The Disappointing Son
Subject-FC03
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Full Name | Subject-FC03 |
Alias(es) | "FC" "03" "The Clone" |
Age | 30 |
Character Class(es) | Scientist Teacher |
Homeworld | Anoat |
Rank(s) | Civilian |
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Species | Human (Clone) |
Language(s) | Galactic Basic |
Gender | Male |
Force Sensitive | No |
Force Alignment | Light |
Character Alignment | Neutral Good |
Height | 1.84 Meters [6'0"] |
Weight | 81.64 KG [180 LBS] |
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Color | "I'm good. I've made my peace with it." |
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OVERVIEW
Fathers can be the worst.
Especially when your dad is a deranged Sith Lord who cloned you as a science experiment; once you make peace with that, everything is easier, right?
Despite the target on his back, Subject-FC03 does his best to be the man he can be in a galaxy full of murderers, sorcerers, and everything in between. While he can't pick up a lightsaber to duel a Sith Lord, he can certainly fight his own war as a scientist and healer, even if it's just to spite the Sith Lord that would love nothing more than to destroy him like any other failed experiment.
Easy enough.
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HISTORY
Babies aren't born on Anoat.
Thousands of slaves toil and die for the sake of a mad Sith Lord who wants nothing more than to see the galaxy suffer the same way he did. Be it the monsters that stalk the darkest corridors, the droids that drag men and women to their doom in Darth Nefaron's laboratory, or the near-poisonous air in the mines, no loving couple would ever choose to willingly have a child.
But the Corpse Lord had no love.
What he did have was a vast laboratory, one in which every sort of horrid experiment you could imagine took place day after day after day, all for his own sick curiosity and his desire to make ever more terrible weapons of war. Subject-FC03 was but the third attempt at one of these experiments, an attempt to master the creation of force-sensitive beings for whatever Nefaron dreamed up in that moment. 03 didn't get to know the precious two versions of himself, only what the Dark Lord told him.
"They were failures."
Not exactly what you want to hear from the man who was essentially your father, but then again, Nefaron never claimed to be anything of the sort. 03 and his "siblings" were clones of the Corpse Lord himself; he managed to find viable tissue for such a thing is beyond the understanding of science, but he managed, and boy did he know how to make a kid's life horrible. From the incessant need to test every week for a connection to the Force to a crash course in nearly every method of torture you can think of, Nefaron proved to be a passionate instructor. Of course, his patience did wear thin, and on the day of his 15th birthday, the Corpse Lord decided he would test one final time for Force sensitivity.
03 thought he was going to die. He knew he would just be recycled into genetic material for yet another experiment.
But lucky for him, Nefaron did, in fact, have his own bosses to answer to back then, specifically these folks on the Dark Council who didn't much appreciate Nefaron violating the Sith Empire's anti-slavery laws. As part of some deal Nefaron struck to keep his precious little wasteland from being inspected, he was forced to give up his current slave population. While 03 wasn't Force-sensitive, he was smart enough to slip out of his cell to join the vast procession of people who were leaving the blasted hellscape for parts unknown.
Of course, 03 didn't stick around to enjoy the new Sith's hospitality; he managed to stay tucked away aboard a cargo vessel slipping out of Sith space and into the wider galaxy. For a while he simply wandered, taking fake names and stealing when he needed to eat or some credits for a place to sleep. Say what you will about Darth Nefaron, but he did make sure his clone son was intelligent, even if he really just wanted a monstrous killer who just so happened to be smart.
03 grew up. Built a life. He was a teacher for a while, until one of Nefaron's henchmen arrived with a band of killers to hunt for the missing clone. To be blunt, 03 ran like a coward while other people died for him, and that's stuck with him for the past 5 years as he moved from planet to planet, ship to ship, nightmare to nightmare. While he can't exactly bring himself to teach ever again, he refuses to let his talents go to waste. Droid need repairs? 03's got it. Not sure how to test a wound? 03's got it. Need help manually plotting a complex string of jump points without a navicomputer?
Okay, that one takes a minute, but 03's got it.
He wants to help. He wants to be brave.
He's working on it.
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APPEARANCE
In stark contrast to the provider of his base DNA, 03 looks pretty good!
But that's not saying much.
Disheveled, dirty blonde hair frames the face of a very tired man who often has little time or energy to properly collect himself. More often than not, FC03 sports a patchwork of facial hair that at times is allowed to grow out, though one of the few things he does manage to do from time to time is shave. Often tucked away behind an old pair of glasses is a set of blue-grey eyes that are ever expressive, even when it appears FC03 has been running on a few hours of sleep at most.
While standing taller than his genetic father, FC03 is often prone to slouching, which makes him appear slightly shorter than he actually is. In lieu of proper attire, the Clone is often found sporting old spacer jumpers and the occasional lab coat, but that is rare enough as it is.
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PERSONALITY
What do most people do when they try to hide how they actually feel?
They make jokes. 03's problem is that they are usually about himself.
While a brilliant man, given 03's past failures, he hardly considers himself as such. This might be born from his need to stay hidden from Anoat's hunters, or perhaps this comes from a need to stay hidden, to not make waves, to hasten his inevitable death at the hands of his genetic father. Regardless, don't expect 03 to take credit for anything he might have accomplished, and certainly don't expect him to be able to accept praise with any grace either.
One thing that has remained constant, however, is 03's good heart. Perhaps it is to spite Darth Nefaron's incessant and constant cruelty, but 03 will always manage to do good by others, even if he doesn't set out to do so and is often terrified of what might happen to himself. While he certainly isn't trying to be a hero, he does view his continued existence as a sort of penance he owes to the galaxy for his father's evil doings.
He can't fix the evil that has been done.
But he can add a little good back into the universe.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
+The Smart Guy in the Room: Like father, like son, 03 possesses a brilliant mind and finds himself most at home trying to solve a complex issue, be it physical or more hypothetical
+Dumb or Brave?: Doing the right thing is often the worst possible choice, but 03 is fairly adept at making those choices, even if he is utterly terrified about what's going to happen to him.
+I Fix: Constant travel and a need to make credits have made 03 a very capable mechanic, be it droids or starships and everything in between.
-Fear the Reaper: Death has been nipping at 03's heels for a long time, and he hasn't quite gotten over the fact that he is likely to die at any moment. This can lead to fits of anxiety that often make him irrational.
-Why Choose Violence?: While not unwilling to kill, 03 doesn't want to take away from the universe like his father. He will avoid violence whenever possible, making him not all that helpful in a fight.
-Four Eyes: In a galaxy full of incredibly advanced technology, 03 still sports the ancient innovation that was glasses. If he happens to lose them, his vision will become a serious issue.
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EQUIPMENT
TBD
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STORY ARCS
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➣ Total Eclipse of the Heart [ COMPLETE ] - Rik and Sera join a raid in the Warehouse District of Sarko IV, on intel that Black Sun has contraband and slaves stashed there for shipment to another destination. Unbeknownst to them, they are walking into an ambush....
➣ Flaws [ IN PROGRESS ] - Rik gets a visit from Lossa at his quarters in Shiraya's Sanctuary, months after she'd been keen to tear him a new one...
➣ Midnight Council: Tempo of War Pt. II [ COMPLETE ] - Rik goes to a Jedi meeting at the Hirata Estate on Atrisia, hosted by Lord Inosuke Ashina and the Lightsworn, about the fresh war with the dark state of the Galactic Empire, and the building of a superweapon called ''Project Stardust'...
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