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Character Solidifying Meme

☠ 41. Is your character aware of who they are? Strengths? Weaknesses? Idiosyncrasies? Capable of self-irony?

☠ 42. What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

We’re gonna unfold this like an onion that only gets more bitter the deeper you go.On the surface, what Casey wants the most is to be a badass. To be a rough, tough n’ buff vigilante/bounty hunter that’s a serious force to be reckoned with.He wants to be the ultimate protector— and while he can hold his own with the turtles in a sense— he certainly can’t hold his own against enemies like they can. That’s something he’d definitely dearly want. To be unstoppable. A bit deeper, as the first sort of punctures into, Casey wants to protect.The Good, The Bad and Casey Jones shows that pretty vividly. He wanted to protect his dad, his little sister, and April.On top of that, in Mutagen Man Unleashed, he tells April that he wants to be a pro hockey player.Who else was a pro hockey player that he knows?Oh! Right!His dad.He wants to follow in his dad’s footsteps. To make his family proud, because he certainly can’t do that with schoolwork.Hockey is one talent he does seem to get recognition for, and while very obviously enjoying it as much as he does, he also knows it’s a foolproof way of making his remaining parent proud of him.In the center, a thing he’d sacrifice for?Well, once again, protecting. To keep both of his families safe. He failed one, and “made up for it” by rescuing the other. (Driving a hippie bus into a giant alien brain queen? Yeah, I think this kid doesn’t really mind sacrificing himself for the ones he loves.)Along with that— acceptance. Love, really. Casey doesn’t have a mom, and like I said, it seems to effect him deeply. Even if we’ve only seen the tiniest glimpse of it when he was talking to April.It’s clear he doesn’t have a lot of ‘feminine’ influence in his life at this point, the kid probably doesn’t even know the definition of unconditional love.Not that he really wants a replacement for his mom (he’d honestly just rather have his mom in general. Sacrifice himself just to have her be alive again.)  But the feeling of that nurturing nature moms have.Yeah, I imagine that’d be something Casey desperately wants the most.

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Character Solidifying Meme

☠ 1. How does your character think of their father? What do they hate and love about him? What influence - literal or imagined - did the father have?

I think it’s pretty obvious that Casey admires his father, apparently having mentioned to April and Irma that he was a pro hockey player many times.Like most sons, they look up to their dad’s, despite their faults. Casey has this puppy-like way of being where it seems as though once he clings onto something he loves, he’s there to stay. I feel like that’d be the way it is with his dad.Though we don’t know much about his family, I’m still going on the assumption that Casey’s dad is a little like how he is in the IDW comics. (This Casey seems to share most traits with IDW Casey)So I would imagine the thing he likes least about his father is the neglect that he tries desperately to overlook. Simply on the basis of ‘because, well, he’s my dad.’Still going on assumptions, I’d imagine he’d love who his dad used to be. Back when he was a hockey star and not a wash-up, back to when his mom was alive. Projecting past memories onto a present fatherI think it’s pretty easy to say that the biggest influence Arnold Bernid Sr. had on CJ would be hockey. That, and most likely attitude. The cocky, graceless arrogance Casey tends to have a keen talent for.

☠ 2. Their mother? How do they think of her? What do they hate? Love? What influence - literal or imagined - did the mother have?

I’d say he loved her a lot. In Buried Secrets, he seems to show a crazy amount of understanding for April’s situation. His voice cracks at the word ‘Mom’ when they’re sharing a moment on the swing. He probably thought the world of her.As for what he hates and loves— they’re probably fairly similar.Once again, assuming his mother was most like IDW Casey’s. Also assuming he projects that a little into his crush on April (which is a VERY common thing for boys to do.) He probably hated how forgiving she could be. But loved it all the same. I could see her being a fairly nurturing, yet very strong woman. Much like how April is. I’d say that’s what he loved about her most. The love she had while still being stronger than anyone he knew.Casey’s understanding, charming nature was probably unfluenced by her. Of course, those pieces of himself don’t really show itself unless it’s needed, due to his dad having more influence over him. But it’s still a big part of who he is, as was his mother’s life in his own.

☠ 3. Brothers, sisters? Who do they like? Why? What do they despise about their siblings?

One little sister for Mr. Jones!Let’s go on my headcanon thinking she’s Angel (from 03 and the IDW comics.)I can see Casey being a really great older brother, so he’d probably like that about her. The fact that he’s the big bro. Also sharing interests or getting to tell her stories or teach her what he can. Casey’s a natural protector, so being able to protect her would be one of the things he enjoys about her too.As for despising?He’s an older brother!Like I said, assuming she IS Angel, she’s probably unbelievably stubborn. Headstrong. Doesn’t like to listen. Too much like him. And if there’s anyone that’s hard to deal with— it’s Casey Jones!A younger, brattier version of that? Annoying!He’d despise having to keep things away from her. Make sure she doesn’t go through his stuff. Not being able to protect her. The usual sibling stuff.