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CHARACTER INFO
Character: Zack Fair
Canon: Final Fantasy VII, post-Crisis Core
Age: 23
Background Information: Wikipedia
Personality:
1) Tell us about who your character is and what someone’s first impression would be upon meeting them.
🐺 To begin, Zack is often seen as very energetic, cheerful and full of high spirits. There is not much that gets him down and he is usually seen with a confident smile on his face and a bounce in his step. Even during missions, Zack is seen as eager and enthusiastic; jumping out of helicopters shouting with vigour and always jumping headfirst into dangerous situations. Others note in emails that Zack has this courageous energy that motivates him and others to always do their best. He is a positive person and tries to always be optimistic.
Zack is charismatic and easily makes friends and comrades who are loyal and trustworthy in return. For example, Zack makes friends with many of the Turks who are notorious for keeping to themselves and not working well with other SOLDIER operatives. Another example of Zack's loyalty to his friends, his sociable nature and the strength of his bonds is his friendship with Cloud Strife. They bond instantly and Zack goes to great measures to fight for Cloud’s freedom, to keep him alive and to never give up on him. The people he cares for are very important to him and he'll fight tooth and nail for them.
Additionally, Zack is a very hopeful person with many ambitions, dreams and ideals about his own life and his future. Zack is a very hardworking and diligent person. He is responsible and handles pressure to the best of his ability. He is a go-getter, through and through and it's easy for people to see that in him on a surface level.
2) What is a driving force your character has? What goals do they have, what motivates them, etc?
🐺 In his younger days, his biggest driving force was his ambition to reach SOLDIER First Class. He's incredibly ambitious about this and takes on every mission and job offered to him with gusto. He becomes a bit of a workaholic because of this and that follows him into his life as a First Class Soldier as well.
In his later days, his main motivation becomes the ability to do right by the people who deserve it or whom he failed before. To protect who he can and make it up to the people that he wasn't able to help before. He wants to do to right by people like Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and Angeal Hewley whom he has complicated histories and where Zack hasn't been able to save or protect them in the way that he's wanted to. He wants to earn his self-proclaimed title as a hero. But those things are intricately difficult for him because no matter how hard he tries things seem to never go his way or things go badly despite his best efforts. Nonetheless, he does his best to redeem himself for his failures by saving Cloud and helping him survive no matter what it costs. Even at the cost of his own life.
3) What are their flaws as a character? What is something they've messed up, or have done that they regret?
🐺 Zack tends to get worn out under the pressure of everything put on his shoulders because he takes on too much. Everyone starts to look at Zack as the person who should solve everyone's problems for them and do everyone's dirty work when they can't. He is often used by others and isn't good at refusing people or saying no. And is often found taking on the brunt of the work for people like Sephiroth or other soldiers. Or being used by Shinra as a pawn or an expendable test subject.
And unfortunately, Zack has many regrets. Many things he would have changed in his life. But the biggest regret he has would be in regards to how he handled Sephiroth's slow mental decline. The man was a comrade and friend back in their early Shinra days but Zack had to witness his slow descent into madness.
When Zack and the others travelled to Nibelheim he was not expecting such huge secrets to be found there. Sephiroth started as someone who was taking a job semi-seriously only to spiral into a void made of lies and half-truths. Zack had to watch all of it helplessly without any real way to pull Sephiroth out of his own head. After Sephiroth came to his own conclusions and burned down the town Zack could only try to stop him at a physical level and stop the carnage as best he could while Sephiroth terrorized everything. And yet Zack failed as he couldn't brute force his way through Sephiroth either. Thinking he lost both Tifa and Cloud and all of those innocent people- he was also captured.
Part of Zack takes responsibility for this tragedy. If he had somehow found a way to reach Sephiroth and pulled him back to reality then maybe the massacre would never have happened. If Zack had been able to stop Sephiroth from his violent actions then maybe he could have saved so many lives. If Zack had been able to find the strength to tell Sephiroth that Shinra's lies were only lies then maybe Zack would have been able to stop the catastrophes that Sephiroth would go on to inflict on the entire planet. And maybe the chain reaction of Zack's choices would have been able to save Cloud, Aerith, Tifa and more...
He's still not sure what he should have done to make Sephiroth stop. Maybe he could have been a better friend or pushed that they needed to spend more time together. Maybe if he could have saved Sephiroth instead of failing him like he did Angeal then maybe things would be different. Zack will carry this regret forever.
4) Optional: What is something unique and interesting about them, or what is a fun little tidbit that sets them apart from the crowd?
🐺 Zack is a county boy who lives in the big city. He was raised in a small backwater town called Gongaga. He can probably square dance. He is also Shinra's Squats Champion.
Abilities:
★ Materia: Zack can equip and use materia which gives him access to offensive, defensive, summoning, enhancing and supportive types of magic and skills. Materia can grow stronger with use and can be combined with other materia for added effects. He can equip up to six materia as a First Class SOLDIER.
★ Materia Fusion: Zack has the ability to further boost the power of his materia with materia fusion. He can fuse two types of materia to create newer and stronger types of materia. He can also fuse items with materia for even stronger stat boosts.
★ Combat: As a First Class SOLDIER Zack has advanced combat training notably with greatswords as his weapon of choice. He is also seen as capable of hand-to-hand combat and is proficient with firearms.
★ Mako Enhancement/Jenova Cells: SOLDIERS are biologically augmented which further enhances Zack’s physical strength, speed, cognitive abilities and power. Zack is shown mentally and physically strong enough to deal with the taxing infusion of mako energy without becoming severely poisoned or addicted. He is further enhanced through Jenova cells being infused into his system as well making him a super-soldier.
★ Limit Breaks: Zack is capable of several limit breaks which are triggered by the emotional connections he has with others.
Chain Slash (Zack): Zack attacks the enemy with several slashes.
Octaslash (Sephiroth): Zack attacks the enemy with eight consecutive slashes.
Rush Assault (Angeal): Zack attacks the enemy with hand-to-hand combat.
Air Strike (Tseng): Summons a helicopter to assault the enemy with rifle fire.
Lucky Stars (Cissnei): Critical hits improve. Zack's strength will be enhanced.
Healing Wave (Aerith): Restores health.
Meteor Shots (Cloud): Zack summons several small meteors to attack the enemy.
Apocalypse (Genesis): Inflicts a large magical explosion on the enemy.
★ Summon Mode: Zack is capable of several summons triggered randomly during combat.
Hellfire (Ifrit): Ifrit comes down to inflict physical fire damage.
Megaflare (Bahamut): Bahamut comes down to inflict a fire-based beam at the enemies.
Exa Flare (Bahamut Fury): Bahamut comes down to inflict a fire-based beam at the enemies.
Zantetsuken (Odin): Inflicts instant death.
Rebirth Flame (Phoenix): Casts reraise, will resurrect Zack upon incapacitation.
★ Chocobo Mode: Zack is capable of several monster assists triggered randomly during combat.
Chocobo Stomp (Chocobo): A chocobo appears to physically assault the enemies alongside Zack.
1000 Needles (Cactuar): A cactuar appears to throw 1000 needles at the enemy.
Murderous Thrust (Tonberry): A tonberry appears to inflict a stab wound on the enemy.
Courage Boost (Cait Sith): Removes status effects such as blindness or silence, grants a magical barrier to protect Zack.
Moogle Power (Moogle): Casts regen, health is regenerated slowly.
Item Mugger (Magic Pot): Steals a random item.
Inventory:
★ Blizzaga Materia: Casts explosive ice magic.
★ Tri-Thundaga Materia: Casts electrifying thunder magic three times in quick succession.
★ Curaga Materia: Heals wounds.
★ Esuna Materia: Heals status effects such as silence or blindness.
★ Graviga Materia: Casts a spell that compresses the target into the ground.
★ Quake Materia: Creates a large earthquake underneath the target.
★ SOLDIER first class uniform
Canon: Final Fantasy VII, post-Crisis Core
Age: 23
Background Information: Wikipedia
Personality:
1) Tell us about who your character is and what someone’s first impression would be upon meeting them.
🐺 To begin, Zack is often seen as very energetic, cheerful and full of high spirits. There is not much that gets him down and he is usually seen with a confident smile on his face and a bounce in his step. Even during missions, Zack is seen as eager and enthusiastic; jumping out of helicopters shouting with vigour and always jumping headfirst into dangerous situations. Others note in emails that Zack has this courageous energy that motivates him and others to always do their best. He is a positive person and tries to always be optimistic.
Zack is charismatic and easily makes friends and comrades who are loyal and trustworthy in return. For example, Zack makes friends with many of the Turks who are notorious for keeping to themselves and not working well with other SOLDIER operatives. Another example of Zack's loyalty to his friends, his sociable nature and the strength of his bonds is his friendship with Cloud Strife. They bond instantly and Zack goes to great measures to fight for Cloud’s freedom, to keep him alive and to never give up on him. The people he cares for are very important to him and he'll fight tooth and nail for them.
Additionally, Zack is a very hopeful person with many ambitions, dreams and ideals about his own life and his future. Zack is a very hardworking and diligent person. He is responsible and handles pressure to the best of his ability. He is a go-getter, through and through and it's easy for people to see that in him on a surface level.
2) What is a driving force your character has? What goals do they have, what motivates them, etc?
🐺 In his younger days, his biggest driving force was his ambition to reach SOLDIER First Class. He's incredibly ambitious about this and takes on every mission and job offered to him with gusto. He becomes a bit of a workaholic because of this and that follows him into his life as a First Class Soldier as well.
In his later days, his main motivation becomes the ability to do right by the people who deserve it or whom he failed before. To protect who he can and make it up to the people that he wasn't able to help before. He wants to do to right by people like Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and Angeal Hewley whom he has complicated histories and where Zack hasn't been able to save or protect them in the way that he's wanted to. He wants to earn his self-proclaimed title as a hero. But those things are intricately difficult for him because no matter how hard he tries things seem to never go his way or things go badly despite his best efforts. Nonetheless, he does his best to redeem himself for his failures by saving Cloud and helping him survive no matter what it costs. Even at the cost of his own life.
3) What are their flaws as a character? What is something they've messed up, or have done that they regret?
🐺 Zack tends to get worn out under the pressure of everything put on his shoulders because he takes on too much. Everyone starts to look at Zack as the person who should solve everyone's problems for them and do everyone's dirty work when they can't. He is often used by others and isn't good at refusing people or saying no. And is often found taking on the brunt of the work for people like Sephiroth or other soldiers. Or being used by Shinra as a pawn or an expendable test subject.
And unfortunately, Zack has many regrets. Many things he would have changed in his life. But the biggest regret he has would be in regards to how he handled Sephiroth's slow mental decline. The man was a comrade and friend back in their early Shinra days but Zack had to witness his slow descent into madness.
When Zack and the others travelled to Nibelheim he was not expecting such huge secrets to be found there. Sephiroth started as someone who was taking a job semi-seriously only to spiral into a void made of lies and half-truths. Zack had to watch all of it helplessly without any real way to pull Sephiroth out of his own head. After Sephiroth came to his own conclusions and burned down the town Zack could only try to stop him at a physical level and stop the carnage as best he could while Sephiroth terrorized everything. And yet Zack failed as he couldn't brute force his way through Sephiroth either. Thinking he lost both Tifa and Cloud and all of those innocent people- he was also captured.
Part of Zack takes responsibility for this tragedy. If he had somehow found a way to reach Sephiroth and pulled him back to reality then maybe the massacre would never have happened. If Zack had been able to stop Sephiroth from his violent actions then maybe he could have saved so many lives. If Zack had been able to find the strength to tell Sephiroth that Shinra's lies were only lies then maybe Zack would have been able to stop the catastrophes that Sephiroth would go on to inflict on the entire planet. And maybe the chain reaction of Zack's choices would have been able to save Cloud, Aerith, Tifa and more...
He's still not sure what he should have done to make Sephiroth stop. Maybe he could have been a better friend or pushed that they needed to spend more time together. Maybe if he could have saved Sephiroth instead of failing him like he did Angeal then maybe things would be different. Zack will carry this regret forever.
4) Optional: What is something unique and interesting about them, or what is a fun little tidbit that sets them apart from the crowd?
🐺 Zack is a county boy who lives in the big city. He was raised in a small backwater town called Gongaga. He can probably square dance. He is also Shinra's Squats Champion.
Abilities:
★ Materia: Zack can equip and use materia which gives him access to offensive, defensive, summoning, enhancing and supportive types of magic and skills. Materia can grow stronger with use and can be combined with other materia for added effects. He can equip up to six materia as a First Class SOLDIER.
★ Materia Fusion: Zack has the ability to further boost the power of his materia with materia fusion. He can fuse two types of materia to create newer and stronger types of materia. He can also fuse items with materia for even stronger stat boosts.
★ Combat: As a First Class SOLDIER Zack has advanced combat training notably with greatswords as his weapon of choice. He is also seen as capable of hand-to-hand combat and is proficient with firearms.
★ Mako Enhancement/Jenova Cells: SOLDIERS are biologically augmented which further enhances Zack’s physical strength, speed, cognitive abilities and power. Zack is shown mentally and physically strong enough to deal with the taxing infusion of mako energy without becoming severely poisoned or addicted. He is further enhanced through Jenova cells being infused into his system as well making him a super-soldier.
★ Limit Breaks: Zack is capable of several limit breaks which are triggered by the emotional connections he has with others.
Chain Slash (Zack): Zack attacks the enemy with several slashes.
Octaslash (Sephiroth): Zack attacks the enemy with eight consecutive slashes.
Rush Assault (Angeal): Zack attacks the enemy with hand-to-hand combat.
Air Strike (Tseng): Summons a helicopter to assault the enemy with rifle fire.
Lucky Stars (Cissnei): Critical hits improve. Zack's strength will be enhanced.
Healing Wave (Aerith): Restores health.
Meteor Shots (Cloud): Zack summons several small meteors to attack the enemy.
Apocalypse (Genesis): Inflicts a large magical explosion on the enemy.
★ Summon Mode: Zack is capable of several summons triggered randomly during combat.
Hellfire (Ifrit): Ifrit comes down to inflict physical fire damage.
Megaflare (Bahamut): Bahamut comes down to inflict a fire-based beam at the enemies.
Exa Flare (Bahamut Fury): Bahamut comes down to inflict a fire-based beam at the enemies.
Zantetsuken (Odin): Inflicts instant death.
Rebirth Flame (Phoenix): Casts reraise, will resurrect Zack upon incapacitation.
★ Chocobo Mode: Zack is capable of several monster assists triggered randomly during combat.
Chocobo Stomp (Chocobo): A chocobo appears to physically assault the enemies alongside Zack.
1000 Needles (Cactuar): A cactuar appears to throw 1000 needles at the enemy.
Murderous Thrust (Tonberry): A tonberry appears to inflict a stab wound on the enemy.
Courage Boost (Cait Sith): Removes status effects such as blindness or silence, grants a magical barrier to protect Zack.
Moogle Power (Moogle): Casts regen, health is regenerated slowly.
Item Mugger (Magic Pot): Steals a random item.
Inventory:
★ Blizzaga Materia: Casts explosive ice magic.
★ Tri-Thundaga Materia: Casts electrifying thunder magic three times in quick succession.
★ Curaga Materia: Heals wounds.
★ Esuna Materia: Heals status effects such as silence or blindness.
★ Graviga Materia: Casts a spell that compresses the target into the ground.
★ Quake Materia: Creates a large earthquake underneath the target.
★ SOLDIER first class uniform
ARMADA SELECTION
Paladins. Zack is a protector, through and through. He would vibe with the idea of protecting ships from monsters or rogue corsairs. He might not be too into the idea of research and documenting stuff but Zack would gladly assist in protecting other paladins and ships on expeditions. He would be the brawn assisting the brains.
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