Platinum Roads

"Who needs Grimm? When there are so many evil people in the world already..."

Platinum Roads is the first modern Fanon OC by LastZephyr.

She is from a relatively upper-class family, and as a result is very privileged, and works for the International Police Force of Remnant. A number of difficult events that occurred as she was growing up gave her a strong desire to put an end to organized crime and evil in the world. She alludes to the urban ghost legend Children of the Tracks.

Appearance
Platinum, as her name suggests, has long silvery-white hair that she either ties in a low ponytail (while working) or has it free with two strands in front. She has bright piercing yellowish-orange eyes. When working, she wears the standard black tuxedo, pants, and dress shoes associated with InterPol, as well as a silver tie bearing the InterPol logo.

In her regular Huntress attire, Platinum wears black metal-tipped military boots and navy jeans with a gold vest over a silver long-sleeved hoodie. She usually wears the hood up. She also wears a pair of silver gloves. Her weapon is carried at the left side of her waist.

Weapons (Soul's Echo)
Platinum's weapon is a High-Accuracy Sniper Sabre named Soul's Echo. It is mostly white and silver, and can be unfolded to form a sabre or transform into a sniper rifle. It is based around a circular bar which serves as a hinge joint for initiating transformations. Platinum currently does not wield this weapon very often, despite carrying it with her at all times, as per the strict requirements of working for InterPol. She is very adept at drawing it quickly and fighting with it in general.

She carries a standard pistol as her main weapon.

Semblance
Platinum's semblance is called 'Blindfolds". By concentrating, she can obscure her opponent's vision with a heavy gray mist for only a short period of time, although she can use this ability in quick succession. This can only be used on one person at a time.

History
Platinum was born to an immigrant mother and father who had recently moved to a city in the Mistral region. They came from an agricultural village in the deep countryside, and immigrated to an urban background seeking a new opportunities and a better future for the family they planned to have. The two worked hard at low-end menial jobs, but through their effort, managed to accumulate a decent salary which they used to buy their own house on the outskirts of town. Platinum was born soon afterwards. One night when Platinum was just an infant, loud noises were heard outside. Her father went to investigate, and saw two rival gangs warring with each other, weapons drawn and all. The battle continued, and Platinum's parents decided to flee through the back door and return when the fighting had died down. They left and ran into the forest, being unfamiliar with the concepts of police assistance, and struggled through the dense underbrush and darkness. They found themselves lost in a Grimm-infested forest, and moved towards a bright light in the distance. As the light drew closer, her parents stumbled over a bar in the earth. They leaned down and squinted to see it in the dim light, then realized that it was a railroad track. They looked up to see the blinding glare of a train bearing down full-speed upon them. Platinum's parents were struck and killed by the train, but her mother, who had been carrying her, flung the infant to the side the moment before the train barreled through them. The cries of the child attracted the attention of a passing Huntress, who rescued and brought the child home to her husband, who was a high-ranked police officer.



The two decided to adopt the child as their own, having recently learned that they were unable to bear children of their own, and named her Platinum Roads. Platinum's new parents were wealthy members of the upper class, and encouraged her to take classes in a number of extrecurricular activities, two of which she showed immense potential in: playing the drums and swordfighting. The fact that she was adopted never seemed to bother the young Platinum. However, when she was four years old, her mother went out on a dangerous Grimm hunting mission, from which she never returned. As a result, her father had to bear the full burden of taking responsibility and training his daughter, a task to which he rose admirably. He pushed his daughter to excel at school and in her talents while also encouraging her to be more independent.

At the age of 9, Platinum met three other children her age in the band class, and formed a close bond with them. Their names were Fen Coluber, Rosso, and (Green). They even decided to name themselves C4T3R (Cater), which refers to the four in card decks. Platinum's father was called out to take part in the capture of a high-profile crime group in a distant region when she was ten years old, and her grandparents came to take care of her. Although this period of time was difficult for the young child, her friends helped her understand her father's choice. It was during this period that she began to grasp the concepts of duty, courage, trust, and sacrifice; traits that would heavily influence her when she decided not to apply for Beacon as a teenager. Her grandfather, although he could not replace the place in her heart she held for her father, was a good albeit stricter substitute. Her grandfather had served in the army during the Faunus War, and told her numerous stories of his war experiences, but also of

Trivia


 * The concept for Platinum came from some random ideas I had when imagining a heroic character who was also a sort of antithesis of a Huntress, which is the traditional "hero" figure in RWBY.
 * Although grey isn't really a favorite color of mine, I've always been fascinated with ghosts, which is why Platinum's color is grey. Also, I wanted a good name for my OC.
 * All the characters in C4T3R have a weapon named after a romantic sound that does not actually exist; in this case, there is no such thing as "the echo of a soul".