Oars Miyamoto

Oars Miyamoto is a wanderer of the world who applied to Beacon as a way to hone his skills while waiting for the return of his mentor.

Appearance
Oars is a young man tanned lightly from walking under the glare of the sun, with calloused hands and large muscles from his constant training. His hair is shaved on top and long on the sides, tied back into a single sweeping ponytail. The shaved area of his head is tinted blue, while his hair is jet black. His face is frequently in unshaven disarray despite his insistence that he shaves on a daily basis. He wears traditional blue samurai clothing with a slightly bulkier chestplate area, bare lower legs and more modern beach sandals, making him look more like a kid on summer vacation than a warrior. His Beacon uniform has similar modifications with shorts and sandals.

Personality
Oars is a very laid back guy who constantly insists on the virtues of patience and biding one's time. In reality, he is somewhat lazy and a vicious procrastinator. He likes to say he is "waiting for the right time to strike" when putting off an assignment. He arrives late to classes, meetings, dances and all forms of social gathering. He has severe anxieties about starting anything on his own and likes to go with the flow. He never challenges anyone to a fight, but will accept any challenge to himself.

He is very comfortable and content with himself and his body, unashamed of being caught underdressed or in awkward situations. He assumes that this is the same with everyone and frequently involves the people around him in such awkward situations. This selfassuredness comes from years of training alone and developing a harmonious relationship between himself and his body. This makes him seem oblivious to others.

Oars has a deep respect for people stronger than him but refuses to rely on their aid in times of need. He enjoys water sports and beach activities. He is a good writer, but has trouble with finding strong inspiration. He can be very efficient, but won't do anything he deems unnecessary. Oars fights to win and will never admit defeat. To lose is to die, in his mind, and causes brief moments of great depression whenever he fails at anything.

History
In the eyes of Oars, his life started when he began training under his mentor. Oars' mentor when he was a child was rigorous and strict. He taught him all he knew about Hunters, Grimm and the way of the sword. He idolized his teacher more than anything in the world and wanted to become a powerful Hunter like him, so at the age of seven he ran away from home to study on his own. Because he was a fisherman's son he was able to take a boat and row out to sea, setting himself adrift as his first challenge. It would be easy enough to row back home, but he began by learning to feel the current and flow of the ocean around him. With this skill, he was able to efficiently direct his dinghy to a nearby island, where he would make his home for the next eight years.

Training himself to feel the world around him and go with the flow, Oars was able to live almost comfortably on the uninhabited island. Every day he took time to train himself in swordsmanship, using the oars of the boat he had drifted on as weapons. He vowed his life to his mentor's ideals, the earnest heart and straight way (or Seishin Chokudo), inscribing these words onto his armaments. Finally, when he felt he was worthy of the respect of his master, he got onto a makeshift raft and drifted off again (to be continued)