Falco (Dark Half)

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==Summary==
Falco is a young man, training to be a mercenary. However, one day the mountain in which the ancient evil Rukyu begins to shake, foreshadowing his awakening, and Falco finds himself struggling to survive and find a way to stop the Fallen One from destroying the world.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least , likely 
Key: Early-Mid Game (Chapter I-IV) | Late Game (Chapter V-VI)
Name: Falco
Origin: Dark Half
Gender: Male
Age: Stated to be young
Classification: Human, Knight
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Despite his youth, Falco is renowned for his combat skill and can compete with multiple trained knights at once), limited Non-Physical Interaction (Can collect the hope of the deceased in his mirror), Blessed (Spirit Power protects Falco), Magic, Light Manipulation (With Lightning), Healing (With Heal), Holy Manipulation (Heal instantly kills the undead), Purification (With Cure), Magic Negation (With Dispel), Extrasensory Perception (Dispel can be used to sense magic traps like a sort of magic sonar), Status Effect Inducement (With Confuse), Paralysis Inducement (With Paralyze), Poison Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (With Poison Blow), Sleep Manipulation (With Sleep), Necromancy and Corruption (With Undead), Statistics Amplification (With Strengthen), Regeneration (Low. Can heal from battle wounds by resting or even taking a tea break), Soul Absorption (Can absorb the souls of the dead to fuel his own Soul Power, mostly from defeating random encounters) | Morality Manipulation and Sealing (Can use Rukyu's Dark Gate once), Self-Sustenance (Type 1) and Resistance to Radiation Manipulation (Type 1. Can fight in space)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Comparable and superior to allies and enemies capable of casting or withstanding Ice Storm) | At least Small Country level (Can fight the strongest monsters in the game, including ones meant to threaten Rukyu), likely Multi-Continent level (Defeats Rukyu, though this might be due to his mirror's purifying effect, and Rukyu does not appear to be tired or in pain after the fight)
Speed: Superhuman (Superior to large dog-like enemies) | Superhuman
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Unknown
Striking Strength: Small Building level | At least Small Country level, likely Multi-Continent level
Durability: Small Building level | At least Small Country level, likely Multi-Continent level
Stamina: Superhuman. Capable of adventuring through long dungeons for the entirety of a day, fighting through dozens of enemy encounters
Range: Extended Melee Range, Tens of Meters with magic
Standard Equipment: Armor, sword, shield and many magic tomes, magic mirror
Intelligence: Gifted. Noted to be an extremely talented warrior despite his young age, and is also fairly talented in magic, as the usage of Spell Books requires significant knowledge of their contents.
Weaknesses: Falco's Soul Power is limited and will slowly run out, eventually taking away his powers, or possibly killing him.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Falco requires spellbooks to cast magic, of which he has a large number of, with the exception of Dark Gate, of which he can only obtain one copy of. He can cast any of these spells in an area of effect range.
*Lightning: Damages the target(s) with a bolt of light.
*Heal: Heals the target(s). Instantly kills the undead.
*Cure: Removes negative status ailments from targets
*Dispel: Removes magical effects such as Shield or Strengthen, and nullifies seals.
*Confusion: Confuses target(s).
*Paralyze: Paralyzes target(s).
*Poison Blow: Poisons target(s). Poison has a weakening effect in Dark Half, lowering the statistics of those afflicted.
*Sleep: Puts the target(s) to sleep. This sleep doesn't last too long, but endures even if the one afflicted is attacked.
*Undead: Makes the target(s) undead. This causes them to die instantly if Heal is used on them.
*Strengthen: Greatly increases the physical attack of the target(s).
*Dark Gate: Rukyu's signature move, also usable by Falco through a single, one-use tome. Brainwashes a foe into becoming the user's ally.==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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