cautious • narcissistic • goal-oriented

Who is Apollo? An angel, a god, or a Messiah? His devout followers certainly would think any of them to be true. But they would be wrong. He's simply a man with his own interests in mind.

A lifetime ago, Apollo was once a faithful soldier who carried out the will of the Gods without question. No matter the size of their armies, with his spear or bow in hand, Apollo would carve a bloody path through the waves of enemies until there was no one left to stand in his way. His accomplishments were legendary among his fellow winged soldiers and was considered a hero, a Champion of Divinity.
Despite his numerous victories and impressive track record, Apollo failed in only one task for the higher angels. It was a single mistake that cost him the Heavens' favor and casted him into exile. It was then that Apollo realized the true nature of the Heavens. Absolution, perfection, purity. Those were the things the Gods treasured, those were the traits they saw in him, and they were disappointed their perfect ‘champion’ was not so perfect after all. Since then, Apollo seemed to disappear from the world. No one has seen any trace of him and the tales of the Champion faded into myth as the years continue to pass by.

Fast forward to the present day, Apollo has built himself a business empire. He adorns himself with crisp, designer suits and shiny, expensive accessories. Apollo also took up modeling, mostly to be the face for his empire. Unintentionally, Apollo managed to amass himself a cult following of passionate fans. During his wandering days, he discovered mortals were susceptible to the glow of his eyes and wings. It made them more complacent, minds more mallable.

Narcissistic and arrogant to a fault, Apollo soaked up attention and praise like a sponge. He was often complimented on his appearance and battle prowess by his peers and even the higher ups themselves praised him as the paragon of perfection, their own champion. He’s mostly mellowed out since his exile, but now his arrogance is replaced with a cold, razor sharp focus and a patience driven by paranoia. He still retained aspects of his narcissistic personality however.

• His wings and eyes glow with power. Mortal minds turn placid and mallable at the sight of their radient light.
• Just a bit of a narcissist. Never mind the fact all his favorites tend to resemble him in someway.
• He rarely meets people face to face anymore, more often than not he'll leave a projection of himself to handle his more social affairs.
• He can summon a bow that when drawn, automatically manifests an arrow made of light
  • Likes to twirl the arrows when idle, in deep thought, or bored.
• Dude’s an absolute legend with a bow but somehow his aim is even better with a spear.
• He has no idea where all these people worshipping him come from. He's never said a word of faith to anyone, let alone somehow convincing people to pray to him.
• "Apollo" is just a name he chose to go by. Those who would call him by his real name, Apathos, have long since perished.