Post by godofwars on May 21, 2008 17:34:10 GMT -5
Ares God of War
Character Name: Ares
Sex: Male
Age: Old.
Position: Ehh, he’s both really. He has his moments but he isn’t blood thirsty either.
God/Mortal/Amazon/centaur/valkery,Exct: God.
Appearance: Tall dark and handsome are the choice of words to describe the god of war. He has short black hair, which he keeps in top shape. He has dark brown eyes and has a tendency to capture your attention and make you want to just stare in them all day. He has a beard around his mouth, which the hair is black. He has a nice set of pearly whites. He has strong muscles a thickheaded skull and amazing abs. He is usually seen in his leather armor and has one piercing in his left ear (I think please correct me if I’m wrong). He has his sword at his side at all times and his forearms are covered by his gantlets. A leather belt holds his sword and finally tight leather jeans finish him off for his clothing.
Personality: Ares has that bad boy look when you see him. He is God of War after all. He loves war but then again Xena hates it. He is very strong headed and won't stop unless forced to. He can't stand being ignored or talked over. He thinks everyone should bow down to him. He hates it when Xena shows him up yet loves her brain. He loves Xena but of course the God of War doesn't just give into anyone. They have a love hate thing going on. He loves being a God and couldn't live without it really. He tends to have his moments where his rage takes over and all he wants to do is start a war. He has a huge ego, which Xena loves to bruise a lot which makes Ares hate her that much more. If it came down to it Ares couldn’t kill Xena. He hates her denying him love, which makes him want her even more. What Ares wants is what he gets.
History:
During Season 1, Ares frames Xena for murdering three villagers in the hope that she will call on him for help when threatened with execution. He also takes the shape of her long-lost father Atrius and nearly tricks her into attacking a village. However, these plans are thwarted by Xena and Gabrielle.
In a Season 2 episode, Ares joins forces with Xena's now-dead archenemy Callisto and engineers a body switch so that Callisto's soul occupies Xena's body while Xena is trapped in Tartarus. He seems to be grooming Callisto-in-Xena's body to be his new Warrior Queen, and has sex with her, but later turns away from her, realizing that she is too madly obsessed with revenge against Xena and too uncontrollable. Xena, who persuades Hades to release her, is able to send Callisto back to Tartarus.
In the next episode, the audience sees a different side to Ares for the first time. After losing his godhood due to Sisyphus' trickery, he needs Xena's help to get it back; Xena reluctantly agrees to help him after realizing that the world needs a God of War and Ares is the best man for the job. As a mortal, Ares shows a new humanity and conscience, but after getting his godhood back he seems to revert to his former cold-hearted self.
In Season 3, Ares' relationship with Xena grows more complicated; he is still trying to win her back into the fold, using the Furies to drive her mad for that purpose, but also tries to form an alliance with her to fight the evil god Dahak. Under threat from Dahak, Ares ends up briefly switching sides until Dahak is defeated by Xena. Ares also makes an unusual appearance in the musical episode where, as the "Emperor" in the fantasy land of Illusia, he personifies the seductive appeal of the dark side. The tango Ares and Xena dance to Ares' song, "Come Melt into Me", also highlights the erotic chemistry between the two.
Ares' character on Xena: Warrior Princess evolves dramatically in Season 5. A major part of the season's storyline involves the Twilight of the Gods and the rise of monotheistic religion. Determined to protect his own power and the rule of the Olympian gods, Ares kills Eli, a Jesus-like prophet who urges the people to abandon the old gods and the old ways.
At the same time, however, Ares becomes less of a villain and more of a romantic interest. The sexual tension between Xena and Ares, and the suggestion that he is secretly in love with her, have been there all along. As early as Season 1, it is clear that he can't kill her; as a mortal, he suggests that she can inspire him to change. His obsession with her is evident as well. It is also suggested that he might be her father, but this scenario is later dropped. In Season 5, the theme of Ares' love for Xena is brought out into the open. After the Fates prophesy that Xena's child Eve will bring about the end of the Olympian gods, Ares tries to declare his love for Xena, offering to protect her and her baby from the other gods and willingly become mortal if they can be together and have a child of their own. Xena rejects his offer, refusing to believe that his feelings are sincere. Later, however, she uses his help to defeat Athena.
When Xena and Gabrielle fake their deaths to escape the gods' persecution, Ares inadvertently thwarts their plans by burying them in an ice cave where they sleep for 25 years.[ After mourning Xena for years, Ares unknowingly takes Eve, now the Roman warrior Livia, as his protégée and lover. When Xena returns, he resumes his pursuit of her; enraged by her continuing rejection, he first encourages Livia to kill her, and then joins the other Olympians in their effort to kill Eve. At the last minute, however, his love for Xena prevails, and he gives up his godhood to heal the mortally wounded Gabrielle and Eve.
In the Season 6 premiere, Xena risks her life to save the now-mortal Ares from the Furies. At the end of the episode, the two share a tender kiss, and Xena tells Ares, "You always got to me. But you were bad for me, Ares; you still are." She also says that the chance of their ever being together is "one in a billion".
Later in the season, Xena helps Ares again, hiding him from vengeful warlords on her family's farm. She restores his godhood with a golden apple wrested from Odin, but refuses his offer to become a goddess and rule by his side. In the next episode, Ares and Xena are once again adversaries as she foils his plot to get the Amazons into a war with the Romans in order to gain more worshipers. However, they also seem to share a new mutual understanding and acceptance.
The "uber" episodes of Xena, set in the future, suggest that at some point Ares is imprisoned in a tomb from which only a descendant of Xena's can free him, and that after getting out of the tomb, he continues to pursue a reincarnated Xena in the 20th Century. It is unclear whether these episodes are intended to be an actual part of the Xena storyline, or as jokes/parodies.
Ares on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Ares in non-human form
The character of Ares on Hercules is quite different from his character on Xena. In Hercules, he is shown to have a hand-to-hand combat style and strength similar to that of Hercules, whereas on Xena his combat style matches Xena, as he performs acrobatics and martial arts maneuvers. In the show's first season, prior to Ares' appearance on Xena, Ares appears in non-human form as a skull in the moon or a fountain of blood, and in one episode, he takes the form of a slain warrior. He first appears in the familiar form of Kevin Smith in the Season 3 "Hind trilogy", in which Hercules falls in love with Serena, a mysterious woman who sometimes becomes a golden hind and who is a protegée of Ares. Ares tells Hercules that he will release Serena from her vow of service to him, and allow her and Hercules to marry, if Hercules gives up his superhuman strength. Later, Ares' underling, the god Strife, kills Serena and he and Ares attempt to frame Hercules for her murder. He is saved by the intervention of Xena and Zeus.
Ares' main goal on Hercules is to destroy his half-brother Hercules, both because Hercules constantly stands in his way by preventing wars and because he resents his father Zeus' preference for Hercules. Ares' schemes are invariably thwarted. In later episodes of Hercules, he changes from a dark villain to a more comical one.
In a Season 4 episode, it is revealed that Ares had sired a child with the now-mortal Goddess of Revenge, Nemesis. The child, Evander, is born with supernatural abilities, particularly telekinesis. Ares wants to take the boy from Nemesis and raise him to be loyal to him, hoping to use him as a weapon against Hercules. However, Hercules and Iolaus manage to foil his plan and return the child to his mother. Later in that season, Ares teams up with Callisto, now a goddess, to trap Hercules in a passageway between parallel worlds. Callisto, working with Dahak's daughter Hope, then turns on Ares, gets thoroughly beaten up by him in a hand-to-hand fight (during this, Ares admonishes her, "Pain? I invented it!"). However, she is then "recharged" with supernatural energy by Hope, turns the tables and roundly defeats Ares, and finally uses a dagger dipped in the blood of a golden hind, lethal to gods, to kill Strife. In the Season 4 finale, Ares plots with his mother Hera to kill Zeus.
In Season 5, Ares and Hercules briefly team up to stop the Archangel Michael from destroying the world by unleashing the Apocalypse. In the show's finale, Ares is back to plotting against Zeus, this time by releasing two of the Titans once imprisoned by the gods, but Hercules and Iolaus stop him again.
In two episodes the series introduced a parallel world in which Ares is the God of Love, wearing white and without facial hair, while Cupid is the God of War.
Ares also appears in two Hercules "uber" episodes. In these episodes, which are set in the present day and based on the premise that Kevin Sorbo is actually the immortal Hercules himself, Ares is still at war with his half-brother and is plotting to get Hercules.
(Thanks wikipedia for the bio)
Sample Rp: “No mercy.” Ares rough voice said sharply as he sat upon his black steed. His commander nodded and got in line with the rest of the troops. They were all wearing black armor with shield and swords. Ares kicked his horse forward who was covered in shinning metal armor. The army followed after Ares, yelling, as the village ahead was his target. The army charged the village, killing anyone in their path. The soldiers soon grabbed some torches and began burning the village down. Ares stood in the middle of the town and watched as everything around him burned to the ground. He had his dark smile on his face and couldn’t help but let out his evil laugh. He watched as the village leader was brought to him. Ares drew his sword and walked over to him, swinging the blade to slice it through the man’s stomach then chest. Ares watched as the man fell to the ground with a grunt. Ares rein of terror had only begun. With a jolt the God of War was pulled from his sleep. He groaned softly and pulled himself to his feet and grabbed his sword. He shook his head as he walked out of his chambers and teleported down to Earth. Appearing in front of the forest, the God of War started to walk to clear his mind.
Secret Word: Bacon Bits
What you plan on doing with the character: Well, planning on him annoying Xena a lot. Try and get her to love him. Typical for him really. Although he has given up on making her his Warrior he won’t give up on trying to get her to love him. Besides that not certain. He is having a hard time becoming completely good though he can have his moments.