“ | What we need is not a dictator that unifies the world, not a "hero" that saves the world, or not even an ideal symbol that is an aspiration to all in the world; but instead we need people who can understand someone else's perspective of the world. | „ |
~ Linx to Abyssion after their final fight |
“ | Someone who fights for another... Someone who understands the position of others... Someone who never gives up fighting for the ones in need, no matter what obstacles get in the way! Someone... who hopes to make the world a better place!! That's... my definition of a hero!!! | „ |
~ Linx Rifelson |
Backstory[]
On the planet Gyrohem— a world of wonder, fantasy, and grief— a boy would eventually become the world's greatest defender. This boy was born under the Rifelson family; his mother, Eleina, passed on soon after his younger sister, Yoshimitsu, was born. She and Yoshimitsu years later was a medic, healing wounded men that came back from rigorous battles in the front lines. The boy's father was different from most however, as he was a great war hero; a protector of others. This man, his father, was Omen. The boy seemed to share the same traits as his father later in life. The trait of protecting the ones who couldn't protect themselves. This boy was named Linx. Linx Rifelson.
Linx and his family grew up in a state of poverty in Mardial City. Not many knew of their names, only recognizing Omen because of his contributions to their wars, and they were all treated without care by the government running the city. Eventually, his father was asked to join the army once again to take back a fort against the ever expanding Arkyos Army. He always declined, which led to being constantly beat by the guards. Linx always asked why his father never attacked back. He was a war hero, he was powerful, he could have fought back easily. But, Omen always just said that "fighting will only lead to the path of agony", and his mother never would've accepted him going out to another trivial war...
But, after declining so many times, Omen was finally forced into the war after he was beaten mentally and physically, even overhearing that Linx and Yoshimitsu wanted him to go, as they thought it would have been beneficial for the city. With his own children's agreement being the final nail on the coffin, Omen agreed to join the war. The day before he parted, he gifted Linx and Yoshimitsu with tools to defend themselves and to keep on them at all times when he's gone. Linx was gifted the Dragon Katana, a weapon Omen forged himself many years ago. Yoshimitsu was gifted a long jacket imbued with Aura Energy, making chants to activate abilities more effective, and to always resize itself to fit the user.
The day Omen was dragged out of his home and into the public, the people ridiculed him; yelled at him for being a traitor; yelled at him for abandoning his people; yelled at him for running away; yelled at him for not going to the previous battles. They yelled. And yelled. And yelled... And then stopped. Suddenly, amidst the yells of hate and anger, an earthquake erupted. The crowd went silent. They attempted to find the source, and they did. In the center, the ground was cracked, right beneath Omen's feet. At that moment, Omen's bottled up emotions had peaked, and wanting to show the public their ignorance, he revealed what it meant to go to war. He took off his rags, revealing countless amount of battle scars on his body. He started to yell at the crowd about the stupidity of war, how he's seen thousands upon thousands of bodies on the battlefield. He yelled of how it shouldn't be romanticized, like it always has been by the ones who never experienced it. He yelled to the ones who could send their families to war, that wars will only lead to more pain and hate in the future. He yelled. And yelled. And yelled...
...But it was of no use. Knowing that he would still be sent anyways and his voice getting softer and softer, Omen was forced to leave after his rant. Before he departed, Omen told Linx and Yoshimitsu that they had to protect each other, and everyone around them— to repel hate and to have a pure heart. From there, Omen looked into Linx's eyes, and saw a vision of himself; a younger self that became a hero. Then, he looked at Yoshimitsu's eyes. Eyes of a future hero, a dreamer of the future instead of an ideal younger self. Upon seeing this, Omen smiled, content he had such a bright legacy, and went off...
...A month later, Linx and Yoshimitsu were notified of their father's death by a cloaked man. The two looked at each other in sorrow, and tears started to fall from their eyes... The cloaked man was not finished however, and he continued to speak. He said that he was sorry for their father's tragic fall...
...But it was only one of the many stepping stones to unifying the world.
Without warning, the sounds of flames erupted, and the smell of burnt ash filled the air. The two children turned around, and saw the whole city covered in flames— the home and memories that were precious to them for years was being completely burnt to ashes, all in an instant.
The two children rushed to their friends' homes. Torn. Gone. Dead. Burned. Lost to the flames by this cloaked man. He spoke of how if their father never went and revealed an "unknown power" that rivaled his, he would have never came to the city. If their father never went to war, this would have never happened. Enraged. Scared. Confused. Thinking it's all their fault. A kaleidoscope of negative motions filled the only two Rifelson family members as they ran away, just after hearing the final words of their father's killer...
..."Live, and know this. I am Abyssion, and I will change the world."
This was the beginning of their adventure. A story of the coming of age in a fantastical, bloody, but hopeful world.
Appearance and Personality[]
Linx Rifelson has semi-long, blue shaggy hair with piercing ruby eyes, and his physique is mostly fit, albeit being very light for his height. His casual attire consists of an aqua blue no-sleeved shirt under the same colored sweater with dark gray joggers, black shoes, and a white headband with the Mardial City symbol (A shield with a star in the center) imprinted onto it. In a serious battle though, he wears the Chosen Armor. It has the appearance of a light-blue plate armor with multiple markings on it. Some look like trees, others like words, and others like silhouettes of people. Before the Chosen Armor, he used a steel chestplate with a grey jacket that has the Mardial City symbol imprinted on its shoulder underneath and black leather-plated pants.
Linx on the outside always seemed quiet and awkward, even possibly cold. This impression made him not have many friends, but the ones he did have realized that on the inside, Linx had an extremely big heart, and would try his best to live up to his definition of a "hero": someone who would help anyone in need. This mindset stemmed from his father, who Linx promised he'll be a hero for. Linx is also an adventurous person, always wanting to explore something new and experience an adventure. He eventually gets that wish... in a rather dark way.
Things would change in the burning of Mardial City. On the fateful day, that innocent ideal of heroism turned into nothing more than revenge. The fire forced his cold mask out more, and his heartwarming truth less. He underwent a deep depression because of survivor's guilt, and took it upon himself to kill Abyssion. His only driving force was to avenge his father, and everyone who had died that day.
Near the end of the series, his sealed heartwarming side starts to reveal itself once more, and he starts to recover and become a better person. Throughout his journey, he realized he was doing the exact opposite of his ideal. Through the loss, regret, and sorrow, he also found love, compassion, and friendship. He realized revenge wasn't the answer for him, and it would only bring him more pain if he went down that path. He gave up his anger and cold persona to truly follow his ideal in helping anyone in need.
It was fairly hard to befriend Linx, as he was almost always awkward and quiet. He didn't know how to express himself that well, which only increased misunderstandings and pushed him away from others even further. He was extremely intense however, even in the present, and would usually try his best in anything he does. This usually led to him getting agitated or annoyed often when he didn't get the desired outcome. He was also easily provoked, and can even attack someone if they annoyed him enough. He had a short temper, which almost always led him into fights, further increasing his distance from others. The burning of Mardial City only increased this distance even more, shutting his feelings in and only revealing them to people he cared about.
Near the end of the series, almost all of those aren't a problem anymore. His anger subsided, he would get annoyed or provoked less often, and became fairly mature and patient. After his entire journey, he learned to open up his feelings more, leading to him being able to socialize better. He also learned how to look at other people's perspectives, to help them not only physically, but emotionally.
In battle, Linx will respect the opponent. He doesn't have a code of honor, far from it, but he's willing to allow the enemy to fight at their fullest. In a battle with high stakes though, Linx will try his hardest to win, either for himself, or for the people around him.
Beneath the cold and private outside is the flame that is intense and passionate on the inside. An individual who is more willed than most, and would do anything to see everyone around him happy.
Personal Stats[]
Forms: An ability in which the user channels a certain emotion, and projects it onto themselves for power. In that way, it is similar to a pocket reality, or even statistics amplification. This is mainly achieved by "Willpower".
- Kurai Form makes Linx's hair go purple and make him emit a purple glow all around his body. All of his attacks are purple. Linx obtained an incomplete version of this form in his fight against Abyssion's son and general, Delta. When he was about to die, he remembered what he was doing, his ultimate goal, and in a kaleidoscope of mixed emotions and anger, he transformed. Linx eventually mastered this form with the help of the enchanter Naphadyl. This form was spawned from the emotion of rage.
- Blood Form makes Linx's hair and body glow bright blue, and it looks like blue streams are coming out all over his body. The blue streams, in reality, are actually his blood, which turns blue in this form. All of his attacks in this form are any kind of blue. He obtained this form when training with Naphadyl for a couple months. When she was teaching him how his father obtained Aura Form, Linx concentrated, and then transformed. Naphadyl was shocked for a second, before realizing that his father did the exact same thing after training with her. She noted that this form looked different from Omen's Aura Form, and realized that it was completely different. Instead of utilizing his Aura to attack, Linx in this form used his blood to attack instead. This form spawned from the emotion of control.
- Final Form simply makes Linx's eyes glow a brighter red, make his hair flow, even when there's no wind, and gives a bright blue glow around him. He achieved this form in his final fight against Abyssion. In the first half of the fight, Linx was being demolished by him, and thought everything was hopeless. But only then his eyes were opened, as he remembered his father's last words: to repel hate, and have a pure heart— to protect those around him. It was then when he realized he was fighting with only anger throughout his journey, with only one goal: revenge. That path was not for a 'hero' to take. Instead, to unlock the form, he had to have a pure heart, to repel all of the hate, all of the evil inside of him, and when he did, he transformed. This form spawned from the emotion of protection.
Date of Birth: January 31
Birthplace: Mardial City
Weight: 153 lbs | 164 lbs | Roughly the same | Roughly the same | Roughly the same, higher in the epilogue
Height: 5'10 ft | 6'0 ft | Same | Same | 6'1
Laterality: Right-handed
Likes: Any kind of weapon, doing the impossible, helping others, his sister and friends, adventure, traveling, fighting.
Dislikes: People that talk a lot, "corrupt" or "evil" people, his own anger issues.
Hobbies: Training, weapon critiquing, forging weapons (epilogue hobby).
Values: Protect the ones closest to you, at all costs. Look at other people's perspectives. Live life to the fullest.
Martial Status: In a relationship with Kiir.
Status: Alive and active (Works as a drill instructor for the army and a personal martial arts tutor)
Affiliations: Mardial City (It was rebuilt with a Republic government after Abyssion's defeat), Yoshimitsu Rifelson, Ergo, Kiir Tanichi, Naphadyl, Arc Lanistar (Favorite student Linx taught), Waver (Current Leader/"King" of Mardial City), General Tenshiko, King Hakumae, Yuuto
Previous Affiliations: Band of the Nations (A resistance group that was against Abyssion), United University (A college he went to after Abyssion's defeat), Omen Rifelson, Eleina Rifelson, Noah, Kuroi
Alignment: Neutral Good
MBTI: ISFP. INFP in the epilogue
Color Identity: Blue
Extra Music:
- Believe in Yourself, Unbreakable Determination (Rock Cover) (Battle against Linx)
- God Mode (Comeback battle theme)
- Ascend to Power (Linx vs Delta)
- Requiem of the Night (Linx vs Delta after Linx obtained Incomplete Kurai Form)
- Light and Shadow (Linx vs Abyssion)
- You Say Run Cover (Linx obtaining Final Form and making a comeback against Abyssion)
- Ultimate Battle (Rock Cover) (Linx vs Abyssion inside of Linx's infinite universe/Alternate epilogue comeback battle theme)
- Memoria Violin Cover (Linx and Abyssion's final clash)
- Weight of the World Cover (Linx's final talk with Abyssion)
- Legends Never Die Cover (End of Linx's main story/End credits theme)
- Together (Final Form theme)
- The Light of Willpower (TFS) (Epilogue Linx battle theme)
- The Light of Willpower (Guitar Cover) (Epilogue Linx comeback battle theme)
- Live and Learn (Linx's lyrical theme)
- Flow - Hero (English Cover) (Linx's second lyrical theme)
Powers and Stats[]
Note: The Dragon Katana is a constant 5-A unless Linx adds Aura Energy to it, so that it can either be more powerful, or more on his current key's level. He's able to do this in any of his keys. The Three God Blades are also a constant 2-A.
Tier: 9-C pre-time skip, 9-B post-time skip and above, 5-A with the Dragon Katana
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 16 (Beginning of the series/Pre-Time Skip. Caught a glimpse of his potential & obtained an incomplete Kurai Form), 17 (Post 1st Time-Skip. Unlocked his potential, mastered Kurai Form & obtained Blood Form), 18 (Post 2nd Time-Skip. End of the series. Obtained Final Form), Unknown, but should be around his early 30s (Epilogue. Mastered Final Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities)
Attack Potency: Street level pre-time skip (Linx can fight on-par with, and defeat trained soldiers who don't have Aura), Wall level post-time skip and above (Is able to punch through non-Aura enhanced walls), Large-Planet level with the Dragon Katana (Is constantly at this level of power. For reference, its power is stated to be around post-first time skip Linx's power with Aura)
Speed: Peak Human (Should still be as fast as himself when not amplifying his speed)
Lifting Strength: Unknown, likely at least Above Average
Striking Strength: Street Class pre-time skip, Wall Class post-time skip and above
Durability: At least Street level pre-time skip, at least Wall level post-time skip and above, Large-Planet level with the Dragon Katana (Is able to block blows with it)
Note: Linx can still survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of his absurd amount of willpower.
Stamina: Superhuman (Even without Aura, Linx's will pushes him past the limits of what a regular person can do, allowing him to keep on fighting even with lethal injuries that would instantly kill any regular person)
Range: Melee Range with punches and kicks, Extended Melee Range with the Dragon Katana
Standard Equipment: Dragon Katana
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. He's able to recognize and adapt to other people's fighting styles rather quickly, and he's also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well. He is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than that, he's average academically.
After the first time-skip, he mastered a unique martial arts style that mainly consists of defense and counterattacks, and exploiting openings or the environment to his advantage. With this, Linx is able to masterfully manipulate the battlefield in his favor, usually catching the enemy off guard with a purposeful opening or tanking a hit, then either using something in the environment to his advantage or find an opening in the enemy's defenses to finish the enemy in one powerful blow.
After he obtained Final Form, Linx became fairly patient and knowledgeable, with immense amounts of wisdom and experience from being in rigorous battles with high stakes. He also became quite a strategic thinker, using his Precognition to his advantage against future threats, and delving into multiple possibilities to take them out. His martial arts has been mastered to the point where even ones with precognition that were on Abyssion's level weren't able to predict Linx's movements, even in his base form.
Weaknesses:
- Linx gets irritated and annoyed too easily, going so far as to attack the one annoying him, and he has a hot temper, even if he doesn't show it most of the time (Linx doesn't have this weakness in the epilogue).
- Is inexperienced with combat and usually runs into fights without a plan in mind (Linx doesn't have this weakness past the first time-skip).
- Linx can be slightly overconfident when he thinks the opponent's weaker than him (Ex: Yoshimitsu, until she beat him in a couple of spars. Linx doesn't have this past the first time-skip, though in the epilogue Linx seemed to have gained overconfidence from his pre-time skip self once again, but only in fights).
Tier: 8-A, 5-A with a glimpse of his potential and the Dragon Katana, High 5-A with Incomplete Kurai Form
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 16 (Beginning of the series/Pre-Time Skip. Caught a glimpse of his potential & obtained an incomplete Kurai Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities)
Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level (Trained by, and was able to keep up with Ergo), Large-Planet level with a glimpse of his potential (Dented Delta's shields) and the Dragon Katana (Is constantly at this level of power. For reference, its power is stated to be around post-first time skip Linx's power), Dwarf Star level with Incomplete Kurai Form (Defeated Delta)
Note: Is able to lower his physical strength down to his opponent's if they're weaker than him, though not his durability. More information in the Powers and Abilities section.
Speed: Peak Human without amplifying his speed (Normally, Aura users on Gyrohem are able to control their speed with training. They're all born with MHS+ instincts that activate when in danger, but they must train their bodies to react or move at that speed at will. That means normally, they would still be regular in speed. Linx however trained his body to the point where even without Aura, his movements are still a blur in our point of view), Massively Hypersonic+ with amplifying his speed (Comparable to Ergo. All Supernaturals who don't have their potential unlocked still have a "sixth-sense" that increases their reactions when in danger, all the way up to being able to perceive lightning in slow motion. They can also train their bodies to be able to move at these speeds), Speed of Light with a glimpse of his potential (Even though Delta was still able to react to Linx just fine, his body wouldn't move fast enough to dodge his attacks. Even though this is inferior to his full potential, it should still be comparable to it), FTL with Incomplete Kurai Form (Delta was barely able to react to him in this form)
Lifting Strength: Class 100 (Can lift large buildings), possibly Class G with a glimpse of his potential (Should be comparable to an unlocked potential Linx), Unknown with Incomplete Kurai Form
Striking Strength: Multi-City Block Class, Large Planet Class with a glimpse of his potential, Dwarf Star Class with Incomplete Kurai Form
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level (Ergo seemed to not be able to dent his Aura at all. At this time, Linx had an Aura level of 99), Large-Planet level with the Dragon Katana (Used for blocking), at least Large-Planet level with a glimpse of his potential (Survived Delta's strongest energy attack, albeit with heavy injuries), at least Dwarf Star level with Incomplete Kurai Form (Has not been shown to be injured, but should still be on the high end of this Aura level. Delta wasn't able to injure Linx at all in this form)
Note: Linx has shown to survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of the absurd amount of Aura protecting him. Keep in mind that this is for all of his durability feats. Willpower Defense will increase Linx's durability by an unknown amount. To use Willpower Defense at its full potential, the user must have their full potential unlocked. Not a glimpse, not half, or not even a power that surpasses that will allow Linx to use the full extent of Willpower Defense like his other keys.
Stamina: Superhuman (Can train with Ergo for hours upon end without tiring. His sheer will allows him to keep on going, even with fatal injuries that should have killed him hundreds of times over), higher with a glimpse of his potential & Incomplete Kurai Form
Range: Melee Range with punches and kicks, Extended Melee Range with a weapon, a Kilometer with Aura based attacks; likely much higher with a glimpse of his potential (Should be comparable to his unlocked potential) & Incomplete Kurai Form
Standard Equipment: Dragon Katana
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. He hasn't refined his fighting style at this point in time, however he is still able to recognize and adapt to other people's fighting styles rather quickly. He is also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well, and is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than those, he's average academically.
Weaknesses:
- Linx gets irritated and annoyed too easily, going so far as to attack the one annoying him, and he has a hot temper, even if he doesn't show it most of the time.
- Is inexperienced with combat and usually runs into fights without a plan in mind.
- Even though Linx has a lot of Aura, it could eventually break or run out, leaving him vulnerable.
- The glimpse of Linx's potential only lasts for about 5 minutes.
- Linx can be slightly overconfident when he thinks the opponent's weaker than him (Ex: Yoshimitsu, until she beat him in a couple of spars).
- Incomplete Kurai Form (Or any new form he gains in the future) slowly drains Linx's Aura (at least until he gets a good handle & control on said form).
- When in Incomplete Kurai Form, Linx goes into a fit of rage and can barely control himself.
- All abilities, with the exception of physical abilities, drain stamina every usage.
Tier: 5-A, at least 5-A in the epilogue, Low 2-C with epilogue Statistics Amplification, 2-A with the Three God Blades
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 17 (Post 1st Time-Skip. Unlocked his potential, mastered Kurai Form & obtained Blood Form), 18 (Post 2nd Time-Skip. End of the series. Obtained Final Form), Unknown, but should be around his early 30s (Epilogue. Mastered Final Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities), the Absolute Defense (Title given by Naphadyl), "Protector of Gyrohem" (EoS title)
Attack Potency: Large-Planet level (Comparable to Kiir. Stated he is vastly superior to when he first caught a glimpse of his potential), at least Large-Planet level in the epilogue (Displayed similar feats to Kiir on a multitude of occasions, though he is still slightly weaker than her in terms of raw physical strength), Universe level+ with epilogue Statistics Amplification (Is able to boost his attacking strength to that of his Final Form), Multiverse level+ with the Three God Blades (Holds the same power as the Core's Avatar, as that is their creator)
Note: Is able to lower his physical strength down to his opponent's if they're weaker than him, though not his durability. More information in the Powers and Abilities section.
Speed: Peak Human without amplifying his speed, Speed of Light with amplifying his speed (All Supernaturals who have their potential unlocked are able to perceive objects at the speed of, or even faster than light at minimum. Is able to react to and deflect light speed energy attacks), FTL in the epilogue with amplifying his speed (Outran a black hole)
Note: Precognition increases his reaction speed by an incredible amount. Dragon Katana's Red Dragon form doubles Linx's current combat speed (This key and above only).
Lifting Strength: Class G, possibly higher (Even when the "Creator of Dungeons" dropped a mountain on Linx, he was able to lift and throw it off of him. Is able to wield the three God blades, which can hypothetically expand to the size of an infinite space depending on his Willpower, though he can also augment the weight to his liking, which also depends on his Willpower)
Striking Strength: Large Planet Class, at least Large Planet Class in the epilogue
Durability: At least Large-Planet level (Has an Aura level of 902), Star level with Chosen Armor, higher in the epilogue normally (Has an Aura level of 908) & with Chosen Armor
Note: Linx has shown to survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of the absurd amount of Aura protecting him and the Chosen Armor, which increases his already high durability by a full tier. Keep in mind that this is for all of his durability feats. Willpower Defense will increase Linx's durability to High Universe level in this form.
Stamina: Godlike (Even with fatal injuries, Linx is still able to fight for days on end and extended periods of time. Superior to his younger self)
Range: Melee Range or Extended Melee Range with a weapon when controlled, Multiple Kilometers when uncontrolled (via air pressure and the Dragon Katana. Comparable to Kiir), Large Planet with Aura based attacks (Smaller, but still slightly comparable to Delta), High Universal with the three God blades (Is able to hypothetically cross an infinite space)
Standard Equipment: Same, with the addition of the Infinity Alpha God Blade, Eternal Omega God Blade, and Ion Beta God Blade (Just the Dragon Katana after the end of the series)
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. After the first time-skip, he mastered a unique martial arts style that mainly consists of defense and counterattacks, and exploiting openings or the environment to his advantage. With this, Linx is able to masterfully manipulate the battlefield in his favor, usually catching the enemy off guard with a purposeful opening or tanking a hit, then either using something in the environment to his advantage or find an opening in the enemy's defenses to finish the enemy in one powerful blow. Linx is also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well, and is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than that, he's average academically.
After he obtained Final Form, Linx became fairly patient and knowledgeable, with immense amounts of wisdom and experience from being in rigorous battles with high stakes. He also became quite a strategic thinker, using his Precognition to his advantage against future threats, and delving into multiple possibilities to take them out. His martial arts has been mastered to the point where even ones with precognition that were on Abyssion's level weren't able to predict Linx's movements, even in his base form.
Weaknesses:
- Same as before, though Linx doesn't have the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th weaknesses, & he doesn't have the 1st weakness in the epilogue.
- Linx will not use Complete Negation or Absolute Precognition (or even Final Form/any other form for that matter) unless it's something akin to a life or death situation, or lives are at stake. This is because he thinks that it "treads on the realm of Gods", something he doesn't want to do. Epilogue Linx weakness only.
- Epilogue Linx seems to have gained overconfidence from his pre-time skip self once again, though it's only in fights.
Tier: 4-C, possibly 4-B with Kurai Cannon, Low 2-C with epilogue Statistics Amplification
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 17 (Post 1st Time-Skip. Unlocked his potential, mastered Kurai Form & obtained Blood Form), 18 (Post 2nd Time-Skip. End of the series. Obtained Final Form), Unknown, but should be around his early 30s (Epilogue. Mastered Final Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities), the Absolute Defense (Title given by Naphadyl), "Protector of Gyrohem" (EoS title)
Attack Potency: Star level (Comparable to Abyssion), possibly Solar System level with Kurai Cannon (Said to be able to harm opponents with over a 1100 Aura level), Universe level+ with epilogue Statistics Amplification
Note: Is able to lower his physical strength down to his opponent's if they're weaker than him, though not his durability. More information in the Powers and Abilities section.
Speed: Peak Human without amplifying his speed, FTL+ with amplifying his speed (Is fast enough to block and deflect over a million light speed energy blasts from all sides. Much faster than before)
Note: Precognition increases his reaction speed by an incredible amount. Dragon Katana's Red Dragon form doubles Linx's current combat speed (Post-first time skip and above only).
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Star Class
Durability: At least Star level (Has an Aura level of 1039), Solar System level with Chosen Armor
Note: Linx has shown to survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of the absurd amount of Aura protecting him and the Chosen Armor, which increases his already high durability by a full tier. Keep in mind that this is for all of his durability feats. Willpower Defense will increase Linx's durability to High Universe level in this form.
Stamina: Higher
Range: Dwarf Star with Aura based attacks (Is able to shoot energy blasts all around Gyrohem), Solar System with Kurai Cannon
Standard Equipment: Same as before
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. After the first time-skip, he mastered a unique martial arts style that mainly consists of defense and counterattacks, and exploiting openings or the environment to his advantage. With this, Linx is able to masterfully manipulate the battlefield in his favor, usually catching the enemy off guard with a purposeful opening or tanking a hit, then either using something in the environment to his advantage or find an opening in the enemy's defenses to finish the enemy in one powerful blow. Linx is also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well, and is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than that, he's average academically.
After he obtained Final Form, Linx became fairly patient and knowledgeable, with immense amounts of wisdom and experience from being in rigorous battles with high stakes. He also became quite a strategic thinker, using his Precognition to his advantage against future threats, and delving into multiple possibilities to take them out. His martial arts has been mastered to the point where even ones with precognition that were on Abyssion's level weren't able to predict Linx's movements, even in his base form.
Weaknesses: Same as before.
Tier: 4-A, Low 2-C with epilogue Statistics Amplification
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 17 (Post 1st Time-Skip. Unlocked his potential, mastered Kurai Form & obtained Blood Form), 18 (Post 2nd Time-Skip. End of the series. Obtained Final Form), Unknown, but should be around his early 30s (Epilogue. Mastered Final Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities), the Absolute Defense (Title given by Naphadyl), "Protector of Gyrohem" (EoS title)
Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level (Naphadyl stated that Linx in this form is no where near the attack power of Omen's Aura Form, but still around its level), Universe level+ with epilogue Statistics Amplification
Note: Is able to lower his physical strength down to his opponent's if they're weaker than him, though not his durability. More information in the Powers and Abilities section.
Speed: Peak Human without amplifying his speed, Massively FTL with amplifying his speed (Stated to be 100 times faster than the speed of light)
Note: Precognition increases his reaction speed by an incredible amount. Dragon Katana's Red Dragon form doubles Linx's current combat speed (Post-first time skip and above only).
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System
Durability: At least Multi-Solar System level (Has an Aura level of 1354), Galaxy level with Chosen Armor (Naphadyl says that even Aura Form Omen would have a hard time getting through Linx in this form, and he wouldn't even make a dent on Linx at all with Chosen Armor on)
Note: Linx has shown to survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of the absurd amount of Aura protecting him and the Chosen Armor, which increases his already high durability by a full tier. Keep in mind that this is for all of his durability feats. Willpower Defense will increase Linx's durability to High Universe level in this form. Regeneration makes him even more difficult to kill.
Stamina: Higher
Range: Higher with Aura based attacks
Standard Equipment: Same, with the addition of Blood Scythe
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. After the first time-skip, he mastered a unique martial arts style that mainly consists of defense and counterattacks, and exploiting openings or the environment to his advantage. With this, Linx is able to masterfully manipulate the battlefield in his favor, usually catching the enemy off guard with a purposeful opening or tanking a hit, then either using something in the environment to his advantage or find an opening in the enemy's defenses to finish the enemy in one powerful blow. Linx is also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well, and is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than that, he's average academically.
After he obtained Final Form, Linx became fairly patient and knowledgeable, with immense amounts of wisdom and experience from being in rigorous battles with high stakes. He also became quite a strategic thinker, using his Precognition to his advantage against future threats, and delving into multiple possibilities to take them out. His martial arts has been mastered to the point where even ones with precognition that were on Abyssion's level weren't able to predict Linx's movements, even in his base form.
Weaknesses: Same as before.
Tier: High 3-A, Low 2-C in the epilogue
Name: Linx Rifelson
Origin: Gyrohem (Verse)
Gender: Male
Age: 17 (Post 1st Time-Skip. Unlocked his potential, mastered Kurai Form & obtained Blood Form), 18 (Post 2nd Time-Skip. End of the series. Obtained Final Form), Unknown, but should be around his early 30s (Epilogue. Mastered Final Form)
Classification: Supernatural (Looks like a human, but with "Supernatural" abilities), the Absolute Defense (Title given by Naphadyl), "Protector of Gyrohem" (EoS title)
Attack Potency: High Universe level (His fight with Abyssion shook and tore apart the entirety of the infinite universe Linx created, and their final clash destroyed the universe in its entirety), Universe level+ in the epilogue (The Three Protectors stated that if the "Third Layer of Defense" didn't exist, Linx would be able to destroy the entirety of his timeline. This is confirmed via a vision of it through Linx's Absolute Precognition. Is able to add time to his infinite universe)
Note: Is able to lower his physical strength down to his opponent's if they're weaker than him, though not his durability. More information in the Powers and Abilities section.
Speed: Peak Human without amplifying his speed, Massively FTL+ with amplifying his speed (Was able to dodge Abyssion's Final Flame ability, which is 9 quadrillion times the speed of light. This was when he just obtained Final Form in the fight against Abyssion), Infinite Speed in the epilogue with amplifying his speed (Stated that he could clearly see and track an instantly moving target. Even when the Three Protectors erased the concept of time for themselves, Linx was still able to keep track and defeat them to gain access to the Core. Can cross his infinite universe instantly), possibly Immeasurable Speed (Was able to keep up with the Core's Avatar at its max speed)
Note: Can instantly teleport anywhere, including different timelines and universes in Final Form. Precognition (and Clairvoyance in Final Form) increases his reaction speed by an incredible amount. Dragon Katana's Red Dragon form doubles Linx's current combat speed (Post-first time skip and above only).
Lifting Strength: Galactic, likely higher in the epilogue (Able to throw entire galaxies and augment them with his Aura to be able to negate durability in his infinite universe)
Striking Strength: High Universal, Universal+ in the epilogue
Durability: At least High Universe level, Universe level+ with Chosen Armor (Abyssion was not able to scratch Linx at all with the Chosen Armor on when he fought physically. Abyssion only posed a threat because he had durability negating and Aura piercing attacks, as well as being able to activate Willpower Defense at any time whereas Linx was only able to activate it near-death at this point in the series), at least Universe level+ in the epilogue, Multi-Universe level with the Chosen Armor in the epilogue, possibly Multiverse level+ (Even though he was stomped by the Core's Avatar, he was still able to hold his own and even take a few hits from it before activating Willpower Defense to help him out even more)
Note: Linx has shown to survive hits from stronger beings than him. This is because of the absurd amount of Aura protecting him and the Chosen Armor, which increases his already high durability by a full tier. Keep in mind that this is for all of his durability feats. Willpower Defense will increase Linx's durability to Multiverse level+ in this form. Regeneration makes him even more difficult to kill.
Stamina: Higher, Infinite in the epilogue (Stated his stamina in this form will never run out unless he wanted it to)
Range: High Universal with Aura based attacks, Universal+ in the epilogue
Standard Equipment: Same, except Blood Scythe is removed. Blood Scythe is re-added though in the epilogue
Intelligence: Linx is not as smart as his sister, Yoshimitsu, but he's amazing at coming up with things on the spot in battles. After the first time-skip, he mastered a unique martial arts style that mainly consists of defense and counterattacks, and exploiting openings or the environment to his advantage. With this, Linx is able to masterfully manipulate the battlefield in his favor, usually catching the enemy off guard with a purposeful opening or tanking a hit, then either using something in the environment to his advantage or find an opening in the enemy's defenses to finish the enemy in one powerful blow. Linx is also able to pin-point deceptions and lies rather well, and is a very quick learner, which Linx most likely obtained from his father. Other than that, he's average academically.
After he obtained Final Form, Linx became fairly patient and knowledgeable, with immense amounts of wisdom and experience from being in rigorous battles with high stakes. He also became quite a strategic thinker, using his Precognition to his advantage against future threats, and delving into multiple possibilities to take them out. His martial arts has been mastered to the point where even ones with precognition that were on Abyssion's level weren't able to predict Linx's movements, even in his base form.
Weaknesses: Same as beforePowers and Abilities[]
Note: All of the abilities listed are because of Willpower Manipulation and because he has Aura. If all of his Aura depletes, then he won't be able to use any of the abilities listed here. Willpower Defense in Final Form goes up to a 4-D scale, even when he first obtained the form.
Master Martial Artist & Close Weapon Master
Large Amounts of Aura and Willpower Manipulation (On self. Clarification on the abilities here. Is able to manipulate their own Aura, ex: making Aura stronger on one side in exchange for another side)
Aura Sensing (All Aura users are able to sense different Aura in the world and how much of it is there in each area/being. Skilled users in this ability can sense things other than Aura) & Enhanced Senses (Aura users passively have a "sixth-sense" that alerts them of danger and increases their over-all senses when in danger)
Energy Manipulation (via Aura Energy. Can also be used to create forcefields and Danmaku)
Statistics Amplification (All Supernaturals have this. With imagination, the user is able to hypothetically increase their physical strength, though not durability)
Regeneration (Mid-Low. All Aura users passively have this level of regeneration. It's not useful for combat however, since it's a relatively slow healing process)
Limited Physics Manipulation (All Supernaturals are able to manipulate physics to an extent to achieve all of the fantastical physical feats they display, such as running at speeds that would normally destroy the environment, without actually destroying it)
Limited Precognition (A "6th sense" that allows him to know when he's in danger slightly before it happens)
Limited Durability Negation (via his own base attacks. Is able to ignore more than half of an opponent's durability/Aura)
Ice Manipulation (via Incomplete Kurai Form. Can manipulate his own ice only)
Is able to lower their physical strength down to their opponent's if they're weaker than them (via Limiter. They're not able to lower their durability)
Willpower Defense (Only when in an extreme emotional state. In the epilogue, he can activate this at any time. All resistances listed previously are ones that Linx can survive without Willpower. Clarification on the ability here. Linx's Willpower is high, meaning he could resist every ability shown on the clarification link on his dimensional level)Everything from before to a higher extent
Space-Time Attacking (via the Infinity Alpha God Blade. Type 1. Doesn't have this weapon past the main story)
Creation (via the Eternal Omega God Blade. Doesn't have this weapon past the main story)
Existence Erasure/Concept Erasure (via the Ion Beta God Blade. Doesn't have this weapon past the main story)
Durability Negation (via his own base attacks)
Regeneration Negation (Epilogue Linx only via Pressure Punch. This ability works by completely erasing the concept of the enemy regenerating in any way for 10 minutes. The time limit is because any more than that would cause strain to his body and stamina. This ability is lessened or even nullified if the enemy has resistance to this ability be it in Willpower Defense or just resistance to this specific ability, or the enemy is of a higher dimension than the user. Otherwise, this ability has been shown to negate High-Godly Regeneration, as seen when he fought the Core's Avatar. In Final Form, Linx is able to prevent the enemy from regenerating indefinitely)
Precognition (Superior to his pre-time skip precognition. In the epilogue he's able to use his Absolute Precognition from Final Form in his base form)
Reality Manipulation (Primarily uses this to attack enemies he couldn't attack previously. For instance: Linx with this ability is able to attack non-Corporeal, Acausal, immortal enemies, as well as erase the concept of distance temporarily to attack his enemies instantly or from far away. This ability can be toggled on and off, and he only has access to this in the epilogue. More information in the "Notable Attacks and Techniques" section)
Probability Manipulation (Weaker variation of the same ability in Final Form, but Linx is still able to achieve feats such as making his abilities always hit or making his enemies attacks always miss. This ability can be toggled on and off, and he only has access to this in the epilogue)
Energy Resistance, Elemental Resistance, Mental Resistance, Time Manipulation Resistance , Probability Manipulation Resistance (Epilogue Linx only), Fate Manipulation Resistance (Epilogue Linx only)Everything from before to a higher extent
Ice Manipulation (Can only manipulate his own ice)
Is able to breathe in space, a vacuum, and underwaterEverything from before (with the exception of Ice Manipulation) to a higher extent
Blood Manipulation (On himself only)
Regeneration (Low-Mid when using Blood Bolt Suction and Blood Healing. The latter heals that much every second whereas the former heals that much every three seconds)Everything from before (with the exception of Ice Manipulation, Blood Bolt Suction, Blood Healing, and Blood Manipulation) to a higher extent
Immortality (Type 1. This ability can be turned on or off, though Linx always has it off. Epilogue Linx only, as he didn't even know he could activate this during the series)
Teleportation (Is able to transport himself and others into entirely different timelines or universes. It's stated that he can also teleport to specific points in time)
Passive Precognition Negation (Abyssion was not able to see the future outcome against Linx in their fight)
Absolute Precognition (More information in the "Notable Attacks and Techniques" section. In the epilogue, this ability can also count as Instinctive Reaction. Note that the "Absolute" part is just in the title, and is not actually absolute)
Clairvoyance (Is able to "see" threats to him or anyone around him. Shown in the epilogue only)
Acausality (Is completely removed from the concept of cause and effect in this form, and nothing even remotely related to cause and effect can harm him)
Probability Manipulation (Epilogue Linx only. Showcased when the Three Protectors tried to erase him from existence, but failed because Linx chanced the probability he would get erased to "0%"; though it would have still been rendered nearly useless by Linx's Willpower Defense)
Reality Manipulation (Far superior to his base reality warping. Is able to "manipulate the very existence around [him]" in his words. Similar to Abyssion's application of the ability. Is able to warp how many attacks he's done to an enemy. For instance, if Linx attacks an enemy once, he can warp reality to make it instead of hitting said enemy once, he hit them an infinite amount of times. Linx can do this at any distance he pleases, with as many enemies as he pleases)
Pocket Reality Manipulation/Universe Creation (via Esrio Estella. On an infinite-universal scale. Inside this universe/pocket reality, his Aura can regenerate (Mid) at a rapid rate. In the epilogue, his regeneration increased to High)
Space-Time Manipulation (via Esrio Estella. Is able to create and manipulate space-time in his infinite universe. Epilogue Linx only)
Matter Manipulation (via Esrio Estella. Is able to form and create nearly anything he wants. This ability is limited only by his imagination and knowledge to actually give the object form. Epilogue Linx only)
Danmaku (via Esrio Estella. A never ending amount of durability negating galaxies that scale to Linx's maximum speed. In this case, they'd be moving at infinite speed)
Power/Hax Destruction (via Complete Negation. More information in the "Notable Attacks and Techniques" section)
Note: In the epilogue, Linx has access to all of his abilities from his previous forms.Equipment[]
- The Chosen Armor: An armor Linx usually wears when he wants to get serious in battle. Forged for him by the master smith and enchanter Naphadyl, this armor is able to boost Linx's Aura by a full rank. It has the appearance of a light-blue plate armor with multiple markings on it. Some look like trees, others like words, and others like silhouettes of people. For many people, when one sees this armor, they can only think of peace and calmness.
Notable Attacks and Techniques[]
Note: Each form increases his strength, speed, stamina, durability, and Aura. When he was 16 years old/In the beginning of the series, Linx never had any notable attacks or techniques.
- Pressure Punch: Linx punches the enemy imbued with Aura Energy, stunning them briefly. The time of the stun depends on how powerful the punch is, and can last up to a minute. At the end of the series, this punch, and all punches that come after that include Aura Energy, is able to ignore durability. In the epilogue, Linx is also able to negate any type of regeneration or healing from an enemy with this ability.
- Spear Kick: Linx imbues his leg with Aura Energy, and kicks the enemy, flinging them back a far distance, usually up to ten kilometers on average in the epilogue, though he can control how far back the enemy's pushed.
- Aura Energy: A basic, but versatile ability that all Supernaturals learn at a young age. With this, an Aura user could manipulate a certain amount of 'energy' around them, and some could manipulate all of the energy around them or anywhere around the planet. They could shoot it out as a projectile at the speed of light, use it to enhance their physical capabilities, or manifest them physically and use it as a weapon or armor. Linx in this case primarily uses this ability as a projectile or allowing his attacks to ignore durability.
- "Willpower": An ability that manifests the user's "will" into anything they want. The stronger their "will" is, the more you can do with this ability. All Supernaturals use it to an extent, but only a small percent of Gyrohem's population can fully master it. With this, Linx can achieve feats most other beings on Gyrohem can't do. He could survive attacks that would normally kill him, such as attacks from the Infinity Alpha God Blade, or boosting his resistance to harming abilities. Linx can also use Willpower in offense, such as warping reality to his will with just his 'determination', being able to attack and permanently kill beings that are non-Corporeal, Acausal, in multiple places (even beings that are Omnipresent), immortal (As long as they're on the same dimensional level as him. He cannot remove immortality that relies on something of a higher dimension than him); but Linx only learned how to achieve this in the epilogue.
- Blood Healing: Linx can heal himself at a rapid rate, being able to regenerate from even the most fatal wounds, like a decapitation, fairly quickly (He doesn't need to use this though, as he has a practically endless amount of Aura protecting him).
- Blood Bolt Suction: Shoots out a thin, but quick, bolt at the enemy, absorbing the literal life-force out of them if hit, healing Linx, albeit not as fast as Blood Healing. This ignores conventional durability, being able to go through objects like they weren't there.
- Blood Shot: Shoots a condensed, dark blue, energy-like blood beam out of one hand, doing a plethora more damage than Kurai Cannon.
Feats[]
- Kept up and trained with Ergo in his early 16s.
- Incapacitated an army of 100,000 Supernaturals at age 17 with assistance. (Keep in mind a well trained Supernatural has the power to destroy cities on our planet easily)
- Overpowered and defeated Abyssion in Final Form.
- Defeated the Three Protectors, whom at that point erased the concept of time to try and kill Linx, but failed. Linx was still able to move even when time was erased (Epilogue Linx only).
- Fought the Core's Avatar for a small time, the being that is able to manipulate all of Gyrohem's timelines (Though he got utterly stomped).
- Outran a black hole in base form (Epilogue Linx only).
- Survived attacks from the Infinity Alpha God Blade, which was able to sever and cut through space-time, with just his "Willpower".
- Abyssion was not able to see any of the possibilities of Linx's Final Form with his Absolute Self Precognition.
- Can "see" the future of all things in Final Form (Epilogue Linx only).
- Is able to perceive the concept of "Infinite" (Epilogue Linx only).
Other[]
Notable Victories:
Captain Hydra (Avengers Flashpoint Paradox) Captain Hydra's Profile (Note: This was Pre-Time Skip Linx (8-A only) and speed was equalized)
Roy (Last Dawn of Brilliance!) Roy's Profile (Note: Season 2 Roy vs Pre-Time Skip Linx. Speed equalized)
Ruby Rose (Cyverse) Ruby's Profile (Note: Tournament of Might Saga Ruby vs Epilogue Final Form Linx. Speed equalized)
The Ultimate God (Eddie's Universe) The Ultimate God's Profile (Note: Manifestation God vs Pre-Epilogue Final Form Linx)
Bloom (Winx Club) Bloom's Profile (Note: Low 2-C versions of both characters. Speed equalized. Three God Blades restricted)
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches/Draws:
Batman and Superman (Knights of Justice) Batman's Profile and Superman's Profile (Note: Speed equalized. Linx was fighting alongside Kiir. Epilogue Blood Form Linx and epilogue 4-A Kiir vs Green Lantern Batman and Yellow Lantern Superman)
Satan (The Black Pillars) Satan's Profile (Note: Linx was using a limiter to be on Satan's level, though his Dragon Katana was still 5-A. Satan's True-Godly regen was restricted. Base form Linx pre-epilogue vs base Satan. Speed equalized)
Fumiko Zakura (Kawaii Samurai !?!) Fumiko's Profile (Note: 8-A Linx vs 8-A Fumiko. Speed equalized)
N. A. O. M. I. (Hazardystopia/KCD) N. A. O. M. I.'s Profile (Note: Both at their peak. Speed equalized)
Ashtar (Astiria (Verse)) Ashtar's profile (Note: Pre Epilogue Final Form Linx and Elemental King Mode Ashtar used)
Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Thor's profile (Note: 9-C versions used)
Key: Without Aura | Base Form (BoS/Pre-Time Skip) | Base Form (Unlocked Potential/Post-Both 1st & 2nd Time Skips/Epilogue) | Mastered Kurai Form | Blood Form | Final Form
Trivia/Notes[]
- Base Form w/o Aura would essentially be a regular person's abilities, since Aura is the thing responsible for most of Linx's power, strength, speed, etc.
- This page is implying that Linx uses weapons a lot, and, that's actually false, opposite in-fact. Linx actually doesn't like using weapons and instead fights using martial arts and his bare fists. Linx will only use a weapon if it's a no hold fight to the death, or if it's a sparring match/tournament match that requires the use of a weapon, in which case he would usually use the Dragon Katana.
- Linx's favorite music would eventually be rock music combined with orchestra for that heroic but badass feel. This type of music was only introduced to Linx later in his life however, as it didn't exist when he was a young adult and below.
- At first, it took more than a couple seconds to enter a new form for Linx. As he mastered each form though, he was able to lessen the time to enter the form. By the end of the series and the epilogue, Linx mastered each form to the point that he can enter every single one instantly, without any delay whatsoever.
- The top half of the Chosen Armor broke in Linx's fight against the Core's Avatar.
- Linx gives dumb or rude nicknames to new people he meets until he memorizes their real names.
- Linx fought the Core's Avatar because he simply wanted to hone his skills more, and to see where he's at so far. He also became slightly overconfident in the epilogue, but not too much to be considered a weakness.
- Linx's infinite universe wouldn't have survived the first strike in his battle against Abyssion, since their attacks would cause ripples in the infinite universe, destroying it in one shot. However, it is because of Linx's Willpower that the universe was able to hold up for the duration of the canon fight before being destroyed.
- Linx doesn't get provoked and irritated easily anymore after he obtained Final Form, but he still can, it's just much harder. In-fact, he's much more patient with others now.
- Linx obtained the Chosen Armor a couple months after he obtained Kurai Form & defeated Delta, and after meeting & training with Naphadyl for a couple weeks.
- Linx somehow wasn't able to learn pain negation in his life, which is what a Supernatural should learn at a young age.
- Linx has always dreamed about his inner universe, Esrio Estella, but he never quite realized what it was until his final fight with Abyssion.
- Linx pre-epilogue decides to do things himself, not wanting to put others in harms way and instead does it himself, because he knows of his high Aura level. This is why he discourages Yoshimitsu from fighting, but she still trains in secret anyways because she wants to protect him, be it physically or mentally.
- Linx doesn't like using Final Form, and will only use it as a last resort. One of the reasons behind this is his because his ability to live forever contradicts his own mentality, because he believes everything must come to an eventual end. This is also why whenever he uses this form he always has its immortality off. In his words, "Loss is a part of life. Everything comes to an end eventually, and you have to learn and accept it. Because if you don't, you won't be able to live life to the fullest, and see all of its beauty before everything ends."
- Linx participates in tons of fighting tournaments under multiple aliases. He also only uses his base form in tournaments. So far, his record is 267 wins, 3 losses.
- The headband Linx uses in his casual time used to be his father's. He doesn't use it in battle because it may be destroyed or lost, and he doesn't want one of the only remembrances left of his father to be destroyed or lost.