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Name: Julio Taiyou
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Species: Faunus - Monkey

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Hair: He is blond and his hair is usually being held down by his cap. When he removes it though, it’s usually unkempt as he makes no attempts to fix it.
Eyes: Emerald green
Skin: He has fair skin, bordering pale thanks to he always wears his cap and jacket everywhere

Frame: He has an average body build with hints of muscle in his arms and legs because he likes running and climbing trees. He has a prehensile yellow tail which he frequently uses. His past shines through his posture, it is very disciplined, just like how soldiers look in the presence of their superior.
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 145 lbs

Personality: Julio is mostly seen by himself. He doesn’t like crowds very much after all, makes him a little lightheaded when there isn’t enough space for him to move. Although, this doesn’t mean that he’s anti-social. He can be easily approached to ask for help or questions and he will help you with anything you need help with as long as he can do it. He can talk with strangers too, quite well in fact. He can ease into any conversation you throw at him. He just appreciates some alone time where he can relax and rethink his whole life… and then fall asleep in the process. That’s another habit of his, falling asleep almost anywhere if he so wishes to. He is easily woken up by alarming sounds [rustling of leaves, shouting, extremely quick footsteps, etc.] but other than those, he’s asleep.

Old habits die hard though. His speech is somewhat formal, as if he is always talking to a superior or something, even when casually conversing with someone. He tries his best to avoid this but it just happens. Any words or tone that is akin to “Attention!” gets his full interest and he goes full-soldier mode until he realizes that he isn’t in Atlas anymore.

Weapon: It’s basically a sniper rifle with a white line in the middle which changes color when it changes dust cartridges
Weapon Name: Funesti Decus
Weapon Functions: The rifle is dust compatible making it extra deadly. Inside the rifle is a rotating dust compartment [fire (explosion), ice, gravity, lightning and wind] so he doesn’t have to repeatedly reach for a new compartment. The rifle is built specifically for him which focuses on power and accuracy. It can change into an automatic assault rifle that can still be fitted with dust although it loses its ability to shoot accurately at long-distances so he saves this for close ranged combat.

Armor/ Clothing: Julio always wears his signature blue sweater and black cap whenever he goes out and matches it with his cargo pants. He also wears black combat gloves. It’s nothing expensive. Although the most defining feature of his clothing is the Altesian Guard symbol on his cap that is visible even when he wears his hood and then another on his right glove. He wears a belt with a lot of pockets where he stores dusts.
Semblance Name: “Second Life”
Semblance: Apparently, Julio was a special case. Instead of learning how to manipulate his aura into a more offensive type, it directly applies to his ‘life points’ or aura. To put it simply, he has more aura than most but that can’t be registered into the tournament machine that keeps track of their aura. So when he seemingly goes past the red zone, it goes back to half of his health essentially ‘resurrecting’ him in a competition.

Strengths:
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[*] Marksman - Given that his weapon is a sniper rifle, he can accurately shoot at many things, even while they are moving. He can also shoot while he is upside down. It is one of his tactics that when someone presumably shoots at him while he’s atop a tree branch, he wraps his tail around the branch and then swings down, shoots and leaves.
[*] Reaction speed - He has great reaction time which he truly needs so he can react to surprise attacks
[*] Alertness - He never lets down his guard in a battle and tries to keep track of everything around him. Of course, someone can still get past his alertness, especially while shooting.
[*] Dust Knowledge - He knows a lot of things about dust and their mixes. When in a pinch, he sometimes uses dust crystals in their pure and volatile form so he keeps them in pouches.
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Weaknesses: 
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[*] Unarmed - You catch him without a gun, he’s practically done for. Although he can distract you with dust, it isn’t all that powerful and you can still react fast enough to know what he’s reaching for and to quickly incapacitate him.
[*] Close Quarter Combat - He tries to keep his distance from an enemy by shooting at them but once they get too close, they can quickly land blow after blow if he can’t block with his gun
[*] Claustrophobia - When he doesn’t have enough space, he gets unnerved and soon, very panicked.
[*] Dust - Dust doesn’t always follow his orders and can backfire on him when he’s not concentrating enough. For example, a crystal fire dust can explode right in his face instead of the enemy’s.
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Bio: Julio was raised in Atlas, born under Faunus parents. His father is part of the military and has a pretty high rank. Originally, it was looked down upon to have a faunus with that kind of rank but he soon proved himself to be both loyal and responsible earning many people’s respect. His mother, on the other hand, was an ex-huntress who lost both of her legs a little time before Julio was born. From a young age, he was already trained under the strict supervision of his father. His father wanted him to be just like him, a soldier of either the military or a hunter. Although others may disagree, Julio never found any hint of love from his father. All he saw was another soldier. But he had all the attention of his mother… that was until his sister was born and then her affection turned to her.

His childhood wasn’t the best and his family wasn’t the greatest, but he still persevered. Everything he wanted was a pat on the head from his father at least, but that never came. His father saw excellence in his marksmanship so put all of his training to perfecting his aim. Julio never had any friends during these times so in his free time, he would dabble in dust. It took him years just to activate the crystal dust to use it while it wasn’t ammo for his gun.

Seven years after the Vault was formed, his father was sent there to do a regular inspection. His father took Julio with him and then off to Vault they went. After the inspection, his father left Julio in another Atlas family in Vault and left. His reasoning was that Julio will attend the academy there and help Vault’s defenses, this was the family’s contribution. The first few days, he was depressed but still practiced every day. 

But his new family was very kind to him. Julio was never used to this kind of attention and love. It was as if they were his parents and not those back in Atlas. They treated him as one of their own. It was a human family too. They thought him a bunch of things that had nothing to do with proper studies and military, but rather the more everyday stuff. This was when Julio learned how to interact with people.

But his father’s orders still stand and he was sent to the Lustre Academy to study and become a proper hunstman. Although Julio still keeps in contact with his younger sister back in Atlas but only in secret.

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