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magenta magenta | jojo's bizarre adventure: steel ball run | unreserved
Name: Mint
Age: 19
Contact Info: @Togamint on Plurk, dirgni#6844 on Discord
Other Characters: N/A!
Character Information
Name: Magenta Magenta
Canon: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run
Age: Never explicitly stated besides being younger than 31--I’d put him in his late twenties.
Gender: Male
Canon Point: Immediately after being thrown into the Delaware River by Wekapipo
Background Link: Here’s his wiki page, with rough details on his role in Steel Ball Run!
Inventory: A hat and the clothes on his back, for...non-weapon items.
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When Magenta is first introduced, he plays the jokester to Wekapipo’s straight man, putting on a small show of his comedy. He comes off as vapid and vague, only shutting up to focus on the mission after his partner repeatedly tells him to. He refutes claims that he’s not taking the mission seriously by essentially telling the other man that he has no sense of humor. All of this contributes to an outward appearance of a flippant man, one who prefers goofing off to actually completing the job at hand. To the casual observer, his motivations are unknown and, at best, simply superficial. This front is intentional.
Even Magenta’s strategy reveals his true nature: while Wekapipo distracts the protagonists and keeps them occupied, Magenta is able to skirt around the edges of the battle, with Gyro initially dismissing his presence as being a bystander. Magenta carefully presents himself as being useless and harmless in order to get in the heroes’ blind spot to attack them. This also applies to his more personal relationships: later in the narrative, he reveals that he “actually liked” Wekapipo for the duration of their partnership, hiding behind the façade of jokes and poking fun in order to, contradictorily, keep an air of professionalism. He buries his true feelings for people, because he is largely motivated by how others treat him.
When Magenta meets someone that shows him any kind of personal attention, they become his entire scope of focus. The best example of this is his relationship with Diego Brando, who saved Magenta’s life and consequently led the man to devote his life (literally!) to Diego’s cause. Magenta wants to be loved so badly that he latches onto any kindness shown, even if it leads to him being manipulated. The reverse is true, too: to Magenta, the world revolves around him, and any misfortune that happens surely is the result of another person maliciously acting against him. When Wekapipo assumes him to be dead in the frozen strait, Magenta takes this to mean that his partner abandoned him deliberately, leading to an obsession that ultimately led to his downfall.
While prone to being manipulated by figures in power, such as Diego Brando or Funny Valentine, Magenta exhibits a uniquely strong personal drive of his own. He holds grudges longer and stronger than most people would, such as the one he has against Wekapipo after his assumed “betrayal”. Underneath the shell of a man who has little care in the world--fitting to his Stand, which manifests as a physical barrier around him and the rest of life--he’s deeply disturbed and angry, acting out violent impulses on people he dislikes. He very literally subscribes to the concept of “eye for an eye”: after losing his eye, a slight attributed to Wekapipo, he vows to carve out his former partner’s own eye. He gets carried away, and carried away fast, which is why the work of being an assassin suits him: he has one job to do, and he does it very well.
Like every Stand user in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, his Stand makes up a large enough part of his identity that it merits mentioning. 20th Century Boy manifests as an impenetrable suit of armor that forms around Magenta, making him invulnerable to attacks as long as he stays crouched low to the ground. This is part of why he adopts such a flippant attitude about life: he is literally invincible to any harm when he wants to be, allowing him to say and do what he wants. However, using his Stand renders him immobile, and being a more aggressive person, he prefers to act...leading to his loss on more than one occasion. 20th Century Boy represents the mask he wears to protect himself--one that he removes when particularly incensed.
Overall, Magenta, while coming off as crude and unsuitable for his job, possesses a talent for over-focusing on subjects and people, betraying a deeper tenacity than first shown. Late in the story, he makes a passionate comment to Wekapipo: “I’ll show you that the people who don’t have anything to lose are the most dangerous.” Magenta, at his current canonpoint, has burned nearly every bridge in his life, staying alive by the knowledge that his bloody revenge is waiting for him. The truth, one that he’s unwilling to admit to himself and Wekapipo, is that he has quite a bit to lose: his final thoughts are that Diego will surely come to save him, that he’s afraid of dying, that he can’t be abandoned again.. In short, Magenta talks much bigger, much flashier, much stronger than he truly is.
Flavor Abilities: In canon, Magenta possesses a Stand: a semi-physical representation of his soul that grants him virtual invulnerability to attacks and other physical harm, named 20th Century Boy. Of course, he won’t be able to use the actual function of the Stand, but (mods permitting!) his flavor ability would be to summon his Stand as usual, though it would not have any actual powers. Here’s an article on 20CB!
Suitability: Magenta will be adjusting to life without his powers, possibly leading into some accidental scrapes where he forgets that he’s no longer able to protect himself. Overall, though, he’ll be extremely curious about his surroundings, willing to venture out into the cold just to see what he can find, and trying to make friends where he can. Or, well...make friends as best as he’s able. The snow will initially put him off, seeing as he has some unfortunate experiences with it, but he’ll quickly get used to his situation.
RP Samples:
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two; network post!
if you need any more samples, i do have a couple threads ! none of them meet the length requirement but i’m sure i can scrounge something up
ACCEPTED
This shop seems to be mostly meant for gift-giving. Most of its shelves seem set up to display cards, although there aren't many around right now. The walls and a few smaller shelves in the front and back advertise various knick-knacks, figurines, and gifts you can get with purchases. The employees only area is small, with a break room and a bathroom, but the bathroom works, and the water can even be brought to lukewarm, so it could be worse. "ALPHONSE ELRIC, DAY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY, TRAVELLING EAST, IF ANY ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED CONTACT @LELRIC ANY TIME" is written on the wall. A a rough map of the Entrance area has been drawn on one of the walls, along with this warning: "An anomaly has been trapped in the bathroom in the fire station. Avoid if possible, and use caution if you have to pass through or spend the night. DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR. @standardissue" The fire station (242) and the fast food place (248) are both labeled as such, with an X on 244 with the note: "You are here." "Z.D. <3 J.W." can be found on a shelf written in permanent marker.
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Note: Unfortunately, Magenta would not be allowed to have the ability to summon his Stand.
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