Deus Ironwood

"...target verified. Deus, beginning intervention."

- Deus Ironwood Deus Ironwood, also known by his codename "Vertigo," is the son of General James Ironwood of the Atlantean military. Due to an accident in his childhood, roughly 60% of his body had to be replaced with machinery, hence leading to his enhanced combat capabilities.

Currently, Deus resides at Beacon Academy, working under Ozpin and tasked with completing missions ordinary students wouldn't be able to handle. He is partnered with Crowley Bards.

Appearance
Deus is a tall young man with blonde hair and frightening yellow eyes with a black sclera surrounding them. His casual attire consists of a pale blue hoodie and a black leather jacket, along with black jeans and gray boots. Nearly the entire upper half of his body, and from the knee down, are mechanical, being pieces of metal plated over black skin with blue circuits running along it, leading up to his face, where three bits cling to his skin.

While in Atlus, he wears a black dress jacket over a white buttoned shirt with an overturned collar and black pants, as well as black leather shoes.

Personality
Deus is a fairly quiet, if not anti-social person. This stems as a result of him being rather reclusive from his childhood. Being the son of General James Ironwood, he is naturally surrounded with things a child should not be around, though likely because of that, he took in interest in world events at a fairly young age. He is particularly fascinated with technological advancements, which led to him quickly becoming active in workshops. When he was ten years old, he had already developed a blueprint for the prototype unit that would become the Atlantean Knight. According to Ozpin, he is a worse weapons fanatic than even one of his more "curious" students, likely referring to Ruby Rose.

Deus is generally a fair and level-headed person, and does not let people get underneath his skin so easily. He generally ignores those he deems not worthy of his attention, but is easily aggravated by Crowley's constant tauntings. In spite of this, he is actually a very kind person, as he offers to help his friends, however few in number they are, in any way that he can. He can be particularly grating to be around, as even the slightest mention of machinery sends him running off into a tangent, rambling about machine parts and designs for what might possibly be hours. He is shown to be quite serious in his work as an agent for his father, as shown when he attacked a cell group within the White Fang without a single trace of hesitance, and utterly annihilated them.

Deus is a very vengeful person, and does not forgive people easily. He also has a very skewed view on morality; when he killed several members of the White Fang, he claimed that it was not murder, but rather "erasing trash" from the world. He has zero tolerance for hardened criminals, such as the likes of Roman Torchwick, or the White Fang. He can be quite strict and demanding as well while out on the field, as he takes on the role of a leader while in the midst of an operation. That being said, he does have doubts as to whether or not he is capable of succeeding his father when he steps down from the military.

According to General Ironwood, Deus apparently suffers from an "inferiority-complex" in spite of his achievements at a young age. He constantly feels that he is much weaker than others, and pushes himself hard every day in order to meet his father's expectations, unaware that he has long exceeded them. One thing to note is that Deus does not blame his father for his body being damaged, nor resents him for saving his life, even if it meant replacing half of his body with machinery.

Abilities and Powers
Having been trained by his father not long after he became a cyborg, Deus is exceptionally well-trained in the art of combat. With 60% of his body replaced with machines, he is naturally far more capable than most students. He has also unlocked his Aura, thus creating a barrier around him that protects him from lethal blows, though he still feels pain from the attacks.

Weapon
Being a cyborg, Deus' body is his weapon itself. He mainly fights with his fists, but his arms possess a multitude of capabilities. His fingers hold Red Dust cartridges, which can create exploding strikes, and his legs are implemented with Blue Dust, which puts his feet into high gear, being powered with potent electricity than can allow for speedy runs or kicks. He also has funnels equipped at the base of his palms, which can release energy blasts, which are powered by the Yellow Dust crystals in his shoulders.

Semblance
"Amplify," as the name implies, is Deus' ability to increase the capabilities of any piece of machinery he touches. He can increase the power of an Atlantean Knight to the point where it was able to fight off a pack of Beowolves during it's initial test run. It destroyed all but the Alpha, but was able to damage it severely before the test was ended. Deus can also amplify his body's mechanical parts as well, which in turn, increases his combat efficiency. He can fight for longer periods of time, and deliver more powerful hits to his enemies.

Amplify, however, does not work on living beings. It is possible however, if they are like him or his father, who have had their bodies mechanically modified for whatever reasons.

Weakness
While being a tank, Deus has two primary weaknesses:

The first being his heavy reliance on his Dust-powered weapons. When locked in a particularly engaging battle, he quickly burns out on his Red and Yellow Dust-powered weaponry.

The second weaknesses is prolonged use of his Semblance on his body. According to General Ironwood, if Deus uses Amplify too long on his body, it may cause damage to him, due to his mechanical body parts being forced to go through an immense strain where they're forced to work beyond their efficiency.

Trivia

 * Deus' appearance and fighting abilities are primarily inspired by Genos, a major character in the action-comedy story, Onepunch Man.
 * Deus has encountered only three canon characters: General Ironwood, who is his father. Ozpin, whom his father has placed as his superior during his investigation in Beacon. And, lastly, Roman Torchwick, whom he has encountered on multiple occasions.