[Hider= Onyx][Center][B]Name:[/B] Onyx Harkin 
[B]Age:[/B] 16
[B]Sex:[/B] Male
[B]Phenotype:[/B] Faunus, Lion
[B]Appearance:[/B]

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He is 6'4".

[B]Nationality:[/B] Vacuan

[B]Weapon:[/B] Lion's Claws- A set of gloves with three four inch curved blades protruding from each one of them, though they can be retracted. These metallic gloves extend up to the elbow. Unlike many of the weapons of it's time, it does not in fact count as a gun as well. As a matter of fact, other than it's durability, there is nothing really all that special about these pair of gloves. What makes them special, mostly to Onyx, is the fact that he personally made them under the personal tutelage of Maroon Awit while he was working as an apprentice for him. They hold so much personal value to him that it is unlikely that he will remove them.

[B]Semblance:[/B] Heatsink: As it's name might suggest, the Semblance allows Onyx to absorb any excess heat inside his body, empowering him and giving him a bit of extra resistance against physical damage.
	

[B]Aura Color:[/B] Dark Red

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[B]Personality:[/B] The two things that drive the large lion is his curiosity and his diligence, as the moment that something catches his attention it becomes quite impossible to deter him from what he seeks to do, whether it be simply buying a snack, or fighting a Grim.

While on first sight someone might consider the lion faunus to be a loner what with his tendency to stay away from large groups, however, that could not be further from the truth. Onyx does wish to talk to people, to make friends, however his near lack of any sort of social skills, blunt attitude have made these efforts extremely difficult. His distrust in people not native to Vacuo, to people who have not shown the capability to survive in the harsh landscapes of his homelands has also limited the amount of people he'd even consider friends in the first place.

A last trait of this faunus is his patience, or rather, lack thereof. He is of the opinion that plans will almost always go wrong no matter how well thought out it seems so, he would charge in and count on his overwhelming strength to carry him through any situation.

[B]Background:[/B] Like a majority of the people born in Vacuo, human or Faunus, Onyx was born into one of the many tribes wandering the deserts of his homeland, one of the many tribes who ignored the central government of the kingdom and chose to live their lives as nomads. And for a while his destiny seemed to be like that of his forefathers, destined to eek out a living in the harsh deserts of this nation.

However, his life changed at around the age of ten, when an internal squabble in the tribe caused the attack of a large pack of Beowolves on it. Thankfully, many of the tribesmen were trained warriors with two of them being Hunters in their own right. However, there were still casualties and among these casualties were his two parents. While the attack had been a tragedy for the young Onyx, it came at a somewhat fortuitous time as the tribe was only a few days away from the oasis of Core's Hammer and Shade Academy itself.

And so, for a few more years, Onyx trained to be a smith from Maroon and to be a fighter from any Hunters that were willing to train him as they passed near the smithy to craft or repair weapons and armor. As the time passed, Maroon noticed that his apprentice had other things on his mind other that his smithing lessons. He could see that Onyx had nurtured quite the hatred for the beasts of Grimm and saw with what fervor he desired training.

As such, with recommendations both from Maroon and two hunters who had noticed his determination, Onyx entered Shade Academy to begin his training as a future Hunter. 

[B]Likes[/B]:
- Smithing
- Training
- Well crafted weaponry
- Meditating
- Diligence

[B]Dislikes[/B]:
- Grimm
- Loud Noises
- Laziness
- Complex issues
- Planning
- Foreigners

[B]Favors[/B]:
- Smithing- Serving years as the apprentice to arguably one of the best smiths in Vacuo has allowed the young man to become quite proficient in creating weaponry both simple and complex.
- Athletics- Years walking the deserts of Vacuo and further years working as a smith have made Onyx in quite the muscular young man.
- Close Quarters: If it was not obvious from both his Semblance and his weaponry, Onyx heavily favors close quarters combat and has learned to become quite proficient in it.

[B]Disfavors[/B]: 
- Planning: Onyx, though fairly intelligent, does not seem to favor overly complicated plans and chooses more to simply rush into combat, being confident that his Semblance will allow him to bash his way through any issues he may have.
- Slow Fighter: Though certainly a very dangerous combatant in close quarters, Onyx moves fairly slowly due to his bulk, as such, opponents who are quick on their feet, could fairly easily dodge any attacks  Onyx might launch.
- Close quarters only: Onyx is exclusively a melee combatant and as such, a mobile enemy with a ranged weapon could easily wear him down.

[B]Relationships-[/B] Other than his smithing master, Maroon Awit, Onyx does not really maintain any relationships with anyone else and isn't really actively seeking to build any new relationships as of yet.

[B]Other[/B]:		[B]Hex Code:[/B] [b][color=9e0b0f]Dark Red[/color][/b][/Center][/hider]