Denzel

Backstory:

Nowadays, Denzel manipulates in the hope that his Three Precepts can come to the fore. The first is Military Rule- that those who defend humanity (the Pilots and Anchors) should get as much of the resources as possible diverted to them as their emotional state is vital to humanity. The second is that there be One Head, who creates relationships as necessary in order to give the Pilots and Anchors the fighting power they need but who is not a Pilot nor an Anchor themselves and who has no relationships (as that would make them biased). The third is a Disciplined Society- new conscripts for Pilots and Anchors might be needed at any time, and it is best that all learn to be obedient so they can be dispatched as a last line of defence if really necessary.

Personality: Denzel sees himself as basically Light Yagami in skill level, and Hammurabi in ultimate purpose- a great reformer who uses manipulations to achieve his goals as he lacks the sovereign power he rightly deserves. This, however, is far from the truth.

In reality, Denzel is not selfless like he thinks he is but an egotist- he wants to be important so badly it broke him out of the Dream World. His dream is a rationalisation for manipulating people 'for their own good'- at one point he was going to advocate orgyesque polyamory to build relations but decided against it primarily because he couldn't get himself to accept an obligation to be intimate.

Denzel is cold because of his fear of intimacy, but not properly stoic despite his attempts to put it on. He is a skilled manipulator, but nowhere near as good as he thinks he is.

Relationships:

Ollandah: 4-1

Ellie: 3-2

Zackary: 2-3

Vickie: 2-2

Oku: 2-1

(Kid who looks up to Zackary): 1-4

Everybody else: 1-2

Current Trauma Score: 0

Current Bliss Score: 0