John Doe

John is a tall and muscular teenager with black hair and burnt gold eyes. During the start of his third year, during school hours, he was typically found wearing the Wellston school uniform with his gelled hair flat against his head and a single lock hanging over his face (Seraphina calls this hairdo his "helmet"); his casual hairdo is unkempt and spiky. This becomes his hairdo later into his third year. He has dark shadows around his eyes and an angry shade of red across his face, because of his poor mental state and tiredness. In recent chapters, he has slick hair and his eye bags no longer appear. After his return to Wellston, his hair appears to be a hybrid of his hair-gel 'helmet' and his spiky hair. Based on instances in which he is seen shirtless, he appears to be fairly fit.

John is a conflicted young man with multiple facets to his personality. However, John does have some traits that are always present no matter which side of him happens to be in control. John's lifelong goal is to live a normal life free of strife. He does not take the denial of this dream very well, and would always attempt to try and force it to become reality. He sees the hierarchy and the people who enforce it as his greatest adversaries. How he approaches the problems posed by these obstacles depends on which of his personalities is dominant.

Presenting himself as a powerless cripple, not unlike his father, John came off as hopelessly optimistic and naive but was more than willing to risk his neck to stop the rampant bullying in Wellston. Even though the odds were clearly against him more often than not, John would always get back up and think positively, and continue to press forward on with his tasks. He does not care for the social norms of the world and would rather live his own way, outside of the hierarchy. Additionally, this aspect of John has developed a degree of self-loathing. When he was berating Zeke for going after weaker students to make himself feel powerful, he was simultaneously thinking back to his tyrannical actions at New Bostin. Overall, despite his power, John considered himself weak for having been corrupted so easily by his ability.

During his middle school years, John was believed to be a cripple with no ability; however, John turned out to be a late-bloomer and his ability manifested during his final year of middle school, being a gift from his mother[3]. While he initially started off as a low-tier,[4] John's ability level shot up significantly during his high school years and by the time of his expulsion, John was already a god-tier with a level of 7.0.[5] His current level has been revealed to be 7.5[6], the fourth highest level revealed in the series, next to Headmaster Vaughn, Seraphina, and Jane. Even though he was disabled, he was able to manifest his ability against zeke and Liam which shows his resistance against the disabler. After receiving his ability at half power from the recovery machine, John retained his ability (albeit at half strength) after the time he was supposed to lose it.

John is capable of copying any abilities that aren't too far above his level, shown when he copies Zirian's ability when his level was higher than John's, and combining abilities for devastating results. In addition to these skills, John is capable of detecting and sensing intensities of auras given off by abilities and amplifying any of the abilities he copies.

Despite initially not using any abilities, John is shown to be capable of holding his own against mid-tiers such as Gavin,[23] Krolik[24], and Hower[25] with his fists and reflexes. He often practices hand-to-hand combat against a punching bag during workouts, and his proficiency in hand-to-hand combat far outclasses many of his peers. Furthermore, John appears to have a high pain tolerance and is capable of fighting back even when he is greatly wounded, as was seen when he withstood Remi and Arlo's combined attack. These physical aspects, combined with his powerful ability, make John more than a match against most, if not all of his peers.

In terms of grades, John is only an average student. His sense of judgment and common sense are often clouded by his own anger, fears, and arrogance, making him oblivious to truths that are obvious to others. He's not that bothered by this, seeing as it means he's not the type to devise long-term plots against people, save for Arlo.

Due to the nature of Aura Manipulation, John is well adept in many abilities and is capable of using them to the their fullest potential. Even when he doesn't copy the ability, he has a good grasp on how it works. For example in his first battle against Gavin, he was able to deduce the weaknesses of Stone Skin and outsmarted his opponent without using any ability. He is also proficient in combining abilities in creative ways, which was best displayed in the Season 1 Finale against Remi, Blyke, Isen, and Arlo. With John's knowledge of ability fundamentals and his quick thinking, he’s truly a force to be reckoned with. When Blyke was facing the Rowden Royals, John was able to successfully deduce the abilities of the four Royals and their limitations, and inform Blyke on the most efficient way to take them down.

John does not have many weaknesses to speak of and has never lost a battle unless he chose not to activate his ability; his ability combined with his high pain tolerance and hand-to-hand combat proficiency makes him a formidable opponent regardless of the situation. However, John does have some exploitable weaknesses that exist. First and foremost, in order for John to copy an ability, he needs to be able to sense the aura of said ability; he cannot copy an ability via passive effects, and long-ranged abilities such has Energy Discharge can safely operate outside of aura sensing range.

Furthermore, John seems to have certain limits when it comes to abilities he can copy. At his peak, the maximum number of copied abilities he can utilize is four.

November 18