Beak

Canon Design

## Physical Information

**Beak** was a somewhat relevant character from the **Record of Tavern** verse. He was a bird-human hybrid entity that was once known as "Atrodial the Destruction." He was meant to take part in the tournament between Aegis and Pagun, as a fighter for Aegis in the 7th round against Otakemajin. However, he was killed before his match, and his spot on Aegis's team was taken by Kell.

## Appearance

Beak was a male bird/human hybrid of unique appearance. He had mostly human physiology, but with some bird-like characteristics. He was of medium height, standing at 169 centimeters tall. Young, skinny, and muscular, he did not wear any clothing, instead, his body was covered by greyish-blue feathers. The only part of his body that was not covered in feathers was his face, which had pale white skin and orange-yellow eyes. He had the talons of an eagle instead of hands and feet, and his face was surrounded by the beak of a falcon, which was joined from his forehead to his chin. He had a secondary pair of eyes over this beak, and a plume of feathers on the back of his head vaguely resembling hair. Beak possessed some shapeshifting abilities, as he was able to change the color and physical characteristics of his feathers and other parts of his body such as his talons. Beak seemed to be a fusion of many small birds, and as a result of this, it is presumed that he could split into multiple small birds on command. Beak's voice often had underlying sounds of bird cries under his words, and Beak could vocally produce the cries of birds.

As Atrodial the Destruction, Beak was described as being a gargantuan, terrible monster, presumably of bird-like appearance. However, it is unknown how much of this has been exaggerated over time.

## Personality

Beak was extremely confident and cocky, ultimately to the point of his own downfall. Beak considered himself immensely powerful, and he seemed to lack an overall perspective on how his power paled when compared to other fighters. Beak had a tendency towards the dramatic, filling corridors with **Beak Fog** for the sake of impressive entrances and often loudly proclaiming that he was the mightiest warrior and telling those around him to get out of his way. Beak was greatly pleased by those who recognized him or acknowledged his strength. Easily angered, Beak was greatly annoyed by people who did not respect his perceived strength, and he blindly attacked and even tried to kill those who angered him. Beak joined Aegis's team to save the world, implying some heroic tendencies, but this may have simply been to fuel his ego. Beak's emotional tendencies went both ways. While he was immensely cocky, loudmouthed, and confident, he quickly lost face when his opponent was stronger than him, throwing pathetic insults and growing increasingly fearful and sloppy with his attacks, and when faced with his own impending demise, he demonstrated immense cowardice and fear.

As Atrodial the Destruction, Beak was described as being mindless and only concerned with destruction and killing. However, it is unknown how much of this has been exaggerated over time.

## Background

Beak's origins lie with an ancient monster known as "Atrodial the Destruction." Supposedly, this monster was once a small and ordinary creature (presumably a bird), but it became a massive, fearsome monster that nearly destroyed the entirety of the human realm. Supposedly, an army known as the "Aglus Legion," consisting of the finest humans and deities, assembled to fight against Atrodial, but they were unable to harm the monster. Notably, Atrodial was supposedly immune to holy (likely divine) weapons. Due to this, the army was unable to stop the monster, and humanity itself was at risk of being wiped out. However, the army received aid from a mysterious man. Dressed in white, machine-like armor, covered with a robe to hide his bizarre, almost alien form, the man offered to help the Aglus Legion. He formed a plan for the army to approach Atrodial, and he created a "mystical sack" with which to contain the monster. The plan succeeded, and Atrodial was contained. The army celebrated, but it wasn't over yet. The mystical sack began to twitch and shrink in size. The army prepared to battle the monster, but what left the bag was a small bird-human hybrid baby. (This is presumed to have been intended by the man in white armor.) The council in charge of the army ordered the leader of the army, a woman named Aeiga, to kill the baby in order to end the monster once and for all. However, Aeiga refused, stating that killing the baby was wrong, even if it was for "justice." The council in charge of the army eventually agreed with her, and she stepped down from her position as leader of the army to raise the baby, which was named Beak, in secret. Beak is known to have had a happy and peaceful childhood, but he left his adopted mother at age eleven, for unknown reasons. All that is known of Beak after this is that he passed away at some point, and in Valhalla, he would somehow manage to join the tavern. Beak was present when Pagun and Aegis arrived at the tavern, and joined Aegis's team. He was slated to fight Otakemajin in round 7, but he died before this could occur.

The story of Atrodial the Destruction and Beak is known to have been exaggerated heavily by the passage of time, Aegis, and Beak himself. However, a more realistic version of the events described can be extrapolated from the story provided. For one, it is heavily unlikely that humanity itself was ever in danger from the monster known as Atrodial the Destruction. It is likely that Atrodial, most likely a common bird that had been turned into a monster by some form of hostile magic, did exist. However, in all likelihood, this monster was no more than 5 meters tall, and probably had threatened no more than a single village. In addition, it is likely that the army known as the "Aglus Legion" did exist in some capacity. However, this army most likely did not have any deities amongst its ranks, and did not have any holy or divine weapons in its possession. In all actuality, this army was most likely a small militia of local farmers that was incapable of harming the monster with their rudimentary weaponry. The man in the white armor and his mystical sack probably did exist, but his ability has probably been exaggerated. Any legends of Beak's feats are likely fabricated.

## Powers and abilities

* **Bird Physiology:** Due to Beak's unique physiology, he has multiple abilities.
	+ **Physical Abilities:** Beak's physical abilities are far above those of a regular human. He is far stronger than any ordinary human, capable of cracking the floors and walls of the arena corridors with his bare hands. Beak faced no risks from Chadonidas's attacks, and he was able to lift the human with one hand and throw him across the room easily. Beak was primarily a physical fighter, attacking his foes with hand to hand combat and slashing at them with his talons. However, his abilities were nowhere near those of other members of the tavern, as demonstrated by Otakemajin, who avoided all of Beak's attacks easily. Beak also seemed to get winded easily, lack durability, and lacked accuracy in his attacks, throwing himself repeatedly into walls in his attempts to attack his foes.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** Beak is capable of changing his appearance, notably changing his feathers' color and physical attributes, as well as the size of his talons.
	+ **Energy Manipulation:** Beak is capable of generating energy through unknown means, and launching it at his foes. While this ability may be dangerous to normal humans, it was incapable of hurting Otakemajin, and drained Beak of much of his energy.
	+ **Beak Fog:** Beak is capable of creating fog through unknown means. He typically uses this ability for dramatic entrances or to supplement his **Beak Atmosphere.**
* **Named techniques/forms:** Beak possesses multiple named forms, with which he transforms and attacks his opponents.
	+ **Mystical Sack: First Form, Big Claw:** Beak's feathers turn dark gray and harden into a suit of armor. Beak's talons grow in size and strength, and he attacks his opponents with them. While the force of Beak's swings were enough to slash the walls and floors of the arena corridors with air pressure alone, this technique is not fast or strong enough to be dangerous to taverngoers. This technique gave up speed for power, and Otakemajin was easily able to avoid all of Beak's attacks.
	+ **Mystical Sack: Second Form, Big Speed:** Beak's feathers turn black and grow in length, and Beak's speed increases heavily. Beak then attacks his with opponents with hand to hand combat while leaping off objects in his environment. While this technique does increase Beak's speed, it was still not fast enough to keep up with Otakemajin, who dodged all of Beak's attacks. This form seemed to lack accuracy, as Beak slammed into walls many times in his attempts to attack his foe, damaging himself in the process. This form also trades speed for durability, as Beak was floored by a simple flick to the chest from Otakemajin.
	+ **Mystical Sack: Third Form, Big Laser:** Beak's feathers turn bright blue and the beak ringing his face closes. His secondary eyes glow blue, and he generates a ball of energy over his chest with his hands. Beak then fires an immense beam of blue energy at his opponent. While this beam is likely fatal to regular humans, it was too weak to harm true taverngoers, and Otakemajin was able to stop the beam with a single hand. This technique saps Beak of a great deal of energy.
	+ **Mystical Sack: True Form, Beak Atmosphere:** Beak's ultimate trump card, where he unleashes the full force of his aura in order to force his opponent to defecate themselves, even to a fatal extent. Beak unleashes his **Beak Fog**, filling the room with fog, and he uses his energy ability to send lightning through the fog. Behind the fog, cries of birds can be heard. Beak wraps lightning over his body, while his eyes glow pure white. The force of Beak's aura is enough to lower the air pressure of a room and cause tremors akin to an earthquake. Beak will typically say "you should shit yourself, NOW!" to his foe. Any opponent weaker than Beak himself will be forced to aggressively defecate themselves from fear. This can result in ruptured organs, rapid dehydration, heart attacks, and multiple other life-threatening issues, making this technique heavily effective at killing those who are weaker than Beak. However, this technique has no effect on individuals who are stronger than Beak, such as Otakemajin, who was not affected by the Beak Atmosphere at all.

## Relationships

* **Aegis:** Beak was not particularly familiar with Aegis, but was gratified by Aegis's claims of his strength. Aegis was somewhat familiar with Beak and spoke highly of Beak's background and abilities. However, Aegis was sadly misinformed regarding both. Aegis seemed to like Beak, stating that Beak obeyed him and didn't cause problems.
* **Chadonidas:** Beak encountered the foolishly self-confident human in the corridors of the arena. Annoyed by his loud claims, Beak briefly fought the human and eventually killed him with the **Beak Atmosphere**. Beak didn't see the parallels between himself and the cocky human. Chadonidas was initially very confident against Beak, but he quickly grew fearful once Beak displayed his strength. Still, Chadonidas's pride in himself kept himself from running away, and he faced a brutal end.
* **Otakemajin:** Otakemajin, Beak's original opponent, never saw him as a serious opponent. He initially found Beak and his antics somewhat entertaining, allowing Beak to attack for some time, but he eventually became annoyed by Beak and told him to flee. When Beak refused to retreat, Otakemajin cowed him with his killing aura and killed him effortlessly.
* **Lay Leonhart** and **Journal:** Lay seemed to recognize Beak from some point in the past, while Journal did not seem familiar with Beak. When the two briefly met Beak briefly alongside Aegis, they laughed at Beak's appearance and mocked him, not taking him seriously. Beak was enraged at the two for their mockery, and presumably despised the adventurer and the politician.

## Trivia

* Beak was originally actually meant to fight in round seven, but he was killed off and replaced after his creator quit the project.
* Beak's introduction in chapter 30 was originally from the beginning of the original round 7. Beak was never intended to fight in round 5, this plot point was added to facilitate the transfer of Beak's introduction.
* Beak is by far the most memed character in the Record of Tavern universe, due to his humorous appearance, backstory featuring a "mystical sack," and his author's tendency to fraudulently write other characters acting fearful of Beak. These memes were the comedic origin of Beak's ability to cause his opponents to defecate themselves out of fear. The remainder of Beak's abilities were created by his original author, but given humorous names to reflect his creator's inabilities to describe them effectively.
* Beak's catchphrase is based on a meme centered around a rant by the streamer "Lowtiergod," in which the streamer angrily tells a supposed streamsniper "you should kill yourself, now!"
* When Beak dies, a few small birds fly from the explosion and escape the room. This implies that Beak may reform and return.
* Beak's appearance is based on the character "Phoenixman" from the manga and anime "One Punch Man," as well as another bird-based character from an Asian children's television program that no one recalls or cares enough about to research.
* An individual of immensely low intelligence edited this page while it was still on the process of being worked on, resulting in multiple hours of work being lost.
* The name of Beak's final attack, "Mystical Sack: True Form, Beak Atmosphere," was inspired by the name of an attack from the character "Hakumen" from the "Blazblue" series of games, his Astral Heat, "Empty Sky, True Form: Judgement of the Sword."