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tinkertytonkIN CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: Bertram Wilberforce Wooster
Canon: Jeeves and Wooster/The Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse
OU/AU/OC: Original Universe
Canon Point: Post-canon
History: Wiki Page
Bertie is a gentleman from the idyllic ‘Genteel Interbellum Setting’ that takes place sometime after WWI and before WWII... a world where the Roaring 20’s never ended, as well. He’s one of the ‘idle rich’ and has lived as such his whole life. He was orphaned at a young age and grew up with nannies and boarding schools and aunts in great country manors. He was taught to play the piano and sing as part of his lessons. As a child at Eton, he and the other boys were known to get up to mad antics with Bertie often taking the punishment for the crimes when they were caught as part of his calling as a ‘preux chevalier.’
The only sibling he’s said to have is a sister several years his senior (a Mrs. Scholfield after marriage). She and her husband have three daughters, though they are never named. Bertie and his sister aren’t terribly close as Captain Scholfield is stationed in India and the rest of the family resides there with him. At one point, Bertie did consider asking his sister to come live with him, but a comic series of missteps had him realize that he can’t abide children, least of all little girls, and that plan was laid to rest.
Bertie has lived in London for all of his adult life in a well-appointed flat. He’s known to pull childish stunts with his friends at the Drones Club (a gentleman’s club), such as pinching policemen’s helmets and singing loudly and drunkenly on boat race night.
Some five years ago, Bertie sacked his valet, Meadowes, for stealing his silk socks. The agency sent round Reginald Jeeves to replace him and Jeeves became a fixture in Bertie’s household and life. Over the course of their acquaintance, Jeeves has helped to extricate Bertie from unwanted matrimonial alliances, assisted him in carrying out the dubious schemes of his relatives and friends, and generally fished him out of whatever soup he’s found himself in.
Personal head-canon coming into play a bit on the history now as the Jeeves books are all written in the first person. Bertie is also an accomplished writer. He started at a young age and began detailing his adventures with Jeeves for minor publication shortly after their introduction.
Personality: Generous, gullible, simple, enthusiastic, and honorable to a fault. Bertie Wooster fancies himself the embodiment of the proper English gent of his age. He has a bad habit of allowing his good nature and gift for cross-signals to draw him into unintended engagements and unwanted tasks such as stealing silver for his Aunt Dahlia and financing poorly thought out schemes from his friends like Tuppy. He lives by the Code of the Woosters, though, which demands that he keep calm and carry on in the face of any adversity... unless the other party calls it quits.
Given his nature, Bertie has the singular ability to make a bad situation ten times worse by helping. He often thinks that he can sort things out and ends up saying or doing something that makes it all go to pieces. Most notably might be when he was trying to help his friend Gussie loosen up for a speech he would be giving in front of his paramour by slipping alcohol into Gussie’s usual orange juice. Bertie didn’t bother to confer with Jeeves who had done the same thing and Gussie ended up completely sloshed and ranting about Bertie in front of the crowd.
While he can take a lot of verbal abuse, Bertie does have rare bouts of spine that make it clear he was raised by several proud and intimidating aunts. He’s been known to get snarky when he’s really peeved, and after helping the police apprehend two con artist jewel thieves and retrieving his Aunt Agatha’s pearls from their clutches, Bertie stood up to her on the matter of her forcing engagements upon him. Agatha had originally fallen for the con and tried to set up the female jewel thief with Bertie. He shushed his aunt when she was trying to shout him down about who the thief was (Agatha had decided it was one of the staff at her hotel), handed back her stolen necklace, and told her that if her choice of companions included such miscreants, he wanted nothing to do with them. It left her speechless for one of the few times in her and Bertie’s lives.
Ultimately, Bertie just wants to drink, play and dance to jazz music, and make merry with his friends and Jeeves for the rest of his days, free of husbandly duties and nephew-crushing aunts.
Strengths: Bertie is extremely nimble. In canon, he’s shown scaling the side of a mansion in a three-piece suit without a ladder or any other obvious climbing aids. He can play the piano, sing, and dance with some skill, but is otherwise an average chap.
Weaknesses: Bertie is particularly susceptible to manipulation due to a combination of being ‘mentally negligible’ and maintaining a Code that requires him to marry any girl who asks him to, and perform the most ridiculous acts for friends and family. He’s had a valet all of his adult life and servants when he was younger, so he also has some difficulty taking care of himself. Additionally, Bertie has no real ability to defend himself; he’s a runner.
Possessions: Nothing of note.
Pony/Animal Type: Pegasus
Cutie Mark: A pair of spats for dancing and carousing.
Pony Picture:
Name: Bertram Wilberforce Wooster
Canon: Jeeves and Wooster/The Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse
OU/AU/OC: Original Universe
Canon Point: Post-canon
History: Wiki Page
Bertie is a gentleman from the idyllic ‘Genteel Interbellum Setting’ that takes place sometime after WWI and before WWII... a world where the Roaring 20’s never ended, as well. He’s one of the ‘idle rich’ and has lived as such his whole life. He was orphaned at a young age and grew up with nannies and boarding schools and aunts in great country manors. He was taught to play the piano and sing as part of his lessons. As a child at Eton, he and the other boys were known to get up to mad antics with Bertie often taking the punishment for the crimes when they were caught as part of his calling as a ‘preux chevalier.’
The only sibling he’s said to have is a sister several years his senior (a Mrs. Scholfield after marriage). She and her husband have three daughters, though they are never named. Bertie and his sister aren’t terribly close as Captain Scholfield is stationed in India and the rest of the family resides there with him. At one point, Bertie did consider asking his sister to come live with him, but a comic series of missteps had him realize that he can’t abide children, least of all little girls, and that plan was laid to rest.
Bertie has lived in London for all of his adult life in a well-appointed flat. He’s known to pull childish stunts with his friends at the Drones Club (a gentleman’s club), such as pinching policemen’s helmets and singing loudly and drunkenly on boat race night.
Some five years ago, Bertie sacked his valet, Meadowes, for stealing his silk socks. The agency sent round Reginald Jeeves to replace him and Jeeves became a fixture in Bertie’s household and life. Over the course of their acquaintance, Jeeves has helped to extricate Bertie from unwanted matrimonial alliances, assisted him in carrying out the dubious schemes of his relatives and friends, and generally fished him out of whatever soup he’s found himself in.
Personal head-canon coming into play a bit on the history now as the Jeeves books are all written in the first person. Bertie is also an accomplished writer. He started at a young age and began detailing his adventures with Jeeves for minor publication shortly after their introduction.
Personality: Generous, gullible, simple, enthusiastic, and honorable to a fault. Bertie Wooster fancies himself the embodiment of the proper English gent of his age. He has a bad habit of allowing his good nature and gift for cross-signals to draw him into unintended engagements and unwanted tasks such as stealing silver for his Aunt Dahlia and financing poorly thought out schemes from his friends like Tuppy. He lives by the Code of the Woosters, though, which demands that he keep calm and carry on in the face of any adversity... unless the other party calls it quits.
Given his nature, Bertie has the singular ability to make a bad situation ten times worse by helping. He often thinks that he can sort things out and ends up saying or doing something that makes it all go to pieces. Most notably might be when he was trying to help his friend Gussie loosen up for a speech he would be giving in front of his paramour by slipping alcohol into Gussie’s usual orange juice. Bertie didn’t bother to confer with Jeeves who had done the same thing and Gussie ended up completely sloshed and ranting about Bertie in front of the crowd.
While he can take a lot of verbal abuse, Bertie does have rare bouts of spine that make it clear he was raised by several proud and intimidating aunts. He’s been known to get snarky when he’s really peeved, and after helping the police apprehend two con artist jewel thieves and retrieving his Aunt Agatha’s pearls from their clutches, Bertie stood up to her on the matter of her forcing engagements upon him. Agatha had originally fallen for the con and tried to set up the female jewel thief with Bertie. He shushed his aunt when she was trying to shout him down about who the thief was (Agatha had decided it was one of the staff at her hotel), handed back her stolen necklace, and told her that if her choice of companions included such miscreants, he wanted nothing to do with them. It left her speechless for one of the few times in her and Bertie’s lives.
Ultimately, Bertie just wants to drink, play and dance to jazz music, and make merry with his friends and Jeeves for the rest of his days, free of husbandly duties and nephew-crushing aunts.
Strengths: Bertie is extremely nimble. In canon, he’s shown scaling the side of a mansion in a three-piece suit without a ladder or any other obvious climbing aids. He can play the piano, sing, and dance with some skill, but is otherwise an average chap.
Weaknesses: Bertie is particularly susceptible to manipulation due to a combination of being ‘mentally negligible’ and maintaining a Code that requires him to marry any girl who asks him to, and perform the most ridiculous acts for friends and family. He’s had a valet all of his adult life and servants when he was younger, so he also has some difficulty taking care of himself. Additionally, Bertie has no real ability to defend himself; he’s a runner.
Possessions: Nothing of note.
Pony/Animal Type: Pegasus
Cutie Mark: A pair of spats for dancing and carousing.
Pony Picture:
