Name: Thackery
Nicknames: Tack, Puppy (he's substantially more fond of the former)
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Faction/Race Demon - Cerberus
Personality: Over-eager is definitely an understatement when it comes to this excitable pup. Thackery is very outgoing, happy to get his name out there and sink his teeth into anything that presents the opportunity (not literally, unless you’re a Gorgon sister). He is energetic, but not hyper, and is a true Type A personality who doesn’t much care for lounging around. Luckily, he doesn’t get irritable when he grows impatient with something, instead opting to just give up and pick up another activity.
He seems to give no ******** about his social appearance, considering that he doesn’t mind who he’s seen with or is fine joining a club with negative connotations. However, the complete opposite is true: he likes to be viewed favorably by (almost) everyone (that exception is for you, Gorgons). This doesn’t mean that everyone does view him favorably...but he doesn’t let on if he knows that, or forces himself to not be bothered by it, resolving just to bulldoze through and keep trying.
He hasn’t learned that not everyone will like you simply because you hang out with them. School might be rough on him.
Family is extremely important to Thackery, more so than anything else. He always looks to hid brothers for advice, for company...for just about anything, really. He holds them in very high regard, and is quick to defend his brothers and his family name. It would be unwise to mock his ancestors, especially the legendary Cerberus who was chained as a task for Heracles, or the Cerberus in the tales that speak of banishing him from his post. Though his bark is much worse than his bite, he might make an exception in such cases.
He also has a deep-rooted possessiveness over any kind of gift given to him...it might be evolution at his finest. He does not, however, have a particular fondness for apples.
Likes: Dancing. Should the ‘party-animal’ stereotype be applied to him, he wouldn’t be too upset - he’s not focused on academics as much as he is insistent on being perceived as cool. And he is cool...right...? Right?!
He’s very fond of showing off for the same reason. This isn’t to say that his ‘showing off’ is ever particularly successful in anyone else’s eyes.
Dislikes: Gorgon Sisters. No explanation is necessary, because he could go on for hours about rumors and he-said/she-saids and family history, which could fill pages upon pages.
While everyone probably dislikes failure, it especially bothers Thackery. He hates knowing that someone doesn’t like him, hates letting his brothers down, hates feeling as if he isn’t good enough. When he mopes about these things, he would rather be locked up in his room and curled up on his doggy bed than running around to try and garner sympathy from others. It would be shameful to let them see him like that.
Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? To totally trump those Gorgon sisters!
Considering the fact that his ancestors all attended Amityville, it would be simply unbecoming of him to skip out on school.
But he would never admit that.
The reason for his attendance that he doesn't mind blabbing to everyone is that he thinks the world of his brothers, and is pretty damn determined to make sure that the rest of the world knows how awesome they are as well. He's here to uphold the family name - if not academically, he's dead-set on letting everyone know that they're the coolest cats big dogs on campus (whether or not this is actually true).
Additionally, he would like to improve upon his FEAR. As it is right now, he feels like he's summoning a puppy mill, and that is not particularly intimidating. It's hard to talk the talk when you can't walk the walk with real hellhounds instead of wimpy little hellpuppies.
FEAR: Thackery can summon hellhound illusions. He can only manage a few at a time, and even that is difficult. When one is destroyed/eliminated/disappears/etc. he is unable to recreate them, and the hellhound is gone until the next battle begins. Currently, they can only yap and snarl and are largely only useful as distractions. They do try for very minor damage, which is entirely insignificant and only serves as a failed attempt of what is possibly to come in later incarnations of his FEAR. It's nothing more harmful than being leapt upon by a puppy (i.e. EXTREMELY minor scratches at most, would not actually cause pain or break the skin/surface/whathaveyou).
He hopes to improve these into something more badass so this whole 'puppy' nickname thing doesn't stick.
Natural Ability: Shapeshifting. Thackery's other form is a black dog. He retains the bone-like additions on his arms, the purple collar, and his key. He only has one head, of course, and is quick to point out that the Cerberus of legend didn't actually have three heads - there were just three of them, seemingly attached to the hip, much like he and his brothers!
He does not appear particularly threatening in this form, and is playful more than anything.
