ALIAS: "Fleet Feet" Neran
RACE: Cloudan
BIRTHDAY: August 12, 2005
AGE: 16 (2021)
HEIGHT: 5'10"
SEX: Male
TYPE: Gifted
ABILITY: Super Speed
BOUND TO: N/A
FAMILY:
Charlie (Younger Brother)
Charlotte (Younger Sister)
Jenna (Older Sister)
Jacob (Cousin)
Darryl (Cousin)
Sara (Cousin)
DEBUT: PROLOGUE - MEKKA MADNESS SAGA
VOICE ACTOR:"DX" Hokopuffs
Neran Neo Charles, the older brother of the twins in the Charles family. Neran is a Gifted Cloudan just like his 3 siblings, with his ability being that of “Super Speed.” Neran can move much faster without the muscular strain on his body, allowing him to even run as fast as Mach 1 when putting his all. The ability itself has a lot of potential in regards to how fast Neran can physically go as it would rely on him training himself with the needed time dedicated to reaching its absolute peak performance. Neran takes a lot of clear inspiration from his favorite character, Sonic the Hedgehog, from his moveset and even the style of hair!
Neran is this optimistic and confident person who is willing to look out for the wellbeing of his loved ones. Alongside Jenna, they both aim to protect their younger siblings, no matter the cost. Because of this, Neran has developed to become quite a capable and skilled fighter thanks to the guidance of Jenna and their guardian, Julianne. However, as confident and capable as he may be, whenever Neran reaches a point of extreme stress where he becomes overwhelmed or just loses his grip over control of the situation during combat, Neran can tend to become frantic and unpredictable out of desperation and urgency to regain control of the situation. This is a weakness of Neran’s as it allows for him to drop his guard and expose vital weak points where he needs to avoid revealing before they are taken advantage of. Whenever Neran is paired with his siblings, this weakness gets resolved as they help him get set straight and keep his cool so he can stay focused and process his next decisions wisely and deliberately and not act out prematurely on a whim.
Neran takes a lot of inspiration from Sonic, from his easy going nature, confidence, loyalty, and sense of justice, regardless if what he does is right or wrong as long as it follows what he himself deems necessary. This clearly affects Neran in a way that he respects and even idolizes this way of life the character takes, so much so that he takes a similar approach, but not one entirely like him so it doesn’t make him seem like a diehard cosplayer. He genuinely does have a strong sense of justice like Sonic does, but he also knows that he has to act out on what he himself deems to be important and necessary based on his own morals, with those as well being set straight focused on the wellbeing of his loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. Neran also has this charm and outgoing essence that makes him easy to interact with, but suffers from being too energetic and grows to be impatient. But it doesn’t always have to fall back on his energetic trait, as mentioned, Neran can tend to act prematurely whenever he grows desperate, emphasizing his impatience and sense of urgency. But he always has his family to set him straight. Despite his faults, Neran is a joy to hang around with. He’s supportive, he’s snarky, he’s passionate, he’s enthusiastic, Neran is someone his siblings look up to.
Neran’s super speed is as it states in the name, it grants him greater speed. Both the movements and reflexes of Neran are exponentially faster than any other persons, as the nerve transmission from the brain to the body runs at an even faster pace than normal transmissions in other people. This allows Neran to register things faster and have enough reaction time to process his next action. This ability would end there if it weren’t for how Neran trained himself as he grew older by training his muscles to withstand the speed his body can go without tearing a muscle or fracturing a bone from the air resistance he has to push through to make a full outward movement like a kick or punch. Neran has also learned to take advantage of the force that momentum can bring to the table thanks to the generation of velocity his ability can generate. By prioritizing his legs as they were the fundamental part of his super speed, Neran has catered most of his moveset around using his legs for kicking, so by pairing that with the momentum he can generate, Neran can create kicks so strong that it can break through steel (of course without fracturing any bones).
Homing Shot
Spin Dash
Kicking Flurry
Roundhouse Kick
Sole Slam
Projection Pummel
Neran has ADHD, which can explain his love for everything Sonic
Neran's heartbeat is three times faster than the normal person's.
Neran has broken his bones a total of 97 times throughout his lifetime (and counting).
Neran's creation was inspired by the fan character "Aeon the Hedgehog" for the Sonic series (which can be noticed by their similar hairstyles).
When he was younger, Neran had never played a Sonic game at all. He only came to know about Sonic from the cartoons and comics. His favorite show being Sonic X, and his favorite comics being from post-reboot Archie.
Neran's first Sonic game was Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Despite his age, Neran is just as innocent as Charlie in regards to inappropriate things and subjects. Jenna says she wants to keep it that way for as long as she can. It may be because she doesn't want to have those awkward conversations to clarify the meanings of those things to Neran.
This is Neran's technical first appearance, establishing him as Charlie's older brother.
Not much else was established for his character.
This drawing of Neran was made in a roleplay CTD was a part of, making Neran Charlie's annoying and comical older brother.
He was set up to be a comical relief character at first.
This design of Neran was intended to be an aged-up version to complement Charlie's aged-up design, giving him fire powers.
CTD's comment to this design: "THIS WAS GENUINELY SO AWFUL, EW."
An experimental design, taking the approach of Neran's goofy character suddenly switching into a serious character after an accident.
This was an awful approach when trying to rewrite Neran's character to avoid being a comic relief.
This redesign for Neran was made after finally deciding on an approach for his new characterization that deviated from being a comic relief character.
This design would feature Neran's iconic arrow logo on his t-shirt.
A full body design of Neran, now featuring his new signature boots and iconic cybernetic right arm, given after the events of the DOUBLE TROUBLE saga.
An attempt at a redesign for Neran to better suit the style change, however, this was eventually scrapped due to not being able to capture his element.
This drawing of Neran features him going in a "Super" transformation. An idea that would later become canon to Neran's character development in the story.
This outfit design was made with the concept of his older concept design (from above) that brought back his sunglasses, as well as giving him a black jacket to complement them.
This drawing of Neran features him going in a "Dark Super" transformation. An idea that would later become canon to Neran's character development in the story.
A hair restyling for Neran in an attempt to improve his hairstyle to make it easier and more comfortable for CTD to draw.