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truestsweeper) wrote2015-10-31 02:57 am
truestsweeper) wrote2015-10-31 02:57 am
App for RC (Take 2)
PLAYER
Name: Mouse
Age: 25!
Personal Journal:mouseguin
E-mail: mouseguin@gmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: AIM: mouseofguin
CHARACTER
Name: Henry Daniel Mills
Canon: Once Upon a Time
Age: 13 in canon, 14 if time in RC is included
Timeline: Season 5, Episode 11 + RC memories
Items with character at canon point: Clothes, cellphone, iPod, note from his not!girlfriend.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A
Personality: A lot of Henry's main personality traits can be seen in his family as well. Especially those on his mother's side. The courageous, brave hero with the ever wavering line into stupid idiot. The selflessness that will let him risk his life for those he loves. The faith and belief he has in those he loves. The sneaky resourcefulness that never fails in any situation. All of these can be seen in Snow White, Prince Charming and even Emma. But Henry has another side of his family that have given him traits. Manipulation, entitlement and importance all come from his father's side, seen in Baelfire, Rumplestiltskin and Peter Pan. And there's certainly some stupidity here too.
That's not to say Henry isn't just the sum of the previous generations, because he's not. He is his own person and he brings a certain uniqueness to the characteristics already mentioned. Some of the traits are unrivalled and that includes his determination, adventurous spirit and, especially in his younger years, his precociousness.
There are plenty of examples of all these traits through the show, some more than others, as well as cases of how Henry has grown and learnt from those around him and the traits he has, changing them as he changes to suit the circumstances and his surroundings.
One of his more prominent traits is his courage and bravery but this shares a fine line with stupidity and ignorance. Not long after Emma comes to town, Henry goes down into the mines underneath Storybrooke to see if he can find proof of the curse. However, the mines are dangerous and he and Archie almost die as a result of his actions. This shows that fine line - Henry's bravery to do what he feels is necessary to break the curse is also stupidity due to his lack of knowledge of the mines themselves and the danger they pose to his safety and the safety of others.
Henry walks this fine line several times along the course of the show. When he eats the apple turnover and becomes cursed, when he enters Regina's vault and is almost bitten by a snake, and when he gives his heart to Pan and almost dies as a result. Each time, he believes he is doing what is necessary to help others and especially those he loves but each time, he ends up hurt or in danger and those he loves has to save him instead.
This leads onto others traits: recklessness, resourcefulness and selflessness. Using the previous three examples, these three traits can also be seen in each act Henry does. He figures out the turnover is harmful by realising it's apple. He then keeps it away from Emma and sacrifices himself by eating it. Before he sneaks into Regina's vault, he calls her and lies about his whereabouts so as to get the information he needs to get down there. Again, he doesn't worry about his safety because of how much he wants to help get Emma and Mary Margaret back from the Enchanted Forest. And finally, when he gives Pan his heart, he again sacrifices himself to save magic. It may have been the wrong thing to do at the time, but he had good intentions and still displayed all those traits throughout his time in Neverland.
These three examples show a lot about Henry's character beyond those main traits. But they are not the only things that have happened in his life. And these traits are also, mostly, positive. But Henry does not just have positive personality traits. Nobody is perfect and that can certainly be said for Henry Mills.
During the struggles faced in Storybrooke, he is a child and everyone else fighting are adults. His family. And due to his age, he is often placed in the care of others while his family fights the good fight. Certain traits that can be seen in the paternal side of his family come to the foreground in these moments where he feels he shouldn't be pushed aside. He feels entitled to be part of the fight even if he reluctantly agrees to stay away from it. An example of this is shown after he gets back from New York with his mother, father and grandfather. He is sent off with Ruby and is not happy about it. This also happens even when Henry doesn't have his real memories. He knows something is up but Emma won't explain it and he spends a lot of time with Hook to keep him out of Zelena's way. Especially after the death of his father.
Another trait from that side of his family is manipulation. He is not above lying, as seen earlier with Regina, and even in the latest season, he minces his words to get what he wants from Gold; i.e. working at the shop. As he is still a child and obviously learning this ability, there are not many different examples but it is clear that the trait exists and can be trained and used effectively if one knows their victim.
But by far, Henry's most important trait is his belief. With the heart of the truest believer, he has the strongest belief of everyone in the show. And with his belief, Henry believed in the stories he was given by his teacher, Ms Blanchard, in order to start the events that lead to the curse being broken. Believing the good in everyone, especially Regina even after everything she had done, is no mean feat and Henry is still able to hold his head high after the events he has been through. He trusts those he loves and will always believe the best in them even when they don't believe it in themselves.
One of the last things to note about Henry is how his attitude towards magic has changed over the course of his life. It is very plain to see in the beginning how much Henry hates magic. He only sees the dark magic like how the curse was created or the deals Rumplestiltskin has done and even goes so far as to try and destroy it after Cora's death, seeing what it had done to Mary Margaret. But as time goes on, his attitude changes and he currently wonders more about magic and what it can do. He has learnt that magic can be used for good, namely through Emma, and wants to learn it himself. But this leads back to the ignorance of not having all the facts. He may have the heart of the truest believer, but it seems as though he has other magical ability.
This is, of course, until his arrival in Ruby City. The almost year spent there changed him more than most of his experiences within the series. This is mostly due to the death and resurrection he suffered around a month after his arrival in the city. It was magic he knew of that killed him and he was desperate to learn some when he awoke in order to protect himself better. But the worst part about his death was the lack of reaction in his paternal grandfather.
Henry had always heard that Gold would do anything for his family and had seen it when it came to both Baelfire and Belle. He even lived in the same house as the previously mentioned three and saw how Gold treated his father when he was a boy no older than Henry was. But when nothing happened to Loki after Henry’s demise, he started to wonder how much love Gold had for his grandson. That fear lingered within him for a long time and while he eventually hid the effects as it was making life worse for everyone involved, including friends they had made outside of their home, it can still rise to the surface if prompted.
Over time, other problems raised their heads but nothing else had as much of an impression. Knowing what it felt like to die, and fearing the lack of love from Gold led Henry to learn magic from other sources as well as his grandfather and thus Henry gained possession of the Keyblade. This gave him much more confidence to go out and about within the city, especially due to the man training him being his best friend within the city.
Henry now has regained the confidence he always had as well as the knowledge of what magic can do. He tries not to use it if he can help it but he’s still only fourteen years old and therefore may show off now and then for childish reasons. But all in all, he has a good heart and a clever mind with too much experience for his years.
Background: Link to Henry Mills @ OUAT Wiki + Link to RC Thread Tracking Post
Abilities: Link to Henry's Powers/Abilities Post
Network/Actionspam Sample: Network TDM (December)
Prose Log Sample: Prose TDM (December)
Name: Mouse
Age: 25!
Personal Journal:
mouseguinE-mail: mouseguin@gmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: AIM: mouseofguin
CHARACTER
Name: Henry Daniel Mills
Canon: Once Upon a Time
Age: 13 in canon, 14 if time in RC is included
Timeline: Season 5, Episode 11 + RC memories
Items with character at canon point: Clothes, cellphone, iPod, note from his not!girlfriend.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A
Personality: A lot of Henry's main personality traits can be seen in his family as well. Especially those on his mother's side. The courageous, brave hero with the ever wavering line into stupid idiot. The selflessness that will let him risk his life for those he loves. The faith and belief he has in those he loves. The sneaky resourcefulness that never fails in any situation. All of these can be seen in Snow White, Prince Charming and even Emma. But Henry has another side of his family that have given him traits. Manipulation, entitlement and importance all come from his father's side, seen in Baelfire, Rumplestiltskin and Peter Pan. And there's certainly some stupidity here too.
That's not to say Henry isn't just the sum of the previous generations, because he's not. He is his own person and he brings a certain uniqueness to the characteristics already mentioned. Some of the traits are unrivalled and that includes his determination, adventurous spirit and, especially in his younger years, his precociousness.
There are plenty of examples of all these traits through the show, some more than others, as well as cases of how Henry has grown and learnt from those around him and the traits he has, changing them as he changes to suit the circumstances and his surroundings.
One of his more prominent traits is his courage and bravery but this shares a fine line with stupidity and ignorance. Not long after Emma comes to town, Henry goes down into the mines underneath Storybrooke to see if he can find proof of the curse. However, the mines are dangerous and he and Archie almost die as a result of his actions. This shows that fine line - Henry's bravery to do what he feels is necessary to break the curse is also stupidity due to his lack of knowledge of the mines themselves and the danger they pose to his safety and the safety of others.
Henry walks this fine line several times along the course of the show. When he eats the apple turnover and becomes cursed, when he enters Regina's vault and is almost bitten by a snake, and when he gives his heart to Pan and almost dies as a result. Each time, he believes he is doing what is necessary to help others and especially those he loves but each time, he ends up hurt or in danger and those he loves has to save him instead.
This leads onto others traits: recklessness, resourcefulness and selflessness. Using the previous three examples, these three traits can also be seen in each act Henry does. He figures out the turnover is harmful by realising it's apple. He then keeps it away from Emma and sacrifices himself by eating it. Before he sneaks into Regina's vault, he calls her and lies about his whereabouts so as to get the information he needs to get down there. Again, he doesn't worry about his safety because of how much he wants to help get Emma and Mary Margaret back from the Enchanted Forest. And finally, when he gives Pan his heart, he again sacrifices himself to save magic. It may have been the wrong thing to do at the time, but he had good intentions and still displayed all those traits throughout his time in Neverland.
These three examples show a lot about Henry's character beyond those main traits. But they are not the only things that have happened in his life. And these traits are also, mostly, positive. But Henry does not just have positive personality traits. Nobody is perfect and that can certainly be said for Henry Mills.
During the struggles faced in Storybrooke, he is a child and everyone else fighting are adults. His family. And due to his age, he is often placed in the care of others while his family fights the good fight. Certain traits that can be seen in the paternal side of his family come to the foreground in these moments where he feels he shouldn't be pushed aside. He feels entitled to be part of the fight even if he reluctantly agrees to stay away from it. An example of this is shown after he gets back from New York with his mother, father and grandfather. He is sent off with Ruby and is not happy about it. This also happens even when Henry doesn't have his real memories. He knows something is up but Emma won't explain it and he spends a lot of time with Hook to keep him out of Zelena's way. Especially after the death of his father.
Another trait from that side of his family is manipulation. He is not above lying, as seen earlier with Regina, and even in the latest season, he minces his words to get what he wants from Gold; i.e. working at the shop. As he is still a child and obviously learning this ability, there are not many different examples but it is clear that the trait exists and can be trained and used effectively if one knows their victim.
But by far, Henry's most important trait is his belief. With the heart of the truest believer, he has the strongest belief of everyone in the show. And with his belief, Henry believed in the stories he was given by his teacher, Ms Blanchard, in order to start the events that lead to the curse being broken. Believing the good in everyone, especially Regina even after everything she had done, is no mean feat and Henry is still able to hold his head high after the events he has been through. He trusts those he loves and will always believe the best in them even when they don't believe it in themselves.
One of the last things to note about Henry is how his attitude towards magic has changed over the course of his life. It is very plain to see in the beginning how much Henry hates magic. He only sees the dark magic like how the curse was created or the deals Rumplestiltskin has done and even goes so far as to try and destroy it after Cora's death, seeing what it had done to Mary Margaret. But as time goes on, his attitude changes and he currently wonders more about magic and what it can do. He has learnt that magic can be used for good, namely through Emma, and wants to learn it himself. But this leads back to the ignorance of not having all the facts. He may have the heart of the truest believer, but it seems as though he has other magical ability.
This is, of course, until his arrival in Ruby City. The almost year spent there changed him more than most of his experiences within the series. This is mostly due to the death and resurrection he suffered around a month after his arrival in the city. It was magic he knew of that killed him and he was desperate to learn some when he awoke in order to protect himself better. But the worst part about his death was the lack of reaction in his paternal grandfather.
Henry had always heard that Gold would do anything for his family and had seen it when it came to both Baelfire and Belle. He even lived in the same house as the previously mentioned three and saw how Gold treated his father when he was a boy no older than Henry was. But when nothing happened to Loki after Henry’s demise, he started to wonder how much love Gold had for his grandson. That fear lingered within him for a long time and while he eventually hid the effects as it was making life worse for everyone involved, including friends they had made outside of their home, it can still rise to the surface if prompted.
Over time, other problems raised their heads but nothing else had as much of an impression. Knowing what it felt like to die, and fearing the lack of love from Gold led Henry to learn magic from other sources as well as his grandfather and thus Henry gained possession of the Keyblade. This gave him much more confidence to go out and about within the city, especially due to the man training him being his best friend within the city.
Henry now has regained the confidence he always had as well as the knowledge of what magic can do. He tries not to use it if he can help it but he’s still only fourteen years old and therefore may show off now and then for childish reasons. But all in all, he has a good heart and a clever mind with too much experience for his years.
Background: Link to Henry Mills @ OUAT Wiki + Link to RC Thread Tracking Post
Abilities: Link to Henry's Powers/Abilities Post
Network/Actionspam Sample: Network TDM (December)
Prose Log Sample: Prose TDM (December)