TWO YEARS AGO, A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION GOING BY THE NAME TEAM IMUM WRECKED CHAOS ACROSS THE LAND, DAMAGING CITIES AND KILLING THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS. While Imum itself has long since been disbanded, however, the region remains broken: entire towns have been laid to waste and the Association struggles to find homes for those who were lucky enough to survive the attempted genocide. Reconstruction trudges on as usual... but with three factions - the Association, the corporations, and the people - each wishing to take the rebuilding of an entire region down opposite paths, how long will it be before Lyeant's last leg gives out permanently?
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Post by WULFRAM FRITZERIKE on Jan 9, 2017 3:25:20 GMT -6
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ABOUTVeteran member of team rocket, but not by choice, Faiz is a natural-born seviper gijinka who poaches to make a living and, essentially, survive. With learned helplessness as a driving shackle throughout the entirety of his life, he was raised not to value the lives of pokemon, including himself, and has incredibly deep-seated, skewed moral and ethical foundations as a result.
Hailing from Hoenn he recently arrived in Lyeant after traversing the world for various missions and hunts, he claims to be on board with parallax, but is in fact a double agent on behalf of Team Rocket. So naturally, making pleasantries amidst the organization especially is a must for him if he wants to dig for information and continue proving his worth.
On the surface, he may appear as a simple, despicable man come to take advantage of the region's weakened state, but a body well-worn by a war of his own suggests his story is so much more than that, if you're willing to pry open the lid.
FRIENDSHIPSFriends are much needed in his life, but ones who would put forth the effort to understand him and decide to stick around are a mythical find considering he's spent twenty-five years without any. The most positive relationships he's fostered have merely been for business, or fake and abusive friendships of people using him.
But even with his social naiveté, he isn't completely unapproachable, nor is he constantly focused on stealing pokemon or committing crimes. Looking past his harrowing faults, one might be able to catch on that beneath the stoic layer he's childlike and innocent by nature. With proper care and guidance, it's perfectly possible to steer him onto a better path in life, though in doing so one would have to turn the world as he knows it upside-down.
(I'm actually still trying to gauge his personality outside of work, furgive this for not having much insight. Just imagine snek memes. Sure that works).
HATESHIPSUndoubtedly, hatred towards him runs rampant from his activities alone (if witnessed). While his list of enemies piles high, Faiz personally doesn't harbor much hatred towards people. Unless you're a zangoose. Then be you a gijinka or a pokemon, he will make attempts at your life whether you like it or not, and his track record is not something to take lightly.
Perhaps you've had or have a pokemon stolen by him (or need one stolen ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))? Or you tried to stop his poaching while catching him in the act? While not obvious, as a member of Team Rocket, there are plenty of other dealings related to the underground world and black markets outside of poaching that would merit some spite.
To many acquaintances, he most likely comes off as a miscreant driven by greed for money, having no qualms about taking the lives of pokemon (or people, though that's a rare case), although it may be interesting (or "hypocritical") to find that he prefers to avoid battling as much as possible.
He may not seem like it, but he does have certain standards and principles to follow, even if they seem low to other people. Be warned that despite this, he is unafraid to compromise them in order to succeed.
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WANTEDS & OTHER IDEASShrike is 100% always open for any and every plot, even if it doesn't fit into anything mentioned in this plotter, and even if you think it might be too dark or smarmy! `v`)/ I live for that angst and melodrama, man. Also fluff, but I don't get that often. For a little inspiration, here are a couple of possible wanted ads should anyone be interested in making a character (or have a character) that fits these criteria.
that bastard parent Surname: Velstadt Age: 45+ Gender: any Affiliation: most likely Parallax
The poacher who started it all by abducting Faiz from his biological parents, and leading him down the road that haunts him to this day. They abandoned and left Faiz to die when a hunt went incorrigibly awry, and somehow has never been seen or heard from since (not by Faiz, at least).
black-winged angels On the note of accidents, Faiz was saved from certain death by a small group of wandering Rocket grunts/elites who happened across the scene. Anyone interested is welcome to play one of these saviors, but the one I'm particularly highlighting would be the doctor who gave him his prosthetics and/or his current doctor who helps maintain and repair them.
prepare for trouble It's highly doubtful that Faiz would be sent for reconnaissance on his own, and considering the way he works, entirely likely he would have a "trainer" or "master" of sorts telling him what to do, much like his missing guardian. But fellow members in general could be interesting addendum to plots and development as well (especially if he defects)!
finding redemption Depending on how his interactions and development plays out, Faiz could break free from the chains keeping him from being his own person. However, he's in massive debt towards Team Rocket with no palpable way or means of paying it off, meaning even if he gains his own consciousness and realizes his wants, cutting ties with the criminal world he's so steeped in won't be an easy endeavor, and one that he can't achieve, much less start, by himself. And even should he succeed, what becomes of him in the aftermath? All his years of accumulating enemies and committing crimes must surely be answered to before the Association...
Tyson's this righteous, morally upright (?), representative of the Association. And although the Association's glory days are over (for now), he's still got this strong sense of justice—which teeters dangerously into the realm of violence.
I can imagine him having one of his Pokemon stolen or him stopping a poaching operation in the act. Either or! He'd spring right into action in a hot pursuit akin to snakes and ladders (haHAA!!).
If Tyson finds out Faiz is affiliated with Parallax, then he'll doubly be his enemy, finding the faction's ideologies incredibly crooked. Maybe Tyson will get caught up in Faiz's dark underworld, finding the seedy black markets like quicksand. The more he struggles, the more he sinks. The more he flails, the tighter the coil.
enemies • oh heckies, I was going to attack your plotter after I took a nap, you sneaky.
Practically polar opposites with their radical alignments, hateship is the definitely the most obvious route for these two, yes! One thing I'd like to bring up is, I noticed Tyson seems to have spent a bit of time in Hoenn - so maybe they've encountered each other in the past? Faiz was very migratory himself, but I don't see why he wouldn't biasedly hang around in his home region more than others.
If you'd rather start perfectly fresh, though! Either ideas also work with me! The latter option, stopping a heist, seems more likely, as with Tyson being a gym leader, I feel like Faiz would at least know of his name (unless the association plasters the leaders' faces all over like celebrities, then all the moreso), and be extremely wary/cautious about getting on his bad side without being given an order or job to. Or he can be completely oblivious to his identity and just go for it, I'm okay with that, too.
Better get a real ladder in here somehow, or he won't be able to climb out of that snake pit doho. Honestly, I feel like Faiz would secretly think Tyson's a p cool guy because dang he is, but "oh he hates me." /sadfaiz If they could somehow become unlikely allies while Tyson tries to unearth himself from the dark side of the moon, that would also be neat! Kind of like when a party starts out divided but gradually bond into an unstoppable team. *^*
How that could happen, idk, but I can picture Tyson getting in trouble or scammed while Faiz begrudgingly steps in all the time like "uH EXCUSE what's a dumb hero like you doing in my 'hood?" since it's too much for him to do anything about and he (sssurprisingly?) wouldn't want him to get hurt... for a stupid reason.[GoogleFont=Kreon][newclass=.snakerep b]color:#BA61B3;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:8px;[/newclass][newclass=.snakerep a]font:10px kreon;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass][newclass=.snakerep ::-webkit-scrollbar]width:1px;background-color:#020202;[/newclass][newclass=.snakerep ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb]background-color:#C2BB74;border-radius:5px;[/newclass]
yes yes yes!! I'd definitely love to have a past encounter, a past history! It's always fun to start off with something like that. I'm assuming migratory Faiz was affiliated with Team Rocket then too. I wonder if Tyson knows of this? Maybe! Or maybe it should be a later reveal to keep things spicy.
Maybe he stops a heist (or tries too), and he's like "new phone who dis OH HELO??? IT'S U AGEN???" Or maybe he encounters him when he is getting scammed/in trouble (by being in the bad neighbourhood tsk tsk) and Faiz "comes to the rescue." Two thread ideas from you, and they're amazing for sure with the preface that they've known/met each other!!
So YES, I love that idea how the divided party slowly becomes this amazing team. Unlikely team. Precious team. ;W; <33 CUTE TEAM. Faiz will have to win Tyson over bit by snakey bit.
all right, sounds like a plan!! And yes, he's had the wonderful privilege of working under TR for a fairly long time - eight or nine years at the minimum. But even so, their past meeting could have gone in either direction; maybe it was just an innocent and brief encounter of juvenile boyz, or in the case of getting involved with poaching schemes, something that let Faiz especially stand out to Tyson's memory (which isn't that hard), as he likely wouldn't have been by himself.
Either way, I leave it up to you about whether Tyson learned back then that he's a Rocket member and how, since both encounters don't have to explicitly label him as Rocket. surprises are gr9 <4
Of the two ideas, a crimestopping attempt would probably be a better way to start and get to know more about mister paragon of justice, since Faiz stumbling across a stranger getting scammed wouldn't give him any motivation to intervene. So yea, get ready fo' that thrilla! I'll try to cook up a thread asap, and we can continue hashing out their backstory. Here or in-thread, really, 'cos depending on how long ago it was, maybe they only vaguely remember one another anyways until something pulls the trigger and BAM "OH UR DAT BOII" :3c
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Post by TYSON KANAZAWA on Jan 11, 2017 22:59:31 GMT -6
WULFRAM FRITZERIKE — JUVENILE DELINQUENT BOIZ. Let's go that route, with Faiz leaving a lasting impression on Tyson. Because, like, with eyes like that, how can you forget? Anyway, a starting point like that would mean we already have a foundation for development that would've occurred from then until now!
AND YES, surprises are good. And him not knowing about TR yet can help progress their plot/relationship along. AYYY. <5
The crimestopping attempt sounds good! I'm super thrilla. I'm down to make it up as we go, and I give you full license to make things up!!