User:Danizdeman

Character Analysis: Joel Standing at 5’10”, and weighing 160 pounds, Joel appears to look like any ordinary, average Joe. However, there is a certain power that emanates from his soul, the very essence that makes him who he really is. He’s an athletic body type, with more bulk than bone. Although he doesn’t appear to be a menacing and dangerous man, Joel, a 22 year old, is perhaps one of the most dangerous men you will ever encounter. But don’t tell him I told you that. He might kill me. Joel is a very complex and intricate man with a life that cannot be interpreted easily. He was always a peaceful, well-mannered kid that was anything but tainted. Joel was the complete opposite of the “bad boy” persona. But after a certain series of events, Joel completely transformed his personality from a pure-hearted soul, to a vigilante bent on “criminal” intentions. So how did Joel undergo this intense transformation and become the man he is today? Let me give you a quick summary of his life. Joel grew up in Long Island, in one of the “more privileged” districts, basically in a wealthy neighborhood that had every privilege available to man, woman, and child. The crime rate was low, retirement pensions were high, education was top-notch, and everything was flowing smoothly. However, there was one problem that had been starting to become bigger, and more dangerous to the safety of the community. Corruption, arson, crime, poverty, etc. has been starting to become even more important factor in the community of Greenwood. And there was nothing anyone could do about it. So why was this happening? And why didn’t anyone do anything about it? The setting of Greenwood was perfect for a crime organization to infiltrate and take over. It was virtually defenseless and unprotected, without the proper crime-fighting defense structure in place. And due to the ignorance of the city council, proper action could not be implemented fast enough to prevent the viral crime activity from spreading. Soon enough, the city council became corrupted; the store owners had to start paying ridiculous percentages of profit “for protection”. And the ever growing police force was not infested with criminals that had used any “method” possible to gain what they wanted. When Joel had been adventuring in New York City with his friends, a gang “jumped” him and his friends. Bu they did more than that, while Joel was tied to a chair in the corner of a room, he watched as each of his best friends were “detached of their arms and legs” and thrown into a oven to burn. His 2 best friends, and his girlfriend were murdered. The gang had let him go so he could “increase their fame”, even though they had put masks on and remained anonymous. Joel was 15 years old. For 3 years after the murder of his friends, he had investigated into the matter, trying to bring vengeance to the psychopaths that had ruined 4 lives, including his. But every lead became a dead end, and the trail leading up to the gang’s involvement was perfectly untraceable. Joel had moved on with his life and excelled in academics and athletics, but he could never get over what happened. He was living in San Francisco now, studying for a major in psychology, and working a part time job as a martial arts instructor.

Joel had trained in MMA (mixed martial arts) 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, from a year after his friends had been murdered. He knew jiujutsu, kung fu, muay thai, kenpo, krav maga, and many other arts. He had been fighting as a vigilante whenever possible, trying to make sure that not one criminal could escape from their foul deeds. Joel has traveled the world to learn every perspective on fighting, and has been gaining a wealth load of knowledge and experience. He wanted to learn and understand the human entity, how he can manipulate it, fight it, overcome it. He was obsessed in understanding psychology, sociology, human mechanics, anatomy, fighting methods of humans…even the evolution of humans. It was his goal to absolutely know how to interpret any human, no matter the circumstance. Now let’s look at why the proper authorities could not come in and help Greenwood community. The Greenwood community had decided that they should not ask for help to fight the crime, because then the value of their real estate would go down, and they would lose a lot of money. But the crime was becoming intolerable, and they started hiring private teams to come in and help. Each team had failed, and the situation had only worsened when the crime organization had figured out about the community’s attempt at stopping them. When Joel had heard about this, he did not care. His whole life had been ruined from that one point in time, and not even a crime organization could sway him to go back to Long Island and face the horrors of his past. However, he had received a lead that the crime organization dominating the Greenwood community was the same one that had killed his friends. This was the moment of redemption, justice, and vengeance. It was like a silver platter had been handed to him. But was this lead even correct? Was the community using his weakness (the loss of his friends) to make him help their cause? Whatever the reason, Joel had to know the truth. He would make one more trip to Long Island, to get answers to his questions, and in the meantime helping to defeat the gang, at any price necessary. And there would be many surprises, shocks, and spilled blood in front of him.