Perseus Lucille

"I'm not exactly good at fighting, or talking, or a lot of things actually... but I'm the absolute best at trying."

- Percy, on his outlook towards life

Perseus "Percy" Lucille, born as Persephoneus, is a first year student at Beacon Academy in the RWBY Fanverse Argence, and is the leader of Team PVRL. His weapons of choice are a pair of Rapid Gyration Chakram Blades, the Lunar Kites. Though he appears weak and hesitant, a strong fire pushes him to aim for great things. His partner is Verona Scarlett. Percy has a temp job at the local café, Moonshine.

Appearance
Perseus appears as a frail boy with very light skin, dark hair, and deep blue eyes. He noticeably lacks the muscle most others around his age possess. His messy hair is a deep black, contrasting with his complexion, and looms over part of his forehead. Despite his seemingly fragile appearance, Perseus' eyes burn with a passion for life.

His Beacon attire consists of the standard male uniform. While not dressed for the academy, Perseus wears a dark blue zipped hoodie with short sleeves. On his back, Perseus' emblem printed in gold lies in contrast to the dark cloth. He wears his favorite blue and white checkered scarf wrapped around his neck, usually using it as a pillow whenever he gets the chance to doze off. He dons gray jeans with black stripes running down the sides, which he gives special attention to clean. Below, he wears red and black sneakers.

For combat, he has a pair of sleek sapphire pauldrons outlined in gold that curve around and extend above his shoulders. Likewise, he also switches to a pair of black combat boots and an armored sapphire vest.

He carries his weapon, the Lunar Kites, on his back in their storage form, kept in place by a belt-like sash. They mirror his emblem, as the two overlap with the back of his jacket.

Personality
Perseus would often be described as someone who is both shy and strange. He has trouble expressing his thoughts through words, leaving him rambling inside his head. Despite all this, he tries very hard to reach out and connect with others. Most people often overlook his efforts, but those who spend time with him begin to see him taking small steps. Verona is the first amongst Team PVRL to notice, and consequently understand his struggles.

Large crowds of people often force him to pull up his hood and walk by unnoticed. Rivern makes a note that he's much happier and more confident as fewer people surround him, though still a reserved individual. He has a fondness for animals, much to Lucia's chagrin. Perseus finds them good company since they don't say much, but still interact with him. He'll often carry a couple snacks in his pockets for the local wildlife near the school, such as one of the campus cats, Apollo. This trait carries over to faunus, whom he has very little experience with. As such, he'll often overstep his bounds when talking to one.

"He's kind of shy and awkward in all sorts of ways... but he tries his best."

- Verona Scarlett

Even though Perseus has trouble connecting with others, he holds his friends near his heart. Regardless of his lack of confidence, Percy is willing to do everything to protect the ones he cares about. He was initally excited by the prospect of being on a team, hoping to find others who understood him. Perseus became saddened by their conflictions and intentions to leave, but never gave up hope in bringing them together. This would later pay off, causing the four to reconcile and form the true Team PVRL. Ozpin reveals afterwards that Percy was the only one suited to lead the team, for if he had given any other members the position of leader, none of them would have been able to reunite the others.

Hoping to avoid violence, he lets his team do most of the fighting, attempting to stay out of harms way and only going in deep when required. However, Perseus is also able to hold his own in combat, surprising many of his opponents.

While free, he enjoys sleeping in intervals, even confessing to being "addicted to dreaming". While he's awake, his alertness never dims, and retains his sensitivity to all sounds. He enjoys being near and even floating in water, finding it tranquil and calming. One of his other strange quirks are his habits for moon bathing, simpling sitting under a full moon and staring at it for hours on end. When asked why he does this, Perseus states that he can get light from the sun without fearing sunburn or the heat. As if he were an old man, Perseus enjoys taking his time to do things and avoids hurrying.

Background
As a baby, he was left at the door of the Dawnhome Orphanage, in the rural lands above Vale known as Ketses. He lived with the other children before being adopted by a small family of three, gaining a father, mother, and younger sister. His two adoptive parents, Siegfried and Martha, were retired Hunters, protecting the borders from the few Grimm in the area. The younger sibling, Naila, had a passion in the ways of fighting them, and learnt from her parents.

Perseus had never been a strong fighter, learning slower than his younger sibling. The two bonded despite being 3 years apart in age. He instead found time in reading and dreaming. Without much to do, Perseus spent his time staring up at the night sky once the sun fell on the rooftops. While Naila built her own practice weapons from the junk around them, he instead preferred to watch and develop more tools for her. His oddities made it difficult to speak and bond with his family, but they lived comfortably nonetheless.

Likewise, his strange and quiet nature pushed away his classmates in school. This made him a target of the bullies, forcing Naila to defend him. Naila's dreams of attending Beacon like her parents contrasted the uncertainty in her older brother's mind. He only wished to explore the world, leading him realize he would need to eventually leave his home.

Naila, pushed on by Perseus, applied to a Hunter school in Mistral. After being accepted, she reluctantly left, leaving Perseus on his own. Now without a companion, he was utterly alone. As the days went by, Perseus began to lose hope in the future. The nights no longer became comforting time.

It wasn't until another student reached out and became Percy's friend, finding his quiet strangeness refreshing. Though the rest of the class still shunned Percy, he was no longer alone and began to shine academically once again. With his transcript ready and done, Percy applied to Beacon with fingers crossed. Much to his joy and relief, Beacon accepted him on the condition of passing the standard combat examination. Marking the date of his departure, Percy dedicated the rest of his time in Ketses to training.

When the day finally came, Percy had his first real conversation with Siegfried and Martha, thanking them for taking care of him all those years. The journey to the capital was long and arduous, but he met a myriad of characters along the way, one of which helped him forge his weapons.

Weapons
Percy's first weapons are the Lunar Kites. Each is designed from two concentric rings; the outer edges are plated in gold with several blades branching from the surface. Each blade is carved and inlaid with white dust, which shine blindingly light when set off through either rapid motion or friction. The inner ring possesses a cross shaped handle wrapped in black leather for him to grasp.

While they are designed primarily for melee combat and defense, Percy can also throw them, though without a method of return. While out of combat, he can customize them with different blades and protrusions to fit the occasion.

During food fights, he wields uncut whole pizzas in the same way.

Semblance
As a Semblance, Perseus possesses a strange form of projection known as Reverie. While touching someone while they sleep, Percy can dive into their dreams, passing out himself. While inside these dreams, he can explore the memories to a limited degree, and is not in control. He is also able to lightly sense the thoughts and emotions of those nearby.

When activated intentionally, Percy begins to radiate a faint white glow, with the light slowly flowing to his conduit. This glow's light brightens and dims, alternating as if the aura was breathing. Contrary to his dark color, Percy's aura is a pearly white.

Wallace Gingerman later speculates that his semblance may not be fully awakened, and prays it never does. He theorizes that Percy possesses the ability to invade the minds of other people, forcefully entering their thoughts and memories without obstruction. Doing so, he could potentially damage their psyche beyond repaire. At the current moment, his control over Reverie is too weak to conquer the automatic mental defenses of people while they are awake, only shutting down after they lose consciousness. He also theorizes that his weak sense of uncontrollable telepathy relates to Percy's dislike of crowds. Percy remains unaware of this potential truth.

Abilities
Percy is very adept at noticing the little details exhibited by other individuals. Combined with his semblance's gift for sensing thoughts, this grants him an edge for games that rely on reading opponents, as well combat. He possesses extensive knowledge of the moon's phases as well as numerous constellations in the night sky.

Physically, he lacks the brute force many other characters possess. However, Lucia notes that he has a very strong sense of stability, making it difficult to knock him off balance.

Out of every match PVRL has played in Remnant: The Game, Percy has yet to lose a single one.

Trivia

 * His birth namesake, Persephoneus, is a masculine version of the Goddess of Spring by the same name, who left the world in cold winter half the year while taken to the underworld, emerging and bringing about spring. Blackness is often associated with the deathly scene of winter's grasp on the weather, just before dawn breaks through and brings warmth during spring.
 * Lucille is French meaning light.
 * Percy's design colors are Pearl Black, Midnight Blue, and Gold

Relationships

 * Verona Scarlett
 * As the first two members of PVRL to become friends, Perseus finds Verona his emotional support on the team, often going to her for advice on matters he can't handle alone. Due to his inability to speak to crowds, he gladly names her the Second-in-Command of Team PVRL. Many times, Verona tends to take over the social roles needed for Perseus' plans, acting as the voice of the team. She often berates him for his poor grades, taking extra time to tutor him compared to the rest of the team.
 * Rivern Haust
 * Percy was initially intimidated by the confidence that radiated from his assertive teammate. Despite their overwhelmingly rocky start, Rivern became a protective figure to him, acting as an older brother of sorts. Holding no grudges over their first encounters, Percy remains grateful for his friend's role in defending PVRL before it nearly disbanded. The two play pranks on one another, though Percy always seems to gain the upper hand...
 * Lucia Silverbell
 * Perseus and his love of animals often leads him to treat Lucia as one, much to her dismay. He enjoys touching her ears (which she'll never admit to liking). At the start, he never knew how to interact with the equivalent of Faunus nobility (or normal nobility, for that matter), but learns she herself is just another person. Perseus likes to ask Lucia to tell her stories of the Faunus, especially their mythology. As they become closer, he learns to tolerate her teasing and fights back with methods of his own.
 * Nyx Astraea
 * Both as a colleague at Moonshine and a friend in Beacon, Nyx has beocme one of Percy's most familiar acquaintances. Percy developed a special attachment to her, for being one of the first and only people to seek him out. Though he has a distaste for the various candies she brings him, he enjoys the moments, becoming happy memories for them both. Percy finds himself picking up Nyx's slack while at work.
 * Terry Minx
 * Despite no longer attending the same school, Percy and Terry continue to send letters to one another from across the kingdom. After reuniting in the residential district, Terry often drops by Beacon while running errands, much to Percy's chagrin. Even so, their friendship has survived the years, even while seperated.