Jade (Nicolas Tigre)

Nicolas Tigre is one of the main protagonists in World Class Valiant. Nicolas is a gifted 25 year old man with powers of the Jade of Life, he volunteered in the Valiant program to help the world and spread his ancestor's story of how he and the ones before him came to be.

### Origin

Nicolas comes from a long line of super heroes and his father was also once a Valiant. In ancient Mesoamerica his ancestor was a shaman in the Tigra tribe who wanted to impress the higher ups and heal the sick and wounded, after years of searching he came upon a cave that sang to him, in that cave contained the Jade of Life, and it was a large stone that glowed and radiated with wild colors and it was a plant and gem hybrid. He harvested the stone and against the wishes of leaders he made a handful of jewelry pieces that enhanced the performance of a person. The tribe leaders saw this and instantly started to praise him, the shaman wanted to find the limits of the jade, and stabbed a sharpened piece into his heart. This initially killed him but he woke a day later with new found abilities, he honed in skills to pair with his powers and they one day passed down to his son, his son was the first to dawn the armor and became the first Tiger.

But all stories have two sides and like two sides, and one of them is always the favorable side.

### Abilities

* Jade's baseline ability is Blessing of The Jade, this enhances his human form by giving him enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, senses, and durability
* Jade can burn a flame inside his heart that can enhance a part of his body to a heightened, more useful, and visually noticeable form (Jade's eyes, chest, and chosen body part will glow a faint, emerald green)

Ex: Jade's hands can move so quickly, they often appear as a green blur jetting from arms

* Jade can use his fire offensively and imbue his attacks with a green flame that is very difficult to extinguish and burns with fury

Ex: Jade can belch a long ranged flame thrower of green flame through the mouth of his mask

* Jade is a master of most martial arts and he combines his powers, ancient skills and tactics from his former Tigers, and a mix of martial arts to fight his opponents

Though he is strong and agile, he is doomed against very large enemies as he specializes in hand to hand combat.

### Weapons/ Armor

* Jade wears his iconic and stylish Tiger armor. Tiger armor is light but durable, made of silver and Jade of Life alloy, and great for movement
* Jade's Tiger armor ejects blades from the back of his hands that act as claws or brass knuckles

His armor is light and vulnerable, he can be doomed by very physically powerful enemies and blades.

### Combat Style

* Close range
* Sets foes on fire and makes them bleed
* Light feet, quick jabs, and maintaining focus
* Dodging and blocking
* Lots of movement and weaving

Punching only works up close, you are doomed in any other position.

### Characteristics/ Appearance

Nicolas is ESFJ-A, he likes to make plans and backup plans for everything he does and is very methodical with them. He is an assertive and outgoing team leader, who attempts to make the best of a given situation, although at times he struggles in the presence of chaos or disorder he can adapt and eventually put the situation in his control with a plan.

* 5'10, Male, Young, Mexican-American
* Combed dark brown hair, brown skin, brown eyes
* Lanky limbs, athlete's physique

The difference between Nicolas and Jade is the armor

* Silver plates protecting vital areas and limbs
* Tightly fitted silver helmet, shaped like a roaring tiger
* Black microfiber jumpsuit underneath the armor for mobility