Ross Noften

**Ross Noften** is the leader and founding member of Team REYN, a Class V lion Faunus Huntsman and associated with Global Justice and WOOHP with his wife Sam, who is a spy and works for them. Ross took his interest in historical heritage such as the Connected Era and also wanted to know the true motives of Satyra’s goals behind the terrorist attacks.

## Appearance

Ross is a young man in his 20s, a mob of light brown hair with a pair of green eyes and wearing glasses. Wears a dark green formal suit with a dark long coat with a crest as a badge and a pair of gloves. As a lion-type Faunus, he has a tail usually hidden under his coat at times.

## Personality

Ross carries a sociable, charming and strong leadership personality that makes him being the team leader, willing to put his life ahead of others as his duty of being a hunter, admires the Justice Friends and fan of Mayor Sebben. He doesn't appreciate those who would take the role of huntsmen and heroes for their own personal gain than a noble cause.

When in battle, he is serious when facing powerful foes such as Grimm or supervillains, while as being intelligent he is also open-minded to possibilities such as the origins of the Grimm and interested in ancient cultures long forgotten, wanting to discover them to shed light on forgotten histories and cultures for future generations to remember when being inspired by a professor named Lennox Macduff, but will keep on being a huntsman when need to offer his assistance to protect others. Ross boelieves that even if they find some secrets of the past and such as what happened of the Connected Era, it could help them learn and prevent the same mistakes as before.

Despite being a genius he is willing to admit there are limits of his skills and learns from his mistakes to improve them, but if a plan goes too easy then expected Ross would keep his senses alert for anything if he is proven right. When up in a sparring match or partnered up with another hunter for a mission or spar, Ross would take caution to know about the limits of their abilities as demonstrated when he was paired up with a young trainee named Rolf against two members of Team SEKR and not want to risk getting them injured shown to be devoted to his wife despite both of them being agents and huntsmen, they were able to make the relationship work.

It is noted that he has some issues with P.O.I.N.T. and hardly trusts them, but willing to put his issues aside for a common course. Ross is also a fan of the Wacky races as well as the tournaments.

## Biography

### Early Life

In his youth, Ross was considered a historian in his school as he felt the need to understand the lost secrets of the world's past such as the Forgotten Age and the Connected Era with records of "Metal Men" of various types, ancient dragons. Graduated with high honors and studied in Nevernest Academy to become a huntsman, while after earning

    his status as a Huntsman, Ross made a trip to A. Nigma Academy in Canada where he discovered some hidden clues about its founder's sudden disappearance and the sudden rise of the Satyra but was unable to find much when someone tried to ambush him one night, proven his theory that someone didn't want him from

    knowing the answers. Some time afterward he went to Malibu University on a lecture on equality of all races; Human, Faunus, and Mobian, there he met Sam Simpson who was impressed by his work, and the two connected well. Ross and Sam started off studying together, then dated and at some point after graduation married her, even after finding out she works as an agent of one of Global Justice's branch division known as WHOOP, Ross was at some point was recruited by them after they learned of his work of the Connected Era and for his skills.

Although he met the Saturday Family and worked alongside them on archeological sites, but not a member of the Secret Scientists. Arouund sometime later, Ros met a young student from San Fransokyo named Yara Quill and offered her a spot on his new team of huntsmen when finding out she was a skilled huntress, along with the Viking warrior of Berk, Erika Ahlberg with her airship the *Stormfly* as the main use of transportation and the Mobian named North. With their skills and abilities to work together on many missions, they made an official hunter team called Team REYN.

### Mission in GrimmFall

While on their return to America after a mission in Kumari Kandam where they received a call from GrimmFall to arrive to help fellow Huntsmen and heroes. When they arrive, they fought several Vehicon Drones on the way and arrived at the Mayor's office where they were greeted by Callie Briggs and the Swat Kats before escorting them to the Hall of Heroes. He contacted Sam about the Battle of the Hall of Heroes for possible information the Global Justice has found.

Giving their report to the mayor and the Justice Friends of their discovery about Satyra along with connections with the Fallen. Giving the task to work alongside the two heroes from Earth-16 and giving them a demonstration of how a huntsman fights with their semblance. Upon finding out from Erika that a mercenary named Leonidas Van rook had found about the Hidden World, a sanctuary of Dragons from Bertha the Barbarian they set off to the Barbaric Archipelago and meet her people of New Berk to warn them of the danger.

### Dragon Sanctuary

Journeyed towards Erika’s home island they met the village (while in a brawl) and met the chieftain and her father, Lodin Alhberg among them and informed him of the startling news until they learned that Doyle also contacted him as well about this. Taking the time to refuel and prepare for the coming battle until the next day he also applied Superboy and Artemis the information about the villains they will face.

    Made their next journey to the Isle of Berk and slipped through until they were caught and beaten by Van Rook and Bertha’s hired thugs, alongside Doyle with his cover blown but in reality, we’re just part of the plan using Yara and the two dragons they brought with; Moonlight and Stryker to deal with the mercenaries and easily escaped. Curious to wonder hie they easily beat them thinking the two didn’t have them the full knowledge of the island’s reputation. Despite this, he and the rest gather to catch up to Van Rook and Bertha to stop them from going after Hiccup to lead them to the Hidden World. They successfully found Hiccup before the two could with Yara's vortex semblance and gave Erika time to fight him while the rest dealt with Van Rook.

### Hail Crom

Picked up on the way with WOOHP's head of branch Jerry Lewis to call for them on a situation about the situations of an ancient god known as Crom Cruach. Arrived at the base with his wife alongside to learn of the recent developments and discovery of the Harvesters being known criminals: Leonidas Van Rook, Shego, and Pinocchio. They were invaded by Leonidas and almost overpowered him until he turned the tables on them by turning everyone to gold by his weapon. With Crom defeated and the magic that turned them to gold lifted, everyone was restored, including Ross who was reunited with Sam in a loving embrace. After the crisis ended Ross and his team was given time for a breather so both he and Sam used a couple of days together for a break. Rented a hotel for him and Sam during their time in GrimmFall and were stunned to hear the news of Clovis Bray's arrest and decided to head off to check on his friends.

### Sparring Matches

Ross participated in the matches set up by the Justice Friends to help a couple of kids who previously fought Sammael’s forces in the Darklands. Continued to watch and learn about the abilities of their newest allies, Team SEKR and the Legendary Warriors of how much stronger they are, taking notes of their skills and limits to how he can improve his own along with his teammates, it was then after his turn cane on the final round he was up against Rino and Keanu Grier when partnered up with Rolf, a young Shepard boy who was among the kids. With no knowledge of the boy’s strengths and weakness he was forced to try and adapt to the situation until he was able to take on both hunters but was beaten.

He and the rest of his team and allies learn the reason for the sparring matches was to learn about each other’s abilities for future missions and learned about the Gobb Syndicate and one of their ranches known as the Red Caps is operating in GrimmFall. The Lion Faunus meet-up with the spies and heard about Sam’s sudden condition and almost thought somethign was up, but the couple’s surprise when Yara found something else: Sam was a few days pregnant. Shocked and amazed over the news to hear he was going to become a father, but the realisation made him faint, much to his embarrassment. Ross recovered from his shock and no doubt the sudden news still affected him, still accepted Phil’s sudden change of course to investigate Iron Heavens.

Upon arriving to prison with the basic information about it from Phil and WOOHP for intel and found out it was not just a floating fortress, but also a ship built by P.O.I.N.T. to keep the dangerous criminals and villains from escaping and also to study their abilities until they were cut off by a possible riot according to intel. REYN tried to contact the guards to explain their reason of arrival and given clearance, but the signal from the other side was scrambled and became curious of what was going on. Finding out that the prison may have been broken in by some the possible intruders some time prior to REYN’s arrival, they found P.O.I.N.T. security guards either dead or unconscious, they discovered the cause of the break in and havoc was the work of a gang of thugs called Black Vipers and fought in a battle until they were able to capture one of the Vipers for questioning. So far according to Yara’s findings, the gang members broke in to liberate their leader, a Snake Faunus named Tassin Ostium who was held in the science division when he was sent to prison fourteen times before they transported him to the Iron Heavens for his unique ability to shed skin and several genetic traits of serval snake species, however this still did not answer Ross’ question for why he was brought to the place when it would be common for some Snake Faunus to shed their skins. They eventually found a survivor who was wounded but bale to tell them how it happened: a group who discussed he selves as P.O.I.N.T. Troopers by passed their security and revealed to be members of a rogue group of hunters known as Rebellion who were one of the largest criminal organisations alongside Red Caps and led by Chuck Hector himself. Realising how big this situation was and told Yara to head back to the *Firefly* to call Sebben, the Justice Friends, Global Justice, even P.O.I.N.T. if need to to prevent a major break out.

### Remnant Grimm

with the news of a theft in GrimmFall park, Ross and his team were summoned by the Mayor to train alongside with the park staff, Superboy and Artemis to prepare themselves for a powerful new foe, spending months of training within his Time-based Semblance to enhanced his abilities while it has only been days to the others. Riss and his team arrived at Denver before the attack of the Grimm that was set up by a mysterious woman named Salem, seeing her skin and the black veins he assumed she was in fact a Fallen and assumed to have been sent by Sammael. While Erika and North confronted her, both he and Yara fought against one of her enforcers named Hazel Rainart, with the new abilities he obtained from his training, Ross can now use his Aura as a second armor and strength to easily match Hazel. Despite his best efforts, Hazel was able to over power him using his ability to inject Dust crystals into his body, using the Fire Dust and grabbed Ross’ wrists to burn most of his skin and cried out in pain, fortunately his aura protected his arms until Yara came to his aid and later on the Justice Firends Heroes Valhallen, Infraggable Krunk, and Living Bullet. The battle ended despite their victory with the defeat of the Grimm, Salem and her group escaped and made Valhallen the escape goat for his attempts to save lives and made believe he was the cause of the shutdown of the city’s power. Despite Yara’s proof that he was innocent, some still blamed the God of Rock and Roll for his part in it. Ross was able to recover from the fight and reported back to the mayor of what happened.

## Powers and Abilities

Skilled tactician, highly skilled with speed and agility due to the traits of a Lion Faunus to grant him an advantage. Physically strong with hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship abilities than a human can. As a class-V huntsman, Ross is considered to be an elite and able to take on stronger foes and Grimm, even other powerful Huntsmen at his level due to his training perhaps from his teammates to stay in shape and improve his physical skills. His skill is great enough for Artemis Crock to believe he would be a match for her father and sister, both highly skilled mercenaries in their world.

With the training he took under Mayor Sebben’s Time Semblance, his skills and abilities may have greatly improved but yet to be revealed

* **Swordsmanship**: Ross displays incredible skills to wield two sword with the combination of his Semblance and enhanced senses.
* **Enhanced Strength**: Ross appears to be stronger than the average human.
* **Enhanced Agility**: Able to jump, run and climb much better than a typical human in combat
* **Enhanced Senses**: Ross can see, hear and smell much better than the human.

### Semblance

Known as Foresight, he is able to follow and predict someone's movements before it happens and counters them, originally started out like 5 seconds but after years of training and evolving his Semblance the limit has extended further. Using them often would sometimes tire out his sight and requires to use a pair of glasses to help see.

### Weapons

    Night Stars, twin swords as his primary weapons and very skilled in swordsmanship to wield two of them, they can attract each other using the gravity Dust in them and connect into a double-edged sword.

## Relationships

### Family

**Sam Noften** - Ross met Sam in Malibu University and the two bonded quickly over common interests both found, started dating, and afterward married her. Despite their status of huntsmen and agents, the two proved to make it work and made efforts to spend time between missions as he still loves her dearly. It was revealed that both of them were going to be parents, he was overwhelmed with both joy and shock over the news.

Unborn child - when he found out Sam was pregnant and expecting their first baby, he was excited but also overwhelmed by he shock of becoming a father and fainted (in his defence he slipped and fell). So far they thought up a name for the gender of the child: if it be a girl, they name her Alyssa, or Caleb if the baby is born a boy.

### Allies

**Team REYN** - As the leader of the huntsman team, he considers them his friends and allies to work alongside. Having to have met each of them from different places across the globe and gained each other's friendship and trust to form a team.

**Global Justice** - It is possible he has worked with them a few times as an agent for recognizing his talent and gifts. It is also where his wife works as an agent and trust them completely.

**Justice Friends** - Considered to be allied with them as much as the Global Justice and highly respects them for doing a noble cause as heroes.

**Artemis -**A hero from another dimension who was assigned to his team to help them improve their skills and chances to survive in the GF-Earth during their time and also to return home. Despite Artemis having no Aura or Semblance she has proven to be capable of facing strong foes.

**Superboy -**A hero from another dimension who was assigned to his team to help them improve their skills and chances to survive in the GF-Earth during their time and also to return home.

**Team SEKR** - Met the team during the sparring matches and learnt much about their reputation and strength as one of the strongest team of huntsmen led by Scotty Blake. He was astonished to find out that the Scotsman had unlocked all seven Chakras during his fight with Agunimon. Despite knowing how strong they were, Ross still didn’t back down to challenge them and give it his all.

### Neutral

**P.O.I.N.T.** - So far he doesn't trust the academy that's run by heroes who work for the government agency, especially its principal Fox Tail for personal reasons.

**E-Male** **-** it is uncertainrelations**h**e has with E-Male.

### Enemies

**Fallen** -

**Leonidas Van Rook -**

**Bertha the Barbarian -** Known to be a rival of Erika, he and his team were underestimated her ability to use Time magic to defeat him on the Isle of Berk. Taking measures of her new powers to avoid the same mistake.

**Satyra** - Ross has a complete despise and loath towards the anti-human terrorists in their belief in 'liberation' for Faunus and Mobian races treated badly by humans. While he does Support for equal rights among races, Satyra only causes more problems than solving them, even to so far to attack anyone who’s doesnt Support their view. It is noted that he has been investigating the leader's true agenda and discovered their true plans of reviving Kur and using the hate between all sides to their advantage. Ross vowed to help prevent that from ever happening.

## Quotes

* To Tassim: “Don’t you know that the Lion is the king of the jungle?”

## Background Information

Ross Noften is a Character made and belongs to fanfic writer Great Celestial Dragon the character was based in Abraham Van Helsing from the Nintendo game *Code: Realize.*

## Trivia

* The name Ross is derived from the Scottish descend, the Gaelic term for "Promontory" or "Headland."
* Ross is an original character and not based on any known canon characters.
* In chapter 134 it is revealed he is married to Sam, as sources confirmed to be the character from Totally Spies.
* He also studied at Nevernest Academy and in Malbue University.
* It was implied upon Ross's first arrival in New Berk that he was a little jumpy being close to the edge.
* Ross mentioned to have some skills in other weapons than just swords, so it is implied he can use other weapons such as guns.
* Ross Noften is voiced by Matthew Mercer.
* In the alternate future, a Lion Faunus named Caleb bared a resemblance to Ross with his features, skills and also bared the emblem in his coat. Even used his name but possibly to hide his identity and heritage from the time travellers form finding out to much about their futures.
	+ When Sam in *Acceleracers* confirmed the names for the gender and one of them being Caleb, this might be the possibility that Caleb could be their future son, or one of the children if possible.