~Rise From The Ashes ~: Artists and Supporting VAs (ADDITIONAL ARTISTS STILL OPEN - More roles TBA)
Tristan Jimenez for Benji
Summary: Benji Agra is one fire-cracker of a guy you can't help but love - a half Brazilian mixed young man of twenty-two years of age, who tends to slip into his native language when he gets stressed or angered. As a super, his ability may seem rather strange - breaking electronic devices. Phones, electric mains, power generators - anything in the nearby vicinity if he so wishes, although it can slip out of his control when experiencing overwhelming emotions. He's pretty kick-ass, determined and brave. He takes risks, especially for those he loves and he may come across a cool kid, with occasional snarks and a healthy dose of pride, but Benji has a soft side and is a real mama's boy (seriously NO ONE wants to mess with Mama Agra!). He also loves kids and is a proud member of the scouts. He's resourceful, stubborn and rebellious, always having to have the last say by frying a bad guy's new phone, even when tied up. Others might describe him as a bit of soft-hearted dorky dude. Rather strangely, he is very insistent that he is a super villain rather than a hero. After all, all he does is break things (even though he'd help an old lady cross the road with little hesitation). He's high up on the list of targets for Everest, a splinter group in partnership (and occasional rivalry) with DISE, which probably can be explained by the fact his father is a higher up there. Benji is very loyal though, especially to his friends and girlfriend, Leah. He's a sparky, energetic and sassy young man who is more than willing to team up with the teens and assist in bringing the perps of such horrific illegal activities to justice.
Appearance: Arc I (Ch 4-5, 7, 12, 13)
Personality: Strong-willed, Brave, Determined, Energetic, Friendly, Good humoured, Fiery, Sassy, Cool, a lil Snarky, Prideful, Protective and Compassionate
Voice: Bright and energetic, sitting at mid-pitch. Benji should sound enthusiastic and pretty fiery with the potential to show off some snark, quips and attitude when you push his buttons. He may yell occasionally when panicked or shocked and will often curse in Portuguese under his breath. When he switches to his native tongue, he will speak in Portuguese with a light Brazilian accent. If you can manage one, we'd love to hear it!
Disclaimer: Benji belongs to the super brilliant Sushi (one of our amazing staff on this project~) As such, she will be deciding who the final role goes to, so good luck~ Placeholder artwork also belongs to the amazing Distressed_Mess on Deviantart!
[Quipping and stalling] Nngh, come on, guys. Three against one? Really? That's a pretty unfair set up right there, don't you think? You're...kinda outnumbering me here? Whatever happened to a fair fight? [Snarkily with sass] Unless... unless you dumbasses need some help with your counting? Maybe you should ask your boss for a calculator to be thrown in with your next pay cheque, or just use the calculator app on your phones...actually, that'd be kinda useless since I already fried them back there. ...Whoops.
[Cursing in Portugese after a close shave] Merda. That was a close one. I think we finally lost them, for now. [Trying to sound assertive]...In the meantime, we really should get some rest and recover our energy. We’re kinda lost in this forest, right now, so we need to find shelter as soon as we can. [Enthusiastically with some pride] Luckily for us, as well as being the organised supervillain that I am, I also happen to be an expert forest ranger. That means my survival and wilderness skills are all top notch, so we’re gonna be just fine!
[In disbelief and containing anger] Foda se! What kind of...sickening experiments are they performing here? And on innocent kids no less. There's a special place in Hell reserved for people that do shi [Quickly correcting himself due to minors being present] - uhh stuff - to kids. [Slightly unconfident] Honestly, these people are way bigger than we first thought. Like, they could give even Everest a run for their money. Which...probably means that we're kinda screwed already - [Quickly becoming optimistic] b-but there's no way that that's gonna stop me from trying to whoop their asses!
[Friendly] Oh, you’re a nature fan too, buddy? Heh, that’s awesome! [Brightly with enthusiasm] Tell you what, once all this is over and we’ve finally kicked this Doctor Viss’s - uh, Voss’s - ass, uh butt! (Ahem) Yeah, once we’ve kicked his butt and stopped all these sickening experiments then I’ll take you on a real camping trip if you want! Just the great natural outdoors, good quality camping gear, enough s'mores to feed an army and most importantly no bad guys!
[A little shaken]...Nngh...d-don’t worry, Dex. I’m fine. Just got a bit...startled. Anyway, we should really keep moving before they -- [Defensive] No, I was not scared! Not much, I-I mean (ahem). [Putting on a more confident exterior] Supervillains like me are never scared! [Slight Pause, before quietly admitting] ...A-Although the dark can be pretty frightening when it leads to a full blown power cut. Downside of having the ability to break any and all kinds of electronics, I guess.
Hi Tristan! Thank you so much for auditioning for our project, it means a lot to us! :D First off, you've got a really nice distinctive voice , with crisp quality and pretty professional sounding too, so nice job for that! :D As for your audition - I enjoyed it a lot! Especially line 3 - that was just glorious, you could really hear his anger and determination which was really really cool! Line 4 was nice and soft and friendly, which was great :D Line 5 I wanted to hug him at that moment, so that was really nice. It really made me stop and think how Benji's power must affect him in daily life and even the little things that come with it so that was a nice touch - and the whole delivery was really nice, plus the Portuguese curses were done great too - all in all a fantastic audition, well done! Only bit of feedback would be to up the energy and enthusiasm in line 1 and carry a sense of nervous energy like he's internally crapping, but outwardly playing it cool and casual. The decision is down to Benji's creator and whether she thinks your tone is a good fit for her boy, but I really enjoyed your audition regardless! Thanks so much again Tristan and take care for now! :)
Thank you so much for the feedback and criticisms, I really appreciate it! Have a great rest of your day :)