Richard Spender

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==Summary==
Richard Spender is the history teacher of Mayview Middle school and is the supervisor and leader of its vaguely named Activity Club. In reality, this club is a gathering of spectrals, or humans who are born with the capacity to interact with the spiritual world. Spender focuses the activities of the spectrals of Mayview on fighting off threats to their safety and hunting down harmful spirits, as well as maintaining the secrecy of their abilities. Spender utilizes the abilities of a spirit possessing his sunglasses as well as a spirit possessing his own body as a deadly combination to fight off threats to his students, as well as perform tasks for the Activity Consortium, a larger gathering of spectrals analogous to a governing body.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least 
Key: Base | Fused with Lucifer
Name: Richard Spender, Agent Spender, Rick, 
Origin: Paranatural
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Classification: Human, Spectral, Medium. Leader of the Paranatural Activity Club and Agent of the Activity Consortium
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura, Ectoplasm Manipulation, Can interact with and see normally non-corporeal/invisible ghosts/spirits,Chapter 1 Page 64 Light Manipulation (Can solidify, weaponize,Chapter 4 Page 25 absorb,Chapter 4 Page 83 and generate light), 'Brightest' student of Francisco GuerraChapter 4 Page 62 in a martial art that combines Spectral Energy and physical blows,Chapter 4 Page 5 Fusionism with Lucifer,Chapter 4 Page 132 Darkness Manipulation (Can solidify,Chapter 4 Page 86 apply force through,Chapter 4 Page 85 and generate chasms with shadowsChapter 4 Page 130), Existence Erasure (Objects trapped inside of a shadow "leave with it" without returningChapter 4 Page 131), Limited Resistance to Possession (If a spirit was to possess him, they could be killed by LuciferChapter 5 Page 236), Can enter a state of heightened perception and speedChapter 3 Page 46 which allows him to create afterimages | All previous abilities with increased speed, FlightChapter 4 Page 133
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Far weaker than, but powerful enough to toss around Forge,Chapter 4 Page 88 who could stop a moving train, and dissipated a lightning bolt shot by Isaac with a single blow from his palm) | At least Small Building level (Higher than before)
Speed: Subsonic (Comparable to Mr. Garcia, who reactedChapter 5 Page 209 to Isaac's electrical attacks), Massively Hypersonic while in Spirit Trance (Reacted to a bolt of lighting fired at him from several meters away.Chapter 5 Page 245 Isaac’s lightning was shown to disperse in water and come from clouds) | Unknown (Moved so fast that he left a solid beam of energy or light behind him).
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Lifted a large spirit off of his body).
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Threw Isaac, who had previously took energy blasts from him, across a room)
Durability: Small Building level (Took hits from Forge,Chapter 4 Page 127 and blocked a lightning boltChapter 5 Page 245 with his bare hands) | At least Small Building level
Stamina: Above Average (Using Spirit Trance and his Light Manipulation too much can exhaust Lucifer. Was able to activate Spirit Fusion even after a beating from Forge)
Range: Tens of Meters with projectile Spectral Energy and light beams. Varies from Extended Melee Range to Several Meters with Shadow Manipulation.
Standard Equipment: His Sunglasses, which contain the spirit Lucifer and give him access to his light manipulation
Intelligence: High (An agent of the Activity Consortium and leader of the Activity Club, well versed in hunting and defeating spirits. Although, he can sometimes act on his emotions)
Weaknesses: Can be overconfident. Brash and Emotional at times, too much use of powers from The Shadow or exhausting Lucifer can cause it to be released, invariably killing him and those around him
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Spectral Energy - As a half-spirit, Spender can utilize his innate spectral yellow spectral energy to form constructs and projectiles. Spender's utilization of his spectral energy is typically to form tight strings to wrap around and ensnare his enemies as well as to create 'Spec Shots' (shooting a bullet-like projectile of spectral energy out of his fingers). He also is shown to use his powers to create forcefields, as well as bladed weapons. However, these attacks don't affect enemies that aren't spirits or partial spirits.
* Lucifer - When channeling the abilities of Lucifer, the spirit that inhabits his sunglasses, Spender gains the ability to manipulate light in various ways. He can interact with light as if it was a solid material, as well as shoot beams from his hands, although these attacks tend to be less potent than his spectral energy constructs. He can magnify and dismiss other sources of light, although he has only used this ability offensively against The Shadow.
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* The Shadow - When he is in a pinch and can possibly die, Richard taps into the power of the spirit he is holding as a medium, his yellow aura temporarily becoming white. It allows him to interact with shadows in a number of fashions, and can remove shadows from objects to use them as physical weapons, as well as pull shadows that are attached to enemies to trip them up and harm them. His most potent attack stems from this ability, when he causes a shadow to become a bottomless pit, which still interacts with light as any other shadow. If any object is trapped inside of the pit when it becomes illuminated, it "leaves with it".
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Jones (Gunnerkrigg Court) Jones' Profile (Note: Base Spender was used, and speed was equalized)
Losses:
Corvo Attano (Dishonored) Corvo's Profile (Note: Speed was Equalized, Spirit Fusion Spender was used)
Allip (Dungeons and Dragons) Allip's Profile (Note: Speed was Equalized at a distance of 10 meters)
Inconclusive:
==References==
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Category:Flight Users
Category:Light Users
Category:Darkness Users
Category:Hybrids
Category:Aura Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Afterimage Users
Category:Ectoplasm Users
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Teachers
Category:Extrasensory Perception Users
Category:Existence Erasure Users
Category:Paranatural