As a Septentrione, a "sword of the absolute", he has several abilities, which include:
➝ Teleportation. Usually done by flying/fading away, blue aura sometimes included, or phasing like a ghost, and he can even teleport others. ➝ Telekinesis that allows him to break things psychically, as well as levitate objects. ➝ Levitation, which he himself uses to hover nearly all the time. He doesn't even consciously think it's out of the ordinary. ➝ Access to the akashic record (which would normally allow him to "predict the future" with Nicaea, but he obviously can't access it in Haven so this is pretty much useless.) He can also take the Heavenly Throne and control the Akashic Record from there, as he's a Septentrione (or part of the alien race that's allowed to do so), but bringing that up with him at this canonpoint will just make him really sad instead because it's basically showing him what he can't have. being alker is suffering ➝ Sensing demons, angels, mythological figures, and other supernatural beings. He has sharp senses (supernatural and not) in general, given that he was able to pick out Makoto and Fumi, who were hiding and trying to ambush the party. He also has the ability to sense "potential", but it's never quite explained clearly in any iteration of canon what that means (aside from ~possibilities~), so that's moot in play. ➝ Apparently he can also alter his human form ("can appear both youthful and elderly") according to the artbook. ➝ Ability to alter substances on a molecular level. This includes destroying his own demons on a molecular level, as well as modifying the molecules of...food...to make it taste delicious to humans. He's much more prone to using it for uses like the latter. Priorities. However, this won't be able to work on certain substances/matter in Haven (aka anything the mods don't approve of, like tampering with the environment or monsters too much and whatnot).
COMMAND Ominous Star - Inflicts Ill-Star to one team. His signature attack. The Ill-Starred ailment only lasts one turn, but causes the affected character to take an 200 additional damage when they are hit. RP-wise, the ailment allows him to augment his attacks with a powerful magical attack, but it only lasts for a few minutes, and he will only use it sparingly in his human form. Holy Dance (or a darker version of that he can use to augment his physical attacks, according to cutscenes.) - Inflicts moderate Almighty damage on random targets. Hits 2-5 times total, max 3 times on one enemy. Mazandyne - High Force (Wind) damage: all foes.
PASSIVE Life Lift - 20% of maximum HP is restored at the end of every skirmish. This pretty much means he has a higher rate of regeneration/healing himself than normal humans. Anti-All - Damage from all attacks and ailments except Almighty attacks taken -50%. Dragon Eye - Enable 3 actions in a turn. RP-wise, this means he can do 3 actions in the time it takes someone to do one (e.g. he can lob 3 spells when the other only has time to cast 1. Think quick reflexes or something.)
RACE Alcor Proof/Alcor Warrant - Can ignore obstacles. This is pretty much his teleportation/phasing ability.
➝ are you tired of the special snowflakeness of all this yet Stat-wise, he's a jack of all trades with the exception of his magic stat; he also has the highest amount of health and MP out of all the playable characters, so he can take quite a few hits, provided they don't damage his core (basically, heart) too much. ➝ He's much, much stronger in his trueform(s), with even higher amounts of health as well as physical and magical strength along with shifted strengths and weaknesses (seriously, he's not called a sword of the absolute for nothing), but the chances of him willingly transforming are very, very slim. According to the anime, he can use his metallic wires in his human form to stab, slash, and bind, Doctor Octopus style, but he won't be showcasing it very often, relying on his spells instead. ➝ He also has a natural immunity to Curse spells, as he nulls it in all of his forms. His inhuman constitution and natural immunity to ailments/impurities probably doesn't allow him to get sick, drunk, poisoned, or anything of the sort (unless induced by events, Haven, or Septentrione toxins, namely Alioth's/Benetnasch's). ➝ In-game, it's stated that conventional man-made weapons such as guns and bombs (and even nuclear weapons!) have no effect on Septentriones, which most likely extends to him as well. However, this can be nerfed, if necessary during events and whatnot, so that such weapons can harm him, but he'll take much, much less damage than one would expect out of a normal human. He can survive a few bullets to the head, no problem. (Thanks to Life Lift, that'll heal up fairly quickly too.) ➝ While he can normally summon any demon in unlimited amounts, even without using the Demon Summoning App, the only demons he will be able to summon in Haven are Bifronsaka the one demon that's actually a pain in the ass for him to manage and Botis.
Items/Weapons: Just his cell phone, similar to the model used by JP's, with the demon summoning app programmed on it, as well as Tico, a (debatably annoying) AI interface he created to guide users of Nicaea. Nicaea is a service that allows anyone who's signed up to it to receive "death clips", which predict others' deaths, but since he's cut off to the Akashic Record in Haven, it's rendered useless. His phone also has the Cathedral of Shadows program (which allows him to fuse his demons), but it won't be used since he's stuck with a limited amount of demons anywayt, so it'll mainly be used for poking around the programming or taking pictures or something.
From one dreary world to another. "Haven", was it? A name befitting the area, yet not quite, in his opinion. Though there was some security and refuge to be found, the place itself could be as dangerous as any monster. It unsettled him a bit, admittedly, being pulled from what could be called death only to be at the whims of another higher power, and with the added "bonus" of having his biology tampered with to make him as susceptible to the dangers as any other human. He wasn't all-powerful, but he never claimed to be, either. (...Just nearly akin to something all-powerful. Details, details.)
Nevertheless, he certainly wasn't human, and it showed, the most obvious example being that it was a habit of his to simply fly up to the top of a building to observe how humans lived their lives, no matter the world. In this case, it was fascinating to see how humans survived and thrived, even in an environment such as this. Though both flora and fauna were unsettlingly absent, humans weren't. Humans scavenging supplies, doing what they could to survive, with buildings crumbling around them and monsters roaming the earth (well, roaming the tunnels)...were unfortunately, not a new sight to him. At the very least, he could take a miniscule amount of comfort in the fact that he was reasonably sure it was not entirely his fault this time, but he could not feel comforted at all if humans were suffering in such a manner, weighed down by the necessity of survival and plagued by paranoia and the dangers around them.
"Humanity continues to carry on in a ruined world such as this..."
How familiar. Alcor sighed and glanced at one of his summoned familiars standing next to him, whose candelabra was lit with faint flames, almost silently urging him to speak. However, the skull-headed creature that donned the formal suit of a man said nothing, and Alcor had to content himself by returning to his observations.
Stay an observer, he told himself quietly, the ever-present thought humming in the back of his mind. Don't interfere in the affairs of humans. They could take care of themselves. Stay out of it. That was the logical thing to do.
Except he was not exactly a "logical" creature.
If he was, he wouldn't be debating whether his thoughts were logical or not, at that very moment.
Rising from his seated position on the rooftop, Alcor took a few steps off the roof, floating in the air as if he were standing on a platform made of glass, and looked down at the town below. It was crumbling to pieces, literally and metaphorically. He looked at his side once again, but there was no familiar to be seen. Disappearing with little trace or flourish...it was almost as if the demon had learned from his master. He pressed a hand to his mouth, covering the small smile that formed.
Casually putting a hand in his pocket, Alcor descended, and landed with little more than a gentle tap on the ground.
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As a Septentrione, a "sword of the absolute", he has several abilities, which include:
➝ Teleportation. Usually done by flying/fading away, blue aura sometimes included, or phasing like a ghost, and he can even teleport others.
➝ Telekinesis that allows him to break things psychically, as well as levitate objects.
➝ Levitation, which he himself uses to hover nearly all the time. He doesn't even consciously think it's out of the ordinary.
➝ Access to the akashic record (which would normally allow him to "predict the future" with Nicaea, but he obviously can't access it in Haven so this is pretty much useless.) He can also take the Heavenly Throne and control the Akashic Record from there, as he's a Septentrione (or part of the alien race that's allowed to do so), but bringing that up with him at this canonpoint will just make him really sad instead because it's basically showing him what he can't have.
being alker is suffering➝ Sensing demons, angels, mythological figures, and other supernatural beings. He has sharp senses (supernatural and not) in general, given that he was able to pick out Makoto and Fumi, who were hiding and trying to ambush the party. He also has the ability to sense "potential", but it's never quite explained clearly in any iteration of canon what that means (aside from ~possibilities~), so that's moot in play.
➝ Apparently he can also alter his human form ("can appear both youthful and elderly") according to the artbook.
➝ Ability to alter substances on a molecular level. This includes destroying his own demons on a molecular level, as well as modifying the molecules of...food...to make it taste delicious to humans. He's much more prone to using it for uses like the latter.
Priorities.However, this won't be able to work on certain substances/matter in Haven (aka anything the mods don't approve of, like tampering with the environment or monsters too much and whatnot).COMMAND
Ominous Star - Inflicts Ill-Star to one team. His signature attack. The Ill-Starred ailment only lasts one turn, but causes the affected character to take an 200 additional damage when they are hit. RP-wise, the ailment allows him to augment his attacks with a powerful magical attack, but it only lasts for a few minutes, and he will only use it sparingly in his human form.
Holy Dance (or a darker version of that he can use to augment his physical attacks, according to cutscenes.) - Inflicts moderate Almighty damage on random targets. Hits 2-5 times total, max 3 times on one enemy.
Mazandyne - High Force (Wind) damage: all foes.
PASSIVE
Life Lift - 20% of maximum HP is restored at the end of every skirmish. This pretty much means he has a higher rate of regeneration/healing himself than normal humans.
Anti-All - Damage from all attacks and ailments except Almighty attacks taken -50%.
Dragon Eye - Enable 3 actions in a turn. RP-wise, this means he can do 3 actions in the time it takes someone to do one (e.g. he can lob 3 spells when the other only has time to cast 1. Think quick reflexes or something.)
RACE
Alcor Proof/Alcor Warrant - Can ignore obstacles. This is pretty much his teleportation/phasing ability.
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are you tired of the special snowflakeness of all this yetStat-wise, he's a jack of all trades with the exception of his magic stat; he also has the highest amount of health and MP out of all the playable characters, so he can take quite a few hits, provided they don't damage his core (basically, heart) too much.➝ He's much, much stronger in his true form(s), with even higher amounts of health as well as physical and magical strength along with shifted strengths and weaknesses (seriously, he's not called a sword of the absolute for nothing), but the chances of him willingly transforming are very, very slim. According to the anime, he can use his metallic wires in his human form to stab, slash, and bind, Doctor Octopus style, but he won't be showcasing it very often, relying on his spells instead.
➝ He also has a natural immunity to Curse spells, as he nulls it in all of his forms. His inhuman constitution and natural immunity to ailments/impurities probably doesn't allow him to get sick, drunk, poisoned, or anything of the sort (unless induced by events, Haven, or Septentrione toxins, namely Alioth's/Benetnasch's).
➝ In-game, it's stated that conventional man-made weapons such as guns and bombs (and even nuclear weapons!) have no effect on Septentriones, which most likely extends to him as well. However, this can be nerfed, if necessary during events and whatnot, so that such weapons can harm him, but he'll take much, much less damage than one would expect out of a normal human. He can survive a few bullets to the head, no problem. (Thanks to Life Lift, that'll heal up fairly quickly too.)
➝ While he can normally summon any demon in unlimited amounts, even without using the Demon Summoning App, the only demons he will be able to summon in Haven are Bifrons
aka the one demon that's actually a pain in the ass for him to manageand Botis.Items/Weapons: Just his cell phone, similar to the model used by JP's, with the demon summoning app programmed on it, as well as Tico, a (debatably annoying) AI interface he created to guide users of Nicaea. Nicaea is a service that allows anyone who's signed up to it to receive "death clips", which predict others' deaths, but since he's cut off to the Akashic Record in Haven, it's rendered useless. His phone also has the Cathedral of Shadows program (which allows him to fuse his demons), but it won't be used since he's stuck with a limited amount of demons anywayt, so it'll mainly be used for poking around the programming or taking pictures or something.
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From one dreary world to another. "Haven", was it? A name befitting the area, yet not quite, in his opinion. Though there was some security and refuge to be found, the place itself could be as dangerous as any monster. It unsettled him a bit, admittedly, being pulled from what could be called death only to be at the whims of another higher power, and with the added "bonus" of having his biology tampered with to make him as susceptible to the dangers as any other human. He wasn't all-powerful, but he never claimed to be, either. (...Just nearly akin to something all-powerful. Details, details.)
Nevertheless, he certainly wasn't human, and it showed, the most obvious example being that it was a habit of his to simply fly up to the top of a building to observe how humans lived their lives, no matter the world. In this case, it was fascinating to see how humans survived and thrived, even in an environment such as this. Though both flora and fauna were unsettlingly absent, humans weren't. Humans scavenging supplies, doing what they could to survive, with buildings crumbling around them and monsters roaming the earth (well, roaming the tunnels)...were unfortunately, not a new sight to him. At the very least, he could take a miniscule amount of comfort in the fact that he was reasonably sure it was not entirely his fault this time, but he could not feel comforted at all if humans were suffering in such a manner, weighed down by the necessity of survival and plagued by paranoia and the dangers around them.
"Humanity continues to carry on in a ruined world such as this..."
How familiar. Alcor sighed and glanced at one of his summoned familiars standing next to him, whose candelabra was lit with faint flames, almost silently urging him to speak. However, the skull-headed creature that donned the formal suit of a man said nothing, and Alcor had to content himself by returning to his observations.
Stay an observer, he told himself quietly, the ever-present thought humming in the back of his mind. Don't interfere in the affairs of humans. They could take care of themselves. Stay out of it. That was the logical thing to do.
Except he was not exactly a "logical" creature.
If he was, he wouldn't be debating whether his thoughts were logical or not, at that very moment.
Rising from his seated position on the rooftop, Alcor took a few steps off the roof, floating in the air as if he were standing on a platform made of glass, and looked down at the town below. It was crumbling to pieces, literally and metaphorically. He looked at his side once again, but there was no familiar to be seen. Disappearing with little trace or flourish...it was almost as if the demon had learned from his master. He pressed a hand to his mouth, covering the small smile that formed.
Casually putting a hand in his pocket, Alcor descended, and landed with little more than a gentle tap on the ground.
There was work to be done.