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Chapter 16 - Lazarus

📄 Character Sheet – Lazarus Universe

Basic Information

Full Name: Unknown (uses only pseudonyms)

Nickname/Alias: Phantom Fox

Age: 25 (appears 30)

Date of Birth: Unknown

Gender: Male

Nationality: Unknown (speaks multiple languages fluently, making it impossible to trace his origins)

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Appearance

Height / Weight: 1.84m / 78kg

Physical Description: Defined, but not overly muscular, body; agile build, with piercing, mischievous eyes; a thin beard that reinforces the appearance of being older than his actual age.

Distinguishing Features: A stylized fox tattoo on the left shoulder; nimble hands; and discreet scars on the fingers from numerous break-ins and escapes.

Clothing Style/Equipment: Prefers dark, understated clothing, combining elegance with practicality. Always carries miniature hacking tools hidden in his clothing and portable hacking devices.



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Personality

Key Traits: Charismatic, seductive, cunning, provocative, but also loyal to those he respects.

Fears/Weaknesses: Doesn't trust anyone completely; fears losing his ultimate freedom; hates feeling bound by rules.

Goals/Motivations: To create the "perfect heist"—a heist or escape so grand that it becomes a legend forever, even in a world where artificial immortality has erased many human achievements.

Important Relationships: Has friendly and respectful relationships with Axel Gilberto, Douglas Hadine, Christine Blake, Leland Astor, and Eleina (Mad Screamer). For each, he demonstrates a different type of complicity—jokes with Axel, mind games with Christine, strategic trust in Leland, respect for Eleina's madness, and veiled admiration for Douglas.

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Skills

Specializations: Master of stealth, breaking and entering, high-level theft, social engineering, and manipulation.

Weapons/Equipment Used:

Compact lockpicking tools

Handheld hacking devices

Light weapons (concealed knives, compact pistols)

Uses rudimentary camouflage technology and observation drones.

Techniques:

"Fox Shadow" → Ability to disappear in urban environments using shadows, crowds, and distractions.

"Ghost Hands" → Ability to steal or manipulate objects without anyone noticing.

"Social Mask" → Adapts personality and accents to infiltrate any group.

Experience Level: Extremely high, considered the world's best thief, with global fame in the criminal underworld.

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In-Universe Context

Social Class: Not immortal (rejects Hapuna, believing that mortality gives value to every risk taken).

Affiliation: Forcibly recruited to work alongside Axel and the main group. Officially part of the mission, but keeps his own plans secret.

Background: His life before fame is a mystery. Every country claims him as a native, but no one has proof. He became a legend after pulling off impossible heists in maximum security areas and disappearing without a trace.

In an unexpected act, he deliberately turned himself in to prison, only to engineer what he calls "the greatest escape of all time." However, before he could complete his gambit, he was co-opted into Lazarus's project, where he now uses his skills for missions more dangerous than any heist.

Current Conflict: While helping the group navigate the aftermath of Hapuna and the conspiracies surrounding immortality, he secretly plans to turn all this chaos into his greatest trick yet: a heist so audacious it will change the fate of the world.

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