Blake Belladonna

**Blake Kareena Belladonna** (also known as **Blake Sylvestris**) was a Faunus huntress, knight, mage, activist, politician, and former terrorist from Mistral. Aside from her Huntress career, she is most famous as the Chieftain of Menagerie, succeeding her father Ghira Belladonna in the role.

Blake was born in Mistral to Ghira Belladonna and Kali Belladonna, nee Billee. Blake's parents were the then leaders of the White Fang, a group she grew up heavily involved in. When Blake was around 11, she would befriend an orphan girl named Ilia Amitola. Ilia grew to have feelings for Blake though she never acted on them because of her anxiety and Blake never noticed her feelings.

Blake was enamored with the cause of the White Fang and while her parents were apprehensive of letting her attend rallies because of her age, they ultimately relented as they felt it would be a good experience for her.

As Blake began to grow older, she became more and more disillusioned with the tactics of the White Fang. In her eyes progress was moving too slow and it seemed for every victory they achieved, something else would occur which set back progress. Many members of the White Fang took to more violent methods, something that was encouraged by Sienna Khan but was admonished by Ghira and Kali. Ghira and Kali were advocates of non-violent protest and civil disobedience, with violence only being needed for self-defense as a last resort. Blake being young and inpatient with the progress they were making, defied them.

Ultimately, Sienna Khan with the backing of the children of the White Fang's founders the Albain brothers, Fennec and Corsac, 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.

Blake was unhappy with her new life in Menagerie and often snuck off with some of her friends that were still in the White Fang, such as Adam Taurus. Adam would convince Blake to join the White Fang if she felt that she would be happier there, this was something that Blake would take to heart (partially because she had feelings for him). Blake was also jealous of the new daughter that her parents were having, with her fearing that she would be replaced. All of this caused Blake to confront her parents over their decisions to leave the White Fang. This erupted into a massive argument, which culminated in Blake renouncing her family name and running away from home, having been joined by Ilia. Blake would change her name to **Blake Sylvestris** during this time.

Blake would be mentored by Adam and Sienna, who also taught her combat. Blake became a valued member of the White Fang both for her organizational skills, her ability as a fighter (both against people and Grimm), and skills as a spy. Blake would join the White Fang's Covert-Ops during this time, which Adam was the leader of. Blake would also become acquainted with Aquilla Violette, a high ranking, wealthy, and skilled member of the White Fang.

As time went on, the White Fang became increasingly controversial with some even labeling the group as a terrorists. As a result, the group got into worse and worse situations which caused Blake to fall into cynicism. Something that was not helping matters was Adam's declining mental state and his refusal to get help, something that people like the Albain brothers used to manipulate him. Adam also began getting help from a benefactor named Arthur Watts, though Blake did not know of this.

As time went Adam began acting of his own accord, and despite seeing the signs of his decline Blake continued to follow him. Blake would not be alone with many of the Covert-Ops joining him. During this time, Blake would enter into a relationship with Aquilla. Aquilla's true nature as an arrogant and self-serving reprobate surfaced and he often gaslight and emotionally abused Blake. Blake's attempts to cut things off with him were often disregarded by him.

By the time that Blake was 17, she began seeing that Adam was becoming 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. After reporting on the situation to Sienna and reporting the Valean White Fang's hideout to the authorities, Blake formally decided that she would be leaving the White Fang for good having been completely disillusioned with the cause because of what she had seen and been part of. While Sienna was reluctant to let her go (both because of her value politically and because she saw Blake as a surrogate daughter), she ultimately let Blake leave.

Seeking to atone for actions as a terrorist, Sienna suggested that Blake become a huntress. Blake took Sienna's suggestion to heart and would apply to Beacon Academy under her original name. While she took back her name, she was too scared to contact her parents because of her previous behavior toward them.

Blake would become a member of team RWBY alongside Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long with Yang being her partner. While in Beacon, Blake attempted to hide much of her past and even contemplated hiding her animal traits, but ultimately decided not to. In addition to her teammates, Blake would become friends with their sister team JNPR (Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren). Blake frequently got into arguments with Weiss, as Weiss had some racist views instilled in her by her father. Ultimately, Blake and Weiss would come to an understanding that led to Weiss attempting to overcome her racist attitude.

Both Teams RWBY and JNPR would get involved in fighting criminals in Vale, notably the Red Hatchet Triads, Roman Torchwick's gang, the Mistrali Mafia, the Human League, and the Red Fang which sprung from when Adam completely separated his group from the White Fang. Blake would come into conflict with her old allies, and resolved to bring the organization to justice. Blake would also be forced to reunite with her family.

Through these missions, Blake and her friends soon discovered that there were stranger things behind the crime wave which Professor Ozpin would inform them of. There was a secret war going on between his group, the Protectors of Remnant, and the forces of Salem, an evil immortal witch who wanted to remake the world in her image. Blake also learned that Adam had made a deal with Salem's forces becoming one of her minions which was partially why he was declining.

For three years, Blake would act as both a student of Beacon Academy and an agent for the Protectors of Remnant, though it all ended during the Fall of Beacon. Blake and Weiss would fight against Adam during the Battle which resulted in both nearly being killed. Beacon would ultimately collapse and Ozpin would die, leaving the Protectors scattered. Blake ultimately decided to leave to help organize the White Fang and the government of Menagerie to fight against the Red Fang.

## Appearance

### General Appearance

Blake was a woman of mixed Valean and South Animan heritage that had raven black hair, had heterochromatic eyes with one being amber and the other being blue, and tan skin. Blake was slightly above average height, though her ears and predilection for heels caused her to appear much taller than she actually was. Blake was a very athletic woman with somewhat svelte build, though she had very toned muscles and was at peak fitness for her fighting style. Blake was a cat Faunus whose traits were her ears, tail, eyes, and retractable claws. Blake's ears were black like her hair, as was her tail. Blake's nails could extend and sharpen to be like cat claws.

Black had a head of thick and wavy raven black hair that was very vivid and lustrous. Blake's hair was described as being very soft and fluffy, being very well maintained. Blake typically wore her hair long, though she did occasionally have hair styles that were significantly shorter with it going from as long as her lower back to as short as a bob. Blake's hair always had bangs that covered her forehead and it was always long enough to cover her human ears.

Blake had large and upturned, almond shaped eyes. Blake's heterochromia resulted in her having a sky blue right eye and an amber left one. Blake's pupils were not rounded like a humans, but instead being cat-like slits. During night, Blake's night vision caused her eyes to glow. Blake's unique eye coloration and the vivid colors they were caused them to be seen as extremely beautiful. When Blake was a child, her eyes were filled with kindness and innocence. During her time with the White Fang and the immediate aftermath, the events she experienced caused them to dull and they held immense guilt and regret in them. Blake covered this up by maintaining a mask of stoicism, but when she let her guard down it became more apparent. Through her time with her friends and reuniting with her family, Blake's eyes regained their hope and compassion. While her eyes had a degree of tiredness and they were much sharper than they once were, they were still much more optimistic than they once were. Blake had long and thick eyelashes and thin eyebrows that arched at the ends.

Blake had an oval face shape that was perfectly symmetrical. Blake had high cheekbones, average sized human ears with detached lobes, a small, straight and sharp nose, soft lips that were of a slightly lighter color than the rest of her skin, white teeth with two elongated canine teeth like those of a cat's, a longer than average tongue, a strong and sharp jawline, and a small chin that ended in a rounded point. Blake's face was considered to be very beautiful with her refined facial features. As a result of her childhood in Menagerie and her mother's south Animan origin, Blake's skin was tan though it was lighter than her mother's because of her father's own heritage. Blake's tongue was apparently rather rough, though not as rough as an actual cat's tongue. Blake had light freckles on her cheeks, though they were not very noticeable.

Blake's body was perfectly proportioned and she was a very athletic body that was peak fitness. Blake had a long neck, narrow shoulders, a muscular back, long and toned arms, small hands with long, slender, and dexterous fingers, a moderately large bust, a flat stomach with four pack abdominal muscles, a narrow waist, wide hips, large and sculpted buttocks, and long and toned legs. Blake's body was very fit and allowed her to be extremely fast and agile, while also not sacrificing much strength. While Blake's muscles were toned and firm, her skin was very smooth and soft. Blake had an "x" shape scar on her abdomen from the Fall of Beacon. This was the only scar that Blake had ever gotten throughout her life, with all the others having been healed through her aura. Amongst the girls, Blake had the fourth largest bust after Yang, Pyrrha, and Nora. According to an informal poll in Beacon, Blake was tied for having the best ass of all the women with Weiss, and was also tied with Jaune for having the best ass in the entire school. Apparently, Blake's buttocks were so well regarded that they earned the nickname of the "Bellabooty," much to her chagrin. While not her most noticed features, Blake's legs were noted to be very nice as well. Blake apparently had a very pleasant smell. Blake apparently smelled like lavenders as a result of her health products.

Blake had a somewhat deep and husky voice. When Blake was a child she had a Menagerian accent, however, her travels across the planet with the White Fang caused her accent to be dropped. While Blake can replicate her original accent, she no longer speaks with it at all. When starting at Beacon, Blake spoke with somewhat of a monotone and was very quiet. As she got out of her shell, she spoke with more passion and spoke more though she was still the second most reserved member of the group. When giving speeches, Blake was very impassioned and she was noted to be a very good public speaker. Blake had a very good singing voice, typically singing in a Mezzo-soprano, though she didn't particularly like singing. Blake had a beautiful laugh, though it was mostly a reserved chuckle or sometimes a girlish giggle.

Blake's body language and demeanor changed throughout the series. When Blake started Beacon, she was very reserved and kept to herself. Blake moved with a sense of purpose and confidence, but her every move was measured as a result of her anxiety about leaving the White Fang. Blake's movements had immense grace to them, reflecting her cat Faunus nature. Blake's standard expression was originally completely neutral, though it gradually transformed into a faint smile. Blake's smile was noted to be extremely beautiful. After the Fall of Beacon, Blake was more depressed and reverted somewhat to some of her original demeanor, but as she rejoined her friends she reached the level that she had achieved earlier.

Blake was considered to be extremely beautiful, to the point of being considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. Even as a girl, Blake was considered a very pretty one. Despite the harsh conditions in the White Fang, Blake mostly maintained her good looks and upon leaving, she had the chance to greatly maintain them such that they improved. Blake's beauty drew the attention of many people and she had many prospective suitors throughout her life. Blake was considered a classic sort of beauty with a mysterious charm. Though not a princess, Blake was considered as beauty as a fairy tale princess. Blake was also considered to have a very alluring and sensual quality to her, but she reserved it for her partners. It's been joked that Blake could spend years in the wilds, and still look like a supermodel, which technically speaking was something that actually happened and was true. Although Blake was aware of her beauty and did have some pride in it, it was not something she achieved arrogance about and she focused on other matters.

Blake had a rather close resemblance to both her parents. Blake inherited most of her mother's facial features and body shape, though she also had some of her father's facial features. Blake also had her both of her parent's eye colors because of her heterochromia. Aside from her eye color, lighter skin tone, and some differences in facial features, Blake could pass for a younger version of her mother.

## Attributes

### Combat

As a result of her training and time in the covert ops of the White Fang, Blake became an especially good fighter and well above the norm of a standard huntsman. Even when she started at Beacon, Blake was considered as good as a fourth-year student and by the end of the year, she likely could have faced huntsman level opponents and win. Blake's skill was mostly aimed at fighting humanoid opponents, but she did not have trouble against most Grimm either. Blake was in the top ten of first year students during the first year of Beacon. By her second year, Blake was in the top twenty fighters in the entire school and she later moved to the top 10.

Blake's style was not one that was very straight forward, with her instead using trickery and stealth in her move set. While Blake was not bad in a straight up fight and could manage in one easily, she mostly used her distractions and obfuscation to easily dispatch her opponents rather than fight them head on. Blake used a utilitarian approach to fighting that was very practical thanks to her training and experience.

Blake could fight aggressively and defensively as needed, and adapted very quickly to situations. Blake used her speed and natural aptitude to acrobatics to overwhelm her opponents and get the drop on them before they noticed she was there. In terms of physical strength, Blake was extremely strong but she was not one of the strongest members of the group, actually being somewhat on the lower end. Blake could fight at nearly all ranges, though she preferred using stealth to get behind her opponents before they noticed and defeat them quickly.

Blake was briefly an Atlesian Specialist and so has the requisite training in all areas for the position. Blake was one of their top agents, often serving as a Black-ops agent alongside the rest of her team and ALPN.

Blake was primarily a swordswoman, being considered one of the best to ever live. Blake had skills with other weaponry, but swords were her biggest area of expertise. Blake was also skilled at hand-to-hand combat but did not specialize it.

### Abilities

#### Physical Abilities

**Superhuman Strength**: Blake possessed immense strength mostly thanks to her aura and mana. Blake was much stronger than her build would suggest, though she was technically one of the physically weaker people in the group. Blake's strength allowed her to effortlessly lift objects that weighed hundreds of pounds, dent steel, cleave through stone with her sword, rip Grimm in half, and effortlessly slice through Grimm. Blake could cause gusts of wind just by striking with a weapon or her fist just by her speed and strength. This strength also extends to other facets such as her legs, which makes her extremely fast and able to leap great lengths and heights.

**Superhuman Speed**: Blake possessed immense speed and was one of the fastest members of team RRAYNBOW. Blake could move fast enough to appear as a blur and could outrun motor vehicles, leave behind afterimages, and flashstep. Blake also struck at extreme speeds that most were unable to process and she could unleash flurries of rapid fire attacks that only the most skilled of opponents would defend against. Blake's aura and semblance only made her faster.

**Superhuman Reflexes**: Blake possessed the keenest reflexes of team RRAYNBOW, something she inherited from her cat Faunus nature. Blake could dodge and parry pointblank gunfire, deflect projectiles in midair, and react to even the fastest of attacks. Blake reacted to most stimuli at speeds much faster than the average person, likely having a reaction speed that was 50x faster than a normal person. Blake's aura only made her reflexes more refined. Blake's reflexes were so sharp that she could react to things that didn't even happen yet.

**Superhuman Agility**: Blake was one of the most agile people in the world and was the most agile member of team RRAYBOW. Blake was incredibly nimble and was extraordinarily flexible, to the point that she could do maneuvers and fit into places that any other person would almost certainly break themselves in half to even begin attempting. Blake was naturally gifted with agility and flexibility, however, her training and use of aura only expanded her agility to a great degree. Blake's feats of acrobatics were so great that she was one of the most talented acrobats in the world with only people like Neopolitan and Tyrian Callows rivaling her agility. Blake made great use of her agility in her combat style and was almost always on the move when fighting, never being static.

**Superhuman Durability**: Blake was very durable, even without her aura. While not the most durable in the group, Blake was capable of taking an immense amount of punishment before it took it's toll.

* **High Pain Tolerance**: Blake had a high tolerance for pain, though she had her limits. While Blake avoided pain whenever she could, she would be willing to push on even when in agony when she had to.

**Superhuman Endurance**: Blake had very high amounts of stamina and endurance. Blake could fight for hours before beginning to feel tired and she was able to maneuver herself without getting exhausted.

**Superhuman Senses**: Blake possessed superhuman senses. As a cat Faunus, Blake's senses were great, however even by the standards of a cat Faunus, Blake's senses were incredibly keen. Despite how powerful and sensitive they were, they were not easily overpowered and Blake was actually resistant to certain phenomena meant to overtax the senses.

* **Superhuman Vision**: Blake's vision was somewhat mixed in that was far greater than a normal humans as a result of her aura which allowed her to see several kilometers away, however her nature as a cat Faunus rendered her somewhat near sighted. Blake also possessed perfect night vision which allowed her to see in absolute darkness.
* **Superhuman Hearing**: Blake's ears were extremely powerful and she had a substantially wider hearing range than most humans, hearing frequencies that were almost three times higher than a human. Blake could also hear noises from way farther away than a normal human and she could locate the direction and source of a sound with great accuracy.
* **Superhuman Smell**: Blake had a very powerful sense of smell. Blake could smell things up to several miles away and she could tell apart even the tiniest of detail between smells. Blake was also receptive to certain pheromones and odors that were released.
* **Superhuman Taste**
* **Superhuman Touch**
* **Superhuman Equilibrium**: Blake had an immense sense of balance that allowed her achieve perfect balance in any position that she found herself in. No matter what pose or what situation she was in, Blake would find herself in perfect comfort.
* **Extrasensory Perception**:
* **Sensing/Identifying Aura**:

**Enhanced 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.

* **Enhanced Immune System**:
* **Contaminant Resistance**:
* **Climate Protection**:
* **Fatigue Resistance**:
* **Decelerated Aging**:

#### Mental Abilities

**Gifted Intellect**:

* **Adaptability**:
* **Creative Thinking**:
* **Fast Processing Speed**:
* **Observation and Perception**:
* **Logical Reasoning**:
* **Strong Intuition**:

**Strong Sense of Empathy**:

#### Spiritual Abilities

**Indomitable Will**:

**Immense Courage**:

### Skills

#### Physical Skills

**Master Swordswoman**:

**Master Knife Fighter**:

**Master Markswoman**:

**Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant**:

**Master Acrobat**:

**Skilled Swimmer**:

**Sleight of Hand**:

* **Lockpicking**
* **Pickpocketing**

#### Mental Skills

**Skilled Tactician/Strategist**:

**Skilled Dust User**:

**Legal Knowledge**:

**Psychological Warfare**:

#### Social Skills

**Skilled Diplomat**:

**Skilled Orator**:

**Multilingual**:

**Deception**:

**Skilled Negotiator**:

* **Bargaining**:

#### Artistic Skills

**Skilled Artist**:

**Skilled Writer**:

**Skilled Actor**:

* **Voice Acting**:
* **Disguises**:

#### Miscellaneous Skills

**Skilled Survivalist**:

**Stealth**:

**Espionage & Counter-Espionage**:

**Cooking**

**Driving**:

**Piloting**:

### Techniques

#### Physical Techniques

**Afterimage**:

**Boomerang Blade**:

**Exploding Strike**:

**Hundred Slash**:

* **Infinite Slash**:

**Hundred Stab**:

**Quickdraw**:

**Spin Attack**:

* **Tornado Attack**:
* **Lift Off**:

**Wind Strike**:

* **Razor Wind**:

#### Aura Arts

**Aura Attacks**: The ability to use aura for offensive possibilities.

* **Aura Beam**:
* **Aura Blade**:
	+ **Aura Chainsaw**
* **Aura Blast**:
	+ **Aura Explosion**:
* **Aura Bolt**:
	+ **Aura Cannon**:
	+ **Aura Pulse**:
* **Aura Bomb**:
* **Aura Disk**:
* **Aura Impact**:
* **Aura Slash**:
* **Aura Tether**:
	+ **Aura Threads**:

**Aura Constructs**:

* **Aura Arrow**:
* **Aura Bullet**:
* **Aura Dagger**:
* **Aura Shield**:
* **Aura Spear**:
* **Aura Sword**:

**Aura Suppression**:

**Awakening**:

**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. Blake is capable of using reinforcement on herself or on objects that she is touching. This allows Blake 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.

* **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 easily double or even triple their natural abilities. It is one of the first thing 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**: Blake is able to channel his aura into an item that she 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.

**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. 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.

**Surface Walk**: Using Aura, Blake could cling to nearly any surface as though it was flat ground. It was a very advanced technique and it took a long time for Blake to master. As Blake has mastered it, she doesn't need to think about using it consciously. Blake can even use it to walk on water. No matter how wild or stormy the waves are, Blake can walk on them as though it were solid ground. Blake can turn off this ability should she need to swim.

### Weaknesses

#### Mental

**Self-Sacrificial Tendencies**

**Lack of Self Worth**

**Insomnia (Formerly)**:

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

#### Current

**Gambol Shroud**

**Shadow Lily**

**Wilt & Blush**

**Throwing Knives**

**Kunai**

**Grenades**

**Caltrops**

### Equipment

#### Current

**Prydwen**: A massive floating warship that was more like fortress that is collectively owned by the Protectors of Remnant and used as their mobile base of operations. It was designed by Pietro and Penelope Polendina using Atlas resources. It functioned as both a flying ship and as a naval one. After the war with Salem it became a floating base that travels the globe, much like Amity Arena though only a few people have access to it, Blake being one of them. Blake has a device that can teleport him onto the Prydwen with a push of a button. It has enough room to host several armies, enough resources and supplies to last a century without a resupply, and enough firepower to dwarf the Atlas Army 10 times.