Kevin Norton

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Kevin Norton</default></title>

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Deceased

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<label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Kevin Norton is the most powerful man in the world, being the only one able to give commands to Scion.

Personality

Kevin is a mellow person, weathered down by years of hardship and weighed down by the immense responsibility on his shoulders. He is generally polite and kind, if somewhat unhinged, and has a habit of rambling to himself and others. He often talks aloud about his status as the most powerful man in the world, leading most passersby to believe he is insane. He once worked in a soup kitchen.

When he was younger, Kevin was physically abused by his female partner. He never fought back and hated himself for that. When he eventually left and became homeless, he fell into a depression, feeling sorry for himself.

Kevin is not attracted to women, implying that he may be homosexual.<ref>“Too many mistakes all together. She wasn’t the right girl, for one. Our relationship progressed, and I realized that I don’t like women.” - Excerpt from Interlude 18.x</ref>

Relationships

Scion

Kevin is scared of the control he has over Scion and the responsibility that comes with it.

Lisette

An incidental passerby who gave Kevin a ten pound note without lecturing him or running away afterward. He was pleased with her kind demeanor and grateful for her presence. At the time of their meeting, she was the first person Kevin had contact with in years, excluding Duke. Their encounter gave Kevin the bump of morale he needed to visit Scion again. After his talk with Scion, Kevin passed on control of Scion to Lisette and then left, never to be seen again.

Duke

Duke is Kevin's dog, twelve years old, raised by Kevin from puppyhood.<ref>“Wondered if I would see you here,” Kevin continued. “Been a long time. I’d nearly convinced myself I’d imagined you. That old dog over there, he wasn’t even born when I left, and he’s on his last legs now. Twelve years old.” - Excerpt from Interlude 18.x</ref> Kevin loves Duke dearly, feeding the dog before himself and keeping him healthy. Duke returns the favor, protecting Kevin from any potential threats. Kevin named him Duke because the title of duke ranks below a king, which is fitting for a dog working under the most powerful man in the world.<ref>“Did you name him?” she asked.  When he nodded, she asked, “Any reason for Duke?”

“Thought long and hard about it.  Duke seemed fitting.  Highest rank of our United Kingdom, just beneath a king in status.  Fitting for the dog that serves the most powerful man in the world.” - Excerpt from Interlude 18.x</ref>

Appearance

Bedraggled with long blond hair and beard, shabbily dressed and dirty.

Abilities and Powers

Kevin is not a parahuman, and has no powers. However, he is the only person Scion ostensibly listens to, able to give him broad commands that Scion will work to fulfill. This indirectly makes him immensely powerful, being the only one able to control the strongest cape in the world.

History

Background

Kevin was born in London, England, and was orphaned in his teens when his parents died in unspecified circumstances. He later moved to York, and met a girl at the age of twenty. They started a relationship and he moved into her apartment, but as the relationship progressed Kevin came to realize that he didn't like women, and that they weren't compatible regardless. The girl realized that the relationship wasn't working out and threatened to kick out Kevin, but Kevin hadn't saved money to move out and begged to stay. He tried to stick it out and save up money, enduring physical abuse from the girl, until the abuse became so bad that he finally left.<ref name="I18x" />

With no friends or family to fall back to, Kevin became homeless. Fresh on the streets, he fell into a spiral, becoming depressed and feeling sorry for himself.<ref name="I18x" /> His experience was harrowing, being kicked around by teenagers for fun and even being sexually assaulted. One night, Scion incidentally came upon the bridge that Kevin slept under. Kevin approached Scion and flew at him in a rage, clawing at his body to no avail, shouting that he didn't deserve his power and demanding to know what he had to be sad about. He then yelled that Scion didn't deserve to be sad, and told him to go do something with his power, suggesting that it might help him feel less miserable. Scion took flight shortly after.<ref>Interlude 26</ref>

Scion would go on to follow Kevin's general orders, performing good deeds such as preventing disasters and intervening in wars. It took a while for Kevin to realize what he'd done, hearing about Scion's deeds through word on the street, newspapers, and radio. Scion visited Kevin regularly at the same bridge they had initially met, as if checking if Kevin had more to say to him. Kevin would give clarifications, such as telling him to be more gentle with saving people. One time, when Kevin realized Scion had flown past Behemoth to visit Kevin, he told Scion that he needed to help fight Behemoth and any other monsters like him. At times, Kevin would have no orders to give Scion, and instead would opt to talk at Scion, talking about his general life.<ref name="I18x" /> He also clothed Scion in various ways, first draping a sheet over his body, then using more conventional clothes, before finally settling with a white bodysuit in 1999.<ref name=":5">“The golden man would reappear several more times in the coming months and years. At some point, he donned clothing. At first, a sheet worn over one shoulder and pinned at either side of the waist, then more conventional clothes. In 1999, he donned the white bodysuit he still wears today. For more than a decade, we have wondered, where did our golden man get these things? Who was he in contact with? - Excerpt from Interlude 1.x</ref>

During one story Kevin was telling about a cousin of his from his childhood, Scion fixated on a specific word Kevin said: "Zion." Scion would later say that same word in response to a Russian woman asking who he was, and when video of the event was circulated, the word was misinterpreted as the word "Scion," giving Scion his present name. When Kevin found out about that, it was a wake up call for him, realizing the full weight of his actions. Terrified by his own power, Kevin left the bridge he called home, cutting off contact with Scion for twelve years.<ref name="I18x" />

At some point during his years of homelessness, Kevin contracted hepatitis.<ref name="I18x" />

Post-Echidna

While in York, he met and appointed Lisette, the most powerful woman in the world.<ref name="I18x">Interlude 18.x</ref>

Post-Timeskip

At some point after appointing Lisette as his successor, Kevin succumbed to his condition and died.

Trivia

• Kevin shares his last name with Emperor Norton, an eccentric in San Francisco around the turn of the century who proclaimed himself Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
• During Gold Morning, Doctor Mother says that Kevin is hospitalized despite Scion saying that he is dead in Interlude 26. This, along with the fact that the United Kingdom is destroyed, means that Doctor Mother was likely either lying or incorrect.

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