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Player Name: Maxie E-mail: madteaparty92[at]gmail[dot]com Preferred Contact: PM, Plurk Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Louie Duck (DuckTales), Boober Fraggle (Fraggle Rock)
Character Name: Varian Series: Tangled: the Series Timeline: Post-"Plus Est En Vous" Canon Resource Links:Wiki Link
Personality: Varian is a gifted boy. He's intelligent and extroverted, and highly gifted in the field of alchemy as well as general mechanics in a form that is very advanced for his time period. He's eager, in everything he does, but particularly when it comes to doing things that he hopes make his father proud. He's very insecure about whether or not his father takes pride in him. In fact, his relationship with Quirin is a huge factor in most aspects of his life. When Varian's own mistakes lead to Quirin getting encased in magical amber, and he was unable to get the help he sought from Rapunzel and the rest of the kingdom of Corona-- Well, things went south, to the point where Varian's increasingly desperate attempts to free his father left him the main villain of the first season. ...He got better, but more on all of that later.
Varian can be cocky. He makes unsafe assumptions while working on his inventions. This is also in part due to his eagerness, once again, to prove that he's good at what he does. For all Varian's cleverness and willingness to socialize, he tends to overlook basic things in both his inventions and his social interactions. Socially, Varian also sometimes gets too excited. He gets excited about things in general, very much so, but the socially he comes on very strong and can get too caught up the potential for science and/or a new friend to rein in his exuberance. The mistakes and miscalculations he makes in his hurry to execute his inventions and help Old Corona village, are also at times made in his haste to make a good impression. That said, after Varian's season 1 villain arc and eventual redemption in season 3, he's gotten better at thinking things through! He's still got shortcomings there, mostly because he's still a teenager, but there are definitely times he has to be the voice of reason among the main cast in that third season.
Now, as far as that villain arc goes: Varian isn't always emotionally stable. When the whole "Quirin trapped in amber" thing happened, he went to Rapunzel for help, turning not just to his homeland's princess, but to a friend. When Rapunzel couldn't take the time to address the situation right away - justifiably, as all of Corona was in serious danger at the time - Varian... Well, he didn't really know how to process that besides as a betrayal. Between the guilt he felt about causing his father's predicament, his complicated relationship with Quirin to begin with, and the fact that he'd probably never had friends before Rapunzel and the gang? It's not surprising that he took it badly, though "unsurprising" doesn't mean "valid".
Also, Varian went a little further than "taking it badly," in all honesty. His attempts to right the perceived injustice were criminal and ruthless. He didn't care who got hurt if it would reunite his family, and this was doubly true as he became increasingly unhinged in the face of his seeming failure to rescue Quirin, and decided that if he couldn't have a family, he could at least have revenge. Varian was stopped and imprisoned for around a year, and evidentially in that time he did come to gain perspective and feel regret, to a degree. Once he escaped prison with the help of other enemies of Corona, who he then teamed up with, a big part of his motive was erasing his mistakes... By literally erasing the memories of his actions for the people of Corona. Ultimately, Rapunzel got through to him and the kid decided he didn't want to continue down the path he was on-- and Quirin was shortly after freed from the amber, which went a long way towards bringing Varian further stability.
He definitely learned a lesson about the kind of person he wanted to be, and didn't want to be, as seen when he tries to talk Cassandra to her senses when she takes on the role of villain later on. Everything he'd gone through left an impact. That said, Varian still has a temper, one that particular flares around issues regarding his father: Namely, when it's realized that Quirin might be a risk to the heroes in the series finale. He doesn't want to talk about it, although it's worth nothing he does come up with a plan for that possibility to keep on the back burner.
Varian can be a goofball, making jokes and doing things like turning his experiments into "sporting events" complete with his own running commentary. He's a good friend, who likes to be helpful and who always tries his best to be understanding of others. He gives everything he does 100% of his efforts. He's very curious about the world around him and loves to learn.
Ultimately, Varian wants to be seen as helpful, even impressive... But mostly just trustworthy and worthwhile. Sure, it takes him a while to find his way towards that, but he does get there in the end! At the age of just sixteen he ends up the Royal Engineer of Corona.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Tynamo Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: "Wow, this place is pretty cool," Varian breathed as he took another step in the Burned Tower. There had just been something undeniably tempting about the old, forbidden building - even for a kid whose villainous days were firmly behind him, thank you very much! But, beyond the "cool factor" a decrypt and off-limits building held, there were also rumors of rare Pokemon here. He was here in Johto for the foreseeable future, so he might as well see what unusual wonders the place had to offer. Pokemon that the natives deemed "common" were already quite a sight to him, so who knew what rare ones would be like...
That whole train of thought was abruptly derailed when a further step resulted in the floor giving way under his foot, and Varian fell down a level into the basement with a shriek. Coughing and sputtering, he got to his feet and looked around. He didn't immediately see a way back up, but there had to be something, right? And besides--
"Huh. Even cooler down here... Oh!" That had been something, glistening as it sped by in the shadows. Varian called Lorraine from her Pokeball, and the sparks the excited Tynamo let off let him what Pokemon he'd encountered. He hadn't seen this one before, but the rat-like build - right down to the surprisingly intimidating front teeth - suggested it was part of the Rattata family. Which was cool; some training up of his team on a previous route the other day had ultimately become Varian fiddling with the Pokemon's empty Pokeballs - he'd figure out how they worked eventually, he was determined - while his team had played with a group of nearly-domesticated Rattata who'd been completely won over Varian offering them some snacks... Reminded him a bit of Ruddiger. He hadn't tried to catch those little guys, but now...
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Varian | Tangled the Series | Reserved
Name: Maxie
E-mail: madteaparty92[at]gmail[dot]com
Preferred Contact: PM, Plurk
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Louie Duck (DuckTales), Boober Fraggle (Fraggle Rock)
Character
Name: Varian
Series: Tangled: the Series
Timeline: Post-"Plus Est En Vous"
Canon Resource Links: Wiki Link
Personality:
Varian is a gifted boy. He's intelligent and extroverted, and highly gifted in the field of alchemy as well as general mechanics in a form that is very advanced for his time period. He's eager, in everything he does, but particularly when it comes to doing things that he hopes make his father proud. He's very insecure about whether or not his father takes pride in him. In fact, his relationship with Quirin is a huge factor in most aspects of his life. When Varian's own mistakes lead to Quirin getting encased in magical amber, and he was unable to get the help he sought from Rapunzel and the rest of the kingdom of Corona-- Well, things went south, to the point where Varian's increasingly desperate attempts to free his father left him the main villain of the first season. ...He got better, but more on all of that later.
Varian can be cocky. He makes unsafe assumptions while working on his inventions. This is also in part due to his eagerness, once again, to prove that he's good at what he does. For all Varian's cleverness and willingness to socialize, he tends to overlook basic things in both his inventions and his social interactions. Socially, Varian also sometimes gets too excited. He gets excited about things in general, very much so, but the socially he comes on very strong and can get too caught up the potential for science and/or a new friend to rein in his exuberance. The mistakes and miscalculations he makes in his hurry to execute his inventions and help Old Corona village, are also at times made in his haste to make a good impression. That said, after Varian's season 1 villain arc and eventual redemption in season 3, he's gotten better at thinking things through! He's still got shortcomings there, mostly because he's still a teenager, but there are definitely times he has to be the voice of reason among the main cast in that third season.
Now, as far as that villain arc goes: Varian isn't always emotionally stable. When the whole "Quirin trapped in amber" thing happened, he went to Rapunzel for help, turning not just to his homeland's princess, but to a friend. When Rapunzel couldn't take the time to address the situation right away - justifiably, as all of Corona was in serious danger at the time - Varian... Well, he didn't really know how to process that besides as a betrayal. Between the guilt he felt about causing his father's predicament, his complicated relationship with Quirin to begin with, and the fact that he'd probably never had friends before Rapunzel and the gang? It's not surprising that he took it badly, though "unsurprising" doesn't mean "valid".
Also, Varian went a little further than "taking it badly," in all honesty. His attempts to right the perceived injustice were criminal and ruthless. He didn't care who got hurt if it would reunite his family, and this was doubly true as he became increasingly unhinged in the face of his seeming failure to rescue Quirin, and decided that if he couldn't have a family, he could at least have revenge. Varian was stopped and imprisoned for around a year, and evidentially in that time he did come to gain perspective and feel regret, to a degree. Once he escaped prison with the help of other enemies of Corona, who he then teamed up with, a big part of his motive was erasing his mistakes... By literally erasing the memories of his actions for the people of Corona. Ultimately, Rapunzel got through to him and the kid decided he didn't want to continue down the path he was on-- and Quirin was shortly after freed from the amber, which went a long way towards bringing Varian further stability.
He definitely learned a lesson about the kind of person he wanted to be, and didn't want to be, as seen when he tries to talk Cassandra to her senses when she takes on the role of villain later on. Everything he'd gone through left an impact. That said, Varian still has a temper, one that particular flares around issues regarding his father: Namely, when it's realized that Quirin might be a risk to the heroes in the series finale. He doesn't want to talk about it, although it's worth nothing he does come up with a plan for that possibility to keep on the back burner.
Varian can be a goofball, making jokes and doing things like turning his experiments into "sporting events" complete with his own running commentary. He's a good friend, who likes to be helpful and who always tries his best to be understanding of others. He gives everything he does 100% of his efforts. He's very curious about the world around him and loves to learn.
Ultimately, Varian wants to be seen as helpful, even impressive... But mostly just trustworthy and worthwhile. Sure, it takes him a while to find his way towards that, but he does get there in the end! At the age of just sixteen he ends up the Royal Engineer of Corona.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Tynamo
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: TDM Thread
Victory Road Sample:
"Wow, this place is pretty cool," Varian breathed as he took another step in the Burned Tower. There had just been something undeniably tempting about the old, forbidden building - even for a kid whose villainous days were firmly behind him, thank you very much! But, beyond the "cool factor" a decrypt and off-limits building held, there were also rumors of rare Pokemon here. He was here in Johto for the foreseeable future, so he might as well see what unusual wonders the place had to offer. Pokemon that the natives deemed "common" were already quite a sight to him, so who knew what rare ones would be like...
That whole train of thought was abruptly derailed when a further step resulted in the floor giving way under his foot, and Varian fell down a level into the basement with a shriek. Coughing and sputtering, he got to his feet and looked around. He didn't immediately see a way back up, but there had to be something, right? And besides--
"Huh. Even cooler down here... Oh!" That had been something, glistening as it sped by in the shadows. Varian called Lorraine from her Pokeball, and the sparks the excited Tynamo let off let him what Pokemon he'd encountered. He hadn't seen this one before, but the rat-like build - right down to the surprisingly intimidating front teeth - suggested it was part of the Rattata family. Which was cool; some training up of his team on a previous route the other day had ultimately become Varian fiddling with the Pokemon's empty Pokeballs - he'd figure out how they worked eventually, he was determined - while his team had played with a group of nearly-domesticated Rattata who'd been completely won over Varian offering them some snacks... Reminded him a bit of Ruddiger. He hadn't tried to catch those little guys, but now...
"Ready, Lorraine? Let's do this."
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Now that you've been accepted...
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[○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms!
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We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!
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