Samuel Rosinante

Legacy of Heracles, Successor of Heracles, Descendant of Heracles, Spirit Inheritor of Heracles, Hercules Junior (Nicknames)

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

Crimefighter/Bounty Hunter
Terrorist (Formerly)

### Residence

Hero's Ruins, United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Formerly)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Zeus, Heracles (Ancestors)
María Rosinante (Grandmother)
Unnamed Father
Adriana Rosinante (Mother)

## Personal Information

### Affiliation

Team D×D (Reserved Member)
Svarga Loka (Begrudgingly)
Indra's Army (Begrudgingly)
Azazel Cup (Participant)
Khaos Brigade (Formerly)

## Portrayal

### Depictions

Kasama Jun (Japanese VA)Chris Guerrero (English VA)

**Samuel Rosinante**, also known by his codename **Heracles**, is a high-ranked member of the Hero Faction. He is the descendant of his namesake. In the Azazel Cup, he participates as one of the Rooks of Team Spear of the Heavenly Emperor.

## History

Samuel Rosinante was born on June 26, 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Adriana Rosinante and an unnamed man who knocked her up during prom. As a child, he was small and weak and lived with his grandmother María in the slums of Buenos Aires while his mother moved to the United States in order to seek better jobs to pay for her family in Argentina.

Throughout his childhood, he was bullied for his small frame and sickly physique. In 2000, when he was 7 years old, he saw a large object tipping over and about to land on an elderly man. Rushing to the rescue, while he was able to save the old man, the incident caused both of his legs to become crippled, ruining his life further. Completely shattered and feeling useless, Rosinante could do nothing but cry and fell into a state of depression.

However, when he was at his lowest, the old man he saved reappeared and revealed himself to be Heracles, his ancestor through his unknown father, and took Rosinante in as a student. With Heracles' help, Rosinante was able to walk again through the use of magic, though this was not an absolute cure as he would always walk with a limp and require a mobility aid to help him. He also trained Rosinante in ways of combat, both hand-to-hand and with a weapon, which Rosinante soon realized his natural talents for. In the end, after several years staying together, Heracles left the Rosinante residence.

When he was about 17 years old, his mother died overseas and his family fell into a financial crisis. Rosinante then decided to drop out of high school and became an underground fighter to support his family. As a fighter, he gained a reputation as an undefeatable fighter under the alias "Heracles", after his legendary namesake. However, things weren't all good, as - after a battle where he refused to accept his opponent's bribe - thugs were sent to his house to burn it down. Unbeknown to them, Rosinante's grandmother María was in the house and died in the fire.

Devastated and infuriated, Rosinante swore to see all those who were involved in his grandmother's death die a bloody death. This eventually led him to disbanding one of the largest supernatural crime syndicates in Argentina. During this time, he also met and befriended Liu Qingyuan, and eventually joined the Hero Faction after Liu Qingyuan proposed the idea in 2012.

## Appearance

Rosinante is a two-meters tall man with a large, healthy, and extremely muscular frame. He has shoulder-length brown hair that is dyed a grayish silver-blue, as well as dark-blue - so dark that they are nearly black - eyes. His skin is well-tanned and covered in freckles. There is also a small mole beside his left eye.

Due to his past injuries, he walks with a limp and often uses a walking stick to help him with walking when not using magic. He also speaks with a heavy Argentinian accent.

### Clothes & Attires

Like other members of the Hero Faction, he wears what appears to be an attire of a Japanese school uniform (more specifically, the *gakuran* uniform generally worn by Japanese schoolboys in the fall), covered by Greek-style armor made of polished Celestial Bronze.

## Personality

Rosinante is shown to be arrogant, overconfident, brutal, stubborn, assertive, and pugnacious. He loves fighting and takes great pride and confidence in his martial skills. During battle, he has been shown to be rude and cynical toward his opponents and even goad them by calling them out for their past misdeeds. Although he is a believer in fair play, he has no qualms in employing dirty tricks to defeat his enemies in crucial and/or life-or-death situations.

Like many demigods, legacies, or lineal descendants, Rosinante inherited his legendary ancestor's infamous wrath, which induces him into a berserk state if he feels like he is being looked down upon. And due to his past, he also has the habit of projecting his own insecurities onto others, which is most notable through his battle with Sairaorg, when he felt insulted for having to fight a "defect".

Despite his shortcomings, Rosinante also exhibited traits that made his ancestor famous such as bravery, heroism, and a strong sense of justice. He also has a fondness for young kids and would often volunteer at orphanages to play with the children.

## Powers & Abilities

### Power-Ranking

* **Total**: 66 points
	+ **God Among Men**
* **Total**: 85 TP
	+ Level 3 "**Moderate Threat**"

## Equipment

**Nemeios Pelt**: The pelt of a Nemeios, descendant of the original Nemean Lion killed by Heracles. It takes the form of the *gakuran* uniform that Rosinante wears underneath his Celestial Bronze armor. It is extremely durable and has proven to be invulnerable against all mundane attacks, from physical attacks to weaponry, such as bullets or explosions. It also grants him advanced resistance toward all non-divine magical attacks.

**Heracles' Bow**: Heracles' former bow that he passed down to Philoctetes after his death. It is made from the bones of the original Hydra, which grants it the power to cloak all arrows equipped in a layer of Hydra's poison. This, in addition to his immense strength, allows Rosinante to kill many individuals with a single strike, piercing through shields, armor, and flesh with ease.

**Variant Detonation**: Rosinante's Sacred Gear and main weapon. It takes the form of a fiery aura around his body that has the ability to explode the same time he physically attacks. He can also shoot his aura out in blazing blasts capable of reducing entire skyscrapers to ash and rubble.

* **Detonation - Mighty Comet**: Variant Detonation's Balance Breaker. The aura around Rosinante's body glows, transforming into numerous missile-like objects, ready for him to discharge them toward his enemies at a moment's notice.

### Former Equipment

**Club of Apollon**: A silver hexagon-shaped bat with a handle long enough to be held by two hands. It was made from the wood of a sacred laurel tree by the last official Oracle of Delphi in 393 AD. Due to its symbolism, it had the power to blast intense solar rays, capable of melting stones and destroying all non-enchanted metals. It was destroyed in 2011 during a fight against the original Python.

## Trivia

* For unknown reasons, he likes to be referred to by his surname rather than his first name.
* Rosinante likes spicy food, jazz music, and turn-based strategy games.
	+ He dislikes boiled food and documentaries.
* If he has the chance to finish his education, Rosinante would like pursuit a career in education and become a grade-school teacher.