StaticTale/Specter

> I know it can be hard to keep going. That feeling of hopelessness, I know it all too well, I know my destiny has been decided. But what if I could help others from meeting the same fate?
>
> -Specter

## Character Information

### Aliases

The Phantom
The Broken Soul
Thomas

### Relatives

Encryption
Devastation
Ellipse
Obscurity
Dahlia

## Biography

Thomas had, in fact, been killed during the destruction of StaticTale, as fate simply wasn’t on his side. While he was killed from the initial explosion from The Vicissitude, for Thomas, it only appeared that he merely blacked out. The pain that had been surging through his body moments before he fell unconscious was completely gone, and he almost felt at ease. A sense of peace, tranquility in a sense now lingered around the skeleton as he took in the sight around him, though once he finally looked down at his hands, he noticed that his body was somewhat transparent and he had a faint, cyan blue hue encasing his figure. This of course freaked the skeleton out as he attempted to stand up, though only to realize that his legs had been blown to smithereens, yet he was now slowly levitating upwards. So his suspicions were right, he truly was dead. Thomas felt as if he had failed everyone, his friends, his father, his brothers, hell, even his mother. Utter grief now erupted within the skeleton, this taking over practically every bit of common sense he still had. So what did he do? The deceased skeleton collapsed on the ground and mourned for what could’ve been several hours at the least. Once Thomas had finally stopped crying, he lacked any sort of feeling at all, his soul felt numb as he now continued to stare at the ground, this being until a shadow had appeared, this shadow looming over the skeleton for quite some time. It was only when the figure placed their hand on the phantom’s shoulder that he turned up to look at who this newcomer was, and he was greeted by none other than Death itself. His time in the world he once knew was truly over.

Upon having taken the hand of death, they began moving, or well, more appeared that everything around the two were moving, yet they had remained still. With this, Thomas was able to see glimpses of what he could only imagine were his past life, all the good times he had with his brothers, even the little amounts of bonding he had with his mother, all of it now being displayed before him, and it pained his soul more than anything. Eventually, the scenery around the two had begun to change, this being until he was greeted with a world that had quite a somber tone to it. He appeared to be in a field of sorts, though there was nothing about the field that was pleasant, given the darkened tone that his surroundings had taken. Thomas was however able to make out a line of what he could only imagine to be people. There was a large building that resembled a courthouse in a sense, Thomas could easily make this out by the architectural design it had. Thomas had also noticed that the figure that guided him was now nowhere to be seen, so with no other form of guidance, he slowly made his way over toward the line, now getting in the very back. It would’ve been a slow and boring process, however, it appeared that there wasn’t really any sense of time within the Realm of the Undead, but this was to be expected, as everyone within this realm has already met their demise.

Once it was finally his turn, Thomas would slowly enter the courthouse-like structure, the grand doors now slamming shut behind him as he slowly hovered down the long, dark, almost monochrome colored corridor. Tall, majestic pillars towered over the deceased skeleton, this bringing to attention that the ceiling seemingly stretched infinitely upward, given he couldn’t make out an exact ceiling, nor an end to the pillars. This struck a sense of unease and most importantly, uncertainty into Thomas as he continued moving forward. The whole aesthetic of the corridor reminded him a lot of a place back home, it was a long corridor that led to the King’s throne room. The tiles on the floor being a checker pattern in a sense, however, instead of being an orangish and yellow color, these tiles were instead black and light gray. Nonetheless, once Thomas finally approached the large throne that he had been able to see from practically the moment he entered the corridor, a figure had appeared, it was the very figure that had guided him to the Realm of the Undead. The Eidolon of Death was the figure that was seated before him, and here, Thomas was offered three options. The first two being the obvious ones, either he could be thoroughly judged for every action he made throughout his life, thus deciding if he’d ascend, or be banished forever, or he could refuse the judgment, and exist within the ruined city that lay just beyond the courthouse. There, everyone appeared to be utterly miserable, practically a bunch of empty husks were all that remained of what were formerly living beings. Thomas most certainly wouldn’t take being an empty husk, so moments before he was about to state his final decision, he was offered a fourth option. To be resurrected as a phantom, and watch over the many rising Universes that were slowly coming into existence, even the ones after StaticTale’s downfall. After weighing all three options, Thomas went with the fourth one, and Death would simply snap their fingers, and suddenly, Thomas began to glow a bright white, his clothing now changing entirely before he was whisked away back into existence, specifically directly where he had just passed away. While this wasn’t ideal, he didn’t waste any time in leaving the ruined Universe, as he now had a new job to attend to.

## Personality

### The Specter

Specter may come off as intimidating, given the role he's been assigned, however, once someone gets to know him, they'll quickly realize that he's nothing more than a big softie on the inside. Overall, he's not fond of social interactions, tending to keep to himself most of the time, given he's not the best when it comes to socially interacting with others, especially those that he doesn't know. Specter has no intentions to manipulate those around him by any means necessary, as he sees it as sinful and if severe enough, punishable by death. He's rarely seen by the inhabitants of the AUs, given most don't know of his existence, however, there have been very few that have seen him, even fewer having gotten to know him. Once getting through to him, he comes off as much more friendly, however, he refuses to let himself become romantically attached to anyone, as the only person he ever felt any type of interest in, they were reduced to nothing when he lost everything. He wishes to restore balance to the Multiverse, as he's capable of sensing emotions such as positivity and negativity. This power was gained when he was granted his role of a Guardian. Even those he considers friends, he doesn't really tell them about where he came from, or mention much of his past, as it brings back awful memories he'd rather not speak of.

Specter also suffers severely from PTSD, similar to Encryption, however it's for a very different reason. Specter always wanted to help those around him, most importantly those he held dear to his heart. This PTSD can easily be triggered by a number of reasons, the main one being anything relating to StaticTale's downfall, as the thought of what happened on that fateful day has petrified the skeleton for the rest of time. With this, there was a specific **someone** that he had gotten real close to, and the mention of their name is almost enough to bring the Specter into tears, as he misses them dearly, the things he'd do just to see **her** again.

One of the many things the Specter is good at is keeping his composure. In his past life, he had taught his brothers everything he knew about the art of meditation, as he had spent years trying to perfect it. All the years he spent meditating had helped form the skeleton that his brothers once knew, however, most now presume he's dead, given he hasn't been seen since the destruction. He still has all the knowledge of his past life, and now he uses that knowledge to influence those around him, spreading his positivity throughout the Far Lands and even the rest of the Multiverse, though he doesn't do this directly, but the small impacts he inflicts upon the AUs most of the time help them achieve their happy ending, which is the one thing he feels he can actually help with. However, if angered, he won't hesitate to lash out on someone, especially when it comes to touchy topics that he hates mentioning. An example being that he hates it when someone continuously pushes to know more of his past. Doing so will result in the Specter lashing out, most likely wounding those around him, and worse case scenario, he'd kill them.

## Abilities

### Phantom Bones

Due to the ghost-like form that these bones have, they can't block any type of physical damage, meaning they can't harm entities that have solid vessels, however if an entity doesn't have a physical vessel, these bones will be able to inflict damage upon anything that isn't completely solid. While these bones can't block physical attacks, they're great for blocking magic based attacks, as due to the energy that's used to form said bones, they're 100x more durable to magic than traditional bones, meaning the damage they do against magic based entities is tremendously greater than traditional.

### Precarious Existence

Entities have to meet a set of criteria to be able to see The Specter. Any entity that has known of The Specter before he died, or those who believe in the story of StaticTale are capable of seeing him. Along with this, beings who had some sort of close relation with Thomas before his untimely death had occurred are able to see him, and finally, those who are of high enough power and can see beyond the plain of existence in which they reside.

### Broken Heart

The Specter is not one to kill those who don't deserve death, so if The Specter by chance kills an innocent life, he'll be briefly overcome in grief, his mind being flooded with events that had shaped him into who he currently is, the screams of those he cared for only fueling the flames of the burning core. It can take several minutes for The Specter to push these horrific memories aside, however it can take up to weeks before he's truly back to "himself" as he'll usually tend to vanish for weeks to months at a time.

### Electromagnetic Radiation

While most beings may not be able to see him, his presence can almost always be felt, as his presence alone can have a slight alteration on the light levels in the surrounding area. An example being that if The Specter comes in contact with ultraviolet rays from the sun, one of two things will happen. One, a faint, yet visible shadow will be formed, or two, the ground surrounding The Specter will appear to have a RGB or rainbow hue, as Specter's body acts as a light prism of sorts.

### The Specter's Blasters

These blasters are formed from The Specter's magic, or if needed, he can take his own ectoplasm to strengthen or extract the ectoplasm to weaken said blasters. The more ectoplasm that's inserted into the blasters, the more powerful they'll be, however they don't work like how most traditional blasters do. These blasters will fire beams out of their mouths that are anywhere from meters wide to being the size of a large building. These blasters will be transparent when first summoned, however they'll be immune to all forms of attacks, however, within a few seconds before the blasters fire, they'll solidify, opening an opportunity to counter the attack. These blasters can also stay in a ghost-like state when they fire, however they won't harm entities with a physical vessel in this state. These blasters also won't have jaws, furthermore, there will also be tear streaks running down both sides of the blaster's skull under the eye sockets, as for the eye lights themselves, they'll either be a light gray, or completely transparent, making them appear invisible.

### Wrath of the Eidolons

The Specter has come across one of the many Eidolons that existed within the many realms surrounding the Far Lands, this Eidolon being The Ruler of the Realm of the Undead. After the two had made a deal, The Eidolon had given The Specter a fair amount of his own power, which allowed The Specter to persist after the point where he should've been dead. It's still unclear what the Eidolon had wanted in return. This power allows for The Specter to cast a powerful beam directly from his soul, putting his very essence into the attack. This attack can expand anywhere from being the size of a small town, to an entire AU, however, the more powerful the attack, the more of The Specter's essence has to go into it, meaning he's draining his own lifeforce and channeling it into an attack. If the beam is able to equal or surpass the size of an AU, it'll most likely cause collateral damage throughout the entirety of the neighboring AUs, this being mainly due to the radiation that the beam gives off. This radiation however isn't really noticeable, given the damage it causes is microscopic, that being until the beam itself reaches the size of an entire AU. While this ability would possibly bump The Specter up to a Universal scale for destruction, the only reason it doesn't is due to how most of the time this ability is used, it'll only have the capabilities of destroying a large city to a ProtoStar.

### Eyes of Absolution

The Specter can see through the lies of those he's within a close proximity with of where currently is. With this, he can also see what an entity has gone through, however he's limited to what the entity knows, but if he can piece the entity's memory back together, he can figure out their entire life story. This however can only be done if the entity is unconscious or has given their consent, allowing The Specter to create a temporary soul link between the two, giving the Specter easier access to their memories. In doing so, his eye lights, along with the entity he's soul linking with, will both gain green eye lights, allowing The Specter to unite their souls briefly, with this, he can heal almost any type of wound or mental trauma an entity has experienced, however it doesn't work all the time, but it can most certainly help ease the pain.

### Soul Links

The Specter is capable of creating a Soul link between himself and an entity that he's within close proximity with. Furthermore, whoever The Specter is trying to Soul link with, if he wants to ensure that it'll have a 100% success rate, he must either get the consent of the entity he's trying to use a soul link with, or said entity must be unconscious. If someone is forced into a Soul link, it more times than not can result in something catastrophic. A faulty Soul Link can result in one, or both entities having their souls shattered, however due to The Specter already being dead in a sense, his soul will merely reform, however the entity he was soul linking with will be killed on the spot, unless they're capable of persisting after death. While a lot of negative outcomes can be the result of a faulty Soul Link, a Soul Link that works can be extremely beneficial for both entities. The Specter can mend the physical wounds of anyone that's locked within a soul link, along with this, he can help entities coop with their past traumas, or even mentally "fix" them.

### Katanas of Retribution

When in combat, The Specter can create two sturdy katanas that he can use to deal quick, and heavy damage. These Katanas are named the Katana of Truth, and The Phantomizer. One of the Katanas is made out of The Specter's ectoplasm **(The Phantomizer)**, meaning it can damage entities that don't have any sort of physical vessel, however, due to the minerals that are used to create the Katanas, this specific Katana can attack both entities with a vessel and without a vessel. The other katana he has isn't ghost-like at all **(The Katana of Truth)**, meaning he can't attack entities without a vessel, however it's far more effective on entities that have a vessel. This Katana is fueled by The Specter's negative emotions, meaning the stronger his emotions are, the more powerful the blade is. This Katana is formed from an unknown mineral, however it's presumed that the Eidolon that rules the Realm of the Undead bestowed these Katanas upon The Specter, which would explain the unique powers they have. The Phantomizer is capable of harming anything, whether it's dead or alive, while The Katana of Truth is capable of cutting through anything down to the molecular and atomic levels.

## Weaknesses

While The Specter may be entirely capable of phasing through any type of physical attack due to him not consisting of any physical form, meaning he lacks any type of biomass. Due to his lack of physical body, it makes him extremely weak to magic based attacks. The Specter also suffers from severe PTSD, similar to that of Encryption, though it's for an entirely different reason. He wanted to help those who needed it, though the day of StaticTale's destruction, he wasn't able to help anyone. With this, he doesn't take kindly to being insulted, as it's something he had to endure for a good portion of his life, as the most common outcome of insulting The Specter will be that he'll ignore you, given he tries to be more on the positive side, however, if pushed enough, he'll freeze up, the suppressed memories would begin to emerge once more, causing him to relive the day of his death once more. Another weakness he has is mentioning **her**.

## Relationships

Devastation: He simply wishes to save his brother. Specter knows that deep down, Percy is still in there, behind the facade of Devastation, and with that glimmer of hope, Specter still strives to revert his brother back to his former self.

Encryption: Encryption and Specter are pretty close with one another, even during their Pre-destruction lives, the two were always hanging around each other. Specter enjoys the time he spends with Encryption, though they both dearly miss how simple their past lives had been.

Ellipse: Specter and Ellipse don’t speak much, mainly due to how Ellipse never speaks with anyone period. However, when they do interact, Ellipse is never really up for much conversation, and this does slightly bother Specter, due to how social he is.

Dahlia: Despite everything Dahlia had done to him and his brothers, he still wishes to see redemption in her. Specter can’t bring himself to trust, nor forgive her until justice has been served for the many, horrid acts she inflicted upon him and his brothers.

Obscurity: Obscurity and Specter were very close during their lives in StaticTale. It was usually Thomas, Ajax and Arthur who all would spend time together with one another. Specter does still wonder where Obscurity had gone, given he hadn’t been seen since StaticTale’s Destruction.

## Trivia

* Thomas was inspired to be an inventor by a book he found within his Father's old library. It was a book about Thomas Edison, one of America's greatest inventors, or that's how Thomas perceived it anyways.
* Thomas was one who absolutely loved to cook, even though he wasn't the best at it, he made sure to give it his all. Occasionally there were times where he made a dish of food that was editable and seemed appealing.
* The Specter is capable of giving himself ghost-like legs, as these will allow for him to actually walk. While they don't really provide much of an advantage in battle, he often uses them due to his distaste in having to hover everywhere he goes.
* His soul is entirely transparent, and due to the ghost-like state that it's in, most types of physical damage won't impact his soul. The main way to damage The Specter is through any sort of magical means.

## Gallery

Original Art of Specter! Made by ZOMBIEKITTEN05!