1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?
Kristoff Vernard
Von Doom and most emphatically No.
2. How old are you? When is your birthday?
28. 17th of October
3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?
The northern hills of Latveria, New York City, and yes.
4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
My mother was Mirela Vernard. She was an herbalist, and she never harmed anyone in her life.
My natural father is Nathaniel Richards I, a traveler, although I was not aware of this until I was in my teens.
Victor von Doom, the Master of Latveria, adopted me between the ages of five and fifteen.
5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like?
I have several genetic half-siblings, most of whom are fine people, but it is difficult to consider them 'family'. I believe they, especially Dr. Richards, are equally uncomfortable with the subject.
Vincent Amorason is my brother by consensus. I have been told he serves as cosmic justice for the arrogance of my childhood.
6. What is your occupation? I am a research scientist and emergency-management specialist.
7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh? 6'1" 185 lbs.
8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes? Dark.
9. What is your race? Baseline human. Rom.
10. To which social class do you belong? I have no idea, having been born impoverished, raised to privilege, and removed from it, but I am very adequately financially independent.
11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?
I believe I look good enough. Cassandra apparently concurs. That is what matters.
12. What is your style of dress?
Neat.
13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?
nothing noticeable.
14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
None beyond baseline humanity in the circles in which I travel.
15. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right, though I favor my left for a few tasks.
16. What does your voice sound like?
Baritone
17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?
Fairly precise.
18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.
English is my third language; I have three doctoral degrees, and I sometimes sing Leslie Fish songs to myself when concentrating on particular things.
19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?
Regularly, and no.
20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?
I really could not say.
21. Do you use body language? How?
Not much.
22. Do you have a commonly used saying?
Not to my immediate knowledge.
Childhood
23. What is your earliest memory? Packing up to move to Doomstadt.
24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?
I had a private tutor from five to eight. At eight she was...no longer relevant. But I continued various mathematical and scientific work and general reading whenever possible from then throughout my teens, until such time as I started work on my doctorates.
I enjoyed most of my education very much.
25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?
Dr. Doom.
26. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Eventful.
27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
It varied. I hoped both for the opportunity to travel and to make myself useful.
28. When and with whom was your first kiss?
Cassandra. I suppose it depends upon which attempt counts.
29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
No. Cassandra.
30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?
I was raised by the greatest monarch in Latverian history, who also happens to be feared throughout the world as a supervillain.
Influences
31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Important is hard to define. Had I never been adopted, for instance, I would never have done anything that came after.
32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Cassandra is my wife.
33. What is your greatest regret?
I cannot visit my mother's grave.
34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you?
Exile.
35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?
My own
36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
The period when I was 8 was fairly complicated.
37. When was the time you were the most frightened?
Every time Cassandra has required hospitalization.
38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?
Everywhere.
Beliefs
39. What is your alignment?
If I understand the question correctly, I am quite 'lawful'.
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
Entirely circumstantial
41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
I am aware of many gods but not in a religious sense.
42. Do you believe in an afterlife?
In the possibility of the immortality of the soul, yes. I am certainly very familiar with at least one case.
43. What is your greatest fear?
Harm to my family.
44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?
Willful stupidity, loss, and the people I love.
45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?
I think that people are basically remarkably unwise.
46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex?
No one wants to hear my views on politics. I have no views on religion. Sex should be a private matter between consenting adults.
47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?
Risky by definition, Dishonorable, Dishonorable in most situations, and in very poor taste.
48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
Thousands of miles from home for the rest of my life, apparently.
49. How much do you value money?
Acquiring a great deal of it has not only ensured my own comfort, but my ability to take care of my brother. ...Of course, it also ensured that he would never have to pay attention to...anything. I admit potential drawbacks. On the whole, however, useful.
50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
I am tempted to say shoot an innocent person in the back, but that is admittedly biased.
51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
Yes. Mostly.
52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Yes.
53. Are you superstitious?
I am reasonably well-versed in the supernatural
54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
I will certainly extend
courtesy to the beliefs of others, but respect takes more.
55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
Reasonably.
56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
I do not take easily to the company of strangers.
Dealing With Others
57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Cassandra and Vincent are both excessively important to me, as is Scotty.
58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?
I decline to answer these questions.
59. Do you have a significant other? Who?
My wife, Cassandra Lang.
60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?
I do not have a lot of friends. Cassandra, Vincent, and Andrea would be the closest.
61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?
I do not relate particularly well with people unless I know them well or am familiar with their academic work.
62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex?
See above. Although I am able to mind my manners slightly better with women, for some reason.
63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
In one sense or another, to one degree or another, I have loved Cassandra since the moment I first set eyes on her.
64. What do you look for in a potential lover?
I no longer have any need to look for potential.
65. How close are you to your family?
To my genetic family, I am either distant, professionally cordial, or friendly, depending on the members involved. One exceptionally distant genetic relative has my undying hatred.
I am close with my brother and my wife and stepson.
66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?
I have wanted that desperately for quite some time, and have recently acquired it.
67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
It depends very much upon the people, and on the necessity of the point.
68. Are you a listener or a talker?
It depends on the circumstances.
69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?
It depends on the circumstances, but not excessively long.
70. Do you hold grudges?
On occasion.
71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
Not unless necessary.
72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
No.
73. How well do you express yourself?
Fairly well.
74. How quickly do you judge others?
Quite.
75. Do you care what others think of you?
Only a few
76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?.
The former ruling house of Latveria, were any left. The common enemies of the Fantastic Four. Kang the Conqueror.
Personal Taste and Opinions
77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?
Higher-dimension mathematics. Green. Peaches. My armor was recently usurped in that position by my wedding ring.
78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?
I enjoy films with Goldman screenplays and the music of Leslie Fish.
79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?
I enjoy brandy on occasion. Otherwise, no.
80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
With Cassandra.
81. What is your most cherished fantasy?
No longer a matter of speculation.
Possibly replaced by being forgiven82. How long is your attention span?
Quite adequate.
83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
I do not laugh a lot.
84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?
Many things.
85. How do you deal with stress?
In the lab (whether productively or destructively)
86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?
Moderate and hardly any, respectively.
87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?
Well enough.
88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I prefer to have a plan.
89. What are your pet peeves?
Poor grammar. Poor posture. Disregard for qualifications.
Self-Image
90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?
Honor and ...I find it difficult to articulate. A general..insufficiency.
91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I am not certain.
92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted
93. Do you like yourself?
Yes.
94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?
It can be frustrating, but I am used to it.
95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?
Six months: Properly organizing potential eventualities for taking care of Cassandra and Scotty.
My lifetime: Continued care of my family and anything that can be done for the safety and stability of Latveria.
96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
5 : Much the same as now, except possibly with a
sister sibling for Scotty if Cassandra is interested and the risk to her health would not be too great.
10: Arranging Scotty's higher education
20: In the process of retiring from work in the Fantastic Four and focusing more on research and Cassandra.
97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
Of old age
in Latveria.
98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
Having been useful, I suppose.
99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?
Faithful. Intellectual. Uncomfortable.
100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
I really wouldn't know.
101. Why are you risking your life to adventure?
In some cases, heroism is a passion. In mine, it is simply good manners.
