Zev Raregroove

Other Names: Daddy Masterson; Lyon Bastia; Sig Curtis; Altaïr ibn La-Ahad; Ezio Auditore da Firenze; Kharmic Ludlov; Alonz Nordom; Caul Harlyn Nebilim; Lezaford; the list goes on.

Epithets: "The Buddha"

Bio
Zev is essentially the rare Badass Troll. He uses his abilities to twist fate and emotions, and judging from recent developments, the true nature of his existence is entirely up in the air. He tends to come off as goofy and laidback, but has recently shown a much more unnervingly calm side.

Among Zev's traits are trying a bit too hard to look cool, as well as catchphrases like: "You and your damn hormones.", "We have a front door, you know.", "I'll make it really badass.", and "Mmbitch."

Abilities
Lighthawk Wings: Incredibly powerful energy constructs that generally resemble wings in some way and are made almost invariably out of pure white light, hence the name. Zev can generate four, and they are shaped vaguely like swords. As Zev has demonstrated, while Lighthawk Wings can do great damage, what is more impressive is the damage they can prevent -- The reason for this is that the Wings' original purpose is defense, and that they aren't actually intended for direct combat.

Use Your Illusion: With this ability, Zev can completely twist and warp how others perceive him, as long as he has one thing to open their mind to him: Seeing In Amber-Clad puts people under his hypnosis, to be activated and deactivated at anytime. Basically, ever since everyone first saw In-Amber Clad, Zev's form has been hidden -- Although, his true form might have been hidden since even before then...

Matter-Energy Conversion: With this ability, Zev is able to convert matter to energy and vice verse with no entropic consequences. He can also freely shape and direct this created energy -- Allowing him to make his signature energy swords and turn non-essential nearby matter into energy for his blasts. Finally, he can turn the energy of his Lighthawk Wings into armor and weaponry for himself.

Telekinetic Burst: One of Zev's newer abilities. By focusing massive amounts of psychic energy into his palm, he is able to generate a shockwave of equal or greater force to the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.

Telekinetic Crush: While gripping an object like, say, an opponent's head, Zev can focus immense psychic power to crush the target utterly.

Dimensional Warping: A power that Zev already had, but was kicked into overdrive by Blackout's activation of the Conduit. Zev is able to manipulate the third dimension's fabric to a certain extent -- An example of this would be where he remotely turned Blackout into a Möbius strip: Inside-out and two-dimensional. Although, most of these changes seem temporary or dependent on his new ship, the Sōja.

Astral Projection: Zev is capable of sending a psychic representation of himself so that he can interact in multiple places at once. However, from appearances, it seems that he needs the Sōja to host his astral projections. Something worth note is that it would require an unnatural plane of thought to be capable of sustaining two conciousnesses at once.

Time Stand Still: Using his Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Zev can freeze time where he wishes for a maximum of seven seconds. Also, anything new that enters this time anomaly is frozen quickly, as well.

Manhattan Transfer: By firing his energy blasts directly into D4C, Zev can freely change the vector of their course. This makes it even harder to avoid his blasts, needless to say.

Weapons
The Cube: An odd, sunset-orange, crystalline cube slightly bigger than a closed fist. Using this, Zev can properly focus his dimensional warping. So far, it's been used to change the momentum of several meteors and restore the tracks to a dimensional train leading to the Sōja. Strangely, when Zev uses this cube, he seems to call it 'cheating' on his part.

Energy Swords: Made of a fiery green light, Zev's energy swords are powerful enough to pierce through Blackout's armor in one clean stab.

Dear Prudence
Another thing Zev is known for besides his power is his near-constant companion, Prudence Franklin, an anthropomorphic hedgehog (NOT like Sonic) with bright yellow fur. The two are practically inseparable, and make a very fashionable and easily recognizable combination. However, either would be quick to anger if the other is put in danger, and Prudence can be just as dangerous as Zev if she's provoked.

On Prudence's planet, she lived in the second-most violent area, Area 79, "Kusajishi", of the Northern City. Her parents had been killed, and after being struck by lightning a year earlier, she had become an object of ridicule for her bright yellow fur. The crime rate in Area 79 was constantly rising, and one day, Prudence was cornered by four men who intended to kill her. However, suddenly, a mysterious man took all of the men down at once with a single slash. From his clothes, Prudence could recognize he had been in even worse conditions for a very long time, if not all his life -- It turned out this man was Zev, and that, after leaving his mini-dimension, he had arrived at Area 80, "Zaraki", of the Northern City -- The most violent area of the planet, even moreso than Prudence's.

Zev had appeared to Prudence from even deeper in the darkness, and demolished the chaotic world around her. Ever since that day, Prudence has been like a little sister to Zev. They're rarely seen apart, and they make a deadly combination in battle. However, recently, Zev has left Prudence in his own personal dimension, where he intends for her to continue training in safety. Very recently she has left this personal dimension, although her current location is unknown.

Backstory
Zev was once a spirit of high ranking, ruling his own mini-dimension. He was known for his power, because when he got excited, depressed or angry, 'unnatural disasters' were prone to happening. Zev's skill with magic, the sword and hand-to-hand combat have earned him renown throughout numerous dimensions; his dimension only had to deal with three invasions from other dimensions during the 5,630 years Zev was ruler, and each one was put down handily.

His powers decreased somewhat when he entered the Bionicle Dimension, but he is still not to be taken lightly, and his powers are constantly growing with his training. He was within Impel Down, believed to be given a life sentence on the Level Five Freezing Prison, but was actually in the secret 'Hall of Love' he had established, Level Five Point Five.

Then he somehow escaped, fought Blackout, nearly got killed, and he hasn't appeared since.

No, wait, he's in another dimension, fighting Malygos! How do we keep track of this guy?

Hold on, now he's fighting a weird insect...thingy that can't finish a sentence without pausing in the middle!

Wait, wait, we've finally got his location pinned down again: Zev is currently waging war against Caiaphus, but an advantage hasn't been won by either. The Caged Lion, Caged Zebra, Caged Elephant and Caged Bus have now engaged Zev in combat, but he was quick to make the first strike.

Sh-t!! Now he's with TMV's crew and Wisp fighting the Yellow Powers, and they've run across Nabonidus!! This guy gets around.

Now he's tiny and fighting a Mata-Nui robot. The funniest part? He's whomping his opponent's ass utterly so far.

And NOW he's off to save Klak.

He's back -- And how's that for a how-do-you-do? He's essentially revealed that, ever since the Conquest of Metru-Nui all those years ago, his entire participation in this story has been trolling everyone's perception of reality.

...

That sucks.

Oh wait, one revelation after another! All of this time, God was his copilot.

A Goddess Was His Copilot
As it were, everything Zev has done throughout BZPower Battles has been under Washu's instruction. However, it seems that he started to stray from the goal, and only recently was the mission of freeing Washu accomplished -- And she did it herself, no need for Zev!

It seems that Zev has a mixture of adoration, respect, and fear for Washu, as he refers to her as 'mom' and 'mommy' and will usually listen to anything he orders her to do. However, considering her background, he probably has good reason to do what she says. It also seems that Washu has a 'naughty corner' for Zev -- A dimension where she can store him after he's been petrified.

Now, as has been revealed, Washu is not Zev's biological mother. ... Nor is Rouge Portgas Raregroove. His real mom has shown up, but seems to be avoiding revealing why she contacted Zev. But that doesn't matter one bit, 'cuz Misaki made some bacon-wrapped hotdogs!

Unique Skills
Zanpakuto Blacksmith: Zev is one of the few beings in the Universe with the skills required to forge a Zanpakuto. For a natural Shinigami, a Zanpakuto is a naturally created extension of their spirit, given the form of a blade. However, Zev has the ability to create Zanpakuto, with actual spirits. Usually, even he won't know what the spirit will be or what the Shikai will be like until its chosen user activates it.

Zanpakuto Spirit Materialization: One of Zev's abilities is the power to materialize a Zanpakuto's true inner spirit, not just a Shikai or Bankai manifestation. This is normally used so that the Zanpakuto's wielder can train personally with their spirit for Shikai and Bankai. However, there is a significant danger -- Not all Zanpakuto spirits are friendly, and while they won't try to kill their wielders for the most part, they may try to attack nearby allies.

Zanpakuto Spirit Reassignment: By using an ancient, unorthodox magic, Zev is able to dissolve a Zanpakuto's spirit, before reconstructing it into a new form, connected to the former by things such as species and elemental affinity. He actually has a catalogue of options based on similar species and elemental alignments.

Rune: Zev's magic mainly revolves around materializing runes to cause effects or to combine them to form spells. He's able to imitate Kido with this magic, and he invented most of the runes and spells. However, if one tries to use this magic and says the wrong rune in a combination, then they put themselves in danger of the spell violently blowing up in their face or having a very different effect from what they intended.

Alchemy: Zev can use Alchemy in a variety of ways, but normally uses it to manipulate the ground or surrounding area. After a near-death experience, Zev has the ability to use Alchemy without a transmutation array, usually only having to clap his hands together and use his arms to form the circle. However, there are some objects that can cancel out Zev's type of Alchemy, making it useless. So, for this case, Zev has learned many types of Alchemy from many different peoples.

Truant: While many spiritual beings require long meditation to charge up spiritual energy, Zev uses a different method -- By doing a lot of eating and sleeping, Zev is able to charge up more spiritual energy at a faster rate. Also, while most Shinigami lose their spiritual energy by a leaking effect over time, like a faulty circuit, Zev's ability to consume stray spirit energy allows him to simply draw back in the energy he loses, making his abilities more efficient. Also, in the middle of battle, Zev has the ability to put himself into hibernation to heal his wounds, recharge energy and completely dissolve any toxins or alien elements from his body; this technique, however, puts him completely at the enemy's mercy, which is why he never uses it if he's fighting alone.

Wrath: When Zev becomes angry, his power steadily increases and becomes more dangerous. However, he also easily loses control when angry, so this technique can be a two-edged blade in some cases.

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Cardinal Sin: Wrath

Quotes
''- [Said after defeating demons] "Amen." - "You can insult me...You can spit on me...You can even pour drinks on me. I'll just laugh that all off. But if you lay one finger on my friends...I'll kill you."''

- "Only pregnant ladies, royalty, schizophrenics or people with tapeworms should be allowed to refer to themselves plurally. And I'm the Undisputed King of the Kill, so I'm allowed to say the following on this matter: We are not amused."

- "...In a white room/With black curtains/At the station..."

''- "Pru! Pru~! Pru~u~u! You can stop dropping the cherry petals now! Lovely Pru-chan! Lovely, lovely Pru-chan! Lovely, lovely, lo -- AAAAAGGGHHH!!" *Entire basket of petals is dropped on him*''

- "I'm Zev Raregroove, and you're not."

- "There's no crime in trying to save others from the darkness, even if they may seem outwardly evil...There's no evil in helping other people! Real evil...Is to turn your back on those in need...AND TO STOP TRUSTING IN OTHERS!!"

- "I warn you -- This won't be a friendly duel. You all will die, or I will die. That's how battle has been for all of time. The one who wins gets to go home. The one who loses will be subject to the winner's mercies. 

''Now, get ready. You're about to see how the Son of Dragon, Zev D. Raregroove, wages war."'' (Said to the Caged Ones before engaging them in combat)

''- "Insects...Should not get above themselves." ''(Said to the Caged Ones)

- ''"The sun has set in my hands...And now, the moon shall rise on my era." ''

''- "Screw that, I'll just kill you!" ''(To Blackout before the stabbin')

- "You and your damn hormones." (Catchphrase?)

Alternate Universes

 * In an alternate universe, Zev was likely hunted down and killed along with Ynot when Sasuken was forced by Malygos to act as a spy and expose the location of his base.
 * In the Shattered Mirror universe, Zev is the most cliche villain there is. We're not kidding.

Trivia

 * Zev's themesong is currently Lawyers, Guns And Money by Warren Zevon.
 * Out of his entire family, Zev is pretty much the least infamous -- And THAT'S saying something, because Zev is wanted throughout the known Universe.
 * When the current Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, saw a full list of Zev's family members that were worth mention in terms of power, just to see whether Zev was indeed Garp's grandson, he came close to having a stroke and was in shivers for two weeks; probably the most shocking was Zev's relation to former Fleet Admiral Kong, who had never revealed his last name to anyone in the Galactic Navy. (Fortunately he wasn't able to make the connection between Kong Raregroove and Edward Raregroove -- If it became common knowledge that those two were brothers, then the Galactic Navy would be shaken to the core.)
 * Zev Raregroove's mother, Rouge Portgas-Raregroove, performed a miracle while carrying her son. When it was discovered that someone on her home island carried the son of Dragon D. Raregroove, a search was made by the Galactic Navy to locate any possible pregnancies that could have started anywhere near the time Dragon was rumored to have last been in the area and ended nine months later. However, Rouge hid Zev's lineage by keeping from giving birth to him by sheer force of will for another three months, until the Space Marines had given up their search. This is what resulted in Rouge's nearly-terminal exhaustion after Zev's birth, and why she was placed into suspended animation under Dragon's care; Zev was raised and trained (Rather harshly might I add) by Garp D. Raregroove. Dragon knows that Rouge would want him to move past trying to find a way to heal her when there would most likely be no possible way, but Dragon also knows that the least he owes his son is to keep his mother alive until they can actually meet as a true family. (The reason all of this information about Zev's family has been included because they'll be starting to show up in-game, and because I want to keep all of the information in order someplace where you all can keep my faulty memory from skewing established facts.)