Crest

"You’ve got guts, lass. I think I can work under you just fine."

- Crest, on his admittance into R.I.F.T.

Crest is an aggressively quiet young man, and a former soldier of the Dark Matter Army. He is among the second wave of Parody-users to join R.I.F.T.

Appearance
Crest is a larger-than-average gray Waddle Dee with a lighter gray face and feet. He has twilight-orange eyes and untidy brown hair that is mostly covered by a maroon beanie depicting a jack-o'-lantern. He also wears maroon fingerless gloves. He wears his weapon of choice - the Hammer Manica, a metal arm guard emblazoned with the DMA insignia and ending in a large metal fist - on his left arm.

Abilities
Crest has unique abilities as a Subspace elemental - rather than converting weak enemies into trophies, he can summon up objects from locations absorbed into Subspace at will. He primarily does this with walls, pillars, and similar structures in order to fortify his allies' defenses.

Having lost faith in a cause he once devoted himself to and choosing to seek a new, less chaotic cause, Crest is also a Parody-user, which means he can call upon the weapon, abilities, or physical presence of his Parody at will. For example, by channeling his initial Parody - Bellona, a Metal/Fire elemental - in battle, Crest can burn enemies with intense fire or fortify his own defense. He can also summon Bellona herself to attack with a flaming sword.

Backstory
Crest was kidnapped during the Dark Matter Army's raid on Sky City, alongside White's parents; however, he abandoned his former life (which sucked anyway) willingly joined the DMA. He spent the next ten years training and doing recon assignments for Shadoo, oblivious to the evil he was spreading.

Prior to the Dark Matter Resistance's invasion of Dark Matter Stronghold, Crest had a conversation with an unknown person. That person revealed to Crest the true extent of the evil that Shadoo would rain upon the world if he had his way, and suggested that Crest reconsider his allegiances. Shortly after Shadoo's defeat, Crest took the advice to heart and abandoned the DMA.

He returned to Sky City, where he hoped to find a new group to align himself with, but had little luck due to a lack of openings, his credentials not fitting the job, or his tendency to assume people will react harshly towards his actions.

Personality
Crest can be quiet and withdrawn, preferring to stay as far from others as possible when planning their offensive. On the other hand, however, he is incredibly aggressive when riled up, and is often the first to charge into battle and the most obvious target for enemies. Having been raised by the Dark Matter Army for most of his life, he tends to automatically assume that people around him will react more cruelly to his actions than they actually do - best shown when he refuses to try and join the Dark Matter Resistance after his return to Sky City.

Trivia

 * Crest is based off of Shinjiro Aragaki from Persona 3, Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito from The World Ends With You, and the Hoplite class from Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City.