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Gerhardt (Geh-hart)

Dr. Gerhardt Wolfgang Discord, PhD

Gerhardt Discord, is Luna's father who is a pathologist and a hematoligst. He mostly does autopsies. When he isn't working on dead bodies, he writes pathology reports. Gerhardt grew up without a father in the house and promised himself he would the best dad he can be to his kids.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Gerhardt has Myopia and hearing loss. He has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and is prone to dislocating his joints, mostly his shoulders. His ears are slightly pointed as well.

Body Features

Trapezoid body shape.

Facial Features

Gerhardt has a diamond-shaped face and sharp eyes with a black lining around it that looks like eyeliner.

Identifying Characteristics

His messy obsidian black hair. His doctor's coat, glasses

Physical quirks

  • easily gets a sunburn
  • always stands with his or her hands behind their back
  • Hearing-impaired
  • Near-sighted
  • cracks his/her neck all the time
  • has several parts of his or her body that are double-jointed and bend or flex in an unnatural or uncanny manner
  • incessantly cracks knuckles
  • squints a lot
  • thrives in cold weather,

Special abilities

  • Gerhardt has a bigger darker shadow. He can create shadows, hide in someone's shadow, or shadows in general.
  • create darkness.
  • night vision.
  • create tendrils from darkness to attack or bind
  • darkness attack.
  • shadow telekinesis.
  • Shadow portal.
  • dimensional storage.
  • can summon their shadow to fight

Apparel & Accessories

Gerhardt wears dark clothing and his doctor's coat. He wears glasses due to his myopia. He also wears an Iron cross necklace from the 1700s that belonged to Retter. He also wears dark colors. A casual doctor outfit is dark blue or black jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. Formal is dress pants and a dress shirt with a red tie. He wears black combat boots with both outfits. Sometimes he'll wear a collared shirt with a red tie and a vest.

Specialized Equipment

  • Stethoscope, 
  • bandages, 
  • needle and syringe, 
  • thermometer

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Gerhardt grew up in a poor neighborhood with his mother and older brother. His father left after he was born, making Raven a single mother. Years later, he ran into Nyx and had to back up to see her, but he mistook her for his mother because he was nearsighted. He transferred to Riverview High school where he had a crush on one of the popular girls and tried confessing but was humiliated by her boyfriend. Gerhardt got a Scholarship to the National Institute of technology and there he met Blaze at a bookstore. When he graduated, he married Blaze and had three kids with her, then moved to the tropical territory for his job, and then Luna was born.

Sexuality

Straight

Education

Gerhardt went to the local elementary and middle school in his area, he moved closer to Nyx and her father and attended Riverview, where Nyx went to the high school. Because he was poor, near-sighted, and hearing impaired, Gerhardt got a scholarship and went to a private college where he got his degree in biomedical science, then went to medical school in the Tropical territory. Because of his untreated myopia, Gerhardt didn't have the best grades in Elementary school. He lost his hearing at 13 and his high school grades weren't the best as he could barely hear the teacher and had to rely on notes and books, but would forget about homework because of his ADHD.

Employment

Gerhardt is a medical examiner and hematologist. He also has a side business as an undertaker since he was bored and it was his dream. He mostly performs autopsies.

Accomplishments & Achievements

  • Graduating and becoming a doctor. 
  • getting his black belt in Karate.
  • Getting married and having kids

Failures & Embarrassments

When he was in high school, He tried asking his crush out but she laughed at him, then kissed her boyfriend while they both insulted Gerhardt. Later that day her boyfriend humiliated Gerhardt in the school cafeteria.

Mental Trauma

Gerhardt grew up poor, and fatherless. He was bullied by other kids for being weird and he would get bad grades due to his hearing and eyesight.

Intellectual Characteristics

  • advanced ability to learn and process information rapidly.
  • extreme need for constant mental stimulation.
  • need to understand the world and for it to be logical and fair.
  • ability to relate a broad range of ideas and synthesize commonalities among them.
  • insatiable curiosity; endless questions, inquiries, and appreciation for nuance.
  • inborn sensitivity and awareness of life.
  • need to explore some topics in greater depth.
  • sense of frustration with regard to mundane or repetitious processes.
  • Demonstrate different or unusual interests compared to their same-age peers.
  • Reach developmental milestones earlier and faster.
  • Read early or understand math concepts at a very young age.
  • Hold themselves and others to high standards.
  • Exhibit asynchronous development, which can manifest as uneven intellectual, physical, and emotional development.

Taboos

Gerhardt doesn't eat pork or touch pigs.

Personality Characteristics

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Like many other family members, Gerhardt has dysgraphia, meaning his handwriting is terrible

Likes & Dislikes

  • Gerhardt likes night, creepy things, folklore, and zombie movies. His favorite food is beef brisket with mashed potatoes, he's also fond of Bulgogi mac and cheese and his favorite color is black and grey. 
  • He dislikes talkative people, annoying co-workers, working on Sunday, annoying patients, and HERESY!

Virtues & Personality perks

  • Alert/Observant:
  • Handsome
  • Brave:
  • Calm:
  • Caring:
  • Civilized:
  • Compassionate:
  • Disciplined:
  • Funny:
  • Friendly:
  • Hard-working:
  • Humble:
  • Kind:
  • Loving: showing love or great care
  • Logical: Characterized by or capable of clear, sound reasoning.
  • Loyal: Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
  • Religious: Someone who believes in a deity.
  • Selfless:
  • Smart: someone with great knowledge
  • Strong: Has immense strength
  • Sympathetic: Feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Vices & Personality flaws

  • Anxious
  • Blunt
  • Complex
  • Disability
  • Disorder
  • Disturbed
  • Gullible
  • Habit
  • Hard
  • Idealist
  • Impatient
  • Stubborn
  • Superstitious
  • Tongue-tied
  • Timid
  • Unpredictable
  • Withdrawn

Personality Quirks

  • Constantly uses hands when talking,
  • Rubs eyes and forehead,
  • Animal lover,
  • Constantly vulgar,
  • Sniffs things/people,
  • Adjusts glasses,
  • Constantly checks the time,
  • Yawns,
  • Forgetful,
  • Germaphobic,
  • Randomly uses another language,
  • Squints eyes,
  • Constantly distracted,
  • Uncomfortable/creepy Smile,
  • Mutters most of the time,
  • Overly polite,
  • Rubs their chin,
  • Leans on things and people,
  • Acknowledges everyone they see,
  • Deep voice,
  • Rarely looks people in the face,
  • Does not understand idioms,
  • Has a stutter,
  • Looks over their shoulder,

Social

Family Ties

Gerhardt is a descendant of Retter Discord, his grandfather was a lawyer. He married a Descendant of the Dragon dancers. Gerhardt is the cousin of Briar Thronbrooke

Religious Views

Gerhard is very Christian. he is also a little like father from bread Bois.

Mannerisms

  • Tendency to mumble
  • Sighing
  • Stuttering
  • Muttering to oneself
  • Tilting head in thought
  • Rubbing the neck when embarrassed
  • Raised eyebrows
  • Sweating excessively
  • Sideways glance
  • Eyes that dart everywhere
  • Tendency to avoid eye contact
  • Frequently gazes off into space
  • Arms crossed over the chest
  • Rubbing the temple
  • Standing with hands clasped behind back
  • Tightly clenched hands
  • Running a hand through the hair
  • Rubbing the eyes
  • Stroking chin in thought
  • Picking or pinching at the flesh
  • Passing a hand over the face when tired
  • Flexing fingers
  • Cracking knuckles
  • Drumming fingers on a surface
  • Wild gesturing while talking
  • Twiddling thumbs
  • Swinging arms back and forth when walking
  • Upper body
  • Shrugging shoulders
  • Dropping shoulders
  • Swaying while standing
  • Slouching, slumping posture
  • Tight, drawn-in shoulders when sitting
  • Broad stance when standing
  • Foot tapping
  • Shifting weight from one foot to the other
  • Pacing back and forth in a room
  • Sitting, legs apart
  • Taking glasses off and cleaning them
  • Peering over glasses
  • Adjusting or pushing up glasses
  • Putting earpiece of glasses in mouth
  • Chewing the tip of a pen or pencil
  • Playing with the marker
  • Twirling a pencil at a desk
  • Clicking a ballpoint pen open and close
  • Bending paperclips in half
  • Leaning against the wall while talking
  • Tugging at the collar of shirt when nervous

Hobbies & Pets

Performing autopsies, drawing blood, doing blood donations. Reading, traveling. Gerhardt used to take Karate as a teen. He still has his trophies and belts in his private office. As for pets, Gerhardt is a pet lover, he got Luna an Alaskan Malamute as a dog as he heard they are protective of their owners and like cold weather(It can get cold in new Roseburg)

Relationships

Blaze

Wife

Towards Gerhardt

5
0

Gerhardt

Husband

Towards Blaze

5
0

Gerhardt

Father (Vital)

Towards Luna

5
5

Luna

Daughter (Vital)

Towards Gerhardt

5
5

Nicknames & Petnames

Gerhardt calls Luna Moon or Shatzen, which means sweetheart in german. Luna tried calling Gerhardt Vati a few times but he got embarrassed and told her to stick with calling him, dad.

Shared Secrets

Oh boy, here we go! When Luna wasn't even a year old she was crying because her Spongebob popsicle looked scary. Annoyed, Gerhardt told Luna that he'll cause the Zombie apocalypse if she doesn't stop crying. Later that day, the Zombie deer outbreak made headlines. Luna was convinced she caused the outbreak and Gerhardt told her by the time Christmas is here Santa will have to use a UFO cause most of his reindeer are dead

Nyx

Aunt (Vital)

Towards Gerhardt

5
5

Gerhardt

Nephew (Vital)

Towards Nyx

5
5

History

Nyx met Gerhardt when she traveled to a nearby city to switch pharmacies. She bumped into a boy who called her mom. She found out that he was Raven's son and was able to reunite with her sister

Nathaniel

Brother

Towards Gerhardt

0
0

Gerhardt

Brother

Towards Nathaniel

0
0

Raven

Mother (Vital)

Towards Gerhardt

5
5

Honest


Gerhardt

Son (Vital)

Towards Raven

5
5

Honest


Seon-mi

Half-sister (Vital)

Towards Gerhardt

5
5

Frank


Gerhardt

Half-brother (Vital)

Towards Seon-mi

5
5

Frank


History

Seon-mi was born when Gerhardt was a toddler, he was very excited to be a big brother and instantly become overprotective of her. Gerhardt sees Seon-mi as a full sister instead a half-sibling and she views him the same way.

Nicknames & Petnames

Seon-mi calls Gerhardt "Oppa," which is big brother in Korean and he calls her "Yeongdeonsaeng," which means little sister in Korean.

Relationship Reasoning

Gerhardt has been overprotective of Seon-mi, as any big brother would be, especially because she was bullied at school for her heritage. One time he interrupted at a sleepover and he and Seon-mi only spoke Korean, causing the other girls to feel left out.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

They both like Korean food and coffee

Wealth & Financial state

Gerhardt is a medical examiner, pathologist, hematologist and owns a funeral home business so he makes quite a bit of money.
Gerhardt is a morning bird and night owl. He goes to sleep around 12:30-3:00 and wakes up usually around
  • 3:45 am
  • 5:15 am
  • 6:30 am(On a good day)
  •  
    • He doesn't work on Sunday
    • If he's mad he takes off his glasses, if he's really mad he also takes off the coat.
    • He has a shotgun.
    • Obvious but he's fluent in German and English but can also speak Russian, Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, and Japanese. And understands Swedish.
    • He has a strong immune system while Nyx and Luna don't.
    • Owns a clinic in the Chinese territory and Vampiric empire.
    • Gerhardt would be a Ravenclaw.
    • His name means Hard spear or, brave, strong, sharp.
    • He sometimes smells like dead bodies
    Current Location
    Species
    Ethnicity
    Other Ethnicities/Cultures
    Honorary & Occupational Titles
    • Doctor Discord.
    • Doctor Gerhardt
    Professions
    Age
    51
    Date of Birth
    October 13
    Birthplace
    Rivereinde
    Family
    Spouses
    Blaze (Wife)
    Siblings
    Nathaniel (Brother)
    Seon-mi (Half-sister)
    Children
    Current Residence
    Agua villa
    Gender
    Male
    Eyes
    Obsidian black
    Hair
    Obsidian black
    Skin Tone/Pigmentation
    Pale
    Height
    6'3 ft
    Weight
    158 lbs
    Belief/Deity
    Christian
    Aligned Organization
    Related Plots
    Known Languages
    Gerhardt knows a lot of languages as he is a substitute Doctor. He's fluent in German and English and also speaks Spanish.
    Character Prototype
    SCP-049, W.D Gaster etc...

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