Post by Jayne Cobb on Aug 8, 2009 2:55:11 GMT -5
First Name: Jayne
Last Name: Cobb
Alias or Nick-name: Hero of Canton
Age: 47
Family: Radiant Cobb (mother)
Home Planet: unknown
Eyes: Dark blue/grey
Hair: Brown
Persuasion: Independent
Ship: Serenity
Occupation: Mercenary/Public Relations
History:
Jayne is a mercenary who did not fight on either side in the Unification War. He met up with former Independence fighters Malcolm Reynolds and Zoë when his gang tried to rob them. Mal offered him a larger share of heists and his own bunk, and so Jayne shot one of his companions and joined up with Mal instead. Jayne is good in a fight, and reacts before he thinks on many occasions. He has also shown to be somewhat cruel; when arguing with Mal, he is not above insulting Mal's leadership skills by bringing up the events of the Battle of Serenity Valley, a highly sensitive subject for Mal. Jayne also has a keen sense of danger and is often the first to raise an accurate warning about impending peril.
Although often represented as a strict mercenary, Jayne has his own code of honor. He is loyal to his employer as long as he is being paid well. When he has not acted up to his code of honor, he has worked to atone for it. Jayne also demonstrates unexpected sentimentality by sending money he receives for his mercenary service home to his mother, and wheres and orange knitted hat with ear flaps because she made it for him. Although at times he seems indifferent, he does care about his fellow crew members and what they think of him.
Jayne keeps a large arsenal in his bunk on Serenity. He has named his favorite and most powerful gun (a "Callahan full-bore auto lock with customized trigger double cartridge thorough gauge") Vera. He acquired it after killing the previous owner, an assassin trying to kill him. Jayne frequently carries a handgun based on a LeMat Percussion Revolver, and later carries a mini-gun named Lux.
Jayne doesn't have many fears, but he has shown fear at anything to do with Reavers, a subpopulation of feral humans. He is convinced that fugitives Simon and his sister River Tam will bring the Alliance down on them, and this concern fuels his dislike of the Tams. He also has a notable fear of River, who slashed him in the chest once and unnerved him with her occasional outbursts, creating a rift that her generally sweet (albeit odd) nature does not help to heal. This fear was not helped when she was triggered by the alliance and beat up everyone in the bar, including Jayne. Jayne has also demonstrated fear of dying in what he considers an unmanly manner, notably being "spaced".
Jayne is regarded as something of a Robin Hood-like folk hero by the people of Canton on Higgins' Moon. They have erected a statue of him in the center of the town and sing a song dedicated to "the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne" ("The Ballad of Jayne Cobb") in which they tell how "he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor". The true story is, however, less heroic. Jayne and his then-partner Stitch Hessian did indeed steal from Magistrate Higgins and drop the money on the town, but this was only because during his escape, Jayne's ship was attacked and damaged and he needed to lose a lot of weight from the ship just to keep it flying. Jayne dumped the money in desperation, but only after having already thrown out his unfortunate partner.
Last Name: Cobb
Alias or Nick-name: Hero of Canton
Age: 47
Family: Radiant Cobb (mother)
Home Planet: unknown
Eyes: Dark blue/grey
Hair: Brown
Persuasion: Independent
Ship: Serenity
Occupation: Mercenary/Public Relations
History:
Jayne is a mercenary who did not fight on either side in the Unification War. He met up with former Independence fighters Malcolm Reynolds and Zoë when his gang tried to rob them. Mal offered him a larger share of heists and his own bunk, and so Jayne shot one of his companions and joined up with Mal instead. Jayne is good in a fight, and reacts before he thinks on many occasions. He has also shown to be somewhat cruel; when arguing with Mal, he is not above insulting Mal's leadership skills by bringing up the events of the Battle of Serenity Valley, a highly sensitive subject for Mal. Jayne also has a keen sense of danger and is often the first to raise an accurate warning about impending peril.
Although often represented as a strict mercenary, Jayne has his own code of honor. He is loyal to his employer as long as he is being paid well. When he has not acted up to his code of honor, he has worked to atone for it. Jayne also demonstrates unexpected sentimentality by sending money he receives for his mercenary service home to his mother, and wheres and orange knitted hat with ear flaps because she made it for him. Although at times he seems indifferent, he does care about his fellow crew members and what they think of him.
Jayne keeps a large arsenal in his bunk on Serenity. He has named his favorite and most powerful gun (a "Callahan full-bore auto lock with customized trigger double cartridge thorough gauge") Vera. He acquired it after killing the previous owner, an assassin trying to kill him. Jayne frequently carries a handgun based on a LeMat Percussion Revolver, and later carries a mini-gun named Lux.
Jayne doesn't have many fears, but he has shown fear at anything to do with Reavers, a subpopulation of feral humans. He is convinced that fugitives Simon and his sister River Tam will bring the Alliance down on them, and this concern fuels his dislike of the Tams. He also has a notable fear of River, who slashed him in the chest once and unnerved him with her occasional outbursts, creating a rift that her generally sweet (albeit odd) nature does not help to heal. This fear was not helped when she was triggered by the alliance and beat up everyone in the bar, including Jayne. Jayne has also demonstrated fear of dying in what he considers an unmanly manner, notably being "spaced".
Jayne is regarded as something of a Robin Hood-like folk hero by the people of Canton on Higgins' Moon. They have erected a statue of him in the center of the town and sing a song dedicated to "the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne" ("The Ballad of Jayne Cobb") in which they tell how "he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor". The true story is, however, less heroic. Jayne and his then-partner Stitch Hessian did indeed steal from Magistrate Higgins and drop the money on the town, but this was only because during his escape, Jayne's ship was attacked and damaged and he needed to lose a lot of weight from the ship just to keep it flying. Jayne dumped the money in desperation, but only after having already thrown out his unfortunate partner.
