Blackwell Lockhart

Discipline

Blackwell Lockhart is a hearty and strong young pirate. In the midst of his chaotic acts amongst society wherever he touches down, he is always defining a reason to be seen. As speculation seemed to grow from him traveling different islands and such, Blackwell would find himself in a 'crushing' victory against Flutura Mariposa, raising his bounty from what it was before, by such a high stake compared to the past endeavors he partook in.

## Background

Even before his birth or the knowledge of pregnancy by his mother, Blackwell's life had the chance to be taken. His father attempted to kill his mother after the moment they had yet she survived. Skipping past the nine months, a red tanned baby with gills was born from this human woman. Being raised as the typical boy, Blackwell was raised with the complete care that was meant to be from his mother.

Throughout his youth, he was told stories of his father yet never was given the name. Hearing the tales of his strength along the sea, Blackwell's personality would begin to unfold. This could be seen on how he slowly became a tyrant towards the other children his age and even some older than him.

By the time Blackwell was a teenager, he was setting out to extort money and other things from businesses and families alike all so he could provide even more money for his mother. Continuously taking, his hometown would become afraid of him, going as far as to give him free things in order to keep him away from them. By the time he was eighteen though, that's when he told his mother of him leaving home to go and become the man he was destined to be, opening up his own shop to make more money so their family could flourish beyond unknown potential. Lying directly to her face, he set out to leave home, starting his travels. Instead of doing what he said, Blackwell became a pirate, hopping from different pirate crews as he saw fit, typically keeping to small, unnamed ones.

In his travels, Blackwell would find pit fighting arenas to earn money in and would even rob people of their jewelry or items, in general, to sell for himself. Meeting one person specifically in the various pit fights he would enter to earn money and keep the taste of battle always at arm's length, he met a man that would teach him **Ryusoken** and **Busoshoku Haki**, to which he was only one of two people safe from his tyrannical power views. Amidst the chaos he brought forth everywhere he went, he would still make sure to send money not only to his mother to keep her mind at ease and think he was keeping up with what he told her, but also sent money to his hometown with the direct instructions to keep his name under wraps "or else".

In the coming times, Blackwell Lockhart built a name for himself yet still no crew, not having seen any worthy adversaries that could even be under him, making sure they would accept him as their Captain. Any less than that was disrespectful in the eyes of Blackwell. Not too long from the present time though, his bounty had risen a lot higher than before when he fought and killed **Flutara Mariposa**, a member of CP-0 in a 'crushing' victory as he likes to say.

Being how it is now, Blackwell would set his eyes on any news that would give him more reason to fight and become powerful so he could run this world with an iron fist.

## Personality

Blackwell is fairly simply with the way he views people and things. All he truthfully wants power, which he'll do anything in order to gain it. Being very energetic, he loves to have all eyes on him in any given moment and feels a need to prove strength being above all else. If he's capable to put his hands on anything, he'll take it. Going as far as to claim things that aren't his, just to make them his at some point. His entire view of the world is to take everything and demolish it until its nothing. With such a degree, he is still very honorable in most regards yet shows little to no care for those around him other than his mother, with whom he adores. Knowing only the stories of his father who is still unnamed, he plans to replace what being this man beholds to become even better of a son in his mother's eyes.

He seems to be extremely narcissistic and upholding of himself in any realm he can. He dislikes to be bested in any form of battle and holds grudges. A tyrant in the eyes of who he's grown up with in his hometown. An iron fist is what must take the world and who else but Blackwell Lockhart to do it! Though, when he creates emotional attachments to people which isn't the easiest thing to do, he is kind and protective, even willing to give up his own life at that point. Hardened by the life choice he made to become a pirate, he keeps the life a secret from his mother at all costs he can, even going out of his way to lie to her on why he left, and continuously sends money to her and the town he grew up in to keep his business a mystery..or else.

## Appearance

Blackwell is a young lad, yet very tall compared to others even in his age range. A reddish tan lingers on his stocky, brutish and muscular body. If one notices them, there is gills along the sides of his neck that open and close as he chooses. Long red hair covers the top of his head and even drapes down to his shoulder blades. As for attire, Blackwell typically wears a light blue toga that covers only one arm and leaves half of his chest exposed. Gold bands lay on his biceps as well as around his wrists. Around his neck is a little loose of a gold collar with teal coloring and jewels lining the inner section with a sapphire dangling from the front attached directly to the color. Last but not least, he wears a golden circlet that attaches to a crown piece, littered by fine rubies, sapphires, and amethysts. The crown piece seems to spread along in the typical glare of the sun's rays itself

## Abilities & Powers

**Fish-Men Biology**: Blackwell has gills, his body can withstand the pressures of any depth of the ocean, razor-sharp shark teeth.

**Ryu no Kagizume** (竜の鉤爪 *Ryū no Kagizume*, literally meaning "Dragon's Talon"): Blackwell attacks the enemy with a three-fingered claw hand strike (very similar to the ones used in Chinese martial arts). It can be used with Haki to enhance its power.

**Ryu no Ibuki** (竜の息吹 *Ryū no Ibuki*, literally meaning "Dragon's Breath"): Blackwell puts his clenched fists into the ground while imbuing them with Haki. He then pushes them into the floor, creating an immense impact that would be sent to the opponent's "core".

**Busoshoku Haki**: A form of Haki that allows the user to use their own spiritual energy to create, in essence, an invisible armor around themself, providing incredible offensive and defensive capabilities.