1) Height: 5'11. He won't be getting any taller than that!
2) Weight: About 175 lbs
3) Eye color/Hair Color: Blue eyes with brown hair.
4) Age: 19 since February. (He arrived in Luceti being just shy of 16)
5) Physical features: Sokka is a little more mature and sturdier than his icons indicate. This is a good idea of what he looks like in-game now.
6) Voice: Now that he's older, Sokka sounds more like this. (How soon is too soon to switch to LoK icons?)
7) Who do they live with and how are chores divided in their house/apartment?:
Right now he lives in Avatar House with the ever-growing 'gang'. Inevitably Katara ends up doing a lot of the cleaning up, but Sokka has got into the habit of doing stuff too. Since he doesn't cook, he's often the one doing after-dinner dishes. He's also the sort of 'handyman' of the house for when things break and need fixing.
8) Their favorite (and least favorite, if you want) foods and who does the cooking in their house/apartment?:
Sokka loves meat, especially if it's spicy. He also enjoys baked goods, but doesn't like things that are too sweet. Vegetables are okay with him, but not his favorite. Steak is his favorite meal. Usually Katara cooks and Zuko sometimes helps out. Sokka is known to cook up some bacon, steaks, or whatever else if he's in the mood. He knows how to cook meat, at least.
9) What they do during an average day in Luceti:
Actually I am lame and gave him a vague sort of shedule. In general he spends his time at the smithy tinkering with stuff, or with his nose stuck in a technical or scientific book, or just generally goofing off and hanging out.
10) Their general sense of fashion:
Sokka still prefers the standard Water Tribe tunic (like this) since he does like to go sleeveless (especially now that he's muscular!). He used to get his tunics made by Shiki. He's a little more open to other stuff these days. He's started to get used to the idea of blue jeans (it helps that they are blue!) and since he outgrew his boots from home, he'll wear boots of a more modern style. He still won't wear just regular shoes, though. He likes his boots. In the summer he might switch to sandals on a particularly hot day.
On colder nights, he'll wear this flannel jacket that Buffy gave him. During a particularly bright day, he'll sometimes sport these cool shades.
11) Do they have any hobbies? Did they come up with these hobbies in Luceti, or was it something they always did?:
Sokka has grown to become pretty work-oriented in terms of training, working, and self-improvement. Which makes him appreciate his goof off time even more. This will generally be stuff like fishing, hunting, tinkering with stuff in his basement, trying to teach tricks to Momo, or collecting cool weapons. He also enjoys coming up with new puns. In the last year he has begun concentrating his efforts on learning alchemy.
12) Has the situation in Luceti changed their view on certain topics/the way they react to different things?:
Sokka has mellowed out thanks to his time in Luceti. He's not as spastic, he's not as negative, and he's a whole lot more tolerant of things that don't fit into his notion of what the world is like. That's not to say he isn't critical of things that seem logical or stupid, but he'll usually just drop the matter instead of exasperating it by complaining about it. He's more confident and secure with himself, having overcome a lot of his self doubts about being a leader or a non-bender. He's also a lot less lazy now. Even though he can still be pretty lazy sometimes.
Oh and he lost his soul and became a complete jackass.
13) Do they have a weapon? If so, do they carry it at all times or just under certain circumstances?:
Sokka's primary weapons are his Space Sword and his Boomerang. In general he carries them around almost all the time, though sometimes he'll leave his sword sitting somewhere inside the house or smithy if he's just staying around the building. Aside from that, he has a few knives he'll always keep on his person and a bag of bombs that he sometimes keeps on him. During drafts he also has a small axe that has a lightning crest attached to it, thus earning him the name "Thunderaxe".
14) Do they have any pets? Would these pets be at their homes, or do they hang out with the character in question?: Foo Foo Cuddlypoops - a Saber-Tooth Moose Lion that he received as a Christmas present last year. It’s nearly a year old now, so it’s about the size of a medium-sized dog now and its horns are a bit bigger now. Sokka dislikes the cutesy name he originally gave it, so he usually just calls it ‘Foo’ around most people. The little creature is playful and fairly intelligent. He’s trying to train it to be an attack animal, but it seems to be more interested in being cuddly. When it’s full grown it’ll be quite large, but it won’t reach that size until it’s five years old.
15) Who are their neighbors?: House 51, 52, and 57. This largely consists of the Zombie Run! cast (and friends) and Mithos.
16) Who are their best friends in Luceti? How often do they spend time with them and doing what?
Sokka used to have some pretty awesome friends! Not so much these days.
Normally, however, Sokka can count Winry and Edward as among his best friends. He’s close to his housemates, most notably Aang and his own sister. He has other friends like Fenimore, Buffy, and Katniss that he enjoys spending time with. With most of his friends it’s usually just hanging out and talking. With Buffy he visits her at the bar to chat about whatever comes to mind, whereas he and Katniss will go hunting together.
17) On the flip side, is there anyone they actively don’t get along with? How do they interact, and would people know about this?
Due to his current status, he doesn’t get along with a lot of people. Things are particularly frosty with him and Winry, Edward, Korra, Sheena, and especially Suki.
18) Their favorite areas/stores/hang-out locations?:
Sokka works at the smithy and it's his favorite place to be, since it's his place and it's where he can feel the most knowledgable and useful. And he likes the couch there a lot. He'll spend time there even if he doesn't have stuff he's working with. Besides that, he will go to Good Spirits to talk to Buffy. He spends time in the library reading alchemy books or books about science or 'how to' guides. He likes to spend time by the ocean or the river, maintaining his boats too.
19) Do they belong to any clubs or organizations? Which ones? Do they go regularly, or just occasionally?
Sokka is a member of Brave Vesperia and technically a co-leader along with Luke and Emil, though his participation in the group has become essentially nonexistent since he gained his death penalty.
20) Wing color and how do they deal with their wings?: Sokka has made holes in his tunics for them to slip through, but he'll wear a jacket or coat or armor over them at other times. But on a normal day, his wings are out for all to see.
21) Did they change or grow in any way physically since coming to Luceti?:
Sokka has grown about four five , built up a lot of muscle due to his sword training and work at the smithy, grown out his hair a little longer (he now wears a braid with a bead his sister made for him), and has grown a small beard. He’s gained a lot of scars due to accidents or from battle. His most noticeable one is a large scar on his left side from where a Shift Hunter bit him.
Recently he acquired a special Shift that has increased his physical abilities by fifty percent, making him stronger and faster than he normally should be. It’s usually not noticeable, though on drafts it makes him instantly noticeable to Shift Hunters.
22) What do they miss the most from home?:
Family. Sokka misses his dad so much. It bothers him a lot that they finally got their dad back at the end of the war and that he's now spent ANOTHER three years without him.
23) What does their handwriting look like? Do they write the way they talk, or is there a clear difference between the two?:
His handwriting used to be messy, but its steadily improved since he started learning alchemy and had to start making extensive notes. But he’s also just as likely to write in scrawl that only he has any success reading.
24) Is the way they act in person different from the way they act over the journal system?:
He’s more or less the same, though he’s a little harsher and meaner on the journals just because he can get away with it.
25) Did they gain/lose any personal goals during their stay in Luceti?:
One major shift for him was the change in his approach to being a warrior. Although it was important to him at home, he hit a major turning point in a misunderstanding with Sanji about how he stacked up to Katara (and just about everyone else in Luceti). As a result he spends more time than he ever did finding ways to make himself better, whether it's just training, devising new weapons, learning alchemy, or integrating Filial magic with his own style.
His desire to return home has continuously diminished and now with his death penalty, he has absolutely no desire to ever go back to his own world.
26) Is Luceti a technological upgrade, or downgrade for them? Have they adapted to these changes well?:
Upgrade. And he LOVES it so much. He's acclimated to everything very quickly by finding out how things work and in cases of stuff he can get from the store, taking them apart and trying to put them back together. As much as it interests him, it's kind of killed his penchant for inventions. Everything he's ever done or could do has already been invented. So rather than an inventor, he's more of a mechanic these days and has gained a penchant for repairing or building things.
27) FOR STUDENTS: What is their favorite class? What is their least favorite class? What about their general behavior in school?:
Sokka stopped attending school last year. He used to pitch in as a tutor, but has since stopped doing that.
28) FOR DRINKERS: What is their favorite drink? What is their least favorite drink? Do they prefer Good Spirits or Cloud Nine? What's their attitude about and while drinking?:
Before his death penalty, he was drinking more, having moved on from fruity beverages to beer. Nowadays he partakes in the fruity stuff still, but only for the taste.
29) Do they have any special talents? If so, what are they?:
Hunting, fishing, smithing, construction... he's handier than he realizes, despite his lack of special powers. In general, Sokka is a craftsman at heart. He doesn't tend to realize how talented he is because he ends up getting fixated on things he's not good at, like art and cooking.
30) Have they learned any new skills or abilities in Luceti? If so, what are they? Why and how?
Sokka has vastly improved his skills in smithing and metallurgy since learning from Piandao. He's picked up Tennen Rishin style from training with Okita Souji and is a very competent swordsman now. Also he has been learning alchemy from Edward Elric and has reached a point where he can create his own alchemy circles, though he isn’t able to come up with new ones on the fly or use it in combat like a more experienced alchemist.
31) What kind of habits do they have on drafts? Are they willing to kill or do they prefer to avoid fighting?
Sokka will usually fight with 'Team Avatar', whoever might happen to be with him. He usually will try to stay in a defensive position where he can help the most people, usually helping out in a strategic role by overseeing things and coordinating with other groups. Although he dislikes killing, he's come to accept it as a part of life in Luceti.
Due to his death penalty, Sokka has adopted a merciless attitude and shows no remorse when dealing with cultists and uses any method at his disposal to kill them, no matter how cruel or gory it might be.
32) What kind of habits do they have on missions? What is their reason for going on them? What do they intend to use their points for?
Sokka tends to go on missions quite a bit and will usually go for whatever’s made available to him. He places no preference on combat missions, as he much prefers to take safer tasks given his close brushes with death in the past. Largely he goes on missions to get a glimpse of the outside world, but largely these days it’s just to accumulate points for his own personal use.
33) How long have they been in Luceti? Has that length of time impacted them in any way?:
Three years. For the most part, he's started to think of Luceti as 'home' and in a sense, come to terms with the fact that they could be there for a very long time (talking to people on missions has really solidified that idea too). He tends to consider his chances of ever going home to be pretty small and comes to expect that most of the people he know won’t stick around for long.
34) How do they unwind and get back to normal after a brutal experiment, event, or draft?
He sort of internalizes it and tries not to let it bother him. He tries to take it in stride. In the event of particularly harsh experiences, he may take some time to himself by camping in the forest, going on a mission, or burying himself in work. If he's really bothered by it, he'll be pretty obvious with it in the way he becomes serious and cold. He had started to drink to help cope, but these days his death penalty means he doesn’t get bothered by them at all.
35) What is their worst experience from an experiment or kidnapping? Were there any that they actually liked?
The worst is both times he was ‘Avatar Sokka’. Though it came with some cool powers, it came with a mess of memories he didn’t want. His second time as the ‘Avatar’ came with some painful memories of his entire family dying, which he still hasn’t shaken.
He really enjoyed the few months he had super powers.
Sokka Thunderaxe
2) Weight: About 175 lbs
3) Eye color/Hair Color: Blue eyes with brown hair.
4) Age: 19 since February. (He arrived in Luceti being just shy of 16)
5) Physical features: Sokka is a little more mature and sturdier than his icons indicate. This is a good idea of what he looks like in-game now.
6) Voice: Now that he's older, Sokka sounds more like this. (How soon is too soon to switch to LoK icons?)
7) Who do they live with and how are chores divided in their house/apartment?:
Right now he lives in Avatar House with the ever-growing 'gang'. Inevitably Katara ends up doing a lot of the cleaning up, but Sokka has got into the habit of doing stuff too. Since he doesn't cook, he's often the one doing after-dinner dishes. He's also the sort of 'handyman' of the house for when things break and need fixing.
8) Their favorite (and least favorite, if you want) foods and who does the cooking in their house/apartment?:
Sokka loves meat, especially if it's spicy. He also enjoys baked goods, but doesn't like things that are too sweet. Vegetables are okay with him, but not his favorite. Steak is his favorite meal. Usually Katara cooks and Zuko sometimes helps out. Sokka is known to cook up some bacon, steaks, or whatever else if he's in the mood. He knows how to cook meat, at least.
9) What they do during an average day in Luceti:
Actually I am lame and gave him a vague sort of shedule. In general he spends his time at the smithy tinkering with stuff, or with his nose stuck in a technical or scientific book, or just generally goofing off and hanging out.
10) Their general sense of fashion:
Sokka still prefers the standard Water Tribe tunic (like this) since he does like to go sleeveless (especially now that he's muscular!). He used to get his tunics made by Shiki. He's a little more open to other stuff these days. He's started to get used to the idea of blue jeans (it helps that they are blue!) and since he outgrew his boots from home, he'll wear boots of a more modern style. He still won't wear just regular shoes, though. He likes his boots. In the summer he might switch to sandals on a particularly hot day.
On colder nights, he'll wear this flannel jacket that Buffy gave him. During a particularly bright day, he'll sometimes sport these cool shades.
11) Do they have any hobbies? Did they come up with these hobbies in Luceti, or was it something they always did?:
Sokka has grown to become pretty work-oriented in terms of training, working, and self-improvement. Which makes him appreciate his goof off time even more. This will generally be stuff like fishing, hunting, tinkering with stuff in his basement, trying to teach tricks to Momo, or collecting cool weapons. He also enjoys coming up with new puns. In the last year he has begun concentrating his efforts on learning alchemy.
12) Has the situation in Luceti changed their view on certain topics/the way they react to different things?:
Sokka has mellowed out thanks to his time in Luceti. He's not as spastic, he's not as negative, and he's a whole lot more tolerant of things that don't fit into his notion of what the world is like. That's not to say he isn't critical of things that seem logical or stupid, but he'll usually just drop the matter instead of exasperating it by complaining about it. He's more confident and secure with himself, having overcome a lot of his self doubts about being a leader or a non-bender. He's also a lot less lazy now. Even though he can still be pretty lazy sometimes.
Oh and he lost his soul and became a complete jackass.
13) Do they have a weapon? If so, do they carry it at all times or just under certain circumstances?:
Sokka's primary weapons are his Space Sword and his Boomerang. In general he carries them around almost all the time, though sometimes he'll leave his sword sitting somewhere inside the house or smithy if he's just staying around the building. Aside from that, he has a few knives he'll always keep on his person and a bag of bombs that he sometimes keeps on him. During drafts he also has a small axe that has a lightning crest attached to it, thus earning him the name "Thunderaxe".
14) Do they have any pets? Would these pets be at their homes, or do they hang out with the character in question?:
Foo Foo Cuddlypoops - a Saber-Tooth Moose Lion that he received as a Christmas present last year. It’s nearly a year old now, so it’s about the size of a medium-sized dog now and its horns are a bit bigger now. Sokka dislikes the cutesy name he originally gave it, so he usually just calls it ‘Foo’ around most people. The little creature is playful and fairly intelligent. He’s trying to train it to be an attack animal, but it seems to be more interested in being cuddly. When it’s full grown it’ll be quite large, but it won’t reach that size until it’s five years old.
15) Who are their neighbors?: House 51, 52, and 57. This largely consists of the Zombie Run! cast (and friends) and Mithos.
16) Who are their best friends in Luceti? How often do they spend time with them and doing what?
Sokka used to have some pretty awesome friends! Not so much these days.
Normally, however, Sokka can count Winry and Edward as among his best friends. He’s close to his housemates, most notably Aang and his own sister. He has other friends like Fenimore, Buffy, and Katniss that he enjoys spending time with. With most of his friends it’s usually just hanging out and talking. With Buffy he visits her at the bar to chat about whatever comes to mind, whereas he and Katniss will go hunting together.
17) On the flip side, is there anyone they actively don’t get along with? How do they interact, and would people know about this?
Due to his current status, he doesn’t get along with a lot of people. Things are particularly frosty with him and Winry, Edward, Korra, Sheena, and especially Suki.
18) Their favorite areas/stores/hang-out locations?:
Sokka works at the smithy and it's his favorite place to be, since it's his place and it's where he can feel the most knowledgable and useful. And he likes the couch there a lot. He'll spend time there even if he doesn't have stuff he's working with. Besides that, he will go to Good Spirits to talk to Buffy. He spends time in the library reading alchemy books or books about science or 'how to' guides. He likes to spend time by the ocean or the river, maintaining his boats too.
19) Do they belong to any clubs or organizations? Which ones? Do they go regularly, or just occasionally?
Sokka is a member of Brave Vesperia and technically a co-leader along with Luke and Emil, though his participation in the group has become essentially nonexistent since he gained his death penalty.
20) Wing color and how do they deal with their wings?:
Sokka has made holes in his tunics for them to slip through, but he'll wear a jacket or coat or armor over them at other times. But on a normal day, his wings are out for all to see.
21) Did they change or grow in any way physically since coming to Luceti?:
Sokka has grown about four five , built up a lot of muscle due to his sword training and work at the smithy, grown out his hair a little longer (he now wears a braid with a bead his sister made for him), and has grown a small beard. He’s gained a lot of scars due to accidents or from battle. His most noticeable one is a large scar on his left side from where a Shift Hunter bit him.
Recently he acquired a special Shift that has increased his physical abilities by fifty percent, making him stronger and faster than he normally should be. It’s usually not noticeable, though on drafts it makes him instantly noticeable to Shift Hunters.
22) What do they miss the most from home?:
Family. Sokka misses his dad so much. It bothers him a lot that they finally got their dad back at the end of the war and that he's now spent ANOTHER three years without him.
23) What does their handwriting look like? Do they write the way they talk, or is there a clear difference between the two?:
His handwriting used to be messy, but its steadily improved since he started learning alchemy and had to start making extensive notes. But he’s also just as likely to write in scrawl that only he has any success reading.
24) Is the way they act in person different from the way they act over the journal system?:
He’s more or less the same, though he’s a little harsher and meaner on the journals just because he can get away with it.
25) Did they gain/lose any personal goals during their stay in Luceti?:
One major shift for him was the change in his approach to being a warrior. Although it was important to him at home, he hit a major turning point in a misunderstanding with Sanji about how he stacked up to Katara (and just about everyone else in Luceti). As a result he spends more time than he ever did finding ways to make himself better, whether it's just training, devising new weapons, learning alchemy, or integrating Filial magic with his own style.
His desire to return home has continuously diminished and now with his death penalty, he has absolutely no desire to ever go back to his own world.
26) Is Luceti a technological upgrade, or downgrade for them? Have they adapted to these changes well?:
Upgrade. And he LOVES it so much. He's acclimated to everything very quickly by finding out how things work and in cases of stuff he can get from the store, taking them apart and trying to put them back together. As much as it interests him, it's kind of killed his penchant for inventions. Everything he's ever done or could do has already been invented. So rather than an inventor, he's more of a mechanic these days and has gained a penchant for repairing or building things.
27) FOR STUDENTS: What is their favorite class? What is their least favorite class? What about their general behavior in school?:
Sokka stopped attending school last year. He used to pitch in as a tutor, but has since stopped doing that.
28) FOR DRINKERS: What is their favorite drink? What is their least favorite drink? Do they prefer Good Spirits or Cloud Nine? What's their attitude about and while drinking?:
Before his death penalty, he was drinking more, having moved on from fruity beverages to beer. Nowadays he partakes in the fruity stuff still, but only for the taste.
29) Do they have any special talents? If so, what are they?:
Hunting, fishing, smithing, construction... he's handier than he realizes, despite his lack of special powers. In general, Sokka is a craftsman at heart. He doesn't tend to realize how talented he is because he ends up getting fixated on things he's not good at, like art and cooking.
30) Have they learned any new skills or abilities in Luceti? If so, what are they? Why and how?
Sokka has vastly improved his skills in smithing and metallurgy since learning from Piandao. He's picked up Tennen Rishin style from training with Okita Souji and is a very competent swordsman now. Also he has been learning alchemy from Edward Elric and has reached a point where he can create his own alchemy circles, though he isn’t able to come up with new ones on the fly or use it in combat like a more experienced alchemist.
31) What kind of habits do they have on drafts? Are they willing to kill or do they prefer to avoid fighting?
Sokka will usually fight with 'Team Avatar', whoever might happen to be with him. He usually will try to stay in a defensive position where he can help the most people, usually helping out in a strategic role by overseeing things and coordinating with other groups. Although he dislikes killing, he's come to accept it as a part of life in Luceti.
Due to his death penalty, Sokka has adopted a merciless attitude and shows no remorse when dealing with cultists and uses any method at his disposal to kill them, no matter how cruel or gory it might be.
32) What kind of habits do they have on missions? What is their reason for going on them? What do they intend to use their points for?
Sokka tends to go on missions quite a bit and will usually go for whatever’s made available to him. He places no preference on combat missions, as he much prefers to take safer tasks given his close brushes with death in the past. Largely he goes on missions to get a glimpse of the outside world, but largely these days it’s just to accumulate points for his own personal use.
33) How long have they been in Luceti? Has that length of time impacted them in any way?:
Three years. For the most part, he's started to think of Luceti as 'home' and in a sense, come to terms with the fact that they could be there for a very long time (talking to people on missions has really solidified that idea too). He tends to consider his chances of ever going home to be pretty small and comes to expect that most of the people he know won’t stick around for long.
34) How do they unwind and get back to normal after a brutal experiment, event, or draft?
He sort of internalizes it and tries not to let it bother him. He tries to take it in stride. In the event of particularly harsh experiences, he may take some time to himself by camping in the forest, going on a mission, or burying himself in work. If he's really bothered by it, he'll be pretty obvious with it in the way he becomes serious and cold. He had started to drink to help cope, but these days his death penalty means he doesn’t get bothered by them at all.
35) What is their worst experience from an experiment or kidnapping? Were there any that they actually liked?
The worst is both times he was ‘Avatar Sokka’. Though it came with some cool powers, it came with a mess of memories he didn’t want. His second time as the ‘Avatar’ came with some painful memories of his entire family dying, which he still hasn’t shaken.
He really enjoyed the few months he had super powers.
36) Anything else you want to note?:
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