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Applications




APPLICATIONS ARE PERMANENTLY CLOSED

• Applications are open on the first week of each month.
• Make sure to read the Rules and FAQ before posting an application.
• Apps are processed within seven days, so do not panic if the mods do not reply immediately to your app. If after a week there is no sign of mod activity, then please contact us.
• You can app a maximum of two characters per app round. You can have a maximum of four characters in-game.
• Challenge applications will not be not accepted. If someone has already put in an application for a character you want to app, you will have to wait for this character to be accepted or rejected. Likewise, you cannot app for a reserved character until the reserve period for this character ends.
• Gilgamesh, Artemicion and Summons from the Final Fantasy series cannot be applied for.
• You are free (and encouraged) to post a link to your app rather than post it here in several comments.




Player
Name: The alias you go by.
Age: Reminder you need to be at least 15 to play here.
Personal Journal: Leave N/A if non applicable.
Contact: AIM, Plurk, e-mail, whatever else.
Other In-Game Characters: Leave N/A if non applicable.

Character
Name: Name of your character.
Age: Age of your character. Please put an approximation if your character's age is unknown.
Gender: Whichever gender your character identifies as.
Canon: The canon your character is from.
Canon Point: The canon point you will play them from.
History: A Wiki Link will be enough. Otherwise, please write around 300 words to detail your character's history in their canon.
Personality: What traits define your character, what drives them, how do they think? What are their strengths, their flaws, their weaknesses? Please provide us with an in-depth vision of your character-- Of their mind, of how they think, of how they deal with relationships and how they interact with people. Of what they do and for what reasons. We do expect example from their history to be provided when discussing their personality. However, we want to see an analysis of their personality, and not a timeline summarizing their lives. We would like to see around 400 words for this section.
Third-Person Sample: Prose sample; it can be from a previous game, from the test-drive meme, from a musebox, from dear-mun or something totally new. All samples should be less than one year old. You cannot use brackets for this sample.
Mognet Sample: Write us a letter your character would post on Mognet! Remember characters can dictate letters' content to their Moogle, so not knowing how to write is no excuse not to post on Mognet. Because this sample is set on Mognet, you cannot link a sample from a previous game or musebox. Furthermore, it has to be something written dictated or written by your character, not something the Moogle did on its own.

Crystallis
Moogle Name: The name your Moogle will have! Moogles are already named by the time they meet the character, but OOCly you are free to choose your Moogle's name. Remember, they're essentially OC you can use and that will stick with your character till the end, so choose wisely.
Moogle Gender: Male or Female.
First Job: The Job your character will be equipped with. Upon awakening in Aqures Ixen, they will be wearing the default clothing of this Job.
Second Job: The second Job they'll be equipped with. If you would rather them not to have two Jobs, leave N/A.
Limit Break: Limit Breaks are attacks (or healing/defensive moves, etc) characters can call upon when they're on death's doorsteps. A last resort of sorts. Name and write the Limit Break that your character will have access to. Limit Breaks are independent of the Job system, and can be a power they once had in their homeworld. It can be overpowered, but within reason.


• OU / Regular Application



For AUs, Game Transplants and OCs, there are different requirements for the personality section. Also, the history section is replaced by other sections

• AU
Canon Resource: A link to a wiki about the original version of the character and/or the canon they come from. Please write 300 words if no link exists.
Alternate History: Write here how the history of this character differs from their canon-self. Again, 300 words expected.
Personality: Write the personality of your character in your AU, with the same standards than for an OU app. On top of the expectations we have for regular personality sections, here we also expect to see comparisons made between the original self and the alternate self, pointing out their differences and similarities. Remember, differences and similarities ought to be balanced out in an AU.



• Game Transplants
Former Game: The game(s) your character was in before.
Canon History: A Wiki Link will be enough. Otherwise, please write around 300 words to detail your character's history in their canon.
Game History: What happened in your character while he/she was in their game(s).
Personality: On top of regular expectations for a personality section, here we want to see how their personality changed and evolved in their previous game(s). We also expect to see examples regarding what happened to them in their previous game to justify the personality changes.



• Original Characters
World History: The history of the world your character comes from. Please be specific, at least 300 words here as well.
Character History: The history specific to your character; again 300 words please.





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Naminé || Kingdom Hearts || Not Reserved

[personal profile] redigere 2016-11-04 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ finally unshackled ]

Forgive my airheadedness, I reserved without realizing the reserves were closed even though a mod was kind enough to add her to the list.

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Sorey - Tales of Zestiria - Reserved

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Gaara of the Desert | Naruto | Not Reserved | 1/???

[personal profile] no_dreams_for_you 2016-11-07 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Player
Name: Tiger
Age: 21+
Personal Journal: N/A
Contact:
AIM – Akihiko.Sanada
Plurk – Tiger5913
Other In-Game Characters: N/A
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Gaara of the Desert | Naruto | Not Reserved | 2/???

[personal profile] no_dreams_for_you 2016-11-07 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Character (Game Transplant)
Name: Gaara of the Desert
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Canon: Naruto
Canon Point: Naruto Shippuden, episode 9. Akatsuki member Deidara infiltrated Suna in the dead of night, and Gaara fought against him. He managed to catch Deidara and destroy one of his arms, which prompted Deidara to resort to more drastic measures. He used the village’s safety to his advantage, and Gaara proved his devotion by focusing his efforts on protecting his people. When Deidara’s clay spiders exploded on Gaara in close range, he was nearly knocked unconscious, and only had enough energy to choose one of two options: save himself, or save the village. His decision was the latter, and then he passed out after moving his enormous sand shield away, swiftly getting kidnapped by Deidara.
Former Game: [community profile] tre_purgatori
Canon History: Canon.
Game History:
Purg was set in a world with three cities. Gaara woke up in City Two, where the technology was way more advanced than what he knew. In an effort to gain information, he immediately agreed to join a mission to infiltrate the underground laboratory maze, led by one of the game’s NPCs. The small group ran into three monsters and had to kill all of them, in order to proceed. What they didn’t know, was that each fight would be isolated, after it started. Gaara ended up killing one of the monsters by himself, and then assisted an ally in taking on another monster. After all the monsters were defeated, they reached the laboratory, where they learned some new facts about the world they were stuck in. At the end, he chose to return to City One instead, full of people that were too happy and helpful – sometimes to creepy extents.

Within just a month of arrival, Gaara was quickly targeted by a winged monster ala Jeepers Creepers. The monster was also stalking two other people in the game – Hajime Hinata and Riku. Since they were all targets, Gaara got to know them, little by little. While they weren’t friends with each other, he considered them allies, and protected them whenever he could. About a month later, the monster subdued and kidnapped Riku, and Gaara set off to save him alone. In his mind, it made more sense to only risk a single life, and he felt that he was equipped to handle the situation. Riku’s friends and other allies jumped in to help, and they were successful in rescuing him. Unfortunately, one of Riku’s closest friends had gotten killed by the monster, which affected quite a few people, even after he returned to life.

The following month, mistletoe started appearing in each city, with Christmas approaching. Because Gaara has zero knowledge of that tradition, he got caught under the mistletoe with a few of his allies and friends. The effects differed depending on the color of the plant, so he exchanged hugs, kisses, and even shared a dance with Kurakai. After maintaining emotional distance since the very beginning, Gaara finally began to accept the concept of friendship. His trust issues made it difficult for him to get close to anyone, but he still tried his best to help others in need. It was around this time that people started calling him their friend. Luke even accused him of being an idiot, and didn’t understand why he kept everyone else behind barriers.

From speaking to Lavi and Sora, Gaara learned that apparently, they had already met him before, in a different setting called the Facility. Based on this interaction, Gaara has realized the existence of other worlds, as well as multiple versions of people. This knowledge bothers him, because he has gone through identity issues in the past, and is trying to change for the better. If he ever meets different versions of people that he knew in Purg, he will be wary and guarded. He also knows that people can come in from different time periods, since Sai was very cryptic about telling him anything regarding his future. Although Gaara wouldn’t test this in other settings, he is fascinated by the concept that death isn’t always permanent, depending on the rules of the world.

Personality:
It is very common for people to change as they grow up and go through different experiences, but Gaara has changed drastically since his introduction in the series. His mindset seems to take a complete 180 after his fight with Naruto; he immediately apologized to his siblings, and then a month later, even returned to aid Konoha in their mission to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha from the Sound ninja. Gaara went from being a completely self-centered tool of destruction to selflessly sacrificing his own well-being for the sake of his village. Moments before his death, he was very pensive and wondered if anyone ever needed him, why he was struggling so hard to assume a different identity, and whether or not his existence meant anything.

Even with all his changes, a few attributes have remained the same. Gaara has always been fairly reserved and introverted, making him a difficult person to befriend. Due to past events, he has notable issues with trust. He is rather anti-social, mostly derived from his experiences as a child. He can contend with solitude on occasion to gather his thoughts, but he doesn’t like to be alone all the time, to feel abandoned by others. That being said, given his interaction with Yashamaru, Lee, and Sasuke, singular obsession is a distinct trait of his. Because he is not a social butterfly by any stretch of the imagination, Gaara would rather be in the company of very few close friends rather than a large group of strangers.

Gaara is intelligent as a shinobi, but because of his exclusion from social interaction for the majority of his life, he will seem naïve – or even stupid – to most people. It takes a lot of understanding and patience to deal with someone like Gaara. He would likely understand the significance of certain things, but not actually know how to use them in application, such as social trends, fashion, or slang terms. Things like flirting and being hit on definitely fly way over his head. For the most part, he speaks properly and formerly after the time skip, which is likely derived from his position as the leader of his village. When he is around people that he feels comfortable with, he talks in a more casual way.

Though he doesn’t understand a lot of social norms, Gaara isn’t unwilling to try new things in order to expand his knowledge. He doesn’t like being ignorant, because people already have reason enough to not take him seriously. But he would be hesitant and attempt to figure out the purpose behind it before committing the action. If something seems unimportant and pointless, he will feel less inclined to do it. At initial meeting, he will guard himself carefully and distrust most people until he has properly assessed the situation. He will slowly open up to others and begin to trust them once he figures out who can be an ally and who should be avoided as an enemy, and certain canon mates will affect the trust process.

According to the databook, Gaara became a Chunin at 14 years of age. His rank further ascended to Kazekage approximately one year later. There were no specifications as to whether or not he attained the rank of Jonin before becoming the Kazekage – it was only mentioned that he is a young Kage. But the fact that he was able to advance three ninja ranks in two-and-a-half years says a lot about his intelligence, abilities, and determination. In his profile, his favorite word or phrase listed “love (the kind of love such as I love my country),” and “future,” further exemplifying his new more positive outlook. Becoming the Kazekage of Suna gave his life meaning, and he can now serve a purpose that he feels is worthwhile.

Proving that age pales in comparison to the fruits of experience, Gaara is confident of his abilities as a shinobi, but as a person, his flaws are much more obvious. As he is human, he makes mistakes, he has insecurities, and there are times when he weakens and needs support. On the surface, he seems selfless and caring toward other people, with little regard for himself, but that is due to his background, as well as his position. As Kazekage, he has a reputation and expectations to maintain, for the sake of his village. His actions reflect on Suna, so he will act accordingly, whenever he is able to. Though despite his formality, Gaara isn’t particularly polite. He refers to the other Kage by their titles, but doesn’t use suffixes in association with anyone’s name, aside from his father.

Given his background and extensive training, Gaara can be cold and calculating to a fault. While normal people are likely appalled by fighting or death, Gaara would not be fazed in the least bit. He is a ninja, and was raised as a weapon of destruction for so long that both aspects seem natural to him. He also used to brutally torment his victims as a child, after losing his mind, so the concept of torture won’t perturb him. His sense of logic may seem twisted, as well as his morals and ethics, but he doesn’t usually mean ill intent. As with most shinobi, Gaara is capable of manipulating people and circumstances to suit his needs, yet prefers to use those tactics as last resorts. He abhors lying, and would much rather be bluntly – sometimes painfully – honest than to blatantly deceive someone.

Though it is human nature to be selfish, Gaara has been conditioned to consciously deny his own wants and needs. His desires are just not important enough to pursue, in the bigger picture. From childhood to present, he was always told that the village came first, regardless of even family relations, as clearly evidenced by his father. When he becomes the leader of Suna, he completely devotes himself to his duties and doesn’t know the meaning of “leisure time.” Underneath his stoic exterior is someone yearning to be loved and wanted and needed and cared for. He tries to do what is right, not necessarily because he wants to, but because it is expected of him, and might help him get acceptance.

When it comes to obeying authority, Gaara has a tendency to be rebellious. In his younger preteen years, he didn’t want to follow orders from anyone. Baki ordered his team to stay in their assigned room, and Gaara left on his own, multiple times, without telling his siblings. He only begrudgingly obeyed his father because Rasa was strong enough to subdue him, if he ever fell out of line. Later on, even after his change, Gaara defies his council when it comes to missions, his development as a shinobi, and policies involving the village. He can definitely be cooperative and work well as a team with most people – if he agrees with the course of action. If not, then he will take off on his own and do what he thinks is necessary, regardless of the risks.

Gaara is philosophical by nature and very curious, often questioning many things in life. He is particularly interested in hearing about bonds of friendship and family, as well as people’s reasons for existing. Emotions are another big topic of interest for him, since he is still learning about them. Discussions of family, morality, and self-identity would hit really close to home for him, but he won’t deny his past or run away from the truth. There are, however, some parts of his life that he will refuse to talk about, lest he risk becoming emotionally or mentally unstable. Patience and persistence will eventually get through his toughest barrier.

The subject of love interests Gaara a great deal, and he will try to analyze and understand it whenever given the opportunity. At this point, he believes no one in his family ever loved him, which is a sore topic that he will refrain from divulging. His current relationship with his siblings is tentative at best, as they are still mending the circumstances that kept them separated for years. But Gaara is aware of his past mistakes, and tries to make up for them, even if he happens to screw up the first few times. Since he has been exposed to familial and patriotic love, the last type for him to learn about is romantic love. In the light novel that takes place when Gaara turns 20 years old, he tries to conduct research on relationships by reading Icha Icha Paradise.

An important fact to keep in mind regarding this particular canon point is that Gaara knows his village doesn’t fully accept him, let alone loves him. All he has ever known is hatred and fear from the Suna villagers, throughout his entire life, so his insecurities have plenty of merit. Even after being elected Kazekage, most of his own people still don’t trust him. After he left Kankuro and Temari to join the regular platoons, the high-ranked officials continued to send assassins to kill him, which he warned Kakashi about. The younger generation in Suna doesn’t show disdain too openly, but support from them has minimal influence, since Gaara needs to work together with the older generation to get anything done.

One common misconception is that Gaara will remain cool, calm, and collected, no matter what, and basically has the personality of a brick wall. On the contrary, Gaara has always been emotional, as shown by all the times that he became enraged in the past. He just doesn’t know to express or identify them individually, for the most part. If his triggers are pulled or he gets pushed to his mental limits, then anger will typically be the first emotion that he falls back on. He will try to keep a level head and maintain control whenever he can, but he is definitely capable of emotional outbursts. But given the stringent training of Sand shinobi, and most of the attitudes they exhibit, it’s clear that they have been taught to control their emotions very carefully.

In addition to his conscious commands, his sand can also react based on his emotions – as seen when he rampaged around the village as a child – so there might be times when it seems to act independently of his will. His father intentionally tested him when he was younger, to see if Gaara could ever fully control the demon within him. Ironically, his uncle’s betrayal gave him that forced calmness and emotional stability, but at a high price. Even now, Gaara has to constantly struggle to keep his emotions steady, and acts nonchalant more often than not. When he is calm and composed, his sand won’t be a danger to others, unless he chooses to make it deadly. This tends to be a bigger problem during the full moon, when Shukaku’s influence is stronger than usual, and threatens Gaara’s control over himself.

While this inept ninja is more prone to walking off from awkward social situations, he does want to change his lonely situation. In his childhood, Gaara was willing to reach out to other kids, over and over, despite their constant rejections. He tries his hardest to be friendly with them, and helpful, by retrieving their ball, or bringing medicine to a kid that he accidentally injured. For the most part, Gaara seems confident to the point of arrogance, but he is actually very shy, when it comes to certain things. In a filler episode about his first bond, when his comrades told them they were his friends, he quietly asked them to repeat those words, while timidly looking away. It’s likely that was the first time anyone has ever told Gaara they wanted to be his friends.
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Gaara of the Desert | Naruto | Not Reserved | 3/3

[personal profile] no_dreams_for_you 2016-11-07 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Major CR:

Hajime Hinata
A fellow would-be victim of the ravenous creature.
Hinata is serious, logical, intelligent, and has common sense. Gaara finds it easy to communicate with him, which is surprising, considering his own social ineptitude. The biggest drawback is Hinata being a normal human, with limited capabilities of defending himself. For that reason, Gaara tries to find protection for him, if he can’t offer assistance directly. He considers Hinata an ally, and feels curious about his affiliation with the darkness.

Jun Kuroso
Someone that seems distant from other people, despite obviously caring for them.
His unique ability to summon creatures, intrigues Gaara, in a power perspective. Jun has a wide variety of offensive and healing skills, which makes him a valuable ally to fight alongside. They shared an awkward hug during the mistletoe event, and bonded over a discussion of plant life. While Jun speaks of shying away from being judged by people, Gaara believes that those bonds are still worth pursuing. Sensing some similarities between them, he knows better than to push Jun on the matter. It will take time for trust to grow, given these two fragile souls.

Kurakai
An almost ninja with impressive dancing and hunting abilities.
Kurakai came in with the initial group of arrivals, like Gaara. They first talked over the network, and finally met in person during the poisoned food event. After that, they didn't interact until the mistletoe incident, where they danced together, and Kurakai revealed more about himself. He shared some details of his past, as well as his culture and background.
While Gaara doesn't feel close to Kurakai, not even considering him an ally, he still stalks this intriguing warrior. Based on what he was told, Gaara feels a connection to him. However, like Jun, he can sense that Kurakai purposely keeps others at a distance, which he respects. He won’t push friendship on anyone else, since the subject is already a sensitive one for him.

Lavi
A wise and patient man, with eyes that have seen and experienced true pain.
Lavi has been honest and very forthcoming to Gaara, probably to the point of discomfort. Gaara feels a kinship with him, based on what he has learned. Apparently, they met in a different world before, so Lavi already “knows” him. While this aspect does make Gaara feel uncomfortable, he wants Lavi to recognize his own identity, and not that of… some previous version. Lavi possesses a very unique ability to record events, one that Gaara may consider asking him to use it, if the situation is right.

Luke
A fellow redhead brimming with kind, selfless consideration.
Luke is a later arrival that Gaara offered help and information to. Their bond didn't deepen until one particular night, when Gaara visits Luke after the latter woke up from a nightmare. Despite not being comfortable with physical contact, Gaara awkwardly hugs him, in an effort to give comfort. Sometime later, he offers to let Luke stay over in his apartment, whenever he is in City One.
Gaara knows there is more to their bond than Luke has revealed, up to this point. He suspects that Luke knows him from a previous world, similar to the situation with Sora and Lavi. Although he definitely wants to press Luke for more information, he refrains so that he doesn’t risk damaging their bond.

Riku
Best friends with Sora and Kairi.
Gaara first met him in City Two, where they decided to exchange information, since they shared a common goal. Riku surprised him by offering a very expensive battery – in honor of their alliance, he claimed. In return, Gaara gave him a protective sand shield, because he is a complete stranger to the concept of gifts, and believes that everything comes with a price.
Their bond steadily grows, as they continue to meet and talk, learning more about each other. Gaara is particularly protective of Riku, since he has already failed him once, during the winged monster incident. In spite of getting closer, Gaara still doesn’t consider him a friend, due to a couple of complications that they haven’t resolved yet. Until the air gets cleared between them, he will keep an emotional distance from Riku, for the sake of self-preservation.

Third-Person Sample:
How ironic, for a monster to hunt another monster.

And yet, so fitting. He could already predict its behaviors, based on the pattern so far. The monster would pose as still statues, or lurk within the long shadows of tall structures. Watching and waiting, stalking its prey with diligent effort and patience. Whenever attention was alerted, it would disappear, as though nothing more than a figment of someone’s imagination.

It had come to track him again, a third day and night… Fortunately, Gaara was able to throw it off track, by carefully dispersing clones of himself throughout the city. While avoiding its scrutiny, he wondered if Riku and Hinata were still being stalked by the loathsome creature. He would need to contact them soon and ask, before they were cornered, alone and helpless. What did the monster intend to do to them? It had yet to attack, but he strongly doubted it was following them for no reason.

Tomorrow morning, it would be the start of the cycle, yet again. He expected to catch sight of the winged creature once more, trying – and failing – to remain inconspicuous.

Night had fallen, and the Suna ninja was conducting a patrol of the premises. A few of his allies had attempted to contact him since the post to the network, but he discouraged any in-person meetings. There was little sense in endangering their lives, simply by association. At several points throughout the route, Gaara would stop and look around, in anticipation of the creature making an appearance… at any time. He didn’t pay very close attention to the actual aspects of the settings, and the strange new floral decorations bore little importance to him.

Hours later, Gaara retreated to the garden, and peered up at the bleak sky. The presence of the moon was comforting, whenever it wasn’t a full one. One hand idly pressed against the sturdy trunk of the tree beside him, drawing support from it. He was completely oblivious to what hang above his head, as it wasn’t easy to identify in the darkness, and could be easily mistaken for a group of leaves.

Mognet Sample:
[Even after being told of his new purpose, he is still in disbelief. It takes some convincing from his Moogle before he finally asks her to compose a message.]

For those of you that are affiliated with Suna or Konoha, respond immediately.

[And then, while trying to think of what else to say, the mission aspect lingers in the back of his mind. It’s not very different from missions at home, except that he hasn’t been on one in the past few months or so. Part of him wants to list out the names of people he knew from the previous world, but he doesn’t feel comfortable enough to do so.]

In addition, I am requesting details and offers from groups that require more team members for missions. It would be prudent to exchange skill information on our respective Job Classes.

- Gaara

Crystallis
Moogle Name: Karura
Moogle Gender: Female
First Job: Vampire
Second Job: Water Bender
Limit Break: Prison Sand Burial
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Alisaie Leveilleur | Final Fantasy XIV | Not Reserved/Reapp

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Keith Kogane | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Reserved

[personal profile] i_want_to_believe 2016-11-08 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Player
Name:Maximillian
Age:26
Personal Journal:N/A
Contact: Plurk@DoomChocobo
Other In-Game Characters: N/A

Character (Original Universe)
Name: Keith Kogane
Age: Late Teens
Gender: Male
Canon: Voltron Legendary Defender
Canon Point: After the end of Season 1 and getting thrown through a corrupted wormhole.
History: http://voltron.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_(Legendary_Defender)

Personality: Keith is a young man who is driven, but directionless. Orphaned at a young age, he bounced from foster home to foster home before finally ending up at Galaxy Garrison. Garrison was a military school thought sought to push humanity’s dreams to the stars. It was also Keith’s first chance to strike out on his own. His instincts in fighting and flying had him soaring up the ranks, but his inability to understand social cues or play well with others hindered his chances at actually keeping his new wings. It wasn’t that Keith was arrogant. His scores more than spoke for his skills, but he saw no reason to cut corners or curb his tongue with his team mates. If a person screwed up, they were called on it. If regulations hindered his ability to complete a mission, he ignored. If a person was dead weight. . . well, he’d learned that lesson himself when he was dumped on the orphanage. You had to keep moving forward, rolling with the punches if you wanted to survive. Regulations were there to be followed, and he wouldn’t bend to each instructors’ particular interpretation of the rules just to make them happy.

His drive got him results, but his inability to play nice had him on the edge of being tossed out. At least until he was taken under the wing of Shirogane Takashi, Shiro, an older pilot that was favored at Garrison for his skills and likable personality. They didn’t mesh well at first. Keith still didn’t understand why being teammates automatically required everyone to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Late night truth and dare wouldn’t keep them alive on the battle field, or keep their ships pressurized during an accident in deep space. However, Shiro managed to break his way through Keith’s shell and form one of the first meaningful bonds he’d ever known. Under the older man’s tutelage, Keith managed to hone his directionless energy to the top of the class. It worked well, until the Kerebos Mission. When Shiro was chosen as a pilot it was the cause of much celebration. A year or more out in deep space would be difficult, not to mention dangerous, but it would be worth it to be one of the first humans to exit the solar system. After a somber goodbye Keith waited eagerly for news, only to receive the shock of a lifetime when the Garrison declared Shiro and the whole crew dead due to pilot error. Pilot error, from one of the greatest pilots that Garrison had ever produced.

Keith refused to accept it. When he threatened the top brass for answers they threatened him with expulsion. He responded with a right hook to Commander Iverson’s face before booking it out on a stolen hover bike. Garrison lost his respect when they decided to lose their minds. If they were going to stick their heads in the god damned sand then he refused to be the next sacrificial lamb for their bullshit.

For the next year Keith drifted in the desert, directionless once more and desperate to find something, anything to hold onto. The first person he’d let in had disappeared and the people and rules that were supposed to support him and had instead dragged his name through the mud. The only thing that kept him going was a mysterious energy that called to him through the desert. Following his gut, he responded to the pull until he found a series of mysterious caves. These caves told him about a mysterious and an arrival. One year later that led him back to alien ship crash landing in the desert, a hasty rescue mission, a couple of Garrsion Cadet playing hooky, and the discovery of the Castle of Lions.

Transported a million light years away from the only stars he’d known, Keith finally found purpose in Voltron as the paladin of the red lion and a defender of the universe. It had also brought him back to Shiro, who turns out had been kidnapped and held prisoner by the same Galra that threatened the universe. It helped give Keith’s new mission to free the universe from Zarkon a more personal need. However, Keith’s drive for the mission once again put him at odd with his teammates.

When Pidge, the green paladin, tried to leave the team in search of her missing family Keith berated her for abandoning the mission, for abandoning the other family’s of the universe just to selfishly save her own. This was her duty now, and if she wasn’t willing to handle it then she shouldn’t have come along in the first place. Situations occurred to draw Pidge back into the team on her own and the matter was dropped, until an infiltration mission gone south ended up with Princess Allura herself to be captured. Imprisoned at the heart of the Galra empire, the paladins never the less were raring to go save her. All that was, except Keith. He argued that it was foolish to go against Zarkon with their meagre supplies. They hadn’t even been in this war a week yet, and they wanted to practically hand Voltron over to Zarkon on a silver platter?! It was meaningless, suicide. But once more he was shouted down, this time by Shiro. And he . . he couldn’t go against Shiro. Not when he’d just gotten his friend back. Not when that same friend was so riddled with guilt for letting another team mate fall into Galra hands. So he relented, only to watch the whole fight quickly go to hell.

Voltron was broken as soon as it formed. Shiro was ejected from his lion. A swarm of drones attacked them and kept them from retreating, and Zarkon himself came out to claim the black lion for himself. The black lion. The head of Voltron. Shiro’s lion. As Zarkon stepped out on his own to claim the lion. Keith saw many things. He saw an opportunity to end the war, to finish his mission, for good. He saw the need to protect the black lion, and therefore Voltron, from falling into enemy hands. He saw the bastard who was responsible for taking away one of the first friend’s he’d ever had. He saw red. His instincts drove him to go for the kill, his lion followed. The battle was decidedly one sided, far against Keith. But he couldn’t give up. There was no choice but forward. No accepted outcome but victory or death trying. His efforts had him pull powers he’d never seen before, only to nearly die. Only to watch it all crumble anyway when the worm hole collapsed and he was flung away into a sea of stars with only his teammates screams in his ears. He hadn’t been strong enough. . . . He’d failed. . .

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Mognet Sample:

Commander Silver Person,

After careful consideration I’ve determined the transports known has chocobos are not some poorman’s horses like I originally thought, nor or they convenient back up rations with legs. The ability to transport over water, mountains and other terrains is very helpful. Thank you for directions out of town. I’ll return once I’ve obtained one of my own. They’re just birds, how hard can it be?

Keith

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Moogle Name: Mogleo
Moogle Gender: Male
First Job: Magitek Knight
Second Job: Engineer
Limit Break: Star Driver – Using whatever weapon he is using, Keith creates a focused beam of energy that deals high magical damage to a single target. This attack causes shield break and knock back on the target. There is a random chance that this attack will incur splash damage on up to 3 adjacent targets for up to 1/4 the damage of the main attack.
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Name: ten.
Age: Over 18.
Personal Journal: [personal profile] 10th_division.
Contact: Plurk: artillerate.
Other In-Game Characters: None.

Character (Original Universe)
Name: Asch the Bloody.
Age: 17.
Gender: Male.
Canon: Tales of the Abyss.
Canon Point: After his last breath, before he turns into fonons.
History:
He was born and raised as Luke fon Fabre until he was kidnapped and experimented on at the age of ten. When he managed to escape and return home, he discovered his family, friends, and fiancee all had accepted a copy of him as Luke. Van Grants, the man who'd experimented on him, then and there convinced him to cast away his past and start a new life as Van's pupil and servant.

For the next seven years, Asch trained as a soldier and worked under Van to become 'Asch the Bloody', a God-General. He was loyal to and extremely dependent on Van until he discovered Van's true plans to replicate the world and destroy its originals. After that, Asch became a double agent, obeying Van's orders under scrutiny while working against him behind the scenes.

Early on, Asch uses others to obtain a means of contacting and controlling his replica. It works, and Asch goes on to mock the replica while telling him what to do. The replica becomes distrustful of Asch, ultimately resulting in the major destruction of a mining town and catalyzing a war between two powerful kingdoms. After Asch and his replica have a fight, Asch uses their connection to reveal Van's plans.

After that, the two separate ways but otherwise keep in touch, working together to stop Van while being apart. Each even has the same plan to sacrifice himself with ten thousand replicas to save the world, and both survive the atomic reaction that follows. Similarly, they both fall into the same trap on the way to confronting Van. But since only one of them could leave, they battle to determine who's 'stronger'. After his defeat, Asch urges Luke ahead and later succumbs to his injuries.

Personality:
Asch was an incredibly mature ten year old; seven years later, he's now a relatively childish and immature teenager. He's bitter, angry, and guarded, but also a truly moral character who wants for the good of others.

As Luke fon Fabre, he was raised to become a future leader. He had high standards and had to live up to great expectations. His parents were distant for various reasons while noble stature set him apart from commoners and servants; his closest bonds were with his fiancee Natalia, his personal servant Guy, and his trusted mentor Van. At age ten, he was kidnapped and put through excruciatingly painful experimentation. But his dedication to the people who needed him—his family, fiancee, and the people of his country—drove him to escape and brave many difficulties to return home. When he arrived, he discovered that his family, fiancee, and servants had already accepted a look-alike in his stead; he lost almost everything he had—his purpose in life, identity, family, fiancee, kingdom—which planted the seeds of bitterness and hatred for replicas.

Despite his tremendous losses, he managed to pull himself together with the help of his kidnapper and only remaining link to his past: Van. Since then, his underlying personality hadn't changed too much because of his isolated life as Van's pupil and unquestioningly loyal servant. As Asch the Bloody, he remained unwaveringly dedicated to his country and desired only good for its people. He maintained high expectations and standards for himself, becoming prideful and confident of his capabilities. Even though he had cast away his past identity, he continued to love and feel concern for his parents despite his bitterness toward the love and affection they showered on his replacement. And he continued to love his fiancee Natalia, upholding her on a pedestal unreachable by any other and untouchable even for himself.

His world has almost entirely revolved around Van for the past seven years, but now his love for the world outweighs his beliefs in Van's ideals. While his decision to defect from Van is strongly influenced by his hatred for replicas, it's important to note that the replication process physically hurts. like. hell. As he's already experienced it and understands that it can ultimately kill an original, he can't accept plans to replicate the human race and eradicate all the originals. But disagreeing with and working against Van doesn't mean Asch is willing to work with anyone else unless it's absolutely necessary; he knows what he has to do and doesn't want others getting in the way or slowing him down, so he prefers working independently.

Asch can be difficult to work with: he's assertive and critical, strictly holding everyone to impossibly high standards. He takes things seriously and expects others to treat him as such; he usually stands tall and strong, puffs himself up to look proud and confident despite being shorter than many other men around him. (But not Sync and Ion. Win!) He quickly becomes angry when he and others don't live up to his standards and expectations, but from minor mistakes to complete failure, he doesn't allow himself to sulk. If he might express anything other than strength or confidence, he might turn or simply walk away. Asch doesn't handle being wrong very well; often without thinking, he retorts with insults, insists illogical arguments, and/or storms off at inconvenient times. Despite that, he's intelligent, has a wealth of worldly information, and can be quite the strategist despite his social downfalls.

According to the Dark Wings' discussion about who Asch talks about most, the people who are most important to him are Van, Natalia, and his replica. He cares about Guy's opinion even though Guy hates him and is Luke's best friend. Naturally, he is linked with the other God-Generals through his appointed position. He also has connections with circus performers called the Dark Wings, a group he trusts enough to continue hiring for various assignments. Asch has used his position as God-General to make many more connections to halt Van's plans; among these are Ginji, who pilots the Albiore III, and Spinoza, who was initially one of Van's spies. Asch's leadership qualities and concern for the people shines beyond his brash attitude, garnering the trust and respect of others. Most people are able to look beyond his angry, guarded front and see he's a good boy with deep-seated morals who really wants only for the good of the people.

Beyond his general personality, it's worth noting that Asch's attitude toward his replica gradually changes as the game progresses. While his initial feelings are those of hatred, Asch eventually develops conflicting feelings based heavily on identity issues borne of his replica's existence. His hatred stems not only from the physical agony of replication but also the way that his loved ones accepted a seemingly cheap substitute in his stead. He feels that the replica exists as his replacement, displacing him as a person and effectively taking away his reason to live. Because he believes that his replica must live the life that it had stolen away, it only follows suit that Asch holds Luke to the same impossibly high standards and expectations he has for himself.

Naturally, he feels disgusted when, years later, he sees his replica and discovers an ignorant, selfish, and spoiled brat incapable of defending itself, let alone taking care of his kingdom and fiancee. He's so bitter that he tries to kill the replica a couple times before hatching a plan to use it to foil Van's plans. However, this backfires when Asch's bullying drives the replica to outright ignore his warnings and follow Van to the point of destroying Akzeriuth. So after that, Asch works harder toward molding his replica into a proper replacement to execute his role in life, take care of his people, save Auldrant from the miasma, and defeat Van. He feels pressed for time since contact with the replica is gradually and unintentionally killing him. Because he's dying anyway, Asch thinks it won't matter what happens to him so long as the replica could properly fulfill his role as Luke fon Fabre. Although Asch doesn't want to admit it, there has always been a part of him that is like his replica and others; he wants to live, and continually seeks a purpose or a reason to exist.

Many of Asch's arguments with the replica stem from an inability to see himself and Luke as two different beings performing different parts of the same role. He can't understand and feels insulted by his replica's lacking self-confidence; he becomes even more offended when the replica tries to return to him the life and role of Luke fon Fabre. Asch rejects Luke as his replica when he decides he isn't good enough, attempts self-sacrifice to atone for Akzeriuth, and abandons the other responsibilities that come with being the "Light of the Sacred Flame". It angers Asch so much that he challenges Luke to a battle of self to decide once and for all who would be the stronger of the two and bear the responsibility of defeating Van. After Asch is defeated, he comes to terms with the fact that they're two parts of the same whole; he reclaims his share of responsibilities as Luke fon Fabre, entrusting the rest to his replica before succumbing to his injuries.

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Mognet Sample:
[Anyone who gets this letter should note it looks as though written by a small woodland creature rather than a person. Because Luke and Asch's handwritings are indistinguishable, and Luke's handwriting is said to look like a cheagle's.]

To other Heroes of Light,

Just recently, I arrived in Aqures Ixen, where so many Heroes are based that free lodging is no longer available. The government has apologized for this oversight, but it's hardly a high-priority matter, so there probably won't be a resolution anytime soon. In the meanwhile, there are still incoming Heroes who don't have a place to stay. Count me as one of them.

Now, it's not small or easy to ask this of complete strangers, but I'm requesting to temporarily room with another Hero. I shouldn't be imposing for long, and would only stay long enough to secure a residence of my own. I'm keep things neat and tidy, and don't have many belongings or need anything lavish or fancy. And I can earn my keep as necessary, from working to cooking or cleaning.

Like I said, I know it's a lot to ask when we probably don't even know each other. But we can work things out through Mognet or arrange to meet in person.

Regards,

Asch


Crystallis
Moogle Name: Marshmallow.
Moogle Gender: Female.
First Job: Warrior.
Second Job: Red Mage.
Limit Break: Rending Saber. Asch tosses enemies into the air with a flurry of light rays before slamming his sword in into the ground, forming a fonic glyph beneath him and summoning more energy to rise and damage his opponent.
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