Nikolas Klinge

### Traits

Stoic, Sociopathic, Logical (Before 1943), Emotional, Sympathetic, Logical (1943 onwards)

### Moral status

Morally Neutral (before 1943), Moral based on Sympathy (1943 onwards)

## Social life

### Hobby

Studying the environment, Performing environmentally beneficial actions, Being alone and scheming or thinking, Snuggling with his scarf or his pillow

### Family

Erwin Hollenfeuer and Ezekiel Hollenfeuer (Cousins), Zacharias Klinge (Older brother), Ichikari Sara (Love interest/Wife), Grimm Klinge (Adoptive Father)

## Miscellaneous

### Goals

Live a peaceful life, Pursue a career where he can help the environment (both succeeded), To die (technically succeeded?)

### Interests

Environment, Science, Life, Biology

**Nikolas Marco Hollenfeuer Klinge** is the primary Tritagonist of **Descendants of Calamity.** He is the younger brother of Zacharias Klinge and the cousin of Ezekiel and Erwin. Nikolas is an overqualified Environmental Scientist who was only in college for one year with a major in Ecology and Biology. He's the adoptive son of current Chancellor **Grimm Klinge,** his uncle whom took him in after the death of his biological parents. Out of all characters, Nikolas is the most sympathetic, the shortest and also the youngest. But at the start, he is sociopathic and emotionless due to traumatic experiences in his past. Because of his emotionless and inability to feel for others, he becomes sociopathic and no longer has regards for others emotions.

Nik is still a good force with neutral intentions. Despite his sociopathy, he still has regards for the existence of people and sees them equal to him. **His biggest philosophy is that all are equal and are all human, therefore no one is superior nor inferior, there will be one winner, one loser, nothing less nor more.** The actions he makes are based off of benefit, his judgement solely relies on what his actions will do to benefit him or others. He has no valid goal other than to live a peaceful life similarly to Erwin, however, a peaceful life with his current partner, **Ichikari Sara.**

* History
* Appearance
* Personality
* Abilities and Kinetic Arts

## **Origin**

Nikolas hails from Cologne, Germany from a political bloodline that's less authoritarian. He was a happy, extroverted kid and loved going out with his friends. His life seemed normal until at the age of 5, his older brother **Zacharias** would accidentally leave home and sail away. The family was devastated, a search started but to no avail. He would not come into contact with Zacharias until further notice. Eventually, when he was 9, he would eventually lose his father, **Hiehetzen Klinge** to an assassination and his mother would also suffer from a brain aneurysm, and will be in comatose for an unprecedented amount of time. He would eventually be adopted by **Grimm Klinge** and would live under his custody. Eventually, he entered Kinetic Arts practicing at 10. Due to his trauma, he turned introverted and silent, not to mention, him moving to a new school added fuel to the fire. He would struggle to communicate and eventually lose his emotions. He would then earn a new adoptive brother named **Hermann Rauchmann**. He would then cling onto Hermann, only showing extroverted-ness to him. Hermann would then slowly teach him and himself some wisdom in life, to which Nikolas would receive and keep to himself. **This is the source of his equality philosophy.** When Nikolas is 14, he eventually loses Hermann, unbeknownst to him he's still alive but presumed dead as he lacked presence. It looked like as if Nikolas will no longer receive any happiness, which eventually makes him emotionless.

At the age of 15, he would eventually ace all of his classes. He would then befriend a girl named Ichikari, whom is an introvert who only really speaks to Nikolas because of Nikolas' wisdom and smarts. Nikolas would then graduate college as early as 19, then become a local Environmental Scientist whom studies conservation, waste disposal and ecosystems. He is overqualified however he settled with a simple job due to his low esteem. He would live with Ichikari, and later Erwin after he hired him.

## **Appearance**

Nikolas wears an **M40 Feldbluse with a Labcoat overcoat accompanied by a gray scarf.** He also wears combat goggles during battles. This is his battle attire, **Whereas in his casual attire, he wears a standard gray shirt, slacks and doesn't have a scarf nor goggles.** On his arm, he also has containers for syringes which contain dangerous lethal injection chemicals that can be used to weaken undead enemies or straight up kill human enemies. Nikolas has white messy hair similar to Zacharias's. In new changes, Nikolas' lab coat is tucked in, alongside his feldbluse.

## **Personality**

Nikolas is a somewhat moral and stoic person. During his first appearance, he was unable to feel emotions however he slowly started to feel empathy and rage which led to his eventual understanding of the concept. He doesn't have idealistic and egotistical goals such as fame or status, he simply wants to live a simple, moral and simple life like Erwin Hollenfeuer. Nikolas bases off human value based on their morals and actions committed against other people whereas he would feel empathetic and sympathetic to victims and ruthless towards predators. However, he upholds important value upon his family and cousins over other people so when his family is at cost or danger, he would give away his morals and ethics to protect them.

## **Psychological evolution**

### 1940-1942

His main traits during these times were:

**Neutrality, Logicality, Sociopathy, Stoicism**

Nikolas is neutral, not evil nor good. His morality is rather confusing as logicality and stoicism conflict internally. His neutrality gives the character a moral challenge, however his look at humans and emotions rather makes him morally neutral. His logic, which highlights **"sacrifice a few to prevent more losses"** makes sense, but in moral terms, you need to take lives of others to prevent more lives lost. This is similarly conflicting with **"2 wrongs do not make a right"** BUT, if 2 wrongs result to something good, then maybe its excusable. That is what Nikolas heavily believes in. And because of this, he is sociopathic. He doesn't feel or empathize with the people he sacrifice to save other people. He also doesn't empathize with villains, seeing them as already morally low for being involved with bad people in the first place. His stoicism makes him look at more positive outcomes rather than negative, which makes him a very motivated person, despite still thinking he won't experience love or succeed in life.

### 1943 and onwards

His main traits during these times were:

**Questionable Morality, Empathetic Logic, Sympathy, Positive and Emotional transparency**

After the events of **"Forlorn and shipwrecked" and "I am here and I resent you more than anyone else",** Nikolas regains his emotions and consideration for others. Seeing his older adoptive brother and elder disciple die a preventable death broke him down. And because he fought him for survival, he blames himself. To add salt to the wound, seeing Erwin and Ezekiel fight over nothing and the exchanged insults affected him which changes his view forever. Nonetheless, this made him a little more moral. Yes, still killing people, but for benefit. Doing something immoral for something moral. This makes his morality questionable however still able to be empathized with. Adding onto this, Ichikari repeatedly begging him to stay because of her concern, it makes him empathize and sympathize, mostly sympathize. As well as her looks of sadness and despair when Nikolas is asked to report/go on a mission. He now fully shows emotions to sort of lightly manipulate others for good. This means if Panzer plans a mission that will kill others, he will use his emotions to make Panzer reconsider, similarly to his logic to do bad things for something good. The genuine showcase of emotions help Nikolas understand love and other's feelings too, which helps him develop his relationship with his family, friends and most importantly, Ichikari. Upon, Zeke's death, he also empathized with Erwin and viewed his death as the same, a sacrifice, doing something bad for something good.

## **Abilities and Weaknesses**

**Aerokinetic Capabilities -** Possessing **Aerokinesis and proficient chemistry knowledge,** Nikolas possesses a highly competitive power. With Aerokinesis, he utilizes it to create and produce strong and forceful winds, otherwise, uses it to repel and throw his concoctions or daggers towards his target for a more damaging impact. He also utilizes this ability to enhance the velocity of his bullets or knives in order to create a strikethrough effect or a relatively strong pierce. His proficient chemistry knowledge gives him the ability to make **Fulminated Mercury, Potassium Chloride and sometimes, Pancuronium Bromide.** All of which are deadly and severe chemicals which can cause explosions, cardiac arrest and paralysis. His inability to feel emotions (beforehand) give him no empathy nor sympathy, as long as he sees the victim as lower and more evil than him. His proficiency in agility allow him to specialize in brawls and speed.

**Advanced Chemistry Knowledge -** Nikolas' ability to recognize chemistry give him knowledge on how to use it in fights, utilizing it with lethal injections and chemicals

**Advanced Environmental Knowledge -** Nikolas heavily specializes in environmental studies, thus he knows how to use Aerokinesis to a scientific advantage

**Agility -** His agile capabilities allow him to traverse quickly and easily

**Glider proficiency -** His extended knowledge on gliding allow him to fully use aerial force and wind to his advantage and mobility

**Strategical tactics -** Nikolas plays it safe during offenses and defenses combined. He usually sets backup-plans for backup-plans in case anything goes wrong. He also tries to hone down his power in order to deceive his enemies into thinking he is weak. Alongside that, he manipulates the environment around him to his advantage.

**Ego player -** He usually taunts and pretends to underestimate his enemies in order to force them to go full power, from there he can memorize their mannerisms and outplay them.

### Weaknesses

Nikolas is inferior to **heavy attacks and burst attacks, mainly Geokinesis and other Heavy Kinetic Arts** because of his agile and small body. He is not emotionally or mentally weak because he maintains it and has a stoic personality, meaning he minimizes thinking negatively. Only later in the series where he struggles to do actions if he sees it as immoral and doesn't provide moral benefit. He also struggles to kill other human beings he sees as pitiful because of his equality philosophy. He also hates it when any of his relatives are hurt, and he empathizes with their pain. Meanwhile, the mentioning of Panzer's bullying also affects him but not as much.

## **Kinetic Art Techniques**

**Power Gale -** Nikolas summons a strong and forceful gale of wind, aiming to clear an area or launch an opponent into a wall

**Chains of Anemoi -** Nikolas gathers strong gales of winds from North, South, East and West in order to drag his opponent closer to him/vice versa and prevent an escape

**Nock Ten's Flurry -** Nikolas throws a couple of daggers toward his enemy before rushing forward to distract the latter and reclaim his daggers

**Compression -** Nikolas compresses the air pressure around the area of his opponent to stimulate difficult breathing and hurt lungs

**Compression Blast -** Nikolas gathers and compresses wind around his hand and launches a blast of wind with a flick of a finger towards his desired target

**Concoction Mania -** Nikolas throws Fulminated Mercury towards his enemy at a great velocity, or distributes and throws the fulminated mercury around the area

**Explosive intensification -** Nikolas starts a barrage of kicks toward his enemy as it gradually speeds up and Nikolas eventually repeatedly roundhouse kicks his target until he runs out of energy, to which he ends the flurry of kicks with a barrage, then a deflecting kick

### **Awakening**

**Wrath of Rammasun -** Nikolas Gathers wind around himself and levitates before tracking his target and launching himself towards him, unleashing a flurry of wind all around the area aiming to immobilize or kill his target

**Cyclonical Burst -** Nikolas unleashes a small cyclone/hurricane onto his opponent to fully control the said opponent and prevent them from moving, sometimes utilizes concoctions if necessary

**Catastrophical Haiyan -** Nikolas turns the battlefield into a storm to use the environment (they must be abiotic things or simply dead trees, bricks, rocks, rooves and etc) to his advantage an d to also prevent any other escape. He will eventually also start distributing his deadly concoctions and not hesitate to inject people with the deadly chemicals.