Benign Brobdingnagian I’ve been putting him in pending state for, like, two years… due to the lack of material (2018) and lack of time (2019). Now that I got both on my hands, let’s talk about this man. I’ve been itching to do so (laughs). 2018 and 2019.... I… really need to draw him often, and decently colored, pls remind me. Build up story and notesWhen creating the big kids’ ensemble, I’ve always had this image in mind that they will be consisted of four kids, each with specifically designated role. The option one, the option two, the amalgamation of two, and the neither; that was the basic formula. We have Mishka as the option one, Bayu as his antithesis aka the option two, hence two others left. And that’s where Tad fills the role as one of it. Though I hadn’t draft him yet at that time, I already decided that he… somehow would be the basic one (laugh), instead of being the special one—which is Imogen. From the very first time, I want him to have a role as… some kind of bridge between Mishka and Bayu. Someone as the third option. Hence, I don’t give him much quirk like what lies in Mishka and Bayu. He’s just like… the neutral, the middle ground of the polar opposites. But that’s also where I got the idea of him being the oldest, since he can accommodate to both of them, and I think Mishka and Bayu are the type of people who listens to someone older. He is the most veteran as well, speaking from his job. Since the initial concept was, they were country delegates for ICW, his location is what I thought first when building him. I’m still not sure about where the remaining school locates, so I was going wild with my own stupid theories HAHA. We have Mahoutokoro in Asia and it’s hinted that one of the schools also located in Oceania, so for the other two… I’m going with my theory that they would be in Asia, simply because Asia is the largest continent. And hey, it’s not fair to think that Asia only consists of Japan, China, and the Oriental countries here, speaking as someone who comes from SEA. On the other hand, I want to play safe, too, so I think… probably one of the schools somehow locates in Mediterranean. It’s in Asia, but it’s also close with Europe and Africa, so it’s a win-win. For whom. Due to that, I made him come from Greece. After scrapping the initial jobs, I was thinking like, hey, since ICW is wizardkind equivalent to UN, surely there are other institution like UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, and the like on the inside. I got Mishka as the Auror, Bayu as the Professor, so I wanted him to become someone scholar, hence Mediwizard/Healer. I like the idea, and besides, there’s also an official uniform for Mediwizard, so I didn’t have to think much about the concept HAHAHA. Speaking of design, I always think of him as someone who dresses decently, but a bit pompous, due to being always in wizardkind realm (as opposed to Mishka and Bayu who has slightly practical/modern touch due to their muggle ancestry as half-bloods). Hence, I made him wear blouse with cravat, the sleeve garters (no tbh actually I just want an excuse to draw him with sleeves garter) and tailored suits. Just like Newt Scamander-ish image. Drawing him is fun, though admittedly, he’s the hardest one to draw. I don’t really used to have kiddos with mature facial face HAHAHA so whenever I draw him, I pay extra attention… and hence, that’s probably why I rarely draw him, welp. His hair actually derived from Physics’ hairstyle, but I want to avert it by giving a wavier look and other stacks of bangs. I try so hard, spare me. At first, I was kinda worried whether he would resemble Physics, just like my concern about Tilla and Geo, but the more he is shaped on his own, the more I can make him different from Physics, and I’m glad for that. Color-wise, I like how these two blend, tbh He was a half-blood at first, but after getting some ideas about his background story because truthfully, I stuck at writing him and revamp him, he becomes a one-eight giant for a reason. Admittedly, it makes me easier to write him and figures his personality. That also explains on why he has unusual hair color. NameSince Bayu was derived from a deity’s name (Vayu) and Mishka basically a corruption of archangel’s name (Michael), so I want something hhh celestial? Divine? for him to complete those two. Theodore was my first choice for his name. I was quite okay with the name, but I was kinda feeling something not really clicked. Probably due to the fact that I hadn’t even think about his background and where would he come from, considering the remaining three schools are still in obscurity. Yet, despite that, I still want to keep the name, especially the Theo part—since that’s where the motif lies; but I was unsure with the substitute. Then one day, when I was minding my own business as usual, I happened to look at my pupil’s name, Tadeo, on the LINE. Thinking that the name is kinda unique, also remembering some days ago I just watched an episode of Daria where she should babysit two kiddos and one of them named Tad, curiosity then got to me to look up about those names. And that’s… my encounter with the Thaddeus name. I like how it sounds. I like the meaning. It also has Tad/Teddy as the nickname, just like Theodore. I’m sold. For his surname, I always want to start it with a X letter, considering Thaddeus sounds Latin/Greek, so I went along. Xaverius was my first choice, only to be scrapped because of the strong religious image. I want something a bit neutral, and I chose Xanthos in the end. It’s a common surname, nothing pretentious, so I was like, sure, let’s go along with that. Incidentally, that surname was also the name of a Greek doctor and minister of Health, so I kinda snigger at the meta hahahaaa… That’s it, really. Nothing much. Ah, but I also remembered some months ago when I was role-playing with my friend, I happened to found that there is a wine named Vin Santo. Said wine is used to miraculously cure the sick one, according to some apocryphal stories. And considering the name comes from the word Xanthos… and that it also has another meaning which is holy wine… I was like, hey, ain’t that you in a nutshell, Tad (laughs). Like Bayu, I usually call him as Tedi. In universe, it's either Tad or Xanthos, though. BirthdaySince they are a specifically created ensemble, of hecking course I need to make their birthday something special and significant (laughs). We already have Bayu as a Taurus, and Mish as Sagittarius; I want to reserve the special one a horoscope from water element, so here Tad, as a spare, got the air attribute. Somehow, I don’t want him to have October as his birth month, so I opt to either June and February. I kinda want to assign him with the WHO date or Red-Cross… but it does not really click. ACTUALLY… I know that I assigned June for sure. But I forgot about the initial date on the way HAHAHA and I was kinda stuck with 21 because we have Mishka in 12, Bayu in 2, then Imogen in 21. I don’t want to make him have his birthday on 1, gotta let that day as a special day reserved only for Asca hahaha and I don’t want to have two doctors share same birthday as well… so I let it the same date with Imogen instead. Besides, this date is known as World Humanism Day and being a Father Day on some countries, it fits him. PersonalityBeing the oldest, actually I wanted to make him as someone who has some kind of authority, which can make Mishka, Bayu, and Imogen looks up to him. I only thought of him as a mediator, but he has his own stance and he had a stern side. If talking in alignment, he was probably a… Lawful Neutral? Like, he does have his ethics as a doctor, but he’s also can be okay to get dirty in some context. However, back to the neutral concept. As Mishka is aggressive with his emotion, so does Bayu and Imogen… making him have a ‘strong’ quirk somehow would make the dynamic of this four difficult to tweak, since they are a bunch of stubborn and entitled bozos (laugh). So, I want to make an aversion here. He’s gentle, he’s… reserved and timid. He’s spineless (laugh). The mediator quirk is still there, but instead of, “Hey, you guys, just settle down.” It’s more like, “Hah… Hey, you guys… Can you two just settle…? Ah, never mind me…” kind of nuance there hahhaaaa. Just like Civics, in a sense. I think he’s the type who has his own opinion, He can speak of his opinion. But he prefers not too much tangled with other people business and just want to remain as a pacifist. ALSO FOR REAL, IIIIIIIIII never wanted to make him as someone saint, I mean I wanted him to be someone morally ambiguous at best because being edgy is cool (HA HA). Yet, the more I tweak him, the more I talk about him… he’s like, he’s shaping his own self to become resident saint and Mama for the bunch. In all fairness, though, Mish, Bayu, and Imogen does look up to him; not because of the authority he has, but due to his genuine niceness to others. And I also like him this way. Boi I want someone like him to maintain my mental and physical health on regular basis. However, as much as I like his saint demeanor, I still want the edgy side exist. I’m persistent. So… he’s the type of person who… yeah, sure, you’ll never see him angry, but when he does, he’ll wreck you hard, like, hard. It is also said that the kindest person usually the most yabai when being angery, so that’s the notion. Fits to his background, though. Granted, he’s not that easy to be ticked off, unlike Mishka HAHA. Relation to other kidsI want to put something badass and decent here for this four, but what I have is a less-decent draft, but at least it's them so bear with me please Since he’s the spare, I tend to group him with Imogen, as opposed to Mishka/Bayu dynamics. I even joked once that he was Imogen’s fiancée HAHAHAA which kinda makes it interesting to see how Bayu and him interact, considering Bayu’s Imogen’s ex. But I scrapped that idea because I don’t need a soap opera here. He’s still close with Imogen. From the other three, it’s probably Imogen, then Mishka, then Bayu. There is also a reason on why he’s able to get Imogen’s friendlier side, and she, in return, sees him as a kind of morality pet. However, I won’t talk about that here, heh. Their closeness is also by the forte that they are the longest one who work in the institution. His relationship with Mishka… I’ve always wanted to make them as childhood friend; hence I make their location close to each other (no joke, it only takes 5KM to the country border). But I never got that right, until I tweak his story. Basically, they know each other by face, since their mothers are friend in the community. But they become friends for real after get closer from a championship, and then become corresponding friends. I think of their friendship as a loose one, but still good and decent to each other. Lastly, with Bayu, I think he knows him from Mishka. They are working colleagues, at best. But probably click to each other when talking about their job or children. I also want to connect him to one of the kids, so it’s not only Mishka with Kay. I wrote a throwaway remark about Phillia and her professor once in the interview. Realizing it can be a material to connect him to her, I made him as Phillia’s professor—an interim one, though. This is, somehow, what I can say as a means to save both of them (because I always stuck on writing this two HAHAHAA). I also want to give Phillia more relations, so I think… she can work it out with Tad. Their dynamic in a way reminds me to Reli/Civ, by being a mentor and mentee. End noteCome to think of it, the reason on why I’m that persistent to give him an edgy side under his goody persona probably because I’m never good with the characters who are reserved, timid, and has low self-esteem. I’ve written it once, in Phillia entry, that I tend to overlook this kind of kiddos. That’s also one of the reasons on why I rarely dig Tad up and focus more on the other three.
However, after seeing him all these years… Getting positive notes and feedbacks about him… I feel like I can learn to love him with what he is, with his meekness and all. Of all the kids with this kind of archetype, I can say that Tad is the first one that I take seriously. I’m glad I can talk a lot about him, because honestly, I didn’t know what to talk about him initially. Being able to love him, I hope I also can be able to love other kiddos of mine with this archetype too, in a better way. Comments are closed.
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