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[ Player Name ] : Chris
[ Personal DW ] : fairytalelie
[ Age ] : 23
[ Timezone ] : EST
[ Other Characters ] : N/A

[ Character's Name ] : Meowth
[ Character's Age ] : Unknown, although equivelent to at least a 25-year-old human.
[ Series ] : Pokemon
[ Canon Point ] : Post-Hoenn Alone, the end of the Johto Arc.

[ History ] : Meowth was born in a junkyard, a child of the streets... Okay, actually, he was born in a barn, but the child of the streets part is accurate. For some inexplicable reason, he was abandoned as a kitten, left to fend for himself, and knowing nothing of the harsh, uncaring world beyond that it was harsh and uncaring. He was starving for food and affection and everywhere he turned, he knew the world's cruelties first hand.

Yeah.... His life was pretty hard.

And then one day, he discovered Hollywood after seeing a movie for the first time and the ambitious little cat decided that's where he had to go... Not for the fame and fortune- for the food. Still, he had dreams and he hitched them to the back of a truck headed west and ended up in HOLLYWOOD... Which was... Somehow in the mythical land of Kanto.

Yep.

Of course, Hollywood was just as unkind as the place he came from. Stealing food was a hard knock life for a cat with zero mad skills and only his questionable wits. Still, he found salvation in the form of a stray Meowth gang led by a Persian and as a part of that group, he found acceptance and, above all things, a full belly... But he wanted more.

What more could he want as king of the junkyard strays? Why, this little poet kitty needed some sweet, sweet lovin' and one day, he saw the Ms. Kitty of his dreams- a female Meowth named Meowzy. His attempts to woo her, however, failed, due to the fact that he was a poor beggar and she was the prized Pokemon of a wealthy lady. After misconstruing her statement about how he'd never be human and thus unable to provide for her the way her mistress did, Meowth dedicated the next year to learning how to walk and talk like a human. It was a gruelling process, but finally he learned and when he showed up in front of Meowzy again, he was positive that she'd fall over herself to be with him.

In reality, she... Called him a freak and told him to GTFO.

Heartbroken, Meowth left Hollywood, determined to find his real place in the world and prove Meowzy wrong. Thanks to the first word he learned (rocket), he decided his place was within the ranks of the illustrious criminal organization Team Rocket. Of course, when he showed up on the doorstep of one Giovanni, the Boss Rocket, he was treated as little more than an errand boy just to get him out of everyone's hair. Of course, naive as he was, Meowth figured he had to start at the bottom to get to the top.

After a few too many botched tea-fetching missions, Giovanni stuck him with Jessie, a wildcard new recruit, and James, her new partner. This turned out to be the start of a beautiful friendship and the three of them successfully completed their training to become Team Rocket field agents and began their reign of tyranny across the Kanto Region, stealing rare and unusual Pokemon, robbing from everyone, and being generally awesome.

And they would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for some twerp and his Pikachu.

After failing to steal all the Pokemon in the Viridian Pokemon Center thanks to the aforementioned Pikachu BLOWING THE FUCK OUT OF THE PLACE, they decided to try a different tactic- STEAL THAT PIKACHU NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. Thus began a million seasons of three idiots trying to steal one electric rat from a ten-year-old boy and failing miserably.

So, basically.... Meowth's life has never gotten easier. But, hey, he can deal.

.... Also, here's a wiki page. .

[ Personality ] : It's stated very early in the series that Pokemon aren't fundamentally bad, only their masters are bad, and while this is subverted multiple times in the series, Meowth is one of the earliest subversions, going as far as to say that even though he doesn't have a trainer, he's always been a rat.

This is not as true as he wishes it was.

On the surface, Meowth is exactly as he appears, which is everything you'd expect from a cat in media. He's a smarmy wiseass with a wit as sharp as his claws, although he mostly uses it for extremely lame (yet clever) puns and exudes a Pesci-esque sense of gangster charm. That same charm gives him something of an appeal when he puts his mind to it, as shown by his ability to manipulate Pokemon (and sometimes people) into doing whatever he asks them to do just by putting on the theatrics a bit. He's streetwise, an artful Dodger if there ever was one, and while he's had to learn a lot through pain and suffering and continues to learn through those methods, he's gotten good at thinking on his feet. Like the cliche says, he always lands on his feet, even when he lands on his face, and will keep at a goal relentlessly. This makes him pigheaded and stubborn to the point of blind stupidity, especially since his goals generally tend to be either ridiculous or unattainable by normal standards, but he, as a general rule, never says die.

Meowth has a habit of dreaming big and even when the schemes are seemingly simple, he goes all out to achieve them, something he shares with his fellow Team Rocket members, who have taken excessive measures to achieve small goals to new heights with their outlandish inventions. Subtlety is for other people- if he can't go big, he goes home. As an attention-seeker, Meowth lives to be noticed so whatever will get him noticed and recognized is what he goes with. His passion and verve are his greatest assests even if he has no idea how to utilize or channel either properly.

Intelligent, but lacking in common sense, Meowth fluctuates between moments of brilliance (he taught himself to speak and walk like a human) and utter idiocy (which is mostly due to his stubbornness and pride). He's good at improvising and has shown on more than one occasion that he might actually be the smartest member of the TRio- he's actually the one that PILOTS those giant mechas they always bring out, which is rather impressive for the one member of the team without thumbs.

He might not be the most skilled thief or even a decent villain (neither are Jessie or James), but he throws himself into it whole-heartedly, and yet he still has no problem working for the side of good and partnering up with his enemies. Fundamentally, Meowth isn't bad so much as he wants respect and attention and has chosen Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, as the be-all and end-all of his sense of self-worth. If the Boss recognizes him as Top Cat, then surely that's what he is. Being devastated by the love of his life after working so hard to please her left a mark on him and so he holds himself to the standard of proving that she was wrong. Due to his dedication to proving to Giovanni he's worth a damn, he often misses the fact that he's achieved acceptance with Jessie and James to such an extent that even when he acknowledges that they're the only people who ever really cared about him, it doesn't stop him from pursuing his goals. However, this may be just as much his dedication to them as it is anything- after all, Team Rocket would be listless if they weren't a part of Team Rocket anymore. They're defined by that and thus, they keep on. However, he has, on several occasions, thought of leaving Team Rocket in order to pursue some other flights of fancy, but, in the end, it's Jessie and James he comes back to.

Bitchy, bossy, and an all-around loud-mouth, Meowth's tendency to keep it "big and loud" extends to his ability to talk as much (if not more) as his scheming does. He might not get the biggest chunk of the motto, but you're well aware of his existence and his general disregard for Jessie and James's competence and tendency to boss them around (sometimes they even listen) proves that he places himself high on their pecking order. Early on, Meowth was actually written as the leader with Jessie and James as his henchmen, but now they're usually portrayed as equals with Jessie, more often than not, taking the leadership role. Even so, Meowth and Jessie will often butt heads over dominance.

One of the most obvious chunks of Meowth's character is his ridiculous fixation on love, often falling into deep, intense love with another Pokemon (or, in one case, a human) at least once a season. These fixations come on extremely quickly and, in a Pokemon's case, happen at first sight. He can't resist a pretty female Pokemon and when he falls, he falls hard, putting his skill at dramatics to the test. He's gone ridiculously out of his way to please females and usually he ends up shut down or abandoned by the end of the episode, with all of his hard work and dedication thrown to the wayside. This even manifests in a paternal way with Togepi, who he took care of as an egg when Team Rocket stole it from Ash and his friends. Whether platonic or romantic, Meowth is extremely protective of anything he loves- the one exception seem to be Jessie and James, whom he does care for deeply, but the three of them show their affection more with abuse than anything else. He and James even don't worry too much about Jessie when the two are separated from her on two occasions, expressing that Jessie is more of a danger to those around her than anyone might be a danger to her.

Meowth is fully capable of being a hero if he chose to be and, in fact, shows a degree of competence that he never shows when he's being a bad guy when he chooses to do good, often getting extremely brutal and cunning with his attacks when in the defense of something other than himself or his own selfish means. He's actually quite noble when he puts his mind to be, but, unfortunately, nobility doesn't earn him respect and fame and fortune with little effort, and, at the end of the day, it's those things he wants out of life.

However, he does have a certain amount of respect for his enemies and enough sense of honor to acknowledge it, most obvious in his rivalry with Ash's Pikachu, who he and his partners have been trying to abduct and turn over to the Boss for years. Despite the fact that he and the little electric rat are doomed to a, shall we say, "cat and mouse" conflict, Meowth has expressed a great deal of respect and admiration for Pikachu's kindness, even second-guessing his more sneaky methods of abducting him and, in one case, actually feeling guilt for manipulating him. He also develops a begrudging amount of respect for Tyson's Meowth, who had previously insulted and defeated him, when he learned of their shared sordid history with their evolved form Persian.

Due to his ability to speak being a point of pride with him, he makes no effort to hide it, unless forced to. He isn't perturbed at all about people finding his ability to talk strange and will talk in front of anyone (sometimes even just to himself), usually acting awkward or proud about it, depending on the situation, when called out. Forcing him to shut his mouth, however, is an exercise in extreme difficulty as Meowth tends to be temperamental and has a bad habit of letting his ability to speak slip out when it shouldn't.

Speaking of pride, the fact that he's a free Pokemon without a legitimate trainer is a huge issue with him, to the point where he actively forgets he is a Pokemon sometimes until it's pointed out. He expects to be treated like a human and gets annoyed when people suggest that Jessie and James are his trainers or that he even needs a trainer. Being able to talk and walk upright put him ahead of the game. However, he seems to have no qualms about being Giovanni's personal pet to the point where that seems to be his ultimate endgame, showing that he might have less issue with being owned and more issue with being owned by someone whose attentions won't give him a sense of status (it's also probably worthy of note that Meowth has, as he's wont to do, likely not considered the true ramifications of being Giovanni's pet). It should also be noted that Meowth doesn't react to things like a cat would- in fact, his reactions tend to be extremely human and while he might be easily distracted by a ball of yarn or something shiny, he rarely shows a more catlike side of himself. He's just a tiny, furry human. (Albeit one that would not say no to someone petting him- he's a sucker for affection.)

At his core, Meowth is a dreamer, living an idyllic fantasy life to such a great extent that it's evident he has no clue how things really are in the real world- this is clear by his mental portrayals of Giovanni, who he sees as a simple man who can be easily swayed by the most mundane of gifts, when, in reality, Giovanni is only interested in that which can help him take over the world in the most efficient way. In fact, Meowth almost always puts himself against plans the boss would legitimately like to achieve out of his own sense of morality, such as in Mewtwo Returns when he stands with Metwo and the clones, rather than Giovanni and Team Rocket. While skewed, he does have morals, as well as a poetic side that comes out especially whenever he looks at a full moon. He has aspects of a philosopher in him and can often manage great insights when he feels compelled to.


[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
STRENGTHS
Mental: He's extremely intelligent, given that he's capable of human speech, can read, and has a bit of a philosophical side. He's also pretty tech-savvy on a good day. And it's probably worthy of note that he can be the most manipulative little mofo ever, considering he convinced THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE he'd switched sides for six episodes until he turned around and went J/K. He values his intelligence over his battling skills, so this is his biggest point of pride.

Emotional: Meowth can pretend he doesn't give a shit. Unfortunately, he's not that good at it. He's emotional strengths are about as rock-hard as a damp napkin.

Physical: He is extremely durable, though not immortal, capable of surviving long falls, electric attacks, fire, and various other things no normal animal would be able to survive, with no lasting damage. This is a good thing as it's likely he has never seen the intensive care unit of a Pokemon Center when he wasn't stealing from it or a Potion that wasn't provided by the kindness of strangers. His claw attacks- which are his only real attacks-range from being ineffective to actually very devastating, depending on the scenario- when he gets pissed, he tends to be more effective at combat.

WEAKNESSES
Mental: He's stubborn, pig-headed, and prone to acting without actually thinking. For the Pokemon equivelent of a genius, he has zero common sense, and will blindly follow even the most ridiculous goal until he hits a brick wall or... Explodes or something.

Emotional: He's temperamental and has a seriously hard time keeping his heart... Not on his sleeve- the exception being when he's manipulating people, but even then, there's moments where you have to wonder if he's being legit. He crumbles when people are nice to him, can't resist a pretty face, and is kind of oversensitive. Basically, he's an emotional wreck on his best days and mood swings like a hormonal girl.

Physical: He's two feet worth of underfed cat whose only real power is in his smart mouth, his intelligence, and his claws and neither will really win him many points in a Battle Royale. The end.


[ Other Important Facts ] :
-Meowth can speak and understand all types of Pokemon language- meaning that anyone with Pokemon in the game, he can communicate with and translate what those Pokemon are saying.

-He hates water. Especially wet water.

-He can build and operate giant mechas... Just... Don't ask.

[ Sample ] :
A narrative- Meowth's human WAT DO.
A typical network post

[ Questions? Comments? Concerns? ] : Nope.