Universe Entire
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Uni in dusk aspect armor | |
| The Universe Entire | |
| Player: @zehntaur | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Controller |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Universe |
| Known Aliases: | Uni |
| Species: | Minor divinity |
| Age: | 21 (apparent) Est. 4.5b - 13.7b yrs |
| Height: | 2.16m |
| Weight: | 95kg |
| Eye Color: | Starlight silver (day) Spangled (night) |
| Hair Color: | White gold (day) Interstellar black (night) |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | All |
| Occupation: | Cosmic caretaker |
| Place of Birth: | The cosmos |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | Illuminated |
| Known Relatives: | Humanity |
| Known Powers | |
| Gravity Control, Empathy, Primal Forces Mastery | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Cosmic awareness, aura of calm | |
| Equipment | |
| Dark matter sling | |
| George the singularity Fantasy casting: Cillian Murphy | |
Uni was originally conceived to provide a foil for SystemPattern when (she) was an exploratory probe from a different dimension, and intended to represent the entire human universe, as (she) represented (hers). Both characters have evolved into less overreaching concepts since then; Uni now represents "the universe as humans know it", that being Earth's solar system and its galactic neighborhood.
- Concept Origin (or, The Elevator Speech):
- "What if the universe itself sent an emissary to Earth?"
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How the Universe came to be
Rikti.
Praetorians.
Rularuu.
When I first heard these names, they meant nothing. I found out soon enough that it was the Rikti who were responsible for my first memory … a vast, empty place, soaked in grief, and laced with pain. I was nearly overwhelmed by fright.
Much later I came to realize that fear was not my own; or perhaps not only my own. All of humanity, in that one moment, sent forth a great silent cry for aid and comfort. And that was my second memory: a powerful, aching desire to shield them from harm, harm that these intruders from other dimensions constantly threaten.
It was yet some time before I could make my move; I wasn’t yet strong enough to gather matter for so much as a dust mote, let alone anything remotely capable of facing any of these threats on their own terms. Too, simply appearing to humans, frightened as they were, was bound to cause trouble.
While I woke further, I observed what I could. That way, I decided what form to shape my material self: an angelic being, I was sure, should be received better than just about anything else.
When the time came, I was happily right: I was received with open arms and tearfully joyful faces. But at the same time, I disappointed, having neglected to keep enough energy in reserve, after shaping my material body, to do much of anything else. That was when I learned about all the other smaller, but hardly insignificant, threats that beleaguer them, from Hellions to Outcasts to the truly dangerous Circle of Thorns. I sorely regretted my error then, barely able to do more than provide a bit of relief, or give gravity more than the feeblest of snaps.
I've been working hard on that, though. I’ve learned — it seems more as though I've relearned — to finesse the most primal of universal forces, allowing me to pin foes in place, or displace allies across great distances. The more powerful I become, the more confident I grow that I, together with the allies I’ve gained, can really reclaim the safety of this dimension for its native inhabitants.
Affiliations
Uni loves and respects all life, but the following individuals and groups have garnered his favor and attention.
Allies
- As Uni is an incarnation of Space, his brother Deszyanei is an incarnation of Time, calling himself Destiny Blinks.
- Both Sol and his child Luminous Purity are near and dear to Uni's heart. He and Lumie have grown close, illuminating each other's lives.
- Falgo, Dhari, Lim-Ku and Ulft, a quartet of young dimensional displacees with elemental affinities, were some of the first allies he made as a fledgling avatar, and has grown close to them.
- SystemPattern — or Nzhdet/Zhenenzh, as (she) is properly called — has proven (herself) a trustworthy and dependable ally, armed with a vast wealth of information.
- Grul the duur piques Uni's interest. Uni is delighted to see him sharing his life and love with Rugiel.
- Mio Matsuda's dedication to her friends continues to earn Uni's respect and admiration. She is one of the few people Uni goes especially out of his way to aid whenever he can.
Organizations
- The Elements of Foundation - Uni's base of operations, founded by himself and the aforementioned young elementals. It is well stocked with arcane supplies.
- The Servants of Prime - SystemPattern's technocentric, data-gathering base of operations. He serves as their liaison to the Elements of Foundation.
- The Hazard-Guard - Mio and Grul's base of operations. Its resources have proven invaluable time and time again.
- Portal Corp. has been the focus of his attention on various occasions, not always for the better.
Enemies
- The Banished Pantheon have an agenda to destroy the universe; needless to say this interferes with Uni's plans for continued existence.
- The Circle of Thorns have a tiresome habit of regularly wrecking the fabric of existence, which keeps him busy repairing it.
- The Rikti have a somewhat less ambitious agenda than the Banished Pantheon: wiping out humanity. Uni strongly disapproves of this plan.
- Other groups and individuals whose actions are detrimental to life, the universe, and everything.
Powers
The Universe Entire's powers celebrate life and the joy of living.
- Space
- The universe's most pervasive force allows Uni to achieve numerous effects:
- Gravity Shackles - restrict foes' movement and ability to act
- Condensed Matter - form a singularity (whom he affectionately calls 'George')
- Third Law - fly freely through air or vacuum
- Shortcut - dig wormholes to transport friends and foes
- Gravilocation - detect nearby geographical features and navigate tunnels
- Life
- Quickening - harness the vast supply of ambient orgone energy to mend wounds and protect allies from afflictions
- Soulguide - do the seemingly impossible and restore life to a recently deceased creature
- The Universe
- — never sleeps. (Then again, neither does New York City.)
- — sees all. (But he respects your privacy.)
- — hears all. (Even in a vacuum.)
- — knows all. (He's a sociable guy.) Consequently, his decisions are perfectly informed, to the point of appearing prescient.
- — is nearly impervious to environments that would be hostile or lethal to humans.
- Other abilities
- Aura of Calm - allies in Uni's presence benefit from a preternatural tranquility that mutes attempts to provoke them to irrational action. It is still possible for those that harness anger to work themselves up, it simply takes more effort.
- Musica Universalis - the music of the spheres means Uni is an excellent singer.
- Motion of the Heavens - Uni is adept at all forms of dancing, an excellent and tireless swimmer, and an adept gymnast and aerobat.
- Streetwise - being an avatar doesn't have to mean he's out of touch with humanity; quite the contrary, he is up to speed with all the current customs and vernacular.
- Tongues - Uni is fluent in every language on Earth. For practical applications, he has also made an effort to learn Khelda and the native Rikti language.
Limitations
- Space
- Live in the Now - Uni knows everything that is happening at any given time, but he cannot see the future, only make educated guesses. Divining the future and uncovering concealed information are more the demesne of Sight of Midnight and his Unknown Katra.
- Grand Scale - at human scales, the gravitational strength of objects is drowned out by that of larger masses, rendering Gravilocation unreliable.
- Celestial Duty - Uni needs to look after himself, and is sometimes absent at inopportune times. He does try to make himself available whenever possible; to this end, he has established distinctive signals with most of his friends and allies by which they may call upon him.
- Life
- Commandment - Uni incapacitates instead of killing. He also gives the benefit of the doubt to anyone he thinks deserves it, which is nearly everyone.
- Requiescat - Uni cannot (or perhaps may not) retrieve the soul of a being that has been dead for too long.
- The Universe
- — needs time to acclimate to extreme environments. Abrupt or extreme shifts do almost as much harm to him as to humans.
Paraphernalia
- Dark Matter Sling - Uni uses a specially constructed sling to draw tiny handfuls of dark matter from deep space and fling it at enemies, causing severe adverse reactions as the dark matter forcibly disperses through ordinary matter.
- Divinity - Uni's silver hammer is exclusively a badge of office. He never actually uses it in combat.
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