4,365
edits
Clovis Bray I: Difference between revisions
→Personality and traits
HouseofBlack (talk | contribs) |
HouseofBlack (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 72: | Line 72: | ||
Toward the end of his life, Bray appeared to suffer from megalomania and delusions of grandeur, with his diary entries proclaiming his intent to become the "LUCA", or Last Universal Common Ancestor (a term borrowed from biology), of all future human interstellar civilization. He saw his family as only being relevant insofar as being extensions of his will, a trait seen in psychopaths. | Toward the end of his life, Bray appeared to suffer from megalomania and delusions of grandeur, with his diary entries proclaiming his intent to become the "LUCA", or Last Universal Common Ancestor (a term borrowed from biology), of all future human interstellar civilization. He saw his family as only being relevant insofar as being extensions of his will, a trait seen in psychopaths. | ||
According to his own notes, Bray apparently had an antipathy toward women. This, combined with his megalomania, may have prompted his decision to donate his own mitochondrial DNA to his children in lieu of their mother's during their embryonic development. He was also obsessed with micromanaging his family line, and seemed to resent his adopted granddaughter [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]] over her genetics, though it's unclear whether this is outright racism or simply rejection of non-Bray DNA. Further, he resented his grandson, Alton Bray, as he found his genetics "useless" and only used him to act as a troubleshooter and administrator for his company, hardly acknowledging him for anything else. Despite his desire to become an Exo himself, Clovis I would spin up several instances of the same person's exomind to further study the exact ways in which they inevitably died suffering, suggesting a lack of empathy or regard for ethics. | According to his own notes, Bray apparently had an antipathy toward women. This, combined with his megalomania, may have prompted his decision to donate his own mitochondrial DNA to his children in lieu of their mother's during their embryonic development. He was also obsessed with micromanaging his family line, and seemed to resent his adopted granddaughter [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]] over her genetics, though it's unclear whether this is outright racism or simply rejection of non-Bray DNA. Further, he resented his grandson, Alton Bray, as he found his genetics "useless" and only used him to act as a troubleshooter and administrator for his company, hardly acknowledging him for anything else. Despite his desire to become an Exo himself, Clovis I would spin up several instances of the same person's exomind to further study the exact ways in which they inevitably died suffering, suggesting a lack of empathy or regard for ethics. Due to actions towards his own family, most of the Bray Family had nothing but contempt towards Clovis but they couldn't oppose him due to his status and power as head of the corporation. | ||
Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. | Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. This shows that Clovis had a complete inability or refusal to accept that he made a mistake or be willing to take responsibility for them. Even when his Exo experiments led to the death of his own son, Clovis refused to acknowledge that it was his fault, instead finding ways to blame others. | ||
In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | ||