses his cool, save in situations where he has no control or can't forsee a easy out or an outcome that works in his favor, and situations like that generally turn him into a complete mess, especially if he thinks he won't make it out of the situation alive. He's quiet, more prone to introspection, and when upset tends to withdraw further into himself and get significantly colder or harsher, depending on the situation. He has a capacity for hatred, but he doesn't often think most people are worth getting that annoyed at and will generally classify people as either nuisances or allies.
His training and conditioning causes him to obey and defer to what he considers the proximate authority- in the usual case, it's Irina Derevko, but since her betrayal, he'll seek a new one of his own choosing. He will work or even bargain with people he considers on to be on his intelligence level and worthy of his respect. Most importantly, he looks for people who will respect him for his substantial talents and don't judge him, because he's extremely young. One of the worst things you can do to him is insult his dignity and station by implying he's too young or suggesting that he's weak because he's young.
While not excessively violent, when provoked he does lash out, although he prefers more subtle ways at getting back at people. He could be called cowardly, considering he has been known to switch sides to suit his purposes (he claims his loyalties are flexible) and out of fear of his own life. He shifts alliances to whatever side he thinks will suit his purposes and seems to be on no one's side but his own, even while he's serving whatever master will suit his purpose currently. His primary objective in any endeavor is to survive, so while he lives for risks and the thrill of danger, if he finds that the situation has become too much for him to handle and may eventually segue into a threat to his life, he will find some way to put an end to his current alliance. This, of course, is easier when you have contacts and other people to help you take down your former employer. He always has a plan and thinks three steps ahead whenever he can.
Despite his criminal background and his occupation as a terrorist, Sark doesn't believe in unnecessary violence or torture. If he's going to hurt someone, he wants to have a reason for it... It doesn't have to be a good reason, but it has to suit a purpose. He's not fully a sociopath- he's a businessman. He takes no pleasure in hurting people and is fully aware that his actions are distasteful, but he shows no remorse for them. He follows orders to the letter, no matter what they are, provided he still has respect and a desire to please his current employer. He loves his job and loves doing it, however, because it gives him respect and power- two things he desperately craves.
While not open about these aspects of himself, he is, in fact, capable of compassion and love, despite what anyone might think. It just takes a hell of a lot to bring those emotions out, given that he tries to keep them locked away... They always show up, however, as evidenced to how he gets emotionally attached to his lovers. The one time he ever came close to truly betraying Irina, his master and the woman he practically worships, was out of a desire to save a woman he loved dearly. However, he does have a hard time with casual relationships. Things like friendship don't occur to him- people are assets or annoyances and nothing more. He treats people more like pawns if they're useless to him and as business partners if he finds them worthy of his time. The concept of casual friendship is not something that interests him.
His biggest fears are abandonment and being rendered worthless, and every other fear he has can be traced back to those two things. His dedication and ambition all serve to keep himself ahead of the game so he won't be rendered obsolete and be replaced. Since his capture by the CIA and the revelation that he's no longer any use to them as an asset in custody, he's been in a particularly low place mentally, because there's nothing he can do to fix that- being unable to get out of a situation and thus being "trapped" is another thing he can't abide.
If you are apping a character arriving from another game: N/A
Background: You could click this wiki link. Sark is coming in from the S2 finale ("The Telling"). He will be brought into CIA custody and then wind up in Star Wars Land. Or...
You can listen to me break it down old school.
Y'all act like you've never seen an assassin before
Got a foot in the door- all that and more before 24.
Took out one Russian crime lord- kid knows the score
Anything for Irina- just say the word
It's the return of, "...Oh wait, no way, fuck me.
Irina's Sydney Bristow's mom, ain't she?"
And Jack Bristow said... Nothing, you idiot.
Jack's badass. He doesn't have to say shit.
Feminist spies love Julian
"Oh, Mr. Sark. I'm sick of him.
Look at him, drinking his you know what,
staring at you know who."
"Yeah, but he's so cute though."
Yeah, he might have a couple of screws up in his head loose
But it's no worse than what's going on in Rambaldi's bedroom
He doesn't feel the need to get up in your scene and let loose, 'cause
he's way too classy for that shit- just get the kid some Petrus
His loyalties are flexible- ain't inexplicable
And if you're lucky, he'll just sell you out for his life
'Cause that's his game, no matter who holds his line
You expect better- bitch, he don't need your time
Of course, he'll sell you out for a song- you think you're so great
He was smarter than you in fourth grade
Too good at this shit to ever go straight
"Agent Bristow, you know we'd click
That is, if you'd ever get off Mr. Vaughn's dick
Leave your morals behind and learn a few tricks."
He's got an excuse- his daddy left him to bleed
Spread his seed, then turned around to leave
So if you feel a pressing need
To jeer, then just switch the gear
....Never mind. Just click the wiki link.
Special Abilities or Weapons: Sark is a mundane human. However, he does have certain mad skills. He can hack computer systems and do all that awesome James Bond spy shit. He's skilled with firearms, although he primarily uses long-range ones, as he has some issues with handguns, but that doesn't stop him from trying to use them. 8| He's also fairly skilled in martial arts and with poles and edged weapons. If you handed him a lightsaber, he'd probably stare at it, but he'd figure out pretty quickly how to use it. He's adaptable like that.
Sect: Sith
Job: Assassin
Samples:
First Person:
[Sark comes onscreen, looking like his usual unamused self. Only in his underwear.]
If this is the CIA's version of a joke, I admire their attempt at humor, but I remain unimpressed. And here I thought virtual simulation was far beyond their grasp- is this procedure experimental? I should remind you that I remain a valuable asset and anything that might render me useless to you will be your loss. I didn't agree to be cooperative just to have you turn around and use me as a lab rat.
[A beat. Like he's waiting for a response.]
Well. If you'd like to keep your precious confidentiality, you could at least explain to me who these people are and why my clothes seem to be missing.
Third Person:
Sark had not, due to his extremely deprived childhood, seen Star Wars, so while his roommates oohed and awed over this world that seemed like something out of their wildest fantasies, he admired the architecture and style of Coruscant for what it was- a very advanced, very beautiful city. As much as he appreciated the beauty of civilizations long past, he spent more time looking to the future. And underneath what was just a young man far from home and playing- dare he say it- tourist- in this strange land, he was wondering what advancements these people had made in other fields. If he was going to be here- if he was here to supposedly fight in a war, then perhaps he should figure out a proper trade.
And the weapons business never went out of style- no matter how many years went by, no matter what world you found yourself on, there will always, always be business in weapons.
And it was still better than being in prison. Three weeks had passed and no sign of Irina.
His loyalty to her aside, perhaps it was time he made a new start.
Anything Else: I want Wendy's. :< ALSO GIZKA, BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT IT.... Um. Sark wouldn't know what one is?