[OOC] World Warriors: The Nomadic Fist [A Quirky Fighting Game Inspired Roleplay Reboot]

[KaiserElectric]

COMMENTING TIME

@Dead Cruiser Hmm...I like the concept of over the top power but I think it goes a little too far. You do define her weakness, ie surviving long enough to easily counter, but I don't really see a way to outlast her given her versatile moveset and having her speed and strength so high. The concept is still pretty fun sounding but I think you should tune up the weakness to match the strength.

I don't want to dictate how you make the character, but I would suggest adding to the weaknesses that she telegraphs her moves really obviously (like with over the top windups and loudly calling out her attacks). Your call in the end though, still excited to see what she can do!

@Pirouette What a woobie. I like her a lot but I'm shaky on the permanency of her Death and Decay super. I'm fine with debilitating effects on moves like Acid Bomb since they can still do short term damage without the long term effects implied, but you specify that the damage is permanent, which doesn't really work for this genre. If you want to have it work that way on regular non-Nomad opponents that's fine but I'd rather it not do that long term damage against other PCs.

Otherwise her moveset is just peachy and I'll accept her once the change is made. ^^

@DracoLunaris No complaints here, he looks great! Though I personally would have moved Embrace Ancestry and Ancestral Mantle to the fighting style section, since it's more talking about his style then actual special moves, that's more on my style then on you. Accepted!

[Lmpkio]

@redbaron1234 What do you think of my character?

(And I suppose the others as well?)

[Savo]

Lets get down to reviewing... to defeat... the huns.

Did they send me normies... when I asked... for nomads?

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@Lmpkio as usual, the story, age and everything checks out. So far. No complaints here... or rather, it's impossible to come up with any. Regardless, moving on to fighting style...

I don't think I was clear since most of his moveset has stayed the same, save for like a new move that was added. I was also asking for a moveset alteration as well with the idea... to a certain degree since it looks like he still has access to all his moves... or maybe he doesn't and it now depends on the element he's in? Either way, that either makes me think he's a lot my gimped or still retains the same power as before. My apologies for not being clear.

Lets use your elemental slashes as an example and change them up a bit to show you what I meant.

■ Wu Xing Slash

A slash that changes to fit what element the user is utilizing at the moment.

Fire allows the user to send a wave of fire wave of fire towards his opponent. It goes quickly in the direction of the swipe and upon impact can cause severe fire damage if it hits an opponent. It can travel for very short distances in water before it extinguishes.

Water causes the blade's edge to become enveloped in high pressure streams of water. This makes a blade capable of breaking through rock and dirt at such pressures and can easily detach organic limbs on contract.

Air allows the user to produce a gust of wind that can knock back opponents and break through wooden walls with a single sword swing.

Earth has the user simply strike the ground hard with his sword and issues a small earthquake to stun and/or throw the opponent off. The shaking only lasts a second or two, but its strong force still can tip unbalanced opponents off. It also produces a small shockwave that can knock opponents within 2 meters off the ground, however any further and it doesn't effect the opponent.

While this does come off as sort changing your charys moveset in a way, it gives him access to all his current moves (just not at the same time) and allows you to add more moves if you wish. It also goes into play over his meditation over altering his element. Depending on what element he is makes his play-style different or something and he plays around with adapting and so on and so forth. So far, I'm going to reject him so you can change his move set so that he doesn't seemingly have access to other moves, as well as give you some time to come up with more moves based on it all.

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@Valor back to evaluating your machination of man. Once more, backstory and description are fine with the personality being a bit iffy, but easily overlooked for now, for now... but can I make one request? Could you make his age unspecified or vague? All things considered, this rp takes place sometime around 201X I would say and if you took his age... yeah, it would be around a certain era at the time.

Now onto your moveset. A fighter who just keeps on trucking along and is slow but tanky. I'm fine with his fighting style and how he beats people up for money, but I am a bit iffy on a few things. Living Metal for one... in fighting games, it's difficult to balance out healing... and he can either kick his healing up to eleven or let himself passively regenerate.

A suggestion I have is remove the passive regeneration. Instead, make it so when a chunk of him gets removed, he can go over it and begin reabsorbing it. This would, however make him vulnerable for the time if the person attacks him since they could knock it out of his hand. After battle regeneration I'm cool with, but maybe it was difficult to regenerate when on the battlefield or something? Just a thought for Living Metal.

Next is the shield which can deflect projectiles... after doing some discussing with a few others and some gms, it has come to the conclusion that this acts as a way to exploit his main weakness. Asking you to make him unable to move or attack or both seemed to be good at first until it was mentioned that he could basically stall out until they got into his range. I can't exactly figure out a way around this, but this removes options some zoners might have. Find a way to rework it or scrap it.

And the security systems... something tells me it can be used to bring things over to his side... how about limiting how many security systems he can hack, or something like that since he has a fragment? Maybe shooting, or hitting the orb could disarm it or something? Just a thought.

Now onto the super which we have discussed on discord. You haven't specified a time in the list, but have told me a bit about it in discord, which was 30 minutes... which is a lot. Given his power and tankiness, give it a time limit like Aldous's move and make it 30... seconds. Does that sound reasonable enough?

Next is the other super move where he can summon five other dreadlords to help him, again given that you've described them as being there to shoot others, they are probably as tanky as him, and if they wanted to, easily fight as well as him. Proposition - give this a time limit as well and maybe make them weaker than Malus in terms of tankiness and melee attacks if they chose to attack like that?

Above all, he needs some changes. The character concept of him being a tank is good, but somethings will have to change before I can accept him. These changes do sound fair, no?

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@A Lowly Wretch ok, for starters, please fix the formatting. Your hrs are still messed up due to the fact that they have a space in them as shown - [ hr]. Please fix that. Other than that, description and personality is good with a long ass backstory to boot. I'll give it a few read next time around, but I'm skimming it for now.

Lets move on to your moveset... which is strange since he lacks none in both areas. Basically, the uniqueness I'm guessing comes from training and being influenced by other nomads which is interesting as is. I'm fine with it all, save for the other descriptions in his fighting style. I have taken a look at them all and want them to be moved to the special moves section instead of acting as a free slot. Along with that, I've looked over his healing. Healing is an iffy thing in fighting, and right now I can't exactly think of a good way for him to change it.

So, yeah, I want you to change how his healing functions to an acceptable degree. I don't know what might be an acceptable degree like Malus or Aldous since they both have their own ways for going about it, so figure out a change that might look good for everyone.

Fix every thing I listed and give me another show because for now I'm going to have to reject him.

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I'll be getting to the other four in a bit, just wanted to get this stuff posted up first.

[Lmpkio]

I don't think I was clear since most of his moveset has stayed the same, save for like a new move that was added. I was also asking for a moveset alteration as well with the idea... to a certain degree since it looks like he still has access to all his moves... or maybe he doesn't and it now depends on the element he's in? Either way, that either makes me think he's a lot my gimped or still retains the same power as before. My apologies for not being clear.

Lets use your elemental slashes as an example and change them up a bit to show you what I meant.

■ Wu Xing Slash

A slash that changes to fit what element the user is utilizing at the moment.

Fire allows the user to send a wave of fire wave of fire towards his opponent. It goes quickly in the direction of the swipe and upon impact can cause severe fire damage if it hits an opponent. It can travel for very short distances in water before it extinguishes.

Water causes the blade's edge to become enveloped in high pressure streams of water. This makes a blade capable of breaking through rock and dirt at such pressures and can easily detach organic limbs on contract.

Air allows the user to produce a gust of wind that can knock back opponents and break through wooden walls with a single sword swing.

Earth has the user simply strike the ground hard with his sword and issues a small earthquake to stun and/or throw the opponent off. The shaking only lasts a second or two, but its strong force still can tip unbalanced opponents off. It also produces a small shockwave that can knock opponents within 2 meters off the ground, however any further and it doesn't effect the opponent.

While this does come off as sort changing your charys moveset in a way, it gives him access to all his current moves (just not at the same time) and allows you to add more moves if you wish. It also goes into play over his meditation over altering his element. Depending on what element he is makes his play-style different or something and he plays around with adapting and so on and so forth. So far, I'm going to reject him so you can change his move set so that he doesn't seemingly have access to other moves, as well as give you some time to come up with more moves based on it all.

@Savo

Ah now I clearly see what you mean. That does make more sense now that I think of it.

Let me change that and add some more "bridging moves" (like with the slash being accessible in all the other elements but in different ways).

[Dead Cruiser]

@redbaron1234@KaiserElectric

Here's time for me to admit that I don't know the exact definition of "rushdown," I just thought it sounded appropriate for Makoto. So as far as her moveset and its versatility goes, I was under the impression that I was giving her a relatively shallow moveset. She has one utility ability, and absolutely nothing defensive. In fact, three of her moves are literally just punching something. WRT the hyperbole, does it work for you if I just write "Makoto claims" or something before much of it? I don't know how to specifically quantify the actual strength of her attacks without a specific meter to work with. Ideally she would be considered Strong but not too strong.

[Lmpkio]

@Lmpkio I did the necessary changes and added some new abilities for Callus. If you have any other ideas for what he can use, by all means let me know.

I also added wood and metal to better represent the Chinese Wu Xing chart, but only as part of the umbrella term with Earth (These elements are also neutral like Earth)

[Savo]

All I can say is that this is the true JJBA part 9 :^)

... with a mix of Skullgirls 2.0, kek... sad they never finished it completely.

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@Dead Cruiser ok, back to the way you described things with her. You put her ki levels at about, I dunno, above, above average when comparing the average nomad to her. Along with that, you described her more as a rushdown. With the tools in her kit right now, she comes off more as a shotoclone in that regards to attack, defense, speed, and her kit. You might need to retool her to make her sound more like the rushdown you thought she was... or make her a shotoclone.

Speaking of retooling, back to the two things I mentioned earlier - descriptions and weaknesses. Could you change the description of your fighting style and moves to match her current strength at least? This is to avoid any confusion in the future for the most part. I know I'm reiterating what red covered, but could you at least do that?

Along with that, retool her weakness and give her somethings that fit her rushdown nature, like obvious telegraphed attacks and not a whole lot of ways to protect herself... possibly dropping some attacks like the black hole one possibly, I dunno? If you want to focus on shotoclone, a weakness to list could be having her be balanced in all areas but not excel in any of them. Just a thought on her.

Correct her and set her up once more and I shall review her again, but for now I need to deny her until these problems are addressed.

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@Pirouette Mori is a character that doesn't harbor a lot of problems for me. I only really have two issues with her - some portions of her backstory and one of her supers. Description and personality are superb, and the backstory I give a thumbs up to for right now. However, it does involve one of the user created organizations. it was not originally conceived by Kai, red, or I, but rather @wxps350. It is best if you discuss things with him over this and whether or not you have to change her backstory.

Next, your moveset and fighting style. For one, I already see the synergy here and how she functions. She whittles away at opponents slowly and keeps her distance while pissing them off with debuffs. She seldom has any decent attacks and her only one that doesn't require two moves at once is a super.

So good on you, save for Death and Decay. On paper, it sounds pretty neat. In practice, it basically permanently effects a character easily. I have two suggestions for how she could change it.

One is having her sap a nomads ki temporarily. If they are fully drained, they will start to take more damage and have their health decrease until they leave the affected area or until the super comes to an end. With that said, when they get out of the area, they can regen their ki and not take more damage.

Another thought is that maybe it could damage tools and equipment while lightly damaging them rather than temporarily draining their ki and doing the rest I described... with the same effects of gtfo of the zone that she has affected.

Regardless, get that all sorted out because for now, I have to reject her. Interesting pixie chick though.

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@wxps350 ok, so, personality, backstory, and descriptions check out. His fighting style is clearly defined and while the descriptions on his attacks are short, they get straight to the point. Weaknesses are clearly defined both in his fighting style and psyche. Above all, I have no problem with him in the slightest. Punch Crusader fists his way into the nomadic fist!

Accepted. Add him on with the rest of your characters.

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And last but not least, @DracoLunaris...

The co-gms and I are having a bit of a discussion... so I can't exactly go over your character properly until we straighten some things out. Apologies.

[A Lowly Wretch]

@Savo - I shall make all the changes needed and re-post his CS to the OOC here. As for explaining Al's healing, hm...

Well, to break it down as it currently stands it is basically a passive effect which can be toggled on at will which heals smaller wounds faster than larger wounds. Assuming we're simplifying the overall health of the body and the state at which it operates into a numerical percentage then his healing as it currently stands can, assuming the max time for each category of injury listed is required, heal his health total from one percent to one hundred percent in a sum of nine minutes and forty seconds. Naturally it costs him ki to maintain this effect, more ki than he passively recovers. With this being the case he cannot heal his body and regain ki at the same time and having either reduced to zero will almost definitely result in his defeat. In addition this power can be used to heal others but for double the cost and half the speed since his mythic ki gets weaker the further it is from him, always starting at half strength the moment it's beyond the limits of his own body.

I do not believe this form of healing is stronger than, say, Malus's living metal regeneration as Malus's healing does not have an upper cap to how much damage he can receive before he straight up dies like Al does. As for speed while ten minutes is a ludicrous speed compared to a normal human's regeneration in an active fight it's quite a long time. I've scarcely seen a fighting game with time limits higher than ten minutes. It plays to his strength which is fatiguing his opponent over a long hard fought match and works into his weakness towards getting his ki burnt down with a steady stream of heavy, unrelenting damage.

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Don't mistake my explanations for an unwillingness to adapt his healing to better suit you. If you still feel as if his healing doesn't gel with your vision of this world I can offer a different take on his healing ability.

I could, for example, modify his divine healing to work more like Bastion from Overwatch's "Self-Repair" ability, albeit slower. It would heal his wounds (Or the wounds of someone he is physically touching) at a steady rate and require him to take no other action outside of maintaining concentration on the power. On top of still costing him the normal sum of ki required to maintain the power it would force him to look for moments where he can acquire a reprieve and borrow the time needed to heal either his or another's health.

If you have any other suggestions regarding Al's healing or just Al in general I am happy to hear you out. The fault is only mine if something about Al doesn't seem to be the right fit for this rp.

As for @redbaron1234, I eagerly await to hear your input on Al. I will note that I will be posting another edition of his CS here soon so do look out for that when considering what you've seen thus far.

[Dead Cruiser]

@Savo As I mentioned a moment ago, I don't know what qualifies as a rushdown or shotoclone as far as moveset goes. I also am unsure of how I can quantify her strength without access to a metric to work from.

[redbaron1234]

(Sorry for the double pings, guys)

@A Lowly Wretch@Valor

Malus

Hello Necron! While I dont mind the reference at all, I do have a few concerns. In his backstory you mention that he was part of a race that waged a war for an ancient machine god, and given his age it sounds like he was part of a major (if his 3-4 digit kill count is anything to go off of) war in the late 9th century. This kinda conflicts with what we have going for the Alternate History aspects of this RP. Namely that the broad strokes of history are the same as our reality, just with ki using individuals. The Boxer Rebellion had wire fu but was still put down, Robin Hood was a ki infused archer, etc. Hell even Margot's backstory basically puts her family on the front lines of French history. Thus having such a major war in the middle ages conflicts with that idea.

I am willing to keep that war happening at that point in time if you could elaborate how the Machine God's army was stopped, and maybe go into more detail as to how widespread it was. Another simple idea would be to make him much older and make his age vague beyond "Mythically old". While I doubt that a war of this scope would be forgotten even if it happened in the late 800's AD, I would buy it being something that happened in prehistoric times or earlier. Ultimately you are going to have to massage the war into history a bit.

Fighting Style and Moveset wise, Malus is a Mighty Melee Glacier. Hard hitting, and can take a hit, but slow as hell. I like this a lot, so far it is novel to this RP. My main two issues are living metal and the shield. The effect of post battle regeneration is fine butI would put some clear limits on how effective it is in battle. Speed, extent of healing, concentration, 'charges' etc. I prefer healing in battle be fairly limited. Similar deal with the shield. For a character that has a weakness to zoners, he has a pretty hard zoner counter. I would like to see something like him having limited mobility or offense, or having a 'life bar' to the shield.

Al Denton

Okay, Long ass backstory but at least I know you can write. One quick formatting note. In order to get the horizontal lines to display properly, make sure to remove the space to make them display properly.

The other big point is that I feel you should move his powers to the special moves section, and make them explicit moves. I think that having someone whose main schtick is sustaining power is fun, though I do request that you explicitly state that Al needs to maintain concentration or something to heal. 5-10 seconds us a long time in a fight, after all. Aprt from that, if you are comfortable with him having no special or power moves, I am fine with it too.

[Roughdragon1]

Vikkar Carolus

Iron

Age: Unspecified || Nationality: Ancient European || Gender: Male

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

APPEARANCE

Vikkar stands at an imposing 6’7”. While this may seem tall compared to an average Human, he was quite short compared to the members of his order. His armor, iron-black and decorated with ornate design, is attached to his flesh and cannot be opened without seriously injuring Vikkar, as most of his movements are enhanced by it. But if someone were able to see under that outer shell, they would catch a glimpse of a man who had fallen long ago. Sickly skin covers hard muscle, and whatever face he once had is now a disfigured mess.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

•Arrogant
•Proud
•Merciless
•Brutal
•Cruel
•Views Self As Superior To Others
•Unsociable
•Quite a Dick

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Vikkar was raised by the Carolus family in ancient Europe, around the area in what would today be considered as Sweden. From age five, he was trained to be part of the Carolus elite: The Black Iron Knights. These warriors were legends in their own right, mainly due to their armor: A suit of heavy iron which was permanently fitted to a man once he was chosen and knighted. The strongest of them all would be crowned as the leader of the order.

Vikkar was one of these knights, but there was a problem. He was always a sickly child, and it carried with him into adulthood. He stood no match against the others, who were physically superior. However, he was himself superior in other ways, ambition being one of them. If he couldn’t win in an honorable bout, he would sabotage his opponent somehow, whether it be poisoning their food or throwing sand, which interfered with the joints in their armor. Long story short, he became the “rightful” leader of his order.

Conquest followed shortly after. Vikkar cared not for the bothersome codes of Chivalry, as he thought they interfered with more pragmatic matters. In fact, he sees honor as a weakness rather than a strength. It may have been one of the reasons why he nearly conquered the entire European continent. Over time however, his fellow knights became disgruntled with his leadership, and decided to deal with it themselves.

Due to their code of honor, the Iron Knights were not allowed to kill one another under any circumstances. So instead of ending Vikkar’s life, they ended his reign by forcing him into a magical coffin, which kept him alive for generations upon generations.

Now, he awakes in a world full of “wonders and blunders”, as he puts it. Seeing the technological achievements of the modern world fascinates him, but the dismal state of its people disappoints him greatly. With his old order gone, he seeks to conquer once again, but first he must become strong.

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

FIGHTING STYLE

The Black Iron Knights were not foolhardy with their training; they understood the need to balance a good offense and defense. Although Vikkar may not have been the strongest of the knights, he embodies their fighting style perfectly, while throwing in his own devious machinations. “Up close and personal” is his bread and butter, and though his attacks lack an overwhelming force, they come out stupendously fast, like a boxer’s punches.

On the offensive side, his fighting style consists of ruthlessly accurate strikes, designed to end fights using the least amount of energy possible. On the defensive, he seeks to protect himself while also redirecting the heat of combat back towards his opponent. He also has his full suit of black iron armor. The metal plate is about as strong as Titanium.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ The Flash

Using his Ki, Vikkar delivers an impressively fast strike, his fist moving faster than most can blink. Using this, he hopes to catch his opponent off guard and open them up for a combo.

■ Watch The Eyes!

Vikkar jabs at his opponent’s eyes with his fingers, hoping to render them blind. If he connects, the opponent is blind for a few moments.

■ Sore Throat

Vikkar aims a Ki-enhanced blow at his opponent’s throat, hoping to crush his opponent’s windpipe, and in doing so make their oxygen intake suffer. If it connects, the opponent will struggle to do anything besides use their most basic means of attack and defense for a few moments.

■ The Death Touch

There is a very specific pressure point near the neck of Humans and related humanoids. When hit precisely, it causes temporary paralysis of the victim, lasting for about five seconds. Of course, a move like this requires the target to be nearly still, as the point is difficult to hit.

■ Riposte

Vikkar deflects an attack from his opponent, leaving them open to a counterattack.

■ Ki Block

Vikkar resorts to a full-on block, using his ki to form a powerful protective shield directly in front of him that is able to deflect all bust the most powerful attacks.

■ Ki Protection

Vikkar uses his Ki to form a barrier that coats his armor, allowing him to withstand one attack without being staggered. This does not remove damage from the attack, but rather makes sure that Vikkar can connect his own attack at the same time his opponent connects theirs.

SUPER MOVES

■ Adrenal Rush

Vikkar receives a hefty dose of adrenaline from his armor, making him fight with reckless abandon, simply ignoring pain that doesn’t remove limbs. Lasts for a minute, cannot use special abilities for 45 seconds afterwards.

■ The Legacy of Iron

Calling upon the Ki of his long-fallen order, Vikkar focuses all of his Ki into a single, precise punch that can run through a six-inch thick chunk of iron.

■ Calculated Aggression

Vikkar receives a hefty adrenaline dose from his armor, but instead of rushing in berserk-like, he conserves the energy, attacking only when his opponent attacks him, focusing on deadly counter-strikes. Lasts a minute, cannot use special abilities for 45 seconds.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Vikkar is a close-range fighter. That is all. He has literally no tools for dealing with ranged opponents, besides running towards them. God help him if they can fly. Vikkar is also weak to sand and similar materials, being that it gets into the joints of his armor, slowing him down.

OTHER

He occasionally has visions of times long past, when he was at the height of his power. These visions fuel his current ambitions.

Okey, mine is up now

[Pirouette]

I’ll change Death and Decay tomorrow. The whole gimmick is anti-life so I’m going with the drain ki and then damage individuals. I assume that means weaker entities will just wither? Plants, animals, etc... assuming there isn’t an abundance of ki within them.

Um. It doesn’t have to be the Horizon whatever’s. They are established lore though and it does sound like it would fit their MO? Guess I’ll wait for the guy to let me know if it is permissible .

So that’s it for issues? Made a pretty good first go at it, then.

Oh. If I think of anything ability wise to add in the future... is that permissible? (Upon approval, no doubt)

[redbaron1234]

@Dead Cruiser Well here's a primer:

Shotoclones are kind of the Marios of fighting games. The classic examples are Ken and Ryu from street fighter. They typically have a fireball like projectile and a few other martial arts strikes. They tend to be a jack of all trades kind.

Rushdowns are characters that workto close the distance between them and their opponents and keep the pressure on their opponent with combos and juggling. They are all offense, all the time. An example of this would be Fox or Yoshi from Smash Brothers.

[BayRat]

@Savo@redbaron1234@KaiserElectric

I apologize for flaking out last year. If its alright with you guys, I'd like to resubmit a revamped version of my old char after I make some changes if you don't mind me joining. Now that I'm back to a normal schedule I feel obligated to be committed to this.

[A Lowly Wretch]

@redbaron1234 - Excellent advice. I'm working on the formatting and moving of the powers right as I write this (Perhaps not EXACTLY as I write this but the idea remains).

Given both your and Savo's advice I'm thinking I should put Al's second iteration up with my proposed alteration to his healing. From what you described the changes that I'll be making to his healing should cover that particular change request quite well, or at least I hope so.

I'll be back shortly with a slightly different Al, his CS hopefully cleaned up to spec.

[Squad 404]

Malus Comorrach

⦋ ??? || Sentient combat automaton || Male/technically none. ⦌

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

APPEARANCE

Malus stands at a terrifying seven feet tall. His skin, if you would call it that, is largely grey in color with a few brass segments here and there. Mounted on Malus's head is an intricate headdress with a green power gem sitting in the middle. This headdress serves to protect his artificially held mind from most forms of psychic attack, and it serves as a symbol of rank among the Dread Lords. Malus's face is set in a perpetual scowl, and never seems to move. He does not eat, he does not breathe, and not even speaking needs his face to articulate. Not even his glowing green eyes blink, creating a truly terrifying visage. Malus wears a thick armored collar that protects his neck and shoulders, and also holds two power gems. Malus's arms are rather plain in nature, and possess a power gem on the outer forearms. Malus's chest holds several power gems arranged in a sort of "ribs" pattern, and in the middle of his chest, as a sort of sternum, lies the overall symbol of the Dread Lords. Malus's "stomach" is a darker shade of metal, and his waist and legs are rather plain. He does wear a sash with a glowing green emblem upon the front, but it is nothing more than another mark of rank among the Dread Lords.

Malus wears a cape made of many small squares of metal with green power gems nested between them.

Malus's primary weapon is a huge warscythe. He is more than powerful enough to wield it one handed, but usually used both hands for additional power. One end holds a long and curved scythe blade, while the other holds a mace. This scythe is incredibly dense and heavy, lending a lot of power and momentum to it's swings. The blade of this scythe is connected to a power generator just below, and this power generator allows Ghostscythe to be used. Along with this, the power generator provides a field around the warscythe, protecting it from damage. During the Dear lord war, there were repeated incidents of warscythe's surviving battles that their owners did not, even as hardy as the Dread Lords were.

The other object that Malus possesses is a Power Orb. This power orb is extremely rare, being a gift directly from the God-Machine, and hosts many effects. This orb is also incredibly dense and possesses a protective field much like the Warscythe. The power orb may be teleported to and from Malus at almost any time, and may teleport bits and pieces of Malus under it's own will to allow him to regenerate at a later date. Even a small chip of him would suffice to rebuild his entire body and mind.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Ruthless. Calculating. Cruel.

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Malus is not a nomad by choice. His people were originally servants to an ancient machine god that, at random, decided to overtake the world. Their minds were ripped from their bodies and placed into mechanical bodies to carry out the great war that the machine god wanted. Malus himself slew hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent people during the march outward. His capacity for killing earned him award after award, and he was even granted a sliver of free will to more creatively destroy that which lay before him.

Eventually, the machine god was destroyed. With its corrupt AI now dead Malus and the rest of the Dread Lords were freed, but without a central AI to lead them, many simply shut off. This included Malus, but his story was not over. Hundreds of years later, long after the Dread Lords were forgotten, the sliver of free will granted to Malus had grown into a full personality. Cruel, merciless, but not necessarily evil anymore. Malus awoke deep within the abandoned prison that held him and his comrades. Breaking free, Malus armed himself with the artifacts that had been stored alongside him and left the prison behind.

The world had changed drastically as he had slept, and now Malus has to adapt to this new world that lay before him. A terrible revelation came to him as he began to explore the changed world: He was not the only one who had been granted a sliver free will. There were others who could awaken, and they could choose to resume the great war that they had been a part of.

Malus resolved that he would hold his own splinter faction against this event, should it happen. He and the other Dread Lords were made for a war that was much bigger than the current world was used to, and Malus feared that they would not be able to adequately stand against the threats of yore should they rise again.

Until that time, Malus decided to test himself against the new heroes emerging into the world. This had two beneficial effects: Malus would learn their techniques for himself, and they would learn how to stand against the Dread Lords should the threat emerge once more, even if it was a lesson to be learned in blood.

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

FIGHTING STYLE

Malus is optimized to kill... Everything. With combat algorithms created by an omnicidial god-machine and a body far stronger and much more durable than most bodies of flesh, Malus simply marches forward in a ceaseless tide against his opponents. He doesn't need to be flashy, he doesn't need to be subversive. All Malus needs to do is simply smash his way through to victory. Raw and brutal power are all that it takes for him to get what he wants.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ EMP Hardening

Malus has passive EMP Hardening, making him immune or at least highly resistant to most EMP attacks.

■ Ghostscythe

Malus's scythe flares bright green, and for a time simply melts away armor, much like a lightsaber would.

■ Plasma Pulse

Making use of the cap of his staff, Malus releases a bolt of plasma energy in a direction. This bolt of plasma is fast, hits hard, and is extremely accurate. However, due to its volatile nature it lasts for only a few meters before fizzling out.

■ Living Metal

Malus's body is made of a artificial metal that is capable of slow self repair. However, this repair speed is nowhere near efficient enough to keep him from sustaining damage in active combat. To augment this repair speed when he isn't fighting, Malus is host to a colony of micro repair bots that can push the repair rate much higher, but they are exposed while working. Thus, Malus keeps them in a dormant state if he doesn't need them or if he is under attack. Malus could in theory use them as a weapon, but this would require someone to be in direct contact with his inner body for a fair duration. Since this is a rare event, it's likely that this will never happen, but if it does the pain of thousands of tiny drills will be immeasurable.

■ Power Orb: Repair Machine.

Malus can use the power orb to render a non-functioning machine functional again. This can range from simple things like an engine or a toaster to even complex machines like fellow Dread Lords. It can only repair one machine at a time, but can be supercharged to repair multiple Dread Lords, as they resonate with it's energy better.

■ Power Orb: Hack.

Using fragments of the destroyed God-Machine AI, the power orb is capable of hacking through most security systems with ease. The hack can't convert sentient machines to Malus's side, but it can change programming in certain machines to suit his benefit. For example, Lucie's turrets can have their IFF systems scrambled to see Lucie as a target.

SUPER MOVES

■ Power Orb: Army of the Machine God.

Holding the power orb high, Malus summons some of the Dread Lords he was imprisoned with to the field. They fight independently, but are not sentient like Malus is. They work towards the same goal as Malus. The warriors summoned carry gauss rifles, which fire bolts of plasma for a longer range than Malus's warscythe can. Needless to say, they are ranged focused and will not eagerly engage in melee. They are also slightly weaker than Malus is in terms of durability since they required thinner armor to better vent heat from a larger internal reactor that was needed to power the gauss rifles they carry. Thus, they are more vulnerable to damage overall and they also have the potential for their reactor to go critical if damaged, which very much blows them to bits. Said bits also happen to be simply far too small for the power orb to repair. Another solution would be to simply use EMP on them. They would be shut down for several minutes before automated reboot kicked in. Visual Aid.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Malus and the other Dread Lords were not built with speed in mind. The Machine-God thought his victory inevitable, and thus organized the Dread Lords to slowly push outward like a wave. It didn't need to hurry, and it's design reflects this. Malus cannot run or move faster than a brisk walk. He also cannot jump very high and cannot float, though without need for air he may simply walk along the base of any body of water he encounters.

Malus is also rather disliked by the world at large due to his status as a Dread Lord. What does not help this is that he is utterly useless for stealth due to the sheer amount of noise he makes. Malus does not really interact with people at large, and he often avoids towns and cities when he can. Nomads are a tad bit more accepting, though not by much. At the very least one normad does not call an army upon him.

OTHER

Nothing.

Updated Malus a bit with the various suggestions. I removed a few things that were simply annoying to try and balance and clarified some others while nerfing the summoned Dread Lords and Living Metal. Also made his age more vague. Added in EMP hardening for Malus and also buffed his "base stats" due to removing his "Temporarily no weakness" super. Let me know if things need to be changed more.

[redbaron1234]

@Lmpkio
Cal's battle meditation does provide a bitof an interesting mechcanic, lets the character vary the flavor of their attacks. The Backstory is fine, and the attacks are fine. I do wonder how the elements would interact with other elemental ki attacks, but those can easily be hashed out as needed. As it stands it all looks good to me.

[redbaron1234]

@dragonmancer
Hey hey! Nice to see you back. Looks like you're going to have more mythic buddies around :P

[Savo]

I'll respond to everything tomorrow... or possibly on Friday. Depends on how tired I am tomorrow, just want to get this easy approval out of the way.

@Lmpkio, took a look over your stuff and it all works; weaknesses are up to date as well with fighting style too. All in all, he is good to go.

And now that he has all three of our approvals, he goes straight into the character tab.

[A Lowly Wretch]

@Savo@redbaron1234 - Here's Al, now with the fixes asked for implemented. I changed his healing a bit to hopefully better represent the changes requested of it. The Version 2 tag is temporary, it won't be staying should the sheet be accepted.

Al Denton (Version 2)

Al Denton

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⦋ 20 || American || Male ⦌

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

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APPEARANCE

Standing at around 6'2" and weighing one hundred and eighty two pounds his guy is sort of a tall lanky fellow with lean but dense muscle. He stands with a forward slouch and generally dresses down, his aim more for comfort than style. As a matter of fact he tries not to stand out by generally wearing plainer colors such as black, grey and white. Overall people who know him would describe him as a rather miserable looking guy. He rarely smiles and he keeps his eyes mostly down to the floor more often than not. His most identifying feature is his set of black fingerless gloves with blue straps.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

- Depressed.
- Pessimistic.
- Enduring.
- Serious.
- Shy.
- Caring.
- Principled.
- Always Thinking.

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

History

From the beginning Allan's life was a hard one. He was raised an only son with only a mother to take care of him. From an early age his mother had to dedicate more time to the flower shop she ran in order to keep the family afloat. He only really ever saw his mother early in the morning before he went to school and even then she was much too busy to properly take care of him. He did everything himself since he was forced to take care of himself since his mother was simply too busy to help.

Life at school was no easier. Being as shy as he was he never really made any friends and many of the other students took great delight out of tormenting him as well as anyone else who was unlucky enough to not fit in. He learned very little in the classrooms but out in the playground he learned to be hard, to be tough and to survive. Needless to say the days of his life when he was supposed to be enjoying life and having fun were spent in misery, fear and social isolation. Still, despite all the terrible things the people around did to him he vowed never to become like his tormentors.

Many years of this life he spent like this, resolute on trying not to become the scum of the earth which he had to endure the company of in the hallways and streets. It was at this point he started to realize he had strange powers he wasn't aware of. He went to the places he usually went when he wanted to be alone, places no one else typically went to such as abandoned junk piles, abandoned buildings and the sort. Outside the prying eyes of his peers he practiced, examining these strange new abilities he could now wield. In these places he practiced, testing the boundaries of his strength and improving them. Even with these new gifts he still continued on with life, keeping the power he wielded as a secret only he knew.

As he came of age he figured he needed to pick up a career in order to feed himself and afford rent. He managed to score a job as a security guard at a mall. It was by no means a highly prestigious position but they were willing to hire him and it beat working as a fry cook. What was nice was that since he picked up the night shifts he was often times the only guard on shift. He'd find areas away from the cameras and work out, testing his powers in secrecy while at work. It was also nice because during the day he had time to train in hand-to-hand fighting, an additional means of better controlling his strength. Of course he was definitely careful to make sure not to use any of his powers while training lest he end up revealing his secret.

One late night while Al was busy doing curls with a vending machine he heard a strange noise coming from down the hall. He set the large soda dispenser back against the wall and started walking towards the source of the noise. He approached a strange curio shop full of all sorts of unusual miscellanea, trinkets and the sort. Inside he could see three figures approaching the entrance. One set of footsteps was heavy and hard while another was accompanied with the rattling of a chain. The third was normal.

When the intruders stepped out he was in for a surprise. The first guy looked like the usual street punk with long ratty hair, dragging along a long heavy looking chain. The second guy looked like some sort of high end CEO type of fellow, complete with pitch black slicked back hair and a suit that looked like it cost more than Al's yearly pay multiplied by ten but more worryingly were his eyes which were blazing with fire. The third guy was the most surprising, a huge man covered from head to toe in a suit of chitinous stark black insectoid armor, a pair of glowing red eyes peering out from the open slot in what seemed to be partly a helmet and partly a growth fused to his black skin.

"What the..." Al was rightly at a loss for words upon stumbling upon this band of intruders. The serious man in a suit simply raised his hand, pointing straight at him.

"Take him out." The man with the burning eyes commanded. Al's body barely had time to even tense as the hulking man in chitinous armor lunged forward immediately upon hearing the order. With a fist easily as large as Al's own head he smashed him with a straight punch to the chest, sending him flying back with the sheer force he hit him with. Sailing through the air Al's body hit the mesh gate in front of the grocery store, tore a hole straight through it and continued through until he crashed into the side of a line of shelves.

"Huh. They usually break." The armored man remarked as he looked to where Al had landed. He was slumped in the crater his back left on the shelf, food items scattered about the floor. His whole chest throbbed with pain and his breathing was labored. Still, despite the tremendous force of the blow his rib cage remained intact. There was still fight in him yet as he struggled back to his feet, attempting to gather his bearings.

"Haha! Looks like this night just got interesting!" The one who held the chain jubilated, the thrill of the fight sending a chill of excitement as he surged forward, his chain slithering behind him. Swinging the chain forward the linked line of metal suddenly became a whole lot more animated, whipping out towards Al who was still staggering from the previous blow. The long chain cut through the metal mesh in front of the store like it was tissue paper, lashing out and wrapping around Al's torso. Al attempted to grab the chain but before he could attempt to seize it the seemingly living metal launched up, driving his head into the ceiling before it slammed him down into the floor. The whole ground shook at the impact, leaving an Al shaped hole in the floor.

This was bad. He was just being slung around like a toy doll by this greasy street punk, cackling as he manipulated the chain to his every whim. The chain's hold on him was powerful like the grip of a titan, even for one as strong as he. There was little way he was going to loosen it's grip on him, not that it was giving him any real opportunity to as it ran his head down the shelves along an entire aisle. Thinking fast as he was real tired of being smashed into things he caught a loose glass jar of salsa. As the man wielding the chain reeled him in for a real beat-down Al pitched the jar as hard as he could at the guy's head.

Crash! The jar connected, shattering from the force of the impact. With a short note of surprise and pain the punk's head whipped back. The chain lost all strength as the body slumped to the floor, knocked cold. Before Al could rise to his feet however the armored man rushed over, arms raised to deliver a haymaker.

Al rolled out of the path of the blow just in the nick of time, sending chips of flooring and concrete up at him like shrapnel. Even as thrashed as he was the sharp debris failed to pierce his rock hard skin. Without a moment's pause he scrambled to his feet and started running away, the insectoid ogre of a man giving chase. Though Al was light and strong the larger man held a lot of momentum and was gaining on him. Seconds from being caught he made a sudden right, turning down and aisle and taking off. The armored attacker had more difficulty turning on a dime like Al did, the distance between them growing.

Despite this gap he grew with so much aisle to travel down Al realized he wasn't going to make it to the end before his pursuer could get to him. In a snap decision of desperation he skidded to a halt before leaping at the heavy pugilist, both legs out in a double kick at the guy. While the kick connected the force only served to briefly halt the man while Al simply fell to the floor, on his back once more. To keep the chitinous bruiser from descending upon him he attempted to kick the foe back but he simply swept Al's legs aside and started raining blows upon him.

Al had his arms tucked in a tight guard but each hit landed with enough force to drive him through the ground, a little deeper with each punch. That was not to mention the fact that he felt like he was getting hit by a speeding car with each punch he took. He knew that simply defending only meant that he was going to get killed, plain and simple. With that in mind he seized the brief moment after a strike where the man wasn't hitting him and lowered his guard, reaching down and grabbing hold of the man's black chitinous ankles. With a swift yank Al pulled himself in between the man's legs, his head slipping right below a blow meant for his face. Now behind the guy he swiveled on his back, facing his feet at the assaulter's back plates. Pushing off from his back he kicked the man's rear end, sending him tipping over onto his face.

It was a window to act. He was succeeding much better than he initially felt, what with one attacker down and the other now open for retaliation. He could of run then but he decided to try his hand and fight back. Quickly pushing himself up onto his feet he was about to seize the opportunity to strike back when something caught his eye. Right in his arms reach on the shelves next to him were jars of peanut butter. Now this would not be an interesting fact under any regular circumstances but in this case it was pertinent since his foe was armored. The likes of this guy's chitinous shell might rebuff his fists however peanut butter would definitely find it's way through the cracks in his protection.

Just as the armored man was rising to his knees in the process of standing up he looked up only to see plastic case of peanut butter rapidly approaching his face. Before he could intercept the object with his hands Al drove it right into his face. The package was ripped apart upon the harsh edges of the foe's face plates, the gooey light brown paste splattering through the brow guards into his eyes. Al leaned back, dodging a fast swat at him as the blinded fighter roared in inarticulate offense. This was it, the time to lay down some revenge pummeling.

Only for everything to suddenly light up. A beam of concentrated fire, about as large as Al's own body, burnt a hole through each and almost every object in it's path. Were he some ordinary human he'd be little more than charred dust at this moment. Thanks to his phenomenal defense however the stream of fire only served to completely immolate him, the heat blistering his skin.

This whole time the man with the burning eyes had been following his every move, watching him even through the many shelves and other obstacles. This was why they needed him, because once he sees someone he can always see where they are. The ability to incinerate all that he sees with fire was simply a pleasant side benefit.

At this point the man in armor was not important. The man with the chain nor even the man in the suit were important. The only thing that was important was the fire. He needed to put it out, nothing else at that moment mattered to him. Quite nearly flailing in agony Al ran for the nearest freezer and jumped into it, not even bothering to open the door as he simply crashed through the glass pane. Once inside he grabbed several buckets of ice cream and pressed them flat against himself, dousing the flames in ice cold cream. Once the worst of the fires were quelled he looked out to assess the situation.

The guy with the chain was starting to come out from his brief bout of unconsciousness and the armored man was still busy trying and failing to clear the peanut butter from his eyes since the chitinous plates around his fingers were too large to fit in his eye slot. The man in the suit however was still looking straight at him, the flames in his eyes growing with intensity. This wasn't a fight he was going to win. Even if he tried to stop the man in the suit from immolating him all over again the man with the chain was going to be rejoining the fight shortly and the armored man not long after him. Seeing no clear victory to be had he decided to take this momentary recess to escape.

Leaping from the freezer Al ran for the exit. Like a rabbit in pursuit his heart was beating rapidly as the adrenaline carried him forward, keeping him moving and holding back every sense that was pushing at the gates of his awareness to tell him he should stop moving and collapse. He bolted through the exit, tripping the silent alarm to the building as a result. This did not keep him however as he kept running, not pausing until his legs were on the verge of giving out beneath him. After the panic that gripped him had faded fatigue filled the void it had left, leaving Al with little other choice than to collapse into the nearest dumpster, resting upon bags of garbage until he was able to fight through the pain he was in and find the strength to dial a cab.

As the man with the chain's vision stopped spinning he held his head which throbbed with pain, looking about for the guard that dealt him the blow only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the man running through the exit. Before he could chase however the man in the suit extended an arm, holding him back.

"Hey, we just letting him go alive-like just like that?" The punk complained, the chain in his hands itching to coil around Al's throat and crush the life out of him.

"No. More formidable foes are on route to here. We have the stone, we need to leave. Now."

The two wanted to finish what they started with the lone security guard however neither one were going to disobey the words of their leader. Waiting only long enough for the man in armor to rinse the peanut butter from his face plates they fled the scene before their opposition could close on the situation. Aside from failing to kill a witness their crime went mostly without error. This was not the last time Al was going to see them however.

He recovered quickly after the incident. By the time he was home he felt fine despite suffering injuries that would of left most people hospitalized for months. He discovered he could use his power for more than just taking hits and dealing them out. He could also heal damage suffered simply by concentrating on recovering, hence his state upon returning home.

Despite keeping his powers hidden all this time he knew that hiding was no longer an option. This was made especially clear when investigators interviewed him regarding footage of the encounter. Given how he was on shift when the damage occured he was guaranteed to be out of his job. Luckily the information regarding the more supernatural aspects were kept from the public. The police records were confiscated by government agents for review from higher agencies.

After all that Al figured if he couldn't live a normal life he might as well become a nomad. At least then he might have the free time to try and find the guys who attacked him and figure out what that was all about.

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

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FIGHTING STYLE

It's quite evident that Al's not highly trained. While he's not bad off in Thai Boxing he's no master, not even a black belt. As such his style is largely characterized as simple. He throws jabs, hooks, straight kicks, roundhouse kicks, knee strikes and elbow strikes. His defense is fairly tight though, able to block or avoid most shots thrown at him using a healthy combination of arm & leg blocks with moving in and out of specific attack ranges. He likes to play it safe and stick outside of his opponent's range until his foe closes the distance at which point he moves in close, keeping up his defense while throwing out powerful short ranged strikes. If his opponent chooses to keep poking at him from afar he'll try and close the distance, tanking whatever blows come his way as he attempts to cross the attack threshold. Despite his lack of techniques he's quite adaptable, able to use his opponent's weaknesses and the environment to his advantage when possible.

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Al is a nephilim, born of a human mother and an angel. As a result his ki is quite substantial, complete with benefits straight from his divine half. The most substantial feature of his is the nature of his ki. His ki's affinity is Internal so while inside him it's substantially more abundant and powerful whereas it quickly dwindles when used for external purposes. He possesses an internal reservoir which replenishes at an extraordinary rate, allowing him to recharge his ki from nearly empty to fully charged in the span of five minutes. This ki rejuvenation is constant, replenishing like a never ending stream born from within.

This ki is born of the divine so it is limited to holy effects. Given it's affinity he's mostly locked to effects which only effect him, the closer the better.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ [Divine Might |Toggleable|]

[Al is able to boost his strength to superhuman levels, allowing him to bring a speeding bus to a dead stop with the right footing. This power is spread through his entire body, making him stronger all throughout himself. This power is only at it's strongest unarmed however. Using a weapon reduces the force of it's impact as a result of his strength by half, decreasing from there in proportion to the length of the weapon. The maximum force to length ratio begins at a small knife and simply shrinks further for longer weapons. Almost nothing Al wields impacts harder than his fists, feet, knees, elbows, head or just him in general. Thrown objects will still maintain the full force born from the use of his strength however since throwing something does not count as making it an extension to himself, thus the ki never leaves his body which allows it to maintain full potency.

This power drains a steady amount of ki while active, only slightly less than the amount he passively rejuvenates. He can choose to relinquish his strength and regain it at will nigh instantaneously. In addition when this power is used against demonic subjects or things with demonic energy present in or upon them the effects of this power are doubled. Furthermore this power infuses his attacks with a spiritual ki which can effect intangible foes such as ghosts and other phantasmal entities so long as they possess a soul. The ki infusing his strength interacts with the soul as physical matter would with the flesh.]

■ [Divine Protection |Reactive|]

[Upon taking damage Al's ki will harden around the area harmed, turning his flesh and bone into reactive armor. His flesh becomes as hard as steel while still maintaining it's organic flexibility and his bone becomes as solid as high carbon substances such as diamonds or cubic zirconias. Unlike Divine Might Al can conduct a lesser portion of this power to others through touch. Al must remain in physical contact with the subject in order to continue channeling his ki through them and as such the protection will end immediately upon loss of contact. In addition the protection is only half as effective for the recipient than it is for him.

This power requires no manual activation, only spending ki upon shielding against damage. The amount of ki spent upon activation is proportionate to the amount of damage received, up to the limit of damage it's hardness can endure. In addition when this power opposes anything demonic or containing demonic energy it will only spend half as much ki to shield against the damage as it would for a regular attack. Furthermore this power will defend against spirits and other phantasmal foes in possession of a soul as if they were solid.]

■ [Divine Healing |Channeled|]

[Al's most notable ability, the power to heal wounds and purify ailments at a relatively rapid rate. At will he can focus his ki, spurring it to begin restoring his body to it's predetermined state as according to the blueprint of his soul. If we were to simplify the sum of a human's health and condition into an all-encompassing percentage his healing would restore 0.33% of his health per second. Along with wounds of the mundane variety this healing also slowly purifies him of poisons, diseases and any other ailment afflicting him from within. Even magical afflictions such as curses and hexes as well as any other effect placed directly upon him are eventually removed within the span of time it takes for Al to fully heal. If something alters his memories however the process of restoring his mind might leave him with selective amnesia as it will purge the altered memories along with whatever else is influencing him.

If any part of Al is removed and later placed back against where it was taken it will become usable again when his healing is able to restore connections to the nervous system. If the part has been separate from his body for long enough it will take longer since his healing will need to mend the affects of time upon the missing part. There is a point where if a part of him has been removed for a long enough period of time it is no longer possible for his healing to restore it. It would be faster to simply generate a replacement part by that point anyways.

In order to heal Al must focus in order to channel his ki. During the channeling Al may move about but he cannot divert his thoughts from the process of healing. Thus, Al cannot concentrate on what his opponent is doing nor can he focus on what he's going to do against his opponent. Though blocking and dodging might be feasible while healing fighting back is simply out of the question for the duration of the channeling. Al cannot have Divine Might and Divine Healing active at the same time. While Al can activate and deactivate Divine Healing at will upon cancelling the channel Al will be unable to activate Divine Might for about five seconds.

This power drains a steady amount of ki while active at a rate which is just slightly more than the amount he passively rejuvenates. Al can conduct this power to others through maintained direct physical contact. For others the healing occurs at half it's speed and costs double the amount of ki to heal the same amount of damage and/or afflictions. In addition this power holds no benefit for subjects with demonic energy present within them as the ki will damage them for as much as it heals them.]

■ [Divine Flight |Passive|]

[Al possesses the ability to fly at will. He is currently unaware of this ability however. At first he will begin to understand that he can make himself lighter at will, allowing him to jump greater and greater distances until he eventually is able to cease falling altogether. With training he will learn how to direct his motion in midair until he attains a finer degree of control over his aerial movements.

This power is technically always active but can be consciously suppressed if needed. The power costs slightly less ki than roughly a quarter of the rate at which he rejuvenates it.]

SUPER MOVES
He has none currently available to him.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Al's biggest weakness is his relative lack of training. He's competent in Thai Boxing but that's about it. While his innate angelic powers more than make up for his lack of experience in combat their nature is bent more towards healing and defense, leaving him quite lacking in diversity when it comes time to attack. All he has to throw at his opponents are unarmed strikes and whatever his creativity can come up with at the moment.

Due to his ki's innate nature being limited strictly to his body his ability to fight at a range is nearly non-existant. He makes up for it largely by closing the distance between him and his opponent however he can. While he might have versatile mobility if he's unable to reach his opponent he'll be at a significant disadvantage.

As for his defense he's vulnerable to being pressured for extended periods without rest. Given even a brief reprieve he can recuperate a great deal but when forced to use multiple powers all at once or simply hit with an onslaught of attacks for his defense to soak he'll start to run out of ki. When he runs completely out ki not only do all his powers deactivate but he also passes out for about a minute since his stamina is directly tied to his ki. This leaves him completely vulnerable for that amount of time.

Lastly there are instances where he'll be reluctant to fight back. He'd much rather avoid hurting women and children even if by not doing so he puts himself and others in danger.

OTHER

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Al drinks hot sauce. Claims the pain keeps him grounded.