Post by shiftyPotentate on Oct 30, 2011 3:24:26 GMT -5
"You are getting really tired of this feisty man and his busy fists."
Full Name: James Egbert
Nickname(s): Dad, Mr. Egbert, pipefan413
Age: Adult
Height: Rather tall, especially compared to his son
Weight: Average build
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alliance: Neutral Good, possibly Lawful Good
Home: Maple Valley, Washington
Franchise: Homestuck
Physical Description
Dad has no facial features other than a nose and a pipe where his mouth should be. He also wears a hat that looks vaguely familiar. Like all of the guardians, his perceived lack of facial features is based on John's perception of him and isn't literal, similar to John and others' perceived lack of arms. He wears a nice shirt with a tie, nice slacks, and shiny black shoes. He appears to be an ordinary businessman.
Weapons
Dad wields multiple Strife Specibi. To date, he has wielded broomKind, pastryKind, aerosolKind, razorKind and fistKind, and is very proficient with each of these.
Abilities/Powers
Dad has no special abilities or powers.
Skills
Mr. Egbert is a veteran prankster (where John learned the craft). He is quite the skilled cook and can multitask very efficiently.
Personality
John's Dad seems to be the quintessential father figure. He is hardworking, sharply dressed, strong (both physically and otherwise), and endlessly supportive of his son, John. He is also very generous. On John's birthday, he gave him an incredible amount of presents and cakes (perhaps too much- it seems he ruined cakes for John forever).
He at first seems to be obsessed with Harlequins, having at least one in each room of the house. However, on inspection of his own room, it's discovered he only does so because he believes his son is into them, and is attempting to reach out. He is concerned by his son's self-esteem and state of mind ever since he saw the words John scrawled upon his walls.
He is also a gracious host and gentleman for a woman.
History
James Egbert, being perhaps the only character in Homestuck to actually be born from a groin, was born to Nanna Egbert and a fine upstanding gentleman. Nanna, who until this point had been plagued by the evil Betty Crocker (who was perhaps not who she seemed), was free of the pastry empire and had taken up a prankster shop called the Prankster's Gambit. During this time, James was born.
James grew up to be a fine upstanding gentleman much like his father. On April 13, 1995, he saw a gorgeous woman outside a joke shop. His mother was left inside to attempt to negotiate a copy of Colonel Sassacre's on a high shelf. As soon as he stepped outside, a meteor crashed into the joke shop. His mother, Nanna, was killed in the impact. The lady was gone as well. Miraculously, on the meteor impact site, a living human baby was found. James adopted this boy as his own son.
Driven by this cataclysmic event, Dad collected newspaper clippings involving meteor impacts in his suburbs. He stored them in a safe in his study, for John to open when he became a man.
On April 13, 2009, thirteen years since he found John in the meteor impact site, yet another meteor struck near him, though his house somehow transported itself away from the meteor in the nick of time. He was baking a cake in the kitchen when he was abducted by Shale Imps. After being imprisoned, Dad managed to break free of his cell. Confronted by Jack Noir, he set fire to the Derse agent's ridiculous hat. Jack immediately let Dad free, grateful.
Escaping to the Land of Wind and Shade, Dad stumbled across his uncle, Grandpa Harley. They visited the meteor lab together, leaving Dad's dirty hat and a copy of Colonel Sassacre's. Leaving on Grandpa Harley's ship, Dad was reunited with Mom and returned her scarf from thirteen years ago. They went to the Battlefield, and Dad encountered his son, or a Dream version of him. Before they could reunite, however, John was awakened.
Mom mercifully offered him a drink from her flask, and the two of them begin a romantic relationship. Atop a castle on the battlefield, the two of them are murdered by Jack Noir. John and Rose later find their bodies, and confront Jack for revenge.
The man never did get to say goodbye to his son. Maybe he can say hello instead...
Picture
Dad. Note that his lack of facial features is not literal.
Dad giving his son a much needed support hug. "I am so, so proud of you."
Full Name: James Egbert
Nickname(s): Dad, Mr. Egbert, pipefan413
Age: Adult
Height: Rather tall, especially compared to his son
Weight: Average build
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alliance: Neutral Good, possibly Lawful Good
Home: Maple Valley, Washington
Franchise: Homestuck
Physical Description
Dad has no facial features other than a nose and a pipe where his mouth should be. He also wears a hat that looks vaguely familiar. Like all of the guardians, his perceived lack of facial features is based on John's perception of him and isn't literal, similar to John and others' perceived lack of arms. He wears a nice shirt with a tie, nice slacks, and shiny black shoes. He appears to be an ordinary businessman.
Weapons
Dad wields multiple Strife Specibi. To date, he has wielded broomKind, pastryKind, aerosolKind, razorKind and fistKind, and is very proficient with each of these.
Abilities/Powers
Dad has no special abilities or powers.
Skills
Mr. Egbert is a veteran prankster (where John learned the craft). He is quite the skilled cook and can multitask very efficiently.
Personality
John's Dad seems to be the quintessential father figure. He is hardworking, sharply dressed, strong (both physically and otherwise), and endlessly supportive of his son, John. He is also very generous. On John's birthday, he gave him an incredible amount of presents and cakes (perhaps too much- it seems he ruined cakes for John forever).
He at first seems to be obsessed with Harlequins, having at least one in each room of the house. However, on inspection of his own room, it's discovered he only does so because he believes his son is into them, and is attempting to reach out. He is concerned by his son's self-esteem and state of mind ever since he saw the words John scrawled upon his walls.
He is also a gracious host and gentleman for a woman.
History
James Egbert, being perhaps the only character in Homestuck to actually be born from a groin, was born to Nanna Egbert and a fine upstanding gentleman. Nanna, who until this point had been plagued by the evil Betty Crocker (who was perhaps not who she seemed), was free of the pastry empire and had taken up a prankster shop called the Prankster's Gambit. During this time, James was born.
James grew up to be a fine upstanding gentleman much like his father. On April 13, 1995, he saw a gorgeous woman outside a joke shop. His mother was left inside to attempt to negotiate a copy of Colonel Sassacre's on a high shelf. As soon as he stepped outside, a meteor crashed into the joke shop. His mother, Nanna, was killed in the impact. The lady was gone as well. Miraculously, on the meteor impact site, a living human baby was found. James adopted this boy as his own son.
Driven by this cataclysmic event, Dad collected newspaper clippings involving meteor impacts in his suburbs. He stored them in a safe in his study, for John to open when he became a man.
On April 13, 2009, thirteen years since he found John in the meteor impact site, yet another meteor struck near him, though his house somehow transported itself away from the meteor in the nick of time. He was baking a cake in the kitchen when he was abducted by Shale Imps. After being imprisoned, Dad managed to break free of his cell. Confronted by Jack Noir, he set fire to the Derse agent's ridiculous hat. Jack immediately let Dad free, grateful.
Escaping to the Land of Wind and Shade, Dad stumbled across his uncle, Grandpa Harley. They visited the meteor lab together, leaving Dad's dirty hat and a copy of Colonel Sassacre's. Leaving on Grandpa Harley's ship, Dad was reunited with Mom and returned her scarf from thirteen years ago. They went to the Battlefield, and Dad encountered his son, or a Dream version of him. Before they could reunite, however, John was awakened.
Mom mercifully offered him a drink from her flask, and the two of them begin a romantic relationship. Atop a castle on the battlefield, the two of them are murdered by Jack Noir. John and Rose later find their bodies, and confront Jack for revenge.
The man never did get to say goodbye to his son. Maybe he can say hello instead...
Picture
Dad. Note that his lack of facial features is not literal.
Dad giving his son a much needed support hug. "I am so, so proud of you."
