Chiaki Winchell

Chiaki Winchell (チアキ・ウィンチェル) is one of the male protagonists of the light novel Esper Chronicles who made his debut on the 2nd arc (Dueling Justice).
== Appearance ==
Chiaki is an Esper child with a shaggy blackish-brown hair and a slightly tanned skin. Despite his age, Chiaki is pretty tall and has a lean and toned physique, although his muscles aren't too visible. His casual outfit is basically a Rurigaoka Academy uniform. Occasionally, he wears a pair of blue wrestling briefs with matching armbands and boots, usually during his time as an underground fighter or when he's having his own private time. During the events of Darwin's Game, Chiaki wore a white hakama and a pair of baggy black pants, paired with a pair of wooden sandals. His pupils glows whenever he uses his Sigil.
== Personality ==
Chiaki is a rebellious and energetic boy. He often brags about his muscles and sometimes he won't hesitate to pick up a fight against someone. For an Esper, Chiaki's physical condition is exceptionally strong, although he still can be knocked out by Rachel's electrokinetic powers or by other means. Despite his rebellious attitude, Chiaki is pretty concerned if a girl saw his toned body. He often blushes if someone caught him naked or wearing his wrestling outfit. Unlike Rachel, Chiaki is pretty bad when it comes to making friends and socializing as he didnt want to scare anyone with his huge body or grossing them out with his sweat and pungent body odor. The only person who understands him is his sister Hana.
== Abilites ==
* Unknown Sigil: As an Esper, Chiaki possesses a Sigil, but its name is still unknown as Dr. Marina is currently researching into it. His Sigil enables him to amplify his physical strength, run on walls and talk to others using telepathy.
* Fighting skills: Chiaki is an expert in hand-to-hand combat, as he used to be an underground fighter back when he was a normal human. He's an expert in MMA and wrestling, mostly focusing on strikes and grapples. Back during his human days, Chiaki was an undefeated champion, and he could take on opponents larger than him.
* Muscular physique: When not using his Sigil, Chiaki relies on his physical strength. His arms and legs are exceptionally strong for a 17-year old boy, which is a rarity amongst Espers and normal human beings. He could carry a steel beam with his bare hands, without having to use his Sigil like Rachel does.
* Equipment: In addition to his hand-to-hand combat skills, Chiaki is pretty skilled in sword-based combat using his katana. He was taught by a fellow clan member during the events of Darwin's Game, and he really respected him as his senior. When combined with his Sigil, Chiaki is able to deliver aerial slashes. 
== Gallery ==
Koikatsu-2020-04-06-03-51-03.png|Chiaki in his wrestling outfit
CallumDGame.PNG|Chiaki's appearance in Darwin's Game
== Trivia ==
* Chiaki was inspired by Calem from Pokémon X and Y, Ken Amada from Persona 3, Twenty-Fifth Baam from Tower of God, Gai Tendo from Buriki One and Gunha Sogiita from To aru Kagaku no Railgun, He was based of typical bishonen and shota characters in animes and mangas, as well as real-life puroresu wrestlers.
* His appearance slightly resembles Hilbert from Pokémon Black and White and Giyu Tomioka from Kimetsu no Yaiba.
* It is implied that Chiaki was part of a lost sea-dwelling tribe from Ancient Shores, but it's not proven yet. Some of his classmates also said that Chiaki was originally a fish (since he's good at swimming and able to hold his breath for a long time).
* Like Rachel and other Esper Chronicles characters, Chiaki is a member of Lingkarya Moesia.
* Chiaki's past is pretty vague, especially where he was born or how did he got his Sigil, but he remembered that him and her sister Hana were born prematurely and left adrift in the ocean by their parents. They miraculously survived during their abandonment and landed upon an unknown land.
* Chiaki was on the same clan as Nicole, one of Rachel's childhood friend during the events of Darwin's Game. Both him and Nicole were saved by a fellow Esper who were on the scene right after being mortally wounded by Shuka Karino. Chiaki almost lost one of his arms to Shuka's chains. He said that he saw an "omnipotent being" when he lost his consciousness and almost died from blood loss. At one time, Chiaki went missing after being sucked in and teleported to Evankhell's Hell by Palkia's tantrum, but he was saved by a person who closely resembles Miju in appearance after challenging Anak Zahard to a TCG battle. Palkia was kicked in the crotch and shush the sheesh'd by Arceus after the incident.
* Chiaki is a good swimmer, and he always dreamed about wrestling a gigantic shark. He loves the sea more than anything and he has the ability to hold his breath underwater for a long time thanks to his large lungs and spleen. His favorite activities are swimming, practicing his wrestling and MMA skills, jogging, weightlifting, fishing and playing video games.
* During his time as an underground fighter, Chiaki once fought a kickboxer who was larger and stronger than him. He eventually knocked him out with a sleeper hold.
* He is usually seen in the school's gym storehouse during recess, where he often wears his wrestling outfit while practicing his wrestling and MMA skills on a sandbag. He wanted to be left alone as he don't want to show his sweaty and muscular body to the girls.
Category:Characters
Category:Espers