Jaiden Iglesias

Jaiden as he appears in Criaturo Nocturno

Augustus Leopold School for Higher Learning (teacher)

Jaiden Iglesias, known simply as **Jaiden**, is a protagonist featured in *Wild Souls: Criaturo Nocturno*, and a supporting character in *Survival of the Fittest* and *Mammoth Among Men*.

 Jaiden is introduced as a member of **El Cabro**, within Jim's **El Grupa de Rana.** He is presented as a cold, aloof and slightly cruel person who does not trust Cory in the slightest, and disapproves of him joining **El Grupa de Rana**. Eventually, Jaiden comes to respect Cory's determination and resolve, although the two are not especially close.

## Abilities

**Animal-Spirit:**Jaiden wields an Animal-Spirit named **Trapdoor Spider**. As with all Animal-Spirits, Trapdoor grants Jaiden choice superhuman abilities:

* **"Backdoor":**Trapdoor Spider's primary ability, which Jaiden has named "Backdoor", is to create a portal into a void-like dimension. The portal appears as a dark purple vortex ringed in a mass of spiderwebs. Jaiden very much so enjoys it when his teammates pile into his dark purple vortex. Backdoor is a very versatile ability that Jaiden can apply in the following ways.
	+ **Distance Manipulation**: If Jaiden wills it, he can open a second portal at another location. Backdoor then finds the shortest distance between the two points and elongates the portal to that respective length. The first portal sucks in Jaiden like a vacuum, while the second portal acts as a depository. Jaiden has to have visited the location he is traveling to within Backdoor at least once, or else know the exact longitude and latitude of where he is going. Additionally, once Backdoor has set a course, Jaiden cannot change it. If Jaiden closes both portals while he is within Backdoor, then his sense of direction will be lost and he will drift off into the void. Jaiden can escape the void by opening a portal, but he will have no control over where he is going and be deposited in a random place on the Earth.
	+ **Intangibility/Invisibility/Imperceptibility:** When Jaiden and anyone else are inside his dimension, they can see, hear, and smell anything from the actual world as long as two portals are open. However, they cannot physically interact with anything, nor be sensed by anyone in the real world. This allows Jaiden and anyone he lets into his dimension to become intangible, invisible, and imperceptible. In addition to becoming undetectable, this also enables Jaiden to move at much quicker speeds, since it eliminates friction with the ground as well as propelling Jaiden and anyone else inside the portal through the sucking of air.

* **Silk Generation:**Trapdoor Spider can project a silk string from each of Jaiden's fingers. The silk strings are strong enough to bind a person of average strength, although many Animal-Spirit users can break them. Jaiden often covers his teammates with said silk, and they love it. Some call this “gay sex”, a perfectly normal and socially acceptable thing for two consenting adults to do.

**Fighting Skill:**Jaiden is a seasoned hand-to-hand combatant.

**High** **Intelligence:** Jaiden is stated to be the smartest member of El Grupa De Rana.