Vires is a half-demon fox who works as a lieutenant in an anomaly correction agency on Zephyr. His abilities in fire manipulation, additional senses as a half-demon, and almost encyclopedic memorization of protocols make him effective at both tracking down and containing or terminating said anomalies. He is almost always accompanied by at least one or two other agents under his command, often also contributing to getting field work done himself.

Raised by his very stern and professional father, he tends to be a stickler for rules and standard protocol, coming across as quite uptight and irritable when people break or disregard rules, regardless of their actual importance or relevance to a situation.

Vires presents himself in a very formal and reserved manner, closely following polite ettiquite and mannerisms, but he very clearly holds back a fiery and irritable personality that easily boils over when prodded at. Despite having a lot of care in presenting himself in a distinguished manner, he is very direct and open; if he doesn't like someone or something, he will plainly say it - unless he is beholden to an important negotiation. Even then, however, it isn't very hard to pick up on.

He does not possess much of a sense of humor at all. He rolls his eyes at jokes and becomes genuinely angered by playful teasing directed toward him. He is very steadfast in his occupation, often training and researching in his free time to ensure he is the best at his job as he can be, and he also helps his father out in his business negotiations relatively often.

While on the field, Vires is fully focused on the mission and attempts to get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible, also doing what he can to keep any teammates on track with procedures. He does not like going off script or showing off, but in the heat of combat he lets his wilder side loose. Even while he is a whirlwind in action, though, he still follows protocol to a T - aside from the very rare cases where he gets carried away.

Pyromutation

Vires can transmute parts of his body into fire and back. While in a fire state, his body parts decrease in physical tangibility, but become impervious to physical strikes and give off intense heat. Vires can extend and reshape his flaming body parts to varying degrees, and can "absorb" naturally occurring fire to increase his capabilities. When reverting his parts back to their regular form, any excess absorbed fire is "shed" from him, allowing him to spread and throw fire around.

Fireproof

The ability to transmute himself into fire of course is accompanied by a much higher-than-usual resistance to fire and high temperatures. That said, there is still a point where stronger flames can cause discomfort and even burn him, which can be caused by his own powers if he exerts himself too much.

Overdrive

Another risk of exerting his pyromutation abilities too far is his "Overdrive" form, which he shifts into if he goes past a certain threshold. In this form, his dark teal fur becomes pure black and a glowing orange marking appears on his forehead. While in Overdrive, Vires loses touch with his rational side and goes berserk, and gains the ability to generate additional flame unassisted, leaving a burning path in his wake. Vires strongly prefers to avoid this form whenever possible.

Capable Fighter

Vires has a heightened level of physical strength and resilience as a result of being a half-demon, and he spends a lot of time sparring and training in combat techniques both in tandem with and in absense of his pyromutation abilities, making him a capable and skilled fighter as well as a good leader on the field, with an eye for strategy.

Negotiation

Despite his attitude on negotiations and needing to pretend he doesn't hate the people he's making deals with, Vires is a very skilled negotiatior, able to succinctly argue for and against things, so his father has him occasionally help out when an important meeting is held. Interestingly enough, business partners often find his barely-suppressed hotheaded personality more endearing than upsetting, and this ends up making them more open to the ideas he presents.

Rebellious Upbringing

Vires had a somewhat turbulent childhood on Zephyr, having a hard time bonding with others due to his temper; apprehension from his classmates over his half-demon status did not help. There was a point in his life where he became an outlaw in a petty motorcycle gang, taking out his frustration on the world. His mother would often worry about him, and he would barely speak to his father, who did not agree with his path in life, but did not want to enforce his own will onto him, as it is demon tradition to let one's children find their own paths in life.

Too Far

As a literal half-demon with the ability to manipulate fire, Vires's presence in the motorcycle gang elevated them to greater heights as a crime organization, making them capable of increasingly large-scale crimes. Vires initially ate this up as a power trip, and even ends up making an actual friend in this group, a hyena named Karren who he actually enjoys talking to, who starts showing him the positive side of other people.

However, as time went on, the gang started becoming increasingly violent. A few of the members turned out showing their true colors as genuine evil now that they have the power to do so - especially Karren's brother, the leader of the gang. One particular act crosses a clear line for Vires, and his own role in empowering the gang to this point is made very apparent. Vires ends up snapping and deeply hurting some of the gang members in retaliation, the blood on his hands scarring him to the point he decides he must get himself under control.

Turnaround

After this incident, Vires finds himself much more diligently keeping himself under control. He keeps himself by the books, feeling that if he lets himself veer from this at all, he might slip back into his violent self from the motorcycle gang days, or that he might let things spiral out of control again.

Vires's father picks up on his change in character and newfound reclusivity. After some time, he reaches out and offers him a job in the Anomaly Correction Agency in which he has a high-ranking position within. Vires was hesitant to join and be around other people again, but decided to come around because it is a job that can help people while not interacting directly with many, beyond his immediate team.

In the Agency, Vires was not given a particular rank from the start, and instead had to start from the bottom and work his way up. A role which he took very seriously, quickly rising in the ranks of his own merit to the lieutenant position he is in now, commanding teams. He always declines any further promotion, as anything higher would see him behind a desk way more often, and he already can barely tolerate the negotations he is asked to help out with.