This is WildBantha88 on my new account. My WildBantha88 account glitched up preventing me from making new respect threads so I created this account in order to do so. It also gave me an excuse to improve the quality of my respect threads and update my old ones, both things I will be working on in the near future. So lets begin evaluating Theron Shan.
Short Bio: Theron Shan was the secret son of the legendary Grand Master of the Jedi Order Satele Shan. Due to her position and the political repercussions of her having a child Satele decided to keep Theron a secret, and was forced to give him up at birth. Theron was raised from birth by the Jedi Master Ngani Zho who trained him in many Jedi techniques. However, when Theron was sent to a Jedi Temple he was denied Jedi training because he did not posses the ability to command the Force. Afterward, Theron became an agent for Republic Intelligence and gained the reputation as one of the best.
And now with out further ado...
Respect Theron Shan!
Accolades
These are things said to or about the character that help paint a picture of what he is capable, but they are not actual feats.
Theron has a decade's of experience as an SIS field agent
Theron wasn't one of the Order. Infact, he had no special connection to the Force at all.
What he did have was a decade's worth of experience working for Republic Strategic Information Service.
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Theron is stated to be one of the best agents
Theron was one of his best agents; he's earned the benefit of the doubt.
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Theron receives praise from the Director of the SIS aka his boss.
"Our evaluations say you're highly intelligent, intuitive, and adaptable." (Marcus Trant, the Director of SIS, to Theron Shan)
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The Director admits that Theron is one of his best agents
"Theron's still with us."
"Is he a good agent?"
"One of our best." The Director admitted.
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Physical Strength
Theron trips a Houk.
This is a Houk
Theron suddenly stopped short and dropped to the ground, rolling into the thick legs of his advancing opponent. The move caught the Houk by surprise; he tripped over Theron and fell to the ground.
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Theron rips the rider off of the seat of a moving swoop bike.
Theron played his part by crouching low as if cowering in fear; then at the last moment he sprang up and grabbed the rider's arm as the swoop narrowly missed him. Caught by surprise, the young rider was yanked from his seat. Theron held his grip for just an instant, twisting so that the rider fell hard on his backside and not his unprotected head.
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Theron plows into a squad of soldiers with enough momentum to knock them all over
In the split second before their impact, Theron realized who the man on the other side of the door was― his good friend Capain Pressik. Theron plowed into his knees, sending them both crashing to the ground. In the tight confines of the stairwell the momentum of their failing bodies had a domino effect on the other guards, and the entire team was sent sprawling. The one farthest from the door was sent tumbling down the stairwell, while the others were knocked from their feet in a pile of thrashing limbs
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Theron opens a heavy door by using his blaster to turn the wheel and bends the barrel of the blaster.
Grabbing the pistol's grip with one hand and the barrel with the other he pulled for all he was worth. The veins on his neck bulged as his muscles strained. Just as he thought he was about to pass out from the effort, the wheel let loose with a groan and moved a quarter turn.
Theron adjusted his grip on the pistol and pulled again. The wheel moved more easily this time; another quarter turn. He regripped for a third time and pulled. The wheel completed its revolution and popped open with a loud clang.
...When he removed the pistol from the spokes of the wheel he noticed that the barrel was bent.
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Theron pile drives a Gamorian into a wall hard enough to crack the wall
Theron sends a man flying with a kick
Speed
Theron attacks a trained assassin before he can react
Hearing the pounding steps coming up behind him, the Advozse started to turn toward the new arrival, but Theron was on him before he could react. With a front kick he knocked the blaster riffle from the alien's hands and then threw a quick flurry of punches at his face.
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Theron moves faster than the trained assassin again.
The assassin reach to his belt for his backup weapon. Theron was faster, snapping his arm up as he growled, "Toxicity ten," unleashing the only unused weapon still in his bracer.
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Theron kills two guards in a fraction of a second.
All of this passed through their heads in the fraction of a second, and though they were already reaching for their weapons as they started to stand, the momentary delay gave Theron time to mow them down.
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Theron dodges a thrown lightsaber
She (Darth Karrid) threw her lightsaber and Theron rolled out of the way, grabbing his damaged blaster from where it rested on the floor beside him as he did so.
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Theron dodges an attack from a Sith Knight
Theron reacts fast enough to subdue a Jedi Master
After being hit by a continuous stream of Force Lightning, Theron continues to fight and manages to evade the stream.
Theron shoots Darth Mekhis before she can react
Theron slips free of a Sith Knights grip before a trooper can react
Endurance
Theron gets pounced on by a wild animal without being harmed.
Theron gets blasted in the chest with lightning that sends him flying through the air
and continues to fight while getting zapped...
Awareness
Theron possessed a hyperactive awareness of everything around him. Theron believes that this is because he has trained his senses so well, though he notes that his Jedi Master Ngani Zho would claim that it is a Force sense. Which one of the two is actually the case is unknown, but the result is the same.
Theron notices someone following him without having to see them.
As Theron turned a corner, he realized that someone was following him. He hadn't actually seen anyone on his tail, but he could sense it. He could feel eyes watching him, scoping him out, measuring him as a target.
Master Ngani Zho, the Jedi who'd raised him, would have claimed that Theron's awareness came through the Force. But despite coming from a long line of famous Jedi, Theron wasn't one of the Order. In fact, he had no special connection to the Force at all.
What he did have was a decade's worth of experience working for Republic Strategic Information Service. He'd been trained to notice minute details; to be hyperaware of his surroundings at all times. And even though his conscious mind was distracted by the details of his coming mission, his subconscious one had instinctively picked up on something that had triggered alarms in his head. Careful not to brake stride, turn his head, or do anything else that might tip off his pursuer. Theron used his peripheral vision to scan the area.
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Theron notices invisible troops following him from behind
Jedi Techniques
Theron Shan was raised by Jedi Master Ngani Zho who taught him many Jedi Techniques and Mental exercises.
Theron uses some mental exercises to detach his mind from pain.
Instead, he ran through a simple series of mental exercises Ngani Zho had taught him to soothe the body and mind. It was a trick the Jedi used to help them draw on the Force to heal themselves, but Theron found that there were benefits even for someone like him.
He acknowledged that pain in his lip, embraced it, and then let it slip away from his consciousness. Almost instantly the pain faded, though the damage remained.
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After receiving a brutal beating Theron uses some mental exercises to deal with the pain
Could have been worce, he thought, slowing his breathing and running through some basic mental exercises to help him deal with the worst of the pain. They could have curb-stomped me right into the nearest medcenter. Or the morgue.
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Theron slips into a light meditative trance to prepare for a mission.
Another snort from Teff'ith ended all conversation until they reached their destination, and allowed Theron to slip into a light meditative trance― yet another useful trick he'd learned from Ngani Zho― to rest up and ready himself for what lay ahead.
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Theron uses a technique to ignore all pain and distractions.
Martial Arts
Theron is highly trained in martial arts. Although what martial arts he has been trained in have not been confirmed, his moves have been described as dazzling. Theron has no problem fighting in close quarters or while unarmed.
An unarmed Theron fights a Houk armed with a vibroblade before regaining part of his gear and ending the fight.
"Take the shot!" Theron shouted, as if calling out to an unseen accomplice.
The Houk's head turned just a fraction as he reacted to Theron's bluff.
Seizing on the distraction, Theron lashed out with a quick kick to the Houk's midsection. The impact caused no real damage, but it momentarily knocked the big alien off balance, giving Theron room to operate.
He was already backpedaling in anticipation of the counter attack; even so he barely avoided the expected lunge of his opponent. As he feared, the Houk wasn't just some clumsy brawler― he was quicker than he seemed.
As the Houk moved in, Theron tried to disarm him with a wrist lock, reaching out for the hand that held the blade. The Houk countered by twisting his body and throwing his opposite shoulder into Theron, sending him stumbling back.
Unable to set his feet, Theron was forced onto the defensive. The alley was too narrow to dodge side to side, so his only option was full-scale retreat, backpedaling rapidly as the Houk charged forward, the blade slicing and stabbing the empty air centimeters from Theron's chest. Theron suddenly stopped short and dropped to the ground, rolling into the thick legs of his advancing opponent. The move caught the Houk by surprise; he tripped over Theron and fell to the ground.
One of the Houks knobby knees caught Theron in the chin as he fell over him, splitting his lip and making him see stars. Woozy, Theron ignored the pain and leapt to his feet, and with his first step he staggered sideways into the side of the alley before crashing back down to the ground.
A massive hand closed around his ankle as the still prone Houk tried to drag Theron close enough to finish him off. Theron lashed out with his free leg, smashing his foot twice into the Houk's corpulent face. The vise-like grip freed just enough for Theron to free himself with a twisting roll, and he scambled on hands and knees towards where his blaster and bracers lay on the ground.
The Houk struggled back to his feet, but by the time he was upright Theron had seized one of the bracers, slapped it onto his right forearm, and taken aim.
"Toxicity seven." he muttered, squeezing his hand into a tight fist.
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Theron fights a trained assassin
Hearing the pounding steps coming up behind him, the Advozse started to turn toward the new arrival, but Theron was on him before he could react. With a front kick he knocked the blaster riffle from the alien's hands and then threw a quick flurry of punches at his face. However, the assassin wasn't some clumsy street thug; he ducked under the blows and took Theron off his feet with a leg sweep.
Theron rolled out of the way as his foe brought an elbow crashing down on the floor where his head had been an instant before. Still prone, he lashed out with his boot, but the Advozse turned away, and instead of crashing into his jaw it glanced off his shoulder.
The assassin reach to his belt for his backup weapon. Theron was faster, snapping his arm up as he growled, "Toxicity ten," unleashing the only unused weapon still in his bracer.
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Theron knocks out four thugs with ease.
Theron easily disposes of a guy trying to sneak up on him
Cybernetic Implant
Theron possesses a cybernetic implant in his left eye. Through this implant he can wirelessly hack into computers, automatically lock onto targets, see maps of his surrounding area, and take pictures.
Theron shoots two people that he cannot see by using his cybernetic implant to lock onto them.
Using the climbing glove of his left hand to help maintain his balance, he peered through the hole, pinpointing the exact location of each guard with the automated targeting implant in his left eye. He shifted so he could slip his right hand through the hole in the glass. Though firing blind, his cybernetic augmentations kept him locked onto his targets as he whispered, "Toxicity six," and launched the last two darts from his bracer.
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Theron brings up a map of the surrounding area.
"Navigation overlay for current location." He whispered, and the HUD in his left eye responded by superimposing a map of the surrounding area over his vision.
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Theron uses the holorecorder in his implant to capture an image for a retinal scan.
Theron remained standing just outside the door, considering his options. He knew the scanner hadn't had enough time to finish the job. And the holorecorder in his left eye hadn't captured a clear enough shot of Pressik's face to duplicate a retinal scan. He had no choice but to try again.
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Theron uses his cybernetic implant to free himself from capture
Bracers
These bracers are Theron's signature weapon. Inside are concealed four darts that can be fired at any setting from toxicity one to toxicity ten, each with different effect. Toxicity one through nine take up the darts but toxicity ten is a special attack that doesn't require a dart.
Toxicity one: Knock-out dart
Toxicity two: Mind fogging truth serum
"Toxicity two," he whispered, firing another dart into the Houk's thigh from point-blank range.
He waited thirty seconds for the mind-clouding drug to take effect before he started asking questions.
"How did you spot me?" He asked, "You said you were trained. By whom?"
The Houk shook his head groggily, struggling to resist the chemicals coursing through his system. In a few minutes they would render him unconscious, Theron needed to get answers before that happened.
"Hey!" Theron snapped, slapping the Houk's meaty cheek. "Who trained you?"
"Republic SIS." The Houk mumbled.
"Republic SIS?" Theron repeated, his mind struggling to accept what he'd just heard.
"Covert surveillance," The Houk confirmed, his tongue loosened by Theron's truth serum. "Watching Mordo. Part of Operation Transom."
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Toxicity Three: Paralyzing agent
Toxicity Four: Unknown
Toxicity Five: Unknown
Toxicity Six: Tranquilizer dart
Though firing blind, his cybernetic augmentations kept him locked onto his target as he whispered "Toxicity six," and launched the last two darts from his bracer.
When he peered through the hole in the window, he saw that both guards were down and out.
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Toxicity Seven: Taser dart
"Toxicity seven," he muttered, squeezing his hand into a tight fist.
A small dart launched from a thin barrel built into the bracer and buried itself into the Houk's chest. The mighty alien went rigid as a powerful electrical charge surged through him. He convulsed for several seconds, and then dropped to the ground, twitching slightly from the after effects.
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Toxicity Eight: Unknown
Toxicity Nine: Unknown
Toxicity Ten: Short-range pinpoint laser
Theron was faster, snapping his arm up as he growled, "Toxicity ten," unleashing the only unused weapon still left in his bracer. Unlike the arsenal of incapacitating darts, the single-shot pinpoint laser was lethal at a range of less than three meters. The bright intensity of the needle-thin beam pierced the darkness and struck the Advozse just under the horn protruding from the center of his brow, killing him instantly.
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Other Weapons/Gadgets
Basters: Theron carries either one or two blaster pistols and is highly skilled with them. He showcased an aptitude for duel-wielding blasters and used them effectively against his foes, demonstrating a high level of knowledge and proficiency with the Blaster.
Pictures of Theron duel wielding blasters
EMP Grenade: Theron carries around an EMP grenade to take out and disrupt electronics.
Theron takes out stealth units with an EMP.
Climbing Gloves: Theron carries around a pair of climbing gloves. These gloves latch themselves into the imperfections of any surface, allowing Theron to climb vertical surfaces.
Theron climbs a vertical wall with climbing gloves
He pulled his climbing gloves from where they had been tucked in at the rear of his belt, tugged them over his hands, flexed his fingers. He tested the grip on the side of the building; a million needle-like nanofibers woven into the fabric of the gloves caught on the invisible imperfections of the seemingly smooth surface, giving him purchase.
Moving with the simian dexterity of a Kashyyk tach, he scampered up the side of the pawnshop's exterior wall and onto the roof.
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Conclusion
Well that's all folks. Theron Shan is my first non-force wielder that I made a respect thread for and I have to say, his capabilities surprised me. He is skilled, intelligent, and has a wide and unique arsenal at his disposal. Let me know what you think of Theron and enjoy the rest of your day.
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