COA-TEMPEST

**COA-TEMPEST** (codename: TEMPEST-315), is a cybernetic assassin created by COALESCENCE. A former Rojinese Samurai, he became part of their cyborg line-up of the firm through his choice, knowing that the technology is the key to fight the forces of PROJECT.

## Biography

### Background

Nishida Akashi is a Rojinese Samurai. His career as a Samurai has been prestigious and he was well known in their history, to the point of being compared with various legendary swordsmen from all around the planet, earning the moniker of Tempest for his efficiency and the unstopppable storm he brings into his enemies. Despite his ruthless nature in combat, he was a loving man with a family, valuing the simplicity of living in the villages outside the cities of Roji. However, one day, when PROJECT destroyed his country, he lost everything. Everything he loved, has been taken away.

This formed him the desire to enact justice and not just revenge against the megacorporation. Having realised that PROJECT has made him a target after escaping numerous arrest attempts, Nishida was then recruited by COALESCENCE; In which, Nishida forcibly took the role of an assassin in desperation. However, Darren and Lauren authorised his cybernetic augmentation, to which he can only sleep in silence as the security firm slowly turns him into a meld between man, and machine.

### TEMPEST-315: ONLINE

Now having been transformed into a cyborg, COALESCENCE kept his free will, but his body has been extensively modified only to augment his capabilities tenfold. Codenamed COA-TEMPEST; Nishida, is now ready to serve justice and cold revenge, having been given an assignment immediately, which were mostly composed of assassinations. Nishida would expect nothing less from the security firm, whom clearly understands his motives, despite his extreme ruthlessness in the field.

## Personality

TEMPEST is regarded as the epitome of an assassin; if he is paid to kill someone, he will fulfill his assassinations without hesitation, with the exception of women and children. Along with his sarcasm, he has an incredibly tough attitude and can work even under extreme pressure. He also has a personal method where he must be paid first to get his job done and will threaten his superiors further when he is offended, as evidenced by wanting double the original payment for his job because his "client" was being a "whining fool".

Clearly, he does not like talkative people, and wishes his handler to simply get straight to the point regarding on his assassination contracts.

## Abilities

COA-TEMPEST is designed to be the perfect cybernetic assassin. Equipped with state-of-the-art cybernetics that does nothing but to endlessly improve his combat efficiency, Tempest is a silent, stealthy and elusive killing machine that serves only his masters that pay and respect him well. As the war goes on, he is then equipped with Solar-powered jetpacks, allowing him to fly and leap stories high to aid himself in heavy combat when necessary.

### Moveset

* **Armour's BANE**: TEMPEST's attacks on his enemies significantly reduce the effectiveness of their armour by 41% to 73%, depending on their condition. This is due to his high frequency blade emitting an extremely focused vibration when struck against the target surface, therefore weakening the armour's molecular structure.

* **ORBITAL Shuriken**: TEMPEST launches shurikens to seek out his targets. When struck under a surface or an enemy, it generates plasma heat to slowly melt its surrounding surface. When it hits a solid wall, it can embed itself and become a tracking device with a range of 14.5 kilometers.

* **CHARGE**: TEMPEST locks into the position of an enemy and dashes to them, killing them likely on the spot.

* **DECISIVE SWEEP**: TEMPEST does an *anime-style sword* takedown that instantly destroys his opponent. The magnetic EMP grenades he equipped keeps his target suspended in the air, allowing his blades the perfect opportunity to sllice the target down to a molecular level that leaves any opponent to suffer a state of death, or disintegration.

## Trivia

### Developmental Notes

* Like Shiro, Tempest is Rojinese.
* Tempest's diamond blades are manufactured by Praxxan. They are powered by reverse engineered Redstone, hence the yellow colour.
* His moniker, the Tempest, is derived from his ability to slice anything in his path, only with his blade.
* He kills for money. COALESCENCE clearly made him rich.
* TEMPEST's armour is reasonably durable and lightweight. His colours even reflect COALESCENCE's overall motif that was singlehandedly inspired from PSYLOCKE-832.
* Tempest is remarked for his snarky personality.
* TEMPEST-315's armour is even superior to those of PROJECT's cybernetic warriors, but not on the same level of durability as BRIENNE-218's *Vanguard* armour and REDEEMER-865's reverse engineered *X 13Dobrakel Powered Armour*.