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Character Name: Apollo
Canon: Olympos
Canon Point: Post-canon, after speaking with Hades about Ganymede’s experience with Zeus supposedly laughing.

Background/History: Over here.

Personality: On the surface, Apollo appears… Well, frankly, how he appears depends entirely upon what mood he’s in. He describes himself as “capricious”, which is a startlingly accurate self-assessment. His mood can change in the blink of an eye, and he can go from violent and angry to amused to thoughtful in mere moments, depending on the situation.
Though all of the gods of his universe are unable to tell lies, Apollo is one of the more honest of them. He shows his annoyance and pleasure in equal measure, and when asked a question, he usually answers it instead of just ignoring it, even if his answers are unpleasant to hear. Compared to the incredibly cryptic Hades and the usually silent Zeus, he’s fairly open, even if his answers are often long and complicated. He spends a lot of time thinking through philosophy to while away the time.

Due to his own straightforward nature, he really dislikes people behaving in ways he doesn’t understand. Cryptic people push his buttons and make him uncomfortable, and people who are too stupid to realize what needs explaining irritate him. His temper is rather bad, especially in regards to not being able to understand things or feeling as though he has been insulted. When angry, he yells at the top of his lungs, demanding that the insult be corrected or taken back. This shows that although he is supposedly on a greater level than humans, Apollo somewhat insecure. He is very defensive over not being treated seriously and thinking he’s being made fun of, especially by mortals, whom he thinks of as worms.

He is, on the other hand, very fond and amused by people even more straightforward than he is. People getting ineffectually angry at him and still showing it make him laugh. He finds people who are honest to the point of naiveté endearing, as well. Due to his never-ending boredom, people like these are rare and precious to him, and he is very loyal to them, even if he tends to show it through insults and teasing.

Being a god and generally unable to comprehend many things about human life, he has almost no moral code. He has gone to the point of trying to see if he could end the world by bringing down Zeus, just to ease the tedium. He has no problem trapping a human boy in a garden alone for thousands of years just to bait Zeus and give himself something to do. At the same time, though, he is not universally dangerous, as he can sit side by side a mortal and talk to them for days without ever wanting to hurt or be cruel to them. Apollo simply does what will help entertain himself, and he does not really care about the cost of doing so.

Abilities/Powers: Apollo is a god. As such, he has a very long list of abilities inherent to his species. Like all the gods of his world, he is immortal and eternally young. He does not need to eat or drink, though he can if he chooses to. He is physically incapable of lying out loud, though he can withhold information by not saying anything at all or changing the topic. He also has the ability to read the minds of humans, though not of other gods. This ability comes from hearing the prayers of humans, but is not limited to thoughts directed solely at the gods or wishes.

He has the ability transport himself instantly to any place he likes with just a thought, and he can carry others with him, as well, provided he kiss them first. (It’s unknown why this is needed to bring someone along, however.) With a snap of his fingers, he can also make things vanish from existence, effectively killing them. With a snap of his fingers, he can also make things vanish from existence, effectively killing them. He has the ability to knock over buildings with a flick of his finger, and he can defy gravity with ease, simply floating in the air whenever he doesn’t want to touch the ground, which is often.

Because he represents the sun, Apollo has the ability to manipulate light. His specialty is creating a light so bright and hot that it incinerates its target instantly, but is controlled enough that it won’t burn anything else. He can also use it to change his appearance to look like any person he chooses, though he rarely ever does so.

Finally, he has the ability to create anything he desires, mostly is mostly weapons and jewelry, from thin air. He can just as easily dismiss them from existence, which he usually does when he bothers to create weapons for fun. He almost never uses this power, because he sees little need for material things.

Items/Weapons: Apollo doesn’t keep much, so he’ll only be arriving with his clothes and the gold jewelry he wears.