Personality: For a Mad Dictator's Handsome Son, Gil is a surprisingly friendly guy. His first instinct with new people and places is diplomacy and bargaining, rather than immediately getting to the "blowing things up" phase. Notably, in a world ruled by mad scientists and their doomsday machines, he never built a weapon until it became strictly necessary; his first invention was a friend, and he seems to have a fondness for flying machines over death rays. Like his father, he's a strategic thinker, but he hasn't yet developed the cynicism necessary to jump straight into "shouting and threatening like a cut-rate stage villain," in his own words.
This doesn't mean he's afraid to take the gloves off when it's necessary, though. Being a rather young heir, it's common for him to not be taken very seriously when he attempts the diplomacy angle and that is something of a berserk button, especially considering where in canon he's being taken from. He often deals with insane mad scientists and their creations; for obvious reasons these types aren't prone to bargaining and tend to disregard him when he attempts it. He's only had to resort to force a few times over the course of his canon, but when he does it's always impressive.
Part of the reason why Gil values diplomacy is because he really wasn't raised as Klaus's son. For many years he simply didn't know who he was; he was educated along with the children of nobility, so he learned how to run a country, but it was a while before he realized he'd have to use that information to hold together an iron-fisted empire. As a kid at the bottom of the pecking-order in a group of students, brute force never really got him anywhere, so he never learned to value it until Klaus started testing him and personally outfitting him to take over the empire from him.
Speaking of Klaus, their relationship is... interesting. Gil does care for his father in a subdued way; having grown up with no family, it's only natural that he should grow close to the one he's found. On the other hand, Klaus has very specifically raised him up this way so that he wouldn't hesitate to take up his station should anything happen to him, so there's not much closeness between them. Their familial ties show themselves in little ways, in Gil's genuine worry when his father is hurt, in Klaus's willingness to do anything to get Gil off of a potential battlefield(not to mention his complete pride at seeing his son take down an entire army with an invention of his own design, then direct the aftermath like a pro). They do love each other, but it's kind of difficult on both sides. They're new at this whole family thing.
Abilities: Gil is a Spark, which in this context means he's a mad scientist with a talent for warping the laws of nature. It's treated as a special attribute that can be harnessed and typically pops up in adolescence; those without the spark can be fine mechanics and inventors but only sparks can be powerful mad geniuses, in the "doomsday machine built out of a lamp and paperclips" or "reanimated corpse" kind of way. That's really the only thing about him that would be taken away according to Mayfield protocol.
Sample Entry:Sample entry at Dear Mun! It's set up basically the same way as a phone post, and there should be enough comments to make a decent impression. If needed, I can add something.
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This doesn't mean he's afraid to take the gloves off when it's necessary, though. Being a rather young heir, it's common for him to not be taken very seriously when he attempts the diplomacy angle and that is something of a berserk button, especially considering where in canon he's being taken from. He often deals with insane mad scientists and their creations; for obvious reasons these types aren't prone to bargaining and tend to disregard him when he attempts it. He's only had to resort to force a few times over the course of his canon, but when he does it's always impressive.
Part of the reason why Gil values diplomacy is because he really wasn't raised as Klaus's son. For many years he simply didn't know who he was; he was educated along with the children of nobility, so he learned how to run a country, but it was a while before he realized he'd have to use that information to hold together an iron-fisted empire. As a kid at the bottom of the pecking-order in a group of students, brute force never really got him anywhere, so he never learned to value it until Klaus started testing him and personally outfitting him to take over the empire from him.
Speaking of Klaus, their relationship is... interesting. Gil does care for his father in a subdued way; having grown up with no family, it's only natural that he should grow close to the one he's found. On the other hand, Klaus has very specifically raised him up this way so that he wouldn't hesitate to take up his station should anything happen to him, so there's not much closeness between them. Their familial ties show themselves in little ways, in Gil's genuine worry when his father is hurt, in Klaus's willingness to do anything to get Gil off of a potential battlefield(not to mention his complete pride at seeing his son take down an entire army with an invention of his own design, then direct the aftermath like a pro). They do love each other, but it's kind of difficult on both sides. They're new at this whole family thing.
Abilities: Gil is a Spark, which in this context means he's a mad scientist with a talent for warping the laws of nature. It's treated as a special attribute that can be harnessed and typically pops up in adolescence; those without the spark can be fine mechanics and inventors but only sparks can be powerful mad geniuses, in the "doomsday machine built out of a lamp and paperclips" or "reanimated corpse" kind of way. That's really the only thing about him that would be taken away according to Mayfield protocol.
Sample Entry: Sample entry at Dear Mun! It's set up basically the same way as a phone post, and there should be enough comments to make a decent impression. If needed, I can add something.