Devon Reynolds

Dr. Devon Aleksander Reynolds is an archaeologist specializing in Ancient Egypt. He is the son of Katheryn Reynolds, the husband of fellow archaeologist, Freya Reynolds, and the father of Blake and Kylie Reynolds.

Physical description
Devon is a tall muscular middle-aged man, often mistaken for being in his 30's rather than his 40's. He has shoulder-length, pale, blonde-white hair, gold eyes with slightly tanned skin-tone. He also wears a pair of glasses and keeps a pack of contacts with him, in case of something. Like his children, Devon also has his ears pierced, in his case, two, one in the bottom and one, very small, hoop-like earring at the top.

He is most often seen in casual-like clothing, usually sporting a plaid-shirt, which he often uses as a jacket, over a plan light, grey short-sleeve shirt, tan cargo-pants, and dark brown hiking boots.

Personality
Devon is a kind, caring, and protective father. He cares greatly for his children and like any normal father, is highly protective over Kylie. When he works, he is very into it. He greatly supports his children in them wanting to be duelists and is always watching their duels.

Though it's not often shown, Devon is vary about anyone new he meets. This leads due to something happening in his past and someone learning about his power to see Spirits.

Powers

 * Spirit perception: Devon inherited the Reynolds's family hereditary ability to see, hear, and beware of spirits around him. He often uses this ability to help him and his wife during their work, able to learn more the person's history they are looking up. Devon is extremely wary on who he reveals his gift to, as he's had people in the past freak out over it or use it for their own greed.

Skillset

 * Extensive knowledge of Ancient Egyptian history: Devon is well knowledgeable in the history of Ancient Egypt.
 * Beginner knowledge in dueling: With his children highly into Duel Monsters, Devon has taken some time to understand the basics of the game so he can understand what his children are talking about.
 * Multilingualism: Through his travels for work, Devon has come to hear various languages, though he prefers to stick with three important ones: Canadian French (his native language), Norwegian, and English. He can also read and translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Pre-series
Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Devon is the only son and child of Katheryn Reynolds and Braden Spencer, who left shortly after Devon's birth. After his father's abandonment, Katheryn raised Devon alone, doing all she could for him. As he got older, Devon began to do things to help his mother, including working. He never forgave his father for leaving and has always refused to do anything with him, even when his father contacted him when he was 17. For the longest time, Devon wasn't sure what route to take for college. It wasn't until his childhood best friend, Reanna Kenrick, took him on a trip to Egypt that sparked his fascination with the history and culture.

Trials of Darkness
Devon doesn't appear a lot in Trials of Darkness but is mentioned several times. In the first chapter, he is seen when Kylie Skype him and Freya letting them know about her status in passing her Written and Duel Exam.

Parents
Devon is the only son and child of Katheryn Reynolds and her ex-husband, Braden Spencer, who left her and Devon when he was a young child. To this day, Devon still does not know why his father left him but does not care.

Reanna Anderson
Growing up, Devon didn't openly reveal himself to people, mostly due to the power he inherited from his family. One person came to him and that was Reanna, she didn't care about his powers, she found them awesome and amazing. Another thing that pulled the two closer were that they were both children of single parents, Reanna's mother up and left just hours after her birth, and Devon's father left shortly after his birth. They became the siblings they never had (they tried to set their parents up once, but didn't work).

As adults, the two continue to hold a close friendship. They trust each other completely and will take care of the other's children when needed. In the early years of his children's childhood, Reanna would look after his children whenever he and Freya had to travel for work. In turn, Devon would also look after Jesse whenever Reanna or Christian had to stay late for work.

Name Etymology
The name,  Devon  comes from the country of Devon in England. It is also a variation of the name "Devin". The name  Aleksander  is a variation of the Greek name "Alexander" which means "Defender of Man". The name,  Reynolds  is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Reynold", where the given name of the father, "Reynold", or "Reginald", was a Germanic name meaning "Powerful Ruler" (possibly an alteration of the Old French name Reinold).

Trivia

 * Devon is allergic to cats, which is where Kylie gets her allergy. However, his allergy isn't as big as hers, allowing him to be in the area of a cat.
 * Though not noticed often, Devon is ambidextrous, much like Kylie is. It was he that got Kylie's custom-made duel disk to be fitted for her right arm.
 * As a child, Devon always had an interest in Ancient Egypt, upon finding more about the great Nameless Pharaoh, it furthered his interest in becoming an Egyptologist.
 * It actually took Devon a while to figure out what he wanted to do for college. He had forgotten about his interest in Ancient Egypt, and it was thanks to Reanna (who planned a trip to Egypt for them), for him to remember his interest in the Culture and History.