Personality: Haruki Suzumiya: brilliant but rejecting social standards, fun loving but tyrannical, energetic but easily bored. Frankly, this guy is a mass of minor contradiction that spin themselves into a portrait which, while not flattering, presents us with what is in many ways a normal teenager boy, albeit one which hates his own normality. ...But really he's just a fun loving guy who happens to be a mad overlord.
On the exterior, in Kyon's own words, Haruki is one of the most handsome boys you'll ever see as long as he keeps his mouth shut. The minute he opens it, or the minute a smirk comes on his face, you know something terrible (for everyone else) is liable to follow. Haruki hates the status quo of the world, or more specifically, he hates that he is swept up in it; that he is trapped is a complacent mundane existence. As such, he actively seeks out the strange and abnormal, particularly after the founding of the Brigade. Now that he's several months into its creation that is in full swing, and the world would probably be a much better place in his eyes if he could find aliens, time travels, sliders, or espers. Or indeed, anything which goes beyond the "normal" world around him.
It is worth noting, however, that in spite of rejecting this normal world externally, and wishing he could internally, he Does not think that the normal world is not reality. He does not really completely believe that aliens or espers or the like are real, but he WANTS OT BELIEVE (tm) and will say that he does. But he doesn't. he is a hopeful skeptic.
But even when he's not looking for those things (or forcing his minions to do so) he's coming up with ways or forcing his Brigade members to come up with ways to ensure entertainment and to prove the worth of the SOS-Brigade. Haruki is completely taken with the idea of ensuring the popularity of the Brigade (and therefore himself), but he extends that desire onto his "minions." While he might abuse them or use them in various ways he does genuinely care about making sure they have a good time... even if he rarely listens as to what their opinion of a good time might be. So, fun and ethos - a good show, right?
his virtues mostly come out of his flashes of genuine good will. Haruki is not a cruel person (or at least, not intentionally cruel - he often can be ignorant of other people's feelings and frankly not care about them, but he doesn't go out of he way to hurt others), and frankly will sometimes use his own power and influence and talents to help people out. Often, this helping out comes with some sort of price, but when it comes to the Brigade or when he's in a particularly good mood, he might be considerate of others too. He's just... really awkward about it. For a boy who rejects human interaction on a superficial level if it bores him (but is shocking not that antisocial!) Haruki is, as you might expect, reluctant to show too much of himself to others. he's also not used to being thanked, often blushing or getting otherwise flustered when people show his sincerity in a positive way.
...Basically, he's a tsundere. Just a very energetic and forward one about anything which isn't emotions or himself - he does not reveal anything about his personal life in the series aside form very specific instances, such as his story about his childhood for Kyon.
Haruki's two main issues are a desire not to grow up (and as such act childish, producing the effects one might expect in a child such as selfishness and a lack of accepting the consequences or responsibility for his own actions if he can in any way resist it), and playing hand in hand with that an utter terror at the idea of being a person who isn't important (in a way he's got an identity crisis, I suppose). As a result of both of these factors he has isolated himself from people (partially because they seemed like a waste of her time to being important and partially because he was afraid to try to get to know others beyond a superficial level because he hates opening up about himself) and basically dug her own hole so deep he didn't know how to get out of it until Kyon (in two different cases) basically gave her the balls to do it, because despite her gusto and bravado on the whole he's someone who finds himself falling on an ironic need for the approval of someone to validate her ideas.
From there, however, it does spiral downward all the way until you hit climactic points like the fourth novel as a whole because everyone who isn't Kyon frankly spoils his by humoring his own petty delusions. He main and most glaring flaw is, simply, entitlement born out of insecurity about the idea of not being special. So he's... a huge unabashed brat-hypocrite.
So, I've painted his vices and his virtues... but in the end what it must be remembered is that Haruhu Suzumiya is a work in progress. Even in the sparse months which have passed since he founded the Brigade, he grew as a person in the canon: he asks people if they have any objections to his plans now! (albeit he usually amends that they can "comment or suggest after we've finished") he has a strong worth ethic when it comes to school too. So, maybe he can grow, assuming that he becomes willing to these changes.
-And as a footnote, because I'm apping him with Haruki's Luceti memories, he has grown. He's gained much more sympathy for people and while most of his entitled nature remains superficially, he is at the core much more open to listening to other people and willing to admit to his own flaws. He's made a lot of grand steps forward when it comes to being a responsible and capable person. But um, the changes he has are a lot more complex and varied and such but most of them just boil down to hin getting a bit more open and used to making "friends" (something he never really made back home very well) and softening up his douche factor.
Powers: Haruki, like his canon counterpart, has the ability to bend reality to his whims as long as he believes something is possible and wishes for it to be so. There can be minor variations on either scale but these are the general rules. Usually, in RP, I play it mostly as an extreme form of luck working out for him, having only done a plot with some of the more intense manifestations (Closed Spaces, physically altering people or things) for player plots big (him attempting to destroy the world happened in Luceti) or small (making a store-bought chicken egg hatch because he was raising it as a baby for a health class). Unlike his canon counterpart Haruki is now aware that he has these powers due to the Malnosso report in Luceti, but he is no closer to controlling them on any practical level and thus tries not to give them a lot of thought.
Other Details: A big write up about where he was in Luceti is here. Also in Luceti he gained a several inches of height due to aging (see here) and a very distinct scar on his forehead he grows his bangs out to cover. While he is not keeping the Luceti wings, he is keeping the Luceti barcode on the back of his neck.
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On the exterior, in Kyon's own words, Haruki is one of the most handsome boys you'll ever see as long as he keeps his mouth shut. The minute he opens it, or the minute a smirk comes on his face, you know something terrible (for everyone else) is liable to follow. Haruki hates the status quo of the world, or more specifically, he hates that he is swept up in it; that he is trapped is a complacent mundane existence. As such, he actively seeks out the strange and abnormal, particularly after the founding of the Brigade. Now that he's several months into its creation that is in full swing, and the world would probably be a much better place in his eyes if he could find aliens, time travels, sliders, or espers. Or indeed, anything which goes beyond the "normal" world around him.
It is worth noting, however, that in spite of rejecting this normal world externally, and wishing he could internally, he Does not think that the normal world is not reality. He does not really completely believe that aliens or espers or the like are real, but he WANTS OT BELIEVE (tm) and will say that he does. But he doesn't. he is a hopeful skeptic.
But even when he's not looking for those things (or forcing his minions to do so) he's coming up with ways or forcing his Brigade members to come up with ways to ensure entertainment and to prove the worth of the SOS-Brigade. Haruki is completely taken with the idea of ensuring the popularity of the Brigade (and therefore himself), but he extends that desire onto his "minions." While he might abuse them or use them in various ways he does genuinely care about making sure they have a good time... even if he rarely listens as to what their opinion of a good time might be. So, fun and ethos - a good show, right?
his virtues mostly come out of his flashes of genuine good will. Haruki is not a cruel person (or at least, not intentionally cruel - he often can be ignorant of other people's feelings and frankly not care about them, but he doesn't go out of he way to hurt others), and frankly will sometimes use his own power and influence and talents to help people out. Often, this helping out comes with some sort of price, but when it comes to the Brigade or when he's in a particularly good mood, he might be considerate of others too. He's just... really awkward about it. For a boy who rejects human interaction on a superficial level if it bores him (but is shocking not that antisocial!) Haruki is, as you might expect, reluctant to show too much of himself to others. he's also not used to being thanked, often blushing or getting otherwise flustered when people show his sincerity in a positive way.
...Basically, he's a tsundere. Just a very energetic and forward one about anything which isn't emotions or himself - he does not reveal anything about his personal life in the series aside form very specific instances, such as his story about his childhood for Kyon.
Haruki's two main issues are a desire not to grow up (and as such act childish, producing the effects one might expect in a child such as selfishness and a lack of accepting the consequences or responsibility for his own actions if he can in any way resist it), and playing hand in hand with that an utter terror at the idea of being a person who isn't important (in a way he's got an identity crisis, I suppose). As a result of both of these factors he has isolated himself from people (partially because they seemed like a waste of her time to being important and partially because he was afraid to try to get to know others beyond a superficial level because he hates opening up about himself) and basically dug her own hole so deep he didn't know how to get out of it until Kyon (in two different cases) basically gave her the balls to do it, because despite her gusto and bravado on the whole he's someone who finds himself falling on an ironic need for the approval of someone to validate her ideas.
From there, however, it does spiral downward all the way until you hit climactic points like the fourth novel as a whole because everyone who isn't Kyon frankly spoils his by humoring his own petty delusions. He main and most glaring flaw is, simply, entitlement born out of insecurity about the idea of not being special. So he's... a huge unabashed brat-hypocrite.
So, I've painted his vices and his virtues... but in the end what it must be remembered is that Haruhu Suzumiya is a work in progress. Even in the sparse months which have passed since he founded the Brigade, he grew as a person in the canon: he asks people if they have any objections to his plans now! (albeit he usually amends that they can "comment or suggest after we've finished") he has a strong worth ethic when it comes to school too. So, maybe he can grow, assuming that he becomes willing to these changes.
-And as a footnote, because I'm apping him with Haruki's Luceti memories, he has grown. He's gained much more sympathy for people and while most of his entitled nature remains superficially, he is at the core much more open to listening to other people and willing to admit to his own flaws. He's made a lot of grand steps forward when it comes to being a responsible and capable person. But um, the changes he has are a lot more complex and varied and such but most of them just boil down to hin getting a bit more open and used to making "friends" (something he never really made back home very well) and softening up his douche factor.
Powers: Haruki, like his canon counterpart, has the ability to bend reality to his whims as long as he believes something is possible and wishes for it to be so. There can be minor variations on either scale but these are the general rules. Usually, in RP, I play it mostly as an extreme form of luck working out for him, having only done a plot with some of the more intense manifestations (Closed Spaces, physically altering people or things) for player plots big (him attempting to destroy the world happened in Luceti) or small (making a store-bought chicken egg hatch because he was raising it as a baby for a health class). Unlike his canon counterpart Haruki is now aware that he has these powers due to the Malnosso report in Luceti, but he is no closer to controlling them on any practical level and thus tries not to give them a lot of thought.
Other Details: A big write up about where he was in Luceti is here. Also in Luceti he gained a several inches of height due to aging (see here) and a very distinct scar on his forehead he grows his bangs out to cover. While he is not keeping the Luceti wings, he is keeping the Luceti barcode on the back of his neck.
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A post from the month he was dropped in and one from a few months before that
Any Concerns: Nah