Austin

## **BIO**

**Yuan Lee Jiang-Dy** is commonly known as **Austin**, as he lived in Austin, Texas, for three years. He is the seventh oldest and eighth youngest in IT'Z, which places him in a shared center with Rin. He is the assistant secretary of the IT'Z the Council, and is also a member of the Core 6.

Austin had only worked on two stories so far — The Arcana and STRAY. His most notable characters are **Hiro Hamada** from Beyond Worlds and **Izaiah Alnazar** from The Arcana.

## **BACKGROUND**

Austin was born on July 9, 2004, to his half-Chinese and half-Korean mother and pure Korean father, in Guangzhou City, China, making him 19 years old. Three years later, his younger sister Justmine — birthname: Yuna L. Dy — was born. Their parents co-parent them when they divorced in early 2013, and Austin is now usually living with his Justmine, their father, and their stepmother whom his father married in 2017.

Along with his younger cousin Lucas, he and their family went to the Philippines for a vacation in Makati Shangri-La.

## **PERSONALITY**

Considered as one of the group's introverts, Austin rarely talks to other people unless needed, and it helps that he has what others described as a "resting bitch face" and would look like he's hard to interact with. In reality, Austin would get along with many people if he wanted to — he's naturally easy to get along with the people that has the same interests as he does.

IT'Z's soft-spoken and charismatic member isn't easily fazed with responsibilities as he needed to grow up and learn to be independent for the sake of his younger sister and himself, being strong for the both of them at a young age following their parents' separation. His unselfishness is also reflected onto the people he loves, some extending to the general public.

## **PHYSICAL APPEARANCE**

Austin seldom ever combs or arranges his black hair, which he has never trimmed over his ears, unless there's a special occasion. He has thick-framed glasses and almond-shaped, black-brown eyes. Austin, who is around five feet seven inches tall, has a grunge/street style aesthetic and is often seen wearing denim jackets, hoodies, and sweatshirts. He accessorizes his looks with a variety of colorful sneakers.

## **CHARACTERS**

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**2020**

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* Taker Aisaka (The Last Polaroid)

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**2021**

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* Hiro Hamada (Beyond Worlds)
* Izaiah Alnazar (The Arcana)

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**2022**

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* Xavian Espinosa (STRAY)

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**2024**

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* Langley Langston (Swan Song)

## **TRIVIAS**

* Before "Austin", his nickname was "Austin Texas", courtesy of Cj. It was shortened to "Tex", and then eventually, just the nickname "Austin" stuck.
* According to Austin, his best features would be his hair and eyes.
* He likes to think that he is the patron saint of the *Sandwich Method* as he had been doing it since 2019, which is when he started collecting shoes and would have a pair in almost every occasion.
* Contrary to popular belief, Austin was *not* the inspiration for **Langley Langston**. Rin stated that she only imagined a "random guy" as the character and never knew who she based him on, saying, "I planned the characters on January 2018, and I met Austin in May the same year. How could I have based my character off of someone I haven't even met yet?".
	+ Although this is the case, Austin *would* be Rin's first choice for Langley if Swan Song were an animation or a film.
* It's either Austin is aware he's doing it or he isn't — but he would rapidly speak in Mandarin whenever he's mad or frustrated.
* Lucas would be the first person to figure out that his cousin and his friend have the same birthday if he actually got Rin's birthday right, which he had always believed was on July 4th. People would not know Austin and Rin have the same birthday until after the development stages of Beyond Worlds (June 3-July 9 2021).
	+ It was late 2021 when Austin was confirmed to be at least 19 seconds older than Rin, as both are born at 8:45 in the morning of July 9th, 2004.
	+ Austin and Rin's personalities are often described to be on the "different ends of the Cancerian spectrum", as Austin follows the usual Cancerian stereotype, while Rin is his polar opposite.
* As a running joke in IT'Z (and to other people who know), Austin is the only member to have been in constant hook-ups with others.
	+ At 13, Austin is also the first and earliest to have been laid, which first came as a shock to others when it was revealed.