X-O Manowar (Valiant Entertainment)

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==Summary==
In 370 A.D., Aric of Dacia was born to Rolf, a weaponsmith, and Ingra. The child would become a powerful warrior in the years to come. Since his childhood, he was trained by the Eternal Warrior to become a strong soldier and potentially a king who would replace his uncle, King Alaric. However, before he could become the King, Aric and a handful of other Visigoths were taken prisoners by the inter-galactic empire of Vine.
While Aric became a slave in the stars, the Visigoths, who were a small clan that was always under threat by nearby empires, the biggest of which was the Romans, became lost in the history books. But one day, Aric freed himself and bonded with Shanhara, the X-O Manowar Armor, part of a self-replicating armor species that are feared across the galaxy. Shanhara was once a small girl whose father bonded her with the armor to cure her, but she become one with the armor forever, becoming its AI and its soul.
After merging with the armor, Aric freed a number of Visigoths from the Vine prisons, bringing them to Earth where they can restart their empire. Soon after, Aric also took over the Vine empire and became their on and off emperor.
After his son died due to the radiation from his armor, Aric's marriage with Saana fell apart. Alone and lost, Aric flew to another planet where he cast his armor aside, becoming a commoner. However, fate had something else in mind for him. Quickly, within a short period of time, he rose through the ranks of army and finally became a king once again. But due to being betrayed by new friends, Aric left the planet and returned to Earth. 
He was away from Earth for nearly 2 years, so a lot had changed. For starter, the Visigoths had become more accustomed to present world and their technology and left behind what made them Visigoths. They were no different than any other clan in today's world. However, Aric was not a fan of that change, so he slowly distanced himself from his people, considering himself the last true Visigoth.
In the end, Aric, the King of Visigoths and the Vine had become an armor as well. He became an armor which is worn by his daughter after his death, carrying on the legacy of Aric and the Visigoths, as well as the legacy of X-O Manowar. Before his death, Aric asked Shanhara to leave for the stars and never return to Earth. And so she did, leaving him before he drew his final breath along with this world that is destined to be doomed.Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar Vol 1 1
Since his childhood, he was a rash, arrogant, egoistical, and short-tempered man. But as time went on, as he suffered in so many different ways, Aric changed. He was no longer a child throwing tantrum, but a hero and a king that was looked up to by countless people and species.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher via Armor Manifestation | , higher when unconscious & with Absorption | , higher when with Absorption, at peak | At least , likely | 
Keys: Base | X-O Manowar | Post-Planet Gorin | Infected Form | Shanhara
Name: Aric of Dacia. Aric of Urth
Origin: Valiant Entertainment
Gender: Male (Aric) | Genderless, Female previously and referred to be female pronouns (Armor/Shanhara)
Age: Late 30s - early 40s (Aric) | Thousands of years old (Armor/Shanhara)
Classification: King of the Visigoth. Emperor of planet Gorin. Ex-member of Unity
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All previous, plus: Immortality (Type 1; Armors don't age. Type 2; even a small portion of it can survive, eventually growing into a new armor.), Possession and Corruption (Type 1; The Armor is basically a curse. It tries to influence its hosts badly and wants to take over andX-O Manowar Vol 3 29 become its host and "replace" them.Armor Hunters Vol 1 2 This can be used against their enemies offensively too), Mind Manipulation (Shanhara can destroy mindsX-O Manowar Vol 3 6), Biological Manipulation, Metal Manipulation, and Healing (When it's host is harmed physically, it heals them, but by doing so, it replaces a portion of them with itself, which is metal. The armor won't let it's host fall unconscious. Healed Aric's grave wounds.X-O Manowar Vol 4 23X-O Manowar Vol 4 24X-O Manowar Vol 4 25 Healed Schon's lost arm), Poison Manipulation (Shanhara can burn chemicals. When Aric merged with his armor again, the chemicals holding him down were gone. Can neutralise poisons), Knowledge Bestowal (Can bestow knowledge onto it's hosts. Aric learned the language of the Vine soon after bonding with the armor. Aric can now speak countless languages now), Accelerated Development (The armor is an infection, which aims to grow and replicate, as well as replace its host. It will continue to grow and evolve to reach it's full potential. Livewire convinced Shanhara to not replicateArmor Hunters Vol 1 3 and growArmor Hunters Vol 1 4), Natural Weaponry (As shown here), Temporal Display (Shanhara showed the entire history of the world to Aric.X-O Manowar Vol 3 4 Showed Aric his uncleX-O Manowar Vol 3 25), Telepathy (Made Aric relive his older days while he was sleepingX-O Manowar Vol 3 33), Statistics Amplification (Permanently amplified Amanda's abilities), Limited Matter Manipulation (Can provide oxygen for its hosts no matter where they are, be it underwater, outer space, or another planet), Regeneration (At least Mid), Duplication (Can split up portions of itself and give it to others. Gave Aric half armor whilst still maintaining its original shape), Enhanced Technology Manipulation and Data Manipulation (And resistance to said abilities. After Troy tried to lock Shanhara inside the digital space, Shanhara was still able to fight against it and leave the digital space. It wasn't able to seal it fully. She would regularly leave the digital world and try to take over the armor. One more than one occasion, despite not being connected to the armor anymore. she was able to enter it and knock out the other AI, temporarily removing its control. Due to Shanhara being sealed away and weakened, the other AI was able to return online not long after, but wasn't perfectly functional. Soon after, she was able to momentarily leave the digitla space again temporarily, forcing the armor to change into something else. Manipulated nanites within singularity to make way for her and DesmondX-O Manowar Vol 5 8)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (While weaker than Eternal Warrior, he still managed to draw blood from him on more than one occasion. Broke a Basketball hoop), higher with Armor Manifestation (Can manifest his armor even when he is no longer the host. While manifesting part of the armor through a ring, he was able to easily defeat a giant with his energy weapons. Killed a leviathan). | Large Island level (Can harm those who can harm him. Is considered the Earth's strongest warrior.Harbinger Wars 2 Vol 1 1 Divinity or Geomancer are the most powerful people on Earth, however, their powers are more hax-based, so this is likely for physical prowess only. Fought Malgam. Shanhara is stronger than Torment. In the past, the armor defeated a group of Torment. In the present, they were no match for AricX-O Manowar Vol 3 49), higher when unconscious & with Absorption (When Gafti was wearing Shanhara, he absorbed the energy of Vine Fleet and upon self-destruction, he destroyed the entire Vine Fleet, which consisted of dozens upon dozens of extremely large spaceshipsX-O Manowar Vol 3 15The Life and Death of Toyo Harada Vol 1 1 When he became unconscious, the armor - Shanhara - took over, overpowering Malgam, who was overpowering him earlier) | Large Island level (Far more powerful than before as finally merged fully with his armor. The two grew in power after their new fusion. At a slightly weakened state, defeated Livewire in a new armor she had specifically designed to fight himAfter his battle with Peter Stanchek and Bloodshot, his armor was mostly destroyed. While the armor repaired itself from most damage, it was still not as good as it usually is.), higher when unconscious & with Absorption, Planet level at peak (Comparable to his durability) | At least Large Island level, likely Planet level (After Shanhara's DNA was rewritten, the armor got a massive power upgrade) | Planet level (Comparable to its durability. When Aric called Shanhara, it broke through a containment field that was specifically created by the Vine to hold the armor.X-O Manowar Vol 3 13 Harmed Trill against whom Aric struggledX-O Manowar Vol 3 46) 
Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to Eternal Warrior. Dodged a blast at close range), higher with Armor Manifestation | Unknown, at least Supersonic combat speed (Far faster than his depowered self. Fought and destroyed a Vine fighter jet whilst dodging their lasersX-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special Vol 1 1). Massively FTL+ travel speed (Flew from Alpha Centauri to Mars in less than 24 hours. Which has been calculated at [1570.57 c]. Outsped a supernova before it reached the planet. Dozens of armors flew from across the galaxy, possibly from even other places outside the galaxy and reached Aric on Loam instantly after the mental transmission was cut) | Unknown, at least Supersonic combat speed. Massively FTL+ travel speed (Faster than before. Flew to the heart of a nearby sun in a short period of time. While using the energy of a collapsing star as a slingshot, Aric reached Earth from another part of the universe in less than a month when it would have taken him at least 2 months before) | Unknown, at least Supersonic combat speed. Massively FTL+ travel speed | Massively FTL+ 
Lifting Strength: At least Above Average Human (Lifted a man over his head), higher with Armor Manifestation | Class M (Comparable to GIN-GR. Slowed down GIN-GR's free fall at the last minuteUnity Vol 2 24) | Class M (Stronger than before. Held off a strike from a warrior from GIN-GR's race. At a weakened state, held a small meteor over his head. Casually carried a 900-ton spaceship) | Class M (As before) | Class M (As before) 
Striking Strength: Small Building level, higher with Armor Manifestation | Large Island Level, higher when unconscious & with Absorption | Large Island Level, higher when with Absorption, Planet level at peak | At least Large Island Level, likely Planet level | Planet level
Durability: Small Building level (Survived hits from a casual Gilad), higher with Armor Manifestation (Shielded others from a grenade) | Large Island level (Tanked a supernova, which destroyed the surface of Planet Loam. This has been calculated at [860.762 Gigatons].X-O Manowar Vol 3 34 Fought Malgam), higher when unconscious & with Absorption | Large Island level (Far more powerful than before as finally merged fully with his armor. The two grew in power after their new fusion. At a slightly weakened state, fought and defeated Livewire in a new armor she had specifically designed to fight him), higher when unconscious & with Absorption, Planet level at peak (Withstood an attack that was capable to erasing a planet like Earth out of existenceX-O Manowar Unconquered Vol 1 1) | At least Large Island level, likely Planet level (Stronger than before) | Planet level (The armor would have not suffered as much if it diverted it's power to save itself instead of focusing on saving Aric) 
Stamina:
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Superhuman. As a Visigoth soldier, they were always fighting against one enemy or the other, so he is used to long battles without rest. When he was a slave on the Vine Colony Ship, for years, they were forced to work in harsh conditions with limited rest and food. After being stabbed in the stomach, he managed to beat up a large monster by exploiting its weak points.X-O Manowar Vol 4 1 
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Superhuman. As X-O Manowar, he has been able to fight against armies, despite taking an insane amount of damage. And it seems Shanhara restores his fatigue for him, making him an even more efficient soldiers.X-O Manowar Vol 3 12 Fought against a large army of Vine despite being somewhat weaker than usual. Fought against enemies who had created special tech to harm both him and the armor. Despite the wounds, the battle went on for a long time, and soon after, he was ready to fight against ultra-powerful aliens. Was in space for a long period of time before the armor run out of charge and couldn't sustain him anymore. 
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Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended melee range with weapons | Standard Melee Range, Extended melee range with weapons, at least Tens of Metres with energy and weapons (Destroyed Vine ships), far higher with absorption (Destroyed countless Vine armada ships that were hovering over the planet), Interstellar with senses (The armor sensed that Death Hand was on Loam, which is in Alpha Centauri whilst they were on Earth), far higher with telepathy (Called countless armors into the Vine shared space from across the galaxy, and likely the universe) | Standard Melee Range physically, far higher with energy-based attacks, Interstellar with senses 
Standard Equipment: X-O Manowar Armor, Energy Sword 
Intelligence: 
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Above Average. He is an expert leader,Valiant: X-O Manowar 2017 FCBD Special Vol 1 1 and a king. He has led countless soldiers into battle as well as ruled over civilisations and interstellar empires. He has led countless soldiers into battle, both in the past and in the present. Knows ten languages. Can speak the language of GIN-GR race. On an alien planet, he went from a commoner to a soldier, then to a general, and finally became a king within the span of a few months.
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Likely Gifted. Back in the 5th Century, when the Vine first attacked, Aric fought back, but ultimately, he lost. He pretended to be unconscious, as he had no way of winning, and hid a splinter of his sword, which he used to attack his captors and even kill one of them.X-O Manowar Vol 3 1 Hid a splinter of wood with himself on the Vine colony ship and attacked his captor, freeing himself and his entire group.X-O Manowar Vol 3 2 After witnessing a large monster kill his fellow soldiers, he quickly found a way to enter its blind spot and exploit its weak points and defeated it. Killed an alien soldier by first attacking his horse to put him off balance then using his own weapon against him. Using the dead soldier's weapons, he killed two other soldiers with it. Beat up two armed soldiers when he had no weapons of his own. Shanhara helps Aric in battle, by giving him info on enemies and such, to give him an edge.
|-|Shanhara=Extraordinary Genius. Shanhara is one of the most advanced AI/tech in the universe. On Earth, she is the most advanced system and AI. Her intellect is superior to virtually every other tech and AI on Earth. This likely also includes GIN-GR. Shanhara thinks 10 steps ahead, creating plans and contingencies, allowing Aric to win the fights. Before the Torment ended their lives, they gave all of their knowledge to Aric and Shanhara.X-O Manowar Vol 3 50
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Weaknesses: He is from the 5th century and spent many years as slave, so he does not know how certain modern things works. Used to have a bit of ego problem in the past. | Standard armor weakness: Armor Hunter Spears, which is coated in an alien metal and has hyper atomic charges,X-O Manowar Vol 3 27 which can cause the armor to weaken temporarily, allowing the host to be vulnerable. Sonic weapons.Divinity III: Aric, Son of the Revolution Vol 1 1 | As before. | As before. Lack of Shanhara - which means lower intellect, less creativity with use of their powers, and more. Plus the armor and the new AI inside it are extremely unstable, causing their power levels to fluctuate heavily. Aric lacked proper control over the armor. Without Shanhra, the armor was weak and could not regenerate infinitely. After fusing with Shanhara again, the armor returned to normal and the infection was gone. | Standard armor weaknesses. Shanhara struggles to bond with others after bonding with Aric. She is bound to him. Shanhara will jeopardise her own safety and survival for Aric. Attacking the nervous system of armor causes it to fail and prevent it from healing for a long time. 
Feats:
*When Aric becomes unconscious, the armor would take control over his body and do things without his control.
**While Aric was asleep, Shanhara took over and took him to outer space.
*Armors can access the shared Vine Consciousness, a mental plane that is only accessible to the Vine creatures. In addition, X-O Manowar can force Vine people to enter the plane without their control.X-O Manowar Vol 3 9X-O Manowar Vol 3 35X-O Manowar Vol 3 36X-O Manowar Vol 3 42X-O Manowar Vol 3 7X-O Manowar Vol 3 11
*If he is away from his armor, he can still mentally control it. He was able to control the armor so Amanda would attack her allies instead, buying him time to save his people.X-O Manowar Vol 3 20
*Armor can react subconsciously when Aric cannot.
**When hosts of the armor dies, it operates by itself.
*The armor can sense and warn about poison.
*Armor can take a different shape and act on its own.
*Temporal Vision (Shanhara showed the entire history of the world to Aric.X-O Manowar Vol 3 4 Showed Aric his uncleX-O Manowar Vol 3 25)
*User Protection (Is protected by Shanhara. For example, Shanhara saved him when the comet was meant to kill him),
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Fusion: The armor can merge with an enemy, either killing them, destroying their mind and body and then absorbing it, or sealing them within itself.
Notes:
*The armor merged fully with Aric at X-O Manowar Vol 4 12.
*Regarding Aric/Armor's power levels
**Aric can control the armor's power. Which is why against weaker enemies, he holds back so he does not kill them instantly.
**Armors' powers are also heavily reliant on how much they have merged with their hosts and how much control the host want to give to the armor.
**In addition, armors tend to grow weaker and stronger depending on how much "charge" they have and how much damaged they are.
*Regarding the power levels of their infected form:
**Shanhara was replaced completely. By rewriting her, Troy was able to increase it's power but in doing so, Shanhara was sent elsewhere and the AI was replaced. The armor is much stronger than its base self, however, it is unknown if it is as powerful as the armor at peak.
***Furthermore, X-O Manowar's 5-B feat came from a story that took place a year after his infected form. So, in this profile, we have avoided back scaling as much as possible.
*Regarding Shanhara's rating:
**While usually, it is a big ball and can shoot energy, it also has great strength. For example, as we saw in X-O Manowar Vol 3 13, it broke through a containment field that was specifically created by the Vine to hold the armor.
**In addition, the armor can always take on another form and battle its enemies.
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