Line #214 Characters/PolyhistorAcademy


1	''The many unique characters of Polyhistor Academy.''
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	[[folder:First Years]]
6	!!Mikelle [=McDowell=]
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8	The current main character, Mikelle is the child of two graduates of Polyhistor Academy. He entered the academy in an effort to understand what his parents went through, and because to do otherwise would feel like a betrayal to their history. An accomplished artist, researcher and illusionist, his greatest strength is undoubtedly his mind.
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10	!! Tropes:
11	* BadassBookworm: He spends more time at the Library than pretty much anywhere else. He has an Olympic-level physique, and wield a sword.
12	* BoringButPractical: His most used abilities? {{Invisibility}}, and memory enhancements.
13	* GenderBlenderName: His parents have weird taste in names, apparently.
14	* HealingFactor: Can increase his natural healing speed, at great cost.
15	* KamehameHadoken: Has the ability to fire an Hadoken. Sadly, it is completely useless.
16	* MasterOfIllusion: His specialty is illusions. He can drive people insane with them, at the extreme end.
17	* {{Ninja}}: Has been compared to one, as it lends itself well to his skills.
18	* ThePowerOfLove: A believer of this, despite his normally rational attitude.
19	* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: Something he's worried about with regards to Mia.
20	* {{Telepathy}}: Has the ability to determine what a person is thinking about, if they let him, and can send short messages or images to those in his line-of-sight. Rarely used, as they aren't particularly useful.
21	* TragicKeepsake: Lucia's sword, which serves as a constant reminder of the life he took.
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23	!!Savitr Mukesha
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25	Mikelle's roommate, a young (looking?) boy, with a fondness for cross-dressing cosplay, and is a legitimate genius.
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27	!! Tropes:
28	* {{Crossdresser}}: Tends to wear elaborate ''female'' dress-up costumes as clothes.
29	** CreepyCrossdresser: He doesn't seem to realize his attire is strange in anyway.
30	* GadgeteerGenius: Absolutely. He independently invented a teleporter, a {{BiggerOnTheInside}} water tank and uses drones to attend class.
31	* OcularGushers: Does this once. Mikelle suspects he used magic.
32	* YoungerThanHeLooks: Maybe?
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34	!! Sam Graham
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36	A friend of Mikelle, and world-class moocher, Graham is constantly getting into trouble, which causes problems for Mikelle at times. A member of the Theater Club.
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38	!! Tropes:
39	* BoisterousBruiser: Generally enjoys fights, and is a definite LargeHam. He even celebrated when he found out his bounty outstrips any other freshman's.
40	* LargeHam: The people in the cafeteria have become accustomed to his outbursts.
41	* PowerIncontinence: His Aeromancy is always on to some degree. As its effects are caused by prolonged exposure, moving away from someone for a while will fix the problem.
42	* PowerParasite: His Aeromancy allows him to steal things from people, ranging from their magic, to their health and intellect. Though it takes a while to become permanent.
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44	!! Mia Doeve
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46	A student from Indonesia and budding artist, her reasons for coming to Polyhistor Academy is unknown, other than it being recommended to her. A member of the Art Club, and currently Mikelle's lover.
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48	!! Tropes:
49	* BlindSeer: Never opens her eyes, but sees anyway. Can also see magic (or at least geomancy), but cannot perceive hue.
50	* DeafComposer: A colourblind artist.
51	* DesperatelyCravesAffection: A noted trait, and suspected reason for her affection.
52	* DistractedByTheSexy: Mia has trouble focusing when Mikelle's naked.
53	* ElementalPowers: As a Geomancer, this is what she specializes in.
54	* ExtremeDoormat: When it comes to Mikelle. He suspect she wouldn't mind if he ''murdered'' her, which worries him.
55	* LovingAShadow: Something Mikelle fears might be the case.
56	* TerribleArtist: Mia, at the beginning of the story, is a terrible artist. She improves with proper guidance and experience.
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58	!! Lucia Strauss
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60	A serial killer who gained notoriety early in the story, with powers based on the dual concepts of "Attraction" and "Repulsion". Her first victim was Mikelle, who successfully escaped. Later killed by Mikelle.
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62	!! Tropes:
63	* CharmPerson: Had the ability to attract people to her in a dazed state through her voice and scent. Those who saw her crystalline skin-covering were also affected.
64	* FullFrontalAssault: Since the more skin she exposed, the greater the effect, she killed naked.
65	* NighInvulnerable: Immune to piercing, slashing and fire.
66	* TheSocialDarwinist: She believed that those she killed were too weak to deserve life.
67	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Her powers messed with her head, and the more she used them, the worse it got.
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69	!! Wolfman (Unknown Name)
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71	A first year member of the Blooded, exceedingly arrogant and melodramatic. Ambushed Mikelle, and was promptly killed.
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73	!! Tropes:
74	* ExplainingYourPowersToTheEnemy: Was stupid enough to inform Mikelle about his sense of smell.
75	* EyeScream: Mikelle shoved a [[RunningGag Fun-Size Sword]] through his eye and into his brain.
76	* FearlessFool: Showed no fear, and was definitely foolish.
77	* LargeHam: Rather overdramatic. [[{{Narm}} Mikelle just finds it annoyingly pathetic.]]
78	* NighInvulnerable: Of the SuperToughness type, due to incredibly dense and durable muscles. Emphasis on the ''nigh''.
79	* TheNoseKnows: Which he used to detect Mikelle while Mikelle was invisible.
80	* TotallyNotAWerewolf: Actual "Werewolves" are the result of a disease that went extinct centuries ago. This guy just used magic to take on a few wolf traits.
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82	!! Annabelle Straw
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84	A small blonde girl, who was assigned to Mikelle as his target from the Blooded. Successfully ambushed and killed in broad daylight by Mikelle.
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86	!! Tropes:
87	* ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination: Was killed between classes, as she was walking in a group.
88	* MagicalGesture: Her attack spells required them.
89	* MagicalIncantation: Needed to use them for her magic. [[AchillesHeel It's what got her killed.]]
90	* ShockAndAwe: Used Lightning Geomancy.
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93	[[folder:Second Years]]
94	!! Ailis Quigley
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96	A bounty hunter/assassin after Graham. Killed by Graham with help from Mikelle.
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98	!! Tropes:
99	* {{Invisibility}}: One of her abilities.
100	* FlechetteStorm: Needles equipped with poison.
101	* [[OffWithHisHead Off With Her Head]]: How she died. Her skull was used as a Yorrick prop by the Theater Club.
102	* PoisonedWeapons: Yet another tool in her arsenal.
103	* SelfDuplication: She had an item that allowed her to do so.
104	* TeleportationWithDrawbacks: A rune tattooed to the roof of her mouth allowed her to do so.
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107	!! Camila
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109	A member of the Blooded.
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111	!! Tropes:
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113	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: One of her water-talons carves a steel blade in two with no particular effort.
114	* MakingASplash: She uses water-based geomancy.
115	* PreBattleBanter: Happily engages in this with Mikelle.
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117	[[/folder]]
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119	[[folder:Third Years]]
120	!! Mel Chevalier
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122	A member of the Art Club, Mel is short, flat-chested blonde girl with a foul mouth, and a perverted mind. Has a bitter rivalry with Cyris.
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124	!! Tropes:
125	* BerserkButton: Commenting on her size and "size".
126	* GuyOnGuyIsHot: In her opinion, definitely.
127	* TheLadette: Could not be less unrefined and lady-like if she tried.
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129	!! Cyril
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131	A member of the Art Club, Cyril is an unattractive, glasses wearing guy, with a stoic attitude. Has a bitter rivalry with Mel, and utterly hates Lau.
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133	!! Tropes:
134	* PaperMaster: More specifically, paper cranes, which he also uses for his artwork.
135	* TheStoic: Generally rather unemotional. Only Mel and Lau seem to actually trigger an emotional response.
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138	[[folder:Fourth Years]]
139	!! Ricardo
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141	The leader of the Art Club, a formerly attractive hispanic man.
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143	!! Tropes:
144	* ScarsAreForever: Due to not wanting to deal with Dr Park.
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146	!! The Emissary of the Blooded
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148	A fourth year who acts on behalf of the Blooded. Every chapter where he appears is titled in red on the index.
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150	!! Tropes:
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152	* BulletHell: He puts Mikelle through this as part of the Trial of Honour.
153	* BlindSeer: He's blind. Extrasensory abilities seem likely.
154	* CreepyMonotone: Speaks in a monotone - without moving his lips.
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156	[[/folder]]
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158	[[folder:Teachers]]
159	!! Amy Blue
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161	The Chemistry teacher, Amy Blue is not much older than the students she teaches.
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163	!! Tropes:
164	* CoolTeacher: A good teacher altogether, but inexperience and nervousness holds her back.
165	* NoodleIncident: She learned magic after winning a bet. What the bet was about, or what the price of losing was is something she refuses to say.
166	* OrphansOrdeal: Outright subverted, as she herself notes. She was never adopted, but she had a pleasant childhood anyway, and as she never knew her parents, she never really missed them.
167	* TeenGenius: Completed compulsory education early, and ended up going to University as a teenager.
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169	!! Professor Koslov
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171	The oldest, longest serving and best teacher at Polyhistor Academy, Koslov is a master Geomancy, and one of the smartest people in the world. Very cool, and a former teacher of Kroll himself.
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173	!! Tropes:
174	* BadassTeacher: So very much so.
175	* CoolTeacher: The coolest, well regarded by students and staff alike.
176	* OldMaster: Getting on in years, but still a master of Geomancy.
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179	[[folder:Other staff]]
180	!! Dr Park
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182	The school's Doctor, Park is unrepentant monster that has chemically castrated himself so as not be bothered by petty emotions. Both admires and hates Mikelle's mother.
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184	!! Tropes:
185	* MadDoctor: Dr. Park is a psychopathic monster, who regularly performs unwilling experiments and [[{{Transhumanism}} upgrades]] to students.
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187	!! Nurse
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189	The constantly gender-changing assistant and creation of Dr Park, Nurse is a vital part of Parks work.
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191	!! Tropes:
192	* ArtificialHuman
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194	!! The Librarian
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196	A friend of Mikelle's mother in school, the Librarians is also one of the highest ranking Enforcers that serve under Kroll.
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198	!! Tropes:
199	* {{HotLibrarian}}/{{MagicLibrarian}}/{{ScaryLibrarian}}: The Librarian is one of the most powerful, dangerous and skilled magic-users in the world, and uses [[VainSorceress magic to enhance her already good looks.]]
200	* MasterOfIllusion: One of the foremost masters in the world.
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202	!! The Janitor
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205	[[folder:Miscellaneous Others]]
206	!! Charlemagne
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208	A six-hundred year old Christian, Charlemagne is famous for 2 things: his incredible power, and his incredible hedonism. Described as a "Shonen Hero" by the creator in his youth, he wiped out most magical beings that posed a threat to humanity, beat the Avatar of Gaia, beat the Ubermensch(the embodiment of Perfection), and had sex with the embodiments of nearly every concept. Rules the Geomancy Division.
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210	!! Tropes:
211	* TheArchmage: The undisputed master of Geomancy, and a master of Hydromancy and Aeromancy as well.
212	* DirtyOldMan: Definitely.
213	* TheHedonist: Is concerned with his own desires more than anything else.
214	* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Politeness seems to be foreign to him.
215	* WillfullyWeak: Has let age weaken his body and mind, as he finds beating and seducing people as an old man funny.
216	* WorldsStrongestMan: Once the undisputed holder for the title, now a serious contender.
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218	!! Kroll
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220	The world's greatest scientist and spymaster, Kroll worked his way up from a humble background, into one of the most powerful and influential beings in the world. There are few places his influence does not reach, Kroll is both an amoral monster, and one of humanities greatest defenders. Rules the Hydromancy Division, and Headmaster of Polyhistor Academy.
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222	!! Tropes:
223	* TheArchmage: The undisputed master of Hydromancy. Does not possess Aeromancy, however, and his Geomancy is considerably less developed, though still dangerous.
224	* BerserkButton: Nobility, and legacies in general.
225	* KickedUpstairs: Was made master of the defunct and shamed Hydromancy division, in an effort to get rid of him. It backfired.
226	* MasterOfYourDomain: As the undisputed master of Hydromancy, he's in complete control of himself.
227	* MoreThanMindControl: The Enforcer's are completely and utterly loyal to him, due to his mastery of psychology.
228	* PragmaticVillainy: Protects the world and encourages scientific advancement, because doing so helps his goals. Amongst many examples, he keeps Deimos distracted, and set up a system that magically removes cities out of Demeter's path.
229	* SelfMadeMan: Went from nothing to one of the strongest beings in existence. Has a hatred for those who aren't this.
230	* WorldsStrongestMan: A serious contender for it.
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232	!! Black
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234	A non-human refugee from another universe that has been [[RetGone eaten by Kronos]], he seeks to gain the power to defeat Kronos, and free his universe and his people. Until then, he goes around the world, defeating magical threats without pause. Ruler of the Aeromancy Division.
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236	!! Tropes:
237	* TheArchmage: The undisputed master of Aeromancy, his Geomancy and Hydromancy are too shabby either.
238	* OurElvesAreDifferent: His species has been described as "elf-like".
239	* RealityWarper: His Aeromancy is to "win", allowing him to accomplish any task, with reality changing itself to match.
240	* TheStoic: Completely, to the point he's been described as "robotic".
241	* WorldsStrongestMan: A serious contender for it.
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243	!! Von Graft
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245	A ruler of a small country, proclaimed enemy of Charlemagne and courteous rival of Kroll, Van Graft is a powerful, but overlooked figure in the world.
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247	* WorldsStrongestMan: A serious contender, and if you define "Strongest" as "Physically Strongest", the outright winner.
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249	!! Deimos
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251	One of the Three Demons, Deimos is the reason why the Self cannot exist without a Mind. He is also the most sadistic torturer in existence.
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253	!! Tropes:
254	* HumanoidAbomination: Uniquely amongst the Three Demons.
255	* MindRape: One of his many tools.
256	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Despite his overwhelming power and sadism, he tends to focus on individuals or small groups at a time.
257	* TortureTechnician: It's what he does.
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259	!! Demeter
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261	One of the Three Demons, Demeter is the reason why you cannot exist outside of a universe. "She" is also a rampaging jellyfish-monster that destroys entire cities.
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263	!! Tropes:
264	* EldritchAbomination: A giant jellyfish thing that flies through the air, wiping out anything it comes across.
265	* NighInvulnerability
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267	!! Kronos
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269	One of the Three Demons, Kronos is why you cannot exist until you exist. "He" is also a giant snake-worm that devours entire universes.
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271	!! Tropes:
272	* EldritchAbomination: Larger than most universes.
273	* CosmicRetcon: Anything devoured by Kronos retroactively ceases to exist.
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275	!! Phobos
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277	!! Crowe
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279	!! Mikelle's Mother
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281	A graduate of Polyhistor, and a high-ranking member of the Hydromancy Division, Mikelle's mother is the source of Mikelle's love of learning.
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283	!! Tropes:
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285	!! Mikelle's Father
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287	A graduate of Polyhistor, and a retired member of the Hydromancy Division, Mikelle's father is the source of Mikelle's love of art.
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