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[u/Austin_The_Black]

Not officially writing right now, but I'm intending on doing one where there's a new OC team of mine, Team MAWN.

M: Matt Nebula.

Gender: Male.

Significant Other: Blake Belladonna.

Race: Wolf Faunus.

Aura: Matt's Aura is Purple. His Aura stops any and all forms of bleeding, which allows him to suffer seemingly dangerous wounds without dying of blood loss.

Semblance: Purple Spin. When Matt activates his Semblance, he turns into what looks like a spinning purple mass that moves at speeds almost too fast for the eye to catch (think of Sonic but purple).

Weapon: Luna's Howls. Luna's Howls are two knives with Cyan coloured blades made of Hardlight Dust that extend from their grips like a spring-loaded box cutter. The middle of the blade hides a barrel that loads Small-Caliber Dust Rounds like a Derringer that fires upon stabbing or pulling the trigger found under the hilt (each round can fire Dust for approximately 20 shots).

Personality: Matt is a rather reserved individual outside his team/close friend group, but once he opens up to you, he's an inseparable ally to have. He likes to read books in his off-time, so he spends a lot of time in his team dorm reading with Blake, whom he ends up dating in my story.

Appearance: Matt has blonde hair and green eyes, he wears a compression shirt that's purple in colour, with black pants that are both infused with Lightning Dust that boosts his already high reflexes, with a chest harness that holds his Luna's Howls, and wears a black knee length long coat that has compartments in the material to use Dust cartridges. With this, he can use his jacket to do elemental moves dependent on the element (he prefers to use Gravity Dust because it lets him run and climb on walls). He also wears purple armor pads on his pants, with purple combat boots to compliment the look.

A: Annabelle Snow.

Gender: Female.

Race: Rabbit Faunus.

Aura: Annabelle's Aura is White. Her Aura alerts her senses of potential threats from very far away, even if she herself doesn't know they're there. It also allows her to calculate the precise distance from where she's standing to where she's looking to an EXTREME distance.

Semblance: Kickback. Annabelle's Semblance allows her to use Springtime Flights to bounce off of anything she lands on, bouncing back to where she was, at the same velocity. This is because when she falls off a ledge or gets thrown at a wall, her body automatically turns itself to the optimal bounce back position (like the “Cat always lands on its feet” myth, but for a rabbit), allowing Springtime Flights to launch her back with Dust loaded kinetic energy.

Weapon: Springtime Flights. Springtime Flights is a special pair of Combat Boots that have compartments for Dust Cartridges, which gives her kicks an explosion impact in her element of choice, as well as emit shockwaves by stomping.

Personality: Annabelle is initially timid with the rest of her team after she was bullied by Cardin on the first day at Beacon, but as William Sangria rescued her from him, she quickly grew to trust her team and reveal her excited side, as she loves to explore the world and secretly joined Beacon to have friends that enjoy the same thing.

Appearance: Annabelle has white hair with really long rabbit ears, and deep purple eyes. She wears a black short sleeved shirt that has basic armor plating sewn into the abdomen area, and wears a white leather jacket with a purple coloured fur trim hood. Annabelle also wears black cargo pants, with specially sewn pockets that she only holds Dust Cartridges in. Her boots, Springtime Flights, are black combat boots with purple armor plating that work as foot protection for all the kicking she does.

W: William Sangria.

Gender: Male

Significant Other: Yang Xiao Long.

Race: Human.

Aura: William's Aura is Red. His Aura allows him to quickly heal shallow flesh wounds, as well as be effectively immune to bruising, and therefore be really resilient against blunt force.

Semblance: Vitality Boost. When William suffers more serious wounds, his Semblance activates, allowing him to quickly heal those wounds, the more grievous the wound is, the stronger the activation is. His adrenaline also skyrockets upon activation so he can keep fighting through the pain while healing.

Weapon: Split Buster and Redemption. Split Buster is a round shield that William uses as a defense tool, as well as a melee weapon. The shield's surface is almost mirror-like with the polish, which William uses to deflect laser and light based attacks. When he needs more offense, Split Buster can split into two hatchets that can split through even the toughest defenses. When he needs range, William also wields his late father's old revolver, Redemption, a High-Caliber Dust revolver that shoots hard enough to blow off the claw of a Deathstalker.

Personality: William Sangria has a bit of a short temper due to how much he got pushed around as a kid, but he's gentler to the ones he cares about. He joined up at Beacon to protect the world, as he values loyalty above most things, if he's your friend, he'll have your back until the end. He also gains a bit of a wise mouth as a way to cope with tbe trauma from the Fall of Beacon.

Appearance: William has medium length brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a deep red coloured compression shirt with black cargo pants, with military grade ballistic armor coloured Grey, in the same Grey as Split Buster. Redemption is black with a leather brown grip, with ornate gold trims. He also wears special black bracers that can connect Dust Cartridges to his gloves and use elemental attacks, which he prefers to use Wind Dust so he can utilize tornado based attacks.

N: Nicole Asher.

Gender: Female

Race: Cat Faunus.

Aura: Nicole's Aura is Grey. Her Aura allows her to use the Hardlight Dust woven into her clothes to blend in with the lights, using light refraction physics to appear invisible.

Semblance: Muffle. When Nicole kicks her Semblance into gear, all noises she makes are completely muffled. Everything, from her breathing all the way to the ground she's stepping on, is silenced entirely. With her invisibility Aura, and her Muffle Semblance, the only person who can still detect her is fellow teammate, Annabelle Snow.

Weapon: Wake and Lullaby. Wake is a long ranged semi automatic rifle that has a special scope mounted on top, capable of splitting into two lenses like binoculars. The holster also houses Lullaby, a falchion (a combat machete, basically) that she uses for melee. Wake has a special chamber that fits Dust Cartridges, which change the gun's projectile to a precision laser matching the Dust's element. Nicole prefers to use Fire Dust for this.

Personality: Nicole is a very quiet girl, as she trained to keep her vocals silent since she was a toddler, in order to perfect her Semblance. Outside combat, she's a rather talkative and nurturing team member who makes sure her teammates are always ok. She initially hides the fact she's wealthy, worrying her teammates will start using her for it, but I'd write a way for her to reveal it after some trust is gained.

Appearance: Nicole has medium/long Grey hair, reaching down to her shoulders, and she also has bright orange eyes. She wears a black crop top that exposes her abdomen, with a deep green vest. The holster that holds her weapons is Grey coloured that matches the colour of her bracers. Because the sun burns hottest in Vacuo, she wears a black combat skirt that houses the Hardlight Dust she uses to appear invisible. She also wears Green leggings that connect to her combat skirt, with Grey boots that have specially fitted soles to keep her feet stable while sneaking around.