Ridvan Zengin

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^{"You've worked for the NSA all your life: obeyed their every command and worked the extra hours even when everyone else went home. Incredibly dedicated, top of your analyst class for training, and specially recruited by Rick Dicker himself, I know. But there was always something missing from this shiny medallion you called your 'life', wasn't there? A family, yes? You, my friend, didn't — and still don't — have one of those. While all those other Supers returned home to their children and spouses for, say, Christmas, you remained at HQ alone, working, working, working. Work became your solace, your getaway from that empty void in your life that was filled for everyone else."}

^{– Syndrome, to Rıdvan}

^{Rıdvan Zengin (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾɯd.ˈvan], rud-VAN; 1925 - 1962), commonly known as The Chaser or simply Chaser, is a fanon character in the Pixar film The Incredibles created by user Chechensichkeria. The elder brother of Tarık Zengin, he was a Super, he possessed the ability to detect and gain extensive insight into the abilities of other Supers. He was a former agent for the National Supers Agency who worked in the reconnaissance and recruitment department. A former NSA tracker and analyst of government-registered Supers (and later non-registered Supers), he was recruited into the covert Operation Kronos program by Syndrome to provide information on the retired heroes. Following Syndrome's defeat by the Incredibles, Rıdvan committed suicide during the NSA recapture of Nomanisan Island.}

^{He is portrayed by Turkish actor Murat Yıldırım.}

Background

Physical Appearance

^{Rıdvan's model, Turkish actor Murat Yıldırım.}

^{A Turkish man in his late thirties, Rıdvan stood at a mere 5'8" (or 173 cm) and was considered below average height. He possessed a slim and lean build but was surprisingly agile and nimble given his stature and physique. With fair skin, chocolate brown eyes, defined eyebrows, and dark hair, Rıdvan was considered relatively attractive as a young man. The Chaser was also known for his formal dress and was usually spotted sporting a black suit, grey slacks, a white blouse, tie, and black or brown Oxford shoes. In addition, he was fond of watches and regularly donned a pair on his left wrist.}

Official Description

^TBA

Personality

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Powers and Abilities

^{"Rıdvan struggled with empathising and connecting with people directly, but he was, however, calculative and good at observing and analysing people from afar to learn about them indirectly. He was stoic and valued his privacy and emotional detachment from others, which explains his powers functioning from a distance. That's why he could predict upcoming moves and understand a Super's powers, strengths, and weaknesses without needing to meet or interact with them firsthand."}

^{– Chechensichkeria, on Rıdvan's abilities}

Powers

• ^{Power Detection: The Chaser's main ability was his intuitive knowledge and understanding of the superpowers of other Supers. At the peak of his career, Rıdvan could immediately pinpoint a Super's abilities, weaknesses, strengths, potentials, and attack/technique forms, requiring little-to-no physical or direct contact with said Super(s) to do so. As a young man, his power was initially unrefined and manifested as seemingly random, uncontrollable, and vague thoughts (which Rıdvan initially believed were merely "ideas" during his career as a superhero comic book writer), though he managed to learn to control the timing and intensity of these influxes through the NSA's assistance. Though the information he received was originally unpredictable and could originate from any Super within his vicinity, Rıdvan was later able to focus in on the powers of specific Super(s) for his intended purposes. As a result of NSA guidance, Rıdvan no longer required for the intended Super(s) to be within close proximity, eventually expanding his reach to Supers across the nation and — in cases when he devoted extra effort — Supers in foreign nations in seconds. During his service for the NSA, Rıdvan was able to state if random civilians were Supers or not merely from a glance at a photo of the citizens in question.}
  • ^{Ability Intuition: An extension of the aforementioned ability, The Chaser's influxes provided a deep understanding of the innermost workings of any superpower, if prompted to do so. As he could also predict potential techniques or strategies other Supers could utilise, Rıdvan was able to advise the NSA Supers on improving their powers or formulating plans for combating villains (with Syndrome, Rıdvan provided insight into potential methods that the various Supers could defeat the Omnidroids). During ongoing battles, he could occasionally calculate the approximate amount or technique of power needed to defeat the opponent or escape (if given sufficient time to brainstorm).}
• ^{Attack Prediction: With his extensive knowledge on the weaknesses and strengths of other Supers, Rıdvan could thus predict possible upcoming attacks or movements of his opponents in order to avoid or retaliate against the preemptive strikes. This extended to all parts of his body, meaning that he could also detect movements originating from behind him or outside his peripheral vision.}
• ^{Enhanced Senses: Rıdvan possessed fairly sharp senses due to his ability to predict attacks, most notably demonstrated when he realised the faux tropical bird in the Nomanisan Island volcano contained a hidden camera linked to Syndrome.}

Abilities

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Weaknesses

• ^{Forced Eyewitness: In order for him to actually obtain insight into a Super's powers in detail, Rıdvan had to be exposed to the Super himself/herself in some manner, be it through direct exposure, through a firsthand glimpse of their abilities in action, or, later, through viewing a photograph of the Super in question. Without this factor, he was limited to a more vague and indistinct understanding and could not delve deeper into the fine mechanics of the powers (hence why the descriptions of the abilities of Syndrome's victims on his master computer were quite short and ill-defined).}
• ^{Concentration: TBA}

 Statistics

• ^{Power Type: ★★✰✰✰}
• ^{Strength: ★✰✰✰✰}
• ^{Endurance: ★★★✰✰}
• ^{Intelligence: ★★★★✰}
• ^{Agility: ★★★✰✰}
• ^{Indestructibility: ★✰✰✰✰}

History

Familial Background

^{Rıdvan Zengin was born in Municiberg, United States, on August 6th, 1925, as the first child of parents Tevfik and Semiha Zengin, immigrants from Turkey (formerly the Ottoman Empire). Descended from former nobility, he was of Circassian descent on both sides of his family and hailed from an influential business family based in Istanbul. Rıdvan's ancestors originated from the historical region of Circassia in the North Caucasus (present-day Russia), but they were exiled from their homeland to the neighbouring Ottoman Empire (Turkey) as a result of the Circassian genocide of 1864 by Russians. The Zengins immigrated to the United States years before Rıdvan's birth, during the final days of the Ottoman Empire, but lost the majority of their wealth and possessions in doing so. Tevfik and Semiha initially settled in the East Coast, where they, along with other fellow Circassians, were assisted by former Russian nobles who escaped the rise of the Soviet Union. Rıdvan was born 2 years before his younger brother, Tarık, the latter of which was not born in Municiberg due to the family's relocation following Rıdvan's birth.}

Early Life

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The Incredibles

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Relationships

Tarık Zengin

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Syndrome (Buddy Pine)

^{"Hmm, I believe you [Rıdvan] would make good use to me and my project... Alright, let's make a deal: if you allow your "untimely demise" to be reported to the public and utilise that chemical magic of yours for me, I'll spare you. What do you say?"}

^{– Syndrome, to Rıdvan}

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Mirage (Beatriz Pangilinan)

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Mr. Incredible (Robert "Bob" Parr)

^{"Come on, Bob, it's time to drop the whole 'superhero' alter ego. We've all made the necessary changes, and I think it's about time you do the same. We had a good run, us Supers, but now we've got to move on."}

^{– Rıdvan, to Bob}

^{Rıdvan was a friend of Mr. Incredible through their shared affiliation with the NSA, though Rıdvan later recalled to Syndrome that he was never particularly close to Bob.}

Frozone (Lucius Best)

^{"Whoa, just chill out, man. Literally. There's frost forming on your fingertips."}

^{– Rıdvan, to Lucius}

^{Similar to the case with Bob, Rıdvan was never too close to Frozone, though they shared a mutual understanding through their shared "laid-back" attitude. Rıdvan was known to make ice-related puns whenever he spoke to Lucius, the latter of whom would always groan.}

Miscellaneous

Playlist

• ^{Ordinary Idols - Cold War Kids}

Ordinary Idols - Cold War Kids

Etymology

^{Rıdvan (Turkish IPA pronunciation: [ɾɯd.ˈvan]; Phonetic pronunciation: rud-VAN) is a Turkish name of Arabic origin meaning "satisfaction, contentment". It is derived from the Arabic name Ridwan or Rizwan (رضوان).}

Trivia

• ^{His alias name, "The Chaser", was inspired by the short story 'The Chaser' by John Collier.}
• ^{Rıdvan was taught the Adyghe language as a child through extensive and comprehensive language lessons every day, though he distinctly disliked being forced to practise for four hours a day. He was a competent speaker and was able to recite Circassian-language poems by heart. However, as Adyghe is written in the Cyrillic alphabet (as is Russian), he avoided writing or reading in the language in public due to the American "Red Scare" of Russian communists in order to divert unwanted attention.}
• ^{Religion never truly played a large role in Rıdvan's childhood, as his parents were mostly urbanised and secularised. The family traditionally practised Sunni Islam, though this was diminished solely to moderate observation of important holidays (i.e Eid al-Adha, Ramadan, Mawlid al-Nabi) by the time Rıdvan was born.}
• ^{Rıdvan never consumed alcohol until he was invited (and forced to stay) on Nomanisan Island, in which Syndrome was the one who persuaded Rıdvan to drink liquor.}
• ^{The Chaser did not have a supersuit, as he was not a field agent for the NSA (he simply wore his work attire on emergency missions in which he would have to directly confront enemies). He recalled how Edna Mode was greatly disappointed that she would not have the opportunity to design a suit for him, which she would mention every time she encountered him in case he changed his mind. Edna, nevertheless, designed a costume for him for "emergency purposes", though Rıdvan never wore it.}

Scrapped Concepts

• ^{Rıdvan's face claim was intended to be Russian actor Sergey Alimpiev, though the creator chose Circassian singer Nakhushev for a more authentic look.}

• ^{His superpower was originally the ability to manipulate acids and corrosion, though this idea was scrapped and re-purposed for one of my other OCs, Anzor Vakhaev, in the Heroes (NBC) fandom.}
• ^{He was going to have a native Circassian name (Zaurbiy Chemso), but after doing some research, I learned that most Turkish people of Circassian descent had assimilated into Turkish culture and thus adopted Turkish names. For this reason, I decided to change his name to Rıdvan, which is of Turkish usage.}
• ^{In an older concept, Rıdvan was going to be of Pashtun lineage with his parents originating from Afghanistan (his face claim was Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed). Other ideas suggested Georgian, Ossetian, Pakistani, or Bosniak heritage as well, but I finally settled on Turkish-Circassian.}