Luka Giocoso Lutra

Luka Giocoso Lutra is an otter Faunus from the continent Menagerie, and the leader of team LRBA. He also holds the position of “jester” in the organization “The King’s Court”. His weapon of choice is a combination anti-tank sniper rifle, assault rifle, and greatsword called Laughlustre.

Appearance
Luka is a youthful-looking male with a very thin, muscular build. He stands at 5'11", but he swears up and down that he is really six feet tall, but his brother stole an inch. His hair is a reddish brown with a single black lock that drapes over his left eyebrow. He wears his hair at neck length, combed back messily. His eyes are a vibrant green in the middle and slightly blue further from his pupils. His canine teeth are slightly enlarged, and his jaw is slightly rounded, so his chin is not overly pronounced.

His skin is quite fair, despite his long hours in the sun. He has long arms, large hands, and very strong fingers, and he is able to open the toughest shellfish, just like an otter. His whole body is musclebound due to years of swimming and combat training, but his muscle is completely lean. Luka’s Faunus heritage is a two-foot-long, powerful rudder-tail that he uses for swimming and as a bludgeoning tool in close-quarters combat. This tail sometimes causes him problems, as it will not fit into normal pants.

Luka has a scar running from the base of his neck to the top of his sacrum, and a tattoo of his symbol on his right shoulder blade. His symbol is a purple scallop shell with a jester’s hat on top. This reflects his position in “The King’s Court”.

Default Outfit
Luka wears a pair of red and black vertical-striped pants, a white dress shirt with the sleeves usually rolled up, a red waistcoat with a gray floral lining, a pair of brown leather boots with brass buckles, and a black fedora with a red band. He also wears a brown leather tool belt that has pouches, extra clips for his weapon, and a combat folding knife. The pouches and knife blade each have his symbol emblazoned on them.

His clothes are not simply formal wear; they are fully-functional combat garb. The shirt and pants are made of a fire-, bullet-, and stab-resistant polymer that is actually quite comfortable. The waistcoat is an even tougher material that can withstand armor-piercing rounds and explosions. His fedora is made of military-grade polyresin and covered with felt; it provides decent head protection as well as a convenient headbutt-enhancing implement.

His pouches contain a med kit, a survival kit, and vials of raw Dust.

Pajamas
Luka wears only boxers to bed, which makes his male friends and teammate somewhat uncomfortable, and his female friends and teammates blush and giggle.

Personality
Luka has a very goofy, easy-going nature, which causes people to wonder why he was chosen as his team’s leader. He is always ready with a joke, a pun, or the occasional prank, and his jokes can at times be somewhat juvenile, while his puns usually elicit groans from his friends; he considers this the highest compliment, as he believes that the true “acid test” of a pun is the number of groans it conjures. However, he is also very charismatic and diplomatic, able to diffuse even the most tense arguments with some well-chosen words. Herein lies his power as a leader; he is able to turn anyone to his way of thinking by using his powers of persuasion and diplomacy. Despite his tomfoolery, Luka is incredibly intelligent and gifted in regards to words: he has a massive vocabulary and knows how to use it, and can hold his own in any battle of wits. His sense of humor can be childish, but it can also be sophisticated to the point of obscurity.

Luka’s capabilities as a leader also include his willingness to defend his friends. He cannot stand bullies or bullying, and will always stand up for the little guy, even at the cost of his own safety or dignity. One of the few ways to force him out of his generally jovial mood is to hurt his friends; he will immediately become sober, serious, and downright deadly.

Luka has a very fast, nimble mode of speech; his accent is comparable to our Irish, but even faster. When he becomes serious, he slows it down and enunciates words much more emphatically, in order to ensure that his message is understood. He also slows it down when addressing his elders, as he is very respectful towards those with more experience than he and doesn’t want to be thought of as flippant and uppity.

Origin
Work in progress

Laughlustre
Laughlustre is an Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle (AMSR) with an assault rifle mode, a sniper rifle mode, and a greatsword mode. In sniper rifle mode, it has a gray barrel and trigger assembly, a red blade-shaped attachment on top, and a black stock. There is also a pair of stabilizing legs on the front half of the barrel. In assault rifle mode, the front half of the barrel and the red attachment on top pivot downward on a hinge, attaching to the bottom of the main barrel and forming a grip. The legs fold into the sides in this position. In greatsword mode, the barrel extension pivots back up, and the red attachment pieces slide down to reveal a steel blade. The stock rotates upward, becoming the hilt of the sword. The blade is extremely sharp and durable, and Luka moves incredibly fast with it despite its great weight.

Folding Knife
A gift from his master and father figure, this knife is a tactical folder with a gray polyresin handle, titanium liner, and a four-inch-long black blade with a tanto point. The knife clips onto his toolbelt for easy access. He uses it mostly for utility purposes, even though it is a close-quarters combat knife. His symbol is engraved on each side of the blade.

Chariot
Chariot is Luka’s vehicle. It is a giant wheel bike; the body looks like that of a modified chopper bike, but instead of a wheel in the front and back, it has a giant wheel that goes all the way around the bike, and the driver sits in the middle. It has a top speed of over 180 mph, and goes from zero to sixty in about eight seconds. The main body is red with chrome detailing, and the giant wheel is black. Luka wears his hat as a helmet when riding Chariot.

Fighting Style
Luka is a bare-knuckles boxer and kickboxer, meaning he is tough as nails and incredibly durable, able to remain standing after the hardest hits. He also hits and kicks with the speed and power of a sledge hammer, knocking out most opponents with one hit. He is also adept at several martial arts that utilize throws and body weight, so he can defend against and deflect attacks instead of just taking them. He is quite light on his feet, and his fighting style is almost dance-like.

Due to his fighting style, he prefers to use only the long-range aspect of his weapon, and switch to bare fists when he is called on to fight. He only uses the greatsword form of his weapon if the enemy uses a blade or needs to be kept at bay; otherwise he simply fights barehanded.

Strengths
Luka’s strongest point is probably his strategic brilliance. Being tough and hitting hard can only do so much in a battle involving explosions and guns, so he is not thought of as cowardly when he directs his team from the shadows instead of facing the enemy head-on. When he has to, he will step in, but his other strength is in the trust he has in his friends and teammates to help him to victory.

Weaknesses
Luka’s weakness lies in his determination to help everyone, refusing to allow someone to be hurt. If he fails in this, he despairs, and loses all will to defend himself. His teammates have to drop what they are doing and provide tactical support, preferring to be led but well capable of fighting without a leader.

Aura
Luka’s Aura is a soft red, almost pink, and when he activates it he has a slight healing factor, as well as increased speed and strength to supplement his already considerable agility and physical prowess.

Semblance
Luka’s Semblance is called “War Paint”. If Luka’s skin comes into contact with blood, he gains a massive boost in speed, strength, healing ability, and durability. The greater the surface area of his skin that comes into contact with blood, the greater the boost. It does not matter whose blood is used, but if it is Type O Positive, which matches his blood type, the boost increases tenfold, making him almost unstoppable. However, once he starts to calm down after a battle, his body will start violently rejecting any blood that is not O Positive. He will begin to convulse uncontrollably, his immune system desperate to rid itself of foreign blood, and he will be incapacitated until every last drop of blood is wiped off. This leaves him exhausted; he can still fight, just not to the same degree.

Trivia
·        Luka’s favorite foods are fish and seafood. His least favorite are eggs, mushrooms, and cabbage.

·        He likes progressive rock, progressive metal, classic rock, and metal music. He dislikes pop and electronic music.

·        His fight song is “Panic Attack” by Dream Theater.

·        He has a massive crush on his teammate Blau Ritter, but is too scared to say anything; she is the one subject that can tongue-tie even him. He is unaware that the crush is mutual.

·        “Luka” is the Italian word for “light”, “Giocoso” is the Italian word for “playful”, and “Lutra” is the Latin word for otter. Hence, he is the “light, playful otter”, which matches his “jester” theme.

·        Luka’s design, fighting style, and accent, are based on the Irish Traveller Mickey O’Neil, played by Brad Pitt, from the movie Snatch. His color scheme is based on Harley Quinn from the Batman comic books, further displaying his role as the “jester” of “The King’s Court”.