Daniel Mason

Daniel Mason (ダニエル・メイソン) is one of Rachel's elder brothers and one of the protagonists of the light novel Esper Chronicles.
== Appearance ==
Daniel is a mature Esper man with a rather handsome face, a tall stature, a slightly pale skin and a shaggy dark brown hair. His eyes are slate blue, just like her younger sister and almost all members of the Mason family. His casual outfit consists of a dark blue tuxedo suit with a white shirt and light blue tie underneath.He also wears this during the events of Darwin's Game. When using his Sigil, Daniel's eyes turns from slate blue to white.
== Personality ==
Daniel is a rather stoic and unpredictable person. Sometimes Daniel can be a kind-hearted brother figure to his younger sisters, and sometimes he can be an overprotective person who threatens to kill anyone who dares to harm his siblings, whether it's a human or an Esper. Unlike Rachel, Daniel rarely socializes with other people outside his family and friend circle, let alone making a new friend. He also has a strong sense of justice and believes that injustice and corruption must be purged from Earth.
== Abilities ==
* Glacial Hands: A cryokinetic Sigil which enables Daniel to control and materialize ice. He can create ice shards as a projectile against his enemies or an ice shield to protect himself. He can also use his Sigil to freeze his blood or putting himself in a cryogenic sleep, which helps him survive in harsh conditions. His Sigil also comes with a handful of EX Skills.
* Hand-to-hand combat: As a former detective/police officer, Daniel is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat. Back in the day, he used his skills to apprehend criminals or dealing with armed thugs. He can also use his Sigil and his fighting skills in sync to help him fight against stronger enemies.
* Equipment: Daniel arms himself with a Glock 18 handgun, a standard among police officers. He can also use his Sigil to turn the bullets into sharp ice shards that can fatally wound his enemies.
== EX Skills ==
* Frost Fist: A deadly ice-powered punch that could shatter his enemies' skulls. When charged, it can turn into a lance made of ice that pierces through his enemies. It can be used to defeat or kill an armored thug.
* Icicle Storm: A barrage of arrow-like ice shards that could skewer through his enemies.
* Crystalline Breath: A freezing wind that freezes any enemies within its radius.
* Arctic Armor: A shield made of ice that provides protection to Daniel. It could whitstand bullets and melee attacks, but it shatters when hit with a metallic weapon.
*Hibernation: Daniel puts himself into a cryogenic sleep by freezing himself within a thick coat of permafrost, which helps him survive harsh conditions and climate. The permafrost will eventually melt when he wakes up.
* Freeze Shock: A tandem EX Skill with Rachel that combines Icicle Storm with Tesla Beam. It can freeze and paralyze enemies at the same time, and it can also obliterate an armored vehicle.
== Gallery ==
File:DanielDGame.jpg|Daniel's appearance in Darwin's Game
== Trivia ==
* Daniel's appearance and personality are inspired by Tohru Adachi from Persona 4, Sakuya Tachibana from Kamen Rider Blade, Hiromi Kadota from Kamen Rider Revice, Kakine Teitoku from To aru Majutsu no Index, Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail and Tenjian from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. His Sigil is inspired by Kyurem, and his tandem EX Skill with Rachel is a reference to Black Kyurem's signature move of the same name. His hairstyle and appearance also resembles Cao Pi from Dynasty Warriors series, although his motives and ideals are more akin to Ma Chao and his personality slightly resembles Sima Yi and Mitsuhide Akechi.
*The Mason family may have been based of the Cao clan from Dynasty Warriors. Daniel's twin brother, Jake could be based of Cao Xiu or Cao Zhi, and his deceased parents could be based of Cao Cao and Bianshi. However, Rachel breaks the theory since she was based of Wang Yuanji.
* Daniel is diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, which explains his sudden mood swings from a caring brother to an overprotective/Yandere person. When he loses control of his personality, Daniel has a habit of screaming and laughing hysterically.
* Daniel used to work as a detective/police officer in his hometown in Florida, but he was fired when he was forced by his boss to arrest his former girlfriend who was falsely accused of drug possession and he rejected it. Instead, he shot his own boss in his left eye with his handgun in retaliation and engaged in a gun fight against his own coworkers. He used his Sigil to kill them all in order to escape back to the Mason residence. However, he was unable to save her since she committed suicide days after the allegation.
* Just like Rachel, Cathy and Nicole, Daniel has a different voice actor in Darwin's Game. He's voiced by Rikuya Yasuda, who's known as the voice of Taishi Manza from Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS! and Futaba Mikuriya from Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy. It is not known who voiced him in the English dub, but it is speculated to be the same English VA as his Esper Chronicles counterpart.
*Like his siblings, Daniel is part-French and part-British. However, Daniel can't speak French fluently.
* During the events of Darwin's Game, he and Rachel were saved by Yuuta and his trusty Oshawott and Greninja from being killed by Inukai. He was then saved once again by Yuuta during the events of the Flag Game, along with the other Espers including Dr. Marina. And finally, his adult self and his children was saved by Yuuta and his friends (Mirai, Dusk and Ellie). After that, Daniel and his siblings lived in peace. However, in the Astromadson Creative Universe storyline, Daniel was killed by Inukai, leaving Rachel to fend for herself.
* Prior to the events of Esper Chronicles, Daniel used to be a photographer. He loves to take photos of his younger sister and his family, as well as photos of various birds that lives in Florida. His favorite activities are reading crime fiction and noir novels, chatting with his friends on Amiiba, smoking, going out to parks and sleeping. He really loves snacks (especially oden and mantou/steamed buns), pastries, sandwiches and canned coffee from convenience stores, and he can't live without them. At one time, Yurika offered him a cup of a freshly brewed coffee, and he rejected it.
* Daniel's prized posession is a pocket watch from his grandfather, who died prior to the events of Esper Chronicles.
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