#caesius

If there’s one thing Caesius is good at, it’s making extremely stupid decisions. This was only amplified by him becoming captain and the Director’s requests, solo missions being the perfect opportunity to do the dumbest stuff imaginable. Can’t get yelled at by others if they aren’t there to witness it, right?

But of course, it doesn’t work like that. An interrogation from Hibari with one question too many (one that Soma happens to overhear) is met with demanding Caesius talk to him now.

The moment the elevator doors open onto the Veteran floor (something he really isn’t used to), Soma is already leaning against the wall by the vending machine. The can of soda in his hand is unopened and ready to explode from how tightly Soma is holding it.

“Care to explain yourself?” Soma doesn’t look at him. His eyes are shut to combat the chilling glare Caesius is bracing himself for.

“Not sure what else there is to say,” Caesius replies as he moves toward the vending machine himself. It’s as he’s punching in the number that Soma opens his eyes with that glare he’s come to recognize as his “worried but mostly angry at you” glare. “I overestimated the Aragami and I got the snot kicked outta me for a bit, but it’s done. It’s dead.”

“An Ouroboros and a Vajra? Alone? Are you insane, or just stupid?” In his defense, it was a mission request from the Director. If anyone’s the stupidly insane one, it’s him. “Not even Lindow was that dumb, and he was a dumbass often.” The mention of his name softens his tone but even with that, Caesius still feels the pang of regret gnawing on him.

“Director Schicksal wanted to ‘test my limits’ or something.” His name is spit out. He’s glad Soma also hates the guy. “An urgent mission that must be completed before anything else, is what he said.” Soma sneers.

“Of course it was that bastard.” Soma cracks open the can just as Caesius gets his. It foams up and drips over his hand and down onto his jacket. “Goddammit.”

“Here,” Caesius switches their cans and takes a sip of carbonated foam. “One problem solved, at least.”

“I’m not a child, dumbass.” Soma glares again but doesn’t try to take his original can back. It’s not worth the fight, it seems. Good, Caesius thinks, as he settles onto the couch on Soma’s opposite side. “…Still in one piece?” Finally, he turns away, not wanting his concern to be visible on both face and in tone.

“Other than a few superficial cuts and scrapes, I’ve never felt better. Could’ve gone without the tendril to the ribs, though.” He’s yet to see how badly his chest is bruised, but seeing how he isn’t having trouble breathing, he isn’t that worried. “Almost lost this.” He hooks a finger around the chain on his neck, sun charm glinting in the hallway light.

“Just make sure you don’t get yourself killed before the next mission. Can’t have you bleeding out before we even step foot onto the field.” Soma is worried, he can tell. One of the many Soma-isms he’s come to recognize.

“I’ll go to the infirmary if it makes you feel better.”

“Hm.” Soma grunts, which is Soma for “please do”. The remainder of the interrogation is spent in silence, quietly sipping at their drinks. It’s the longest they’ve been around each other, and it looks like Soma isn’t planning on leaving any time soon. Which is nice, he likes being around Soma.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Soma dismisses himself to check on his God Arc repair. With a reminder to get his wounds checked out, he steps into the elevator. And he claims to not care, Caesius shakes his head with a grin. Who’s the real dumbass?

Spoiler alert: it’s him. It is absolutely him.

The Director assigned him to another solo mission, which is all fine and good, Kongou are annoying when there are more than one, but it’s manageable. It is less so when, not even five minutes into the mission, Hibari informs him a large Aragami has been detected in the vicinity.

“It’s still about ten minutes out and doesn’t seem to have noticed you yet. If it changes course, we might have a problem.”

“Can you tell what it is?” Hibari goes quiet.

“Not from here, sorry.” No matter, he’ll just work on killing these damn overgrown monkeys first.

Another benefit to solo missions is the lack of friendly fire. Mostly from him and his bullets that could destroy a small base camp if not handled properly. He slashes his way through the Kongou and rolls away to fire a bullet when the two are right next to each other. It crashes down on them, the heat shockwave nearly sending his beanie flying.

“Aragami down, and both head bonds broken! Well done, Captain.” Hibari cheers. “Oracle activity is decreasing rapidly, keep at it!” Caesius switches to his scythe and slashes his way through them with the Round Fang. One Kongou finally gives in and dies, the other following shortly after.

As he starts to gather materials, he hears it. A roar that he’s heard once before when they finally avenged Lindow.

“Dyaus Pita! Captain, be careful!” He hates this thing. “It’s not alone, either! Two Vajras are approaching as well!I don’t think this is a good idea. Retreating would be the best option.” He’d love nothing more, but it’s too dangerous to leave them be. Who knows what they’d do if left alone?

“I’ll take care of it.” He’ll make it work. “Are they all coming at once?”

“The Dyaus Pita is starting to circle the main temple at Point P. The Vajras are still three minutes out, roughly. One at Point D and one at Point G.” Not enough time to kill the Pita, unfortunately. Hopefully the Vajras don’t try and investigate the temple too early, a 3v1 doesn’t sound very appealing. “Do you need me to call in backup?”

“I’ll fend them off as long as I can.” Would anyone even make it in time?

Hibari doesn’t seem to like that answer. “I’ll keep the rest of the 1st Unit on standby.”

“Hey, works for me.”

The Pita does not want to stay down. Its wings haven’t popped out, meaning it’s not close to dying, but it is wearing down. He thinks. The Vajras haven’t shown themselves yet, at least. The map shows them investigating nearby points and it’s only a matter of time before one of them catches sight of him.

He narrowly dodges a barrage of lightning, sliding his way to the Dyaus Pita’s right side to land a devour. It connects, but he’s sent flying again before his Burst can activate.

“Man, you are really getting on my nerves, y’know that?” He hates to admit it, but he’s getting slower the longer the fight takes. At this rate, he’ll have to give in and request that backup. He rolls out of the way, landing just in front of the stairs.

Just in time for the Vajra on that side turn around and lock eyes with him.

“You have to be kidding me.” He groans as the Vajra charges.

“Captain! Please be careful!”

“How’s the Pita looking?” If he can get rid of it, dealing with this will be much easier. “Is the other Vajra heading this way too?” From Hibari’s side, there’s the frantic clicking of keys.

“The Dyaus Pita is weakening, the poison should knock it down to the last quarter of health it has. Right… now!” A gust of wind kicks up snow around the area, and it roars, wings extending as it crouches down to pounce. “The other Vajra has moved to Point A, heading back to Point G. It hasn’t noticed anything yet.” Still time, he thinks, dodging attacks and trying to land his own. Still time to turn this in his favor.

Like most things, it gets worse before it gets better. He’s managed to trap the Vajra and the Pita in the temple itself, which is good because he can see both of them. It’s absolutely, horrendously awful because the area is small, made even smaller with two large Aragami trying to kill him.

…Aragami attack each other, right? If he can get their attacks to hit each other, would that do anything?

Can he get them to kill each other?

If this works out, it’ll be the greatest thing he’s ever done.

“Hey, Aragami, super quick favor. Can you hit each other with those? It’ll be fun, trust me.” The good thing about the Dyaus Pita is that it’s just a glorified Vajra, so the attacks are easier to read. It sucks, because it hits a lot harder, and are ten times more annoying to kill. That, and they’re stupidly intelligent. He adds that last part because it seems like it caught on to this plan. Damn.

And that’s the moment his day goes from bad to worse. While he’s caught up on trying to get the two to hit each other, he fails to notice just how close he is to the temple opening. The next seconds blur together.

First, the Vajra fires off a bolt that not only hits him, but the Dyaus Pita. The Dyaus Pita gives one last swing of its paw to send him flying, it and the Vajra finally collapsing. He’s thrown to the side, comms flying out of his pocket. As he collides with the temple wall, a sharp, cold pain pierces into his side. An iron rod, frozen from being out in an endless snowstorm juts out of his side, blood dyeing the white of his shirt. He can barely gasp as freezing pain fires through the rest of his body.

He inhales what little air he can, gripping the rod with his free hand. “Fuck, fuck, dammit,” he groans. His comms are out of arms reach, unable to call for help. Hibari’s voice is quiet but echoing, able to hear the concern of her voice but not the words themselves.

Something, he needs to think of something. The other Vajra is still on the field: if he doesn’t move, he’ll be an easy target. The longer the rod remains in his side, the worse the freezer burn. Tissues around the wound dying off too quickly, leaving behind a circular pattern of dead flesh and cells.

His God Arc is still in his hand. There’s a chance it won’t do anything but agitate the wound, but he needs to do something now. Taking a shuttering breath, he braces himself.

He activates the Vertical Fang, throwing it to the ground. Then, with one last wince of pain and a Cleave Fang, he tears himself off of the wall.

Ice-hot pain rips through his side, the angle not quite perfect. It tears off a chunk of skin and maybe muscle too, but at least he isn’t pinned anymore. He tries to take a step forward, but the ripple of pain it sends, results in him falling back to the ground, blood staining the snow-covered floor beneath him. Black spots dance around his vision, eyes sliding shut.

“Are you… …hear me? Captain! An- me!” Hibari’s voice calls out to him. He feels around blindly for his comms, finally grasping them after too long of searching. “Captain Caesius, status report now! Please!” There’s another chirp. “1st Unit, I’m sending you his location now. Get out there!”

“I’m,” he wheezes. “I’m here. I’m alive.” It hurts to talk. It hurts to do anything. Just laying here irritates the wound.

Hibari nearly sobs with relief. “Oh, thank goodness! I’ve sent the rest of the 1st Unit out to meet you. What happened?”

“There’s -- Vajra took itself and the Pita out, and it sent me flying,” The dull ache increases to a thudding that matches his pulse. “Landed on an iron rod. Went through my side, I pulled myself off but… It’s bad. Really bad. Frostbite.” The black spots return, and with it ringing in his ears. He can feel his consciousness slipping through his fingers. “It’s… I’m…”

“No, no, Captain! Don’t die on me! You need to stay awake, please! …1st Unit, get to the temple! He needs immediate medical attention and quickly! Medical Unit on stand-by, now!” As his breathing shallows, he thinks back to his friends. To Lindow. To Sakaki, and the Far East.

A hand rubs his shoulder. “C’mon, rook. No time to be dying. You’ve still got work to do, yeah?” It’s a familiar voice, calm but assertive. “You don’t get to meet me just yet. Keep going. I believe in you.”

“Lin…dow?” Is the last thing to leave his lips as his awareness cuts out.

It’s cold. Disinfectant burns his nose. Wherever he is, it’s uncomfortable. If this is what the afterlife is like, he feels a bit cheated.

“Any news?” Sound echoes softly around his skull, so close and yet incredibly far away.

“He’s still stable. They say he should be waking up soon.”

“They said that last time.” He knows these voices. But he can’t reach them.

“C’mon, buddy. If you wake up now, I’ll give you my limited edition Bugarally poster!” He wants to answer. Words die in his head long before they can reach his mouth.

“Please, Captain. You don’t even have to open your eyes, just… squeeze my hand, move your eyes, something! Anything!” A hand grips his own, squeezing enough to hurt.

“…I don’t think he’ll be waking up today.”

“If not today, then when? It’s been almost a week, and only four days since he stabilized! He’s… he has to wake up, he has to!” A knock on the door halts the conversation.

“I’m sorry to bother you all, but…”

“What?”

“The Director has assigned you all to a mission.” The Director? With just the mention of him, the fog clears the smallest bit. Lucidity is far from his grasp, still.

“Seriously? Whatever. Let’s just get this over with.”

“But…”

“The sooner we’re done, the sooner we can check on him. Let’s go.” The hand gives his one last squeeze, then the footsteps fade out into the hallway. “…Wake up soon, Caesius.”

Even when he can’t remember their names or faces, the concern is unheard of.

“And he claims to not care,” he thinks before drifting off again.

The next time he wakes up, he actually opens his eyes. The room is dark, the faint beeping of a monitor cutting through the silence. Underneath it, however, is the sound breathing that isn’t his own. He blinks the cloudiness from his eyes and cranes his next as far he can. Slumped against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, is Soma. Even in his sleep he looks angry. Would it really kill him to unfurrow his brow? That’s gotta give him a killer headache.

And with his lucidity comes the pain. His side twinges, the dull ache making his teeth hurt. He moves the blanket away to check the damage. The skin that’s uncovered by the dull white gauze is a colorful array of pinks and blues and purples. It also really fucking hurts. It’s still a bit hard to breathe, everything is sore, his mouth is dry, and his bandages itch. He groans something intelligible.

“Don’t try moving yet,” Soma grumbles, voice rough from sleep. “So you really are awake.” He moves off the wall, arms still crossed. “Scared the hell out of everyone, y’know that? You’re lucky you’re still alive.” He knows Soma is included in that “everyone”.

“God forbid you admit you care too.” Is what he tries to say.

“Grngh.” Is what comes out.

“Don’t bother talking. Just, shut up.” The demand lacks his usual bite. “…hah. The hell were you thinking out there? Two Vajra and a Dyaus Pita? Are you trying to be Lindow that desperately? That’s more than reckless, that’s borderline suicidal.”

“You…you’re one t’ talk.” Caesius fights past the dryness in his throat. Soma just rolls his eyes.

“Whatever. Get some more rest. I’m sure the others will want to check on you.” Caesius grabs his hand before he has a chance to get up.

“Soma?” I’m sorry for worrying you. You can admit you were afraid too. I miss him. Can I beat the shit out of your dad? “…Thanks.” Soma raises a brow.

“For what, exactly?” He doesn’t know either. There’s a hint of a relieved smile on Soma’s face as sighs. “Sorry about your necklace. Alisa and Sakuya tried looking for it, but all they found was the chain.” That would explain why his neck feels so light. A shame, he liked that charm. “Sleep. We’ll be back to check on you later.” Don’t have to tell him again. Already, he can feel the exhaustion creeping up on him.

It’s as he starts to fall asleep that he notices Soma has yet to leave and to let go of his hand.

He smiles. Despite how Soma presents himself, he can’t hide just how considerate he really is.

Through the haze of infection, Lindow finds himself standing in the temple. A moonbeam filters through a crack in the ceiling, illuminating a small, shining object on the ground. He grabs it, turning it in his claw as he tries to remember where he could’ve seen this from.

For Caesius !

Did they want to be a God Eater?

he didn't have anywhere else to go, so he wasn't opposed to the idea but he wasn't like "yes this is exactly what i want to do"

a very neutral mindset but after the aegis incident, he knows that this is what he should be doing

What Aragami do you associate with your character?

i have one for renatus. i have one for wulfe. caesius is the only one who ELUDES ME

after sifting through all aragami in resurrection (my own personal rule: it has to be an aragami originating from the game they're the protag of), i think the answer is sariel! it's what he got his scythe from and much like a sariel, he very pretty. also he's a pain in the ass to kill.

Does their arc like them?

absolutely she does and she's very snippy with anyone who isn't him save for soma, but even that takes a while😭

from the moment caesius became a god eater, he would talk to her and sometimes it felt like she was actually answering (she was), and in a dream after ren goes back to lindow, caesius asks if he can tell what his arc's name is (it's circe) (he thinks it's cool as fuck)

forget kota and soma being his best friends, his real #1 ultimate bestie is circe 😭

For Renatus !

Did they give their arc a nickname?

yes!! he actually asked gil to come up with a name together bc he's already done so much for his arc that it might as well also be considered gil's

they decided on the name spyros :)

What's their favorite Aragami to fight?

despite absolutely loathing borg camlann, he really likes fighting susano'o! he thinks it's the god arc shield part. very tragic bc of what they're rumored to be made from, but also very cool. creepy faces tho

What would their Character Episodes be about?

him finally opening up to blood about himself (like. basic shit. his last name, birthday, age, literally any and all info bc there's nothing about him in the norn) and how ianthe dying just days before be became a god eater Ruined him. he's a very sad man who is also an enigma bc no one knows anything about him. he's even more mysterious than kigurumi

For Wulfe!

How do they feel about their teammates? Do they have a favorite? (If not, pick one right now)

he loves his family soso much and he is not quiet about hugo being his favorite. they'd be concerned if he wasn't. phym is close second (she knows that his love for hugo and his love for her are two different kinds of love, but doesn't think one is superior to the other, bc it isn't! love is love baby), and believe it or not ein is actually tied with phym as well (he isn't irritating. also phym once asked ein if he'd be wulfe's daddy so. ein is a father now)

What would their resonance area consist of?

AKIHIKO PERSONA 3 VOICE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS this is gonna be the longest one i guarantee it

obviously hugo is the only one wulfe trusts to be his observer (Very Important Detail); initially it starts normal: the base he was staying at and how he met hugo shortly after leaving, realizing his feelings for hugo on a mission where he nearly dies, the usual. then it moves to more present day with getting phym back, the reclamation initiative, ODIN, and "ending" with wulfe's feelings towards being the devil of the hounds and how the responsibility of it weighs on him, how exhausted he is with everyone asking him for help and how sometimes it's too much to handle, but he has to bear this weight by himself bc he's doing the work of multiple people — no one else can handle it alone. so when it has the moment of the giant memory node announcing his deep-rooted fears, there just. isn't one. instead it's a figure that looks like wulfe when he was younger, even younger than when he became an AGE.

similar to claire kicking wulfe out bc she was afraid, wulfe does the same EXCEPT THE OPPOSITE: he's so afraid of what's happening that he latches onto the one thing that brings him the most comfort: hugo. he inadvertently drags hugo into the resonance area too so now Both of them are in a coma!

the next few memory nodes go into not wulfe's memories per se, but rather who he was before he was wulfe. the memories of his past he'd locked away due to trauma and fear: his "past" self, kimihiko sonnen! yippee name reveal!!!!

this is getting really long so i'll try to summarize (ME WHEN I LIE JFC): wulfe (aka hiko) has a brother 14 years older named takeji (who is also my code vein character but it gave me a headache trying to figure out how to tie the two series together so. either ge is canon or cv is; either way they're still siblings). their parents are researchers along with their maternal uncle klaus (also important for later). when hiko is 4, their parents take a trip to america where they end up passing, leading to takeji trying to get custody of his brother bc klaus is a BITCH

in an attempt to cheer hiko up, they go stargazing where they see a shooting star and tells him to make a wish, but not to say it out loud or it won't come true. hiko, in a moment of 4 year old genius, makes what he calls an "unwish": he wishes that they never get to see each other again. that way, it won't come true and they'll stick together! (spongebob narrator voice right? haha WRONG)

when he's 6 they go on another trip to america to visit their parents graves. a herd of aragami show up, so takeji tries to get into the base but uh oh! klaus is standing there and won't open the door! he thought his sister and brother-in-law's brilliance was diminished when they had takeji, even more so when they decided to take a break and had hiko (plus they noticed how he treated takeji and thought "hey what the hell that's our kid stop being a dick to him?" and started pulling away)

takeji jumps in front of hiko, getting stomped on and ripped apart right in front of his eyes. another staff member comes by and wrongfully assumes klaus just got their himself and that there was no time to save him, and klaus plays along. once he's pulled in and snaps out of his daze, he starts screaming for his brother

they relocate to the eurasia area and when hiko is 7, the same exact thing happens with the roles reversed: klaus outside and him inside. hiko, being a child who "couldn't have done anything to help", sees klaus outside and doesn't move to help, thinking only of his brother. then klaus dies lol

from that point on, his brain blocks out all these memories, an ash storm destroys most of the base and he flees without any awareness of where he's going. he's attacked by an aragami, and someone in a white coat (audible wink) saves him, and he runs to another base (aka the one from his first memory node)

SO instead of a fight with the final memory node, it's just wulfe coming to terms with all of these memories flooding back and finally realizing that no matter how much he wants to, he can't deal with everything on his own, and that gleipnir needs to eat shit and let him take a damn vacation

the last thing hiko says to him is that wulfe smiles the exact same way takeji does. his brother still lives on, in some way (emile don't give your characters dead sibling trauma challenge: failed) (failed again)

What is their fighting style?

he tries to balance between melee and ranged, relying on his biting edge for up-close and ray gun for distance, but it's mostly just lots and lots of devour attacks bc bite bite gnaw chew. also Beeg Defense Numbers

he also loves gaining the attention of an aragami and running away so it only follows and attacks him. the others don't like that very much

Flowers in Bloom/Ianthe Lives AU yay!!

What would their Character Episodes be about?

a bit of exposition: renatus is the one who wanted to be a god eater and help people, and ianthe initally wasn't bc she's "selfish" and didn't want to run the risk of dying, even for other people. where FiB diverges from canon is renatus either wakes up before she leaves or finds her just before she dies (i can't decide which😭) and she makes renatus a deal: she will go get help for her depression if renatus doesn't tie himself down to her and goes out to live his life the way he wants to, aka be a god eater

she visits a few times during the events of the main game (mostly through mails at first but once romeo dies and julius steps down from blood, she visits in person). after the spiral tree forms, ianthe takes the apitude test and is assigned to the 4th unit; she has the potential to use the p66 bias factor but sakaki thinks it's safer for her to be a regular god eater until her body gets used to it, then after rage burst she joins blood alongside julius again and livie !

ok finally about her character episodes: they wouldn't unlock until after rage burst and it focuses around her trying to awaken her blood power and how her view on being a god eater has changed since renatus joined and did all this good just like he wanted to. she's still trying to figure out her own personal feelings about her new situation, but eventually it grows on her. to her, it's less about the helping people (which is still nice, don't get her wrong) and more about being able to see how despite everything, people are still finding reasons to live, ways to enjoy life as it is. it's part of the reason she and renatus formed madly malady: to make people happy, even if it was only just a few

but it's really just her gassing renatus up like "YEAH LOOK AT HOW COOL MY BROTHER IS HE'S THE BEST GOD EATER ISN'T HE GREAT!!! SAY YES OR IM BLOWING THIS BUILDING UP"

Who would Rachel take the form of to try and convince them to let the Devouring Apocalypse happen?

ianthe is a lot more open about herself than renatus is, meaning that blood (and eventually rachel through nefarious means) would know about her parents dying, so rachel would initially use her father sui (who went missing after the aragami attack that caused everyone save her and renatus to leave the base they were in) to say that she wouldn't have to worry about her family going missing and that they'd be able to stay together, safe and happy"

when ianthe just raises an eyebrow and walks away, rachel then imitates her mother vuokko to try and convince ianthe by saying something along the lines of "if we allow the devouring apocalypse to happen and reset everything, no one would have to be in pain like i was. no one else would be sick like me, and renatus." and the mention of renatus would make ianthe snap and she just starts swinging her arc at rachel, refusing to listen to her anymore

when ianthe comes back she's just really pissed off and hates rachel even more 😭

How do their teammates feel about them? Would any consider your character their favorite?

one of the first things blood notices is how ianthe is renatus's opposite in terms of personality (ianthe just stares at them confused bc renatus is just as bad if not Worse than she is, he's just not showing it bc he has to be professional), but they enjoy her presense bc she reminds them of themselves (which is a whole shit load of angst for renatus in canon lmaooooo)

ianthe annoys gil a lot bc he's the reason renatus realized not just that he likes guys, but he likes One Guy so much that he wanted to be one (it's gil. they saw an article about the fragging gil incident shortly after it happened and renatus was like "wow that guy is really hot. i wish i was also a hot guy", meanwhile ianthe was like "what the fuck kind of name is gilbert. do his parents hate him or something. imagine if he went by bert as a nickname, i'd never take someone seriously if they introduced themself as gilbert, but go by bert. also what did you just say." — all this to say that ianthe calls him bert all the time. it pisses him off. yeah the two are different, renatus isn't infurating and set on calling him bert.

For Caesius

Which canon character doesn’t respect your OC whatsoever?

again, part of me wants to say johannes😭

after the calamity, caesius was one of the people fenrir questioned on soma's whereabouts and caesius replied with a "i don't know, just like i didn't the first fifty times you asked", so basically all of fenrir/gleipnir probably doesn't like him and sees him as a "traitor" or something, save feldman and anyone else who actually knows him as a person and not just a god eater

Who would your OC say is their best friend?

he and kota are very close and he considers kota as his first friend ever which is just as depressing as it sounds

soma is also tied for first! they've been through a lot together and they bond over having really shitty dads

Who would call your OC their best friend?

kota is all about considering caesius his #1 bestie. they joined at the same time, they get assigned to missions together. hell caesius has spent so much time at kota's house that nozomi and his mom are more surprised when caesius Isn't with him 😭

For Renatus

What is your OC’s ‘‘darkness moment’’ in the plot?

his entire life is his darkness moment im gonna be real. ianthe haunts the narrative and that affects his life every single day. but i'd say the massive darkness moment happens during the spiral tree when gil, ciel, and nana go missing for a bit. he lost his parents. he lost his sister. then he lost romeo, and julius, and now the rest of them are gone too? sure, they come back later and everything is fine, but even then he can't get the thoughts out of his head: what if they did die? what if he's the one who found their bodies? he still has nightmares about it

Is there anyone who your OC would die for?

literally anyone and everyone in the far east, especially blood. there weren't any other kids his age growing up other than ianthe, so he was really lonely during his childhood years, so it's not an exaggeration to say that blood is the only thing he has to keep him going. if he has to sacrifice himself just to give his friends just that greater of a chance to live, he's doing it no questions asked

Is there a canon character who would die for your OC?

gil flings himself into a frozen lake to try and rescue renatus and ends up bedridden for a few days too, so that's pretty close to almost dying for him right

#1 person who would die for renatus is gil definitely, second to ciel and nana as his best friends. the rest of blood + far east are very close seconds too 😭 if it were dire enough, erina would even if it meant she got hurt/died too or emil started going on another tangent of his

For Wulfe

What lie do they tell themselves to sleep at night?

that tomorrow he'll finally get a day off. he'll get to sleep in as long as he wants and not have to worry about missions that day and just Relax for once

What would totally ruin their day?

not being able to spend time with hugo 😔 they are attached at the hip and need to be around each other or at Least in regular contact 24/7 or they will both explode (wulfe in particular gets more jumpy when hugo isn't there) (gayyyyyyy🫵)

What would make them snap?

For Caesius!

Which canon character annoys your OC?

he doesn't get annoyed by a lot of people! except johannes. he hates that guy so bad. just the sight of his face is enough to annoy caesius. boooo throwing semi trucks at him boooooooooo

What is your OC’s ‘‘darkness moment’’ in the plot?

after the events of resurrection, caesius's father (a minor lord-type similar to emil's dad) shows up and continues his attempt to gaslight everyone into believing he's a good guy and caesius is the problem (no one believes him) (syrus arsenio you are my #1 opp)

his father was horrible to him and just hearing his name is enough to start a bout of spiraling

and then syrus has caesius go on a solo mission and sabotages him leading to caesius almost dying, (he's fine) (soma finds him and they r happy)

Does your OC have a crush on anyone?

a hee hee soma…….. he doesn't act on those feelings until the incident mentioned above where he's like "if i tell soma how i feel then i won't die bc that's a shitty thing to reveal as you're bleeding out on the ground" and you know what. he was right. he survived. love wins baby

Which canon character doesn’t respect your OC whatsoever?

i struggled w this one and then realized that i don't have to limit myself to resurrection. i can use any time period involving him. i might be stupid

my post ge3 timeline involves caesius meeting inukai and inukai just Hates that mf. getting in the way of his experiments research, who does this punk think he is

(inukai later dies not from an aragami, but rather property damage) (dumbass)

For Renatus!

Which canon character is pissed off by the general presence of OC?

im not sure if he would still think this by the end of the game, but i think feldman didn't really like renatus all that much at first 😭

renatus smiling at him with absolutely no light in his eyes bc that's his default state and also feldman is annoying him: :)

feldman: what the fuck is that kid doing. cease that. stop.

Who would call your OC their best friend?

the obvious answer is ciel, but nana is a very close second! he's never been around someone that peppy and happy-go-lucky, so it's very refreshing to him to have someone to balance out his own "calm on the outside, having a breakdown on the inside" personality

nana the girl ever…….. i love you……………

Is there someone your OC didn’t like at first, but then got along with later?

livie! he wasn't a fan of how she just showed up and was assigned to lead blood unit bc they couldn't have gotten to know her a little bit beforehand? they weren't really on a time crunch at the beginning there like would it have killed feldman to introduce them and then assign her to command blood? like damn.

he didn't hate her, to be clear, he was just a bit frazzled with everything happening

(the real answer is that she reminds him of ianthe and it bothered him having to think about her while they were dealing with the tree 😭 one trauma at a time please)

Who would probably have a crush on your OC?

gil. hands down. gil does not realize it's a crush until he makes a comment and everyone in blood minus renatus is like "dude you are clearly in love with him."

he confides in haru who tells him "yeah gil that's a crush. you have a crush on your captain oooooo"

second answer is julius! originally i imagined he, gil, and renatus would end up together but renatus's story got away from me and it didn't feel as plausible anymore 😭 maybe in another life or au………..

For Wulf!

Is there a canon character your OC needs to forgive?

he usually isn't one to hate someone, and understands the reasoning behind what gadolin did, but he still can't fully forgive him for the trauma and damage he's caused both him and the hounds and literally every AGE ever. maybe one day wulfe will forgive him, maybe not

What is the worst thing your OC does in their story?

doesn't happen in game but i think wulfe encounters a few people from pennywort in a pretty serious situation and decides not to do anything bc fuck them and everything they did to him and his family. that kind of shit isn't by accident, they tormented the hounds and were having fun w it. they deserve to rot. 🙂‍↕️

Which canon character respects your OC most? What gained that respect?

very very obvious is hugo. the second they met wulfe has been by his side and refused to leave

second answer? keith! with hugo being the one to do all the crazy shit and zeke being zeke, he thought wulfe was the one to keep everything in check (and then it turned out that wulfe is, somehow, worse than hugo and zeke combined, but keith's respect only increased bc he knew it'd piss zeke off if he found out keith thinks wulfe is cooler) i also think wulfe being a very speed focused attacker would make keith want to have wulfe train him 😭

For Caesius!

Can they play any instruments? If so, what do they play?

taking inspo from the bonus chapter of that one ge manga, i think he knows how to play guitar and bass to an extent? soma prolly showed him how to play and read sheet music with a different clef he doesn't play very often, but if someone asks he'll play something, what he ends up playing differs per person (maybe it's an actual nice song, maybe he just breaks out into wonderwall, maybe it's a secret third thing)

What hobbies does your OC have? What do they do to unwind?

his cat ear beanie is actually something he made! he's got a few attempts at other clothing items, but he mainly makes accessories and also enjoys sewing he's too high-wired to really unwind, so he's either sewing or he's training late at night (soma usually joins him)

If they had a theme song, what would it be?

trofea by dawid podsiadło (funnily enough also where i got the idea to make caesius half polish solely bc i like the song lmao)

he's happy to help people but all the recognition is a bit much sometimes, esp considering tsubaki mentions people wanting to be a god eater bc of him. like guys that's a really big decision why are you doing it bc of One Guy. cease

For Renatus!

What’s their emotional kryptonite?

his sister. anything having to do with her and he will be a wreck on the floor in about 3 nanoseconds

Who do they think they should be? And who are they really?

he thinks he should be the captain julius was for him, someone the others view as reliable and able to keep a level head.

but he's really just sad and scared and angry all the time. he's the one who found his sister's body, something he still hasn't had time to grieve. he's scared because his life is filled with so much death and he knows the people he loves aren't always going to come out unscathed, and the though of their deaths scare him. he's angry himself for not being able to do more for ianthe and carries the guilt of believing he must've done something to result in her death

he's also just kind of angry at the state of the world and aragami themselves, but he never shows his anger. always calm, always smiling and happy to help

Who's a character your OC cannot stand! It's on sight when they see them!

im kind of projecting here as im wont to do with ocs but. he still isn't a huge fan of satsuki. as captain? he tolerates her bc he has to be professional. as renatus the person? she wrote an article comparing he and ianthe's idol career to yuno's and slandered ianthe and he will never forgive her for it. duo and solo are two separate categories, like comparing apples to oranges, they aren't the same. madly malady isn't lesser to yuno and vice versa!!!!! also satsuki was a bitch when he first met her and he's actually really petty

For Wulfe!

Are they the kind of person who can't resist a good song? Can I catch your OC singing to themselves while they do the dishes?

he's a bit shy but he does have a very nice voice, so if he thinks he's alone /if it's just hugo or phym he'll sing to himself, but quiet enough that someone would have to really strain to hear him

Will your OC ever retire? Do you see them making it?

i think he'd be god eating for a long time and wouldn't ever actually retire? partly bc he doesn't know what he'd do if not helping people, and also bc the job is dangerous, so who knows if he'd even make it that far yknow?

How does your OC handle their physical health? Do they take care of themselves?

he tries to, really, but after the events of the game/post game stuff like another devil and traversing the past, gleipnir is constantly calling on him to do missions and jobs for them that no matter how much he tries to take a day off, they come up with some excuse and guilt trip him into agreeing anyway, and that's not mentioning all the hounds stuff he has to do (he's absolutely whipped for hugo, the second hugo mentions wanting to go on a mission w him he drops everything to join)

and then after like 4 months of not taking a day off he just kinda. collapses. and hugo and the hounds feel really guilty bc "we've been overworking him so much" meanwhile gleipnir is like "ermmmmm where is our errand boy??????"