Eda (
nuns4money) wrote2015-09-01 11:12 pm
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Other Characters: Aramat Drawdes
☆CHARACTER
Age: Early to Mid Thirties (I say around 33-35ish)
Species: Human
Canon: Black Lagoon
Canon Point: After the El Baile De La Muerte Arc, or if you prefer to follow the anime, after the OVA, which takes place after the first two seasons
Character Info: http://lagooncompany.wikia.com/wiki/Eda
Personality:
To understand Eda, first you have to understand the city known as Roanapur. Quite possibly the most corrupt place on earth, filled with nearly every single 'crooked city' trope in existence. But what else can you expect when the city is practically run by every single criminal organization in the world, all of them ruthless, money hungry, and thirsty for power. And in all honesty, there isn't a truly decent soul in the place.
In this powderkeg of a wretched hive, there is The Church of Violence. A weapons selling and drug smuggling operation whose cover that operates as shockingly enough, a catholic church. They sell to everyone and damn near anyone, as long as you got the cash. Since they seem to be the only business in town, they do tend to jack up their rates, earning the the group another name: 'The Rip-Off Church'.
Within this organization there's a seller named Eda.
Eda is often concerned with the bottom line most of the time. (Read: Money.) But that is relatively common where's she's from.
On the surface, it does seem like Eda's nothing more than a wild, halfway drunk party girl that loves screwing people out their money (and playing target practice on them if it doesn't pay up). She doesn't think much about the morals that she carelessly tosses away just to make her earnings, as shown as she manipulated a desperate hacker and counterfeit named Jane, who was running for her life to hire Revy and her for bodyguards during the fourth and fifth episode of the second season. Her mouth is VERY salty and could almost be considered uncouth and rude by more 'well-mannered' people.
Despite this, she is smart enough to fold when things get a little too hot, as seen in episode 3 of the 2nd season when someone held her hostage (and disturbingly enough, groped her) and asked Eda to find an escape route out of the city for them. And despite being violent in a city that demands it, Eda values money more than bloodshed, as seen in episode 2 of 2nd season when she she and Revy were hunting a bounty together and the target threw double the amount at them to get them off their backs. It gave Eda pause.
However most of that is sort of moot, considering she is not what she appears to be.
In short, Eda is sort of an enigma in canon. Her 'true' personality isn't seen, as well as her true intentions aside from doing the C.I.A.'s bidding and making money. Despite all this, Eda never shows any apprehension about the place she was assigned to work in, and pretty much fits in the city like a glove. (Whether it's a matter of 'becoming the mask' or simply being that good of an actress is unclear.)
Even though there is still all this mystery involving her real 'self', the following is true: she's a damn good shot and will do anything she's paid to do.
She doesn't show it much, but she does seem to have a inner life other than what she shows on the outside. Eda mostly lives by two rules, 1. Money above everything and 2. Fuck people over before they fuck you. One could say she doesn't feel much of anything on the inside, Eda would say she chooses what effects her emotionally and turns out, not much does. She generally accepts what she has to do and acknowledges that some of it is wrong, but hey. One has to make a living. Still, she does have a small amount of moral standards on occasion. (Just don't count on it showing up much.)
She doesn't show it much, but she does seem to have a inner life other than what she shows on the outside. Eda mostly lives by two rules, 1. Money above everything and 2. Fuck people over before they fuck you. One could say she doesn't feel much of anything on the inside, Eda would say she chooses what effects her emotionally and turns out, not much does. She generally accepts what she has to do and acknowledges that some of it is wrong, but hey. One has to make a living. Still, she does have a small amount of moral standards on occasion. (Just don't count on it showing up much.)
☆INTERSTELLAR
Black Lagoon is the sort of series obstinately based in the real world, but has 'action movie' logic. Combat capable people can jump higher, only seem to reload in tense scenes, and if good enough, just one or two can wipe out a small army.
This might be nerfed a bit in game however.
There's also the matter of her handgun, her Glock 17L. She'll be taking that with her.
Chosen Equipment:
-Bulletproof Vest
-Bulletproof Pants
Relevant Skills:
- Firearms Expert: Due to her experience in weapon selling, knows quite a bit about guns and knows how to use them effectively.
- Wheeler and Dealer: Also due to her experience in weapons selling, she knows how to haggle for a price and perhaps rip someone off if she feels like it.
- Hand to Hand Combat: While not shown much in canon, Eda can fight someone to a standstill. (Granted, it might be nerfed a bit in game to anyone that doesn't know what they are doing instead of near super-soldiers.)
-Languages: It's assumed that as a fairly active C.I.A. Agent, she does know some languages. This most likely includes English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Thai, and little tid-bits of various others to get by.
Character Goals:
Eda isn't... the most altruistic person in the world, so she isn't coming out of any unselfish reason to save anyone. She was promised that the music labels were rich and there was an opportunity to rob them and possibly see other planets and cities. It's basically just for money and possible thrills. She's not here for you brainwashed folks, she's here for herself, and all of you are essentially just a job.
Writing Sample:
TDM THREAD WITH SHINGO, MAMMON, AND HIBARI
TDM THREAD WITH OIKAWA
TDM THREAD WITH YAMAMOTO