Gyasi Tyrian

Gyasi Tyrian is a member and team leader of Team GHST. He is based off of the Cheshire Cat from the Alice in Wonderland franchise. His weapon is a Modified Volitile Blade Scourge (MVBS) nicknamed Souryan Grimes.

Appearance
Gyasi appearance has an Ancient Egypt/Desert Scavenger motif. He dones a dark beige-colored shirt with a purple section below his chest that gradients into the dark beige color (printed on the purple section is a smiling mouth) and tight, sarashi wraps on his arms. His wrists have brown wrist bands around them for his hidden weapon and shiny gold plating on his lower shoulders. A large, brown scarf-like piece of fabric is wound around his neck; It is covering the tops of his shoulders. Under the scarf is a golden Usekh collar adorned with purple, dark blue, and magenta-colored gemstones. The top portion of the neck ornament is covered by the large scarf.

Gyasi sports faded brown pants that contour his buttocks and are similar to sweatpants. There is also a gray patche on the left kneecap of the pants. As for his shoes, he wears violet-colored boots that come up to his ankles, made of a light-weight material. They have gold plates protecting his shins and a slight point on the toes. The soles of his shoes allow him to walk easily on many surfaces, specifically sand. Being a cat faunas, his faunas attributes are his retractable cat claws.

Gyasi most noticable piece of wardrobe would be his shiny, silver-colored belt coiled around his waist. The belt itself is part of his weapon, Souryan Grimes, but he chooses to wear it as a belt.

Coming in at a solid 5'4", Gyasi is the shortest member of his team. He has a tan-colored skin tone, dark lavender eyes, and (unlike his ebony haired parents) h is thick honey blonde hair is bouncy and wavy. H e has a messy bob-like pixie cut, which slightly frames his face. A very distinguishing feature are his straight, long bangs completely covering his eyes. The tips of his bangs are dyed black. On occasion, He has been seen to clip up his bangs onto the top of his head, showcasing his striking lavender eyes. When he does show his eyes, a person notices that his right eyebrow is stylized to look like "-" in a vaguely Arabic font and he has an eye of Horus tattoo under his left eye. Lastly, Gyasi is also known for having a nice butt and a dazzling smile.

Personality
He's cool and mysterious with a relaxed and quiet disposition. He is sometimes seen as monotone, shy and quiet, but can be coaxed out of this bashful state after someone gets to know him. He would be the person that would yell at someone by speaking in a calm, composed voice.

Socially his manner of speech is often straightforward and honest. He has a slightly assertive way of speaking, contrary to his soft and almost monotone voice.  He tries to takes a neutral stance in all of his discussions, specifically on the topic of politics. He most commonly gives his non-biased input on love advice or the topic of relationships, which is ironic in its own right, because of Gyasi being the token asexual of his team. For someone who seems very calm and level-headed, he can sometimes be quite impulsive and gullible, because of his naive and underestimated view of the world.

Gyasi always coined the phrase  'Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back' as the quote of his life. He is extremely adventurous and overly curious, going as far as to being seen wandering the halls of Beacon Academy on his spare time. He is also slightly mischievous and rebellious. On more than one occasion, Gyasi has eavesdropped on people's conversations from time to time. He's always been good at finding loop-holes. He has a habit of brushing his hair behind his ear when he's lying. He dislikes the tedious task of maintaining Souryan Grimes and cleaning its blade.

Unlike his initial personality, around the people he likes, Gyasi is usually thought of as weird once someone gets to know him, mainly because of his random outbursts/one-liners, which could be perceived as philosophical strokes of genius or irrelevant Non Sequirs. He usually utters a memorable one-liner after defeating an opponet, showcasing this outlandish personality trait. On more than one occasion he has been know to lighten the mood with his dry humor. His subtle randomness displays his neutral disposition and it makes up a majority of his speech. He even refers to himself as "Gyasi" in third person, saying "Gyasi" rather than "I" most of the time.

A reoccurring example of his weirdness (other than his "aight" catchphrase) is that he has an acute obsession with stuffed animals. He discovered this obsession while coming across a stuffed teddy bear while patrolling Vacuo with Team GLE. Ever since then, Gyasi has collected and conserved almost all of the stuffed animals he has come in contact with. He is very cautious of other people touching or even coming near his "babies". He currently has a full closet of various animal themed plush toys in his portion of the team dorm.

All in all, Gyasi is the cool, yet mischevious weirdo who would rather not choose a side.

Mental Illness
A very differentiating factor Gyasi has over his other teammates and frankly most people, is his multiple personalities disorder:

Phlox

One of Gyasi's personalities. He's the personified version of Gyasi's Mischeviousness. Phlox opposes Gyasi's initial personality. Phlox is very mischevious, chaotic, and slightly malicious. He is by no means evil, just likes causing trouble. The most dominant of Gyasi alternate personalities, being able to come "out" and take control moderately easily. He comes out when Gyasi is over-exerting overly intense negative emotions (ex. Overly Aggressive, Stressed, Agitated, Frustrated, etc.)

Phlox, like all the other personalities, can also be summoned or brought out to assist Gyasi in battle, kind of like a second wind. Phlox has a better control over the semblance than Gyasi does. Since Gyasi and Phlox are one in the same, Phlox's superior control over the semblance is probably Gyasi's unresolved feelings of low self-confidence being inadvertently expressed through this personality. Battling with Phlox and his other personalities for control, show that Gyasi has a strong sense of will-power.

When "out", Gyasi's eyes turn a dark purple color.

Heliotrope

Another of Gyasi's personalities. He's the personified version of Gyasi's Friendliness. He is very rarely "out", Gyasi doesn't have much need for him. The outgoing, energetic Heliotrope is a slightly cheeky and very fun personality. He was discovered when Gyasi wanted to make new friends, but didn't know how.

When "out", Gyasi's eyes turn a pink color. Overall, Gyasi has really diverse and energetic personalities, kept under a really deadpan, [yet mischievous] exterior.
 * These are just the two personalities Gyasi has brought "out", there are 9 different personalities in all. They are most likely dormant, due to Gyasi's lack of experience in the use of other types of intense emotions.

Backstory
Born and raised in rural Vacuo his whole life. He is the son of a very wealthy and gifted faunas family in Vacuo. The Tyrians are a huge family of cat faunas, they're direct descendants of some of the very first cat faunas. Gyasi's Grandfather had many children who eventually had children giving Gyasi many cousins and relatives. The Tyrian family, like the Schnee family, mined and sold dust. Their business wasn't as profitable or as well known as the SDC, soon they gave up with dust all together, but still remained wealthy with their earnings from previously selling dust. They then began turning a profit by manufacturing and selling jewelry, which quickly became a monumental success.

The family lives in the sandy, desert portion of Vacuo in various mansion-looking houses the locals have nicknamed "sandcastles" for their castle-like exterior and sandy, desert surroundings. Their property is quite vast and extensive, so much that the Schnee Dust Company has ask for a portion of the land for the mining of dust crystals. They declined the SDC's offer, saying that they wouldn't feel right giving land to a company that is rumored to have faunas labor. The family is also quite skilled in various trades and expertise. The White Fang has asked on many occassions of recruiting members of their guard, the Sand Cats, but once again they declined the offer, saying they wouldn't want to associate themselves with such a "radical" group and tarnish their passive reputation. The Tyrian families have always taken a neutral stance on most controversial issues, and eventually passed it onto their children, including Gyasi himself.

Gyasi is the only child of Gyasi's grandfather's eldest son, Silvestris Tyrian (Gyasi's Father). Being the only child of a wealthy noble family in a world that frowns upon people of his kind is something that is very rare. He grew up with a curious nature and the overwelming desire to explore his surroundings. Because of this, he was watched 24/7 by the Sand Cat Guards, the royal guards to the Tyrian family. With the rise of the White Fang, the decline of dust, and their own political career, His parents were very protective and never wanted him to get into trouble or draw any unwanted attention to himself.

Being a sheltered only child, Gyasi didn't have many children to play with so he always played by himself with his curiosity getting him into trouble. When he felt guilty about doing something bad, a little voice in his head always said it was okay. Gyasi told his parents about the voice and soon he was diagnosed with having multiple personalities. The voice's name was Phlox and whenever he came "out", Gyasi lost control of himself. With Phlox, bad things usually happened, but Gyasi couldn't do anything about it. He then found that suppressing his emotions and taking the medicine the doctors gave him helped him with Phlox and later with the other personalities he became acquainted with.

When Gyasi was 15, he finally got in a routine of suppressing his other personalities (specifically Phlox) and, in turn, his emotions. He then discovered his fascination with weapons. He began to train with his cousin, who was also the head of the Royal Sand Cat Guards, Ecru Tyrian.

Training
Gyasi was being trained on how to use the weapon of the Sand Cat Guards, the blade scourge. The blade scourge was very hard weapon to master, especially because of its nine whip-like blades. Gyasi had a lot of trouble learning to use it, but eventually became good at it. After almost finishing his training, Gyasi asked Ecru if he could finally become a the Sand Cat, which Ecru responded with a blunt 'No'. Ecru explained that if members of the royal family would join the Sand Cat Guards there would be no need for the Guard. He also stated that every member of the Sand Cat Guard has the same inherited semblance, sand manipulation. Gyasi was disappointed, but then realized he hasn't discovered his semblance yet, and thought that it could be the same as the Sand Cats'.

He, then, began to try anything and everything to discover his semblance. Then suddenly, on the verge of giving up he finally discovered it, but it wasn't the Sand Cat semblance. It was a form of teleportation. He very much liked this semblance rather than the other. He than began training and perfecting his semblance (which soon became a very important part in his fighting style).

Team GLE (Jolly)
Soon Gyasi began to make new friends, he and his cousins, Locust and Eton, began exploring Vacuo on their own under the title Team GLE. Their company made it easier for Gyasi to keep his mental disorder under wraps. They inexplicably never went past Vacuo's borders, even when they had a chance. They went at night, usually when the guards weren't on duty. They made a habit of escaping the Royal Guards and adventuring around Vacuo. Once their adventuring during the night became routine, they became even more riskier and began patrolling during the day. If they were to encounter an injustice they soon would stop it, with their trained fighting ability, teamwork, and elusiveness. They were by no means heroic and virtuous luminaries, they were more along the lines of "selective vigilantes". Meaning, they would only help if they felt like it or maybe if they thought it was fun enough to do. In other words, Team GLE never saved cats from trees, but if they were feeling nice they may have stopped a mugging or robbery.

Much later, after Team GLE became painfully bored of Vacuo, they began to try to get various rides out of the continent, but always got caught by the Royal Guards. Gyasi was always overly interested in crossing the border into the kingdom of Vale, but his parents decreed a law forbidding him from leaving, he couldn't disobey his parents. Could he? His curiosity finally got the best of him when he was out one night with Locust and Eton. Team GLE took out the guards patrolling the border and Gyasi made his escape into the neighboring kingdom.

First Year at Beacon
Before he got to any civilization, he was attacked by Grimm and he wasn't too sure if he could take them on alone. Suddenly 4 Sand Cat Guards came out from nowhere and saved the prince. They then took him to his parents.

Gyasi wasn't surprised to find his parents mad at him, but was surprised to hear the punishment he received. They said that they would allow him to go to Beacon Academy, a combat school in Vale. Gyasi was shocked and ecstatic, but naive to his parents' true intentions. They thought that if Gyasi saw what the outside world was like, he would finally realize he belongs at home where he can be protected.

Gyasi's enrollment process was… sufficient. He was still a novice, so he wasn't the best, but he did good enough to pass. His parents, regretting their decision, were pleading with Professor Ozpin to not enroll him into Beacon Academy, but the administrators insisted and reassured the parents that they would make sure their son would be fine and safe. Even though Gyasi was excited, he was still worried about how his mental disorder would fair with these new surroundings, especially Phlox.

Relationships
Hiddenite Chapelier - Gyasi's teammate and second in command. Hiddenite tries to make him laugh, well in Gyasi's case smirk or snicker, but it usually ends in him giving up. He is slightly envious of Hiddenite's seemingly effortless skill on the battlefield. Gyasi also likes his long curly hair, he finds it pretty. With his toned figure, attractive good-looks, and flirtatious personality, Hiddenite has had Gyasi question his asexuality on more than one occasion.

Serece Corrathe - Gyasi's teammate and partner. She and him work exceptionally well on the battle field, excelling both of their other two teammates in power and efficiency. Gyasi is slightly annoyed by Serece's impulsive nature and snobby attitude at times, but the two seem to get along just fine. Like Hiddenite, he's good at calming her down when she gets too angry. He likes her company when she's not about to rip someone's head off but sometimes finds her frustration amusing. His naivety and lack of social cues shows when hes around her, He doesn't understand why she doesn't want to be Huntress.

Torrence Karotté - Gyasi's teammate and friend. They don't interact that much, but the two have a very good bond. Both have faunas blood. Gyasi is also fascinated by his wide range of talents. On his free time Gyasi could be seen getting lessons from him on how to read.

Locust - Gyasi's cousins and member of the (former) Team GLE. He was one of Gyasi's only friends while living in Vacuo, other than Eton. Locust is an interbred faunas being Half Kangaroo, Half Cat. While having a contrasting personality with Eton (another member of Team GLE), Locust is a techie and is known for being the smart and analytic one of the team. He's the most take-charge of the group.

Eton Blue - Gyasi's cousins and member of the (former) Team GLE. Being an interbred faunas (Half Hyena, Half Cat), Eton fits right in with the all faunas group Team GLE. He is comedic and mellow. Gyasi says his laughter could lighten any mood. Unlike Gyasi, Eton is quite cultured and was educated by his parents on many things outside of rural Vacuo. He has fun exploring Vacuo with Gyasi in Team GLE.

Ecru Tyrian - Gyasi's mentor and cousin. Trained Gyasi in the use of the bladed whip. Ecru is his distant cousin, but still shares the Tyrian last name. He's the only Sand Cat Guard that is of the royal family. Ecru, like the rest of the Tyrian's guards, has the Sand Cat semblance of sand manipulation.

Abilities and Skills
In combat if you blink, he's not there anymore. Gyasi appears, strikes, and vanishes in the blink of an eye. If he were to get hit, it becomes much harder for him to recover. He gains heightened agility and speed, but loses defense and durability. His hit-and-run tactics are very efficient on slower enemies, but aren't the best on equally fast ones. When his evasion technique fails he usually falls back on the reliance of someone else to block the incoming attack. His speed factor doesn't come from physically being fast, like running, it comes from his semblance. In fact, despite his agility, Gyasi is one of the slowest members on his team. He does, on most occasions, rely too much on his semblance in combat, but never the less he still has proficient skill with his weapon.

Without his weapon, Souryan Grimes, Gyasi's hand-to-hand combat is similar to  Dim Mak or Varma Kalai from India. He executes this form of combat by hitting pressure points with quick jabs or punches very rapidly, often giving little time for the recipient to react. It's very efficient when facing someone who isn't expecting such a light blow to be so devastating. Gyasi utilizes his cat claws with this technique. He has a skill of studying his opponents weak spots, specifically with [heavily] armored ones. Never going as far as to kill an opponent, but just enough to immobilize them. Works best when the opponent's aura is largely depleted or on the verge of being completely gone.

Outside of Combat
Gyasi is illiterate, meaning he doesn't know how to read or write. He never trained at a combat school or had any formal education, so reading and writing never became a thing he bothered himself with.

He also knows how to dance. His dancing abilities aren't addressed all that much, but when they are people are surprised when they find out that Gyasi can "cut a rug". He learned how to dance from his cousin, Eton.

Something that Gyasi likes to keep to himself and that most people don't know about him is his "ability" to throw tea parties or "get-togethers" with his stuffed animals and his other plush toys. This ability is somewhat out of character for the slightly deadpan personaility of Gyasi, but out of embarrassment, he has formulated excuses stating that it's just a variation of his mischevious side or a byproduct of his mental disorder, much to the disbelief of the people he's trying to convince. In reality, he's just a closeted weirdo.

Weapon
Main Article: Souryan Grimes

Gyasi uses a musket-estoc as his primary weapon. Described as being a sword-like, long barreled musket with a bayonet resembling the end of a rapier sword. Gyasi seems to wield it as if it was a rapier and katana. Combining both fencing techniques and the kendo martial art, Gyasi's moves can be quite lethal. Despite not having a blade, Souryan Grimes could be seen as more of a Shinai (a blade-less practice sword) than a katana. The bayonet, on the other hand, is used to stab and puncture opponents when thrusted into them just like a rapier. Giving the weapon a longer reach, the bayonet can throw people off guard sometimes.

The weapons secondary function (other than its gun function) is that it's stock/hilt attaches to a urumi sword-whip able to be twirled around for a longer reach. It stays coiled around Gyasi waist until he decides to use it. When he does, his fighting styles changes to more flowing whip-like movements, resembling very aggressive ribbon dancing. Souryan Grimes acts more like an nodachi sword than a whip in this form. So, despite its flimsy appearance it can be pused to cleave Grimm in half.

His secondary weapon are disposable throwing weapons. He mostly uses them as an instrument for his semblance, he barely ever utilizes them offensively. Gyasi has kunai on the sides of his torso and a pouch of wooden shuriken on his waist, but he mostly uses the shuriken he stashes inside wrist cuffs for quick deployment. His shuriken are his trademark, if someone were to find one his shuriken on them, they're bound to find Gyasi somewhere close. In a way, he literally has tricks up his sleeves.

Semblance: Evaporation
"Evaporation" is the name of Gyasi's semblance. With it being a form of teleportation, the semblance is a reflection of Gyasi's overwhelming desire to leave his home and explore Remnant. At first Gyasi had trouble understanding his semblance. He does have a limit though, he can't teleport impossible distances, he can't choose which parts of him teleport (his whole body goes), and if he uses it in prolonged succession he becomes weary. His above average agility gives him the advantage of using his semblance very quickly, making him hard to pin down or even hit.

The process isn't just a pop in pop out, its more of a disintegration. Gyasi has described the appearance of Evaporation as if he was a small pillar of sand, quickly being swept away by the wind, all while simultaneously reappearing somewhere else. His Evaporation technique begins at the bottom of his body and works its way up very quickly, until his entire body is gone.

He must have a clear image of where he wants to go before using Evaporation, which is a condition that works well with his calm and levelheaded personality. This may result in him being too predictable, which is his disadvantage in combat. If he doesn't have a clear image of his destination, he could risk landing halfway in between it and where he started.

If he's in a close enough proximity to one of his shuriken, he can teleport to it on instinct, he doesn't need to know shuriken's exact location.

N ot including his clothes or weapon, h e can also teleport objects with him as well. He has recently learned to teleport other people without much trouble. It does leave him a little tired after doing so, but he quickly recovers depending on the distance to and from and the size of the person. He hasn't learned to teleport objects without physically touching them, yet.

Before he got the hang of Evaporation, Gyasi described the feeling when he teleported as a fuzzy sensation as if he was being tickled, so everytime he teleported he made a smile or a grin. Ironically enough, because of the way Evaportion works, the last thing a bystander sees before Gyasi fully teleports is his mouth, specifically his wide dazzling smile.

Similar to Ruby Rose's rose petals, Gyasi's semblance produces a phantasmagoric flurry of sand that's left behind whenever he teleports to and from a place. The sand dissipates over time, but despite that he forever has "sand in his shoes".

His semblance is linked to his love for his weapon and his desire to explore.

Quotes
The following quotes

"Gyasi's ganna kill you, aight?" - Gyasi, asking a Beowolf's permission before he attacks

"Don't you ever call stuffed animals "stupid." - Gyasi

Trivia

 * His first name 'Gyasi' is a Egyptian name meaning "Wonderful"
 * Wonderful means "inspiring delight, extremely good or marvelous" which is connotative to the color white or happy warm colors, fitting the color naming rule.
 * 'Gyasi' is also a corruption of the word 'Nyeusi', which means Black in Swahili
 * Wonderful references Wonderland, specifically his allusions to the colorfulness of Alice in Wonderland and the signature light blue and white color scheme of the titular character. But that's a bit of a stretch…


 * His last name 'Tyrian' is a shade of purple which fits the color naming rule also. Tyrian is also known as Royal Purple or Imperial Purple tying in with his royal status as a prince.
 * Gyasi is based off of the playing card suit Ace of Spades.
 * His semblance is a reference to the Cheshire Cat's teleportation ability
 * The Tyrian families are based off of the Egyptian Mau cats, while The Sand Cat guards are based off of the real-world Sand Cats.
 * Gyasi is blatantly influenced by Ancient Egyptian culture.
 * His mental illness has more similarities to schizophrenia than multiple personalities disorder (DID), but is actually a conglomeration of the two.
 * All of Gyasi's personalities are named after shades of purple, but personalities themselves exhibit various colors.