Nikolai T. Galbenis

This is a Fanmade Character by '''Sebi99cl. '''

Backstory
Nikolai T. Galbenis was born to a poor family in a small village in the Kingdom of Vale. His parents both worked at the nearby mine, and cared for Nikolai as much as possible. His father wanted him to go to a sacristy and become a religious figure, but Nikolai wanted to become a scientist, or an inventor.

When he was 11 years old, Nikolai was struck by a curious disease. It certainly seemed like he was not going to make it, and, in a last desperate wish, asked for his deity to heal his son, so that he may be able to become the scientist he dreamed of being. By some miracle, Nikolai went through a full recovery, and when he was of age, his father decided to send him to Signal, moving the family to the city of Vale.

At Signal, Nikolai excelled greatly on all of his mental classes, especially the ones involving electricity and Scientific Theory. However, he was unable to excel in his fighting classes, and constantly lost in them. Determined to make himself better in both parts of his school life, Nikolai created his weapon, UberBlitz, a walking stick that could fire lightning, as well as transform into a conductive baton. Around this time, he also discovered his Aura, a bright, flashy yellow.

After graduating from Signal, due to his redeeming in the field of fighting, Nikolai denied entry into Beacon. Instead, he went straight into his books and studies, teaching himself the basics of machinery and electricity. Taking up different jobs to support his personal studies, Nikolai spent most of his non-working hours studying and working. At the age of 23, he had created 3 inventions, all of which were stolen and patented by other companies. This did not discourage Nikolai, however, and he took up a job with a major company, in order to continue his research and inventing.

With his newfound knowledge, Nikolai upgraded his weapon and expanded his laboratory, purchasing a warehouse in the industrial section of the city to continue his works. Around this time, his popularity increased, and he became more well-known. This caused him to be invited to multiple social gatherings held by his employer, usually ending in Nikolai excusing himself one way or another to leave in order to return to his laboratory.

Currently, Nikolai still has his warehouse/Lab in Vale, and his inventions have been used in multiple ways around Remnant, even if he is not given the credit he deserves.

Personality
Nikolai could be considered an introvert, but in reality, he is only that when he is hard at work in his lab. Any other times, especially during social gatherings, he is quite friendly, often talking about his inventions or current developments in the field of science. During his laboratory times, however, he becomes extremely strict, often yelling at his assistants that are being incompetent during a possible major discovery, apologizing afterwards.

Nikolai does not fight that often. He keeps his weapon around mainly for his experiments and for putting a misbehaving assistant in their place. However, on the off chance that he ends up trading blows, Nikolai always asseses the situation before attacking. He uses his walking stick mostly, since its ability to change amperage and voltage can be the deciding factor in most fights.

Nikolai is, in fact, asexual. He considers himself married to his work, and all romantic advances towards him are pointless.

Nikolai also speaks with a Serbian accent.

Appearance
Nikolai usually wears a striped black suit, with a white shirt underneath, as well as a yellow tie. His pants are the same as his suit jacket, and he wears black dress shoes. In the laboratory, he wears a white lab coat, as well as yellow white rimmed goggles with lenses that can be adjusted depending on the experiment.

Nikolai has brown hair with some yellow hairs within as an accent color. His hair is usually combed neatly, with hair gel and everything. He has a mustache that covers his entire upper lip, seeming to curve slightly downwards from his nose.

UberBlitz
Nikolai's weapon, UberBlitz, was created by him during his Signal years, and later upgraded when he went out on his own.

-Walking Stick, about 2 feet tall

-Inside is a miniature Tesla Coil and Yellow Lightning Dust.

-Dials on the side allow user to change Voltage and Amperage

-0.0001 Amperage is enough to kill a human, 0.0006 is enough to kill a full sized Nevermore

-Converts into a one handed baton with conductive capabilities

-Baton covered in electric sparks that can pack an electric punch

-Tesla Coila nd yellow dust used to power baton's electric powers

This weapon, in recent years, has been instead used for Nikolai's experiments and tests, because of its lightning capabilities.

Lightning Rod
Nikolai's Semblance, Lightning Rod, is not what it sounds like. He is extremely resistant to electricity, a power that has greatly assisted him in his studies. He can be hit by a lightning bolt with no problem, and only feels a slight sting when hit with 0.0001 amperage bolts. While he is extremely resistant, too much exposure to too much electricity at once would effectively kill him.

Nikolai's Semblance also allows him to transport small currents though his body, allowing him to further perform his experiments.

Other Abilities
Nikolai is, obviously, a skilled inventor and scientist, with his inventions greatly helping the world of Remnant in small ways. However, he is also skilled at baking, as a hobby, and can make amazing soufles.

Trivia

 * Nikolai is based off Nikola Tesla, a Serbian inventor and scientist that made many inventions beneficial to mankind, but receiving credit for few of them.
 * His weapon is based off of Nikola Tesla's weapon in the book Goliath, part of the Leviathan series by Scott Westerfield. It takes place in a Steampunk World War I.
 * His Semblance is slightly an actual occurence in real life, when some people either have rougher skin on parts of their body that allow currents to pass through safely, or have nervous systems that are not as receptive as normal human beings.
 * Uber is German for something or someone that is better, bigger, or more powerful than the rest, and Blitz is German for Lightning Bolt. Nikolai's weapon literally means "Bigger Lightning Bolt".