My Approach to Role-Play
When it comes to RPing as Aries, I prefer to stay away from his canon universe and stick to an AU version explicitly made for RP. The initial origins of his AU story share some similarities to his canon story, but the story changes pretty drastically pretty quickly.
If you want to read the AU version’s backstory, you’ll find it below, but to be honest, it's really not all that important for people to know Aries' backstory to interact with him, and I'm personally not a fan of overly-lengthy discussion before starting an RP. A story loses all the luster if I plan a scenario out too much and know what will happen.
That being said, this page is dedicated to keeping track of the development of Aries’ unique RP-oriented universe and lore and can be used to learn all about him, his organizations, and his relationships. Why write all this if I don’t want to encourage people to read it? It’s fun, and some people might find it fun to read. If you do, let me know~!
Directly below this, you’ll also find a list of notes to consider when RPing with me and some personal preferences on particular approaches to interacting with me and RPing with me. I'm always happy to meet new people and love all kinds of interactions. If you want to DM me on Discord, my username is Villanite. Please don't be too shy to add or message me. We can set up a server to RP or have fun, casual RP in DMs. I'm also a huge fan of random starters, so feel free to send one over if you already have one typed up.
I am not my character; you are not yours. We are writing fictional stories. Please don't construe them as anything more than that.
I am not obligated to interact or RP with you because you messaged or added me. I’m sorry; not every interaction leads to a perfect friendship.
Aries is evil. Keep that in mind, please. Dead Dove, so to speak.
Aries' dimension is totally under his control. Please be aware of this if your character enters it.
Aries and Arielle are two different characters in RP, but I do RP Arielle. Feel free to ask if you want me to use her for our RP.
Due to the limited time I have to commit to RP, I'm pretty selective about my RP, so please don't take it personally if I decide I don't want to RP with you.
While I'm not necessarily looking to have a bunch of RP partners (I don't have the mental capacity for that), please note that unless otherwise specified, any RP with Aries is done in its own self-contained AU from all the others.
Please do not rush me or press me for replies. My life can get very suddenly busy from time to time. If I have to stop an RP, I will tell you.
I spend most of my Friday nights on VRChat. Consider this an FYI and a passive invitation if you want to hang out there.
I have a stressful job and live a busy life. I RP just for fun. If you do anything to make it less fun or if you like to yuk people's yums just because you have weird insecurities to work through, I will block you and move on.
Finally, I want to mention something too wordy to be included in the rules list. Despite item #1 above, I also understand that RP is often an outlet for trauma and difficult emotions. Sometimes, while we joke about and can be dismissive about our "dark themes," we tend to forget that these are heavy topics for us, even if we act like they aren't. Because of that (and because I'm a massive proponent of healthy communication), I am a big fan of having an 'aftercare-style' moment after any kind of intense and dark RP scenario to discuss and reflect. I'm not saying that if you RP an SA scene with me, I'm going to force you into a voice call to talk about your feelings, but I do think it's at least worth acknowledging that we created something very dark together and that these kinds of things, and the enjoyment of them, don't come out of nowhere.
I hope this makes sense or resonates with someone, at least.
RP Hooks
Below are a few bullet points that you could use as story hooks if you want to just send me a starter and we can start going!
Aries has a very sadistic nature and loves to torment and bully people.
Aries is always looking for new servants and staff for his castle.
Aries is the head of various criminal syndicates throughout several dimensions.
Aries' bodily fluids are all extremely addictive. Vampires and other such creatures avoid him for this reason, considering him a risk not worth taking.
Aries is the 'Demon Lord' of various existing dimensions and is occasionally visited by heroes trying to prove themselves.
Aries has an enormous number of bounties on him throughout many known dimensions.
The Backstory
Aries Villanite was born as the research project of a madman seeking to give shape to the power-hungry voices in his head. He and countless other children had lives filled with manipulation, experimentation, and modifications forced onto their bodies. However, As Aries grew older, his patience for his Great Father’s experiments grew thinner and thinner, especially since they weren’t only physical or scientific. They would separate the children, execute them, torture them, and demean them, performing psychological and traumatizing experiments to monitor their reactions and development in the face of this adversity.
In his early life, Aries never quite understood why his loved ones would sometimes vanish from his life. He was told that this was the way of the world and that loss was inevitable, but something didn’t sit right with him. When he gained access to the files of the scientists controlling his life, his thirst for blood became unquenchable.
Aries rallied the other subjects in an uprising, leading a rebellion and slaughtering countless scientists and guards in the process. Unfortunately, that was when the so-called Great Father showed the depths of his true nature. The subjects following Aries began to die en mass due to the Great Father’s killswitch, a contingency plan for this situation.
What the Great Father didn’t predict, however, was the genetic removal of his killswitch in a handful of subjects. Rage fueled the last remaining subjects as they tore through the remaining facility and hunted down the Great Father.
Aries and the others cornered the Great Father in the station’s power reactor, a complex machine utilizing quantum-level space manipulation to generate power. The Great Father meant to use the machine’s volatility as a shield, ensuring the subjects that if he died, the machine would explode and rip them apart on a quantum level. Just as he was finished making his threat, however, Aries charged at him, slammed his golden claws into the Great Father’s chest, and crushed his heart as the two of them fell into the reactor.
Aries awoke alone in a jungle soon after. He could find no evidence of the Great Father, the facility, or his siblings. Aries spent the next few years alone in this jungle, learning to survive and exploring his surroundings.
Eventually, he learned that he was on an island, and after his third year, he began having dreams about the reactor. Every night, he would have the same dream of staring at the reactor’s core, watching its beautiful blue glow slowly get consumed by dark tendrils. It took a while, but he eventually noticed these tendrils were coming from him. One night, the darkness fully consumed the core before suddenly exploding in a brilliant golden light.
When Aries woke up, he was in an alleyway in a busy city. After startling some locals, Aries eventually learned that he was in a city he had never heard of. Reports of a suspicious person led the local law enforcement to look for him. Aries tried to talk to them, but his gray skin, golden claws, pointed ears, sharp teeth, and black sclera unsettled these humanoids. They chose to shoot the monster rather than communicate with it.
Aries narrowly avoided the gunshots, and as he began running away, his hand began to glow. With a lunge forward, he was once more enveloped in a golden light, then suddenly found himself back on his jungle island, just as he had left it.
After this, Aries began practicing this new ability and eventually learned that he could teleport himself to different dimensions and that his body adapted to any place he went. To an extent. While language barriers didn’t exist for him, his body was often seen as a frightening sight, depending on where he went.
Aries has been wandering the dimensions for many years now. On his island, he has built a massive castle in the center of the jungle. He has also used his longevity and powers to amass vast wealth in various dimensions, becoming the CEO of several companies and even the head of a handful of crime families. He now travels through dimensions to find entertainment and, occasionally, companions to bring back to his island.