he said i was his friend

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Name: randy Age: 27 Contact: chiefbeef or private message! Timezone: EST Other Character(s): re-app! see old app here

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Name: Stephen Strange
Door: Too weird to live.

Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Canon Point: post-Endgame

Age: 40ish
Appearance: see here

History: via MCU wiki
Personality:

When people first meet Doctor Stephen Strange their first impression is usually one of overwhelming arrogance. He's lofty at the best of times, generally overconfident in his good looks, skills, and his ability to quickly learn what he doesn't already know; he's less interested in people than he is in solving problems and bettering himself, which means that if his interest isn't immediately held or if he has better shit to do, he can come across as incredibly rude. It also doesn't help that owing to the esoteric nature of his life he tends to assume other people don't know what he knows, which serves to further distance him from other people and highlights a lifelong pompous streak. Stephen Strange used to know for sure that he was better than other people, and while he's been gradually humbled over time by loss and responsibility, old habits die hard.

Stephen is sometimes kind of a dick. He's curt with people, direct often to a point of tactlessness. He loved brain surgery because it made him an incredible problem solver, someone whose thirst for knowledge could be used to master the body and brain and their nuances, someone who was often needed to resolve complex issues in a pinch—not because of any particular inclination to heal or help or even be with other human beings. Surgeons are said to be control freaks, people who see the body as a puzzle to be solved, and Stephen still hasn't shaken this perspective entirely. Between his new responsibilities and his sense of profound loss upon becoming master of the New York Sanctum, Stephen is never in a hurry to curry anyone's favor, especially since he always thinks he's right.

Just because Stephen has withdrawn somewhat from the world of fun and making a cool six-plus figures a year doesn't mean his life is without some light and adventure, though. Stephen loves magic, that much is clear: he's every bit as passionate about his craft as he was about neurosurgery. He also has a strong sense of duty, not just to his deceased mentor but to the world at large, having sacrificed his life literally thousands of times (each of which he remembers) to save the planet. By the time Infinity War rolls around it's clear that this sense of duty has started to overwhelm all else in his life, to a point where he plays a fundamental role in orchestrating the ultimate defeat of the Mad Titan Thanos: he alone saw a single chance for victory out of 14 million and went for it. It'd probably be great if he could be less of a cagey bastard about both himself and his plans; he's approaching a point where his single-mindedness with regards to his mission can be even more alienating than his inherently dickish personality.

Those he meets off the job might get a glimpse of the person he is when he isn't just a Master of the Mystic Arts, the Stephen Strange who's retained his sense of dry humor and wit; luckier others may end up on the receiving end of his rare moments of simple compassion. But those others are usually dogs or people he's about to sacrifice for the greater good, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

Powers and Abilities:

• Magic - still a wizard, Harry! Uses ambiguously defined energy to cast magic spells that have uses ranging from combat-oriented to the mundane. He is pretty good at this. How good? Only time and a new movie will tell.


• Combat skills - Stephen is trained in hand-to-hand combat and a handful of martial arts disciplines, to relative mastery of each. It's worth noting that he became a fighter late in life, so he has limits, but he remains fit and formidable.


• Photographic memory / perfect recall - Exactly what it says on the tin.


• A DOCTOR - Stephen has both an MD and a PhD and has retained his deep knowledge of all things medical and surgical, which he can readily deploy in an emergency.

Inventory:

• Cloak of Levitation


• Sling Ring


• broken watch from his ex

Samples: TDM thread, texting thread