Noah

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Childhood Curse

Noah grew up in the family behind the Silver Dragon Trade Association. He loved painting from childhood and had little interest in managing the family business. His mother and older brother supported his artistic pursuits, and his mother became his most frequent subject 110.

Six years before the siblings’ reunion, Rex protected Noah from an attack by a Red Apple Church bishop. Rex nearly died, while Noah was caught in the attack’s supernatural effects and cursed, changing from a frail boy into an enormous, obese youth. Bulaize later identified the source as the shock waves of a slash from the Profane Holy Sword, a Super-A-Rank Mysterious Object formed from the Profane Duke’s remains 148 150 351.

Noah believed Rex had been assassinated. In reality, Rex survived, advanced, became a woman, and took the name Rosa. Noah was initially told that Rosa was his late father’s illegitimate daughter; at Rosa’s instruction, the truth remained hidden from him for six years. Following Rex’s apparent death, Noah became more withdrawn and traveled away from home 109 121 148.

His father had been a Saint of the Blazing Sun Cross Society. Noah and Rosa only learned the circumstances of his death when Bulaize explained that he had fallen in a secret war against the Sun Church 351.

Friendship with Chen Lun

Walsh introduced Noah to Chen Lun as the Silver Dragon Trade Association’s young heir. Although his standing was high, other banquet guests avoided him because of his appearance 95 96.

After learning that Chen Lun was wanted, Noah sought him out and sheltered him, Connie, and Froy in an association-owned apartment. He explained his family’s persecution by the Containment Bureau and Red Apple Church, while warning Chen Lun not to underestimate either organization 109.

Their friendship deepened through conversations about painting. Chen Lun’s stories and artistic ideas delighted Noah, whose affection rose to “close.” Noah then painted his portrait, beginning his recurring enthusiasm for depicting Chen Lun 110.

White Bone Gallery Incident

Noah invited Chen Lun to Beckman’s gallery and supplied a Starlight Veil to conceal his identity. Inside, a painting titled Brother showed Rosa watching over Noah as a child, leading him toward the truth about her identity 114 117.

When Beckman attacked the guests, Noah was the only attendee to step forward against him. His punch failed, and Beckman began turning him into a painting titled The Shy Hero. Rosa intervened and rescued him, then acknowledged that she was Rex while asking Noah to continue calling her his older sister 121.

Noah refused an immediate escape because he wanted to help Chen Lun and see Beckman punished. During Rafa’s subsequent attack, purplish-black flames burned him almost to death. Rosa kept him alive by suppressing the flames until Chen Lun healed him with Awakening of Insects 122 125 127.

After Noah regained consciousness, a Bone Key emerged from his chest and hung around his neck on a starlit black cord. Chen Lun understood this as Bulaize entrusting the White Bone Gallery to him 129.

Joining the Circus and Removing the Curse

At Rosa’s request, Chen Lun welcomed Noah into his team and promised to help restore his appearance. Noah offered to become his personal painter and quickly began painting after moving into Jack Manor 150 151.

Chen Lun later asked Noah to acquire cursed objects for a curse-removal plan. Once Noah obtained the Wheel of Fortune, Chen Lun brought him into the Spirit World and deliberately added another curse to himself to attract Mr. Bottle. The creature devoured both men’s curses, removing Noah’s longstanding affliction 162 247 248.

When Chen Lun subsequently went missing, Noah blamed himself and lost his normally considerable appetite. His spirits recovered after Chen Lun returned safely 262 263.

Southern Border Crisis

With Rosa and much of the association’s fighting force away, Noah requested leave to help its endangered southern border branch. He also wanted to prove that he could defend his family’s work in his sister’s absence. He condemned Kaibak and the elders for treating the Circus as disposable hired muscle; Chen Lun agreed to accompany him for Noah and Rosa’s sake 337.

Noah had already completed his mystical accumulation for Sequence 7 but could not accept the conventional Ghoul ritual’s requirement to eat a complete Sequence 7 corpse. After learning that alternative rituals existed, he chose one suited to him and completed it during the fighting in Snow Crystal City 338 343.

Following his advancement, Noah’s build returned to that of a young boy. He joined Chen Lun against the Fallen Believers, reunited with Rosa and Bulaize, and returned to Jack Manor, where his changed appearance astonished his companions 345 346 348 350 351 352.

Later Operations

• Battle against Rafa: Noah attacked in Ghoul form while borrowing Heart-Stealer power. He shredded Rafa’s heart but lost his claws and was severely injured by the counterattack; Chen Lun later transferred him and Fuluoyin away from Rafa’s Moonlight attack 376.
• Independent commissions: Noah captured a Sequence 7 Shark Wrestler and a Sequence 7 Magic Mage, adding their powers to the White Bone Gallery 408.
• Tracy’s inheritance: He used Deep Hypnosis to deter her relatives from scheming against her estate 407 408.
• Red Calamity campaign: He adopted a rear-line painting and support role. Alongside Fuluoyin and Antonio, he helped hold off Roxanne until Chen Lun arrived 448 455.

Appearance

• Cursed form: Exceptionally tall and rotund, with fair skin and an enormous frame. Ordinary carriages could not carry him, requiring a specially commissioned reinforced carriage 109 127 162.
• Combat physique: Could enlarge further and convert his fat into bulging muscles 121.
• Restored form: A short, youthful boy with a childish voice; his companions initially failed to recognize him 348 352.
• Distinguishing accessories: Round-framed glasses and the Bone Key worn around his neck on a starlit black cord 110 129 350.
• Ghoul form: An approximately three-meter-tall creature with large, pitch-black claws 376.

Personality

Noah is shy, polite, and easily embarrassed, frequently blushing or scratching his head when receiving attention. His curse caused years of insecurity and social rejection, but he remained gentle toward others 96 110 150 162.

Painting is his central passion. He becomes animated when discussing art, accepts criticism from the White Bone Gallery as useful guidance, and admires Chen Lun’s appearance with an enthusiasm that repeatedly requires reminders not to paint him naked 110 151 152 263.

Despite his bashfulness, Noah is willing to confront cruelty. He challenged Beckman when the other guests remained silent, stayed to help Chen Lun despite the danger, and later insisted on defending the association. His compassion is particularly evident when he painted a warm birthday scene for a dead girl and comforted her spirit 121 122 165 337.

He is deeply loyal to Chen Lun and regards his treatment as familial. After the curse-removal journey, Noah privately resolved to remain by his side and preserve him in paintings that would endure for a thousand years 248.

Abilities & Skills

Painting

Noah is a skilled, fast-working painter whose artistic memory allows him to reproduce subjects without continued observation 109 110 263.

• Undertakes paid portrait and memorial commissions; one memorial portrait earned him twenty Gold Pounds after fees 161 164.
• Creates supernatural portraits through the White Bone Gallery that preserve and temporarily imitate part of a subject’s Extraordinary Power 267 274.
• Produces Character Paint, a single-use supernatural consumable; Froy’s portrait preserved a portion of her Moon Power 274.
• Captures hostile Beyonders by depicting them, adding new power-bearing paintings to the Gallery 408.

Flesh Pathway

• Physical transformation: Converts his bulky body into a muscular fighting form 121.
• Vitality and regeneration: As a Gourmet, remained standing after Chen Lun pierced his heart. His earlier Sequence 9 regeneration was insufficient against Rafa’s Moonlight flames 125 172.
• Growth through eating: Gourmet power allows food consumption to strengthen his physique. Further development can allow him to devour supernatural attacks and strengthen himself during combat 170.
• Attack and emotion consumption: Used both in his alternative Ghoul Ascension Ritual 343.
• Ghoul transformation: Assumes a large, clawed form for close combat 376.

White Bone Gallery

The A-Rank Mysterious Object manifests as a phantom gallery or rotating oil paintings behind Noah’s head. By selecting a painting, he can temporarily borrow the power preserved within it 129 152 165 346.

• Noah treats the Gallery as a friend; it criticizes his paintings and identifies weaknesses in his technique 152.
• His compatibility with it gives him combat power beyond an ordinary Beyonder of the same Sequence 173.
• Its versatility favors adaptable support. Following Chen Lun’s advice, Noah paints from a chair rising from a pool of blood rather than always charging into melee 448.
• Borrowed powers do not eliminate differences in strength: Chen Lun defeated him during training, while Rafa and Roxanne overpowered his attacks in later battles 172 376 455.

Deep Hypnosis

• Makes Tracy’s relatives experience overwhelming terror whenever they consider interfering with her property 408.
• Uses borrowed Heart-Stealer power rather than a documented advancement along the Stars pathway 407 408.

Blaze’s Blessing

• Carries a blessing from his mother, the Silver Dragon Witch. Chen Lun identifies it as different from his own blessing; its specific effects are not described 150.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bone Key / White Bone Gallery — A-Rank Mysterious Object worn as a pendant on a starlit black cord 129 151.
• Painting tools — Uses an easel, palette, brushes, and a portable tool bag; later paints in battle with a white bone paintbrush 109 164 448.
• Reinforced carriage — Specially commissioned by the Silver Dragon Trade Association to accommodate his cursed body and kept at Jack Manor for his outings 162.
• Starlight Veil — Supplied to Chen Lun to conceal his appearance during the gallery visit 114.
• Snake Parasites — Provided by Chen Lun and used to help him endure Roxanne’s attacks 455.

Relationships

• Chen Lun / Jack Spade — Leader, friend, and favored artistic subject. Shelters Chen Lun, later joins his team, and receives lifesaving treatment and help removing his curse 109 127 150 248.
• Bulaize Shelley / Blaze — Mother and supporter of his painting. Entrusts him with the White Bone Gallery and encourages him to follow Chen Lun 110 129 351.
• Rosa / Rex — Older sibling who protected him during childhood. Their estrangement ends when Noah discovers her identity; she remains protective and affectionate toward him 121 148 150 350.
• Walsh — Family steward whom Noah calls “Uncle Walsh.” Introduces him to Chen Lun and welcomes the siblings’ reconciliation 95 109 148.
• Froy / Fuluoyin — Teammate with whom he coordinates attacks and support. He also paints a supernatural portrait preserving her Moon Power 172 274 455.
• Maggie — Teammate whose potion experiments he avoids on Chen Lun’s advice; she regards his sturdy physique as ideal for testing 170.
• Kaibak — Uncle and association elder. Noah rejects his disrespect toward the Circus and his attempts to order him away from it 337 340.
• Mr. Bottle — Spirit World creature that devours and removes his High Sequence curse 248 249.

Notable Quotes

“Even though I’m very weak, I still want to help Mr. Jack a little... Mr. Beckman must be punished for what he’s done.” 122

“You’re welcome. In exchange, I’ll give you this painting...”
“Good night, lovely model.” 165

Trivia

• In the original future remembered by Chen Lun, Noah becomes the Bloodstained Painter, a prolific killer and one of version 2.0’s villain bosses. This is distinct from his documented course as a member of the Circus 110 162.
• Both his White Bone Gallery and Froy’s Sun-Averting Potted Plant originally belonged to the Red Apple Church before empowering people who opposed it 129.
• His appetite is so characteristic that his refusal to eat during Chen Lun’s disappearance immediately concerned his companions 262 263.