Personality:

Alex has the most attitude out of all his friends. Usually cynical, arrogant, proud, and sarcastic to a fault, he likes to think very highly of himself and can be very offended when proven otherwise. He loves action and is prone to get into fights, marking him as very brawny, brash, and aggressive. He also hates boredom and sharing his personal feelings with others, including his friends and loved ones. 

While normally cool, determined, easy-going, and laid-back when in a good mood, he can be very short-tempered and hard to reason with at times when his buttons are pushed or when stressed or upset. He’s very distrusting and prone to seeing the worst in others, except for those close to him. He can also be a bit of a troublemaker. All these traits can lead to inadvertently getting both him and others into trouble and cause friction between him and his loved ones at times. 

While far from genius-level intellect, Alex is a lot smarter and more competent than he looks and has basic common sense, able to understand the dangers and difficulties of real life. He’s also very perceptive, resourceful, and observant, able to notice and understand the feelings of others and work with what he has to his advantage. While he is mostly failing in his classes, it’s mostly due to a lack of effort rather than pure stupidity. He’s also a great cook and a more hard-working person than he lets on, especially when he’s not at school.

Despite his attitude, Alex does have his redeeming, heroic, and good-natured qualities. He has a strong and fierce sense of loyalty towards those he cares about. He deeply and genuinely cares about his friends and loved ones and will do whatever it takes to help them, even risking his own life and personal values when needed. He’s also quick to see the error of his ways when he realizes that his attitude and behavior has gone too far and will do anything to make things right again, even apologizing if he has to. 

Additionally, in spite of his brash and aggressive attitude, he refuses to go against those who are weaker than him or who can’t defend themselves. He’s also very courageous and brave in the face of most dangers, except for snakes, and will genuinely stand up for those who can’t do so themselves. He can be very supportive and encouraging to his friends and others when they’re down or discouraged and hates bullies or those who would do things far worse than he would do, like killing or making fun of the handicapped. 

He also hates doing gross things and doesn’t like it when others do it as well. Alex has a dry and snarky sense of humor and tends to make jokes and remarks from time to time. 

However, underneath that tough and unruly exterior lies a self-hating, insecure, and emotionally scarred person. Due to the way his horrible family treated him after his mother’s death, Alex, deep down, thinks of himself as unlovable and undeserving of care. He also has a secret fear of his own insecurities and tries to put on a tough persona so that his family and others would think that he’s cool and deserving of love and he would have to numb his emotional pain. He also hates himself for being a jerk and feels immense guilt for both his actions and for inadvertently being the cause of his mother’s death immediately after his birth, thinking that he’s irredeemable despite all the genuine good he’s done.

After some help and advice from his friends and loved ones, as well as a personal psychiatrist and realizing that his bad attitude doesn’t make him cool, Alex does become a warmer, grounded, and friendlier person who’s willing to share his feelings with others when needed. While he does still have his snarky, moody, and temperamental attitude, it’s become more toned down and less present than before. He also has less self-esteem issues and more willing to see himself as someone who’s deserving of love and respect.

Voice:

Alex's voice should be at a baritone, medium range. He should sound like a teenage boy with a sarcastic attitude problem, but never to the point where he's unlikable or hard to hear. He should also have a supportive and loyal undertone. Like the others, it should also be very expressive and easy to hear. Also like the others, it should have great singing talent.

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