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PLAYER INFORMATION

Name: Elle
Journal: evildoers
Contact information: [AIM] Got Materia [Plurk] evildoers
Other characters: Nanami and Recette. And Kotarou.

CHARACTER INFORMATION

Name: Gino Weinberg
Age: 19
Subject taught: Fashion
Canon: Code Geass: R2
Canon point: A year post-series because I'm difficult.

Personality:

At the risk of sounding like a bad fanfiction, Gino is so often likened to a large hunting cat in Code Geass novellas that it would be amiss of me not to start with a similar metaphor here. Therefore: to think of Gino Weinberg is to think of a juvenile tiger. Granted, one raised in captivity in a spacious and well-maintained enclosure, but nevertheless a predator, and a huge one at that. It's just a tad more affectionate and used to playing nice with smaller animals than most big cats.

Putting cat metaphors aside for now, Gino comes from a sheltered childhood spent in one of the lesser estates owned by his parents, as the unimportant fourth son of a wealthy and distinguished noble family. Predictably, he learned to lash out at his 'bars' from an early age by being extroverted and overly friendly, and this got him into trouble several times when his acting out hurt others who lacked the same immunity as a noble he had. This personality combined with a life of relative privilege means he tends to see friends as 'his', and will drape himself over them with predictable familiarity whether they allow it or not. He takes slightly fewer liberties with his female companions, but only a few. Essentially, he believes that his right to get up in the personal space of his friends overrides their right to be alone. If they attempt to shake him off enough, however, he will let go. For a little while.

As a result of his outgoing personality, he tends not to act with any particular prejudice - race or gender, for example - which stems not from any real moral value but because he's generically friendly to everyone, whether they expect it and reciprocate or not. Paradoxically, he hasn't been particularly resistant to Britannian conditioning, and is therefore a lot more racist than your average human being. Or maybe just as racist as the average human being. Conversely, he has very little experience of life outside of nobility or his career as a Knight of Rounds. This doesn't prevent him from trying out new experiences whenever he can; in fact, quite the opposite: Gino is somewhat of a thrill-seeker. Another casualty of his explorations is his speech: in relaxed or informal situations, it becomes a hodgepodge of 'commoner slang' and proper upper-class diction, generally inappropriately used. He prefers this relaxed language whenever formality isn't strictly necessary, and tries to enforce it on friends whenever possible. However, he will slip back into an entirely formal speech pattern when the situation requires it, or when he needs to be serious.

Nor does his inexperience make him stupid or naiive. He was one of the highest-ranked pilots in the Empire by seventeen, a soldier who had spent several years both on the front lines of Britannia's wars and back in their territories serving the imperial family. And even now, after the war's end, he serves as the highest-ranked pilot after the deaths or defections of his comrades. Despite his easygoing demeanour, Gino is a ruthless, competitive opponent who was entirely content with his role as one of the elite 'attack dogs' of the Britannian Empire until its reforms. Whilst not bloodthirsty or vindictive, he accepts that his willingness to kill makes him weak, as it weakens all those who give up their integrity and find excuses to kill other people. He personally prefers competitions and non-lethal battles, fights for fun rather than with any intention to kill, but this doesn't get in the way of his ability to follow orders or take the initiative on the battlefield.

Weapon:

Name: Tristan

Form: Absurdly tall halberd.

Upgrades:

• Blitzkrieg
  
• Strength Boost
  
• Flight
  
• Durability Boost
  
• Pack Instincts

Lost memories:

• how to braid hair.
  
• 'Ornaments made of carved vegetables shouldn't be eaten.'
  
• that he used to have a crush on Kallen Kouzuki.
  
• the proper etiquette for addressing royalty.
  
• the plot of a stupid Britannian TV show he watched as a kid, about a talking fox warrior who fought the evil EU.
  
• that sombreros are not suitable for everyday wear.
  
• the reasons behind him running away from his family and joining the military.
  
• how numbers are used as names, ie: the knight ranks and country renamings.
  
• the name of his empress.
  
• that Suzaku is supposed to be dead.