TLV - Potential Application Discussion (Old Form)

[bargemods]

POTENTIAL APPLICATION DISCUSSION

Thinking about applying for a character, but not quite sure if they're a good fit? This post is dedicated to discussion of that very thing! A jury of your peers will help you in deciding whether or not a character you suddenly have a hankering for would be a fit for the Barge!

THIS IS NOT COMPULSORY. Nobody HAS to participate, and nobody HAS to post here before they post an application! This is just for people who are unsure and would like to have a discussion before they apply.

However, there are some rules.

1. Mods are the final decision makers. So, a lot of people love your character? Got great feedback? But then-- whaaaat?-- you post your app and it's REJECTED? GASP! Sorry, approval here does NOT substitute mod approval. Do NOT use this thread as basis for whining at the mods if your character is rejected. If you do, this thread is getting shut down. (PS: This rule applies EVEN IF ONE OF THE MODS GIVES YOU GOOD FEEDBACK IN THIS THREAD)
2. No content-less posts. I don't want to see any "OMG YES!" or any "HELL NO"s. You have to provide reasons. This post is for constructive discussion.
3. No flaming. This kinda goes with the above. If you think the character is fine but the player can't pull it off, BE CONSTRUCTIVE and don't insult the player.
4. BE HONEST. Speaks for itself. You think a character would be a terrible fit? Then don't say "Oh, it'll be wonderful!"
5. No plotting. A lot of times, people get all excited about making up plots for characters who aren't even in the game yet (and who MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED), leaving those who are in the game with nothing to do with... well, nothing to do. It's distracting and the excitement over "what-ifs" diverts too much from the actual game.
6. Don't take this personally. You do not equal your (potential) character. If everybody thinks it's a lousy character who wouldn't fit, it's NOT an attack on you or your RPing.

Put the character's name as the subject line (ONE CHARACTER PER COMMENT), and be sure to fill out the following form. Yes, some of the questions seem stupid, but these are things we'd like you to keep in mind BEFORE you apply for a character.

<b>Who Are You?:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Warden or Inmate:</b> <b>Do they meet all rules and requirements?:</b> <b>Do you think they will be active and interact with others?:</b> <b>Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?:</b> <b>Why do you want them?:</b> <b>Potential Concerns:</b>

HAVE FUN.

Comments

HAVE A TRICKY ONE

[psychosnowflake.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Judas Iscariot
Series: The Jesus Christ Superstar movie made in 2000
Warden or Inmate: Inmate
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Ahhhh, yeah, in time. He might troll people a little, because he's kind of a dick. His warden would need to coax things from him, as his guilt/shame/angst means he clams up.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Depends on the port/flood. But most likely.
Why do you want them?: Because I've honestly been in love with this character since I first saw this version of the musical. He deserves a chance to get his angst straightened out. And because Catherine is insistant. :P
Potential Concerns: WELL. IT'S JUDAS. Obviously, concerns over potential wank. And also his voice/clothes/stuff due to this version being present-day-ish. And like, I don't know. That's just stuff to be worked out, though. My main concern is the potential for PAINFUL GAME-HURTING WANK. :c

Adaleen Grant

[bythe_books]

Character Name: Adaleen Grant
Series: Big Love
Warden or Inmate: Inmate - She's used her own and other people's children as pawns to get what she wants, has destroyed a young girl's self-worth to drive her out of town (and into the lap of a pedo truck driver) and keep her from testifying against her husband, put a hit out on her own son, is complicit in each and every one of her husband's dirty deeds (which includes: CHILD BRIDES), and has probably done more.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: OH YES.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Yeah.
Why do you want them?: Well, I've been torn between Adaleen and Alby (her manipulative closet case of a son), but I think Adaleen would ultimately be a greater addition to the game than Alby, who has some crossover issues with West. She'd be an older lady Inmate, and she just comes across as SO POSITIVELY SWEET AND MATERNAL that she's an absolute master of manipulation.
Potential Concerns:
1. Her canon's still unfolding, so a lot of her backstory's unknown. I'll have to wait until the end of the current season before I try to come up with a reason to bring her in, since she has no near-death experiences.

2. As with Alby: THE RELIGIONNN. Whereas with Alby, it's likely that he may not be a TRUE believer (instead, using religion to manipulate the other people on the compound), Adaleen seems to be an extremely firm believer. I would like to avoid religion wank, and also, I don't want any warden to think that the way to 'fix' her would be to change her religious beliefs, because uh, I'd like to treat her religion with as much respect as I can.

3. I've maxed out on characters, and I don't intend to drop any at the moment. So, this would be a seventh character, which I'd PROBABLY pick up once summer rolls around and my job becomes less demanding.

4. She's so manipulative, I don't know if I could do it justice.

I can't find any clips of her being totally awesome, although I can link you to this clip, which shows what happens when Adaleen's children get on her bad side. She put a hit out on her own son C:

[buywithme.livejournal.com]

THIS MATTER IS A TRICKSY ONE!

Well, first and foremost? I think she sounds like she'd be an awesome addition to the barge, I think she'd be hella fun to have on board and I think that you could probably handle the religious side of her, but finding another player able to do so could be tricky.

ALSO, the manipulativeness, again, I think if you set your mind to it you could do this, but with the chances for accidental metagaming, and your large host of other sneaky dominating characters? It could be overwhelming for you as a player, so in short? It's very much your call, she could go either way, but she could turn out to be more of a chore than being someone fun to play, and that would suck :c

Bill Nash/Preece

[bythe_books]

Character Name: Bill Nash/Preece
Series: Cracker
Warden or Inmate: Inmate - He's an impulsive little murderer bent on trying to make everybody who's made him suffer and feel unloved pay, and he draws an innocent, law-abiding man in to commit these crimes with him (although he PROBABLY didn't do this on purpose, he definitely goads Grady in to the first murder).
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Uh. I DON'T KNOW, ACTUALLY. See "Potential Concerns."
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: He'd be a vicious little troll, probably :c
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: YUP.
Why do you want them?: I think he'd be a nice change from my other characters, most of whom are... SUPPOSED to be super smart and all. Bill's more incidentally manipulative, and he's got childish sort of aggression and nastiness. I also like that he's a thoroughly unglamorous character, being really immature, possessive, clingy, not extremely intelligent, not even that manipulative, etc. Despite that, he's got a real need to be loved and wanted, which drives most of his neurotic behavior.
Potential Concerns:
1. I'd have to review the canon, but he MIGHT only be 16, which puts him under the age requirement.

2. He's played by John Simm. :| That would give me THREE JOHN SIMMS, which is fucking excessive. On the other hand, Bill doesn't look like Sam or the Master, since physically he's supposed to be 20 years younger than both of them, so there shouldn't be any "HEY YOU LOOK LIKE THAT GUY LOL"

3. Again, he'd be a seventh character.

4. HE'S ANOTHER BRITISH GUY. I'd like to, uh, not be "that person who only plays British guys played by Christopher Eccleston and John Simm."

Here's a clip of Bill in action: BAM. Warning: HUGE SPOILERS. Now, this clip may also be misleading, because it makes it look like Bill and Grady are star-crossed lovers. That is NOT the case; there's no indication that Bill's feelings are sexual in any way-- in fact, for a teenage boy, Bill practically has no sex drive at all. Despite his age and experiences, he's portrayed as very much a child in temperament. While Grady clearly loves an idealized version of Bill (which is proven to NOT be the reality in the series), it's likely that Bill sees Grady as everything he's missing: somebody stable who loves him unconditionally and will do anything for him. It also doesn't show how vicious or whiny Billy can be :\

Still, it shows his sympathetic side.

Honestly, I'd like to try Grady more, but he just doesn't fit the game at all D:

Re: Bill Nash/Preece

[grayatonement]

Stop playing John Simm-s. (jk. dont.)

And I will not reply to either of these for at least a month, while your new inmate gets settled. :3

[buywithme.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Seamus Harper
Series: Andromeda
Warden or Inmate: Warden, but he kind of walks the line a bit...
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yep
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Definitely! Harper will brag to all the men and hit on all the ladies in the least sexy way ever!
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Active.
Why do you want them?: Well, despite the fact that Andromeda is a terrible show, I've really liked the character for a long time. I think he'd be really, really fun to play on the barge, his personality is very active, I know him really well and I think I could write him fairly well. He would also have a really good reason to be here, as in the second series he becomes infested with alien larvae which are going to hatch and eat him from the inside out and comments several times that he would do anything to get them out. So there's a strong motive for him being here.

Also, he's a techie engine boy, and would hit on Kaylee so hard, and this would make me lol :c
Potential Concerns:

Problem 1) WELL... he has some moral stances that probably don't tow the Warden line, so depending on who his inmate is? He could think they were like, the scum of the earth, or he could think they were completely justified and be like, "Rehabilitation? Pshhh, you're fine! Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be outta here in no time!" This is not necessarily good for the barge.

Problem 2) I'm not SUPER CONFIDENT playing Wardens, I'm not sure if this is because I suck at playing wardens (in which case apping him would be a bad idea) or if I just am not very good at playing actively pleasant people (In which case apping him would be a fine old idea, cause he's a bit of a prick)!

Problem 3) He is a small, blonde, techie guy who will threaten you if you piss him off. I think he's pretty different to Dr Horrible in terms of how he speaks, what he does and in how he sees the universe, and he is far, FAR more confident, but... I don't want it to seem like I have a type :c

So yeah, I don't know, I do love the character quite a lot, but do we still have that loloverabundanceofwardens? And I am still working on another app as well, so this is kind of a distant plan for me right now...

[psychosnowflake.livejournal.com]

UGH. I thought I replied to this, bb!

I kind of think he sounds amazing. And bb, as if you suck at wardens. It all comes down to whether you want to play a warden. As for concern one, we have wardens who are terrible with their inmates. It's part of the awesomeness and part of their characters. It may not be good for the Barge, but it's fun. C:

And as for you having a type? Nah, you've got too many other characters, all different, for anyone to think you have a type. The similarities are superficial, and like, he's different to Horrible, so it's a moot point.

ANYWAY. Coherancy? Not my strong point.

But I say, you want him? Give him a go.

Aaron Stampler

[kurt-bamf.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Aaron Stampler
Series: Primal Fear. (more film than book)
Warden or Inmate: Inmate.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Human and talkative. Yup.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Interact.
Why do you want them?: Aaron got away with murder by fabricating an innocent personality. Emphasis on fabricate. That personality has a stutter and a constant look of a kicked puppy. In the film, 'Aaron' (aka Kicked Puppy) is portrayed as the 'real' persona while Roy (violent and ill-tempered) is the alt. Confused? Here. Have a video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYIwezPVfc&fmt=18)

So on the Barge, he would continue with that 'innocent' and clueless persona (hey, it worked for the courts, why not a ship of dead things?) until his warden or someone else proves him as one person.

But I think he has room to grow - he's a character with a very messed up backstory, and a killer with clear-cut beliefs. It would be fun to play Aaron as both with the fake dual-personalities, and after once his secret is blown, and him having to deal with that.

Potential Concerns: Dual personality schizo people overload. Even though he's faking - something that would be clearly evident to his Warden - it would still be writing a character that is two-people. And I know the mods have said before there's too many of those already.

Aaron Stampler vote

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

After seeing that movie, it is made of win and I totally want to see him on the Barge. I already said why on AIM but so it's on record, I repeat my arguments for why I think he'd be able to work on the Barge (even though we have another Edward Norton playing an honest schizo and Harvey//Two-Face).

Roy is psychoctic, Tyler is a playboy. Aaron is more innocent and cuter than Harvey, but Roy and Two-Face are both evil, however for far different reasons. Tyler? Not so much evil in the sense that Two-Face and Roy are. Aaron and Jack are both pathetic, kicked puppy, door mats, while Harvey is not.

Biggest thing? He doesn't really have a split personality. He's just hella crafty and pretends to have another personality.

DEATH~ 8| (I wish I was kidding)

[smellslikeaminx.livejournal.com]

Character Name: ...Death. 8D;
Series: Doctor Who
Warden or Inmate: Pff, Inmate.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Over age 17 and from a live-action fandom, so...yep, I think so.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: She'd like nothing more than to toy with people like them!
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Most definitely.
Why do you want them?: ...BECAUSE SHE'S DEATH. D8 How much more fun can that be? I swear I don't just want to torment the Master. And I love her personality, evil though she may be.
Potential Concerns: Well. She's Death. I mean, she's not REALLY Death, from what Romana said, but she likes to pretend she is, and she's an Eternal, and she's only made a few canon appearances, and...there's basically no way to completely reform DEATH. >__>;

...ALSO I have no characters here yet, if that counts as a concern. :3;;;

[decemvirate.livejournal.com]

...............................wait, I KNOW YOU.

What are you doing here? o.O

I mean, obviously, you're inquiring about a character, but. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE.

And why Death. D; Of all the people you play. WHY DEATH. You just want to hurt people on the inside and you saw that there are THREE DOCTORS AND A MASTER here for you to pick off so you commented to ask about it to feed your evil sadistic tendencies and blah. For shame. :|

Anyway. >.> I think it would be hilarious to have Death running around with NO POWERS here. I mean, it's not like the Master really listened to her anyway, but it'll be even funnier if she winds up here and can't do anything to anyone that she'd normally do. And the lack of ACTUAL dead bodies would drive her nuts. Also, I love you, and it would be great to have you here. :x

And you could work it into the setting by saying that this is where she ended up after the Eternals fled that reality during the Last Great Time War.

The only problem would be the fact that she's not really a PERSON so much as a manifestation of -- oh wait, no, you're right; Romana did say the Eternals weren't exactly what they called themselves, didn't she? Then...yeah, get a second opinion. >.>;; I fail at this.

If you're on the campus right now, I should go find you and throw things at you for not telling me you planned on coming here. :C

[acid_rayne]

Character Name: Superintendant Harold Andrews.
Series: 'Alien 3'.
Warden or Inmate: Warden.
Do they meet all rules and requirements? Yes.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others? In a harsh way.
Would this character be active in ports and floods or sit out? Swear harshly at people, in a harsh way.
Why do you want them? Am still considering the others (Palpatine, Wishmaster and so on)! And it's not my favourite film out of the series, as a whole, but I was watching various different parts of it, yesterday and it struck me how obviously suitable the guy who's in charge of the prison would be for a... Prison barge. He's a bit like what I've read of Gene (Northern accent and all), except from somewhere I am personally familiar with! And from the future.
Potential Concerns: None, as such, but the absolute lack of any history, whatsoever, is a troublesome matter. There's literally, like, nothing! Some stuff about the history of the prison facility, where it could be assumed he served on, before the majority of the inmates were shipped out of it, but very little else.

[thevanishingman.livejournal.com]

I never watched much Alien 3, so I can't comment on the character himself. However, the history issue was a problem with West, and while... the first history I wrote up is wildly inaccurate with regards to EVERYTHING leading up to the film, I've been working on revising his history in secret ever since and playing him off of the unwritten and far more realistic history.... ANYWAY. The point I'm trying to get at is, don't let the lack of a history deter you! So long as you come up with something that's faithful to the character (as in, something that could realistically have shaped him into the man he is) and the canon world/culture, then you should be fine. Wardens' histories don't need to be AS fleshed out as Inmates', after all (as they have nobody else who'd need to read up on them)!

...I hope that was coherent.

[grayatonement]

Character Name: Hayley Stark
Series: Hard Candy
Warden or Inmate: Inmate
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Sorta, see below
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Some of each, mostly active

Why do you want them?: Such a fantastically interesting character! Plus the age is actually an interesting dynamic to me.

Potential Concerns:
The lack of death. It would make perfect sense for her to commit suicide or be killed based on her lifestyle; I just want to make sure that killing her after the film is acceptable.
The age. In the film, Hayley is 14. I don't want her 14. I'd like to take her from some time later assuming death after film is acceptable. So.. 16? 18? I do want her on the young side because, as a manipulative inmate, it would suit her perfectly. And it's part of what drew me to her. <3

Re: Otis B. Driftwood

[grayatonement]

I love Otis, especially in Devil's Rejects, but I think that because of his state of pure crazy, he would be impossible to redeem. If you can think of a plausible way for it to happen, I wholly support it.. but, yeah. I'm with you. Can't think of anything. :/

Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II

[bythe_books]

Character Name: Dan Dreiberg
Series: Watchmen (Book)
Warden or Inmate: WARDEN, geez
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yeah
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yeah
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: YESSS
Why do you want them?: Well, I intend to take on another character when summer rolls around, because that's when there's a dry spell in my job (USUALLY), so I'll need stuff to do to kill time. BUT! I want whoever that character is to be somebody totally different from my usual type (so, still got to narrow down to one from: Bill Nash... if only he didn't have fucking John Simm as a PB; Adaleen Grant, who I'll decide on more after the Big Love season finale TOMORROWWW; Alby Grant, ditto; and now Dan).

So, Dan's my favorite character from one of my favorite comics. If I took him up, I'd get to play a nice, normal guy, with a lot issues of inadequacy, feelings of impotent helplessness, and a bit of an addiction to costumed adventuring (and probably the control that comes with it). Plus, he's got a sort of childish idealism, that's been weighted down by the fears and disappointments that mark his life around the time the story takes place. And uh... I'm sick, so I'm probably being incoherent right now. Basically, he's a nicely complicated character, and it'd be fun to play a paunchy, ageing nerd who loves mythology and can build gadgets. And he might bust the costume out for ports and do some crimefighting.

Plus, the potential interactions with our potential Rorschach could be fantastic.

And he looks totally Devo.

EDIT: OH YEAH! And also, since I'll probably use Patrick Wilson from the film as his PB (since I mean, with the extra weight and bad fashion, he looks just like Dan ANYWAY and would give me more flexibility with making icons), he could have some potentially awkward/hilarious/horrible interactions with Christine and the Hard Candy chick.

Potential Concerns: I need to re-read the book again before I try to take him on... which won't be a problem at all. But on top of that, I'd have to familiarize myself with ornithology and fakey technobabble, the latter of which I'm AAAAWFUL at.

Also, I fear that while out of costume (and I wouldn't have him in costume much, most likely, since it's kind of as awkward as trying to have Batman on the Barge), he'd be "too normal" and not have much to do here? I DUNNO. I'm still thinking through a bunch of options before I try to pick a character to apply for down the line.

Re: Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II

[grayatonement]

As potential "Hard Candy chick", I support this. :3 PREPARE TO BE HATED AND ABUSED.

Faking stuff is earlier than you make it out to be. I have taken psychology, so Sylar's psychobabble is from me, but! All of Nathan's politician-y things are faked. As is most of Mal's chinese and such. You just only look it up when you need it. I did have to look up watchmaking for Sylar. Popped open a few good sites, spent 45min or so reading, and now know more about watches than most people ever will. It's kinda cool, actually. Same thing. You read up on Star Trek engines or concept cars or the first airplanes and combine them with other crazy things. I can even help with that if you need. <3

I was kinda thinking that, but DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE NORMAL. He's still a warden (ohman, I can just see he and Hayley having fun times) and, more so, he's a nice guy. He'd be one of the few people that genuinely wanted to help everyone unless they were evil. And come on.. the costume and kicking peoples' asses? Rad.

THAT SAID.. I would definitely want you to study up on personality. Because I love my Patrick Wilson and I love my NightOwlII and I'd be a little disappointed if the voice came out wrong.

And as I don't know Bill Nash or anyone from Big Love, I support Dan the most. <3

Kahlan Amnell

[muddershero.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Kahlan Amnell
Series: Legend of the Seeker
Warden or Inmate: Warden
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Yes
Why do you want them?: I've been watching Legend of the Seeker lately and I think Kahlan would be an interesting character to play. I also want to take on a couple new characters besides Jayne Cobb and I think she would be a dynamic addition to the boat. She's be a good Warden, keeping her mind on the mission: reforming her Inmate. Plus she can kick some serious ass if needed. And I think it would be cool to have a Confessor on the barge. :P
Potential Concerns: I haven't read the Sword of Truth novels and I don't intend to do so any time soon. So, all my knowledge of Kahlan will come strictly from the show and whatever I read of her on Wikipedia. I guess I'm worried people might take issue over tv!Kahlan vs book!Kahlan.

Gaius Baltar

[muddershero.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Gaius Baltar
Series: Battlestar Galactica
Warden or Inmate: Inmate
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: I think he would be active in ports, but I also think he would sit a couple out as well.
Why do you want them?: Because he's awesome!!! He's a manipulator and a survivalist! And I think it's about time we had a BSG character here. And because he talks to an imaginary Six! (A Cylon for those of you who don't know.) I also would like the chance to play an Inmate and he's the only one I can think of that would be fun and has a lot of background.
Potential Concerns: I would have to brush up on the beginning of the series, since I haven't watched them in ages, to get his voice and his character right .

Re: Gaius Baltar

[grayatonement]

I've only seen the first season, so please don't reference anything beyond that in our discussion/thread (and tag the app with spoilers if it works out and he comes from after that), but I whole-heartedly approve.

I think he's a fabulously complex character that would make a wonderful inmate here and I think you could probably play him well. I was actually thinking about apping Kara/Starbuck or Lee/Apollo once I see more. Bwa haha. So I also approve of finally getting some BSG characters all up in here.

Nick Naylor

[lazarusrisen.livejournal.com]

Spoilers for the book in this post!

Character Name: Nick Naylor
Series: Thank You For Smoking (book, as I haven't seen the movie)
Warden or Inmate: Here's one of my potential concerns. He could be either, depending on what point I take him in from canon.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yeps.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yeah.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: I'd make him be. ;D
Why do you want them?: Because the Barge really needs more smooth talking spin talkers. Also, I love Nick to death and really would like to throw him at some of the cast here. Also, lol Aaron Eckhart.

Potential Concerns: I'm gonna app one of three characters over the summer: either Prince Edward (from Enchanted), Adrian Veidt (Watchmen comics) or this guy. So, naturally I've got to play battle of the muses to figure out who to app.

But my main problem with Nick is that I don't know whether to make him an inmate or a warden. If I take him from his near death experience in the book (death by nicotine patches), then he would be an inmate because he's still working for the tobacco company even though it's wrong. If I take him there, he'd be a pretty easily redeemable inmate as he redeems himself in the book. I'd kind of like to do that mainly because the barge's track record sucks.

On the other hand, I can take him from the end of the book where he's realized 'hey, this is wrong!' and is now talking about the dangers of tobacco. That would make it so that he's a warden. Also, that solves the problem of taking him right from the middle of the book where he doesn't know who killed him and fixes potential awkwardness there (also it takes care of the potential 'he has a kid' problem-kid's with mommy!). I always feel uncomfortable playing wardens, but I think that I could do an okay job with Nick.

Re: Nick Naylor

[major-west.livejournal.com]

I've only seen the movie, so bear with me :C

BUT! I think Nick would be a fucking brilliant character, and I think any point you take him from he could still be a Warden. I mean, he doesn't need to be a good person or do good things, and he's the sort who'd strike a deal with the Admiral. As for the concern with playing Wardens... yeah, I've got the same deal... but Nick's particular talents are probably well-suited to wardening, since he's extremely persuasive.

Also, GO TWINS (even if one twin's hideously scarred)!

...however, I also love Prince Edward. And Adrian. But mostly because his smug face makes me laugh so hard.

Ursula Zandt, "The Silhouette"

[thatlibbychick.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Ursula Zandt, "The Silhouette"
Series: Watchmen
Warden or Inmate: Warden
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Active
Why do you want them?: Honestly? I just saw the film, (and now plan to read the graphic novel before I app to make things as accurate as possible, if I even actually app), and for the few minutes she appeared, her presence was captivating. She radiated nobility, sensuality, strength...the fact that she is so easily seen as a strong character-- strong lesbian character, on top of that--made me take an instant liking to her and imagine her as a possible warden. I think she'd be in her element on the Barge.
Potential Concerns: She's not nearly as prominent as most of the Watchmen cast...she was in the Minutemen, not the newest team, and was even ousted from her group over bad press before they disbanded. I'm not sure if there's enough there for her to be considered a possible option, despite how much I'd love to play her. It's not like my other characters have any more to go on in general, but this would be my first foray into playing a character here that other people would know well.

Re: Ursula Zandt, "The Silhouette"

[grayatonement]

Well, my usual rule is to wait at least a month after seeing/reading anything to make sure you still love the character and won't get burned out on them too soon. Beyond that, I would say see what the book gives you (I don't remember).

Just from the film? I don't think there's enough there to make a distinct voice and character. She does seem interesting, but there are so many underlying quirks and such that would need to be entirely fabricated and I'm not sure how easy it would be to do that while remaining true to the character.

IF!, however, the character is considerably more prominent in the book, then I'd say go for it!

[acid_rayne]

You could always apply as Jack, from 'Will and Grace', instead! :D

Jazz hands!

[acid_rayne]

Character Name: Borg Queen
Series: 'Star Trek'
Warden or Inmate: Admiral Inmate.
Do they meet all rules and requirements? Sort of!
Do you think they will be active and interact with others? I see this character as a villain who could differ from the norm, in this respect, in so much as having a psychological interest in social interaction.
Would this character be active in ports and floods or sit out? Active.
Why do you want them? I'm getting interested in this one, again. Seven Of Nine, on the show, explored what it's like for a Borg drone to be cut off from the nexus, but the Queen would have a different perspective. I think it would be an interesting role to bring onto the barge, because her methodology was a systematic one: Enacting genocide for the 'greater good' and to bring other species closer to 'perfection'. Essentially, I think that this one's ripe for some interesting psychological reactions to what's going on.
Potential Concerns: This is where I run into problems! They were actually the first character I ever thought of applying for here. The problem was that she's basically a cyborg. However... It occurs to me that the strength issues could be dealt with in the usual way, which would negate them (in this case, it wouldn't even have to be assumed as 'magic'; just deliberately degrading components). Appearance, as I remember it, was the other deciding factor, but I remembered that their species is perfectly at home with using holographic technology: If Nightcrawler uses a similar sort of plot device, then that should cover it. However, I'd want moderator thoughts on that.

Character Name: Emperor Palpatine
Series: 'Star Wars'
Warden or Inmate: Inmate.
Do they meet all rules and requirements? Yes.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others? More introspective than the above personality would be. This one would be looking for weaknesses in others. I think they'd want to make an effort to make others believe they're co-operating, but, as with the Master, would constantly be scheming.
Would this character be active in ports and floods or sit out? Often the one the attempt taking manipulative control during them. Their central motivation is the accumulation of power.
Why do you want them? This is another one I have been looking at, again. We seriously need more uncompromisingly dark mature/intellectual archetypes here. Davros is definitely out, because of rule requirements. Would write that, otherwise.
Potential Concerns: After all this time, I'm now seeing less potential for Palpatine to simply get beaten up and stuff. Their warden would have access to full knowledge of what they are, though and it's when that's revealed when this character could have difficulties with retaining a motivation of disguise. That's why I'm also suggeasting the Borg Queen with some new qualifiers, because she wouldn't have that problem and such.

Re: Borg Queen

[kurt-bamf.livejournal.com]

I think the concerns are valid and would cause some major problems. Kurt uses a hologram to appear human, but beneath that, he's still a flesh-and-blood living person. Technically human, just with ears, tail, and different skin tone. But a cyborg? I don't know. Cherry Darling, from Grindhouse: Planet Terror springs to mind of being a similarly problematic character (she had a gun leg, and was rejected in the apps).

[gonnadiesomeday.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Nadia Santos
Series: Alias
Warden or Inmate: Warden.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yup, I believe so.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Active, I'd say.
Why do you want them?: I've been toying with apping someone from Alias for a while, and the presence of our new Lauren Reed got me off my butt and made me start rewatching. Nadia seems like she'd be a really fun, interesting character to play.
Potential Concerns: Mostly the language and the culture. She's totally integrated into American society and speaks English and even uses a lot of American slang and listens to mainstream music and watches American TV and everything, BUT STILL. She grew up in Argentina, and I worry that even if I did all my research I'd still get something wrong. Plus, I don't speak a word of Spanish and free translation sites are terrible :/

Also, do I really need two characters who have severe Daddy issues and were tortured in the name of science when they were children?

[dancewithadevil.livejournal.com]

I totally admit that I just shrieked at reading this. XD *HUGS YOU*

From what I recall, Nadia never spoke any Spanish around any of the main characters, so I wouldn't see a language barrier being too much of a problem? I don't speak any Spanish, either, so I understand how that could be an issue.

As for the Daddy issues... yeah, poor Nadia, LOL -- but if she's the one you most relate with, then I say go for it!

Topher Brink

[muddershero.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Topher Brink
Series: Dollhouse
Warden or Inmate: Inmate
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yep
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Active, totally.
Why do you want them?: I'm trying to figure out what new Inmate character I want to app for and he's on my potential inmates list. He's snarky, super smart, and is a genius with computers.
Potential Concerns: No real concerns at the moment.

Re: Topher Brink

[muddershero.livejournal.com]

Actually, I have one concern: Do they really have to die or be almost dead to be an Inmate? And if they have done neither, are they completely rejected as Inmate candidates?

I have an impulse problem

[petite-sleuth.livejournal.com]

Character Name: James T. Kirk
Series: Star Trek (new movie verse-see below)
Warden or Inmate: Warden
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yeah
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yeah
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: If anyone ever said inactive here, why would they even finish filling this out?
Why do you want them?: I just think he's great. He's a natural leader, so maybe he could push the wardens into finally working together better. Maybe. Or he'd just go around and hit on girls.
Potential Concerns: I'm not a Trekkie. I haven't seen the original series besides what my dad made me watch when I was a wee girl. So the lingo would be a trial for me to get down and just the established canon that I would have to tackle and deal with.

However, if I did pick him up, it'd be the new movie canon version of him only. Without ruining pretty much everything about the movie, I'll just say that he isn't the same as Shatner's interpretation of him (history and personality-wise), so I'd worry about going OOC or seeming like I was and then possibly having no one to course correct me because I don't know how many of you have seen it/plan on seeing it.

I'll probably sit on this for a week to give myself time to research around the fandom and let's face it, go watch the movie twelve more times because I also have an obsession problem.

But thoughts?

Re: I have an impulse problem

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

BB

Trekkie here. Saw it the day it came out, CONTEMPLATED APPING BONES OR SCOTTY. Decided not too. BUT I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON YOU AND FUCK BB HE'D BE AMAZING DO IT.

Coincidentally....

[lastconfessor.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Commander Spock
Series: Star Trek (new movie verse)
Warden or Inmate: Warden
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Yeah
Why do you want them?: Because Spock is so contained and always relies on logic (for the most part), so it would be interesting to see how he would do on a place like the Barge. Besides, if we get a James T. Kirk, it would seem only right to have a Spock.
Potential Concerns: I haven't seen many of the original episodes, but since it's new movie/alt universe canon, it might not be a problem. I was more of a Next Generation girl, to be honest. I'll have to brush up on the lingo and find a few eps on Youtube to be sure of Spocks mannerisms etc, and see the movie again, but that shouldn't be too difficult.

So, thoughts? Comments? Bueller?

[grayatonement]

I think voice is always the biggest concern. If you think you can watch a few old clips, see the movie again, etc and still love him, then by all means! Also, I personally wait a week or two to make sure I really love the character and am not being flighty (but I know some other people don't have this problem, so I'm not saying you do, haha).

On an unrelated note: I finally watched a few episodes of Legend of the Seeker. Kahlan is a badass. And I want to RP with her now. xD

[whatweoncewere]

THIS IDEA IS RIDICULOUS BUT IT WON'T GO AWAY.

Character Name: Alpha/Carl Craft/Steven Kepler/Bobby/etc etc who the fuck knows
Series: Dollhouse
Warden or Inmate: Inmate.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: UHHH yeah?
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Definitely active.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Ditto with the active.
Why do you want them?: He fascinates me, perhaps in a sick, sick way, but he's a completely brilliant character and I've been pondering him obsessively since the finale aired.
Potential Concerns: His voice(s) might be tough to nail down, but that's something I could work on. What I'm way more concerned about is the fact that he has 48 personalities.

I know we have a few MPD characters already, so there might be some leeriness about having another one, but since his personalities are a technical mistake and not an actual mental disorder, the Admiral could probably get rid of most of them/all of them the same way that he limits superpowers? In any case, I'd be careful to outline exactly what skills he's demonstrated on the show and not have him do anything beyond those and only have him switch into his fake!Kepler and Bobby personalities.

Alpha's dominant personality seems like he could function without the others (though he wouldn't have most of his mad skills), and he could theoretically be redeemed if he got over his god complex and was convinced that slashing people's faces is a bad thing.

I don't know if this is remotely plausible, but feedback and suggestions would be lovely c:

[grayatonement]

I only saw the finally. I support Alpha, mostly because he's hot.

BUT! FOR REAL! Alpha intrigued the hell out of me right from the start. Super complicated and a blast to play, I bet! He seemed more twitchy about his personalities and seemed to only really launch into them when under duress and then had no control of them at all. Most of the others here seem to be a pretty steady switch and/or to be aware and considerate of each other.

Anyway, yeah. Only saw last episode, but think it would be cool to have around.

[brainpanned.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Felix Gaeta
Series: Battlestar Galactica
Warden or Inmate: I can see him being a Warden. ^^
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes!
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Gaeta is concerned with being well-liked -- not so much in the more recent episodes (you know, when he goes all amputee/mutineer and flips out) but he does care what people think of him. Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is that, while he's naturally a pretty quiet guy, he would be active.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Very active! Likely trying to help people.
Why do you want them?: Gaeta is a character I've always wanted to play, and have started playing, but never got off the ground with due to RL time issues.
Potential Concerns: I'm torn regarding where in the fandom I'd bring him in from. I think Gaeta would do well as a warden, but I couldn't bring him in as a warden from where he ended in the series. Getting shot in the leg and the amputation and all that was a really big catalyst for him, since I think that's what made him go crazy with the mutiny and all. So do you think it would be alright to bring him in from right after the second webseries? Would he work?

[psychosnowflake.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this. I've only just started watching the show! Uh, okay, so I can't really address your concern so much as say that I like Gaeta quite a bit and think he'd be a cool warden. I'd like to see him in game and I think he'd fit well as a warden wanting to help people and being all pal-y with other wardens and such. But also, like, you can bring him in from wherever, especially as you'll be bringing him in as a warden.

Uhm, yes, probably not very helpful, but I'd love to see him in game! c:

BARGE!ENTERPRISE.

[the-endisnigh.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Pavel Chekov!
Series: Star Trek (new movie-verse)
Warden or Inmate: Warden.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yes!
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Yes. Chekov is very outgoing and free-spirited, and so I don't think he'll have any issues interacting with others.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Active, totally.
Why do you want them?: I'm a Trekkie and I love the new Chekov. :< He's very lighthearted, and I WANT A CHARACTER LIKE THAT. Rorschach is...not lighthearted, hah.
We also have a Kirk and a (potential?) Spock, and a Barge!Enterprise would be SO AWESOME.
Potential Concerns: In the new film, he doesn't have an enormous part, though I think that I could use the original Chekov to influence his personality, etc. He's also somewhat of a comic-relief character (at least in the original series) but I think he'd still make a good Warden. Voice is another concern, I think.

...Whoops, one more.

[the-endisnigh.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Patrick Jane
Series: The Mentalist
Warden or Inmate: Warden- despite some flaws, he's definitely qualified to be a Warden.
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yep.
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: Oh, definitely. Patrick is a people person.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: Certainly active.
Why do you want them?: I'm very attached to Patrick Jane. He's very complicated, and I think that he is absolutely brilliant. I think he'd be an interesting challenge.
Potential Concerns: None, really, besides the fact that The Mentalist is a new(ish) show and so there's still a lot that I don't know about him. :)

Briar Moss

[i-cantakeit.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Briar Moss
Series: Tamora Pierce's Circle books
Warden or Inmate: Warden
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: Yep
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: I think so, though he's a little bit confrontational.
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: He'd be active.
Why do you want them?: Because I recently saw a bunch of Tammy characters in dressing rooms and it stirred my love for him. And it's a childhood nostalgia thing. And he'd be fun.
Potential Concerns: It's more that I'm not sure he'd fit. I mean, he'd be an okay warden and he'd probably be quite active, I just... have mild misgivings. Does anyone know him? Any input would be appreciated.

Re: Briar Moss

[lastconfessor.livejournal.com]

I never read the Circle series, but I love Tamora Pierce's Tortall books! I've been reading her books for about 13 years now....I wish I had more input than that. :\

Bartleby

[dysfunctionjnct.livejournal.com]

Character Name: Bartleby
Series: Dogma
Warden or Inmate: err... see below
Do they meet all rules and requirements?: yes
Do you think they will be active and interact with others?: He likes to talk to people!
Would this character be active in ports and floods, or sit out?: I think he'd love exploring anywhere that wasn't Wisconsin.
Why do you want them?: I've played him before, but never in a proper game. I enjoy his personality and the way he interacts with Loki, though of course, the Loki he'd expect isn't here.
Potential Concerns: In the film, Bartleby does sort of come full circle from reasonable and sympathetic observer of humanity to psycho murderer to repentant son. So there's definitely justification for making him an inmate, but I think he'd make a better warden based on his, uh, non-psycho personality traits. The ones showcased in 90% of the movie. He's a Grigori, a Watcher. In apocrypha, they slept with humans and produced nephilim, earning themselves a swift boot out of heaven, buuuut they are also said to have taught humans stuff and Bartleby has his own canon reasons for being booted from heaven. I don't know, my point is, he's a listener and a teacher and despite his little, um, lapse would make a great Warden. But. There's that little lapse. That... killing a huge crowd of people lapse. Maybe he's a former inmate? Does that sound doable?

Re: Bartleby

[buywithme.livejournal.com]

I was actually thinking about the potential of a dogma cast quite recently, and personally? I think that Bartleby could be a brilliant addition to the game! I think that you could definately take him as a warden post canon, or if you wanted? As his repenting was basically divine intervention, if you wanted to play him as an inmate, you could probably say that when god first steps out of the gates he is transported to the barge, and whatever events happen here happen, but only a fraction of a second passes for him, so when he returns comes the remainder of the scene?

I don't know how you'd prefer to play him, but I honestly think that Bartleby works both ways, and I would love to see him on the barge! He's a great character, and... uhhh, yeah, get apping bb!