Khombu Knox

=== Author's note: I have absolutely no clue on how to edit things and make it all look fancy like other OCs have on this site. I also I think I've pretty much stomped on a couple rules that the fandom have deemed fairly necessary to be fanon with the show's world. Would like to see input on my character and how he sounds. This character and a couple others are kinda a shared project with me and my brother so there may be some inconsistencies. Say mean stuff and be rough with 'em I can take it. ===

Introduction: "Half charge for close engagements. Twenty clicks is eight meters at danger close. Aim low when firing at downward elevations. Never adjust past forty clicks for windage. Call in your area of effect and clear a 600 meter area. Drop the shell. Prepare to write a body count." -Manual of Arms by Brigader General Knox Khombu

Name: Knox, Khombu (Khombu is a Jap word for a type of seaweed people eat originally wanted to call him Kim/Gim Knox but it sounded too Korean Nationalist for me.)

Age: 32 in earth years

Color: Khombu Green

Race: Human

Influence/reference: The history of Henry Knox, Quotes made by Generals across the globe, and Self Insertion of my own personal preferences.

Occupation/Setting: Professional Hunter, Member of the Democratic-republican All peoples Elected National Emancipation (DAENE), and Brigadier General of the United Armies Representative Emancipation Support Brigade (UARESB) (Made up of 5,000 personnel divided into: Battalion 10/Company 50/Platoon 200/Squad 1334 with squads being the smallest operational unit (a 10 or 5 person unit broken up into 2 or 1 fireteams and further divided into buddy pairs of 2 or 3 making them the smallest tactical unit) making up the platoon with of a main combat and support elements and a command element). Been known to work as a substitute teacher for math, engineering, physical training, and officer training.

Gender: Male

Appearance: He's 5'6" stout, 206 pounds/91 kilograms, dark skinned, and sports a black crew cut. Clean shaven and showered at 1900 everyday. His eyes are a stern, squinted dark brown that give off a sly and intelligent vibe. Despite a growing gut he keeps up to standard with the physical requirements of the Emancipation Forces (1 mile in 8 minutes, 30 push-ups a minute, 40 curl-ups a minute, 2 pull-ups, and rifle and pistol accuracy of 15 inch average on moving targets).

10 Sets of Sleep dress- He uses UARESB standard wear: A Dark Green and Blue simple shorts and T-Shirts with a separate sets used for inner wear with other clothing.

5 Sets of  Work dress- He uses UARESB standard wear: A standard Brown set of ACU-style long sleeved coveralls. With the top and bottom connected via three enlarged buttons and three enlarged zippers for entering the coveralls and usage in the latrine. Along with using semi-adjustable elastic straps the suit can be adjusted for three different sizes. He wears a load-bearing vest with various integrated pouches, a rucksack, and MOLLE adaptability. He blouses his pant legs into his half-calf length black boots. Topped off with a OD Green boonie hat.

2 Sets of Combat dress- He uses the National standard: A set of designated UARESB Work dress with the load bearing gear replaced with a woodland plate carrier with light weight ceramic plates and various other soft bullet resistant padding kevlar covering the upper arms, elbows, knees, a skirt (similar in design to middle eastern plated mail armor). His head and eyes are protected by a Galea and slightly yellow tinted safety glasses. His primary weapon at that particular time would be attached to the OD green externally framed backpack. Worn of the sides are (ww1 style) grenade carry bags carrying the various loaded and marked mortar shells. Unloaded shells, heads, powder, regular grenades, and a pistol are carrier on the plate carrier itself. Most extra communications equipment is carried inside the back pack with the frame acting as a antenna with extra copper wiring. Current production exoskeletons are a mixture of civilian soft structure and military style hard structure. With a fabric external muscle system and hard plastic hydralic weight bearing support system. Currently improves carry capacity of a average soldier up to 25%, jump and fall height by 10%, and movement speed by at least 20% + forum.kingdomcomerpg.com/uploa… + s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/7… + s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/5…

Personality:  He's a frustrating, cheating, scheming, stern, and yet eccentric man. He's a extreme liberal with a belief in liberating people from what he, his colleagues, and his organization believes is a fascist hold by ruling monarchist oligarchy. He believes in the use of military and industrial power to overwhelm and outclass everyone using the individual ingenuity, initiative, and the personal reform to progress technology. He believes that anything can be done efficiently and should be done in such a manner that is efficient. It's been a point of contention to also balance the simplicity and instinctive understanding of what should be done. Often this is a common point of miscommunication as changes to Standard Operating Procedures appear to be on a bi-monthly basis. Often he is seen as a obsessive, preachy, and stringent with his interactions with others. Often in most group events and activities he is quietly recording ideas, projecting basic numbers for different strategies, and picking up small tasks he can finish by himself. The lone supporting fox among wolves and sheep picking birds and scraps that others cannot ignore but are vital to any operation.

Skills and Abilities: Under change All you need to know for now:

He loves Math, writing reports, basics of mechanical engineering, and some political science. Excelling in math and writing reports but has the support of a RnD team and a public speaking team for everything else.

Weapon(s) and fighting style:  Due to his contempt of being restrict to a single weapon system and the lack of modular capabilities a single weapon system would provide he has chosen overturned the convention of 1 or 2 transformative weapons adopting 3 or 5 modular systems. On the field Knox acts as both communications officer, leading field officer, and in the few times he must enter the field as a combat unit he is often equips himself as a grenadier, mortar man, or offensive communication officer. Often earning the respect of infantry personnel and NCOs for his capabilities in the field.

His fighting, tactical, and strategic style can be summed up in 5 stages: scout/predict, dictate/restrict, support, maneuver/communicate, and position/hold.

First the enemy positions are found and their movements are predicted (with aerial spotters, land recon., enemy resource movement, calculating terrain, strategic resources, fortifications, and enemy unit mobility).

Second forcing the enemy to at least temporarily remain still or move into a firing range (with quick and timely retreats, suppressing fire, light bombing, or entrenchment).

Thirdly creating a range of supporting fire with at least the combination of 2 present support elements (heavy/medium machine gun fire, mortar fire, artillery fire, smoke cover, night cover, gas cover, heavy armor support, air bus support, or heavy terrain cover).

Fourthly collecting and pushing with infantry and armor to flank and take down the enemy. While giving "friendly" forces notification of captured ground or enemy contact.

Finally the holding, retreat, or advance of ground units. Avoiding overexertion of combat lines and still exploiting enemy weakness or loosened formations or cracks in the enemy combat lines.

Note I'm using IRL numbers RWBY numbers would be ridiculously over powered mostly because of Ruby's rifle can throw her around a mortar can launch itself with that much power well over 3 miles: Average power of most explosive is around 500-1200 KJ or about 300,000-885,000 foot pounds. Averaging akill radius (instant or near instant death) of 5-15 meters and casualty radius(targets suffer from destroyed limbs, busted internal organs, and other injuries yet still survives for a while) of 15-50 meters with shrapnel traveling up to 200 meters away. Average range of each explosive can be from 10-55 meters and 75-1000 meters.

Specialized Metal Tube- A 3 foot/1 meterish long metal tube with an internal diameter of 40mm. Adding a solid base plate, monopod, and an external sighting system in order to act as a mortar. Adding a high-low pressure compensator, a front loading firing pin chamber, and an external sighting system in order to act as a semi-recoilless anti-materiel grenade launcher. +www.zmt.tarnow.pl/en/offer/sma… +memolition.com/wp-content/uplo…

Emancipation Forces Rifle Grenadier Model 1- A select-fire (semi and 2 round burst) rifle chambered to fire 6.5x48mm in magazines of 12, 22, and 70 rounds loaded via stripper clips and detachable magazines. It's built with a integrated bi-pod, integrated flashlight, 2-4x30mm illuminated scope, 40mm grenade launcher cup, and back-up iron sights. +www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp… +www.gunslot.com/files/gunslot/…

Emancipation Forces Carbine Model 2 Bullpup- A select-fire (semi and 3 round burst) rifle chambered to fire 6.5x35mm in magazines of 36, 69,and 102 rounds loaded via stripper clips and detachable magazines. It's built with a integrated flashlight, flip-up iron sights, and a 1-2.5x20mm illuminated scope. For Grenadiers, Mortar teams, and similar alternative fire support units the Model 2 is equipped with a 40mm grenade launcher. +i514.photobucket.com/albums/t3… +www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp…

Emancipation Forces Pistol Model 2 Light- A semiautomatic pistol chambered to fire 36 round magazines of 6.5x25mm loaded via stripper clips and a detachable magazine. It's built with a integrated 400 lumen flashlight, and a fixed muzzle break that can be interchanged with a suppressor. + www.a-human-right.com/styer191…

Bayonet Model 1- A spike bayonet with a single decent edge for utility uses however it is meant for stabbing through cracks in armor. Can be used a as a dagger or fighting knife but the handle can be a little small for most users. +4b1e874935ea5d25a97e-f099844d0…

Hand grenade Model 6H- A cyclinder shaped 35mm offensive high explosive sling grenade with a 3 sec. timer and a built in tube adapter.

Hand Grenade Model 6P- A square 35mm defensive fragmentation sling grenade with a 6 sec. timer and a 10in. long string for improved throwing capacity.

Hand Grenade Model 3S- A square 35mm smoke grenade with a 16 sec. burn time with a 20in. long string for improved throwing capacity and accepts a tube adapter.

Hand Grenade Model 2F- A square 35mm high intensity flare with a 16 sec. burn time with a built in tube adapter.

Hand Grenade Model 4AT- A large cyclinder shaped 60mm shaped-charge explosive with a built in grenade launcher adapter.

Aura/Semblance:  Knox has a low Aura reserve to tap into and relies more on external weaponry and armor. While still very much capable of using standard weapons seen in Remnant he prefers saving aura for shielding against shrapnel and spalling.

Preservation- Can slow down bodily functions and unconscious aura usage down as if the person is sleeping or near death state. This has the side effect of causing dizziness, actually causing the target person to fall asleep or enter a comatose-like state, and various other bodily pain.. The effect can be used on himself or others within a range of 5 meters.

Backstory/History: Under change

Born to a blue collar family of mechanics a young Knox Khombu enjoyed tinkering with leftover and broken mechanical pieces. At the age of 8 he first met Roman Robins while on a trip to a nearby junk yard. The two struck gold with one another for Robin's lofty dreams and constant attempts at developing his personal ultralight from VTOL engines and left over aircraft aluminum. They would eventually both aspired to become military engineers and apply at a local military school. However the lack of individual discretion among most NCO's, CO's, and even lower General Officers made any work for independent projects or submitted developments. This and many other issues led to both of them to resigning their military goals and moving toward Beacon Academy under joint scholarship. Entering Beacon was like a breathe of undisciplined air as unforms were sloppy and with the floors being in a state of disgust. The initiation stage was to be first encounter with "Oorah" Pullman and later Nelly Horizon. The three man group would end up blazing a large section of the designated grounds into ash and ruble. Responding to the familiar sound of Knox's mortar Robins would eventually meet up with the group. It was decided that they had already shown team cooperation and ample skill together that it seemed right to place them together as team HOKR to be led by Nelly as she was the most reasonable of the group. Their time in Beacon would be a time of much grumbling and contempt. For the lack of training in anything beyond live combat and the seemly corporate attitude when dealing with field missions. It was during a particular security detail Nelly and Knox had come across a flyers for a rally supporting many of their ideals of military and hunter/huntress training and government operations. By the time of their graduation they had been fairly active members in the Democratic-republican All peoples Elected National Emancipation and as veteran members encouraged the construction of a security branch to protect against conflicts with more radical groups and avoiding members from causing riots or creating splitter groups. The end result was originally a small band of 40 civilians with brown shirts and long stick to organize marching ranks and boundaries. However several active conflict with White Fang and similar factions led to the addition of further developments in armament, medical, fire fighting, mechanical, and media awareness training. It all reached a boiling point in Mistral as DAENE sit down protest were squeezed between violent White Fang and much heavily armed military and police forces began fighting in the streets. Safety training and the development of a standing force were created. At nearly 50 times their original size the DAENE Security Agents were renamed the Emancipation forces boasting over 2000 armed and unarmed personnel would continue to expand in size and scope. Supporting police, military personnel, or often times being the only standing force against local Grimm or radical groups. These led to hostile interactions with the White Fang leading to the Battle of Low Desert Valley 1. Originally just a platoon of 25 were meant to defend and spread the message of democracy in the region. The region would be held by over 700 armed White Fang troops across a 60 mile radius, until EF and DAENE response. Victory was obtained and the region slowly self identified as the first sizable territory held by DAENE. Mostly due to the lack of civilian death and property destruction seen from regular military intervention a heavy handed and over simplified policy of shoot everything that moves.

TL;DR: Born to mechanics, want join military, military sucks, scholarship to beacon, joined beacon, meet and part of Team HOKR, joined a political group, became a major figure head in the political group, helped create a functioning military, removed fascists, and the present.

Team: HOKR (Hooker Green)

Fanfiction: N/A

'''Themes: '''Main- US Field Artillery March Battle- The Army Goes Rolling Along Team- The Battle Hymn of The Republic

Quotes: "Go tell their little Whities! I ruined my last pair of white skivvies!" -At the battle of Low Desert Valley 1

"Fine, I'll make it easier for them... Tell the Whities surrounding us, outnumbering us, and also outgunning us only made things easier! Now they'll have to take the EF surrender in the form of gunfire! CARVE THE WAY! TO ALL AVAILABLE UNITS WE ARE PUSHING OUT OPEN FIRE! GENERAL KNOX IS ENTERING THE FIELD PREPARE CARVE THE WAY!" -At the end battle of Low Desert Valley 1

The messages received from Emancipation Forces would read:

"To the dearest, most humbling, and gracious acting commander of the White Fang forces in this desert,

I ruined my last pair of skivvies!

Signed, The Regimental Support Commandant Knox

and

"To the great, awesome, mighty, and wise acting commander of the White Fang in this most terrible battle,

Prepare to receive our surrender in the morning.

With much love...

Signed, The Acting Commander of The Emancipation Forces and Local free peoples of Vacuo, Regimental Support Commandant Knox"

"41, 41, 41...getting there just 9 more..." -PT session with Knox at logistics school s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/5…