NOVA (Character)

NOVA, is a character appears in the Yu-Gi-Oh! EX series. He the dark counterpart of Donovan, and serves as his more cruel, no-nonsense half.

Design & Appearance
NOVA shares the same facial and bodily features of Don, except his pupils are a dark red, because that always symbolizes that a character isn't nice or something, and a slightly darker skin tone. In terms of clothing, NOVA sports an all-black attire, consisting of an overcoat, button-up shirt, slacks, and shoes. Like Don, he also wears the Comet Ring, which keeps the two bound to one another in terms of life.

Personality
Unlike Don, NOVA is a very harsh, cold, and cruel individual, never showing any mercy to anyone, both in and outside of Duels. He is also sarcastic and snarky towards Don, only stepping in to duel in his place if he feels that Don would be too inadequate to take on the opponent at hand or if Don is clearly at a disadvantage were he to accept his opponent's terms. Despite NOVA's cruel demeanor, he does show some signs of actually caring for Don, particularly in a sense of one showing concern for his property, willing to assemble a team to defeat Alastor when he takes control of Don.

Etymology
NOVA's name comes from part of the name "Donovan", his host.

Abilities
Because the Comet Ring is bound to Donovan, NOVA is free to separate himself from Don or to become the "dominant" half almost whenever he pleases, only returning to the ring when he feels like it or if he's critically injured. Like Don, his life is bound to him; if Don dies, then so will he.

Biography
When Don first wore the Comet Ring, he desires were felt by the ring, and as a result, his desires were manifested into reality, one of the effects created NOVA in the process. Whether Don realizes it or not, NOVA serves as his mentor, sporadically challenging Don to hone on his skills, or to risk being taken over if he fails to demonstrate any signs of improvement. As Don's deck gets stronger, so does NOVA's, with his deck gaining new Dark Counterparts of whatever "Knight" cards Don gains.

Deck
As NOVA exists as the cruel half of Don, he uses a Dark Knight Deck: A deck consisting primarily of low level DARK Warrior-Type monsters that specializes in disrupting an opponent's strategy by constantly destroying their cards, and by severely punishing an opponent that dares to attack a Dark Knight. His deck's decks most prominent cards are "Shadow Knight Nova", and its Xyz Counterpart "Dark Knight Nova".

See Decklist: NOVA for the full Decklists and details.

Trivia

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