“When things look their darkest, let justice be your guiding light.”

Aliases: “Magnus”

Occupation: Former Annihilator Unit

Height: About 8′ / 244cm (excluding hair)

Eyes: Gold

Hair: Red

Age (actual): Several hundred years

Age (simulated): Around 27

History: Many years ago, MegaMan Magnus lived alongside others within the System, and was friends with Janine, Sherman East, MegaMan Blade, and MegaMan Bullet.

He existed within the System as an Annihilator Unit — an ultimate seek-and-destroy last resort in case a Purifier Unit went rogue, or some other greater threat emerged. That threat would come in the form of none other than East, an aberrant Bureaucratic Unit who sought to channel the unknown powers of a mysterious area known only as “The Devil’s Yard” in an uprising against the System. His goal was to create a new world order, one which would save the humans from themselves by eliminating the chaotic element from the equation altogether.

When East, who had wooed Janine and others to his side, went to war with the System, the System responded in kind. MegaMan Magnus, MegaMan Blade, and MegaMan Bullet were among those dispatched to put a stop to his ambitions, no matter the cost. And the cost was high, as Magnus, Blade, and Bullet each fell in different ways. While Bullet gave his life outright to seal East away and Blade would find his soul trapped within the large sword he carried for hundreds of years, Magnus was able to be salvaged, and so he was sealed away to be repaired and maintained until such a time as he would be needed again.

He would remain there until the day a group of Diggers came venturing through the ruin on what became known as Archie Island. Among the group was one who carried the sword which had belonged to MegaMan Blade, and another was none other than a half-amnesiac Janine herself. His programming prohibited him from letting them pass, but using their talents and wits, they managed to get past him to see the Administrator Unit presiding over the archive, MegaMan Rom, who updated Janine’s parameters within the System’s data banks to allow her to continue to exist freely, pending the periodic check-in.

The group would have to return sooner than anticipated, however, when Sherman East attacked the facility, draining it of its power, destroying MegaMan Rom, and modifying MegaMan Magnus to work for him instead. With the Air Pirate Trevor Creed also investigating the distress call that had gone out, Nytetrayn, Celeste, Adam Powers/MegaMan Blade, Black Steel, and Janine found themselves in for a fight for their lives when they again refused East’s invitation to join him. During the fray, Magnus was able to regain control of himself and turned against his would-be master, though it would not be enough to bring the tyrant down. Thanks to Creed’s treachery, the group managed to get away, bringing Magnus with them.

MegaMan Magnus now exists as a Reaverbot out of time. Once celebrated as a hero, now he shares a small two-bedroom apartment with Nytetrayn, Celeste, and his ex, Janine, who has taken an interest in another Digger from the group, Black Steel. He hasn’t had long to process his new lot in life, however, before a group from a past even more distant than his own appeared — the Avions, who invited the group to visit the new world they settled long ago.

Personality: Magnus possesses a knight’s nobility and sense of honor, and has sought to prove himself worthy of the name and legacy of the Mega Men who came before him. Deep down, however, he feels he’s fallen well short of this goal, particularly after East came and destroyed Archie Island. Since then, he’s been lost, adrift, wondering what his purpose is now in this new world that is not his own, though he’s also had little time to really mull over it, with the coming of the Avions. He longs for things to be as they used to be, but seeing how MegaMan Blade and Janine have changed, it becomes increasingly apparent to him that world no longer exists. Now, he’s not sure what place he has in the world, or if there even is any place for one such as him — especially since he’s far less human-passing than his cohorts, though no one has really called him out on it yet.

Likes: Everlasting peace, though when the opportunity arises, he does enjoy the opportunity to right wrongs in a very physical manner. He also enjoys taking verbal jabs at Fenix.

Dislikes: He’s not fond of Black Steel and Fenix getting together with his ex-girlfriend, Janine, particularly when the former makes out with her right in front of him. In Fenix’s case, the two have more or less settled on being frenemies. He’s also particularly unfond of Sherman East, given he’s the one responsible for most of his life’s troubles.

Shticks: Tends to speak with a valiantly heroic noble tone, though sometimes he lets it slip.

Abilities: In addition to the advantages inherent from being a cybernetic life form, Magnus is exceptionally strong and durable. With his winged flight pack, he is capable of flight, and can even adhere to surfaces such as walls and ceilings for an indefinite amount of time. Chest-mounted mechanical tendrils installed by East allow him to ensnare enemies and bring them in closer to be held still for other attacks.

Weaknesses: His very large physical form is, while not exactly slow, still cumbersome in some situations. As a result, his manual dexterity can be somewhat lacking when dealing with things scaled more for normal-sized humans.

Weapons/Attacks: In addition to being able to batter and crush many a foe with his giant fists and enormous mass (augmented by the spikes on his pauldrons if he chooses to shoulder-tackle), MegaMan Magnus is able to manipulate energy into constructs such a swords, as well as call upon a pair of large fusion cannons augmented by smaller firearms. He can also use his tail as a powerful whip-like melee weapon, or to trip up foes.