Monday, 28 April 2014

Production Package - Scientist Character Profiles

Continuing on with my character profiles, I next did the Scientist characters, as two of our main characters are scientists, and there are a few others that pop up here and there in the script.

Professor William Webb: A Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, often described by his peers as ‘an explorer of no slight note’. The Professor is incredibly knowledgeable on all things related to Ancient Human History, especially ancient languages. He studies the bizarre and is very interested in the forgotten language of Rl’yehian, which he prides himself on being practically fluent in. Described as a ‘quack’ by a lot of his peers, he tends to isolate himself from the rest of the staff faculty at his university, engrossed in his own research and findings. Keeping himself to himself, he often struggles to make eye contact with other people, especially those he doesn't know. He doesn't mind talking however, especially on a subject that interests him a lot. He is ambitious, fruitful and loves an adventure, as reflected on his past days as an explorer of ancient lands and ruins. This bodes well for the two detectives as when they need his help, he is more than willing to tag along for the ride, if it means he might get a chance to see the revived cult and even the great monster Cthulhu.

Gustaf: A Norwegian student of Columbia University. He is majoring in Anthropology and is Professor Webb’s top student, thus Webb treats him as his prodigy, allowing him to help with his research in order to further his studies. With quite a thick Norwegian accent, the other characters occasionally struggle to understand exactly what it is Gustaf is saying, which frustrates the young Norwegian as he has to repeat himself on a regular basis. He seems calm and collected, but quite reserved. He mainly only talks to the Professor, who says he sees himself in him. Gustaf however, isn't very adventurous, and doesn't particularly want to head into the city where Cthulhu is attacking, but goes anyway as he wants to keep an eye on his Professor. He constantly clashes heads with Legrasse, mainly because Legrasse has a bad feeling about him, call it ‘cops intuition’. Legrasse would be correct on this matter, as when the gang goes head to head with the cult, Gustaf receives a rather drastic personality change…

Hannah: A Marine Biologist dedicated to her work. Hannah is a natural born leader, and very good at what she does. Leading a team of 4 individuals working on a major project given to them by the US Government, she is tasked with investigating unknown anomalies detected within the North Atlantic Ocean. Despite this, she has received minimal funding, and has to go out of her own pocket to rent a boat to take her to where is needed. She has a short fuse and a feisty temperament and is not afraid to speak her mind. Her leadership qualities come into play when she is taken over by the Shoggoth, enveloping her into becoming the leader of the Cult of Cthulhu.

Don: A Professional Seismologist and on the team of individuals lead by Hannah. Working closely with Hannah for such a long time, the two have developed a relationship with each other, and Don is easily able to calm her down when she loses her temper. He is second to Hannah in leading the study and is a fearless individual, not too worried at all in getting himself into danger; sometimes it’s the thrill of the job. He is calm a lot of the time and even in a troublesome situation, he is able to keep his cool and focus on whatever task he has at hand.
Nathan: A Marine Biologist who is on Hannah’s research team. A very intelligent man who knows what to do and what to look for. Very enthusiastic with his studies, and very good with a computer, he tends to be the man who stays in the control room whilst others go on the underwater expeditions.


Nizan: The final member of the research team, Nizan is another Seismologist. Essentially the same as Nathan, more of a computer geek then an out in the field scientist. He understands charts and figures presented to him in very complicated computer formats. Upon seeing the readings on his computer for the sudden storm that’s happens when on the fishing boat, he becomes very scared having never seen something like it before. He is a caring man, and fears for Don and Hannah’s lives when they recklessly decide to enter the submersible during the heat of the storm.

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