Acumen is an extremely wise ancient being who appears in the series Biomechs.
Name[]
Acumen is a word that describes having understanding and reason, or wisdom.
Appearance[]
Acumen bears characteristics of an octopus in head and body shape. However, the face seems more akin to a sea turtle, with the toothless, beak like mouth and the blue eyes with blackish pupils. This is meant to show an insightful, wise, understanding look. He also has secured toes on his feet. He has gray, armored skin, similar to rock, with moss and reeds that grow all over him, meant to illustrate his immense age. Said reeds also form eye brow strcutures and a beard like structures. He also has tentacle arms to grab items.
Personality[]
Acumen is very wise, and also filled with knowledge. He also has a benign and kind personality.
History[]
Origins[]
The big bang, around 13.7 billion years ago, marked the birth of this being. He grew into an ambitious young organism with an insatiable appetite for a greater treasure than ditches, he wanted knowledge. And so, he expedited across the cosmos. He found what he was looking for, ie, knowledge. But, he also found something else: wisdom. All the occurances in the many planets he saw gave him these gifts. But old age met him, and he became more frail. He found a land where he lie.
Biomechs: Episode lll[]
In the present, Dominus comes to Acumen’s realm to ask him of the Cyberthere’s plans on Earth, and why the ocean. Acumen tells him that they are on Earth to retrieve an ancient Atlantean device called the Wayfinder, which could locate new worlds with ease, and transport the explorers to them.
Abilities[]
- Great intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom
- Prophetical abilities
- Fast travel through space
- Armored skin
Trivia[]
- Acumen is the only specific characters that is not human or Biomech.