Young (Anodyne)

==Summary==
Young is the protagonist of the 2013 game Anodyne. Prophesied to be a hero of legend destined to save The Land from The Darkness, Young wields a broom as his only weapon. Young explores dangerous, mysterious and sometimes unsettling locations, growing past his flaws and eventually defeating his old friend Briar, rescuing him from The Darkness and making him come back to his senses, saving The Land and swimming off into the sunset with him.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely with Creation | , likely with Creation | At least , likely with Creation
Keys: Early/Mid Game| Endgame | Post-Game
Name: Young
Origin: Anodyne
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Early/Mid Game=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Despite its unusual nature as a weapon, Young has managed to defeat several dangerous monsters and enemies using only his broom. He also has a knife, but prefers not to use it for reasons unknown), Creation (Seemingly created and sustains The Land), Acrobatics (Owns two spring shoes which he can use to quickly jump a couple of meters into the air, and can use them to avoid attacks and traverse difficult environments), Water Walking (Despite being unable to swim, Young can use Dust to form himself a raft to "walk" on water. This technique even works on strong currents and whirlwinds), Empathic Manipulation, Corruption, Madness Manipulation and Fear Manipulation (His broom releases Dust, which in Anodyne 2 is shown to be able to intensify emotions, including fear and induce madness, to the point of warping the bodies of those it affects), Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Can survive fire attacks from various enemies) and Poison Manipulation (Will only be temporarily dazed when attacked with large clouds of bug spray), Corruption, Empathic Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Can survive exposure to Dust with no side effects)
|-|Endgame=
Same as before, plus Stealth Mastery (Can sneak past entire dungeons' worth of ghouls or shadowy ghosts who'll chase him down and kill him upon spotting him), limited Spatial Manipulation (Owns the Swap tool, but cannot use it in most circumstances yet), Attack Reflection (Can reflect Briar's ice balls multiple times), Non-Physical Interaction (Able to hurt ghost maids), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Can fight Briar, who could heat up an area to the point of melting gold, and survive both ice and fire attacks from him) |-|Post-Game= Same as before, plus Spatial Manipulation (Finally able to use the Swap Tool, which swaps around the tiles of the world of Anodyne. Can render areas impossible to enter by displacing their entrances), Dimensional Travel (Sage used the swap tool to leave The Land and move to another world), Limited Flight (Able to use a "glitch" to reach certain areas. Despite seeming like a bug, this exploit was purposefully left in by the developers and is necessary to obtain the final card and view all of the game's content), Void Manipulation and Resistance to Void Manipulation (Using the Swap Tool improperly will lead to the creation of a Dust-filled void. Although Young is unable to progress through it and will be forced to backtrack, he isn't harmed by entering one)
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Attack Potency: Wall level (Able to hurt enemies who hurt him. Can hurt and eventually kill a living stone wall), likely Small Country level with Creation (Seemingly created The Land, the country where the game takes place, and sustains it to the point that it began to fade once he left it. Even its inhabitants' mental state is reliant on his presence) | City Block level (Able to hurt enemies who hurt him), likely Small Country level with Creation | At least City Block level (Much stronger than before, as he owns many more cards, and can even use the Swap tool freely, while he previously didn't have the strength to), likely Small Country level with Creation
Speed: Peak Human (Able to dodge large iron bars as they fall. Can consistently tag bats as they flutter around him and fight large dogs and lions) | Likely Superhuman (Cards symbolize Young's growth in strength, and by this point he owns at least 26, which would imply he has become much stronger, and likely faster) | Likely Superhuman (Owns 49 cards)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Can easily sweep up and carry a mound of dust that's as large as he is with his broom) | Likely Superhuman (Cards symbolize Young's growth in strength, and by this point he owns at least 26, which would imply he has become much stronger, and likely faster) | Likely Superhuman (Owns 49 cards)
Striking Strength: Wall level | City Block level | At least City Block level
Durability: Wall level (Can survive a large iron bar falling on him, and blasts that pulverize normal enemies. Grows in durability thanks to both the cards he collects and fairies who increase the size of Young's health bar) | City Block level (Can survive attacks from Briar, who caused an area to heat up intensely, including fire attacks) | At least City Block level (Stronger than before)
Stamina: Athletic. Able to explore large and complex dungeons with little rest.
Range: Extended melee range, higher with EXTEND tool
Standard Equipment: His broom and its extensions, spring shoes, various cards and a knife.
Intelligence: High. Able to explore various complex dungeons armed with nothing but his broom, and solve various puzzles within them.
Weaknesses: Only his endgame key can swim, both his first and third key will drown in deep enough water.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Broom: A cleaning tool Young chose to use as a weapon. Despite its silly nature, it's just as effective as Young's knife, whom he usually does not use. It can also be used to carry large amounts of Dust at once, which Young can quickly place again to block attacks, or to use as a raft to safely traverse water.
**WIDEN: A broom extension tool which causes it to release harmful Dust to the sides of it when he swings it.
**EXTEND: A broom extension tool which causes it to release harmful Dust in front of it when he swings it.
**SWAP: A tool that allows Young to swap around tiles of the game, allowing access to zones otherwise impossible to reach. It can even be used to reach empty areas that otherwise don't exist in the game's map, however Young is unable to use it until the Post-Game.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Category:Characters
Category:Anodyne
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Acrobats
Category:Free Movement Users
Category:Empathic Manipulation Users
Category:Fear Users
Category:Madness Users
Category:Corruption Users
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Space Users
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Dimensional Travel Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Void Users
Category:Creation Users
Category:Attack Reflection Users