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Power Synopsis
Apr. 13th, 2013 12:23 amUnlike (maybe?) his canon counterpart, this Johann has some pretty badass powers, most of which revolve around the manipulation of light. It's not all rainbows and seeing in the dark, though; because Yubel basically let him loose as the "Haou" of Good Light--with his powers untrained and running wild, in other words--his abilities are sometimes spotty and can be unwittingly used for really, really bad shit--like starting forest fires or causing cancer.
So what can he do?
--He CAN see in the dark.
--He CAN warm the air around himself (heat is a byproduct of lightwaves you can't see).
--He CAN sense the presence of Darkness--negative thoughts like resentment, deep fear, and rage.
--He CAN make his duel spirits solid.
--He CAN touch things that are natural conductors, like pyrite, and make them glow to provide light.
So what can he only kind of do?
--He can travel faster than light by jumping between light molecules--sometimes.
--He can light things on fire by touching them--but he hasn't figured out how to do it at will yet.
--He can feel what your Darkness is, specifically--but only if it's extremely strong.
--He can facilitate positive feelings in another person.
So what CAN'T he do?
--He CAN'T read your thoughts.
--He CAN'T see through clothes, walls, etc. (no Superman X-ray vision for Johann).
--He CAN'T remove Darkness from you, as Darkness is a form of void. He can only combat it.
And what this badassery took away from him is . . . ?
--His ability to feel pain from light-related injuries. Think that sounds like a plus? Stop and think about what happened the last time you grabbed a piece of metal that'd been sitting in the hot sun. Now imagine all you feel is warmth, no pain. How's your skin look? (and now remember, this kid sets shit on fire, not always at random. He's going to burn himself plenty.)
--His ability to feel the emotions that, left to fester, can cause Darkness. This also sounds great until you realize that means he can't grieve, can't really get angry (even with good reason), and doesn't even have the luxury of holding a grudge against Yubel for all this.
--His empathy, to a small degree. He can feel badly that you're in the middle of body-heaving, earth-shaking sobs, but the level of understanding that would exist between you and someone else who can experience that level of grief just isn't there anymore (hell, he'd probably be jealous of you for being able to feel that way--if he could still be jealous).
--A small amount of his sanity. Because he's never learned to control the memories from his past life, he may flash back to them without warning--and some of them are quite violent.
And on a related note:
--His ability to control certain actions. If he gets as angry as it's possible for him to get (which isn't very), he lights shit on fire.
Johann won't act on your pup (e.g., seeing their Darkness, attempting to move them through space) without your permission. In-game this is portrayed as his not wanting to pry. Any concerns about his abilities interfering with a plot, your evil character having Super Secret Motives, etc., please just drop 'em here and we can talk it out before we thread!
So what can he do?
--He CAN see in the dark.
--He CAN warm the air around himself (heat is a byproduct of lightwaves you can't see).
--He CAN sense the presence of Darkness--negative thoughts like resentment, deep fear, and rage.
--He CAN make his duel spirits solid.
--He CAN touch things that are natural conductors, like pyrite, and make them glow to provide light.
So what can he only kind of do?
--He can travel faster than light by jumping between light molecules--sometimes.
--He can light things on fire by touching them--but he hasn't figured out how to do it at will yet.
--He can feel what your Darkness is, specifically--but only if it's extremely strong.
--He can facilitate positive feelings in another person.
So what CAN'T he do?
--He CAN'T read your thoughts.
--He CAN'T see through clothes, walls, etc. (no Superman X-ray vision for Johann).
--He CAN'T remove Darkness from you, as Darkness is a form of void. He can only combat it.
And what this badassery took away from him is . . . ?
--His ability to feel pain from light-related injuries. Think that sounds like a plus? Stop and think about what happened the last time you grabbed a piece of metal that'd been sitting in the hot sun. Now imagine all you feel is warmth, no pain. How's your skin look? (and now remember, this kid sets shit on fire, not always at random. He's going to burn himself plenty.)
--His ability to feel the emotions that, left to fester, can cause Darkness. This also sounds great until you realize that means he can't grieve, can't really get angry (even with good reason), and doesn't even have the luxury of holding a grudge against Yubel for all this.
--His empathy, to a small degree. He can feel badly that you're in the middle of body-heaving, earth-shaking sobs, but the level of understanding that would exist between you and someone else who can experience that level of grief just isn't there anymore (hell, he'd probably be jealous of you for being able to feel that way--if he could still be jealous).
--A small amount of his sanity. Because he's never learned to control the memories from his past life, he may flash back to them without warning--and some of them are quite violent.
And on a related note:
--His ability to control certain actions. If he gets as angry as it's possible for him to get (which isn't very), he lights shit on fire.
Johann won't act on your pup (e.g., seeing their Darkness, attempting to move them through space) without your permission. In-game this is portrayed as his not wanting to pry. Any concerns about his abilities interfering with a plot, your evil character having Super Secret Motives, etc., please just drop 'em here and we can talk it out before we thread!
