John Anderson

The Speed King of the Velocity Road, John Anderson is known to many as being the fastest Storm Rider in the entire world, and it is also commonly believed for him to be undefeated in a race (though not necessarily battling). Wherever he goes, brutal gusts of wind pass by as well, risen from the immense speed of his run and always lagging behind him as not even the speed of wind itself can keep up with the king of speed.

Despite all of this, unbeknownst to many, John Anderson has lost a race against the Shadow King, a result that hasn't been made publicly known. With Sebastian's speed outclassing John Anderson's, and with that cold demeanor of the Shadow King, John Anderson's spirit has been broken and he no longer rides anywhere near as fast as he once did... In his peak he used to be considerably faster but ever since that crushing defeat, his speed has reduced considerably due to a lack of passion for it and lack of motivation... Still, make no mistake, even to this day, the lowered speed he possesses is more than enough to beat just about anyone in a race... Almost.

## Appearance

Despite having goggles on his head almost constantly, John Anderson never uses them despite the speed he moves at, keeping them as a memento from the time he thought he needed them in the past. He is very laid back and casual with his dressing, usually having some form of a tee-shirt on him, plain looking too. It's not uncommon for him to have a sweater wrapped around his waist. People have claimed that the pupils in his eyes disappear when he becomes serious... Although he hasn't gotten serious ever since his defeat at the hands of the Shadow King.

## Personality

A casual individual who isn't likely to take things serious, John Anderson isn't always easy to get to know because he can be very absorbed into his own mind, particularly when he's running, and he rarely slows down enough for others to catch up and strike a conversation, making him look elusive to others despite being rather down to earth.

Possessing incredible passion for speed itself, John Anderson used to take immense joy from simply accelerating and moving fast, even before taking up Storm Riding he used to be a track runner who proud himself on running faster than others, not just for the pride of winning but for the sensation of moving faster.

Whenever he faced someone in the past, he always made sure to encourage them to move faster even if they lost because he found happiness in moving faster and seeing others move fast too, which in itself pushed him to move even faster and end up in an endless cycle.

After having lost to the Shadow King, John could no longer apply that same idealism for speed. It isn't that he was a sore loser, he would have accepted the defeat in stride had it been against anyone else, but Sebastian Fateburn's cold and passionless way of speeding, void from all feelings of joy... It was like a black hole that sucked away all the love John once had for speed.

With his spirit broken, John Anderson is constantly bored and even slightly depressed, the thing he once loved more than anything else is now the cause for his grief. Because of this, seeing new riders will bring a sigh from him as they are simply unimpressive to him, a reaction he never had in the past prior to his loss. Now when he wins, he tends to try and convince others from giving up on speed, claiming it to be pointless as they can only go so fast and are never able to outrun their own shadows. He waits for the day where his love and need for speed will be reignited, but he no longer believes that day will ever come.

## Trivia

* Like any other Rider of high enough level, John Anderson has a shadow, an image representing and symbolizing his riding skill and spirit. Because of how fast he rides, most never get to see his shadow, and now that he lacks the riding spirit, it simply doesn't manifest anymore. That said, the shadow is that of an azure dragon.
* John Anderson is an incredible customer to have for a Tuner, because not only does he need constant tune ups on his Regalia and constant repairs of his ATs, even constant refills on his batteries, him teaching others the Velocity Road results in a large business opportunity as they suffer from the same battery depletion issues and high maintenance requirements as him.
* When John rides by a regular civilian/pedestrian/person, all they see is a blur moving by, with small lightning tailing that blur, and strong gusts of wind blowing right after them. Even lesser skilled or simply slower Riders have trouble in even just seeing the extent of John's movements when he's passing by at his top speed.
* The small lightning generated by his run is always in an azure color.
* He used to practice taekwondo back when he was younger and had a knack for it, having made it up to Jr. Black Belt before he gave it up, with others claiming he had the makings of a true black belt if he just put in the effort... But his true passion was with speed.