Raven Application- Accepted accepted accepted!
Canon Character Application Form
Roleplayer’s name: Robin
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Predicted average weekly activity level: Usually at least once a day, if not more!
Anything else you want us to know? I’ve loved Teen Titans for a very long time, and I’d love to play with you all! I have previous roleplay experience with other characters, though Raven is a relatively new muse for me.
EDIT - I also realized, when I was looking for a writing sample to use, that I have threaded with your Robin briefly on Dreamwidth! This is, coincidentally, the sample I was looking to use xD Hello Kari!
Character’s superhero/villain name: Raven
Character’s civilian name: Technically Rachel Roth (via comics), but she’s never used one in the show canon.
Superhero, villain, undecided, or other: Superhero, on the Titans West.
Affiliated with: Titans West
Physical characteristics: Raven is of regular humanoid shape, although her hair and eyes are violet, not a natural shade for an earthly human. Her skin is unusually sallow as well, with more of a grayish hue than most. On her forehead, she has a red/black bindi she was born with. She prefers her hair short, and has a prominent widow’s peak.
She usually wears a blue cloak with a hood, matching blue ruffled ankle-boots, and a blue, long-sleeved leotard. On her cloak, she has a circular black/red jewel set in a gold plate that attaches the whole thing together; it covers her T-communicator and it’s fixed to beep/glow when there is trouble. Raven has a red and gold belt with the same jewels around it that rests on her hips. She also wears gloves with the same jewels set in the gold.
When Raven is in her ‘demonic’ state, her eyes turn red, and a second pair of eyes appear where her eyebrows are.
Personality traits: Raven, at a first glance, is quiet, nearly emotionless, studious, and sarcastic. She appears to be slightly distant and anti-social; mostly a recluse and sort of to herself. Despite her introverted, gloomy atmosphere, Robin has described her as “the most hopeful person he has ever known”, and she does care deeply for those who have earned her respect and trust. Raven is one of the more mature members of the group, and tends to be able to keep herself in check, cool and collected, even through some of the more troubling scenarios. She is also the most emotionally-restrained of the Titans, and does not open up easily. Her emotions affect her powers, and she is determined not to lose control much. She spends most of her time by herself, reading and meditating. She can also lose her temper easily (Beast Boy gets under her skin far more easily than he should), and can be fairly mean/rude when she’s grumpy. Raven finds it difficult to build trust with people, and even more difficult to forgive when that trust is truly broken (See: Terra).
Special abilities: Raven is a half-demon spawn from the planet Azarath. Her powers include psionic abilities, empathy, telekinesis, telepathy, thought projection, astral projection (soul-self), soul-sealing, magic powers, spell-casting, healing magic, knowledge of mystical artifacts, charms, and spellbooks, levitation, and teleportation. She can move stuff with her mind and perform spells p much. Raven studies magic intensely, and almost obsesses over controlling her powers. If it exists, she can probably find it in one of her books. She is also Trigon’s ‘portal’, amplifying her innate magical powers with additional demonic power.
Weaknesses: Raven is very powerful, but her power can be difficult to control. It is derived from her emotions, using magic words - Azarath Metrion Zinthos - to control it, and can malfunction when she is upset. She can be exhausted or overextended by certain types of magic, and she is vulnerable when using her astral projection (her soul-self leaving her body). Raven’s emotions can be personified as separate people when they reach a peak point of chaos, and can even physically separate from her body. She finds herself constantly battling her demon nature. She can also be injured similarly to a human.
Character history: Raven was born a half-demon, half-human. Her mother, Arella, was wed to the interdimensional demon Trigon. She was taken in by the pacifistic disciples of Temple Azarath, a group who had centuries earlier forsaken life on Earth to pursue their own nonviolent lifestyle. Azar, the spiritual leader of the temple, took Raven under her wing as she grew up, instructing her on the extent of her vast powers, and methods of controlling them via her emotions. Trigon was convinced he could persuade her in assisting him in the destruction of worlds, when she reached adulthood. When Raven turned fourteen, she sensed Trigon’s power returning and fled to Earth.
Raven arrived in Jump City, where she met her future teammates. They successfully took down the Gordanians, and she found herself absorbed into the original circle of Titans.
Raven remained distant with the other Titans, but slowly began to open up (though not necessarily through choice). Beast Boy and Cyborg discovered a portal into her mind and uncovered more about her, while Starfire inhabited her body during a mishap with the Puppet King. Robin is perhaps the one she has established the deepest connection with; Raven went into his mind in an attempt to assist with his hallucinations, brushing even the deepest parts of their consciousness together.
Eventually, however, Raven’s past caught up with her. Raven was forced to tell her teammates of her heritage and presumed destiny after an encounter with a previously-thought-dead Slade. This prophecy came to pass without fail, destroying Raven and the Earth in the process. The Titans managed to band together, however, and keep hope alive; eventually, they were successful in rescuing a human version of Raven and restoring the balance.
Place of residence: Titans Tower (Jump City)
In-character writing sample: She hadn’t meant to. Robin had to know that. She hadn’t meant for him to get hurt. But it was…violent. Occasionally it happened; Raven reached a point where the emotion overcame her. It was a tricky thing, controlling her powers; Starfire understood better than anyone. They were like polar opposites - Starfire’s powers couldn’t function without emotion, while Raven’s were ruled by the excesses.
It was a thin line to walk, and sometimes she slipped.
Watching her adopted family come into danger so often poked at Raven’s self-control, sometimes too much. It was especially difficult when they were losing. It had already been a taxing day and she…let it go.
One slip was all it took, rebounding power Raven couldn’t contain, and Robin was thrown into the office building across the street, right through the window. Way too hard and fast for anyone to make an attempt at catching him. Glass everywhere, and she didn’t mean the street.
Why do you want to roleplay this character?
I want to roleplay this character because she was always my favorite character in the show. She’s got a lot of depth, a wonderful sense of sarcasm, and is just all around a great hero story. Add to that my love of RP and you’ve got a recipe for one excited mun (: I’ve played Raven a bit here and there actually, mostly on Dreamwidth, but I haven’t had any castmates or true plot most of the time.
What role do you think your character will play on her team?
Raven doesn’t think of herself as much of a key player, but the team needs her as much as she needs them. Raven often helps Robin hold them all together, in addition to the magical abilities she possesses. She can also utilize her knowledge of spells and enchantments to combat other-worldly threats, and even apply some of that logic to other conundrums.
