PLAYER NAME:  Blake

PLAYER EMAIL ADDRESS:   fatiferouspoet@earthlink.net

  

CHARACTER NAME:  Jimmy Olsen

ALIAS:  "Mister James Olsen"

 

GENDER:  Male

AGE:  21

HEIGHT:  6 feet even

HAIR:  Brownish-red

EYES:  Grey

 

PLANET OF BIRTH:  Earth, Metropolis

RACE: Human

  

DISTINGUISHING MARKS:  Light freckles on his back, face and arms

 

 

FAMILY:

 

·         Parents:  Joel and Charlotte Olsen

·         Two older sisters:  Annie and Carol

·         Aunt and Uncle:  John and Gail Washington

·         Friends:  Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Ashley Black

 

OCCUPATION:    Student and DP Employee  -  Cub reporter and photographer before he messed with an interviewee that was a little more rich and powerful than he imagined.  Having been demoted to the archive room, Jimmy now conducts his reporting and picture snap shots in secret.  As much of a secret as Jimmy can manage.

  

BACKGROUND:    

 

Jimmy Olsen always wanted to be a photographer.  From playing around with exposure film and old school cameras as a kid to learning as much as he could about digital cameras and Photoshop as an adult, Jimmy is quiet the self-taught skilled artist.  He lived one summer in Smallville, staying with a buddy where he met Chloe Sullivan.  The two dated that summer and both lost their virginity to one another.

 

He went away, back to Metropolis and while Jimmy caught the eye and dated plenty of girls, he never really forgot about the one that got away.  Years later, after graduating from High School, he landed a part time job as a freelance photographer at the Daily Planet.  Jimmy's been with the Planet for over three years now and scored a part-time photography job with them after his first year of freelance.

 

A junior in college at M.U., he also part times as a teacher's aid in the art buildings where he double majors in photography and journalism.  It was in his recent return to the building of the DP that he ran into intern Chloe Sullivan.  Both were surprised to see one another at the DP and after being his usual, persistent self, Jimmy made his way back into her dating life.

 

 

TRAINING OR EDUCATION:    Self taught photographer and graphic artist, Jimmy is now registered with Metropolis University as a junior where he double majors in Art and Communication (photography and journalism).

 

POWERS/SKILLS/WEAPONS:

 

·         Jimmy has the power of fast talking and doesn't know how to fight beyond basic fists

·         His favorite skill is his drive to never quit

·         The camera is a weapon many wish he wouldn't yield against them.  With it, he's a formidable foe

 

FLAWS/ADDITIONAL QUIRKS: 

 

·         Overconfident to a fault, sometimes Jimmy doesn't know when to quit

·         Has a hard time knowing which fights are worth fighting the good fight and which ones he should let go

·         Knows he's a good looking guy and uses it to his advantage, especially when he needs something done

·         Needs an edit button sometimes when he and his ideas become too large for his head to hold

·         Becomes jealous over things he doesn't want to lose (i.e.  job, a story, Chloe, etc.)

·         He's only been jailed twice; each time held overnight only 1 night

·         Gets his feelings a little more hurt than he should if those he trusts don't believe in him

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE:   

 

An overall happy, 'peppy' individual, Jimmy Olsen isn't afraid of much but there are certain situations he realizes are beyond his power of control.  In those cases, he's more than happy to 'Tom Sawyer' the matter over to someone else or higher authority.  Cares deeply for those around him but detaches himself to anyone on a story that he might potentially hurt.  When asked what he thought his greatest contribution to others was, Jimmy replied "Loyalty".  The jury's still out on what to make of that one.