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[color=Gold][b]Name[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Tate Hwang[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Gender[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Male[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Age[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]21, born October 19th, 1998[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Sexuality[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Heterosexual[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Nationality[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Korean-Canadian[/color]

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[color=Gold][b]Appearance[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Tate is a tall young man with an athletic body. He's not too overly muscular, but has a fairly toned physique with a majority of his muscle mass concentrated in his arms and upper body. His skin is beige, and he has dark brown eyes. He has a messy bed of hair that is generally kept uncombed. Tate usually doesn't care too much about his appearance, but keeps his face clean-shaven at the behest of his dad. Tate stands tall and rarely if ever slouches. His face is normally stuck in a cocky grin, allowing all to see his well-maintained pearly whites.

Tate's casual wear can best be described as... well, casual. His wardrobe almost entirely consists of t-shirts, hoodies, loose button-up shirts, jeans and cargo pants. His clothes are generally found in dark blues, saturated reds, and dark grays and blacks. Tate has a pair of white running shoes that he wears all the time, which have dirtied quite considerably from overuse.[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Height[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]6'0"[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Personality[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]If one were to spot Tate from afar, and noted how he carried himself, they would probably be quick to assume that he is cocky, brash, and hot-headed. However, if they were to actually approach and interact with him, they would figure out that that assumption is [i]absolutely correct[/i]. Tate is all of these things to a T and more. Tate is impulsive, always the type to act first and think later. He carries an air of confidence about him wherever he goes, even when (or perhaps especially when) he has no idea what he is doing.

Those who've interacted with him, then, and fully understood how he acts in everyday life, would assume that he is not a very smart man. This assumption is [i]incorrect[/i]. Well, partly incorrect. Tate is incredibly book smart, having grown up as a child in the gifted program. Tate is intelligent on subjects that interest him, and those that generally assume he is a bumbling oaf may be surprised to hear (perhaps pleasantly so) that Tate can hold his own on discussions of math and science. The caveat here, then, is that Tate's impulsiveness often gets in the way of common sense, and he usually only realizes that he's made the wrong decision after he's made it. Very often, Tate gets into trouble simply because he's not thought the consequences through.

Tate is very loyal to those he deems his trusted friends. Although he is loud, brash, and standoffish at times, those who put their trust in him will find that he will just as easily put his trust in them as well. This can be a double-edged sword, however. Tate has often done things at the behest of his "friends" that have later backfired on him, and he is a very easy person to backstab.[/color]

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[color=Gold][b]Persona[/b][/color]
[color=Silver][url=https://i.imgur.com/MXTTRPa.png]VII. The Chariot - Alexander the Great[/url][/color]

[color=Gold][b]Skill[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Physical, Fire, Debuff[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Equipment[/b][/color]
[color=Silver][url=https://i.imgur.com/IkkpnNx.png]Xiphos[/url]
[url=https://i.imgur.com/lPJVBDK.png]FN P90[/url][/color]

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[color=Gold][b]Education[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Second-Year Math Major[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Biography[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Tate is a man of many words [i]and[/i] actions, even if they aren't necessarily the right words or actions. Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Tate was the only male figure in his family after his father left the family when Tate was four. His twin younger sisters, Penny and Jeanie, always looked up to him as a strong older brother. Because of this, Tate grew up a fighter and a protector. He would always be the kind of person who would stick up for those that were weaker than he was. This caused him to make a few enemies, especially bullies that saw him as a goody two-shoes. As Tate grew, the bullies' focus turned away from their original targets and onto Tate himself. Tate got into many fights in school, but was rarely the aggressor. Because of this, and because Tate was otherwise an academically gifted student, that he never got into major trouble for it. His mother was called several times due to his behavior, but his mother never scolded him too much, especially since his sisters were always on his side.

Tate's time in his elementary and high school years, especially in his time in the gifted program, set him squarely on the path of higher education, not just physically, but also mentally. He was [i]sure[/i] that pursuing a career in research or teaching was the way for him. Tate was often at the top of his class every grade, all the way up to the end of high school. However, his home life was beginning to sour. Although Tate still cared for his mother and siblings, he began to feel a lack of freedom while he was living in the household. He decided then, when it came time to pick a university for his post-secondary education, that he would move away from his home, and sent out many different applications to many universities around the world, mostly in the United States, Great Britain, South Korea, and Japan. When the invitations came back, Tate initially had trouble deciding where to go. However, literally two days after he received the invitation from Thames' Edge, he learned that one of his online friends, a girl named Jocelyn Salt, was also going to attend Thames' Edge. This sealed the deal for Tate, and he packed his bags and set off for London.

Tate was sure he had it figured out. Tate knew what he was going to university for, and what paths he was going to pursue afterwards... for the first semester. Ennui hit him like a truck midway through the second semester. He had been so sure, that he wanted to teach, or to study or do research in some STEM field, but now... now? He wasn't so sure. He felt like something was missing... like he had looked the other way while his true calling had passed him by. Was this really the path for him? If it was, why did he feel so empty inside? And if it wasn't, what was? What was his true calling? And... was it too late?[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Affiliations[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]Do-hee Hwang - Tate's mother, a hard-working, soft-spoken woman whose husband left after a messy divorce, leaving her with three mouths to feed. Thankfully, Do-hee had a supporting family of her own, who often sent her money and helped out with the house whenever they could.

Penny & Jeannie Hwang - Tate's younger sisters, they are fraternal twins. Penny is the more outspoken and extroverted of the two, while Jeannie is the shy, quiet one. Both of them look up to Tate and have been a constant point of contact to combat homesickness while Tate is in London.

Jocelyn Salt - The reason that Tate finally settled on Thames' Edge as his university of choice. Jocelyn is a serious, rational thinker, always ready to rein back Tate with a sarcastic quip. She and Tate are thick as thieves, despite their opposing personalities. Or perhaps because of them.[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Relationships[/b][/color]
[color=Silver]None yet.[/color]

[color=Gold][b]Character Theme[/b][/color]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynndpVJX9uA[/youtube][/hider][/center]