There was definitely another thread or two like this one in the past... still, it's been a while and I feel I have a bit of a better grip on my characters since the last time, so maybe the answers will be at least a little different.
Chachan is likely the sort that would be struggling in a few of his classes - especially in the more academic ones like the various sciences and mathematics - mostly due to comprehension issues. He tries his hardest, though, to fight for every C he gets. Due to his physique, he could possibly be scoped out to be on the school football team's defensive line - where he does surprising well considering being so much shorter than everyone else - and this could lead to some more passes than not on a few tests in order to keep him around for the team. They likely keep this on the down-low, though, since there was certainly an incident once where the fact became common knowledge and he got pretty upset about it and redoubled his study efforts to show he could do it himself... resulting in the kid being all burned out for a big game.
Born to a family who is relatively famous for making a selling firearms, there would probably be rumors going around about how someone shouldn't upset him because he'd totally cause the next school shooting. Instead, he's just an awkward teen who is nervous around girls, wants to have friends, and is more content than anything either making things in shop class or working on his car. The little musclebound lunkhead who, despite what most people would think, stops to pet dogs and will totally help you out if your car breaks down.
Gogon would likely fall under this sort of thing too, actually. Top of his class, especially in mathematics, and likely taking several AP courses at once. However, he's much more aloof about his intelligence and thus his superiority complex would be so much more obvious. Due his lack of physical strength, you'd figure he'd end up shoved in a locker more than once...
But he "weaponizes" his intelligences as well. If there's a dirt on a student, he probably knows it and makes sure they know he knows, just so they show him the proper respect. Never anything openly overt, but the signs are usually there that he has some sort of hold on folks since even the local gangs will not harry him (though they'd certainly grumble about him). Oddly, he also serves as a tutor and is generally a good source of information if you can both pay the prerequisite fee and deal with his condescending attitude.
Judge, even in this situation, would be too old to be a student. He's either that strict elderly teacher who is very by the books or, possibly more likely, something as high as the vice- or full-on principal. He'd be the sort prone to giving lengthy and confusing lectures on what students should be doing at assemblies and having a strange probation method that baffles even the other staff. Double-Secret Probation? Sounds like something Principle Jredthys would set.
Don't be fooled, though. Even with all his oddities, he's very much in favor of seeing the student body succeed and will go to great lengths to ensure that. He's willing to put his own neck out on the line to ensure a safe, orderly learning environment and - while oftentimes confusing - his punishments for infractions are always fair and scale appropriately to the issue at hand. Plus, he is quick to let you off the hook if it turns out you weren't at fault or were set-up.
Chachan is likely the sort that would be struggling in a few of his classes - especially in the more academic ones like the various sciences and mathematics - mostly due to comprehension issues. He tries his hardest, though, to fight for every C he gets. Due to his physique, he could possibly be scoped out to be on the school football team's defensive line - where he does surprising well considering being so much shorter than everyone else - and this could lead to some more passes than not on a few tests in order to keep him around for the team. They likely keep this on the down-low, though, since there was certainly an incident once where the fact became common knowledge and he got pretty upset about it and redoubled his study efforts to show he could do it himself... resulting in the kid being all burned out for a big game.
Born to a family who is relatively famous for making a selling firearms, there would probably be rumors going around about how someone shouldn't upset him because he'd totally cause the next school shooting. Instead, he's just an awkward teen who is nervous around girls, wants to have friends, and is more content than anything either making things in shop class or working on his car. The little musclebound lunkhead who, despite what most people would think, stops to pet dogs and will totally help you out if your car breaks down.
(08-18-2015, 01:27 PM)Sylentmana Wrote: This is actually a large part of my character's backstory. She comes from Sharlayan and was the top student in her class. She's always been the quiet type and while she wasn't openly smug about her intelligence, as you described, she does have something of a superiority complex. She is also prone to do this:
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Gogon would likely fall under this sort of thing too, actually. Top of his class, especially in mathematics, and likely taking several AP courses at once. However, he's much more aloof about his intelligence and thus his superiority complex would be so much more obvious. Due his lack of physical strength, you'd figure he'd end up shoved in a locker more than once...
But he "weaponizes" his intelligences as well. If there's a dirt on a student, he probably knows it and makes sure they know he knows, just so they show him the proper respect. Never anything openly overt, but the signs are usually there that he has some sort of hold on folks since even the local gangs will not harry him (though they'd certainly grumble about him). Oddly, he also serves as a tutor and is generally a good source of information if you can both pay the prerequisite fee and deal with his condescending attitude.
Judge, even in this situation, would be too old to be a student. He's either that strict elderly teacher who is very by the books or, possibly more likely, something as high as the vice- or full-on principal. He'd be the sort prone to giving lengthy and confusing lectures on what students should be doing at assemblies and having a strange probation method that baffles even the other staff. Double-Secret Probation? Sounds like something Principle Jredthys would set.
Don't be fooled, though. Even with all his oddities, he's very much in favor of seeing the student body succeed and will go to great lengths to ensure that. He's willing to put his own neck out on the line to ensure a safe, orderly learning environment and - while oftentimes confusing - his punishments for infractions are always fair and scale appropriately to the issue at hand. Plus, he is quick to let you off the hook if it turns out you weren't at fault or were set-up.
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