Calum Aindrea

""If anyone’s going to test my stuff... it’s gonna be me!""

- Calum

Personality

 * Calum upon first meeting is rather reserved and quiet due to his lack of interactions with others. Despite his pride in his work, new people often scare him and he’ll stay quiet for most of the time unless needed to speak and even then he’ll start stuttering. It often takes time for him to warm up to new people, but once he does, he is a rather nice person.


 * Calum once warmed up to is notably a nice guy who is intrigued with learning about new technologies he crosses. He’s a talker at the end of the day and once he gets rolling it’s harder to stop him. If told to shut up at some points with those he warmed up to, he’ll shut and become a bit sad. In the short run, he does not take negativity well like most others and he may shut himself in.


 * A bit moody of a person Calum can be, but his pride doesn’t falter. When it comes to working on things, he will go at it without a second thought and may speak to himself, but he will get the job done even if confused at first. He’s not one to ignore instructions and use them as a basis to understand the product. He uses each moment to learn new things. Even more so, dangerous things do not bother him as he’s had to test prototypes of his jet-pack before Kuafu himself. He may come off as the geeky kid, but in reality he’s a risk taker with little people skills. Though pointing a gun in his way will stop his pride. He’s risky, but not stupid.

Attire

 * Head-wear is the first thing one will notice. At first glance, one will be greeted by a white hat visor with what appears to be a see-through blue plastic. Though when activated the white fabric opens to reveal gold spikes with the blue piece lowered over his eyes. The white trimming split open as gold colored metal holding it in place. The visor lights up as it shows all the statuses of Kuafu directly to him.


 * His torso usually consistent with white leather jacket with a light blue t-shirt beneath. The shirt bares a white wing resembling a dove’s wing. On his back is a sheathed version of Kuafu. In this state, Kuafu resembles a back-pack with armored shoulder guard that transforms into the arm blades. Notably the the sheath version is round and the head of it pokes out as a hoop. It sheaths the hoop before the head pushes up and connects to the visor via ports that are sheathed while not in use. The actual head of Kuafu resembles a bird.


 * His lower half consists of a light blue belt that holds up his white pants. The pants are rather tight and have gold trimming. His shoes are mainly light blue with gold trimming. Noted however, his pants have hooks that hook into his sneakers and kept them to his body. Unnoticed is the belt doing the same with his jacket on the the inside.

Physique

 * Calum isn’t entirely a just bones, but possesses a muscular body from helping in his father’s workshop from an early age. Having to use tools early on and heavy equipment, Calum has built up muscle. Early on, his access to tools didn’t leave him to only strengthen his mind. Though his late nights have left him with bags under his eyes and his messy eyes. Though he prefers shorter hair, if grown, it’ll always be a mess and left untreated. When left alone, he will often take naps or yawn rapidly.

Kuafu

 * A Dust-Powered Weaponized Jet-Pack (DPWJP) named Kuafu. Notably Kuafu at first glance resembles a bird-like machine with large wings and slits for lift off to be achieved. This glance does not do Kuafu justice sadly. With the combined knowledge of Calum father’s knowledge of airships and Calum’s expertise in computer programming, Kuafu is a droid linked via a a helmet worn by Calum to give him support. Crafted with Titanium alloy, Kuafu can withstand heavy damage. Noted through design, the large wings are able to detach and be used as bladed weapons. When worn, these wings attach to Kuafu’s main body and allow for flight. When unattached, Kuafu can take to flight with one machine gun attached to the belly that is withdrawn when attached to Calum. When detached, the wings are pushed up to reveal a machine gun for each arm. Though not entirely effective at long range, the arms hold a large quantity of bullets and with the two long blades for short range: Kuafu can take out enemies. The dust used in Kuafu however is a combination of gravity and kinetic dust that allow for lift and acceleration. Even more so, when on ground and attached, Kuafu’s lift via the arm blades can propel an enemy before Calum fairly far.Though still in prototype phases, Kuafu is quick and allows Calum to scout areas out with Kuafu. Calum can pilot Kuafu when detached through buttons located on the handle of the arm blades.

Dust

 * Though he doesn’t use dust for many other purposes then Kuafu, he is still limited to the quantity that powers Kuafu. Kuafu is often refilled between uses and battles, but at it’s full use and used at maximum, Kuafu can last for a long period without any notice. Given Calum’s weight doesn’t surpass one-hundred and seventy pounds, Kuafu can last fairly fine. If used without the large blades and Calum himself: this extends it’s time of use. The noted dust is kinetic and gravity dust that allows it to move about and allows it to move about without self harm.

Aura

 * Noted, Calum’s aura is a light blue hue. With no prior battle experience and not being trained in combat, Calum has no experience in aura.

Semblance

 * Calum’s semblance is ‘Particle’. A passive semblance, but Particle allows Calum to create ‘particles when using dust. Though to most, it merely looks like a joke, it has benefits. In combination with Kuafu, he can create a rather blinding light. Though it doesn’t seem to affect his stamina all too much, but it can only be activated via when dust is active. It’s color changes with which dust type he is using. If more then one, it’ll make a mixture color of the two.


 * He accessed it by accident one night during training with with Kuafu. When flying, he noticed how limited his view and not considering a light, he almost crashed. However, he had accessed his semblance by accident and in turn, he created his own light. Using it, he was able to navigate the forest he was flying through. Ever since, he has practiced using it while flying about.

Combat Style

 * As an engineer, Calum is one to plan out his strikes. With Kuafu giving him the ability to take flight and with Particles: he can move about with one having trouble to keep a lock on his actual body without the assistance of sunglasses or shades to limit the light. Giving him the ability to blind foes, he can move about and lower the accuracy of long-range attacks. Without Kuafu’s main body attached, he can take cover and scout areas with Kuafu. Able to distract nearby enemies with Kuafu in droid form, he can lead an enemy to himself and attack them with the arm blades and the droid from two directions with three guns. In short, Calum is one to plan his attacks before following through.

Strengths

 * Calum’s strengths lie in his flight and distracting targets. Though he lacks experience, his ability to blind foes while flight makes him a harder target and even make him a distraction to lure targets about. Calum being raised using technology makes him think before he leaps.Being able to detach Kuafu and use it to lure enemies in the opposite direction or pull them towards him to pin them down with gun fire. Able to see through Kuafu’s camera while detached allows Calum to guide the droid into a desired spot and activate it’s auto-fire at any time.

Weaknesses

 * Calum’s lack of experience and aura hinder him greatly. Not use to the battlefield, he can be startled easily and thrown off with rather ease. Combined with no aura, Calum has to be more cautious of attacking. If he uses Kuafu in two separate modes, he loses access to his dust and his ability to flight grounding him. If done correctly, if one is to get in close and keep close, Calum will not use Kuafu’s gun from above not risking being shot at himself. Due to a lack of interactions, Calum is often shy and reserved when spoken to which can weaken his ties among his teammates and allies he meets for the first time. Losing a lack of communication can make him rather useless until he builds a trust.

Bio

 * In Vale’s industry of vehicles, a a name is well known for his ability to produce airships at a faster rate and retaining the quality of the vehicles: Mr. Aindrea. Mr. Aindrea is an engineer who figured out a method to produce top quality airships, but tripling the numbers. Many laughed him off, until one company adopted it and it was proven within a year. A laughing stock now a rich fellow. Even more so that he helped design other vehicles in the same manner. Mr. Aindrea was a married man and a happy one at that. His first born son Calum was thought to take his father’s position, until his wife passed five years after their son’s birth.


 * Mrs. Aindrea had passed from a disease that she kept from both the world and her love. The disease was one from a toxin she had been exposed to early on in her life. His wife dead, Mr. Aindrea turned more time to his son who indeed follow his father early on, but Calum enjoyed electronics and computer programming much more. The father decided to aid Calum and feed him information through text books, videos, audio files and so on. All the while, he taught his son hands on about the various vehicles he helped produce. One Calum took to were the airships.


 * Calum often was found examining airships and wanted to develop transportation for one. As he made plans, his father found them quickly and was surprised by the designs. The boy was creating a jet-pack. Noted he was also looking into other matters and noticed the boy crossed some designs brought up by upcoming Hunters. Looking through them, he noticed one implementing a droid. Calum found his father snooping and thought he be made. Instead, his father helped him design the first of many prototypes.


 * It wasn’t known however that Mr. Aindrea did all his tests by himself and each prototype was tested by Calum while his father watched. It wasn’t until the age of fifteen that he finally got one that implemented all the elements. Kuafu was built and tested. Surprised, the man knew there was only one way to make it perfect and that was field testing. So, he decided to enroll his son behind his back. The boy was set to go to Beacon on the premise of a new customizable weapon that would allow Hunters individual transportation and go undetected. The premise worked and a month ahead of his departure, his father told the boy.


 * Calum was shocked. He never wanted to fight Grimm, but their motto was important. No one else was to test a Aindrea product, but an Aindrea. Kuafu had weapons implemented and was already design to to be used in combat. It was now time to test if it would be effective.

Trivia

 * Calum means ‘Dove’ & Aindrea means ‘Warrior’ in Scottish
 * His full name means ‘Dove Warrior’
 * The various prototypes are stored and their designs are kept in various places
 * Kuafu has a two way communication device implemented
 * This was designed to help teammates or guide them from above if needed
 * Calum jokes that fire was originally implemented in early airships
 * This joke is often thought to be a joke
 * He will prove it as he's studied the history behind them
 * One will see that he has scars all over his body
 * From various tests
 * None of which are proven to have been serious injures

Influences

 * His name Calum is a play on Caelum
 * Caelum is Latin for ‘Sky’
 * His name using Caelum is ‘Sky Warrior’
 * Icarus was the original basis for his design
 * Both their father's share an intellect
 * Pride runs in the two
 * Calum's crashing is a refernce to Icarus crashing into the sea
 * His coloration references icarus in paintings and media
 * White being common for his wings and clothing
 * Gold often being found with with angelic
 * Kid Icarus heavily influencing this
 * The Light Blue refernecing the clear blue sky
 * Kaufu’s name comes from the myth of Kau Fu in Chinese folklore
 * It also shares the name with the satellites named after said myth
 * His wing symbol references Jatayu
 * Notably the wing
 * His arm blades could also reference Jatayu having his wings cut off
 * Kuafu's design of a bird references two factors
 * Calum meaning 'Dove'
 * In the story of Etana, an Eagle plays a major role
 * Similar to Etana, he has a fear
 * Etana's being the fear of heights
 * Over came this after a trial
 * Calum's fear of meeting new people
 * Eventually beats this over time
 * His intellect refers to King Bladud
 * In his early life, he studied in Athens
 * This could be a play on Calum's early studies
 * Bladud met his fate while flying
 * Calum's semblance is a play on the sun
 * Many similar stories tell of each character dying from nearing the sun in their journey
 * Calum was influenced by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
 * Socially awkward
 * Engineering skills
 * The flight suit
 * This was an early influence for Kuafu before it was named
 * Falcon from the Marvel Universe
 * Inspired Kuafu via Captain America: Winter Soldier