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phantasmods) wrote2018-01-17 08:32 am
phantasmods) wrote2018-01-17 08:32 am
APPLICATIONS
Applications are currently closed and will open at 12:01 AM PST on February 22nd.
Post your applications to this entry in the following format: First comment should contain the OOC information section only. Successive comments should be posted in reply to that comment, as many as you need. Moderator responses will be appended to the last comment of the application.
A reserve is not required to app! Please note that while the total cap for characters per player is four, you can apply a maximum of two characters per application cycle.
APPLICATION TEMPLATE:
Please note that apps are processed in batches at the end of the application period!
IMPORTANT: Be sure to post your app with the journal you intend to use for the game!
Post your applications to this entry in the following format: First comment should contain the OOC information section only. Successive comments should be posted in reply to that comment, as many as you need. Moderator responses will be appended to the last comment of the application.
A reserve is not required to app! Please note that while the total cap for characters per player is four, you can apply a maximum of two characters per application cycle.
APPLICATION TEMPLATE:
- OOC Information
Player name: [Your preferred name or handle here]
Player age and gender: [18+ folks only. Preferred pronouns go here, though please include one least one of he/she/they for the sanity of your mods and fellow players]
Player Contact: [Plurk, Discord, what have you]
Any other characters in game?
[THIS IS THE END OF YOUR FIRST COMMENT. EVERYTHING AFTER THIS GOES IN REPLIES TO THE FIRST COMMENT.]
IC Information
Character name: [Western order, please. Also if your character is a AU with a different name than the one they had in canon, please let us know!]
Character canon: [If your canon has multiple adaptations and you pull from one in specific, please note that. If your character is a CRAU, please note game they came from here!]
Canon point: [If your character is an AU, please include both their ORIGINAL CANONPOINT and their AU canonpoint. In the case of a CRAU, please note their canonpoint at their PREVIOUS GAME.]
Physical Description: [Image links are fine! Please also include your character's relative height and age!]
About the Character: [Tell us about your character! This is a freeform section for both history and personality, and we're looking for 500-2000 words. Please don't go too far under or overboard!]
Character abilities: [Include both supernatural abilities and more mundane ones, please! Details are good.]
Inventory: [What's on your character's person when they arrive, magically or otherwise?]
Samples: [Threads from the test drive are strongly preferred, but any thread of at least eight comments from your character will do.]
Please note that apps are processed in batches at the end of the application period!
IMPORTANT: Be sure to post your app with the journal you intend to use for the game!
Alastor | Devil May Cry/Viewtiful Joe
Player name: Jess
Player age and gender: 26 she/her
Player Contact: On record
Any other characters in game? Goro Akechi
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Character name: Alastor
Character canon: Viewtiful Joe, anime continuity
Canon point: Right after 'Cleanliness is Next to Escapliness'
Physical Description: Usually, he looks like this. Under the helmet, he has blank, white eyes that give off a faint glow that varies with his emotion. He can also take a more https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/capcomdatabase/images/4/4d/Stylish_Alastor_concept.png/revision/latest?cb=20151122191400>human looking form if he wants. He looks like he's in his early-to-mid 20s, but is most likely 4000+ years old.
About the Character: Alastor is a powerful storm demon, once the sword of a famous devil hunter, now a member of an infamous evil organization in the world of Movieland. Yes, that's right, Movieland. The world Alastor comes from is split up into many different dimensions: the human world, Heaven, Hell, the mirror world...and Movieland, a world accessible through the silver screen and comprised of the settings and characters of every movie ever made. Though Alastor originates from the real underworld, he discovered Movieland after abandoning a neglectful master and chose to make a name for himself there by joining Jadow, an organization bent on conquering Movieland.
Unlike the rest of Jadow, however, Alastor has no interest in ruling the world. He joined Jadow for one reason, and one reason only: to defeat a true hero, for his own peace of mind. Unlike the sterotypical image of demons, Alastor is, by nature, a kind and selfless individual, the sort to put himself in danger to help the helpless without even thinking about it...and that fact shames him to the point of aggravated denial. A kind demon is still feared by humans, and is seen as weak by his own kind, if not outright traitorous for choosing to help humans, whom the emperor of the underworld declared war against two-thousand years ago. To him, the only way he'll find a place to belong is to play the role of the villain...even if it's a role he's entirely unsuited for.
The conflict between who he is and who he thinks he should be is what drives much of Alastor's behavior. He believes that the way to resolve it and make peace with himself is to defeat a true hero. To this end, he has helped Viewtiful Joe, a rookie hero he saw promise in during their first fight, develop as both a fighter and a person. In an effort to learn about his new rival, he also spoke to Joe's captive girlfriend, taking quite a liking to her even as he failed to understand the hero's motivations. Despite this, his rivalry with Joe is important to him, despite his budding friendships with both Joe's girlfriend and his sidekick. He's gone to lengths to test Joe's character, as well as offered him advice and refused to help kill the young man early, despite his fellow senior officer getting on his case for both.
On that note, Alastor has well established difficulty with authority. He prefers to do things his own way, and chafes against orders that don't let him do so. When given free reign, he can be creative, if focused on his own goals...when tightly controlled, he turns stubborn and frustrated, often attempting to refuse orders he dislikes. This trait, along with his tendency toward disliking being involved in any genuinely evil plot, has caused a fair bit of friction between him and his immediate superior.
On top of his tendency toward kindness in general, he also shows a weakness for children. Presented with a sick and demoralized child, he instantly volunteers to help restore the young boy's faith. Though his temper (and a couple unfortunate incidents with a banana peel) complicate things, he ultimately proves that the kid's well being is more important to him than even his pride, allowing the child to believe him to be a hero. The incident also showed a bashful side, as the praise of his new fan turned him awkward and nervous.
For all his soft side, however, he remains incredibly jaded. When forced to pretend he was forcing Joe's girlfriend to marry him, he quickly grew disgusted with her blind faith he would be able to rescue her, even without knowing he was nearby. This attitude extends to a solid amount of skepticism, leaving him questioning things that don't add up, particularly when he finds that the prisoner was able to open a door even he doesn't have access to.
In terms of general presentation and behavior, one would be hard pressed to believe Alastor's age. He speaks casually, wasting no opportunity for a sarcastic retort or sassy remark. He often gives off an almost leisurely air, genuine confidence making him seem relaxed more often than not. He's fond of teasing, although he can also be polite and gentlemanly when he's trying to make a good impression. His time in Movieland has also taught him to think in terms of tropes and character roles, which can make him seem a bit strange when taken out of context...not that his self-admitted weakness for dramatics doesn't make him seem a bit strange in general.
Under all of this, however, he is still a demon. He's quick to resort to violence, even relishing the chance for combat. He has difficulty distinguishing 'opponent' from 'enemy', and assumes that defeating an equal always equates to killing them. He even has the potential to violently disregard the lives of bystanders, if angered enough...particularly if his anger comes from being reminded of his kinder nature.
Character abilities:
Mundane:
Swordsmanship: He has the title of Blademaster, and can back it up. He's also capable of dual wielding effectively, although he prefers to use a single weapon.
Intelligence: Despite occasional displays of poor judgment, he shows a high level of critical thinking...and planning ability.
Reading People: Possibly one of his most dangerous mundane skills, he has a talent for figuring people out...and for influencing their behavior.
Acting: He's good at playing a role, even if he might exaggerate for dramatic or theatrical effect. He also has an impressive talent for disguising his voice.
Meta Awareness: Less applicable in a world that doesn't run on movie tropes, he does still have a degree of genre savviness for a variety of tones.
Magic:
Sword Creation: Though it's possible he could create other constructs out of magic, his main conjuring ability is to create copies of his sword form. He can control these blades telekinetically, repair them if broken, and seems to be able to create as many as he wants. They vanish if he's disarmed.
Shapeshifting: At the very least, he's capable of taking a human form. He's most likely capable of general shapeshifting within or below his own size category, although he seems to be incapable of making his ears look human.
Flight: Despite his wings, this seems to be mostly levitation based. Cannot be used in human form.
Enhanced Abilities: Alastor is much stronger, faster, and more durable than a human. He takes hits that would shatter pavement and send it flying with only a little bit of pain, and matches strength with someone shown to be able to carry a school bus over his head.
Regeneration: At a later canon point, he's injured to the point of near death with his powers sealed, but recovers fully in mere seconds once they're restored.
Teleportation: As this comes in the form of invisible portals, he's also capable of carrying other people with him or listening in on conversations far away from him. Presumably, he has to be able to visualize a location to create a portal to it.
Air Hike: Slightly redundant with his flight, but he can create a runic platform beneath his feet to push off of in midair. Can be used in human form.
Weather Magic: His natural affinity, he has a great amount of control over lightning, wind, and clouds. He's capable of controlling cloud cover for miles in all directions on a whim, as well as blanketing an area in fog. His control over lightning and wind is fine enough that he can throw bolts of electricity from his hands or throw people around with focused gusts of air. He can also turn into pure electricity to travel through clouds and appear in a bolt of lightning.
Elemental Resistances: As a lightning demon, he's naturally immune to electricity. He's also resistant to fire – able to grapple with a flaming opponent – and to cold – splaying out comfortably in arctic temperatures.
Devil Arm Stuff: As the spirit of a Devil Arm, he is capable of transforming into a sword. If held in this form, he can either lend his power to someone else with magical ability or start a contest of will and power in an attempt to possess his would-be wielder.
Telepathy/Empathy: In sword form, he primarily communicates through telepathic speech. He also displays some empathic ability, able to sense the hatred of a possessing spirit in one of the spinoffs without even knowing it was there. This ability already has a permissions post set up.
Demonic Magic: As an ancient and powerful devil, there's no doubt he knows much more magic than he's had reason to show. Most of this would be in the realm of dark magic or else in similar veins as the spells he's demonstrated in canon. Based on evidence from the games, his magic has the potential to become even more powerful if he's fighting with his all for the sake of others.
Underworld Emperor Form: Based on events from the game continuity, a boost in power (potentially possible if he gets his real sword back) allows him to take on a much more demonic looking form, twice the size of a human.
Inventory: The clothes (and armor) on his back.
Samples: Test drive thread.
CONDITION FULFILLED ACCEPTED
Additionally, if you use a secondary journal for icon space or other purposes, please respond to this comment with it so that we can get it included!
For your participation in the Test Drive, your character also receives the following items of loot;
-> A collection of seeds for squash and pumpkins, plus one package of wax bean seeds and one bag of tulip bulbs.
Condition:,/b> Due to your character's abilities, the mod team requires an easily located permissions/opt out post on your journal. ... Whiiiich you've already included on your application so we're golden here.