Tin Toulouse

> She's an ass kicker that's for sure! And she's in our team too, call us lucky.
>
> Tin Toulouse about Mai Pembe.

## Media

### First Appearance

"Dearly Beloved"

Tin Tolouse is a side character in Team OPRA's story. He is a student at Shade Academy, having studied at the now defunct Beacon Academy where he was the leader of Team TLIP prior to Mai's betrayal. His weapon is the dual machete-bat combo called Crossfire Hurricane.

He first appears in "Dearly Beloved" cheering Mai on in a combat class spar against Tanner Ackerman. Afterwards he encounters Tanner in a gym and makes a friendship with him. He is later seen at the Beacon Formal, dancing with a girl.

Tin and his team later participate in the Vytal festival. After succeeding the team round, he and Mai participate in the doubles round but is eliminated despite Mai willing the fight. Mai then progresses into the singles round and then further after beating Tanner Ackerman in their match. The tournament is then cut short by the grimm attack and in the chaos, Mai reveals herself as a white fang double agent and betrays her friends. Tin then suffers an emotional breakdown after learning the truth from Tanner.

During the months between the fall and transferring to Shade Academy, tin suffers from a depressive episode. He is then transferred to Shade Academy.

## Appearance

### Physical

Standing at 6’5, Tin has a muscular build with fair peachy skin and bright ginger hair and dark green eyes. He has a rectangular head shape with a pointed chin.

### Attire

Tin's original attire at Beacon Academy was a tangerine orange top with a black diagonal stripe across it. Tin then wears a pair of dark grey, white and orange clout pants that clinch at the bottom. On his feet, Tin wears a pair of black and white Sky gordon sneakers. Tin is then shown to wear a single arm-length padded glove on his right arm while leaving his other arm bare.

Tin’s original attire has him wear a tangerine orange and black sleeveless shirt that when Tin stretches, will show a little bit of midriff On his legs he wears a pair of dark grey, orange and white clout pants and a pair of orange, white and grey Sky Gordon sneakers. Over his right arm, he wears a padded detached sleeve that is made of a sweat-wick material.

## Personality

Tin is the confident, charismatic and brave leader of Team TLIP. An unabashed go-getter, Tin may be seen as reckless in some eyes, but for him its his desire to protect that fuels his energy. Towards his team mates, Tin acts as a big brother of sorts along with Lillian’s big sister energy. He enjoys the adrenaline of combat and fighting against the forces of grimm, often leading him to charge recklessly into battle without a thought’s notice.

But after the events of Beacon’s collapse and the betrayal of Mai Pembe, Tin’s entire demeanour changes. He becomes a broken and hardened young man, who now sees what the world really is. He’s officially distanced and isolated himself from others to suffer alone, completely destroyed by his close friend betraying him and having a hand in the deaths of many other students. He's now distanced, cold, impatient and traumatised from the events prior. Now at Shade Academy, whatever happens next is something that will either make or break Tin.

## Background

Tinwas born in Vale and wanted to become a hunter after watching the 35th Vytal Festival. He has a mom and a younger sister and his dad often works in other kingdoms as a security manager.

At some point, Tin was accepted into Beacon Academy and becomes the Leader of Team TLIP with Mai Phan as his partner.

## Abilities and Powers

Tin's style of fighting is all about moving fast and hitting as hard as possible. An agile and fast fighter, Tin is the first to leap into action. By using his weapon, Crossfire Hurricane, Tin delivers heavy skull-smashing swings further enhanced by the sharp machete blade on the side of his bat. This style of fighting can be further enhanced by Tin's semblance, allowing him to swing his weapon with even more power at the cost of giving away some aura to do so.

### Weakness

Tin is recklessness in combat and it often becomes detrimental as he leaps into combat without a thought of strategy, which has caused him to put himself in dangerous situations and risk his team mates. Tin is also a rather predictable fighter, one whose attacks can easily be telegraphed and fought around by opponents.

### Weapon

Tin’s weapon is called *Crossfire Hurricane.* It is the *Dual Impact Machete Bat (DIMB).* It is a heavy duty steel baseball bat made from a dark grey metal. It has a dark orange, almost amber coloured grip. Sticking out from the head of the bat is a sharp light-grey steel machete blade. Tin uses both sides of the bat for bashing and sharp slicing attacks. The weapon can also support dust, which Tin inserts through the top of the bat.

### Semblance

Tin's semblance is called *360 Revolution.* By charging up his aura, Tin can perform a spin attack that increases the amount of momentum and power he puts into a strike. This allows him to pull off faster, stronger attacks using his weapon. However, Tin must sacrifice a portion of his aura in order to activate his semblance, and with his below average pool, this has caused him to use his semblance cautiously.

## Relationships

### Team TLIP

* Lillian Armfeldt
* Ignis Artifex
* Mai Pembe

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Tin is inspired by the character of Strat from the 2017 musical *Bat out of Hell: The Musical*, which uses music from the Meatloaf and Jim Steinman album of the same name.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Tin is a type of metal that is silvery-white in colour.
* Toulouse is a french last name that alludes to the town in France of the same name.

### Miscellaneous

* His weapon, Crossfire Hurricane, is taken from a lyric in the song *Jumping Jack Flash* by The Rolling Stones.
* Tin's zodiac sign is Gemini.