Ignatius Blackward

==Summary==
A man of God and the last surviving member of the Ordo Malleus Maleficarum, Father Ignatius Blackward traveled the world combating Evil. As a result, he was an expert on foreign languages, cabalistic writings, occult rituals, and shamanism. Ignatius has mastered the lost art of staff fighting which he has reluctantly used in several difficult situations.
Urgently summoned by a parish in Chelsea, Ignatius returned to London. There, he listened to hysterical reports of missing parishioners and "monster" sightings. Some insisted that the events were a result of excavations at the St. Catherine Docks, which burned in the Great Fire of 1666. Later that same evening, a mysterious manuscript appeared on Ignatius’ doorstep. He deciphered the author, Samuel Pepys, the date, 1666, and what appear to be records of "The Brotherhood of Hecate." An entry about an arcane formula for animating lifeless matter alarmed him, so he posted the diary to Dr. Jean Franciscus in New Orleans.
Immediately, the good doctor and his daughter, Nadia, embarked on a voyage across the Atlantic. Once in London, Dr. F. contacted Ignatius, and began inquiries about the Brotherhood of Hecate. One day, Ignatius got a strong urge to visit Jean at his hotel. There, he found the mortally wounded Jean, who gasped, "Murder. Adam Crowley. Brotherhood of..." The diary was missing.
At the doctor's funeral, a strange man in black robes handed Nadia a note which read "Know about Crowley, Brotherhood of Hecate - HVHJ." An address was written at the bottom of the note. At dusk on October 17th, 1834, Nadia and Ignatius met in the fading light of his church to set about hunting down Adam Crowley, his Brotherhood of Hecate, and the nightmare creatures which roamed the streets. Together they destroyed Crowley's creatures and he fled.
Founding of the Circle
Following these tragic events, Nadia and Ignatius realised that their adventure was not an isolated case and that the threat of Crowley could perhaps not altogether be dismissed. In the years that followed the London events, the two companions threw themselves into searching all the elements that could help them in their fight against the demented Crowley.
This quest took them to the Four Corners of the World and gradually enabled them to reconstitute the history of a secret war against horrific supernatural entities. Nadia and Ignatius' perseverance attracted the attention of a mysterious group of scholars and occult investigators who called themselves the Watchmen.
They met in 1839 following which, Nadia and Ignatius disappeared for one whole year. When they resurfaced, they were even more determined than ever to devote their existence to the fight against Crowley.
The years that followed were used to multiply contacts, group together all those who were aware of the danger or else whose skills would serve the new Circle. In 1846, the Circle had a headquarters, a place where information was exchanged and experiences shared.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically, up to  with Powerups and Spells
Name: Ignatius Blackward
Origin: Nightmare Creatures 
Gender: Male
Age: 20's to 30's
Classification: Human, Monster Hunter
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic powers, Instant Death Attacks, Expert hand-to-hand combatant, Melee and firearms proficiency, Acrobatics, Stealth Mastery, Explosives, Vehicular Mastery, Flash Spell/Status Effect Inducement (The Flash will confuse and blind all enemies in a sight for 10 seconds), Chaos (With this spell enemies are turned against each other. It will last until one enemy is victorious) Freeze Spell, Fire Spell, Danmaku (With Multi-Gun), Resurrection (Combat-Applicable), Berserk Mode, Strength Boost, Fragrance Weaponry/Repulsive Smoke (Only works in monsters), Limited Resistance to Disease/Corruption (Type 1; Nightmare Creatures Game Manual, Page 9)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Comparable if not stronger than Herbert Wallace due to constant training, who Yellow BeastsNightmare Creatures 2 (2000), who , such feat yielded this much energy), Up to Small Building level with Powerups and Spells (Can Freeze zombies among other creatures in a to NadiaNightmare Creatures (1997).), his Chaos Spell can bypass durability
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ travel, reactions, and attack speed (Equal as fast as the Insects)
Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Can match the werewolves in strength) 
Striking Strength: Wall level
Durability: Wall level (He survived several blows from creatures who were able to destroy concrete walls and metal enclosures)
Stamina: Superhuman (Has shown to be able to run and fight for long periods)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of meters with speels and guns
Standard Equipment: Blade, Guns, 
Intelligence: At least Gifted (He was an expert on foreign languages, cabalistic writings, occult rituals, and shamanism. Ignatius has mastered the lost art of staff fighting which he has reluctantly used in several difficult situations.)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Sword Slash: Used in melee combat by Ignatius to finish off her enemy.
*Combo: Used by Ignatius to finish off her enemy.
*Proximity Mines: are dropped on the floor and will explode and damage any enemy that gets too close.
*The Freeze Spell: will deep freeze all enemies on sight. Once frozen they may be shattered by the slightest touch.
*Dynamite: Will damage and knock all the enemies in sight.
*The Flash: will confuse and blind all the enemies in sight for 10 seconds.
*The Firebombs: will ignite nearby enemies who will burn for a while and then turn to ash.
*The Gun: Can pick up opponents at long range.
*The Multi-Gun: can be used simultaneously to shoot several opponents.
*Berzerker: used by Ignatius to literally hack his opponents to pieces.
*Healing: used to restore some of Ignatius' health.
*Super-Healing: used to restore most of Ignatius's health.
*Chaos: used to turn enemies against each other.
*Heart: Ignatius can resurrect himself with this artifact.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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