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APPLICATIONS!

Currently: Open!
Applications are checked roughly weekly unless otherwise stated.

We ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on Dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

While players are welcome to play multiple characters (five characters maximum are allowed per player!), please only apply for one character at a time, and wait for a decision before submitting another application!

A reminder for those waiting to hear back: Please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

Please use the form below to apply! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the mods.

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Canon Resource Links: Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section.

Original Character Background: THIS SECTION IS FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND CUSTOMIZABLE/SILENT PROTAGONISTS ONLY! In lieu of canon resources, please write for us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs describing the following for your character:
- Their world (OCs): Is it magic? Medieval? Futuristic? An Earth like ours?
- Their history (OCs and customizable/silent protagonists): What have been the key events in their lives to date? What kind of background do they have?
- For customizable/silent protagonists: How are you justifying your portrayal of the character? What is your in-canon evidence? Please explain how, if your character lacks dialogue or a set background, you determined their history and personality.

Personality: Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, strengths and weaknesses, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter Pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from.

Samples
RP Sample: The sample must be a thread, with at least five comments from you, that you have made anywhere with this character in the last four months at the canon point you have chosen for said character. Linking to a post or log containing multiple threads will also suffice, as long as at least one of the threads has the required number of comments. This thread sample can be in any format (e.g. network post, prose log, actionspam, Dear Mun post, and so on). While it does not have to be set in Victory Road's setting, you can use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, as long as it's a different thread than one used for the second sample below. What we are looking for here is grasp of your character's voice and a sense of how you operate as a role-player. If we feel that the sample provided is not adequate, we reserve the right to ask for another.

Victory Road Sample: This sample must take place in Victory Road's setting and can be EITHER a written post OR another thread if you would prefer not to write a post. The minimum is 300 words for a prose sample, eight sentences for a network post/actionspam sample, or ten comments total (five from you) in an RP sample. What we are looking for here is how the character responds to the Pokéworld's setting. You can also use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, but you cannot use the same top-level for the first sample above.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player
Name: Sabra
E-mail: earth_dragon_alchemist@yahoo.com
Preferred Contact: Discord sabrasaber#9649
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Victory Road: None

Character
Name: Loki Odinson
Series: Marvel Cinematic Universe (Note this is the main movie timeline, not including the Loki show)
Timeline: Right after his death in Infinity War
Canon Resource Links:
Marvel wiki with everything you need to know!

Personality:
If you were to ask Loki, he would almost always say he’s the smartest and most capable person in the room. There may be times where he’s right! He is actually rather intelligent, having benefited from a sharp mind and literal centuries of royal tutoring. He is also very strong. As a Jotun, he has physical capabilities that far outstretch a normal human. This combined with his his mastery of magic means there are very few in the universe who can stand toe to toe with him. Unfortunately for him, he is a villian/narrative foil in a superhero property, so he is often in the company of people who are stronger and/or smarter than him. Most all of his defeats stem from his hubris.

Take this scene from the first Avengers as an example. Hawkeye shoots an arrow at Loki. Loki, because of his enhanced strength and reflexes, is able to catch it. He makes a dumb smirk at the archer, the arrow blows up in his face. The smart thing to do would have been to catch the arrow and throw it away. Hawkeye had previously been under Loki control, so Loki should have known that the man had trick arrows like that. Either Loki didn’t think to ask about his arsenal (because he’s a lowly human and it wasn’t his concern) or he just straight up didn’t think about it in the moment, because in his mind there wasn’t anything to worry about! This human wouldn’t be smart enough to shoot an exploding arrow at me!

Another thing getting in the way of his schemes that are so well thought out (sarcasm), is his general chaotic nature. He likes it when things are loud and flashy and out of control. He especially likes it if he’s the one who causes said ruckus. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor agrees with Loki when he says he would be better off staying on Sakaar, noting it is “Savage, chaotic, lawless.” Thor says Loki would do great there, and for good reason. Loki had been on the planet for two weeks before Thor showed up and was apparently thriving. Loki does take slight offense (probably at the ‘savage’ part), but doesn’t disagree with him either.

Speaking of that scene in the elevator, let’s take a closer look at the end of that— no, not the Get Help part, though that is hilarious. Right before that, as the brothers are talking about Loki staying on Sakaar, how they should go their separate ways. Loki seems somewhat disappointed, like he wanted Thor to try to get him to stay. It’s no secret Loki’s relationship with his family is a complicated and fraught one. Even before he found out he’s actually a Jotun, the mortal enemies of Asgard and “monster(s)who parents tell their children about at night,” he clear states he always thought Odin favored Thor over him*. Tme and time again he tries to prove himself to his family, Odin most of all. In this scene, in his own weird way, he seems to want Thor to ask him to stay. Loki pushed to feel the pull, but when Thor doesn’t give him what he wanted, he’s at a loss. In the end Loki has a deep-seeded need to belong, to feel wanted and a part of something. Outside of his chaotic nature, that’s why he thrived in Sakaar: it was a place where he could start over, weave his own story, and belong.**

Years of writing education tells me I need a conclusion paragraph so…yeah, he’s my poor little meow meow (aka: war criminal) and I want to give him cute battle monsters and let him find a gang of misfits to pal around with.

*Whether this is true or not is hard to say as we’re not shown more than a brief scene of them growing up. But then again we aren’t here to debate Odin’s A+Parenting. What matters to Loki’s character is that he thinks Odin favored Thor, coloring his opinion of both his brother and father.

**Thus why the best trope for Loki is Found Family and why I enjoy playing him in jamjar settings.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Snorunt (because I’m funny)
Password: Atomic Fireball

Samples
RP Sample:
Loki’s intro post for the last murdergame I threw him in. In particular this back and forth with Somnus and/or this one with Jasper.

Victory Road Sample: TDM with Hubert

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APPLICATIONS

Loki Odinson | MCU

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