Shiro Kinba

"A leader is not one born into power but one who is just. I will ensure you this I am not one who was born into power I was accepted by my piers given so I shall keep them safe."

- Shiro Kinba announced as he was placed as leader of STAR "Cute. Hope you got back up!"

- when finding a Grimm in the Emerald Forest

Shiro Kinba''' (Shiro means white and Kinba means gold sword) is the leader of Team STAR. Shiro represents white, or as to his likes, the color of purity or snow. Shiro's weapon of choice is his own personally crafted weapons Inverno, the long-sword which he can use with one or two hands, and his shield Manus. Shiro is the son of a great member of the White Fang who has now since retired, due to the change of power and becoming an organization that is no longer peaceful. His mother has been at home teaching Shiro's siblings of The Faunus Rights Revolution. Shiro is, at times, very quiet and ensures his presence is unknown. He can also be very social in which he tries to ensure happiness for all.'''



Appearence
Shiro Kinba is slightly taller than the average person and has brownish white hair that is medium long length. He has a fair complexion and has bright blue eyes. Shiro has no scars but has been stabbed twice, one in his upper thigh when training with throwing knives, and one on the side of his foot that he got when playing on a swing with Inverno unsheathed. Shiro's color scheme uses holy colors, such as white and gold with the accent color of blue. Shiro wears a loose scarf that is blue and has his emblem emblazoned on the ends of his scarf. The scarf drapes over his shoulder to cover his wings though at times it completely fails to hide them. He wears a white tunic with light weight chainmail and a gold short sleeve shirt underneath as well as, a pauldron on his left shoulder and a pair of bracers on his arms. He wears black trousers and a belt over his waist which holds, the sheath/ transforming shield Manus, and wears tan boots.

Background
Shiro Kinba was born into a family already working for the white fang before the Revolution. When it was over they hade moved closer to Beacon from thier original home far past the mountains. In this new home,scared that the White Fang may hunt him down, his father, who was the front line stealth fighter, learned how to walk and run silently as well as controling his breathing to be silent in which he tought his wife and kids as well as how to hide in case the white fang ever tried to come.

Shiro is upset about how the world is and wishes to unite Humans and Faunus so that they can live together in peace. He also understands reality, and seeing the White Fang at work, he is rushing to get out of Beacon as a Hunter. Thus, when he graduates, this would give him a sense of rank and leadership, which will lead him to rebel against the White Fang and align the two once more.

Personality
Shiro Kinba is someone that is easily relatable. Many Faunus like him do thier best to live on normally but seem to constantly end up in a battle. When he is not in a battle, he is a calm and happy person, but always in wound up in thought of fights he has been in as if reviewing how he did. He also tends to look for ways he can help any he can. When in battle, however, he is calm and aware of his surroundings as well as mentally analyzing himself at all times. Though if he feels he may ever be in serious danger he becomes focused.

Shiro is a peacful person and cares for all life in the world, but knows when he takes one in battle, such as a Grimms, it troubles him and he will pay his respects properly.

Abilities & Powers
Shiro's Semblance is heightened dexterity.This allows his to use his shield arm at a better pace than average and making his flow of movement not as slow when using both his shield and sword. Also, he uses his Aura to sense dangers around himl. Shiro's Aura is a gold color.





Siro’s weapons are Inverno and Manus. Inverno is crafted after a mythical blade and his shield was built from an old schematic which centers around the ability to convert into a sheath.

Fighting Style
Shiro is basically a pure up close fighter. His speed and dextarity help him get up close while avoiding trouble better than most. He was self taught and likes to set up situations and, if needed, sitting back and analyzing the movements of his opponent and striking as openings arise. He is also very nimble for a man of his size and tends to use flips and rolls in his fighting style to get out of tough situations or engage in special techniques he created.

He can use just the sword as well. At this point he is going easy and will still fight tacitly but not so such as he would if he had Manus in its shield form. But at times, with Manus in shield form, will let his opponents rush him waiting for the best times to strike or lethaly counter. His dodging involves lots of his training to kick in, as he can roll, jump, and flip in and out of situations while countering. He can also use his shield to pummle enemies and deflect attacks as well as using a secret he built into his shield last minute in Signal as well as adding kicks here and there.

Weapon
Inverno is a long-sword which he made to look like a mystical sword. Using the metals allowed in Signal Shiro forged the blade well, making the hilt of blue tempered metal, with bound leather straps on its handle, and a rounded pommel.

Manus is a medium sized kite shield that can transform into a sheath. When making the shield form in his last few days of Signal he had thought of a way for him to incorprate Dust into his shield to enhance his defence mechanism. In the handle of the shield is a hollowed out chamber he can load dust into and when triggered can release the dust making a reaction when something impacts the shield, it can only launch/stun an opponent or knock them off balance. This will need a period of time to reload after four uses.

Trivia

 * Shiro often spends most of his spare time in the training room for he finds sparring with new people fun
 * Using his blade and shield is of course his favorite but fairs better then average in hand to hand combat thanks to his fathers teachings before Signal
 * During signal after finishing Inverno and Manus he spent his time patroling for Grimm so he could fend for himself natually
 * Even though he has wings he can't actually use them to fly but can use them to fall with style and some control