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Player Information

Name: Dragon
Age: Yes. :(
Contact details: ultimaweapon
Other characters: Dread Thunderstorn

Character Information

Name: Edge (Edward Geraldine, but would YOU go by that?)
Canon: Final Fantasy IV
Canon Point: Postgame (pre-The After Years)
OU/AU/CRAU/OC: OU
Age: 26

World Information: Link!

Personal History: Link!

Personality:

Edge is royalty, skilled and capable, and responsible for saving the world (with help!), and he knows it all. Perhaps his pride is justified, but it doesn't come with modesty. Edge doesn't hesitate to speak his mind, toot his own horn, or just make sure his presence is known. His pride often drives him to attempt feats he ought to know better than to do alone, such as challenging Rubicante alone, then refusing to admit defeat even when he was left a scorched wreck on a cavern floor. Pride also gives him strength, though, and his pride also gives strength to others; his position as the prince of Eblan drove him to protect his people at the same time it drove them to give their best for him.

Edge generally is very passionate; he gives his emotions free rein when he's not putting on the cool act. He is quick to anger and quick to care, quick to take insult and quick to forgive it. He has a great deal of empathy, but he's terribly bad at expressing it or even recognizing it. In part this is because as a ninja, his passions are his strength; unleashing his rage awakens the full depths of his power, after all. But on a more basic level, Edge simply has an unfailing moral compass and an absolutely blazing sense of justice to accompany it.

He is also both a flirt and a sucker for women. Though he'll turn on the charm at the drop of a hat, all it takes is a few tears or a sincerely angry word to completely bend his will to that of the girl in question. As King, he may have led his people with conviction and compassion, but nonetheless he constantly blew off the boring parts of the job to go flirt with girls, to his advisors' unending dismay.

Despite these glaring personality flaws, though, Edge is a steadfast companion, determined to see through the tasks he sets for himself. He has been training as a ninja and a prince all his life, and he HAS earned a lot of the pride in himself he flaunts. Nor does he ever make a real fuss about being a prince (except possibly to pick up the ladies); the position doesn't bring privilege with it, to his mind, but duty, which he gladly welcomes. When Eblan was destroyed, his first priority was to get his people to safely, and then to avenge it. Whatever his own failings may be, he has a very strong sense of right and wrong, and his efforts will always fall on the 'right' side of the scale.

Key themes: The biggest theme surrounding Edge is that not everything has to be dark, murky, shades of grey, or somehow tarnished or redeemed. Sometimes something can be, if not perfect, at least simply decent. Whereas other characters in the game have moral conflicts, divided loyalties, or allegiances to people rather than ideals, Edge is just straightforward a good person who does the right thing because it's the right thing. Not without many flaws, of course, but his sense of right and justice never fails, and he's all for cutting through the confusion and crap to just do what needs to be done.

Main Motivation: Do the right thing, while flirting with girls.

Skills: Edge is a fast, comparatively fragile melee fighter who knows some level of martial arts, but is most skilled with twin katanas. He is capable of throwing virtually any weapon and some things that are not to inflict grievous damage on a foe. He is also capable of stealing items off of foes in the heat of battle.

Edge is a master of ninjutsu, which is an ability akin to black magic. These abilities are described here -- but in summary, are the summoning of various elemental attacks, smoke for escapes, pinning an enemy by stabbing their shadow, and creating mirror images of himself.

Because of Eblan's proximity to the Tower of Babil and its advanced technology, Edge is surprisingly good (for a fantasy-medieval character) with machinery. He is capable of working on the cutting-edge technology of airships in the game.

Item: A fuma shuriken. (Since it folds up, it should be able to fit!)

Sample: Test Drive meme. More available if needed!

Notes: Go ninja go ninja go?