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snowblindmods) wrote2015-04-06 10:43 pm
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Jamison "Junkrat" Fawkes | Overwatch
Name: Rio
Age: 26
Contact Info:
Other Characters: N/A
Character Information
Name: Jamison "Junkrat" Fawkes
Canon: Overwatch
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Canon Point: During his international crime spree with Roadhog. Specifically after the Dorado heist.
Background Link:
Here you go!
Also have a super in-depth Overwatch story link.
Or a not so in-depth version.
Inventory:
-His clothes consisting of a pair of ratty patch covered shorts, a bombless chest harness, dirty fingerless glove, his leg bandages and one boot.
-Peg leg
-Robotic arm
-Canteen with milk tea and boba. Half sweet.
-Hip satchel containing a screwdriver, black nail polish, a detonator, a small lighter, pencil, and small notepad.
All his explosives were confiscated. His traps, his concussion mines, his frag launcher, any sweet cherry bombs that he totally would have in his satchel.
Personality:
Junkrat is a lot like the explosives that he loves so much. He has a very loud personality, he's messy, impatient and obnoxious. You'd think growing up the way he did would leave him a bit more jaded and it certainly does have effects on him that I will go into in a bit, but overall he's a pretty friendly and talkative bloke with a good sense of humor. It might be a tad twisted as far as humor goes, but it's all in good fun! You know the normal; stealing from kids, robbing an ice cream truck, blowing a few people up.
So he's a bit mad from the radiation in the Outback. He's smart where it counts, which is making bombs, mines, hand-made frag launchers and of course being the brilliant mind when it comes to planning heists. He's a self proclaimed genius who is very proud of his work or at least when someone else recognizes that fact. He's got kind of a cocky streak to him actually. A lot of his voice lines taunt other players if they don't manage to kill him. He'll even gloat over being able to kill his own bodyguard. It's quite reckless really, but there's his hint of madness again. This is a boy who will use his own mines to launch himself in the air after all. Another example would be blowing up the roof of a building and jumping in head first.
To say that Junkrat is just an explosives obsessed freak would be an understatement. It is a big part of what makes him tick though. They're more than just a simple passion or obsession, they're his love in life. Whether its enduring his multitude of bomb related puns, the look of pure joy as he listens to cherry bombs explode, or his mad cackling in game as he's firing off grenades; Getting to blow something up is one of the most important thing to him--after his own life and large amounts of money that is.
Growing up in the Outback explains a lot about Junkrat's personality, moral values and motivations. He was lucky to be born after the first Omnic Crisis, but he did grow up in a society that was extremely unhappy with it's new robotic neighbors. He was too young at the time to fully understand it, but it would be the basis of his deep hatred for Omnics as he grew up. A lot of his motivations seem to stem from this hatred for robots and also the state of his irradiated home. He is shown happily taking the job in the comic because he got to blow up Omnics and get paid for it after all. Those who know their history know that they can't be trusted.
Back to his home however, growing up in an irradiated wasteland was hard. Blizzard does a good job of painting the Outback with a Mad Max sort of vibe. Learning how to survive is tough enough, but when it's a lawless cutthroat society it drives in the point early that you really can't trust anyone. It's kill or be killed and I'm sure Junkrat grew up seeing plenty of death. Whether it was from pissing off the wrong junker or just not being able to survive the harsh environment, it was normal. It's of little wonder that he's as twitchy as he is. His eyes constantly darting around suspiciously and he holds his hands in an anxious manner. I'm sure that was only made worse when he started being hunted for the secrets he found in the omnium. Growing up looking out for only yourself and then being hunted by bounty hunters is enough to make anyone paranoid.
Blizzard might like to write off all his mad behavior as a result of just the radiation, but it's clear it does have some effects on him. The most noticeable one is his horrendous memory problems. The kid couldn't remember crucial information about the job he took in the comic 'Going Legit'. He had to be reminded twice that there were supposed to be hostages, once about doing the job quietly, and after all their problems he forgot that it was his idea in the first place to take the job and try going legit. Sure being exposed to so much radiation growing up did help tip him more into the unstable zone, whether or not he would have memory problems without the radiation will never be seen. It's supposedly what turned a love for explosives into an obsession, but I'd wager that's more on his memory problems again. It's about the only thing he can focus on and remember well after all. Of course he'd be obsessed with that.
Lastly you can't talk about Junkrat without bringing up Roadhog, his personal body guard he hired for 50/50 split of his treasure. As with all his other voice lines and interactions he is just as friendly and talkative as the rest of them. It's just a tad bit more personal. He really, really does like his body guard and it wouldn't be that far of a stretch to even say that he thinks of Roadhog as a very close friend. Perhaps his only friend. It's definitely all one sided though. Most of their in game chatter is met with him being told to shut up. It's a bit sad really, but that's how it is!
Flavor Abilities:
If for some reason he manages to catch bits of himself on fire, the singed tips of his hair seem to stay lit for way longer than a normal person and also not just burn off all his hair?? Unlike the game and comic though the tips of his hair are not always on fire and never go out. Like it'd burn for maybe 5-10 minutes tops. If Blizzard can use radiation as an excuse I can too. This boy is irradiated!!
Suitability:
What do you get when you take an explosive obsessed Aussie and stick him in Norfinbury? A bomb pop!
All joking aside while Junkrat may be entirely unsuited to this sort of cold he's nothing if not a survivor. As a junker he's fully used to scrounging around for anything useful and his constant need to keep going will keep him on the move. He isn't one to trust people easily which might hinder him a bit when exposure effects come into play. Otherwise the kid loves to hear himself talk and I'm sure will happily talk anyone's ear off who is unfortunate enough to give him the time of day.
Besides generally surviving and collecting junk his main focus will be getting his grubby little hands on anything that could be used to make bombs. He'll be going crazy (more so than normal) without his usual fix and until he can arm himself he'll be a bit paranoid. It'll be interesting to see if he can help any with the mystery that is Norfinbury as he's certainly not dumb by any means. His memory problems on the other hand...
RP Samples:
Action:
It's long past lock down and Junkrat is still rummaging through the house he decided to bunker down in. It's an old habit from his days as a junker that's been revived since he's been brought here and if nothing else it was something to do to pass the time. Of course there is only so much to rummage through before it gets repetitive.
With an exasperated growl he kicks over a table, a satisfied giggle at the small distraction before going to pace around the kitchen. Five steps one way, three steps back all the while biting anxiously at his nail. He hated being locked in like this. He had made the mistake of forgetting to seek shelter once before so it wasn't like he didn't know why it was important. He just hated it all the same. He was too restless to sleep, nothing to tinker on, and currently the network was pretty boring. He was going mad with boredom!
Ha. Going mad. That was pretty good! The thought was enough to get him to stop his pacing and to have a nice laugh. Surely he wasn't the only one in snowhell who was bored tonight. I mean who sleeps?? Cogs were already starting to turn in his head as an idea was starting to form. So what if the network was boring tonight, maybe he could lit it up a little...
He had a few empty bottles he didn't mind wasting, some toilet cleaner he had picked up a while ago and he did just find some tin foil. It wouldn't be his usual sort of bombs, but it would make a bang! What a shame it wouldn't go up in flames for that extra sort of flair. He'd have to go looking for something else to make that one work. Ah well, at least Roadhog wasn't here to try to stop him. He'd probably get on him for wasting perfectly good water bottles. So what if a few sacrifices had to be made for his amusement! It was definitely going to be worth it.
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Network:
[The video feed starts with a shaking view of a trashed kitchen. The scene is kinda dark given the time, but the tablet helps illuminate what's important. In the middle of the kitchen is a few bottles of varying shape and sizes. A few water bottles and an empty cleaner bottle, both plastic from the looks of it. In the see through bottles, while hard to tell there is something balled up in the bottom of it.
The view shifts as the tablet is turned to face it's owner and Junkrat gives a small little wave to the camera. Half a second later and who once could have been called somewhat acceptable (although dirty and balding) goes to satan himself with a nasty grin and gleeful chuckle.]
I thought you blokes might be as bored as I am tonight, so I decided to put on a little show for you all. [Another giggle.] And of course what could be better than setting off a few homemade bombs, eh?
Well. Kinda. S'not at all a real bomb. Just you wait, I'll put something else together. Later. Yeah give me a bit...
[There was a small pause as Junkrat's gaze drifted away from the camera and his expression zoned out a little before snapping back up to look at his 'audience'.]
What was I saying again...? Oh. Roight. [The view flips back to the bottles in the middle of the kitchen as he walked over to them and grabs something off camera.] You just add a bit of this here... like so. Close 'em up and shake!
[It wasn't the best view in the world, quite frankly a lot of it was aimed at the ground when he was mixing everything together. The sound of excited giggles and mismatched shuffling was enough for anyone to guess he had did what he needed to do. Eventually the view cleared up again, this time with no shakes. Just a nice steady view of the bottles on the ground and an increasingly further away giggling in the background.
It didn't take long for the bottles to start to expand as the pressure inside them began to build and one by one they all burst with a loud bang. Whatever liquid concoction that had been inside of them spraying out onto the kitchen as the bottles went flying.]
Feh. I'd reckon I'd give that a 2.
Test drive! Not enough comments on them tho.
ACCEPTED
A standard single-story house with a kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, and bedroom. Water pours down from the ceiling into the kitchen constantly, leaving that room a soggy, moldy mess. Food in this house isn't to be trusted.
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Note: Junkrat will be allowed to keep his canteen, but it will be empty upon arrival. His detonator and lighter will be confiscated.
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