Mocha Marron

**Mocha Marron** is one of three protagonists of in the upcoming RWBY fanfiction "Paracasual". Mocha is a graduate of Signal Academy attending Beacon Academy, who lived in Vale normally and lived with his grandfather in Patch for the duration of his time at Signal. Despite being warned against pursing the path of a Hunter by both his professors at Signal, Taiyang and Qrow, Mocha still gained admittance to Beacon when he applied with the aid of his grandfather.

Along with The Lost and The Turncoat, Mocha is known as **The Selfish**.

## History

Mocha was born in the city of Vale in...well, the kingdom of Vale, and his family situation was blissfully normal. His mom and dad operated a diner that was fairly popular, his brother worked for the SDC, and his grandfather was a retired Hunter. Mocha's family line had a lot of Hunters in it, similar to the Arc's, though it hasn't carried on in Mocha's direct family. Only his uncles have carried on that tradition, as Mocha's father didn't pursue the career out of fear of losing his life in the line of duty.

Mocha, however, would be the one to carry on the tradition. As a kid Mocha would grow up hearing the stories his grandfather told him, of the missions he underwent, of his time at Beacon and all the good he did. This left an imprint on the young child who hadn't thought of anything else he wanted to do, and from a young age Mocha decided he would be a hero. When Mocha reached the appropriate age, he moved to the island of Patch to live with his grandfather to attend Signal Academy. The young man would train outside of the Academy as well at the behest of his grandfather, and Miel Marron who while older and retired, wouldn't allow his grandson to slouch in his pursuit. He personally trained Mocha in a multitude of things, most prominent being combat and foraging.

Miel would occasionally knock his grandson out and dump him in random, deserted parts of Patch's forests and task his grandson with returning home. The forests *were* deserted, besides the Grimm. This is where Mocha picked up most of his practical combat experience, having fought against Patch's Beowolf and Ursa populations frequently during his years at Signal.

His last year at Signal is when something happened that would change Mocha's outlook for the following years. Two of his teachers at Signal, Taiyang Xiao Long and Qrow Branwen, brought him to a meeting to talk to him about his enrollment in Beacon. Both teachers told Mocha they didn't think he was cut out for the life of a Hunter; Qrow specifically said while Mocha's combat skills were above most other students, it was his outlook on being a Hunter. Qrow told him it wouldn't be all sunshine and rainbows, that the life was as grim as the creatures they fought and Taiyang agreed. Mocha argued the point, stating if that was the case, why weren't Ruby and Yang getting the same talk, or anyone else who had a similar outlook to Mocha?

Taiyang defended his daughters, stating their mothers were outstanding Huntresses and that they could be the same, which made Mocha bring up that they already said he was strong enough. The two teachers ended the meeting before the arguing went any further, telling Mocha they weren't denying his chance at Beacon, but advising against it.

When Mocha told his grandfather, Miel was furious. Miel had become a Hunter because like Mocha, he wanted to help people, and it was a damn good reason. He increased Mocha's training and told his grandson it didn't matter what Taiyang and Qrow said, that Mocha would make a fine Hunter.

Mocha would still talk to Yang and Ruby, and both had told Mocha their dad had told them about the talk, and the sisters said they found it ridiculous as well. The three were still friends, but Mocha found it hard to talk to either Taiyang or Qrow afterwards. Mocha graduated from Signal and moved back to Vale to get ready for his first year of Beacon.

During the period between his graduation from Signal and entering Beacon, Mocha would work at his parent's diner for extra money. One night he worked, an orange haired master thief and his ice cream accomplice dropped in. Apparently they had been recommended to go by Junior, who was a frequent customer of the diner along with his staff for take out. As he was serving the two, a man entered the diner and claimed the two criminals had robbed him and tried to get his wallet back. Not knowing the two were criminals, Mocha fought the man to defend his customers. Roman, noticing that Mocha wasn't exactly a civilian, asked where he had learned to fight like that, and Mocha explained he was gonna be a Hunter-in training, and accidentally blurted out how he was doing it against his teacher's wishes.

Roman saw an opportunity, and told Mocha that his teachers were idiots, that he had just saved two people without being anything but himself. Now with Mocha's rapt attention after the compliment, Roman made Mocha an offer about how he could prove them wrong...

A month later, Vale's news reports would be rocked with a new criminal making story after story on the nightly news; The Wolf, Roman Torchwick's newest enforcer.

## Appearance

Mocha stands at 6 feet tall with a toned build from his Huntsmen training, defined muscles and a six pack. Despite this, his cheeks are chubby and stretchy. His eyes are heterochromatic, his left a bright brown like hazel, while the right is a darker shade. This two-colored trait is shared with his hair, the majority of it being a very light brown while containing streaks of darker brown, starting from his roots and reaching down to his bangs. Mocha lets his hair grow long, reaching down to his collarbone where it curls slightly at the ends, and it's parted in the middle so his bangs frame his face. Mocha's casual wear is usually a camo-patterned t-shirt underneath a brown hoodie, a blue pair of jeans and brown boots.

His combat attire is vastly different. He wears a black hooded vest over a long sleeved brown shirt, his arms clad in leather vambraces and pauldrons, and his hands covered in black leather gloves. His pants are a dark camoflauge, three pockets that run along each leg and a pair of black steel-toed boots. The belt that hold up his pants hold a variety of pouches, and he wears a bandoleer across his chest with other pouches and a slot for his halberd on the back. He also has a black neck gaiter along with a pair of goggles, and a tattered black cloak that falls slight below his shoulder blades.

When masquerading as Wolf, Mocha's attire is a noticeable change from his usual. He dresses in a black jacket that's typically sipped up, appearing clasped over his right side and even has gold colored buttons. The jacket's collar is popped up, and around his neck and collar Mocha wears a black scarf with a stitched on hood. Mocha also wears a pair of black jeans and black running shoes, the belt having a cloth wrapped around Mocha's waist. He also wears black gloves, and a Grimm Mask to hide his face. The mask is based on a Beowolf, hence his nickname.

## Abilities

**Aura:**

**Semblance:** Mocha's Semblance is referred to as Locked On. Locked On allows Mocha to impart a small part of his Aura onto a person, which lets the rest of his Aura pull itself towards it, allowing Mocha to 'lock on' to an opponent; this also allows him to land guaranteed hits on targets, since he let's his weapon follow the pull of his Aura. Later on Mocha would discover that he isn't limited to a living person. He's actually able to put the small part of his Aura on *anything*,

## Equipment

**The Way Forward:** Mocha's weapon he forged during his first year at Signal. It's a halberd with an over pronounced axe head, looking more like one fit for a great axe. The spear tip on the end is also notably thick and more meant for use, resembling a drill; and in fact, there is a button to turn it on and start drilling. On the back where a typical hook would be, there is a scythe blade. The Way Forward is meant to be a three in one weapon, and allow Mocha to use each end of the weapon in any situation he would find himself in. The pole of the weapons is noticeable thick, and this is because of it's ranged option; using a motor near the end, the weapon is capable of shooting the spear tip, in fact attached to a much smaller and thinner pole in the halberd. The pressure exerted to shot the spear tip is comparable to a mortar round, and is capable of piercing solid concrete. If enough pressure is built up, it's power could be compared to a pile bunker.

**Crying Canis:** Mocha's weapon when donning his Wolf persona. It's a combination of two sets of weapons; a set of gauntlets with attached gloves, the inactive form collapsing the gauntlets into a bracelet. The gauntlets, similar to Ember Celica, function to enhance Mocha's physical blows in hand-to-hand. Four barrels run from the gauntlets to the top of Mocha's knuckles, allowing him to shoot buckshot or slugs depending on ammo loaded into the gauntlet. The attached gloves have a red circle in the center, leading out into lines on the inside of each finger that lead into small, ported nozzles on then end of each finger; this allows Mocha to fire concussive blasts of fire Dust from his palms, or more focused blasts from his fingers, literal "finger guns". The dust is changeable, not having to be specifically fire Dust. The second set of weapons is a set of greaves, attached to Mocha's ankles and heels. It's essentially the gauntlets but on his legs, allowing Mocha to increase the power of his kicks and shoot shotgun slugs or buckshot with his kicks.

## Trivia

* Mocha's given name, Mocha, is derived from a caffè mocha, also called mocaccino, a chocolate-flavored variant of a café latte. His surname Marron is taken from French, the literal translation of brown, and in Spanish is similarly spelled as marrón, also meaning brown.
* Mocha's hair and eye color are based on his relation to coffee drinks, with the different colors of his hair and eyes representing the darkening or brightening of coffee through add-ons.
* Mocha has two main inspirations, being The Huntsman and Big Bad Wolf from the Red Riding Hood fairy tale.