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philosopuppy▶ PLAYER INFO.
▶ CHARACTER INFO.
PLAYER NAME: Lily
PRONOUNS: she/her
OVER 18?: Y
CONTACT: PM
OTHER CHARACTERS: N
▶ CHARACTER INFO.
CHARACTER NAME: Pickles
CHARACTER AGE: 4 (That's 31 for his breed in human years)
CANON: Reverse 1999
CANON POINT: Post "Pickles's Free Translation"
CRAU INFO: N/A
SUITABILITY:First and foremost, Pickles is a fighter. He has the natural agility, stamina, intelligence and grace of a border collie, combined with the deep grasp on arcanum/magic and further awareness of his own identity of an arcanist. His intelligence is so far above his fellow puppies (and even humans) that he feels isolated, and he's a philosopher in his own right, asking deep, powerful questions about life, self, time, and so on. This makes for not just a hard hitting fighter, but a tactical one capable of evaluating situations, adjusting and adapting to danger, and supporting those fighting alongside him.
There's also the loyalty of a dog to keep in mind. Pickles may possess a sentience level greater than other dogs, but he's still a loyal companion who will stay by LILITH's side. In his mind, their relationship is one of mutual gain. He gets the benefit of further searching for knowledge, truth and meaning, and LILITH can have his paws in combat. He's great at following commands, both from LILITH or from any team leader he may fall under, and he will listen to any instructions he receives so long as he's not told to do anything excessively cruel, or without morals. His questioning will probe those around him to consider his point of view in the same way, and may even work to put some of them at ease alongside those handy mind control chips. Pickles will barely need his activated at all to feel calm and ready to face the situation. Sure, he misses his friends and owner, but he has to find meaning here, now, and help those around him.
Which brings us to the third point, which is that Pickles can be LILITH's designated therapy dog. They're bringing in groups of sad, traumatized, strong people who need a gentle and comforting paw to aid them through the rough patches. Someone gets triggered in battle? Pickles can not only cover for them, but lick them through it, or nudge them back into their senses. Someone is upset about their wrist chip? Pickles can offer his furry back for support as he talks them through it. It's scientifically proven that people with pets have lower blood pressure levels, are overall less depressed, and that playing with said pet can elevate serotonin and dopamine in the brain. Consider that.
Of course, Pickles' greatest strength is his mind. He's able to stay calm even in the strangest situations (like being drugged and kidnapped by a hippie, for example), and he has an undeniable influence on those around him. He questions things that not everyone takes time to stop and question, and that highlights new perspectives that are valuable in battle, and in the times in between. He can strategize, he can lead, and he can follow. He can fill any role that's needed to be sure that everyone around him is taken care of, and that flexibility all comes in the shape of a cute, fluffy friend.
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
- ( + ) synergistic works well with all types in various situations
- ( + ) reflective able to analyze situations, encourage growth in others and grow himself
- ( + ) sensible the voice of reason, of sound mind, very reasonable
- ( + ) affable always pleasant and popular, even when he doesn't try (or want) to be
- ( - ) melancholy gets caught up in existential crises more than other puppies
- ( - ) candid a little too blunt, he can be hurtful or shockingly morbid/grim
- ( - ) lonely he longs for deeper connections than what he feels he's capable of making, so he feels empty
- ( - ) reserved not a big fan of social gatherings, he would prefer to stay home and read/think about life
PERSONALITY REFERENCE: Wiki
POWERS & SKILLS:Arcanum
Arcanists are a race in the Reverse 1999 universe that makes use of alchemy, magic, divination, or other various types of arcanum. Each arcanist is assigned an afflatus, which is essentially an "element" that is then weaker against another, and stronger against another. Pickles is a mineral arcanist, making him strong against beast and weak against star, but outside of the mechanics of gameplay, it seems to be entirely vibes based for meaning. This is just to make it so that you have to strategize who to add to a team and where, and means that Pickles is more of an earth-type vibes character. The other differences between arcanists is the type of damage they do, mental or reality. Pickles does mental damage. This is largely a gameplay thing, as you have two separate defense stats (Pickles has higher mental defense than reality defense), but you can think of it as basically elemental vs physical damage, with mental being more elemental style. For all of his attacks in battle, his "weapon" is a book that floats in front of him, though he can also perform in story without that book, so it seems to be purely decorative. The main way he uses his magic is through glowing blue, and his eyes changing color. So, what can he do?
Clarified Topic
This is his "special effect", or his gimmick. When Pickles takes no action for one turn, his attacks hit considerably harder in the next. At full boost he also comes into battle with harder hits. I can translate this into roleplay by saying that by spending extra time to strategize or consider his next moves, he's able to hit much harder. Alternatively, if he doesn't have the time, he can quickly act, but it just won't be as strong.
Nihilism Abuse
This is one of his two main attacks. He growls, begins to glow blue (body and eyes), and then barks at the enemy. A single enemy is then targeted by a strange blue-glowing ghostly apparition and slammed into, dealing mental damage. His stronger of the two attacks.
Hedonism Implement
For this attack, a ball appears out of nowhere and Pickles runs his paw over it. The ball glows along with pickles, and a duplicate of the ball bounces between two enemies in rapid succession, dealling mental damage. For the sake of roleplay, I think it would be fair to say he can conjur the ball for the purpose of this attack only. It vanishes in the end.
Thus Spoke Pickles
This is his "ultimate," which means he has to have taken five actions in the gameplay to use it. In roleplay, it means he can't just come out the gate with this, and will take time to summon the energy required. He puts a paw on that floating book that glows blue, and he and his opponent are transported to a dream-like world filled with stars. It appears as though he's running through ancient Greece, and then as he jumps towards the end over the opponent, a bust of himself as a philosopher crashes down on the both of them and deals damage to the enemy. It's very metaphorical. In reality, I think this can be thought of like an illusion sort of spell. The enemy feels as if they're transported and smashed into by the stone bust and dog running at them, and it disorients them. Using this also makes his hits harder the round immediately after, so I'd say that it buffs Pickles' mind/focus as well.
Summary
He has some aesthetic, very metaphorical attacks that are translated to slapping his enemies in the face both with magic and the concept of paradoxes, existentialism, nihilism, you name it. His fighting style works great in teams of any assortment. (He's a sub-dps/support unit that really works in any team, and that translates well to roleplay with him adapting his techniques based on those around him and their strengths.) There are pros (stamina) and cons (no thumbs) to being a border collie rather than a human, but it all balances out to him being a very useful addition in battle.
NERFED POWERS: N/A; none of his abilities are strong enough to require any nerfing
PERSONAL ITEM:His goggles. He wears them around his neck, and they seem to be a sentimental thing relating to his master. No function that is known.
ALTERNATE IDENTITY: Dillon B. Picklesworth, professional soccer player. does various commercials.
CODE NAME CHOICE: puppy
SAMPLES:
pickles ⚽️ reverse 1999 ⚽️ reserved
Date: 2023-12-04 11:26 pm (UTC)