| “ | What kind of king leaves his subjects behind? | „ |
| ~ Arthur |
| “ | My preparation is complete. From here on out, this is my cross to bear alone. I must conquer the real Dragon. | „ |
| ~ Arthur to Vulcan |
Background
Arthur Boyle is a Third Generation Fire Soldier of Tokyo's Special Fire Force Company 8. In addition to the company's normal task of purifying infernals and learning the secrets of Spontaneous Human Combustion, Company 8 was tasked with internally investigating the other seven companies. Arthur was popular in his class at the Fire Solider Academy, but was also notorious for always getting into arguments with Shinra.
Arthur is extremely delusional at almost all times, to the point he sees real life as little more than a fantasy. This stems from his father's delusions that fed Arthur as a child.
Powers and Stats
Key: Pre-Videogame | Post-Videogame
Tier: 7-C, higher with Superfire | Low 6-B. High 6-A with Steeled for Death
Dimensionality: 3-D
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Precognition (Type 1), Enhanced Senses & Instinctive Reactions (Was trained to sense bloodlust and the breath of life, allowing him to instinctively dodge attacks and detect presences moments before they reach him), Chi Manipulation (Capable of controlling and focusing his inner energy, altering the power of his flames), Fire Manipulation, Plasma Manipulation (Arthur is a third generation pyrokinetic, allowing him to emit his own flames. His ability takes mainly form of extremely concentrated fire, condensed into plasma, and emitted through the hilt of his bladeless sword. He can channel this power through other objects but the potency isn't the same if it's not a sword. Can create a mantle of plasma to protect him from attacks), Empowerment (The strength of Arthur's ability is tied into the strength of his self-image and delusion), Shockwave Creation (His sword can release shockwaves), Attack Reflection (The will of his fire can deflect projectiles that are normally impossible to deflect), Electricity Manipulation (His plasma can interfere with electricity and radio communications. Using an invention of Vulcan's to amplify the range of Arthur's ability, it produced a wide range EMP that disrupted Haumea's mental control and knocked electronics offline), Statistics Amplification (Can use Superfire, which amplifies his power by 3.3x), Resistance to Power Nullification (Maki couldn't extinguish his flames), Fire Manipulation (As someone from the third regeneration, his body has adapted to flames and he is unnafected by the heat of his own attacks), Heat Manipulation (Could resist an explosive chemical spray of 100+ degrees), Radiation Manipulation (In a radioactive area, that continued to grow in power, Arthur was fine to remain due to his ability as a third generation), Mind Manipulation, Minor Resistance to Telepathy (Could prevent Giovanni from reading his mind by empting his thoughts)
All previous abilities, plus Immortality (Type 3), Regeneration (High-Mid. He was able to reform his body after being destroyed in half by Dragon), Subjective Reality,Reality Warping & Plot Manipulation (After playing a videogame, his delusions advanced further to a point where they started having effects on actual reality, giving Arthur the power to change the "narrative"), Teleportation (Can teleport himself from one place to another), Non-Physical Interaction (Could step on clouds as if it was solid), Electricity Manipulation (Can channel lightning through his sword), Size Manipulation (Can increase the size of his Excalibur), Self-Sustenance (Type 1. Can breathe and fight in outer space), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3. His ring allows him to connect to Adolla, and turn the thoughts of humanity into power. Adolla is higher world purely conceptual in nature, born from the collective unconsciouss), Energy Manipulation & Law Manipulation (Adolla is an energy from another dimension that can command all things, allowing the user to alter the world's laws), Pain Tolerance
Attack Potency: Town level (Comparable to Shinra), Town level+ with Superfire (Can use Superfire, which amplifies his power by 3.3x) | Small Country level (Fought against Dragon, whose power was great enough to shake the very Earth, cleave continents, and burn seas. Split the clouds with a single swing). Multi-Continent level with Steeled for Death (He was capable of slicing the Earth in half)
Speed: Sub-Relativistic+ (Can keep up with Shinra in close combat) with Relativistic reactions (Could react to Shinra's rapid) | Sub-Relativistic+ with FTL combat speed (The swing of his sword could reach Shinra in the Earth while he was in the Moon's location)
Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Comparable to an Infernal that could flip a car) | Class 1
Durability: Town level, Town level+ with Superfire | Small Country level. Multi-Continent level with Steeled for Death
Stamina: Very high (Fought with Benimaru for 5 hours. Kept fighting against Dragon even after several lethal injuries and having his body cut in half)
Range: Extended melee range. Tens of Meters with shockwaves | Up to thousands of kilometers
Standard Equipment: Excalibur | Reforged Excalibur
Intelligence: Varies, up to Gifted (Arthur isn't very smart when it comes to common sense or anything not battle-related. However, he was able to instantly deduce that a series of random digits was part of the Pi number due to "researching all things around". Instantly developed a technique on the spot that far surpassed the Superfire he had learned through days of training and knows how to counter mind-reading abilities, in addition of being an adept swordsman)
Weaknesses: Since his power is tied to his delusions, if his delusion fades so does his power. If Arthur uses Excalibur on his left hand his power is significantly reduced.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Ignition Ability: Arthur is a third generation pyrokinetic, allowing him to emit his own flames. His ability takes mainly form of extremely concentrated fire, condensed into plasma, and emitted through the hilt of his bladeless sword, Excalibur. Arthur is noted to be rare for his ability to generate plasma. Using this plasma sword, Arthur is able to cut through objects with great ease, as it has the same effects as plasma cutting. Arthur uses Excalibur exclusively in his right hand, otherwise, he's known to lose all ability using the sword effectively. Excalibur has shown the proficiency of the ability to deflect and fend off against flames, cut through metal, and generating electricity.
- Self-Delusion: The effectiveness of his plasma ability, which either elevates or diminishes, is in relation to Arthur's disarrangement from reality. The more delusional he is, perceiving himself as a medieval fantasy-world knight, the stronger Arthur becomes, whereas being pulled back to reality reduces his strength. By completely embracing his knightly delusions, Arthur was able to take inspiration from video games to drastically increase his firepower. Even allowing him to cast spells he thinks are worthy of a knight and survive in space briefly, as he was unaware of the lethal effects of breathing in a vacuum. This imagination and faith allowed Arthur to turn the Star Ring into a powerful object. Not only allowing himself to breath in space but letting Arthur tune himself to the thoughts of humanity to increase his powers even further.
- Steeled for Death: During his fight with Dragon, Arthur managed to learn Steeled for Death, a technique that allows him to acknowledge the feeling of death to push his body beyond his limits, achieving a state of Hysterical Strength, similarly to Shinra's.
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