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□ Name: RW
□ Age: 24
□ Contact: readingwhiz89@gmail.com
□ Journal:readingwhiz89
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Not currently.
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□ Name: Zack Fair
□ Journal:colorofthesky
□ Series: Final Fantasy VII
□ Canon point: Post-Advent Children Complete
□ History: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Zack_Fair
□ Personality: Zack Fair is, in a word, genuine. Though in the beginning of the game, Zack appears to be a young, hot-headed SOLDIER with an arrogant streak, there's a great deal more depth to him than what meets the eye. Throughout Crisis Core, the player witnesses the transformation of a cocky, fiesty teenager into what can only be called...a hero.
Director Lazard: By the way, what is your dream? 'To become First...is it?'
Zack: No... To become a hero!
Director Lazard: Ah, good! Unattainable dreams are the best kind.
Zack: Uh, thanks?
On the surface, Zack is a chipper, upbeat fellow. There isn't much that gets under his skin, and he has a tendency to roll with things as they come, sometimes to the point of losing his focus. (When he met Aerith, for instance, he seemed to forget about the siege of Genesis copies in the city above, or at least put it from his mind.) He has a tendency to tease as well as a bright sense of humor.
In truth, however, Zack Fair is a very driven young man. Despite how young and untried he is at the beginning of the game, Zack hopes and dreams for the impossible. Having idolized Sephiroth, the SOLDIER hero, since he was a youth, Zack left home at an early age with every intention of becoming a hero himself. It's not something he takes lightly; it's something he lives and breathes, and though his focus on attaining that ideal recedes more to the background as he matures, there are ideals he does take to heart.
For example, Zack believes very strongly in right and wrong. He's the first to tell a kid in the slums it's wrong to steal and only later (a bit grudgingly) hears the story why. Though he has a bit of an arrogant streak in the beginning, this also becomes more tempered as his fledgling sense of honor is tried and tested. He's forced to fight his mentor Angeal and take his life -- an act that causes him no small amount of grief since the two were very close. At one point, it even leads him to question the path he's chosen.
"What do I have left to fight for? What is SOLDIER honor...?"
Despite this, however, Zack comes through his own doubts and re-emerges with a renewed sense of direction and purpose. He doesn't desert ShinRa but rather picks up the mantle of Angeal as his own and attempts to the make the best of a bad situation. Though he does get sad and question his own decisions ("Angeal, what should I do?") there are certain things he never wavers from. His dedication to his friends is absolute; he loves Aerith and would do anything to protect her. The same goes for Cloud after they escape Shinra Manor, as he refuses to leave him behind even though the other is suffering from a severe case of Mako addiction and unable to respond or help him. Despite the shadiness of the company he works for, Zack finds meaning in helping others and trying to do the right thing.
"Embrace your dreams. And, whatever happens, protect your honor...as SOLDIER!"
If there were ever words Zack Fair lived by, it's these. The ideal that carried him through the death of his mentor, the madness and betrayal of Sephiroth in Nibelheim, as well as that trying period where he was on the run with Cloud, Zack adopts this as both his sword and shield. For this reason, Zack has a quality about him that is incorruptible; however far he falls, he will find the strength within himself to get back up again, and he will put others before himself.
That isn't to say, however, that he doesn't get discouraged or upset and that he doesn't have his own set of very complex issues beneath that bright exterior. Zack Fair is emotional; he reacts to things, especially if they strike at his own issues or if he finds them offensive in some way. After Angeal's mother committed suicide, for instance, he reacted in rage and punched his teacher Angeal, thinking he was responsible. During the mission in Nibelheim, he was clearly hurt and angered by Sephiroth's actions ("Sephiroth, I trusted you!"), and though he managed to do what needed to be done despite that, the loss of people he once looked up to, idolized, and considered friends has left unseen scars. He's been betrayed, abandoned, and hurt on many different fronts, and the incident in Nibelheim was traumatizing in more ways than one. A man he considered a friend went completely insane, burned a town, and tried to kill him, and in the aftermath of it all, he was taken as a test subject for inhuman experiments. He had to run for his life after that with the one connection he had left (his friend Cloud), and even in that, he was alone because Cloud's mako poisoning made it impossible for him to help Zack. He's had time to come to terms with some of these issues (betrayal, loss, a seeming inability to save what he considers important) thanks to his time in the Lifestream, but being forced into a world so radically different from his own will like push him a bit off balance to begin with and make it difficult for him to adjust.
Still, Zack is a man defined by courage as well as determination in no small degree. He has a willingness to sacrifice for others, even if it means putting himself in harm's way. He's gotten his hands dirty by necessity, and though he doesn't trust as easily as he once did, his heart beats for his fellow man.
□ Age: According to wiki, he's 23 at the end of Crisis Core, plus he's had two years in the Lifestream, so that puts him at 25 (or his mid-twenties).
□ Gender: Male
□ Appearance: Zack stands at about 6'3". His hair is black, spiked, and comes down near his shoulders with a strand that falls down into his face. He has bright blue eyes, the color of which almost seems to glow because of the Mako used to enhanced his physical capabilities, and he has a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. He's muscular but not in a bulky way -- he's lean and trim, which is to be expected given his (more or less) super-soldier status in canon. He has military training so despite his more casual, laid-back demeanor, he keeps a very straight posture most of the time and doesn't slouch. Canon only ever shows Zack in his SOLDIER uniform (First and Second Class) and a bathing suit (yes, really), but in Ariel, he's unlikely to walk around all the time in either of those things. Jeans, dark clothes with longer sleeves will probably what he wears most of the time. Also, because of how he died (multiple gunshot wounds), Zack will have fairly extensive scarring across most of his chest and part of his torso and back. More than likely, he'll try to keep them covered at all times...except, of course, when he's engaging in sex.
□ Abilities/Powers:
- Mako-enhanced human: Zack is, in layman's terms, a super soldier. The Mako infusion he was given when he became part of SOLDIER makes stronger, faster, and more agile than the average human being. He can withstand greater amounts of punishment than a normal human, but he is by no means invincible.
- SOLDIER: In addition to being physically enhanced, Zack was part of an elite fighting force known as SOLDIER. He's well-versed in the ways of combat, infiltration, and war, and his expertise lies in wielding swords.
- Materia: Zack has the ability to wield Materia (crystallized Mako), and this allows him to cast magic spells and summons, as needed. I understand that, for the purposes of the game, he will not be able to HAVE materia since it qualifies as weaponry, but I would like request that he arrived with a Cure materia -- he won't be able to use it until he levels up, but he'll have it, at least.
- Digital Mind Wave: The Limit Break system for Crisis Core, it is directly influenced by Zack's emotions. The more powerful his emotions, the stronger the effect of the attack, whether it be a summon or a physical attack. Since summons require materia, Zack will not have access to them in Ariel at any time. However, he does have some physical/magical abilities tied to his Limit Break system that I would like him to regain as he levels up. Some of them are only possible with a sword.
These include...
1) Chain Slash (physical attack)
2) Octaslash (physical attack)
3) Rush Assault (physical attack)
4) Lucky Stars (physical attack)
5) Healing Wave (magic/self healing)
6) Meteor Shots (magical attack)
7) Apocalypse (magical attack)
Zack also has the unique ability of being able to copy the Limit Breaks of others, which is why he uses attacks attributed other characters in Crisis Core. Obviously, he will not be copying anyone else's attacks without 1) expression permission from other players and 2) unless it makes sense that he'd be able to learn it. Techniques and attacks that fall more in line with what he already knows (swords, martial arts, etc) will be easier to learn.
□ Personal Items:
- x1 Cure materia (if this isn't acceptable, I'll remove it)
- the note he received from Aerith before the Nibelheim mission
- x3 SOLDIER First Class uniforms
- x1 flower from Aerith's church
- a picture of his parents
- a picture of Aerith
□ First Person Sample:
[visual]
[ Two days.
That's how long he was told he had, and it's maybe just a little longer than that before he finally manages to address the 'network' of Ariel. He's had time to pick up the pieces of his shattered pride and dignity and lick his wounds so to speak, but there's so very much he still doesn't know and even more than that, that he's uncomfortable with.
This place, with sex plastered on every wall and corner -- how is he supposed to survive somewhere like this when his first experience with it very nearly broke him? He has no answer to this question.
Still, Zack is nothing is not determined. He walked to his death with a smile on his face and wore one even when he was drowning in his own blood. He knows how to put on a brave face, how to set aside his own personal pain and do what has to be done. In this case, what has to be done is start life over in a world that seems both strange and unfriendly.
Everyone has to start somewhere, though, and getting to know people is definitely at the top of the list. It's why he opens with a visual -- a young man with spiky black hair peering a little too closely at the mirror. He squints a little, like he's not sure what he's about. ]
...I guess this is how this works?
[ He taps the mirror gently and finally leans back. There's a scar on his cheek, his blue eyes a little too bright to be natural, and he seems a little pale; it's the face of someone who hasn't been sleeping much.
Still, his tone, expression, and demeanor are casual, if not friendly. The evidence of his physical trauma, at least, is safely concealed under his clothes. ]
I'll try to save everyone the trouble of answering questions that have been already been asked, but if anyone has some tips on how to adjust to this place, I'd appreciate it. This is all kind of... [ he hesitates, searching for the right word ] new to me.
I haven't lived in a big city for a while, either, so if there are things I should watch out for, I'd like to know that, too. Thanks.
[ A pause follows that statement, and after a moment, he finally manages a smile -- simple, genuine, and indicative of his kind nature. ]
I'm Zack, by the way. It's nice to meet you.
□ Third Person Sample: Test Drive Link - http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/11511.html?thread=5389559#cmt5389559
□ Name: RW
□ Age: 24
□ Contact: readingwhiz89@gmail.com
□ Journal:
readingwhiz89□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Not currently.
→ IC
□ Name: Zack Fair
□ Journal:
colorofthesky□ Series: Final Fantasy VII
□ Canon point: Post-Advent Children Complete
□ History: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Zack_Fair
□ Personality: Zack Fair is, in a word, genuine. Though in the beginning of the game, Zack appears to be a young, hot-headed SOLDIER with an arrogant streak, there's a great deal more depth to him than what meets the eye. Throughout Crisis Core, the player witnesses the transformation of a cocky, fiesty teenager into what can only be called...a hero.
Zack: No... To become a hero!
Director Lazard: Ah, good! Unattainable dreams are the best kind.
Zack: Uh, thanks?
On the surface, Zack is a chipper, upbeat fellow. There isn't much that gets under his skin, and he has a tendency to roll with things as they come, sometimes to the point of losing his focus. (When he met Aerith, for instance, he seemed to forget about the siege of Genesis copies in the city above, or at least put it from his mind.) He has a tendency to tease as well as a bright sense of humor.
In truth, however, Zack Fair is a very driven young man. Despite how young and untried he is at the beginning of the game, Zack hopes and dreams for the impossible. Having idolized Sephiroth, the SOLDIER hero, since he was a youth, Zack left home at an early age with every intention of becoming a hero himself. It's not something he takes lightly; it's something he lives and breathes, and though his focus on attaining that ideal recedes more to the background as he matures, there are ideals he does take to heart.
For example, Zack believes very strongly in right and wrong. He's the first to tell a kid in the slums it's wrong to steal and only later (a bit grudgingly) hears the story why. Though he has a bit of an arrogant streak in the beginning, this also becomes more tempered as his fledgling sense of honor is tried and tested. He's forced to fight his mentor Angeal and take his life -- an act that causes him no small amount of grief since the two were very close. At one point, it even leads him to question the path he's chosen.
Despite this, however, Zack comes through his own doubts and re-emerges with a renewed sense of direction and purpose. He doesn't desert ShinRa but rather picks up the mantle of Angeal as his own and attempts to the make the best of a bad situation. Though he does get sad and question his own decisions ("Angeal, what should I do?") there are certain things he never wavers from. His dedication to his friends is absolute; he loves Aerith and would do anything to protect her. The same goes for Cloud after they escape Shinra Manor, as he refuses to leave him behind even though the other is suffering from a severe case of Mako addiction and unable to respond or help him. Despite the shadiness of the company he works for, Zack finds meaning in helping others and trying to do the right thing.
If there were ever words Zack Fair lived by, it's these. The ideal that carried him through the death of his mentor, the madness and betrayal of Sephiroth in Nibelheim, as well as that trying period where he was on the run with Cloud, Zack adopts this as both his sword and shield. For this reason, Zack has a quality about him that is incorruptible; however far he falls, he will find the strength within himself to get back up again, and he will put others before himself.
That isn't to say, however, that he doesn't get discouraged or upset and that he doesn't have his own set of very complex issues beneath that bright exterior. Zack Fair is emotional; he reacts to things, especially if they strike at his own issues or if he finds them offensive in some way. After Angeal's mother committed suicide, for instance, he reacted in rage and punched his teacher Angeal, thinking he was responsible. During the mission in Nibelheim, he was clearly hurt and angered by Sephiroth's actions ("Sephiroth, I trusted you!"), and though he managed to do what needed to be done despite that, the loss of people he once looked up to, idolized, and considered friends has left unseen scars. He's been betrayed, abandoned, and hurt on many different fronts, and the incident in Nibelheim was traumatizing in more ways than one. A man he considered a friend went completely insane, burned a town, and tried to kill him, and in the aftermath of it all, he was taken as a test subject for inhuman experiments. He had to run for his life after that with the one connection he had left (his friend Cloud), and even in that, he was alone because Cloud's mako poisoning made it impossible for him to help Zack. He's had time to come to terms with some of these issues (betrayal, loss, a seeming inability to save what he considers important) thanks to his time in the Lifestream, but being forced into a world so radically different from his own will like push him a bit off balance to begin with and make it difficult for him to adjust.
Still, Zack is a man defined by courage as well as determination in no small degree. He has a willingness to sacrifice for others, even if it means putting himself in harm's way. He's gotten his hands dirty by necessity, and though he doesn't trust as easily as he once did, his heart beats for his fellow man.
□ Age: According to wiki, he's 23 at the end of Crisis Core, plus he's had two years in the Lifestream, so that puts him at 25 (or his mid-twenties).
□ Gender: Male
□ Appearance: Zack stands at about 6'3". His hair is black, spiked, and comes down near his shoulders with a strand that falls down into his face. He has bright blue eyes, the color of which almost seems to glow because of the Mako used to enhanced his physical capabilities, and he has a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. He's muscular but not in a bulky way -- he's lean and trim, which is to be expected given his (more or less) super-soldier status in canon. He has military training so despite his more casual, laid-back demeanor, he keeps a very straight posture most of the time and doesn't slouch. Canon only ever shows Zack in his SOLDIER uniform (First and Second Class) and a bathing suit (yes, really), but in Ariel, he's unlikely to walk around all the time in either of those things. Jeans, dark clothes with longer sleeves will probably what he wears most of the time. Also, because of how he died (multiple gunshot wounds), Zack will have fairly extensive scarring across most of his chest and part of his torso and back. More than likely, he'll try to keep them covered at all times...except, of course, when he's engaging in sex.
□ Abilities/Powers:
- Mako-enhanced human: Zack is, in layman's terms, a super soldier. The Mako infusion he was given when he became part of SOLDIER makes stronger, faster, and more agile than the average human being. He can withstand greater amounts of punishment than a normal human, but he is by no means invincible.
- SOLDIER: In addition to being physically enhanced, Zack was part of an elite fighting force known as SOLDIER. He's well-versed in the ways of combat, infiltration, and war, and his expertise lies in wielding swords.
- Materia: Zack has the ability to wield Materia (crystallized Mako), and this allows him to cast magic spells and summons, as needed. I understand that, for the purposes of the game, he will not be able to HAVE materia since it qualifies as weaponry, but I would like request that he arrived with a Cure materia -- he won't be able to use it until he levels up, but he'll have it, at least.
- Digital Mind Wave: The Limit Break system for Crisis Core, it is directly influenced by Zack's emotions. The more powerful his emotions, the stronger the effect of the attack, whether it be a summon or a physical attack. Since summons require materia, Zack will not have access to them in Ariel at any time. However, he does have some physical/magical abilities tied to his Limit Break system that I would like him to regain as he levels up. Some of them are only possible with a sword.
These include...
1) Chain Slash (physical attack)
2) Octaslash (physical attack)
3) Rush Assault (physical attack)
4) Lucky Stars (physical attack)
5) Healing Wave (magic/self healing)
6) Meteor Shots (magical attack)
7) Apocalypse (magical attack)
Zack also has the unique ability of being able to copy the Limit Breaks of others, which is why he uses attacks attributed other characters in Crisis Core. Obviously, he will not be copying anyone else's attacks without 1) expression permission from other players and 2) unless it makes sense that he'd be able to learn it. Techniques and attacks that fall more in line with what he already knows (swords, martial arts, etc) will be easier to learn.
□ Personal Items:
- x1 Cure materia (if this isn't acceptable, I'll remove it)
- the note he received from Aerith before the Nibelheim mission
- x3 SOLDIER First Class uniforms
- x1 flower from Aerith's church
- a picture of his parents
- a picture of Aerith
□ First Person Sample:
[visual]
[ Two days.
That's how long he was told he had, and it's maybe just a little longer than that before he finally manages to address the 'network' of Ariel. He's had time to pick up the pieces of his shattered pride and dignity and lick his wounds so to speak, but there's so very much he still doesn't know and even more than that, that he's uncomfortable with.
This place, with sex plastered on every wall and corner -- how is he supposed to survive somewhere like this when his first experience with it very nearly broke him? He has no answer to this question.
Still, Zack is nothing is not determined. He walked to his death with a smile on his face and wore one even when he was drowning in his own blood. He knows how to put on a brave face, how to set aside his own personal pain and do what has to be done. In this case, what has to be done is start life over in a world that seems both strange and unfriendly.
Everyone has to start somewhere, though, and getting to know people is definitely at the top of the list. It's why he opens with a visual -- a young man with spiky black hair peering a little too closely at the mirror. He squints a little, like he's not sure what he's about. ]
...I guess this is how this works?
[ He taps the mirror gently and finally leans back. There's a scar on his cheek, his blue eyes a little too bright to be natural, and he seems a little pale; it's the face of someone who hasn't been sleeping much.
Still, his tone, expression, and demeanor are casual, if not friendly. The evidence of his physical trauma, at least, is safely concealed under his clothes. ]
I'll try to save everyone the trouble of answering questions that have been already been asked, but if anyone has some tips on how to adjust to this place, I'd appreciate it. This is all kind of... [ he hesitates, searching for the right word ] new to me.
I haven't lived in a big city for a while, either, so if there are things I should watch out for, I'd like to know that, too. Thanks.
[ A pause follows that statement, and after a moment, he finally manages a smile -- simple, genuine, and indicative of his kind nature. ]
I'm Zack, by the way. It's nice to meet you.
□ Third Person Sample: Test Drive Link - http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/11511.html?thread=5389559#cmt5389559