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“ | To transcend humanity means to discard its flaws. For the flesh is weak, but the machine is strong. Now, I have exceeded my weaknesses. My flesh is metal, my eyes computers. I am Ferris Shincho, eldest of the Heart of the Progression. | „ |
~ Ferris upon his reawakening |
Summary[]
Ferris Shincho is one of the minor characters in Before the Sable Dawn, a member of the Heart of Progression, a faction purely based around machinery, technology, and advancement. After being inflicted heavy damage in a war that nearly tore apart every faction in the mystical world, it was put into a hibernation in order to repair it. But after Alex would ascend to become the leader, she would reawaken him for another purpose. Now, the oldest of the Heart of the Progression rises again, ready to crush whoever might endanger his family.
Combat Statistics[]
Tier: At least 6-C
Name: Ferris Shincho
Origin: Before the Sable Dawn
Age: Hundreds of Years Old (Was there when the first demons emerged into the world, which occurred at least hundreds of years ago)
Classification: Machine, "90% Metal, 10% Human", Warmachine, Great Spirit of Progression, Last Resort
Gender: Male
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (Lived for hundreds of years), Immortality (Types II, III, IV, VIII, and IX), Regeneration (Mid, up to Mid-Godly overtime) (Ferris' History allows him to survive lethal injuries and simply heal from it. Reliant on its ancient History with such and his true form existing in a digital space), Cyborgization (Partial), Technology Manipulation (Capable of altering technology around him and even create new weapons), Forcefield Creation, Vector Manipulation, and Attack Reflection (The forcefields he creates is capable of altering vectors to reflect attacks), Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception (Is capable of sensing and hearing things from cities away and can see spirits and abstract entities), Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of damaging spirits and abstract entities), Self-Sustenance (Types I and II) (No longer requires sleep nor food as he is mainly fueled by energy), Light Manipulation and Invisibility (Can turn invisible by bending light around him), Plasma Manipulation (Via plasma weaponry), Explosion Manipulation (Via rockets and grenades), Energy Manipulation (Can coat its various weapons in energy), Power Nullification (Due to his ancient History, Ferris' mere presence cancels out Reasoning), Information Analysis (Can scan his targets and figure out what works best against them)
Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Could tank spiritual attacks and damage to the soul), Empathic Manipulation and Heat Manipulation (Unaffected by Melachiel's aura), Spatial Manipulation (Unaffected by Nahum's presence), Biological Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Blood Manipulation, and Organic Manipulation (Due to being a machine, Ferris is unaffected by manipulation of biological or organic processes. Unaffected by a weakened version of the Black Plague, which had the essence of Death fueling it), Pain Manipulation (Feels no pain), Metal Manipulation and Technology Manipulation (As his mere presence cancels out Reasoning, it even nullifies attempts to manipulate his body or technological processes), Conceptual Manipulation (Type I), Light Manipulation, and Magic (His presence nullifies Reasoning to a certain degree)
Attack Potency: At least Island Level+ (Comparable to beings such as Khadir and was capable of fighting on-par with Melachiel for a time)
Speed: FTL (Far faster than an inexperienced Tiamat)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Was able to completely overpower Melachiel in terms of brute strength)
Durability: At least Island Level+
Stamina: Limitless. Ferris naturally draws his energy from his ancient History, making it so long that as it exists, he has a limitless supply of energy and endurance.
Range: Tens of Kilometers
Standard Equipment: Various weapons such as guns, rocket launchers, forcefield projectors, grenades, and plasma guns
Intelligence: Genius (Due to being one of the older characters in Before the Sable Dawn, Ferris is naturally one of the most intelligent beings. Holding knowledge comparable to beings such as Melachiel, and was even able to discern Artemis' true nature after a mere glance)
Weaknesses: His forcefields can be overwhelmed by enough power put behind attacks that such wouldn't be able to control.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Heart of Machinery: As the eldest of the Heart of Progression and possibly the wisest, Ferris is an incredibly powerful cyborg. Well, cyborg is to put it lightly, considering how over 90% of his body is complete metal and machinery. Thanks to this, he possesses a wide range of weaponry that is considered to be an armory of an entire planet all on its own.