player information
● name: charlie
● age: 25
● contact: nirnroot | nirnroot#3901 on discord
● other characters:

character information
● name: Samuel "Locus" Ortez
● canon: Red vs Blue
● canon point: S13-e7: Locus of Control
● age: 27 (actual age unknown, headcanon devised through context clues and important dates in halo timeline)

● (canon) background: wiki

● abilities: wiki again

● strengths:

•tactician: Locus has the ability to assess a situation and find ten ways to advance and another twenty to retreat if needed. He does nothing for finesse in his battles; every move has a purpose, and his mind is sharp enough to draw the weaknesses out in his enemies before they know what's hit them.

•conviction: Once he decides on something, Locus will internalize it like a mantra and turn it into his driving force. In canon, this manifests in his unwavering belief in his actions furthering his image as a "soldier." He follows orders because that's what a soldier does, he carries out his missions no matter what because it's who he is, and nothing he's forced to do will change that. In season 15, further in his canon, this is supported by his decision to never kill again and his dedication to that commitment.

•good under pressure: Locus is very experienced in keeping his cool. Being a mercenary for as long as he has been, and having been a soldier beforehand, he knows what he's capable of and he knows how to use that. Any confidence he has comes out in these times and comes together in the form of a man who can make any decision he needs to. His partner needing constant reining-in also helps this; if he didn't have Felix to temper his patience, he'd go off a hell of a lot more.

● weaknesses:

•temper: We see him lose his head more than once in canon; but what we're led to believe is that this is not normal. What changes to bring this trait out in him, especially in his current canon point? Agent Washington on the opposing side of the battlefield, testing his "I'm a soldier" bullshit. He has a nearly-impenetrable set of walls up around his psyche, but Wash manages to find the one single crack in the armor. What it unlocks is Locus's inability to face himself, and the anger that drags up alongside the denial in response. It's unsurprising; he gets irritated easily with certain things, but he's very good at not letting it distract him until these larger outbursts arise from his insecurities.

•self-image: What Locus is most afraid of is becoming a monster. It's haunted him from his days in the military, and from the things he had to do. He's built a case of denial around his actions, forged the idea of a "perfect soldier" out of the wreckage of his moral compass, and that is all that keeps him on his feet. It's iron-clad, and constantly bolstered by Felix, but it's all that stands between Locus on his A-game and Locus at rock bottom.

•social skills: Or, in this case, a lack thereof. For all of Locus's ability to read a situation and react accordingly, and for all of his foresight into understanding people's intentions and seeing the bigger picture in regards to problems that could arise, he's terrible at the little details of social machinations. Give him a squad to lead and he'll rule it with cold, calculated precision. Try to make him relate (or be relatable) to those teammates, and you've brought the giant to his knees.

● job skills (optional): mercenary; gun for hire; vehicle maintenance
● housing (optional): apartment sharing with his castmate, Felix (daggersedge) provided we're both accepted!

● network username: locus

● network sample: one, two

● prose/action sample: PSL start thread