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nottheshoe) wrote2012-01-06 04:52 am
nottheshoe) wrote2012-01-06 04:52 am
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TL;DR; PROFILE
❦ BASIC STATISTICS
Name: Nike Jo Crawford-Marine
Age: 19
Hometown: Costa Real, California
Nationality: (still considers herself) American
Current Residence: Clarite, Clandestine
Occupation: Queen
Languages: English
THE BODY
Race: Mixed
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 105 lbs
Build: Slender and athletic.
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Skin color: Pale
Glasses or contact lenses?: Glasses for reading
Distinguishing features: Massive Scarring across her stomach and back, a few other scars scattered across her arms and legs, but not nearly as noticeable
How does he/she dress?: Athletic and comfortable most times. She’d be perfectly content in a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt if you let her wear that all of the time. When she does dress up it’s almost always over the top and fashionable. Though, that is usually the fault of her stylist
Mannerisms: Depends, she’s naturally pretty reserved when it comes to gestures and hand movements, however when the time calls for it she will be much more wild in her gesticulations.
Habits: none.
Health: Relatively good. However her power level as a wizard is going to eventually come back to bite her.
Hobbies: Music is her main hobby
Disabilities: None
Talents/Skills: She’s a skilled fighter, not really trained in a particular style. Her ability with magic in battle makes her one of the most feared wizards. She's also a skilled musician, used to be considered a prodigy before she gave it up for about four years.
❦ BACKGROUND
Character's Financial/Social Situation: Her current occupation is queen, and she has the funds to back that title up.
Educational Background: She’s in university now, however, it is specialized for Wizards. Up until the 9th grade she attended normal school. She was by all means an average student.
Family & Relationships: Alright this is where it gets a bit complicated.
Mother: Deceased. She wasn't that close with her mother. By the time she was born her mother was done raising children and though she was brought up in a comfortable and well to do family she didn't have the support of her mother. She was always completely involved with her work, didn't leave much time for any of her children.
Father: Deceased. She was close to her father and loved him like nothing else. However, around 11 her siblings experienced trouble in school and got more attention then her. She was benignly neglected by both of her parents for this time and began to act out. She really does have a lot of her father's personality, loud, brash, egotistical, she had been... and still is, to some extent, a daddy's girl.
Kratos: Deceased. Her oldest brother, he always encouraged her music and was a bit of a role model to Nike when she was growing up. He is 5 years older than her and was in college, however he came to Clandestin for her crowning. He was murdered along with the rest of her family.
Bia & Zelus: Deceased. Her two youngest older siblings, fraternal twins. She was closer to Bia then Zelus, but
Lucifer (Louie): Deceased. Her first guardian, her first cat. Dead pan snarker, taught her everything she knows about strategy and how to survive any attack. He helped her over come many of her fears and tried his best to molder her into a queen. He’s tough on her, but only because he needs to be.
Veronica: Deceased. Nike’s friend, one of the first she’s really had since middle school. Everything Nike should be, charismatic, loud and bold, basically a great leader. She isn’t an amazing flute player, however she manages to bring her section together in a way Nike can only dream of. She helps Nike learn how to be more confident and sassy, while Nike gives her flute lessons in return. She was the sister of Marcello, and always teased Nike about marrying him, so they could be sisters.
Marcello: Nike’s ex-crush~ The drum major in high school, he was perfect perfect perfect. Good looking, charming, good grades. Nike had it hard for this guy. However a few years perspective can change a lot of that. When she sees him for the first time in three years, she finds she doesn’t feel the same way about him. Right now, he doesn’t know what to do with her because she has changed so much. He’s become her older brother in the place of the one she lost.
Athena: Her second guardian. They have a relationship of Athena yelling at Nike for being brash, and Nike not listening. She does, however, keep Nike down to earth. She much more quiet then Lucifer, however she doesn’t see the need to talk all that much. She is basically a silent support to the girl.
Shinji: Nike’s second adopted older brother. He basically stumbled upon her, with his sister, when she had run away from home and was living on the streets. He didn’t know of her position or status, however was bullied by his sister into helping the poor girl. He’s come to love her as a sister and worries for her constantly.
Yoshie: Her first adopted sister. She’s younger then Nike and everything a teenage girl should be, happy, energetic and optimistic. Though they don’t speak the same language Yoshie likes to drag Nike along to everything, in a weird way it keeps her spirits up.
Character's Spiritual/Religious Beliefs: “We’re all screwed anyway, let’s live life the best we can”
❦ EMOTIONAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
THE HEART
Greatest flaw: Her ego, her near obsessive drive to be perfect, her tendency to not let people in on what she’s thinking.
Best quality: Her determination and quick thinking.
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?: She pretends to be logical, but honestly she's ruled by her emotions.
Introvert or Extrovert?: Extrovert.
How does the character deal with anger?: She gets physical most of the time, and when that won't suffice she'll plan a way to tear whatever is angering her down.
With sadness?: She clams up very quickly and doesn't like to talk about it.
With conflict?: She'll deal with it with a cocky smile and brash attitude.
With change?: She doesn't necessarily like change, however she will deal with it with a smile if she has too.
With loss?: Completely shuts down.
What would most embarrass this character?: One of her plans backfiring. Whether it be on the battlefield or in the political jungle house.
What does the character want out of life?: To rest happily.
What would the character like to change in his/her life? Everything. Though she likes being able to make a difference, she would rather that her family and friends be alive.
What motivates this character?: Her family.
What makes this character happy?: Music.
What frightens this character? Losing anyone else she loves.
Is the character judgmental of others?: On the outside it would appear so, however she doesn't really pay that much mind to stereotypes. Unless it'd work in her favor.
Is the character generous or stingy?: Stingy, unless you are a close friend. With emotions and monetary funds.
Is the character generally polite or rude?: Politely rude. Her sarcasm is so sarcastic you'd think she was being sincere.
Personality: Nike is an arrogant brat, first and foremost. She will say whatever comes to mind first and, in general, doesn't care for hurt feelings. She's selfish and self absorbed and is usually thinking of what will benefit her the most. She's snarky and confident, and knows how to get her way, she knows how to work a crowd and can be quite the showman if she wants to be. This gets her into a considerable deal of trouble considering she's in the public sphere a lot, and her PA usually has to do quite a bit of damage control. She... is working on controlling her tongue, at least when in front of cameras or in the public eye.
She's also quite intelligent, if not extremely lazy. In school, she's an average student, she doesn't get great grades, but she doesn't do poorly. She'll only do what's required of her unless it's something which interests her. In social situations and in combat she's learned to be observant and pay complete attention to her surroundings, analyzing people and what's going on around her to her own advantage.
That said, this is all a cover for how deeply insecure she is, and now she's beginning to realize it. Especially after the death of her family. She doesn't believe her own bullshit anymore, but she's far too in habit of being the type of person to know how to change her personality. She doesn't understand why people try to stay close with her and even if you do become friendly or close, she's willing to cut off communication quite easily because she doesn't believe she's worth the trouble.
Not that she'll let anyone know this.
Nike is an odd mixture of insincere and honest. Though she has her dishonest snarky facade, and isn't very sincere about her feelings on herself... she IS honest about other people and her general feelings on them. She actually dislikes discussing her feelings for others because she can't hide how she feels very easily. She'll usually try to brush off personal questions with a smile and an obvious lie--- but she ain't that great a liar regarding emotions.
THE MIND
Intelligence Level: She's smart, but lazy. She's a musical genius, however combined with the fact that she gave it up and has no time for it anymore has made some of that intelligence wane.
Any Mental Illnesses?: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Possible Panic disorder, Depression. --- She’s workin on it. (ACTUALLY SEEING A THERAPIST WHAT!?) Right now it isn't severe, the wounds from her family's death aren't fresh and she manages normal day to day life just fine.
Learning Experiences: Life. Basically.
What is the spine of your character? Brave, rash, foolishly so.
What is the mental process of your character? She thinks quickly, on her feet. Her plans are usually something of a complicated mess to anyone but herself.
Character's short-term goals in life: Overthrowing her own government.
Character's long-term goals in life: Everyone she loves to be safe alive and happy. Whether she’s alive or not is a bonus.
How does Character see himself/herself?: Simply? A failure. She’s one of the best wizards out there but she couldn’t protect her family.
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?: Cocky, arrogant, two faced. She wears as many masks as she needs to get what she wants from others.
How would others describe your Character?: Cocky, arrogant, unpredictable.
How self-confident is the character?: A lot. Tons. She's a know it all. However, that is a cover for how deeply insecure she is.
❦ FAVORITE
Food: Supreme Carne Asada Burrito from that cheap Mexican place around the corner from her school (heavy on the special sauce please!)
Color: Pink
Season of the year: Autumn
Movie: The Dark Knight.
TV Show: Batman: The Animated series
❦ STATEMENTS
I believe when we die, we: sleep
The greatest thing one person can do for another is: be there for them.
The ugliest thing I ever saw was: my family’s bodies in the morgue.
The most beautiful thing I ever saw was: The memory books Bia and Zelus made for me
I am superstitious about: fate and how much, or little, it controls me.
Name: Nike Jo Crawford-Marine
Age: 19
Hometown: Costa Real, California
Nationality: (still considers herself) American
Current Residence: Clarite, Clandestine
Occupation: Queen
Languages: English
THE BODY
Race: Mixed
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 105 lbs
Build: Slender and athletic.
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Skin color: Pale
Glasses or contact lenses?: Glasses for reading
Distinguishing features: Massive Scarring across her stomach and back, a few other scars scattered across her arms and legs, but not nearly as noticeable
How does he/she dress?: Athletic and comfortable most times. She’d be perfectly content in a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt if you let her wear that all of the time. When she does dress up it’s almost always over the top and fashionable. Though, that is usually the fault of her stylist
Mannerisms: Depends, she’s naturally pretty reserved when it comes to gestures and hand movements, however when the time calls for it she will be much more wild in her gesticulations.
Habits: none.
Health: Relatively good. However her power level as a wizard is going to eventually come back to bite her.
Hobbies: Music is her main hobby
Disabilities: None
Talents/Skills: She’s a skilled fighter, not really trained in a particular style. Her ability with magic in battle makes her one of the most feared wizards. She's also a skilled musician, used to be considered a prodigy before she gave it up for about four years.
❦ BACKGROUND
Character's Financial/Social Situation: Her current occupation is queen, and she has the funds to back that title up.
Educational Background: She’s in university now, however, it is specialized for Wizards. Up until the 9th grade she attended normal school. She was by all means an average student.
Family & Relationships: Alright this is where it gets a bit complicated.
Mother: Deceased. She wasn't that close with her mother. By the time she was born her mother was done raising children and though she was brought up in a comfortable and well to do family she didn't have the support of her mother. She was always completely involved with her work, didn't leave much time for any of her children.
Father: Deceased. She was close to her father and loved him like nothing else. However, around 11 her siblings experienced trouble in school and got more attention then her. She was benignly neglected by both of her parents for this time and began to act out. She really does have a lot of her father's personality, loud, brash, egotistical, she had been... and still is, to some extent, a daddy's girl.
Kratos: Deceased. Her oldest brother, he always encouraged her music and was a bit of a role model to Nike when she was growing up. He is 5 years older than her and was in college, however he came to Clandestin for her crowning. He was murdered along with the rest of her family.
Bia & Zelus: Deceased. Her two youngest older siblings, fraternal twins. She was closer to Bia then Zelus, but
Lucifer (Louie): Deceased. Her first guardian, her first cat. Dead pan snarker, taught her everything she knows about strategy and how to survive any attack. He helped her over come many of her fears and tried his best to molder her into a queen. He’s tough on her, but only because he needs to be.
Veronica: Deceased. Nike’s friend, one of the first she’s really had since middle school. Everything Nike should be, charismatic, loud and bold, basically a great leader. She isn’t an amazing flute player, however she manages to bring her section together in a way Nike can only dream of. She helps Nike learn how to be more confident and sassy, while Nike gives her flute lessons in return. She was the sister of Marcello, and always teased Nike about marrying him, so they could be sisters.
Marcello: Nike’s ex-crush~ The drum major in high school, he was perfect perfect perfect. Good looking, charming, good grades. Nike had it hard for this guy. However a few years perspective can change a lot of that. When she sees him for the first time in three years, she finds she doesn’t feel the same way about him. Right now, he doesn’t know what to do with her because she has changed so much. He’s become her older brother in the place of the one she lost.
Athena: Her second guardian. They have a relationship of Athena yelling at Nike for being brash, and Nike not listening. She does, however, keep Nike down to earth. She much more quiet then Lucifer, however she doesn’t see the need to talk all that much. She is basically a silent support to the girl.
Shinji: Nike’s second adopted older brother. He basically stumbled upon her, with his sister, when she had run away from home and was living on the streets. He didn’t know of her position or status, however was bullied by his sister into helping the poor girl. He’s come to love her as a sister and worries for her constantly.
Yoshie: Her first adopted sister. She’s younger then Nike and everything a teenage girl should be, happy, energetic and optimistic. Though they don’t speak the same language Yoshie likes to drag Nike along to everything, in a weird way it keeps her spirits up.
Character's Spiritual/Religious Beliefs: “We’re all screwed anyway, let’s live life the best we can”
❦ EMOTIONAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
THE HEART
Greatest flaw: Her ego, her near obsessive drive to be perfect, her tendency to not let people in on what she’s thinking.
Best quality: Her determination and quick thinking.
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?: She pretends to be logical, but honestly she's ruled by her emotions.
Introvert or Extrovert?: Extrovert.
How does the character deal with anger?: She gets physical most of the time, and when that won't suffice she'll plan a way to tear whatever is angering her down.
With sadness?: She clams up very quickly and doesn't like to talk about it.
With conflict?: She'll deal with it with a cocky smile and brash attitude.
With change?: She doesn't necessarily like change, however she will deal with it with a smile if she has too.
With loss?: Completely shuts down.
What would most embarrass this character?: One of her plans backfiring. Whether it be on the battlefield or in the political jungle house.
What does the character want out of life?: To rest happily.
What would the character like to change in his/her life? Everything. Though she likes being able to make a difference, she would rather that her family and friends be alive.
What motivates this character?: Her family.
What makes this character happy?: Music.
What frightens this character? Losing anyone else she loves.
Is the character judgmental of others?: On the outside it would appear so, however she doesn't really pay that much mind to stereotypes. Unless it'd work in her favor.
Is the character generous or stingy?: Stingy, unless you are a close friend. With emotions and monetary funds.
Is the character generally polite or rude?: Politely rude. Her sarcasm is so sarcastic you'd think she was being sincere.
Personality: Nike is an arrogant brat, first and foremost. She will say whatever comes to mind first and, in general, doesn't care for hurt feelings. She's selfish and self absorbed and is usually thinking of what will benefit her the most. She's snarky and confident, and knows how to get her way, she knows how to work a crowd and can be quite the showman if she wants to be. This gets her into a considerable deal of trouble considering she's in the public sphere a lot, and her PA usually has to do quite a bit of damage control. She... is working on controlling her tongue, at least when in front of cameras or in the public eye.
She's also quite intelligent, if not extremely lazy. In school, she's an average student, she doesn't get great grades, but she doesn't do poorly. She'll only do what's required of her unless it's something which interests her. In social situations and in combat she's learned to be observant and pay complete attention to her surroundings, analyzing people and what's going on around her to her own advantage.
That said, this is all a cover for how deeply insecure she is, and now she's beginning to realize it. Especially after the death of her family. She doesn't believe her own bullshit anymore, but she's far too in habit of being the type of person to know how to change her personality. She doesn't understand why people try to stay close with her and even if you do become friendly or close, she's willing to cut off communication quite easily because she doesn't believe she's worth the trouble.
Not that she'll let anyone know this.
Nike is an odd mixture of insincere and honest. Though she has her dishonest snarky facade, and isn't very sincere about her feelings on herself... she IS honest about other people and her general feelings on them. She actually dislikes discussing her feelings for others because she can't hide how she feels very easily. She'll usually try to brush off personal questions with a smile and an obvious lie--- but she ain't that great a liar regarding emotions.
THE MIND
Intelligence Level: She's smart, but lazy. She's a musical genius, however combined with the fact that she gave it up and has no time for it anymore has made some of that intelligence wane.
Any Mental Illnesses?: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Possible Panic disorder, Depression. --- She’s workin on it. (ACTUALLY SEEING A THERAPIST WHAT!?) Right now it isn't severe, the wounds from her family's death aren't fresh and she manages normal day to day life just fine.
Learning Experiences: Life. Basically.
What is the spine of your character? Brave, rash, foolishly so.
What is the mental process of your character? She thinks quickly, on her feet. Her plans are usually something of a complicated mess to anyone but herself.
Character's short-term goals in life: Overthrowing her own government.
Character's long-term goals in life: Everyone she loves to be safe alive and happy. Whether she’s alive or not is a bonus.
How does Character see himself/herself?: Simply? A failure. She’s one of the best wizards out there but she couldn’t protect her family.
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?: Cocky, arrogant, two faced. She wears as many masks as she needs to get what she wants from others.
How would others describe your Character?: Cocky, arrogant, unpredictable.
How self-confident is the character?: A lot. Tons. She's a know it all. However, that is a cover for how deeply insecure she is.
❦ FAVORITE
Food: Supreme Carne Asada Burrito from that cheap Mexican place around the corner from her school (heavy on the special sauce please!)
Color: Pink
Season of the year: Autumn
Movie: The Dark Knight.
TV Show: Batman: The Animated series
❦ STATEMENTS
I believe when we die, we: sleep
The greatest thing one person can do for another is: be there for them.
The ugliest thing I ever saw was: my family’s bodies in the morgue.
The most beautiful thing I ever saw was: The memory books Bia and Zelus made for me
I am superstitious about: fate and how much, or little, it controls me.