Zev Raregroove

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

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Current Appearance: A gigantic muscular man with light blue hair in a pompadour, a totally metal nose, sunglasses and a blue star tattooed on the back of each forearm; wears only a Hawaiian shirt, a gold chain necklace and a dark blue speedo.

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Zev is a powerful shapeshifting spirit from places unknown. Zev's duties are to his friends first, and after them, his priority is eliminating demons and malicious spirits, like Hollows. He tends to be rough and outspoken, but is truly good at heart. Zev tends to take few things seriously -- However, anyone would be a fool to underestimate him, as he has a habit of finding ways to make the impossible possible. Zev is also incredibly intelligent, and is capable of easily manipulating others right into his hands, and he almost always has a contingency plan in case things don't go as he expected. He is quite possibly the only person that can be considered Blackout's equal, as the two of them have fought over 100 times, and the two are currently drawing at 25 victories and defeats and 50 draws each, discounting unfinished battles. Zev considers Blackout a friendly rival, even though the two frequently try to kill eachother. Zev has respect for Blackout's power, and is intrigued by Malygos. Zev identifies Blackout and Malygos by cardinal sins; Blackout is 'Pride' and Malygos is 'Greed', while Zev sees himself as 'Wrath'. Zev has a plan involving Blackout and Malygos, but hasn't revealed what it entails.

Unlike Blackout, Zev dislikes killing without a purpose, especially living beings, and unless fighting demons, he will almost always avoid using lethal force, only aiming to incapacitate his enemies, especially if he can win a battle without killing his opponent. He believes that killing without a good cause is nothing but slaughter, and that a war built on sacrifices and harming innocents is hollow. However, if the enemy puts his friends in danger, then Zev will not hesitate to go for the kill.

Zev is a powerful mage in his own right, capable of using several powerful spells in quick succession without tiring, can easily use spells normally considered taboo because of the danger they pose to the user, and he's also able of quickly formulating new spells to fit his current needs. Zev is also able to cast spells through his sword, giving them dangerous power, and his physical strength is enourmous.

Another thing Zev is known for besides his power is his 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.

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!

Zev is related to numerous widely-recognized beings in the Universe:


 * Great-Grandfather, Kong Raregroove, the former Fleet Admiral of the Galactic Navy.
 * Great-Great-Uncle, Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate-Raregroove, "The Strongest Man in the Universe"
 * Grandmother, Seto D. Raregroove, "The Demon Queen of the Revolutionaries"
 * Grandfather, Garp D. Raregroove, Hero of the Space Marines, "Garp the Fist"
 * Aunt on Mother's Side, Boa Portgas-Hancock, "The Pirate Empress"
 * Uncle on Mother's Side, Cid Portgas, "The Great Mechanic"
 * Mother, Rouge D. Portgas-Raregroove, "Crimson Lotus Rouge"
 * Father, Dragon D. Raregroove, "The Worst Criminal in the Universe"
 * Brother, Nesiaam Raregroove, "The Second Dragon"
 * Brother, Hilo Raregroove, "Phantasm Hilo"
 * Brother, Lennart Raregroove, "The Duke of Hunters"
 * Brother, Wermut Raregroove, "The Blue Sage"
 * Sister, Elpe Raregroove, "The Eternal Guardian of the Swamp of Endings"
 * Sister, Viola Raregroove, "The Maiden of Karma"
 * Sister, Ldja Raregroove, "Pacifist Ldja"
 * Sister, Adelaide "Adelle" Raregroove, "La Estrella"
 * Cousin, Alma Karma, "ALMA-1322886000804"
 * Cousin, Mayhew Valentyne, "The Diva"
 * Cousin, Jewelry Bonney, "Big Eater"
 * Cousin, Diez Drake, "Red Flag"
 * Cousin, Urouge, "The Mad Monk"

This list includes some that probably shouldn't be here -- All of Zev's cousins are too distantly related to really be considered true relatives; his eldest sister, Elpe Raregroove, sacrificed herself to seal the numerous demons in the Swamp of Endings; Boa Hancock has cut all blood ties to the Portgas and Raregroove families for her own reasons; Zev's mother, Rouge Portgas-Raregroove, through certain extreme circumstances, was left utterly exhausted after delivering Zev, and was placed into suspended animation under Dragon D. Raregroove's care until a way could be found to restore her strength without killing her; his Great-Great-Uncle, Whitebeard, was excommunicated from the Raregroove family by Kong when he became a pirate uncountable years ago, not as a show of disapproval, but so that Whitebeard could become a pirate without others judging him based on his name, which would have given him unneeded problems if others knew he was related to the current Fleet Admiral; and his Great-Grandfather, Kong Raregroove, simply disappeared after retiring from his office of Fleet Admiral.

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Signature Techniques:

With Sword: 

Technique One: Clean Sweep (Delivers a quick, brutal, but precise slash with sword, capable of killing Toa in one strike)

Illusion Blade: Underworld Bugs (Slashes horizontally, launching a wave of demonic mosters; each one has a long, serpentine body, a spearlike nose, eight eyes arranged on two squares on the sides of the head, and a slavering mouth full of sharp fangs, and each will hunt down the target to stab them until they're all destroyed or hit a magical barrier.)

Shishi Sonson [Lion's Song] (Places tip of blade in sheath, before slamming blade into sheath. The shockwave produced can easily shatter stone and crack unreinforced steel.)

Barehanded:

Dynamic Throw (Grabs enemy by the wrist, before giving a quick turn and throwing them past.)

Shoulder Kick (Kicks the enemy straight in the shoulder.)

El Directo (Charges fist with energy, before giving the enemy a direct jab. The result is usually a large explosion.)

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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

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Quotes:

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

- ''"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, no matter how evil they may seem outwardly...There's no evil in helping other people! Real evil...Is to stop trusting in others...'And to turn your back on their cries for help!!" '

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Battle Data:

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

 * Out of his entire family, Zev is pretty much the least infamous.
 * 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.)