- Pronouns
- He/Him
I appreciate the compliments on Don Karnage. I'm not going to threadmark this or anything, but for anyone interested, he's the guide I use to keep track of his mannerisms:
Don Karnage Reference Sheet
Karnage is quite self-absorbed and spends a good bit of time speaking highly of himself. He is easily the most competent of the air pirates, although that's not much of an achievement
Extremely egotistical, constantly upselling himself
Clever, but easy to anger and distract, will take opportunities to showboat even if it puts him at a disadvantage
Rarely takes his own actions seriously
Automatically responds to compliments and good manners in kind without thinking
Deliberately plays up the dashing pirate angle
Still ruthless, but has a code of honor, fights 'equally' if not fairly, and honors parley
Treats subordinates poorly, foes harshly, but shows respect to those who stand up to him without actively threatening his ego or interests
'Oh riiiight, the secret weapon! oh son of gun I was having so much fun with the torture I almost forget.'
Pet Peeves: Having his name mispronounced, being called crazy, his crew calling themselves "robbers" instead of pirates, being interrupted while writing in his diary
'Don Karrrnage, roll the R!'
Sounds like Ricky Ricardo
Vaguely Spanish with a dash of French but a nonsensical mess of accents and malpropisms.- if you can't figure out how he'd talk, make something up. Use French and Spanish words at random, or just nonsense words that sound French or Spanish
'Greetings, X-type person'
'Greetings and salivations' 'what blows up must go down' etc.
'I am sorry to interrupture the conversation' 'this is how you say, a small gherkin' 'son of a mother's uncle!'
Often uses odd word choice that implies English is not his first language
'burn them to itty bitty ashes' 'let the good times begin the spinning'
Frequently uses own name and title 'It is I, Dread Pirate Don Karnage', etc
On the rare occasion he actually uses a phrase right, he pronounces it totally wrong, i.e. "Smahlll pohtaytohs'
Often openly states own emotions 'oh you make me madder than a Suzette breakfast' 'I have not been so happy since I plundered Banana's Republic'
CURSES AND MORE CURSES
When in doubt, take a walking tour of Southern Europe
Lastly, don't oversell it. He's quirky, but not every sentence out of his mouth is ridiculous.
Don Karnage Reference Sheet
Karnage is quite self-absorbed and spends a good bit of time speaking highly of himself. He is easily the most competent of the air pirates, although that's not much of an achievement
Extremely egotistical, constantly upselling himself
Clever, but easy to anger and distract, will take opportunities to showboat even if it puts him at a disadvantage
Rarely takes his own actions seriously
Automatically responds to compliments and good manners in kind without thinking
Deliberately plays up the dashing pirate angle
Still ruthless, but has a code of honor, fights 'equally' if not fairly, and honors parley
Treats subordinates poorly, foes harshly, but shows respect to those who stand up to him without actively threatening his ego or interests
'Oh riiiight, the secret weapon! oh son of gun I was having so much fun with the torture I almost forget.'
Pet Peeves: Having his name mispronounced, being called crazy, his crew calling themselves "robbers" instead of pirates, being interrupted while writing in his diary
'Don Karrrnage, roll the R!'
Sounds like Ricky Ricardo
Vaguely Spanish with a dash of French but a nonsensical mess of accents and malpropisms.- if you can't figure out how he'd talk, make something up. Use French and Spanish words at random, or just nonsense words that sound French or Spanish
'Greetings, X-type person'
'Greetings and salivations' 'what blows up must go down' etc.
'I am sorry to interrupture the conversation' 'this is how you say, a small gherkin' 'son of a mother's uncle!'
Often uses odd word choice that implies English is not his first language
'burn them to itty bitty ashes' 'let the good times begin the spinning'
Frequently uses own name and title 'It is I, Dread Pirate Don Karnage', etc
On the rare occasion he actually uses a phrase right, he pronounces it totally wrong, i.e. "Smahlll pohtaytohs'
Often openly states own emotions 'oh you make me madder than a Suzette breakfast' 'I have not been so happy since I plundered Banana's Republic'
CURSES AND MORE CURSES
When in doubt, take a walking tour of Southern Europe
Lastly, don't oversell it. He's quirky, but not every sentence out of his mouth is ridiculous.
