Thomas Duloc

Appearance
Thomas is well known not only for his battle-prowess, but also for his understated fashion sense. His simple outfit starts with a basic pair of dark blue ripped jeans, held up by a dark brown belt, and a pair of black combat boots. Typically he wears a black leather jacket over top his tight fitting, red, deep v-neck t-shirt. Being over 6 feet tall he is above average with his height and around 175 pounds, he is an imposing sight to strangers.

Hanging from his neck is a pendant on a thin black leather cord resembling that of a red Templar's cross. Many distinguish him from many others by his steel chain connecting his wallet to his front belt loop on his pants. He is also always ready to fight with a pair of finger less leather gloves on. His dark Rayban-esque sunglasses are one of his favorite things to wear.

Personality
Hailing from Mistral, Thomas obviously has a taste for the finer things in life but this in no way makes him snotty or pretentious. Whether he is rough housing with his close friend and team leader Carter Pendragon, or cracking bad puns with Yang Xiao Long he is a well liked person all around the school (pre fall of Beacon). While his sarcasm has started many fights his silver tongue usually gets his out of them.

Thomas upholds a code of personal ethics that gave him the nickname "the leather clad knight" around campus. Whenever the situation arises he will jump to the aid of anyone who he considers a friend or is an underdog. While he always fights for the little guy and will not stand for a bully, there is one sure-fire way to get on his bad side...abuse a woman. If you raise a hand to a woman for no good reason and Thomas is present, hope the rest of Team CMLT is there or he will put your ass six-feet under.

Quotes
"Are you sure we should do recon? I think fighting beowolves would be a howling good time." -When picking assignments during his first year at beacon

"Oh really? I was planning on sitting down and having a picnic with them to talk about our differences!!" -When to told that they need to defend the school

"She left you? That's your reason?! I can see why she did by how small your hands are, but that still gives you no right to smack her!" -When confronting an abuser in an alley

Backstory
Hailing from the Kingdom of Mistral, Thomas was raised by his father Lance after Lance left his wife after cheating on her with Thomas' mother. From a young age he was trained in the ways of martial combat by his father. Surprisingly agile, he quickly adapted to fight his father's superior strength in their sparring sessions. Besides raising him as a warrior, his father taught him a code of ethics that he still upholds to this day. This code includes:
 * Respecting the honor of a woman
 * Never turning down a challenge from an equal
 * To protect the weak


 * To guard his fellow hunters and huntresses

Upon reaching the age of 17 he was accepted into Beacon Academy and left his home in Mistral and headed for Vale. Only bringing clothes, the necklace his father gave him and his signature weapon the spiked chain/double barrel shotgun combo called King's defender he set off. Once there he felt out of place not only from being in a different Kingdom but also because he knew no one (minus the guy he saw barfing right after the ship landed) since all his friends went to Haven back in Mistral. He had no clue what to expect, definitely not the explosion that happened soon after he arrived. Once he got his bearings though, he quickly found a friend in a young Carter Pendragon who, during the second day, he joined in completing the collection task Ozpin had them do. After them and two others gathered the black rook pieces the Team known as CMLT was formed with Carter, a young dust wielding girl named Meridith Ambrosius, a strong feisty girl by the name of Layla Green, and Thomas himself.

The four quickly took a strong liking to each other and became great friends. They found themselves doing well in their classes and socially with Thomas blossoming in the later. Befriending most people at Beacon, he became one of the most popular first years on campus and for awhile it seemed like his first year was going to be smooth sailing for him...that's when the shit hit the fan.

During the Vytal festival team CMLT had won both rounds prior to the singles round. Thomas was chosen to paticipate in this final round by his teammates. However, his plans quickly changed once the Grimm attacked Vale. He quickly rushed to the aid of those around him, giving his assistance wherever needed from evacuation to clearing out Grimm. After he left the now decimated Beacon, Thomas and his team have started searching for answers on why this happened and who was behind it, they had only one name though Adam.

Team CMLT
Carter Pendragon: the laid back leader who quickly befriended Thomas

Meridith Ambrosius: the quirky dust wielder in the team; the only one on the team who laughs at his puns

Layla Green: Axe wielding ball buster who is surprisingly wise despite being the youngest on the team

Family
Lance Duloc: father who trained him to fight and to be honorable

Physical Attributes
Being a natural born gymnast Thomas is quite adept at dodging incoming attacks and moving quickly around the battlefield. His physical strength is above average which is made apparent from him carrying around his large spiked chain weapon. From the beginning of his training endurance has been a key factor, now thanks to years of training he can not only sprint 5 miles non stop at 17 mph but can run without stopping for almost two hours. Despite all this he can still lose a fight due to overconfidence.

Weapon: King's defender
This 15 foot chain usually rests wrapped around Thomas' waist almost like a belt. near the ends are small barbs that get larger the closer to the ends. There are two large blade-like heads resting on both ends that have a single shotgun barrel in the center of them. Both of these hands must be attached together in order to be used as a ranged weapon with a pressure trigger causing the weapon to fire two slugs at the target. This weapon can be used to aid in climbing trees, pulling enemies close, wrapping them up or a variety of other functions.

Semblance: Lionheart
When need be Thomas can activate his semblance in flash of brilliant light, Lionheart. When he uses this not only do his speed and strength increase drastically, but he also shuts out all pain he feels focusing only on combat. Due to this he commonly has fought with broken limbs without noticing until the end of the battle. When he triggers his semblance many describe it as a lion backed into a corner fighting for life thus earning it the name Lionheart.

Trivia

 * Thomas is based on the knight sir Galahad who was born out of wedlock to Lancelot Dulac and Elaine Corbernic
 * His code of ethics is based on the knight's code of chivalry
 * His semblance was the hardest part of this lol