Burton Richards

> *“I have learned something, mates. We are still prone to the harshness of savagery, like any normal human. Dillon nagged me, so I knocked ‘em with a good lick. That is the savage within me, but I tell ya lads, I will give the savagery in my heart one hell of a knockin’.”*
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## About

Burton Richards is a full-blooded Englishman born in the large village of Scion in Ithaca in the year 1700, making him 15 during the story. He serves as the deuteragonist of the story and the main companion of the protagonist, Brantley Rozio, and as the "Co-Captain" of The Crew. Appearance-wise, he has long, flowing chestnut brown hair and a semi-pale white skin tone. His eyes are a soothing amber, and as shown for most of the story, he wears a cherry red short-sleeved shirt with nicely made khakis. For footwear, he wears heavy brown boots with dark brown soles and black laces. He is the best friend of Brantley Rozio, Jackson Collins, and Dillon Zhào, but also Anthony Ryeo later on, and he forms a complicated relationship with Hunter Volkov near the end of the story. Burton is a very skilled crafter and blacksmith, which came from his training as a young lad under one of the greatest blacksmiths of all time, Milldon d'Ascenzo of Italia. For most of his life, he has worked hard and forged unforgettable friendships. His brave, determined, and fiery personality keeps him persevering through life's hardships.

## Abilities

Abilities are the signature superpowers of the Frenzyverse. For more information on them, visit the Abilities page.

Burton's Abilities:

* Perfect Crafting - Burton can create weapons, items, and armor in their peak, usually with no drawbacks. However, the items he creates are limited by his own power, so if someone else more powerful than Burton were to use the weapon, it would most likely break. This Ability also seems to make him a more skilled crafter in general.
* Fire Manipulation - Obtained after an intense week of training, Burton can use this Ability in order to manipulate the most fierce fire. He can conjure up raging flames and launch it at the opponent in the form of rays, orbs, and more. Burton can also control the temperature of his flames at will, and even early on, he showed extreme skill while using it. Using this Ability, Burton can form a gigantic whirl of fire dubbed the "Godly Fire Whirl," which is his ultimate attack. Burton is completely immune to his own fire.

## Strengths/Physical Attributes

* Very skilled blacksmith and crafter
* Extremely skilled combatant

* Superhuman Strength
* Superhuman Durability
* Superhuman Speed
* Eternal Life (Through Anthony's Healing)
* Ability Capabilities (Which grants resistance to high temperatures like desert heat and arctic cold, practically completely immunity to the need for sleep, and natural resistance to over 99% of diseases, and the potential to later obtain Abilities)
* Enhanced Potential (This means that Burton has more potential than normal Ability users)
* Non-Physical Interaction (Burton can interact with non-corporeal and intangible beings)
* Fusion (Although Burton did not know how to fuse in Frenzy, it was still possible. The way he could accomplish this was by looking deep into his soul and withdrawing "soul energy", a bright, white substance which radiates intense energy and combining it with another's soul energy, which, upon collision, drags the two fusees together and merges them into one much more powerful being)

## Feats (Enemies Defeated, Accomplishments, etc.)

* Comparable to the likes of Brantley and Jackson at the beginning of the story, who are physically stronger than Dillon, who punched a man with over 900 kilograms of force
* Tanked several shots from Sam's darkness-enhanced guns, which are much more powerful than normal guns
* Kept pace with "Hatred of the World" Hunter and landed a few good hits on him
* Impressed The Overlord and managed to harm him