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And here's the finished draft for Team WYTE, constructive criticism and advice on how to improve these characters would be welcome

Name: Carwyn Hale

Team/occupation: Team WYTE/Leader/Martial artist

Species: Faunus

Traits: Brown cat ears on top of his head

Other: black spade symbol made of swirling lines tattooed over his heart

Age: 17

Sex: male

Handedness: Left

Height: 5'9''

Weight: 170lbs

Eyes: Orange

Hair: Blond

Physique: Muscular, slim

Combat Outfit: Grey martial arts pants

Casual Outfit: Grey martial arts pants, open white button down shirt, sandals

Personality: Calm, disciplined, wise, tactical and intelligent, the perfect leader, with the occasional bouts of vigilanteism when the mood strikes him

Landing strategy: slide down or leap off of objects to slow the fall land and roll, using his aura to strengthen his legs and spine

Aura/Effects: Silver edged white

Semblance: Combat analysis, he can assess the stance, posture, and position of all his opponents, and all other factors in a combat situation with perfect clarity, this is an activated power, and drains aura while in use

Weapon: Enlightenment, a six foot long metal staff, on one end is a retractable ten inch blade, and on the other is a gun barrel, the trigger is in the middle, and the bullets are loaded into a hatch in the middle of the staff

Fighting style: A combination of bojutsu and hand to hand combat

Symbol: black spade symbol made of swirling lines

Background: Carwyn was born an orphan in a village outside of Vacuo, when Carwyn was seven a pack of Beowulves attacked the village he lived in, several people died, but the town was saved from total destruction by the arrival of a silver haired Huntsman with a spade symbol tattooed on his entire back, the man used martial arts and a staff that turned into a rifle to destroy the monsters, Carwyn saved the Huntsman's life during that fight by shouting a warning about a Beowulf sneaking up on him from behind, and after the fight the Huntsman took Carwyn in as his apprentice until he turned seventeen, at which point the Huntsman sent Carwyn to the Academy of his choice with a signed recommendation

Notes:

Name: Tyrian Thorne

Team/occupation: Team WYTE/Samurai

Species: Faunus

Traits: Orange fox ears on top of his head

Other: A scar over the bridge of his nose

Age: 17

Sex: Male

Handedness: Left

Height: 5'11''

Weight: 180lbs

Eyes: Grey

Hair: Brown

Physique: Slight, fit

Combat Outfit: Purple, open fronted Gi, loose white pants, rope belt, and sandals

Casual Outfit: jeans and a purple button down shirt

Personality: Stiff, Formal, Kind

Landing strategy: Fires a rocket at the ground and lets the explosion halt his momentum

Aura/Effects: Red, gives off a faint heat

Semblance: Fire resistance

Weapon: Orchid Blaze, a katana that when sheathed can act as a rocket launcher for mini fire Dust rockets, the projectiles fire from the hilt, the rockets are fed from a compartment on the sheath into a compartment in the back of the katana blade, just above the hilt, the rocket launcher feature can only be used when Orchid Blaze is sheathed

Fighting style: one or two handed sword fighting as the situation demands it, utilizing Orchid Blaze's rocket launcher mid to melee range, using his Semblance to survive being caught in his own explosions

Symbol: a burning orchid done in purple

Background: Raised in a samurai compound in eastern Vale with his parents and two older brothers, Tyrian was the perfect son, obedient, dedicated, polite, and a deadly swordsman, however, while he respected his family, he wasn't feeling like belonged in the compound, so he sneaked out the night after his seventeenth birthday and took the Beacon entrance exam, which he passed with flying colors, upon learning that he'd gone behind their backs and gotten accepted into Beacon, against their wishes, Tyrian's parents, high ranking samurai themselves, disowned their youngest son and got him exiled from the compound for dishonoring his samurai blood by trying to become a Huntsman, whom most of the samurai regard as an inferior organization to themselves

Notes:

Name: Jasper Eternis

Team/occupation: Team WYTE/Dust Mage

Species: Half Faunus

Traits: Tiger tail

Other: a tattoo of a tiger biting it's own tail done in red on his left shoulder blade

Age: 17

Sex: Male

Handedness: Ambidexterous

Height: 6'3''

Weight: 200lbs

Eyes: Red

Hair: Black at the back, dyed red, orange, and yellow in the front, and spiked to resemble flames

Physique: Large, buff, and somewhat intimidating

Combat Outfit: Black leather jacket over a red button down shirt and black pants with two stripes of red cloth on each leg, the Diamond Tigers, and hiking boots

Casual Outfit: his combat gear, minus his clawed gloves

Personality: loud, brash, arrogant, and unflinchingly loyal to his friends

Landing strategy: uses fire Dust to slow his fall like mini rocket boosters, he can't generate fire with enough intensity that he could fly, but he can manage slowing himself down in midair

Aura/Effects: Orange and yellow, swims in the air like a heat haze

Semblance: Field of Vision manipulation, essentially turns his aura into one giant eye, with 360 degree rotation capabilities, replaces his normal sight

Weapon: His red shirt and the stripes in his pants are infused with fire Dust, he also has a pair of finger claw gloves he calls Diamond Tigers

Fighting style: extensive use of fire Dust, when melee combat is deemed necessary he sets the Diamond Tigers on fire and attacks with controlled savagery, Dust skill, and hand to hand combat

Symbol: a tiger wreathed in flames biting it's own tail

Background: Jasper was the only child of Willow and Garnet Eternis, the best Hunter pair of their generation, they were always out on missions, so Jasper rarely spent time with them, though his best memories are of learning about Dust and aura from his mother and making his gloves with his father when he was ten, at age eleven, Jasper's parents went on a mission and never came back, they had both been killed by members of the White Fang while defending some high profile target, Jasper never tried to find out who it was, Willow was Human, but Garnet was a tiger Faunus with ears growing from the top of his head, Jasper was then raised by his aunt, Willow's younger sister, who was always sickly, unfortunately, Jasper inherited his father's size and his mother's intelligence and skill with Dust, as well as the pride and inquisitive natures shared by both his parents, so he caused his aunt no end of grief, especially after he'd enrolled at Signal and started Huntsman training Notes:

Name: Yahto Mirraille Team/occupation: Team WYTE, Gunner Species: Faunus Traits: Bear ears at the top of his head Other: both arms covered in tattoo sleeves and something resembling a celtic knot running from the left corner of his mouth to his jaw Age: 17 Sex: Male Handedness: Right Height: 6' Weight: 180lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Silver Physique: muscular Combat Outfit: Goggles, olive green tank top, tan cargo pants, steel toed boots Casual Outfit: Black or green t-shirts and jeans Personality: Wild, boisterous, generous, and ecstatic, he loves to fight and to party, he also doesn't see much difference between a good fight and a good party, and will quite often show off or talk to his opponent during any fight that he didn't go into mad, even if the opponent is a monster which can't talk back, and he starts fights at parties, which often gets him kicked out even from the clubs willing to overlook his age Landing strategy: he has a parachute in his Semblance space Aura/Effects: green Semblance: Hammerspace, Yahto has access to an extra dimensional storage space where he keeps all his weapons and equipment, it is approximately one hundred cubic meters Weapons: guns, lots and lots of guns, a pair of combat knives, and various types of Dust grenades Fighting style: greatly varies, Yahto rarely uses the same exact style twice, utilizing the weapons in his Hammerspace in whatever way he feels like, though he almost always goes overboard in a fight and tends to cause a lot of damage to his surroundings in the process Symbol: two crossed bullets over a bear print done in black and green Background: Yahto had a normal childhood, well, normal for a middle class Faunus family, he was picked on as a child by human children, until one day he fought back, and found that he loved the feeling of fighting, despite the fact that he'd gotten badly beaten up during said fight so he saved his money and enrolled at a minor combat school, where he excelled far beyond his classmates, he was the only member of his class accepted into Beacon Notes: