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Player Name: Insaneladybug E‑mail: lucky_ladybug7@yahoo.com Preferred Contact: PM this journal or LuckyLadybug#9152 on Discord Timezone: Mountain Current Characters in Victory Road: Radley
Character Name: Snakes Tolliver Series: The Wild Wild West Timeline: Right after he was poisoned in The Night of the Poisonous Posey, season 2, episode 7 Canon Resource Links: ... Unfortunately, I can't even find a Wiki page for the episode. Sadness. As per what I was told in this comment: https://indigo-league.dreamwidth.org/964.html?thread=1952196#cmt1952196 , here is a link to the episode itself, followed by my canon history.
Snakes is first seen in a funeral procession in Justice, Nevada and pointed out as a known criminal by Artemus Gordon of the Secret Service. He and his partner Jim West decide to investigate.
He participates in a mock funeral that serves as a cover-up for a Mafia-like gang’s meeting, casually playing the organ while the others wait for it to be time for their meeting. When Jim West exposes the fraud by crashing the funeral, Snakes confronts Jim about the strangeness of his presence, sarcastically pointing out that the wreath Jim brought was made with paper flowers. The jig is up and the gangsters decide to let Jim in on the joke about the funeral. The coffin is a fraud, filled with ice and beer for the meeting, and Snakes holds Jim at gunpoint while Jim looks inside. Snakes tries to avoid the ensuing battle but becomes part of it anyway and is thrown into the coffin and later at another gang member. Eventually it is he who gets the drop on Jim, holding a gun on him and bringing an end to the fight.
During the meeting, it is revealed that Snakes has decided to kill Miss Posey, presumably thinking he will assume control of her position himself. He has doctored a gavel with explosives and left it on the table as a gift. He then proceeds to out himself by acknowledging he was the one who left it there. Miss Posey is immediately suspicious and wants him to use the gavel. He awkwardly protests, “I’m not the chairman.” When she has her right-hand man Brutus set off the gavel wearing a protective glove, Snakes leaps up and tries to escape, then cowers when he doesn’t make it in time. Confronted by Miss Posey, he has the gall to keep denying his involvement even then, trembling and stammering, “You don’t think I had anything to do with that, now, do you?” She viciously attacks him by scratching his face with a poisoned fingernail. As he dies, he takes out his gun and still tries to attack her, but collapses before he can pull the trigger.
Personality: Snakes is a very mysterious fellow. At first glance he immediately shows he’s been around: the hypertrophic S-shaped scar on his left cheek that obviously gave him his nickname has a story that’s screaming to be told. His manner of dress is similar to a riverboat gambler, which may indicate he is part of such a profession. However, he is far more dangerous than a mere gambler (who possibly cheats).
Snakes is one of the six regional leaders of Lucrece Posey’s Mafia-like crime ring. Although the episode doesn’t really get into what he does in said organization, the fact that he was chosen from thousands of criminals definitely indicates that he is not to be underestimated. He most likely is an intelligent leader commanding many under him. His specialty is explosives, so perhaps he often blows up buildings when the occupants refuse to accept the gang moving in on a town.
He is a very cheeky fellow and not shy at all about the fact that he can't play the organ worth a lick. He taps the same few keys over and over while alternately smoking a cigar and calmly drinking a glass of water.
His voice changes more than once during the episode, obscuring the truth of his origins. He normally speaks in a gravelly voice devoid of an accent, but now and then he slips and speaks as a Southerner. Where is he truly from and why is he trying to hide it?
Snakes may be skilled with explosives, but he is also foolish, power-hungry, and cowardly. His plan to get rid of Miss Posey is preposterous, especially since everyone there would quickly figure out he was the one behind it. Did he think the gang would accept him as the new leader? Was he thinking at all? In fact, why was he so determined to take Miss Posey out? Was it truly a power-grab, or was there more to it? The fact that he tried again to kill her as he died is curious. Was it a desperate act of revenge for his death? Was he a plant in the gang trying to get close to Miss Posey for his own reasons, or someone else’s? Only he knows for sure, and he’s not talking.
Snakes is very self-assured under most circumstances he can control, but crumbles under direct pressure. When stressed, worried, or overconfident, he says and does very stupid things that lead to his downfall. He is also quite nervy, to continually deny his involvement in the murder attempt even after it's obvious and to actually think anyone will believe him.
Snakes is terrified of danger and will run from it as much and as far as he can, most likely abandoning anyone else in his wake. After waking up in Johto after being killed, he will be frightened, suffering from PTSD, and very distrustful. But he will soon set out on his own with his starter, try to figure out what’s going on, and how his new situation can benefit him in some way. He is very self-serving, but is there a heart somewhere underneath the criminal mastermind?
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Wobbuffet Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: Snakes was frightened beyond belief. This was better by far than waking up in Hell, but what was he to do with a world of giant animals, monsters, and bugs? He and the blue blob (Wobbuffet, was it?) had been chased by enormous caterpillars, bees, and moths all over creation. Now, finally as night was falling, they were hiding behind a rock.
"I guess I've sure gotta be glad Chita ain't here," he muttered. "She'd be screaming up a storm and calling out even more of these things."
He fumbled in his pocket for a cigar and then sighed. The middle of a wooded area was not a good place to smoke, especially if he wanted to stay hidden.
And what was he going to do with this Wobbuffet thing? It was following him around and was apparently his, but what did he know about taking care of animals, especially unusual ones like this? He didn't really want the responsibility.
But ... he had taken some time to read through information on it. It seemed Wobbuffet had some pretty powerful attacks. Maybe he could use that to his advantage. All of these creatures could do things that animals back home could not. As long as he had the blob, why not really make use of it? It could help him out of jams, and he could ... well, what could he do for it? There wasn't much that could be done until they reached some kind of civilization. According to the map, there was a town not too far from here. Maybe there he could learn more things.
He sighed again, slumping back against the rock. "What am I gonna do with you, huh? You know, you coulda done a whole lot better for yourself than me. I'm just a broken-down, washed-up gangster with nothing more to show for it. Back home I had a criminal empire, but even if I wasn't dead there, I guess that's all gone now that I tried to get rid of Miss Posey. They'd tear it all apart. I had to be some kind of crazy to think the others would follow me if I bumped her off. Brutus and Pinto, they're always fighting for her affections, and the others, they seemed fine with her too.
"I wonder if there's any kind of criminal organizations here? ... Not that it matters. I'm sick of working under someone else anyway. I was pretty big all on my own without Posey's help. That was why she came to me in the first place. Maybe I'll try to start up something like what I had back home, finding broken-down towns and fixing them up in exchange for some small favors from the townspeople. They were pretty willing. Boy howdy, they were just grateful somebody was coming along who could get them set up with better housing and sherriffing and that sorta thing. It didn't bother them none if not everything I did was strictly legal. Back there, you pretty much made your own laws a lot of the time anyway.
"This place might be more advanced than home in some ways, these Pokeballs and Gear and all, but they are seriously lacking in other departments. Maybe there's a lot I could do about that.
"Not without money, though. How do people make money here, anyway?"
"Wobba," said Wobbuffet.
"Well, I guess we can figure it out tomorrow." Snakes pulled down his hat and folded his arms and tried to doze. But he was too used to the good life by now. Sleeping on a rock was not going to cut it.
Growling, he got up again. "Oh, what the hay. Come on, let's keep walking. Maybe we can reach that town after all."
He headed back to the path, Wobbuffet trailing after him.
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Name: Insaneladybug
E‑mail: lucky_ladybug7@yahoo.com
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Timezone: Mountain
Current Characters in Victory Road: Radley
Character
Name: Snakes Tolliver
Series: The Wild Wild West
Timeline: Right after he was poisoned in The Night of the Poisonous Posey, season 2, episode 7
Canon Resource Links: ... Unfortunately, I can't even find a Wiki page for the episode. Sadness. As per what I was told in this comment: https://indigo-league.dreamwidth.org/964.html?thread=1952196#cmt1952196 , here is a link to the episode itself, followed by my canon history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPJ1BVfXSvI
Snakes is first seen in a funeral procession in Justice, Nevada and pointed out as a known criminal by Artemus Gordon of the Secret Service. He and his partner Jim West decide to investigate.
He participates in a mock funeral that serves as a cover-up for a Mafia-like gang’s meeting, casually playing the organ while the others wait for it to be time for their meeting. When Jim West exposes the fraud by crashing the funeral, Snakes confronts Jim about the strangeness of his presence, sarcastically pointing out that the wreath Jim brought was made with paper flowers. The jig is up and the gangsters decide to let Jim in on the joke about the funeral. The coffin is a fraud, filled with ice and beer for the meeting, and Snakes holds Jim at gunpoint while Jim looks inside. Snakes tries to avoid the ensuing battle but becomes part of it anyway and is thrown into the coffin and later at another gang member. Eventually it is he who gets the drop on Jim, holding a gun on him and bringing an end to the fight.
During the meeting, it is revealed that Snakes has decided to kill Miss Posey, presumably thinking he will assume control of her position himself. He has doctored a gavel with explosives and left it on the table as a gift. He then proceeds to out himself by acknowledging he was the one who left it there. Miss Posey is immediately suspicious and wants him to use the gavel. He awkwardly protests, “I’m not the chairman.” When she has her right-hand man Brutus set off the gavel wearing a protective glove, Snakes leaps up and tries to escape, then cowers when he doesn’t make it in time. Confronted by Miss Posey, he has the gall to keep denying his involvement even then, trembling and stammering, “You don’t think I had anything to do with that, now, do you?” She viciously attacks him by scratching his face with a poisoned fingernail. As he dies, he takes out his gun and still tries to attack her, but collapses before he can pull the trigger.
Personality: Snakes is a very mysterious fellow. At first glance he immediately shows he’s been around: the hypertrophic S-shaped scar on his left cheek that obviously gave him his nickname has a story that’s screaming to be told. His manner of dress is similar to a riverboat gambler, which may indicate he is part of such a profession. However, he is far more dangerous than a mere gambler (who possibly cheats).
Snakes is one of the six regional leaders of Lucrece Posey’s Mafia-like crime ring. Although the episode doesn’t really get into what he does in said organization, the fact that he was chosen from thousands of criminals definitely indicates that he is not to be underestimated. He most likely is an intelligent leader commanding many under him. His specialty is explosives, so perhaps he often blows up buildings when the occupants refuse to accept the gang moving in on a town.
He is a very cheeky fellow and not shy at all about the fact that he can't play the organ worth a lick. He taps the same few keys over and over while alternately smoking a cigar and calmly drinking a glass of water.
His voice changes more than once during the episode, obscuring the truth of his origins. He normally speaks in a gravelly voice devoid of an accent, but now and then he slips and speaks as a Southerner. Where is he truly from and why is he trying to hide it?
Snakes may be skilled with explosives, but he is also foolish, power-hungry, and cowardly. His plan to get rid of Miss Posey is preposterous, especially since everyone there would quickly figure out he was the one behind it. Did he think the gang would accept him as the new leader? Was he thinking at all? In fact, why was he so determined to take Miss Posey out? Was it truly a power-grab, or was there more to it? The fact that he tried again to kill her as he died is curious. Was it a desperate act of revenge for his death? Was he a plant in the gang trying to get close to Miss Posey for his own reasons, or someone else’s? Only he knows for sure, and he’s not talking.
Snakes is very self-assured under most circumstances he can control, but crumbles under direct pressure. When stressed, worried, or overconfident, he says and does very stupid things that lead to his downfall. He is also quite nervy, to continually deny his involvement in the murder attempt even after it's obvious and to actually think anyone will believe him.
Snakes is terrified of danger and will run from it as much and as far as he can, most likely abandoning anyone else in his wake. After waking up in Johto after being killed, he will be frightened, suffering from PTSD, and very distrustful. But he will soon set out on his own with his starter, try to figure out what’s going on, and how his new situation can benefit him in some way. He is very self-serving, but is there a heart somewhere underneath the criminal mastermind?
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Wobbuffet
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: https://ohmyarceus.dreamwidth.org/22379.html?thread=5545579#cmt5545579
Victory Road Sample: Snakes was frightened beyond belief. This was better by far than waking up in Hell, but what was he to do with a world of giant animals, monsters, and bugs? He and the blue blob (Wobbuffet, was it?) had been chased by enormous caterpillars, bees, and moths all over creation. Now, finally as night was falling, they were hiding behind a rock.
"I guess I've sure gotta be glad Chita ain't here," he muttered. "She'd be screaming up a storm and calling out even more of these things."
He fumbled in his pocket for a cigar and then sighed. The middle of a wooded area was not a good place to smoke, especially if he wanted to stay hidden.
And what was he going to do with this Wobbuffet thing? It was following him around and was apparently his, but what did he know about taking care of animals, especially unusual ones like this? He didn't really want the responsibility.
But ... he had taken some time to read through information on it. It seemed Wobbuffet had some pretty powerful attacks. Maybe he could use that to his advantage. All of these creatures could do things that animals back home could not. As long as he had the blob, why not really make use of it? It could help him out of jams, and he could ... well, what could he do for it? There wasn't much that could be done until they reached some kind of civilization. According to the map, there was a town not too far from here. Maybe there he could learn more things.
He sighed again, slumping back against the rock. "What am I gonna do with you, huh? You know, you coulda done a whole lot better for yourself than me. I'm just a broken-down, washed-up gangster with nothing more to show for it. Back home I had a criminal empire, but even if I wasn't dead there, I guess that's all gone now that I tried to get rid of Miss Posey. They'd tear it all apart. I had to be some kind of crazy to think the others would follow me if I bumped her off. Brutus and Pinto, they're always fighting for her affections, and the others, they seemed fine with her too.
"I wonder if there's any kind of criminal organizations here? ... Not that it matters. I'm sick of working under someone else anyway. I was pretty big all on my own without Posey's help. That was why she came to me in the first place. Maybe I'll try to start up something like what I had back home, finding broken-down towns and fixing them up in exchange for some small favors from the townspeople. They were pretty willing. Boy howdy, they were just grateful somebody was coming along who could get them set up with better housing and sherriffing and that sorta thing. It didn't bother them none if not everything I did was strictly legal. Back there, you pretty much made your own laws a lot of the time anyway.
"This place might be more advanced than home in some ways, these Pokeballs and Gear and all, but they are seriously lacking in other departments. Maybe there's a lot I could do about that.
"Not without money, though. How do people make money here, anyway?"
"Wobba," said Wobbuffet.
"Well, I guess we can figure it out tomorrow." Snakes pulled down his hat and folded his arms and tried to doze. But he was too used to the good life by now. Sleeping on a rock was not going to cut it.
Growling, he got up again. "Oh, what the hay. Come on, let's keep walking. Maybe we can reach that town after all."
He headed back to the path, Wobbuffet trailing after him.
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