David Hoover

==Summary==
David Hoover is the protagonist of The Crooked Man. Haunted by feelings of inadequacy in a difficult moment of his life, he moves to a new apartment to try and get a breath of fresh air, but begins experiencing paranormal events which segue into him being chased down by a vengeful entity, The Crooked Man.
After managing to turn this terrifying experience into a means of personal growth, David appears in the rest of the Strange Men series, always being a kind and supportive role for the characters around him.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , at least with weapons
Name: David Hoover
Origin: The Crooked Man
Gender: Male
Age: 26 in the Crooked Man and the Sandman, 27 in the Boogie Man and 28 in the Hanged Man
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Able to fend off the The Crooked Man with nothing but a fruit knifeThe Crooked Man (2018) - Hotel Ruhenheim or an iron pipeThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School. Could gun down the Hanged Man despite him trying to hide behind a childThe Crooked Man (2018) - Central Hospital), Subjective Reality (Non-combat applicable. Humans' collective will is what creates fairies and even make the Earth flat or roundThe Sandman (2018)), Acid Manipulation (Has used a bottle of Hydrogen BromideThe Crooked Man (2018) - Central Hospital), minor Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Able to withstand a gas leak that knocked out a boy so fast he couldn't leave the room for almost two minutes while carrying that boy and performing tiring tasksThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School. Could run through an area full of poison gas for one minuteThe Boogie Man (2018)) and Fire Manipulation (Ran through a wall of flames to assist his wifeThe Boogie Man (2018))
Attack Potency: Athlete level (Could climb an elevator shaft while carrying a teenager and weakened by a gas leakThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School. Stated to be "athletic and strong"The Boogie Man (2018) - Bonus Room), Street level+ with weapons (Able to defeat The Crooked Man with a fruit knife or an iron pipe, albeit only by hitting him many times. Busted down a bathroom wall with a heavy hammer. Has used a revolver)
Speed: Superhuman (Able to avoid The Crooked Man in most situations and defeat him in multiple fights. Should be comparable to Sophie Grundler, who avoided multiple attack dogs in an enclosed space for more than a minute), Transonic attack speed with revolver
Lifting Strength: At least Athletic Human (Could climb an elevator shaft while carrying a teenager and weakened by a gas leakThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School. Stated to be "athletic and strong"The Boogie Man (2018) - Bonus Room. Can briefly shove or overpower the Crooked Man on two different occasions with the advantage of surprise, although he is much weakerThe Crooked Man (2018) - Hotel Ruhenheim)
Striking Strength: Athlete level
Durability: Street level (Survived a long fall. CouldThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School take hitsThe Crooked Man (2018) - Central Hospital from The Crooked Man, but always with serious injury)
Stamina: At least Peak Human. Able to fight the Crooked Man multiple times with little rest. Suffered a serious injury from the Crooked Man, but managed to immediately get up and chase himThe Crooked Man (2018) - Central Hospital. Ran through a wall of flames to assist his wifeThe Boogie Man (2018). Could climb an elevator shaft while carrying a teenager and weakened by a gas leakThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with weaponry, Hundreds of meters with Revolver
Standard Equipment: A lighter and some packs of cigarettes.
*Optional Equipment: Many kinds of keys, wire cutters, a lighter, whisky bottles, fruit knife, iron pipe, hammer, screwdriver, a bottle of hydrogen bromide and a revolver
Intelligence: Above Average. David is intelligent enough to solve the various puzzles in his way, such as cross-referencing information he finds across an entire abandoned school to guess people's passwords. David is also fairly resourceful in combatThe Crooked Man (2018) - Hotel Ruhenheim. Managed to fake his vision tests to access flight school and keep up that facade for three yearsThe Crooked Man (2018) - Julius Stone Law School. Quickly understood how Keith's traumatic past had affected him and that he hadn't moved on from the death of his son, despite his attempts to conceal thatThe Boogie Man (2018).
Standard Tactics: David is not a fighter, and typically prefers escaping or avoiding fights unless cornered. If he's forced to fight, he'll employ a hit and run fighting style, staying out of his opponent's range while wearing them down with his weapons.
Weaknesses: Originally depressed and close to becoming suicidal, although he got better. Relatively easy to anger when his wife is put in danger, or when his parents are mentioned. Somewhat nearsighted.
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Category:The Strange Man Series
Category:Characters
Category:Horror Characters
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Subjective Reality Users
Category:Acid Users
Category:The Crooked Man
Category:Stone Walls