Stefano Faust Montero [re-vamp]
Oct 9, 2013 2:08:34 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2013 2:08:34 GMT -5
STEFANO FAUST MONTERO
69. Mutant. Male. Bisexual. Ex-Elite Four. Anti-Pravus.
ABOUT THE PLAYER:
OOC Account: Requiem
What do you wish to be called?: Req
Other Characters: Chance, Touya, Tobi, The Ringmaster, Theta, Lucius, Zakiya, Cailender, Aster, Xavi, Missingno, Weiss, Fenriri, Tomas and Llyr.
BASIC INFORMATION:
Full Name Stefano Faust Montero
Nickname(s): Steffi, Tero-kun. (only by friends!)
Gender: Male
Age: Forty-eight
Allegiance: Anti-Pravus
Occupation (Position) : Bartender
Species: Mutant
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
Hair: His hair is a raven black color. It's shaggy and spiky, falling over his face in a messy, yet charming manner. Two long bangs fall to each side of his face, resting on his shoulders usually. His hair is extremely long and thick, falling down to the ground when it's let loose. So he normally keeps it tied up in a thick braid.
Eye Color: Stefano's eyes are a bright crimson. When he's in a happy, good mood they shine even brighter, lighting up. When he's upset or feeling down, they dull and darken, seeming almost brown. But they are intense eyes that yell out his every emotion. His lashes are dark and thick, long. Generally it's his eyes you notice first about him.
Height: 6'2"
Build: Muscular and lithe, Stefano makes a point to keep himself in good condition. Constant battling, training, and dancing have sculpted his body to perfection, muscles rippling underneath clothes while also maintaining a graceful and lithe build. He's quite proud of his good health and looks, and makes every effort to keep himself in top physical condition.
Skin-tone: Pale.
Other Appearance Information: Although, with his cell regeneration, it would be more than easy to make his scars fade, Stefano chooses not to. He actually rather likes his scars. They tell stories, subtle and quiet. They're a part of him, reminders of the past, and proud 'medals' from hard fought battles. Of course, most of his scars aren't where you would usually see them-- there's only one visible usually. It's on his face, under his left eye and on his cheek. This scar has a special meaning to him. He likes to wear loose-fitting clothes that he can move easily in. Suits are his worst enemy.
PERSONALITY:
Likes:
- Battling - This one is kind of obvious isn't it? If he didn't have a strong love of battling, he never would have ended up where he was now. He loves to battle! The excitement and the rush of adrenaline... there's nothing else like it.
- Dancing - Dancing is a glorious art! To slide so smoothly across the floor, like the wind is lifting up your wings, swaying to the tune of the music... it's wonderful! Plus, it's a great way to stay in shape too! He really enjoys it, and knows all kinds of different dances.
- Mixing - Alcohol is always nice after a long, hard day of working. (Or even during fun times.) Being a bartender, he naturally has a large library of drinks, and is quite knowledgeable about how to prepare each one just so.
- Chess - What could be more thrilling then a game of intellect? To outdo one's opponent, to look five steps ahead and try to predict what your opponent will do... It is incredibly fun, calming and yet at the same time entertaining too!
- Music - Honestly. Who doesn't like music? He's been taking some classes in his spare time to learn to play the violin-- it's such a beautiful instrument and one of his favourites.
- Alcohol - He's a bartender. He likes his alcohol. (Though he doesn't like getting drunk.)
- Conversation - He originally wasn't much of a conversationalist, but years of bartending have improved his skills considerably. He likes to talk to other people and learn more about them, it's part of what keeps his job so interesting. He's never at a loss for words.
- Fire - He may have been a bit of a pyromaniac in his youth. Not so much nowadays but the love of flames hasn't gone away. A reason why red is his favourite color.
Dislikes:
- Pravus - They ruined Remoor with their stupid Miracle Compound, and they lost him the best job he ever had. Plus they're way too pushy, rude and controlling. Honestly, what's -not- to dislike about them?
- Infected - Words cannot even describe how much Stefano hates the Infected. He hates them, and yet at the same time he pities them. Whenever he comes across one, he puts it out of it's misery and buries it. The poor, wretched things.
- Winter - It's cold... and sad... Snow is so fluffy and obnoxious. He doesn't like how cold it is, or how it melts, or how it gets everywhere. Winter is just not his thing okay.
- Sorrow - Who doesn't dislike sorrow? Whether it's his own emotions in a tumble, or someone else's, sorrow is always a bad thing that must be fixed asap.
- Rain - It's like snow, just wetter. And fire has a problem with water.
- Blandness - Bland things do not a happy tongue make. He likes things to be kickin' with flavour, an explosion in the mouth and a delight to the senses! Blandness is just... barely even eatible unless under dire circumstances.
- Silence - It creeps him out. It should -never- be completely silent.
Strengths:
- Cell regeneration - Even though Stefano is well over half a century old, his cell regeneration keeps him looking as young as a teenager. It heals all his wounds, illnesses, and even stops the effects of aging (cell death and degeneration). Meaning that he will likely never die of old age. However, he can still die from wounds like any other person. Fire and electricity tend to do the most damage.
- Battling -- He was a member of the elite four. It's kinda obvious that he's an ace at battling. He rarely loses, and while he doesn't battle for a living anymore, he still enjoys the occasional spar with friends. It helps keep him and his pokemon in good shape and high spirits.
- Empathy -- He is very understanding of other people and emotions. He's basically the guy to go to if you're in trouble, in pain, or just need someone to talk to. No matter who you are, he'll do his best to help you out. He's just a nice guy like that. Helping people makes him happy. <3
- Intelligence -- You might not think it, to look at him initially, but he actually is quite intelligent. His aunt made sure that he always did good in school, getting good grades and encouraging him to expand his realm of knowledge. Stefano particularly excels in language and biology.
- Graceful -- He's a dancer, and both natural talent and years of practice have honed grace into his movements. Not to mention it also helps in battle! Plus it makes life easier.
- Bi-linguist-- He moved around a lot when he was little. His aunt was a bi-linguist and taught him different languages as he grew up, so that he could cope with moving better.
- Determination -- Nothing is over until it's over! And therefore nothing can stop Stefano when he decides on a course. He doesn't know the meaning of give up!
Weaknesses:
- Flirting -- He... surprisingly doesn't take well to flirting. It makes him blush, stutter, and get all embarrassed. Men, women, doesn't matter who. He also is extremely bad at flirting, and only knows a bunch of lame, corny pick up lines.
- Vain -- He likes to look good. He know's full well it's stupid to be vain, and yet at the same time he can't help himself. Looks are important to him! He adores his hair. Never hurt it or you'll suffer for it! He's proud of his hair okay? :c
- Rash -- Life is for the living! This falls in with his determinator traits. He tends to rush into things without thinking, and never worries about the consequences.
- Compulsive -- He does what he wants. If he gets an idea in his head, he does it. Not always a smart move.
- Restless -- Stefano is having difficulty settling down to the quiet life. No excitement, no matter battles, no more anything really. Energy builds up until it's ready to explode.
Personality: People have said many things about Stefano, but they have never said he is a bad man. Yes, he has his faults, but so does everyone else. He's only human, and trying to life the best life that he possibly can. (While keeping it fun and interesting of course~<3)
He adores adventure, exploring, excitement and the rush of adrenaline during the heat of battle. He's been called a thrill-seeker before, though he doesn't consider himself one. Just to get the blood pumping is all he wants, not to go out and do something that's potentially incredibly dangerous.
The only thing to fear is fear itself! Everything else is just a trick of the mind. Yes, it's smart to be cautious, to be careful, to be wary, but Stef doesn't consider it smart to be /scared/ of something. Fear makes you skittish and liable to act out foolishly!
Because of this, he comes across as a daredevil. Playing with fire, never afraid of being burned. It's all part of the experience! It gives him a rush. Yes, he is a hypocrite. He denies being a thrill-seeker, and yet he goes climbing in the mountains without any safety gear. Everyone who knows him well is convinced they'll eventually see his obituary in the paper after getting crushed by a boulder.
You would think someone who lives on the edge between calm life and crazed stunts must be one damn lucky person. And yet Stefano has always found himself on the wrong side of the coin. The power in his apartment goes out all the time, the water freezes even when it's not cold out, everytime he touches someone they both get static-zapped, he loses his job, the rent suddenly goes way up, the bus leaves just as he gets to it... he's convinced that the gods have it out for him! >:T
Rash, compulsive, determined... he tends to get over emotional. He acts too fiercely, moves too quickly, speaks too loudly. Battling helped keep it in check. He could hold the energy that always built up in, then release it through battling. But now everything's changed and the energy doesn't have a release. So, it leaks out in other ways. Usually he keeps it at a manageable level with dancing, and his "adventures."
Despite being a flawed, average person, Stefano is a good person. He's kind and caring, always going that extra mile to help others. Whether its donating to charity, cheering up a moping barhopper or helping some old lady across the street, he likes to help others. He hates lying, and tries to be sincere and truth with everything he does. His friends are important to him, and he'll protect them no matter what.
He's a good person at heart!
BACKGROUND:
History: Stefano didn't have the easiest childhood. His father, an entertainer in show business, had been married to a successful businesswoman. However, he had an affair with a courtesan that resulted in Stefano. His birth mother didn't care to look after him and actually went up to Stefano's mother, telling her what had happened and dumping the baby off in her care. Obviously, she was not at all happy, and she had -not- planned to have a child yet, if ever. Even worse, it was a boy when she wanted a girl. Neither of Stefano's parents cared for him, but they looked after him simply because to do else would create a vicious scandal.
However, eventually the tension between the two became too much and they divorced bitterly. Stefano, already barely treated as their son, was just another tool that they used to try and hurt one another. His father moved to Hoenn, and his mother left for Johto. Stefano was left being shipped back and forth between two people who didn't care about him. He got into fights daily and did very poorly in school, acting out and trying to prove himself.
After being expelled from school after beating up a teacher who sexually harrassed him, Stefano was sent to Remoor to live with his aunt. She was a gym leader, a wise woman with a backbone of iron and no room for nonsense. But she did have a lot of love in her heart, and pitied Stefano for his situation. She set about teaching him properly by herself since he had issues in school, teaching him all that she knew about battling, knowledge, and language. Under her care, Stefano thrived for the first time in his life. For his sixteenth birthday, she gave him Rune and her gym, wanting to retire.
Stefano was both delighted and honored to be given such a big responsibility. He immediately set about catching pokemon to add to his team, focusing on honing his skills and improving himself in whatever way he possibly could. He wanted to prove to his aunt that her trust in him was not unfounded. He wanted to prove himself, wanted to prove to himself that he was good at something, that he wasn't just one big lump of useless like his parents had taught him to think for so many years. It was both a heavy burden and a giddy delight. Stefano improved himself, felt better about himself, and made some new friends for one of the first times in his young life.
For the next three or so years, Stefano continued to work at the gym, enjoying himself. But eventually he began to feel like he needed more of a challenge. He wanted to move past this point, to higher heights. After many discussions with both his aunt and pokemon, Stefano left the gym behind, and continued on a journey of his own. He challenged the other gyms, giddy with how much fun it was. He and his pokemon grew closer. Just before the eighth gym, he added Rhea and Eris to his team. They won the battle in a dazzling show of talent and raw strength.
Stefano wasn't content to stop there. He set off to challenge the Elite Four, the very top tier trainers in all of Remoor. It was exhilirating just the thought of being /eligiable/ to even fight them, let alone the thought of actually winning. The team trained relentlessly, wanting to do as best as they possibly could. Finally the day came when they stood before the colossal building in which the Elite Four, the top tier, resided. It was a beautiful, opulent place, and an electric feeling hummed throughout the entire area.
Stefano began the fight against the first member shortly after. It was an electric battle, and Stefano felt more alive than he ever had before. The battle ended with Stefano successfully, as would the next three. He was estatic and amazed that he'd made it this far. His teamwork with his pokemon felt flawless. Finally, he stood before the final trainer, the best trainer in all of Remoor. The Elite Four Champion. It was almost too much just to be standing there, before him, ready to fight. That battle was unlike anything Stefano had ever experienced before.
Not long after, Stefano recieved an invitation to join the E4. It was an honor above anything else he could have ever imagined. He accepted, leaving behind his old life to start anew. Finally, it felt like he had successfully made his way in the world, that he had finally truly accomplished what he was meant to do. His aunt was incredibly proud of him.
Years passed by. Stefano stayed with the Elite Four, challenging the trainers that came to fight, sometimes winning and sometimes losing. Things changed, things stayed the same. He grew up from an uncertain young man to a powerful, confident adult. To feel like he finally belonged somewhere was the best feeling in the entire world. Occasionally he would take breaks, going back home to visit with his friends, his aunt, training and enjoying himself. It was a good life, and Stefano wouldn't have cared to have it ever change.
But nothing can stay the same forever.
War came to Remoor, and Stefano fought in it, struggling to protect Remoor from Mewtwo's clones. However, a mental, psychic attack left him comatose for a long time, and when he woke up, everything had changed. The gym system was no more, Pravus had control of the entire region, and infected roamed the wilds like rabid zombies. He was both horrified and heartbroken, out of a job, out of luck, and all of his old friends either missing or dead. It was the loneliest feeling in the entire world, and for the longest time Stefano didn't know what to do with himself.
However, sometime later he began bartending at On The Rocks, trying to put the pain of the past behind himself. It was, like it or not, time to start over once again. There was no use clinging to a past that would never be again. Now he was to join the quiet, calm life. It was an extremely hard adjustment, one that Stefano still struggles with today.
Eventually he was approached by Pravus with an offer to join them. He was both shocked and disgusted at the same time. After everything that had happened, he had no intention of doing anything of that nature, and declined the offer. So now Stefano works at the bar, living a quiet and peaceful life, just trying to fit in and live life as best he can. It's not easy at times, but he's making it.
POKEMON:
Name: Echo
Species: Espeon.
Level: 93
Gender: Female
Ability: Levitate
Personality: Echo doesn't really seem to have a very wide range of emotions. She's pretty much extremely calm and apathetic, like there's nothing in the entire world that she cares about. That's not quite true, to a point. She cares about Stefano and... that's about it. She's found that she doesn't have much of an reason to live after her beloved mate died by the hand of an infected. She found that nothing was interesting anymore, that she honestly didn't really care about anything. She became apathetic towards everything. She stays with Stefano because he is her trainer and looks after her needs.
Attacks:
- Confuse Ray
- Destiny Bond
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
- Shadow Force
- Shadow Ball
- Confuse Ray
- Shadow Sneak
Name: Eos
Species: Meowstic
Level: 88
Gender: Male.
Ability: Limber
Personality: Eos takes after his sister. He's cold, devious, and cunning. The two of them are constantly up to no good. He loves seeing others in pain-- he's a sadist and a masochist. He loves power, but he is subservient to Nyx... for now. However, he does respect Stefano, and even cares for him. So he limits his cruelty... when Stefano is around at least. However the twins enjoy going out late at night to "practice" on unsuspecting victims. He's a cannibal with a blood fetish. Yet when he's around Stefano and the others, he softens, becoming affectionate and loving. He can't help it-- Stefano is like a dad to him. It's the only thing keeping him from running off and fully delving into his sister's dark ways.
Attacks:
- Fury Swipes
- Pursuit
- Hone Claws
- Slash
- Night Slash
- Faint Attack
- Aerial Ace
- Shadow Claw
Name: Nyx
Species: Meowstic
Level: 88
Gender: Female
Ability: Unburden
Personality: Nyx is older then Eos by a few minutes, and so considers herself his superior. Unlike Eos, she cares for no one but herself, and stays with Stefano only because he is a good source of food and shelter. He looks after their needs and even lets them hone their claws against foolish opponents once in awhile. She is truly wicked to the core, evil and cruel. She delights in sadistic acts, seeking them out. It's only because of her brother that she makes any effort at all to hide it from Stefano. She bosses Eos around, and was the one who got him mixed up in blood and death in the first place. She's not one to mess around with... she'll rip your eyes out and make you eat them.
Attacks:
- Torment
- Fake Out
- Hone Claws
- Taunt
- Nasty Plot
- Snarl
- Charm
- Slash
Name: Eris
Species: Espurr
Level: 87
Gender: Female
Ability: Prankster
Personality: Unlike Eos and Nyx, Eris is quite harmless. She's playful and hyper, having refused to grow up and evolve: she has remained immature and kittenish. She loves to play, to relax, and have a good time. Eris both fears and looks up to Eos and Nyx-- they're incredibly strong and confident, but she senses that there's something much darker about them lurking just below the surface... it's kept her from getting close to them, and a fortunate thing that. She enjoys battling just as much as the others... but she doesn't like causing unnecessary pain to her opponents! She takes after Stefano.
Attacks:
- Sand Attack
- Fake Out
- Toxic
- Shadow Ball
- Attract
- U-Turn
- Rock Smash
- Slash
Name: Venus
Species: Liepard.
Level: 86
Gender: Female
Ability: Limber
Personality: Venus is a lady. She is a gentle and sweet thing, always considerate of others and very caring. But she does hate Eos and Nyx. She's seen what they've done, she knows their true selves. She desperately wants to warn Stefano about the twins, but they've threatened to kill her, Eris, and Rhea if she does. So for now, all she can do is watch on with concern and try to prevent them from hurting anyone. Not that she's ever successful. Sometimes it almost seems like Eos is an okay cat, like with just a little love and help he could be rehabilitated into a good cat again. But Nyx refuses to let him go, keeping her claws around him and refusing to let him go. Venus is terribly worried for all of their safety.
Attacks:
- Hypnosis
- Charm
- Attract
- Assist
- Captivate
- Hone Claws
- Slash
- Thunder Bolt
Name: Rhea
Species: Delcatty
Level: 85
Gender: Female
Ability: Cute Charm
Personality: Rhea is utterly oblivious to pretty much everything. She's a cute little thing, and curious. Rhea grew up with Eris and looks up to her, trying to mimic her in everyway she can. She also held off her evolution for as long as possible, and when Eris evolved, she chose to also. Venus is like an adoptive mother to her, and Stefano is her dad. They're a family, as far as Rhea is concerned. (Eos and Nyx are the weird siblings that everyone tries to not talk about!) She is quite a sweet little thing, always curious and wanting to be apart of everything. She loves to battle, but she loves to take it easy too.
Attacks:
- Attract
- Sing
- Double Slap
- Hyper Beam
- Thunder
- Dig
- Dream Eater
- Giga Impact
ROLE-PLAYING SAMPLE:
/Chance
are you back?