Deems Regiland Mendel | ||
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| Sex | Male | |
| Age | Mid-to-Late 40s | |
| Birthday | October 3, 1981 [2014] | |
| Height | 5'7" (171 cm) | |
| Weight | 161 lbs (73 kg) | |
| Sexuality | Bisexual-in-Denial (♀ lean) | |
| Occupation | District Judge. Later Unemployed | |
| Religion | Barely-Practicing Protestant | |
Symbolism | ||
| Tarot | I: The Fool | |
| MBTI | ESFP-T (Entertainer) | |
| Archetype | The Hero | |
| Alignment | Chaotic Neutral | |
Conditions | ||
| PTSD | ||
| Social Anxiety | ||
| Depression | ||
| Shellfish Allergy | ||
"Oh, Deems, you’re so smart and handsome~." - Deems to himself
Basic Info
Whiny, overdramatic manchild who brags about himself constantly to cope with his crippling self-esteem issues. His demeanor is like a 15 year old trying hard to be a "cool" adult who does "adult" things—except he's 35. Somehow, he's a District Judge (until he loses the following election).
- Movie buff. Wanted to major in theater, but his dad wouldn't pay for a "useless degree," so he went into law instead. (He was too lazy to pay his own tuition.)
- He's super into Hollywood and famous people, and dreams of being famous himself.
- He both loves and hates his job. He enjoys the power he has as "the King of the Courtroom," but finds a lot of proceedings boring. Also, people keep criticizing him.
- Extremely gullible, paranoid, and superstitious. Trusts people he likes too much, and people he hates too little.
- Desperate for love/attention. Touchy feely. He'll place his hands on people's shoulders, shake them around, hug them...
- Power-hungry and petty. If he were a mod in a community, he'd ban anyone who criticized him.
- Rarely admits he was wrong, even about obvious of things. He will make the worst leaps of logic to justify himself.
- Exudes an aura of confidence and narcissism, but is actually really fragile and breaks down easily. Cries a lot.
- He dates a ton of women, but his relationships never last for long due to his egoism and habits of "cheating" (he thinks the more women he's dating, the better 'catch' he must be).
- Is obsessed with being "cool." Drives a motorcycle. Wears sunglasses. Tries to hop on popular trends.
- He's a loser, but tries his best to channel "jock" energy, making fun of any "nerd" stuff, like D&D.
- Similarly, he embraces anything "adult." He hates the taste of beer and cigarettes, but he'll partake in these vices just because it's "mature" and "cool." He curses a lot, because he believes it increases his "age rating" (like on TV). It's probably why he's obsessed with sex, too.
- Very quick to judge, often basing is opinions off of what people he likes would probably think.
Trivia
- Originally an Ace Attorney OC. "Judge Mendel" = "Judgmental."
- Loves animals. They don't insult his intellect, like humans do.
- He's self-conscious about his height. And his age. And dick.
Likes
- Attention
- Acting/Theater
- Blockbusters/Rom-Coms
- Chocolate/Pastries
- Power-Fantasies
- Making Collages
- Singing/Playing Guitar
Dislikes
- Being Ignored
- Being Insulted
- Horror Flicks
- Spicy Food
- Paperwork/Work in General
- His Family
- Pain
Philosophy
"I am the Great and Honorable (and also Rather Handsome) Judge Deems Mendel—but you can call me TGAHAARHJDM for short~."
Repeat a Lie...
'Repeat a Lie a Thousand Times...' Never getting any love from his new family and constantly being looked down on, Deems developed major self-esteem problems until he found a way out through a quote he read in a history book:
'Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth.'
With practice, waving off his faults with lies helped him cope with his inferiority complex, but his over-reliance on it turned it into a sort of drug, making it impossible to stop without going through horrifying withdrawal that left him contemplating suicide once more. Instead, he fell deeper into his delusions of grandeur, making up increasingly ridiculous excuses as to why he ever failed at things, eventually becoming the bombastic man he is today. But buried deep under all of his narcissism lies his true personality: a shy, miserable, fragile man who just wants to feel like he matters to someone.
History
Earth Canon
Deems was born to a coddling mother and strict father, but a well-rounded childhood is the last thing he received, as they both went to extremes. His father, tired of being the breadwinner only to have his wife 'ruin' his child while he's at work, eventually divorced her and remarried another woman with similar child-rearing tastes. Meanwhile, Deems' co-dependent mother went into a deep depression after the divorce and eventually committed suicide.
From then on, young Deems was raised in a strict house, always being surpassed by his prodigy step-sister. Not used to the sudden change, and unable to handle his crippling self-esteem problems, he started assuring himself he was perfect and any mistakes he made were someone else's fault, and while it was the best coping mechanism he had, he eventually grew dependent on it.
Thus, Deems turned into a delusional narcissist, trapped within his own vainglorious castle. Cracks occasionally show, but only someone truly getting close to him would be likely to break his facade completely.
Deems' passion was always acting, though his father refused to pay for college for what he considered a 'wasted' major, thus the lazy teen went into law instead. He started as a prosecutor, and surprisingly worked up to judge by the time he was 35. The competition must've been super weak.
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMS
FUCK YOU!
I dunno'.