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Aug. 12th, 2025 02:03 amKeyswap!Michael
full name:
Michael Arclight
age:
15
age/dob:
March 13th
pronouns:
He/him
occupation:
Heartland Academy student
location:
Heartland City, Japan
inventory:
Emperor's Key, D-Pad (standard model), his deck (Chronomaly/Numbers focus)
PERSONALITY
Much like his canon self, Michael is a gentle young man who wants nothing more than for his family to go back to how it used to be. And just like his canon self, Michael has an intensely self sacrificing streak, endlessly willing to sacrifice himself for others if it means helping the people he cares about.
However, unlike canon, Michael has picked up a lot of uncertainty in regards to his family. Being forced to run away from them to keep the Key - and Astral - out of his father's hands means that Michael has been forced to watch his family's descent into villainy from the outside, without the context needed to understand what's going on. He doesn't understand why his older brother Thomas would cause the fire that hurt Rio so badly, something that causes intense conflict with his classmate Ryoga as they clash over what Thomas would or would not do. He holds out hope that he can safely return to his family one day, in spite of the growing evidence that things are spiraling out of control.
He's also harboring a lot of hurt towards the Tenjos for Dr. Tenjo's role in what happened to his father. This hurt extended to Dr. Tenjo's son Kaito for a while, as for some time Michael's only impression of Kaito was the Number Hunter who was going around putting people in comas. It hit its peak during a chaotic effort to recover the Key and Astral from Kaito's grasp, ending with an extremely botched attempt at ZEXAL mode being warped into Dark ZEXAL by Michael's pure rage at Kaito for everything. Still, Michael was willing to reconsider Kaito's true involvement when he realized that he likely didn't know what his father did, even if he still doesn't really trust Kaito.
Under all that though, Michael is still his usual kindhearted self, who wants to have and keep some friends in his life. He's generally quite willing to help Astral collect the Number cards, and is quite protective of him (to the point where his protectiveness managed to override his family loyalty). He also maintains his interest in history and ancient aliens, meaning his friendship with Astral is somewhat of a dream come true.
He's also quite thankful to the Tsukumos, who gave him shelter after he ran from his own family. While Michael fully intends to return to his own family one day, he still respects the Tsukumos as good people who didn't have to help him but did. He especially views Yuma as a friend and ally in Number hunting (in spite of Yuma's weak dueling skills), hanging out with him frequently and seeing him as a close friend.
All in all, Michael is a sweet, kindhearted guy who wants to help his amnesiac alien friend recover his memories while also maintaining the hope that his vengeful family will eventually return to normal so that he can return to them one day.
However, unlike canon, Michael has picked up a lot of uncertainty in regards to his family. Being forced to run away from them to keep the Key - and Astral - out of his father's hands means that Michael has been forced to watch his family's descent into villainy from the outside, without the context needed to understand what's going on. He doesn't understand why his older brother Thomas would cause the fire that hurt Rio so badly, something that causes intense conflict with his classmate Ryoga as they clash over what Thomas would or would not do. He holds out hope that he can safely return to his family one day, in spite of the growing evidence that things are spiraling out of control.
He's also harboring a lot of hurt towards the Tenjos for Dr. Tenjo's role in what happened to his father. This hurt extended to Dr. Tenjo's son Kaito for a while, as for some time Michael's only impression of Kaito was the Number Hunter who was going around putting people in comas. It hit its peak during a chaotic effort to recover the Key and Astral from Kaito's grasp, ending with an extremely botched attempt at ZEXAL mode being warped into Dark ZEXAL by Michael's pure rage at Kaito for everything. Still, Michael was willing to reconsider Kaito's true involvement when he realized that he likely didn't know what his father did, even if he still doesn't really trust Kaito.
Under all that though, Michael is still his usual kindhearted self, who wants to have and keep some friends in his life. He's generally quite willing to help Astral collect the Number cards, and is quite protective of him (to the point where his protectiveness managed to override his family loyalty). He also maintains his interest in history and ancient aliens, meaning his friendship with Astral is somewhat of a dream come true.
He's also quite thankful to the Tsukumos, who gave him shelter after he ran from his own family. While Michael fully intends to return to his own family one day, he still respects the Tsukumos as good people who didn't have to help him but did. He especially views Yuma as a friend and ally in Number hunting (in spite of Yuma's weak dueling skills), hanging out with him frequently and seeing him as a close friend.
All in all, Michael is a sweet, kindhearted guy who wants to help his amnesiac alien friend recover his memories while also maintaining the hope that his vengeful family will eventually return to normal so that he can return to them one day.
Appearance
5'2 . green eyes . pink/brown hairMichael is, by all accounts, a bit young looking for his age. With round green eyes, slightly curled pink/brown hair that's been allowed to grow out to just past his shoulders, and his short height, he doesn't quite look fifteen.
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history
Abilities
Emperor's Key
Michael is the owner of the Emperor's Key, a necklace that he wears constantly. Aside from its connection to Astral, it also grants Michael protection from being controlled by the Numbers and happens to contain a pocket dimension (which Michael cannot readily visit on his own/without outside interference, that's Astral's pocket dimension).
Crest
Much like in canon, Michael was branded with a crest by his father just before he fled his family. This crest appears as a green stylized flower on the back of his left hand, and grants him the ability to warp from point to point and protection from Number control (not that Michael needs the additional protection, considering the Emperor's Key also grants him anti Number control protection). However, the crest comes at a steep cost: it is connected directly to Michael's soul and will remove his soul from him if he ever lost a duel while using particularly powerful Numbers, rendering Michael comatose.The crest is only visible when active and is not noticeable when inactive.
D-Gazer Tattoo
Much like in canon, Michael has a special tattoo-like marking placed around his left eye that takes the place of a more typical physical D-Gazer. This tattoo, when active, allows Michael to see the AR effects used for duels.Michael's tattoo appears as an orange mark surrounding his left eye when active, and also causes the iris to change from green to dark pink. It is not visible at all when inactive.
ZEXAL Mode
If in an appropriate location that mimics an alternate dimension, such as a Sphere Field, Michael can merge with Astral to form ZEXAL. This is essentially a fusion between the two that grants them special card game powers such as Shining Draw (i.e. he can now create and draw exactly the card he needs to win, but only once per duel.) It is described in story as a 'miraculous power'.However, if either Michael or Astral are consumed by intense emotions such as rage when entering ZEXAL, it can be warped into Dark ZEXAL, a more malicious version of ZEXAL mode. If in Dark ZEXAL, then he will only care about destroying whatever enemy is in front of him, regardless of harm to himself or attempts to talk sense into him.
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