ā³ "The Demon" or just "Demon"
ā³ Leans towards a more blocky build.
ā³ Has a more even blend of chub and muscle. Does not have very defined muscles as a result, but he is still very sturdy.
ā³ Tan skin with tiny sunspots on his face. Has a tiny birthmark on his right cheek that looks like a black dot (hides it with makeup).
ā³ Short, black hair and a decent bit of body hair, particularly on the chest, though itās still noticeable on the arms and legs. Thick eyebrows with a bit of arch.
ā³ Eyes are a very dark brown. Brown hue is more noticeable in bright lighting, but they can look completely black in dimmer lighting.
ā³ Usually short nails. They tend to be uneven.
ā³ Taps on objects or his leg when nervous.
ā³ Very strict with his scheduling, prefers to make sure his day is planned out entirely in advance.
ā³ Chronic over-thinker. He wonāt say it, but he is very quick to jump to worst-case scenarios whenever something goes vaguely wrong (or could maybe go wrong).
ā³ Extremely conscious of his āconditionā and is thus very strict on his diet and what substances he uses. Some of the biggest things he wonāt touch are coffee, tobacco, and alcoholāall due to the fear they might accidentally cause him to āsparkā one way or another.
ā³ Prefers to listen to music while working/doing any task that requires focus. Heās a fan of classical music.
ā³ Clenches his teeth when anxious or agitated.
ā³ Laughs or giggles when severely stressed.
ā³ Keeps a pen or pencil on his person at all times when out and about.
ā³ Moves his hands a lot while talking. The more passionate he on the subject, the more movement.
ā³ Sketches and paints during his downtime. He prefers watercolors for painting.
ā³ Fan of tea. Making a cup of tea is a nice ritual for him and gets him to destress. Also the only technically caffeinated drink he can safely have.
ā³ Collects antiques. Small animal figurines (especially cats) are a favorite of his.
ā³ Trains with his jian occasionally. Claims itās mainly for controlling stress.
ā³ Most people would describe Martin as one of the kindest souls in New York, and someone that seems a little too soft for his own good. He is the one anyone can go to for their woes, and he does his best to make sure he canned there for as many people as he can. A gentle hug, a listening ear, a kind word, whatever someone needs, heās willing to give.
ā³ Despite a usually brim and proper appearance, he is someone fully willing to help others whenever he can, even if that requires getting his hands a bit dirty. His habit of scheduling is very well known to those around him, which aids in his image of reliability. Need help for something? Tell him when and heāll work something out. Need him on short notice for another thing? Heās already made sure to put aside extra time for anything that spontaneously comes up. Heās never one to dismiss a request or turn down a call, rain or shine. Ultimately, he believes itās his job to serve the people, not the other way around.
ā³ Yet while someone can tell you how nice he is as Martin the philanthropist, they probably couldnāt say much on how he is as a person. How he is without the label and outside the act of servitude.
ā³ Martin himself is very private and quiet. Heās not much of a talker, and he prefers a much slower way of doing things compared to his normally packed scheduling. He is an introvert at heart that prefers to observe the world around him when he can.
ā³ He is also very, very guilty. With his condition, he has been stuck with the idea he will always be ābadā in one way or another. His servitude is as much a self-punishment as it is a genuine desire to help. It is his only way of feeling like he can make up for what he did, what he can do, and what he will do. His philanthropic efforts also, in an odd way, serve to keep people at arms length. If he keeps himself as almost something āotherā to the average person, then people are less inclined to try and form deeper bonds with him. It is a balancing act between keeping in touch with his humanity enough to be appealing, but making sure to not show too much beyond the kindly philanthropist that people try to really talk to him as a person (or worse, try to help).
ā³ He is stuck with hate and cruelty. The Negative persona is the embodiment of that, a glaring symbol of pain and rage that he has no clue how to get rid of. His sense of identity is very cracked as a result. He does not wish to acknowledge Negative as himāthat both halves are the exact same personāand he even goes as far to refer to Negative as a separate āthingā to try and forcibly divide the two halves. This false separation, however, doesnāt do him any favors. It only serves to make him more fearful and spiral further, a Jekyll terrified of being stuck as Hyde forever. He knows what he can do, and he is acutely aware of what his burning need for revenge has pushed him to do. But he views himself as too weak to get Negative to stop, and the only thing he feels he can do is sincerely hope that his plans never get the chance to start. If he never kicks things off, then nothing bad happens. And even then, he tries to figure out how to minimise damage, monitoring his own plans to try and keep himself from causing too much harm.
ā³ He is not quite a āends justify the meansā person, but he is a āsome sacrifices have to be madeā person in his own desperate attempts to rationalise everything. If he can at least justify his end goal as ultimately beneficial for everyone (not just himself), then he can also justify Negative as a necessary evil. Of course, this all means his own view of the other half of himself is very tangled as a result. Martin is still deeply scared of Negative, but if he can fashion something vaguely āgoodā from his curse, then maybe it isnāt all bad. He will create the āgood in the bad,ā even if it is a horribly misguided attempt (that really wonāt work in the end).
ā³ Founder & owner of F.E.A.S.T
ā³ Leader of the Inner Demons
ā³ Simple one story home in Garden City, New York City, New York.
ā³ Healing Ability (Light Energy)
ā³ Negative Energy Manipulation (Dark Energy)
ā³ Increased speed, strength, and durability (with negative energy).
ā¢ Please check the abilities section of the navi for more detailed info on his powers!
