Yale Drake

"I don't want to be perfect.  I only aim to be fearless and resilient and myself."

Yale Drake is an original character created by WeissSchnee. He is a member of Team PYRT and alludes to Sir Frances Drake.

Appearance
Yale is a tall young man with long dark blue hair that he usually wears tied up in a ponytail and blue eyes. He has an athletic build with some uscle and his skin is tanned from often being outside. Yale's regular combat gear is made up of a belted dark blue coat with many silver fastenings and two large pockets, a dark grey shirts, dark grey pants with triangular accents down the legs and black boots with grey fastenings. Yale's personal emblem is printed on the back of his coat.

Biography/ History
The eldest of twelve children; all boys, Yale was the first child born to two loving parents. His father was a hunstman who later became a teacher at Signal Academy and his mother was a pastery chef. His mother gave birth to triplets when Yale was five, and this sudden increase in the size of their family was what caused his father to change careers so he could be closer to his wife and children and provide them with a more stable income. Five years later, Yale's parents, wanting a daughter, decided to try for another child. However, things didn't go as planned and they ended up having octuplet boys.

Money soon became an issue, and Yale's mother started working from home while relatives from both sides of the family came to help with the new arrivals. At just twelve years old, Yale knew he wanted to get money to help his family, but since there weren't any 'legitimate' jobs for twelve year olds, Yale decided to do something a little less honest.

He began stealing things and then selling them cheaply to people in the less upstanding areas of the city. He soon began to amass a tidy sum of money which he buried in the garden, along with any merchandise he had yet to find a buyer for, in his parents garden. Things were going well for Yale until one day, when his mother was picking some fruit from their garden, she discovered his stash. Yale confessed to his parents, who were understandably furious, and explained that he was only doing it to try and help his family.

While his parents were angry, they understood their son's motivations. They had Yale write apology notes to all the stores he'd stolen from and leave them, along with a portion of the money he had amassed and any of their stolen items, anonymously at said stores.

Not wanting their son to slip back into bad habits and doing the wrong thing, Yale's parents sat him down and told him that they wanted him to dedicate himself to something that would teach him discipline and kep him busy. Yale agreed and said that he would become a Huntsman just like his father. For the next year, Yale worked hard, both at school and training with his father and the following year he started attending Signal Academy.

Not wanting to dissapoint his parents again or let them down, Yale continued to work and study hard and ended up graduating with good marks. He applied to Beacon Academy and was later accepted after performing well in the entrance exam. During the initiation, he met and became partners with Petra O'Malley and the two later became a part of Team PYRT.

Yale and his team were returning from a mission when the chaos in Vale began. They assisted in defending the safe zone and stayed in the city afterward to clear out Grimm.

Personality
Yale is a compassionate and caring person and is often the person his team mates come to for advice or for when they need someone to talk to. This stems from him being the eldest of his siblings, therefore defaultly becoming the one they always went to for help and advice.

He is not, however, the sort of person who will tell people what they want to hear if it isn't the truth. While his manner is certainly not as blunt or cold as Petra's, Yale doesn't believe in lying to someone to spare their feelings. He values honesty, and always looks for the best way to tell it to someone.

Yale is always willing to help someone in need, and this is a trait that often manifests itself on the battlefield.

In Combat
While focused on whatever enemy he is facing, Yale is always acutely aware of his team mates and how they're doing. If he seems them struggling, he will always look for an opening in the battle to either quickly finish off his opponent or escape the battle so he can go help them.

Yale is a very reserved fighter compared to the rest of his team. He prefers to deliver a few strong, precise strikes rather than a flurry of ineffective ones. In combat, Yale weilds a DEFC (Dual Edged Flame Chainsword) called Bonaventure. In it's default form, Bonaventure is a two sided sword, one side being a traditional sword edge with the other being the teeth of a chainsaw. Yale is able to activate the chainsaw portion of the blade by pressing a button on the hilt. Bonaventure is also capable of transforming into a smaller, handheld flamethrower that Yale can use against large groups of enemies.

Aura: 

Yale's Aura is a vibrant light blue colour.

Semblance:

Yale's Semblance is called 'Across the Bows'. Yale's Semblance augments both his strength and speed before he charges across the field, slamming into an opponent or opponents and causing serious damage. Depending on the mass of an enemy, they can sometimes be sent flying from the impact of the charge. The range and resulting damage of Yale's Semblance all depend on how much energy he has when activating it.

Yale cannot use his Semblance over and over in succession, because it drains his aura too rapidly. Because of this, Yale will only use it once every three minutes.

Trivia
- Yale's name fits the colour rule, as it is an allusion to the colour Yale Blue.

- Yale's weapon is named after a ship once commanded by Sir Frances Drake.

- The name of Yale's Semblance, 'Across the Bow', is a phrase meaning a warning shot, literal or metaphorical.