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Application for Soul Campaign, HMD and 4th walling permissions post!
[ PLAYER INFORMATION ]
Player Name: Krystal
Age: 21
Timezone: Eastern Standard Time
Personal Journal:crystalcleared
Contact Information: e-mail: chronicfangirl at gmail.ocm
plurk: spartabitch
Current Characters: n/a
Links to Activity Check: n/a
Beta-reader: n/a
[ CHARACTER INFORMATION ]
Name: Loki Odinson
Age: Actually about 300, appears 17 or 18
Gender: Male
Canon: Tales of Asgard
Timeline: Early canon; he arrives in Soul Campaign before Thor approaches him about the quest for the sword of Surtur.
Character History:
Loki is a prince of Asgard, one of the nine realms in Norse cosmology as reimagined by Marvel. He was adopted as a baby after Odin won a war in Jotunheim, another realm filled with monsters called frost giants, or jotuns. Unaware of his heritage, Loki was happily raised as brother to Thor, Odin’s blood son, and quickly discovered an aptitude for elemental magic. Thor, on the other hand, turned his battle training into a public spectacle, fighting Odin’s elite warriors (the Einherjar) in front of cheering crowds every week. One day, Sif, a beautiful young maiden Thor had known for years, decided that she had had enough, and told Thor the truth: that the Einherjar were allowing him to win their fights. Angry, Thor asked his father whether this was true. Odin confirmed it, filling Thor with a burning need to prove himself. To that end, Thor brought his brother Loki along on a quest: young warriors often tested their manhood by searching for the sword of Surtur, a legendary relic from the ancient past that many believed could never be found.
Sneaking out of Asgard on board a flying ship belonging to Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun (commonly known as the Warriors Three), Thor and Loki convinced them to sail for Jotunheim – but not without a bar fight that ended with Loki burning the entire place down as they escaped. Upon crashlanding on the icy edge of Jotunheim, the five set out on foot, Loki remarkably unbothered by the freezing temperatures. However, the trek was long and arduous, and Thor was ready to give up. It was Loki’s encouragement – and timely realization that the valley where their father had battled Surtur centuries before was right in front of them – that led Thor to keep going. Together, Thor and Loki puzzled out the location of the legendary sword, and found it below a layer of ice at the base of a mountain.
Thor was flushed with his newfound possession of the powerful weapon. Loki, however, urged Thor to return to Asgard as quickly as possible, nervous. With their ship wrecked, though, their only option for returning home was to sneak into a Valkyrie training camp and steal horses with the aid of Sif, who had joined the Valkyries not long before. As they escaped, Thor killed two frost giant sentries with the sword of Surtur, causing the frost giants to declare war on Asgard. As for Thor and Loki, the Valkyries discovered their presence and would have had them killed if the frost giants had not followed them and attacked, intent on retrieving the sword. The Valkyrie leader, Brunhilda, allowed them to leave with the sword and sent Sif to escort them back to Asgard.
On their way home, they had to pass through Svartalfheim, the land of the dark elves that had been destroyed in a war with the frost giants, where they were intercepted by Algrim, a dark elf and advisor to Odin, along with the Einherjar. Thor, horrified by his murder of the frost giants, surrendered the sword of Surtur to Algrim. However, Algrim was not the calm, wise help they thought he would be. Algrim held a grudge from the Dark Elf-Frost Giant war: Odin had refused to help the Dark Elves, because the war would have been impossible to win, so the Dark Elves had turned to Surtur instead. When Odin defeated Surtur, to prevent him from conquering all nine realms, he had doomed the Dark Elves to defeat, enslavement and genocide. Algrim murdered the Einherjar, then flew off for Asgard, intent on taking his revenge on Odin. Thor, Loki, Sif and the Warriors Three followed. Sif and the Warriors Three fought in the main courtyard of Asgard, but Thor and Loki went to rescue their father.
They arrived in the nick of time. Odin was dying, and while Thor battled Algrim, Loki knelt by Odin’s side, distraught and convinced his father was about to die. Thor had Algrim injured, disarmed and on the ropes, but was inclined to show Algrim mercy. However, Loki was not so forgiving, and in a revenge-fueled rage, he unsheathed the sword of Surtur and destroyed Algrim. Thor surrendered the sword to the frost giants as a peace offering and averted the war, leaving both sides to lick their wounds. Odin recovered (though he lost an eye in the battle), Thor learned an important lesson about being headstrong and seeking out conflict, and Loki? Well, Loki was shown just what he was capable of, and shut himself up in a temple to practice magic and reflect. He realized that he did not kill Algrim out of a desire to protect, but rather out of a need for revenge. In addition, he realized that in Algrim’s place, Loki would have done exactly the same: sought out those he blamed for the death of his people and attempted to destroy them. His story ends on an ominous note, promising further darkness from Loki.
Character Personality:
Lies are a very important part of Loki Odinson's life. He tells more than his share of them every day, and unknowingly tells more every time he calls himself a son of Odin. The unconscious lies will cause him problems later, but for now he is blissfully oblivious to his true parentage. As for the rest of his lies, Loki tells them for one reason: they make things easier. His brother is a fool who overestimates his abilities; rather than correct him, Loki strokes Thor's ego, hides Thor's failings from him, and keeps him blissfully happy in his false idea of his own strength.
Selfish? Yes. Manipulative? Yes. Malicious? No. Loki harbors no ill will -- not towards anyone, really, unless they hurt him first. And his brother has not hurt him. Loki loves his brother. He loves his family more dearly than anything else. But he is quite capable of manipulating those he loves most to his own benefit, and it is to his benefit that Thor play the fool. While the common opinion of Thor in Asgard is that of a spoiled but entertaining celebrity princeling, Loki looks good. Despite his taste for pranks, Loki is regarded as the more level-headed, serious and intelligent one of the two. In addition, Loki has Thor wrapped around his little finger, and likes it that way. His plan for the future is to allow Thor, the elder, to take the throne while he acts as the true power behind it. Therefore, telling lies to Thor indirectly benefits Loki -- and also means he doesn't have to have a painful confrontation. Telling Thor the truth would just upset them both, so why should Loki do it when the status quo is fine?
Avoiding conflict is important to Loki, but he can't resist pranks. It puts him at cross-purposes with himself, but he can usually wriggle his way out of trouble with clever words. And if he can't? He'll use the magic he's learning, and quite creatively. He's good at thinking outside of the box and using the tools at his disposal to solve problems. Magic is a traditionally feminine art in Asgard, but Loki isn't insecure about it. He's in a casual relationship with his magic teacher, actually. Life is pretty good for Loki - a little too good, to be honest. Loki's used to the privilege that comes with being a prince and a son of Odin, and he likes enjoying himself. Loki is easygoing and easy to talk to, witty and quick to laugh -- but not at himself. He intensely dislikes being made fun of, looking foolish, or losing face; he likes being flattered. He's reluctant to do things that involves discomfort, pain and hard work.
But don't mistake him for a coward. Though he prefers not to fight, and his impulsive and fun-loving nature is checked by a sense of self-preservation, Loki can -- and does -- get carried away, especially when flushed with an early success. If he succeeds at one thing, he can get a little too enthusiastic (see: after escaping successfully after the bar fight, Loki declared, "On to Jotunheim!" after having been reluctant up to that point). He can also be dragged along on adventures relatively easily; Loki will go with the flow rather than dig his heels in and refuse outright.
Another thing that will stir Loki to action is revenge. Harm his family and he will harm you. He will lash out while upset. Loki took his first life as revenge for hurting Odin. He is capable of dark things, capable to a far greater degree than he knows. Loki's darkness is in his capacity for revenge, his casual manipulation, and his jealousy. Loki does not envy Thor what Thor possesses, at least not for the moment, but does guard their relationship jealously. He is jealous of the growing emotional attachment between Thor and Sif, not the least because of personal dislike of the warrior maiden. She threatens not only his important place in Thor's heart but her honesty and lack of fear of confronting Thor also threatens Loki's comfortable hold on his mind. Sif is change, and Loki doesn't want that. He is not confrontational, but passive-aggressively jealous, making biting comments and quietly encouraging anything that will drive them apart. That is how Loki operates.
Fortunately, Loki is taken from before he has come to know the full extent of his own capacity for evil. He is a liar, selfish and manipulative, but a well-intentioned one. A prankster, but not a malicious one. Perhaps not the best friend, but not a bad one, either. He's got his shadows, but he's not in darkness yet. Really, though he's extraordinary in many ways, Loki is just a teenager, trying to get his way.
Character Abilities you would like to expand on further:
Loki's magic will not come into play in Soul Campaign, but what we see in Tales of Asgard is elemental; control of fire/water/earth etc. As prince of Asgard's warrior society, Loki was unable to avoid combat training altogether. However, preferring magic, Loki did not dedicate himself to it as Thor did, and combined with being physically weak compared to other Asgardians, Loki's combat style is one of avoiding direct confrontation. He's quick and light on his feet, but his punches are laughably weak.
A quick and avid reader, Loki is good at reading and absorbing knowledge from books. Arcane lore is what he is most informed about; his knowledge is solid but not extensive. (He's still young.) He also has a good grounding in the Nine Realms and their history.
Finally, there is one ability that is not specified but only implied in canon: Loki's physiology changes to imitate the most prevalent species around him. This change is triggered by physical contact, and the longer/more often he comes into contact with another species, the longer he will retain their characteristics. Loki's natural form is blue-skinned and white-eyed; however, from a young age he has been surrounded and touched by Asgardians -- in fact, he'd never left Asgard until he stowed away on the Thunder Runner -- so Asgardian has become his default form. It would take a great deal of contact with other frost giants to return him to his natural form permanently. Loki is not aware of this ability, and it will not be retained in Soul Campaign; for all intents and purposes, Loki will be human in Death City.
Character Weaknesses you would like to expand on further:
As mentioned earlier, Loki is physically weak for an Asgardian. Due to his frost giant physiology, Loki has great resistance to extreme cold, and suffers when it's too hot (dehydrates faster, feverish, etc). I suppose you could call the fact that he does not know that he's a frost giant a weakness; the information could be used against him, and he would be utterly unprepared for the revelation.
[ SOUL CAMPAIGN SECTION ]
What abilities will your character retain in Soul Campaign?
--intelligence
--creativity
--resourcefulness
--lying through his teeth
--knowledge of arcane lore/magic/history
--quick reading
--slight combat training
What weaknesses will your character lose or gain in Soul Campaign? Bullet-form is fine.
--According to most Marvel canon, anyone born an Asgardian has strength, speed and stamina well above the human norm. Loki will be reduced to normal human levels for someone of his size and build; slightly weaker than human average. His combat training plus his Meister ability will be his only defenses; it will take him time to get used to having no magic to rely on.
--He will be more weak to cold in SC.
--However, Loki will be less weak to heat than he is in canon.
The wish Death the Kid made to the BREW in 2009 was to “rescue Death City and stop the waves of Madness from overtaking the world.” By whatever means necessary. Pretend you are the BREW. Why would you choose to bring this character to Death City?
Loki has the capacity for great good or great evil. This Loki, whatever his flaws, is greatly disposed towards good from this canon point. Sooner or later you'll get sick of me saying Loki is clever, but he is. There's quite a bit he can give Death City in terms of creativity and effort.
[ MEISTER ONLY SECTION ]
Why is your character a Meister and not a Weapon?
OOCly, I want to play with Loki's caution-vs.-getting-carried-away. I'd like to see him be left with the decision of whether to stand and fight or not, and I'd like to see him get himself in over his head due to over-enthusiasm. My plans for Loki's development in SC -- essentially, playing with his alignment and seeing whether he'll go good or bad -- depend on him being in control of his actions, and him being a Weapon would put him in the control of someone else in combat more often than I want.
What is your character’s Meister Ability? Why?
Soul Cloak -- because Loki is already kind of a sneaky guy, and this ability would both help him in his more innocent pranks and present a temptation to do more unethical sneaking. This Loki is dancing on the edge between being good and being bad, and I'd like to see how he'd put this ability to use. It would also give him the tempting opportunity to evade combat.
Soul Undercurrent -- because in Tales of Asgard, Loki's magic is elemental in nature, and we see him manipulating water most often. It's the closest to his canon powers of the existing Meister abilities.
Icy Soul -- because Loki is a frost giant, even though he doesn't know it, and frost giants are able to control ice. This one feels like taking the easy way out, though -- too obvious and a little boring.
[ SOUL INFORMATION ]
Describe your character’s soul with six adjectives.
Clever, mischievous, non-confrontational, jealous, vengeful, innocent.
What does your character’s soul look like? Be creative.
It's a green sphere with a mischievous expression, wearing a gold cape with jagged edges.
[ SAMPLES ]
Provide a First Person style sample in the form of a post to the DEMISE network.
Why is it that some magic works in this realm and some does not? None of my spells have had any success, but I've clearly seen magic at work in the city. Your "ice cream," for example--how could it be kept cold except by magic? And a man transformed into a knife before my very eyes! I've searched your library -- which is sadly inadequate, by the way -- for books on the subject and have come up empty-handed!
What am I doing wrong? What must I do to learn the magic of this realm?
...I spent decades mastering magical techniques in Asgard. I would not see that go to waste.
Provide a Third Person sample set during the last minutes on their world and/or their first few moments in the Kishin Chamber.
It was a lovely day in Asgard. Well, most days were lovely. There was a reason his forefathers had chosen to make it their home, Loki knew. Anyway, the day was lovely, but Loki's only concession to this fact was that the door to the balcony that led off his bedroom was open to let in the spring breezes while he stretched out on his bed to read. Loki preferred not to read outside. The sun was too hot on his back and too bright on the pages; it made his eyes water. His chambers were covered in a patchwork of light and shadow today, unlit and sunlit, which made for difficult reading.
With a sigh, Loki shut the heavy tome and pushed it aside, turning over to lie on his back. He wondered what the time was, and gazed at the angle the sunbeams made on the stone floor. Amora had promised him another magic lesson -- and he smiled as he thought of it -- that afternoon. How was it so much time could seem to pass, and yet it wasn't afternoon yet? Perhaps if he stopped looking forward to it, it would come sooner.
The only solution was to find something enjoyable to occupy his time. Loki sat up and stretched the stiffness from his arms and back. Perhaps he could go find Thor. Spending time with his brother was usually interesting. Standing in one fluid motion, Loki pulled on a pair of boots, a light cloak, and stepped toward the door when --
...he woke up in a dark place with a gasp. Loki scrambled to his feet, staring around the Kishin Chamber with wide eyes against the darkness. "What--?" he began, breathless and confused, "What happened? What is this place?"
[ NOTES ]
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HMD:
Got a question about my characterization? A problem you've noticed? Something I'm not doing as well as I should? Point it out to me here. Anon is enabled, IP logging off, and all comments are screened. Thank you!
Fourth-walling:
If your character is familiar with Norse mythology: Totally fine, bring it up! I'd be surprised if his name didn't ring a few bells, and I'm not expecting your character to conveniently forget.You're also welcome to point out that he pronounces "Einherjar" wrong, because in his canon the "j" is pronounced like English. Sigh.
If your character has read Marvel comic books: Also fine. Comic-book Loki is different enough from this Loki that no toes will be stepped on.
What about the recent Avengers movieset? Talk with me about it first?
Basically the only thing I don't want fourthwalled is his specific canon, the animated Tales of Asgard from 2011, because I don't want him spoiled for his own plot twist. But anything Marvel made before Thor/The Avengers is automatic fair game.
Player Name: Krystal
Age: 21
Timezone: Eastern Standard Time
Personal Journal:
crystalclearedContact Information: e-mail: chronicfangirl at gmail.ocm
plurk: spartabitch
Current Characters: n/a
Links to Activity Check: n/a
Beta-reader: n/a
[ CHARACTER INFORMATION ]
Name: Loki Odinson
Age: Actually about 300, appears 17 or 18
Gender: Male
Canon: Tales of Asgard
Timeline: Early canon; he arrives in Soul Campaign before Thor approaches him about the quest for the sword of Surtur.
Character History:
Loki is a prince of Asgard, one of the nine realms in Norse cosmology as reimagined by Marvel. He was adopted as a baby after Odin won a war in Jotunheim, another realm filled with monsters called frost giants, or jotuns. Unaware of his heritage, Loki was happily raised as brother to Thor, Odin’s blood son, and quickly discovered an aptitude for elemental magic. Thor, on the other hand, turned his battle training into a public spectacle, fighting Odin’s elite warriors (the Einherjar) in front of cheering crowds every week. One day, Sif, a beautiful young maiden Thor had known for years, decided that she had had enough, and told Thor the truth: that the Einherjar were allowing him to win their fights. Angry, Thor asked his father whether this was true. Odin confirmed it, filling Thor with a burning need to prove himself. To that end, Thor brought his brother Loki along on a quest: young warriors often tested their manhood by searching for the sword of Surtur, a legendary relic from the ancient past that many believed could never be found.
Sneaking out of Asgard on board a flying ship belonging to Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun (commonly known as the Warriors Three), Thor and Loki convinced them to sail for Jotunheim – but not without a bar fight that ended with Loki burning the entire place down as they escaped. Upon crashlanding on the icy edge of Jotunheim, the five set out on foot, Loki remarkably unbothered by the freezing temperatures. However, the trek was long and arduous, and Thor was ready to give up. It was Loki’s encouragement – and timely realization that the valley where their father had battled Surtur centuries before was right in front of them – that led Thor to keep going. Together, Thor and Loki puzzled out the location of the legendary sword, and found it below a layer of ice at the base of a mountain.
Thor was flushed with his newfound possession of the powerful weapon. Loki, however, urged Thor to return to Asgard as quickly as possible, nervous. With their ship wrecked, though, their only option for returning home was to sneak into a Valkyrie training camp and steal horses with the aid of Sif, who had joined the Valkyries not long before. As they escaped, Thor killed two frost giant sentries with the sword of Surtur, causing the frost giants to declare war on Asgard. As for Thor and Loki, the Valkyries discovered their presence and would have had them killed if the frost giants had not followed them and attacked, intent on retrieving the sword. The Valkyrie leader, Brunhilda, allowed them to leave with the sword and sent Sif to escort them back to Asgard.
On their way home, they had to pass through Svartalfheim, the land of the dark elves that had been destroyed in a war with the frost giants, where they were intercepted by Algrim, a dark elf and advisor to Odin, along with the Einherjar. Thor, horrified by his murder of the frost giants, surrendered the sword of Surtur to Algrim. However, Algrim was not the calm, wise help they thought he would be. Algrim held a grudge from the Dark Elf-Frost Giant war: Odin had refused to help the Dark Elves, because the war would have been impossible to win, so the Dark Elves had turned to Surtur instead. When Odin defeated Surtur, to prevent him from conquering all nine realms, he had doomed the Dark Elves to defeat, enslavement and genocide. Algrim murdered the Einherjar, then flew off for Asgard, intent on taking his revenge on Odin. Thor, Loki, Sif and the Warriors Three followed. Sif and the Warriors Three fought in the main courtyard of Asgard, but Thor and Loki went to rescue their father.
They arrived in the nick of time. Odin was dying, and while Thor battled Algrim, Loki knelt by Odin’s side, distraught and convinced his father was about to die. Thor had Algrim injured, disarmed and on the ropes, but was inclined to show Algrim mercy. However, Loki was not so forgiving, and in a revenge-fueled rage, he unsheathed the sword of Surtur and destroyed Algrim. Thor surrendered the sword to the frost giants as a peace offering and averted the war, leaving both sides to lick their wounds. Odin recovered (though he lost an eye in the battle), Thor learned an important lesson about being headstrong and seeking out conflict, and Loki? Well, Loki was shown just what he was capable of, and shut himself up in a temple to practice magic and reflect. He realized that he did not kill Algrim out of a desire to protect, but rather out of a need for revenge. In addition, he realized that in Algrim’s place, Loki would have done exactly the same: sought out those he blamed for the death of his people and attempted to destroy them. His story ends on an ominous note, promising further darkness from Loki.
Character Personality:
Lies are a very important part of Loki Odinson's life. He tells more than his share of them every day, and unknowingly tells more every time he calls himself a son of Odin. The unconscious lies will cause him problems later, but for now he is blissfully oblivious to his true parentage. As for the rest of his lies, Loki tells them for one reason: they make things easier. His brother is a fool who overestimates his abilities; rather than correct him, Loki strokes Thor's ego, hides Thor's failings from him, and keeps him blissfully happy in his false idea of his own strength.
Selfish? Yes. Manipulative? Yes. Malicious? No. Loki harbors no ill will -- not towards anyone, really, unless they hurt him first. And his brother has not hurt him. Loki loves his brother. He loves his family more dearly than anything else. But he is quite capable of manipulating those he loves most to his own benefit, and it is to his benefit that Thor play the fool. While the common opinion of Thor in Asgard is that of a spoiled but entertaining celebrity princeling, Loki looks good. Despite his taste for pranks, Loki is regarded as the more level-headed, serious and intelligent one of the two. In addition, Loki has Thor wrapped around his little finger, and likes it that way. His plan for the future is to allow Thor, the elder, to take the throne while he acts as the true power behind it. Therefore, telling lies to Thor indirectly benefits Loki -- and also means he doesn't have to have a painful confrontation. Telling Thor the truth would just upset them both, so why should Loki do it when the status quo is fine?
Avoiding conflict is important to Loki, but he can't resist pranks. It puts him at cross-purposes with himself, but he can usually wriggle his way out of trouble with clever words. And if he can't? He'll use the magic he's learning, and quite creatively. He's good at thinking outside of the box and using the tools at his disposal to solve problems. Magic is a traditionally feminine art in Asgard, but Loki isn't insecure about it. He's in a casual relationship with his magic teacher, actually. Life is pretty good for Loki - a little too good, to be honest. Loki's used to the privilege that comes with being a prince and a son of Odin, and he likes enjoying himself. Loki is easygoing and easy to talk to, witty and quick to laugh -- but not at himself. He intensely dislikes being made fun of, looking foolish, or losing face; he likes being flattered. He's reluctant to do things that involves discomfort, pain and hard work.
But don't mistake him for a coward. Though he prefers not to fight, and his impulsive and fun-loving nature is checked by a sense of self-preservation, Loki can -- and does -- get carried away, especially when flushed with an early success. If he succeeds at one thing, he can get a little too enthusiastic (see: after escaping successfully after the bar fight, Loki declared, "On to Jotunheim!" after having been reluctant up to that point). He can also be dragged along on adventures relatively easily; Loki will go with the flow rather than dig his heels in and refuse outright.
Another thing that will stir Loki to action is revenge. Harm his family and he will harm you. He will lash out while upset. Loki took his first life as revenge for hurting Odin. He is capable of dark things, capable to a far greater degree than he knows. Loki's darkness is in his capacity for revenge, his casual manipulation, and his jealousy. Loki does not envy Thor what Thor possesses, at least not for the moment, but does guard their relationship jealously. He is jealous of the growing emotional attachment between Thor and Sif, not the least because of personal dislike of the warrior maiden. She threatens not only his important place in Thor's heart but her honesty and lack of fear of confronting Thor also threatens Loki's comfortable hold on his mind. Sif is change, and Loki doesn't want that. He is not confrontational, but passive-aggressively jealous, making biting comments and quietly encouraging anything that will drive them apart. That is how Loki operates.
Fortunately, Loki is taken from before he has come to know the full extent of his own capacity for evil. He is a liar, selfish and manipulative, but a well-intentioned one. A prankster, but not a malicious one. Perhaps not the best friend, but not a bad one, either. He's got his shadows, but he's not in darkness yet. Really, though he's extraordinary in many ways, Loki is just a teenager, trying to get his way.
Character Abilities you would like to expand on further:
Loki's magic will not come into play in Soul Campaign, but what we see in Tales of Asgard is elemental; control of fire/water/earth etc. As prince of Asgard's warrior society, Loki was unable to avoid combat training altogether. However, preferring magic, Loki did not dedicate himself to it as Thor did, and combined with being physically weak compared to other Asgardians, Loki's combat style is one of avoiding direct confrontation. He's quick and light on his feet, but his punches are laughably weak.
A quick and avid reader, Loki is good at reading and absorbing knowledge from books. Arcane lore is what he is most informed about; his knowledge is solid but not extensive. (He's still young.) He also has a good grounding in the Nine Realms and their history.
Finally, there is one ability that is not specified but only implied in canon: Loki's physiology changes to imitate the most prevalent species around him. This change is triggered by physical contact, and the longer/more often he comes into contact with another species, the longer he will retain their characteristics. Loki's natural form is blue-skinned and white-eyed; however, from a young age he has been surrounded and touched by Asgardians -- in fact, he'd never left Asgard until he stowed away on the Thunder Runner -- so Asgardian has become his default form. It would take a great deal of contact with other frost giants to return him to his natural form permanently. Loki is not aware of this ability, and it will not be retained in Soul Campaign; for all intents and purposes, Loki will be human in Death City.
Character Weaknesses you would like to expand on further:
As mentioned earlier, Loki is physically weak for an Asgardian. Due to his frost giant physiology, Loki has great resistance to extreme cold, and suffers when it's too hot (dehydrates faster, feverish, etc). I suppose you could call the fact that he does not know that he's a frost giant a weakness; the information could be used against him, and he would be utterly unprepared for the revelation.
[ SOUL CAMPAIGN SECTION ]
What abilities will your character retain in Soul Campaign?
--intelligence
--creativity
--resourcefulness
--lying through his teeth
--knowledge of arcane lore/magic/history
--quick reading
--slight combat training
What weaknesses will your character lose or gain in Soul Campaign? Bullet-form is fine.
--According to most Marvel canon, anyone born an Asgardian has strength, speed and stamina well above the human norm. Loki will be reduced to normal human levels for someone of his size and build; slightly weaker than human average. His combat training plus his Meister ability will be his only defenses; it will take him time to get used to having no magic to rely on.
--He will be more weak to cold in SC.
--However, Loki will be less weak to heat than he is in canon.
The wish Death the Kid made to the BREW in 2009 was to “rescue Death City and stop the waves of Madness from overtaking the world.” By whatever means necessary. Pretend you are the BREW. Why would you choose to bring this character to Death City?
Loki has the capacity for great good or great evil. This Loki, whatever his flaws, is greatly disposed towards good from this canon point. Sooner or later you'll get sick of me saying Loki is clever, but he is. There's quite a bit he can give Death City in terms of creativity and effort.
[ MEISTER ONLY SECTION ]
Why is your character a Meister and not a Weapon?
OOCly, I want to play with Loki's caution-vs.-getting-carried-away. I'd like to see him be left with the decision of whether to stand and fight or not, and I'd like to see him get himself in over his head due to over-enthusiasm. My plans for Loki's development in SC -- essentially, playing with his alignment and seeing whether he'll go good or bad -- depend on him being in control of his actions, and him being a Weapon would put him in the control of someone else in combat more often than I want.
What is your character’s Meister Ability? Why?
Soul Cloak -- because Loki is already kind of a sneaky guy, and this ability would both help him in his more innocent pranks and present a temptation to do more unethical sneaking. This Loki is dancing on the edge between being good and being bad, and I'd like to see how he'd put this ability to use. It would also give him the tempting opportunity to evade combat.
Soul Undercurrent -- because in Tales of Asgard, Loki's magic is elemental in nature, and we see him manipulating water most often. It's the closest to his canon powers of the existing Meister abilities.
Icy Soul -- because Loki is a frost giant, even though he doesn't know it, and frost giants are able to control ice. This one feels like taking the easy way out, though -- too obvious and a little boring.
[ SOUL INFORMATION ]
Describe your character’s soul with six adjectives.
Clever, mischievous, non-confrontational, jealous, vengeful, innocent.
What does your character’s soul look like? Be creative.
It's a green sphere with a mischievous expression, wearing a gold cape with jagged edges.
[ SAMPLES ]
Provide a First Person style sample in the form of a post to the DEMISE network.
Why is it that some magic works in this realm and some does not? None of my spells have had any success, but I've clearly seen magic at work in the city. Your "ice cream," for example--how could it be kept cold except by magic? And a man transformed into a knife before my very eyes! I've searched your library -- which is sadly inadequate, by the way -- for books on the subject and have come up empty-handed!
What am I doing wrong? What must I do to learn the magic of this realm?
...I spent decades mastering magical techniques in Asgard. I would not see that go to waste.
Provide a Third Person sample set during the last minutes on their world and/or their first few moments in the Kishin Chamber.
It was a lovely day in Asgard. Well, most days were lovely. There was a reason his forefathers had chosen to make it their home, Loki knew. Anyway, the day was lovely, but Loki's only concession to this fact was that the door to the balcony that led off his bedroom was open to let in the spring breezes while he stretched out on his bed to read. Loki preferred not to read outside. The sun was too hot on his back and too bright on the pages; it made his eyes water. His chambers were covered in a patchwork of light and shadow today, unlit and sunlit, which made for difficult reading.
With a sigh, Loki shut the heavy tome and pushed it aside, turning over to lie on his back. He wondered what the time was, and gazed at the angle the sunbeams made on the stone floor. Amora had promised him another magic lesson -- and he smiled as he thought of it -- that afternoon. How was it so much time could seem to pass, and yet it wasn't afternoon yet? Perhaps if he stopped looking forward to it, it would come sooner.
The only solution was to find something enjoyable to occupy his time. Loki sat up and stretched the stiffness from his arms and back. Perhaps he could go find Thor. Spending time with his brother was usually interesting. Standing in one fluid motion, Loki pulled on a pair of boots, a light cloak, and stepped toward the door when --
...he woke up in a dark place with a gasp. Loki scrambled to his feet, staring around the Kishin Chamber with wide eyes against the darkness. "What--?" he began, breathless and confused, "What happened? What is this place?"
[ NOTES ]
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HMD:
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Fourth-walling:
If your character is familiar with Norse mythology: Totally fine, bring it up! I'd be surprised if his name didn't ring a few bells, and I'm not expecting your character to conveniently forget.
If your character has read Marvel comic books: Also fine. Comic-book Loki is different enough from this Loki that no toes will be stepped on.
What about the recent Avengers movieset? Talk with me about it first?
Basically the only thing I don't want fourthwalled is his specific canon, the animated Tales of Asgard from 2011, because I don't want him spoiled for his own plot twist. But anything Marvel made before Thor/The Avengers is automatic fair game.