Player: Zumi | zumidotexe Character: Gobo Fraggle Canon: Fraggle Rock, post-series Age: ....Uh. Young adult...ish...? Bio Blurb: (Wiki)
Gobo is a Fraggle, a race of small (18-22 inch high) creatures known for their individualism, ability to pull music from anywhere, and general attitude of fun and games being the best part of life. Oh and their thirty minute work week.
In particular, Gobo himself is an explorer. He's mapped just about every inch of his homeground caverns that make up Fraggle Rock, and at the end of the series is implied to be about to embark on the same for Outer Space- the Fraggles' term for the human world.
Personality Blurb: At his heart, Gobo is a true and loyal friend, well able to support just about anyone he considers his circle- or, well, anyone honestly. He tries to see the good in most people, and rarely makes enemies. While at the start of the series he was a little unsure and uncertain of himself, by the end of it he was a stalwart, capable Fraggle. Quite frequently he was the "straight man" to his group's more insane antics, which would lead to some interesting situations.
On the other side, Gobo is also rash, foolhardy, and cocky to a fault, particularly as he gained confidence in himself. He'll often push into things without thinking, stuck on his own path even when others advise him differently; this would lead to the almost-destruction of Fraggle Rock on more than one occasion, when Gobo's Way of Doing Things upsets the natural balance. He'll always come around in the end though, even if he's got to get a knock in the head to make him see sense.
Preferred Essence(s): Right now I'm thinking about three different Essences-
Hermes: Greek god of travellers, commerce, tricksters, roads, athletes, and about a dozen other things. His aspect of travel and direction will fit for Gobo, as well as his ability to smoothly go between realms, which aligns with Gobo being one of the few Fraggles to freely go between Fraggle Rock and Outer Space. His trickster attitude also fits for Gobo, who's definitely used his intelligence to outwit people to get his way.
Terpsichore: Muse of the Dance, associated with lyres and plectrums (think guitar picks, though also applicable to any stringed instrument). To be honest this is almost entirely for the music aspect, particularly as she's said to be the mother of the Sirens. Gobo himself also plays a guitar, so the plectrum emblem fits in damn well, as well as a Fraggle's general propensity to sing and dance at the drop of a hat.
The Brave Little Tailor: See the aforementioned "trickster at large" under Hermes. This would also suit his general ability (or need) to be on top of things, and thinking ahead of other people. Or attempts thereof.
Looking For: Honestly, pretty open to anything! Associations with music, travel, or bravery are a plus.
Appearance: Gobo is... decidedly not human. He's short (about the size of a medium dog), furry, orange, and topped off by violently fuschia hair. To say nothing of the tail, or that he doesn't wear shoes or pants (...what is it with me and picking short fluffballs who don't wear pants..?).
As for changes from Essences, his whole outfit likely wouldn't shift much since he kinda dresses like an explorer anyway, though I did have a single idea of winged anklets if I picked Hermes. Which would be appropriately difficult to control at first, so people might get binged in the head by a furry thing that just slingshotted himself across the street.
Abilities: Gobo himself doesn't have many abilities, at least not active ones. Like all Fraggles he can spontaneously break into song with appropriate music generated by his surrounding itself (he can also seemingly summon his guitar just because he needs it), can share dreams with anyone so long as their heads are touching when they sleep, and has some minor inter-dimensional abilities, though this last one seems more a property of Fraggle Rock than Fraggles themselves. There's definitely something undeniably magic about them though, it's just hard to put one's finger on what.
For Essences, something music-related would be top of the heap. It's unlikely he'd weaponize it since Fraggles themselves aren't much for fighters (their last war, until the episode "Fraggle Wars" anyway- which Gobo wasn't even in -was so far back that most of the populous had forgotten what the word "war" even meant), but he'd definitely make for a good Support role. Perhaps healing through song, or bolstering others' abilities?
The ability to travel long distances in a short time would also be an interesting one to play with, perhaps even through the underearth of the Index itself. Perhaps also something involving luck or wits (this would probably be the Tailor's) in that he can get out of just about any scrap with almost supernatural ability.
Other than those, definitely open to suggestion!
Quirks: Nothing in mind here, so open for suggestion here too!
Goal: I'd like to play more with Gobo interacting with Silly Creatures (the Fraggles' word for humans, which is a compliment since Fraggles love silliness), since the series didn't go into that all that much, and neither has supplemental material. I want to expand his horizons, and have him learn about more cultures than just his, other than through the extremely biased postcards from his like-explorer uncle. Fraggle Rock, the show, was all about inter-culture relations, and I want to do more with this because MAN could that go places in an RP setting. Extra:Have a catchy song of Gobo's because I can't think of anything else to put here Questions: N/A
Gobo Fraggle | Fraggle Rock
Character: Gobo Fraggle
Canon: Fraggle Rock, post-series
Age: ....Uh. Young adult...ish...?
Bio Blurb: (Wiki)
Gobo is a Fraggle, a race of small (18-22 inch high) creatures known for their individualism, ability to pull music from anywhere, and general attitude of fun and games being the best part of life. Oh and their thirty minute work week.
In particular, Gobo himself is an explorer. He's mapped just about every inch of his homeground caverns that make up Fraggle Rock, and at the end of the series is implied to be about to embark on the same for Outer Space- the Fraggles' term for the human world.
Personality Blurb: At his heart, Gobo is a true and loyal friend, well able to support just about anyone he considers his circle- or, well, anyone honestly. He tries to see the good in most people, and rarely makes enemies. While at the start of the series he was a little unsure and uncertain of himself, by the end of it he was a stalwart, capable Fraggle. Quite frequently he was the "straight man" to his group's more insane antics, which would lead to some interesting situations.
On the other side, Gobo is also rash, foolhardy, and cocky to a fault, particularly as he gained confidence in himself. He'll often push into things without thinking, stuck on his own path even when others advise him differently; this would lead to the almost-destruction of Fraggle Rock on more than one occasion, when Gobo's Way of Doing Things upsets the natural balance. He'll always come around in the end though, even if he's got to get a knock in the head to make him see sense.
Preferred Essence(s): Right now I'm thinking about three different Essences-
Hermes: Greek god of travellers, commerce, tricksters, roads, athletes, and about a dozen other things. His aspect of travel and direction will fit for Gobo, as well as his ability to smoothly go between realms, which aligns with Gobo being one of the few Fraggles to freely go between Fraggle Rock and Outer Space. His trickster attitude also fits for Gobo, who's definitely used his intelligence to outwit people to get his way.
Terpsichore: Muse of the Dance, associated with lyres and plectrums (think guitar picks, though also applicable to any stringed instrument). To be honest this is almost entirely for the music aspect, particularly as she's said to be the mother of the Sirens. Gobo himself also plays a guitar, so the plectrum emblem fits in damn well, as well as a Fraggle's general propensity to sing and dance at the drop of a hat.
The Brave Little Tailor: See the aforementioned "trickster at large" under Hermes. This would also suit his general ability (or need) to be on top of things, and thinking ahead of other people. Or attempts thereof.
Looking For: Honestly, pretty open to anything! Associations with music, travel, or bravery are a plus.
Appearance: Gobo is... decidedly not human. He's short (about the size of a medium dog), furry, orange, and topped off by violently fuschia hair. To say nothing of the tail, or that he doesn't wear shoes or pants (...what is it with me and picking short fluffballs who don't wear pants..?).
As for changes from Essences, his whole outfit likely wouldn't shift much since he kinda dresses like an explorer anyway, though I did have a single idea of winged anklets if I picked Hermes. Which would be appropriately difficult to control at first, so people might get binged in the head by a furry thing that just slingshotted himself across the street.
Abilities: Gobo himself doesn't have many abilities, at least not active ones. Like all Fraggles he can spontaneously break into song with appropriate music generated by his surrounding itself (he can also seemingly summon his guitar just because he needs it), can share dreams with anyone so long as their heads are touching when they sleep, and has some minor inter-dimensional abilities, though this last one seems more a property of Fraggle Rock than Fraggles themselves. There's definitely something undeniably magic about them though, it's just hard to put one's finger on what.
For Essences, something music-related would be top of the heap. It's unlikely he'd weaponize it since Fraggles themselves aren't much for fighters (their last war, until the episode "Fraggle Wars" anyway- which Gobo wasn't even in -was so far back that most of the populous had forgotten what the word "war" even meant), but he'd definitely make for a good Support role. Perhaps healing through song, or bolstering others' abilities?
The ability to travel long distances in a short time would also be an interesting one to play with, perhaps even through the underearth of the Index itself. Perhaps also something involving luck or wits (this would probably be the Tailor's) in that he can get out of just about any scrap with almost supernatural ability.
Other than those, definitely open to suggestion!
Quirks: Nothing in mind here, so open for suggestion here too!
Goal: I'd like to play more with Gobo interacting with Silly Creatures (the Fraggles' word for humans, which is a compliment since Fraggles love silliness), since the series didn't go into that all that much, and neither has supplemental material. I want to expand his horizons, and have him learn about more cultures than just his, other than through the extremely biased postcards from his like-explorer uncle. Fraggle Rock, the show, was all about inter-culture relations, and I want to do more with this because MAN could that go places in an RP setting.
Extra: Have a catchy song of Gobo's because I can't think of anything else to put here
Questions: N/A