Nolan Runderen

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- Nolan's catchphrase

Nolan Runderen was an antagonist in the series Team FLME. His weapon of choice is a shotgun called Malachor. He was a lieutenant under Roz Quarzo in the White Fang and later her enforcer within her faction which answer to Onyx. He was the partner to Lavender Kristal and normally acted as her superior while on missions.

Early Years
Little is known about Nolan's early years other than he was trained by his father, Iron Runderen. When he learned his father was arrested for doing his job, Nolan became enraged and joined the White Fang and wished to take vengeance on the world for what they did to his father.

White Fang and Roz's Faction
Nolan joined the White Fang and pushed for a potential radicalization of the White Fang. However, he was constantly unable to do so. Though later on in his life, he would come under the command of Adam Taurus and Roz Quarzo and soon, the radicalization began. Nolan was proven to be loyal to the White Fang and to those he called his superiors. Roz then recruited Nolan into her faction as an enforcer and a way to conduct missions throughout the kingdom. Nolan accepted and was partnered with Lavender Kristal and began his assignments.

Missions in Vale
During the end of the latest semester at Beacon Academy, Nolan was sent to Patch to begin a Dust robbery and break Shadow Ombre out of prison. He broke the general out with ease and went to the docks to rob a Schnee Dust Company freighter. Nolan and Shadow oversaw the robbery and believed everything would go over smoothly until a huntsman and huntress in training arrived and attacked the White Fang soldiers and Ombre. While the huntress attacked Ombre, Nolan engaged the huntsman. However, two more huntsmen came and began to overwhelm the White Fang.

Nolan then began to duel the second huntsman, Frederic Scorch, whom he recognized the name as the son of the man who arrested his father. As Fred and Nolan dueled, Nolan revealed that he knew of the Scorch Family name and desired to kill him. However, the White Fang were pushed back by the rest of the team and Nolan escaped, but Ombre was arrested again.

When Nolan returned to Roz's headquarters he explained that Shadow was captured again by Team FLMEcontaining Frederic Scorch. Roz reassured Nolan that he didn't need to worry about FLME and viewed them as nothing more than a round bump. She then had Nolan and Lavender to continue their operations in Vale while Roz would move around the kingdom with Adam in preparation for what was to come.

Team FLME's Investigation
One night, Roz caught wind of a person in Vale who knew of her plot and decided to tie up a lose end. She sent Nolan into the city to capture or kill her to keep her quiet. When Nolan entered the club he saw and engaged Fred yet again. While Violet Eclairage would take on the White Fang goons, Fred would rematch Nolan and knocked him out and kidnapped Skyler. Violet stopped Nolan before he could escape and the two also had a duel. Fred later joined and together, the two students pushed the White Fang out and sent them on the run, Fred giving chance with Crimson Dynamo.

Nolan would lead the eight huntsmen-in-training to his White Fang camp with Lavender Kristal and would fight them there. Nolan would be engaged by Fred and the two huntsmen from the docks, Ember Ignis and May Fumi. Eventually, he and Lavender would escape, leaving the White Fang Camp abandoned and those under his command lost.

Boarder Activities
Sometime later, Nolan, Lavender and Roz caught wind of Team FLME's presence. Roz then had the bomb be prepped and armed, ready to destroy half the city and let Grimm into Vale. Nolan and Lavender soon took action when they learned that FLME was making their way to the bomb site. Nolan soon encounters Team FLME minus their leader and opens fire upon them. However, the girls slip by leaving he and Ember to fight.

Ember and Nolan clash once again with Nolan telling Ember that they aren't that different from one another. Nolan then mentions Roz Quarzo earning a surprised look from Ember, but making him more enraged. Ember then kicks Nolan through some glass in hopes of knocking him out and moves to assist the girls.

Nolan then comes to join Lavender in killing Fred but is stopped by a masked figure who saves Fred's life and chases Nolan and Lavender away from him. After the figure leaves, Fred gets up and dashes towards the location of the bomb and his team.

Breakout of Shadow Ombre
During the Vytal Festival Tournament, Lavender and Nolan returned to Patch Maximum Security Compound to break Shadow out per Roz's orders. Nolan planted explosives around the main walls of the prison yard and blew a whole in the wall. Lavender then used a grabbing hook to enter through the wall. While Nolan dealt with the guards, Lavender freed Shadow.

Nolan the joined the two and the three moved through the prion block to their LZ but were stopped by Isaac Scorch, Elsa Inverno and Bazaar Hiltzaile. While Isaac dealt with Shadow, and Elsa, Lavender, Bazaar took on Nolan. Nolan and Bazaar dueled one another, but Nolan soon got the upper hand by grabbing Bazaar's leg and throwing him around like a rag doll. Bazaar was quick to recover from this and proceeded to kick Nolan in the back of the head, jump over him and attacked Lavender. However, Nolan used his immense strength to tackle Bazaar and repeatedly punch him into the ground.

Nolan then walked to where Shadow and Lavender were and saw an injured Isaac Scorch. Isaac was then pulled back by Nolan and slammed into the ground. Shadow then kicked Isaac away back into another wall with Lavender then kicking him in the face. Nolan then punched Isaac a few times with Shadow then backhanding Isaac knocking him out.

Battle of Beacon
Roz arrives at Beacon just after Adam and she orders the attack to bring the innocents of Beacon to her knees or to their graves. She then eagerly jumps out of her Bullhead with Nolan and the two began their attack on Beacon. Nolan saw Ember, May and another evacuating civilians and realized tonight was the night one would die and attacked the three.

Ember, May and Eadwulf began to evacuate the dorms but were stopped by Nolan Runderen. The three attacked Nolan but stood little chance against him as he easily overpowered them with his sheer strength. May was soon pinned to th ground with glasses on her abdomen. Nolan then crushed her glasses, with some glass breaching her skin and stomach, making her cry in pain. Ember then again used his semblance to save her and push Nolan back, but again stood little chance. Before Ember was killed by Nolan, he was taken by a Nevermore and eaten in two.

Psych-Interviews
"Don't you see it, young one. You and I are not different. We fight for the betterment of the Faunus, so why do we fight one another."

- Nolan to Ember

Personality
Nolan's personality is a solid mix between a cunning, formal gentleman and a ruthless, back breaking enforcer meant only for murder and death. He was a ruthless monster when it comes to combat, choosing to utterly destroy his foes if he chooses to do so. He was one to toy and have a conversation with his opponents and somewhat toys with his foes.

He was described as believing he was completely justified in his actions against humanity and a way to build a better tomorrow by any means necessary. He stands as a somewhat gentleman and loyal to his cause and those above him. He also stands to support his men and refuses to see them in harms way by a human or another than either himself or a higher White Fang leader. He does also see past the "lies" of Faunus huntsmen and huntresses as believing them to be no different to the White Fang, using force to bring down those they do not agree with. Though this tragically different for both parties.

Nolan is one to try to convince fellow Faunus, mainly Ember Ignis to join him within the White Fang so they could never be subjugated against ever again. He is a strong believer of Faunus rights and will cut down any in his path if they do not join him in his cause. As such, he shows sympathy for some Faunus, mainly Ember and May and does view them as admirable.

However, when he wants to, Nolan's ruthless and monster like nature can emerge as seen during the Battle of Beacon where he cuts several Atlas soldiers in half. He is revealed to be an embittered, sadistic and vengeful man, willing to cut down anyone or anything stopping him from dispensing his twisted idea of justice upon humanity and the world. He is seen taking pleasure in beating down on May, Eadwulf and Ember and truly enjoys fighting Fred whenever possible.

Nolan is naturally merciless towards his foes as he break's May's glasses over her abdomen, breaking into it and crippling her. He also whips around both Fred and Eadwulf, slamming them into the ground and into walls, showing little care about their possible physical conditions. He also beats down on an injured Isaac Scorch, furthering injuring him.

Physical Appearance
Nolan Runderen is a tall man with a tanned complexion, short black hair and menacing red eyes. He also has black colored tattoos over his lower face and white tattoos over his arms and chest regions. Like all Faunus, Nolan has an animal treat, those being two large ox horns on his head.

He wears a white colored, short sleeved long coat with black shoulder armor. He also wears a configuration of breast armor, which reaches from his breast to his neck and around it, to his back. The armor also supports his skull emblem. He wears black colored wrist armor with black straps along his underarm.

Nolan wears a black belt with ammo pouches along his waist. He wears a pair of black dress pants with black colored leg armor along his upper leg. His pants also lead down to his black military like combat boots with white lacing and trimming.

Weapon
Nolan's weapon of choice is a shotgun called Malachor that can also become a sword or a kusarigama. Nolan shows great marksmanship with the weapon, easily able to shoot and destroy walls, platforms and other pieces of terrain around him with the blast and can also destroy steel if necessary. Malachor's sword form allows Nolan expert swordsmanship and can also cut through several pieces of metal at once and Grimm as well.

In its kusarigama form, Nolan uses it mainly like a whip, puling objects to him and or using it like a grabbing hook for transportation.

Fighting Style
Nolan's fighting style appears to be just to act as a full on brutal attack with little ideals for strategy or cunning while in a duel. Nolan mainly uses his shotgun for distance combat and his sword a majority of the time. Nolan is also one to use his hands and fist in combat, punching and breaking several items in his path to get to an opponent. He also uses his horns and acts like a raging bull. He uses his kusarigama to pull opponents to him and whip them around the battlefield like rag dolls. Nolan also uses his semblance to obliterate everything before him.

Semblance
Nolan's semblance is super-human strength. This allows him to stomp into the ground to create shockwave, lift objects that equal about two tons, and is able to shrug off hits from titanium-alloide boots directly in his face without any real harm. Nolan could have even shrug off hits from Ember Ignis' semblance which was able to beat Shadow Ombre into a pulp. Nolan's semblance does have a limit, however, it has never been seen to have one and never will due to his current status of death.

Affiliations
Main Article: Nolan Runderen/Affiliations 

Trivia

 * Nolan Runderen is based on Darth Vader from the Star Wars series.
 * Brutal enforcers of their faction and follows orders without question.
 * Immense physical and mental strength.
 * When Nolan attempts to convince Ember to join him in the White Fang, it is a reference to when Vader attempts to do the same with Luke.
 * Nolan's main color of black is the same as Vader's as well.
 * Nolan means "Noble".
 * Runderen is Dutch for ox, making people think of a brown color.
 * This also plays into his Faunus traits.
 * Nolan's physical status and catchphrase are based on the saying "Strong like Ox".
 * He was original conceived as a Roman Torchwick like character and meant to be the main antagonist of Team FLME. Nolan was then changed into a more brutal enforcer with little care for humans.  This made him more like his inspiration.