Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 1, 2011 22:43:04 GMT -5
Full Name: Alex (Last name Unknown)
Nickname(s): Gantz Van Drake or Mr. Gun
Age: 18
Height: 5 foot 7
Weight: 164 lbs.
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alliance: Good
Home: Ivalice; he used to travel back and forth between Ivalice and Toon Town on a usual basis though. This revamp however, marks his character after spending a few months on Dimensional Island.
Franchise: Though a self Insert OC, he officially belongs to my Final Fantasy Tactics A2 continuity, which has it's own fanfic nowadays.
Physical Description
Though from Ivalice, he is often seen in casual modern wear when in a more modern world. When in Ivalice, he wears the guise of a Paladin; loose fitting white clothes, with a turban on his head, a cape that reaches his lower back, tan white gloves, and brown hiking boots. When a more modern world, he wears a dark brown jacket, jeans, wore out, but somewhat fashionable tennis shoes, a dark green cap worn backwards (Allowing black hair to poke out above the sizing strap), and a pair of sunglasses. Those who see his eyes are often startled to find startlingly calm and serene light green eyes.
Weapons
Gantz bears two weapons; His first weapon, a dark silver sword with a somewhat strange magic aura called the ‘Eclipse’, from Ivalice for starters. The sword however has no magical abilities to name, so there are no side-effects wielding it or against it’s victims. The second sword, however, is none other then Soul Calibur, a sword of great power. When drawn Soul Calibur increases Gantz's stats (Much like an RPG game's weapon would) to such a point, his magic is double the power of a normal mage of any kind. Along with this ability, Gantz gains Soul's ability of Crystalization, through usage of her own abilities, though he has never expressed any desire of using it.
Abilities/Powers
Gantz is a powerful mage, and continually studies new magic. Due to this, he is appropriately powerful. However, his physical body still needs much training before he can properly call himself a Mage-Knight. He can hold his own in a melee fight, but he usually tuckers out easily. He’s working on it though. He knows several kinds of magic, though the most prominent skills are Black Magic, White Magic, and Summoning.
Here is a Full list of his spell repitiore;
Black Magic
Fira
Firaga
Blizzard
Blizzara
Thundara
Thundaga
Quake
Watara
Flood (Powerful water spell that creates powerful 50 mile per hour waterspouts underneath opponents)
Aero (Wind spell)
Aerora (2nd level wind spell)
Aeroga (3rd level wind spell)
Drain (A spell capable of draining either HP or MP out of an opponent)
Hold (A spell that can cause Paralysis to an enemy)
Decoy (A spell that makes a target a center of attention on battle, making his enemies focus on them. It's a good getaway spell.)
Warp (A spell that Gantz uses to warp from one place to another.)
Meteor (Still trying to perfect it, so it MAY backfire if used.)
Scathe (Again, still being perfected. Though a powerful mage, there are still spells Gantz is trying to learn.)
White Magic
Cure
Cura
Curaga
Esunga (A healing spell that can clear out status alignments)
Raise (A spell that can raise up dead party members, still trying to perfect spell)
Valor (A strength increasing spell)
Barrier (A physical defense increasing spell)
Shell (A Magical defense increasing spell)
Reflect (A barrier that can reflect magic back at the caster.)
Haste (A speed increasing spell)
Hastera (Level 2 Haste spell)
Holy (Still trying to perfect casting.)
Summoning
Ifrit (Summon spirit of Fire; Takes the form of a giant Hell Hound)
Shiva (Summon Spirit of Ice; Takes the form of a woman with ice armor)
Ramuh (Summon Spirit of Lightning; Takes the form of an celtic wizard)
Leviathan (Summon Spirit of Water; It's form is self explanatory)
Madeen (Summon Spirit of Holy; Takes the form of a white serpentine dragon)
Quetzalcoatl (Summon Spirit of Lightning; takes the form of a giant bird made of electrical energy)
Skills
Next to Gantz's impressive arsenal of magic, and abilities, he has an almost encyclopedic knowledge or ancient runes, and is able to dabble in various other arts (Such as alchemy, since it's shown during the 'Mr. Gun; The Mage of All Trades' thread.). Despite this incredible knowledge however, he still has a LONG way to go before he can match this knowledge against his old magic teacher Roland. He's also something of a strategist.
Personality
A terribly shy person, though he's able to get through most conversations by hiding behind a snarky and geeky facade. He can show bouts of outgoingness from time to time wearing his heart on his sleeve, though he's very good at hiding it (A call-back to the many tragedies he's suffered through). Though a bookworm and a geek, Gantz is an easy to teach student and a more then capable teacher, he's also a capable fighter as well, which comes from the battle and acrobatics training he's went through earlier in his life (Unwanted as most of them were). He's especially quick to help his friends when their in trouble, but he fears that so much that he hopes to never take that chance. Regardless, Gantz isn't very sure of himself, no matter what he may say.
Due to the time spent in Dimensional Clash, he's gotten the chance to mature a great deal, and has become a lot more social, acting more like himself.
History
Gantz, unlike other characters, was born in what could be considered the real world. Raised as any other children, he showed artistic prowess at an early age. However, at the age of 13, a traumatizing event took place, and the poor boy, somehow or another, fled the real world, somehow coming to live in the world of fiction… Which I mean in the most literal way possible.
(OOC: His history at this point is recorded in my fanfic ‘Crossover Bros Brawl’ on Fanfiction. Here’s a link: )
Regardless, Gantz’s life didn’t get much better as things went on. Finally, after many misadventures, all of them after somehow or another getting launched away from Toon Town, he finally found his new home in Ivalice, where he became a member of Clan Highwind, eventually becoming the leader, when Marco, one of the founding members gave him the position, seeing he had promise with strategies. It was finally then, that his life made a turn for the better, with his new family. Things only continued to get better as Gantz discovered that his old home, Toon Town, was merely a journey across the sea away from Ivalice’s multiple continents, thus bringing him back to the good friends he had made in the good old days…
Even before Dimensional Island, Gantz has plenty of crazy adventures along with his friends (As told in RP's between Nutcase and Myself). However, these happy times were not to last. While taking a vacation in Ivalice (Most specifically at Flourgis, which is the most naturally beautiful city in Ivalice, making it like a Resort), Gantz and his girlfriend Rosaline soon find themselves under attack by the Dark Insects. The two fight valliently against the dark insects and eventually come out victorious. Though one couldn't necessarily call it a victory...
Returning to their base in the snow covered city of Moorabella, Gantz and Rosaline find requests posted on all the boards concerning these mysterious dark insects. As if their appearing everywhere. As if that wasn't bad enough, Gantz was contacted by his friends at Toon Town, telling him that the situation is pretty much the same there too. A battle is soon waged in Moorabella against the Dark Insects with Clan Highwind barely holding them back.
However at the end of the seige, the gang found that Rosaline had gone missing, only to find out that she had been kidnapped while their backs were turned.
Devastated, Gantz launched search parties to find her, only for them to come up empty handed.
Many battles were waged against the dark insects before finally, one really big one was fought on the Main streets of Toon Town, leading to the heroes ultimately losing. With the destruction of the world ultimately looming, the group tried their best to reverse the problem. However, that battle turned out a catastrophe, as Gantz ended up losing Wally and Otto (Whom are different characters from the Wally and Otto we all know on DC), whom were killed in the attempt. No-one ever found out, as Gantz, Otto, and Wally were seperated from everybody else during the chaos. In the darkness, Gantz mourned his friends, actually awaiting death, his grief and loss of heart bad enough that he lost his keyblade. It was truely a miserable existence, utter defeat... ... ...
That was when she appeared...
Gantz was visited by a mysterious specter known that looked like an angel. She called herself Soul Calibur, helping the boy figure out that the spirit was the spirit that normally inhabited the blade of the miracle sword Soul Calibur. She offered the boy a deal; Allow her to use his body as a temporary home, and help her find her original husk, then she would help him save his beloved and find his friends. Gantz eagerly agreed, more then anything wanting help. Once the spirit entered into him (Greatly increasing his physical prowess as a result), Gantz buried his world's Wally and Otto and went on his way.
He found out later that Him, an evil demon from Toon Town, had been behind the whole Dark Insect attack on his world, and even had Rosaline prisoner. Enraged, Gantz found his lair and charged inside, looking to take Rosaline back. Him however repelled his attack, and mockingly told him that 'he had no hope of saving Rosaline, as is'. Taking these words to heart, Gantz snuck back into Him's lair and stole a mysterious metal chip that he had found on his first go through, greatly surprising Him. Gantz knew he didn't stand a chance against Him without his keyblade, so he figured that finding Soul Calibur's original husk was the only shot he had. He spent many a day on Dimensional Island, finding batteries for the P.E.T. that contained his faithful Net Navi Starman EXE, relocating his old friend Climber, and even repairing his first new friend on the island; Metal Sonic.
Many more events came and gone, Gantz reuniting with old friends, meeting new ones, saving Rosaline and moving into the old mansion in the Church District. He took no chances however, and set up the old house as a magical bunker, which is open for him, and any of his friends to use. Many months passed since the incident with Him and his fake Soul Edge... Until Rosaline and Gantz came across Red Riding Hood, and saved her from a mercenary named Vanessa, also known as the 'Black Cat Samurai'.
With Red living in their house, Gantz's life is steadily on it's way back to returning to normal... Though true Normalcy will NEVER be an option considering where he lives...
Other
This Bio shows Gantz's stats as of the 'Yana and Rayleigh' story arc, and apparently he's had a birthday since we last saw him. [Continuity wise, it works since we've had Christmas and Halloween specials since my joining this site] As such, he's a tad bit more powerful then he was before. A few of the entries in history we're either ripped from his old bio, from his page on the Dimensional Clash wiki, or written by me.
Picture(s)
nintendo-nut1.deviantart.com/gallery/3937228#/d3f9dah
This is a VERY recent pic of Gantz and his main squeeze Rosaline made by NN1. XDDD Thanks NN1, this pic is STILL awesome.
Nickname(s): Gantz Van Drake or Mr. Gun
Age: 18
Height: 5 foot 7
Weight: 164 lbs.
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alliance: Good
Home: Ivalice; he used to travel back and forth between Ivalice and Toon Town on a usual basis though. This revamp however, marks his character after spending a few months on Dimensional Island.
Franchise: Though a self Insert OC, he officially belongs to my Final Fantasy Tactics A2 continuity, which has it's own fanfic nowadays.
Physical Description
Though from Ivalice, he is often seen in casual modern wear when in a more modern world. When in Ivalice, he wears the guise of a Paladin; loose fitting white clothes, with a turban on his head, a cape that reaches his lower back, tan white gloves, and brown hiking boots. When a more modern world, he wears a dark brown jacket, jeans, wore out, but somewhat fashionable tennis shoes, a dark green cap worn backwards (Allowing black hair to poke out above the sizing strap), and a pair of sunglasses. Those who see his eyes are often startled to find startlingly calm and serene light green eyes.
Weapons
Gantz bears two weapons; His first weapon, a dark silver sword with a somewhat strange magic aura called the ‘Eclipse’, from Ivalice for starters. The sword however has no magical abilities to name, so there are no side-effects wielding it or against it’s victims. The second sword, however, is none other then Soul Calibur, a sword of great power. When drawn Soul Calibur increases Gantz's stats (Much like an RPG game's weapon would) to such a point, his magic is double the power of a normal mage of any kind. Along with this ability, Gantz gains Soul's ability of Crystalization, through usage of her own abilities, though he has never expressed any desire of using it.
Abilities/Powers
Gantz is a powerful mage, and continually studies new magic. Due to this, he is appropriately powerful. However, his physical body still needs much training before he can properly call himself a Mage-Knight. He can hold his own in a melee fight, but he usually tuckers out easily. He’s working on it though. He knows several kinds of magic, though the most prominent skills are Black Magic, White Magic, and Summoning.
Here is a Full list of his spell repitiore;
Black Magic
Fira
Firaga
Blizzard
Blizzara
Thundara
Thundaga
Quake
Watara
Flood (Powerful water spell that creates powerful 50 mile per hour waterspouts underneath opponents)
Aero (Wind spell)
Aerora (2nd level wind spell)
Aeroga (3rd level wind spell)
Drain (A spell capable of draining either HP or MP out of an opponent)
Hold (A spell that can cause Paralysis to an enemy)
Decoy (A spell that makes a target a center of attention on battle, making his enemies focus on them. It's a good getaway spell.)
Warp (A spell that Gantz uses to warp from one place to another.)
Meteor (Still trying to perfect it, so it MAY backfire if used.)
Scathe (Again, still being perfected. Though a powerful mage, there are still spells Gantz is trying to learn.)
White Magic
Cure
Cura
Curaga
Esunga (A healing spell that can clear out status alignments)
Raise (A spell that can raise up dead party members, still trying to perfect spell)
Valor (A strength increasing spell)
Barrier (A physical defense increasing spell)
Shell (A Magical defense increasing spell)
Reflect (A barrier that can reflect magic back at the caster.)
Haste (A speed increasing spell)
Hastera (Level 2 Haste spell)
Holy (Still trying to perfect casting.)
Summoning
Ifrit (Summon spirit of Fire; Takes the form of a giant Hell Hound)
Shiva (Summon Spirit of Ice; Takes the form of a woman with ice armor)
Ramuh (Summon Spirit of Lightning; Takes the form of an celtic wizard)
Leviathan (Summon Spirit of Water; It's form is self explanatory)
Madeen (Summon Spirit of Holy; Takes the form of a white serpentine dragon)
Quetzalcoatl (Summon Spirit of Lightning; takes the form of a giant bird made of electrical energy)
Skills
Next to Gantz's impressive arsenal of magic, and abilities, he has an almost encyclopedic knowledge or ancient runes, and is able to dabble in various other arts (Such as alchemy, since it's shown during the 'Mr. Gun; The Mage of All Trades' thread.). Despite this incredible knowledge however, he still has a LONG way to go before he can match this knowledge against his old magic teacher Roland. He's also something of a strategist.
Personality
A terribly shy person, though he's able to get through most conversations by hiding behind a snarky and geeky facade. He can show bouts of outgoingness from time to time wearing his heart on his sleeve, though he's very good at hiding it (A call-back to the many tragedies he's suffered through). Though a bookworm and a geek, Gantz is an easy to teach student and a more then capable teacher, he's also a capable fighter as well, which comes from the battle and acrobatics training he's went through earlier in his life (Unwanted as most of them were). He's especially quick to help his friends when their in trouble, but he fears that so much that he hopes to never take that chance. Regardless, Gantz isn't very sure of himself, no matter what he may say.
Due to the time spent in Dimensional Clash, he's gotten the chance to mature a great deal, and has become a lot more social, acting more like himself.
History
Gantz, unlike other characters, was born in what could be considered the real world. Raised as any other children, he showed artistic prowess at an early age. However, at the age of 13, a traumatizing event took place, and the poor boy, somehow or another, fled the real world, somehow coming to live in the world of fiction… Which I mean in the most literal way possible.
(OOC: His history at this point is recorded in my fanfic ‘Crossover Bros Brawl’ on Fanfiction. Here’s a link: )
Regardless, Gantz’s life didn’t get much better as things went on. Finally, after many misadventures, all of them after somehow or another getting launched away from Toon Town, he finally found his new home in Ivalice, where he became a member of Clan Highwind, eventually becoming the leader, when Marco, one of the founding members gave him the position, seeing he had promise with strategies. It was finally then, that his life made a turn for the better, with his new family. Things only continued to get better as Gantz discovered that his old home, Toon Town, was merely a journey across the sea away from Ivalice’s multiple continents, thus bringing him back to the good friends he had made in the good old days…
Even before Dimensional Island, Gantz has plenty of crazy adventures along with his friends (As told in RP's between Nutcase and Myself). However, these happy times were not to last. While taking a vacation in Ivalice (Most specifically at Flourgis, which is the most naturally beautiful city in Ivalice, making it like a Resort), Gantz and his girlfriend Rosaline soon find themselves under attack by the Dark Insects. The two fight valliently against the dark insects and eventually come out victorious. Though one couldn't necessarily call it a victory...
Returning to their base in the snow covered city of Moorabella, Gantz and Rosaline find requests posted on all the boards concerning these mysterious dark insects. As if their appearing everywhere. As if that wasn't bad enough, Gantz was contacted by his friends at Toon Town, telling him that the situation is pretty much the same there too. A battle is soon waged in Moorabella against the Dark Insects with Clan Highwind barely holding them back.
However at the end of the seige, the gang found that Rosaline had gone missing, only to find out that she had been kidnapped while their backs were turned.
Devastated, Gantz launched search parties to find her, only for them to come up empty handed.
Many battles were waged against the dark insects before finally, one really big one was fought on the Main streets of Toon Town, leading to the heroes ultimately losing. With the destruction of the world ultimately looming, the group tried their best to reverse the problem. However, that battle turned out a catastrophe, as Gantz ended up losing Wally and Otto (Whom are different characters from the Wally and Otto we all know on DC), whom were killed in the attempt. No-one ever found out, as Gantz, Otto, and Wally were seperated from everybody else during the chaos. In the darkness, Gantz mourned his friends, actually awaiting death, his grief and loss of heart bad enough that he lost his keyblade. It was truely a miserable existence, utter defeat... ... ...
That was when she appeared...
Gantz was visited by a mysterious specter known that looked like an angel. She called herself Soul Calibur, helping the boy figure out that the spirit was the spirit that normally inhabited the blade of the miracle sword Soul Calibur. She offered the boy a deal; Allow her to use his body as a temporary home, and help her find her original husk, then she would help him save his beloved and find his friends. Gantz eagerly agreed, more then anything wanting help. Once the spirit entered into him (Greatly increasing his physical prowess as a result), Gantz buried his world's Wally and Otto and went on his way.
He found out later that Him, an evil demon from Toon Town, had been behind the whole Dark Insect attack on his world, and even had Rosaline prisoner. Enraged, Gantz found his lair and charged inside, looking to take Rosaline back. Him however repelled his attack, and mockingly told him that 'he had no hope of saving Rosaline, as is'. Taking these words to heart, Gantz snuck back into Him's lair and stole a mysterious metal chip that he had found on his first go through, greatly surprising Him. Gantz knew he didn't stand a chance against Him without his keyblade, so he figured that finding Soul Calibur's original husk was the only shot he had. He spent many a day on Dimensional Island, finding batteries for the P.E.T. that contained his faithful Net Navi Starman EXE, relocating his old friend Climber, and even repairing his first new friend on the island; Metal Sonic.
Many more events came and gone, Gantz reuniting with old friends, meeting new ones, saving Rosaline and moving into the old mansion in the Church District. He took no chances however, and set up the old house as a magical bunker, which is open for him, and any of his friends to use. Many months passed since the incident with Him and his fake Soul Edge... Until Rosaline and Gantz came across Red Riding Hood, and saved her from a mercenary named Vanessa, also known as the 'Black Cat Samurai'.
With Red living in their house, Gantz's life is steadily on it's way back to returning to normal... Though true Normalcy will NEVER be an option considering where he lives...
Other
This Bio shows Gantz's stats as of the 'Yana and Rayleigh' story arc, and apparently he's had a birthday since we last saw him. [Continuity wise, it works since we've had Christmas and Halloween specials since my joining this site] As such, he's a tad bit more powerful then he was before. A few of the entries in history we're either ripped from his old bio, from his page on the Dimensional Clash wiki, or written by me.
Picture(s)
nintendo-nut1.deviantart.com/gallery/3937228#/d3f9dah
This is a VERY recent pic of Gantz and his main squeeze Rosaline made by NN1. XDDD Thanks NN1, this pic is STILL awesome.
