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EVE-Online RP Discussion and Resources => EVE Character Development => Topic started by: Valdezi on 08 Mar 2011, 05:07
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CONCORD DED Public Capsuleer Datasheet
Name: Valdezi Sun'khar'
DED Callsign: Valdezi
Blood Type: AB+
Age: 42
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 81kgs
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Political Alignment: Khanid Liberal / Caldari Liberal / Intaki Sympathiser
Date of Birth: 21 Jun 79YC
Place of Birth: Khanid Prime
Employment History: Intaki Liberation Front, Intaki Security and Intelligence, Revenent Defence Corporation
Status: Clear
DED Threat Assessment: Sexy
Character History: Valdezi grew up on Khanid Prime, in the south. His family are descended from cyberknights but had since settled into middle class lives. His father imported trade goods from the Caldari State. But he also imported some Caldari ideas, including meritocracy. Why shouldn't a deserving man get a full day's pay for a full day's work? Why should any individual be prevented from contributing where they can due to an accident of birth - like being born Matari rather than Amarrian?
His father was known for his lectures in which he would teach his children lessons like: "Capital flows from each according to his ability to each according to his need. Ability is not derived from race, but from will and talent. Those are granted by God, and no other power, not the King, nor Emperor, nor CEO." and "The Amarrian waste of the Matar was exactly that, a waste of a productive race who could have helped our people. We could well have helped each other. Instead we count the dead."
His father took up the abolitionist cause, becoming the co-publisher of a neo-com page called The Task which sought to abolish slavery within the Kingdom. Though the page was anonymous, eventually the authorities began to track the group, all middle-class businessmen who called themselves the Khanid Anti-Slavery League. They disappeared one at a time.
Eventually, against the wishes of his father, Valdezi enrolled in the capsuleer program at the Imperial Academy. The last words he spoke to his father were in anger. His parents were both taken in a night raid - described here:http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=1828.0 (http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=1828.0)
After finishing at the academy, Valdezi worked mostly in the Federation, developing a close relationship with the Federal Intelligence Office, for whom he worked as an operative. Eventually he fell in with the cause of Intaki seperatism, joining the Intaki Liberation Front, which set the scene for his adventures to come.
Physical Assessment: Valdezi’s personality has evolved over his time as a capsuleer. Starting as a brash insulting pilot with a love for the ladies, several events have served to cause his outlook to mature. One has been his time among the Intaki. Spending a year in the ILF, two in KISEC and five years on sabbatical on Intaki Prime has developed his ideas, giving him an understanding of the Ida in addition to his native faith. He has learned fluent Intaki and read from many Idic texts. Time away from the capsuleer life allowed him to reorient his persepctive. The other event was his heartbreak at the hands of Silas Vitalia, which helped shape his moral outlook. Both of these have created a more mild and mature man than the brash Khanid that once was. While this man previously concerned himself with flings, Valdezi is interested in the pursuit of true beauty.
Physical Assessment: Valdezi takes great care with his appearance and enjoys fashion. One of his statements on sartorial elegance was described as 'The most flamboyant thing a Khanid has ever said.' He has been described as ubersexual - confident in his masculinity, stylish in his grooming and forward in his approach.
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I remember flying with this guy... Good times!
The highlight though has still got to be the infamous "top 5 ILF babes" episode...
...he has more than a passing interest in the ladies, whether it be flirting with his CEO or fantasising about Madame Silas Vitalia with a whip.
Nice to see he's still the same old Val :D
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Ahhh, The Girls of the ILF. Some of my best work.
I think with new avatars, Val should cast his gaze over the ILF ladies again.
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I rate Val in my top 3 Characters in I-RED.
((Amusingly, John logged on 5 mins later and insulted them in a similar fashion))
D'oh...
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I rate Val in my top 3 Characters in I-RED.
\o/ :D
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So I have been doing some development of Val and I thought I might lay out some of the elements of his arc here.
So, obviously the Silas Vitalia unrequited love has been a factor in his character, but as the terrible lady herself has undergone change, so has Valdezi. He has always been devout, but not in a sense that he flaunts this devotion in front of others. I wrote him into an earlier story: http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=1828.0 (http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=1828.0) as a supporting character reading about Tetrimon and this is an idea I wanted to develop, but wasn't sure how it would happen.
When Silas turned Sabik, Val was torn. Nothing about the woman that he liked (power, looks, scornful tone) had changed, and yet he knew in his heart something was wrong. He didn't get the chance to pursue things that night and escaped Silas' mansion with Kat.
Over time, doubt began to grow in his heart. He was still content to accept an invitation to Silas' book launch, with Kat and Simca by his side, to see once and for all whether he could win the lady over. However, he was again rejected by Silas.
However, as some of you know, Aldrith crashed that party by delivering a head to Silas and then lighting himself on fire, an event which served as a dire example to Val of the cost of trying to push aside the moral doubts he had been feeling. He knew it in that moment that Aldrith stared out righteously, wreathed in flame. Valdezi could not continue down this path.
So he left the party quickly, holding back Kat from jumping into the fire and renounced any connection with Silas Vitalia or Sani Sabik ever again. He decided embrace his chivalric duty as a Cyberknight to God and to Honour. He swore to destroy any Sabik he could. Especially if that turned out to be the woman who spurned him.
This has been a fun transition to play. He has been engaging in some more Chivalric activities (Rapier duels, chasing fiends and villains like Silas and Ghost, Protecting the weak and innocent) and some more old-school Valdezi activities (one-night stands with mystery ladies).
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Ah Valdezi...
Malcolm doesn't know him well, but what little bit he does know makes him fond of the guy. They could probably get along quite well, all things considered, especially with Val's new direction.
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Kat luffs her big bro. <3
Seriously though, I really enjoy the Katrina/Valdezi dynamic. Despite the two effectively being equals in all but experience and yet so different in culture, it's amusing how Katrina has settled into accepting a foreigner - a Khanid - as a sort of elder brother. Val plays the role perfectly too.
Many props to one of my favorite characters and players in the scene, Val.
DON'T LEAVE OR I WILL FIND YOU AND CUT YOU.
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However, as some of you know, Aldrith crashed that party by delivering a head to Silas and then lighting himself on fire, an event which served as a dire example to Val of the cost of trying to push aside the moral doubts he had been feeling. He knew it in that moment that Aldrith stared out righteously, wreathed in flame.
:eek:
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However, as some of you know, Aldrith crashed that party by delivering a head to Silas and then lighting himself on fire, an event which served as a dire example to Val of the cost of trying to push aside the moral doubts he had been feeling. He knew it in that moment that Aldrith stared out righteously, wreathed in flame.
:eek:
Aldy has acquired quite the taste for pyromania over the last few years. Almost as if it's a fetish. >.>
(I blame Vince.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBsaQcX5Js (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBsaQcX5Js)
Glad Aldy made an impression. :)
Ald and Val should have a conversation some time!
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Back in the game, and damn some of this is outdated. I'll be updating a bunch of Val's background soon.