Giunia

Giunia is a Kirby fanbase OC created by Athorment on April 17th, 2012. She is a Ghost Knight Gijinka created for nozomi-sama's Reach for the Stars: Design-a-Character Contest. The design won first place and will be used on her Story.
==Conceptualization==
The Ghost Knights are rather uncommon enemies in Kirby 64. They mostly appear on Castle and Ruin Stages. Aside from the use of the lance and shield as key elements for the design, the name itself is used as a "title" for Sentinels who guard specific posts around the galaxy in a similar fashion to that of the Kirby enemies.
Using RftS mythos, Giunia is an Akai. Akai are fast breeding humans that die young. One dies and another replaces them immediately after. With little genetic variation between them, it's easy to confuse others into believing they are either ghosts or are immortal.
==Skills, Amor & Powers==
As a Ghost Knight of the Royal Army Giunia has received training with various physical weapons, but her lance and shield are the ones she uses to a greater extent.
*Lance. Used for piercing. it has a special handle and small bladed edges to become a two-hand weapon with greater precision on Stabs and the ability to slash. It can pierce through energy Shields and energy shots, but the latter is only used to counter and catch foes by surprise.
*Shield. It's small size is used to deflect attacks to get openings instead of completely blocking them. It can also absorb energy projectiles to release it's own small beam. The "wings" on it's sides are used to extend it and absorb more energy while protecting wider areas behind it.
*Corset Knife. A Small Knife she uses for close quarter combats or throwing. It is mostly used as backup and emergencies.
*Helmet. Though it's purpose is protecting the head, she is known to headbutt enemies with it. She likes that the "eye" can be seen through from the inside and covers hers from the outside so it's common for her to take naps with it on.
*Light Armor. Corset, Boots, Gauntlet and on Knee caps. Provides small protection to all types of attacks as well as heightened strength to make her own physical attacks stronger and wield her lance with ease.
==Fun Facts==
*Following Nozomi's Art Syle and Character Design Tendencies, as well as investigating deeply into the Reach for the Stars mythos, Athorment created what he believes as a plausible Nozomi OC.
*The term "Ghost Knight" was used as her rank, but Athorment has stated that that term would play a more literal and bigger role on her AASUF moveset.
*While Giunia was kept mostly realistic, Reach for the Stars is Anime-like in nature and thus keeps some unrealistic features in her abilities.
==Gallery==
rfts_ghost_knight_giunia_by_athorment.png|Concept Art Presentation
Giunia.png|On Tumblr's Background
Sketchy_Epic_Poses3_Giunia.png|Sketchy Epic Pose
===Fan Artwork===
Untitled_Giunia_by_lunaezomi.png|by Lunaezomi
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