The Skater
He/Him - Panromantic?
Eight is a skater, almost never seen without being on the move. He's Creed's most loyal servant, and happy to do the work of his master, in return for his past being kept from him. He's quick and energetic, basically never standing still for more than a few moments at a time. Eight is inspired by the character of Ticci Toby, and that inspiration influences a large amount of his design and vibes.
Height: 5'7" Age ~19
Beneath Eight's mask and goggles, his face is scarred from self inflicted scratches.
The centeral symbol found on Eight's design simply translates to the number 8, with the arrows on the side simply for extra decore. On the mask, it's specifically for the idea of moving them to make the idea of a mouth in more cartoony drawings, like how some draw the lines of Ticci Toby's mask as a mouth.
Outfit:
Eight's hoodie is gray with yellow detailing. The front of Eight's hoodie has the same symbol as his mask, as well as writing on the back. The writing on the back says, "Creed".
Eight's elbow pads, knee pads, and skates also have the 8 symbol on them.
Eight's skates glow when he wants them to, and they leave a trail behind him when he travels across the spirit plane. The trail is only visible to those that can already see the spirit plane though. The souls in the wheels cause this effect, as well as make sure that Eight can skate basically across any and all terrain without issue.
The goggles Eight wears have a red tint to them. Unlike most other parts of his outfit, they don't have any specific designs on them at all.
Underneath Eight's visible outfit, he wears a black turtle neck, and extra padding where he can like those stuntperformers would use.
Generally, things that are grey, with a pop of yellow are seen as acceptable within Eight's style. That, and anything that generally has the vibe of a skater.
Personality
They see me rollin'
Eight is pretty up beat and friendly. Occassionally, he'll forget about personal space, but is quick to pull back when it social cues click back in. Dude basically never stops moving, so if you have him stand in one space, he'll spin a circle in his skates. He takes his job seriously, but almost nothing else-
Solo Job - When Creed sends Eight on jobs by himself, his goal is to hit his objective as efficiently as possible. He is silent, and his strikes are practically instantaneous. If you see Eight on a solo mission at all, it's only for a moment, and then he's gone.
Group Missions - When Eight is out on missions with the others, he tends to let Nigel take the lead. He's content with just doing his part, and then messing with Nigel afterwards.
Abilities
Plane Shifting
There are two planes of existence that Eight can exist in. The first is the normal one, where people typically are, the physical realm. The second, is the spirit plane. This is where ghosts and other such creatures tend to be. Eight shifts between the two at will. The general effect is that he can pass through walls like a ghost, without having to die. He does have to be careful about when and where he shifts though, as, while in the spirit plane, ghosts can attack him as a normal person could pick a fight with him in the physical. Eight can also pull other people along with him by holding onto them. When they let go, they are immediately returned to the physical plane.
Limited Telepathy
Eight has a telepathic link with Creed. Mostly, Eight uses this for his sight. Eight had scratched his eyes so badly, that he's practically blind. With this link, Creed intakes what information Eight's eyes receive and translates it, giving that information directly to Eight's mind, with any gaps filled in. Occasionally, Eight does actually use this for direct communication with Creed.
Skater Boy
The wheels of Eight's skates each have souls in them. This is what allows them to skate over uneven terrain. When Eight is in the spirit plane, this is also what allows him to stay at the level of his choosing, rather than falling through a soulless ground. Eight uses the wheels as weapons, mostly against other spirits or spiritual beings.
Backstory
Childhood
Octavius was an average child by most accounts. He seemed happy enough. It's uncertain if he has ADHD or not. If he did, it certainly wasn't diagnosed. He lived with his older sister and parents.
Toby Copy-Paste [tw for quick mentions of abuse and suicide]
After his sister died, things weren't really the same. A gloomy weight had settled over the household, and it didn't seem to leave. Eventually, Octavius cracked. He reached forward from the backseat, and caused the car crash which killed his parents. Out in those woods, that's were Creed found him.
Behind the scenes, Octavius's sister was being abused by their father. This eventually pushed her to take her own life. Their father hid away the note that was left for Octavius, that explained the situation to him. When Octavius found it, he couldn't forgive his parents, nor himself for not seeing it. He fully intended to die in that car crash as well.
From the wreckage, Octavius dragged himself to where his sister's body was found. Creed was there, collecting her soul. Despite the scratches and wounds, Octavius was still a body that held use. Between them, a deal was struck. Creed would erase Eight's past from his mind, and Eight would be a loyal servant.
Creepypasta Shenanigans
In most iterations where Creed and The Slenderman exist in the same world, the pair have an alliance. Creed's troop are on call, should the Slenderman desire their abilities. Eight's speed and ability to travel without being seen is used a fair amount, especially with collecting information and people. Eight and Toby are friends when they do exist together. The pair often goof off, or get on the nerves of the other proxies. Eight's ability to allow physical attacks to simply phase through him, means that the threats of physical violence from Masky or the others basically means nothing to him.
Relationships
Super Close Characters
Creed - Creed is a friend of Eight. The pair get along well enough. Beside the dynamic of servitude, Eight and Creed have a deep trust between one another. Eight has Creed's full trust to do as he likes. Despite Creed seeing through Eight's eyes, Creed doesn't intrude, unless he thinks Eight is in a great deal of danger to warrant it.
Sister - Eight was close with his sister. Despite the occasional sibling fights, they were mostly friendly when it came to important things. It's that closeness that made the note hurt even more. Eight would rather not remember her at all, so that he doesn't also remember how much he failed as a brother to see her suffering.
"Canon" Creepypastas and such
Masky - Eight's known as one of the few who don't have to worry about Masky's threats. It's less that Masky doesn't make good on those threats, and more that Eight is a pain to catch. Since Eight is sent on solo missions to fight demons and such, he can take a beating from Masky without much issue. He'd just prefer not to.
Toby - Eight and Toby are great ADHD chaos gremlins together. Often, when Toby picks a fight he can't really win, Eight backs him up to level the playing field.
The Slenderman - The Slenderman's static does not effect Eight, unless it's stronger than the background levels that naturally emanate from the beast. This is due to Creed's influence and their alliance. Eight is not immune to direct attacks or overpowering instances of the static, however.
Other OCs
Nigel - Nigel is technically the leader of their group. When they get sent on group missions, Eight generally follows Nigel's orders. Though, sometimes he disobeys just to get under Nigel's skin.
Xen - Eight and Xen are friends. Xen helps them out, and Eight helps Xen out. Though, they aren't nearly as close as Xen and Nate are.
Nasuln - Because Eight is friends with Xen, he knows Nasuln when he sees her. She usually directs Eight to help free Xen from wherever he's stuck in, so, now Eight trusts Nasuln's directions.
Eric and Red - Eight generally leaves Eric and Red alone. Both of them are being manipulated by Nigel, so he feels a little bad about it. But, Creed says that it's better to just let them be as they are.
4th Category
Nex - Nex is a friend's OC that also has memories across different iterations. In some iterations, Nex is part of Creed's troop. Eight seems fine with him. Honestly, Eight's happy to have someone else that isn't so entralled with Nigel.