Matthias Blackfire

**Matthias Blackfire** (Infernape) is a supporting character of Bandits of the Forest. He is a captain of the Verde Kingdom Knighthood and regarded by all as the infamous Black Knight of the Blackfire Clan.

## Abilities/Skills

**Overall Abilities-**

**Leadership-** Matthias is highly regarded by his peers as the strongest knight in the Verde Kingdom. All soldiers under his command respect his tenacity and undying loyalty to the crowd. He aims to guide all knights to peak performance and doesn't disregard a person's strength based on station, hence why he took Luna Freia under his wing.

**Swordsmanship-** Matthias is highly skilled in swordplay, though his main method of attack is overwhelming force to crush his target. He is capable of parrying attacks from Jason Stormbreaker and keeping up with his faster sword style.

### Equipment

* **Blackfire Broadsword-** A five-foot long broadsword designed to destroy anything in its path, not cut. It is extremely heavy and requires months of upper body strength training to lift, yet Matthias swings it around with ease.

### Moveset

**Ability-** Blaze

* Punishment
* Blast Burn
* Flare Blitz
* Fire Pledge
* Fire Punch
* Power-Up Punch

### Enhanced Moves

* **Scorching Rain-** A variation on Fire Pledge. Matthias drags his sword through the ground as he charges, burning a path behind him. He stops and whips his sword from the ground, firing off dozens of fireballs ahead.
* **Direct Incineration-** A combination of Blast Burn and Fire Pledge. Matthias raises his sword high above his head and slams it into the ground, rupturing the earth ahead with flames. The ground is torn open by pillars of concentrated flame and incinerates virtually everything. Capable of burning through the Castle Penworth's castle wall. This attacks renders Matthias unable to move as well as straining his body.
* **Blackfire Soul Technique-** A secret technique taught within the Blackfire Clan. It relies on the move, Punishment, and combines its effects with the clan's burning hot flames. The secret revolves around controlling the flames and using them to further increase the destructive potential of Punishment. It is said that Punishment has a set limit to how strong it can get, but the Blackfire Clan found a workaround only known to them. The more power that an opponent accumulates, the stronger and more destructive the flames become.
	+ **Blackfire Soul Blade-** Utilizes Flare Blitz. Matthias coats his sword with fire, combining it with Punishment and turning the flames black with blue wisps. This increases the reach and destructive power of Matthias' strikes.
	+ **Blackfire Extinction-** An upgraded variant of Direct Incineration. This technique ruptures the ground with black light and expels a geyser of black flames. It is unclear if this does just as much or more damage to Matthias' body upon use.
	+ **Blackfire Domain-** Utilizes Fire Pledge. Matthias creates a ring of black fire around him which then rises into dozens of flaming pillars that rotate and expand outward. It scorches everything around him, generally acting as a technique to push opponents away. Though a target can jump through the pillars' gaps, the heat can still do serious damage.