Russel Thrush

==Summary==
Russel Thrush is a student of Beacon Academy, and a member of Team CRDL. His weapons are a pair of daggers. Although he has not had a substantial speaking role, Russel can be seen as a "school bully", just like his leader Cardin, where he calls Velvet Scarlatina a freak because of her rabbit ears.
Just like his team, Russel is seen to be a coward, as he fled from an attacking Ursa. In "Extracurricular", Russel was shown to have incredible skill with his daggers, demonstrating remarkable swordsmanship, although it was nowhere near to that of Pyrrha Nikos. In his fight against Pyrrha, he and his team were able to hold their ground for a respectable amount of time; Russel was even able to deflect several of her shots. However, he was overpowered in the end, thus losing the battle. Russel also displayed incredible acrobatic capability as he flipped and cartwheeled around to evade Pyrrha's attacks and even used a multiple somersault to attack her.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Russel Thrush
Origin: RWBY
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Classification: Human, Huntsman-in-Training, Member of Team CRDL
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura (Able to use his Aura for numerous purposes), Forcefield Creation (Aura can be used as a full-body forcefield), Statistics Amplification (Can use Aura to enhance his striking power), Enhanced Senses (Can use his Aura to sharpen his senses), Regeneration (Low), Extrasensory Perception (His Aura allows him to sense things around him), Acrobatics, Weapon Mastery (Skilled dagger user), Accelerated Development (Training [Physical Statistics and Abilities; Even Huntsmen in Training are able to rapidly develop in short periods of time, becoming significantly stronger and faster and evolving their abilities through short periods of training]), Resistance to Extreme Heat and Cold (Aura protects the user from sub-zero temperatures, allowing them to be encased in ice without being cold, walk through a blizzard in casual clothing,RWBY Volume 6 Episode 5 and traverse the kingdom of Atlas, which resides in Remnant's North Pole,RWBY: World of Remnant, Episode 11: Atlas without wearing any protective gear, as well as extreme heat up to and including the heat of flames,RWBY Volume 2 Episode 11 being blasted with steamRWBY Volume 3 Episode 4 being struck by lighting for an extended period of time,RWBY Volume 3 Episode 2RWBY Volume 5 Episode 13RWBY Volume 8 Episode 3 and being submerged in lava without being burnedRWBY Volume 3 Episode 5)
Attack Potency: Large Building level (Should be comparable to Cardin)
Speed: Hypersonic Reactions and Combat Speed (Dodged many attacks from Pyrrha and was even able to land hits on her)
Lifting Strength: Class M 
Striking Strength: Large Building level
Durability: Large Building level (Was able to tank a couple of attacks from Pyrrha), higher, up to City Block level with Aura (Aura functions as a forcefield with a cumulative durability, depicted as a 'health bar', and allows him to take dozens of hits from opponents as strong as himself without any significant injury)
Stamina: Above Average
Range: Extended Melee Range with his Dagger
Standard Equipment: Dagger
Intelligence: Decent fighter
Weaknesses: Continual damage to his Aura will cause it to decay to the point where he can be left open to more significant damage. Aura's durability is cumulative; it will deplete with each attack he takes and can be brought down by characters of similar strength. Constant exposure to extreme temperature can drain the user's aura.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Shortwings: Russel's weapons of choice, a pair of short, curved daggers with a revolving chamber or other cylindrical mechanism built into the hilt of each dagger. The chambers appear to contain several differently colored components, most likely Dust, in a configuration reminiscent of Weiss Schnee's Myrtenaster. The colors include red, blue, yellow, green, and white. However, despite appearances, Russel does not appear to use any special features, using the Daggers solely as melee weapons. During the fight with Pyrrha, he is also shown throwing one dagger (to no effect).
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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