Elijah Kade

*"I was always taught to be the smartest guy in the room. My mom taught me three languages before I even went to school, and my dad would walk me through pre-algebra when I'd cry on the dinner table because I thought I couldn’t do it. I’ve always wanted to be the smartest guy in the room, and that quickly turned into wanting to be the smartest guy in the whole school. When I came to America from... China, I did everything I could to fulfill that dream I had since I was a kid. I picked up books without reading the synopsis because I thought drowning my brain with information would make me the wise guy. I thought every AP class I added to my curriculum shoved me one inch closer to this podium. So when I found out I was valedictorian, I was ecstatic. I thought I might explode from happiness. I was so happy... for those few seconds. All of that work for so many years, for those few seconds of excitement. Until then I hadn't realized, that every inch I got closer to this podium was another inch away from the rest of you. All of those parties I missed to study for a class that didn't even boost my GPA by a point, all of those friends I repeatedly told myself I didn't need because they didn't understand me. All of those memories I didn't get to make because I wanted to be the smart guy in the room. My teenage years went to waste, any remembrance washed away by those nights I spent crying on my dinner table. I missed out on high school, and I am ashamed to stand here today. I envy you all. Thank you."*
—Elijah Kade
**Elijah Trujillo "Eli" Kade** (Chinese: **伊利亚·卡德**) is a young man from Earth-76, a universe in which his mother never had a miscarriage. When his parents died, Elijah mysteriously transported to another universe to find himself still living with his parents, until the process repeated.

Eventually, the cycle led him to Earth-1, where he befriended the Eagle-Eyes and met his father's primary counterpart shortly after the supposed death of his mother's primary counterpart. When the Eagle-Eyes disbanded, Elijah continued attending Neo Arcadia High School, and became romantically involved with fellow multiverse traveler Tiara Calinao.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Son of Heroes

*"My mother taught me to read and write, while my dad told me stories of gods, and supervillains, and the superheroes who took them down and saved the world. He always said that they weren’t real, but that they taught life lessons, and that by following these lessons, I’d grow to be a good man."*
—Elijah Kade's journal
Elijah was born to Leah Caverly and Jason Kade on May 28, 2018. His mother left Neo Arcadia when she discovered she was pregnant, in order to keep her child from danger. He was born in a monk temple in China, and Leah would raise him in Shanghai.

Approximately three years later, his father moved to China to be with him. His mother instilled into him literacy and taught him three languages while his father told him stories of fantastic superheroes and assisted him with pre-algebra when he felt like he could not handle the material, even crying at the dinner table while he did his homework. When he began his schooling, he took notice of his parents frequently disappearing for varying periods of time while they left him with neighbors until they returned. He also noticed his mother's instability and dependence on narcotics, as well as his father's distant attitude. He did not take his parents' secrecy lightly, but he enjoyed his life. At age 11, he began studying calculus.

When Elijah would not stand up straight, his mother would tap his shoulder blades.

Elijah's parents attempted to train him in self-defense, but when his umbrakinetic powers manifested, they stopped trying. He also spent years hiding in the closet about his sexuality.

#### Losing his Parents

When Elijah was 12, his parents went to Neo Arcadia, where they were killed in an explosion which was part of a mysterious terrorist attack, in addition to the death of the Arcadian Rebels. Elijah would be cared for by a man named Lance.

#### Cycle of Death and Despair

Elijah mourned the loss of his parents, but when he went to sleep, he woke up to find them alive in the kitchen. He explained to them what happened, but they dismissed it as a nightmare. Unknowingly, Elijah had been transported to a new universe with a fresh set of parents. A few days later, after they went to Neo Arcadia, Elijah heard that they died in a fire, along with the Rebels, again.

He went to sleep and woke up once more in a new universe to find his parents folding laundry. Elijah convinced himself he was experiencing a constant nightmare. A week later, he heard word of their deaths in a gas attack, as well as the Rebels'.

The process repeated for four tragic years. He became tortured and sick of hearing about his parents' death and the Rebels' failure. Elijah turned to cigarettes and alcohol, just like his mother, to cope with his depression. In 2034, Elijah told the new version of his father about the phenomenon, and he was sent to a specialist named Scott, who used a device on him which would allegedly end the cycle.

### Finding Himself on Earth-1

#### Alone

When Elijah awoke, he found himself alone in China, confounded, without knowing it was July 2019. When nobody came home for a few days, Elijah decided to go to Neo Arcadia.

#### Meeting the Eagle-Eyes

He befriended the Eagle-Eyes, and took a particular interest in Akito Kishimoto, who would not reciprocate.

#### Cycle Unbroken

In late July, Elijah attended an event hosted by Anton Calston. He was smoking a cigarette in the corner when a man approached him, warning him of the dangers of smoking. Elijah was silent, knowing it was his father along with knowing that the latter was unaware.

However, the party was crashed by the young psychopath Gale Daron, whose partner in crime Bailey Mayhew appeared to kill his mother's primary counterpart on television. Elijah went to the scene of the crime, in horror of the scene.

#### The Truth

Elijah found his primary father not far from the body, teary-eyed. He embraced him and revealed the truth that he was his son from an alternate universe, and asked for help. With that, Jason called KJ Becker for help.

Elijah befriended the Eagle-Eyes, but the group slowly fell apart.

He continued to reside on Earth-1, and befriended Tiara Calinao, and eventually became her boyfriend.

## Personality

*"I hate feelings."*
—Elijah Kade

Elijah is a tortured soul due to having witnessed the death of his parents hundreds of times over. Like his mother, he copes by smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. He is also implied to be an insomniac. Though he was seeing significant improvement over the course of a year since his arrival, the death of his beloved put a stop to his advancements. He has since gone back to his ways.

Despite his tragic life, Elijah loves his family and is very friendly towards the Eagle-Eyes, his parents' primary counterparts and his girlfriend, Tiara Calinao. She knew Elijah to be occasionally hyper, and "full of energy." She also noted him for his bravery.

He is anti-authoritarian, as he dismissed Almanac's orders to go home during an investigation. He has been described by Lance White's android as "snappy" and "defiant" and "charming." Furthermore, Tia has described Elijah's behavior as "wild and flirtatious." Elijah displays his mischievous side in school, by showing up late and using his powers to pick on his teachers without them knowing. Elijah also has a habit of teasing Joe Fumero, and has been described by Tia as "witty." He is often and easily distracted due to his ADHD. Tia has also stated that he is extremely loyal.

Elijah is also progressive, as he is vocally against racism, homophobia and sexism.

Elijah often starts his sentences with "I wonder" and usually leaves rooms without saying goodbye.

He does not like being called "adorable" and hates receiving compliments. Certain individuals bypass this rule.

## Physical Appearance

Elijah has brown hair and stands at six feet tall. He used to be a scrawny man, and although he was never bothered by this, he has since changed due to using extensive exercise as a coping mechanism with his loss. He is heterochromic, with one gray eye (left) and one green eye (right). He covers up his eyes with sunglasses, and he wears a black baseball hat. The probability of being heterochromic is 1 in 167 (0.006%).

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Dimensional Travel:** Whenever both of his biological parents die and he goes to sleep, Elijah wakes up in a new universe with living parents until the cycle repeats, through inexplicable means.
* **Darkness Manipulation:** He can also control his own shadow, which he has named Derecho. He can make it tangible, as he used it to push Jason away when he was sufficiently angered, and can morph it into various shapes and creatures, such as when he transformed his shadow into a snake in order to intimidate Roger David. Derecho can even produce sounds, such as when it imitated the hissing of said snake.

### Abilities

*"I'm a math genius and nothing counts when I'm with this girl."*
—Elijah Kade
* **Genius-Level Intelligence:** Elijah is an academically-gifted boy, being a straight-A student despite his frequent absence from class. He excels in mathematics, is well-read, can play the piano and he knows several languages. Elijah is also an amateur photographer, he has been described by Tia as having a quick wit, and Anna described him as good with words. His IQ exceeds 144, which is higher than Shadow Boy's, and he has a 6.2 weighted GPA (4.0 unweighted). The probability of an individual having an IQ above 144 is 1 in 600 (0.002%). His father believes he would be successful in whatever he chooses to pursue. The analytical side and creative side of his brain appear to be equal. Elijah was voted to be the valedictorian of his graduating class, meaning he is the student who had the highest academic achievements of the class.
	+ **Skilled Mathematician:** Elijah has an aptitude for mathematics, having been doing calculus since he was 11 years old (meaning it is possible that he has a superior cerebrum and/or prefrontal cortex). Hence, he outperforms every other student in his math class (having a 98%/A+ average in linear algebra). However, it is unknown if he is on par with math geniuses Sarah Malvolia, Olivia Connor or Ted Kaczynski. Even Leah is impressed with his mathematics grades. Elijah also has a good memory when it comes to numbers, as he specifically remembered Tia telling him that she had a 28% chance of dying on Saul Collins' odyssey as well as the exact date he started going out with Tia. As someone with ADHD, Elijah has the potential to perceive time as a linear series of seconds, minutes, and hours which he can reliably partition off for planned and orderly activities.
	+ **Skilled Musician:** Elijah can play the piano like his parents, as well as the keyboard. He offered to teach his girlfriend how to play, and she was very excited to hear him play. Elijah is also a skilled dancer. He is currently working on Elvis Crespo's "Merengue."
	+ **Multilingualism:** Elijah speaks English, Cuban-dialect Spanish and Chinese. He also knows some Portuguese (occasionally interspersing it with Spanish) and some French phrases he has learned from his partner.
* **Stealth:** With his umbrakinetic powers, Elijah is capable of stealth; during his class trip to Paris, he blended in with the crowd in a club to avoid the police. He is also able to put together a disguise for himself.

## Weaknesses

*"Fuck. Focus. Focus. Your girlfriend's right there. Quit getting distracted. You're making everything awkward. Why do you always do that?!"*
—Elijah Kade
* **ADHD:** Elijah has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has a nigh-inability to concentrate, and he has been noted by Tia to be energetic at times. Other symptoms include being easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli (i.e. on one of his dates with Tia), often impulsively abandoning one task for another, and a tendency to act without regard to consequences, often at the expense of personal safety. This condition is possibly a result of his formative drinking. Elijah's inattentiveness only exacerbated the struggle of repeatedly experiencing the death of his parents. His condition is untreated, meaning it can cause depression and trap him in it. He could do his best to keep up with activities, but habits would not really stick and stay a conscious effort, so no matter how hard he could try, he would always end up in a mess and nothing would ever change. Even if he were to start planning his days, even excessively, he could not prioritize and everything would become too overwhelming; it would feel like too much to handle.
* **Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms:** TBA

## Relationships

* Jason Kade (Earth-76) † - Father
* Leah Caverly (Earth-1) - Adoptive Mother
* John Jacobson (Earth-3) - Adoptive Step-Father
* Jason Kade (Earth-1) - Adoptive Father

Allies* Lance White
* Eagle-Eyes - Friends
	+ Akito Kishimoto - Close Friend but Was Totally Gay For Him
* Arcadian Rebels
* Tiara Calinao - Girlfriend
* Milo - Pet Chameleon
* Daisy Lagarrigue - Mutual "You’re Hot but I’m Totally Not Into You" Relationship
* Lina Fournier

## Trivia

* In 9th century B.C., Elijah was a Hebrew prophet in the time of Jezebel who maintained the worship of Jehovah against that of Baal and other pagan gods.
* Elijah is pansexual.
* He is a fan of *Percy Jackson & the Olympians*, *Game of Thrones*, and *Childhood's End*.
* Elijah hates airports.
* Elijah likes mojitos, like his parents, and his non-alcoholic drink of choice is Coca-Cola.
* Elijah is a fan of alternative rock.