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Colin McCabe
Topic Started: Jan 25 2018, 12:07 AM (167 Views)
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Name: Colin McCabe
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Grade: 12
School: George Hunter High School
Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, judo, anime, webcomics

Appearance: Colin is an stocky boy of about average height, standing at 5’10 and weighing 201 pounds. Though fairly strong, Colin does not appear to be particularly muscular, due to poorly maintained eating habits leaving behind more noticeable amount of fat in his gut, giving him a somewhat portly appearance.

He keeps his straight brown hair relatively long, reaching down to his shoulders, and had dyed a streak of it towards the front a bright purple. His face is fair, though freckles mark his cheeks.Colin has attempted to grow out his facial hair as of late, though this has only resulted in stubbly hairs across his chin and upper lip. His brows are rather thick, emphasized by a frequently cross expression.

He frequently wears a brown leather jacket alongside a wide assortment of colorful shirts on most occasions, frequently paired with jeans and a set of boots. Colin is rarely willing to dress formally, and when he does, he tends to make minimal effort.

Biography: Most who knew John McCabe and Linda Mozeliak would have told the two that they shouldn’t have dated one another, let alone have a child together. The couple seemed completely incompatible: John was an engineer and self made man who placed significant value upon individualism and lived a fairly reserved lifestyle, while Linda had lead a fairly rebellious life throughout her younger years only settling down slightly as she aged. After nearly five years of their turbulent relationship, Linda found herself to be pregnant, and after some deliberation, they chose to keep the child.

Though in later years they would struggle to find a strong reasoning for their decision, they lept wholeheartedly into the move at the time. John proposed to Linda and she agreed, though they failed to arrange a wedding before Linda gave birth to Colin. The fledgling family did not last long, however, as the added strain of raising a child led to constant fighting between mother and father. Just over a year after Colin’s birth, the two finally broke off their long and tumultuous engagement.

From that point, Colin was the child of two families: that of his mother and various relatives of hers that tried to help raise the boy, and that of his father and a parade of girlfriends that he tried to get Colin to bond with and who never seemed to work out. Linda aimed to get the boy engaged with the arts and encouraged his enjoyment of doodling and sketching. She also pushed a lot of political jargon that he failed to really understand at his young age, but was given to regurgitating at his peers. John, on the other hand, saw Colin as disengaged and separated from his peers and desired to instill values of community in the boy. After a fair bit of back and forth with Linda, he managed to get Colin enrolled in the Cub Scouts, the junior variation of the BSA of which John had been a member in his youth. Colin didn’t quite fit in here either, despite John’s efforts to get more involved, and came to resent his time there.

As early as the fourth grade, John could tell that Colin was gravitating more towards his mother’s way of thinking. In an attempt connect with the boy, John tried to appease Colin as often as possible, getting him gifts of books, videos, and games as frequently. He had begun to become paranoid that Linda’s influence upon the boy might be toxic to his development.

He never managed to act on his suspicions. On December 3rd, 2011, John McCabe was killed in a car accident while on a date with his girlfriend at the time. In the aftermath, Colin was left a fairly substantial sum, given to his mother to go toward the boy’s future. Colin began to have more pronounced difficulties associating with his peers, and began to get into fights with other students. Though Linda had raised Colin with the attitude that it was fine if he was a bit weird or didn’t quite fit in, she was worried that the boy was developing emotional difficulties in the wake of his father’s death.

At this time, Colin became rather enthralled with anime. He had Pokémon and Dragonball Z Kai when he was younger, but it was when Colin entered middle school that he became a really intense fan of the style. He held a particular fondness for shounen action anime, with it's powerful, resilient heroes, expressive characters, cutely designed girls, and over-the-top action and abilities, he couldn't help but be drawn in. He became a big fan of the long-running Bleach series in particular, frequently drawing characters from the series alongside other anime-inspired art.

One of the characters that he often drew was one he called Ryujin. The name stemmed from some Japanese god, but Colin primarily chose the name because it was used in a special ability from Bleach that he was particularly fond of. He created many drawings and sketches of the character, some more involved. He would occasionally dream of taking on the role of Ryujin, a masked man skilled in martial arts who also happened to be a master with a katana.

Shortly into his time in middle school, Colin was withdrawn from the BSA by his mother and was signed up to take martial arts classes upon his request. Though Linda had her misgivings about having her son taught to fight, she thought the practice might help to discipline the increasingly unruly boy. She signed him up to take youth classes at a local dojo which primarily focused on judo lessons, due to the proximity to home and the relatively low price of classes. There, Colin studied under the tutelage of a middle-aged fellow of somewhat questionable credentials, going by the title of Sensei Ken. The man took a liking to the boy’s aggression and enthusiasm, though it was heavily based on his idolization of anime heroes, and would continue to teach Colin at the dojo up to the present day. Despite the fact that the style of judo had been chosen for him primarily out of a sense of convenience, he remains enthusiastic in his practice of it all these years later.

After arriving in high school, the character of Ryujin all but disappeared from Colin’s artwork after a classmate caught sight of one of the more ornate designs and began to mock Colin for creating such “faggy” stuff. Colin resented the remark and openly rejected it, but began to grow self-conscious about this overpowered hero and reluctantly abandoned him. Instead, he has tried to focus on making a comic, becoming fairly interested in webcomics in the process, but has repeatedly put off the idea, deciding that he lacks the proper time. Instead his “comic” has simply become a random assortment of anime-style sketches.

Colin takes part in few extra-curricular activities or school events outside of anime club, deeming them not particularly interesting or worth his time. Among his peers, Colin has few friends, even within the circle of the club. Colin has a tendency to act in an egotistical manner, frequently being openly dismissive of the ideas and opinions of others if they contradict his own. A few naive students might view his egotistical and standoffish nature as a sort of weird charisma or might mistakenly think that they can teach the boy a better way of dealing with his peers, but will frequently grow tired of his presence over time. Only the exceptionally patient have much of a taste for a close friendship with Colin, though he is immensely loyal to those he does respect.

Though Colin's behavioral issues have mellowed out since middle school, it is not uncommon for the frequent arguments that his attitude gets him into to result in more physical confrontations. This has led to Colin gaining a reputation as somewhat of a bully and a few instances of disciplinary action from the school, though his mother continuously acted in defense of her son's character, as she had done previously.

In order to possibly channel his more aggressive and opinionated nature, Colin began to write a personal Wordpress blog, where he would discuss and rant about topics ranging from anime to physical fitness to current events. Rather than curb some negative qualities, having a platform to rant in a way that might make him seem like an authority simply fed into and inflated Colin's egotistical and self-righteous tendencies.

Supplementing his judo training, Colin regularly works out the school gym in order to keep himself in good physical shape. However, he has frequently doubted the effectiveness of these efforts, as he has never attained a visibly athletic build. Unfortunately, despite his habits of working out, poor eating habits that he's held since childhood have kept the fruits of such habits from being as visible as they might otherwise be.

In recent years, Linda has begun to date a younger woman by the name of Felicity, which has led to occasional mockery of Colin at the expense of his mother's sexuality. Though Colin has no issue with his mother seeing a woman, he sees Felicity as a leech that is draining the family's resources. It is true that some of the gifts and trips that Linda takes her girlfriend on are rather expensive, causing her to take some money from the amount that was left by John for Colin, as she believes that it should be devoted to taking care of the whole family.

Over time, Colin has developed a very negative perception on romantic relationships and sexual attraction, stemming from a long history of watching his parents get involved in relationships that were either a disaster or he felt were incorrect in some way. Despite the fact that he still finds women attractive, he identifies as asexual, believing himself to be above an aspect of life that he sees as only dragging others down.

As college approaches, Colin has been applying around to nearby colleges with an eye on seeking out a degree in Graphic Design. He still believes in the idea of him one day making a successful webcomic, but for the time being he believes he will have to settle that might help him find a way to practically apply his enjoyment of creating art.

Advantages: Colin is fairly skilled in judo and would be a formidable opponent in hand-to-hand combat for any untrained opponent. He is also quite physically strong, as he works out to supplement his judo training.
Disadvantages: Colin is disliked by most of his peers due to his standoffish and egotistical nature. He would struggle with finding others willing to trust him as an ally in any threatening situation. Colin also has a strong temper, which often gets him into hairy situations that could have been easily avoided otherwise.
Edited by Catche Jagger, Feb 8 2018, 11:00 PM.
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Hi Catche, Colin is a good start but is Denied pending some changes and expansion to his profile.

As hobbies and interests are a list only the first item needs to be capitalized.

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making him seem more like chubby schlub
This is a bit too informal for a profile as these are supposed to have been written by a bored terrorist.

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Colin was the child of two families: that of his mother and various relatives

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getting him gifts of books, videos, and and games


What drew Colin to anime and what does he enjoy about the art?

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It was a middle-school power fantasy if there ever was one.
This is too informal for a profile.

Why did Linda pick out Judo instead of other martial arts for Colin to learn?

A big issue with this profile is that it seems to stop halfway through and as such is missing the following details:

- There is no in-depth mention of Colin's school life - what he's like around friends, his general personality, what classes he likes or dislikes,
- What he plans to do in the future,
- The current status of his relationship with his mother.

These things all need to be added to the profile to give us a better idea of what Colin is like as a person because at current we only really have details about his interest in anime.

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Colin is disliked by most of his peers due to his standoffish and egotistical nature.
This isn't really brought up in the profile besides one sentence so this will need to be expanded upon.

So make those changes and add those parts in and I'll give Colin another look for you!
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Hey Catche, Colin looks better but there are still a couple of parts that need changing.

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Why did Linda pick out Judo instead of other martial arts for Colin to learn?
This question still hasn't been addressed within the profile.

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It is true that some of the gifts ind trips that Linda takes her girlfriend on are rather expensive
I'm not sure if ind is supposed to be a different word or is supposed to be in this sentence or not.

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He is also quite physically strong, as he works out to supplement his judo training.
This advantage is not brought up within the profile so some details regarding his working out will need to be added for this advantage to be valid.

Make these changes and then I'll give Colin another look for you.
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Fixed... again!
Edited by Catche Jagger, Feb 8 2018, 11:01 PM.
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