Post by Neighborhood Watch on Apr 12, 2007 23:08:36 GMT -5
Name: Rival
Ring Name: Devildog
Affiliation: Old Market Gang
Rank: Paesan
Sex: Male.
Breed: Australian Cattle Dog mix.
Age: 5 1/2
Personality:
Rival is content to rest on his ill-gotten laurels: That being his status as the only dog to ever enter a fair fight with Hadrian and come out alive. What he fails to share with anyone else is that the only reason he did survive was because the fight was ended when Animal Control officers and local Police broke up the gathering and seized both dogs. Because all other dogs were kept out of the pit room, no one saw this: All they know is that eventually, Rival found his way back to the Market and Hadrian did not.
Rival never claimed to have killed Hadrian (he's not THAT stupid), but he's also never made any moves to squash the wild rumors that fly around the Gang. Other dogs are too scared to fight him and Rival is too much of a coward to challenge others in order to move up in rank.
Tyrant keeps the otherwise useless Rival around because the other dog serves as a symbol of victory over Hadrian and proves that the legendary "Wall" isn't unbeatable (even though Rival didn't actually beat him).
Rival tends to be a loner, having little interest in the politics of the Gang or the sport of the pit. He stays in the Gang for the fringe benefits: Respect from the younger dogs, food, shelter, and the protection of being part of a group.
He almost always speaks in half-truths and cloaked insinuations--never flat-out saying anything. His thoughts and beliefs are only hinted at when said aloud--Rival is a coward, but he keeps plenty of cards up his sleeve. He has a knack for gathering damaging information about others and using it to blackmail them.
Important Relationships:
Tyrant: Both dogs have an understanding: Rival sticks around to serve as a symbol of Hadrian's defeat-ability, and Tyrant leaves Rival to his own devices. Rival is one of the few dogs who will tell Tyrant "like it is" because he has no fear of being killed or kicked out of the Gang as a repercussion.
Valkyrie: One of the few high-ranking females in the Gang, Rival is constantly fending of Val's advances. She, like many of the other dogs in the Gang, do not know the whole truth concerning the legendary "Last Fight of The Wall." She thinks that, despite his resistance to fighting, there must be some amazing strength within him that she wishes to pass on to her offspring. She doesn't "love" him, she just wants his genetic material. He finds her annoying and offensive.
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Try-out Scenarios: PM these to Neighborhood Watch and/or post them here. All auditions must be at least 3 paragraphs in length, spell-checked, and grammatically sound. You don't have to be perfect, but at least proof-read your work!
-Rival overhearing a bunch of yearling fighters gossiping about his fight with Hadrian and finding their assumptions incredibly amusing.
-Rival talking a potential opponent out of the fight, insinuating his own prowess by dropping hints about the Legendary Fight.
-Rival contradicting something Tyrant says and then reminds the Boss how much he needs him and why.
-Rival trying to avoid Valkyrie.
That's it! If you win the character, I will PM you to let you know and you can start getting him registered and set-up in the Yellow Pages. After that, roleplay! (YAAAY!)
Played By:
-Fidel