Character Meme
16 years ago
Because I can't pass up the opportunity to talk about my characters... I'll be using several of my characters -- the ones who show up most in my RPs -- and answering for them
1. What is your character's name?
Rahkus
Taloombray
Alec
Eric
2. What is your character's name in another language?
Rahkus -- ?
Taloombray -- the closest translation of Taloombray's full name (common and family name, Taloombray Dewurra) in Shyriiwook means gray stout warrior/soldier
Alec -- ?
Eric -- ?
3. How old is he/she? (I know all their lives, so the ages listed are the focus areas)
Rahkus -- 21-26
Taloombray -- 213-260
Alec -- 18-32
Eric -- 23 (my age)
4. What is your character's race/species?
Rahkus -- human, from 1600s Earth
Taloombray -- Wookiee, from Old Republic through New Republic-era Kashyyyk
Alec -- human, from Imperial-/New Republic-era Corulag
Eric -- leopon furry
5. Do they have a crush?
Rahkus -- a lover who was killed
Taloombray -- a mate who has disappeared and not been found
Alec -- no
Eric -- we're still figuring that out
6. Do they have many friends?
Rahkus -- yes, but given the pirate life-style they tend to come and go with crews
Taloombray -- not many; he's not overly friendly
Alec -- same as Taloombray, except that she obsesses over things and is thereby not social
Eric -- some, a very small inner circle with a few others as social friends or acquaintances
7. What planet is your character from?
Rahkus -- Earth
Taloombray -- Kashyyyk
Alec -- Corulag
Eric -- the internets
8. Does your character like to eat?
Rahkus -- food is a valuable commodity to be consumed when available
Taloombray -- food is good, feasts are better, but he's not overly attentive
Alec -- food is fuel, use it when needed
Eric -- is in line with Rahkus' thinking, plus there's that whole starving student thing going on
9. What's his/her favorite food?
Rahkus -- food that has both not gone bad and does not contain too many weevils
Taloombray -- not sure, but likely some ceremonial Wookiee feast dish; roasted something or other
Alec -- small food that is highly nourishing and not overly messy
Eric -- sushi, barley, Italian sausage, hummus, garlic, chicken... food
10. What's his/her favorite drink?
Rahkus -- rum
Taloombray -- Wookiee Fire Ale
Alec -- Alderaanian cider
Eric -- coffee with Bailey's
11. Is your character annoying?
Rahkus -- no, a jovial rogue
Taloombray -- dangerous and dogged, but not annoying
Alec -- a political fanatic, single-minded and manipulative, but not really annoying
Eric -- well, I don't think so!
13. Is your character loved?
Rahkus -- yes, or at least he was
Taloombray -- he was loved by his mate, and he and Alec have an interesting companionable love
Alec -- yes, though not by people with whom she returns the emotion, except for Taloombray
Eric -- I'm loved, so yeah, I suppose so
14. Is your character hated?
Rahkus -- no, at least not that he's informed me
Taloombray -- yes, he has caused quite a bit of contention on his homeworld
Alec -- yes, many in the Empire, then later the New Republic would love her to "disappear"
Eric -- not to my knowledge
15. Is he/she emo/goth?
Rahkus -- no, considering those styles didn't exist, but he is a pirate
Taloombray -- no, social extremist, agitator
Alec -- no, political fanatic, agitator
Eric -- nope, I like academic chic myself
16. Is he/she straight, bisexual, or gay?
Rahkus -- gay
Taloombray -- straight
Alec -- asexual
Eric -- gay
17. Is he/she a virgin?
Rahkus -- no
Taloombray -- don't know, as it's never come up in my stories about him
Alec -- don't know, but virginity is very likely
Eric -- no
18. Name 3 hobbies
Rahkus -- being a pirate, not getting caught by the Navy, frivolity
Taloombray -- melee combat, fixing the damned ship, hunting Imperials/slavers
Alec -- building droids/computer systems, hacking sensitive systems for gain, radical guerilla politics
Eric -- wielding the holodeck-like power of the internetz, hanging with Fluffy, saving gay Narnia
19. Is your character normal?
Rahkus -- non-standard for a person, but a relatively normal pirate
Taloombray -- sure, for a violent radical extremist
Alec -- sure, for a violent radical extremist
Eric -- I suppose so, for a furry
20. Is your character attractive?
Rahkus -- he certainly attracts attention by his looks
Taloombray -- among Wookiee females who don't know him, he is often praised for his handsome fur
Alec -- don't know, as Alec generally ignores any and all attention of that sort
Eric -- he thinks he's a damn fine-looking feline
21. How does your character handle emotions?
Rahkus -- he wears his emotions on his sleeve for the most part
Taloombray -- things like anger, anxiety, embarrassment, and fear usually result in something dying
Alec -- she's a relative brick wall; rarely displays emotion aside from political fervor or something similar
Eric -- contemplative, expressive and extroverted at times, stolid and introverted at others
22. Does your character have other forms?
Rahkus -- nope
Taloombray -- nope
Alec -- nope
Eric -- nope
23. Does your character overreact?
Rahkus -- yes, he can be very twitchy at times
Taloombray -- YES! though that does seem to be a racial trait with Wookiees
Alec -- sometimes, but one very rarely knows about it until later
Eric -- not frequently
24. Is your character a criminal?
Rahkus -- yes, he is a pirate after all
Taloombray -- yes, though only according to the government; he thinks he's a freedom fighter
Alec -- yes, again according to the government; she feels she is working for the greater good
Eric -- not really, though occasionally he role-plays as a pirate
25. Does your character go to school?
Rahkus -- nope, and never did
Taloombray -- no, though he did in his youth
Alec -- no, though she did recently
Eric -- yes
26. What's his/her IQ? (how should I know? And how do you measure other species?)
Rahkus -- illiterate but clever
Taloombray -- a very hands-on type, a soldier
Alec -- very high, computer wiz and quite manipulative
Eric -- whatever mine is
27. Does your character have a disease/curse?
Rahkus -- he is a pituitary dwarf, meaning he is properly proportioned, but only 4'9"
Taloombray -- I'd assume he has hypertension from his excessive anger and stressful life
Alec -- don't know
Eric -- not to my knowledge
28. Is your character dead?
Rahkus -- no, but I know his life up until his death
Taloombray -- no
Alec -- no
Eric -- no
29. Does your character have a family?
Rahkus -- he had a mother obviously, but he doesn't remember her much
Taloombray -- yes, though both parents died in the Clone Wars and he and his brother are estranged
Alec -- yes, she keeps in contact with her mother but is estranged from her father
Eric -- I guess, though I've never had cause to put them in
30. Has he/she encountered any tragic times in life?
Rahkus -- yes, though he is a bouncy and jovial soul who has gotten over it
Taloombray -- yes; several wars, capture, enslavement, more wars, political persecution, loss of his mate
Alec -- sort of; has lived through and interacted in rebellion and political persecution
Eric -- not really
... IS THIS MEME OVER YET?
31. What's the best time in your character's life?
Rahkus -- his time with Nher-ahn and his time serving under Captain Lass
Taloombray -- most likely his youth
Alec -- not sure, she doesn't seem to be emotionally attached to much, temporally speaking
Eric -- not sure
32. If you could name 1 friend, which would you relate to your character?
Rahkus -- Rowan! He seriously looks like Rahkus... it was creepy
Taloombray -- I don't know anyone like Taloombray and would likely be scared to meet such a person
Alec -- Dan strangely enough, save the political fervor that Alec has
Eric -- Fluffy! for fun connotations of the word "relate"
33. Is your character single?
Rahkus -- depends on what time in his life I project him, but we'll go with no
Taloombray -- yes, and so he will remain unless he finds his mate
Alec -- yes, and it is unlikely that will ever change
Eric -- still figuring that out
34. Has he/she developed any relationships? (this is a dumb question)
Rahkus -- yes
Taloombray -- yes
Alec -- yes
Eric -- yes
35. Does she/he have an element?
Rahkus -- water
Taloombray -- fire
Alec -- fire/air
Eric -- earth
36. Do you role-play your character?
Rahkus -- I sometimes story-RP him online, and I played an adaptation of him in DnD
Taloombray -- I played him in Star Wars the table-top game, and I occasionally story-RP him
Alec -- not really, unless as a side-kick to Taloombray
Eric -- IM RPing; he is my fursona after all
37. Do you write about your character?
Rahkus -- used to
Taloombray -- used to
Alec -- used to a lot
Eric -- not besides IM
38. Does your character have a bad temper at times?
Rahkus -- not really, but he does have a vindictive streak
Taloombray -- YES!
Alec -- perhaps, but if she does it doesn't show much
Eric -- short at times, but not necessarily bad
39. Does your character get depressed?
Rahkus -- sometimes
Taloombray -- quite a bit, though he expresses it as anger or irritability
Alec -- hard to tell
Eric -- sometimes
40. What's your characters favorite animal?
Rahkus -- ponies, especially ones he can steal for a joyride while on land
Taloombray -- doesn't pay much attention to animals
Alec -- droids?
Eric -- felines, equines, and otter-kines
41. Does your character have any fears?
Rahkus -- the navy, being captured, being hung, large men, sea monsters, ghosts, etc.
Taloombray -- being rejected by his clan and race, being wrong in his path, never finding his mate
Alec -- not sure
Eric
42. Does your character have any weaknesses?
Rahkus -- he panics easily, he is very small, his left eye has been blinded
Taloombray -- is given to enraged bull-headedness, snaps easily, is dogged in his intention
Alec -- no real combat abilities, no real flight capabilities, is single-minded and close-minded
Eric -- my weaknesses
43. Does your character look up to anyone?
Rahkus -- most people, what with being 4'9"
Taloombray -- the Jedi, his father, mother, and ancestors
Alec -- Taloombray
Eric -- not sure
44. Does your character like music?
Rahkus -- yes
Taloombray -- yes
Alec -- doesn't really care
Eric -- somewhat
45. What's your character's favorite type of music?
Rahkus -- Irish jigs and reels, similar stuff that can be danced to
Taloombray -- anything with drums and chanting
Alec -- eh
Eric -- nothing particular
46. Is he/she impatient?
Rahkus -- not overly
Taloombray -- he can be
Alec -- not at all
Eric -- sometimes
47. What's something funny about your character?
Rahkus -- he's a short little pirate who likes to climb all over everything
Taloombray -- he's pretty damn funny when he tries to chill
Alec -- she loves her droids and talks to them
Eric-- he wears a lime green thong
48. Name 5 nicknames?
Rahkus -- nothing he gets called other than his name is particularly friendly
Taloombray -- one of his masters called him "Jack" but that doesn't really count as a nickname
Alec -- "Alec" actually is the nickname
Eric -- none really
49. Does your character curse?
Rahkus -- he's a pirate, go figure
Taloombray -- yes, though more of the cursing of other people instead of the use of expletives
Alec -- sometimes, but not often
Eric -- yep
50. This test is over, what does your character have to say?
Rahkus -- [is not here]
Taloombray -- [is not here]
Alec -- [is not here]
Eric -- "Isn't there something else we should be doing right now?"
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