Lars

"Uncle Lars lives with us 'cause Grandma died. He plays video games with me and owns lots of toys."

### Abilities

Undulate, Counter Stance, Afternoon Nap, Metabolize

### Relatives

Andrew (Brother-in-law), Buck (Nephew), GAMM-E (Mother), Helga (Sister), Hitomi (Wife), Jimmy (Nephew), Moon Baby (Child)

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Lars is Jimmy's uncle and the younger brother of Helga. As the overweight layabout of the house, Lars bolsters high defensive stats and skills that enable him to draw damage away from rest of the party.

Lars' memory zone is the Land of Fish.

## Appearance

Lars is a chubby man with shoulder-length hair and a scruffy beard, both colored blond, just like his sister. He wears a red Hawaiian shirt with blue flowers over a white t-shirt, a pair of shorts, and some sandals.

## Tumblr Blog Description

*Uncle Lars…never really took off in life.  He tried, though!  I mean, not particularly hard, but you know how the job market is, and being out of work for so long, well, employers don’t really know what to make of that.  Then there are his self-confidence problems.  A lifetime of being verbally beat down can be incapacitating.*

*But, something strange can happen, too.  Years of insults, self-doubt, and sponging have helped Lars obtain a curious zen state.  “Why does it matter if you hit me?  I’m already lower than slime,” he might say.*

*After Lars’s parents passed away, Helga let her baby brother come to live with them.  Andrew and Buck were not happy by this turn of events, and Lars is aware, but, much like barnacles slowly weigh down a boat, they do so knowing that this is what they must do in order to survive.  Well, not really, because barnacles can’t think.  But if they could, they’d sure be a lot like Lars.*

*Jimmy, on the other hand, loves his uncle.  They play video games together, they watch anime together, and over the years, Lars has collected all sorts of neat toys; his room is like a treasure hoard to Jimmy.  It’s a palace of wonder.  And, to Jimmy, Lars is absolutely wonderful, too.  A friend, really.  A best friend.*

*Lars might be lazy, but this means he doesn’t get excited much in battle, allowing him to keep his cool.  He slowly regains HP as a defense mechanism, allowing him to take a lot of heat, and his skills revolve around taking hits for the team–because while Lars might not be motivated, he sure is a nice guy.*

## Description

In battle, Lars serves as the dedicated tank of the party. His DEF, MDF, and Max HP are the highest of any party member, enabling him to take far more damage than anyone else before falling over. His ATK stat is above average as well, allowing him to start swinging if need be. His greatest weakness is his very low speed, meaning he'll usually act last when using regular moves. However, Undulate, Counter Stance, and Afternoon Nap all have high attack order priority, and Metabolize is instant, allowing him to take all his most important actions first a majority of the time.

As is standard with a tank, it's often best to focus heavily on defense and recovery effects with Lars. He soaks up enough damage that he can have a human target placed on him most of the time and survive rather easily, so long as the damage he does take is healed promptly. His personality, **Lazy**, grants him a passive 5% HP regeneration each turn, which can be further bolstered using Metabolize, allowing him to effectively undo the damage he takes and further increase his staying power. An invaluable skill manual for Lars is Perfect Guard, enabling him to completely deny particularly deadly attacks if used at the proper time.

### Base Stats

When Lars initially joins the party, his level is set to the average of Jimmy and Helga's levels.

### Slack Off

 **Lazy** | If you're not daydreaming, you're asleep.
 **Undulate** | Waver your gelatinous body temptingly.
 **Counter Stance** | Learned from an online ninja training course.
 **Afternoon Nap** | Battles are tough--how about a little break?
 **Metabolize** | Burn some excess calories for bonus energy.

### Unique Equipment

#### Outfits

 **Hawaiian Shirt** | Give yourself a tropical vacation every time you wear this.
 **Kick-Me Sign** | Tape onto back for maximum efficiency.
 **Karma Release** | You can only beat a man down so long till he snaps.

## Trivia

* Lars is one of the only people to own a near-mint copy of Cyborg Ninja Street Force Brawlers Online.

## References

1. ↑ https://jimmyandthepulsatingmass.tumblr.com/characters
2. ↑ https://jimmyandthepulsatingmass.tumblr.com/characters