OOC: Nobelium Knight is Alden's alter ego. Nobelium's powers are largely derived from Alden's Omniel identity, while his senshi name (and in fact the basic premise of the Knights) is drawn from Alden's Nobelium identity.
Nobelium Knight, Senshi of Unity
Name: Reza Alden Khan
Age: 27 (August 28th)
Height: 5' 9"
Build: modestly fit
Occupation: writer
Guardian: Ricky Ringo
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Age: 27 (August 28th)
Height: 5' 9"
Build: modestly fit
Occupation: writer
Guardian: Ricky Ringo
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Appearance
Alden stands five feet and nine inches, with medium brown skin and golden eyes often described as "lazy" in appearance. He keeps in shape with recreational cycling and swimming, resulting in a modestly fit frame: not particularly muscled, but not a great deal of excess fat either. He has dark teal-colored hair. He keeps it short with bangs parted on the right and a bit of sideburn. Alden has long cultivated an expression of cool disinterest towards the world, but when he's moved by something, he can be quite expressive, with eyebrows that furrow and jump and dance easily. He is considered conventionally attractive in a casual, everyman sort of way, and he takes care in his appearance and personal grooming. He is picky about his clothes and prefers clean looks tailored to fit him well. His go-to outfit is a dress shirt in a fancy fabric with black jeans, but he'll sport a variety of looks depending on the setting and occasion. He has been known to occasionally grow out a bit of scruff, but usually doesn't keep it around very long for two reasons: he finds he's treated better when clean-shaven, and he prefers the clean-shaven look himself. He has a pair of small moles on his back, just above his right hip.
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Personality
Known for frequent exasperation and wry sarcasm, Alden spent much of his life being fairly miserable and still sometimes gives off the air of someone who hates everything, but he's overcome most of that misery at this point and is a generally content and well-balanced individual. His frown-like resting face is merely a relic of a bygone past, an unconscious habit he has been unable to break. He is, despite his countenance, a reasonable man, with an excellent capacity for listening, strong reasoning skills, and a hefty level of empathy for others. If anything, it is this abundance of empathy which made his early life so unpleasant, as it took him many years to learn to value himself as highly as he has valued the other people in his life. While he is no longer as melancholy as he once was, finding things to be happy about is something he's still learning to master. Partly thanks to his solitary scholastic upbringing, he finds both great joy and exhaustion in social interactions, often at the same time, which can lead to frequent groaning. As he is older than many of his fellow Knights, he often feels responsible for looking out for them, and they cause him endless headaches. Alden has been forced to admit he might be a masochist, because no matter how difficult he finds his teammates, he never gives up on them.
Powers
Power Unification - This requires two other senshi to perform. Nobelium kneels down on one knee and two other senshi stand behind him with hands on Nobelium's shoulders. Nobelium calls out "Power Unification" and all three participants glow. The other two senshi can either call out powers of their own or simply provide their energy. The result is a combination of the attacks or energies contributed to the unification. If neither senshi called out a power, the result is a powerful energy beam that combines the essence of the two contributing senshi with Nobelium's. It's about 2.5 times more powerful than a regular attack. If one senshi calls out a power, the result is that the power is doubled in strength. If both senshi called out attacks, the result is a combination of the attacks used. Power Unification is not specific to the Knights and can be used with any other senshi.
Unity Link - Nobelium presses his hands to his head and calls out "Nobelium Unity Link." White beams of light shoot out to up to six targets and link their minds together. It links not only mental dialogue, but also thought and intent, essentially allowing all the participants to think and act as one and coordinate their actions. It works so long as all participants are within shouting range of Nobelium. Moving out of range will break the connection. Having six other minds is fairly draining on Nobelium, but he can manage four others without trouble.
Unity Link - Nobelium presses his hands to his head and calls out "Nobelium Unity Link." White beams of light shoot out to up to six targets and link their minds together. It links not only mental dialogue, but also thought and intent, essentially allowing all the participants to think and act as one and coordinate their actions. It works so long as all participants are within shouting range of Nobelium. Moving out of range will break the connection. Having six other minds is fairly draining on Nobelium, but he can manage four others without trouble.
History
Born in London to immigrant parents, Alden's family worked hard to secure a good future for their children and pushed Alden to excel academically. Their dream was for their firstborn son to obtain financial and social success by becoming a doctor, and Alden made that his dream as well. Everything in his family's household came secondary to Alden finding educational and eventual professional success. His educational success manifested when he was accepted to Oxford's A100 medical program, which would seem to set him up for the desired professional success. Everything was going according to plan the first year, but in the second year, Alden started to live life for himself instead of his family, and by his fourth year he decided to quit because he had no desire to become a doctor. He instead pursued a career in writing, finding work as a technical and true crime writer. His flexible work schedule has proven to be a great asset in his duties as Nobelium Knight.
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