Cillian Crowe
From Survival Of The Fittest
Cillian was the brainchild villain of none other than Ebonydear, who after eating something sugary decided that a character with Kevin's (Sin City) nasty claws and Scarecrow's (Batman) nasty mind would make an interesting roleplay. Add a little twist and a squeeze of lime (you put the lime in the coke, you nut!) and we've got lil' old Cillian Crowe, the villain many people were dying to either kill or get killed by.
The Critics
Actually, there was only one really, quoted to say "...Cillian may be a freakin' psycho, but he's shallower than a draining kiddie pool...." and calling him a Gollum ripoff. Ironically, said critic (Slayer) originally liked the character, and it is most likely his hatred of Lien/Ebonydear that made him hate the character.
The Story
The Bio explains the specifics before the asylum stay, then generalizes the hell out of him. For the most part Cillian was a slaughterboy in the game because of Ebonydear's lack of attention span in keeping up with what she was planning for him. And boy, was there a lot of planning. Cillian's story starts out as he exits the plane/helicopter of the terrorists and runs into his first competitor, whom he scares the hell out of. With things picking up at a quick pace, and with Ebonydear wanting to establish his role early on, she took on the death of inactive Jon Tognetti. The kills went on from there until what was "The Great Inactivity," and ultimately Cillian's death.
What Could Have Been...
To establish Cillian's character and how he would develop in the game, there were many behind-the-scenes discussions with other handlers to aid in the storyline. Much of this had been shared with user d0ddi0slave and LadyMakaze, but was not disclosed to many others.
Things that were discussed but did not happen were as follows:
1. Cillian would have a fight with Slayer's Character Jacob (Initial moment of possibly never ending feud.)
2. Cillian would take out Hawley Faust in battle.
3. Madelaine Shirohara would fall under Cillian's meatcleaver. *
4. A final showdown with Cillian's last shred of sanity.
5. Flashbacks to show Cillian's stay in the asylum.~
- Madelaine's death was going to shed a bit of light on the reality of what Cillian was doing. He didn't seem to realize the concept of death because of the child-like immaturity he kept throughout his life. Which, can also help to explain why Cillian was never developed as much as other "sane" characters. Ever seen a five year old carry on a real thought process beyond the simple things in life? Any and most development had already happened or was planned, and the flatness was rather a plateau that carried on for a long time.
~ This is the most important part, because, as Cillian was already fried when he entered SOTF, this would be the real development beyond the killing. Call it an odd approach. His life had the most dramatic changes in the asylum where he spent most of his days, not his childhood and the murders surrounding it. For people who didn't understand him: he was child-minded. He would think people were toys, had an imaginary friend, and basically no regard for a realistic environmental living. He only remembers asylum rooms and white-coated guards. So, immaturity ruled most of his rationalization in the plot.
Haddy
Cillian suffered from delusions, sociopathic tendencies, and multiple personality disorder. Hence the reason for Haddy, the sadistic little "imaginary friend" Cillian kept around him during the game. After so many years in solitude and copious amounts of tranquilizers and hallucinogens, Haddy became a more defined and awful part of Cillian's insanity as time passed on. What started as a childhood imagination turned out to be one of Cillian's worst fears.
How Graphic
The posts containing Cillian's victims are numerous, gory, and demented. Most had no plot development, but some scary detailed events on the deaths of people like Jon Tognetti. This, and not the fact that Ebonydear was a mod, could have been a reason for people to like/dislike/fear/loathe/eat Cillian's character (though ebony/Lien being a mod was possibly a reason with some). He liked his kills messy, and despised guns and the whole point of them (derived from a comic title JTHM). For the most part, the kills were planned ahead of time and with as much detail as the handlers could muster. And each was original in design, with input from the victim's handlers as well. Some ideas included decapitation, mutilation, cat-got-your-tongue, and sickening hide and seek. You know, the tame stuff.
A Return?
Probably not in any other Roleplay, as he was exclusive to SOTF (Limited Time Only!) and deeply flawed. However, Ebonydear considers shedding more light on the character for fellow friends on the site to show the real life before his "reality show" debut. For details, be sure to email the handler.
Threads
Below is a list of threads containing Cillian, in chronological order.
Cillian~It's My Birthday
Boys 20 - GAME START
Birthday Games And Homocide At The Gazebo
Dead Man's Party
The Home Away From Home
The Arrival
Starting Point For G#18
Girl #50 - Let It Bleed
