Player Name: Kiyuu E-mail: kiyuuchan@gmail.com Preferred Contact:Kiyuukins Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Elsa (defyingfrigidity), Athena (kissmyaspis)
Character Name: Historia Reiss ("Krista Lenz") Series: Attack on Titan Timeline: Episode 31; before the Big Reveal Canon Resource Links:Historia @ AoT Wiki!
Personality: Angel. Goddess. A+ Wife Material. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the 104th Trainee Corps who doesn't think Krista Lenz is at least one of these things. It's all very nice and all, except... well. Historia Reiss isn't exactly that.
That isn't to say that Historia is a bad person, oh no! She truly is a friendly and compassionate girl, shown to put more of a focus on helping her friends and squadmates than pushing herself to the frontlines fighting the titans. She'll ignore her instructor to bring food and water to a friend who was being punished, and avoids battling the Female Titan and the smaller titans she summoned to instead focus on returning Jean's horse so he won't be left helpless. She's incredibly kind to everyone she meets, even to her surly, rude best friend Ymir, and if someone's having problems? She won't push them to work through it, but she'll encourage them however she can.
The point where this gets complicated is that Historia knows people view her as a perfect goddess, and works to make sure they keep seeing her as such. This stems not from her being maliciously selfish or conceited, and more from her cripplingly lonely childhood. Born the bastard daughter of the most powerful man behind the Walls, Historia was shunned by everyone; the other children living at the farm bullied her and threw stones at her, her grandparents wanted nothing to do with her, and her own mother despised her. So deprived of affection was young Historia that she was overjoyed when her mother finally touched her... after shoving Historia so hard the girl's nose bled. So yeah, she'll go through any length to make sure people notice her, that people appreciate her, even if it means continuing to play a role that was more or less forced upon her.
This desperation to be recognized also manifests later as not just her playing up the whole "goddess" thing, but her actively looking for ways to die so that she'll be remembered as some sort of martyr. This is the point where her sort-of act becomes dangerous for others; when one of her squadmates goes down during a blizzard training exercise, Historia insists to be the one to drag him back, despite the chance that both of them will die was pretty high, and she had a stronger, more capable squadmate with her (who she insisted make her way back ahead of her). She's quickly wracked with guilt when Ymir calls her out on this, though, so like everything else, her actions aren't done with any sort of intentional maliciousness.
It should also be noted that while a lot of Historia's negative aspects and personal issues stem from her horrible childhood, it also leads to good as well; she has an incredible soft spot for children, especially those left orphaned by circumstance or the ongoing threat of the titans. So great is this soft spot that she (in the future) founds an orphanage that she has a personal hand in funding and running, pouring the wealth of her crown into it and interacting with the children to the point where her people eventually give her the nickname "The Cattle-rearing Goddess".
Ironically, Ymir is probably the best influence for Historia, despite her rather abrasive personality. She's the one to challenge Historia, to convince her to embrace herself rather than the image she tries to project. And even when Ymir can still come off as a bit of a bully, Historia shows that even if you're her friend, she can give as good as she gets; she'll call Ymir out just as much as Ymir calls her out, and even go so far as to headbutt her when she starts getting pushed around. Historia may be a sweet, easygoing friend, but when she needs call people out on their shit (as Eren also finds out the hard way), she isn't gentle about it, and will damn well put her foot down hard on the problem. She'll do so in an encouraging way, but that will usually involve yelling and insulting you a little.
When it comes down to it, Historia has no idea what to be. Sure, she accepted her true self and true name, but she doesn't know what to do now. She spent so much of her life doing what others wanted her to do that she has no idea who "Historia" really is. Several traumatizing events lead her to a darker, more cynical stage of mind for a time in the future, but she hasn't experienced them just yet. And with those events a bit of a ways off for her, she'll have the chance to discover herself in a much more positive light now.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Larvitar. While something nice and cutesy would fit her personality more, Historia's best friend is a rude jerk who sometimes turns into a giant man-eating (but only that one time) monster. Having a pokemon that can also turn into a giant hulking beast would match that contrast very nicely. Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples RP Sample: [It's always easy to tell when someone handling the gear isn't used to such technology. Case in point: this video, starting off with a very nice view of the sky! Two voices can be heard, one of them kind but a bit exasperated as she explains how to work the gear to the other. This goes on for a few moments before the video shifts, and a face finally comes into view.
It's a teenage girl, and... gees, she looks like she's had it rough. Her face and hair are a bit dirty, and it's even worse on what can be seen of her once-white shirt. There are dark circles under her eyes, like she hasn't slept in a while, and she generally looks like she's Seen Some Shit. Still, despite her disheveled and distressed appearance, a hint of awe manages to cross her face.]
This... isn't a dream, is it?
[She's already given up on that explanation. She's too sore for this to be anything other than real life, and she's not sure if that's better or worse. She's no longer atop Wall Rose, can't even see a hint of it... just what in the world is going on?]
B-But dream or not, I need to find my friends! We were able to regroup with others, but... I'm still worried. Please, if anyone can help me... their names are Reiner Braun, Bertold Hoover, Connie Springer, and Ymir. Reiner and Ymir have been hurt, I need to make sure they're okay...!
[Reiner's arm, broken and mauled was bad enough, but... she doesn't think she'll ever get the sight of Ymir fresh out of her titan out of her head; arm and leg missing, a good chunk of her side gone, steam rising in a steady cloud from her injuries... it's enough to make her shudder.
Ah, but she can't dwell on just that now. She got what she needed to out, and there's nothing left to do but wait for a response. In the meantime...]
And, um... these creatures....
[The camera shakes a little; it looks like the girl is sitting down, and almost immediately, a Larvitar crawls into her lap, leaning in veeery close to the gear, despite the girl's protests.]
Hey, stop--!! [There's a bit of a scuffle as she tries to push the Larvitar away from the camera, as the creature does not seem too happy to be pushed around. But she emerges victorious, with only a little bit of growly grumbling from her new companion off-screen.] What is this thing? I-It doesn't look like any lizard I've ever seen...
Historia Reiss | Attack on Titan
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Character
Name: Historia Reiss ("Krista Lenz")
Series: Attack on Titan
Timeline: Episode 31; before the Big Reveal
Canon Resource Links: Historia @ AoT Wiki!
Personality: Angel. Goddess. A+ Wife Material. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the 104th Trainee Corps who doesn't think Krista Lenz is at least one of these things. It's all very nice and all, except... well. Historia Reiss isn't exactly that.
That isn't to say that Historia is a bad person, oh no! She truly is a friendly and compassionate girl, shown to put more of a focus on helping her friends and squadmates than pushing herself to the frontlines fighting the titans. She'll ignore her instructor to bring food and water to a friend who was being punished, and avoids battling the Female Titan and the smaller titans she summoned to instead focus on returning Jean's horse so he won't be left helpless. She's incredibly kind to everyone she meets, even to her surly, rude best friend Ymir, and if someone's having problems? She won't push them to work through it, but she'll encourage them however she can.
The point where this gets complicated is that Historia knows people view her as a perfect goddess, and works to make sure they keep seeing her as such. This stems not from her being maliciously selfish or conceited, and more from her cripplingly lonely childhood. Born the bastard daughter of the most powerful man behind the Walls, Historia was shunned by everyone; the other children living at the farm bullied her and threw stones at her, her grandparents wanted nothing to do with her, and her own mother despised her. So deprived of affection was young Historia that she was overjoyed when her mother finally touched her... after shoving Historia so hard the girl's nose bled. So yeah, she'll go through any length to make sure people notice her, that people appreciate her, even if it means continuing to play a role that was more or less forced upon her.
This desperation to be recognized also manifests later as not just her playing up the whole "goddess" thing, but her actively looking for ways to die so that she'll be remembered as some sort of martyr. This is the point where her sort-of act becomes dangerous for others; when one of her squadmates goes down during a blizzard training exercise, Historia insists to be the one to drag him back, despite the chance that both of them will die was pretty high, and she had a stronger, more capable squadmate with her (who she insisted make her way back ahead of her). She's quickly wracked with guilt when Ymir calls her out on this, though, so like everything else, her actions aren't done with any sort of intentional maliciousness.
It should also be noted that while a lot of Historia's negative aspects and personal issues stem from her horrible childhood, it also leads to good as well; she has an incredible soft spot for children, especially those left orphaned by circumstance or the ongoing threat of the titans. So great is this soft spot that she (in the future) founds an orphanage that she has a personal hand in funding and running, pouring the wealth of her crown into it and interacting with the children to the point where her people eventually give her the nickname "The Cattle-rearing Goddess".
Ironically, Ymir is probably the best influence for Historia, despite her rather abrasive personality. She's the one to challenge Historia, to convince her to embrace herself rather than the image she tries to project. And even when Ymir can still come off as a bit of a bully, Historia shows that even if you're her friend, she can give as good as she gets; she'll call Ymir out just as much as Ymir calls her out, and even go so far as to headbutt her when she starts getting pushed around. Historia may be a sweet, easygoing friend, but when she needs call people out on their shit (as Eren also finds out the hard way), she isn't gentle about it, and will damn well put her foot down hard on the problem. She'll do so in an encouraging way, but that will usually involve yelling and insulting you a little.
When it comes down to it, Historia has no idea what to be. Sure, she accepted her true self and true name, but she doesn't know what to do now. She spent so much of her life doing what others wanted her to do that she has no idea who "Historia" really is. Several traumatizing events lead her to a darker, more cynical stage of mind for a time in the future, but she hasn't experienced them just yet. And with those events a bit of a ways off for her, she'll have the chance to discover herself in a much more positive light now.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Larvitar. While something nice and cutesy would fit her personality more, Historia's best friend is a rude jerk who sometimes turns into a giant man-eating (but only that one time) monster. Having a pokemon that can also turn into a giant hulking beast would match that contrast very nicely.
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: [It's always easy to tell when someone handling the gear isn't used to such technology. Case in point: this video, starting off with a very nice view of the sky! Two voices can be heard, one of them kind but a bit exasperated as she explains how to work the gear to the other. This goes on for a few moments before the video shifts, and a face finally comes into view.
It's a teenage girl, and... gees, she looks like she's had it rough. Her face and hair are a bit dirty, and it's even worse on what can be seen of her once-white shirt. There are dark circles under her eyes, like she hasn't slept in a while, and she generally looks like she's Seen Some Shit. Still, despite her disheveled and distressed appearance, a hint of awe manages to cross her face.]
This... isn't a dream, is it?
[She's already given up on that explanation. She's too sore for this to be anything other than real life, and she's not sure if that's better or worse. She's no longer atop Wall Rose, can't even see a hint of it... just what in the world is going on?]
B-But dream or not, I need to find my friends! We were able to regroup with others, but... I'm still worried. Please, if anyone can help me... their names are Reiner Braun, Bertold Hoover, Connie Springer, and Ymir. Reiner and Ymir have been hurt, I need to make sure they're okay...!
[Reiner's arm, broken and mauled was bad enough, but... she doesn't think she'll ever get the sight of Ymir fresh out of her titan out of her head; arm and leg missing, a good chunk of her side gone, steam rising in a steady cloud from her injuries... it's enough to make her shudder.
Ah, but she can't dwell on just that now. She got what she needed to out, and there's nothing left to do but wait for a response. In the meantime...]
And, um... these creatures....
[The camera shakes a little; it looks like the girl is sitting down, and almost immediately, a Larvitar crawls into her lap, leaning in veeery close to the gear, despite the girl's protests.]
Hey, stop--!! [There's a bit of a scuffle as she tries to push the Larvitar away from the camera, as the creature does not seem too happy to be pushed around. But she emerges victorious, with only a little bit of growly grumbling from her new companion off-screen.] What is this thing? I-It doesn't look like any lizard I've ever seen...
Victory Road Sample: TDM post!