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sharif: (♛ 04)

Jamil | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Not Reserved

[personal profile] sharif 2013-06-06 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Redd
Contact Info: [personal profile] pokerap | [plurk.com profile] pokerap | pokerap.redd @ gmail.com
Other Characters Played: None
Preferred Apartment: None

Character Name: Jamil
Canon: Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Canon Point: After entering the dungeon, but before arriving in said dungeon
Background/History: Jamil @ Magi Wiki
sharif: (♛ 04)

[personal profile] sharif 2013-06-06 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Personality:
    From a very early age Jamil was taught to use people. His position of power ensured that he would be above the rest of the people of Qishan, his hometown and the place he would eventually take over as the new Sharif (chief in the manga). He was raised mostly by a teacher, who promised that he would meet a Magi (a very powerful magician), who would choose him as a candidate for king. Armed with this knowledge, Jamil grew into a greedy, entitled young man, always believing that he deserved more than he had. That doesn't mean Jamil is lazy, however. He is shown working (admittedly the "work" he does appears to be paperwork of some kind) and is shown to be at least decently skilled with a sword. He has more than the average man or woman in Qishan, however - he is rich, has numerous slaves, and is the highest-ranking man in Qishan. Even so, he wants to become king, and claims that everything he has done is to earn the Magi's respect.

    Obviously Jamil has quite a few issues, if he's assuming that abusing people and constantly desiring more are good qualities for a king to have. Jamil is obviously very determined to take the throne for himself, but his ideas of what would earn him the crown are a bit skewed. He has been taught that using people is part of his job, since he is in a higher position of power than they are. He has been taught that slaves are to be used and are property rather than people. While he is following what he has been taught, this does not excuse Jamil's behavior any. He does not learn from the error in his ways even at the end, when he is not selected by Aladdin, the Magi he follows into the dungeon. He doesn't learn from Alibaba's words, nor does he even seem aware enough to notice that Morgiana (his slave) is leaving with Alibaba and Aladdin at the end. It's very clear that by that point, Jamil has been broken so completely by losing what he desires most that he can no longer function properly.

    Jamil's behavior in the dungeon changes drastically from how he is portrayed before entering. Before entering the dungeon, he is shown to be far more competent than Budel (the other antagonist, a merchant who abuses people to get what he wants), and is considered far more of a threat. He has the guards at his disposal and doesn't hesitate to use them. The entire city of Quishan bows to his whims and knows better than to go against his word. For example, even though numerous people are uncomfortable with slavery, no one offers to help Morgiana when she trips and everyone immediately crowds around to watch when Aladdin breaks her chains. Despite his young age (21, stated in canon), Jamil clearly has complete control over the city. Jamil typically threatens people into working for him, though he will pay others, including his slaves. He is so accustomed to being in control, that the very idea of not having control is laughable. While it is obvious that Jamil poses a threat while surrounded by people who have very little choice but to obey him, on his own Jamil is much weaker. He's essentially a bully who uses other people for his protection, but once he's alone he can do very little to actually be threatening. While he can fight with a sword, Jamil always chooses to have someone else (Goltas or Morgiana, his slaves, while he's in the dungeon) fight for him. This isn't because Jamil doesn't think he's capable of fighting (quite the contrary, actually), but rather because he relies on others so heavily. He knows that Goltas is powerful while Morgiana is fast and would rather use them than risk his own neck. He has to be alive to be king, after all! This raises the question of whether or not Jamil is cowardly. Yes and no; he certainly isn't willing to put his life on the line for most reasons, but he willingly entered Amon's dungeon, knowing that no one had succeeded in clearing it for ten years. All those who entered died in the dungeon. Obviously part of that is overconfidence (both in his own abilities and Goltas' and Morgiana's), but it shows that Jamil is not a complete coward. He knew exactly what he was getting into and he went for it anyway. That said, Jamil is not reckless - he brought an entire army into the dungeon with him after all (even if they all died in the traps) and he was very clearly prepared to tackle the dungeon. He is well-learned (or at least, he knows more than most of the people in Qishan, including bits of Tran, an entirely different, ancient language often used in dungeons) and can fight decently well on his own. He has ultimately been preparing to face the dungeon - and more importantly, the Magi - for the past decade. His teacher has prepared him for this day completely and in his eyes, nothing could stop him.

    Jamil's overconfidence is ultimately what causes his downfall within the dungeon. He gets through the majority of the traps thanks to Goltas, Morgiana, and the slaves and troops he brought with him, but when it finally comes time for him to face the Magi who was supposed to select him as a candidate for king, no one else could come to his rescue. His own deeds and actions had been enough for Aladdin to judge him. Through the past decade, Jamil had been certain that he would be the next king because of what his tutor had told him and trained him for. Aladdin's words broke Jamil's dreams and spirit, crushing him to the point where he clearly had no idea what was going on around him as the dungeon collapsed. Jamil died in a far different way than he had lived - he died as the small child he had once been, scared and lost without any sort of direction or ambition left. His inability to cope with a different outcome than one he had expected is clearly a staggering weakness, and ultimately one that could potentially be deadly.

    However, at his current canon point, Jamil is still the overconfident jerk who believes he deserves to become king due to the numerous things he has done (none of which are very positive). He's used to using people and will not hesitate to do so. He's used to being above and beyond the rest and any sort of indication that he's not superior will be met with resistance. He has always been superior and that will not change now, no matter what new challenges await him.


Abilities/Powers:
    Jamil does not have any supernatural or magical powers. He is a normal human with above-average capabilities when it comes to sword-fighting. He is not as good as Alibaba, but it is revealed later in the series that Alibaba was trained in the King's Style of fighting (which Jamil recognizes, but has not been trained to use). Jamil is a skilled fighter on his own, but he primarily relies on his slaves to do the fighting for him. Without them here, he's going to have to take care of things by himself.

    Aside from physical capabilities, Jamil is quite clever and has some knowledge on the ancient language Toran (admittedly he's not very good at translating it, but at least he tries...). Jamil is used to using others and will attempt to do the same thing here, which will probably end in hilarity. Jamil is also a skilled leader, if the environment in Qishan is anything to judge by. He is rarely opposed (mostly due to the amount of guards he has) and things seem to be running perfectly fine, although many people aren't comfortable with the slave trade. Jamil is self-centered and selfish though; he doesn't care what the people think is right, he does what will net him the most profit.


Items/Weapons:
    ✔ His sword
    ✔ A small telescope
    ✔ The clothes on his back
sharif: (♛ 04)

[personal profile] sharif 2013-06-06 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Sample Entry:
    Dear-Mun

    [A young man appears on the network today, looking rather flustered.]

    What is this place!?

    [He sounds frantic and judging from how shaky the camera is, he's not doing a great job of holding himself together.]

    It seems like it's deserted, but I swear I heard footsteps behind me! Then when I turned, there was no one there! But there were footprints that weren't mine!

    [His voice rises higher and higher in pitch until it snaps at the end of his exclamation, leaving him breathing hard and looking even more frantic.]

    Please... please, I need your help. I need to find my way back to Qishan, or at least to the dungeon Amon. Someone here must know the way back! Please, I'll give you everything I have. I don't have much, but back home I'm quite rich. I can give you all the gold you want, just get me out of here!

    [And with that, the feed cuts out with Jamil still shaking and looking more than a little pale.]


Sample Entry Two:
    This wasn't the dungeon. This couldn't be the dungeon.

    First of all, his slaves and guards weren't here. He had brought the most useful ones, the ones who would most likely survive the dungeon's traps, or at least the ones stupid enough to fall for them and reveal a way through for Jamil and the others. He had expected there to be texts in Toran to read and puzzles to solve, not... this.

    This place was empty, devoid of any sort of life that he could see. Occasionally he could hear footsteps, but for the most part, he seemed to be all alone. Jamil shuddered. There was something terrifying about being all alone in an unfamiliar place. He had never been left alone like this; even his parents had never left him alone, he'd always had slaves to entertain him, at least. Perhaps this dungeon preyed on one's deepest, darkest fears.

    "I'm not afraid of being alone." Jamil said aloud, as if that would help. His voice was weak though, and he cleared his throat, straightening up and trying again. "I'm not afraid of being alone, Amon!" He addressed the dungeon, sounding far more confident this time. "I demand that you reunite me with my men! If you've killed them then so help me--"

    He didn't finish, footsteps cut him off. Jamil turned, drawing his sword as he did so, leveling it at the person behind him. Except, there wasn't a person there, just footprints. Jamil shuddered, sword shaking along with his hands. "A-Amon, I will not let you defeat me!" He cried out, trying to regain some control of the situation. The footsteps were closer now and Jamil shivered. He sheathed his sword and pulled out the odd device he had found when he arrived. It was a communications device of some sort - or at least, he hoped it was. He messed with the buttons frantically, trying to get it to work as the footsteps got louder. "Someone, anyone, help me!"