Redman, Javier Aric

[Javier Aric Redman]

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* tell us a little about yourself.

Let’s get through this shall we? My name is Javier Aric Redman. If you’re perceptive, or have any ability to be cultural, then I’m sure you’d have guessed by now that isn’t an American name. The outcome wasn’t the result of parents who liked to think them clever or witty, but rather it genuinely stems from my mothers Spanish roots. My forename is a way; it could be said, of honouring that part of my heritage. I may be a rarity in actually liking my name, though not for its roots. My heritage could be part British or African and I wouldn’t show too much enthusiasm. After all, there’s nothing particularly impressive about being half of some country or another, and patriotism was never exactly my thing. No, I like my name because, translated, Javier means bright. I like to imagine it relates to an intellectual brightness and so relates to me. Aric is, perhaps you’d know, a variant of the name ‘Eric’ which happens to be my fathers name. Originally he did think he was being sentimental by forcing me to ‘carry on a legacy’, though it done nothing but piss me off and so I changed it legally. They scoffed at the change of a mere letter, but I have no problem with the name ‘Eric’, just the principles of parents imprinting themselves on children who may choose to be unwilling. You’d think he’d be happy that I left ‘Redman’ alone. If he was trying to balance out the Spanish with American, then Redman is a quintessentially American surname. Wouldn’t you agree?

Until now I’ve been living in Manhattan, though after nine years I’m returning home to North Carolina. Yes, you might have figured it out; I’m a Walten City original. Does that give me some sort of advantage among everyone else you’ve interviewed? Probably not. Like I said, I don’t do home pride or country pride, since supporting a land mass seems brainless. I’m twenty seven, which if you count back means I left Walten at eighteen, perfectly in time for college. Obviously I never had the urge to return, though here I am. Surprise. I haven’t been transferred to a new post or anything; I’m as you’d say unemployed as the situation stands. My most recent job was as a financial advisor though certain… circumstances have seen me leave that profession. I’d call it admirable. Others would disagree. But then bitterness has always been an ugly trait. I’m not looking for a new career, before you ask something about my ‘dreams’ or ‘ambitions’. That circumstance I mentioned hadn’t left me out of pocket. In fact, it’s the opposite. I can’t help you much if you’re asking who I look like. The only time I’ve been told I have a resemblance to someone I didn’t know the person. Though that’s probably because I don’t make a habit of flicking through fashion mags. See the one person who did note any similarity they said I looked like a model named Jon Kortajarena. I didn’t know him either. Though looking at that surname? Spanish. Silly woman probably only linked me because of that. Ah ignorance, ever blissful.

* what are some of your positive traits?

If we’re talking positive traits I don’t think it’s big headed to start off by saying I’m charming. Of course it’s impossible to sound humble when talking about yourself, but I think to say it is genuine. I’m sure it’s not a unique trait, but it’s very useful and I do it impeccably well. Though my looks might help with that, though I don’t doubt it’s my personality as well. A lot of people assume being charming is something forced, but that is called flirting. Different thing. The way I’m charming is my making people feel at ease around me. Comfortable rather than attracted to me. I have the kind of charm and charisma that compliments those around me, seeks to make others feel good about themselves rather than pulling them to climb into my bed. I think it’s because I’ve never been an overbearing kind of guy. Being domineering has never been me. In fact I’m always the one who will take a step back and allow another the chance in the limelight. Things are much simpler when you let another take charge. It doesn’t mean you’re weaker, because more often than not I’ll be the one giving the ‘suggestions’ to them, so basically I’m kind of pulling the strings. That’s the kind of person I am. An advisor. The beta to an alpha though a beta with some control. Besides, when you’re always taking a step back, it’s great to bring up when you need a favour.

Beginning my next trait with ‘I don’t care’ would have made it sound negative. But not caring about the way others live their lives is, I think, a positive. Because it means I’m not going to judge someone on what they do for a living, or what kind of person they decide to date. So some people might argue that’s not how a friend should behave, and that a friend should look out for another and judge the various aspects of the others lives in order to warn or help but I’m a firm believer in letting others make their mistakes. I suppose I might, and I say might, help if they were sinking too deep into a mistake, but more often than not its character building for people to save themselves. And that’s what’s best for people, for them to come out of things knowing they pulled through by themselves and that they didn’t have to rely on anyone. It’s a boost of confidence. Plus when you try and help people, it can get messy. Mess that I don’t want on my hands. If we’re talking more in general I’d like to think I’m more liberal minded than some, but I’m still human. If I’m going to see someone covered in dirt, I’m going to call them a street rat. Being liberal means being tolerant, that doesn’t mean liking.

You know how some people are so confident they seem the type to actually love themselves in some awkward, disgusting way? That’s not how I deal with my confidence. I am extremely confident in myself, though I don’t appear to be obnoxious about it. I think you have to be self assured, hesitation and faltering will only ever stretch out the inevitable and if you’re not in control of your own decisions then really you’re being led. The day I want that is the day I’ll happily wader into a field, get down on all fours and wrap myself in cotton wool whilst bleating like a sheep. And doesn’t that just sound absolutely exhilarating… I hope the idea of sarcasm isn’t lost on you, if it is, that was a prime example of what it means. If you want an official definition, it’s actually ‘remarks that mean the opposite of what they seem to say and are intended to mock or deride’. Why, you may be asking, do I need to bring your attention to this? Easy. I’ve been told I can be very sarcastic. I wouldn’t want you to think I’m being serious now, so please take note, learn the definition and know when I’m using it

* what are some things that you can improve on?

I’m sure it’s wrong that I can easily think of more negative points than positive. Though I actually don’t mind the ‘negative’ points and I don’t want to improve on them, thank you. I suppose what’s going to be most recognisable is that I’m easily irritated. I mean, most people have some amount of patience, but mines just shorter than most peoples. It’s the little things that tick me off. Like the one woman in the library who taps her foots, or the man who talks as though he’s losing his voice. That man might not be able to help his natural voice, but it can’t be forgiven that it pisses me off. And it can’t be helped that I’m going to say that he’s pissing me off in a delightfully witty, scathing way. Will that man get angry? Probably but he should thank God he only irritates me. Because when people anger me, fuck, I wouldn’t want to be that person. See when such a thing as courtesy, I expect respect from the people I give it to. When those people royally screw me over, you think I’m going to take that? Ro say I’m vengeful is incredibly on point. It won’t just be sending you a virus through email; I will treat your life like a garden, salting the earth so nothing will ever, EVER grow there again. Harsh? When going for revenge, me saying that it is like I’m playing with a kitten. I can do a lot worse. So please, for your health and my stress levels, don’t think you can mess me about.

Let’s lower the anger a few notches and move onto ulterior motives. That generally means having underlying reasons for doing things. I can’t help but look at people and situations and assess how I can twist them to my advantage, and admittedly I’ve made contact with people in the past who I know could be have some use to me in the future. It’s probably not the nicest thing for a person to know, that I could be friends with them because one day they could overrule a court sentence or something, but as if anyone else if going to be reading this to know. Usually the motive is never used; it’s just there for safe keeping. But if I wanted it, it’d be easy to get. Remember that charm and charisma. It’s good for being manipulative too. You’d be surprised how dense some people can be, believing what they’re told even when the words are basically sugar coated. Like when you’re advising your boss to do something he completely objects to, but you’ve said it in such a way he thinks it’s all good. No, that wasn’t a random example. How do you think I got to be the sole financial advisor to the previous company I worked for? When you manipulate yourself into a position of trust, it’s easy to turn a person against those around them. Sometimes even their nearest and dearest. Guilt? It’s a need, for people to get stepped on. How else are you meant to climb a ladder? Ask politely for them to jump off?

I aim to be the best in everything I put my mind too. It should be a nice little determination trait but it’s more than not. When you’re the beat you’re recognised, people know you’re better than them. It’s power. I’m a bit power hungry, materialistic too. I’m not going to lie, what comes with being the best isn’t exactly a bad deal. The world runs on cash, so why wouldn’t I want that? But the biggest perk of being on top is the fact you can look at others knowing they have to look up to you. Does that make me a bastard? Yes it does. But you asked for negative traits, and here it is. You might remember though saying my positive was letting others be in the limelight, right? I am that. But when I actually, really want to be the top of something, I’ll be second in command until the point I can overtake and overrule the leader. It’s easier that way. Instead of battling, just to lure them into submitting and when they realise, it’s too late.

* what's your biggest secret? we won't tell.

It’s a secret, to a point. I’m only keeping it hidden because people would think I was a heartless bastard. Remember those ‘certain circumstances’? For the past four years I’ve climbed my way up to being the sole financial advisor to a successful company in Manhattan. There used to be a team of them, but I convinced the CEO they were a waste of finances. He wasn’t an old man; about sixty I’d say and Christ did he rely on my input. If you see an opportunity, you’re going to take it right? So I did. He deserved it, being so dense to sign away his CEO standing to me. I mean, sure, I lied about it, even his lawyers told him, but he still listened to me saying it was the best. So I took the company from him. I was on top. But people had always known I was slimy in the workplace, and it isn’t easy to deal with bitterness and revolt. So I jumped ship. What’s the point in getting messy? I can do better than a CEO of a business anyway. So I sold my ownership, wasn’t what it was worth, but I needed to get out as soon as you know? Put it this way, what I did get, I’m more than comfortable being unemployed. For years at least.

* what does your heart want?

Let’s get one thing clear; I don’t do ‘the heart’. That might change, but at the moment I’m not looking to marry or having children. Children are one of my main irritations, far too needy. But if I’m ever going to settle down (which I highly doubt) I imagine it would be with a woman. Of course I don’t object to Civil Partnerships, but somehow I see myself playing house with a Wife rather than another Husband. Not that I wouldn’t have a relationship with a man, to limit yourself to one gender takes away all sorts of possibilities for sexual blackmail. I suppose if I wasn’t bisexual by nature I would have willed myself to be purely for that fact. That sounds selfish I know, but any tool that can be used. But that’s more work orientated, back onto relationships and I wouldn’t say I preferred having moments with one gender over the other. Both experiences have their differences and perks, but I wouldn’t say no to one over the other. It’s not noticeable, my sexuality, since most of the time, unless I’m feeling up for a relationship or even an encounter, I don’t clearly show any preference for any gender. It’s as though nobody catches my eye, male or female, almost as if I’m asexual. Of course I am a man, so my disinterest can be changed. A relationship shouldn’t fall into routine, nor should it be like perfect families. I will never want to come home to a cooked meal, paper son the table and a romcom rented for a candlelit night. I’d much rather skip to the desert. Lust is love in my opinion. I’m not saying I will never love somebody, it’s just never happened yet. I prefer it this way, because relationships should be about excitement and being adventurous.

* what do you do in your spare time?

Since I’m set for a while I have spare time coming out of my ears, though I can’t sit around all day. Where exactly is the fun in that? Spare time is a simple equation. I plus not wanting to be bored with doing anything that seems interesting and that roundabout equals said boredom cured. If we’re being specific then I like to do things which loosen me up. Ever since I’ve been little I’ve been restless, I have to do things that are challenging. Because if something’s a walk in the park then what’s the point? I’m not so much into the intellectual past times anymore, but I still do them. But now I prefer that spice of recklessness. Before it was a Friday feeling, the start of the weekend where the challenge is to keep your head whilst everyone around you falls apart. Now I’m unemployed, that just makes everything that more open, doesn’t it? Though I’m a precise person, I try not to follow routine in anything I do. Staying imaginative is, as I’ve said, something that I always aspire to be. If that means switching hobbies to be kept on my toes, I’ll do it.

* so what does your family life look like?

My family life is nothing spectacular. You already know my fathers name is Eric and my mother was Spanish. When I choose not to go too much into it it’s for your benefit over y own. Recounting the tale isn’t exhilarating or interesting. For some reason my mother decided to vacation in Walten City, I like to believe it was a road trip, and somehow she just happened to meet my father. Needless to say she cancelled her participation in the road trip and decided Walten City was where dreams run free. Cue a few years later and I was brought into the world. I have a sister, she’s two years younger than me, and maybe the one I get on best with, though I’ve never been family orientated. My father and I have always come to blows over is noticeable lack of motivation throughout my life and whilst I love my mother, she contradicts herself by praising me yet standing by at his disappointment. That’s what ‘love’ does to you I suppose. None the less I see them often enough, I will do a lot more now obviously. But beforehand it was a case of visits when others remarked I never went home to see my family past the holidays. Not for arousing suspicion, it wouldn’t be a lie to say I visited them before in order to not be viewed as ‘strange’ by my colleagues. And here was me thinking people now put work over family more and more. I guess even I can’t escape being wrong.

* what are the memorable moments in your life?

You know my fathers always been a bit of a bastard, and kids at school took success as a reason for making the smart kid an outsider. The smart kid? Me. Unfortunately. This was the time before I realised you could get further in the world with intelligence AND charisma. So I ran for class president. Honestly I should have won, my opponent was some jumped up little jock with a body that early use of steroids has probably made crap by now. I didn’t win, funnily enough, popularity over the opposite every time, right? I saw my fathers a bastard, why? Because when a dad should offer some condolences, all he said was that being in second place is realistic as though I was never going to win. See why he’s a bastard; he’s done that my whole life. But him aside I learnt something by being vice president. That every change made by that jock was my suggestion passed off as his own. He stole what I said because he had no ideas. Was I angry? Initially hell yes. But thinking about it? It worked to my advantage. Because I got things done how I wanted, just through another voice. Course there’s a difference between anger and bitterness. I was bitter. So, just as he was at the high of being student president, I made him make changes that made people detest him. Shorter breaks, healthier food in the cafeteria, that kind of thing. All those things that teachers piss themselves over as it makes them appear like a bitter school. He was brainless, didn’t know what he was doing. I did and I was pulling the strings. Moral of the story? You can get anything you want if you’re the puppeteer.

College is meant to be the best years of your life, Christ that was true for me. I think a big part was getting away from here, Walten. Or maybe the fact by now I was the charming man you see now. I could rally off the drinking and sex games as the peak of my love for college, but I’ll stick with the academics. I took business and politics, with a little dose of psychology just for my own amusement. Graduating top of the class from college was, and still is, the proudest moment of my life to date. There’ll probably be more, but for now I’m sticking to that. A lot of people were eyeing up that top spot, when they stopped stripping girls of their knickers and thinking Tuesdays were Saturdays, but I went to prove that if I want something, I’m going to get it. It’s not my fault I chose to drink water after the cheap vodka to lessen the blow the next morning. Could I have told them to do the same? Well then I wouldn’t have been first would I? Come on now, you know enough about me by now.

I was lucky enough to go straight into a good job, as a junior aid for a politician’s campaign. It was a challenge, given that I was the lowest there, but those suited fools were making classic mistakes. Choosing to avoid the fact she was female instead of using that against her competitor. I mean come on; if you can cast her up as a motherly woman that’s going to win votes, why avoid that? So sexism and equality is apparently gone, but it can always be worked to an advantage. So I suggested the idea to her advertising department, and one lovely girl agreed to mock up, presented to her and even as a basic idea she liked it more than the power suits and matching the men ideas rolled out. So I took on a more active role. I didn’t care much for her as a politician but I wanted to win. I always thought sleeping with the enemy wasn’t literal until I done it. Turns out being married doesn’t exactly mean you’re against more diverse activities. It’s a shame the woman I worked for didn’t approve of blackmail, she could have won for certain with it. Still, I tried.

* so we've heard that you're a lot like jafar

name: I figured out the name before the play by, but it was a pleasant surprise the play by was Spanish, so the name fir well. Javier is Spanish, and means bright, which Jafar has to be, plus the name does sound a lot like Jafar. Aric means ‘forever or alone, ruler’. In the movie Jafar did become ruler, but was essentially alone. Redman means ‘man of counsel’ which is Jafars profession, plus he wears red in the movie.
play by: Just look at the icons, it’s the same smile! Plus I decided Jafar should, personified, be sexy in an unconventional way. Jon has this bed headed, amazing cheekbones look that almost makes him look like a cartoon. Plus they share similar features, especially in the eyes and smiles. I don’t normally do models, but this is a perfect match I think!
positive traits: Obviously as a villain Jafar doesn’t have any positives, so I’ve twisted aspects of him to make positives. Jafar was always second in command and always nice to people’s faces, so in Javier this is seen in the way he always lets people take the limelight. A villainous twist? He knows by doing this he can always call on favours. Jafar would never help anyone. Point blank. So I’ve made that a positive as well, in that he’s pro independence. It’s what you’d call tough love, which helps people fend for themselves at get stronger- as Javier says. I also made him quite liberal, because once you see his negatives, you’ll realise he probably doesn’t judge others as he can’t exactly judge someone. Lastly I took into account Jafars obvious confidence, even if he was always bowing to the Sultan. Given that it went unnoticed to most of the characters I’ve made this subtle confidence a positive trait in Javier and mentioned his sarcastic humour. How could Javier not have Jafars witty quips!?
negative traits: So much easier to do this. Let’s face it, Jafar holds a grudge. So Javier does too. Jafar was a tad dramatic with his abuse, so Javier is too. It’s pretty simple there. The next two points apply more to work-orientated Javier, since though a villain personified I didn’t want to go all out and make him some monster. But here he is, since just like Jafar used people, Javier has no qualms about doing the same, Because in the end, it’s all business. And of course he has to be manipulative, it comes with the charm. Jafar was charming and he was always influencing the Sultan. I chose to have him crave recognition over money (though he loves that too) since Jafar only ever improved himself. From Advisor to Sorcerer to eventual Genie, being one thing was never enough. And being the underdog and eventually taking over fits Jafar, who plotted to become Sultan after all.
orientation: I made him bisexual. Why? Because he was totally eyeing up Aladdin. Jokes. Maybe. I mean the main reason I wanted to do this was to emphasise how clever he was and the extremes he goes too to get his way, through this ‘sexual blackmail’. It’s the sliminess of Jafar, who in animation might have had more pride than to sleep with someone for blackmail, but it just show how ruthless he can be. I decided to make it for definite when I watched the movie and it wasn’t the prospect of marrying Jasmine for her attractiveness that compelled him, but becoming Sultan. He never appeared interested in her, only her power. Until he made her wear the slave costume, but even then it wasn’t like she’d covered up before. His disinterest becomes Javier’s apparent lack of interest in any gender, unless he decides he wants some action.
turn ons: Obviously men and women, I didn’t specify hair colour etcetera but you know Jafar has expectations. I focused on keeping the spice alive, since Jafar was dangerous when he had all that power, transforming into a snake and all that and appeared to really get into it. So that imagination plays out in his turn ons, keeping things fresh and ever interesting.
turn offs: Love isn’t a turn off, but he doesn’t think he’ll come across it anytime soon. It’s following Jafars marrying Jasmine for trophy purposes, rather than love (which he tried to command only to spite Aladdin I think). Jafar doesn’t seem the type to be lovely and romantic, so meals and romcoms are off the cards as turn offs.
family life: Well in Aladdin at least there’s nothing about Jafars family, so I took free reign. I know in the TV series he had a sister, but since I don’t know a lot about that I left it ambiguous. I chose to have him come from a family where the dad never tells his son he can grow up to be president, that kind of thing since I think it can be a reason as to why Javier (and Jafar) is so fanatical about being all powerful, as though it’s the way to prove to his family that he can always be someone and that he doesn’t need them. Let’s face it, Jafar isn’t going to sit down willingly at Christmas and sing carols.
memorable moments: All these capture the beginnings of Javier becoming Jafar, the power hungry, manipulative schemer that we see in the movies. 1 is how he learned to being second best doesn’t always mean it’s a bad thing, the same way Jafar pulled the strings behind the Sultans actions. 2. Jafar seems the type to be proud of amazing achievement, even if in the more he’s only battling to be Sultan. But I reckon that once getting the job Jafar was smug as anything, hence Javier’s pride in his achievements. 3. I can’t remember what movie it was, but Jafar made up someone into being a fake Jasmine who accuses Aladdin of a crime leading him to nearly being executed. Jafar was twisted and that was a low blow. Javier didn’t do that, but he slept with someone to blackmail them. That’s low on my standards.

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