Bronze

**Bronze** is one of Stella's alien caretakers and the Metal Men counterpart to Garnet. His appearance is largely reminiscent of a spartan warrior, with some design elements being inspired by general Grievous, namely the version of him from the 2003 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

## Personality

The most defining characteristic of Bronze is his strong adherence to his personal code of honor. His pride as a warrior is the cornerstone of his identity, therefore he is ready to go to any lengths in order to uphold it. That aspect of his permeates through everything he does, from minor things like the way he chooses to address others, to his actions in the life-and-death situations, such as deliberately letting his opponent to pick up their weapon after disarming them. Even though such things could be potentially costly, as long as only his well-being is on the line, he will do what he thinks is the most honorable without the second thought. While not exactly "stuck" in the past, Bronze has a lot of respect for the custom and tradition, sometimes to a fault. In a conversation, Bronze appears cheerful yet dignified, as he's always ready to recount one of many thrilling stories from his past to whomever is willing to listen and, since he's the oldest of Stella's "uncles", he has entire lifetimes worth of them.

To Stella, Bronze is a mix of a grandfather and a family friend so close that he's basically a member of it at this point. She might not always follow the advice he gives as he presents it, as doing so in lots of instances would certainly only make the problem worse, but she will think about it nevertheless. In the midst of battle, Bronze offers a second opinion to Iron, usually on what various ancient Metal Men codes of war are applicable to the situation at hand. And even though Bronze views the Iron's way of conducting warfare as somewhat cowardly, he never tries to take the reins of command onto himself, as he has stopped trying to hold others to his self-imposed standards with time.

Surprisingly, his relations with most Gems are neutral-to-postivie on his end, despite shattering a very considerable amounts of them back when the conflict between their empires raged on. He doesn't shy away from it either, as he simply doesn't let that fact to keep him from forming new connections. He does have a major peeve related to them, however: fusions. Being an alloy (Metal Men equivalent of a fusion) himself, he is very reluctant to discuss the events leading up to his creation, including anything that is related to the Copper and Tin that have formed him. So reluctant, in fact, that he can turn straight-up confrontational if he's bothered to a certain extent by whoever's stubborn enough to keep asking. For that reason, the relationship he has with Garnet is very strained.

## Powers and Abilities

* Enhanced strength, speed and durability - As the member of MMmpire's first warrior caste, Bronze has some impressive physical parameters even by the standards of his species.
* Weapon mastery - Being a veteran of countless battles over thousands of years, Bronze has honed his martial skills to an insane degree. While clearly preferring spears, Bronze can use just about any melee weapon imaginable to great effect.
* Great understanding of military tactics and doctrines.
* Limited mass/gravity manipulation.