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Character Questions: Morality/Opinions/Behaviour

Hey, remember these? Figured we're overdue for another one, especially as the Halloween event is winding down but still not wrapped up. This time, the overall theme of these questions is: Morality! Behaviour! And opinions!

Describe character's sense of morals:
If they could sum up the meaning of life, what would they say?:
What do they consider taboo (something they personally would never do):
Describe character's etiquette:
Describe character's sense of self-control:
Spontaneous or structured?
Instinctual or logical?
How does this character act in public?
How does this character act in privacy?
How does this character act around strangers vs. how they act around friends?
How does this character act around family?
How has this character most changed from youth?
How have they remained the same?
Has this character dealt with the loss of someone they knew?
If so, who?
How has it affected them?
How does this character deal with or react to-
Conflict/Danger:
Rejection:
Fear:
Change:
Loss:
Sex/Flirting:
Pain:
Stress:
Peer pressure:
Guilt:
Being wrong:
Being criticized:
Being insulted (superficially: name calling, etc):
Offending others:
Praise:
Being loved:
Being hated:
Humiliation:
How does this character express-
Anger:
Sadness:
Fear:
Happiness/Excitement:
Love (Consider the "Five Languages of Love"):
Lust:
Stress/anxiety:
Dislike (of a person, thing, or idea):
Approval (of a person, thing, or idea):
How does this character generally express themselves?
What does this character think/feel about-
Marriage:
Children:
Family/Family Values:
Children/Youth:
Old age:
Sex:
Love:
Friendship/Other relationships:
Homosexuality:
The opposite sex:
The same sex:
Money/Material things:
Politics:
Religion:
Destiny/Duty:
Magic/Myth:
Racism/Races in general:
Science/Technology:
Nature/Animals:
Modernity:
Antiquity:
Their past:
Their future:
Their role in society/job/etc:
Drugs and alcohol:
Killing/Murder:
Education:
The foreign/unknown:
How does the character view life?
How does the character view death?
How does the character view society?
How does the character imagine his/her own death?
What does the character want out of life?
What does this character consider "success" to be?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What discourages this character?
What makes this character happy?
What makes this character sad?
What makes this character angry?
What humiliates this character?
What most describes this character's personality?
Psychoanalysis (Describe why they act the way they do):
Does it stem from childhood or an event, or chemical?

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Once again, I'm looking forward to reading all your responses and learning more about your characters!
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Orson Krennic | Star Wars

[personal profile] directordisaster 2017-11-23 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Describe character's sense of morals: I think it's a bit hard to sum up with words, but if you're familiar with his canon, Rogue One in particular, there are two quotes that pretty much sums up Krennic's morality. The first is his dialogue with Galen Erso at the beginning of the movie, when the other man chided him for "confusing peace with terror" and Krennic responded, "well, we have to start somewhere."

The second one is in the prequel novel Catalyst, when he bombarded a planet after making basically a deal with them that involves "not shooting" after the other party delivers their end--actually, he gets someone else to do the bombarding because he's basically Intelligence, not Navy--and when Galen and Lyra (Galen's wife) was shocked about his actions, he justified it with the words: "We're at war, and they're on the wrong side." I think this means that, to Krennic, ultimately the means justifies the ends, and if the means involves murder, genocide, even slavery, then so be it. After all, there are only two sides in everything--him and people who are not him--and everything is justified for the latter, especially in pursuit of Krennic's ultimate goal: his personal glory.
If they could sum up the meaning of life, what would they say?: That you're going to die anyway but while you're at it, make them stare and make it worthwhile. Make them remember you.
What do they consider taboo (something they personally would never do): Pretty much nothing in pursuit of his own personal glory.
Describe character's etiquette: He's a punk ass bitch with a mouth for trouble. That's pretty much all.
Describe character's sense of self-control: haha what is self-control, self-control is for COWARDS
Spontaneous or structured? A little bit of both. James Luceno described him as a "wheeler dealer", someone who knows how to restructred his plans to fit the situation, but at the same time I think there's a structure overarching it. An MBTI blog sorted him as an ENTJ (same as me), and I have to agree.
Instinctual or logical? Both. He's logical but acts on instinct. A very ENTJ thing.
How does this character act in public? Grandiose, dramatic, a little hostile to everyone with a menacing undertone, although when he was younger, he at least faked friendliness. And he could fake friendliness, when necessary.
How does this character act in privacy? I think he's more relaxed and loose privately. There's the mask he puts on for the world, and then there's the real Krennic, who's not as stiff and calculated and overblown as the public Krennic.
How does this character act around strangers vs. how they act around friends? He doesn't have any actual friends except for one, whose wife he murdered in cold blood (lol), so yeah. I HC that he used to be very closed friends with Galen though and he let himself be vulnerable around him. Around "friends" and acquiaintances and colleagues, friendly but aloof, while around strangers? As I said, hostile with the undertone of menacing. He can be intimidating.
How does this character act around family? There's not much info about his family in canon. Not at all, in fact.
How has this character most changed from youth? He's less friendly, less emotionally manipulative and more openly hostile, commanding, and intimidating. When he was still gathering power, he's like a snake, hiding in the grass, acts civil towards everyone, but when he finally gained the power he wanted, he more or less dropped the act.
How have they remained the same? Still a manipulative, power-hungry, popularity-craving bastard who really, really wants validation from his peers.
Has this character dealt with the loss of someone they knew? From the canon point I took him, only one, so yes.
If so, who? Lyra from the canon point I took him from and later Galen.
How has it affected them? No love loss with Lyra since they hated each other. With Galen, ah, another can of worms. I think it destroys him from the inside because Galen's the only link of the past--and what semblance of morality--that Krennic still had. With his death, he's a loose cannon out for blood and destruction.

How does this character deal with or react to-
Conflict/Danger: Charges first. It's been said that he's different from other Imperial High Command because he always wants to lead the charge, despite the risks and dangers involved. But he makes it up for it by making people he trusted (in a way) covered his ass.
Rejection: MURDER AND KIDNAPPING.
Fear: DRINKING.
Change: He thrives on it, although too much and he'd feel like he's losing control, and with Krennic, it's all about control.
Loss: Keeps it on the inside until it destroys him and eats him from the inside out.
Sex/Flirting: He's apparently famous for his "nocturnal carousing" in the Futures Programme according to Lyra, so he's somewhat of a flirt and absolutely the farthest thing from celibate.
Pain: Hates it. Loves inflicting it, but hates receiving it.
Stress: He's dealing with 20 years of stress AT LEAST in canon SO YOU KNOW.
Peer pressure: Gives in, and change the rules of the games to suit him.
Guilt: What is guilt? Krennic doesn't feel guilt AT ALL.
Being wrong: No, he's right all the time, fuck you Tarkin.
Being criticized: YOU'RE WRONG AND THIS IS MY ACHIEVEMENT, NOT YOURS!
Being insulted (superficially: name calling, etc): Gets riled up and will insult RIGHT BACK.
Offending others: He's a punk ass bitch, he came out basically to attack people and then have a good time about it.
Praise: GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE. In case it wasn't obvious already, Krennic's a praise whore.
Being loved: ...he wouldn't know what to do. SERIOUSLY. Probably manipulates the person into doing things for him.
Being hated: He thrives on it cause he doesn't give a shit? He'll probably try to murder or get rid of you, though.
Humiliation: Can't stand it. AT ALL. He gets mad and furious.

How does this character express-
Anger: Explosively and loudly, obviously.
Sadness: Quietly, bottling it up until it turns into spite.
Fear: Reacts to it violently.
Happiness/Excitement: ???? Krennic.exe is not responding
Love (Consider the "Five Languages of Love"): His ego inflates into an even bigger version than it is already and he's gonna preen like hell.
Lust: Flirts dangerously, lmao.
Stress/anxiety: Takes it out on people around him.
Dislike (of a person, thing, or idea): Loudly express how much he hated it and disagreed with it. Murder if necessary.
Approval (of a person, thing, or idea): Loudly express how much he needed it. Well, he tried to be subtle, but it always failed? So yeah, he's not gonna be shy about it AT ALL.
How does this character generally express themselves? Not shyly, that's for certain. Confidently, brashly and boisterously, I think.

What does this character think/feel about-
Marriage: MURDER.
Children: MURDER.
Family/Family Values: MURDER, BUT TOGETHER.
Children/Youth: ?????????? what is a Child
Old age: He's 50, I think he's not too thrilled about it.
Sex: His preference is often.
Love: WHAT IS LOOOOOOVE
Friendship/Other relationships: Galengalengalengalengalengalengalengalenga
Homosexuality: I HC him as bisexual, and there are hints that he's gay for Galen (LMFAO), although I HC him as bisexual because his "carousing" isn't gender-specific. So yes to homosexuality!
The opposite sex: See above, he likes his men like how he likes his women, that's it, that's the joke, he's bi
The same sex: PUTTING THE BI IN BITCH
Money/Material things: Personal glory matters more but Krennic did love his bling. I mean look at his shuttle, his cape, his customised blaster...
Politics: The Emperor's New Order is the best and anyone who questions it should be put to death. The Empire's rule is and should be absolute.
Religion: Absolute bullshit corrupts absolutely. Look at the Jedi Order.
Destiny/Duty: He's destined for greatness, and it's his duty to achieve it.
Magic/Myth: Same as religion. Bullshit.
Racism/Races in general: He's space racist towards Geonosians and aliens in general. People, no.
Science/Technology: He's an engineer, and he built the first Death Star, so hell yes.
Nature/Animals: He doesn't give a shit.
Modernity: Minimalism is the #aesthetic.
Antiquity: No. Outdated is outdated for a good reason.
Their past: He doesn't think about it much. EXCEPT FOR GALEN AND THE FUTURES PROGRAM.
Their future: Oh, he's looking forward to it, lmfao.
Their role in society/job/etc: It defines him. He let it defined him. Krennic doesn't mind.
Drugs and alcohol: I don't think he did spice although MAYBE when he was younger (spice is drugs in SWverse) but alcohol is his chosen vice.
Killing/Murder: GENOCIDE, MY DUDE. NOT JUST MURDER.
Education: Is very important. I mean he wouldn't be where he is now without the education he received.
The foreign/unknown: Kill them.
How does the character view life? In general? Meh. He doesn't believe in the Force and that all life is precious and all that shit, so he doesn't care, much.
How does the character view death? With disdain and disgust, but probably understood that it's unavoidable. His achievements, however, would make him immortal.
How does the character view society? Hobbesian--every man for himself.
How does the character imagine his/her own death? As a Hero of the Empire, maybe after getting a statue of two erected and his accomplishments celebrated by the Emperor.
What does the character want out of life? PERSONAL GLORY.
What does this character consider "success" to be? See above. Aka: constructing something men and women has never done before.
What would the character like to change in his/her life? His boss, definitely. Otherwise, nothing, because Krennic thinks he's perfect the way he is. Love yourself like Krennic loves Krennic.
What motivates this character? Survival, narcissism, and spite.
What discourages this character? Rejection and ignorance.
What makes this character happy? Galen VALIDATION AND BEING VALIDATED.
What makes this character sad? Rejection and not being validated.
What makes this character angry? Wilhuff Tarkin.
What humiliates this character? Wilhuff Tarkin, part two.
What most describes this character's personality? A kyber crystal because he's attuned to other people's emotions and he can direct and focus a team's energy towards a certain end goal or vision.

Psychoanalysis (Describe why they act the way they do):
Does it stem from childhood or an event, or chemical? We don't know much about his childhood, not at all in fact, so I can't confidently say it was his childhood, but I think it most likely is. Galen was described as having a kinship with his mother but not with his father, and then became orphaned shortly after he joined the Futures Program, and I'd like to think Krennic is pretty much the same--an orphan, although his mother probably died at birth or something and his father is distant, setting impossible goals for him and possibly even not admitting him as his son. Honestly, if I were a professional, I'd diagnose him as a classic narcissist and a sociopath, because in canon, it was described that Krennic's speciality back in Brentaal Futures Program was architecture, but his teachers admitted that he had a talent for manipulation. Combined with his lack of remorse and narcissism, and his complete disregard for rules, authority figures, and basically everyone but himself, Krennic is legitimately a classic textbook sociopath. Even when he loves--and I think he did love Galen, in a twisted way--he still thinks of the person he loves as a tool to be used to further his own goal, and then convince himself that it's for their own good, that it's for their advancement and safety as much as it is for Krennic's personal glory. He legitimately couldn't understand that other people could love another other than him, and that the world revolves around him--and also that people have their own aspirations and motivations, so despite his talent for manipulation, he clearly failed at understanding other people, at the core, because he's so alienated from his own humanity that he couldn't understand why people love or care about each other selflessly. Selfless acts are completely beyond him. I think this is possibly his fatal flaw, and why he ultimately failed as a villain--because he failed to understand the people around him other than as pawns to be used or as opponents to be defeated--not his need for validation.

His real need, however, is to belong, and to be understood, but somewhere along the way, it got twisted into manipulating other people into accepting and validating him. The real tragedy of him is that he's actually as much a wounded child archetype as Jyn Erso, the protagonist of Rogue One and Galen's daughter, and they both lashes out at the world that had rejected and hurt them, but Jyn in the end chose the right path and accepted her pain, while Krennic denies it and hides behind his superweapon project. With his Death Star, he thinks that no one could hurt him anymore, not even Tarkin.

The truth is that he was wrong.
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