Contents 1 Basic Information 1.1 Appearance 1.2 Skills 1.3 Room 2 Personality 3 Losses 3.1 Permanent 3.2 Temporary 4 Canon 4.1 History 4.2 Relationships 5 Paradisa 5.1 History 5.2 Relationships 6 Outside Links

Basic InformationEdit

Name: Murphy MacManus
Age: 38
Sign: Aquarius (January 21)
Occupation: Vigilante
Series: The Boondock Saints
Canon: After the second movie, All Saints' Day
Paraversary: January 25th, 2012
Room Number: ???
Journal: spiritusaequitas
Mun: User:Ang_d

AppearanceEdit

Murph keeps his dark brown hair cut close to his head, and generally dresses casual, in worn out jeans with t-shirts, turtlenecks, or knit sweaters, with black work-boots and a well-loved black Navy peacoat. The more notable things about Murphy are his many tattoos ... and a few notable scars.

Tattoos: (Pictures of these will come once caps are made.)

• Left-side of his neck: a stylized saint.
• Right hand index finger: AEQUITAS, the Latin word for justice.
• Chest, left-hand side, over heart: His mother's name, Annabelle, in cursive.
• Right forearm: Celtic Cross
• Back: Christ's feet on the cross.
• Left thigh: A shield knot.

Scars/Wounds:

• Left arm, just above the elbow: bullet wound/iron burn. These are much older than his other scars, so they're faded, but still visible.
• Wrists: VERY faint scars from handcuffs, only noticable if he points them out to someone, and they look REALLY close.
• Right shoulder: Fresh bullet wound, still healing as of arrival (bullet removed)
• Left calf: Fresh bullet wound, still healing as of arrival (bullet removed)

SkillsEdit

Murph speaks SEVERAL languages canonically: English, Gaelic, Spanish, Italian, Russian, French, and German. He's a ridiculously good shot with any sort of gun, and can hold his own in a brawl or knife fight. He's also got a very high tolerance for pain - canon shows him willingly having his shoulders dislocated to escape captivity, and still fighting on his feet despite at least two gunshot wounds on numerous occasions... though it's probably faith and will alone that kept him standing. He's a self-taught tattoo artist, as well.

RoomEdit

Castle standard ATM.

PersonalityEdit

Murphy McManus is the epitome of a Good Irish Boy: he listens to his mother, obeys the Word of God, drinks like a fish, and fights like a trooper. He takes life pretty much as it comes: being a first-generation immigrant from Ireland to South Boston has taught him to take whatever’s given and make the most out of it, even if whatever he gets isn't much at all.

While raised to be a gentleman where it counts, in general Murph doesn’t put too much stock in manners unless the situation’s serious (or involves a lady). He’ll interrupt, swear, talk with his mouth full, sling good-natured insults and racial slurs, blow cigarette smoke without considering if it might go in someone’s face, steal the last beer or piece of pizza without asking, make a racket at 2 AM without a care for who hears, and generally do whatever he pleases with the thought that everyone who might take offense should just lighten up, because he’s not really hurting anyone by being himself.

Despite his manners, his Irish Catholic upbringing has made him intensely devout. He and his twin brother, Connor, have both been graced by a vision from God: "Destroy all that which is evil, so that which is good may flourish" - and they do anything and everything within their ability to carry it out. They only strike out at people who are truly, wholly evil, however: lesser forms of filth generally get off easy with a beating and a strong warning. This intensity of faith is hidden under a boisterous exterior... despite the depth of his faith and the seriousness of the brothers' vision, Murphy is ridiculously easy-going, and will make a genuine effort to get along with everyone he meets. He doesn't really believe in class or culture barriers (all cultures are equally insulted, including his own), which will make adjusting to the particularly eclectic melting pot of Paradisa a relatively easy learning curve. As for his humility, that comes both from his religion and from his own personal history: as immigrants, he and Connor didn't have much. Whenever he can, he gives back to those who need his help, and has genuine sympathy for anyone who finds themselves in an awful situation.

In addition to his faith, Murph is possessed of a strong sense of humility. He believes that no one outright "deserves" anything in the way of material possessions or any set lifestyle: one must work for what one gets. As such, he won't be doing much in the way of wishing. He does, however, believe in basic human rights, especially the Golden Rule and the concept that everyone deserves kindness ... unless they deny it to others to the point of cruelty, in which case that right is completely forfeit.

Murph's sense of humor is almost entirely unbeatable - of the two twins, he's usually the one ready with a jibe or a smart-ass remark. He takes any and all jokes at his expense with a smile, even while he's beating down whoever might've pulled one over on him. More often than not, he'll defuse a tense situation with a joke, hoping that the laughter that ensues will help gloss over the conflict. As he sees it, there's no point in dealing with all the crap life's thrown at him if he's not able to laugh about it. In fact, laughter is one of the chief ways that he rolls with the punches and keeps on going. Between his humor and the strength of his faith, it's extremely hard to get Murphy down and keep him there. He's been known to have his sober moments, but he usually comes out of them with his determination even more strongly defined than ever, ready to take on whatever obstacle's in his way guns blazing - often literally.

When all these factors combine enough to earn Murphy a friendship with someone, he'll go out of his way to keep it, as he's an extremely passionate person. Though he believes in keeping the majority of his emotions to himself - Manly Men don't talk about their feelings, after all - in the face of injustice or idiocy, he's one of the first to speak up... loudly, and profanely. He'll fight for a friend at the drop of a hat, whether the odds are with him or against him, and without even a thought to the fact that there are some fights he might not even survive. His faith in what he does and in what's right are too strong for him to waver for long. Most who get to know Murphy would come to realize that there isn't much about him that's stronger than his integrity.

The only thing that surpasses it, actually, is his bond with his twin. Connor and Murphy have the unique sort of unspoken connection that comes from being fraternal twins. More often than not, they can have entire conversations with a glance. Frequently they act at once, or speak at once, without even realizing or planning it. While at times, they can be completely different (Connor tends to be the more serious of the two), when they've made up their mind to do something, they both commit to it and help each other through it until it's done. On good days, Murphy's a force to be reckoned with ... pair him up with his twin brother, and that force becomes virtually unstoppable.

LossesEdit

PermanentEdit

His memories of three of his friends, the Boston detectives that worked with him and his brother: Duffy, Dolly, & Greenly.

TemporaryEdit

• None yet!

CanonEdit

HistoryEdit

To be added in a mo...

RelationshipsEdit

• Connor MacManus
• Noah MacManus
• Annabelle MacManus
• David Della Rocco
• Doc McGinty
• Detective Duffy
• Detective Dolly
• Detective Greenly
• Special Agent Paul Smecker
• Romeo
• Special Agent Eunice Bloom

ParadisaEdit

Murphy arrived at the same time as his brother Connor, nearly directly after the events at the end of All Saints' Day. The two woke up in the clinic, still wearing their bandages and prison-issue pajamas to find that they weren't in Kansas anymore. Or Boston, either.

HistoryEdit

• None so far!  :D

RelationshipsEdit

• None so far! :D

Outside LinksEdit

• Coming Soon

Created and edited by Ang d 20:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)