Languish
| Languish | |
|---|---|
| Abilities | Epic |
| Residence | Lux |
| Homeworld | Earth (Reckoners) |
“A life of luxury does that to a man. Robs him of his musculature, personal responsibility, and any desire whatsoever to do things for himself. ”
—Languish[1]
Languish is a High Epic that lives in Lux. His power disables the powers of other Epics, which he uses to prevent competing Epics from attacking the city. He also has the ability to detect and disable motivators.[2] His real name is Asher Vidalés.[3]
History
Early Life
Languish and Lifeforce used to work at Target together before Calamity, and were good friends. Veera, who was good friends with both of them, started dating with Lifeforce, and she eventually broke up with him. After they both became Epics and Lifeforce got his revenge on Veera, Languish joined up with his friend. Languish served Lifeforce, ensuring that no Epic could challenge him. Lifeforce began taking some of Languish’s blood to give himself the power to dampen other powers, and Languish tried to rebel against Lifeforce. When he tried to dampen him however, it seemed to not work, and Languish deduced that there was too much of his own blood inside Lifeforce.[4] After that he didn’t try to rebel again, and served Lifeforce faithfully, and was kept under heavy guard for his own protection.[5]
During the Infiltration of Lux
During the Lux infiltration, the assassination attempt on Lifeforce was foiled by Languish, when Languish was able to dampen the mitosis motivator that Jax used. A few days later, Lanugish was kidnapped by the Reckoners and brought to their safe house. Languish remained calm and civil, and told them both his own past and that of Lifeforce. After he gets a message from Lifeforce telling him to come back or face consequences, Lifeforce used Jax’s shockwave motivator to break down the wall and escape, and was confronted by Wingflare. Wingflare called him a traitor, then grabbed Languish in her powers and held him immobile. Languish, tired of being a slave to “more powerful” Epics, dampened Wingflare’s powers, causing Lux to shake. Jax punched Lanugihs hard in the face, causing his focus to waver and letting Wingflare escape.[6][7]