Ernest Hemingway

"*There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.*"

## Ernest Hemingway

### Namesake

Ernest Hemingway (American writer and novelist from 1899-1961)

## Professional Information

### Reference

The Sun Also Rises (American novel, published in 1926 by Ernest Hemingway)

## Relationships

### Family

Classified

Ernest Hemingway (アーネスト・ヘミングウェイ Ānesuto Hemingū~ei) is the main leader and founder of the secret organization called The Jazzmen who possesses the strong ability, The Sun Also Rises.

## Appearance

Ernest Hemingway is a tall individual with blonde hair that goes in neck length. He is often accomodated with clothing such as an infamous poncho wrapped around their upper torso with stylized purple patterns woven on them. Usually wearing a dark fedora on top of his head that shades his eyes very well for someone with blue sparkling eyes. As well a white yukata with scarlet red linings with it, held together with black leather straps wrapping their waist in a belt. They often carry their katana with them on the right side of their hips. This is considered Ernest's casual outfit determined by the Jazzmen agents, since Ernest never talks about fashion.

Though they keep themselves suitably dressed when during meetings and missions, wearing a black silk dress and pants with scarlet red linings underneath. Six golden buttons being attached to their person, wearing also a black cloak on top of them. A deep red scarf is wrapped and frilled in appearance on their neck. On their feet they would wear shoelaced boots that reaches up to their ankles.

## Personality

Though usually a laid-back, optimistic, jovial, humble and eccentric man. Ernest possesses an innovative mindset, finding original solutions and plans on the spot. As well working in tandem with his combat skills and fighting style, creating original ideas that goes to his favor, it has been given a lot of recognition in the organization for that matter, making Ernest an unpredictable fellow. This shows also a sense of cleverness and a level of intelligence that would make sense for a leader and a strategizer, so good in fact it makes them capable of psychological warfare when it comes down to it. It as well adds to his own charisma and looks to approach and negotiate with others and reach to what he wants. Ernest can also be seen more expressive that helps adding trust and trickery to those easily deceived making them cunning by nature.

They respect their members dearly and usually counting on them, although often hiding that feeling to not be seen as soft. Even so, by alone he himself is a pragmatic combatant, believing that using any means necessary in a life-and-death battle is essential in victory and survival, although does mind support from his team from time to time. Being formerly alone and depressed seeing many of his friends die, he wishes to do justice to restrain from losing more he sees dear.

## Ability

Ernest's Ability, The Sun Also Rises (日はまた昇る Hihamatanoboru) is a data borrowing and insertion ability that utilizes punched cards. It works simply by touching the person or object, and they receive the information of them by withdrawing a punched card. By inserting the punched card to themselves, they will receive the qualities of that object. For instance, if touching a steel beam and withdraw its punched card and inserted it, your skin will turn into steel. This ability works on people with abilities, while you aren't actually taking away their abilities, you are borrowing that power to yourself. You can also insert the punched cards to other people and grant them more than one Ability, though that will be limited to an hour before the punched cards vanishes.

This will mean you borrow punched cards of other things and receive their information and qualities. Making it a fearful ability. However, it possesses its limitations, they need to understand the phenomenon of the thing or ability to fully withdraw its complete data and use it. If it's not an ability they fully understand, it will be less effective to be utilized. Which is why Ernest often relies on his teammate's Abilities under dire situations. Another limitation for his Ability is that he can only insert one punched card at a time, and whenever he uses one, the punched card will disappear and not be used anymore unless Ernest withdraws another punched card from the thing or individual once more. Therefore each punched card borrowed is a one-time usage.

## Skills

* Gifted Leadership
* Skilled Swordsman and Gunsman
* Enhanced Agility & Stealth
* Charisma

## Background

Before the organization was made, Ernest was from a royal military league that was the most proficient war veteran sent to the Great Battle that would go on for six years between two nations. The United Kingdom and a Spaniard organization of military seemed evenly matched in strength. However, the enemy organization had unexpectedly a surprise and advanced a step further with tactical weapons which overpowered the rebellion. Because of this, fighting back became an arduous task and it often led to failure doing so, and Ernest saw this happen, as the retreat was happening. Blood everywhere was shed as gunshots flew by him like echoes. Losing a dear friend who he so wanted to celebrate when the war was over. Ernest then saw that the enemy Captain knew exactly what was going on. There was no way the enemy had figured out the rebellion's number of troops as well as performed such a strategy unbeknownst to the UK military. Such information in the first place felt so out of place that it was only suspected there was an ability user. They also suspected there were spies and it ended up being a distrust towards the military. Upon retreating, he saw the devastation his country was now going in. If the enemy organization won, it would mean political instability and uproar for the citizens. This social unrest in his country angered Ernest and he knew this was some sort of plan, or he so wanted to believe it was. He at least wanted to seek out the mastermind as well as the Spaniard faction itself and stop the threat to save the political strength of the United Kingdom. To do this, Ernest decided to fake his death and go into hiding. Going on a recruiting run to find capable men to assist him with an impossible mission that required 100% secrecy and security for the United Kingdom's forces and government. Digging deeper into the enemy's plans and finding more about them by the day. This would be the start of the Jazzman as we know it. Currently, it's all in a cold war, but it will soon erupt as the plot thickens...

## Trivia

* His initial appearance is based on Ichimonji Norimune from Touken Ranbu.
* It could also be stated that the inspiration is from The Man With No Name, a character portrayed by Clint Eastwood in "Dollars Trilogy".
* The organization has a shared dislike with their leader for his flirtatious behavior towards women.