Naizen Gouda

"And now the fun begins..."

- Naizen Gouda

Naizen Gouda is the secondary antagonist of the Project Ultra Arc and the main antagonist of the Vs. Super Soldier Arc. He is also the third main antagonist of the Silver Days series. This is the original depiction of Nick Graves, as created by Alex Guy.

He was a mysterious assassin that was hired by the Era Corporation to protect Aya Nakatsuru and eliminate Silver's group, but after facing defeat, Naizen became the subject of the corporation's "Project Ultra," heightening his abilities and greatly increasing his strength.

With his newfound power, Naizen fought and pummeled Silver and his friends, going on a rampage until activating the corporation's defense missiles. Naizen was ultimately killed when Silver made the building self-destruct.

Appearance
Niazen Gouda is a 28-year-old tall man of muscular build, towering over the likes of Silver and Zen. He also seems visibly younger than his age, appearing like a man around Silver's age.

He initially wears a long black hoodie, roughly mid-calf-length, with a bullet proof vest underneath and black combat boots and gloves. He sports black, spiky hair with a slight dark blue tint; red-eyed, his sclera are completely black. After Aya Nakatsuru is subdued, Naizen reappears with a black business suit with his trademark boots and gloves.

Personality
Naizen is a serious and quiet individual, befitting his nature as an assassin. Initially, he was methodical in his assassination method, making decisive actions and calmly analyzing Silver and Zen's moves before acting. Behind his cold and calm approach to things, Naizen's true colors are shown during his fight with Zen and final battle with Silver.

He is shown to be extremely sadistic and evil in his actions, prepared as he is to kill Silver in inventively violent ways such as by throwing knives, using matches to burn him alive, or attempting to crush his throat. He also takes a lot of joy in killing people and not viewing his missions as just "jobs" but as a means to enjoy himself.