Crognior

Father Crognior is a Secondary Villain in Project Aptitude, spite being the main villain of the Solitude Hallow Arc of the comic. Crognior is the head priest of the Solitude Hallow Village also ruling it, much alike a mayor, but his goals are too manipulate the pokemon in the village under his Fake God to obtain power and take over the entire region.

## Personality

Being looked up too in the village, he may seem hopeful and content to help his people, but in reality he is a greedy manipulative Feraligatr. His villainous power-hungry greed can be shown when his enemies get in his way, doing what it takes to get rid of them with his aptitude: Poseidon's Palms.

Crognoir is also very cunning in knowing about pokemon who might be enemies to his plans, so he acts kind to them and then expose of them in the last second to bring their guard down, he is also very content to be smirky of when they get on his bad side.

## Appearance

He wears a cloak with a necklace with a horn on it given by his mother whom he left behind for his evil greed reasons, sleeves that go over his arms and legs. Also possessing slightly bright yellow eyes.

## ***Plot***

### Solitude Hallow Arc

On a quiet day in the Solitude Hallow, Crognior was speaking to Moon, one of his pawns about the plan he had been planning for some years. Saying of how he will destroy everything in sight with the tool he have created with his own hands, giving himself only around an entire week to fully use the weapon at its full power. He quietly laughs as he expects nobody to interfere with his own scheme.

Little days later, he was informed by Moon to do his daily Ryumaru blessings, he does so, doing his routine. As soon as he finishes, he claps his hands using his aptitude, creating a water ball that exploded, making some rain that poured down to the residents. When they all clapped in excitement, he waved to them but noticed that Sage was leaving the crowd, slowly starting to assume the council to be on his tail.

After a week, when the set mission is going to take place, Crognior goes into town on a low profile and begins to spy on Squad 13 (Kano, Sparky and Shiro). Then eventually, he'd walked up to them, changing to his "nice guy" side asking them if they're new around. When the squad accepted, he took them into the church where he is residing in and begin to secretly spew information from them to know if they are working for Zera or now. He'd ask where they're from, they answered with that they are from a village in the middle of nowhere. Crognior became suspicious of it, so he'd ask again but if they knew who Zera was to throw them off. He'd quickly change personalities after, then being interrupted by Bone that the houndoom wanted to talk with him, he'd excuse himself to talk with him privately.

In the conversation, he talks with Bone about three other squads on their way to the Solitude Hallow to stop Crognior. He begins thinking his next move, quickly telling Bone to hold off until further orders, he also tells bone about the sudden "game" he is playing with Zera, accepting it and shows that he won't hold back. He'd then goes back, planning to toy around with the three young squadmates until he can make his move.

He'd return, going back to his fake act once again, then tell Squad 13 about the festival he hosts the end of every month. After that, he'd allow them to leave, leading them to the main area. After taking them to there, he'd tell them to have a safe trip and saying "And may Ryumaru guide your path." and stood there as they slowly left. But he'd then told them that they aren't going anywhere, clapping his hands using his aptitude ability: Water Barrier to block the exit/entrance completely, the squad turns to prepare for battle, Crognior would do the same preparing to eliminate them. But as he keeps taunting them about his plans, Squad 13 swiftly escaped the building by going through his barrier since it was too thin. Out of irritation, he summons his eight paws, telling them to destroy every squad, as they all leave, vowing that he will not lose to Zera's allies as he still remains in his church.

## Powers and Abilities

### Aptitude

Crognior's Aptitude is Poseidon's Plams, named after the greek god of water, which allow him to create water structures by clapping his hands.

Aptitude Abilties