Ace Wolfblade

_Profile_______________________________________________________________________________

Name: Ace Wolfblade

Age: 17, born on the 24th of May.

Gender: Male

Race: Half-Breed, Wolf Faunus linage mixed with Human linage.

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 140lbs

Handedness: Predominately right handed, efficient with both in combat.

Complexion: White

Hair: Jet Black

Eyes: Sapphire Blue

Nicknames: Wolfie (By Yang) Grimm Warrior (By Summer and fight announcer at The Club) and Little Wolf Pup (By his mother)

_Appearance_________________________________________________________________________

Ace Wolfblade is the leading protagonist of the fanfiction, Team: Azure. Most of the story is seen or expressed through his perspective, including the brief Prologue: Enter Ace chapter where he gives a quick look into some of his personal views of the world in which he lives in. His first physical appearance in the story was in the chapter to follow, First Days Pt 1: Setting the stage, in which he is introduced on an airship to Beacon Academy, speaking with his best friend Matthew Erthanos, who is quickly revealed to be Ace's only long time standing companion. Ace leads Team: AZRE (Azure) which consists of himself, Matthew Erthanos, his partner Zweii Dragos, and Matthew's partner Dezaryl Ravenhawk.

Ace's appearance is at first heavily shrouded in mystery and not much was publicly displayed. This is due to his attachment to his combat gear which in his person at all times. Despite this there have been bits and pieces slowly revealed over the course of his time at Beacon Academy. For starters, what can be clearly seen is that Ace is of an average teenage build. Years of training and constantly wearing his combat gear have toned his body to be slightly muscular but not to any extreme degree.

In Blank New Pages: A New Chapter Begins, while discussing with Weiss and Blake about his heritage, he shows them an older picture of himself with his grandmother, Luna Wolfblade. In the picture Ace is shown having Blue eyes and Black spiky hair. Despite his grandmother showing traits of a Faunus such as Wolf ears on her head, Ace does not have any Faunus features to his physical appearance. This is explained later that in his family line, females are dominantly the ones who show such features while males do not. In Hero's Rise: Looking Towards the Future, Ace removes his cherished helmet revealing his face. Ace's mother, Rebecca Wolfblade, notes that his hair is longer than it was when he left but otherwise the same in appearance.

As already mentioned Ace is normally seen in his combat attire even going as far as to keep his helmet on while he sleeps and even wearing his full set to class. His gear is unique as it consists of various Grimm body parts, which his unnamed great grandfather discovered an untold process of fusing Dust and Aura into vanquished Grimm to prevent them from deteriorating. This technique is know only to Ace's family and has been passed down in secrecy since it's discovery. Ace's helmet was forged from the head of an Alpha Beowolf, the very same that his great grandfather first used the technique on. The helmet was eventually inherited by Ace when he was of the age to learn the technique for himself. The helmet leaves only the bottom of Ace's face visible, starting from the top of his mouth. Since receiving the helmet Ace ventured to make his own armor out of various Grimm. The majority of the armor is made from a small Death Stalker Ace killed on one of his hunts. His chest plate is taken from the the Death Stalker's entire face plate and includes shaped shrapnel from the stinger to fill in the eyes. Shrapnel was later added to the helmet further masking Ace's face but modified to allow perfect sight. The back plate of Ace's armor is comprised of the Death Stalker's thick back armor and has been modified with Ursa spines. The arm pieces were made from smaller tail plates while the leg portion is comprised of the Death Stalker's claws, sectioned into pieces that allow for mobility. Ace's gauntlets and boots are not explained in the story but are made from Boarbatusk leather and bones. Finally to complete the armor overview is the King Taijitu full body under-suit made from the scales of one of the large serpents. It is visible in the gaps between the other armor pieces. Starting from his right side the scales are black and shift to the white side of the King Taijitu. Ace's armor is off-putting to many but is seen in a much different light by Ruby Rose in Petals Scatter Pt 3: A Rose Blooms in the Moonlight, where she states it makes Ace look like a hero. The armor is very durable but a bit hefty, weighing in around 70 pounds, putting it at half his natural body weight. Despite this he can move around freely as if he was hardly wearing anything. This is due to his constant use of the armor even when outside of combat.

_Personality___________________________________________________________________________

Ace's personality is shown to be calm and laid back around his friends and it is noted he very rarely becomes angry or enraged. He has a bit of a lazy streak and is depicted to take naps whenever possible. However Ace's personality is not as straightforward as most would believe. Ace keeps many secrets from people he is not comfortable around including his Half-Breed linage. Matthew was for the longest his only confidant and as such knows almost every secret in detail because of their long standing bond. This is due to Half-Breeds being treated worse than Faunus making it hard for him to open up to anyone. Ace is known to lie to hide his heritage even in the face of his own teammates and new friends in fear of losing them. This issue was resolved in Blank New Pages: A New Chapter Begins, where he reveals to RWBY, JNPR and his team his heritage. Despite being discriminated against Ace strives to help those in need with whatever problem they may have. So far he has been shown to have helped each of the members of Team: RWBY with their various issues and problems as well as coming to the aid of Shadow, his domesticated Beowolf. Ace values his friends more than his own being and even goes as far as throwing his life on the line to ensure their safety. This is shown when Ace takes a critical injury from a Death Stalker to protect Ruby. Another way Ace shows his need to protect his loved ones can be seen when he hides his romantic feelings for Ruby for months to protect her from hate and discrimination from dating a Half-Breed. This ultimately ends after Weiss and Blake reveal his feelings to Ruby while Ace was hospitalized despite swearing that they would not. Ace and Ruby formed their relationship soon after.

_Weapons and Abilities___________________________________________________________________

While most Huntsmen and Huntresses normally carry one weapon, Ace carries three weapons with him to combat. Ace's weapons of choice are his twin katana's, Kokoro and Tamshii, and his claymore, Lunar Fang. When asked why he uses two completely different weapons, he simply replies "I think it pays to be prepared." Ace primarily relies on Lunar Fang as his go to weapon. The sword is kept at his left side of his waist. Lunar Fang also doubles as an assault shotgun when transformed and fires energy rounds from a Dust Crystal kept within the weapon. His katanas Kokoro, which translates form Japanese to English as Mind, and Tamashii, which translates to Soul in the same languages, are kept on Ace's back, making a classic 'X' shape between the Ursa spines. While having no ranged form they can be combined at the hilt to form a type of twin blade and adopt a completely new move set. Besides these weapons Ace is shown to be quite proficient in most other weapons as well, even using Matthew's great hammer, Vulcan, in combat with Pyrrha Nikos during a training exercise. This skill and knowledge is obtained form his time spent working on weapons in his family's weapon forge and practicing with them. Ace reveals he made his weapons before attending Signal and shares Ruby's enthusiasm in making weapons. Even when unarmed Ace is shown to be well versed in basic hand to hand combat making his list of combat skills even more expansive.

Ace's Semblance is revealed to be Invisibility. He can cloak himself from view as well as turn other objects invisible as well. His power comes at a price as he says that using it for too long is rather draining and he only uses it for brief periods of time while in combat. Outside he can maintain it for much longer and even use it while resting. It is unsure, but it appears to be countered by contact as shown in Blank New Pages: A New Chapter Begins, when Blake touches him in his cloaked state revealing him. Whether this was from the contact or simply the power deactivating on it's own is unclear.

In terms of stats Ace seems to have a slightly above average endurance but tires from drawn out battles or running. He is strong enough to wield Matthew's hammer with only slight difficulty. He also does not appear to be encumbered by his heavy armor while moving. Given this fact it can be argued that his speed can show a slight increase if ever the armor was to be removed.

Ace also possess abilities outside of combat. He is shown to be very good at understanding others grief and helping them with their troubles. Because of this he is labeled as a bit of a psychologist to the group and is the one others can turn to for personal help. This is shown in his various sessions with the members of Team RWBY. His intellect is further displayed with his knowledge in weapons and Grimm.

Ace has a unique interest in Grimm, most likely developed when he was given his helmet. While he strives to hunt them, he also shows interest in learning more about them. Ace even has domesticated Grimm as allies, the first being Shadow, a Beowolf, and the other being Aria, a small Nevermore. Ace believes that they may be the only ones that may possess souls. How far he is going to stress test this is yet to be revealed.

_Backstory____________________________________________________________________________

Ace was born to the Wolfbade family on the 24th of May. He has lived all his life in a more secluded rural area in Vale with his parents Damion and Rebecca Wolfblade. His family occupation is weapon and armor smithing, dating back to his great great great ancestors. Born a Half-Breed he has also spent most of his life alone. His parents work constantly, leaving him only more alone most of the time. Early on he decided he wished to do more in his life before eventually taking over his families business and his need to help others and his love for weapons lead him on the path of becoming a Huntsman.

When he was younger, he encountered a Beowolf being attacked by an Ursa. Ace feeling it was his duty to protect those in need saved the Grimm and later domesticated it. Soon after Ace encountered his best friend Matthew one day while being bullied by older kids for his heritage. Despite Matthew's defiance to such cruelty and helping Ace fight back, Ace did not trust Matthew and fled from him only to encounter him once again, saving his sister and becoming Matthew's friend. Ace and Matthew's families became close soon after. After attending Signal with Matthew the two were accepted into Beacon to begin their new lives as Huntsmen in training.

_Trivia________________________________________________________________________________
 * Ace is the shortest of his team, standing only an inch underneath Matthew.
 * Ace is the only one on his team with black hair. Everyone else has brown.
 * Ace greatly dislikes it when Yang calls him Wolfie, but is fine with it when Ruby calls him by that nickname.