RWBY OC- Rui Kazahana
I’ve got a new RWBY OC so I’m just gonna catalog a lot of info about her here for later (may or may not see a few writing pop up about her from me and others in the future)
Name: Rui Kazahana
Aliases: Snow Angel
Team: JRST (Jarosite)
Jin @pinkmossy
Shiori
Tam @kaasblokje
**Story is set in a VERY self-indulgent AU where JRST attended Beacon at the same time as STRQ, and join Ozpin’s inner circle, and eventually usurp the maiden powers. They join up with the main cast mid Volume 7.
Main Theme: Hero by Caleb Hyles
(Wings?)
**This works as it is also Ironwood’s main theme, and acts a parallel to him except the lyrics are meant to be interpreted differently. Rather than her doing what Ironwood does, and forgoes emotions in favor of saving Atlas and what he thinks is right, Rui throws herself into danger recklessly to save people, not caring what happens to her body or how hurt she gets. Even when she learns the truth about Salem, she is still dedicated to Ozpin and does everything in her power to protect him and Oscar.
Weapon: Hook Shots
Rui has gauntlets and anklets that both contain a hookshot mechanism in them. She can navigate the battlefield by either using the hooks to latch onto something and fly to get closer, or she can pierce her prey directly and retract the wire, tugging her closer to them before engaging in combat. She mainly uses hand-to-hand combat, the gauntlets protecting her skin but allowing for her talons to come through when necessary. Dust is used within the mechanisms, mainly ice and electric, which allows her hits to be more effective. She can also use the hook shots in close range, using them like ropes as she can release the tension on them or stop their flight early, letting her tie or trip up or choke the enemy with them before she grabs the blade at the edge and uses it to cut them.
Semblance: Tiny little diamond shapes lift out of the brown markings in her hair and she can manipulate them around the battlefield telekinetically. She can combine them together into a shield or send them flying with a spin like tiny shurikens. She uses them as a more long-ranged weapon when desperate.
Fighting Style: Rui mainly relies on dodging and swinging around the enemy to keep them from landing a hit. She can use one hook shot to travel through the air while holding the pointed blade in her other hand, cutting the enemy as she swings past. She uses this method usually at the start, then engages in hand-to-hand combat when the enemy has become tired from chasing her around or following her, as it gives her the advantage. The anklets’ hook shots are featured on the back of her ankles, as it allows her a quick exit if an enemy swings at her. She has learned how to properly aim with them, as they typically fly out at an angle upwards (and if not she can correct the wires movement with her diamonds’). Since this motion causes her to fall forward, she will bring her hands out to block the fall/skid along the ground, although in an ideal situation she can jump forward into a handstand into time that she just flies directly up before an enemy claws her.
Background:
A snow owl faunus from Atlas. She was enrolled in a prep combat school there, but while there she was subjected to bullying due to her faunus-heritage, and it resulted in her being pushed into a garbage disposal that chewed up her wings. The accident was witnessed by a young James Ironwood, who reported it to the school and paid for her hospital stay. Despite the best medical care, her wings could not be healed. James fought the school to expel the students, using his influence and family name, and he was the only one who visited her while she was recovering. He told her how things would get better at Atlas Academy, and offered to help her get there through recommendations, but she refused. She told him she wished to leave Atlas forever, and he was saddened, but understood.
Rui’s only family is her grandparents, who cannot come with her to the warmer climate of Vale. Regretful to leave them, James secures housing and a fund for them, and a caretaker sends Rui updates while she is gone. Because of this, she feels a great debt to James and respects him, although she refuses any money he tries to give to her personally. Her relationship with him helps to repair her relationship towards Atlesians slightly, however, during the Vytal Festival, she discovers that one of the girls who bullied her made it to Atlas Academy. She went to Ozpin and broke down because of it, who promised he would speak to the other headmaster about it.
She ran into James on the way back to Amity Colosseum, who asked what was wrong. When she explained what happened, he surprised her by saying that the girl had obviously changed, was an excellent fighter, and a valuable asset to the Atlesian military. He apologized to Rui for not being able to uphold his promise (because he believed it only extended to the girls being expelled from the prep-school, but not anything about barring them from going to any others or entering the Academy), but urged her to think about how people can change and to move on.
Upon graduation, Ozpin extended the invitation into his inner circle to her team, and thus they learned about the fight against Salem. Jinka, Shiori, and Tam received shape-shifting powers to turn into their respective animals, but Ozpin ran out of magic to give to Rui. Instead, he healed her wings so she could be alongside them, but she cannot be a spy in the same way that they can. She still feels incredibly indebted to Ozpin, more so than she ever did to Ironwood, and wants to help him succeed. To absolve himself of guilt for failing to gift her what he promised, Ozpin selected her to replace one of the maidens first.
Personality: Rui is a quiet girl, mainly due to the lingering effects from her years being bullying. She has dependency issues, and can be a crybaby. However, her overly emotional state lends itself well in combat, as when someone she cares about is hurt or in danger, she becomes vicious, not quite losing her head but becoming callous and uncaring about what may happen to the enemy.
Images:
Beacon
Current/Atlas Outfits
