AU History: Koon Aguero Agnis learns of power at a young age.
He's born into a small branch of one of the Nine, the Land Derrish; not anyone particularly important, but still with enough riches and authority to lord over some. From a young age, he learns from his mother and sister that should he want to be someone in life, he needs the power to back him up — lucky for him, he's been born into a family that will give him a heads start. While he never realizes what they mean until later, he still notices the sudden number of guests that visit his household, all of them with sharp eyes and greedy smiles. He only puzzles out the pieces to realize that his sister's reach for power did not come with clean, noble methods. Despite what is supposed to be a "noble" bloodline, their tactics were dirty, underhanded, cruel.
( At the same time, he realizes he feels no remorse for his family's actions, comfortable with the idea that he would have done something very similar. The apple never falls far from the tree, and he learns the same cunning, ruthless, sly skills that earn him his place among similar family members. )
Life is peaceful as it can get, until he meets a girl — a simple guard who is kind and selfless and a plethora of things he's never seen before. She's assigned to accompany him during his outings, and from there, a strange sort of friendship blooms — one that, for once in Koon's life, isn't based on personal gain or greed. Which is exactly why when he learns there's a chance for her to move on to bigger and better things, he pulls all the strings to make sure she gets there. Not that he ever tells her this — but he chooses not to treat her any differently until the last day.
( He thinks he's being sneaky, but somehow the actually important people of his family learn of his actions. Why the once-guard of Koon Aguero Agnis secured a position that was supposed to belong to someone else. Suddenly, the entire branch of his family looks less favorable in their eyes. )
Fast forward a few years after her departure, when he suddenly loses everything. It's not even his fault, either ( or so he believes ) — it's his sister's failures that lead them to their collective exile. He goes from 100 to 0, and while losing the name doesn't particularly bother him, having the power stripped from his hands hurts a lot more than he wants to admit. Fortunately, Koon is nothing but adaptable. He learns to make do in Westerley, blending in yet remembering he's never one of them — he's too ambitious, too clever, to be associated as a simple Westie. He grows to live without the family that abandoned them, and the mother and sister that clung to the past. While his grudge against them is very, very real, he turns all of that into productivity; he begins to work for his successes in equal parts to succeed ( whispers of a level 6 wouldn't exist if no one can get there ), but also to spite his once-family.
The spite, in part, comes in the form of the Reclamation Apprehension Coalition, five years ago. He loses his citizenship without a second thought, and suddenly he's on a ladder to power and glory again; just a slightly different one. A once-member of the Nine that's now working as a Killjoy; a good Killjoy, too, with a clean enough record and a decent enough level that keeps up a steady steam of warrants. Only he doesn't lose all of his habits from the days as Nine — he's picky, bossy, purposely avoiding fights because he'd much rather order people around. It's a bit of a miracle in itself that he manages to find people to work with ( because as much as he dislikes the concept of working together with someone, it's necessary and convenient ), but he does.
But it doesn't stop there ( it never stops, to be accurate ). Climbing the RAC ladder isn't enough at some point, and he starts picking up subtle whispers of individuals that aren't happy with how the Quad is run. So he picks up a ... side job, so to speak, feeding information and occasionally nudging the group what he believes is the right direction — he doesn't know if it's established enough to be called a proper resistance, but that's the general idea behind it. Especially if it succeeds — if they manage to upturn the entire system and he ends up on top again, he delights himself at the idea of the number of people that are going to be pissed.
( notes: as it stands, he won't have an equal AU translation for the events he experiences in canon. his canon experiences depend a lot on the actions of other characters, and to try and fit that into an au setting while handwaving those character would be ... difficult / wouldn't make a lot of sense. i also want him to experience the events for the "first time" in game, and his backstory provides more than enough for me to work with. if this is an issue at all please let me know! )
→ armor inventory — as the name suggests, a shield that doubles as inventory space. when activated it becomes a floating shield that blocks a number of attacks, but normally it's attached on his person to be used as a glorified bag (one, two). it doesn't have infinite storage space, and probably carries just as much as anyone would expect it to. it will likely look as-is, and the "floating" effect is probably achieved through many small propulsors that can be controlled through will ( brain implants for remote control? ) → light houses (4) — smooth, blue cubes that he can activate and control at will (img). in addition to what's been outlined in the abilites section, they're capable of increasing/decreasing in size and number ( though he will never be able to control more than 4, and none of them will be greater than a meter in length ). if they're large enough, they can definitely carry people/things around on top! they'll be made with hardlight technology, with the projector for them being somewhere on his body. → a dagger — the blade is about a forearm's length, with no special powers. (img) → clothes on his back — white button up shirt, black tie, black pants, shoes, a hair tie.
Miscellaneous Notes: cats!! ALSO I HECKED UP AND THEN DW BROKE ON ME AND THEN I HECKED UP AGAIN aka i'm so, so sorry about the assault on your inboxes, i didn't want this to happen at all oh my god
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He's born into a small branch of one of the Nine, the Land Derrish; not anyone particularly important, but still with enough riches and authority to lord over some. From a young age, he learns from his mother and sister that should he want to be someone in life, he needs the power to back him up — lucky for him, he's been born into a family that will give him a heads start. While he never realizes what they mean until later, he still notices the sudden number of guests that visit his household, all of them with sharp eyes and greedy smiles. He only puzzles out the pieces to realize that his sister's reach for power did not come with clean, noble methods. Despite what is supposed to be a "noble" bloodline, their tactics were dirty, underhanded, cruel.
( At the same time, he realizes he feels no remorse for his family's actions, comfortable with the idea that he would have done something very similar. The apple never falls far from the tree, and he learns the same cunning, ruthless, sly skills that earn him his place among similar family members. )
Life is peaceful as it can get, until he meets a girl — a simple guard who is kind and selfless and a plethora of things he's never seen before. She's assigned to accompany him during his outings, and from there, a strange sort of friendship blooms — one that, for once in Koon's life, isn't based on personal gain or greed. Which is exactly why when he learns there's a chance for her to move on to bigger and better things, he pulls all the strings to make sure she gets there. Not that he ever tells her this — but he chooses not to treat her any differently until the last day.
( He thinks he's being sneaky, but somehow the actually important people of his family learn of his actions. Why the once-guard of Koon Aguero Agnis secured a position that was supposed to belong to someone else. Suddenly, the entire branch of his family looks less favorable in their eyes. )
Fast forward a few years after her departure, when he suddenly loses everything. It's not even his fault, either ( or so he believes ) — it's his sister's failures that lead them to their collective exile. He goes from 100 to 0, and while losing the name doesn't particularly bother him, having the power stripped from his hands hurts a lot more than he wants to admit. Fortunately, Koon is nothing but adaptable. He learns to make do in Westerley, blending in yet remembering he's never one of them — he's too ambitious, too clever, to be associated as a simple Westie. He grows to live without the family that abandoned them, and the mother and sister that clung to the past. While his grudge against them is very, very real, he turns all of that into productivity; he begins to work for his successes in equal parts to succeed ( whispers of a level 6 wouldn't exist if no one can get there ), but also to spite his once-family.
The spite, in part, comes in the form of the Reclamation Apprehension Coalition, five years ago. He loses his citizenship without a second thought, and suddenly he's on a ladder to power and glory again; just a slightly different one. A once-member of the Nine that's now working as a Killjoy; a good Killjoy, too, with a clean enough record and a decent enough level that keeps up a steady steam of warrants. Only he doesn't lose all of his habits from the days as Nine — he's picky, bossy, purposely avoiding fights because he'd much rather order people around. It's a bit of a miracle in itself that he manages to find people to work with ( because as much as he dislikes the concept of working together with someone, it's necessary and convenient ), but he does.
But it doesn't stop there ( it never stops, to be accurate ). Climbing the RAC ladder isn't enough at some point, and he starts picking up subtle whispers of individuals that aren't happy with how the Quad is run. So he picks up a ... side job, so to speak, feeding information and occasionally nudging the group what he believes is the right direction — he doesn't know if it's established enough to be called a proper resistance, but that's the general idea behind it. Especially if it succeeds — if they manage to upturn the entire system and he ends up on top again, he delights himself at the idea of the number of people that are going to be pissed.
( notes: as it stands, he won't have an equal AU translation for the events he experiences in canon. his canon experiences depend a lot on the actions of other characters, and to try and fit that into an au setting while handwaving those character would be ... difficult / wouldn't make a lot of sense. i also want him to experience the events for the "first time" in game, and his backstory provides more than enough for me to work with. if this is an issue at all please let me know! )
Original History: history | a full summary of tower of god if you ever feel like it.
Inventory:
→ armor inventory — as the name suggests, a shield that doubles as inventory space. when activated it becomes a floating shield that blocks a number of attacks, but normally it's attached on his person to be used as a glorified bag (one, two). it doesn't have infinite storage space, and probably carries just as much as anyone would expect it to. it will likely look as-is, and the "floating" effect is probably achieved through many small propulsors that can be controlled through will ( brain implants for remote control? )
→ light houses (4) — smooth, blue cubes that he can activate and control at will (img). in addition to what's been outlined in the abilites section, they're capable of increasing/decreasing in size and number ( though he will never be able to control more than 4, and none of them will be greater than a meter in length ). if they're large enough, they can definitely carry people/things around on top! they'll be made with hardlight technology, with the projector for them being somewhere on his body.
→ a dagger — the blade is about a forearm's length, with no special powers. (img)
→ clothes on his back — white button up shirt, black tie, black pants, shoes, a hair tie.
Samples: one, two, and and an older thread from crosscheck!
Miscellaneous Notes: cats!! ALSO I HECKED UP AND THEN DW BROKE ON ME AND THEN I HECKED UP AGAIN aka i'm so, so sorry about the assault on your inboxes, i didn't want this to happen at all oh my god