CHARACTER & CANON: Ignacio "Nacho" Varga | Better Call Saul
THEIR ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Sad boi criminal who can't catch a break and loves his papa.
THEIR ASSIGNED LEVEL & ROLE IN ALEM He'll be in The Crossing, trying to secure supplies and figure out why the merchants have soured on Alem.
WHY THEY'RE GOING TO MESS EVERYTHING UP, REALLY: wait what do you mean "just poison every bad boss you've ever had" isn't a viable strategy???? since when?? whatever, he's just gonna go do some other impulsively violent thing that backfires, it's cool.
THEY'VE SECRETLY GOT A THING FOR RATHAKKU, DON'T THEY? Of course, but shhh. It's a secret.
PLOTS AND PLANS: * ANYONE WANT TO HELP HIM STOP A RIOT THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN?? He's not really going to go out of his way to put himself in harm's way if he can help it, but he's not going to ignore or run away from rampant violence happening right in front of him. * I am signing him up for the envoy thingie SO :O who knows if he'll get picked but we'll see!!! * He probably won't automatically jump into the murder investigation of his own accord, but he can be guilt tripped / convinced, especially if the victims are people he would view as "innocent" and vulnerable. To that end, he's great at sneaking around and good at reading people. He also knows how to paint a threat while interrogating someone. * He's noticed some of the merchants aren't on the up and up in terms of what they're charging vs. what they're actually giving people, and plans to try to use that info to blackmail the merchants into giving him a better deal / more stuff. Anyone morally gray want to help him out?? Or you know, make sure he doesn't get murdered if he tries to start shit if / when his brilliant plan doesn't work out the way he wanted. * He isn't an evil monster, okay, don't listen to Jimmy he doesn't know what he's talking about.
WHAT THEY CAN OFFER: * He doesn't have any superpowers, but he's fast, agile and a very capable fighter in pretty much any non-superpowered scenario. Good shot with a gun, too! * Good (really good) at keeping a calm head in stressful situations. * Brave and willing to sacrifice himself for others / the greater good if it's absolutely needed... he won't go around doing this willy-nilly but it can be something he's willing to do in the right scenario. * Observant and good at reading people, generally pretty good at predicting others' behavior, although he sometimes assumes people will be smarter / more logical than they actually are. * Head for numbers, money, good business sense etc. * ALSO HAS A SENSE OF / HEAD FOR UHHH... ILLEGALITY... and knows when people are going to try some shit. Will help you out and be like "uhhh hey you're not getting a good deal there, man" if he sees you being fleeced. * Morally flexible.
CR YOU WANT: * GOOD COP / BAD COP interrogating or bargaining with merchants lmfao... he can take either role depending on the other character's personality. He doesn't really love hurting innocent people for no reason and will def try to be the 'good cop' and rein in anyone who's being crazy aggressive in response to no or minimal provocation, but he can be hot-headed and impulsive if someone's really pushing his buttons so someone who will be the 'good cop' to his 'bad cop' as he loses patience would be great too. * People who he can be protective of! Especially people who are very young, elderly or in some ways vulnerable. * Older men / fatherly figure types who are willing to provide him with guidance and direction. Nacho absolutely craves this kind of interaction ever since he hasn't been able to talk to his dad. Older women / motherly figures work too but not quite as well -- he respects strong women, but it's a surrogate-father figure specifically he's really craving. * He often can't catch a break in canon, so people who will actually be kind to him would be great! He might not be super trusting at first, but he'll melt eventually. I'd love for him to meet people he can actually trust here, since that's not something he ever really gets to have much in canon. * ...but people who will put him in his place and use magic, superior knowledge of the situation, whatever else etc to get him under their thumb, bully him a little (or a lot) are great too, I mean, he can't have things too easy, right? He's not super easily bullied, but it can be done if you're intimidating enough / a big enough deal. * BUT ALSO people he can bully and push around a little bit, lol. He can seem a lot harder and more intimidating than he is at first glance and he doesn't always do a lot to disabuse people of this perception. That said, while he can be slightly mean in minor ways, he won't be too awful to anyone who hasn't actually done anything to deserve it. * Other people who have made bad decisions they regret in life, esp if lead them down immoral or criminal roads they now regret. * Other people who are good at / enjoy / money and business, etc., or just people who are very pragmatic about getting things done in general. * People who are cheery, talkative or very extroverted! Nacho himself is kind of reserved and quiet and prefers to listen more than speak, so I enjoy the contrast of him interacting with people who are LOUD and LIKE TO TALK A LOT. * Because he's dead, he's a little more inclined to accept the magic etc as part of his... "afterlife?"... although he's still going to be weirded out by it for a while. But while I'm totally down to have people use their magic as a way to control him, get him into a subordinate position, etc people who will introduce him to magic as something of joy and wonder would be really sweet, I think.
Nacho Varga | Better Call Saul
PLAYER: Amber
PREFERRED CONTACT: Yes plz!
CHARACTER & CANON: Ignacio "Nacho" Varga | Better Call Saul
THEIR ONE-LINE ELEVATOR PITCH: Sad boi criminal who can't catch a break and loves his papa.
THEIR ASSIGNED LEVEL & ROLE IN ALEM He'll be in The Crossing, trying to secure supplies and figure out why the merchants have soured on Alem.
WHY THEY'RE GOING TO MESS EVERYTHING UP, REALLY: wait what do you mean "just poison every bad boss you've ever had" isn't a viable strategy???? since when?? whatever, he's just gonna go do some other impulsively violent thing that backfires, it's cool.
THEY'VE SECRETLY GOT A THING FOR RATHAKKU, DON'T THEY? Of course, but shhh. It's a secret.
PLOTS AND PLANS:
* ANYONE WANT TO HELP HIM STOP A RIOT THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN?? He's not really going to go out of his way to put himself in harm's way if he can help it, but he's not going to ignore or run away from rampant violence happening right in front of him.
* I am signing him up for the envoy thingie SO :O who knows if he'll get picked but we'll see!!!
* He probably won't automatically jump into the murder investigation of his own accord, but he can be guilt tripped / convinced, especially if the victims are people he would view as "innocent" and vulnerable. To that end, he's great at sneaking around and good at reading people. He also knows how to paint a threat while interrogating someone.
* He's noticed some of the merchants aren't on the up and up in terms of what they're charging vs. what they're actually giving people, and plans to try to use that info to blackmail the merchants into giving him a better deal / more stuff. Anyone morally gray want to help him out?? Or you know, make sure he doesn't get murdered if he tries to start shit if / when his brilliant plan doesn't work out the way he wanted.
* He isn't an evil monster, okay, don't listen to Jimmy he doesn't know what he's talking about.
WHAT THEY CAN OFFER:
* He doesn't have any superpowers, but he's fast, agile and a very capable fighter in pretty much any non-superpowered scenario. Good shot with a gun, too!
* Good (really good) at keeping a calm head in stressful situations.
* Brave and willing to sacrifice himself for others / the greater good if it's absolutely needed... he won't go around doing this willy-nilly but it can be something he's willing to do in the right scenario.
* Observant and good at reading people, generally pretty good at predicting others' behavior, although he sometimes assumes people will be smarter / more logical than they actually are.
* Head for numbers, money, good business sense etc.
* ALSO HAS A SENSE OF / HEAD FOR UHHH... ILLEGALITY... and knows when people are going to try some shit. Will help you out and be like "uhhh hey you're not getting a good deal there, man" if he sees you being fleeced.
* Morally flexible.
CR YOU WANT:
* GOOD COP / BAD COP interrogating or bargaining with merchants lmfao... he can take either role depending on the other character's personality. He doesn't really love hurting innocent people for no reason and will def try to be the 'good cop' and rein in anyone who's being crazy aggressive in response to no or minimal provocation, but he can be hot-headed and impulsive if someone's really pushing his buttons so someone who will be the 'good cop' to his 'bad cop' as he loses patience would be great too.
* People who he can be protective of! Especially people who are very young, elderly or in some ways vulnerable.
* Older men / fatherly figure types who are willing to provide him with guidance and direction. Nacho absolutely craves this kind of interaction ever since he hasn't been able to talk to his dad. Older women / motherly figures work too but not quite as well -- he respects strong women, but it's a surrogate-father figure specifically he's really craving.
* He often can't catch a break in canon, so people who will actually be kind to him would be great! He might not be super trusting at first, but he'll melt eventually. I'd love for him to meet people he can actually trust here, since that's not something he ever really gets to have much in canon.
* ...but people who will put him in his place and use magic, superior knowledge of the situation, whatever else etc to get him under their thumb, bully him a little (or a lot) are great too, I mean, he can't have things too easy, right? He's not super easily bullied, but it can be done if you're intimidating enough / a big enough deal.
* BUT ALSO people he can bully and push around a little bit, lol. He can seem a lot harder and more intimidating than he is at first glance and he doesn't always do a lot to disabuse people of this perception. That said, while he can be slightly mean in minor ways, he won't be too awful to anyone who hasn't actually done anything to deserve it.
* Other people who have made bad decisions they regret in life, esp if lead them down immoral or criminal roads they now regret.
* Other people who are good at / enjoy / money and business, etc., or just people who are very pragmatic about getting things done in general.
* People who are cheery, talkative or very extroverted! Nacho himself is kind of reserved and quiet and prefers to listen more than speak, so I enjoy the contrast of him interacting with people who are LOUD and LIKE TO TALK A LOT.
* Because he's dead, he's a little more inclined to accept the magic etc as part of his... "afterlife?"... although he's still going to be weirded out by it for a while. But while I'm totally down to have people use their magic as a way to control him, get him into a subordinate position, etc people who will introduce him to magic as something of joy and wonder would be really sweet, I think.