Owen

[quasi urchin]

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[somber harness]

It's an idiomatic syntax that means "parmi les plus".

Mon passé est des plus mystérieux = Mon passé est parmi les plus mystérieux = My past is among the most mysterious (as in it's one of the most mysterious pasts you could encounter)

[hot mirage]

like short for saying l'un des plus

[somber harness]

yes, same meaning