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Out of Character Information

player name: KJ
player journal: the_betrayer
playing here: n/a.
where did you find us? friend.
are you 16 years of age or older?: yes.

In Character Information

character name: Charles Xavier
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (or X-Men: Movieverse)
Timeline: Pre-leaving for Cuba.
character's age: 30

powers, skills, pets and equipment: All abilities are canon.

Charles is a genius. He has superior intelligence, and is educated on top of that. Aside from that, he is a telepath. Arguably, he is the most powerful telepath. With his telepathy there are several key skills associated with it.

First, and most importantly: Charles is able to read minds, and over a great deal of distance (enhanced moreso with Cerebro). Likewise, he is able to project his own thoughts and images (ie: diving in after Erik and projecting "Calm your mind"). This allows him to hold full conversations with someone over a distance.

Charles would be considered emphatic, in a way, as he is able to sense other mutants and people. This is assumed to be based on their unique brain wavelengths.

He is able to manipulate memories in very many ways. Part of this is his ability recover memories that someone may have thought were lost. He is able to pull those memories to the surface in an other's mind (demonstrated when he is working with Erik to get him to move the Satellite). Charles is also able to erase memories that someone has.

Charles is able to alter the sensory perception of another person. He can alter a part of a person's brain to make himself (and others) invisible by sight, and this applies to the other senses as well (hearing, touch, taste, smell). Basically, as the senses are based in the brain, he is able to alter them.

Lastly, Charles is able to issue commands. These commands can come verbally or mentally. These skills can be small, simple commands ("go to sleep") to large things like putting them on pause. By this I mean that he gets cease movement, it is as though he stops time for the people of his choosing. He does this to both Shaw towards the end of the film, and to the entire CIA building (sans Moira).

In Ryan's Gulch, Charles would use them as a method of research and understanding the place. Getting to know people, and basically using it as a way to get information without having to ask. He likes to feel people out before approaching them, naturally!

** Note: I am playing into the assumption that his skill would not work on NPCs. Also, I will have a permissions post set up, due to the level of his skill.

He will be arriving wearing this entire outfit. Sweater vest, jacket, shirt, pants, socks, shoes, wallet (ID, money), and watch.

canon history: You can read about it here; however, I find it is insufficient and misses some pieces of info - so I've already included a full history. Please note that a lot of this information is assumed based on things that Charles had said in the film. Some comic facts are used to assist with things that Charles states in canon.

Charles was born in 1932 to Brian and Sharon Xavier. His father died when he was quite young and his mother remarried to Kurt Marko (he is unnamed in the film), who was a colleague of his father's (according to comic canon, Kurt later admitted that he was responsible for Brian's "accidental" death). He grew up in Westchester County, New York (it is not detailed as to whether or not he was born there) with his mother, and his step-father. Charles hints that his relationship with his mother was mediocre at best, even when he is quite young. He mentions that she does not enter the kitchen, but it is definitely possible that this neglect extended beyond the kitchen.

Charles' skills developed before he was twelve years old (1944), when he met Raven. By this time, he seemed to have a great grip on his skill. He was able to communicate with her telepathically. He was thrilled to meet another mutant, saying that he always thought there were others like himself out there. That he knew he was not alone. She is surprised that he is not frightened by her appearance, and Charles offers her his home. It is not elaborated upon whether or not his mother knew of Raven, but Charles could have easily kept her hidden from everyone, due to the level of his skill (even this young).

According to comic canon, Charles quickly made his way through high school and went to higher education. This is due to his genius level intelligence. His bachelor degree is in biology, and then he continued on to Oxford where he eventually earned his PhD. He has his degree in the film in genetics, however, he specializes in mutations (and is considered an expert in this field). Comic canon says that he has degrees in biophysics and psychology as well from Oxford (film does not say whether or not he does). Raven accompanies him to Oxford, and works as a waitress while he continues through school.

Charles likes to party in Oxford, in fact, the first time we see him since he was a child, he is thirty years old (year 1962) attempting to pick up a woman in a bar. He reads her mind before he is able to even start the conversation. His pick-up lines consist of flattering her mutations, and already it is clear that his ability to socialize might be on a slightly lower level than the average person's (can you imagine what he would be saying if he couldn't read her mind?). Raven interrupts his flirting and the two quickly remove themselves from the bar.

It is clear that Charles lies about his ability to everyone other than Raven at this point, and she seems to be the only person he connected with. She even says that she is his only friend. The fact that he is different from others, with his mutation, constantly has to lie, and is above average intelligence probably made it difficult for him to even form friendships. When confronted with her blue self, and she asks him if he finds her attractive, he evades the question and simply says he is "responsible for her". It is clear that sometime in those eighteen years with Raven, he became uncomfortable with her skill. Perhaps because he got so comfortable with the both of them blending in, and the desire to appear normal.

Not long after this event in the bar, Charles graduates with his PhD from Oxford. The after party is what changes everything that he does from that moment on. At the after party, Moira MacTaggert, an agent with the CIA, introduces herself to him. She had just encountered Shaw (who is allied with the Soviet Union) and the mutants with which he works. The CIA wanted an expert in the field, and therefore, she approached Charles. He, of course, flirts with her by commenting on her auburn hair. He reads her mind about the events and immediately becomes fascinated with Shaw and the people he is with. He decides that he will indeed take on the task that Moira has asked, to hunt down Sebastian Shaw, but only because it is important to him.

The following day (or very shortly after), Moira takes him and Raven to the CIA to introduce them. Charles briefly lectures on mutations and mutants. He opens up and speaks about what it is that Shaw's men possibly are. When he is immediately faced with doubt, he announces that he is in fact a mutant himself. He is immediately mocked by the men in the CIA and he proceeds to show off his skill. Charles is accused of being a spy and Raven finally jumps in and reveals her own skill.

The one CIA Agent (who is unnamed) offers to take them to his facility off sight, although the other agents are incredibly unsure about this. Charles and Raven board a ship, accompanied by Moira and the CIA Agent. They are going to go arrest Shaw. While on the ship, Charles witnesses Erik raising a large chain in an attempt to destroy Shaw's submarine. He also feels Emma, at this time, and it is the first time that he realizes there is another person out there like him. He gets nothing but feedback from her.

While people attempt to keep him from doing so, eventually Charles senses that Erik may be in trouble and dives into the water to save him. He encourages Erik to calm himself, and pulls him to the surface. Despite how it infuriates Erik, Charles still encourages him that he is not alone, even though Erik had thought he was.

The five (Charles, Raven, Erik, Moira, and CIA Agent) are led to the facility. At the facility they meet Hank, who Charles pinpoints as a mutant. Here, he shows a bit of his complete lack of social skills, even though he does feel bad about "outing" Hank like that. Charles seems considerably less flustered by Hank's physical mutation than he is by Raven's.

It is at this facility, that Charles and Erik have another encounter, where Charles offers him companionship if they work as allies. He tries to convince Erik to stay, even though Erik is very focused on leaving. He also points out that Erik may want to consider working with others like themselves. Charles tells him that he knows everything about him, and Erik immediately orders Charles to stay out of his mind.

Charles' offer, apparently, worked, as Erik decides to stay and the two of them go on a fantastic mutant road trip where they pick up Alex Summers, Sean Cassidy, Angel Salvatore, and Darwin. They are able to locate them by Charles using an early model of Cerebro, which was designed by Hank. Together, all of them return to the CIA facility. The children are left behind when Erik and Charles, with Moira, go to Russia (as Shaw is meant to be meeting with a Soviet leader). They are caught at a roadblock, and Charles uses his ability to conceal them from the Russian soldiers.

When they arrive, it is nothing but disappointment, as they only see Emma. Erik decides, after moments of waiting, to simply charge, and Charles (naturally) follows. The two find Emma frost and interrogate her. They find out about Shaw’s plan to start a nuclear war between the US and Russia. They leave Emma there, and she is eventually apprehended.

When the two of them return home, they find that everything has been destroyed and Darwin has been killed and Angel has defected. Unsure of what to do, the children say that they want revenge, and to fight Shaw. They head to Charles' home and start their real training.

Once at home, Charles indicates that there was a bomb shelter built beneath his home that was designed to withstand a nuclear bomb. He mentions that his step father was responsible for building it, as well. This room is later known as the "Danger Room". He uses this room to help him train Alex with his skills. He also helps Sean make the best use of his skills, and Hank creates things for them to use in their upcoming fight (including a way to help Sean use his power to essentially make him fly). He helps Hank embrace his own skills as well.

Also, it is at this time where Charles bonds with Erik. He helps him find places where he would be the most powerful with his skill, and encourages him to use his skills. He also makes a comment how Erik is possibly more powerful than himself. Eventually, through Charles' encouragement, Erik is able to move a satellite dish. It is also during the stay at Charles' home that it is clear that he and Erik have very different sets of ideals. Charles tries to discourage Erik's path to revenge.

Eventually, they are pushed quickly into a fight. Charles gets to his lab, and he soon discovers that Hank has wrecked the place and left behind some gifts - the suits they would go to fight in. At this point, Charles arrives.

personality:
Charles is the future leader of the X-Men, who - while similar to his older counterpart in some ways, is very different in most others. He is still growing into those shoes, and he is very well shaped by his experiences and his own mutation. The life that he led was very likely guided by the fact that he is different. He did, after all, chose to write his thesis on mutations for his Ph.D.

The most important things to note about Charles are his optimism and hope. Even from his youth -- just discovering that he was drastically different, Charles had the optimism that there were others in the world like himself (upon meeting Raven -- he seems so pleased and ecstatic that he was right, but you get the impression that even if he hadn't, he would have continued on believing it). Charles is driven by his desire to be accepted by society. Growing up with Raven (Mystique) was different for him -- as she is not physically normal and seemed to mention to him plenty that he had an easy enough time fitting in. He wanted a world where not only he could belong, but Raven and others like her could also fit in. Charles is someone who is extremely proud of who he is, and wants others to be proud as well. He has a strong hope that by continuing working, they will be accepted by average humans. Even after witnessing that the average humans would prefer that they all die (that they would declare war on them -- as per the end of the film), Charles is still hopeful that they can stand together. He believes the best in people. He spends much of the film trusting and befriending Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto), the man who would later not only put him in a wheelchair, but would become someone he struggles against constantly for the remaining portion of his life. Charles has belief that Erik can overcome rage, and can do the right thing until the very end. Charles assumes the positive of people, even with his ability. The fact that he can hear how people (humans) really think (for example, about how they want to kill them) and still think Mutants and humans can work together says a lot for his character.

Some may consider his hope and optimism naive, but Charles is very aware that in order to achieve his goals of unity and peace, that it will take extensive work. Something to consider, though, is that Charles is still young, and therefore he is naive in some respects, simply because he hasn't quite faced the struggles that others have. After all -- he grew up in a privileged home and got a PhD from Oxford. He never really had to fight for much of anything.

Charles is very bright (in fact, he has genius level intellect), and while naive, certainly not foolish. His pursuit of education and his constant curiosity and search for knowledge define him. Charles not only wants to meet other mutants, but he wants to know what their mutations are, and he wants to understand them. He takes great pride several times throughout the film when those who he is surrounding himself with are succeeding with their goals. He enjoys being a teacher and a role model or the others, which is something that he carries on throughout all of his life. Charles also is very willing to put himself under Cerebro, despite whatever pain it may cause, and not knowing the consequences of it, just to find others like him. He is willing to take risks for the pursuit of knowledge. And, of course, he does make quite an "adorable lab rat".

I wouldn't call him wise, either, though - not yet. The wisdom is something that certainly starts to develop after his accident. At the end of the film, he says that anonymity is an important thing about keeping the children that he wants to help stay safe. He uses that wisdom to know that it is best to remove Moira's memories, and he is willing to make that sacrifice.

Something else to understand about him is that he believes that people are the strongest when they are at peace with themselves and others. Throughout the film he encourages Erik to find a place between rage and serenity - to focus on good memories rather than bad to make himself stronger. Charles tells him that finding that place gives him the potential to be the strongest mutant (even stronger than himself, he admits). He is a confident individual who is very at peace with himself, and he wants others to find that in themselves.

He is a good-hearted person with heroic tendencies. Yes, we are all aware that he becomes Professor X, the leader and founder of the X-Men. He wants to help others like him, not only to understand their skills but to keep them safe. He is not afraid of tossing himself in the line of fire. At the end of the film, he throws himself in the line of fire to try and stop Erik from setting bombs towards humans which had fired upon them. Charles is not particular to who he helps - mutants and humans alike. He is someone who is very opposed to people dying needlessly. He's a peaceful person, and he does not approve of unnecessary fighting at this time. He would never, ever ask other people to sacrifice themselves for him, nor would he ever take back the sacrifices he's made for others. Later in his life, as Professor X, he is seen through multiple universes sacrificing himself for others, and I feel that is consistent with his personality represented in this film. Charles dove into the ocean after Erik, risking his life for a stranger. This leads me to think that because he is willing to risk himself for strangers, he truly would do anything for someone he cared deeply about.

On the surface - in strictly social situations, Charles is friendly and approachable. People have an easy time talking to him and has an easy time talking to others. At parties, he is not afraid to approach any person that he should meet and spark up a conversation. And people seem to like him. He's not really someone who would start a fight. He appears, to others, to be a social butterfly with no difficulty approaching others.

However, Charles cheats this socialization by use of his telepathy. It is proven, through Raven's words, that he has no long term friendships beyond her. The fact that he can read minds has helped him to socialize in his life. He would, very likely, be socially crippled without his skill readily available.

When Charles is older and has that immense amount of pride for both himself and others, he tries to have it in his youth, but hasn't quite reached that stage in his life. He is not perfectly accepting of Raven's other appearance, and he has difficulty still with others who happen to have a physical mutation as well. Charles tries very hard not to seem off-put by it, and he isn't really, but he hasn't come to peace with it in the same way that he has when he's older. Raven calls him out on it several times, and he does deny it, but he always seems more comfortable the more human and "normal" she looks.

Some people may have issue with him needlessly invading their minds, and rules need to be set up around him in order for him to be kept out. He's working on it, really. For some reason, Charles never figured out that telling someone that you know everything about them is definitely unsettling. He makes a lot of mistakes throughout the film, so basically what I'm driving at here is that Charles is far from perfect. He doesn't always say the right thing, and he doesn't always tell you what you want to hear. If you ask nicely, sure, Charles will stay out until he asks you permission to step into your mind.

He's learning, and one day - he will become what he is as Professor X - a calm, collected, and older man who has an understanding and acceptance for all beings. He will not be, in the future, particular on whether they have a mutation you can see or one you cannot. At this time, Charles is a just a good-hearted young man, who is just starting to pursue his hopes for unity among humans and mutants. He makes mistakes and he grows from them. He hopes to become a leader, and knows that he just needs to take it one step at a time.

why do you feel this character would be appropriate to the setting? Aside Charles, personally, thrives in environments where he is challenged. His universe is one that is slowly becoming a place where people with skills, like himself, are going to be looked upon warily in comparison to average humans - much like the natives and Scorched individuals here. Given this, his age, his skills, and his ability to take care of himself, he is appropriate for this.

Writing Samples

Network Post Sample: (i have an intro from another game here as well)

[ A video comes on, and he appears quite calm for someone who has just been forcibly relocated to strange place. He's settled onto the floor of his apartment. He's taken some time to read back and understand that this is a thing that seems to happen. ]

So I am currently in a place called Anatole. Despite what I have picked up here, though, there's many pieces of missing information. I'm not familiar with the locations in this place.

[ Charles wants to find additional information, naturally. He frowns, thinking for several moments and he brushes a hand through his hair. ]

So a library might be helpful, if anyone knows if there is one here - and where it is. On that note - is there any books regarding history in the library - or would it just produce dead ends.

[ After all, he doesn't want to put effort forward towards things that may produce zero results if someone has already gone looking. It might be worth a look eventually, anyway, but right now he needed to make himself comfortable in the city. ]

Any help or advice anyone has to offer would be great. I'm Charles.

Third Person Sample:
Charles wakes up in quite a daze. He doesn't recall falling asleep, nor does he remember ever doing such a thing in the particular outfit that he was wearing (not that he had never fallen asleep in clothes before - he had plenty of long nights up studying and doing schoolwork). Last he remembered he was standing over the gift that Hank had left behind for him and the others - the blue and yellow jumpsuits - to help them handle just about anything that they would encounter when fighting Shaw.

He stands up and takes a look around the room. It's rather plain, but easily livable. He sees no signs that he was being forced to stay in the room, nor were there any signs that he had been kidnapped. Certainly, he'd assume that people would have demanded something, or certainly watched over him as well. No one leaves someone behind alone. Not if they know the level of skill that he has.

It crosses his mind, just then, that maybe that was why he was taken. But who would have possibly ratted him out? Was it the people he had presented things to within the CIA? They had taken all this time to search him out and take him. Why would they take him and only him? Not Erik, Raven, or any of his other students. Certainly, it was possible they had all been separated.

He brings two fingers to his temple and he starts to mentally search. His suspicions are eased once he discovers, quite quickly, that none of his students or Erik are there. He does hear people, though.

As he listens, he walks, peeking through any room. The kitchen is small enough, and he has no talent for cooking, but it appears like there is some food already here. Someone was expecting him, it looks like.

"I may have to find a book on cooking," he tells himself (food was always handed to him - he never had to do it for himself).

He returns to main room and starts towards the front door.

Nothing about anyone makes this seem like it is a kidnapping. He drops his hand and and brushes his hands over his jacket and sweater - and then through his hair. If he were to venture out, he wanted to at least look presentable. He didn't know exactly who he was going to see, after all.


Anything else? ......:D