Mason Ignis

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- Mason Ignis to Ember and Fred

Mason Ignis is the father of Ember Ignis and is the adoptive father of Frederic and Isaac Scorch. He is the leader of the Ignis Private Investigator Corporation (Ignis PI) located in Mistral with his wife Evie, both were former members of Team AMER.

Early Years
Little is known about Mason's past aside from he faced discrimination when he was younger which prompted him to train and use his rage for good and thus began training as a huntsman. He attended Sanctum Academy and later began his career at Haven Academy.

Haven Academy
During his time at Haven Academy, Mason was placed on Team AMER with Abraham Scorch, Evie Ember and Rouge Carmen. Abraham was the proclaimed leader of the team and took the mantle with gusto. Eventually the team participated in the Vytal Festival Tournament in their first year at Haven. During the tournament and the build up of the event, Abraham and his team met Team STRQ of Beacon. The eight formed a solid friendship with Qrow normally being the one to challenge AMER to a fight.

During their first Vytal Festival Tournament, the team lost in the doubles round to Taiyang Xiao Long and Qrow's sister Raven Branwen. However, the eight remained on good terms with one another. During his second and third years at Haven, he had multiple relationships, but it mostly consisted of his on again and off again relationship with his partner Evie.

When the Vytal Festival Tournament occurred again, AMER was able to pull in another victory and entered the doubles round with Mason and Abraham representing the team. Together, he and Abraham made their way into the doubles round and soon the finals. Abraham was chosen to represent the team and soon, made it to the final match against Summer Rose.

Abraham was able to beat Summer and win the entire tournament for Mistral.

Mission to Higanbana Gorge
For their final mission during their time at Haven Academy, AMER was sent to Higanbana Gorge to investigate seismic tremors and missing scientist in the area. The team acted as if it was a stealth mission and proceeded to move through the gorge quietly and swiftly. They eventually cam across guards working for the White Fang. The team moved through the jungle and did not engage any guards as it was unnecessary. The four came across a small cliff and rested for a short period of time and exchanged some words of how Abraham would never trust Mason with his kids.

After their break the four proceeded into the valley and came across an old temple guarded by White Fang soldiers. The team then infiltrated the temple and slightly eliminated guards. The four then proceeded into an offshoot of a pathway which lead them into the core of the temple. There, they saw numerous White Fang soldiers lead by Iron Runderen. Abraham ordered stealth and to only take out foes when necessary. Mason leapt onto a small walkway and climbed underneath it to get a jump on the Fang.

When Abraham gave the order to attack, Mason emerged and began to attack the White Fang members while Abraham and Rouge dealt with their leader. Mason soon met up with Evie and the two cleared out the remainder of the Fang. Thus they went in search for the missing scientist and soon found them locked away and heavily guarded by White Fang lieutenants. Mason would lead a distraction while Evie would free the prisoners. The distraction worked all to well as Mason was injured in the fight but was able to walk it off and escort the scientist to freedom. After Runderen was knocked out, Abraham got Rouge to her feet and they left with the missing scientist who explained the White Fang's plans. The Fang was attempting to use the tremors to destroy local villages and later move on to the main city of Mistral.

Local authorities arrested the White Fang and the team was congratulated for their efforts. However, Abraham noticed something wrong with Rouge and asked what is was. Rouge told him she was pregnant with their first child. Though shocked, Abraham was overwhelmed with joy and returned to Haven together. Prior to their returned, Abraham then decided to propose to Rouge, which made her overwhelmed with joy.

Life as a Huntsman
Prior to them graduating, Mason and AMER were introduced to Ozpin's Group and were formally integrated into the group with Team STRQ. Though Abraham had the job of protecting Summer Rose, Mason and Evie were tasked with protecting the seasonal maidens and Mistral in case it was to be attacked.

Following their graduation, the team agreed to stay close together and moved to the town of Gōrudo, just a day's hike from Higanbana Gorge. While they were living there, Mason opened a Private Investigation corporation and began taking on jobs all around the kingdom and the town. Evie eventually joined him in running the department and the two again entered a formal relationship with one another.

Sometime during his late twenties, Mason and the rest of AMER were hired by March Fumi to assist in the defense of his city from Shadow Ombre. Abraham and Mason joined March at the beach while March's wife, Rouge and Evie protected the inner city. When Ombre attacked, his fleet and soldiers death with Fumi's troops while the three attacked Shadow. The first to get knocked out was Mason and then March. Abraham and Shadow dueled one another, with Abraham being pushed back into a corner and soon knocked out. After Abraham came through, he and the rest of AMER were thanked and returned to Mistral.

After the mission, Mason finally proposed to Evie and they finally got married. About a month into their marriage, Evie entered pregnancy like Rouge did again a month prior. Evie then gave birth to a baby Fox Faunus whom Mason would name Ember, in honor of her family line. Together, Ember and Rouge's second son, Frederic became best friends and brothers. One day however, when Ember was six years old, a fire came across his town. Unlike the Scorch house which was perfectly fine, the Ignis house caught fire. Ember and his parents were about to run out until his parents were pinned underneath a beam.

Despite his father's protest, Ember would not leave the house until aid arrived. Aid did indeed arrived in the form of Abraham and Rouge Scorch, Fred's parents and Fred himself arrived. Fred and Ember witnessed Abraham and Rouge saving Ember's parents with assistance from Fred who used his semblance for the first time. After Ember's parents escaped, Ember refused to leave his friend. However, fire engulfed Fred's parents and Mason and Evie saved Ember and Fred.

After that day, Mason and Evie adopted Isaac and Fred as their own and continued to rise them. However, Fred was forever scared by the event, but continued to learn and began training with Ember by their father Mason. Mason did all he could to train Fred and Ember in his ways of combat and he was normally called Boot-Camp Dad by Ember because of it. However, his training was not brutal, and he loved seeing his sons push even further than instructed. Later is Fred's life, his middle son faced bulling and abuse from a fellow classmate named Solomon Noir. One day, he received a call from one of Ember and Fred's friends, Olive Pine who explained the situation to him.

Mason then contacted Solomon's parents who stated they will do something. However, the bullying continued to the point where Fred even refused to call Mason his father. The following day though, Fred apologized to Mason who simply embraced him. Still, due to Fred's bullying he refused to attended Sanctum Academy and suggested Signal in Vale. Though they were skeptical at first, Ember reassured his parents that he would join Fred. When the time came to move to Vale, Mason and Evie could not accompany them to Vale and thus the two lived in a hotel on Patch for four years were Fred's bullying continued.

Months later, Mason and Evie contacted Fred and Ember prior to the finals of the Vytal Festival Tournament to wish their son good-luck and to state how proud they were of them both.

Psych-Interviews
"No, I was the twelve year old getting picked on."

- Mason to Abraham about his childhood.

Personality
Mason is described as blunt, cynical, crass playboy, but he also supports a strong serious and nonchalant expression. Mason is usually described as a man who wants freedom and equality for all Faunus or human and as such his is main motivation for becoming a huntsman. Like Abraham, Mason cares a great deal about his family and vows to protect them through thick and thin and never loss them at all.

He openly expresses a cocky nature in his youth and normally was viewed as a flirtatious playboy, usually seen flirting with female students of Haven. However, he never let it go to his head as he did indeed continue to focus on missions and classwork. Though Mason was never the brightest student and thus would ask for assistance from his teammates who sometimes would berate him for it. However, Mason would just blow it off not caring. Despite this, Mason is a very charismatic man and showed great care for his entire team, primary Evie. He is one to look out for his team and thus can be stated as bit protective. However, Mason cares little for the claim and agrees with it as he wants to be called protective as it makes him look better and improves his image.

In his later, years, Mason drops the playboy attitude and becomes much more serious and harden from the horrors that is Remnant and the real world. Because of this and how ineffective he believes the law-enforcement system is, Mason opened up a Private Investigations Department with Evie and together than solved several cases together. Because of this, Mason developed a strong respect for those in law enforcement as well as the people willing to accept Faunus.

Mason can act a bit childish and enjoys spending time with his sons, doing things that the brothers do as well, normally playing video games as well as read them stories when they were younger. Mason is also willing to use some fear tactics in order to get what he wants from foes and or just for some playful fun with his children.

However, behind his childish antics and true parent persona lies a veteran huntsman and normally expresses dislike of the Vytal Festival Tournament due to it truly resembling the real world all to well. As a result, his has made Mason a bit gruff over the years, but can still hold onto the simpler things in life such as family and defending his town.

Older Appearance
Mason is a tall Faunus man with a tanned complexion, dark brown hair and gray eyes, similar to his son. Since he is a Faunus, he also has a wolf's tail at the back of his waist. He also has a small beard going all around his chin and up to his nose. Mason also has two large sideburns reaching from his hair to the bottom of his ears.

Mason wears a single orange jacket with ammo pouches on the chest and padding along his back. Mason also has a complete exposed chest, to which he has his emblem tattooed onto his left breast. He wears a light brown belt with ammo pouches with golden lids as well as a golden buckle. He wears a pair of light brown gloves that stretch up to the end of his hands. He wears a pair of brown pants with some ankle padding and a pair of dress shoes at his feet.

Younger Appearance
Mason's outfit hasn't rule changed since Haven Academy. However, when he was younger, Mason didn't have as board shoulder as he currently does as well as much bushier tall in his later years. Mason also didn't have a bead or sideburns, however, he did have a mallet that reached the back of his neck. Mason also didn't wear any armor in his youth and wore boots instead of dress shoes.

Weapon
Mason's weapon of choice is a baton called Yuki which can also use different forms of dust in combat. Though not a true sword, Mason still uses it as such, thus giving Mason swordsmanship skills and abilities. Yuki can also use different forms of dust, primary burn and ice dust, that when smashed onto the ground can change the terrain. When he uses burn dust, a explosion can be set off. When its ice, a column of ice is formed. He can also do this to any surface, water, stone even other weapons and armor.

Fighting Style
Mason is adept in swordplay and thus can easily parry movements and can outmaneuver opponents with great skill. However, Mason is also a master at Leopard Style of Kung Fu. The traditional Leopard Style relies on the enormous upper body strength—the fighter crouches, remaining low to the ground. Mason used brute strength, speed and agility, all ruled by a cunning mind—a master of all styles, he could pinpoint and exploit weakness while facing many opponents.

Semblance
Mason's semblance is that of indestructible skin. This results in him easily taking hits such as explosions, burning, rock smashes, etc, from opponents and brushing them off like it is nothing. This allows Mason to charge down foes and can easily beat them into pulps. However, his semblance does come with a limit and so can the hits he can take. Despite his indestructible skin, Mason will feel the pain of the hits once the semblance wears off, though this is only minor damage. Mason can only keep up his semblance for a short period of time, resulting in a more situational use rather than whenever he feels like it.

Affiliations
Main Article: Mason Ignis/Affiliations

Trivia

 * Mason is based on Ookami from the anime move Wolf Children.
 * Both are wolf based father figures with a strong compassionate side.
 * Both were originally mysterious in nature at first, but later began staying with the ones they loved most, Ookami it was Hana and Mason is was Evie.
 * The name of Mason's weapon, Yuki, is the name of Ookami's eldest daughter.
 * The name Mason means "to forge with stone". Stone obvious getting a gray color feel and forge with red or lava like colors.
 * Ignis is Latin for fire.
 * Mason was the one who gave his son Ember his name in honor of his wife's lineage.
 * Mason has wore the same orange jacket for more than thirty years.
 * Like wolves in real life, Mason loves meat. His favorite type of meat is cow and lamb.