Laven Demmick

(Note: Each member of Team FEVR is inspired by a monster from the Monster Hunter franchise. This particular character is inspired by my personal favorite, a monster from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, called Gore Magala.)

Overview

Frenzy Demmick is a seventeen year old male human student at Beacon Academy, and the leader of team FEVR. He is originally from Vale and grew up with his parents. From an early age, Frenzy had a desire to be a huntsman. He was dismayed by the injustice all around him, and simply wouldn't accept his parents' dismissive, "That's just how it is" answer to his question of why things were like that. He always had a sense that he could be a part of something bigger than himself. So he started looking into combat schools and found himself at Signal Academy studying under Qrow Branwen alongside his nieces, Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long. It was around the time he enrolled there that he began hearing about the White Fang changing leadership. And with that change in leadership, it was reported that there came a change of tactics. They had become violent and misguided. The civil-rights group that Frenzy had stood for and even protested alongside was gone: replaced by a terrorist organization. Frenzy's heart was genuinely broken for the world at that point, and he made it his mission to fight the White Fang with everything he had. But it wasn't out of any hatred for them. Rather, it was out of a desire to see justice done and peace restored. And those things would never happen while there was still so much bloodshed. So he trained harder than any other student in his class and toward the end of his second year he began his campaign against the White Fang. He did everything from tip off the police and military to the whereabouts of high-ranking members, to sabotage weapons caches, and even ambush supply trains, destroying the cargo and turning the crew in, mostly unharmed. He made it a point to try and avoid killing if he could keep from it. There were two reasons for this. The first was that the White Fang are misguided, and therefore the grunts at least were in it because they had been tricked. The second reason is that if he couldn't carry out his plans without unnecessary bloodshed, he had no right saying that he was fighting for justice. Despite this, Frenzy wouldn't hesitate to kill if he had absolutely no other choice. By the end of his final semester at Signal, Frenzy had made quite a few enemies, which is part of the reason he stopped his campaign just before transferring to Beacon Academy. He wanted to take a break from it as both an opportunity to cover his tracks, and also to devote more time to his studies. Though he still kept a close eye on the movements of the White Fang through connections he had made with members of the police and military.

Appearance

Frenzy is around 5' 6", and very slim. He has shaggy, lavender colored hair that falls to his shoulders and into his face, causing him to have to push it over to the side in order to see. Though it still covers his left eye. His hair has a black streak that makes up his bangs. He has piercing eyes that are the same color as his hair, and sharp features. He wears a purple t-shirt underneath a black jacket lined with purple. His jeans are black with a black belt that has a purple buckle. He wears black sneakers with purple laces. His symbol, a purple flame in a spiral, is on the left shoulder of his jacket.

Personality

Frenzy is easy-going and laid back. He tends to be very shy in new surroundings with new people, but warms up quickly. He loves to laugh and doesn't take himself very seriously. He also displays a compassion and respect for everyone around him that makes him popular with his teachers and classmates, and he genuinely cares for others. However, whenever he witnesses any form of injustice or general mistreatment of others, Frenzy becomes angry, jumping in without hesitation to stop it. This causes him to frequently butt heads with bullies like Cardin Winchester and his teammates.

Weapon/abilities

Frenzy's weapon of choice is his longsword, nicknamed "Nul." The weapon at first appears to just be a black two-handed sword hilt. But when extended, Nul has a curved blade that is as long as Frenzy is tall, and about seven inches wide. Its color is the same as his hair. Frenzy forged it during his time at Signal with the help of Qrow. The blade is made up of hundreds of different segments that all combine to form one seamless weapon when extended. What makes Nul so unique is the fact that Frenzy managed to link it directly to his own aura. This means that the weapon only responds to him. To unsheathe it, all he has to do is will it to extend out of the hilt. And the same principle applies for putting it away. Another attribute of the weapon is that it is almost indestructible as long as he has aura. And even if it does somehow break, he can just will it to put itself back together. Even if he runs out of aura and it breaks, all he has to do is wait for his aura to replenish in order to repair his sword.

Frenzy's semblance is the ability to store power each time he makes contact with is opponent while fighting, whether they block him or he manages to land a hit. Once he has stored up enough power, he can do one of two things with it. He can either let it fade away and stay the same, or he can tap into it and activate his semblance. If he chooses to activate it, his entire body, including his eyes and even his sword glow purple and he becomes three times as strong and fast as he normally is. This does have some drawbacks, however. It only lasts for a certain amount of time, usually between five and ten minutes. And once it wears off, it leaves him tired and somewhat vulnerable. But this limitation has made him a very smart and careful fighter.

Along with being an expert with Nul, Frenzy is a gifted martial artist, able to fend off dozens of opponents without even having to draw his sword. He's also adept at chaining in kicks and other strikes while using his sword, blocking one attack while simultaneously striking another opponent with an elbow or a fist. Not only does he have skill, but he is also very strong despite his appearance, able to block a paw strike from a large Ursa with his sword and push it away. He is also known to be quite fast and agile, able to block and even dodge bullets with relative ease. Frenzy is very calculating, preferring to hang back and stay on the defensive while he reads the battlefield and his opponent before making any moves. But when he does go on the offensive, he can only be described as ferocious and overwhelming. This aggression can get him into trouble sometimes if he is going up against an opponent that's equally as strong or aggressive, but this is why he is so careful to analyze the situation before attacking. His mastery with his weapon, combined with his unbridled ferocity and versatility in combat make him a well-rounded fighter, not to mention a dangerous enemy for anyone who gets in his way.

Trivia


 * Frenzy's name relates to purple because the monster he's based off of; Gore Magala has a purple breath attack that causes a status ailment known as "frenzy" and has purple under its wings. Also, when it reaches a certain state called the "frenzy state," the undersides of its wings glow and feelers on either side of its head pop up and glow the same color.
 * Frenzy's semblance is inspired by the status ailment that Gore Magala's breath attack gives to hunters. If a hunter manages to overcome the frenzy, he or she gets a buff.