Editing Shtayn

{{Character|birthdate:ca. 1000 WBC|name=Shtayn|aliases=KOTU,MARA|species=Demon|gender=Male-coded|affiliation=[[The Underworld]], [[Rebels|Rebels (Zweitausend)]]}}

''Stayn'' is a demon that first emerged from the ruins of [[Firehawk Valley]]. He is calculated and cynical, frequently manipulating others into doing his dirty work.

He believes his entire existence to be a mission of bringing equality to the world by whatever means suit the situation - a mission he dedicated to [[Dua]], whom he views as his mother.

= History =
After [[Firehawk Valley]] was destroyed, Dua was the only surviving phoenix, witnessing Shtayn emerging as an ash black figure emerging from the burning rubble and mistaking him for a near-burnt-out phoenix. He identifies her as a mother but simply helps her escape without much comment, instead promising to meet up with her again one day.

After Dua's death between the #Yuko and #Delfid eras, Shtayn tracks down Dua's soul among [[The Underworld]] and merges with it to become KOTU - the king of the Underworld. As KOTU, Shtayn made faustian bargains with [[Fishbart Toyfeller]] and [[Patsy Toyfeller]] in order to stage [[The Asura Incident]] and gain control of the [[Enlightenment Crystal]]. With the [[Enlightenment Crystal#Chakra Shards]] spread across [[Planet Weissblatt]], Shtayn uses his limited power to manifests on the surface as MARA - a posessed elephant puppet. After the Toyfeller brothers were stopped by volunteers, Shtayn/MARA takes matters into their own hands and lures the volunteers towards [[Equinox Gate]] to activate a reassembled Enlightenment Crystal and connect planet Weissblatt with The Underworld by force.

During the events of [[Zweitausend]], Shtayn devolved back into a regular demon, posessing and impersonating the corpse of imperial general Johawk of [[Byodo]].

= Trivia =

* The name ''Shtayn'' is a reference to Uri Geller's chant "Ekhat, Shtayn, Shalosh", serving as a demonic foil to Dua.