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Character Profiling

Environment and Space

Secret Lair

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Introduction

When I received this component I knew straight away it was

a strong element. Research into the Amerind people

revealed many strong and brave traits that I thought would

be extremely useful for my pool of character information.

From this I will extract the more greater physical attributes

that American Indians are regarded for to carve my

character. Because this is such an imposing component I dowant it to be apparent in my final scene so at this stage I will

create my character strongly around this information. I

would like the character to have strong Amerind traits so I

can construct the environment accordingly and I really like

the characteristics. They are very strong and imposing.

This is my research of the people of the Amerind component

to go towards my character design element of the project.

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Real People Warrior Chief

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse was a legendary warrior who served the Oglala Lakota. Born Cha-

O-He (meaning In The Wilderness) in 1845, Crazy Horse quickly gained

prominence for his courageous acts and heroic skill in battle which earned him

his legendary reputation. He was described by author Charles A. Eastman as

an uncommonly handsome man with a magnificent and imposing stature.

Physically perfect and an Apollo in symmetry but yet a modest, courteous andgraceful born warrior. His influence on the field of battle was irreplaceable

and comforting to all who served with him as his presence in The Great Sioux

War of 1876-77 was deeply appreciated. His surprise attack on US Cavalry

Officer George Crooks involving roughly 1500 Lakota and Cheyenne Warriors

was the ultimate factor to General Custers future defeat in The Battle of Little

Bighorn. Because of Crazy Horses famous victory over Crooks men, it stopped

Crooks from joining up with Custers Cavalry which then left Custer vulnerable.

Witnesses claimed that Crazy Horses performance in that battle was fierce

and he lead from the front to become the greatest fighter in the whole

battle.

No authentic photograph

was ever taken as CrazyHorse refused it.

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TactileFearless

Strong

Physical

HunterWarrior

Leader

Decisive

Tactical

Strategic

Brave

Courageous Fierce

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Real People Warrior Chief

Sitting Bull

He was the sole driving force behind the famous Battle of Little Bighorn because it was his premonition of defeating

the cavalry whilst at a Sun Dance with other tribes that motivated the attack in the first place. It was acts like this

that made many Hunkpapa survivors claim he was made the Supreme Chief of the Whole Sioux nation in 1867.

As Sitting Bull become older, he was generous and often helped out survivors of other villages who seeked refuge.He continuously refused the terms set by the US Government for him to surrender. As his people suffered more

under the tyranny of the cavalry, Sitting Bull finally gave in for the sake of his peoples preservation. A moral he

fought to keep his whole life.

After switching social sides Sitting Bull spent 4 months as show Indian for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show. He

earned $50 a week in wages and a amassed a small fortune by charging for his autograph and picture. He gained

celebrity status was transformed into a romanticized Warrior. Sitting Bull left the show in1890 to go back to village

life but shortly after was killed after a struggle to arrest him. His legacy has seen him become the subject of manyHollywood films like the 2007 Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee.

Sitting Bull was Holy man/Warrior for the Hunkpapa Lakota. He was born in

1831 near The Grand River in South Dakota. Sitting Bull was raised to be

warrior and grew up to lead his people as a tribal chief as they spent years

resisting to the US Governments intrusive policies. He regularly attacked

migrating parties and settlers to try and force the Whites to leave his

homeland. He also led numerous war parties against Fort Berthold, FortStevenson and Fort Buford from 1865 through to 1868.

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VisionOld

Tough

Fearsome

Influentialfighter

Honest

Decisive

Wise

Generous

spirited ferocious

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Night WolfFictional Character Warrior Shaman

From the Mortal Kombat game from 2011, thereis the emergence of a new character. An

Apache Shaman Warrior named Night Wolf. A

proud fierce warrior who is dedicated to the

cause of the good. He depends on his internal

and external spiritual energy to enhance his

power.

Night Wolf is completely in tune with the

spiritualistic aspect of his upbringing and is able to

draw upon this gift for things like a bow and arrow

wielded from complete spiritual energy. The

tomahawks which he possesses are empowered

with an ethereal green flame to challenge his

opponents at close range.

Night Wolf lives up to his namesake and has a special

relationship with wolves, even able to assume the shape

of one.

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My research into the characters of the Amerind people

showed me that there are certain traits that correlate heavily

with every character I researched..The three I have chosen asdirect character influences that had the correlating traits.

These are: Fearless, Spiritual, Warriors, Bravery, Leadership and

Caring to name a few

I will be using these traits to build my character as they are

very strong and give me a load of ideas. At this point Im now

thinking about having a youthful Native American warrior as

my character.