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Player
Name: Funk
Personal Journal:beamspams
E-mail: cantfakethefunk at gmail dot com
AIM/MSN: Funkadelict7of11
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: N/A
Character
Name: Rider (Alexander the Great, aka Iskander)
Series: Fate/Zero
Timeline: Before the final battle with Archer.
Canon Resource Links: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_(Fate/Zero)
Personality: When speaking with Saber and Archer about what it means to be a king, Rider says that a king must embody the envy and admiration of all of his people. A king must be the one who is louder than anyone else, greedier than anyone else, angrier and more forceful than anyone else, and more ambitious than anyone else. In doing so, he provides an example for his subjects to aspire to become, and their will empowers him. This is, in essence, Rider in a nutshell: He's boisterous, brash, and overbearing, but all of his seemingly-reckless acts have a purpose. He tries to make those around him into the best they can be, and then better than even that - particularly his young, inexperienced Master.
Rider is impulsive and proud, who believes in dreaming impossible dreams because in the pursuit of those dreams, people will reach heights they could have never achieved with more mundane goals. Though summoned to the Holy Grail War and well aware that the entire point of the thing is for the seven Servants and their Masters to battle to the death, he immediately tries to recruit the other Servants onto his side so that he can resume his dream of conquering the world. More to the point, he does so by loudly introducing himself by name - his actual name - in a fight where one's true identity is a closely guarded secret. Naturally, this attempt at unity fails, but impossible dreams are still worth pursuing, and Rider continues asking his foes to join him up until his final battle with Archer. There is a method to Rider's seeming madness.
Rider is an honorable man who enjoys the thrill of battle with opponents he respects, and who fights without animosity - when both he and Archer are exhausted from a joint battle against others, he admits he doesn't want to fight the other man at anything less than Archer's best, and the two share one final goblet of wine before fighting to the death in their last battle. On the other hand, he dismisses the Assassins who fight from the shadows and turn down his friendly offer of sharing a drink, and slaughters them in battle with his thousands of warriors against their mere dozens. He dreams of conquering the world, and when presented with the idea that the Grail could grant him immortality, he imagines what it would be like to conquer all the stars.
But despite his gruff appearance and love for combat, he is not a cruel man. He believes that one can conquer a foe without humiliating him, and that in doing so the conquerer gains an ally rather than just a territory to rule. He calls the soldiers who fought and died for him in his conquest thousands of years ago his greatest treasure, and prizes the bonds of friendship they hold. Though he is quick to dismiss his young Master when he feels that Waver is being stupid about something (which is often), he is just as quick to praise him and encourage him - Waver may not be the mage with the most raw strength, but he is resourceful, something that Rider values tremendously even if the boy himself does not. He even states that Waver is the Master he would prefer to the more talented and experienced Kayneth, because while Kayneth controls his new Servant from the shadows, Waver at least has the courage to ride into combat at his side.
Rider is charismatic with a knack for leading others to victory, cultured and philosophical (he loves reading the Iliad, and studied under Aristotle of all people), and above all much smarter than he looks. He believes in living life and one's dreams to the utmost potential, and embodies that desire for others to follow.
When summoned to the modern day, he is fond of ordering items from catalogs and magazines, particularly videogames (even if his killjoy Master doesn't like playing them with him). He is especially fond of strategy games, and as such would do well recognizing the gamelike parts of the Pokemon world for what they are.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Rider is physically intimidating and an expert warrior, having led armies for the majority of his life. But beyond his own personal battle prowess, he is an unparalleled commander - after all, Alexander the Great was known as one of the greatest military geniuses of history. He is excellent at appraising a situation quickly and keeping a cool head under fire, and concocting a plan based on his own abilities and those of his followers. Rider is a tactical mastermind, and is charismatic enough when it comes to his followers to know the value of bonds between comrades-in-arms. He is also an expert, well, rider of beasts. His personal mount was a war horse, but he is capable of riding almost anything. He is forceful and self-sure.
However, with that self-assurance comes pride and recklessness. While he is almost always skilled enough to worm his way out of a disadvantageous situation, he is frequently the one who puts himself in said disadvantageous situations to begin with. Furthermore, his confidence in his own abilities can lead to underestimating (or even overestimating) his opponents - he believed that Saber's mighty Excalibur attack took a significant amount of time to charge up, so he planned his tactics around that. However, she was able to execte it much more quickly than he had imagined, which ended up costing him his war chariot.
Pokemon Information
Affiliation: Rider will be a Pokemon Trainer to progress through conquest!
Starter: Tauros
Password: Raspberry Lemonade
Samples
First Person Sample: *There is a massive man looking down at the screen. He seems to be poking at it.* Oh? It turned on. Now how did it... hah! It's like a little book! All the words and pictures, but you don't need to turn the page - amazing! It's absolutely amazing! They really are getting clever with this sort of thing these days.
Then this must mean that people can hear me. I've heard you all talking and yammering, but not a one of you has introduced yourself! Don't you have any pride?! Stand up tall and honor your name; don't hide behind a little tiny picture! Ah, but if you need an example... *He straightens up to his full height; it's a bit imposing even in the screen. He slams his fist to his chest.*
I am Alexander! King of Conquerers! I cannot say why I have come to this strange land, but if I cannot return to the battlefield of before, I mean to make every last hill and valley mine! Therefore, tiny-picture-people, I need three things:
First, I need a mighty steed that can ride like the wind, with thunder coursing at its hooves! Glorious Bucephalus has no equal, but surely even a place like this has a stallion or two worthy of the King of Conquerers?
Second, I need a sword! Battles of the bare hand may be entertaining enough, but that's little better than a brawl!
And finally, I need an army. So to you, picture people, I pose a question: What do you dream of? Is it glory? Is it honor, or power? Follow me and you shall have all of that and more! You mustn't sit and be complacent; stand for yourself! Stand tall and proud, and ride in the shadow of Alexander!
I await your quick replies.
Third Person Sample: The giant of a man frowned out from beneath bushy red eyebrows.
The Tauros frowned back.
"I've never seen a bull like you before, beast," Rider said in a deceptively quiet voice, never breaking eye contact. "But I've tamed animals larger and meaner than you by far. They were proud creatures, whose manes and tails whipped through the air as they struggled for dominance. Oh sure, none of them won, but they proved that they were worthy."
The bull's eyes narrowed, a hot snort escaping its nostrils, and it pawed the ground with a hoof. Rider noted those sharp-looking horns that were now tilted his way.
"So... are you worthy, beast? Are you worthy of going into battle at my side? Are you worthy of a name? Struggle with all your might - try to break me, if you dare!"
And the mountainous man bellowed a challenging shout. Instead of cowering, though, the Tauros charged, lowering its horns with intent to gore. And Rider's face lit up. "Yes! Show me the pride of your lineage, beast!" Nor did he evade, either, but met the bull head on, hands coming to grip the horns to prevent the fatal injury. The collision pushed him back, feet scraping against the ground, as the bull thrashed its head back and forth, trying to dislodge the man's grip.
But the grip remained, and eventually the man managed to wrench the bull's head to the side, forcing it to turn, and leveraged his weight to push the animal onto its side, even as it fought and snorted and bellowed the entire time.
Even then, though, Rider was laughing. "Yes, yes! Haha, excellent! Don't give up, even when you're thrown to the ground! Show me that spirit!"
Oh, he liked this one. He'd give it a very, very good name.
Name: Funk
Personal Journal:
beamspamsE-mail: cantfakethefunk at gmail dot com
AIM/MSN: Funkadelict7of11
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: N/A
Character
Name: Rider (Alexander the Great, aka Iskander)
Series: Fate/Zero
Timeline: Before the final battle with Archer.
Canon Resource Links: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_(Fate/Zero)
Personality: When speaking with Saber and Archer about what it means to be a king, Rider says that a king must embody the envy and admiration of all of his people. A king must be the one who is louder than anyone else, greedier than anyone else, angrier and more forceful than anyone else, and more ambitious than anyone else. In doing so, he provides an example for his subjects to aspire to become, and their will empowers him. This is, in essence, Rider in a nutshell: He's boisterous, brash, and overbearing, but all of his seemingly-reckless acts have a purpose. He tries to make those around him into the best they can be, and then better than even that - particularly his young, inexperienced Master.
Rider is impulsive and proud, who believes in dreaming impossible dreams because in the pursuit of those dreams, people will reach heights they could have never achieved with more mundane goals. Though summoned to the Holy Grail War and well aware that the entire point of the thing is for the seven Servants and their Masters to battle to the death, he immediately tries to recruit the other Servants onto his side so that he can resume his dream of conquering the world. More to the point, he does so by loudly introducing himself by name - his actual name - in a fight where one's true identity is a closely guarded secret. Naturally, this attempt at unity fails, but impossible dreams are still worth pursuing, and Rider continues asking his foes to join him up until his final battle with Archer. There is a method to Rider's seeming madness.
Rider is an honorable man who enjoys the thrill of battle with opponents he respects, and who fights without animosity - when both he and Archer are exhausted from a joint battle against others, he admits he doesn't want to fight the other man at anything less than Archer's best, and the two share one final goblet of wine before fighting to the death in their last battle. On the other hand, he dismisses the Assassins who fight from the shadows and turn down his friendly offer of sharing a drink, and slaughters them in battle with his thousands of warriors against their mere dozens. He dreams of conquering the world, and when presented with the idea that the Grail could grant him immortality, he imagines what it would be like to conquer all the stars.
But despite his gruff appearance and love for combat, he is not a cruel man. He believes that one can conquer a foe without humiliating him, and that in doing so the conquerer gains an ally rather than just a territory to rule. He calls the soldiers who fought and died for him in his conquest thousands of years ago his greatest treasure, and prizes the bonds of friendship they hold. Though he is quick to dismiss his young Master when he feels that Waver is being stupid about something (which is often), he is just as quick to praise him and encourage him - Waver may not be the mage with the most raw strength, but he is resourceful, something that Rider values tremendously even if the boy himself does not. He even states that Waver is the Master he would prefer to the more talented and experienced Kayneth, because while Kayneth controls his new Servant from the shadows, Waver at least has the courage to ride into combat at his side.
Rider is charismatic with a knack for leading others to victory, cultured and philosophical (he loves reading the Iliad, and studied under Aristotle of all people), and above all much smarter than he looks. He believes in living life and one's dreams to the utmost potential, and embodies that desire for others to follow.
When summoned to the modern day, he is fond of ordering items from catalogs and magazines, particularly videogames (even if his killjoy Master doesn't like playing them with him). He is especially fond of strategy games, and as such would do well recognizing the gamelike parts of the Pokemon world for what they are.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Rider is physically intimidating and an expert warrior, having led armies for the majority of his life. But beyond his own personal battle prowess, he is an unparalleled commander - after all, Alexander the Great was known as one of the greatest military geniuses of history. He is excellent at appraising a situation quickly and keeping a cool head under fire, and concocting a plan based on his own abilities and those of his followers. Rider is a tactical mastermind, and is charismatic enough when it comes to his followers to know the value of bonds between comrades-in-arms. He is also an expert, well, rider of beasts. His personal mount was a war horse, but he is capable of riding almost anything. He is forceful and self-sure.
However, with that self-assurance comes pride and recklessness. While he is almost always skilled enough to worm his way out of a disadvantageous situation, he is frequently the one who puts himself in said disadvantageous situations to begin with. Furthermore, his confidence in his own abilities can lead to underestimating (or even overestimating) his opponents - he believed that Saber's mighty Excalibur attack took a significant amount of time to charge up, so he planned his tactics around that. However, she was able to execte it much more quickly than he had imagined, which ended up costing him his war chariot.
Pokemon Information
Affiliation: Rider will be a Pokemon Trainer to progress through conquest!
Starter: Tauros
Password: Raspberry Lemonade
Samples
First Person Sample: *There is a massive man looking down at the screen. He seems to be poking at it.* Oh? It turned on. Now how did it... hah! It's like a little book! All the words and pictures, but you don't need to turn the page - amazing! It's absolutely amazing! They really are getting clever with this sort of thing these days.
Then this must mean that people can hear me. I've heard you all talking and yammering, but not a one of you has introduced yourself! Don't you have any pride?! Stand up tall and honor your name; don't hide behind a little tiny picture! Ah, but if you need an example... *He straightens up to his full height; it's a bit imposing even in the screen. He slams his fist to his chest.*
I am Alexander! King of Conquerers! I cannot say why I have come to this strange land, but if I cannot return to the battlefield of before, I mean to make every last hill and valley mine! Therefore, tiny-picture-people, I need three things:
First, I need a mighty steed that can ride like the wind, with thunder coursing at its hooves! Glorious Bucephalus has no equal, but surely even a place like this has a stallion or two worthy of the King of Conquerers?
Second, I need a sword! Battles of the bare hand may be entertaining enough, but that's little better than a brawl!
And finally, I need an army. So to you, picture people, I pose a question: What do you dream of? Is it glory? Is it honor, or power? Follow me and you shall have all of that and more! You mustn't sit and be complacent; stand for yourself! Stand tall and proud, and ride in the shadow of Alexander!
I await your quick replies.
Third Person Sample: The giant of a man frowned out from beneath bushy red eyebrows.
The Tauros frowned back.
"I've never seen a bull like you before, beast," Rider said in a deceptively quiet voice, never breaking eye contact. "But I've tamed animals larger and meaner than you by far. They were proud creatures, whose manes and tails whipped through the air as they struggled for dominance. Oh sure, none of them won, but they proved that they were worthy."
The bull's eyes narrowed, a hot snort escaping its nostrils, and it pawed the ground with a hoof. Rider noted those sharp-looking horns that were now tilted his way.
"So... are you worthy, beast? Are you worthy of going into battle at my side? Are you worthy of a name? Struggle with all your might - try to break me, if you dare!"
And the mountainous man bellowed a challenging shout. Instead of cowering, though, the Tauros charged, lowering its horns with intent to gore. And Rider's face lit up. "Yes! Show me the pride of your lineage, beast!" Nor did he evade, either, but met the bull head on, hands coming to grip the horns to prevent the fatal injury. The collision pushed him back, feet scraping against the ground, as the bull thrashed its head back and forth, trying to dislodge the man's grip.
But the grip remained, and eventually the man managed to wrench the bull's head to the side, forcing it to turn, and leveraged his weight to push the animal onto its side, even as it fought and snorted and bellowed the entire time.
Even then, though, Rider was laughing. "Yes, yes! Haha, excellent! Don't give up, even when you're thrown to the ground! Show me that spirit!"
Oh, he liked this one. He'd give it a very, very good name.