Kyle Mardian

*"All the shit I've come back from and you're thinking to put me down with bruises? Good luck."*

**Kyle Mardian** is a Gaia-empowered human from Secret World: Legends. Having long since abandoned the intricacies of blood magic in favour of utilising twin handguns and brute force, this electric blue-haired Brit is a rather unorthodox investigator at *Knightsbridge Consulting*, where he helps keep elements of the supernatural under control by acting as a barrier between them and the mundane public.

## Outside MNR/TPW

Ostensibly affiliated with the Dragon since 2012, Kyle was conscripted into the *Secret War* when the Korea-based secret society learned of his interaction with a "bee"; the planet's physical marker that another warrior had been chosen in its own battle against the *Filth*; a reality-warping entity capable of wiping out all existence. With both his physical and regenerative capabilities elevated far beyond the human norm and granted functional immortality to boot, the hacker/gunman known as *Lithicus* is nothing short of a force of nature.

## Career

As one of the initial fifty roster members, Kyle debuted in the Saved State Premiere. Like many, his first outing was a losing effort in the men's Title Rush. Despite enduring sporadic doubleteam attacks from the likes of Varyss Mardian and Sorrowmire, he lasted until the final four of Group One, where he was eliminated by eventual match winner - and future inaugural Casual Title holder Bjorn Stonekin - after taking an *Ancient's Fury* on the outside of the ring.

Having formed a tag team with one of his Title Rush opponents, it wasn't long before Kyle was back in action. Their victory in the Tag Tournament's first round against Chaotic Science was a rarity; a countout victory achieved after Arginin, following a brawl on the outside of the ring, rammed fellow Sith Der'ek head-first into the ring post multiple times to render him unconscious.

In something of a parallel to his efforts in the Title Rush, Kyle's run in the Tag Tournament came to an end at the hands of the eventual winners, The Ebon Blades; his team's defeat only stalled by one of Rhaeadra's "revision instabilities".

In the following episode, Kyle commenced proceedings in a winning effort against the tag partner of a wrestler he'd met in the Title Rush; The Red Mages member Falarion Silverwind. Despite the young mesmer's best efforts, he wasn't able to withstand the immortal's assault for long after being busted open and eating an *Anima Shock* in the centre of the ring.

Like his tag partner, Kyle didn't resurface in the ring until Episode 009 where, as one of the best-performing tag teams who had yet to challenge for or hold the Men's Duo Title, faced off against the Canticle Of Thorns to determine who would go up against the Shadowbreakers at the Corrupted show.

*DragonForce* found the corrupted Sylvari to be tough opponents. With blood spilled by all involved except for Arginin; which, given his experiences earlier in the night, was rather notable, the team even had to break out their tag finisher - the *Highway To Oblivion* - in order to weaken their opponents enough for Arginin to drive Noctaemis into the mat with an *Execution*, Kyle's sheer resilience scaring Firion into inaction for just long enough for his teammate to score a three-count.