Edmund Pevensie
Nov 25, 2010 18:45:12 GMT -5
Post by yhallotharedmund on Nov 25, 2010 18:45:12 GMT -5
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age: 11 or 12, somewhere in that area.
species: human
birthplace: Finchley, England
movie: The Chronicles of Narnia
title:
... Turkish Delight?
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why: When I was in seventh grade, my school was holding a production of Narnia.I wasn't completely obsessed with it at that time, but I didn't hate it with a passion, either. I guess it was sort of a neutral feeling. Either way, I knew the basic premise of it, so I naturally wanted the part of the White Witch, because I was just that type of person for the part. However, I was just a bit too short, so I got another major part: Edmund. At first, I was a little disappointed, but as rehearsals went by and I got over it, it soon grew to be my favorite role.
Sure, it was the show in which I got hurt the most (one time, I had a bandage on my knee for the entire second act. D8) but I enjoyed it overall, and it is because of this experience I had as
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facial description/mood expressions: Edmund has brown eyes and eyebrows the same color as his hair. The only time this moody child smiles is when he gets his way, something good happens, or he receives positive attention.
clothing style: Edmund has very plain style. He doesn't particularly dress up in anything fancy, just some casual clothing would usually do for the time being. However, his armor is pretty boss.
body build: Quite slender, but a keen observer could notice that he is starting to get a little on the plump side.
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Quite frankly, young kings aren't exempt to the natural preteen moodiness that comes with growing up. Edmund Pevensie is no exception. Even in his state of Narnian power and his excellent swordsmanship, Edmund is undeniably still a child in personality. One would definitely be able to tell about Edmund is that he is very rebellious, and isn't the biggest fan of taking orders, especially from Peter. ESPECIALLY from Peter. In fact, if Peter says a direct command, then Edmund is likely to do the exact opposite. Increasingly jealous of his older brother, this type of mindset is what gets Edmund into quite a lot of trouble. Edmund would be more satisfied if he was the one giving commands instead of taking them. However, this does not mean Edmund hates his family. On the contrary, if Edmund puts his self-titled "rivalry" with Peter aside, then he is a very loyal member of the Pevensie family, and will do anything to protect his brother and sisters.
Another trait of Edmund's that might throw someone off is that, even though he is a hero and benefits Narnia in the long run, he can still be a little bit rotten at times. He is, in fact, somewhat whiny, and sometimes throws minor tantrums when he doesn't get his way. However, he's matured past the latter for the most part, assuming all the tantrums in the family belong to Lucy. However, a trait that solely belongs to Edmund is his recklessness. It is not uncommon for him to take action without thinking, and this is what lands him in the sticky situation that helps the first Narnian quest to unfold.
Ed can also be a bit of a jerk as well, which results in most of the aforementioned negative traits. He twists his keen sense of humor into his own brand of sarcasm, which he is surprisingly good at. He is sometimes a bit of a bully to Lucy because he makes fun of her discovery of Narnia before he unintentionally visits Narnia himself, which would lead into pointing out the fact that Edmund absolutely HATES admitting he's wrong. It cannot be stressed enough that Ed constantly defies his superiors, so knowing someone (peter) that, compared to him, is always right (PETER) and always takes the chance to step up and prove Edmund wrong (PETER) makes him infuriated.
Though Edmund can be a smart-aleck (for lack of a more site-appropriate term), he isn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. In fact, he's actually very gullible, which is evident in his first encounter with the White Witch, who tricks him into bringing his brother and sisters to her palace with a nice plate of Turkish Delight, which is one of Ed's favorite treats.
history:
Once upon a time in a faraway land called England, there lived four children who were forced to leave home and live out in the country with some random creepy old man while the Germans were bombing their city.
There was Peter: strong, gallant, a determined leader. The oldest out of the four children, he almost always knew the right thing to do and made sure to watch over his younger siblings in the name of all that is good.
There was Susan: wise, pretty, a compassionate mistress. The second-oldest, Susan could easily have been the most mature out of the four, she was the head honcho when Peter was absent, and did her share of watching over the siblings as well, even keeping Peter in line sometimes.
There was Lucy: curious, outgoing, an innocent child. She was the youngest of the four, and the first discoverer of Narnia. She is rarely taken seriously, but that doesn't stop her from fighting for what she believes in, whether it is real or not.
And then there was Edmund.
Edmund, whose unique trait among the four was that there was nothing unique. Always ignored and misunderstood, Edmund was, at the time, the type to go to extreme measures to get attention. When this coincided with his moodiness, things got a bit unpleasant. Ed always turned out to be the black sheep, the oddball, the one that rarely stood out. At least, until Lucy discovered Narnia on the other side of an enchanted wardrobe.
Yes, a wardrobe.
At first, the other three thought it was just a childish game of imagination, something Lucy would eventually grow out of. But, as Edmund soon realized, they were wrong. Dead wrong. For when Edmund, in a state of sleeplessness, attempted to scare Lucy one night when she was off in an adventure in Narnia, he found himself unintentionally following her into the wardrobe, thinking she was hiding inside. Lucy was nowhere to be found, but what he found instead was the White Witch, who called herself the "Queen of Narnia". She tricked him to attempt to bring his siblings to her castle ("Beyond those woods, you see those two hills? My house is right between them..."), giving him his favorite treat and a guarantee he would be superior to Peter. He agreed, but when he found Lucy and returned home, he denied to Peter and Susan that he had seen Narnia with Lucy, instead insisting to them that it was just a game.
A few days later, after a series of strange yet mundane events, all four of them were led to hide in the wardrobe and discover Narnia. The two older siblings admit they were wrong, and then Peter accuses Edmund of lying to them. Yet nothing major happens, and Lucy invited everyone to meet Tumnus, the fawn she had become friends with on her first visit. Evidently, Peter still hasn't forgiven his younger brother, for in the snowy forest, Edmund is given a rather feminine coat to wear, which looked rather silly on him.
They visit Tumnus' house only to discover he was captured by the White Witch's guards. Whose fault was this? I'll give you three hints:
1. He had blabbed everything to the White Witch.
2. He was about to lead the other three to the White Witch's castle.
3. He is featured in this app.
That's right: Lucy's
While the other three are invited to stay at the house of a beaver couple, Edmund escapes on his own to seek out the White Witch's palace to report to "her majesty". The other three and the beavers realize he was gone, but it was too late to save him - he had already passed through the palace gates into a courtyard filled with animals turned to stone. Feeling mischievous, Ed decides to draw a mustache on one of the stone lions, and realizes that in this place, he can't be scorned for any mischief. No sooner than when that thought crosses his mind, he is assaulted by the White Witch's head guard, Maugrim, a wolf. Upon realizing this was the "Son of Adam" the Witch was seeking, Maugrim obliged to lead Edmund into the palace to see "Her Majesty".
Upon entering the Great Hall, Edmund was left alone until the Witch arrives. Positive no one was looking, Edmund climbed onto the great ice throne in front of him, and appeared to be satisfied until the Witch herself had materialized. At first, he thought he was about to scorn him for being on her throne, but her voice is soft and kind. And THEN she scorned him, but not for trespassing on her throne. Instead, she reprimands him for arriving at her palace alone without the other three siblings. It was then, to save his own life, that Edmund revealed where the siblings were hiding: at the beavers' house. Satisfied, the Witch let Edmund live and sent out her guards to the area which Edmund had described, while Edmund himself was led to what he thinks is the Turkish Delight room the Witch had told him about...
... but in reality, the "Turkish Delight room" was the dungeon, where he met none other than the tortured Tumnus, who was on the verge of execution. They conversed for a while until the Witch and some of her guards came to take Tumnus (who, at that time, is told it was Edmund who had turned him in for the price of mere sweets) away for execution and for the Witch to milk some more information out of Edmund, precisely what the Beavers had told them about the mighty lion Aslan. The Witch then steals Edmund away as a hostage while preparing for war with Aslan.
During the trip to Aslan's camp, more information was milked out of Edmund, the Witch gained more of an advantage over Aslan, and some of Aslan's followers got turned to stone, while the other three siblings were taking a perilous journey to save Edmund and to reach Aslan to have him help save Edmund and Narnia.
After Aslan was alerted by the siblings and the beavers of Edmund's peril, Edmund was rescued by Aslan's guards, and soon after arriving at the camp, Edmund, plagued by guilt, was forgiven by Aslan. It was at that time that Edmund's eyes were opened to the conflict Narnia was in at that moment thanks to a certain young man's blabbering mouth. Edmund, at breakfast, managed to help convince Peter to let the younger siblings stay and fight instead of going back home, and they began training for the upcoming war.
Everything seemed all sunshine and rainbows until the White Witch had a message for Aslan and came personally to speak with him about it. It was clear and simple:
Edmund was destined to shed his own blood and die on the Stone Table.
Naturally, it sucked for Edmund. It really did suck, until Aslan announced that, after a private talk with the Witch, Edmund was no longer going to die. However, he didn't mention that he himself was going to die in Edmund's place, but Edmund would not know this until later.
And at the same time Edmund was alerted of Aslan's death, his faith in Peter began to grow. He shares some encouraging words with Peter in time for the start of the war. Then a fight scene happened, stuff happened, and it would have seemed like any other normal fight scene until Edmund's reckless bone tingles (again) and he disobeys Peter (AGAIN) as he rushes from his post to battle the Witch with only his sword against her sword and wand. He probably would have won when he shattered her wand with his sword, but he was shot down, stabbed in the chest with half of the Witch's wand. Of course, he was on the verge of death for a while, until Lucy healed him with the elixir she had received from Father Christmas at some point in the story. Peter was wounded, too, but it wasn't as dramatic or important as Edmund's wound.
After Edmund and the rest of Aslan's warriors are healed, the Witch is killed/defeated, and everything is hunky dory again, the Pevensies (that meant Edmund!) were crowned kings and queens of Narnia and they lived happily ever after, until years later, when they discover the wardrobe's entrance and end up back in the house and they live happily ever after until they go back to Narnia to do more stuff.
This is for the first book/movie, since I didn't read/watch the others yet.
ambitions:
- to fight for Narnia and Aslan
- to prove himself better than Peter
- to help his family
strengths && abilities:
- good swordsmanship
- good sense of humor
- agile
- a kind heart below his moodiness
- persistent
flaws:
- Very moody
- Not very bright
- Sarcastic
- Rebellious
- Quite annoying
- Childish
- Disobedient
likes:
- attention
- victory
- Turkish Delight
- being appreciated
- being right
- his father
dislikes:
- Peter, sometimes
- the White Witch and her empty promises
- feminine coats
- being wrong
- the smell of camphor
fears:
- death
- Peter (although he won't publicly admit this...)
- the White Witch
- losing his family
- being away from what he's used to (AKA HOME)
what makes this character unique:
Edmund is a unique brand of protagonist because he isn't primarily focused on being a total hero, unlike Peter. Edmund is an unlikely hero because of the emotional flaws that hold him down, such as his moodiness and his recklessness.
RP SAMPLE:
"You're not my boyfriend."
"You're not my boyfriend."
"You're not my boyfriend."
An atomic bomb went off in Eric's heart as the realization began to sink in. She didn't love him! All he had done to protect her was a waste! A complete waste! He loved her passionately, deeply, more than he could even understand. Why didn't she love him back?
That other man. It was obvious all along. She didn't love him because she had another man in her life. Someone more devoted to her than he. How would that have even been possible? And all he had to do was smile and talk to her once. Why couldn't Eric do that?
Because Eric was ugly. It was the only way to explain it.
And that meant she had lied to him. Kat really did hate him because of his face. No... it wasn't true. She had been sincere with her words, she really had!
"She's lying," Eric muttered under his breath, trying to hold back tears. "She's only saying that to impress him. She still loves me. She's always loved me, even when no one else has..."
"Who on earth do you think you are?! It's one thing to call me out, but it is another thing ENTIRELY to do it in front of someone like her. How dare you! Now she's gone and left!"
Eric scowled, before attempting to make himself look as tough as possible.
"I should be asking you who YOU think YOU are," he blurted out, tough and confident but still with a small waver in his voice. "As in, which one of us has known her longer and cared about her more, and which one of us has TRULY impolitely barged in!" Eric knew he wasn't doing any good with yelling at Giovanni, and up until now, he didn't think it was much worth it until...
"And if you think I remember everyone like you, you're sorely mistaken."
That did it.
That was the last straw.
"Giovanni... get out. If you know what's best for you, get out," an outside force made Eric mutter in an ominous tone. "Or, if necessary, I'll give you a head start. But only if you're smart and you're not enough of a snob to ignore the hole you're digging yourself into."
Of course, Eric wasn't one to ignore the ominous chortling that echoed throughout the back of his mind, filling his body with dread and rage.
Rage, against the one person who was unfortunate enough to elope with his true lover.
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