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Makkuro Sekinetsu

**Makkuro Sekinetsu**, known casually as "Mako", is a huntress employed as the personal guard of Aka Amaranth. She is a former member of Team MARS, and her weapon of choice is a glaive that converts into a shortsword via a collapsible shaft.

## Appearance

Makkuro is a fairly tall woman with tan skin and orange eyes. Her hair has a natural ombré; dark red at its root and growing lighter as it gets longer. She ties her hair in a small ponytail at the back of her head, reminiscent of Nanako Amaranth's, and the rest of her hair falls freely beneath it.

She wears a high-collared, sleeveless robe with swirly-patterned orange trim, under which she wears dark shorts. The robe has a cutaway exposing her left leg.

She wears two red boots with orange trim and soles, though the left is thigh-high while the right only extends slightly above her ankle. On her right leg, she wears a dark sock with a white fabric tied around it.

Makkuro covers her left arm with a detached sleeve that runs from her middle finger to her bicep, and wears a short glove on her right arm.

## Personality

Makkuro has a relationship with the Amaranth daughters that is somewhere between maternal and sororal; she refers to Akane and Nanako Amaranth as 'her girls' and greets them much like an older sister, but is as protective of them as a mother would be.

While a kind woman, Makkuro can be easily frustrated by her lack of power despite being such a powerful combatant; if she speaks out against Yukiko Amaranth's mistreatment of her daughters, she runs the risk of being dismissed from her job and would therefore be unable to look out for the children. She revels in the opportunity to remove Yukiko from the premises when Aka finally gives the command.

However, Makkuro is at ease around those she likes. It seems she is also open and accepting of others' life choices, considering she trained Akane and Nanako to fight, and the two both adopted aspects of her outfit and weaponry showing that they greatly respect her.

## Abilities and Powers

Makkuro is a prodigal huntress - a winner of the Vytal Tournament, which is a very exclusive group. Her team is noted to be in the top five percentile the year they graduated from Haven Academy.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Makkuro alludes to the mythological Japanese sun Goddess, Amaterasu.

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Makkuro" is Japanese for "Pitch Black."
* "Sekinetsu" is Japanse for "Red Hot."
Featured Article Archive

The **Braith family** are a group of individuals of unknown origin, comprised of Viola, Viorel and at least five others.
It is claimed by Otso Umber that they have a near unparalleled knowledge of aura, and they appear to have an interest in science, particularly testing the limits of Aura and Grimm.

     The **Lincoln Clan** is a noble family from the far east of Anima. Though they fall under the jurisdiction of the kingdom of Mistral, they are mostly left to their own devices and rule over a small collection of lands and families. Their domicile is Knothole, a sizeable castle located within the deepest forests and swamps.
LLAC/Amaryllis Armilde

**Amaryllis Armilde**is a third-year student from Haven Academy and a member of Team LLAC, as well as a main protagonist of *LLAC*. Her team consists of Lillian Armilde, Harriet Lazuli, and Cait Miya.

Amaryllis' weapon of choice is **Heartbreaker**, a bearded greataxe with a heart-shaped blade.

## Appearance

Amaryllis is relatively tall, with fair skin, periwinkle eyes and long scarlet hair.

Amaryllis wears a light brown shirt under a suit of golden plate mail, consisting of a segmented cuirass, gauntlets, rerebraces, and a pauldron over her right shoulder bearing a red heartlike emblem. She wears a pleated red miniskirt and brown leather boots with silver ring buckles, over which greaves are strapped to protect her lower legs.

## Personality

Amaryllis is friendly, open and warm. She has the closest relationships across the board on the team, displaying concern for Hattie and Cait's wellbeing following the attack at Manju-Shage. She often engages Lillian in back-and-forth teasing, being one of the few people able to get her twin sister to relax her guarded emotions.

When meeting strangers, however, Amaryllis appears to be uncharacteristically shy. Upon Hector introducing her to his father and brother during a gala, she seemed self-conscious, concerned about what the former thought of her.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Keeping in line with LLAC’s *Wonderland* theming, Amaryllis alludes to the **Red Queen**, though she does borrow several elements from the **Queen of Hearts** as well (as the two are often combined as a figure).
	+ Her hair is red.
	+ She prominently wears gold on her armor - a color with regal themes.
	+ Her emblem, worn on her pauldron, resembles a red heart.
	+ Her weapon is named **Heart**breaker, and makes use of a heart in its design.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Her given name refers to the amaryllis flower, known for its brilliant red coloration.
* Her surname comes from a Teutonic name meaning “armored battle maiden”.
Puncture

**Puncture** is Kamala Braith's semblance.

It allows her attacks to negate her enemies' aura and punch through it as if it was not there.

## Description

Kamala’s semblance supplies an area of effect that allows her to punch straight through aura when a foe is in proximity to both her and her attacks, making her an extremely dangerous opponent to battle. One wrong move against her extremely powerful weaponry could result in death.

## Trivia

* Puncture is reflective of Kamala's allusion to the sin of Wrath.
	+ It is inspired by her wrathful desire to inflict as much pain as possible.
Team ACAI

**ACAI** is a team of second year students from Atlas Academy.

## Trivia

* The team name references the Acai fruit which brings to mind a purplish colour.
* Each member of Team ACAI has both a Wonderland allusion and an Arthurian allusion.
	+ Alani alludes to the Red Knight, and Sir Galahad.
	+ Conway alludes to the March Hare, and Sir Dinadan.
	+ Aspen alludes to the White King and King Arthur.
	+ Iris alludes to Alice and Guinevere.
Scourge of Knothole

### Features

Humanoid physiology, red-tipped 'flaming' skin/fur, almost entirely covered in bone plates.

The **Scourge of Knothole** *(unofficial name)* is a Creature of Grimm at least partially engineered by the Braith Family. Kamala Braith unleashed it at Knothole as a calling card after laying waste to the settlement.

## Appearance

Though not seen in its entirety, the Scourge takes a humanoid form - at least when compared to other Grimm. It is mostly covered in white bone plates and spikes that almost appear as armor, under which its black skin and fur bears a resemblance to fire as it grows redder towards the tip.

## History

After laying waste to Knothole with her siblings Gardner and Tahlia, Kamala Braith demands her siblings to give her the 'goods' - which turns out to be one of the family's many vials of Grimm that have been condensed into a serum form to be unleashed upon injection or destruction of the canister. Tahlia notes that the Grimm within the canister is a synthesised Grimm as Viorel Braith had to 'force the symbiosis' between multiple Grimm types.

Throwing the vial into the courtyard behind her, Kamala gloats over her defeat of the Lincoln Clan. The smashed vial unleashes a veritable flood of Grimm serum, out of which the Scourge of Knothole begins to climb.

## Trivia

* As a synthetic Grimm type, the Scourge of Knothole has not been named in the comic itself.
Shizishen Zhao

* Current
* Original

**Shizishen Zhao** are Jin-Shi Pan's weapons. Initially a pair of gauntlets used for excessive brute force, they are upgraded in Arc 3 with dust compatibility.

## Description

Jin's weapons are a pair of black gloves, armoured with golden plating. The weapons are used offensively simply through heavy punches, though they are also used to direct the user's semblance.

From Arc 3 onwards, Shizishen Zhao implements eight dust crystals - four per gauntlet - that infuse Jin's punches with elemental attacks and effects. The left gauntlet is contains Lightning, Fire, Earth and Water dust crystals, while the right contains Gravity, Ice, Explosive and Wind dust.

## Dust Use

Shizishen Zhao is able to use different kinds of Dust, each gauntlet having four separate dust crystals embedded into a rotating disk towards the cuff.

### Left Gauntlet

* **Lightning Dust (Yellow)** - Reinforces Jin's punches with a powerful shock, first seen on Page 493 against a Beowolf.
* **Fire Dust (Red) -** Coats Jin's punches in fire, first seen on Page 492 against a Beowolf.
* **Earth Dust (Green)** - Allows Jin to create rock formations in her hands. Used against the Mountain Feilong on Page 791.
* **Water Dust (Blue)** - Has not been seen in use.

### Right Gauntlet

* **Gravity Dust (Purple)** - Has not been seen in use.
* **Ice Dust (Dark Blue)** - The reach of Jin's punch is extended by a column of frost which can freeze an opponent. Used against Mason Harlow on Page 727.
* **Volcanic Dust (Orange)** - Has not been seen in use.
* **Wind Dust (White)** - Has not been seen in use.

## Trivia

* "Shizishen Zhao" roughly translates to "Lion God's Maw" in Chinese.
Wildfire

**Wildfire** is William Lincoln's semblance.

Using it, he sets alight with flames but increases his attack power.

## Description

Wil goes into a rage mode that sets him alight with flames. He moves faster and hits harder - and while it depletes his aura with continued use, each hit he lands on an enemy will give him a brief burst of aura regeneration. However, he can only activate it with full aura, and weapons such as his sword will not gain any additional benefits - he’s better off using his fists.

## Trivia

* Wildfire is fuelled by Wil's desire to avenge his family.
Shui Ishikawa/Behind the Scenes

Overview
History
Affiliation

**Behind the Scenes**

During production of the comic, a lot goes on behind the scenes in regards to planning and design, which often go through multiple stages before resulting in the final version that is published in pages. Some concepts and ideas can have an effect on the show and characters, and unexpected occurrences during production can also lead to changes and additions to the plans for the comic.

## Character Basis

Shui Ishikawa alludes to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid". This allusion has had the following influences on the character:

* "Shui Ishikawa" effectively translates to "Water Stone-River", referencing the Little Mermaid's aquatic nature.
* The Little Mermaid listened to her elder sisters' ventures above the ocean, longing to experience it herself. This is applied to Shui in the form of her gender identity, instead longing to be a girl like her elder sisters.
* The Little Mermaid has a beautiful voice, as does Shui - and it is part of her semblance.
* Much like how the Little Mermaid went from human to mermaid, Shui experiences a change from assigned-male to female.

## Emblem

Shui's symbol is a mermaid in the shape of a letter S, the first letter of her name.

## Production

* Shui was originally planned to be a crossdresser, but the character was altered to be trans-feminine for a more positive representation.
	+ Despite this, Shui always had a colour palette reminiscent of the transgender flag.
Team AL

"Team **AL"** (pronounced "Aluminium") is a duo of unofficial combatants, comprised of Marron Armona and Marina Lincoln.

Presumably born out of their initial friendship at Knothole, Team AL appears to have been formed so that Marron and Marina can train together.

They are closely tied to Team RAIN, with Marron being Robin's girlfriend and Marina being Robin's twin.

## Trivia

* AL is pronounced "Aluminium" as the abbreviation is also the chemical symbol for the metal.
Yukiko Amaranth

**Children:** Akane, Miyako, Nanako, Kasumi, Akiko, Sakura, Natsuki, Ayano, Hana, Umeko

## Media

### First Appearance

Page 564

Yukiko Amaranth is the matriarch of the Amaranth family. She is the wife of Aka Amaranth, and mother of Akane, Miyako, Nanako, Kasumi, Akiko, Sakura, Natsuki, Ayano, Hana and Umeko.

She is shown to be emotionally abusive to her children, particularly Nanako, as well as lacing her husband's mind with lies to make him disbelieve his children. This comes to a head when she tries to smack Natsuki in public, prompting Nanako to stand up to her and Aka to demand she leave the house and their family.

## Appearance

Yukiko is a tall woman in her forties with black-grey hair, pale skin and blue eyes. She wears a long white, blue and grey dress with over-the-elbow blue gloves and a darker sky blue cape over her right shoulder.

## Personality

Yukiko is an exceptionally cold mother, prone to manipulating and emotionally abusing her children, specifically Nanako. She also has a habit of choosing 'favourites'; Akane was originally such until she left Amaranth Manor to become a huntress. Upon her return, Yukiko was aggressively cold and insulting towards her.

Yukiko displays a great amount of intolerance towards Nanako; it is implied that she abused the girl somehow for being 'too loud'. Upon Nanako's return to the estate years later, Yukiko pretends that she has never heard the girl's name before- acting as if she does not exist.

She is also intolerant towards William Lincoln - spitting in his face upon the realisation that he is a Lincoln; the Lincolns having famously warred with the Amaransu Dynasty (from whom the Amaranths claim descent) hundreds of years ago.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Yukiko alludes to the Mythological Japanese figure Izanami no mikoto.
	+ Izanami was also the wife of Izanagi, whom Aka Amaranth - Yukiko's husband - alludes to.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Yukiko is a Japanese name meaning "Snow Child".
* Amaranth is a pinkish-red plant.
Spirit

**Spirit** is Nyssa Noirette's semblance.

It allows her to separate her soul from her body and explore.

## Description

Nyssa's semblance allows her to move her soul around, and it cannot be seen or interacted with. She cannot touch things, speak or interact, but she can see and hear. It is extremely useful for scouting.

She only uses her semblance in short bursts to get an advantage by using it to learn enemy positions while her team defends her physical form. Her semblance can last as long as her aura does, but she uses it sparingly. Enemies could attack her vulnerable physical form and further deplete her aura which is extremely dangerous.

When used in conjunction with dust, Nyssa's soul form becomes semi-tangible and takes on the effect of the dust used. When used with Hard Light Dust, it allowed her to turn into a laser and attack. When used with Earth Dust, her soul took on a rocky form which dealt physical damage.

## Trivia

* Thus far in the comic, Spirit has only been seen used in conjunction with dust.
Unsei Ridge

* Exterior
* Interior

Unsei Ridge is the ancestral home of the Amaransu Dynasty and its descendants, the Amaranth clan, comprised of large estate atop the cliffs of Mistral.

## History

Unsei Ridge was once the home of the last emperor of Mistral, Mikado Amaransu, who participated in the Great War of Remnant. After the councils were established, the dynasty no longer led the empire and slowly became the Amaranth family. Though they held little power in Mistral's politics, they were still influential and maintained vast amounts of wealth.

Akane Amaranth was born at Unsei Ridge, along with her nine sisters, but left in her teens to escape the toxic household she had been raised in. She later returned at age nineteen to save her sisters from the villainous Braith family - and with them, she succeeded in ousting her abusive mother.

## Known Residents

### Amaranth Family

* Aka Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Yukiko Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Akane Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Miyako Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Nanako Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Kasumi Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Akiko Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Sakura Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Natsuki Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Ayano Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Hana Amaranth *(formerly)*
* Umeko Amaranth *(formerly)*

## Trivia

* "Unsei" translates from Japanese to "Fortune", reflective of how wealthy the Amaranth family is.
Team MOCA

**MOCA** (pronounced *"Mocha"*) is a team of second year students from Haven Academy, comprised of Miyuki Yamasaki, Oren Ashworth, Chrislaure Charbonneau and Aurelia Besart.

Akane Amaranth of Team RAIN attempted to seek them out for help against the Braith Family, but MOCA was too busy guarding a particular area of the city under direct orders from the council.

## Trivia

* MOCA/Mocha is derived from a specific variant of caffè latte. Miyuki Yamasaki's hair also follows the brown-to-white gradient style of a Mocha.
Pierre Citrouille

**Pierre Citrouille** was one of Farran Hawthorne's high-society friends, seen in the mayor's company a few times. He managed livestock and farming within the town of Avon.

A victim of Viola Braith's Grimm attack on Avon, Pierre was 'poisoned' by wine containing Grimm Serum, causing him to be mutated and congealed into a single Grimm with his friends.

## Appearance

Pierre was a fairly short, heavyset man with red hair and red-orange eyes. His hair was parted in the center, and he kept his facial hair styled in an imperial beard.

He wore a red-orange suit over a bronze-coloured vest jacket, white collared shirt and orange-red tie.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Pierre alludes to the nursery rhyme "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater."
	+ His name means "Peter Pumpkin" in French.
	+ The focus on eating in the nursery rhyme's title reflects Pierre's build.

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Pierre" is a French name deriving from the Greek *Petros* meaning "Stone."
* "Citrouille" is French for "Pumpkin."

## References

1. ↑ Allusion confirmation.
2. ↑ Source on role in council.
3. ↑ Allusion confirmation.
En Ferocité

**En Ferocité** is Glimmer Oliviera's signature weapon. Its primary form is a pair of chain whips.

## Description

**En Ferocité** primarily takes the form of a pair of chain whips, which can presumably be used in melee combat.

## Trivia

* "En Ferocité" translates to "In Ferocity", reflecting the violent, flailing nature of Glimmer's whips.
Astillero

The town of **Astillero** is a settlement on the continent of Sanus, falling under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Vale. Its Mayor holds a seat on the Vale council.

## History

Astillero is one of Sanus’ few surviving settlements outside of its capital city, Vale. It suffered somewhat during the Grimm attacks that followed the 40th Vytal Festival.

The town specialises in merchant shipping, maintaining routes between the towns on the Bay of Vale, as well as western Vacuan towns and northern Atlesian towns.

## Trivia

* "Astillero" means "Shipyard" in Spanish.
Burst

**Burst** is Nanako Amaranth's semblance.

With it she can move at breakneck speeds for short intervals, almost giving the effect of teleportation.

## Description

Nanako's semblance, "Burst", allows her to move at breakneck speeds for a brief moment at certain intervals. Her semblance takes up to ten seconds to recharge, meaning she has to time her movements well to make sure it is used to her advantage.

## Trivia

* Burst is inspired by Nanako's strong, hyperactive personality.
* Burst makes a notable "Zzzzshhhoooof!" sound.
Brandy Alvarado

**Brandy Alvarado** is a student from Shade Academy and leader of Team BASL. Her team consists of her twin brother Amaretto, Sherry Rosalia and Arioch Lundie.

## Character

Born and raised in Vocatus, the alcohol capital of Remnant, Brandy and her brothers’ births were wholly unintentional. While their father was an outlaw and was never in their lives, their mother was the sister of esteemed - albeit nonconformist - huntress Tequila Alvarado.

The leader of the Alvarado twins as well as Team BASL, Brandy can instantly take charge of a room regardless of who is in it - a trait she learned from her aunt. She’s bold yet slick and sharp-tongued, but always prepared to strike first should matters get ugly.

## Abilities and Powers

### Weapon

Brandy arms herself with two hefty revolvers that fire explosive (orange) dust rounds. While primarily built for range, Brandy has developed a knack for using them to pistol-whip opponents in close quarters, and block attacks by spinning them.

### Semblance

Brandy’s semblance allows her to trigger a radius that hinders the balance and coordination of those within it, making them prone to slip-ups and sluggishness.

Brandy’s semblance takes its name from the line “and Jill came tumbling after,” from Jack and Jill, Brandy’s inspiration. Its properties reflect Jill’s ‘tumble’, but also the effects of drunkenness, tying back to Brandy’s name.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Brandy's inspiration is that of Jill from ‘Jack and Jill’, a nursery rhyme detailing two people working and failing together. Her twin brother, Amaretto, is her ‘Jack’, and the two are inseparable no matter the consequences.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Brandy is a dark orange alcoholic drink.
* Alvarado: from Spanish Alba; “white”.
Finch Vogel

**Finch Vogel** is a former member of the Lincoln Clan, and ex-boyfriend of Robin Lincoln. A non-combatant, he makes his living as the manager of the Lincoln Fried Chicken franchise he and Robin used to work at since they were fourteen years old.

## Appearance

Finch is a young man of around six feet tall, with medium-toned tan skin and dark brown hair and eyes. His jawline is littered with a dusting of facial hair, and he has a scar running from over his left eye, down through his eyebrow and onto his left cheekbone.

He wears a green and white hooded letterman jacket, a sandy-yellow undershirt and green and brown pants secured with a dark brown belt.

## Personality

Much like Robin, Finch has a very open, jocular personality. He is incredibly warm and prone to wisecracks and teasing. He also seems fairly flirtatious, winking and toying with everyone he comes into contact with.

His relationship with Robin goes back a long way and is very strong, as Robin can jokingly insult him with little repercussion aside from Finch moaning at her. He is also very dramatic, acting as if Robin broke his heart though the way he speaks proves he is merely acting.

## Abilities and Powers

Despite being a non-combatant, Finch has access to aura and a semblance.

### Semblance

Finch's semblance is one of detection, allowing him to locate anyone he cares about or is bonded with just by thinking about them. This allowed him to find Robin after Knothole fell without knowing where exactly she was.

### Weaknesses

Though he has a semblance and aura Finch is relatively untrained in combat, lacking a unique weapon or any notable combat skills.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Finch alludes to multiple different fairytale/folkloric characters named Jack, most notably Jack and the Beanstalk.

### Colour Naming Rule

* His forename refers to the bird of the same name, which can come in various different colours.
* Vogel is the Dutch and German word for "Bird".
Serena Vulpina/Behind the Scenes

Overview
History
Affiliation

**Behind the Scenes**

During production of the comic, a lot goes on behind the scenes in regards to planning and design, which often go through multiple stages before resulting in the final version that is published in pages. Some concepts and ideas can have an effect on the show and characters, and unexpected occurrences during production can also lead to changes and additions to the plans for the comic.

## Character Basis

Serena Vulpina alludes to the Japanese folkloric Kitsune. This allusion has had the following influences on the character:

* Serena is a fox faunus and her surname is Vulpina, derived from 'Vulpine'.
* She is something of a prankster, referencing Kitsunes' trickster-esque nature.
* Her semblance is named "Splitsune", a portmanteau of "Split" and "Kitsune", and lets her produce eight copies of herself. This brings her total quantity to nine, which is the same amount of tails a Kitsune might have.

## Emblem

Serena's symbol is a fox head with a curled tail bending to the right.
Shui Ishikawa

**Shui Ishikawa**is a student from Haven Academy and a member of Team BRSS. Her team consists of Blaine Besart, Honey Rosso and Serena Vulpina.

## Appearance

Shui is a young woman of 5'8" with pale skin and light blue eyes. Assigned male at birth, she prefers to keep a more feminine appearance - she has long, dark blue hair which is held out of her face by a pink clip, and wears mascara.

She has a blue shawl with pink trim over a pink-white undershirt and pink tank top, as well as elbow-length blue gloves. She has a grey-blue belt which secures a blue skirt with pink trim and has grey braces hanging at her sides. She also wears blue-grey stockings with suspenders, and blue knee-high boots.

## Personality

Lacking confidence, Shui initially dressed in a more masculine fashion until her team (particularly Honey) helped her come out of her shell, thus making her very grateful to - and protective of - them. She is very close to Honey and often relies on her to provide her with comfort and reassurance, usually through soft physical contact.

Shui is more keen to stand back and let others talk instead of bringing attention to herself.

## Powers and Abilities

### Weapon

Shui arms herself with a trident-esque weapon.

### Semblance

Shui's semblance, named 'Swan Song', lets her stun targets in a set radius of around twenty metres merely by singing.

An experienced singer who devoted herself to her craft as a form of catharsis, Shui found strength in her self-expression and this evolved into her semblance when she came out as female.

Her semblance requires a lot of focus, meaning she has to stand still and concentrate while using it. This leaves her fairly defenseless, and while it does not work against types of Grimm with no hearing or deaf targets, it is especially powerful against Faunus with two sets of ears, such as her teammate, Serena Vulpina.

## Trivia

* "Shui" comes from Chinese *水 (shuǐ)* meaning "water".
* "Ishikawa" - from Japanese *石 (ishi)* meaning "stone" and *川 (kawa)* meaning "river, stream".
Team BRUT

**Bister's Gang** is a group of youths who were expelled from Beacon Academy by Professor Ozpin and currently make their home in a disused construction zone.

They have survived for a few years on their own, with only each others' company, and engage in poly-amorous relationships among themselves.

While at Beacon Academy, Bister's crew was known as Team BRUT, referring to a term relating to sparkling wine but also carrying a double meaning as the four are literally brutish.

## Trivia

* "Brut" is a type of sparkling wine, bringing to mind a light golden colour.
* Each member of the team alludes to a girl in a fairytale;
	+ Bister alludes to the girl in the fairytale "Donkeyskin".
	+ Rezar alludes to the the girl who spun gold in "Rumpelstiltskin".
	+ Blanche alludes to Marlinchen from "The Juniper Tree".
	+ Tawny alludes to the girl from "The Girl Without Hands".

## References

1. ↑ http://neopoliitan.tumblr.com/post/163776178699/how-would-describe-the-poly-relationship-with
Team JSPR

**JSPR** (pronounced *"Jasper"*) is a team of first year students from Anvil Academy, comprised of Jasper Sarlatova, Asagi Sarikaya, Phoebe Lake and Khloris Rhodes.

## Trivia

* The team name JSPR is based on the precious stone "Jasper".
	+ It is also the forename of the Team's leader.
* Each member of team JSPR alludes to a fairytale:
	+ Jasper alludes to Rose-Red from Snow-White and Rose-Red.
	+ Asagi alludes to Rapunzel.
	+ Phoebe alludes to The Ugly Duckling.
	+ Khloris alludes to The Frog Princess.
Adularia Chalk

**Adularia Chalk** is a student from Atlas Academy and a member of Team TSCN. Her team originally consisted of Tyrus Niter, Scoria Flint, and Nitro Gin; after Nitro's death during the fall of Beacon, the fourth place in the team was taken up by Tyrus's younger sister Nepheline.

## Character

As a young girl, Adularia could read before she could talk. By six, she showed such promise managing her father’s farm that everyone believed she’d take over by the time she was ten - but she was destined to do more than run a few fields in Atlas’ agricultural district.

In time, Adularia grew more interested in Aura, Grimm and Dust. As it turned out, the best way to learn about them was to put herself on the front line, and so she applied to Atlas Academy. Though she was relatively untrained in combat, her vast knowledge easily earned her a placement.

## Abilities and Powers

### Weapon

As a scholar it stands to reason that Adularia’s greatest weapon is her mind. Everything she learns is collected in her tome named “Grimmoire”, serving as an easy source for strategy.

Though she prefers to hang back and strategise, Adularia often finds herself in direct combat - during which she will sketch in the air or on surfaces with specially cut Dust crystals. These shapes will then activate, releasing elemental attacks on the enemy as Adularia uses her small frame to out-manoeuvre them.

### Semblance

Adularia’s semblance is constantly active; her calculation, operation and general brain processes run infinitely faster than the average person. This allows her to make instant judgments and observations, memorize things as they happen, recognise chinks in enemy defense and record them for later use.

She also possesses masterful dexterity with increased hand-eye coordination, and quickly learned to defend herself with minimal combat training.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* With her increased intellect from a young age and humble beginnings on a farm, Adularia alludes to the fairy tale “The Peasant’s Wise Daughter.”

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Adularia" is a clear or white crystal
* "Chalk" is a soft rock used for drawing
Sakura Amaranth

**Sakura Amaranth** is the sixth daughter of Aka and Yukiko Amaranth.

## Appearance

Sakura is a teenager of average height with pale skin and purple eyes. Her hair is dyed a cherry blossom colour and her cheeks are marked with a permanent blush.

She wears a red and white varsity jacket over a white shirt and red pleated skirt, alongside red and white tube socks and white sneakers. Her legs are also littered with bandages.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Sakura alludes to Ebisu of the Seven Lucky Gods.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Sakura’s forename is derived from Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".
* Amaranth is a pinkish-red plant.

### Miscellaneous

* She has a boyfriend, though while living with Yukiko, was not allowed to call him.
Nyssa Noirette/Behind the Scenes

Overview
**Behind the Scenes**

During production of the comic, a lot goes on behind the scenes in regards to planning and design, which often go through multiple stages before resulting in the final version that is published in pages. Some concepts and ideas can have an effect on the show and characters, and unexpected occurrences during production can also lead to changes and additions to the plans for the comic.

## Character Basis

Nyssa Noirette alludes to the folkloric ghost the Black Dog, following Team RAIN's loose British theme. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and comic:

* Nyssa is a canine faunus, particularly a Schipperke, and has black hair.
* Her weapons are named Barghest Fang. In Northern English folklore, the Barghest or Barguest is a mythical monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws.
* Her semblance involves projecting her soul from her body, reminiscent of the fact the Black Dog is a ghost.
* Black Dog is also used as a term for depression, which connects with Nyssa's mental state during Arc 2.

## Emblem

Nyssa's symbol is a dog's head in a circle, referencing her faunus nature.
Marsh Grimm

**"Marsh Grimm"** are large, dark, quadrupedal Creatures of Grimm. They are large grimm, four times the height of the average Beowolf, and are a considerable threat.

## Appearance

Marsh Grimm take the form of towering, quadrupedal beasts, not quite bearing a resemblance to any normal animal, though their head bears a cursory resemblance to a deer's skull. Their backs are littered with a mishmash of random-length spikes, and they have feet like that of a velociraptor.

## History

Robin Lincoln, Akane Amaranth and Irving Hawthorne battle a single Marsh Grimm in Bowman's Mire, en route to Knothole. They have trouble contending with the large Grimm until William Lincoln arrives and beheads it in a single slash of his sword.
Isambard Nihtholt/Behind the Scenes

Overview
**Behind the Scenes**

During production of the comic, a lot goes on behind the scenes in regards to planning and design, which often go through multiple stages before resulting in the final version that is published in pages. Some concepts and ideas can have an effect on the show and characters, and unexpected occurrences during production can also lead to changes and additions to the plans for the comic.

## Character Basis

Isambard Nitholt alludes to Ichabod Crane from Washington Irving's *The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.*

## Emblem

Isambard's symbol is a rearing horse surrounded by a circle. The horse itself references the headless horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

## Production

* Isambard's build and facial structure was altered somewhat to be more masculine towards the end of Arc 2.
Dodger St. Regent

**Dodger St. Regent** is a fourth year student from Atlas Academy, and a member of Team SORD.

## Appearance

Dodger is a short young man with pale skin, neon green eyes and black hair. He wears a sky blue beret and matching jacket, over a dark turquoise vest jacket. He also wears a dark seafoam neckerchief, light grey pants and blue boots with metal armour.

## Abilities and Powers

### Semblance

Dodger's semblance, "Short Circuit," allows him to identify weak points in inanimate objects and understand how to tear them down.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Dodger alludes to the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist.

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Dodger" is a shade of Blue.
* "St. Regent" derives from "Regent St Blue."

### Miscellaneous

* Dodger would have appeared in a story about Team BRUT as an antagonist.
	+ SORD were designed as "bizarro" counterparts to BRUT; Dodger was Tawny Bayardo's counterpart.
		- Where Tawny's semblance allows her to understand how to build things, Dodger's allows him to understand weak points.

## References

1. ↑ Team SORD Info Post
2. ↑ Team SORD Info Post
3. ↑ Team SORD Info Post
4. ↑ "Dodger" source.
5. ↑ Regent St Blue source
6. ↑ Team SORD Info Post
Team LLAC

Team **LLAC**(pronounced "*Lilac*") is a team of third-year students from Haven Academy. The team is comprised of leader Lillian Armilde, along with Harriet Lazuli, Amaryllis Armilde and Cait Miya.

The group are currently investigating the murders of two veteran Huntsmen, Yaara Dailan and Berilo Gaspar, aided by the detective Agave Yuen and the remaining members of SYBR - leader Sardion Sarikaya and old soldier Rudyard Millard.

## Team Attacks

* **Kingslayer** (Lillian + Amaryllis)
* **Red Velvet** (Harriet + Amaryllis)
* **Hat-Trick** (Harriet + Cait)
* **Bloodstone** (Amaryllis + Cait)

## Trivia

* The members of Team LLAC each allude to a character from *Alice in Wonderland* or *Through the Looking-Glass*.
	+ Lillian alludes to the son who slew the Jabberwock.
	+ Harriet alludes to the Mad Hatter.
	+ Amaryllis alludes to the Red Queen.
	+ Cait alludes to the Cheshire Cat.
Mirkwood

**Mirkwood**is a settlement and the domicile of the Garland Clan, situated in the region of Bijozakura, to the far east of the continent of Anima.

## History

Built on the coastline of a northeast peninsula and surrounding one of the largest mangrove trees known to man, Mirkwood is the second oldest Bijozakuran fortresses in the region.

It is home to the Mangrove clan, a vain but hardy bloodline. Past lords of this clan have held the title of Lord of Bijozakura, but it is now held by the Lincoln Clan - a fact that leaves the Mangroves somewhat embittered.

## Known Residents

### Main Mangrove Bloodline

* Ludvig Mangrove
	+ Torsten Mangrove
	+ Maple Mangrove † *(formerly)*

## Trivia

* Mirkwood is derived from the old norse Myrkviðr, meaning "dark wood" or "black forest", which is featured in Germanic mythology.
Helia Vines

* Atlas
* Mistral

**Helia Vines** is a deuteragonist in ZRCN and minor character in RAIN. A professional huntress and winner of the thirty-eighth Vytal Festival Tournament, she is a member of Team HNSA.

## Appearance

Helia is a tall woman with long, green hair and ashy brown skin. She has heterochromia, her left eye being gold while her right is green. She has fairly toned muscles.

## Abilities and Powers

Helia is an extremely capable combatant, as evidenced by the fact she won the thirty-eighth Vytal Festival Tournament at nineteen years old. She was also a favoured combatant in the tournament given her popularity.

### Semblance

Helia's semblance, "Ray of Light", allows her to refract light around herself, inducing near-invisibility.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Helia alludes to the Greek Sun God, Helios.
	+ Her name is the feminine form of Helios.
	+ Her semblance is light-based.
	+ Her katanas take their names from two of the horses said to pull Helios's chariot across the sky.

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Helia" is derived from the Greek "Helios", meaning "sun". This brings to mind bright, warm colours such as yellow and gold.
* Her surname, Vines, derives from the plants of the same colour. This brings to mind natural green tones.

### Miscellaneous

* Helia is one of two characters to have appeared in more than one connected story on the wiki, the other being Nanako Amaranth.
	+ Helia has appeared in both RAIN and ZRCN.
* Helia is the goddaughter of Wren Honeycutt.

1. ↑ https://sustraiii.tumblr.com/post/188998148287/for-wren-and-belleza
Khloris Rhodes

**Khloris Rhodes** is a student from Anvil Academy and a member of Team JSPR. Her team consists of Jasper Sarlatova, Asagi Sarikaya, and Phoebe Lake.

## Appearance

Khloris is a slightly short girl. She is a ranine faunus, her main trait being a prehensile frog tongue, but she also has a latent trait - darker patches on her tanned skin. She has a round nose with a wide mouth, triangular eyebrows and round green eyes.

Khloris wears a strapless green vest with a pleated half-skirt, under which she wears dark shorts with a gold trim down the side. She wears kneepads, flat-soled combat boots and dark gloves which reach halfway up her forearms, as well as a high-collared sleeveless green vest jacket.

Khloris keeps her hair short at the back but longer at the front, with two square bangs falling either side of her head. On top of her head she wears green-lensed goggles which give the loose shape of a frog's prominent eyes.

## Character

Once one of only two siblings, Khloris became the eldest child in a blended family when her mother remarried. Despite all odds, Khloris hit it off swimmingly with her stepfather and new siblings, but was eventually forced to leave the family pond after a spate of misdemeanours that ended her public school career. Khloris affirms that “making a mess isn’t that bad a crime.”

The young ranine dropout tried to find an outlet for her mess-making tendencies via the sport of paintball, but found even that too restrictive. Dejected, Khloris assumed she’d never find a purpose in life -- right up until she was set upon by a juvenile Nevermore and shot it to cinders with her paintball gun. The buzz of killing a Grimm and making a mess? There was no other answer - she had to become a huntress... if only for the excuse of killing things and getting paint everywhere while doing it.

Khloris’s recklessness and hyperactivity often makes her a pain in the eyes of the the rest of her team -- except for her team partner, Asagi, with whom she shares a passion for worryingly dangerous weaponry.

## Abilities and Powers

Very few are reckless enough to attempt to inject raw dust into a fluid in an attempt to make elemental goo -- yet Khloris somehow succeeded despite all the odds. Frogspawn allows her to alternate between pellets and a stream of dust-imbued goop on the fly.

### Semblance

Using "Slipstream", Khloris can emit an area of effect that allows those around her to outperform their base speed and acrobatics. Much like Khloris herself, Slipstream is somewhat reckless in that it can also buff enemies if they’re close to her for too long.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Khloris alludes to the fairytale "The Frog Princess"
* In the story of the Frog Princess, the Frog greatly outperforms the two brides at tasks assigned by the king - this is reflected in Khloris’s semblance.
* The ranine nature of the Frog Princess is also connected to Khloris being a frog Faunus - her main trait being her frog tongue, but also extending to patches on her skin.

### Colour Naming Rule

* “Khloris” derives from the greek *χλωρός* (chloros), meaning ‘pale green’.
* “Rhodes” means ‘cleared land’.
Iris Odell

**Iris Odell**is a student from Atlas Academy and a member of Team ACAI. Her weapon of choice is Vorpalheart, a staff-cum-crossbow, and her team consists of Alani Sinoper, Conway Sallow and Aspen Alabaster.

## Appearance

Iris is a fair-skinned girl, several inches shorter than average height. She has light blonde hair, one strand of which she keeps tied over her left shoulder in a braid. She wears a white, collared blouse and a blue shawl and skirt. She also wears knee-high socks and brown-grey gloves and slip-on shoes.

## Personality

Iris was born to a fairly wealthy family in Atlas with one desire - to help those who need her. She shows a great deal of concern and care for others, perhaps valuing their safety, health and happiness over her own.

She acts as a mother of sorts to her team, making sure they are all eating, drinking, sleeping and communicating well. She lives to keep her team and friends healthy, even if her care-giving can become overbearing.

## Abilities and Powers

Despite her supportive role in a battle, Iris can easily hold her own when fighting with her staff/crossbow in close quarters combat. Many compare her attacks to a "gleeful dance".

### Semblance

Inspired by the ‘Eat me, Drink me’ scene in Alice in Wonderland that caused the eponymous character to grow or shrink, Iris can resize the aura cloak around her body. This lets her either compress it into a small area of her body to compound its protection, or extend her aura outside of her body to reach further with her strikes.

### Weaknesses

Iris is weak to large opponents who can break aura in only a few strikes. Her speed is a decent counter to this, and she often hangs back in a fight to support her team.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Iris alludes to Alice, from Alice in Wonderland.
	+ Her semblance references Alice's size changing within her own story.
	+ Her surname, Odell, loosely rhymes with the surname of Alice's possible inspiration, Liddell.

### Colour Naming Rule

* "Iris" means "rainbow" in Greek and references a blue flower.
* "Odell" means "Woad Hill", woad being a plant that yields blue dye.
Murasaki Morado

**Murasaki Morado** is the matriarch of a group called the Sisterhood. Her weapon of choice is a staff that lets her create gravity dust-infused glyphs that cause those caught in rage to float.

She is an Alcelaphine faunus, her trait being a pair of antelope-like horns.

## Appearance

Murasaki is a fairly tall woman with golden eyes and dark purple hair. She wears a high-necked tunic with white trim and cutaways in the sides. She also wears long black gloves covered in silver armour, and similarly coloured all-in-one boot/pants with silver toecaps.

## Abilities and Powers

Murasaki's staff is infused with gravity dust, allowing her to create glyphs that cause those caught in rage to float helplessly.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Murasaki alludes to the ancient greek Persephone.
	+ Persephone was Queen of the Underworld; Murasaki is the matriarch of an underground operation accessed via an underground network of tunnels.
	+ The deer is a symbol of Persephone; antelope (from which Murasaki gets her horns) are considered some of the most deer-like mammals.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Murasaki's forename means 'Purple' in Japanese.
* Murasaki's surname, Morado, means 'Purple' in Spanish.
Inveigle

**Inveigle** is Viola Braith's semblance.

It allows her to appear to a target as someone they are romantically invested in.

## Description

Viola's semblance allows her to appear to someone as a person the latter is romantically interested in, but others can see through this guise instantly.

She has used it against Irving Hawthorne, to turn into Nyssa, and against Otso Umber to turn into a younger version of his wife, Concordia.

## Trivia

* Inviegle is reflective of Viola's allusion to the sin of Lust.
	+ It directly allows her to appear as the subject of another's lust.
Tawny Bayardo

**Tawny Bayardo** is a member of Team BRUT and the Sisterhood. Her original weapon was confiscated upon expulsion from Beacon Academy until she reclaimed it during the Fall of Beacon, so she used her prosthetic left hand instead for the time being. Her Weapon is Punchline, a prosthetic hand that can act as a flail or a grappling hook.

## Appearance

Tawny is a short girl with pale skin, freckles, purple eyes and bright orange hair. She wears a brown bolero jacket and an extremely short black skirt with a belt buckle bearing the letter "T", as well as having a large scarf around her neck, and goggles resting on her forehead. Most notable of her features is likely her prosthetic left hand.

## Personality

Of Bister's Gang, Tawny seems the most upbeat and manic, but to the point of seeming unhinged. She constantly expresses a desire to inflict pain on others, personally - most evident when she wanted to break Team RAIN's kneecaps for intruding on her territory.

However, she appreciates Isambard Nihtholt's praise of her homemade prosthesis.

## Abilities and Powers

Tawny fights a lot faster than her teammates, and at range. Her prosthesis doubles as her weapon, and she can turn the fist into a chained flail.

### Semblance

*Main Article: Construction Sight*
Tawny's semblance allows her to innately understand mechanisms that she studies and how to replicate them.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Tawny alludes to the fairytale "The Girl Without Hands"
	+ Tawny literally lacks a hand, using a prosthesis in its place.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Tawny's forename alludes to a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.
* Her surname means 'bay colour'.

### Miscellaneous

* Tawny's zodiac sign is Leo.
* Tawny may be related to Crazy Bunch member, Rufus Bayardo.
Vindicatress and Harsh Reality

* Current
* Original

**Vindicatress** and **Harsh Reality** are Kamala Braith's signature weapons. Vindicatress takes the form of two arm-mounted cannons, whilst Harsh Reality are two extendable swords.

## Appearance

During Arc 2, Vindicatress and Harsh Reality take the form of two, large, metallic, forearm-mounted cannons attached to two steel bracers.

In Arc 3, Vindicatress and Harsh Reality's design has been streamlined from what appeared more prototypical to something more complete. Now equipped with three barrels instead of one, Kamala is able to fire three blasts in quick succession.

At the end of Arc 3, the design has been refined one more time.

## Trivia

* A Vindicatress is a female vindicator, a person or thing that clears someone of blame or that proves someone right. This is how Kamala Braith views herself - seeking justice for a family she sees as having been wronged.
* Harsh Reality reflects Kamala's belief that only she understands how the world truly is.
* The weapons were originally named "Manu Inferni" - roughly translating to 'hands of the inferno' in Latin.