Post by Tidus on Dec 29, 2010 0:02:32 GMT -5
Hope Estheim
"Snow dragged us all into this. You and me, your sister Serah...He's gotta pay"
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Age:14
Gender:Male
Family:Nora and Bartholomew Estheim
Race:Human
Sexual Orientation:Heterosexual
Home World:Cocoon
Alignment:Neutral Good
Job:None
Items:None
Accessories:None
Appearance:short-sleeved orange and yellow jacket, a green scarf over a black shirt, and black gloves with white palms. He also wears deep green pants, a black storage pack hanging from a black belt over his left leg, and light green shoes.
Personality:sensitive and insecure child. On the other hand, he has an intense resentment towards Snow for the part he played in the death of his mother. On multiple occasions, he wants to confront Snow about his mother's fate, but he is so grief-stricken that he is never able to form the words that he wants to say. Hope's speech is usually reserved, but tends to make ourbursts of anger and frustration whenever his emotions get the best of him. He has a warm side to him as well as a sense of humor, which is briefly seen when he is with Nora in Bodhum, and again late in the game. Hope has always confided in his mother and relied on her for protection, due to having a distant relationship with his father ever since reaching adolescence. After Nora's death, Hope turns to Vanille for
confusion and doubt, he turns to them for answers. He tries to follow Lightning's example as a former soldier in order to gain experience in battle and survive in the world. Ultimately, Hope matures into a brave and wise young man, partly due to his time under Lightning's tutelage. (Must be at least 2 paragraphs)
History:Hope and his mother, Nora, take a vacation in the seaside town of Bodhum to see the annual fireworks show; his father, Bartholemew, is due to join them, but calls at the last minute to cancel, too busy with work at the Sanctum, to Hope's relief. Before the show, Hope and Nora visit the Euride Gorge, alongside children who appear to be on a school field trip. With buzz still circulating about the incident at Euride three days prior, Hope and Nora return to Bodhum in slightly lesser spirits.
At the fireworks, Hope laughs at his mother's insistence on the wish-making tradition, though is quickly disappointed when he realizes his mother wished for his father to be able to be with them next time they visit. Unbeknownst to both of them, nearby in the town, PSICOM discover the Pulse fal'Cie, Anima, within the Bodhum Vestige. Both Hope and Nora are caught within the subsequent quarantine, and forced upon the Purge train, alongside a young woman they bumped into on the platform, Vanille.On the way into the Hanging Edge, the Purge train Hope is traveling on is derailed by Lightning and her ally of convenience, Sazh Katzroy. Whilst the two rebels proceed elsewhere into the Edge, Hope and the rest of the Purgees are rescued by the resistance group, NORA, and their leader, Snow Villiers. Being chased by Sanctum troops, the Purgees decide to fight alongside NORA.
Hope's mother is one of the last to join Snow's cause, despite Hope's silent protests. As the armed group follows Snow, Lebreau, and Gadot down one skyrail while the other NORA members lead Hope's group elsewhere along the rail. From a far bridge elsewhere, Hope and Vanille helplessly watch the bridge the other Purgees are on collapse, and his mother fall to her death, after saving Snow's life. Frozen with shock, Vanille is forced to slap him in order to keep him moving out of the Sanctum's clutches.
Vanille tries to comfort Hope on his loss, and he in turn decides to stick by her during the rest of the escape. When Snow and Gadot miraculously return from their fall and reconvene with the other Purgee group, Vanille encourages Hope to confront Snow about Nora's death. However, Hope hesitates long enough for Snow to leave the group again. Hope's grudge towards Snow intensifies when he learns Snow's group bore the same name as his mother. Vanille and Hope jump into Gadot's abandoned motorbike, and resolutely follow Snow into the Pulse Vestige.
After they crash-land inside the Vestige, Hope slightly regrets going due to the fear of becoming a l'Cie. However, his perky companion is determined to proceed and bring Hope along with her to finally confront Snow about what happened. They hear Snow's voice somewhere in the Vestige and realize he is headed their way, when they are ambushed by a group of Cie'th. They're saved by Snow, much to Hope's chagrin, who has Hope and Vanille stick with him for the sake of their safety. Inadvertently, Hope witnesses the crystallization of Serah Farron outside Anima's Throne alongside the two rebels who had derailed their train, and when Lightning, Sazh and Snow aggravate the sleeping fal'Cie, it awakens and brands them all l'Cie - including Hope, despite him attempting to escape, before casting them down into Lake Bresha below.
Hope is distraught about being caught up in what he believes to be other peoples' problems. He blames Snow and his fiancée, Serah, for dragging him into this and branding him a l'Cie. Despite their differences, everyone decides to work together to solve their Focus; though they identify the legendary beast Ragnarok, they still can't work out what they have been tasked to do. They head through the frozen lake, when Snow finds a crystallized Serah. Against Hope's wishes, he and the others leave Snow behind, where they find an old airship. Sazh attempts to pilot it, but it crashes in the Vile Peaks.
Lightning's determination to outrun PSICOM results in the remaining group being split up in the Peaks.
Hope decides to travel alongside Lightning instead of Vanille and Sazh, though Lightning is reluctant to have him tag along. It is only after PSICOM separates them from Sazh and Vanille that Lightning allows him to accompany her. They decide to go through Hope's hometown, Palumpolum, to catch a train to Lightning's intended destination, Eden. However, Lightning's patience with Hope runs thin as he fails to keep up with her, and in her frustration, she inadvertently summons her Eidolon, Odin. Hope's aid in defeating the Eidolon persuades Lightning to have faith in the boy and help him "toughen up."
The two proceed into the Gapra Whitewood, with Hope deciding to take the lead in Lightning's place. In the hopes of keeping him safe, Lightning gives Hope the pocket knife Serah gave her for her birthday. Hope eventually reveals to Lightning his burning hatred for Snow as a result of the latter's role in the death of his mother. After Lightning tells Hope to form a strategy to help him survive, he conceives the plan 'Operation Nora', to avenge his mother's death by getting revenge against Snow and the Sanctum. After defeating an Aster Protoflorian and exiting the Gapra Whitewood, they see Palumpolum on the coast in the distance.
It is only after Lightning learns of Hope's plan of revenge that she suggests that they stop by his house, but Hope objects since only his father is there. Lightning tells him that he needs to let his father know what happened to his mother. Trying to avoid the PSICOM troops stationed throughout the city, Hope and Lightning head underground into the Nutriculture Complex, where they see the fal'Cie Carbuncle, which provides Cocoon with its food supply. As they continue on, Lightning realises that fighting blindly to make up for doubt and confusion is never the solution, and she tells Hope, "Operation Nora is over," much to his dismay and disbelief.
With Eden no longer their end goal, Lightning proposes they visit Hope's father in Felix Heights. Hope agrees somewhat reluctantly, though their path is interrupted as they are ambushed by Yaag Rosch and his troops in the Agora. An explosion goes off with Snow and Fang arriving on the scene. Hope is surprised to see Snow again but has no chance to confront him, as Lightning forces him to run away with Snow to escape PSICOM's attack. As they journey through the city, Snow's optimism and complete obliviousness to the situation pushes Hope's rage beyond his control, and Hope regrettably decides to go through with Operation Nora, against Lightning's wishes. When Snow and Hope have a chance to catch their breath by the edge of a building in Rivera Towers, Hope finally questions Snow about Nora's death. When his chance arises to stab Snow with Lightning's pocket knife, he uses his rage-induced l'Cie power to blast Snow off the ledge.
As Hope is about to kill Snow with the knife, a Sanctum airship in the distance fires a shot behind him, sending him over the ledge. Snow jumps off after him, catching him in midair and shielding him from the fall with his body. Hope eventually awakens on the streets below to find Snow had saved him - even when Hope had nearly killed him - and they settle their differences, heading to Felix Heights together to reconvene with Lightning and Fang, and meet Hope's father. In his home, Hope repairs his relationship with his father, who is willing to be arrested by the Sanctum for harboring l'Cie if only to keep them safe for a little longer. When PSICOM attacks the house, they hide Bartholomew, before Hope promises him he will return.
Soon, Rygdea and more of Cid Raine's soldiers arrive and Hope and the rest of the party leave with them, boarding the Lindblum. They head to the Palamecia upon learning that Sazh and Vanille are being held captive there. They reunite with the prisoners, and are forced to face Dysley in his true form, the fal'Cie Barthandelus. Sazh attempts to pilot a ship to freedom, but Dysley forces the ship to land in the Fifth Ark, where the party's l'Cie powers are fully awoken. They exit the Ark out into Gran Pulse, where they create a base camp in Vallis Media.
It is here that Hope begins questioning their journey, and in fears of his friends getting hurt on his account, he inadvertently summons his own Eidolon, Alexander. After taming the Eidolon, he begins to believe that they come to give l'Cie hope, not to end their journey through death. As they continue on through Pulse, the fal'Cie Dahaka passes them in the Yaschas Massif. Vanille says that it resides near Oerba, so Hope suggests that they follow it.
They finally arrive in the dilapidated village of Oerba, where the party are confronted once again by Barthandelus. The party wonder whether they could destroy Orphan and fulfil their Focus if it means playing into Barthandelus' hands. Hope reminds Lightning that back on Cocoon, she told him that it is not a question of can or can't, and they just have to go and do it.
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Abilities:Libra (no more then 5 at first. After 50 posts you can add more)
Summons:His Eidolon, Alexander
Magic:Mostly Ravager, Synergist and Medic even though they are Crystarium which is magic
Strengths:Skillful Magic User he is. With his name, he can bring hope along with others in dire times. At times, he can be courageous. Can be caring.
Weaknesses:His rage and need for revenge to Snow, for not saving his mother. Hope is also a bit on the weak side when it comes to close-range fighting. He tends to lack in the non-magic area, which makes him feel a bit of a burden at times, and well feeling useless has its moments as well. He doesn't like being dragged into others problems as well, so that can affect his decisions in many of his situations. He can seem to lack the stamina that the rest of the group has, the reason for this can be quite unknown. And his defense can be quite low, a bit of easy knockout at times.
Weapon:Airwing(starting weapon)
Crushes:None
Role Play Sample:"It feel like things were calm and peaceful now with people being Cie'th. But, I do miss Vanille and Fang. It just wasn't right lettting them begone to save Cocoon."Hope know it was what wanted to do but, he just wished there was another way an alternative for them to be still living. "If they were alive, we all could attend snow's wedding."He said as his head was leaning down in sadness.
Even though he was home with his father which he was really happy to see who was safe after he had left him with the others before, he did miss everyone else such as Sazh, Snow and even Lighting who still reminded him of his mother. They all still were like a family to him. Even though they went different ways, he still had fond memories about them and what they went through. Had memories for his mother greatly but, accepted that she was gone to a better place. As he know Snow was trying his best then to save her. As he really saved hope.
As he was reflecting while sitting on his couch in the living room he looked at his Airwing boomerang weapon as it helped him dearly. H even went far as he looked is used to be branded I'cie tattoo on his wrist as he rubbed it. "I...miss my brand."Shocking as it sounded, he did say that to as he had missed his own Eidolon, Alexander. As he thought about those things in his mind, he fall asleep dreaming. (must be for the character you are applying for at least one paragraph)
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Edit:Ok done sorry I took long. I guess you can say the holidays and New Years were busy. If I need to do any changes, PLEASE let me know, Thanks.