OOC: Personality Analysis for RP reference
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crystalmasterRadley is currently being used in four different RPs, and may be used in more. This is an overview of his personality and motivations.
People are complicated, and Radley Ramon is no exception. He is many things, and although what you see may depend partially on his mood, he is overall a genuinely good, gentle person and quite harmless to all but his enemies.
Radley's key personality categories include Friendliness, Kindness, Generosity, Education, Shrewdness, Pridefulness, Vanity, and Damage. We will examine each.
Friendliness
Radley is charismatic and draws people to him, evidenced in how he gathered so many to be part of his group in canon. He genuinely wants friends and wants to be around others. He hates to be alone. If he has ended up somewhere strange and different, or in a worrisome situation, he also finds it useful and practical to have allies rather than to have to go it alone. He has sympathy and compassion for others in like situations and doesn't want them to be alone as he is or has been, so as much as possible he will reach out to anyone and everyone he encounters whom he thinks could use a friend. He also will just give a friendly Hi to people he meets in passing or try to strike up conversation with them, hoping to make more friends. Others need not be afraid of him, as in spite of looking like a stereotypical biker punk, he doesn't behave like one except in very certain circumstances.
Kindness
Radley's friendliness ties directly into his kindness. He is a thoughtful person and tries to analyze situations for the best response judging from the others' personalities. Naturally he won't always be correct in this judgement, especially if he is surrounded by beings from other cultures with vastly different experiences and world views. He can easily blunder in a scenario such as that without meaning to. He tries to be open-minded, and he will happily interact with all manner of beings if they come across as kind to others. If they do not seem to come across that way, he may not be very receptive ... but of course it could be a misunderstanding on his part. If he realizes he has made a mistake, or that the other has misunderstood him when that wasn't his intention, he will try diligently to repair the damage. He tries to include everyone present in a situation (OOC: some semi-unintentional threadhopping in the past) and does this more out of thoughtfulness rather than trying to push himself into others' conversations for his own benefit. He doesn't want anyone to feel left-out or that he has taken over something they wanted to do. He also loves animals and tries to be gentle and kind with them, resulting in them loving him in turn. Animal abuse outrages and disgusts him and he doubts he will ever be comfortable with Pokemon battles, especially in light of still carrying emotional baggage over sending people into battle during the war in Crash Town.
Generosity
Radley desperately wants to help, to make a real difference. That has always been his desire, and he feels that way even more after coming from the mess in Crash Town. He's hurting, he hasn't emotionally or mentally recovered by far, and he feels worthless. He believes he was unable to help his town or the people and wants to do something of value, to help those he cares about as well as strangers. If someone else expresses similar feelings or seems to feel directionless or just expresses interest in something that Radley could potentially help them with, Radley is very quick to offer them anything he can that might help: a job, a listening ear, something physical he has, etc. Yes, these things will benefit him as well, but he very rarely ever suggests anything solely for his own benefit. He believes in mutually beneficial things. He hates to put himself in unnecessary danger and will shake and tremble uncontrollably if he's particularly afraid or terrified. Sometimes he will run if he feels that will best protect him and those he's looking after. But he's willing to go into danger if he thinks he can make a real difference and help out in a situation. He truly cares about people and has sacrificed a lot to try to help those in his care be happy. He was the protector of those in his town back home, and they were grateful to him for trying so hard to keep Malcolm from taking over.
Education
Another way Radley is not your typical biker punk is that he does not tend to speak like one. He knows fancy words and he can and will engage quite easily in a philosophical conversation if desired. He thinks a lot on deep subjects. He will sometimes drop some colloquial words into his vocabulary, such as "havta" and "wanna," and sometimes deliberately says some very silly things such as "itty-bitty" and "naughty-naughty," but that's generally as far as that goes. He also isn't fond of swearing, but will sometimes say "hell" if he's particularly upset or trying to make a point. He is a culinary expert, owning a restaurant back home, and loves to try and make various dishes. Also a skilled showman, he can sing and dance and knows how to play the piano in both classical and pop/rock-n-roll styles.
Shrewdness
Radley is, in general, a good judge of character and a good businessman. In canon he has his finger in many pies, running both an eatery and a mining operation (not to mention a very unusual motorcycle gang). One of the positive things he took from his family was how to run a successful business. He knows various tricks to the trade, such as offering more than his competitors, but he actually does it rather than making empty promises. Radley is a fair boss and provides benefits for his employees because he knows it can spark interest and loyalty and be good for both him and them. He also comes up with creative twists (OOC: his Pokemon restaurant being an Eevee cafe, similar to a cat cafe) to draw people in to his ventures.
Pridefulness
Radley is quite aware that he is good at what he does. He finds this pleasing, especially in light of the things he mostly keeps in his heart that he feels he's a failure on. So he may smirk or look pleased when talking about his ideas, but he means no harm and isn't overbearing. He also tends to strike back at bullies and other undesirables he encounters with sarcastic, mocking comments and childish-seeming insults. He can sometimes can come off as immature because of this, but his heart's in the right place. He will not deliberately seek out such confrontations unless he sees someone being hurt and no one else stepping up.
Vanity
Radley is also completely aware that he's good-looking. Really, how could he not know this? (OOC: Radley knows this because Mun is completely in love with him and is pretty sure that someone as smart and shrewd as Radley couldn't help but know how attractive he is!) Nevertheless, he also isn't overbearing about this and just tends to know it quietly rather than flaunting it with overtly conceited comments, unless he's speaking half-jokingly and/or responding to someone else half-joking or insincerely flirting with him. He chooses clothes to wear that he feels complement his looks, and he's not shy about displaying his bare chest at the beach. He is, however, also modest in his choice of swimwear and despite possible cracks to the contrary, he is not an exhibitionist. He may play at being worldly because he thinks it will keep him safe from those who would crush nice people, but in actuality he is not that worldly at all. Anyone who sees the real him from his more positive traits may quickly deduce at least some of the shields he puts up here.
Damage (CW: Brief, non-graphic mention of torture)
Radley has been through a great deal of emotional trauma through his life, as other characters also have, of course. He deals with his pain as best as he can and usually will smile and try not to show he's hurting at all. After all, he must be the tower for everyone else. The tower has no one to lean on and must never falter. But his heart has been deeply scarred and he sometimes finds it harder and harder to keep up the facade. Everyone he has ever tried to get close to has eventually betrayed him one way or another, and by post-Crash Town he's also undergone torture to the point of death as well as witnessing such torture being performed on others. He hasn't had the chance to properly deal with any of this pain and it's still quite fresh, so if it ever gets triggered or he has to talk about it or face it when he doesn't want to, he will usually start shaking and try to go away quietly to fall apart alone. In spite of feeling like he must stay strong, he would love for someone to seek him out and show him kindness at such times, as he has tried to show to others.
Radley of course has many other personality traits and categories, but most stem directly or indirectly from one of these. Mun hopes this may help foster more understanding of what is going on in Radley's mind in whatever RP adventures she takes him on.
People are complicated, and Radley Ramon is no exception. He is many things, and although what you see may depend partially on his mood, he is overall a genuinely good, gentle person and quite harmless to all but his enemies.
Radley's key personality categories include Friendliness, Kindness, Generosity, Education, Shrewdness, Pridefulness, Vanity, and Damage. We will examine each.
Friendliness
Radley is charismatic and draws people to him, evidenced in how he gathered so many to be part of his group in canon. He genuinely wants friends and wants to be around others. He hates to be alone. If he has ended up somewhere strange and different, or in a worrisome situation, he also finds it useful and practical to have allies rather than to have to go it alone. He has sympathy and compassion for others in like situations and doesn't want them to be alone as he is or has been, so as much as possible he will reach out to anyone and everyone he encounters whom he thinks could use a friend. He also will just give a friendly Hi to people he meets in passing or try to strike up conversation with them, hoping to make more friends. Others need not be afraid of him, as in spite of looking like a stereotypical biker punk, he doesn't behave like one except in very certain circumstances.
Kindness
Radley's friendliness ties directly into his kindness. He is a thoughtful person and tries to analyze situations for the best response judging from the others' personalities. Naturally he won't always be correct in this judgement, especially if he is surrounded by beings from other cultures with vastly different experiences and world views. He can easily blunder in a scenario such as that without meaning to. He tries to be open-minded, and he will happily interact with all manner of beings if they come across as kind to others. If they do not seem to come across that way, he may not be very receptive ... but of course it could be a misunderstanding on his part. If he realizes he has made a mistake, or that the other has misunderstood him when that wasn't his intention, he will try diligently to repair the damage. He tries to include everyone present in a situation (OOC: some semi-unintentional threadhopping in the past) and does this more out of thoughtfulness rather than trying to push himself into others' conversations for his own benefit. He doesn't want anyone to feel left-out or that he has taken over something they wanted to do. He also loves animals and tries to be gentle and kind with them, resulting in them loving him in turn. Animal abuse outrages and disgusts him and he doubts he will ever be comfortable with Pokemon battles, especially in light of still carrying emotional baggage over sending people into battle during the war in Crash Town.
Generosity
Radley desperately wants to help, to make a real difference. That has always been his desire, and he feels that way even more after coming from the mess in Crash Town. He's hurting, he hasn't emotionally or mentally recovered by far, and he feels worthless. He believes he was unable to help his town or the people and wants to do something of value, to help those he cares about as well as strangers. If someone else expresses similar feelings or seems to feel directionless or just expresses interest in something that Radley could potentially help them with, Radley is very quick to offer them anything he can that might help: a job, a listening ear, something physical he has, etc. Yes, these things will benefit him as well, but he very rarely ever suggests anything solely for his own benefit. He believes in mutually beneficial things. He hates to put himself in unnecessary danger and will shake and tremble uncontrollably if he's particularly afraid or terrified. Sometimes he will run if he feels that will best protect him and those he's looking after. But he's willing to go into danger if he thinks he can make a real difference and help out in a situation. He truly cares about people and has sacrificed a lot to try to help those in his care be happy. He was the protector of those in his town back home, and they were grateful to him for trying so hard to keep Malcolm from taking over.
Education
Another way Radley is not your typical biker punk is that he does not tend to speak like one. He knows fancy words and he can and will engage quite easily in a philosophical conversation if desired. He thinks a lot on deep subjects. He will sometimes drop some colloquial words into his vocabulary, such as "havta" and "wanna," and sometimes deliberately says some very silly things such as "itty-bitty" and "naughty-naughty," but that's generally as far as that goes. He also isn't fond of swearing, but will sometimes say "hell" if he's particularly upset or trying to make a point. He is a culinary expert, owning a restaurant back home, and loves to try and make various dishes. Also a skilled showman, he can sing and dance and knows how to play the piano in both classical and pop/rock-n-roll styles.
Shrewdness
Radley is, in general, a good judge of character and a good businessman. In canon he has his finger in many pies, running both an eatery and a mining operation (not to mention a very unusual motorcycle gang). One of the positive things he took from his family was how to run a successful business. He knows various tricks to the trade, such as offering more than his competitors, but he actually does it rather than making empty promises. Radley is a fair boss and provides benefits for his employees because he knows it can spark interest and loyalty and be good for both him and them. He also comes up with creative twists (OOC: his Pokemon restaurant being an Eevee cafe, similar to a cat cafe) to draw people in to his ventures.
Pridefulness
Radley is quite aware that he is good at what he does. He finds this pleasing, especially in light of the things he mostly keeps in his heart that he feels he's a failure on. So he may smirk or look pleased when talking about his ideas, but he means no harm and isn't overbearing. He also tends to strike back at bullies and other undesirables he encounters with sarcastic, mocking comments and childish-seeming insults. He can sometimes can come off as immature because of this, but his heart's in the right place. He will not deliberately seek out such confrontations unless he sees someone being hurt and no one else stepping up.
Vanity
Radley is also completely aware that he's good-looking. Really, how could he not know this? (OOC: Radley knows this because Mun is completely in love with him and is pretty sure that someone as smart and shrewd as Radley couldn't help but know how attractive he is!) Nevertheless, he also isn't overbearing about this and just tends to know it quietly rather than flaunting it with overtly conceited comments, unless he's speaking half-jokingly and/or responding to someone else half-joking or insincerely flirting with him. He chooses clothes to wear that he feels complement his looks, and he's not shy about displaying his bare chest at the beach. He is, however, also modest in his choice of swimwear and despite possible cracks to the contrary, he is not an exhibitionist. He may play at being worldly because he thinks it will keep him safe from those who would crush nice people, but in actuality he is not that worldly at all. Anyone who sees the real him from his more positive traits may quickly deduce at least some of the shields he puts up here.
Damage (CW: Brief, non-graphic mention of torture)
Radley has been through a great deal of emotional trauma through his life, as other characters also have, of course. He deals with his pain as best as he can and usually will smile and try not to show he's hurting at all. After all, he must be the tower for everyone else. The tower has no one to lean on and must never falter. But his heart has been deeply scarred and he sometimes finds it harder and harder to keep up the facade. Everyone he has ever tried to get close to has eventually betrayed him one way or another, and by post-Crash Town he's also undergone torture to the point of death as well as witnessing such torture being performed on others. He hasn't had the chance to properly deal with any of this pain and it's still quite fresh, so if it ever gets triggered or he has to talk about it or face it when he doesn't want to, he will usually start shaking and try to go away quietly to fall apart alone. In spite of feeling like he must stay strong, he would love for someone to seek him out and show him kindness at such times, as he has tried to show to others.
Radley of course has many other personality traits and categories, but most stem directly or indirectly from one of these. Mun hopes this may help foster more understanding of what is going on in Radley's mind in whatever RP adventures she takes him on.
