Six

Player: Mari
Age: 35+
Contact: playdespacito
Current Characters: n/a

Character: Six (or Seox)
Canon: Granblue Fantasy - Right before the confrontation with Nehan During the Seeds of Redemption event here
Age: Unknown (he looks as if he’s in his early 20’s)

Background Information: a tiny wiki snippet
A genius assassin born into the Karm clan and being shunned because of that. Spent his childhood rejected by his fellow clan members and his parents (his father even locked him away) to finally be the one who put an end to the entire Karm clan all together in a fit of absolute rage. After that he did not grow up alone, the father of the game’s protagonist (Djeeta/Gran aka ‘Danchou/Captain’) came to fulfil a role as his caretaker. With the immense strength and talents he possesses he finally joined the Eternals (a group of ten ridiculously strong warriors who protect the Sky Realm from evil) as the master of the fist.

Personality: The best way to describe Six is him being a broody, closed off, anti-social young man. Burdened with a dark past and not entirely realizing how badly that has affected him as a person. He is singlehandedly responsible for wiping the Karm clan (the clan he was born in) out in a massive fit of unbridled rage after suffering an awful childhood where his fellow clan members have shunned him and his father went so far to lock him up completely.



When first meeting him the thing that stands out most about him is that he does not understand why others would be kind to him and he tends to talk himself down quite often. A good example of this is the matter of his caretaker. First and foremost he is looking to find the man who has taken care of him after he has murdered his entire clan. Yet, he finds Djeeta/Gran (the game’s protagonist, let’s call them Captain) instead, the child of said caretaker. And thus Six starts to beat himself up over the fact that the Captain’s father, left his own child to take care of some abandoned ‘monster’ who has murdered his entire clan (parents included). And even though the Captain doesn’t blame him for anything, he keeps on feeling guilty.



One of the most important things about Six is the mask he wears because he frankly never takes it off. He also doesn’t like it when others take it off, if someone manages to do so (whether it is the Captain or Sierokarte, the game's shopkeeper) Six changes into a flustered and awkward young man who engages in an almost cartoony chase to get his mask back. But the mask is there for many important reasons. In a way it makes communication easier for him because people can’t see the expression on his face and they can’t stare at it, but it is also symbolizes hiding his true self and looks the way he sees himself (a monster)

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Hearing all that you might say that he lives in a dark corner of his mind and doesn’t want to come out. Well, not entirely. What is a theme in his story is that he gradually learns and manages to put things into perspective. That he become aware of himself and that he wants a future despite all that has happened in the past. This development is very tied to his relationship with the Captain. In fact, that friendship is even more important than the relationships he has with the other Eternals (for instance Quatre straight up dislikes him, and the only ones who do have a bit of a connection with him are leader Siete, co-founder Uno and healer Funf). And through that friendship he also unravels more and more details about his past and two of the biggest ones are actually that his father loved him despite everything and made sure that the Captain’s father would come to take care of him and that he is not to blame for murdering his entire clan since he was drugged and unable to control his strength (this is part of an initiation ritual within the Karm clan). In the end he comes to the conclusion that he wants to live and wants to use his strength to preserve a future for him, the Sky Realm and, most importantly, the Captain.



Does his behavior change due to that? Absolutely! Towards the Captain he starts to become more and more to terms with his feelings and even though he still can’t entire describe them, he does his best to accept them (For instance, how he describes that his heart flutters when he’s near the Captain or the meaning of a birthday or Valentines). He also willingly takes off his mask a bit more around those he starts to trust.



What also plays an important role in all of this is his strength. Something considered genius but also somewhat of a curse when thinking of what it has caused. In the beginning it is mentioned that Six doesn’t really want to fight unless necessary, yet along the way that starts to change when he decides to give himself a future and a purpose to work towards that future. The other Eternals mention this when Six goes on his quest to seek more strength (in game this is part of the ‘skill strengthen quest’). At first he doesn’t entirely understand why his fellow Eternals challenge him for a duel, but later on he starts to seek them out instead, understanding that his strength can contribute to a better future. This change in demeanor is very well said by Nio (the Eternal’s bard, so to speak) about how his melody has changed from a dark incoherent melody to a more defined, harmonious tune.



Does this mean he has become open and a social butterfly? No. He remains a bit withdrawn and standoffish. But the mask comes off a lot more often and he has his gaze turned to what’s in front of him, instead of the darkness that lies behind.

From the canon point I am taking him from he is halfway there. He has figured out he wants to live, yet he hasn’t heard about how drugs were the reason why he flew into a rage and killed his entire clan. 

Abilities & Inventory: Six is an excellent fighter and good at close combat. He picks up things very easy and is known to be tough during a fight. The impact from his hits could be nerfed a little, yes.

His inventory from his canon point are the clothes he wears (short jacket, shirt, pants, boots and lots of straps), his claw-like weapons (think about Wolverine-like claws), his mask and maybe a bag containing necessities.

Suitability & Plans: Before the meet up with Nehan, Six has already made up his mind that, despite his past deeds, that he wants to live and he wants to fight for that. Despite not being the most social butterfly out of the bunch, he finally has a certain drive to find out what life is all about. And while in game his growth is very tied to his relationship with Djeeta/Gran and the other crewmembers on the Grandcypher, being in Songerein will be a completely different thing. Different people, environment and, most of all, different situations.

He is someone who has to reinvent himself in a way. He needs to understand the workings of relationships, social contacts, the meaning behind things like birthdays or Valentines day and try to not always hide his face behind his mask (if he takes his mask off willingly when being with someone that someone is One Heck Of A Big Friend, and that Big Friend has only been Gran/Djeeta so far). The most interesting thing for me is to explore how he would develop without Djeeta/Gran’s presence. Second of all, Songerein is not the Sky Realm, and even though dreams can influence surroundings, no one knows about his dark past and the sins he carries with him.

As said, he isn’t very social, but is an excellent fighter. He will not back down when others are in danger and he’s a reliable ally. In a way I just want him to become happy.

Test Drive Sample: here!