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Player info
Your Name: RJ
Your E-Mail/AIM/Whatever: Nova_q_19@yahoo.com
Livejournal: rebelliousrat or paranoidpatriot (I don't have a personal journal sorry :{)
Your age: 22
Character info
Series/Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character's Name: Jet
Character's Sex: Male
Character's Age: 16
Canon point: Lake Laogai- specifically after being wounded
Abilities: Jet is one of the few protagonists of the show who remarkably has no powers whatsoever. Benders- people with the capability to control a specific element- appear to be born as a factoring percentage to the total country's population. As Earth Kingdom has the largest amount of land amongst all the countries in Avatar, it is not uncommon that he be born without any bending prowess. Despite this setback, Jet has no trouble keeping up in fights against benders at all. In the introductory episode aptly named “Jet,” our first glimpse of the Freedom Fighter involves him staging an ambush and easily besting an unsuspecting fire nation camp. Where as Aang claims he practically took out the entire army, Sokka begrudgingly corrects that it was “only like twenty guys.” Regardless the evidence is clear that Jet is a very experienced fighter.
Strengths:To make up for his lack of bending ability, Jet learned to be equally creative with the use of his weapons. His two blades, known as tiger hook swords (AKA Qian kun ri yue dao) are as much a part of him as a bender's element is. He operates them as if they were an extension of his own limbs, using them to climb, snag, swing and stab. Hook swords are an ideal weapon for Jet due to their versatile range and unpredictable movements. He can switch from something as harmless as tripping a foot to a lethal stab at the drop of a hat; very much like his emotions when he falls out of control. Complimentary to being a sword wielder, much of Jet's strength rests in his arms. While he can deal some pretty wicked kicks, the ease with which Jet can climb about on his blades, and the fact he was able throw one hard enough to get it stuck in the stone across the room, demonstrates his strength unarmed.
Weaknesses: While the majority of Jet's faults lay with his choices and personality, his body is not the peak of perfection. Regardless of how well he can fight through kicks and other means, Jet was rendered quite useless after the Dai Li bound his hands with rock gloves. Without any type of bending ability to call his own, Jet also can be at a disadvantage when it comes down to facing those skilled in their elements. He could successfully take out Earthbent projectiles, but when it came to physically defending a lethal blow, his body had no special defense
Background: This wiki details things quite nicely, but I can always add if you need more~
Appearance: Here's A Few Links: Jet as a canon character is most notably recognized by his colored mismatch of clothe and armors. Where usually each nation in Avatar claims a specific color spectrum to represent their culture (fire nation=red, water tribes= blue ect.) the freedom fighters wear a mix of all three; a subtle nod from the story's creators about Jet's nature to stand out/be an outcast. Apart from his unevenly cropped, shaggy, brown hair, tan skin, and taller stature, Jet is also easily noticed by his apparent oral fixation; his tendency to chew on anything he has on him, leaves a characteristic drawl in his voice.
Personality: The first thing a person would notice about Jet (aside from his signature chewing habits and random assortment of mismatched armors) would be his easy going attitude. The teen seems to be cool with anything. He makes an entrance when he starts a fight and leaves with a grin. He isn't shy to throw a compliment someone's way and behaves as though he understands all the better qualities hidden deep down... what a person wouldn't know about Jet is how much of this is a lie.
It isn't that Jet always lacks sincerity as much as he knows how to say what people want to hear. Just as many of the freedom fighters share an unspoken bond, Jet can read a person like it's secondhand nature. When the Avatar's party first cross paths with the influential teen, it takes Jet less than a day to deduce each traveler's wants and needs and how to best utilize them for his own ends. Within no time Aang was having fun being a kid again, Katara was feeling confident and appreciated, and even Sokka had cause to be a hero amongst his friends. Had they not discovered they were being played, things would have been fine for all parties (the exception being whoever Jet was setting his pawns against.)
The manipulative side of Jet's nature carries onto his natural physique as well. People see only what Jet wants them to see. The purposeful way he strides, the animated way he gestures while speaking; all are part of the carefully composed identity he forged for a leader fit to command the Freedom Fighters (an army he created from the other children left orphaned by the Fire Nation's conquests.). He needed to be someone impressive, confident and easy to trust. *So just as the others became who they wanted to be by adapting new names, Jet built his identity out of lies and clung onto them until they became the truth.
*Slight head canon territory
Strengths:While Jet's ability to read others leaves him prone to taking advantage, it is also part of what makes him a good leader. Seeing another person's strengths allows him to know how to best utilize them for combat. Even The Duke, a kid who can't be older than 9 or 10, Jet knew how to safely involve in a raid when others likely would insist it is much too dangerous. In addition, the leader'a sociable attitude and friendly demeanor, although disconcerting for some, is bizarrely useful for helping the more socially reserved open up. Even the antisocial Prince Zuko had trouble not getting drawn into Jet's talks.
Jet often justifies his actions with the excuse that they benefit a cause beyond himself (it's what has to be done, if he doesn't do it, no one else will). While this reasoning is sometimes warped, the truth is that Jet cares a lot about his country and fellow man. He can't sit idly by to any injustice he witnesses and has no hesitation in fixing them himself. He couldn't even take a simple boat ride without feeling the need to better accommodate the poorer passengers, despite having been serious enough to redeem himself that he resigned his position just weeks before.
Weaknesses: It comes as no surprise Jet has a few issues to work out with his mentality. Having obsessive tendencies, a trigger that turns him into a brainless killing machine, and a pathological loathing towards all things fire is- as Smellerbee and Longshot best put it- not healthy. Though he does his best to keep his sanity from needing to be questioned, Jet depends on his companions as much as they rely on him. Jet's hatred for the Fire Nation rivals no other passion he lives for. He considers the enemy race irredeemable for their crimes and rotten down to the core. In his eyes, the firebending within them isn't something they use as much as it is a manifestation of the destructive nature in their being. Maddened with rage over the destruction he saw about him daily made Jet dedicate his life solely to making the Fire Nation's lives as painful as possible. He can be obsessive, sadistic, and downright murderous whenever they enter the picture. The anger he feels towards the Fire affiliated race is the driving force to all of Jet's inner turmoil.
Coupled with the stubborn streak that also follows his homicidal urges, Jet is also not used to being wrong. Having been king of his own world for the better part of eight long years makes him difficult to argue with and stubborn to accept otherwise. In Jet's mind, it is not himself who is the problem, as much as it is those around him who are too naive to understand his intentions. The ends justify the means, if people disagree it's only because they need to be further convinced. This line of thinking, is what makes Jet's resolve so difficult to break. His excessive hatred for the Fire Nation can cloud his judgment to the point that he will distort facts to suit his own paranoid delusions. In Ba Sing Se, Jet never once considered that Lee and Mushi could be simple refugees who happened to also be Fire Nation, his inability to control his emotions invariably ends up costing him his life.
Samples
Action/Journal Sample:
[Today's network feed opens to reveal a tan youth lounging on a Traverse Town bench. It hasn't been long since he arrived but he's already helped himself to the majority of the town's commodities; as is evident by the snack in his hand and plant between his teeth- a fact the nearby moogle Gardner doesn't seem too pleased by. If the apparently life threatening injuries marked by his bandaged torso are having any effect on the rebel, he certainly isn't showing it.]
“Thought I could use an opinion from the locals- and I don't mean the Heartless kind. Has anyone actually seen this so called King Mickey? How do we know if what they're really telling us about our homes being swallowed up is true if no one has tried to travel beyond the listed kingdoms? If we're gonna get home, we can't just rely on whatever information they feed us.”
[Take nothing for what it seems and you stay alive longer; that is a lesson the freedom fighter will never forget, supposed eras or peace or no.]
“What's your take on this Aang? I know the Avatar doesn't just take his entire world disappearing lying down. You got a plan or what?”
[10% Privacy lock] Filtered away from the Gaang.]
“Say you had the chance to change something here to prevent it from happening at home, would you take it?
RP Sample:
"Traitors.”
It was all too much. Not only was Lee a Firebender, he was the Spirit's forsaken Prince of Firebenders! Lee wasn't even named Lee- and now that scum had the Avatar believing the same goody two shoes act Jet himself had fell for. As if the onslaught of revelations that followed anyone who woke up in a strange new world weren't enough, the blatant trust everyone regarded the future Firelord with was making Jet sick.
Well... Were Jet to be perfectly honest with himself- something he promised to the comrades he left behind- the sickness might not have rooted from that cause alone, exactly. The rebel had not arrived in the best of condition; being fatally wounded did that to a man. If the moogles had been clear of one course of action, it was to stay in bed, avoid the heartless and not to leave Traverse Town.
Which, of course, was why Jet was last seen packing his bags to hijack the next gummy ship, weapons in tow and delivering a hearty smash to whatever shadows swarmed his way.
The heartless have eyes like them, the rebel mused as he bashed the lesser being's skull in with the blunt edge of his blade, pocketfuls of munny bouncing merrily against the cobblestone. Yellow, soulless, burning with deceit and destruction; how could he have been so blind as to not see Lee exactly for who he was the second they first met?
He had taken Le- no Zuko- for someone easy to read, those eyes had seemed so open, bitter, lonely even. Jet knew better now, the fact that the same color manifested itself in the darkness of this world only led credit to his claims. If the Avatar was too naïve to see the obvious enemy in his midst, Jet would have to open Aang's eyes for him. The Fire Nation weren't getting their hands on this realm, and if he couldn't stop it happening back home, he could at least prevent the enemy from taking over the lands out here.
One world hop at a time.
Have you read the rules & F.A.Q.s? Yup! Paopu, Icecream
Extra: As Jet is technically dead (died in canon/ can't return home) I usually like to make subtle nods to this fact in my gameplay. Not that he has memories of the pearly gates or anything but more alongside the fact that he'd feel strangely uncomfortable visiting the Underworld, or perhaps appear slightly translucent in his Halloween Town disguise ect. Would there be any problems with doing so?
Your Name: RJ
Your E-Mail/AIM/Whatever: Nova_q_19@yahoo.com
Livejournal: rebelliousrat or paranoidpatriot (I don't have a personal journal sorry :{)
Your age: 22
Character info
Series/Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character's Name: Jet
Character's Sex: Male
Character's Age: 16
Canon point: Lake Laogai- specifically after being wounded
Abilities: Jet is one of the few protagonists of the show who remarkably has no powers whatsoever. Benders- people with the capability to control a specific element- appear to be born as a factoring percentage to the total country's population. As Earth Kingdom has the largest amount of land amongst all the countries in Avatar, it is not uncommon that he be born without any bending prowess. Despite this setback, Jet has no trouble keeping up in fights against benders at all. In the introductory episode aptly named “Jet,” our first glimpse of the Freedom Fighter involves him staging an ambush and easily besting an unsuspecting fire nation camp. Where as Aang claims he practically took out the entire army, Sokka begrudgingly corrects that it was “only like twenty guys.” Regardless the evidence is clear that Jet is a very experienced fighter.
Strengths:To make up for his lack of bending ability, Jet learned to be equally creative with the use of his weapons. His two blades, known as tiger hook swords (AKA Qian kun ri yue dao) are as much a part of him as a bender's element is. He operates them as if they were an extension of his own limbs, using them to climb, snag, swing and stab. Hook swords are an ideal weapon for Jet due to their versatile range and unpredictable movements. He can switch from something as harmless as tripping a foot to a lethal stab at the drop of a hat; very much like his emotions when he falls out of control. Complimentary to being a sword wielder, much of Jet's strength rests in his arms. While he can deal some pretty wicked kicks, the ease with which Jet can climb about on his blades, and the fact he was able throw one hard enough to get it stuck in the stone across the room, demonstrates his strength unarmed.
Weaknesses: While the majority of Jet's faults lay with his choices and personality, his body is not the peak of perfection. Regardless of how well he can fight through kicks and other means, Jet was rendered quite useless after the Dai Li bound his hands with rock gloves. Without any type of bending ability to call his own, Jet also can be at a disadvantage when it comes down to facing those skilled in their elements. He could successfully take out Earthbent projectiles, but when it came to physically defending a lethal blow, his body had no special defense
Background: This wiki details things quite nicely, but I can always add if you need more~
Appearance: Here's A Few Links: Jet as a canon character is most notably recognized by his colored mismatch of clothe and armors. Where usually each nation in Avatar claims a specific color spectrum to represent their culture (fire nation=red, water tribes= blue ect.) the freedom fighters wear a mix of all three; a subtle nod from the story's creators about Jet's nature to stand out/be an outcast. Apart from his unevenly cropped, shaggy, brown hair, tan skin, and taller stature, Jet is also easily noticed by his apparent oral fixation; his tendency to chew on anything he has on him, leaves a characteristic drawl in his voice.
Personality: The first thing a person would notice about Jet (aside from his signature chewing habits and random assortment of mismatched armors) would be his easy going attitude. The teen seems to be cool with anything. He makes an entrance when he starts a fight and leaves with a grin. He isn't shy to throw a compliment someone's way and behaves as though he understands all the better qualities hidden deep down... what a person wouldn't know about Jet is how much of this is a lie.
It isn't that Jet always lacks sincerity as much as he knows how to say what people want to hear. Just as many of the freedom fighters share an unspoken bond, Jet can read a person like it's secondhand nature. When the Avatar's party first cross paths with the influential teen, it takes Jet less than a day to deduce each traveler's wants and needs and how to best utilize them for his own ends. Within no time Aang was having fun being a kid again, Katara was feeling confident and appreciated, and even Sokka had cause to be a hero amongst his friends. Had they not discovered they were being played, things would have been fine for all parties (the exception being whoever Jet was setting his pawns against.)
The manipulative side of Jet's nature carries onto his natural physique as well. People see only what Jet wants them to see. The purposeful way he strides, the animated way he gestures while speaking; all are part of the carefully composed identity he forged for a leader fit to command the Freedom Fighters (an army he created from the other children left orphaned by the Fire Nation's conquests.). He needed to be someone impressive, confident and easy to trust. *So just as the others became who they wanted to be by adapting new names, Jet built his identity out of lies and clung onto them until they became the truth.
*Slight head canon territory
Strengths:While Jet's ability to read others leaves him prone to taking advantage, it is also part of what makes him a good leader. Seeing another person's strengths allows him to know how to best utilize them for combat. Even The Duke, a kid who can't be older than 9 or 10, Jet knew how to safely involve in a raid when others likely would insist it is much too dangerous. In addition, the leader'a sociable attitude and friendly demeanor, although disconcerting for some, is bizarrely useful for helping the more socially reserved open up. Even the antisocial Prince Zuko had trouble not getting drawn into Jet's talks.
Jet often justifies his actions with the excuse that they benefit a cause beyond himself (it's what has to be done, if he doesn't do it, no one else will). While this reasoning is sometimes warped, the truth is that Jet cares a lot about his country and fellow man. He can't sit idly by to any injustice he witnesses and has no hesitation in fixing them himself. He couldn't even take a simple boat ride without feeling the need to better accommodate the poorer passengers, despite having been serious enough to redeem himself that he resigned his position just weeks before.
Weaknesses: It comes as no surprise Jet has a few issues to work out with his mentality. Having obsessive tendencies, a trigger that turns him into a brainless killing machine, and a pathological loathing towards all things fire is- as Smellerbee and Longshot best put it- not healthy. Though he does his best to keep his sanity from needing to be questioned, Jet depends on his companions as much as they rely on him. Jet's hatred for the Fire Nation rivals no other passion he lives for. He considers the enemy race irredeemable for their crimes and rotten down to the core. In his eyes, the firebending within them isn't something they use as much as it is a manifestation of the destructive nature in their being. Maddened with rage over the destruction he saw about him daily made Jet dedicate his life solely to making the Fire Nation's lives as painful as possible. He can be obsessive, sadistic, and downright murderous whenever they enter the picture. The anger he feels towards the Fire affiliated race is the driving force to all of Jet's inner turmoil.
Coupled with the stubborn streak that also follows his homicidal urges, Jet is also not used to being wrong. Having been king of his own world for the better part of eight long years makes him difficult to argue with and stubborn to accept otherwise. In Jet's mind, it is not himself who is the problem, as much as it is those around him who are too naive to understand his intentions. The ends justify the means, if people disagree it's only because they need to be further convinced. This line of thinking, is what makes Jet's resolve so difficult to break. His excessive hatred for the Fire Nation can cloud his judgment to the point that he will distort facts to suit his own paranoid delusions. In Ba Sing Se, Jet never once considered that Lee and Mushi could be simple refugees who happened to also be Fire Nation, his inability to control his emotions invariably ends up costing him his life.
Samples
Action/Journal Sample:
[Today's network feed opens to reveal a tan youth lounging on a Traverse Town bench. It hasn't been long since he arrived but he's already helped himself to the majority of the town's commodities; as is evident by the snack in his hand and plant between his teeth- a fact the nearby moogle Gardner doesn't seem too pleased by. If the apparently life threatening injuries marked by his bandaged torso are having any effect on the rebel, he certainly isn't showing it.]
“Thought I could use an opinion from the locals- and I don't mean the Heartless kind. Has anyone actually seen this so called King Mickey? How do we know if what they're really telling us about our homes being swallowed up is true if no one has tried to travel beyond the listed kingdoms? If we're gonna get home, we can't just rely on whatever information they feed us.”
[Take nothing for what it seems and you stay alive longer; that is a lesson the freedom fighter will never forget, supposed eras or peace or no.]
“What's your take on this Aang? I know the Avatar doesn't just take his entire world disappearing lying down. You got a plan or what?”
[10% Privacy lock] Filtered away from the Gaang.]
“Say you had the chance to change something here to prevent it from happening at home, would you take it?
RP Sample:
"Traitors.”
It was all too much. Not only was Lee a Firebender, he was the Spirit's forsaken Prince of Firebenders! Lee wasn't even named Lee- and now that scum had the Avatar believing the same goody two shoes act Jet himself had fell for. As if the onslaught of revelations that followed anyone who woke up in a strange new world weren't enough, the blatant trust everyone regarded the future Firelord with was making Jet sick.
Well... Were Jet to be perfectly honest with himself- something he promised to the comrades he left behind- the sickness might not have rooted from that cause alone, exactly. The rebel had not arrived in the best of condition; being fatally wounded did that to a man. If the moogles had been clear of one course of action, it was to stay in bed, avoid the heartless and not to leave Traverse Town.
Which, of course, was why Jet was last seen packing his bags to hijack the next gummy ship, weapons in tow and delivering a hearty smash to whatever shadows swarmed his way.
The heartless have eyes like them, the rebel mused as he bashed the lesser being's skull in with the blunt edge of his blade, pocketfuls of munny bouncing merrily against the cobblestone. Yellow, soulless, burning with deceit and destruction; how could he have been so blind as to not see Lee exactly for who he was the second they first met?
He had taken Le- no Zuko- for someone easy to read, those eyes had seemed so open, bitter, lonely even. Jet knew better now, the fact that the same color manifested itself in the darkness of this world only led credit to his claims. If the Avatar was too naïve to see the obvious enemy in his midst, Jet would have to open Aang's eyes for him. The Fire Nation weren't getting their hands on this realm, and if he couldn't stop it happening back home, he could at least prevent the enemy from taking over the lands out here.
One world hop at a time.
Have you read the rules & F.A.Q.s? Yup! Paopu, Icecream
Extra: As Jet is technically dead (died in canon/ can't return home) I usually like to make subtle nods to this fact in my gameplay. Not that he has memories of the pearly gates or anything but more alongside the fact that he'd feel strangely uncomfortable visiting the Underworld, or perhaps appear slightly translucent in his Halloween Town disguise ect. Would there be any problems with doing so?