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Name: Mel
Are you over 18?: Yep
Contact: theangstmonkey
Other characters, if any: Apping Sora from Kingdom Hearts too

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Character: Kerry Eurodyne
Canon: Cyberpunk 2077 (with some supplemental info from R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk games that 2077 is based on)
Canon point: Post-canon, with a romanced Nomad V who chose to keep his body and stay in Night City
OU or AU?: OU
Age: ~80, though it's important to note that age is different for the wealthy in Night City. Kerry has expensive implants and access to cell regeneration technology that keeps him feeling and looking younger than he is.
Species: Human, but augmented with cyberwear

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Disposition:

Musically Talented/Creative: Kerry has a need to create and play rock music. He has been making music since he was a rebellious youth when he was a member of the famous band Samurai. He wrote several of Samurai's most beloved songs. After Samurai, he built his career based on his own talent and drive. He became one of Night City’s most famous music artists. Music was always important to him – it’s in his soul. When not suffering a creative block thanks to depression, he is always writing music in his head. It’s how he processes his trauma and emotion. It's lifeblood and catharsis all in one.

Driven: While Kerry's infamous bandmate Johnny Silverhand cared most about getting a political message out there, Kerry cared about the music and building a career around it. He cared about fame and attracting large crowds. He cared about people hearing his music, even if it meant signing up with a corporate label. He was driven to make a name for himself and to prove that he could do it, even without Johnny. Now that’s he’s finally made it, he feels like he must fight to stay at the top. His drive still fuels him. He doesn’t want to fade into the muck of the city. This drive even pushes him towards violent action when he feels threatened—though he tries to never physically hurt anyone. Finding himself in a place where no one has heard a single note of his music isn't going to sit well with him.

Selfish: Kerry is the first to admit that he has selfish tendencies. He prioritizes his needs and wants above others, even including his own children and romantic partners. He’s set in his ways and used to getting what he wants. This means he can be self-centered. Because of this, he can tend to overlook stuff going on with other people too. He doesn’t want to be like that, when called out on it can get defensive, but it is something he struggles with.

Haunted: Kerry has his internal demons that he fights against. He questions his identity and worth. This is something he actively struggles with and the main thing he’s introspective about (as described below). He’s dealt with some shit, including fighting in a war, being kidnapped, being attacked, and, perhaps the most traumatic of all, being in love with Johnny Sliverhand. Thanks to V he’s dealt with that last one in a way the last 50 years haven’t let him, but there are still plenty of other scars that fuel his darker habits. This is what causes his depression and drives him to some of his worst habits. He’s got shit that he deals with not always in the best ways, but sometimes he manages to process his trauma in a healthier way.

Introspective: Kerry has over 80 years of regrets and traumas to fuel his darker days (as described above). When something traumatic happens to him, he tries to take the time he needs to process it. He speaks of going back to the Philippines when he needs to reset. He has a guru he goes to see every few years. He takes care of his "spiritual needs" and takes time to consider his life. Recently, meeting V has given him another reason to think over his life and what kind of man he has been during it. Kerry doesn't like everything about himself but he’s trying to be better. The main way he expresses that is his music, but he isn’t opposed to sitting around and philosophizing with someone he cares about.

Reformed Rockerboy: A rockerboy is a revolutionary, someone who uses music to spread an anti-corporate message. Samurai was THE rockerboy band at its height. Some of the rockerboy lifestyle – where you party all night, drink all day, do all the drugs you can get your hands on, and fuck up the people who cross you – Kerry loves. His music still has heavy anti-corporate messages, though with a much more polished sound than Samurai. Kerry has done some wild, chaotic things – even in his old age – but recently he’s made the choice to put that part of his life aside. He’s still gonna drink, smoke, and take illicit substances, but he promised no more “mayhem” or “shady schemes.” He has mostly settled into a domestic life where the most reckless thing he does is toss his phone on the lawn when his manager calls or binge-watch too much reality tv. He wants to have a quiet life where he can make music and enjoy his days, but there are some things, some flames from his past, that could bring out that chaos again.

Under pressure: Right away, the main thing that is going to stick in Kerry’s craw isn’t the whole different reality/world thing. It’s that no one will know his music. He’s going to hate that. Once he knows for sure there's no way home, he's going to want to fix that as soon as possible. He'll want to play and find a way to get people to hear his songs here. He didn't crawl his way out of obscurity just to find himself square back in it. Kerry will want to get back to NC once he can, as that's where his life and career are, but while he's stuck here he's also going to be very focused on making music and a name for himself with it.

When things get less slice-of-life around these parts, Kerry might fall back into the more chaotic reactions he promised to leave behind. He isn't much of a physical fighter, as he prefers to fight with his music or attorneys. But he will, for example, blow up a van filled with a rival band's equipment when he feels threatened. If Kerry’s loved ones are threatened (be they canon mates or CR he's gotten attached to), he's not above fighting to protect them. He can get pretty violent and heated when pushed far enough. Though Johnny claims Kerry prefers not to fight his own battles, even Kerry knows that sometimes mayhem is the correct answer.

Special note: If Nomad!V is accepted into the game, Kerry will also be pretty obsessed with trying to find a way to cure his condition. He does not want to lose V and the ticking time bomb that is V's dying brain will drive Kerry towards working with any medical/magical solutions that might heal his lover.

Condition upon arrival: He's a mostly healthy dude. He seems anywhere from 40-50 years younger than he is. I say "mostly healthy" because he smokes, drinks, and does drugs. He has implants that mean those don't ruin his body as much as they would otherwise, but he's still got his vices and addictions. He'll be looking to continue to fuel them once he's here.

Abilities: Kerry was born as an average human with above-average musical talent. He has skill with writing and playing hard rock. He knows how to play a couple of instruments, though he focuses mostly on the electric guitar.

Kerry has remarkable fortitude. As described above, he's dealt with some shit but he hasn't let it slow his career down. If anything, it helps fuel his music. He has his own demons but he hasn't given up on his dreams. He does sometimes feel pretty depressed and can suffer a mental block that can be extremely frustrating but being a rockstar means picking up the pieces and going to the next show.

Finally, Kerry is augmented with cyberwear. His augments are about prolonging his life, increasing his musical talent, and keeping him young. He has some fancy golden vocal cord implants that help him get better pitch and variety in his voice as well as protect his voice in the long term. He also has Kiroshi Optics eyes that give him the ability to scan people and his environment. (They also give him bright blue eyes with a ring of gold around his iris.) He mostly uses these for safety, so he can scan fans that might be dangerous. His implants can also interface with fancy tech back home, giving him control of IoT type luxury items, but chances are that won't be as easy here to hook up here.

Inventory: At the end of the game Kerry's on his way to the studio to finish recording his new album so he will have: 1 electric guitar, a loaded pistol strapped to his hip (everyone in NC is armed, no matter what they're doing), 1 pack of cigs, 1 lighter, the clothes on his back, and all the expensive tech in his body.

Gembond: Ruby

Gem Location: At the bottom of his golden vocal implants. You can see what those look like in this picture.

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Sample: Here he is on the TDM

Notes:

Here is an example of his music:


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