Novick

Novick (노빅) is a Regular and a Spear Bearer originating from one of the Ha Family's branches, currently on the 30th Floor. He was formerly part of Koon's team. Novick knew that Koon had been using force to capture and force notable Regulars on to his team, though he didn't do anything to stop it. He also knew why Koon tried to bring Rachel to the top of The Tower. Currently, along with Ran, he is in Viole's team.

When he was in Koon's group, he was ranked 2nd, not counting Koon. He has an existing rivalry with Ran, who was ranked 1st. It's said that Novick stays in Koon's group just to fight Ran. Novick is estimated to be one of the Top 10 strongest E-rank Regulars.

Appearance & Personality
Novick is a tall, muscular man easily over 2 metres tall, with a pale complexion and black hair. He is often seen wearing a black, short sleeved sports shirt with a green collar, black shorts, and black and green sneakers. He has red eyes similar to Yuri, though has white pupils. Novick is a prideful individual, always aiming for first within Koon's team. He sees Ran as his rival and often creates contests to try to show that he is better; however, despite his fixation on Ran, Novick has been shown to be careful, logical and adaptable when dealing with unknown situations.

Connecting Fences
When Edin Dan was captured, Novick was given the duty of answering any questions he had and introducing him to his other teammates. Novick is also the one to initiate the fight to determine the strongest within the group. When the rest of the group quickly surrendered, he challenged Ran, though was quickly defeated by him.

Devil of the Right Arm
He later went with Koon to try and capture the Devil of the Right Arm. He constantly berated Ran about being careful and methodical, provoking Ran into destroying Koon's Lighthouse and go off on his own. Novick caught up to Ran only to find him engaged in battle with a figure similar to the Devil, Horyang, and promptly joined in the fight. He and Ran chased after Horyang, and told Ran to slow down, after which Ran immediately sped up.

He and Ran were led to a room in Arlen's hand, where Cassano revealed himself. After Ran was sent flying, Novick attacks, but Cassano jumps up and injures him. However, like Ran he is uninjured, and when Ran says that he is getting bored, he takes the front line, blocking Cassano from attacking, while Ran uses Espada de Luz to defeat Cassano. He then along with Ran battles with Horyang before Horyang is back stabbed by the presumed dead Cassano. Viole arrives just seconds later and after trying to reason with him, decides to give up and admits to killing Horyang even though he clearly did not.

Viole quickly dispatches both Ran and Novick (Novick claims that Ran was not 100% however). When Xia Xia shows her true colours, Novick manages to take the remote to a bomb from her hands before being frozen by Viole. Xia Xia detonates the bomb. Ran and Novick were saved when they were accidentally taken along Xia Xia's escape machine.

Bet
Novick and Ran are both angered at what happened to their team and attack Xia Xia and Cassano. Before Ran and Cassano could exchange blows, Viole steps in and puts a stop to the fight. Viole explains that he did not wish to fight with Koon's teammates and presses for a truce and alliance. Xia Xia relents to Viole's insistence. Novick wonders why Viole seemed so concerned for them but follows Ran's lead, who agreed to the truce and alliance. He is imprisoned along with Ran in the new base for Viole's team.

Upon completing the 29th Floor test with his new team, Novick tells Ran that despite the fact that he dislikes the team; it is the best team he's ever seen. Novick is then seen along with Ran with Reflejo behind their backs. Novick pleas to Viole to make Reflejo take off the cuffs on their ankles. Viole orders Reflejo to take them off, despite his advice. As this happens, Novick then tries to intimidate the masked man however quickly stepped two steps backward when he realizes that Reflejo is not a person to mess with.

One Shot, One Opportunity
Novick is seen with team FUG after the game begins. They become disorganized at the discovery of Viole's absence. They decide to split up and cover different entrances. Ran and Novick stay on the floor and fight Anak as she charges in. Ran dodges all her attacks while Novick, attempting to block, is blown away. He is pierced by Anak by accident in her fight against Ran. Viole arrives in time to stop them from killing each other and sends both of them up. Viole asks Novick to send Reflejo up while he takes care of the intruders on the first floor by himself. Novick does as requested and goes to check on Viole, who he finds to have driven off the intruders. He sees the mask that Viole used to cover himself up and remarks that if Viole kept this up he would break himself. Viole replies that as long as he was the only one, then it didn't matter, since he had long lost his reason for living, causing Novick to become speechless. They then go to send the rest of their team up.

Battle x Gamble
Novick sees Xia Xia come out of the Viole's room and tells her not to bother him, causing her to be angry. He tells her that Viole is a Regular with a special light unlike most Regulars. When Viole is chosen to participate, Novick tells him to take it easy. After he met with Viole and Xia Xia, he and Ran teased her because she was too tired. He tells Ran that there is something wrong in this Workshop Battle and this probably FUG planning something. He spends his confrontation easily defeating the other Regulars.

The Truth
Novick finds out about the plot set by Rak, Androssi and Yihwa to confront Viole. In order to help Viole, he attempts to distract Reflejo while Viole's friends confront him. This shows us that, contrary to his appearance, he is actually quite a kind and gentle-hearted person.

Tournament
Reflejo who has defied Viole's orders to chase after him is interceded by Novick, explaining their deal with Team Mad Dog and that Viole will return to his former teammates after stealing the True Thorn. A short flashback reveals Ron Mei telling Novick right before the match that the Mad Dog will lend them a hand on a request by Anak. Their plans are soon turned on their heads when he finds out that everything was still going according to FUG's plans. Horyang assists Novick in his escape and the 2 are lead by Yuto to rescue Viole.

Thorn
Novick, Horyang, and Yuto arrive at where Viole is through an abandoned well. Yuto goes to distract the people guarding the entrance meanwhile, Novick and Horyang take the chance to get Viole out.

Summoning
The trio are successfully reunited with Viole and now must escape and ensure that Viole is summoned by his teammates. With the goal of escape in mind, the team distracts the Mad Dog and Ron Mei to create an opening for Viole to break through. After Hwa Ryun judged that they've bought enough time for him to arrive at the well, Novick throws his spear against a wall and they leap off into what seems to be a cliff, grabbing onto a rope attached to the spear. Ryun tells them of an exit on the other side from their landing place and Novick comments that they've been running too much today.

Closure
Though Viole had been summoned, the rest of the escape team were found by a tracker placed on Horyang's pocket and are subdued by Reflejo and Cassano. Reflejo threatens Viole to start the final match, using them as hostages. Things don't go their way when Xia Xia betrays the FUG Team and instead, reveals the location of the hostages, who are then rescued by Viole's teammates.

Epilogue
Novick and Ran are seen meeting Koon at a cafe in Wolhaiksong's Resort where Koon appoints him as the leader of a new team called Team Novick. The team's mission being to find and eliminate Rachel and her teammates.

Powers and Abilities
Estimated to be at least one of the top ten E-Rank Regulars, Novick is an exceptional combatant, second only to Ran within his team. Based on his Ha Family blood, he potentially has great physical prowess as shown when he was left relatively unscathed by both Cassano's and Horyang's attacks. Also despite taking a direct kick from Anak, Novick got back up relatively unfazed (however he was left out of the fight for a while). However, it has been shown that his overestimation of his own abilities can get the better of him.


 * Red Fire: Novick forms his shinsoo in the form of dark red fire.
 * Shinsoo Hardening: He can harden his body with Shinsoo to withstand Viole's lasers. This is no doubt due to him being a member of the Ha Family.
 * Boomerang Blades: Novick uses a kind of spinning blade in battle, which returns to his hand after it is thrown
 * Hayeol Style: Crimson Soul Fist: Novick can manipulate his fire-like Shinsoo to form a spherical dome around him as a shield, sealing him away from any reach. However it can be seemingly overpowered as Kang Horyang was not affected by this technique when he activated his right arm.
 * Hayeol Style: Crimson Soul Fist-Crimson Bell Shock Seal: A technique that can knock a person up into the air when hit. The actual effectiveness of this technique alone is unknown, it is most likely used to set up for a more deadly technique.

Notes & Trivia

 * Novick has a habit of biting his fingers.
 * Novick is not from the Ha Family. He is from a Family which split off from it.
 * He currently is on the Too Bothersome level on Ran's chart.
 * Surprisingly, Novick is the best cook on Koon's team; however, Novick only cooks on special days, so the team members are trying to increase the number of these special days.
 * Novick enjoys making many different family names and introducing them falsely, such as Novick Grand, Novick Giant, Novick Yesbig etc. He thinks such behavior is very funny and also intelligent. In truth, Novick is from a famous branch of Ha family.