Adrian Topper

"Hello! 'Tis a pleasure to meet you, my good sir! Would you fancy a cup of teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeea?"

- Adrian to Dansukaze before and as he is launched into the Emerald Forest

Adrian Topper is the leader of Team ALON (pronounced "Alone"). Second son of two wealthy parents, Adrian has spent most of his life thinking he could get away with anything. But upon witnessing the death of his brother by an Ursa, he has since changed his outlook on life.

Appearance
Adrian is roughly 5 feet 7 inches tall. He has a thin yet muscular figure. He also sports a small yet noticeable scar on his right cheek.

Standard/Combat Outfit
He wears a black and gray jacket over his black shirt and gray vest. His pants are black, as are his shoes. He wears black framed glasses, a gray choker collar around the base of his neck, a black and white beaded necklace, and a grey handkerchief tucked into his shirt collar. In a brown leather scabbard on his back he has a blade with no hilt, and he has two black and silver guns strapped to his waist. He also wears a silver pauldron on his right shoulder, upon which is his emblem.

Uniform
He wears the basic Beacon Academy uniform. He continues to wear his choker and his handkerchief throughout the school day.

He also owns a black top hat with a grey ribbon, though he only wears it on special occasions.

Personality
Adrian is very social, so much so that others tend to find him loud, obnoxious, and annoying. He uses this to mask his more serious and tactical side. He would much rather spend his time adventuring and slaying monsters than sitting in one of his professors lectures.

Chaos/Discord
Adrian wields two twin pistols named Chaos and Discord, which he keeps strapped to his waist at all times. The two pistols are compatible with all forms of dust, though he usually prefers to use fire dust. The two guns are able to fold and attach to each other to form the hilt of a sword, which can then be attached to the blade upon his back forming his sword, Absalom.

Absalom
Adrian's black sword, which he keeps strapped to his back at all times. In appearance, it resembles an ordinary sword. But when Adrian presses a button on the hilt the blade splits apart into a whip-blade.

Aura/Semblence
Adrian uses his aura not just to activate dust, but to protect himself from attacks that he cannot completely dodge.

His semblance, "Shadow Manipulation", allows him to do just that. He has the ability to physically manipulate shadows, both for offensive and defensive purposes, though he mainly uses it to create kunai to hurl at his opponents. He also uses it to create protective barriers that surround his entire team, protecting them from harm for up to two minutes, though this would drastically drain his energy. He is only able to manipulate shadows he can see.

Other
He is an expert at embedding dust into clothing, though he doesn't do so very often.

Backstory
Adrian Topper was born the second son of two wealthy parents. His father is an engineer and weapons designer for the Atlesian military, and his mother is an executive of the Schnee Dust Company. Both parents work and live in Atlas. Adrian lived in Vale with his older brother, Lucius Topper. Lucius made and sold dust-embedded clothing for a living, teaching his younger brother the tricks of the trade.

One day, the two brothers went outside the safety of Vale to sell their goods to nearby villages. On their way back, an Ursa attacked them. Adrian managed to escape with nothing but a scar on his face. Lucius was not so lucky.

A service was held for Lucius in Vale. Neither parent was able to attend.

After losing his brother, Adrian used his familys wealth to enroll in Signal academy, where he strived to become a Huntsman. He felt that it was his responsibility to avenge his brothers death by killing as many Grimm as possible.

Trivia

 * Adrian is a name that means "black" or "dark".
 * His last name, Topper, is the technical name for the infamous top hat, which he occasionally wears.
 * The top hat is also the signature hat of the Mad Hatter, who Adrian is partially based off of.
 * The names of his guns are both synonyms for anarachy. They are also the names of two television characters, "Chaos" from the Aladdin TV series and "Discord" from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
 * His sword Absalom is named after the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
 * His symbol is a cracked tea cup with a flame-like shadow rising from its brim.