Personality 1/2 (Ling Yao)markofthewiseMay 1 2011, 04:04:50 UTC
Personality On the surface, Ling comes across as a pleasant and silly if not a bit naive young man who is always smiling and has a tendency to overestimate just how far he can travel on an empty stomach. Not much seems to phase him, as he'll simply continue to smile even as people go about fighting in front of him or even demean him. This in itself is mostly a cover, so he can fool people into thinking he's a bit simpler than he actually is. The average person is less likely to suspect the chipper, smiling tourist. Even if he does have a sword.
However that belies a young prince who has an unmatchable determination to achieve his ends. They are not entirely selfish ones either. His goal is to become emperor, true, but it's only be doing so that he can save and ensure the safety of the Yao Clan. He takes this goal very seriously and thought he might only be the twelfth son of the Emperor of Xing, he knows that he will divine the secret of immortality and become the future Emperor. Nothing can shake him from this conviction, to the point that he willingly allowed Greed to take over his body with no fear that his existence would be suppressed, because he sees himself as no mere boy.
It's this determination that will make him do just about anything to achieve his ends. This was especially spurred on when he witnessed Ran Fan tear off her own arm to protect her master, ensuring that his mission would not end in failure. This conviction drove him to become even more ruthless in his pursuit. Yet in spite of all that, there are lines he will never cross, because it is his belief that a King must serve the interests of his people, never the other way around. There are few things that can truly upset him, including insults to his own pride and dignity. However he is extremely protective of those he cares about, Ran Fan and Fu in particular. He also cannot tolerate anyone who truly looks down him or indeed, humanity itself. It is both his devotion to his people and his pride as a human that first allows him to overcome Greed, even if only briefly.
Bonded with Greed, Ling has become an observer to the monster he shares a body with. However, he is not content to merely let Greed do what he wishes. He judges the 'monster' very harshly and declares that, when Greed kills his only remaining friend, that he will take control of his own body if Greed is unable to control himself. Since then, however, he and Greed have a sort of mutual understanding and respect. Though they might not call themselves friends, their relationship is symbiotic and both are willing to share the body they inhabit, so long as what Ling does isn't something that will keep Greed from his own goals. At the very least, they both respect one another.
However that belies a young prince who has an unmatchable determination to achieve his ends. They are not entirely selfish ones either. His goal is to become emperor, true, but it's only be doing so that he can save and ensure the safety of the Yao Clan. He takes this goal very seriously and thought he might only be the twelfth son of the Emperor of Xing, he knows that he will divine the secret of immortality and become the future Emperor. Nothing can shake him from this conviction, to the point that he willingly allowed Greed to take over his body with no fear that his existence would be suppressed, because he sees himself as no mere boy.
It's this determination that will make him do just about anything to achieve his ends.
This was especially spurred on when he witnessed Ran Fan tear off her own arm to protect her master, ensuring that his mission would not end in failure. This conviction drove him to become even more ruthless in his pursuit. Yet in spite of all that, there are lines he will never cross, because it is his belief that a King must serve the interests of his people, never the other way around. There are few things that can truly upset him, including insults to his own pride and dignity. However he is extremely protective of those he cares about, Ran Fan and Fu in particular. He also cannot tolerate anyone who truly looks down him or indeed, humanity itself. It is both his devotion to his people and his pride as a human that first allows him to overcome Greed, even if only briefly.
Bonded with Greed, Ling has become an observer to the monster he shares a body with. However, he is not content to merely let Greed do what he wishes. He judges the 'monster' very harshly and declares that, when Greed kills his only remaining friend, that he will take control of his own body if Greed is unable to control himself. Since then, however, he and Greed have a sort of mutual understanding and respect. Though they might not call themselves friends, their relationship is symbiotic and both are willing to share the body they inhabit, so long as what Ling does isn't something that will keep Greed from his own goals. At the very least, they both respect one another.
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