Carly Westwood

> You're smart for using polyester instead of cotton, takes care of sweat so much faster. I'd love to know where you got that shirt, it looks great on you!
>
> Carly Westwood to Rosi Aimé

## Media

### First Appearance

"Can That Boy Foxtrot"

Carly Westwood is a character in Team OPRA's story. She is a member of Team MSAC and a student at Atlas Academy. Her weapon of choice is an SMG clutch-axe called Miuccia.

She first appears in "Can That Boy Foxtrot" fighting Team CRTN in the 40th Biannual Vytal Festival. After fighting and making small talk with Rosi over the material of her top, she is eliminated when Rosi knocks her out of bounds using her weapon's fan mode. When the Creatures of Grimm invade Beacon Academy, Carly is seen fighting to help rescue students before being evacuated.

After the Fall of Beacon, she returns to Atlas.

## Appearance

### Physical

Standing at 5'9, Carly has a slim frame with dark brown skin. She has a round head shape with amaranth pink eyes and dark brown hair that is locked into dreadlocks that are then twisted into a large bun on the top of her head. She also has a flat nose and full lips.

### Attire

Carly's attire consists of a light yellow, dark grey and white sleeveless shirt with a high collar tucked into a pair of high-waisted blue skinny jeans. Over her top, Carly wears a brown leather short-harness that is connected with a buckle and strap across her chest. On her feet, Carly wears a pair of sneaker-cross-high heeled shoes that are yellow and black and lace up.

## Personality

Carly is shown to be a friendly and complimentary person who, along with her partner Aurelia, serve as the approachable faces of Team MSAC. She enjoys chatting even in battle as evident in talking to Rosi about the material of her shirt during the Vytal Festival. In addition to this, Carly is shown to be incredibly intelligent in the field of textile engineering which is also evident in how she is able to deduce what kind of fabric Rosi's top is made out of and the benefits of said material.

Alongside her team, Carly is also an incredibly courageous woman, shown when she stays behind to rescue students during the Battle of Beacon.

## Background

Carly Westwood was born as the daughter of Orville and Jocasta Westwood, two designers for Cigno Bianco who helped design the uniforms for several high profile hunters and members of the Ace-Ops. Growing up, Carly wanted to follow in her parents footsteps and trained to become a huntress so she could better understand what a huntsman needed in their outfits to succeed.

Through her genius in textile engineering and her combat prowess, Carly was awarded the Pietro Polendina Genius Grant to attend Atlas Academy. There she met and quickly befriended Aurelia Medvedeva. Soon she was initiated into Team MSAC.

## Abilities and Powers

Carly is shown to be a very versatile fighter in both close to medium ranges. Using her weapon she is able to attack up close and also from a distance using the SMG form of Miuccia to keep her opponents away from her. Despite having a habit of talking in battle, Carly can easily set her mind to multitask in a situation like her fight in the Vytal Festival against Rosi Aimé.

### Weapon

Carly's weapon is called *Miuccia.* It is the *Tri Clutch Gun Axe (TCGA).* In it's standby form, Miuccia appears to be a yellow and black clutch-style handbag that Carly carries on her shoulder. However, Miuccia can transform into a submachine gun that Carly uses for mid ranged attacks. Another form that Miuccia can take is that of a small hand-axe by having the weapon in it's firefarm form extend out vertically and have the head of the axe pop out from the stock of the gun. It is revealed that Carly does not keep anything in the handbag, rather she keeps her scroll and wallet stored in her jean pockets.

### Semblance

Carly's semblance is called *Sewing Machine.* With her semblance, Carly can create threads out of her own aura for various uses.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Carly Westwood alludes to the character of The Miller's Daughter from *Rumplestiltskin.*
	+ Carly's semblance references The Miller's Daughter's talent to spin gold from straw.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Carly is an English name meaning 'Man', bringing to mind the colours of skin tones.
* Her surname, Westwood, brings to mind colours such as brown.
	+ It is also the surname of English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.

### Miscellaneous

* Her weapon is named after Miuccia Prada, granddaughter of fashion designer Mario Prada and creator of the high-end fashion label MiuMiu.