Michael

* Concept
* Luchador

*"Hermano, es hora de volver a casa. No puedes negarte."*

Michael is Edward's older brother and was introduced to the series as an antagonist. In attempting to bring Edward out of exile, he challenged DJN to a MTG tournament. After his defeat, he stuck around for an extended vacation to spend time with his brother. Michael runs his family's business back in Mexico and is known only by his alter ego, Cadena Diablo. Michael was later added to the ranks of DJN to take advantage of his strength and to spread their influence to South America. Michael was elected to the Senate by the people of Dai Jernia after its creation.

## Background

Michael comes from a long line of Lucha Libre fighters and was trained as a young boy to follow in the family business. Michael was taught the techniques of his ancestors along with various martial arts to create his own style of fighting. He was primed to become the head of the family business, an underground Luchadores fighting ring, named LCL, that spans across South America. Michael was committed to his training and worked hard to fulfill the role as head of the family, but he lacked natural talent that he witnessed in Edward. In practice matches, Edward was always favored to win despite the intense training he subjected to himself. Michael grew jealous of his brother because Edward would often skip training or refused take it seriously. Michael often scolded his brother for his laziness.

Eventually, Michael overcame Edward's natural talent and won every match. At this time, Michael noticed that Edward would stay up late at night reading to further his education. This changed his perspective of his brother which transformed his jealous heart. He recognized Edward's passion for science, and began to secretly support his efforts. Michael would cover for his brother when he missed training and smuggled in various reference materials. Together they learned how to play MTG and would often play against one another. At age 15, Michael began competing in the LCL and climbed to the top ranks of the leaderboard.

## History

In Season 7, Michael returns to Mexico to lead the LCL. A few months after returning, Michael is reported missing, and a ransom note was sent to Edward. Edward rushed back to Mexico in search of his brother, but it turns out it was a scam setup by Jer'rell during the events of Annihilation.

In Season 8, Michael was elected to the Senate, a governing body created in opposition to the High Council. Michael did not want to be involved in politics, but he would not stand by the injustice that was being committed in Dai Jernia.

## Powers, abilities, and equipment

Michael is an expert in Lucha Libre fighting and secret techniques past down by his ancestors. He was also trained in a variety of martial arts and created his own style of fighting, Doble Espada. This fighting style involves wrapping the ropes of the ring around his arms to restrict blood flow which causes them to go numb. Michael uses this to his advantage to throw stronger punches and lessen the pain from the attacks he gives. However, this lessens the control his has over his fists and can't pinpoint his attacks hence the name. Setting up Doble Espada also leaves him open to attacks from the opponent, so he has to create the perfect conditions to activate Doble Espada. Michael is known for his chain attacks that seamlessly flow into one another.

Outside the ring, Michael fights with a large metal chain that he wraps around both arms to activate Doble Espada. However, he can not fight too long before he passes out from the restricted blood flow.

Michael was also taught how to run the family business and knows the intricacies of the underground Luchadores fighting scene.

## Statistics

Michael
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 Dexterity
 Intelligence
 Wisdom
 Charisma

See also: List of Characters, Dai Jer'nez Episodes, Blue-Ray Specials, and Spin-offs