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[personal profile] starvedorestes 2015-07-03 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
Character Information

Name: Enjolras
Canon: Les Misérables
Age: 26ish? Hugo isn't the most clear.
Gender: Male
Canon Point: At the point of his would-be death, which Snowblind will heal him from.
Background Link: Here and Here
Inventory:
→ 1 red jacket, damaged and stained from 8 bullet wounds
→ 1 black cravat
→ 1 blue waistcoat
→ 1 white and stained shirt
→ 1 red sash
→ 1 pair of trousers, black
→ 1 pair knee high leather boots, black
→ 1 cockade pin
→ 1 large red flag
→ 1 set cotton men's undergarments
Personality:
”They declared themselves Les Amis de l’ABC,—the Abaisse,—the debased,—that is to say, the people. They wished to elevate the people. It was a pun which we should do wrong to smile at. Puns are sometimes serious factors in politics; witness the Castratus ad castra, which made a general of the army of Narses; witness: Barbari et Barberini; witness: Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram, etc., etc.”
Enjolras is, in short, an idealist. It could be said that he has a sense of almost blind idealism, as he’s willing to overlook some fairly problematic thinking in order to support ‘the greater good’, however at his core he is simply put, a hopeful, forward thinking young man. It was Enjolras’ hope to lead the people of Paris into a better future- one without a monarch, but a republic.

Enjolras subscribes deeply to the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and as such modeled himself, and his organization after his principles and ideals. He believes that freedom was the right of every man, and was willing to die in an effort to bring these hopes to fruition. He even goes so far as to excuse Rousseau’s faults, including the fact that Rousseau abandoned his own family and children, saying, “He denied his own children, that may be; but he adopted the people.”

However, Enjolras is not without contradictions in his personal philosophies- he has a boundless love for the people, but disdains the actions (or rather, the inactions) of people. This important distinction is what he finds so repulsive in Grantaire. He disdains those who could choose to act to better France, but choose not to.

These personal philosophies have made Enjolras to come across as rather intense, and severe. He has a very rigid way of thinking, and Hugo himself states “ He had but one passion—the right; but one thought—to overthrow the obstacle.” It is this ideal that consumes him, and he fixates upon it to the extent that he does not allow anything to distract him from his goal. He spurns drunkenness, and he has no time (nor interest) for women.

This severity leads him to have trouble connecting with people on a personal level. People are inspired by him, his fire, passion and drive are infectious, and despite his severity Enjolras does possess a natural charisma. This makes him an excellent leader. However, it also puts him at a distance from other people. He has an air of almost inhuman untouchability to his character, and the rigid structure and carefully composed nature can make him come across as aloof, and sometimes unrelatable. It is no wonder then, that those Enjolras considers his closest friends are kept tightly knit.

This said, Enjolras is not without a sense of humour. It isn’t a very good one, and what he finds amusing others likely only find baffling- the sort of jokes that receive a cricket’s reception- but still, it does exist. One need only look as far as the name of his group, and the pun of Les Amis de l’ABC to see his dry wit. He also demonstrates his poor sense of humour when he is asked about his mistress. He says she is Patria.

”Enjolras was a charming young man, who was capable of being terrible.”
Enjolras has a tendency to see such matters in the black and white, and his sense of justice and equality is extremely rigid. An example of this is when he deals what he sees as justice against Le Cabuc. Le Cabuc murders an elderly man (the porter) hiding within his home, for refusing to open the door. Immediately following this, Enjolras forces Cabuc to his knees, and gives him one minute to “think or pray” before he executes him. By this time, Enjolras and his fellow insurgents knew that to stay at the barricade was to die, and that there would be no escaping this fate. Enjolras states, “He killed, therefore I killed him. I had to do it, because insurrection must have its discipline. Assassination is even more of a crime here than elsewhere; we are under the eyes of the Revolution, we are the priests of the Republic, we are the victims of duty, and must not be possible to slander our combat. I have, therefore, tried that man, and condemned him to death. As for myself, constrained as I am to do what I have done, and yet abhorring it, I have judged myself also, and you shall soon see to what I have condemned myself." In other words, Enjolras’ sense of justice and duty could not allow Le Cabuc to go unpunished for his appalling actions. To allow him to continue to live, and die standing at his brother’s-in-arms’ sides, while fighting for the future of Paris could not be allowed. Even when discarding the body Enjolras refers to it as ‘that’, rather than ‘him’. In Enjolras’ eyes Le Cabuc has ceased to be worth the title of man for his actions against an innocent.

It is understandable then, that Enjolras represents the logic of the revolution. He is ruthless where he feels it necessary, even though he takes no pride, nor joy in the act of being so. He simply understands that war is a part of change. He accepts that he must become a man who can, and must kill to further their goals, and in turn accepts their eventual deaths, as well.

While Enjolras is incredibly inspirational, what he accomplished would not have been possible without the aid of his friends. Especially the friendships of Combeferre and Courfeyrac. Where Enjolras represents the logic of the revolution, Combeferre is it’s philosophy. He is the one who tempers Enjolras’ harsh edges, with gentle correction and understanding to that harshness that makes Enjolras who he is. Courfeyrac completes the triumvirate by representing its social side; he is the sort of person that befriends everyone, and Courfeyrac is able to network and better relate to people than either of his counterparts. In short, if the three had not set forth to work together Les Amis would have never been what it was.

From an outside perspective, it may have been easy to assume that Enjolras saw his companions in Les Amis not as friends, but as allies; a sort of mutual political allegiance, and nothing more. But it is far more than that. Enjolras cares incredibly deeply for all of his friends, even going so far as to be willing to die for them. (And with them.)

"Shoot me," said Enjolras.
And flinging away his bit of gun-barrel, and folding his arms, he offered his breast.
The audacity of a fine death always affects men. As soon as Enjolras folded his arms and accepted his end, the din of strife ceased in the room, and this chaos suddenly stilled into a sort of sepulchral solemnity. The menacing majesty of Enjolras disarmed and motionless, appeared to oppress this tumult, and this young man, haughty, bloody, and charming, who alone had not a wound, who was as indifferent as an invulnerable being, seemed, by the authority of his tranquil glance, to constrain this sinister rabble to kill him respectfully. His beauty, at that moment augmented by his pride, was resplendent, and he was fresh and rosy after the fearful four and twenty hours which had just elapsed, as though he could no more be fatigued than wounded. It was of him, possibly, that a witness spoke afterwards, before the council of war: "There was an insurgent whom I heard called Apollo." A National Guardsman who had taken aim at Enjolras, lowered his gun, saying: "It seems to me that I am about to shoot a flower."
Flavor Abilities: Enjolras is overall human, but his idealism probably can't be beat. He believes completely and utterly in hope, love, equality, and the Republic! He can natter on endlessly about any of the things he is most passionate about. He can natter on endlessly about the things he is not, as well. He's fierce in an argument, basically.

Suitability: Enjolras is a very driven individual, who will not want to find a way home for is own needs, but for those of other's. He will seek to find the truth, as well as try to organize and distribute as much information as he will be able to come across. He is endlessly optimistic, but also knows and understands the consequences of his own actions, and those of other's if and when they turn sour. He will also be eager to explore, and to learn. The isolation will trouble him the most- he's a very social character, and a such this may become a heavy hurdle for him to overcome, but that's part of why I would like to pursue him here.

RP Samples: Here!
Edited 2015-07-03 07:47 (UTC)
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REVISION REQUEST

[personal profile] snowblindmods 2015-07-07 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for your interest in our game! Before we can accept you into Snowblind, we would like to see the following revisions:

While your network sample is fine as a top level sample, we feel that the third person sample doesn't cover enough of Enjorlas's introspection the way it is. We would like a new third person sample that covers this, please, either via a completely newly written sample or a third person thread you already have written.

Please reply to this comment with your revisions within three days or your slot will be forfeit.
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Question

[personal profile] starvedorestes 2015-07-09 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Just for clarification, am I able to submit a sample from another game? Or because the network sample I have supplied covers the in game part may I use something from elsewhere?
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[personal profile] snowblindmods 2015-07-09 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
A sample from another game is fine!
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[personal profile] starvedorestes 2015-07-10 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
I hope <a href="http://ryslig.dreamwidth.org/176741.html?thread=27720549#cmt27720549>this </a>will br sufficient, thank you for your consideration.
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ACCEPTED

[personal profile] snowblindmods 2015-07-11 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations, you’ve been accepted into [community profile] snowblindrpg! Your character’s tag will be enjolras (les misérables). Your character will wake up at six AM on day 13 in a building on square M2. The description for this building is as follows:

This bizarre house, while fully intact, only consists of one very large empty room and a locked hatch that seems like it should lead to some sort of basement, although it's impossible to tell what might be there when it's sealed up as it is.

Please reply to this comment with the journal you will be using for the game. After that, join [community profile] snowblindrpg, [community profile] snowblindooc, and optionally [community profile] snowblindmemes with your character journal. After that, reply to the taken character list and player contact list and make a top level thread for your character on the search page. If you have not replied to these lists within three days you will be removed from the game and will have to apply again.

Thank you for your interest in our game!
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[personal profile] starvedorestes 2015-07-13 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be using this account, thank you!
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