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- Damian Gladius Valerius
Name: His birth name is Carlos Leon Valerius, but as time in Camp has passed, he has decided to change his name to a more romanized one, which became Damien Gladius Valerius. He calls himself Damien because not only does he feel it is a strong name, but since it is roughly translate in Latin to tame or to conquer, things he loves to do whenever he can. He also changed his middle name for the first time to Gladius, since it means sword in Latin, which serves as his main instrument for combat. His last name means mighty in Latin. He however has the name Carlos Leon Valerius in his driver's license, a fact he decided to keep despite his change of name due to the fact that he still likes to remember that he is a Spaniard.
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Age: Currently, Damien is eighteen years old, since he was born in the twenty-first of may in the year nineteen-ninety six.
Gender: Male.
Godly parent: Mars, son of War, Military forces and Combat Victory
Mortal Parent: His birth mother is called Stella Marianna Villanueva (nee) Leon, a famed MMA fighter back in Spain who was known for her brutal and barbaric fights. She was a woman of fights and little love for people, all the men she met where weak and showed no back-bone. The few boyfriends she had turned out to be either cowards or just in it for the bits she got after fights. She generally became uninterested in the opposite sex and decided to dedicate herself to her career and her small circle of friends. She had a voracious appetite and was a gym freak who spent more tha three hours at the gym daily. Yet, it all changed when she met a man named Alejander Ice, the only man who actually bested her in a fight fairly. Although first starting a competitive rivalry, she soon developed feelings for her heated rival that eventually matured to a crush. With her stubborn refusal to fall in-love slowly breaking, she fought the greatest battle she could and tried to resist her competitor, but it was all worthless efforts. Admittingly, Alexander told her a day that he found her, a muscular, rowdy and generally plain woman attractive and perfect as a mate. Accepting him as a suitable match, Marianna and Alejander began a short-but meaningful relationship that ended with her pregnancy. The concept of motherhood was the first thing that scared Stella in her life, but she found comfort in her lover's violent ways during fights with other people. She gave up fighting after leaning of he pregnancy and after nine months gave birth to a child that looked strikingly like her, with his black hair, blue eyes and olive skin. Stella was thrilled at the thought of raising a child with Alexander, but this was not meant to happen. Indeed, the father of her child evidently abandoned her and his son after revealing his identity as Mars, Roman Celestia of combat and war. This event left Mariana a bitter, heartless and cruel woman who often used her son as a slave for her work and ignored him whenever she could. She did teach him basic combat techniques and she did let him learn how to use his fists as an effective weapon, before Damian ran away that is. Though their relationship eventually blossomed into one built on actual love and respect, it took them a while to actually sit down and understand one another. She is perhaps the one person he most loves and fears, including an enraged Mars.
Years after Damien left his home, he returned to his mother. Much to his surprise, she quit being a professional fighter, retired, took a job as a supermodel and then married a man named Rafael Villanueva. Rafael was eccentric, but extremely welcoming and was one of the few people who learned about Damien's heritage. Unlike most males who would scoff of the idea of having a step-son who was a demigod, Rafael, in his sleigh madness, did not doubt his bloodline. In fact, it seemed as though this was a fated meeting since Rafael was the Founder and Chief executive Officer of an international weapons research and development corporation called Mars International. This company, which not only manufactured a quarter of the European Union's nuclear weapon's stockpile ( France and Britain being the only countries in the EU who actually hold nuclear weapons) but also sold state-of-the-art small arms and other forms of conventional weapons, granted the odd, middle aged man with a tremendous amount of wealth that not only allowed Damien and his mother to rise from the dirt into European high class, but also made him a member of one of the most elite families in all of Europe. Though Damien is not a man who shows off his step-father's wealth, he does not deny it. His connection with his step-father is one built out of sheer and total respect. In fact, including his mother, Rafeal is one of the very few people Damien respects completely and does not question at all. He views his very late-coming step-father as his real father and the two can often be seen sparring, shooting or hunting due to Rafael's tendency to use rather aggressive activities as a form of relaxation.
Place of Birth: Damian was born inside the sprawling city of Madrid Spain, hence, he is from Spain. He considers it his native home and where he spent most of his life.
Hometown /Last residence: He last lived in New York City as a small time gang leader before returning to Camp Jupiter as a legionnaire. His hometown is Madrid.
Race/Ethnicity: Damian is hispanic, not latin for that only refers to people born in latin american, and since he is not born in latin america, he is properly addressed as hispanic. People that make the mistake often end up with their butts stuck inside a hole he did on the Mess Hall with his sword. He considers himself more european than anything else though, thus his prefer form of classification is european. He is a proud man of Spain with a sense of patriotism that is hardly rivaled by someone who had such a messy relationship with the only biological family he knew.
Skin tone: Attributed to his mother's looks, Damian sports a properly tanned body with an olive complexion. He is very happy with his complexion because it gives him a more intimidating attribute, plus it adds to his otherwise messy appearance.
Eye Color: His stare is said to be naturally aggressive and patronizing. Contrary to popular belief, he doesn't wear contacts or anything with his eyes being blue, but a furious shade of blue. On the few time he is soft and vulnerable, he is said to have a confused and perplexed look that just appears angry to others in his efforts to hide his confusion.
Hair: Damian's hair was originally brown with a dark shade, but as he got progressively older, his hair turned darker and darker until it evolved completely to black. His hair is short, slightly messy, pushed back and held in place by a small amount of product and set to a form that is slicked back, but retaining a rather violent form. He has been known to also sport buzzcuts in the past.
Height: He is practically in-love with his height because it further attributes to his menacing look. He is 6'5 or Approximately 195 centimeters.
Weight: A man who is quite heavy due to his musculature and height. He is generally around the late hundred nineties, very early two hundreds.
Body Shape: Damian is predominately an endomorph due to his stockier and stronger physique, which is one of the reasons he is naturally good at gaining muscle and strength-based exercises, but also has traits akin to those of a mesomorph due to his athlete and rectangular torso-shape. He has a hard-body and is tall with well-defined muscles. Since ehe possesses traits of Mesomorphs and Endomorphs, he is prone to gaining weight rather easily, which is evident whenever he binge-eats large amounts of food. He generally takes great care of himself and tries to maintain his brawny and athletic body in top physical shape.
Appearance: The bloodthirsty son of Mars is known for his strapping, ragged and attractive looks, which results in a number of girls paying their eyes to him. He however could care less if people stare at him, regardless if it is praise, yearning or jealousy. With his physical looks aside, one could say that Damian is quite the mess of traits. His eyes are scary and fearful, his nose is small and pointed, while his hands are overall too large for a man of his size and heigh, his jawline is way to pronounced and his face bears old scars inflicted by his mother that nave mostly blended with his natural skin tone, but remain their. His teeth are yellow, but he can bleech them if he wants, but thaw again, he doesn't put much effort in his appearance, thats the job of his father's girlfriend Venus and her own children. He has clearly defined abs, broad and crooked shoulders, due to his years building muscle and fighting, has a proud chest, a brawny set of arms, but comparatively thin legs, which is why he never uses shorts, even if it is scorching hot outside. His eyes are exhausted and his feet are particularly large.
Clothes: Damian is a man of little fashion knowledge, but enough to look up to par to big fashion icons, if he needs to actually dress up. He generally does not enjoy dressing up, for his general outfit usually consists of a long black custom-made leather coat, a muscle shirt or a v-neck t-shirt that both vary in colors greatly, mostly consists of darker colors such as blood red, metal blue or iron grey, a dagger-like necklace, that transforms into his main weapon, a set of long, dark, either marine blue or black, set of trousers that are held in place by a belt that is made out of padlock pieces, which can also transform into his suit of imperial gold armor, heavy military, standard issued boots, that have tiny blades hidden underneath on top of the heel, which he can us to deliver slicing kicks to his enemies, and finally a simple silver ring that was supposed to her mother's marriage ring, if she married him that is. For more formal occasions, he uses dress shirts of scarlet, black or royal blue, with dark colored trousers and shoes made out of fresh leather, and for even more formal occasions, he uses a made-to-measure three-piece Armani suit that consists of a pitch-black dress shirt with a dark, pinstriped double-breasted waistcoat with the suit jacket following the same coloring, but single breasted instead of double breasted, a black and white tie fasten in a double-winston knot, and fine leather shoes. Overall, he has a strong dislike for formal wear, but does so when he needs to. Other choices of outfits include faded jeans with shirts colored with burgundy or brown, but is comfortable wearing standard military clothes such as combat wear, and special military-made gloves.
Outside of Camp only weapons:
• Sangre Negra: Is a custom made M1911-style handgun chambered for the .45 ACP rounds. He does not posses any bulelts made out of any magical metal, which is why he does not use his guns on monsters. This hand gun is colored ebony black with a reddish luster to it, alluding to it's name, literally meaning black blood. He keeps this gun stored in a warehouse in San Francisco where he keeps under heavy security along with his other special weapon, Arrogante. He keep both under protection under a strict numerical combination only he knows.- Sangre Negra:
- Arrogante: Is a custom made AK-47 with an attachable bayonet made out of pure silver. Like his hand-gun he has no bullets made out of magical metals,, which is a eason he doesn't use guns as much as his other weapons. The Rifle fires 7.62×39mm bullets and has an extremely high rate of rife. While it is his least preferred weapon, due to his dislike for guns, he does take great care of his special rifle and thus keeps it locked under the same warehouse as his Sangre Negra, along with other less-important rifles he may give other people. The gun is made purposely black with thin red lines that glow for simple aesthetic effects, yet the grip is made only for Damian's hand and he had his rifle fixed so he could fire twice as many bullets in a single volley. He cannot summon his rifle due to it being locked under a numerical combination only he knows. His rifle literally means Arrogant in Spanish. He also has sniper features he can add to his rifle, effectively turning it into a one-time use sniper rifle with the special carry-on modifications he can ad dot his Arrogante.
- Arrogante:
Inside of Camp only weapons:
• Pilum: Damian can summon from his Cohort a long javelin made out of ash wood for it is much more denser and heavier tha most woods, but not as flexible as yew, with the tip consisting of Imperial Gold that was colored black on purpose. It is exactly two and a half meters high and it is taller than Damian entirely. It can be thrown across distances, or used as a close range, yet ineffective weapon.- Pilum:
• Gladius Hispaniensis: This was the largest and heaviest of the gladii style of swords used by the Romans. His Gladiolus Hispaniesis is three feet long and made out of imperial gold, yet is painted steel so it doesn't shine He uses it as his main secondary weapon.- Gladius Hispaniensis:
• Bipennis The bipennis is a single-bladed, double-handed axe, usable as both a wood-chopping tool and a deadly weapon. It is naturally slower than a sword (especially a shorter blade such as a gladius), but can inflict terrible damage with a single hefty swing. The heads of the axe is made out of Imperial Gold that is colored steel.- Bipennis:
• Bow and Arrow: As a son of the God of War, Damian is well versed in long range combat, but mostly prefers to use his guns whenever he can. However, since he cannot use his guns inside the Camp, Damian opts instead of modern, recurved bow fashioned from yew wood and some twenty tri-pronged arrows made out of yew as well yet tipped with imperial gold. His skill with the bow and arrow are only surpassed by his skill with the Gladiolus Hispaniese, making this his third most used weapon. His bow is colored black.- Bow:
• Scutum Shield: Damian is a smart fighter and when he dos not use his signature Spatha sword, he uses a large sputum shield made out of imperial gold that was painted in the colors of traditional roman shields, therefor hiding the fact that it is in fact made out fi Imperial Gold. Damian is best when using his signature sword and shield in the style of Murmillo, but often saves this style for more powerful enemies, He uses his shield constantly, especially in military formations, but uses it best when fighting in the Murillo or Secutor styles. His large, rectangular tower shield is more than capable of resisting streams of fire and blows from war hammers. He is capable of summoning his shield wherever he is, unlike his other weapons.- Scutum Shield:
Weapons used inside and outside of Camp
• Aeternum, his first love: As his main for of offense, Damian relies heavily on his mastery of his four-foot large sword called Aeternum. The sword is actually a customized Spatha sword that is larger than his Gladiolus hispanieses, yet is colored steel. The sword is made out of Imperial Gold yet does not look like it is made out of said materials due to it's coloring. He greatly values his sword, more so than any other of his weapons, and he regularly cleans the blade and maintains it in tip-top shape daily. He doesn't keep his sword inside a sheath or anything, but rather, he transforms into his signature dagger-shaped necklace with him at all times and he can materialize his sword in an intimidating fury of flames whenever he needs it. ( He however cannot use fire magic, it's just a special effect to create a sense of dread) Unlike his other weapons, nobody can actually touch his sword that isn't him, or else the sword heats up to scorching levels and leaves it's thief with a burned hand. After proving himself to his father, Mars his sword was blessed with mystical powers. With is new powers he can set his weapon on fire that can leave behind burns, but as an added bonus, it also increases in power everytime it hits another object by 5%. His sword is engulfed in flames whenever he slices open his left hand and applies a touch of his own blood on the blade. The intensity of his flames around his sword are determined by the amount of blood he applies to the sword. The more blood, the stronger the flame, with the most he can lose is 5 cm3. With is new sword in hand, Damian is ready to battle anyone. For long-range combat, if he is ever truly serious about a fight, Damian can unleash entire streams of scorching flames from his blade that are so hot the flames burn closer to white-yellow than yellow-orange.- Aeternum:
• His Fists: While not a weapon on their own right, thanks to his years of training under his mother's tutelage, Damian learned just how to fight with only the knuckles on his fists. He is an expert at kick-boxing, regular boxing, MMA, and wrestling. He is especially fond of using the knuckle that corresponds to his middle finger due to it's shape and size. He only uses his fists if he either looks at his opponents as extremely weak or he has no there choice than to use his firsts. Regardless though, it is to be taken an an insult whenever he uses his fists. He doesn't use any knuckle busters or anything, just his twin fists.
Armor: Damian uses a set of customized Lorica Segmental that is colored black and outlined with red. He wears his armor with pride and does not halt in using it freely. He enjoys using his armor yet only uses his armor for the specific reason that his armor carries more weight than normal due to the fact that he added an additional fifteen pounds to his armor in order to increase the power behind his strikes at the somewhat low cost of mobility. He more than makes up for this additional weight in the fields of increased defense, due to the thickness of the armor, and additional offense due to him using the weight of his armor in augmentation to his standard swings.
Likes: Oh boy here we go, Damian loves everything that has to do with combat, training, war or others combat-y. He really enjoys working out on a gym by himself without anyone tell him what he can and cannot do, he loves to fight with his siblings, or well, fighting anything overall, loves his pet dog Rex to death and back, has a sort of attraction to weapons overall, fencing, archery, boxing, shooting, running, playing pranks on people, has an obsession with motorcycles, loves to read about stories of heavy carnage, and is attracted to blondes overall. In terms of television he prefers to watch shows that never censor anything, especially blood and gore, and is a fan of Game of Thrones, ( his favorite don't spoil anything) The Blacklist, Deadwood, Spartacus ( all of their variations) Breaking Bad, Hannibal, Nikita, Banshee, The Following, Boardwalk Empire, The walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy. Contrary to what is expected, he enjoys fine dinning a lot and has a strong preference for meats, specifically steaks, prosciutto flowers, cut-open boar heads, roasted suckling pigs filled with spanish rice, langoustines, and spilling sausages, and venison steaks wrapped with once again boar bacon and cooked with a red-wine recution sauce. Damian loves to cooks and experiment with new dishes, but don't tell him he can cook, or any of his siblings, or else you might find yourself entering a cohort due to a heavy food poisoning incident. He is generally very touchy about his food and takes bad criticism poorly. He enjoys extreme sports such as skydiving and although much less extreme, dirtbiking, they cause him a great deal of adrenaline and then make him want to start fights with random people, but he sometimes behaves. During combat he isn't really particular about who he fights, just as long as they get to survive for five minutes, or else he gets bored and looks for other people to fight with until he finds satisfaction. While it is technically illegal, he loves to drink alcohol, with his favorite being rum specifically exported from Puerto Rico or Spain, although he can settle for casual beer. He loves showing off and has a drive to be brave, but sadly this is usually overshadowed by his arrogance. He enjoys sitting on a comfortable chair under the tropical sun with his sunglasses on his eyes, an ice-cold beverage in his hands, palm trees and the sound of waves crashing against rocks or gently setting into the shore a lot.
Musical taste: Damian is a man who loves his music. While he can only play the spanish guitar, he enjoys a large variety of musical genres, with his favors being mostly hispanic or latin genres including: Reggeaton, Tango, Merengue, Buleria, Flamenco, even Zumba, but the fast pace and not pansy jumpy business, he has zero patience for that one, and his favorite being Salsa, which he learned from a Puertorican name Miguel Ortiz in the slums of Barcelona. He has good rhythm and can keep up with most paces, but he does not like country ( he loathes it) new age, classical, light pop, and anything that isn't loud or dance-introducing. He also enjoys metal and dubstep to some extent, with a particular like of Skrillex. His second favorite musical genre is alternative or rock, he can't decide, with Linkin Park, Guns ' Roses, Coldplay, Three day Grace ( he got the genre wrong but he considers them a part of this group) and OneRepublic, being his overall favorites. He detests Justin Beaver ( he intentionally says it like this instead of his real last name) Justin Timberlake, and any male performer who is just trying to be a bad boy, when in reality they are just sassy wimps who can't even pick up a dumbbell even if they had all the help of the world. For some strange reason he enjoys listening to female performers like Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Britney Spears, but he can't really explain it.
Dislikes: Wow, so many things. He hastes weakness overall with a seething rage, including a weak stomach, a weak opponents, weak wills, weak personalities, even weak hands. Ironically, he has a soft spot for defenseless things, but that is beside the point. He doesn't necessarily hate his mortal parent, but he hates it when she brings up the subject f him running away and how she says he is a bastard son. Although he doesn't necessarily dislike reading he tends to read only when he is extremely bored. Celebrities like: Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeaouf, and all the members of One Direction. Just mentioning one of those pretty boys is enough to set him off in a frenzy of blows. He hates discrimination and racism strongly, due to his belief that no matter what is your skin tone or ethnicity, he is still going to come out and win. He hates sloppiness and is a very sore loser. He dislikes vegetables as a main dish greatly, to the point that he can throw a hissy fit and throw the dish at the one who made it, after of course giving them a cold stare. For a reason unbeknown to him, he hates the color pink, he came to the conclusion that it is because it is the color of Venus but that is just an excuse. He hates gossip and rumors circling around, specifically the ones about him and he thinks that if anybody has something to say to him that they should have the balls to say ti to his face. He can care less about his reputation, popularity or fame, unless it is something about rankings in battle or something along those lines. His greatest hate is any subject of math, religion or grammar.
Fighting style: Damian is skilled at five styles of gladiatorial combat:
• Dimachaerus:
the fighting style of dimachaerus involves using two swords of equal or close size and shape, in his case his Gladius Hispanense and Spatha, for means of offense and defense. It was used primarily for aggressive and nimble fighters who relied on quick and decisive attacks instead of long and drawn out clashes. It's weakness lies in it's lack of proper defense, though the swords can be used to block. This is his most used style due to his preference over aggressive and powerful performance.
• Murmillo:
The Murmillo fighting style was suited for men with large muscular arms and strong heavy shoulders needed to help him carry the weight of his shield and sword. The Murmillo depended on his strength and endurance to survive the battle against foes who were more suited to attacking. The tower shield gives him an edge in defense and his gladius also gives him the ability to thrust and swing at his enemies when in close range. This is his main style of combat. He generally uses his Aeternum sword when he uses this style. He considers it an honor for his enemies to force him to use Murmillo since he saves this style for enemies he deems powerful and worthy. He is at his best when he fights with this style.
• Hoplomachus:
This style suited men with long arms and heavy shoulders. The Hoplomachus would use his spear's great reach to try to strike down an enemy before they got the chance to fight back. Their spear would also allow them to jab at a defender's shield at range, wearing their opponent's arm and shoulder down and tiring them out before the kill. He generally uses this style whenever he uses his spear. He does not enjoy using it as much as Dimachaerus.
• Secutor:
The Secutor's 'heavy arms' style meant they would employ similar tactics to the Murmillo, pitting their heavy armor and weapons against more lightly attired and armed foes. Thee style focused on using a heavy axe called a securis to hack enemies, while also using a scutum shield to defend oneself. It is his least favored style due to the power and effort it takes to swing his axe compared to his swords.
• Sagittarius:
It is not the Zodiac sign. In ancient gladiatorial combat, a sagitarrius was a man or woman who utilized bows and arrows against their enemies. Considered weaker than other gladiators due to the fact that they were mostly long range fighters. He generally uses this style whenever he uses his bow and arrow.
Instruments: He is skilled at the Spanish guitar and Electric guitar.
Abilities:- Intimidation:Due to his large size and gruff demeanor, he can intimidate people who don't know him that well with a look of his eyes. This usually works best on newbies to Camp Jupiter who are generally inexperienced. The best way to avoid falling to this ability is simply not staring into his eyes, however, if one inflects damage upon oneself or finds another distraction, the intimidation aspect of his abilities is virtually nullified.
- Weapon Mastery: Just by touching a weapon, Damian is capable of using it as if he had always used it. This is seen as one of his most seen abilities since he is always testing new weapons. He generally has a good idea of what to do with a weapon whenever he holds it on his own due to this ability.
Powers
• Odikinesis: Damian, being the son of Mars, holds slight authority over feelings and emotions associated or affiliated with war such as hatred, rage and anger. With just a look of his eyes, a person falls under a state of unexplainable rage and enters a period of inexplicable anger. This power lasts three posts on a person affected by Damian’s eyes and he cannot use it again on the same thread on the same person even after the cooldown, which is five posts, has passed. Due to having the ability of making people angry, he can use that perceived anger to increase his physical capabilities to the point that he seems as if he took a super power-up. Most noticeably his physical strength increases to the point that even his defense strikes hold enough power to feel as if it were an offensive stroke. Whenever he increases his might by means of other people's anger, his might increases by 30%. In addition to this, if he perceives a person being angry without him actually influencing them, his power is increased by 10%.
• Telumkinesis: As a son of War, Damian holds extreme levels of control and skill with anything that was made to be a weapon. While he is skilled enough to use virtually any weapon in the world, he is most comfortable with his original eight weapons, two of which cannot be used on Camp Jupiter ( his guns). During any part of the day Damian is capable of conjuring and summoning one of his main five weapons, excluding his main weapon, which is hidden in the shape of a necklace he dangles over his neck. He can equip himself with more than one weapon at a time and has enough control over his weapons that he can move them telekinetically if they are inside his three-meter radius of authority. Each of his weapon summonings takes about a post to appear and are maintained in his hands until he dismisses them. In addition to this, once he is away from Camp Jupiter, he can summon his two guns and used them as he pleases. He can summon his five weapons at once, but he cannot use them at the same time. He has a cooldown of five posts before he can summon another weapon. Whenever his weapons turn red they are sharpened even further.
• Necromancy: Damian holds limited control over spirits of defeated armies such as dead Carthaginians, Confederate soldiers, and Nazis. While his authority over dead spirits pales in comparison to that of a son of Pluto or Letus, his skill with it is so precise he can grant his undead soldiers limited skin, muscles and organs. The following states the way his necromantic powers work.
o His maximum number of summoned dead is five warriors. When he summons five warriors, each is equipped with one of his non-main weapons and each looks like a zombie fresh out a grave. He has absolute control over his soldiers whenever he does this and can co-ordinate tactics and battle plans with them telepathically. Sadly these soldiers only last for 3 of his posts and have a cooldown of five posts, therefore he doesn’t have a lot of time to come-up with plans on the fly.
o If he summons three soldiers, they all have more skin and barely look dead. They, the undead soldiers, can equip themselves with more of his weapons and can carry two on each hand. Alternatively, if Damian wants all of them to dual-wield, he can give one of them his main sword so they have six weapons in total. These soldiers do last longer and can communicate back to Damian in a limited way ( NPCs) however they are severly crippled by their inability to form coherent sentences. They can also dodge and counter-strike due to their gained limited intelligence. The duration of these stronger warriors is five posts and the cooldown is seven posts.
o By far, Damian’s strongest necromantic power lies in his ability to summon one powerful spirit. By concentrating all his necromantic abilities into one spirit, he is able to invoke a warrior who looks just like a live person complete with organs, hair, blood and bodily functions such as sweat and the ability to communicate fully with Damian. Effectively whenever Damian summons just one person he finds himself a partner to fight alongside. Due to his telepathic connection with the spirit, it seems as though they have perfect synchronization and work as one force. This one spirit has the power to switch weapons like Damian can and is equipped with Imperial Gold lorica segmentata armor. The duration for his undead warrior is seven posts and can only be used once per thread or day if he is in a thread that includes several days of adventures.- Autarch of Blood: By tuning into Damian’s own emotional state, he can make himself stronger, faster and more flexible by 30%. By this point he can disarm somepony with a counter-stroke and holds enough strength to cause serious damage to somepony with his augmented physical strength. This ability lasts for two posts and has a cooldown of three posts.
Personality: In contrast to the more liberal and easy-going Greek, Damian exeplemplifies many qualities of basic Roman culture. Damian is fiercely independent, sarcastic, direct, stubborn and prone to confrontation with his non-commanding officers. Damian is rough both in the exterior and the interior, rarely demonstrating an emotional side other than strict seriousness and harsh discipline. He loves battling and takes great pride in his skills as both a warrior and leader. A hardened decision take, Damian executes any of his actions after carefully analyzing the pros and cons of a situation. He mixes natural leadership with skeptic pragmatism along with audacious daring and calculated measures. His confidence is vast and high, which results in him rarely second-guessing himself and his decisions. Regardless of it being a bad or a good decision, Damian is responsible and is the first to admit his mistakes and faults, rarely finding fault in others before himself. As a man who already has been in the Legion for 10 years, it is overstated that he is brave, courageous and strong-willed, attributes that have been polished by his dedication and loyalty to the roman way.
A Machiavelian at heart. A Machiavellian at heart, Damien believes that the end justifies the means and goes to extremes to prove his point is correct. He is cunning, conniving, unscrupulous, and ambitious. As well as believing greatly in the beliefs of Niccolo Machiavelli, Damien comes off as a patron of Social Darwinism where the great overpower the weak. However his form of Social Darwinism is a bit different than most. He does not believe in the division of strong and weak, but rather the greatness of those who are non-conformists and the weakness of those who are pleased with their current standing. He believes one should always aspire to the top and as is known to personally provide aid to those who seek out grandeur and magnificence be it both in private and public affairs. In that approach he could be said to be kind to those who wish to make a better image of themselves, even if they come from less-than-fortunate backgrounds, and cold to those who have no aspirations or dreams.
Damian is often brutally honest when criticizing others, especially his friends. He is vocal of his opinions on others regardless of status or age. Due to his competitive background in the Coliseum, he is an expect in verbal taunting and does not hesitate to do so to his enemies and to a much lesser extent to his friends. Damian is tough, unyielding, bull-headed and steadfast. Rarely recognizing the greatness of others and almost always trying to find faults he can exploit against those he examines. He believes that the worst thing a person can do is tell another person that they did an ok job since doing so means that the other person will settle, and settling leads to comforting, which goes against his believes in competition Social Darwinism. He himself greatly believes in pushing the boundaries of oneself to their highest limits in the name of self-enrichment.
Despite his abrasive and no-nonsense personality, Damian is more than capable of establishing relationships like friendship and romance. He is not above intimacy and does in fact go to great lengths to protect those he cares about such as his comrades and friends. He also tries his best to be a source of motivation and support. He however is a person who puts a lot of effort in his relationships, and as such can come off as passionate and committed, traits that are not necessarily bad, but have led to terrible heartache on his behalf. This is why he is somewhat inept when establishing relationships due to the fear of suffering for his attachment. He can be gentle, compassionate and loving to his lovers and jovial, humorous and laid-back with his friends. A bit of a prankster, Damian enjoys doing small pranks whenever he is not on duty or just hanging out. However he would never intentionally hurt those who are at the center of his devotion. He often challenges he is closest to sometimes silly and childish contests, or fierce competitions, yet always accepts his loses with dignity and a friendly laugh on his face.
Strengths: His greatest strength comes in the form of fighting. Whether it is a fight of words or a fight of weapons, Damian is accustomed to both. He is a capable teacher to those who ask his help and is a quick-learner when he is being taught. His will is practically indomitable and his sense of competition are only rivaled by a few. He feels comfortable in situations of high-tension, such as in the middle of combat. Lastly, he can inspire people to follow him to battle, but he prefers to enter a fray alone. He is a rather good cook and can make various dishes on his own, but if anybody reveals that, the might find themselves eating a sandwich filled with poop for their next meal.
Weaknesses: WHile he is good at combat and a capable orator, he is terrible at math, science and grammar. He is not a truly gifted in any form of art, and is a horrible artist. Whilst a good speaker, his lies are obvious and clear, which are attributed to his blunt and honest personality. Damian is not good at making a decent first impression. He does underestimate his enemies whenever he can and often takes joy in finding demeaning ways to make fun of them, although by his own blindness, he can sometimes just play around and actually lose a battle due to his own arrogance. A dangerous weakness he has is his own rage, which is as great a tool as it is a weakness and a flaw.
Talents/Skills: Due to his blood as a son of the Celestia of war, Damian is an incredibly skilled warrior. While he is a master spearman, marksman, fencer, archer, berserker, Damian is best known as a swordsman with his prowess said to be of the highest level. He knows both fencing and kendo, but mostly uses a combination of both styles during his assaults. His strength is of such level that he can bench press a maximum of four hundred pounds, with effort. He was originally taught the style of murmillo, but has expanded his knowledge to encompass four other fighting styles he uses quite frequently.
Damian can slice through a surface neatly with his sword and prove his power, strength and precision by not leaving behind a single corner jutting out. He has practiced a large variety of styles of hand-to-hand combat including Krav Maga, LINE, Vale Tudo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and of course, Boxing. He learned most of his techniques form his years of abuse under his mother and her militaristic training as a form of mother-son bonding time…wait..that isn't exactly accurate…
He is also quite the rider of vehicles, as he learned how to drive a car when he was just twelve, even though he didn't reach the breaks, but used bricks to reach them. Damian knows how to ride motor bikes, and dirt bikes. He knows how to speak Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, English ( including American, British and Canadian ) and has basic knowledge of German, and Mandarin He learned his languages by associating the words with his native Spanish, and by watching movies in other languages during his runaway years. He is capable of creating effective battle tactics and is capable of thinking on the fly, while occupying himself with battle, although his skill at tactics is a bit brutal and ruthless.
Flaws: Damian is motivated first by his emotions and then his brain. He doesn't think as much as he does things. Which can lead to anything from awkward moments from kissing a girl he likes to fighting off a monster with skin that is as hard as steel with a steel sword. He can be very clumsy and clueless. He generally is known for his haughty ways, which result in him having a large number of enemies inside camp. Unless it is somepony he knows at a personal level, he is incredibly selfish and self-righteous. He justifies all of his actions as his right as a being of great strength and power, alluding to his belief in Social Darwinism. To sum him up he is rude, narcissistic, cruel, impulsive, spiteful and aloof.
Social Status: He is considered popular in Camp Jupiter for being a skilled warrior and natural leader, but has a bad reputation for being standoffish and brutal.
Sexuality: Is straight, but keeps an open mind. He does not limit himself to just being straight.
Fears: Damian isn't really afraid of many things, hence why people say that he is an idiot who never thinks things through. He does have a fear of facing his father and being told he is a failure, but he doesn't let anybody know this. He is also afraid of becoming old and weak. He also fears becoming too emotionally involved with a person that will leave him or break his heart.
Life Before Camp Half-Blood and after his first year at Camp:
Years 0-7
Originally called Carlos, Damian was born to a woman known as Stella Marianna Leon, a fighter of Spain who was known for her aggressiveness and veracity. She was said to have a not-so-attractive form, but a highly competitive and indomitable fighting spirit, something he inherited from his mother. Stella was said to have never lost a battle, but was a woman who lost it all after she fell in love. ( more is available at her section in this form). After Carlos was born, Mars appeared to her while on her hospital bed and told her not only his identity, but her task of telling her son who his father was and of training him to become a strong and dedicated warrior. Stella, with a broken heart, agreed and never saw Mars again, or dated for that matter. Now, you would think she would have been a kind and loving mother, boy would you be surprised! She was a bully who didn't treat Carlos as a son, but as a student. She never showed him love or any affection but she did give him a roof over his head and allowed him to virtually do whatever he wanted, be it watching tv until he was brain-dead ( hyperbole) or if he wanted to run around with a pan on his head. She did make him clean the house often though and sadly treated him more like a house slave than a son since she made him do a series of hard chores that took virtually all the day such as cleaning the entire house without any allowance or bits for him to use. She also was rather cold and distant to him and verbally abused him since she called him a mistake and a problem. In all honesty Damian's mother was a heavy alcoholic and often threatened him with broken bottles if he resisted her authority.
Years 8-present
During his eight birthday, Carlos and his mother had dinner and cake as they regularly had during birthdays, but after the dinner, she walked down the streets of Spain with her son by her side and gave him the biggest surprise of his life.
"Listen kid, your good-for-nothing father is named Mars, and he is supposed to be some sort of Roman Celestia of War. I don't know if this is true or not, but if you ask me he was just some as$hole with delusions of grandeur."
With these words, Stella completely changed her son's life. He was angry and mad. He didn't know why his father abandoned him and he wanted to find him and ask him personally. So he ran, and ran, and ran until not even the screams of his mother were heard. He left her alone and without her son on the streets of Spain. He was afraid at first, but not having to fight, train or actually endure freakish forms of exercise was a relief to him, so he didn't even bother to return home to his mother. His mother didn't really bother searching for her son since was more preoccupied with her alcohol and afterwards became a drug-addict. Virtually any sense of love she held for her son was replaced with an adoration for vice. So, the young Carlos, wondered off the streets of Spain in search for his father. During his multiple adventures, he spent weeks with the vagabonds that gathered around a fire to warm up, ate with orphaned kids, including a child known as Miguel Ortiz, who taught him how to dance Salsa, while Carlos taught him how to box, and lived off the streets for months. For those months he traveled along with a group of runaway kids who stole food and objects such as sleeping bags and clothes for their own and survival. Since they traveled through all Spain, Carlos decided to travel with them. Since this gang of kids were all runaways, they were all naturally being looked for by the police, yet they always managed to fool the local authorities by helping one another. His mother, who really didn't care if he was gone or not also didn't file any missing persons reports and afterwards told her neighbors that he had run away to his father for the year, a clear lie since his father was a Celestia, but it managed to fool her sneaking neighbors. In addition, since she knew the school would start asking questions about him, she decided to remove him from the school and afterwards moved to another part on Spain where nobody knew who she was, effectively starting a new life without her son.
Alas if it was to no avail. He suffered for six months with the much older kids who stole his little rations of food and beat him up, and he never did find his father, so he decided to just give up. However, after finally giving up on everything, a couple of wolves found him on the streets of Spain lying down on the verge of death. To say that he would live through th winter would be a lie and since they were able to make out that he was a demigod, the wolves accompanied him and granted him enough heat with their fur to allow him to live. Eventually these same wolves convinced him to travel to the USA where he would go to the Wolf House in California.
He was alone and he didn't really go with his mother's consent, but he didn't care. After convincing the chef of a Cruise ship that sailed across the globe. He agreed to be part of the kitchen staff under the guise of being the chef's young nephew, and in exchange for his travel, he was allowed to travel on the ship. In addition to that, since he was so attached to the wolves, he managed to convince the odd chef to allow him t bring over his wolves who he called his dogs, however he could only bring one, so he had to leave the other ones behind. He picked out the youngest one, who was slightly larger than a puppy but knew where to take Carlos. The chef, who was understaffed and a bit loose along the head, didn't really complain if one odd kid traveled with him on the ship in exchange for work so he allowed him to travel. While it took him quite the bit of time, more or less a year, he managed to sail the ship until it reached the west coast of the USA in California. While he didn't exactly cook or do anything remotely to do with cooking, he did the wishes, organized tables and serves as a virtual chore boy to the kitchen staff. * The Cruise was a ship that traveled all the continents including North America*
The young Carlos did not know what he was getting himself into when he arrived at the Wolf House and when he met the seven feet tall Lupa he nearly died of a heart attack. While she was cold, harsh and militaristic, h was used to the tough treatment and in short time he learned the ways of the romans. Eventually he met her approval and he was sent to Camp Jupiter where he joined the Legion. Once under the Legion he proved his worth to his superior as a probation and was shortly granted a Cohort where he could stay and live off. However this is not the end of this story.
When he turned 14 years old, Carlos became bored with the strict and harsh lifestyle and traveled to New York City in search for some fun. While in the Big Apple, Carlos joined a small gang of other immigrant hispanics who worked for a more important drug-lord. He wasn't somepony who was particularly fond of killing and taking lives, but he gained a reputation of being cold and lacking a large amount of scruples. He wasn't a hit-man or a killer, but due to his large size and physical abilities, he was one of the more physically imposing members of the local gang and as such preferred to use objects like bats or planks with wood to hurt his victims to the point of passing out. His excuse for not killing was that death was just too quick and deprive him of any pleasure, but in reality he knew he just couldn't kill another person for no real reason. While he never killed a person, he never saved a person and as such was deemed as a cruel and heartless individual. Eventually he was able to rise up to the rank of Gang leader after a year, but just two months after he became the leader, he became so sick of his actions that he decided to leave. It wasn't a particularly easy thing to do since he was somewhat well-known in his small corner of New York, but after beating up several members of his old gang he managed to prove he was right about his reasons and managed to escape from his criminal past. His boss, the drug-lord however told him that while he could leave them, if he ever returned to New York he would be hunted down by his old gang mates. Carlos agreed and afterwards set out to rejoin the Legion. His excuse for his abscess was that he had left to visit his sick mother in Spain, who now managed to pick herself up again and became sober. She even began dating a rising corporate genius who dabbled in the manufacturing of arms called Rafael, who eventually became his step-father. His past still haunted him, but he decided to put it all behind him as much as possible in the effort of forever abandoning that dark age of his.
Role-Playing Example: The noise of the city fascinated him. The polluted air was perfume to his nostrils and the bickering of people were music to his ears. It was his type of city after all and he loved it. The screams of people battling over who was in front of who was like hearing the latest single of Linkin Park. He loved New York City and he knew it. Damian was not entirely sure as to why he liked it, but he just did. He was wearing his usual outfit and was walking down fifth avenue with his guns, Huesos Palidos and Sangre Negra, in his pockets. He was headed down a shooting alley he knew so he could practice. He saw all types of people, tall people, short people, ugly people, pretty people, rude people and nice people. He got a few looks and stares by some girls at the sidewalk, but he just ignored them. He was too busy with himself and his thoughts of shooting at something.
After walking a few minutes down the avenue, he arrived to the place he needed to arrive to and took out his guns. He was given his own practicing area and with his twin guns at hand, he put on his headphones and took aim before releasing a fury of bullets at an incredible speed. The deadly projectiles flew of his gun with such intensity that after a few releases of his guns, the target was reduced to just shreds. Happy with his results, Damian turned to his back, paid the owner and walked back to the hotel where he would store his guns.
Notes: His face claim is Richie Nozzles AKA Jock guy in Katy Perry's video 'Last Friday Night'
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