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| ''"...What is wrong with you? You are a gibbering, incoherent mess. You look like you suffer from some sort of severe cellular degeneration. Perhaps if I have spare time I can attempt to cobble together some sort of stabilizer. I am sure others will appreciate a more coherent and solid version of you."''
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| ''"What are you? Certainly more than a knightly type. You sculpt a wicked power, near invisible to me. You had set in motion to destroy a Human ruler, and disrupted my plans in the process, however!"''
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| ''"You've taken a Golem and made it your own, you say? Hah! Most resourceful for a Human. You remind me of the days when I was more hands-on with Golemcraft and inventing. I miss those times."''
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|Elvis' primary form of power is obvious on first sight. His Veruni evolution has granted him incredible muscle mass and strength, far and above the average Veruni specimen. Direct contact is his method of fighting, keeping the distance between him and his enemies close. His fists are his primary choice of weapon, though knees and kicks do get thrown from time to time. He is known to employ suplexes from time to time as well. Humans can recognize his fighting style, even to this day. It isn't some hidden technique or special alien operandi. Humans still employ this fighting technique, just his capabilities make their use far more devastating.
 
Some books upon the Locus Solus spoke of old hand-to-hand fighting techniques. Pugilism. Fisticuffs. Honorable combat where one only brought their strength, skill and grit to the table. Elvis has had the better part of a century to hone this skill to a master's craft. He is a fighting machine capable of taking impossible odds or gigantic creatures on his own.
 
Elvis tends to only use his handwraps, the Power Gloves, for a reason-- With his titanic power, even advanced Veruni weaponry cannot hold up with repeated use. Time and time again he tried to adopt a powerful weapon style, much like his fellow Sentinels and Volsung. And every time the weapon broke. Standard Veruni ARMs are too unwieldy for him as well, and altering their size to work with his massive hands just makes their inner parts more delicate.
 
Perhaps one day he can build or find something that won't break on him with every third or so swing at full power.
 
But what Elvis lacks in ability to use ARMs, he makes up for use in sorcery. Veruni are a kind that commonly utilize ether-like magics, and Elvis is no exception. The Sentinel has mastered Water and Earth magic, and they in turn strengthen him. They are the elements of impact, and with them, Elvis' punches can shatter countrysides, tear fissures in the ground, cause the earth itself to rise up ans swallow enemies. Water recedes from points of striking, or geysers up from deep underground, or strangulate foes with incredible pressure.
 
And while this is powerful enough, Elvis is known to summon the powers of both elements together and activate a powerful explosive energy within himself, called his Detonation Aura. While embodying this energy, he becomes ever more frightening, causing tremors or floods with single strikes.
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Elvis
Elvis.jpg
IC Info
Full Name Elvis
Gender Male
Age 217
Birthdate Unknown!
Hometown Locus Solus
Class THE PROFESSOR
Role Antagonist
Hair Grayed
Eyes Jade Green
OOC Info
Theme Wild Arms 5
Voice Actor (JP) Daisuke Gouri
Voice Actor (EN) Christopher Sabat
Group None!
Faction Veruni
Player Alpha8087
Quote
"All of my fabulous research, reduced to a mere 'whatever'?! How could you say such things!?"
Profile
Very few Veruni are quite as strange as the mountain of a man known as Elvis. With a titanic strength that is only exceeded by his unmatched intellect, Elvis seems more interested in exploration and research than he is in enslavement and conquest; he has on more than one occasion completely ignored both his duties and Volsung's orders in favor of furthering his own academic pursuits and wandering the world outside the Veruni Control Zones. Though bombastically eccentric, absent-minded, and more than a little childish at times, Elvis treats all people as equal and seems to be the most reasonable and fair-minded of the Sentinels... when it doesn't come to his research, anyway, where he has a tendency to just take things that don't belong to him if he feels he could use them better. Currently, the man known to many as "the Professor" is off on a journey to uncover a way to reverse the debilitating epidemic threatening his kind with extinction, seeing Volsung's plan as a last result if he can find no other way. Now, if only he could find his research assistant...
Background
Little is known of Elvis' beginnings, though spent the first half of his life born on and living on Locus Solus as it traveled the cosmos toward a new home. One he only heard stories of passed down from generation to generation. Early on, he was a very talented and gifted mind, able to grasp complicated algorithms.

His Veruni evolution over time granted incredible muscular physique as he began to practice phsyical activities while pondering equations and paradoxes. Elvis was officially recognized as the genius he was by writing a series of papers on the understanding of the genetic changes of the Veruni and how they diverged from their ancestors.

Elvis was ecstatic to be among those living upon return to their ancestor's home and learn of the wonders it held, ready to foray out into the world, though soon it was found to be... not the case. Quickly the Veruni leaders moved to take their homeland as theirs. The forces occupying Filgaia swiftly moved in and thwarted them, Elvis cared little for this move against humanity, as technically they are their relatives from a tangential path. The losses the Veruni felt from then weren't that big of a deal to him either. But one thing was.

A strange illness began to affect members of their civilization. Believed to be some sort of airborne effect in Filgaia's atmosphere, it was dubbed the VR Factor. Veruni scientists were stumped as to how to stop it. Having made a name for himself, Elvis was brought on to try and solve the VR Factor. His great strides even earned him a position in the Four Sentinels. There is one small problem to his research, and it comes in the form of Carol Anderson.

As Elvis began to venture out in the field himself to find answers, he came across Carol as some kind of human orphan. Elvis knows an intelligent mind when he sees one, and rather leave her to the elements, took her under his wing. Elvis has lost crucial time finding the answer for the VR Factor to taking care of Carol and teaching her many fascinating subjects and problem-solving tools to help her better.

However, recently Carol has taken off on her own again, and Elvis is beside himself. The VR Factor is still incredibly important, but so is his adopted daughter! In his travels, he seeks both, which could be detrimental to both searches.

As the years have progressed on Filgaia, Elvis finds his emotions are beginning to get the better of him for some reason as well. Elvis believes it could either be beginning effects from the VR Factor on himself, or simply him opening up to Carol more somehow.

As of recent, a potential lead was found in a ceremonial mirror called the Mirror of De Soto, taken from Mirapulse. Taking it to try using it in a nearby ruin to discover ancient knowledge, In the process of discovering its secrets, he was beset upon by a group of young humans looking for the mirror. He bested them, but happenstance (and a large boulder) caused him to drop and lose the mirror, then was left in the mine as it collapsed. After a lot of work, Elvies fought his way out of the mountain. Yes, he fought the mountain. And won.

At this point, he is continuing his research, waiting for another good chance to learn something interesting and new that could be the key to understanding the VR Factor. And of course, trying to find out the whereabouts of Carol.

Recent History
Like many others, Elvis was one of the unfortunate (or perhaps fortunate somehow) people who were randomly displaced upon Lunar by sudden teleportation. Cut off from supplies, manpower, and the rest of the Sentinels and Volsung, Elvis quickly found himself in a world he knew little about. Helpfully, he quickly reunited with Ambrosius, a faithful Veruni servant. He helped Elvis get his bearings on the land, and at least rudimentarily equipped.

From there, it was a combination of searching for more Veruni, and worrying for Carol, thinking she may be here as well. While he was unable to find his precious assistant, he did find some Metal Demons-- while Elvis is not too keen on the alliance and finds their trustworthiness rather tenuous at best, he grouped himself in with them, as surely Volsung would have ordered so. He arrived on site to assist their efforts in reaching Guardian Statues, items that seal away their precious Mother.

The first and second Statues were sealed by Drifters. Defeats despite their efforts. However, they managed to come together to take Hive's Haunt, and claim it as a temporary base. Attempts to reach home using a jury-rigged satellite array were a failure, at least for his broadcast.

Attempts to steal useful supplies and items were more difficult on Lunar, as much more force was mustered each time. Worried it could become a problem eventually, Elvis decided to break in and steal a large amount of Silver from Pendrago Castle to fund future needs. And while he could have easily done it, something was happening at the time. A white and gold trimmed knight had begun marching through the halls, disabling soldiers. It turns out this individual was The Trial Knight, and had come to slay the boy emperor with self-indulged righteousness. And while the Sentinel would have minded his business, the combination of Malevolence interesting him, having his cover blown, and being attacked, he joined the fray with the would-be heroes. The young king was saved after all.

Elvis still stole the money after.

With those funds, he helped furnish Hive's Haunt and buy the beginning supplies to start his research anew on Lunar as it appeared he would be there for a long time. One day, going to fetch some of the last components from Azado, it turns out the city was under attack and aflame. Once again an obstacle blocked his progress, and thus he teamed up with other Humans to attempt to infiltrate the city under immolation, though the others looked to escape instead and save people. He didn't mind doing that as well.

Turns out when a city the size of Azado is on fire, there is good reason. It was heralding the coming of Sin, a creature of catastrophic power. It assaulted the city, and everyone assembled did everything they could just to try and make it go away. It did not work, and they were forced to retreat into the crater shaped hole it made in the ground to escape.

Deep underground however, a miraculous finding was to be had. A way home through an ancient ELw teleportation pad. And while this was exactly what Elvis hoped for, it wasn't connected to the best of locations. Everyone appeared in Adlehyde, a familiar Human settlement. That was under siege by the Metal Demons. Being in a bad predicament, Elvis did the logical thing and go with assumed allies. He fought against those defending the town, but in the end, Siegfried led them to victory, and the Guardian Statue was smashed. In doing so, it was the last one needed to free Mother.

After the fight, Elvis began his traversal, wounded, toward the nearest Veruni Control Zone. It was time to report back to Volsung, and redouble his efforts on both his research and finding Carol...

Relationships
This section holds what Elvis thinks of those he has encountered along his never-ending pursuit of knowledge.

~Fellow Cast~
Character Title Thoughts
Volsung Our Future "Volsung, you have placed upon me a most crucial task-- the restoration of our people from this blight. I will not fail you. I do not agree with your methods with dealing with the Humans, but I will not challenge you. Though if I find a cure, I hope you will reconsider the path we walk..."
Dean Stark THAT KID "YOU! You and your party have caused me numerous problems in my research! You have set me back farther than you know! ...Yet, there is something about you that intrigues me. The ability to face odds tuned against you without fear. You and your ARMs. I rememberd your words from that Statue scuffle. I haven't forgotten them."
Avril Vent Fleur A Distant Memory...? "You showed up to help your friends at the mine, and on the Lunar mount. You used magic that has piqued my interest, for more than one reason. But is there something about you I do not understand? I look at you, and though we have never met, you are familiar to me, somehow."


~Veruni and Fellow Antagonists~
Character Title Thoughts
Ambrosius Faithful Servant "You are an exemplary member of our kind. I have heard you have even made contact with the Humans in a positive manner! Continue your work for all our sake, and our people will know your name."
Kaguya The Afflicted "My, Kaguya, how you have grown. You have established yourself well on a world we do not know, and your services for the Veruni are duly noted. Hearing you are pained by the VR Factor makes my research all the more fervent."
Siegfried Iron Commander "I have heard of your exploits from afar, but finally saw you at the battle for Adlehyde. What I have been told about you seems to be correct. You lead your people forward for their sake, yet I cannot help but watch from afar and wonder what the end result will be."
Alhazred Implacable Mind "That certainly was an impressive array of inventions used at Adlehyde. Suppose you fill a similar role as I, though you carry a thirst for human suffering I haven't seen in many creatures in my life."
Malfi Survivor "You are incredibly resourceful, for someone shunted to a completely different planetoid. You helped establish Hive's Haunt on Lunar, and are quick on your feet in complicated situations. I hope your kind thinks well of you."
Yarobeleedt Unfortunate Soul "...What is wrong with you? You are a gibbering, incoherent mess. You look like you suffer from some sort of severe cellular degeneration. Perhaps if I have spare time I can attempt to cobble together some sort of stabilizer. I am sure others will appreciate a more coherent and solid version of you."
K.K. Walker of Brimstone "What are you? Certainly more than a knightly type. You sculpt a wicked power, near invisible to me. You had set in motion to destroy a Human ruler, and disrupted my plans in the process, however!"
Neriah Parringer Cause of Duality "It seems whenever we meet, I do not know what side you will be on, and whether you will simply choose to waylay an entire battlefield with your eldritch magics instead of working with some upon it. I will need to be wary around you..."


~Drifters and Others~
Character Title Thoughts
Fei Fong Wong Wandering Warrior "You came to Dean's aid, and have seen you a time or two elsewhere. You hold similar explosive power in your fists, and have quite the strength. What are your goals and ambitions, fellow fist-fighter?"
Matilda Whitehead Medicine Woman "A Human, that has worked closely with Veruni to make a cure for our people? Most interesting! It seems other Veruni have a goal of working together with Humans to find a cure, the optimal path to take. Thank you, Matilda, for your efforts.
Shalune Amira Young TInkerer "You've taken a Golem and made it your own, you say? Hah! Most resourceful for a Human. You remind me of the days when I was more hands-on with Golemcraft and inventing. I miss those times."
Powers and Abilities
Elvis' primary form of power is obvious on first sight. His Veruni evolution has granted him incredible muscle mass and strength, far and above the average Veruni specimen. Direct contact is his method of fighting, keeping the distance between him and his enemies close. His fists are his primary choice of weapon, though knees and kicks do get thrown from time to time. He is known to employ suplexes from time to time as well. Humans can recognize his fighting style, even to this day. It isn't some hidden technique or special alien operandi. Humans still employ this fighting technique, just his capabilities make their use far more devastating.

Some books upon the Locus Solus spoke of old hand-to-hand fighting techniques. Pugilism. Fisticuffs. Honorable combat where one only brought their strength, skill and grit to the table. Elvis has had the better part of a century to hone this skill to a master's craft. He is a fighting machine capable of taking impossible odds or gigantic creatures on his own.

Elvis tends to only use his handwraps, the Power Gloves, for a reason-- With his titanic power, even advanced Veruni weaponry cannot hold up with repeated use. Time and time again he tried to adopt a powerful weapon style, much like his fellow Sentinels and Volsung. And every time the weapon broke. Standard Veruni ARMs are too unwieldy for him as well, and altering their size to work with his massive hands just makes their inner parts more delicate.

Perhaps one day he can build or find something that won't break on him with every third or so swing at full power.

But what Elvis lacks in ability to use ARMs, he makes up for use in sorcery. Veruni are a kind that commonly utilize ether-like magics, and Elvis is no exception. The Sentinel has mastered Water and Earth magic, and they in turn strengthen him. They are the elements of impact, and with them, Elvis' punches can shatter countrysides, tear fissures in the ground, cause the earth itself to rise up ans swallow enemies. Water recedes from points of striking, or geysers up from deep underground, or strangulate foes with incredible pressure.

And while this is powerful enough, Elvis is known to summon the powers of both elements together and activate a powerful explosive energy within himself, called his Detonation Aura. While embodying this energy, he becomes ever more frightening, causing tremors or floods with single strikes.

Research, Equipment, and Discoveries
~Equipment~
These are the items and equipment noteworthy in Elvis' possession. Includes Tools, Gifts, and Key Items.

PALB_3106 Power Gloves (Brute, Rating 3, Fanfare) - Elvis' weapon of choice. Compared to his peers, his weapons are far underwhelming in scope, but they hold great importance. Elvis invented these synthetic handwraps to aid him in combat, as when going full-bore, he tends to injure himself, and these gloves help absorb some of the shock his hands receive from attacking, but it also softens his striking power in trade. Woe be to anyone when the gloves come off!

Copious Research Notes (Wits, Rating 2, Enlighten) - A set of large tomes made for Sentinel-sized hands. Heavy and metal-bound, their pages include quick references to a very broad amount of subjects, and it is rare that one of those books can't be opened to help solve a puzzle or complicated situation in a ruin.

Lunar VR Notes - A book delivered by Matilda and penned by both her and Kaguya. Well-organized and documented, this shows the progress of VR on a Veruni subject on Lunar, as well as experiments to find a suitable resistance drug to VR's deleterious effects.

~Research~
Here is where the subjects Elvis is looking in to, solving, or attempting to research and understand fall, and those who have made significant contributions.
Subject Progress Thoughts
The VR Factor
"A horrific degenerative illness that grips the Veruni. Regardless of age, gender, and proficiency, it eventually grips any Veruni residing on Filgaia, causing weakness, frailty, and eventually, death. There is no known cure yet, but I WILL find it!"

Notes: The crippling illness that drives some Veruni to such extreme measures as to subjugate and remove Humans from Filgaia, believing they must re-assert themselves as the prime form of life to cure it. It is certainly believed that there is a magical or spiritual attachment to this disease.

Elvis has found that Filgaia is rejecting the Veruni for being a foreign entity, and they must reconnect on some sort of magical or spiritual level for this to work, and believes Humans are intrinsically, and the Veurni's ancestors were as well. However, no possible method thusfar has been found, nor has there been any promising leads.

Kaguya and Matilda Whitehead Have found promising research upon Lunar that they have together passed on to Elvis. For one, medicinal cures on Lunar that appear to be more cost effective to implement that help resist the effects of the VR Factor, but not cure it. As well, the VR Factor is considerably suppressed or weakened on Lunar. Elvis surmises it is due to a distant proximity to Filgaia, and it has less effect on someone that far away. This further supports the correlation of a spiritual or magical illness.

Subject Progress Thoughts
Sin
"What the HELL was that thing?! It was titanic in size and power. It decimated a Human civilization in moments! I even tried to pluck a sample from a creature it shed, but the sample de-materialized! How am I supposed to look in to it now?! At least it is back on Lunar..."

Notes: A gargantuan creature of some magical origin. It revealed itself to the Human city of Azado, then promptly cratered it. No apparent reason behind it, as no one was around announcing it was being controlled.

It spawned countless creatures that attacked any living thing that was anywhere nearby. It controlled space as if a plaything. Its fleshy patterns and structure didn't match anything seen before. With no material and nothing but jarring memories to go off of, for now this is one research subject that won't make much headway...

Subject Progress Thoughts
Malevolence
"Huh, a strange force of magical energy, barely visible to the eye. Humans said they could see things clearly, yet I cannot. WHY IS THAT?! Perhaps my eyes cannot see the spectrum wavelength of that power..."

Notes: An off-kilter type of power sensed, just barely, by Elvis on Lunar. Creatures, areas, even individuals seem to be affected at times. Some are even able to sculpt it in to powerful spells and sorcery. Whatever source it stems from, Elvis will require a specimen. Most likely a live specimen, to try and find out just what makes it tick. Perhaps he can invent something that will help him see that energy then!

Time will tell, though something certainly pings as special about it. It isn't just another source of power...

~Discoveries~
This is where the findings and discoveries from Digs Elvis has been on are listed.
Location Status Discovery Thoughts
Artificer's Workshop Failure. A Massive Dog Treat! "That was PAINFUL. I did take a sample of that massive animal snack; perhaps I can extrapolate how the molecules of the treat were manipulated to try and replicate that enlargement technology for my own use."
Pendrago Castle (Common Sense) Success! An Interrupted Trial (And Money!) "My cover was blown! But I needed the funds. I helped save the Human's monarch ruler for the region afterward, so I deserve it anyway! Trust me, for as much as was in their treasury, they wont miss the amount I took."
Clair de Lune Success! Fashion Voucher "Uh. What am I supposed to DO WITH THIS?! The Festina Lente is probably back on Lunar. Could always use a touchup to my current outfit, I suppose. And the card has a touch of strange energy to it. Hm..."
Azado Burning Success! SURVIVAL. "That was a TERRIBLE IDEA to go in to a FLAMING CITY in search for DOCUMENTS! Whose idea was that?! Oh right, mine... Well, considering the destruction that affected the countryside shortly thereafter, we might not have survived if we didn't go in to the city after all..."
Flooded Ruins Failure. A Way Home! (Barely...!) "All the water from Azado destroyed above had to go somewhere. Elw ruins in Lunar though? That is peculiar. Filgaian influence here... Almost drowned reaching that portal. Also, it might have been the murky water but I SWEAR it looked like Carol was the one activating it! I MUST FIND HER!"
Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 3 Logs

Chapter 1, Act 4 Logs