Azure Banneret

Azure is the son of the famed warrior Ogden Banneret and is the leader of Team ANVL.

Appearance
APPEARANCE

Abilities and Powers
Summary

Weapon
Azure's melee offensive weapon is a sword called Skysplitter. His main defensive weapon is a shield called Starheart Aegis. These two weapons can be combined and transformed to create a massive Multi-Barreled Assault Shotgun (MBAS) called the Firmament's Devastation.

Semblance
Azure's semblance is Celestial Absorption, which allows him, while concentrating on doing so, to absorb energy in the form of light waves from the sun, the stars, and the moon. He can use this power in a variety of ways.

Offensive Powers

 * Flarebeam-Fires a beam of concentrated light.
 * Solar Edge-Imbues Skysplitter with some solar energy that allows it to create small shock-waves that can cut through enemies.
 * Coronal Strike-Arcs a beam of solar energy into the sky and back down to strike a target. Particularly effective on aerial targets.
 * Stellar Wave-Creates a tsunami of concentrated solar energy in a particular direction.
 * Solar Prominence-Forms a cleansing ring projecting outward from the user.
 * Coronal Volley-Arcs solar energy into the sky and back down for a wide area of effect. Stronger version of Coronal Strike.
 * Nova-Creates a powerful explosive wave outward. This is the strongest power that Azure currently possesses.
 * Splendeo Deorsum (Literally "Shine Down")-Creates a massive solar energy pillar up into the sky that calls down cleansing light from the heavens--the Sun, the Moon, the stars, and larger celestial bodies--to destroy Azure's enemies. (Azure has not developed this ability yet and would not have a high enough solar energy capacity in order to use it anyway. To put this in perspective, Azure is a 3.5 and would need to be a 10 in order to be strong enough to use this ability)

Support Powers (can be used on others as well as himself)

 * Thermal Conduction-Transfers the energy from the light waves into internal energy that the muscles can use, restoring stamina, increasing strength, and increasing speed (without increasing reaction time). The level of enhancement is relative to the amount of solar energy used up/provided.
 * Solar Lens-Refocuses light in the eyes, allowing a person's vision to become sharper and see better in the dark (would be useless to a Faunus).
 * Light Wings-Makes usable wings out of solar energy. (Azure does NOT know he can do this yet, and it can only work on himself as an exception to the other support abilities).

Weaknesses, Drawbacks, and Restrictions
Azure's semblance, while seemingly overpowered, has many weaknesses, drawbacks, and restrictions.
 * Azure can only absorb solar energy while standing still and concentrating on letting the energy into his body, as if he is holding open a gate into himself while doing so. This process takes a few minutes to complete (can be nearly halved by standing near water that reflects the suns rays onto him) and generally prohibits him from being able to "charge up" during battle. He often tries to absorb energy before a fight breaks out as a result. If he fails to do this, he will likely not be able to use his semblance at all.
 * There is a finite amount of solar energy that Azure can hold in his body. While this amount increases as he becomes a better hunter, Azure at this time can only use his most powerful ability, Nova, if he has nearly a full charge remaining.
 * Absorption is not hampered by cumulus or cirrus clouds "blocking" the sun, but is prevented by stratus clouds that cover the sky completely, like during storms. Basically, Azure can only absorb solar energy when he can see blue sky (or what would be blue sky during the day).
 * In a similar way, the ability is less effective at night when only the light from the moon (reflected sunlight) and distant stars can be absorbed.
 * If Azure depletes his solar energy reserves quickly with more powerful offensive abilities such as Nova, the fast and large expulsion of solar energy from his body causes fatigue and headaches in the moment and increasing levels of aggression and rashness in the long term.
 * His Thermal Conduction power can only be transferred through direct physical contact, and he cannot give the other more solar energy than he has himself as it works by way of facilitated diffusion.

Trivia

 * Azure is the color of the sky.
 * A banneret is a "a knight who commanded his own troops in battle under his own banner."
 * His name could thus translate to "Sky Blue Knight" or "Azure Knight," the latter of which is an alias of the Soulcalibur character, Nightmare.
 * Azure Banneret is based on Sir James Douglas, a Scottish knight and feudal lord. The colors of Azure and Douglas's battle gear are the same: blue, white, and black.
 * The name of Azure's shield, Starheart Aegis, is based on the Douglas family crest after Sir James Douglas, which consists of a white field with a red heart in the middle and a blue stripe at the top with three white stars.