Velvel Tyndall



A freak accident in the making, Velvel is born of a fusion between the personalities of Teddy Peace and Alukah Karan. In his own universe, considered the Bad End Universe, or Spincycle, he is ruler over almost all. If the universal collapse hadn't pulled him away from his world domination, he believes he'd already have owned the world.

Personality
This variant is charming, but sarcastic and self-obsessed, with attachment issues and an eye for the newest technologies and lights. Their mania has been stemmed down to an excitable, but manageable level, and its eternal powercore ensures Teddy no longer has to cope with being human.

Velvel is a violently obsessive entity, who's fixations switch about randomly, but he holds everyone he's brought to his side in very high regard. Anyone within his family is beloved by him, from the higher ups to people who he's just folded in for deskwork.

His vanity is apparent in all aspects of his life. He seems to hold great value in appearances, and is usually seen preening himself when he's not working.

Magics:
All of Teddy's abilities were retained, but upgraded by-
 * Healing magic - While Velvel himself actively doesn't heal anything major anymore, nearly abandoning the hospital completely, he still retains some healing magics. Now that he can't use them on himself, he doesn't seem to bother unless it's helpful for his cause.
 * Mesmer Magic - Velvel uses Teddy's innate powers of mesmer magic turned up to 15, becoming a walking brainwash machine.

Robotic Body:
As a robot form, Velvel is 99% humanoid. All robotics are hidden within a veneer of humanity, minus his chin plate that holds the face on. His eyes shimmer and dance with magic, using robotics as a magnification for the magical innate. However, Velvel has not lost his transhumanist beliefs from Alukah. The skin of the human suit is built to be removed, revealing a sleeker, uninhibited robotic form with detachable, replaceable limbs that uses jet propulsion and bladed limbs to dispatch of his foes. Of course, much like Alukah's body, he is powered by one of Meda's moons, but specifically, Deimos, not Phobos.

Other skills:

 * Velvel has all of Alukah's combat prowess and tactical knowlege with Teddy's capacity for quick learning. Fusing the two minds left behind something more dangerous than what training as the two separate could give to each other, in a sense, finally forming the perfect weapon they both strove to be. In reality, the two fathers of this monster seem more horrified by it than proud, but what's a Frankenstein without a little horror? Velvel can build and augment his own body in the same way Teddy tested on himself, but with the newness of not relying on flesh and bone anymore.
 * Velvel's power built the Family, but in return, much of his power comes from the people he has brought into his fold. They support his missions and plans, and he loves them. And they love him. They would do anything for him, even if they don't know why.

What's Missing:
As Velvel was created prior to universal technology being stabilized, he is unable to cross Universes like Alukah is, and is missing some of the later developed Magics that Teddy uses from Alukah's training. In knowing this, however, he has been looking to see how Alukah performs the universal tear....just in case.

Story
Early on in Alukah and Teddy's training to become a weapon, prior to Alukah ever becoming Bloodletter, it was determined by Teddy they would get nowhere if they could not understand each other. In this idea, Teddy proposed a cord tethering the two of them together- mentally. A connection they could remove at any time, but an attempt by the CEO to understand the man training him and be understood in response, rather than just getting his ass kicked and scrambling to learn magic to thwart his nose being broken.

In Homebase, Alukah agrees, and eventually, the pair do train together using the system intermittently. Teddy was able to hide his thoughts away about Alukah's conversion just long enough to convert the weapon, and the connection was then solidified, as plugging into his weapon made the pair of them much stronger once Alukah's disobedience was out of the way.

In Spincycle, however, the initial connection went..... wrong. Instead've speaking WITH each other, the connection fused the pair together, cramming both personalities together into the Alukah body and merging things. Velvel woke up in that moment, and decided that things were subject to change after the fact. As Velvel awoke, the original members of Peace Co, the Defectors in Homebase (Truth, Chad, Deino, Velour) escaped to safety from the initial takeover. Velvel desires to get them back, but is unable to get to where they've escaped for protection.

Velvel then set apart changing Peace Co over into the Collective, beginning to gather family members through hosted events and recruitment, forming a militarized base of power in the background. As this began, he took advantage of the new form he'd built for himself to disarm the other Villains, speaking to them with mesmered words and drawing them into his Family, piece by piece. His takeover was recently interrupted by his favorite- a little Wisp by the name of Firefly, his Meda, being convinced to leave.

Upset by this development, resources were heavily shifted into finding the wisp as Velvel created a new body for himself- a second in command of sort- named Otto (Auto), so that he could divert his energy into searching. During this search, a hole in the universe opened before him and he fell into Homebase, where he remains. Upon first meeting, Alukah and Teddy removed needed mechanics for Velvel's mesmer abilities to be powerful, and he's kept very limited in his ability to travel and engage with others.

Goal
Velvel's goal is simple. He wants the world to belong to him. He's close to achieving that goal in his own universe, but in the Homebase Universe, his plans have reoriented. After all, the best thing for a Collection is to own the two things that came before. Whether it's keeping them on ice, in plastic, like collector Barbies, or having them bent to his whims, he's scheming actively to bring Alukah and Teddy to his side...... and then maybe he'll even have two universes.

Spincycle Employees

 * Firefly- Meda - His perfect little wisp. Why did they leave? Everything was perfect at the Collective. He loves them so much. How is he supposed to continue without his guiding star? His other half?
 * Jules Parris - Wasn't actively that hard to convince him that O.R.D.E.R. was corrupt, actually. He has great vision for a future of peace... And is capable of such forgiveness.
 * Teacher - Teacher - Once a gladiator, once a secretary.......always a good tool to have training your forces...... He's proud of this one. So much for humiliation tactics, Theodore, this wasn't an asset to be passed up on.
 * Suture - The very first true Collective employee, his greatest assistant, who's firm grip and smile assuaged many an employee to lie back and join the family. Their relationship is somewhat fraught, a "have they/will they/maybe they already did" situation that has no true title. Velvel has kept in contact with them across universes to ensure the company is being run properly, a little voice in their right hand's head.

Formerly CD

 * TJ - MUCH better suited to running HIS drugs and pharmaceuticals. Surprisingly, mesmer magics were of little use, but that makes sense if you consider what TJ really is. It's nice to have a pocket angel.....seraphim....whatever.
 * Camilla - Being a stay-at-home mom for their children suits her, actually, and her knives are of great use in the kitchen.
 * Damian - It's helpful to have the old mercenaries around for training purposes. Teacher could use the help.

Formerly Peacock Events

 * Hera "Peacock" Chloros - He simply had to have her. What a delight, to have something in his pocket against Gaia, and she submitted to his whims so easily. It was almost laughable how much she wanted to be a part of something bigger. Never satisfied with herself, much better at running his events. She's such a delight, not so cold anyone, a lovely piece for the Collection.
 * Ellie Chloros - Perfect little angel, this woman. Phenomenal baking.

Formerly of The Dread Ship Abigale

 * Lucky L. Life- His little doll! His darling little entertainer. One of the first Villains he subjected to his reign, Lucky lost the card game for his own soul! What a shame. He loves the little outfits the doll makes up for him, though.
 * All the others? A good collection to adopt. The ship is good for power generation, though, so it might as well run.

Pistil

 * Cedric "The Hound" Lafretti - Completely useless as a way to get to his sister. Barely worth the effort. He submitted....so quickly. Always a believer.

Villain Council

 * Gaia Chloros - The Earth is more yielding than it seems to be. Rock can be reshaped. She will fall. Time for retirement, ma'am. I own the Earth you move now.
 * Miss Madea - She wasn't good enough to truly make the world bow to her. Your little warnings mean shit, old hag. I'll be better than you ever could've been. I'll be successful.
 * The General - Wants for a world of war so badly he'd be the force to cause it. Easy target. It'd be delightful if he could drive a tank into the ORDER headquarters and declare war, right?

O.R.D.E.R.

 * Duarte Peynado - Meda's little friend in Homebase....Inconsequential. Already a fanboy.
 * The Council - They're nothing to be feared, really. Anonymity can't protect you from a movement.

The Resistance

 * Puck - Was so truly in love with Alukah, but so disregards him. Annoying little gnat. His betrayal will be dealt with in time.
 * Deino - Such a shame he didn't stick around. His zoo would've flourished.... He could maybe be pulled back in.
 * Franklin Gospel Truth - Such a silly little thing, to think he could escape the conspiracy he was living in.
 * Chad Arezzo - Truly, Chad's betrayal hurt. Him. It hurt him. He still needs Velvel, of course.
 * Velour Sunrise - She didn't know what she had.
 * Casey "KC" Lafretti - Torture on sight. To be captured alive so he can - well, excuse me. Not for polite company.
 * Lillian Lightbox - Wanted to be loved so badly herself she couldn't bear to let someone else take the spotlight. How pathetic!

The Alukahs

 * Alukah Karan - The pair have a rough relationship. Alukah often removes pieces of Velvel in rage, trying desperately to keep Velvel contained in any regard, but they also share a kitchen willingly (something neither of them would do on their own with anyone else). Alukah understands Velvel, and Velvel understands Alukah, be that for the better or worse..... and it's usually for Velvel's better. He's adept at convincing this half of him to listen once the temper is sated, and Alukah and Velvel have never been in a REAL fight..... Velvel just doesn't think it's worth it. Much of their relationship is snipping at each other.
 * Spades Karan - Velvel loves to torment this other half. He knows better than Spades, after all, and it's much better that Alukah joined Peace Co, and he's just SOOOO easy to manipulative, the gullible- oh, not gullible, desperate, willing- It's just too good of a deal. No wonder Lucky grabbed him up! Too bad he's now just stuck here, but maybe he'll learn something for once in his life. It really would be nice if he could keep this Alukah too. Getting all the variants would be so fun!
 * The Exception - Oddly enough, there is another Alukah, but.....Well, he doesn't like to think about them. They don't appear to be hunting him across universes, but they're always watching...

Minor Alukahs

 * Popsicle - This one would be the EASIEST to get...But he already has one in his own universe and it's empty.
 * Otto? - You'd think for a direct copy of himself, even if he developed his own personality, would be so much less bratty and whiny. Ugh. Maybe he should do a reset on him..... it's not like he's serving that much use after he got caught.
 * Lucifer Addison - The two of them struck a mutual kinship in their familiar stories, but share a bitchy, rude back and forth across the universes and a trade of information forged in a coming war.

Peace Co Affiliated

 * Teddy Peace - Now this is a man who's just not quite there yet. Velvel knows his gender and sexuality now, and is full aware of how it must feel for Teddy to have to look at pure power and someone who's winning at keeping everyone around and his evil goals. Teddy just needs to give in! He just needs to explore more of himself and use his power in some actual way and he can destroy. Wouldn't he like to be wielded?
 * Meda Karan - Not quite his. Irritatingly so. But they're such a treasure regardless. And so cute as a human!
 * Veronica "Ronnie" Lamdge - Two bitchy friends. Velvel is a worse influence on her than Teddy is, insisting that she does indeed have people who belong to her and should be by her side. They do get snippy with each other, but Ronnie is quick to cry when Velvel hurts her feelings, and he spares them more often than not. She, in regard, is not actually susceptible to his mesmer.... but feeding into her demon is easy enough.
 * Lane Johanson - Ronnie's toy. None of his concern.

Employees

 * Esmeralda Gonzalez - Absolutely adores her! What an angel. Could just about steal her away.

Peace Co Defectors

 * Perhaps in this universe, he'd have a chance to convince them to his side...?

Villains

 * Ghost - What an interesting little toy! Not so hard to pick out in a crowd and blackmailable if not mesmerizable. So useful. Suture is actively looking for where this asset of Peacock Events went in their merger....

Unaffiliated

 * Pepper "Piper" Rex - Hilarious. A threat to deal with in his universe, but nonetheless hysterical. She's assumed he's Teddy's child, which makes for a riot of a conversation.
 * The Specimens - Oh? Not something HE had to worry about in his universe. But their paperwork surely is.....fascinating.