The Darkest Awakening Main Characters (Zach's Era)
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    Rick Astley

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    Background
    Series: The Darkest Awakening
    Portrayed by: Rick Astley
    Inspiration: Rick Astley (singer-songwriter)
    Character Information
    Full Name: Richard Paul Astley
    Gender: Male
    Birthday: 6 February 1966
    Age: 56
    Birthplace: Newtown-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Nationality: British
    Race: White/Caucasian 
    Species: Pure-blood Dragon Light Spirit (Human form)
    Occupation: Musician
    Alignment: Good
    Affiliations: Zodiac Heroes
    Residence: Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Relatives: Horace Astley (father), Cynthia Astley (mother)
    Allies: Calum hood, Troye Sivan, Luke Hemmings, Shawn Mendes, Zoe Hood, Robert Irwin, Wendy Huang, Raphael Hood, Kan Chan, Aidan Harney, Rena Lovelis, Bindi Irwin, Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Jamie Frankland, Annika Koa, Brent Rivera, Bea Miller, Caleb Burton, Lexi Rivera, Jacob Sartorius, Toby Smith, Tommy Simons, Yuto Yoshida, Noah Lima, Tanya Leong, Ben Azelart, Ken Wang, Sheryl Lau, Thaiyo Kido, Sierra Deaton, Crystal Leigh, Reece Bibby, George Smith, Ankit Mishera, Danna Paola, Aiden Cowell, Harvey Cantwell, George Davidson, Carm Chan, Nikita, Shion Tekase, Charlie Matto-Smith, Caroline, Camila Cabello, Corbyn Besson, Jenny Tran, Sung Mi Kim, Audrey Kim, Ranboo, Jonah Frantzich, Jack Avery, Zach Herron, Wilbur Soot, Zak Ahmed, Daniel Seavey, Jenna Anderson, Lavender Avery, Alex Malonado, Meg Donnelly, Ryan Herron, Grace VanderWaal, Connor, Joanna Kenzie, Hannah, Johnny Orlando, Edwin Honeret, Zion Kuwonu, Karl Jacobs, Grayson, Brandon Arreaga, Jack Manifold, Taegan Chua, Max Mills, Harvey Mills, Denis Coleman, Luke Scott, Joshua James, Henry Moodie, Eddie Jones, Cooper Stout, Ryan Lofthouse, Nicholas Noveschosch, Sam Nook, Floris Soot, Jerry Tan, Noah Brown, Maggie Lindemann, Charlie Dalgleish, Darryl Noveschosch, Delilah Liu, Taka Moriuchi, Mei Li, Mat Baynton, Larry Rickard, Louis Bernard, Martha Howe-Douglas, Alice Lowe, Tina Kang, Ben Willbond, Eryn Cyberonix, Jim Howick, Gerald Collins, Kyle Howick, Aimee, Cassie Ann, Bill Hope, Oli Briggs, Beau, Freddie Hackett, Dylan, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Kate Bush, Jon Bongiovi, Maddy Ciccone, Andy Ridgeley, Kylie Minogue, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Simon Le Bon, Nick Bates, John Taylor, Roger Taylor
    Enemies: Chase, Medusa, Andrew Baynton
    Powers And Abilities: Air
    Fighting Styles: Mixed Martial Arts, Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Ba Gua
    Power Type: All
    Hero Type: Elemental
    Amulet: Aquarius
    Richard Paul 'Rick' Astley is a former university student and one of the Zodiac heroes. He is the protagonist of the series.
    Background
    Official Description
    Richard Paul Astley is a British 56-year-old former University student. He was formerly part of the 1980s Zodiac heroes. His spirit form is a grey and blue dragon.
    Appearance
    Rick is an elderly man with short ginger hair, brown eyes and light skin. His casual wear consists of a black jacket over a white shirt, black trousers and black shoes. He stands on 5 ft 10 and is of average build. In his spiritual state, his eyes glow white. His spirit form is a blue and grey dragon.
    History
    Early Life
    Rick was born on the 6th of February 1966 in the UK. His parents divorced when he was young and he was brought up by his father. 
    1980s Era (Jerry's Era, later Roland and Curt's Era)
    Rick joined the 1980s Zodiac heroes while studying in secondary school at the age of 15. This makes him the second youngest of the team after Kylie.
    Volume 7 (Zach's era, post-storm era)
    Rick and some other Zodiac heroes were having problems with their powers. So they reunited in Wales to find the healer.
    When the present-day team arrived at Wales, they bumped into some other 80s Zodiac heroes who were seeking the healer, known as Tom. After their appointment with the healer, the woke up at the side of a castle. Then, they went to Aimee's inherited house where they had a battle with a corroded Andrew. Curt injured his ribs in the battle after defeating Andrew so the Zodiac heroes went back to Cambridge and were suspended from missions for a month.
    Personality
    Even though he is the second youngest member of the team, he is very mature. However, he could be overprotective, especially towards Kylie who is the youngest. Rick is also kind-hearted.
    Etymology
    (First name) Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.
    (Middle name) The name has existed since Roman times. It derives from the Roman family name Paulus or Paullus, from the Latin adjective meaning "small" or "humble".
    (Last name) A habitational name from any of several places in England called Astley (in Lancashire Shropshire Warwickshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire) from Old English ēast 'east' + lēah 'woodland clearing'. The modern surname seems to be particularly associated with the one in Warwickshire.
    Chinese Name
    Traditional: 理查德·保羅·阿斯特利
    Simplified: 理查德·保罗·阿斯特利
    Pinyin/Romanisation: Lǐ chá dé·bǎoluó·ā sī tè lì
    Powers and Abilities
    Aie- He has the ability to manipulate air.
    Martial Arts- He can do various martial arts, especially hybrid martial arts.
    Equipment
    Bracelet- Used as his amulet
    Trivia
    -Rick was born on the 6th of February which makes him an Aquarius
    -He is loosely based on Rick Astley but in an alternate universe as he is the fictionalised version of himself
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