Post by zkjt on Jun 22, 2011 21:40:47 GMT -5
Amichai Eyal Peretz
Human, Curious, Friendly
Human, Curious, Friendly
BACK TO BASICS ' '
Full Name: Amichai Eyal Peretz
Significance of Name: Amichai – Hebrew name, meaning “My People are Alive”, fitting for the Titan of Mortal life, and the father of Prometheus and Epimetheus, the known creators of man.
Eyal -Means "might, strength" in Hebrew.Iapetus was one of the four pillars to hold up the sky, how's that for cardio.
Peretz - A common Sephardic Jewish surname, Peretz is a Biblical name meaning to "burst forth,". Iapetus was known as the “Piercer”
Nickname(s): Mich
Age: 18
Gender: male
Orientation: straight
Grade: 12
Celeb you're using: Channing Tatum
Deity:Iapetus- Greek
Title of your deity: Titan of Mortal Life
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Physical Appearance: Ever since joining the Israeli army, Mich has worn his dark hair cropped short to his skull. He rarely fixes his hair, for one thing it’s really too short to have anything done with it, for another Mich really doesn’t see any reason to. His face could be considered attractive by people, with high cheekbones and chiseled features. His eyes are a dark blue color, and they are always moving, noting obstacles, enemies, and anything else of importance or value. His jaw is very defined, giving his face a very masculine look.His skin was originally pale when he was born, but eighteen years of heavy workouts and what not have had them sun-darkened…like most other people of his race.
Mich stands at about six feet and two inches, for that reason he is considered to be quite tall. Apart from that, he also has a heavy musculature. His arms and shoulders are strong and corded in muscle. This comes from the heavy training that Mich went through as a soldier…but some aspect of his powers did aid in this, possibly he’d be just as muscular had he done little to no training. But that hypothesis is untested, and would be impossible to test without a convenient way of time travel. Lugging around most kinds of firearms is no trouble to him, and other heavy loads are very well into his capacity. His legs are also comprised of hard muscle…one would think carrying all that weight around would take it’s toll on Mich’s mobility, but he is spry enough to run around and is even well capable of some acrobatic stunts such as cartwheels and somersaults.
Accustomed to a military uniform, since coming to the academy Mich was been seen around wearing more normal clothes befitting of a teenager. Coming from a meager family he sometimes feels weird in the clothes he can now afford with the school’s designated allowance. He never takes off his army dog-tags though…those are forever on his person, tucked under his shirt.
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Personality Description: If people were to ask Mich to describe himself, he’d easily answer by saying that he’s human. Prone to making mistakes…a lot of them…but never below trying to make amends. Well, if anything Mich could even be correct, because the entirety of his personality seems like the amalgam of traits that make humans human….that might sound like Mich is your run off the mill guy, who has the same traits as everybody. But somehow it’s not…Mich proves quite well to personify what it means to be human, in both the good ways and the bad.
Like most people prefer, let’s start with the bad. Mich is unusually crafty, he’ll often end up messing with people, most of the time he doesn’t even notice it himself, but one way or another he’ll try to get a one up on everybody else. It could be as innocent as cracking a joke about a person, or it go very well into the terrain of scheming. Although only in the most dire of times, Mich can become quite the devious schemer, especially for people he doesn’t like or when acting out against ideas he particularly detests. This also puts the opening for Mich’s foolishness. Nobody’s perfect, and people tend to do stupid things sometimes. Mich is no exemption, and more than once in his life did he look back on something and say “Why the fuck did I do that?”.
Such instances include his being daring enough to a fault. Especially considering his military background, and his constant need to be in the front lines, sometimes courage causes misfortune to befall him or his comrades. This include rash and violent actions…Mich is really the type of person who’ll black out when they get really angry and wake up with bloody fists and a guy sprawled unconscious at his feet.
So with the bad finished, let’s try to make amends with the good. Mich is determined, once he sets his mind to something he will do it wholeheartedly, although this presents chances of turning out negatively. The premise beside it is Mich believed in it with every fiber of his being, and would risk his life for his cause. Being intelligent is a trait all people posses, but only some put into practice. Mich doesn’t believe that this is something that should be wasted, and he can be quite brilliant and insightful when the time calls for it. This includes his inventiveness and penchant for thinking outside of the box. Mich is also resilient, he’s the type of guy who can take a beating and keep on ticking. Never one to buckle under pressure, he may very well prove to be the worst hostage in the world.
Whatever the situation calls for, Mich is quite open to it as well. He’s never one to say, no we can’t do that or…there’s no possible way. He’ll adapt to the scenario as it needs. Just some thinking and hard work can present an answer. The best part of being a human is the sense of altruism, or looking out for one’s common man without thinking of rewards. Mich has a tendency to put himself in front of others.
Mich's views on girls are evidence of his thoery that he is more of a human than he is a girl. Girls can influence Mich easily with their charms, and when he can get a free girl he will. This being said, Mich is very loyal and would never cheat or flirt with another girl if he had a girlfriend. But at the moment he doesn't, so he'll take his girls when he can.
Likes:
- Girls
- Guns
- Being out in the front
- Humans
- Acting human
- Israel
- Jews
Dislikes:
- Immortality
- Lebanon
- Lebonese people
- Small, dark places
- Being reminded who and what he is
- People who abuse their power
- Cowards
Strength:
- Determined
- Inventive
- Resilient
- Adaptive
- Smart
- Attractive
- Loyal
- Protective
Weaknesses:
- Tendency to do stupid things
- Known for doing rash things
- Likes to be out on the front
- Pretty girls
- Can be overtrusting
- Claustrophobic
Fears: Immortality, Dark cramped places
Goal: To live as normal a life as possible.
Power/Ability: Bodily Manipulation- Iapetus was the god of mortal life, what better way to embody that than power over the biological workings of an organism. Amichai can control the very aspects of an organic body, manipulating organs, tissues etc.
WELCOME TO MY LIFE ' '
Place of Origin: Beersheba, Israel
History:
Things start out without any story for Amichai, he was born to a normal Israeli family in the normal Israeli city of Beershaba. His father was a clerk and his mother stayed in the house he also had one brother who was three years older than him. People often said that Mich was the splitting image of his brother, Erik. They weren’t particularly wealthy, but they always managed to get by every month and they didn’t go hungry. With Mich’s memories of those days you’d never think that his life would be the way it is now. All really seemed really normal for the majority of Mich’s childhood…until he turned fifteen. When he turned fifteen, the war of Israel had managed to reach the city that he lived in.
The raging war between Israel and Lebanon had always been heated, and living in Beershaba made an attack possible, but in Mich’s entire life the enemies had never broken into the city. He was at school then, and all the children were made to stay in the basement for protection. Mich had no choice but to obey…but staying there in that cramped hollowed square of concrete was too much for him. Foolishly, he braved the on going war…somehow evading major injuries as he made his way back to his house. When he got there however, there was a gigantic explosion that took out half the block and he woke up in the hospital five days later.
When he had woken up, he was asked the usual routine of questions. Mich decided that we needed to avenge his family, and the only way he could do that was to join the army. Since he was only fifteen, Mich decided to take up the identity of his older brother. Even then, Mich was already a big person…he could have just passed for an eighteen year old, and he did look a lot like his older brother Erik. No issue was made over it….the casualties of war made everybody pay less attention to an orphaned teenager lying about his age.
He had seen how war tore about his city, and killed his parents. He wasn’t about to let that happen again if he could do anything to stop it. So he joined the national army as a cadet…the screening process got him through despite not actually being a legal adult. But everybody believed what he said, either due to pure luck or due to fate. Mich partook his training in the search and rescue special operatives academy. His prowess was recognized immediately and after his first year, Mich was considered ready for combat and sent to serve his first tour. He managed to be on the front lines, participating in the battle of Gaza…where he did very well and managed to save all of his comrades, due to a reckless but rather effective stunt involving sharp shooting and a grenade. The army superiors recognized his skill once again and after his third year –where they believed him to be 21, but was actually just now 18- stationed him at the Home command located in Shahar.
During one of their missions, Mich’s team was ambushed as they were trying to rescue a group of hostages. It was a guerrilla group that had lured them out to the desert. Most of Mich’s team had been killed, but he and two others survived. They were brought into a camp before being thrown into a really dark cave that served as a makeshift prison cell. In there, Mich fought to survive, but one of his comrades was seriously injured.
Mich didn’t know it…but this was the time his powers first manifested themselves. His will to keep his comrade alive, he unconsciously kept the man from bleeding to death by having the blood flow around the wound. Mich was also responsible with them surviving for three days with little food and water, because he also unconsciously slowed their metabolism. It was the third day, when hope was really beginning to disappear when sounds began erupting from outside the cave. There were guards stationed for them at the mouth, and once again driven by his reckless bravery…and curiosity, Mich moved to take a look. He was creeping along the edge, when suddenly one of the enemy soldiers came into view in a panic and was about to rain bullets down into the cave. Mich didn’t know what he did…but something inside of him seemed to take control and he seized the man by the wrist. The man began convulsing and his skin began to redden as if he was blushing…it didn’t take long before blood began beading out of his skin like sweat, staining his clothes and completely covering him in red. Mich stumbled back…afraid of course and unsure whether he was responsible. Being a soldier, he had killed men before…but never like this…if had it really been him.
When he finally mustered enough courage, he peaked outside, he saw that the entire enemy army was down, and a group of teenager stood in the midst, all of them with their eyes on him.
They told him about Pantheon…and that they knew he wasn’t really 21. Mich just laughed at the notion first, and thanked them for their help but refused to go. That was until one of the boy, who introduced himself as Cyrus Clarke gestured and made Mich’s dog tag and it floated into the air. Mich snatched it back and backed against the wall. Cyrus walked up and gestured again to the dead man, asking Mich if he had anything to do with that…or if anything had happened during the past three days because the Pantheon system had been picking up on a continued use of God powers for three days…the only reason they were able to find him. Mich thought back, he had been wondering himself how come his comrade didn’t die yet, and how come they survived on food that wouldn’t have satisfied a mouse. He bowed his head with a chuckle.
”I’m not a God…but I will come with you if you bring my comrades to safety” was what Mich had said, and that was what brought him to Pantheon.
CONNECTION TO THE MYTH ' '
He questions the issue of godhood a lot, and Iapetus was the God of Mortal Life
Iapetus was also connected to violent deaths and Mich partook in the War of Gaza, which was very violent and a lot of people died.
During the war he was imprisoned inside a dark cave, similar to how Iapetus was imprisoned in Tartarus
His weaknesses are the weaknesses of Iapetus’ children…which in turn also became the weaknesses of men.
Same with his strengths
ROLEPLAYING SAMPLE ' '
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BEHIND THE SCENE ' '
Your name: Zac
Age: 15
How long have you been RPing? 3years
Where/How did you find us? been here
