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{{Infobox_Character
|Mark
|nee=Mark Ryan
|born=1977
|pronouns=he/him
|skills=mechanic, martial artist
|background=Irish American
|problem=aggressive, impatient, intolerant, addictive
|want=attention, praise, respect
|need=compassion
}}
[[File:Mark.jpg|thumb|300px|Mark]]

== Personality ==
* '''Aggressive''': lacking trust in people; lacking recognition and approval; always defensive
* '''Stubborn''': he's not open to listening
* '''Fearful''': of getting hurt; of physical harm
* '''Dominant''': wants people to obey his rules; wants to get recognition and admiration; wants to make everything fair (from his point of view)
* '''Carnivore''': believes in the survival of the fittest, the rules of the jungle
* '''Addictive''': smokes Marlboro cigarettes he gets from outside Peritia; has serious childhood abuse issues; avoids expressing emotions other than anger
* '''Conservative''': believes in rules, order, and punishment; feels awkward around open minded people, specially regarding gender and sexuality

== Struggles ==
* frustrated
* selfish/self-absorbed
* often engaging in violent discussions
* not being able to express his feelings, being disliked by others
* loneliness/mistaken normal interest with romantic interest
* nobody really knows him as he's unable to open up

== Source of pain ==
* wants to be taken care by someone else
* feels his life journey has been pretty unfair
* has been physically and psychologically abused as a child, so he strongly needs to be in control of the situation. Never letting his guard down
* is a talented martial arts teacher but struggles to bond with his students

== Needs ==
* ACCEPTANCE: of self, of circumstances, of reality
* FAITH: in oneself, in others, in the world, in God
* TRUST: in oneself, in others, in the unknown
* SELFLESSNESS: including sacrifice, altruism, heroism, and overcoming greed
* RESPONSIBILITY: including duty, standing up for a cause, accepting one’s destiny
* REDEMPTION: including atonement, accepting blame, remorse, and salvation

== Wants ==
Attention, praise, respect.

* wants to find a female partner
* wants to be an American hero, be admired by his pairs
* wants to be listened to, find the perfect moment for a big speech and applause
* he's organising a martial arts tournament and wants to participate and become the ultimate champion
* wishes to replace his childhood memories by becoming the father he never had.

In pursuit of their goal (become a real child), they've been actively:
* he's been actively attending individual therapy in order to open up in group sessions
* has tried to loosen up by partying in big social events, but found it hard to be casual and easy going
* has registered into a few cooking lessons for it is mostly women who were attending the classes

Roadblocks to achieving their goal:
* he's struggling with listening and empathising with women, and has a "macho" attitude that's not popular in Peritia, doesn’t dare to evolve, is afraid of being ridiculed
* he's got only his violent father as a role model, and even though he knows better than following his steps, his ignorant of most of the habits he has been reproducing
* he's been ignored for too long, not paid attention to. There's a lot of emotional immaturity in him

== Desires ==
Dreams of becoming a father and start his own family.

== Background ==
* Mark Ryan
* martial artist; organiser of the 1st annual Kung-Fu tournament in Peritia
* 43 years old (born the 16th of April 1977)
* he met his mentor at the age of 13 at a boxing club around the corner of his flat, his Kung-Fu teacher Sifu Wong ([[Daoji]]!); even though he never met him as a family man, he took Sifu Wong as a father figure
* had a rebellious adolescence and dropped out of school by the time he started practicing Kung-Fu; by the time he turned 28 years old, he already got pretty experienced in the martial arts, but never got his expertise as Sifu Wong went missing in 2005 (???)
* he worked as a mechanic with his dad, but never studied

== Family ==
* from Irish American descent
* only child
* his mother, Renatta Pirelli, nurse, daughter of a car mechanic, only child as well, was low-income middle class, born in 1950 (deceased); she was a giving person, submissive and caring; married to Mark’s father at 25, her next door neighbour
* his father, Daniel Ryan, also mechanic, orphan, no siblings, was a middle class aspirational, born in 1947 (age 73); started his own mechanic workshop at the age of 27 in Queens
* his parents had a very toxic, violent relationship
* his father Daniel was an alcoholic, who got in a car accident in 1989, his mother died as a result of the fatal injuries

== Appearance ==
[[File:Mark ref face 2.jpg|frameless|x340px|Mark ref face]]
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[[File:Mark ref face 1.jpg|frameless|x300px|Mark ref face]]
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== Research ==
* [https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-surnames.html Irish surnames]
* Ryan: in Old Irish, the name was spelt O'Mulriain; in Modern Irish, it's O'Riain; it's long been the most numerous of Irish surnames in Tipperary, and has become a popular first name; it means 'little king', and the sept of this name was from the Tipperary/Limerick borders
* explore a more detailed look at the Irish surname - Ryan
* [https://forebears.io/surnames/pirelli Pirelli]

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 * martial artist; organiser of the 1st annual Kung-Fu tournament in Peritia
 * 43 years old (born the 16th of April 1987)
-* he met his mentor at the age of 13 at a boxing club around the corner of his flat, his Kung-Fu teacher Sifu Wong ([[Daoji]]!); even though he never met him as a family man, he took Sifu Wong as a father figure
+* he met his mentor at the age of 13 at a boxing club around the corner of his flat, his Kung-Fu teacher Sifu Wong ([[Character:Daoji|Daoji]]!); even though he never met him as a family man, he took Sifu Wong as a father figure
 * had a rebellious adolescence and dropped out of school by the time he started practicing Kung-Fu; by the time he turned 28 years old, he already got pretty experienced in the martial arts, but never got his expertise as Sifu Wong went missing in 2005 (???)
 * he worked as a mechanic with his dad, but never studied

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 * Mark Ryan
 * martial artist; organiser of the 1st annual Kung-Fu tournament in Peritia
-* 43 years old (born the 16th of April 1977)
+* 43 years old (born the 16th of April 1987)
 * he met his mentor at the age of 13 at a boxing club around the corner of his flat, his Kung-Fu teacher Sifu Wong ([[Daoji]]!); even though he never met him as a family man, he took Sifu Wong as a father figure
 * had a rebellious adolescence and dropped out of school by the time he started practicing Kung-Fu; by the time he turned 28 years old, he already got pretty experienced in the martial arts, but never got his expertise as Sifu Wong went missing in 2005 (???)