Gin Wingate

"So your hair's the most colorful thing about you i take it?"

- Kenji Bruin to Gin Wingate "I don't like it when people stare at me like that..."

- Gin Wingate

Appearance
Gin is tall and has a small frame as well as pale skin. He has chin length wavy dark red hair, which he dyed his original white hair. He carries the same blank expression with him wherever he goes.

Gin wears a simple grey collared shirt that he buttons to the top. On top of this he wears a sleeveless black sweater vest. He wears black dress pants and black combat boots that cover the ends of his pants. He carries Silent Wing on his back and has several pouches for ammunition.

Personality
To some people, Gin doesn't even have a personality. He usually keeps to himself and never shows his excitement for anything. In reality, Gin has had no practice in making emotional connections to life. Growing up, he was left by himself so he had no one to make an emotional connection with. This has lead to him to grow indifferent to most of his experiences. Although, since he left the comfort of his home he has begun reconnecting with the world with the help of his new friend Kenji Bruin. He is often calm and practical but begins to get nervous when making decisions or when he becomes the center of attention due to a lack of self-confidence.

Unfortunately, with a minimal basis on emotion, Gin immediately comes off as indifferent to everything. In reality he is still acclimating to his own emotions so he does not know correct emotional responses to complex stimuli, but he is known for being captivated by the small things in life such as the steam rising from cup of coffee. He is not simple by any means, he spent most of his time in a library as a child and is well spoken and intelligent.

With his emotional detachment he has developed a judicial nature. Seeing things objectively allows him to make the most practical decisions in times of stress. But this also leads him to making drastic decisions because he feels it is "right."

History
Gin was born into the wealthy Wingate family in the kingdom of Atlas. His father, Bartholomew Wingate, worked for Schnee Dust Company as an executive and his birth mother, Juliana Wingate, worked creating robot soldiers for the Atlesian army. His early childhood consisted of him being coddled by his mother, the only time she left his side was when she went to work. When Gin was three, a defective robot accidentally killed Juliana. Bartholomew took her death very hard and became distant from his son because he had the same snow white hair as Juliana.

Not long after Juliana’s death, a woman named Catherine Gulch came to him, claiming to have worked with Juliana. Soon after they met they married and Catherine became Gin's new step-mother. She was nice to him at first, but one day when Gin was eight, he overheard Catherine talking to someone about how she was the one who made the robot that killed Juliana defective in order to get close to Bartholomew. She noticed him and locked him in his room, telling him that he was never going to see his father to tell him what he overheard. Later that day she managed to convince Bartholomew to take a job in Mistral as a representative of Schnee Dust Company. Soon Gin was left alone in his house with Catherine, she never let him leave or speak to anyone for years.

Gin spent most of his time in the library in his house reading the journals of his grandfather, Bartholomew the I. His grandfather was a hunter of great skill and good reputation, his weapon Silent Wind even hung in the library. Being fairly weak, Gin marveled at the feats of his grandfather, and dreamt of the world that he was cut off from. To pass the time he would take Silent Wind and train with it in secret.

He did this for years until he was 18, when he found out that his father was coming back from Mistral. Fearing that Gin would tell Bartholomew about his wife, Catherine hired an assassin to kill Gin before he got back. Thankfully Gin had experience with handling Silent Wind and was able to fight off the assassin. But now his life was in danger, so he did the only thing he could and ran away with his grandfather’s weapon. In order to stay safe he died his hair dark red to keep people from recognizing him. With his new found freedom Gin decided to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and become a hunter to gain the skills to survive in the world that he was cut off from for most of his life. He made his way to Vale and entered the Beacon entrance exam and managed to pass and get accepted to Beacon.

His first day was incredibly overwhelming for him, he had never been surrounded by so many people in his life. He was on the verge of leaving when he accidentally ran into another student. After apologizing he found out the students name was Kenji Bruin. Kenji noticed that Gin was a bit of a lost soul offered to be his friend. Gin accepted and the two of them set off on their journeys at Beacon Academy.

Weapon and Abilities
Weapon: (SISK) - Sniper-In-Sheath Katana

Name: Silent Wind

Primary Mode: Long range

Ammunition: Dust rounds

Modeled After: Tachi, lever action rifle

Silent Wind originally belonged to Gin’s grandfather, Bartholomew I. It consists of a katana and its sheath. When the blade is in the sheath, it turns into a lever action sniper rifle. The handle opens up and a shoulder rest pops up, the lever action flips from the sheath to cover the handle and a scope opens up. Gin cannot use the sniper function when the blade is not in the sheath.

Gin does not have many other notable fighting skills but due to his lack of emotion he can often be merciless against enemies he feels deserve more punishment. His friend Kenji Bruin keeps him from going too far.

Semblance and Aura
Gin has not found his semblance yet, but he has unlocked is aura so he can focus it to protect himself and heal wounds at an increased rate.

Trivia

 * Gin is Japanese for silver
 * Miss Gulch was the name of the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz
 * A tachi is a form of katana who's length is between 70-80cm, while a katana ranged from 60-70cm
 * As per usual let me know if anything needs to be changed or expanded upon