Post by Olivier Armstrong on Jun 13, 2013 0:32:16 GMT -5
FULL NAME; Olivier Mira Armstrong
NICKNAME(S); Olivier
AGE; 30
NATIONALITY; Amestrian
OCCUPATION; commander of the military at Fort Briggs
MILITARY RANK; General Major
ALCHEMIST?; no
CHIMERA?; no
ABILITIES/TECHNIQUES; Olivier is brilliant when it comes to fighting and absolutely terrifying. She poses great strength, far greater than most women as she comes from the distinguished Armstrong family. Still even though she is strong she knows strength is not enough, unlike her foolish brother. She’s a skilled swordsman and can slice through a man in the blink of the eye before he even realizes he was in danger. When that man is on the ground, bleeding to death she shows no empathy. Her lack of empathy allows her to fight without feeling any of that ridiculous guilt and instead allows her to focus on the most efficient way to win the battle. After all if the man dies in her hands it clearly means she was stronger and earned the right to live, it’s the simple law of nature: survival of the fittest. On top of that but never shows fear, even when facing death which allows her to utilize all of her strengths during battle. In short, she’s a precise and ruthless killing machine when she faces a threat.
HAIR; As a natural-Amestrian, Olivier’s hair color is blonde. It is also the only color it has ever been and ever will be. She’s proud of her heritage and will never try to hide her hair color. She takes great pride in it, keeping her hair long as well and has never considered cutting it short. To her, the length and the wild way it flows during battle shows the free spirit of Amestris she is so proud of.
EYES; Piercing blue eyes, like most Amestrians. However there is something colder about Oliver’s eyes. They show little emotion and when angered they are absolutely terrifying. No one wants to see her when she’s anger, because just the raging glare in her eyes is enough to make a grown man shake in his boots.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT; Oliver is slightly taller than the average woman standing at around 5’6 with a weight of about 145 pounds. She’s not sure if this is the exact measurements because she had no interest in getting herself measured or weighted in recent years.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES; Olivier’s hair and eyes both show evidence of the Armstrong lineage and distinguish her as a member of the family. She also has full lips that are different from most other people which help make her unique.
BASIC DESCRIPTION; When people first meet Olivier they are struck with a sense of fear when they see her eyes. The cold harshness of them makes people tremble and the lack of emotion on her face just furthers their fear. She shows the world that she is not one to be messed with by both her face at the way she carries herself. Even though many of her men tower over her, they never try to undermine her authority. She shows evidence of her strength in the way she carries herself and the murderous look in her eyes make people wary to try to control her. She continues to prove she's in charge with the assurance in her walk, the way she holds her head up high and the she stares down every living thing which all make it evident she is the one in charge.
POSITIVE TRAITS; (at least 5)
- loyal, when it comes to national loyalty there are few that show as much devotion as Olivier. She takes great pride in her country and will do anything to protect it, even at the risk of losing her life.
- strong, not just physical but mental as well. Few things can overpower Olivier and even fewer can scare her. She prides herself of being strong, so much that it has become the motto of Fort Briggs.
- brilliant, Olivier not only has an extensive knowledge of Amestris she also is a master of military tactics. Even if an opponent is stronger than her she is quick on her feet to think of strategies to bring them down.
- fearless, there are few things that can scare Olivier, in fact as far as anyone is concerned she has no fears. It's what makes her such a high ranked military leader, because even when facing death she doesn't break a sweat.
- great leader, despite her terrifying nature, Olivier is one of the best military leaders. Even though she isn't above murder when it comes to taking care of her troops and protecting the nation there is few that can accomplish or sacrifice as much as she does for the sake of others. .
NEGATIVE TRAITS; (at least 5)
- lack of empathy, Olivier does not care for feelings. She views them as a weakness, however this lack of empathy can make her appear as cold-hearted bitch to most people.
- ruthless, Olivier doesn't believe in people's needs when she strategies. She isn't afraid to let people die or kill them if it's for the greater good. This makes her seen like a murderer to some people.
- manipulative, when Olivier wants something she isn't afraid to lie a little to get information. She's known to play the part of a weak women in order to squeeze out information or pretend to ally with an enemy in order to further her own plans.
- power-hungry, Olivier wants to rule the country, that much is clear. She doesn't care what it takes to accomplish this and the power-craze in her actions make her undesirable at times.
- controlling, at times Olivier gets a little crazy when it comes to being in charge. She will not listen to other's opinions or advice and instead choosing to only do things her way.
PERSONALITY OVERVIEW; Ice Queen, that is what the General Major is referred to as and no one is surprised by this. She's cold-hearted and shows little emotion when she socialize with people. She believes that feelings are just a sign of weakness and in order to be strong you need avoid excess emotions. When people are over-emotional in her presence or seem over-happy she looks down on them at refuses to treat them as equals. It doesn't matter even matter if the person is her family because she looks down on her younger brother for his positive and over-friendly attitude. Olivier chooses instead to avoid unnecessary emotions and chooses to focus on the facts instead. She makes plans based on what is the most reasonable strategy, not by who will be impacted by her decisions.It may make her seem heartless but she sees it as practical. After all if you focus more on the outcome and not people's feelings it will be better in the long run. At least that's her theory.
Survival of the fitness, the law of the wilderness is something that Olivier holds dear. She firmly believes in this law and upholds it to the men in her control up in Briggs. As a result she feels no sorrow when someone is killed in battle, it simply means the stronger man won. Her drive is to always be the stronger man, to rise up in power and eventually be so powerful no one can ever surpass her. However even with that harsh view on life she does have a soft spot for certain people. Her men for example are privileged to her protection and if she has the capacity to save their lives she will not hesitate to do so even if it is risky. She has been known to also show sympathy for younger kids and is not as tough on certain people that she takes a liking to. Of course she doesn't make this well-known. After all if word got out the iron wall of Birggs had a soft spot people would be attack that spot until it collapsed. So she keeps her tough exterior, but her man have seen the softer side of her when she goes out of her way for their sake. But they're wise enough to never mention it and pretend they only imagined it.
PARENTS; Phillip and Elizabeth Armstrong
SIBLINGS; Amue, Strongine, Alexander, Catherine
OTHER RELATIVES; n/a
SPOUSE; n/a
CHILDREN; n/a
BASIC HISTORY; Olivier was born in Amestris to a retired general Phillip Armstrong. Olivier is the eldest of the Armstrong siblings, something which she is very proud of. She has three younger sisters and one younger brother. However she is not particularly close to any of her siblings. Though she favors her sisters, especially Catherine who she believes has great potential, she despises her brother Alex. She believes Alex is weak and not a true Armstrong man because of his devotion to his emotions. However when push comes to shove the family ties win her over and she will support her brother, and even show liking him. After all they grew up in the same household and both have a deep respect for their family. Which is something that she does hold dear, because her father is the reason she became involved in the military in the first place.
As a child she grew up hearing her father's war stories, the sacrifices and risks he made for the sake of their glorious Amestris. He spoke with such passion and emotion that Olivier grew up enamored with Amestris and the way the military risked their lives on a daily basis to protect the great nation. Even as a young child she knew what she wanted to do with her life: join the state military and protect her country. She spent her childhood learning self-defense, specifically learning how to properly use a sword. She didn't share her brother's interest or skill in alchemy and chose to use swordplay instead. When she was old enough she went to a swords master for training. Almost immediately she showed talent and her master was greatly impressed by her skills. Still he never praised her much, forcing her to keep doing more and more to get praise. She kept working hard, focusing her energy on bettering her combat skills for when she enlisted in the military.
By the time she was 18, Olivier had was an experienced fighter. Her peers were terrified with how easily she attacked and how she seemed to show no emotion during attacks, except she also seemed to enjoy inflicting pain. It didn't bother Olivier, she actually relished the fact she was able to strike so much fear before she even joined the military. The day of her 18th birthday she marched down to Central HQ to join the military. They were skeptical at first but her determined look and family name gave her the opportunity to join the military. Her father, proud that her daughter followed his footsteps gave her a sword that had been passed down the Armstrong line for generations. That sword became her pride and joy and to this day it never leaves her side. With her new sword, she flew through the ranks of the military. It wasn't immediate, but she accomplished more in a few years than some people had in most of their career. Her superiors were in both awe and terror at her skills and started to worry about her power. Eventually she was transferred to the north to Fort Briggs, to become the major general there. They thought the cold might slow her down, but it really didn't. Though she's remained at the same rank, she's gathered a loyal group of men and with her closeness to the Drachma border she's found herself the only one to prevent an invasion. Which to her indicates power and when she proves herself she'll continue to raise up.
ALIAS; lidja
OTHER; It's been a while since I've done an FMA roleplay, so if anything seems off let me know and I'll happily edit it. I couldn't find her age anywhere online, so I made a guess and hopefully I'm close.
RP EXAMPLE; (this post is from a band site, it's the last roleplay I did so hopefully it will be sufficient. If not I'll make a new post tomorrow)
Jesse was never really the best at flirting; it just didn’t come that easily to him as it did other people. Sure he could talk to girls, it was casual enough. But when it came to actually expressing feelings for a girl, well that was a different story. For some reason unless he actually flat out said “hey I like you,” the girl had no idea he had feelings for her. In high school he would constantly talk to girls, but then when he finally got around to asking, “hey would you want to get coffee sometime?” every single one would respond the same way “wait, you like me? I thought you just wanted to be friends, I’m already dating so-and-so.” Every single time without fail. He thought it was just a high school phase, and figured when he went to college things would be different. Nope, they weren’t. The only thing that changed was he had a few fans that desperately tried to sleep with him. Not many mind you, but he didn’t receive a couple creepy notes. That wasn’t what he wanted, well at least not after a couple months. Yes he’ll admit, he did take one girl up on her offer. It ended very badly though, and from then on he realized he needed an actual relationship with someone he liked. Otherwise, well it didn’t work and he was miserable. So yea, dating was what he wanted to do. The problem was he, he really didn’t know how to let a girl know he was interested in her. And for the longest time he didn’t really care because no girl really caught his interest. Then he had that one interview.
He hadn’t thought anything would really happen in the interview, he just figured it be another interview with the same questions. In fact he debated getting out of it, or sending in Vince in his place. However as soon as he met the interviewer and the photographer, he was glad he didn’t. The photographer was well, adorable. She immediately caught his attention and he couldn’t help but well, notice her. In fact he was too busy just observing her he completely missed the first question and had to awkwardly ask for it to be repeated. He didn’t mind the embarrassment though, because even though the reporter had rolled her eyes and seemed unimpressed, the photographer had laughed. And she had the most amazing laugh.. Ok, so yes he might have a little bit of a crush Sadly though after the interview he failed to get her number. Something he would regret.. Sure he knew her name, but what was the point if he didn’t have her number? It was something he still regretted even a couple days later.. Yea, he wasn’t too good about this whole ‘liking a girl’ thing.. But there, there she was. The world had given him a second chance, hopefully he wouldn’t mess it up again.
A faint smile came on his face when he had caught a glimpse of her. It was almost as if the world was saying “ hey you created an awesome record company, here’s another chance to get the girl since you fucked up on the first chance we gave you.” Yes, that was clearly what the world was saying to him. When she said his name, he couldn’t help but feel even happier. It meant she remembered him. Then again, he wasn’t sure if many people would actually forget his name. He was a pretty big person. Still, he couldn’t help but feel happy that she did remember his name, it just made him feel like there was actually hope. He nodded at her statement, figuring he should actually react to what she was saying instead of just feeling happy on the inside. “Yea, that’s me.” He said with a grin, trying to act like the confident company owner he should be instead of a little high school boy he felt on the inside. “Well I had a day off, so I figured I’d walk around the city.” He shrugged, not really sure there was anything really more to say about his own day. “What about you?” He asked, glancing at the camera around her neck, “Take any interesting pictures?” He asked casually, hoping to strike up an interesting conversation with her. Because even though he wanted to talk to her, he also didn’t want to bore the girl.
