I've been demotivated all week. Looks like I'm posting a WIP. Fiendish. [@Force and Fury] [color=#b7b7b7][hider=B L B] [right][h3][indent][color=#5d5d5d][sup]◤[/sup] ◢◣ [sup]◥[/sup][sup]◤[/sup] ◢◣ [sup]◥[/sup][/color][indent][i]T[/i] R [i]I[/i] A [i]D[/i] [color=#d974a5].[/color][/indent][/indent][/h3][/right] [indent][indent][indent][indent][right][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2030d0148bbee15ca0a699078aa3905/tumblr_o5lxu2C75o1qe5ejbo1_400.gif[/img][/right][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][indent][color=#5d5d5d] [sup]◤[/sup] ◢◣ [sup]◥[/sup][sup]◤[/sup] ◢◣ [sup]◥[/sup][/color] [b]Benny Brasier[/b] [color=#d974a5].[/color][/indent][/h3] [color=#5d5d5d]【 [color=#d974a5]♪♫[/color] 】[/color] [indent][indent][indent][indent]Born ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ in the ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ Benny Lenard Bones killed ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ "Come find me." ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ never looked back. Benny Basher is an orphan of interstellar royalty, sent to Earth after the collapse of his home planet. Adopted by ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ his superhuman abilities. Dejected, he took a roll of coins and his bag, caught a greyhound to the inner city, never looked back. Ben "The Beast" Benito ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ It should have killed him but, in that hopeless moment, his wounds puckered, scabbed, and closed ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ he was inexplicably alive and inexplicably superhuman. And ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ the slums. He ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ ░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒░▒ got away, never looked back. Benny Brasier is the combination of three fragmented identities and their alleged life stories. He was initially diagnosed as a schizophrenic before he pulled his situation around, and with exercises of cooperation and co-consciousness, has been able to live these past years in relative comfort. He maintains a stable job as a freelance journalist for a media coverage company. During an email interview with a Corps retiree, he began to re-idolize the miracle-workers of Liberty City as he had, probably, for years. Benny was far from a viable candidate himself, he’d always thought, but his therapist revealed her connections to the Corps during a session and begrudgingly turned him onto the organization — they needed his help. Benny himself may not have the makings of a hero but he knows three guys who do. [/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent] [indent][hider= ► ► ►][center][color=#5d5d5d][sup][b]AGE: 34 | GENDER: MALE | HOMETOWN: MAYBE OHIO?[/b][/sup][/color] [quote]talking talking talking talking[/quote][/center] [h3][u] P E R S O N A L I T I E S [/u][/h3] [center][img][/img] [img][/img] [img][/img][/center][table][row][/row][row][cell][/cell][cell]❖ [ Friendly ] ❖ [ Reliable ] ❖ [ Mellow ] ❖ [ Unpretentious ] ❖ [ Self-Detached ][/cell] [cell]❖ [ Neurotic ] ❖ [ Anxious ] ❖ [ Diligent ] ❖ [ Asocial ] ❖ [ Self-Deprecating ][/cell] [cell]❖ [ Melancholic ] ❖ [ Charismatic ] ❖ [ Campy ] ❖ [ Outcast ] ❖ [ Self-Obsessed ][/cell] [cell]❖ [ Brash ] ❖ [ Blasé ] ❖ [ Virile ] ❖ [ Abrasive ] ❖ [ Self-Destructive ][/cell] [/row][/table] [indent][indent]Personally reserved but, ultimately, Benny is a mediator who wants to provide for as many as he can with what little he has to offer. He doesn’t have that many human connections aside from the relationships with his alters, developed and autonomous in their own rights; Benny doesn’t pursue deeper relationships, finding he gets a lot out of everyday interactions with acquaintances and coworkers. The ability to give back to a larger community appeals to him so greatly because, in this case, he can take a lofty, overhead position with his superpowers, doesn’t have to get so close. Getting so close means others getting personal with people like Bones, a traumatized misandrist who falls into mental spirals at any extended interaction with another human being. There’s Basher who swings between people-pleasing and peskiness depending on his temperament, altogether prioritizing himself over anyone and anything. He also has a tendency to talk at or down to people regardless of how genuine the intent is. It leaves Benito, “The Beast,” an obstinate devil’s advocate and overall bastard who overlooks empathy whenever he can antagonize or run his mouth. Out of Benny’s alters, Basher is definitely the best to tackle interaction with but the other two can butt in at inopportune moments to hassle, bicker, and riot. It’s a pretty delicate balancing act, keeping everyone happy. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u] A P P E A R A N C E [/u][/h3] [indent][color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Looks about his age at thirty-two. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Clocks in at five feet, nine inches. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Pale with a wispy hair texture; blonde, blue-eyed. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] A scrawny, scrappy impression from his stubble to his choppy, strewn-about haircut. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Perpetual bags accentuate his eyes -- probably why he looks a bit off. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Either dresses like he spends most of his time at home — that’s T-shirts — or its a dress shirt with no tie. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Talks fast. Voice has an underlying hoarseness. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Non-eclectic in his mannerisms; his shifts aren’t expressively obvious from the outlook. In-general: Bones struggles to make eye contact; Basher pantomimes deep interest in conversation; Benito has a slight Boston inflection and talks with his hands.[/indent] [h3][u] P O W E R S & A B I L I T I E S [/u][/h3] [indent][indent]Benny’s condition interacts with his powers — for every consistent power is a consistent, corresponding personality. If that personality has no compulsion to use their power or, vice versa, is niche-less within the co-conscious state Benny has created in his mind, both that power and personality will lose effect. Overtime, Benny has phased through hundreds of alters, hundreds of theoretical superpowers, leaving the main trio that together forms Triad. B. L. Bones wields [i][b]Superhuman Strength[/b][/i] > explanation > limitations > weaknesses Basher wields [i][b]Quintessence[/b][/i] Or: the generation of a personal energy source that supports spontaneous flight and emission via high-concentrated light beams. > any further explanation > limitations > weaknesses Benito wields [i][b]Superhuman Immunity / Rapid Self-Recovery[/b][/i] Or: invulnerability to most physical maladies. > further explanation > limitations > weaknesses [/indent][/indent] [h3][u] M O T I V A T I O N [/u][/h3] [indent][indent]If Triad were one person, he would be an unconquerable force. At present, the three components of this theoretical superhero have little incentive to put their potential to good use. Bones actively fears his own power; Basher sees his own as a excuse to escape responsibility, not as a means of humanitarianism; Benito’s gift has only inspired a streak of reckless and self-corrosion before Benny got a handle on him. This is what Benny has always wanted to do. There was no point to negotiating with these parts of himself if it wasn’t in service of being a hero to anybody. This is the one time they really have to listen to him.[/indent][/indent] [indent][hider= ► ► ►] [center][color=#5d5d5d]【 [color=#d974a5]♪♫[/color] 】[/color][/center] [h3][u] I N V E N T O R Y [/u][/h3] [indent][indent]What sort of personal items, tools, cash, or weapons (!) does your character usually carry, and what might we find stashed in his home or hideout?[/indent][/indent] [h3][u] S T R E N G T H S & S K I L L S [/u][/h3] [indent][color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [i]Benny[/i] claims to have no observable skills.[/indent] [h3][u] W E A K N E S S E S & F L A W S [/u][/h3] [indent][color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] [/indent] [h3][u] M I S C E L L A N E O U S [/u][/h3] [indent][color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] Anything not covered above goes here. [color=#5d5d5d]▼[/color] You can leave this blank if you like. [color=2e2c2c][sub].[/sub][/color] [/indent] [/hider][/indent] [color=2e2c2c][sub].[/sub][/color] [/hider][/indent] [indent][right]_____________________ [color=#5d5d5d][sup][b]FC: "Ian"[/b] / [b][color=#d974a5]notmusa[/color][/b] [color=#d974a5]@ [b]tumblr[/b][/color][/sup][/color][/right][/indent] [/hider][/color] Dude it looks so fucking broad. Why Anyway, I don't like this but maybe somebody else will to some extent. Here's a quick list of the surface-deep things I would add: [list] [*] Actual music where the music notes are... [*] Character quote that distinguishes the four personalities. [*] Character portraits in the gap between the 'Personality' header and the table. [*] Elaboration on the superpowers. [*] Everything in the second hider. [/list]