History Characters / TheArknverseHethe

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* AnArmAndALeg: During his confrontation with the Carver in The Factory, Carver [[spoiler: removes one of his arms, tearing it off at the socket -- and then sews a "dead man's arm" to Cedric's body in it place. (WordOfGod says it was Ellpagg's severed arm that Redgrave sawed off; while it isn't apparent in the text, Carver switched their severed limbs for several minutes, allowing Ellpagg to absorb Cedric's Hethian power.)]]

* AdorableAbomination: Most of the Hethe are monstrous, malicious alien beings. Cedric, on the other hand, is a sweet, good-natured smoke boy.

* InSeriesNickname: Smokey, Cedar, or "Cedar Smokeypants".

->'''Appears In:''' ''No More Truths''

* NoOneSeesTheBoss: [[spoiler: In the final act of ''Solar's Crimson'', the Carver reveals himself as Deebo; according to WordOfGod, however, this was a ruse: Deebo's true form has never been seen.]]

* [[TheCreator The Creators]]: They are credited as the creators of "existence itself" (i.e. creating space, time, light, color, and sound in the empty void) and were the creators of the Tree of Life, the Dekn, the Arkn, Humanity, and the Deedrn.
* DemonicPossession: How the Hethe enter the Arkn, Dekn, and human realms.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Hethe don't pay much notice to Voidweb -- until it consumes Leg'leg and Gar'sha. When ''that'' happens, Zag'orv, Tum'to and Cre'vial flee back to Xua, start sealing the entrance, and try to evacuate.

* OmnicidalManiac: He is implied to have destroyed at least one universe -- and plans to do the same thing to the existing one, just so that he can recreate it anew and come up with even more ways to make his creations suffer and die. [[spoiler: Fortunately, the Carver's plans put a stop to it, leaving him unable to cause harm in the new universe of ''Arkn Legacy''.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: He's [[{{God}} the creator of all things in existence]] (including [[EldritchAbomination the Hethe]]), who have been established as pure evil) and is either directly or ''in''directly responsible for every terrible thing that has ever happened.
* LivingBodySuit: [[spoiler: The Dekn Hash'bor'kanibal]] was specifically created as one for him (as well as an avatar and a conduit for his power).

* InSeriesNickname: The Bastard. They certainly live up to it.

* CoolHelmet: It's personal headwear is a medieval knight's helmet.

* NumberTwo: Acts as De'ebo's right-hand man, overseeing the creation of Universe X. [[spoiler: As such, they're one of the few Hethe who had already evacuated to Universe X when Voidweb attacked Xua.]]

Known as The Warmonger, Tum'to was sixth Hethe to come forth, and the angriest. As a creative outlet for its anger, they helped spark the War between the Arkn and the Dekn. They were responsible for creating both the third Arkn Abaddon and the Deedrn D-I-E.

* AFateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: While trying to fight off Voidweb, they succumb and are infected -- and then forced to attack and assimilate their fellow Hethe.]]

* HornsOfVillainy: In place of a hat, they sport a pair of Elk-like antlers.

* PeoplePuppets: In the midst of the battle of the Golden City on May 15th, 2016, they puppet the body of [[spoiler: Asmodeus]], using his form to introduce themself [[spoiler: to Raphael]]...before taking control of ''[[spoiler: Raphael's]]'' body. And using it to destroy [[spoiler: the Infinitium]].

* TheRestShallPass: When [[spoiler: Voidweb]] begins threatening Xua, Tumto stays behind to try to hold it off while the others attempt to evacuate to Universe X. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Voidweb quickly attacks and infects Tumto and they burst into Xua before Cre'vial and Zag'orv can seal off the exits, consuming both of them.]]

* BirdPeople: They are described as having "a skull resembling that of the yet-to-be-created raven". (The only exception is Cedric, who has a smoky form.)

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They've engineered brutal, bloody conflicts between their creations in the past, and allowed said conflicts to continue for nothing more than [[ItAmusedMe their own entertainment]]; however the pantheon does seem to have a set of loosely-defined "rules" guiding their actions. No Hethe can create or destroy a living thing without taking it up with the rest of the pantheon, and any Hethe who is caught acting outside this is subject to punishment.
* [[TheCreator The Creators]]: They are credited as the creators of "existence itself" (creating color, sights and sounds in the empty void of Universe A), and were the creators of the Tree of Life, the Dekn, the Arkn, Humanity, and the Deedrn.

** Malek's fragments have influenced events on a number of occasions: he freed [[spoiler: Ellpagg]] from the Infernous to help Cedric fulfill a seemingly impossible FetchQuest,[[note]](even if said task turned out to be a ruse)[[/note]] awakened [[spoiler: Uriel's real memories]] in the Infernous, helped Azrael and Ellpagg fight [[spoiler: Carver-possessed Michael]], freed Raphael from The Veil, and ultimately fought alongside the Arknza in the FinalBattle [[spoiler: before allowing The Carver to use his LifeEnergy to create the new universe]].
** Tumto takes possession of [[spoiler: Asmodeus]] during the May 15th event of 2016 and, after gaining access to Raphael, [[PeoplePuppets uses his body]] to [[spoiler: destroy the Dekn home realm]].

** De'ebo brings about the outcome of the FinalBattle in a number of ways: [[spoiler: first, he brings the Carver back from the dead and possesses him to help him fight Cedric, Malek and Jester; he also makes him a full Hethe (inadvertently granting him the power to create a new universe), makes Cedric a full Hethe, and brings Ellpagg from the dead -- and makes ''him'' a full Hethe]].
** According to the final chapter of ''Arknthology Stories'', all of the Hethe have [[spoiler: made use of Carver's vessel at one time or another, for various reasons]].

* TeensAreMonsters: WordOfGod says this is the real reason behind the evil, malicious nature of the Hethe; as ancient as they may seem, they're really only in their adolescence age-wise: they're literally in their "angsty teen phase". The only exceptions to this are Cedric, who is comparable to a young child (hence his comparatively [[ChildrenAreInnocent kind, helpful, non-violent nature]]), and possibly Malek (who never quite fit in, and may have been something else entirely).
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Played with; while we have descriptions of their appearances (and sometimes brief glimpses of them via GlamourFailure when they're using vessels), it is said that no living being has seen the Hethe in their full, divine forms.

* UltimateEvil: Most beings that don't worship them regard them as this.

* NiceHat: His signature head wear is a stately black top hat. (His tendency to pair it with [[spoiler: the Carver's]] muscle shirts, faded jeans and beat-up sneakers rather lessens the effect, however.)

* NiceHat: Cre'vial is said to have worn a bowler hat as their signature headwear.

* NiceHat: Their signature item is a tricorn hat.

* NiceHat: They used to wear a cowboy hat as their signature item. (However, they lost when it was bequeathed to a certain outlaw-turned-honorary Hethe.)

* NiceHat: When she isn't covering her head with a hood, she wears a fez.

* NiceHat: He and his vessels wear a flat cap: a holdover from his Hethian roots.

** Malek's fragments have influenced events on a number of occasions: he freed [[spoiler: Ellpagg]] from the Infernous (helping Cedric fulfill a seemingly impossible FetchQuest)[[note]](even if said task turned out to be a ruse)[[/note]], awakened [[spoiler: Uriel's real memories]] in the Infernous, helped Azrael and Ellpagg fight [[spoiler: Carver-possessed Michael]], freed Raphael from The Veil, and ultimately fought alongside the Arknza in the FinalBattle [[spoiler: before allowing the Carver to use his LifeEnergy to create the new universe]].

** In one a chapter of the original ''Arknthology Stories'', Garsha informs Raziel that he will be the one to start the war between the Arkn and Hash'bor'kanibal.[[note]]However, seeing as it never came to pass, Raziel may have turned this into a case of ScrewDestiny.[[/note]] She later tells Ambriel to return to the Paradisium so she can fulfill her destiny (and transports her through space and time to send her to the city).
** Deebo brings about the outcome of the FinalBattle in a number of ways: [[spoiler: first, he brings the Carver back from the dead and possesses him to help him fight Cedric, Malek and Jester; he also makes him a full Hethe (inadvertently granting him the power to create a new universe), makes Cedric a full Hethe, and brings Ellpagg from the dead -- and makes ''him'' a full Hethe]].

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: About half of the Hethe who appear onscreen do so through human-looking vessels. (Those would be Garsha, Malek, and Tumto.)

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: With the exception of Cedric -- who isn't a full-blown Hethe -- the only Hethe who have appeared in person have done so through vessels. (Those would be Malek, Tumto, and Deebo.)
* AmbiguousGender: The Hethe are gender-less, and use gender neutral pronouns. However, a few do use gendered pronouns, terms and avatars:

** Gar'sha uses female pronouns, and is referred to as "The Mother".

* [[TheCreator The Creators]]: They are credited as the creators of "existence itself" (creating color, sights and sounds in the empty void of Universe A), and were the creators of the Tree of Life, the Dekn, the Arkn, and the Deedrn.

** In one a chapter of the original ''Arknthology Stories'', Garsha informs Raziel that he will be the one to start the war between the Arkn and Hash'bor'kanibal.[[note]]However, seeing as it never came to pass (as it implied to be brought about by his death), Raziel may have turned this into a case of ScrewDestiny.[[/note]] She later tells Ambriel (as the Moon Goddess) to return to the Paradisium so she can fulfill her destiny (and transports her through space and time to send her to the city).

* SpikesOfVillainy: All Hethe have a row of three spines down their backs. (It is said that cluxious, the foul fluid out of which Dekn are "born", is emitted from these spines.)
* TeensAreMonsters: WordOfGod says this is the real reason behind the evil, malicious nature of the Hethe; as ancient as they may seem, they're really only in their adolescence age-wise: they're literally in their "angsty teen phase". The only exceptions to this are Cedric, who is comparable to a young child (hence his comparatively [[ChildrenAreInnocent kind, helpful, non-violent nature]]), and possibly Malek.

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Played with; while we have vague descriptions of their appearances (and sometimes brief glimpses of them via GlamourFailure when they're using vessels), it is said that no living being has seen the Hethe in their full, divine forms.

* InSeriesNickname: God of the Godless, The Creator or The Father.

* NiceHat: He and his vessels, wears a flat cap: a holdover from his Hethian roots.

* SevenDeadlySins: His seven shards embody the seven deadly sins (all of which were unfortunately passed on to humanity). The Malek who appears in ACFW is Lust, the Malek of [=Medboy789=] (who roots around in refrigerators) is Gluttony, the Malek of ''The Knight Shift'' and ''No More Truths'' appears to be Sloth, the Malek of ''Michael's Camera'' (who [[spoiler: tries to kill the Carver]]) is Wrath, and the Malek who appears in ''Knight Panes'' and ''The Mayhem Theory'' is Pride. The two remaining fragments (Greed and Envy) never appear.

* SplitPersonality: He initially appears to be an evil split personality of Alex Winter (before his true nature [[spoiler: and that of "Alex", who is really Infernous-bound Uriel]] is revealed).
* TokenGoodTeammate: He remains the closest thing the Arknverse has to a benevolent deity (discounting Cedric, who is a child and hasn't grown into his powers). He sent words of love and encouragement to the Arkn, was the creator of Humanity (whom he genuinely loved and wanted to see happy), and strongly objected to the horrible treatment the rest of the Hethe gave their creations. While the behavior of his fragments is ''very'' sketchy and [[WildCard unpredictable]], he's still far preferable to his brethren. (It's been hinted that his personality differs from the rest of the Hethe either because he's younger, or because he came from a different source -- possibly the creator(s) of the ''previous'' universe.)

* WhatTheHellHero: In "The Court of 3 Kings", he rails against Uriel for wallowing in self-pity [[spoiler: in the Infernous]] rather than helping where he's needed and joining in the fight -- pointing out that he personally defected because ''he believed in Uriel's cause'' (i.e. [[spoiler: using the Scrolls to create a new, Hethe-free universe]]).

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He sometimes shows shades of this. Given his {{Trickster}} nature, it's hard to tell whether he's sincere or [[ObfuscatingStupidity faking it]]. It's especially noticeable in "Disbelief In A Higher Power" ([=MedBoy789=]):

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: With the exception of Cedric -- who isn't a full-blown Hethe -- the only Hethe who have appeared in person have done so through vessels. (Those would be Malek, Tumto, Garsha, and Deebo.)
* AmbiguousGender: The Hethe are genderless, and use gender neutral pronouns. However, a few do use gendered pronouns, terms and avatars:

** Gar'sha uses female pronouns, is referred to as "The Mother", and occasionally speaks through a female Arkn avatar.
** Malek is occasionally described with male pronouns, and generally uses male vessels.

Known as The Guilted One, Malek was an unexpected eighth Hethe. Rather than create a Deedrn, Malek opted to create a new race of beings, Humanity. Malek did not get along with the rest of the pantheon (particularly Leg'leg), and was displeased with how they abused the beings they'd created. After transferring his powers of creation into a set of scrolls, he fragmented himself into seven shards, which scattered throughout existence.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He might be the nicest (and most accessible) of the Hethe, but don't underestimate him for ''one second''. He's highly unpredictable (especially given that you probably won't know which of his fragments you're dealing with), his Wrath and Lust fragments won't hesitate to kill anyone they don't like (or whom they feel stands in the way of their objectives), and even if he likes you and is acting in your best interests, there's a good chance his actions will leave you worse off than you were before -- if not dead.

* ArtifactOfPower: He hid his Hethian creation powers (which are basically the blueprints for creating raw life) into the Scrolls of Creation, which were then sealed away in the vessel of Alex Winter. He eventually re-absorbs them during the Battle of the Arknza, and uses them to help create Universe X.

* LivingBattery: Acts as one for .Mainframe (the beta version of Universe X) during the Battle of the Arknza. He allows himself to be [[SealedGoodInACan absorbed]] into Carver's weapon, which is an Arkn Trap, then -- after the Carver is killed channeling his own Hethian power into .Mainframe -- emerges and merges with the .Mainframe core, using his own LifeEnergy to birth a new universe.)

** Played straight when he allows the Arkn scientists to use a sample of his blood to [[spoiler: power the Entropy machine]], which is designed to bring an end to the War. [[spoiler: Too bad the activation of the machine [[GoneHorriblyRight goes horribly wrong]].]]

* WideEyedIdealist: In a universe that's chock-full of cynicism and shaped by a hopeless ForeverWar, Cedric is hopeful and optimistic.