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redwhiteandhero) wrote2013-06-03 09:22 pm
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NAME: America
CANON: Axis Powers Hetalia
CANON POINT: Modern day
AGE: Old
APPEARANCE: Link
PERSONALITY: AMERICA IS THE HERO. If there's a problem, America is your go-to guy! Okay, sure, he might not always fix something exactly how others would, and your situation might end up more Things America Likes than Things You Asked For, but hey, his heart is in the right place, okay! Your life would have totally sucked without him!
America really does have a heart of gold, and a strong desire to help those in need. He just has a tendency to act without thinking, or to get caught up in his own ideas and forget that his preferences aren't everyone's. He's fairly shortsighted as well, and doesn't always remember to factor in what will be most beneficial in the long run when deciding on a plan of action. That being said, he has an incredibly acute sense of right and wrong, and he won't stand by idly while injustice is done! He just really really wants to help everyone, and only partially because he wants the recognition and adoration that comes with being a hero! (That doesn't mean he won't occasionally take a little more credit for things than he deserves.)
On the other hand, he's also the type of person that gets pissed off and can hold grudges for a long-ass time. Probably the most obvious example is his ongoing animosity with Russia. Despite the fact that the Cold War has been over for over 20 years, Russians are still the stereotypical movie villain, and even mild socialism freaks him out. (On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have nearly as much trouble dealing with currently Communist China-- probably because he gets a lot of cheap crap out of the deal). There are some things America just doesn't like, and will therefore declare them to be unilaterally bad without a whole lot of supporting evidence. Or sometimes even when there's evidence to the contrary-- he's very good at ignoring facts in favor of his own reality.
America's also kind of an airhead. Despite having a brilliant mind for science (some of the greatest inventions and scientific advancements of our time have come from America after all!) he tends to lack common sense. He more or less operates on a different wavelength than the rest of the world-- marching to the beat of his own drummer, if you will-- which sometimes gives him a hard time understanding why other countries would do things the way that they do, and definitely gives most other countries a hard time understanding why he does what he does (just look at his "screw the rules I do what I want" continuing use of the imperial system).
America is energetic, friendly, and helpful to the majority of people he meets, and for a lot of people, that's probably all they'll see. Charming, entertaining, but ultimately pretty shallow. America often gets read as naive, or an idiot, or someone who can't read the atmosphere, because he always presents a positive, upbeat attitude and childlike enthusiasm for things. It's not that his outward persona is fake, but it is... emphasized. America loves to be liked and he loves to make friends, so, like any politician, he presents the public face that will be most appealing to his audience. It's not hard. But for those that he's very close to, there are a lot of deeper emotions there under the surface that he can have a hard time processing himself.
Probably the easiest example to point out is his relationship with England, historically and currently. As a child, looking up to England as a mentor and father-figure, America idolized and idealized him. Even his disgusting food was perfect in America's eyes. But as America grew and came to learn more about the world-- as his citizens grew discontent with monarchy and began to discuss revolution-- America began to realize that England was not the perfect being that he had always seen him as. He had flaws, and big ones-- America was angry, but more than that he was heartbroken to learn that the person he had loved so much wasn't what he had thought. Though their relationship eventually mends after the revolution into a peer relationship (in which both continuously give each other a hard time), in the America's Storage Cleaning strip we learn that America can't bring himself to get rid of the toy soldiers that England had made for him when he was a boy, since they hold too many memories of his once-idealized guardian. But neither can he bring himself to get rid of his old scratched musket, with its memories of the times they bitterly fought. (He would be terribly embarrassed if England knew he kept any of that stuff of course-- heroes don't get sappy over old toys!)
In a similar vein is his relationship with Canada. Since they met as children, and grew up together in a way, they refer to each other as brothers and are fairly close. And although America's domineering personality generally pushes Canada to the background, he's actually possibly one of the only countries who can really get under America's skin and get him to back down in an argument. In one strip, a typical siblingesque argument between the two, picking at each other's faults, quickly turns into a three hour rant from Canada that actually reduces America to tears. While he and Russia may antagonize each other near-constantly, he definitely has an easier time letting the insults roll off his back and returning fire than when his flaws are picked out by someone who he's close to.
In his downtime, America just likes to chill out and relax, playing video games or watching TV. Because he hates the cold, he'll spend most of the winter hanging around in his pajamas in front of the television with a big supply of snacks. He's got a thing for horror movies and games that Japan gives him, even though he is absolutely terrified of ghosts (then he ends up dragging whoever happens to be around-- England, Lithuania, Japan-- into bed with him so he won't have nightmares). On the other hand, when the weather is nice, he enjoys outdoor activities as well. He's crazy about sports (baseball being his favorite), and loves to go to the beach. He also likes to tinker around with things, and ends up making weird inventions that the other nations don't understand.
PROJECTED CLASS: Lancer › Knight. It's a little old-fashioned for someone as avid about weapons technology as America, but given the setting, the knight class seems like it would be the best fit. America is definitely one to charge to the forefront of battle, and is exactly the self-sacrificing hero-type (and physical tank) that would willingly take damage for his allies.
OTHER: Nah.
CANON: Axis Powers Hetalia
CANON POINT: Modern day
AGE: Old
APPEARANCE: Link
PERSONALITY: AMERICA IS THE HERO. If there's a problem, America is your go-to guy! Okay, sure, he might not always fix something exactly how others would, and your situation might end up more Things America Likes than Things You Asked For, but hey, his heart is in the right place, okay! Your life would have totally sucked without him!
America really does have a heart of gold, and a strong desire to help those in need. He just has a tendency to act without thinking, or to get caught up in his own ideas and forget that his preferences aren't everyone's. He's fairly shortsighted as well, and doesn't always remember to factor in what will be most beneficial in the long run when deciding on a plan of action. That being said, he has an incredibly acute sense of right and wrong, and he won't stand by idly while injustice is done! He just really really wants to help everyone, and only partially because he wants the recognition and adoration that comes with being a hero! (That doesn't mean he won't occasionally take a little more credit for things than he deserves.)
On the other hand, he's also the type of person that gets pissed off and can hold grudges for a long-ass time. Probably the most obvious example is his ongoing animosity with Russia. Despite the fact that the Cold War has been over for over 20 years, Russians are still the stereotypical movie villain, and even mild socialism freaks him out. (On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have nearly as much trouble dealing with currently Communist China-- probably because he gets a lot of cheap crap out of the deal). There are some things America just doesn't like, and will therefore declare them to be unilaterally bad without a whole lot of supporting evidence. Or sometimes even when there's evidence to the contrary-- he's very good at ignoring facts in favor of his own reality.
America's also kind of an airhead. Despite having a brilliant mind for science (some of the greatest inventions and scientific advancements of our time have come from America after all!) he tends to lack common sense. He more or less operates on a different wavelength than the rest of the world-- marching to the beat of his own drummer, if you will-- which sometimes gives him a hard time understanding why other countries would do things the way that they do, and definitely gives most other countries a hard time understanding why he does what he does (just look at his "screw the rules I do what I want" continuing use of the imperial system).
America is energetic, friendly, and helpful to the majority of people he meets, and for a lot of people, that's probably all they'll see. Charming, entertaining, but ultimately pretty shallow. America often gets read as naive, or an idiot, or someone who can't read the atmosphere, because he always presents a positive, upbeat attitude and childlike enthusiasm for things. It's not that his outward persona is fake, but it is... emphasized. America loves to be liked and he loves to make friends, so, like any politician, he presents the public face that will be most appealing to his audience. It's not hard. But for those that he's very close to, there are a lot of deeper emotions there under the surface that he can have a hard time processing himself.
Probably the easiest example to point out is his relationship with England, historically and currently. As a child, looking up to England as a mentor and father-figure, America idolized and idealized him. Even his disgusting food was perfect in America's eyes. But as America grew and came to learn more about the world-- as his citizens grew discontent with monarchy and began to discuss revolution-- America began to realize that England was not the perfect being that he had always seen him as. He had flaws, and big ones-- America was angry, but more than that he was heartbroken to learn that the person he had loved so much wasn't what he had thought. Though their relationship eventually mends after the revolution into a peer relationship (in which both continuously give each other a hard time), in the America's Storage Cleaning strip we learn that America can't bring himself to get rid of the toy soldiers that England had made for him when he was a boy, since they hold too many memories of his once-idealized guardian. But neither can he bring himself to get rid of his old scratched musket, with its memories of the times they bitterly fought. (He would be terribly embarrassed if England knew he kept any of that stuff of course-- heroes don't get sappy over old toys!)
In a similar vein is his relationship with Canada. Since they met as children, and grew up together in a way, they refer to each other as brothers and are fairly close. And although America's domineering personality generally pushes Canada to the background, he's actually possibly one of the only countries who can really get under America's skin and get him to back down in an argument. In one strip, a typical siblingesque argument between the two, picking at each other's faults, quickly turns into a three hour rant from Canada that actually reduces America to tears. While he and Russia may antagonize each other near-constantly, he definitely has an easier time letting the insults roll off his back and returning fire than when his flaws are picked out by someone who he's close to.
In his downtime, America just likes to chill out and relax, playing video games or watching TV. Because he hates the cold, he'll spend most of the winter hanging around in his pajamas in front of the television with a big supply of snacks. He's got a thing for horror movies and games that Japan gives him, even though he is absolutely terrified of ghosts (then he ends up dragging whoever happens to be around-- England, Lithuania, Japan-- into bed with him so he won't have nightmares). On the other hand, when the weather is nice, he enjoys outdoor activities as well. He's crazy about sports (baseball being his favorite), and loves to go to the beach. He also likes to tinker around with things, and ends up making weird inventions that the other nations don't understand.
PROJECTED CLASS: Lancer › Knight. It's a little old-fashioned for someone as avid about weapons technology as America, but given the setting, the knight class seems like it would be the best fit. America is definitely one to charge to the forefront of battle, and is exactly the self-sacrificing hero-type (and physical tank) that would willingly take damage for his allies.
OTHER: Nah.
SAMPLES
FIRST PERSON SAMPLE: Link
THIRD PERSON SAMPLE: America hefted the lance they had given him and gave it an appraising once over, tossing it from hand to hand to get a feel for its weight and balance. Stuff like that was a little before his time, tech-wise, so the sum of his practical lancing experience mostly involved nerf poles and foam pits, but he still had the basic idea. It was a little weird to think about, the whole 'knight' thing-- fealty and subservience made him itch-- but if you thought about it as some kind of high-immersion LARP (which he had chosen to do), then it was actually pretty cool. America the dashing knight, rescuing damsels and fighting dragons. Real old-fashioned hero stuff. It had a nice ring to it.
Tossing the lance back to his right hand, America made a few practice thrusts at the straw testing dummy. Underhand, overhand, what sort of grip were you supposed to use? He took the thing in both his hands again, about a third of the way down the shaft, lifted it to his shoulder and swung it around like a baseball bat. The blade struck the dummy in the neck, knocking its head clean off and halfway across the yard.
"Woo-hoo!" America grinned, pumping his fist triumphantly. Okay, this was actually going to be super awesome. Enthused, he tried spinning the lance in front of him, first with two hands, then with one. Pleased with himself, he attempted to spin it behind his back and over his head like a bo staff. Instead, he ended up knocking the butt end against his shoulder, losing his grip entirely and sending it flying up in the air. It landed point down, quivering in the earth, just a bit ahead and between his feet. He stared at it owlishly.
Okay, maybe he was going to need a little bit more practice.
THIRD PERSON SAMPLE: America hefted the lance they had given him and gave it an appraising once over, tossing it from hand to hand to get a feel for its weight and balance. Stuff like that was a little before his time, tech-wise, so the sum of his practical lancing experience mostly involved nerf poles and foam pits, but he still had the basic idea. It was a little weird to think about, the whole 'knight' thing-- fealty and subservience made him itch-- but if you thought about it as some kind of high-immersion LARP (which he had chosen to do), then it was actually pretty cool. America the dashing knight, rescuing damsels and fighting dragons. Real old-fashioned hero stuff. It had a nice ring to it.
Tossing the lance back to his right hand, America made a few practice thrusts at the straw testing dummy. Underhand, overhand, what sort of grip were you supposed to use? He took the thing in both his hands again, about a third of the way down the shaft, lifted it to his shoulder and swung it around like a baseball bat. The blade struck the dummy in the neck, knocking its head clean off and halfway across the yard.
"Woo-hoo!" America grinned, pumping his fist triumphantly. Okay, this was actually going to be super awesome. Enthused, he tried spinning the lance in front of him, first with two hands, then with one. Pleased with himself, he attempted to spin it behind his back and over his head like a bo staff. Instead, he ended up knocking the butt end against his shoulder, losing his grip entirely and sending it flying up in the air. It landed point down, quivering in the earth, just a bit ahead and between his feet. He stared at it owlishly.
Okay, maybe he was going to need a little bit more practice.