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Simon Grey; A Hero...?
Topic Started: Nov 10 2009, 06:06 PM (305 Views)
Grim Wolf
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Name: Simon Grey
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 12
School: Bayview Secondary School
Hobbies and Interests: Hunting, Volunteering (Homeless and Battered Women's Shelter, Retirement Home), 2nd Amendment Rights, 'Hero'.

Appearance: Simon Grey has a round face and a faint hint of a double chin. This build--an essentially healthy looking frame about five or ten pounds overweight--defines him: his belly protrudes, his pecs sag rather than bulge. His arms are pretty well-defined--he can bench close to three hundred pounds on a good day, has been recorded as doing fifty pull-ups, and was the winner of his junior high school's push-up competition--but besides this feature he is more pudgy than well-built. He is 170 lbs and is 5 feet, 11 inches. He is a bit far-sighted, somewhat oddly, but wears glasses to compensate

Simon has red hair which he keeps at about eyebrow-length and bright green eyes. His nose, ears, and eyes are a little bit too small for his face. His features are a bit too rough to be handsome in the usual sense, but he tends to wear a rather focused expression most of the time which makes his eyes particularly striking. His hands are thoroughly calloused from work--his mother may be a doctor, but his father is a construction worker and Simon has spent much of his youth helping him with projects.

He favors jean jackets, t-shirts, and khakis above all other forms of clothing.

Biography: Simon Grey was the youngest of three children born to parents Erich and Jane Grey. His sister, older than him by twelve years and married, is Vanessa Harmon. His brother, older than him by three, is John Grey.

The defining even of Simon's life took place when he was four years old. His brother John had been at a sleepover and his s mother was working late at the St. Paul Hospital. His father had had a few drinks when someone knocked at the door. His father, not in a fully functional state of mind, had opened the door and been shot through the stomach. The assailant, one Steven Vancouver, stepped over Erich Grey's bleeding body, slammed Simon (who had, somewhat astonishingly, thrown himself at the much-larger man in an attempt to protect his father) into a wall. His sister, also in the living room at the time, was raped before his eyes.

Simon does not have any clear memory of this incident--he was blacking out, he had a severe concussion, and he was four--but it was traumatic enough to leave quite an impression on the young boy. Though Erich Grey survived and Vanessa did recover from the trying psychological damage, none of the three were ever quite the same. Vanessa was in counseling for years, and her marriage to her husband was hailed as a miracle by her psychiatrist. Erich Grey has since done little constuction work, though he continues to direct the projects. And as for Simon Grey...

Well, the incident had several profound effects on Simon.

For one, he became a staunch opponent of rape. He cannot abide any dominating talking from male friends--if its from someone he likes he'll get angry and extremely vocal. If it's from someone he dislikes, he will get physically violent. And perhaps that, too, is a result of that night: Simon has trained his upper arms determinedly. Though he has only been in two fights in his time at Bayview, they resulted in minimal damage to Simon and broken bones for his prospective opponents. Admittedly, both were rather drunk at the time, while Simon was not. Still, his arm strength is rather impressive.

Moreover, his father was a big hunter before and after the gunshot wound (one might think that being shot would instill in him some empathy for his pray but, alas for all the wildlife of Minnesota, no such luck. Simon, too, hunts, though his accuract is uncertain. Although he has gone hunting many times, he has brought back few kills. Those few he has brought back, however, were shot through the head. Luck? Freak coincidence? Intentional? No one is sure.

As a result of the home invasion and rape, Simon is a staunch supporter of 2nd Amendment rights. This, combined with his hunting, has given him an impressive knowledge of firearms, rifles in particular, and a passing familiarity with a 9mm handgun. While he concedes that most gun deaths happen as a direct result of accidents rather than shootings, Simon believes that this is a result of improper teaching regarding guns, rather than any inherent evil in the guns themselves. Thus he advocates better 'gun education' rather than any abolishment of firearms.

Simon is not any sort of class officer but is involved with many of the school's community service clubs, primarily volunteering at the local retirement home, the Battered Women's Shelter, and the Homeless Shelter. Generally well-liked, Simon's circle of friends is small but especially close. His best friend, somewhat oddly given their quite distinct personalities, is Raidon Naoko (Naoko Raidon, as his Japanese heritage would require him to give it). Much of Simon's community service is a result of his private obsession: above all else, Simon wishes to be a genuinely good person, a man of compassion and action. A hero. It is this wish that defines much of what Simon does as he struggles to stick to his unusually harsh moral code.

Advantages: Simon is familiar with the outdoors, firearms, and many camoflaging techniques as a result of several long hunting trips with his dad. Also as a result of hunting, Simon is quite patient: he will not let his recklessness get the best of him in most circumstances. And as a result from skinning animals, a knife would not be out of place in his hands, either. While not an especially outstanding physical fighter, Simon does at least have impressive strength. His reputation around the school for being a 'good guy' will likely serve him well in acquiring travelling companions.
Disadvantages: Simon has a hero complex, plain and simple. He will not leave when it would be smartest to if anyone else is in danger. Simon is also rather slow on his feet--he has missed the 'healthy' mile requirement in school since he was 12--and not especially agile or quick on his feet. More pressing, Simon is not going to play it safe: if his situation gets the best of him he will become an active player, and if he maintains his ideals than he will be actively putting himself in dangerous situations. For all his skills, than, Simon has a high likelihood of dying. He has little ability to plan strategically, and his small group of friends may cost him when he's facing a larger group.
Edited by Grim Wolf, Nov 10 2009, 09:41 PM.
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When I look over a character, I often use the addage of 'if I remove all of this character's skills, or their most major one, what's left?'. I see Simon Grey, a boy who has had a tragic and all-too-possible event happen to him. Take that away and... you still have a devoted and very characteristic person. What impresses me more is that Simon has a reason for everything he does: his arms are well trained so he can protect people he loves, he advocates guns but also gun control and education, and his failure in protecting his family has caused the development of a hero complex. Both advantages and disadvantages explained by one event? It's not the most common thing here and I like it.

Another thing to note is that I'm very impressed that, even with such an experience, Simon didn't get angsty and overly violent as many writers are apt to do. Instead, he has a strong desire to help people and do good things. On the whole, I'm happy with him.

One final note before my verdict, however, is that there are blips here and there of both spelling and grammar. It is my advice to you that, before Simon is submitted into V4 (seperate from v4 pregame), you copy-paste this profile into a word processor, spell-check it, and take out any annoying errors that might persist (for instance, 'pray' and 'prey' confusion). Such errors don't hold Simon back from pregame, though, and I would like to see him in action, so Simon Grey is..

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