Nox

Prince of Night

The Dark One

Nox is one of the main protagonist of VIOLETverse. He is introduced as an self-proclaimed anti-hero that serves his mother Nyx and the Night it self.

## Appearance

Nox is a tall attractive man with medium length black, stringy hair, and a concentric circle-shaped purple iris in both his eyes. Despite being a drifter of sorts, Nox is surprisingly well-dressed. His typical outfit resembles the dress of a rocker style with a bit of a grunge aesthetic. He is commonly seen smoking a cigarette, and usually carries a menacing grin on his face.

## Personality

Nox is a mischievous man who works behind the scenes to accomplish his goals. He values the pursuit of truth above all else, believing that truth is only valuable form of justice and that he should abandon all restraints to find it. Even as a child, Nox was shown to be deeply curious about the unjust nature of the world and wanted to be strong enough to find and understand the answers to his questions. His will at this was shown to be so strong that he resisted every attempt at reduce him to a drone with no sense of self. When faced with hardship he believed the Night Goddess Nyx (His mother) would guide him. Nox is shown to be very sneaky and intelligent, he always tries to play the cards his own way, going as far as involving innocent people in his schemes. Nox will be manipulative to get what he wants, using other people's interests as a way of unknowingly leading them to where he wants most notably when it comes to Jinn, although he seems capable of sincerity and empathy, especially when discussing the fate of Jinn group or bluntly considering Luna' chosen path as painful and reckless. In some respects, Nox is lackadaisical and can get caught up in the moment. Dragging out battles to the point where he either forgets his original goal or eventually ending up going against worse odds, Nox will even sing or whistle to himself in the middle of a fight. He is a considerably sadistic individual who enjoys hurting people and toying with their emotions. He's also willing to offer information to his opponents, in exchange for entertainment. In spite of those habits, he will treat personal battles with the utmost seriousness, regardless of his expression while doing so. Nox is charismatic and knows how to sway people to join his cause as shown with his attempts of making Beretta joining forces with him. Nox also has high expectations for Jinn and wants him to become a his "Ace" of his plan.

## Abilities

### Physical Prowess

* Nox is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant, able to effortlessly dodge Jinn fiery kicks as well as trade even blows with Leonard In his youth, he was an apparent prodigious fighter displayed notable skills with a knife, being able to quickly overpower larger opponents with ease. He has great physical strength, as shown when he is able to use his tongue to push himself up from the ground, and knock a trained assassin to the ground with a single punch. He is also extremely fast, capable of trading blows with Bao before escaping without issue. He shows sharp observational skills, as shown in the midst of battle, Nox was able to notice movement such as change in trajectory.

### Helm of Night

#### Erebokinesis

* Nox can create, shape and manipulate darkness and shadows. By itself, darkness is mostly used to cloud everything into total darkness, but by accessing a dimension of dark energy it can be channeled to a variety of effects, both as an absence of light and a solid substance: one can also control and manipulate the beings that exist there, create and dispel shields and areas of total darkness, create constructs and weapons, teleport one's self through massive distances via shadows, etc.

#### Necromancy

* Nox either have abilities powers that revolve around manipulating the dead, death, the death-force and/or souls for good (i.e., resurrecting the dead), evil (in various ways), or neither. They can also communicate with the deceased – either by summoning their spirit as an apparition or raising them bodily – for the purpose of divination, imparting the means to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge.
* **Finéssence:** Nox can create, shape and manipulate the essence of Death, which is present in all mortals throughout the universe and is the opposite power of Life-Force Manipulation; whereas Life-Force is the essence which allows life to flourish, Death-Force is that which causes things to wither, rot, weaken, and eventually die. They can sense and manipulate the essence that allows Death, Destruction, and Decay to exist throughout the universe, allowing them to control decayed matter or to request assistance from the dead.
	+ **Undead Summoning:** Nox can summon the undead (both corporeal and incorporeal) from other worlds to help them fight.
	+ **Soul Summoning:** Nox can summon spirits from beyond the grave in order to commune or serve the user.