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Name: Asher
Contact: asherdashery; Discord: asherdashery#5061
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Character Info

Character's Name: Prompto Argentum
Character's Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Character's Age: 20
Canon Point: Chapter 13 of the main game, just after Ardyn walks away from the Crystal
Background/History: Prompto on the Final Fantasy Wikia

Strengths:

✓ Chipper
Prompto's noted as the mood-maker of the party, always ready with a quip or a joke to break the tension, even if the laughter's at his own expense. When others dwell on the admittedly dire state of the world, he's quick to remind them of the good things they still have right there: funny moments, delicious food, pretty girls. An avid photographer (or 'photog,' as he calls it, because he's a dork), he sees the wonder in the world and frequently gets the guys to pull over for selfies.

It's not all for his own sake. Prompto likes to take it easy and complains when the going gets tough, but he's sensitive to the needs of others and does what he can to ease their burdens. Getting the guys to engage in a little fun makes their world brighter, just for a moment, and isn't that a good thing?

✓ Supportive
The second a friend's down, Prompto's the first to their side. If the trouble's a physical threat, he'll leave the fighting to the others in favor of checking on whoever's hurt; when the plot gets dark, he's always there for a pick-me-up, but also to defend everyone's right not to be perfect and to make selfish or emotional choices. Here, he proves his strength. Prompto wouldn't know where to start sticking up for himself, but, no matter what he's up against, when a friend's heart is on the line, he doesn't back down.

In general, he cares for the weak and helpless, not just his friends. He stops to help hurt dogs and gets right down to kids' levels to make sure they understand that their point of view matters. After one of the party members is blinded, Prompto's the one to support him, putting his own needs aside to make sure he doesn't hurt himself as he adjusts to his injury--and he insists that their injured friend be allowed to continue with them, regardless of the danger. Instead of pushing others to do their best, Prompto's role is to understand weakness and allow it to exist without shame. Because he's always been the weak, clumsy, helpless one, he works with vulnerability like it's normal and assistance is a matter of course.

✓ Clutch Shooter
No one would call Prompto generally reliable, nor would they say he holds up well under pressure. There are moments, however, when he's the only one who can do something, when everyone else is down, when someone needs him--and at those times, he kicks ass. Whatever gap exists in the team, Prompto steps up to fill it. For all he acts like an undependable child, one can always count on Prompto come through when it counts.

Weaknesses:

✗ Fearful
For most of his childhood, Prompto kept to himself and tried not to be noticed, since it was difficult for him to relate to others and he didn't want to draw attention to his awkwardness or to the secrets, even as a kid, he had to keep.

These days, he's often hiding behind the others or desperately trying to work out what he should do to avoid putting his foot in his mouth, afraid of being hurt or embarrassed. Rejection is his greatest fear.

He's also scared of bugs, daemons, heights, dark places, cramped spaces, talking to pretty girls, talking to anyone he doesn't know, Ravus, Ardyn, sometimes Gladio, and probably a host of other things that may or may not go bump in the night. Prompto lives a life of fear and always has, terrified of being found out as 'different' and jettisoned from the tiny space he's clawed out for himself beside his friends. Losing them--or rather, the mere notion of losing them--drives him harder than anything else.

✗ Dependent
While he's more capable than he makes himself out to be, he absolutely relies on others practically and emotionally. He can't cook, he can barely drive, he doesn't know how to talk to people--he's a mess given human form.

Moreover, without other people, Prompto doesn't really know how to be. He constructed his personality out of nothing because a girl he didn't know wrote him a nice letter, assuming he and Noctis were already friends; all he's ever done is try to live up to that and earn that place at Noct's side. He defines himself by what he believes the people around him want and craves their validation. Without that, he's nothing. Empty.

✗ Distracted
He also just has hella focus problems and is easily led off-mission by a cool photo opportunity or a pretty lady. He's often humming, tapping his foot, whining about something irrelevant, playing on his phone, or fiddling with his camera. In the FFXV: Brotherhood anime, he ran the car off the road because he couldn't keep his eyes forward, constantly marveling at the scenery as he drove.

It wouldn't be such a big problem if he didn't do this in the middle of battle or while driving the car. As it is, it's annoying at best and dangerous at worst. Whoops.

Powers/Abilities:
✓ Combat: Prompto's a seasoned gunner, used both to hunting animals and daemons and waging battle against more human (or human-directed) forces. While he has the weakest constitution of his friends, he's fast on his feet and on the draw and can use any kind of firearm, including heavy machine weaponry and sniper rifles. He's also capable of stealth kills from behind.
✓ Magic: As a member of Noctis's guard, Prompto can draw on his magic to use special techniques that can weaken enemies or induce certain status effects. These techniques include lighting the immediate area with a daemon-weakening flare, creating a miniature black hole that sucks enemies towards it and holds them in place, a minor first-aid spell, and so on. Prompto's techniques tend to rely on his equipped weapons rather than natural elemental magic.
✓ Armiger access: He can also materialize or dismiss his equipment (or other items) from and to Noctis's JRPG hammerspace; this seems to grant him unlimited ammunition for his firearms as well.

Other Noteworthy Traits:

✓ Photographer's eye: The keen eye that makes him a good gunman serves him even better as a photographer. Prompto documents everything from cute animals to dramatic scenes to candid shots of his friends, and he likes no opportunity better than that for a selfie.
✓ Athletics: He's a speedy runner and a generally nimble, springy young man.
✓ Tech and vehicles: From the ease with which he adjusts to such disparate creations as Imperial Speeders, snowmobiles, and heavy weaponry, it appears Prompto has something of a knack for understanding and utilizing machines.
✓ Animal lover: Prompto would kill himself and all his friends in a high-speed vehicular accident to protect a puppy or a baby chocobo, and frankly, who can fault his priorities?

Weapons & Other Special Inventory:
Crownsguard Fatigues: The battle garb of the Crownsguard. Designed to protect the wearer and increase their health. They're all black and custom-made for each wearer; this one includes a sleeveless jacket, a sleeveless shirt with an angular, silvery design, slim-fit pants with a subtle leopard-print pattern, and boots. Also leather wristbands, fingerless gloves, and a bandanna. (On his person.)
Lion Heart: A large handgun with a distinctive blue stripe. A high-performance prototype firearm developed exclusively for high-ranking officials. Deals more damage when HP is low. (On his person.)
LOKTON-X30: A digital SLR with a shoulder strap and what's probably a couple hundred pictures of dirty boys and chocobos on it. (On his person.)
Smartphone: Standard-issue silver-backed smartphone. He doesn't seem to have many contacts, but at least he's got a pretty high score in King's Knight! (On his person.)
Friendship Band: An accessory that can be worn by Noctis's friends. Wearers can unleash link strikes even over great distances. (On his person.)
Two changes of clothes: His casual outfit and his winter gear. (In the Armiger.)
Heavy machine weapon: Prompto's secondary equipment. (In the Armiger.)
Audux blade: It's some kind of giant switchblade. My god. (Free item.)

Color: Yellow, because chocobos are yellow he's bright and sunshiney and sometimes looking directly at him makes people grimace!

Sample: Prompto on the latest Awash TDM

[ OPTIONAL ] World Aspect: The other FFXV players pretty much have me covered!

inventory/powers items pets powers other abilities

items Crownsguard Fatigues » (img) The battle garb of the Crownsguard. Designed to protect the wearer and increase their health. They're all black and custom-made for each wearer; this one includes a sleeveless jacket, a sleeveless shirt with an angular, silvery design, slim-fit pants with a subtle leopard-print pattern, and boots. Also leather wristbands, fingerless gloves, and a bandanna. Lion Heart » (img) A large handgun with a distinctive blue stripe. A high-performance prototype firearm developed exclusively for high-ranking officials. Deals more damage when HP is low. Paintball Rounds 18 17 paintball rounds in neon yellow and green. LOKTON-X30 » (img) A digital SLR with a shoulder strap and what's probably a couple hundred pictures of dirty boys and chocobos on it. Smartphone Standard-issue silver-backed smartphone. He doesn't seem to have many contacts, but at least he's got a pretty high score in King's Knight! Now hooked into the network. Friendship Band An accessory that can be worn by Noctis's friends. Wearers can unleash link strikes even over great distances. Storage Bins » (img) A set of three clear storage bins, with lids. Each bin holds about two gallons. They're splashproof, but not water tight if submerged. (from: February TDM) Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo » (link) A copy of Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo on DVD, in a slightly dented box. The label is water-damaged, but the disk will play fine. (from: February TDM) Spare Outfit One comfortable grey long-sleeved shirt, a black pair of skinny jeans, and red canvas sneakers. (from: the goodness of the androids' hearts) XL Tees Two white XL T-shirts. (from: Izunia) Blanket One wool blanket. (from: Izunia) Folder One leather folder. (from: Izunia) How It Should Have Been Two charcoal pencil sketches, one of Prompto, Gladiolus, and Ignis, and one of Noctis and Lunafreya. (from: Izunia) Plush Stingray This plush stingray is roughly anatomically correct (at least as much as much as you can get with a plush). Thankfully, it's a bit smaller than life size, only about as large as someone's head. (from: March dungeon) Extra Socks A group of 9 socks, all wedged into a corner together. None of them match, but most of them should fit you, aside from one that's quite clearly too large. (from: March dungeon) Super-Hyper-Active Energy Boost Supplements A thankfully labelled bottle of "super-hyper-active energy boost" supplements. The label is not kidding - taking one causes the world to seem to slow down, or perhaps it's you that's sped up? (It's definitely you that's sped up.) 12 pills remain. (from: March dungeon) Shots Shots Shots A small platter with a trio of full shotglasses on it. One is scented with cinnamon, one is scented with sour apple, and the last smells like coffee. Consume at your own risk. (from: March dungeon) Veggie Finger Sandwiches A whole plate full of those tiny fancy veggie finger sandwiches. Mostly seems to be cucumber with some kind of salmon-cream cheese spread. (from: March TDM) These Boots Were Made for Walkin' When you remove these brown hiking boots and fail to restrain them (put them in a pack, etc) they will walk back the way they came, all the way back to where you first put them on, with more-or-less the same cadence and sounds. If you walked in a loop somewhere along the line, the boots will get stuck in the loop and repeat. (from: April dungeon) Hunting Rifle Oh deer! (Points purchase) Little Red Wagon Specifically, the wooden-sided wagon with a single roof; the roof covering does not match, and is instead bright orange with white stars. (Points purchase) Building Materials To build a shhhhhhhheep pen and a shanty on Glitterstone Beach. (Points purchase) May Wear A teeshirt, a comfy grey cotton vest that is fancy enough to suit Ignis' wardrobe, a pair of dark blue cargo shorts (coming to about his knees), three pairs of grey boxers, and these. Blaze it. (Points purchase) pets Sunshine » (img) A sweet, yellow baby chocobo. Sunny, having not seen any other chocobos, assumes everything she meets is the same species as her and just looks funny. She's trusting and fearless and curious. Cloudy A hush shepherd that followed Prompto back to Keystone Station after the Amesta Forest exploration. His "day job" is to go out and look after shhhhhhhheep, but he comes home at sunset to make sure Prompto's nightmares aren't so bad. His big brother personality is steady and steadfast. powers Animal Communication » points: 50 100 At this level, it's nothing close to words or complete thoughts, but rather an uncannily accurate ability to interpret their body language, even for animals he's never seen before. Like being able to understand what a baby wants even if all it's doing is crying and not giving you contextual clues. Prompto can now understand animals' thoughts fully, as if they were having a conversation with him. He can't make animals understand human language in return, though. Ice » points: 50 200 Weak ice magic; e.g. if Prompto were to breathe on a window, it might frost a bit. Mostly expressed in his breath and hands. Nice for cooling drinks, not good for much else yet. He's now strong enough to freeze someone to the ground or form walls or generic ice chunks for defense/offense, half the size of a person. He can direct the ice's growth in a general way, though not finely enough to shape it. Crownsguard Magic » (requires Noctis in-game) As a member of Noctis's guard, when Noct is there, Prompto can draw on his magic to use special techniques that can weaken enemies or induce certain status effects. These techniques include Starshell, Gravisphere, Shock Drop, the healing buttpat, and so on. Armiger Access » (requires Noctis in-game) He can also materialize or dismiss his weapons (or other items) rather than carry them around; this seems to grant him unlimited ammunition for his firearms as well. Unfortunately, without Noct, this... doesn't work. other abilities Combat Prompto's a seasoned gunner, used both to hunting animals and daemons and waging battle against more human (or human-directed) forces. While he has the weakest constitution of his friends, he's fast on his feet and on the draw and can use any kind of firearm, including heavy machine weaponry and sniper rifles. He's also capable of stealth kills from behind. Photographer's Eye The keen eye that makes him a good gunman serves him even better as a photographer. Prompto documents everything from cute animals to dramatic scenes to candid shots of his friends, and he likes no opportunity better than that for a selfie. Athletics He's a speedy runner and a generally nimble, springy young man. Tech and vehicles From the ease with which he adjusts to such disparate creations as Imperial Speeders, snowmobiles, and heavy weaponry, it appears Prompto has something of a knack for understanding and utilizing machines. Who knows? Maybe it's genetic.

by cawaii

CHARACTER: Prompto Argentum
CANON: Final Fantasy XV
VESSEL NAME & LOCATION: Ginki (銀器), inner right wrist
VESSEL FORM: Lion Heart handgun: A large pistol with a streak of blue along the top.
POWER: Starshine: Prompto can gather and then release light to blind foes, light dark places, and/or weaken ayakashi or other daemon-like, spiritually impure presences. A power based on Starshell, one of his in-game techniques, but which is drawn from his shinki abilities instead of Noctis's magic.
GOD: Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening) challengesfate
EXP POINTS: 20 EXP
CAUSE OF DEATH: FFXV ENDGAME SPOILERS AHEAD!

After ten long years of darkness, thirty-year-old Prompto Argentum went down fighting daemons on the steps of Insomnia's ruined Citadel to buy time for Noctis Lucis Caelum CXIV to call on his ancestors' power to eradicate the Starscourge from Eos once and for all. While Prompto and his two brothers-in-arms were brave and skilled, the sheer number of monsters overwhelmed them, and they died just as dawn broke over the Kingdom of Lucis for the first time in a decade.

Player Information

Name: Asher
Contact: asherdashery; Discord: asherdashery#5061
Age: 27
Other Characters: N/A

Character Information

Name: Prompto Argentum
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: End of the game
Age: 30 (but will be reverting to his 20-year-old appearance, as that was the defining year of his life)
History: Prompto's History on the Final Fantasy Wikia
Personality:

'I mean, when you look at me, you wouldn't think that I'm anything but a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky joker. But that isn't the real me. Behind all the quips and laughs, I'm a mess of hang-ups.'

Prompto's obviously FFXV's cheerful comic relief character from the get-go. He's goofy, clumsy, whiny, doesn't know what to do with himself during the game's heavy moments, chipper to a fault, exaggeratedly reactive, sometimes annoying, and has hair like a chocobo's butt. He's the quintessential sidekick: the party's mood-maker, a nice guy ready with a laugh whenever it's needed, even at his own expense.

But all of this is the persona Prompto constructed so that he could have and keep friends. Beneath what he apparently thinks is a convincing front of jokes and good times, he hosts an inferiority complex the size of the sun, a deep-seated fear that his friends will leave him, and a need to give the people what they want. He's not naturally good with social interaction. He's uncertain of himself and has trouble relating to others. And a huge part of that was growing up lonely, as his adoptive parents were hardly home in his childhood, leaving an emotional chasm he was too awkward to know how to fill. Loneliness has left him terrified that the 'real him' wouldn't be worth anyone's time, that he's meant to live with that hole forever.

Once given the impetus to fill it, though--that is, a letter from the Oracle, so it wasn't even a resolution of his own making--he goes all-out. Sheer bloody dedication to the idea of being Prince Noctis's friend sees him through a multi-year transformation. He refashions himself from shy, stodgy loner to an affectionate loudmouth who can't sit still, who maintains a well-regulated diet and exercise regimen though he's long since reached his (admittedly shallow) goal. And that goes to show that Prompto's determination, for all his complaining, is never to be underestimated--particularly when it comes to his friends.

Running deeper than his insecurity and more true than his charming goofball persona is a streak of loyalty and compassion greater than Prompto himself understands. He's always the first to a downed friend's side and the quickest to notice something's wrong. He goes out of his way for children and injured animals--an affinity, perhaps, for those as weak as he perceives himself to be. A lifetime of observing others and adjusting his presentation to match the mood lets him see when his friends are hurting, and his own lack of pride--what, after all, does a loser like him have to be proud of?--lets him offer help so easily, so naturally, his prouder, more macho friends don't feel the sting. Everything Prompto does, he does to earn his place among the people he's lucky enough to call friends. Everything he does, he does to help.

Because of that, he lacks a certain kind of initiative on his own. His greatest struggle is to figure out what he wants, not what the people around him want of him. Before he figures that out, he's always looking to others for guidance and hiding behind them when he believes a situation beyond his ability--which happens real darn often. But once he realizes all he wants is to be with the others whether or not he 'deserves' that place--when he sets out to take that spot for himself with all the honesty and courage he has--he shows he has the resolve to stand on his own.

His whole life, Prompto's wrestled with the idea that he doesn't belong. For twenty years, he hid the barcode on his wrist despite not knowing what it meant beyond 'you're not one of them.' He knew he was from the enemy empire. He knew he was awkward, ungainly, without anything to offer that would make him worth befriending. But he knew he wanted friends more than anything. And when he found an opportunity to have them, he did everything he could not only to keep them, but to keep them well. He wants his friends to be happy. He'll do whatever it takes to make it so.

When the chips are down, when everything is falling apart around them, it's wimpy, awkward, bad-jokes Prompto who steps up to fill the cracks, to ease the burdens of those around him. It's Prompto who sticks up for Ignis's right to choose his destiny after an attack leaves him blind. It's Prompto who jokes with Noctis and forgives him as no one else ever does, rather than piling guilt and responsibility upon him.

He is that fun-loving, happy-go-lucky joker, here to lighten the mood. He's also that mess of insecurities, constantly groping for validation, begging the world for a reason to exist. But Prompto's capable of growth beyond expectation, most of all his own.

There's nothing he won't become to stand at his friends' side.

Abilities: Prompto doesn't have any magical powers of his own. Any special techniques he performs in FFXV can be attributed in part to borrowing Noctis's magic, as a member of his party.

- Photography: Prompto knows his way around a digital camera and its many options and settings. He's also fearless when it comes to getting that perfect shot and has taken selfies and action shots mid-battle.
- Firearms/combat: The game never explains where or when Prompto learned how to shoot, but he can use any firearm the game throws at him, including his default handguns, sniper rifles, machine guns, bazookas, and heavy Niflheim machinery. He's pulled off some ridiculous trick shots in-game. He's also capable of assassin-style stealth kills.
- Athleticism: Prompto's the fastest character in Noctis's party and has been running every day since childhood. What he lacks in strength and staying power, he makes up for with speed and agility.
- Machinery: He has a knack for picking up enemy tech and intuiting how to use it. It's not his greatest skill, but useful in a pinch.

Strengths: Loyal - Energetic - Supportive - Sensitive - Humble
Weaknesses: Whiny - Insecure - Dependent - Fearful - Bungling

God/Shinki: Shinki
Why?: From his very conception, Prompto was made to serve others. He was created as a tiny cog in a daemon-clone army; in his childhood, he re-shaped his entire body and personality in order to fulfill Lunafreya Nox Fleuret's request that he stand by Prince Noctis's side; and as an adult, he's always deferring to the other members of his party, looking to them for guidance and then responding as he thinks thinks they need. Putting him in a position of leadership and responsibility for shinki would stress him the hell out, but he's a great support.
Cause Of Death: After ten long years of darkness, thirty-year-old Prompto Argentum went down fighting daemons on the steps of Insomnia's ruined Citadel to buy time for Noctis Lucis Caelum CXIV to call on his ancestors' power to eradicate the Starscourge from Eos once and for all. While Prompto and his two brothers-in-arms were brave and skilled, the sheer number of monsters overwhelmed them, and they died just as dawn broke over the Kingdom of Lucis for the first time in a decade.
Vessel: Lion Heart handgun: A large pistol with a streak of blue along the top.
Name Location: Inside of his right wrist
Power: Starshine: Prompto can gather and then release light to blind foes, light dark places, and/or weaken ayakashi or other daemon-like, spiritually impure presences. A power based on Starshell, one of his in-game techniques, but which is drawn from his shinki abilities instead of Noctis's magic.

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Anything Else?: Wouldn't mind being paired up with Lucina challengesfate as god and shinki!