Antony

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> ### Type
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> NPC
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> ### Player
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> Jo
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> ### Aliases
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> Antony J. Icarus
> King of Hearts
>  Cupid
> The Devil's Angel (stage name)
>  Angel (shortened version of The Devil's Angel, usually derogatory)
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> 5'8"
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> Male. ? (He/him)
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> Allegedly Heterosexual
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> ### Family
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> Percy (son)
>  Miss Romeo (sister-figure)
>  Valerie
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> Diamond Jack
>  Silver
>  Calamity Kelly
>  The Reaper
> Brandy (Friend)
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> ### Affiliations
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> The Kings' Card
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> ### Status
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> Dead
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> Collapsed lung caused by a bullet wound
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> "Uhhh, y'ello?" – *Antony*
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Antony is the former King of Hearts, and current warlock patron to the player character Percy.

## Description

### Shadow/Ghost Form

Antony's current appearance/form is a that of a shadowy silhouette that resembles his old body. He is almost entirely made from this darkness, with nothing but piercing white eyes that break through the shadows.

#### Human Form/Appearance in Life

While he was alive Antony was a decently attractive man- some might even say beautiful- with short blonde hair in loose curls, tan skin, and red eyes. A staple in his appearance would be his dragon-like wings of a black and red coloring, and a unique shimmer to them. They appear to match the wings and coloring of his wyvern, Aphrodite.

The outfits he wears tend to be flashy and colorful, almost theatrical. His main outfit is composed of his signature jacket, a long white coat with two heart symbols on either side of the chest, a glittery red/pink lining on the inside, and fringes along the chest, shoulders, and arms. He wears a darker shirt with red buttons underneath, two white belts- one with a heart-shaped red buckle (the other one going across his chest though it's purpose is unclear), and red pants. He has holsters attached to his belt on either side of his hip, with his pistols characterized by their heart-shaped barrels and pink/white coloration. His boots are a dark leather, with white designs and a heart-shaped metal toe, and spurs of course. He has a white hat with a pink band, and he also wears two pearl earrings that he is rarely seen without.

### Personality

Antony attempts to hold up a charismatic, persuasive, and silver-tongued persona, though in all canon interactions he has never once displayed any of these traits. Instead he just comes off more as what he actually is, a dishonest, guarded, poor decision making man who is also very much an asshole and never gives a clear answer to anything and is consistently unhelpful. He's good at saying so many words yet conveying no information or real point at all, being extremely vague about events that have happened or are going to happen, making claims that he will "figure out" or "fix" something (usually problems he caused) yet not explaining how he intends to do that. Also is a little bit toxically masculine despite literally everything about him.

## History

### Prior to the events of Hourglass

A lot about Antony is currently unknown, as he's not really one to speak on his past.

At some point he became affiliated with Diamond Jack, Silver, and Calamity Kelly. Forming The Kings' Card together, one of the most powerful gangs in The Dune Sea. Each of them took on a title based off of playing cards, Antony taking on the role of "The King of Hearts" and leading his own faction called The Hearts.

Antony had some sort of tie to the lawmen in Alexandria, he's been unclear on the exact relation between them, just that he had business with them until Artemis Wolfbane (deputy at the time) "intervened" so to speak. At one point, he decided it was necessary to have Artemis killed, but it didn't exactly go according to plan and only caused more trouble for him.

Antony holds some responsibility for the murder of Artemis's daughter, though he claims no fault, "she wasn't supposed to be there", "I didn't kill her", etc. He refuses to go into further detail about this particular event.

Antony also had some form of connection to some beings known by the aliases of "Daedalus" and "Chronos", the nature of these beings is unknown, and the relationship between them and Antony is unknown. Antony seemed to fear them to some degree.

At some point before his death, Antony made a deal with The Reaper to keep his soul tied to Olympus, and to his son Percy specifically. Implying that at some point he knew his death was imminent and was making arrangements, sort of. He also had ties to an enigmatic being known as The Watchmaker, saying he was "buying time" from this person, and communicating to them via a man named Brandy.

His relationship with Brandy is one he chooses to be vague about, though he kept a small chest of pictures and sentimental items tied to him.

On the day of Antony's death, he had a meeting with the other Kings, the meeting consisted mostly of them arguing and chastising Antony for some problem he caused. "Daedalus" and "Chronos" were mentioned briefly, Antony being asked if he'd "dealt with" them, where he claimed that he was working on it. Their conversation was cut short when a figure entered the saloon they had met at, each King recognized the figure and was visibly afraid of them, Antony later confirmed that it was Brandy. Antony immediately stood from his seat and started pleading his case with Brandy, begging for more time, another chance, etc. Brandy simply said "You're out of time" and shot Antony in the chest, the other Kings fled immediately, Brandy left shortly after. Antony's son Percy had been spying on the entire conversation, and held Antony as he died slowly and very painfully. The bullet had punctured his lung, causing him to asphyxiate.

Antony has been vague about the events that led to his death, only saying that it had something to do with his deal with The Watchmaker.

At some point after that, Antony became Percy's patron, the exact details of this are unknown.

### Present

All he's really done/is doing is talking to Percy in his head and give him unhelpful advice and refuse to answer questions clearly.

Though Antony speaks to Percy in his mind, he doesn't exactly live in Percy's head. Percy has to contact him by opening a connection, the exact nature of this connection is unclear, but represents itself as a somewhat metaphorical doorway in a sort-of nonexistent space. Outside the door is a bright, sparkly, pink void, and the inside is completely black void. What this space is exactly is also unclear, and where Antony really is physically is unknown.

As of Arc 2, Antony's behavior has grown more erratic, speaking to Percy with a higher sense of urgency yet also making little sense at times. Part way through Arc 2, Antony revealed that he believed he was fading from existence, and thought that if he didn't find a way to leave the extra-dimensional space he was in he'd become a part of it.

Selene, using a magic book, casted a ritual spell that allowed him to speak with Antony. During this ritual, Antony felt a connection to the world so strong he believed he could enter it again. He didn't fully understand this at first, so took no action. He has managed to convince Percy to make Selene do the ritual again, this time with the intention of escaping. He has implied that he would need a new body for this to work properly, but has not yet explained how he is to manage that.

## Relationships

### Percy

> "I could've lost my only son! [...] I *can't* lose you." - *Antony to Percy*
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Antony is the adoptive father and patron to Percy, it's unstated when Antony and Percy met, but they seem to have been with each other for several years. Antony seems to care a lot about Percy, but due his issues with any form of emotional vulnerability this comes across strangely most of the time. He's somehow both overprotective and negligent, forbidding him to certain things and claiming it's to keep him safe, but also never being there when Percy really needs him.

Antony, over the course of the campaign, has been manipulative of Percy. He portrays it as being for Percy's safety, and it's unclear how true this is. As the only one with consistent contact to Antony, Percy has also frequently been subject to a lot of Antony's erratic behavior and sudden emotional swings.

### Miss Romeo

Antony and Miss Romeo don't currently have any onscreen interactions, considering that Antony is not alive, but they speak of each other fondly. They've known each other for what seems to be many years, but their exact history with each other is yet to be discussed. They refer to each other as siblings, and worked basically side-by-side in The Kings' Card.

## Trivia

* Antony's voiceclaim is Gambit from the X-men 1992 cartoon.
* Evidently, his favorite color is pink.
* Antony doesn't know how old he is, for reasons he hasn't explained.

## Art References

All art featured drawn by plannette\_drawz