player information ● name: Al ● age: 26 ● contact:crotalus ● other characters: N/A
character information ● name: Illya Kuryakin ● canon: The man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015 movie) ● canon point: The little ‘bonfire’ he and Solo make with the tape to destroy it, right before they are assigned to U.N.C.L.E. ● age: 32
Trained spy: Illya works for the KGB, he was one of their best agents and sent into special missions they couldn’t afford to see fail. Solo mentions he rose to the top of the organization unprecedentedly young. His particular skillset seems to be particularly geared into planting bugs on people and discretely spying on them, rather than small talk and blending in. He’s really good at gathering intelligence while staying undetected.
Martial Artist: Illya may be good at being sneaky and discreet but he’s also the one to rely on when it comes to toughness and actual physical fights. He’s a SAMBO champion and a has the 4th Dan at Judo. He’s amazingly strong, able to take down multiple soldiers on his own and to rip up pieces of moving cars with his bare hands. But he doesn’t have any superhuman abilities. (...No, really. He was just apparently really damn pissed.)
He’s also able to use his skills in a less… brute-force kind of way, like when he sent a man to sleep with a slap in the exact place in his neck because he thought he had his father’s watch. He just usually would rather just punch whoever he has to punch and be done with it.
Marksman: His skills with weapons are actually more implied than talked about. We see him use his gun often in the movie, and to get clearance and high ranks in the KGB it’s assumed he would have had to be at least pretty decent with them. But, again, his fists are his weapon of choice.
Others: > He has an eye for fashion. ...What? It’s important. > Powerboat champion > Elo rating 2401, which is pretty impressive. Particularly since the Elo rating wasn’t implemented until later on (yay subtle anachronism)
● strengths: Intellect: It gets shadowed by his bad temper, his inability to rein his emotions sometimes and because his co-protagonist are simply brilliant but Illya is actually pretty darn smart. He’s always able of thinking a couple steps ahead even under pressure, like when he and Solo break into the factory together, and of subtly manipulating people like giving Gaby an engagement ring that’s actually a bug to be able to keep tabs on her (even if Gaby, being a spy herself is not fooled). Illya is also incredibly perceptive to everything and everyone around him. He makes connections quickly, like noticing they were being followed into the hotel or thinking about testing the radiation levels on the Vinciguerras to see if nuclear bombs are close to being complete.
Determination: He’s a very driven man, capable of amazing and nearly super-human things if he puts his mind to it. Like literally catching up with and ripping a car’s part with his bare hands. Everything else becomes irrelevant, he simply has to do the job that’s expected of him and he will stop at nothing to accomplish it. Probably one of the reasons he rose up so quickly in the KGB ranks.
Loyalty: He’s incredibly devoted, both to people important to him and to his country. This is arguably Illya’s biggest personality strength. Illya is cagey, there’s a hundred walls he’s put around himself and he never allows himself to get actually close to people if it’s up to him… but once someone tears them down they will be able to count on him no matter what. Even if he dislikes the person: he’s become loyal to Solo, no matter his personal opinion on the man himself.
● weaknesses:
Temperament Boy, is this his weakness. Nearly every good part of his personality gets overshadowed by his bad temper and how badly he reacts to certain things. He’s volatile and incredibly easy to anger, particularly when it comes to talking about his parents or when he feels his trust has been betrayed. He ruins an entire hotel room when he finds out Solo lied to him, he flips tables if his mother is insulted… it’s a long list, really. It’s a big problem of his, and it keeps him from making meaningful relationships with people sometimes.
Stubbornness: Being driven may be one of his strengths, but stubbornness is the other side of the coin. It’s very hard to get Illya to change his mind when it’s set on something, and even when he kind of realizes he’s wrong he will still latch onto an idea and refuse to change like a horse with blindfolds. He’s not stupid, and he usually regrets not listening but his inflexibility goes hand-in-hand with his very bad temper.
Pride: For a man who has honestly plenty of insecurities he also has a lot of pride on himself, to the point where he refuses to be seen as anything but the strongest and he has a nearly compulsive need to be the best. He knew not putting up a fight when being mugged was the best choice to not compromise their covers, and yet he still nearly ruined because he didn’t want to seem weak. He fought three young Italian guys because they insulted him. He has a hard time admitting any of his teammates may be better at anything than him, or that American anything may be better than Russian.
● skills (optional): He speaks different languages, he’s a trained spy and he’s good with guns ● housing (optional): -
● network username: As a spy Illya is a paranoid little shit so he’s gonna go with R.Peril
● network sample: [Illya doesn’t usually… no, let’s be fair here: Illya usually avoids the network. Particularly the video function of it. He knows, by know that he’s safe here until he can get back home and that it doesn’t really matter if people see his face, but old habits are hard to get rid of. And he’s simply more comfortable hiding away in the shadows.
But sometimes, the best way to gather information is a direct way. But he still looks stiff and awkward as he talks into the camera.]
I know we come from different… years. [He finally says.] And different places in the world. The technology in this place… some of it is impressive, to me. I have question.
Is the level of technology the same, for you? Or is it more? Or perhaps less? Please elaborate.
Illya Kuryakin | TMFU (2015) | Reserved
● name: Al
● age: 26
● contact:
● other characters: N/A
character information
● name: Illya Kuryakin
● canon: The man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015 movie)
● canon point: The little ‘bonfire’ he and Solo make with the tape to destroy it, right before they are assigned to U.N.C.L.E.
● age: 32
● (canon) background: TMFU at the Wiki
● abilities:
Trained spy: Illya works for the KGB, he was one of their best agents and sent into special missions they couldn’t afford to see fail. Solo mentions he rose to the top of the organization unprecedentedly young. His particular skillset seems to be particularly geared into planting bugs on people and discretely spying on them, rather than small talk and blending in. He’s really good at gathering intelligence while staying undetected.
Martial Artist: Illya may be good at being sneaky and discreet but he’s also the one to rely on when it comes to toughness and actual physical fights. He’s a SAMBO champion and a has the 4th Dan at Judo. He’s amazingly strong, able to take down multiple soldiers on his own and to rip up pieces of moving cars with his bare hands. But he doesn’t have any superhuman abilities. (...No, really. He was just apparently really damn pissed.)
He’s also able to use his skills in a less… brute-force kind of way, like when he sent a man to sleep with a slap in the exact place in his neck because he thought he had his father’s watch. He just usually would rather just punch whoever he has to punch and be done with it.
Marksman: His skills with weapons are actually more implied than talked about. We see him use his gun often in the movie, and to get clearance and high ranks in the KGB it’s assumed he would have had to be at least pretty decent with them. But, again, his fists are his weapon of choice.
Others:
> He has an eye for fashion. ...What? It’s important.
> Powerboat champion
> Elo rating 2401, which is pretty impressive. Particularly since the Elo rating wasn’t implemented until later on (yay subtle anachronism)
● strengths:
Intellect: It gets shadowed by his bad temper, his inability to rein his emotions sometimes and because his co-protagonist are simply brilliant but Illya is actually pretty darn smart. He’s always able of thinking a couple steps ahead even under pressure, like when he and Solo break into the factory together, and of subtly manipulating people like giving Gaby an engagement ring that’s actually a bug to be able to keep tabs on her (even if Gaby, being a spy herself is not fooled). Illya is also incredibly perceptive to everything and everyone around him. He makes connections quickly, like noticing they were being followed into the hotel or thinking about testing the radiation levels on the Vinciguerras to see if nuclear bombs are close to being complete.
Determination: He’s a very driven man, capable of amazing and nearly super-human things if he puts his mind to it. Like literally catching up with and ripping a car’s part with his bare hands. Everything else becomes irrelevant, he simply has to do the job that’s expected of him and he will stop at nothing to accomplish it. Probably one of the reasons he rose up so quickly in the KGB ranks.
Loyalty: He’s incredibly devoted, both to people important to him and to his country. This is arguably Illya’s biggest personality strength. Illya is cagey, there’s a hundred walls he’s put around himself and he never allows himself to get actually close to people if it’s up to him… but once someone tears them down they will be able to count on him no matter what. Even if he dislikes the person: he’s become loyal to Solo, no matter his personal opinion on the man himself.
● weaknesses:
Temperament Boy, is this his weakness. Nearly every good part of his personality gets overshadowed by his bad temper and how badly he reacts to certain things. He’s volatile and incredibly easy to anger, particularly when it comes to talking about his parents or when he feels his trust has been betrayed. He ruins an entire hotel room when he finds out Solo lied to him, he flips tables if his mother is insulted… it’s a long list, really. It’s a big problem of his, and it keeps him from making meaningful relationships with people sometimes.
Stubbornness: Being driven may be one of his strengths, but stubbornness is the other side of the coin. It’s very hard to get Illya to change his mind when it’s set on something, and even when he kind of realizes he’s wrong he will still latch onto an idea and refuse to change like a horse with blindfolds. He’s not stupid, and he usually regrets not listening but his inflexibility goes hand-in-hand with his very bad temper.
Pride: For a man who has honestly plenty of insecurities he also has a lot of pride on himself, to the point where he refuses to be seen as anything but the strongest and he has a nearly compulsive need to be the best. He knew not putting up a fight when being mugged was the best choice to not compromise their covers, and yet he still nearly ruined because he didn’t want to seem weak. He fought three young Italian guys because they insulted him. He has a hard time admitting any of his teammates may be better at anything than him, or that American anything may be better than Russian.
● skills (optional): He speaks different languages, he’s a trained spy and he’s good with guns
● housing (optional): -
● network username: As a spy Illya is a paranoid little shit so he’s gonna go with R.Peril
● network sample:
[Illya doesn’t usually… no, let’s be fair here: Illya usually avoids the network. Particularly the video function of it. He knows, by know that he’s safe here until he can get back home and that it doesn’t really matter if people see his face, but old habits are hard to get rid of. And he’s simply more comfortable hiding away in the shadows.
But sometimes, the best way to gather information is a direct way. But he still looks stiff and awkward as he talks into the camera.]
I know we come from different… years. [He finally says.] And different places in the world. The technology in this place… some of it is impressive, to me. I have question.
Is the level of technology the same, for you? Or is it more? Or perhaps less? Please elaborate.
[A curt nod.]
Thank you.
● prose/action sample:
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