User:NeloAngelo/KStuff/Franz


 * Movelist
 * Shade Red


 * Profile: Cameo in Shade Blue (I think), secret character in Shade Green. Ruger's older brother. By process of elimination, he would be the head of the now defunct nameless clan. Being the younger one, Ruger is designated to be Franz' shadow (t. cannon fodder), though their parents loved them just the same. Despite being related, deep down, the both of them are truly unable to understand each other and accepted that they are simply different, though they don't hate each other. During the clan wars incident, Franz is one of the participants responsible for the activating of the nameless' secret weapon as the final trump card, which backfired and caused multiple casualties &mdash;Ruger being one of them. After the clan massacre, he is responsible for resuscitating Ruger and causing the latter's Discoloration syndrome (and by extension, Distortion). Though Ruger sincerely does not grudge him for it, Franz secretly blamed himself and is haunted by the entire experience. The both of them worked with each other shortly before splitting ways, promising that they would respect and stay out of each others' business. Sometime after the two split, Franz met and befriended Laplace, requesting the old scientist(?) to secretly keep an eye on Ruger's well-being, given that he is unable to.


 * Equipment: Franz possesses the upgraded form of the nameless clan's Aether coat, which he improved upon from the initial design. Unlike Ruger's, it posseses higher degree of durability and regenerative capabilities, but at the same time also requires a more intricate Aether control to function.


 * Combat:There is a reason Alma wanted the nameless clan out when they betrayed her. The nameless' specialty is their remarkably skilled utilization of Aether, which is about a hundred times more efficient than any average Aether-tools, allowing Franz to perform magecraft with very little energy. Like Ruger, he can be called a "melee-type" that manifests Aether through his limbs, expelled in a way that allows his arms and legs resemble rocket burners to those on the receiving end of the attack. Unlike Ruger however, Franz is not limited by Discoloration syndrome. For example, the basic magecraft that Ruger possesses (converting Aether into kinetic blast), when used by Franz is comparable to high-caliber rounds. Apart from his pure offensive capability, Franz also possesses the ability project a vast amount of Aether into an impenetrable shield capable of dispersing hypervelocity levels of momentum. However, this action takes much of his energy, forcing him to "pre-load" and freeze a portion of Aether to reduce to burden, and even with this method burns him out quickly.


 * Aether Manipulation: Franz possesses the complete version of all (and more) Ruger's Aether skills and the uncorrupted form of Aether parsing, making him the last person who truly fit to bear the nickname of "Living Crucible". This allows him to analyze pretty much any form of Aether on the fly, though the ability does not extend to Distortion. Generally speaking, there is no one who could beat him in terms of utlizing Aether in field combat, but in terms of overall lifetime experience, the likes of Laplace and Alma would emerge victorious ten out of ten times. Worth noting that Franz also kept the schematics for the nameless clan's magecraft of replicating 70% of White Desaturation's effect, though he has no interest in completing it, possibly out of guilt or just general lack of interest.