Zack Noir

"There are two kinds of people: those who have the ability to fight, to stand on their own two feet, and can take on an army of Grimm... and then there are people who have little power, but stand together with others. Those kinds of people can take on the world."

- Zack Noir Zack Noir, also known by his moniker, "Blade Dancer," is the leader of Team ZERO, and one of the main characters of the story, "RWBY: Generation Zero."

Alongside his teammates and classmates in the Advanced Class, he and his team are assigned to missions that other teams cannot handle, as well as certain tasks, such as overseeing the Initiation by posing as other students.

His main theme is "News From The Front," by Bad Religion, while his Batte Theme is a cover of "One Reason," by Fade, and performed by Amanda Lee.

Appearance
Zack is a very young teen with messy, unkempt black hair, and dark blue eyes. Like all students at Beacon, he wears the black uniform with white gold trims, though as a member of the Advance Class, it bears dark red trims. However, he is typically found wearing his casual clothing, being a dark denim jacket with a sleeveless black shirt, along with a pair of dark jeans with black combat boots. He also wears a black belt that hangs lazily off to the side, along with a holster that intersects with it, creating an "x" shaped pattern.

Personality
Zack comes off as a no-nonsense, serious person, and is very mature. As the team leader of ZERO, he cares for the well-being of his comrades, though he has little experience dealing with women, and does not understand what people mean when they tell him he is lucky, being the leader of a group of girls. In his point of view, he sees it more as troublesome, though he maintains a courteous, partner relationship with them. He also has a much more softer side, such as when he defended Ruby from Weiss' accusations when they first met. In combat, he fluently analyzes the situation, plans accordingly, and takes into the account his comrades' strengths and weaknesses. As noted by Olivia, he has a bad habit of taking the burden onto himself.

Profile
Zack is an exceptional Huntsman, much like any student at Beacon. His talent is especially noted by Ozpin, having been orphaned at a young age before being adopted by a family of retired Huntsman. Much of his early life is unknown, other than he enrolled in Beacon two years ahead of his time, much like Ruby, though this was in part of Ozpin overseeing his training, being friends with his adopted parents. He also later came to befriend fellow Huntsmen Elaine Burgundy, Reid Sapphire, and Olivia Azure, all of whom would become trusted teammates in Team ZERO. Their skills would eventually lead to them becoming apart of the Advance Classes, special classes for students who were recognized for their exceptional talents.

In their second year, Team ZERO were assigned tasked with eliminating an abundance of Grimm in the Emerald Forest, which included ten Beowolves, two Death Stalkers, five Ursa Majors, and a Nevermore. As ordered, they eliminated the Grimm, though this mission led to the encounter of Cinder Fall and Neopolitan. The details of the encounter are mostly unknown, but according to the report that was later filed to Ozpin, Cinder had been confirmed to have the abilities of the Fall Maiden.

Powers and Abilities
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Trivia

 * Zack's appearance is based off of Noctis Lucis Caelum, the protagonist of the game, Final Fantasy XV.
 * Zack's last name, Noir, means "black" in French.