HABIT

**HABIT** is a recurring character and antagonist in the Averno series, and a major character and main antagonist of *EverymanHYBRID*. He is a mysterious and malevolent entity of unknown origin who opposes the Operator and has close ties to the EverymanHYBRID crew.

## Biography

*For his history outside of the Averno continuity, see his EverymanHYBRID Wiki page.*

In 2017, HABIT interfered with the Operator's abduction of Skye Martin and Toby Rogers, and took them hostage in his domain, later revealed to be the Ark. He then sent a letter to the New Haven Police Department addressed to Eyeless Jack, who was a close friend of the two former proxies, informing the latter about their whereabouts. Tim Wright later mentioned HABIT was hunting down former victims of the Operator who have been stranded in the Ark for unknown reasons.

## Physical Appearance

It is unknown what HABIT's true appearance looks like, or if the entity has a true corporeal form at all.

While possessing Evan, HABIT appears physically identical to Evan with few noticeable differences such as darker circles around his eyes, and is often seen sporting a diabolical smile. He seems to have a different fashion style than Evan, sometimes wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a straw hat once in place of Evan's usual t-shirt and jeans. He is also sometimes seen wearing a t-shirt with a picture of the Ghost-type Pokemon Haunter, which he has a particular affinity for. He occasionally appears in film or visual recordings with a purple aura or visual distortion surrounding him, which intensifies and remains almost constant while he is in the Ark.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Possession**: HABIT is able to possess humans at will, akin to a demon or ghost. It was implied that, through possession, HABIT had been several of the history's worst serial killers, including Vlad the Impaler, Albert Fish, Josef Mengele and Ed Gein. He had been possessing Evan of EverymanHYBRID since "A summoning", exhibiting varying levels of control over the latter's body at different times, before willingly vacating Evan's body in "All good things".
	+ **Immortality Bestowal**: HABIT bestows a regenerative healing factor upon the human hosts he possesses, effectively rendering them immortal, and this effect lasts even after he vacates the host's body. Because of this, HABIT referred to his most recent host, Evan, as a 'god' as he could only die from wounds inflicted by the God-Killer knife.

* **Immortality**: HABIT is implied to be an immortal entity who has existed for centuries, remaining extant even after his human hosts die.

## Possessions

* **God-Killer**: Also known as the North Star knife, it is a weapon that can allegedly kill nigh-immortal entities such as the Operator or HABIT's hosts. It was later used by Vinny to kill Evan after HABIT vacated Evan's physical body.

## Relationships

### The Operator

The Operator is HABIT's nemesis and former accomplice.

### Evan

Evan was HABIT's host. It is unknown exactly how the two were linked; HABIT likely chose Evan as his new host due to the latter's violent and neurotic tendencies, which fits his known preference of hosts. Evan was also suggested to be the most recent iteration of "Fairmount Evan", who was also linked to HABIT. HABIT left Evan's body in "All good things", freeing the latter from his possession.

## Trivia

* In *EverymanHYBRID*, HABIT, who possesses Evan during all his on-screen appearances in the series, is therefore also portrayed by series co-creator Evan Jennings.

## References

1. ↑ *EverymanHYBRID*, ":D"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *EverymanHYBRID*, "A summoning"
3. ↑ *TribeTwelve,* "Severance"
4. ↑ *TribeTwelve*, "Bridge to Nowhere"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *EverymanHYBRID*, "All good things"

## External Links

* HABIT in the EverymanHYBRID Wiki.
* HABIT's Twitter