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IC INFO
Name: Xerxes Break
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Age: Age is complicated in ph... Either like 106 or in his 40s. Don't ask.
(Brief) Canon Description: Here
Personality/Background:
Break is a strange person that has a habit of picking on others, delving into their private affairs and wouldn't hesitate to call them useless or point out to them how their life would be easier if someone were dead. He has no problems with manipulating others to achieve his own goals. And yet, underneath all of that, Break is a good person, though he would loathe to admit it. He was once a Kevin Regnard, after all, and a very proud and loyal knight. But after his master was killed, he essentially made a deal with the devil, taking on a terrible power for the sake of reversing that reality, but ends up staining his hands with even more blood and regret than simply accepting that he couldn't be there to protect his master.
This event fundamentally changed Kevin, and after the horrors he committed and losing his eye to the abyss, he took on a new name as if to symbolize his new life. Xerxes Break is someone that shouldn't look on his past with anything but indifference and should have no qualms with doing whatever it takes to achieve his ultimate goal of fulfilling the Will of the Abyss's wish. He'll manipulate people, put them in grave danger, and will happily tell them so!
It's all a very deliberate choice on his part, because Break likes to exert control, so to speak. His rather eccentric (and sometimes abrasive) personality and distant way of interacting with others is a way for him to control how people feel about him. After the despair of failing as a knight not once, but twice, Break doesn't necessarily want to get closer to other people for fear of losing them or failing them. This was more of a concern after he returned from the Abyss and has softened some in the years since, though he's still reluctant to form relationships. He does clearly care for Shelly and Sharon Rainsworth, and throughout the course of the manga, does grow to care for the other main characters, albeit rather reluctantly and slowly.
Basically, Sharon says it best — "You're not some hero who can do everything by himself.
You're a middle-aged man who's deluded himself into thinking he can do everything alone! In your arrogance, you're always making fun of others. You're always acting like you know everything, and yet you never reveal anything! You pose as an adult, but you're a perfectionist who can't accept defeat. You're always meddling in other people's affairs, but god forbid someone should dare do the same with you!" A paragraph of a quote from canon probably makes a bad application, but that's 100% accurate, I swear... You can read a full app here if you'd like.
Powers and Skills:
Most notable of Break's abilities is his Chain, Mad Hatter. Break is able to summon it at will, but it puts a great strain on him to do so, and at his canonpoint, would probably render him blind and put him out of commission for several days. Mad Hatter's basic power is to reject and destroy the Abyss's power, which effectively kills other Chains.
In addition, Break has very vaguely defined magical ability, though it's rarely used. The biggest example is his creation of a magic circle to trap Oz, but other than that, there's not a lot... Though out of his abilities, the one he's most likely to use is his abilities as a swordsman. Break is very skilled with a sword despite his appearance, and has an impressive amount of dexterity and strength, which makes him a pretty fearsome fighter with a sword in his hand. As proof of this, it's worth noting that his Chain is his last resort, and he'll more often try to beat an opponent with his swordsmanship.
PLOT INFO
Sin: Pride, since a lot of what Break does (and also fails to do) is based on his sense of pride. He won't compromise because of his own self-important sense of what's right, even if it leads him to ruin. That, or Wrath, because he's a Christy character that's full of Sin.
Item: His cane-sword
Motive: Break is most likely to kill in 1) self-defense 2) protecting others. Apping in, the only person for #2 is Gilbert, but if he grows to be fond of others in the game, he'd do the same. He has no qualms about killing, that said, and would do so if a suitable reason appeared. He's a serial killer that never got caught, so, uh. He's down for murder.
Plot Involvement: You know I am.
Volunteer Deathroll: Nope, I'd prefer he'd not be first!
Victim or Culprit: Culprit is better, but he can totally be a victim if it's an awful clusterfuck a la a Kaoru-Style (tm) murder.
Name: Christy
Contact:
Invite: me
I have read the rules and understand the activity requirements: Absolutely!
IC INFO
Name: Xerxes Break
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Age: Age is complicated in ph... Either like 106 or in his 40s. Don't ask.
(Brief) Canon Description: Here
Personality/Background:
Break is a strange person that has a habit of picking on others, delving into their private affairs and wouldn't hesitate to call them useless or point out to them how their life would be easier if someone were dead. He has no problems with manipulating others to achieve his own goals. And yet, underneath all of that, Break is a good person, though he would loathe to admit it. He was once a Kevin Regnard, after all, and a very proud and loyal knight. But after his master was killed, he essentially made a deal with the devil, taking on a terrible power for the sake of reversing that reality, but ends up staining his hands with even more blood and regret than simply accepting that he couldn't be there to protect his master.
This event fundamentally changed Kevin, and after the horrors he committed and losing his eye to the abyss, he took on a new name as if to symbolize his new life. Xerxes Break is someone that shouldn't look on his past with anything but indifference and should have no qualms with doing whatever it takes to achieve his ultimate goal of fulfilling the Will of the Abyss's wish. He'll manipulate people, put them in grave danger, and will happily tell them so!
It's all a very deliberate choice on his part, because Break likes to exert control, so to speak. His rather eccentric (and sometimes abrasive) personality and distant way of interacting with others is a way for him to control how people feel about him. After the despair of failing as a knight not once, but twice, Break doesn't necessarily want to get closer to other people for fear of losing them or failing them. This was more of a concern after he returned from the Abyss and has softened some in the years since, though he's still reluctant to form relationships. He does clearly care for Shelly and Sharon Rainsworth, and throughout the course of the manga, does grow to care for the other main characters, albeit rather reluctantly and slowly.
Basically, Sharon says it best — "You're not some hero who can do everything by himself.
You're a middle-aged man who's deluded himself into thinking he can do everything alone! In your arrogance, you're always making fun of others. You're always acting like you know everything, and yet you never reveal anything! You pose as an adult, but you're a perfectionist who can't accept defeat. You're always meddling in other people's affairs, but god forbid someone should dare do the same with you!" A paragraph of a quote from canon probably makes a bad application, but that's 100% accurate, I swear... You can read a full app here if you'd like.
Powers and Skills:
Most notable of Break's abilities is his Chain, Mad Hatter. Break is able to summon it at will, but it puts a great strain on him to do so, and at his canonpoint, would probably render him blind and put him out of commission for several days. Mad Hatter's basic power is to reject and destroy the Abyss's power, which effectively kills other Chains.
In addition, Break has very vaguely defined magical ability, though it's rarely used. The biggest example is his creation of a magic circle to trap Oz, but other than that, there's not a lot... Though out of his abilities, the one he's most likely to use is his abilities as a swordsman. Break is very skilled with a sword despite his appearance, and has an impressive amount of dexterity and strength, which makes him a pretty fearsome fighter with a sword in his hand. As proof of this, it's worth noting that his Chain is his last resort, and he'll more often try to beat an opponent with his swordsmanship.
PLOT INFO
Sin: Pride, since a lot of what Break does (and also fails to do) is based on his sense of pride. He won't compromise because of his own self-important sense of what's right, even if it leads him to ruin. That, or Wrath, because he's a Christy character that's full of Sin.
Item: His cane-sword
Motive: Break is most likely to kill in 1) self-defense 2) protecting others. Apping in, the only person for #2 is Gilbert, but if he grows to be fond of others in the game, he'd do the same. He has no qualms about killing, that said, and would do so if a suitable reason appeared. He's a serial killer that never got caught, so, uh. He's down for murder.
Plot Involvement: You know I am.
Volunteer Deathroll: Nope, I'd prefer he'd not be first!
Victim or Culprit: Culprit is better, but he can totally be a victim if it's an awful clusterfuck a la a Kaoru-Style (tm) murder.
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