Lloyd Zakharov [Persona User]

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Lloyd Zakharov
"Unless your name is "coffee", please don't bother me."

The Biography

Birth Name: Lloyd Zakharov
Aliases: N/A
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Day: 6/29
Arcana: Devil
Place of Residence: Sunlake Palms
Evoker: Mental Shackles
Academy Semester: Second
Class:

Sorority: Anime Club
Part Time Job: Café Worker - Barista

Appearance: From head to toe, Lloyd has always been considered "normal" by most of society's standards; he is of a fair height, standing at a admirable 5' 11'', weighs 132 lbs, and has a rather thin and lanky frame. His wavy, brown hair sits atop his head at a medium length, always looking as though he has woken up from bed, and his eyes seem to match in color, a brilliant hazel. His skin is pale but not quite ghostly, which makes the bags under his eyes all the more apparent, showing that he is either sleepless or stressed.

The young Zakharov's clothing could be best described as "casual and unimposing", usually consisting of jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, both often a dark hue. He wears black leather boots, and if weather permits, a button-up and scarf of complimenting colors. More often than not, he can be found wearing a medical mask, though whether this is for fashion or actual medical reasons is up for debate.

Alternate Appearance: Upon donning his mask, which is remiscent of an old and bulky plague doctor mask, complete with a pomander located in its tanned leather beak, Lloyd's clothes take the appearance of something similar of the Grim Reaper. Aside from the mask peeking its way out of his hood, he is fully clad in a long, flowing, and almost light-absorbing black cloak, with simply leather armoring underneath. So, in short, unsurprisingly typical.

Personality: Lloyd is naturally a cynical and critical person, much to the dismay of his peers. This doesn't mean he's incapable of enjoying himself, or a drag to be around, but this means that he's a lot more forward than necessary, and often believes (in moments of high stress,) his allies are working against him. He is tired and stressed more oft than, and the only thing that keeps him from dying in an over-dramatic and comedic fashion is a hot cup of tea or coffee in the morning. It's hard for him to make new connections, but in response to those persistent enough to worm their way into his life, he's incredibly loyal. As loyal as he is, if one were to repeatedly hurt him, he has no qualms in leaving them behind.

The Potential

Strengths:

—Strength Name: Nihilistic
—Description: Lloyd understands that life, objectively, has no meaning. That being said, he is a lot more reckless, and as a result, lot more courageous. This allows him to gain twice as much points in courage than usual.

—Strength Name: Nocturnal
—Description: Lloyd is far more active mentally at night than during the day. As a result, he would have a 10% boost to his maximum SP at night.

—Strength Name: Intimidating
—Description: Lloyd is an intimidating person, though not entirely of his own volition. His direct and critical attitude paired with his looks gives a +10% boost to fear.

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—Floating Strength Name:
—Description:

Weaknesses:

—Weakness Name: Tired
—Description: During the day, Lloyd is tired, and therefore, has a hard time expressing himself. Because of this, all of the points he gains towards expression are halved.

—Weakness Name: Poor Health
—Description: Due to a poor bill of health, Lloyd is a lot more fragile. Because of this, his maximum HP is decreased by 10%.

—Weakness Name: Easily Spooked
—Description: Lloyd is easily spooked, be it loud noises, anything sudden, etc etc. +10% to being inflicted with panic.

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—Floating Weakness Name:
—Description:

Soul Bound Weapon:

Weapon Name: Blue Oyster Cult
Weapon Description: The Blue Oyster Cult is, unsurprisingly, a farming scythe, fitting to its namesake's song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". The weapon itself is four feet long, and is comprised of a blue-stained ebony handle, and a finely polished blade made of treated titanium. The blade itself is about a foot and a half in length.
Weapon Attack Type: Slash
Weapon Element:

Side-Arm Weapon:

Side-Arm Name: Short Skirt, Long Jacket
Side-Arm Description: Short Skirt, Long Jacket is remiscent of a typical handgun, more specifically, an IWI Jericho 941, with a silver and purple paint job.
Side-Arm Attack Type: Gun
Side-Arm Style: Revolver - Single Shot - Accuracy is increased by 20%. Consumes only one type of ammo per use. Can shoot only one enemy at a time.

The Background

History: Lloyd, growing up, had raised himself. It's not that he had no family to care for him, or that he had been neglected as a child-- no, this was just what he preferred. From the moment that he could make conscious decisions, he had always preferred an independent life, and aside from the odd guiding hand, his parents didn't mind too much. On top of this, much to his comfort, the young Zakharov was an only child, more than happy to be free of the stereotypical bratty sibling. As the years passed on, his circadian rhythm had swayed in the favor of the night, finding comfort in the stars that peppered the Endymion night sky.

He'd find himself the subject of many rumors as he progressed through both elementary and middle school. There was no benefit to being the quiet and unsociable type, he'd soon understand, especially in the presence of those insecure enough to pummel him emotionally, and perhaps even physically due to this. As a result, up until his first year attending Seven Stars Academy, he adopted a much more cynical and negative outlook, overthinking every dilemma to the point of it becoming some sort of paranoia. The high school offered a much more relaxed environment, compared to the ever-so vicious ankle-biters that haunt his dreams, so he too relaxed, though never truly shaking his negativity.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

For the sake of clarification, I will assume your Revolver is single shot unless you say or clarify otherwise.

Also a strength that boosts accuracy by 10% all the time is a little high unless you have a good counterbalance. It'll probably only affect you either in soulbound or gun, and you would need some kind of weakness regarding luck or accuracy, a 10% extra penalty to a type of attack or ailment isn't enough.

Everything else looks pretty good.

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Grantus wrote:: For the sake of clarification, I will assume your Revolver is single shot unless you say or clarify otherwise.

Also a strength that boosts accuracy by 10% all the time is a little high unless you have a good counterbalance. It'll probably only affect you either in soulbound or gun, and you would need some kind of weakness regarding luck or accuracy, a 10% extra penalty to a type of attack or ailment isn't enough.

Everything else looks pretty good.

I think I got everything, correct me if I'm wrong, though.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

If you want to keep the accuracy with the soulbound weapon, make a penalty in accuracy to guns perhaps. Or you can have a luck boost in another way. Basically if the strength comes down to numbers they should balance out in what the number is. So if you boost a stat by a number, a stat should go down in a number basically for a weakness. But apart from that it's good.

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Grantus wrote:: If you want to keep the accuracy with the soulbound weapon, make a penalty in accuracy to guns perhaps. Or you can have a luck boost in another way. Basically if the strength comes down to numbers they should balance out in what the number is. So if you boost a stat by a number, a stat should go down in a number basically for a weakness. But apart from that it's good.

Alright, so, I've decided to completely overhaul the strengths and weaknesses, taking equivalent exchange into account. The accuracy didn't matter much to me to begin with, so I'm gonna go ahead and just toss that aside. Here's to hoping these balance each other out, and apologies for taking so much time to iron all this out, I'm running on little sleep at the moment.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

It's no trouble at all. If you need help never worry about asking. 5% may not be that big of a chance to hit when it comes to ailments though it does bring it to 30% if you want to keep it. You could bring it to ten if the weakness worked. Debuff skills hit automatically though so that weakness won't work. You could make a certain type of ailment have a higher chance to hit you if you want.

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Grantus wrote:: It's no trouble at all. If you need help never worry about asking. 5% may not be that big of a chance to hit when it comes to ailments though it does bring it to 30% if you want to keep it. You could bring it to ten if the weakness worked. Debuff skills hit automatically though so that weakness won't work. You could make a certain type of ailment have a higher chance to hit you if you want.

Oh, yikes! I got ailments and debuffs confused, my mistake. Would it be wrong to assume I could up the chance to hit for fear to +10%, if any ailment directed at Lloyd would be +5%? If that won't work, then I'm perfectly fine with keeping the fear boost at 5%.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

If you want a 10% boost to fear make another ailment have a 10% higher chance to hit you such as Panic. Then it'll work.

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Grantus wrote:: If you want a 10% boost to fear make another ailment have a 10% higher chance to hit you such as Panic. Then it'll work.

Done and done, thanks for being patient with me.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

Approved. Welcome aboard!

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