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STATISTICS
NAME
Lord Shaxx
CANON
Destiny
CANON POINT
Season of Defiance
SPECIES
human, Lightbearer
AGE
unknown, multiple centuries
GENDER
cis male
ORIENTATION
pansexual, polyamorous
OVERVIEW
A Warlord from a post-apocalyptic Earth who gave up his territory for the sake of his people but never gave up his title. He is a functionally immortal being known as a "Risen" (or "Guardian" in the case of those who have chosen to protect the Last City). Risen were quite literally resurrected from death by a mysterious paracausal entity known as the Traveller and granted the ability to wield Light in a variety of forms for... reasons that nobody really knows for sure. It's complicated.Shaxx is proud, self-assured, and exceptionally stubborn, especially when he knows he's right (which is most of the time), but despite how intimidating he appears he is actually a huge softy who loves humanity and will go above and beyond to protect it. He's been alive for a very long time, and in that time has seen a lot of people he loves die. In an effort to combat this, he runs the Crucible, which is essentially a place for his fellow Guardians to fight each other and hone their skills in battle. He loves encouraging people to reach their full potential, in whatever form that might take.
Perhaps surprisingly, he's a actually huge (and unapologetic) nerd, who loves poetry and literature and has a particular fondness for Shakespeare. He can recite the entirety of The Tempest from memory and is very proud of that fact, thank you very much. He's also extremely enthusiastic about swords, grenades, and punching things, though not necessarily in that order.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
HEIGHT: 6'8 (203cm) approx.WEIGHT: 400lbs (180kg) approx. (without armour)
BUILD: BEEF; massive, broad-shouldered and solid
SKIN: black, marred with an absurd amount of scars
HAIR: black, curly, kept short
EYES: dark brown, very expressive
NOTABLE FEATURES: you'll likely never actually see his face because he never takes the helmet off
Official reference sheet.
DRESS: Always the same set of custom Titan fieldplate: heavy chestplate, bracers and greaves, with furred pauldrons and collar. Worn over a flexible but protective undersuit. His helmet notably has one broken horn. The fabric hung from his belt is known as a "mark" and is traditional attire for Titans somewhat akin to the banners flown by medieval knights.
MANNERISMS: Usually stands with his hands on his hips; a very open, confident pose. Tends to come across as extremely self-assured and perhaps a little intimidating. A bit like a personification of a brick wall. Talks with his hands, especially when excited about something. Some habits developed from wearing his helmet all the time remain even on the rare occasions he removes it, e.g. turning fully around to look at something rather than glancing with just his eyes. His movements can seem a little exaggerated as a result.
VOICE: Voiced by Lennie James. English accent. Almost always enthusiastic, cheerful and upbeat. Shouts a lot. Big, booming laugh. He's very loud in general. Sample.
SCENT: Leather and fur, metal, gun oil, ozone, sweat, coffee.
SUPERNATURAL/METAPHYSICAL: Anyone sensitive to energy signatures, paracausal powers, or potentially anything resembling "magic" may be able to sense his Light. The Light is a paracausal energy aligned with chaos and growth (as opposed to the Darkness which is aligned with order and stasis). It will NOT necessarily read as "good" or "holy" as might be typical in other canons. It is not something that can be hidden as it permeates his entire being and also radiates off him to a minor degree at all times (and to an extreme degree when actively using his powers). Feel free to interpret this how you like.
PERSONALITY
[I will write this up properly later...]• proud, stubborn, unrelenting
• unbreakable will, unwaveringly self-assured
• only in the City on his own terms; never gave up his title as Warlord
• knows when he's correct (which is most of the time)
• (no really, so many terrible things could have been completely avoided if people just listened to Shaxx)
• firm in his beliefs but not above accepting new (good) ideas
• not the type to try to pressure people into changing their beliefs; everyone should make their own choices
• has absolutely no time for dogmas, politics, or bureaucracy
• respects those who earn it, not those who demand it
• extremely pragmatic and always ready to do what needs to be done
• believes all power is simply a tool, even the Darkness
• similarly, does not see the Light as a gift or as magic; it's a skill to be honed
• welcomes Guardians using the Darkness with excitement and zero judgment, even when others fear or condemn it
• but also offers unquestioning support to those afraid it might somehow be tainting or twisting them
• he just really loves people, Lightbearer and Lightless alike; canonically married to idk how many Guardians
• sees it as his duty to use the power he has to protect people; prioritises this above all else
• fell out with his mentor Lord Saladin for years after defying his orders to abandon the City during the near-loss at Twilight Gap
• dedicated himself to running the Crucible after Twilight Gap to ensure nothing like that ever happened again
• longs to be out on the front lines but sees his job training Guardians as more important
• takes his job very seriously, hates that so many see it as a game; despises cheaters, bets, bribes, and attempts to fix matches
• loud, enthusiastic, supportive mentor figure to many Guardians new and old
• wants every Guardian to be their best selves
• takes everyone's losses in the Crucible personally; sees them as being his own losses and his own failure to properly prepare those he mentors
• bad habit of trying to shoulder everything alone rather than asking for help (just a little bit of a hypocrite here)
• really really fucking bad at talking about actual feelings
• actually just a sad old man who's very tired of losing friends to one war or another
• haunted by some of the things he's done back in the Dark Age; describes them as "barbarism painted in noble colours"
• this is in spite of the fact that he did those things (killing, Warlords and Lightless thieves alike) to protect his people
• does not entirely believe that he deserves anything he has due to his past
• incredibly excited about explosives, especially grenades
• (why are you not throwing grenades? you should be throwing grenades right now!)
• swords are also cool as fuck, who doesn't love swords?
• a huge nerd who unashamedly loves literature and poetry (especially Shakespeare)
• the helmet stays on
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NEON REQUIEM
SHADOW: It's a wall. Yes, really. It's big, it's sort of rectangular, and it's probably pretty impossible to tell what it's actually supposed to be. On the plus side, he's a great person to stand next to if you want to hide your own shadow.
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