Jet Reach

"I don't really want the life they've chosen for me. The fighting... that's really the only thing I like about it. So damn it if I'm not going to have fun with it before it ends."

- Jet Reach

Jet Reach is the team leader of Team JASN, a second-year team at Haven Academy.

Appearance
Jet stands approximately 5'5" tall, and weighs 150 lbs. His skin is fair and clear, he has short-cut dirty blonde hair, and silver eyes, which is a genetic trait passed down by his great-grandfather.

His attire consists of a dark grey collared windbreaker jacket, black combat pants, a silver belt, black combat gloves, and black boots with grey laces. When not in use, his weapons attach to magnetic clips on the sides of his belt. When in use, his weapons cover his gloves and reach up to his elbows.

Past
In Mistral, there existed two companies: Reach Mechanics and Metalworking and Sign Dust Company. The CEOs of these two companies, Adham Reach and Bianca Sign, fell in love and decided to merge their companies into Reach Enterprises. After their marriage, they bore the first heir to their new enterprise, Jet Reach. As Jet grew, he was raised in a lifestyle of business and entrepreneurship. During his childhood, Reach Enterprises began doing overseas business with the Schnee Dust Company, who raised the relatively large company even higher in profits and fame. Envious of the Schnee Company's success, the Reaches began to copy their lifestyles and business practices in an attempt to grow more powerful. When word got out that the Schnee's daughter and heiress to the company Weiss Schnee was pursuing a career as a Huntress, Jet's parents immediately thrust him into combat training in an attempt to further replicate the Schnee's successful lifestyle. They had him privately tutored in various weapons and combat styles. However, Jet despised the idea of living his life coping someone he had never even met. Additionally, he openly hated every type of weapon and fighting style taught to him. Despite his insistences to his parents that he did not want to become a Hunter or get involved in any sort of fighting, they ignored him and urged him to continue training so that he could be accepted into Haven Academy when he was older. Jet was trained in multiple fighting styles and with various weapons, each one he hated, until one fateful day. His father ordered his workers to build Jet a custom pair of weapons dubbed the Meteor Fists. They did, and he discovered a fondness for the weapons. He enjoyed their design, comfort, and functionality so much that it ignited a new desire for justice and fighting that he had never felt before. Using his new weapons, he excelled in his combat studies and even would sneak away from home to practice fighting on small Grimm in the forests. He eventually made his own modifications to the weapons, including faster reloading mechanisms, spikes, and magnetic storage clips on his belt. Soon after, he was accepted in Haven Academy.

Haven Academy
"Years ago, I hated that place. Now I can't wait to get to get there."

- Jet

Jet traveled to Haven Academy, where he spent his first night. On the second day, he was put into the initiation test by being thrown into the small, thorny forest Twisted Hollow, where he encountered his future partner Amet Serpentyne. Together, the two retrieved the relic hidden in the forest and returned, and were later grouped with Saf Hex and Neth White to form Team JASN, which Jet was made the leader of.

Throughout the first semester, Jet began to bond with his teammates, growing fond of Saf and Neth's crazy antics and Amet's more secluded charm. Team JASN became close allies and friends with the members of Teams MICA and CHRL, who would often help one another in school assignments and projects. On a trip to the Crumbling Cliffs, Jet and Saf were ambushed by a pack of Beowolves. Fighting together, they managed to kill off the majority of them before backup arrived, placing the two's Grimm kill count as one of the highest recorded of first-year students.

As the second semester began, the team was tasked with an recognizance mission in the Northeastern side of Mistral, where they were accompanied by one of their professors. The team was tasked with recording Grimm populations and exterminating ones that reached too close to the nearby collections of towns. During this time, Jet found himself alone and was approached by two Ursai, which he promptly held off and managed to kill. He returned to camp practically unscathed, further strengthening his already strong reputation. However, that night a massive cold front hit, causing a blizzard. In the morning, Jet and the others discovered that (due to being a cold-blooded Faunus), Amet was almost frozen. As Neth carried Amet, the professor and the team trekked to get Amet to one of the towns. However, they were ambushed by members of the White Fang. As the others ran to the towns, Jet and the professor held off the attackers until they were forced to retreat, and Jet and the professor returned safely to the towns, where Amet made a full recovery.

Second Year
"Alright guys, remember: fight hard, fight fair. Make them regret messing with Mistral!"

- Jet giving his team a pep talk before the tournament. As the second year began, Haven was to leave for Vale to participate in the 40th annual Vytal Festival Tournament. Team JASN was sent to Vale where the tournament was being held, and trained in the various Grimm-infested locations surrounding the area like the Emerald Forest and Forever Fall, both against Grimm and each other.

When the team came to the tournament, their first 4v4 battle was with a team from Beacon, who they defeated. After winning, they proceeded to watch all the other 4v4 battles in the audience. It was during this time that Jet saw the fight between Team RWBY of Beacon and fellow Haven Team ABRN, where he finally saw Weiss Schnee, the reason he had had to become a Hunter-in-training in the first place, and was immediately captivated by her skill, grace, and beauty. As Amet and Saf moved onto the doubles round and won, he continued to watch as Weiss and one of her team members took on members of Team FNKI in the doubles. Amet was elected to represent the team in the singles round, but on the second singles match, tragedy struck when a Beacon student seemingly killed her opponent, only for the latter to be revealed as a robot of sorts. Jet ordered his team to leave, and they did, but not before they heard a mysterious voice over the loudspeakers announce the oncoming terror. Team JASN was one of the first teams on a ship out of Vale when several unmarked dropships arrived, carrying Grimm into the city. Jet and Amet shot down flying Grimm from within the dropship as they left.

Team JASN returned safely to Haven Academy, but Jet's thoughts kept gravitating towards Beacon and, to his surprise, Weiss. As he began to debate with himself if the life he had been trying to avoid was really one he wanted, he heard talks against Beacon, with some of the elite members of society saying they had it coming. Furthermore, his parents sent him word that, due to possibly illegal actions from the Schnee Dust Company, he was no longer obligated to replicate the Schnee's lifestyle, and that he could drop out of combat school if he chose. Maddened and conflicted, Jet and the rest of Team JASN continued their limited schooling, with Jet serving as a support speaker for Beacon in his spare time.

Personality
Jet is level-headed and firm, and usually keeps a calm and collected attitude regardless of the situation he is in. He has been known to get angry in times of extreme stress, but normally keeps his wits, even in battle. He is also known to be funny and conversational in relaxed environments.

Despite despising war and bloodshed, Jet has a love for the thrill and challenge of combat, but really only when he is using his weapons or athletic skills. He prefers to fight Grimm rather than humans or Faunus, as he feels that all life, no matter how evil, has worth.

Relationships

 * Amet Serpentyne - Ever since they became partners, Amet and Jet have gotten along. They share a passion for the simpler things in life, and, despite a shared love of fighting, both detest war and instead want to preserve peace.
 * Saf Hex - Saf has always proved to be a friendly and jovial presence in Team JASN, and has helped both Jet and the team as a whole through their darkest times. As Saf's weapon was partially made by Jet's parents' company, the two share a bond for their interest in mechanics and Dust.
 * Neth White - Though they occasionally butt heads, Jet and Neth have remained loyal allies and friends. Neth occasionally questions Jet's leadership, and though this does frustrate Jet, he sees it as constructive criticism on how to be a good leader. Despite this, the two do not have any hate in their relationship and usually work off of each other well.
 * Michael Shanks - A friend and ally that gives Jet a hard time, but always in a playful way.
 * Israel - An ally that Jet does not often connect with (due to his secretive nature), but respects.
 * Caphtor Shanks - A trusted ally that often helps Jet with academic work, and will even help him with combat training.
 * Aden Blode - A rival of sorts, but a respected ally and friend on the battlefield.

Weapon: Meteor Fists
Jet's weapons are named the Meteor Fists. In inactive forms, they are little more than metal cylinders with decorative cuts. In an active state, they enlarge and transform into a massive pair of gauntlets, each measuring roughly six feet long. The gauntlets attach directly around his arms and begin just below his elbows, allowing for continued flexibility in his arms.

One of the gauntlets, referred to as Vesta, extends into a multi barrel gatling gun, with curved spikes located on the exterior edge of each individual barrel opening. The gun fires a rapid stream of ammunition that is located in the weapon's side, and can be reloaded by simply using a trigger mechanism to switch to the next ammunition belt located inside of the chamber. Additionally, Jet can also use Dust ammunition for a variety of effects, though he prefers to use Fire and Lightning Dust in combat. Should the weapon run completely out of ammunition with no way to reload, Jet can use the spinning spikes as a drill-type melee weapon.

The other gauntlet, referred to as Ceres, extends into a single shot rocket launcher with a single large curved spike on the exterior edge of the barrel opening. This rocket launcher uses Fire Dust rocket ammunition, and is usually used for large or numerous enemies. After it is fired, the weapon must be manually reloaded by entering a new rocket into the weapon's side chamber. Doing so leaves Jet venerable for a short time. Should the weapon run completely out of ammunition, Jet can use the spike as a bladed melee weapon.

Fighting Style and Abilities
While trained in numerous types of fighting styles including stealth, hand-to-hand, and melee, Jet prefers a defensive ranged attack style. He usually tries to keep a distance from his enemies, striking them down with barrages of heavy gunfire. However, when range is not an option, Jet attacks with a powerful fist fighting technique where he pommels enemies with the spiked ends or solid sides of his weapons. When needed, he will use the single blade on the end of Ceres as a slashing or stabbing weapon, or the rotating spikes on the end of Vesta as a drill-type gouging weapon. If in need of shielding or protection, he simply block the oncoming strike with one of the Meteor Fists, though powerful blows can still knock him back.

Unarmed, Jet is also athletic and able to sprint up to 12 miles per hour and jump over three feet in the air. If caught unarmed, Jet will use athleticism and hand-to-hand fist fighting as his primary means of offense.

Jet is also in possession of silver eyes, a trait passed down from his warrior great-grandfather on his mother's side. He does not know about what power they hold and has yet to experience it in his life.

Semblance
Jet discovered his Semblance in his early teen years. He discovered that he had the ability to almost instantly create and apply a tremendous amount of force to his body, allowing him to propel himself in a given direction. Though the ability requires a cooldown of approximately seven minutes between each use, Jet can use this ability to rocket dozens of feet straight upwards into the air, propel himself directly down to anchor or even bury himself in the ground (even smashing stone and metal), or launching himself in any desired direction at enormous speeds for dozens of feet. He uses this ability to escape potential hazards, get up close for a melee attack, strike with the sheer force and power of his propulsion like a ram, or to defend himself from oncoming threats. However, the Semblance is directly tied to his Aura, and if it drops below 35%, the speed, distance, and power of his propulsions will gradually lessen until 0%, where he will only move about 6 feet at a speed of approximately 10 mph.

Strengths and Weaknesses
Jet is proficient in multiple fighting styles and forms, and is a powerful fighter on the battlefield with his wide spread of damage both from projectile and melee combat. He is the most level-headed of his team, and often is shown keeping his cool in situations of extreme peril or stress. He is well-versed in not just combat, but also diplomacy. He is an excellent reader and excels in academic teachings.

However, despite his physical and mental power, he often pushes both his mind and his body past extremes, putting strain on both. He can even be obsessive when it comes to pushing himself past his limits, as he continually desires to become stronger, even if it means self-harm.

Trivia

 * Jet's name is based off of the lignite gemstone of the same name, which is black in color.
 * Jet Reach and Team JASN are characters belonging to NerdWithAKeyboard, inspired by elements belonging to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth Animation.