Laven Demmick

(Note: Each member of Team FEVR is inspired by a monster from the Monster Hunter games. This character in particular is inspired by Gore Magala, from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.)

Backstory:
Frenzy Demmick is a ninteeen year old male human student at Beacon Academy, and the leader of team FEVR. He is originally from Vale and grew up with his parents. From an early age, Frenzy had a desire to be a huntsman. He was dismayed by the injustice all around him, and simply wouldn't accept his parents' dismissive, "That's just how it is" answer to his question of why things were like that. He always had a sense that he could be a part of something bigger than himself. So he started looking into combat schools and found himself at Signal Academy. It was around the time he enrolled there that he began hearing about the White Fang changing leadership. And with that change in leadership, it was reported that there came a change of tactics. They had become violent and misguided. The civil-rights group that Frenzy had stood for and even protested alongside was gone: replaced by a terrorist organization. Deciding that he couldn't just sit and watch as the world moved closer to the brink of war, he made it his mission to fight the White Fang with everything he had. But it wasn't out of any hatred for them. Rather, it was out of a desire to see justice done and peace restored. And those things would never happen while there was still so much bloodshed. So he focused all of his energy on training until he was one of the top students in his class, and toward the end of his second year, he began his campaign against the White Fang. He started by simply using every scrap of intelligence he could get his hands on to tip off the whereabouts of high-ranking members to the police and military. As he got more experience, he started to hit bigger targets like supply depots and weapons caches, destroying the supplies and turning the guards in, mostly unharmed if possible. He made it a point to try and avoid killing if he could help it. There were two reasons for this. The first was that the White Fang were misguided; but he didn't want to believe that they were evil. The second reason was that if he couldn't carry out his plans without unnecessary bloodshed, he had no right saying that he was fighting for justice. However, Frenzy never went as far as calling himself an idealist, and wouldn't hesitate to kill if he had absolutely no other choice. By the end of his final semester at Signal, Frenzy had made quite a few enemies, which is part of the reason he stopped his campaign just before transferring to Beacon Academy. He wanted to take a break from it as both an opportunity to cover his tracks, and also to devote more time to his studies. Though he still kept a close eye on the movements of the White Fang through connections he had made with members of the police and military. During the fall of Beacon, Frenzy and his teammates fought from the beginning of the conflict, when Cinder Fall gave her speech, right up until the very end; all of them were exhausted and injured to varying degrees. Team FEVR was escorting a group of people who couldn't fight to the safe zone in Vale when a huge horde of Grimm attacked them. Frenzy, who was at the back of the column with his third teammate, Verdant Ember, was surrounded by a small pack of Beowolves and their Alpha. Using the last ounce of strength he had left, and with the help of his teammates, Frenzy managed to kill them; but his wounds were so severe at this point that he could no longer fight and had to be carried the rest of the way by Royal Blitz, the fourth member of the team. Once they got everyone else to the safe zone, Team FEVR fled Beacon Academy and Vale to Verdant's home in Vacuo so Frenzy could recover in safety.

Appearance:
Frenzy is around 5' 9", and very slim with a fair amount of muscle. He has shaggy, lavender colored hair that falls to his shoulders and into his face, causing him to have to push it over to the side in order to see. Though it still covers his left eye. His hair has a black streak that makes up his bangs. He has piercing eyes that are the same color as his hair, and sharp features. He wears a purple t-shirt underneath a black jacket lined with purple. His jeans are black with a black belt that has a purple buckle. He wears black sneakers with purple laces. His symbol, a purple flame in a spiral, is on the left shoulder of his jacket.

Personality:
Frenzy is usually easy-going and laid back away from the battlefield. He tends to be very shy in new surroundings with new people, but warms up quickly. He loves to laugh and doesn't take himself very seriously. He also displays a compassion and respect for everyone around him that makes him popular with his teachers and classmates. Frenzy is fiercely loyal to his friends and teammates and he is willing to do anything for them. In the past, when he was younger, this caused problems since his selflessness often caused him to be manipulated by others. He became slightly more shrewd about this as he got older, but can still be used from time to time if he lets his guard down. Whenever he witnesses any form of injustice or general mistreatment of others, Frenzy becomes angry, jumping in without hesitation to stop it. This causes him to frequently butt heads with bullies like Cardin Winchester and his teammates. (as a side note, Frenzy is quite fond of soda. In fact he drinks so much of it that his teammates often discuss the possible need for an intervention behind his back.)

Weapon/abilities:
Frenzy's weapon of choice is his greatsword, nicknamed "Nul." The weapon at first appears to just be a black two-handed sword hilt. But when extended, Nul has a curved blade that is as long as Frenzy is tall, and about seven inches wide. Its color is the same as his hair. Frenzy forged it during his time at Signal with the help of his instructors. The blade is made up of hundreds of different segments that all combine to form one seamless weapon when extended. What makes Nul unique is the fact that Frenzy managed to link it directly to his own aura. This means that the weapon only responds to him. To unsheathe it, all he has to do is will it to extend out of the hilt. And the same principle applies for putting it away. Another attribute of the weapon is that it is extremely durable. And even if it does break, he can just will it to put itself back together. However, if he runs out of aura and the blade breaks, he has to wait for his aura to fully replenish before he can repair Nul.

Frenzy's semblance is the ability to store power each time he lands a hit during a fight. It also works if whatever or whoever he is fighting blocks his attack, but the effect isn't as strong. Once he has stored up enough power, he can do one of two things with it. He can either let it fade away and he stays the same, or he can tap into it and activate his semblance. If he chooses to activate it, his entire body, including his eyes and even his sword glow purple and he becomes twice as strong and fast as he normally is. This does have some drawbacks, however. It only lasts for a certain amount of time, usually between five and ten minutes. And once it wears off, it leaves him tired and somewhat vulnerable.

Along with being an expert with Nul, Frenzy is a gifted martial artist; if he needs to, he can fend off dozens of opponents without his sword. He's also adept at chaining kicks and other strikes into his swordplay, blocking one attack while simultaneously striking another opponent with an elbow or a fist. Not only does he have skill, but Frenzy is also fairly strong, and can swing Nul either one or two-handed without any effort, and is also reasonably fast and agile. Frenzy is typically very calculating, preferring to hang back and stay on the defensive while he reads the battlefield and his opponent before making any moves. When he does go on the offensive, he can only be described as ferocious and overwhelming. However, the adrenaline from the battle can sometimes get to Frenzy. When this happens, he tends to fight more recklessly than he would otherwise. This risk is especially high whenever he uses his semblance. His mastery with his weapon, combined with his unbridled ferocity and versatility in combat make him a well-rounded fighter, not to mention a dangerous enemy for anyone who gets in his way. Though he does need to make a conscious effort to maintain a level head so he can keep from making careless mistakes.

Trivia:

 * Frenzy's name relates to purple because of the monster he's inspired by; Gore Magala has a purple breath attack that causes a status ailment known as "frenzy" and has purple under its wings. Also, when it reaches a certain state called the "frenzied state," the undersides of its wings glow and feelers on either side of its head pop up and glow the same color.
 * Frenzy's semblance is inspired by the status ailment that Gore Magala's breath attack gives to hunters. If a hunter manages to overcome the frenzy, he or she gets a buff.
 * During the fall of Beacon, Frenzy used his semblance a total of three times, more than he ever used it in one battle. This exhausted him to the point of receiving wounds that he otherwise would have easily avoided.
 * Frenzy's tendency to sometimes lose control if the adrenaline from fighting gets to him is a reference to Gore Magala's extreme aggression, especially when it goes into its frenzied state.