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Name: Dusk Rogue

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Race: Faunus; Wolf-based

Appearance: Dusk has shaggy pitch-black hair and sanguine (blood-red) eyes. He has olive skin, and in between a slight and a medium build, but closer to medium (with pretty much all of his muscles being toned, but not all that big). He has scars on his back (See below) but almost nobody knows about them because he's not often seen without a shirt on. The only physical evidence that he is a Faunus are his canine-like teeth and (Nearly unnoticeable) stubs where his wolf ears and tail used to be (He actually went as far as to cut them off, just so he could fit in). Despite this, he is surprisingly open about his Faunus heritage to people who he considers his friends, (especially if he knows he'll be spending a lot of time with them) and sometimes even refers to himself as "The big, bad wolf" in a joking way (Because he's a wolf-faunus). While he is open about his Faunus heritage, he is not stupid and if anybody tries to discriminate against him for it, he will make sure that they know that he is not to be messed with (or at least not anymore...see Backstory). As for his clothing, he wears a black zip-up hoodie (Which he normally keeps unzipped), a midnight blue shirt, blue jeans with a small silver chain hanging from one of the belt loops, and black finger-less gloves. He also wears a black bandana around his neck, which he can pull up to cover his mouth and nose in order to better hide his identity

Rival (optional): Dawn Knight (See "Team DAUN" by Akuma Kawashima)

Crush/Love-life (optional): Usha Vitrum (See "Team DAUN" by Akuma Kawashima)

Aura: Black, but somewhat transparent (Like Obsidian)

Emblem: A crecent moon with a blade crossing it

Semblance: Barriers: He is able to create, mold, move, and manipulate solid, three-dimensional platforms and barriers out of his aura, which is black in color, surprising some people at how dark it is, considering it's supposed to be a manifestation of his soul (keep in mind that even Blake's aura is purple). Also, before jumping to conclusions about how powerful his semblance is, keep in mind that the barriers he creates are made out of his aura, so while he can, in essence, create virtually anything, it is physically draining and the size of what he creates is limited by the level of aura he has at the moment he begins making it, and needs time to regenerate his aura in between large uses of his semblance. He also has to have the shape of what he's going to make in mind ahead of time. He can create two different types of barriers with his semblance. The first type of barriers which he can make are static barriers, which only last for a set number of seconds, but only use a small amount of his aura. An important trait of static barriers is that they do not move whatsoever, as they are not affected by any force, even gravity, so if formed in the air, he can use them as stepping stones. He can also create dynamic barriers, which take up more of his aura but last however long he wants them to, and are capable of movement, as they will be affected by gravity and other forces.

Weapon(s)/Fighting Style: Brute force is not his forte, and his level of physical strength is hardly any stronger than your everyday man, but he makes up for it with incredible speed, agility, and reflexes. His weapons of choice are his set of double-edged dual daggers, which are black in color with red runic markings, of an unknown* meaning. He calls them "blood" and "water", because they are exactly the same, which symbolizes that to him, blood is not thicker than water, nor is water thicker than blood, but they are the same. It also might be worth noting that he is actually the only member of Team DUSC without a physical back-up weapon. His fighting style usually involves close, quick, and precise attacks, but in cases where attacking from a distance is more suited, he is fond of using his aura to create (dynamic) "barriers" shaped like daggers, which he can throw with incredible precision. He will also use this technique if he is somehow disarmed, or cannot use his regular daggers for any other reason. His strategy is normally to dodge his opponents' attacks and wear them out while he hits them with seemingly ineffective attacks that do more and more damage the more fatigued his opponent gets.

Other abilities:

Shadow Powers: He is able to turn into his own shadow, as well as walk through shadows for reasons explained below (PLEASE NOTE: HIS ABILITY TO TRANSFORM INTO A SHADOW DOES NOT MAKE HIM IMPALPABLE. It just makes him more stealthy and helps him maneuver better, he can still be harmed if his shadow is attacked). Even so, Dusk is often able to trick people into thinking otherwise because he leaves it up to them to figure it out, something they seldom do on their own.

Wall Shadow: After becoming a shadow, he can move along walls, which effectively allows him to reach higher places if he climbs up them, or safely get to the bottom of long drops if he moves down them.

Thieving Skills: During his time on the streets (See Backstory) he became a master thief; he is very good at picking pockets, but far better at picking locks, and is able to pick even the most complex of locks with little to no effort. He is confident that there isn't a single lock on remnant that he can't pick.

Weaknesses: While Dusk may be a skilled fighter, there is a reason that his style is agility based. In a contest of pure physical strength, Dusk would easily be beaten. Dusk is also weak to endurance-based fighters, due to said lack of damaging attacks. He also has the aforementioned blind spot in his semblance: It drains his aura, so he is likely to run out of it quicker than most people. He could hit the "red zone" of his aura, simply by using his semblance too much. The other blind-spot in his aura is that it's very difficult to use in the air, as making much more than static barriers would take a lot of energy. Therefor, Dusk will have more trouble fighting aerial enemies (As seen in chapter 4 of "Into the DUSC").

Personality: He is nonchalant and relaxed about virtually everything (With the exception of electricity; see Backstory), and has a tendency to be found leaning up against walls or lying on his back with his eyes closed (Like the bad-ass he is) while everybody else is stiff with tension. He is also very strong willed, and quite intelligent as well, but doesn't exactly show it off. He can often be sly, sneaky, cunning, crafty, deceptive, and even manipulative to some degree, but sometimes, this side of him can be a good thing, in the "takes-one-to-know-one" sense, as he is very difficult to fool, due to his nearly infallible ability to see through others' lies and deceit, which he has honed ever since escaping from the gang (See backstory). His level of perception is also quite high, and he tends to be a couple steps ahead of most, (but not all) people. Unfortunately, he normally keeps his thoughts and observations to himself, unless asked. He is normally a pretty good judge of character, but always remains cautious of other people, especially people he doesn't know, not even trusting himself enough to make such a judgement call. More than anything, he hates taking orders, and will make certain that anybody who gives him them is well aware. His biggest flaws are that he has trust-issues and that he tries to isolate himself from others as much as possible, often resulting in other people finding him mysterious. He is known to take calculated risks at times but makes sure to always know what he's getting into before-hand and always looks before he leaps. He is also quick-witted and able to think on his feet, and it's nearly impossible to sneak up on him. He is the type of guy who's a lot more likely to smirk than he is to smile, and he is often regarded as a "punk" and/or a "smart-ass", which he admittedly is, considering every other word out of his mouth is a sarcastic or witty remark. Aside from this, he can also be quite cocky, but never to the point of being arrogant, and he has the skills to back his words, if need be. Despite his cocky attitude, he never underestimates his opponents during battle. Piss them off with witty banter? Hell yes, but never underestimate them. Despite his ability to stay calm in even the most serious dangers, he tends to get aggravated when somebody is being treated unfairly and can oftentimes be heard growling under his breath upon observing such things.

Backstory: On his fifth birthday, he was forced to watch from a hiding spot as his parents were tortured and killed by members of a Faunus-hating group, causing him to stop celebrating his birthday, as it to became a bad reminder of what happened to them (The end product being that they were both naked and hanged on a tree, both of their bodies being horribly mutilated everywhere except for their front torsos, where the word "animal" was carved into each of them). A few days after this incident, he was found crying underneath the same tree by a kind human* (though he was reluctant to trust said human at first, the fact that the human was kind to him is probably the only reason he doesn't hate said species). The person who found him then took him to an orphanage where he met and befriended a younger Faunus named Zachery. Both Dusk and Zachery were bullied by the other kids at the orphanage until Dusk was eventually adopted, leaving Zachery by himself at the orphanage which Dusk later learns Zachery killed himself at. Unfortunately, Dusk's adoption was not the end of his problems: his adopted mother frequently had to go away to run errands and work, and his adopted father only pretended to like him, but abused Dusk behind his wife's back. To this day, he has scars on his back from being whipped with a belt and a couple of broken bones that never properly healed (These, of course, came from the more intense times of abuse. There were other forms of physical abuse, but most of them didn't leave any lasting effects or scars). One day, he was kidnapped by a group of scientists who performed inhumane experiments on him, which messed with his very molecular structure. These tests did, however, have a positive impact on him as well: they are actually the reason he is able to walk through shadows and turn into one using his aura, despite shadows not being tangible. After the scientists were done with him, they left him to die of starvation. (Un)Luckily, an infamous criminal* came along and freed him, claiming to have seen something in him and making Dusk his apprentice...or so Dusk thought. The criminal actually just used Dusk as a decoy in order to get away after stealing a valuable item* from a well-known gang in the area. Dusk was imprisoned by the gang and tortured for information about his "partner" who Dusk then realized he actually knew next-to-nothing about. Luckily Dusk managed to escape from his second time as a captive by tricking them into thinking he was dead, by using what little aura he could muster at the time to cut off his pulse using a barrier inside his body, a highly risky move that could have killed him if it went wrong. Unfortunately, he did not manage to avoid getting many more scars, both physical* and psychological. A few of the more notable psychological scars he received would be his fear of large amounts electricity (This includes anything from thunderstorms to telephone cables to lighting-based dust and semblances) He developed this fear because he was forced to wear an electric collar during both of his times in captivity. Another psychological scar he received would be his inability to trust anybody easily and never trust anybody completely, constantly checking for ulterior motives that other people may have. These scars, much like physical ones, have gotten better over time, but will never completely heal. His fear of electrical attacks has decreased the most due to the fact that he's come into contact with fighters who use it. His astraphobia (fear of thunder and lighting) on the other hand, has strangely increased. After he managed to escape from the gang, he had no place to go. Now homeless, he learned how to steal to survive, and gained incredible skills at picking locks and pockets, among other thieving skills, but also earned a criminal record.

(Optional): During his time on the streets, he can recall one specific incident when he saved a girl his age with auburn hair and and black eyes from a group of drunkards (Hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge...See "Team DAUN" By Akuma Kawashima).

Other Information:

General: His nose is similar to that of a blood-hound (even when it's covered by his bandana), and he is easily able to recognize people by their scent. He never fully took to his adopted family's last name, and cannot remember his real last name* because he associates his last name with his parents, and therefore thinks of his fifth birthday whenever he tries to remember it. Instead he gave himself the last name "Rogue" because he felt it fit him. He became interested in skateboarding after meeting Crimson, and turned out to be a natural at it, and (much like Crimson) made it into a hobby, but (Unlike Crimson) does not use it as a means of combat or transportation, but merely something to do in his free time.

Theme Song: "Me Against the World" by Simple Plan

Fun-Fact: He is the first member of Team DUSC ever created, and was originally intended to be named Jet and put on a team that the author who used him created

Likes: Staring at the moon, screwing with people, his friends (though he'd never show it), and being scratched behind what remains of his wolf ears (secretly)

Dislikes: People being treated unfairly, Faunus-haters, taking orders from anyone, talking about his past, and the fact that he secretly likes being scratched behind what remains of his wolf ears

*Anywhere where I put this asterisk means that I purposely made this part ambiguous...Have fun

Anybody can use this or any of my other OCs, and if you want to make a few, minor changes to them, that'll probably be fine, just make sure to let me know what they are via Review or PM before you make them. Also, if you do decide to use one of them, could you let me know the name of the story? I kind of want to see how other people portray them and how well they do "in action" so to speak.