Kaiden Grae

*"They don't deserve to rot behind bars for acting out in desperation."*
—Kaiden Grae
**Kaiden Grae** is a young adult working tirelessly as a retail worker in Neo Arcadia, trying his best to make ends meet as he endures the modern hassle of life in the big city.

Though as life in Neo Arcadia became more and more chaotic, Kaiden felt more and more pressured to do something about it. He was given the opportunity when he reunited with the man who attempted to save him as a child and learned of his identity. The two forged a friendship and agreed to help each other out while fighting crime.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### A Fateful Day

*"I'm old enough to go to the park by myself now? Yes I can't wait to go swing!"*
—Kaiden Grae to Katherine Grae
It was April 24th, 2015. Kaiden's mother, Katherine Grae noticed the strange absence of her husband, Makel Grae.

And so she called Kaiden into the kitchen to ask him of his father's whereabouts. Upon hearing the answer "No." She noticed a white van cruise and park into their drive way, Where men in black suits soon emerged wearing black suits endowed with silver emblems. Depicting that of a burning deck of cards. She instructed Kaiden that now he was thirteen, he was allowed to go to the park by himself, and told her son to "go out through the backdoor and have fun." Kaiden happily obliged and left.

And that was the last time he saw his mother.

As the sun slowly but surely set, Kaiden began his walk home, only to realize he was being followed by a man in metal plating with the pin of a coffin with the Ace of spades peaking out of the lid. Kaiden immediately broke into a light job, the man began his pursuit until they both broke into a sprint down the city back ally ways.

Kaiden first met Almanac here, who attempted to rescue the young boy. Sadly the man turned out to be a meta-human with the ability to sink into any surface and move about as a shadow. The man pinned Almanac's shadow and dragged Kaiden away with him by tugging on the shadow of his collar. This was when Kaiden first awakened to his abilities, and in an uncontrolled fit of panic. Blanketed the entire street in shadow through cloud formation, nullifying the mans abilities and allowing the poor kid to escape.

However, by the time he made it home. The police where there at the scene of the crime, alongside his younger brother, weeping at the news that their parents were now declared as "missing."

Kaiden lived out the rest of his adolescence In an orphanage, Moving out and taking his brother Malakai with him the moment he turned eighteen years old.

### Life in Neo Arcadia

*"Shipping Manifest Express, we pack it, we ship it, don't sweat it."*
—Kaiden Grae
Deciding to escape his past, He took Malakai with him to live in Neo Arcadia in search of opportunity for the pair of them. Kaiden getting a full time job as a retail worker in Shipping Manifest Express, and Malakai going to their better funded high school in hopes of better access to higher education later on.

Although he's aware of the Arcadian rebels, and he holds respect towards their leader for stepping in on that fateful day. He's convinced himself he's too preoccupied caring for his younger brother to bother to commit to anything else. Whether or not this attitude will change has yet to be seen.

#### Reunion

While in the coffee shop, Kaiden ran into a mysterious man who would later reveal his name to be Jason Kade. He took a questionable interest in Kaiden, which turned out to be a quest for closure for not saving him years prior. Now equipped with the knowledge of the one who tried to save him, Kaiden befriended him.

## Personality

*"It's what mother would’ve wanted of you, Malakai."*
—Kaiden Grae
As a kid, he was fairly hyperactive and could never stand in place for very long. He always had something on his mind, or was occupying himself to keep from idle. He was generally good at making friends, often through joining them on their activities. However this trait would slowly die out upon realization that his life would never be the same, and that he had to sacrifice what childhood he had to take on the responsibilities of an adult early.

Despite his Now stoic demeanor and contradicting appearance, he is truly kind empathetic towards other as he himself knows what it's like to endure hardship after hardship, and will attempt to reason with enemies before resulting to force. Once that threshold is crossed however, and force is necessary. he will offer no more words until someone goes down.

## Physical Appearance

*"I know I may look like I'll bite, but I promise to treat you well."*
—Kaiden Grae
With an ectomorph body type, Kaiden is quite tall and skinny. He boasts a triangular jawline, black, spiky, and uneven hair (as a result of refusing to pay for a haircut) and upturn eyes surrounded by bags accompanied by a sandy skin tone.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"It seems power runs through both sides of the family, and I've inherited both of them. Is this why we were sought after all those years ago?"*
—Kaiden Grae
Kaiden wields two powers inherited from both his mother and father, making him an opponent to be reckoned with.

* **Atmospheric Manipulation:** From his mothers side, Kaiden can control the atmosphere itself and manipulate air pressure and fronts. Allowing him to wield a variety of offset abilities related to it such as.
	+ **Temperature Manipulation**: Allows him to control the temperature around himself through creating weather fronts, however he has to be careful as he's still susceptible to temperature changes.
	+ **Wind Manipulation**: Through controlling air pressure, he can manipulate the wind itself for air styled attacks and maneuvers.
	+ **Weather Manipulation:** By combining the previous two, Kaiden can change and manipulate the weather itself. Whether it be rain, sleet, or snow.
* **Parachronal Manipulation:** Inherited from his Fathers side, Kaiden can manipulate himself across potential timeline splits for affects such as.
	+ **Schrödinger's cat:** When unarmed, he can use this ability to allow himself to randomly summon one of his three weapons.
	+ **Chrono Trigger:** Chance to strike twice as if he were dual wield due to splitting off from decisions on how he aims his sword swing.
	+ **Rosen Bridge:** When entering through a doorway, he can travel to an existing doorway he’s used his ability on beforehand. Allowing him to save state or travel to his “Base.”
	+ **Parachronal Shift:** Can create red and black echoes of himself off timeline splits whenever faced with a decision. While Real Kaiden may throw a punch while Parachronal Kaiden throws a kick instead.

## Weaknesses

* **Parachronal Shift:** Clones made through Parachronal shift, when attack. Still transfer some of the damage to the original kaiden,
* **Weather Manipulation:** Major weather events takes time and energy to prepare.

## Equipment

### Attire

**On a Budget:** To hide his identity while out and about as a vigilante, Kaiden currently uses a "Permanently borrowed" tuxedo.

## Relationships

* Makel Grae - Father (Missing)
* Malakai Grae - Younger Brother

Allies* Jason Kade/Almanac

## Trivia

* Kaiden's signature color is dark red. An ongoing joke is he and Almanac owning the same color scheme.
	+ One of Kaiden's nicknames is "Kai." The name "Kai" means "strong," "victorious," and "recovery," in three Asian cultures. The name may also be derived from the Japanese word "Akai", which means "red."
	+ In Scottish, "Kai" means "fire,"
	+ In Hawaiian, "Kai" means "ocean" or "ocean water."