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PLAYER
NAME: Wolfy
CONTACT: Plurk
OVER 18? Yes
CURRENT CHARACTERS: n/a but had Beetlejuice here previously

CHARACTER
NAME: Henry Townshend
CANON: Silent Hill 4: The Room
CANON POINT: The end of the game before his final fight with Walter
BACKGROUND: https://silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Henry_Townshend

SUITABILITY:

I think a game about surviving is a good place to put a survival horror game protagonist! Henry, while reserved, can be bold and resourceful when he has to be. During the events of SH4, he does battle with nightmarish creatures and carefully tends to his injured neighbor. Henry tries his best to do right by everyone around him and I think he would make a good ally for the other Pokemon in the bay. He's willing to cooperate and do hard (and scary) jobs. I also think giving him access to a support group would be very nice for him. Throughout his adventure, Henry has had to scrabble and scrounge with whatever he has at his disposal--knives, golf clubs, broken bottles, etc. Being a Pokemon that has natural abilities (not to mention flying!!) would certainly boost his confidence.

QUESTIONNAIRE:

⟡ Your character is on an exploration quest when they find an injured Pokemon in need of help. This Pokemon appears to be in distress and is quite dangerous, posing a risk to your character even if they mean well, and putting your quest mission at risk. What do they do? What are some possibilities of how they work with teammates to address this, or do they go at it alone?

If not specifically appointed as a leader, Henry will hang back and let other Pokemon decide what to do. He trusts that they know more about the injured Pokemon since they have been in this world longer than him. If he is out with a team of fellow newbies, he will suggest approaching the Pokemon as a group and trying to calm it down. He's gone it alone before and would rather not have to do that again any time soon. However, if the Pokemon he's with are smaller and weaker than he is, or even newer, Henry will step up and try to help the distressed Pokemon on his own. He has Sand Attack, which can help protect himself and his team from the injured Pokemon's thrashing--hopefully until it tires itself out and becomes easier to deal with.

In the event that the Pokemon makes itself completely uncooperative, Henry will opt for knocking it out and dragging it home. It's only an exploration mission after all. Chances are, he's just going through the motions of being on a mission to begin with. He's not the adventuring type. He would rather stay home.

⟡ Your character's worst enemy has recently appeared in game, and has joined the guild your character is part of. They both want to tackle the same quest, and your character's enemy suggests that they work together as a team to accomplish this goal. How does your character respond to this?

Meeting Walter in the world of Pokemon, especially within the same guild and quest, would result in an explosive encounter. Walter has herded Henry through deeper and deeper layers of a nightmare world to get him in just the right place to act as the final sacrifice in a dark ritual. Also he's being super weird about his neighbor. He can't forgive that--especially if he's made friends in the Pokemon world. He would want to protect them. While Walter may have lost the powers lent to him by the Otherworld, Henry would be well aware that he would have other powers to do evil with. Dumb animal fear takes over and Henry becomes a Walter-seeking missile. Dragon Claw Dragon Claw Dragon Claw Dragon Claw Dr--

⟡ The leader of your character's guild has just approached your character with an offer: they will provide your character with extra supplies, reputation points, and help them with any of their current struggles. In exchange, they ask for your character to do a favor for them that may harm the other guilds, and will not specify what the favor is in advance. It sounds shady, but it's the deal of a lifetime in your character's path to get back home, and refusing it may cause strife for your character within their current guild. What do they think of this offer? What do they ultimately decide to do?

Henry is instantly Huge Suspicious. He's already been used once to bring about destruction, he's not willing to be used again to hurt other Pokemon. He doesn't like the secrecy of not being told what is required of him. Henry will leave the guild entirely if he has to. No budging on this. He will also rat out the leader to the other guilds as he does it. He doesn't care if they may not believe him, he believes in doing what is right.

⟡ Due to shortages on supplies, the city is facing issues deciding where to cut corners during this rough time. Somehow, the responsibility has fallen on your character's shoulders, and they have to make a decision. If they send out an extra team of Pokemon, they will be able to gather more food, and through that, save the lives of dozens of starving Pokemon that were in dire need of nutrition. However, the only Pokemon available to scout for food are those working at the pokeclinic, and sending them out would mean certain death for at least two ill patients. What does your character decide to do? How do they feel about this choice, and how would they deal with the pushback that comes from either side?

Henry is dizzy with the responsibility. It's something he felt before, though on a smaller scale. In Silent Hill 4, he becomes tasked with stopping Walter from summoning a god that will destroy the whole world. He's literally just some guy. Multiple people have already died in front of him, so his emotions are very splintered. He's heartbroken for those who were harmed by Walter's monsters, but in the face of tragedy, he knows there will be losses. It's foolish to think something so terrible can be cleanly escaped. However, he will eventually lean in favor of sending the Pokemon out to get supplies, even if a few sick Pokemon may die. He knows that if he were one of those sick Pokemon, he would tell the others to go out to get help to save the larger number of Pokemon in need.

As for how he deals with the backlash, he will retreat into himself and carry the loss of lives and friends with the blank expression he's known for. He never asked for this to rest on his shoulders, but he knows he can't be mad at other Pokemon for losing trust in him. He also knows that no amount of good deeds will bring those Pokemon back, but oh does he try anyway. Give a Pokemon a complex.

POKEMON: I will admit that at first, Flygon was a bit of a random choice for Henry. I was going down a list of bipedal Pokemon and saw it. Flygon is a bit forgettable and not super useful on its own, but the more I thought about it, the more playing Henry as a Flygon appealed to me. He would gain the ability to fly--something he could throw himself into to escape from The Horrors of having just left Silent Hill behind. I thought about the fact that Flygon has those red lenses and how they'd probably color his vision and how that could present an interesting challenge to play with. I also love the idea of Henry who is just Some Guy becoming a dragon--one of the most powerful Pokemon types. However, Flygon is not particularly strong on its own. It's a tall Pokemon though which I think fits Henry's lanky stature and he's more than happy to use his height to help others. Flygon is also a bit mysterious, its wings making a sound like singing as it hides in sandstorms. It's the Desert Spirit. Henry is pretty well-known among the silent hill protagonists for hiding his emotions.

Also it's a ground type and boy does this guy love crawling through holes.

GUILD OPT-OUT: No preference!
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