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Personality Traits


  • Gentle but solemn
  • Deep philosophical thinker, loves quiet conversation over chaos
  • Dislikes worship or hero-worship
  • Adores small, simple pleasures (food, laughter, music)
  • Protective but not possessive; believes in free will
  • Slow to anger - but when pushed, his rage is cataclysmic


Gifts


(See The Grid)


    Cosmic Fusion Physiological Matrix:
    • When he absorbed the radioactivity of the Chernobyl Reactor, Sypherion underwent a discorporation on the atomic level. His physical body was slowly and painfully replaced with a cosmic fusion energy that did not completely exist within Iteration-3175.
    • As a wholly noncoporeal entity, he still collects cosmic radiation and operates like a nuclear fusion reactor, processing and gaining nourishment from the solar photo particles.
    • While some of his original Gifts are gone, his new ones are causing him to think of ways to use them and he has been seen operating with the following attributes:
      Bio-Fission:
      • Sypherion, as a pure engery being, can split himself into two equal versions of himself and perform separate tasks in different locations.
      • This requires immense amount of concentration and he does not do it often.
      • Each version of his energy form will have all his energy-based abilities.
      Constitution:
      • By absorbing cosmic energy, Sypherion can mentally, possibly unconsciously, convert that energy into physical resistance, toughness, and durability.
      • His containment suit, empowered by his energy form, and thus, his cosmic fusion energy absorption, can withstand artillery impact, falls from orbit, exposure to near absolute temperatures, extreme pressures, powerful energy beams, and other great impact forces.
      • Example: When taking a full-rage punch from Wrath he was not moved or injured.
      Cosmic Energy Manipulation:
      • Sypherion is capable of willfully manipulating great amounts of cosmic energy for a few physical purposes, like:
        • Speed: Flight: Orbital Speeds to Relativistic:
          • At his fastest, Sypherion can convert himself into a blue lightning bolt and travel at light speed, landing with a jolt.
          • In his physical form, he is capable of flying at a reduced speed, but still impressive.
          • This physical flight is from his learning how to manipulate the gravitational field around himself to defy the forces of gravity.
          • At present, in physical form, he can achieve a top speed of ~28,000 km/h or ~17,500 mph within Eden's atmosphere.
          • In space, he can convert to pure energy to once again travel at light speed.
        • Speed: Land: Hypersonic:
          • While in physical form, Sypherion can reach Hypersonic, traveling at roughly Mach 5 (~6,174 km/h or ~3,836 mph).
        • Speed: Water: Superior:
          • By condensing his electrical form, Sypherion can travel through water at 6,548 knots (15,050 mph) vaporizing the water ahead, which he rarely will do anymore.
          • In physical form, Sypherion can alter his containment field and the gravitons around him, to swim/fly through the water at ~1,200 km/h or ~746 mph.
        • Strength:
          • Sypherion possesses great physical strength, though it is more an act of conscious will on energy fields than actual physical strength.
          • It is this act of conscious will that enables him to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force, such as moving a mountain top without said rock crumbling under its own mass
          • He has been documented as having held two planets apart to prevent them from colliding with each other for a period of time.
          • He has confronted Wrath blow-for-blow until Wrath reverted back to human form
          • He even lifted lift the entire Ocean City of Pacifica out of the water to keep it from collapsing during an underwater quake.
          • True limits of his strength is still unknown since it fluctuates over time.
      Enhanced Vision:
      • Sypherion possesses a superior sensory arrangement of visual capabilities that allows him to process the entire electromagnetic spectrum, which includes a vastly expanded and different radiation spectra frequencies of energy, as well as any shifts within it, and grants him vast control over selective perception and focus abilities.
      • He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies.
      • Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods.
      • This also allows him to see the aura generated by living thing.
      • Other visual enhancements include:
        • Infrared Vision:
          • Sypherion can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
        • Microscopic Vision:
          • Sypherion can see objects down to the atomic level.
          • He can even read the code of a strand of DNA.
        • Telescopic Vision:
          • Sypherion can see objects in clear detail at long distance, without violating the laws of physics.
          • Though limited, the exact extent of this ability seems to be based on his concentration.
          • Combined with his X-Ray Vision, he is capable of seeing through planets, people, and object while looking from orbit.
        • Thermonuclear Vision:
          • By condensing his energy, Sypherion can project beams of highly concentrated thermonuclear energy from his eyes, capable of generating a minimum of 12,000 degrees Fahrenheit, powerful enough to kill someone as strong as Tiapolotautai.
          • He is able to regulate these beams in range, intensity, and area affected.
        • X-Ray Vision:
          • Sypherion can see things behind a solid, opaque object (except lead) as if it were not there.
          • He can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed.
          • The exact type of energy perceived—such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans, is unclear.
          • This ability seems to be an ambient energy source though as it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.
      Density Shifting:
      • While in his energy form, he can become intangible, allowing himself to phase through solid objects or allow them to pass through him.
      • He claims he has recently learned to do this even wearing his containment suit.
      Dexterity: Superhuman:
      • Sypherion's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
      • This is primarily due to his being energy and capable of moving at light speed.
      Electricity Absorption:
      • Sypherion can draw power from electrical sources.
      Electrical Blasts:
      • Sypherion can project electrical blasts of differing strengths and ranges.
      Electromagnetic Spectrum Manipulation:
      • Sypherion can influence all forms of energy allowing him to control magnetism, gravitational forces, radiation and electricity.
      Electronic Teleportation:
      • Sypherion can travel through electrical systems much like electric current.
      Reflexes: Superior:
      • Sypherion's reflexes & agility are similarly enhanced and are far superior to those of the finest human athlete.
      • Again, this is primarily due to his energy form allowing him to move at or just short of light speed.
      Stamina: Semi-Divine:
      • He can exert himself physically at peak capacity for several weeks or more, his ability to convert solar photons into energy sustaining him before he begins to tire.
      • Sypherion is also able to physically withstand the rigors of space without any special clothing, and he has stated that he does not need to breathe.
      • In his energy form, Sypherion is constantly absorbing ambient solar/cosmic photons and electromagnetic energy, granting him near limitless endurance and stamina.
      Self-Sustenance:
      • Sypherion also does not require air, food or water to survive.
      Solid Field:
      • Ability to produce a solid field that allows him to physically interact with objects.
      • He is also able to control the shape and size of his field.
      Technopathy:
      • ability to link with electronic systems such as computers.


Weaknesses


    High-Pitched Noises:
    • Because of his energy matrix, Sypherion's body is extra-sensitive to extreme noises.
    • This gives individuals like Warhawk, Royal Hawk and Harmony, who use sonics, a particular advantage in combat against him if they can find the perfect vibrational range to affect his energy form.
    Lead:
    • While Sypherion cannot see through lead with his X-Ray Vision powers, he can shift his density enough to walk through it, but doing so can be painful depending on the amount.
    Magic:
    • Sypherion's biomatrix is his most powerful asset, but the strength of this field is also its greatest weakness.
    • Its permeability to certain wavelengths makes him vulnerable to certain radiations, particularly magical energies whose chaotic electromagnetic or extra dimensional signatures disrupt this field.
    • Sypherion's vulnerability to magic varies depending upon the special effects of the magic.
    • He can be injured and worn down by magical entities.
    • Magic can have powerful and unpredictable effects on Sypherion and his magical enemies have often proven to be the most dangerous.
    Æthbarynite:
    • Sypherion's energy matrix may not be vulnerable to most things, but Æthbarynite can disrupt his form, causing him pain and eventual disbursement.
    Psionics
    Solar Energy Dependency:
    • His abilities will eventually weaken without replenishing his energy reserves with solar radiation, especially if he does not have any direct contact with sun or starlight.
    • If Sypherion is cut off from the source of his strength, nourishing cosmic radiation particles from any star (but the strongest is the yellow star radiation spectrum, then his strength and abilities gradually are weakened, ultimately making him vulnerable.
    • The Engineer found that sterile neutrinos, through dark radiation, can countermand Sypherion's radiation.



Skills

(See The Grid)


    Acrobatics:
    • There have been times when Sypherion has lost his powers and had to rely on his own nimbleness, agility, balance and body coordination to help him get by and survive.
    Fighting: KudanHura':
    • Due to having extraordinary Gifts all his life and constantly engaging in battle with various foes, Sypherion has been able to fully master each one, until his transformation.
    • But, before that, he has, over time, become an excellent hand-to-hand fighter utilizing a fighting style that directly complements his Gifts before his transformation.
    • Sypherion's combat versatility allows him to adapt to any foe and is capable of defeating almost any adversary. Additionally, he has become adept in the following styles of fighting:
      • Aikido
      • Boxing
      • Judo
      • Karate
      • Krav Maga
      • Muay Thai
      • Ninjitsu
      • Wrestling
    Firearms:
    • Despite all of Sypherion's great power and fighting skill, he has at times used guns. Whether weakened in power, in acts of desperation or training purposes.
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo, if he needs to, will resort to the use of a firearm.
    Intelligence: Hypermnesic:
    • Sypherion has been able to calculate the impact point of a Hirudinean Bomb when The Engineer could not, even noting specific flaws in The Engineer's design while doing it.
    • He is capable of interpreting DNA code, at a glance, accurately enough to determine parentage.
    • His mind itself is a nonlinear photonic array, storing his memories in light, with virtually instantaneous recall.
    • His mind is structured in such a manner that memories are to him as "real" as the present, his most vivid memory dominating his perceptions.
    Indomitable Will:
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo has shown to have a powerful spirit, free of corruption and temptation.
    • He was taught to protect life and help others.
    • He is very optimistic and never gives up, even when things look bad.
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo has learned how to place mental inhibitors on his own power so that he does not accidentally "flex and cause the tectonic plates to shift."
    • To him, they are the barriers that allow him to feel human enough to live a healthy life, and he only ever releases one of them when fighting a particularly powerful opponent or performing a difficult task.
    Intimidation
    Investigation:
    • Both as a superhero and as a journalist, Umwaume wa Chisulo is an expert at gathering evidence from all kinds of sources.
    • Even Penance has given Sypherion props for his deductive reasoning skills.
    • Reyndzher refers to both Sypherion and Penance as The Hardy Boys.
    • Sypherion reveals he was taught how to learn his opponent's weaknesses and use it against them, utilizing that skill to identify and adapt to foes that are capable of getting stronger and smarter over the course of a battle.
    Journalism:
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo is one of the best travel writers at The Planet Bugle.
    • He gained a Pulitzer Prize on at least one occasion.
    Leadership:
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo has proven many times over his ability to command respect and inspire others with his charisma, ardor, and idealism.
    • He often serves as the primus inter pares of The T.I.T.A.N.S. when he is on Eden.
    Meditation:
    • During his 20's, Umwaume wa Chisulo traveled around to see the world and learn more about his original powers.
    • In the Druk Gyal Khap, Sypherion learned of their customs and the secrets they had to offer, which involved meditation and yoga techniques; taught to him by the former Druk Gyalpo.
    • His training in Druk Gyal Khap was most effective when his powers went out of control, due to excessive amounts of energy coursing through his body.
    • He even resorted to meditation when creating the virtual world of Cosmetropolis.
    Mental Resistance:
    • After an attack involving telepathy, mind control and illusions, Penance suggested that The T.I.T.A.N.S. should train with Thunderbird to combat this vulnerability.
    • Sypherion heard of the attack and asked Genesis for training to make his mind more resistant against such threats.
    Multilingualism:
    • He is fluent in over 400 languages.
    • Not all of them are human.
    Occultism:
    • Mirage has begun educating Sypherion on different kinds of magic, and different effects of it.
    Swordsmanship:
    • Considering Sypherion's reputation in hand-to-hand combat and his use of his powers, Sypherion is actually quite the skilled swordsman, capable of fighting on par with X-Terminator in a duel.
    • He even slayed a Troll while protecting James Warlock, when he realized it wasn't even alive due to it not breathing and having no pulse.
    • He overcame a copy of himself in a sword duel, when traveling the globe.
    Tactical Analysis:
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo was capable of deducing a proper way of subduing and escaping The T.I.T.A.N.S., while in mid-training fight with them.
    Ventriloquism


Trivia

(Physical Features/Speaking Voice/Likely Vocabulary/Characteristics/Mannerisms)

    Collects lost languages:
    • He is fluent in over 400 languages.
    Calm Heart:
    • His heart beats slower than any human — one beat every 10 seconds.
    Chef:
    • Has read over 70,000 cookbooks and recipes, spanning millennia.
    Loneliness:
    • Secretly fears he will outlive humanity and be alone again.
    Seamstress:
    • Designed his own containment suit by stitching nano-fibers using cosmic dust harvested from a meteor strike.
    Collector:
    • Keeps a collection of broken instruments — not because he fixes them, but because he believes their imperfection sings truer than pristine sounds.
    Close Bond:
    • He has become a good friend of Ragnarök, whom he calls "brother".
    Motto In Life:
    • He lives by an often referenced maxim "Truth without compromise, Thought without error, Justice in all things for the betterment of the whole".
    The Jester:
    • He does not care about Jester, if the situation ever arises that he needed to kill him, he would do it. He finds Jester to be full of uncertainties, a nobody trying to hog an imaginary spotlight. But he does find him smart and dangerous.
    Meaningful Name:
    • S'Chavaar Za'Kun's Edenic Chichewa name is Umwaume wa Chisulo, which means Man of Steel.
    Counseling:
    • Sypherion has gone to therapy a couple of times, his psychiatrist is Doct-Eir.
    Magic:
    • Sypherion hates magic.
    Non-Alcoholic:
    • Even when he powers himself down to that of a normal human, Sypherion still will not drink alcohol.
    Vegetarian:
    • Before he stopped needing to eat, Umwaume wa Chisulo was a vegetarian.
    Favorite Movie:
    • Umwaume wa Chisulo' favorite movie is To Kill A Mockingbird


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