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Joseph G. Newton, also known as Joseph Gustav Newton, is a supporting character from the Roma Federation and a high-ranking officer of the Annex I mission to Mars. He holds the distinguished position as the number one ranked fighter on the Mars combat list, a testament to his overwhelming power and skill. Serving as the appointed leader of the Euro-African Squad, he is a man whose abilities are matched only by the complexity of his personality and the darkness of his past.
In terms of background, Joseph is a product of the Newton Clan, a mysterious and powerful family that has practiced selective breeding on humans for over six hundred years. This eugenics program was designed to create the pinnacle of Homo sapiens by refining natural talents and physical attributes across generations. His birth itself was an unromantic transaction, the result of a contract between his father, who sought to improve the family's facial features, and a Lithuanian prostitute. This cold, transactional origin deeply scarred his worldview. Before joining the mission to Mars, he was a celebrated public figure nicknamed Speedy Joe, having won a gold medal in the decathlon at just seventeen years old. He later earned master's degrees in both Biology and Aerospace Engineering while simultaneously graduating at the top of his class from an Air Force Command Academy.
Joseph is a man of stark contradictions. On the surface, he presents himself as a flirtatious and laid-back romantic, frequently making advances toward Michelle K. Davis and even declaring that love is a legitimate form of infection. He possesses a strong chivalric code, becoming intensely furious when another character, Bao, uses a woman as a shield, stating that someone who would hit a woman could never understand his actions. However, this charming exterior masks a profoundly ruthless and brutal nature. He is a narcissist and a sociopath, shaped by the belief that true love does not exist. This belief leads him to feel envy toward those who possess genuine affection, a feeling he was denied from birth. His upbringing taught him to be pragmatic and survival-oriented, even considering running away from the Terraformars before deciding to fight.
His primary motivation in the story is multifaceted. While he appears genuinely interested in winning Michelle K. Davis's heart, his actions are often driven by a deeper, more selfish desire to prove his own superiority and acquire power. During the chaos on Mars, he coldly kills a regenerated version of his comrade, Eva, to steal her Mosaic Organ. This act grants him the new and potent abilities of planarian regeneration and electric eel discharges, significantly enhancing his already formidable combat prowess. This event marks a turning point where his ambition and ruthlessness come to the forefront.
Regarding his role in the story, Joseph acts as a powerful ally initially, arriving as a deus ex machina to rescue other squad members from overwhelming hordes of Terraformars. He easily dispatches enemies and saves characters like Yaeko, Akari, and Michelle. However, his loyalty is unstable. Driven by his personal code and desire for power, he eventually turns against the main group to secure his own survival and objectives, making him a dangerous antagonist. He is a pivotal force who disrupts the dynamics of the Annex I crew, forcing them to contend with a traitor who is also their strongest fighter.
Key relationships define his interactions. His most notable dynamic is with Michelle K. Davis, whom he pursues romantically. His feelings, while seemingly genuine, are complicated by his inability to truly understand love. He has a antagonistic relationship with Bao, whom he attacks brutally for harming a woman. He also interacts with the Chinese squad leader Liu Yiwu and the young fighter Komachi Shokichi during a tense sequence where he is infected by a parasitic fungus, leading to a temporary alliance and subsequent betrayal.
Development is a central theme for Joseph. Initially presented as the charming, invincible hero, the story gradually peels back his layers to reveal the sociopathic and deeply damaged individual underneath. His betrayal is not a sudden change but a crystallizing of his lifelong belief system, forged in the loveless environment of the Newton Clan. By stealing another's power and cutting ties with the group, he fully embraces his identity as a predator who values only strength and his own twisted ideals.
His notable abilities are extraordinary, even by the standards of the series. As a product of 600 years of selective breeding, his baseline human capabilities are immense. He can subsist on just a few seconds of rest per day, dodge gunfire at point-blank range, run a marathon in under an hour, and possesses a reaction time of 0.1 seconds. He is strong enough to single-handedly kill enough Terraformars to create a mountain-sized pile of their bodies without needing to transform. He is also an expert swordsman, using a blade similar to the one used by George Smiles. After acquiring Eva's Mosaic Organ, he gains the powers of the planarian, granting him potent regeneration, and the electric eel, allowing him to generate powerful electric shocks.
In terms of background, Joseph is a product of the Newton Clan, a mysterious and powerful family that has practiced selective breeding on humans for over six hundred years. This eugenics program was designed to create the pinnacle of Homo sapiens by refining natural talents and physical attributes across generations. His birth itself was an unromantic transaction, the result of a contract between his father, who sought to improve the family's facial features, and a Lithuanian prostitute. This cold, transactional origin deeply scarred his worldview. Before joining the mission to Mars, he was a celebrated public figure nicknamed Speedy Joe, having won a gold medal in the decathlon at just seventeen years old. He later earned master's degrees in both Biology and Aerospace Engineering while simultaneously graduating at the top of his class from an Air Force Command Academy.
Joseph is a man of stark contradictions. On the surface, he presents himself as a flirtatious and laid-back romantic, frequently making advances toward Michelle K. Davis and even declaring that love is a legitimate form of infection. He possesses a strong chivalric code, becoming intensely furious when another character, Bao, uses a woman as a shield, stating that someone who would hit a woman could never understand his actions. However, this charming exterior masks a profoundly ruthless and brutal nature. He is a narcissist and a sociopath, shaped by the belief that true love does not exist. This belief leads him to feel envy toward those who possess genuine affection, a feeling he was denied from birth. His upbringing taught him to be pragmatic and survival-oriented, even considering running away from the Terraformars before deciding to fight.
His primary motivation in the story is multifaceted. While he appears genuinely interested in winning Michelle K. Davis's heart, his actions are often driven by a deeper, more selfish desire to prove his own superiority and acquire power. During the chaos on Mars, he coldly kills a regenerated version of his comrade, Eva, to steal her Mosaic Organ. This act grants him the new and potent abilities of planarian regeneration and electric eel discharges, significantly enhancing his already formidable combat prowess. This event marks a turning point where his ambition and ruthlessness come to the forefront.
Regarding his role in the story, Joseph acts as a powerful ally initially, arriving as a deus ex machina to rescue other squad members from overwhelming hordes of Terraformars. He easily dispatches enemies and saves characters like Yaeko, Akari, and Michelle. However, his loyalty is unstable. Driven by his personal code and desire for power, he eventually turns against the main group to secure his own survival and objectives, making him a dangerous antagonist. He is a pivotal force who disrupts the dynamics of the Annex I crew, forcing them to contend with a traitor who is also their strongest fighter.
Key relationships define his interactions. His most notable dynamic is with Michelle K. Davis, whom he pursues romantically. His feelings, while seemingly genuine, are complicated by his inability to truly understand love. He has a antagonistic relationship with Bao, whom he attacks brutally for harming a woman. He also interacts with the Chinese squad leader Liu Yiwu and the young fighter Komachi Shokichi during a tense sequence where he is infected by a parasitic fungus, leading to a temporary alliance and subsequent betrayal.
Development is a central theme for Joseph. Initially presented as the charming, invincible hero, the story gradually peels back his layers to reveal the sociopathic and deeply damaged individual underneath. His betrayal is not a sudden change but a crystallizing of his lifelong belief system, forged in the loveless environment of the Newton Clan. By stealing another's power and cutting ties with the group, he fully embraces his identity as a predator who values only strength and his own twisted ideals.
His notable abilities are extraordinary, even by the standards of the series. As a product of 600 years of selective breeding, his baseline human capabilities are immense. He can subsist on just a few seconds of rest per day, dodge gunfire at point-blank range, run a marathon in under an hour, and possesses a reaction time of 0.1 seconds. He is strong enough to single-handedly kill enough Terraformars to create a mountain-sized pile of their bodies without needing to transform. He is also an expert swordsman, using a blade similar to the one used by George Smiles. After acquiring Eva's Mosaic Organ, he gains the powers of the planarian, granting him potent regeneration, and the electric eel, allowing him to generate powerful electric shocks.