Iju Bane

" So your deadly skill is pulling triggers and swinging sticks? Coolio. Mine's kicking ass."

History
SInce young, Iju had been shunned by his neighbourhood kids because of his Faunus relations and blood. Each day passed in dread of kids chasing him down the block with sticks and stones, his dreams always filled with chants of freak freak freak.....His only happy memories as a child was with another girl, Illia. She didn't shun him like the rest, so he always assumed that she was another Faunus athough she never claimed as what.

His parents always worked late, trying to give their son a better life they couldn't have; their son repayed their hardwork with days of playing hookey(skipping school) with Illia as they ran to the nearest arcade, laughing with smiles without a thought of his future. He always managed to deflect oncoming trouble to Illia, who always willingly took the blame for his failing grades and school fights. She never complained and Iju always asked her why-She never could give a straight answer.

Then one day he, Iju had a nasty fight that ended with him maiming a kid severely. Like always, Illia was there to take the blame as the principal expelled her from school. She, as usual never made any complains to him. The father of the kid however, was furious. He wanted vengeance.

He had the subject: Illia.

He had the means: Pain.

He had the intent: Vengeance.

After another day at the park, Illia bade Iju farwell as she walked home alone under the cover of the moonlit skies. As she hummed to herself, she could hear the sounds of boots crunching on dry dead leaves behind her. Thinking it was Iju, she laughed and ran ahead, shouting at the stranger to come get her. At an alleyway she turned around, hoping to scare Iju- Then he struck her across the face, the father snarling and spitting as he continuously beat the innocent life out of her. The kicking stopped abruptly, followed by a scream of pain that rent through the dark night. As the assaulter clutched his groin, she could feel the ground part from her body as Iju ran for their sakes.

As they reached the front of his house, she could tell there wasn't much use in being brought to help. Her hands were limp as she fingered Iju's hair and cried, silent tears streaking down her bruised cheek. Iju was scared but was shocked with her dying breath as she confessed that she never was Faunus. In fact, the only reason she stuck by him no matter whatever he shifted to her, was becaus-

-Then she died in his arms before she could say why. As the night grew to day, the father was arrested and the body laid to a grave attended by a heart-broken boy.

To the surprise and joy of his parents, he took a change of heart and joined up a Hunter Academy where he aced with the best grades of his year. Given a choice he could have easily taken the choice of taking after his parents or joining Beacon. Remembering the girl who befriended him, he vowed to bring his own brand of Justice.

Personality
Iju or Kaijun as he likes to be called, is a somewhat dark teenager who can talk and laugh with friends, hearing stories of adventurers and yet never open his heart to anyone. He often has mood swings that change him from  an upstart, brash and sharped tongue to a mopping, silent goth as he writes songs that can never re-write his past. He is never seen without his headset, and anyone who has head the priviledge of parting it from him will claim that all he listens to is music that no one ever likes. His friends also try to part him with his addiction of fizzy, sugary drinks that causes him to become the hypereactive teenager that spouts insults left and right. Call it a forced mood modifier of sorts- It can't be denied that he is never seen without a bottle in hand. He can be a talkative yet secretive teenager eager for fights and quick to anger. But he has his unwavering code of loyalty and justice that brings drives him forward.

Combat Details
Weapon: D5 Mantis Propellant Greaves.

-Iju will always claim that his weapon are his legs, that can crack skulls with a wift kick: He isn't wrong, but it is an open secret that his ability to crush rocks and dent heavy metals is greatly aided by the D5 Mantis Greaves that he wears everyday. Black, smooth and impervious to bullets, it is Dust-powered and mechanically engineered to be fully functioning everytime, though he can obviously change its magnitude of power. The Mantis gives the wearer enchanced speed and gives him 3 times the speed of a normal human, blurring left and right as he rushes the enemy with zig-zag manuevers. The D5 is also capable of boosting the strength of his kicks, which is what gives his painful kicks to the gut. It is powerfull in the hands of a capable person but has no range and serves only as an enhancement to his already powerful kicks. It has no range, and the weapon is only effective by the user's agility and reaction time, means it has its drawbacks too.

Combat Information for the Kicked.

-Outside of the D5, Iju has no close quarters training that concerns his hands. His upper body strength is average but in total weak. His legs can deliver powerful kicks that can stun opponents, but in no way is he a power house or special- he fully acknowledges it as his does his Faunus heritage. His only proper special talent is the fact that he is fast- above-professional-athlete fast. He can cross a kilometer in flat 2 minutes without breaking a sweat. His stamina is impressive as he is able to continuously run for half an hour without complaining. He does have a problem of slowing down, often leading to unwanted crashes and damaged property. He has a unhealthy appetite for fizzy drinks that make him more hyperactive and fast than physically possible, often making him say weird weird things with the result of a much quicker reacting Iju.

-In the Mantis, Iju is a fearsome foe who dominates large open fields with great deadly efficiency. Zooming around as a blur he lands powerful kicks to the uninitiative. In close, tight alleyways his efficiency is greatly reduced but by no means is he a dead man-He has been seen to dominate close quarter engagements with his trusty Mantis. His fighting style revolves around half kicks, quick kicks, kneeing, overheads and the derailment of the person's sense of balance with excellent demonstration of a Capoeira practioner, using his hands to his advantage, usually as an axis to spin around. He is however highly reliant on his feet to damage the opponent, so if some way was to be found to paralyse or capacitate the legs, ones victory is nigh.

-"Kick. Kick aannd kick. Yeah that's all he can do. So watch out."-  unnamed victim of his brand of Justice.

Appearance
Iju looks like the rebel he is, ironic to his passion for justice. His flowing flaming hair almost make it look aerodynamic and related to his ability to run, fast. To protect against the whiplash of the winds on his eyes he opts a pair of orange tinted sunglasses that has also kept his eyes against the blood of his victims.

He wears a bored yet frustrated look on him that often causes people to shun him further more. It doesn't matter as often he is too engrossed with his music that blare out through his headphones that clamp down on his Cheetah ears. His reasoning for this discomfort? To prevent people from judging him as a Faunus as it hides his heritage pretty well. The black buttonned shirt he wears is slightly frayed, viciously ripped apart by harsh winds. A gun holster often fools strangers into thinking him a gunslinger-the reality is that he uses it to keep a can of sugary energy booster drinks that make him the crazed hyper teen. His black leather denim trousers are almost fully covered up by the Mantis Greaves, a shiny metalic wear that has caused more harm to people than comfort to him. It however is claimed by the owner to make it feel as if one is walking on air, hinting heavily of a cushioned(?) interior. His hands are soft, far softer than any student in his previous Hunter Acacdemy where almost everyone was a sword wielder.

The combination of clothing often gives him the name as Thunder Kicks.

Trivia

 * 1) My first faunus OC, that was born in Chat. Kudos.
 * 2) He has an australian accent that aggravates other people as it is often purposedly exaggerated.
 * 3) His fastest speed recorded is 65 mph, from naught to 65 in under 7 seconds.
 * 4) Ironically, he has the punk attitude that belittles his so called fuel for Justice.
 * 5) His original plans before the Illia Incident was to be a professional Hobo.
 * 6) IjuBane is Zulu for speed, while I opted Bane to mean two things. 1) To signify his dark background and 2) Because whenever I think of Bane I think of Black.
 * 7) He listens to a variety of music, to name a few- dubstep, heavy metal and indie rock.