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Player Name: Mozart E-mail: inzivil at gmail Preferred Contact:noctowl Timezone: PST Current Characters in Victory Road: Botan
Character Name: Maka Albarn Series: Soul Eater (manga) Timeline: Arachne's defeat and Medusa's (to the shock of no one) betrayal Canon Resource Links:This gives a good summary of her role in the manga and notes the different arcs in the anime as well, though I'm taking her from the manga
Personality: Maka is described as "a serious person that works hard" early in the series; true to this word, Maka goes above and beyond to prove and improve herself. It's no surprise, having been born to the woman who forged God's personal weapon and fathered by said weapon, Maka expects a lot of herself as a person and Meister and can be harshly critical when she feels that she falls short. She doesn't like to make her mistakes apparent, or their effect on her, so she puts up a strong front and buries herself in work to improve for next time. Relying on another person did not come easy to her in the beginning, since she felt she had to emulate her mother who didn't even need her husband and ended up leaving him. To that end, Maka also found it…difficult to trust men due to her father's unfaithfulness and openness about this behavior (improper for Death's personal weapon in her opinion), yet he hypocritically forbade her from interacting with the opposite sex and forcefully inserted himself into her life (though she distanced herself from him and disowned him out of spite) to "protect" her from boys. She carried a lot of anger towards him as a result of this (a lot, she frequently rebuffs his attempts at bonding and excuses) and often ended up lashing out at others over seemingly minor things if they happened to come to her at a bad time or remind her of Spirit Albarn.
Maka at the time had goals she wanted to pursue instead and she continues to be a goal-driven person, she will obsessively pursue her ambitions until she achieves them. One of her past goals was get a scythe partner and forge them into a Death Scythe stronger than her loser father. Though she achieved this goal, her relationship with the Demon Weapon Soul Evans was very rocky at first and revealed different aspects to her in this new foil. She was serious and hardworking, he was lazy and arrogant, his obsession with "coolness" baffled and irritated her. To him, as he is a working partner, she takes the lead and scolds him for slacking. She scolds quite a few people for slacking or scoffs at them for being ridiculous, rather like she's already a teacher herself; the little miss perfect obedient student was her reputation.
This worked for a little bit…until Maka had to face the fact that she didn't have to take the lead all the time and it was all right to slow down and rely on others. Little Miss Albarn was still in the range of 12 to 13 at that time, her abilities were not fully developed and her obsession with working ended up throwing her in over her head to where she and Soul promptly lost all of the progress that they gained and had to start over again. Stubbornness, though she didn't realize it at first, stalled her from moving forward and it took very dire consequences for her to realize that she needed to open up and listen more to other people or even admit sometimes that she's wrong. Related to this, she had to come to terms with the fact as well that obeying adults and the rules wasn't always the right thing to do while going with her gut instinct about what's actually fair is. It surprises her friends at first when she defies orders from a teacher, but it comes as less of a shock in a much more desperate situation later in the timeline.
Something else that stalled her was her emotions; Maka, for all intents and purposes, puts forth the image of being grownup, but in actuality she is very sensitive to the feelings of those she cares for and can be swayed to making a poor decision if someone she loves is hanging in the balance. She risked dying out of fear of Soul being harmed, she charged ahead without him in a halfcocked bid to gain "strength" so he wouldn't be harmed again (especially not to protect her, whom she didn't feel was worth protecting). She trusted Medusa though in her heart of hearts she (and everyone around her) knew it was a risky idea that wouldn't end well out of her desperation to save her dear friend Crona ("I wanted to believe," she thinks on the verge of tears). "I want to be stronger, I want to be stronger for everyone" is still a frequent thought of hers, and it seems Maka never intended to be that way. It's not like her mother who was strong and independent, right? She never needed the support of friends or worried about other people, in Maka's point of view. But Maka does, she does so much, and this worry and determination fuels another very important aspect of her mantra: fear creating courage. For all her flaws like being stubborn, testy, a "gloomy bookworm" that pursues knowledge rather than social activities, Maka is and always has been a person that fights on the edge of "fear." She knows that any second she could die, but courage is not about having no fear whatsoever, it means knowing something is more important than being afraid, so she continues on. "Yeah, I'm scared, yeah, I'm weak, so what? I'm still gonna fight and I'm still gonna kick your ass," is her attitude. She'll fight until someone is dead, and it's not going to be her or someone important to her. Where there's courage, there's a means to power through and get the happy ending she wants.
Even if Maka doesn't automatically trust every person, she is still kind and polite to every person she meets (the politeness is most especially extended to adults at all times, though as a result she tends to distance herself from them rather than befriend since they're generally seen as authority figures in her experience) and is able to understand how they feel. She, despite her accomplishments, is also modest and keeps her feet firmly on the ground as she grows--actually too much praise or attention focused on her gets a little embarrassing (part of this might also be because of her father's insistence on throwing her into the spotlight and...carrying around a doll of her). As a result, though one wouldn't expect it from a so-called bookworm, she has quite a few friends and most if not all of the students of the Academy know her and regard her positively. Her smiles are rare, but infectious when they happen, she always has a word of encouragement or a hand to offer support when it is needed, and once her loyalty is earned one has it for life.
Though, again, she never intended for it to happen, Maka is a very kind and loving person with an odd sort of natural charisma that charms others, it actually takes a lot to earn Maka's hatred even if everyone (even people she likes) can very briefly earn her annoyance due to her quick temper. Those that earn her annoyance get, yes, a scoff and occasionally a smack on the head with an ever-present book she's carrying (sometimes worse depending on the level of offense, for example of it's a boy or man being perverted). Those that earn her hatred are guaranteed to be on her grudge list for life (and even beyond the end of their life in some cases). It's taken a long time for Maka to build up to who she is today, from before the series, during the series and beyond--and she still has very much to learn as a teenager steadily creeping towards (actual) adulthood. But Maka is and always has been adaptable to different situations--thinking quickly on her feet in battle or absorbing information to adapt to her own strengths for use later on (not without help of her living, talking Weapon partner, of course). She even has used adaptability in order to take care of others and comfort them, and she very much wants to help people at her core so they don't have to feel afraid or weak. Sure, life isn't always happy, and it'd be unrealistic to say "everything is always all right, never be unhappy!" but the important part that Maka wishes to show everyone is that courage can still be found and you can still bounce back and be strong from a bad situation. She will show the world this, and she will fight the Kishin--fight anyone as many times as she has to over and over again to protect everyone in the future, she'd put her life on that.
The long and short of it +Brave soldier that will fight for justice +Hardworking student that motivates herself +"Courage is the key. Everyone has courage!" is her life mantra +Intelligent girl that loves to read and do word puzzles +Loyal friend that supports everyone she cares for +Strong willed teenager that doesn't fold under mental duress
-/+Her bond with Crona opened her up more (that is, she became less gloomy as default), but on the other hand it became a prime way to manipulate and destroy her emotionally
-Perfectionist with a tendency to be hard on herself for perceived failure -"I must be useful" is another mantra she has. Yikes. -Stubborn child that has no sense of caution in battle, she will get hurt and she will keep going -Loves books a little too much and tends to isolate herself to read without taking a break -Quick tempered, prone to outbursts and insults when pushed too much -Physically violent when irritated -Tendency towards holding grudges for a long time -Attracts trouble due to her own tendencies towards being short-sighted and/or polite (or wanting desperately to believe in Medusa's case) -Gloomy. No, really, her baseline personality is not overly cheerful unlike most shonen protagonists -She's a fourteen year old girl still growing and trying to find her place/effect in the world so things might flip around the next day without warning
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Rufflet Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples RP Sample:Her TDM thread in which she has a friendly conversation about Pokemon with Jinx and possibly gives Harry Mason another set of grey hairs.
Victory Road Sample: Courage, a life motto Maka believed in more ardently than most, seemed like a fitting title to give to her new companion on the equally new (and very strange) journey. A Rufflet, described as indiscriminately standing up to all opponents to toughen themselves from an early age, was surely appropriate for the name. At least that was what Maka read about Rufflet, her Rufflet in particular acted very cautious with battling and, in general, towards everything around him.
"Come on, Courage, you can do it!" the girl called to the shivering Pokemon standing across from a Rattata. "Use Fury Attack!"
It wasn't quite a Fury Attack he unleashed, more of an odd mix of flailing and kicking out his claws at the opponent. The Rattata reared back, trying to dodge the assault but not managing to avoid scratches along the way.
"Okay, you're doing great!" Maka encouraged, punching her fist to the air. "Show it who's boss, finish it off with Peck!" Sure, it wasn't the most graceful attacking and Courage still appeared utterly terrified, but any progress is progress and the Meister would encourage all of it.
"Ack! I lost again! Doggone it!" the opposing Trainer (Joey, she thought his name was) groaned with slumped shoulders.
Courage skittered back to Maka, hiding behind her legs and peeking out to see if the Rattata would attack again (despite it being clearly unconscious). She noted that Joey did look quite put out by the loss. "Well, that happens to all of us sometimes," she said, holding out her hand to him. "You did great, though! You'll just have to keep training to do better next time, right?"
Unfortunately Maka found in the world she was trapped in, sometimes people behaved as if they were running on a program—like NPCs in the video games she would play back at home. Joey exemplified this by ignoring all of what she said, ignoring her offer of a handshake at that, and coming out with: "Do I have to have more POKÉMON in order to battle better? No! I'm sticking with this one no matter what!" The girl blinked, hand dropping back to her side. "Err...I'm glad that you are, I'm sticking with Courage t—"
"Listen, can I get your phone number?" Joey's invisible script continued.
"Wha--?" Maka stammered, stepping back. "Why would you ask me for that?! H-hey!"
Don't hit him, Maka, DO NOT hit him, he's a civilian, her thoughts cut in as she stepped back further away from Joey. R-right, he's a civilian and can't fight back like that, b-but what kind of weirdo just asks a stranger for their number!? For once she related very heavily to her Rufflet's timid nature, he was already fleeing and she decided it was in her best interest to follow after him. "Sorry! We gotta hit the road, good battl—I mean goodbye!"
I really, really hope my other battles aren't like that! she thought, picking up the pace to keep up with her partner.
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Character
Name: Maka Albarn
Series: Soul Eater (manga)
Timeline: Arachne's defeat and Medusa's (to the shock of no one) betrayal
Canon Resource Links: This gives a good summary of her role in the manga and notes the different arcs in the anime as well, though I'm taking her from the manga
Personality: Maka is described as "a serious person that works hard" early in the series; true to this word, Maka goes above and beyond to prove and improve herself. It's no surprise, having been born to the woman who forged God's personal weapon and fathered by said weapon, Maka expects a lot of herself as a person and Meister and can be harshly critical when she feels that she falls short. She doesn't like to make her mistakes apparent, or their effect on her, so she puts up a strong front and buries herself in work to improve for next time. Relying on another person did not come easy to her in the beginning, since she felt she had to emulate her mother who didn't even need her husband and ended up leaving him. To that end, Maka also found it…difficult to trust men due to her father's unfaithfulness and openness about this behavior (improper for Death's personal weapon in her opinion), yet he hypocritically forbade her from interacting with the opposite sex and forcefully inserted himself into her life (though she distanced herself from him and disowned him out of spite) to "protect" her from boys. She carried a lot of anger towards him as a result of this (a lot, she frequently rebuffs his attempts at bonding and excuses) and often ended up lashing out at others over seemingly minor things if they happened to come to her at a bad time or remind her of Spirit Albarn.
Maka at the time had goals she wanted to pursue instead and she continues to be a goal-driven person, she will obsessively pursue her ambitions until she achieves them. One of her past goals was get a scythe partner and forge them into a Death Scythe stronger than her loser father. Though she achieved this goal, her relationship with the Demon Weapon Soul Evans was very rocky at first and revealed different aspects to her in this new foil. She was serious and hardworking, he was lazy and arrogant, his obsession with "coolness" baffled and irritated her. To him, as he is a working partner, she takes the lead and scolds him for slacking. She scolds quite a few people for slacking or scoffs at them for being ridiculous, rather like she's already a teacher herself; the little miss perfect obedient student was her reputation.
This worked for a little bit…until Maka had to face the fact that she didn't have to take the lead all the time and it was all right to slow down and rely on others. Little Miss Albarn was still in the range of 12 to 13 at that time, her abilities were not fully developed and her obsession with working ended up throwing her in over her head to where she and Soul promptly lost all of the progress that they gained and had to start over again. Stubbornness, though she didn't realize it at first, stalled her from moving forward and it took very dire consequences for her to realize that she needed to open up and listen more to other people or even admit sometimes that she's wrong. Related to this, she had to come to terms with the fact as well that obeying adults and the rules wasn't always the right thing to do while going with her gut instinct about what's actually fair is. It surprises her friends at first when she defies orders from a teacher, but it comes as less of a shock in a much more desperate situation later in the timeline.
Something else that stalled her was her emotions; Maka, for all intents and purposes, puts forth the image of being grownup, but in actuality she is very sensitive to the feelings of those she cares for and can be swayed to making a poor decision if someone she loves is hanging in the balance. She risked dying out of fear of Soul being harmed, she charged ahead without him in a halfcocked bid to gain "strength" so he wouldn't be harmed again (especially not to protect her, whom she didn't feel was worth protecting). She trusted Medusa though in her heart of hearts she (and everyone around her) knew it was a risky idea that wouldn't end well out of her desperation to save her dear friend Crona ("I wanted to believe," she thinks on the verge of tears). "I want to be stronger, I want to be stronger for everyone" is still a frequent thought of hers, and it seems Maka never intended to be that way. It's not like her mother who was strong and independent, right? She never needed the support of friends or worried about other people, in Maka's point of view. But Maka does, she does so much, and this worry and determination fuels another very important aspect of her mantra: fear creating courage. For all her flaws like being stubborn, testy, a "gloomy bookworm" that pursues knowledge rather than social activities, Maka is and always has been a person that fights on the edge of "fear." She knows that any second she could die, but courage is not about having no fear whatsoever, it means knowing something is more important than being afraid, so she continues on. "Yeah, I'm scared, yeah, I'm weak, so what? I'm still gonna fight and I'm still gonna kick your ass," is her attitude. She'll fight until someone is dead, and it's not going to be her or someone important to her. Where there's courage, there's a means to power through and get the happy ending she wants.
Even if Maka doesn't automatically trust every person, she is still kind and polite to every person she meets (the politeness is most especially extended to adults at all times, though as a result she tends to distance herself from them rather than befriend since they're generally seen as authority figures in her experience) and is able to understand how they feel. She, despite her accomplishments, is also modest and keeps her feet firmly on the ground as she grows--actually too much praise or attention focused on her gets a little embarrassing (part of this might also be because of her father's insistence on throwing her into the spotlight and...carrying around a doll of her). As a result, though one wouldn't expect it from a so-called bookworm, she has quite a few friends and most if not all of the students of the Academy know her and regard her positively. Her smiles are rare, but infectious when they happen, she always has a word of encouragement or a hand to offer support when it is needed, and once her loyalty is earned one has it for life.
Though, again, she never intended for it to happen, Maka is a very kind and loving person with an odd sort of natural charisma that charms others, it actually takes a lot to earn Maka's hatred even if everyone (even people she likes) can very briefly earn her annoyance due to her quick temper. Those that earn her annoyance get, yes, a scoff and occasionally a smack on the head with an ever-present book she's carrying (sometimes worse depending on the level of offense, for example of it's a boy or man being perverted). Those that earn her hatred are guaranteed to be on her grudge list for life (and even beyond the end of their life in some cases). It's taken a long time for Maka to build up to who she is today, from before the series, during the series and beyond--and she still has very much to learn as a teenager steadily creeping towards (actual) adulthood. But Maka is and always has been adaptable to different situations--thinking quickly on her feet in battle or absorbing information to adapt to her own strengths for use later on (not without help of her living, talking Weapon partner, of course). She even has used adaptability in order to take care of others and comfort them, and she very much wants to help people at her core so they don't have to feel afraid or weak. Sure, life isn't always happy, and it'd be unrealistic to say "everything is always all right, never be unhappy!" but the important part that Maka wishes to show everyone is that courage can still be found and you can still bounce back and be strong from a bad situation. She will show the world this, and she will fight the Kishin--fight anyone as many times as she has to over and over again to protect everyone in the future, she'd put her life on that.
The long and short of it
+Brave soldier that will fight for justice
+Hardworking student that motivates herself
+"Courage is the key. Everyone has courage!" is her life mantra
+Intelligent girl that loves to read and do word puzzles
+Loyal friend that supports everyone she cares for
+Strong willed teenager that doesn't fold under mental duress
-/+Her bond with Crona opened her up more (that is, she became less gloomy as default), but on the other hand it became a prime way to manipulate and destroy her emotionally
-Perfectionist with a tendency to be hard on herself for perceived failure
-"I must be useful" is another mantra she has. Yikes.
-Stubborn child that has no sense of caution in battle, she will get hurt and she will keep going
-Loves books a little too much and tends to isolate herself to read without taking a break
-Quick tempered, prone to outbursts and insults when pushed too much
-Physically violent when irritated
-Tendency towards holding grudges for a long time
-Attracts trouble due to her own tendencies towards being short-sighted and/or polite (or wanting desperately to believe in Medusa's case)
-Gloomy. No, really, her baseline personality is not overly cheerful unlike most shonen protagonists
-She's a fourteen year old girl still growing and trying to find her place/effect in the world so things might flip around the next day without warning
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Rufflet
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: Her TDM thread in which she has a friendly conversation about Pokemon with Jinx and possibly gives Harry Mason another set of grey hairs.
Victory Road Sample: Courage, a life motto Maka believed in more ardently than most, seemed like a fitting title to give to her new companion on the equally new (and very strange) journey. A Rufflet, described as indiscriminately standing up to all opponents to toughen themselves from an early age, was surely appropriate for the name. At least that was what Maka read about Rufflet, her Rufflet in particular acted very cautious with battling and, in general, towards everything around him.
"Come on, Courage, you can do it!" the girl called to the shivering Pokemon standing across from a Rattata. "Use Fury Attack!"
It wasn't quite a Fury Attack he unleashed, more of an odd mix of flailing and kicking out his claws at the opponent. The Rattata reared back, trying to dodge the assault but not managing to avoid scratches along the way.
"Okay, you're doing great!" Maka encouraged, punching her fist to the air. "Show it who's boss, finish it off with Peck!" Sure, it wasn't the most graceful attacking and Courage still appeared utterly terrified, but any progress is progress and the Meister would encourage all of it.
"Ack! I lost again! Doggone it!" the opposing Trainer (Joey, she thought his name was) groaned with slumped shoulders.
Courage skittered back to Maka, hiding behind her legs and peeking out to see if the Rattata would attack again (despite it being clearly unconscious). She noted that Joey did look quite put out by the loss. "Well, that happens to all of us sometimes," she said, holding out her hand to him. "You did great, though! You'll just have to keep training to do better next time, right?"
Unfortunately Maka found in the world she was trapped in, sometimes people behaved as if they were running on a program—like NPCs in the video games she would play back at home. Joey exemplified this by ignoring all of what she said, ignoring her offer of a handshake at that, and coming out with: "Do I have to have more POKÉMON in order to battle better? No! I'm sticking with this one no matter what!"
The girl blinked, hand dropping back to her side. "Err...I'm glad that you are, I'm sticking with Courage t—"
"Listen, can I get your phone number?" Joey's invisible script continued.
"Wha--?" Maka stammered, stepping back. "Why would you ask me for that?! H-hey!"
Don't hit him, Maka, DO NOT hit him, he's a civilian, her thoughts cut in as she stepped back further away from Joey. R-right, he's a civilian and can't fight back like that, b-but what kind of weirdo just asks a stranger for their number!? For once she related very heavily to her Rufflet's timid nature, he was already fleeing and she decided it was in her best interest to follow after him. "Sorry! We gotta hit the road, good battl—I mean goodbye!"
I really, really hope my other battles aren't like that! she thought, picking up the pace to keep up with her partner.
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