respired: that's the least of all my fears (i'm a dead man walking here)
ᴋᴏʟᴛɪʀᴀ ·sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ· ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜᴡᴇᴀᴠᴇʀ ([personal profile] respired) wrote in [community profile] axiology 2016-08-30 01:30 am (UTC)

Koltira will be about 25 years younger, which means almost nothing for the long life span of an elf--except that he'll be alive. Living Koltira is a significantly different beast than the sour murder machine you're presently saddled with: he's jovial, friendly, kind, and compassionate. He's essentially a big, good-natured elf jock. In the death knight manga, we catch a glimpse of Koltira pre-death. He puts his little brother in a headlock, teases him gently, tries to help him get a date. He gives speeches about valor and goodness in an attempt to sway Thassarian from Arthas's control. He's a Good Guy ... and because he's an elf, his ethereal hotness will no longer have the weird sheen of undeath to unsettle people looking at him. He'll just be blond & gorgeous (and very excited to talk with you).

McCree will also be shedding years, down to 17 from 37. As a teenager, Jesse McCree was part of a notorious biker gang and wanted for a presumably extensive rap sheet, given that he was an infamous sharpshooter (read: murderer) and bound for max security prison at the time of his capture by Overwatch. This version of McCree is a fresh recruit. Still cynical, still insecure, and unfortunately 100x more likely to come on to your character in the cheesiest way.

He'll be easily recognizable: he's had that Stetson and his BAMF belt buckle for twenty years, and he'll be wearin'em both, along with his revolver. No serape, though, and his body armor is Blackwatch--(para)military issue.

IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS: in between valiantly fighting these nasty insects, young McCree will investigate the barn so that he can (for the first time in his alleged cowboy life) interact with a horse. He will be bad at this. He'll also likely be trying to fill up on booze in the kitchens (illegal, and therefore desired).

Koltira, meanwhile, will be just smiling at everybody and diving in gallantly to help with bugs and kiss the palm of your hand etc. He was a warrior in life, so he's still a good tank.

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