Sciaon Malbarion

""I have been away, detached from society and humanity, and myself. And now that I look back to this world, I see nothingness. I see men and women desparate for hope. It is to despair that where once was intellect now stands madness. But I have my logic to save them; to inject carefully and precisely, simply and easily so people understand me. I tell a man, 'that land you stand on, it belongs to you; that food you reap is yours'. And yet these slaves are so transfixed, so utterly shocked at what I say, and I see it in their eyes - they want to believe, they have to believe that it can be better. My game is not to rule like you. My game is not to be an egotistical footnote in history. I am here only for them, for their purchase, and for their safety. They will fight and die for me. No, they fight not because they place their lives before their pride like your men do - who I might say will be of little solace as you are overrun and they flee and cower - but those who follow me do so because they wish for a better world. And you may rule a man, but you will never quell his desire to be free. So it is, I come today, at the dawn of October the fifth, to relieve you, Jibal, King's son, of your tyrannous reign. If you so refuse a peaceful surrender, I will lead a conquest against you of which the world has never seen, nor will it ever see again. I will destroy you, every memory of you, and place your head on a pike where only the ravens will come to remember you; and feast on you they will. Only then will every man, woman, and child be free. I claim it as my right to bring it to them, and you as my foe until you step aside. I say to you now, my king, surrender, or be forgotten by history.""

- Chapter XVI, The Last Saiyan

Sciaon Malbarion is a character featured in The Last Saiyan. He is mentioned several times throughout the first two acts, and his rebellious actions are witnessed constantly, giving him much infamany. He is, however, never seen until the end of the second act. Thereafter, he becomes a major character and ally to Nir in his fight to reclaim their planet.

Appearance
Sciaon is a tall, buzz-haired man. His hair is black with some flecks of grey, but they are almost unnoticeable. His face is rigid and sharp. His has small, eyes, and a broad chin which he keeps clean-shaven at all times. Sciaon wears advanced DEX suits in all of his appearances though he is not an enrolled military soldier. Despite this, he almost never wears his helmet except when fighting. He doesn't like the way the helmet modifies his voice when speaking. Sciaon also has several war scars across his face and upper lip. Sciaon has 100% silver eyes (no other colors mixed), which is remarkably rare. He is said to be able to look into anyone he wants and see what they are thinking. He has a tattoo on his neck indicating he was once a slave.

Personality
Sciaon is a quick-tempered, impatient, ruthless man. He is quick to anger, but also quick to laugh. His personality shifts border on bipolar. Sciaon also has a superiority complex, which is remarkable because he displays it proudly and uncontrollably even around King Jibal. He is often fearless, and is not scared to lead his own men into battle. His great ability in the battlefield has earned him confidence and respect as much as it has arrogance or 'birth-right' that he deserves to save the world. He is not highly-cultured, but not barbarian. He knows much of the urbane ways of living, but thoroughly rejects them. He prefers to live on the battlefield. Though he is not a natural-born leader, he is a natural-born commander. He is brilliant in coming up with military tactics.

History
When Jibal's father conquered the world, Sciaon's parents were resisters, and were killed. At the age of four, he was taken by the empire and sold into slavery. He was placed in a methane hydrate energy plant and worked there until he was fifteen, wherein with the other children, he staged a rebellion which ultimately blew up the plant, killing hundreds of workers and dozens of soldiers. The blast itself caused Sciaon to most lose hearing in his left ear and the tip of his pinky finger on his left hand.

Thereafter, Sciaon along with the other survivors, was branded a traitor and was hunted for life. Though even then, he did not initially hate the empire, Malbarion's naivety quickly evaporated as he watched the peasants and their living conditions. As more and more guards, commanders, and mercenaries began tracking him down, he became more and more angry at the government and its king, Jibal.

Sometime after his seventeenth birthday, Sciaon infiltrated into the Ordained under an alias and studied his foes' discipline, technology, and tactics. An unknown time after this, he left, returning to the countrysides with a large assortment of contraband equipment. During his remaining years, Sciaon organized numerous attacks on Ordained troops. None of them were high-priority, though Sciaon quickly became the #1 enemy of the crown regardless.

As discontent grew steadily, Sciaon appeared more appealing to more and more people. By the time of The Last Saiyan, Sciaon is amongst the most popular if mystified people in the entire world. A good 85% of all people view him favorably, and many of them serve as volunteers in his army against Jibal. It is notable that after he meets with Roshi, Sciaon gets help from Nir, Banli, and Tenshika.

The later organized battles were all led by Sciaon, though Banli was a great fighter amongst his ranks. Nir did not stay as Sciaon's ally forever, however. Eventually, Sciaon reached the Royal Court itself, and his prediction at the end of Act II was made true.

Trivia

 * Malbarion's name is close to that of Malbios, another character in The Last Saiyan. The two are not related.
 * Sciaon's name is pronouced sigh-own mawl-bair-ee-on.