Submitted for approval: The Hat I apologize in advance. Or not. We'll go with not. [hider=Gilbert Summers] [hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=A0522D][center]Gilbert Summers[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1] [center][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bd/cf/80/bdcf80cc35224cfabb179da0bb0a36c5.jpg[/img][/center] [hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=sienna][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=A0522D]Name:[/color][/b] Gilbert Theodore Summers [b][color=A0522D]Nicknames:[/color][/b] Gilgamesh, Ur-Nungal, The Demon Gilgamish, Gamba Khufu, Fa Ju-long, Herakleios, Lucius Magnus, Theodoric, جلجامش (Jiljamish Al Adira), Sir Guilbert du Casque, Gulbrandr, Sir Gillet of the Summer, Gilbert of Arden, Akechi Masaru (Calamitous Man of Victory), Gray Hawkins [b][color=A0522D]Apparent Age:[/color][/b] Mid to Late Thirties [b][color=A0522D]Birthday:[/color][/b] August 1st, 1905 [b][color=A0522D]Nationality:[/color][/b] Unknown/Mixed Ethnicity [b][color=A0522D]Adopted Accent:[/color][/b] Lightly muddled but distinctly American [b][color=A0522D]Birth Place:[/color][/b] Uruk, Sumeria [b][color=A0522D]Gender:[/color][/b] Male [b][color=A0522D]Languages:[/color][/b] Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Swahili, Hausa, Greek, Mandarin (with full dialects), Cantonese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic (multiple dialects), Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin, Gothic, German, Spanish, French, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish, Middle English, English, Italian, Turkish, Farsi [hr][center][img]http://wiki.wodgotham.com/images/5/5b/Jason_Momoa_0055_.jpg[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=A0522D][center]Appearance[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=A0522D]Height:[/color][/b] 6'4" [b][color=A0522D]Weight:[/color][/b] 254 [b][color=A0522D]Build:[/color][/b] Bodybuilder [b][color=A0522D]Eyes:[/color][/b] Green, almond shaped [b][color=A0522D]Hair:[/color][/b] Dark Brown, thick and wavy, long [b][color=A0522D]Skin Tone:[/color][/b] Swarthy, amber-bronze [b][color=A0522D]Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:[/color][/b] Scar above left eye, bisecting his eyebrow. Cuneiform tattoo covering a significant portion of his left forearm. [b][color=A0522D]Personal Style:[/color][/b] The Hat is a fan of, well, hats. Not all of the time, but it is a safe bet that one will find an article of headwear on or about him. The style may alter from form to form, or depending upon the type of garb he exhibits. Mostly, it is a brimmed item in varying states of wholeness or distress. His hat aside, he is fond of timeless fashions, including long jackets, leather, jeans, long sleeve, button up collared shirts. He constantly looks like he had slept in his clothes or has been working hard recently. Hair is almost always worn long and unbound, though it is somewhat restrained by his hats, when applicable. Facial hair is a must for any occasion. Strangely though, it will vary from being long and developed one day, to being barely more than stubble, and then a thick goatee in record time. [b][color=A0522D]Oct 31st, 1943 Attire:[/color][/b] Gil is attired in a pair of decent quality dark grey slacks, thinly pinstriped, with matching vest that he unapologetically leaves unbuttoned. Underneath the vest lays a perpetually untucked button-down dress shirt, the sleeves long since missing, with the top few buttons generally unused. Around his neck is an untied burgundy ascot/scarf made of silk. For footwear, we maintains a good quality and careworn pair of once-black work boots. The entire ensemble can be covered by a black, wool blend overcoat that seems to vary in level of distress from hour to hour. And finally, The Hat wears a hat. Much of the time it's akin to a gentleman's fedora, though variations of stetson are not uncommon. [hr][center][img]http://worldofwonder.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-shot-2014-02-28-at-2.58.12-PM.jpg[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=A0522D][center]Psychology[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [i][color=A0522D][center][color=00a651]Even-tempered[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Informal[/color] * [color=00a651]Charming[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Savage[/color] * [color=00a651]Honorable[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Aloof[/color][/center][/color][/i] [b][color=A0522D]Sexuality:[/color][/b] Hetero [b][color=A0522D]Relationship Status:[/color][/b] Nope. [b][color=A0522D]Personality:[/color][/b] A generally intellectual and easygoing guy, he wasn't always this way. Apparently, when you live through almost every age of civilized humanity from the point of view of a militant, it colors things. Countless lifetimes have taught him the value of letting the little things go. There's just no point. He is fairly informal and more than a little irreverent, but endearingly so. Of course, he is no pushover. He has been a conqueror and slayer of men for a very long time now. While he is slow to anger, he is a ruthless combatant and shrewd tactician. Gilbert does not shirk from battle in the slightest, viewing the application of violence as one of the possible means to achieve an end. Though immortal in pretty much every sense of the word, he has been known to show honor by withdrawing from a battle if defeated fairly or with truly inspired subterfuge. More recent centuries have seen a considerable mellowing of Gilbert. War for its own sake has taken a backseat to more intellectual pursuits, and his history of unprecedented travel has given him an amazing amount of respect for Humanity and the world, despite Humanity's inability to learn from most of its mistakes. For the longest time, he was content to let the world continue on its way without his influence. The world seems to have other intentions. [b][color=A0522D]Habits:[/color][/b] [list][*] Playing with hair/beard while in thought [*] Eating large meals, drifting into [i]epic[/i] proportions [/list] [b][color=A0522D]Hobbies:[/color][/b] [list][*] Chess (While not directly credited in history, he invented the game) [*] Inking cuneiform into his skin for every major conflict he has experienced [/list] [b][color=A0522D]Religion:[/color][/b] Agnostic, through and through. Gilbert has lived to see the rise and fall of many "true" faiths, and prefers to stick to philosophy over theology. Still, there is this nagging feeling that there is something else after death. [b][color=A0522D]Fears:[/color][/b] [list][*] Fanatics [*] Mass Paranoia [*] Pandemic [/list] [b][color=A0522D]Likes:[/color][/b] [list][*] Food [*] Conversation [*] A good challenge (sparring, chess, etc.) [*] Hats. He likes hats. Imagine that. [*] Weapons [*] Philosophy [*] History [/list] [b][color=A0522D]Dislikes:[/color][/b] [list][*] Being unprepared [*] Disease (leads to a very ignoble death) [*] Lacking purpose [*] Needless killing (battle and slaughter are different things) [*] Historical inaccuracies [*] Canned asparagus. Seriously, what the fuck is that? [/list] [hr][center][img]http://static.thecia.com.au/reviews/c/conan-the-barbarian-3.jpg[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=A0522D][center]Cards On The Table[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=A0522D]Skills:[/color][/b] [list][*] The Hat - Mary Poppins Carpet Bag in a much more travel friendly version. What is needed is provided. Perhaps not always in the way one would want. Some thing's are just too big to be pulled out of The Hat. Yet never fear, where there is a will there is way. [*] Alter Form - The ability to alter one's appearance or dress by willing it to occur. Human forms only, may change gender and age. No shorter than 3ft, not taller than 7ft. Holds form until willed to change or until knocked forcibly unconscious. [*] History - Knowledge of a particular time period and area. (General Human History) [*] Bow - The ability to fire long and short bows, composite bows, and crossbows [*] Breakaway - The ability to twist out of someone's grasp [*] Club - Ability to fight with a wooden stick, metal tube, or metal bar. Allows use of European and Oriental staves, as well as clubs and other implements of bludgeoning, as well as axes and hatchets. [*] Knife - Ability to fight with an item with a blade 12in or less [*] Pistol - This skill allows a character to use revolvers and semiautomatic pistols [*] Rifle - This skill covers the use of bolt-action semiautomatic, and automatic rifles [*] Shield - Using a shield - we weapon and defense. This includes working in formations and using shield walls. [*] Spear - Skilled at using a spear/javelin. This includes the ability to throw, stab, slash, and use defensively. [*] Sword - Fighting with a blade over 12in in length [*] Submachine Gun - Firing and caring for automatic weapons that fire pistol ammunition, otherwise known as machine pistols [*] Throwing - The skill of propelling an object of small size at a target, such as a rock, grenade, or knife [*] Hand 2 Hand - Basic skill used to strike another person in unarmed combat. This includes striking, grabbing, tackling, shoving, tripping, and choking. [*] Hard Martial Arts - This discipline concentrates on power blows to break bones and cause other major trauma to the body [*] Soft Martial Arts - The art of striking nerve bundles, ganglia, and other vulnerable areas of the body, as well as performing holds and throws [*] Streetfighting - Knowledge of techniques of dirty fighting. This includes unarmed combat, using unconventional weapons. [*] Blacksmithing - Skills needed to work with various metals. This includes the ability to smelt ores into a workable metal. Allows for fabrication from utensils to weapons. Ability to work with precious metals not included in skill. [*] Charioteering - Knowledge of how to handle a chariot [*] Horsemanship - The ability to ride and care for horses [*] Military Tactics - In-depth knowledge of major battles through out history and how to best apply location, numbers, available weapons, and skills to the best tactical advantage during battle [*] Tanning - Treating animal hides or skins with or without fur attached so that they are usable as leather [*] Tattooing - Skilled in the various forms of tattooing with basic designs or stencils if available (archaic form only) [*] Cooking - The ability to prepare almost anything that is edible so that it is palatable [/list] [b][color=A0522D]What Is On Your Person:[/color][/b] [list][*] The Hat - The present incarnation of The Hat's Hat is a well broken-in fedora type item, though it could be anything. The item itself is more of a metaphor; Gilbert is just fond of hats. [*] Trench Lighter [*] Pocketknife [*] Pocket Watch [/list] [b][color=A0522D]Residence:[/color][/b] [list][*] A signed, annotated copy of the Art of War in its original Wu dialect, illustrated. Notes in margins are in fine-lined cuneiform. [*] A great helm, French, from the Hundred Years War. [*] Collection of fine hats [*] Large upright radio, mahogany [*] Set of samurai swords, masterfully crafted, gift from Shogun Tokugawa for service [*] Preserved lion hides, for use as a mantle [*] A few chips of worked stone from the walls of Uruk [*] Smithing tools [/list] [hr][center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/53/1d/a0/531da025bde4792b7bbb11507f02764d--jason-momoa-conan-khal-drogo.jpg[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=A0522D][center]History[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=A0522D]Consciousness:[/color][/b] Circa 2800–2500 BC The great city of Uruk, in what became known as Sumeria in ancient Mesopotamia saw the rise of a singularly brutal and cunning warrior. His exploits on the battlefield became as legend, wielding a great club and wearing the hides of lions. While these stories have become greater than history can maintain, there remains the fact that a legendary warrior became a legendary King, and was called Gilgamesh by his people. Stories of an oral tradition have a way of covering over the facts. What came to be of Gilgamesh is still unclear, but it is said that, in this time, he was caught in a great flood that consumed everything it touched. The man woke with lungs full of water, smashed upon a mountainside next to a great, ruined barge that once contained people he cared about. He should have been dead. Everybody else was, drowned and twisted by the water and unforgiving rocks. There was no reason why he was not. But he could not return to what remained of his home with a story of "Yeah that big flood that wiped out everything? Shrugged it off." His desire to remain undetected but return home oddly manifested in his appearance altered somewhat. Still a new ability for him, it was just different enough to allow him to pass as a younger relative. He returned to Uruk to rule as his own son, but myth twisted his newer exploits into something more resembling the truth, for once: It was still attributed to Gilgamesh. The sudden rush of consciousness was a difficult thing to grasp, at first. He began to realize things that had occurred well before his birth. The sum of human history to date, and the utter repetition of it shocked him. Logic dictated that his kingdom would fall eventually, and he was destined to live for a long, long time. Gilgamesh built the walls that surrounded Uruk to better protect his people, installed another ruler to take his place, and abdicated the throne, going back to what he knew best in his already long lifetime: Predicting trouble and rushing to join it. [b][color=A0522D]Favorite Era:[/color][/b] There have been a few eras that Gilbert found to be particularly enlightening, but if he had to pick one, it would be the two hundred or so years of the Sengoku Period of Japan (Circa 1400 to 1600 AD). It marked the only period in time where he kept himself upon a single, isolated island chain for that long of a period, simply soaking in the culture. The fact that it was during a period of near constant warfare meant no nevermind, either. It was a time which saw the rise of a people, many of whom strove for complete perfection of a single task or skill. When that skill was soldiery, things got interesting. They were poets as well as swordsmen, artists as well as soldiers. Even the rise of the Yakuza was worth viewing, for what good and bad it accomplished. This was a time of philosophy, art, architecture, all blended seamlessly with glorious combat under the banner or feudal honor. Utter chaos interspersed with Codes of Honor. The best and worst of a civilization occurring simultaneously. When the state stabilized under a single, powerful Shogunate, Gilbert realized that they, like humanity in general, had the potential for something more profound. Maybe he did, too. [b][color=A0522D]Finding Another:[/color][/b] I forget exactly, but I believe it was sometime during the end of the third or beginning of the second century B.C. in what is now Greece. It was Eve. I cannot say very much about the experience more than it was a sort of ...knowing... about one another. Almost immediately afterward, I met Drem. We did not get along quite as well. Disagreements on matters of honor and obligation, things of this nature. It kept Eve and myself from pursuing a more open friendship. As much as I felt a pull toward these people, other things drew my presence. It was as if there were things that I needed to learn, before I could take my place among the immortals properly. But the pull kept at me, and throughout the history of countless ages, I always returned to where they were. Or sometimes, where they used to be. [b][color=A0522D]Overview Of Life:[/color][/b] [list][*] 29th - 16th Century BC: Mesopotamia/Middle East (Establishing and adventuring in the First Great Empire - Gilgamesh, Ur-Nungal) [*] 16th - 8th Century BC: Egyptian Empire/Middle East (Establishing and fighting against the Second Great Empire - The Demon Gilgamish, Gamba Khufu) [*] 8th - 5th Century BC: Asia (Chinese States mainly, Spring & Autumn Wars - Fa Ju-long) [*] 5th - 1st Century AD: Mediterranean (Greece/Persia/Rome Conflicts - Herakleios) [*] 1st - 5th Century AD: Roman Empire (Expansion & Decline - Lucius Magnus) [*] 5th - 9th Century AD: Iberian Peninsula (Visigoth/Hispania/Gaul/Moorish skirmishes - Theodoric) [*] 9th - 11th Century AD: Northern Europe/British Isles (Viking Incursions - Gulbrandr, Magnus) [*] 11th - 13th Century AD: Turkey/Middle East (Holy Crusades - Sir Gillet of the Summer, Jiljamish Al Adira) [*] 14th - 15th Century AD: British Isles/France (Hundred Years War, numerous rebellions/invasions - Sir Guilbert du Casque, Gilbert of Arden) [*] 15th - 17th Century AD: Japanese Islands (Sengoku Period - Akechi Masaru) [*] 17th - 19th Century AD: British Isles (Refused to participate in colonial wars, semi-retired. Travels some. Takes a teaching position. - Gray Hawkins) [/list] [hr][center][img]http://www.fubiz.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/24-Jason-Momoa-640x812.jpg[/img][hr][h3][b][i][color=A0522D]Extras[/color][/i][/b][/h3] [/center] [b][color=A0522D]Character Quote:[/color][/b] "You have no idea the depths to which humanity can sink, nor how a single act of decency can redeem them." "Look, as long as you keep that gravy coming, nobody gets hurt." "No, no, no... The Oxford scholars will have you believe that this stone basin held religious significance, but really, it was more like a composting toilet." "I knew Sun Tzu. I admired Sun Tzu. And you sir, are no Sun Tzu." "...and I can say this from personal experience: Every culture [i]that has ever been[/i] has some variation of those little Swedish meatballs." "Hercules? Never met her." [b][color=A0522D]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [hider=Boom De Yada] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDp_h2XR-Bo[/youtube] [/hider] [b][color=A0522D]Anything Else:[/color][/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3594115]The Power Of Pain Compels You[/url] [hider=(some) Alternate Forms Throughout History] [center][img]http://www.godlikeproductions.com/sm/custom/q/x/772a3fd18b.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4e9d1dd3e8db3c5b6543266745ec4174010d368a/0_94_3504_2102/500.jpg?q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=0aa32dbe4ca2685c7c1531e696dc1530[/img] [img]http://whatsoninjoburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Urban-Reel-Cinema_Gladiator.png[/img] [img]http://www.greekgeek.de/september/PrestigeSzenenbild_07jpeg_700x466.jpg[/img] [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/f998bde268b70086e8dc5080eb63b570/tumblr_oxng4yjSxg1v5zaklo2_400.gif[/img] [img]https://cdn.flickeringmyth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/93491a3d71396e0de62aefc445e118e2-600x338.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/15843/16556156_7.jpg?v=8D036A98397B350[/img][/center] [/hider] [sub][color=ed1c24]*By submitting this CS in its completion I am stating I have read all the rules for this Rp and am agreeing to follow them to the fullest with respect and courtesy. I acknowledge that I can and will be removed from the RP without warning if I break a rule or cause problems with my fellow Rpers or the GM.[/color][/sub][/hider] [hr][hr] [hider=Relation Sheet][center] [hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=998849]Relations[/color][/i][/b][/h1][hr][h2][b][i][color=A0522D]Gilbert Summers[/color][/i][/b][/h2][img]http://assets.change.org/photos/1/wf/wb/odwfWbIezqRQxfr-1600x900-noPad.jpg?1430530215[/img] [i][color=A0522D]"The problem with Heroes is that they can only exist in a world that desperately needs them."[/color][/i][hr][hr]⟢ 🎆Respects ⟡ 🌓Neutral ⟡ 👋Acquaintance ⟡ 🙇It's Complicated ⟣ ⟢ 💛Friend ⟡ 💙Good Friends ⟡ 💜Best Friends ⟡ ❣️Ex-Friends ⟡ 😈Frienemy ⟣ ⟢ 💘Infatuation ⟡ 💓Loves ⟡ 💗Couple ⟡ 💕Basically Family ⟡ 💞Family ⟡ 💔Ex-Lovers ⟣ ⟢ ♨️Tense ⟡ 💀Dislikes ⟡ 😡Hates ⟡ 👿Enemy ⟡ 👹Absolutely Loathes ⟣[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=998849]Emendators[/color][/i][/b][/h3][hr][hr] 💙 [b][color=0072bc]The Dice[/color][/b] 💙 [i]"Hell of a chess player. I would know."[/i] The relationship between these two is understated, probably because of their history. They share a mutual love of strategy, often playing chess purely from memory, and can speak honedtly with each other without pretense. Their friendship has blossomed since the passing of The Glasses, mostly because there was more than a little tension between he and Gilbert that got in the way. [hr] 💛/🙇 [b][color=9370DB]The Cards[/color][/b] 🙇/💛 [i]"Nancy and I are the only two people left who truly remember Uruk, let alone Sumeria. She serves to remind me of this. Sometimes it is uncomfortable, remembering what I was. Sometimes it is not."[/i] Nancy was originally a citizen of Uruk, the long ruined city-state that Gilbert once ruled. Reminders of the past aren't always welcome, though. Gil tries to act as a big brother to his fellow Emendator, even of she is only a thousand or so years younger than himself. At the same time, he does not want to press the issue and make a complicated issue awkward. He does his job, she does hers, and occasionally they even find time to be friendly. [hr] 🙇 [b][color=A0522D]The Hat[/color][/b] 🙇 [i]"The world shouldn't need someone like me anymore."[/i] Gilbert's sin is Pride. Or it was. Hell, maybe it still is. Before he was an Emendator, he was the original action hero, Gilgamesh of Uruk. The King of Heroes, the Ultimate Warrior, the Great Ruler of Sumeria. When he found out what he really was, he put it behind him and simply toured the world, learning what he could. Now he's more of a historian, living in an isolated corner of nowhere in [i]Louisiana[/i], of all places, in the Nineteen Frigging Forties. Anymore, Gil is the resident "Swiss Army Hat" and the group's tactician. He has become much more philosophical and introspective, often questioning the nature of his, and others' existence. [hr] 💛 [b][color=cca78e]The Watch[/color][/b] 💛 [i]"Fellow soldier, once upon a time. Odd man, but an interesting conversationalist."[/i] These two don't see eye to eye fully, but they have an amount of military history in common. Gio's more flippant nature gives him just enough to disagree with to make their talks more interesting. [hr] 🎆/♨️ [b][color=gold]The Glasses[/color][/b] ♨️/🎆 [i]"His passing implies many uncomfortable things."[/i] Tense best describes the relationship between Gilbet and Drem. The Glasses was the first line of defense. He believes that Drem constantly shirked a heavy, noble responsibility, and he kept leaving for parts unknown for little adventures. Gil left for spans of time as well; generally for a purpose. Losing him puts the rest of the group at tactical disadvantage. [hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=998849]Paradoxes[/color][/i][/b][/h3][hr][hr] 💛 [b][color=ed145b]Alicia Gonzalez[/color][/b] 💛 [i]"I know of her family - I would have loved to have fought her father when he was at his best. She is a warrior, from a warrior line spanning ages. I'll get her back there."[/i] If there ever was a regret Gilbert had concerning the Paradoxes, it is Alicia. Not for anything he has done, but for Fate for assigning her the role she plays as a Paradox. While he takes the cool, laid-back position of a mentor with her, in reality, he wants to help her re-assume her former badassedness. It's in her. She can be both a Gonzalez and a Paradox if she wants it. To that end, he has cultivated a friendship with Alicia, trains her, and keeps dropper-feeding her information and familiarity with combat as she helps him clean and organize his armory. 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