Lucien Bellarose

> Careful, they're smart combatants and we can't lose focus, it's best to keep a level head and not get too cocky.
>
> Lucien Bellarose

## Media

### First Appearance

"Backstage Romance"

Lucien Bellarose is a character in Team OPRA's story. He is a member of Team ALMD and a student at Shade Academy.

He first appears in "Backstage Romance" fighting Team OPRA in the 40th Biannual Vytal Festival. He is shown engaging Rhea La Roja before turning his attention to Albert and Ophelia who then cause him, Aoi Hamasaki and Darko Budny to collide before having their aura shattered at the same time when Rhea detonates one of Darko's grenades at point blank.

He is later seen fighting the grimm in the Battle of Beacon and helping get students to the evacuation point from the festival show ground. Later he is evacuated with his team and returns to Shade Academy.

After the Fall of Beacon, he returns to Shade Academy.

## Appearance

### Physical

Lucien stands at 6'2 and has a well-built frame. He has dark brown skin with an ovular head shape, short brown hair that is shaved down to a close shave and Blue eyes.

### Attire

Lucien's original attire consisted of a Lincoln green button down shirt with the sleeves done and the collar popped tucked into a pair of beige brown trousers. On his feet he wears black wingtip dress shoes. Over his left shoulder, Lucien wears a leather pauldron shoulder-plate with the strap diagonally across his chest.

## Personality

Lucien is shown to be a stoic, level headed and calm individual. While quiet, he is incredibly observant and is able to point out and recognise strategies under pressure as evident in his fight with Team OPRA. Lucien is also shown to be polite and affable as well as fiercely protective of the people around him.

## Backstory

Lucien was born in Atlas as the son of two highly respected laywers. His aunt is Councilman Camilla Bellarose. At some point in his life, Lucien was inspired to become a huntsman when he watched the 35th Biannual Vytal Festival. Despite his parents attempts to steer him into a more academic career, Lucien persisted and enrolled in Signal where he excelled.

As part of his enrolment at Atlas Academy, Lucien applied for Summer-Winter exchange program and was accepted, being exchanged for Shade Academy's Shoshana Almasi. During his initiation, he met and befriended Aoi Hamasaki. He was then initiated as a member of Team ALMD.

## Abilities and Powers

Lucien is shown to be an incredibly capable fighter. With his weapons he attacks at close range and heavily incorporates dust into his fighting style. He is also shown to be a keen-eyed strategist and is able to easily adapt to the battle strategies and fighting styles of his opponents.

### Weapon

Lucien's weapons are called Swift Verdict and Clean Justice. They are the Dual Tri Dust Sabres. They are a duel set of sabres with silver blades that Lucien uses for short to mid ranged combat. They have silver curved blades with black and brown hilts. Build into the cross guards of the hilts is a circular rotary with three dust gems that Lucien uses for elemental-infused attacks.

### Semblance

Lucien's semblance is called Doppelgänger. By using around half of his aura, Lucien can create a doppelgänger of himself to aid in combat. Besides not having the ability to cognitively think or speak for itself, the doppelgänger can physically act independent from Lucien and is usually use to disorient and overwhelm and opponent. When the doppelgänger is destroyed the remaining aura will return to Lucien. It is different from Lucien because it has no iris or pupil but instead pure white scleras.

## Relationships

### Aoi Hamasaki

Much to everyone's surprise, Aoi and Lucien are close friends and work well in harmony with each other despite their polar opposite personalities. They are shown to work well together as partners, Lucien often making sure Aoi does not turn reckless in his fighting.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Lucien alludes to the god Omoikane from Japanese Mythology. Omoikane is the Japanese god of wisdom and intelligence.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Lucien is a French male name meaning 'Light', bringing to mind colours such as white and yellow.
* His last name, Bellarose, is a french surname that means 'Beautiful Rose'.