CHARACTER: Gilgamesh (Archer) CANON:Fate/ PERSONALITY: Gilgamesh is based loosely on, you guessed it, Gilgamesh from The Epic of Gilgamesh. Given that tidbit of knowledge, the obvious can be guessed about him: Gilgamesh is a hedonist, he possesses great hubris, and he is a temperamental tyrant who ruled oppressively and tyrannically for years until his own people begged the Gods to give him an equal to contend with, instead. As you can guess, he's not a nice person - nor is he a good one. He's sexist, moralistically challenged, etc. However, he is an Old World Hero, which means he essentially participated in feats that were beyond mortal comprehension at the time, such as punching a monster with the face of a thousand nightmares figuratively in the maw. Or going off the rails in grief and journeying into the underworld to seek out immortality. Mytho-historical things tend to be like that.
Anyway, that aside: He's a fickle, secretly bitter, and often cruel person, but he can and will carry on conversation when he finds himself interested. He tends to enjoy people who hold to unrealistic ideals or people who strive beyond the restrictions of humanity. He's lofty, but he's definitely got a keen eye for individuals who would display traits of those kind of pursuits and behaviors. However, pushing him beyond "neutral" about a character is understandably just as frightening as invoking his wrath, so I tend to give ample warning that he does tend to start playing hideous games with people - such as manipulating them toward what he'd like to see. Or, you know, facilitating risings and downfalls. This kind of interest is rare, mind, but not entirely impossible. He's more likely to just talk to others, so long as they don't tread on him. He expects respect, and expects also to be recognized for who he is. He's, notably, got a very short fuse when pressed the wrong way (which, really, is set off by lack of respect and demands ten to one). He's emotionally inaccessible, stubborn, and discovery of his name won't pay you too many favors if you start uttering names that don't, uh, belong uttered.
In either case, he's fond of his wine and fond of weaponry/curios. And, not to mistake his arrogance with idiocy, he's actually quite intelligent. All hot blood aside, he can talk a mean talk about, say, the philosophy of hedonism. He can talk about ruling styles. Similarly, he likes new and peculiar information, especially if it comes in the form of a person or an object of value (or, rather, what he considers to be of value). He can talk about people in general, too. He's a bit of shit-stirrer, obviously, and he gets bored very easily. He likes dirt on people he's invested in, and people who are peripherally related to them. You know, for his own purposes.
Anyway, he's good with puzzling out individuals. He's dangerous, but if you hold him at an arm's length with respect, he's less potent. That aside, he's very desirous - which is to say he will go right on ahead and flirt with others (and so on), if they catch his eye. Gender has zero bearing on this probability.
BUT: There's a huge list of triggers that go with this individual (here). Please consider them carefully before pursuing CR with him, because I would like you all to be comfortable!
CURRENT STATUS: He is currently selling some pretty bangin' wine out of the back of Kotomine Kirei's church. You can see some more information about it, here. He won't be hiring anyone (obviously), but I'd love to build up a base and some interlinked networks. He's currently gonna partner up with/trade with Henry, so if you're ever curious about the source of some of it? Here's one. That aside, he's more settled now that the dear turtle isn't ill and he's got access to his powers in some capacity, again. So, he's less... Aggressive? HAHA, yeah, that's not saying a whole lot. At least he's not super disgusted anymore. Still disgusted, though, to be sure. You can look for him later - he'll be the one wearing the ridiculous quantities of gold.
CR GOALS: I'd like anything, really. Positive, negative, neutral -- I'm not at all picky, though I'll admit that I'd like for him to take interest in someone, though this banks a lot on certain presentations of traits. I'd like to get his usual song and dance started, in order to pick up momentum about how hideous a person he actually is, really. Want someone to play manipulation chess with? He's your guy.
SCENE-DOS: I could literally go on forever about what I'd like for him. I'm a very plot-oriented person and prefer whatever suits the needs at the time in terms of writing styles. However, what I would most like is someone who is willing to build up to drinking acquaintance CR with him, someone who would take the time to puzzle out his name (because he will not tell you he is Gilgamesh), someone who is willing to be foolish enough to spit out things they really shouldn't (re: certain names), someone who is willing to join in with the Church of Wine Running and Dirt Digging, someone who would like to be manipulated by said church in order to cause nasty schisms... I'd also like several someones he could have casual "flings" with. On the other hand, I'd love for him to get knocked down a peg or two, I'd love to find him someone he'd actually fight seriously, I'd love for him to find someone he'd respect, and I'd really like (eventually) some kind of overarching consequences for his actions. He'll eventually, and inevitably, end up doing far too much not to warrant them. So, repercussions? Please. I'd love them.
SCENE-DON'TS: The only thing I will not play out is already listed in his warnings. Otherwise? Please. Give me your grand, your hideous, your typical.
YARD SALE: He'll be poking around, actually. He'll be seeing if anything is out on the streets that is worthy of his interest, whether it be people or items. He looks most primarily for high-quality items. Also, he won't be very fond of tribbles if they start invading his space, so he'll exterminate them or kick them out of his way, I'm sure.
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CHARACTER: Gilgamesh (Archer)
CANON: Fate/
PERSONALITY:
Gilgamesh is based loosely on, you guessed it, Gilgamesh from The Epic of Gilgamesh. Given that tidbit of knowledge, the obvious can be guessed about him: Gilgamesh is a hedonist, he possesses great hubris, and he is a temperamental tyrant who ruled oppressively and tyrannically for years until his own people begged the Gods to give him an equal to contend with, instead. As you can guess, he's not a nice person - nor is he a good one. He's sexist, moralistically challenged, etc. However, he is an Old World Hero, which means he essentially participated in feats that were beyond mortal comprehension at the time, such as punching a monster with the face of a thousand nightmares figuratively in the maw. Or going off the rails in grief and journeying into the underworld to seek out immortality. Mytho-historical things tend to be like that.
Anyway, that aside: He's a fickle, secretly bitter, and often cruel person, but he can and will carry on conversation when he finds himself interested. He tends to enjoy people who hold to unrealistic ideals or people who strive beyond the restrictions of humanity. He's lofty, but he's definitely got a keen eye for individuals who would display traits of those kind of pursuits and behaviors. However, pushing him beyond "neutral" about a character is understandably just as frightening as invoking his wrath, so I tend to give ample warning that he does tend to start playing hideous games with people - such as manipulating them toward what he'd like to see. Or, you know, facilitating risings and downfalls. This kind of interest is rare, mind, but not entirely impossible. He's more likely to just talk to others, so long as they don't tread on him. He expects respect, and expects also to be recognized for who he is. He's, notably, got a very short fuse when pressed the wrong way (which, really, is set off by lack of respect and demands ten to one). He's emotionally inaccessible, stubborn, and discovery of his name won't pay you too many favors if you start uttering names that don't, uh, belong uttered.
In either case, he's fond of his wine and fond of weaponry/curios. And, not to mistake his arrogance with idiocy, he's actually quite intelligent. All hot blood aside, he can talk a mean talk about, say, the philosophy of hedonism. He can talk about ruling styles. Similarly, he likes new and peculiar information, especially if it comes in the form of a person or an object of value (or, rather, what he considers to be of value). He can talk about people in general, too. He's a bit of shit-stirrer, obviously, and he gets bored very easily. He likes dirt on people he's invested in, and people who are peripherally related to them. You know, for his own purposes.
Anyway, he's good with puzzling out individuals. He's dangerous, but if you hold him at an arm's length with respect, he's less potent. That aside, he's very desirous - which is to say he will go right on ahead and flirt with others (and so on), if they catch his eye. Gender has zero bearing on this probability.
BUT: There's a huge list of triggers that go with this individual (here). Please consider them carefully before pursuing CR with him, because I would like you all to be comfortable!
CURRENT STATUS:
He is currently selling some pretty bangin' wine out of the back of Kotomine Kirei's church. You can see some more information about it, here. He won't be hiring anyone (obviously), but I'd love to build up a base and some interlinked networks. He's currently gonna partner up with/trade with Henry, so if you're ever curious about the source of some of it? Here's one. That aside, he's more settled now that the dear turtle isn't ill and he's got access to his powers in some capacity, again. So, he's less... Aggressive? HAHA, yeah, that's not saying a whole lot. At least he's not super disgusted anymore. Still disgusted, though, to be sure. You can look for him later - he'll be the one wearing the ridiculous quantities of gold.
CR GOALS:
I'd like anything, really. Positive, negative, neutral -- I'm not at all picky, though I'll admit that I'd like for him to take interest in someone, though this banks a lot on certain presentations of traits. I'd like to get his usual song and dance started, in order to pick up momentum about how hideous a person he actually is, really. Want someone to play manipulation chess with? He's your guy.
SCENE-DOS:
I could literally go on forever about what I'd like for him. I'm a very plot-oriented person and prefer whatever suits the needs at the time in terms of writing styles. However, what I would most like is someone who is willing to build up to drinking acquaintance CR with him, someone who would take the time to puzzle out his name (because he will not tell you he is Gilgamesh), someone who is willing to be foolish enough to spit out things they really shouldn't (re: certain names), someone who is willing to join in with the Church of Wine Running and Dirt Digging, someone who would like to be manipulated by said church in order to cause nasty schisms... I'd also like several someones he could have casual "flings" with. On the other hand, I'd love for him to get knocked down a peg or two, I'd love to find him someone he'd actually fight seriously, I'd love for him to find someone he'd respect, and I'd really like (eventually) some kind of overarching consequences for his actions. He'll eventually, and inevitably, end up doing far too much not to warrant them. So, repercussions? Please. I'd love them.
SCENE-DON'TS:
The only thing I will not play out is already listed in his warnings. Otherwise? Please. Give me your grand, your hideous, your typical.
YARD SALE:
He'll be poking around, actually. He'll be seeing if anything is out on the streets that is worthy of his interest, whether it be people or items. He looks most primarily for high-quality items. Also, he won't be very fond of tribbles if they start invading his space, so he'll exterminate them or kick them out of his way, I'm sure.
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