Name: Ena Contact Info:llamaface Other Characters Played: Alphonse Elric, Lilith Sahl, Vash the Stampede Preferred Apartment: None
Character Name: Crona/Ragnarok (as discussed due to them being one body) Canon: Soul Eater Canon Point: End of Chapter 32 (The Corner of the Room) Background/History:Soul Eater and Crona / Ragnarok It's important to note that the early canonpoint, compared to where the series is currently and the other characters in game, is because Crona goes through some severe changes and becomes pretty much unplayable due to extreme insanity.
Personality: This is just a small note to say that Crona's gender is left purposefully ambiguous in canon, even when other characters outright ask, and so I will be referring to Crona as 'their', 'they', and 'them' for the purposes of this application. Ragnarok, however, is definitely male.
Crona is, as we all are, a product of their childhood and parents. It's just unfortunate that Crona's mother happened to be a witch with an agenda of her own, and very little maternal instinct. Medusa used her child as an experiment to further her own goals, and Crona became a pawn in her chess-set from a very early age. This childhood left Crona with some severe issues, and a demon sword in place of blood (Ragnarok). At the core of everything, deep in their soul, Crona wishes nothing more than to be cared about and have friends. Yet because of their upbringing, never being allowed to mix with others, they don't know how to go about it. Maka remarks that Crona's soul is dry, parched for water, which appears symbolically after Crona has taken Maka's hand in friendship. This was a huge turning point for Crona and, such was the power of the friendship offered, a lot of the insanity wavelengths of their soul were quenched and balanced.
Given this deep desire to have friends, and the instances we see Crona as a child refusing to kill a small rabbit ("the little one"), it's easy to see that with any other parent that Crona would have grown into a kind person. Yet that wasn't to be, as kindness became warped into submission and a fear of the world, as well as an inability to "deal" with nearly everything. Crona's life and upbringing had been so sheltered and isolated, that their view of the world became very skewed and their life experiences are narrowed to a very thin tunnel. With Crona's only regular contact being Medusa, it was natural that Crona should want to please her... especially when not pleasing her led to being locked in a darkened room with only Ragnarok's punches for company. It was this regular abuse, during a refusal to kill a rabbit, that Crona's sanity finally began to crack. The influence of the black blood, the manifestation of Ragnarok the demon sword in Crona's veins, only made it easier for insanity to creep in. Eventually, Crona gave way and stopped disobeying, allowing Medusa to manipulate them into killing and devouring innocent human souls. This taboo act (for the consumption of human souls leads to evil and madness), only further disrupted Crona's mind. A lifetime of being a witch's experiment and has left Crona with a tenuous grasp on sanity, and a crippling inability to know how to cope with the world at large.
This fear is another core part of Crona's emotional make-up, rooted as deeply as the desire for friendship. A lot of Crona's mannerisms echo Asura's before he became a Kishin, suggesting that Medusa has manipulated that to try and put Crona on the same path as being a Kishin. Crona has been taught that the only way to overcome fear is through power, and that the only way to gain more power is through killing and consuming human souls. Crona is full of fear of everything, from the huge things like the abuse Medusa heaped on them, through to the smallest thing like the colour of Sid's skin. It's this fear that stunts Crona in learning how to deal with the world at large, and gives birth to their 'catchphrase' : "I don't know how to deal with X", which is said frequently through the series.
Once again proving how important friendship is to Crona, it's the time that they spend at the DWMA (Death Weapon Meister Academy), during which some positive changes finally begin to be seen. Though Crona suffers from horrible anxieties, shyness, and is easily unnerved, some of the other students continue to offer the hand of friendship that even manage to coax out a few smiles. This turning over a new leaf and becoming a student can't necessarily reflect on Crona's desire to do good, but is far more an influence of wanting to stay with their friends and make them happy. Unfortunately, even the importance of budding friendships can't eclipse the hold that Medusa has over Crona. When Crona's mother makes a reappearance and orders them to spy on the DWMA, betraying friends and teachers who have been kind, it doesn't take long for Crona to obey. The fear of disobeying and being subsequently punished, as well as the beguiling words of 'Medusa would be proud of you', have Crona switching sides again. It's clear that there is a lot of guilt over this decision, and that begins to have a negative sway on Crona's sanity again. This is where I'm taking Crona from, right before their disappearance from the DWMA.
The final significant piece of the Crona puzzle is, of course, Ragnarok and the relationship between the two. Usually a weapon and a meister are two completely separate beings, though this isn't exactly the case for Crona and Ragnarok. While they are entirely separate personalities, they share one body and literally cannot exist without one another. At some point in Crona's early childhood, Ragnarok (a demon sword), was melted down and used to replace Crona's blood. This had the side effect of giving Crona black blood and a weapon that lived constantly in their veins. A weapon and meister become a team because their soul resonances work well together, and this often means contrasting personalities that have strengths and flaws in different areas, and the same is definitely true for Crona and Ragnarok. Crona is the generally the follower in the relationship, and a victim for Ragnarok's bullying and taunts. And, though Ragnarok is one of the influences that have made Crona's life a less than happy one, he has always been there and the two do rely on one another to get through - though not ever very harmoniously.
Ragnarok is everything that Crona is not - loud, arrogant, rude, brash, and utterly self-assured. He lives up to his name of a demon sword and has no moral qualms about consuming human souls to grow ever stronger. Even when Crona becomes a student at the DWMA, Ragnarok still tries to encourage killing and devouring innocent souls. A lot of his strength is tied up in those souls, and even his size changes depending how many he's consumed. He's a selfish creature at heart, and will generally only do something as long as it holds some benefit for him. This sometimes comes out in petty ways, such as refusing to fight unless a substantial amount of candy has been offered, but a benefit to number one is always his driving motivation.
He's a bully, pure and simple, and takes a perverse pleasure in torturing Crona with taunts and minor physical abuse (such as noogies and pinches). He lashes out at Maka and Stein in puerile ways, using name calling and crude language to try and both hurt them and assert his dominance over the situation. And, in true selfish bully style, Ragnarok does not like to share what belongs to him. Perhaps the only thing that Ragnarok can lay claim to is Crona and, however much the demon sword bullies his meister, it's clear that he won't tolerate anyone else taking Crona away. He even says as much to Maka, warning her off by claiming ownership of Crona.
These selfish and often childish attributes aside, Ragnarok won't let Crona be seriously hurt without stepping in. This could be partially due to their partnership and being used to one another, but it's most likely due to their fates being intertwined now. If Crona dies, then Ragnarok has no body to inhabit, so it's in his best interest to make sure that they win any fights they go into together. There are a few instances where Ragnarok even cheers Crona on in a fight or buoys his meister's courage, and when they are alone it has been seen that they can converse almost pleasantly with one another (such as after Death the Kid's party). This shows that, while there is no denying Ragnarok is not a nice... person-demon-thing... he is not wholly irredeemable at this point in the story.
Together they form a complex partnership, one that walks a very precarious line in a morally grey area. In a place like Haven it would be very easy for them to tip one way or the other, into madness and evil, or sanity and redemption.
Abilities/Powers: As a weapon and meister team, most of the abilities are Ragnarok's and only channelled through Crona. However, as they are of one body, it's moot who's power is who's since they always fight together.
+ Sword: Ragnarok can coalesce into a broadsword style weapon with a mouth, this can be used like a regular sword to slice and parry and so on. If Ragnarok opens his mouth in this form, they can perform a move called "Scream Resonance", where they both scream and their wavelengths match up to provide an attack on their opponent. There is also a more advanced technique which provides Ragnarok with wings and enhances Crona's attacks, but it can only be performed after Ragnarok ingests a large quantity of human souls.
+ Black Blood: As Ragnarok exists as black blood inside Crona, this has several advantages. Wounds can be stopped up and healed quickly, and cuts can become weapons as the blood solidifies and spikes out or turns into blades of its own. This has several techniques associated with it - such as "bloody needles" and "bloody slicer", when Crona will either cut themselves or use the blood from existing cuts to create sharp needles or a blade for ranged attacks.
+ Insanity: When Crona is losing the battle with sanity, their attacks become more erratic and powerful. In addition to this, injuries don't seem to slow down the team in this state.
Sample Entry Two: The pale light of the moon, grinning as though in on a joke nobody else knew, shone through the window of the guest bedroom in the Academy. It illuminated a neatly made up bed, and a seemingly empty room. The teenager that should be occupying that bed was missing, as was the pillow, though closer inspection would find them huddled in the darkest corner of the room. Crona liked corners, they were comforting because nobody could sneak up from behind and attack, and here in the shadows people may not even notice anyone was there. The pillow was wet with tears, though when Crona's head lifted the only evidence that any had been shed was a slight redness of the eyes.
"I don't want to do this."
It was a quiet whisper into the dark, voice trembling with guilt and longing. Maka's face was the first to swim into mind, but it was quickly followed by all the other students and teachers who had shown kindness to Crona. Just thinking about leaving them behind, and then that they would know Crona had betrayed them, made fresh tears threaten to fall.
"Tough shit."
Ragnarok's voice sounded brusquely as he manifested to lean atop Crona's head. He was glad they were going, it would be a whole lot more interesting than being stuck in this stupid place with all its rules and regulations. Plus he'd get to gorge himself on souls and get strong again. With that in mind, he rapped his knuckles against the side of Crona's head.
"They're going to find out it was you that messed with screw-head anyway, and Lady Medusa won't take no for an answer. Quit snivelling and get going already, you're pissing me off."
Crona gave no other answer except to hide in the depths of the pillow again, sobbing quietly. It was just like before, Crona knew that nobody cared about this distress and nobody would come to stop the inevitable from happening. Crona allowed only a few seconds more of clinging to the silence in the corner of this room before standing up slowly, back bent. There was no need to delay any more, and Medusa would be angry if she were kept waiting, so Crona slipped away as quietly as possible.
Hidden beneath the shadow of purple hair wasn't an expression of sadness any more, but only a small and twisted smile.
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Other Characters Played: Alphonse Elric, Lilith Sahl, Vash the Stampede
Preferred Apartment: None
Character Name: Crona/Ragnarok (as discussed due to them being one body)
Canon: Soul Eater
Canon Point: End of Chapter 32 (The Corner of the Room)
Background/History: Soul Eater and Crona / Ragnarok
It's important to note that the early canonpoint, compared to where the series is currently and the other characters in game, is because Crona goes through some severe changes and becomes pretty much unplayable due to extreme insanity.
Personality: This is just a small note to say that Crona's gender is left purposefully ambiguous in canon, even when other characters outright ask, and so I will be referring to Crona as 'their', 'they', and 'them' for the purposes of this application. Ragnarok, however, is definitely male.
Crona is, as we all are, a product of their childhood and parents. It's just unfortunate that Crona's mother happened to be a witch with an agenda of her own, and very little maternal instinct. Medusa used her child as an experiment to further her own goals, and Crona became a pawn in her chess-set from a very early age. This childhood left Crona with some severe issues, and a demon sword in place of blood (Ragnarok). At the core of everything, deep in their soul, Crona wishes nothing more than to be cared about and have friends. Yet because of their upbringing, never being allowed to mix with others, they don't know how to go about it. Maka remarks that Crona's soul is dry, parched for water, which appears symbolically after Crona has taken Maka's hand in friendship. This was a huge turning point for Crona and, such was the power of the friendship offered, a lot of the insanity wavelengths of their soul were quenched and balanced.
Given this deep desire to have friends, and the instances we see Crona as a child refusing to kill a small rabbit ("the little one"), it's easy to see that with any other parent that Crona would have grown into a kind person. Yet that wasn't to be, as kindness became warped into submission and a fear of the world, as well as an inability to "deal" with nearly everything. Crona's life and upbringing had been so sheltered and isolated, that their view of the world became very skewed and their life experiences are narrowed to a very thin tunnel. With Crona's only regular contact being Medusa, it was natural that Crona should want to please her... especially when not pleasing her led to being locked in a darkened room with only Ragnarok's punches for company. It was this regular abuse, during a refusal to kill a rabbit, that Crona's sanity finally began to crack. The influence of the black blood, the manifestation of Ragnarok the demon sword in Crona's veins, only made it easier for insanity to creep in. Eventually, Crona gave way and stopped disobeying, allowing Medusa to manipulate them into killing and devouring innocent human souls. This taboo act (for the consumption of human souls leads to evil and madness), only further disrupted Crona's mind. A lifetime of being a witch's experiment and has left Crona with a tenuous grasp on sanity, and a crippling inability to know how to cope with the world at large.
This fear is another core part of Crona's emotional make-up, rooted as deeply as the desire for friendship. A lot of Crona's mannerisms echo Asura's before he became a Kishin, suggesting that Medusa has manipulated that to try and put Crona on the same path as being a Kishin. Crona has been taught that the only way to overcome fear is through power, and that the only way to gain more power is through killing and consuming human souls. Crona is full of fear of everything, from the huge things like the abuse Medusa heaped on them, through to the smallest thing like the colour of Sid's skin. It's this fear that stunts Crona in learning how to deal with the world at large, and gives birth to their 'catchphrase' : "I don't know how to deal with X", which is said frequently through the series.
Once again proving how important friendship is to Crona, it's the time that they spend at the DWMA (Death Weapon Meister Academy), during which some positive changes finally begin to be seen. Though Crona suffers from horrible anxieties, shyness, and is easily unnerved, some of the other students continue to offer the hand of friendship that even manage to coax out a few smiles. This turning over a new leaf and becoming a student can't necessarily reflect on Crona's desire to do good, but is far more an influence of wanting to stay with their friends and make them happy. Unfortunately, even the importance of budding friendships can't eclipse the hold that Medusa has over Crona. When Crona's mother makes a reappearance and orders them to spy on the DWMA, betraying friends and teachers who have been kind, it doesn't take long for Crona to obey. The fear of disobeying and being subsequently punished, as well as the beguiling words of 'Medusa would be proud of you', have Crona switching sides again. It's clear that there is a lot of guilt over this decision, and that begins to have a negative sway on Crona's sanity again. This is where I'm taking Crona from, right before their disappearance from the DWMA.
The final significant piece of the Crona puzzle is, of course, Ragnarok and the relationship between the two. Usually a weapon and a meister are two completely separate beings, though this isn't exactly the case for Crona and Ragnarok. While they are entirely separate personalities, they share one body and literally cannot exist without one another. At some point in Crona's early childhood, Ragnarok (a demon sword), was melted down and used to replace Crona's blood. This had the side effect of giving Crona black blood and a weapon that lived constantly in their veins. A weapon and meister become a team because their soul resonances work well together, and this often means contrasting personalities that have strengths and flaws in different areas, and the same is definitely true for Crona and Ragnarok. Crona is the generally the follower in the relationship, and a victim for Ragnarok's bullying and taunts. And, though Ragnarok is one of the influences that have made Crona's life a less than happy one, he has always been there and the two do rely on one another to get through - though not ever very harmoniously.
Ragnarok is everything that Crona is not - loud, arrogant, rude, brash, and utterly self-assured. He lives up to his name of a demon sword and has no moral qualms about consuming human souls to grow ever stronger. Even when Crona becomes a student at the DWMA, Ragnarok still tries to encourage killing and devouring innocent souls. A lot of his strength is tied up in those souls, and even his size changes depending how many he's consumed. He's a selfish creature at heart, and will generally only do something as long as it holds some benefit for him. This sometimes comes out in petty ways, such as refusing to fight unless a substantial amount of candy has been offered, but a benefit to number one is always his driving motivation.
He's a bully, pure and simple, and takes a perverse pleasure in torturing Crona with taunts and minor physical abuse (such as noogies and pinches). He lashes out at Maka and Stein in puerile ways, using name calling and crude language to try and both hurt them and assert his dominance over the situation. And, in true selfish bully style, Ragnarok does not like to share what belongs to him. Perhaps the only thing that Ragnarok can lay claim to is Crona and, however much the demon sword bullies his meister, it's clear that he won't tolerate anyone else taking Crona away. He even says as much to Maka, warning her off by claiming ownership of Crona.
These selfish and often childish attributes aside, Ragnarok won't let Crona be seriously hurt without stepping in. This could be partially due to their partnership and being used to one another, but it's most likely due to their fates being intertwined now. If Crona dies, then Ragnarok has no body to inhabit, so it's in his best interest to make sure that they win any fights they go into together. There are a few instances where Ragnarok even cheers Crona on in a fight or buoys his meister's courage, and when they are alone it has been seen that they can converse almost pleasantly with one another (such as after Death the Kid's party). This shows that, while there is no denying Ragnarok is not a nice... person-demon-thing... he is not wholly irredeemable at this point in the story.
Together they form a complex partnership, one that walks a very precarious line in a morally grey area. In a place like Haven it would be very easy for them to tip one way or the other, into madness and evil, or sanity and redemption.
Abilities/Powers: As a weapon and meister team, most of the abilities are Ragnarok's and only channelled through Crona. However, as they are of one body, it's moot who's power is who's since they always fight together.
+ Sword: Ragnarok can coalesce into a broadsword style weapon with a mouth, this can be used like a regular sword to slice and parry and so on. If Ragnarok opens his mouth in this form, they can perform a move called "Scream Resonance", where they both scream and their wavelengths match up to provide an attack on their opponent. There is also a more advanced technique which provides Ragnarok with wings and enhances Crona's attacks, but it can only be performed after Ragnarok ingests a large quantity of human souls.
+ Black Blood: As Ragnarok exists as black blood inside Crona, this has several advantages. Wounds can be stopped up and healed quickly, and cuts can become weapons as the blood solidifies and spikes out or turns into blades of its own. This has several techniques associated with it - such as "bloody needles" and "bloody slicer", when Crona will either cut themselves or use the blood from existing cuts to create sharp needles or a blade for ranged attacks.
+ Insanity: When Crona is losing the battle with sanity, their attacks become more erratic and powerful. In addition to this, injuries don't seem to slow down the team in this state.
Items/Weapons: Three changes of clothes, all identical.
Sample Entry: Post at dear mun with multiple threads
Sample Entry Two: The pale light of the moon, grinning as though in on a joke nobody else knew, shone through the window of the guest bedroom in the Academy. It illuminated a neatly made up bed, and a seemingly empty room. The teenager that should be occupying that bed was missing, as was the pillow, though closer inspection would find them huddled in the darkest corner of the room. Crona liked corners, they were comforting because nobody could sneak up from behind and attack, and here in the shadows people may not even notice anyone was there. The pillow was wet with tears, though when Crona's head lifted the only evidence that any had been shed was a slight redness of the eyes.
"I don't want to do this."
It was a quiet whisper into the dark, voice trembling with guilt and longing. Maka's face was the first to swim into mind, but it was quickly followed by all the other students and teachers who had shown kindness to Crona. Just thinking about leaving them behind, and then that they would know Crona had betrayed them, made fresh tears threaten to fall.
"Tough shit."
Ragnarok's voice sounded brusquely as he manifested to lean atop Crona's head. He was glad they were going, it would be a whole lot more interesting than being stuck in this stupid place with all its rules and regulations. Plus he'd get to gorge himself on souls and get strong again. With that in mind, he rapped his knuckles against the side of Crona's head.
"They're going to find out it was you that messed with screw-head anyway, and Lady Medusa won't take no for an answer. Quit snivelling and get going already, you're pissing me off."
Crona gave no other answer except to hide in the depths of the pillow again, sobbing quietly. It was just like before, Crona knew that nobody cared about this distress and nobody would come to stop the inevitable from happening. Crona allowed only a few seconds more of clinging to the silence in the corner of this room before standing up slowly, back bent. There was no need to delay any more, and Medusa would be angry if she were kept waiting, so Crona slipped away as quietly as possible.
Hidden beneath the shadow of purple hair wasn't an expression of sadness any more, but only a small and twisted smile.