Rocket - phighting

Darkheart

his story and relationship

Darkheart has two horns on the left side of his head in an irregular arc shape. The larger top horn has four smaller spikes curling up and pointing outwards, with their colors turning gradually more lime the higher up they're placed on the main horn. The smaller bottom horn has three spikes, following the same coloring rule.

Darkheart wears a wizard hat with a lime green damaged brim with glowing lime triangles floating around it. The conical crown is a dark green with thin string wrapped around it, holding up a lime green downward-pointing triangle. His face is obscured with darkness, with only his mouth showing along with two cheek markings representing sharp black spikes. Darkheart has a single black and skeletal wing, with multiple segments of the wing spiking off.

Darkheart wears a dark cape, with multiple pieces torn and ripped. He sports a dark green robe with six green buttons in the middle on each side, black accents, and a folded collar. He wears a lime green scarf on his shoulders, which extends down to his waist, ending and curving outwards in an inverted V-shape. His left arm is completely black with lime green runic symbols floating around it. His right arm has a dark green sleeve with a black cuff. Darkheart wears black pants, with black and gray medieval boots.

Based off dialogue, Darkheart is a mischievous and mysterious person who likes to fish.

Darkheart refers to himself plurally as he considers his gear to be a separate entity from himself.

Darkheart and the Swords are siblings related by blood.

Darkheart is close with Venomshank.

Darkheart previously worked together with Zuka. Zuka once thought of Darkheart as a friend; however, this feeling was not mutual, as Darkheart saw him more as something to play with.

Medkit

his story and relationship

Medkit was unnaturally spawned in Blackrock to his two caretakers, and was immediately taken in by the KORBLOX Administration. His gear, being a healing class gear, is a very rare occurrence within the Inpherno. His gear allows him to heal the wounds and injuries of other inphernals with the abilities he was spawned with, making him a highly coveted asset to the KORBLOX Administration. He worked as a scientist alongside Subspace, using his incredible intellect and talents in the fields of engineering and chemistry to help further KORBLOX's research. During their time working under the KORBLOX Administration, Medkit developed the first known instance of energy crystals. Medkit and Subspace never got along, and after they had an altercation in which Medkit lost his left eye, he escaped Blackrock and fled to Crossroads.

In Crossroads, he was picked up by an extremist group which had just formed in Lost Temple shortly following the Scorch, and went on to offer this group—later known as The Church of the TRUE EYE—his various abilities, in exchange for protection from the KORBLOX Administration. Medkit suffers from severe PTSD as a result of his time in Blackrock, and struggles with intense paranoia and constant night terrors.

Medkit is closest to Sword, whom he sees like a sibling, and is subsequently friends with Rocket. He works underneath Scythe, who is his boss, alongside The Broker.

Despite Medkit's intellect, he has become an extremely paranoid person in the aftermath of his life in Blackrock. He is typically very flat with his interactions, and tries not to get too close to anyone.

Medkit and Sword met soon after Medkit fled from Blackrock. Medkit found Sword in a dire state and nursed him back to health. The two of them become close, eventually coming to see each other like siblings.

Medkit met Rocket through Sword, and is responsible for his prosthetics.

Rocket

His story and relationship

Rocket was naturally spawned into Playground and lived there for the majority of his life as a newspawn, but was forced to leave the region after an unknown incident cost him his arm and leg. In the process of leaving Playground, he met Zuka, whom he became very close with, and eventually became Rocket's guardian figure. Zuka brought him to Crossroads, where he has lived since. He then met Sword, who became his best friend. Sword would go on to introduce him to Medkit, who ended up making Rocket's prosthetic arm and leg for him.

Rocket is a hot-headed inphernal who can be very loud and confrontational. Despite his brash exterior, he is loyal to his loved ones and works extremely hard.

Zuka and Rocket are very close, with Zuka being one of the few people Rocket actually cares about and serving as his adoptive caretaker. Rocket holds Zuka in extremely high regard, going so far as to carve his horns to resemble his caretaker's. Zuka helped Rocket grow out of his anger issues, allowing him to integrate better into life in Crossroads.

Although Sword and Rocket are now best friends, when they first met, Rocket viewed him as rather pathetic. They were total opposites, and though Rocket did just about anything to get Sword to leave him alone, the two of them ended up becoming extremely close.

Rocket met Medkit through Sword, and considers him a friend. Medkit made Rocket's prosthetics, and he thinks well of the other inphernal as a result.

Sword

His story and relationship

Despite being naturally spawned in Lost Temple, Sword was taken in by Venomshank as soon as he spawned, who took him to live in Crossroads with him, and serves as Sword's mentor and guardian. Sword had a sheltered upbringing, and thus isn't aware of many major events in the Inpherno, such as having no idea about the Scorch until Darkheart tells him about it. Sword didn't have the chance to talk to other inphernals other than Venomshank until very recently in his life. He is close to Rocket, who is his best friend, and to Medkit, whom he sees as a sibling.

Sword is related to the Swords by blood, though in what way is currently unknown. Despite this, Sword has no idea that he is related to demi-deities like Ban Hammer and Flipside, on account of Venomshank telling him very little about his relatives.

He is almost always seen with his signature steel gladiatorial helmet, which was a gift from Venomshank to protect him from any dangers he may face. He is only seen taking it off to go to sleep.

Sword is kind-hearted, yet naive. When he has his eyes set on a goal, he is extremely determined and will stop at nothing to achieve it.

Sword and Rocket met through Venomshank's connection to Rocket's caretaker, Zuka. The two are best friends.

Sword and Medkit met soon after Medkit fled from Blackrock. Medkit found Sword in a dire state and nursed him back to health. The two of them become close, eventually coming to see each other like siblings.

Sword knows Zuka and Darkheart through his mentor, Venomshank.

Zuka

His story and relationship

Zuka is a relatively stoic inphernal, being one of the oldest known mortal inphernals in the Inpherno. He is very blunt in his interactions with others, preferring to get to the point of a matter. Zuka can be very sassy when asked questions he deems stupid, such as when asked about his lack of a prosthetic arm. Despite previously being a soldier for Blackrock, even being faction ambassador, he does not enjoy using his gear, to the point of hoping that he never has to pick it up again. Unlike other inphernals, he no longer possesses the natural instinct to phight others. He feels shame for his past as a legend, yet misses being a part of Blackrock when, in his opinion, it was more like a close-knit family. He struggled adjusting to civilian life when he retired, suffering night terrors for a while after the change. He has a complicated relationship with the Swords, as he lost his arm to one of them; who he lost it to is unknown.

Despite his curt and reserved nature, Zuka actively helps the other vendors in Crossroads, and has a soft spot for his adoptive child, Rocket. Due to them sharing the same gear classification, Zuka taught Rocket his abilities. He raised Rocket unconditionally, without asking for anything in return. Despite this, he would rather that Rocket didn't participate in Phights, or mess with pyrotechnics. On Zuka's birthday, he begrudgingly allows Rocket to throw him a celebration.

Zuka is missing his right arm and part of his larger horn on the left side of his head is broken off. The reason behind this is not stated anywhere.

He was once a former soldier and ambassador of Blackrock. Accordingly, he was extremely famous and it can be stated that "everyone in Blackrock knew his name". He has since retired and runs ZUKA'S STOP N' SHOP.

He's the adoptive father of Rocket and adopted him after he had blown his limbs up. He disapproves of Rocket having fun with pyrotechnics nor his participation in Phights,

venomshank

His story and relationship

Venomshank's outfit takes inspiration from that of a medieval plague doctor. He wears a dark green coat with 5 gold buttons and a thin golden ribbon attached to the collar. On his sleeves, two light green horizontal stripes wrap around the middle, spiking on the sides, with him also donning black gloves. He also has light green straps of the same color binding his coat. On his left shoulder, he has an epaulette, with dark green tassels. The cuffs of his sleeves are flared and lined with dark brown.

He has a dark brown belt, with a light green buckle to the left, and light brown pants, He has reddish-dark brown steel-toe boots. On his face, he wears a plague doctor mask, being a dark brown, wrapping around his head with two straps. The mask has two glowing green lenses in place of eyes. Near the beak of his mask, two black canisters are placed on either side. Three straps wrap around Venomshank's head to keep the mask upright.

Venomshank wears a light brown cap with a lime St. Peter's cross in the front, matching his horns. Four feathers emerge from the back of the hat, two on each side of his head. The bottom feather is colored lime, also matching his horns. Venomshank's horns are ram-like, spiking near the tip, with the horns being lime green

out of all the deities, Venomshank is the one that spends the most time in Crossroads, where inphernals reside.

The plague mask he wears is able to be locked so he doesn't accidentally bite another when he goes 'feral'. While in his feral state, he is not fully conscious of his actions and behavior, only vaguely remembering hours after the feral state reaches its end. Venomshank's bite can turn others into zombies, though he doesn't have full control over it.

Venomshank is Sword's mentor and guardian.

Venomshank has a pet crow named Sisyphus.

Venomshank is close with Darkheart. (they are sibling)

Venomshank and the Swords are siblings related by blood.