SERVER

**Lothius**, also known as **SERVER**, is the overarching protagonist of the *Lightning SMP*.

They serve as a major protagonist of the Vault Arc, the overarching protagonist of the Taiga Arc and the Liberal Arc, and the unseen overarching protagonist of the ongoing Indigo Arc.

SERVER is an enigmatic deity that defeated and killed Horus 2000 years ago using the Elemental Swords. After this, SERVER hid and scattered the swords across the world in order to prevent them falling into the wrong hands. SERVER then encountered the SMP and decided to protect it from outside threats.

## Personality

SERVER is a protective and kind individual, believing that it is everyone’s right to defend those who can’t defend themselves. SERVER is incredibly nice to the SMP members, sharing knowledge and chatting with them, however SERVER would keep secrets from people as shown when they avoid talking about Horus’ skull. The only exception of SERVER talking about Horus was when v0yx asked them about Horus’ origins.

## Biography

### End of Horus’ Reign

During Horus’ reign on the Overworld, SERVER weaponized the eight Elemental Swords and battled Horus. The two engaged in an intense battle, both proving to be equally powerful. In the climax of the battle, Horus used his dark magic to shapeshift into a gigantic, monstrous version of himself to gain the upper hand, SERVER however combined all of the Elemental Swords into a single weapon before decimating Horus’ body, leaving his massive skull behind.

SERVER, now drained of energy, buried Horus’ skull before scattering all the Elemental Swords across the universe to make sure they don’t fall into the wrong hands. After separating the Elemental Swords, SERVER began destroying all of Horus’ empire, reverting the Overworld, Nether, and the End to it’s state prior to Horus’ involvement.

### Events of the *Lightning SMP*

#### Vault Arc

SERVER was seen in the end-credits of “Reversion”, the mechanical deity emerges through a nether portal and looks onwards towards the sunset.

SERVER makes their proper introduction in “Lying Spirit”, they first appear as a shadowy figure that encounters Triscuit and Raditya when the two were hiding from Amun. Later, Triscuit and Raditya lure Amun into a trap by firing fireworks to draw his attention. When the spirit prepared to kill the two, SERVER fired a blue energy beam from the sky onto Amun, fracturing his cloaked form before being forced to flee. SERVER descends from the sky to meet face-to-face with Triscuit and Raditya, Triscuit thanked the guardian deity and said that he can’t thank them enough. SERVER states that it is their job to look out for others before teleporting away.

In “All Falls Down”, SERVER shows up during the war and helps Triscuit’s side win by disrupting communication on Jason’s side by deactivating chat. SERVER later teleports in front of Raditya to shield him from a large explosion caused by Jason. After Jason is dead and the smoke clears, SERVER helps the others repair the SMP, telekinetically covering holes and giving life to the charred soil.

In the arc finale, “Aftermath”, SERVER wanted to meet Zillius and sends a message to Zillius’ chat. Zillius accepts the invitation and travels on top of a mountain, SERVER descends from the sky and thanked Zillius for accepting to meet. The latter asks why did they want to meet him, SERVER states that a threat is coming, Zillius’ eyes widen as the chapter ends.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Nigh-Omnipotence**: SERVER is an incredibly powerful being with innumerable amount of divine powers. This along with SERVER’s extremely high intelligence allows them to become one of the most powerful and feared deities across the Overworld. SERVER’s divine powers are so great that they can safely utilize all of the Elemental Swords.
* **Avatar Capabilities**: SERVER was able to create an advanced mechanical avatar that they can remotely control. SERVER’s consciousness is transferred to the avatar when used, to provide maximum efficiency.
	+ **Flight**: The avatar is equipped with an anti-gravity device that allows it to fly through the air freely. SERVER can activate thrusters on the avatar’s back shoulders to increase flight speeds.
	+ **Nigh-Indestructibility**: The avatar is made up of a rare alloy that is notably far stronger and durable than netherite itself. SERVER intended for their avatar to be almost indestructible, the avatar was able to withstand a large explosion set off by Jazson in "All Falls Down".
	+ **Technopathy**: As the God of Technology, SERVER can control and manipulate any form of technology at will, they were capable of disrupting Jazson’s communication device so that he can’t communicate with his team during the Vault War. SERVER can send messages to chat (which is a small phone-like device in the SMP) to anyone that possesses a chat.
	+ **Ergokinesis**: SERVER can transform their avatar’s right arm into a cannon that can fire blue energy blasts capable of harming spirits. SERVER can alter the frequency of the energy blasts, allowing it to turns into an energy beam.
	+ **Teleportation**: The avatar is able to teleport across long distances in a blue flash. SERVER was able to teleport in front of Raditya just in time to shield him from an explosion. With enough energy, SERVER is capable of creating portals that lead to other dimensions.
	+ **Electrokinesis**: SERVER is able to summon lightning bolts from the sky to smite their enemies. Similar to Horus’ lightning bolts, these bolts vary in frequency though SERVER usually minimizes the bolt’s power to avoid collateral damage.

### Abilities

* **High Intelligence**: SERVER is an incredibly intelligent deity, able to conceptualize and create new inventions to help others. SERVER is also an expert tactician, as they helped Triscuit and Raditya defeat Amun, they also convinced Triscuit to create a peace treaty with Stonehattan because they are aware that this could lead to a devastating war.

## Trivia

* SERVER's true name is Lothius. It was initially assumed that they were two separate characters until the series creator debunked it.
	+ In earlier drafts, SERVER was going to be revealed as Horus' brother, Sobek. However, this was scrapped because the series creator didn't really like the idea.
* Despite being genderless, SERVER is sometimes referred as a male.
* In the original version of the *Lightning SMP*, SERVER was originally a time-traveling A.I. from the future sent to the past to stop Horus from taking over the universe, it then stayed in the present day to prevent Horus from returning. This version of SERVER was going to be emotionless and unsympathetic, relying on logic and acting as a neutral character towards the members of the SMP. Ultimately, the series creators scrapped this version of SERVER as it was too confusing for the audience.