Russell Johnson

“
Life is like a sandwich! No matter which way you flip it, the bread always comes first! (人生はサンドイッチのようなものです！ どちらの方向にひっくり返しても、常にパンが最初に来ます！*Jinsei wa sandoitchi no yōna monodesu! Dochira no hōkō ni hikkurikaeshite mo, tsuneni pan ga saisho ni kimasu!*)
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—Russell Johnson

Agent **Russell Johnson** (ラッセル・ジョンソン, *Rasseru Jonson*) is one of Keiichi Haven's primary allies in *Advanced Battle*. This is the original depiction of Russell Johnson, as created by Alex Guy.

He appears prominently in *Regional Crusaders*, *Stardust Frontier*, *Twilight Destiny*, and *Stardust Requiem*.He was a good and trusted friend of Keiichi Haven, Azure, and Xander Summers.

Originally a Division X agent for only six months, Russell befriended Keiichi, and both he and Xander were assigned to Keiichi's group to hunt and capture mutants. After a devastating attack from the Alliance and Xander's mysterious death, Russell became suspicious and teamed up with Azure to expose Division X, later aiding Keiichi against Xeno with his new ability, Stardust Temporal.

Sometime after this, Russell joined Helix and was eventually sent to investigate the Gold region, recruiting Kyotaro, Hikaru, and later Daiya, leading the group across several regions in an attempt to discover the secrets involving mythical beasts.

Several years later, he was sent to another universe to test a dimensional transponder built by Helix and ended up joining Alpha's group to locate the Twilight Note. After following Alpha throughout his journey, Russell returned to his home universe and his recount of his adventures led to a universal Grand Championship.

## History

### Pre-*Twilight Destiny* (2028-2037)

#### Voluntary Subject

Sometime in 2038, Helix built and attempted to test an inter-dimensional transporter. Russell volunteered to become their test subject and successfully arrived in an alternate universe, but unfortunately, the transporter broke, leaving Russell stranded. Unbeknownst to him at the time, this universe's reality was altered by Theodore Heimrich, Michael D'Angelo, and Hisashi Kujo using the Sword of Destiny. Russell, one of the few civilians unaffected by the artifact, arrived and began exploring the North Side region.

### *Twilight Destiny* and *Stardust Requiem* (2038)

#### The Final Battle

Following the battle with Theodore, Alpha/Epsilon used the Twilight Note to separate himself from Dark Alpha. Russell, who was planning on leaving, decided to stay and witnessed the final battle between the two Alphas. Afterward, Russell used the Sword of Destiny to return to his home universe.

## Powers/Abilities

### Stardust Temporal

*Main article: Stardust Temporal*

During the showdown at United Château Mansion, Russell was successfully captured by the Alliance and taken to their whereabouts. While kidnapped, he was brainwashed into their personal minion and given a randomly generated ability, one that mixed with Russell's dormant superhuman cells and resulted in a potentially powerful superpower. This Meta Ability was later dubbed "Stardust Temporal," and was later passed down to his descendants.

When activated, Stardust Temporal is able to halt the flow of time around an individual for 3 seconds (later 6 seconds), causing the affected person to freeze in place. During this time, he is able to interact with the frozen individual within his range. This ability can only affect one person at a time and requires a few seconds in between each usage. Starting with *Final Endings*, this power is known as "ACT 1," and unlike his descendant Jonas, Russell does not have access to "ACT 2."