Thiago Romanov (evilest WIP)

THIAGO MIKHAEL ROMANOV

 AGE 18
 BIRTHDAY January 14, 1999

 SPECIES Human
 ETHNICITY Russian, Portuguese, Swiss

 GENDER Male
 SEXUALITY Heterosexual

 DORM Pyxis

 POWER Thiago has the power to absorb any person's vital essence. This is basically energy in its purest form. He must be in physical contact with the person to absorb any energy. The most effective and efficient form of contact is mouth-to-mouth--it's the whole idea of 'the breath of life'. The amount he can absorb is currently limited to a small fraction of the energy that the victim possesses--about twenty percent. A twenty percent reduction in vital essence is not enough to do any permanent damage to the person, but may cause serious fatigue, headaches, or fainting. Since 20% of anyone's vital essence can be replenished within about three days, there is really no lasting effect on the victim. With practice, he will be able to 'drink' more and more of someone's energy, but it is unlikely that he will ever have enough power to drain enough to kill someone. He is limited by the amount of energy that the molecules of his body can withstand--too much will have serious consequences for him, which are similar to the side effects experienced by the victim. However, he may also experience nose bleeds, intense pain either in one part of his body or throughout, high fevers, temporary molecular separation, and eventually spontaneous combustion. (If he pushes himself too far, temporary molecular separation may occur--he may seem to vanish in a burst of light, then form back into a flesh-and-blood human being after only a few milliseconds as a result of his molecules acquiring too much energy and moving outward of their own volition. This occurrence is spontaneous and uncontrollable, as well as fairly painful.) Currently, the most he seems to be able to absorb is 20% from about 5 or 6 people, a maximum which requires a small 'sacrifice' of his own blood to be reached safely. He can also absorb energy from plants and animals, which will yield a larger percent of their vital essence, but they also have less vital essence, and it is less 'nourishing' and thus a less effective source. He can absorb unlimited energy from animals or plants with a mass smaller than himself. Any animal or plant larger than him forces a limit of about 45%.

By absorbing the life force of others, Thiago is able to do a few things. First, he becomes physically stronger in all aspects--his senses are sharpened, he is able to run faster, etc., because his molecules are moving faster. To be able to do something such as lift a car, it would require him to reach his healthy maximum of about 5 healthy victims. Second, he can heal his own injuries using the energy he drinks. Finally, he can direct the energy to an external source--he can manipulate the energy like a physical object and use it to create a shield or injure someone. Energy as a physical object acts as a kind of rope; he can use it to strangle or bind someone, and it will may leave red marks similar to rope burns. To cause physical harm to anyone or anything, he must absorb an amount of energy equivalent to his current maximum. Energy derived from living beings is extremely volatile, and if he attempts to manipulate too much energy externally, it will often injure him as well as his intended victim. The magnitude of any healing, increase in strength, or ergokinesis (energy manipulation) depends on the vitality of his victim(s), how many people he steals energy from, and how much he takes from each of them. He must choose where he wants the energy to go; the same energy cannot be used for all three evenly. He can refrain from choosing and store the energy for up to an hour. After that, if he does not direct it, it merely refreshes him, and can serve as a substitute for sleep or rest. (The time limit will become longer as he gets better at using his power.)

Though he can usually control whether or not he wants to absorb energy during physical contact, sometimes it happens spontaneously, especially when he loses focus or becomes distracted. Even touching someone on the shoulder can result in a small energy gain for him--enough to wake him up a little, but not enough to effectively direct it to another use.

 APPEARANCE Thiago is moderately tall, at at height of 5'10". He generally slouches a little when he's sitting, but draws himself up to proper posture when he is standing or walking. He isn't built as brutishly powerful as some; rather, he has a thinner frame with lean muscle due to the amount of exercise he gets. He is very careful not to do any exercises that build bulky muscle, since he rather despises the bullish appearance of those with massive muscles. His hands have long, slender fingers--those of a violinist. Playing violin has also given him that trademark bruise just under his jawbone on the left side of his face, although his is quite faint and nearly invisible under certain lighting. He has a number of moles and other blemishes on his skin that he is somewhat self-conscious about, but has come to terms with. On occasion, fresh scars are visible on his inner arm just below the elbow, as a result of a blood sacrifice. He always takes great care to ensure that the scars fade away properly because he considers them unsightly.

His eyes are a pale, washed-out blue that seems nearly gray, and glow pure white when he is absorbing energy. Thiago was born with black hair, but once he began to use his powers, his hair began to fade into a color like that of ivory. For some reason, it only affected the hair on his head, and not his eyebrows, eyelashes, or other body hair. Speaking of body hair, his is rather sparse, purely because of genetic reasons. His hair seems to be perpetually messy. For all the time he spends in the sun, his skin is rather pale, though not quite alabaster or ghostly white. This forces him to apply sunscreen whenever he is out in the sun for prolonged periods of time, or else risk suffering from a sunburn. Thiago is a paradox of appearances, in a way. Despite his power to absorb energy, he has a rather faded, pale look to him. However, in keeping with his power, he seems to burn with vitality and life, a feeling that is more of a vibe than anything truly visual.

He is always sure to dress for the occasion, meaning that he dresses casually in everday situations. On some days, he will wear a long-sleeved button-up shirt, and on others he will wear a short-sleeved t-shirt. He is quite partial to leather jackets. Most often, Thiago can be seen wearing tight jeans, either blue or black, and either Vans or Converse. He actually quite enjoys formal events and generally goes for a classic black-and-white suit. No matter where he goes, he always has his septum piercing--a small black ring.

 PERSONALITY Thiago is a self-centered person. He is inconsiderate of others, doing what he believes will benefit himself, often without thinking about how it will affect others. This is rather fitting, considering his power is essentially draining others to energize himself. He is brash and at times overly arrogant, especially in terms of appearances. He is vain and perhaps cares more about appearances--both his and others'--than he should. His infatuations are too often surface-level and focused more on physical beauty than any inner worth. Hence, he has a fitness regimen that he sticks to almost neurotically. He can also be overly materialistic and have too strong a sense of entitlement.

On the surface, he is quite a charmer, despite not truly caring about how anyone else feels or what they want. He can be anything--an old fashioned gentleman, a "bad boy", a reliable shoulder to cry on, an exotic foreigner. (He is multilingual and has an uncanny ability to imitate accents, which he uses to his advantage. He is fluent in French, English, Portuguese, and Russian, and speaks some German and Italian.) Once someone is under his spell, he tends to use them at his whim. Although he feels no true desire for deep personal connections or romantic relationships, he fakes them because emotional intimacy means that a casual touch is no big deal, enabling him to drain small amounts of energy from people whenever he needs it.

If someone is trying to define his personality, they might realize that they really don't know much about him. He never seems to express any emotion except calm and suavity. Thiago is not easily pushed to serious anger, though irritation is common. However, he is a fantastic actor, and always keeps his cool. If he has trouble containing his emotions, his solution is to find an energy source and drain them very slightly. The extra vital essence refreshes him and helps him to think a little more clearly, as he's more prone to negative emotions when tired.

He has impressive self-control, which allows him to remain healthy and fit, keep his emotions under control and invisible, maintain his perfect appearance, and master any skill he wishes to acquire. Thiago is not an impulsive person; he is cold and calculating, always following the logical choice. Emotions rarely, if ever, factor into his decisions.

 WEAKNESSES Aside from the aforementioned shortcomings of his power, Thiago has a number of personality flaws. His lack of compassion prevents him from forming any real connection with the people around him; thus, in rare times of crisis or emotional turmoil, he is left to fend for himself with no support system. (Not that he'd ever claim to want one.) Additionally, his obsession with appearances leads to him expending far too much energy on things that don't warrant the time, like small blemishes or a tiny wrinkle in a shirt. This also forces him to begin preparing for any outing much earlier than any reasonable person. 

He becomes irritated or frustrated far too easily, and has little patience in dealing with those he sees as incompetent. Thiago has unrealistically high standards when deciding who to induct into his extremely elite circle of associates, and if he does not make an attempt to seem otherwise, he is more often than not perceived as a cold, ruthless individual. Procrastination and doing things on a whim do not sit well with him, as he is a planner and a strategist. .

His proclivity and talent for putting on masks has led to a sense of lacking a true identity. After so many years of presenting such different personalities, he almost doesn't know who he is. Due to his philosophical, pensive nature, he is often faced with crippling existentialism and nihilism.

 STRENGTHS His true strength lies in his ability to seem as if he has no weaknesses. He is extremely skilled at creating a facade and adopting a different persona, and being whoever appeals most to his companion or companions. His lack of spontaneity may yet turn out to be a strength; Thiago rarely, if ever, makes stupid, spur-of-the-moment decisions. Once he makes his decisions, he is generally not dissatisfied with them, and is able to not waste time pondering what might have happened had he chosen differently. He has confidence in himself and his choices. 

Discipline allows him to acquire new skills or accomplish most any task he sets his mind to. Whether or not he has a natural inclination for whatever it is he is doing, he truly believes anything can be accomplished with sufficient effort, and this philosophy is reflected in his work ethic and multitude of talents.

 HISTORY You don't have to write us a novel, but be sure to give enough information that everyone will understand why your character are the way they are. When were they born? Where were they born? Do they know their mother and father? Do they have siblings? When did they discover their power? Did anything traumatic ever happened to them? The minimum for this section is three paragraphs.

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