Aurelius Morningstar

Antonio Morningstar is a student currently attending Beacon Academy and is one of the main protagonists of Ash Winters' FanFiction, DMND in the Rough. His weapon of choice is a Dual-Bladed Separable Staff named Golden Storm. The individual sections are called Donner and Blitzen.

He first appears in the chapter, Prelude 2: Antonio, where he and his girlfriend, Emerald Sustrai, have a competition to see who can steal more before lunch, with the loser paying for their meals. This leads Antonio to Junior's club, where he faces off against a group of henchmen, Melanie and Miltia Malachite, and eventually Junior himself, after which he empties their pockets, but leaves the cash register untouched. 6 weeks later, he is seen enrolling at Beacon Academy, where he becomes a member of Team DMND, alongside Dillon Colby, Nick Wilder and Dominic Steele.

Appearance
Antonio is a fairly tall, athletic, tanned young man with short, spiky blonde hair, and dark blue eyes.

Original
Antonio wears a gold jacket with dull silver sleeves and accents over a blue T-shirt with gold sleeves, as well as a pair of blue-grey jeans and gold & dull silver trainers. His emblem, a six-pointed star, is on gold patches on both shoulders of his jacket in dull silver.

Pyjamas
Antonio's pyjamas consist of a dull silver shirt with gold sleeves, with his emblem in gold on his upper left chest, and a pair of loose blue 3/4 length shorts.

Beacon Uniform
Antonio wears the standard male uniform, consisting of a white dress shirt, red necktie, blue vest, black trousers and a black blazer trimmed in gold, as well as a pair of black dress shoes.

Backstory
Antonio was born in Vacuo to 2 members of Team SILC (silk) from Shade Academy, but spent most of his youth travelling due to his family's nomadic lifestyle, learning the art of combat from his parents and their team. In a kingdom where the main rule is 'if you can survive here, then you are welcome here', Antonio was hard-pressed to make ends meet. Resorting to pickpocketing and stealing from street vendors to get by, he gained infamy as 'the Prince of Thieves', due to him always making a clean getaway through the use of parkour and his Semblance. One day, while gathering supplies for his family's next trip, he met an 11-year-old Sun Wukong, to whom Antonio offered his friendship, which the Faunus quickly accepted. A year later, the boys encountered a team of Hunters, one of whom used a katana, taking on a pack of Grimm. After the encounter, Antonio approached the swordsman, asking where he got so skilled, to which the Huntsman replied, "Beacon Academy." This inspired the blondes to pursue formal education and a career as Hunters. Attending Oasis Combat School together from age 13, the boys forged their weapons in honour of that team, Antonio taking inspiration from the swordsman, and Sun from a Dust staff user, and gained reputations as the school troublemakers. After they finished, Antonio bade farewell to Sun, as he had chosen to attend Beacon Academy, while the monkey Faunus had opted for Haven due to the more lenient rules there.

Personality
Antonio is often seen as the comedian of team DMND and is almost never seen without a smile on his face. However, his semi-permanent smirk belies a desire to rise above his past of stealing just to survive. He's one of the most impulsive people you could meet, and is fairly hyperactive, which leads into his speed-based Semblance, though he can listen to instructions and follow them when he has to. He is also the easiest member of his team to befriend due to his joking nature, leading to firm friendships with Sun Wukong, Emerald Sustrai (who he later developed romantic feelings for), and Mercury Black, among others. Antonio also highly values loyalty and has a strong dislike for people who go back on their promises. He is an almost eternal optimist, almost to the point of naivety, only dropping it with people he thinks are beyond redemption. He also appears to be respectful of others' livelihoods, as he left Junior's cash register alone after already picking the employees' pockets, despite how much it contained, in a stealing contest.

Powers and Abilities
Antonio is shown to have above-average speed (even without his Semblance), agility and endurance, as he was able to defeat most of Junior's henchmen, the Malachite twins and Junior himself without any assistance in under 3 minutes without any signs of fatigue, during which he managed to evade multiple sword strikes from the henchmen, block an axe kick from Melanie by drawing his second blade from his back, and dodge through a barrage of Junior's rockets after being batted across the club. He also appears to be fairly strong, as he managed to punch Junior out of a window after a quick Semblance-boosted dash towards him. His current non-Semblance top sprinting speed is 15 miles per hour, which he can maintain for 2 minutes.

Antonio is also trained in multiple kick-based martial arts, such as taekwondo, Savate and Vovinam, and has good knowledge of physiology, biomechanics and basic medical techniques, acting as his team's field medic and carrying a small first aid kit with him while on missions. Additionally, he is a talented pickpocket, leading to a light touch well-suited for precise hand movements, such as surgical incisions and stitches, in high-stress situations.

Weapons
Antonio's weapons, Donner & Blitzen, are a pair of chokutō swords that connect at the hilt to form a sword-staff, dubbed Golden Storm. Unlike traditional chokutōs, though, Donner & Blitzen have two cutting edges instead of one, while retaining the usual shape, to maximize Golden Storm's combat efficiency. Antonio is almost unrivalled in swordsmanship amongst his peers, only matched in skill by Dillon Colby and Pyrrha Nikos. Antonio is capable of channelling his Aura through his blades to activate one of three Dust types stored in the handles.

​​​​​​Semblance
Antonio's Semblance, Gold Rush, allows his body and mind to function up to 20 times faster than normal, manifesting as superhuman speed, reflexes and information processing. However, this comes with the drawbacks of time limitation (see below for speed multiplier intervals of 5) and an extremely accelerated metabolism, resulting in Antonio carrying lots of high-energy foods on missions. Due to this being a physical enhancement, Antonio is unable to combine Dust with his Semblance.

Trivia

 * Colour Naming Rule: Antonio (Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Samurai), Jason (temporary Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo), Morningstar (Nickname for Venus (planet), which appears yellow-gold in colour)
 * Inspiration: The Huntsman (Snow White & The Huntsman), Aladdin
 * Huntsman: Dual-wielded weapons; initially antagonistic towards Weiss Schnee (based on Snow White), before befriending her
 * Alladin: Thief, desert homeland, monkey (Faunus) companion
 * Theme Songs: Skillet- Legendary, Mountains vs Machines- Hero
 * Antonio is a talented guitarist and enjoys listening to lyrical rap and guitar-heavy songs.
 * Antonio's birthday, August 4th (4/8), is a reference to the California Gold Rush, which started in 1848. This ties in with his colour scheme and Semblance name.
 * Antonio bears several similarities with the members of Team RWBY:
 * Ruby Rose: Team speedsters.
 * Weiss Schnee: Melee/Dust-caster weapons, fairytale inspiration (Snow White), musicians.
 * Blake Belladonna: Both use double-edged Japanese-style swords.
 * Yang Xiao Long: Main colour, introduced at Junior's club, team jokers.

Stats

 * Strength: 6.5/10
 * Speed/Agility: 9/10 (Semblance +5)
 * Durability: 6/10
 * Hand-to-hand Combat: 7/10
 * Melee Weapon Use: 9/10
 * Marksmanship: 2/10 (Dust +3 [weapon has no ranged form])
 * Intelligence: 6/10
 * Perception: 9/10
 * Social Skills: 8/10