Hermond Riskowl

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**Hermond Robert Riskowl Monsella** is a character in *Fugitive Eagleton*. He is planned to be one of Floyd's allies in *Fugitive Eagleton: Power Drive*.

## Official description

*"Professor. Accountant. Fugitive. Hermond is highly responsible and punctual with his jobs to a point he can do them simultaneously; if he's waiting for Fugitive instructions, he could either work on tables due for the following days or give his students a satisfying calculus assignment via their Holotransistors should he not be available physically. His salary, compared to several other members of the Fugitive Association, is enviable, so he helps those he can with part of his money. But inside that pomegranate-powered working machine, hides the heart of a lonely husband."*

## Character

### Physical appearance

Hermond Riskowl is mostly human except for cybernetic parts on his left upper chest, left shoulder, hands, and left leg. He is tall, lightly muscular, and has white skin and light gray steel. He has an angled face with a pronounced nose; squared eyes with red irises; short, black hair with thick, curved, back-edged eyebrows; and a few wrinkles around his eyes.

#### Default outfit

He wears a black coat, a red shirt, a mahogany brown belt with a brass buckle, black suit pants, and black dress shoes with brown soles and laces.

#### Known alternate outfits

* **Cold-weather pajamas:** He wears a white sweater with a cat covering its eyes sewn in gray, and pink pants.
* **Viper:** He wears a gray faux snakeskin coat with a black shirt beneath, white pants, and cream shoes.

### Personality

Hermond is calm, charismatic, and does his jobs the best he can. Because he is busy most of the day, he attempts to always keep an awake profile, bringing either coffee or a pomegranate drink with him everywhere he goes. He is responsible to a point he is known to do his work -particularly schoolwork- in advance, so he doesn't slack at his other jobs.

In his Fugitive Association shifts, Hermond is a cold-blooded assassin. Often, to perform his job, he dresses fancily or casually depending on the place or event (sometimes he might use his default work outfit) to prevent suspicions. He also uses his charisma to go undetected, though his weapon, the Ignis Blaster, is not the most silent with its shooting. If it requires so, Hermond might even change his clothes when making a run for it. Despite the Ignis Blaster's diverse battle options, he prefers not to engage directly in a fight, mostly because of his sleep schedule than because of his weak fighting skills.

While he hardly gets stressed with his tight schedules, Hermond can incautiously raise his voice, which he often avoids, to prevent getting called out, instead ignoring the hassle, and focusing with what he must do. If it gets out of his control, he can get overwhelmed and will prefer to isolate himself from the situation. When alone, he can turn hard to himself.

He prefers to wait for comfort to come than ask for it, but Hermond will always provide comfort to anyone who needs it and will respect it if they wish to be alone instead. If he is the one wishing loneliness, he has his jellyfish plush, a childhood treasure of his, to hug, and orchestral music to listen to. Additionally, Hermond is sweet towards those he cares for, willing to get hurt to keep them safe, albeit most of them can defend themselves.

### Powers, abilities, and weaponry

* **Ignis Blaster:** Hermond's pistol.
* **Holography:** Possessing a Holotransistor, Hermond can use holograms to his advantage and basic needs.
* **Morality:** Hermond is easy to hold a conversation with, and he will make sure they don't feel worse by showing them support or comfort. Additionally, he treats those he works for -and those he helps- with due respect and intents.
* **Advanced piano skills:** Hermond can soothe himself or anyone around him with a melody of any complexity played in his Holopiano.

### Housing

Hermond's house is separated from Mantorra's industrial territory by a large river. The house is painted vermillion red with black accents; unlike most houses in Mantorra, it is complete with a garage and a great garden, implying Hermond's job has made him wealthy enough to have a terrain for himself.

Inside, the house has a mix of natural and elegant furniture, and the main colors are brown, fuchsia, orange, and black. It has a library area, a fully equipped kitchen, a living room, and a second floor where all resting rooms are located: Hermond's room is minimalistic on its furniture and it holds his acknowledgements and family memories on the walls. Along with two guest rooms, Hermond has a greenhouse and a leisure room holding a grand piano.

### Diet

Hermond is a meat lover, and he makes sure to keep a complete diet; when it comes to snacking, he prefers light options such as apple chips, which he adores and boost his energy between meals. He is also an active coffee drinker, using no milk, cream, or sugar to make sure it gives him what he needs for an arduous work shift. If he knows he won't have time for a nice cup or if he needs an extreme amount of energy for the day, he will instead have an espresso. Sometimes, as the excess caffeine combines with his stress, Hermond can have a dreadful headache at the end of the day.

Being a cyborg, Hermond requires organic fuel to keep himself working -in his case, pomegranates. Having gotten used to their taste, he has no trouble drinking a bottle of pomegranate juice in a single go, and in some cases, he would drink pomegranate juice instead of coffee to keep himself awake.

Hermond is allergic to onions, and should he consume them, he gets body rash, and his cyborg parts weaken.

## Development

Hermond was created alongside the concept of Fugitive Eagleton (simply named *Power Trip*) in April 2018, colored one month later when LastyGhost experimented with AutoDesk Sketchbook. While he was always intended to be a criminal, his story and development changed significantly with the years.

In the original story plan from 2018, he was under watch by Steven Morrow, who sometimes would catch up to him to ensure his physical safety despite his heinous actions. Hermond, however, was being driven insane when he intentionally kills Floyd Eagleton in the road to Defeat City and fully loses control of himself with contaminated pomegranate juice, making Steven pursue and arrest him, both because of what he did and to save his life.

In 2019, when the first version of *Fugitive: Power Drive* (initially *Fugitive: Power Trip*) started the writing process, Hermond was modified to become a cold, relentless, and monstrous man of crime, to which homicide was added to his repertoire. The story ended with his demise, along with the destruction of Rain-Alpha. He had a tragic backstory that led him to become the criminal he was, and Vincent's story in the later planned, but never written *Fugitive: World Crisis* would revolve around his memories with him.

2020 was a "strange" (as described by LastyGhost) year for Hermond, as he would have been brought back to life as a super-android named Rain-Beta, who would begin with an antagonist role in *Fugitive: World Crisis* but would later aid Vincent on defeating Allemard. They would have been killed, but Hermond would have been forgiven at the cost of erasing any memory of him from existence. This was scrapped when the story was reconfigured to have Hermond alive in the now-named *Fugitive: Chaos Inbound* (currently *Fugitive Eagleton: Inbound Crisis*) in Early 2021. *For more information about this subject, see Hermond Riskowl/Rain-Beta*.

It was also in 2021 when Hermond as a character would be fully modified: his personality was changed from cold to timid, and his backstory passed from tragic to innocent. These modifications finished in Early 2022, though it is unclear when will another version of *Fugitive Eagleton: Power Drive* be written, as the role of protagonist of the trilogy was passed to Floyd. Because of this, Hermond continues to be built character-wise, though at a slower rate.

### Design

In 2018, Hermond was described as 'not a typical Choonieverse character' as he looks more like a real human and not one with fantastic powers. His design remained principally the same through his active years, while in 2022, due to LastyGhost polishing her art style, he was given a proper face shape and body build, including more detailed robot parts and a few wrinkles around his face, with the latter being inspired by fanart by Creaturol, SonicFazbear15, and ereth2. In January 2023, his outfit was changed, further denoting LastyGhost's art style evolution and to properly differentiate him from the rest of the main cast. He had his gloves removed in Mid-2023.

### Name

Hermond's first name was the first thing LastyGhost produced when naming him, though it could be derived from the name *Hermann*. Robert is a common name. *Riskowl* comes from *Risk* and *Owl*, and *Monsella* is unintentionally derived from *Salmonella.*