Monday DE: You can tell by the way I walk

[bjornwilde]

 Based on a comment I saw Eric make in crack chat (bet you didn't think I was listening :p) :

What are some of your pup's mannerisms? How do they walk or talk? How about body language or hand gestures?

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[just_cant_lose]

Jim walks slowly, with swagger. Case in point:



He tends to speak laconically, drawls incessantly, and everything is laced with self-confident smugness, even when it's understated.

He's quite still in his body language, except when he's making a point/putting on a show. Like, he'll just stand there when people are getting up in his face, pointing a gun at him, or want him to act like a normal human person. Controlled is the best word for it.

He will accentuate sentences with his hands though, and add emphasis to words - and he's got a very expressive face. He rolls his eyes a lot, but also just - well, like:



Basically, he's a villain who knows he's a villain, and plays up to every physical stereotype because he thinks it's funny, and also knows he looks cool doing it.

[last_kallig]

I actually know what Ibani sounds like, because she has a voice actress! This is a sample of the female Sith inquisitor in cutscenes here.

The Imperials in Star Wars tend toward a British sounding accent to my uneducated ear.

As far as how she moves, Ibani moves like a trained fighter or a trained assassin, light on her feet, no movement wasted. She'd probably never do the traditional "hands up" gesture, because to my mind the whole hands pointing palm out toward someone is a potentially threatening gesture for a Force user. (That's because we generally see Force Users put their hands palm out to throw people with the Force or use Force Lightning.) In Milliways, I've had her place her hands flat on a table instead.

[arkadia]

Replying quickly before I have to dart out again:

Eden tends to make big, overdramatic gestures as he talks. Wide hand gestures, dramatically sulking slumping, big displays of enthusiasm, that kind of thing. If he's not talking, he'll keep his hands loosely behind his back.

When he's talking, he'll alternate between enthusiasm(!!!) and seriousness, and the former involves a lot of emphasis and overt emotion, while the latter sees his tone go entirely flat.

Yamato holds himself like someone with a lot of pride and authority -- back straight, chin usually tipped up slightly, generally un-smiley facial expression. He's very economical with his movements, and he doesn't usually raise his voice or speak very loudly, unless he's angry or he needs to make a point.

[dwellsinthedetails]

Yusuke's idle stance actually includes him doing the finger-frames thing, and there's at least one animated cutscene in the game where he does it as well.

TV Tropes notes that his Japanese is very archaic, which makes sense with his childhood, really. He's very flowery and formal in his speech.

[exiled_heir_of_the_eighth]

Sahaal speaks with a British accent, more specifically an East Midlands one. Mostly because that's where his universe comes from.

He walks quickly and precisely, like he's marching in formation. As far as body language goes, he talks with his hands a lot, but Sahaal also keeps one hand near his knife at all times. Old habits die hard.

[childofrebellion]

Cassian is contained in his movements, the only time he gestures is when he's trying to distract someone. There's a scene in canon where he makes himself seem foolish and gestures with his hands before shooting two stormtroopers. He walks purposefully and stands with a military feel and he's always paying attention to whats going on around him. His accent is Diego Luna's Mexican accent which translates in Star Wars verse to being from the Outer Rim.

Quentin is all long limbs and elegance as he's a teenager but his race of fae are known for their grace and he's been trained in court life since he was a child. When he has the chance, he loves sprawling on couches but there's always a sense of nobility in how he moves. He has a slight Canadian accent.

I finally finished my fact-checking and added some new icons and a sandbox post. Its been a good Labor day.

[i_am_your_host]

I picture Emcee's natural walk to be a kind of light-footed glide, sort of like an alley cat. Of course, he can strut and sashay depending on his mood and occasion. He also lounges like a cat, boneless and graceful, and I often describe his expressions as feline. I tend to think that he enunciates well because English isn't his first language, though I'm moving him slowly towards using contractions more often.

Pam walks with the purposeful elegance of a murderous supermodel. She's very poised and doesn't make unnecessary movements. Her mad face is the same as her happy face. Her slow, Southern drawl is more pronounced when she's speaking to people who aren't Eric (it almost completely disappears when she does). And if she does smile at you, she either wants to kill you, eat you, or fuck you.

Floki is a weirdo. He speaks with a lilting cadence that becomes almost exaggerated whenever he's telling a story -- he has a storyteller's voice, really. He uses his hands as if he were casting spells or measuring invisible things or waving flies away from his head. I've sometimes described his movements as reptilian or bird-like. However he does have a battlefield strut/swagger, which unfortunately I can't find an animated gif of, because he's basically an axe murderer coming to kill you. There is this walk, though, which was set to pagan music and really chilling.

Cassidy is a fucking dork. He has a shuffling kind of gait, with slightly stooped shoulders, hands usually in his pockets. Stoner dude, pretty much. He talks with his hands, pointing a lot. He tends to ramble, often becoming unintelligible because of his accent, and he talks loud and laughs loud. Most distinctive is that he uses his entire face, notably his eyebrows, to express himself. (I love Joe Gilgun's face, so help me.)

[sunbaked_baker]

Floki totally has the best battle swagger, yes.





(Little Rae wants to interject that Floki also tells the best stories.)

[i_am_your_host]

Re: battle swagger, you know how big lizards like monitors and crocs/gators move, with that heavy side-to-side motion, it kind of reminds me of Floki's head down, shoulders forward lurch. That's the kind of stalking I've been trying to put my finger on.

[sunbaked_baker]

Viking-locoraptor!

[imthepilot]

Jay - is very aware of his body language and changed it as needed by the situation. Most of the time he's relaxed and easy, keeping his shoulders relaxed and not looming. But he's capable of changing things up - stalking like a predator, lolling like a playboy. Whatever he needs.

Sinric - Sinric tends to communicate a lot physically. He's very aware of his own body and tends to express a lot none verbally. Around people who he feels threatened by, he makes himself smaller - playing on his fragility. Around people he feels safe with, he's more open and relaxed, allowing his sensuality and sexuality to show.

Bodhi shows more than he'd like to - fear, anger, temper, happiness. All of it shows on his face and in his posture. He finds it very hard to hide anything.

[inlovewithwords]

Anakin crosses his arms. A lot. Also jabs with his index finger. Posture tends to be very straight, bit of a tendency towards long length of pace, moves all stalking-like, very economical and purposeful. This, I will note, does not change noticeably throughout his entire life.

Tavi--well, to be honest, if you read my threads with him, you'll get an idea. He'll definitely keep the military bearing much if not all of his life. As for how he talks... eh. He slides around a lot, based on situation, although he's getting a slight edge of formality kind of out of necessity these days. As for body language and gestures: He bites his lip and raises his eyebrows a lot. He's got a fairly fluid sort of shrug, and makes a few very specific hand gestures depending on conversation--short and dismissive cut-off gesture, a kind of rolling gesture to continue, raising his hand in a okay yes I got your point but you need to stop talking now it's my turn. He'll pinch the bridge of his nose sometimes, and if he's even more tired and trying very hard to focus it'll just be rubbing his forehead with the heels of his palms.

I think that's good enough for a Con Crud Delayed Answer.

[bjornwilde]

I'd suggest, with Anakin, that he leads with his shoulders a lot. Or so it seems to me.

Which makes me think on Ahsoka's body posture. I think she tends to lead with her center of gravity but will lean into action when running or fighting. Her face is very expressive and she expresses mostly with her eyes and eyebrows; although lips are a close second. I think she's picked up some hand gestures from Anakin, but more the slashing gesture than the index finger.