Adam Taurus

**Adam Garett Taurus** was a Mistral-born terrorist, political activist, and warrior who fought for Faunus rights, though he would lose sight of those goals later. Adam was born in the village of Minos in Mistral to Abraham and Sara Taurus, as the elder twin brother of Eve Taurus. When Adam was about five years old, his village was destroyed by a Grimm attack, his sister having died in it. Adam and his parents immigrated to Mantle for a new life, however they were forced to work for the Schnee Dust Company as that was the only place willing to hire them.

Life in the mines was horrible, however, Abraham had rallied the miners in a strike for better conditions. Mercenaries came to disperse the strike and in the chaos, Abraham was "accidently" gunned down. Sara did her best to care for Adam, however she eventually was struck with a dire illness. While it was curable, they did not have the money for it so Adam watched as his mother wasted away until her death, leaving Adam an orphan. Adam grew to be an unruly child who always fought against his employers (who were more like slavers). An 11 year old Adam would get into a fight with a foreman over the treatment the Faunus got in the mines, that resulted in Adam brutalizing the man in question. In retribution, Adam was restrained by other workers and was branded on the left eye with the mark of the SDC. The experienced nearly killed Adam, however he unlocked his aura as a response which kept him barely alive.

Adam would be sent to one of the worst mines in Mistral a year later, though he eventually staged an escape attempt with his fellow miners. The break was mostly a failure, with only a few able to escape. Adam was one of the lucky few, however he was being hunted down by huntsmen who worked for the SDC. Adam was found by the huntsmen who began to beat him to near death, however he was saved by the Branwen Tribe. Adam was entered into the Tribe and became a student of Raven Branwen who taught him how to fight. Adam spent years with the Branwens, though he eventually left because of personal reasons.

Adam would come across a caravan which he attempted to rob, however he was subdued. The caravan was the White Fang, who took pity on him and took him in. Adam grew to be a passionate member and became close to the Belladonna family (Ghira and Kali), the leaders of the White Fang. While the Belladonna's offered to adopt him, Adam refused for personal reasons. Adam would serve as a mentor to their daughter Blake, and her best friend Ilia Amitola.

Adam became more and more disillusioned with the White Fang's methods (seeing them as too slow for his taste) and despite his closeness with the Belladonnas, he began agreeing more and more with Sienna Khan and the Albain Brothers. As such, many members of the White Fang (Adam included) took to more violent methods, something that was encouraged by Sienna but was admonished by the Belladonnas. Ghira and Kali were advocates of non-violent protest and civil disobedience, with violence only being needed for self-defense as a last resort.

Ultimately, Sienna Khan with the backing of the children of the White Fang's founders the Albain brothers made political moves to cut the Belladonnas out of the White Fang's leadership. This would cause a split in the White Fang, though Ghira and Kali decided to step down from their positions and retire to Menagerie, the ancestral homeland of the Faunus, with some of their followers doing the same in order to avoid a civil war or the organization fracturing. Adam joined Sienna and was high ranking member with a modicum of fame in the organization.

Later during a visit to Menagerie, Adam convinced Blake and Ilia to leave the Belladonnas and join Sienna's faction. Adam would mentor both of them in combat and would also take lead of the White Fang's Covert-Ops which became infamous for their actions across Remnant in the name of equality. At this time, Adam's mental state began to decline slightly from the horrors he had seen throughout his life. He was also being manipulated by the Albain brothers who had their own goals of Faunus supremacy and secretly began gaining the support of a disgraced Atlesian scientist named Arthur Watts. While unhappy with working with an Atlesian human, Watts was a valuable asset that Adam felt was necessary.

The White Fang, especially the Covert-Ops, began to be seen in worse lights than before to the point of being labeled terrorists. Adam began acting of his own accord, and despite seeing the signs of his decline, the Covert-Ops continued following him, Blake included.

Adam would become more and more violent, and his faction was separating further and further into its own organization. It became to a point that Adam's section of the Fang could no longer deny being terrorists. Blake had enough and left Adam's group and went into hiding in Vale after she saw Adam nearly kill unrelated innocents during a mission. Blake would report this to Sienna before going into hiding. Adam's fanatical group would separate fully and become the Red Fang with Adam as leader.

Adam would be indoctrinated by Watts into an organization that worked for Salem, a millennia old witch who wished to destroy the world and remake it in her own image so that suffering would end. Agreeing to this plan when Salem promised to end Faunus discrimination in her new world. Adam would under go a procedure that made him part Grimm, though his sanity began to wane more and more. Adam gained magic through this.

It culminated in the Battle of Beacon, where Adam's Red Fang would invade Beacon Academy on Salem's orders. There Adam got into a fight with Blake and her teammate Weiss Schnee. Adam would nearly kill both of them, almost cutting Weiss in half and stabbed Blake in the stomach. Though his arm was cut off in the battle.

Adam would continue to lead the Red Fang, but his waning sanity caused him to mismanage the organization heavily. He would be cut out by the Albains and be left for dead. This served as the catalyst for his complete loss of sanity and he became a rampaging monster whose only goal was to destroy everyone he perceived as having wronged him. Adam would hunt down the Albains and kills them brutally, with many Red Fang members left dead in the wake, destroying the organization.

Adam would later attack Atlas, specifically attacking the Schnee Manor. Being little more than a Grimm in a Faunus' body, he attacked the Manor and successfully killed Jacques Schnee. After this, Blake and Weiss fought Adam in a climatic duel that ended with Adam's defeat and death.

Despite his death, Adam's body would be recovered for Salem and he was turned into one of her Revenants. This Revenant Adam was once again slain during the final battle at Evernight, with Blake putting Adam out of his misery and granting him the rest he needed.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Adam Garrett Taurus** was born in the village of Minos in the Mistral Federation. Minos was a small village, though it was founded by the Graecean peoples and has a large population of Mantlese expats, Adam's parents being two of the latter. Adam was the elder twin of Eve Taurus.

### Fall of Minos

When Adam was 5 years old, Minos was besieged by the Grimm. Chaos would unfold as all the villagers attempted to escape the town and the local militia was unable to contain the panicking crowds. Adam and Eve would be separated from their parents, though they tried to find them.

While looking for their parents, a group of Beowolves cornered Adam and Eve. Adam attempted to sacrifice his life so that Eve could escape, however, Eve was more scared and so the Beowolves attacked her first. Adam watched in horror as his sister was torn apart by the Grimm. Members of the militia arrived and saved Adam, though he was left heavily traumatized by the death of his sister.

Adam was taken to his parents who were informed of Eve's fate, which caused them great distress. The Taurus family were taken to a refugee camp outside of Mistral, though they had plans to move to Mantle.

### Life in Mantle

Adam and his family to Mantle, however, life was difficult for them. As poor Faunus refugees, they did not have many opportunities for employment. Adam's parents tried their best and did work across the city in order to provide for them. Despite how desperate their circumstances were, Adam's parents refused to let him work and had him focus on his studies and living as a normal child.

Despite his poor circumstances, Adam was mostly happy, though he was still haunted by the devastation that he saw in Minos and the loss of his sister. Adam began showing signs of mental illness, though his parents were unable to afford dealing with them. Soon enough, the jobs that Abraham and Sara had were no longer enough to provide for them. The only other option that they had was working for the Schnee Dust Company.

Work in the mines was horrible for his parents, and soon his father joined the Mantle branch of the White Fang to band the workers together. Abraham soon become a leader in the organization and eventually began organizing a strike for better conditions in the mine. The SDC was unhappy with this and a few days they began taking action against them. Despite intervention from the guards and police, the strike still went on and the SDC ultimately hired a mercenary company. Eventually, tensions rose to the point that the mercenaries fired into the protesting crowds and killed many workers, Abraham being one of them. While the SDC renounced their affiliation with the mercenaries and claimed the incident was unintended, both Adam and his mother believed that it was a ploy to get rid of as many "unruly" workers as possible. Without his father, a seven year old Adam had no choice but to join his mother in working in the mines, dropping out of school in order to do so. The loss of his father only hastened his worsening mental health.

### SDC Mines

Adam began working as a miner alongside his mother. Adam's job was extremely difficult for him and he worked himself to exhaustion and injury nearly every day. Adam's mother did everything she could to protect him and keep him safe, but Adam still suffered immensely. Adam and his mother began having health issues from the complications of mining, but were not allowed time to recuperate. Adam's mental issues only worsened from the experiences that he had.

When Adam was eight years old, his mother's health issues caught up to her, and she became incredibly ill. Adam began working harder to earn enough money to get treatment, but she was getting exponentially worse as time went on. After several agonizing months, Sara finally passed from her illness. Although her last words were assuring Adam that she loved him, it was cold comfort.

Despite now being an orphan, the foremen at the mine he worked at refused to send him to a orphanage and instead forced him to continue working. Having little to no time to grieve, Adam became incredibly confrontational and wrathful from everything that happened in his life, his mental illness having grown unchecked and worsening. Although Adam had no choice but to work for the SDC, he was considered incredibly unruly and seen as a problem as he constantly quarreled with the other workers, mostly the foremen.

When Adam was 11, his rage against his employers reached it's zenith. Incensed at the horrid treatment he and the other workers were stuck in, Adam ended up in a fist fight with a foreman. Despite his young age, Adam managed to easily beat the foreman and began beating him half to death. Soon after, Adam was restrained by the other workers and was beaten to near death in retribution. After he was savagely beaten, he was branded on his left eye with the mark of the SDC. Although Adam should have died from his extensive injuries, he unlocked his aura from the trauma of being branded and so he narrowly survived the experience.

Adam was left hospitalized for months, though he eventually recovered. Adam was left permanently blinded in his left eye as a result of his injuries

## Personality

Adam was an aggressive, brusque, and violent man who was devoted to the cause of Faunus rights, but his mental illness and the horrors that he experienced warped his view of life. Adam's views of things were heightened during his time with the Branwen Tribe, which caused him to value strength as one of the most important things in existence and he believed that might meant right. Adam believed violence was the only answer to achieve real solutions. Adam was an extremely serious person who had little time for pleasantries or anything that did not aid him in his goals. Adam spoke in a manner of speech that was incredibly frank and blunt. Adam could be considered boorish in manner, something that stemmed from his very difficult childhood and his time with the Branwens. Adam had moments that could make him seem prideful or arrogant, though he put these feelings away when he needed to. Adam did not fear much and one of his virtues was his courageousness.

Adam was an extremely charismatic person, having immense charm that people couldn't help but notice. Adam had a powerful magnetism that left people spellbound and listened to what he had to say. Adam rose through the ranks of the White Fang incredibly quickly which was both because of his skill and his charisma. Adam's leadership skills were questionable at beast, but people listened to him and he was great at gaining attention. Adam was also very good at projecting an image of a noble and valiant warrior, which had elements of truth but he played it up immensely. As time went on this image was a false one that did not hold up to scrutiny.

Adam had a few character tics. Adam tended to adjust his mask or blindfolds when he was stressed and especially when he was reminded of his past. Adam was almost always completely serious, having little time for frivolities like jokes or the like. Adam rarely laughed or smiled, typically only frowning or scowling. When Adam's pride and arrogance got to him, he tended to smirk. While he didn't speak formally, his speech was not casual either. Adam rarely swore, not out of opposition of foul language, but simply because he did not feel the need to.

Blake described Adam as someone who was once incredibly idealistic, but fell towards cynicism after a lifetime of injustices. Adam believed that change could be achieved, but thought that only strength and violence could achieve it. Adam wanted to create a world where things were truly equal between humans and Faunus. While at one point Adam might have agreed to the mostly pacifistic methods of Ghira's White Fang, he no longer believed that they worked and instead turned to violence. Even Sienna's methods were far too slow and peaceful for his liking, and Adam turned his faction toward true violence. While Adam's White Fang and later the Red Fang were heavily associated with the belief of Faunus Supremacy, Adam himself never subscribed to that doctrine. Adam sincerely believed in equality, although as his sanity wore down. no could no longer hold up his beliefs. Adam wanted to make the world a better place and wanted to prevent anyone from having to suffer like he did, but his methods caused suffering. While Adam was well aware of the tragedies he wrought, he continued on his path in order to achieve his perfect world.

For all his negatives, Adam did help people when he thought he could afford to. Adam had a policy of helping the weak, though this did not mean that he respected them. Adam's experience left him with an obsession with strength and power, so he could be disdainful of those he viewed as weak, especially those who did little to help their situations. Adam saw Faunus who did nothing to help their situation or their brethren as sheep and viewed most humans with suspicion. While he would still likely help anyone he felt needed it, he would not treat them well. Adam was wary of helping humans and was more likely to leave them on their own or help them tangentially. As time went on, Adam stopped helping people ever as he had fallen too far to care anymore.

Adam was an exacting and demanding man who did not tolerate fools. Adam had an air of maturity about him ever since he was young, having had to grow up incredibly fast because of his circumstances. While Adam could be mature, he also had moments of immaturity. Adam was frequently mocked and derided for being an "edgelord". While few would call him on it, it was a deliberate persona he put forward and he genuinely thought it was cool. Blake and Ilia both thought that Adam made his style work, but it was also incredibly dorky when given much thought. Adam was not the most organized person and in fact could be very much the opposite, usually leaving such matters to others.

Adam was a passionate man who spoke him mind with fervor. This also made Adam someone who struggled to keep his emotions in check. This was something that was caused by his mental instability and was a big weakness he had. Adam was not a very patient man and he sometimes did not think things through before he did them. Adam let his feelings cloud his judgement which helped his image as a freedom fighter, but did cost him in other ways.

Adam seemed to relish combat and fighting others. Although Adam stated that violence was a necessary evil, Adam visibly enjoyed fighting and got absorbed into enjoyable fights. The few times that Adam smiles or laughs tend to be when he was in combat. During very enjoyable fights, Adam would break into fits of laughter truly showing how much he enjoyed it. Even in the face of terrible odds, Adam would take enjoyment in battle. Despite his love for fighting, Adam hated losing. In situations that got him close to losing, Adam would become more hysterical and aggressive, taking whatever steps he could to avoid defeat. Adam was a sore loser and didn't handle failure well. Adam was very expressive when fighting and tended to drag out fights that he was enjoying, something that cost him in certain situations.

Adam spent most his times training and honing his skills, especially his swordplay. Adam had very little skills outside of combat and he had no real hobbies outside of training. While Blake and Ilia tended to drag him into their own hobbies so that he could live a little, it was clear that he didn't enjoy them much and was only humoring them. Training and fighting were some of the only things to bring Adam any joy, and he gave off the impression of someone who did not have a very fulfilling existence. Adam also did not relax much and as a result seemed high strung at almost all times. Adam didn't see much value in the arts and didn't care about it, being mostly a utilitarian person. Even with food, Adam was very functional. Adam seemed to only eat what he needed and had no regard for the taste of food. Adam suffered from ageusia, the complete loss of taste. Being a Bull Faunus, Adam was mostly vegetarian. Adam drank a lot of coffee, and he preferred it with ginger but no sugar or milk. Adam's favorite brand appeared to be Four Peaks, a Mistrali brand that was very strong and had a high amount of caffeine. Adam seemed to dislike alcohol and drugs on principle and once attempted to ban them, though this restriction didn't last long due to complaints from others. Adam did not sleep much, only taking the occasional power nap. Adam was somewhat old fashioned and preferred traditional things, though he did make use of new technologies to get a leg up on others. Despite his preference, Adam was not disdainful of new things.

Despite his reputation, Adam was a poor leader. Adam did not work well with others and was fiercely independent. Adam was demanding and did not tolerate questions or being failed. Adam could be rather draconian and expected everything he ordered to be done to the letter without delay. While Adam didn't see his subordinates as lesser, he only truly respected a few of them. Adam did care for the people he lead, but he was very unsuited to leadership. Adam felt that as a leader his word was the most important and although he wouldn't waste lives to protect himself, on some level he did see himself as more important because of his position. During missions and battle, Adam was very authoritative and assertive. Adam listened to advice others gave him and would consider it, but he would ignore it if he didn't ask for it or felt it was unhelpful. Adam did not tolerate disobedience and punished those who didn't follow his orders harshly. Adam's leadership was based on his charisma alone and not his leadership skills. Adam fought alongside his subordinates, but it was more so like he was getting ahead of them because they were just slowing him down. Adam leadership skills degraded further as he continued to decline mentally, going to the point that he would randomly lash out in anger at those near him and his orders could be nonsensical at times. Adam's poor leadership became more apparent and he soon became regulated to a figurehead because of it, later being discarded completely.

While not stupid, Adam was not the most intelligent of people. When it came to combat, Adam was a savant who knew everything about how to control the battlefield and was almost unstoppable. Adam was also a very clever person who used his wits to gain advantages whenever he could. Adam was observant and analytical, able to pick up on the smallest of details and use them in ways that benefited him and his goals. In other respects, Adam was not the smartest. This was more so out of his low patience and few learning opportunities, rather than any actual stupidity. Adam tended to be shortsighted and didn't think things through which made things worse for him. When given time to learn things that he wanted to learn, Adam proved to be very sharp and it's clear that if he had the opportunity for a proper education he would have the capacity to be an extremely intelligent person. Adam was only able to do basic arithmetic, knew nothing about science beyond what he needed. Adam's use of language and history was really only to advance his image, and he didn't really care about learning. Adam's declining mental health also seemed to make him seem less intelligent as his ability to think clearly was even more compromised. Adam hated whenever someone called him idiotic and he would retaliate harshly toward the insult.

Blake noted that Adam's political knowledge was somewhat lacking and his opinions were unfocused. Adam cared little for anything not related to Faunus rights and seemed like he would support anything that achieved his goals. Adam was not a politician, though he could be described as somewhat populist. Most political activists had very little positive to say about Adam, viewing him as little more than a thug with half baked ideas and no functional plan to implement them. Adam claimed to know what he was talking about and most people trusted that, but he was severely lacking in political knowledge or awareness.

Adam had his own sense of justice and code of honor. While Adam was a terrorist who did incredibly violent things, he did have his noble qualities. Adam completely and sincerely believed in justice and equality, it was just that his experiences warped his views on them. While Adam had a mild distaste for humans, he wasn't racist against them, despite the propaganda and how he presented himself. Adam was willing to work with humans, however his abrasive nature and natural distrust toward them often drove them away and only fed into his own biases. Adam refused to target locations like hospitals and schools as he felt there was no benefit to attacking them and it would be needlessly cruel. The only reason that Adam attacked Beacon and Haven was because of his manipulation at the hands of Cinder. Adam believed in being honorable, fair, and was loyal to those he felt earned it. While Adam did great violence against many people, he genuinely thought what he did was right and just. He understood why it was seen as monstrous, but thought that it was necessary for results even if he disliked it on a personal level. When Adam still had a handle on his sanity, he would never think of sacrificing his men. Adam broke laws without a second thought, though he did so because he had no other choice. Adam never insulted others without provocation or when he angered enough to completely lose his cool.

Adam had an aversion to lying and was a man of his word. Whenever Adam made a promise or vow, he fully intended to keep it. While Adam was capable of deception, he didn't seen reason to use it for the most part and he preferred being honest. Adam did understand the value of a life, though he seemed to have some trouble with empathy on an unknown level. While Adam could feel empathy, he seemed to have difficulties processing it. Adam had no qualms with killing people, though he tried to limit it to those he felt deserved it. Adam didn't attack random people and citizens were only harmed as part of bigger schemes or to send a message. Even then, Adam preferred to limit civilian casualties. After Adam's mental state deteriorated, he no longer cared about the lives of others and killed without thinking about it. Adam typically killed his opponents rather quickly and mercifully, but he could be brutal when he wanted to be or if he felt the target deserved it. Adam was not above torture and was known to personally torture certain targets himself. Adam seemed to enjoy causing pain to certain targets (especially those that wronged him), but otherwise simply viewed it as a horrible things that was necessary. Adam hated the Schnee family completely and would prioritize killing members of the family and slighting the SDC over anything else. Even the members of the family that would have no say in the running of the company were not safe from his wrath.

In combat, Adam was mostly an honorable fighter. Adam's immense skill and fighting style allowed him to take on most opponents easily and he preferred fighting fairly when he could. However, Adam was not above fighting dirty when he had to and if he were about to lose a fight, he would take any measure necessary to turn the tides into his favor. When push came to shove, no tactic was above Adam if he was desperate enough. Adam's quick wit and analysis served him very well in fighting.

Adam was a manipulative person and had no issues with gaslighting Blake and Ilia in order to keep them in line. While Adam then abuse them in the sense that he tried to cause them anguish or harm, he did manipulate them so they did what he wanted them to do. Adam was unapologetic about it and didn't really see it as something wrong.

Adam seems to have had no regard for love or other such matters, viewing them as a waste of time. Blake and Ilia both stated that Adam had never been in a relationship, and Aquila once mocked him by stating that he "needed to get laid". It's entirely possible that Adam might have been aromantic or asexual, though certain comments he made indicated that he was heterosexual, he simply did not have the time for relationships or the interest in sleeping around. While he did love Blake and Ilia as sisters, he also thought of that attachment as a weakness that he hated. Despite viewing it as such, Adam did care for them in his own way. When Blake began dating Aquila, Adam warned her to keep an eye on him and threatened to kill him if he ever stepped out of line. Adam also comforted Ilia about her feelings for Blake which would never be returned. Despite his love for them, he had shown a willingness to kill them if he felt it was necessary for him to achieve his goals. While in the White Fang he also emotionally manipulated both Blake and Ilia so that they would stay by his side.

Adam was someone who suffered from severe mental illness. Adam was not devoid of empathy, but had difficulties truly understanding it. Adam was also incredibly violent and suffered from extreme mood swings from time to time. Adam did not take criticism well, and was prone to lashing out any who question him. Adam could be somewhat obsessive and held grudges for life. He neither forgave nor forgot and he would always try to get his vengeance on those who wronged him. Adam also showed signs of auditory and visual hallucinations. It is unclear what mental disorders Adam suffered from as he was never officially diagnosed with anything, but it is abundantly clear that he was not well mentally. Adam initially attempted to address his issues, but he later stopped bothering.

As Adam's mental state deteriorated, he became more and more monstrous. Adam was more impulsive and violent. Adam barely had self control and his worst aspects began to overtake his noble qualities. Adam was more aggressive, murderous, and spiteful. Even the smallest of details could set Adam off and he would lash out quickly. Adam barely thought things out and killed some of his men because of his instability.

After Adam was betrayed by the Red Fang and cast out, he broke completely. Adam became nothing more than a being of pure hate and spite. Adam no longer cared about any of his values or dreams. All Adam wanted was revenge against those that wronged him, causing him to go on a one man crusade against the Red Fang. Adam was less of a man, and more of a Grimm that took the shape of a Faunus. By the time of his final confrontation with Blake and Weiss, Adam still fought them as he had nothing to live for and he viewed them as the only targets he had left for him. As Adam was killed by Weiss and Blake, he accepted his death with some grace, apparently taking some peace with the fact that his suffering would finally be over.

As a Revenant, Adam was nothing more than a Grimm. Although it was his corpse and his fighting style and prowess remained, his soul had already been extinguished and so had his personality. The only thing left was his body and some vestiges of his mind, though this was nothing compared to the person he had been as he could not be considered a living person anymore; Adam's revenant was nothing more than a Grimm wearing his skin and using his skills.

## Appearance

### General Appearance

Adam was a Faunus male of Mantlese origin who had crimson red hair with brown streaks, light blue eyes, and fair skin. Despite being small and sickly as a child from the harsh conditions, Adam would grow to be a very tall man standing at 6'4" and weighing at about 220 lbs. Adam had a lean, but muscular build that was at peak fitness. Adam's physique was suited for speed more so than brawn, though he was still incredibly strong and was much more powerful than his appearance would lead one to believe. As a Bull Faunus, Adam had three visible animal traits: his horns, ears, and tail. Adam had two reddish-black bull horns on his head that slanted backwards. Despite being bullhorns, they actually looked closer to goat horns and Adam was angered whenever it was pointed out. The reason for his small horn size is because of malnutrition throughout his childhood, which made them not develop as much as they should have. Adam also had a pair of reddish-brown bull ears on his head, right above his human ones. Like most Faunus, his animal ears did not replace his human ones, he simply had four set of ears. Additionally, his bull ears would occasionally hide his human ones. Adam's tail was reddish-black and it's end had a tuft of crimson red fur. Adam was branded across the left eye with the SDC logo. Adam's eye was damaged beyond all repair and the letters "SDC" are permanently affixed to the eye. Adam's semblance somewhat affected his appearance. Adam's hair turned into a glowing red and his eyes shined when using them.

Adam had thick and straight crimson red hair, with some streaks of russet brown. Adam's hair was was essentially a mixture of his parent's hair color with his mother having the same shade of red, and his father having had brown hair. In his hair's natural state, it was very messy and ended at just above shoulder length. Adam had bangs that covered his forehead and framed his face, a forelock that extended from his bangs toward his nose, and his sidelocks hide his human ears from view. In most cases, Adam used hair products to slick his hair back and spike it up, resulting in it being something akin to a spiked pompadour that kept his hair out of his face.

Adam had up-turned, almond shaped eyes that were a vivid shade of electric blue. Adam's pupils were more oval shaped than the circular ones most people had, as a result of his Faunus heritage. After his branding, his left eye changed as his sclera turned red, his iris turned gray, and his pupil was white-gray. Adam's eyebrows were brown and originally somewhat large, though his left eyebrow was singed to the point that it was almost non-existent. While Adam's mask hid his eyes from view, the few that saw his eyes described them as like chips of ice. After he became more Grimm-like, Adam's right eye changed from blue to a crimson red and his left eye become a solid, glowing red like that of a Grimm. Adam's eyes were always clouded in rage and insanity after his betrayal.

Adam had an inverted triangle face shape that was almost perfectly symmetrical. Adam had high cheekbones, average sized human ears with detached lobes, a small, straight, and sharp nose with small nostrils, thin lips that were a dark pink in color, mostly white teeth that were a little more blocky than a human's and better suited to eating fruits and vegetables than meat, a strong and sharp jawline, and a strong chin that ended in a rounded point. Adam was unable to grow proper facial hair and was clean shaven at all times. Aside from the SDC Brand and damaged eye, Adam's face did not have any deformities despite the branding as his aura healed all but the worst damage leaving the rest of his face with sharp and fine facial features.

Adam's body was very well proportioned and he had long arms, a long torso, and especially long legs. Adam had a relatively long and muscular neck, broad shoulders, a broad and muscular back, well-muscled and toned arms, large hands with long and dexterous fingers, a well-defined chest, a flat abdomen with six-pack abdominal muscles, a slim waist with a V-Shape, muscular legs with thick thighs and strong calves, and large feet. Adam did not have much body fat and his body was visibly muscular. Adam had no body hair aside from his scalp, having been born naturally hairless. Adam's skin was fair and he had rough skin from his harsh life especially on his hands and the various scars he had on his body. Adam did not sunburn despite his fair skin, instead gracefully tanning.

Adam had a slightly nasally voice, though it was also somewhat deep. When giving speeches, Adam spoke passionately and powerfully, his natural charisma helping him see authoritative. In every day speech, however, Adam was a bit monotone. When Adam was enraged, he became more guttural and gruff. After his loss of sanity, Adam was completely hateful and coarse, and he yelled much more than he did previously.

Adam's body language was very confident and despite being a Bull Faunus, others compared more so to an apex predator like a lion. Adam typically had an impassive look on his face with a slight frown on his lips. The few times that Adam smiled it was more like a smirk, though he did occasionally break out into genuine grins when he was very amused. Adam had very good posture and he stood up straight at almost all times. Adam almost seemed to be perennially annoyed by something. After Adam lost his sanity, he acted nothing more like a beast and his demeanor showed that. Adam was more slouched and his movements were erratic and filled with madness. Adam seemed to switch between manic smiles like those of a serial killer or twisted scowls.

Despite his prominent scars, Adam was considered extremely handsome and very attractive. Adam's sharp and fine facial features gave him a very handsome visage and he was considered a pretty boy. Adam had a rough charm to him and Aquilla once mockingly referred to him as the "bad boy" type, though Adam glared at him for the comment. Adam's athletic build was also very attractive, though he took no joy in his looks and considered them unimportant to his goals. While Adam would normally be someone who many would be charmed by, his reputation, stand-offish personality, and general demeanor turned many people off and he always shut down any interest that people showed him. Without his scar, Adam would have made it as a professional model.

In terms of looks, Adam took more so after his mother than his father. Adam inherited most of his mother's hair color and facial features, though he did inherit his father's eye color and height. When he was a child, Adam looked identical to Eve aside from his shorter hair and slightly different voice. While they likely would have developed very differently had Eve gotten the chance to become an adult, it is merely conjuncture.

Adam accepted Salem's proposal to become part-Grimm. As a result his body began to change. Originally he looked the same, simply having a Grimm parasite as part of his physiology, however it began to change his body more and more. After Adam lost his right arm in the Fall of Beacon, his Grimm physiology forced him to grow a Grimm one to replace it. This had an adverse effect for his body that grew the more that he was injured. His skin began to grow paler and paler, his left eye started getting replaced with a Grimm one, and he started growing bone-like protrusions on his body.

### Child

When Adam was a child living in Minos, he was somewhat short and skinny. He didn't style his hair, which was quite messy. While he had his bull ears and tail, he had yet to grow his horns.

In terms of clothing he wore a red and black hoodie, gray pants, black and red sneakers, and black gloves.

### Miner #1

When Adam was a miner in Solitas, he looked slightly older than he did when he was in Minos. He had started growing his horns at this point, however they were barely more than stubs.

Adam wore a ratty, dark gray shirt with maroon pants. He also wore black boots though they worn. His clothing was not suited for the winter and as such, he was often cold.

### Miner #2

Adam had grown in height once again, and his horns were larger but still not to the point that they would eventually grow into. Adam began slicking his hair back at this point. Adam was also branded.

Adam originally wore several bandages around his head which covered his eye. He later got a proper eye-patch. Adam wore a ratty gray shirt with matching shorts. He also wore brown socks with black shoes.

### Runaway

When Adam was running away from the SDC in Anima, he looked much the same physically.

Adam had stolen nicer clothes in an attempt to disguise himself. He wore a white t-shirt, black jacket, gray jeans, and white sneakers. His clothes ripped and were mostly destroyed as he was fleeing the SDC's huntsmen.

### Branwen Tribe

As a member of the Branwen Tribe, Adam was firmly in his early teens. His horns reached their final stage at this point. While he still slicked his hair back, he kept some of his bangs in the front so he could cover his eye. While he still had an eyepatch, he was apparently embarrassed by it, not that he would admit it.

In terms of clothing, Adam wore a black long-sleeved shirt, a gray shirt over it with the sleeves rolled up, black and red overalls, and black boots with red soles.

### Solo Bandit

As a solo bandit, Adam reached his mid teens. He looked much the same, though he grew his hair notably longer than it had been before, mostly due to a lack of opportunities to cut his hair (he didn't trust himself to do a good job). As a result, Adam started to grow his hair in a ponytail. He otherwise looked the exact same.

In terms of clothing, Adam wore a red tunic, a tattered, brown cloak, red gloves, black pants, black boots, and a black blindfold he wore sidewise so that it only covered his left eye.

### White Fang Agent

In his early years as a White Fang member, Adam had reached his late teens. He cropped his hair back to its original length, and adopted his main hair style that he wore for the rest of his life.

Adam wore a black short-sleeved shirt, a pair of black gloves and black boots with gray soles. His black pants had straps around the legs - two around the left leg, one around the right. The higher strap on the left leg had three kunai on it. Strapped to his back was a plate that has his sword's sheath attached to it. A white mask covered the upper half of his face.

### Covert-Ops

As the leader of the Covert-Ops in the White Fang, Adam had reached his early twenties. He had reached his full height, but did not look much different otherwise.

Adam wore a form-fitting, double-breasted three-tone black and gray leather tunic jacket with red interior lining and two-layers of flares that hung the entire bottom of his jacket around his thigh. His rounded collar up to the shoulders of his jacket was black with the two-tone gray colors at the rest of his jacket, which also included a zipper for his left breast pocket, and two more at the sleeves, which also possessed black cuffs.

His dress pants were a matching gray to the tunic and mounted a maroon belt at the right thigh. The back of his tunic retained his red wilting rose emblem with white nightshade stem and flower sigils. Completing this outfit were plain black gloves exposing his wrists, along with twin maroon crisscrossing belts that hung Wilt and Blush on his left, and a black and red-lined drape retaining the red thorn sigil on his right. Finally, he still wore his red-soled black shoes.

His mask was whitish-tan with red, horn-like symbols decorating the front and two slits on each side to allow for vision.

### Vale

While in Vale, Adam looked physically the same as he did previously.

Adam wore an asymmetrical black, long-sleeved, double-breasted stylized high-collared blazer with slit sleeves along with red thorn sigils adorned with a white crest that lined up on his left shoulder. His suit jacket had crimson lining atop his red shirt, with red thorn sigils atop a black flap attached to the bottom of the left hem and his wilting rose emblem on the back over an emblazoned white sigil resembling the curved stems and flower of the deadly nightshade plant. His blazer was half-buttoned, exposing a red shirt with a black line running parallel to his collar under it. He wore long black dress pants, black shoes with red soles and black gloves with red sigils resembling the letter Ω (Omega). He wore a black belt with white domino marks on it and retained his mask.

### Demonic Ronin

Adam reached his late twenties, and his Grimm aspects began to transform him somewhat. Adam's skin began to grow much paler than it once was and his eyes had changed. His right eye still remained human like, however its color changed from light blue to red. His left eye turned completely red like a Grimm, with no visible iris or pupil. While hidden by his clothing, his right arm was replaced with a Grimm one and he started growing bone-like protrusions from his body. His teeth seemed sharper as well and his horns grew in length.

In terms of apparel, Adam wore a black shirt, a black jacket with red lining and ornate details all over it. On his left arm, he had an armband that had his emblem on it. He wore black pants that tucked into black combat boots with red claw like protrusions on the front and back. He also wore a black belt with a gray buckle, black gloves, black kneepads, a large bracelet on his left arm, and a modified version of his mask.

### Vengeance

Adam physical appearance changed as he started to succumb to his Grimm side and lost his sanity completely. His skin turned a pallid color and his eyes were wild and unfocused. His hair was wild and unkempt and he was stuck in a manic state. At this point he appeared to be more monster than man.

Adam's Ronin jacket was tattered and torn, as well as being worn open. His shirt was ragged and barely concealed the modifications that his Grimm nature brought out. His Grimm arm was completely exposed and his pants were ripped and torn all over. He no longer wore any ornamentation and his mask was replaced with a black blindfold.

## Attributes

### Combat

Adam was the best fighter in the White Fang and was one of the most skilled fighters on Remnant while he was alive. Adam was one of the best swordsmen in history having dedicated himself to advancing his swordsmanship immensely.

### Abilities

#### Physical Abilities

**Superhuman Strength**: Adam possessed immense strength that few people could match and fewer could exceed him. Despite his lean frame, Adam was more than strong enough to crush boulders with his bare hands, swing his sword hard enough to cleave through most materials, and one shot most Grimm. Adam has even managed to cleave through people's aura with his enhanced strength. Adam's strength was boosted by his aura and semblance, which allowed him to surpass his normal strength by a great margin. After being implanted with magic circuits from Salem, Adam was able to use magical reinforcement to enhance his strength even more and his Grimm transformation made him much stronger. Adam was strong enough that a gust of wind would trail after all of his attacks, and with enough strength these gusts of wind could be used to harm others. This strength also extends to other facets such as his legs, which makes him extremely fast and able to leap great lengths and heights. At full strength and with enough charged up energy with his Semblance, Adam could reach extreme levels of strength that very few could compare to.

**Superhuman Speed**: Adam possessed tremendous speed and he could easily outrun most people. Adam was fast enough to appear as a blur and he could outrun motor vehicles, leave behind afterimages, and flashstep. Adam also struck at extreme speeds that most were unable to process and he could unleash a flurry of rapid fire attacks that only the most skilled could defend against. Adam's aura, semblance, and later his magic only made him faster and he could nearly move as fast as Ruby Rose.

**Superhuman Reflexes**: Adam possessed incredibly keen reflexes. Adam could dodge and even parry automatic gunfire at pointblank, could deflect projectiles in midair, and could react to even the fastest of attacks. Adam reacts to most stimuli at speeds much faster than the average person, possibly having a reaction speed that is 30x that of a normal human. Adam's aura and semblance helped refine his reflexes.

**Superhuman Agility**: Adam possessed immense agility. Adam was very nimble on his feet and his fighting style relied on his agility. Adam could perform feats of agility that would make even the best of gymnasts balk, though to him they were little more than a simple maneuver. Adam was naturally quite flexible, but his training only strengthened it.

**Superhuman Durability**: Adam possessed immense durability. Adam could take immense amounts of punishment without getting seriously hurt. Even without his aura, Adam was incredibly durable. It takes an immense amount of pressure to get past his defenses, but even if it did it wouldn't slow him down for a second.

* **Absurd Pain Tolerance**: Adam had an immense amount of pain tolerance. Even when put in immense agony, Adam will soldier on and give little to no outward signs of feeling any pain. Adam likely suffers from damaged nerves, though it is unclear. Adam has taken a lot of punishment such as being impaled, burned, crushed, bitten, and had his arm cut off yet barely felt the agony.

**Superhuman Endurance**: Adam had immense reserves of stamina and endurance. Adam could fight in battle for hours without the hint of exhaustion and he could move without ceasing even when others would collapse.

**Superhuman Senses**: Adam possessed superhuman senses, though they were somewhat compromised. As a Bull Faunus, Adam's senses were more aligned with those of a bull's that those of a traditional human (though he still possessed human senses as well). Adam's senses of sight were immensely compromised through his nature as a Bull Faunus and the injuries to his eye and Adam has a complete lack of taste.

* **Superhuman Hearing**: Adam's ears (especially his bull ears) were very sensitive to high frequency sounds and he had a wider hearing range than most humans. Adam could hear noises from a great distance away, however he had trouble actually locating the origin of the noise and had to use his other senses to find it. Having two pairs of ears gave him superior hearing to humans.
* **Superhuman Smell**: Adam had a very powerful sense of smell. Adam could smell things from up to six miles way and he could tell apart even the tiniest of detail between smells. Adam was also receptive to certain pheromones and odors that were released. Adam's sense of smell was his strongest sense by far.
* **Extrasensory Perception**: Aura users gain a sort of "sixth sense" that alerts them to nearby danger and the general direction that it is occurring in. It also makes them more perceptive of their general area. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Sensing/Identifying Aura**: With sufficient training and meditation, aura users are able to sense the auras of other people. As long as that person is not actively suppressing their aura, then they can be sensed. Those skilled enough can even sense those without unlocked auras, simply feeling the faint signatures that they give off.

**Healing Factor**: All aura users have a healing factor that is much faster than a non-aura user. Minor injuries can be healed almost instantaneously and wounds that might take weeks to heal can be healed in only days. It does not allow someone to regenerate lost limbs or other such injuries. This ability is passive and is always working as long as someone still has aura to use. The amount of aura consumed depends on the injury being as little a single unit of aura to as much as the entire supply. Adam had a relatively powerful healing factor that allowed him to heal from wounds quite quickly.

* **Enhanced Immune System**: Aura users have enhanced immune systems that make them very resistant to all diseases.
* **Climate Protection**: Aura users are much more resilient when it comes to extreme temperatures and harsh climates. While they still feel heat and cold, it does make it much easier to function and mutes that feeling. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Contaminant Resistance**: Aura users are naturally more resistant to contaminants like poisons or radiation.
* **Fatigue Resistance**: Aura users do not tire as quickly as others.
* **Decelerated Aging**: The physical aspects of aging are muted allowing most aura users to appear younger than they really are. Despite his very stressful life, Adam looked his age if not slightly younger.

#### Mental Abilities

**High Intellect**: Despite his lack of a proper education and his low patience for learning knew things, Adam was quite smart. Adam was incredibly gifted at learning combat skills and was a very fast learner. While he only really studied a few subjects, Adam's sharp wit made it known that he was a very smart person, even if he was a mildly ignorant one.

* **Adaptability**: Adam had the ability to adapt to his situations and surroundings incredibly quickly. While Adam might be caught off guard when his situations change, he can find a way to adapt to his new situations without faltering for long. This is not foolproof and certain situations have shocked Adam so much that he is completely knocked off guard with no hope of recovery. This ability to adapt allowed Adam to face various circumstances that most couldn't cope with, but he could either get through with little effort or hold on until he got help.
* **Fast Learner**: Adam was known to be a very fast learner. While he didn't always have the patience for it, when he put his mind to it he could pick things up very quickly and there few things he couldn't wrap his head around when needed.
* **Fast Processing Speed**: Adam had an very fast mental processing speed. While Adam's psychosis interfered with this and he had trouble focusing on things at times, Adam could think very quickly and processed information quite fast. This played part with Adam's immensely fast reaction time which allowed him to react to things the second they happened.
* **Observation and Perception**: Adam possessed great observation skills and perceptive abilities. These skills tied into Adam's superhuman senses which allowed him to easily observe the area around him and the phenomena therein. Adam's observational skills allowed him to be acutely aware of nearly anything in his general area, even the smallest of details he would perceive. While most things would most likely be forgotten or ignored for being unimportant, Adam will still be aware of the subtle changes. This is a boon for battle as it allows Adam to be very aware of his surroundings and his opponent at all times. Adam can pick up the smallest of tells and can counter most attempts of stealth by noticing the subtle shifts in the environment and he knows the best way to use his environment to his advantage. Certain things are outside his ability of observation, it is possible for him to inadvertently look over something by deeming it as unimportant, and certain semblances and magics can negate his observational abilities. Adam's observational skills did not apply to everything and he had aspects he was almost completely blind to and he could simply just perceive things wrong through not getting a full picture and making a conclusion that wasn't supported by facts.
* **Strong Intuition**: Adam possessed incredibly keen sense if intuition. Adam could safely intuit his way around most aspects of life without pre-planning. Adam's lack of preplanning was countered by him, being able to follow his instincts wot get though the situations he found himself in. Adam's sharp instincts allowed him to intuit the best way forward to achieve his goals and he instinctively had a gut feeling that allowed him to progress in new situations and locations, and knew when things were favorable or unfavorable for him without having a good picture of things. In battle, Adam had an instinctive knowledge of what moves would give him the best chance of victory. Adam's intuition only heightened through his training, experience, and his aura sense.

**Mimicry**: Adam had a natural form of mimicry. Simply by watching someone perform a technique, Adam was able to understand it and in some cases even replicate it. Adam could not copy every technique he witnessed, but he could understand it just by watching it clearly. It allowed Adam to learn swordsmanship incredibly quickly, as he was able to copy Raven's movements almost perfectly after she did them.

#### Spiritual Abilities

**Indomitable Will**:

**Fearlessness**: Adam seemed to lack fear completely. Whether or not he was genuinely courageous depends on one's view, however he was rarely scared of most things. Adam's lack of fear might be from a disregard for his own life or his short-sightedness, though it is unclear.

##### Aura

Adam had a large supply of Aura. The average huntsman had about 10,000 Aura Points (AP), whereas Adam had about 800,000 AP at the time he reached full maturity. Adam had great control of his aura, even with his immense reserves.

###### Semblance

Adam's semblance was Moonslice. It is an "Offensive" type semblance and is ranked at A++. It is an extremely powerful semblance that allows Adam to pull off extreme feats. It was a passive semblance that did not take any aura to use.

Moonslice allowed Adam to absorb kinetic energy through an object that he was holding. This kinetic energy was then stored in the object and could be released for powerful attacks, or channeled into Adam so that he could use that energy to boost himself. Any kinetic energy could be absorbed whether it was him defending against attacks, using it to attack, or even just dragging the object he was holding against a surface. Adam could store the energy into his weapon for about an hour before it started to dissipate.

Adam could absorb nearly any attack as long as the object he was holding stayed in his hand and didn't break from the damage. Adam primarily used this ability to send back the energy that was used at full force. No energy that the object Adam was holding was lost, though he could control how much he sent back. While primarily used offensively by firing energy attacks from his sword, Adam could also use the energy to empower his strength, speed, and durability. Adam has also shown the ability to create tangible afterimages by boosting his afterimage technique (his afterimages use his stored kinetic energy to actually use force).

Adam's use of this semblance is limited by him holding an object. While this enables him to avoid damage by absorbing the energy through an item, if he were to lose that object he couldn't use his semblance. It is also possible the object to be filled with too much energy and break from the pressure. Another problem is that it takes time for Adam to transfer the kinetic energy to his body, and if he loses that item then the energy is lost as well. If Adam were using an item that wasn't tailored to it's use, then it was simply a reserve of kinetic energy that he couldn't use in any other regard. Adam's semblance is very similar to Yang's semblance, Burn, though she absorbs the energy through her body which is riskier but much easier to use.

#### Supernatural Abilities

**Grimm Abilities**: Due to experimentation by Salem, Watts, and Merlot, Adam was able to use some Grimm Abilities. While normally somewhat controlled, Adam gradually lost his control of his abilities.

* **Control of Grimm Population**: Adam has direct control over Grimm in his surrounding area. As long as they are not being controlled by someone else or have reached a certain power level/age then they have no choice but to answer to his commands.
* **Emotion Sensing**: Adam can sense the emotions of those around him, though negative emotions are much stronger. Unless someone has a way to suppress their emotions, then they would be unable to hide from Adam.
* **Grimm Form**
	+ **Enhanced Superhuman Strength**
	+ **Enhanced Superhuman Speed**
	+ **Enhanced Superhuman Durability**
	+ **Enhanced Superhuman Agility**
	+ **Enhanced Superhuman Senses**
	+ **Enhanced Magical Ability**
	+ **Grimm Appendages**:
		- **Bone Armor**
		- **Claws**
		- **Fangs**:

#### Miscellaneous Abilities

**Faunus Features**: Adam's Faunus features gave him abilities that humans didn't have.

* **Horns**: Adam had a pair of horns on his head. While Adam was wary of doing so, he could use his horns as an additional weapon when fighting.
* **Ears**: Adam had an additional set of bull ears on his head. These ears helped his hearing by allowing him to hear more and better.
* **Tail**: Adam had a tail like a bull. This tail was not prehensile or anything of that nature, but it did help his balance and could be used to swat away certain smaller objects and insects.

### Skills

#### Physical Skills

**Master Swordsman**: Adam is considered one of the best swordsmen of his generation. Adam practiced kenjutsu and especially Iaijutsu and he honed his skills to a great level. Adam could fight defensively or offensively with a sword and had a range of movement options. Adam fought brutally with quick and powerful strikes. Adam was capable of launching gusts of powerful wind with every strike, could chop hails of bullets in half with his speed and accuracy, could deflect hundreds of fast moving projectiles without breaking a sweat, could unleash a flurry of hundreds of sword strikes near instantly, and perform moves that should not be possible. Adam's speed with a sword was immense, to the point that he could strike so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye. Adam has regularly cut people in half without breaking a sweat, cutting through their entire body like a hot knife through butter. Adam has even cut through aura without the use of magic, simply with his pure skill, speed, and power.

**Master Marksman**: Adam was a very skilled marksman and had immense abilities with firearms. While Adam preferred the use of swords, he was no pushover when it came to guns. Adam preferred rifles and shotguns. Adam had been shown to land shots that were almost impossible and use very advanced techniques.

**Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Adam was very skilled at hand-to-hand combat. Adam used a mixed martial arts style that was designed from boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, and karate.

**Stealth**:

#### Mental Skills

**Skilled Dust User**: While not a master, Adam did have knowledge of to use dust effectively. Adam's knowledge of dust manipulation allowed him to effectively use it in many forms.

**Psychological Warfare**: Adam knew how to manipulate his opponents during fights, being able to take advantage of their mental states and decrease their morale. Adam effectively used intimidation to scar his opponents into submission.

#### Social Skills

**Skilled Orator**:

**Multilingual**: Adam was fluent in Common (English), Standard Mantlese (German), and Standard Mistrali (Japanese).

**Emotional Manipulation**

#### Miscellaneous Skills

**Skilled Survivalist**: Adam developed survival skills from his harsh childhood. Adam is capable of crafting, camping, hunting, fishing, foraging, building shelters, and other related skills. Even with no supplies, Adam was able to survive in the wilderness.

**Espionage & Counter-Espionage**:

### Techniques

#### Physical Techniques

**Afterimage**: Adam was capable of moving so fast that he left afterimages behind. While these afterimages can't usually do anything, they are useful for leaving one behind so the opponent is briefly distracted or confused, either allowing Adam to evade attacks or distract his opponent long enough for him to attack them. Adam has been able to move fast enough to leave eight afterimages behind and he can use his semblance to imbue them kinetic energy which makes them physical.

* **Afterimage Strike**: Adam uses his semblance to create several afterimages and charges the opponent. This uses some of the kinetic energy he has absorbed

**Air Slam**: Adam leaps into the air and slams into the ground usually striking with his weapon all the while. This causes an immense amount of damage and causes a shockwave, but is easy to predict.

**Blushing Rose**: Adam fires Wilt from Blush into his opponent before slashing at them.

**Bull Charge**: Adam charges his opponent and tackles them to the ground.

**Earth Splitter**: Adam focuses a great amount of his aura before slamming his weapon into the ground. This attack causes shockwaves that harm anyone hit by them and cleaves the ground in front of him in two.

* **Shockwave Slash**: Adam charges his aura for a second before slashing his weapon across the ground, causing a shockwave that travels across the ground in a line and harms anyone hit by it.

**Exploding Strike**: Adam charges his aura in his weapon for a while before unleashing extremely powerful attack. This attack is extremely powerful but is very telegraphed and somewhat slow to perform. If it hits it will do immense damage.

**Lionize**: Adam fires Wilt at his opponent and unleashes a barrage of attacks on them while using his afterimages. Adam then uses his semblance to fire a massive energy blast at his opponent that obliterates them.

**Quickdraw**: Adam channels his aura for a moment and then unleashes an extremely powerful attack immediately after drawing his sword from it's sheath, in a matter similar to iaido.

**Red Viper**: Using his superhuman speed and strength, Adam charges forward in the blink of an eye and unleashes a powerful slash.

**Spin Attack**: Adam charges his energy for a second before spinning in a circle, slashing his opponents all the while. It is good for when surrounded by multiple opponents.

* **Lift Off**: Adam performs his spin attack, but launches himself into the air while doing it.

**Stalking Viper**: Adam sheaths Wilt and waits for the opponent to attack. Once the opponent attacks, Adam counters with an immensely power attack. This uses some of the kinetic energy he has absorbed.
**Thousand Slash**: Using a slashing weapon, Adam unleashes a barrage of rapid fire slashes in a matter of seconds. These slashes are unfocused and mostly meant to be a volley of attacks of a varying amount lethality.

* **Crimson Death**: Adam unleashes a storm of slashes and cuts on his opponent.
* **Infinite Slash**: Adam channels his aura within him before he uses his immense speed to slash around his body in an instant. While to the naked eye, Adam did not move an inch, in reality he did hundreds of attacks in the span of a second. It is immensely tiring to do, and Adam spent years refining it.

**Wilting Inferno**: Adam unleashes a power slash that uses fire dust (or his fire magic) to leave behind a fire trail.

**Wind Strike**: Adam was capable of striking hard enough to cause powerful gusts of wind through sheer force. While not the most powerful of attacks, it was rather useful in a pinch.

* **Razor Wind**: Adam could use a variant of Wind Strike where he released blasts of razor wind with bladed weapons. This cost nothing Adam's stamina and was a useful ranged attack when he had no other option.

#### Auric Arts

**Aura Attacks**: Adam was capable of using Aura offensively in a myriad of different attacks.

* **Aura Beam**: Adam can fire a continues beam of pure aura from either his body or a weapon, though it quickly burns through his aura to do so. Adam typically fired it from his weapons. It cost about 500 AP to start and for each second the beam was maintained it cost an additional 100 AP. Adam could cause the beam to get more powerful or larger, but that required more AP to be used as fuel.
* **Aura Blade**: Adam can envelop part of his body or an item he is holding with aura that sharpens to the point of being a blade. Adam's blades were sharp and only added to the sharpness of any existing blade it was used on. It cost about 50 AP to use and it cost about 5 AP per second to keep it up.
	+ **Aura Chainsaw**: A variant on Aura Blade that allows Adam to envelop something with aura in a fashion similar to that of a chainsaw. It is very good for making massive wounds and for rending aura away. It cost about 100 AP to start and 10 AP per second to keep it up.
* **Aura Blast**: Adam is capable of releasing a concentrated blast of pure aura from his body or weapon. Adam also managed to concentrate it into a specific body part for better control. It costs about 60 AP per blast, though it can cost more depending on how large the blast is and how long he holds it up.
* **Aura Bolt**: A smaller bolt of Aura that does some damage and is relatively economical to use. Adam typically fired these bolts from his hand or from his weapon. Adam was limited by only having two arms, so he could only fire two shots at once, though he later learned to launch a barrage of bolts. It costs about 25 AP per bolt, though it could increase depending on the size of the bolt.
* **Aura Slash**: When using a bladed weapon, Adam was capable of firing a slash of energy from the blade that goes for a fair bit of distance. Adam has mastered this such that he could launch barrages of slashes without yielding. It cost about 60 AP per slash, though it would increase depending on the size of the slash.

**Aura Suppression**: Aura Suppression is the ability to suppress one's own aura so that they cannot be sensed. This consumes no aura to use.

**Awakening**: Awakening refers to the ability to unlock the auras of others. It takes a substantial amount of aura to do this, especially if the person who is being awakened has a lot of aura. Adam's chant when unlocking someone's aura was "."

**Locking**: Locking is the ability to lock someone's aura. It is a dangerous technique that is only used on dangerous criminals. Using this technique locks someone's aura nodes so they can no longer use aura unless they have it unlocked once more.

**Reinforcement:** Reinforcement is the ability to use aura in order to strengthen, or reinforce something. Adam was capable of using reinforcement on himself or on objects that he was touching. This allowed Adam to bring the best qualities of something and magnify them. While it does use aura to do it, it does not actually consume any aura to perform. Reinforcement is one of the most important skills that a huntsman has, though mastery of it is very hard to achieve. Basic reinforcement simply involves pushing one's aura into an object or body part in low amounts, though higher levels requires knowledge of the inner workings of the item being reinforced and careful use of aura being pushed into it. At a certain level, Reinforcement also allows one to harm spiritual or spectral bodies due to it's use of immense auric energy, the very essence of the soul. Adam was skilled with Reinforcement.

* **Body Reinforcement:** The practice of reinforcing one's own body. It is the primary use of aura for many people. Reinforcement allows someone to magnify their natural abilities, with those who are very skilled at it being able to double or even triple their natural abilities. It is one of the first things that aura users learn, but it is also very difficult to master. Those who do master it have shown the ability to reinforce their body passively, so their natural limits are ignored at all times. This works to increase strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes, and the senses. While it can be used on the entire body all at once, it can be focused on a particular body part to enhance it immensely (such as focusing on one arm for added strength or focusing on the eyes so that one can see kilometers away or see in the dark).
* **Item Reinforcement**: Adam was able to channel his aura into an item that he is touching to make it even better than it was before. It is primarily used on weaponry so that said weapon does more damage, is more durable, and can make use of aura attacks. There are also more mundane uses such as using aura to make food more nourishing and flavorful or making the edge of a knife sharper. It is one of the first things that aura users learn and is one of the most important skills in a huntsman's repertoire, as it allows them to slay Grimm much faster than normal. It is hard to master and doing it wrong can barely have an effect on the item being strengthened.

**Shielding:** One of the primary uses of Aura is the ability to create a shield that surrounds the body. It is one of the first things that aura users learn. It must be actively called upon to be used, though some aura users are so advanced that they always have their shields up. Calling a shield or simply having it up does not consume any aura, though getting hit does and those who are skilled at it can limit the aura loss of injuries to a great extent (such that a hit that could take half the aura of a novice, only takes 20% of an expert). The amount of aura consumed depends on the hit and some hits can simply break through the shield. Adam was always passively shielded, though his shield's durability was only average.

**Willpower**: Willpower is the ability to exert one's own will on others. The most common application of this is for intimidation, by exerting their will on someone they subject them to an immense amount of pressure that will either cause that person to back down or fail, in some extreme cases it has caused people to faint. It can be bolstered by someone's killing intent or bloodlust. It can also be used to get someone to do what the user wants them to do, though it can be resisted and is not mind control. Adam was quite skilled at this aspect of aura use and made extensive use out of it. This consumes no aura to use or keep up, it is simply overwhelming others with the feeling of one's own aura. The more aura they have, the more their will is exerted.

### Weaknesses

#### Physical Weaknesses

**Anti-Grimm Paraphernalia**

**Poor Eyesight**: Adam suffered from poor eyesight. Even before his scaring, Adam had less than stellar eyesight possibly as a result of his Bull Faunus heritage. Adam had poor depth perception which only worsened after his eye was branded. Adam's branding caused him to be completely blinded in his left eye which gave him a weak spot. A by product of this was that Adam was extremely guarded on his left side, to make up for his loss of vision.

#### Mental Weaknesses

**Mental Illness**: Adam suffered from mental illness for his entire life, never having the opportunity to get help for his condition. Adam originally took efforts to handle his illness, but his loss of support structures made it worse. By the end of his life Adam was beset by visual and auditory hallucinations and he was barely able to tell what was real and what was just his mind playing tricks on him.

**Emotional Instability**: Adam fell into rages extremely easily and had trouble reigning in his emotions. While his skill made angering him a poor prospect, there were those able to take advantage of his loss of control and use it against him.

**Arrogance**: Adam had shades of arrogance that some people could take advantage of. While Adam was quick to correct any pride he might feel when the situation falls out of hand, during early stages of battle he is liable to underestimate his opponents. This is a prime window of opportunity to take advantage of his arrogance before he has time to adjust to the situation. Adam's arrogance also makes him more desperate to win when it appears that he is losing.

**Short-Sightedness**: Adam did not think most things through.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

#### Current

**Wilt**: Adam's main weapon was his sword, Wilt. Wilt was a red chokuto that was very long and infused with fire dust. The blade was about 3 feet long. It was Adam's primary weapon throughout his life.

**Blush**: Blush was Adam's shotgun that also functioned as his scabbard.

**Muramasa**: Muramasa was an odachi that Adam used that was about 7 feet long.

**Cursed Thorn**

**Kunai**

**Grenades**