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Nov. 2nd, 2015 11:34 pmPlayer
Name: Allen
Age: 27
Personal Journal: N/A
Contact: radioactivearachnid@gmail.com, RadioactiveArachnid on Plurk.
Other In-Game Characters: N/A
Character (Original Universe)
Name: Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Canon: Ghostbusters
Canon Point: Just after the 2009 Video Game.
History: Here
Personality: Ray is is described by Peter Venkman as being the heart of the Ghostbusters. And it's a pretty accurate description. For starters, he's the only founding member that isn't a sarcasm machine like Venkman and he lacks Egon's tendency towards cold logic. He's the quickest to befriend Winston, if the fact that most of the scenes Winston was a part of include him, including Winston's training, means anything. He's the most optimistic member of team, still operating Ghostbusters as a birthday party entertainer when banned from paranormal investigation, believing the company could eventually come back even after 5 years, and only engaging in the occasional bit of cynicism, like with his "ungrateful little yuppie larvae" comment.
He holds an almost childlike enthusiasm for firepoles and anything even the slightest bit paranormal, even unexplained mass sponge migrations. While not the one who came up with the idea for Ghostbusters, was definitely the member most gung-ho about the enterprise. Where other people might be terrified, or at least grossed out by ghosts, Ray shows an almost enthusiastic glee when encountering them, unless he feels he's in actual mortal danger, seen on the team's first encounter with Slimer and the almost breathless "Wow!" that was his first reaction to Gozer's appearance.
Despite his belief in the paranormal, when it comes down to actual religion he's something of an agnostic. He doesn't deny the possibility of the existence of the Abrahamic God, but would like to have proof before saying one way or another. When asked by Winston if he believes in god his response was "Never met him." This wasn't always the case, as he shows a working knowledge of biblical folklore, as evidenced by his quoting of Revelations, and once went to seminary. That said though, he does believe in the concept of souls, mentioning that touching black slime could be harmful to both body and soul. This is in contrast to Egon, who's always comment that he sees ghosts as just the manifestation of leftover psychic energy.
Despite his occasionally childlike demeanor, he's a highly educated scientist, holding at least one doctorate, and likely more. He has an incredible wealth of knowledge of the occult, eventually owning an occult bookstore during the five year period Ghostbusters was effectively inactive, and is a notably skilled mechanical engineer and inventor, having built the proton packs and restored the Miller-Meteor that became the Ecto-1. He's known to be overly technical when speaking about either subject, though not quite to the same extent as Egon.
He's a fan of comics, cartoons, and roleplaying games, having played Ghosts and Gargoyles in seminary, keeps a doll of Stay-Puft at his bedside, and according to the comics set post-game routinely visits comic book conventions.
He's an absolutely terrible liar. People can read him like an open book when he does, Venkman especially, as seen when Ray was keeping the fact that Dana was asking for their help from him. There are moments where lying might be helpful where the idea of not being honest doesn't even occur to him. Specifically, when asked if he was a god by Gozer, Ray's response was no, leading to the Ghostbusters nearly being killed.
He shows a personal preference for using people's last names, or referring to them by nicknames. In fact, in the case of the Rookie, he never even refers to him by his real name, instead using a whole host of nicknames for him.
He's a genuinely nice and decent person, quick to help those who need it, like assisting Dana even after the ban from paranormal investigation. Very few things get him actually angry, except for hurting children, messing with his friends and family, endangering the city, or blowing up the containment unit. He chewed out Vigo for trying to possess Oscar Barrett, and was the first to insult Peck after the containment unit explosion. On the flipside, while he's quick to stick up for others, he's has a hard time sticking up for himself, sometimes to his detriment. This is best seen in the way Venkman pushes him into mortgaging his parent's house, and much later, when Venkman forces Ray, by yanking on his ears, to let him come along to Dana's apartment to investigate what happened to Oscar.
In the case of the Stay-Puft incident, he feels a significant amount of guilt. He knows, logically, that if he hadn't thought of anything, Gozer would keep looking until someone chose, and that, as giant monsters go, a 100-foot tall marshmallow man wasn't the worst possible option. Still, he feels guilty that he was the one who allowed Gozer a foothold in our world, even if there was nothing he could really do about it.
Third-Person Sample: Here and here.
Mognet Sample:
This is an offer for those of you with the Ghostbusters job class. A someone who knows his way around a proton pack backwards and forwards, I'm offering a few courses on how to maintain your equipment. An improperly handled pack is a danger to yourself and everyone within a 3 mile radius of your location. Please respond if interested. If necessary, hazmat suits will be provided.
Dr. Raymond Stantz, Ph.D
Crystallis
Moogle Name: Joliet
Moogle Gender: Male
First Job: Ghostbuster
Second Job: Red Mage
Limit Break: Lady Liberty - Ray summons the Statue of Liberty, who attacks all foes on the field with a beam of light from her torch.
Name: Allen
Age: 27
Personal Journal: N/A
Contact: radioactivearachnid@gmail.com, RadioactiveArachnid on Plurk.
Other In-Game Characters: N/A
Character (Original Universe)
Name: Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Canon: Ghostbusters
Canon Point: Just after the 2009 Video Game.
History: Here
Personality: Ray is is described by Peter Venkman as being the heart of the Ghostbusters. And it's a pretty accurate description. For starters, he's the only founding member that isn't a sarcasm machine like Venkman and he lacks Egon's tendency towards cold logic. He's the quickest to befriend Winston, if the fact that most of the scenes Winston was a part of include him, including Winston's training, means anything. He's the most optimistic member of team, still operating Ghostbusters as a birthday party entertainer when banned from paranormal investigation, believing the company could eventually come back even after 5 years, and only engaging in the occasional bit of cynicism, like with his "ungrateful little yuppie larvae" comment.
He holds an almost childlike enthusiasm for firepoles and anything even the slightest bit paranormal, even unexplained mass sponge migrations. While not the one who came up with the idea for Ghostbusters, was definitely the member most gung-ho about the enterprise. Where other people might be terrified, or at least grossed out by ghosts, Ray shows an almost enthusiastic glee when encountering them, unless he feels he's in actual mortal danger, seen on the team's first encounter with Slimer and the almost breathless "Wow!" that was his first reaction to Gozer's appearance.
Despite his belief in the paranormal, when it comes down to actual religion he's something of an agnostic. He doesn't deny the possibility of the existence of the Abrahamic God, but would like to have proof before saying one way or another. When asked by Winston if he believes in god his response was "Never met him." This wasn't always the case, as he shows a working knowledge of biblical folklore, as evidenced by his quoting of Revelations, and once went to seminary. That said though, he does believe in the concept of souls, mentioning that touching black slime could be harmful to both body and soul. This is in contrast to Egon, who's always comment that he sees ghosts as just the manifestation of leftover psychic energy.
Despite his occasionally childlike demeanor, he's a highly educated scientist, holding at least one doctorate, and likely more. He has an incredible wealth of knowledge of the occult, eventually owning an occult bookstore during the five year period Ghostbusters was effectively inactive, and is a notably skilled mechanical engineer and inventor, having built the proton packs and restored the Miller-Meteor that became the Ecto-1. He's known to be overly technical when speaking about either subject, though not quite to the same extent as Egon.
He's a fan of comics, cartoons, and roleplaying games, having played Ghosts and Gargoyles in seminary, keeps a doll of Stay-Puft at his bedside, and according to the comics set post-game routinely visits comic book conventions.
He's an absolutely terrible liar. People can read him like an open book when he does, Venkman especially, as seen when Ray was keeping the fact that Dana was asking for their help from him. There are moments where lying might be helpful where the idea of not being honest doesn't even occur to him. Specifically, when asked if he was a god by Gozer, Ray's response was no, leading to the Ghostbusters nearly being killed.
He shows a personal preference for using people's last names, or referring to them by nicknames. In fact, in the case of the Rookie, he never even refers to him by his real name, instead using a whole host of nicknames for him.
He's a genuinely nice and decent person, quick to help those who need it, like assisting Dana even after the ban from paranormal investigation. Very few things get him actually angry, except for hurting children, messing with his friends and family, endangering the city, or blowing up the containment unit. He chewed out Vigo for trying to possess Oscar Barrett, and was the first to insult Peck after the containment unit explosion. On the flipside, while he's quick to stick up for others, he's has a hard time sticking up for himself, sometimes to his detriment. This is best seen in the way Venkman pushes him into mortgaging his parent's house, and much later, when Venkman forces Ray, by yanking on his ears, to let him come along to Dana's apartment to investigate what happened to Oscar.
In the case of the Stay-Puft incident, he feels a significant amount of guilt. He knows, logically, that if he hadn't thought of anything, Gozer would keep looking until someone chose, and that, as giant monsters go, a 100-foot tall marshmallow man wasn't the worst possible option. Still, he feels guilty that he was the one who allowed Gozer a foothold in our world, even if there was nothing he could really do about it.
Third-Person Sample: Here and here.
Mognet Sample:
This is an offer for those of you with the Ghostbusters job class. A someone who knows his way around a proton pack backwards and forwards, I'm offering a few courses on how to maintain your equipment. An improperly handled pack is a danger to yourself and everyone within a 3 mile radius of your location. Please respond if interested. If necessary, hazmat suits will be provided.
Dr. Raymond Stantz, Ph.D
Crystallis
Moogle Name: Joliet
Moogle Gender: Male
First Job: Ghostbuster
Second Job: Red Mage
Limit Break: Lady Liberty - Ray summons the Statue of Liberty, who attacks all foes on the field with a beam of light from her torch.
