Captain Gecko Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Finally, time to apply for a custom item! *** Byond key: Captain Gecko Discord key: CNEGecko#9618 Character Name: Sezrak Han'san Item name: "Imperial 16th zippo" Item function(s): It's just a zippo reskin, works like your usual lighter. Item description: "A zippo lighter given by the Empire of Dominia to the men of the 16th Regiment of the Imperial Army, also known as the "Suicide Regiments", that would manage to survive more than a dozen deployments. The Imperial 16th is a regiment deployed by Dominia during battles that cannot be lost, their men ensuring victories through the use of unusual and highly dangerous tactics, resulting in extremely high losses during almost all of its engagements." Why is your character bringing this item to work?: Sezrak gets easily attached to objects with history. His red coat, for instance, comes from a Strelitz Veteran and friend of his family... But this lighter is particularly important to him. Sezrak doesn't smoke, at most, he'd use it for some light in the darker corners of the station (or somewhere else), or use it to trigger some anomalies, but that's it. The main reason why he keeps it is mostly emotional, his father handed it to him. Sezrak's father, Kar'sani Han'san is a widely respected individual (at least, among the ones that know him); for many reasons, but most importantly for having survived 12 deployments in the Imperial's 16th after, just to prove to some other officer wrong some officer that dared insult him, only stopping after losing an arm during his 12th battle in the suicidal regiments, and then moving to higher ranks and becoming a superior officer. There, among some medals, he earned this zippo. When Sezrak and his brothers went through their military service (that was just before Sezrak would decide to become an Anomalist instead of working for the Imperial Army like most other Han'sans), Kar'sani handed them each a gift from him, both to inspire them and to give them something from home that they could keep with them, something to keep them remembering their family. Sezrak got the zippo lighter. How did your character obtain this item: From his father, as stated just above, so he would remember his family, and most importantly, be inspired to do his best, to prove his worth against impossible odds just like his father did. What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: To Sezrak? This lighter is very, VERY important. If he somehow forgets it on station, he will stay there, no matter if the shuttle is leaving, but that's assuming he somehow left the lighter which is itself highly improbable. He will take it with himself everywhere he goes, and he would probably get very angry if someone was to take it from him for some reason. He'd open it and light it up in moments of doubt, fear, or solitude, remembering where he comes from, and what he lives for. About his story? As said before, his father's, and in the end, his own, as he spent most of his life trying to do just like his father, albeit in a different career entirely, doing his best, facing seemingly insurmountable odds and cheating death a bunch of times (although, that last part, that's mostly thanks to the NSS Aurora's medical department), and in the end, proving his worth to all, or, at least and most importantly, to himself. Sprites: It's basically a Dominian Zippo lighter, but black, with the outlines of the Dominian Standard barely noticeable. I also tweaked some other colors and remade the flames with a slightly different color. The idea behind this design is that this lighter is supposed to be given to veterans of the 16th, but it doesn't mean that said veterans are no longer in active service. Assuming these men could bring the lighter with them on the battlefield, giving them a bright red thing would be a great way to get them spotted, and possibly killed; so instead, they would go for a dark, discreet color (or rather, lack of color). righthand_Sezrak_Zippo.dmilefthand_Sezrak_Zippo.dmiSezrak_Zippo.dmi Additional comments: Sezrak's story changed a lot. The Dominian lore rework sure made things a bit better, the Empire makes slightly more sense and all, but Sezrak's story had to adapt. One of the main changes being his father's. Kar'sani Han'san had always been a model for Sezrak, giving at least that initial push to go prove himself as an anomalist, but he was considered a hero for having survived 10 deployments in the... Imperial Commandos. With the Imperial Commandos now retconned, the Imperial 16th became a logical replacement... Sounds close enough, supposedly lore-friendly, yet not the Commandos. Sezrak already has a lighter in his loadout, but it's just a regular Dominian lighter. The story behind it is mostly the same as this custom item, but it felt wrong to have just a random Dominian lighter be given to a veteran of some regiments featuring ridiculously low survival rates. Plus, having played Sezrak for more than 6 months now, and many other characters and players knowing him, I feel confident in giving him a custom item to expand a bit on his story, and give him more character. *** Sooo, that's pretty much it. This is my first custom item application, so you know, if I messed up some part, tell me, we'll try to fix it, yeah?
Haydizzle Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Sezrak is a well rounded character and a fun face on station, and Gecko is no different. I can vouch a bit for the character's sentimental attachment to items as it's come up before IC. My only complaint is it's only a zippo ? 10/10 otherwise +1 v nice pog all that jazz, good luck dude.
Captain Gecko Posted April 13, 2021 Author Posted April 13, 2021 On 11/04/2021 at 22:33, Haydizzle said: My only complaint is it's only a zippo Maybe I'll do more than just that as the character evolves, got some things planned for how he could change, maybe... And also maybe when I'll get better skills at spriting. Also thankiesss
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