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Name
Michael Daunte
Gender
Male
Age
June 6th, 1896 - 18 years old
Sexuality
Heterosexual
Race
United Kingdom of Edinburgh - Tyrella
Height
5'0
Appearance
You don't see Michael unless you look down over him. Comparing to his Edinburgh, or anywhere else for that matter, peers, Michael's most distinctive feature is his ridiculously short height. Very easy to recognize, and sometimes a subject of ridicule, but a very valuable asset in combat. His small and thin silhouette made him a more difficult target than others, and as a sapper, a key role on the battlefield, this asset is invaluable. However, don't judge the young man through his size. He actually boasts quite a sustainable stamina, able to carry heavy equipment around the battlefield for quite a good while. Another trivia to note about this young just-about-to-be college student is that he once almost got away with the conscription due to the officer in charge mistaken him for a child. It was only until the man in charge checked the man's profile that they let him hold a gun on the battlefield. His more roundish face contributed to the misunderstanding of his age. Reflecting his rather high social upbringings, Michael always appears a nicely dressed young man, or at least as best as he could in the situation he is in. He is not a strict follower of the noble dress code, but anytime you see him, except on the battlefield after the blood and mud, he is always seen neat and upright in his uniform. With the ruthless war undergoing, he still tried to maintain a slightest bit of humanity in his appearance.
His uniform was quite specially made to fit his rather small posture. It wasn't entirely new though, just a slightly altered version of the smallest possible male uniform. Strapped all around his torso are rucksacks and straps that carries all (almost all) necessary engineering equipment Michael needs in a battlefield condition, along with a few grenades for combat purposes aside from his main gun (provided if he was given some).
Personality
What better ways to complete his tiny and hard to target physicality with an almost non-existent attitude. Quiet and apathetic, Michael is a man of few words, and even fewer emotions. It seems as if getting a simple smile out of him is a Herculean task to this child-like fellow. Most of his time outside of combat is spent either training, maintaining his and other's equipment, reading books or just wandering elsewhere in his mind. You can always expect him to complete his task as effectively as he possibly could, as he is a responsible fellow, but don't expect to have a nice and lengthy chat with him.
Despite the attitude, Michael is not an emotionless rock. In stark contrast, however, he actually has a lot of emotions running through his head. He is just good at hiding it. Under the blazing guns and artillery shells, he is rather scared. Scared of being shot wounded, lie dying in pain and horror. Scared of letting his comrades down, of failing his superiors. And finally scared of dying, leaving his family back in his hometown alone, being the only son of the entire family. Though he is good at suppressing emotions, he couldn't keep it in forever. From time to time, depending on the situation he is in, it leaks out, ranging from subtle shaking of his rifle to a full emotional breakdown. If it goes to that far right end of the spectrum, then it just go to show how horrifying war can be. Even the emotionally stable and mature can break.
Aside from fear, Michael is also capable of feeling all other human emotion that the person next to him feels. He can be a sweetheart during hard times, making sure his squad-mates are alright, both physically and mentally, just in his apathetic yet compassionate and truthful attitude. And to some extent, he can show compassion even to his enemy. This roots back to his highly-educated background. He knows enough to look over the propaganda that the Alliance attempts to portray the Imperial forces. He does not deny their atrocities, but he knows that not everybody is a monster.
Rank
Privates
Role
Sapper - EW1
Equipment
SM-Longfield Rifle
Basic Engineering Equipment
Potentials
Engineering Master: Due to his background as an engineering student, Michael is capable of absorbing knowledge and understanding various complex machineries. Not a know-it-all or is capable of fixing any machines he come into, but he would be able to do things whilst other people are still scratching their heads over it. Both how to fix it and how to BLOW it up.
Low-profile: His small stature makes him a more difficult target to hit on the battlefield, but it can make it difficult for him to traverse on some difficult terrains.
Wounds both inside and outside: The more wounds he sustained during battle, the less capable he is on the battlefield, as his fear kicks in, ranging from forgetting what needs to be done to almost paralyzed to horror.
Biography
In a fine antique yet cozy mansion in the city of Tyrella, a young man by the name of Michael Daunte came into existence. The family had a relatively prestigious history, with ancestors a few times serving as government officials. So it is understandable that the family would place high demands on Michael in terms of education. It was indeed a little tiresome for the young lad, but in exchange, the wealth of the family meant that the Dauntes could do many things. As an attempt to encourage curiosity in Michael, his father likes to take him to places, either domestic or international, so he could interact with different cultures and therefore wanting to figure more about them. Child curiosity is a thing to be feared. And yes, his father did get the greatest out of him. He was fascinated with the world around him, with so many different things to explore. He began to read books after books about different things. First just about countries, but then expands to other stuff, like science, heritage and culture. One of his topic of great interest is engineering, especially the Imperial Alliance's, known for many great masterpieces of it.
The routine spread further into his early teenage years. Soon, Michael began to dig into the more grim and serious aspects of the world around him. It wasn't the shiny and riveting world anymore. He touched upon politics, diplomacy and then history of conflicts. There were things that he couldn't understand why a human being would do to another human being. He could never. Michael realized that the world wasn't just the world that he used to see it. That the surface wasn't everything there is to offer. And below that lied a deeper inner meaning to that, and most of the time it was not as good as he thought it would be.
Nevertheless, it was just the world that lied beyond the horizon of his eyes. The world he was living at the time was a happy one. He went to prestigious schools, was loved by parents and his friends. It was a good little corner from the rest of the current tremors of geopolitics and social movements. However, that all changed when the war began.
The United Kingdom of Edinburgh initially initialized volunteering to enlist soldiers, but as the war became desperate, they turned to conscription instead. And as an unfortunate string of fate for Michael, by the time it was put in place, Michael had finished school and was waiting for his college enrolment paper as an engineering student, intending to pursue what he had been so fascinated of in his younger years. Before the paper ever arrived, however, he was called into service.
Michael was not at all enthusiastic about the journey. In fact, after everything he had read in his father's library, he was honestly scared. But to the pressure of society and the compulsory pull pushed him forward, and he made it through the training session. But all he knew from the very beginning that the promise of glory and honor was just pure propaganda...
Affiliations
George Daunte - Father (40)
Elizabeth Daunte - Mother (40)
Relationships
N/A for now.
Character Theme
Chalkboard - Johann Johannsson
