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rediscovering) wrote2023-02-13 09:14 pm
rediscovering) wrote2023-02-13 09:14 pm
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Fire Lord Zuko
STATISTICS
NAME Zuko
CANON Avatar: the Last Airbender
TIMEPOINT end of "Sozin's Comet," post-Agni Kai, pre-coronation
SPECIES human
AGE 16
GENDER cis man, he/him
HEIGHT ~5'5"
BUILD muscular, svelte, athletic
HAIR black
EYES gold
SCENT sandalwood and smoke
VOICE hello, zuko here.
FIRST IMPRESSION
← something like that
DEMEANOR
the type of person who talks to frogs like they understand. then yells at them when they don't respond.
FAMILY
IROH » @UNCLE_IROH
NAME Zuko
CANON Avatar: the Last Airbender
TIMEPOINT end of "Sozin's Comet," post-Agni Kai, pre-coronation
SPECIES human
AGE 16
GENDER cis man, he/him
HEIGHT ~5'5"
BUILD muscular, svelte, athletic
HAIR black
EYES gold
SCENT sandalwood and smoke
VOICE hello, zuko here.
FIRST IMPRESSION
← something like thatDEMEANOR
the type of person who talks to frogs like they understand. then yells at them when they don't respond.
FAMILY
IROH » @UNCLE_IROH
uncle, father figureAZULA » @ITSTILLHURT
sister, it's complicatedAANG » @ALL_THE_AANGLES
the reincarnation of his great-grandfather... does that count as family? no? honorable mention, then?
HISTORY
that's rough, buddy.
PERSONALITY
he's the firebitch.
INVENTORY
IROH'S SMELLY SANDAL
because carrying around your uncle's sweaty shoe for half a year is a completely reasonable thing to do.
SWORDS
because sworbs
a little help from others can be a great blessing
🔴 ACTION
🟢 NETWORK
🔥 POST / TOPLEVEL
⚔️ EVENT / SIDE QUEST
JANUARY
HIATUSJUNE
DREAM DISTORTIONS ⚔️TOPH Information blurb
AANG Information blurb
AMATERASU Information blurb
MEI Information blurb
HANS Information blurb
VASH Information blurb
APRIL
BALDR Information blurbBEAT Information blurb
AZULA Information blurb
FLOWER FESTIVAL ⚔️
SHEALTIEL Information blurb
AZULA Information blurb
FEBRUARY
MASQUERADE BALL ⚔️GOKUDERA Information blurb
AZULA Information blurb
UNCLE IROH Information blurb
«???» Information blurb
SHEALTIEL Information blurb
and whatever else
LOVE LIFE
ROMANCE yes
FLIRTING yes
DATING yes
HUGGING yes
KISSING yes
SEX yes
MECHANICS
BACKTAGGING yes, into oblivion
THREADHOPPING yes
CRAU talk to me
FOURTH WALL no
HANDWAVING yes, always
REMINDERS always welcome
ROMANCE yes
FLIRTING yes
DATING yes
HUGGING yes
KISSING yes
SEX yes
MECHANICS
BACKTAGGING yes, into oblivion
THREADHOPPING yes
CRAU talk to me
FOURTH WALL no
HANDWAVING yes, always
REMINDERS always welcome
VIOLENCE
NEGATIVE CR yes, please
ARGUING yes, guaranteed
FIGHTINGyes
DEATH no
MIND-READING talk to me
MANIPULATION talk to me
CONTACT
PLAYER NAME ellie
PLURK![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
summerdive
PRIVATE MESSAGE ON DW yes
OPT-OUT let me know here if you'd rather not play with me or Zuko!
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NEGATIVE CR yes, please
ARGUING yes, guaranteed
FIGHTINGyes
DEATH no
MIND-READING talk to me
MANIPULATION talk to me
CONTACT
PLAYER NAME ellie
PLURK
PRIVATE MESSAGE ON DW yes
OPT-OUT let me know here if you'd rather not play with me or Zuko!
HMD drop comments here for critique; screened, IP addresses not tracked, anonymous on. OR feel free to PM this journal or hmu on Plurk!
life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not
there’s nothing wrong with letting people who love you help you
winter, spring, summer and fall — four seasons, four loves
songerein application;
Age: 31
Contact:
Current Characters: —
Character: Zuko
Canon: Avatar: the Last Airbender; from final episode, while resting after tending to his wounds from the Agni Kai with Azula, but before his reunion with Mai or his coronation.
Background Info: wiki
Age: 16
Personality:
At his core, Zuko is lawful and just, but follows his own moral compass, which he’s worked hard to hone, by being... not-so-lawful-and-just. He’s empathetic and compassionate by nature, even when wandering morally astray. A lofty thinker with high ideals and high standards for himself, Zuko is diligent and singleminded in his quest for self-improvement and self-actualization. He shows immense self-discipline, and doggedly dedicates himself to his goals, sometimes to an unhealthy degree. Though he falls down often in life, he always gets back up — and he’s not afraid to fall down again and again. He can accomplish staggering feats of life-threatening endurance purely motivated by stubbornness and spite...
To most, Zuko can come across as gruff and hotheaded. In general, his demeanor is composed and reserved, but it's all too easy to get Zuko fired up. He’s emotionally reactive, to whatever end that is, but because he’s an outspoken person with a sometimes uncomfortably direct way of communicating, he loses sight of how his moods affect other people. In general, he is rash and short-sighted, and while he overthinks nearly everything else, he seldom thinks or plans before making severe decisions. But this brazenness saves his life just as often as it endangers it!
The product of an abusive home, he’s always struggling with a sense of duality within himself, particularly with pride and shame. With his coldhearted and overbearing father Ozai holding his vicious sister Azula as the golden child above Zuko (on top of the fact that they were the royal family) Zuko felt deeply lonely and isolated most of his life, apart from the loving bond shared with his mother Ursa and his uncle Iroh. However, though he abruptly lost his mother at the age of 11, Zuko held onto the sense of lovingkindness she ingrained in him. This philosophy was only bolstered by his uncle Iroh once they began traveling together after Zuko was banished by his father at age 13. Iroh and Ursa were both fiercely protective of Zuko in the face of Ozai’s cruelty, making sure to steer him right and instill positive values in him. But with such a tumultuous past, Zuko still needs extra guidance and support to keep him in line. He is independently minded, and though he likes to feel self-sufficient, lately he’s probably more keen to acknowledge all the help he receives from family and friends.
As far as friends go, Zuko’s pretty socially awkward and unexposed. Having spent his first thirteen years in a palace, then three years in exile at sea, he didn’t really get the typical childhood social development he needed. He has a tendency to lean on circumstances to make friendships, rather than seeking friends out deliberately, such as allowing his uncle to volunteer him for dates, or relying on his sister’s friends for lack of his own. He’s certainly not too accustomed to having close friends until very recently — but even then it was because they were enacting a revolution together to depose his despot father...
Though I guess if that's not bonding, then I don't know what is?He’s incredibly serious and literal, though he has a sense of humor, sort of…? It’s just poor and usually derisive; if he jokes it’s usually wry and snide, or else maybe just a bit out of touch, like delivering a punchline without the set-up. Being as staunch as he is, he’s not indulgent, frivolous or whimsical whatsoever. But he can still get along well with people who are a little sillier, such as his friends Aang and Sokka, as he slowly learns how to lighten up. To “enjoy himself” might still be a big ask, though...Abilities & Inventory: lol fire. swords, kicking shit (seriously, his kicks are ridiculous), and also surprisingly excellent at playing a weird ass tuba. Not bringing anything in his inventory; he's arriving only in bandages and a dressing gown.
Suitability & Plans: Equally suited for action as he is for slice-of-life, Zuko can go many speeds in game plots. Zuko's experience in Songerein will be a sort of respite to him, a moment to process the wildly transformative year he's had back home, before being crowned Fire Lord and taking the throne upon waking up from this sleep. Knowing he's safely asleep and that his destiny is not interrupted by all this will allow him to relax and not be resentful of being here; he'll likely consider this elaborate dream an exercise in self-reflection, ready to better himself as he inherits the crown. He'll certainly find deliberate explorative value in this experience, particularly socially. He tends to get along with a wide variety of characters and has had a well-connected social circle in most past games. A dreamscape environment works particularly well for him as a character because Zuko is already shown to be an especially vivid and profound dreamer in the show; in the comics it's addressed that he sometimes struggles with insomnia and nightmares due to paranoid anxiety — so he'll be ripe for material.
Test Drive Sample: Sample
Questions: none!