Kane Magus

REAL NAME: Kane Magus

ALIASES: None

AUTHOR: Andy Plummer

OTAKU OF: Chiba Mamoru (and all variations of him including Darien)

FACTION: Endymionsamaian (currently leader)

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 5'11" tall. 142 pounds. He has an average to slim build, more on the slim side though. His shaven-bald head draws attention to his pointed ears. His pale blue goatee is his only facial hair. His attire consists of a pink long-sleeved shirt and pink pants (as required by his status as a master of Saikyo-ryu... see below). He wears orange, shoulder-length gloves and orange, knee-length boots. And finally, he wears a floor-length purple cape, the inner lining of which phases back and forth between an almost white purple to an almost black purple.

POWERS: He used to be omnipotent, but he finally shed himself of that pesky impediment. Now he's as he was originally. Like his namesake, the great Magus from the SNES RPG Chrono Trigger, he is a powerful wielder of the magical arts. Unlike his namesake, he is in Otaku World! and due to the weird laws of physics (or lack thereof) that exist there, he cannot control his powers properly. About the only thing he can do correctly every time is to summon down his castle at will (it currently sits in the center of the Temple of Endymion... see below). It has been destroyed several times in the past and upon destruction it always causes a Highlander Quickening type backlash of power (in other words, a big lightning bolt strikes Kane whenever his castle gets blown up).

Saikyo-ryu: Recently, Kane mastered the Saikyo-ryu style of street fighting. For those familiar with the Street Fighter Alpha series, this is the style used by Dan Hibiki. For those not familiar with the SFA series, this style of fighting is pretty much useless. It consists mostly of taunting one's opponent and has a few mostly ineffective martial arts moves thrown in. As is required of students who study this style of fighting (which Kane learned through reading a pamphlet in the Ralli public library), Kane is required to wear pink at all times.

EQUIPMENT: A scythe that would make the Grim Reaper green with envy. When in use, it's blade is covered in a mystical blue flame. It has no special properties other than this.

He used to have a Paladin Sword (stolen from Erasmus the Wizard of Quest for Glory fame). However, he traded it for a lightsaber during the pod races in Ralli. Like the Paladin Sword, this lightsaber mostly serves as a belt decoration.

WEAKNESSES: He's no longer omnipotent so he has full use of his magic once again. However, since he can't use it correctly it could be considered a weakness. He has a tendency to be knocked unconscious with a fairly alarming frequency. Any alcoholic drink above about 10 proof or so will have him passed out on the floor within minutes. He has a severe aversion to diet and/or caffine-free drinks of any kind. And finally, due to circumstances best left unmentioned, anything even remotely related to clowns (except for Pennywise from Stephen King's It whom Kane finds intriguing) fills him with an incomprehensible terror that, in worst case scenarios, will reduce him to thumb-sucking in a fetal position.

PERSONALITY QUIRKS: He is still experiencing residual effects of his possession by his insane super-deformed counterpart, SD-KM. This means that he's pretty insane himself at times. Under ordinary circumstances, he likes to fancy himself incredibly evil, though he's really just a wannabe. He's actually pretty easy-going. He tries to treat everyone as fairly as he can, even those he considers enemies. He likes to say "Hmm" and "Well" a lot. If he could have a personal theme song, it would be either _Battle With Magus_ from the Chrono Trigger OSV or _Hell March_ from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert soundtrack. His beverage of choice is Yoohoo.

As is the nature of the Wars!, Kane is at odds with all of the other factions as well since they don't recognize the greatness of Mamoru. However, he doesn't consider most of them enemies out right, though he won't hesitate to attack them when given an opportunity. He is quite willing to work with non-Endymionsamaians if it suits his needs. With regard to his dealings with the other factions (except for the Hotaruchanians ^_^) his motto is "nothing personal... it's just business."

ORIGIN: Kane originally appeared smack in the middle of the Great Otaku Desert because his author read somewhere that this was *not* a good place for newbies to suddenly appear out of nowhere. He was brought there by his mentor, TK|M. Timeline-wise, he appeared roughly at the same time as the Chibi no Miko arc, the Pook!'s Bridal Shower arc and during all the confusion about whether or not to switch over to OW!S (or it's various alternatives) as opposed to staying with OW!R.

GOALS:

• Official goal: To pave the way for the rulership of OtakuWorld by Mamoru as foretold by TK|M, who comes from an age to which both the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo pale in comparison. The first step toward this goal was taken with the construction of the Temple of Endymion (see below).
• Unofficial goal: To do stuff in the name of Mamoru whenever the opportunity arises and have fun doing it. Whether or not this "stuff" would be something to make Mamoru proud or wince in embarrassment is still up in the air.

• TK|M - the essence of all that is Mamoru, past/present/future. He is Kane's mentor and the one who originally summoned him to OtakuWorld. Now he hangs around to support (and sometimes pester) Kane.
• Speedie (and all variations thereof) - the former leader of the Endymionsamaians and former owner of the NFR. She and the Speedie Trio (Speed Speed, Speedie Speedie, and Speed Eye) are currently deceased, and their spirits reside inside a dream catcher which is currently under the personal protection of Mamoru himself. Upon her death (and J-me's departure from the Wars!) the title of Endymionsamaian leader and owner of the NFR was transferred to Kane. If J-me ever decides to resurrect her character(s), Kane will gladly give everything back to Speedie.
• The former Chibi Seishi, particularly Chibi-Youma, Dreadite, and NC-Janitor. They were companions of Speedie when she was Chibi no Miko, and it was during this time that Kane appeared and searched her out for membership in the Endymionsamaians. (However, NC-Janitor's status as ally has come under close scrutiny due to his successful though temporary capture of the NFR. ^_^)
• The former members of The Group, particularly Medellia Blue, David Nolastname (aka Tuxedo Chaos X), and T-Chan (though he is no longer active in the Wars!). Dave is currently an Endymionsamaian. Though Medellia is an Amichanian, Kane doesn't hold it against her (^_^) and hopes that their paths may cross in the future.

• Sailor D'ni and the Hotaruchanians. Though Kane has nothing against Hotaru herself (in fact she's tied with Setsuna for his favorite non-male senshi), he enjoys antagonizing the leader of the faction devoted to her whenever the opportunity arises. ^_^
• The Makochanians, Minakochanians, and the OSDF. Kane recently touched off a huge food fight with them when he launched grape jam and a huge ass rose at their respective space vessels (the Io-Omega, the Arty-P, and the Nepuchuun Kokoro). They, in turn, put aside their own space battle to team up on the Endymionsamaians. ^_^;