Oliver Browning

"Oh man, that isn't a pretty sight. It reminds me of one of the stories my dad told me."

- Browning upon finding a dead initiate

This is a Fanmade Character by McKringles

Backstory
Mitchell Browning was born to a loving military family of 4 with his parents and an older sister named Amy in the peaceful suburbs of Vale. His mom works as a surgeon, but has enough time to make proper connections with her kids and taught them medicinal skills in the process. His dad had recently retired from the army and had found a way to make up lost time with them, by passing on his knowledge to his kids with the help of his battle buddies in varying military career fields. Mitchell was 8 while Amy was 9 when they started to undergo training, which included but was not limited to exercise, learning how to shoot, and hand-to-hand combat.

Despite all of the training and mom being gone most of the time, Mitchell was able to have a decent childhood. When he isn't training or at school, he is either outside taking a stroll and/or heading to the arcade where he tries to be in the top 10, sometimes successfully; hanging out with friends; or practicing his marksmanship at home. He is glad that he experienced "the closest thing to actual military training" because it came in handy when Mitchell and Amy first enrolled at Signal Academy.

Mitchell had been dreaming of things that he never knew or experienced in his life ever since he turned 14. He's not the only one experiencing these, his whole family had quite a few also. Fortunately, they only occur a few times a week, so the Brownings do not lose sleep over it. He intends tp find out the truth to why they're having these dreams.

Becoming Hunters was the best choice for the both of them because their dad wanted them "to keep the peace for everyone rather than destroy even more when war is waged." His dad was involved in the Faunus Rights Revolution when he was a second lieutenant. "I still wonder why most of the humans are discriminating against the faunus population, they're just like us trying to get through our lives as the Grimm continue to threaten us" was what Mitchell can remember his dad saying.

The both of them blasted through the required amount of years with no problem. Amy was the first to graduate and got accepted into Beacon at 17. Mitchell is still 16, but he'll soon follow suit after he finishes his final year at Signal.

One year later, Mitchell turned 17 and got accepted into Beacon. He saw familiar faces along with new faces, everyone from different academies were there. He was even surprised to see "the girl with a red cloak and a dangerous weapon", but he went on about his business. It's almost initiation day and he is in for a surprise. Who knows what will happen while he's there?

Personality
Mitchell is a somewhat clumsy guy, but he tries not to let it get in his way. He is a cautious person to where he is sometimes paranoid. He is self-conscious and does not like to show off his body. He has some friends, but has trouble meeting new people unless they happen to have a thing in common with him. He also has a somewhat perverted mind, but doesn't openly express it.

Mitchell looks at the world as an unforgiving place, but he believes that there's a higher authority watching and taking care of them and tries to keep his faith up. He doesn't like the unfair treatment of fauni and the White Fang resorting to violence to gain respect. Mitchell remembers in one of his dreams being taught about, "Love your neighbor as I had loved you," something possibly unheard of in Remnant. He is a good guy overall and is willing to help out anyone as long as it's for a good cause.

Appearance
Mitchell is an average bodied person who is fit but doesn't possess a muscular body and looks as if he is a bit older, contradicting his age. His height is 5'7, weight is 150 pounds, and is near-sighted. He wears contact lenses to solve his sight issue. He has light brown skin; brown eyes; black, butch cut hair; and a light stubble, the reason why he looks older.

His combat attire consists of tan military boots, knee and elbow pads, tactical multi-threat vest, and flex-fit cap (cap worn outdoors or not at all); black full-fingered combat gloves (Oakleys), tactical cargo pants (can be tucked in with boots or not), and tactical shirt; and a first-aid kit on his lower back.

His sleepwear is a simple green t-shirt, black track pants, and socks.

Abilities and Flaws
Mitchell has a strong preference for ranged-combat, but can hold his own in close-quarters if the situation calls for it. He is trained in basic first-aid thanks to his mom and can treat minor to moderate wounds, but cannot effectively treat serious injuries. He has high endurance and moderate hand-to-hand skills thanks to his training with his dad. His key ability is to steal, familiarize, and use almost any weapon that isn't his. To summarize, Mitchell is a jack-of-all trades both combat and non-combat wise, but may require the help of a specialist in-case a situation proves too difficult.

One major flaw is that he is doesn't have much Aura training and lacks a semblance, thus making him more susceptible to ambushes, injuries, and one wrong move potentially fatal in any combat situation. However, it helps remind him that he is mortal and can be killed if reckless. To make up for his flaw, he utilizes cover, dodges attacks, keeps a watchful eye, and wears multi-threat protective gear.

Weapons
"My weapons may be simple, but they're built to kill anything that moves."

- Browning answering a fellow student's question

M4A1 with masterkey or bayonet; tactical laser light; extended, dual horizontal mags; and sling (Peacekeeper)

Description: A standard, non-transformative but highly customizable weapon suitable for short-long range combat with 3 firing modes: semi-auto, 3-round burst, and full-auto. The tactical laser light allows for the option of either a tactical light, laser sight, or both. The sling allows Mitchell to place Peacekeeper behind his back when not in use. The masterkey allows for a quick, alternate fire useful in close quarters; the bayonet allows for a quick melee attack when the enemy gets close. However, Peacekeeper's design only allows for one underbarrel attachment, so one of them is kept on his vest while the other is attached.

It can be loaded with special ammo like incendiaries and are loaded into the M4A1 and masterkey respectively; the ammo is kept in Mitchell's vest. Peacekeeper is very durable to where it can be used as an improvised melee weapon in-case of running out of ammo and doesn't have a bayonet attached or is unable to equip his secondary weapon in time.

Crusader sword and collapsible ballistic shield (Karapatan and Kaligtasan)

Description: An alternate set of weaponry. Karapatan is a crusader sword that can be wielded by itself or with Kaligtasan. Mitchell can temporarily enhance Karapatan with any Dust powder by spreading powder onto its blade thanks to it being modified to react to Dust powder.

Kaligtasan is a lightweight, very durable black ballistic shield and can collapse into a compact rectangular form that can fit in his cargo pocket; it doesn't double as a sheath because Mitchell couldn't get it to work, so Karapatan is kept in a normal sheath on his left side. Kaligtasan can be used as a melee weapon to brutally bash foes, unless they are ridiculously large.

Trivia

 * Karapatan and Kaligtasan are inspired by Weiss and Jaune's weapons.
 * Dust enhancements on Karapatan are based off of pine resins from Dark Souls.
 * Browning's backstory is set prior to Volume 1.
 * Browning is a play on words for the color brown and is the name of an arms company.
 * Karapatan and Kaligtasan are Tagalog for "authority" and "safety" respectively.
 * Browning is mainly inspired by western works and will have most traits different from an anime.
 * The profile image is the closest representation until I'm able to draw or obtain a better picture.