Character’s name: Charles Degrey/Charles Drake/Char
Physical description: Chris Hemsworth
MBTI: INFJ-T (the advocate)
Enneagram: Type 8 (the challenger/the protector), 8w9 (the defender), 816
1.01: rescuing alaric, meets helena
1.02/3: charles meets arya/reveals backstory, leave the farm
s1-3: training dragons and riders
s1-3: training dragons and riders
s2: charles helps rebuild both literally and symbolically
s3: head south to train the southern dragonriders
s3: charles and roran argue about the need for their order to remain politically impartial
s3: charles gives roran his blessing as a better rider and man than himself after realizing roran was right about vincent being a spy
s3: falls to his death saving roran from cassius
Overall Arc: goes from a chipper, impulsive boy w a good heart (flashbacks) to a strict, impulsive curmudgeon (s1) to a wise, if sardonic, leader who believes in hope and idealism, again (s3)
Season 1 Arc (Step 1 of 3): from a strict, impulsive curmudgeon to someone able to trust in at least some aspect of the hope for the world that is represented by roran and arya
Season 2 Arc (Step 2 of 3): from someone beginning to believe in someone else again, to someone able to see that perhaps he, himself, can still make a difference
Season 3 Arc (Step 3 of 3): from someone beginning to believe in hope again -- both for himself and for those around him -- and thus to realizing that the world isn't terrible just its oppressors who can still be defeated, to a wise, if sardonic, leader who believes in hope and idealism, again
Season 4 Arc (Step 4 of 4):
Internal goal/desire: Truth, to protect himself and others, to be in control his hiw own life and destiny, justice and autonomy and freedom for all
Why can’t they get it? His world is currently in the grip of an oppressive regime...and Charles blames himself since, as a dragonrider, it was his duty to protect everyone from this
Interally-motivated external goal: to cast out and defeat rowena & cassius, to restore the order of the dragonriders, to give roran his best chance & his best life, to free aragoth, to set the record straight about the purge & the dragonriders & his brother, to regain his own sense of idealism & worth & hope
Why can’t they get it? nyria is dead & severax isn’t, all the riders are dead & all but 3 eggs gone, protecting roran fromt he world is in conflict w the greater good & roran’s happiness but so is letting smth happen to him, aragoth is held firm in the clutches of a witch queen who is heralded throughout the land as goodness herself, the riders heralded as the ultimate evil who though sworn to take no part attempted a coup to rule aragoth themselves, all he’s known is contrary to peace esp as he struggles w some form of ptsd & is haunted constantly by the ever-present reminders & popular hatred of his dead - murdered - loved ones, his survivor’s guilt & feelings of uselessness & self-loathing for that prevent the last
What are they afraid of: Of being harmed and controlled by others, both for himself and for others, loss of control
How character views the world: Helpless, in need of saving, fragile, atp kinda hopeless, dark, cruel, kill or be killed kinda place, fantasy!mad max vibes in his head tbqh atp
How character views self: A washed up failure who had one (1) job and just wasn't up to it!! and got everyone he loved killed bc he was such a colossal failure!! honestly he sucks so bad he's almost as bad as cassius and it def should've been him and not his bro and dragon who died -- the world would def be better off rn if that had gone down that way! which is why he has to be so, so careful abt roran!!! he cannot get him killed too!!!!! but he needs to realize that 1) its not his fault and 2) he can give roran the tools roran needs to protect himself and thus help save the world!
INTERNAL: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER
What is his/her greatest fear? Of being harmed or controlled by others, both for himself and others, loss of control
Inner motivation: To be self-reliant, to prove his strength and resist weakness, to be important in his world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of his situation
Kryptonite: Having his trust betrayed
What is his/her misbelief about life (to be challenged ~this season)? It's all gone to shit and there's nothing anyone can do about it and no matter how hard you try you're just gonna get shot down and ground into the mud again and againa and again and maybe its not even worth trying anymore, maybe all that idealism was misplaced all along, and everyone he loves and everything he holds dear is doomed <3
Lesson he/she needs to learn (this season): There is always hope for a better world as long as there's even just one fool left willing to fight for it (ngl cedric might say this to him point blank asp if someone else doesn't and then he promptly dies oops -- charles: 'guess i gotta be that fool now -- again' and im only ~kind of kidding) /// at first he'll be fighting just to protect roran and his friends but he's gotta learn to let roran fly (literally) on his own two wings but by the end of the season he's 1) tryna let roran have some of that autonomy he, himself, so craves and has been ironically denying roran in an effort to protect him and 2) fighting not just to protect his loved ones but also to try and save the world etc
What is the best thing in his/her life? Roran (even if he is sometimes ALSO the bane of his existence alskdjfkjdsf #fatherfigureproblems) and later Arya, the Resistance (tho he feels he's failed them), hope (eventually, atm he's more 'local man loses last additional shred of hope he didn't even know he had' oops), his memories (tho those are also incredibly painful -- you can see why he's depressed and the town drunk tbqh)
What is the worst thing in his/her life? The Purge!, Cassius, Severax, Rowena, Dezod!, the current oppressive governmental structure of aragoth, blaming himself for things that were literally outside of his control <3, ptsd flashbacks etc (what's the quote from daredevil 'this isn't something that ~happened to frank, it's something that's ~happening to him')!
What does she/he most often look down on people for? Dishonesty/untrustworthiness! betrayal! cruelty! injustice! (you can see why he's such a loyal citizen of the crown ;D)
What makes his/her heart feel alive? Loyalty, truth, justice, shared warmth w ppl he cares about/good ppl, looking out for others!, lively discussions and debates where two peopl can come to better understand each other and appreciate one another's pov w/o rancor!, shared laughter, mischief
What makes him/her feel loved, and who was the last person to make them feel that way? All the above, and almost certainly Roran but shhh his crusty shell isn't quick to admit this
Top three things he/she values most in life? His loved ones, the greater good of all aka his ideals aka freedom/truth/justice (he views those things as effectively synonymous bc how can you truly have one w/o having the others?), dragons
EXTERNAL: NOT NECESSARY, BUT GOOD TO KNOW AND SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER
What’s his/her favorite book, movie, and band? lotr!!! and frankly all things tolkien he'd def love tho he's probs a book purist and probs complains abt the various changes esp gimli's personality and he cannot ABIDE the hobbit series...except he'd love the smaug visuals a whole lot so he'd have lotsa mixed feelings abt actually watching it, eragon, star wars!! esp the og trilogy, daredevil, the watchmen, v for vendetta, spn, honestly he probs likes classic rock a lot im realizing modern!charles and will selznick probs have a lottttt in common ngl laksdjfkjdsf anyway he'd also probs like mcr
Is there an object he/she can’t bear to part with and why? That'd be his ~dragonsword/armor tho he def ends up giving them to roran and ngl that is a HUGE moment for mah guy tho he absolutely tries to downplay it as much as possible bc of who he is as a person smdh this might even be a good way to close out his ~giving roran authomny~ arc
Describe a typical outfit for him/her from top to bottom. Honestly he just throws on whatever allows for easy movement bc he never knows when he might have to fight and is relatively comfortable/free of holes etc he aint super picky he's all about utility (tho young Char was probs more aware of his appearance etc)
What names or nicknames has he/she been called throughout their life? Char, young Degrey, Charles, Sir Charles, Degrey, Drake, probs Master Derake by "Cora" (Charles: wtf)
What is his/her method of manipulation? honestly he's mostly super domineering and like YOU WILL DO X ngl, confrontational, insensitive, controlling, possessive, intimidating, rebellious
Describe their daily routine. Tbh he's not super into routines but it def involves a lot of getting drunk spiced up by as much 1) help as he give to those around him 2) farming and 3) doing his best to actually raise roran
Their go-to cure for a bad day? Atp every day is a bad day and he just gets drunk abt it so clearly v healthy (honestly him tryna stop should probs be a subplot for him too), but it used to be laughing w his loved ones and helping others and generally joy and celebration ngl -- young Char was a loT healthier needless to say
How is your character dissatisfied with their life? How isn't he! this is basically his worst nightmare!! he has no autonomy, he's failed everyone and everything he ever believed in finally even abandoning the eastern and southern resistances to take care of his dead brother's kid who wouldn't be an orphan if he'd done his one (1) job etc etc etc
What does your character believe will bring them true happiness or contentment? Nyria finally freeing aragoth from its shackles and thus saving both roran and everyone else!
What definitive step could they take to turn their dream into a reality? Killing Cassius and overthrowing Rowena
How has their fear kept them from taking this action already? Welp, he tried that one already and it did NOT go super great -- it resulted in their current nightmare situation as far as charles can tell
How does your protagonist feel they can accomplish their goal while still steering clear of the thing they are afraid of? Helping the Resistance and hitting the evil empire right where it hurts -- in the dragon, honestly his overall plan at the start is probs ultimately to draw cassius out and duel him and die doing it like at the start charles is lowkey suicideal he just can't do that to roran. over time this will shift tho and it'll be not tryna get dragon eggs to get cassius to come to him and kill him, but rather to grab dragon eggs in order to build the order back up and restore justice etc as his hope arc progresses
THE BACKSTORY SCENES THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
moment #1: becoming the youngest ever dragonrider
What does your character go into the backstory scene believing and how are they surprised by the outcome? charles 100% idealized the dragonriders esp bc his big bro was one and one of the most celebrated of them!! and then when he ~himself becoame not just one but the youngest ever he felt like the king of the clouds!! he was walking on water!! it ~def made him cocky ngl but at first it def felt unimaginable to him surely ~he wasn't the stuff of legends bcdragonriders are living legends etc etc etc
How does your character struggle to hold onto their old beliefs? At first it felt like unreality -- he couldn't be a living legend -- but then it became arrogance bc if he was a dragonrider, and a notable one for being the youngest ever, surely he was destined for insane greatness!
What is their conclusion/new belief? He is undefeatable! obv this belief will never come back to bite him <3
What does your character go into the backstory scene believing and how are they surprised by the outcome? He believes the dragonriders are the single greatest organization to ever exist! And untouchable -- literally blessed by the gods, saviors to all, etc etc. Surely they cannot be defeated!! Oh, they'll be tested as in all great stories, but in the end, they will surely triumph! There's no other way!
How does your character struggle to hold onto their old beliefs? Honestly he lowkey thinks this right up to the moment that Cassius throws Will's sword down by him and he realizes his brother is dead that's when the horror sinks in and blind fear anf fury consume him and he strikes hopelessly at Cassius and swears his oath to destroy him -- this is still him fighting, even knowing. But then Cassius just throws it back like 'how?' and the bloody blade is still gleaming and Char just looks at it and looks and knows his brother would NEVER give it up. not ever
What is their conclusion/new belief? This world is broken and cruel. He's still fighting w the moysaunts etc at first but its as much for revenge and protect those he still can as. t is out of idealism. W will gone, there's no real hope and his arrogance has cost him everything -- even his beloved brother
moment #3: helping to found and interacting w the resistance along w mama moysaunt etc
What does your character go into the backstory scene believing and how are they surprised by the outcome? Sure, the world isn't the golden, good place he believed, but there's still hope of changing it! his brother didn't die for nothing! they can still do what the dragonriders were always meant to do and save as many ppl as they can!
How does your character struggle to hold onto their old beliefs? By fighting the good fight! By telling himself his brother didn't die in vain! By helping everyone he could and telling himself that as long as he was working this way, he wasn't letting will die, not really
What is their conclusion/new belief? That there's still hope for this wretched world just as long as they keep fighting the good fight -- as long as there's at least one dragonrider out there to do it, the order isn't dead and there's still hope!
moment #4: becoming roran's not!father & the death of mama moysaunt
What does your character go into the backstory scene believing and how are they surprised by the outcome? he believes the above, but then as soon as he's recalled, he has to look what's left o his brother in the eye and acknowledge for absolute certain that will is dead bc he would NEVER, NEVER abandon his boy and, sure, roran's what's left of his brother but he's also living proof that will's dead and w him so many other good ppl and THEN when charles abandons mama moysaunt, she is KILLED by cassius like obv charles is just fucking up left and right, will died protecting him and now his friend is dead bc he abandoned her etc
How does your character struggle to hold onto their old beliefs? honestly atp it just...it collapses he just can't believe in anything anymore and he has this darling little boy he loves but feels doomed to fail -- and already has bc he deprived him of his father etc and the best he can possibly be to little roran is a poor facimile of will of whom he's already deprived the little boy
What is their conclusion/new belief? his current world view that everything is ugly and terrible and doomed and there's no hope <3