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Reference for andErroneous
Half-human, half-fey, all bastard. Thug, crook, murderer and assassin-for-hire, usually works with a small gang known as "The Wrecking Crew", along with Iris . Specializes in shapeshifting and killing people.
Updates for AATR 2 - The 2011 Season:
Erro has been in the Real before, along with the Artist, Iris, and Obsidian. You can bet he's happy to see Obsidian again... The feeling is not mutual.
See the links at the bottom to read the past episodes...Stats:
Half-fey. Male by default, but can change sex at will. Age unknown. Nearly 7 feet tall. Slender build, but not scrawny, thanks to a healthy active life of chasing victims around.
What he's Wearing:
It looks elaborate, but there are only three pieces - a sword-belt, a snazzy jacket (it closes with just one button, very easy to take off,) and a very dilapidated old chainmail undergarment (fastens with two buttons, also easy to take off.) He's pretty vain about the jacket, not so vain about the chainmail, but he's never been able to get another chainmail garment that fits and is as easy to slip out of - so he's wearing this one until it falls apart completely.
Background:
Erroneous was found wandering as a toddler by Carnage, the leader of a small gang of thugs known as the Wrecking Crew. Carnage saw potential in this shapeshifting toddler, adopted him, and raised him to be the crook he is now. Erroneous has therefore spent much of his life engaged in killing, kidnapping, theft, and general mayhem, and still does. Although he has no idea who his parents are, it's pretty damn obvious to his colleagues that one of them had to be fey (the shapeshifting is a dead giveaway, there.) This is not an uncommon occurrence in his home-realm, where the fey visit often and mingle a little too freely.
Personality:
Easy-going psychopath. Usually fairly calm and suave, but can turn downright nasty when thwarted or desperate. His libido is out-of-control, and he'll flirt with practically anyone of any gender (and do more than flirt, if he can manage it. Oh, yeah.) He tends to use endearments to everyone, regardless of sex ("sweetheart", "sugar", "babydoll", etc.) and can come across as rather annoyingly flaming. he loves his job a little too much, and when he's not killing people, loves to party, get drunk out of his mind, and hook up with whoever's available. He often takes female form when he goes out drinking, in the hope of getting free booze and sex (and he usually needs free booze, because he's totally incapable of hanging onto money.) He has absolutely no moral sense and no inhibitions whatever, and thinks nothing of killing dozens of people or frolicking naked in public. Entirely pragmatic, he does whatever is of most advantage to himself. He'll do any heinous deed if it means personal gain; but he's also been known to (more or less) save people if there's some personal advantage in doing so. Manipulative and sadistic, he enjoys teasing and tormenting people, but does so almost unconsciously, without real malice; not unlike a cat. In fact, "feline" pretty much sums him up.
Weapons and Abilities:
Armed with one sword. Is an excellent swordsman and highly capable with most blade weapons; also, he has powerful shapeshifting abilities thanks to his half-fey parentage. He can change his form at will into pretty much anything that can be made from biological substances (animal only - he can't do plants, inanimate objects, or mineral, metal, or man-made substances.) This could involve changing into another animal entirely, or changing parts of himself into something more convenient (anything from turning into a centaur to sharpening his teeth.) Whatever form he takes ought to be physically feasible in order to work, however. If he takes a dragon form, for instance, that does NOT mean he'll be able to breathe fire. Nor would he be able to fly with little butterfly wings stuck onto a human body, or anything of that sort. (Sorry, kids.)
He can't transform his clothes or sword, so he needs to strip if he's changing into something non-humanoid; he wears easily removed clothing for this purpose, and goes barefoot for the same reason. The ludicrously long hair becomes quite useful when he's running around with no clothes on, believe me...
His fighting style is generally very fast, vicious, and efficient, but if he has a chance to toy with his victim beforehand, he will. He favors decapitation, as this usually guarantees the victim will be good and dead. He also has a particular liking for the combination of sword in one hand and huge freaky claws on the other.
Strengths:
Highly skilled with the sword, and with blade weapons generally. Able to shapeshift quickly into a vast range of forms. Though not unusually strong, he can change to forms that are stronger by nature (i.e., bears or the like.) Fast, experienced, and unscrupulous.
Weaknesses:
Erratic control of shapeshifting abilities (see details below.) Also, because he can't transform his clothes or sword, he'll need to strip in order to change into a non-humanoid shape, which requires a few seconds; he'll also want to stash his sword and clothes somewhere he can retrieve them later - they were expensive and custom-made, and he doesn't like to lose them.
No real defense against magic. Not a lot of good defenses against firearms, short of turning into something small, fast, and hard-to-hit. Absolutely terrible with firearms or projectile weapons himself, as he has no interest in long-range fighting and therefore can't be bothered to learn how to use range weapons. Likes to toy with (and flirt with) his victims if he thinks he has them under control, which can sometimes give victims a chance to escape. Apparently can't keep his mouth shut and tends to say things that will make any bad situation even worse.
Shapeshifting Guidelines:
Thanks to his fey parentage, Erroneous can change into pretty much any animal-based form imaginable, but, because he's only half-fey, he has only partial control over his shapeshifting abilities. He has a tendency to revert to his default humanoid form in whole or part without warning. This can cause a few difficulties... if he reverts while flying, for instance, he's in for a nasty fall. If he reverts while underwater, he risks being drowned. And so forth. After reverting, he'll usually have to wait a bit before re-taking the shape he reverted from (though he may be able to take a different form, if he hasn't worn himself out.) If he does too much drastic shape-shifting over a short period, he'll be exhausted and will need a break.
The likelihood of reverting varies depending on what form he takes - the further a form is from his default humanoid shape, the sooner he's likely to revert. Forms that are significantly bigger or smaller than his default form will revert sooner than forms of a similar size. Forms with drastically different anatomy and structure from his default form will revert sooner than forms with similar anatomy. Also, he'll revert if he loses consciousness, falls asleep, or dies. Partial transformations tend to be much more stable than full transformations.
Some rough guidelines on shape stability:
- Adding claws, teeth, horns, or similar small additions to his default form: quite stable, can do this for hours on end...
- Changing sex: very little change from default, so also quite stable - can do this all night if necessary...
- Changing to another mammal form: comparatively stable, but unpredictable... could go for a few hours, if lucky. Less, if unlucky.
- Changing to avian or reptilian form: less stable than mammal, but still might be able to keep it up for an hour - if he's lucky. Highly variable. Could be a couple of hours at best, a few minutes at worst.
- Changing to fish form: less stable than avian or reptile, but more stable than invertebrate.
- Changing to invertebrate form: highly unstable - likely to revert in a few minutes.
Damage: If he's wounded or damaged in any form, the damage will carry over to other forms in varying degrees. If he changes to a form with equivalent parts, the damage is carried over to the equivalent areas (so if his arm is injured and he changes to something with four limbs where his arm becomes a foreleg, his foreleg would be injured.) But if he changes into something drastically different, the damage carry-over can be temporarily reduced (for as long as he's in the new form, at least.) So, if he's damaged in the arm, and changes into, say, a snake, there isn't a one-to-one relationship with his original form so the injury might not carry over as much. (Then again, it might be worse. This can be highly unpredictable.)
Impersonation: He technically could impersonate someone, but to do it effectively he'd need to practice first, preferably with a mirror and some good reference of the person handy... Otherwise he'd end up with no more than a rough approximation.
Venom: He can do venomous creatures, but with considerable risk. If he switches from a venomous state to his default state too soon or too fast, he ends up with venom in a non-venomous body, which can result in anything from wooziness to instant death. Typical results:
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Talking in Other Animal Forms: If he's in a shape that's not built for human speech, he can't talk. Or, he could theoretically, but it would require so many fiddly customized modifications to mouth, throat, etc. that he usually doesn't bother and just switches his head and vocal cords back to default if he needs to say something. Example: [link]
Why existing animal shapes anyway? He can do completely invented shapes, too - but it's generally easier to go with something that's already been "designed", so to speak. That way he knows it already works, and doesn't have to think through all the technical details.
Examples and Links:
Typical sword-and-claw combo
A miscellany of sample transformations.
The rest of the Wrecking Crew (for background reference - these guys are not involved in the Real):
Carnage
Cadaver
Cudgel
Comics Featuring this Character (a lot, sheesh):
Artists at the Ready One:
The Audition - Transit Trouble
Round One - Suicide Express
Round Two - Fire Island
Round Three - Blood and Thunder
Round Four - Rogues and Reptiles
Round Five - Dragonflight
Artists at the Ready Two:
The Introduction to the Sequel
Round One - Abstract Adventure
Round Two - Metaphysical Madness
Round Three - Illuminated Insanity
Round Four - Deco Delirium
Round Five - Angels and Devils
EA-LEC (League Battles and Missions):
Mission: Halloween Spirit
Mission: Double Trouble
The Infractus Fatality Tournament
Episode 1 - Wild Goose Chase
Episode 2 - The House of Pain
Episode 3 - Bad Behavior
Episode 4 - Bloodbath (AKA The Battle of the Bishies)
Erroneous is copyright Gwenevere Singley, AKA QueenGwenevere
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Comments: 9
Fav’d not so much for the art but moreso because this character is the best. The best character, ever. He/she sounds like so much fun. (Obsidian is a close second, simply because the idea behind the blood snakes is amazing, but Erro is so... Erro-ish?)
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He's fun, all right. (He, she, whatever.) Every time he comes into a story he tends to derail the plot and steal the spotlight, in spite of my best intentions...
(Reminds me these guys really need new ref sheets soon... These are getting a bit old...)
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He's a tricky bastard, for sure...
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He should be... but it's amazing how often he gets himself nearly slaughtered.
(Super late replying to comments, I know... 
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..that would indeed be fun...
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