SPECTRE, Erik (attempt 3 WIP)

[JEAN-PAUL DUBOIS]

ERIK SPECTRE




"I tore off my mask so as not to lose one of those falling tears..."

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Alias: Leffie
Other Characters: Sebastian Timothy Martin, Dr. John Watson, Moira Eileen Brennan
Rewritten City Found Via: Orininally Sisi
Contact: Skype (lefantomeromance), MSN ([e-mail]), PM
Comments: Hundrenth times the charm. x3
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00I. full name Jean-Paul Dubois (will be referred to as Erik throughout most of this app for reasons stated in his history, but goes by Erik when dealing with certain people such as Christine. I'm changing his display name, however, to Jean-Paul, because that is indeed his real name).
0II. canon or original The Phantom of the Opera
III. years of age 47
0IV. orientation (optional) Heterosexual
00V. social status High Class
0VI. occupation Composer

00I. play by Ralph Fiennes
0II. body type Erik is rather thin, with the composure of a skeleton
III. height 6'5"
0IV. eyes color A rare gold that changes with his mood.
00V. description Erik isn't what you'd call... beautiful. In fact far from it. Many who have seen his real face have said it was the work of the devil. Unfortunately, he believes them to be right, most of the time. He is hideously deformed, beyond surgery. He has little hair, only a few dark locks on his forehead and behind his ears. His eyes are very sunken in, due to both the deformity and sporadic sleeping problems, and almost appear just as sockets in a skull. His cheeks are hollow, and his lips are so thin there is little to speak of them. His skin is a yellowish color like aging parchment, stretched tight over his bones thinly, revealing tiny veins protruding when his temper flares. He is deathly skinny, almost like a skeleton, and if that wasn't enough, to complete his entire appearance is the absence of a nose! Fortunately he has enough money to use prosthetics when out and about, and uses theatre makeup to hide his skin discoloration. He also wears a wig to hide his bald head. His wardrobe consists of mostly black or dark clothing, and he'll usually wear suits with or without ties, or blazers with black turtlenecks. His clothing is custom tailored to his long frame.

Erik is rather tall in an unhealthy sort of way, but he pays no mind to it as he really is as fit as a fiddle. HIs long hands and fingers are perfect for a pianist or violinist (as he's both), but his nails are unkempt and dirty. His long limbs are awkward and diffucult to to deal with when trying to act marginally normal. He walks with his back straight and taunt, with a sort of ghostly grace. HIs strides are usually long and powerful and filled with purpose. You never hear him walk, and in that respect he is indeed like the spectral shade he makes himself to be. He can glide across the floor with the quickest of movements. When his mind is righted and he feels sensible enough to speak with civil clarity, his prescence is commanding and omnious, like a real ghost would be. However, he is almost always an awkward and agitated man. He fiddles with his fingers a lot, and in his crazed and violent states he will pace uneasily back and forth. When he is frustrated he won't hesitate to lash out at the source of his anger.

00I. overall personality Erik would be considered insane to many people, but he prides himself in being an utter gentleman. He often forgets his displays of violence that has given him such a dangerous reputation, and when someone mentions to him something that happened involving this violence, he will often be confused and call them the crazy one! He can't help his bouts of temper, and often is set off by the simplest things, though normally his more violent times are when something serious is at hand.

His tendency to literally "go insane" at times is not an understatement. He will fling furniture this way and that, spew curses and insults, and even resorts to physical violence when his mind is too clouded. Often he will bounce between this persona, a more mild, calm and cool persona, or a pathetically sad persona, where he will profusely apologize for anything he's done to hurt someone (though he probably doesn't mean it afterward).

This is why many describe him as having a bipolar (or even tripolar) personality. A doctor might go so far as to call it multiple personality disorder, as sometimes he will even get so angry he becomes calm and collected, but not without evil intentions lurking in his mind. He is cold and calculated when he becomes vengeful, and will easily dispose of you if you annoy or betray him. He is quick with his Punjab lasso, of which he learned techniques in India, and most would advise you keep your hand at the level of your eye.

On a lighter note, while he is murderous and violent, he tries his best to be courteous and gentlemanly toward people who treat him with kindness. He is the perfect host when in a good mood, and impresses anyone who gets close to him with his promising cooking skills (though he has been known to burn a dish or two, resulting in a broken dining room set). While he is a recluse, his home offers all the accommodations of a typical New York City flat, as he likes to provide his guests (when he has them) with as much comfort as possible, though he himself doesn't care what his living conditions are like. As long as he has his music.

Ah, music. His life's passion. While he is a connoisseur of all art and fanaticism, his true life's goal is music. Without it, he would be nothing. He learned from an early age he had a penchant for writing music, and has since written 15 concertos, 3 operas, and more than a hundred stand alone pieces. When playing any instrument (he favors the organ, piano, and violin), he will be lost into a world all his own, and little will snap him out of it. When singing he enraptures all that hear him, and knows it. He will often use his voice as an advantage.

When it comes to the opposite sex, Erik falls flat. The only thing he seems to be incapable of doing is wooing a female, especially since he believes that no one could love him in that sense. He is in fact a virgin, and is not proud of it. He boasts to himself about being a Don Juan, but truly, he has only studied sex, and never experienced it. He feels awkward when the subject is brought up, and would likely try to seduce a woman to his bed, but suddenly doubt himself immensely when the slightest thing goes unaccording to plan.

He is cunning, and will outsmart anyone who stands in his way. He won't take no for an answer, and will often give people terrible ultimatums. He always keeps to his promises, whether they be meaningful or not. Overall, he's a pretty messed up guy. His depression can sometimes get the best of him, and he will go for days without eating or sleeping. He will often lie awake at night simply because he's afraid of the nightmares that will find him when he sleeps.

Likes:

• Music
  
• Wine
  
• Opera
  
• Architecture
  
• Ventriloquism
  
• Magic and illusions
  
• Mirrors
  
• Swimming
  
• the Fine Arts
  
• Edgar Allen Poe
  
• Cats

Dislikes:

• People in general
  
• Christianity
  
• His face
  
• Children
  
• Opposition
  
• Being rejected
  
• Scandalous women
  

0II. strengths Brilliant composer of music, excellent magician, could fool anyone, quick witted, highly intelligent, resilient, pretty funny when he wants to be, kind when he wants to be, a very large imagination, can be childlike in an adorable sense at times, etc.
III. weaknesses A complete asshole sometimes, hates people, pretty much mentally insane, sadistic sense of humor, shy, compulsively obsessive, compulsive liar, never keeps his word, pushy, egotistical, haughty, insensitive, hates children, very manipulative (and good at it too), physical outbursts, has an odd obsession with choking/strangling people (especially with his Punjab Lasso, but anything will do, including his hands), morbid beyond all belief, speaks in third person on occasion, a wino... and he’s ticklish.
0IV. goals Long term goals are to be remembered as a brilliant composer, to be regarded among the likes of Mozart and Beethoven (his hero), and to find a wife who loves him for him, and not his face (who could love a corpse?). Immediate goals include... well... There’s really only one... And that’s... To have his first date. At 47

00I. notable family & friends

• Mother Colette Dubois, a former singer and dancer, whose career was ruined when she became pregnant with Erik's older sister. She drank when she was pregant with the both of them, however Erik loved his mother's beauty and her past dearly, though she beat him.
  
• Father Christian Dubois, a master mason who would bend to his wife's will easily, still enamoured by the memory of her before he knocked her up. They had to marry, her being the daughter of two very wealthy people whose reputation had to be kept up. Erik hardly ever spoke to him.
  
• Sister Marguerite Dubois, a sickly child who was much older than Erik when he was born. She will be described more indepth in the history section, but Erik loved her dearly, more than anyone else in the world.
  

0II. overall history Jean-Paul Dubois was born in
III. sample post

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SYR INTEGRA of CAUTION 2.0 created this, modified by Yols with Shakespeare lines.

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