Johnathan Roylance

Johnathan Roylance was a cyborg male who served as Agent Blue in the Agents of A.C.E between 2020 though to 2031, and was a temporary vessel for Jason Manster. After suffering in a car accident in early 2016, Mr Eams constructed a new, cybernetic body which was completed by mid 2018. Inside this, enhancements were implemented. Roylance remained unaware of these changes until discovering them during the Electronaught Invasion. During this Invasion, Richmond Clay recruited him as the new Agent Blue after the death of Lisa Stone. He served with the Agents for the next decade before the virus form of Jason Manster took control temporarily. After the merger, he regained control of his body and left the agents of A.C.E in trauma of being inhabited by the Devine. He later served with the Red Squadron, gaining a sense of redemption before sacrificing himself to stop Lucia Manster.

Roylance was born in 2002 and, after the death of his mother, was raised by his father. When he was nearly killed in a car accident, his father blackmailed Mr Eams (Roylance’s uncle) and forced him to create a new body in exchange for him to not leak compromising information about the Electronaughts.

Roylance was monitored by Eams in order for him to not figure out his identity. However, during his 2020 campaign for Prime Minister, Eams assassinated Roylance’s father due to knowing too much about his plot. Unbeknownst to Eams at the time, Roylance saw this assassination and told the Agents of A.C.E, who he idolised.

After Richmond Clay was framed by Eams, Roylance went on the run with Clay due to also being a target of Eams. Over time, he became closer and on friendlier terms with the Agents, especially Richmond. After the Electronaughts captured the other Agents, Roylance discovered his true identity as a cyborg. With the help of Connor Hawk, he was able to process this revelation and then save his newfound friends.

During the last stand against the Electronaughts on ‘Judgment Day’, Roylance officially became Agent Blue and fought alongside his new colleagues. He then fought alongside them for many years after.

However, Roylance was unaware of the Manster contingency planted in his databanks. Due to a fascination with the Devine, fascist group ‘Bloodshot’ recreated the powers of the Devine with the help of Dr Germ. This led to the group slowly activating the Devine persona inside Roylance, which eventually took over and suppressed him. Inside his body, the Manster murdered Agent Clive Clayton and caused the Merger between the two dimensions.

After the Battle of the Unknown, the Devine was banished from Roylance and destroyed by Richmond Clay. Roylance was then sent back home through a portal, traumatised by the events of being possessed by the Devine. This lead to him leaving the Agents of A.C.E.

Not too shortly after leaving the Agents of A.C.E, Roylance found himself to be the target of a squad of reactivated electronaughts, who targeted him due to his alleged ‘purity’. He was defended by the Red Squadron, and helped them to defeat the electronaughts. This encounter later encouraged Roylance to help in defeating the human made Purple Matter. After helping to destroy this, Roylance accepted Daniel Liu’s offer and officially joined the Red Squadron.

Roylance later went on to serve on many missions alongside the Red Squadron, including the boarding of the Submersible, encounter with the Black Star and the attack of the Hydro Retarius.

Roylance later assisted the Red Squadron during the Black Star occupation of New Chinatown. In this time, Roylance began to further develop some feelings for Melanie Asher, however things were cut short when he was hacked into and turned an enemy by the Black Star. He was ultimately liberated, although was scarred by having to lose control of himself once more.

During the factional war during the Ordine Invasion, Roylance was highly helpful in taking down the Ordine cultists and later the Mob Dogs. He was horrified at Liu’s assassination of Strode, which fractured his dynamic with Mel.

Roylance became prominent in the fight against Lucia Manster, feeling particularly enraged and motivated due to the Divine’s possession in 2031. He temporarily took charge of the agents whilst Richmond Clay and Mel were away, re-recruiting and reconciling with Daniel Liu.

In the battle against the anarchists, Roylance professed his love for Asher, however this was short lived. In order to stop Manster’s plan, Roylance piloted Mel’s mech, absorbing all the vorpal power used by Lucia. He shot this off into space, allowing the power to override and engulf him, putting an end to his tumultuous yet heroic life.