Post by Cid Highwind on Nov 22, 2008 20:42:52 GMT -5
Character Name: Cid Highwind
Nicknames/Psuedonames: Captain
Character Age or Age Appearance: 32
Race/Species: Human
Physical Description: 5' 8", spikey blond hair, blue eyes, and stubble beard, seems to like the colors blue and green and wears variations of the two
Distinguishing Features: goggles, weapon of choice always on hand: Spear, constant cursing and chain smoking
Personal History: Cid Highwind is thirty-two years old and the most uncouth of protagonists, constantly swearing, losing his temper and chain-smoking cigarettes. Despite this rough appearance, he has a good heart, and is voted temporary leader of AVALANCHE at one point when Cloud Strife is incapacitated with Mako Poisoning. The residents of Rocket Town all call him "the Captain," where he serves as something of an honorary mayor. Shinra's airship maintenance crew considers him a legend and were easily convinced to mutiny in stealing the Highwind for him. The party first meets Cid when in Rocket Town, where he waits, hoping that Rufus has agreed to restart the space mission. However, he is displeased to learn that Rufus has only turned up to requisition a prototype airplane, the Tiny Bronco, and jumps on board the plane when the party attempts to take off in it. Realizing that he is finished with Shinra, Cid joins the party.
Since childhood, Cid dreamed of becoming the first human in space. However, just as the rocket was about to launch, Cid realized that an engineer named Shera had defied orders and run a last-minute double-check of the rocket's oxygen tanks. Cid aborted the launch to save her life. In the wake of this disaster, Shinra concluded that space exploration was not financially viable and withdrew funding from the project altogether once they had discovered that Mako energy was a far more profitable venture. Shortly afterwards, Cid's beloved airship, the Highwind, was confiscated by Shinra. The hot-tempered Cid blamed Shera for destroying his dream. After the incident Shera devoted herself to doing whatever she could to atone for her "mistake," and Cid continued to treat her abominably, verbally abusing her. However, her concern over the oxygen tanks is eventually proven to have merit when an explosion of the oxygen tank she was checking during the original launch temporarily traps Cid in orbit during a later successful attempt to launch the rocket into space. After this, Cid finally forgives Shera, realizing that she probably saved his life by performing the investigation. As a result, he has a newfound respect for Shera and her work.
It was Cid who, along with his airship crew, saved Tifa Lockhart and the party from Shinra at Junon and took them on board the Highwind. Because of his role as captain of that ship, he is made temporary leader of AVALANCHE during the Huge Materia missions at Fort Condor and North Corel; Cloud, the leader up to that point, is incapacitated after falling into the Lifestream and contracting Mako Poisoning. Once Cloud returns, Cid continues to play an active role within the group and will often ask Cloud for a chance to play the snowboard game or ride the chocobos at the Gold Saucer (provided he is in Cloud's battle party). Aside from his ambitions as an astronaut, Cid designed a number of aircraft and is also a great pilot. Among his designs were the propeller plane, named the "Tiny Bronco", and the Highwind airship. Later, he became the pilot and captain of an unearthed airship of unknown ancient origin and christened it the "Shera" (the successor to the Highwind seen in both Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus, named in honor of Shera.)
Personality: Brash, tough, and foul mouthed, Cid is everything you'd expect to find in a sailor or a bar hopping junkie. However, Cid's rough exterior hides a kind hearted soul with big dreams and a chip on his shoulder caused by Shinra and others in the past. Cid likes kids, though he has no idea what he's supposed to do with them, and he tries not to curse as much when they're around but this usually back fires. Cid's extremely protective of his team mates, friends, and his Tiny Bronco/Highwind. Cid also has a bad temper, which can lead to bar brawl like fights that would make any biker gang run for cover. Cid hates smart alecks but he can sometimes be one himself. He is also pessimistic at times though lately he's been trying to break this.
Magical Abilities/Special Skills: The abilitiy to jump to extreme heights (almost ninja-like) and the materia he has on hand.
Current Weapon: Venus Gospel...or in case of emergency the Mop
Limit Breaks: Boost Jump, Dynamite, Hyper Jump, Dragon, Dragon Dive, Big Brawl, Highwind
Materia Cid possesses: Time (MASTER-Haste, Slow, Stop) + All (MASTER), Ultima, Ice (MASTER-Ice1, 2, 3), Full Cure, Deathblow, Bahamut--ATK: Mega Flare, Neo Bahamut--ATK: Giga Flare, Bahamut ZERO--ATK: Terra Flare, Phoenix--ATK: Phoenix Flame, Odin--ATK: Steel Bladed Sword/Gunge Lance, Enemy Skill--Frog Song, Magic Hammer, Beta, Trine, White Wind, Flame Thrower, Matra Magic, Bad Breath, Aqualung, Goblin Punch, Death Force, Death Sentence, Big Guard, Magic Breath, Laser
Weaknesses: Cigarettes, Tea, kids (though he has no idea what in the hell he's supposed to do with them, but if innocent kids get hurt there will be HELL to pay from Cid)
Anime/Manga/Game Character is from: Final Fantasy VII
Timeline: After the very end of the game but before Advent Children. At this point in time Cid has not even thought about marrying Shera yet so they are not married nor are they a couple at this time, though he thinks a lot better of her than he used to. In the aftermath of Aeris and the Lifestream saving the planet from METEOR, Cid is hovering in the Highwind watching the Lifestream repair the planet, at this moment he hears a voice and finds himself teleported to The Pathways in a bright light. He has since been in The Pathways for about three weeks and has taken up residence in an apartment building.
Nicknames/Psuedonames: Captain
Character Age or Age Appearance: 32
Race/Species: Human
Physical Description: 5' 8", spikey blond hair, blue eyes, and stubble beard, seems to like the colors blue and green and wears variations of the two
Distinguishing Features: goggles, weapon of choice always on hand: Spear, constant cursing and chain smoking
Personal History: Cid Highwind is thirty-two years old and the most uncouth of protagonists, constantly swearing, losing his temper and chain-smoking cigarettes. Despite this rough appearance, he has a good heart, and is voted temporary leader of AVALANCHE at one point when Cloud Strife is incapacitated with Mako Poisoning. The residents of Rocket Town all call him "the Captain," where he serves as something of an honorary mayor. Shinra's airship maintenance crew considers him a legend and were easily convinced to mutiny in stealing the Highwind for him. The party first meets Cid when in Rocket Town, where he waits, hoping that Rufus has agreed to restart the space mission. However, he is displeased to learn that Rufus has only turned up to requisition a prototype airplane, the Tiny Bronco, and jumps on board the plane when the party attempts to take off in it. Realizing that he is finished with Shinra, Cid joins the party.
Since childhood, Cid dreamed of becoming the first human in space. However, just as the rocket was about to launch, Cid realized that an engineer named Shera had defied orders and run a last-minute double-check of the rocket's oxygen tanks. Cid aborted the launch to save her life. In the wake of this disaster, Shinra concluded that space exploration was not financially viable and withdrew funding from the project altogether once they had discovered that Mako energy was a far more profitable venture. Shortly afterwards, Cid's beloved airship, the Highwind, was confiscated by Shinra. The hot-tempered Cid blamed Shera for destroying his dream. After the incident Shera devoted herself to doing whatever she could to atone for her "mistake," and Cid continued to treat her abominably, verbally abusing her. However, her concern over the oxygen tanks is eventually proven to have merit when an explosion of the oxygen tank she was checking during the original launch temporarily traps Cid in orbit during a later successful attempt to launch the rocket into space. After this, Cid finally forgives Shera, realizing that she probably saved his life by performing the investigation. As a result, he has a newfound respect for Shera and her work.
It was Cid who, along with his airship crew, saved Tifa Lockhart and the party from Shinra at Junon and took them on board the Highwind. Because of his role as captain of that ship, he is made temporary leader of AVALANCHE during the Huge Materia missions at Fort Condor and North Corel; Cloud, the leader up to that point, is incapacitated after falling into the Lifestream and contracting Mako Poisoning. Once Cloud returns, Cid continues to play an active role within the group and will often ask Cloud for a chance to play the snowboard game or ride the chocobos at the Gold Saucer (provided he is in Cloud's battle party). Aside from his ambitions as an astronaut, Cid designed a number of aircraft and is also a great pilot. Among his designs were the propeller plane, named the "Tiny Bronco", and the Highwind airship. Later, he became the pilot and captain of an unearthed airship of unknown ancient origin and christened it the "Shera" (the successor to the Highwind seen in both Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus, named in honor of Shera.)
Personality: Brash, tough, and foul mouthed, Cid is everything you'd expect to find in a sailor or a bar hopping junkie. However, Cid's rough exterior hides a kind hearted soul with big dreams and a chip on his shoulder caused by Shinra and others in the past. Cid likes kids, though he has no idea what he's supposed to do with them, and he tries not to curse as much when they're around but this usually back fires. Cid's extremely protective of his team mates, friends, and his Tiny Bronco/Highwind. Cid also has a bad temper, which can lead to bar brawl like fights that would make any biker gang run for cover. Cid hates smart alecks but he can sometimes be one himself. He is also pessimistic at times though lately he's been trying to break this.
Magical Abilities/Special Skills: The abilitiy to jump to extreme heights (almost ninja-like) and the materia he has on hand.
Current Weapon: Venus Gospel...or in case of emergency the Mop
Limit Breaks: Boost Jump, Dynamite, Hyper Jump, Dragon, Dragon Dive, Big Brawl, Highwind
Materia Cid possesses: Time (MASTER-Haste, Slow, Stop) + All (MASTER), Ultima, Ice (MASTER-Ice1, 2, 3), Full Cure, Deathblow, Bahamut--ATK: Mega Flare, Neo Bahamut--ATK: Giga Flare, Bahamut ZERO--ATK: Terra Flare, Phoenix--ATK: Phoenix Flame, Odin--ATK: Steel Bladed Sword/Gunge Lance, Enemy Skill--Frog Song, Magic Hammer, Beta, Trine, White Wind, Flame Thrower, Matra Magic, Bad Breath, Aqualung, Goblin Punch, Death Force, Death Sentence, Big Guard, Magic Breath, Laser
Weaknesses: Cigarettes, Tea, kids (though he has no idea what in the hell he's supposed to do with them, but if innocent kids get hurt there will be HELL to pay from Cid)
Anime/Manga/Game Character is from: Final Fantasy VII
Timeline: After the very end of the game but before Advent Children. At this point in time Cid has not even thought about marrying Shera yet so they are not married nor are they a couple at this time, though he thinks a lot better of her than he used to. In the aftermath of Aeris and the Lifestream saving the planet from METEOR, Cid is hovering in the Highwind watching the Lifestream repair the planet, at this moment he hears a voice and finds himself teleported to The Pathways in a bright light. He has since been in The Pathways for about three weeks and has taken up residence in an apartment building.
