Shen Haoran

Shen Haoran is one of Ella's four original adopted orphan wards and a commander within S.I.N. He is a confident and introverted character who chafed under the more combat oriented Cole's bullying and directs his own projects within S.I.N. He is relatively well adjusted and polite towards his allies though this is tempered by his natural teenage cockiness and the fact that he is the only Level 4 superhuman among the wards. He is cooperative and willing to trust allies - forming bonds with both Tanos Xanthe and Charlie Leicht.

## Background

### Origins

Christie says that she first saw Cole Yun as a depressed teenager (around 13-14 years old) when visiting Ella's house just after she had turned 18. It seems that Cole, along with with a couple of other kids, were staying with Ella. Ella says that she was taking care of them. Shen is presumably among these children.

At some point before the story begins, Shen was involved in the fight between Valravn and Ella and the rest of her wards. Despite defeating the monster, Cole and Zara were unable to make him compliant so Ella chained him up beneath Mt. Dehaka in the Diamond Mountains, next to where the Goliath lay buried.

Like the other wards, Shen was sent out across the sectors to look for Effigies and returned to the sector a little while after the story began.

### H.E.R.O Arc

He was first mentioned by the Deryl clone, who vaguely remembers the Deryl-Rebis meeting him.

He is seen in person for the first time during the Battle of Diamonds. He encounters the squad meant to backup the MC and Deryl in their search for the Deryl-Rebis. He casually greets them before effortlessly incapacitating the entire squad. Zara then appears and compliments him on his increased powers, commenting that his opponents were quite strong. She also comments that Cole will probably not be pleased that he's evolved into a level 4 before him. Shen says that perhaps Cole might have also been able to advance if he would trusted and vowed something to Charlie Leicht. Zara inquires as to what exactly he swore but Shen tells her that it's a secret. Once Zara is done marking the defeated squad, she tells Shen he can allow the squad to wake up and the two superhumans quickly leave the area - not knowing that Michael Carlowe had seen the entire episode.

### Twins Arc

Shen is put in charge of the project to work with Eisheth and Tanos Xanthe to find twins for Tanos's projects. While initially wary of the doctor, Shen starts placing more trust in him after seeing the results. He is present when Eisheth abducts the Moon Twins and watches the experimentation that turns them into superhumans. Given their great potential, he is also put in charge of their training. This close proximity with Eisheth also allows her to figure out the secrets to his powers.

Shen is next seen in person during the S.I.N Initiation infiltration. He arrives early to the ceremony along with Briar, Zara, Charlie and a host of other lower ranking members. He is first seen talking to Rina Mori, after Rina starts talking to him based on their shared heritage of being from Sector K. Shen is short and polite but surprisingly indulgent of the conversation - since he was a powerful teenager talking a much weaker 40 year old woman. The MC (disguised as Cole) can also talk to him, getting the information that Eisheth is uncontrollable and that Tanos's twins project had succeeded. Shen is especially pleased by the twins' performance in the tournament, though whether its because of his pride in his teaching skills or because it irritates Cole is unknown.

*--------------- Plot Divergence - MC was too suspicious during infiltration------------------*

If the MC creates too much suspicion during the infiltration, Shen fetches him from the general audience room and brings him to Langdon Wilson for a personal conversation. He prepares to engage the MC once Langdon is done talking but is interrupted by Nicolette Heart breaking into the dimension.

*------------------ Plot Divergence - MC tries to leave the ceremony alone--------------------*

If the MC successfully gets to the end of the initiation and declines to take part in the ceremony, Shen escorts him out of the all. He promises that the MC is free to walk away but Eisheth appears and says that he wasn't going to allow that to happen. When Shen tries to go against her, Eisheth simply dispels "his little trick", causing his physical form to vanish. It is unknown whether the form was a solid projection or something else entirely.

*------------- Plot Divergence - MC tries to leave the ceremony with Met and Rina-------------*

The three are escorted out of the ceremony by Shen. He asks them to wait till its over but Eisheth appears and questions them about leaving. When her mood swings violently, she dispels his form again before assaulting Met and the MC.

*------------------------------------ Plot Divergence Ends-----------------------------------*

Regardless of Shen's activities at the end of the ceremony he is presumably evacuated by Hex - assuming of course that he was even truly there in the first place, given Eisheth saying that "there was no 'Him'" when she dispelled him.

He is next seen during Team Cthulhu's assault on Eisheth during her attempted kidnapping of Amber and Liz Foxglove. He and the Moon Twins ambush the MC and Deryl Livermore as they are escaping with the twins into the forests surrounding the area. Shen at first just watches to see how the twins do against the MC and Deryl but after seeing their attacks not doing too much to the MC, steps in and traps him in a nightmare.

## Powers and Abilities

Shen is a superhuman who has had his powers since he was quite young. According to Bramon Xanthe children who become superhumans tend to develop quite powerfully and Shen is shown to have precise control of his powers and little difficulty taking on multiple strong superhumans. He is also relatively battle tested, having taken part in many combined assaults with Ella and the other wards.

### Human Abilities

Shen has had many years of experience doing missions for Ella Vulpe. She has also ensured that he trained and developed his powers well.

### General Superhuman Abilities

Shen is a level 4 superhuman with a non physical power type. While his durability is probably in line with other superhumans of his level, he has the additional advantage of not having to be physically present to exert his powers. He also likely has the standard suit of superhuman senses and enhancements.

### Level 4 Abilities

Shen is a very powerful Level 4 superhuman. He was able to take on multiple strong superhumans and defeat them instantly. His powers seem to be mental in nature, putting his enemies to sleep and then trapping them in their own minds while they are tormented by nightmares. The requirements, limitations, strengths, weaknesses, etc. are unknown at the moment. He is also able to be present in a location as a physically solid illusion that can be touched but also dispelled.

## Trivia

* Shen is six months younger than Zara.
* According to Shen he's one of the nicer S.I.N. leaders and less likely to be angry about approaching him.
* Shen was born in sector K although didn't stay there long as a child.