Alus Beauregard

Introduction "I will protect you, no matter what!" — Alus Beauregard — Alus Beauregard The Flower-Scented Knight Basic Data Date of Birth: Unknown (Celebrated 10/31) Place of Birth: Unknown (Found in on the steps of the Church of Saint Adama Landama) Age: Unknown (Estimated Age: 19~23) Species: Sunseeker Miqo'te Clan: Unknown Occupation: Goldsmith, Free Paladin Free Company: The Guiding Stars (Co-Founder and Leader) Education: Studied in Sharlayan for 2 years (Dropout) Physical Description Gender: Male Height: 5'9" Build: Muscular, Durable Eye Color: Gold & Raspberry Hair Color: Blonde Personal Information Personality: Bubbly, Supportive, Inquisitive, Romantic, Goofy, Optimistic, Polite, Shy, Cheesy, Passionate, Mawkish, Talkative Alignment: Lawful Good Guardian: Nald'thal, The Traders Orientation: Pansexual (Though he claims to prefer women.) Martial Status: Unwed Likes ■ Dodos ■ Flowers ■ Festivities / Parties ■ Fairytale Books ■ Children / Childish Personalities ■ Milk Tea ■ Pacifism ■ Sunsets ■ Fashion ■ Teamwork ■ Pink Hair ■ Rain in Thanalan ■ All Saint's Wake ■ Long Formal Dresses ■ Slow Piano Music Dislikes ■ Slugs (and other slimy creatures) ■ Alcohol ■ Masks / Tinted Glasses ■ Lawbreaking ■ Cold Weather ■ Vulgarity/Swearing ■ Necromancy ■ Foggy/Cloudy Weather ■ Killing Animals / Humans / Intelligent Beasts ■ Politics ■ Guns ■ Street & Bar Brawling ■ Winter ■ Military Dress Code ■ The Black Shroud Misc ■ Hobby/ies: Ballroom Dancing, Healing Random Adventurers, Tea Brewing, Floriography, Baking Sweets, Chocobo Racing, Fashion ■ Favorite Color(s): Sky Blue, Rose Pink, Royal Purple, Pumpkin Orange ■ Favorite Location(s): Church of Saint Adama Landama, Thal's Respite, Camp Bronze Lake, Lavender Beds, Nald's Reflection ■ Favorite Scent(s): Nymeia Lily, Chamomile ■ Favorite Food(s): Roast Canard, Baked Onion Soup, La Noscean Toast, La Noscean Orange ■ Favorite Drink(s): Ishgardian Tea, Triple Cream Coffee ■ Theme: m@sumi - Jikuu Gakusha to Blumen. Alus (IPA:æluːs) Beauregard is a locally renowned Ul'dahn goldsmith, free Paladin, and wandering healer. He is the twin brother to Arc Beauregard and adopted son to the late Gwenneg Beauregard, a traveling Wildwood Elezen merchant, of which Alus' surname is derived. He and his brother owe their allegiance to the Grand Company Maelstrom, of which they've received some well renown in the extended military program. Physical Description Appearance Clothing Alus' fondness of childish fairy tales has inspired a look one might compare to a dancer playing a "Prince Charming" in a play. His preference for light, thin, white clothing also aids him in his preferred adventuring region of the desert Thanalan. Additionally, while outside during a sunny daytime or light rain storm, Alus will very often wear a Coronal Straw Hat to avoid facial sunburning or wet hair. His off-duty clothing could be described to like formal pajamas; casual with a high similarity to under-garments with thin and soft fabric, but also very discreet, modest, and suit-like, though still very flashy in color; he certainly stands out in the average crowd. During his more serious adventuring bells, Alus wears very different equipment; a full suit of heavy white tanking armor. He holds the image of "A White Knight in Shining Armor" very highly, but large shock impact always comes first; Something bright, shiny, and bulky is what he prefers to equip himself with. Physical With an excellent posture (and subtle aid of heels), Alus stands taller than most of his Miqo'te brethren at 5 Fulm and 9 Ilm (5'9"/175cm). Like his twin, Alus has complete heterochromia of a yellow left eye and reddish-purple right eye, and shares the same outer-cheek tattoos with a minor color variation. And like Arc, Alus likes a little extra facial decoration-- But instead of tribal tattoos, he prefers a colorful and soft-looking makeup. Despite his obvious obsession with a clean and beautiful image, Alus' long golden hair is not unfamiliar to it's large share of split ends, his clothes and skin also often covered in sand. Regardless of his dirty adventuring life, Alus will rarely ever tie his hair up in fear it will change his 'Prince Charming' image too much. Alus is still noticeably more well-groomed than the average adventurer, however. Although Alus' face has nearly nonexistent evidence of scarring or bruises, his body is another story. Alus often feels uncomfortable wearing clothing that reveal a lot of skin not only modesty's sake, but for self-consciousness of his large bruises and scars. Alus' legs are long and elegant, but his upper-thighs, stomach, chest, and shoulders are all very buff and well barreled, with a decent, healthy-looking amount of fat over them. His body is specifically built to endure blows to his stomach and chest area, and withstand carrying heavy armor. Voice Alus' voice is very deep, loud, and clear, but often cracks when he is not on his guard (e.g. laughing). When speaking in a more quiet or relaxed state, Alus' voice is very soft, reassuring and sweet-sounding. In most situations he speaks in an elegant and polite manner, reminiscent of his Elezen "heritage". With friends, he may speak in a very casual and silly way, whilst when his brother is doing something he disapproves of, his voice will become baritone and stone cold, devoid of any elegance or comedy. (VA Headcanon: Hideyuki Tanaka.) Expression Alus is one to chuckle and smile a lot in normal conversation-- Even when conversations get suddenly overtly serious, he can still be rather nonchalant and breathy for awhile, unwilling to do a 180 and spoil his personal positive atmosphere too quickly. His genuine smiles are always exaggerated, big and goofy, and always open, showing off his beautiful healthy white teeth; he is not one for subtlety when it comes to showing enthusiasm. The rare times a closed smile might appear on his face is perhaps in a silent polite panic, or even in intense anger; Alus somehow manages to never show a traditionally 'angry'-looking face to others, only one that resembles a forced or fake smile with an intense and vaguely threatening aura, in which times he tends to say strange things that are so vaguely passive-aggressive that it's difficult to tell if they were mean-spirited in nature to begin with. Besides these, Alus commonly shows expressions of irritation and suspicion rather regularly, sometimes inquisition, all serious looks that feel a bit stone-cold. When Alus is alone, he is shown to often have a look of sadness, melancholy and sometimes irritation the most. As soon as he notices someone is looking at him, however, he will light right up with a small, welcoming and polite smile. His body language is well-reserved, polite, and elegant, but still expressive, just not as loud or exaggerated as others may express themselves. He tends to be careful that he never invades someone elses' personal space in his glee or distraught, and if he does, he feels deeply regretful shortly afterwards. Most of his motions are slow and careful, smooth; like a ballet dancer or a ghostly butler. Yet he seems to entirely loose sight of his close proximity when wrapped up in his enthusiasm for finishing a battle or completing a difficult task, often bumping and/or crashing into other people, objects, or even walls and low ceilings in his absolute jumping joys. These situations arrive very often. He has never been seen acting out in physical motions of anger, such as punching at the air or intensely fuming. He has, however, been well-known for participating in limp slapping fights with his brother nearly every time he sees him.

Personality

Personality

Alus' personality could be described first and foremost as friendly and approachable, despite still being introverted and distant. He can show a very casual and goofy personality to acquaintances, cracking jokes or any other mannerisms that will make a person open up and smile, but he seems to have difficulty starting or keeping up a conversation with a stranger. On the surface, he is simple-minded and queer, content with speaking poetry to the wind, but underneath it all he has a very serious personality when it comes to emotions and self-betterment, which usually comes as an unexpected surprise to new friends.

He has a strong sense of justice and loyalty to common legal laws and traditional morals. On the outside he appears as the eternal optimist-- Even his enemies he wishes no true ill-will towards, and believes that anyone has the ability to be a better person, and that anyone absolutely deserve a second chance. However, Alus' thoughts on pacifism are often melancholy and somewhat pessimistic; He wishes that the life he leads could exist without any bloodshed, lamenting over his current path in life with the military Maelstrom. With the help of his brother he often manages to once again convince himself that bloodshed is necessary for an overall greater peace, but his heart wavers on the matter of pacifism quite often. It is difficult for him to accept that death is just how the world works. Overall, Alus seems to be less and less willing to kill as the moons pass, guiltily procrastinating with common hobbies.

Alus is certainly not one to never get angry or impatient with others, but his outlook on negative social situations always end up the same after some contemplation; The past cannot be helped. Knowing what he knows now, he will aim to better work around these peoples' difficult personalities to bring the best out of them next time.

He has an unwavering platonic love for all in the world (excluding only slugs), and believes that love allows everything and everyone to be perceived as beautiful in their own way. This has probably fueled his obsession with fashion, music, art, and floriography; beauty equals love, and love equals happiness; which is Alus' personal philosophy.

Alus is not completely blindly optimistic, however. He has the ability to detect a trap or a lie from an acquaintance as easily as anybody else, but simply chooses to let the liar act out their plans fully before stopping it, making sure he never punishes a suspicious person who is actually truthful. This can get Alus in a lot of trouble, but he accepts it as his sworn duty, and insists he truly does not mind this way of life.

Alus likes to think of himself as a perfect gentleman, but as of late, he has acted much more casual and informal than usual, occasionally even whining openly about petty things such as the cold. This personality especially comes about while being accompanied by his brother, perhaps it is due to comfort.

Although he has gotten better as of late, he has a tendency to ramble on or talk a lot if he is not stopped. From subjects of comedic nonsense to deep philosophical discussion, Alus could talk for hours-- Even if he's not talking to anyone at all.

Religious Beliefs

"Well, what say you, Nald? Should I come by to check up on you once in awhile?" -Alus, upon visiting Nald's Reflection

Alus is a very religious person when it comes to Nald and Thal, and shows little or no interest to the other eleven deities of The Twelve. For several moons Alus trained under the teachings of Thal's funeral preparation in memory of his fallen friends in war. Although Alus feels less associated with Nald than he does with Thal, he feels he is blessed by both halfs. As of late, Alus has been spotted praying at statues of Nald or Thal nearly every sun.

However, Alus' behavior towards his deity could occasionally be seen as blasphemous. He seems to regard them as not much more than common equals to normal humans, though omnicorporeal and highly powerful. This might anger or irritate Nald'thal, though Alus' belief in his mutual "friendship" with the deity hardly ever wavers. He will lecture even the great Nald'thal when he believes the world has been imbalanced, and for the most part, he believes he is at least heard. He has both desecrated in anger and lovingly and carefully cleaned and kempt places of worship for Nald and Thal, fully devoting himself to the somehow realistic friendship of these invisible all-powerful beings. Regardless of his lack of god-fearing, Alus devotes his loyalty completely and utterly to Nald'thal, looking to the teaching of their churches for nearly all of his answers, even for small day-to-day things like love advice.

Battle Tendency

Although Alus is first and foremost a Paladin, his preferred class is actually Conjury. During important field missions he will more often than not leave a trail of sleeping monsters to finish his mission with the least amount of bloodshed possible. This often comes back to bite him, as the monsters are more often than not still angry at him after they've woken up, making risks of being ambushed by a huge crowd of monsters at once very commonplace for Alus. This can sometimes be too overwhelming for him and he will abandon the mission entirely just to take a break; but only during solo play. When he is with a party, he will do everything in his power to protect everyone until the very end, even voluntarily provoking monsters with nothing more to protect him than cloth when he knows it'll help his party stay alive a little longer. Still, he will continue doing things the hard way for his own stubborn moral values, though is a little more lenient on these things when a party is supporting him. While not doing missions, Alus very much enjoys simply following strange adventurers around and helping heal them on their missions. He lives for the rush of healing 20+ adventurers during a field boss battle.

As a Paladin, Alus is masterful with his brother by his side. The amount of monsters attacking him at once while he is still able to look out for his companions' health and heal them is sometimes ludicrous. Alus' ears tend to close during these times, however, and his personality becomes serious and stressed out, every battle becomes a matter of complete and absolute importance to him-- He uses his full power and full arrange of accumulated techniques in nearly every battle, regardless of how seemingly easy it seems, making him very emotionally tired out by the end of it.

In contrast, the few times he had tried a two-weapon fighting style used famously by thieves and assassins, he seemed to be having more fun in battle than he ever did, dancing wildly and beautifully as if he was on a dance floor more than a monster-infested field. He often feels conflicted about seeking out teachers of this style further, as not only is it often used by cold-blooded killers which he's greatly morally opposed to, his brother is very much disliking of the thieves' guild for personal reasons.

Commonly Known History

Childhood

Alus and Arc were constantly accompanied by the traveling merchant Gwenneg Beauregard, who named him as his children. Outsiders viewed the family's relationship as close and happy, though still sometimes felt badly for Gwenneg's sole responsibility over two rowdy kids. Gwenneg never once complained; he was a man who smiled big and brightly nearly all of the time, he had a corny sense of humor and passion for telling fantastic fictional stories of princes and dragons, of which the children absolutely adored.

Teenage Years

After the disappearance of Gwenneg Beauregard due to the Calamity, the brothers effectively disappeared from view. It is unknown whether they were then taken care of another set of adopted parents, or who those parents might have been. At some point it would seem the brothers separated completely, in which time their personalities and appearances changed radically than when they were together.

Current Time

After leaving Sharlayan, Alus was obsessed with the image of becoming a "Knight in shining armor" or otherwise a 'Prince'-like character, a dream that he's had since childhood. After hearing from a fortune-teller on the street that Alus and Arc were actually true Warriors of Light, Arc constantly denied the possibility of it, along with even the existence of the warriors of light, while Alus held onto it with full passion and belief, constantly repeating his personal declaration of being a warrior of light as he delved into impossible battles of justice that laid before him, believing that this meant he could not possibly ever die; for heroes can never loose. Luck and faith somehow powered Alus to continue living through even the toughest of battles. Moons later, Arc and Alus are now closer as they had ever been, and with that, their personalities and visual interests have started to subtly merge again. Alus tends to show up to a lot of local parties as both a guest and a volunteer helper. Arc very rarely shows up with him due to business with his part-time jobs. Alus is a locally renowned and appreciated goldsmith in Ul'Dah, though he is still considered average in the ranks of the highest-level goldsmiths. He can often be seen playing games in the Gold Saucer, praying to statues of Nald and Thal, and crafting in his spare time. He enjoys taking long walks without any destination in mind, of which he might occasionally be seen in unusual and even dangerous places while wearing casual wear. Alus is a registered sultansworn Paladin, and acts as an off-duty policeman, obliged to take in those he witnesses to act illegally but not actively always on patrol or duty to do so. Very recently, Alus became a full-fledged "Knight in Shining Armor", acquiring his official Paladin wear after many moons of training. It is unfortunate that he no longer seems to as passionately believe in romantic fairy tales of bloody heroism as he did at the start of his journey.

Rumors

Rumors

◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)

■ "There was a funny man dancing on the lamp post! When he saw me admiring him, he said he'd teach me how to do it too! But then he said, 'But you gotta get your mum's permission first!' Aw, man..!" - Small boy

■ "I'm new to this city, I had no idea it got this hot during the daytime! This nice man handed me this hat to keep my eyes out of the sun.." - Young girl

■ "Something really weird happened today. This guy just walked up to me, handed me a flower, said nothing, then just left. Ahahahaha! What a weirdo!" - Melancholy Citizen

■ "I 'eard that there's this guy 'o wanders around Thanalan doing nothin' but healing folks! I 'ope that guy appears for me today, 've got a boss to fight!" - Adventurer

◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)

■ "This obnoxious white-clad gladiator butted into my private conversation and started spouting out this cliche dramatic crap like 'Never give up! You can do it if you believe in yourself!' I didn't ask his opinion, godsdamnit!" - Irritable Bar Patron

■ "He bought up my entire supply of carnations! Should I raise the price just in case he comes back?" - Tanie

■ "His favorite flower seems to be the Nymeia Lily, he talked about it all the time... Don't tell me he's associated with the Dartancours family?!" -Adventurer who briefly teamed with Alus

◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)

Spoilers; Only read if one is truly, painfully, absolutely suspiciously, curious.

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■ "Any self-respectin' merchant who came across twin Miqo'te brats like that would just rightly just sell 'em off to the cirus for a hefty sum! But Gwenneg didn't care, he loved those brats more than 'is own life, that's why he lost that life o' 'is, the damned fool." - Unscrupulous Merchant

■ "After Mr. Beauregard passed, the twins were never the same. They refused to accept any help from any adults and hardly spoke to anyone but eachother. I wonder where they are now, if they're okay?" - Older Gridanian Woman

■ "I saw a mysterious dark-clothed gladiator with long golden hair wearing a sultansworn mask walking the town. He didn't seem to want to talk to anyone, but he'd occasionally smile. Really bloody creepy, if you ask me. I heard rumors about guys who look like that who break into houses. I don't need to be anywhere near someone like that!" - Nervous Ul'dah Citizen

Player Character Rumors

(( Feel free to add some!))

■ "I've never met a self-professed knight more intent on protecting his hair than on seeking out a damsel or two. Still, he bought every last copy of my failed pre-Calamity stylist's magazine; I'm not complaining." - Lord Kestle Roet, merchant prince.

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RP Hooks

RP Hooks and Potential Connections

General ■ Alus, Arc and Gwenneg were seen traveling around a lot when the brothers were children. Older characters might have met Gwenneg at one point or another, before or after he adopted the children. ■ If your character has a criminal background, you might act nervous around Alus while he is wearing armor, as his appearance while wearing such is very obviously Paladin-like. ■ In contrast, if you're an aspiring Paladin or Knight, you could geek out at Alus in his Paladin wear a little bit. He'll love the attention, and will probably strike a pose and tell you not to do drugs. ■ If your character is new at something, Alus will most definitely offer to help you learn about it, even if he is entirely unfamiliar with the subject. This is part of his self-sworn duty as a member of the «Guide» free company. ■ While Alus is wearing off-duty clothing, bringing up the subject of fashion is almost definitely a conversation starter, unless your interest is just the flower hat. In which case, he'll probably give you one and be on his way. ■ Bringing up the subjects of floriography or tea. He loves discussing different meaning interpretations on the same flower, and he is currently in training to become an amateur tea master. ■ Challenging his moral views. He'll probably lecture you a whole lot, but he wants to hear your views too.

Currently Looking For IC ■ Alus is indeed single, but he has difficulty discerning the difference between a flirtatious personality and someone who is looking at him seriously. Be straightforward with him if you are actually interested. Love is something Alus takes very seriously and with great loyalty, though you can become the apple of his eye easily if you make it clear to him that he has a chance to begin with. ■ People who enjoy social player events, whether it's going to them or organizing them. ■ Any newbies who need a little guidance. Alus' free company as a policy of "No questions asked" for joining and leaving his group, so you should feel free to ask for his help or even temporarily, or permanently, join for their services. OOC ■ Folks who enjoy roleplaying while also doing something else, like adventuring in the field, taking a leisurely walk, gaming at the gold saucer, etc. I find this just generally more conversational and enjoyable for both parties to have something to actively remark upon. ■ Folks who RP at near-realtime. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a fast typist, but I'd really appreciate if you at least used some sort of short-hand. For example; using default emote descriptions instead of manually written out ones, saying only a few words at a time, not bothering with symbols like quote/on-quote, or even not using absolute proper grammar. I feel like this style of RP is a lot more realistic, even if it's a lot less formal. That's not to say I'll never para-RP, but I just really suck at it. ■ People who are casual enough that they don't mind merging the game's fourth wall into their RP universe. Telling me to believe something obviously not possible within the game's mechanics is kind of frustrating to me, but making fun of someone's typo as accidentally slurred speech is fantastic.

Related Images

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  Alus adventuring in a more casual wear.

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  Alus in an emergency battle.

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  Alus with his brother Arc.

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  Alus watching his brother craft.

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  Alus' "business-casual" wear.

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  Alus' summer yukata.

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  Alus in his Paladin armor.

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  Alus' subtle irritation at Arc's unusal adventuring garb preference. (Not pictured: Screaming)

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  Alus during the Moonfire Faire.

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  Alus crafting.

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  Alus in a dangerous situation.

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  A younger Alus and Arc, shortly after starting their journey.

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  Arc and Alus on an adventure in Thanalan.

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  Arc and Alus on mounts.

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  Arc and Alus near the The Floating City of Nym, on their respective mounts.

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  Alus crossdressing.

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  Alus (left) Arc (right).

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  Alus during the Moonfire Faire.

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  Arc and Alus enjoying the Moonfire Faire fireworks in matching Yukata.

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  Alus in his flower hat.

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  Alus using his conjury ability.

Artwork

Alus with short hair, his appearance shortly after leaving Sharlayan.

Credits & Footnotes

Trivia

■ Alus and Arc's names come from the Final Fantasy III remake. Alus Restor, prince of Saronia, and Arc, one of the four Light Warriors, were considered to be close friends in the game.

■ The players behind Alus and Arc are not blood related 'in real life', in fact they've never physically met. Alus' PC comments, "I've known him for 8 years. He was there for me when my real family often wasn't. As far as I care, he's my real brother."

■ Although the characters of Alus and Arc Beauregard were created recently in 2.0, the players behind the characters have been playing Final Fantasy XIV on and off since 2010. Before that, they had been playing Final Fantasy XI on and off since roughly 2004, of which they first met in back in 2007. They were notoriously casual players, however, and never got far in the actual story quests of either games.

■ The initial inspiration for Alus' personality was based off of Judge Harold T. Stone from Night Court.

■ Alus often references Piros the 3rd from the .hack//G.U. games, including the phrase "May the stars shine upon you until the end of your journey!"

■ Alus can't remember native Miqo'te names.

■ Alus enjoys singing, but has never been seen or heard singing by anyone but his brother, who thinks he sounds terrible, apparently.

■ Alus enjoys crossdressing 'for the fun of it', but does not openly publicly admit it to avoid ridicule.

■ Alus is supposedly a faster runner than Arc, but looses in a race regardless due to Arc's ridiculously skilled jumping ability.

■ Alus fits into the following TV Tropes: The Fashionista, In Touch With His Feminine Side, Long-Haired Pretty Boy, Reluctant Warrior, Flower Motifs, Light Is Good, Wholesome Crossdresser, Goshdang It To Heck!, Bathos, All-Loving Hero, Wide-Eyed Idealist, Heroic Neutral, Conflicting Loyalty, Second Super Identity, Why Did It Have To Be Snakes, Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!, Love You And Everybody, Stupid Good, Unfit For Greatness, Gibberish of Love, Warrior Poet, Cloudcuckoolander, Hidden Depths, Large Ham, You Talk Too Much, Heartwarming Orphan, etc.

■ While his relationship with his brother fits into these tropes: Sibling Yin Yang, Noble Male, Roguish Male.

Credits

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