Rocky Argyis

> Atlas Folks are supposed to be tough and strong, right? I wanna see that, so don't hold back on us!
>
> Rocky Argyis

## Media

### First Appearance

"On the Edge"

Rocky Argyis is a side character in Team OPRA's story. She is a former student at Beacon Academy and a member of Team ROCK. Her weapon of choice is a heavy duty spear-bow hybrid called Hylonome.

She first appears in "On the Edge" in the doubles round with her partner Olive Farber in the 40th Biannual Vytal Festival against Tanner Ackerman and Conrad 'Birdie' Nigellus. Despite knocking Birdie out using her semblance to deliver an ultra powerful drop kick, she and Oliver are simultaneously defeated when Tanner reflects Olive's high powered dust laser back onto them with his semblance's reflective capabilities.

During the Battle of Beacon, she, Olive, Team ALMD and Team OPRA help rescue students from the grimm at the Vytal Showgrounds. Later on she hears Albert's cries because of her enhanced faunus hearing and leads the group to Albert and a fatally injured Ophelia, ultimately helping in saving her.

After the Fall of Beacon, Rocky and her team are transferred to Atlas Academy.

## Appearance

### Physical

Rocky is a tall and muscular woman. She stands at 6'5 and weighs 180lbs. She has fair skin with brown eyes and black hair that is shaved on one side and parted to the other. She has an ovular head shape with two cartilage piercings on her right ear and a nose ring. Being a equine faunus, Rocky's trait is a horse's tail with black hair at her tailbone.

### Attire

Rocky's original attire consists of a dark blue, quarter-sleeved, turtleneck muscle tank and a pair of black jeans tucked into brown work boots that are steel-capped at its base. Over her muscle shirt, Rocky wears an intercrossing belt harness with gold buckles that has the quiver for her weapon's bow form attached. Rocky then wears a pair of black padded gloves, elbow pads and knee pads.

## Personality

Rocky at her base is an incredibly headstrong and almost literal hard working girl. She shown to be the friendly woman of Team ROCK and fits all aspects of a leader. She enjoys the life of combat and fighting, as well as having an utter devotion to working out. She values combat and working out as a means to improve ones self and their lives. Rocky is also shown to be close to her team mates, especially Olive and will often make sure that Olive keeps her head in the right space and not lose focus. As evident in the Battle of Beacon, Rocky is devoted to protecting her academy and fellow students against The Creatures of Grimm.

## Background

Rocky was born in the countryside of Mid-East Sannas to the nomadic Argyis tribe, who roam around the wilderness of Remnant and act as huntsman for towns or villages that they reside near. Because of this Rocky had a strong upbringing and was taught to fight from a young age.

Because of her tenacity and fighting capabilities, Rocky was offered to study at Beacon Academy by Professor Ozpin. During the entrance exam, she met Olive Farber and became her partner. She was later initiated as the leader of Team ROCK.

## Abilities and Powers

Rocky uses an unusual and surprising mix of heavy duty mid to long ranged combat. Due to the sheer weight of her weapon, Hylonome, Rocky is somewhat weighed down in her attacks. However, this is a worthy trade off as Rocky's attacks are hard hitting. Rocky can take out her opponents with ease using these devastating attacks. She can perform both accurate shots with her bow and strong swings with her spear.

### Weaknesses

However, with being weighed down, Rocky's movement speed is greatly affected and can lead to her becoming more vulnerable in her position and attacked easily. Rocky's decreased movement speed also makes her an easy picking for faster opponents.

### Weapon

Rocky's weapon is called *Hylonome*. It is the *Heavy Duty Spear Bow.* Hylonome in its base form is a large, heavy duty compound bow that Rocky uses to fire heavy-casted arrows at her enemies. The weapon requires great strength to wield, making it a perfect fit for Rocky. Using the bow form of Hylonome, Rocky fires strong heavy shots at her enemies to deal considerable damage from longer ranges at the cost of a slower attack speed. Rocky mainly uses standard arrows.

Hylonome's second form is that of a spear. By folding the blades inwards inwards, Hylonome telescopes a pole out and two halves of a spear head pop out from the arms of the bow. With this form, Rocky can fight against opponents at closer ranges. Rocky does not use dust for this form either.

### Semblance

Rocky's semblance is called *Horse Power.* Rocky uses her semblance to deliver devastating kicks and punches by super-charing her aura into her hands and feet. This allows Rocky to send an enemy flying with just a single punch or kick as evident with kicking Birdie so hard he leaves a deep trench trail in the ground. Rocky can also temporarily boost her speed by using Horse Power to dash. The drawback to using Horse Power is that Rocky will sacrifice aura to supercharge what appendages she needs to.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Rocky alludes the mythological creatures of the Centaurs, specifically Hylonome. In greek mythology, Centaurs are beings that feature the upper half of a human and the lower half of a horse. Hylonome was a centaur who took her own life to be with her lover Cyllarus.
	+ Rocky fits into this inspiration by being a horse faunus.
	+ Her semblance, Horse Power, is named after the term used to measure the speed of a car in automobile engineering. The use of it as a name of her semblance is a pun.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Rocky is commonly a boys name originating from Italy meaning 'Rest', It can also allude to the word 'Rock' and rocks in general, a geological material that is commonly brown in colour.
* Argyis is a Greek last name meaning 'Silver'.

### Miscellaneous

* Her Weapon, Hylonome, alludes to the centaur of the same name from Greek mythology.
* Rocky's zodiac sign is sagittarius.