Kohaku Säde

Kohaku Säde is a first-year student at Beacon Academy as the leader of Team SGRA (Sangria) and the partner of Sekhmet Red. He is also a Bearded Dragon Faunus. A CQC expert, his weapons are Spiked Koray and Obsidian Blaze. (Note: Overview to be updated to encompass BoB.)

Appearance
Kohaku has a lightly tanned complexion, and stands at a height of 5'9". He keeps his short, reddish-brown hair swept back to keep it out of his amber-gold eyes. Being a Bearded Dragon Faunus, Kohaku has copper(ish) scales from his fingers to just before his elbows. However, this trait is usually covered by his gauntlets and jacket sleeves, so people mistake him for human until he takes one or the other off.

Pre-BoB
Usually, Kohaku can be found wearing an orange-red jacket over a brown t-shirt. Around his neck are two necklaces, the shorter carrying three animal teeth, the longer only one. His forearms sport a pair of red leather gauntlets, while a pair of black boots are on his feet.

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Post-Timeskip
TBA

Personality
Kohaku, overall, is a very easy-going and laid-back individual, usually hard to anger. When he gets angry, though, it's hard to calm him down again.

One of his most notable triggers is people who disrespect or bully their comrades. To explain and give an example, Kohaku sees all Hunters and Huntresses, whether in-training or not, as comrades. If he finds a said comrade bullying or hurting another, expect him to retaliate in the stead of or with the bullied/hurt person.

Kohaku doesn't really care what other people think of him. He doesn't hide his Faunus heritage, nor does he publicly announce it. However, he does wish that Humans wouldn't discriminate his kind. As such, Kohaku understands the White Fang's motives and what they're trying to do, but still sees them as a terrorist organization, having seen the aftermath of some of their attacks.

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- Likes explosions (hence affinity for Fire Dust)

- Likes fighting

- Open-minded

Childhood
WIP

Kohaku was born in Vacuo, as the second son of a Faunus family. He and his older brother, (TBA), were soon joined by several younger siblings. It wasn't long before their home got crowded, and (TBA) started school, with Kohaku starting a couple years later.

It soon became apparent that (TBA) was quite smart - he had good grades, good behavior, etc. Kohaku was more average, which didn't bother him that much at first. But as he grew up, it felt like his older brother kept receiving more and more attention, while Kohaku was left alone.

Every day, Kohaku would hear about how his brother accomplished something in school, and see him surrounded by a large group of peers. It simply didn't seem fair to him that his parents, the teachers, and the students, paid more attention to (TBA) than to him.

Resentment built up, and the young Faunus soon found himself getting into trouble in order to gain attention. However, the scoldings Kohaku got from his parents only made him feel worse. He simply didn't know what to do to get what he wanted.

- Runs away from home

A New Home
WIP

For a while, Kohaku lived on the streets, doing what he had to in order to survive. He was determined not to go back home, where he'd only be looked over as his brother was lavished with praise.

- Taken in by the Säde family, takes their last name

- Learns to fight

- Realizes he was foolish for thinking (TBA) was receiving more attention, but doesn't want to go back

Beacon Academy
Eventually, Kohaku decided he wanted to learn from the best - he wanted to go to Beacon, and become the best fighter he could be in order to protect his new family. His father supported him, and with a little help, Kohaku was on his way to Vale to take Beacon's entrance exam.

Once there, Kohaku quickly passed the exam, and was paired with Lion Faunus Sekhmet Red during the initiation. Afterwards, he became leader of Team SGRA, much to his own delight and surprise.

Fall of Beacon & Aftermath
(Skipping stuff...)

It wasn't long before Kohaku left for Vacuo, knowing his father would want to see him and hear the full story. He told no one, not even his teammates, disappearing from where they were living in the middle of the night. He feels slightly guilty for this, but believes it's better that they don't know his ties to the crime family.

Relationships
WIP
 * Ila Gravile is Kohaku's second-in-command. (More TBA)
 * Kohaku and his partner, Sekhmet Red, get along pretty well. However, her tendency to ruin his plans annoys him to no end. (More TBA)
 * Jinn Asimi: TBA

Spiked Koray
Taking the appearance of a pair of red-leather gauntlets, Spiked Koray are classified as Dust-Infused Spiked Gauntlets (DISGs). As stated, Kohaku is able to use Dust with them - usually Burn Dust.

Spikes: Peppering the red-leather of the gauntlet are small black circles, out of which pop obsidian spikes. When retracted, they lay packed together just under the outer layer of leather, a secondary layer of leather beneath them to protect Kohaku's scales from them.

Dust: Each gauntlet has a space on the back of the hand for a Dust crystal, wherein Kohaku usually has Burn Dust. When activated, the gauntlets themselves heat up, and the spikes come out on fire. However, Burn Dust isn't the only Dust Spiked Koray can use. Others include:


 * Lightning: TBA
 * Ice: TBA
 * Earth: TBA

Obsidian Blaze
A pair of Ballistic Kunai-Blade Boots (BKBBs), Obsidian Blaze are the black boots Kohaku wears. Just like Spiked Koray, Obsidian Blaze are able to use Dust.

Kunai: Holsters circle the ankles of the boots, each one holding a small, obsidian kunai blade, which can be shot or used by hand.

Dust: Like Spiked Koray, Obsidian Blaze are able to use Dust. Again, Kohaku usually uses Burn Dust, but others are liable to be used as well.

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Semblance
Heart of Fire is Kohaku's Semblance. Using it activates his Aura in the shape of a fire around him for a few moments before just flickering around him, giving the impression that flames are covering his body. It makes him very hot to the touch, effectively raising the temperature near him as well. It also inadvertently serves as a fire shield, as it needs to absorb fire to keep the effect going for longer than a few minutes - though it certainly doesn't decrease the heat of the flames.

This Semblance doesn't affect Kohaku himself, but it does effect anything within arm's-length of him. Though, as implied, the heat of fire from other sources, including Dust attacks, does effect him, as well as heat from alternative sources other than fire.

Abilities
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- CQC Expert (Duh)

- Enhanced Strength

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Trivia & Author's Notes

 * Kohaku means "amber" in Japanese, while Säde means "ray of light" in Finnish, making his full name mean "amber ray of light."
 * He alludes to Natsu Dragneel of the anime Fairy Tail. This allusion shows up in:
 * Elements of his personality, most notably his hate of those who disrespect their comrades.
 * His Semblance - Natsu, as a Fire Dragon Slayer, can "eat" fire to increase his power. Heart of Fire uses fire as fuel.
 * Like Natsu, Kohaku has an older brother.
 * Koray is a Turkish name meaning "ember moon".
 * For those who don't know, Burn Dust is the official name of the red Fire Dust, as stated by Miles.