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thegoofball) wrote2018-04-27 04:14 am
thegoofball) wrote2018-04-27 04:14 am
Entry tags:
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Player Information
Name: Nick
Age: 26
Contact:![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
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Current characters: Shouto Todoroki
Character Information
Name: Lance
Series: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Appearance: Just link the same picture the wiki uses, it's fine.
Age: 17
Canon Point: S4E6
Canon History: Here’s a wiki link, and some episode summaries to fill in the gaps.
Personality: To put it simply, Lance is...kind of a disaster. He’s exuberant, arrogant, and overdramatic while at the same time being deeply insecure and worried for the wellbeing of his team. He feels very strongly, and doesn’t seem to know the definition of “calm down”. He doesn’t even see the point in telling people to calm down, because how can you not see everything that’s happening right now??
Lance is full of bravado, and eager for people to acknowledge him. He gets offended when people don’t think of him highly, and is quick to boast and brag about his accomplishments, even if they’re not really...impressive. Also, he fashions himself to be a bit of a ladies-man and is clearly the most eligible, greatest Paladin with the most social skills and appeal. (Unfortunately nobody else really seems to believe that, which, honestly? Is just rude.) He’s incredibly flamboyant and dramatic,and he adores soaking up all the (positive) attention he can. He’s like Tinkerbell. He’ll die if people don’t pay attention to him, or at the very least throw a hissy fit. He’ll go to incredible lengths to show off, sometimes even jeopardizing missions or battles to prove himself the Absolute Best.
He’s, despite his protests, the team’s goofball and comedy relief. That exuberance and energy means he fits easily into the role of the jokester, and his “0 to 100” reactions are a part of that. Like stated earlier, he feels strongly. Nothing isn’t worthy of an explosive reaction, and he doesn’t hide any of his emotions, ever. It’s all always on his sleeves, and he’s about as subtle as a brick to the face. He’s not afraid to speak his mind, or to needle others if he thinks they need to be needled. (They usually don’t, but he’ll needle them anyways. That’s what he does.) He's loud, frequently obnoxious, and occasionally whiny and prone to leaping to the most dramatic, awful conclusion and driving everyone else up the wall about it.
Despite the needling and the hysterics and theatrics, he does actually understand and care about those around him. Even when complaining about what someone’s going to do, or if he has no idea what the technobabble is, he knows when not to press. (Usually. Sometimes he has to back off after he's already shoved his foot down his throat.) He’s not ignorant to other people’s thoughts and feelings, as much as he seems to just be a self-centered human wrecking ball with no verbal filter. People are more of his wheelhouse than combat or politics, and he doesn’t bother to hide that fact. Supporting people when they’re down is important to Lance, and he’ll take being the goofball if it means the people around him are happy.
It probably wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that part of that is because Lance doesn’t think very highly of himself, and doesn’t think he’s a very good Paladin. He’s quick to offer up his position, acknowledging he’s not as capable as either Keith or Allura. He believes he doesn’t bring much to the team at all, and for as smug as he acts his confidence is easily shaken. His insecurity is apparent even before Allura steps up as the Blue Paladin, talking himself into feeling useless with just a space dog as a sounding board. Despite how little he believes in himself, though, he believes in his companions wholeheartedly and isn’t shy of offering them sincerity. He’s quick to reassure Keith when he’s uncertain if he can step up to be the Black Paladin despite the “rivalry” he pushes on him and how much he makes fun of the other, and he offers that support to anyone else who needs it. Even if he’s not that great, there’s no reason for anyone else to feel weak when they clearly aren’t.
Even though he feels like the weak link - not as smart as Pidge or Hunk, not as strong as Allura, Keith, or Shiro - Lance does dedicate himself fully to is duty as a Paladin. He misses his home and his family, but he knows he has more important things to do and he takes pride in saving people. (Especially when saving people gets him attention from cute aliens, of course.) The biggest hurdle to it has been himself - from going too far to try to prove he’s the best or getting stuck in his own head and defensive over his emotions. All in all he’s just a kid who’s in way over his head, trying his best most of the time.
Abilities: •Paladin - Lance is largely your average human with human limitations. However, due to the fact he tumbled ass over elbow into defending the universe, he does have combat experience and a reasonable amount of combat prowess. He’s an excellent sharpshooter, and is in exceptional physical condition.
Inventory: •Paladin Armor - Your standard sci-fi spacefaring armor, color coded blue. Equipped with a jetpack (though it’s more of a jump pack, only allowing propulsion in limited bursts) and a helmet with a built-in communicator. It can handle the vacuum of space and deep ocean pressure, but it’s heat tolerance is untested and presumably poor.
•Bayard - Red, which clashes with his armor something fierce. Bayards can change form to match the abilities and fighting skills of its owner, so for Lance his bayard typically takes the form of something akin to a space assault rifle or sniper rifle. It doesn’t actually seem to require ammo on account of being a magical(?), form changing weapon.
Sample
Q&A:
If you had to choose between friends or family, which would you pick?
[Well, that’s a doozy. He’s missed Earth and his family so, so much, but…]
Well, I mean. Can’t just leave my friend’s behind, you know? They’d fall apart without me!
Would you rather disappoint someone by failing, or by not trying at all?
By failing. I mean, not that I ever fail, I’m preetty great, but...if you never try you’ll be doing more than just disappointing someone.
[Even though sometimes it’s way more tempting to not try, he’s not afforded that luxury anymore. He’s both too stubborn and doing something too important to give up.]
Have you ever disappointed yourself?
[Psh, never! he wants to say, but…]
Yeah. Sometimes. I’m…
Well, you know.
How valuable do you consider your own life to be?
I’m one of a kind, baby. [Yikes.] Completely irreplaceable.
[Finger guns. That totally counts as answering the question, right?]
Is there anyone whose example you try to follow?
Shiro’s basically just...the greatest ever. [Clearly.] I think everyone’s trying to follow his lead.
Plus, I mean, he’s actually the leader.
Could you take a life if it was necessary? If so, what would “necessary” be defined as to you?
I...don’t know. [There’s blood on his hands already. Too many warships have been blown to smithereens in the vacuum of space for there to be any survivors, but…]
Maybe. But it would have to be a really good reason. Like...like if they were going to kill somebody else.
What’s your opinion on your circle of friends?
[He could play it cool, or he can just be embarrassing.]
They’re great! Allura’s wonderful, Hunk and Pidge are both so smart and Hunk’s food is amazing, I don’t know how he does it. And Shiro...he’s been through more than any of us but he’s still so strong. Coran is...Coran, and I don’t know if Keith really counts as a friend but...I guess he’s not so bad. Terrible hair and attitude, though.
[Yeah, embarrassing is the safe call.]
Name: Nick
Age: 26
Contact:
Current characters: Shouto Todoroki
Character Information
Name: Lance
Series: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Appearance: Just link the same picture the wiki uses, it's fine.
Age: 17
Canon Point: S4E6
Canon History: Here’s a wiki link, and some episode summaries to fill in the gaps.
Personality: To put it simply, Lance is...kind of a disaster. He’s exuberant, arrogant, and overdramatic while at the same time being deeply insecure and worried for the wellbeing of his team. He feels very strongly, and doesn’t seem to know the definition of “calm down”. He doesn’t even see the point in telling people to calm down, because how can you not see everything that’s happening right now??
Lance is full of bravado, and eager for people to acknowledge him. He gets offended when people don’t think of him highly, and is quick to boast and brag about his accomplishments, even if they’re not really...impressive. Also, he fashions himself to be a bit of a ladies-man and is clearly the most eligible, greatest Paladin with the most social skills and appeal. (Unfortunately nobody else really seems to believe that, which, honestly? Is just rude.) He’s incredibly flamboyant and dramatic,and he adores soaking up all the (positive) attention he can. He’s like Tinkerbell. He’ll die if people don’t pay attention to him, or at the very least throw a hissy fit. He’ll go to incredible lengths to show off, sometimes even jeopardizing missions or battles to prove himself the Absolute Best.
He’s, despite his protests, the team’s goofball and comedy relief. That exuberance and energy means he fits easily into the role of the jokester, and his “0 to 100” reactions are a part of that. Like stated earlier, he feels strongly. Nothing isn’t worthy of an explosive reaction, and he doesn’t hide any of his emotions, ever. It’s all always on his sleeves, and he’s about as subtle as a brick to the face. He’s not afraid to speak his mind, or to needle others if he thinks they need to be needled. (They usually don’t, but he’ll needle them anyways. That’s what he does.) He's loud, frequently obnoxious, and occasionally whiny and prone to leaping to the most dramatic, awful conclusion and driving everyone else up the wall about it.
Despite the needling and the hysterics and theatrics, he does actually understand and care about those around him. Even when complaining about what someone’s going to do, or if he has no idea what the technobabble is, he knows when not to press. (Usually. Sometimes he has to back off after he's already shoved his foot down his throat.) He’s not ignorant to other people’s thoughts and feelings, as much as he seems to just be a self-centered human wrecking ball with no verbal filter. People are more of his wheelhouse than combat or politics, and he doesn’t bother to hide that fact. Supporting people when they’re down is important to Lance, and he’ll take being the goofball if it means the people around him are happy.
It probably wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that part of that is because Lance doesn’t think very highly of himself, and doesn’t think he’s a very good Paladin. He’s quick to offer up his position, acknowledging he’s not as capable as either Keith or Allura. He believes he doesn’t bring much to the team at all, and for as smug as he acts his confidence is easily shaken. His insecurity is apparent even before Allura steps up as the Blue Paladin, talking himself into feeling useless with just a space dog as a sounding board. Despite how little he believes in himself, though, he believes in his companions wholeheartedly and isn’t shy of offering them sincerity. He’s quick to reassure Keith when he’s uncertain if he can step up to be the Black Paladin despite the “rivalry” he pushes on him and how much he makes fun of the other, and he offers that support to anyone else who needs it. Even if he’s not that great, there’s no reason for anyone else to feel weak when they clearly aren’t.
Even though he feels like the weak link - not as smart as Pidge or Hunk, not as strong as Allura, Keith, or Shiro - Lance does dedicate himself fully to is duty as a Paladin. He misses his home and his family, but he knows he has more important things to do and he takes pride in saving people. (Especially when saving people gets him attention from cute aliens, of course.) The biggest hurdle to it has been himself - from going too far to try to prove he’s the best or getting stuck in his own head and defensive over his emotions. All in all he’s just a kid who’s in way over his head, trying his best most of the time.
Abilities: •Paladin - Lance is largely your average human with human limitations. However, due to the fact he tumbled ass over elbow into defending the universe, he does have combat experience and a reasonable amount of combat prowess. He’s an excellent sharpshooter, and is in exceptional physical condition.
Inventory: •Paladin Armor - Your standard sci-fi spacefaring armor, color coded blue. Equipped with a jetpack (though it’s more of a jump pack, only allowing propulsion in limited bursts) and a helmet with a built-in communicator. It can handle the vacuum of space and deep ocean pressure, but it’s heat tolerance is untested and presumably poor.
•Bayard - Red, which clashes with his armor something fierce. Bayards can change form to match the abilities and fighting skills of its owner, so for Lance his bayard typically takes the form of something akin to a space assault rifle or sniper rifle. It doesn’t actually seem to require ammo on account of being a magical(?), form changing weapon.
Sample
Q&A:
If you had to choose between friends or family, which would you pick?
[Well, that’s a doozy. He’s missed Earth and his family so, so much, but…]
Well, I mean. Can’t just leave my friend’s behind, you know? They’d fall apart without me!
Would you rather disappoint someone by failing, or by not trying at all?
By failing. I mean, not that I ever fail, I’m preetty great, but...if you never try you’ll be doing more than just disappointing someone.
[Even though sometimes it’s way more tempting to not try, he’s not afforded that luxury anymore. He’s both too stubborn and doing something too important to give up.]
Have you ever disappointed yourself?
[Psh, never! he wants to say, but…]
Yeah. Sometimes. I’m…
Well, you know.
How valuable do you consider your own life to be?
I’m one of a kind, baby. [Yikes.] Completely irreplaceable.
[Finger guns. That totally counts as answering the question, right?]
Is there anyone whose example you try to follow?
Shiro’s basically just...the greatest ever. [Clearly.] I think everyone’s trying to follow his lead.
Plus, I mean, he’s actually the leader.
Could you take a life if it was necessary? If so, what would “necessary” be defined as to you?
I...don’t know. [There’s blood on his hands already. Too many warships have been blown to smithereens in the vacuum of space for there to be any survivors, but…]
Maybe. But it would have to be a really good reason. Like...like if they were going to kill somebody else.
What’s your opinion on your circle of friends?
[He could play it cool, or he can just be embarrassing.]
They’re great! Allura’s wonderful, Hunk and Pidge are both so smart and Hunk’s food is amazing, I don’t know how he does it. And Shiro...he’s been through more than any of us but he’s still so strong. Coran is...Coran, and I don’t know if Keith really counts as a friend but...I guess he’s not so bad. Terrible hair and attitude, though.
[Yeah, embarrassing is the safe call.]