Alexander Walsh

Alexander Walsh is a Kemiya of the 39th Generation. Until his death in 2017 he was the Oldest Kemiya in the world

Distinguishing Marks: Alchemic Symbol of bronze on sole of right foot. Bronze Transmutation circles on both palms. Numerous scars all over body

Other Skills: Speaks fluent Spanish, French, Italiain, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Latin. Above Masterful Melee combatant. Olympic level gymnast, reflexes, stamina, speed, balance. Extensive knowledge of alchemy, chemistry, Magic, Demonology, Combat and General knowledge

Weakness: Damaged Hands

Race: Human/Pure Kemiya

Character Info: Alexander is currently the oldest Kemiya in the world. At 75 years old he maybe old but he has seen and done so much its untrue. Most Kemiya’s in fact don’t dare to challenge him, due to his immense strength but also as a sign of respect to the oldest of their kind. In his youth, Alexander was at one point the strongest Kemiya on the planet, until Shane Wiseman took the top spot in 1989 after his fight at the Berlin Wall. Alexander noticed his power beginning to fade away, but even at his old age he’s a force to be reckoned with, still at Olympic level athleticism and spiritual pressure to match. He lives his life at a slow pace despite not being a frail as most his age. He feels no remorse for his past actions and in fact looks forward to the time of his demise. He knows he’s lived a great life and seeks to die in the grandest way he can, in battle. His intellect and cunning are among the finest among Kemiya’s, considering his experience. He can in fact kill strong Kemiya’s not through strength and power, but through immense knowledge of Kemiya combat and several other styles of fighting, such as Kendo, Fencing and Kenjutsu and even unarmed combat and Psychological tactics

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Powers: 

Bronze Manipulation: He can manipulate a bronze pendent around his neck into almost any shape or form he desires as long as its not too big or small due to the alchemic symbol of bronze on the back of his left hand. This `Personal Piece` is considered unbreakable due to his power of control. He can maintain focus on a maximum of 2 different Bronze pieces by touch, or one Bronze piece though sight and make it near unbreakable by magical or physical means unless the touch or focus are broken, or if a force over 60 tons is applied. He can't make his bronze any mechanical weapon or any object that requires non bronze components, like a lighter.

Bronze Creation: He can also create bronze from solid materials only due to the transmutation circles on his palms but it doesn't last long and can be controlled by others with stronger powers than his own. Metals are the easiest forms of matter to transmutate and control.

Total Control Darkness: Alexander has the ability to give up control of his body to his inner darkness, but due to his practice he is able to maintain control of his body and still be granted an increase in power and abilities like short range Teleportation and Spiritual Energy blasts. In this form he can also ignore all wounds given to him and is temporarily immune from telepathy

Soul Sensing: Alexander can sense the souls of other people to tell if they are weak or strong. This unique ability allows a Kemiya to find his destined apprentice, one who has a dormant Kemiya ability. Alexander can detect distortions within the soul, possessions, evil etc  Alexander has advanced his ability to feel the emotions of another person like an empathic and even see into a person's soul, much like a telepath can see into a person’s mind. He can literally enter the world of another person’s soul, shaped by their emotions. This ability takes time and is not suitable in a combat situation and is only possible with the recipients consent.

Bronze Statue: Alexander can use his alchemy to turn his entire body into bronze. He is very limited in his movement but his defence is increased hugely becoming near invulnerable as long as he is able to maintain his control over the bronze

Other Powers: Like all Kemiya’s Alexander can use alchemy not only to create and manipulate Bronze but to break apart almost any solid material by severing the molecular bonds. Alexander can also exhert his spiritual power in the area around him. Those near him will feel a great pressure on their bodies making it hard to breathe or even stand. This is mainly used as an intimidation tactic as it is not painful, just uncomfortable. Alexander can also put his spiritual power into his Bronze and use it to cut through solids and even liquids at distance and even break solid materials apart. Given Alexander’'s ability to transmute materials he can touch an object and know its exact composition and molecular structure so long as the elements are man made

Fighting Style: Like Raymond, Alexanders tactics changed from a brash attacker, to collected and careful blocker and counter attacker. Alexander will conserve his strength and allow his opponent, mainly Form 4 users to get tired and make themselves vulnerable for counter attacks, even employing a dagger at the top of his cane. Considering Alexander’s age he's mastered Form 7. He could not master Form 6 due to the lack of a good teacher and Alexanders own opinion that its waste of time and effort. Alexander will use Form 7 only if an absolute last resort against more powerful opponents

History:  

A Boy in A War

Alexander was born in Glasgow, 1934 to John Walsh, a Captain in the army and Martha, a simple housewife. Alexander also had an older sister named Rachel. Alexander attended school but the absence of a father wasn’t easy for the boy, having only his mother and sister to look up. This would shape his immense respect for women. Alexander was only 6 when World War 2 broke out. Alexander’s father was quickly called into service but was killed at the battle of Dunkirk. Since Glasgow was a primary ship building city for the Royal Navy, the Germans bombed it in late 1941. Alex’s house was hit, killing his mother and sister but Alex emerged alive. Just as Alex emerged from the rubble of his destroyed home he was found by a man, Malcolm Fry of the Albertus Magnus line of Kemiya’s. He took the boy home and told him Alex was his destined apprentice. Alex agreed to become his apprentice. Malcolm took Alex to the Scottish Highlands and trained him for 9 years until Alex was 16.

The Journey of 1000 Miles

The World War was long over and Alex left his master in 1950. He travelled south to England where he faced his first opponent in Manchester, fighting in the stadium of Old Trafford. Alex and his opponent destroyed most of the ground itself but Alex emerged victorious. He then moved further south to London and fought a hard battle in the Great Smog of 1952. It was a battle that forced Alex to rely on his other senses, rather than his eyes. Thankfully his opponent was as much a new comer as Alex was and Alex won the battle and a valuable lesson.

Challenging Europe

Alex came to Dover and fought in the docks area but then ended up on a cargo ship heading for Belgium. Alex defeated his opponent but was severely injured. He was found by the Cargo ship crew and made a quick recovery. He arrived in Rotherdam but headed to France, gaining great strength and power, gaining notoriety among Kemiya’s for his great skill, power and youth. Alex carved through Europe for 10 years adding 5 kills to his name taking his total to 7 by 1962.

Breaking America

Alex was now a strong force in Europe but then decided to show the U.S.A his power. He arrived in 1963, landing in Atlantic City. He quickly headed to the west after the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He headed north to Detroit and fought another great battle on the new Freeway being built in the city. After demolishing most of the new freeway Alex won himself another personal piece, but was shot several times by the police and landed in the Detroit River. He had enough strength to pull himself to safety and managed to patch himself up. He headed to Chicago next then headed South to Louisiana defeating another Kemiya easily. By 1965 Alex was a force to be reckoned with in the United States but was finding competition too easy.

A Change in the Land

He returned to Europe finding the level of talent had in fact improved in just 5 years. He found his battles much harder, in Rome, Bern and Hamburg. Alex decided to head east where the challengers got even harder. He came up against his greatest challenge to date in the 1967 Hong Kong Riots but once again emerged victorious against a tough opponent.

A new Mentor

He passed through China, India then to Tibet where he met his second Master and mentor, Boa Amdo. He taught Alex several new forms of combat which allowed Alex to change his tactics at any point and thus made him even more dangerous. Boa Amdo had taught Alex not only how to use different tactics and fighting styles, but how to hunt and kill Kemiya’s. Alex headed back to the Europe and made light work of any Kemiya who came against him, in Romania, Bulgaria and Poland, taking his total kills to 16 by 1970.

The Worlds Strongest

Alex was 36 now and was now the strongest Kemiya in the world. He found his competition was taking measures to avoid him as word travelled fast of his locations and where he was heading. His power remained at a great level but in 10 years he only added 2 Kemiya’s to his name, taking his total to 18. Alex headed back to America and faced against Raymond wood in the State of Washington. The battle may not have been Raymond’s most epic and challenging fight, but it was certainly Alex’s toughest fight. With Raymond’ youth and Alex’s experience, both were among the top 5 Kemiya’s in the world and they fought near Mount St Helen’s. After over 2 and ¾ hours Mount St Helen’s erupted, forcing both fighters to call the fight and take cover. Both survived the eruption, but neither would meet again.

Passing the Torch

He came to New York in December of 1980, witnessing John Lennon’s murder. His next stop was London where he remained for another 5 years, growing weary of his lifestyle and all the people he’d killed. He attended the first Live Aid Concert in Wembley Stadium. He then travelled to Berlin in 1989 and witnessed the battle of another rising star among Kemiya’s, Shane Wiseman. He didn’t enter the fight but made Shane aware of his presence before leaving.

Slowed down Life

In 1995 Alex was 61 and was beginning to feel his power slipping from him. He’d gained an incredibly reputation by this time and once again found it hard to find competition, not out of fear, but more respect for the old Kemiya. He returned to the United States and quickly established the same reputation as he had in Europe by killing Thomas Whittaker in Washington in 1997 but was spotted by Secret Service Agents at the Re-Inauguration of President Clinton on January 20th, making his total 19 kills. Alex then dropped of the face of the earth, retiring to the life of old man. Some Kemiya’s have managed to find him but have decided not to engage in combat but in 2008 in Texas, Hurricane Ike struck and Alex fought a very young Kemiya, fresh out of the box. Despite the harsh conditions of the hurricane and his slower movements, Alex made what was to be his last kill taking his total to 20, joint second to Shane Wiseman and behind Maurice Soult. Alexander was last seen in Miami in December 14th 2009 until his death in 2017