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Asimov:
>A part of Sumeragi's Project Gunvolt, Asimov was horrifically experimented on, resulting in a deep, burning hatred for humanity despite his status as a former non-Adept human himself. This hatred was so great that he didn't hesitate to kill his protege in cold blood so he wouldn't get in the way.
>However, Asimov does have a lighter side to him. He can be surprisingly eccentric at times, showing great interest in Japanese culture and even singing karaoke. Despite his usual stoic behavior, he was extremely close to his teammates, stressing the importance of a close team, and had no qualms going out with them for a good time.
>Despite his fanatical hate for humans, he was still very close to his Moniqa, and acknowledged her as a human who genuinely cared about Adepts, in contrast to other human collaborators who he believes are only in it for their own gain. This makes it uncertain if he would have included her in his planned genocide.
Demerzel:
>In addition to his preexisting eccentricities (such as randomly adding English into his speech), Demerzel has become far more expressive than he was during his tenure as QUILL's leader, showing a hitherto unseen God-complex and even bursting into fits of manic laughter. This, combined with his growing evolutionary mania and his deteriorating critical thinking, suggests that Demerzel's mental state has steadily been growing worse over the years, theorized by Copen to ironically be the result of his Septima.
>In some ways, Demerzel has become an antithesis of his original self. Asimov was a front line combatant who constantly endangered himself for the sake of his others, vehemently refusing to simply hole up somewhere safe and strategize from a distance while relying on others to take the risks for him. Demerzel's behavior, staying within the depths of a bunker and being confined to containers for his electronic form, starkly contrasts this.