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PLAYER INFO

NAME: caitlin
CONTACT: lensflares
OVER 18?: yes!

CHARACTER INFO

NAME: Jyn Erso
SERIES: Star Wars
CANON POINT: End of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
AGE: 28. Star Wars supplementary material is contradictory, and what a couple of pieces of it give as her age (21-22 around the time of the movie) doesn't really make a lot of sense. Since there's no official indication of her age in any Star Wars film itself, given the age of actress Felicity Jones when the movie was filmed, plus what would logically make sense, I'm estimating Jyn as being about 28 years old.

CHARACTER SUMMARY: Jyn Erso's life has been irrevocably shaped by the Empire and the struggle against it. A constant thread in her story is that she's been abandoned by nearly everyone she's ever loved — first when her mother was murdered by the Empire and her father was taken to lend his expertise to the construction of the Death Star, and then as a teenager by her adoptive father, Saw Gerrera, out of concerns that his rebel soldiers would discover her true identity — and thus forced to look out for herself. This has created an individual who has endured her trauma primarily through anger, and has had to fight not only for her right to survive, but also purely for her right to exist. She's intensely distrustful both of other people and of ideologies — especially ideologies; a cause, after all, has only ever brought her pain. Better to focus on what's in front of her: surviving through each day by whatever means necessary, fighting to make it happen, and all the better if she pisses off some powerful people along the way.

But underneath all of this, there's a woman who cares deeply, and wants to leave the galaxy a better place than she'd found it; there's a woman who has a tendency to act much more selflessly than she gives herself credit for when it counts. There's a woman seeking connection, who's intensely loyal to and protective of it when she does, and who's seeking the home that she's lost. And maybe, just maybe, there's a woman who believes in hope.

POWERS: No powers! She's just a normal human, with a lot of anger, stubbornness, and quite a fair bit of combat training.

GAME INFO

ASPECTS:
The Iconoclast — Jyn fits the core traits of this aspect to a T. She's an individual to the last, not conforming to what's expected of her, and prioritizing her own way that she sees fit to fight through life; she would, in fact, reject any attempts to shape her life or decisions... and probably violently. Once focused on a purpose, her resolve is unshakable. As she is a person driven by anger, she is, of course, quick to turn to it, and quick to become vengeful.

The Exalt — This may seem counterintuitive for someone who is often so distrustful of others, but Jyn tends to fight for people more than she does grand ideals; she'll risk her life in the middle of a firefight to save a stranded child, and it's the destruction of Jedha, tangible loss of life right before her eyes, that brings her to a breaking point in her own private struggle against the Empire that she cannot turn away from. Once she makes a connection, she will prioritize protecting it above all else.

ANTICIPATED FACTION: Given Jyn's general lack of trust in most people, and especially her distrust in zealous causes, I imagine that she will take her sweet time before committing to a faction. That being said, once she does make her decision, I see her allegiances drifting more toward Zenith. There's appeal in the idea of freedom that Zenith proposes — and appeal in the idea that a new world, a better world, could be made from pieces of the old. Failing all else, Jyn's allegiance could be won with an inducement; most powerfully, if she were to be offered the Shard of Galen Erso, her father, she would agree to join Zenith.

SUITABILITY: Though Jyn would never become a zealot one way or the other, she cares deeply about the people around her (even if, on first glance, she often makes a big show of appearing not to). As such, she's interested in protecting the welfare both of anyone she has a personal connection with and the inhabitants of the land as a whole. Furthermore, she's a better team player than first impressions might indicate, and would take any missions and assignments seriously. Her prior experience as a soldier, as well as the skills she's picked up along the way to survive (including petty crimes like theft and forgery), would also make her an asset on missions, depending on the objective.