Post by mike on Nov 4, 2010 20:01:01 GMT -8
(MICHAELrobertSTRYKER )
"I'm not going to say anything inspirational; I'm just going to fucking swear a lot!"
The Basic Info
The Looks
The Personality
The History
The Person Behind The Character
[/left]"I'm not going to say anything inspirational; I'm just going to fucking swear a lot!"
The Basic Info
CHARACTER NAME: Michael Robert Stryker
NICKNAME(S): Robert Stryker - Current alias.
AGE: 29 // 173
GENDER: Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual
SPECIES: Vampire
COVEN/PACK/NOMAD: Nomad
DIET: Animal blood
SPECIAL POWER: None
NICKNAME(S): Robert Stryker - Current alias.
AGE: 29 // 173
GENDER: Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual
SPECIES: Vampire
COVEN/PACK/NOMAD: Nomad
DIET: Animal blood
SPECIAL POWER: None
The Looks
HAIR: Pitch-black, a good six inches long and usually fairly unkept.
EYES: Usually gold, but coal-black when he's thirsty; they were once a bright, icy blue.
HEIGHT: 5'7
WEIGHT: 143 pounds
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
- Four stars on his left hand
- Several stars of different sizes on his left arm
- A black rose covering most of his lower right arm
- A white scar along the outer side of his left wrist, where he was bitten in a fight
OVERALL APPEARANCE: Michael is of an average height, with a lean, strong build. He has rugged good looks that were enhanced somewhat by the vampire venom that changed him; to other vampires, his looks would hardly be considered anything special, but of course he's considered beautiful compared to most humans. He prefers darker clothing, predominently black, along with his signature leather jackets.
PLAY BY: Billie Joe Armstrong
EYES: Usually gold, but coal-black when he's thirsty; they were once a bright, icy blue.
HEIGHT: 5'7
WEIGHT: 143 pounds
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
- Four stars on his left hand
- Several stars of different sizes on his left arm
- A black rose covering most of his lower right arm
- A white scar along the outer side of his left wrist, where he was bitten in a fight
OVERALL APPEARANCE: Michael is of an average height, with a lean, strong build. He has rugged good looks that were enhanced somewhat by the vampire venom that changed him; to other vampires, his looks would hardly be considered anything special, but of course he's considered beautiful compared to most humans. He prefers darker clothing, predominently black, along with his signature leather jackets.
PLAY BY: Billie Joe Armstrong
The Personality
STRENGTHS: Open-minded; loyal; humourous; has a strong instinct for survival.
WEAKNESSES: Impulsive; quick and eager to fight; intolerably stubborn sometimes; occasionally pessimistic.
FEARS: Losing Rachel; dying (not so much death, but what comes afterwards); vampires in general.
SECRETS: He once had another daughter - Nova Stryker. She was born many years before Rachel was, but is sadly no longer in his life...
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Michael's one of those kinda of guys who likes to think of himself as invincible, and he rarely things about anything stupid he might say or do next. While he understands the possible consequences of denying his bloodlust all too well, Michael finds it amusing to see just how far he can push himself, even to the point of intense physical pain. Obviously he's more careful around Rachel, but then her blood is also less potent and so it's easier. He is a bit crazy - a trait passed on to both of his daughters - and Michael never really was much for following rules, so drawing a little attention truly isn't much of a thing for him. He's done his fair share of stupid things and more, but most of the time he can take a bad situation and find something to laugh about. Of course, even your average funny-guy has his limits...
WEAKNESSES: Impulsive; quick and eager to fight; intolerably stubborn sometimes; occasionally pessimistic.
FEARS: Losing Rachel; dying (not so much death, but what comes afterwards); vampires in general.
SECRETS: He once had another daughter - Nova Stryker. She was born many years before Rachel was, but is sadly no longer in his life...
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Michael's one of those kinda of guys who likes to think of himself as invincible, and he rarely things about anything stupid he might say or do next. While he understands the possible consequences of denying his bloodlust all too well, Michael finds it amusing to see just how far he can push himself, even to the point of intense physical pain. Obviously he's more careful around Rachel, but then her blood is also less potent and so it's easier. He is a bit crazy - a trait passed on to both of his daughters - and Michael never really was much for following rules, so drawing a little attention truly isn't much of a thing for him. He's done his fair share of stupid things and more, but most of the time he can take a bad situation and find something to laugh about. Of course, even your average funny-guy has his limits...
The History
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 May 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH: Just outside London, UK
CURRENT HOME: Longview, Washington state
IMPORTANT PEOPLE: Nova Stryker (first daughter), Rachel Stryker (second daughter).
FULL LENGTH HISTORY:
'Do you know what's worth Fighting for, when it's not worth Dying for?'
Cut to 1837. Queen Victoria will soon start her reign. And, to his mother's death, a baby boy is born. His father names him Michael. For his grandfather. It is not uncommon for a child to be raised by just one parent; though Michael's father considered the medical standards of the day to be impeccable, one in two children would not pass adolency with both parents still living. And Michael was also an only child - when his father died, he would inherit the family status and wealth - so he had to be raised right. He learned to hunt, and how to ride a fine steed. Unlike many of his time, he also received an education. And his father had a great stable, in which Michael could be found spending his spare days. He liked the horses... He was talented with them, too. Michael had his rebellions, but by and large was the favourite son.
Then there are those moments... Those times, where you know nothing is going to be the same from here on in. Michael had never been all that interested in girls, apart from knowing his father would be unimpressed if he did not eventually marry. All in good time, he told himself. Besides, his father had remarried and now Michael had a younger half-brother in case anything went badly wrong. But the night he met Gloria, for one night he was completely freed of what 'his father might think'. He'd never seen her equal: not just in beauty, but in Gloria's golden eyes and ultra-pale skin. It was a natural pale - not tainted by any kind of powder - and her beauty was incredible. The young man was mesmerised from the first moment, and began to court her - of course, when he failed to find out her residence, it became difficult. He was beginning to think himself hallucinating....
Of course, she showed herself to him once more, on the early evening as he was riding his horse home. She had neither carrage nor steed; her bare feet barely made a print in the soft dirt - and believe me, he looked. Michael was still unsure whether she was even so real. She smiled, and his horse backed up of its own will, quite obviously scared of her. Michael was skeptical. Anyone who could frighten his horse was not good news. Gloria smiled, as he steadied his mount, and she reached out to touch the horse's white-on-chestnut blaze. She didn't seem phased at all about its obvious lack of affection for her. In fact, it took all the control he could muster as an accomplished horseman to keep the young Hotspur still and calm. Eventually the horse grew still, but his ears flat to his skull.
"Tomorrow," was all she said. "Sunset. Behind the cathedral."
She had that flirty tone in her voice... Like she knew just how to push his buttons. Why behind the cathedral? Didn't know, didn't care. She wanted him there, so he'd oblidge.
But he should not have... Had he not met her there, Michael would have grown old and died as a normal human would. Yet instead he found himself in the midst of this secret rendezvous. Always at night. Mostly behind the cathedral, which turned out to be 'a prominent place of my childhood' for Gloria. He didn't think to question it, or the fact that she chose only to meet him after dark. In fact, he wanted to marry her... The biggest problem was that, in not knowing where she lived, he also didn't know who her father was. He'd read the classics... Knew what could happen if he married her behind her father's will. He didn't want to dishonour her, and so he dared not try...
Eventually, it got the better of Michael. He just had to do it. So one night, on their regular meeting at the pond behind the cathedral, he asked her. He got down on one knee, and just... Said it.
Gloria looked shocked. At first he'd thought she'd say no. But then she stepped towards him, some unknown look upon her face he mistook for a smile, and moved to embrace him. Except she bit him. At first he didn't know what was going on - all he actually felt was the teeth, his skin breaking under their pressure. That itself hurt enough, but then the area spread with an intense burning sensation. Curious, he raised his hand to the bleeding area, and looked back to Gloria. Her eyes were red, and she'd leapt back away from him. She looked like she was in pain, too.
Michael screamed. Three days, he screamed. And he knew that there was a curse between them now. Gloria explained what she'd done, but it was too late. They couldn't be together. He despised her for what she'd done. But he also needed her, and need is a form of love, however twisted, so he stayed with her just for that much. She taught him most everything he needed to know - how to cover her tracks (which she herself was a master at), how to hunt, how to turn his eyes that most pleasing gold colour he'd fallen for... Basically everything that he'd originally fallen for in her, and then hated once he found out what she really was.
He eventually met Nova's mother during the first world war, and Rachel's mother around 1989. Michael kept his eyes open - he liked knowledge, and he loved two concepts more than many others. These were imagination and love. He has had plenty of experience with the vampire world including the secrets of hybrids, seeing as Michael has fathered two hybrid daughters. Nova Hope and Rachel Jane Stryker.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Just outside London, UK
CURRENT HOME: Longview, Washington state
IMPORTANT PEOPLE: Nova Stryker (first daughter), Rachel Stryker (second daughter).
FULL LENGTH HISTORY:
'Do you know what's worth Fighting for, when it's not worth Dying for?'
Cut to 1837. Queen Victoria will soon start her reign. And, to his mother's death, a baby boy is born. His father names him Michael. For his grandfather. It is not uncommon for a child to be raised by just one parent; though Michael's father considered the medical standards of the day to be impeccable, one in two children would not pass adolency with both parents still living. And Michael was also an only child - when his father died, he would inherit the family status and wealth - so he had to be raised right. He learned to hunt, and how to ride a fine steed. Unlike many of his time, he also received an education. And his father had a great stable, in which Michael could be found spending his spare days. He liked the horses... He was talented with them, too. Michael had his rebellions, but by and large was the favourite son.
Then there are those moments... Those times, where you know nothing is going to be the same from here on in. Michael had never been all that interested in girls, apart from knowing his father would be unimpressed if he did not eventually marry. All in good time, he told himself. Besides, his father had remarried and now Michael had a younger half-brother in case anything went badly wrong. But the night he met Gloria, for one night he was completely freed of what 'his father might think'. He'd never seen her equal: not just in beauty, but in Gloria's golden eyes and ultra-pale skin. It was a natural pale - not tainted by any kind of powder - and her beauty was incredible. The young man was mesmerised from the first moment, and began to court her - of course, when he failed to find out her residence, it became difficult. He was beginning to think himself hallucinating....
Of course, she showed herself to him once more, on the early evening as he was riding his horse home. She had neither carrage nor steed; her bare feet barely made a print in the soft dirt - and believe me, he looked. Michael was still unsure whether she was even so real. She smiled, and his horse backed up of its own will, quite obviously scared of her. Michael was skeptical. Anyone who could frighten his horse was not good news. Gloria smiled, as he steadied his mount, and she reached out to touch the horse's white-on-chestnut blaze. She didn't seem phased at all about its obvious lack of affection for her. In fact, it took all the control he could muster as an accomplished horseman to keep the young Hotspur still and calm. Eventually the horse grew still, but his ears flat to his skull.
"Tomorrow," was all she said. "Sunset. Behind the cathedral."
She had that flirty tone in her voice... Like she knew just how to push his buttons. Why behind the cathedral? Didn't know, didn't care. She wanted him there, so he'd oblidge.
But he should not have... Had he not met her there, Michael would have grown old and died as a normal human would. Yet instead he found himself in the midst of this secret rendezvous. Always at night. Mostly behind the cathedral, which turned out to be 'a prominent place of my childhood' for Gloria. He didn't think to question it, or the fact that she chose only to meet him after dark. In fact, he wanted to marry her... The biggest problem was that, in not knowing where she lived, he also didn't know who her father was. He'd read the classics... Knew what could happen if he married her behind her father's will. He didn't want to dishonour her, and so he dared not try...
Eventually, it got the better of Michael. He just had to do it. So one night, on their regular meeting at the pond behind the cathedral, he asked her. He got down on one knee, and just... Said it.
Gloria looked shocked. At first he'd thought she'd say no. But then she stepped towards him, some unknown look upon her face he mistook for a smile, and moved to embrace him. Except she bit him. At first he didn't know what was going on - all he actually felt was the teeth, his skin breaking under their pressure. That itself hurt enough, but then the area spread with an intense burning sensation. Curious, he raised his hand to the bleeding area, and looked back to Gloria. Her eyes were red, and she'd leapt back away from him. She looked like she was in pain, too.
Michael screamed. Three days, he screamed. And he knew that there was a curse between them now. Gloria explained what she'd done, but it was too late. They couldn't be together. He despised her for what she'd done. But he also needed her, and need is a form of love, however twisted, so he stayed with her just for that much. She taught him most everything he needed to know - how to cover her tracks (which she herself was a master at), how to hunt, how to turn his eyes that most pleasing gold colour he'd fallen for... Basically everything that he'd originally fallen for in her, and then hated once he found out what she really was.
He eventually met Nova's mother during the first world war, and Rachel's mother around 1989. Michael kept his eyes open - he liked knowledge, and he loved two concepts more than many others. These were imagination and love. He has had plenty of experience with the vampire world including the secrets of hybrids, seeing as Michael has fathered two hybrid daughters. Nova Hope and Rachel Jane Stryker.
The Person Behind The Character
NAME/NICKNAME: Sarzah
HOW YOU FOUND US: PBSupport
EXPERIENCE: Two years next month
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