Russet Damon

> "Come on you ugly fucks! I'll take you all on!"
>
> Russet Damon

Russet Damon was a side character in Team OPRA's story. He was a student at Haven Academy and a member of Team BERL. His weapons of choice were a pair of dust-infused brass knuckles called Brawler's Best Friend.

He appeared briefly in "Gimme the Ball" as he was initiated into Team BERL with Beryl Alabaster as his partner.

Russet made his full appearance in "Anything but Lonely" fighting with Beryl against Ophelia and Albert in the 40th Biannual Vytal Festival. Despite managing to knock out Ophelia with a swift electrocuting punch after she eliminated Beryl Alabaster, Russet was defeated by Albert in the tie-breaker arm wrestle after the two students knock each other's aura out simultaneously.

During the Battle of Beacon, Russet was fighting a horde of ursa grimm by himself even after they break his aura. Ophelia then watched as Russet was impaled and killed by an Ursa Major's claw. As the students were evacuated from Beacon Academy, Pierre saw Beryl cry over Russet's body.

## Appearance

### Physical

Russet was a large and imposing young man who stood at 6'8 with a stout, muscular physique. He had fair skin with blue eyes, a square head shape and brown hair that was buzzed around the sides and left curly on top with a right-swept fringe. Because of his addiction to fighting, he has numerous scars shown on his body, most notably one on his left cheek and the other on the left side of his head.

### Attire

Russet's attire was a brown and dark grey tank top and a pair of black shorts with red trim at the pant legs. On his feet he wore brown and black combat boots which were capped with steel-grey metal. Around his waist, Russet wore what resembled a wrestling belt with a gold buckle and carried various vials of dust powder for his brass knuckles.

## Personality

Russet was a brutish, aggressive and violent bully. He was shown to take glee in inflicting pain on others and didn't care about the consequences, possibly aware that Lionheart wouldn't expel him. Russet will become reckless and enraged if he lost a fight and lashed out at people, evident in how Calista Arud had to restrain him in order to stop him from hurting Albert after he had lost the doubles round of the Vytal Festival. He was also shown to usually take orders only from Beryl, hinting that the two had a somewhat decent friendship, also evident in how he became angry over Ophelia shattering her aura during their fight in the Vytal Festival.

## Background

Russet was born in the slums of the Kingdom of Mistral. Growing up he engaged in petty crime and learned to fight while doing so, gaining a long list of a criminal record and near-death experiences that he was lucky to survive.

Despite his criminal history and aggressive personality, Russet was accepted into Haven Academy on the idea that he will be reformed by graduation. During the initiation he partnered with Beryl Alabaster and was later sorted into Team BERL.

## Abilities and Powers

Russet was shown to be a hyper aggressive and heavy-hitting fighter who battled in close ranges using dust-enhanced hand to hand. Despite his lack of intelligence he was shown to be a competent fighter, even going so far as to give Albert Régalien a challenge during their Vytal Festival fight.

### Weakness

As mentioned before, Russet let his anger overtake any sense of reason or thought and be replaced with the desire to hurt others. In addition, his addiction to fighting caused him to push himself well past any safety, which ultimately led to his death against the Grimm.

### Weapon

Russet's weapons were called *Brawlers Best Friend.* They were the *Dust Enhanced Brass Knuckles (DEBK).* Brawler's Best Friend were a pair of brown and gold thin brass knuckles that Russet used for up close combat that would enhanced the damage his punches could make. On the grip of the brass knuckles, Russet could add a small vial of powdered dust that allowed him to attack with the added element.

### Semblance

Russet's Semblance was not shown in the Team OPRA Story.

## Relationships

### Beryl Alabaster

Beryl and Russet were shown to have a somewhat stable relationship. Russet was usually the one to take orders from Beryl, the latter of whom viewing herself as above fighting. This was to a point where he flew into a rage and eliminated Ophelia Demoiselle when she bested and defeated Beryl during their Vytal Festival match.

### Albert Régalien

Russet is shown to detest Albert, particularly for his status as an Atlesian. This is to an extent where he tries to fight Albert with the intent to seriously injure him during their climactic fight in the Vytal Festival.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Russet alludes to the figure of Sisyphus from the myth of the same name.
	+ Both Russet and Sisyphus have 'cheated' death.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Russet is named after the Russet Potato, which brings colours such as brown to mind.
* His surname, Damon, is of English origin and means 'To Tame, Subdue'.