havenmods | Applications Two

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
The next application opening date is Friday 16th January, 7pm EST.
The next application processing date is Friday 23rd January, 7pm EST.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE POST YOUR APPLICATIONS HERE ON THE NEW APPLICATION PAGE

We're so glad you're thinking of joining us in Haven, where we are all safe.

In order to apply for a canon character, please fill out the information below and post it in a comment in this entry. For an OC, please apply using the OC information. Please do not link to applications, all applications must be posted here. Please do not delete your applications; if you do not want it to be seen, you can request for it to be screened after a decision is made.

You may apply for two characters every application round, to a total of six characters. Only two of these may be from the same canon, and they cannot be too familiar with one another. Please make sure to mark the header of your comment(s) with RESERVED or NOT RESERVED, as well as the character name and canon. App challenges are not allowed currently.

Try to remember spelling and grammar are important, and in app length quality and not quantity is what matters. All parts of the application must be your own work, plagiarism will not be tolerated, though you are welcome to reuse your own old applications.

If you are asked for revisions, please don't panic! It doesn't mean the mods don't like you, only that we probably need more information before making a decision. If you are asked for revisions, you will have one week to supply them.

Applications are open on a monthly cycle, where they will be opened on the second Friday of every month for a week, and then processed on the third Friday of the month, before being closed again.

We now have a test drive community at haventest which is continuously open. Posts there may be used in lieu of a sample in the application. You may also link posts, logs, or threads from other games and memes in lieu of samples, though we ask that they be no more than one year old. As of November 22nd 2014, samples cannot be "where am I" intro posts. The reason for this is that we often find it hard to gauge characterization from those, as most people when immediately in a new surrounding are confused or frightened.

While we encourage players who have dropped to re-join us, we do not encourage the continual rapid dropping and re-apping of the same character in a short time period. You are welcome to request specific housing, and all attempts will be made to accommodate that request, but it may not always be possible.

To see what we are looking for:
Canon Characters:
Sample Application (Faith Lehane)
Sample Application (Iroh)

Original Characters:
Sample Application (Mors)
Sample Application (Vera de Barr)
Sample Application (Malkus Iverwelling)

Previous Game History:
Sample Application (Abel Nightroad/Mayfield RPG)
Sample Application (Bolin/Discedo)

The old application post can be found here if you would like to look through past accepted applications.

Applications will be open on the following dates (from 7pm EST):
12th-19th December
16th-23rd January

Applications will be processed on the following dates (at 7pm EST):
19th December
23rd January

To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Canon: Canon Point: Where in the series are you taking them from? Background/History: A link to a source about the canon is fine for this. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please assume canon-blindness and explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

To apply for an original character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Background/History: At least three paragraphs, please. Try to focus on events in the world history that have had an impact on the character. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Personality:
Axl is a friendly, energetic Reploid, befitting his human teenager appearance and age. He tends to greet everyone and everything with a grin and casual attitude, which some feel is unfitting for a Maverick Hunter. Like what you'd expect from a teenager, Axl enjoys the action and thrill that comes with being a Maverick Hunter, and his eagerness to do missions shows in his words and behaviour. He's always first to leap into the fray, almost without regard to caution and his safety. He's also extremely mischievous and cheeky, and loves to fire quips at his enemies or taunt them if he has the chance. It's never ever landed him in hot water before, so he sees no problem in riling up the enemy with words. As they like to say about teenagers, Axl tends to act with the belief that he's invincible and the world can't do a thing to him.

But that's not to say there isn't actual skill to back his (somewhat inflated) confidence. The rank of S Class Hunter is only bestowed to a few Maverick Hunters, and that Axl managed to achieve this rank in the short time he's been a Hunter speaks a lot for his capabilities as a fighter. However, even before becoming a Hunter he's always been the sort to brag about himself and act cocky. When you're the only one you know with the special ability to transform into others and impersonate them, plus you're kickass at fighting? Does wonders on your confidence, that's for sure. That doesn't mean he places his entire self-worth on his transformation abilities. Rather, he places his worth in his ability to fight and utilize his copy abilities to augment his capabilities in a mission.

Axl's sense of justice is extremely strong, stronger than his bonds with others. To him, doing right is the most important thing in the world, which is why he has always aspired to become a Maverick Hunter. It was their job to subdue Mavericks, the people who were wrong, and he wanted to do that too. With Red Alert, he could do the right thing and take down Mavericks, which was why, at first, he hadn't bothered trying to become an official Maverick Hunter. But once it became apparent to him that Red Alert had changed and were becoming Mavericks (plus it seemed they were just using him for his ability and didn't really care for him), he abandoned them to join the Hunters, even though he had a familial bond with Red, the leader. Within the Hunters, he especially looks up to X and Zero, who have been long time Hunters and exceptionally skilled ones at that. Due to his idolism of the two, he tries his best to impress them, especially X, who was disapproving of him joining in the beginning. But eventually he does prove himself to be a valuable ally and talented Maverick Hunter.

Because Axl is young, he tends to view the world in black or white. Either you're a good guy or you're a bad guy. There's no time for doubts and what-ifs on the battlefield, and damn if he'll allow some Maverick to mess with his mind. Any weird "ideal" a Maverick spouts is just nonsense and dangerous, and they must be stopped. When you start to have doubts about what the Hunters are doing, that's when you have the greatest chance of becoming a Maverick, and Axl fully believes in the Hunters' cause, so he never gives the Mavericks' idea the opportunity to take root in his mind. His age prevents him from fully grasping the rationale behind the radical ideals of the Mavericks he meets, so usually X or Zero handle it on that front. However, he's not afraid to step in when he sees his comrades hesitating, as he did when they fought against Lumine, the director of the Jakob Project. But at the same time, justice comes first to him, and he would not hesitate to leave even his heroes, X and Zero, behind, if he thought they were doing the wrong thing.

Speaking of Mavericks, Axl is one of the few Reploids in existence who are immune to the Maverick Virus. At least, he thought he was. The Maverick Virus, sometimes also known as the Sigma Virus, is capable of infecting a Reploid's system and drive them to become violent and uncooperative, and it's one of three ways a Reploid can go Maverick. Typically, Reploids are programmed to be benevolent to humans and society in general but with the creation of the new generation Reploids, it's revealed that all new gen Reploids (possibly sans the prototype, Axl) have the Sigma Virus in their copy chip, allowing them to go Maverick at will. When he inquires with Lumine as to whether or not he also has the Sigma Virus within him, Lumine doesn't give him a straight answer, causing doubt about his immunity to form in his mind. This doubt is further increased after the events of X8, in which Lumine implants a shard of himself into Axl's helmet crystal lens. In fact, because Lumine did go Maverick and definitely had the Virus within him, Axl believes that he has a larger chance than most to go Maverick due to the Virus. But since the Virus was never confirmed to be in him, he decides not to let it bother him.

And that's another trait about Axl. He's always optimistic and forward looking. He's not the type to dwell on the past or think about what he could have done in a past situation to make it better. What's done is done, and what'll happen in the future will be okay, so long as he, X and Zero are around! To some, it might make him seem a bit callous, since he doesn't seem to fret much or feel guilty over his mistakes. But that's more because he's never made a serious mistake with even bigger consequences that couldn't be rectified easily, so he has yet to see the horrors that could result from an erroneous decision. He's not lacking in empathy or anything like that, he just hasn't seen how harsh the world can be.

Despite Axl's combat prowess and his rank as a Maverick Hunter, he's really just a naive child who hasn't yet seen enough of the horrors of the world to temper his childish daredevil attitude.

One last thing. Axl has rarely, if ever met a human before and since the human race is endangered because of the wars that go on between the Maverick Hunters and Mavericks, he believes that humans and other organic creatures are weak in comparison to Reploids. That doesn't necessarily mean he'll be rude and condescending to humans, no. They're part of the reason the Hunters fight against Mavericks, after all. However, he'll be prone to underestimating their ability to fight and persevere.

Applications Two

Re: Axl | Megaman X | Not Reserved