Branimir Institute of Heroism and Technology

**Branimir Institute of Heroism and Technology** was once a lesser-known academic institution located in the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. That is, before However, after adding on a Hero Branch to their educational program, the school quickly rose up in the ranks on becoming one of the top hero schools in the discrict due to it's recent output/intake of new heros and their high academic levels within each branch.

## ||Branimir Teachers/Staff

* Solomon Shaw [ Shiba | BIHT Headmaster | Age ?? ] :: Although he consistently gives off the vibe of an irritated, caffeine-deprived grandpa, it has been proven time and time again that he devotes most, if not all, of his spare time to his students within his institute. His quirk is considered ‘mutant’, so no, he is not a sentient dog. However, don’t let that fool you into thinking he’s some weak, timit old mutt. He’d do anything it takes to protect his students and his beloved institution until his last dying breath.

* David Griffiths [ Limit Break | Class 1-A Teacher | Age 37 ] ::

* Riley Greene [ Zipper | Class 1-A Teacher’s Assistant | Age 20 ] :: he had many opportunities to become a pro hero himself, which he attempted to pursue for a short while during his own time spent at Branimir Institute, but quickly came to the conclusion on how much he couldn’t really fit in. He didn’t think his quirk was qualified enough to move up the hero ranks so, after graduation from the General Education Branch, he decided to apply as a teacher’s assistant for the class he never got to attend in hopes of helping the next generation of heros advance further than he ever could. His quirk is a bit peculiar, having numerous zipper-like pockets across his seemingly empty void of a body, Places including his arms, hands, collarbone, ect. He also has the odd ability to place ‘zippers’ onto other surfaces and close them up, much like any normal zipper. Hence, he is also able to open things up with them as well, allowing him to enter entrance-less rooms/spaces. He can easily store items within them at a seamlessly endless rate, which tends to come in handy for storing school supplies and important paperwork. Although other people can place things into these pockets, only he himself can remove these items from them. Good for keeping important items/information out of reach from exterior threats.

* Josias Hylderley [ Pause / Former Pro Hero ‘???’ | Class 2-A Homeroom Teacher | Age 38 ] :: Both a Branimir Graduate and Former Pro Hero, Josias's quirk allows him to freeze time for as long as he holds his breathe. He can move freely while time is frozen, but this pasued time gives off the appearance of an "instant teleportation" once he starts breathing again. However, after suffering damage to his upper respritory system during a villain attack, he sadly had to step down due to not meeting the proper health conditions. Going from holding his breath for a good 5-10 minutes down to roughly 1-2 minutes at a time.

* Margaret Wolrond [ Hard Light | Class 2-A Teacher’s Assistant | Age 23 ] :: She originally applied as a teacher, but after talking with some of the staff and bumping into Class 2-A’s homeroom teacher during a campus tour with Headmaster Shaw, she felt entransed enough to accept the headmaster's offer to take up the position as his assistant. Her quirk, which is as fairly simple as they come, can manipulate photons to solidify light. The level of solidity ranging from loose jelly to metal-like hardness. However, she needs to stay in physical contact with her creations in order for them to keep their current form.

*Coming soon*

## ||Branimir Students

### Hero Branch // Class 1-A

* Dakota W. (Wojciech) Berkeley [ Golden Retriever | ‘The Fetching Hero: Good boy!!’ | Age 16 | #15 ] :: A bit of an odd hero name, for sure, but it’s the complete truth. Not only can he do almost anything a golden retriever can do, he has a number of visible canine features. Things such as ears, tail, pointed nails and hightened senses/reflexes. Both his regular attire/uniform and his hero costume have been fitted with a special collar, which has a custom tracker cip built into it, just in case he ever gets himself lost...again.

* Dolcie Powell [ Hoverwing / ‘The Lightwing Heroine: Sweet Pea’ | Age 16 | #6 ] :: Blessed with the characteristics of a hummingbird, Dolcie is said to be one of the fastest students in class 1-A. She can zip around at top speeds and can turn/stop on the flip of a dime, although doing this too much seems to give her a slow-building feeling of motion sickness. When doing this, it allows her to cause some havoc by doing hit-and-run attacks on her opponents. Plus, she can produce some pretty decent gusts of wind by flapping her wings in a single direction. She’s also an expert whistler, by the way. Not too important, but hey...still pretty cool~

* James Byrne [ Static / ‘Sparky’ | Age 16 | #19 ] :: The class-clown of the group, James's quirk allows him to generate electricity via friction. He can also summon this ability by rubbing his hands together, thus why his costume designer replaced the palms of his gloves with a special material that doubles his friction output. However, when conducting too much electricity, he can cause a chain-reaction and shock the nerves in his hands and lower arms...rendering them from pins-and-needles after a short jolt or completely useless from a massive sjockfor a short period of time.

* Ellyn ??? [ Crystallization / "The MMM Hero: MMM" | Age 16 | #12] :: Being able to produce crystalized bullets/shields from the pores on your body can be quite a pain sometimes, but Ellyn’s got it covered! Literally!! Her body has the odd ability to turn sugar into crystals so, in order to keep herself from crashing, she has to make sure to constantly eat foods with high amounts of sugar. Just a few pure sugar cubes in the mits of battle is enough to give herself a power boost.

* Nycholas Brewys [ Power Enhancement / "The MMM Hero: MMM" | Age 16 | #2 ] :: Being the class representitive is quite the task, especially within the Hero Branch of Class 1-A. Upon touching another person, his quirk allows him to transfer his own energy/power into them. An exhausted and dying hero could be back on his feet in seconds if he was with Nycholas. In addition, this quirk could give a huge boost of power to an already-healthy hero. However, this can make him very, very weak, and if overused, he can go unconscious for up to a day or two. He makes up for his lack of a flashy quirk with his advanced skills in martial arts and acrobatics, along with helpful support tools designed for him by some good friends of his in the Tech Support Branch, so he can still pack quite a punch when it comes to training as a hero. Is there nothing a class rep can’t do??!

* William Patel [ Lionheart / ‘Mios’ | Age 16 | #3 ] :: As strong as he is fluffy, he is quite a force to be reckoned with when it comes to strength and agility. This lion-like mutation quirk of his has immense power so long as he remains brave and is unafraid. Which, in his case, is pretty difficult considering he’s deadly afraid of fire and a wide assortment of other things. So, when facing him against someone with a fire-related quirk, he goes from brave to the cowardly lion from ‘Wizard of Oz’ in an instant…and it can be quite troublesome to snap him out of it.

*Coming soon*

## ||Classes

### Hero Branch

Students who enroll into this specific branch in order to become heroes tend to follow a semi-unforgiving curriculum. This instition prides itself on their methods of teaching, with the highest ranking students during the Entrance Exams mixed in classes A-C, based on score levels and chances of improvement, while the students who barely passed the entrance exam are placed into Class D. From there, it is completely possible for students to move up in classes, given the proper requirements being met.

Things such as good grades, proper attitude and clear imporvements in quirk useage play a big part in this decision.

### General Education Branch

Students who attend Branimir purely for educational purposes, or weren't quite good enough for the hero courses are often placed into the General Education Branch. These students, while not being as eventful as the other branches, receive a spectaculiar education and are set up for many possibilities in the near future. However, if a student from this branch shows high interest and exemplary skill, given special permission directly from the headmaster, they may be able to move up into Hero Branch D. These students are labeled E-G.

### Tech Support Branch

These students are focused on creating and inventing devices to help out heroes on the battlefield. They have countless tools and resources at their hands to create incredible things for their hero course counterparts. These students are in classes H and I

### Business Branch

This small selection of students focus on the business side of the hero world. They learn about founding and managing a hero agency. They learn hands-on with hero agencies. Due to the small amount of students wanting this track, all business students are placed in Class J.

## ||Electives

If students have good enough grades, they can take some extra courses either on weekends or after class hours.

### Sports

Students can join sport teams and have small games against other schools, both hero and non-hero. Sport teams include:

* Football
* Basketball
* Rugby - Union/League [Non-Quirk]
* Power Rugby - Union/League [Quirk)]
* Athletics - Track and Field
* Tennis

Quirk usage is typically proibited during games, with some games allowing minor usage such as "Power Rugby".

## ||Entrance Exam

Before the addition of the Hero Branch, the Institute's entrance exam only consisted of a written exam. The additional physical

### Written Exam

The written exam is a fierce exam that the students are required to take unless told otherwise, on the rare occation. The test itself mainly consists with five sections. These sections include Mathematics, English, Science, Literature and Hero Studies. The students are given three hours to complete the written exam. Any form of cheating will be met with instant disqualification from the exams.

### Physical Exam

The physical exam is considered to be quite the challance, created to bring out further potential for future students. The make or break of the exams, you could say.

From the start, all students are split into three groups based on a random draw and are sent into large buildings full of diverse obstructions and 'hostages'. Students will then engage a 20 minute battle simulation where they will face off against 3 different types of obstructions.

* Obstruction #1 - Weak, but incredibly agile battle-bots that fires long-ranged attacks [+1 point]
* Obstruction #2 - Average sized, but slightly less agile bots that attack via melee/hand-to-hand combat [+2 points]
* Obstruction #3 - Incredibly tough, tank in combat. Attacks with slow, but giant and heavy attacks [+3 points]

* Hostage #1 - Typically guarded by Type 1/2 Obstructions, marked via green tracking chip located in center chest cavity, on occation. [+1 Point, Bonus +1 each if Assisted/Dual Rescue]
* Hostage #2 - Typically guarded by Type 2/3, marked via blue tracking chip located in center chest cavity, on rare occations. [+2 Points, Bonus +1 each if Assisted/Dual Rescue]

In each section of the building, there will also be two types of "hostages" that students can come across and likewise rescue after battling surrounding Obstructions. Rather than bringing them to the building's entrance like past exams, however, the hostages are considered "rescued" when the students present taps their exam braclet on the victim's chest. Depending on the type of Hostage rescued, a specific amount of point are added to their final score. If they assist a peer in rescuing a Hostage, they both gain an aditional assist point toward their final score. But if any student attacks another student, which can usually be dismissed if accidental with a point deducted from their score, they run the risk of being disqualified from the Physical Exam.

## ||Events

Branimir Institute holds plenty of open events throughout the years to show off and celebrate the growth of their current students and to hopefully attract the attention to potential students in the near future.

### "Sila Festival"

One of the biggest events Branimir has to offer! Not only does it involve all of your favorite school festival events with games and plently of food to go around, The Hero Branch students compete in various events, fighting to be crowned the winner of the Tournament.

## ||Trivia

* It’s been a running joke with the students within the Hero/Tech Branch of Margaret being Josias’s ‘work wife’, given her obvious infactuation with him since the day she was hired onto the staff team. Although, he seems to be completely oblivious to any of her advances...

* The day James discovered his quirk was quite the story. At the age of 6 when he was scooting his feet across the carpet chasing after his dad and, when he went to give his father a surprise zap, he kinda…launched him across their living room with his hair standing on end. They both erupted in laughter shortly after, which led to his nickname ‘sparky’.