Alex Adams

### Relationships

Katie Adams (sister, estranged), Achillean Kyber (close friend), Joel Scovill (dictatorial president, boss), Rylan Payne (friend, formerly; enemy), Jaime Payne (friend, formerly; enemy), Spencer Payne (friend, formerly; enemy), Danny Herrera (leading general), Jack Tanner (leading general)

## Other Information

### Debut

Meet the Paynes

**Alex Adams** is a fictional character created by Alejandro Pineda and a major character in the Kyber Realm book series.

## Appearance

Alex is a young woman of average height with a somewhat athletic build, light skin, golden blond curtain-banged hair that reaches to her shoulders, and brilliant blue eyes. She is said to be physically very weak due to her size and mal-nutrition at a young age, and is therefore not very privileged with her physique. She wears a black cropped shirt with sleeves that reach nearly to her elbows and exposes her midriff, lined, ripped blue jeans, and a pair of bright yellow boots possibly designed for rain. She is described as looking surprisingly normal aside from her footwear, resembling a regular teenager.

## Personality

From a young age, Alex has been cold, blunt, and serious, coming across as openly antisocial and pessimistic. She is incredibly harsh towards her peers and holds even her fellow members of the Warriors to an extremely high standard. Her expectations of those around her are often considered to be near-impossible to reach and quite unfair. Alex viewed even her twin sister, Katie, as helpless and traitorous, choosing to side with Joel Scovill durin the Crystalland Civil War. She also holds a great amount of pride in her skill, showing a arrogant and self-centered mindset because of it and looking down on the Greater Realm's military for losing their war with Crystalland "so easily". This can be seen as somewhat hypocritical due to her own absence from the conflict, as she believes that the country wasn't even worth staying in. Despite her negative views on the Greater Realm and the world's combatants, Alex holds her fellow Warriors in very high regard, particularly Achillean Kyber, who she views as an older brother-figure, and Lucan because of their mutual knowledge of weaponry.

## Abilities

**Enhanced Strength**: Despite her frame, Alex still possesses an above-average amount of physical strength and power, being able to single-handedly pin Lila Frost to the ground with enough force to cut off her breathing. She is also able to wield a netherite axe with the same movement as a sword without any difficulty, displaying an impressive amount of core and grip strength.

**Weapon Adaptation**: In contrast to more adaptable fighters such as Nico Spruce and Achillean Kyber who possess an extensive knowledge of an expanded arsenal, Alex has developed the skill to repurpose practically any item to fit her own already flexible style of combat. This enables her to utilize an axe rather than a sword in battle with her knowledge as a swordswoman, not showing any difference in performance between the two. She is also capable of using a crossbow with incredible proficiency, curving her movement while firing in order to create barrages of unpredictable angles.

**Immense Speed and Reflexes**: As a Warrior, Alex possesses inhuman levels of speed and agility. Her movement and techniques in battle are too fast for most to even process, being able to counter attacks from even Danny Herrera. She was even able to blitz a large group of pillagers without any effort, killing all of them before they could react, demonstrating impressive running speed and combat velocity.

**Immense Stamina and Endurance**: Due to undergoing severe training throughout her life, Alex has developed extreme amounts of endurance, being able to withstand harsh injuries and brutal conditions for extensive periods of time. Even when wounded by an arrow, she was able to continue as if she didn't feel it, paying little mind to her injury at all. She also managed to instantly recover from Silverlight's rocket blasts, attacks that instantly killed Spencer Payne and badly wounded Jaime.

## Fighting Style

### Archetype

**Playmaker**: A playmaker is a very analytical fighter that strives for control of their side's offensive actions, and is often involved in backing and supporting other combatants in ways that lead to major successes. These players are known for their creative techniques, patience, and aiding ability. Alex is very frequently described as having a cold and calculative fighting style, almost always being the driving force behind her side's strategies and unpredictable formations. Without fail, she proves to be the most versatile member of the Diamond City Force, being able to fill any spot and even gaps in her side's defenses in order to ensure her vision plays out on the battlefield.

### Skills

**Master Swordswoman**: Ales in an incredibly powerful combatant, possessing likely the most unpredictable and unique fighting style of the realm. She excels in sword and weapon skill to the point where she often uses an axe instead, but maintains the exact same blade movements, often confusing her opponents. She is incredibly flexible, being able to make winding slashes and movements in mid-air and possessing a surprisingly adaptable formation. This extends to the point of creating slashes similar to sword sweeps despite her choice of weapon due to the remaining gusts of wind created by the force of her swings.

**Techniques:**

* **First Technique: Curving Counter Slash**: the user moves in a winding pattern while releasing several slashes around them in order to block incoming attacks.

* **Second Technique: Backlash Lunge**: the user rushed behind the opponent at blinding speeds, aiming to cut them down from their blind spot.

* **Third Technique: Strangling Torrents**: the user circles the opponent while releasing numerous slashes to slice them from all directions.

* **Fourth Technique: Battering Swoop**: the user leaps forward in a circling pattern to perform two horizontal slashes from the opposite side.

* **Fifth Technique: Disrupting Current**: the user curves their blade in order to perform a winding slash capable of killing multiple opponents at once.