APPLICATION: TRANS_9
Character's name: Hawke
Character's LJ: black_hawke
Character's canon: Advance Wars (Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Advance Wars Dual Strike)
Brief (around 300 words) personality outline of your character:
Hawke is a man of few words and even fewer facial expressions. Cold and calculating, he is emotionless, ruthless, and painfully down-to-earth, with a military upbringing that ensures he’s very formal, but not out of politeness. He’s completely deadpan, humorless, condescending and doesn’t hesitate to look down his nose at you, especially if you haven’t proven yourself. And even then, he’s probably not going to think much of you. It’s difficult to become capable in his eyes and even harder to earn his respect. He is terse, blunt and will not hesitate to tell you exactly how terrible of a job you’re doing.
He’s not very good with people.
By nature, he is a plotter. Though he is a tactical genius and prodigious on the battlefield, Hawke also has a talent for biding his time, waiting for the tide to turn in his favor. He's passive and follows his superiors faithfully…or so it seems. If an opportunity comes for him to gain the upper hand, assert that he is the one who is really in control, he will take it without a thought, even if it means getting someone out of the way. Preferring to work from behind the scenes, he only steps forward when he has something to gain or it is convenient for his power-seeking agenda. Hawke is a traitor, extremely duplicitous, and rather adept at looking out for himself.
As a result, he does not hesitate to use people, manipulating them to his advantage and personal gain (Make my troops fight at the base of a volcano where they get just as injured as the enemy? Sure!). Despite this however, he does, at times, exhibit a strange brand of morality in the sense that he knows when the end no longer justify the means. In other words, it’s fine for him to raze Green Earth because it asserts his military prowess and puts him in Sturm’s favor (and a step closer to commanding Black Hole), but Von Bolt using black obelisks to completely obliterate the environment for fun and profit is just not okay.
It’s times like these-when far too many are in danger (but mostly his own hide)--that he exhibits an odd pseudo-nobility and respect for life, as well as a tendency to be unexpectedly selfless and self-sacrificing. And believe it or not, he does care about certain select people, most notably Lash.
Off the battlefield, he is quite obviously socially stunted, unable to form healthy relationships with people, or think of them as more than a means to an end (preferably an end where he takes over the world and is the supreme leader forever). He has lived his entire life as a soldier, and therefore normal people things like being friendly and personable and not killing other humans are sort of beyond him. He does, however, enjoy coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
Mostly, he's a jerk.
Brief (around 500 words) history and background of your character OR link to a really good wiki page with their history. In either case, explain where they cut off from the timeline:
There is not a whole lot in the way of Advance Wars Background. Hawke's wikipage is here, and I will give a short summary of the games and his role in them.
If one were to ask Hawke how he became involved with Black Hole, and if one was deemed worthy enough to get an answer, he would say he’s been with them for as long as he can remember.
The details of his personal life are a bit uncertain. What is certain, however, is the speed at which he advanced to his position as a high-ranking commanding in the Black Hole army. Hawke, with his ruthless efficiency and level-headedness on the battlefield, had always been in Sturm’s favor. After the first failed attempt at conquering Wars World, quite a bit of shuffling and demotions occurred among the Black Hole officers as the army worked to rebuild itself. Hawke, who had served faithfully and skillfully, suddenly found himself as one of four head COs, second-in-command only to Sturm himself.
Hawke relished his new power, and a second invasion of Macro Land was launched, the COs ordered to split up. Hawke was assigned to invade Green Earth, and managed to put most of the country under his control.
It didn't last. The Allied Nations proved to be unstoppable despite Hawke’s best efforts, and the war culminated in one final face-off at the base of an active volcano. Eventually Hawke was forced to retreat to Black Hole HQ, where the Allied Nations COs destroyed Lash’s death ray and confronted Sturm himself. Unable to handle defeat, the Black Hole leader swore to die and take everyone else with him. With Sturm about to obliterate them all, Hawke saw this as his chance. He unleashed his CO power on the Black Hole commander, killing him-and at the same time saving everyone else.
He proclaimed himself the new leader of Black Hole, escaping with the other COs and the remnants of his army, letting his opponents live, but promising that there would be a “next time”. Unfortunately, he would never have that chance.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the Bolt Guard arrived under the orders of a certain Kindle, who told Hawke that the new leader of Black Hole would attempt a third invasion. Hawke was, understandably, bitter and taken aback. He was supposed to be the new leader of Black Hole, wasn’t he? Apparently not, and this new unseen commander (by the name of Von Bolt) began his work, functioning from the shadows to rebuild Black Hole more swiftly than ever before.
Ousted from his rightful position (but still allowed to keep CO status), Hawke went back to biding his time, quickly growing sick of the "short leash" Kindle kept him on. Questioning the leadership of his nation, he decided to confront her. When she refused to answer any of his questions, Hawke took matters into his own hands and followed her to a secret meeting with Von Bolt. There, he first laid eyes on the man that had stolen his rightful position, hearing his plans to use something called a “Black Obelisk” to drain Omega Land of all its energy, turning it into a desert wasteland.
Unfortunately, his presence was discovered, and Hawke, like most people who are found in places they should not be, was suddenly in big trouble. Von Bolt served up a nice big helping of Oozium 283 (which is basically death Jello). Realizing that his life was in danger, he fled Black Hole and took Lash with him, in case he was captured and needed a distraction. Relentless pursued by the Oozium, the two found themselves in Allied Nations territory.
Allied Nations COs rushed to their aid and their former enemies agreed to let the Black Hole officers assist them. Hawke went on to fight with the Allied Nations, feeding them information and explaining Von Bolt’s plot, claiming that his reasons were to save the land that Black Hole threatened to consume.
The group fought relentlessly and their efforts destroyed the Black Obelisk and brought them up against Von Bolt. Severely weakened, Von Bolt revealed that the energy stolen from Omega Land was being used to fuel his life-support system (which is a chair, go figure) and a massive Oozium. It was this dire situation that led Hawke to confess to Lash that he had been using her. To his surprise, she instantly forgave him. But as the final blow was struck, it became clear that Von Bolt had no intention to die. Realizing that someone needed to act and they needed to act fast, Jake was implored to finish Von Bolt once and for all.
He couldn’t do it. Hawke wrested the gun from his grasp and shot the life support system, which caused the base to implode. As the Allied COs made a run for it, he stayed behind to make sure Von Bolt didn’t escape.
Hawke died.
Just kidding. But when he opens his eyes again, he is naked and covered in alien snot, which is totally much better than being dead.
Sample post (just a general, everyday, puttering-around-the-ship post; please include a snippet of dialogue):
There was no coffee in space.
Or maybe it wasn't space. "Maybe it's hell," he mused dryly. The constant, raging caffiene withdrawal headache was certainly torturous, so Hawke figured there was a distinct possibility that he was dead, after all. Hell would have the cruel and unusual punishment of no coffee. He couldn't deny that he probably deserved this, but that didn't make the situation any less aggravating.
And that wasn't even touching on the apparent time warp. Though he'd only just escaped certain death (or failed to escape certain death, and died, the whole thing was debatable, really), Lash was more than comfortable aboard this strange hell-ship, and had been for quite some time, being a Power Ranger or whatever that was supposed to mean. Good for her. Hawke, however, was still wrapping his mind around...
"Ponies." They were colorful and infuriatingly chipper and went against every natural law of the world and he couldn't stand it. "Talking ponies. Hell is talking ponies. I would not have guessed."
The words were sarcastic and said to no one in particular, but he looked around the media library anyway, just in case a neon hooved sin against nature was lurking somewhere, waiting to be offended by his quips. Finding none, he sighed and returned to his book, thankful for a quiet place to read, at the very least. "I suppose it could be worse."
If the character has magic, mutant, or otherwise metahuman abilities, please explain what they are and outline EXACTLY how they function, as their powers may not work due to the nature of the ship or may need to be limited somehow:
As a Commanding Officer from Wars World, Hawke is in possession of those strange, mystical things called CO powers. His in particular, called Black Wave (normal flavor) and Black Storm (super flavor), drain energy from the enemy and transfer it to his own troops (in game mechanics, all enemy units take damage while Hawke's units heal and gain boosts to offense and defense). These powers, however, take a very long time to "charge", and require a great deal of energy on his part.
Non-superhuman special abilities of note (Is your character a master ventriloquist? A naturally-occurring super-genius? The best martial artist in the world? Say so here):
Hawke is a tactical prodigy and a genius on the battlefield. He is proficient with a gun, but his real talent lies in acting as a commanding officer.
Character's LJ: black_hawke
Character's canon: Advance Wars (Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Advance Wars Dual Strike)
Brief (around 300 words) personality outline of your character:
Hawke is a man of few words and even fewer facial expressions. Cold and calculating, he is emotionless, ruthless, and painfully down-to-earth, with a military upbringing that ensures he’s very formal, but not out of politeness. He’s completely deadpan, humorless, condescending and doesn’t hesitate to look down his nose at you, especially if you haven’t proven yourself. And even then, he’s probably not going to think much of you. It’s difficult to become capable in his eyes and even harder to earn his respect. He is terse, blunt and will not hesitate to tell you exactly how terrible of a job you’re doing.
He’s not very good with people.
By nature, he is a plotter. Though he is a tactical genius and prodigious on the battlefield, Hawke also has a talent for biding his time, waiting for the tide to turn in his favor. He's passive and follows his superiors faithfully…or so it seems. If an opportunity comes for him to gain the upper hand, assert that he is the one who is really in control, he will take it without a thought, even if it means getting someone out of the way. Preferring to work from behind the scenes, he only steps forward when he has something to gain or it is convenient for his power-seeking agenda. Hawke is a traitor, extremely duplicitous, and rather adept at looking out for himself.
As a result, he does not hesitate to use people, manipulating them to his advantage and personal gain (Make my troops fight at the base of a volcano where they get just as injured as the enemy? Sure!). Despite this however, he does, at times, exhibit a strange brand of morality in the sense that he knows when the end no longer justify the means. In other words, it’s fine for him to raze Green Earth because it asserts his military prowess and puts him in Sturm’s favor (and a step closer to commanding Black Hole), but Von Bolt using black obelisks to completely obliterate the environment for fun and profit is just not okay.
It’s times like these-when far too many are in danger (but mostly his own hide)--that he exhibits an odd pseudo-nobility and respect for life, as well as a tendency to be unexpectedly selfless and self-sacrificing. And believe it or not, he does care about certain select people, most notably Lash.
Off the battlefield, he is quite obviously socially stunted, unable to form healthy relationships with people, or think of them as more than a means to an end (preferably an end where he takes over the world and is the supreme leader forever). He has lived his entire life as a soldier, and therefore normal people things like being friendly and personable and not killing other humans are sort of beyond him. He does, however, enjoy coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
Mostly, he's a jerk.
Brief (around 500 words) history and background of your character OR link to a really good wiki page with their history. In either case, explain where they cut off from the timeline:
There is not a whole lot in the way of Advance Wars Background. Hawke's wikipage is here, and I will give a short summary of the games and his role in them.
If one were to ask Hawke how he became involved with Black Hole, and if one was deemed worthy enough to get an answer, he would say he’s been with them for as long as he can remember.
The details of his personal life are a bit uncertain. What is certain, however, is the speed at which he advanced to his position as a high-ranking commanding in the Black Hole army. Hawke, with his ruthless efficiency and level-headedness on the battlefield, had always been in Sturm’s favor. After the first failed attempt at conquering Wars World, quite a bit of shuffling and demotions occurred among the Black Hole officers as the army worked to rebuild itself. Hawke, who had served faithfully and skillfully, suddenly found himself as one of four head COs, second-in-command only to Sturm himself.
Hawke relished his new power, and a second invasion of Macro Land was launched, the COs ordered to split up. Hawke was assigned to invade Green Earth, and managed to put most of the country under his control.
It didn't last. The Allied Nations proved to be unstoppable despite Hawke’s best efforts, and the war culminated in one final face-off at the base of an active volcano. Eventually Hawke was forced to retreat to Black Hole HQ, where the Allied Nations COs destroyed Lash’s death ray and confronted Sturm himself. Unable to handle defeat, the Black Hole leader swore to die and take everyone else with him. With Sturm about to obliterate them all, Hawke saw this as his chance. He unleashed his CO power on the Black Hole commander, killing him-and at the same time saving everyone else.
He proclaimed himself the new leader of Black Hole, escaping with the other COs and the remnants of his army, letting his opponents live, but promising that there would be a “next time”. Unfortunately, he would never have that chance.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the Bolt Guard arrived under the orders of a certain Kindle, who told Hawke that the new leader of Black Hole would attempt a third invasion. Hawke was, understandably, bitter and taken aback. He was supposed to be the new leader of Black Hole, wasn’t he? Apparently not, and this new unseen commander (by the name of Von Bolt) began his work, functioning from the shadows to rebuild Black Hole more swiftly than ever before.
Ousted from his rightful position (but still allowed to keep CO status), Hawke went back to biding his time, quickly growing sick of the "short leash" Kindle kept him on. Questioning the leadership of his nation, he decided to confront her. When she refused to answer any of his questions, Hawke took matters into his own hands and followed her to a secret meeting with Von Bolt. There, he first laid eyes on the man that had stolen his rightful position, hearing his plans to use something called a “Black Obelisk” to drain Omega Land of all its energy, turning it into a desert wasteland.
Unfortunately, his presence was discovered, and Hawke, like most people who are found in places they should not be, was suddenly in big trouble. Von Bolt served up a nice big helping of Oozium 283 (which is basically death Jello). Realizing that his life was in danger, he fled Black Hole and took Lash with him, in case he was captured and needed a distraction. Relentless pursued by the Oozium, the two found themselves in Allied Nations territory.
Allied Nations COs rushed to their aid and their former enemies agreed to let the Black Hole officers assist them. Hawke went on to fight with the Allied Nations, feeding them information and explaining Von Bolt’s plot, claiming that his reasons were to save the land that Black Hole threatened to consume.
The group fought relentlessly and their efforts destroyed the Black Obelisk and brought them up against Von Bolt. Severely weakened, Von Bolt revealed that the energy stolen from Omega Land was being used to fuel his life-support system (which is a chair, go figure) and a massive Oozium. It was this dire situation that led Hawke to confess to Lash that he had been using her. To his surprise, she instantly forgave him. But as the final blow was struck, it became clear that Von Bolt had no intention to die. Realizing that someone needed to act and they needed to act fast, Jake was implored to finish Von Bolt once and for all.
He couldn’t do it. Hawke wrested the gun from his grasp and shot the life support system, which caused the base to implode. As the Allied COs made a run for it, he stayed behind to make sure Von Bolt didn’t escape.
Hawke died.
Just kidding. But when he opens his eyes again, he is naked and covered in alien snot, which is totally much better than being dead.
Sample post (just a general, everyday, puttering-around-the-ship post; please include a snippet of dialogue):
There was no coffee in space.
Or maybe it wasn't space. "Maybe it's hell," he mused dryly. The constant, raging caffiene withdrawal headache was certainly torturous, so Hawke figured there was a distinct possibility that he was dead, after all. Hell would have the cruel and unusual punishment of no coffee. He couldn't deny that he probably deserved this, but that didn't make the situation any less aggravating.
And that wasn't even touching on the apparent time warp. Though he'd only just escaped certain death (or failed to escape certain death, and died, the whole thing was debatable, really), Lash was more than comfortable aboard this strange hell-ship, and had been for quite some time, being a Power Ranger or whatever that was supposed to mean. Good for her. Hawke, however, was still wrapping his mind around...
"Ponies." They were colorful and infuriatingly chipper and went against every natural law of the world and he couldn't stand it. "Talking ponies. Hell is talking ponies. I would not have guessed."
The words were sarcastic and said to no one in particular, but he looked around the media library anyway, just in case a neon hooved sin against nature was lurking somewhere, waiting to be offended by his quips. Finding none, he sighed and returned to his book, thankful for a quiet place to read, at the very least. "I suppose it could be worse."
If the character has magic, mutant, or otherwise metahuman abilities, please explain what they are and outline EXACTLY how they function, as their powers may not work due to the nature of the ship or may need to be limited somehow:
As a Commanding Officer from Wars World, Hawke is in possession of those strange, mystical things called CO powers. His in particular, called Black Wave (normal flavor) and Black Storm (super flavor), drain energy from the enemy and transfer it to his own troops (in game mechanics, all enemy units take damage while Hawke's units heal and gain boosts to offense and defense). These powers, however, take a very long time to "charge", and require a great deal of energy on his part.
Non-superhuman special abilities of note (Is your character a master ventriloquist? A naturally-occurring super-genius? The best martial artist in the world? Say so here):
Hawke is a tactical prodigy and a genius on the battlefield. He is proficient with a gun, but his real talent lies in acting as a commanding officer.