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Zelos Wilder 1/? dismentality March 7 2009, 23:19:29 UTC
Hope I'm doing this right. :B

PLAYER INFO
Name: Laura
Age: 18
LJ username: dismentality
Email address/AIM: sinfulroses@gmail.com (e-mail) ; Arcfiring (Personal AIM) ; knowmymotto (IC AIM)
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CHARACTER INFO
Name: Zelos Wilder
Series/Source: Tales of Symphonia
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Species in canon: Human (with retractable "angel" wings)

Appearance:
Though he doesn't look that tall, Zelos stands at a decent height (5'10"). His vivid red hair falls in long waves to about half way down his back (usually held back by a headband), and he has blue eyes.

Only average in build, you could say he makes up what he lacks bulk with his overall good looks--or at least he seems to believe so.

Personality:
Despite how he acts on the surface, Zelos has a personality that can be extremely hard to pin. Anybody's first impression of him is that he is an immature, walking libido-- and a pretty shallow one. He flirts with almost every woman in sight, though he does have boundaries with age (so he'll tell them to come find him in ten years instead). Still, he's more for the charm and less for the action, knowing that they don't really care about him. He claims that he only wants to have a good time and is constantly joking around (even lying to others for his own amusement), rarely the type to take a situation seriously.

The truth of the matter is that he acts this way because he wants to live the 'fun, easy life'-- even when he knows he never will because his life only has worth as the 'Chosen One', not as 'Zelos Wilder'. He lacks his sense of identity and seeks to get it back by acting like nothing exists to suppress it in the first place. Under the circumstances he grew up in, he's been led to develop a sense of self-loathing and worthlessness, closing up to the people around him, and using his own personality as a means of detecting the people that really care about him in a world where people only wanted to be associated with him because of his title and standing. His mother even told him as she lay dying that he should never have been born, which were words he took to heart at a young age.

However, he isn't incapable of being serious, and there's no doubt that he isn't nearly as stupid as he acts. Zelos actually has a knack for manipulating others simply by allowing them to underestimate him. It's as though he's waiting for someone to see through him, and is often taken for granted even when he does speak his mind. If he thinks someone is being an idiot, he'll tell them he thinks they're being an idiot. This makes him come across as blunt and uncaring, despite the fact that his words are often the pure, non-sugarcoated truth.

Zelos wouldn't leave someone hanging if he saw them giving it their all-- but he wouldn't go out of his way and do the work for them either. He'd rather give them the opportunity to do it on their own, thereby allowing them to learn from what was once a difficult situation. He can rationalize, and over time has come to accept most of his own faults because of both this, and the trust his friends had in him.

Another point worth mentioning about Zelos is that he acts very narcissistic. Often, he serves as the comic relief within his group of friends due to this very reason-- he'll either be stunned upon hearing that someone disagrees with his self-flattering views, or he'll tell them not to be jealous, giving the illusion of an ego so inflated that he hardly noticed he was being insulted.

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Re: Zelos Wilder 1/? dismentality March 7 2009, 23:20:10 UTC
On top of that, he tends to live by the motto 'whatever will be, will be', with a preference to sit back, relax, and just let things run their course. His mind can change with the right persuasion, but there was once a time when Zelos wouldn't have hesitated to take the easy way out and side with the strongest. It didn't make him a coward in the typical sense- he's strong, unshakingly devoted to those that manage to get close to him, and a genuinely good person. At the time, what it made him was a moral coward that didn't know how to deal with his own problems, such as guilt over his mother's death and his half-sister's fate because of it. Luckily, the brunt of it is in the past.

He is a bit selfish, looking out for himself first and foremost, but this is again due to his past trust issues-- with the exception of someone that he truly considers an enemy, he wouldn't abandon a person in need.

Believe it or not, what reveals a more sensitive side of Zelos is his younger half-sister, Seles. He cares greatly for her, to the point where he actually seems rather protective. Since it was often said that Seles would have been a greater Chosen had Zelos been killed all those years ago, they had a rocky relationship on the surface, most of which they've managed to work out.

Finally, what may seem strange for someone like Zelos is that he has the keen ability to detect the feelings of those around him. He'll normally act as observant as a brick, yet that's only because his efforts to cheer someone up come across as obnoxious. When Sheena was distraught once, for example, it was Zelos that realized they shouldn't be walking on eggshells around her because of how that might make her feel as a result. He tries to remain lighthearted to avoid putting more weight on an already heavy situation.

He has these surprising displays of insight and motivation, aspects that throw people off because they're never expected from him. Of course, he still manages to live up to their expectations when breasts are involved.

Strengths:
Zelos was a Magic Swordsman, meaning that he mixed magical abilities (such as fire or lightning properties) with his sword techniques. He performed healing arts, as well as magical spells.

In addition, some of his reflexes had been enhanced via expheres, giving him alternate abilities depending on which skills he chose to use.

Weaknesses:
He dealt with some serious self-worth issues in the past, not all of which he's moved past. He also has a weakness for women, and tends to flirt first, ask questions later-- most of the time, anyway. Should this happen in the presence of someone dangerous to him, he'd be in for some trouble.

His own habit of being blunt when it isn't exactly desired can also be considered a weakness, if only because he isn't always careful about who he angers.

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Re: Zelos Wilder 1/? dismentality March 7 2009, 23:21:27 UTC
Background:
Zelos was born into the lineage of the current Chosen of Mana in a world known as Tethe'alla. Tethe'alla was connected by four mana links to another world known as Sylvarant, and depended on the flow of mana from that world in order to flourish. Mana is the source of all life, needed for both magic and the construction of more advanced technology. According to legend, the Chosen One was the one born every generation that was expected to go on a journey to regenerate the world (when in actuality, all they were doing was reversing the mana flow).

Living in Meltokia, a city where there was a very large rift in between the upper and lower classes, Zelos was unable to live a life that could be called 'normal'. The reason for this was simple: he was the future Chosen One, thus he was an important figure in society. Even though he would never regenerate the world (Tethe'alla was already the prospering world when he was born), he still had a significant amount of power, wealth, and influenece.

While he was still a young child, it was revealed that his father had a mistress on the side. His mother, Mylene, had been forced to marry his father because of an oracle-- it ensured the continued lineage of the Chosen. Soon after the mistress was discovered, his father committed suicide, leaving Zelos's mother to fare for her son. The mistress, a young half-elf, also had his daughter, whom she named Seles.

Zelos's own mother never did much and he suspected that she wasn't fond of him, so it came as a pleasant surprise when she agreed to play in the snow with him one day. Zelos was absolutely determined to see a smile on her face, working hard to build her a snowman.

The pleasant day started to fall apart the moment he called her to come see it. Seles's mother had wanted Zelos dead so that his half-sister, Seles, could become the new Chosen One. From her hiding place in the bushes, she couldn't see well enough to aim properly, and the crossfire struck Zelos's mother just as she stepped up to see the snowman. As she fell, she grabbed Zelos's shoulder and told him "You should never have been born".

On that night, his life was completely transformed. The half-elf woman was executed for crimes against the Chosen, and Seles was sentenced to live under house arrest in an Abbey. Because it was a half-elf that murdered his mother, coupled with the negative view through which society already perceived them, this was when he began to hate the race as a whole. Still, it didn't stop him from visiting Seles often-- he even left his Cruxis Crystal (the crystal he was born with that solidifies his status as the Chosen One) with her. Zelos himself disapproved of the arrangements, but he was incapable of changing them.

He grew up, in all appearances, to become a hopeless womanizer with no sense of responsibility.

Eventually, it came time for the Chosen in Sylvarant to begin her journey of regeneration. Tethe'alla, having been aware of the true connection between the worlds for quite some time, sent a girl from the village of Mizuho, Sheena Fujibayahi (also a long time acquaintance of Zelos), to assassinate her, thereby granting Tethe'alla the chance to prosper for a while longer.

Instead, she ended up joining with them in hopes of reaching a compromise-- Colette, Sylvarant's Chosen, was losing her humanity in the journey. Apparently, it was all part of the 'angel transformation'-- what happens to the Chosen One as the journey progresses and they unlock more seals. This was something Zelos hadn't been aware of, and also something which he had no desire to experience.

When the group from Sylvarant arrived, they were lead by a boy named Lloyd. Wasting no time in telling the Colette (whom was in something of a mindless state at the time) that she'd be cute as a button when she smiles, he waved them off and went about his business. It wasn't until they were meeting with the king that things got more interesting. Zelos was assigned to keep tabs on them-- not just by the king, but by another group know as the Renegades as well.

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Re: Zelos Wilder 1/? almost done I swear ksdhbksj dismentality March 7 2009, 23:22:38 UTC
Luckily for Lloyd's group, the Renegades were the ones he decided to side with in the end, meaning that he became something of a 'criminal' in the eyes of the king and the Pope, helping Sylvarant's Chosen in regaining her humanity.

Zelos dropped many suspicious hints along the way, such as 'accidentally' leading them into a trap, and vanishing inside an enemy fortress for a time without explanation. This is because he is working as not a double agent, but a triple agent. In addition to Lloyd's group and the Renegades, he also had a deal with Cruxis-- they had agreed to free him from his duties as the Chosen if he helped them.

Over time, they were successful in not only saving Colette, but in uncovering the true connection between the worlds, realizing that the only way to save both worlds would be to forge pacts with the summon spirits in both worlds. Each Sylvarant spirit was connected by a mana link to another in Tethe'alla. No two spirits ought to be awake at the same time, else the mana cannot flow from on to the other, effectively severing the link.

This journey was interrupted at a point when a dwarf that had helped them, Altessa, was wounded. The party traveled to the snowy city of Flanoir to seek a doctor, and that night, Zelos invited Lloyd for a walk, telling him the story of his mother's death, and giving his friend his Cruxis Crystal the next morning alongside a letter.

As Altessa was recoving, they then decided to infiltrate the Tower of Salvation-- the place that would provide their only entrance into Cruxis. Zelos convinced Lloyd to take Colette along, seemingly because he believed it was the right thing to do. In actuality, he planned to hand her over to the enemy in a feat 'betray' his friends. He couldn't tell them at the time, but he was working for Kratos (Lloyd's dad, and an angel of Cruxis), fulfilling his request of obtaining Aionis, which Lloyd would need in order to wield the eternal sword. This was the sword they required in order to merge the two worlds, but still could not be used without first making a pact with the summon spirit, Origin.

As they were leaving for the Tower, Lloyd told Zelos "I trust you"-- exactly what he needed to hear. He then led Colette into the trap, vanishing with Pronyma.

However, as his friends fell into dangerous traps one by one, he set them free, rejoining Lloyd at the end and announcing his intention to double-cross Mithos Yggdrasill, the four thousand year old leader of Cruxis. He cited the reason: because the title of the Chosen One won't matter anyway once they kick his ass. It was a close escape from the Tower, but an escape nonetheless, their next destination becoming the elf-village of Heimdall. Here resided the spirit Origin, whom they needed to create the pact with.

That night, Zelos spoke with Lloyd again, making it clear that Kratos's treatment of his own son really pissed him off. Lloyd didn't seem too bothered by Kratos's actions, again proving to be an idealist. He told Zelos that, after the journey, he planned to go on another one, this time to collect all the exspheres in the world and destroy them. Since exspheres were human lives in a sense, Zelos saw no problem with this plan-- as a matter of fact, he told Lloyd that he'd tag along.

Events at the seal didn't go over too smoothly either, as Lloyd had to fight his father in order to break it. Kratos nearly died releasing the seal (only to be saved by Yuan, leader of the Renegades), and they were finally successful in creating the pact. Things were looking up-- that is, until the exsphere Genis was holding (a gift from his friend Mithos back when he was disguising himself as a young half-elf), began to glow. Mithos was able to use it to possess someone, the one he had in mind being Lloyd himself. Zelos grabbed the exsphere from him before Mithos had the chance, ending up as the one possessed in Lloyd's place.

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Zelos Wilder 5/5 dismentality March 7 2009, 23:23:24 UTC
Mithos was in for a nasty surprise. Just as Lloyd reached him (the rest of the party had fallen into a trap), Zelos shook off the control-- although he couldn't manage to remove the exsphere. Now all that was left was rescuing the rest of their friends, and finishing Yggdrasill off for good. Yggdrasill's ideal world, the world he was so fixated on gaining, was a world wherein nobody had their own sense of self-- mindless puppets with no personality.

As a group, they made it through Vinheim, now one warp space away from the final battle with Mithos.

Third-person RP sample:
Drafted, huh? Not exactly a part of his schedule. Zelos was more than a little pissed off-- hell, that was if you liked putting it lightly. Should he ask what was with all the grey?

And the white? Seriously, you'd think the least they could do was give the environment a half welcoming look.

He sighed, playing with the sleeve of his equally unremarkable shirt. To put it bluntly, the truth of the matter was that he was worried. Bolting before the big fight, before they took out that little twerp... How can you justify that? Sure, they were tough-- Lloyd and them could handle Mithos on their own. But what did it say about him? Even if he managed to find a way back, there was a chance he'd miss the whole thing.

He didn't even want to think about the outcome if they lost. After all the time they'd spent tracking him down, just as everything was coming to an end...

"Well, what can ya do?" a light, even dismissive tone, muttered to himself as he brushed aside some of his hair. He knew better than to sit and sulk over it-- worried or not, his time would be better spent looking for a way out than picking at details he couldn't help.

That thought was accompanied by a slight roll of the eyes. Man, was it too bad he couldn't do something about that ass on the speakers.

Anything else? He had a red exphere on a gold mount attached to his chest (close to the base of his neck). I'm not sure if this falls into the 'piercings' category, so would he have it? Or the mount, if not the exsphere? (Or neither?)

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APPROVED feit_server March 8 2009, 00:10:38 UTC
Application approved!

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Re: APPROVED knowmymotto March 8 2009, 00:25:28 UTC
8) Thanks!

I'll... go with the purely cosmetic option for the exphere, if that's cool with you guys.

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Re: exsphere feit_server March 8 2009, 00:13:20 UTC
It's up to you. Such piercings would be possible, but as it would be entirely non-magical it could carry the risk of infection. If he had it, it would be purely cosmetic with no power. It is equally likely that the scientists chose not to include it in his design to avoid complications.

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