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Ezra Bell - END RUN

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Name: Ezra Bell
Age: 22
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 210 lbs
Home Town: Lavender Town, Kanto
Military Faction: Sp. ops.
Extra Items: B/W picture of his frenz, his wedding ring
Likes: jokes, pranks, complicated science brouhaha, spam, his wife
Dislikes: eating with chopsticks, people with no sense of humor, bug Pokemon

Yes, he is related to Riley. [link] Also, Ezra has BEAR HANDS. Yup.

BACKSTORY
Ezra wasn't always the cheery laid back bear that you see snoozing in the corner. He used to beat the absolute crap out his his classmates when he was little. He had an obsession with being the strongest and being the boss...that was, until Ezra got into a scuffle with the wrong crowd. Clearly outmatched, Ezra was at the mercy of several older kids who didn't know when enough was enough. Luckily, one of his classmates was nearby and experienced some common sense deficiency and jumped into the fray like a deranged Mankey. Of course, his aid made absolutely no difference and both boys wound up pretty bruised and bloodied up.

Ezra was shocked to see the proverbial class nerd, book still in hand, looking back at him with a toothy grin. You know you must have been losing pretty horribly when the skinny shrimp who skipped several grades because his brain is a virulent rippling hoofbeast of knowledge decides to play with the angels to spare you another broken rib. From that day on, the two formed some sort of boyscout alliance by conjuring creative pranks that ranged from tricking local pokemon into snares or unleashing several weedles into the classroom.

It wasn't long until Elliot introduced Ezra to his whacky spirit mongering family, which inadvertently led him to meet one of Elliot's medium-in-training buddies - Faye Solis. Faye was a home schooled girl and would often play with Elliot at the temple while their mothers attempted to converse with the spirits. Although she was being groomed for becoming a "spirit sputterer", she preferred pestering Ghastlies and doing grave stone rubbings. That day when all three communed in the Dapper's kitchen, the circle was complete and it resulted in the birth of Lavender Town's worst trio The Cutie Mark Crusaders The ... well... they kept changing their gang name so really, we'll just call them Snargalafgh.

Ezra spent every day with his friends, placing bets on who would be the tallest (him), the fastest (Faye), the strongest (him,) the smartest (Elliot) and so on and so forth. As they grew older, Ezra felt that he was some sort of third wheel as a stronger connection between Elliot and Faye grew. It was awkward for him to hang around them, but he didn't have any other friends. Despite the aforementioned third-wheel-ness, Ezra accommodated his role, so that the transition of three friends to a couple + the destined best man at the wedding went smoothly.

Sadly, the goofy and insouciant nature of the group was not meant to last. Faye and Ezra noticed that Elliot was changing before their eyes - from the increased white hairs on his head to his deteriorating sanity. Ezra couldn't stand not knowing what was driving his friend mad and collaborated with Faye to reach a solution. Soon, Faye overheard Mrs. Dapper boasting about Elliot coming into a powerful 6th sense and how spirits just flock to her son. Faye realized that the spirits antagonizing Elliot were extremely hostile and immediately dragged Ezra into communing with them to leave Elliot be. They even offered to let the spirits give them nightmares for the rest of their lives if it meant leaving Elliot in peace. Of course, the deal didn't work. It only made things worse... which ultimately led to the cataclysmic life-changing event on behalf of their friend.

Although Faye tried to make things work with Elliot, he gently broke it off. Their breakup shattered Ezra. Although the third wheel curse was lifted, he wasn't overjoyed. In fact, it obfuscated the group into a state of suspended awkwardness. He couldn't stand things the way they were because no one was happy. Ezra tried everything in his power to patch things up between his two friends and, although he had some success, their relationship wasn't as strong as before. Still, they were able to function and have a bit of fun... until, you know, a lingering spirit decided to crash the party.

As years went on, Ezra began to develop an attraction to Faye, which was reciprocated. The two tried to resist it, out of respect for Elliot, but trying to hide something from him was like trying to keep an O- girl from a flock of mosquitoes. Elliot knew he could never be who Faye deserved, he stepped back and kinda indicated that Ezra's entire plan to defy his inherent attraction to his ex was an overwhelming lousy idea. To put it into familiar terms, Elliot kinda shipped them.

When news of a potential war began polluting the papers and stations were starting to recruit soldiers, Ezra found himself constantly advised to sign up. He was tall, strong, healthy, and his years reading science stuff with Elliot gave him a good head on his shoulders. Sadly, there was one thing Ezra could never be, brave, and he began making plans to flee the county. He knew the moment war broke out, he'd be on the battle fields... and he'd probably die.

[Insert dramatic goodbye scene here where Ezra and Faye fled onto neutral territory and fast forward though a wedding. UGH. EZRA STOP HAVING SO MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT GOD. DAMN.]

Ezra would send letters via the Pidgey express back to Lavender Town to give his friend updates on the family life and vice-versa. Eventually, one letter was never returned, which prompted Ezra to phone the Dappers from a nearby phone booth to prevent trace-back and wire tapping. He learned that Elliot was drafted and was currently training for the Air Force. All this time, he thought Elliot was safe and years of shame and guilt caused him to take a hard look at his mistakes.

Head filled with would-of, could-of's, and should-of's, he enlisted in the Johto Army since Mauville City was slowly becoming anti-Kanto. Another reason he found important to enlist was to protect Faye. He wanted to keep the locals from antagonizing her for being born in Kanto, so he gave her a false pretense of being pro-Johto since her husband signed up to "defend the country." To this day, he plans how to intercept Elliot and get thier butts out of the frying pan and, hopefully, not into the fire.

Personality
Despite his nickname "The Lion," due to his golden mane, he'd make one crappy king of Pride Rock. Ezra is a guy you can poke with a stick for days and the most he'll do is swat at the mosquito buzzing around your head. Be warned, though, if that stick is aimed at his wife it will be crammed where the sun don't shine faster than you can say "Mudkip." He's harmless, carefree, and has a tendency to intertwine jokes in his conversations. He's also a bit... slow. Go easy on him.

Ezra does display confidence and isn't afraid to stand up for himself or for the little guy. Because he still feels guilty about Elliot, he will overcompensate and defend everyone who reminds him of his ghost-prone buddy. Strangely, he will only tell you he's from Hoenn, despite the picture that he carries around is clearly from a Kanto neighborhood... and that he wears a red shirt underneath his uniform.

Oh well, good thing he seems harmless and a bit too daft to make it seem like it's a bit of defiance. Right?



Pokemon

Adric | Unown | ??? | Levitate | ???:

Adric is an annoying little Unown who will get in your grill if it looks like you are doing something that looks... slightly... interesting. He also has a tendency to never shut up. He always spins around Ezra's head, as though bored... but one grunt said it looked like Adric is... waiting... for something? Yeah... that was a pretty crappy theory. Adric would rather watch paint dry than wait for a television set to warm up. At least something is happening when paint dries.

Adric was given to Ezra because they knew he'd have enough patience to deal with the Pokemon's bothersome nature. Also, since Ezra won't really be on the field, they figured might as well give him one of the less-useful Pokemon. Ezra tries to balance out their dynamic, but fails. Adric refuses to remain in his pokeball. There's just too many interesting things the people are doing! He just wants to know what they are up to!



baaah, I will fix the description tomorrow alongside Ezra's drawing of himself. Oye. It's 3am and I need sleep WHOOPS. I doubt much of this will make sense in the morning...
And... uh...yeah, I finally went ahead to submit Ezra... he... kinda has a role to fufill 8I

Additional Art: [link] (his first design)
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icytemporalist's avatar
Interesting... Do you know what type Adric's Hidden Power is?