Prelude

Prelude is the creator of the Obsidian Death from Not Applicable and Tech 10: Rebooted, and is the main antagonist of the latter's second season.

Pre-Series
Pretty much nothing is known of Prelude's history pre-series, though it is known that he was the first Animam Creari created, and has lived through a multitude of timelines. He also created the Obsidian Death and constructed their entire system at one point.

Not Applicable
Prelude first appeared, albeit vaguely and briefly, in Burn Through The Iron Wall With Your Soul!, putting out the order to kill Napoleon Eldridge, who had just taken out two highly ranked members of the Obsidian Death.

Tech 10: Rebooted
Prelude appeared in Rise of Gamma, ordering the destruction of the three synthetic Magisters, who would likely try and stop their plans, and Tech, Napoleon, and Moranna, who had stopped key operations on Earth. Near the end of Part 2, he personally approached Tech's group for the first time and knocked out Napoleon and Moranna, leaving only Tech to fight him.

After being kicked around a bit, Tech countered by turning into Ultimate Golurth, which Prelude in turn countered by using his own evolutionary abilities. After a brief fight, Prelude got the upper hand and was about to kill Tech, but was interrupted by the arrival of Gamma, who held him off long enough for everyone to escape. When informed of the loss of the Light Drive he had ordered the creation of, he simply stated that their main goal had been accomplished in spite of this, revealing that the true purpose of the day's events was to wipe Alpha's data of the Obsidian Death's more sensitive operations.

Personality
Prelude is calm, cold, and calculating, revealing as much as he needs to and only that much. His attitude during a fight is no different, using whatever leverage he has to his advantage, and taking the time to make a point more than anything if he has the upper hand.

Abilities
Prelude's abilities include: In his evolved state, he gains these abilities:
 * Earth Contol
 * Dark Mana Control
 * Sharp Blades
 * Enhanced Durability
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Regeneration (by restoring the body using earth and stone)
 * Self-Induced Evolution
 * Energy Control
 * Near Indestructibility
 * Enhanced versions of his previous abilities.

Appearance
Prelude's appearance is similar to that of most Animam Creari, though his unique status grants him several key differences. His shape is somewhat more jagged than most of his species, his mana is a bright red, and instead of the normal curvature of the Animam Creari's chest pattern, his torso takes on the appearance of a face, with two eyes on his chest and a large mouth below them.

In his evolved form, he's about fifty feet tall and gains more faces. His brown patches disappear in favor of armored plating, and he sprouts two new arms made from Dark Mana.

Trivia

 * Prelude was initially planned to be a normal Animam Creari seeking the capability to induce self-evolution. This idea was scrapped due to the unlikeliness of a normal Animam Creari actually doing that.
 * Prelude's evolution was planned before Golurth's, and his original evolutionary shape was used for Ultimate Golurth's design.