Richard Oráiste

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Richard Oráiste is a second-year, 17 year-old komodo dragon faunus Huntsman with emerald-green eyes, chin-length blonde hair, and clear but pale skin. He has above-average height and possess a rather impressive muscle definition, though not too bulky. He wears square bandages on the corners of his lips to hide his reptilian glasglow marks, which can open when he unhinges his jaw, revealing a few sharp teeth, all these unusual facial traits actually being common among komodo dragon faunus. In some spots of his upper back there are patches of reptilian scales. He often feels humiliated even among other faunus because of these features.

He wears a distinct dark-orange chest-plate with a sleeve that extends down his left arm, leaving his other arm bare, and has a black strapped rectangular plate on the back of his right forearm. Ballistic metal wires wrap around the left arm of Richard. The back of his chest-plate has small, studded, and curved spikes trailing down where the spine would be. He has grey Atlas military leg-wear, with what appears to be a pattern replicating scales. His boots are black with orange heels.

His street clothing usually includes a black business suit with an orange tie and fedora, while his other outfit is ironically an artificial crocodile-skin jacket with leather jeans.

Personality:
Coming from an aristocratic family, Richard was initially conceited, arrogant, immature and stubborn. He was extremely hot-headed and easily provoked, with a bad habit of fighting fairly often. Richard also had a blunt personality. He held no restraint when it comes to speaking his mind, even when he knows it would not be wise to do so or when it could spark conflict. He was pragmatic: he had a strong aversion to exposing himself to dangerous situations, and has openly admitted his desire to join the White Fang is due to wanting an easy and safe life. He strongly believed he owed nothing to any outsiders or humans.

However, it should be noted that in his heart, he only wished to live up to the expectations of his father to become the next great head of the family.

But after the death of his parents at the hands of the White Fang for defending a few innocent humans, this caused Richard to open his eyes and face reality, his personality greatly changing along with his views. He was no longer self-centered, and he would become far more supportive of his allies than ever before, perhaps even becoming more responsible. He is a natural leader, being able to understand others and assess situations well. Richard places high value on the lives of his comrades and even other people, human and faunus alike, and is ashamed and horrified when he fails to protect them. He is also willing to risk his life even if just to slow down the enemy. He is still very eager and proud, but he manages to keep his ego in check.

He often researches and plans ahead of situations and prepares himself as much as he can in a depending amount of time before a fight or a meeting.

Background:
Born into a rich family in an faunus-populated area in Atlas, Richard was used to having nearly everything done for him, and as a result his audacity and arrogance grew. His parents were often away, and left his uncle Tangerine to accompany Richard in his younger days. Tangerine would take Richard into the forest and teach him archery. A partial reason for this was because he wanted to show Richard how to hunt for himself when there was no food.

He was set up to attend a few Atlas combat schools, thanks to his rich parents, but Richard also wanted to join the White Fang. In these combat schools, everyone seemed to stare at him like an oddity thanks to his komodo glasglow marks, even among other faunus. Richard has gotten in a few fights as well, more specifically with the racist humans. As he joined the White Fang, he felt genuinely accepted and gladly became a warrior in their ranks. However, his uncle and parents were highly concerned about him being influenced by the White Fang.

Eventually, he passed these combat schools and prepared to go to Atlas Academy, until it was discovered a few humans have been found in his neighborhood. White Fang stormed the streets, picking off any humans they came across, and anyone else who dared to help them. Richard was unconcerned and his parents tried to talk sense into him, saying the faunus do deserve equality, but killing humans is no way to do it. Soon though, the White Fang cornered a human family nearby the Oráiste household. As Richard's parents rushed out, he yelled at them not to interfere with the White Fang. But it was too late and they killed his parents in front of his very eyes. As time seemed to slow, Richard had to reconsider everything he has known in his entire life, and how he took it all for granted. Just out of a sense of honor for his family, he took the remaining human family and hid them far away, with the White Fang briefly giving chase.

Being considered a traitor among the White Fang ranks and still thinking about the deaths of his parents, he thought about what his family really wanted for him, and moved in with Tangerine, who actually lived in Vale, and changed his assigned academy from Atlas to Beacon, and eventually graduated there after passing his previous combat school. There, he earned a pilot's permit for Bullheads.

He met three new friends there, Amber Grün, Violet (sometimes called "Nicky") Magenta, and Darian Rouge. These two immediately started a rivalry, each trying to out-compete the other in combat tests and the occasional sparring. This relationship grew more into a friendlier rivalry and the two started to respect each other, even remaining supportive of each other. Since the fall of Beacon Academy, however, Richard had to make another important decision, and formed Team RDAN, which he became the leader of, dedicated to defending whatever is left of Vale and eradicating the Grimm threat.

Semblance and Physical Abilities:
Richard's semblance sign is what appears to be an orange eye with red cross-hairs, the semblance itself called "The Hunter's Sight". This semblance allows Richard to see his target's thermal signatures, making it useful if they are hiding. These signatures can range from the body temperature of his target, to their previous footsteps and anything they have touched. How effective this semblance is depends on how close the thermal signature is, and how recent it has been left. With The Hunter's Sight activated, Richard can see thermal traces as far as fifty-feet, no matter the object in front of it. However, there are weaknesses as well. This semblance, once activated, lasts about thirty seconds, and has a cooldown of about forty-five minutes. This can be crippling if Richard needs more time to seek his opponent. Also, anyone with a semblance or ability concerning fire or temperature can trick The Hunter's Sight. When it comes to tracking, The Hunter's Sight can be useful for finding any place Richard's target may have head towards, thanks to the thermal signature left in their wake, usually in the form of thermal footprints. However, to be seen, these signatures have to be fairly recent, otherwise they will go cold.

Richard is blessed with a rather muscular physical build, comparable to an athlete. He is pretty strong, and holds impressive durability, especially against blunt attacks. Sharp and slashing attacks, however, affect him the same way it does to anyone else. He can go quite a while before succumbing to exhaustion, and is very agile like an acrobat. He is a professional archer, very skilled with a bow and arrow, and rarely misses when he is focused. He can shoot in rapid succession.

Weapons and Team:
 Crackshot-  His primary weapon is "Crackshot", a specially designed compound bow with blades set up at the limbs, ideal when needed for close combat. It uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The pulley/cam system grants the user a mechanical advantage, and so the limbs of Crackshot are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This rigidity makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than other bows, as less energy is dissipated in limb movement. The higher-rigidity, higher-technology construction also improves accuracy by reducing the bow's sensitivity to changes in temperature and humidity.

 Dust Arrows-  These are used as ammunition for Crackshot, and have used a variety of different arrows, each fitted with a special arrowhead that is either stored in the various small pockets and pouches hidden in his suit or already attached to the arrow itself. These arrowheads have either fire, ice, lightning, or gravity dust. Fire is used for incendiary or explosive effect, ice to freeze shot objects in place, lightning for EMP, and gravity to shoot the ground to send himself or others flying upward.

 Team  - He is a part of Team RDAN (Pronounced "Raiden"; composed of other members Darian Rouge, Amber Grün, and Violet "Nicky" Magenta.). He holds the important role of the leader of this team.

Methods of Transportation:
Richard has a Bullhead aircraft-piloting permit, but usually keeps the vehicle in his uncle Tangerine's storage facility.

Combat Stats:
Intelligence and Strategy: 9/10

Strength: 7/10

Durability: 7/10

Movement Speed: 6/10

Attack Speed: 9/10

Agility: 8/10

Critical Rate: 5/10

Melee Skill: 5/10

Ranged Skill: 10/10

Hand-to-Hand: 5/10

Dust Mastery and Usage: 8/10

Stealth: 4/10

Semblance Mastery: 7/10

Aura:
Richard's aura is a yellowish color with an orange tint, and can be used to quickly heal minor wounds, to even form defensive barriers against attacks. In Richard's case, he can use his aura to release a small shock wave of force, just enough to give him space to fire his arrows.

Special Skills:
 Dust Knowledge:  He has extensive knowledge on dusts and their function.

 Expert Marksman:  Richard used the bow all during his life and as a result he possesses very keen eyesight, as well as great accuracy and skill with his weapon. He rarely misses his target.

 Master Tactician and Strategist:  He is a brilliant tactical mind and is a natural leader. Richard's observatory skills are top-notch and he can patiently wait for hours just to find the perfect moment to strike. He is an excellent negotiator. He often researches and plans ahead of situations and prepares himself as much as he can in a depending amount of time before a fight.

 Master Hunter and Tracker:  Richard was and still is one of Atlas' best hunters. He possesses astonishing tracking abilities, furthermore he can pick up his prey's trail from meager details in the area, minus the use of his semblance. He also has vast hunting experience, knowing many special hunting methods and animal specific habits.

Weaknesses:
His semblance only lasts about thirty seconds, and has a cooldown of about forty-five minutes. This can be crippling if Richard needs more time to seek his opponent. Also, anyone with a semblance or ability concerning fire or temperature can trick The Hunter's Sight. When it comes to tracking, The Hunter's Sight can be useful for finding any place Richard's target may have head towards, thanks to the thermal signature left in their wake, usually in the form of thermal footprints. However, to be seen, these signatures have to be fairly recent, otherwise they will go cold.

He is primarily a far-ranged fighter, and is generally only an adequate fighter up close. Without his weapon, the only things assisting him at that point is his quick mind and agility.

Even though he is an excellent strategist and commander, he can still make large miscalculations.

His eagerness to fight stronger opponents can be his downfall.

Other Notes/Trivia:

 * Richard's last name "Oráiste" is an irish word for orange.
 * His facial design is based off of Diego Brando from the anime Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. His "prep time", so to speak, is also inspired from Batman from DC Comics.
 * HIs fairy tale inspiration derives from "Robin Hood".
 * His original name when first created was "Chestnut", but thankfully was changed.
 * He has a distaste for Darian's jokes.
 * He was Predator for Halloween.