Midori Yara

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."

Appearance:
Midori was a tall, handsome young man of slim build with pale skin, light colored green hair and emerald green eyes. Despite his parents' expectations that their children were to appear refined and well kempt at all times, Midori rarely bothered to tame his unruly bob of hair and his main outfit was also quite simple, consisting of:


 * A cropped green jacket with light green trim, a grey hood and long sleeves


 * A long sleeved green and grey stripped t-shirt


 * Skinny green pants


 * Grey combat boots with dark green laces

Personality:
Before attending Beacon, Midori was known to be a very good liar and a person who would manipulate people for his own gain and use them to achieve his own ends. He saw people more as assets, faking friendship and interest until they'd done what he wanted or needed them to do.

After attending Beacon, Midori began to change personality wise. He began to let his guard down and allow himself friendships, something his parents had always told him were weaknesses. His charismatic nature made it easy for him to make friends, and his keen skills of social observation made it easy for him to keep those friends. Midori continued to be manipulative, but was known to laugh and say he was using his powers for good and not evil. He would use his talent for lying and manipulating to get good results for good people and those he cared about, while also using them to make sure bad people received the punishment they deserved.

History:
The youngest of eight children, Midori grew up in a very competitive environment. His parents often pitted their children against each other in order for them to strive and achieve. This led to souring relationships between the Yara children and intense sibling rivalries. Determined to prove his worth and to find a way out from under the imposing achievements of his brothers and sisters, Midori decided that he would become a Huntsman whose exploits and achievements would eclipse those of his siblings.

His parents, though indifferent about their son's chosen pursuit, signed all of the necessary paper work that would allow him to attend Signal Academy. Midori excelled in all areas of his education, both practical and theoretical, and graduated with no issues. His parents were still unimpressed and tried to pressure Midori into attending Atlas Academy which they viewed as more prestigious instead of Beacon, but the young man stood his ground and applied to Beacon. He passed the entrance exam and, despite his parents continued attempts to change his mind, he packed up his things and moved to the school.

During initiation, Midori was paired with Viola Lindynn, a rough around the edges girl who was nearly his total opposite. He also went on to become close friends with his other two team mates Leonardo Cambridge and Tawny Lettel.

Nicknamed the Shadow King because of his ability to pull the strings and manipulate situations from the shadows, Midori became adept at dealing with situations caused by Viola's brash nature and resolving them in peaceful ways. Midori became the second in command of the team and also began to become quite close to Viola.

Midori continued to argue with his parents about his choice to study at Beacon. The young man realised that his feelings for Viola were more than friendship but stayed quiet, knowing that his partner wasn't ready for any sort of relationship. He continued to support her, and it was noted that his personality became a little less cool towards people, leading him to be more personable and not just fakely polite.

Apart from a few skirmishes with Claret Gainsboro, a young woman working for the White Fang, things went smoothly for Midori and the rest of Team VYLT until towards the end of the Vytal Festival. Viola had decided to catch the next fight while the rest of the team went for pizza at the fair grounds. Midori was with Leonardo and Tawny when the fighting broke out, and after failing to find transport to get them to Beacon, they stayed to help a large group of children and their parents who were also trapped.

Midori, like Leonardo and Tawny, fought to defend the civilians with everything they had, but in the end they pushed themselves to exhaustion. The number of Grimm was just too high for them to handle and Midori along with Leonardo and Tawny were killed.

Weapon:
Midori wielded two weapons. His secondary weapon was a set of dual chained blades (DCB) called Nere Mendacii and his main weapon was a set of four Dust casting rings (DCR) called Lana Vero.

Lana Vero, Midori's main weapon, was a set of four clear rings that contain and could be refilled using the four basic types of Dust. When wearing the rings, Midori was able to activate the Dust using his Aura and cast attacks shaped like fireballs as well as activate and combine the energy from two types of Dust to use it in attacks, such as combining the energy from Water and Wind/ Air Dust to create Ice Dust and use it to attack his enemies.

Nere Mendacii, Midori's secondary weapon, was a set of dual short blades connected by a chain. It was a non transforming weapon that Midori only used when he was forced to engage in close range combat. Midori could also use it in conjunction with his main weapon, channeling the energy through his hand the swords with whatever Dust element was be most effective against whatever enemy he was facing at the time.

Abilities:
While he lacked in strength and endurance, Midori more than compensated for his short comings with his impressive speed and agility. He preferred to evade enemies and attack them from a distance, only engaging in close quarters combat when he had no other choice.

Midori's Aura was light green in color.

Midori's Semblance was called Triad. Midori activated his Semblance by creating a triangle of circular runic sigils on the ground around him. The more energy Midori would out into the activation, the larger the area would be inside the triangle would be. When Triad was active, it allowed Midori's Dust casting powers to be substantially increased while also decreasing the drain on his Aura from casting them. His attacks were stronger and he was able to cast more often.

The downside or catch with Triad was that while active, Midori couldn't move outside of the triangle. This limited movement would leave Midori very vulnerable to attack and since every activation and deactivation of Triad took time, Midori had to rely on his team mates to protect him while using it or use it away from the action and attack.

Solo:
Midori was always told he looked graceful on the battlefield, dodging and weaving through enemies while casting his attacks or using his secondary weapon. Rather than using brute force, Midori would always look for more clever ways to deal with his enemies and inventive ways to use the surrounding terrain to his advantage.

With Team:
Midori was the strategist for his team, the one who would work out attack combos as well as plans of attack in the midst of chaotic action on the battlefield. His semblance was also often used to finish off larger enemies with all three of his team mates protecting him while he charged up powerful finishing attacks. Midori would also use his abilities to support his team mates and in some cases augment their attacks.

Relationships:

 * Viola: Viola was Midori's partner and the person he was closest to in his life. Though they were mostly opposite in personality, they gave each other balance. Midori developed strong feelings for Viola but held back for a long time on telling her, not wanting to risk their friendship and knowing she wasn't ready for a relationship. The two were going to start dating, but Midori died before that could happen.


 * Leonardo: Midori and Leonardo got on surprisingly well. Midori would get Leonardo out of trouble, and Leonardo would get him into it, but they always managed to have a good time. Midori would always help Leonardo concentrate on his homework and help him with it when he was struggling. They were also very competitive with each other, one always trying to out do the other.


 * Tawny: Midori and Tawny got along very well. They were quite similar in their desire to protect the people they cared about, and were always the ones getting their more high energy team mates out of trouble. They were known to study together, but were also known to get side tracked for hours talking about their families and their hopes for the future.

Misc:

 * Midori loved chess, and the chess set he brought with him to Beacon was made by his grandfather in the time between battles in the Great War.

Trivia:

 * The name Midori is Japanese and means Emerald Green. Thats how his name followed the CNR of Remnant.
 * Midori alludes to Rumpelstiltskin.
 * The name of his main weapon, Lana Vero, is Latin and means Spinning of Truth.
 * The name of his secondary weapon, Nere Mendacii, is Latin and means Spinning of Lies.

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