Novak Betelguese

Novak Betelguese's splash art

### Family

Unnamed parents, Unnamed godparents, Unnamed uncle and aunt, Unnamed wife, Unnamed children, Unnamed brother, Unnamed sister

### Interests

Power and Authority, Proper Manners, Family, Protection and Tough love

## Villainy

### Goals

To return to his family and go back to normal, To preserve his honor and defeat Erwin and Nikolas as fast as he can (both failed), To die in his field and his expertise, To die in honor of his mission, To take down Nuremberg with him (All succeeded)

### Reasoning

Novak, knowing he will never return to his family anymore, wants to use his power and authority to fulfill his ego and satiate his wants as he refuses to die unsucessful.

### Notable Crimes

Authoritarianism, Arson, Destruction of Property, Murder, Assault, Manslaughter

**Novak Betelguese** is the Primary Antagonist of Contest arc or the Battle of Nuremberg. He is a power-hungry destroyer who possesses the rank of Major in the Socialist People's Army . He is a highly feared and respected megalomaniacal chaotic *"God of War"* whom possesses Fragokinesis and explosions to fight in battles and brawls. He is also **the first** antagonist to present Kinetic Arts as a fighting style, despite being the second chronological antagonist.

* History
* Appearance
* Personality
* Abilities and Kinetic Arts
* Death

## **Origin**

Novak Betelguese was a domesticated father who works as a chemistry teacher despite having unfathomable potential as an engineer. He lived in fear of authority and rejection and never really placed any effort or hope for the best, which led to Novak's failure to become a highly successful and fully actualized person. Because of this, it caused him to waste his potential, eventually being pulled into the Army during the First World War. He would be assigned alongside Otto Hollenfeuer as an NCO. However, he would later fall victim to **Mustard Gas** during **the second battle of Ypres.**

During this event, Novak would be zombified after his fighting spirit kept fighting death and submission, his first ever breakaway from authority and submission. During this Zombification process, Novak would be a completely different looking, ugly, wrinkly and cracked mutant. During his life as an undead person, he would find ways to try and kill himself, however he would end up consuming gunpowder, which chemically reacted with his zombified mustard gas body, giving him **Fragokinesis** . Crazed and amazed, Novak decides to use this power to continue pursuing his objective and cause a small victory for his platoon, anonymously, however he sees Otto be thanked. He firstly did this good thing to make himself look good, however he envied Otto, which hurt his ego.

With his newfound power, Novak uses it to assume control and power over enemies, abusing it to continue living and to unlawfully feed himself, benefit himself and get fortune. He's eventually captured by men of Socialist People's Army, when it was still striving. He is admired by Omphious Erronzein for his chaotic nature and calls him as a *German God of War.* He eventually gives Novak power and control, which further satiates his ego. From now on, because of his power and influence, Novak would forget about his humanity and love his power as a powerful man. He would slowly forget his family, but in the end, remember them, which will soon cause his downfall.

## **Appearance**

Novak wears **Titanium Battle Armor painted black and accompanied with maroon, with a golden star on his breastplate.** Novak is a cyborg, after living 3 months as a zombie, he was slowly rotting away. Until he was recruited by Omphious, later operated upon and given mechanical body parts, having **mechanical organs** and a few machines inside of him, such as shell loaders, wiring, cooling devices and etcetera to assist his life and strength. He has a **mechanical cannon arm** which is responsible for launching shells and stabilizing explosions.

### **Debut**

In Contest, or Chemical Reactions, Novak appears as a military officer overlooking the defense of Nuremberg. After the death of Friederich Flintlock reached his attention, he deploys more of his men to reinforce Nuremberg and trap Erwin and Nikolas within the town. Two days after the death of Friederich, he and his forces arrive and set position in Nuremberg. As their encirclement works, Novak then reveals himself toward Nikolas and Erwin, thus starting the climax of the battle of Nuremberg.

## **Personality**

Novak is a highly powerful, volatile and megalomaniacal dictator who rules by fear and force. The motivations of Novak all rely on his pride and how much value he has for his power, which makes him fully listens to his happiness. His inability to feel love and compassion prevent him from caring for the well being of his opponents, which prevents him from hesitating to kill them or defeat them. However, he still has empathy upon life, unlike Wasserspulung, he chooses to kill surrendered enemies and he values the life of his men as much as he values his. When Otto had betrayed him or left him behind, especially after the unrecognition of his efforts, he shortly grew a deep resentment upon him. As a result, if he sees anyone better than him, he will shortly give them the illusion of respect and admiration, but then have deep resentment and further plans to overtake them unlawfully.

However, to counter his pride, you must show domination or make him submit toward you. If he already admires you, you need to show your superiority above him. Like how Omphious passively showed his authority over him, it made him submit because he admires him as a person and trusts him because both respect each other.

## **Abilities and Skills**

### **Physical Prowess and Skills**

Novak is a very durable and agile brawler fighter, he utilizes the weight of his armor to launch powerful area-covering attacks while also using it for defense. He also is a zombie, meaning he can only die once his brains are demolished or when he is decapitated. Scaly, worn down and uncared skin led to eventual extreme dryness, making his skin incredibly layered, thick and resilient.

**Resistance and Resilience -** Due to having a corpse as a body, Novak is unable to feel pain and due to the dryness of his skin. This fully nullifies any minor damage that will regularly effect humans such as punches, however, the damages remain and still take effect like swelling, hemorrhages or ruptures.

**Dictatorial Charisma -** Ruling by fear and threat, Novak ensures that his men are motivated to continue working for him which gives him protection and more pawns to control.

**Shallow Manipulation -** Novak's ego gives him the ability to appear stronger and superior than others and uses that illusion or fact (depending on the situation) to demotivate his opponent which will give him the upper hand

**Cybernetic assisted Lifestyle -** He is a robot with advanced physical traits

**Advanced Warfare Knowledge -** Novak's experience as a soldier and a pioneer of Fragokinesis give him an upper hand in general knowledge and intelligence in terms of battle

### **Kinetic Arts Techniques**

**Rocket Jockey -** Novak launches himself into the air and from there, would shoot rocket propelled projectiles toward targets

**Flak Connoisseur -** Novak launches 3 shells of flak toward his targets

**Cannon Volley -** Novak launches a salvo of explosive bombs toward his target

**Rain of Fire -** Novak launches himself in the air and bombards the area beneath him

**Mortar Shock -** Novak launches a mortar shell, particularly in a barrage of three upward, which should fall to a designated area

**Final Shelling -** Novak repeatedly fires the last of his shells upward, bombarding the area as a suicide attack

## **Death**

As Novak Betelguese and Erwin clash, yelling, screaming and clamoring, Nikolas manages to find a fault in Novak's system and breaks it fully. As Novak realizes this major disadvantage, he recognizes his fate and finally gives in. However, he will not die dishonorably. Novak charges up his final attack, and manages to break away from Erwin's rage. He points the cannon upwards and repeatedly fires artillery shells in a dispersed manner, which should impact in his position. Novak's cannons overheat and his machinery fully malfunctions, which finally ends his fury as the houses around him crumble and explode. Nikolas and Erwin are separated and Novak is launched inside a house.

During an eerie silence, Novak manages to get on his feet. Has the tyrant won? Will he die from the amount of damage he has upheld? Novak explores the abandoned house, looking at the pictures, admiring the furniture. A family picture makes him reminisce of his family, making Novak slightly emotional. Novak continues to explore the house, as it creaks and cracks. Until, a figure behind him rises up, holding a short firearm, revealed to be Erwin, flicking off the safety and shooting Novak in the head, demolishing his brain and shooting his eye out. Novak slowly falls to the ground with a lifeless face of disbelief, and dies.