Gabriel Shun

**Gabriel** is a major character in *The Final Crusade*. A dejected, depressed warrior that once worked as an elite agent for the NSR Foundation, he eventually joined Chromus after his planet was functionally destroyed by Omega. These events led to his eventual depression, as his reason for living had been completely erased. After meeting the Crusaders, specifically Joey, he regained some of his will to live and, after eventually helping them to defeat Chromus, he joined Joey in his quest to destroy Nullspace and unite the universes.

### History

Several years before the events of *The Final Crusade*, Gabriel was known as the strongest and most elite agent the NSR Foundation had in their ranks. With the most powerful Null Force ever seen and years of experience under his belt, Gabriel was well on his way to achieving his ultimate goal of eradicating all Null Beasts and destroying Nullspace, thus uniting the multiverse. He even managed to steal a large quantity of Life Fuel from Eva's lab, gaining some of Chromus's power in the process, as well as unlimited potential for growth. To friend and foe, he seemed invincible. However, disaster struck: Omega was unleashed into the universe by Chromus. He was abandoned by his comrades and left to die, taking the full brunt of Omega's power at its genesis. However, a man such as Gabriel could not be killed so easily. His incredible tenacity allowed him to survive, although not without great cost. His Null Force was severely weakened, he suffered massive burns throughout his body, and his mind was permanently altered. Gone was his former bravado, replaced with nothing but perennial depression and boredom. His body was so ravaged that only Chromus's DNA kept him intact, and to top it all off, his lifelong dream was crushed by the destruction of the NSR Foundation. With nowhere left to turn, Gabriel decided to join Chromus. It wasn't until he met Joey and the Crusaders that the flame of passion began to burn within him once more, eventually taking hold and restoring some his former idealism.

### Abilities and Powers

#### Physical Abilities

**Overwhelming Strength:** Gabriel's physical strength far surpasses any living being in the universe, aside from a select few elite individuals. He is easily capable of lifting celestial objects, and can survive holding the equivalent mass of a black hole with little to no effort while Surging.

**Superhuman Durability:** Gabriel's durability matches his strength. His most impressive feat of durability is surviving the full force of Omega, without protection, with only relatively minor injuries.

**Immense Speed:** Gabriel's speed is on a multiversal scale, surpassing even that of Marty by a significant margin, unless the latter is Surging.

#### Null Forces

**Levitation:** As the name implies, this Null Force grants the ability to fly.

**Menace:** This peculiar Null Force allows the user to project their malice, or bloodlust, towards their enemies. This invokes extreme fear and anxiety in the target, and usually causes them to surrender without fighting. The strength of this ability is dependent on the user's mental state.

Shade**:** Gabriel's primary Null Force. This ability allows Gabriel to partially or completely assimilate with his shadow. As shadows themselves are nothing more than an illusion, this causes him to exist partially outside of the laws of reality, which produces several powerful effects. He can strike using his shadow limbs in tandem with his physical ones, thus delivering well over double his original power. He also gains incredible resistance to magic of any kind, although he can still be physically touched as a consequence of Omega's effects. However, Gabriel rarely uses his full assimilation. He mainly uses his shadow limbs to strike his opponents, leading many to believe his power to be weaker than it is. This false, weaker Null Force was called "Shadow Claw" by most of Chromus's men, with only the Grand Monstrosity knowing of Gabriel's true potential.

**Shade (Original):** The original incarnation of this Null Force was even stronger than before. It still allowed assimilation with the shadow, however this time the assimilation was complete, rendering Gabriel completely immune to outside forces of any kind whilst still being able to interact with the physical world when used properly. Nothing can harm him, nothing can touch him, and when combined with his Levitation and Menace Forces, Gabriel becomes an avatar of terror and despair that very few people have even the slimmest possibility of defeating in battle. Gabriel himself has said that there still exists a weakness to this ability. However, nobody except himself knows what that weakness is, leading Gabriel to be the only man in existence with a Null Force that can truly be called invincible.