looooong meme

Claaaaaaaaudio. He's pretty much the only thing I like about his story at this point. Besides the zombies, I mean. Maybe I'll redo the whole thing and make him the main character. Just follow him wandering the apocalyptic wasteland or something. idk. His face is one of my favorites to draw. <3
This is a long one. Just a warning.



BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Historical Period: Future… probably around 2032. BTW 2021 = 1, as that’s when they restart the calendar. So, if the story does start in 2032, it’s actually year 12. That’ll be read “twelfth year after reconstruction” or something similar… AR 12?
Gender: male
Age: fourteen
Given Name (Full): Claudio Nicholas Nautzin
Meaning(s): Nautzin from Nanautzin from the Aztec god who sacrificed himself to make the world right… or whatever. Claudio is latin and means “disabled” or “lame”, apparently, which is kind of appropriate since I plan on beating him up a bit before he gets to where he wants to be. The name was swiped from the singer of Coheed & Cambria, which kind of inspires this whole apocalypse story. It’s also the guy from “Measure for Measure”, I believe, who was put to death for fucking his wife.
Ever changed name? If so, why? to what? for how long?: Well, he might lie about his name every once in a while, just because lying needs to happen in the hell wasteland thing he treks through. Idk.
Nicknames (with reasons): Claude, Claudie… you know. Lame things.
Nationality (Citizenship): American… well, he was born in what had been America five years ago but at this point was a zombie-infested chunk of hell. He is not a citizen of any of the big safe cities, which is kind of the issue.
Background (Nationality): Heee’s got some South American roots, his mom was the white everything, and no one’s really sure where he got his traffic-cone-color hair from.
Born in: an overcrowded, undersupplied high school-turned-fortress where around a thousand people where trying to make some sort of living and fend off the undead somewhere around New York.
Birthday: Unknown… early winter of the fifth year after the outbreak. That’s about 2017, and about the time everyone stops keeping track of time and doesn’t really restart (at one, btw) until four years later.
Birth Mother's Full Name (Maiden): Nichole Eschert (father was Nicholas, btw, where Claude’s middle name comes from)
Birth Father's Full Name: Anthony Nautzin
Other Parents: Not exactly related to Claudio, but Anthony was married and had two kids before the zombies came and ate his whole family (along with most of the rest of the world). He and Nichole get it on a couple years after and make a Claudio, although they’re never actually legally married… oh, that’s just because legality is hard to come by in the zombie apocalypse. Anthony’s quite a bit older than Nichole, btw… fifteen or so years. Anyway, he tells Claude about his old family every once and a while, and Claude kind of enjoys hearing about them.
Siblings: Again, two half-siblings who died before he was born. Aside, though, he’s an only child. He wasn’t exactly intended, you know… I mean, no one is thinking about starting a family when the undead are trying to claw their way through their window to eat their brains.
Grandparents: missing, presumed dead. Nichole’s mom made it to that high school, but she died before Claudio was old enough to remember her. At least she got to see her grandson, anyway. *shrug*
Mother Tongue: english
Fluent in: that’s it
Parents are fluent in: His dad knew bits and pieces of Spanish that he hadn’t used in thirty, forty years.
Eye Colour: Left brown, right blue
Skin Colour: pale, windburned face, a bit pimply and scarred here and there
Hair Colour: this bright Roark orange. Fucking traffic cone orange. <3
Natural Colours? If not what is?: naturaaaal
Freckles: Here and there
Birthmarks: none that he’s aware of: they blend right in with the scars
Beauty marks: no, I swear I never curse characters with beauty marks
Moles: not the same thing?
Scars: cuts and scrapes all over his hands and arms and face and knees… torn up left ear and poorly healed left hand… chipped front tooth… newest gash in both hands that probably won’t quite be healed when he meets Danny
Tattoos: none
Other skin marks: Pretty much always has a fresh scrape or something somewhere. Chews on his fingers like mad, which tears them up pretty bad.
Face Shape: oval
Nose Shape: pointer than I usually go, but not as impressive as Seth’s. :<
Eye Shape: a little narrower
State of Teeth: pretty bad. He doesn’t brush them often. He’s never even heard of braces. And, you know, he’s got that battle scar right in the front there.
Blood Type: B
Posture: tired
Physical Build: malnourished
Eyesight: pretty good: he’s spent his whole life scanning the horizon for zombies and bandits and rabies
Hearing: again, trained well
Flexibility: not really
Double jointed?: no
Middle toe larger than big toe?: no
Other Physical Quirks: about 5’5” and just over 80 lbs

PERSONALITY
General Temperament: cautious
Three words you would use to describe their personality: defensive, scared, cautious
Three words they would use to describe their personality: same, really
Self-esteem: er, not exactly something he’s made to consider. He doesn’t really feel guilty for anything, and he doesn’t exactly doubt himself either. I don’t know if confident is the right word, though.
Sanity: paranoia is kind of unavoidable when you grow up in a zombie apocalyptic country
Optimistic /Pessimistic /Apathic /Realist: a bit of a subconscious optimist
When upset: freaking out, I suppose?
When angry: usually just silently fumes, but not above hurting something. He got in a pretty bad fight with that older kid, that’s how his ear got all torn up.
When depressed: he’s not one to hold things in… he’ll certainly cry, but quietly of course. He’s just raised that way, you know? He’s a tough kid, though; he’ll keep on truckin’.
When overjoyed: small smile, maybe a soft chuckle. This is becoming less and less frequent, especially once his dad dies.
Leader or Follower?: follower… to an extent. He doesn’t like being alone, but he usually operates best that way.
Stressed easily?: hell yes. He’s constantly stressed. In an eternal state of extreme paranoia.
What do they do to relax?: not much. Collapse from exhaustion and konk out for a few hours.
What would send them into a blind rage?: Threaten his life, or someone he cares about.
What would over joy them?: Hm… a fun story, I suppose: like, a reminder that things were once better. Simple, obscure pleasant things that’ll just randomly bring him up. Blueberry muffins.
If the closest person to them were to die from an illness: That’s how both his parents die, you know. He keeps moving towards the coast, because he doesn’t know what else to do.
If the closest person to them were to be killed: He’d probably look for revenge… I’m sure his well-being would, at least consciously, be ignored to accomplish this task.
If they suddenly lost use of their legs: he’d be helpless zombie bait
If they suddenly became a vampire: I… jeez, I don’t know. I think he’d pull the old Joe Pitt, you know, hiding it and sneaking blood without killing. I mean, Joe Pitt without the badass.
If they suddenly became a were-wolf: :> He’d be a cute wolf because his eyes would be different colors. Anyway, he’d lock himself in a basement or tie himself to a tree every month or something similar.
If they woke up as a ghost: he’d look for his family
If they had one wish: his wish his whole life is to just, you know, be safe and able to relax and not worry. He kind of achieves this, but isn’t really able to fully realize it because he’s just too wired to ever just chill… I mean, he’s never in his whole life been able to feel completely safe, so it’s hard to even when he is.
If they could live anywhere: one of the really big colonies
If they were made into a toy, what three phrases would they say?: he wouldn’t be a talking toy. You’d pull his string and figure he’s broken when he doesn’t make any noise. ):
Dream Job: He’s not really familiar with the occupation thing. His dad was a firefighter, and he’s heard enough stories to decide that’s obviously the best job in the universe.
Nightmare Job: zombie killer?
View on Others (General): questionable, untrustworthy for a time… buut he does want to like them.
View on Others (Same race): no prejudices, he fears everyone equally
View on Others (Different race): besides, everyone’s the same shade of dirty, ashen grey that he meets
General Beliefs: survive
Beliefs on Poverty: doesn’t really get it... he’s never used money, or known anyone who’s somehow superior/inferior to him because of their, uh, possessions.
Beliefs on Fighting and War: well, you need to fight to stay alive, and if you have to hurt someone then that’s just how it goes. War hasn’t really occurred since before he was born, and from his point of view the reasoning behind them is a bit hard to grasp.
Beliefs on Death / Afterlife: don’t die… that’s it. Mom told him that if he was good something good would happen to him after he dies… at least, that’s how he got it: mom died when he was ten or eleven, and dad wasn’t religious, so the idea of heaven and hell kind of escapes him.
Beliefs on Money: Never used it, never needed it, will be a bit confused by it when he finally gets to the coast
Most treasured item: Mom’s cross necklace… he loves it because it was hers, and doesn’t actually have a clue as to what it means. On a slightly vaguer scale, he values every item he gets his hands on: clothing, food, equipment, he knows to appreciate what he gets.
Most treasured memory: his mom and his dad and blueberry muffins. I guess it happened, once.
Wants to forget: scary things, death, undeath… you know.
Embarrassed about/by: being a weakling
Proud of: not being a weakling
What would they say is their best quality?: Even though he’s initially untrusting of everyone, he’s not too difficult to open up and befriend. This works against him a couple times.
What would they say was their worst quality?: shyness, I guess?
Manners: hasn’t exactly been taught many, but tries to remember what he is told
Fears/ Phobias: everything
Obsessions: his saftety
Talking Behavior: don’t speak often, and when he does its scratchy and clear that he’s not used to it. He’s almost through with puberty, which doesn’t help. Quiet and sparse.
Do they like dancing? no
Do they like singing? NO THE ZOMBIES WILL HEAR D:
Do they like acting? Doesn’t get it
Do they like playing music? Doesn’t know it
Do they like creative writing? Doesn’t get it
Do they like math? It’s just another of those survival things.
Do they like science? Doesn’t really know much beyond what he needs to.
Do they like chickens?: he tried to kill a kid over chicken flavored ramen, once. :
Other Personality Quirks: one of my sweetheart characters that makes me smile but also makes me want to go write a Sean or a Jeremy really bad. :/


HISTORY
What did they look like when they were three? Small and scrawny little kid, mess of that crazy hair, super shy and suffering a constant cold, adored by everybody because there are no children around at this point. :>
What did they look like when they were eight? Very similar… bigger, gap-toothed, still shy but actually aware of why he’s being shushed all the time. He never did the childhood thing, at this point he’s pretty much the same as he is when he’s fifteen.
What did they look like when they were thirteen? Growth spurted, but stuck at 5’5”. :/
What did they look like when they were twenty? I don’t even know how this story ends… I have no clue if he even lives to twenty. Probably he will, because I don’t want to kill him. But maybe he won’t.
Their First Memory: that high school
Something they've forgotten: his grandma, a lot about his mom and pretty much every detail of religion she passed on to him, a reasonable amount of unimportant detail he makes no effort to remember. :/
Something they could never forget: mom and dad
Most frightening experience: too many to pick just one.
Most embarrassing moment: I think after he and Tycho try and kill each other
The worst thing they have ever done: I don’t think he’s done it yet.
The worst thing that has happened to them: oh, jeez. Which death? Which attempt on his life?
Worst time in their life: after his dad dies… uh, particularly before getting to the city but kind of extending for a long while ‘till maybe when he meets Danny.
Best time in their life: before his mom dies… things suck then, sure, but it’s suck that he’s grown up with.
A defining moment in the shaping of their personality: his whole upbringing in a post-apocalyptic world.
Relationships with Family and why: he loves his parents very much, but they’re both dead now :<
Where have they lived?: he starts in New York and ends in California. Everywhere in between
Education: informal and scattered
Broken bones? If yes, which ones and how?: left hand gets bashed up pretty bad by Tycho and doesn’t heal properly, nothing else though… generally, breaking a bone is pretty much a death sentence, ‘specially when he’s traveling
Are they wanted for anything?: naw, but there’s certainly no law where he frequents. When he gets to the city, he’s sortaillegally saved from deportation by Danny after he kindaillegally kicks some guy’s ass
Other important history: tba

TECHNICAL:
Why did you create this character?: for a haircut I found online and the discovery of how cool orange highlighter and black gel pen looked together
How did you come up with the name?: coheed and cambria singer… it is an excellent name. I’m naming my second born Claudio. :
How long have you had this character?: maaaybe a year?
How has this character changed since you first created them?: he was originally a sorta assholish teenager who hated people and loved his hair and also had some demonic issues. I pulled him from Bridgeport when I… I… don’t remember. When I wanted a zombie boy, I guess.
How often do you role-play them?: never
Have you ever drawn pictures of them?: duh
Have you ever commissioned a picture of them?: no
Have you ever written a story about them?: working on it
Other Comments: Yes, I do make characters purely for the sake of torturing them.

WRAPPING UP
Quote them: “It’s just me”
Final Comment: :]