Ves Larkinson

Larkinson Family:
Helena Larkinson (Sister)
Benjamin Larkinson (Grandfather)
Ark Larkinson (Uncle)
Melinda Larkinson (Cousin)Melkor Larkinson (Cousin) (Head of Avatars of Myth)
Raella Larkinson (Cousin)(Director of Larkinson Mech Games Circuit)
Jannzi Larkinson (Cousin, Expert Pilot)

Childreen:
Aurelia Wodin-Larkinson (1st Daughter)
Andraste Wodin-Larkinson (2nd Daughter)
Marvaine Wodin-Larkinson (1st Son)

In-Law's:
Constance Wodin (Mother-in-law)
Brutos Wodin-Larkinson (Brother-in-law)(Expert Pilot)
Amarintha Wodin(1st Sister-in-law)
Kellandra Wodin(2st Sister-in-law)

Mech Trade Association (Rim Guardians, Former)(Survival Faction)(Transhumanist Partner)
Carmin Olson (Former Master)
Clifford Society (Former Member)
Wodin Dynasty
Larkinson Clan (Avatars of Myth, Living Sentinels, Battle Criers, Swordmaidens, Flagrant Vandals, Penitent Sisters, Eyes of Ylvaine)
Golden Skull Alliance (Larkinson Clan)(Glory Seekers)(Cross Clan)(Borjay Family)
Red Humanity (After displacement of the Red Ocean Galaxy to the Messier 87 Supergiant Galaxy)
Eden Institute of Business and Technology

### Date of Birth

~380 years after the start of the Age of Mechs24
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40  Begin Age of Dawn

### Place of Birth

Planet Cloudy Curtain, in the Bright Republic

### Species

Human (Natural Born)
Post-Human (After the expedition at Groening System)
Primordial Human (Inherited from Cynthia Larkinson)
Red-Human (After displacement of the Red Ocean Dwarf Galaxy to the Messier 87 Supergiant Galaxy)

### Debut

Chapter 1 : Age of Mech's

Ves Larkinson, the protagonist of The Mech Touch, was a young promising Mech Designer, founder of the Living Mech Corporation and part of the Larkinson Family, a Military Dynasty with strong roots in the Bright Republic. He was a nominal disciple of Master Olson of the Friday Coalition and shares ties with the Sword Maidens of the frontiers. His speciality in Mech Design is Spiritual Man-Machine Symbiosis, in which he uses a metaphysical quality known as Spirituality. His speciality affects the interaction between human and machine and imbues life into his mechs. He has a mechanical pet cat Lucky. He also has a Wife named Gloriana Wodin-Larkinson from the Hexadric Hegemony.
Ves Larkison is nominally neutral with a cynical outlook in life after being thrust into numerous situations out of his control and at danger to his morals and life. He pursues rationality in decision-making and will not hesitate to skirt the rules and laws to achieve a favourable outcome. A prudent yet naive business owner, Ves Larkinson has many challenges in both growing his company and polishing his skills in design, all the while facing unseen threats to his life by forces larger than him.

Ves can speak with cats, and he also has a twisted love for human experimentation, which seems to excite him greatly. He has shown, for lack of a better word throughout the story his descent into "madness" which he angrily insists he is just "a little eccentric" even though everyone can see it. He even went as far as to sacrifice half of his clan just to ensure his goal. His greatest secret is the Mech Designer System in his possession which can enhance his abilities to design mechs. Done through numerous miraculous abilities beyond the range of what should be possible in ordinary reality. Arguably the most essential asset to Ves's career, otherwise he will in every sense just be talentless trash. He is in every which way an effing nutcase with an untreated bipolar condition.

## Early life

As a child, Ves wanted to become a mech pilot, much like his father and as a scion of the Larkinson Family. Regretfully, his genetic test aptitude score quickly proved his inability of fulfilling his dream. Downcast from his results and the military family's indifference, Ves decided to take his chances at becoming a Mech Designer instead. Though scorned, his father supported him in his journey towards becoming a Mech Designer and left him the "System" before his disappearance. Ves is now left with a debt that needed to be paid or the workshop his father bought for him would be taken away by the bank.

## Development

### Starting as a Mech Designer

#### Novice Mech Designer (Chapter 1-105)

Ves embarks on the way of a mech designer and starts his career by designing virtual mechs and selling his first variants.

#### Apprentice Mech Designer (Chapter 106-415)

After becoming a nominal disciple of Master Carmin Olson, he sets out to design his own mechs and carries out missions for the Clifford Socciety and the System, where he makes contact with the Five Scrolls Compact for the first time.

### Getting drafted by the military

#### The Vesian Skirmish (Chapter 416-570)

With the outbreak of the Bright-Vesia War, Ves is stationed with the Flagrant Vandals. As a much bolder and worse financed mech corps of the Bright Republic, he sets of to a risky endeavor deep in Vesian territory.

#### Frontier (Chapter 571-764)

After traversing the Vesia Kingdom, the Flagrant Vandals link up with the Swordmaidens and continue on their flight into the Frontier. But they are not alone.

#### Aeon Corona VII and Starlight Megalodon (Chapter 765-970)

The race for the Starlight Megalodon continues. Not just the competition, but also the natives and the unhospitable Aeon Corona System itself challange the partners. After getting access, only the Vesians and the Brighters led by Venerable Relia Foster and Ves respectively are in the race. But trouble arises, as Calabast pursues her own goals.

#### Flashlight Operative (Chapter 971-1133)

Back in Brighter space, Ves becomes entangled into political struggles thanks to Senator Camden Tovar. After brushing by death, Ves becomes part of the entourage of the senator to have peace talks with the Vesians.

### First traveling

#### Journeyman Mech Designer (Chapter 1134-1254)

After breaking through to Journeyman, Ves still has not fulfilled the requirements set by the MTA. He embarks to the Ylvaine Protectorate, to design his fifth original design, but his habits get him into trouble once again.

#### Centerpoint and Star Sector Tour (Chapter 1255-1541)

After officially registering as a Journeyman Mech Designer, Ves joins the Rim Guardians and meets Gloriana for the first time. Her advances cause him considerable trouble with the Friday Coalition, so he decides to travel through the states bordering the Hexadric Hegemony instead. But the new route brings him close to the Nyxian Gap.

#### Sand War (Chapter 1485-1805)

Sigrund starts a war with humans in the Komodo Star Sector in earnest. Ves links up with Gloriana and rushes home, to design specialized mechs against the sandman threat that will make him famous. But danger approaches from an unexpected side.

### Traveling to the Boyonder Gate

#### Larkinson Clan (Chapter 1806-2156)

Ves rallies his likeminded relatives and founds the Larkinson Clan around the Larkinson Mandate, but the ire of the Fridaymen is rused. Gloriana and Ves complete some designs and garner the interest of MTA Master Moira Willix, much to Ves' dread.

#### Nyxian Gap Campaign (Chapter 2157-2475)

In an attempt to earn MTA merits for his Beyonder Ticket to the Red Ocean Galaxy, Ves sets of into the Nyxian Gap with Task Force Predator while Gloriana prepares for the wedding. But the Gap has its own rules, disasters and pride.

#### Departure from Komodo (Chapter 2476-2715)

Ves and Gloriana tie the knot and the Larkinson Clan form the Golden Skull Alliance with the Cross Clan. After receiving their new ships and mechs, everyone is ready to depart for the Beyonder Gate. Meanwhile the Fridaymen are getting desperate to free themselves from the influence of glows.

#### Life Research Association (Chapter 2716-2959)

While Ketis and the Swordmaidens travel to the Heavensword Association to take part in the Great Omanderie Festival to attract new recruits, Ves visits the Life Research Association in Majestic Teal. Unbeknownst to him friction has accumulated in the peaceful state that just needs a spark to start a fire.

#### Expert Mech Production Run (Chapter 2960-3420)

The design department starts designing the expert mechs for their six expert pilots while Gloriana is involved in designing a seventh one for her brother. The Larkinsons save and absorb the fallen Purnesse Family, which starts a reshaping of the internal structure of the clan. Drawing near to Smiling Samuel Star Sector Ves tries to fulfill his mission of the System. After his daughter Aurelia is born, the fleet finally reaches its destination.

### Introduction into the Red Ocean

#### Getting Started in the Red Ocean (Chapter 3421-3663)

Having sold every ship that is lesser than capital, the Golden Skull Alliance embarks in creative ways to bolster its strength in the human hub Chance Bay. But time is limited and they leave for the Davute System and establish the Open Consortium. Taking advantage of the situation, the Polymath casts her gaze towards Ves.

#### Garimel System (Chapter 3664-3957)

Having accepted a mission to scout the Garimel System, the Golden Skull Alliance sets out to uncharted stars and stumbles upon remnants of the Pakklaton Race. After reaching their destination, the marks of a Phase Whale and Ves opening a portal lets the mission to derail.

#### Davute System (Chapter 3958-4213)

Returning with great fortune, the Golden Skull Alliance has to take their time to convert it into assets and settles down for five years to start a period of accelerated growth.

#### Operation Saturday Market (Chapter 4214-4364)

Taking advantage of an intelligence leak from the warstricken coalition partners, the Hex Army and Golden Skull Alliance decide to attack the port system Pima Prime of the Gauge Dynasty.

Ves reclaims 14% of his stocks bringing him to 73% ownership in LMC

### Trailblazer Expedition

#### Lord Pearian Yorul-Tavik (Chapter 4365-4674)

Having geared up with last-minute purchases and repairs in full swing the Golden Skull Alliance sets off to the much awaited Trailblazer Expedition in the contested frontier region of the Red Ocean. They first task they choose to pursue is the trail of Lord Pearian Yorul-Tavik. But the competition is numerous.

#### Operation Lighthouse (Chapter 4408-4539)

The Gimini Family with an offer to participate in a raid of an alien pirate base, but they don't share all information they have on the target. After a transformation involving the truth of the universe his works generate a lot of interest from the temporary coalition.

#### Gearing Up (Chapter 4675-4888)

After filling up their cargoholds with loot, the Golden Skull Alliance is forced to return to free some space again and upgrade themselves. They return just in time for the founding ceremony of the Davutian state. After completing the dullahan project he also advances to senior mech designer.

#### Senior Mech Designer (Chapter 4889-5016)

After the turbulent events surrounding the founding ceremony Ves meets the heavy mech designer Master Decimus Horst. After a mastery experience he challenges his boundaries and advances to Senior Mech Designer. The natives counterattack by initiating a plan of insane consequences and a new age begins the "Age of Dawn."

### The Age of Dawn

#### Resuming Trailblazer Expedition (Chapter 5017-)

After humanity has been split in two the reinforced Golden Skull Alliance sets of to hunt phase whales and lords for precious tokens.

## Unlawful Conduct

Ves himself has described his moral compass as follows: *"As long as I get to reach the pinnacle of mech design, I'll commit any number of war crimes if I have to."* His adventures compelled him to slowly shift his design philosophy and morals to be more flexible and adaptive.

As a result, he has performed various criminal acts and broke many taboos during the story.

* Constructed a graser rifle firing gamma rays for the physics upgrade mission from the system.
* Ves modified the Evaporating Spear mech for the Church of Haatumak to participate in a redemption duel that was supposed to torture its pilot.
* Performed human experimentation with dwarfs and mech pilots of the Vandal Swordmaidens on the design of neural interfaces on Aeon Corona VII.
* Modified the code of the neural interface of the simulator pod and Pale Dancer of Karol Xie to brainwash him.
* Turned power reactors into improvised nuclear weapons to attack Qilanxo.
* Asked Calabast to assassinate Karol Xie, resulting in his early death.
* Stealing CFA equipment.
* Releasing the rogue AI Sigrund from the Starlight Megalodon, which led to the Sandman wars, and not reporting it.
* Performing human experimentation on William Urbesh in an attempt to turn him into an expert pilot.
* Designed a doom crawler, which includes various weapons of mass destruction.
* Designed 1st master work mech Devil tiger full of 'published' tech & unauthorized research and tinkering of neural interface Tech to burn out 'pilots'.
* Spititually attacked neutral expert pilots for fragments of their selfs.
* Performed human experimentation on pirates in the Nyxian Gap to deepen his understanding of spiritual engineering and utilizing the gained and barely tested knowledge on his clansmen. (This wasn't actually illegal as the victims were pirates, just very unethical)
* Killed or helped kill Coalition Reserve Corps Expert Pilots Ghanso Larkinson and Relia Foster outside of combat and harvested their wills for human experimentation.
* Performed human experimentation on unlawful citizens of Life Research Association.
* Performed human experimentation on captured military personel of Vulcan Empire.

## Links and References

1. ↑ Chapter 42
2. ↑ Chapter 1135
3. ↑ Chapter 1246
4. ↑ Chapter 4178