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★ Character Information ★

Character Name: Mako
Character Age: 24
Character Species: Human
Current Health: Healthy!
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Character Canon:
Link to History: Mako’s history
Canon Point: After Ruins of the Empire, + Deerington & Deer Country CRAU
Canon Iteration: CRAU
Canon Iteration Explanation: Mako's coming here fresh from Deerington and then subsequently Deer Country! CRAU and a half, if you will.
Mako's notes are the best explanation of his Deer arc but basically:
September-October: turned up in Deerington with Korra, became a monster, met his new best friends Chloe and Kristoff
November: Korra disappeared, Mako was killed by Eddie in the ocean via electrocution, a bad time was had by all
December: Wu showed up, a deathflu'd Mako got lost in a blizzard and befriended Chuck and Raleigh
January: Mako went to the hotel along with everyone else, danced at a party, had some fun beach times
February: A lot of people's hearts were stolen, including Wu's, and then Mako and Wu kissed and became OFFICIAL. Also, Korra showed back up.
March: Wuko was officially a thing, Mako threw a party for Wu's birthday and then Wu died horribly; Mako banished his ghost with the help of Chuck and Raleigh and then repressed all his feelings about that.
April: Deerington turned into a desert, Mako's repressed feelings erupted into a fever after Wu shot him in the leg (by accident?) and his friend Lysithea died in front of him
May: The mist! Mako buried a lot of dead bodies and helped some Wastes in their final moments, generally became uncomfortably close to the idea of death, and made a choice to stay in Deerington with Wu, no matter what.
June: Mako and Wu immediately abandoned that choice once they learned going home was an option, tried to go home, and failed. Instead, they swam together to the shores of Deer Country, at which point they woke up, moved into an old theater, and promptly started a club called The Raccoon Room.

Deer Country: In Deer Country, Mako washed up as a Coldblood, with ice and electric powers to complement his already-present firebending. He set up a series of safehouses with Ruby Rose, an extension of the ones he'd helped run back in Deerington, and tried to figure out what he was going to do with his life in this awful new place. That mostly took the form of supporting Wu and his brother, Bolin, and trying to help Korra and Asami adjust to their new lives. He was happy, for the most part, except the lingering ghosts of purpose and responsibility chasing after him. Mako had no idea who he was without the roles he'd put himself into, and though Deer Country put him through a lot of horror while he tried to figure it out, he's still unclear. He ended his time there by getting psychically married to Wu in a giant blow-out wedding, and then running into the sea with him. Cinematic!

★ Folkmore Roles & Attributes ★

Skills:

observation & problem-solving

hand-to-hand combat

vehicles, in general (he's a great driver)

organizing

thievery

cooking

hustling

numbers & inventory

wayfinding

Canon Abilities:
🔴 Firebending Mako is an accomplished firebender, which means that he can create and control fire using his own body. Firebending is, essentially, magical martial arts: Mako uses a combination of boxing & Northern Shaolin kung fu to create and direct his flames. Firebending in general involves a lot of sharp, explosive movements, which Mako is quite good at, having competed professionally as a pro-bender. Firebending requires a lot of control, and the uses for it are really up to the creativity of the bender. They can do anything from kickicking long spirals of fire out of their feet to warming up cold tea. In addition to being able to create and control fire itself, firebenders also have some amount of control over heat: they can warm up the air around them or their own bodies. They naturally run hot, in fact.

Mako has quite a bit of raw power and is able to control and maintain streams of fire for a long time, long enough in some cases to be able to propel himself from the ground using the force and heat. His control is fine enough that he can make a tiny, focused dagger out of flames and strong enough that he can dispel the energy and fire from an explosion.

🔴 Lightningbending Lightning Bolt Zolt, the boss of one arm of the Triple Threat Triads, taught Mako how to generate and conduct electricity, which is a skill unique to a subset of firebenders. He can act as a conduit for existing electricity, channeling it through his body (specifically, through his hands) like a lightning rod. With enough focus and power, he can generate bolts of electricity for short periods of time himself. This is the technique he used to escape from Amon, and to kill Ming-Hua. He can do this under an immense amount of pressure and pain, having acted as a conduit to blow up the spirit vines in Kuvira’s mech until he was physically knocked out. He can aim these bolts and hit moving targets, and control the amount of electricity used, thanks to his Coldblood powers from Deer Country.

CRAU Abilities:
🔴 Icebending Thanks to Deer Country, Mako's now a novice icebender! While he can't create or control water, he can make ice and direct it to some extent, using the same motions he uses to firebend, but wavier.

🔴 Squidbending Not really but he can absolutely turn into a squid when he... wants to. Do that. When in contact with water. Fun!

Role: Familiar
Role Qualities/Attributes: Mako will be able to shapeshift into animals from his world only. He'll also take on some characteristics of a dragon: scales along his cheekbones and down his spine, over his shoulders, and a little on his hands; clawed fingers and toes; pointier teeth; pointed & slightly-frilled ears. He'll also, thanks to his Coldblood + being a dragon, really really need to bask in the sun to warm himself up. He's gonna love the desert.
Role Reasoning: Mako is best in a support role! He's intrinsically self-motivated, in it to make the world better for himself and the people he loves. He has no dreams of leadership, though he wants to be respected and heard, but he also doesn't want to burn everything down and is a strong believer in an orderly world. Being a Familiar will let him support the people around him with stronger, clearer dreams while being there for himself and for his friends.

★ Personality ★

Please choose one of the follow options for your personality section. Please clarify which option you have picked and, if option 2, which questions you are answering:

Option 1. Summarize your character's personality in general and what their full potential would look like to them and what they would be willing to go through to meet that potential and what gaining that potential would mean to them. 400-800 word requirement.

Mako was thrust into adulthood at the age of 8 after his parents were killed in front of him by firebenders. Suddenly, Mako was responsible for everything: keeping them alive, keeping his younger brother Bolin out of trouble, making sure they had a place to sleep and food. Keeping them safe and alive was Mako’s top priority, and for most of his life, that goal has stood above all other things.

He’s willing to do whatever is necessary in service of that goal, whether that’s joining a notorious criminal gang like the Triple-Threat Triads (for protection and some small sense of stability) or shoving someone into a wall with a fire-dagger aimed at their throat to get a friend back. Mako has even killed someone who was actively trying to kill his friends, although after electrocuting Ming-Hua, he was very clearly in shock about having done that, how far it went, and the fact that she actually died.

Mako took on the responsibilities and weight of their lives by developing a thick, world-weary shell. Where Bolin is quick to trust and make friends, Mako, for the most part, keeps his distance. It was an early and hard-earned lesson that any sign of weakness could and would be exploited. Decisions are made out of practicality and necessity, both for himself and for other people.

This extends to people. While Mako has a deep well of love for Bolin, his approach to others has been transactional at best. When he was torn between Asami and Korra, he didn’t use his own feelings to make his choice: he thought it “made more sense” for him to go for Asami, at least in part because she could provide them with a lot more than Korra ostensibly could. It’s a mindset stemming from his childhood in poverty, and with a gang: everything, including fellow humans, is an asset to be used. When he met Korra, he was surly and downright rude, focused on the pro-bending match he was about to fight, which had a lot more value to him than some random fangirl his brother had brought in.

Mako is both a trained and a natural caretaker. Having been the adult in the room for most of his life, his sense of duty and responsibility runs deep. In a world that placed extremely little value on him, Mako wove his skills into his self-worth. He makes himself indispensable so that no one can deny the value he brings to the table. While his confidence in his own abilities is warranted, Mako also gets in his own way. His need for control and his own ego lead him to step on toes. He was so sure of his theory that Varrick was behind the spate of attacks in season 2 that he launched his own unsanctioned investigation. He was right, but the way Mako handled it, his temper flaring thanks to a crumbling personal life, didn’t do him any favors.

Mako’s greatest weakness is the fact that his calm, carefully-controlled outer shell is just that: a shell. Mako is great under physical fire, but because he’s put his strongly-felt emotions to the side for so long that he never learned to handle them in a healthy way, they often erupt spectacularly. His lack of emotional engagement kept them alive, but it’s much less helpful when trying to deal with complex relationships. He made a mess of his relationship with Korra and Asami. He didn't want to hurt either of them but had no idea how to handle something so messy. Sure, Mako rides a motorcycle and direct lightning with his hands, but he’s also an awkward dork. He’s an introvert, and his words often fail him, especially when he’s uncomfortable.

Mako is at his best when he’s supporting the people he loves. Years of having a stable paycheck, friends, and finally, family have softened Mako’s harder edges. Underneath the tough shell, Mako is a deeply caring person with an unmatched sense of loyalty. He wants to make sure his friends and family are taken care of, and while he still often thinks he’s the best person to do that, he’s also learned to take a step back. He recognizes now how much keeping his thoughts and feelings to himself has made his life harder.

While in the series, he wasn't quite aware of his potential, his experiences in Deerington and Deer Country have given him a stronger picture of what he could have. Mako is willing to admit that the way he lived before isn't serving him anymore. It's going to be a learning process to let those old habits go, but he's trying. Mako is actively working to tear that wall down: that is his true potential. To soften up, to stop adopting the mantle of leadership and coldness and let the world be kind to him for once.

★ Player Information ★

Player Name: Jordan
Pronouns: they/them
Are you over 18?: yes
Contact(s): interplanetary
Who Invited You?: Already in-game!
Current Characters: Flynn Scifo
Permissions: Here
Writing Samples: Sample 1, being as soft as Mako gets after canon trauma with his brother

Sample 2, trying to get himself and an easily-distracted Wu out of a creepy situation