Your Name: Brig Character Name: Erik Character Journal:metalwield Reference Point of the Canon Update: eight months post-movie How Will This Change the Character?: In a nutshell, enough time will have passed for Erik to settle into his new role as the Brotherhood's leader and come to terms with it. He'll also have discovered x number of justifications for his chosen path, ie. incidents of violence against mutants, official or unofficial government responses across the world that bode ill for mutants, other examples of mutants being held captive or being experimented on, various bad-for-mutants situations that call for immediate action or retaliation, etc. He'll have gotten over most of his feels about the past, at least the ones interfering with his resolve, and set himself firmly on the terrorist/mutant defender course because it's become crystal clear someone has to and he can't trust anyone else to do it.
This will make him more racist against humans but not unwilling to interact. As he's now occupying a political position, or what he hopes will become a political position, he'll be less concerned about personal paranoia and more concerned with public image, how he presents himself to other mutants and to his subordinates, and whether his actions betray any weakness or lack of resolve. He'll have a public mask, equal parts charming and implacable, becoming whatever the situation requires, but in private he'll withdraw even further emotionally. He doesn't want confidants or friends who know too much about him or his history. Even the name 'Erik Lehnsherr' is something he wants to distance himself from, using aliases instead. Mystique is the occasional exception, being the only person that Erik allows to take liberties, and he's more likely to cave to something she asks, but he still prioritizes his position over everything else.
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Character Name: Erik
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Reference Point of the Canon Update: eight months post-movie
How Will This Change the Character?: In a nutshell, enough time will have passed for Erik to settle into his new role as the Brotherhood's leader and come to terms with it. He'll also have discovered x number of justifications for his chosen path, ie. incidents of violence against mutants, official or unofficial government responses across the world that bode ill for mutants, other examples of mutants being held captive or being experimented on, various bad-for-mutants situations that call for immediate action or retaliation, etc. He'll have gotten over most of his feels about the past, at least the ones interfering with his resolve, and set himself firmly on the terrorist/mutant defender course because it's become crystal clear someone has to and he can't trust anyone else to do it.
This will make him more racist against humans but not unwilling to interact. As he's now occupying a political position, or what he hopes will become a political position, he'll be less concerned about personal paranoia and more concerned with public image, how he presents himself to other mutants and to his subordinates, and whether his actions betray any weakness or lack of resolve. He'll have a public mask, equal parts charming and implacable, becoming whatever the situation requires, but in private he'll withdraw even further emotionally. He doesn't want confidants or friends who know too much about him or his history. Even the name 'Erik Lehnsherr' is something he wants to distance himself from, using aliases instead. Mystique is the occasional exception, being the only person that Erik allows to take liberties, and he's more likely to cave to something she asks, but he still prioritizes his position over everything else.
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