Character Meme

[chomiji]

This was from ginnyvos, who assigned me Jien a/k/a Dokugakuji (in the icon, which is by meganbmoore), Gojyo's older half-brother, from Saiyuki:

 

1. Do you like this character?
   
   I certainly do. Poor guy - it's not easy to be the older sibling in a family with a mentally ill parent.
    
2. What name/s do you call this character?
   
   Often just "Doku," because his real name is so long.
    
3. What image-color do you associate with this character?
   
   First I said "white," which is what he's usually wearing, but after thinking about it, I decided on a deep blue, reflecting his loyalty, water youkai (kappa) heritage, and sadness.
    
4. What image-song do you associate with this character?
   
   Bill Withers' classic "Lean on Me" (link for video):
   
   ... If there is a load you have to bear
   That you can't carry
   I'm right up the road
   I'll share your load
   If you just call me
   
   So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
   We all need somebody to lean on
   I just might have a problem that you'd understand
   We all need somebody to lean on
   
   Lean on me when you're not strong
   And I'll be your friend
   I'll help you carry on
   For it won't be long
   Till I'm gonna need
   Somebody to lean on ...
    
5. What blood-type do you think this character is?
   
   LOL! Really, for Western participants, a Zodiac sign might be more pertinent. I guess Type A, looking at the list on TV Tropes. And Capricorn for his Western Zodiac sign, poor guy - mostly serious, but with a side of snark.
    
6. Of all of the titles that this character appears in, what character do you like to put this character with?
   
   ... Probably Kougaiji, if anyone.
    
7. What would you want to say to this character?
   
   "Doku-san, you've done the best you could for Gojyo and Kougaiji. They're both grown men now, and you can't claim all the responsibility for yourself. Take a little of the load off your shoulders, and smile. You're a good person."
    
8. What do you want to do with this character?
   
   Invite him to a party with his best friends, serve him some good beer, and watch him chill out and relax.
    
9. Please choose 5 friends with your choice of character.
   
   I don't tag people ... please feel free to ask, and I'll give you a character!
    

Comments

[chomiji]

Well, you could be absolutely right about the blood type, but when there are only 4 categories, most of the fits won't be right anyway. (I'm A neg, just for the record.) But my gosh, I certainly wasn't thinking of the logic of real world human blood type genetics here ... I mean, they're youkai (and half youkai) ... who knows what the blood types would be?

XD

I actually did make a half-hearted attempt to see whether anyone had Doku's birthday written down anywhere, though!

Hmmm, how about Kou? Since you have his picture there?

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, I know the ikkou has canon names and bloodtypes but the rest of the cast is more dubious.