[hider=Isabella Levai][center][h1][b][img]https://i.imgur.com/DhO9jwL.png[/img][/b][/h1] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzCeHwjVdjE&ab_channel=ClementPanchout[/youtube][/center] [colour=Silver][i]"... Hmph."[/i][/colour] [table][row][/row][row][cell][center][img][/img][/center][/cell][cell][i][colour=Silver]"I’m not much for conversation."[/colour][/i] [sup]_____________________________________________________[/sup] [sub][b][colour=Silver]NAME:[/colour][/b] Isabella Levai [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]EPITHET:[/colour][/b] The Black Knight of SHINING [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]AGE:[/colour][/b] 66 [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]PRONOUNS:[/colour][/b] He/Him [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]HEIGHT:[/colour][/b] 6’3” [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]WEIGHT:[/colour][/b] 216 lbs (unarmored) [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]NATIONALITY:[/colour][/b] Spanish [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]LIKES:[/colour][/b] Vodka [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b][colour=Silver]DISLIKES:[/colour][/b] SHINING [/sub][/cell][/row][/table][sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup][h1][b][colour=Silver]OVERVIEW[/colour][/b][/h1] [i][colour=Silver]"A half-devil former revolutionary. Who better to look over the new blood?"[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]APPEARANCE[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"At least I aged nicely."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]At six feet and three inches, Isabella has an intimidating yet beautiful aura, showing few signs of aging. He has olive-toned skin and a near-permanent frown, but the first thing one will likely notice about him is his massive, full head of unkempt yet luxurious, snow white hair that stretches down to his knees. When transformed, he slightly increases in size while donning armor resembling a cross between typical Justice Rider garb and the armor of an ancient dark knight, covered in plate with a glowing blue visor shining behind a slitted metal faceplate. His helmet features a prominent set of horn-like protrusions, and features an opening in the back from which his hair spills out.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]PERSONALITY TRAITS[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"I need to become stronger..."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]While he has the outward appearance of the strong, silent type, Isabella is a rather socially awkward person, and has difficulty with interacting with others. He is unsure of how to forge and maintain connections and refrains from speaking when he has nothing to say. Under the surface, he struggles with depression and his own sense of self-worth, leading to a variety of self-destructive tendencies both in and out of fights.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]BACKSTORY[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"Whole lot of failure."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]Born from the union of a human and a demon, Isabella grew up raised by his demonic parent. Their financial status was… inconsistent, and Isabella had to help make ends meet. Growing into a passionate young man with a growing sense of frustration, he was eventually approached by SHADER, a secret organization bent on creating a utopian society through cybernetics, genetic modification, and the occult. He accepted their request to join them, and after thorough testing, he was bonded with the demon Leviathan and gifted the Infernal Gear, a cursed device that allowed him to utilize the full power of his demonic blood. A firm believer in SHADER’s ideals, he became a highly valued operative that eventually came into conflict with the then newly-formed Justice Riders. He fought the original team of five many times, though after being defeated and convinced of the righteous nature of SHINING’s goals, he officially joined the team as the sixth Justice Rider: Justice Rider Sombra. After SHADER’s defeat, he remained an effective and popular member of both the Justice Riders and SHINING, a popular trait being his cold, silent attitude, though he retained a major rebellious streak with a particular dislike of the direction the organization was taking. Now, he lacks much of his former influence. Still an effective combatant, he often works in the shadows, doing the work SHINING would rather not have broadcasted. Though whether he truly remains loyal to the organization is a mystery. More recently, he joined Jill in participating in the Fighting Carnival, assigned as her mentor as well as to make sure the younger Rider stays on script, and tends to spend a mysterious amount of time conversing with medical personnel when he’s not at a bar. While he’s said nothing of his intentions for the prize, it’s anyone’s guess as to what he’d do if he got his hands on it.[/indent][/indent] [h1][b][colour=Silver]FIGHTING STYLE & ABILIES[/colour][/b][/h1] [i][colour=Silver]"My power shall be absolute..."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]SKILLS & ABILITIES[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"Quick. Dirty. Brutal. The essence of a good fight."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]As a Nomad, Isabella never pulls his punches. He uses his own style influenced by his street fighting youth and refined by revolutionary training, focused on blunt, powerful strikes to vital areas. Bearing resemblance to Krav Maga, he’ll do whatever he can to end the fight and end it fast. In addition, he is still possessed by Leviathan, who uses his hair as a medium to tear through the enemy with powerful grapples. Isabella’s transformation device is the Infernal Gear, one of the oldest recorded examples of what is referred to by occult enthusiasts as dark tech. Supposedly created to signify the union between man and demon some time in the middle ages, it found its way into SHADER’s hands in 19XX and remained with Isabella after the organization’s downfall. A morphing, infinite weapon that embodies the impossible geometries of Hell, it serves as a powerful firearm and can bond with a wielder of demonic blood, encasing them in plate armor enchanted by dark magic and granting them a morphing axe/sword weapon known as Tritone, allowing Isabella to execute opponents with powerful strikes aided by his own sorcery.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]SIGNATURE MOVES[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"Now I’m motivated..."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Quick Draw[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Typical.”[/i] Isabella draws the Infernal Gear as a gun and fires a large bullet made of dark energy. It’s got power worthy of the handcannon label, and he’s able to draw it quickly enough to work it into a variety of combos, but it takes a few seconds to recharge between each shot[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ It’s Personal, Alright[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Typical.”[/i] If an opponent moves directly behind Isabella’s back, Leviathan immediately responds by forming his hair into a grizzly maw and rising to grab and slam the enemy into the ground.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Hell’s Roar[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Sing for me.”[/i] Leviathan lets loose a deafening roar that resonates violently with ears, electronic and magical sensors and equipment, and the very soul. This does no damage, but staggers enemies momentarily and dispels nearby stage effects such as traps.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Dark Shroud[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Useless…”[/i] Isabella uses dark magic to manipulate shadows, congealing them into a large cloak. This cloak can be used to shield from smaller projectiles like bullets and outright deflect larger ones like spells. It can also be used to hide his attacks behind it, though the cloak is destroyed on a single melee hit or repeated ranged attacks.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Devil Buster[/colour][/u] [indent][i]Crush them.[/i] Leviathan manifests as a giant claw and grabs at the opponent. If he grabs an opponent, Leviathan slams them back and forth over his head. If Leviathan grabs a suitable projectile, Isabella spins around again as the pair throws it right back with increased force.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Stinger[/colour][/u] [indent][i]Hyah![/i] In Sword Mode, Isabella quickly slides a few feet across the ground with sword outstretched in a stabbing position.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Round Trip[/colour][/u] [indent][i]Hmph![/i] Isabella throws his weapon at the enemy. As a sword, it flies towards its opponent before spinning in place for a few seconds, while as an axe, Isabella chucks it with all his force, sending it flying until it either hits an opponent or a wall. Either way, he can call it back to his hand at any time.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Chilling Slice[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”I can see right through you.”[/i] In Axe Mode, Isabella steps forward and swings Tritone at lightning speed, aimed at a vital area.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Beast of the Depths[/colour][/u] [indent][i]Tear them apart.[/i] In Axe Mode, Isabella uses Tritone to snag the opponent from underneath and toss them behind him into Leviathan’s waiting maw with a quick chord, biting them with impossibly sharp teeth before tossing them aside.[/indent][/indent] [indent][u][colour=Silver]■ Chokehold[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Pathetic.”[/i] Isabella lifts his opponent by the neck and squeezes hard before tossing them aside, either behind him or on the ground in front of him to set up for further attacks.[/indent][/indent] [/indent] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]SUPER MOVES[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"You shall not forget this devil’s power... [b]You are not worthy as my opponent![/b]"[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent] [u][colour=Silver]■ Darkness Advent[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”... Rider Kick.”[/i] Isabella charges large amounts of darkness from the surrounding area into his foot, then performs his own variation of the iconic leaping kick at his opponent. The dark energy swirls throughout the opponent’s body before turning into jagged spines as it attempts to leave through the skin and return to its original position, manifesting as a black explosion. This attack can also be performed as a standing roundhouse kick.[/indent][/indent] [indent] [u][colour=Silver]■ Leviathan’s Wrath[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Make sure there’s nothing left of them.”[/i] An enhanced version of Devil Buster, where Leviathan grabs and continues to slam the opponent until they manage to escape.[/indent][/indent] [indent] [u][colour=Silver]■ Jet Black[/colour][/u] [indent][i]”Blow them apart.”[/i] Isabella's Rider Engine is a fighter jet known promotionally as Jet Black. In truth, it is the last of SHADER's AIFX-01 MALPHAS models, and the last instance of dark tech made on such a technologically refined scale. Boasting an airframe of genius design enhanced by arcane sigils and possessed by a dark intelligence, the AIFX-01 manages to to keep pace with even the most cutting-edge of modern designs while also being capable of V/STOL operations and deceptively agile maneuvers. While it retained its inbuilt railgun, over the years its remaining munitions have had to be replaced with Minerva’s weapon systems, usually two Vorhut A2A missiles backed up by two interlinked Baselard rotary cannons. While it can be called into battle by Isabella to fight independently, it tends to take a couple minutes to arrive in ideal conditions, and potentially even longer. It takes time, money, and specialized equipment to repair, refuel, and rearm.[/indent][/indent] [/indent] [indent][h3][b][colour=Silver]WEAKNESSES & LIMITS[/colour][/b][/h3] [i][colour=Silver]"I can’t lose… Not yet."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]Though intimidating, Isabella’s greatest weakness is a lack of range and mobility. He excels at an unflinching advance, but opponents who can manage to keep away regardless will have him at a major disadvantage. In the few situations where he can be summarily outmatched in a straight-up brawl, he also lacks the mobility or versatility to come up with a decent response.[/indent][/indent] [h1][b][colour=Silver]OTHER[/colour][/b][/h1] [i][colour=Silver]"..."[/colour][/i] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][indent][/indent][/indent][/hider]