Application - Gargleblasted

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OOC:

Name: Dood
Are you over 16?: Yes!
Personal DW: penguinpower
Email: ReppaKen@gmail.com
Timezone: EST
Other contact: (AIM)sup.dood
Characters already in the game: None!
How did you find us?: I saw an ad on ATP mentioning the possibility of Pokemon OCs so I thought I'd give it a shot. No guts, no glory!


IC:

Character name: Glaceon
Fandom: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (OC)
Timeline: Several years after Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky
Age: 20 in Pokémon years
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: Glaceon is a Pokémon, which means he can reshape the cosmos as he sees fit! ...no, okay, seriously now. He's an Ice-type, which means he has control over ice. He can fire lasers made out of cold (don't ask me how that works), summon up ferocious blizzards that pulverize his opponents with gigantic chunks of ice...and whip up snowmen on demand.

Being adapted to life on the ice, he's particularly resistant to being frozen, and he can even become nearly invisible in a snowstorm thanks to his natural camouflage. Though he does need to worry about things like fire, and pickaxes, and karate chops...

Also, he has an Absurdly Spacious Backpack™ which contains a smattering of healing berries and exploding acorns (why do they explode? Because awesome, I guess. No seriously this is a thing in Mystery Dungeon-verse.). It also contains a Wonder Map, which appears to be a plain old parchment map...except that it magically updates as Glaceon travels, though it's more on the scale of navigating from town-to-town. I'm going to headcanon that it doesn't turn into a galactic map when Glaceon goes from planet-to-planet; it just displays whatever planet (or excessively large ship) he happens to be on at the time.
How would they use their abilities?: To make Calvin & Hobbes-style snowmen everywhere, of course! Also to catch bad guys (kind of his job) and look for treasure (also his job. Adventure is out there!)
Appearance:

A blue fox/cat-looking creature with long ears, who looks sort of like he's wearing a tuque (what with the fur dangling down on either side of his face). His blue-grey eyes usually have a certain glint of mischief to them, and he usually has a slight grin on his muzzle. He's almost never seen without a leather backpack, weathered with use but clearly well-cared for.
Background/Personality:

Background:
Glaceon was born in a town in the far north, on the edge of the sea, largely inhabited by Ice- and Water-type Pokémon. The town was rather isolated, so even as a young Eevee he was very restless. Being raised on tales of heroic Explorer Teams, in hindsight, probably didn't help. He didn't want to be a humble kelp farmer like his father and his father before him (etc. etc.), he wanted to be different. He wanted to be a hero.

Eventually, Eevee decided he was going to bet it all on his dream. Fortunately his friend Snover proved receptive to the idea, and the two of them set out for a town to the south after bidding their friends and family a fond farewell.

After a long trip (during which he finally evolved into a Glaceon! Huzzah!), the two found themselves in Port Town. Another city by the ocean, but at least this one was warmer and had more Pokémon in it. A lot more Pokémon. Port Town, you see, was home to the Explorers League, where Pokémon from all over came to become Explorers. The guild was founded by a Machamp who wasn't very good at coming up with names. But his adventuring pedigree was top-notch! The work was hard, but ultimately rewarding. Glaceon got to travel the world looking for rare treasure, beat up bad guys...it was pretty much everything he had hoped it would be!

Although he and Snover initially had an enemy in the form of a fellow Explorer, a Tentacruel. Snover had accidentally frozen some of Tentacruel's favorite food before he could eat it, and he somehow got it into his mind that he'd been pranked. This started a vicious back-and-forth feud that Glaceon was all too happy to jump into (because he loves a good laugh), though he didn't quite realize that Tentacruel was taking it a miiiiiite too seriously.

Tentacruel eventually planned his most dangerous stunt for while they were all on a mission. He planned to scare Snover so bad he fell into a pit, but while setting it up he fell in himself! When Glaceon came along, however, he was only too willing to help his fellow Explorer out. This surprised Tentacruel, as he was positive the two of them hated him; he certainly would have let them stew for a few hours if the roles were reversed. As Glaceon put it, though: "We're Explorers. We're supposed to look out for each other."

From that point on, the three of them were nigh-inseparable. They became renowned as Team TAG (using your initials is a popular trend amongst teams and Glaceon couldn't resist the pun), but have yet to do anything particularly world-shaking.

Personality:

In a lot of ways, Glaceon is like an overgrown house cat. He's a very proud and cocky Pokémon; he's good at what he does, he knows it, and he doesn't feel any need to be falsely modest about it. This sometimes gives people the impression he's a braggart but for the most part he's just being brutally honest. For the most part. He's experienced enough to be careful about letting his mouth write checks he can't pay, but, well...sometimes he gets caught up in the heat of the moment. Happens to the best of us right?

He's also surprisingly clever. You don't survive long as an Explorer without being either quick of paw or quick of mind, after all. Most of his Exploration Team's clever ideas (and quite a few of the not-so-clever ones) spring from his brain. As do most of the wisecracks; he's a bit of a show-off, and banter is fun. It's almost as much of his trademark as Ice Beam...and he does love to use Ice Beam. In his spare time he's also a bit of an inventor/artist, although (as you might expect) this mostly centers around using ice.

Ultimately, though, beneath the wisecracking is a fundamentally decent guy. He helps Pokémon because it's the right thing to do, and any reward he might get for it is secondary. He's a good friend to have around if you can put up with his smart mouth, because though he may tease and prod he'll always be there when something has seriously gone wrong.

Though curiosity is also a powerful motivator. It's one reason he gets such a kick out of exploring ancient ruins and searching for treasure...he wants to know about stuff, and how it works, and how it got there. This has gotten him into his fair share of trouble when he gets sidetracked by the ancient Unown lettering in the temple (rather than the cultists) or something like that. On the other hand, it's made him surprisingly knowledgeable about a wide variety of things just because he's read a lot.

Why should that character be in this game: Because he's kind of flexible; he can be serious, but he's also got a good sense of humor for when things get silly. Also because you can never have too many treasure hunters! And finally, because he makes ice cream. You do like ice cream, don't you?

Why do you want to continue their history here: N/A

For applicants considering an alternate version of a character already in game, please use this as your chance to explain the key differences between your character and the one already in play: N/A

Have you read up on how the game works?: Yes. The Guide plug-in that lets us communicate is FlamingFerret. We can get money by taking missions, stealing, or opening a business.

1st person sample:

So, uh, just in case anyone was wondering.

[Whatever Glaceon was doing, it appeared that the background was flying by very fast. There was a loud 'twang!' in the background and an arrow shot past his head.]

It turns out the locals on this planet don't like people going through their ancient ruins. Especially the kind with mummies. Not even the real old and crumbly ones.

[Another arrow whizzed by, and Glaceon turned to shout over his shoulder.]

I DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE MANKEY IDOL, DAMMIT! WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING AT ME?! ...no respect for legitimate research, I tell ya. Sheesh!

3rd person sample:

Glaceon looked down into the pit. There was something vaguely comical about the way Tentacruel's tentacles were flailing helplessly. He was big enough that his body had wedged between two opposite walls of the hole, but his frantic waving was causing him to slowly slip downward. In a few moments he'd be loose, and who knew how far that drop would be.

Considering how downright vicious the other Pokémon had been to him, a part of Glaceon would have been glad to let the jerk drop. He'd never have fallen into the pit if he hadn't tried to shove Snover in, after all. But that wasn't the part of Glaceon that had pushed him into becoming an Explorer. Mind made up, he leapt forward and grabbed one of Tentacruel's tentacles right as the other Pokémon slipped. Glaceon's front paws were all that were holding Tentacruel upright. Digging in his back feet, Glaceon began to pull, blatantly ignoring the looks of shock on both Tentacruel and Snover's faces as they watched him.

"You. Are. A. Jerk." Glaceon bit out through clenched teeth, each word punctuated by a tug. Slowly but surely the Jellyfish Pokémon was winched back to the top of the pit. Finally, with an almighty tug, Tentacruel was launched the last few feet to safety and Glaceon collapsed onto his back. "Doesn't mean you deserved to go splat, though. And has anybody told you recently you could stand to go on a diet?"

Questions?: Would you like to make a contract?
Did you put your characters name and fandom in the subject: Yes! At least, I sure hope I did.