VeX

The latest design for VeX, after going through countless name changes. Art by Cry.Skull7

## Physical description

### Weight

18.8kg / 41lbs (23.7kg / 52lbs in clothing)

### Eye color

Red with purple glow (but are inactive/hidden majority of the time)

A mostly care-free and quippy skeleton who's spent the majority of his time trying to find fun and purpose for himself. VeX came around to be the first best friend of Hybrid in a long time outside of Vel, having met him in the Eternity, both had an immediate liking to each other, and drank themselves into the night... and beyond. Now, 20 years later, VeX still stands alongside Hybrid as his best friend and practically adopted brother.

## Personality & Appearance

### Appearance

VeX almost entirely resembles a typical human skeleton, with the only exceptions being his sharpened teeth, spinous process (vertebrae bumps), fingertips and toes, and his unnatural eye 'sockets' that act as if they are the eyelids themselves. VeX's 'bones' themselves are visually fairly unremarkable, being both bone-white and textured like bones, yet are able to be cut, bleed and scar like flesh; 3 of his fingers have large gashes, he covers them with electrical tape to stop the wounds from worsening. His right forearm is broken in half thanks to an unfortunate arm-wrestling match with Hybrid, his left kneecap has been regularly shattered to the point of VeX simply wanting to constantly wear a knee brace to save him the effort of repeatedly equipping and removing the knee brace with how consistently his kneecap gets broken. His signature scar is a large vertical gash over his left eye. In addition, VeX is missing his right pinky toe to the hands of a mafia he got on the bad side of, a large crack in the back of his skull thanks to an inconvenient crowbar, and 3 deep gashes across his back that resemble a large claw swipe. Lastly, he is missing a lower rib on his left side. VeX is the tallest of the Lads, standing 5 inches taller than Hybrid, yet is by far the lightest, being no heavier than a large bag of dog food.

While it never changes, VeX's attire is quite diverse and colourful, consisting of camo cargo pants; zip-up leather boots; and a half white, half black t-shirt. A grey hoodie he stole from a suicidal paraplegic (moments before killing said paraplegic with a car); and a wicked black and red leather trench coat he stole from a small group of biker demons called The Devil's Rioters. Assisting this red, green and grey scale outfit is an assortment of pins and patches, the majority of them representing his dislike for order, while the rest either express his interest in punk matters or express his sexuality. Furthermore in his ensemble is a triage of bracelets, one leather, one literally just a length of chain and the last being an unremarkable beaded bracelet. Red and blue electrical tape holds on 3 of his fingers, and a knee brace that he always wears solely because he can't be bothered constantly taking it off and putting it on again every time his left kneecap is broken, which is very often. Topping off this hodgepodge of equipment is a red eye patch, and a pair of dog tags that he has worn since his 'birth'.

### Personality

VeX is an incredibly cautious individual, being particularly observant in every situation he finds himself in, often picking up on details others neglected to notice. VeX, like the majority of the Lads, is quite a jester, finding comedy and entertainment in many of the affairs that he gets wrapped up in, and particularly much like Hybrid, even goes to the extent of joking about injuries he sustains. Since his facial structure cannot move expressively, VeX is quite an animated person, expressing emotion through body movement, tone of voice, and gestures.

While VeX is seemingly emotionless, like his emotionally damaged friends around him, VeX is deeper than his... *\*ahem\**... skin. Refusing to show any pain he carries to anyone, often turning to jokes to carry on, or going completely silent if the burden becomes too great, Hybrid being the only one to ever see through his facade.

## Powers, Abilities & Statistics

### Powers & Abilities

**Enhanced Senses**

Sight (Anima, Dark, Internal [due to anima]), Sixth

Although not blatantly superhuman, VeX's senses are enhanced to enough of a degree that is noticeable to a keen eye. VeX has a borderline sixth sense that almost makes him react ultra-instictively to things such as unexpected attacks. This isn't to say he is untouchable, or he knows everything coming his way, he can certainly still be harmed by sneak attacks, the attacker will simply have to take additional precaution than what they would for a human target. VeX is also capable of seeing the qualities of a being's soul, such as determination, courtesy, cruelty, patience, among many, many more. VeX is capable of breaking down a being's strengths, weaknesses and everything in-between without even interacting with them.

**Genius Intellect**

As he is partially a being called a "Gaster", VeX has an innate understanding of souls, their aspects, and the sciences relating to them, which is incredibly complicated and vastly hazy knowledge in itself. Outside of an understanding of extraordinary sciences, VeX is an excellent strategist, almost comparable to masterminds such as Thwaites. VeX also has an exceptional memory and ability to retain knowledge and has a great sense of direction, provided he's been to the location in question previously.

**Immortality**

Types 1, 4 & 8 (reliant on his determination anima)

Whether part of his intended design, by accident, or because he possesses immensely powerful anima, VeX has seemingly an endless lifespan, already living for about 2½ centuries total (though one of those centuries was spent inside a test tube). On top of this, VeX is capable of returning from death through reincarnation if his soul has enough determination anima.

**Teleportation**

Self-Targeted Spatial/Dimensional Type

VeX has the ability to teleport across entire verses, as well as in regular physical space.

## Equipment

**Chiappa Rhino**

VeX's primary ranged weapon is a revolver he obtained... somewhere, and absolutely adores, being the only weapon he ever takes proper care of.

**Modified Machete**

## Trivia

— VeX is able to speak in WingDings, and often uses it to talk shit about people while they're still around.

— He once dated an actress/model from a steampunk city, that was also how he discovered he's Aromatic as well as Asexual. They both agreed to just be friends and even still keep in touch.