Dennis

Born and raised in a beautiful Staten Island mobile home park, Dennis has never quite been able to escape the misfortune that dogs his every step. Once upon a time, he was an up-and-coming boxer with a real shot at fame and fortune; now, he's a washed up thirty-something that's hiding out in Baltimore to avoid meeting anyone who might recognize him.

Much like a poorly-socialized dog, Dennis is gloomy and distrustful of strangers. Also like a dog, his favor can be bought with hotdogs and bits of cheese. He is, at his heart, a kind person- his heart of gold is just buried deep, deep under layers of stony indifference and tough bro attitude. He's difficult to get along with at the best of times, but is a staunch ally in times of need. Despite his attitude and appearance, he's easy to hurt (emotionally) and has a very short temper.

The injury that ended Dennis' boxing career still haunts him to this day in the form of permanent nerve damage in his left arm. He struggles with fine motor control in his left hand, and still experiences pain, numbness, and tingling in that arm despite having surgery years prior. As Dennis is a "tough guy," he will never admit this to anyone, and typically just suffers through it quietly so he doesn't "look like a pussy"... though none of his friends would ever think that about his chronic pain, Dennis has some toxic ideas about masculinity that make it difficult for him to talk about his problems.

 

constants

• Color motifs are black+gold, rusty red, and dark brown.
• Thematic motifs are precious metals, gemstones, glowing coals, chickens/roosters, rabbits/hares, thorns, chains, and mining gear.
• Where applicable, other versions of Dennis will have branched horns (with the left horn being cracked/broken), an injury to the left arm (or front left leg, in the case of feral species), and stunted/damaged wings.
• All versions of Dennis must have bold, thick, almost rectangular eyebrows.

 

Trivia

• Dennis is mildly hyperopic. He has glasses, but despises being seen with them, and almost never wears them.
• He performed abysmally in school as a kid, but is smarter than his grades would indicate. His failures were not entirely his own, despite what he might think.
• Dennis has great intuition, but terrible luck. He will never win any kind of raffle, chance game, or other luck-based activity.

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