Hero

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Nico Lee is a grumpy almost-genius programmer that likes a good cup of coffee, a nice smoke in the morning, and being a superhero. The "alter-ego" he doesn't really bother to hide is Magic Pixel, otherwise known as MP. His power is to make digital objects and effects real, so his nerd crap actually tends to be useful. In case you didn't know, Magic Pixel is named after the fighting game instance where a fighter's health is so low you can't see any health on the bar, but they're still alive. Just by describing his namesake you can probably tell Nico is a huge nerd.[break][break]

Nico has some... issues though. He has a lot of ennui due to joining the world as a proper "adult" after getting his degrees in Computer Science and Game Design. Beyond just traditional new adult Ennui, he also has kind of a complex about being a failure. He grew up in a superhero household where it was expected he would grow up to become a superhero, and upon telling his father, the Crimson Cardinal, that he wasn't sure if he even wanted to be a hero his dad called him a failure. That word has stuck onto Nico and he's internalized it to a point where a huge part of him is driven by it. A part of him wants to fight against the idea that he's a "failure" and the other part just wants to accept it. He's a bitter, somewhat cynical person but he makes a good friend and a bad enemy.

[attr="class","monstertext"] Nico's social skills can be a little shaky, but he's gotten a lot better at making friends than when he was a kid. Growing up anti-social and fairly awkward, Nico is tremendously loyal to the people that he connects with-- he's extremely grateful to find people he connects with, and is willing to do a lot to help them. More often than not, Nico finds friends that have a similar disposition to him-- somewhat cynical, bitter or disappointed in their family or life. He seeks comfort in people who have similar issues on their mind, but also makes friends with like interests. Do you like dumb action movies, anime, programming or fighting games? You might actually be good friends with Nico!

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For heroes, Enemies come easily. You breakin' the law? BOOM! Enemy. But in terms of personal enemies, Nico doesn't have a hard time making those either. People with a very optimistic or sunny disposition tend to clash with him, but he doesn't really take them as "enemies", moreso just people with diametrically opposite personalities. As a super loyal person, though, he takes his friends' enemies-- if you hurt or messed with his friends, you're on his crap list. He's also just not fond of people who exploit people or society and aren't punished-- in terms of beliefs, Nico thinks those people are the crappiest.

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Nico has a bittersweet position on romantic love. He's had good relationships in the past, but usually the end up badly and he's always sure he'll probably never date again... but someone ends up in his life that surprises him. Lovers tend to be similarly-minded or impassioned like friends, but usually there's a stronger similarity or connection. Nico is just as loyal to the people he dates as his friends, but his cynical nature tends to destroy his relationships from within... and he's unfortunately aware of that.