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Name: Hannah
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Are You Over 18?: Yes
Other Characters: None
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Abigail Hobbs
Age: 19
Canon: Hannibal
Canon Point: Midway through season 1 episode 9, Trou Normand
Character Information: Here
Personality:
Abigail is something of a duality, being both a victim and an aid to murder; both an object of manipulation and a manipulator herself. Her father was Garret Jacob Hobbs, the Minnesota Shrike, and while Abigail was his intended victim, she was not in fact a victim of her father in the literal sense. Despite this, she can easily be seen as the biggest victim of all, in having her father's actions, as well as his subsequent killing of her mother, his attempt to kill her, and his own death by Will's hands having damaged her and changed her life irreparably. Abigail's victimhood becomes murky, though, with the revelation that she in fact aided Hobbs in his crimes, acting as a lure to befriend the girls that her father killed, girls that looked uncannily similar to herself.
Abigail is very aware that defining herself simply as a victim is a vast oversimplification. She is never sure where the point where she's a victim ends and the point where she's an accomplice starts, and how much accountability she bears for aiding in her father's killings. She is constantly plagued by feelings of uncertainty and guilt, leading her to have nightmares where her father's victims tell her that if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have been killed. She is also very aware that others perceive her as somewhere between victim and accomplice, from the ever sympathetic Alana on the one end, although even she acknowledges Abigail's more manipulative qualities, and Jack Crawford, suspicious of Abigail's involvement in the Shrike killings even before she awakens from her coma, at the other.
Abigail's status as a victim becomes even more complicated when she herself kills Nick Boyle, the brother of a victim of the Minnesota Shrike (actually killed by the copycat and not by Hobbs, just to make things even more murky). While the act would have been viewed by most as self-defence, Hannibal is quick to manipulate Abigail in her vulnerable state, convincing her that she butchered Boyle, and that she will be viewed as an accessory to the crimes of her father. As well as putting herself squarely in Hannibal's manipulative machinations, killing Boyle makes Abigail even more uncertain as to what category she falls into, especially as she realises that she didn't feel ugly when she killed Boyle, she felt good. Abigail worries that this makes her a sociopath, a monster, but Hannibal tells her that instead she is a survivor. Thinking of it in these terms allows Abigail to step back somewhat from society's frame of morality and the dualistic terms she has been thinking of herself in, and allows her to justify Boyle's death. She later asserts that she only blames Boyle for his death; although when Freddie Lounds states her belief that Boyle was an innocent man, Abigail is shaken, the words stinging and her guilt returning to her.
Abigail likes to gauge what other people think of her, and she tries not to give much about herself away, turning the tables and deflecting the conversation back on whoever she's talking to and asking them questions in return rather than giving answers. She likes to feel like she's in control when speaking with others so that she isn't forced into a corner and giving away anything that could potentially incriminate her. It also gives her a sense of empowerment rather than coming across as weak for being both a victim herself and simply an 18 year old girl who's just lost her parents. In fact, in regards to her parents' deaths Abigail tries to focus on the practical aspects such as the sale of her house, and shows little emotion when talking about them; although when she does mention her mother's birthday and the hiking trip they'd planned to Will, she says that she doesn't want him to take her instead as it would make her sad, suggesting that Abigail doesn't want to face that emotional outpour herself as well as not wanting him to see her in that emotional state, holding Will at arm's length and viewing him as the man who killed her father, never really opening up to him emotionally in the same way that she does to Hannibal. The two of them do eventually bond over, of all things, the fact that they both had to come to terms with the fact that killing didn't make either of them feel as bad as they thought it ought to.
Abigail's need for control of her situation and the perception of others can also be seen in the fact that she was collaborating with Freddy Lounds to write a book telling her perspective of the Minnesota Shrike killings, so as to control what people think and what is seen as the publicly recognised truth about her involvement in this. When Freddy wants to title the book 'The Last Victim', Abigail states that she wasn't the Shrike's last victim; both because her friend Marissa was, but also because she feels empowered and not like a victim any more, even if she doesn't object too much to the title to enable her to be viewed sympathetically and not be thought of as an accomplice. Moreover, her need to have control over what is happening to her is shown by the fact that she goes so far as to dig up Boyle's body so that it can be found by the FBI. She has been living in the fear of it being discovered, and as she says herself, while she can't control what happens after the body is discovered, she can control when it happens. However this backfires when Jack insists that Abigail come into the FBI headquarters to identify the body, and all her guilt floods back to her; it's at this point that she admits to Hannibal that she was the lure for her father's victims, again putting him in a position of power over her with that knowledge, again showing the fear and vulnerability that she hides behind her poker face.
While Abigail is not shy, she is not a particularly extroverted individual either. She is extremely observant of everything that goes on around her. She is very mature, and before everything happened she was shown to be very sensitive, even towards the deer that she hunted. She enjoys reading, as well as outdoor activities such as hunting and hiking. She will see the game as a fresh start in the same way that she was hoping college would be, although whether she can keep her secrets hidden remains to be seen.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
Manipulative, secretive, naive, self-preserving, fearful, observant, analytical, vulnerable, dualistic
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? Fits
Opt-Outs: Minotaur, Simulacrum, Pooka, Waldgesit, Faerie, Kelpie
Roleplay Sample:
Top level from another game
Name: Hannah
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Are You Over 18?: Yes
Other Characters: None
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Abigail Hobbs
Age: 19
Canon: Hannibal
Canon Point: Midway through season 1 episode 9, Trou Normand
Character Information: Here
Personality:
Abigail is something of a duality, being both a victim and an aid to murder; both an object of manipulation and a manipulator herself. Her father was Garret Jacob Hobbs, the Minnesota Shrike, and while Abigail was his intended victim, she was not in fact a victim of her father in the literal sense. Despite this, she can easily be seen as the biggest victim of all, in having her father's actions, as well as his subsequent killing of her mother, his attempt to kill her, and his own death by Will's hands having damaged her and changed her life irreparably. Abigail's victimhood becomes murky, though, with the revelation that she in fact aided Hobbs in his crimes, acting as a lure to befriend the girls that her father killed, girls that looked uncannily similar to herself.
Abigail is very aware that defining herself simply as a victim is a vast oversimplification. She is never sure where the point where she's a victim ends and the point where she's an accomplice starts, and how much accountability she bears for aiding in her father's killings. She is constantly plagued by feelings of uncertainty and guilt, leading her to have nightmares where her father's victims tell her that if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have been killed. She is also very aware that others perceive her as somewhere between victim and accomplice, from the ever sympathetic Alana on the one end, although even she acknowledges Abigail's more manipulative qualities, and Jack Crawford, suspicious of Abigail's involvement in the Shrike killings even before she awakens from her coma, at the other.
Abigail's status as a victim becomes even more complicated when she herself kills Nick Boyle, the brother of a victim of the Minnesota Shrike (actually killed by the copycat and not by Hobbs, just to make things even more murky). While the act would have been viewed by most as self-defence, Hannibal is quick to manipulate Abigail in her vulnerable state, convincing her that she butchered Boyle, and that she will be viewed as an accessory to the crimes of her father. As well as putting herself squarely in Hannibal's manipulative machinations, killing Boyle makes Abigail even more uncertain as to what category she falls into, especially as she realises that she didn't feel ugly when she killed Boyle, she felt good. Abigail worries that this makes her a sociopath, a monster, but Hannibal tells her that instead she is a survivor. Thinking of it in these terms allows Abigail to step back somewhat from society's frame of morality and the dualistic terms she has been thinking of herself in, and allows her to justify Boyle's death. She later asserts that she only blames Boyle for his death; although when Freddie Lounds states her belief that Boyle was an innocent man, Abigail is shaken, the words stinging and her guilt returning to her.
Abigail likes to gauge what other people think of her, and she tries not to give much about herself away, turning the tables and deflecting the conversation back on whoever she's talking to and asking them questions in return rather than giving answers. She likes to feel like she's in control when speaking with others so that she isn't forced into a corner and giving away anything that could potentially incriminate her. It also gives her a sense of empowerment rather than coming across as weak for being both a victim herself and simply an 18 year old girl who's just lost her parents. In fact, in regards to her parents' deaths Abigail tries to focus on the practical aspects such as the sale of her house, and shows little emotion when talking about them; although when she does mention her mother's birthday and the hiking trip they'd planned to Will, she says that she doesn't want him to take her instead as it would make her sad, suggesting that Abigail doesn't want to face that emotional outpour herself as well as not wanting him to see her in that emotional state, holding Will at arm's length and viewing him as the man who killed her father, never really opening up to him emotionally in the same way that she does to Hannibal. The two of them do eventually bond over, of all things, the fact that they both had to come to terms with the fact that killing didn't make either of them feel as bad as they thought it ought to.
Abigail's need for control of her situation and the perception of others can also be seen in the fact that she was collaborating with Freddy Lounds to write a book telling her perspective of the Minnesota Shrike killings, so as to control what people think and what is seen as the publicly recognised truth about her involvement in this. When Freddy wants to title the book 'The Last Victim', Abigail states that she wasn't the Shrike's last victim; both because her friend Marissa was, but also because she feels empowered and not like a victim any more, even if she doesn't object too much to the title to enable her to be viewed sympathetically and not be thought of as an accomplice. Moreover, her need to have control over what is happening to her is shown by the fact that she goes so far as to dig up Boyle's body so that it can be found by the FBI. She has been living in the fear of it being discovered, and as she says herself, while she can't control what happens after the body is discovered, she can control when it happens. However this backfires when Jack insists that Abigail come into the FBI headquarters to identify the body, and all her guilt floods back to her; it's at this point that she admits to Hannibal that she was the lure for her father's victims, again putting him in a position of power over her with that knowledge, again showing the fear and vulnerability that she hides behind her poker face.
While Abigail is not shy, she is not a particularly extroverted individual either. She is extremely observant of everything that goes on around her. She is very mature, and before everything happened she was shown to be very sensitive, even towards the deer that she hunted. She enjoys reading, as well as outdoor activities such as hunting and hiking. She will see the game as a fresh start in the same way that she was hoping college would be, although whether she can keep her secrets hidden remains to be seen.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
Manipulative, secretive, naive, self-preserving, fearful, observant, analytical, vulnerable, dualistic
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? Fits
Opt-Outs: Minotaur, Simulacrum, Pooka, Waldgesit, Faerie, Kelpie
Roleplay Sample:
Top level from another game