Post by GILBERT BEILSCHMIDT on May 27, 2014 11:36:47 GMT -5
`GILBERT BEILSCHMIDT!
`WE ARE YOUNG, BUT WE WILL NEVER DIE!
NICKNAMES Gil, Gilbo, Your Most Worthy Awesomeness
AGE 18
GENDER Male
ETHNICITY
TEACHER OR STUDENT Student
GRADE 7th year
SPECIAL ABILITY(s) Metal Manipulation
Gilbert can control the form of metals and alloys by touching them and imposing his will onto it. He can also encase parts of his body in a layer of iron for short periods of time. However, as a result, he has an inhumanly high iron content in his body. The constant presence of metal within him makes it highly inadvisable for him to venture out into electric storms because he becomes like a human lightning rod.
HOW DID THEY FIGURE OUT?
When he was young, Gilbert lived with his great uncle for a period of time. Gilbert was a restless child, but his uncle stressed the importance of a thorough, well rounded education. He was an old military man who believed in obedience and discipline, but he also encouraged Gilbert to grow as a person.
Gilbert had been sent to live with his uncle initially after an incident involving some coins that he'd thrown at his little brother in a childish fit of irritation. His uncle was familiar with super powers as a distant cousin had displayed such talents in the past. All that being said, Gilbert wasn't made fully aware of his ability until he was about ten years old, and so was able to grow up with a relatively normal childhood. By that time, his uncle had instilled what good values he could into him and impressed on Gilbert the importance of using his strength to serve the greater good of the people.
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`WE WON'T GIVE UP,
- Physical Combat: He always did get in trouble for getting into fights, though mostly with bullies. Of course, more often than not, he used the people who picked on others as an excuse to kick some ass around and get in a good fight.
- Metal Working: It seems pretty obvious, but when he gets the urge for creative expression he likes to use his ability to make some nifty things out of small coins or old silverware. Small, detailed work is also beneficial to developing his finer control and it helps him to create thinner blades and more complex shapes.
- Cute Things: Baby animals are one of his greatest weaknesses.
- Beer: But he can't drink anything much stronger than that due to the fact that too much alcohol will it hinder his body's ability to process all the iron in his blood. But then, maybe that's part of the reason he enjoys it so much.
- Military History: His interest in old, metal weaponry also sparked an interest in history for him. Particularly in antique armies.
- Blogging: Combining his daily ritual of keeping a diary with his need to be noticed, blogging is one of his greatest hobbies. Though his pride keeps him from admitting it, he's actually a rather extroverted person who thrives off of interaction with others.
- Making Really Lame Jokes: As if that's not enough, he also laughs hysterically at them.
GILBERT DISLIKES
- Being Ignored or Overlooked: Whether it's by a teacher, another student, or even his brother, nothing grates on Gilbert's nerves more than not being acknowledged. He's the sort of person who works hard so that he can always casually look effortless.
-Being Laughed At: His pride just can't take that!
- Being Underestimated: When people don't take him seriously or think poorly of him without knowing him, Gilbert gets quickly agitated.
- Sad Movies: He just can't help but become emotional watching that sort of thing... and to be caught crying like that is just embarrassing!
- Coffee: His uncle wasn't a believer in coffee. As a result, Gilbert never developed a taste for it.
- Not Having Structure: He might seem like a carefree person, but he actually keep himself on a relatively strict schedule to best take advantage of his time. His uncle taught him how to prioritize and budget his time. As a side effect of this, he's rather impatient with people who aren't well organized because he likes to have things done promptly so that he can be done with them and move onto the next thing.
FEARS
- Supernatural Beings: Though he'll joke about things like ghosts and demons, these sorts of things would make him wildly uncomfortable if he encountered them in real life.
- Failing: Worse than being ignored would be being considered a failure. His pride would never let him live with that disgrace. The worst would be failing people who relied on him.
- Being Forgotten: As a child, he had many vivid nightmares about returning home only for his parents and brother to have forgotten who he was. Even today, he has a paranoia for fading into long forgotten memory... despite the fact that he's a rather memorable person as a whole.
QUIRKS
- He has a habit of giving everyone
Gilbert, upon one's first encounter, seems to be an abrasive person. He's blunt and can be loud, crude, and thoughtless with his words. However, if the time is invested to get to know him, a loyal friend and ally can be gained. He will never conform to anyone else's standards of living, and because of this can seem to be somewhat of an oddball at times. With people, he tends to be highly reactionary. People tend to either like him or to dislike him... very few seem to be neutral about him. Even among friends, he has things that he prefers to keep to himself. He is a master in talking a lot and saying very little.
His pride is both a credit to him in that he has great confidence to handle situations without hesitation, and a great downfall in that it blinds him at times or forces him to take the long, difficult route to achievement. His pride is also rather sensitive, and though he may seem like a confident, puffed up bastard at times, he can be easily wounded (and will sulk privately for hours).
He is rather clever with strategies and he tends to analyze the situation more than others believe. He gets good grades (when it suits him) and knows how to be highly productive, but he would hate the sort of work environment that involves a cubicle. He tends to work harder at things he enjoys more than things he doesn't, and when he's determined to do something, it's going to be done sooner or later. He's as relentless with himself as he is with the people around him, and his pride keeps him in check with high expectations. He's something of a perfectionist, and he'll do something many times to get it right. When he does get it right, he makes sure everybody knows about it, too... and doesn't forget any time soon.
On the subject of romance, he seems to be rather clueless. His uncle had been married, but he lived separate from his wife with a stern resolve. The old man was something of a mysoginist (though perhaps it was simply lingering resentment over his marriage), and sometimes the rather old fashioned views of women he held come out of Gilbert's mouth. Often at unfortunate times. Gilbert would be interested in having a girlfriend someday, but he tends to lose his head around women as he quickly becomes anxious and promptly sticks his foot in his mouth. Marriage, however, is somewhere off in the distant future for him. Hell, he hasn't even graduated high school yet!
Though he seems like an intense person, he tends to operate in a rather off-the-wall sort of way. He loves to snark at people, laugh at stupid puns, and generally have a good time (often in ridiculous ways). While he may have responsibilities that he takes to heart, he approaches them in a carefree manner. Gilbert's view is that if he takes things too seriously, it will take the enjoyment out of life and he won't be able to perform as well if he's got a five meter stick up his ass.
`THIS IS OUR BATTLE CRY!
[/ul][/font]Gilbert stared aimlessly out the window, chewing restlessly at his pen. Before him sat his half-finished mathematics homework, revealing that he was somewhere halfway through figuring out the projected flight pattern of a missile and where, then, would be the ideal location to stop its trajectory (assuming flight capabilities on the solver’s part). He didn’t have flight capabilities… it was fucking useless to him.
Sometimes Gilbert wondered how the hell a class could have a name like, “The World Saving Formula: Practical Mathematics and Calculations” and still be completely boring. But then again, that was Asher for you: you would have a class about saving the world or mystical, power-giving artifacts and suddenly it was about as exciting to learn about as stock rates or wallpaper paste.
The radiator behind the young man’s desk began clanking into action, the cold rain outside making him grateful for something warm to rest his sock-clad feet against as he worked. Sighing dramatically, he returned to his work. It was something about angles, he was pretty sure. And maybe there was something about terminal velocity? Ugh…
what a pain in the ass. He was never going to use this!! And even if someone in the class did, were they just expected to carry around a calculator and some scratch paper when they went out solving crimes??
what a pain in the ass. He was never going to use this!! And even if someone in the class did, were they just expected to carry around a calculator and some scratch paper when they went out solving crimes??
“Oh no, the missile was launched! Let me just sit down and solve for x and maybe I’ll stop it in time!”
Shit, didn’t they have computers for this sort of thing?
Shit, didn’t they have computers for this sort of thing?
He deftly scratched down a few numbers, tapping imperiously at his calculator. The number he came out with seemed reasonable… or at least it seemed like a legitimate guess. He probably should have remembered to write the formula in his notes. Instead, he had drawn a stick-figure doodle of the teacher strapped to a missile. Eh, close enough.
`WE WILL DEFEAT THE OTHER GUY!
AGE 20
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I am Gilbert Beilschmidt and I am a HERO!
I am Gilbert Beilschmidt and I am a HERO!
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