Post by John Constantine on Nov 18, 2007 20:06:21 GMT -7
First Name: John
Last Name: Constantine
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Birthday: May 10, 1953
Age: 54
Eyes: Grey/Blue
Hair: Blond
Aliases: John Collier, Leo Sumner, John McMahon, Adrian Brown
Persuasion: None
Type of Creature: Human magic user
Powers: Cunning, Hypnosis, Mind control, Magical adept (Divination, Demon summoning, Black magic Cursing, Spirit Ward creation, Oclumancy, Necromancy, Illusion, Synchronicity Highway or Synchronicity Wave traveling), Arcane knowledge.
Significant Other: None
Allies: Mucous Membrane, Chas, member of "The Trenchcoat Brigade, Swamp Thing, the Lord of the Dance, Tim Hunter, The Newcastle Crew, The Order of St Oran
Rivals: First of the Fallen, the Family Man, Nergal, Mercury, the King of Vampires, Gabriel
Parents: Thomas and Mary Anne Constantine (deceased)
Siblings: Cheryl Masters, The Golden Boy (deceased)
Nieces/Nephews: Gemma Masters
Children: Tefe Holland, Adam Constantine (deceased), Saul Constantine (deceased), Maria Constantine
Sexual Preference: Bisexual
Smoking: Silk Cut cigarettes (chain smoker)
Drugs: Known to smoke pot and drink alcohol
Sex: Ambivalent
Character Flaws: cockiness, cynical,
Fighting: weak, generally avoids them or uses magical weapons or dirty tactics
Dislikes: fascists
Career/Employment: Mage
Dress Style: Blue pin-stripe suit, tan trench coat, white shirt and black tie
Manner of Speech: Cynical, foul
Physical Health: Blood is demonically tainted, by a blood transfusion from the demon Nergal, and is shown to be poisonous to vampires.
Mental Health: Debatable
John's character description: Frequently painted as a mystic investigator in some kind of bastardized Chandlerian tradition, Society's Knight riding against the Bad Craziness in the dark, John is one of horror fiction's more complex characters. Rather than Philip Marlowe with a magic kit, John is instead Society's Bastard, locked inside the world he hates, angry and twisted, holding a small, poisoned set of ethics to his chest. And that last point is possibly the only thing that really makes him different from the rest of them. That's what makes him wake with anger and lie down with it. That little voice that says Fucking People Over Is Wrong, and No One Else Should Have To Live Like This.
It works because John is very clearly given things worth protecting from the world. What's John protecting these things from? Authority. With the capital A. You can substitute Authority for Government, for the Establishment, even for God, and it all means the same thing: someone exerting control they did not earn and do not deserve, grinding lives into shit largely because they feel like it. (Copied from John Constantine: Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing introduction, written by Warren Ellis)
Character is from (series, book, creator, or author, if it applies): Comic book, Hellblazer, DC/Vertigo, creator: Alan Moore
[glow=green,2,300]~ PM'd the User, we already have a character by the name of Johnathan Constantine, I think this would be confusing to also have this 2nd character even though it's a different character the names would be confusing. If there is a problem, please take it to Violet Violence-Site Owner ~ Sara Ryan[/glow]
Last Name: Constantine
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Birthday: May 10, 1953
Age: 54
Eyes: Grey/Blue
Hair: Blond
Aliases: John Collier, Leo Sumner, John McMahon, Adrian Brown
Persuasion: None
Type of Creature: Human magic user
Powers: Cunning, Hypnosis, Mind control, Magical adept (Divination, Demon summoning, Black magic Cursing, Spirit Ward creation, Oclumancy, Necromancy, Illusion, Synchronicity Highway or Synchronicity Wave traveling), Arcane knowledge.
Significant Other: None
Allies: Mucous Membrane, Chas, member of "The Trenchcoat Brigade, Swamp Thing, the Lord of the Dance, Tim Hunter, The Newcastle Crew, The Order of St Oran
Rivals: First of the Fallen, the Family Man, Nergal, Mercury, the King of Vampires, Gabriel
Parents: Thomas and Mary Anne Constantine (deceased)
Siblings: Cheryl Masters, The Golden Boy (deceased)
Nieces/Nephews: Gemma Masters
Children: Tefe Holland, Adam Constantine (deceased), Saul Constantine (deceased), Maria Constantine
Sexual Preference: Bisexual
Smoking: Silk Cut cigarettes (chain smoker)
Drugs: Known to smoke pot and drink alcohol
Sex: Ambivalent
Character Flaws: cockiness, cynical,
Fighting: weak, generally avoids them or uses magical weapons or dirty tactics
Dislikes: fascists
Career/Employment: Mage
Dress Style: Blue pin-stripe suit, tan trench coat, white shirt and black tie
Manner of Speech: Cynical, foul
Physical Health: Blood is demonically tainted, by a blood transfusion from the demon Nergal, and is shown to be poisonous to vampires.
Mental Health: Debatable
John's character description: Frequently painted as a mystic investigator in some kind of bastardized Chandlerian tradition, Society's Knight riding against the Bad Craziness in the dark, John is one of horror fiction's more complex characters. Rather than Philip Marlowe with a magic kit, John is instead Society's Bastard, locked inside the world he hates, angry and twisted, holding a small, poisoned set of ethics to his chest. And that last point is possibly the only thing that really makes him different from the rest of them. That's what makes him wake with anger and lie down with it. That little voice that says Fucking People Over Is Wrong, and No One Else Should Have To Live Like This.
It works because John is very clearly given things worth protecting from the world. What's John protecting these things from? Authority. With the capital A. You can substitute Authority for Government, for the Establishment, even for God, and it all means the same thing: someone exerting control they did not earn and do not deserve, grinding lives into shit largely because they feel like it. (Copied from John Constantine: Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing introduction, written by Warren Ellis)
Character is from (series, book, creator, or author, if it applies): Comic book, Hellblazer, DC/Vertigo, creator: Alan Moore
[glow=green,2,300]~ PM'd the User, we already have a character by the name of Johnathan Constantine, I think this would be confusing to also have this 2nd character even though it's a different character the names would be confusing. If there is a problem, please take it to Violet Violence-Site Owner ~ Sara Ryan[/glow]