Post by Hoban "Wash" Washburne on Aug 8, 2009 1:52:13 GMT -5
First Name: Hoban
Last Name: Washburne
Alias or Nick-name: Wash
Age: 34 years old
Family: Zoë Alleyne Washburne (Wife)
Home Planet: Raised on an unnamed planet with pollution so thick the stars were not visible, Wash became a pilot in part to see the sky beyond his home.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde. Well perhaps strawberry.. Under certain lights of course, really a matter of how you look at it....and the lighting...and the status of your eye sight...blone....it'll be easier that way.
Persuasion: Browncoat
Ship: Serenity
Occupation: Pilot
History: Raised on an unnamed planet with pollution so thick the stars were not visible, Wash became a pilot in part to see the sky beyond his home. Wash was second in his class. Mr. Universe, Wash's friend in flight school, was top of the class, since he hacked the records. In order to buy Wash's silence (and save himself from a threat of bodily injury at the hands of Wash), Mr. Universe offered Wash his services whenever they were needed.
Wash served as a pilot during the war, although he did not specify which side. His ship was shot down after a single flight and he was put in a POW camp, where he spent the remainder of the war entertaining the other prisoners with shadow puppets.
Wash then traveled widely, visiting odd worlds where, for example, juggling goslings was the principal form of recreation. His skills as a pilot grew, and by the time Wash met Malcolm Reynolds, his reputation had grown to the point where he was actively courted by multiple captains in search of a good pilot (Mal tells Zoe that Wash has a list of recommendations "as long as [his] leg" when Zoe expresses her dislike of Wash). Wash accepted Mal's offer, and in the course of time, fell in love with and eventually married Reynolds' second-in-command, Zoe. This pairing is especially ironic, given that Zoe's first impression of Wash was one of immediate dislike and distrust.
The two have a passionate and strong relationship, despite Wash's occasional concern over Zoe's strong personality and her tendency to assume the more aggressive, traditionally male role in the marriage, a concern compounded by Zoe's fierce loyalty and devotion to Mal.
A laid-back guy with a dry and occasionally laconic sense of humor, Wash tends to represent the pragmatic, cut-and-run opinion in any shipboard debate, and often serves as the calming influence in heated arguments. His actions sometimes appear cowardly (or at least less than heroic), but Wash has proven his resolve and willingness to both put himself in harm's way and do violence on behalf of his friends on many occasions. His loyalty to his fellow crew is unshakable.
As a pilot, Wash's flying style oscillates between near panic and a Zen-like calm. The attitude he conveys seems to be in inverse proportion to the degree of danger he believes he and the ship are in at any particular moment, acting the most calm when facing the greatest danger.
A rather large scale battle was what seemed to fail him in the end though. He ended up crash landing Serenity into a docking bay with the crew all pretty much safe. It had been when all the chaos had seemed to die down that he was cut off mid sentence as a large spike from a Reaver ship slammer right through the windscreen and straight into his chest....not a particular pleasent way to die...if one has to die at all...But this isn't the end for Wash... The Alliance seemed to have other ideas about just how final death really is.
Last Name: Washburne
Alias or Nick-name: Wash
Age: 34 years old
Family: Zoë Alleyne Washburne (Wife)
Home Planet: Raised on an unnamed planet with pollution so thick the stars were not visible, Wash became a pilot in part to see the sky beyond his home.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde. Well perhaps strawberry.. Under certain lights of course, really a matter of how you look at it....and the lighting...and the status of your eye sight...blone....it'll be easier that way.
Persuasion: Browncoat
Ship: Serenity
Occupation: Pilot
History: Raised on an unnamed planet with pollution so thick the stars were not visible, Wash became a pilot in part to see the sky beyond his home. Wash was second in his class. Mr. Universe, Wash's friend in flight school, was top of the class, since he hacked the records. In order to buy Wash's silence (and save himself from a threat of bodily injury at the hands of Wash), Mr. Universe offered Wash his services whenever they were needed.
Wash served as a pilot during the war, although he did not specify which side. His ship was shot down after a single flight and he was put in a POW camp, where he spent the remainder of the war entertaining the other prisoners with shadow puppets.
Wash then traveled widely, visiting odd worlds where, for example, juggling goslings was the principal form of recreation. His skills as a pilot grew, and by the time Wash met Malcolm Reynolds, his reputation had grown to the point where he was actively courted by multiple captains in search of a good pilot (Mal tells Zoe that Wash has a list of recommendations "as long as [his] leg" when Zoe expresses her dislike of Wash). Wash accepted Mal's offer, and in the course of time, fell in love with and eventually married Reynolds' second-in-command, Zoe. This pairing is especially ironic, given that Zoe's first impression of Wash was one of immediate dislike and distrust.
The two have a passionate and strong relationship, despite Wash's occasional concern over Zoe's strong personality and her tendency to assume the more aggressive, traditionally male role in the marriage, a concern compounded by Zoe's fierce loyalty and devotion to Mal.
A laid-back guy with a dry and occasionally laconic sense of humor, Wash tends to represent the pragmatic, cut-and-run opinion in any shipboard debate, and often serves as the calming influence in heated arguments. His actions sometimes appear cowardly (or at least less than heroic), but Wash has proven his resolve and willingness to both put himself in harm's way and do violence on behalf of his friends on many occasions. His loyalty to his fellow crew is unshakable.
As a pilot, Wash's flying style oscillates between near panic and a Zen-like calm. The attitude he conveys seems to be in inverse proportion to the degree of danger he believes he and the ship are in at any particular moment, acting the most calm when facing the greatest danger.
A rather large scale battle was what seemed to fail him in the end though. He ended up crash landing Serenity into a docking bay with the crew all pretty much safe. It had been when all the chaos had seemed to die down that he was cut off mid sentence as a large spike from a Reaver ship slammer right through the windscreen and straight into his chest....not a particular pleasent way to die...if one has to die at all...But this isn't the end for Wash... The Alliance seemed to have other ideas about just how final death really is.
