Post by Merrin on Jul 13, 2014 7:26:10 GMT
Name: Graham Specter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Anime: Baccano! (I'm going to be playing Graham timewise just before he enters the anime.)
Canon?: Yes
Appearance:
Weapons:
Graham has an oversized wrench that he uses if he ever gets into a fight. The wrench is made of metal and packs quite a punch, which is illustrated by the destroyed metal drums that litter his warehouse.
History:
All his life Graham has had an obsession with taking things apart. However this obsession wasn't very well recieved by his parents. His mother scolded him for taking apart all sorts of objects and told him that he didn't know how it felt to take things apart and that he shouldn't do it. A young Graham, not eve ten years old, considored what his mother said to him and detirmaned that if he were to take himself apart he would be able to conintue to do what he loved. Graham went into his room and slowly dislocated every single bone in his body. After the event he didn't anything other than the pain, hopelessness, and paralyizing lonliness.
His mother rushed to his room after hearing moans to find that he had dislocated all of his joints. The flesh on his hand was severly swollen, making it look like some sort of blown up glove.
As time passed he continued to do the thing that he loved the most; take apart objects. He found great enjoyment in it and eventually found work at the Van Dyke Auto Plant as a mechanic. For much of his teenage life he was confused, and his rapidly changing mood swings probably didn't help him much in that regard. But one day his life took an unexpected turn.
A member of the Russo family had come to the warehouse to investigate word that they had been swapping out car parts for cheaper parts. The member of the Russo family who had been sent was the infamous Ladd Russo. Ladd was a complete psycopath, and after having been in the warehouse only five minutes shot one of the workers in the head for no reason, damaged a car and was about to shoot another. After hearing the commotion Graham came out to see what was happening, and began to spout his long-winded nonsense as soon as Ladd asked his name. Graham was upset at the way that Ladd destroyed the car (in a quote 'brutal and unslightly fashion') and told the man that his actions hurt him deeply. He promptly attacked Ladd and the pair of them began to fight, all the while Graham talking non-stop and Ladd replying to him that he was making no sense and that he was annoying.
Graham eventually landed a hit on Ladd by embedding his wrench in Ladd's side, however Ladd wasn't defeted. Instead Ladd grabbed the wrench and sent Graham flying across the warehouse and into a wall. Ladd came over to Graham and pointed the gun at his head and Graham accepted the fact that he was about to die, but Ladd refused to do what he wanted. Ladd explained the fact that he only liked to kill people who didn't expect to be killed and didn't enjoy killing people who take initiave by wanting to be killed. He then explained he loved finding people like Graham who were so full of themselves that the only people in the world that can kill them is himself.
After that the pair became friends and Graham came to not only work for Ladd Russo, but regard him as an older brother (Ladd having appeared at the time when his teen confusion was coming to an end). However things didn't go to well for long. Ladd went aboard a train to kill passengers and give the train to Graham to take apart, however before their plan could come to fruitition Ladd was sent to prison leaving Graham alone.
Alone and without his pseudo-older brother Graham became distresed and pledged that he would find whoever defeated Ladd aboard the train and get revenge for him.
Personality:
Graham's personality sits on the boarder of being bipolar. He speaks in run-on sentences and enjoys telling 'sad stories' that seem to have no end. One moment he'll be talking about how grand something will be and the next moment be clutching his wrench despairingly because the same thought is also upsetting and tragic. However, no matter what his mood is he always displays manic and thoughtless actions, behaving mostly on whims and changing his mind quickly. He has a very destructive personality, often getting violent when he starts to rant and destroy objects around him or behave in a thretaning manner to people in his gang. His destructivness goes both ways, as multiple times he has beaten his head against objects or his wrench in frustration. In the books Graham actually says that he doesn't understand why he likes to dismantle things or why as a child he could hurt himself without reservation, furthur cementing the lack of thought in a lot of his actions.
While he rants he will often contradict himself, one moment saying something (e.g tedium is a crime) and the next moment saying something compeltely different (e.g latter saying that time spent in boredem is a good thing).
While Graham is extremly violent he has an aversion to actually killing people. He doesn't mind 'braking' other people, and is quite goood at it as well, but actually doesn't like taking life because it makes him feel guilty. That is not to say that he is a moralistic person, as he still doesn't mind making other people upset and causing them extreme pain.
Graham is completely and utterly devoted to Ladd and would follow him to the end of the earth if possible. While this happens after the point I intend to play him at, Graham actually gets into a fight with the person who had deafeated Ladd. Instead of taking revenge on the person however, Graham left him because he wanted Ladd to have the enjoyment of defeating the person who had defeated him.
He also gets extremly mad at people who dismantle or destroy things that he had his eyes on, and will quickly tun violent if anyone does so.
Attacks:
Graham wields his wrench with speed and agility, since he has been shown to not only carry it around like it was nothing but also throw it into the air and catch it again with ease. Along with using it as a weapon of brute force, he has also been shown to use it as a boomerang (throwing it thorugh the air and having it come back to him if he has the right angle) and using it for defence (when someone shot a gun at him he caught the bullet).
While not an attack; Graham is extremely strong, having gone toe-to-toe with some of the series's strongest characters.
Friends/Family:
Unamed Mother and Father- Relationship with his parents is unknown, but he has most likely cut off contact with them.
Ladd Russo- His 'Boss' or 'Big Brother' ('Boss Ladd' in English dub, and 'Big Brother Ladd' in Japanese). Graham is completely and utterly devoted to him in every way and would do anything to help him. Ladd is the only person that he feels truly udnerstands him, and is happiest when he is with Ladd or thinking about him.
Shaft- A member of Graham's gang, along with being his driver and right hand man.
RP Sample:
Graham swung his wrench into the air and grabbed again with his hand a moment after. He stared across at the empty warehouse and clicked his tongue. Something wasn't right, not right at all. He turned on the ball of his foot and pointed his wrench at Shaft who had been waiting around after everyone else had left. "How could this be? This world is so broing, yet we are foced to add to the broedem by doing nothing. If Boss Ladd was around I'm sure he'd have something for us to do, but he's not around is he? So what are we left to do? I suppose in that case we could make our own stories, our own sad sad story. I feel like weaving a tale of revenge, do you like tales of revenge? I sure do! You know what this next story should be about? It should be about us seeking out revenge on Big Brother Ladd!!!" Graham swung his wrench to the side and sent an iron barrell flying across the warehouse. It landed on the ground in a mangled mess, rocking back and forth slowly.
"Such a sad story, for them that is. They will regret the moment they ever laid a finger on Boss Ladd, did they even know hat they were messing with?! They think that they're playing in the sandbox don't they? Do they think that I'm just going to step back and let them have their way. After all that Ladd has done for me, I just can't...I just..." Graham shrunk down to a squat and hugged his wrench tightly. A melancholic look brushed across his face as he stared at the bits of dirt, rock, and metal shavings on the ground below. "Oh Big Brother Ladd, don' 'cha that I miss ya? Once he gets outta prison things are definitly going to be looking up...this story is too sad. I don't like it when it's my story that's sad!" Graham grabbed the wrench and started beating it into his forehead. "They're supposed to be the ones that are sad, not us! Why is this world so cruel to us, why does the worl want us to have the tragic story?!!??"
He looked up from his wrench and gazed over at Shaft, who had stayed silent as the blonde had ranted. Graham leapt up to his feet and pushed his wrench against Shaft's throat. "I was asking you a question, and when I ask a question I expect an answer. What is the point of asking questions if we don't expect answers? Don't answer that, it was rhetorical. Instead allow me to answer. If I ask you a question I expect an answer, because it's answers that keep us going. Information, as they say, makes the world go round. Now say you don't know the answer to something, well in that case you guess. Nothing wrong with guessing is there? Worst that will happen is that you die, and death is just another part of life," Graham smiled and gently ran the wrench up to Shaft's cheek. "So..." he paused and smirked. "What's your answer?"
Anything else you'd like to add:
Since this couldn't really fit anywhere else, here is a bit of series info and general info:
Graham lives in 1930's prohibition America. I forgot the actual location he lives though, it's either Chicago or New York. He owns a warehouse, a different warehouse to when he worked with the auto company, where he keeps his cars and holds meetings with his gang. Graham is also apparently an expert on rbinging in hostages and subduing them, which is probably what his main role in serving Ladd Russo is.
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Anime: Baccano! (I'm going to be playing Graham timewise just before he enters the anime.)
Canon?: Yes
Appearance:
Weapons:
Graham has an oversized wrench that he uses if he ever gets into a fight. The wrench is made of metal and packs quite a punch, which is illustrated by the destroyed metal drums that litter his warehouse.
History:
All his life Graham has had an obsession with taking things apart. However this obsession wasn't very well recieved by his parents. His mother scolded him for taking apart all sorts of objects and told him that he didn't know how it felt to take things apart and that he shouldn't do it. A young Graham, not eve ten years old, considored what his mother said to him and detirmaned that if he were to take himself apart he would be able to conintue to do what he loved. Graham went into his room and slowly dislocated every single bone in his body. After the event he didn't anything other than the pain, hopelessness, and paralyizing lonliness.
His mother rushed to his room after hearing moans to find that he had dislocated all of his joints. The flesh on his hand was severly swollen, making it look like some sort of blown up glove.
As time passed he continued to do the thing that he loved the most; take apart objects. He found great enjoyment in it and eventually found work at the Van Dyke Auto Plant as a mechanic. For much of his teenage life he was confused, and his rapidly changing mood swings probably didn't help him much in that regard. But one day his life took an unexpected turn.
A member of the Russo family had come to the warehouse to investigate word that they had been swapping out car parts for cheaper parts. The member of the Russo family who had been sent was the infamous Ladd Russo. Ladd was a complete psycopath, and after having been in the warehouse only five minutes shot one of the workers in the head for no reason, damaged a car and was about to shoot another. After hearing the commotion Graham came out to see what was happening, and began to spout his long-winded nonsense as soon as Ladd asked his name. Graham was upset at the way that Ladd destroyed the car (in a quote 'brutal and unslightly fashion') and told the man that his actions hurt him deeply. He promptly attacked Ladd and the pair of them began to fight, all the while Graham talking non-stop and Ladd replying to him that he was making no sense and that he was annoying.
Graham eventually landed a hit on Ladd by embedding his wrench in Ladd's side, however Ladd wasn't defeted. Instead Ladd grabbed the wrench and sent Graham flying across the warehouse and into a wall. Ladd came over to Graham and pointed the gun at his head and Graham accepted the fact that he was about to die, but Ladd refused to do what he wanted. Ladd explained the fact that he only liked to kill people who didn't expect to be killed and didn't enjoy killing people who take initiave by wanting to be killed. He then explained he loved finding people like Graham who were so full of themselves that the only people in the world that can kill them is himself.
After that the pair became friends and Graham came to not only work for Ladd Russo, but regard him as an older brother (Ladd having appeared at the time when his teen confusion was coming to an end). However things didn't go to well for long. Ladd went aboard a train to kill passengers and give the train to Graham to take apart, however before their plan could come to fruitition Ladd was sent to prison leaving Graham alone.
Alone and without his pseudo-older brother Graham became distresed and pledged that he would find whoever defeated Ladd aboard the train and get revenge for him.
Personality:
Graham's personality sits on the boarder of being bipolar. He speaks in run-on sentences and enjoys telling 'sad stories' that seem to have no end. One moment he'll be talking about how grand something will be and the next moment be clutching his wrench despairingly because the same thought is also upsetting and tragic. However, no matter what his mood is he always displays manic and thoughtless actions, behaving mostly on whims and changing his mind quickly. He has a very destructive personality, often getting violent when he starts to rant and destroy objects around him or behave in a thretaning manner to people in his gang. His destructivness goes both ways, as multiple times he has beaten his head against objects or his wrench in frustration. In the books Graham actually says that he doesn't understand why he likes to dismantle things or why as a child he could hurt himself without reservation, furthur cementing the lack of thought in a lot of his actions.
While he rants he will often contradict himself, one moment saying something (e.g tedium is a crime) and the next moment saying something compeltely different (e.g latter saying that time spent in boredem is a good thing).
While Graham is extremly violent he has an aversion to actually killing people. He doesn't mind 'braking' other people, and is quite goood at it as well, but actually doesn't like taking life because it makes him feel guilty. That is not to say that he is a moralistic person, as he still doesn't mind making other people upset and causing them extreme pain.
Graham is completely and utterly devoted to Ladd and would follow him to the end of the earth if possible. While this happens after the point I intend to play him at, Graham actually gets into a fight with the person who had deafeated Ladd. Instead of taking revenge on the person however, Graham left him because he wanted Ladd to have the enjoyment of defeating the person who had defeated him.
He also gets extremly mad at people who dismantle or destroy things that he had his eyes on, and will quickly tun violent if anyone does so.
Attacks:
Graham wields his wrench with speed and agility, since he has been shown to not only carry it around like it was nothing but also throw it into the air and catch it again with ease. Along with using it as a weapon of brute force, he has also been shown to use it as a boomerang (throwing it thorugh the air and having it come back to him if he has the right angle) and using it for defence (when someone shot a gun at him he caught the bullet).
While not an attack; Graham is extremely strong, having gone toe-to-toe with some of the series's strongest characters.
Friends/Family:
Unamed Mother and Father- Relationship with his parents is unknown, but he has most likely cut off contact with them.
Ladd Russo- His 'Boss' or 'Big Brother' ('Boss Ladd' in English dub, and 'Big Brother Ladd' in Japanese). Graham is completely and utterly devoted to him in every way and would do anything to help him. Ladd is the only person that he feels truly udnerstands him, and is happiest when he is with Ladd or thinking about him.
Shaft- A member of Graham's gang, along with being his driver and right hand man.
RP Sample:
Graham swung his wrench into the air and grabbed again with his hand a moment after. He stared across at the empty warehouse and clicked his tongue. Something wasn't right, not right at all. He turned on the ball of his foot and pointed his wrench at Shaft who had been waiting around after everyone else had left. "How could this be? This world is so broing, yet we are foced to add to the broedem by doing nothing. If Boss Ladd was around I'm sure he'd have something for us to do, but he's not around is he? So what are we left to do? I suppose in that case we could make our own stories, our own sad sad story. I feel like weaving a tale of revenge, do you like tales of revenge? I sure do! You know what this next story should be about? It should be about us seeking out revenge on Big Brother Ladd!!!" Graham swung his wrench to the side and sent an iron barrell flying across the warehouse. It landed on the ground in a mangled mess, rocking back and forth slowly.
"Such a sad story, for them that is. They will regret the moment they ever laid a finger on Boss Ladd, did they even know hat they were messing with?! They think that they're playing in the sandbox don't they? Do they think that I'm just going to step back and let them have their way. After all that Ladd has done for me, I just can't...I just..." Graham shrunk down to a squat and hugged his wrench tightly. A melancholic look brushed across his face as he stared at the bits of dirt, rock, and metal shavings on the ground below. "Oh Big Brother Ladd, don' 'cha that I miss ya? Once he gets outta prison things are definitly going to be looking up...this story is too sad. I don't like it when it's my story that's sad!" Graham grabbed the wrench and started beating it into his forehead. "They're supposed to be the ones that are sad, not us! Why is this world so cruel to us, why does the worl want us to have the tragic story?!!??"
He looked up from his wrench and gazed over at Shaft, who had stayed silent as the blonde had ranted. Graham leapt up to his feet and pushed his wrench against Shaft's throat. "I was asking you a question, and when I ask a question I expect an answer. What is the point of asking questions if we don't expect answers? Don't answer that, it was rhetorical. Instead allow me to answer. If I ask you a question I expect an answer, because it's answers that keep us going. Information, as they say, makes the world go round. Now say you don't know the answer to something, well in that case you guess. Nothing wrong with guessing is there? Worst that will happen is that you die, and death is just another part of life," Graham smiled and gently ran the wrench up to Shaft's cheek. "So..." he paused and smirked. "What's your answer?"
Anything else you'd like to add:
Since this couldn't really fit anywhere else, here is a bit of series info and general info:
Graham lives in 1930's prohibition America. I forgot the actual location he lives though, it's either Chicago or New York. He owns a warehouse, a different warehouse to when he worked with the auto company, where he keeps his cars and holds meetings with his gang. Graham is also apparently an expert on rbinging in hostages and subduing them, which is probably what his main role in serving Ladd Russo is.