Adam Dodd

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Boy #77, Adam Dodd

Name: Dodd, Adam

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Grade: 10th

Extra Curricular Activity: Ice Hockey, School Plays

School: Barry Coleson High

Appearance: Adam doesn't look like the atypical sixteen year old, and is almost always being mistaken for that of an 18-21 year old. He stands about 5'11, give or take a few inches. He's in deceptively good shape, as he shares the family gene of being huskier than most. While he isn't skinny, and weighs about 210. He has a full head of red hair, which is more orangey in the light than red. Adam has brown eyes and a goatee on his chin which is also orangey-red. Usually you'll find him wearing a pair of loose-fitting blue jeans and a hockey jersey of some sort, usually a Toronto Maple Leafs one.

Biography: Adam is relatively new to BC High, as he originally hails from Toronto, Canada. He's proud of his Canadian heritage, and while not overly patriotic, he usually jokes around that things'd be different if it were Canada. A kind-hearted person, Adam is the type of person who's known by everyone as 'a good guy'. He's quick to laugh and is always trying to cheer other people up. He has legendary self-control, and is often turned to in a crisis, especially at home. The problem that Adam usually faces is that when he loses that self control, he gets incredibly angry and almost violent at times. Adam's a good listener, and he usually finds people (mostly his parents) saying to him: "Well, I shouldn't be telling you this, but...". He's not the type that girls find attractive, and as such has had little to no luck in that area, but most people who meet him feel comfortable around him. Adam has a genuine love for life and while he considers himself an optimist, he sometimes overthinks situations and gets himself down in the dumps. Finally, Adam isn't popular in the usual sense that one would think, but mostly everyone, from the nerds, to the jocks, to the bitches, to the loners know who he is. Very few, if anyone, has a problem with him, and that's the way he likes it.

Adam is the oldest child in a family of five. He has two brothers, Oliver and Luke, and lives with both of his parents. His middle-brother is currently in a hospital in Canada, spurned on by an incident when he snapped under pressures from depression and stress and attacked Adam, tossing him through several windows. Adam still has issues with his brother, and has not spoken to him in almost a year. Adam still keeps in contact with several of his friends in Canada, two of whom he formed a group that was known around their school as 'the A-Team', because of the fact that him and his four friends' names all started with A, and they were, in fact, named either Andrew or Adam.

Adam's family moved to the United States because of his father's company transferring him to the US after ownership changed. One of his best friends, Andrew Lipson had his father also transferred and moved to the US with him. Adam has a sarcastic sense of humor, and is often found using foul language, which is a habit he tries to stop but cannot. He also has, as previously mentioned, an affinity for hockey jerseys, and wears them a lot. He has often interjected on the behalf of people who were being bullied, mainly because he couldn't stand to see it happen. Gilbert Archambault is an example of someone who he helped out in that respect.

Adam has a large crush on Amanda Jones, a fellow drama student, though he has never let her know his feelings because he is afraid of being rejected.

Other: As mentioned before, Adam overthinks the shit out of nearly everything, and that could potentially harm him during this 'competition'. While not a person who could harm anyone else, if his own life is threatened, he will do whatever it takes to come out alive.

Number: B77

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Designated Weapon: Ballestair-Molina

Conclusions: Everyone knows him, so that should come in handy when gaining allies. He better keep that self-control, though...who knows what he might do...but, that violent attitude might come in handy, aswell (heh).

Boy #77, South Park style.

Game Evaluation

Kills: (6) B29 - Blaine Eno, B11 - Marcus Roddy, B14 - Jacob Starr, B62 - Shoar Wilson, B69 - Jonny Lamika, B42 - Jason Andrews

Killed by: N/A

Collected Weapons: Ballestair-Molina, Remington 11-87, Mauser M2, Tokarev TT, Browning BDM, Aluminum Baseball Bat, Taser, Machete, Combat Knife, Uzi (9mm), Arcus 94

Allies: Amanda Jones, Hawley Faust, Madelaine Shirohara, Marcus Roddy, David Jackson, Andrew Lipson, Alan Shinwrath, Callum Hadley, Jill Gatling, Martyn Ferdinand, Gilbert Archambault, Elise Aversano, Marie Zaid, River Garraty

Enemies: Jacob Starr, Cody Jenson, Uriel Hunter, Jonny Lamika, Danya

Mid-game evaluation: Adam Dodd began his SOTF experience later on during day two. After being debriefed and dropped on the island with the rest of his class, Dodd awoke in the Lookout Point area. He hardly had time to adjust to his surroundings and look through his belongings when he was approached by Alan Shinwrath. Adam was wary of trusting Alan upon first glance, for he knew that Alan had a reputation inside of school for being a homophobe and somewhat of an angry kid. Regardless, the two decided to form an uneasy alliance, neither of them really wanting to die all that quickly. Unbeknownst to Adam, Alan was viewing the alliance as more of a strateigic move, something that Adam would never find out. After briefly encountering and coming to the aid of Edward Rommel, Adam and Alan left the area, heading towards the Hospital, both fully intending to use the facility as a place to rest up and formulate a plan.

Upon their arrival, the two realized that they were, in fact, not alone at the Hospital, and said building was in fact being occupied by one Hawley Faust. Adam, not realising the consequences of his actions, called out to Hawley, but was quickly shushed by Alan. It was at this point that Alan opted to go and try and gain access to the hospital, while Adam moved around outside. Here, he encountered the corpse of Helena Van Garrett, who'd been previously murdered by Hawley; the very first corpse that Adam saw on the island. Alan got inside of the hospital, and the two fought a bit before realizing that neither of them were all that up to killing the other. Adam, of course, had no idea, and when he saw Hawley appear in the window with Alan nowhere to be found (the boy was leaning against a wall), he clumsily, still in shock from the sight of the corpse, fired a single shot into the house, grazing Hawley. Alan again reprimanded Adam, and when Adam entered the house, he realized that it seemed Alan and Hawley had formed an alliance. Though he was initially very uneasy about the tenative alliance (for it seemed that Hawley had absolutely no qualms with killing), this would prove to be the beginning of one of the strongest alliances on the island. After staying at the hospital to rest for a bit, the trio moved on, heading towards the Lighthouse.

On the way to the Lighthouse, the three talked, speaking at length about many subjects. It was here that Adam revealed to the other two that he, too, had been bullied, and while he'd had troubles at home, much like Hawley, he generally kept it to himself, trying more to see the good in things and situations than the bad. This was likely one of the first instances that Hawley truly saw Adam as more than a pawn to use for his own survival.

Upon their arrival at the Lighthouse, the three cautiously discussed what their plan of action might be, as the lighthouse appeared occupied. They were essentially forced into action when Jacob Starr emerged quickly from a window (which he had been hiding under) and slashed Alan's face. Adam quickly suggested that they circle the lighthouse to scatter themselves against any other attack. This proved to be quite a good plan when Jacob, allied with Uriel Hunter, began tossing Molotov Cocktails at the trio. If not for their scattering, all three might have been engulfed in flames. As it were, Jacob opted to aim for the one who had the shotgun, which just happened to be Hawley. Hawley's arm ended up engulfed in flames, wounding him. Jacob kept on assailing the group with the molotovs, and it likely would have resulted in their deaths, if Hawley hadn't shot one of the molotovs out of Jacob's hand, covering Jacob's arm in fire. This caused Jacob and Uriel to flee, leaving the trio alone at the lighthouse.

At this point, Adam realized that compared to his two companions, he was definitely a lot better off than both of them. Hawley had suffered, amongst other things, second-degree burns, and Alan had a large gash in his face. Heading into the lighthouse, the boys patched each other up and finally got a bit of a chance to rest. Adam reflected upon the time that he had spent with his family and his paralyzed best friend, Andrew Lipson, and while he still attempted to keep a positive outlook on the situation, he racked his brain for any kind of escape option. It was during this time period that Adam switched weapons, giving the injured Hawley his pistol and obtaining the Remington 11-87 Shotgun.

As Adam was outside, by himself, he realized that the terrorists had not confiscated his cell phone, which gave him cause for great excitement. As he revealed this to the others, his elation quickly turned to defeat when the other two quickly shot down any idea of even trying to get a cell phone signal through without having their collars detonated.

As Hawley patched up Alan, Adam stepped outside of the lighthouse due to his weak stomach. The sight of blood was never something he was used to, as very few teenagers are. As Adam was around the back of the lighthouse, two new arrivals entered the area, Terry Woodward and August Masbeth, August seeking retribution from Hawley for killing her best friend, Helena. With Alan somewhat incapacitated upstairs, Hawley surprised the two as he came downstairs, exchanging harsh words with August and Terry as Adam arrived in the doorway. Surrounded, the two got in a very brief but violent exchange that left both August and Terry dead by Hawley's hand. In the chaos, Adam accidentally discharged the shotgun and hit his head, leaving him groggy for a few moments.

It was at this point that Adam and Hawley began to actually bond and talk, Hawley opening up to Adam about his family, mainly his mother, birth parents, and brothers. Adam also brought up to Hawley the fact that he didn't exactly trust Alan, a fact that Hawley agreed with. As fate would have it, the two would not have to worry about a trust issue with Alan much longer. The lighthouse became a danger zone shortly after the two finished their discussion, and the trio fled off to the Bamboo Coppice.

Upon arriving at the Bamboo Coppice, the three boys had incredibly little time to rest up before they were startled by the surprise entrance of Rommel and Garrett Langston, the latter of whom was wounded. The group had literally no time to react when the two boys were followed by Jacob and Uriel, who appeared to be 'hunting' the two boys, as it seemed. A firefight then ensued yet again, with a few shots being exchanged between the groups. However, the first casualty in the battle was not any of the boys, but in fact an innocent girl, Venka Rapler, who had wandered into the area and naively thought that she could stop the fighting. The accidentally caught a shot in the throat, which blew her throat open, killing her within minutes. Only a few seconds later, the molotov cocktails set the Coppice alight, causing the battle to get even more heated. Adam, who'd been hiding in the Bamboo at the time, watched as Alan attacked Jacob, knocking him in the head once before taking a gunshot to the face, killing him instantly. In horror, Adam silently watched as Uriel and Jacob made their retreat. Adam and Hawley quickly fled the burning coppice, heading to what they hoped would be a safe haven; the School.

It was, of course, like many areas in the game, a place that had seen much action, and it continued when Adam and Hawley ran into Jacob and Uriel for the third time at the school building. The firefight continued around the school building, with Uriel perched on the roof, tossing molotovs down at the clearly frustrated boys. At this point, Adam was going on sheer adrenaline, trying his damndest not to die. After taking a bullet in the backpack, Adam shot a moltov cocktail out of the air and created a wall of fire between the two groups, effectively ending the battle and giving Adam and Hawley a chance to escape. In the confusion, a student who'd been hiding in the school building; River Garraty, who also happened to be a friend of Adam's from the hockey team joined the two boys as they ran off, looking for a safe haven to nurse their wounds. Also in the confusion, Adam lost his trademark Toronto Maple Leafs hockey jersey.

As the new trio entered the small house, Adam's faith in their escape was beginning to waver, ever-so-slightly. He began having to remind himself of the fact that he was a smart guy, that he'd be able to think of something. However, he kept on, giving the others the impression that he was doing all right. Of course, this wasn't true. Adam was beginning to get a little upset. In fact, he was getting downright angry, and all of this came to the forefront in a rant that caught Hawley and River off-guard. After screaming at a camera on the wall that he assumed Danya was watching, he destroyed some furniture, and then sat a corner, silently embarrassed at the outburst. Everything seemed to be quiet, until the imposing figure of Marcus Roddy came lumbering into the area, knocking at the door. Both Hawley and Adam were visibly intimidated by the large boy, and while both were in shock, Marcus decided to take matters into his own hands, and almost effortlessly broke down the door. It was not until Marcus was provided with a paper that he identified himself as simply another kidnapped student, who was currently suffering from a broken wrist. He appeared friendly enough, and over the time that Adam would know him, he'd come to think of Marcus as a 'gentle giant'. As Hawley tended to Marcus' wounds, Adam opted to go outside and ensure that the surrounding area was secure.

Some time later, Adam awoke with a start, realizing in a panic that he'd fallen asleep while 'standing guard'. Jumping to his feet, he was startled to realize that there were indeed intruders in their temporary haven, and they appeared to be armed. Startled, Adam hid behind a tree, and, still groggy from his sleep, he pointed his shotgun at one of the new arrivals, a girl named Madelaine Shirohara, who would later become a close friend. Madelaine herself was not alone, and temporarily deciding to hide the presence of her allies, she confronted Adam herself, informing him that they were not playing the game. While hesitant, Adam was taken off-guard when Madelaine informed him that she was looking for someone by the name of Adam Dodd. Interrogating the girl further, Adam visibly relaxed when she told him that she had run into Amanda Jones, who was looking for him. Amanda was a girl that was a close friend of Adam's, and was actually a girl that Adam had a thing for. Upon realizing that the girl's words were true, Adam put down his weapon and extended his hand to Madelaine, regaining the friendly demeanor that he was known for around his school. It was here that Amanda and David Jackson revealed themselves from their hiding spot.

The new arrivals entered the house and began to integrate themselves with the ones inside of the house. This would become one of the most important groups of the island, and little did they know that each one of them would end up having some sort of large impression on how the game ended up turning out. At this point, the house was occupied by Adam, Amanda, Hawley, Madelaine, David, River, and Marcus. As the seven began to settle in, relaxing for what seemed to be an unusual amount of time, River Garraty began to get paranoid. At about the same time, Adam and Amanda were in a tool shed, catching up on their time on the island, when he got a shock - his cell phone actually rang. Surprised, he answered it, to realize that it was his close friend, Andrew Lipson, a friend of his who had missed the field trip due to him being in a wheelchair and still being in physical therapy. His elation at the fact that they might be rescued turned to horror as he was informed by Andrew that he, too was on the island, but he was with a group of people lead by Umi Martin who were intent upon escaping. Making a tenative plan to meet up, the connection was severed, leaving Adam with a faint glimmer of hope. He wouldn't realize until far later what had really happened. At almost exactly the same time, something snapped within the mind of River Garraty, and he ran out of the house and right into a danger zone, unknowingly killing himself. Shocked, Adam and Amanda rejoined the group, informing them about the phone call, and planning to head towards the lighthouse. Devastated by the death of his friend, Adam stepped outside to sort himself out, and ended up getting lost in the rain.

Adam ended up back at the Bamboo Coppice, and, cursing his horrid sense of direction, attempted to make his way back to the small house. Upon the way, he began to reflect upon the game, and upon seeing the bodies that littered the coppice, he realized that he'd never really seen as much as he thought that he'd seen, up until now. He remained in the coppice, wandering through the charred, rainy wasteland before he could take it no more and left. The next place that he ended up was the Bathroom facility. Realizing that he was probably the first person to find this structure, Adam decided to take a very large risk - he began to take a shower to try and rejuvinate himself. He was partially successful, he did end up taking a shower, but was surprised by Marie Zaid, a non-player who took great amusement in the predicament which involved a naked Adam pointing a shotgun at her, trying very hard to be menacing but not having too much luck. She saw right through him and after having an increasingly awkward conversation, she left, leaving Adam to decide where to look for his friend next.

TO BE CONTINUED.

End-game evaluation: TBD.

Memorable Quote(s): "It doesn't make any FUCKING sense to me. Then again, you're terrorists. Why should it make sense? Maybe the US isn't going to save us. Maybe we'll have to play it to the end. Be that as it may, I am personally promising you, Danny - yeah, that's right, you forget, I pay attention to your little shitty jokes - well, Danny, I promise you - the person who stands before you at the end of thie game will be me. The person who stares you down, and points a gun at your forehead will be me. The person who makes you beg for your life like a little bitch - that'll be me, too. And then the person who puts a bullet into your forehead, to remind you how people like Andrew Lipson felt before they died? That motherfucker will be me as well." - ranting at a camera in the Eastern Shore after discovering the body of Andrew Lipson.

"And as much as your offer of rapage with the butter knife was exciting, I'm going to have to pass, I'm just NOT in the mood today." - to Marie Zaid in the bathrooms after she walked in on him showering.

"You know...I...I really hope that he's friendly...because...yeah. Well...he's fuckin' HUGE! God, he could probably eat me, and still have room left in him for you." - to Hawley Faust, after seeing Marcus Roddy for the first time.

"In any case, we know one thing about you, dude...you're a durable fellow. If you were a company, I'd buy stock in you." - to Hawley Faust.

"And yeah, I know that they can hear me, and that's fine. I hope they're listening. Because goddamn you, Danya, you're going to pay for what you've done. You're going to pay for Andrew Lipson, and now you're going to pay for Hawley Faust. I hope they are listening, Madelaine, because I want them to know that I'm coming for them. I'll get out, one way or another, and when I do, I won't rest until they're all dead. All of them." - after witnessing the death of Hawley Faust.

"So yeah. Before you judge me, before you say anything, trust me, I've said it to myself; I've judged myself ten ways from Monday. So...go ahead, think whatever you want to. Yeah, I told you that I wouldn't kill anyone in cold blood. I won't. Did I say that I hadn't killed anyone? No." - explaining to Jill Gatling his decisions while in the game

"This game brings out the worst in you all, I promise you that. I promise you that by the time your time has come, you'll probably be hating yourself for one reason or another. Fuck, I know I do. I dont' hate myself because I killed someone though, no. I hate myself because I couldn't protect the people that were most important to me. And guys, I hate to break it to you, but fuck, if you think that you're going to get out of here unscathed, you aren't. You won't, you can't. Everyone has their innocence ruined by this game, and that's not an opinion, that's a fact.

I'm leaving this place, and I'm never going to return. I've seen more of my friends die in this river that I thought that I ever would. If you want to find me, you'll be following the motorcycle sounds. I've got a new purpose on this island. I'm going to fucking murder Cody Jensen, and I'm going to do it in cold blood. You see, he took away my friends, their innocence, he took away my fucking soul, and for that, I've got a duty to fulfill: I've got to make sure that he rots in fucking hell, sitting next to the devil himself." - after discovering the bodies of Madelaine and Amanda

"Cracker?" - offering Jacob Starr a cracker, just before the two fought for the last time.

''"That's the thing, though, Jacob. You and I took very different paths to where we are now. I made a promise to six people that I'd help protect them and I'd find a way off of the island. Now they're all dead. That tells me that in order to get off of this island, I've gotta do what I've gotta do.

No matter how much it fucking eats me up inside." - explaining to Jacob his rationale for playing.

"They say that it's 'Survival of the Fittest' out here. Well who the hell are they to decide who's fit to survive? It's like they're playing god, in a way. Of course, you know how that ends in every movie that's ever been made regarding the subject - the person who tries to play god gets burned in an unbelievably fucking ridiculous way. So Danya will get his comeuppance, some way, some how.

Just hope that I'm the one to give it to him." - Adam, thinking about fate and karma

"The past six days sure have fucking SUCKED, haven't they?" -to Lucinda Garnett, after theorizing about making the right decisions

"But of course, it couldn't end there. Not only had I lost a close friend, but no, I wasn't even getting started yet. Then another one got raped. Yeah, RAPED. What'd I do? Fucking nothing. Nothing at all, because I didn't even know it was happening! And of course, the hits just kept on coming. Jacob Starr, yeah, THE Jacob Starr. He's dead. He's dead, and you know why? Becuase I fucking killed him, that's why. He tried for a whole day to kill me, and failed, and then I killed him. I slit his fucking throat. I cut his throat and moved on. Found good ol' Gilbert, and I shot the person who was attacking him. A good dead, I suppose. I saved his life. I saved his life, but why the FUCK could I not save HERS? WHY? HOW DID I LET AMANDA DIE? SHE WAS THE ONE FUCKING PERSON...THE ONE THAT I CARED ABOUT MOST OF ALL. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN MY LIFE FOR HER..."

"...but I fucked up. I rested, and she died. So now, I've got nothing left. Everyone I cared about is dead, and the one person in this world I loved, she's dead too. She's dead and all I can think about, aside from how much I miss her, is killing the sick fuck who ended her life. That's the only thing that's driving me." -to Lucinda Garnett, after finally breaking down into tears

"You...sick...fucking...BASTARD!" - while beating Jonny Lamika to death with a baseball bat after the boy attempted to rape him

Other/Trivia

Adam has been credited for turning the character of Hawley Faust from psychopathic killer into deep, emotional hero.

Adam Dodd is one hundred percent based off of d0ddi0slave in personality, appearance (at the time), and portions of his history and background.

Adam has been referred to as one of, if not the most developed character in SOTF, going from a sarcastic, normal, joking teenager, to a moody, introverted teenager who has no qualms with killing, but only if the person directly threatens him or his friends. He has become obsessed with finding the person who killed his girlfriend, and for all intents and purposes, is really starting to lose his sense of moral fibre, and it has been speculated, his mind.

Adam was (aside from Sydney Morvran) the first person in SOTF to be rolled, but Adam quickly swapped him with Cole Hudson, feeling that he could do more with Adam. Originally, d0ddioslave had intended Cole to be his main character, turning him into a cold game-motivator.

Adam Dodd has been rolled twice, once swapped out with Cole Hudson, the other with Fredrik Hughes.

Several people have often hinted that they believe LadyMakaze belongs to an 'Adam Dodd' fanclub. Whether or not this is true, remains to be seen.

Adam was instrumental in the happenings in 'Though We May Not Survive It...', a thread which took place in the river, and is (if I'm not mistaken) the longest RP thread in SOTF.

d0ddi0slave never really thought Adam would last as long as he has or develop as well as he has. He originally was going to use Adam to get his feet wet in the RP world, as he'd never RPed before.

Adam was originally supposed to meet up with Amanda, and was originally going to die taking a bullet for her.

Adam, like his inspiration, is a Pisces. His birthday is March 15th, 1990, four years younger than d0ddi0slave. He volunteered at a hospital, likely the same one as Eddie Serjeantson for a year, and as of the time of the trip, worked at a local video store.

Adam has been rampant in AU roleplays. In the 'Fifteen Years Later...' one, Adam disappeared shortly after the students were rescued, using the moneys he was awarded by the US Government to create a new identity for himself and live in a remote part of Europe, tortured by the events that occurred. He came to the conference to shed his demons.

In the 'Aftermath' roleplay, Adam became relatively detatched, not attending class but being able to return to his relatively normal life.

In the 'AU Barry Coleson High' roleplay, Adam was tired, and drank a Diet Pepsi, then tried to recesitate a student who was knifed and attacked.

Threads

The following threads contained Adam Dodd, listed in chronological order:

Starting Point for Boy #77
Hospital Encounter
Moving
Lighthouse Ambush
Resting & Suffering
On the Run
Hiding
Searching through the flames
I've been wandering sideways...
I've stared straight into the sun...
...still I don't know why you're dying...
...long before your time has come.
"Though we may not survive it..."
Starting place for B#54
Back to the scene of the crime...
Mortal Combat at the Gazebo
Game Start: Boy #76
Revisiting the Past...
Inhale...Exhale...
The (Untimely) End...
Onslaught Redux