Ryan Chartreuse

Appearance
Ryan is a tall guy with light blond, wavy shoulder-length hair in a ponytail. He has jungle green eyes and pale, freckled skin.

His outfit consists of a white shirt, white pants (tucked in his boots), a dark green sash around his waist, a brown hip pouch/sword holder and black boots. He wears a light green cravat in his neck. Over this, he wears a pistachio/green/vermilion/white long coat with gold trimmings, and a viridian hip-length royal cape. He wears black gloves too, matching his boots.

Personality
Ryan lived most of his life sheltered in a castle so he's shy, quiet and isn't good at socializing; however, he's gentle and well-mannered. In his first year at Beacon he had issues when talking to people because he didn't know how to act like a "normal" person but like a prince (he acted way too formal, asked people to do stuff for him frequently, etc.), but now at his second year he improved (however, he's still shy). His height, attire, quiet behavior and power make him look like an intimidating person to some strangers; opposite to this, he's sweet and cares a lot about his friends and family. He has good control over his emotions but sadness is devastating for him and can make him go mad and show the worst side of him. Even if he is in a good physical shape he's self-conscious about his body.

He likes plants and flowers and knows a lot about them, but hides this interest from people. He also enjoys taking pictures as a hobby, since arts and crafts aren't his forte.

History
Ryan comes from a little but rich kingdom called Stela. His father, the king Roy Chartreuse, got killed by Grimm in front of his eyes when he was just 7 years old while they were travelling through the forest, and his mother, Queen Esther, took his charge. Ryan's the successor to the crown. Because of his father's sudden and strange death (since he was a skilled Hunter), Ryan was home-schooled to be a good fighter so he could defend himself, but over the years he showed his wish to take revenge of his father's death so he could finally overcome his trauma and bring peace to his family. His mother refused his decision at first since she was scared of him ending up with the same fate as her husband, but Ryan was very insistent and she finally let him to become a Hunter. He got quickly enrolled into Beacon because of his background.

Weapon
Ryan has a Dust-powered revolving épée (DPRE) called Paristhorn. It has a pistol-like grip; when the trigger's pressed it shoots rays made of Dust if runes are conjured. It has 4 moods:


 * Red: Flamethrower


 * Yellow: Thunder


 * Light blue: Freezing ray


 * White: Air blow (note: this one is useful to make big jumps if pointed to the ground)

For activating a mood, the bell guard is spinned. He can use this weapon for physical (slashing/piercing) attacks too, canalizing Dust, but Paristhorn's blade can break if it's used against a very heavy enemy.

Its name comes from Paris Green, a deadly green pigment that was widely used in the 1800's, and "thorn", refering to The Little Prince's rose.

Abilities
He's probably the most versatile member of the team since he has great control over Dust with his weapon, and has relatively good control over his aura (compared to his teammates) as well. He uses his aura mainly for both defense and attack. For attacking, he canalizes it through Paristhorn to create shock waves. His aura's color is chartreuse; all the members of his family have this aura color, it's hereditary.

Weakness-wise, he's one of the slowest members of his team and has risk of getting defenseless if he runs out of Dust.

Relationships

 * Bruno Erraunt: Has neutral feelings towards him; Ryan thinks he's funny but he doesn't talk to him too much since Bruno isn't the best listener. Bruno insists in treating Ryan as "his Majesty" since he's kinda old-fashioned, but Ryan always tells Bruno to call him by just his name.


 * Della Azure: Ryan has a OK relationship with her; he likes her carefree, relaxed attitude, and Della enjoys giving him hugs.


 * Grizel Svane: Has a good relationship with her since both are more quiet and serious than Bruno and Della. They're partners too and work well together (to the point that there are times that Grizel just wants to work with Ryan and nobody else). Ryan looks at her as a role model (since Grizel is the strongest of his team and has a cool, assertive personality) and has a crush on her, but he's too shy to tell her.

Trivia

 * He's based on The Little Prince. His history is somewhat based on Hamlet too.


 * "Ryan" can mean "little king". "Chartreuse" is a shade of green (and a liquor).


 * Because of the trauma provoked by his father's death, Ryan dreams weird stuff often and has nightmares sometimes.


 * He blushes easily.


 * Unlike Grimm, he's doesn't hate Faunus and doesn't treat them like they were inferior to him.