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Character Info

Character's Name: Ignis Scientia
Character's Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Character's Age: 22
Canon Point: Immediately before the "Fight Back / Go With Ardyn" decision in Episode Ignis — so, around Chapter 9 of the main plotline.
Background/History: "I was simply doing my job. I have no regrets on the matter — not even now."

Strengths:

Tactician: The designated "smart guy" of the group, Ignis is more of a strategic fighter than an all-out brawler. He's the member of the group that everyone tends to look to when there's trouble afoot and they're in need of a solution; one of his late-game skills allows him to identify the variety of elemental magic that any given opponent is weak to and exploit it by chucking a magical Molotov Cocktail at them. He's brilliant, educated, and likes to see the world with "perfect clarity" — all of which allows him to quickly assess a situation and work out how to turn it to his best possible advantage. A perfectionist through and through, Ignis is serious, precise, and always happy to serve as the Exposition Guy when the situation calls for a critical eye and more than a little brilliance.

Determination: Gods help the person who gets between Ignis and his goals — most often of which is safeguarding Noctis. When the two of them are separated in Altissia after the catastrophic summoning ceremony, Ignis sets out to get back to his king's side and protect him from harm, which can involve singlehandedly retaking the entire war-torn city from the clutches of an invading empire essentially as an afterthought. He even shows the willingness to put on the Ring of the Lucii — which he knows full well stands every chance of permanently maiming or even outright killing him — for the sake of acquiring the power to defend Noctis from harm. (Also, he's willing to spend over a decade trying to perfect a particular baked good just to make Noctis happy — now that's determination.) When Ignis sets his mind to something, he's bound and determined to succeed at it, or die trying.

Loyalty: Ignis was tapped to be Noct's royal advisor at the age of five years old, and has devoted his life to the royal family ever since. In a way, his life isn't really his own; he's willingly spent his youth and young adulthood cultivating all of the skills he needs in order to serve his prince to the very best of his ability. He is a member of the Crownsguard and went out of his way to develop his own physical skills in order to be able to support Noctis in a fight and defend him when necessary; he also acts as Noct's driver, chaperone, personal chef, housekeeper, and quasi-mother when the situation calls for it, and in many ways is Noct's oldest and closest ally. He's utterly committed to the life of service he's chosen for himself (and for which he was personally chosen by King Regis himself), and takes those duties incredibly seriously.

Weaknesses:

Interpersonal Difficulties: Despite his logical and tactical brilliance, Ignis isn't always the best on the interpersonal side of things. He sometimes has difficulties with reading people's intentions, and isn't always the best at making the jump from objectively perceiving a person's behavior to discerning the thoughts and emotions that might be informing that behavior. While not outright lacking in empathy, he doesn't tend to have the range of emotional intelligence that his counterparts do, and can sometimes handle sensitive situations poorly if he fails to properly account for the other person's feelings — as in the case when Noctis is acting out during his late teen years and Ignis scolds him for it, never taking into consideration that Noct's behavior might be the result of bad coping mechanisms for his worries about his father's waning health. Even for someone he's known as long as Noctis, Ignis can struggle in situations that necessitate emotional support, and will often be found at a loss in scenarios that demand it of him.

Self-Sacrificing: To say that Ignis can be reckless when it comes to carrying out his duty to protect and serve Noctis would be an egregious understatement. In the fallout of the catastrophe in Altissia during Chapter 9, Ignis willingly accepts the consequence of being permanently blinded in exchange for the temporary power to save Noctis from harm. As he says himself, "Even if it costs my own life to save [Noctis], I will pay that price." Though he seems perfectly conscious of the fact that his quickness to martyr himself for the cause is a flaw of his, as evidenced by the fact that he can be seen apologizing for his choices in the aftermath, he also doesn't seem to regret them. He's determined to stay the course and to serve, no matter how that might put himself at risk; even after he is blinded, and struggling to cope with his inability to function within the team as he had prior to Altissia, he still insists on staying with them, regardless of how detrimental it might be to himself to do so.

Parentification: As a result of being tapped so early to serve as Noct's advisor and servant to the crown, Ignis was forced to grow up very quickly and has essentially spent his entire developmental period living for someone else. He never really had a childhood of his own, as his entire life has been spent training for his duties. He began Crownsguard training at fifteen and officially joined three years later; by the time most children are going to their senior prom, Ignis was already attending advisory meetings at the Citadel among councilors twice or even three times his age. Though he doesn't regret his life choices, it's undeniable that he matured by necessity far faster than most children, which can sometimes make him the odd one out amid the more youthful antics of his friends.

Powers/Abilities:

• Combat — Ignis is a proficient fighter skilled in lances, throwing knives, and dual-wielding daggers.
• Magic — Ignis is capable of wielding elemental magic through the use of Magic Flasks (essentially grenades of fire, ice, or lightning) or by imbuing his weapons with elemental spells to make them more effective and deadly. He also has access to Noct's Armiger, which is essentially the Lucian Royal Family's magical hammerspace for storing weapons, items, and nonliving objects, and is capable of healing the party with various skills and abilities as well.
• Gymnastics — In battle, Ignis is a highly athletic and flexible fighter, with a moveset that consists of a lot of jumping, cartwheeling, handspringing, literally kicking his daggers (why is he like this), and so on. He's also clearly got a lot of upper body strength and can effectively use a grappling hook.
• Favored by the Kings of Lucis — whether or not this is really a relevant "ability" is debatable, but Ignis is shown in canon as being capable of using the Ring of the Lucii, albeit at great personal cost. This is a rare sign of favor on the part of the Lucian Kings of Yore, as people unworthy of wielding the ring are hideously maimed or killed without being afforded the power it holds. Ignis, on the other hand (pun intended), is at least able to access the benefits of the ring in exchange for the hideous maiming thing.
• Devastating Puns — A true master of the laser-targeted precision pun strike. Incredible.

Other Noteworthy Traits:

• Cooking — Ignis is a proficient chef, having worked his way up into a certain mastery over more than a decade of trying recipes and cooking for Noctis. He tends to be inspired by new ingredients that he sees, and is enthusiastic about coming up with new recipes in which to use them.
• Driving — Being the Only Responsible One™ of the party, Ignis is the designated driver when Noctis himself chooses not to take control of the Regalia. He's also evidently capable of piloting a speedboat and presumably can drive most vehicles with some degree of proficiency. This includes being able to ride a chocobo!
• A Breathtaking Sense of Style — It should be criminal for a man to look this good. In seriousness, Ignis is probably the best-dressed member of the party and knows how to present himself appropriately in essentially any given social situation, as a direct result of learning at an early age that he needs to dress well in order to be taken seriously in the circles he moves in.
• General Knowledge — Ignis is a bookworm of the highest order and is exceedingly well-read; he's very good with random trivia and obscure facts, and tends to know at least a little bit about a whole lot of things in a wide variety of different disciplines.

Weapons & Other Special Inventory:

• Spelldaggers (on his person/in the Armiger)
• Polearm (on his person/in the Armiger)
• Cooking Utensils (on his person/in the Armiger)
• A (Limited) Supply of Cooking Ingredients (on his person/in the Armiger)
• A (Limited) Supply of Potions/Curatives (on his person/in the Armiger)
• Two Changes of Clothes (on his person/in the Armiger)
• Grappling Hook (on his person)
• Radio Headset/Earpiece (on his person, presumably nonfunctional)
• Chocobo (plucky animal companion)
• A Precious Photograph (one additional reasonable item!)

Color: Blue, please! Mostly because as far as color theory is concerned, blue is a cool color in comparison to red and yellow, and has associations with things like loyalty, wisdom, and levelheadedness.

Sample:
⚔ Awash TDM with Noctis
⚔ Texting with Prompto
⚔ Memory Share Memeing with Ardyn
⚔ Ship Prompts Meme with Noctis (note: given the meme, this prompt goes in a direction that is overtly shippy in nature, but there's quite a bit of gen introspection in there too)

[ OPTIONAL ] World Aspect: Elemancy! Essentially, elemental magic shows up in natural deposits around the world, which can be absorbed and stored in Magic Flasks to create what are essentially magical Molotov cocktails! Thematically appropriate for Awash, these deposits come in the form of fire (red), ice (blue), and lightning (yellow), and when jammed into Magic Flasks, basically allow users to cast fire, ice, and electric spells by throwing them. In the world of Final Fantasy XV, the absorption of this magic from these deposits is an ability that's essentially exclusive to Noctis, but many of the characters can be seen using elemental magic in one way or another; Ignis in particular tends to use a fair amount of elemancy in his battle style, either by tossing Magic Flasks to exploit an enemy's elemental weakness, or by imbuing his Spelldaggers with elemental magic. Giving the game access to Elemancy in some form might lead to interesting results!