Character Assessments

[oracle]

Alright, this is how it works, you give me the name of the character you want me to assess and I'll be more than happy to. Basically, this is just what I see when I see your character around. It will be based on shoutbox and thread if, I've read or threaded with them. Just keep a few things in mind.

1. Just give me the character name.
2. Don't get pissed if you don't like what I have to say.
3. Just remember this is what I see, and is just my opinion.
4. Just remember this is about your character and not you.
5. Don't tell me anything about the character.
6. Tell me if you want it posted here or PM'd and if PM'd to who.

You don't have to do this of course, it's entirely up to you. But it can fun, enlightening, or I could be completely wrong. Either way it's all in good fun.

[The Dark Knight]

Obviously, I want you to assess Barnes.

Can't wait to see your diagnosis!

[oracle]

James Barnes:

Barnes is a man with a lot of anger issues, has probably had them for a long time. A young punk with a chip on his shoulder kind of thing. Deep down he's a good guy, but often has times articulating what is going on in his head. He lashes out when things get too frustrating for him since he can't seem to get the words out. A lot of the pressure he is under he's put on himself. He tries very hard to live up to the uniform and moniker he carries, Captain America, while trying to do things his way, yet keep things the way the former Captain would. This causes him some serious issues to the point that he can't always decipher between what he should do, and what he thinks Rogers would want him to do. Because he's trying so hard to be what he thinks Rogers wants him to be, he tends to miss the point. Which just adds more to his confusion and the resentment of others. He has hard time letting someone close because he believes in the end he would disappoint them. If he found his balance and took what Rogers taught him and incorporated it into what he knows he'd be much better off.

He also has a hard time handling the fact that when he was Winter Soldier he did some bad things. He accepted the blame for it, which is good. But instead of placing the majority of the blame where it belonged, he took all of it in it's entirety, which is bad. He wasn't strong enough, fast enough, smart enough and so on. His self criticism and self doubt causes his anger issues to increase and causes people to question his ability to shoulder the responsibility. He needs to come to terms with what he's done, realize that not everyone is perfect, not even Rogers, and place the blame where it belongs. He has an image of absolute perfection where Rogers is concerned which just adds to the pressure that he puts on himself. He can't be Rogers and he knows that, but he tries anyway. That is what alienates him from others. He needs to remember Rogers and what he stood for, but he needs to draw the line at trying to impress the man. Which in essence is what Barnes does, so that he doesn't disappoint. In doing so, he's lost sight of himself and the entire reason that he was chosen to become Captain America. As I said, he's a good man, he's just extremely lost at this point in time. Unfortunately, a lot of it is due to his own perceptions.

[Remy LeBeau]

I'd like you to assess all my characters. xD;

Remy LeBeau, Wade Wilson, Johnny Storm, Daken Akihiro and Delano Krueger (albeit his app isn't completed yet).

[oracle]

Remy LeBeau:

Remy is too charismatic for his own good. No matter if he's loyal and doesn't stray or not, he will always come off as a cheat and not just at cards. He's very much a young man who does things his way and often it comes out as questionable. It might not always be the right way or even the right thing, and as selfish as it may seem he usually does it for the good of others. However, I believe he plays up to the part as much as naturally comes by, simply for the fact that people can't get close if they don't know who you are. He's very much a man of mystery and prefers it that way for both his protection and for those around him. That protection though may not always be life or death but on an emotional level as well.

To be able to get close to him on more than just the surface level is pretty damn hard, and you'd have to be extremely special to get that far. Just because he calls you friend doesn't really mean a damn thing. He calls you family and you won't find a better man to have at your back. However, there is an element about him that you can't fully trust, not matter how much you want to. Remy is Remy and Remy will do what he wants and when he wants to do it. Much like a rodeo star, no matter how badly you want him to stay, something will always call him away. That being said, he'll always come back. He has his secrets and plays everything close to the vest. If he ever lets you see his hand, then you know you are either being set up [if an enemy] or you are given a seriously precious gift [if family]. There is way too much gray area for Remy to be considered a truly good guy, that being said there is way too much gray area for him to be considered bad. He straddles the line between good guy and bad boy with an ease that isn't normal. In truth you can trust Remy with your life, just not with anything else.

Wade Wilson:

Wade is probably one of the most complicated yet simple men out there. Complicated because he's not all there, he's a bit crazy, and can be down right vicious. Simple in the fact that all he seems to want is to be one of the good guys. He will do very very very bad things, but the end result is almost always the fact that he was trying to help someone. He is a merc but even as screwed up as he is, he still has a sense of honor that not many people take the time to realize. All they see is a bad man that won't shut up, unfortunately they tend to not listen to what he has to say. Even those off the wall comments have some meaning if one would just pay attention.

He'd been written off by most everyone since Weapon X and that didn't help his mental state in the slightest. Unfortunately, a lot of the mental issues are just as much his fault as the people of Weapon X. Due to his knack for falling into a depression and blaming them for everything that's wrong with him, Wade forgets to shoulder some of the blame himself. He's the opposite of Barnes in that manner. He had been so focused on curing his cancer that he didn't see how odd it might have been. However, I think somewhere deep he realizes that it's as much his fault [whether he actually acknowledges or knows it is up for debate] as Weapon X, and that just adds insult to injury. He may have an 'I don't give a shit' attitude, but he really does affect him, how people see him. That however, just serves to make things more complicated. He's running around in circles [figuratively] and can't seem to find the door way out. He's been running that way for so long it would take quite a bit to bring him back, if that's even possible. His attention span is rather short no matter what the subject, so anything long term may not be possible. Although should he find it, it might help him out more than he realizes.


Johnny Storm:

Oh dear. Johnny is a thrill seeking, arrogant, conceited jerk. But then again, he's a good looking guy with an extremely intelligent sister who tends to be more like a mom to him. He has an even smarter brother in law and even smarter niece. Technically speaking Johnny is the odd one in his family as he's more physical than mental. That he shows off in his need for the extreme whether it's sports, dating, or grandstanding. In a family of highly intelligent people, Johnny tends to do what he does in order to stand out. In high school he was probably the big fish in the small pond. But once that was over his sister took the spotlight, so to speak. Johnny, shows signs of juvenile delinquency, but he also shows signs of maturity and tends to 'step up' when it's least expected of him. He'd burn himself out to save those closest to him, if he thought that was the only way to save them. He's brash, arrogant, and no matter what anyone says he's loyal... to his family. A girl can't hold onto him because he's not ready to settle down. Once he is ready though he'll show her that same loyalty. At this point, you can trust him with your life, just don't trust him with your heart or to have your back. Eventually, he'll get there, just right now you put a pretty girl in front of him and it's like giving a shiny object to a kender.

[Norman Osborn]

I too, would also like all 3 of my characters assessed please

Poirot, Magneto, Norman Osborn

[oracle]

I will probably do up the assessments sometime this weekend. Probably on Sunday since it's my day off.

[Poison Ivy]

Just to keep you busy, you csn do the most interesting of all: Poison Ivy!

Cheers.

[oracle]

Poirot:

Poirot is a decent person who is fighting a loosing battle as the corruption of the Gotham police force gets out of hand. She is dedicated to turning the crime in Gotham around but she seems to be swimming up stream. There is a bit of loneliness to her since her standards are high for Gotham it seems a nearly impossible task. She doesn't see herself as one to be able to give comfort as well as she believes is necessary. However, the fact that she doesn't treat the victims as victims is actually a better comfort than she even realizes. All in all, she is too good for Gotham, yet the place needs her terribly bad. Had she been anywhere else she would have probably been commended and promoted by now. She's quick thinking and able to take command which probably pisses off a lot of the older cops that are on the take. More than likely she is given the cold shoulder because she makes it known where she stands. They'd also fear her because she would more than likely turn them in if she ever found out who was doing what. There is a line between loyalty and doing what's right, and Poirot strikes me as the type to stay on the side of 'doing what's right'.


Magneto:

Magneto is living so far into his past that he is taking his experiences during the Holocaust and using them to fuel his need to stop it from happening again. Only this time to mutants. Where as his reasoning is admirable, what he fails to realize is that it makes him no better than the people who tormented him as a child. If he could just realize that not all humans were bad and concentrate on the ones who actually wish to cause harm, he'd be much better off. He's extremely arrogant and tends to think he speaks for all mutant kind. He has the makings of a damn good leader, but would actually be more suited to the role of advisor.


Can't do Norman yet, still haven't dealt with him enough. But as soon as I do, I'll post for him.

[oracle]

When it comes to Ivy, I'll be able to do one on her after a few more rounds in the Rescue thread. I don't tend to read other peoples threads, so unless I have direct contact I don't have anything to go off of. Since she's hardly in the shoutbox... Same as Norman, I don't have enough to make an assessment yet.

[vixen]

whoever you want from my camp. Sanura, Janessa mainly don't care though

[oracle]

Janessa:

Not much to really go on here with her being a robot, but..... With the fact that she does the little things to try to fit in, tells me that somewhere in her there is a want to be as human like as possible. She acts as if she doesn't care and is just trying to fit in for work purposes. But I think like Data from Star Trek there is a part of her that wants to be as human as possible. It could be a faulty programming and she might not even be aware of it. As loyal as she is to her master, I believe eventually there is a high chance that she will rebel. Due to the fact that he made her the way he did, her programming isn't absolute and if she ever decided to she'd be able to override the commands. As it stands right now, her own belief that she is nothing more than what she is, is what is holding her back. Should she ever get the wild idea to go against her programming, all bets are off.


Sanura:

Thanks to her animalistic tendencies she is running on pure instinct. There doesn't really seem to be too much thought as she just reacts. I don't have much to go on yet. But from what I can tell she isn't really living, she's just going through the motions. She's held down by the goddess and her beliefs, and as such is less human than she should be. In many ways Janessa is more human than Sanura is. She very much doesn't seem to be her own person nor really have her own mind. Being nothing more than a servant and a caged animal. As dangerous as she is now, if she ever breaks out of the cage, and can still hold favor with the goddess she'd be an even more dangerous being. Free thinking is the one thing she seems to lack at the moment and it's that inability to freely think that holds her back from becoming an even stronger powerhouse.

[The Dark Knight]

Think you can do any of these three?

Invisible Woman
Poison Ivy
Batman

If you can't, no stress.

[oracle]

Still wanting a few more posts from Ivy and Sue. But will get them as soon as possible.

Bruce Wayne/Batman:

Oh my. Bruce Wayne doesn't exist, he's just an part that Batman plays. As selfless as he is, putting his life in danger to help those in need without any kind of compensation, he's quite selfish. Some would have to wonder if he's really saving Gotham for the people or for himself. Somewhere along the way the line between doing it because it's right and doing it because it makes him somebody to fear got skewered. He's very big on the theatrics and the dramatics. Makes good for inspiring terror in the hearts of evil doers, but doesn't do so good for his personal relationships. He puts Batman above all else and for the most part will forsake those closest to him in order to stay Batman. He's a great hero but he needs to work on being a man for a bit. He needs to reconnect with those he calls family, because at this point the seem more like pawns to further the legacy of Batman. In his endeavor to right the wrongs he's lost himself and needs to find himself again. Yet somehow the people he's pushed away are the ones that tend to gravitate toward him. He's one of the few people that could possibly be hated by those that love him and yet they still seek his approval. There are times he buys into his own hype, however, that hype is warranted. He's proven himself time and time again, paid his dues so to speak. So, it makes it a bit hard to look down on him and how he is. He's hard and relentless, but somewhere in there, there is spark of humanity. Unfortunately, that spark seems to be dying. He needs to take a moment and really look at what's going around him. Not as Batman but as Bruce Wayne. If he keeps going the way he is, he could possibly lose it all, all over again. Only time will tell how far into the darkness he will go before it fully and totally consumes him, or he finally finds that light that will keep him on the right path. As Spider-Man's Uncle Ben said, With great power comes great responsibility. The thing for Bats is realizing that the responsibility isn't just to Gotham but to himself and his family, and it's not just Bats that shoulders that responsibility, but Bruce. Not all of it is about saving the world. If he can't find that balance then the world might lose what's left of Bruce Wayne.

[Storm]

How about doing Alfred and Storm, I think posting here would be fine?