Info: Gladiator
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CHARACTER NAME: Misa
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IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Maximus Decimus Meridius
Species: Human
Canon: Gladiator
Canon Point: After the end of the movie
Character Age: Well, Russel Crowe was forty when he filmed it, so let’s go with that.
CRAU: No
Character Appearance: Here.
Powers and Abilities: He’s a brilliant strategist, and fighter. He survived being a General in the Roman Army, so that says he at least has some political savvy.
What Did Your Character Wish For? To be with his wife and son
What Potion Did They Receive? Gold
Did They Drink It? No
Character Questions:
1. Who is the person your character is most bonded with from their canon, or who is someone they miss the most and why?
ANSWER: He will never admit it, but he misses Caesar, Marcus Aurelius. The man was a father to him, and a great mentor. As seen from the first part of the movie, they had a good relationship. If asked, he would say his wife, but he’d be lying about it. Men become deeply bonded when they spend time together, and he spent a lot of time with Marcus. He’d been away from his wife and son for almost three years before they were killed by Commodus. He finds no problem speaking truth to power, though he’s uncomfortable with it, even though Marcus encouraged it. It was one reason he felt such profound respect and awe for the man.
2. What are they most afraid of and why?
Failing his family. Not just his wife and son, though he used to fear facing them as a failure, but also Marcus Aurelius. He tried to always live up to the image of the consummate Roman General. It didn’t always work, but even in his mistakes, he found good things and lessons to learn. Marcus encouraged that, and that is why Maximus fought so hard to rescue Rome from Commodus. Maximus feels that he will not reach Elysium, and that he will never see his wife and son again, if he doesn’t live up to that image.
3. What are their emotional, mental, and physical weaknesses and why?
Emotional: Oh his loyalty is his weakness. He gives his loyalty wholeheartedly, and fully if it’s earned and then he will follow that person to the ends of the Earth and avenge them if necessary. He did that with Marcus Aurelius. He’d do that with anyone else who earned his loyalty.
Mental: Mentally, he’s just a man. He’s a man and that comes with a lot of weaknesses. He’s been in war for a good chunk of his life, and with that brings trauma. He’s lost men, friends in battle and that leaves a mark.
Physical: He’s, again, just a man. He has no magical powers, and is forty as well. For his day and age he should have been retired and enjoying his wife, children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, Caesar needed him and he answered the call. He’s been injured, been beaten upon, had a horrific cut on his left arm that became dangerously infected.
4. What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
He is not as gruff and standoffish as he might seem at first. Especially with children, as shown from his scene with Lucius at the cages, when he joked with the boy that he could crush his head. He’s protecting himself when he’s standoffish. He will warm up to some people, and will immediately take to children. Not teens, but those under teenage years, he’ll want to protect. Outwardly, he is also well put together. Internally he’s a mess. He misses his wife and son, he misses Marcus, he had to kill his great mentor’s son, and his former lover’s brother. He doesn’t want to be a killer.
5. What would make them happiest and why?
Returning Rome to the people. It was the last wish of a dying man. Rome should have become a Republic again, with the death of Marcus but instead, Commodus became Emperor. That is not the way Marcus, or Maximus envisioned things going. Then, he had to kill Commodus, something he was not conflicted about at all. The games never should have been brought back, and Commodus was not a “moral man” as Marcus put it. If Rome were returned to the people, Maximus could rest happily.No one tell him about the second movie
6. What characteristics does someone need to have to be your character's ideal significant other?
They would need to understand his honor. It’s obvious from how he talks that he loves his wife, though history tells us that his marriage would have been decided for him, instead of him “marrying for love”. So, she understood when Marcus Aurelius called that he had to answer, for the man that gave him his wife and family, that allowed him to have a son and a farm in the hills north of Tujillo. He needs someone to be that strong backbone, that stays behind and allows him to go and do what he feels needs to be done.
7. Would your character make a sacrifice to save someone else and why or why not?
Yes, he would. He has. Motions at entire movie. He sacrificed Commodus because Marcus Aurelius had a dream for Rome and Commodus did not follow that dream. Maximus didn’t understand what that dream was, until he saw Marcus’ son taking Rome in a direction that it shouldn’t have been taken in. But to save a single person? He would. He saved Lucius, he saved Rome, all with one shove of the knife.
8. What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance, or if your character is young, what is one thing they would want their older self to remember?
Maximus would tell his younger self to never forget Commodus’s ruthlessness. Commodus was ruthless when they were children, and Maximus forgot that, or not exactly forgot, but couldn’t believe that he’d be that ruthless. When he should have remembered. He regrets not remembering it, and causing his wife and son the pain of torture and crucifixion.
9. When in dire circumstances does your character fight, flee, freeze or fawn and how does that look?
FIGHT. He tried to fight when Quintus came to arrest him on Commodus’ order. He did fight when the Praetorians tried to execute him after riding until dawn. Although as a gladiator, at first, he didn’t fight, he decided to fight in the end, and put the dirt on his hands and grabbed a sword as soon as he could. When he was simply “the Spaniard” he fought and threw his sword at the spectators asking “Are you not entertained?!” Basically, he grabs the nearest weapon and he refuses to die.
10. Why did your character make the wish they did?
He wants his wife and son back. Despite the events of Gladiator II he never knew Lucius was his son, though he probably suspected. But to him his son and wife means “peace” and that’s all he wants. He asked Marcus Aurelius to send him home after the initial battle against the Germanic tribes of the north. He wants to go home where there is peace and the simpleness of a farmer’s life. “Dirt washes off easier than blood” after all.
Player Name: Cat
Pronoun Preferences: She/her
Contact:
Are you over the age of 18?: Yes
Current Characters:
CHARACTER NAME: Misa
Link to Permissions: Permissions.
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Maximus Decimus Meridius
Species: Human
Canon: Gladiator
Canon Point: After the end of the movie
Character Age: Well, Russel Crowe was forty when he filmed it, so let’s go with that.
CRAU: No
Character Appearance: Here.
Powers and Abilities: He’s a brilliant strategist, and fighter. He survived being a General in the Roman Army, so that says he at least has some political savvy.
What Did Your Character Wish For? To be with his wife and son
What Potion Did They Receive? Gold
Did They Drink It? No
Character Questions:
1. Who is the person your character is most bonded with from their canon, or who is someone they miss the most and why?
ANSWER: He will never admit it, but he misses Caesar, Marcus Aurelius. The man was a father to him, and a great mentor. As seen from the first part of the movie, they had a good relationship. If asked, he would say his wife, but he’d be lying about it. Men become deeply bonded when they spend time together, and he spent a lot of time with Marcus. He’d been away from his wife and son for almost three years before they were killed by Commodus. He finds no problem speaking truth to power, though he’s uncomfortable with it, even though Marcus encouraged it. It was one reason he felt such profound respect and awe for the man.
2. What are they most afraid of and why?
Failing his family. Not just his wife and son, though he used to fear facing them as a failure, but also Marcus Aurelius. He tried to always live up to the image of the consummate Roman General. It didn’t always work, but even in his mistakes, he found good things and lessons to learn. Marcus encouraged that, and that is why Maximus fought so hard to rescue Rome from Commodus. Maximus feels that he will not reach Elysium, and that he will never see his wife and son again, if he doesn’t live up to that image.
3. What are their emotional, mental, and physical weaknesses and why?
Emotional: Oh his loyalty is his weakness. He gives his loyalty wholeheartedly, and fully if it’s earned and then he will follow that person to the ends of the Earth and avenge them if necessary. He did that with Marcus Aurelius. He’d do that with anyone else who earned his loyalty.
Mental: Mentally, he’s just a man. He’s a man and that comes with a lot of weaknesses. He’s been in war for a good chunk of his life, and with that brings trauma. He’s lost men, friends in battle and that leaves a mark.
Physical: He’s, again, just a man. He has no magical powers, and is forty as well. For his day and age he should have been retired and enjoying his wife, children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, Caesar needed him and he answered the call. He’s been injured, been beaten upon, had a horrific cut on his left arm that became dangerously infected.
4. What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
He is not as gruff and standoffish as he might seem at first. Especially with children, as shown from his scene with Lucius at the cages, when he joked with the boy that he could crush his head. He’s protecting himself when he’s standoffish. He will warm up to some people, and will immediately take to children. Not teens, but those under teenage years, he’ll want to protect. Outwardly, he is also well put together. Internally he’s a mess. He misses his wife and son, he misses Marcus, he had to kill his great mentor’s son, and his former lover’s brother. He doesn’t want to be a killer.
5. What would make them happiest and why?
Returning Rome to the people. It was the last wish of a dying man. Rome should have become a Republic again, with the death of Marcus but instead, Commodus became Emperor. That is not the way Marcus, or Maximus envisioned things going. Then, he had to kill Commodus, something he was not conflicted about at all. The games never should have been brought back, and Commodus was not a “moral man” as Marcus put it. If Rome were returned to the people, Maximus could rest happily.
6. What characteristics does someone need to have to be your character's ideal significant other?
They would need to understand his honor. It’s obvious from how he talks that he loves his wife, though history tells us that his marriage would have been decided for him, instead of him “marrying for love”. So, she understood when Marcus Aurelius called that he had to answer, for the man that gave him his wife and family, that allowed him to have a son and a farm in the hills north of Tujillo. He needs someone to be that strong backbone, that stays behind and allows him to go and do what he feels needs to be done.
7. Would your character make a sacrifice to save someone else and why or why not?
Yes, he would. He has. Motions at entire movie. He sacrificed Commodus because Marcus Aurelius had a dream for Rome and Commodus did not follow that dream. Maximus didn’t understand what that dream was, until he saw Marcus’ son taking Rome in a direction that it shouldn’t have been taken in. But to save a single person? He would. He saved Lucius, he saved Rome, all with one shove of the knife.
8. What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance, or if your character is young, what is one thing they would want their older self to remember?
Maximus would tell his younger self to never forget Commodus’s ruthlessness. Commodus was ruthless when they were children, and Maximus forgot that, or not exactly forgot, but couldn’t believe that he’d be that ruthless. When he should have remembered. He regrets not remembering it, and causing his wife and son the pain of torture and crucifixion.
9. When in dire circumstances does your character fight, flee, freeze or fawn and how does that look?
FIGHT. He tried to fight when Quintus came to arrest him on Commodus’ order. He did fight when the Praetorians tried to execute him after riding until dawn. Although as a gladiator, at first, he didn’t fight, he decided to fight in the end, and put the dirt on his hands and grabbed a sword as soon as he could. When he was simply “the Spaniard” he fought and threw his sword at the spectators asking “Are you not entertained?!” Basically, he grabs the nearest weapon and he refuses to die.
10. Why did your character make the wish they did?
He wants his wife and son back. Despite the events of Gladiator II he never knew Lucius was his son, though he probably suspected. But to him his son and wife means “peace” and that’s all he wants. He asked Marcus Aurelius to send him home after the initial battle against the Germanic tribes of the north. He wants to go home where there is peace and the simpleness of a farmer’s life. “Dirt washes off easier than blood” after all.
