multiples of 15, but also number 4
Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?Oh boy, lots of things. The first thing I can think of is directly from the original anime. Standing up to pure evil definitely changed him. Seeing Nobunaga stare down at him from the cliffs as he blew Imagawa’s brains out seriously fucked Masamune up. It made Masamune realize he was painfully mortal and how he couldn’t afford to do anything that got him or his men killed. Sadly, he frequently has to learn this lesson over and over again, since his instinct is always to be reckless.
Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?Truthfully, he is not. Despite his wealth, it hasn’t exactly been a priority for him. Sure, things like flashy clothes are nice, but none of that will necessarily get him where he wants to go. He wants to rule; not for all of the perks, but for the power to ignite change. What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?Akechi Mitsuhide. NO, but… actually. Masamune does find people like Mitsuhide disgusting. Sadists. Those who commit heinous acts without a real reason behind them, those who get kicks out of inflicting pain on innocent people, those who treat war like a game… Mitsuhide, Nobunaga, Matsunaga, etc… Masamune finds those people repulsive.
Masamune does believe in “ends justify the means”, and he uses that to justify his own misdeeds. Masamune has done some truly disgusting things throughout his life, but he would never pride himself as someone who gets a kick out of the suffering of others.
Unrelated to this, Masamune is also a bit of a prude. He does engage in a lot of sexual activity, but he, by no means, is kinky. Anything that diverges from the pure, raw, animalistic act of sex tends to repulse him. What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?This is something that Masamune tries not to dwell on. The boy tries to stay preoccupied with more pressing matters so he won’t think about the afterlife. As a warlord, he is faced with the balance of life and death nearly every single day, so he feels he cannot afford to get caught up in fear of what will happen if he dies.
Still, he is human, and when he is forcibly confronted with his own morality, he tends to freeze up. Masamune knows fear. He does fear death. So, his fierce determination and stubbornness tends to keep him alive through the worst, because he knows if he dies, he will be forgotten. To Masamune, that is worse than actually dying. Being forgotten means he failed in his goals, and with everything he’s been through, he can’t afford to let that happen.