Slate Greaves

"For a moment there, I thought this would be simple..."

- Slate

Appearance
Slate is a very tall, very muscular young man with dark skin and thick dark dreads, a few of which are dyed a dull blue. He wears a medium-gray shirt, his stomach area wrapped in bandages, with a thick leather belt strapped along his chest, with which he carries his enormous weapon with. He wears tough cargo pants with a dark blue camouflage design, and combat-ready boots.

Personality
To those who don’t know him well, he can seem rather bland and grumpy, however, people who know him best can find the subtle nuances in his mannerisms that others might miss. He is a huge softie underneath, and tends to get lost in nostalgic things and good books. Although you wouldn’t be able to tell by looking at him, he gets very emotional when no one is around to see him, and only his family and his closest friends know what his smile looks like. He treasures family and obligations, and always remember to return things better than when he found them, like he borrowing a pencil, and sharpen it before returning it.

History
Slate was born into a lower-middle class family, and his parents separated when he was young, leading him to move between his mother’s house and his father’s dust shop. When he was 12, his father was murdered by members of the White Fang, after a false rumor spread that his father denied services to faunus (the true story was that his father had called the police on a young faunus boy who was shoplifting). After his father’s death, Slate permanently moved in with his mother, who had taken up a series of part time jobs to support herself and her son.

Slate still carries a grudge against the White Fang for killing his father, and was incredibly distrustful of faunus for years after his death. Slate’s desire for vengeance manifested in an obsession with mechanic weaponry and firepower, and an intense desire to “beat something up”. Hungry for an outlet for both obsessions, he enrolled in a combat school, where his weapon designs were praised by his teachers, but criticized for “over-compensating”.

Weapon
Slate’s weapon is a heavy-action minigun named Phoenix Meena. Powered by dust bullets, Phoenix Meena fires rapidly and mercilessly. While not as accurate from far distances, Phoenix Meena deals incredible damage up close. Phoenix Meena’s second form involves a flick of a switch, turning this minigun into an unforgiving flame-thrower, capable of scalding enemies using dust as a power source.