Brody
The Basics
♥ Character Name: Brody Sasori
♥ Age: 32
♥ Sex: Male
♥ Species: Monster
♥ Occupation: Courier
♥ Faceclaim(optional):
www.demon-heart.com/undertale/brodyLG.pngIn a word, beefy. Brody is a 7-1/2 foot tall bipedal scorpion creature who is very robust and muscular. He is a dark gray/brown color, but his chest and parts of his face are a pinkish red. Many of his visible connective tissues are a fleshy red color. His head is closer to a scorpion's in that it is domed with four orange insect-like eyes. It somewhat resembles a samurai armor helmet. On top of this is a pink baseball cap.
As far as clothing goes (and because he is humanoid he probably needs to wear some), he sports a bodybuilder's tanktop in white with the word 'BEEF' displayed proudly across his chest. This phrase may change shirt to shirt, but it's always a white tanktop. He also wears hotpants in a pink with a large belt. He does not normally wear shoes, because he's so top heavy he needs his toes to grip things and help him balance.
He only has the two arms and two legs, and no extra limbs. His feet are 2-toed and very dainty, while his arms are stupidly massive ending in claws that are even more massive. He has a long tail ending with a scorpion stinger that has a soft, red, underside.
His physical presence could be considered intimidating, but no he is not the largest monster ever or anything.
Strengths/Abilities
He's very big and quite strong. Unlike a considerable number of monsters, he has an advantage due to his size and strength (but no it's not superhuman). His pincers can be very painful if he grabs you, and if he grabbed a human long enough, yes he could kill them. (But I mean really, any monster that didn't rely on magic could take a lead pipe and bludgeon a human to death if they really wanted.) In addition to strength and grabbing ability he also has a very awesome tail that can strike quickly and accurately. It has a longer range than his pincers as well, and can inject a temporary venom into a victim that can cause sickness, and with prolonged exposure, death.
Inabilities/Weaknesses
He is not very quick on his feet and grabbing people with his pincers is not very efficient. His range with physical attacks is very limited, and he is further limited by the fact that while most monsters can shoot magic attacks, he cannot. And because he is a monster, who is sustained by magic, this presents an even greater inhibition. So while he is more physically adept than most monsters or the average human, he lacks other human advantages like DETERMINATION as well as the magical abilities that benefit monsters.
Could be beat you in a wrestling match? Yeah. Most likely. But in an actual deathmatch where his opponent has a knife? He'd put up a decent fight, but would definitely get stabbed to death.
Conversely, he can be spared very easily with any number of positive ACT moves. He also has the power to make his body sparkle.
Personality
Somewhat boastful, but inspiring, confident, and most of all not annoying. Well, I suppose some COULD find him annoying, but he's not ought-right melodramatic or quirky. Brody is a man (scorpion) of few words and many sparkles. He isn't elegant, but he is charming, and helpful, and believes wholeheartedly in PERSEVERANCE.
As would be the obvious pattern, he is quite proud of his enormous physique and requires little provocation to show it off. He doesn't out-right start flexing very often, but he might occasionally be like "This box would look better two feet to the left" and proceed unconsciously pose several times during the process of moving it. He is a HUGE fan of Mettaton's show, and all of the amazing poses Mettaton can pull off wearing heels. Brody has attempted to wear heels at one point but due to his mass, was not successful. Likely he would be starstruck into stuttering idiocy if he ever met the glamorous robot idol.
In consequence to joining the human world, he is now also a huge Power Rangers fan. Multi-Colored keen-teens doing awesome poses and fighting badguys? Yes pls.
Brody is not all sunshine and rainbows, and if pressured would be susceptible to falling in with the dangerous, nihilistic crowd. Being born with so many siblings has given him a slight inferiority complex, which he very much compensates for by lifting weights, and trying to be strong and powerful. While it's unlikely he's going to run off on a murder spree, he does have the potential to go after human souls for personal gain, should that situation arise.
Though reticent, he's not a mute. His favorite words are 'bro', 'righteous', and 'legit'. He also often claims things are 'off the hook'. However, using these phrases in not done naturally. Imagine an uncool dad trying to be 'hip' and 'jiggy with it'. That's how Brody talks. He is also a master at bouncing his pecs, and can do so to the beat of any song. They can almost be hypnotic. XD Also he sparkles. He has a few little sisters who once glittered him up and you know how glitter is. It's super hard to completely be rid of. Hence, sparkly scorpion.
I can give you a really good example of how he moves too. Have you ever seen the Disney movie "The Great Mouse Detective"? Brody moves like Professor Ratigan. Really top heavy, but with dainty feet he tiptoes around on. XD
Life Story
Born to a family of about 700 brothers and sisters, many of whom did not survive childhood (because scorpions), Brody decided to take a stand against life and make his mama proud. As a naturally hard worker with large pincers, he was an ideal fit for the business of moving heavy boxes at the MTT resort in The Core. Much of his early years were spent going to work and picking up heavy objects, then going to the gym and picking up heavy objects in order to bulk up and lift even MORE heavy objects.
Years of exercise, weight-lifting, pilates, and ballet have led him to his current state where he is what one would rightfully consider 'beefy.' Since the migration to the above world, he no longer works in the box-toting industry, instead taking up his time running deliveries of supplies between shops and homes that need it. Typically these are very small boxes, but he's very professional and delivers them anyway. He's also reliable with delivering letters when asked.
All-in-all, his personal well-being may be in good condition, and his life may be in decent shape, but like many of the underground residents, he is acutely aware of the inherent 'wrongness' of the recent string of murders, and has considered taking up a post with the human police. He knows that no sane monster or human would commit such atrocities, and would be more than willing to help if necessary.
Sample Roleplay
When it was near closing time, Brody took a moment to ask around the office if anyone needed him to do any last minute jobs. Of course they did. He didn't mind being taken advantage of though. Getting hired was difficult enough. It may have been the right thing to to to allow him a job, but not every humans was keen on what they considered 'demons' or 'immigrants' taking their jobs. Plus with his imposing figure, it was easy to see why humans might feel intimidated, or emasculated in his presence. He toughed out the whispers behind his back as best he could, keeping quiet and submissive as he scooted around eggshells.
When given the opportunity, he began to offer extra assistance to his co-workers, so they would warm up to him a bit. The chance to go home early while the 'monster' stayed late eventually became quite appealing to the other employees, and their attitudes slowly came around. One day he'd win them over. One day.
It would be totally 'legit'.