Vaden

**Vaden** (ヴェーデン) is a fighter who participated in Red's 3rd LSW tournament, who would later lend his aid on stopping Dr.Groxel and his creation, Pix-Bot.

## Appearance

Vaden has long Brown hair, with a beard and dark green eyes. Vaden has a refined muscular build with average height and standard tan skin color. Vaden wears a long black cape with a dark blue inner shade, a black shirt, black belt, long blue pants, standard black shoes, and light blue gloves.

## Personality

Vaden is shown to have a calm and quiet warrior mindset. Vaden gets along with every participant in the tournament, being able to get along with his partner Jake, as well those who are more energetic like Fernando.

Vaden shows a good level of teamwork, being able to help out Jake and when everyone battled Pix-Bot. Jake shows a good level of morality, willing to save Red's life even when aware that Pix-Bot was above his level to stop him. Despite that, Vaden is not afraid to face challenges that are beyond his level. Vaden doesn't let his loss get the best of him, as he was still able to show his respect towards Ba'rard and Rezzie, by appearing during the ceremony and continue watching the tournament even when they lost during the first match.

## Biography

### **Background**

Not much is known about Vaden's past. At some point, he met and became friends with Jake. When Dr. Groxel announces the 3rd LSW Tournament as a tribute to Red, Vaden chooses to partake in it and team up with Jake as his partner.

### **Red's 3rd LSW Tournament Saga**

Vaden and Jake join the tournament and are introduced as Team 3. In their first battle, they face off against MadCX and Quint, labeled as Team 7. Starting out, Vaden faces off against MadCX, while Jake battles Quint. Both teams were fighting evenly, with neither combatants showing a huge advantage. Afterward, both Jake and Vaden use a barrage of ki attacks as a way to take down Team 7. However, in a surprise attack, Quint was able to overwhelm Vaden, getting him out of the ring. Soon, Jake attempts his best to win the match but was eventually overwhelmed by the power of Team 7. Despite Vaden and Jake losing their match, they continue to watch the tournament to the end and participate in the ceremony.

With Ba'rard and Rezzie being the new tag-team champions, Dr.Groxel asks them to face off against his latest creation, Pix-Bot. Despite their individual power, Pix-Bot managed to overpower both of them with little difficulty. Vaden watches their battle occur much to his surprise by the power of Pix-Bot. Though the match was over, Red challenges Pix-Bot, nearly dying from Dr.Groxel's creation. The fellow participants decide to take down Pix-Bot in fear of being a potential threat. Vaden does his best in defeating the machine but was unable to do much and was quickly defeated. In the end, both Rezzie and Ba'rard charge one final attack against Pix-Bot, managing to overpower and destroy the machine for good. Dr.Groxel, in a fit of rage, decides to kill Red and everyone else in the tournament, though was quickly stopped easily. Vaden celebrates with everyone at the end of the tournament alongside with the other participants. Vaden was later shown talking with Onis, Fernando, and Onis.

Vaden's current whereabouts are unknown since the tournament.

## Power

Vaden is considered a powerful fighter in the realm of Pixtopia, as he was able to participate in the 3rd LSW Tournament and be a candidate to test the capabilities Pix-Bot.

During his match, Vaden was shown capable of fighting against Quint and MadCX, the latter of which being able to rival Onis, who is considered a candidate for "strongest fighter in Pixtopia." Vaden was able to hold his own against Quint, although he was likely holding back during their match, ultimately bring beaten by ring out.

When Vaden had to face Pix-Bot, he was quickly defeated even when he was able to use his full power without being restricted by tournament rules. Despite the help of every participant during the tournament, Vaden stood no chance against Pix-Bot. When Pix-Bot was defeated by Ba'rard and Rezzie, Dr.Groxel uses his battle machine to kill everyone, although Vaden was able to help and take him down quickly

## Abilities

* **Superhuman Strength**: Vaden possesses immense physical strength. His strength continues to reach new heights as he continues training.
* **Superhuman Speed**: Vaden can move/react as fast as the eye can see and has gotten even faster as he's continued to get stronger.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Vaden is far more durable than that of normal human beings, but does have limits and can be damaged by other beings as strong as him.
* **Superhuman Senses**: Vaden having enhanced vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, helps him during combat.
* **Superhuman Endurance**: Thanks to his physiology and willpower, Vaden is capable of exerting himself even if fatigued from using techniques that cost a lot of his energy or even being severely injured.

* **Flight -** The ability to take flight through the manipulation of *ki*.
* **Ki Blast -** The most basic form of energy wave.
* **Ki Blast Barrage -** shooting multiple ki blasts to surround your target and rain down at once.
* **Energy Wave -** A *ki* blast wave.
* **Rapid Movement -** Vaden moves with great speed, which creates the illusion of teleportation.
* **Power Up -** a technique used to amplify one's *ki*.
* **Ki Sense -** The ability to sense the energy of other beings.

## Battles

#### **Red's 3rd LSW Tournament Saga**

* Vaden & Jake vs MadCX & Quint (Loss)
* Vaden vs Pix-Bot (Loss)
* Vaden vs Dr.Groxel's Battle Machine (Won)