❥ Name: Genesis Rhapsodos
❥ Canon: Final Fantasy VII
❥ Canon Point: Just before he awakens at the end of FF7: Dirge of Cerberus
❥ Fandom OC Approval: N/A
❥ History: Here❥ CRAU?: N/A
❥ Personality: Genesis is a passionate and fiery individual. His emotions run deep and they are not tempered. Sometimes. He loves to have a flare, to be dramatic and to be heard. In this vein, he’s also quite vain and ensures he also looks good when going out. He loves looking good. He keeps a calm façade most of the time but should he become angry, there is a fire in him that would not be quelled until he calmed himself down. Part of that anger is that he is prone to jealousy, whether it be from a friend or someone who was better than him (proven or not).
Genesis is also a master with words and very charismatic. Should he want to, he can and will manipulate those around him. However, he's hardly ever found a reason to do this since he likes to be above such trickery (though it doesn't hurt every now and then to have a little fun~). Of course, within the game Genesis had fallen down to using such tactics due to his degradation of both mind and body. But since he was healed by the Goddess and given a second chance, he has since fallen back on way before everything had gone downhill. However, that doesn't mean he won't use such tactics when the need calls for it. His enhanced body also gives him quite the daring attitude. He was risky as a normal human but now nearly indestructible? Why, the possibilities were endless for him. Given his wealthy family, he has spent time learning about everything around him and, more importantly, who. He is quite the social butterfly and will use this knowledge to him advantage should he need it.
Despite all this mingling that he actually doesn't favor doing, he never opens himself up unless one is a close friend of his. He doesn't like being in the dark, but he doesn't like making himself vulnerable if he can help it, hence the need to be charismatic without pushing too hard. Genesis can be enigma to those around him and due to being a SOLDIER, there was a respect that he automatically had, he also doesn't mind flaunting this and because certain other people don't dare question him, it's easy to see how he can become "close" the other people but never let them become close to him.
There is also an idiosyncrasy to Genesis that is quite simply unique him in that when he sets his mind to something, he can and will become obsessed. However, considering we have only seen this with his obsession with the play LOVELESS, it remains to be seen exactly how obsessed he becomes with other things. Not only that but when his mind had degraded, LOVELESS was the only thing he really latched onto. He was known for quoting it
a lot but it wasn't until his desperation and his insanity reached their peak that he really started reciting it on a near constant basis. Luckily, now that his sanity and life has been restored, he won't be quoting it nearly that often.
❥ Abilities: As with any First Class SOLDIER, Genesis is very proficient with a sword. To be specific, his weapon of choice is a long crimson-bladed sword called Rapier with a decorative filigree handle. And just like any SOLDIER in general, he has been enhanced with Mako. His strength, endurance, durability, agility, etc. are greatly enhanced due to the Mako. However, it’s his skill with the blade that is most notable. It is seen throughout the game Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core that he can and does channel his magic through his sword. Whenever he activated the Fire Materia within, runes appear along the length of the blade and glow, giving it a fiery glow and strengthening it in response. His skills themselves are a match to even Sephiroth, though it remains to be seen that he has yet to actually beat the man (This is from the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania).
He is also noted for being skilled the art of magic when it comes to Materia as it has yet to be seen that other SOLDIERs actually even use Materia all that often. Like most SOLDIERs in ShinRa, he does have access to materia fusion, although we only see Genesis use Fire and summoning Bahamut Fury. But extension, from his boss battles in the game a select cutscene, it is seen that he can use Homing, Dark Energy, and Flash but, as noted, it's really unknown whether these are from materia or his Project G abilities.
As part of these Project G abilities, he's suggested to have some sort of telekinetic ability as he somehow flies straight with one wing and uses the feathers as projectiles (but it appears limited to simply this and no more).
He also has his own limit break called Apocalypse, that is used in the final battle with Zack Fair. Much like when Zack uses Genesis' ability via the DMW, a gold crest appears to emit a massive wave of energy. Although Genesis' version appears above the opponent, rather than below. The final act of LOVELESS (the one Genesis interpreted) also appears within the crest itself with the final line being where the opponent stands.
❥ Extras: None
Did your character bring anything along (limit 3 items) with them? Rapier, mastered Restore materia and mastered Fire materia.
Which god will they choose to support? Rawna
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