Onyx

The Monster

> “Most species bare their teeth as a threat, as a display of aggression. It's a reminder that these clinched jaws can and will open your yielding throat. I want you to think of that the next time I smile.” — Onyx to Maero
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Onyx is the son of Ivory and the misguided antagonist of his people. He is a member of Sorin warrior race, but because of his extreme power, an outcast that resorted to mercenary work.

## HISTORY

It all starts with the great tribe of Sorin, on the planet named after them. A race of warriors who have managed to evolve and survive on a planet so volatile that even stepping on its surface could end in demise. Onyx, born in this tribe from the day he could walk, was forced to learn to adapt to the world he never asked for and trained to destroy the monsters that had become prey to his people. Normally the job of overseeing this upbringing fell to the father of the child but he was killed shortly after he was born by the chief of their tribe. Instead he was solely raised and trained by his mother Ivory who bred him to one day go after the chief and take his position in the clan.

Onyx of course proved to be a natural, a prodigy amongst his people, enough so to threaten the chief even before he was fully matured. His mother did a good job of hiding him though until it was time, when it was, Onyx challenged the chief to combat based on their people's traditions. In the end winning but  instead of honoring their customs, those loyal to the chief turned the rest of the Sorin tribe against Onyx. Becoming an outcast to his people, Onyx was forced to leave the planet, seek out further challenges and maybe find a new home that accepted him. After several years this journey led him to earth where he met the mongrel Jelani Gamal, who convinced the alien warrior to work for him.

Onyx worked for Jelani until he met the at the time retired space mercenary Maero, the two becoming good friends after a fight the Sorin warrior initiated. Even to the point that Onyx was named Jordan’s godfather and joined Maero once the mercenary decided to leave earth again. It was shortly after this that he helped the mercenary and a powerful kryptonian woman Vi kill Al-Gol and his group of elite warriors.

## PERSONALITY

Due to his upbringing on an almost inhospitable planet living only with his mother and with rarely any interaction with his other clan members other than combat, Onyx is a quiet fellow with little social skills or manners. It didn't get much better once leaving his home-world as he preferred to keep to himself and tried to keep his meetings short. It wasn't until he met Maero that he opened up a bit but still remains the silent giant of their small group. In fact, regardless of Onyx's allegiance, his general demeanor has always been stern, if not grumpy, with an indifferent attitude towards others. Once he is opened up like Maero has managed to do, Onyx can be quite friendly once his trust is earned.

That aside, Onyx is a warrior from a warrior race that lives on a planet where only warriors can survive, as such a respect for strength, a lust to procreate, and a thirst for battle is born. Onyx thrives in combat, feels at home in it, and loves fighting more than anything. In fact, for all of his genuine gentleness, similar to his people, Onyx has a vicious and animalistic side to him. Once pushed to this violent state or while engaged in combat Onyx, his thirst for death and destruction becomes unyielding. Those that have seen it call it sadistic, psychotic, and untamed, to make it worse even when not in combat, he is not above being cruel or displaying traits of evil like his willingness to harm women and children. It can even be pushed a step further where he enters a berserker state and even Maero, his closest friend, has a hard time reasoning with him.

In his tribal mode his animal instincts mostly take over, he compares it to being in the back seat of his own mind. He can direct the hulking monster towards a target but he can't really control all the actions or give it the same precision he would have if he was in full control. In fact as Onyx goes deeper into his power, his sanity starts to fray entirely, progressively becoming more violent. At some point it gets to a state of killing everything that moves.

## APPEARANCE

Sorins are outwardly very similar to Human-type Earthlings. Onyx, while still fairly fair skinned, has a tan complexion to it due to the sun of his home world, and dresses lightly from the upbringing under said sun. That aside Onyx has wild raven colored long unkempt hair that reaches to his lower back which is traditional of the savage like appearance his people wanted to portray. His hair is also used as a way to intimidate those around him as it adds to the fact compared to humans Onyx is a giant, large enough to be shoulder to shoulder with a full adult elephant. Onyx's overall body mass could be compared to elephant as well, a walking wall of muscle with little to no body fat where the eye could see. To top it all off his most common attire is his armor, a tasset over cloth to adorn his waist, shoulder plates with one of them being the head of a giant wolf, and gauntlets/shin guards.

In his tribal form he is slightly taller but usually hunched over, as his more animal-like instincts take over and he remains in an always ready hunting state. In this form Onyx's hair becomes greyish white completely, gaining fur everywhere on his body except a strip down the center of his chest leading to his crotch. His muscle mass is also increased to the point of ripping whatever clothes he has on apart, albeit the armor he wears transforms with him. His eyes, which are usually a bright golden, become pure glowing red and his overall facial features match that of a canine. While his armor changes with him Onyx's cloth tasset and cloth is the only piece that remains visible on his body.

## POWERS AND ABILITIES

***Sorin Physiology:*** Being a race of extremely aggressive warriors the Sorin sought to be the strongest in the universe and evolved to be fighting machines;

* *Super Strength/Durability -* Onyx like most Sorins are comparable and in tribal form if not outright stronger than a fully charged Kryptonian in physical might. Likewise they and he are just as durable, capable of withstanding most if not all blunt force trauma. The strength isn't however like kryptonians as it's actual raw physical might as opposed to how the kryptonians apply their will over the energy around an object. Similarly, instead of having a biomatrix field to prevent harm, Onyx and his people's bodies have developed dense enough bodies to both function properly and achieve the same effect.

* *Longevity/Super Stamina -* Onyx is able to maintain continuous strenuous physical action for an indefinite period of time. But he is limited by physiological and psychological needs to eat, drink, and sleep. In fact most fights on his homeworld including the one where he fought the chief of his people lasted days. That aside, Onyx's body has an immune system that makes toxins, diseases, and ailments a non factor.

* *Super Reflexes/Agility/Speed -* Onyx possesses tremendous levels of superhuman speed, easily capable of breaking the sound barrier, even with his basic movement and has only been outpaced by a user of the speed force. He also has much faster reflexes than an average Human; reflexes so fast that he can avoid a bullet point blank without any trouble at all. Onyx's speed is mainly a product of his muscle usage, forcing his extremely dense form to move despite the weight it carries, which in turn has him moving more in burst compared to the traditional sense.

* *Supernatural Senses -* Both something that his normal form and Tribal form share are highly acute senses. His vision is superior at night in comparison to humans, allowing him to see clearly in near total darkness. His visual acuity in normal light allows him to see at 80 feet what most humans can see at 10 feet. His hearing is so sensitive that he can clearly hear changes in acoustic pressure of -10 decibels (whereas the human hearing range is from 20 dB to 140 dB). Onyx can detect the tiniest variances in sound, distinguishing differences of as little as one-tenth of a tone. He can hear sounds at great distances, four to five times farther away than humans. His sense of smell is about 14 times stronger than a human's.

* *Regenerative Healing Factor -* Onyx's body naturally regenerates most (if not all) damaged or destroyed tissues and organs almost instantly. The rate of regeneration is proportional to the damage caused. This process is automatic and Onyx seems to have no control over it. His healing factor, however, does not seem to stop Onyx from feeling the pain of his wounds nor the pain of his body regenerating itself. Extended usage of his healing over a course of hours slows it down and takes a toll on stamina.

* *Environmental Adaptation -* Both because of the nature of their home world and their ties to the beast of the world, Onyx and the Sorins can adapt to any environment they are placed in. The race and Onyx are capable of tolerating a wide range of temperatures and levels of moisture, any amount/quality of sustenance, breathable medium, etc. with little or no discomfort.(space is the exception with the lack of oxygen.)

* *Combat Empowerment -* Onyx and the Sorins have a genetic trait that continually lets them recover faster and increase in performance against adversity, in the middle of combat either by healing from great injuries or enduring great struggle. This progression is rapid, where a Sorin could go from lifting cars to things the size of buildings if put under enough stress.

* *Intuitive Aptitude -* Due to a Sorins strength, their level of cunning is generally downplayed, however the race and Onyx alike are a highly intelligent species. In fact they all have a very fast rate of learning with Onyx able to master martial arts from watching another practitioner and pick up fluent English after being on earth a day.

***Tribal Transformation:*** The Sorins were initially powerful monstrous beasts before they evolved the humanoid body they have today, that said they learned how to harness their ancient power years later. Onyx and his people undergo a great metamorphosis into a large animal-like monster form(15ft wolf monster for Onyx) when calling on that power. Drastically changing appearance is only part of it as they also grow tenfold in strength with all their abilities. The more trained a Sorin is the more refined they are with the transformation and how much they have mental control when activating it. Onyx is trained enough to direct the full tribal form at least at a general target and do precise partial transformations that cut the power increase in half but allow the access to the features that would come with a wolf-like form like claws for example. (Includes Werewolf Physiology)

***Weaponry/Hand to Hand Combat(Advanced):*** Onyx is trained in most melee and primitive weapons such as spears, swords, and maces. That said he learned boxing from Maero and Chinese martial arts from the little time he spent on earth before meeting the mercenary group.

***Multilingualism:*** Onyx knows fluent Chinese, English, and Sorin.

## TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

***Food Ration Pills:*** Small pills the Sorin people created to substitute meals to avoid their hunger issues and allow them to fight off world without need to refuel.

***Rell:*** Onyx's most sentimental possession and go to weapon, it's a tool that he forged himself at a very young age. The handle is made from the bones of his first kill while the steel used is that of the cultivated metal found on his world. Strong enough to cut through the tough hides of other Sorins and the creatures shells on his planet. However light enough that even without super strength the blade would be easy to wield with precision.

## WEAKNESSES

***Beings of Equal Power:*** Onyx, when fighting beings of comparable incalculable might, such as other Sorins or Kryptonians. He is more vulnerable, as they can generate enough force to knock out, injure and even kill Onyx.

***Sensory Overload:*** One of Onyx weaknesses is the fact that his heightened senses could be taken advantage of.

***Decapitation, Damage to Brain:*** Needs brain functionality to work his powers despite regeneration.

***Mental Instability:*** Because he lacks any real true control in his tribal form it makes it difficult to use especially when working with others.

***Magic:*** Physical magic such as fireball and lightning infused magic has no effect on Onyx but non physical such as polymorph and curses does.

***Appetite:*** Onyx and the Sorins are noted for having ravenous, and seemingly insatiable appetites. Due to their enormous strength the nutritional intake requirements are a great deal higher than any other race. This heightened metabolism also benefits his physique, as despite his gluttonous eating, it is still much harder for him to grow obese or even suffer indigestion or cramps; that said the hunger can strike him at any point especially while fighting, requiring him to carry around food rations and maybe eating in the middle of a fight.

## TRIVIA

* Onyx when he initially came to earth destroyed part of Egypt

* Onyx briefly worked with Jelani Gamal as a bodyguard when he initially arrived on earth.

* Onyx was Jordan's babysitter and godfather before Him and Maero left the planet.

* Onyx's theme song: Annihilator

* Onyx's favorite earth food is pork chops

* Onyx has a fondness to being barefoot and an affinity to toes which is partially why he wears no shoes even when not in his armor.

* Onyx when he gets the chance gambles and drinks despite the inability to get intoxicated.

* Onyx thinks having any exercise despite its nature helps improve a person's physical strength and encourages Maero's behavior with women.