Elliot Hong

Elliot Hong is one of the main characters of Sharp Zero. His birthday is June 5th. He's 23 at the beginning of

the comic. Elliot is demisexual and panromantic and has ADHD. He is currently dating Danny Becket.

Pre-comic
Not much is known about Elliot's early childhood. In high school, Elliot "was the short emo kid that always got into trouble" and was referred to as the 'evil twin' in comparison to his brother, Marcus. Elliot believes that even their parents thought that about him. This led to Elliot holding a lot of self hatred, leading to self-harm and self-destructive behavior.

What kept Elliot from believing everyone's statements that he was the 'evil twin' was the original Redshift, which presumably led to his love of superheroes in general, especially Redshift.

At some point prior to the beginning of the comic, Elliot and his friends formed a band, Ace and the Diamond Dogs. Elliot is regularly late for practice - often enough that there's a 'late jar' similar to a 'swear jar' that Elliot has to put money in for every time he's late to practice.

Death and resurrection
While delivering lunch to Danny, he slipped and fell, getting covered in Sharp Zero, which killed him.

Danny then brought Elliot through the Throat of Seeing to the Witchmother, who guided Danny through a ritual to resurrect Elliot. Elliot's memory was then erased so that if he remained human he could live his life without knowing about Ouranos.

After his resurrection, Elliot underwent many physical changes. He gained muscle and definition, as well as losing all his scars and gaining markings similar to tattoos all over his body.

Time in Ouranos
When Elliot died, he went to Ouranos as a Devil and was found by Kal, a watcher. They were soon joined by Samji, a friend of Kal's, who brought them to Willow's house. There, Elliot learned a little more about the afterlife, including that his status as a Devil would only last until he pledged himself to a god.

Samji and Kal then brought Elliot to Skytown, for the purpose of observing so he could make an informed decision about which god to pledge to. However, Elliot saw some of Hades' followers and immediately decided to pledge to her based on their appearance, stating "Do you even understand how punk rock I'm going to look?!"

Immediately after Elliot pledged to Hades, Priest Stinko Funkbird noticed the markings signifying he's anointed, meaning "You've been chosen by the universe. You are now a driving force in the events to come." He was then resurrected by Danny and brought back to Gaia.

Powers
After pledging to Hades, Elliot gained the following powers:


 * Transmogrification
 * Necromancy
 * Sight of omens
 * Enhanced physical attributes

To do magic without practice, Elliot needed to consume human blood in small quantities. Maintaining human form, for example, is something he now needs to use his powers to do.

Additional facts

 * Elliot and his brother are Korean
 * Elliot is one of the shortest characters, at 5'3"
 * He has been arrested multiple times.
 * He's banned from 2 IHop locations.

Quotes
"I'm fine physically but emotionally I've kind of lost all grip on reality and I'm not sure what just happened."

-Elliot to Danny

"I mean I may not know what you went through but I know how hard it is being a hero. Even though I was just saving myself."

-Elliot to Danny

"Elliot! What did I just say about pledging?!"

"Something about decisions and getting a rash I don't care! Do you even understand how punk rock I'm going to look?!"

-Kal and Elliot on pledging

"I wanted to help but I kind of cooked this egg fuck-side up."

-Elliot to Carmen