See if your characters could fit with mine and I would be completely fine with some critique:
- [+] Thomas Shaw - The Nerd
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This guy is just a self-insert of me
Name: Thomas Shaw
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 12th grade/Senior
School: Southwest Red Rock High School
Hobbies and Interests: Loves filmmaking, watching movies, playing video games, playing TTRPGs, 60s, 70s, and 80s music, and reading. He aspires to be a director one day.
Appearance: If you saw Thomas, you would instantly think he was a nerd (which he is). Thomas has bi-racial parents, where his mother is Filipino and his father is caucasian. Because of this, he looks caucasian with a tanned skin color. He wears the same clothing daily: the same pair of denim pants and a black puffy jacket. The only difference between each day is which T-shirt he wears, usually a mix of movie references or a blank-colored shirt. He has black hair, which is short but messy all over, looking out of control. He has brown eyes and wears rectangular glasses curved on the edges. However, they have no frame, being welded together by the nose piece and the earpieces. Other important parts include wearing a small watch on his right wrist and a rosary he wears around his neck. He is very scrawny, being 5’11’’ and weighing in at 142.
Biography: Thomas was born on November 23rd, 2006 in Las Vegas to his parents Kevin and Emily. Although his family was middle class, his parents made sure to be very careful with their money, allowing his family to live quite comfortably, and Thomas to never have to worry about anything. However, thanks to his parents' discipline, his family ensured he would not grow arrogant or snooty. He was soon joined by two sisters, Sara two years younger, and Anne, eleven years younger than him, and was diagnosed with Down syndrome. He was always protective of Anne, and the only real fight he got in was when Anne got bullied by some random teenager. Thomas, despite his strength, was able to win.
He spent the next 17 years living what some could call a perfect life. He always had straight As (albeit some being very low As), never had any major problems, went very well with his family, and had a good chunk of friends. This was showcased in elementary, middle school, and high school. Even the pandemic didn’t stop his flow! The only real problem was that he grew up with the life of someone nerdy. He loves video games but can only play for an hour a day, reads all the time, and loves watching films. If it wasn’t for his decision to ride a bike to school every day, he would be extremely weak. Fortunately, his biking has helped him immensely, and he makes sure to take a run around his neighborhood once a month. It has only really worked with his endurance and not much with his upper body. He always dreamed about a life of adventure, causing him to settle with wanting to become a director.
Because he aspired to make films and his friends, he began to learn about SOTF. His family would make sure Thomas and his sisters didn’t watch it, so he discovered the SOTF when he was 12, thinking it was a fake reality show, beginning with V7 and going back to each version, learning as much as possible. He would develop a morbid curiosity, watching as much as he could until his parents discovered and were forced to tell him what was truly happening. He would stop watching it, but he became fascinated by SOTF and would spend long periods of time wondering how he would do if dropped in SOTF. He came up with some general ideas, but never really developed a true plan.
As mentioned before, he has a good group of friends, and most come from the clubs he is a part of. The others come from classes he is in. A main draw to him is his mind. He will think very hard about things that he cares about (which are usually just fun thought experiments) and very little about things he doesn’t. This can make him seem not very observant. This works out for him as it gives him plenty of things to talk about with his friends.
Overall, Thomas is a pleasant guy to be around and has a mostly calm personality, unless something he cares about goes wrong in a way he can’t fix. He attributes his personality to attending Catholic mass every week and doing a rosary daily, a part of him that his friends do not know much about. His overall mindset is that if something goes wrong, it can easily be fixed in the future. For his age he is very mature, having never smoked or drank any alcohol. He spends his time with friends cracking jokes, listening, and attempting to remember what they say. He has made a total of ten personal films, all of them surprisingly good.
Advantages: He's intelligent, thoughtful, and skilled in conversation. He can handle situations as long as he’s thought about it before or if he has had plenty of time to deliberate. Though not particularly strong, his daily runs and bike rides to school have given him impressive speed and endurance, allowing him to keep going while others tire. Socially, he may not be the most charismatic, but he is a great listener and can usually keep a cool head. His extended thoughts about survival on SOTF could be an advantage if he can use it in the situation.
Disadvantages: Despite his active lifestyle, his physical strength would be lacking in any situation using his upper body. He's also a narrow thinker, often fixating on one or two problems until they are resolved, which makes him struggle with quick, split-second decisions unless he's considered them beforehand. Plus, he will fixate on what he deems important and never look into things he has no idea to look for, making him seem unobservant on different matters. Furthermore, he has never had a serious injury, meaning it will be difficult to recover if he gets seriously hurt.
- [+] Thomas Shaw - relationships
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Friends:
- Liliana Monroe
- Celestino "Les" Koh
- Wade Colter
- Alec Yves
Neutral:
Dislike:- Yusup Almas
- Londyn Mackred
- [+] Chester Mullivan - The Kindhearted Athlete
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Name: Chester Mullivan
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 12th grade/Senior
School: Southwest Red Rock High School
Hobbies and Interests: Football player, reader, and part-time guitar player who loves playing 50s, 60s, and 70s songs.
Appearance: Chester is 6’ 1’’, weighs 187 pounds, and is a white caucasian male. He likes to wear skin-tight shirts, showing his muscles, but wears baggy jeans. He has blonde hair, which is in the style of Pompadour Haircut. He has black eyes, which are usually covered by sunglasses. He is usually seen with his guitar in one hand and sometimes carrying a football if a game happens.
Relationships: He is good friends with most people who are involved in sports, having three main groups of best friends, acquaintances, or those he has grudges against. These people are those he has had outbursts before (like the person who he fought during sophomore year).
Biography: Chester was born on December 29th, 2006, the only child to his parents Andrew and Jill. He began his aspirations of playing football back in 1st grade and played quite well. He spent all of elementary school, middle school, and high school working on his fitness, and it shows. He has been able to do this by doing his exercise routine each morning. This includes 50 pushups, 50 sit-ups, and running a lap around the neighborhood.
Despite having the look of an intimidating bully, his personality is surprisingly compassionate, and he is quite kind to all those around him. He likes to spend his weekends doing volunteer work and tries his best to be a good guy. While he is quite nice, he has been known to have massive outbursts of anger now and then, something that started when he was five and just kept going. The reason why he has these outbursts is when he is fully angry against somebody. Because of this, the results are obvious. The last time a massive outburst took place was in Softmore's year, leading to him getting into a fight with a few other kids. The only reason why he wasn’t expelled was because he was the star football player. Instead, he was suspended for two weeks and would begin going to anger management classes (something he makes sure to keep secret from those around him) so he could keep it in check.
The main way he has been able to keep his outbursts in check is by carrying a guitar with him, which he plays not only to calm him down but also to entertain his friends. His personality is friendly, but some feel intimidated due to his appearance and knowledge of his massive fight in sophomore year. He has been on the Southwest Red Rock football team since freshman year, and this has helped him to become pretty popular in school.
As for his intelligence, there is a lot to be desired. He isn’t stupid, he just focuses on the things he cares about, with school not being one of them. He has average intelligence but is just short-sighted. All he cares about is his football career, not only because he wants to be the best on the football field, but also cares about it because he thinks it can help him get out of trouble. This doesn’t mean he would do purposefully dangerous things, it’s more of a just-in-case scenario (evidence was his fight). He has a C average, mainly because of his parent’s help.
Advantages: His physical strength is impeccable, and he is well-liked among his friends, who genuinely care about him. In survival situations, he can quickly tackle the main problems threatening him. If he has a massive outburst that leads to a fight, he would easily and quickly win, although this could only happen if he was truly angry.
Disadvantages: While he is friendly and well-liked, his appearance can easily scare someone who doesn’t know him or has only heard rumors about his massive fight or his infamous outbursts. Plus, while he can easily tackle the main problems affecting him immediately, his short-sightedness would make it quite difficult to look out for a problem that would only affect him down the line.
- [+] Chester Mullivan - relationships
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Friends:
- Lopoka Anaka
- Celestino "Les" Koh
- Wade Colter
Neutral:- Bak Ga-uel
- Alec Yves
- Kiandra Davis
- Londyn Mackred
- Yusup Almas
