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Post by Archibald Hoffman on Mar 28, 2022 4:44:33 GMT
ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" HOFFMAN
FULL NAME: Archibald "Archie" Hoffman. Commonly known as Herr Hoffman
CODENAME: N/A.
FACE CLAIM: Will Poulter
AGE: 26
CATEGORY: Powered
TEAM: Unaffiliated
ALIGNMENT: Civilian
CODENAME: N/A.
FACE CLAIM: Will Poulter
AGE: 26
CATEGORY: Powered
TEAM: Unaffiliated
ALIGNMENT: Civilian
Personal
SEXUALITY: Bisexual
GENDER: Cis male
PRONOUNS: He/him
ETHNICITY: German
GENDER: Cis male
PRONOUNS: He/him
ETHNICITY: German
Double Life
ABILITIES: Tiger Shifting. Archie has the ability to shift into a Bengal tiger at will. His form is 11 ft. in length and near 700 lbs. In this form he has the heightened senses of a tiger as well as the increased strength and stamina. Due to the nature of his powers, he is actually a bit tougher/stronger than a natural tiger, but not by a considerable margin. In his regular humanoid form, he is able to enjoy some tiger abilities still. He can see in the dark as he would as a tiger as well as having a heightened sense of smell and hearing. While not comparable to someone with super strength abilities, he is stronger in his humanoid form than that is possible of a non-powered human. Still, he would not likely come close to overpowering someone with super strength in his human form. He is able to still make tiger sounds when in humanoid form, and finds himself chuffing often subconsciously. In addition, tigers have antiseptic saliva. Another thing Archie gets to enjoy while in tiger form only. While he can't miraculously fix your broken leg with a quick lick, he can certainly help fight any infections trying to get up in cuts.
SKILLS:
Affinity for water: Contrary to what many might think, tigers actually love the water. This is something Archie has maintained from his animal side. He is an avid swimmer and is not fearful of water.
Bilingual: Archie's native language is German, while being conversationally fluent in English. He does tend to forget random words in both languages from time to time and has gotten good at gesturing with his hands as well to make up for any lack of understanding. (Not at all to be confused with knowing ASL/DGS)
Stealthy: Another tiger attribute he's picked up over the years. Tigers prefer to ambush when they hunt. A lot of Archie's tactics when dealing with people is often ambushing them and cornering them. While not having ever been in battle really, if needed, Archie can certainly pull off a stealthy approach.
Good Stage Presence: Years of making circuses his life, Archie is used to being on center stage and enjoys the attention. He has a very warm and bubbly stage presence.
WEAKNESSES:
Mortal: While Archie can take more beatings than the average person, he is still able to be killed.
Shorter Lifespan: Tigers live within the range of anywhere from 8 to 25 years on average, and while thankfully he shows no signs of croaking within the next year or so, there are signs that his health is slowly decaying. He is closely being studied behind the scenes to attempt to prolong his lifespan (and to pinpoint how long he may have). This is a well kept secret of Archie's.
Stubborn: Archie likes to lead. While he enjoys working as a team with his troupe, Archie prefers to be the leader of the pack and to work alone when the going gets tough. He is a bit solitary this way, and can often butt heads with others when it comes to decision making.
Limited Stamina: Sure, Archie can run longer than the average person, but the increased stamina he experiences from his primal self is not an infinite supply. He can and will tire eventually and needs time to rest just as anyone else does.
Bleeding Heart: Archie loves to love others. In that, he loves to help others. While he is selective in who he allows to become a member of his troupe, this doesn't mean he doesn't grab people off the streets left and right like nobodies business and either helps set them back up financially or offers them lower jobs within the troupe. The man is grossly trusting and has yet to learn his lesson.
Shifting: While Archie is able to shift at will at any time, it is not a pain free process. On top of this, while he can be in his tiger form as long as he pleases, the longer he is in his form the more animalistic his mind becomes and he can even forget memories. This tends to happen within months.
SKILLS:
Affinity for water: Contrary to what many might think, tigers actually love the water. This is something Archie has maintained from his animal side. He is an avid swimmer and is not fearful of water.
Bilingual: Archie's native language is German, while being conversationally fluent in English. He does tend to forget random words in both languages from time to time and has gotten good at gesturing with his hands as well to make up for any lack of understanding. (Not at all to be confused with knowing ASL/DGS)
Stealthy: Another tiger attribute he's picked up over the years. Tigers prefer to ambush when they hunt. A lot of Archie's tactics when dealing with people is often ambushing them and cornering them. While not having ever been in battle really, if needed, Archie can certainly pull off a stealthy approach.
Good Stage Presence: Years of making circuses his life, Archie is used to being on center stage and enjoys the attention. He has a very warm and bubbly stage presence.
WEAKNESSES:
Mortal: While Archie can take more beatings than the average person, he is still able to be killed.
Shorter Lifespan: Tigers live within the range of anywhere from 8 to 25 years on average, and while thankfully he shows no signs of croaking within the next year or so, there are signs that his health is slowly decaying. He is closely being studied behind the scenes to attempt to prolong his lifespan (and to pinpoint how long he may have). This is a well kept secret of Archie's.
Stubborn: Archie likes to lead. While he enjoys working as a team with his troupe, Archie prefers to be the leader of the pack and to work alone when the going gets tough. He is a bit solitary this way, and can often butt heads with others when it comes to decision making.
Limited Stamina: Sure, Archie can run longer than the average person, but the increased stamina he experiences from his primal self is not an infinite supply. He can and will tire eventually and needs time to rest just as anyone else does.
Bleeding Heart: Archie loves to love others. In that, he loves to help others. While he is selective in who he allows to become a member of his troupe, this doesn't mean he doesn't grab people off the streets left and right like nobodies business and either helps set them back up financially or offers them lower jobs within the troupe. The man is grossly trusting and has yet to learn his lesson.
Shifting: While Archie is able to shift at will at any time, it is not a pain free process. On top of this, while he can be in his tiger form as long as he pleases, the longer he is in his form the more animalistic his mind becomes and he can even forget memories. This tends to happen within months.
Appearance
GENERAL: Archie stands at 6'3" with a firm build and has brown hair that is often carefully gelled back and inquisitive green eyes. He exudes confidence and stands tall, normally wearing funky and fun patterned clothes. He enjoys accessorizing with the layering of rings and necklaces. While loving fun patterns, he stays away from any fur clothing, even faux fur. The man will wear pretty much anything he finds pleasant to look at. He enjoys wearing tiger prints as well, finding comfort in them. He often smells of sandalwood and a hint of popcorn if it happens to be after a show at his circus.
COSTUME: While Archie does not partake in any crime fighting or crime doing, he does have a costume for his job. Archie can be found donning the classic ringmaster outfit when around his stomping grounds.
(For reference on his work costume, think Hugh Jackman in the Greatest Showman movie)
COSTUME: While Archie does not partake in any crime fighting or crime doing, he does have a costume for his job. Archie can be found donning the classic ringmaster outfit when around his stomping grounds.
(For reference on his work costume, think Hugh Jackman in the Greatest Showman movie)
Personality
Archibald is an excitable man. He lives for the thrill of new adventure and discovery. A collector of sorts, his life's joy is his circus and finding the next great act. More importantly, however, he sees it as adding another member to the family he has created over the years and he is constantly looking to expand. Nothing quite means more to Archibald than his makeshift, adopted family. The loyalty he holds for his troupe is incomparable to anything else. Archie would quite literally die for any member of his troupe.
He's not afraid of approaching others, and is insatiably curious about other's lives. Archie is a lover, constantly reaching out to others to offer his support. He has a wild imagination and tends to have many a flights of fancy. He gets swept away in his dreams that are often all too whimsical. Archie is an extremely trusting individual and it takes much for him to don any suspicion towards a person.
Archie does lack social awareness. Spending a good chunk of his life as a tiger in India, and even before that being homeschooled and not frequently allowed off his parent's estate, Archie has lacked major socialization. While it has not stopped him from approaching others, he is very out of date in pop culture references, lacks personal space at times, and does not frequently follow social norms. He is constantly learning new things. Archie still does not even own a phone and instead carries around a pager.
He's not afraid of approaching others, and is insatiably curious about other's lives. Archie is a lover, constantly reaching out to others to offer his support. He has a wild imagination and tends to have many a flights of fancy. He gets swept away in his dreams that are often all too whimsical. Archie is an extremely trusting individual and it takes much for him to don any suspicion towards a person.
Archie does lack social awareness. Spending a good chunk of his life as a tiger in India, and even before that being homeschooled and not frequently allowed off his parent's estate, Archie has lacked major socialization. While it has not stopped him from approaching others, he is very out of date in pop culture references, lacks personal space at times, and does not frequently follow social norms. He is constantly learning new things. Archie still does not even own a phone and instead carries around a pager.
History
TW: child abuse, abusive parents
Archibald grew up an only child in Bonn, Germany. His parents were cold and distant. They were affluent non-powered civilians shooting for high positions in government with an anti-powered campaign at the forefront. From the outside, they appeared to be a close knit family, but it was merely for press. Most of his childhood was spent seeking attention and recognition from his parents. However, it was a nightmare for the "esteemed" Hoffman family when their son showed signs of having powers in his early teens. By 15, Archie was shifting irradicably into a tiger and back, his shifting entirely unpredictable. Worried for their image, a seed of distaste had been planted in his parents. Within the year, it fully sprouted when he shifted one night and could not shift back and a couple months had passed with him showing his signs of losing his human self and thought processing. His parents paid for him to be released into the wild in India, assuming their child gone.
Archie would spent his entire teen years and early adulthood as a tiger in the jungles of India. By this time, most of his human memories were fogged over, the animal taking control. At times over these years he would randomly shift back, awaking as a human on the jungle floor, terrified. His memories often can come back, but after spending so long in tiger form, it took longer for his head to clear. By the time he would have been 21 as a human, he was captured and brought into a traveling circus in Europe with a wealthy ringmaster. One night, he was caught by the ringmaster transforming back into a human. Over time, the kind ringmaster encouraged this shifting and Archie spent more and more time as a human again. Eventually, Archie was seen as a son to the ringmaster, and he was written into the old man's will as the sole benefactor. He received a vast fortune when the old man passed.
Archie now finds himself in America, pioneering his own circus coined Herr Hoffman's Enchanted Cirque. His sole mission to continue the old man's legacy and to help others the way he had been helped. The circus has made its base in Astaria, Oregon. While they do leave the state and travel across the country performing, their home has been made and they perform biweekly shows with rotating acts. The big top is viewable for miles and has many tents and trailers dedicated to housing the troupe members. After his long stint as a tiger from the ages of 15-21, Archie still has muddled memories of his time in Bonn, but the pain from the time with his parents lingers all the same.
Archibald grew up an only child in Bonn, Germany. His parents were cold and distant. They were affluent non-powered civilians shooting for high positions in government with an anti-powered campaign at the forefront. From the outside, they appeared to be a close knit family, but it was merely for press. Most of his childhood was spent seeking attention and recognition from his parents. However, it was a nightmare for the "esteemed" Hoffman family when their son showed signs of having powers in his early teens. By 15, Archie was shifting irradicably into a tiger and back, his shifting entirely unpredictable. Worried for their image, a seed of distaste had been planted in his parents. Within the year, it fully sprouted when he shifted one night and could not shift back and a couple months had passed with him showing his signs of losing his human self and thought processing. His parents paid for him to be released into the wild in India, assuming their child gone.
Archie would spent his entire teen years and early adulthood as a tiger in the jungles of India. By this time, most of his human memories were fogged over, the animal taking control. At times over these years he would randomly shift back, awaking as a human on the jungle floor, terrified. His memories often can come back, but after spending so long in tiger form, it took longer for his head to clear. By the time he would have been 21 as a human, he was captured and brought into a traveling circus in Europe with a wealthy ringmaster. One night, he was caught by the ringmaster transforming back into a human. Over time, the kind ringmaster encouraged this shifting and Archie spent more and more time as a human again. Eventually, Archie was seen as a son to the ringmaster, and he was written into the old man's will as the sole benefactor. He received a vast fortune when the old man passed.
Archie now finds himself in America, pioneering his own circus coined Herr Hoffman's Enchanted Cirque. His sole mission to continue the old man's legacy and to help others the way he had been helped. The circus has made its base in Astaria, Oregon. While they do leave the state and travel across the country performing, their home has been made and they perform biweekly shows with rotating acts. The big top is viewable for miles and has many tents and trailers dedicated to housing the troupe members. After his long stint as a tiger from the ages of 15-21, Archie still has muddled memories of his time in Bonn, but the pain from the time with his parents lingers all the same.
Player
OOC NAME: Mocha
PRONOUNS: She/They
OTHER CHARACTERS: Rory Kain , Alexis García , Francis "Flick" Courtney , Violetta Darcy , Jolene Darcy , Shiloh Watson , @kellan
SOURCE: my king, anna
PRONOUNS: She/They
OTHER CHARACTERS: Rory Kain , Alexis García , Francis "Flick" Courtney , Violetta Darcy , Jolene Darcy , Shiloh Watson , @kellan
SOURCE: my king, anna
credit to Laura of Adox
