Lin

Lin, the Heir of Longwang is a nephillim who serves as one of the newer recruits to the Devil Hunters. He serves as the protagonist of ULTIMATE, coming from a broken family that he’s struggling to piece back together. All while constantly on the run from members of the Revolt Tyrants that are actively pursuing him.

– Personality –

Lin has a fairly double-sided mindset, balancing smugness and self-consciousness. He enjoys finding joy in the little things that lead to bigger results, being unafraid to flaunt his playful attitude. Enjoying the rise he gets out of people through masking his wit with a facade of nonchalance to keep others in check. This allows him to use charm and humor to let down the guard of his enemies before he reveals a more serious edge.  Lin acutely aware of his own limitations, such as how he doesn't properly understand what it's like to live life, and sees it as a challenge. Yet instead of focusing on what he lacks, Lin prefers to utilize his street smarts and flexibility. Which often leads him into living his life impulsively by trusting his feelings first and always trying to chase after things that are bigger than him in the most effective way as possible. He doesn't just appreciate aesthetical beauty in situations, he sees hidden patterns and vulnerabilities in others to read them well. 

While he's a natural showman, Lin's flamboyance is a mere mask to protect himself from his internal fears of dying without any purpose in his life. He's deeply afraid of letting down those he considers family, a shadow cast by his father's way of raising him. Lin used to be involved in a gang lifestyle through the Patriarch, who was like a second father to him. He would get into fights with clan members as if it were nothing, thriving in the world's chaos. The loss of Patriarch was a defining moment to him, as he became motivated with a strong desire of protecting others due to how he feels responsible for the deaths of anyone close to him. He has a strong bond with his sister Yu Mei, even though they are not very close. He also feels a sense of rivalry with Yu Mei, as they both aspire to be like their father. He wonders who has the right to claim that title, and who has the power to make a difference in the legacy of his family. He feels lost and confused when he doesn’t know where his father is during the time of his village being attacked, and he sees his mother’s eyes fade away. This causes him to keep others at distance when it comes to emotional attachments, as he fears always losing people.

Lin struggles intensely with the idea of destiny. He views destiny as a malleable force that's not meant to be defied, but rather redefined by building upon past legacies to make something greater. Seeing the smaller aspects of life as building blocks towards a future of larger size by choosing to often gamble with his choices in order to maintain control over his life. At his core, Lin seeks to leave a mark on the world and redefine the core values that his family always taught him. Those being loyalty, honor, and integrity that he desires to fully live with to the end. In this world, he embraces what's around him as opportunities for creativity and self-expression.

– Relationships – (TBA)

– History – Past –

Lin and his sister Yu Mei were born as a pair of Nephillim hybrids destined to be the inheritor of their family’s legacy, serving as descendants of generational cross-breeding. Lin’s father, Longwang would always attempt to persuade him into this direction through stories of the man who carried their Espada relic, the Autochronos and how he encountered him when he was little. His mother was in contact with angelic beings that were part of the Lux Order’s hierarchy as a result of a forbidden pact between humans and angels that led to abominable results. After those results, Lin’s mother was amongst many that were guided to simply slay demonic beings after she conducted the mana of angelic beings from her birth. She wasn’t very well treated by Longwang, who was often dismissive if she got in the way of how he was raising their child. Thus she interacted more with his brother, Levita. Who was more vocal about how he felt with the methods of Longwang.

Levita had always resented Longwang for allowing Lin to reject his inherited role in life, believing Lin should choose the fate he's meant for. Levita secretly contacted those from above, and offered them a deal involving their plan of great re-enlightenment. He would help them infiltrate and destroy his brother’s village, in exchange for a safe place for him and Lin’s mother. He hoped that by doing this, he could save Lin from his father’s influence and give him a chance to choose his own destiny. He did not care about the consequences of betraying his own kind, as he saw them as corrupted and doomed by their demonic heritage. He waited for the right moment to strike, when his brother was away on a mission and Lin was left alone in the village. He led a group of blessed agents to the village gate, pretending to be a friendly visitor. He then signaled them to attack, unleashing a massacre on the unsuspecting villagers. Lin was abruptly awoken from his sleep by his mother, who urgently attempted to escort him away from the village for his safety. While a fight breaks out from the back, eventually going to the extreme which causes debris to fall over Lin’s mother. Lin’s confidence sank when he tried to help his mother to get back on her feet. Until he was told by her to simply run away and never look back before she is eventually caught in a devastating blast that pushes Lin away while he runs with tears across his eyes.

After witnessing his father’s village being destroyed, Lin was filled with rage and confusion. He had always been taught to fight against demonic beings, but now it seemed like the angelic beings were just as monstrous. With nowhere else to turn, Lin sought refuge with a group of orphans who had banded together for the sake of survival. They were led by a man known as Patriarch, who had taken in the children and trained them to become skilled thieves and con artists. Lin quickly proved himself to be a valuable member of the group, using his cursed blood to enhance his abilities and his cunning mind to come up with elaborate plans. However, he couldn’t shake off his past and the guilt of not being able to protect his village. This guilt manifested in his constant desire for revenge.

Patriarch saw potential in Lin and decided to train him further in combat, teaching him how to wield weapons and hone his demon powers to their fullest potential. Through his training, Lin discovered that his hybrid abilities. He vowed to use this power to take down the Lux Order and avenge his fallen village. As he grew older, Lin became more and more involved with the criminal underworld, rising through the ranks within Patriarch’s gang. He also began to learn more about the world of demon hunters and their struggle against otherworldly mutants. He saw this as an opportunity to fulfill his desire for revenge and work towards a greater cause.

But as he delved deeper into the world of Devil Hunters, he found himself torn between his loyalty to Patriarch and his newfound loyalty to his fellow hunters. He constantly struggled with his heritage. It was a constant battle within himself, but Lin knew that he had to find a way to control it if he wanted to succeed in his mission. But yet, during the events of World War X. Lin slipped into a dimensional crack of a leyline and was converged toward a “parallel time” Inhabited with life that had similar genetic structure to him yet completely different anatomy that seemed impure. Living on the anchor point known as Itea Eroemil, where Lin finds the crusader that will rid the world of it’s illness.

– “Neo-Gen” and Abilities (TBA Rework) –

As a Nephilim, Lin embodies a unique fusion of angelic and demonic energies, harmonizing two opposing forces through his mastery over molecular kinetics and bio-energy manipulation. His molecular aura allows him to shift the movement of molecules in his surroundings and within his body, inducing minor mutations and energy transference. Lin's abilities are further enhanced by his connection to ambient leyline energy, which fuels his bio-energy akin to chi. His body has vital points, each linked to either his angelic or demonic half. This ability manifests in two primary forms:

• Angelic Augmentation (Induced Combustion): Lin siphons and refines bio-energy from his surroundings, converting it into psionic and telekinetic manipulation to control kinetic force and molecular acceleration. This heightens his speed, enhances molecular conductivity, and energizes his body with focused power. His energy control enables rapid molecular movement, enabling lightning-fast strikes and refined elemental attacks.

• Demonic Expansion: Lin amplifies his energy outward to alter his physical structure and energy transference, enhancing supernatural mutations, molecular expansion, and energy-based constructs. His demonic energy mutates his molecular field, allowing him to create constructs, fuel his attacks with chain reactions, and project an illusory field that refracts and expels energy. This raw output enhances his physical attributes and grants supernatural mutations, but excessive use risks overloading his body, leading to radiation exposure and loss of control.

– Gameplay and Moveset Plan –

• Lin is a balanced hybrid-style character that excels at combo versatility and Flow Chain management. He relies on two Stances, Angel and Demon. Lin's Angel and Demon Sides use a synergy effect when combo-switching with them. 

• Angel Yang Stance focuses on speed and maneuverability with light combo chains using fast recovery to juggle enemies. Enabling attack cancels and builds up a Demon Charge on Hype-fryer, allowing to cancel Demon attacks into each other via a defensive rev. Combos generate feather projectiles that hover around Lin for delayed commands.

• Demon Yin Stance focuses on heavy, guard-crushing attacks that are slower and deal single-target or AoE damage. Demon attacks create openings for Angel follow-ups that add up critical damage and charges up Hype-fryer.

• The downside of Lin’s playstyle is that he cannot properly combo or gain energy with one singular weapon, emphasizing on using multiple weapons at once for effectiveness.

Liberty: Lin’s primary weapon, a gas-powered sword with gear sets of plutonium/nitrogen-coated teeth attached to a rotating chain along a guide bar. Vibrating at high frequencies that create an intense heat from the blade to cut through enemies and ignite the surrounding air. Liberty is a well-rounded weapon that suits Lin’s style, utilizing a special gauge that activates Hype-fryer. Hype-fryer boosts the elemental damage of Lin’s slashes during charges or timing it's revving saw for quicker start-up and grants him extra follow-up attacks that are essential for Liberty’s combos and multiplies points that Lin gains on the Flow Chain for lengthy combos. Having different buffs based on Flow Chain rank such as increased attack speed and range, extended attack / combo duration, critical damage hitting multiple enemies to gain Climax quicker, creating chain reactions via elemental damage, and charging Ascension Finishers / Spell Cards / Ultimate Attack. The longer Lin uses Hype-fryer without getting hit, the more powerful his attacks become.

Hype-fryer Levels:

• Warm Buzz: Faster start-up moves with quick follow-ups, leaving flaming trails after each attack. Hitting these flame trails with charged attacks or Full Power causes it to ignite, spreading across the area and increasing range. Can instantly chain into a different attack on precise timing.
• Precise Rev: Gains super armor and allows for longer attack duration with heavy singular hits or multiple attacks in a row, gaining more Climax when timed before an attack connects. The longer Lin maintains his combo after a Precise Rev without breaking his Flow Chain, Liberty gains extensive damage. Recoil damage on dodges and parries will enable a quick Chain boost.
• Full Power:  Hits multiple enemies at once with massive AoE damage that bypass defenses and interrupts enemies. Is able to do multiple follow-up attacks and charged hits.
• Hype Phase: A charged follow-up attack after gaining a Hype-fryer Level during an attack, activating a special debuff on enemies. Warming Buzz causes a fast rapid-hitting attack that leaves trails, Precision Rev causes a ranged attack, and Full Power causes an explosive hit knocking away nearby enemies. Each follow-up is chargeable, making Liberty's saws ignite at full heat.
• Full Hype-fryer Gauge allows Lin to install special attacks mid-combo with rev-timing, causing steam to vent as an attack connects to add up critical damage.

With angelic weapons, Hype-fryer boosts stun and speed during combos while demonic weapons have boosted knockback and damage that builds up during held attacks by creating shockwaves. It can also infuse Liberty with elemental properties of whatever angel and demon weapons are selected (Uriel causes lightning damage to chain across multiple enemies, Feng Teng uses guard-breaking stun, Shin Guandao increases range with defensive crystals after attack cooldown, and Luan Dou The only drawback is that the chainsaw takes some time to rev up. Lin can use Liberty to slash enemies in the air or on the ground, and perform different moves to launch, smash or pierce them.

• Searing Hacker, Flashpoint, and Sundering Echelon Combos: Performs a basic 4-slash combo, ending with Lin kicking away the enemy. Holding during the first 2 hits causes his saw to reach outward with a saw causing heavy damage as he throws out multiple burning saws before doing a rapid Hype-fryer slash. Holding during the end uses a special combo attack that changes based on Angel and Demon usage.
• Rain-dispenser and Thermite Ravage Combos: When in mid-air, Lin has 3 revving slash attacks that increase in knockback when held for consistent multi-hits but less damage. Upon briefly, pausing Lin does a rolling slash that
• Hard Load: Slashing downward from mid-air causes a mid-ranged shockwave, slashing 3 times with heavy hits before doing a chargeable throw that sends Liberty's saws hurling towards enemies and causing a shockwave. Holding it makes the saw return to him to sweep enemies in, turning into a swirl of flames when using Hype-fryer.
• Carnage Grinder: Upon landing from mid-air, Lin does a flipping slam with wide reach.
• Molten Tear: Upon dodging, Lin performs a rapid flurry of saw cuts that increase in speed before ending with an overhead strike, gaining Quick Buzz. Lin can move his saw in any direction for mid-ranged mobility while swinging, deflecting enemies away.
• Hydraulic Bell: Heavy attacks cause a special Hype-fryer effect, stunning enemies with extra damage based on the impact. Charging these attacks ring the enemy's body with an explosive shockwave, scaling based on how much stun Lin his accumulated on them.
• Vacant Raiser: To launch enemies up into the air, Lin has a rising slash that can send enemies flying as he flips upward with 3 turning slashes that can be held to extend out heatwaves. After launching, he can do anti-air short combo that ends with a sharp kick and allows him to do a follow-up Hype-fryer attack.
• Revenge: When recovering from being knocked down, Lin can hold down to recover and prepare to attack with a sawing flip.
• Inertial Shift: A cancel that affects Lin's Hype-fryer rev time and the synergy between his weapons through a follow-up. After a light attack, Lin does a quick overhead attack with Angel that chains into other attacks while Demon does a ground pound to launch enemies after a heavy attack.  Uriel can add up stun with extra damage the longer the combo is a maintained, Feng Teng does a combo throw absorbing Climax and health, Shin Guandao extends range infusing crystals during attacks, and Luan Dou reflects any incoming hits with high knockback.
• Popping Back: Lin does a sweeping kick as he spins with Liberty to hit multiple enemies, which can be used mid-combo to boost stun or interrupt enemies. When held, Lin spins with a guard-breaking double slash leaving 5 projectile trails that can be fired at enemies with a charged shot.
• Primeval Shot: If Lin fires a charged shot during the middle of a combo via Hype-fryer, it causes the projectile to become a saw that does multi-damage on the enemy. If Lin were to attack on time with this projectile, he flips toward the enemy with a heavy slash causing it to explode.
• Air Taunt: Lin backflips, launching an enemy higher into the air. This allows Lin to perform a quick Hype-fryer in mid-air.
• Heating Drill and Thousand Tears: Thrusting stab that can be charged for high damage and reach where Lin swirls Liberty like a drill. This can be used to transition to Vacant Raiser or done 3 times in a row before being held for a finishing explosive piledriver (Thousand Tears) attack that creates a fire shockwave damaging enemies at mid-range. During a combo, Heating Drill can be used in a dashing maneuver up to 3 times to boost chip damage and bypass defenses to sweep in enemies with it's twisting blade.
• Rustful Shaker: Grabs a downed enemy to stomp on before firing endless shots onto them and kicking them away into other enemies.
• Hype-fryer: Holds down an attack during a combo to emerge the chainsaw rails on Lin’s sword, draining some energy in it’s delay that will charge back. Allows Lin to hold his attacks during basic combos.
• Hype-fryer Buffed Attacks:
• EX Combo: A buffed version of Lin's combo.
• EX Aerial Combo: TBA
• Burning Up: Holding Hype-fryer during Lin's combo(s) and releasing on any of his 4-6 hits releases a saw slash with varying critical damage that applies an elemental debuff on enemies. These can cancel into each other to leave trails of fire that add up damage with Lin's follow-up attacks.
• ?: Detonates Lin's elemental Hype-fryer debuff on enemies
• Bushwhack Ripper: Rushing attack where he does a series of consecutive crossing slashes with waves before a charged slam. Lin can hold one of these crossing slashes then release for a bursting cut that varies based on how long Lin held the attack, being usable at the end of another attack or during a combo.
• Serrated: Performs Heating Drill/Thousand Tears in mid-air with a corkscrew-like motion.
• Frenzied Reckoning: Aerial version of Bushwack Ripper with a chargeable buzzsaw slash that can be done to knock the enemy away as a finisher, stabbing downward with a rolling slash that causes multi-hits.
• Fervent Sawblader: Upon charging a dodge, Lin performs a revolving attack that hits enemies around Lin in a circular motion with flaming trails as a wide demonic projectile that's omni-directional, sweeping in enemies with extending saws. This can be used mid-combo as a defensive move sweeping them in while deflecting any close-ranged attacks by rapidly slashing, sending heatwave saws in an arc.
• Spectral: Lin continuously drags Liberty into the ground like a jackhammer, creating multiple explosions that expands into an energy field rooting nearby enemies in place. While they're immobilized, Lin can charge for a powerful follow-up combo with a massive energy burst when timed. Can be used during dashes to increase speed and reach.
• Overdrive Combo - Chained Takedown: A fast multi-hitting combo where Lin rapidly slashes at an enemy, ending with a powerful overhead thrust that creates an energy burst launching enemies. If an enemy is launched, Lin can follow them with a hook dash.
• Ascension Finisher - Nephillim's Purgatory: A timed finisher that has a series of AoEs and Hype-fryer moves that vary based on what weapons Lin is using. With angelic weapons, Lin boosts with a sweeping propeller slash that hits with trails of light then creates an electric pillar. With demonic weapons, Lin creates a series of wind explosions that throw out crystals. And with guns, Lin unloads charged shots that stack upon each other.
• Crest and Trough: TBA - Aerial attack
• Sun-chasing Dragon of Dusk: Lin’s default spell card has him leap into an enemy with a knee kick, flipping them upwards and leads to him doing a rapid Hype-fryer claw slash onto them that sends split heatwaves which can be sent further with each continuous input. This spell card requires to hit an enemy close enough or could work as a counter to restore health and Climax energy. Works during dashes and mid-air combos.
• Forged - Incisive Trigger: Lin charges his Ultimatrigger, creating a Hype-fryer explosion to boost elemental damage. The damage multiplies based on how high Lin's Flow Chain is, increasing stagger resistance and guard-breaking.

Ming and Qing: Lin’s primary guns in the form of a C96, performing admirably in average rapid fire. These guns are crafted with care, utilizing a metallic dust compound. This metallic dust compound enhances their power, while Lin’s aura allows them to be charged effectively for Rich Shot. With lock-on, Rich Shot will hit multiple enemies with heat-seeking energized bullets.

• Rich Shot: Sends a bouncing bullet that rapidly bounces across multiple enemies with medium damage. Can fire it up to 3 times on ground and mid-air.
• Two Time: When in mid-air, Lin can shoot downward to keep himself up
• Lin can unload all of his charge shot in mid-air to send himself across an area, leaving areas of damage behind him that are temporary
• Archangel and Daemon Befell: On the ground, Lin flips upward and shoots bouncing shots to enemies below with a circular shot that's chargeable. When descending from mid-air, Lin performs a defensive flip as he shoots more quickly before landing
• Dazed Gallery: Aims in multiple directions
• Ocelot Twins: Throws Ming and Qing into an enemy, catching them in explosive shots hitting around the area
• Long Mustang: Charging shots longer causes Lin to stock 3 Dragon Blasts that are fired rapidly, exploding on enemies and catching them in a stun.
• Seventh Sense: Lin breakdances while firing shots and teleporting rapidly, kicking around nearby enemies before he goes upward
• Cunning Diversion: Dodges has Lin flip with held shots

Tibetan's Bite: A Winchester 1887 shotgun with good range and is decent at shooting in 180. It fires ice-compressed shots that has more damage at close range, dealing great knockback.

• Can charge a Frostbite Warhead shot up to 3 times. This can be used after a melee attack.
• Icecracker and Glacialwork: In order to get a good edge on enemies surrounding him, Lin can spin Tibetan rapidly to set off a series of blasts This can also be done in mid-air but is shorter.
• Boomstick Rampager: TBA
• Full Lead: Stocks shots to fire off 3 reactive blasts that explode into multiple ice bursts
• A dodging shot

Detonator: A revolver-type gun that fires stocked explosive darts which can stick to enemies and obstacles, marking them. These darts can then be detonated or split into smaller explosions.

• Warhead: Sends out a wide array of darts to stick to enemies/surfaces. The maximum amount of darts can be upgraded from 4 to 6.
• Dragon Blast: Detonates darts. Can be charged up to 3 times.
• Outburst: Fires a propelling shot that moves in any direction. Works in mid-air.
• Firebranded Wipeout: Fires out multiple homing missiles to marked enemies