General Information
Name: "My name is Devan Matthews, but you may call me as you please."
Devan Timothy Matthews
Age: "I'm 22"
22
Height: "I'm a bit tall, I think."
5'11
Weight: "I weigh a bit more than some because I work out."
175 lbs
Species: "I'm human. Err, what else would I be?"
Human
Gender: "I am a man of course."
Male
Accent: "I am American, so an American accent I would assume."
American (not to be confused with Southern)
Occupation: "I am a professional martial artist."
Professional Martial Artist
Abilities: "I can fight, but that doesn't mean I want to."
Devan is a very capable fighter, using his arms and legs with lethal precision (though definitely not to a lethal degree). He also holds with him a smile that can warm up a igloo. However, he is nothing but a man, and possess no supernatural abilities.
Personal
Personality: "I think I'm a nice person. I hope others agree."
Devan is a kind young man with a smile on his face at nearly all times. All for many. To most, he'll befriend quite quickly, unless of course, someone dislikes happy attitudes. His demeanor is just about always one of happy, playful and chivalrous, which makes him a sociable person. Easily, he can be described as; kind, caring and chivalrous. He isn't a complicated person, really.
He is not too shy, unless 'questionable' subjects are brought up and works to help whomever may need it with a warm smile that seems maybe too warm for any normal guy to have. When people ask, he simply tells them that he smiles for everyone, not just them or himself. In truth, not many have ever seen the young man frown seriously (only worried frowns if he fears he has upset someone) and nobody can recall the last time they've seen him angry. Not to say he isn't impossible to anger, as he doesn't take discrimination, unnecessary violence, nor the sort very well. But usually, he can either convince or annoy the person with his smile enough that they simply stop. Violence has never been a resort of his.
Contrary to his occupation, Matthews would never intentionally start a fight. While he does enjoy the 'rush' that comes from the adrenaline pumping through him, it is far from his character to use his martial arts abilities for anything other than contracted fights or self defense - of himself or other. That being said, he is always willing to spar, if someone wishes, and he'll adjust himself based off the abilities of those who spar with him.
Whether or not you like him yourself, Devan is still there to help. It's just how he is. "Kindness Incarnate" he was once told.....
Likes:"So long as there isn't any aggressiveness or anything, I'll be happy."
Â+ People
+ Strawberries
+ Happiness
+ Monkeys
+ Video Games
+ Sparring
+ Kindness
+ Music, metal preferably.
Dislikes: "I don't like getting angry, and don't usually do, but it doesn't mean I can't..."
- Racism
- Hate
- Violence
- Screaming
- Causing pain (emotional or physical)
- Negativity
- The word "Sicamore"
- Death
Fears: "I......"
The one, true thing that Devan fears is to lose everything..... again. He also has a slight fear of goats, or animals that resemble them.
History: "I'm just a simple man."
Devan was not always the kind, caring young individual he is today. That is not to say he was mean, because he was not, but only through seeing something that broke him did he turn into the 'White Knight' as some individuals have taken to calling him. As with any tale, you must hear it before you can understand it.
As a child, Devan was that of most children - childish. Along with his friends he had made, he would play in the playground at school, and he did not necessarily care for school itself in the slightest (then again, what kid does?) and for the first 11 years of his life, he was normal as normal could be, with nothing setting him apart from the rest of humanity. However, all this changed
Devan first got into martial arts when his parents got him into the local Tae-kwon-do dojo. Over the next few years, he learned to not only defend himself, but he even won some local tournaments as well, taking home reminders of his accomplishments each and every time. He was a natural, and in time, he began to make a career out of it. As he hit the age of eighteen, he made a real name for himself in amateur MMAs. This would be his last true accomplishment, before the old Devan (cocky and sarcastic) would be forever wiped away.
Devan and his parents decided to take the trip to a fight that would determine whether he would move on to professional fighting, or simply stay in amateur together. The joker that he was, he couldn't keep his mouth shut the ride over. Laughing and chatting with his parents, he eventually caused his father (who was driving) to look back and say "Oh, nice!" and chuckle due to a joke he had told. That's the last word he ever heard from his dad because in that split second as he had looked away, a truck had turned in front of them. They plowed right into it.
Devan awoke at the hospital, being told he was 'lucky' and that he only received a minor concussion and some bruises. However, he learned that his parents, his only family, had not been so lucky. Because he was in the back seat, he was spared from being crushed into the side of the truck. The people who were angered that their fight had been canceled were suddenly feeling sorry and regretful for his situation, which only made things worse.....
Only a mere two weeks after the funeral of his family, something... 'changed' about Devan. Because the funeral was really the only time anyone had seen him since before the accident and after, many weren't sure how to take the huge, warm smile on his face as he prepared for the fight that had been rescheduled. Was he just putting on a show? Was he crazy? A few theories were made, but disproved as he finished the fight, victorious. He offered kind words to his opponent, and to the media. That smile..... it never dropped since then.
Ways of coping:"What I do isn't important, so long as it doesn't hurt someone else."
Matthews' change of character arose from the overbearing guilt he feels for the loss of his family. In his mind, he feels he is no different than a murderer pulling the trigger of the gun that killed his family. In short: his kindness is how he deals with things. If he is upset, he might somehow try to act even kinder, but there is a limit. He's never reached it, however, and it isn't really something he wants to ever reach.... because he doesn't know what will happen.
Crush:"I-I... don't have anyone like that...."
None, at the moment.