Aedan Hydonyx

Áedan's current appearance.

Áedan is a Hyiel prince from the Antarctic region.

Kicked out of his home soon after his 18th birthday, Áedan washed up on the California shore and quickly had his pelt stolen by Teru. Being unable to function without it, he's been resigned to working for Mephisto until he decides to give it back.

## Biography

Born to the king and queen of the Antarctic seal kingdom, Áedan was immediately pampered and treated like a God on Evirth. However, due to his parents being busy with the kingdom and their other duties, they began to spend less time with him and eventually never saw him at all. To keep him happy, they instructed the maids to get him anything and everything he wanted, but despite this, he was deeply unsatisfied. He wanted to see his parents and ended up destroying his room in anger, resulting in the maids informing his parents and them finally coming to see him, showering him in affection, and immediately replacing what was broken. After this, Áedan quickly learned that the only way to get attention from his parents was to lash out. He began to destroy things and act cruelly towards the castle staff, and his parents came to his side every time; but as he grew older and this behaviour became more frequent, they got used to it and stopped visiting him despite his outbursts. But even then, acting entitled and spoiled taught Áedan that he could do no wrong, and so being cruel became his new normal as well. Acting like a jerk ended up making the castle staff fear him and everyone in the kingdom dislike him, making it difficult for him to make friends, and therefore he spent most of his time in solitude.

The moment Áedan turned 18, his parents suddenly came to his side and spent all of their time with him; not out of care for him, but to train him to be the next king. Every single discussion they had was about the kingdom despite how hard Áedan pushed for a relationship, and while he got upset by them not caring about him, the king and queen became increasingly upset with the spoiled behaviour they fostered. After Áedan continually ruined events meant for himself, his parents cast him out of the kingdom and told him not to return until he got his act together. He left Antarctica and swam upward, washing up on the beach of California and beginning to wander absentmindedly. During a break in a public restroom, he took his pelt off momentarily to wash his hair and quickly got it stolen by Teru as a gift to Mephisto. Unable to go very far from his pelt, he lashed out and yelled at the two of them to give it back, only making them want to keep it more. Unable to reach a conclusion, he's now forcibly stuck within a 15-mile range of whichever one of them currently holds his pelt.

## Personality

Áedan is incredibly spoiled and rude, putting his wants over others' needs. He feels entitled to anything he wants and gets upset when he doesn't get it, leading to him lashing out by yelling, breaking things, or just stomping his feet and flailing his arms like a spoiled child. Everything must be done exactly how he wants and everyone must cater to his every request or else he'll get angry, leading to him being consistently frustrated whenever someone doesn't immediately bend to his will. He hates being inconvenienced and will often drop what he's instructed to do to please himself, and is only interested in things that benefit him. He has difficulty with having responsibilities or caring for others due to his selfish nature. He quickly becomes fond of anything and anyone he deems as similar to him even when they're nothing alike, and expects people to love him and kiss the ground he walks on just for existing. However, Áedan has a strange behavioural pattern where he's only confident when he's wearing an animal pelt. He hates being seen without a pelt on and if seen without one, he will curl up into a ball to hide himself and become incredibly anxious even after he's clothed himself.

Despite being mean for the most part, Áedan can have a rare sympathetic side. He's not the best with words but will cut his spoiled act out when someone's upset and will attempt to comfort other people in his own weird way. He can occasionally be good-intentioned, but just comes off in a bad way at times due to never experiencing human culture. He's remarkably intelligent, knows manners, and is well-versed in many refined topics such as the arts, but just chooses not to use any of this due to his selfish nature.

## Abilities

* **Inhuman Abilities:** Áedan has the characteristics of a Leopard seal, including incredible arm strength, strong bite force, increased durability, and ability to withstand heavy pressure. He only breathes periodically and can hold his breath for over an hour.
* **Enhanced Speed:** He's very agile, being able to move very quickly. He does his best in the water, with his punches having more force and swimming faster than he runs. However, he's not used to being in a human form on land, so he's easy to knock down and takes a while to get up.
* **Transfiguration:** Áedan's original form is actually a Leopard seal, but can crawl out of his sealskin to become human. He can transform back into a seal by going back into his sealskin.
* **Cold Resistance:** Áedan's body temperature is much higher than a human's, allowing him to thrive in below-zero temperatures with minimal clothing.
* **Attraction:** Male Hyiels are very appealing to any humans attracted to men, awarding him with incredibly undeserved attention. This does not affect non-humans, and he does not care for the ability at all.

## Trivia

* Áedan is based on a Boo from Mario Bros., in which he's confident with his pelt on but gets shy with his pelt off.
* He has a deep fear of Orca whales and is uncomfortable with black and white patterns.
* His favorite books are Homer's Odyssey and Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, while his favorite plays are Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo & Juliet, and Macbeth.
* Áedan's first tantrum was destroying numerous paintings in his room; The Lament For Icarus, Birth of Venus, and Draper's Ulysses and the Sirens.
* His favorite food is the Adelie penguin.
* The last name Hydonyx comes from the Latin name for the Leopard seal, Hydrurga Leptonyx.