Vesta Lionheart

"I wasn't expecting to be the leader. I guess I will have to change my ways to fit being your leader and your friend."

- Vesta Lionheart

Vesta Lionheart is the leader of team VALR. Vesta's weapon of choice is a Crystal Trigger Dust Blade (CTDB) named Aeterna Lumina.

Appearance
Vesta has 2 different looks.

Her first look is based around the time before she became the leader of team VALR. She has long dark brown hair and amber eyes. Normally she would have her hair tied right at the end to have a little showing on the other end but there are times when she just let it flow in the breeze. She has a Moon like hair pin in her hair (The flower in her hair in the current image is supposed to represent that) which she got from her mother before she went to Beacon.

Her second look is based after she found out that she was chosen to be leader for team VALR. She cut her hair short and kept the Moon hair pin in her hair.

She is about average in height for her age and wears a violet coat with a blue trim on it and a black shirt under it. She wears purple pants with a belt holding a red pouch attachment hanging to her right leg to store her Dust Cartridges. Her boots are black with red strings. Things that aren't shown in the current image is that her left arm has a metal shoulder pad with the Luna emblem on it.

When she taps into her aura her eye color changes. Red stands for Power, Blue stands for Regeneration, Green stands for Speed and Brown stands for Defense.

Personality
Outside of combat Vesta can be really shy towards people around her. She tries to gain everyone's trust and respect that she deems to be nice and safe to be with. When she sees someone being pushed around or bullied she can't help but jump in and help the one being bullied. She will try to help others when she can and because of this she ends up putting others before her. Vesta loves to read books and mess around with Dust in her spare time.

When Vesta is in the midst of combat she will pinpoint the enemies weakness in mere seconds and throw a plan towards the team and get them to help put it into motion. She is a their Tactician as well as leader for that reason. She always knows an idea of where their weak point is just by looking at them at first glance. She has grown up to be skilled in the Tactics part of a team just by reading books about them and looking for easier ways in life situations. She isn't the strongest fighter on the team but when it comes to Dust she can excel at anything. She has tampered with it to augment her Aura's and allow her weapon to use the elements of Fire, Earth, Wind and Ice. This is why she is the teams Dust Specialist. In combat she will also put her team first and her second. Because of this she has gotten herself hurt many times trying to protect them.

Ability's and Powers
Vesta excels in Dust and Tactics. She has an eye for spotting things before anyone else notices it and can use her Dust to suit to many situations. She also has 4 different Aura's which consist of Power, Defense, Regeneration and Speed. She isn't better at one than the other but when she is using Aeterna Lumina's "Aura Break" mode she can tap into any one of her Aura's true potential. She cannot use this mode for long or else she will put a lot of physical strain on herself.

Vesta can get in close with Aeterna Lumina for melee range combat. She can also insert a Dust Cartridge to augment her weapon with the power of Fire, Earth, Ice and Wind so she can fight from a distance or get the advantage in a fight.

Trivia

 * The name Vesta also means "Keeper of the Sacred Flame" while Lionheart means "Brave" so if you rearrange those meanings a bit you will get "Brave Keeper of the Sacred Flame" which will tie into her character.
 * Vesta actually crafted Aeterna Lumina by hand all based on a design she came up with. It had a flaw which can actually be used to her advantage.
 * The Nickname Bunny Ears actually was created by the creator of Lira Sharp when she looked at my original design of her hair.
 * The Luna Emblem that she has on her shoulder pad is actually to remind her that her mother will always be by her side.