Rick Shades is a character who appears in Epithet Erased.
Physical Appearance
Rick Shades is a lanky man with a dusky complexion, a pointed nose, pointy ears and purple hair with red strands coming from the parting. He wears jet black sunglasses, a red scarf, and a dulled purple jacket with a red heart-shaped patch over his right breast (the wrong side) worn over a yellow shirt and black trousers. He also wears dull purple shoes and red finger-less gloves. When Molly finds him on a beach, he's covered in sea water and has some seaweed and a star fish on him. His eyes glow like a candle in the dark out of his shades.
Because of his clothing and unkempt appearance, he is said to give off the appearance of a drifter, or some strange purple hobo who might travel by boxcar.
He also has a great smile! But he doesn't blink.
Personality
Rick is very mysterious, but in a comedic way. He does casual stuff in a very formal, but off-putting, matter, like saying "The Pact Is Sealed!" when he becomes friends with Phoenica Fleecity. He also has a habit of cackling maniacally and screaming (though the latter is due to the fact that his default response to feeling an emotion is to scream). Despite these quirks, Rick seems to be very polite and friendly (albeit a bit too friendly) Because of his Epithet, he is obsessed with making friends and insists that he'll eventually become friends with Molly and Trixie as well, the same way he became friends with Phoenica.
Abilities
Soulmates- Rick's Epithet is Soulmates. Despite the implications, his power has nothing to do with romantic soulmates. Whenever he makes friends with someone, he can generate black electricity that can be spun together into a single string that spears his friend's heart and his own, allowing him to not only regain his own magic (said black electricity), but also gain the abilities of his friend (for example: Phoenica's book smarts).
Gallery
Trivia
- His last name may be a reference to his choice of eye wear, that being sunglasses, or otherwise known as shades.
- Rick appears as the protagonist under the name "Viafble", in his creator's randomizer of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. https://www.twitch.tv/stabbyness
- Along with Phoenica, he appears as a player character in a Pokemon Tabletop Oneshot.
- His Epithet changed from Anime Campaign, having used to be Companion
- He was originally found by Stan Goldstein in Anime Campaign
- He is "Ocean Race" which, despite the name, do not have any fish abilities besides their hair looking like poisonous fish, instead having Dark Magic