Adam Taurus

**Adam Garrett Taurus** was a Faunus terrorist, political activist, and warrior who fought for Faunus rights, though he would lose sight of those goals later. Adam was a member of the White Fang, later forming his own group known as the Red Fang, of which he was the High Leader.

Adam was born in the village of Minos in Mistral to Abraham and Sara Taurus, as the elder twin brother of Eve Taurus. When Adam was about five years old, his village was destroyed by a Grimm attack, his sister having died in it. Adam and his parents immigrated to Mantle for a new life, however they were forced to work for the Schnee Dust Company as that was the only place willing to hire them.

Life in the mines was horrible, however, Abraham had rallied the miners in a strike for better conditions. Mercenaries came to disperse the strike and in the chaos, Abraham was "accidently" gunned down. Sara did her best to care for Adam, however she eventually was struck with a dire illness. While it was curable, they did not have the money for it so Adam watched as his mother wasted away until her death, leaving Adam an orphan. Adam grew to be an unruly child who always fought against his employers (who were more like slavers). An 11 year old Adam would get into a fight with a foreman over the treatment the Faunus got in the mines, that resulted in Adam brutalizing the man in question. In retribution, Adam was restrained by other workers and was branded on the left eye with the mark of the SDC. The experienced nearly killed Adam, however he unlocked his aura as a response which kept him barely alive.

Adam would be sent to one of the worst mines in Mistral a year later, though he eventually staged an escape attempt with his fellow miners. The break was mostly a failure, with only a few able to escape. Adam was one of the lucky few, however he was being hunted down by huntsmen who worked for the SDC. Adam was found by the huntsmen who began to beat him to near death, however he was saved by the Branwen Tribe. Adam was entered into the Tribe and became a student of Raven Branwen who taught him how to fight. Adam spent years with the Branwens, though he eventually left because of personal reasons.

Adam would come across a caravan which he attempted to rob, however he was subdued. The caravan was the White Fang, who took pity on him and took him in. Adam grew to be a passionate member and became close to the Belladonna family (Ghira and Kali), the leaders of the White Fang. While the Belladonna's offered to adopt him, Adam refused for personal reasons. Adam would serve as a mentor to their daughter Blake, and her best friend Ilia Amitola. Despite a significant age difference, Adam would become romantically involved with Blake.

Adam became more and more disillusioned with the White Fang's methods (seeing them as too slow for his taste) and despite his closeness with the Belladonnas, he began agreeing more and more with Sienna Khan and the Albain brothers. As such, many members of the White Fang (Adam included) took to more violent methods, something that was encouraged by Sienna but was admonished by the Belladonnas. Ghira and Kali were advocates of non-violent protest and civil disobedience, with violence only being needed for self-defense as a last resort.

Ultimately, Sienna Khan with the backing of the children of the White Fang's founders the Albain brothers made political moves to cut the Belladonnas out of the White Fang's leadership. This would cause a split in the White Fang, though Ghira and Kali decided to step down from their positions and retire to Menagerie, the ancestral homeland of the Faunus, with some of their followers doing the same in order to avoid a civil war or the organization fracturing. Adam joined Sienna and was high ranking member with a modicum of fame in the organization.

Later during a visit to Menagerie, Adam convinced Blake and Ilia to leave the Belladonnas and join Sienna's faction. Adam would mentor both of them in combat and became a high ranking member of the White Fang. Soon, the White Fang became more and more infamous to the point of being considered a terrorist group and become the most wanted organization on Remnant. At this time, Adam's mental state began to decline slightly from the horrors he had seen throughout his life. He was also being manipulated by the Albain brothers who had their own goals of Faunus supremacy.

Adam would become more and more violent, and his faction was separating further and further into its own organization. Blake had enough and left Adam's group and went into hiding in Vale after she saw Adam nearly kill unrelated innocents during a mission.

Adam would then begin working (somewhat against his will) with Cinder Fall and her minions in a plot to destroy destroy Beacon Academy. While initially having misgivings about the plot, Adam slowly began to agree to the plan more and more. Adam believed that destroying the academy would bring him fame and raise his reputation, as well as working to destroy a institution loved by humans. A secret personal reason was that Adam learned that Blake had begun attending the academy, and he wanted revenge for her abandoning him.

It culminated in the Battle of Beacon, where Adam's White Fang would invade Beacon Academy on Cinder's orders. There, Adam got into a fight with Blake and her partner, Yang Xiao Long. Adam easily bested the two, cutting off Yang's arm and stabbing Blake in the stomach, though they escaped before he could kill them.

The Fall of Beacon was a success for Adam, despite the condemnation from the higher ups in the White Fang and the chaos in Vale. Using his popularity in the organization from the event, Adam attempted to overthrow Sienna Khan as High Leader, though his coup failed. Adam then formed his own organization, the Red Fang, to achieve his goals.

The Red Fang would be defeated during a battle at Mistral, though Adam evaded capture. Blaming Blake for his defeat and loss of power, Adam attempted to gain revenge on her. Adam stalked Blake and her friends for weeks before he attempted to kill her during a party at the Schnee Manor. Although Adam succeeded in killing Jacques Schnee, he would ultimately be killed by Blake and her team, RWBY.

Despite his death, Adam's body would be recovered for Salem and he was turned into one of her Revenants. This Revenant Adam was once again slain during the final battle at Evernight, with Blake putting Adam out of his misery and granting him the rest he needed.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Adam Garrett Taurus** was born in the village of Minos in the Mistral Federation. Minos was a small village, mostly composed of Mantlese expats. Adam's parents had lived in the village for several years, having immigrated from Atlas earlier. Adam was the elder twin of Eve Taurus.

### Fall of Minos

When Adam was 5 years old, Minos was besieged by the Grimm. Chaos would unfold as all the villagers attempted to escape the town and the local militia was unable to contain the panicking crowds. Adam and Eve would be separated from their parents, though they tried to find them.

While looking for their parents, a group of Beowolves cornered Adam and Eve. Adam attempted to sacrifice his life so that Eve could escape, however, Eve was more scared and so the Beowolves attacked her first. Adam watched in horror as his sister was torn apart by the Grimm. Members of the militia arrived and saved Adam, though he was left heavily traumatized by the death of his sister.

Adam was taken to his parents who were informed of Eve's fate, which caused them great distress. The Taurus family were taken to a refugee camp outside of Mistral, though they had plans to move to Mantle.

### Life in Mantle

Adam and his family to Mantle, however, life was difficult for them. As poor Faunus refugees, they did not have many opportunities for employment. Adam's parents tried their best and did work across the city in order to provide for them. Despite how desperate their circumstances were, Adam's parents refused to let him work and had him focus on his studies and living as a normal child.

Despite his poor circumstances, Adam was mostly happy, though he was still haunted by the devastation that he saw in Minos and the loss of his sister. Adam began showing signs of mental illness, though his parents were unable to afford dealing with them. Soon enough, the jobs that Abraham and Sara had were no longer enough to provide for them. The only other option that they had was working for the Schnee Dust Company.

Work in the mines was horrible for his parents, and soon his father joined the Mantle branch of the White Fang to band the workers together. Abraham soon become a leader in the organization and eventually began organizing a strike for better conditions in the mine. The SDC was unhappy with this and a few days they began taking action against them. Despite intervention from the guards and police, the strike still went on and the SDC ultimately hired a mercenary company. Eventually, tensions rose to the point that the mercenaries fired into the protesting crowds and killed many workers, Abraham being one of them. While the SDC renounced their affiliation with the mercenaries and claimed the incident was unintended, both Adam and his mother believed that it was a ploy to get rid of as many "unruly" workers as possible. Without his father, a seven year old Adam had no choice but to join his mother in working in the mines, dropping out of school in order to do so. The loss of his father only hastened his worsening mental health.

### SDC Mines

Adam began working as a miner alongside his mother. Adam's job was extremely difficult for him and he worked himself to exhaustion and injury nearly every day. Adam's mother did everything she could to protect him and keep him safe, but Adam still suffered immensely. Adam and his mother began having health issues from the complications of mining, but were not allowed time to recuperate. Adam's mental issues only worsened from the experiences that he had.

When Adam was eight years old, his mother's health issues caught up to her, and she became incredibly ill. Adam began working harder to earn enough money to get treatment, but she was getting exponentially worse as time went on. After several agonizing months, Sara finally passed from her illness. Although her last words were assuring Adam that she loved him, it was cold comfort.

Despite now being an orphan, the foremen at the mine he worked at refused to send him to a orphanage and instead forced him to continue working. Having little to no time to grieve, Adam became incredibly confrontational and wrathful from everything that happened in his life, his mental illness having grown unchecked and worsening. Although Adam had no choice but to work for the SDC, he was considered incredibly unruly and seen as a problem as he constantly quarreled with the other workers, mostly the foremen.

When Adam was 11, his rage against his employers reached it's zenith. Incensed at the horrid treatment he and the other workers were stuck in, Adam ended up in a fist fight with a foreman. Despite his young age, Adam managed to easily beat the foreman and began beating him half to death. Soon after, Adam was restrained by the other workers and was beaten to near death in retribution. After he was savagely beaten, he was branded on his left eye with the mark of the SDC. Although Adam should have died from his extensive injuries, he unlocked his aura from the trauma of being branded and so he narrowly survived the experience.

Adam was left hospitalized for months, though he eventually recovered. Adam was left permanently blinded in his left eye as a result of his injuries

## Personality

Adam was an aggressive, brusque, and violent man who was devoted to the cause of Faunus rights, but his mental illness and the horrors that he experienced warped his view of life. Adam's views of things were heightened during his time with the Branwen Tribe, which caused him to value strength as one of the most important things in existence and he believed that might meant right. Adam believed violence was the only answer to achieve real solutions. Adam was an extremely serious person who had little time for pleasantries or anything that did not aid him in his goals. Adam spoke in a manner of speech that was incredibly frank and blunt. Adam could be considered boorish in manner, something that stemmed from his very difficult childhood and his time with the Branwens. Adam had moments that could make him seem prideful or arrogant, though he put these feelings away when he needed to. Adam did not fear much and one of his virtues was his courageousness.

Adam was an extremely charismatic person, having immense charm that people couldn't help but notice. Adam had a powerful magnetism that left people spellbound and listened to what he had to say. Adam rose through the ranks of the White Fang incredibly quickly which was both because of his skill and his charisma. Adam's leadership skills were questionable at beast, but people listened to him and he was great at gaining attention. Adam was also very good at projecting an image of a noble and valiant warrior, which had elements of truth but he played it up immensely. As time went on this image was a false one that did not hold up to scrutiny.

Adam had a few character tics. Adam tended to adjust his mask or blindfolds when he was stressed and especially when he was reminded of his past. Adam was almost always completely serious, having little time for frivolities like jokes or the like. Adam rarely laughed or smiled, typically only frowning or scowling. When Adam's pride and arrogance got to him, he tended to smirk. While he didn't speak formally, his speech was not casual either. Adam rarely swore, not out of opposition of foul language, but simply because he did not feel the need to.

Blake described Adam as someone who was once incredibly idealistic, but fell towards cynicism after a lifetime of injustices. Adam believed that change could be achieved, but thought that only strength and violence could achieve it. Adam wanted to create a world where things were truly equal between humans and Faunus. While at one point Adam might have agreed to the mostly pacifistic methods of Ghira's White Fang, he no longer believed that they worked and instead turned to violence. Even Sienna's methods were far too slow and peaceful for his liking, and Adam turned his faction toward true violence. While Adam's White Fang and later the Red Fang were heavily associated with the belief of Faunus Supremacy, Adam himself never subscribed to that doctrine. Adam sincerely believed in equality, although as his sanity wore down. no could no longer hold up his beliefs. Adam wanted to make the world a better place and wanted to prevent anyone from having to suffer like he did, but his methods caused suffering. While Adam was well aware of the tragedies he wrought, he continued on his path in order to achieve his perfect world. Others have cast doubt if Adam was more so concerned about getting revenge for his suffering than getting change, though Blake believes that Adam did believe what he professed, he simply lost sight of it and turned into a spiteful monster later.

For all his negatives, Adam did help people when he thought he could afford to. Adam had a policy of helping the weak, though this did not mean that he respected them. Adam's experience left him with an obsession with strength and power, so he could be disdainful of those he viewed as weak, especially those who did little to help their situations. Adam saw Faunus who did nothing to help their situation or their brethren as sheep and viewed most humans with suspicion. While he would still likely help anyone he felt needed it, he would not treat them well. Adam was wary of helping humans and was more likely to leave them on their own or help them tangentially. As time went on, Adam stopped helping people ever as he had fallen to far to care anymore.

Adam was an exacting and demanding man who did not tolerate fools. Adam had an air of maturity about him ever since he was young, having had to grow up incredibly fast because of his circumstances. While Adam could be mature, he also had moments of immaturity. Adam was frequently mocked and derided for being an "edgelord". While few would call him on it, it was a deliberate persona he put forward and he genuinely thought it was cool. Blake and Ilia both thought that Adam made his style work, but it was also incredibly dorky when given much thought. Adam was not the most organized person and could be very unorganized, usually leaving such matters to others.

Adam was a passionate man who spoke him mind with fervor. This also made Adam someone who struggled to keep his emotions in check. This was something that was caused by his mental instability and was a big weakness he had. Adam was not a very patient man and he sometimes did not think things through before he did them. Adam let his feelings cloud his judgement which helped his image as a freedom fighter, but did cost him in other ways.

Adam seemed to relish combat and fighting others. Although Adam stated that violence was a necessary evil, Adam visibly enjoyed fighting and got absorbed into enjoyable fights. The few times that Adam smiled or laughed tended to be when he was in combat. During very enjoyable fights, Adam would break into fits of laughter truly showing how much he enjoyed it. Even in the face of terrible odds, Adam would take enjoyment in battle. Despite his love for fighting, Adam hated losing. In situations that got him close to losing, Adam would become more hysterical and aggressive, taking whatever steps he could to avoid defeat. Adam was a sore loser and didn't handle failure well. Adam was very expressive when fighting and tended to drag out fights that he was enjoying, something that cost him in certain situations.

Adam spent most his times training and honing his skills, especially his swordplay. Adam had very little skills outside of combat and he had no real hobbies outside of training. While Blake and Ilia tended to drag him into their own hobbies so that he could live a little, it was clear that he didn't enjoy them much and was only humoring them. Training and fighting were some of the only things to bring Adam any joy, and he gave off the impression of someone who did not have a very fulfilling existence. Adam also did not relax much and as a result seemed high strung at almost all times. Adam didn't see much value in the arts and didn't care about it, being mostly a utilitarian person. Even with food, Adam was very functional. Adam seemed to only eat what he needed and had no regard for the taste of food. Adam suffered from ageusia, the complete loss of taste. Being a Bull Faunus, Adam was mostly vegetarian. Adam drank a lot of coffee, and he preferred it with ginger but no sugar or milk. Adam's favorite brand appeared to be Four Peaks, a Mistrali brand that was very strong and had a high amount of caffeine. Adam seemed to dislike alcohol and drugs on principle and once attempted to ban them, though this restriction didn't last long due to complaints from others. Adam did not sleep much, only taking the occasional power nap. Adam was somewhat old fashioned and preferred traditional things, though he did make use of new technologies to get a leg up on others. Despite his preference, Adam was not disdainful of new things.

Despite his reputation, Adam was a poor leader. Adam did not work well with others and was fiercely independent. Adam was demanding and did not tolerate questions or being failed. Adam could be rather draconian and expected everything he ordered to be done to the letter without delay. While Adam didn't see his subordinates as lesser, he only truly respected a few of them. Adam did care for the people he lead, but he was very unsuited to leadership. Adam felt that as a leader his word was the most important and although he wouldn't waste lives to protect himself, on some level he did see himself as more important because of his position. During missions and battle, Adam was very authoritative and assertive. Adam listened to advice others gave him and would consider it, but he would ignore it if he didn't ask for it or felt it was unhelpful. Adam did not tolerate disobedience and punished those who didn't follow his orders harshly. Adam's leadership was based on his charisma alone and not his skills. Adam fought alongside his subordinates, but it was more so like he was getting ahead of them because they were just slowing him down. Adam leadership skills degraded further as he continued to decline mentally, going to the point that he would randomly lash out in anger at those near him and his orders could be nonsensical at times. Adam's poor leadership became more apparent and he soon became regulated to a figurehead because of it, later being discarded completely.

While not stupid, Adam was not the most intelligent of people. When it came to combat, Adam was a savant who knew everything about how to control the battlefield and was almost unstoppable. Adam was also a very clever person who used his wits to gain advantages whenever he could. Adam was observant and analytical, able to pick up on the smallest of details and use them in ways that benefited him and his goals. In other respects, Adam was not the smartest. This was more so out of his low patience and few learning opportunities, rather than any actual stupidity. Adam tended to be shortsighted and didn't think things through which made things worse for him. When given time to learn things that he wanted to learn, Adam proved to be very sharp. Adam was only able to do basic arithmetic, knew nothing about science beyond what he needed. Adam's use of language and history was really only to advance his image, and he didn't really care about learning. Adam's declining mental health also seemed to make him seem less intelligent as his ability to think clearly was even more compromised. Adam hated whenever someone called him idiotic and he would retaliate harshly toward the insult.

Blake noted that Adam's political knowledge was somewhat lacking and his opinions were unfocused. Adam cared little for anything not related to Faunus rights and seemed like he would support anything that achieved his goals. Adam was not a politician though he could be described as somewhat populist. Most political activists had very little positive to say about Adam, viewing him as little more than a thug with half baked ideas and no functional plan to implement them. Adam claimed to know what he was talking about and most people trusted that, but he was severely lacking in politics.

Adam had his own sense of justice and code of honor. While Adam was a terrorist who did incredibly violent things, he did have his noble qualities. Adam completely and sincerely believed in justice and equality, it was just that his experiences warped his views on them. While Adam had a mild distaste for humans, he wasn't racist against them, despite the propaganda and how he presented himself. Adam was willing to work with humans, however his abrasive nature and natural distrust toward them often drove them away and only fed into his own biases. Adam refused to target locations like hospitals and schools as he felt there was no benefit to attacking them and it would be needlessly cruel. The only reason that Adam attacked Beacon and Haven was because of his manipulation at the hands of Cinder and his increasingly unchecked mental illness. Adam believed in being honorable, fair, and was loyal to those he felt earned it. While Adam did great violence against many people, he genuinely thought what he did was right and just. He understood why it was seen as monstrous, but thought that it was necessary for results even if he disliked it on a personal level. When Adam still had a handle on his sanity, he would never think of sacrificing his men. Adam broke laws without a second thought, though he did so because he had no other choice. Adam never insulted others without provocation or when he angered enough to completely lose his cool.

Adam had an aversion to lying and was a man of his word. Whenever Adam made a promise or vow, he fully intended to keep it. While Adam was capable of deception, he didn't seen reason to use it for the most part and he preferred being honest. Adam did understand the value of a life, though he seemed to have some trouble with empathy on an unknown level. While Adam could feel empathy, he seemed to have difficulties processing it. Adam had no qualms with killing people, though he tried to limit it to those he felt deserved it. Adam didn't attack random people and citizens were only harmed as part of bigger schemes or to send a message. Even then, Adam preferred to limit civilian casualties. After Adam's mental state deteriorated, he no longer cared about the lives of others and killed without thinking about it. Adam typically killed his opponents rather quickly and mercifully, but he could be brutal when he wanted to be or if he felt the target deserved it. Adam was not above torture and was known to personally torture certain targets himself. Adam seemed to enjoy causing pain to certain targets (especially those that wronged him), but otherwise simply viewed it as a horrible things that was necessary. Adam hated the Schnee completely and would prioritize killing members of the Schnee Family and slighting the SDC over anything else. Even the members of the family that would have no say in the running of the company were not safe from his wrath.

In combat, Adam was mostly an honorable fighter. Adam's immense skill and fighting style allowed him to take on most opponents easily and he preferred fighting fairly when he could. However, Adam was not above fighting dirty when he had to and if he were about to lose a fight, he would take any measure necessary to turn the tides into his favor. When push came to shove, no tactic was above Adam if he was desperate enough. Adam's quick wit and analysis served him very well in fighting.

Adam was a manipulative person and had no issues with gaslighting Blake and Ilia in order to keep them in line. While Adam then abuse them in the sense that he tried to cause them anguish or harm, he did manipulate them so they did what he wanted them to do. Adam was unapologetic about it and didn't really see it as something wrong.

Despite his relationship with Blake, Adam seemed to have had no regard for love or other such matters, viewing them as a waste of time. Blake described Adam as someone who was somewhat cold to her even while dating. While Adam did occasionally confide in Blake, and she in him, Adam seemed to not like it because it made him feel weak. Blake indicated that she and Adam did not sleep together, as Adam was not very interested in her that way. Adam's choice to be in a relationship with Blake rose several eyebrows, and could be seen as pedophilic in nature due to the age gap between them. It's possible that Adam's choice to be in a relationship was just so he could manipulate her and use her as a political tool to gain more favor in the White Fang. Adam obsessed after her after she left him, mostly in vengeance. Adam seemed to view Ilia as something akin to a little sister, though he manipulated her as well.

Adam was someone who suffered from severe mental illness. Adam was not devoid of empathy, but had difficulties truly understanding it. Adam was also incredibly violent and suffered from extreme mood swings from time to time. Adam did not take criticism well, and was prone to lashing out any who question him. Adam could be somewhat obsessive and held grudges for life. He neither forgave nor forgot and he would always try to get his vengeance on those who wronged him. Adam also showed signs of auditory and visual hallucinations. It is unclear what mental disorders Adam suffered from as he was never officially diagnosed with anything, but it is abundantly clear that he was not well mentally. Adam initially attempted to address his issues, but he later stopped bothering.

As Adam's mental state deteriorated, he became more and more monstrous. Adam was more impulsive and violent. Adam barely had self control and his worst aspects began to overtake his noble qualities. Adam was more aggressive, murderous, and spiteful. Even the smallest of details could set Adam off and he would lash out quickly. Adam barely thought things out and killed some of his men because of his instability.

After Adam was betrayed by the Red Fang and cast out, he broke completely. Adam became nothing more than a being of pure hate and spite. Adam no longer cared about any of his values or dreams. All Adam wanted was revenge against those that wronged him, causing him to go on a one man crusade against the Red Fang. Adam was less of a man, and more of a Grimm that took the shape of a Faunus. By the time of his final confrontation with Blake and Weiss, Adam still fought them as he had nothing to live for and he viewed them as the only targets he had left for him. As Adam was killed by Weiss and Blake, he accepted his death with some grace, apparently taking some peace with the fact that his suffering would finally be over.

## Appearance

### General

Adam was a Faunus male of Mantlese origin who had blood red hair with brown streaks, light blue eyes, and fair skin. Despite being small and sickly as a child from the harsh conditions, Adam would grow to be a very tall man standing at 6'4" and weighing at 200 lbs. Adam had a lean, but muscular build that was at peak fitness. Adam's physique was suited for speed more so than brawn, though he was still incredibly strong and was much more powerful than his appearance would lead one to believe. Adam had broad shoulders, toned arms, a defined chest, six-pack abdominal muscles, a slim waist, and long, powerful legs. As a Bull Faunus, Adam had animals traits, with his being horns. Adam had two reddish-black bull horns on his head that slanted backwards. Despite being bullhorns, they actually looked closer to goat horns and Adam was angered whenever it was pointed out. The reason for his small horn size is because of malnutrition throughout his childhood, which made them not develop as much as they should have. Adam was branded across the left eye with the SDC logo. Adam's eye was damaged beyond all repair and the letters "SDC" are permanently affixed to the eye. Adam's semblance somewhat affected his appearance. Adam's hair turned into a glowing red and his eyes shined when using them.

Even with his scaring, Adam was considered a very handsome man, having an athletic body with sharp and fine facial features. Aside from the SDC Brand and damaged eye, Adam's face did not have any deformities despite the branding as his aura healed all but the worst damage. Adam had an inverted triangle face shape, high cheekbones, and a small, straight, and sharp nose. Adam's jawline was strong and ended in a rounded point. Adam had long legs and arms, and he had long, dexterous fingers. While hidden under his clothes, Adam had a very scarred body from the various injuries that he had taken throughout his life.

Adam had straight hair and was a very vivid shade of blood red, though it had some streaks of brown. Adam's hair was essentially a mixture of his parent's hair color with his mother having the same shade of red, and his father having had brown hair. Adam used hair products to slick his hair back and spike it up, the result being something akin to a spiked pompadour. In it's natural state, Adam's hair was very messy and ended just above shoulder length. Adam's bangs framed his face and hid his human ears from view, and he had a forelock that fell between his eyes and ended just above his nose.

Adam's eyes were both originally large and a vivid shade of ice blue. Adam's pupils was more oval shaped than the circular ones most people had, as a result of his Faunus heritage. Adam had what are known as Tsurime eyes (eyes whose outer corners slanted upwards). After his branding, his left eye changed as his sclera turned red, his iris turned gray, and his pupil was white-gray. Adam's eyebrows were brown and originally somewhat large, though his left eyebrow was singed to the point that it was almost non-existent. While Adam's mask hid his eyes from view, the few that saw his eyes described them as like chips of ice. Adam's eyes were always clouded in rage and insanity as time went on.

Adam typically had a frown on his face at all times, with an occasionally scowl replacing it at times. Adam rarely smiled, having more of a smirk when he was happy. As he started losing his sanity, he started getting manic grins and sadistic smiles. Adam inherited his eye color and facial features from his father, though he got his hair color from his mother.

Adam had a slightly nasally voice, though it was also somewhat deep. When giving speeches, Adam spoke passionately and powerfully, his natural charisma helping him see authoritative. In every day speech, however, Adam was a bit monotone. When Adam was enraged, he became more guttural and gruff. After his loss of sanity, Adam was completely hateful and coarse, and he yelled much more than he did previously.

### Child

When Adam was a child living in Minos, he was somewhat short and skinny. He didn't style his hair, which was quite messy. Adam had yet to grow his horns.

In terms of clothing he wore a red and black hoodie, gray pants, black and red sneakers, and black gloves.

### Miner #1

When Adam was a miner in Solitas, he looked slightly older than he did when he was in Minos. He had started growing his horns at this point, however they were barely more than stubs.

Adam wore a ratty, dark gray shirt with maroon pants. He also wore black boots though they worn. His clothing was not suited for the winter and as such, he was often cold.

### Miner #2

Adam had grown in height once again, and his horns were larger but still not to the point that they would eventually grow into. Adam began slicking his hair back at this point. Adam was also branded.

Adam originally wore several bandages around his head which covered his eye. He later got a proper eye-patch. Adam wore a ratty gray shirt with matching shorts. He also wore brown socks with black shoes.

### Runaway

When Adam was running away from the SDC in Anima, he looked much the same physically.

Adam had stolen nicer clothes in an attempt to disguise himself. He wore a white t-shirt, black jacket, gray jeans, and white sneakers. His clothes ripped and were mostly destroyed as he was fleeing the SDC's huntsmen.

### Branwen Tribe

As a member of the Branwen Tribe, Adam was firmly in his early teens. His horns reached their final stage at this point. While he still slicked his hair back, he kept some of his bangs in the front so he could cover his eye. While he still had an eyepatch, he was apparently embarrassed by it, not that he would admit it.

In terms of clothing, Adam wore a black long-sleeved shirt, a gray shirt over it with the sleeves rolled up, black and red overalls, and black boots with red soles.

### Solo Bandit

As a solo bandit, Adam reached his mid teens. He looked much the same, though he grew his hair notably longer than it had been before, mostly due to a lack of opportunities to cut his hair (he didn't trust himself to do a good job). As a result, Adam started to grow his hair in a ponytail. He otherwise looked the exact same.

In terms of clothing, Adam wore a red tunic, a tattered, brown cloak, red gloves, black pants, black boots, and a black blindfold he wore sidewise so that it only covered his left eye.

### White Fang Agent

In his early years as a White Fang member, Adam had reached his late teens. He cropped his hair back to its original length, and adopted his main hair style that he wore for the rest of his life.

Adam wore a black short-sleeved shirt, a pair of black gloves and black boots with gray soles. His black pants had straps around the legs - two around the left leg, one around the right. The higher strap on the left leg had three kunai on it. Strapped to his back was a plate that has his sword's sheath attached to it. A white mask covered the upper half of his face.

### Vale

While in Vale, Adam had reached his early twenties. He had reached his full height, but did not look much different otherwise.

Adam wore an asymmetrical black, long-sleeved, double-breasted stylized high-collared blazer with slit sleeves along with red thorn sigils adorned with a white crest that lined up on his left shoulder. His suit jacket had crimson lining atop his red shirt, with red thorn sigils atop a black flap attached to the bottom of the left hem and his wilting rose emblem on the back over an emblazoned white sigil resembling the curved stems and flower of the deadly nightshade plant. His blazer was half-buttoned, exposing a red shirt with a black line running parallel to his collar under it. He wore long black dress pants, black shoes with red soles and black gloves with red sigils resembling the letter Ω (Omega). He wore a black belt with white domino marks on it and his mask was whitish-tan with red, horn-like symbols decorating the front and two slits on each side to allow for vision.

### Red Fang

Adam wore a form-fitting, double-breasted three-tone black and gray leather tunic jacket with red interior lining and two-layers of flares that hung the entire bottom of his jacket around his thigh. His rounded collar up to the shoulders of his jacket was black with the two-tone gray colors at the rest of his jacket, which also included a zipper for his left breast pocket, and two more at the sleeves, which also possessed black cuffs.

His dress pants were a matching gray to the tunic and mounted a maroon belt at the right thigh. The back of his tunic retained his red wilting rose emblem with white nightshade stem and flower sigils. Completing this outfit were plain black gloves exposing his wrists, along with twin maroon crisscrossing belts that hung Wilt and Blush on his left, and a black and red-lined drape retaining the red thorn sigil on his right. Finally, he still wore his red-soled black shoes. Adam wore the same mask as before.

## Attributes

### Combat

Adam was the best fighter in the White Fang and was one of the most skilled fighters on Remnant while he was alive. Adam was one of the best swordsmen in history having dedicated himself to advancing his swordsmanship immensely.

### Abilities

#### Physical

**Superhuman Strength**: Adam possessed immense strength that few people could match and fewer could exceed him. Despite his lean form, Adam was more than strong enough to crush boulders with his bare hands, swing his sword hard enough to cleave through most materials, and one shot most Grimm. Adam has even managed to cleave through people's aura with his enhanced strength. Adam's strength was boosted by his aura and semblance, which allowed him to surpass his normal strength by a great margin. After being implanted with magic circuits from Salem, Adam was able to use magical reinforcement to enhance his strength even more and his Grimm transformation made him much stronger. Adam was strong enough that a gust of wind would trail after all of his attacks, and with enough strength these gusts of wind could be used to harm others. This strength also extends to other facets such as his legs, which makes him extremely fast and able to leap great lengths and heights.

**Superhuman Speed**: Adam possessed tremendous speed and he could easily outrun most people. Adam was fast enough to appear as a blur and he could outrun motor vehicles, leave behind afterimages, and flashstep. Adam also struck at extreme speeds that most were unable to process and he could unleash a flurry of rapid fire attacks that only the most skilled could defend against. Adam's aura, semblance, and later his magic only made him faster.

**Superhuman Agility**: Adam possessed immense agility. Adam was very nimble on his feet and his fighting style relied on his agility. Adam could perform feats of agility that would make even the best of gymnasts balk, though to him they were little more than a simple maneuver.

**Superhuman Reflexes**: Adam possessed incredibly keen reflexes. Adam could dodge and even parry automatic gunfire at pointblank, could deflect projectiles in midair, and could react to even the fastest of attacks. Adam reacts to most stimuli at speeds much faster than the average person, possibly having a reaction speed that is 30x that of a normal human. Adam's aura and semblance helped refine his reflexes.

**Superhuman Durability**: Adam possessed immense durability. Adam could take immense amounts of punishment without getting seriously hurt. Even without his aura, Adam was incredibly durable.

* **Absurd Pain Tolerance**: Adam had an immense amount of pain tolerance. Even when put in immense agony, Adam will soldier on and give little to no outward signs of feeling any pain. Adam likely suffers from damaged nerves, though it is unclear. Adam has taken a lot of punishment such as being impaled, burned, crushed, bitten, and had his arm cut off yet barely felt the agony.

**Superhuman Endurance**: Adam had immense reserves of stamina and endurance. Adam could fight in battle for hours without the hint of exhaustion and he could move without ceasing even when others would collapse.

**Superhuman Senses**: Adam possessed superhuman senses, though they were somewhat compromised. As a Bull Faunus, Adam's senses were more aligned with those of a bull's that those of a traditional human (though he still possessed human senses as well). Adam's senses of sight were immensely compromised through his nature as a Bull Faunus and the injuries to his eye and Adam has a complete lack of taste.

* **Superhuman Hearing**: Adam's ears (especially his bull ears) were very sensitive to high frequency sounds and he had a wider hearing range than most humans. Adam could hear noises from a great distance away, however he had trouble actually locating the origin of the noise and had to use his other senses to find it. Having two pairs of ears gave him superior hearing to humans.
* **Superhuman Smell**: Adam had a very powerful sense of smell. Adam could smell things from up to six miles way and he could tell apart even the tiniest of detail between smells. Adam was also receptive to certain pheromones and odors that were released. Adam's sense of smell was his strongest sense by far.
* **Extrasensory Perception**: Aura users gain a sort of "sixth sense" that alerts them to nearby danger and the general direction that it is occurring in. It also makes them more perceptive of their general area. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Sensing/Identifying Aura**: With sufficient training and meditation, aura users are able to sense the auras of other people. As long as that person is not actively suppressing their aura, then they can be sensed. Those skilled enough can even sense those without unlocked auras, simply feeling the faint signatures that they give off. This consumes no aura to use.

**Healing Factor:** All aura users have a healing factor that is much faster than a non-aura user. Minor injuries can be healed almost instantaneously and wounds that might take weeks to heal can be healed in only days. It does not allow someone to regenerate lost limbs or other such injuries. This ability is passive and is always working as long as someone still has aura to use. The amount of aura consumed depends on the injury being as little a single unit of aura to as much as the entire supply.

* **Enhanced Immune System**: Aura users have enhanced immune systems that make them very resistant to all diseases.
* **Contaminant Resistance**: Aura users are naturally more resistant to contaminants like poisons or radiation.
* **Fatigue Resistance**: Aura users do not tire as quickly as others.
* **Climate Protection**: Aura users are much more resilient when it comes to extreme temperatures and harsh climates. While they still feel heat and cold, it does make it much easier to function and mutes that feeling. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Decelerated Aging**: The physical aspects of aging are muted allowing most aura users to appear younger than they really are.

#### Mental

**Mimicry**: Adam had a natural form of mimicry. Simply by watching someone perform a technique, Adam was able to understand it and in some cases even replicate it. Adam could not copy every technique he witnessed, but he could understand it just by watching it clearly. It allowed Adam to learn swordsmanship incredibly quickly, as he was able to copy Raven's movements almost perfectly after she did them.

#### Spiritual

**Lack of Fear**: Adam seemed to lack fear completely. Whether or not he was genuinely courageous depends on one's view, however he was rarely scared of most things. Adam's lack of fear might be from a disregard for his own life or his short-sightedness, though it is unclear.

**Indomitable Will**:

##### Aura

Adam had a large supply of Aura. The average huntsman had about 10,000 Aura Points (AP), whereas Adam had about 80,000 AP at the time he reached full maturity. Adam had great control of his aura, even with his immense reserves.

##### Semblance

Adam's semblance was Moonslice. It is an "Offensive" type semblance and is ranked at A++. It is an extremely powerful semblance that allows Adam to pull off extreme feats. It was a passive semblance that did not take any aura to use.

Moonslice allowed Adam to absorb kinetic energy through an object that he was holding. This kinetic energy was then stored in the object and could be released for powerful attacks, or channeled into Adam so that he could use that energy to boost himself. Any kinetic energy could be absorbed whether it was him defending against attacks, using it to attack, or even just dragging the object he was holding against a surface. Adam could store the energy into his weapon for about an hour before it started to dissipate.

Adam could absorb nearly any attack as long as the object he was holding stayed in his hand and didn't break from the damage. Adam primarily used this ability to send back the energy that was used at full force. No energy that the object Adam was holding was lost, though he could control how much he sent back. While primarily used offensively by firing energy attacks from his sword, Adam could also use the energy to empower his strength, speed, and durability. Adam has also shown the ability to create tangible afterimages by boosting his afterimage technique.

Adam's use of this semblance is limited by him holding an object. While this enables him to avoid damage by absorbing the energy through an item, if he were to lose that object he couldn't use his semblance. It is also possible the object to be filled with too much energy and break from the pressure. Adam's semblance is very similar to Yang's semblance, Burn, though she absorbs the energy through her body.

#### Miscellaneous

**Horns**: Adam had a pair of horns on his head. While Adam was wary of doing so, he could use his horns as an additional weapon when fighting.

### Skills

#### Physical

**Master Swordsman**: Adam is considered one of the best swordsmen of his generation. Adam practiced kenjutsu and especially Iaijutsu and he honed his skills to a great level. Adam could fight defensively or offensively with a sword and had a range of movement options. Adam fought brutally with quick and powerful strikes. Adam was capable of launching gusts of powerful wind with every strike, could chop hails of bullets in half with his speed and accuracy, could deflect hundreds of fast moving projectiles without breaking a sweat, could unleash a flurry of hundreds of sword strikes near instantly, and perform moves that should not be possible. Adam's speed with a sword was immense, to the point that he could strike so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye. Adam has regularly cut people in half without breaking a sweat, cutting through their entire body like a hot knife through butter. Adam has even cut through aura without the use of magic, simply with his pure skill, speed, and power.

**Master Marksman**: Adam was a very skilled marksman and had immense abilities with firearms. While Adam preferred the use of swords, he was no pushover when it came to guns. Adam preferred rifles and shotguns. Adam had been shown to land shots that were almost impossible and use very advanced techniques.

**Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Adam was very skilled at hand-to-hand combat. Adam used a mixed martial arts style that was designed from boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, and karate.

**Stealth**:

#### Miscellaneous

**Skilled Survivalist**: Adam developed survival skills from his harsh childhood. Adam is capable of crafting, camping, hunting, fishing, foraging, building shelters, and other related skills. Even with no supplies, Adam was able to survive in the wilderness.

**Espionage & Counter-Espionage**:

### Techniques

#### Physical

**Red Viper**: Using his superhuman speed and strength, Adam charges forward in the blink of an eye and unleashes a powerful slash.

**Crimson Death**: Adam unleashes a storm of slashes and cuts on his opponent.

**Blushing Rose**: Adam fires Wilt from Blush into his opponent before slashing at them.

**Wilting Inferno**: Adam unleashes a power slash that uses fire dust (or his fire magic) to leave behind a fire trail.

**Bull Charge**: Adam charges his opponent and tackles them to the ground, striking them repeatedly while doing so.

**Afterimage Strike**: Adam uses his semblance to create several afterimages and charges the opponent. This uses some of the kinetic energy he has absorbed

**Stalking Viper**: Adam sheaths Wilt and waits for the opponent to attack. If the opponent attacks, Adam counters with a power attack. This uses some of the kinetic energy he has absorbed.

**Lionize**: Adam fires Wilt at his opponent and unleashes a barrage of attacks on them while using his afterimages. Adam then uses his semblance to fire a massive energy blast at his opponent that obliterates them.

#### Auric Arts

**Aura Attacks**: Adam was capable of using Aura offensively in a myriad of different attacks.

* **Aura Beam**: Adam can fire a continues beam of pure aura from either his body or a weapon, though it quickly burns through his aura to do so. Adam typically fired it from his weapons. It cost about 500 AP to start and for each second the beam was maintained it cost an additional 100 AP. Adam could cause the beam to get more powerful or larger, but that required more AP to be used as fuel.
* **Aura Blade**: Adam can envelop part of his body or an item he is holding with aura that sharpens to the point of being a blade. Adam's blades were sharp and only added to the sharpness of any existing blade it was used on. It cost about 50 AP to use and it cost about 5 AP per second to keep it up.
	+ **Aura Chainsaw**: A variant on Aura Blade that allows Adam to envelop something with aura in a fashion similar to that of a chainsaw. It is very good for making massive wounds and for rending aura away. It cost about 100 AP to start and 10 AP per second to keep it up.
* **Aura Blast**: Adam is capable of releasing a concentrated blast of pure aura from his body or weapon. Adam also managed to concentrate it into a specific body part for better control. It costs about 60 AP per blast, though it can cost more depending on how large the blast is and how long he holds it up.
* **Aura Impact**
* **Aura Slash**: When using a bladed weapon, Adam was capable of firing a slash of energy from the blade that goes for a fair bit of distance. Adam has mastered this such that he could launch barrages of slashes without yielding. It cost about 60 AP per slash, though it would increase depending on the size of the slash.

**Aura Suppression**: Aura Suppression is the ability to suppress one's own aura so that they cannot be sensed. This consumes no aura to use.

**Awakening**: Awakening refers to the ability to unlock the auras of others. It takes a substantial amount of aura to do this, especially if the person who is being awakened has a lot of aura. Adam's chant when unlocking someone's aura was "."

**Locking**: Locking is the ability to lock someone's aura. It is a dangerous technique that is only used on dangerous criminals. Using this technique locks someone's aura nodes so they can no longer use aura unless they have it unlocked once more.

**Reinforcement:** Reinforcement is the ability to use aura in order to strengthen, or reinforce something. Adam was capable of using reinforcement on himself or on objects that he was touching. This allowed Adam to bring the best qualities of something and magnify them. While it does use aura to do it, it does not actually consume any aura to perform. Reinforcement is one of the most important skills that a huntsman has, though mastery of it is very hard to achieve. Basic reinforcement simply involves pushing one's aura into an object or body part in low amounts, though higher levels requires knowledge of the inner workings of the item being reinforced and careful use of aura being pushed into it. At a certain level, Reinforcement also allows one to harm spiritual or spectral bodies due to it's use of immense auric energy, the very essence of the soul. Adam was skilled with Reinforcement.

* **Body Reinforcement:** The practice of reinforcing one's own body. It is the primary use of aura for many people. Reinforcement allows someone to magnify their natural abilities, with those who are very skilled at it being able to double or even triple their natural abilities. It is one of the first things that aura users learn, but it is also very difficult to master. Those who do master it have shown the ability to reinforce their body passively, so their natural limits are ignored at all times. This works to increase strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes, and the senses. While it can be used on the entire body all at once, it can be focused on a particular body part to enhance it immensely (such as focusing on one arm for added strength or focusing on the eyes so that one can see kilometers away or see in the dark).
* **Item Reinforcement**: Adam was able to channel his aura into an item that he is touching to make it even better than it was before. It is primarily used on weaponry so that said weapon does more damage, is more durable, and can make use of aura attacks. There are also more mundane uses such as using aura to make food more nourishing and flavorful or making the edge of a knife sharper. It is one of the first things that aura users learn and is one of the most important skills in a huntsman's repertoire, as it allows them to slay Grimm much faster than normal. It is hard to master and doing it wrong can barely have an effect on the item being strengthened.

**Shielding:** One of the primary uses of Aura is the ability to create a shield that surrounds the body. It is one of the first things that aura users learn. It must be actively called upon to be used, though some aura users are so advanced that they always have their shields up. Calling a shield or simply having it up does not consume any aura, though getting hit does and those who are skilled at it can limit the aura loss of injuries to a great extent (such that a hit that could take half the aura of a novice, only takes 20% of an expert). The amount of aura consumed depends on the hit and some hits can simply break through the shield. Adam was always passively shielded, though his shield's durability was only average.

* **Semblance Resistance**: A more esoteric part of the defenses that aura gave was resistance against Semblances and even certain Auric Arts. The effects of certain semblances could be weakened or even nullified against those with a high enough resistance. Their shield defends them against offensive attacks and other effects such as paralysis, sleep, hallucinations, or mind control can be resisted against thanks to this ability. Adam had a good measure of defense against most semblances that were used on him, allowing him to reduce the potency of some effects and nullify some weaker ones.

**Willpower**: Willpower is the ability to exert one's own will on others. The most common application of this is for intimidation, by exerting their will on someone they subject them to an immense amount of pressure that will either cause that person to back down or fail, in some extreme cases it has caused people to faint. It can be bolstered by someone's killing intent or bloodlust. It can also be used to get someone to do what the user wants them to do, though it can be resisted and is not mind control. Adam was quite skilled at this aspect of aura use and made extensive use out of it. This consumes no aura to use or keep up, it is simply overwhelming others with the feeling of one's own aura. The more aura they have, the more their will is exerted.

### Weaknesses

#### Physical

**Poor Eyesight**: Adam suffered from poor eyesight. Even before his scaring, Adam had less than stellar eyesight possibly as a result of his Bull Faunus heritage. Adam had poor depth perception which only worsened after his eye was branded. Adam's branding caused him to be completely blinded in his left eye which gave him a weak spot. A by product of this was that Adam was extremely guarded on his left side, to make up for his loss of vision.

#### Mental

**Mental Illness**: Adam suffered from mental illness for his entire life, never having the opportunity to get help for his condition. Adam originally took efforts to handle his illness, but his loss of support structures made it worse. By the end of his life Adam was beset by visual and auditory hallucinations and he was barely able to tell what was real and what was just his mind playing tricks on him.

**Emotional Instability**: Adam fell into rages extremely easily and had trouble reigning in his emotions. While his skill made angering him a poor prospect, there were those able to take advantage of his loss of control and use it against him.

**Arrogance**: Adam had shades of arrogance that some people could take advantage of. While Adam was quick to correct any pride he might feel when the situation falls out of hand, during early stages of battle he is liable to underestimate his opponents. This is a prime window of opportunity to take advantage of his arrogance before he has time to adjust to the situation. Adam's arrogance also makes him more desperate to win when it appears that he is losing.

**Short-Sightedness**: Adam did not think most things through.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

#### Current

**Wilt**: Adam's main weapon was his sword, Wilt. Wilt was a red chokuto that was very long and infused with fire dust. The blade was about 3 feet long. It was Adam's primary weapon throughout his life.

**Blush**: Blush was Adam's shotgun that also functioned as his scabbard.

**Kunai**