Nerd Smarts

Tom Smarts (father)

Julie Smarts (mother)

Knerd Smarts (adoptive son)

Nerd Smarts is the main character of the Nerdy Balance series, he is a hard working and tough investigator. Always keeping straight to the point during his investigations. He also has a strong love for his family members, and is particularly disgusted by cases involving children or women. He is also the second mortal in existence to have a relationship with a deity, and the first to marry one.

## Physical Appearance

Nerd Smarts is a short raven haired man with blue eyes. Mostly seen wearing a black leather jacket, black undershirt, black pants, and black shoes.

## Personality

Nerd is a gruff and tough talking man, who is always straight to the point and speaks his mind. Especially against people he does not like. Although there are people he does care for, and those people he will do anything to protect.

## Biography

### Pre-series

Nerd was first seen talking about his rough childhood, and his main bully named Bart Ryan, it was during his childhood where he met Angel at the age of fourteen. At the age of eighteen he and Angel began dating, later that same year he was seen disapproving of Nerdetta's ambitions to work for the Universal Police. Sometime after this he became an insurance investigator for a few years.

### Volume I

Nerd married his long time friend and later girlfriend, Angel, but he was fired from his unnamed office job. Eventually leading him to take a job at the Universal Police to keep living in the Detroit Sector. It was during this that he was kidnapped by General Ivor but later escaped and defeated him with the help of his family.

Later, Nerd rescued his later adoptive son Knerd Smarts from Israel D. The success of this case resulted in him officially becoming a special agent under Nerdetta's command. Later, Nerd fell ill, resulting in Daito babysitting his son and protecting him from robbers. Sometime afterward Nerd helped rescue his sister from the corrupt officers in Ohio.

A few weeks later, Nerd was kidnapped by Daito's brother, Hayato, and later rescued after Daito and Nerdetta defeated Hayato. This encounter led Daito to train Nerd and Neville in Balance, but during their training Neville was manipulated and possessed by Staricon. Resulting in Nerd having to fight the creature off while Daito worked on freeing Neville.

This worked and Neville was eventually freed after unlocking Balance with the help of The Swamp. Nerd later returned to Earth before being kidnapped again by Nathan who later revealed himself and his reasoning for kidnapping Nerd and his son. Nerd managed to escape however, before being forced to fight Nathan, nearly being killed by him.

But after some help from Daito, Nerd unlocked Balance and nearly killed Nathan, however he didn't, resulting in him arresting Nathan. A few months later, he visited Nathan in prison and informed him about how he was going to be executed before leaving him to rot.

### Volume II

Nerd was seen trying to put his now two-year old son to bed with his wife, before being called away by Nerdetta. He later became a leading detective on the Pull over Homicides case, meeting with Arthur Van Buren, Bio Hazard, and Cain Mal. After meeting Manta Rays, he convinced his sister to let Neville try and help her out because according to him, he had not cared for a woman like Manta in a long time.

He later fought against Manta when he, Nerdetta, and Daito tried to rescue Neville from a Snu Nu Clan. Manta went into her Raged State and fought back against Nerd but he ultimately prevailed. But expressed worry that Manta was a danger to everyone on Earth. However, after Nathan Strams escaped from prison and nearly killed Nerd, Manta came to his rescue. Resulting in Nerd taking a liking to her and helping her to officially become a Universal Police special agent.

Nerd also consoled with his wife on the many criminals running around the Detroit Sector. But he convinced her there was no danger to him specifically. Although acknowledged the fact that prison and court didn't always keep these criminals away forever. Nerd later met Clovis Ruby and Nick Greene, detectives under Van Buren's command. Nerd then found himself nearly killed by one of the killer's behind the Pull over Homicides after he and Manta tried to chase him down. But Clovis saved his life.

Later, he, Nerdetta, Neville, and Daito tried to follow a lead involving Cain Mal's location. As it was revealed that he was behind the Pull over Homicide killings. During this lead, Daito was seemingly killed along with his brother. But Nerd tried to console his sister about her partner's apparent death, to little to no avail. Nerd, alongside his fellow detectives, followed another lead to Cain's location. Finding himself in the presence of Nathan Strams again along with the rest of Cain's crew.

Nerd then battled Kat in a bumper cars ride, before Nathan betrayed her and battled Nerd again. During the fight, Nerd had the chance to kill Kat, but decided against it. Finding that he couldn't kill someone who was unarmed. However, he did end up killing Kat anyway when she tried to attack him. Nerd was also angry that he couldn't kill Nathan Strams, but knew he had to let him get away.

Nerd later helped his sister recover from her injures after her battle with Cain Mal. Before attending Nick Greene's funeral.