John Ryder (Barthedez)

''A dark figure in matte black armor covering his entire body, but with blood red details here and there - especially in his visor. It was clear that this immensively powerful being would take any precaution in order to survive. Still, you could tell from him towering two meters that he was a foe not to be trifled with.''

"You were a man once John", said Harkaz.

''"I'm more man than ever before, brother. And now I'll make you regret ever using that name." The metallic noise as Barthedez spoke made it even more clear that he wasn't human. And nor were his intentions.''

-Barthedez confronting Harkaz, 1422.

Early Life (1997-2017)
John Ryder was the second child to Carl Ryder and Fiona Ryder. He was always described as a mirror image of his father, which was true - but he posessed none of the narcissistic tendencies that his father did. John always looked up to his older brother James. He attended the economy program in academic school in 2013 to 2015, during the years when James was missing.

He built his own house in 2016 and moved in with his fiancée Alice Stone shortly thereafter.

The Summoning (2019)
John was summoned to the past in 2019 by Naziel in the Awakening of Anti-Avatars. Unlike the other cases of summonings, John's near-death-experience was caused by him meeting his own avatar who shot him with a shotgun.

Captivity (2077-2069 B.C)
John arrived in Norway upon the awakening and was captured by Naziel immediatelly. There, he was tortured beyond insanity and molded into a truly damaged soul - Barthedez. He was then trained in the quantum arts to become one of the first shaxi.