Kale Vandelay (Hi-Fi Rush)

==Summary==
Kale Vandelay is the main antagonist of Hi-Fi Rush, a 2023 rhythm-action game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. Kale is the CEO of Vandelay Technologies, a prestigious technology company previously owned by his mother, Roxanne Vandelay. After taking over her position by force, Kale sought to push the business to new heights by developing mind control technology referred to as SPECTRA, a brainwashing AI that would bring unprecedented profits to Vandelay Technologies by tricking the public into buying their products.
Kale is depicted as a cunning, ruthless, and egocentric businessman, with his distain eventually causing his downfall after inciting the creation of Chai's defective enhancements.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Electricity Absorption, with mech
Name: Kale Vandelay
Origin: Hi-Fi Rush
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown - Older than Peppermint, who is 23
Classification: Human/Cyborg, CEO of Vandelay Technologies
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Acrobatics (Can leap across long distances swiftly and gracefully and perform acrobatic movements even when still recovering from a blow), Energy Manipulation and Weapon Control (A lightsaber-like weapon is stored within Kale's body, allowing him to summon it into his hand at will, and he can lengthen its blade mid-swing for further reach. Additionally, he can release drones that fire lasers at his command), Bodily Weaponry and Cyborgization (At least Normal. All of Kale's body from the head down appears to have been replaced with a mechanical one), Energy Projection (Can create and launch waves of energy. Additionally, he can release drones that fire lasers at his command), Additional Limbs and Body Control (Kale possesses four metal tendrils embedded in his back with different properties that he has full control of), Fire Manipulation (One of Kale's extra limbs can shoot whirlwinds of fire), Forcefield Creation (Can project a forcefield out of a different limb), Forcefield Creation (With Z-Shielding, Kale can create a barrier around himself without diminishing his other capabilities), Genius Intelligence, Metal Manipulation (Capable of adjusting and contorting his cybernetic implants with his thoughts), Electricity Manipulation (Capable of summoning thunder strikes from the sky in his boss fight, though this is likely thanks to the mechanisms surrounding the arena), Electricity Absorption and Empowerment (Powered up by striking himself with electricity, entering a more powerful state as a result), Afterimage Creation (Can dash at incredible speeds, leaving afterimages behind), limited Technology Manipulation and Mind Manipulation (Kale can control Vandelay technology with just a gesture, and thanks to SPECTRA, he can even take over the minds of those who have been outfitted with Armstrong Vandelay prosthetics), Social Influencing (Shown to be highly cunning in manipulating his public image, tricking great amounts of people into being test subjects for SPECTRA. Despite being confident that his plan would succeed, Kale created a backup plan in case he lost, manipulating Chai and the team into reactivating SPECTRAHi-Fi Rush (2023) - SPECTRA Hub Room), Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Unaffected while standing in fire shown to harm other characters), and Electricity Manipulation (Completely unaffected by the electric blasts he summons on himself). Inorganic Physiology, Large Size (Type 1) and Energy Projection with mech 
Attack Potency: Large Building level+ (Capable of threatening those such as Chai or Macaron), higher with Electricity Absorption (Needed the combined effort of all of Chai's team to defeat), City Block level with mech (Far too powerful to take on directly, and can one-hit kill Chai with a single full-power beam) 
Speed: Transonic 
Lifting Strength: Class K (Comparable if not superior to Chai), Class M with mech (Macaron struggled to hold just one of its hands in place)
Striking Strength: Large Building level+, higher with Electricity Absorption, City Block level with mech 
Durability: Large Building level+, higher with Electricity Absorption, City Block level with mech 
Stamina: Superhuman. Endured three phases' worth of damage to his mechanical body and could still fight afterwards. 
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range with sword, up to tens of meters with abilities, up to hundreds of meters with mech. 
Standard Equipment: His own cybernetic body and the weaponry 
* Optional Equipment: A giant Mech, initially devised by Zanzo.
Intelligence: Gifted. Shown to be highly cunning in manipulating his public image, tricking great amounts of people into being test subjects for SPECTRA. Despite being confident that his plan would succeed, Kale created a backup plan in case he lost, manipulating Chai and the team into reactivating SPECTRA 
Weaknesses: None notable
==References==
All unreferenced material comes from Kale's boss fight.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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