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[Player name] Ryuko

[Age] 23

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[Character name] Gabriel

[Age] Eons

[Canon] Supernatural

[Point in time taken from canon] Right after he decided to move on to Pepsi Max commercials (I mean, Episode 5X19).

 

[Background]

Gabriel’s backstory is biblical, literally. He is the youngest of the four Archangels and is usually known as the messenger of god. He’s the one who delivered prophecies and visions to Christianity’s prophets, which included foretelling the birth of Jesus. What the bible doesn’t reveal was that the Archangels made up the most dysfunctional family in history.



Heaven used to be united. The Angels and Archangels were created to worship God, and carry out his will. However, then god created humanity. Everyone knows the story. Gabriel’s older brother, Lucifer, grew resentful of his Father’s love of humans, growing more and more jealous as he found more flaws in humanity. Finally, he snapped and had what Gabriel would later call a “temper tantrum”. He took a third of the angels and rebelled against heaven, asking his brother Michael to come with him. Michael, being the loyal eldest son, refused, and a civil war in heaven began, that ended with God having Michael cast Lucifer and his allies into Hell.

 

What no one sees in the bible is, Gabriel wanted absolutely nothing to do with the war. He loved his family, and it tore him apart to watch them kill each other. He dealt with it for many millennia, fulfilling his Father’s work faithfully. . . And then God disappeared to Earth. The angels did their best at interpreting his will, but Gabriel decided that he didn’t want to be a part of it anymore. He left Heaven, escaping to Earth and possessing a vessel. Posing as a human wouldn’t keep him out of his brother’s eyes for long, and the other angels could force him to return if they were desperate enough, so he had to get creative in finding a way to avoid them.

 

Eventually, he designed his own “witness protection program” through posing as a Trickster. Tricksters are demigods who thrive on playing deadly pranks on humans by bending reality around them. Gabriel’s angelic powers were powerful enough to convince anyone that he was a trickster, and to further the illusion, he started having all of the habits usually associated with them too, like their infamous sweet tooths.

 

His disguise was so convincing that he assimilated himself into a completely different pantheon of gods. It’s unknown whether he was among the Norse gods from the beginning of their mythology, or his new identity is because of the body that he was possessing, but he became widely known as Loki, the god of mischeif from Norse Mythology. Through living amongst the other gods, he learned of their more cynical attitude towards God and the Angels, and slowly, he lost his faith more and more. Over what must have been millennia he settled into his new role, relishing in the vices of mortals, and developing a relationship with Kali, a Hindu goddess. It’s not likely their relationship lasted long, nor that Gabriel really dwelled on it because he could summon five other girls like her with a snap of his fingers, but he did care about her a lot, and would show it later.

Of course, nothing could change that he was an angel. The more time passed, the closer and closer the date of the apocalypse started creeping up on him. It was a clock ticking down to the moment his brothers were going to come to Earth, and he'd be forced to finally watch them kill each other, taking the planet with them. Eventually, he just got tired of thinking about it. He just wanted to get it over with, and live life up as much as he could before it happened.

He'd planned to stay the hell, pardon the pun, out of his brothers mess, but then it decided to come find him instead. Out of the blue, he met the idiots who were going to jump start Judgement day. The same poor bastards that his bros were going to be riding to the final showdown. He crossed paths with Sam and Dean Winchester.

For the rest of the story, please consult the Supernatural Wiki, here: http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Gabriel

 

[Personality]

 

As his nickname implies, Gabriel is a trickster above all else. He’s the kind of guy who never takes anything seriously. He loves a good joke, especially if he’s the only one who finds it funny. He will do anything to prove a point, and he is not above pranking people at their complete expense, even if that expense is their life. Usually he saves the deadly jokes for people who have some kind of moral flaw, but he’s not above throwing people in to worm holes just to prove that they exist. Mostly, he targets anyone who think they’re high and mighty, and he knocks them down a peg, if he doesn’t outright kill them. If you’re lucky, or rather if you’re not lucky at all, he’ll take a liking to you and decide to traumatize you for the rest of your life just to teach you a life lesson.

 

It’s unknown if the tricks were a part of Gabriel’s personality before he left heaven, or if it started as a ruse he used to convince people that he was a Trickster. Regardless, he’s whole-heartedly embraced his new identity, to the point where he even convinced the Norse gods that he's Loki, their god of mischief. He’s completely aware of the usual signs of a trickster, and he’s embodied them, straight down to the sweet tooth aspect.

When people don't go along with his tricks, he can have the patience of a saint sometimes, but at the exact same time he can flip around and lose it if things don't go as planned. Human lives are short compared to his.  He knows that he doesn't have much time, so if someone's not getting the point he's trying to grind into their skull, then he'll poke and nudge them in the right direction. Still, his tricks take some serious planning. The most annoying thing in the world is when all of that thought gets messed up.
 

Unlike most of the angels, he’s abandoned heaven and has lost faith in it. He’s completely cynical about his Father’s involvement on Earth, and ran away after being brought to the edge of his tolerance with the fighting between his brothers, especially because he didn’t want to have to chose a side in the conflict. As such, he doesn’t champion Christianity at all, nor does he explicitly follow what’s believed to be his Father’s will. However, in spite of all that happened with them, he loves his family unconditionally.

 

You’d think that Gabriel, being an angel and disguising himself as a trickster, would find himself to be above normal humans, but he doesn’t. Actually, he thinks humans are better then angels. He knows he’s way more powerful then them, and he finds his morality far above theirs, but he admires them. The best quality he’s found is the ability humans have to forgive. He eventually chose to put humans above even his own family. He knows damn well that they’re flawed, but it’s for that exact reason that he likes them. Most humans try to do better, which angels usually don’t bother with.

 

He’s a master at putting on a smiling face and never showing what he’s really thinking. It takes problems of apocalyptic proportions to make him lose any of his cool, and even then he has way more control over himself then most. The only subject that will really make him angry is his family. He loves them, and their conflicts frustrate him to no end.

 

Unlike all of the other angels, he’s not held back by angelic naievity. He’s fully versed in the vices of humanity, and he’s found he quite likes them. Most likely he’s moved around a lot, but he could pretend to be human easily, to the point where he could take up jobs and have an apartment. Normal humans can’t snap their fingers and have anything they want though.

 

Really, Gabe is just trying to be free to live his life the way he wants, which includes the right to sugar binging, making pornography, and murdering fools he thinks deserve it. To everyone else who meets him, he's pretty abrasive, and he doesn't care at all. He is not one to stand for too many noble causes, without a really good reason. However, Dean really verbally beat some sense into him, and when he finally decides to stand up for a cause, he shows that under the tricks he’s still an archangel and he can still be noble. It just takes a lot of pushing. He knew ahead of time that Lucifer would kill him if they met, and yet, he faced his brother anyway for the Winchester’s sake. He went so far as to record a dying message for them about how to finally defeat Lucifer, so that they’d know even if he died.

[Abilities]

Immortality, meaning he doesn't age, but he can be killed. However, he is also invulnerable to all types of weaponry with the single sole exception of an Archangel's blade, which only his fellow Archangels carry. You could, theoretically, turn his own on him, but he's clever enough to make sure no one ever will get it. He heals any other injuries instantly. He can also teleport wherever he wants, which is the angel's version of 'flying'.

His main ability is reality warping, controlling his environment and making solid and real seeming things appear out of thin air, whether they are objects or even people, though they are completely tied to him. Part of this also includes telekenesis, though he uses this less often. This ability is getting toned down a lot for Somarium, and Gabriel will not have his powers to create alternate dimensions or time loops. Also, while he can heal people, It would be unfair to allow him to ressurect the dead.

 

 

[Other important stuff]
Nothing much!

 

[Sample post]

[First Person]

 

- If you could go back home, would you? Why or why not?

 

Once upon a time? Maybe. Now? Not even if it came with a Casa Erotica harem as a side dish. Hundreds of years of seeing the human side of things will make you realize, the God Squad ain't all it’s cracked up to be. Why would I wanna go back to a life of blind loyalty, chastity, and ignorance?!

 

- If I offered to save your soul for a price, would you go with it and why?

 

You’re kidding, right? I would laugh at you! First of all, no soul to save here. Second, if a soul’s damned, there isn’t one iota of a thing you’re gonna be able to do about it, kiddo! I’ve been in that line of work, ok? Souls don’t get saved unless they’ve got an excuse of biblical proportions. Sorry. You have no idea how many demons throw this question at people, and then tell them to off some poor bastard ‘in the name of the lord’. Ding. Score one more soul for Hell.

 

- Can you surpass God?

 

Ooh. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you’re getting a little blasphemous. Oh wait. I DO. I’m an angel, moron. What do you expect me to say? He’s the divine creator of the universe, no matter how much of a deadbeat he is.

 

- Would you consider yourself a hero or a villain? Why? Neither is an option as well, but still tell why.

 

Neither. I’m a free man, baby! I don’t care who you’re talking about, both sides are always dicks throwing self-righteous tantrums to prove a point, and failing. You’ll find me watching the show with a girl on my left, and a chocolate fountain on my right.

 

… Mmmmaybe not when my brothers get involved.

 

- Do you believe you can fly? Do you believe you can touch the sky?

 

Yes. Yes I can… And it is sweet! Have fun with your gas guzzling muscle cars, suckers. I can be on the other side of the globe in a millisecond! By the way, thanks for reminding me. R. Kelly’s been asking for it since Lafayette.

 

- You just got a challenge to fight from one of the strongest gang leaders around. Do you accept or reject? Why?

 

Wouldn’t have to. He’d go for the first punch, and then find himself stuck in Sesame Street for the rest of his life. Hey, if the guy doesn’t learn his lesson about playing nice, at least it’ll be funny watching him try to kick ass on puppets.

 

[Third Person]

 

Walking. There was something he hadn’t done in a while. There was a time, forever ago by most people’s standards, that Gabriel enjoyed having a nice stroll in a vessel to take his mind off of things, but that was when the earth was new and he was just a fledgling. He quickly learned that walking was the biggest waste of time in the universe before the internet was invented. He’d memorized every inch of the Earth, and could be anywhere in seconds. After millennia, you tend to lose your drive to stop and sniff the roses. But, hey, he had a new planet to explore. He might as well dive right into it with a good attitude.

 

Besides, for a guy who was certain he was gonna go poof a few weeks ago, getting whisked off to another planet just in time wasn’t such a bad alternative. If he was gonna be a tourist, he might as well play the part and at least take one walk around to see the sights. Too bad someone was about to prove that, no matter what planet he was on, humans could cause drama that outshined the weepiest of soap operas.

 

CRASH!

 

“Holy—!“ He barely stopped himself mid step, yanking his foot back and overbalancing, stumbling backward as an ornate lamp flew from a window and shattered right where his foot was about to be. Barely two seconds later, the door of the house slammed open. A kid, who couldn’t have been any more then thirteen, came storming out, screaming and cussing back towards the door as he went.

 

This was a lovely moment to turn invisible. No need for this to get even more awkward. He watched, slightly amused at the boy’s incoherent hissing and shrieking as he took off out of the driveway and started down the street. A woman, probably his mother, came a few steps out the door, calling out after him.

 

Well, this walk just took a turn for the unpleasant. If the universe was trying to send him a sign that he should give up being a tourist now, it was being pretty obvious. He turned from the scene, just about ready to get going to the other side of the city for a bit, when…

 

“You’ve got HER! You don’t give a shit about me anymore!” The boy had wheeled around and screamed as his mom tried to convince him to come back inside.

 

… Suddenly the situation got interesting. Gabriel glanced back at the mother, and only then did he notice the woman was holding a baby in her arms. A little bit of sibling jealousy brewing, maybe? Oh, that subject just loved to come up and bite him on the ass, didn’t it?

 

Join us, brother.

 

Gabriel let out a humorless chuckle, rolling his eyes as his older brother’s voice weaseled its way into his thoughts before it was quickly stamped back down. Whoever this kid was, he was light years away from even coming close to a Lucifer level bitch fit. Still, the last thing you ever wanted to do was remind Gabriel of his family. Nothing made him want to mix things up even more.

 

A sly smirk spread across his face as he tailed the kid, the wheels in his head turning as they both went. The stupid guy never stopped shouting, and Gabriel laughed out loud the second he said the most childish and moronic things that every kid says at least one time in their life. He went on and on about how he’d run away and never come back. Who the hell needs parents? Who needs someone to feed you and clothe you and put a roof over their head when you’re twelve and can’t work, right?! Pint sized idiot.

 

… Bingo. There was an idea. He’d show the kid what life’s like without his parents. It might be a little cliche, but watching the little bastard break when he realizes he’s a helpless brat would be so sweetly satisfying. With his eyes locked on the angrilly grunting and stamping boy, Gabriel brought his hand up, putting two fingers together.

 

SNAP

 

…

 

…

 

… The kid was still there. The slightest of frowns broke his confident smile.

 

SNAP!

 

Nothing was happening. Gabriel’s gaze flicked to his hand and then back to the kid again.

 

SNAP SNAP SNAP!

 

Nothing! The kid was still charging down the street, and still not getting reality beaten into him by an alternate universe. The only thing that happened was that, for the first time in centuries, Gabriel was genuinely shocked and confused. That… Wasn’t normal. He had every detail of the alternate dimension figured out in his head. Usually a pocket dimension like that was a breeze to whip up, but for the first time ever, it didn’t work! It made no sense! He’d tried to use some of his other illusions already, and they worked fine!

 

For the briefest moment, the thought of him falling and losing his powers crossed his mind, but… No. If he was gonna get cut off from the powers of heaven, they would have been gone by now. He’d know about it for sure.

 

The boy was getting away, turning a corner onto a side street. Shoving his questions away for now, Gabriel went after him. Whatever the case, some of his powers were gone. That sucked, hardcore, but he’d been relying on them too much lately anyway. All this meant was that he was going to have to get a little more creative if he wanted to make a point.

 

The smirk returned as the kid came back into view. However this ended, it was gonna be fun.

 

[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I've been getting more and more involved in the Supernatural fandom, and when we finally got a cast here, I was considering joining up as him. Seeing our current Castiel has given me the courage to want to go for this!

[Which rule was your favorite and why?] NO

[Any questions?] Should I nerf his abilities even MORE? Also, since one of his major character abilities is making alternate realities to mess with people, I was wondering if possibly I can integrate that into his interactive dreams somehow. Someone sugguested that maybe he could influence other people's dreams in that way instead (of course, with the other player's permission!) At least this wouldn't actually physically trap and harm anyone.