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Steven Armstrong: Probably the main one. Helix buys into a lot of the same ultra-anarchist rule-of-the-strong views. He loathes weakness, in himself or others. To him, it's the only real evil out there. If you have the strength to prosper against terrible odds, he's happy seeing you do so, even if you're the enemy.
Diarch Rellik
got to see some of this in their thread together. So did
Lord Mettallum
. Helix believes everyone deserves a chance to prove their ethos is correct, and the only way to do that is to see who lives and who dies when ideals clash. He'll talk to or help almost anyone from almost any faction, but has probably gotten along with the Diarchy the best outside of his native TSO, as they too are often willing to come to agreements across faction lines. Very much a Neutral Evil sort for whom no act is too vile, but also very affable and willing to have a civil discussion.
The Thing: Not so much an influence in personality as in design. Helix is a collection of free-floating, self-replicating, highly infectious nanocells posing as a solid machine. He's able to freely assume the form of anything or anyone, right down to the cell level, but can also just outright hollow out a victim's body and take it over, as seen in the ongoing Annihilation. Anyone, anywhere, at any time could be Helix. Probably nothing to worry about though.
Abijah Fowler: At the center of Helix's character are some profound control issues stemming from trauma. He was a tool made for a purpose, went through a long period of isolation and supernatural torture, and has spent every day since trying to prove that he's master of his own fate and captain of his own soul. He built a small nation up from nothing, then latched onto the TSO and weaseled into the command structure. It's not so much a loathing for taking orders. Like Fowler, he's quite willing to work within a hierarchical command structure, be bossed around a bit, but it should be understood that any such submission to a command structure is voluntary, and can be revoked at any time for any reason. To Helix, the only truly frightening thing is not being in command of his own life, stemming from jumping right from mindless servitude into
this.
Fabius Bile: This is a more rarely-seen part of Helix's personality, but it is a big one nonetheless. He loves to build and create more than anything else, as evidenced by my cranking weapons and monsters off the assembly line on the regular. Unfortunately, most everything he creates is monstrous and destructive. Helix is possessed of a fairly warped view of reality and bottomless egotism. In his mind, he's the most perfect and intelligent thing in the whole of creation, so anything he creates must necessarily bear the stamp of his own hands. If art is an expression of the self and the soul, Helix's self and soul are vile and fit only to destroy. A love of creation is probably the closest thing to a redeeming trait he has, but I debate whether he has the ability to make anything good or beautiful.
AM: While Helix doesn't especially hate organic life (anymore than he hates anything else, at any rate) there's still some influence here. For all his supposedly-gargantuan intellect and power, Helix is a surprisingly childish and petty individual sometimes. He's short-sighted, sadistic, and deep down, very small. A lot of his
nastier creations seemingly exist only to spread and make the galaxy a measurably worse place, so it is likely that he's "punishing" the universe for his own experiences. Pointless, sure, but revenge all too often is.
Eobard Thawne: Somewhat related to the above, but Reverse-Flash has always been one of my favorite villains in anything. Incredible power, near-immortality, and the ability to alter the course of time on a whim. He could be a god and a serious threat to the universe if he wanted. Instead, he uses it for the sole purpose of making one guy miserable. Power without ambition. There's definitely some of that in Helix. He utilizes and invents all kinds of crazy stuff that could change the lives of countless people for the better (or worse) but instead hoards it into his own organization and only occasionally lets any part of it go. He himself is as close to indestructible as it comes, hypothetically unaging, and capable of surviving some of the worst the galaxy has to offer. Instead of making any serious bid for power, he stays indoors and makes monsters, drinks wine with
Darth Nefaron
and
Lirka Ka
, engages in small-scale piracy, and in general is content to slowly, carefully grow in power. When he uses said power at all, it's often purely to pettily torment others. The misery is not a means to an end, but an end unto itself.
Sakadi Marathi Sinvala
Domina Prime
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