Judas Wormwood (Earth 0)

The original **Judas Wormwood**, a hyper-evolved human mutate with the desire to destroy modern society and replace it with his own version.

## Appearance

His body leans toward a more feminine appearance at times, but always appears muscular or relatively well-toned with evident physical training. He is definitely lean/skinny and lacks much definable fat, but not unhealthily so as if he hadn’t eaten in months. Due to being unable to consume food properly or get very much from them, he doesn’t gain weight even if he devours pounds of meat or fatty substances. He normally stands at a relatively short 175.3 centimeters (5’9”) height and weighs around a few hundred pounds, but those numbers lose their meaning when he simply alters them. His skin has also been noted to be extremely dry and slightly wrinkled, which was caused by the Wither Effect, a byproduct of rapid power mutations within Collapse. His lips are very chapped.

Judas has pearly white, shoulder-length hair that naturally emits an otherworldly glow, intensifying and beginning to flow upward like water when activating his power. It is extremely soft and tends to look untamed or disheveled, and he clearly loves his hair quite a lot and having it played with. The reason for its divine purity lies with a connection to the “source of life,” an entity from which all living matter and energy was sprung; this color meshes well with his darker clothing. And he sometimes wears it in a ponytail to get it out of the way, but this usually happens when relaxing.

His eyes are usually a dark crimson color that emanates a reddish hue when becoming irritated, easily cutting through heavy fog and shadowy darkness. They can have differing pupil shapes and sizes, but he tends to stick with the normal ones for humans. And since they are extremely sensitive, Judas is considered legally blind during daytime and can’t see without his extrasensory abilities. He also always has very dark and apparent bags under them from lack of sleep.

Covering his entire body is the systematically applied scarring he received as a result of the body modification surgeries done by Dr. Shimadi, appearing as blackish-purple lines that spike outward from the middle of his chest where the surgeries were predominantly fixed on. They give off an unusual glow which signifies where he experiences the most pressure whenever using his newly-acquired powers, sometimes tearing the muscles and reopening the surgery wounds or even creating new ones. He normally covers them with black bandages. Judas also has scars from being burnt, stabbed, shot at, cut, and more, as he has endured many battles throughout his violent hero career.

A black suit with black pants, gloves, golden gauntlets, spiked Adamantine boots (weighing 1000~ kilograms), and a black cape is the signature outfit chosen by Judas. He enjoys wearing clothing that demonstrates regality and formalness, viewing battlefields as grand stages where looking the part is very needed. It’s rare to see him outside this specific apparel and he normally chooses to make changes when necessary, such as the ones detailed below.

The costume he wears when preparing for high-risk combat scenarios consists of his black cape and golden gauntlets, but with the major replacement being an armored uniform which appears skintight in place of his suit and the removal of his signature fur coat. It isn’t very often that he wears something this bland in nature, as he enjoys showing off and looking regal even when fighting. And since it is supposed to be much more convenient gear, he has taken the liberty of adding numerous bracings that significantly reduce the strain caused by his surgeries. Equally, a gas mask specially designed to negate Nerveracker’s effects has also been added.

The first thing you tend to notice about Judas' outfit is the snow leopard pelt covering his black suit, specifically designed to keep him extra warm during winter operations alongside just looking fabulous. It feels extremely soft to touch and very rarely gets dirty, and he enjoys nuzzling against it whenever experiencing softer emotions. This was first added when he lived in the confines of the Freiheit Empire due to how cold it was, but he abandoned it when leaving his homeland since it was no longer required. And when he finally returned, Judas decided to redo his outfit with the intent of adding it back, continuing to wear it in later years despite no longer needing it.

An unstable Judas was unable to control his Collapse ability, meaning he had to wear specially made gloves to stop it from taking effect when not needed. But even after gaining full control over its activation, he continues to wear them as a means of never touching those he considers “filthy degenerates.” The gloves were usually stretchy, easy to take off, with a leathery texture that matches his coat. These were later covered by sturdier gauntlets as a countermeasure against damaging his hands, as he had already suffered many hand injuries that staggered ability output and he didn’t want that happening anymore. They have built-in bracing to help stabilize him when using abilities that emit from his hands, something that was applied to his legs and chassis in the clothing he wears, as well as appearing golden in coloration. What makes them truly special, however, is their unnaturally pernicious nature in which victims who are exposed to the armor suffer intense burns; they are made of the same metals that were used to create his boots, a seemingly indestructible material depicted as harbingering death. The forger who constructed them is still unknown, but many know this person as the Blacksmith.

## Personality

Judas is a polite person whose abnormally sadistic mannerisms feel uncharacteristic despite their prevalence, having no qualms about performing evil deeds such as lying, stealing, or murdering innocent people. His exceptionally cruel and narcissistic behavior can be attributed to how he views those around him with very little significance, belittling them by demonstrating control over their lives or instilling crippling fear with condescension. He doesn’t look at opponents as though they carry much threat and will often toy with them, only showing caution after they’ve exhibited monumental strength that could prove to be a nuisance. This usually causes him numerous setbacks where he underestimated them and they got the upper-hand, but that has never resulted in him looking anything less than confident. It takes a considerable amount of agitation before he begins revealing emotion, steadying any and all inner-character by maintaining an impenetrable exterior that not even telepathy can bypass.

Liberated from the chains of delusion have granted him virtually flawless cognition, perceiving events with clear understanding and an increasingly powerful lust for destruction. But originally born with the desire to murder people prompted mass confusion, generating this intense itch that only diminished after harming others or killing small critters. He never understood why these compulsions existed nor how they would be disposed of, forcing him to simply believe he developed some defect during birth. And while suppressing them proved relatively effective for some time, they began growing restless by the second until he inevitably obliterated a group of thugs; it felt relieving, and he relished in it. But it would be decades longer before he finally understood why these occurrences happened, experiencing a world-shattering revelation that severed his emotional ties to the reality he once knew. “A world that allows the creation of monsters is a world that doesn’t deserve to exist,” he thought. His way of coping was through attaching these complex philosophies and goals for which the killings worked toward, deliberately hiding from the fact he simply enjoyed senselessly murdering people, but that no longer mattered after realizing the purpose of his blight. He was meant to destroy this filthy world, and he would enjoy every minute of it.

His methods can oftentimes appear reckless, stupid or even insane, exhibiting tactics akin to that of a gambler who risks everything for victory. He doesn’t necessarily disregard the importance held by the pieces endangered, but is instead showing his confidence and dedication to what he believes will prevail. Judas usually devises coordinated plans that are functioning on a grand scale capable of affecting entire nations, executing strategies which carry heavy consequences without many notable flaws, practicing various approaches to ensure the best outcome while maintaining a bettor’s mentality. These ideas have changed throughout his life and are masterfully carved from experience, molded to demonstrate artistic care as well as barbaric aggressiveness, foxlike canny, precision, patience, and poise. But there are occasions in which his plans have gone wrong where he shows a steady composure accompanied by subtle disarray, though never appearing to lose self-control and simply improvising with the new elements provided. It unveils a levelheaded mind that rarely allows personal feelings to get in the way, as he stays unbothered even when fighting those he previously saw as allies. And due to how he was raised, Judas despises emotional connection and vulnerability or the thought of revealing his own feelings to others, quickly shutting down any sort of attachment he grows towards others. The idea of having his plans intervened by emotions is irritating, so he maintains reinforced barriers around his heart so as to not disturb what he drives toward.

He normally emits a comforting presence that is shaped by his playful personality, and it’s rarer to find him acting deathly serious or overly morose. It was a gradual transition from being completely serious to being more lighthearted or jocular with things, but that doesn’t mean he won’t become serious and professional when needed. Judas enjoys spending time with people and having intellectual conversations, choosing to make others smile instead of constantly scaring everyone. What purpose does that have when they already understand your superiority and power? It would be better to earn their love since he is already largely feared by them. But this doesn’t mean he won’t flaunt control when necessary, as disrespecting him will cause a rapid change in demeanor where he starts creating noises while talking very harshly. He has a dominant spirit that takes charge in any situation he finds himself in, influencing the hearts and minds of others; his tenacity, deep-seated convictions, passion and strength all strike fear, respect and inspiration in those who bear witness to his greatness, demonstrating the ability to paralyze entire armies in shock with just his gaze as well as induce hallucinations of death into opponents.

## Abilities

As a meta with insane supernatural power, Judas' physical strength has increased by a substantial amount compared to his younger self over the many years, demonstrating building, city, multi-continental, moon, and even possibly high outerversal to boundless levels of attacking power (unlocked SoD and/or Sammāʾēl) throughout his growth, with a combat speed that allows for trillions of consecutive punches to occur in mere picoseconds. He has traversed at superhuman (Mach 0.5-2), hypersonic (Mach 2-874030), massively FTL (0.67666666e301 or over 6.7 novemnonagintillion times faster than light), infinite (able to travel anywhere instantly or move an infinite distance within a finite amount of time), immeasurable (movement beyond linear time), and even irrelevant (surpassing space and time) speeds and can blitz across the battlefield in short bursts at greater/equal velocities via Accelerator. He has even shown the ability to simulate flight by propelling himself via wind pressure through swiping his hands, generating intense blasts of it with simple movements such as those. His incredibly dense skin has become impervious to bladed weaponry and bullets, having stellar level defense that reacts differently depending on specific circumstances (meaning he can survive cosmic level attacks if given the right factors). Judas’ newfound physiology grants him great regenerative abilities that can heal away detrimental wounds like losing a limb, a gaping hole in his abdomen, and even decapitation within hours or minutes depending on its severity. Judas can control his healing factor to a good degree — he can speed it up, focus it, slow it, or outright stop its process.

Judas’ inherent cosmic awareness alludes to a greater understanding of this world than others may have believed, depicting transcendent scenarios and creations which shouldn’t be known by anyone other than a god. He appears to have a deep connection with existence as a whole despite harbingering its ultimate demise, experiencing empathetic ties between the grand scheme of the universe and those within it almost as though they were synchronized. These moments of abundant familiarity usually come in as clairvoyant knowledge, seemingly knowing about situations which occurred nations or even lightyears away, described to have an “all-seeing eye no one can ever escape regardless of place in time, space or otherwise.” An otherworldly entity whose origins exist beyond his universe will quickly trigger odd sensations, alerting him that there may be dimensional rifts or foreign creatures invading. And he never shows stifled cognition when faced with eldritch horrors capable of inducing insanity by their sheer appearance, evidently having no real issue with staring them in the eye like they were nothing more than a tourist. Documented hearing, seeing and smelling enemy forces from thousands of meters away, as well as easily detecting targets who were supposedly impossible to notice, it is no surprise that he has an inherent aptitude for tracking targets from long distances. He equally appears to have an ability to understand cosmic causality, abusing this knowledge as a means of influencing future events or simply figuring out how they will occur.

The main addition to his physiology is referred to as a “Maki,” a predatory organ that comes in as a malleable substance that takes on the appearance of tentacles; it has many offensive and defensive capabilities that range from hardening to block attacks or shapeshifting into sharp tendrils for attacking. Furthermore, some transformations have allowed for ranged fighting that appear like wings capable of shooting off sharp, feather-like projectiles or kinetic missiles. His Maki’s substance is often considered like liquid muscle that has the uncanny ability to absorb massive amounts of kinetic energy before releasing it on command or due to overloading, meaning powerful attacks can be treated like simple taps and subsequently reversed toward its user. Kinetic missiles are composed of capsule-like creations made from his Maki which carry reserves of kinetic energy, unleashing the force of said energy upon impact and possibly acting like a shrapnel that fires off spikes in all directions. Moreover, the actual full-extent of his tentacles’ shapeshifting capabilities is indeterminate since there hasn’t been a limit to what he had created from it, as he’s formed armor around himself from it for even greater physical strength, spring-like limb enhancers for jumping, blades on his arms, claws, wings for flight, land mines that explode, proximity traps that thrust out of the ground or walls to attack targets, and many more items. His tentacles can also be used to control a person’s body by seeping into their primary motor cortex, or by simply going inside of their limbs and controlling them like that. Higher frequencies tend to break apart his Maki due to how it forms, by the wau. (This was added ‘cause I participated in a Tokyo Ghoul roleplay, and I just decided to keep it here.)

Although wielding multiple powers at once can appear enticing, it causes his body to greatly degenerate and tear apart every time they are used. He has suffered numerous injuries as well as paralysis when overexerting himself during combat, unable to carry lightweight objects without experiencing sharp pains (miniature muscle tears), heavily relying upon normal attacks such as punches, kicks, clawing, biting, etc, since using superpowers tends to be the primary cause of his straining. This was dramatically worsened after undergoing experimentations by Dr. Shimadi, a scientist born in the Zukunft nation, which applied blackish-purple scarring in the form of lines across Judas' body that indicate where the operations had been made, though significantly enhancing his physical attributes to higher levels. These downsides are the primary reasons he can’t efficiently endure prolonged fights and will usually hold off from dealing heavy attacks in the beginning, as that would quickly diminish any possible future attacks. He usually doesn’t enjoy engaging in combat because of this and chooses the pacifistic route when possible, but has no qualms with obliterating opponents who pester him.

Sammāʾēl is a bodily ailment currently afflicting the unfortunate Judas, granting him supposed absolute transcendence over existence and an ever-increasing power stat which grows each second. This accursed mass generates cosmic rays that infect his mind, causing intense headaches and migraines capable of inducing momentary paralysis. It had been stated he could theoretically wipe out the previous Totality, an unquantifiable structure that can’t be equaled by simply stacking larger infinities on top of each other, but this was only a subjective belief proposed by Null Následovník. The merest twitch of a finger produced enough force to push back Akarui Mono, Hayai Josei, and Ugokasenai Otoko, three heroes who were known for their contumacious nature toward knockback; he sent them flying nearly two kilometers away without much effort, stunning those stationed where the three had crashed into. Additional perks included greatly improving his acquired abilities by a substantial amount, but equally worsened the drawbacks caused by multi-power wielding.