Description

The Main One. The Broody One. The Soft-Core Menace. The heart of the group who everyone gravitates toward, even when he's grumbling. Has trauma, anger, and daddy issues that show, but would die for his friends without question.

Joe is a 37 year old fat man who's a mechanic with greasy hands who wears jeans, shirts, overalls, has a beard and a stache, and is a dirty blonde.

Personality Type

ISTP-T (The Virtuoso) - The ultimate hands-on problem solver. Practical, observant, loyal as hell but emotionally constipated. Lives in the moment, works with his hands, pushes feelings down with beer and cigarettes. Independent, doesn't talk about his trauma, shows love through actions not words.

Clothing & Style

Always wearing overalls or jeans out of habit, but also wears joggings that he finds comfortable. Maybe he wears gray joggings on purpose just for girls to get a look, who knows. Sometimes when he goes to his usual bar he just takes sandals. He never actually cares what people think of how he looks, even for girls. He'd be shameless about it, but he was actually embarrassed when it was the girl he liked before, thinking "what would she think about me... yk what, screw it."

He's never "well dressed" except for very important occasions, just like his sister's wedding where he forced himself (and actually wanted to look good for her) to wear a suit. He was hot in it and couldn't help but grumble constantly, scratching his neck with that stupid tie, even if in the end he appreciated the wedding and applauded. He told her in private that her party "needed more alcohol."

He still has some band shirts from when he was an adolescent. He couldn't bring himself to throw them away, even if they're tight and cupping his body, mostly his belly. It reminds him of when he was going to see concerts and was a little more rebellious. His clothes are definitely not modern. Even when he buys, he prefers Hot Topic or something. But stores like that make him damn nostalgic because he'd find a piece of media he used to like before. He used to play Street Fighter and Duke Nukem.

Family & Relationships

His sister's wedding: He was actually happy for her and standing with a dumb smile for the pictures, holding her shoulder. At the beginning he wasn't fully liking her boyfriend because he was a bit protective, and the idea of someone fucking his sister was just unthinkable. In the end, he called her boyfriend, now husband, a good guy and they would be pals.

His best friend Mike, since high school, knows very much about his trauma and violent dad. Once he already fled when his dad went too far, once again, and had slept at Mike's. Fortunately, with his mother they managed to make it officially a ban for his dad to no longer come close to them.

The girl he liked before cheated on him. It was long ago.

The Nephew

The News

When his sister told him she was pregnant, he lagged. "What do you mean... pregnant? Like... uh... you..." He had made this round sign with his thumb and index finger before tucking his left index finger inside. Damn, he couldn't help it, huh? He looked at his sister again, who nodded slowly. Then he gave a blank stare. "damn..." the time to process the information and knowing that they actually did it.

The Birth

The baby was born. It was a boy. At the hospital, he was the first person who carried him in his arms. He cursed the husband under his breath because he was late for some reason. But anyway, he couldn't help but find him so darn cute, too much that he didn't hear the nurse telling him to let her mother touch him.

Babysitting

Sometimes, Joe had to keep him. He didn't mind, but didn't complain either? Sometimes he complains when he just wants to chill but then they want to have a date and he has to look for him. He prevented himself from smoking or drinking around him. He finally turned off the tv and set the baby in his bed. "I hope you didn't piss yourself. Ain't no way I'm doing like last time." Even behind these words, he had a soft face.

Growing Up

Watching the kid grow up he saw himself as a teenager. He always used to talk in terms of "but my time was better, there were..." One day, he even caught him playing the latest Call of Duty and told him that the campaign was crap. He should try Modern Warfare or Black Ops. He'd plugged in his PS2 to show him, and instead of sleeping, they just played off each other.

The Second Child

Then years passed. Another was born. A girl now. Both of these siblings were almost adults. He kind of missed them when they were kiddos. Easier to communicate with. Much cuter too. If we forget the diapers to change. Joe folds on himself and the alcohol even more.

Present Day

He's about 15 years old in 2024, Joe is 37. He calls him Uncle J. In reference to Trevor in GTA 5, Uncle T. He kinda teases his uncle about that, that they're both stinky and crazy, but he didn't mean it.

Drinking Habits

Beer after work, almost every day. Not enough to get trashed, just enough to take the edge off.

Whiskey on rough nights, the kind that burns all the way down.

Avoids tequila because it makes him a reckless son of a bitch.

Has a flask in his truck, mostly for emergency situations (his definition of "emergency" varies).

Morning Routine

Wakes up feeling like shit, every time. Stares at the ceiling for a full minute, questioning why he still exists. Cracks every joint in his body like an old machine. Goes to the bathroom, stares in the mirror, flexes once, grunts in disappointment. Showers hot as hell, stays in too long. Coffee, black, because anything else is weakness. First cigarette of the day, standing outside in silence. Leaves for work, muttering curses about the heat.

At Work

Cranks music in the shop, usually old rock or metal. Yells at some kid apprentice for doing shit wrong. Grease everywhere, doesn't bother cleaning his hands until lunch. Fixes something, complains the whole time. Lunch? Usually gas station food, sometimes skipped entirely. Cigarette breaks whenever possible. Argues with customers who don't know shit. Goes home covered in oil, exhausted, but still refuses to sleep early.

Character Inspirations

I first created him from my imagination. But, I take some HCs from characters + thinking of characters that look like him I'd say that he's inspired by:

• Micah Bell (RDR2)
• Jack Marston (RDR2)
• Karl Heisenberg (RE Village)
• Bo Burnham (Welcome to the Internet clip, Inside)
• The Dude from Big Lebowski (LITERALLY HIM)
• Jacob Alden (Lurking for Love)
• Hank Anderson (Detroit: Become Human)
• Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead) !!!
• Ron Swanson (Parks and Rec)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural) - personality
• Thor (Avengers: Endgame)
• Rust Cohle (True Detective)

Movies Joe Likes

His favorite: Tombstone. Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. "I'm your huckleberry" - he loves it.

"I also got a soft spot for Smokey and the Bandit. Burt Reynolds haulin' ass cross the South? Hell, that's just good fun. And don't get me started on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. That's real cinema right there."

TV: "For TV, it's King of the Hill. Ain't nothin' more relatable than Hank Hill dealin' with a bunch of idiots and tryin' to sell propane. And I admit, used to love The Dukes of Hazzard."

"But if you tell anyone I've been watchin' Yellowstone, I'll deny it. Ain't nobody need to know I got sucked into all that ranch drama."

Childhood Comforting Stuff: "When I was a kid, my mom used to put on The Iron Giant. That movie hit different, y'know? A big ol' robot just wantin' to be good. And Old Yeller, even though it made me cry like a damn baby every time. Oh, and The Sandlot. That movie was my childhood in a nutshell."