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khajidatass) wrote2013-01-16 10:53 pm
khajidatass) wrote2013-01-16 10:53 pm
Zodion App
Name: Jaime Reyes
Canon: DC Comics
Info links:
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jaime_Reyes_(New_Earth)
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Khaji_Da_(New_Earth)--you might want to skip down to the part specifically about his time with Jaime
Canon Point: post Blue Beetle #17
Gender & Sex: Male
Age: 16
Birthdate/Sign: March 15, Pisces. Not canon. Chosen because much of what drives Jaime is his emotion--especially in his connection to other people.
Jaime has a literal killing machine fused into his body and mind; he regularly goes up against the superpowerful, sadistic, scum of the world and beats them into submission. However, he doesn't do it out of a lust for battle or power, but purely to protect anyone who can't fight for himself. He will always regard those innocent people--from a stranger he saves from a crumbling building to the little sister he playfully calls "brat"--with as much protective care and gentleness as possible. His compassion can even extend to the people who are supposed to be his enemies. Besides being against killing even the most destructive of enemies, Jaime has been known to show sympathy and understanding to those who are considered a menace--willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and a chance to talk before fighting. One might consider him gullible in that he's willing to put trust in others (even The Reach, the alien race which his scarab-armor came from, was considered an ally before Jaime discovered their true plans for domination). However, he can judge people objectively enough to realize when his trust is misplaced; he can't always let his emotions make his decisions.
That said, there are of course times when his emotions get the best of him. Early on, for example, a mission with the Justice League went awry and left him stranded in space. Feeling that the heroes had failed him and left him for dead, he angrily rejected them when they attempted to reach out to him later. He was hurt by people he admired and trusted, and lost his temper because of it. But, after a while of thinking clearly, he was able to come to trust the League again.
When someone hurts his loved ones is when he really flies off the handle. He doesn't hold back when someone attacks a friend or family member, less apt to talk things through, more likely to dive right into a fight. While he knows strategy should be his guide, knee-jerk reactions can get in the way of that. Being emotionally compromised is a common problem for him.
That's what can lead to the occasional depressed, self-blaming state. Inevitably, there are times when he just cannot protect everyone. Because he feels so responsible for protecting stranger and friend alike, he mourns every soul he fails to save. And he'll blame himself for not being fast enough, not being strong enough, not being able to be in three places at once. While it would save him a lot of pain, emotionally detaching himself from the job is something Jaime hasn't been able to do yet.
Tattoo: Palm-sized and located just above the largest scarab mark on his spine. This puts it just below the base of his neck.
Suitability: Jaime knows how to take care of himself, and he's nothing if not adaptive. Once he'd gotten over the initial shock, he took to his role as a superhero with relative ease. Despite his inexperience and the suddenness of gaining superpowers, his sense of responsibility overrode any fear or hesitation he had in facing down villains. After being thrust into battle and halfway across the galaxy with superpowers he had to learn to use along the way, I'd say he's gotten pretty good at adapting to strange, new situations.
On the topic of sex, I don't reason that Jaime would have trouble with complying with worship at Zodion. He's a normal teenager, and a pretty smart, open-minded one at that; even without experience, he's comfortable and knowledgeable enough with sex to handle it at least once a month. It will take some time to get used to it, of course, considering the fact that he'll be forced into this. Both the lack of free will on the matter and the fact that he'll potentially be screwing people he hardly knows will not sit well with him. However, he isn't so stubborn that he won't do what's necessary to live here.
Power: Jaime's power comes from the scarab--an ancient(by Earth standards) piece of alien technology which fused itself to his spine. It can form a protective armor over his whole body which allows him to survive hits of superhuman force, blasts from most weapons, and environmental extremes, in addition to enhancing his strength. It has a serious weakness to magic, and--within Zodion--it can be worn down and broken by non-magical means more easily than it usually is.
The rest of the suit's capabilities (flight, various melee and fired weapons, additional shields and forcefields, healing Jaime's injuries, interdimensional travel, and the ability to create paper and cloth from sweat and dead skin cells) are inactive.
As a sentient mind in and of itself, the scarab has abilities of its own (mainly various methods of scanning, surveillance, tracking, and hacking) which are also inaccessible in Zodion. The tech's sentience is not so much a power as an insectoid voice in his head, though it can still advise and aid Jaime in this way.
Personality:
In a way, Jaime's a pretty easy book to read. He's very genuine about his feelings, open and honest. He wears his heart on his sleeve and expresses his emotions without self-consciousness, whether he's feeling confidence, confusion, anger, excitement, or fear. The only reason he'd have to hide what he was thinking is if he thought it would hurt someone--which isn't very often a problem; generally speaking, he's friendly to anyone he meets and not one to judge strangers. Respect is something he'll grant most everyone.
Coming from fairly mundane beginnings, Jaime is a humble guy who would be content with a simple life as long as he had his loved ones close and safe. After all, his friends and family are incredibly important to him, a responsibility he takes upon himself because of how much he cares. When his friends are having trouble at home or getting into dangerous situations, he's always there to back them up or just offer a supportive hand and someone to talk to. According to his father, Jaime doesn't allow himself to enjoy being young because he's busy worrying about others--wanting to help out at his dad's garage, for example, when he thinks his father's been working too many hours alone. He's absolutely willing to sacrifice his own comfort to help someone else.
That sense of responsibility has grown, of course, to strangers, fellow heroes, and people across the globe. Even in the beginning, confused and slightly frightened by his new-found power, he could never sit back and watch while innocent people were being hurt. Not while he had the ability to stop it. Unfortunately, that devotion to protecting everyone can be a fault. He's at his most angry and unforgiving when someone close to him is hurt, and his most dejected and self-blaming when he thinks it's his fault for not preventing it. When it comes to the complications this superhero business brings, he's still green and emotionally attached; he can lack the professionalism necessary to keep from lashing out when he feels some injustice has been done.
That said, he still tries to remain both optimistic and logical in his work. He's always looking for a way to defeat his enemies without killing them or allowing them to cause any further destruction. Believing all people (regardless of who they are or what wrongs they've done) deserve to be saved, Jaime can see the good in nearly everyone. And even if he can't bring himself to forgive someone, if they need protection, he'll put his life on the line to provide it.
Another aspect of what makes Jaime tick (thought it doesn't necessarily come from him) is the alien tech which gives him his powers. Integrated into his body and mind, the scarab is a budding personality in and of itself. Thanks to some past corruption from magical energies and losing part of its programming, Jaime's scarab does not function the way it was originally supposed to. First of all, Jaime wasn't turned into an obedient host once they were joined. His refusal to kill and obey orders, though a struggle, always ended up stronger than the scarab's attempts to sway him. Its malfunction has allowed it to go against orders from The Reach as well, developing past its intended capabilities over the months spent with Jaime. No longer regarding each other as enemies or trying to fight for control, the two now cooperate as partners even when disagreeing. Jaime's morals and personality have influenced the scarab, teaching it free will, heroism, and sometimes even humor.
Canon: DC Comics
Info links:
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jaime_Reyes_(New_Earth)
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Khaji_Da_(New_Earth)--you might want to skip down to the part specifically about his time with Jaime
Canon Point: post Blue Beetle #17
Gender & Sex: Male
Age: 16
Birthdate/Sign: March 15, Pisces. Not canon. Chosen because much of what drives Jaime is his emotion--especially in his connection to other people.
Jaime has a literal killing machine fused into his body and mind; he regularly goes up against the superpowerful, sadistic, scum of the world and beats them into submission. However, he doesn't do it out of a lust for battle or power, but purely to protect anyone who can't fight for himself. He will always regard those innocent people--from a stranger he saves from a crumbling building to the little sister he playfully calls "brat"--with as much protective care and gentleness as possible. His compassion can even extend to the people who are supposed to be his enemies. Besides being against killing even the most destructive of enemies, Jaime has been known to show sympathy and understanding to those who are considered a menace--willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and a chance to talk before fighting. One might consider him gullible in that he's willing to put trust in others (even The Reach, the alien race which his scarab-armor came from, was considered an ally before Jaime discovered their true plans for domination). However, he can judge people objectively enough to realize when his trust is misplaced; he can't always let his emotions make his decisions.
That said, there are of course times when his emotions get the best of him. Early on, for example, a mission with the Justice League went awry and left him stranded in space. Feeling that the heroes had failed him and left him for dead, he angrily rejected them when they attempted to reach out to him later. He was hurt by people he admired and trusted, and lost his temper because of it. But, after a while of thinking clearly, he was able to come to trust the League again.
When someone hurts his loved ones is when he really flies off the handle. He doesn't hold back when someone attacks a friend or family member, less apt to talk things through, more likely to dive right into a fight. While he knows strategy should be his guide, knee-jerk reactions can get in the way of that. Being emotionally compromised is a common problem for him.
That's what can lead to the occasional depressed, self-blaming state. Inevitably, there are times when he just cannot protect everyone. Because he feels so responsible for protecting stranger and friend alike, he mourns every soul he fails to save. And he'll blame himself for not being fast enough, not being strong enough, not being able to be in three places at once. While it would save him a lot of pain, emotionally detaching himself from the job is something Jaime hasn't been able to do yet.
Tattoo: Palm-sized and located just above the largest scarab mark on his spine. This puts it just below the base of his neck.
Suitability: Jaime knows how to take care of himself, and he's nothing if not adaptive. Once he'd gotten over the initial shock, he took to his role as a superhero with relative ease. Despite his inexperience and the suddenness of gaining superpowers, his sense of responsibility overrode any fear or hesitation he had in facing down villains. After being thrust into battle and halfway across the galaxy with superpowers he had to learn to use along the way, I'd say he's gotten pretty good at adapting to strange, new situations.
On the topic of sex, I don't reason that Jaime would have trouble with complying with worship at Zodion. He's a normal teenager, and a pretty smart, open-minded one at that; even without experience, he's comfortable and knowledgeable enough with sex to handle it at least once a month. It will take some time to get used to it, of course, considering the fact that he'll be forced into this. Both the lack of free will on the matter and the fact that he'll potentially be screwing people he hardly knows will not sit well with him. However, he isn't so stubborn that he won't do what's necessary to live here.
Power: Jaime's power comes from the scarab--an ancient(by Earth standards) piece of alien technology which fused itself to his spine. It can form a protective armor over his whole body which allows him to survive hits of superhuman force, blasts from most weapons, and environmental extremes, in addition to enhancing his strength. It has a serious weakness to magic, and--within Zodion--it can be worn down and broken by non-magical means more easily than it usually is.
The rest of the suit's capabilities (flight, various melee and fired weapons, additional shields and forcefields, healing Jaime's injuries, interdimensional travel, and the ability to create paper and cloth from sweat and dead skin cells) are inactive.
As a sentient mind in and of itself, the scarab has abilities of its own (mainly various methods of scanning, surveillance, tracking, and hacking) which are also inaccessible in Zodion. The tech's sentience is not so much a power as an insectoid voice in his head, though it can still advise and aid Jaime in this way.
Personality:
In a way, Jaime's a pretty easy book to read. He's very genuine about his feelings, open and honest. He wears his heart on his sleeve and expresses his emotions without self-consciousness, whether he's feeling confidence, confusion, anger, excitement, or fear. The only reason he'd have to hide what he was thinking is if he thought it would hurt someone--which isn't very often a problem; generally speaking, he's friendly to anyone he meets and not one to judge strangers. Respect is something he'll grant most everyone.
Coming from fairly mundane beginnings, Jaime is a humble guy who would be content with a simple life as long as he had his loved ones close and safe. After all, his friends and family are incredibly important to him, a responsibility he takes upon himself because of how much he cares. When his friends are having trouble at home or getting into dangerous situations, he's always there to back them up or just offer a supportive hand and someone to talk to. According to his father, Jaime doesn't allow himself to enjoy being young because he's busy worrying about others--wanting to help out at his dad's garage, for example, when he thinks his father's been working too many hours alone. He's absolutely willing to sacrifice his own comfort to help someone else.
That sense of responsibility has grown, of course, to strangers, fellow heroes, and people across the globe. Even in the beginning, confused and slightly frightened by his new-found power, he could never sit back and watch while innocent people were being hurt. Not while he had the ability to stop it. Unfortunately, that devotion to protecting everyone can be a fault. He's at his most angry and unforgiving when someone close to him is hurt, and his most dejected and self-blaming when he thinks it's his fault for not preventing it. When it comes to the complications this superhero business brings, he's still green and emotionally attached; he can lack the professionalism necessary to keep from lashing out when he feels some injustice has been done.
That said, he still tries to remain both optimistic and logical in his work. He's always looking for a way to defeat his enemies without killing them or allowing them to cause any further destruction. Believing all people (regardless of who they are or what wrongs they've done) deserve to be saved, Jaime can see the good in nearly everyone. And even if he can't bring himself to forgive someone, if they need protection, he'll put his life on the line to provide it.
Another aspect of what makes Jaime tick (thought it doesn't necessarily come from him) is the alien tech which gives him his powers. Integrated into his body and mind, the scarab is a budding personality in and of itself. Thanks to some past corruption from magical energies and losing part of its programming, Jaime's scarab does not function the way it was originally supposed to. First of all, Jaime wasn't turned into an obedient host once they were joined. His refusal to kill and obey orders, though a struggle, always ended up stronger than the scarab's attempts to sway him. Its malfunction has allowed it to go against orders from The Reach as well, developing past its intended capabilities over the months spent with Jaime. No longer regarding each other as enemies or trying to fight for control, the two now cooperate as partners even when disagreeing. Jaime's morals and personality have influenced the scarab, teaching it free will, heroism, and sometimes even humor.