WARNING: CHALLENGER APPROACHING Daniel Kaylar is a character I've had in the making for several years now. He's from my still-in-production Megaman fanfic trilogy,
Megaman: Universal Climax. I originally created him as a very minor energy reading, technology-clad PET user, but as I worked with him he grew into much, much more. While remaining entirely faithful to the spirit of the Megaman world--and keeping spiritual psi out of the equation--Daniel developed into both a protagonist and a hero. His story in my trilogy is designed to show what the later Megaman years might be like for a human, and how a person willing enough to stand up to the plate during such troubled times might use such an environment.
This posting is a more informational revision of my
original post (it has been updated to match, btw).
So...with that said, here's the basic info of my character. Enjoy.
P.S. It was hard, but here's the rubric
without the pricey Capcom/Megaman references. Darn copyrights and their potential troubles!
(Note: EM = electromagnetism)
[^Drawn by Juan - October, 2008]
Daniel Kaylar.
-Social: "The EM Master".
-Professional: Daniel is a civilian member of Elysium’s forces, and a consequential ally and partner to many human, robotic, and cybernetic heroes. He’s a guardian of world freedom—both by innate nature and by law—and has fought against the dark forces of his day, saving the world from destabilizing and enslaving evils.
He’s a tutored High School student, and self-taught master of the 25th century electromagnetic arts (central to his combat). He’s also familiar with Semitic languages and Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
-Combat: “Order of Energy” – Self-taught manipulation of energy fields. He implements evasive maneuvers and strikes whenever there’s an opening. He’s fast on his feet and his movements in the heat of battle are very ninjistic. He fights with concussive energy blasts or energy concentrations, and energy fields meant to defend or be thrust for concussive results. Usually he doesn’t make physical contact while fighting and keeps at a moderate distance from his opposition. His movement is very graceful and deliberate, as he works in accord with Energy flows, both environmental and personal.
-Personality: Honest, kind, sincere, observant, and relatively quiet. Daniel often has a rather serious attitude, but has a disarming demeanor, and a quick and welcoming smile. He’s easy to get along with, but sometimes needs a social push. He genuinely cares about other people, and he has a strong sense of right and wrong, and of justice. He's a seeker of truth, and a giver of light.
He plays the part of a friend, a brother, and (when appropriate) an instructor. He can be stern if needed, his heart and his mind demanding appropriate action for the true good of others.
-Position/side: Good.
-Nationality: 2399 A.D. Elysian (a resident of the super-nation Elysium).
-True Origin: Elysium.
-Religion: Undisclosed.
-Sex: Male.
-Orientation: Straight.
-Relationships: Of integral notability…
- his close mother, Amelia (name pending). She bears the second Nephesh Crystal.
- his close younger sister, Jessica. She now carries Daniel’s handheld computer terminal, and is aided by his faithful A.I. companion of old.
- his wayward best friend, Jeremy. He’s now an advocate and instigator of dark enemy activity.
- his corrupted, manipulated, and power-driven counterpart, Tristan. He’s a remarkably powerful ally to the forces of evil.
- his friend-once-thought-enemy, Nathaniel. He’s the source of Daniel’s leg armor.
- his ally and friend in Co2100, Karoku Hasu.
-Avatar: None since he’s a crossover character and not a Chapter. However, he does have a somewhat “spiritual” link to Orion’s Belt.
-Weapon: His armor serves as the primary source of his attacks, enabling him to manipulate and generate EM energy for both offensive, defensive, and mobility purposes. Other weaponry he sometimes carries, but none accompany him to Karoku’s world.
-Species: Human.
-Favorite Food: Fruits, and anything with chocolate. Raspberries are his top favorite fruit.
-Favorite Hobby: He enjoys studying and observing, partaking in meaningful conversations, and hanging out with friends. Basically just having a good time—he likes it when something random and exciting is thrown in from time to time.
Being peaceful and contemplative at heart, he likes to just sit outside by himself and look up at the skies on a dark and cool night, or just step out of the crowd and take in the solitude and grandeur. Taking walks, sitting among the trees, gazing upon water, and watching sunsets are all enjoyable pastimes.
Also, he has a liking for anti-gravitational car racing—he’s actually taken part in a large-scale competition. (Cars with wheels are not very common in his part of the world, and they operate much differently than those of the 21st and 22nd century.)
-Dislikes: Merciless or rash judgmentality, undependability, immorality, and those of a prideful and/or utterly corrupted evil nature. He also doesn’t like offensive language.
-Goal: To fulfill his purpose in Karoku’s world, and find a way back to his own world—a world close to his heart, and in peril.
-Destined Battle between friend and foe: Karoku, Charlie, and undecided others.
-Age: Late 16.
-Height: 5’10”; 6’0” with shoes and hair.
-Weight: 150 lb.
-Powers (abilities): - Primary: Energy blasts, energy fields, energy spheres; vague perception of thoughts, moods, and emotions (similar to clairsentience), empathic abilities (emotional hacking), vague environmental perception (similar to electro-location); EM propulsion (aided mobility); phasing (intangibility).
- Secondary: Electric discharge; E-Pulse Bombs.
-Stats: -Knowledge: (4/5)
-Power: (4/5)
-Energy: (prime)
-Stamina: (3/5)
-Charisma: (4/5)
-Dexterity: (prime)
-Speed: (3/5)
-Reaction: (4/5)
-Resistance: (3/5)
-Timing: (4/5)
-Reflexes: (4/5)
-Emotional Reactions/aftermath: (4/5)
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-Appearance: - Hair: Brown in color, and given a “shag” style.
- Eyes: Blue.
- Height: 5’10”.
- Weight: 150 lb without armor.
- Build: Lean and healthy.
- Clothing: An open long-sleeved light-green button-up shirt over a white shirt with purple lining around the collar, light silver pants, and silver shoes.
-Armor locations:*
(Nearly all armor has a silver base and purple lining. From top to bottom...)
- His head.
- His shoulders. (in battle mode)
- His chest.
- His forearms.
- His belt-line.
- His hips and thighs. (in battle mode)
- His lower legs.
- His feet.
- His clothing. (in battle mode)
* Detailed descriptions are below.
-Technology incorporated: - Head: Advanced calculation, communication, orientation, and EM-manipulating technology.
- Chest: Advanced biorhythm regulation, and EM perception and manipulation technology.
- Arms: Advanced computing, communication, and electromagnetic manipulation abilities. Are able to project 3D holographic imaging.
- Legs/shoes: Stability and electromagnetic propulsion technology.
-Equipment: - External ear device: An intercommunication device which attaches over his left ear.
- Electronic contact lenses: Contact lenses which enable computer imaging and iris color changes.
- Utility belt: A moderately wide silver mechanical/utility belt.
- Teleporter: An Elysian teleportation device which attaches to his utility belt. However, it doesn't work in Co2100 due to the lack of the three satellites in Daniel's world, Leo, Pegasus, and Dragon.
- E-Bomb Generator: an electromagnetic pulse bomb generator - a small device attached to his belt that creates small silver circular EM-pulse bombs. These bombs trash any electronic equipment.
-Accessories: - Necklace: A necklace which harbors one of the two Nefesh Crystals as a purple pendant.
Abilities - Part 1 (the basics – his general powers):
He has a natural and technological link to the EM nature of the world. He can perceive EM energy, and through the aid of his mechanical devices, he can manipulate the essence of EM energy fields – producing a variety of physical and dimensional affects.
His natural attacks involve EM energy concentration and manipulation – energy blasts, energy flairs, and energy distortion. There are three categorical forms to this energy:
Type 1 manipulation: This wielding manipulates field structure and intensity, but will deliver no concussive blast. It's much like Magneto's powers. The field effects are broad, and are invisible.
Type 2 manipulation: This wielding takes a step above Type 1 Manipulation and concentrates the energy even more. The effects are shorter ranged and consequently a lot stronger. This wielded energy often takes on a light green, blue, or purple hue – similar in appearance to the Northern Lights.
Type 3 manipulation: Due to intense concentration, the energy fields reach a state where the energy becomes virtually material or solid in effect. The luminance becomes stronger like this.
> He can roughly perceive his surrounding through EM perception, which involves recognition of electromagnetic patterns. This is almost similar to electro-location (which is often used by aquatic animals), but it is not so definite. It can almost be thought of as a 360 degree range of vision – a range of vision that sees only depth.
Also, the farther away an “object” is, the less precise his perception becomes. He does best with close range perception.
> He can perceive an individual’s personality and inner nature through EM-“aura” perception. He can do this by means of recognizing EM-field patterns and strengths that signify particular mental/spiritual traits. While he does this more on a subconscious level, it is very effective and accurate. He has rarely been wrong.
> He is also regarded as an “empath”, as he is able to perceive someone’s emotions and -under dire circumstances and while in a heightened emotion state – he is able to manipulate their emotions (always marked by an iris color change that matches the emotion). He always has to experience the same emotions he’s imparting to people.
He does this the same way he does the above: recognizing EM-field patterns and strengths that signify particular mood and emotional traits. The only difference is that he directly synchronizes these energies with his own. This is something he cannot do with mind related energies because of their complexity.
Directly tied into this is his ability to influence an area’s “atmosphere” (the overall mood/emotional frequencies that dominate an area). He does this by means of subliminally bathing the area in his mood/emotional frequencies. This enables him to change an atmosphere of panic to an atmosphere of tranquility, and vise versa, for example. He can thus indirectly calm people – as well as excite them.
Note, however, that this is generally not very powerful, and the results are not always definite. Also, as this feat requires a great deal of focus, you will not see him doing this in combination with any other of his abilities. Battling is a big no-no.
> He has the ability to phase. He does this through EM saturation and synchronization. He can cause his body to go into a “phase state”, often during emotional highs. It can be a partial phase (only the arms or hands, for instance) or a complete phase (the entire body, enabling something akin to teleportation – due to the lack of physical resistance). Note that this can also be done with enough concentration. However, this feat is really is hard to do.
> As a secondary means of attack, Daniel can produce an overflow of electricity from his arms (or an "Electric Discharge"). This "lightning" takes on a soft blue hue. Doing this drains a lot of energy, so he doesn't do it often.
Part 2 (details and more basics – the powers and their sources):
His three primary “mechanical aids” are futuristic technological pieces of armor that give him his powers (originally from the year 239X AD). Basically, they have the ability to manipulate the dimensional fabric of electromagnetic fields (aka fields of force). Theoretically, electromagnetic fields extend indefinitely in all directions – and thus these devices can harness their infinite expanse and warp them into the desired proportion. Consequently, the power levels of these fields are boosted almost indefinitely).
> His head component – this "helmet" increases his perception of thought and emotionally oriented energy. It also helps him to gain a mental grasp on the energies.
This device is hidden from view under his hair – don’t ask me how…I guess he just has a really thick head of hair.
> His arm components – these are his basic and dominate technological components. These allow him to build up, concentrate, and directly wield energy – including the energy harnessed above. These are probably his most important components, as his arms and hands do a massive amount of energy wielding.
These armor parts are worn on his forearms, and are usually hidden from view under his sleeves.
> His leg components – these give him added mobility through EM/air repulsion.
These armor parts are worn on the lower leg and attach to the outside of his shoes.
These devices are made out of a non-destructible alloy which is impervious to heat and magnetism. The technology contained therein is totally safe from any form of damage. Within these devices is a liquid-crystal substance that is largely responsible for the technologically advanced nature of these devices, and is not found anywhere on the planet earth.
These devices harbor highly advanced computing technology. Their system networking and processing surpasses anything in the year 2100 AD. His arm components serve as his personal computer. On top of the armor, a segment that is 3 in. by 4 in. flips up to reveal a small computer screen and also allows access to a matching keyboard.
Daniel’s armor pieces are futuristically stylistic, with smooth curves and edges. Both their structure and size are sleekly designed. Their primary color is silver, followed by white, and they’re lined and modestly decorated with dark purple.
Part 3 (The armor forms):
This armor has two primary forms. The regular form is the form mentioned above. The second form involves an increase in armor that adds a little more protective coverage.
The first form is the practical form. It’s the form you would walk around town in – and not be noticed. The abilities of this form have high potential.
The second form is the form that you would like to walk into a battle in. The armor goes through a mass-to-energy-to-mass phase, which places them on the outside of Daniel’s clothing. Upon this action, various parts of the armor morph again to extend their length – and thus increase their coverage by a little. Furthermore, energy is exerted to materialize additional armor around his hips, thighs, and shoulders, and also armorize his clothing.
Upon joining the ranks of Elysium, Daniel's armor was upgraded with the addition of white segments of armor, adding to his visual flair and protective coverage.
Armor note: More detailed descriptions are coming.
Background: (under construction)
Comments and criticisms are welcomed. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to post them.
Note: I will be modifying and expanding this in the near future.
