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player info.
name/handle: Jac
contact info: AIM: Biteyou2death or YAHOO: Giantfishinabearsuit
personal journal: merry_old_jack
previous characters: Yoite from Nabari no ou am_i_even_alive
character info.
character name: Nail, Badou
canon & medium: DOGS: Bullets & Carnage
age & species: 20 year old Human male
appearance: Yes, Badou can look presentable at times. He's about six foot two and as you can see, he's slim (Probably from all of the chain smoking keeping his weight down.) His hair is long and straight, goes down to just below his shoulder blades. You can't see it due to the black eye patch he sports, but his right eye socket houses a deep jaggy scar, both across the eye horizontal and diagonal. There are scars patterned all over his hands, mostly his palms, but he feels no need to hide them as much as his missing right eye.
previous rpg memories: N/A
timeline: I'll be taking him from around chapter 28. About the same time that the underground train crashes with the epic Dog Soldiers attacking, and Mihai shows you once more how awesome he is at what he does best. Also this is around the same time that Bishop tells Heine who he is, again and Badou has a little ' I've a bad feeling about this' moment before all hell breaks loose!
background/history link: Here's his wiki history
You never hear much about Badou's family, the only real glimpse of such, is when you lean about his older brother, Dave. He was hopeless, couldn't cook, clean or care for himself, so it all fell upon Badou's head to take care of the housework and such, even though he was the younger of the two. Badou and Dave lived a pretty humble life, never had much money, only what Dave's work could pay for them. Meager pickings to be perfectly honest. But they were happy, they were all each other had and meant everything to each other, good friends, the lot, and that quiet bond of love between two brothers.
Dave was a journalist, chain smoker, and photographer, mostly taking whatever jobs took his fancy, or were readily available. Badou would follow his brother around everywhere he went, getting in his way half the time though, like a little lamb or lost puppy. Learning to be stealthy and silent, (though he fails at that when he's older) how to time your camera clicks just right, in order to capture the moment you'd been looking for, the moment that would snap you the money making photo. Dave was a chain smoker, never was he seen without a cigarette in his mouth, it was from seeing his older brother smoking so much, that enticed Badou into trying his first cigarette for himself.
Of course, Dave would slap him upside the head and tell him smoking was bad for him, hand him a lollipop instead (Which is a little trait Badou carries on, whenever he comes into contact with a child. Always hands them a lollipop.) Though, after his brothers death, Badou took to smoking, despite the health warnings his brother warned him of, he saw it as he was smoking the cigarettes his brother wouldn't be able to. Kind of a messed up tribute to him, I guess.
He was a scrawny little thing, with freckles and orange hair, only coming to about jaw length at the time. It was when he was this young and little, when his brother had finished a mission, to take photographs and uncover a rather disturbing case, (he lived in a dystopian society after all, prostitution and rape, murder and gang violence, all sorts of organized crime surrounded them.) that they were attacked, by a gang Dave had upset with a report he'd submitted about them, tarnishing their reputation, and such an offence as this, gained a violent reaction. They were attacked in a quiet street, Badou escaped with his life, only just mind you. He was badly hurt, losing his right eye and in holding up his arms to defend his face, Badou ended up with the deep, nasty scars on his palms and arms. His brother? well, he was pronounced dead and Badou was left to his grief.
This was when Badou had to really live for himself. Spending most of his time avoiding those that may have recognized him, from when he was younger, after all, how many one eyes, red head, chain smoking brats were there in this city? Most people wouldn't escape with their lives let alone just the loss of an eye. Badou took his brothers camera and, seeing as it was all he knew how to do, started off as a photographer and journalist himself. His reputation soon had him getting shoved the more mundane jobs, such as information gathering or private investigating. Jobs such as snapping photos of people getting up to no good, wives, husbands, the odd gang leader here, and with Badou's extremely bad luck, this more than half the time, ended up with him running for his life away from some pissed off gang members.
The pay was hardly enough to survive on, unless he lucked out, but even then there was no security money involved. It wasn't until he teamed up with one Heine Rammsteiner, that he was offered the better jobs, the ones with more pay. On top of that, Badou worked the odd shift here and there in grocery store, it was that atmosphere that kept his more soft side alive, seeing the families coming and going, giving candy to the children, yea, he has a soft hear under that foul mouth and stale smoke.
Its safe to say, that due to his past, Badou is pretty scared of 'The Underground' (a post-apocalyptic world where violence, crime, genetic manipulation and other cruel scientific experiments have become common. The experiments and those organizing them tend to live underground, deep in labs and unused underground buildings. its far too dangerous to go there and a lot of people don't even know it exists.) He hates any time that their work leads them down there, its where is partner Heine is from, and its the reason Dave got caught up with the wrong people in the first place.
And that, pretty much brings you up the the present Badou. Living his stressful life, fighting and working along side of Heine.
personality:
Badou's personality can change at the drop of a hat, though in saying that, nicotine normally had an awful lot to do with when and why he snaps. Serious nicotine withdrawals bring about the symptoms of being discomposed, and so Badou goes through stages before all hell is raised. The first stage of this is agitation. He will be easily riled up, especially by Heine, though, Heine admits to riling him up on purpose, as its entertaining to watch. Then comes the manic-depressive stage. He'll cry and whine and act like an unhappy child, or just wallow in self pity over the lack of nicotine. Then, he practically becomes psychotic, all sense leaves him and the man as the most chilling, creepy laugh.
This is the calm before the storm as if no nicotine is given to him, or his last hopes of it are taken away? Badou becomes fearlessly violent, here, see for yourself.
Badou is, for the most part, a reckless coward, its only when suffering from his nicotine withdrawals that he loses his cowardly demenor. Most of the time, he'd run, and run as fast as he can to escape bullets, knives and whatever else is being aimed at him. His cowardly streak is deep set into his personality, so even when its not simply being faced with danger, Badou is prone to shy away and take an easier route. Such is exampled when he later on, is seen to go visit his dead brothers fiance. Her grief is too deep, that when she sees Badou, all she sees before her is Dave. She'll smile and tell him not to smoke, even give him a lollipop and say ' Give this to Badou for me' He doesn't have the heart to tell her Dave is gone and that he is Badou. Some would see this as being a coward, as he doesn't want to have to relive it himself, or to break her heart again. Then again, he's always tried to do all he can, to run away from his past as best he can.
He can be discourteous, brusque, lethargic and known to speak his mind if pushed. In saying that, he's normally pretty laid back, Badou would rather eat, smoke, drink and sleep than work or fight. He'll only step in to shut others up if he's had enough, or, if he's out of cigarettes and they arguing is stressing him out.
Badou is seen to be somewhat or a failure. He'll claim to be tough, but as soon as violence shows its face, he'll cower and hide if there is no place to run. The extent to his failing is endless, the first time you're introduced to Badou in canon, he's on a mission to take photos of a cheating married couple, yet he doesn't suspend himself correct from the roof of the building he's abseilling down and so, ends up witness to a Don of one of the larger Mafioso, caught in a rather humiliating sexual encounter. So what does Badou do? he takes a photo ... bringing me onto my next character trait, Badou the idiot!
I say this because there are times he does things that really make you stop and think, 'does this guy know the seriousness of his situation?' as he's been known to stop, if there is a fight going on around him and light up a cigarette if he can find one. He really would rather smoke over surviving sometimes it seems. But, that's just part of his obsessive personality trait too. Every addict is obsessed with something, most are lucky to have it just be their addiction, Badou is addicted to smoke too. If he's fighting and hasn't had a cigarette, he comments on how the gun powder smoke isn't all that bad, and is seen to get a rush of adrenaline from its scent.
Last but not least, Badou is a bit of a housewife. This roots all the way back to when he was a child and lived with his brother Dave. Badou used to do all the domestic stuff, cooking, cleaning, etc, he continues this, much to his little groups amazement, when he has a go at Heine for not being able to look after his clothes himself, after Nill pricks her finger trying to fix a button that's come off Heine's jacket. He takes some kind of pride in the fact he can do these domestic things, oh he's embarrassed, you can tell that from the way he holds his head up and closes his eyes, pride mixed with embarrassment looks odd, but he holds it down pretty well. This housewife attitude even extends to the way he looks after his partner Heine.
He's always calling him up, asking how his is, trying to hang out with him after and between jobs, though half the time they'll argue and pass insults between each other, (Its a violent bromance man!)but still, he'll get the food on his tab at the bar and make sure Heine has eaten his fill when he an help it.
abilities:
As I stated in his personality, Badou suffers from serious nicotine withdrawal symptoms. This is used as an advantage in battle. Heine is one all for denying Badou as long as it takes, of his beloved nicotine, so that when the time comes, when he's pushed just that little too far, he'll explode like a the redhead time bomb he is. Its used pretty predictably in canon, when and where people take advantage of this ability he has to switch into Hulk mode. In saying that though, he wouldn't be half as productive in his rage, if he wasn't masterful with his MAC-10 submachine guns he owns.
Badou is lucky in all the right times, making it ironic that its his bad luck that winds him up in most of his predicaments. Luck for him though, is an ability, as he always, no matter what, seems to be able to come out on top, and people around him, that know him, know this. He'll always hit his targets from luck, as half the time when he goes berserka he's spinning around, jumping and laughing as the bullets come flying around him. In saying all this, if getting into trouble was an ability too Badou would have ace'd that too. He's always getting into trouble in some shape or form.
Another ability Badou has, is his long legs, made for running! this guy could outrun Forrest Gump! It might sound like a silly thing, to list in his abilities, but seriously, Badou spends so much time fleeing one place or another, its a surprise that someone who smokes as constantly as him, can in fact run as much and far as he can, thus making it feel like he's just more physically strong than he looks. Badou also has a kind of sixth sense ... only slightly, as whenever something bad is about to happen, he's been seen in canon to comment on it before hand, though most will just see it as him being paranoid, Badou will say that he new it was going to happen and how he hates being right about the wrong kind of things.
And again, back to the housewife status he has. For a guy that has little to no money, Badou always manages to repair his cloths after fights, sure, they eat out pretty much all of this time when they do get paid, but that's not to say he's alright at basic cooking. His skills in the domestic area are mostly made up by his sewing abilities and his knowledge of random pointless facts such as what kind of needles to use to fix what kind of fabric, or what a certain stitch is called. You know, stuff that a guy like him doesn't look like they should know. Lastly I'd have to say his eating habits could class as an ability. The ability not to pass out, when having consumed nothing at all for four days solid and undergoing strain to the body such as running and fighting. Seriously, he fasts for most of his canon time, then gauges on a good few days worth of food when he can get is. How he doesn't pass out is a miracle.
any plans for your character here?
To be honest, Badou is going to try and relax, being on the caravan will be like a holiday to him, from the world he comes from anyawy's. If any of his canon mates get in, he'll probably spend his time annoying while trying to look after them. He's going to want to set up shop, something that can make him money (Or exchange goods for his services.) for example, he's going to advertise himself as a Private Investigator, I mean, come on, I'm sure there are some people on the caravan that want to know what so-and-so is getting up to? Also, Badou would be excellent security! what with his guns and all and he's more than used to dealing with trouble. When the Caravan stations in new villages, Badou will be first off to scout the place too.
possessions:
(All of which will be in one large back pack and a large hold all)
✖ bag of lollipops
✖ One black eye patch
✖ Black elastic hair band
✖ Black and white check wrist band
✖ One black and white tie (Just incase) with matching braces + belt.
✖ Sewing kit including:
•three needles or different sizes
•bundle of random coloured threads and yarn
•scissors
•tape measure
•pin Cushions, and those Magnetic Pin Cushion Things
•pins
•seam Gauge
•seam ripper
•random bag of buttons
•fabric patches
•thimble
•hooks and eyes
•needle threader
•fray check
•elastic
✖ Blue sweatshirt jacket
✖ matching blue sweat bottoms
✖ bundle of odd socks
✖ handful of random undies
✖ one pair of white lace-up boots
✖ one pair of black lace-up boots
✖ long dirty green mac with fur trim hood
✖ tight and holy pale wash jeans
✖ three T-shirts (camouflage/ plain white/ plain black)
✖ dark green dungarees
✖ digital camera + seven extra memory stick
✖ one back pack full of cigarettes (roughly about 600)
✖ ten box of matches
✖ four lighters
✖ tooth brush!
✖ hair brush!
✖ one old school razor
✖ two MAC-10 submachin guns
✖ 300 extra shells
✖ one wallet, including:
• 5 false ID's
• $25
• 3 condoms (1 strawbery/ 1 ribbed / 1 seriously out of date!)
• photo of him and his brother when he was younger
• bits of random paper. recites, addresses, bills etc.
✖ Ipod and head phones no extra batteries.
samples.
sample journal entry:
talking with a Heine about applying to games
1st encounter with his brother in dear_mun
third-person sample:
I'm already in game as Yoite am_i_even_alive so I don't need an example of third person, right? ^^;