Xantho Ricionzo

"Apologies, but I must judge you."

- Xantho Ricial, before fighting an opponent

Appearance
Xantho is a young man with pale skin of papaya whip complexion, maize-colored eyes, and phthalo green hair.

His outfit primarily consists of a monochromatic hunter green Barong Tagalog, a type of traditional Filipino clothing. Embroidered behind it is his emblem: a green silhouetted face of a Great Horned Owl. Under the clothing is a black undershirt. He also wears a pair of avocado green slacks, each leg covering his weapons from underneath: Immitisoul on the left leg and Asperage on the right. When his weapons run out of ammo, he tears the legs of his pants in knee-to-foot length that exposes his Immitisoul and Apserage, then resorts to using a cane from each of them. Finally, he wears black fingerless gloves.

He always has eyebags due to lack of sleep and is occasionally seen without them.

The only accessories he wears are his golden watch on his silver watch on his left wrist and a yellow scarf around his neck, which conceals a mole.

Personality
Xantho is mostly cold, serious and austere, yet coolheaded and polite. He is also an introvert, one who favors solitude and silence over socialization, which he finds tranquility in loneliness. Moreover, he goes someplace private in his free time often to read and write, or sometimes sing when feeling emotional. Xantho most especially comes out of hiding when he sees or hears a strong Hunter or Huntress, making no hesitation to challenge them to prove both he and their worth, as he additionally says his opening remarks before battle, “Apologies, but I must judge you.” Despite this, he never brags and evaluates his opponents while fighting, although it often came off as mockery and sarcasm to them. This led to students disliking him more, but Xantho is never bothered by this since he has his sister Amara and best friend Kyle Ultine.

He possesses qualities that consider him an “intellectual”. Xantho is a bibliophile, as he always carries with him a different book every now and then as he reads them, and owning a bag that functions as his mini-library. His thirst for knowledge based on his curiosity leads him to sleep late, resulting in his usual eye bags. His readings from books grant him prominent knowledge on weaponry and psychology in which he used them to his advantage. During a fight, Xantho catalogues everything about his opponents from weapons they used to skills they have, then jots down what he learns about them.

The leader of Team XANU is concern only for two things. First is accomplishing primary objectives, even if it means sacrificing his members in the process. Secondly, he cares mostly for the weapons and skills of his team, telling them how to toughen up and tune their arsenal, including strictly training them.

Despite Xantho’s overall negative nature, it is merely a façade to cover his sensitive side as he often views this as weakness due to past experiences. One example would be his duty as Amara’s big brother, being overly protective and monitoring the company she hangs with, especially if there were boys.

Related to his love for animals, Xantho admires the Faunus. And, to the majority of the people around him in surprise, he is compassionate towards the creatures of Grimm. If unable to stop a dispute between Grimm and their opponents, Xantho uses ice Dust to render them immovable. Despite his intolerance towards killing the Grimm, he gives exactly three chances towards anyone who killed one, though out of self-defense isn’t counted. When it becomes mindless slaying, he shows no mercy to the perpetrators. Moreover, he expresses grief whenever he must absolutely and necessarily kill a Grimm.

Even after Xantho mellowed down into a more positive person, he still kept some of his negative traits due to them still being somewhat helpful. Xantho can also be socially awkward and lacks humor.

Trivia

 * Xantho alludes to the Philippine national hero, José Rizal.
 * While his first name is from the Greek word xanthos (ξανθος) literally meaning "yellow", Xantho's surname is a portmanteau of the Spanish words ricial and name alonzo. Ricial means "green fields", which connects to how Xantho loves nature, including green fields. Alonzo means "eager for battle" and German for "ready for a fight", which shows his attitude of battling worthy opponents. The Spanish word and name are both related to Rizal's full name— José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda—whereas they were from Rizal and Alonso.