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| Reasons For Picking Your Race/character | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 23 2010, 03:39 PM (352 Views) | |
| Koyu | Aug 23 2010, 03:39 PM Post #1 |
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So I’m a little bored today, and I’d figure I’d ask the question. Why are you playing as the race you are? If you’re playing as that race specifically because of that character, then please state that in addition or instead. I’ll be honest with this one, my reason for playing as a Namekian is purely because I like Namekians. I’ve never entirely been too sure of why, but I think it might just be that they’re so unique, especially in comparison to many fictional alien races, which tend to just be humans with some minor differences. I’m fond of a lot of the things they can do, such as being able to extend their limbs, regrow a lost arm, and yes, even the fact that they spit up eggs. And I had quite a few sketches of them lying around on my hard drive, so finding a picture wouldn’t exactly be very difficult. I decided to go with Oboe, as he had the most fleshed out background, but not too much in the way of personality. Clearly, the latter’s changed quite a bit since I began. I suppose my reason for not using a canon character was pretty simple. I’ve just never been fond of the idea of role playing as a canon character, and there really weren’t any Namekians I’d be particularly comfortable role playing as. Now that that’s out of the way, I’m curious to know what other people’s answers to this are. So why not tell the world? |
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| Dabura1 | Aug 23 2010, 03:51 PM Post #2 |
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Rex Daemonum
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The character, obviously. Looking at it from a DBZ perspective, I found the random aliens (Zarbon, Jeice, etc.) alot more interesting than the big races. I never watched DB, but out of DBZ I only liked Piccolo out of all the Namekians. I'm also relatively new to roleplaying, so I took a canon character. Obviously Bardock isn't as rounded as Gohan or Krillin but I had something to work with and continue from. I would never play a human character in a universe as this though. |
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| Tambourine | Aug 23 2010, 04:10 PM Post #3 |
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RP with me, dammit!
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Nice appearance (wings woot), good character, and I imagined an interesting personality for him (different from the show). I wanted to be a namekian at first, though, but as Tambourine is such a strange character Razak made him a demon here. I don't have any problem with demons, though, as they're not used often here and have interesting transformations. |
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| skydancer0805 | Aug 23 2010, 04:17 PM Post #4 |
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The Fool of ADBZ
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To be honest, when I came here, I was gonna be a Saiyan. But then I noticed the only open Saiyans were Pumpkin and Panboukin. So, I looked at Changelings, and finally Aliens. I liked their race bonuses and Tapion looked cool to me, so I picked him. Nowadays, I honestly don't wish I had gotten someone else, as I love being Tapion. So, the basic for why I picked Tapion and Alien? 'Cause he looked cool and I couldn't get my first choices. That, and Tapion was a lesser known character, and I had a lot to play with for him. (Just a note, there were no customs when I joined, so there was no possibility for me to be a custom.) |
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| Seta | Aug 23 2010, 04:31 PM Post #5 |
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The Right Turn in History
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Just like with tapion, there was no customs allowed when I came around, or else I would have been a custom Saiyan. The reason why I picked Pan? Well... she was the only female with Saiyan blood available when I joined. I play males a -lot- and wanted to play a female for once in my life. Why did I pick Saiyan as the race for me? I liked the type of society they were in even if the Real Life me would be killed at birth. But the honor, the pride. The determination to keep going when they thought they hit their peak. Plus, tails. I love tails. -toys with tail- |
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| Kagetane Hiruko | Aug 23 2010, 04:43 PM Post #6 |
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The Mad Hatter
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Well basically, as everyone can see I have like one of the oldest accounts, but actually started playing like in november 2009 due to internetproblems. I was fascinated by the changelings from the start (I was always someone who rooted for the villains). I liked Frieza's composure, his cool, yet explosive character full of sadistic humor and especially the voice. I hated saiyans from the very beginning (except Vegeta) because of the vfact that they just always seemed to be superstrong and smart, but for me they lacked flair and image compared to the villains. So when I joined after my first problem, I saw that all of the changelings were taken, so looking at the custom section I noticed the open spots for changelings and thought to create a unique changeling unlike ever seen, but still true to the sadistic humor of Frieza I so very much enjoyed. Well I hope I did a good job (I know I had some bad stuff too. (*coughs*Shadow*coughs*) |
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| laxera | Aug 23 2010, 05:20 PM Post #7 |
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New Member
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I am playing this character because the other cannon characters I wanted were taken. : ) |
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| thechosenone816 | Aug 23 2010, 05:28 PM Post #8 |
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Sarge of ADBZ
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I picked Sanara because I secretly enjoy being called a woman. >_> No, I picked him because he has a ton of backstory and for some reason I find it particularly easy to think up new ideas for his plot to pad out his word count and stats. He's got a very flexible storyline with room for both filler and expansion on past and new plot points. |
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| Diive | Aug 23 2010, 06:54 PM Post #9 |
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Legendary Mullet
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I have loved Saiyans ever since Goku first transformed in Pilaf's "sun room" and destroyed his palace/fun house... Before I even knew what a Saiyan was. I have always thought of the moon as a powerful icon, not just in the way that it controls the tides, but in the romance and folklore surrounding the moon in many cultures... Especially were-wolves. Transforming into a raging beast during the full moon is pretty much the coolest plot device ever. Like Pan, I also like tails... They're nifty! And +1 for Saiyan culture/social structure as well as their concepts of pride and honor. I chose Diive for several reasons. 1. Nappa was not available... I'm toying with the idea of switching right now, bit I've grown to like Diive very much. 2. Diive is as custom as a canon character can be, and I liked the idea of fleshing out a character that literally had no name in the series and 15 seconds of screen time. 3. When researching Diive, I found that the original concept of the character was created by a fanfic author who wrote Diive as Nappa's son... And I liked the idea of rping as my fav characters son. |
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| Vlad | Aug 23 2010, 06:56 PM Post #10 |
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ADBZRPG Guru
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Reasons for me picking the race I go with is I like the philosophical "fine line" of what makes one alive and existing in struggle with purity vs objectivity vs greed vs pure malevolence, an android with a mind of its own equivalent to any conscious organic sentient and a the scars of the world’s hate, fear, and abuse is an albeit morbid ground but with fresh enough soil to grow an interesting character. I always had a thing with tales of golems and androids and I never feel greater fascination then them when I see deep stories of the touchy maters of the soul and its nature as a no tactile essence and what it means to truly be human. I use the true vlad is (in my real story androids tears he is an antagonist and 9/10 in one of his mny personas) because his concept is fresh, his personas can be interlinked from a different pov then the villain vlad, he would fit my bill, and would be flexible enough to be a dynamic character others may enjoy. |
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| Shaoran | Aug 23 2010, 08:44 PM Post #11 |
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Saiyan Sword Master
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Well...I picked a Saiyan/Android hybrid. I actually wanted a Half Saiyan, but they were all taken v.v I'd thought about Saiyan, and would have made a Saiyan if it was available if all the Half Saiyans were taken. Of course, they were gone too. So I looked around and saw the hybrid, and thought "ho ho, this looks interesting". I picked android because I had an idea for it the moment I looked between a Saiyan and android mix. The character, Akina, is actually very diff from th picture, and different from where I got the name, in background and personality. He's one of my more unique characters, to be honest x) |
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| nickminton | Aug 28 2010, 12:40 AM Post #12 |
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Veteran Member
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I originally was going to use uub but I would have been limited by his character persona. Dodoria seemed a lot better for me I like to play the bad guy and whats better than a big spiky pink one.
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| Kale | Aug 28 2010, 10:49 AM Post #13 |
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Demon God of the Flaming Fist
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I picked my OC to be a saiyan because originally I wanted to use Vegeta but when that got taken I decided to go with one of the characters I had been working of for about 4-5 years. SAIYANS RULE ALL!!!
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