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Character Name:Dr. Robert Capa
Canon: Sunshine
Canon Point: Just after sending the payload into the sun. Passing out is kind of like sleeping
Age: 32
History: When Capa was seventeen, he wrote a paper which he submitted to America's foremost scientific journals. It contributed to the understanding of dark matter, and in particular a theory for a controlled method releasing its energy.

Although dark matter theory was already well advanced, Capa's theory assisted in the formation of the principle on which the Stellar Bomb was constructed for the Icarus I mission.

Capa was too young to have accompanied this first Icarus mission. But in the intervening years, Capa continued his research. By the time it was realized that the first mission had failed, and preparations for a second mission began, Capa was the world's foremost expert on the dark matter bomb.

Because Capa is the only member of the crew who is not, by history and training, an astronaut; he is an outsider. In this respect, much of the crew see him as effectively a piece of valuable equipment, which must be transported intact to the delivery point.

The rest is here.

Is this character an AU? What type?: No
Personality:Robert Capa is, at first glance, your very typical shy intellectual who is fairly awkward in certain social situations. But, beneath that very simplistic exterior is a complex man who is both empathetic and cold, emotionally and logically minded. These dualities exist because the physicist is a not just a machine, but a human being who embraces both parts of him, though they occasionally conflict.

Capa is a loner. He doesn’t relish the company of people and he doesn’t like to be part of the group. He’s not often seen in the company of other people and, when he is, it is because they come to him or it’s a forced group setting, such as mealtimes or meetings. However, he does enjoy one on one discussions and activities, such as chess, which he excels at. Basically, he has always felt more at home with himself and machines and math.

Because of this, even though he has a sister with two children he obviously cares for as well as living parents, he seems very nonchalant when it is discovered that the crew will not make it back, and that they have only the oxygen left to make it to the drop point. When the certainty of their death is staring them in the face, he is not afraid. Instead, he muses about how beautiful it will be to see the Stellar Bomb go off, to see the dark matter turn into “a big bang on a small scale.”

He also gains no pleasure from being around groups of people. Though he’s not completely awkward around social situations, he often doesn’t know how to react to them and either lashes out or chooses silence instead, depending on the emotions that are involved. When the choice between saving Icarus I and leaving it came about, he floundered a bit, clearly unhappy with both the choice he had to make as well as the attention that was brought to him. He took the time to simulate the results, weighing his options alone and asking no one for advice. He didn’t even announce the decision to the entire crew, preferring to tell only the captain in the hopes that it would take the pressure from himself.

To put it very simply, he invests his emotions in science, rather than people. He is more outwardly emotional about seeing Mercury pass by the sun than he was about the death of Kaneda. More outwardly emotional about seeing the sun itself than about the loss of his entire crew. That’s not to say, however, that he didn’t care at all. He did. The way that he held Cassie in the end showed a great deal of empathy towards her and her death did affect him. But his priorities will always favor science. And though he knows very rationally that the deaths were his fault, he swallows it and tries not to think about it. He has guilt about that, yes, but the job is more important than the lives that were wasted. However, when Mace points out that the blood of the fallen crew was on his hands, he reacts with anger, as he doesn’t know any way other than that to face the situation. The stress and his already tense relationship with the man contributed a great deal to the break, as well.

Capa is very, very focused on the task. On the job. He will do anything in order to complete their mission, as he, maybe more than the others, understands what’s really at stake. He knows that they’re not going to get another chance. Because of this, he makes very difficult decisions throughout the mission. He chooses to go after the Icarus I in order to have a chance at another payload. He chooses to take the only spacesuit in a dire situation, rather than give it to the acting captain, simply because he knows that, because he can operate the bomb, he is the most crucial member of the team. He also chooses to end a man’s life in order to conserve oxygen.

This focus is due to the fact that he is a very logical thinker, relying on statistics and numbers to guide him. He doesn’t like to make decisions based on chance or speculation, especially when the numbers don’t add up. This also shows through in the almost effortless way he casts his vote for Trey to die in order to save the rest of them. “What are you asking? That we weigh the life of one man versus the future of mankind? Kill him.” With hardly a pause, he is willing to give up a life to save millions. To him, it is not an emotional decision, it is a decision based off of logic and sound reason. He does understand the brutality of it, and at first points this out, but he simply realizes that it is the only way for them to survive long enough to do their job. Again, it is their mission, their goal of saving humanity, that he is most concerned with at any given time.

The only place this logic is not found is in his dreams. He dreams of the surface of the sun, of falling into it, screaming to the heavens with no way out. These dreams wake him up in the middle of the night, in a panic, with no idea what to do about it. However, the sun has been the focal point of his life for many years. It became almost an obsession of his, as well as a fear that was not faced until his last moments of life.

Powers and Abilities: None. Standard human

Inventory: The lanyard around his neck that contains the AI from Icarus (it is deactivated and basically just an emotional support object) and the picture of the crew at Christmas.

Sample: Sample

When presented with a choice, is the character more likely to stick with tried and true methods? Or make something new up on the fly? Tried and true. It’s very difficult for Capa to stray from a decision or from a path without a lot of data and coaxing.
What is more important to your character, preserving the past or forging a future? Forging a future.
How does your character influence their own story? What about the stories of others? Capa has taken his story and the story of others and reluctantly takes command of it. Throughout his story, he really is the guy in the room with the most information, and so his decisions are given the greatest weight. He doesn’t like it, but he recognizes the need for it.

Are you alright with your character’s canon being used as a Recommended Reading?: Yes