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Full Name: Justice “Justin” Alexander Peterson

Generation: 3rd (Founder)

Work: Kira is Justice (Existing/Death Note)

Role: Protagonist

Gender/Age: Male/16

Race/Hair Color/Eye Color/Build: Caucasian/Brown/Gray (unofficially Brown)/Lanky or slim

Personality: Timid, shy, introverted, modest, but intelligent and ambitious. Strong sense of morality. Likely has some form of mental disorder of unknown degree. Likely to snap under large circumstances.

Quirks: Avoids eye contact, avoids talking for long periods of time, digs dirt out of finger nails, sometimes sits in unusual position.

Orientation/Gender Identity: Straight /Male

Place of Origin: 2014 Earth (KIJ Branch/Death Note), Chicago

Occupation: High school student/New Kira

Bio: Justin is a weird person. He’s an honor’s student with an assortment of skills under his belt, but is also very reserved, with little friends. He is the younger cousin of Sol Peterson, one of the most popular, smartest, and athletic at their school, and the closest person Justin considers a friend. Justin has the potential to match his cousin-but he never tries. This is possibly some sort of trauma in his past, or the fact that his father is bi-polar and his younger sister is a kleptomaniac. Justin is most likely diagnosed with something, but he doesn’t tell anyone.

One October day, a Shinigami named Landras dropped a Death Note near Justin, which, of course, he picks up. Once he finds out the power of the Death Note (obviously, it kills people), he becomes the New Kira. The reason why he does this is because he thinks it’s his duty, but it could be something else.

Unlike the previous Kira (one Japanese man named Light Yagami), Justin avoids killing innocents. He does try to keep everyone against Kira (which includes L, two other Wammy House kids named O and Fiona, the SIS, and the FBI) off the trail, but in ways that doesn’t involve killing them.

But as the great Shinigami Ryuk once said, those with the Death Note often suffer great misfortune. Justin’s morality is like a glass wall. All it takes is too many stones, and it could be broken, and he would become a full-on sociopath, succeeding Light Yagami in malice and action.

He would even reveal himself to L, and not let his identity hold his ideals of a perfect world down.

So, what do you think?

Justin is a weird person.

Not that you have given any indication of how he's weird.

...That is all?

Well, it could've been worst.

I dislike list profiles on principle. Too barren. Not much to comment on.

"Justin’s morality is like a glass wall. All it takes is too many stones, and it could be broken, and he would become a full-on sociopath, succeeding Light Yagami in malice and action."

Psychology doesn't work that way.

The only people who seem to genuinely lack morality, psychopaths, appear to have a genetically based neurological difference that causes this. Trauma-related antisocial behavior is generally done because, in their twisted danger-laden view of the world, it's the right thing to do. In other words, they have morals, but warped ones. And this is not a sudden thing - either they've never known any different (childhood trauma) or they gradually shifted their morals because they needed to do so to survive. Trauma-related behaviors are generally adaptive to the traumatic situation, but are applied to other situations where that behavior is inappropriate (like taking a sledgehammer to a fly).

So, in brief, trauma can't 'break' a person's morality, just warp it, and that warping is pragmatic for the traumatic situation.

Wait, Etti, isn't there something about lack of touch during early developmental period that does not help the whole 'be empathic' thing?

You're right. I simply took one of my excisting characters, and whipped up this profile in twenty minutes.

I think his mentatality would decay more like this: As the story goes on, he starts straying from his original self. He'll start Kicking the Dog more and more, and start risking the life of innocents to get the job done (ie using a by-stander as bait, or a hostage). His defination of "innocent" might even be streched, for example, he might force one of his enemies to kill somebody, just so he could kill him.

EDIT: Oh, and once that happens, it doesn't really mean he turns into a Complete Monster, but something close enough to make him barely redeemable. So by the time the final rock, which was actually a boomarang that caused some sort of trauma several years again, hits, the remmets of his old self is barely keeping itself up.

There's an even better explanation, but that would spoil an important fact in the story.

edited 25th Feb '11 5:13:49 AM by chihuahua0

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Protagonists:

Rupert Ladsent - An African-American anthropologist and zoologist. Rupert has always had an interest in ancient cultures and in animals. So he decided to study them both as a living. He is what one would call "married to his work". The moment he finds something worth study, he blocks out everything else to do so. But he is also very adventurous and loyal, when his friends are in danger, he'll be there. Upon discovering the remains of Orgalius, an ancient and advanced culture on island upon being stranded, Rupert dedicates himself to trying to find out what happened. He hopes to use this knowledge to perhaps better mankind and prevent history from repeating itself. He usually wears Safari attire.

Erica Sylvaka - An Asian-American college intern who was hired by Rupert to be his assistant. Like her boss, Erica has a strong thirst for knowledge of the past, but she's not "married" to it. She is generally a well-mannered and kind, but at times, she tends to complain a great deal during her expeditions with Rupert. She has a strong bond with Mynxare and the two look out for one another.

Mynxare - A native creature of the island who met Rupert and Erica upon their arrival. He appears to be a combination of a Hare (ears, head and lower body), a Lynx (facial features, eyes and upper body) and a Praying Mantis (arms, legs and sounds). He is usually very friendly and docile, but if provoked, he becomes a savage creature, which makes him handy to have around. He and Erica have a strong bond with each other and Mynxare is willing to do anything to protect his new friends.

Hahjor - The late chieftain of Orgalius before it fell and vanished. It is unknown if he had anything to do with Orgalius' end, but his hologram and notes imply that he feels great shame and sorrow over it. Before his great culture disappeared, Hahjor apparently left messages across his island in an attempt to keep his culture's legacy alive. Messages that both Rupert and W.R.A.I.T.H. follow for more answers. He is only seen in holograms and in flashbacks brought up by his books and scrolls.

Island of Wonders and Mystery: Sea of Secrets

Ergalost - A dolphin-like sea dweller, his people are well known as the sentries of the oceans. They had a strong bond with the people of Aqualianux and served as their guardians for years. But over time, for unknown reasons, they went extinct. Save Ergalost of course. Now, upon discovering Rupert and co.'s expedition, he has decided to revive the mission of his people and protect all in their ocean. He does this by using his expert swimming ability and talent to take on W.R.A.I.T.H. and their attempts on Rupert and Co.'s lives. Because he fears their reaction to his appearance, he only helps than from a distance or when they can't see him. But he eventually finds himself in love with Erica.

Antagonists:

W.R.A.I.T.H. - (World Revolutionizing Association Internationally Tracing History) A paramilitary group who arrived on the Island about three years prior to the series and established a base there. W.R.A.I.T.H.'s goal is to locate and discover ancient cultures and use such knowledge to "help better mankind" as they say. Like Rupert, they intend to find out exactly what happened to the ancient culture of Orgalius and the secret behind their technology. But their desire for such knowledge is the same for anything they discover, for means of war. They intend to harness such sophisticated technology into weapons for their group. Though their reasons for doing so remain unknown. Because they feel their work should remain secret until the right moment, they try to make sure that no one else learns of their discovery. As such, this led to drastic and radical acts, such as eliminating any witnesses they find. This led to them sinking nearby ships and shooting down overhead planes. One of said planes was the one that brought Rupert and Erica to their island. With the 2 now stranded, W.R.A.I.T.H. considers them a possible threat to their "great work". This has made them make numerous attempts on Rupert and Erica’s very lives. Though at times, they'll simply let Rupert find the information they want and then attack him. W.R.A.I.T.H. is comprised of heavily armed soldiers and a large staff of scientists and researchers. The soldiers mainly rely on lasers, grenades and hovercycles, but they'll also use tanks for heavy duty jobs, like taking on the massive megafauna of the island. The scientists of the group are the ones who try to translate their findings and use them for W.R.A.I.T.H.'s needs. When they feel it necessary, they'll also use their technology to augment and control the native fauna for their needs. Their organization's insignia is a ghostly hooded figure (the very creature their group is named after) holding a globe.

Commander Issiac Stryke - The commanding officer of W.R.A.I.T.H. and the one who commissioned their base on the island. He is bent on finding out the secrets of Orgalius' inhabitants, but his reasons are different from Rupert and the rest of W.R.A.I.T.H. Commander Stryke's real reason for this endeavor is because he believes himself to be the descendant of this great culture (though this is not made clear, but it does seem unlikely). So he's out to claim what he believes is rightfully his, this has become somewhat of an obsession for him. So much so, that he's willing to do anything to make it happen, even terminate anyone in his way. It was his knowledge of Anthropology that helped get him his position in W.R.A.I.T.H. 　

Lieutenant Frieda Pax - Commander Stryke's second-in-command and W.R.A.I.T.H.'s chief Enforcer. She's usually out in the field, gathering information about Orgalius and reporting her finds directly to Stryke. She is often seen with a group of W.R.A.I.T.H. soldiers as her aids and when she discovers trespassers (like Rupert and co.) she has been given orders to have her men blast on sight (a fact she enjoys). Due her general dislike of teenagers, Pax is often at odds with Erica.

Island of Wonders and Mystery: Sea of Secrets

Admiral Roxanne Torrpedos - The most decorated leader of the naval units of W.R.A.I.T.H. and considered as the most prettiest and seductive. She is the commander of a vast fleet of warships and submarines, all of them willing to do her dirty work. She is considerably mellower and less obsessive than Stryke. She also appears more conniving and tactical than Stryke, where Stryke would impulsively blast first, Roxanne would wait for the right moment to attack and then do it. Also unlike Stryke, who is greatly feared by his men and staff, Roxanne is admired and swooned over by her subordinates, which she uses to get them to do anything she wants.

edited 28th Feb '11 6:32:43 PM by srebak

Um.

This thread was for one person, not for anyone to post their cps. (Although, that would be nice...)