Darren Radner (Warrior U)

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☣CHARACTER;
Name: Darren Radner
Alias: White Knight N/A
Series: Warrior U
Canon Point: Post The Slumber Party
Age: 16
Rank: 23


Weapon: Laser cannon
Personality:
Darren takes being a noble very seriously. While he without a doubt looks down on the peasants of Cailburry, he also feels a sense of duty towards them. They're beneath him and his family, but they're his people. It's his job to be the best knight he can and serve his kingdom properly. Just don't try to touch him or pull the moral high ground on him, peasants.

As one would expect of a noble, Darren comes off as proud and confident. And really, he is quite proud. He's a member of a noble family training to be an honorable knight of his kingdom--what's not to be proud of? The confidence, however, varies. He's very hard on himself, having periodic moments of "I can't do anything right" and "why do I bother?" He tries pretty hard to bury this under arrogance, even if it doesn't hold up around those he's closest to. His father, his mother, Shiel...he'll let them see his doubt, but few others. He has an image to maintain, after all.

Darren is a very angry person and has quite the temper. He sees himself and his family as having been very wronged by fate, and spends a lot of his time lamenting his frustration at his family's situation, which has made him very bitter and impatient. While he tries to keep his composure, it...usually does very little. He'll snap pretty quickly and act rash, doing things like attempting to punch out Finn in the middle of a party or breaking his harp without thinking about it. Unfortunately letting his anger get the better of him has made him something of a poor planner--which lead to the entire tournament fiasco, and, as his dad pointed out, it would've been more of a mess had he succeeded. A dead Finn would do nothing but piss Leenan off more.

Darren likes to think that he's always morally in the right, although this is pretty clearly wrong. They say every villain is the hero of his own story, and this is especially true for Darren. He wants to do the right thing, so he tries to justify his actions to himself, but coming up with excuses to preserve his peace of mind doesn't make his actions any more right. While Finn is a huge jerk to him and gives Darren plenty of reasons to dislike him, Darren's attempts to murder and kidnap him are still him going way too far. Darren even recognizes this himself, at the end of the day, because somewhere along the line it dawns on him and he starts to feel guilty. He's too proud and stubborn to outrignt admit it's wrong, and instead he'll just look for more ways he can justify it as okay, but it's not like he has no sense of right and wrong or anything. He just tries to lie to himself so he can distort it a bit.

Darren is very hardworking and dedicated. He's loyal to and cares about his family and kingdom, which is the main motivation for a good chunk of his actions. His schemes are all for their benefit, and he dreams of the day when he can free his kingdom from the evil witch that terrorizes it and get his dad back. While some might accept the trouble with his parents' marriage easier, Darren continues to struggle to play mediator between them no matter what happens. He has to keep himself in a constant state of denial so he can continue to believe that everything is going to pay off, but he always finds a way to justify his hope and keep working towards his goals.

As stuffy and strict as Darren often seems, as grumpy and angry as he can be, there are a few people he'll let loose around. While he may chastise the princess for her behavior frequently, he's also something of a big brother to her, and willing to let his guard down to play with her. One of the few genuinely happy smiles we've seen him wear came from the two of them playing together. He's also a lot less stiff around his best friend Shiel--while he'll often roll his eyes at Shiel's behavior, Shiel's also the best person to cheer him up when he's down. Darren can let himself relax and even joke around in his presence.

☣PERMISSIONS;
OOC;
backtagging: Generally I'll backtag as long as you're willing to! If I end up dropping something and you want to keep it going, don't hesitate to poke me.
threadjacking: I'm probably fine with it in most cases, ask if you're not sure.
character recognition: Not likely to happen since lol who would know him, but I'd be fine with it
offensive subjects: I'm probably fine with it

IC;
injury: Sure, though if it's something on the more severe side I'll probably want to plot it out in advance.
death: I'm definitely up for it(why else would I be in a murder game), but I'd usually like to discuss it first.

☣OTHER: Darren is secretly a frog-themed magical girl.

No really.

I'm serious.

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☣OOC CONTACT;
mun journal. speedster
aim screenname. gingerveer
plurk. Gingeyweasel(this is the best way to reach me)