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Player Name: Darkfeather
Player Age: 35
Character Name: B'Elanna Torres
Character Canon: Star Trek: Voyager
Character Age: 23
Inventory: Her Starfleet Uniform, Comm Badge, Maquis rank insignia pin, engineering tricorder.
History: Memory Alpha Wiki
Canon Point: Near the end of Voyager's second year in the Delta Quadrant, 2372. (Start of the third season, after Basics Part 2)
Personality:
From the very beginning, life was very difficult for B'Elanna Torres. Her childhood and heritage being perhaps the main factors that have made her what she is today. Having a Klingon mother, and a human father, resulted in her being a mix of the two species. According to her, the Klingon half of her is more trouble than its worth. That due to the fact that her temper has been perhaps the greatest bane of her existence. Even her father found it difficult to live with two Klingons, and eventually left her and her mother while she was still a young child. B'Elanna cried herself to sleep at night for months after he left, and subsequently blamed herself. A big reason for this being she had overheard him complaining about her to other members of her family. On top of that, she and her mother lived on a colony as the only Klingon civilians, and during a time when relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire were not "too cordial". Thus she never felt that she and her mother really fit in or were accepted, even though nobody gave them a hard time. She still felt different, which was only enhanced by the fact that she was teased and tormented by a boy at school who called her "Miss Turtlehead." This was so insulting to her that she thoroughly beat him up. These experiences were the roots of her insecurities that would plague her and cause her to fight her way through life. She has also developed a thick skin as a result.
While a lot of her anger is directed inward, its also displayed outwardly by a violent temper. She has a short fuse and can lash out easily, though most of the time she tries to keep herself under control. Her temper and rebellious nature often got her in trouble in Starfleet Academy. As a result, she had four disciplinary hearings and one suspension, until she decided that Starfleet wasn't for her. She often had arguments with many of her instructors, and thought that none of them were sad to see her go. That is until it was pointed out to her that one of the teachers she argued with most had made a note that he would support her if she decided to return.
B'Elanna often likes to do things her own way, and sometimes will ignore rules and authority so that she can do what she thinks is best. It was this way of thinking that led her to join the Maquis, a rebel group, after Chakotay saved her life. She reprogrammed a Cardassian weapon and sent it to attack a Cardassian outpost without telling her superior, Chakotay, afraid that he wouldn't give her permission. Likewise when given an opportunity to get an alien technology that could get Voyager home, she went against the wishes of the aliens and the captain and tried to use it anyway. This ended up being one of her biggest mistakes as it hadn't been compatible with the ship and resulted in damage and Captain Janeway being disappointed in her, which was a crushing blow.
At one point, B'Elanna was captured by a race called the Viidians who suffered from a terrible disease. It was discovered that her Klingon DNA was resistent to it and she was split into two people, a Klingon and a human. Her Klingon side was very aggressive, violent, but loyal and died in order to protect her human self. While her human self was very weak, timid, and afraid. Thus it came to reason that her two sides balanced each other out, and after this experience she was able to be more at peace with herself. Though she knew she would still have to fight her Klingon self for the rest of her life.
Despite her temper, she is also very compassionate and loyal to those she cares for. She showed her compassion in her desire to prevent a race of sentient robots from going extinct, as well as to her injured comrade, Tuvok, who had been tortured. When asked, she also donated a part of her brain to an ailing Viidian in order to prolong her life, although it took a bit of convincing as she still had nightmares due to her encounter with them. She has also developed a strong loyalty not only to the Maquis crew, but to the Voyager crew as well. She often doesn't agree with the Starfleet protocols and regulations, but more often than not she will follow them.
While her Klingon features tend to be more dominant physically, her tastes seem to be more human in nature. Her favorite foods include banana pancakes with maple syrup, something that her grandmother used to make for her. She also has a great fondness for southern comfort foods such as potato salad with paprika and fried chicken. Her style of clothing is decidedly more human in nature and less Klingon. This probably coming from the fact that she despises her Klingon side and wishes to relate more with her human side. Another example of this being that her human self didn't want to be refused with her Klingon DNA.
Being stranded in the Delta Quadrant has been a challenging experience for her. She has had to make some adjustments to being on a Starfleet vessel. The most complaints being her attitude and temper, though she was actually able to fit in better than most of the other Maquis that were aboard. She was able to make friends easily and earned her place among the ranks as well as respect. However, she seems to be quite distant from her family. When asked about them, she said there was nobody back home that would really miss her. Since her father left when she was only five, she hadn't seen him since. Plus she also has a distant relationship with her mother. Thinking that the only people who cared about her were already with her on the ship.
Skills:
Being part Klingon gives certain physical advantages over humans. The most notable one that she has is her better than average strength, to the point that she can easily break a person's nose with a single punch. An example of this being when she did such to Lt. Carey in the second episode. Klingons are built to survive combat situations, such as having extra and redundant organs, which also gives them greater stamina. While she is not fully Klingon, Klingon traits tend to be dominant even in hybrids that only have a fraction of the species heritage. Thus she would undoubtably have some of these traits, but in a reduced manner. She also has that thick boney ridge on her forehead. You don't want to get a headbutt from her. B'Elanna is also fast runner and was on the decathalon team while she was in Starfleet Academy, apparently being good enough that her coach was very unhappy when she decided to quit. She has also been trained and is proficient in hand to hand combat and with use of weapons, such as phasers, and some skill in using the Bat'leth.
She is very intelligent and is exceptionally good at problem solving and thinking on her feet, a trait that has gotten her out of many scrapes and saved the lives of those around her. She is very technical and scientifically minded, has a good memory, and is a quick learner. All of which is has proven time after time while in the Academy, having been noted as being very promising future Starfleet officer. As well as during her time in the Maquis and as the chief engineer aboard Voyager. Her greatest feats include reprogramming a sophisticated Cardassian weapon, figuring out a way for Voyager to escape a quantum singularity, and creating a prototype artificial intelligence unit. Thus she is a very accomplished and capable engineer, of which she had to prove to Captain Janeway before being assigned as the chief engineer on Voyager.
Supernatural Abilities: None
Samples: Test Drive Sample with another EMH. More Test Drive samples.
Aspirations: Well my reasons for apping her, particularly from early in the series, is to steer her growth in a different way than in her canon. She's already had some, but still has a lot more to go. I took her specifically from well before her relationship with Tom to find a new direction for her. Whatever that may be! I'm leaving things open for her to go in whatever way the RP takes her.
Player Age: 35
Character Name: B'Elanna Torres
Character Canon: Star Trek: Voyager
Character Age: 23
Inventory: Her Starfleet Uniform, Comm Badge, Maquis rank insignia pin, engineering tricorder.
History: Memory Alpha Wiki
Canon Point: Near the end of Voyager's second year in the Delta Quadrant, 2372. (Start of the third season, after Basics Part 2)
Personality:
From the very beginning, life was very difficult for B'Elanna Torres. Her childhood and heritage being perhaps the main factors that have made her what she is today. Having a Klingon mother, and a human father, resulted in her being a mix of the two species. According to her, the Klingon half of her is more trouble than its worth. That due to the fact that her temper has been perhaps the greatest bane of her existence. Even her father found it difficult to live with two Klingons, and eventually left her and her mother while she was still a young child. B'Elanna cried herself to sleep at night for months after he left, and subsequently blamed herself. A big reason for this being she had overheard him complaining about her to other members of her family. On top of that, she and her mother lived on a colony as the only Klingon civilians, and during a time when relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire were not "too cordial". Thus she never felt that she and her mother really fit in or were accepted, even though nobody gave them a hard time. She still felt different, which was only enhanced by the fact that she was teased and tormented by a boy at school who called her "Miss Turtlehead." This was so insulting to her that she thoroughly beat him up. These experiences were the roots of her insecurities that would plague her and cause her to fight her way through life. She has also developed a thick skin as a result.
While a lot of her anger is directed inward, its also displayed outwardly by a violent temper. She has a short fuse and can lash out easily, though most of the time she tries to keep herself under control. Her temper and rebellious nature often got her in trouble in Starfleet Academy. As a result, she had four disciplinary hearings and one suspension, until she decided that Starfleet wasn't for her. She often had arguments with many of her instructors, and thought that none of them were sad to see her go. That is until it was pointed out to her that one of the teachers she argued with most had made a note that he would support her if she decided to return.
B'Elanna often likes to do things her own way, and sometimes will ignore rules and authority so that she can do what she thinks is best. It was this way of thinking that led her to join the Maquis, a rebel group, after Chakotay saved her life. She reprogrammed a Cardassian weapon and sent it to attack a Cardassian outpost without telling her superior, Chakotay, afraid that he wouldn't give her permission. Likewise when given an opportunity to get an alien technology that could get Voyager home, she went against the wishes of the aliens and the captain and tried to use it anyway. This ended up being one of her biggest mistakes as it hadn't been compatible with the ship and resulted in damage and Captain Janeway being disappointed in her, which was a crushing blow.
At one point, B'Elanna was captured by a race called the Viidians who suffered from a terrible disease. It was discovered that her Klingon DNA was resistent to it and she was split into two people, a Klingon and a human. Her Klingon side was very aggressive, violent, but loyal and died in order to protect her human self. While her human self was very weak, timid, and afraid. Thus it came to reason that her two sides balanced each other out, and after this experience she was able to be more at peace with herself. Though she knew she would still have to fight her Klingon self for the rest of her life.
Despite her temper, she is also very compassionate and loyal to those she cares for. She showed her compassion in her desire to prevent a race of sentient robots from going extinct, as well as to her injured comrade, Tuvok, who had been tortured. When asked, she also donated a part of her brain to an ailing Viidian in order to prolong her life, although it took a bit of convincing as she still had nightmares due to her encounter with them. She has also developed a strong loyalty not only to the Maquis crew, but to the Voyager crew as well. She often doesn't agree with the Starfleet protocols and regulations, but more often than not she will follow them.
While her Klingon features tend to be more dominant physically, her tastes seem to be more human in nature. Her favorite foods include banana pancakes with maple syrup, something that her grandmother used to make for her. She also has a great fondness for southern comfort foods such as potato salad with paprika and fried chicken. Her style of clothing is decidedly more human in nature and less Klingon. This probably coming from the fact that she despises her Klingon side and wishes to relate more with her human side. Another example of this being that her human self didn't want to be refused with her Klingon DNA.
Being stranded in the Delta Quadrant has been a challenging experience for her. She has had to make some adjustments to being on a Starfleet vessel. The most complaints being her attitude and temper, though she was actually able to fit in better than most of the other Maquis that were aboard. She was able to make friends easily and earned her place among the ranks as well as respect. However, she seems to be quite distant from her family. When asked about them, she said there was nobody back home that would really miss her. Since her father left when she was only five, she hadn't seen him since. Plus she also has a distant relationship with her mother. Thinking that the only people who cared about her were already with her on the ship.
Skills:
Being part Klingon gives certain physical advantages over humans. The most notable one that she has is her better than average strength, to the point that she can easily break a person's nose with a single punch. An example of this being when she did such to Lt. Carey in the second episode. Klingons are built to survive combat situations, such as having extra and redundant organs, which also gives them greater stamina. While she is not fully Klingon, Klingon traits tend to be dominant even in hybrids that only have a fraction of the species heritage. Thus she would undoubtably have some of these traits, but in a reduced manner. She also has that thick boney ridge on her forehead. You don't want to get a headbutt from her. B'Elanna is also fast runner and was on the decathalon team while she was in Starfleet Academy, apparently being good enough that her coach was very unhappy when she decided to quit. She has also been trained and is proficient in hand to hand combat and with use of weapons, such as phasers, and some skill in using the Bat'leth.
She is very intelligent and is exceptionally good at problem solving and thinking on her feet, a trait that has gotten her out of many scrapes and saved the lives of those around her. She is very technical and scientifically minded, has a good memory, and is a quick learner. All of which is has proven time after time while in the Academy, having been noted as being very promising future Starfleet officer. As well as during her time in the Maquis and as the chief engineer aboard Voyager. Her greatest feats include reprogramming a sophisticated Cardassian weapon, figuring out a way for Voyager to escape a quantum singularity, and creating a prototype artificial intelligence unit. Thus she is a very accomplished and capable engineer, of which she had to prove to Captain Janeway before being assigned as the chief engineer on Voyager.
Supernatural Abilities: None
Samples: Test Drive Sample with another EMH. More Test Drive samples.
Aspirations: Well my reasons for apping her, particularly from early in the series, is to steer her growth in a different way than in her canon. She's already had some, but still has a lot more to go. I took her specifically from well before her relationship with Tom to find a new direction for her. Whatever that may be! I'm leaving things open for her to go in whatever way the RP takes her.