History: Gunn grew up on the streets on Los Angeles in a crime- and demon-infested neighborhood. He was part of a street gang that focused on trying to eliminate (or at least reduce) the amount of demons that made the town even more dangerous than it already was. They didn't tag overpasses or identify themselves by wearing identifying colors, either. Though there was a definite sense of brotherhood, it wasn't united and allied against other gangs. Just vampires. For a long time, the gang and its members were his life, and Gunn funneled every bit of energy he had and almost every cent he came by into it.
The only other thing that Gunn had any real concern with was his little sister, Alonna, who he had taken care of since they were both young. She was a perfect representation of everything that he was fighting to keep safe up until the day that she was bitten by and turned into a vampire. Years later, that is still something that bothers him, though hell if he will admit that to anyone. The realization that one gang of slightly over-zealous demon fighters in the Badlands of L.A. couldn't do everything was what finally led Gunn to working on the side with Angel and his crew.
A note - in his late teens, he was convinced that he had no future, and wasn't overly concerned by that. Believing his own life to be of little importance, he signed away his soul in exchange for a truck.
As he began to work more and more frequently with Angel Investigations (a team composed at that point of two humans and a vampire), Gunn's stark black-and-white viewpoints were drawn into question again and again. He wasn't used to moral gray areas, and he wasn't used to the existence of demons who weren't trying to eat him. Initially, he regarded work with the vampire as a paying side-job, but the gigs let him feel like he was making an actual difference when it came to fighting evil, and Gunn got a little hooked on the rush. He was jumpy and distrustful around even the most benign demons for a long time, and still often is, but he no longer has the desire to slaughter everything that isn't human. Eventually, he was integrated as an actual member of the team, not just a dude who worked for them when they needed some extra muscle.
This is his history up until the end of the second season, and if my information is correct from the current cast members at DDD, they’re at the beginning – so, the rest of this stuff will happen in-game.
Re: Charles Gunn | Angel
Fandom: Angel
Character Notes:
History: Gunn grew up on the streets on Los Angeles in a crime- and demon-infested neighborhood. He was part of a street gang that focused on trying to eliminate (or at least reduce) the amount of demons that made the town even more dangerous than it already was. They didn't tag overpasses or identify themselves by wearing identifying colors, either. Though there was a definite sense of brotherhood, it wasn't united and allied against other gangs. Just vampires. For a long time, the gang and its members were his life, and Gunn funneled every bit of energy he had and almost every cent he came by into it.
The only other thing that Gunn had any real concern with was his little sister, Alonna, who he had taken care of since they were both young. She was a perfect representation of everything that he was fighting to keep safe up until the day that she was bitten by and turned into a vampire. Years later, that is still something that bothers him, though hell if he will admit that to anyone. The realization that one gang of slightly over-zealous demon fighters in the Badlands of L.A. couldn't do everything was what finally led Gunn to working on the side with Angel and his crew.
A note - in his late teens, he was convinced that he had no future, and wasn't overly concerned by that. Believing his own life to be of little importance, he signed away his soul in exchange for a truck.
As he began to work more and more frequently with Angel Investigations (a team composed at that point of two humans and a vampire), Gunn's stark black-and-white viewpoints were drawn into question again and again. He wasn't used to moral gray areas, and he wasn't used to the existence of demons who weren't trying to eat him. Initially, he regarded work with the vampire as a paying side-job, but the gigs let him feel like he was making an actual difference when it came to fighting evil, and Gunn got a little hooked on the rush. He was jumpy and distrustful around even the most benign demons for a long time, and still often is, but he no longer has the desire to slaughter everything that isn't human. Eventually, he was integrated as an actual member of the team, not just a dude who worked for them when they needed some extra muscle.
This is his history up until the end of the second season, and if my information is correct from the current cast members at DDD, they’re at the beginning – so, the rest of this stuff will happen in-game.