Thwei Kv'var - Blood Hunter

[Symbiosis]

Byond ID: Symbiosis

Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here): Cliff "Chubs" Campbell

Name of the character you want whitelisted - Thwei-Teer - "Blood Hunter"

Are you familiar with the ‪Predator Code Of Honor‬? Yes.

Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background):

"You cannot change the nature of a beast, nor a Yautja."

From the moment of his birth, Thwei-kv'var-de was born into the nature he was destined. Bathed in the blood of a recent kill by a proud Father to commemorate his birth, the Son was to someday be a fine addition to their clan. His Father was by no means the most powerful or impressive of the Yautja, the mere fact that he was able to sire Pups and continue his bloodline was due to his extensive collection of trophys, justly earned over many years of successful hunts. The attribute he possessed that made him unique was his keen wisdom, a gift he sought to share with a Son whom did not value such a trait as highly as one should.

As a Pup, Thwei-kv'var-de was eager to begin training. He would spend his early years watching his fellow Yautja train, eager for the opportunity to step into a role that he knew he was destined for. The thrill of battle, to pit himself against another in mortal combat, was a driving force in the young Yautja's life. As he grew from a Pup to an Un-Blooded, his reputation as an aggressive warrior began to grow. Whenever he would spar he was eager to draw blood, much to the chagrin of his sparring partners. It was during these years as an Un-Blooded he earned his name.

Thwei-kv'var-de's thirst for battle was evident to the Father, whom was willing to cultivate and train his son, as unorthodox as that may have been for the majority of Yautja clans. The Father would push the Son to his limits, yet always ending every "session" with some saying that he envisioned would impart on the Yautja's being. The Father forced the Son to see lands that had been hunted to extinction; cleared of honorable prey. He would implore his Son to not forget that one must save worthy prey for later hunts... lest future generations be robbed of the thrill of the Hunt.

Ever the dutiful Son, Thwei-kv'var-de would listen to his Fathers teaching - and in some of their sessions small bits would latch on to his soul, leaving a lasting impact. However, as he grew, so did his desire to Hunt and become Blooded, to be glorified amongst his fellow Yautja as a Warrior and to finally take a place within the Clan! The teachings of the Father began to have less of an effect as the Sons desire for battle and the Hunt grew.

Time, as it does, marched on. The Father did everything within his ability to cultivate his Son into a Yautja whom would survive the "Hunt" and become Blooded, bringing honor to both the Father and the Clan... Eventually, that day came. The night of his Hunt. Thwei-kv'var-de would spend most of the day at rest, preparing and meditating for the Hunt. Barring, of course, his daily customary sparring session with his Father. It was a light session, as the Son wished to conserve his energy for the Hunt that awaited. His Father did not go into his usual mode of "imparting wisdom" and asking "deep questions" of his Son. He did, however, gift his Son a large bladed, jagged weapon. A scimitar made specifically for his Son's Hunt. Handing it to his Son, he began to depart, leaving his Son to reflect and prepare... but not before imparting one last bit "wisdom"...

"You cannot change the nature of a beast, nor a Yautja."

Transportation to the Yautja Pyramid was utterly silent. He knew the other Young Bloods very well. He had trained with them, sparred with them... Yet for one to become Blooded the Hunt must be completed alone. Words would serve no purpose here and each of the Young Bloods kept their focus on what they had spent their lives training for.

The Temple itself was overgrown with the planets native vegetation, though a familiar resin membrane seeped out from the entrance of the temples Arch Way. The entrance was already open, ready for their entry. As the Young Bloods entered the temple, the grinding of stone at their backs made them well aware there was no turning back... not that any of them would even give such thoughts more than a moments consideration.

As the trio separated, Thwei-kv'var-de traversed through the Temple, his skin crawling with anticipation. Eventually he reached a portion of the Temple that was thoroughly infested. Resin walls slowed his travel throughout the Temple, and many times he was forced to use his clan sword to clear a path through what appeared to be a dead end. What seemed like an endless walk through an empty Temple was interrupted by the sounds of combat. With a roar, he moved towards the sounds, eager to finally find worthy Prey!

Turning a corner he came to witness his fellow Young Blood engaged with a monstrously sized Xenomorph! The creature easily eclipsed the other Yautja in size and strength, though his fellow Young Blood was using his greater speed to whittle the Xenomorph down. However... what was to be a fair fight was soon to be interrupted... in the distance, Thwei-kv'var-de saw another Xenomorph on the prowl, a smaller, sleeker Xenomorph, intent on ambushing his fellow Young Blood.

Seeing this opportunity at honorable prey, he burst into action! Drawing his clan sword he bounded across the Temple grounds, passing by his fellow Yautja engaged in combat. As the Xenomorph and Thwei-kv'var-de clashed, his Clan Sword was battered away by a fierce tail swipe! Growling with fury, Thwei-kv'var-de prepared his wrist blades, unwilling to let this moment of glory pass him by!

As the two combatants skirmished, it was evident to the Young Blood that they were similarly matched in speed. He was unable to gain an advantage with quick strikes; nor whittle his opponent down. He knew that he must use the one advantage he undoubtedly had. His strength! Positioning himself was simple, baiting the creature was the more difficult endeavor. He knew that a weak feint would fail to draw the creature in; so he purposefully left himself open to an attack.

The pain was like nothing he had felt before! The sharp tail of the creature piercing his leg, exiting his outer thigh! Yet at the same moment he knew he had the Xenomorph where he wanted it! One hand latched tightly onto the creatures tail spine to both keep the creature in place... and minimize the damage to his leg, he launched his body atop the Xenomorph, using his free arm to repeatedly impale the Xenomorph with his wristblade. Though the acidic blood sprayed freely from the creature, burning the flesh of Thwei-kv'var-de and slowly melting his wristblade, he did not halt his assault! It was not until the creature became limp that he ceased his fury. Though his body screamed in pain, Thwei-kv'var-de stood to his feet. He turned about to see his fellow Yautja roar triumphantly over his kill... The Hunt had just begun, yet his spirit craved for more!...


How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal)?

Round Start: I'll spend the early round time preparing a lodge, yet attempting to spice up the atmosphere of the round by fitting in with the gimmick I'm aiming for. Owing to the Predators namesake and personality, his lodge will be soaked in the blood of others. I'll utilize a syringe/spray bottle to fill the area around the lodge with blood. Luckily each map contains the corpses of dead colonists that will enable the right atmosphere to be easily created. Depending on the map; I'll create a lodge in a less than traveled area to prevent full on confrontations from being the norm, as I don't seek to kill an entire squad of Marines via bracer explosion (at least early on)...

Early Round -

I intend to play as a very confrontational Predator. Once I've encountered Marines or Xenos I will make initial contact via skirmishing; attempting to spill blood without the intent to kill, mostly to judge the capabilities of potential targets. Once I've noted at least one or two from each side, I'll work to finding the right moment to strike. I'll continue small skirmishes on both Xenos AND Marines unless one side has a huge disadvantage, but mostly to keep the "blood flowing" for all sides, and ensure their guard is up. I'll try to keep an eye on my "targets" and find an opportune time to strike.

Mid Game/Late Game- by now it's generally evident which side is winning. Rather than tip the scales further, he shall attempt to extend his hunt by putting an emphasis on the "stronger" side. The focus will move from skirmishes to kills, still on honorable prey, nonetheless. I'll be sure to have proper text macros prepared, giving onlookers a "visual" of what the Predator is doing ... and hopefully instilling a bit of well earned fear!

Why should we whitelist you?

By now I hope that I've established myself in the community as a solid RP'er who is restrained in the use of force as either a Xeno or as a Marine, something that the Predator has the ability to use at high levels. While Queen I have attempted to RP with captured Marines via psychic whispers and even allowed captured survivors to take in the majesty of the Hive. As Commander I've been restrictive with combat executions, having yet to use one and only having a single organized execution under my belt as Commander. My goal as a Predator is to generate RP for both sides. The discussion on the Marine side would hopefully be of the "Blooded Creature" that ripped the arm off a downed Marine (potentially sparing him if he was an honorable fighter!) and roared with ferocity after throwing the shattered Marine back across the barricades. On the Xeno side? It will be of the Headhunter that mercilessly skirmishes with the Warriors of the Hive; though only seeks to take trophies should the Hive be in a position where it can support the Hunt.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason?
No.

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
No.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?
I understand fully!

[Hal9000]

+1 From what I can tell everything in his app is true. I'm relatively new to CM but from what i can tell he is an excellent leader and just as patient with killing as he says. Generaly a very thaughtfull player who I think would make a good predator because he always has a plan and always follows the rules.

[spartanbobby]

Pretty solid app, Pretty solid player, RPs more than most people on the server, All around great dude +1

[Renomaki]

Hrm... Your backstory certainly shows promise, and you have an interesting idea for a predator trait...

However, If I am correct, predators normally don't get any weapons outside their starting kit until after they prove themselves. A scimitar might be a tad unfair for him to have during his trial, since I doubt the others would be able to have them, but then, I'm no expert, so I could be wrong.

Also, your idea of keeping the blood flowing by trying to skirmish and spill blood every chance you get sounds very risky... There are too many ways this could go wrong, from either getting senselessly killed or causing needless death in the process. While having a brief skirmish can certainly spook people, you have to put some thought into it to avoid turning it into a messy brawl full of salt.

You have potential, that I say, but you must know that sometimes you must hold back your bloodlust, lest you die a fool's death. That I know well, despite how I still bumble.

[Boltersam]

I'll get to this on Friday.

[Symbiosis]

Snip

Thank you for the feedback and the knowledge tidbit on Predator weaknesses. I imagine, if accepted, there will be a learning curve. I'll do my best to quickly learn areas where a Predator can get cornered so I don't create an undue negative impact on the round.

As for the scimitar, I was going off this - http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Young_Blood - however, it improperly states that Young Bloods get Plasmacasters which is then proven incorrect under the plasmacaster wiki.

As for the bloodlust portion, I am hoping to jump into the role for a more RP-centric impact. I'm fairly robust as a Xeno and murderboning is relatively easy as a Xeno as long as you pick your fights correctly. I'm not looking to have a high kill count as a Pred nor go about killing every Marine or lone Xeno I run into. Quite like when I play a Drone and create nests in the Nexus with bodies, I intend to create an atmosphere for the Marines (and Xenos!) that'll add flavor to the round. I intend to use a few flavor macros, including one to give a text blurb when I inevitably use my bracer to explode, especially when there's a large number of Xenos or Humans close. Thank again for the review!

[Steelpoint]

I wouldn't get too stuck up on the plasmacaster bit, its wildly inconsistent in the lore on if Young Bloods do or do not get access to the tools. In some lore pieces they do, others they don't.

[Kavlo]

I like Chubs, he can probably handle being a predator.

+1

[Eroszabi]

Actually in lore young bloods do not the the plasma caster until they are blooded, but they are escorted by a blooded warrior during their first hunt to make sure they dont get overwhelmed and die, because the clan leader is responsible for every young blood he has on his ship

[shyshadow]

Actually in lore young bloods do not the the plasma caster until they are blooded, but they are escorted by a blooded warrior during their first hunt to make sure they dont get overwhelmed and die, because the clan leader is responsible for every young blood he has on his ship

I don't think that's actually accurate....I mean it's not. Considering like everyone accepts that it's not that.

[Eroszabi]

I have read plenty of the predator books out there and have read plenty of lore things. Im not saying every clan out there has the same rules because they dont and it really does deppends on your clans rules, but most of the clans require you to have your first kill with hand weapons, and most hunts are not on a hive world they actually capture a queen and take her eggs and plant them on a world and hunt them there. IF there are seven hunters there will be seven eggs no more no less. Also young bloods are like hyped up hormone teenagers that think there are gods and are likely to hurt or challange anyone and everyone so bloodied hunters and the elder have casters so the young ones dont get one and shoot the others in a rage. I mean you wouldnt want a young blood getting mad he lost a fight and shoot the winner. Thats why blooded only have casters. You can play your clan rules the way you want or how you want thats whats great with how their culture is.

[Boltersam]

This is one of the rare cases where I've actually encountered the applicant's character ingame and gotten on fairly well with them.

However, the first section of the story is a bit of a mess. It has its fair share of grammar issues that make it a difficult read, but it also doesn't accomplish much with the chance it had. Childhood upringing is a rare thing in pred apps, and it can be a great tool to set the foundations for your predator's personality, but in this case, the most I really got from it was your predator's father giving his child an unfair advantage in the form of a scimitar, as youngbloods are, prior to being blooded, equipped with shitty (By Yautja standards, AKA, not made out of the acid resistant, durable and strong metal they usually use) metal armour, shitty wristblades, and a proper bracer with which to cloak and self destruct if required. The scimitars would likely be gifted after the proving hunt, rather than for use during it. Second section, the proving hunt itself. Here, the best praise I can give is that it's not the usual one-two roar honourabru kill. There's a slog through resin, then you jump right into the action, struggle for a bit, and violently murder the xeno, and I admit, I dislike these hunt sequences. Not many get them right, and this one was one of those. You could have taken the opportunity to show how your hunting style ingame would be used, but you turned it into a pretty short brawl and victory.

The playstyle is nothing to write home about, it doesn't really innovate, and while that's not a bad thing, it's also not specific about how you'll go about doing things. It's more how you'll proceed through the round, rather than your actual hunting style, which, from what I gathered, is going to be standard "Hunt random people until one side starts winning, then hunt that side".

To put it short, good player, meh app. There was a bunch of wasted potential here, and you really could've innovated more and made a specific playstyle that tailored to you.

-1.

[Symbiosis]

Bolter -

Thank you for the feedback! My intent with the childhood upbringing, while unusual in Yautja culture, was to touch on the fact I don't intend to play the Predator role as a "kill everything and everyone I see" role.

The scimitar was from the AVP wikia for both Young Bloods and for Chopper - http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Chopper - another Young Blood. If those aren't cannon sources I can understand why that has been questioned. It was meant to build further on the Father/Son bond rather than provide a combat advantage.

As for the fight? I did my best to provide a quick visual of how my Pred intends to fight. Gruesomely. He'll expose himself to injury to net an advantage that he can exploit. Be it his blood or that of another, that rush is what drives him.

Hunting style is meant to be a mix of skirmishing mixed with creating visuals for the Marines/Xenos, which I touched slightly on in a few sections. I'll utilize syringes and spray bottles to create bloody rooms with body parts (mostly from dead colonists spread across the map) spread about to hopefully instill a sense of fear/panick amongst the Marines and at the very least keep all but the bravest Xenos from entering. Playstyle ties into his Father's lessons, be conservative in your hunt, lest future generations have nothing to hunt.

When I play as a Drone on the Xeno side, I'll drag bodies from science/IA dome and nest them/place Facehuggers over them in the Nexus. I do my best to create a hive structure before the Marines land to give the players something to talk/RP about. I intend (if accepted) as a Predator to do the same thing, but with a Yautja twist.

I truly appreciate your feedback, as there were some positives in your response and you don't give praise lightly. I do hope my response alleviates some of your concerns!

[Rustarus]

If Bolter says it is meh, then it is fucking god like. Good work, even though we had a few arguments in the past, I know you are an amazing player, and you had a pretty good app. +1

[Boltersam]

If Bolter says it is meh, then it is fucking god like.

No, I'm just trying to make my reviews nicer. If I were using the old reviews, it would've been called shit and given the "FUCKING RAW" seal of disapproval.

[Eroszabi]

Wise man once said we are all geniuses, but if you start judging how a fish climbs a tree, then it will live its whole live believing its stupid

[Sleepy Retard]

No, I'm just trying to make my reviews nicer. If I were using the old reviews, it would've been called shit and given the "FUCKING RAW" seal of disapproval.

Your reviews are quite garbage, I mean, you got dumpstered by Feweh for a reason. You're hypercritical to the point where no one actually takes you seriously, I know I don't. You nitpick a lot and act so elitist that it's almost like you're trying to compensate for your own downfalls. Huh.


Anyways, it's a good app. Good player and is staff, so they're not going to fuck around

[Eroszabi]

Well why dont bolter make a good story then because with his reviews i am kinds curious on how well his would be

[TehSpoderman]

Well why dont bolter make a good story then because with his reviews i am kinds curious on how well his would be

http://cm-ss13.com/viewtopic.php?f=125&t=6560

[Eroszabi]

http://cm-ss13.com/viewtopic.php?f=125&t=6560

thank you my friend

[TehSpoderman]

thank you my friend

[Kerek]

I really like Chubs and his story was something I liked, hope to see you on the hunt! +1

[Boltersam]

Your reviews are quite garbage, I mean, you got dumpstered by Feweh for a reason.

But I retired.

[shyshadow]

Your reviews are quite garbage, I mean, you got dumpstered by Feweh for a reason. You're hypercritical to the point where no one actually takes you seriously, I know I don't. You nitpick a lot and act so elitist that it's almost like you're trying to compensate for your own downfalls. Huh.

A little off topic don't you think? I mean, he gives good critical info. Being nitpicky isn't a bad thing, all of the info presented is supported with his own opinion and evidence are you really going to say he's shit for having an opinion? Come on man, like no one cares about your opinion on other people in a Predator application. Keep that to yourself because no one fucking cares.

Regardless, the application was pretty good. I didn't see that many mistakes, but I felt there was a bit too much filler which only lengthened the story adding not that much. I'm not too familiar with you in game but I see you're trying to contribute a lot with gimmicks every now and again. I hope you can keep said originality pretty consistently. +1

[Rustarus]

No, I'm just trying to make my reviews nicer. If I were using the old reviews, it would've been called shit and given the "FUCKING RAW" seal of disapproval.

But you didn't. That is what makes him special.