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Character Name: Wreck
Canon: To Be Hero X
Canon Point: Episode 2 finale
Age: ~26
History: Link
The series is presented in an achronological order, with the first 4 episodes actually being in the present (together with episode 24).
To provide a bit more information on the world, a little over 40 years ago, the world discovered Trust, which is basically "clap your hands if you believe" magic. Basically, in order to benefit from Trust, not only do you have to believe in yourself but someone else also has to believe in you. Depending on how you portray yourself and/or the media portrays you, you can end up with different powers that can, but not always, have drawbacks.
Some examples of Trust manifesting as superpowers are:
1. Firm Man, a firefighter who supported a collapsing building to save a little girl. The public's belief gave him the power of super strength. However, because they saw him as someone who could stand strong, it came with the drawback of never being able to bend or kneel. He became physically incapable of lowering himself more than a few centimeters, and always had to remain upright, even to sleep.
2. Smile, a typical hero with the ability of flight and super strength. He was someone who wanted to bring joy to everyone and used a smile to do it. The public did find joy in his smile, and because of that, it's his smile that brings him his strength. In order to remain at his strongest, Smile must wear a smile on his face. If it slips, even for a moment, his power weakens significantly. Because of this, he feels obligated to always wear a smile, to the point where his face is kind of stuck like that.
The hero industry has agencies to keep heroes in check so that no one gains so much Trust that they become godlike. There are some agencies like Treeman who opt for the PR approach, to the point of staging events to make their signed heroes more appealing.
Warning! This history section has mentions of suicide.
As for Wreck, he was a teenage idol in a program which basically served as a hero-in-training program. He, together with his best friend Nice, were signed on with Treeman at around 18. Treeman is one of the hero agencies that cares more about PR than actually doing hero work, and so the contracts they received were different. Nice was scripted to be the hero, and Wreck would be the villain and Nice's nemesis.
They signed their contracts, and for 6 years they staged their fights in which Wreck was contractually obligated to lose while putting on a flashy fight to make Nice look better.
Wreck was content with this arrangement, despite it meaning he was throwing away his career as an idol as well as his identity, although that was probably for the better considering he'd be spending 6 years menacing the general public and getting his ass handed to him by Nice on a regular basis.
Everything was fine, up until about a year prior to the present timeline, when Hero Smile died. It was that event which triggered Nice's withdrawal from the public. This meant Wreck wouldn't be able to perform their staged fights with Nice, which severely cut down on how much he'd actually be able to see Nice.
And eventually, about two months prior to the most present timeline in 41 AC, Nice stopped responding to Wreck's outreaches entirely.
Wreck persistently called their manager in hopes of at least finding out how Nice was doing, but Miss J never told him anything. Eventually, he saw Nice on television calling his PR girlfriend Moon his "goddess" suddenly, which in the moment felt like a complete betrayal. To Wreck, it felt like he'd spent 6 years building up Nice's reputation, only for Nice to apparently throw him away like trash when he was no longer needed.
About a month after Nice's televised appearance, his first since Smile's death, Miss J finally called him and gave him a new script. He was to come crash (fake) Nice's fake wedding with his fake girlfriend so his fake girlfriend would fake die and get out of her very real contract.
Wreck agreed because it meant he'd finally get to see Nice in person, and he could hopefully get answers to why Nice had been ignoring him.
When he arrived in his villain attire to crash said wedding, he was thrown off by the Nice at the altar. From the moment Nice had opened his mouth, something felt off. Then, when they began their staged fight, it felt like the person he was fighting wasn't Nice at all.
Wreck worked to separate Nice from Moon to get answers, but when Moon kept intervening because she really wanted to fake die, Wreck became frustrated and used geomancy to elevate the two of them high up above the clouds. After some back and forth, Wreck demanded to know what happened to the real Nice.
Is this character an AU? What type?: Canon character, no AU!
Personality:
Despite his dream of becoming a hero, Wreck ultimately set aside his dream to play the nemesis to Nice's hero. In a roundabout way, he felt that he was achieving the same result. Wreck would play the bad guy terrorizing the city and Nice would swoop in and save the day. Every defeat for Wreck was a win for Nice and another boost in Nice's Trust Value. The more Trust and belief Nice had from the people, the stronger Nice would become, and eventually, Nice wouldn't need their staged fights anymore; he'd be a real hero of the people. And then, perhaps, Nice would be able to help Wreck build his own trust and become a hero in his own right.
And so, Wreck played his role dutifully for the sake of Nice, justifying that in boosting Nice into a strong hero, the city would be better protected in the future. He tolerated each loss, some more brutal than others, because to Wreck, the end justified the means.
Although he allowed himself to be Nice's stepping stone into the spotlight of herohood, Wreck never allowed it to tarnish the friendship he had with Nice. They still hung out together outside of work, drinking and laughing together on a regular basis.
During 41 AC, when Nice disappears for weeks without any prior notice, Wreck becomes increasingly concerned. Rather than bitterness, Wreck instead feels despair that his best friend suddenly stopped talking to him without any explanation. It's only when he sees Lin Ling "disguised" as Nice together with Moon on True Love Recipe that he finally becomes angry. He draws the conclusion that Nice intentionally left him behind to live his life as a hero now that he's "made it" and no longer needs Wreck, and the realization of this makes him throw an energy drink so hard at the TV that it cracks.
Outside of his role with Treeman, Wreck is fairly laid back. He is able to laugh and joke, and doesn't mind teasing his friends if it gets them to sulk. Even though his work is staged and everything is fake aside from his "superhero" abilities, Wreck still takes pride in what he does because his staged failure as a villain makes Nice a stronger hero, which can only lead to Nice better protecting the public from the real villains... someday.
He's someone who might like to be in the spotlight, but doesn't mind stepping into the shadows for the greater good, or for the sake of friendship. He even gave up his own dream of becoming a hero for Nice's sake, although he probably felt the chances of another agency signing them both as heroes, while a non-zero possibility, was still pretty low. Better to boost Nice than trying to find another agency to sign them both on together.
Because he got his start as an idol under Treeman, Wreck was exposed to the entertainment industry early on in his life. An industry that is essentially a game of inches, where small sacrifices are expected, and eventually those small sacrifices morph into larger sacrifices. With Treeman both working as a media corporation and a hero agency (on top of real estate), those same practices would be used in both segments. Wreck worked under Treeman for 6 years at minimum and was most likely desensitized to bits and pieces of the darker side of the industry.
Powers and Abilities:
Hand-to-Hand Combat
With a fighting style heavily rooted in both dance and martial arts, Wreck is fairly proficient at hand-to-hand combat, able to take on both Moon and Lin Ling fairly well. He performs it regularly in his staged fights with Nice.
Matter Manipulation
Wreck is able to manipulate matter in ways that suit his staged fights with Nice. He is able to reshape entire skyscrapers like Tetris blocks in a matter of seconds. Considering the library is already hard enough to navigate, happy to scale this down if needed to be object-sized rather than building-sized.
Geomancy
In addition to his ability to manipulate matter, Wreck has impressive control over the earth itself. He is able to raise staggeringly tall pillars of earth that reach even above the clouds. Also happy to scale this down to just person-sized earth spikes or something like that.
Swordplay
His sword is part of his staged fights with Nice. It helps him channel his energy in a way that allows him to both manipulate matter and also create energy beams as a weapon.
Inventory:
- His smartphone
- His transformation brooch
- His sword (that would be summoned via the transformation brooch above)
Sample:
1 · 2 · 3
When presented with a choice, is the character more likely to stick with tried and true methods? Or make something new up on the fly?
Wreck will initially try something he knows will work, but the moment it doesn't, he'll immediately shift to the mindset of creating a new solution. Whether as an idol or as a villain, he's almost always "performing."
What is more important to your character, preserving the past or forging a future?
Both are deeply important to Wreck, but one of the foundational reasons he chose to sign his villain contract with Treeman was to build a future together with Nice. He's always striving for that distant, happy ending that's always just out of his reach.
How does your character influence their own story? What about the stories of others?
For his own story, he's a mix of being passive, such as him allowing his identity to essentially be taken from him, and self-sabotaging, such as destroying his career by exiting as an idol for the sake of Nice. For others, he acted as a stepping stone for Nice to boost his popularity, which in turn boosted Nice's strength. He was able to play his role of a villain in a way where the crowd didn't even seem to dislike him - rather, they were entertained by his "rivalry" with Nice, a skill Wreck developed from being an idol in the first place.
Are you alright with your character’s canon being used as a Recommended Reading?: Yes, please do 🙏
Player Contact(s):
Are you over 18? Yes
Do you have any other characters in game?: No
Who invited you?: NA
Character Name: Wreck
Canon: To Be Hero X
Canon Point: Episode 2 finale
Age: ~26
History: Link
The series is presented in an achronological order, with the first 4 episodes actually being in the present (together with episode 24).
To provide a bit more information on the world, a little over 40 years ago, the world discovered Trust, which is basically "clap your hands if you believe" magic. Basically, in order to benefit from Trust, not only do you have to believe in yourself but someone else also has to believe in you. Depending on how you portray yourself and/or the media portrays you, you can end up with different powers that can, but not always, have drawbacks.
Some examples of Trust manifesting as superpowers are:
1. Firm Man, a firefighter who supported a collapsing building to save a little girl. The public's belief gave him the power of super strength. However, because they saw him as someone who could stand strong, it came with the drawback of never being able to bend or kneel. He became physically incapable of lowering himself more than a few centimeters, and always had to remain upright, even to sleep.
2. Smile, a typical hero with the ability of flight and super strength. He was someone who wanted to bring joy to everyone and used a smile to do it. The public did find joy in his smile, and because of that, it's his smile that brings him his strength. In order to remain at his strongest, Smile must wear a smile on his face. If it slips, even for a moment, his power weakens significantly. Because of this, he feels obligated to always wear a smile, to the point where his face is kind of stuck like that.
The hero industry has agencies to keep heroes in check so that no one gains so much Trust that they become godlike. There are some agencies like Treeman who opt for the PR approach, to the point of staging events to make their signed heroes more appealing.
Warning! This history section has mentions of suicide.
As for Wreck, he was a teenage idol in a program which basically served as a hero-in-training program. He, together with his best friend Nice, were signed on with Treeman at around 18. Treeman is one of the hero agencies that cares more about PR than actually doing hero work, and so the contracts they received were different. Nice was scripted to be the hero, and Wreck would be the villain and Nice's nemesis.
They signed their contracts, and for 6 years they staged their fights in which Wreck was contractually obligated to lose while putting on a flashy fight to make Nice look better.
Wreck was content with this arrangement, despite it meaning he was throwing away his career as an idol as well as his identity, although that was probably for the better considering he'd be spending 6 years menacing the general public and getting his ass handed to him by Nice on a regular basis.
Everything was fine, up until about a year prior to the present timeline, when Hero Smile died. It was that event which triggered Nice's withdrawal from the public. This meant Wreck wouldn't be able to perform their staged fights with Nice, which severely cut down on how much he'd actually be able to see Nice.
And eventually, about two months prior to the most present timeline in 41 AC, Nice stopped responding to Wreck's outreaches entirely.
Wreck persistently called their manager in hopes of at least finding out how Nice was doing, but Miss J never told him anything. Eventually, he saw Nice on television calling his PR girlfriend Moon his "goddess" suddenly, which in the moment felt like a complete betrayal. To Wreck, it felt like he'd spent 6 years building up Nice's reputation, only for Nice to apparently throw him away like trash when he was no longer needed.
About a month after Nice's televised appearance, his first since Smile's death, Miss J finally called him and gave him a new script. He was to come crash (fake) Nice's fake wedding with his fake girlfriend so his fake girlfriend would fake die and get out of her very real contract.
Wreck agreed because it meant he'd finally get to see Nice in person, and he could hopefully get answers to why Nice had been ignoring him.
When he arrived in his villain attire to crash said wedding, he was thrown off by the Nice at the altar. From the moment Nice had opened his mouth, something felt off. Then, when they began their staged fight, it felt like the person he was fighting wasn't Nice at all.
Wreck worked to separate Nice from Moon to get answers, but when Moon kept intervening because she really wanted to fake die, Wreck became frustrated and used geomancy to elevate the two of them high up above the clouds. After some back and forth, Wreck demanded to know what happened to the real Nice.
CW for suicide - click to show
"Nice" told him that the real Nice was dead, further adding that Nice committed suicide. Then it clicked. The reason why Nice had gone so radio silent for nearly two months. It wasn't because Nice was done with him, and it wasn't Wreck who Treeman replaced, but rather Nice himself. Nice, who to Treeman and the public was just a brand, not a person.
Nice had been dead for weeks and no one had said anything. Not the media, not Treeman, not the person who must have found his body. No one even told Wreck, and he was Nice's best friend. And that aside, they'd been performing like this for 6 years. Did Treeman really think he wouldn't notice something was off?
Furious at Treeman for pushing Nice past his limits and going so far as to replace Nice with an identical lookalike, Wreck turned the staged fight into a real one. The fake Nice (Lin Ling) and Moon worked together, ironically just as in sync as the real Nice and Wreck had been. But in the end, Lin Ling as Nice landed a punch square in Wreck's face, and Wreck fell from the elevated platform of earth he himself had created.And he lives.
Is this character an AU? What type?: Canon character, no AU!
Personality:
Despite his dream of becoming a hero, Wreck ultimately set aside his dream to play the nemesis to Nice's hero. In a roundabout way, he felt that he was achieving the same result. Wreck would play the bad guy terrorizing the city and Nice would swoop in and save the day. Every defeat for Wreck was a win for Nice and another boost in Nice's Trust Value. The more Trust and belief Nice had from the people, the stronger Nice would become, and eventually, Nice wouldn't need their staged fights anymore; he'd be a real hero of the people. And then, perhaps, Nice would be able to help Wreck build his own trust and become a hero in his own right.
And so, Wreck played his role dutifully for the sake of Nice, justifying that in boosting Nice into a strong hero, the city would be better protected in the future. He tolerated each loss, some more brutal than others, because to Wreck, the end justified the means.
Although he allowed himself to be Nice's stepping stone into the spotlight of herohood, Wreck never allowed it to tarnish the friendship he had with Nice. They still hung out together outside of work, drinking and laughing together on a regular basis.
During 41 AC, when Nice disappears for weeks without any prior notice, Wreck becomes increasingly concerned. Rather than bitterness, Wreck instead feels despair that his best friend suddenly stopped talking to him without any explanation. It's only when he sees Lin Ling "disguised" as Nice together with Moon on True Love Recipe that he finally becomes angry. He draws the conclusion that Nice intentionally left him behind to live his life as a hero now that he's "made it" and no longer needs Wreck, and the realization of this makes him throw an energy drink so hard at the TV that it cracks.
Outside of his role with Treeman, Wreck is fairly laid back. He is able to laugh and joke, and doesn't mind teasing his friends if it gets them to sulk. Even though his work is staged and everything is fake aside from his "superhero" abilities, Wreck still takes pride in what he does because his staged failure as a villain makes Nice a stronger hero, which can only lead to Nice better protecting the public from the real villains... someday.
He's someone who might like to be in the spotlight, but doesn't mind stepping into the shadows for the greater good, or for the sake of friendship. He even gave up his own dream of becoming a hero for Nice's sake, although he probably felt the chances of another agency signing them both as heroes, while a non-zero possibility, was still pretty low. Better to boost Nice than trying to find another agency to sign them both on together.
Because he got his start as an idol under Treeman, Wreck was exposed to the entertainment industry early on in his life. An industry that is essentially a game of inches, where small sacrifices are expected, and eventually those small sacrifices morph into larger sacrifices. With Treeman both working as a media corporation and a hero agency (on top of real estate), those same practices would be used in both segments. Wreck worked under Treeman for 6 years at minimum and was most likely desensitized to bits and pieces of the darker side of the industry.
Powers and Abilities:
Hand-to-Hand Combat
With a fighting style heavily rooted in both dance and martial arts, Wreck is fairly proficient at hand-to-hand combat, able to take on both Moon and Lin Ling fairly well. He performs it regularly in his staged fights with Nice.
Matter Manipulation
Wreck is able to manipulate matter in ways that suit his staged fights with Nice. He is able to reshape entire skyscrapers like Tetris blocks in a matter of seconds. Considering the library is already hard enough to navigate, happy to scale this down if needed to be object-sized rather than building-sized.
Geomancy
In addition to his ability to manipulate matter, Wreck has impressive control over the earth itself. He is able to raise staggeringly tall pillars of earth that reach even above the clouds. Also happy to scale this down to just person-sized earth spikes or something like that.
Swordplay
His sword is part of his staged fights with Nice. It helps him channel his energy in a way that allows him to both manipulate matter and also create energy beams as a weapon.
Inventory:
- His smartphone
- His transformation brooch
- His sword (that would be summoned via the transformation brooch above)
Sample:
1 · 2 · 3
When presented with a choice, is the character more likely to stick with tried and true methods? Or make something new up on the fly?
Wreck will initially try something he knows will work, but the moment it doesn't, he'll immediately shift to the mindset of creating a new solution. Whether as an idol or as a villain, he's almost always "performing."
What is more important to your character, preserving the past or forging a future?
Both are deeply important to Wreck, but one of the foundational reasons he chose to sign his villain contract with Treeman was to build a future together with Nice. He's always striving for that distant, happy ending that's always just out of his reach.
How does your character influence their own story? What about the stories of others?
For his own story, he's a mix of being passive, such as him allowing his identity to essentially be taken from him, and self-sabotaging, such as destroying his career by exiting as an idol for the sake of Nice. For others, he acted as a stepping stone for Nice to boost his popularity, which in turn boosted Nice's strength. He was able to play his role of a villain in a way where the crowd didn't even seem to dislike him - rather, they were entertained by his "rivalry" with Nice, a skill Wreck developed from being an idol in the first place.
Are you alright with your character’s canon being used as a Recommended Reading?: Yes, please do 🙏