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OOC:

Player Handle: GG
Contact:

theggnator
Pronouns: she/her

Invite/Current Player: Mod >:3
Other Characters: X X

IC:

Character Name: Joseph Oda
Age: 33
Canon: The Evil Within
Canon Point: Post-TEW1 + CRAU

CRAU: The Ton ;)

History: Wiki

Personality: A man of words and intellect, Joseph is well-spoken, polite, and gentle, with a dry wit that slips out on occasion. He does his best to remain calm and pleasant even when dealing with unreasonable people and it takes a truly inhuman amount of frustration before his patience wears thin. A skilled investigator, he is meticulous and organized, frequently taking notes and catching details that others miss. He takes his vow to serve and protect very seriously and has little tolerance for people who willfully misbehave or harm others out of selfishness.

A severe perfectionist (clinical, even,) Joseph is careful and by-the-book. He could generously be called "uptight," though he isn’t completely inflexible-- he is fruitfully partnered with loose-cannon Sebastian for nearly a decade, though frequently finds himself wrangling his brash partner back in line. At the same time, bold and impulsive personalities like Sebastian's keep Joseph from getting too fussy or too worried about the rules to get the job done.

As forgiving and patient as he is with other people, he is extremely hard on himself, taking his flaws and failures to heart. He has a hard time forgiving himself for even honest mistakes and gets unfairly upset about being a burden even when the situation is completely out of his control. He values his competence and effectiveness over all other traits, as though he's only worthwhile when useful. At the same time he takes on problems entirely too big for him to tackle, such as his partner's alcoholism. It's at times like this that he can be uncharacteristically reckless, desperate to prove that he can handle everything he takes on and desperate not to let anyone down.

During his tenure in the STEM system, Joseph is directly targeted by the game's antagonist, Ruvik, who tortures people with their fears and neuroses. We don't know what Joseph experiences while away from Sebastian, but he clearly suffers the worst symptoms out of the three protagonists. STEM reveals dark feelings that Joseph carefully represses-- frustration, anxiety, despair, a perceived lack of control over his life, and suicidal ideation. Ruvik roots out these weaknesses and torments Joseph with them, nearly turning him Haunted on several occasions. Though Joseph is able to fight off these urges as the game progresses, they are clearly traumatic and he is deeply scarred by the experience even now.

Abilities:
- Police Detective: A talented homicide detective, Joseph is highly intelligent with sharp deductive skills. He's more observant than the average person and even outdoes his partner and peers at picking up minute details and making sense of them.
- Lockpicking/Bomb Disposal: Joseph is shown to be skilled at picking locks and also dismantles complex explosives without breaking a sweat. This seems to be a unique skill of his, perhaps suggesting previous experience on a bomb squad or other specialized training.
- Combat: Though he is the bookish type, Joseph can hold his own in a fight. He's physically fit and comfortable with multiple types of firearms and improvised weapons (fire axe, molotov cocktails.) He also canonically practices kendo. Violence is a last resort for him, but he doesn't flinch or hesitate if the need arises.

Inventory:
- Clothes from home
- His gun, a Colt M1911A1 semi-automatic .45 handgun, and 10 boxes of ammo
- A rifle gifted to him by Shaxx (CRAU)
- Hina, his cat

Eternal Reward: To save Sebastian.

Goals/Ideas: Joseph will be trying his best to represent a police department that absolutely doesn't deserve a guy like him on it. Eventually, when he burns out on that particular mess, I'd like him to become a private investigator.

Samples: Sample

Secret Code Phrase: ALL GLORY TO THE NEON HYPNOTOAD