Tei Phylax

 ''"I may be large, I may be powerful, but I will always put others before myself when in danger." -Tei Phylax ''

Personality

 * Tei is often the calm and down to earth type who remains calm under most issues. He rarely shows signs of distress or being bothered for the most part. He’s also described to be like a dense wall when it comes to people’s moods that revolve around love or adoration. It also thought that Tei is uncaring as he rarely smiles, but he seems to have a soft spot for puppies as noted by his ability to name breeds of dogs and even more note their traits.


 * In any case it goes without saying that that Tei is very serious and often to be dull when out of battle, but in battle he becomes his team’s first line of defense and takes the role of engaging an enemy up close. In some cases, he may even take a bullet for his team as he seems to make himself the person to take the most damage in a fight as he seems to have high tolerance to pain.
 * Tei's noted to be a natural introvert when he relaxes and even more, he's the last person tos peak on his team naturally. Tei seems to remain quiet and stresses that he doesn't talk unless spoken to him, making him a bit of a shy person, though he does open up after some time when discussing some topics or things of interest. It also seems that Tei is a geek as well noted from his knowledge of weapons and legends as he point out that besides working, he didn't have much to do as child and not having any friends or siblings.
 * In regards to spending time with others off-duty and relaxing, he can often be seen trying to stay away from women who show a lot of skin. It may be related to a condition, but it seems his shy nature is more present around women revealing skin. It also seems that Tei is a bit of a sore loser when it comes to games like chess when playing against people who don't come off as those who are on the higher end of the intellectual level. It also seems that Tei loves listing to the music that has a beat to it and can often be danced to it in an older fashion

Attire
Being a massive man that he is, he seems to sport what appears to be hoodie with a broken zipper in the front. The hoodie is covered in stitch markings indicating it’s long use and the fact that his muscles place a strain on the clothing. The color of the hoodie is a darker orange, while his emblem sits upon the back of the hoodie. He also appears to sport baggy navy camo cargo pants that have knee-padding in the front with his emblem as does his elbows, both of which are a colored black and the emblem. He seems to wear military-grade boots with orange metal along the trimming and built in spikes on the sole of the boots giving him better gripping. He also encases his head in a motorcycle helmet with a black visor that hides his face which is has the design of a gladiator helmet sketched into it, though it is colored bronze and reddish orange. even more, he wears a black t-shirt and black fingerless gloves that reveal the little skin he displays.

Body Type
As it stands, Tei is a large man mainly built out of raw muscle and little of anything else. His sharp eyes and chiseled chin seem to imply his a brute type even more with his large muscles which often lead to him to breaking clothes that are below the double extra large shirts. Even more his large hands and feet also seem to match his massive size. Though his tan skin isn’t shown for the most part, he does have a couple large scars around his upper arms and calves. He bares no hair despite having hair legs and arms as he’s called ‘wood limbs’ mocking that the color and skin resembles tree bark.

Metallum Cancer
Tei’s signature weapon is ‘Metallum Cancer’ which usually described to be a Aspis, which bares his symbol. The Aspis is paired with a Scissor-type of weapon that resembles that of a round guillotine blade. The Scissor seems to be able to turn into a double-barreled shotgun completely encased in metal. Due to it’s short-range, Tei has to get in close usually take the shot first and slice or vice versa depending on the enemy type. The metal on his weapons are a dark bronze color with an eggshell shine.

The weapon can easily be converted into a large sheath that can be strabbed to his back and have either the gun form or the scissor form slide into it. The sheath retains it's bronze coloring, though the strapping seems to be similar to leather with would the same material used to hold up the Aspis form.
 * Arx - Aspis in shield mode
 * Armiger - Aspis in sheath mode
 * Forfex - Scissor Mode
 * Barritus - Shotgun mode

Combat Style
Tei is a straight forward type who will engage up close and personal not backing down from the fight. His usual method is to move in quickly and use his shield to give the impression that he will follow up with a strike with his weapon or ram them, but he may use the shield like sword swinging it before stabbing it into the ground as the opponent will try to flank him only to come to discover his trap. He will usually swing at them or shot them, then pull the shield up to strike them with it. In any case, his method has worked and often becomes a good distraction.
 * He can use the shield to block and as a close range weapon to either bash or cut opponents
 * Though it is not praticul, he can also throw his shield leaving him only with his Scissor or Shotgun, though this does allow him to increase his speed and agility.
 * His scissor can be used tto disarm an opponent, behead, slash, cut and stab
 * The scirror can also be used to wedge open soft spots in armor
 * The shotgun can easily disarm an opponent at close-range
 * Though the shotgun lacks in hitting as the shots spray out meaning it is more advised to aim at the torso or stomach, then the head unlike most guns
 * In the end case, he is disarmed, his pure strength can become his most viable weapon as he can use the strength that is three times his own weight and combined with his natural aura healing factor, he can become a dangerous opponent to humans and Grimms alike.

Signature Moves

 * Aspis Charge - This move is a straight forward tackle using the shield
 * Psylax Aspis - He will plant the shield and use the shield to block attacks, while using the shotguns to shot from around it mocking a wall sentry.
 * Upside-down Guillotine - He will usually push an enemy up with his shield and hold the scissor which will behead or injure the person
 * Aspis Guillotine - By knocking opponent down, he'll holdthem down with one knee and arm, then swing his shield down decapitating them
 * Banshee Killer - Opposite to Psylax Aspis, this move is an upcut to the chin with the shield before following up with blasts from the shotgun.
 * Wedge Breaker - Using the shield, he will swing into a line of the armor and use it to split the armor apart before pushing the scissor in and remove the shield, as the armor retracts, the scissor transforms and will unload into the soft spot.
 * Brute Breaker - This is a move without the assitance of his shield, he will use his scissor weapon and his brute strength to puncture an enemy to follow up with a shotgun blast, though, he will also use an arm to choke an enemy.
 * Titan Slayer - This is a move meant to be used without a single weapon. The move starts out with him spinning around placing his arm under the left arm and gripping the front of the neck, while placing his right foot behind the enemy. He we'll kneel with them pulling their spin directly into his knee as he forces the spine backwards. He will then push over and flip them on to their front side as he slowly gets u, but will grip their legs and pull them through his legs, before falling back cracking the spin even further. As he roll out let go, he will grab their legs once more as he will pull them up and begin to spin before tossing them up as they come down, he will catch them and finish up with a Piledriver. This move has been performed on Grimm, though if they are not done for, he will step on their throat and begin to stomp on their head, though this only works on Grimm's that have a humanoid figure such as Beowolves. This move will undoubtly break a human spin, legs and their skull due to the power that Tei pushes into this move.

Notable Training Methods

 * Has trained and memorize the usage of an array of weapons.
 * Has fought aquatic Grimm Under water strengthening his muscles.
 * Has fished for big game fish that takes hours to catch which has increased his stamina.
 * Has worked with scolding flames giving him a slight adjustment to high temperatures.
 * During his fights, he began to learn to use aura to heal small cuts and slight injuries
 * Has faced an array of dirty fighters and Grimm making him use to dirty tactics

Aura
Tei's aura is an orange tint bronze color that seems to become apperant when injuried. In ny case, Tei has never used outside of healing his wounds, though it may be used by accident unknowingly in hand-to-hand combat as Tei is most vunerable in this state. It also seems the aura may also give his eyes a tint to it as the eyes seem to gain a haze of a orange-tint copper. Nonetheless, it seems that he could have the ptential to influence his weapons and strength when using this aura
 * Tei's ancestor may be influence on Tei's aura as it seems that he and Tei were very much alike.
 * The design of his weapon also seems to have been made for an aura user  as the weapon originally had no long-rang capabilities and the weapon is usually close to him
 * Tei's training methods may also have influenced the amountm of aura he may have as he is noted to have a lot of aura the seems to heal him.
 * His aura may have awoken upon his growth spurt as his healing ability was never prevelent as a child

Strengths
Tei’s size and body structure gives him a natural advantage in close range combat, thus engaging in frontal assaults gives Tei an advantage over most. His high tolerance to pain seems to also benefit as this reflects in his stamina not being bothered by drawn out battles. His silent nature also makes him reserve his breath and able to hold his breath. Even more, due to his natural training in fishing and swimming, he is much more agile for his size then most. His most notable strength is his size as he has proven to be able to deal with Grimm bared handed, despite not having a single weapon and even using their own natural weapons against them. This  does come at a price as this is most risky method he can use and even more, it can cost him his life.

Weaknesses
Despite his size, he cannot make up for the lack of range combat being that his shotgun having some range, it lacks long range. He also lacks Dust training making him solely a tank-type character who can resist attacks from bladed or blunt attacks, but fire and ice will undoubtedly affect him. In any case, best strategy, keep him moving back and attacking him from range, while making use of fire or ice. The worst case would be him engaging a woman with a large amount of her skin revealed to him which can hindered his attacks as he seems to be a bit thrown off by the slight sign of a woman's bare flesh.

Back Story

 * On the coast of Vale, lies a small fishing port to have been home to one of the hunters who made a name in the war, though his name had been lost by the people, his successor would bring his name back to life. The boy was Tei Phylax, a runt, a nobody. The boy is the smallest of the children born during that year and even more, he is the child of a fisherman and a female blacksmith.


 * Growing up was no cake walk for Tei as he was always the smallest and most frail due to his small stature compared to the boys and the girls, so the boy began to train with weapons crafted by his mother. The boy from the age of five starting with daggers slowly rose to others weapons finding his way in the art of weapon forging began to impress even his own mother and father.


 * Though Tei didn’t only forge weapons, he also fished with his father who was known as a man of stature as he always caught big game, so the boy decided that if he were to get better, he need to learn through other methods as he was always counted out for his height. Over time, Tei’s father slowly gradually let him catch a big fish and by luck one day, they stayed out from dawn to evening, until a now premature teenager had caught himself the largest fish in the town’s history.


 * As the boy continued to train, the knowledge of crafting weapons and fishing big game soon influenced his growth as the age of thirteen was astonishing as he hit puberty very early on and his height skyrocketed as the boy became the biggest male in the village. As it would have it, his knowledge of weapons and having much more stamina than the others, he managed to disarm and defeat everyone, even those who had been teaching for years.


 * Upon defeating the teachers, his mother finally revealed the history of an odd weapon that was from the days of the war: this weapon was Tei’s grandfather’s weapon Metallum Cancer. Metallum Cancer was the weapon that was known for having one of the highest defenses in weapons alone, but Tei wasn’t settled. The newly aged teenage took it upon him and make it even better with the forging techniques of today. He embed it with transformation in the shield and even so fussing a shotgun into the design. Sure enough he completed the weapon and decided to go on out into the land taking on small competitions.


 * His parents didn’t join him, but as it come, Tei began to grow a name as he began to win small competitions, even more, no one even knew where he came from or how he was a good fighter. Tei wanting more of a challenge recalled the ocean being home to some tuff Grimm and like so, the boy’s home advantage was in water, so he began to dive and face Grimm in their natural homes. This lead to him managing to kill Grimm disarmed solely through his strength. His muscles and his lungs managed to strengthen and take on more to allow him to survive on low amounts of air.


 * Hearing of this, a hunter found Tei learning of his victories and even more about the rumors of how he managed to defeat Grimm bare handed, so he pit Tei against a lone Beowolf who had the advantage. The match would be tapped and the fight started as the Beowolf charged at him, to only get stopped in it’s tracks as the male gripped it’s arms and began to twist them as he closed in and headbutted the beast before kneeing it repeatedly. The lone beast groaned before Tei stomped it’s chest to ground and quickly grabbed it’s jaws tearing the head into two. The man impressed applied Tei to Beacon as the male was already of age and had gained a title among hunters, though the feat of pure strength would also help, though the man had never seen such a thing.


 * Tei not thinking much of his application continued on with his usual competitions, until a letter reached him informing of his acceptance. The shocked Tei was overwhelmed thinking that he impress his parents, his grandfather who had passed and even his fellow teens back home. Now Tei has a chance to make a name for himself and even revive the name of his family, the Phylax.

Quotes

 * Idle "I use to catch a fish that take hours on end. . ."
 * Looking at dog "Look at those legs, the mane, oh and. . . oh I'm talking out loud by accident about dogs again, aren't I?"
 * Looking at a weapon "Lets see. . . the overall design built with it's weapon types and mechanic. . . oh sorry, just a habit when I see new toys is all."
 * Being Acepted to Beacon "Hey I got accepted despite having little education! Success!"
 * Battle Phrase "Don't worry I got your back and so does my shield!"
 * Struggling "Wow a challenge, lets see how this can go. . . I have a lot patience."
 * Tired "Jeez. . . this is draining me. . . like that time with that huge swordfish. . . learned why they are called that too."
 * Defeated "Damn. . . I haven't lost since I was a kid!"
 * Seeing a woman's skin "Oh no. . . could you cover your skin Miss?"
 * Meeting people at first "Um. . . do you have a hobby?"
 * About his helmet "I like not getting my head sun burned. . ."
 * About his Aspis' weight "Does the fact that I'm the size of truck not say why I can lift my shield?"
 * Why he's early bird "I use to go fishing before the sun even rose, so I use to wake the rooster."
 * How he's actually tan "I use to only wear shorts. . . though I think with my size, I don't want to make people feel even smaller."
 * Insulted about his size "At least I can actually lift three times my weight without a sweat. . . oh sorry didn't know you couldn't lift twice your weight."

Trivia

 * His first name Tei comes from the Roman word ‘Teichos’ meaning Wall. His name Phylax is the Roman word for ‘Sentry’. Teichos Phlax would result in his name meaning ‘Wall Sentry’
 * Metallum Cancer could mean either ‘Metal Crab’ due to the Zodiac or ‘Metal Death’ due Cancer being a disease.
 * Arx means fortress in Roman and reflects the shield being Tei's mobile fortress.
 * Armiger means armed man in Roman and refers to the sheath being armed with Tei's weapon.
 * Forfex means battle-scyethe in Roman and reflects the Scissor resembling a guillotine which is often paired with death who often appears as a skeleton wielding a scythe.
 * Barritus means battle-cry and can refer to the loud sound made by a shotgun shot.
 * Being raised by a fisherman, he’s quite the fisherman and even more, he’s developed skill in stamina for fishing big game that can draw out for hours and he seems to be able to fight underwater for short periods using his bare hands.
 * Being raised by a fisherman, he’s quite the fisherman and even more, he’s developed skill in stamina for fishing big game that can draw out for hours and he seems to be able to fight underwater for short periods using his bare hands.
 * Tei is actually allergic to cat fur and certain trees.
 * Indicated by his love for the classics, it may be implied he’s into swing and jazz music.
 * It is also implied that he may own his own motorcycle by his helmet and the fact that he will mock the sound of a motorcycle when either bored or waiting.
 * When speaking Tei is known to speak quickly and often not use 'r' sounds when speaking. This becomes troublesome when he pronouces names starting with R or words relying on them. Other things to note is that he is able to roll his tongue which may draw out things.
 * Example: Ryan will becom either 'Bryan' to make up for not being able to say the r at first or 'Ian' with a silent 'r'
 * Example: Vodka may sound like 'Vvodka' giving it a silent w'
 * ​Tei is a light sleeper and always wakes up before the sun rises.
 * It seems that it was common  for his father to dump cold water early in his life before taking him to fish
 * He also became easily startled and adjusted to his father trying to sneak in to dump water on him.
 * He fits into some running gags
 * Losing to someone in chess who doesn't come off a bit on lower scale of knowledge.
 * A female teammate dressing in lesser clothing to get his reaction.
 * Having issues with clothing due to his size.

Influences

 * His clothing and body style are influenced by Guile of Street Fighter, Oleg  from Saints Row , Senji Kiyomasa of Deadman Wonderland , Skull of KHR and The Stig of Top Gear.
 * Tei's personality and role could be similar to Tank-like characters in multiple series who are often silent and rarely speak unless needed to.
 * Tei’s overall combat and weapon choice is influenced by both Spartan Soldiers  and Roman Gladiators  who were both treated extremely roughly and were fearsome warriors.
 * Metallum cancer’s shield may also reflect that Cancer  is the zodiac  connected to the moon.
 * Being raised as a fisherman’s son and becoming a giant which may reflect Portugal during the era which Rome  was conquering Europe  as Portugal  was often to be at a constant war with Rome, until the fall of Viriathus  and the Lusitanians  as Viriathus managed to repel Roman invasion, until he was betrayed.
 * Tei's CQC skills are a reflection of Cancer being a crab and as animals who fight in CQC.
 * His birthday is the start of Cancer's ruling in Tropical regions, while still being in Cancer's usual span of control.
 * Metallum Cancer's design was inspired from different sources.
 * The Aspis is often the most reconginizable weapon of the Spartan Troops
 * The scissor is a Gladiator weapon often not noted, but is considerably an odd weapon
 * The Scissor in design resembles a swinging Guillotine used by Villains of dirrent medias as a trap to kill intruders.
 * The Double-Barreled shotgun isn't often used for anything outside out of hunting or self-defense nowadays.
 * The Shotgun recieved it's infamous nickname 'Boomstick' from Ash Williams of Army of Darkness.
 * "This. . . is my boomstick!"
 * His childhood could reflect that of Hiccup  from How to Train Your Dragon
 * Most notable: being the weakest child and spending time working as a blacksmith in his teens
 * His personality to speak only when forced to resembles that of Soundwave  from Tramsformers Prime  & his battlestyle may have originated from Grimlock  of Transformers FoC for being a CQC even moreso his weapons resemble a Roman Soldier in his robot form.
 * His height and weight are somewhat similar to that of the Big Show of WWE
 * ​His height is a play on the 69 position and the fact that it resembles the symbol of Cancer
 * His move Titan Slayer was inspired by King I  of Tekken  and the Undertaker  of WWE

Theme Music

 * Entrance Song
 * Relax/Dance Music
 * Battle Entrance Theme
 * Battle Music Theme
 * Battle Preperation Theme
 * Training

Resources

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 * 4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_shotgun
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