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| {{Infobox character
| | #REDIRECT [[Theo Anders]] |
| |name = Theodore Richard Anders
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| |Image = Golem - ughzubat-1.png
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| |imagecaption = Art by [https://www.reddit.com/user/ughzubat Ughzubat]
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| |alias = Golem
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| |gender = Male
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| |age = 15<ref name="11b">[[Interlude 11b]]</ref>
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| |post-timeskip = 17
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| |family =
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| * [[Max Anders]] (father)
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| * [[Heith]] (mother)
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| * [[Kayden Anders]] (stepmother)
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| * [[Aster Anders]] (half-sister)
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| * [[Richard Anders]] (grandfather)
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| * [[Cuff]] (girlfriend)
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| |classification = [[Shaker]],<ref> Golem, no doubt a shaker. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.1]]</ref> [[Striker]], [[Thinker]] (speculative)
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| |alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
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| |status = Active
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| |team = [[The Wardens]]
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| |previous team = Chicago [[Wards]]
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| |base of operations = [[The City]]<br>[[Chicago]] (previously)
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| |web serial = [[Worm]], [[Interlude 3.5 (Bonus)]] (Theo)<br> [[Worm]], [[Crushed 24.1]] (Golem)<br>[[Ward]], [[Polarize 10.10]]
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| }}
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| '''Theo Anders''', cape name '''Golem''', is the son of [[Kaiser]] and [[Heith Anders|Heith]], the stepson of [[Kayden Anders]], and [[Aster Anders|Aster's]] half-brother.
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| ==Personality==
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| He often worried that he was unsuited for life as a hero; but according to [[Weaver]], he was extremely brave when faced with a real threat based on their patrols together.<ref name="25.2"/>
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| According to [[Crusader]], he was "sharper than he looks sometimes. Sharper than he acts."<ref name="18.y"/> [[Jack Slash]] agreed with this assessment.<ref name="I11b e2">“Maybe he thought you’d respect him for it, sir? He was always good at reading people.” ''And making them do what he wanted. Even me.''<br><br>“Is that so? I’d like to think I’m much the same. A people reader. But ''my'' interest is in the design of people. What makes them tick? What holds them together? All too often, it’s one little thing. In architecture they call it a keystone. The one stone that keeps the entire arch from collapsing. The weak point. And I’m very, ''very'' good at finding those weak points. Can you guess what I’m talking about here? Why I’m in this apartment?”<br><br>“Aster, sir?”<br><br>“And you say you’re nothing like your father. You’re sharp, little boy.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/interlude-11b/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 11b]]</ref> He dedicated his life to a purpose.<ref name="Tarot">Strength<br>"Upright: Strength, courage, patience, control, compassion<br>Reversed: Weakness, self-doubt, lack of discipline"<br><br>Golem<br><br>'''A two year wait - patience indeed. To kill a monster, though he has no confidence - courage. He's a character raised by the hateful who became caring regardless. His crisis is one of an inability to find power, self-doubt (before and after he has powers) and a lack of training.''' - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ntXwQcmkioq4NPPayBEIjA4dHPD-TXpjU1bnul3udWg/edit#gid=0 Major Arcana], bolded addition by Wildbow.</ref>
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| Unlike many of the people he grew up with, and unknowingly like his own father.<ref>Actually, Kaiser doesn't buy into that ideology at all. He pretends to, and uses it to manipulate others.<br><br>One of those facts that I can't quite recall if I shared it in the story or not. So many words to dig through when fact checking. - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&p=16723029#post16723029 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]</ref> Theo was not a Neo-Nazi,<ref name="18.y"/> and specifically chose his name because of its Jewish origins.
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| ==Appearance==
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| As Golem, Theo wears a costume with a segmented skirt or kilt composed out of different materials and a mask depicting a solemn expression.
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| As Theo he is somewhat husky but he is able to put on and take off weight rather easily.
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| In [[Ward]] he appears bigger than [[Weld]].<ref>[[Polarize 10.10]]</ref>
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| His armor is obsidian black with subtle etchings of hands, and material panels are framed in silver.<ref>Golem, I saw, had removed or hidden away the kind of silly looking fans or ‘fins’ that were part of his costume, a series of different common materials. Nice looking armor that was obsidian black with hands and arms etched in it in a way that only showed in the right light. Each panel was trimmed in silver. He wore a serious-looking mask. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/05/28/breaking-14-4/ Excerpt] from [[Breaking 14.4]]</ref>
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| ==Abilities and Powers==
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| Golem received martial arts training from [[Crusader]]<ref name="18.y">[[Interlude 18.y]]</ref>, and more help when under the mentor-ship of [[Weaver]]<ref name="25.2">[[Scarab 25.2]]</ref> during their time with the Chicago Wards.
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| Theo has the ability to embed his limbs into a surface in order to create a larger version some distance away from a similar surface. The effect works more slowly the larger he works. Theo has also shown the ability to use the plates of his skirt to access different surfaces with his powers without needing to stop.
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| His ability to create limbs and faces comes from his mother's powers while the mechanism itself comes from his father.<ref name="R1">*The progression of Allfather -> Kaiser -> Golem is largely informed and inspired by interactions with other shards. Golem from his mother, namely. This isn't a 'progression'. Just the shard reaching further afield. It could just have easily backtracked from Blade projectiles -> Blades from surfaces -> Blade Projectiles, given the right inspiration. - [https://redd.it/51awfy Second Gen Capes, Buds, Pings, and Second Triggers] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2016)</ref>
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| ==History==
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| ===Background===
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| Theo was raised by [[Kaiser]], whom he disliked. His father was disappointed that he never followed in his footsteps as an athlete and fighter. Theo did inherit his father's intelligence. | |
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| Before gaining his powers, he didn't have any friends. <ref name="26a">[[Interlude 26a]]</ref>
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| After [[Battle against Leviathan|his father's death]] Theo was raised by [[Purity]], but she was distant, considering him less important than [[Aster|her daughter]] or her mission. Nevertheless, they did care about one another.<ref name="26a"/>
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| ===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
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| When the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] attacked [[Brockton Bay]], [[Jack Slash]] invaded [[Kayden Anders]]' home. Something about Theo piqued Jack's curiosity and prompted him to start a conversation. Theo stated that he wanted to become a hero, and when Jack asked if he would try to capture people like him, he replied that he would kill them.
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| Jack decided to spare his life, and told him that in two years, if Theo had developed powers he should come to kill Jack. If he failed, Jack would kill one thousand people, ending with Aster and then Theo.
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| ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
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| When he triggered, he took the name of Golem to show his disapproval of the behavior of his family by referencing a Jewish story. He joined the Chicago Wards.
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| ===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
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| Was picked up by the protectorate and given the chance to make up for all the ill his family had caused.
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| [[Weaver]] helped prepare him for stopping Jack and the villain's attempt to [[End of the World|End the World]].
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| ===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
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| Was the point man for [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] crisis.
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| He lost all the family members he had to the mad men.
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| Went to [[Los Angeles]] with Weaver's strike team to try and stop Jack. He succeeded in stopping Jack but he still failed in stopping the end of the world.
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| ===[[Gold Morning]]===
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| Dealt with his perceived failure.
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| In the final push, he used his abilities to create faces of the companion to break [[Zion]]'s spirit.
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| He survived the event.
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| {{Sequel}}
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| ===Early [[Ward]]===
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| Theo was active with the [[Wardens]], although he was rarely seen.<ref>[[Interlude 10.x II]]</ref>
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| He started dating [[Cuff|Ava]].
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| ===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
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| He was mobilized during the African crisis.<ref>[[Polarize 10.10]]</ref> Once it was resolved, he accidentally met [[Victoria Dallon]] on a train station, and alongside some other heroes followed her to [[The Navigators]] ambush location.
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| Golem was protecting [[Vista]] during [[The Wardens]] attempt to stop [[March]] from reaching [[Brockton Bay]] time-bubbles.<ref>[[Heavens 12.all]]</ref>
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| ===Post-[[Time Bubble Pop]]===
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| He was one of [[The Wardens]] that escorted [[Breakthrough]] to [[Earth Shin]].<ref>[[Breaking 14.4]]</ref>
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| ==Fanart Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Golem.png|Art by [http://cloudmarsh.tumblr.com/ THINKING IN BASE 4]|link=http://cloudmarsh.tumblr.com/95635413131
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| </gallery>
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| {{Reflist}}
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