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Character
Name: Luke fon Fabre
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Timeline: Just prior to his conversation with Tear and Important Haircut
Canon Resource Links: Luke’s Aselia wiki entry and the general Tales of the Abyss section of the wiki.
Personality: ‘Obnoxious brat’ is probably the best way to describe Luke, in a few words. He’s spoiled, whiny, and generally annoying to be around. Also a member of nobility, which gives him the sense that he’s more important than most anyone he interacts with outside of his family, up to and including other members of nobility.
Much of his spoiled nature results from his upbringing. Luke’s life has been a fairly easy one, where he hasn‘t had to worry about whether he had food or money, and has servants to tend to him. Combine this with what is essentially 7 years of house arrest with no one but his family and servants to interact with, you get a guy with a skewed sense of importance and the impression that he can do what he wants. Also terrible social skills. He’s learned that this isn’t the case outside of his home, but it hasn’t really stopped him from reacting badly when things don’t go his way. If allowed to, he’s likely to yell at whatever is bothering him, or if he’s particularly angry, he’ll throw or kick things. He’s also likely to react this way if he or thinks he’s being ignored or doesn’t understand something.
Which is actually a lot, as Luke is ignorant of many things most people his age consider common knowledge and doesn’t seem to have much of a drive to learn those things. In fact, his view of the world is much like a child’s--after being kept isolated at home for 7 years, everything is new and needs to be examined, questioned, or both.
Boredom comes easily to Luke, as does impatience, and if something fails to hold his interest for more than a few minutes at a time, he’s very likely to stop caring about it. Or at least deem it stupid or a waste of time and then begrudgingly attempt to give a damn. On the other hand, if he does express interest in something, he’ll stubbornly focus on just that thing and try to ignore anything (and anyone) else. This is part of the reason for his ignorance--if a task is too hard or tedious, he’s far less likely to do it than simpler or more rewarding tasks, so there’s a lot of things he hasn’t learned simply because he hasn’t taken the time or effort to try to learn them.
Relatedly, Luke also enjoys being the center of attention. As mentioned up above, he has a skewed sense of importance, and is often not afraid to let everyone else know. He wants to be right, to be noticed, to be looked up to, and he needs these things to be affirmed frequently. He dislikes the people who scold or belittle him, though he’s also not too fond of those who aren’t sincere in their praise.
At least when he notices they aren’t being sincere. Luke is not the greatest at reading people to begin with, and when coupled with his desire to be important, he has the tendency to vastly misjudge what people around him actually think and feel about him. If someone looks and sounds sincere enough, he’s very likely to trust them, and if they don’t, he’s immediately suspicious. This makes him somewhat easy to manipulate.
Luke is extremely averse to killing and bloodshed, especially when people are involved. He’s not a pacificist by any definition; he’s trained to wield a sword and is a decent fighter, but balks at the idea of killing human beings and even non-humans in some cases, especially if they’re not hostile. He has a minor breakdown after killing a person in self-defense and prior to that, feels sick after destroying the eggs in a monster’s nest. As of his canon point, he’s just realized that he’s indirectly responsible for the deaths of several thousand people and is more than slightly freaked out about it. Luke also seems not to mind helping out people who seem to need it, though in most of these cases, he'll help but either complain the whole time or otherwise find some way to act like he really doesn't want to do it.
A trait that’s somewhat apparent at the beginning but becomes more apparent later in canon is Luke’s inability to do things in moderation. Because of his lack of worldly experience and social skills, he sometimes has a hard time coming up with the proper solution to a particular problem--he can come up with a solution all right, but they’re very likely to be too extreme or not good enough--and as a result, can get frustrated when he fails to fix something because he didn't go about it in the ‘right way'.
This is most apparent after he decides to change his behavior. He decides that he wants to help people instead of hurt them or push them away, but ultimately decides to try to help everyone everywhere with everything. Which isn't possible for one person to do, and he has to be told that he can't do that and shouldn't try to hard, lest he end up stretching himself too thin.
It’s also worth noting that at his canon point, Luke hasn’t yet made his promise to change himself for the better, but knows that he has to. So he's still fairly abrasive and loud, but more likely to apologize for his behavior and is really trying to be a better person.
Weaknesses:
--Spoiled - Due to his upbringing, Luke feels like he's entitled to more than he really is sometimes, and dislikes being told he's not allowed to do or have something.
--Ignorant - Has some knowledge of how the world works, such as how to get around and how to shop for food/clothes/etc. but he doesn't know much in terms of history, geography, or social conventions.
--Lazy - Dislikes having to do extra work, unless it's something he's interested in.
--Childish - Luke is very prone to tantrums if things don't go his way. They mostly involve yelling and violent arm movements, but they're basically teenager tantrums.
--Easily Manipulated - He's not the best judge of character, and tends to trust anyone with a reasonable amount of charisma.
--Tends to freeze up in dangerous situations
Strengths:
--Fast learner - While he's not fond of learning 'useless' skills or information, he can pick things up pretty quickly. Mastering anything is another story, though.
--Actually nice - Despite his abrasive attitude, he actually doesn't mind helping people out if they need it.
--Physically strong and in decent shape
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Igglybuff
Password: Strawberry Shortcake
Samples
First Person Sample:
So, I think I’m supposed to train this thing to fight right?
[The camera is on, but it’s not filming the speaker--instead, there’s an Igglybuff standing in a patch of grass, staring up at the camera, very still and quiet for the time being. The voice is coming from behind the Gear.]
But how? I read the book and everything, but I didn't understand any of it. [Actually, he read the first couple pages, flipped through the rest, and chucked it back into his pack.]
...What am I supposed to do with it? I mean, it doesn’t do anything interesting except make weird noises and stare at me. And it looks like a balloon.
[His hand enters the picture as he pokes the Pokémon in the side, causing it to squeak and nearly fall over.]
Buff?
[Another poke and another squeak, but this time it swats at his hand.]
Buff!
Hey, it’s not my fault you’re squishy. I didn't even poke you that--gah, see, if you can't even stand up to that, you're not gonna be able to handle anything else.
[The rest of the video is frustrated noises while Luke attempts to find the 'record' button and then it goes off.]
Third Person Sample: Luke was probably one of the worst people to send out alone on a Pokémon journey. Or on a Pokémon journey.
Or outside alone in a world he'd never even heard of, armed with the contents of a backpack and a single Pokémon he didn't really like in the first place. Actually, he didn't really like much of anything at that moment; he'd been walking for hours, he was cold, and his companion had decided his hair made a great nest and settled herself there. He couldn't remove her without taking some of his hair along with, so she got to stay put.
"How far apart are these towns? We've been walking for hours, shouldn't we have reached the next one over yet?"
It was getting late, and he was hoping to find somewhere to stay before it got dark. He didn't know what monsters came out at night (if any), and besides, he really didn't want to sleep outside. Sighing, he searched his pockets for the gadget his 'mom' pushed into his hands along with his backpack before kicking him out of 'his' house, flipping it open and navigating to the built-in map.
"...Seriously, we're not even halfway there?! I don't want to spend the night out here! I'll probably get eaten because I only have a balloon to protect me!" Said balloon huffed angrily at him. "Shut up, it's true! You haven't proven you can actually do anything useful yet."
"I guess I could try sleeping in a tree. I mean, I've done it before, back at the mansion..." He just had to be careful not to fall out while he was asleep. He didn't have tent materials nor did he know how to pitch one, so it was as good an idea as any.
All he needed to do was find a suitable tree and situate himself in it before it got too dark.
Name: Daimon
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Timezone: MST (-7)
Current Characters in Route: N/A
Character
Name: Luke fon Fabre
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Timeline: Just prior to his conversation with Tear and Important Haircut
Canon Resource Links: Luke’s Aselia wiki entry and the general Tales of the Abyss section of the wiki.
Personality: ‘Obnoxious brat’ is probably the best way to describe Luke, in a few words. He’s spoiled, whiny, and generally annoying to be around. Also a member of nobility, which gives him the sense that he’s more important than most anyone he interacts with outside of his family, up to and including other members of nobility.
Much of his spoiled nature results from his upbringing. Luke’s life has been a fairly easy one, where he hasn‘t had to worry about whether he had food or money, and has servants to tend to him. Combine this with what is essentially 7 years of house arrest with no one but his family and servants to interact with, you get a guy with a skewed sense of importance and the impression that he can do what he wants. Also terrible social skills. He’s learned that this isn’t the case outside of his home, but it hasn’t really stopped him from reacting badly when things don’t go his way. If allowed to, he’s likely to yell at whatever is bothering him, or if he’s particularly angry, he’ll throw or kick things. He’s also likely to react this way if he or thinks he’s being ignored or doesn’t understand something.
Which is actually a lot, as Luke is ignorant of many things most people his age consider common knowledge and doesn’t seem to have much of a drive to learn those things. In fact, his view of the world is much like a child’s--after being kept isolated at home for 7 years, everything is new and needs to be examined, questioned, or both.
Boredom comes easily to Luke, as does impatience, and if something fails to hold his interest for more than a few minutes at a time, he’s very likely to stop caring about it. Or at least deem it stupid or a waste of time and then begrudgingly attempt to give a damn. On the other hand, if he does express interest in something, he’ll stubbornly focus on just that thing and try to ignore anything (and anyone) else. This is part of the reason for his ignorance--if a task is too hard or tedious, he’s far less likely to do it than simpler or more rewarding tasks, so there’s a lot of things he hasn’t learned simply because he hasn’t taken the time or effort to try to learn them.
Relatedly, Luke also enjoys being the center of attention. As mentioned up above, he has a skewed sense of importance, and is often not afraid to let everyone else know. He wants to be right, to be noticed, to be looked up to, and he needs these things to be affirmed frequently. He dislikes the people who scold or belittle him, though he’s also not too fond of those who aren’t sincere in their praise.
At least when he notices they aren’t being sincere. Luke is not the greatest at reading people to begin with, and when coupled with his desire to be important, he has the tendency to vastly misjudge what people around him actually think and feel about him. If someone looks and sounds sincere enough, he’s very likely to trust them, and if they don’t, he’s immediately suspicious. This makes him somewhat easy to manipulate.
Luke is extremely averse to killing and bloodshed, especially when people are involved. He’s not a pacificist by any definition; he’s trained to wield a sword and is a decent fighter, but balks at the idea of killing human beings and even non-humans in some cases, especially if they’re not hostile. He has a minor breakdown after killing a person in self-defense and prior to that, feels sick after destroying the eggs in a monster’s nest. As of his canon point, he’s just realized that he’s indirectly responsible for the deaths of several thousand people and is more than slightly freaked out about it. Luke also seems not to mind helping out people who seem to need it, though in most of these cases, he'll help but either complain the whole time or otherwise find some way to act like he really doesn't want to do it.
A trait that’s somewhat apparent at the beginning but becomes more apparent later in canon is Luke’s inability to do things in moderation. Because of his lack of worldly experience and social skills, he sometimes has a hard time coming up with the proper solution to a particular problem--he can come up with a solution all right, but they’re very likely to be too extreme or not good enough--and as a result, can get frustrated when he fails to fix something because he didn't go about it in the ‘right way'.
This is most apparent after he decides to change his behavior. He decides that he wants to help people instead of hurt them or push them away, but ultimately decides to try to help everyone everywhere with everything. Which isn't possible for one person to do, and he has to be told that he can't do that and shouldn't try to hard, lest he end up stretching himself too thin.
It’s also worth noting that at his canon point, Luke hasn’t yet made his promise to change himself for the better, but knows that he has to. So he's still fairly abrasive and loud, but more likely to apologize for his behavior and is really trying to be a better person.
Weaknesses:
--Spoiled - Due to his upbringing, Luke feels like he's entitled to more than he really is sometimes, and dislikes being told he's not allowed to do or have something.
--Ignorant - Has some knowledge of how the world works, such as how to get around and how to shop for food/clothes/etc. but he doesn't know much in terms of history, geography, or social conventions.
--Lazy - Dislikes having to do extra work, unless it's something he's interested in.
--Childish - Luke is very prone to tantrums if things don't go his way. They mostly involve yelling and violent arm movements, but they're basically teenager tantrums.
--Easily Manipulated - He's not the best judge of character, and tends to trust anyone with a reasonable amount of charisma.
--Tends to freeze up in dangerous situations
Strengths:
--Fast learner - While he's not fond of learning 'useless' skills or information, he can pick things up pretty quickly. Mastering anything is another story, though.
--Actually nice - Despite his abrasive attitude, he actually doesn't mind helping people out if they need it.
--Physically strong and in decent shape
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Igglybuff
Password: Strawberry Shortcake
Samples
First Person Sample:
So, I think I’m supposed to train this thing to fight right?
[The camera is on, but it’s not filming the speaker--instead, there’s an Igglybuff standing in a patch of grass, staring up at the camera, very still and quiet for the time being. The voice is coming from behind the Gear.]
But how? I read the book and everything, but I didn't understand any of it. [Actually, he read the first couple pages, flipped through the rest, and chucked it back into his pack.]
...What am I supposed to do with it? I mean, it doesn’t do anything interesting except make weird noises and stare at me. And it looks like a balloon.
[His hand enters the picture as he pokes the Pokémon in the side, causing it to squeak and nearly fall over.]
Buff?
[Another poke and another squeak, but this time it swats at his hand.]
Buff!
Hey, it’s not my fault you’re squishy. I didn't even poke you that--gah, see, if you can't even stand up to that, you're not gonna be able to handle anything else.
[The rest of the video is frustrated noises while Luke attempts to find the 'record' button and then it goes off.]
Third Person Sample: Luke was probably one of the worst people to send out alone on a Pokémon journey. Or on a Pokémon journey.
Or outside alone in a world he'd never even heard of, armed with the contents of a backpack and a single Pokémon he didn't really like in the first place. Actually, he didn't really like much of anything at that moment; he'd been walking for hours, he was cold, and his companion had decided his hair made a great nest and settled herself there. He couldn't remove her without taking some of his hair along with, so she got to stay put.
"How far apart are these towns? We've been walking for hours, shouldn't we have reached the next one over yet?"
It was getting late, and he was hoping to find somewhere to stay before it got dark. He didn't know what monsters came out at night (if any), and besides, he really didn't want to sleep outside. Sighing, he searched his pockets for the gadget his 'mom' pushed into his hands along with his backpack before kicking him out of 'his' house, flipping it open and navigating to the built-in map.
"...Seriously, we're not even halfway there?! I don't want to spend the night out here! I'll probably get eaten because I only have a balloon to protect me!" Said balloon huffed angrily at him. "Shut up, it's true! You haven't proven you can actually do anything useful yet."
"I guess I could try sleeping in a tree. I mean, I've done it before, back at the mansion..." He just had to be careful not to fall out while he was asleep. He didn't have tent materials nor did he know how to pitch one, so it was as good an idea as any.
All he needed to do was find a suitable tree and situate himself in it before it got too dark.