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We'll admit this is short and sweet. It's first come first serve for the characters, we don't want doubles of a character running around, though PB's, as long as we don't have 400 of the same face running around it's cool. You will be alerted as soon as we can about getting your application. And as soon as the team of mods look it over you'll be informed of your acceptance. If denied, we'll give you a chance to add in details that we think need a little brushing up on and a shot to try again. If you fail that time I'm sorry you won't be able to app that character to the game, though feel free to try another character. |
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Are you over 18: (Because we do have adult themes going on and hello mostly based in RE, that's not exactly a game for the ittie bitties) Contact: (Aim, plurk, smoke signals, Astral projection? How do you want us to keep in touch with you?) Character Name: (Might be a good idea so we know what to call your character) |
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Vampire Willow | Buffyverse
Date: 2012-07-31 07:37 am (UTC)Name: (Tell us what to call you) Kevin
Are you over 18: (Because we do have adult themes going on and hello mostly based in RE, that's not exactly a game for the ittie bitties) Yup
Contact: dragon8writer on AIM and Plurk
Character Name: (Might be a good idea so we know what to call your character) Vampire!Willow Rosenberg
Canon: (What fandom do they belong to?) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Background:(Give us at least 500 words about your character's life.)
Willow was born to an Sheila and Ira Rosenberg, both of whom remained largely uninvolved in Willow’s life – a factor that contributed both to her childish attitude as a vampire, and to her confidence issues as a human.
Being a relatively shy and somewhat nerdy girl during her early high school years, Willow maintained high grades in her various classes, particularly science, math, and computers. She also maintained a crush on her childhood friend Xander, which – as Buffy never came to Sunnydale – she never admitted to anyone while still alive, keeping it under wraps. Despite the unrequited feelings, Xander remained her closest (possibly only) friend , with the two banding together to deal with their less-than-perfect parents – Willow’s neglecting her, and Xander’s known for being drunks.
This all changed after the Maste – a powerful vampire – broke free of his imprisonment in Sunnydale, turning Willow and Xander both, and eventually making them his right hands. As humans they had seemed to share only a bond of friendship, Willow’s crush aside – a very close friendship, but no more. As vampires, their relationship altered dramatically, with casual sexual contact becoming the norm – although ironically, the extent of Willow’s feelings began to fade. In fact, she appeared only slightly saddened by Xander’s later death at the hands of the slayer.
The exact details of her life as a vampire are unknown; she was something of a dominatrix, enjoying torture – and most likely killed her parents, due to their eternally bad relationship. Her father undoubtedly had a quick death – but her mother, who’s neglect hurt her most, would have had a more prolonged death; Willow would have wanted her mother to look at her before being killed.
As the Master’s right hand, she also took a part in the Master’s plan to take over Sunnydale, and to make it into the center of mass production. Working with him, they kidnapped humans, enabling them to drain their blood via machinery for easier drinking by vampire kind. Though this removed the hunt that Willow enjoyed, it was scene as a technological jump forward from their old ways. It was during this that her lifelong friend (and lover) Xander was killed by Buffy summers, when she came into town to stop their plans – dying herself shortly afterwards, although Willow missed it.
Willow made her biggest mark on the world(s) when she was conjured to the “main” universe of Sunnydale – a place where the Master had never rose, she had never become a vampire, and the area went on without knowing (by and large) about the existence of vampires.
The vampire’s solution was to take the place over; to make it as “fun” as the vampire-run place she had come from; she was stopped by the slayer, however, and sent home by her own alternate (where she would have been subsequently staked through the heart, and killed, unbeknownst to them.)
For the purpose of this game, the staking did not occur – she survived, arriving back in time to watch the slayer of her world killed; and Giles – scared when nothing changed from his destruction of Anyaka’s amulet (their world continuing as just one of many possible alternate dimensions) and Giles, out of hope, concocted one last plan to restore things to normal. He researched a spell that would bring a vampire’s soul back – not the curse used on Angelus, but an actual spell that would permanently restore a vampire’s soul.
Unfortunately for him, the spell was ironically intercepted – the Master throwing Willow herself into it, and giving back her soul; faced with what she had done (and a town of vampire’s who would than have gladly ripped her to shreds) she was forced to flee for her unlife.
Personality: (Now Give us at least 500 words, on what drives them to do what they do? Tell us their personality )
Human-Willow (at this point in canon) was often shy, unwilling or unable to stand up for herself when she thought things were unfair. By contrast, vampire Willow tends to be outspoken – though she didn’t always use words to communicate. When pleading with her world’s version of Xander, for example, she preferred whimpers in lieu of an actual argument. Similarly, when she wanted another vampire to work for her (in “doppelgangland”), she did not tell them to shift allegiances – she asked them who they worked for, and broke a finger each time they asked her wrong.
This isn’t to say that she's incapable of normal speech, or even that she necessarily disliked it – she had relatively normal conversations with both Cordelia, and her own human alternate, among others. But she seemed to enjoy cultivating a playful - often childish - persona, somewhat like Drusilla (another vampire on her world),although less insane. (The similarity may even have been on purpose, due to her fondness for tormenting her “puppy,” AKA Angel, the vampire that sired Drusilla in the first place.) Regardless of her other intents, however, her “playful” side serves to offset the sadism that has Willow portrayed since becoming a vampire, on level with some of the worst from her race. Between pouting facial expressions, and calls of “puppy,” she would playfully drop matches upon Angel’s chest to watch him burn.
Fueled by the predatory nature of her inner demon, Vampire-Willow claimed to love the thrill of chasing down a human, apparently relishing it as much as the kill itself– her love of the latter reminding the Master of his younger days. Where some vampires are content simply to feed, and others seem to treat pain as an art, Willow drew her drive from a combination of the two. The moment she was denied either the fun of the chase, or the thrill of the kill, she seemed to lose interest – becoming moody and despondent at any obstacle. For example, when presented by Wesley’s rather weak attempt to stop her with a cross and holy water, she didn’t even bother get past him to her prey, but rather rolled her eyes and left, apparently bored now that her chase had been interrupted.
Unlike Angelus – another vampire - , for whom pain seemed a form of art, Willow has historically treated it as simple entertainment – good so long as nothing is in her way, but not a strict requirement if something is more pressing. When actually ordered to kill Cordelia, for example, she simply did so – with no attempts to play along the way. And when presented with a slayer - even one who had killed her lover - she mostly wandered away in disgust. Where some have been willing to cut out their own hearts for the chance at revenge, Willow marks self-preservation first and foremost, and (despite her sadistic love of power) will cause trouble only when she feels she can get away with it.
This means in a city of heroes, she is extremely unlikely to go on a killing spree – or even to kill anyone at all, unless convinced no one will stake her for the trouble. Though this will cause her to mope, she will bounce back easily enough if given other (more willing) venues for blood and play.
It is important to note that, she waswilling to go forward with the Masters plan of “mass production” – the drawing of blood from humans via a machine - which would remove the hunt (and fun) out of most drinking, leaving them with easy access to blood. (She is capable of respecting the utilitarian benefits of easy access, even when it isn’t always her favorite path - particularly when it involves less obstacles, and not getting on a powerful figure’s bad side.)
Although the vampire’s traits do not always directly connect to their human half, Willow’s own vampire self seems to be a twisting of her own desire for confidence, to better express herself; as Willow occasionally wanted freedom from the responsibilities often thrusted upon her, vampire Willow eschewed all responsibilities not connected to her own preservation (following the Master's orders, as stated, but otherwise following a generally care free lifestyle.)
Thoughts of rewards can further drive her, whether in cash or otherwise – though she will get into trouble if she honestly believes she can get away with it.
Her playful and carefree personality, her absolute openness when it came to taking what she wanted – her general disregard for consequences, such as when she allowed Cordellia to escape her without a thought upon their first meeting (despite the girl bringing up the slayer), all reflect Willow’s resentment for being seen as the reliable and responsible one.
This is further emphasized by her occasional vindictiveness. Although it was not a major part of her personality, Willow enjoyed knowing that Giles was in a cage, unable to look away while she drained Cordellia; and she made a point of mentioning to Angel that the people he tried to save would soon be killed.
Another side effect of her newfound openness – as seen when she goosed her human self – was Willow’s sexuality. Her human side shifted from straight to lesbian, generally forming few relationships, all high in emotional content as much as physical. Her vampire side, on the other hand, was openly bisexual – and seemed to experience things mostly on a sensual level.
This is probably connected (in part) to the differences created by the wish that made her world. In mainstream buffyverse, Willow had friends who loved and cared for her, Buffy among them. In wishverse, she had parents who most likely (as in the mainstream verse) ignored her, and a Xander who (while human) probably continued to view her as nothing more than a friend, despite her occasionally obvious crush on him. This undoubtedly contributed to the shallow, overly-sexual relationships she formed, in her attempt to fill the void left by her parents, and never even partly filled by Buffy and her mother.
In the course of two episodes, she touched and kissed Xander, licked her human self’s neck, and even straddling Angel during their torture sessions, in many cases playfully mixing her playful/childish actions with her sexual touches, in the same way she did her sadism - emphasizing it to the world, as part of her emancipation from her formerly geeky self. (Her confidence in herself may have also led to some minor narcissism – although she didn’t generally show any adoration with her own personality or reflection, she seemed actively turned on by the thought of pairing up with her own duplicate. In fact, human-Willow was among the few she spoke to in a mostly adult fashion, actively trying to bring over to the dark side, and showing a fascination most likely fueled by her own rejection of her former humanity.)
This history also seemed to create a slight possessiveness; human Willow was generally willing to lend out to others – she didn’t seem to have too strict a sense of what was hers, although she could be very protective of things and people. Vampire Willow did not seem to get particularly jealous – she would share food, for example. But she would it subtly make clear that someone was hers, touching Xander in front of Cordelia while looking at her.
With her soul back intact, Willow’s personality shifts slightly back to her human selfs – she has all the same urges, the same basic speech pattern, but (importantly) she has the capacity to feel guilty; faced with what she used to do, she is actively ashamed by who she used to be, and is worried she may simply be a monster. This keeps her from attacking others.
Despite the shame of her urges, though, she is still a bit of a bedroom sadist – this being an outgrowth from her love for power. Though at first she will be too scared to embrace these impulses, she will slowly come to terms with who and what she is, gaining more confidence in herself and embracing her needs with more willing partners.
Abilities: (Are they a great hacker? An angry green giant? How about the walking dead themselves? Give us some idea of what they can do)
She has large amounts of strength, and was able to easily able to lift a large man with a single. She has heightened speed, agility, and reflexes enabling her to chase down prey, along with both resilience and healing, allowing them to endure and survive large amounts of injury; Willow is immune to all diseases, and can recover from most wounds fairly quickly (with even spinal damage healing in due course), although cut off body parts will not regrow and must be reattatched.
Her senses – Sight, smell, and hearing – are all heighted above the human norm, with her nose being particularly sensitive to the smell of blood; taste meanwhile is actually duller in most cases, having become specialized for the tasting of said blood.
She has good fighting skills, partially supernatural in origin.
Drinking the blood of enhanced humanoids would increase her powers, or grants other special benefits - though it would wear off before long.
Weaknesses: (Everyone has that trigger that makes them weak. What is your character's Kryptonite? Let us know some of those fears that the character would rather keep hidden.)
She can only be killed by a wooden stake through the heart, or decapitation, or prolonged exposure to sunlight; she is repulsed by garlic
On a less supernatural scale, Willow has a deep void in her heart – left by her parents’ neglect; since becoming a vampire, she has tried to fill it with mostly shallow connections (never letting anyone too close) and distracting herself from the ache in her heart.
With Xander dead, and her last connection to the outside world removed, she is in desperate need to make more connections – however shallow; but she is unwilling to admit the loneliness she feels.
Sample:(First or third person sample, you can also link from another journal or use a drabble! Just show us you can write.)
http://sixwordstories.dreamwidth.org/68299259.html?thread=4296333563#cmt4296333563
and
http://sixwordstories.dreamwidth.org/68299259.html?thread=4296576507#cmt4296576507
(Sorry for edits. Had to add something/adjust)