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Character Name: Rory Williams/Pond
Character Series: Doctor Who
Character Age: Mid-twenties, I think.
Background: Hello wiki. I'll be canonpointing him from the end of Series Five.
Personality: I'll begin by making a long story short before diving into greater detail: Rory Williams is, simply put, an amazing man. He's loyal, patient, compassionate, responsible, funny, kind and very, very badass when he sees the need to be. And at the same time he is also flawed- shown being insecure, jealous, petty, not... always very quick on the uptake and entirely able to be provoked. Now to really get started.
On a very base level that evolves over the course of the season, but still sticks around enough that I think it merits mention, Rory Williams is cautious and insecure on default levels. He thinks twice before trusting situations that aren't familiar, not to mention likes taking the time to point out what could go wrong to those who he thinks might not be considering the possibilities properly. If somebody looks to be cozying up to Amy, he doesn't tend to think highly enough of himself to keep from hovering around the pair of them at all. He's pretty prone to jealousy where she's concerned, because quite frankly? It took him that long to catch her- unspectacular, boring, incredibly awkward Rory that he is- a part of him, smaller and smaller though it gets as the series continues, is pretty sure that someone truly amazing is going to come along one of these days and sweep her right off her feet. A little possessiveness was pretty much unavoidable.
When Rory comes onto the TARDIS to stay, he clearly brings with him a level head and a sensible point of view to balance out the Doctor and Amy's more... openly adventerous natures. He is not the kind of man about to be excited over the prospect of potentially deadly monsters and dangerous situations, and more than the type of man to point out exactly what's wrong with being excited over those kinds of things. Seeing Amy volunteer to place herself in danger and all the insanity that ensues during his unofficial test run as a companion, he's quick to point out to the Doctor how being around him makes people want to impress him and make dangerous, reckless chioces because of it. Rory is far from impressed by this, not to mention leaning to the jealous side due to Amy's apparent closeness to the Doctor (...and also the fact that said Doctor crashed his bachelor party to inform him that Amy tried to get all her makeouts on with him), and taking all that into consideration he's not nearly intimidated enough by the guy to keep from giving him a piece of his mind.
You see, one of the absolute biggest aspects of Rory's characterization is just how much he loves Amy Pond. It's not all of who he is, but anybody who wrote a personality section about this man without mentioning this would be utterly Doing It Wrong. He's been in love with this woman for nearly his entire life- he wants her to be happy, healthy, safe and, well, with him. He's incredibly protective of her and willing to do whatever she needs him to do. Someone who hurts her or puts her in harm's way is entirely likely to get a verbal smackdown... and possibly a physical one, depending on the situation. I'd say the best way to really drive the point home is to point to canon once more; while Amy was sealed in the Pandorica for nearly two-thousand years, Rory was always close by to watch over her, to keep it from being opened before it should be, not wanting her to have to be alone. Two thousand years on that singular goal, without getting romantically involved with anybody else or giving up, and just as in love with her when she finally wakes up as he ever was. An excellent point to make another note that he's a very loyal guy.
But his heart doesn't just extend to Amy and Amy alone. Rory is naturally kind and compassionate towards a lot of others in general (for all that his more pessimistic, awkward nature may tend to put a few off), willing to help out where he can and establish connections. The people he cares about, he cares about without inhibition, and just like with Amy, he's willing to do damn near anything to keep them safe. He hadn't been traveling with the Doctor for all that long by the time the events of the episodes "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood" roll around, and he still winds up taking a shot pushing the Doctor out of danger- even after he was blaming said Doctor for Amy disappearing not too long ago. Even knowing that said Doctor has a particular knack for getting out of every deadly situation to come his way. These episodes also exhibit his compassionate nature very well. He feels very deeply for Ambrose and her situation (a husband and son taken away and a poisoned father), and seems genuinely upset by the death of Alaya: not just because she was their only bargaining chip to get back their missing loved ones, but because she didn't have to die (...I will admit, this may be subjective depending on the viewer, and it's my own feel for that moment).
Rory tends to be the group pessimist, the realist who strives to put things into perspective for the other two members of Team TARDIS. I think that he's actually sort of come to view and accept it as his particular duty- Mister Responsible. His dream life isn't anything glamorous or action-packed at all, either. A great life to Rory, in the long run, is just being married to Amy and living happily. Nice little house, nice town, making a good living, maybe having some kids along the way. Which isn't to say that he doesn't come to love the Doctor or accept TARDIS life- even enjoy it! It's just that he's also realistic enough to know it can't last forever, and he's mature enough to know what he'd want when it all comes to an end... however it ends.
Re-summarizing: awkward and a bit insecure, but with an incredible capacity for love and compassion. He would do anything for the people he loves, even if it meant forsaking the rest of the universe in the process, and he'd do it without a single regret. He has no issues breaking out his inner badass and taking names if a situation calls for it. Rory is a shining example of some of the best traits that humanity has to offer and of a person's ability to adapt and grow stronger.
...he also looks pretty awesome in authentic Roman armor.
Abilities: Rory is an average scrawny human nurse at this point, with no special supernatural powers or talents to speak of. The most he's got going for him is a high tolerance to dealing with insanely impossible things, a love to fuel 2,000 years plus a lifetime and a hidden badass warrior side.
Sample Entry: A post to dear_mun here and a meme thread here.
Character Series: Doctor Who
Character Age: Mid-twenties, I think.
Background: Hello wiki. I'll be canonpointing him from the end of Series Five.
Personality: I'll begin by making a long story short before diving into greater detail: Rory Williams is, simply put, an amazing man. He's loyal, patient, compassionate, responsible, funny, kind and very, very badass when he sees the need to be. And at the same time he is also flawed- shown being insecure, jealous, petty, not... always very quick on the uptake and entirely able to be provoked. Now to really get started.
On a very base level that evolves over the course of the season, but still sticks around enough that I think it merits mention, Rory Williams is cautious and insecure on default levels. He thinks twice before trusting situations that aren't familiar, not to mention likes taking the time to point out what could go wrong to those who he thinks might not be considering the possibilities properly. If somebody looks to be cozying up to Amy, he doesn't tend to think highly enough of himself to keep from hovering around the pair of them at all. He's pretty prone to jealousy where she's concerned, because quite frankly? It took him that long to catch her- unspectacular, boring, incredibly awkward Rory that he is- a part of him, smaller and smaller though it gets as the series continues, is pretty sure that someone truly amazing is going to come along one of these days and sweep her right off her feet. A little possessiveness was pretty much unavoidable.
When Rory comes onto the TARDIS to stay, he clearly brings with him a level head and a sensible point of view to balance out the Doctor and Amy's more... openly adventerous natures. He is not the kind of man about to be excited over the prospect of potentially deadly monsters and dangerous situations, and more than the type of man to point out exactly what's wrong with being excited over those kinds of things. Seeing Amy volunteer to place herself in danger and all the insanity that ensues during his unofficial test run as a companion, he's quick to point out to the Doctor how being around him makes people want to impress him and make dangerous, reckless chioces because of it. Rory is far from impressed by this, not to mention leaning to the jealous side due to Amy's apparent closeness to the Doctor (...and also the fact that said Doctor crashed his bachelor party to inform him that Amy tried to get all her makeouts on with him), and taking all that into consideration he's not nearly intimidated enough by the guy to keep from giving him a piece of his mind.
You see, one of the absolute biggest aspects of Rory's characterization is just how much he loves Amy Pond. It's not all of who he is, but anybody who wrote a personality section about this man without mentioning this would be utterly Doing It Wrong. He's been in love with this woman for nearly his entire life- he wants her to be happy, healthy, safe and, well, with him. He's incredibly protective of her and willing to do whatever she needs him to do. Someone who hurts her or puts her in harm's way is entirely likely to get a verbal smackdown... and possibly a physical one, depending on the situation. I'd say the best way to really drive the point home is to point to canon once more; while Amy was sealed in the Pandorica for nearly two-thousand years, Rory was always close by to watch over her, to keep it from being opened before it should be, not wanting her to have to be alone. Two thousand years on that singular goal, without getting romantically involved with anybody else or giving up, and just as in love with her when she finally wakes up as he ever was. An excellent point to make another note that he's a very loyal guy.
But his heart doesn't just extend to Amy and Amy alone. Rory is naturally kind and compassionate towards a lot of others in general (for all that his more pessimistic, awkward nature may tend to put a few off), willing to help out where he can and establish connections. The people he cares about, he cares about without inhibition, and just like with Amy, he's willing to do damn near anything to keep them safe. He hadn't been traveling with the Doctor for all that long by the time the events of the episodes "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood" roll around, and he still winds up taking a shot pushing the Doctor out of danger- even after he was blaming said Doctor for Amy disappearing not too long ago. Even knowing that said Doctor has a particular knack for getting out of every deadly situation to come his way. These episodes also exhibit his compassionate nature very well. He feels very deeply for Ambrose and her situation (a husband and son taken away and a poisoned father), and seems genuinely upset by the death of Alaya: not just because she was their only bargaining chip to get back their missing loved ones, but because she didn't have to die (...I will admit, this may be subjective depending on the viewer, and it's my own feel for that moment).
Rory tends to be the group pessimist, the realist who strives to put things into perspective for the other two members of Team TARDIS. I think that he's actually sort of come to view and accept it as his particular duty- Mister Responsible. His dream life isn't anything glamorous or action-packed at all, either. A great life to Rory, in the long run, is just being married to Amy and living happily. Nice little house, nice town, making a good living, maybe having some kids along the way. Which isn't to say that he doesn't come to love the Doctor or accept TARDIS life- even enjoy it! It's just that he's also realistic enough to know it can't last forever, and he's mature enough to know what he'd want when it all comes to an end... however it ends.
Re-summarizing: awkward and a bit insecure, but with an incredible capacity for love and compassion. He would do anything for the people he loves, even if it meant forsaking the rest of the universe in the process, and he'd do it without a single regret. He has no issues breaking out his inner badass and taking names if a situation calls for it. Rory is a shining example of some of the best traits that humanity has to offer and of a person's ability to adapt and grow stronger.
...he also looks pretty awesome in authentic Roman armor.
Abilities: Rory is an average scrawny human nurse at this point, with no special supernatural powers or talents to speak of. The most he's got going for him is a high tolerance to dealing with insanely impossible things, a love to fuel 2,000 years plus a lifetime and a hidden badass warrior side.
Sample Entry: A post to dear_mun here and a meme thread here.