Nocturne Argentum

Nocturne Argentum (李星君, Lǐ Xīngjūn) is the protagonist of Argent RWBY. He is a Huntsman and a former student at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. He also helped found SENTINEL, serving as an executive officer. Nocturne's primary weapon is a Plasma Dust Morphing Blade (PDMB) named Eclipse. He also has a list of other weapons that fill specific roles.
Nocturne is an Awakener, someone whose soul has crossed the boundaries of space and time. In his past life, he was originally a young man from Earth named Leon. His soul was transported to Remnant, where he was reborn. He awakened his memories of his past life when he was 17, on the day he arrived at Beacon.
He is the leader of Team NNPR, consisting of himself, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren.
Nocturne is the younger brother of Luciana Argentum and the son of Lucius Argentum and Jade Argentum. He is also the adopted brother of Pyrrha Nikos, and the adopted son of Alexios Nikos and Victoria Nikos.
==Appearance==
===Series 1===
Nocturne has dark blue eyes and fair skin. He has straight, black hair, with bangs reaching all the way to the bridge of his nose. His hair reaches down below his cheek and is slightly spiky near the back. Despite the look of his hair, Nocturne rarely used hair products.
===Outfits===
====Valeria====
During his attendance at Beacon Academy, Nocturne wore a dark blue T-shirt under a collared short-sleeved black jacket with pockets, a pair of black jogger cargo pants, and black combat boots. He wore his jacket unbuttoned. He also wore a black fingerless motorcycle gauntlet on his right arm.
====Beacon Uniform====
Nocturne wore the standard male uniform at Beacon Academy, which consisted of a white shirt, red tie, blue vest, brown suit with gold trim, and black shoes.
====Pajamas====
Nocturne wore as pajamas a bright blue long-sleeved shirt and a pair of loose-fitting plaid pants while at Beacon.
====Dance====
After losing a bet with Nora, Nocturne had to dress in feminine attire for the Beacon Promenade. Since he had a mostly androgynous appearance, he only needed minimal makeup, consisting of concealer, eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss. He was also given hair extensions, the hair at the side of his face being lengthened to rest on his chest.
He was dressed in a fitted black suit with a deep blue pleated dress shirt and a silver tie secured neatly a tie clip. His chest and waist were padded to sell the illusion. To alleviate the pressure on his chest, he kept the jacket unbuttoned.
Nocturne was also able to pitch his voice higher to speak like a woman. However, he could only manage a few sentences at a time due to the strain it put on his throat.
====Menagerie====
To hide his identity, Noct changed his attire and uses an alias, Null. He wore a long black poncho with an integrated visor that covered his torso and arms. Underneath his poncho, he wore subdued, black military gear. He wore a respirator with a heavily polarized lens and a voice distorter.
Underneath the mask, Noct had dark circles under his eyes, a symptom of the stress of working for SENTINEL. His hair had grown out and he had a short, rough mustache. His cheeks were also partially sunken in.
During his time in Menagerie, he would slowly begin to recover, losing his dark circles and reaching a healthier weight. He trimmed his hair back to its normal length and completely shaved his mustache.
====Mistralia====
Nocturne bore a new outfit as he travels to Mistralia. Nocturne wore a black high-collared short-sleeved half jacket layered over a silver windbreaker. He wore black arm sleeves and retained his black motorcycle gauntlet on his right arm. He continued wearing his black jogger cargo pants and combat boots.
==== Atlesia ====
After arriving in Atlas, Nocturne switched his temperate clothing for something more suited to a winter environment. He wore a black padded snorkel parka he kept zipped up, and winter combat boots. He kept his cargo pants and motorcycle gauntlet.
After Nocturne lost his parka, he could be seen wearing a dark blue thermal undershirt. He later went back to wearing his short-sleeved jacket.
===Series 2===
25 years later, Nocturne has shorter, more relaxed hair parted into a curtain style with a few stray bangs. He also has a short mustache and goatee.
==Personality==
Nocturne is a quiet, reserved individual. While he is socially competent, he finds dealing with social situations for extended periods of time difficult. To those who are unfamiliar with him, he may appear distant and even hostile at times. When he is emotionally exhausted, he can snap and lash out in anger at offenders. On the other hand, feigning emotions is nearly impossible for him, to the point where he can't even fake a smile, making him an emotionally genuine individual.
Nocturne has a strong attachment to his friends, which dates back to before his reincarnation on Remnant. He can snap if they are hurt. When his emotions are in turmoil, he becomes more powerful, and his Semblance changes to reflect this.
After meeting Jaune, Nocturne experienced impostor syndrome. He felt he had "stolen" his team leader's position, which left him feeling guilty and depressed. Nocturne was able to recover from this after an intervention by Ruby and Jaune.
Nocturne is overly cautious most of the time, almost to the point of paranoia. He is not an aggressive individual and is terrified of the unknown. He does everything he can to keep risk to a minimum. He rarely takes chances unless the odds are in his favor. He has since learned to take more risks, rather than relying on fate.
Nocturne is a very lazy person if he isn't properly motivated. While not lazy enough to take shortcuts, he will eventually require the assistance of others to put him in his place. Only things that personally interest him will motivate him. As such, this means he is a procrastinator. Having been one for a long time, this makes him someone that works well under pressure, despite the fact that he despises it.
Nocturne alternates between being a perfectionist and being a slob. He will do his utmost to make sure it is perfect for things that are important to him. Otherwise, he couldn't care less.
==Equipment and Abilities==
As Leon, Nocturne had some fighting ability, having a background in karate and Sanda. However, his practical ability left much to be desired, as he didn't take the training very seriously. However, once regaining his memories on Remnant, he improved quickly out of necessity.
Nocturne has two fighting styles consisting of an unarmed style and a weapons style. He is also proficient in gunfighting.
His unarmed style is a mixture of many different effective fighting styles. His arm strikes consist of techniques from karate, kickboxing, and various forms of wushu. He also utilizes some limited bajiquan, particularly its elbow techniques. He uses taekwondo and other wushu techniques for his leg strikes, while his throws are mainly based on judo, jujutsu, and aikido. 
His weapons style is based around his Semblance's adaptability. Since his weapons are stored in his Semblance, Nocturne can switch between them at will, chaining combos and making him almost impossible to predict.
===Weapons===
Alongside his primary weapon, Nocturne wields an arsenal of weapons he calls Armaments.
====Eclipse====
Eclipse is Nocturne's primary weapon of choice. Eclipse is a single-edged sword with an elaborate hilt and a waved edge that ends in a tip.
Eclipse received an upgrade after Volume 3. The weapon's profile is held over from its original incarnation, though with a much more pronounced groove splitting the blade down the middle. The weapon's inner workings are expanded upon; the edge of the blade can split away to project a beam of Plasma Dust from the base of the hilt.
===Semblance===
Nocturne's Semblance is Phantom Blades, a variation of the unique hereditary Semblance of the Argentum family. It gives Nocturne the ability to access a personal pocket dimension. He uses this power to store a variety of weapons.
He can summon and control his weapons in their phantom forms near him. He can will them to attack opponents as well as to form a defensive matrix.
Nocturne discovered that he can teleport to a weapon registered in his Semblance, a technique he would dub "warping". Warping is an effective means of transportation, but Nocturne soon realized that it also gives him an edge during battle. In combat, he can perform "warp breaks" by throwing his weapon and warping at the moment of impact, significantly enhancing the force of the attack.
Using his Silver Eyes, Nocturne can break the limits of his Semblance, allowing him to utilize his entire arsenal at once, teleport short ranges, and fly.
===Weaknesses===
Nocturne's biggest weakness is perhaps his lack of real combat experience. Prior to regaining his memories, Nocturne was a seasoned fighter, proficient in the art of swordfighting, 
== Trivia ==
* Nocturne suffers from mild tinnitus.
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