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Route 29 has closed as of May 30th. For the continuation of the game, please visit victory_road!

Applications will be normally checked during the weekend following the first and third Sunday of each month unless otherwise stated, and we will allow one application per person during one application cycle. Remember, the most characters one player can have at a time is currently set at five.

Applications received after 11:59 PM EST on Saturday of the first and third weekend of each month will be checked the following app weekend unless otherwise stated.

We now ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

Please use the form below and post your application in comments rather than linking if you can. If you have any questions, feel free to ask either of the mods. You can reach us through emails, IMs, or PMs.

A reminder for those waiting to hear back, please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

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Canon Resource Links: Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section.

Personality: Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Try to cover the good points of what they can do, their life skills (not necessarily powers, but things they're just good at). Go into their biggest fears and what they just can’t do.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. Certain pokémon have an orange star next to their names; if you choose one of these starters (Deino, Zorua, Litwick, Pikachu, Scyther, Dratini, Bagon, Gible, Axew, Ralts, Riolu, Beldum, Larvitar, Eevee, or Beldum) you must provide reasoning. You do not need to explain your reasoning for pokémon other than those listed above.
Password: This is where you'll put the passwords from the Rules and the F.A.Q. There are two words, to assure you've read both.

Samples
First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.

Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.

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Strengths/Weaknesses:

+; “Pulling Arguments Out of His Ass”
An ability listed as one of Alexander’s “Talents”.

+; High Stats
Alexander has several stats listed as above average. These include:
Strength: B
Endurance: A
Luck: A+

+; Riding Ability
An ability that allows Alexander to excel with vehicles that require riding such as chariots, which are his favourite apart from his trusted horse Bucephalus.

+; Rank A Charisma
As explained in personality, Alexander has the charisma needed to rule an entire empire as a respected tyrant.

+; Rank B Military Tactics
Strategy and tactics are one of this king’s fortes. In battle he can direct an army like an expert.

+; Reads the Hearts of Others
Alexander an easily decipher a person’s character and intention. This doesn’t mean he will always act as though he does, nor will he always seem to care.

-; D rank Agility
Well, you wouldn’t be very agile if you were a nearly-seven-foot-tall brick wall of a man, either.

-; Bad Temper
As mentioned before, Alexander’s got a short fuse, and tends to deal with it a bit childishly...

-; Threats over Sense...?
Alexander’s men once were ordered to drop sand into a bay for six months to create a land bridge on which to invade Tyre before Alexander changed his mind and decided instead to craft ships with which he and his men conquered Tyre. Why wasn’t that their first decision...?

-; Inconsiderate
Despite being a good leader, Alexander is a bit wild and doesn’t always consider the feelings of others.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Turtwig; named Craterus after a friend of Alexander’s
Password: Strawberry;Marmalade

Samples
First Person Sample:

(context for both samples; Alexander’s starter will be turtwig, but in the samples he’ll be exploring a different pokémon companion. These are intended to be a week or so into his stay in Johto.)

[VIDEO]

[It is with a puzzled look that Alexander comes onto the video feed this morning, running a hand through his hair before giving a sigh.]

It goes without saying this is strange in my world-- however... I have a question for any who may be familiar with the births of these creatures.

[He turns the camera almost clumsily to the sight of a newborn ponyta. It sits on the grass, fondly waving its flaming tail about. What Alexander is more concerned about, however, are the remnants of the shell of its egg on the grass.]

Are all of these creatures born from eggs? Is that how this works?

[You can’t blame the man for thinking it’s strange.]

Moreover... how is it that the grass it touches has yet to catch fire?

Third Person Sample:

According to what he has read and what his companions have told him, a Ponyta can be a difficult pokémon to manage. The flames of their mane are dangerous, after all, and will only ever not burn the skin of a trainer it trusts.

Alexander has very few worries about this. He hardly even worried about being thrusted into this strange world in the first place; what was it but another adventure? Training the young firehorse is a task he hardly considers a chore; it seems more like reliving a fond memory.

For the first few days of the young horse’s life, Alexander does not bother putting it in its pokéball. He lets the ponyta run about his and his companions’ camp, and when it is tired, Alexander ties it to the post of their tent. On the fourth day he sits, legs crossed, and lets the ponyta approach him with the lure of food in his outstretched palm. When the ponyta eats, it is barely spooked by Alexander’s booming laughter.

Before the week is over, the ponyta responds to his every command though he has made no attempt to touch it, and Alexander is pleased. There is a familiar spirit in the heart of the strange beast, and Alexander calls it to his side. As the ponyta approaches, still gawky and awkward on its young legs, Alexander touches his hand to the pokémon’s head, watching the flames dance about his fingers.

“You remind me of an old friend,” he declares, grinning at his flaming partner. “Would you join me and fight for me, little one?”

When the ponyta replies with a content whinny, Alexander puts his hands proudly on his hips and grins even wider. “Then travel with me, beast, under the honourable name of Bucephalus!”

Before we make our final decision on your application, we would like a revised personality section, as the one provided contained more history than personality. It's alright to use history in terms of explaining personality traits and how they came about to be, but there was too much in terms of explaining canon instead of explaining the personality. You will have one week to complete these requests before the character is available again.

Edited 2013-05-06 04:17 (UTC)

Understandable! Thanks for that, I'll work on it ASAP!

All in all, Alexander is larger than life in both behaviour and size. He tells Waver once, "Food, sex, sleep, and war! What ever you do, you must do it to the fullest. That is the secret of life." Alexander follows this philosophy to the T in everything he does, whether it be leading his army, formulating a plan of attack against the other summoned servants, or playing video games.

Like most of the servants in Fate/Zero, Alexander was a leader, but did not work alone. His greatest attack, known as a Noble Phantasm, actually summons his former warriors in a reality marble-- each of whom is individually a heroic spirit, but chooses to serve Alexander. This is one of the best examples of how Alexander works; he is constantly on the look out for allies in the interest of conquest, dividing the spoils of his greed. Though he fought at the front of his army always, he never doubts his warriors had a hell of a hand in his victories. He considers the strength of a king to be that of those who stand behind him, telling Arturia at some point that her belief that a king must stand alone is an idealistic, martyr-like folly. A tyrant though he may be, he knows the merit of a real reward. His intent was to wish to be human again should he have gained the grail; had he known the grail was corrupt, it can easily be assumed he would not recognise it as a treasure worth its toll and likely would have joined in the effort to destroy it. This is the kind of man Alexander is; he can discern the true value of a victory, the power of an ally or enemy, and the worth of a dream. He will follow through on everything, doing it to the fullest. He's reliable in that sense, and it likely explains why people are so quick to trust him.

He is a proud individual, but his pride is not easily damaged; he is confident. He has an ego, but it is without doubts. Even in being defeated by Gilgamesh he is not without victory; he gained a battle that "made [his] heart dance". It is adventure that truly inspires Alexander, and he believes he will always come out victor- but he is not foolhardy or deluded about it. He is strategic, learns from the defeats of his enemies, and though he puts forth a personality even Waver believes is foolish at first, Alexander is clever in most respects. Still, he won't always make the 'wisest' or safest of choices- not if the other choice is more fun or enjoyable. After all, the best and fullest way is not always the easiest and safest one; it is the one of grandeur and adventure, where a risk can be taken and conquered.

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