Post by Amadeo Picard on Feb 7, 2017 14:54:52 GMT -5
PICARD, AMADEO
Non sibi sed omnibus
[ AT A GLANCE ]
Age / Apparent Age: 517/28. Amadeo lived a fairly ripe life and died in 1542 under violent circumstances. He quickly became a Hollow after his death.
Gender: Male
Height & Weight: 6'2" & 175 lbs
Hair & Eye Color: Raven black hair & Lime green eyes.
Positive Traits: Patient, Straight-forward, Spontaneous
Negative Traits: Exacting, Short-Tempered, Callous
Loyalties: As a man of science, his greatest loyalty is to the pursuit of truth and the advancement of knowledge at all costs. This life-defining passion trumps even his commitment to the legacy of Las Noches.
Snapshots:
1514 - Born
1529 - Apprenticeship in the Italian Medical Corps
1532 - Became military surgeon
1537 - Left military to join in study and teaching with Paracelsus in Vienna
1542 - Poisoned while traveling (Death) Immediately became Hollow
1679 - Evolved to Gillian
1722 - Evolved to Adjuchas
1752 - First use of a primitive form of his 'Fondere' power
1754 - Began experimenting on other Hollows, especially their Masks, thanks to properties of power
1788 - Broke own mask, began existence as Arrancar
1810 - Rediscovered 'Fondere', for use in new form
1811 - Began establishing network of safe houses in Europe for surgery and experimentation
1875 - Network now spanned much of Southern Europe
1930 - Expansion to America
1951 - Expansion to India
2014 - Expansion to Japan (Karakura Town) in the wake of the disaster
2016 - Vacuum of power leaves him room to grow again directly in Las Noches; claims abandoned Espada tower
[ ON THE SURFACE ]
Physical Description: Amadeo is a clean-cut man by any standard. Medium-length raven-black hair with a natural, light waviness is most often slicked back, or left looking "messy" but pushed back away from his eyes--wouldn't want any hair to obscure progress. Many of his facial features are best described as 'sharp'. They provide the air of a man of intensity and focus as he coldly studies and analyzes what he looks at. In actuality, there is a warmth to his face and in his lime green eyes when he takes the time to look at someone or something as more than the sum of its parts, but it is a look reserved for few.
Below the pointed chin of his narrow face is a lean build on what might be fair to call a 'lanky' man, if it weren't for his broad shoulders. Muscles are clearly visible, especially on his arms and upper back, but the visual result is a man who looks more like he is chiseled by virtue of careful diet and good genes, rather than a gym rat who has molded himself to look just so. When speaking, Amadeo drifts between a rather academic-sounding tenor and an almost gravelly baritone.
The Mask fragment left from his transformation rests just below his left eye and towards his nose in the shape of a waxing crescent moon
Spiritual Description: Light a beautiful impressionist painting of a sunset, Amadeo's reiatsu is a vibrant palate of reds, oranges, yellows, blues and green that seem to blur from one color to the other. Although the outer reaches of his aura are most likely to be red or orange, the inner colors flow and stir and mix with one another freely. Those who experience the full weight of his reiatsu report feeling an almost surreal quality, or like they are in a waking dream, although they are very consciously aware they are not. Amadeo has discovered this property also has the very useful side-effect of making people less likely to jerk their bodies or react with sudden, instinctual movements when he is connected to them via his power, Fondere.
[ BEHIND THE EYES ]
Personality: Relentlessly perfect, Amadeo expects the best from both himself and anyone who lends their support, help, or favor to his cause. He does not deal especially well with failing to get his way, although he is especially patient and calculating in how he approaches what it is that he wants. Make no mistake though, in the face of frustration he can be prone to explode when an ally disappoints him, or his target makes the slip, or an experiment goes awry. At his core, he is a man who loves to share knowledge with others as it can only lead to a greater success, but he is always careful about what he says and who he shares it with.
Beneath the generous teacher on the surface, there lurks a sadist as well as a man who simply knows that he is better than those he associates with. While he may not trump all of them in terms of power--and he knows he likely never will--he can confidently say he trumps them all in terms of raw ambition and the will to act.
Goals & Achievements: Amadeo has always been most at home pioneering techniques, asking bold questions, and performing the daring experiments that social mores and tenets generally shackle men from approaching. Whether it be sterilization techniques on the battlefields of Europe, or how to accurately measure the 'ripeness' of a Human's spiritual energy, he has always looked to be both practical and applicable with his skill. And he would very much like for that to continue. There is one currency today that Shinigami wield much more effectively than Arrancar: Souls. The Seireitei is soaked in spiritual energy and surrounded by the concentrated presence of billions of other Pluses, and that is why they will always dominate Hollow Breeds. That is unless something can change.
The relentless pursuit of the most secret and hidden properties of the soul, including how to weaponize it, or weaponize the Hollowfication of souls, is his goal. Shinigami have lost their fear of their only natural predator--it is time they remember it,
[ GUARDIAN ANGEL ]
Aspect of Death: LEGACY -- Pushing too hard, reaching too far, trying things he maybe was not prepared for...a hallmarks of a medical genius in his human life but also the tragic elements of a man who valued what he left behind more than what he had. In death, these traits have created a man who believes in the power and value of what he can create, what he is capable of achieving, and what his people, friends, and family are capable of achieving. He will make the world better by his presence, or die trying.
Power: Fondere is power over 'fusion' or 'merging', which allows Amadeo to spiritually merge with other objects, and then separate out again. This has a range of effects, such as being able to pass through a wall to get to the other side. Or fusing his blade with a spiritual object in order to repair it. Or sinking into a rock face in order to avoid a hail of bullets. If focused intently enough, this power can be used to break down complex objects into their more basic components or separate out individual materials from greater collections after first fusing with them. This power can only be used externally and is therefore not capable of regenerating Amadeo's body.
Zanpakutō: A thirty-four-inch long ninjato whose metal seems to fold and wrinkle on itself in deep shades of some dark gray material. While the cutting edge looks sharp and bleak, the rest of the weapon appears to be covered in some sort of thin film of rust and neglect. The handle is the bone-white material signature to Hollow-Breeds, however, it is tightly wrapped in thoroughly worn, dark brown leather.
[ LEGACY CREATED ]
Origin: It's not fair to call him a simple medical professional because he was part of something much more, but on his own, that was the extent of the life of Amadeus Theophilius Baumbastos Picard. Being born to a farm life in Northern Italy, he developed a love for biology, anatomy, and physiology from a very young age which he was then able to turn into an apprenticeship and career in surgery. He took bold actions, tested theories, saved lives, and saved countless more with the practices he helped pioneer and publish for future generations. Unfortunately, one of the side-effects of such bold action was collateral damage. Revenge; poisoned to death while traveling by the kin of a man that died on his table claimed his life in 1542.
Rise to Power: In an instant, the pain of being poisoned gave way to the existential pain of being a lost, damned soul. His consciousness slipped beneath the waves and he lost himself to the animalistic life of a hollow for years and year. Hunger, feeding, evolution. Hunger, feeding, evolution. The cycle continued until his form was refined and his power manifested itself; he discovered he could merge his body with other things without destroying them outright! Including people. He saw the effects of what his power did to others, both living and dead, and one day resolved to try to replicate the experiment on himself. The result--a broken Mask and the Arrancar we know today as Amadeo.
Over the coming decades and centuries, most of his time was spent on Earth setting up quiet, back-alley shops and parlors to practice surgery and medical experimentation on the still-living citizens of Europe. He examined disease, he tracked illness, he even spread it so he could see even the most insignificant detail of the process from a dozens angles. In time, the network of surgeons and medical 'professionals' collecting data for him numbered in the hundreds. Eventually, he spread to the Americas, and then into Asia, and finally Japan. In each case, his expansion either immediately predated or postdated massive spells of casualty where the desperate attention of the host country was focused simply on recovering--or surviving--what fate hate wrought for them. His targetted victims even included Las Noches, in time.
Call to Action: The expulsion of the Vaizards, whether developed or neophyte, and any hollow sympathizers, from the Seireitei means that there are no longer any serious ramifications for the agents of Las Noches should their efforts go unrestrained. No deep cover units to worry about! No secret intelligence they could one day bank on. No more half-breeds reliably lurking within those walls that might one day find their way home. And as such, Amadeo could now be free of any reasonable excuse to stop himself from focusing on his truest goals. With Erasmus abandoning the throne, the way to prominence had been paved. But now, by the Seireitei's own hand, the shackles on the Doctor were finally broken.
Non sibi sed omnibus
[ AT A GLANCE ]
Age / Apparent Age: 517/28. Amadeo lived a fairly ripe life and died in 1542 under violent circumstances. He quickly became a Hollow after his death.
Gender: Male
Height & Weight: 6'2" & 175 lbs
Hair & Eye Color: Raven black hair & Lime green eyes.
Positive Traits: Patient, Straight-forward, Spontaneous
Negative Traits: Exacting, Short-Tempered, Callous
Loyalties: As a man of science, his greatest loyalty is to the pursuit of truth and the advancement of knowledge at all costs. This life-defining passion trumps even his commitment to the legacy of Las Noches.
Snapshots:
1514 - Born
1529 - Apprenticeship in the Italian Medical Corps
1532 - Became military surgeon
1537 - Left military to join in study and teaching with Paracelsus in Vienna
1542 - Poisoned while traveling (Death) Immediately became Hollow
1679 - Evolved to Gillian
1722 - Evolved to Adjuchas
1752 - First use of a primitive form of his 'Fondere' power
1754 - Began experimenting on other Hollows, especially their Masks, thanks to properties of power
1788 - Broke own mask, began existence as Arrancar
1810 - Rediscovered 'Fondere', for use in new form
1811 - Began establishing network of safe houses in Europe for surgery and experimentation
1875 - Network now spanned much of Southern Europe
1930 - Expansion to America
1951 - Expansion to India
2014 - Expansion to Japan (Karakura Town) in the wake of the disaster
2016 - Vacuum of power leaves him room to grow again directly in Las Noches; claims abandoned Espada tower
[ ON THE SURFACE ]
Physical Description: Amadeo is a clean-cut man by any standard. Medium-length raven-black hair with a natural, light waviness is most often slicked back, or left looking "messy" but pushed back away from his eyes--wouldn't want any hair to obscure progress. Many of his facial features are best described as 'sharp'. They provide the air of a man of intensity and focus as he coldly studies and analyzes what he looks at. In actuality, there is a warmth to his face and in his lime green eyes when he takes the time to look at someone or something as more than the sum of its parts, but it is a look reserved for few.
Below the pointed chin of his narrow face is a lean build on what might be fair to call a 'lanky' man, if it weren't for his broad shoulders. Muscles are clearly visible, especially on his arms and upper back, but the visual result is a man who looks more like he is chiseled by virtue of careful diet and good genes, rather than a gym rat who has molded himself to look just so. When speaking, Amadeo drifts between a rather academic-sounding tenor and an almost gravelly baritone.
The Mask fragment left from his transformation rests just below his left eye and towards his nose in the shape of a waxing crescent moon
Spiritual Description: Light a beautiful impressionist painting of a sunset, Amadeo's reiatsu is a vibrant palate of reds, oranges, yellows, blues and green that seem to blur from one color to the other. Although the outer reaches of his aura are most likely to be red or orange, the inner colors flow and stir and mix with one another freely. Those who experience the full weight of his reiatsu report feeling an almost surreal quality, or like they are in a waking dream, although they are very consciously aware they are not. Amadeo has discovered this property also has the very useful side-effect of making people less likely to jerk their bodies or react with sudden, instinctual movements when he is connected to them via his power, Fondere.
[ BEHIND THE EYES ]
Personality: Relentlessly perfect, Amadeo expects the best from both himself and anyone who lends their support, help, or favor to his cause. He does not deal especially well with failing to get his way, although he is especially patient and calculating in how he approaches what it is that he wants. Make no mistake though, in the face of frustration he can be prone to explode when an ally disappoints him, or his target makes the slip, or an experiment goes awry. At his core, he is a man who loves to share knowledge with others as it can only lead to a greater success, but he is always careful about what he says and who he shares it with.
Beneath the generous teacher on the surface, there lurks a sadist as well as a man who simply knows that he is better than those he associates with. While he may not trump all of them in terms of power--and he knows he likely never will--he can confidently say he trumps them all in terms of raw ambition and the will to act.
Goals & Achievements: Amadeo has always been most at home pioneering techniques, asking bold questions, and performing the daring experiments that social mores and tenets generally shackle men from approaching. Whether it be sterilization techniques on the battlefields of Europe, or how to accurately measure the 'ripeness' of a Human's spiritual energy, he has always looked to be both practical and applicable with his skill. And he would very much like for that to continue. There is one currency today that Shinigami wield much more effectively than Arrancar: Souls. The Seireitei is soaked in spiritual energy and surrounded by the concentrated presence of billions of other Pluses, and that is why they will always dominate Hollow Breeds. That is unless something can change.
The relentless pursuit of the most secret and hidden properties of the soul, including how to weaponize it, or weaponize the Hollowfication of souls, is his goal. Shinigami have lost their fear of their only natural predator--it is time they remember it,
[ GUARDIAN ANGEL ]
Aspect of Death: LEGACY -- Pushing too hard, reaching too far, trying things he maybe was not prepared for...a hallmarks of a medical genius in his human life but also the tragic elements of a man who valued what he left behind more than what he had. In death, these traits have created a man who believes in the power and value of what he can create, what he is capable of achieving, and what his people, friends, and family are capable of achieving. He will make the world better by his presence, or die trying.
Power: Fondere is power over 'fusion' or 'merging', which allows Amadeo to spiritually merge with other objects, and then separate out again. This has a range of effects, such as being able to pass through a wall to get to the other side. Or fusing his blade with a spiritual object in order to repair it. Or sinking into a rock face in order to avoid a hail of bullets. If focused intently enough, this power can be used to break down complex objects into their more basic components or separate out individual materials from greater collections after first fusing with them. This power can only be used externally and is therefore not capable of regenerating Amadeo's body.
Zanpakutō: A thirty-four-inch long ninjato whose metal seems to fold and wrinkle on itself in deep shades of some dark gray material. While the cutting edge looks sharp and bleak, the rest of the weapon appears to be covered in some sort of thin film of rust and neglect. The handle is the bone-white material signature to Hollow-Breeds, however, it is tightly wrapped in thoroughly worn, dark brown leather.
[ LEGACY CREATED ]
Origin: It's not fair to call him a simple medical professional because he was part of something much more, but on his own, that was the extent of the life of Amadeus Theophilius Baumbastos Picard. Being born to a farm life in Northern Italy, he developed a love for biology, anatomy, and physiology from a very young age which he was then able to turn into an apprenticeship and career in surgery. He took bold actions, tested theories, saved lives, and saved countless more with the practices he helped pioneer and publish for future generations. Unfortunately, one of the side-effects of such bold action was collateral damage. Revenge; poisoned to death while traveling by the kin of a man that died on his table claimed his life in 1542.
Rise to Power: In an instant, the pain of being poisoned gave way to the existential pain of being a lost, damned soul. His consciousness slipped beneath the waves and he lost himself to the animalistic life of a hollow for years and year. Hunger, feeding, evolution. Hunger, feeding, evolution. The cycle continued until his form was refined and his power manifested itself; he discovered he could merge his body with other things without destroying them outright! Including people. He saw the effects of what his power did to others, both living and dead, and one day resolved to try to replicate the experiment on himself. The result--a broken Mask and the Arrancar we know today as Amadeo.
Over the coming decades and centuries, most of his time was spent on Earth setting up quiet, back-alley shops and parlors to practice surgery and medical experimentation on the still-living citizens of Europe. He examined disease, he tracked illness, he even spread it so he could see even the most insignificant detail of the process from a dozens angles. In time, the network of surgeons and medical 'professionals' collecting data for him numbered in the hundreds. Eventually, he spread to the Americas, and then into Asia, and finally Japan. In each case, his expansion either immediately predated or postdated massive spells of casualty where the desperate attention of the host country was focused simply on recovering--or surviving--what fate hate wrought for them. His targetted victims even included Las Noches, in time.
Call to Action: The expulsion of the Vaizards, whether developed or neophyte, and any hollow sympathizers, from the Seireitei means that there are no longer any serious ramifications for the agents of Las Noches should their efforts go unrestrained. No deep cover units to worry about! No secret intelligence they could one day bank on. No more half-breeds reliably lurking within those walls that might one day find their way home. And as such, Amadeo could now be free of any reasonable excuse to stop himself from focusing on his truest goals. With Erasmus abandoning the throne, the way to prominence had been paved. But now, by the Seireitei's own hand, the shackles on the Doctor were finally broken.
