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mewtwowarrior Character Info:Name: "Wreck-It" Ralph
Age: 30s-ish
AU/PG/CANON/OC: AU
Summary:
- In 1982, TobiKomi made a game called 'Fix-It Felix Jr.' The characters of Fix-It Felix and Wreck-It Ralph launched the game, and TobiKomi, into popularity. Now, 30 years later, TobiKomi's made a new game called Hero's Duty. Realizing that it's releasing right around the time of 'Fix-It Felix Jr.'s' 30th anniversary, the programmers hastily work to add in a new character based on Wreck-It Ralph.
- They didn't have much time, but they did their best to follow Wreck-It Ralph's backstory for the Easter Egg character. He once lived on a forested planet, and when he was old enough he left to become a Space Marine in order to make sure that his planet would always be safe.
- He worked hard in order to make it into the Space Marines and after he was accepted he went on several missions.
- Everything was going pretty good, until they received the mission to go to the unnamed planet where scientists were working on the military's Cy-Bug project.
- The Cy-Bugs have proven to be difficult to eliminate, despite their best efforts, the Space Marines haven't made much progress in reducing their numbers.
- So, they work on making their way up to the top of the Tower that's in the center of area in order to activate the Beacon that will attract and eliminate all Cy-Bugs in the area.
- Every day, Ralph and the rest of the Space Marines help the players that shell out the $2 to play a round of Hero's Duty. The game can take a while to complete, there's an area outside of the Tower, 99 levels/floors inside of the Tower, and it's all topped off by a boss battle versus the Queen of the Cy-Bugs.
- Sometimes Ralph makes it to the top of the Tower, other times, he's killed by the Cy-Bugs on the way up. His deaths aren't scripted and sometimes the players can make a difference between him living or dying.
- After hours, Ralph is usually on patrol to make sure that any stray Cy-Bugs don't get out into the arcade. The patrol schedule is set up so that everybody has a few hours off each night and at least one full night off a week.
Even though he's based on the original 8-bit Wreck-It Ralph, this new, high-definition Ralph has different programming, due to the nature of the game he was added to. That being said, there's more similarities than differences between the two Ralphs.
Physically, if you just glanced at this Ralph, the only clear difference would be that he's wearing armor, instead of an old, comfortable shirt and faded overalls. But, a closer look would reveal that the horrors of Hero's Duty have given him a handful of gray hairs peppered about the auburn ones. His skin tone is also less healthy, often taking on a more gray appearance.
Personality-wise, he's still got the Wreck-It Ralph temper, though he's managed to keep it under control a little better. However, he's known for occasionally rampaging when the Cy-Bugs kill his friends. Sometimes smashing them with his fists is much more satisfying than shooting them. That's how he earned his nickname of "Wreck-It".
Because of his job as a Space Marine, he's a little more serious and mature than the original Ralph, though, not by much. His vocabulary is a little more expanded as well, but there's still words and concepts that he's completely unfamiliar with.
Since he's programmed to be a Space Marine and his backstory gives him the motivation of wanting to protect his planet, he's got a very large protective streak, much like how the original Ralph is protective over Vanellope. To go along with his want to protect people, he's always doing what he can to help others. He's big and clumsy, like the original, but his heart's in the right place.
Much like the original Ralph, he isn't very good at lying and will often just say the first thing that comes to mind, even if it may not make much sense. He also has close to the same sense of humor as Wreck-It Ralph. It might take him just a bit longer to start joking around with people, but once he warms up, he'll keep on teasing with somebody for quite a while.
Overall, he's a little more warm, open, and friendly than the original Ralph, however, that's because he's got a completely different set of programming and he's coded as a Good Guy, rather than a Bad one. As such, he's been treated much differently than the original was. Much like the 1982 Ralph, he doesn't like being alone. He's used to being in a group with the other Space Marines, only when he's sleeping or out exploring the arcade is he by himself.
Hero's Duty is a tough game to live and work in and it's caused Ralph a few problems. Every now and then, he tends to zone out and ends up mindlessly wandering the arcade. Fortunately, this hasn't gotten him into trouble yet, though it's caused some people to give him the friendly nickname of 'Space Cadet'. When he tries to sleep, he has near-constant nightmares.
Because of the difficult working conditions, even though his game hasn't been plugged in for long, like the original Ralph, sometimes he gets weary of his game and would like a break.
But, somebody's got to save the universe, and it's his duty.
Gem Considerations:
I feel like Obsidian/Black Obsidian is an excellent fit for this Ralph.
Obsidian is known as being a protective stone, and as a Space Marine, Ralph's job and goal is to protect others. The stone also promotes strength and compassion, two things that this Ralph is known for, he uses his strength to help protect others.
But, not only does Obsidian stand for things that Ralph already does, it also helps matters that he needs some assistance with. It's good for helping stress, his job in Hero's Duty of fighting a never-ending war of the Cy-Bugs takes its toll on him, so stress is something he's very familiar with. Obsidian also helps with trauma, he's been through a lot in Hero's Duty and often has recurring nightmares of past battles. Obsidian also aids self-control, something Ralph needs a little help with, occasionally his temper gets the best of him and it usually gets him in trouble.
Obsidian is a type of cooled lava, the black sheen mirrors his armor, while its lava heritage shows that he's got the potential to explode.
Obsidian is a birth stone for the zodiac sign Scorpio. Ralph's actual birthday is unknown, however, the date I go with for Hero's Duty being plugged in, October 26, falls within the dates assigned to Scorpio.
Power considerations: List Three Powers You Would Like Your Character To Have:
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Toughness/Sturdiness
- A force field or shield that can be placed around other people
Ralph usually doesn't have any powers besides his extra strength. Losing his strength will be a shock to him, however, it's not something that he relies on during most normal gameplay.
As for him gaining powers, if he regains his strength, then he'll be pretty happy. If he picked up powers relating to magical things (lightning blasts, summoning ice, etc.), that'd be a little difficult for him to get used to, but, if he could find a way to use them to protect people, he'd slowly be more okay with having them. He'd work hard and train himself to use them better.
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