Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25343309-20150430230909/@comment-25396609-20150527173841

Orion Kane:

Nothing to say about his appearance, as that's less important than the other traits when it comes to designing a character

I notice you use the word 'reckless' a LOT, maybe find a few synonyms, ya know?

other than that, he has a very well rounded personality.

As for the weapon, it appears to be a bat'leth/guillotine and shotgun hybrid of some kind. And, well, besides the rather unique name (kudos, by the way) would not be the most practical of weapons, even as far as RWBY is concerned. it would be heavy, clumsy, slow, and a danger to enemies and allies alike. honestly, it looks sort of boomerang-ish, and if you gve it more of a curve he could use it as one, combine that with his strength boost (you'd only need a couple seconds of super strength when combined to throw it), and the path of destruction in its wake would be more than sufficient to get the job done.

if you gave him a simply secondary weapon (perhaps a collapsable sword, that's my go-to for backup weapons) then he could throw the thing and not be defenseless while wating for it to return.

Alright, on to background.

Abusive dad, huh? a bit generic, especially when you take into account the ego-related 'I'm better than you could ever be' attitude his dad seems to have about the abuse.

Kid's abusive parent makes them tougher than other people is age is extremely cliche, so is the mom mysteriously dying.

Based on your description of his personality, NOTHING this guy does would be even remotely quiet, especially not his school career.

that last bit, dedicating himself to studies and being the best possible hunter does make sense with his personality and history, even if it is, once again, a bit cliche.

name is not the greatest fit, nor is his supposed character allusion, or his symbol.

all in all, decent if a bit heavy on the cliches, weapon definitely needs a LOT of work.