望的戰士 :: Taeo (태오)

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TAEO
 

NICKNAMES:

 taetae - a nickname that only his mom can call him, it's cringe if anyone else says it

APPEARANCE:

 taeo is an average looking fire nation student. he has black hair and dark brown eyes paired with pale skin. his looks don't stand out so he blends in easily.

he's been told that his smile is really cute so he should smile more often but that'll never happen. he actually hates being called cute. he doesn't care much about his looks, he just likes being neat.

STYLE:

  taeo wears the typical firenation attire. he can be mostly seen in his school uniform. 

taeo is probably the smartest kid in the firenation but being the only nonbender in his family in five generations and coming from a long line of soldiers and officers, his father doesn't find this impressive at all. he attends the same school as yyn and before beginning her travels as the avatar she realizes she knows nothing about the other nations or traveling so she asks the smartest kid she knows to help her find her way and its taeo. he says no at first but after the persuasion of his mom, he becomes open to the idea and only agrees to go so he can seek knowledge at the other libraries around the world and learn more. but the truth might be too harsh for him to handle.  

AGE: 15
NATION: fire 
HOMETOWN: ...

FACE CLAIM: enhypen sunoo
HEIGHT: 170cm

Who are you?

 

PERSONALITY TRAITS:
istj, lawfully neutral,
+ smart, obedient, knowledgeable 
/ blunt, awkward, realistic, picky, aloof
- clueless, judgmental, intellectual

PERSONALITY:

taeo is a genius to put it simply, for a fifteen year old his knowledge his way beyond his years. he's keen on following the rules and any instructions given to him. if he rebels in anyway it's because he found a loophole in the rules but it's rare. with that being said he likes to set his own rules too and is very particular. if a rule is broken, especially of his he won't be happy. making schedules is his speciality and if he happens to be off schedule it stresses him out because he has to figure out how to compensate for the missed time and still get everything done. 

naturally taeo id a quiet person, he doesn't like being around a lot of people since he's awkward and dislikes small talk. in a party he would rather be reading a book on the side then socializing. he acts like he isn't listening but he's a really nosy person and his ears are open even if it seems like he's not listening. he will most likely know the latest gossip and connect the dots because of his analytical ways and good memory. 

he takes a lot of pride in his knowledge and would interrupt a conversation to correct someone's grammar or their facts. this makes him argumentative because he likes to be right all the time and know everything. sometimes when he interrupts others he thinks he's being helpful and doesn't realize that it's actually a bother. 

he looks down on people that aren't as smart as him and brags about his achievements. he doesn't do it around his mom since she always told him not to but when she's not there he does. he won't outwardly call you stupid but if you ask for his opinion he'll give you an intricate description of why your idea is completely idiotic and would never work while also subliminally dissing your mental capacity. when talking to someone older he'd ask if they want the truth or the simplified version with the simplified version being so kid friendly that it's almost insulting. his brain just isn't wired to be considerate towards others. he speaks fluent sarcasm and backhanded compliments, he makes intellectual jokes that no one else would laugh at. but then he also most likely won't find actual funny jokes that people like funny because he either won't get it or he just doesn't find it funny. 

taeo can actually be really talkative when he wants to, especially when talking about something he's passionate about. he gets excited to tell people his findings and discuss theories but others get bored easily so he ends up alone again. usually he doesn't take into consideration the other persons feelings, like if they would even want to listen to that, instead he just keeps talking. hes really bad at reading the room and other people despite his smartness, so reading social cues is a little off for him. he would love to talk about the different possibilities of the world but most people aren't interested in that.

maybe its because he’s a hardcore mamas boy he’s quite selfish and is used to having things his way and people catering to him i.e. his mom. some might even call him hard headed because he’s so stubborn. he expects others to just do things for him if he asks for it because why wouldn’t they, and when he doesn’t get his way he gets a little whiny and petty, like "well you didn't do _ for me so why should i do it for you" or the classic "i know you are but what am i".

taeo is also a very competitive person. he is strong-willed and can be manipulated to try anything if you just push him enough. all you have to do is say "i bet you can't do this" and he'll do it just to prove you wrong. usually he isn't comfortable getting out of is comfort zone and is hesitant due to his multiple fears. he's always thinking about the what ifs and the possible diseases he could get from doing something relatively simple. but his competitive side takes over sometimes and he takes a chance. he also hates leaving things unfinished and prefers to finish tasks all at once no matter how long it takes. it doesn’t matter what the task is he’ll put 100% because he’s that competitive.

he takes what everyone says for face value because why would someone lie for no reason? in fact he's a bad liar himself, he gets all sweaty and nervous when he's forced to lie. however, behind all of this, taeo is still a child at heart. he gets excited over little things like geography and history, he's extremely creative and often thinks outside the box which people find witty, he always wants to learn something new, he can solve intricate theories yet he's very naive. besides his smarts there’s a lot he can’t do and doesn’t know, simple things like laundry and cooking isn’t something he’s ever done. he relies on his mom for a lot of basic things that kids his age should be doing. he’s still just an awkward kid.

BACKGROUND: 

taeo was raised in an upper middle class fire nation family. he came from a long line of soldiers and officers; his grandparents, all of his aunts and uncles, and his father were all in either the military or an officer. even his brother and cousins are currently in training to join the war. he's the only nonbender in his family in 5 generations leaving him to be the odd one out. taeo's father has been a soldier since he was born and put a lot of pride in it. he'd been brainwashing his sons with pro fire nation propaganda for as long as he could remember and always wanted to have strong soldier sons that he could be proud of. while his older brother toru was firebendering around the house trying to impress his father every two seconds, taeo found a greater joy in books. he was always a gifted kid, he talked and walked faster than the average child and actually thought school was fun. not the playing part but the learning part. he was that one student in class that read so much that the teacher actually had to reprimand him for it.

while most students were playing in the park or practicing firebending, taeo was either playing the erhu, studying, or reading. by the age of six he won the national spelling bee and became the youngest winner in fire nation history, and kept winning each year since then. when he was 8 he won the junior music competition for his exquisite erhu abilities and had the chance to play at the most famous theater in the fire nation. every year he had the highest scores in his grade and was rewarded for having outstanding academic scores, being one of the only few students who got a perfect score on the national test. all things that any parent would be ecstatic for, his mom was happy but his father couldn't care less, none of those achievements mattered because at the end of the day he was still a nonbender and he still didn't have any interest in joining the military.

taeo's relationship with his father kept deteriorating as he got older, he thought the whole smart guy thing was a phase but no, it was just the way taeo was. good thing he wasn't home often because it saved them a lot of arguing. his father's favoritism for toru was exaggerated and a way to motivate taeo to be more like him but it never worked.

in school he was quite the loner, his mom kept pushing him to make friends and have some fun with the other students but taeo just never found talking to other people mentally stimulating and has a huge dislike for small talk. currently he's still a student, he's planning on skipping out on military training and finishing school so he can go to university and be a historian. 

TRIVIA:

 likes; his mom's cooking, cleanliness, showering, personal space, reading, tea, order, his mother   
 dislikes; animals, spicy food, loud people, loud places, loud noises, stupid people, explaining things more than once, whistling, being late, people who don't follow rules or signs, when people touch this things, massages since he's very ticklish, nature, sharing food and drinks with people because germs, when people sit too close to him, shaking hands
 habits; washing his hands whenever he can, reorganizing people's things because it isn't neat enough, talking to himself when he's frustrated, being sarcastic, 
 fears; animals, high places, bacteria,
 his favorite subjects are history and geography 
 he can do math in his head really quickly
 he's a huge chicken and scared of basically all animals and bugs
 he has no fighting skills whatsoever
 he has a not-so-mild case of ocd
 he's a picky eater and prefers his mothers cooking over all
 he has two left feet
 physically he can be clumsy
 he's actually lactose intolerant and anything dairy gives him "tummy pains"
 he can't swim 
 he gets awkward and shy when too close to girls
 he gets motion sickness sometimes
 whenever someone cooks for him he always compares it to his mothers cooking
 please don't touch him he gets highly uncomfortable
 only willingly hugs his mom and his brother if his mom forces him
 triple checks everything
 keen on waking up on time and sticking to schedule
 when he's sad he doesn't make his usual sarcastic comments and stays quiet
 his mind is always going 1000000000 miles an hour
 he gets scared easily
  at any physical activity
 he has slight ocd and likes everything to be neat, he has a fear of germs and doesn't like being spontaneous or going off schedule because it stresses him out
 he's really awkward with feelings so don't go to him for emotional support
 he doesn't cry easily since he finds emotions to be more of a liability than an asset, bases things off facts isntead of emotion
 he's left handed and has neat handwriting
 he's really ticklish and hates being tickled
 at school it's mandatory to learn swordsmanship and taeo gets bullied for how bad he is

RELATIONSHIPS: 

 strict dad - kenjiro (44) / fire nation soldier / short tempered, determined, strict / 4/10
kenjiro and taeo don't have a great relationship. his father isn't around often in the first place but when he is he scolds taeo for basically being everything he didn't want in a son. whenever taeo responds to his father sarcastically kenjiro grabs him by the collar and airi has to split them up reminding them that they're family and they shouldn't act like it. airi is constantly trying to get kenjiro to loosen up to taeo, even though he isn't a firebender he's still doing amazing things on his own. but kenjiro sees him more as a waste of space. airi didn't talk to her husband for two days after saying that about taeo and taeo who secretly heard him say it cried himself to sleep that night. he'd never admit it but his father's opinion of him actually matters a lot to him. 
faceclaim: bi rain

 cool mom - airi (43) / tea house owner / sweet, caring, easygoing / 10/10
airi is the closest person to taeo. she supports him for whatever he wants to do no matter how strange and just wants him to be genuinely happy. she owns a teahouse near his school thats cutely decorated and has an assortment of sweets and savory foods as well as hot and cold drinks. her friendly and welcoming personality along with the environment makes it a nice place to chill or study and the students going there. she tries to convince taeo to go there and make friends all the time but he avoids that place like the plague. at this point she's friends with more of the students then her own son. she worries about him a lot because she doesn't want him to be lonely so she tries to be by his side as much as she can. he's a complete spoiled mamas boy and its all her fault. 
faceclaim: kim taehee

 dumb older brother - toru (20) / soldier in training / confident, slow witted, flirty / 7/10 
toru is the obnoxious yet hot jock-like older brother that a nerdy kid like taeo would obviously have. he's all muscle and no brain, the son his father always wanted and tries hard to live up to that. they don't have much to talk about since they have nothing in common and their relationship is mostly toru making fun of taeo or beating him up just because. but behind all the tough love and jokes, he really cares for his little brother and wants him to be less of a loser since its "cramping his style" and "making him look bad". he's also kind of jealous of all the attention their mom gives taeo.
faceclaim: hwang inyeop

 schoolmate - yyn (15) / student & avatar / passionate, trusting, tempermental / 0/10 
taeo knew of yyn from seeing her around school but they never talked until she approached him that day. he was looking at his score on the wall when she went to him and he gave her a judgmental scan up and down then looked at the test scores on the wall and said, "you would think the avatar would be someone in the top 10. i guess they pick anyone for that role." truely yyn doesn't like taeo but tolerates him because she knows he'll be beneficial and acts nice to him no matter how much he deserves to be punched in the face. he's awkward around all girls  but maybe he's so mean to her for a different reason...

SKillset

 

Skill: KNOWLEDGE

  taeo is a really smart kid, he has a lot of knowledge on geography and history. his history knowledge isn't accurate though because he's read a lot of fire nation books and none from other nations since it isn't available. he knows a lot about geography and different facts about different areas around the world, even the small villages. he has great plans and strategies based on logic but has no fighting skills what so ever, he's not strong either.

Skill: MEMORY

  taeo has an amazing memory probably from all the spelling bees he's won and studying. his memory is almost photographic that he can remember peoples names and faces and things he's heard about them easily, even if it's from a long time ago. his room has a big world map on the ceiling that he looks at before he sleeps, he basically has it memorized by now.


Are You Ready?

 

How do you feel about the war?

 the war is needed to promote social order. for years the fire nation has been the most superior so it only makes sense for us to initiate the spread of peace, doesn't it?

Do you think it will end soon? Do you want it to?

 i don't know, it depends how willing the other nations are to cooperate. it lasted so long because the other nations are too stubborn to change for the better. when they finally realize that were trying to help them then it should end fairly quickly 

If there is a new Avatar, it would be someone from the Fire Nation. How do you feel about that?

 i think it'll benefit the world as a whole if there was a fire nation avatar. i mean, we're already spreading peace so the avatar would just make it happen faster. 

RETURN TO the STORY

yongddict ✩ faith

LAST COMMENT: I revamped this character because I thought it would be fun seeing him in the avatar world

SCENE SUGGESTION: 

 not really a scene suggestion but an idea, on their journey taeo learns about the actual history of the world and it's frustrating for him to be wrong this whole time. his anger towards that and all the lies his dad and nation have been feeding him is his motivation to become a good swordsman. maybe he can learn from someone on the way?

 he fights his brother or his father and they're shocked by his skills

 taeo being awkward around girls and somehow having his first kiss!

 he’s sarcastic to the wrong person and it causes trouble

PASSWORD: you can give him a lover if you want. he's never even thought of love so his uality is unknown and up to you

「MINTLEAF DESIGNS」

 

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