Surge

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## Surge

### Combat Type

 Lightning

* Bio
* Voice

### Other Titles

* The Golden Tyrant
* The One Who Is Many
* The Accursed Heir

### How To Obtain

Character Event Warp - Deceitful Draconic Dreams

### Korean

Choi Seung-hoon (최승훈)

> **"On every anniversary of his death.. The voice in my head grows a little louder."**
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**Surge** is a playable Half-Vidyadhara Lightning element wielding character in *Honkai Star Rail* created by the user *CrypticRainbow*.

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## Introduction

> "Many a man curses the rain that falls on his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away their hunger."
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He is the (2nd born) bastard heir to a noble family on the Xianzhou Luofu, and is secretly a (steadily rising) member of the stellaron hunters - allowing him to travel a decent amount, though he usually stays on the Luofu.

He has an older, deceased brother, and a slightly younger twin sister. The reason he and his siblings are seen as illegitimate is because Vidyadhara aren’t known to reproduce naturally like other races, they never needed to. But.. his father, a powerful Vidyadhara who was a high ranking Cloud Knight - had relations with a noble ‘human’ woman, which wasn’t technically forbidden, but they never expected to be able to reproduce with each other due to the Vidyadhara life cycle.. as they are also very well known to be able not have kids biologically. (they used science to have kids due to the normal way being unavailable). Their kids are considered bastards since the two never got married - his father wasn’t the type to settle down or be a part of a serious relationship, despite how much his mother wanted to be with him. When surge was a child, his father was exiled due to plots to overthrow the general and take over one of the commissions - almost driven insane for the thirst of power.. causing their mother to have her kids take her last name and not their fathers’, to distance themselves from him, and so they can try and repair their family’s image after the damage dealt due to priorly associating with said criminal.

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### Family

Father = Tatsuya Raiju (unknown whereabouts)

Mother = Líle Vervloet (alive)

Older brother = Thaddeus Vervloet (deceased)

Younger (twin) sister = Tallulah Vervloet (alive)

Grandfather (mothers side) = Mr. Vervloet (alive)

Grandmother (mothers side) = Mrs. Vervloet (deceased)

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The art is not of my own making though I do own it. It is what I had commissioned from someone I used to know a year or two ago.

### Combat Skills

> "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."
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## Personality

He describes himself as "kind of a bad guy", living for the thrill of a fight and causing chaos. Although he appears to be relatively friendly on the surface, seeming suave and somewhat approachable if not kind of intimidating in height and appearance, he is a bloodthirsty warrior who isn’t afraid to end others' lives if need be. He is self-confident, solipsistic, and brash, thriving on the sensation of being alive, or living while being a hair away from death. A warrior at heart, he constantly seeks ways to grow stronger, regardless of how he obtains said power. Taranis considers those who wish to become strong like him or who are stronger than him to be good sparring partners, and takes pleasure in battling (and obliterating) them on the battlefield. If they beat him or manage to impress him in the fight, he will respect them and consider them a possible formidable ally. He lusts for combat and grows excited by fighting strong opponents, even if it could mean dying in the process.

He's also a bit of a masochist, loving the thrill of putting his life on the line and enjoying the adrenaline he gets from getting injured.. The feeling of pain isn't something he fears, but lavishes in. Having low defense a majority of the time, allows him to put himself in harm's way to try and gain that rush that he craves. Often flinging himself at his opponent without hesitation if he feels it's necessary to get him what he wants/craves. Though in some situations he will observe and watch from the sidelines, making a plan before jumping in in order to insure a possible victory depending on what he has to work with in that specific combat situation. Because of his pride, Taranis is exceptionally reliable at accomplishing the tasks given to him, no matter how difficult they may be or if they go against his values. All for the prize of either entertainment or more power. He rarely gets close to people, as he has trust issues, unless he finds them worthy of allyship, but dedicates himself to those he cares about wholeheartedly (a small number of people at a time, currently only his sister). Taranis is naturally a cunning individual, he is an unpredictable person.

To a degree, he is also two-faced, when it comes to more casual combat situations without many stakes, he first debuts to the target in a friendly manner, in order to lower their guard so he can get in a solid attack. Being able to fake being a friendly face, allows him to trick people into giving him information or whatever else he wants. When it comes to being outside of combat and in a more laid back and relaxed non combat environment, he is actually rather quiet and tends to keep to himself for the most part - usually reading or napping. Giving off an unsettling and mysterious aura, despite actually being non-blood thirsty (when not fighting). When he finds something (or possibly, but rarely, someone) that he takes an interest in, he can become a bit clingy or obsessive. Feeling entitled to it or being around them, constantly defending it/them. And having a rhetoric of “if you can’t protect what you like or own, then you don’t deserve to have it. He actually isn’t all blood and gore, and he does have some kind of a soft side! It’s just… his ‘soft side’ isn’t really what you’d think. Like a pineapple's level of ‘soft’... at least at first. Perhaps he’ll learn to be more gentle and empathetic, over time, from observing or interacting with his fellow students who have proper emotions. He has the capacity to be kind/gentle, but either doesn't realize or doesn’t believe he can. He just needs that push forwards to improve <3 .. if someone is brave enough to do so, that is.

## Appearance

He has solid colored kobalt blue hair, which is very wavy/semi-curly naturally, but he more often than not keeps it pulled back into a thick braid, which stops at his mid-back. His eyes are a piercing golden yellow, along with black slited pupils (similar to a snake or cat) - not white ones like in the two images displayed at the top of this page.

Instead of just one tail like what is common, he has two tails - ones with spiked balls on the ends, which is a family specific trait for him, due to having a geo dragon a bit further back in the lineage somewhere. He actually has a rattle on the instead of those balled spiked ends, so other than being able to use them like heavy clubs - he can also rattle the ends to make a maraca sound. Like how irl rattlesnakes do - for intimidation and whatnot. His tails actually make him a bit more expression then he would be otherwise, his tails typically reacting in relation to his true emotions, regardless of whatever fake face he puts on.
Due to the fact he is only half Vidyadhara, he doesn't have the horns - and his two tails is a rare mutation. he is unsure if he is able to reincarnate through an egg like typical Vidyadhara, as this is his 'first life', and he has only been alive for about 2 and a half decades at this point. but he does have other skills/abilities unique to the Vidyadhara species.

He stands at around 243.84 (8’0”), and weighs about 260 lbs (117.93 kg). Both tails weigh as much as around 20kg, and are both 43.5in (110cm) in length/size. The weight of the tails contribute to his overall body mass. He has a very athletic body build - abs, toned arms (biceps), toned back, and toned thighs. His hair is a cobalt blue color, and reaches around his mid-lower back. He typically keeps it up/pulled back in a thick braid. If it was not in the braid, it would be wavy/bordering on curly. The hair itself is very soft, around the same feeling of silk. He doesn’t let anyone, other than his sister and mother, touch his hair (though he’d also allow a partner to, as well, if he ever gains one). His sister is actually the one who taught him how to braid and style hair - he would often help her with hers when they were kids whenever their mother was too busy, and he has gotten quite good at it (with doing his own and others’ hair).

His skin is a soft to the touch tanned tone with a bunch of fair skin toned stripe looking markings all over his face, shoulders, arms, sides of torso, and thighs. Which are a somewhat distinct trait for him (only him, his older brother, and father have/had these markings/skin like this). He takes pride in his stripes, much like a tiger would. Also, he has four main serpentine styled fangs - the top two fangs being more prominent than the bottom two fangs - among all of their other naturally sharp teeth. Although he doesn’t have venom like a real snake, he can still do decent bit damage due to how big he is.

> “Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!”
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## Character Stories

**Character Details (backstory)**

* ”Unlocks at Character Level 40”\*

**Character Story:**
* ”Unlocks at Character Level 60”\*