Volkonir Moroti (Eccentriaverse)

Prince Volkonir Moroti of Cortascius / Vincent "Vinny" Amadeus Mason is a superhero in the Eccentriaverse of Dozerfleet Comics. A Cortascian by birth, he is slightly enhanced over the average human being by his bond to the EccentriaCore of his birth planet. In spite a since-broken spell having kept him preserved to being physiologically hardly a day over 30, he is technically over 400 years old when he begins protecting Bozeman, Montana from the Gwirdons.

He was originally portrayed by John DeBruyn in the promotional materials for the canceled 2008 film Volkonir, and his toy form was first depicted in the trailer for that film.

Personality
Volkonir is a generally optimistic soul; but has grown to understand that a universe where Gwirmalesh's influence can still be felt will always be a dangerous place. He does tend to wallow in self-pity in his toy form, as he grows frustrated with his 400 years of imprisonment and with so few willing to help him. After being restored, however, he becomes very driven to discover the Trinket of Morlikus and take it to the Pool of Healing, believing that restoring his father to the throne will restore Cortascius itself.

He was an eager understudy to Lady Semaphry, and even came to view her as a surrogate mother after the death of Queen Wontisha. As a result, he came to view Editrab as a brother, even after Editrab was transformed by Gwirmalesh into the monstrosity Tarantrum. This leads to Volkonir showing Tarantrum a level of compassion and mercy that he normally doesn't display for any of Gwirmalesh's other kaijin.

He is somewhat ignorant of certain Earth culture and social norms, in spite being trapped on Earth in toy form for approximately 400 years. Worse: He hasn't dated anyone since Cortascius - something that Kayla helps him with. His lack of awareness of certain social cues also makes him oblivious to much of Kayla's flirting, resulting in her becoming frustrated in her efforts to seduce him into her bed. It's not that he's not interested in her; but that he is too sexually innocent to recognize seduction cues. He does reveal later that he does care about her a lot, and she reveals that he's more to her than just a fun night fantasy.

Volkonir has never been very good at watching his own back, making him vulnerable to attacks from behind. He has, however, demonstrated a bloodthirsty side for enemies that have especially harmed him or tried his patience. He often taunts them by offering them one of two really awful fates to choose from, showing at best a false mercy. He also has threatened General Hiktomoph, going so far as to say he'd "gouge out his eyes, all 3,000 of them!"

While generally naive on certain topics to begin with, he will play dumb to an extra degree on the campus of Montana State University, in the hopes that this will convince other students that he's too dense to be the Golden Lion Knight. Vinny is almost always up to protect those he loves from Gwirdon threats, and will become laser-focused on completing a mission. In spite his usual cheery demeanor, his past failures on Cortascius haunt him frequently.

Evolution of characterization
Depiction of Vinny's personality has varied amidst drafts.

The "jerk-with-a-heart-of-gold" era
A draft script for the canceled 2008 Volkonir film depicted him as a perpetually angry and vengeful, but also depicted him as panicked and desperate to fulfill his mission. He behaves in a rude and entitled manner toward Cassie when he first meets her; even arguing that she "may as well" help him out, given that her friends ditched her. Therefore, she had no excuse not to help him. In spite his insistence on not having time for formalities, he feels compelled to give her heavy exposition when he suspects she won't help him. He also expresses a higher level of arrogance in this early draft than he has shown since then; but has also been shown to be much more efficient.

He claims that the two Gwirdon Treaders still chasing him are "the only ones left," but that they "can't get their spells right." He also mentions urgency of getting to the Granger Center to access a "Realm of Healing," which would become the Pool of Healing in later revisions. He also discusses a longing to wield his "Ice-and-Roast Saber" once again, to finish the Gwirdons off. This was a conceit he expressed before revisions named the sword "Selshon." Gwirmalesh as the wielder of the "Evil Wand" (later named "Swivertik") that Volkonir was so afraid of was not acknowledged by Volkonir until revisions came in 2015. Likewise, it wasn't until 2015 that he would officially adopt the alias while on Earth of "Vinny Mason." Toy Volkonir also warns Cassie to avoid the hair salon across the street from Big Rapids Cinema.

The Gwirdons' "Realm of Evil" (later revised to Castle Gwirdonia) had a portal hidden somewhere inside the hair salon, and implied that the salon owners themselves were "pure evil." The salon was effectively equated with being a portal to Hell. The demonization of that particular salon has changed very little since then, except to be downplayed in emphasis in later works   by simply minimizing or else avoiding discussing it.

"Emo" Volkonir
Volkonir's mean and snippy persona was drastically toned down almost immediately following the original draft script. In the trailer, which was released about a month later in the same year, Volkonir's entitle jackass persona was replaced with an almost one-track-minded warrior looking to have himself restored. He is heavily introspective, and consumed with nostalgia for his old world and way of life. In the original film version of Volkonir Journals: Attempt #43, Volkonir was depicted as highly introspective and mopey, to the point of being seen as having an "Eeyore complex." What sets him apart, is his determination to accomplish his goals, in spite of his clear bout with depression.

Contemporary Volkonir
His canonical portrayal as a complex being began with early draft material for Rise of Semaphry back in 2015. The canonization of his persona in its present form came with 2017's Volkonir Meets the Power Rangers.

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