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Character Info
Basic Info
Name:
Dr. Veritas Ratio
Age:
Late 20s to early 30s
Gender:
Male
Species:
Human (From Veritas Prime)
Affiliation:
Intelligentsia Guild aka The Non-Genius Nerd Organization and Veritas Prime University as a professor
Appearance:
Purple hair with a slight wavyness to it. Reddish eyes with yellow rings in them. Eyes have red eyeshadow below them. Likely a resting bitch face at most times.
He is jacked though. A very huge doctor with huge muscles. This man clearly takes care of himself. He is well groomed and always clean as possible for the situation.
He is jacked though. A very huge doctor with huge muscles. This man clearly takes care of himself. He is well groomed and always clean as possible for the situation.
TLDR Summary:
Local autistic professor is too smart for most people and a tad too dumb for the knowledge god’s acknowledgement. He copes by trying to make everyone else less dumb instead and genuinely believes most people can be.
Unfortunately, because he prefers much of his actions indirect and for people to help themselves, much of this belief is hard to see past harsh questions and statements.
But there is genuine goodwill and morals underneath it all. Now if only it came in a less abrasive package.
Personality and Brief History:
Principled, Prickly, and Not Quite Perfect. Ratio doesn’t bother to mask himself and soften his words for those around him. He speaks what he deems is the truth of the matter, and trusts those who aren’t fools to find wisdom in it eventually.
There is an inherent ego to Ratio, but it is an earned one that has been tempered by age and reality. This results in it manifesting more as confidence in himself to solve a matter or come out of a situation unscathed.
Paradoxically, he also believes himself mundane. Perhaps a reaction to failing to get into the Genius Society despite years spent on a project meant to do just that.
Dr. Veritas Ratio is a man defined by being too smart for most people and too dumb for the smartest of them all. Put on a pedestal by fan club, haters, coworkers, and the general public alike. Perhaps he is lonely, but there has never been time to process it.
He skipped grades straight to college when he was a secondary school student at the recommendation of Professor Rond; a dear mentor figure to him.
But from there it’s been more accolades, more degrees, more honors, until he hit a wall.
8 degrees and all these awards, yet no acknowledgement from Nous (essentially the god of knowledge). Can one truly be called a genius without an invitation to the Genius Society?
So he threw himself with his typical dedication into a years long project to get that attention. An anti-planet weapon.
The project was a success for the IPC who paid for it. But a failure and realization for Ratio who came to terms with the fact he threw his morals away for a recognition he would never receive.
This crushing event gave new direction and purpose to his life however. Instead of aiming for the laurels of Genius Society Hood to validate himself, Dr. Ratio instead became a Professor at Veritas Prime who seeks to cure the stupidity and ignorance of others.
While also doing Intelligentsia work sometimes. Which leads into IPC work as the strategic partner of Aventurine. Who is an exception to many of Ratio’s usual rules, but that is a story for another time.
That work is arguably less hard than his primary task. Not everyone can be saved from the disease called ignorance, but it is his duty to at least try if they can.
However, he won’t force them. People can only save themselves at the end of the day.
Ratio prefers to be a supporting character outside of his scientific work because of this. Giving acerbic nudges and questions to try and prompt people to find the right direction on their own.
Despite all his seriousness though, Dr. Veritas Ratio is a deeply ridiculous man. He loves making sculptures of himself in ridiculous poses. He considers taking bubble baths with rubber ducks an important end of the day cleansing ritual for finding the truth of the universe. He enjoys making bad jokes; particularly math ones.
Creativity and intelligence are not just the domains of geniuses, but of those who have had opportunity. Ratio genuinely believes in the majority of humanity’s ability to be better and learn.
He is perhaps still unable to fully place himself into those mundane shoes he claims to wear however, given the abysmal pass rate of his classes. Those who do pass are standouts in their fields however. Perhaps this is why despite it all he is revered as the Scholar King.
Not that Ratio cares. He probably thinks the title is ridiculous. He’d prefer those people spend less time stanning him and more time studying.
There is an inherent ego to Ratio, but it is an earned one that has been tempered by age and reality. This results in it manifesting more as confidence in himself to solve a matter or come out of a situation unscathed.
Paradoxically, he also believes himself mundane. Perhaps a reaction to failing to get into the Genius Society despite years spent on a project meant to do just that.
Dr. Veritas Ratio is a man defined by being too smart for most people and too dumb for the smartest of them all. Put on a pedestal by fan club, haters, coworkers, and the general public alike. Perhaps he is lonely, but there has never been time to process it.
He skipped grades straight to college when he was a secondary school student at the recommendation of Professor Rond; a dear mentor figure to him.
But from there it’s been more accolades, more degrees, more honors, until he hit a wall.
8 degrees and all these awards, yet no acknowledgement from Nous (essentially the god of knowledge). Can one truly be called a genius without an invitation to the Genius Society?
So he threw himself with his typical dedication into a years long project to get that attention. An anti-planet weapon.
The project was a success for the IPC who paid for it. But a failure and realization for Ratio who came to terms with the fact he threw his morals away for a recognition he would never receive.
This crushing event gave new direction and purpose to his life however. Instead of aiming for the laurels of Genius Society Hood to validate himself, Dr. Ratio instead became a Professor at Veritas Prime who seeks to cure the stupidity and ignorance of others.
While also doing Intelligentsia work sometimes. Which leads into IPC work as the strategic partner of Aventurine. Who is an exception to many of Ratio’s usual rules, but that is a story for another time.
That work is arguably less hard than his primary task. Not everyone can be saved from the disease called ignorance, but it is his duty to at least try if they can.
However, he won’t force them. People can only save themselves at the end of the day.
Ratio prefers to be a supporting character outside of his scientific work because of this. Giving acerbic nudges and questions to try and prompt people to find the right direction on their own.
Despite all his seriousness though, Dr. Veritas Ratio is a deeply ridiculous man. He loves making sculptures of himself in ridiculous poses. He considers taking bubble baths with rubber ducks an important end of the day cleansing ritual for finding the truth of the universe. He enjoys making bad jokes; particularly math ones.
Creativity and intelligence are not just the domains of geniuses, but of those who have had opportunity. Ratio genuinely believes in the majority of humanity’s ability to be better and learn.
He is perhaps still unable to fully place himself into those mundane shoes he claims to wear however, given the abysmal pass rate of his classes. Those who do pass are standouts in their fields however. Perhaps this is why despite it all he is revered as the Scholar King.
Not that Ratio cares. He probably thinks the title is ridiculous. He’d prefer those people spend less time stanning him and more time studying.
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