❝Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.❞ – by Marie Curie
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Name: Research Specimen 00 (i.e., RS00 - Codename: Nikola Eisenstein Mk-V)
Aliases and Nicknames:
- Nikola (Used By: all Eisenstein family members and all authorized informal/close social contacts)
- Mr. Eisenstein (Used By: all formal contacts outside his close acquaintances and outside of his family)
- Dr. Eisenstein (Used By: all patients and other associates in his healthcare social circle)
- Master Eisenstein (Used By: Eisenstein family servants, his personal servants, his other personal subordinates, and Eisenstein business group personnel)
- "Nerd/Freak" (Used By: most of the classmates as well as colleagues he has had from childhood till now)
- "Faust" (Used By: "Hygīa Curie" [his multi-purpose assistant/Bond magic-associated, companion-type, combat pet], his personal subordinates and any other authorized allies, but only in serious situations and/or when on covert missions and/or jobs w/ him)
- Various Others (Used By: those he gives these to or is given by for whatever reason in some situation or another)
Gender: Male
Orientation:
- Sexuality: Asexual
- Romance: Unromantic
Age:
- Apparent: 32 years old and counting (in both form and function)
- True: 132 years old and counting (b/c of ageless, fully customized, lacrimatek true cyborg body invented by him and applied to himself by him sometime after his isekai-style reincarnation into Earthland's fantasy world from his old, mundane world)
Birth Date: 08/02
Birthplace: Frostgard, Iceberg (Secret, unless explicitly disclosed by him ICly for whatever reason)
Nationality:
- Former: Iceberg (Secret, unless explicitly disclosed by him ICly for whatever reason)
- Current and Permanent: Minstrel (Secret, unless explicitly disclosed by him ICly for whatever reason)
- Current and Permanent: Fiore (Public)
Alignment: MAD SCIENCE!!!
Association:
- Eisenstein family (Rank: Future Leader [Public])
- Eisenstein Business Group + Associated Multinational Conglomerate (Rank: Future Leader [Public])
- "The Mad Science Brigade" (i.e., Nikola's summons army [Public])
- Silver Wolf Guild (Rank: Regular Member [Public])
- Ironheart Pact Faction's Minstrel Chapter (Rank: Regular Member [Secret, unless explicitly disclosed by him ICly for whatever reason])
Special Characteristics:
- Constantly Present Dark Circles Under Eyes (Source: Near-chronic sleep-deprivation caused to him by the demands placed upon him by the challenges he faces in his ongoing and ever-burgeoning mad science research studies, in his mage work, as well as in various other areas in his life)
- Ageless Fully Customized Lacrimatek True Cyborg Body (Source: Invented by him and applied to himself by him sometime after his isekai-style reincarnation into Earthland's fantasy world from his old, mundane world)
- Fully Customized Body-Wide Lacrimatek Synthetic Human Skin Coat (Source: Invented and applied to his body by him to keep his true form hidden from those around him and in doing so, to allow him to blend in seamlessly with the rest of society’s members by fully guarding him against all conventional (i.e., non-supernatural) means of detection due to its ability to perfectly mimic the appearance, texture, pliability, etc. of fully organic and real human skin)
- Non-Earthland Native (Source: His birth and life in his old, mundane world prior to his experiencing isekai-style reincarnation from said world to Earthland’s fantasy world henceforth)
- Miscellaneous Body-Wide Blemishes (Source: Received from facing the various challenges he encountered and still encounters in his ongoing and ever-burgeoning mad science research work, in his mage work, as well as in various other areas in his life)
- In-Body Slayer Lacrima Implant (Source: Acquired from one of his recent expeditions that he has undertaken in his ongoing and ever-burgeoning mad science research work)
Non-Magical Talents:
- Master-Level Physician-Scientist Skillset (Source: relevant formal academic training during schooling years along w/ relevant 10+ years and counting practical professional experience streak beyond that so far)
- Master-Level Psychosomatic Skillset (Source: relevant genetic inheritance from each side of his family + relevant formal academic training during schooling years along w/ relevant 10+ years and counting practical professional experience streak beyond that so far)
- Veteran-Level Strategist Skillset (Source: 30+ years-long obsession with and experience in playing all strategy game types [i.e., relevant board games, relevant video games, etc.] + equally long formal instruction in strategy and tactics during schooling years)
- Veteran-Level Businessman Skillset (Source: relevant formal academic training during schooling years along w/ relevant 10+ years and counting practical professional experience streak beyond that so far)
- Advanced-Level Lacrimatek True Cyborg Skillset (Source: acquisition of true lacrimatek cyborg body sometime after his isekai-style reincarnation into Earthland from his old, mundane world and the subsequent acclimatization to as well as mastery of said cyborg body’s handling thenceforth)
Education Level: up to and including M.D./Ph.D. + associated post-doctorate levels (Research Focus: Esoterica)
Profession:
- CEO-In Training for Eisenstein Family/Business Group + Associated Multinational Business Conglomerate (i.e., SteinCorp) (Public)
- Silver Wolf Guild-Associated Physician-Scientist Magus (Public)
- Ironheart Pact's Minstrel Chapter-Associated Freelance Mercenary (Secret, unless explicitly disclosed by him ICly for whatever reason)
Overall Psyche:
In certain aspects of his personality, Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist just as would any other exemplar of said archetype. For instance, he tends to display a disconcerting level of curiosity as well as excitement about any entity, object, and/or phenomenon that catches his eye. This trait of his becomes even more apparent if said subject of his fancy is exotic and/or is unfamiliar to him and/or is of the scientific and/or technological variety. Another way in which he is a stereotypical mad scientist is that he is a true intellectual and thus tends to get lost in his thoughts quite frequently and is frequently the first to plunge headlong into analyzing and solving any problem(s) that may confront him in the situation at hand without regard to the danger involved since he loves being a problem-solver and the more complex and/or exotic the problem he faces is, the more apparent his excitement becomes, and as is the case with his curiosity, very often to a highly disturbing level.
That said, the only sorts of problem types that would even have a chance of catching his interest enough to make him want to analyze and solve them would be the type that are exotic and/or incredibly complex since they alone can give him that intense mental stimulation that he has been so irresistibly addicted to since childhood. Beyond this, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he is forever obsessed with discovery and acquisition of ever-newer and ever-more knowledge through any means necessary, no matter how unethical and immoral it may be in the eyes of those around him. A side-effect of this is that, again just as would be others of his kind, he too is prone to viewing and/or treating the entire world around him as his own private research lab and its contents (including himself, of course) as being his lab rats to do with as he pleases for the sake of advancing his research.
Another side-effect of this trait is that he has a predilection for getting so engrossed in his work and/or whatever happens to be the subject of his study at any given time that he frequently forgets things that would be “common sense” to other more normal individuals and these include things such as bodily needs, other minor/auxiliary goals he may have in the situation at hand, and even basic and common social graces such as minding personal space boundaries as well as engaging in polite small talk, though this last part is quite variable in its appearance depending on the dynamics of said situation. Aside from this, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he always prefers to maintain a highly logical mindset and unfazed body language in the situation at hand despite how traumatic and/or charged it may be (regardless of it polarity [i.e., positive, negative, or mixed]) and even usually prefers to detach himself completely from the overall milieu of the situation at hand and likes to view the various elements therein from a strictly objective P.O.V since it facilitates successful resolution of any problem(s) therein on his part.
That said, this may or may not make an appearance in said situation, and this depends entirely on the situational dynamics therein. Therefore, to those around him, he frequently tends to come off as hardhearted and distant and this is again due to his basic nature as a logician as well as a “mad science”-type. Apart from this, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he finds great amusement and takes equally insatiable pleasure in the ever-so-subtle and yet simple to complex manipulation of those around him to his advantage, whether it be a single individual or even multiple, frequently for the purposes of advancing his research efforts and/or other similar interests. This holds true regardless of the nature of the target(s) of said manipulation and/or any sort of connection(s) they may have to him, though in the case of his allies and/or acquaintances, he may just hold back depending on his mood at the time. In addition to this, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he is always in a creative mood, at least for as long as his body and mind cooperate with him.
In other words, he loves to generate novel ideas and then make said ideas into reality, and this holds true whether said idea is of the entity-type, object-type, and/or phenomenon-type, and again has no qualms about breaching commonly accepted ethical and/or moral norms if it means completing these various creations in a successful manner. A side effect of this trait is that this frequently makes him highly resourceful and when combined with his generally incorrigible love of manipulating everything and everyone around him including the situation itself, also tends to give him a preference for reliance on complex strategy and tactics rather than pedestrian and simplistic brute force. Beyond this, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he frequently behaves in a manner which is explicitly prideful in nature and thus is prone to not only challenging higher authority when it suits his purposes to do so. However, he also tends to be very condescending and disparaging to those whom he believes and/or knows are less capable than himself and/or if they are of the inane sort.
Apart from this, he absolutely loves to have fun at the expense of other people and one of the things that brings him great pleasure is to behold others in the throes of discomfiture and/or displeasure of varying types and degrees, but this is never constantly the same from one situation to the next. This holds true whether they be friend or foe, or anyone else in between. To that end, he would do just about anything to make that sort of situation a reality even if that means using all means that happen to be at his disposal. He especially loves to do this to anyone and/or anything that has the gall to interfere with his goals and his pursuit of whatever interests him in the situation at hand, and he usually does it with a seemingly kind and positively angelic smile on his face, all while having the overall mindset of a scheming devil. That said, due to his obsession with aesthetic and style, the methodology he prefers to employ in these situations is always elegant as well as sophisticated and is never even remotely barbaric and/or cruel in nature which he usually prefers to accomplish by framing his methodology in a format that seems beneficial to the victim or at the very least would be innocuous to them, although his unfortunate victim(s) and/or any beholders may and will certainly think otherwise.
Next, yet another way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he is always highly self-motivated and persevering regardless of the odds of success, especially when his interest happens to have been completely captured by the subject(s) of his current study. However, this does have the side effect of causing him to behave in a highly recalcitrant to the suggestions of those around him, especially if they are of the type designed to dissuade him from his chosen course(s) of action in the situation at hand. The only reason why he will relent is if he realizes on his own that his situational advantage has become wholly untenable for whatever reason. The final way in which Nikola is a rather stereotypical mad scientist is that, just as would be others of his kind, he is highly eccentric and melodramatic, and so has a nigh-irresistible preference for being “over-the-top” (i.e., theatrical) in his words and even his actions, and never seems to be cognizant of just how disconcerting and/or embarrassing it is or would be for those around him and/or those in his company to bear in the situation at hand. This preference of his is always proportional to his current level of sleep-deprivation and/or undernourishment.
Despite all these previously mentioned traits, Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist in certain other ways. One of the ways in which he is not at all like a typical mad scientist that he tends to be highly unpredictable when such a mood overtakes him, and in these situations, both his moral alignment and his thought processes that guide his actions and decisions in said situations tend to fluctuate quite erratically, making it impossible for those around him and/or in his acquaintance to paint him as either a hero or villain overall and then prepare accordingly. The other way in which he is not at all like a typical mad scientist is that he prefers to play the part of a “chameleon” when it comes to his relationship to the “system”. In other words, while most if not all mad scientists tend to throw caution to the winds and operate outside the bounds of the “system”, Nikola tends to be highly cautious when the situation warrants such action on his part, such as if/when said situation holds any promise of being disadvantageous and/or hazardous to him and/or his research interests and always prefers to maneuver the situation so that he is the one with the greatest advantage(s) (in both quality and quantity) and degrees of freedom therein, using any means necessary.
In these situations, he loves to and prefers to manipulate his allies and acquaintances into taking on the dangers in his stead and then convey to him the situation data he needs to resolve any problem(s) in said situation successfully while he remains safe and sound back at base. Another way in which Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist is that he is an incorrigible hedonist, and thus is often strangely obsessed with and finds insatiable pleasure in indulging a variety of hedonistic pursuits (mostly centered around his borderline unhealthy and disturbing obsession with fluffy and jelliform entities and/or objects as well as more traditional ones such as cuisine, drinks, technology, and the like), likely because he was born into great wealth and influence which is, in turn, the case due to his family’s highly exalted socioeconomic status and also due to his various life experiences in this regard. Yet another way in which Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist that he has a strange obsession with observance of sophisticated aesthetics and style and thus tends to be disapproving and even highly critical of and antagonistic towards those who, in his opinion anyway, happen to lack sophisticated aesthetics and style, whether they be friend, foe, etc.
This is once again likely because he was born into great wealth and influence which is, in turn, the case due to his family’s highly exalted socioeconomic status. Still another way in which Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist is that he is always very evasive and disingenuous when it comes to his words, thoughts, and deeds that are related to anything regarding him and/or his mad science research efforts. The third to last way in which Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist is that he does not waste time monologuing when confronted with those would seek to stop his otherwise inexorable advance towards his main goal(s), regardless of their ethical and/or moral alignment. The second to last way in in which Nikola is not at all like a typical mad scientist is that he prefers to display speech patterns, behavioral traits, and actions which are totally divorced from each other. For instance, he sometimes loves having a seemingly but not really genuine saintly smile on his face and speaking like a true well-wisher while dealing with his enemies and/or those who try to impede his path to his goals in the situation at hand using heartless brutality or conversely, another example of this is his irresistible preference for displaying the most maniacal and diabolical expression on his face with corresponding speech patterns while performing truly lifesaving medical operations on some patient(s) and/or test subject(s)).
Naturally, he does these things mostly because he loves to afflict onlookers in his vicinity with the most extreme of shock, terror, and awe and by extension, because he loves to see these types of expressions on their faces, but sometimes he does employ these tactics for practical purposes as well. Lastly, Nikola is also an atypical mad scientist since he prefers instead to work within the “system” and even use it to his advantage in one way or another. Specifically, he does this by doing things such as presenting a rather convincing but ultimately false façade of him being an exemplary, upstanding, sophisticated, quite innocuous, and even well-bred gentleman whenever he feels that the situation warrants/demands it of him as well as by employing his comprehensive as well as detailed knowledge of and experience with theatrical arts as well as the various loopholes and/or blind spots in its framework. He does this, of course, to safeguard himself and everything that is connected to him from those who would seek to hinder him while simultaneously advancing his interests, research or otherwise, to ever-greater heights (e.g., from the inevitable interference of usual superhero fanatics and/or other do-gooder types).
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Preferences:
Likes:
- Intellectual Pursuits (all aspects therein):
Nikola likes these since, from his perspective and in his experience, they provide him with the ever-present and ever-burgeoning intense mental stimulation that he craves so much and which he has been irresistibly addicted to right from his childhood years.
- Power (all aspects therein):
Nikola likes this since, from his perspective and in his experience, it affords him the capacity to safeguard himself, his possessions, his subordinates, and his interests (whether these be research-related or otherwise) from hindrance and/or harm successfully.
- Hedonistic Pursuits (all aspects therein):
Nikola likes these since, from his perspective and in his experience, they provide him with the ever-present and ever-burgeoning intense pleasure that he craves so much and which he has been irresistibly addicted to right from his childhood years, and this is intensified even more especially after his finishing of a rather challenging job, work session, or some other such challenging undertaking.
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Dislikes:
- Restrictions (all aspects therein):
Nikola hates these since, from his perspective and in his experience, all they manage to do is impede the true progress of those affected by them to ever-greater heights of achievement.
- Inadequacy (all aspects therein):
Nikola hates this since, from his perspective and in his experience, it makes those afflicted by it prone to succumbing to some sort of harm and/or restriction(s) which would, in turn, hinder their progress to ever-greater heights of achievement.
- Ignorance (all aspects therein):
Nikola hates this since, from his perspective and in his experience, all it manages to do is to make those afflicted by it succumb to a desire to act in all sorts of unseemly ways towards those who may be different from them in some respect or another.
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Motivations:
- Freedom (all aspects therein):
Nikola pursues this since, from his perspective and in his experience, it is crucial to have for enabling the successful achievement of any truly noteworthy ambition(s) and/or objective(s).
- Resources (all aspects therein):
Nikola pursues these since, from his perspective and in his experience, they are crucial to have for enabling the successful achievement of any truly noteworthy ambition(s) and/or objective(s).
- Comprehensive Knowledge on All Intriguing Subjects (all aspects therein):
Nikola pursues this since, from his perspective and in his experience, it is crucial to have for enabling the successful achievement of any truly noteworthy ambition(s) and/or objective(s) as well as for satiating his ever-present and ever-burgeoning desire of intense mental stimulation that he craves so much and which he has been irresistibly addicted to right from his childhood years.
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Fears:
- Bestial Dogs and Wolves (all aspects therein):
Nikola fears these since he has had violent encounters with them during his childhood years and at other times in his past and because these have left him with a lifelong phobia towards them.
- Heights Above 100 m (all aspects therein):
Nikola fears these since he has experienced falling from such heights at various points in his past for one reason or another and because these experiences have left him with a lifelong phobia towards them.
- Stagnation (all aspects therein):
Nikola fears this since, from his perspective and in his experience, it makes those afflicted by it prone to succumbing to some sort of harm and/or restriction which would, in turn, hinder their progress to ever-higher stages of success.
Height: 5’ 7” (1.70 m)
Weight: 148.0 lbs. (67.1 kg)
Hair: Silver-Gray
Eyes: Pale Yellow
Skin Tone: Pale to Sallow (varies between these depending on the ambient lighting conditions)
Appearance (Written):
Physique Details
Nikola is a 5’ 7” (1.70 m) tall, apparently 32-year-old man (in both physique as well as function) who weighs in at 148.0 lbs. (67.1 kg). Additionally, he possesses silver-gray hair and a pale or sallow complexion, both of which are due to the combination of him having to endure various stressors from his work and life as well as his proclivity of willful and total ignorance of his basic bodily needs if not forced by external parties to attend to them. Apart from this, he possesses a lean build with nary an ounce of fat anywhere on him and this is again due to his proclivity of willful and total ignorance of his basic bodily needs if not forced by external parties to attend to them. One of most notable traits about his body is the ever-present pair of dark circles under his eyes which constantly haunt him due to his obsessively workaholic nature when it comes to his ongoing and ever-burgeoning mad science research pursuits, and to a lesser extent, in his publicly known profession of being a respected, highly talented, and also fully qualified physician-scientist as well as his role as the next-in-line CEO of SteinCorp, the famous multinational business conglomerate that is owned and operated by his family and the associated business group (i.e., the Eisenstein family and the Eisenstein business group).
The next most notable trait about his body is the large screw-in bolt going through his head which often turns this screw as a means to focus his thoughts or as he prepares to attack any opponents that he may be facing at some time or another. This screw-bolt is also the only part of his cyborg body that is always visible to the outside world since the rest is hidden beneath the synthetic human skin coat that he has applied to his body permanently. The last most notable trait about his body is the healed, parabolic suture line that mars the left half of his face and rests under his eye in said region of his body and the set of multifarious blemishes that mar the rest of his body which include various chemical stains, smaller scars, suture lines, and wounds he received from hunting down specimens for his research in the past and which only keep increasing as time goes on, but the only one of these blemishes that is actually visible to others is the one on his face. However, this appearance of Nikola's described above is merely a façade made to look and even feel convincingly human by the special, fully customized, synthetic skin that covers his entire body from head to toe. Underneath that, however, his real form is that of a highly advanced lacrimatek, true cyborg.
This real form of his has a fully non-biological, quasi-metallic/quasi-organic, external shell that is composed of a special blend of a unique alloy metal thread inextricably interwoven with carbon nanofibers as well as various lacrimatek smart materials, each of which has been inscribed with special runic formulas which allow this body to always be fully and inextricably interconnected with the various magic circuits of his fully biological vital organs (w/ the exception of his brain which contains both biological as well as cybernetic components) which are housed within it, thus allowing him to be one cohesive whole and control this new body of his at will as and when he sees fit. The metal alloy thread is composed of orichalcum and adamantium in 95% of his body and adamantium and gold over the remaining 5% of it.
This true body of his has also been designed by him to always house various hidden combative, supportive, and utilitarian systems and modules within its various sections and these are all ones which he can deploy as and when he sees fit verbally and/or even by mere thought-command alone. Lastly, this true body of Nikola's always has innumerable swarms of organites moving around throughout all of its parts and these are always connected to and thus are always available to be commanded as and when necessary at will for performing various functions by him through the special runic formulas that have been inscribed onto each individual unit of these innumerable swarms. Naturally, each component of this true body of his has been fully custom-designed by him as is the case with his seemingly human artificial skin.
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Attire Details
Nikola can almost always be seen wearing his work attire which is always composed of the following ensemble. The first piece of this ensemble is his turtleneck shirt which possesses different varieties of gray shade patterns, with a dark one on top, a lighter one in the middle, and another dark one under the lighter one immediately above. The second piece of this ensemble is his slacks which also the same gray shade pattern as his turtleneck shirt worn above. The third piece of this ensemble is his pair of silver-gray formal, patent leather shoes along with formal socks which have the same gray shade pattern as his slacks and turtleneck shirt. The fourth piece of this ensemble is his white lab coat which always possesses some sort of chemical stain or another in various areas of its overall form.
The fifth and last piece of this ensemble is his pair of large, round, polarized glasses which is the only piece of this default attire that he wears with all other attire ensemble choices in all situations too. Naturally, he varies his attire from this to others as appropriate to the situation at hand, but never by choice and only if made to do so by others or by the demands of the situation at hand itself. That said, the most notable and consistently present trait of his attire, regardless of what form it takes in any situation, are the numerous zigzag suture line patterns that can be found running across said attire ensembles.
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Basic Appearance (Outfits Vary Per Situational Needs):
Façade Form (b/c of fully customized, body-wide, lacrimatek, fully synthetic human skin coat, aka his Face Claim #1):
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Real Form (aka lacrimatek true cyborg form, aka his Face Claim #2):
Note: This real form of his is always undetectable to those around him via conventional (i.e., non-supernatural means) due to the fully customized lacrimatek synthetic human skin coat which he always has applied to his real body's exterior surface and can only be known to others if it is explicitly confirmed by him ICly (i.e., only if the other party/parties is/are given explicit OOC permission by this character's player [EISNIK003]) or if it is detected via some supernatural-type detection means.
Guild: Silver Wolf
Tattoo Details:
- Location: Chest (Area: Precordium)
- Design:
- Color and Design:
White w/ metallic silver outline and various mad scientist-relevant visual motif elements included, the latter being scaled to fit inside and on the contours of this guild tattoo as per his personal design specifications
Rank: S-rank
Faction: Ironheart Pact
Faction Chapter: Minstrel
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