Conatus/Zack Shredder

Zack Shredder is a character in Conatus and the first character created by DarKingdomHearts. As character 008, Zack is the eight free character to be added to the game.
==Background==
At a young age Zack already learned much about himself and what kind of person he was. This however wasn't in line with the way that his parents wanted him to be. Zack had aspiration towards biology and forensics, often performing weird things on bugs and tiny critters, while his parents wanted him to be an athletic person. He was homosexual, which wasn't accepted by them. Also he was interested in dark poems about otherworldly creatures with magnificent powers, something that he did hid from his parents. Because of his oddity his parents abused him, thinking this discipline would mold him into the child they wished they had.
One day Zack had enough and chanted a spell, one that would resurrect an ancient otherworldly creature. He succeeded in doing it, and allowed the creature to merge with him. This granted Zack a whole different person, more corrupted by the creature's essence and gave him otherworldly powers. He went down to his parents and murdered them in a few seconds. This led him on the path of being a skilled serial killer who now roams Grimnore.
==Appearance==
Being of a young age, Zack also is a short boy, with pale skin and messy black hair. He used to have green eyes, but they turned amber after merging with the creature. He let his hair grow out afterwards as well, it now casting a shadow before his eyes, only the yellowish color glowing out of it. Despite his young age he wears a nice outfit, consisting out of a dark grey jacket with a white blouse underneath and formal black pants, with a little black tie to finish it off. He also wears white gloves and formal black shoes. Out of his back grows a black octopus-like blob that spawns multiple tentacles from behind that Zack usually uses for his fighting.
==Personality==
A most peculiar child that has a strange interest in things, at least from his parents' point of view. Zack always has been a bright boy since he was born, having learned to speak and walk on a young age. However him being a boy genius, specializing in biology, forensics and the dark arts, led him to be a sinister and messed up child. He has little sympathy for people, and mostly enjoys his own pride. He rarely feels sad or angry and always seems to enjoy his murderous games, although a failure does frustrate him. But when you put aside all of his imperfections there could be a nice boy who could be befriended.
==Gameplay==
===Stats===
Base Health	Base Vigor	Attack	Defense	Movement
130 	330 	18 	22 	29mph
===Equipment===
Name 	Description
Melee WeaponShredding Saw 	A rather large weapon that is a saw sword. It was one of the weapons that Zack took out of his shed and is his most preferred weapon because of the bloodshed.15 Power
Ranged WeaponChained Sickle	A chain that is attacked to a sickle, also called a Kusarigama in Japanese, that does not only damage enemies at range but also grapples them. The weapon however requires two hands, or tentacles in Zack's case, to wield.7 PowerPassive Perk: Grappling
ShieldCircular Saw 	A circular saw blade that acts as a shield for Zack. It has a decent defense, but its forte lies in the fact that when you block enemies, or throw the shield at them, it also does more damage to them then a regular shield would do because of its razor sharp spikes.8 DefensePassive Perk: Attack Up
===Traits===
Name 	Description
Multi-Weaponry 	Zack has four tentacles with which he can hold weapons. A weapon held with two hands does occupy two tentacles however. This allows Zack to perform powerful combo's and repeatedly hit enemies, or always have a defense up.
Vigor Eater 	Zack is able to examine the corpses of killed creatures with his tentacle and restore some of his own Vigor with it. The effect is barely notable on small enemies, but quite some can be obtained from big enemies.
Carnivore Cook 	Because of his biology knowledge, he is able to pull out the best results from food made with insects and meat, increasing the positive effect of a meal with roughly 20%.
Weaktopus 	While Zack might seem like a strong character, the octopus-blob on his back is a great weak spot. When it receives damage, the damage is increased with 40%, quickly endangering Zack's health.
Fear of the Dark	Despite being who he is, Zack is afraid of the dark and Vigor will be drained when he stays in the dark for too long without any source of light.
===Skills===
Name 	Description
Tentacle SnareSkill 1 	Zack has the ability to place a dark hole on the ground. Whenever someone steps on this hole, two tentacles sprout out and hold them down, restricting them from moving allowing Zack to attack or escape. Vigor is drained every time Zack places a snare.
Craving & CrawlingSkill 2	Zack becomes entirely consumed by the octopus-like creature on his back and stored somewhere safe inside of him. He grows larger in size and can crawl all over the place. It swings around with its tentacles inflicting massive damage and will grab small creatures and swallow them whole which also restores health. In this form he is restricted to just crawling in terms of movement. It slowly drains Vigor over time.
==Trivia==
*Zack Shredder takes inspiration from various sources like; Jack the Ripper, Slenderman, Pride from Fullmetal Alchemist, Gub from The Crawling City and Red Riding Hood from Everafter.
*The poems and spells related to the otherworldly creatures are a nod to the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
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