[OOC] RWBY: Illuminate (Closed)

[Jeep Wrangler]

<Snipped quote by Liberator>

Ummm...I was sort of creating a character...

@Framing A Moose

Bear with us...We'll sort something out in your favour, hopefully?

[LupusIntus]

So close to being FORK.

@Deathsong12

Team FORK will reign supreme!

Also, KK absoolutely wouldnt be team leader (unless you want utmost hilarity to ensue). :)

[Jeep Wrangler]

I cannot imagine Sill as leader, but if asked I'd make him it.

What I want to know is who is going to be well acquainted with him, or even a friend of his, minus the team?

[TheWendil]

@LetMeDoStuff, @SilverDawn, @UberBlutwurst

I opt not to let the guy who can't open doors be leader.

[Jeep Wrangler]

@LetMeDoStuff, @SilverDawn, @UberBlutwurst

I opt not to let the guy who can't open doors be leader.

@TheWindel

Hear, hear...

[LupusIntus]

Well KK did go to Signal Academy so anyone from that school would at least have knowledge of her (she was severely bullied, so other students would have: stood by silently and taken note of it, perhaps stood up for her at one point if they were brave enough, or possibly even have been one of the bullies).

I'd be happy to discuss any of these past interactions, if anyone has ideas, and she's also been an outgoing oddball class-clown (unintentionally) at Illuminate Academy.

[OwO]

@LetMeDoStuff, @TheWindel, @UberBlutwurst

Wait, for our leader, we have the choice of socially inept zombie, socially awkward living incarnation of the third wheel, socially awkward doofus, and average shmuck.

We are the greatest team of all time.

[LokiLeo789]

Team 1:
Aurantius Draconus @Raijinslayer
Azura Smoke @Lasrever
Forrest Marigold @Aquaknight
Jin Quay @LokiLeo789

So team, relations ideas?

[Deathsong12]

@SilverDawn Best team. 10/10 would trust with anything

[TheWendil]

Wait, for our leader, we have the choice of socially inept zombie, socially awkward living incarnation of the third wheel, socially awkward doofus, and average shmuck.

We are the greatest team of all time.

@SilverDawn

We make up for it with killer chip dip at parties.

[Liberator]

@Framing A Moose I'm really sorry to say, but there isn't any room left. You're at the top of the waiting list though, we'll be sure to send you a PM if anyone drops out.

[Deathsong12]

@LupusIntus I vote KK to be the leader.

[LupusIntus]

@LupusIntus I vote KK to be the leader.

@Deathsong12

If that happens, Your characters better be prepared to learn a team fight song, a team handshake, to buy team shirts and hats, and to have ridiculous and unnecessary code names.

Also, 2 short-ranged shotgun wielders and an exlosion-obsessed girl with a rocket launcher should mix very well. :P

[Jeep Wrangler]

@LetMeDoStuff, @TheWindel, @UberBlutwurst

Wait, for our leader, we have the choice of socially inept zombie, socially awkward living incarnation of the third wheel, socially awkward doofus, and average shmuck.

We are the greatest team of all time.

@SilverDawn

Apart from the last being you, I can't tell who's who before in the first three

[TheWendil]

Apart from the last being you, I can't tell who's who before in the first three

@LetMeDoStuff

I know Gradon is the "socially awkward doofus". Our best chances seem to be putting the "average schmuck" as our leader.

[Jeep Wrangler]

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I know Gradon is the "socially awkward doofus". Our best chances seem to be putting the "average schmuck" as our leader.

@TheWindel

Our Best chance is to find a new school, a new life and never speak of this again.

[Savo]

Anyways, here's what I have so far; I got a little too into redesigning his weapon and not putting up too many pictures... that and Eku's aren't very popular from what I've denoted, artwise. Regardless, maybe you could review what I need to change for this guy while I'm working on the last three parts.

Happy hunting!

Name:
Gray "Bleu" Lune

Nickname: Bleu

Age: 17

Race: Human

Appearance:

Personality:

History:

Weapon:
Lunar Edge; also known as a High-Powered Dual Dust Crossbow Sword Eku, abbreviated to HPDDCSE

The color scheme is blue, black, and white.

• Eku:
  This form is the one Gray mainly uses; it is an elongated spear of sorts which in its normal state is about three meters in length, not counting the blades at each end; the blades are one meter each. The handle is rather thick, so to remedy this, there is a handle which he put through the weapon in order to grip it on the adjacent sides; the hole also contains triggers for both ends.
  
  Both ends have sharp curved blades, to which the edge is aimed outwards. The dual blades are on different sides, one being on the left side of the end, the other being on the right side of the top. These blades are a little thick on the side where they aren't facing, which can also be used for blunt attacks. They also have holes on top of them which either disperses dust or shoots out a weak dust bolt. The dispersal of dust allows for him to make a sort of temporary shield which can either dispel or slow down assaults. He can also pull off an overload which allows for an incredible attack with dust, but at the cost of a lot of the dust and recoil. It doesn't use as much up while in Crossbow mode if overloaded, and can't be overloaded when dual wielding.
• Crossbow:
  This form is the one Penumbra mainly uses; it is a huge, somewhat clunky device that is about one meter long from the stock to the foot. The limbs are one foot for each with have a piercing end for both. In the middle it has dual holsters for his dust that functions similarly to Weiss' weapon. He makes dust bolts from each of these but can overwhelm it for a more powerful attack.
  
  Earth bolts function like any regularly arrows and are the least costly to make, fire bolts cost a little more with the added bonus of exploding into flames around the vicinity (two foot radius), and wind costs the most since it not only knocks back opponents, but can be used for mobility through its limbs in tandem with the overload.
• Dual Swords:
  This form is the one Umbra mainly uses; these two huge slender blades both extend to a length of two and a half meters from the tip to the pommel itself; the grip is only four inches. The blades are fairly large and contain a holster for both dust canisters. Other than looking somewhat smooth with machinery on it, there really isn't much else to say.
  
  It lacks the use of dust bolts, but has a different function. In the way it disperses dust allows for easier manipulation, and along with that, the blades can shoot out tight slivers of dust which have a more area of effect than the bolts. Doing this uses up 2/3s of what it takes to make a dust bolt for the crossbow.

Semblance:

Gray is able to clone himself us in his semblance, creating another version of him as a result of his personality. He is able to split up due to this and enables him to help any of his allies with his aura and abilities. This allows him to cover a wide range of weaknesses, and allows him to use different tactics to survive a battle.

Also, the main Gray can give mental commands to the other three and can switch his view to see what the other two are up to. This can give him a certain advantage in myriads of situations depending on positioning.

Each Gray gets a certain "buff" as I would like to say when fighting. The Original Gray gets a major buff to his attack, allowing him deal huge amounts of damage. OG also gets a minor boost to defense and speed which makes him a bit faster and allows him to tank a harder hit or two.

Umbra/White Gray gets a major buff to speed which allows him to swiftly move across the battlefield briskly. P/BG also gets a minor boost to defense and attack, which makes him a little tougher and deal a little more damage.

Penumbra/Black Gray gets a major buff to defense which allows him to take blows much easier than the other two and dissuades opponents from fighting him up close since they won't deal as much damage. U/WG also gets a minor boost to speed and attack which allows him to deal some melee damage when assailants are a little too close for comfort and get away if he can't win.

With all these pros, you might think he's a little strong. Welp, time for the weaknesses!

Weaknesses:

When his aura is being used by any of the Grays, the weary effects you get from using it affects all three of the Gray's, which means if they are all using it, it drains at triple the rate. Also, a side note, they all have a different color for each of them when using their aura - Gray is gray, Penumbra is black, and Umbra is white.

In video game terms, they all share the same life bar. Which means you only have to take down one of the Grays to best them. However, to completely kill him or knock him out, you gotta take out the original; impaling or doing a number of horrible things to other will cause the original to have a phantom pain of sorts. It is possible to make him pass out via asphyxiation of another Gray or through pain.

Along with that, each of them have their own personalities and will do their own thing if they need to, Umbra the most since he loves hogging the limelight. This makes Umbra the biggest wild card out of the rest of the group. There's also an off chance that they could feud over control of Gray's body when dismissed, Umbra mainly, again.

Due to him only having two split personalities, he can only make two clones at once and can't constantly dismiss and make them reappear. Once dismissed, he has to wait for thirty minutes before bringing them back.

Finally, when they are summoned, they are all limited to using one weapon, aka, their main weapon of choice. They can also use up their dust at a swift rate, so Gray makes sure to have a constant supply of them... if he can. There are some times when he can't refill.

Dust:
Due to practice with some dust in his classes, he does have an understanding of how it works, but prefers to use those of ice, fire, and wind for an extra oomph in mobility or any other item.

Other:
Favorite food, eh? Can he just say he is biased for his family's restaurant?

Also, apologies for switching between the Metric and Imperial system for my weapon.

[Lasrever]

Team 1:
Aurantius Draconus @Raijinslayer
Azura Smoke @Lasrever
Forrest Marigold @Aquaknight
Jin Quay @LokiLeo789

So team, relations ideas?

@LokiLeo789

Well, as far as Azura's concerned, she's maybe starting to warm up to them slightly by this point - although it's worth mentioning she won't have actually told them anything much about herself.

She'd probably appreciate Tius' calmness, and I imagine he'd have had to stop her from picking a few fights.

Forrest she might find quite confusing and not get how/why he'd constantly try to do stuff for others.

Jin, she'd probably dislike instinctively, at least after finding out the whole businessman family thing and how he, in her eyes, is taking it for granted when she'd have killed for something like it.

Also, from reading the sheets, Tius isn't great academically, Azura can barely read properly and Jin's just really lazy. Other than maybe Forrest, our team sucks at classroom stuff.

[Aquaknight]

Team 1:
Aurantius Draconus @Raijinslayer
Azura Smoke @Lasrever
Forrest Marigold @Aquaknight
Jin Quay @LokiLeo789

So team, relations ideas?

@LokiLeo789

We should decide on Team leader before we work out the relationships.
I can tell you guys that Forrest isn't leader material, he's too much of a people-pleaser to put his foot down and lead a group with any assertion. He's more of a support and at most second command than a leader.

Jin can't be the leader, if he was the team would get nothing done. But it'd be funny if he was. So that's two down right off the bat.

So that leaves Azura and Tius.

Azura is very independent and a loner so she wouldn't be a good leader at the start but it could be fun to see her slowly fit into the role of the leader as the RP moves.

But Tius would be the best leader from the start without having to change much of who he is to fit the role, he would have the patience to deal with Jin's apathy, Azura's loner attitude, and Forrest's overly positive personality.

But that's my two cents what do you guys think?

[Deathsong12]

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If that happens, Your characters better be prepared to learn a team fight song, a team handshake, to buy team shirts and hats, and to have ridiculous and unnecessary code names.

Also, 2 short-ranged shotgun wielders and an exlosion-obsessed girl with a rocket launcher should mix very well. :P

@LupusIntus

Quoting a game character: "I'm only in it for the spiffy uniforms!"