Friede the Duplicitous

Friede the Duplicitous

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### Character Theme

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle OST - His Name is Diavolo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSBw0q-OIRU

**Friede the Duplicitous**, commonly known as just **Friede**, is a Vasto Lorde serving under the powerful criminal Super known as Gene Ripper. Originally sent by the Void to kill Gene Ripper, Friede instead ended up working for him after he witnessed the Gene Ripper's abilities in battle, and also discovered his plot to attain a God-Tier Weapon.

## Appearance

Friede is a gangly, monstrously tall humanoid clad in red and black masquerade attire. Atop his head is a crown with six horn-like protrusions branching from it, and his face takes the appearance of a white, nondescript mask with completely empty eye sockets, with the lower half covered by a red veil.

When enraged, this veil splits apart to reveal a massive, gaping mouth filled with sharp teeth. His dress is torn apart as his hands become enlarged and monstrous, and two extra arms sprout from his torso below the original pair. His previously empty sockets light up purple and a black, inky fluid is constantly dripping from his open maw.

## Personality

Friede is vain and self-absorbed, caring much about his superficial appearance and often remarking on how pretty he is. It seems he is loyal to no one besides his master, the Gene Ripper, and often acts as an enforcer among his followers.

However, this egocentric personality is nothing more than a front to what Friede calls his "ugly side". When Friede becomes enraged, he takes on both a more monstrous appearance and personality, becoming consumed with a relentless bloodlust towards whoever crossed him. In this state, Friede completely succumbs to the primal instinct of rage and will not calm down until he has either killed the one he is chasing after or been defeated.

## Equipment

**Bladed Fan:** A bladed weapon taking the appearance of a handheld fan. Friede can use it to effortlessly bisect enemies or to deflect solid projectiles.

## Powers and Abilities

**Extreme Strength:** As a Vasto Lorde, Friede possesses a herculean degree of physical strength despite his frail appearance. He is able to effortlessly tear people in half with his bare hands, knock down concrete walls, blow steel doors off their hinges, and crater in the ground with his strikes.

**Extreme Speed:** Friede's enhanced physiology allows him to move at incredible speeds, to the point of being barely readable the most experienced of Supers. His long limbs and strength allow him to bound rapidly across the battlefield and even outmaneuver machinegun fire.

**Extreme Durability:** Friede's body is extremely durable and can resist sustained machinegun, anti-material and artillery fire with little to no damage.

**Extreme Stamina:** Friede, like all Vasto Lordes, was crafted by the Void to fight for days or even weeks on end without showing even the slightest hint of fatigue. He can still fight at full strength even after sustaining critical damage, and his near bottomless pit of energy is one of his most dangerous traits.

**Shadowblade Blast:** As a Vasto Lorde, Friede has access to vast levels of magic power. Once enraged, Friede is able to condense shadow magic within his mouth, before firing it in an inky black beam that quickly flattens into a blade-like shape, slicing anything in its path in two.