Roger David

*"I realized quickly that mere revenge wasn't the answer. I despised them for what they did to me, yes, but- they were just cogs in a machine. It took me a while to realize that. But I've come to terms with it. However, those cogs still help an extremely unjust system."*
—Roger David
**Roger David** was a Stand User seeking to avenge his family from their death at the hands of the Killer Kings. After confronting Flag and Purple Temperance in combat, he would eventually reconcile with his grief and realize the error of his ways.

Roger David would later try to redeem himself in the eyes of the Rebels, be it unsuccessfully, even after nearly dying in his fight with It's No Game.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Invasion of the Muffin Men

Roger David was born in Bern, Switzerland. When he was a young adult, the Killer Kings were involved in the murder of his family.

This caused Roger to develop an extreme hate towards the Muffin Men, but also the American military industrial complex.

### Extremist Campaign

Roger David would begin slowly organizing a military in hopes of destroying the United States. He would mostly recruit members from communities marginalized by the USA, fueling their hatred and giving them purpose. During his journey, he'd stumble into the ruins of the Center City explosion. While contemplating, he'd realize that much of the rubble was still irradiated from the destruction years prior. He'd harness this latent energy and forge a set of Stand arrows to give himself his ability, The Wall.

He would empower his disciples with his Stand Arrows, giving them abilities beyond their wildest dreams. After assembling this army he'd begin his plan, first seeking out the Muffin Men who destroyed his hometown.

After conflict with Flag, the wielder of Soldier's Son, and Purple Temperance, the wielder of Elchulus, Roger David would soon realize it was his he was only using his ideals as a defense mechanism for his grief, "putting up a wall" if you will. This realization would destroy his ego and cause The Wall to dissipate, revealing his golden intentions inside. He would call off his campaign and cancel all plans of his coup.

### Redemption(?)

During the national blackout caused by Ted Kaczynski's Stand, Roger David would team up with the Rebels and Eira Thril in an attempt to save the country. Yet, throughout all of this, the Rebels were incredibly suspicious of David's sudden change of heart, generally treating him with disrespect and coldness. Despite this, David still insisted upon doing the right thing, regardless of if he would continue to be seen as the nefarious man he once was.

#### Ambiguous Disappearance

In his fight with It's No Game, Roger David's "browser would be closed." Roger was temporarily erased and kept in a place of semi-existence.

## Personality

Of his own admission, Roger David subscribes to the philosophies of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who believed in the state being a direct democracy when it came to the founding of laws, of which all members of said state would be subject to. However, Rousseau, unlike Roger David, believed that all humans were inherently good. He believed the massive central government the United States had set up trampled upon the common will of the individuals, and that true democracy could not be achieved through representation, not to mention that it often deprived individuals of their autonomy through marginalization of certain groups of people.

Roger David also has a strong disdain for the military as a result of his experiences in Switzerland. He believes that the United States not only impede on their own citizens' autonomy, but of those across the world through the military-industrial complex and neocolonialism.

Roger David is an extremely empathic person, even to the point of displaying grief towards his own enemies. While killing Autumn Stone, he was noticeably on the verge of tears, and refused to look at what he had done. Roger David treats his foes with respect, recognizing them as mere cogs in a crooked and despicable machine.

## Physical Appearance

Roger David's most recognizable feature is his bright pink dyed hair. He also wears sunglasses, a leather jacket with a pink shirt underneath, and black jeans. Roger David is tall with a skeletal-like figure hidden beneath his baggy clothes. It was revealed within a conversation with Clark Flat that, in the past, Roger had dyed not just the hair on his head but almost all his body hair pink for "a brief period of time in the 80's."

## Powers and Abilities

### The Wall

* The Wall Statistics
* The Wall: Comfortably Numb Statistics
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The Wall is a manifestation of Roger's determination to avenge his family and bring about justice. It appears as a ghostly figure that follows Roger around, wielding a massive hammer and hulking armor.

The Wall has below-average speed, average range and potential, and above-average precision, power and durability. It is the most durable Stand, surpassing even Elchulus. The Wall: Comfortably Numb has below-average potential, average speed and durability, and above-average range, precision and power. While its second act decreased in durability and potential, it retained its precision and increased in speed, range and power.

* **Superhuman Strength:** The Wall's attack power, while not as impressive as it's defenses, are still extremely dangerous. It was strong enough to impale the incredibly tough-skinned Demi-Titan Autumn Stone with its mighty hammer. It later contended with Clark Flat's Stand, Soldier's Son, and stalemated it in terms of physical power. Following its encounter with It's No Game, The Wall: Comfortably Numb increased in power.
* **Superhuman Durability:** The Wall's greatest attribute is his physical resilience, with Ezra Senthryil describing his defensive capabilities as "absolute." Its defenses are near impenetrable and can shrug off attacks that would easily kill others, but it was vulnerable to Soldier's Son's sword, Manifest Destiny. The Wall: Comfortably Numb has average durability compared to its predecessor.

### Abilities

* **Hammer Mastery:** Roger David's Stand innately understands how to fight effectively with its giant sledgehammer.
* **Expert Tactician:**  Roger David singlehandedly planned two political revolutions and military coups: once in his own attempt to destroy the United States and again to defeat Viktor Vaughn's empire.

## Relationships

* Vera David - Daughter †
* Lynn David - Daughter †

Allies* Eira Thril
* Roger David's Group
	+ Mike Wilson † - Teammate
	+ The High Priestess of Souls † - Teammate
	+ The Man in Black † - Teammate
	+ Thin White Duke - Former Teammate
	+ Pastor Yorke † - Teammate
	+ Johnny Ryall -Former Teammate
	+ Tina Byrne - Former Teammate
* Arcadian Rebels (Formerly)
	+ Clark Flat/Flag - Killer
* Ted Kaczynski

## Trivia

* "Roger David" is a mashup between the names of Roger Waters and David Gilmour, two members of the band Pink Floyd.
	+ The name "The Wall" is a reference to the Pink Floyd album by the same name, which deals with themes of self-isolation as the protagonist builds a metaphorical wall around himself to shelter him from emotional hardship.
* The Wall went through a color palette change between the end of his own extremist crusade and his efforts to stop Kaczynski's, changing from white and red to gold and red.
* Lincoln Grace is currently in possession of Roger David's leather coat. Roger finally gave him permission to keep it, saying it suited him.