((Long time no see, Cuddly! <: Which is an absolute TRAVESTY so naturally I need to make up for it with some questions about your kiddos. I've followed Aldous and Abel for like, 5 years now, I guess? A long time, in any case. And though they've naturally developed and changed during that time, it seems clear that they were very 'inspired' characters from the beginning. SO, what was the inspiration for these brothers? What has been your goal(s) in creating and playing these characters?))
(Hi! Whoa, long time no see, indeed! How have you been? How were your holidays? Man, five years. Or even more. I’ve lost count myself. A long, long time. I’m not normally asked this so, well, this will be interesting, revealing what, and who, they were inspired by!)
[So, I had a grandfather when I was a little kid. He was sweet. He didn’t live long after I was born. I was three, to be precise. But I have memories of him, and videos to help remind me what a great man he was. A full blooded German, he co-owned a restaurant and was an amazing cook. He was so kind, so loving, and very jolly. The kind of grandpa you’d just love to have. He was incredibly smart, but also very sympathetic. Sound familiar? Abelärd has a good bit taken from my grandpa. His cooking abilities, his kindness, his laughter– it’s all based off of him. Now, obviously, a lot of him doesn’t come from my grandfather. He’s a character all his own. He’s not my grandfather in character form. He just has a few... traits of his, in reference of him, and to honor him. I sometimes wonder if he’d even like knowing any of that, if he were still alive.
Aldous is interesting. A lot of people think I based him off of House, from House MD, since I take a lot of inspiration from him. But I didn’t. I didn’t even get into the series until after I made him. Mind you, they may be five years old on here but… I’ve had these twins for a long, long time. I find House to be a great little inspiration boost for when I have to write a piece where his sarcasm or overall prissiness is particularly saturating his dialogue.
For Aldous, he’s inspired off of…a lot of things, a lot of feelings. He’s the kind of trope character who’s willing to dirty his hands and be a bad guy, and do unorthodox as hell things, just to get things done.
I like opposites. I love symbolism. My boys are rife with both of those things. A lot of symbolism comes from religion with those two (yes, even with Aldous, currently an atheist!). This comes with my fascination of religions. I study them for fun. All religions. And a lot of that comes from my dad who was thiiiiis close to becoming a priest. He dropped out to marry my mom, but he taught me a lot of stuff that is often… changed, you know? Or messed around with, taught a different way. Hope you know where I’m coming from, what I mean. Anyway, I’m no theology expert, but I find stuff like that fascinating, so I use a lot of that kind of symbolism with them.
I’m sure you can see a lot of symbolism in them. Different varieties and all of that.
Both of my twins actually came from a project of mine that… had nothing to do with TF2. At all. Surprising, huh? But I took those original characters of mine and I changed them enough to put them in this little RPing universe.
My goal with them has… changed over the years, in some way or another. But I basically want to show, with them, that one can grow over time, no matter what age you are. You can still find your place in life. You can still find your purpose. You will have challenges, but nothing’s too great. Keep fighting for what YOU believe in and, as in the case of Aldous, that’s a literal fight. He’s so extreme with his beliefs but… he honestly wants to stand up against the vile people of the world, all the while being an anti-hero himself.
I’m rambling, I know. But…yeah.
There’s a lot more to it, but I’m worried this’ll be too much of a read already! ]
((Validation? Validation! I enjoy having your threads with other people on my dash. I enjoy reading your posts and piecing together a more and more complete mental portrait of this vision that you have for Scout. For better or worse, I'm kind of a picky player, in that not a whole lot of characters end up capturing my interest. Your Scout had my attention immediately. You clearly have put a great deal of time and thought into him.))
☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ Validate Grandma Annie - I can’t reply, just post ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ
@themostpeculiarman It was strange, trudging through Upward again. It had been more than a year since he'd stepped foot in the elevated desert base, but it wasn't true nostalgia he felt. He'd come here at a bad time in his life. This place had held potential for him, but the motivation wasn't there. Fritz had pulled in on himself, disappeared from the halls, only come out when it was mandated. That wasn't him anymore. He was doing better, much better. Still, he wasn't sure this place would have him anymore. It didn't seem like many people were left to begin with. So he was surprised, to say the least, when he saw a familiar face in the BLU Medbay. "Hallo, Herr." Fritz said tentatively, unsure if Emmerich was at all inclined to socialize. He hadn't seen the man in months, and they'd never been particularly close as it was. "Gun said you were around, it's good to see you."
