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Appearance-Physical
Gian is definitely conscious about his height. As he is short for his age, Gian has a great desire to make himself look more threatening than he actually is. He has a finely shaved head of pale blonde hair, which was once thick locks in his childhood. He carries a very bright, imp-like grin, which fits his short stature perfectly. He is thin, but athletic in build. He has a face that girls would most likely consider cute, which he very much despises as he believes being cute insinuates that he is small. He has a pair of beady bright orange eyes, which constantly create an impression of enthusiasm and determination.

Attire
By far the character who tries to make himself look formidable, Gian does his best to play the part of the strong soldier. He wears a pair of mud brown and green camouflage combats, which are covered with many pockets. He wears a pair of powerful black military boots, which are constantly left cut and muddy due to Gian’s desire to look much more formidable. He also wears a pale green vest t-shirt, which unfortunately is not befitting of his small size. Over the shirt he wears a dark green military jacket, which has holes and tears in its seams. Yet once again, in Gian’s futile attempt to make himself seem more formidable, he just seems like he can’t sow or has a very bad mouse infestation. Over the jacket is a dark brown leather sheath, which he uses to attach his folded weapon onto his back. He often carries a dark brown leather shoulder bag, which he carries nuts, bolts and tools, which he fiddles with from time to time.

Personality
Gian likes to attempt to create an aura of danger and toughness about himself, however it isn’t hard to shatter this impression with a simple conversation. Gian really is actually a kind and witty kid, who enjoys to tinker and tamper with machinery and technology. Although trying to pretend that he is a brute, Gian is actually a clever and plucky person who just wants to be recognised as a brave and brilliant fighter. However, Gian is far from being the best fighter in his home of Vale, let alone in Beacon. Despite this, Gian is persistent and has never once quit a fight on his own accord. Therefore behind this poorly created mirage of a brute, he is in fact a caring soul. He suffered badly from bullying at home and at Signal Academy, which is why he desperately fought to create the image of the unstoppable brute. His greatest interest is technology and weaponry, which he would love to hide, but it is quite impossible. Gian has not had friends in the past. He truly is a man desperate for a new start.

In battle, Gian is an up close and personal fighter. With his weapon being a pole arm, he prefers to keep his enemies at a distance, but still close enough that he can keep them checked with the vicious point of his weapon. Gian is not the most dependable fighter for his skill and he is not the best tactically, but he is determined to achieve victory and will follow the orders of someone he trusts. He hasn’t been able to prove his loyalty yet.

Weapon and Abilities
Weapon: Bombard:- Gian’s bombard is his own personally crafted poleaxe, crossed with a powerful Anti-Tank Rifle. The pole is of a futuristic design with overlapping plates of three shades of bronze. The lowest layer was a very dark bronze, the second partial layer was a lighter bronze and the final decorative layer was the brightest and most polished, resembling a dark gold. The last layer is also the extendable parts of handle, trigger, extendable clamp stand and partial shoulder butt. These parts are essential as the rifle is so powerful it can only be fired effectively if Gian is laying down, making it a powerful asset, but a hindrance on the basis of speed. Gian is also a poor aim, but the weapon is great when used on large, cumbersome targets. At the top of the Poleaxe is the two axe heads and the muzzle of the rifle. There are two axe heads, one large bearded axe head and one shorter, but heavier axe head. The whole pole is a large barrel, which makes the rifles range longer and bullet strength more powerful. Overall, Gian prefers the use of the close combat side of Bombard preferred to the Anti-Tank Rifle, as his skill as a marksman is third-rate, but his skill with a Pole Axe is second-rate.

Abilities: Bronze Heart- This semblance allows Gian to make his body mass much denser and his skin tougher than bronze. During this, Gian’s body will glow a faint dark bronze and he will become harder to knock down or take out. However, the major drawback from this is a muscle-lock, which makes it harder for Gian to move after using the semblance. Prolonged use can cause an entire muscle-lock, which we cannot be sure can be undone.

Back Story
Gian was born the ninth son of an old war hero. His father had carried the crest of the spearhead in battle and had every desire to pass it down to his sons. This had been successful with every single son, except his youngest, Gian. Right from an early age, Gian showed enthusiasm to fight, but was much more physically weak than his brothers. You see, Gian was born prematurely and for the most part of the first 10 years of his life he was a sickly and scrawny child. Since his father was proud of his sons, he kept Gian out of sight and reused to train the boy. Therefore, Gian looked for other ways to learn about being a war hero like the father he was so vastly proud of. He did much reading on weapons, history, Grimm, dust, anything he could get his hands on. He would then start to dismantle and reassemble bits of technology around his home, earning himself the mind of a true engineer. However, his one true desire was to make his father proud.

Upon entering Signal Academy, Gian was far behind his other peers. Most of the boys were strong and physically fit. Gian was far from that, as for the most part of his childhood, he had been kept indoors as a sickly child. This made him an easy target for bullies. He was folded into lockers, had books slapped out of his hands, called names, humiliated in front of his whole class and forced to work for his bullies. Gian spent most of his time in the infirmary or in his room, engineering his weapon, Bombard. The saddest part of his time at Signal was the fact that the bullying was mostly done by his two elder brothers and their cronies. His brothers, Gile and Barak, made his life hell and believed that this was what his father would have wanted. They thought they were toughening Gian up. The teachers at Signal were not much better. They berated Gian for getting behind in his work and for failing to compete effectively in duels. This caused Gian to physically push himself until he made himself sick. He would work from 4:00 in the morning until 8:30, probably be sick in the bathroom, head to lessons and get battered by his brothers and their friends, head back to his room, work on Bombard, before finally ending the day with several more hours training, making himself sick again and then retiring too rest.

This endless process that Gian put himself through did work eventually, but at a great cost. Gian’s solitary existence meant that despite his loyal and caring personality, Gian made no friends at Signal. He passed the tests too fight his way into Beacon, but he knew that the bullying could not continue at Beacon, he couldn’t take anymore. So Gian worked on perfecting his close combat technique, he shaved away his thick golden locks, preferring to adopt the military style buzz cut and dressed militarily. He fully intended to create an image of toughness, so that he could avoid bullying in the future. The image was a farce of course, but Gian still believed it would work. Upon leaving Signal, Gian met his father at the gates. His father revealed that he told Gian’s brothers too make his life hell, so that he would grow tougher. Gian, feeling the image of the old war hero fading in his eyes, ran away, tears in his eyes, setting off for Beacon.