Prompto Argentum

Setting:

The world of Eos comprises three continents: Lucis, Accordo, and Niflheim. The northeastern land of Lucis possesses a powerful Crystal, which the gods gifted in antiquity to the reigning Caelum dynasty. Accordo, located in the south, is made up of islands and has been annexed by the Niflheim Empire, which lies to the west and benefits from its advanced magiteknology. The province of Tenebrae is under Niflheim's control but maintains some autonomy due to the presence of the Oracle, a priestess who has the power to fight the Starscourge, a plague that lengthens nights and turns people and animals into vicious daemons. Watching over Eos are the Astrals, divine beings that can appear in the mortal realm, usually as colossal and powerful beings. For hundreds of years, Lucis and Niflheim have been at war. While many lands have been lost to the empire, the Lucian capital of Insomnia remains untouched due to the Wall, a transparent magic barrier maintained by the king and the Crystal's magic. Peace talks have begun in hopes of ending the conflict, one of the conditions being the marriage of Prince Noctis and Lady Lunafreya, the Oracle.

Biography:

Prompto is Noctis's best friend from high school who takes photos and wants to save pictures of their road trip. Prompto is the most playful of the four, being upbeat, and easily becomes smitten with women. He suffers from an inferiority complex next to Noctis, Ignis and Gladiolus, due to his lack of nobility, and his lack of confidence. He has a lot of respect for them as friends, exchanging banter with them, often being the most talkative. Prompto is good with machines, and makes use of them as weapons. Common-born classmate of the crown prince. Prompto forged a friendship with Noctis after a fateful encounter with Lady Lunafreya's lost dog brought them closer together, and the two have been inseparable ever since. In preparation for the long road trip ahead, he practiced handling firearms under the tutelage of Crownsguard veterans. The pauper to Noctis's prince, Prompto makes up for his lack of royal prestige or combat prowess with his upbeat personality, lifting his comrades' spirits when the going gets tough. He can almost always be found with his camera in hand, snapping shots and capturing memories of the journey. Most men are born; but some are created for a special purpose—and Prompto is one such man. Artificially generated from the genes of mad scientist Verstael Besithia, he was initially intended to serve as a test subject for of the empire's magitek experiments. The unstable scientist's plans went awry, however, when a Lucian spy operating on a hot tip absconded with baby Prompto and entrusted him to a foster family in Insomnia. Upon uncovering his inauspicious origins, Prompto plunges into an existential crisis: how can he befriend the very people he was created to kill? Yet he is pleasantly surprised to find that, when he reveals his long-kept secret to Noctis, the bond they share is not merely unshaken, but even stronger than ever.

Appearance:

Keywords: shaggy hair, blond, blue eyes, fair skin, not pronounced musculature, thin, height 173 cm.

Prompto is a young man of average height and a slender build, whose visage gives off the impression of a youthful punk. He has blue eyes with violet undertones, light freckles and short, unruly blond hair, which he at a point insists "does not look like a chocobo butt". He wears two bands on his right arm, black gloves, a black shirt with a white pattern, and a sleeveless black vest with a dark red flannel shirt attached underneath. He wears dark pants with a faint leopard print. He wears black boots with red soles that are lined with white fur. Prompto's black open vest has various tags. The one below the collar reads: "It's a beautiful day now watch some bastard mess it up." The middle one on the side resembles the Harley-Davidson Motor Company logo. The back of Prompto's waistcoat reads "DEADORALIVE". Like all main party members, Prompto has skull motifs to his outfit. The buttons on his jacket have skulls, he has a belt buckle in the shape of a skull, and another skull on the tag on his trousers. As a child, Prompto was overweight and wore glasses and a two-tone tan T-shirt with a matching wristband. His casual outfit is a burgundy sleeveless shirt with a vest over it, and gray trousers that have this message inside a circle: "ROUTE 17 Mencemoor" (the same design he had a child), and text "Cauthess, DO NOT ENTER". His boots are brown and he wears a gray canvas belt. Prompto has wrist tattoos on his left hand, covered by gloves in his other attires: a star and a stylized barbed wire. Prompto has a barcode on his wrist that he keeps concealed with a wristband. It is a mark of him being born as a clone for Niflheim's magitek infantry. The barcode, commonly misread as NH-01897, reads N-iP01357 at the bottom of his wrist, and 05953234 at the top. It is visible while wearing the Kingsglaive attire with no jacket. Prompto's code print is also on the key card Noctis uses to get through Zegnautus Keep.

Personality:

Keywords: cheerful, outgoing, friendly, loyal, talkative, low self-esteem, impostor syndrome, hard-working, geek, otaku, emotionally sensitive, anxious, nervous around girls.

Prompto maintains a playful attitude. He is described as a skirt-chasing mood maker with a chip on his shoulder from a different social status compared to his other friends, and thus feels inferior but wishes to be useful. He makes pop culture references, mimicking old song lyrics. Not having been raised among nobility like Noctis, Ignis and Gladiolus, Prompto feels out of place in formal situations. Prompto's upbeat personality makes him easy to engage in conversations with and makes him the life of Noctis's group, but he has a short attention span. When driving the Regalia in, Prompto loses focus on the road and afterward, he is not seen driving again. He is not a combat-hardened warrior, but has a knack for cheering people up and keeping things light-hearted. This stems from having had a sad and lonely childhood, and his outward mannerisms conceal a deep thinker. He tries to better himself to feel worthy of being acquainted with the crown prince, but lives his life with an imposter syndrome, always trying to please others, thinking if they discovered the truth, everyone would abandon him. Prompto has an affinity toward animals, although he claims to not be into wildlife and to be "more of a pet guy". He is excited to visit the chocobo ranch at Duscae, and once helped Pryna, one of Lunafreya Nox Fleuret's dogs. Photography has been a lifelong hobby for him and he dreams of becoming a professional one day. Fitting of his preference for guns and cameras, Noctis notes Prompto is a technophile.

Friends:

Noctis Lucis Caelum: A Lucian prince who must fulfill a great destiny.

Ignis Scientia: Noctis' royal adviser and longtime friend. A tactician and strategist who drives and cooks for his friends.

Gladiolus Amicitia: Noctis' bodyguard and longtime friend. A man sworn to protect the king at all costs.

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