Player Name: Jax E-mail: smuoers@gmail.com Preferred Contact:jaxisms, PartyAmbulance#2789 on discord Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: None!
Character Name: Gary Galavant (though he just goes by 'Galavant') Series: Galavant Timeline: Start of s2 Canon Resource Links:Here. It only covers S1, but he's coming from the very first episode of S2, so not much else has happened. He and Richard have been on the ship with the pirates for several weeks in an attempt to make it back to Richard's kingdom, and upon arriving they crash the ship and are forced to walk on foot to get there. The beginning of this trek is where Gal's canonpoint is.
Personality: Galavant is, in simple terms, a jackass. He's self-serving, narcissistic, cocky, and generally just a jerk. If you ask him, he's got it all-- good looks, bravery, chiseled abs... he's the perfect hero, just as he was raised to be. All those years of looking after number one paid off perfectly.
Or, at least, that's been the case for most of his life.
Much of Gal's attitude stems from the fact that he was genuinely raised not to particularly care about anyone (other than himself, of course). Sure, he'll save people, but it's mostly for the sense of heroism he gains from doing so. And yeah, he appreciates the fact that he's loved by his entire village, but that's only because of the attention. His only company is that of his squire, Sid, and he treats him as nothing more than a manservant if he bothers to pay attention to him at all. The love of his life, Madalena, is someone he values only because of her beauty. He's never even truly discovered what her actual personality is like. All of that, coupled with the fact that he'd never really faced a hardship he couldn't overcome, meant he was very ill-prepared to deal with having things not work out in his favor for once.
Once Madalena left him, Galavant spiraled into depression. At the first sign of rejection and defeat, he gave up entirely, refusing to take care of himself or listen to others. He wouldn't even help others anymore-- he no longer cared for popularity or heroism now that he'd lost the approval of the person he valued the most (even if he did value her for petty reasons). It took time, and meeting Isabela, for Gal to really get over this. Due to his time spent with her, he's learned to listen to the expertise of others, even when they might drive him mad. He's learned that there's more value to people than what he initially judges them by, and most importantly he's become stubborn again. Gal doesn't give up easily, even when it's a hopeless situation and he's getting nothing done. He's not very cunning, but he's willing to come up with multiple plans to get out of situation (and, occasionally, even listen to others, something else he's learned from Isabela). He's not above manipulating people into helping him, though he's figuring out that genuinely appealing to them can be even more helpful than tricking them or bribing them. Most importantly, he'll literally go as far as he has to to accomplish sometime he really sets his mind to. Despite his massive ego, Gal still considers himself a hero, and that means saving people (and, you know, winning fights). He's determined, and quick to rush into danger at times because he acts too rashly.
Regardless of all he's learned, he still has a long way to go. Gal can't go very long at all without arguing with people, and he judges them very harshly, holding onto grudges for quite a while. He still values his opinion above all others, and it shows in the fact that he's not a very good listener, that and the fact that he tends to shoot down other people's ideas far too quickly. He's still self-absorbed, and incredibly abrasive and rude at times. Really, his patience for other people wears thin very quickly. He can come across as cynical because of this-- he's a realist, too, which doesn't help much. But despite it all, he's slowly becoming capable of admitting that he has flaws-- that he jumps to conclusions, that he's wrong sometimes, and that he misjudges situations and people. He still has a tendency to push people away (his general rudeness hasn't changed), but he's coming to value those who have stuck with him. Gradually, he's even becoming more aware and considerate of their feelings, and he's beginning to accept that he's a person who loves very deeply once he actually gets over himself enough to form a genuine attachment to someone. His emotions, though he tries not to show them, lie closer to the surface than he thinks-- which is part of why he's got such a short fuse and holds grudges for so long. He wounds easily, underneath all of that bravado. At his core, though, he'll always be somewhat of a stereotypical hero.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Bidoof Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: [The feed turns on to Gal squinting into the camera for a couple of seconds until he finally seems to realize that it's actually on. His eyes widen.]
Oh, good. This thing actually works. Hm. [He frowns at it, turns it over in his hands a couple of times, and then decides that the 'how's of the situation aren't so important right now.]
Right. Never mind. If anyone's listening, I have a serious problem on my hands at the moment and I need to be directed to the nearest priest immediately.
[Very slowly, he turns the feed to face... a Honedge, just nearby, kind of just chilling. Then, frantically, he turns it back to his gravely serious face.]
My sword. Has been. Possessed. Probably by a demon, maybe a ghost, I'm not going to jump to conclusions but it is definitely one of the two and I need an exorcism done as quickly as possible. I mean, have you ever heard of a hero doing hero duties without his sword? Hm? No. No, you haven't. Because they all died.
...I'm far too important to die, in case that wasn't clear already. So. [He clasps his hands together.] Nearest monastery, or cathedral, or something...? I'm flexible, really. I'd even take a freelance exorcist at this point. We're burning daylight.
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Name: Jax
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Character
Name: Gary Galavant (though he just goes by 'Galavant')
Series: Galavant
Timeline: Start of s2
Canon Resource Links: Here. It only covers S1, but he's coming from the very first episode of S2, so not much else has happened. He and Richard have been on the ship with the pirates for several weeks in an attempt to make it back to Richard's kingdom, and upon arriving they crash the ship and are forced to walk on foot to get there. The beginning of this trek is where Gal's canonpoint is.
Personality: Galavant is, in simple terms, a jackass. He's self-serving, narcissistic, cocky, and generally just a jerk. If you ask him, he's got it all-- good looks, bravery, chiseled abs... he's the perfect hero, just as he was raised to be. All those years of looking after number one paid off perfectly.
Or, at least, that's been the case for most of his life.
Much of Gal's attitude stems from the fact that he was genuinely raised not to particularly care about anyone (other than himself, of course). Sure, he'll save people, but it's mostly for the sense of heroism he gains from doing so. And yeah, he appreciates the fact that he's loved by his entire village, but that's only because of the attention. His only company is that of his squire, Sid, and he treats him as nothing more than a manservant if he bothers to pay attention to him at all. The love of his life, Madalena, is someone he values only because of her beauty. He's never even truly discovered what her actual personality is like. All of that, coupled with the fact that he'd never really faced a hardship he couldn't overcome, meant he was very ill-prepared to deal with having things not work out in his favor for once.
Once Madalena left him, Galavant spiraled into depression. At the first sign of rejection and defeat, he gave up entirely, refusing to take care of himself or listen to others. He wouldn't even help others anymore-- he no longer cared for popularity or heroism now that he'd lost the approval of the person he valued the most (even if he did value her for petty reasons). It took time, and meeting Isabela, for Gal to really get over this. Due to his time spent with her, he's learned to listen to the expertise of others, even when they might drive him mad. He's learned that there's more value to people than what he initially judges them by, and most importantly he's become stubborn again. Gal doesn't give up easily, even when it's a hopeless situation and he's getting nothing done. He's not very cunning, but he's willing to come up with multiple plans to get out of situation (and, occasionally, even listen to others, something else he's learned from Isabela). He's not above manipulating people into helping him, though he's figuring out that genuinely appealing to them can be even more helpful than tricking them or bribing them. Most importantly, he'll literally go as far as he has to to accomplish sometime he really sets his mind to. Despite his massive ego, Gal still considers himself a hero, and that means saving people (and, you know, winning fights). He's determined, and quick to rush into danger at times because he acts too rashly.
Regardless of all he's learned, he still has a long way to go. Gal can't go very long at all without arguing with people, and he judges them very harshly, holding onto grudges for quite a while. He still values his opinion above all others, and it shows in the fact that he's not a very good listener, that and the fact that he tends to shoot down other people's ideas far too quickly. He's still self-absorbed, and incredibly abrasive and rude at times. Really, his patience for other people wears thin very quickly. He can come across as cynical because of this-- he's a realist, too, which doesn't help much. But despite it all, he's slowly becoming capable of admitting that he has flaws-- that he jumps to conclusions, that he's wrong sometimes, and that he misjudges situations and people. He still has a tendency to push people away (his general rudeness hasn't changed), but he's coming to value those who have stuck with him. Gradually, he's even becoming more aware and considerate of their feelings, and he's beginning to accept that he's a person who loves very deeply once he actually gets over himself enough to form a genuine attachment to someone. His emotions, though he tries not to show them, lie closer to the surface than he thinks-- which is part of why he's got such a short fuse and holds grudges for so long. He wounds easily, underneath all of that bravado. At his core, though, he'll always be somewhat of a stereotypical hero.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Bidoof
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: Test drive thread
Victory Road Sample: [The feed turns on to Gal squinting into the camera for a couple of seconds until he finally seems to realize that it's actually on. His eyes widen.]
Oh, good. This thing actually works. Hm. [He frowns at it, turns it over in his hands a couple of times, and then decides that the 'how's of the situation aren't so important right now.]
Right. Never mind. If anyone's listening, I have a serious problem on my hands at the moment and I need to be directed to the nearest priest immediately.
[Very slowly, he turns the feed to face... a Honedge, just nearby, kind of just chilling. Then, frantically, he turns it back to his gravely serious face.]
My sword. Has been. Possessed. Probably by a demon, maybe a ghost, I'm not going to jump to conclusions but it is definitely one of the two and I need an exorcism done as quickly as possible. I mean, have you ever heard of a hero doing hero duties without his sword? Hm? No. No, you haven't. Because they all died.
...I'm far too important to die, in case that wasn't clear already. So. [He clasps his hands together.] Nearest monastery, or cathedral, or something...? I'm flexible, really. I'd even take a freelance exorcist at this point. We're burning daylight.