Patrick Tredinnick

Patrick Tredinnick is one of the twelve students of Sunstate Academy, and, therefore, is a member of the Gemfighters. His codename is Aquarius. His armor color is a rich cyan. His gemstone is amethyst. His weapon is a morning star.

## Appearance

Patrick is of an average height, a bit on the tall side. He is of a thin build, with lean muscles. His skin is pale, yet radiant, and of a pinkish hue. He has distinct features, a prominent nose, almond-shaped dark blue eyes, and heavy eyebrows. His head is shaved on one side, and the length goes to to his shoulder, with a choppy uneven texture on the other side. There are many blue and yellow streaks in his dark brown hair. When dressed casually, he goes for style. He prefers matching bold colors with black. He has expensive taste, especially with his clothing choices. He is normally seen with his guitar strapped around his back.

## Personality

Patrick is a wild and rebellious young man, and has dreams to chase. He always feels like something is in the way of achieving his dreams, and that puts him in a sour mood. When interacting with others, he can be somewhat aloof, but if he's in a bad mood, he can be downright cold. He can be quite aggressive when provoked, but burns out easily. His threats are mostly hollow. He gets irritated with others' quirks and eccentricities, despite being quite eccentric himself. He is very musically minded, and can describe certain emotions with the music he produces, but his straightforward communication skills are lacking.

When first arriving at the school, Patrick is very standoffish, and is often antagonistic to the other students. He enjoys picking on the others and sowing chaos in the group. This trait is what leads the group to splitting in half after the Duplicity Arc. Patrick also has a bad habit of never speaking his mind. He always reverts to either picking on the others/spotlighting their insecurities, or avoiding the situation entirely. He considers himself a natural-born leader.

## History

Patrick was introduced along with the other Gemfighters on the school bus to go to Sunstate Academy. His first appearance is of him strumming his guitar, sneering at the others and growing anti-social. Upon arrival to the school, Patrick is seen vandalizing various walls and pieces of furniture out of boredom.

### Fear Arc

Patrick's role during the Fear Arc is rather tame. He is paired with Uranus as his patron teacher. He learns pharmaceutical chemistry and methods of poisoning people...and also how to reverse the effects of most common poisons. He uses his knowledge of toxins for good, thank goodness. His first major complaints of Aaron's leadership style are voiced here. Patrick's antagonistic nature is also showcased here, as he is the first to coax Aaron into breaking into both the basement and the secret room. Like the other Gemfighters, Patrick is kidnapped in the middle of the night as is taken to the basement by Fear and Dread. He, along with others, helps to fight back and defeat Fear and Dread.

### Duplicity Arc

Patrick is the first to encounter his Dark Clone when he is getting ready to start the day. Patricia crawls out of the bathroom mirror and escapes out the window, right in front of him. Patrick is also the first to bring this up to the other Gemfighters, and deduces that everyone might have a clone. When Patrick meets Gabriel after his injury, Patrick goes from disappointed to resentful of Aaron's leadership. He uses this event, and Aaron's past transgressions, to convince the group to accept himself as their rightful leader, leading to the group splitting in half.

After a lengthy confrontation, Patrick manages to get Chrissie, February, Jason, Bryn, and Leo to defect from the group and venture on their own. They get into trouble and are saved by the other six. Since that point, Patrick gains a newfound respect for Aaron.

### Shame Arc

During the Shame Arc, Patrick is forced to confront his attitude issues. He has to answer why he's the way he presents himself, what makes him unique, and his inner self-hatred. This leads to him wanting to quit music altogether. This loss of his only artistic outlet sends him down a depressive spiral that only makes his attitude worse.

## Relationships

### Aaron

Aaron and Patrick have a clashing relationship. While Aaron claims to be the leader and tries to lead to the best of his ability, Patrick also claims to be the leader, and prefers to either work alone or to usurp power from Aaron or others that may be in charge of him. This makes teamwork impossible, and has led to many altercations. These clashes range from petty arguments that split the rest of the group, to terrifying life-threatening battles. Unless he's assigned to be the leader of a project or mission, working with Patrick is a hopeless situation. After the split in the Duplicity Arc, Aaron saves Patrick and the other five members that defected with him. Since then, Patrick has shown more respect and gratitude towards Aaron. He's still kind of a dick, though.

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## Other/Trivia

* His weapon was originally a scythe in the first drafts.