Zane Tristis

"Nothing is permanent. Nothing is real."

Zane Tristis is a wandering soul who spent most of his time gaming in reality. Once Sword Art Online came out, he had to get it and upon receiving it, spent many hours exploring Aincrad, immersing himself in this beautiful new universe. When the notice came up that he couldn't log out, he wasn't bothered at all. Gaming was all he knew and if the duller aspects of life could be erased by living in Aincrad he would make sure he stayed. Unfortunately, there are many players who want to get out of this world or simply want their wish granted. Since Zane was always a great player, but not nearly the best, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to rank in the Top 100. So, he thought of a plan that would allow him to gain loads of points, without being the best. While leveling and hunting Reapers, he would keep a low-profile and when the oppurtunity presented himself, he would assasinate high-ranking players, baiting the Reapers, but also assuring that not too many players ended up with too many points. If the player was also very skilled, he will attempt to have them permanently deleted by means of the Reaper and hopefully kill the Reaper afterwards. Due to his minimal, but growing infamy, he adopted the codename Z, to allow his real self to be impervious to blame, should other players return to the real world.

Appearance
Z has long thick black hair and a pale complexion. He is often seen with a bored expression on his face, which can be noted clearly from behind his half-mask. He dons a relatively thick coat and has his black staff strapped to his back. He is in decent shape, yet he has no idea why as he hasn't worked out in months, and moves lithely due to his time spent in Aincrad.

Personality
He seems to display an air of apathy, executing all his actions nonchalantly and doing as he pleases. That being said, he's a loner who prefers to do everything by himself, shrinking into shadows should players start to get too close. He hasn't made any friends in Aincrad and rotates the NPC's he interacts with, so he never interacts with the same one twice. He's ruthless and uncaring in battle and typically enjoys assasinations. He's not much for big battles and doesn't enjoy long fights. Though not many people have heard or seen him, the few rumours that circulate about him place him in dark obscure forests that most characters have not been in. In the real world, his personality was the same, as the real world gave him little stimulation though, it would be a plausible inference to assume his liveliness has increased.

History
Zane had many friends and family in the real world, but he was still a loner, who preffered to be by himself. His life was far from interesting and has no real events of interest. Of course, no one in Aincrad would know this, as Z has never opened up to anyone.

Plot
/*to be filled as the roleplay progresses*/

Weapon
Kokushibyo: Z wields a long black staff called Kokushibyo. He uses it primarily as an assasination weapon.

Kuro Suto- An attack where Z falls with all his weight onto the target with his staff, bludgeoning his enemy and usually falling them.

Kuroi Ame - A multitude of swift strikes aimed at the mid region that Z uses to knock back and weaken his enemy.

Burakko Endo - A twirling attack that consists of Z spinning his staff demonstrating AoE dominance.

Abilities
Foresight: Z is extemely adept at predicting his opponents movements and reacting to them. As such, he typically plays more elusive and passive, waiting for them to mess up to quickly end the fight. This skill allows him to dodge and evade the majority of attacks, while also analyzing the weaknesses in his opponents defense.

Stealth: As Z enjoys fast battles, most of his analyses are done in the shadows or out of his opponents line of sight. Should he engage, he is already confident that he can survive for however long he needs to complete his analysis or act as bait. Therefore, he never engages in fights he cannot win and will even flee from a fight if neccesary.

Trivia
Aequitas' Character

Relationships
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