Dagda Oman | ||
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Basics | ||
| Sex | Male | |
| Age | 40s | |
| Birthday | April 14 [2022; finalized 2024] | |
| Height | 5'10 (178 cm) | |
| Build | Lanky side of average | |
| Sexuality | Straight (Or Biromantic Asexual...) | |
| Occupation | Bartender | |
| Religion | Protestant Christian (his wife tells him to be; he doesn't really "get" it) | |
| Themes | - Poor parenting (parent) | |
| - Sometimes, words are necessary for others to understand you | ||
| - Passiveness/inaction hurting others | ||
Relationships | ||
| Wife | Harriette Hellinger (1 year older) |
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| Father | Ofric Oman (33 years older) |
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| Daughter | Iðunn O'Mann (17 years younger) |
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| Daughter | Anne Oman (19 years younger) |
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| Older Brother | Absit Oman (1 year older) |
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| Older Sister | Evelyn Oman-Ohno (7 years older) |
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| Nephew | Felix Oman (28 years younger) |
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Symbolism | ||
| Motifs | ? | |
| Tarot | ? | |
| MBTI | ? | |
| Archetype | ? | |
| Animal | ? | |
| Flower | ? | |
| Alignment | True Neutral | |
Conditions | ||
| Autism | ||
"...Tastes bad." *Proceeds to make another horrible mixed drink*
Basic Info
Dagda is a man of few words, and even less thoughts. People sometimes figure he's sagely due to his normally blank expression and calmness, but once they actually hold a full conversation with him, they realize he's just not all there.
He means well, but due to a lack of understanding of societal norms, he can come across as selfish or hurtful, as he did with Absit for many years. He's also very lazy.
- He doesn't understand societal norms at all, and thus can be taken as being very rude, telling people to do stuff for him. [More under Philosophy.]
- He enjoys mixing things together, which is why he became a bartender, but outside of people telling him exact orders, he's terrible at mixing drinks, having the worst combinations. He'd probably mix milk and soda, because he'd find the consistency interesting.
- He's very lazy and often pawns his daughter, Idunn onto Absit to take care of. He is a bad father, but mainly out of ignorance.
- Absit is his favorite person ever, even more than his wife and daughter. He loves how nice and helpful he always is, though he abuses this kindness without realizing it.
- He doesn't like conflict, but his bluntness often causes fights.
- Despite being a bartender and liking to mix drinks, he doesn't like the taste of alcohol. He does like trying different alcohol combinations, only to dislike it every single time. He's weird.
- Part of the reason Idunn is such a menace is surely due to his parenting, though his wife is the opposite: too strict.
- He grew his hair out because Absit did while in college, and he wanted to copy him. He was disappointed when Absit cut it.
Trivia
- He accidentally got his wife pregnant out of wedlock, which is why they married so young (Dagda 17, Hariette 18).
- Until Dagda's wedding, Absit figured he hated him, just like the rest of his family. He's surprised when he's invited to the wedding, and his wife, Beatriz, tells him he should design an outfit for him as a gift. He gives him the gift, and only then learns that all this time, Dagda looked up to him. They reconcile and are on decent terms from then on, though Dagda still abuses Absit's kindness, not knowing better.
- Part of Idunn's love of "experiments" came from him. She'd watch him mix substances together, making her want to try it too.
- Name Origin:
- Dagda: Irish god of life and death, druidry, etc. Three sacred treasures: Cauldron of plenty, club of life and death, harp that controls seasons and men. Had many children and lovers. (Source: Mythopedia)
While I normally like adding puns or symbolism to names, his was mainly done because Idunn was tied to a Norse goddess, so her father might as well be tied to an Irish one.
- They should at least be friends, if they were to ever meet, though similar to Lydia and Lugubrious, Lydia is mostly just critical of Dagda and his "experiments."
Assets
- Calm
- Forgiving
- Non-Confrontational
Flaws
- Lazy
- Unintelligent
- Socially Inept
- Selfish
Likes
- Mixing "Potions"
- Absit
- Staying home
- Free stuff
Dislikes
- Alcohol
- Obligations
- Cell phones (too complicated)
- Reading (too many words)
Habits
- Telling people to do stuff for him
- Speaking in one word sentences.
- Taking as many free samples as people will let him
- Staring at people
Fears
- He fears whatever anyone else he knows fears. He learns his fears from them, figuring they know what's best. That said, he doesn't act like it's a fear; he'll just say it's scary and avoid it.
- Spiders
- Enclosed spaces
- The government
- God
Philosophy
"...Hi. Give me $20."
The worst they can say is "No"
Growing up with Absit, who would rarely say "no" to things, Dagda learned that telling people to do stuff for him was basically a cheat code to life that nobody else seemed to be doing. He doesn't understand etiquitte, so he figures there's nothing wrong with telling people to do stuff for him/give stuff to him, because if they don't want to, then they can just say "no." He doesn't know what the big deal is.
He's gotten a lot of free stuff from this "philosophy," though he's also made a lot of enemies. Whoops.
Hobbies
Mixing "Potions"
He finds the idea of combining multiple things to make something of a new taste/color/consistency fascinating, so he mixes all sorts of things together, often trying it, and basically never liking the end product, but it's not about the end product: it's about the experiment.
Sleeping
He likes how his brain makes up stories for him, just like the TV does, except it's not good at following a consistent plot. That's okay; the TV doesn't follow a consistent plot either, constantly introducing new characters and locations (aka, it changed to a different show)
Visiting Supermarkets
He likes eating the free samples for lunch. And sometimes dinner.
Playing with Idunn
Only playing, and only when he feels like it. He doesn't want to do any of that "take care of" stuff.
History
Main Canon (Earth)
Dagda was born not out of love, but out of revenge for Absit being born to a mistress. He was made as a sign of future faithfullness, by further tying Dagda's mom to his dad, not his mistress.
He grew up quite priviledged, his older sister, Evelyn using him as a tool to further bully Absit. Through this, Absit figured Dagda hated him just like his mother and sister.
In reality, Dagda looked up to his brother for being such a kind, selfless person, even growing his hair out because Absit started doing it in college. But not one for many words, and figuring Absit knew, he never told him. Absit only learned the truth after being invited to Dagda's wedding—after not being invited to his sister's a few years earlier. He was surprised, and, with his wife's goading, he designed Dagda an outfit as a gift, only then learning that all these years, his younger brother looked up to him.
The two are now on relatively good terms, though Dagda still takes advantage of Absit's kindness, to the point his daughter, Idunn, basically lives with Absit.
Fantasy
Same, except that he actually mixes potions, isntead of just believing he does. He's a white-haired elf, which makes him look even more sagely than human him.
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