@KoL Either when he's stabbed into somebody or when that chain from his Catch and Release ability's wrapped onto somebody. That's when Backlash activates.

Willem Valentine [+]

Wilhelm “Willem’ Valentine

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Age: 17

Appearance: Standing at six feet and one inch tall, Willem is certainly taller than most men his age though not as tall as his Brothers or Father. In fact, he is considered the runt of his Family by a considerable amount, having always been thinner, paler, and more sickly looking than any others. On top of that, despite coming from a family of primarily golden haired people, the only exception being his youngest sister, he has always possessed rich, mahogany colored hair.

Bio/Summary: Wilhelm lived a quiet life in the country side of the Empire, never truly interested in the outside world and simply content with taking care of his family and siblings. He was the youngest son of the five which his mother had birthed, the last son before his three sisters were born and his mother passed away from illness. He seemingly was a normal boy, at least until his magical potential was discovered. After that, he was moved to the Academy and far away from his family, wondering only how they are doing.

Vessel: Willem had never really given much thought to the name of his Vessel, simply choosing to call it All That Bleeds after he began to use it in earnest. It its dormant state, it takes the form of a wrap around his left arm, similar to that of a bandage but seemingly never able to be stained or damaged. When active, it takes the form of a doubled edged blade with no hilt, a white ribbon wrapped around the blade instead for him to wield it.

Abilities: Like Willem, All That Bleeds is unrefined and imperfect. It increases Willem’s speed, strength, and reaction time yet, if used against another in a sword battle, should surely lose due to the lack of a cross guard and hilt. Instead, Willem has to rely on his ability to parry an attack and react faster to win in a battle. His magical prowess is unaffected though wounds seem to clot faster or bleed less, almost as if the blade is drinking from him as he bleeds.

Equipment: A satchel containing bandages for wounds -primarily those to his hands-, his clothing, a pair of black gloves, and a pendant given to him by his mother before her death.

Other: Willem has rarely cut his hair, taking pride in its color and unusual neatness. When he is forced to, he always seems a bit down about the loss.

@SilverDawn, I had to do a double look at that character cause I saw the image and then I saw He. He will certainly be interesting.

I wonder if Not Kirito-kun will end up expanding his hare, even more on this RP or not? That depends mostly if he likes the Cool Oneesan type or not, hehehe.

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Ires. All you did was switch letters around. Exquisite.

✠ Gradon ✠ [+]

"Please allow me to strike you down."

✠ G R A D O N G I L T W I T H ✠
^{Height: 170 cm ⛨ Weight: 77 kg ⛨ Age: 19 Years}

_{N A M E}

Gradon Giltwith

_{A G E}

19 Years

_{A P P E A R A N C E}

— "Isn’t it wonderful the Empire allows customized uniforms!"

Gradon takes pride in his standard outfit, which he feels is the most effective in both combat and leisure. Of course, there are times when the sun beats down and it does get stuffy wearing that coat everywhere. When that happens, he just tries to smile and sweat it out. It’s had mixed results so far.

_{S U M M A R Y}

— "What’s a….Kirito?"

Gradon’s history is nothing too spectacular. Simply put, he wanted to be a hunter who slayed monsters and protect people. Though he tended to lean more towards traditional knight mannerisms and customs, it did not deter his want to help people and thus began this career as a student of Cadenza Imperial Military Academy.

Beforehand, his family told him constantly that one must hone their body at all costs to become a strong warrior of the Empire. Gradon took this literally, eager to train his fighting skills day and night to the point where he could be considered a prodigy in the field of combat. Unfortunately, this has made his social skills suffer tremendously to the point where the simplest of things can stump Gradon if it’s not connected to fighting in some way. Like trying to open a door.

Because of his appearance and efficiency in fighting, he’s been given the nickname of “Not-Kirito”. It’s a shame he doesn’t really know what that means nor does he fully understand the reference all too well, but he’s more than happy to learn. As an eager student, he’s always tried to be open-minded of many things and become an overall nice guy. Often however this kindness dips into nativity and just lack of common sense. But such is the life of a student.

_{V E S S E L}

— "This is the Legacy of the Empire."

Gradon’s Vessel is named Round Table, taking the shape of a dark purple bracelet located on his right wrist. The bracelet itself is intricately designed to look like a snake consuming its own tail; the universal sigh of Ouroboros. When in its active state, Round Table takes the form of a single-edged greatsword.

_{A B I L I T I E S}

— "Thank you for allowing me to attack."

⛨ Rebuttal: By successfully parrying or blocking an oncoming attack, Round Table can then inflict the same amount of damage or force right back at the enemy almost instantly. However, this ability can only work when defending against physical close-combat attacks, such as sword strikes. If one were to carelessly slash at a defensive Gradon, a cut of similar proportion would immediately present itself on the enemy. Unfortunately, this unique power reverts Gradon’s fighting style to retain more defensive capabilities than offensive ones, forcing him to rely solely on counterattacks to fully utilize it.

_{E Q U I P M E N T}

— "Better safe than sorry."

Aside from Round Table, Gradon likes to always carry around his coat. He was warned from an early age about the disasters a proper cold could bring about to the human body and that doctrine has stuck with for all nineteen years of his life. Unless he’s forced to wash the thing, it’s not likely he’ll give the coat up.

_{✠ T H E M E ✠}

I remember this guy from that RWBY RP last year.

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You were in that?

@KoL
Was the most recent CS approved through PM?