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Name: BG
Contact: PM/fireduck
Timezone: PST
Over 18?: Yes
Other Characters: Zhou Zishu and Song Lan


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Character Name/Alias: Trowa Barton
Character age: 19
Canon: Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing
Canon point: 3 years after Endless Waltz

History: Trowa Barton Wiki Page. Please note that I do not consider Frozen Teardrop to be canon, so anything relevant to that should be ignored. To that end, here is a summary:

Trowa first went as No Name when he was picked up by a mercenary group. He was taught how to fight, pilot mobile suits, fix them up, and cook. When he was about ten, he met a girl around his age named Midii Une, who he eventually uncovered as being the reason his mercenary group kept being ambushed and eventually killed. Due to their similarities, he decided not to kill her; though he destroyed the transmitters she carried with her before leaving.

He went to space after that, and ended up as a mechanic for the Barton Foundation, and worked on building the gundam Heavyarms; a machine he grew fond of. When Trowa Barton, the son of the Foundation's leader, was assassinated in front of him to stop the plot to drop a colony on Earth, he revealed himself and volunteered to take the older man's name and spot as the pilot of the Heavyarms. The mission was altered to prevent the colony from being dropped, and he was sent to Earth to attack OZ.

Through various battles, Trowa met the other teenagers who piloted similar mobile suits. He made his home base at a traveling circus, which gave him a good cover and allowed him to keep moving. One of the performers, the knife thrower, thought of him as a younger brother (it is quite possible they are related), and kept him from self detonating just to destroy some OZ soldiers.

Trowa eventually left Earth again and infiltrated OZ during their campaign to free the colonies from the Alliance as a colony volunteer. During this stint, he impressed Colonel Une by his dedication and ability to both think, and follow orders.

At the end of his time in OZ, he lost his memories due to a mobile suit battle against Quatre. He was rediscovered eventually at a circus he'd been in before, and was convinced to return to battle even without his memories, to protect his 'sister', Catherine. Eventually his memories did return, and he helped end the Eve wars.

He returned to the circus in the year following the wars and before the Mariemaia Rebellion (Endless Waltz), though was quick to join the Rebellion to uncover information. He was discovered quickly (as the Rebellion was funded by the Barton Foundation, of whom the founding member was the father of the man who's name he'd taken for the Eve wars). He seemed to truly turn to their side, so was not punished and taken fully into the fold.

He showed his true colors by supporting his friends as they worked to end the rebellion, and destroyed his gundam at the end along with the others.

Months passed and he took up a part time, as needed position with the Preventers (a peace keeping force run by Colonel Une), and continuing on at the circus. He was contacted in regards to a mission by one of Preventers' main agents and went to help deal with the potential threat to the peace.
Appearance: Trowa has vibrant green eyes, light brown hair that he keeps short except for long bangs which hang over his eyes, generally obscuring one of his eyes. He is thin, with the build of an acrobat. Wide shoulders, slim waist, non existent ass long legs.
Personality:
As quiet, calm, thoughtful and focused as Trowa is, those who work with him or employed him tend to trust him to keep his mouth shut on any secret he might hear. Or it was because they forgot he was even there, as good as he is at blending into the background as he does his best to avoid drawing attention to himself and can read people to the point he knows when to interject a comment, or keep silent. He tends to only say what is necessary.

He works well with animals, understanding them to the point where even lions will come up to him and let him pet them. He tends to understand animals more than he does with humans, though despite this, he's a good judge of character and has an excellent eye when it comes to figuring out people. It's his own emotions he has trouble figuring out.

He has a subtle and weird sense of humor despite being serious, making sudden comments that could be taken only as a joke in a deadpan tone. When he does laugh, it is just as sudden and does not last long (such as when Heero told him that self detonating hurts).

Trowa learned to keep his expressions and emotions subtle while he was growing up; hiding most of himself unless an event effected him deeply (example would be when Midii Une's betrayal came to light). He has a hard time with betrayal because of this, though his interactions with the other pilots has lessened that to the extent that he can and has learned to trust people. His tight guard extends to his dislike of most physical contact; rarely initiating it though he can accept it from those he knows and trusts.

He is also very artistic; he spends time at a circus (the positions there he gained through showing the ring leader the lions trusted him) and learned animal taming and training, the trapeze, tight rope (though much of this was helped along with natural talent), and displayed an ability with music by playing the flute in accompaniment of Quatre. Often he turns to music or other similar endeavors to show his inner compassion and likes.

He's a quick study and willing to learn whatever he needs to to survive and be useful. Growing up with the mercenaries taught him to be adaptable to change, though he really dislikes being alone and/or useless. If he has idle time on his hands, he looks for a way to fill it; be it researching, teaching himself something new that might come in handy, or pulling extra shifts.

For those he gets to know, he opens up a little more and honestly cares about their opinions. The other pilots, his adopted sister Catherine, even Lady Une hold his respect. When he went to self-detonate his gundam, Catherine was the only reason he found he couldn't, as she cried in his arms demanding he think about those who love him. He doesn't hesitate to go to extreme lengths to help his friends, either. When Heero decided to use his gundam in the fight against Zechs, Trowa stayed up all night modifying his mobile suit so that when the suit ran out of bullets, Heero would still have a weapon to fight with (specifically a laser sword).

When Wufei lost his battle with Treize, Trowa took the silence in stride and simply waited Wufei out until the other pilot was ready to leave the scene of the battle, then took him back to the circus where he was hiding out. Basically as support until Wufei decided what to do, without judging him.

Quatre's been a special influence from the very beginning, however. When they first met in battle, they fought. However, Quatre came out to surrender, saying they shouldn't fight each other. Trowa agreed without a word by coming out with his hands up, then went with Quatre to the desert hiding place the other pilot was using. They bonded further through music, not saying anything much to each other until the very end of that first meeting when Trowa left, after his gundam had been repaired along side Quatre's. They occasionally fought side by side after that, and even when Quatre temporarily lost sight of his real target, Trowa believed in him and didn't hesitate to sacrifice himself if that meant shocking Quatre back to who he should be. This resulted in him losing his memories, though eventually regained them. He never once blamed Quatre.

His time without memories doesn't stop him from jumping right back into the fight when Quatre (not Duo, Duo just brought pain when he was first found at the circus) told him to get those he cared about to safety. His body knew what it was doing and how to fight, and he knew fighting was the best way to protect Catherine. Outwardly, he seems to fully recover and isn't afraid of anything if it means he protects his friends and loved ones. His memories are regained when he uses Heero's gundam once again, thanks to the special guidance system installed (coincidentally, the very same system that had resulted in him losing his memories, if a bit modified since then).

He doesn't show fear easily. Case in point, when he first joined the circus he was the target in the knife throwing act. Even when he was accidentally hit, he didn't flinch or attempt to dodge. When Catherine asked why later, as she was the knife thrower, he told her "I'm not paid to dodge." The only times he seems to be terrified were when his memories were trying to come back - he'd literally start shivering in fear. Once he regained all of his memories, however, this reaction ceased.

As Trowa shows he is very adaptable to changes in his situation, being picked up by the Enterprise would surprise him, but he'd do what he deemed necessary to gain other peoples' confidence and move through the ranks swiftly. He'll hold his core self (paranoid, distrustful at first, along with what he'd been doing before arriving) hidden, though will make motions to form working relationships with everyone around him.

He values hard work and trustworthiness in those he confides in. He doesn't mind being around people who talk just to fill the air, though he also appreciates a comfortable silence. At the same time, if something is done just for something to do, he feels it is pointless. If the action is being done by someone he holds respect for, he won't stop them.

While it can't really be said he's afraid of being alone, he doesn't particularly like it either, and will seek out companionship (even if it's just an animal). Not even to talk, necessarily. Just to be around others, as he's accustomed to being with a group of people.

What did they do to end up here?: War crimes, mercenary, thief, stolen identity

Powers / Abilities:
Trowa was trained to fight hand to hand, with weapons, and in mobile suits. His aim is exceptional. He was taught how to take care of himself and whatever was his responsibility - whether that was another person, or just his mobile suit, he knew how to do both. This includes a great deal of mechanical knowledge and ability to fix most machines he’s come in contact with before. He’s a good pilot, both of mobile suits, and other vehicles.

He demonstrated agility and flexibility to the extremes of being able to leap onto a clothes line and balance easily before walking off. The skill to walk on catwalk rails was self taught, combined with that natural balance.

He has an affinity with animals, easily getting them to trust him where they wouldn’t otherwise allow a stranger close to them. This affinity transfers over to other humans to a degree, getting people to trust him or ignore him as being part of the background, so he hears things he normally probably wouldn’t.

He enjoys playing music, particularly the flute, and is fairly skilled at it. He's also a fair cook.
Inventory: Preventer uniform, issued gun, six throwing knives
Samples: TDM, TDM thread