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rubycitymods) wrote2012-01-13 01:45 pm
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A note for CR AU applications
Ruby City does allow previous game history/CR to be brought over on a case by case basis. If you want to include this in your application please add additional sections for PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and PREVIOUS GAME HISTORY beneath the Personality and Background/History sections.
In these additional sections we would like to see a brief outline of your character's previous game history and how it potentially impacted on and altered their canon personality.
Personality & 3rd Person Revision
Hi! Just to clarify, when you say you want the revision to show a clearer grasp of grammar and syntax and whatnot, does this include the personality section too?
If so, that's fine! I'll give the revision tonight before I go to bed or after work tomorrow!
[EDIT] Thought I'd just go ahead and do both anyways. Hope this is better!
Personality:
Cold, loud-mouthed, sarcastic, attitudinal, cynical, grumpy, rude, foul-mouthed, criminal, jerk, asshole, blunt, cruel, rebellious- the list that compiles Ragna's personality in such a grim light is a rather long one. On the surface, many of those descriptions of him would hold water with the way that he comes off to others. While his attitude and short temper are indeed ingrained into his personality, to get the bottom as to why he acts the way that he does is to take a few steps into the past.
Before Ragna would grow up to take the mantle of "Bloodedge", there was a time where he was an easy-going child. While Ragna's origin story isn't entirely known, it is speculated that he is an artificially created human. What is known is that in his earlier years, he lived a carefree, peaceful life with his two siblings at a church with a sister nun. In these early years, Ragna was shown to be a kind and caring brother to both Saya and Jin. His mannerisms, while not dignified, were at least respectfully norma. His compassion to protect his loved ones was also worth noting- although it may also show how single-minded Ragna can be as he gave Saya extra attention when she became ill, while not paying his brother Jin much attention by comparison. This tunnel-vision trait of his shines through in his future self in how devoted he is to his causes, be it defeating the likes of Yuuki Terumi or destroying the Novus Orbis Librarium and everything it stands for.
His bitter and cold outlook on the world would soon become rooted in his mind when his world was flipped upside down. Without warning, the church was burned to the ground and the sister that cared for him and his siblings was murdered. Add his brother being controlled by the mysterious (troll) green-haired man named Terumi to chop off his arm, left for dead at the burning remains of the church with Saya kidnapped and Jin nowhere to be seen, and this concoction creates a recipe for disaster that would inevitably shape Ragna into the strong-willed albeit hate-filled fighter that he had become feared for.
When he was fortunate enough to be saved by Rachel Alucard by being infused with the Azure Grimoire, a powerful ars magus that grants him access to the boundary and feeding upon souls, Ragna took this desire for revenge to heart and was trained by Jubei. As he grew up and got stronger with his master, he developed a burning desire to see the world as he knew it destroyed, as it was his role in the world to upset the balance that was established by the Library. The Library by extension was responsible for everything that was wrong with the world and for what happened to him and his siblings- it was all the motivation that he needed to start down a dark and unpleasant path that would lead him to becoming the world's greatest threat.
"Ragna the Bloodedge"
It didn't take long for that name to become common to the public, his misdeeds of mayhem and the destruction of the individual branches of the Library in each hierarchical city attracting vigilantes and do-gooders alike to seek the bounty of the SS-Class criminal. To be be labelled as a villain in the eyes of everyone was a hefty burden to place upon Ragna’s shoulders, but it only serves to prove just how resilient he is and how accepting he is of the circumstances that surround him. So long as he has the power he needs to do what he’s set out to do, that is all that matters to him- that includes mastering the ability to use the Azure Grimoire which took the place of his lost arm. Though Ragna has been warned to not mistake the power of the Azure as his own, he will press his luck and use it as needed. Given his outrageous strength to begin with though, he doesn’t resort to it often unless it’s against a powerful foe. …or they just happen to piss him off, considering his short temper.
“Out of my way already…or you're dead.”
To say that Ragna embraces the role of a bad guy in the eyes of the common people is an understatement. Vulgar and rude, Ragna isn’t afraid to speak his mind though he will warn others to leave him alone if he isn’t in the mood to talk. While Ragna doesn’t go out of his way to cause trouble except for the destruction of the Library branches that are located in every hierarchical city, he isn’t above a good fight if provoked (be it by a vigilante after the bounty on his head or just being irritated by someone in general). Because of his reputation as the "Grim Reaper", he is more inclined to reject advances of friendship when he knows that it would lead to trouble for him.
This cold front of his most likely stems from his lack of trust in others- though there have been implications that he will shove someone aside to protect them from an incoming threat that's after Ragna. For example, near the beginning of Continuum Shift when Noel wants to talk with Ragna, he angrily tells her to leave him alone. When she finally does abide to his wishes (though not without reminding him that they would be enemies the next time they met), he immediately snuffed out the presence of a dangerous vigilante before fighting him.
When betrayed or wronged by others, it’s very hard to forgive them as is the case with Jin despite figuring out how he was used by Terumi before. Despite all of these seemingly irredeemable traits, such a mindset and jaded attitude could be put into question based upon two factors. One being canon and the other pertaining to being in a roleplaying game (Ruby City) where he’s separated from his world where he’s enemy #1 and unable to continue on with his mission. Of course this also means taking into consideration the other side of Ragna, of which admittedly may be more prominent outside of the BlazBlue universe.
Beneath the gruff exterior that he exudes and the villainous reputation that he shoulders is the same kind-hearted, compassionate man that cares for his loved ones, especially his family. It just so happens that it’s buried deep beneath the betrayal, hatred and bitterness he feels for getting everything taken away from him when he wanted a peaceful life. While he himself has yet to completely realize this yet, his desire for power doesn’t just stem from his desire for revenge, but out of fear that he won’t be able to protect the people around him that matter. This is best exemplified by the way in which he was powerless to stop Terumi from ruining his life as a child.
While still rough around the edges when showing his better side, he’s not above mercy or sympathy, preferring to kick the ass of his opponent instead of outright killing them unless the situation truly calls for it. Otherwise he also has a tendency for getting suckered in by beggars, even when it’s not by his choice; such as treating Taokaka to food or buying Platinum’s meal despite the treatment he receives. While he’s calm and around other respectable people (AKA nice people/not crazy people), he can hold a conversation much more easily and is more willing to show his kinder side. That doesn’t necessarily mean that nice people are immune to his more brutal side, though it typically happens when he’s confused or prodded the wrong way. As for his confusion, Ragna is prone to fits of anger and air-thin patience when he doesn’t understand what is going on around him, as people like Jubei and Rachel tend to not explain whole situations to him- least he either figure it out for himself or fate will have everything fall into place.
Unless your name is Rachel Alucard as well, it would be wise not to call him a pervert or a pedophile, as he has been teased for such statements when just in the presence of others that are younger than him. It also leads to incurring his violent wrath if pushed far enough. Otherwise his luck is terrible and the trouble he gets into when not involving the Library is typically not of his own accord, and is even in spite of his generosity. Granted Ragna isn’t above being a “guy” from time to time, as is evidenced by his checking out Makoto (though in a more subtle manner by comparison to Kagura) when facing off against her.
His emotional attachment to his sister, Saya, is also worth noting. His conflicted feelings in regards to the Murakumo units (namely Lambda-11, Nu-13, and Noel Vermillion) whom all are replicas of her weighs heavily on his mind when it interferes with his objective of tearing down the Library. In the case of Nu-13, who was created to guard the Cauldron of the 13th Hierarchical City, Kagutsuchi, it evidently tears him up on the inside to have to forcefully tell her to shut up and that he was going to destroy her, refusing to use the term ‘kill’ as to try to make the pain less severe in having to defeat her. With Lambda-11, when she sacrificed herself for him at the end of Continuum Shift and regained Nu’s memories and spent her last moments in Ragna’s arms before fading away (giving him the Idea Engine that let him access the true Azure), he was briefly an emotional wreck having to watch her die in his arms. By extension, though initially hostile to Noel Vermillion, Ragna’s attachment to his sister and her genuine human and kind-hearted nature got through to him as well, compelling him to want to protect and save her; even if it cost him his arm once more as he reversed the tempering process that had turned Noel into the Godslayer, Mu-12. While his surprisingly noble and reckless sacrifice may not extend out to others as extensively, it goes to show Ragna’s bravado and how much he seems to not care for his own wellbeing if it means saving those that matter to him.
His resilience being addressed one last time, there have been multiple times in which Ragna has been brutally attacked and even wounded to the point of which the injuries should be fatal. Between the combination of his Azure Grimoire, his own body being the human form of the Black Beast and his own die-hard attitude, he viciously proclaims that he refuses to give up, even when things are looking their most bleak.
“I swore to myself…that I’d…never give up…
I… I’m going… to fight…as a human…until the very end! Until the very end!”
The drive to never give up may be the reason that he has managed to pull through some situations that many would have considered impossible to overcome. Whether it’s for revenge, to protect what matters most to him, or for whatever Ragna sets his eyes upon, the name Bloodedge will carry on with the same weighted burden. Ragna will always be known as the destroyer.
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On a final random note, Ragna is a surprisingly very good cook and has a phobia of ghosts that causes him to scream like a girl. So much for his manly reputation.
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Third Person:
"Places like this just don't exist anymore..."
It was hard to be in a good mood when an otherwise pleasant-looking town was effectively trapping him here- the sour tone in his voice was enough of a hint for anyone with ears for cynicism. Musing to himself, Ragna had eventually gotten tired of wandering around the city. Evidently that lead the white-haired Grim Reaper to the river, leaning over the side of the bridge to stare at his own reflection for the past hour. Or rather, he would have been had it not been for the fact that the river was frozen. The cold didn't seem to be bothering him either as a light frown marred his lips. This place...no, this world- if what he was told was true, he was more than just blown off course. He wasn't coming back; not yet at least. He wasn't so convinced that there wasn't a way out of here. Maybe the secret lied within the catacombs he'd heard so much about. It wasn't like he was ill-equipped for any dangers that could come his way; he'd likely dealt with worse. But what troubled him the most however...was the fact that he couldn't get back to what mattered the most. Stopping the Imperator and putting an end to the NOL for good; that included stomping Terumi into the ground. But that meant going through her too...
He should have known that it was her. He didn't want to accept it- didn't want to wonder as to why Nu, Lambda and Noel all shared her face. But why? There were too many questions that were now being left unanswered and while he was trapped here in Ruby City, he couldn't do anything about it. That revelation provoked him to clench his fists tighter, forgetting for a second that one of those hands weren't even his to begin with as he felt the anger rising within him. How could he come so far yet gain so little ground? What was his purpose here? He couldn't have died- he couldn't have gone back in time to the past...right? He didn't recognize this place, even if it was a lot nicer than most of the cities back home. Untouched by seithr, by chaos, by...well, him. The people that were here alongside him weren't to blame. Whoever was responsible for trapping everyone here? They were the ones he needed to vent his anger to. He had to put a stop to this and find a way to shatter the barriers that kept everyone from going home. It was Hell in disguise...even if the Hell he would be returning to was likely far worse, his fate a grim one in most likely outcomes. His own choice of words were still strong in his mind however.
As a human, until the very end. He was going to keep fighting until the very end. Gritting his teeth in frustration, Ragna flicked his gloves of the snow that gathered beneath his grip on the railing of the bridge and started walking. Where? Who knew? Ragna wouldn't know for sure until he found the answers he seeked. "Can't figure shit out by just sitting on my ass." ...he wasn't really sitting on his ass, but the point still stood. Standing around and doing nothing...well, it did nothing for him. So he would walk, and check out what this city had to offer- what secrets it kept. What truths were hidden behind the bars of this so-called cage? But more importantly...
Whose ass would he have to kick to get out of here?
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