CHARACTERName: Tieren Augus
Age: 18
Species and Gender: Male Human
Occupation: First Year Beacon Academy Student
Appearance: Tieren normally looks as if he's just finished a bodybuilding session, which he pretty much always does. Standing at 5'10, he has brown hair which reaches his neck, brown eyes, white skin that is slightly tanned, and has several, shallow scars along the bottom of his right arm, which were caused by him testing his weapon. He has broad shoulders and has a prominent 6-pack. Being a bodybuilder and hitting the gym has given him considerable bulk to his muscles.
Scorning the school uniform, he wears a grey, small tank top which emphasises his body shape and old, faded shorts, with a pair of slip-on shoes. In combat, he adds on a heavily scored leather bracer for his right arm, and thick layered shoulder armor on his left shoulder. Otherwise, he goes unarmored for the rest of his body. Paired with his kit is a ammo belt, but unlike the rest of his attire, this looks fresh and quite new.
History: Tieren Augus was born and grew up in the rough streets of Vacuo, among a older brother, who was part of a Vacuan street gang, his mother who was soft-spoken and timid, and his father, who similar to Tieren was a brash, stubborn person. Tieren, against his parents' wishes, wanted to join his brother's crew, obviously looking up to his brother as a role model (albeit a bad one). Unfortunately for Tieren, he was dismissed as a "runt" and "puny". This triggered Tieren's hotheadedness, and after hearing this, his father was determined to get his son into shape and show the Vacuan gang who was boss. Secretly, however, his father wanted to wean him off the bad influence his brother had on him.
Thus, from the age of 7, Tieren was doing exercises his father specially designed for him, to build up his muscles, strength and endurance at a young age, but careful not to overdo it. Tieren was taught to swim, use treadmills, lift weights, cycle, stretch and build vital muscles, and moved on to limited bench pressing, endurance training, and bodybuilding at the age of 11. He was even taught rudimentary swordplay by a Huntsman on a journey, who was impressed by Tieren's determination and conviction.
At the age of 16, Tieren returned to the Vacuan gang to find his brother had left long ago, kicked out in a coup by the new leader, one of Tieren's doubters. Tieren challenged each and every member to a brawl, and even the leader, who once scoffed at the scrawny runt, was shocked at the massive change in the once small boy. After a short and one-sided rumble, the leader surrendered in order to save some of the gang's dignity, and offered up an ancient, massive piece of tempered steel as compensation. The slab of steel, which took 3 people to carry, Tieren hoisted with relative ease.
Remembering the time the Huntsman had taught him basic swordplay, he carried the steel to a sword-smith to forge into something he could hold with more ease, while he asked his parents about the path he should take now. Seeing the fire within Tieren, like his father before him, they recommended a path as a Huntsman, where he could put his strength to good use, unlike being in a gang. However, Tieren had had enough of fighting in Vacuo, and instead, after collecting his new-forged blade, packed his belongings and set out for Vale, bringing with him one of his father's prized possessions: A beautiful, blue-and-white shield from the days when his father was spry enough to hunt.
Arriving at Vale, Tieren found out he could not attend Beacon, Shade Academy's counterpart, without first either going through Signal Academy, or passing a entrance test. Recognising that he was too old to join Signal, Tieren could only do the Entrance Test, one of which he was almost guaranteed to fail in: since he had received almost no education, he could not pass the Academic Test. Realising this, Tieren now needed a way to ace the remaining two tests, one of which he needed a weapon for. The way he fought currently was not a way that Tieren particularly liked: massive sword in one hand, shield in the other. This was very unwieldy for him, especially with the massive blade that would have been easier to wield with two hands, or held at another angle. Moreover, everyone seemed to have some sort of gun, putting Tieren at a natural disadvantage, even with his bulk and strength.
By a stroke of luck, Tieren bumped into the Huntsman who first taught him how to use a sword, inside a smithy. Tieren was attempting to figure out how he would use his sword by examining the kinds of weapons everyone else was using. The Huntsman solved all of his problems with one stroke: by combining sword, shield and gun together, he would only need one hand to wield all three, and have his other hand free for anything else. Armed with what Tieren now called his GN Blade, he attempted the Entrance Exam. Flunking the Academic Exam and easily acing the Sparring Test, the staff were astonished by Tieren's choice of weapon and the way he used it to decimate foes with one hefty swing. With that, Tieren was admitted into Beacon with a stern warning to up his academic results, or he would be kicked out.
Personality: Tieren is hotheaded. Very, very, VERY hot headed. And with that, comes stubbornness, willfulness, short-lived temper, and a desire to break anyone, or anything, that is in his way. He's the kind of person, who, when given an obstacle that can easily be bypassed, will instead attempt to power through it instead. As such, he has frequent breakups with his friends, but eventually (after a long time and multiple glasses of iced lemon tea) he will see his mistakes. Sometimes.
Beneath this stubborn attitude, however, lies a caring soul ready to lay down most everything to protect the people he cares about, backed up by his strong-headed will. Tieren believes that all people are equal, including Faunus, and thus whenever he sees any sign of Faunus inequality, he is not remotely afraid of speaking his mind. (For speaking, read shouting...maybe yelling, etc). Crude and straightforward to a fault, he does not attempt to sweeten his words or veil hidden threats - whatever's on his mind will be spoken as is.
With all that strong will, Tieren is not the best at returning insults, retorts or exchanging words in general. He gets very angry if people start saying things he cannot return, and that's when he brings out his catchphrase "Actions speak louder than words. Especially if they have a fist to their face."
One certain way to calm Tieren down is by giving him his favourite drink, iced lemon tea. This almost guarantees that he returns to a semi-neutral state, but he isn't bribed by others, just his friends.
Aura: Aura Color:
Indigo Blue/#3964C3Tieren can sometimes get well and properly pissed. When that happens, his Aura begins to darken in colour, ending in a dark
navy blue. (#000080) This also signifies that his Semblance is at full power.
Semblance: Rage Trigger: Tieren’s Semblance utilises his anger to empower his Aura, strengthening and bolstering its defence against enemy attacks. The more Tieren’s rage increases, the stronger his Aura defence becomes, maximising out at 1/3rd of the original damage blocked with no limit cap. This applies to any source of damage, so Tieren is a natural tank when it comes to front-line fighters.
While there is no strict limit on how long this Semblance can last, it solely depends on how long Tieren remains angry. There hasn’t been a case where he’s been triggered for longer than three hours, mainly because he knows he’s blown his own fuse and thus goes off on his own to calm his ass down.
Combat Behavior: Frontline. When the fighting is hand to hand, when melee weapons dominate the combat field, that's where Tieren excels, and that's where he'll be in every fight, diving straight into the thick of the brawl and enjoying every second of it.
Tieren's natural strength, Semblance, and weapon all define his fighting style, which basically sums up to "barrel into enemy and knock them out". His sword is hard to counter/parry once swung, but this also comes at the disadvantage of having very slow. Heavy blows, normally a problem for slow fighters like him since they can't dodge, faze Tieren less due to his shielding Semblance, but in turn he finds himself weak to rapid blows that chip away at his shield where his Semblance is less effective.
As a brawler, Tieren uses his strength as an advantage over his opponent, preferring to get them in a situation where they are forced to match his strength instead of running circles around him. Disarming him is a impossible task as his weapon is clipped onto his arm, but dancing around the blade is simple for the nimble and quick-footed. Ranged opponents give Tieren trouble, but that in turn charges up his Semblance as he gets frustrated from the shots. Team fights, while not his forte, normally consist of him taking all the fire and having his teammates assist in dealing damage.
WEAPONName: GN Blade
Range Form: Tieren's GN Blade really should be called something else than just a "blade", but Tieren couldn't be bothered. In reality, it's a small, semi-automatic Dust pistol, attached to a small, blue and white, diamond-shaped, elongated shield, extending to Tieren's elbow. Oh, and a massive, tempered-steel buster sword, folded on the bottom of the whole device on a hinge, and a medium-length sheathing device. The whole blade is around 30 inches long, folded up. The GN Blade's primary form, or the Range form, consists of Tieren just using the Dust pistol like any pistol. This form is rarely used as Tieren just loves the up-and-close method of fighting. As such, Tieren's accuracy is mediocre at best, and if panicked, will squeeze off every round in quick succession, causing even less accurate shots.
Think of a pistol. Think of a small shield attached to the right-hand side of the pistol. Think of a big-ass blade underneath the pistol and the arm facing backwards, with no hilt or handle.
Blade Form: In the GN Blade's Blade form, the buster sword unhinges from beneath the GN Blade's sheath, swinging upwards via a spring mechanism, and locks in place pointing forward, the base of the blade in front of the pistol, deactivating the pistol and locked in place via a self-locking mechanism. Fully extended, the entire sword doubles the length of Tieren's arm, giving him an absurd reach. In this mode, the GN Blade gains massive slicing power, as it was designed for that purpose. The entire blade is a dull grey color, with sections of white.
Mental image of the Range form + Moving the blade from underarm to front of the pistol, blocking off the barrel, with the tip pointing forward instead of up.
History: Tieren wanted a weapon with massive power up close, yet didn't want to be swinging a mace or morning-star around. He also didn't want to burden himself with holding a shield with one hand and a sword in the other, let alone carry a gun. The end result was a mix of all three, emphasising the destructive capability of the GN Blade and Tieren's love of close combat. The prototype GN Blade left numerous scars on Tieren's wielding arm from the folded blade, thus the reason why he now wears a bracer. The blade itself was forged from some pretty old tempered steel that Tieren acquired from the Vacuan gang.