nightelf37: Yes, I'm doing a RWBY profile for Neopets characters. And yes, I'm doing them both on one profile and not two like I did with Homura and Madoka.


Fictional Work: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie

Character: Tormund Ellis and Roberta

(Neopets isn't too big on last names for all their characters.)

Name: Bowden Wilfinger and Azurine Kattenhorn

(Bowden means "yellow haired" in Celtic/Gaelic. Wilfinger is an early medieval German surname said to derive either from a personal name of pre-6th century origins "Wolfingen" or is occupational. If a personal name, it translates loosely as "Little wolf". Azurine means "sky-blue" in French. Kattenhorn is likely derived from the Dutch "katten", genitive of "katte", cat, cognate with the German "katz, katzen", cat, plus "hoorn" (German "horn"), horn, horn-shaped.

Their last names are derived from the Neopet species their characters are based on. Tormund is a Lupe neopet, and bears resemblance to the Siberian husky, while Roberta is an Acara neopet, which are feline in general appearance and have horns on their heads, though they're not hard like most horns.)

Gender: Male and Female respectively

Backstory: Residing in Vale, Bowden was born in a family of esteemed Hunters. Well, actually, that's just on the father's side; his mother is an ordinary employee in a store owned by the Schnee Dust Company. Still, she's not against Bowden's dreams of following in his father's footsteps and enrolling in Beacon. Azurine, on the other hand, is the daughter of a council member in Vale, and has been learning through her mentor a method of Dust use that leans into the archaic way. After learning the basics and some intermediate lessons, she was enrolled into Beacon.

The two of them met during Initiation, when Azurine nearly fell on top of Bowden while he was running from a duo of Ursa Majors. She had been scouting from the treetops when a rumble forced her to drop. They proved to be a great team, and have been together since, though strangely nothing romantic ever came up.

Appearance:

Bowden and Azurine are of fairly average height, with Bowden having a little more muscle and Azurine being a little more sylph.

Bowden's eyes are amber like a Faunus's, but he is human, though he does not see the half-animals as lessers. He wears his blond hair short, with a small ponytail hidden at the back. His attire consists of a silver chestplate and shoulder armor. Under it is a yellow hoodie, the hood of which resembles a wolf's head when pulled up, which is usually is. He also wears gray trousers, and brown boots, a fingerless glove on his right hand, and a special gauntlet on his left.

Azurine has sapphire blue eyes, light violet eyeshadow, short jet black hair reaching mid-back and having a navy tint to it. Her apparel is composed of a white sleeved undershirt. Over it is a green long-sleeved jacket that comes down around her chest over the shirt, which is lined in white. She also wears a white A-line skirt with gold lining, blue spandex pantyhose, tan running shoes, a blue detachable hood with double-sized shell-like ear shapes and long floppy horns on the back, and pink gauntlets.

Despite their battle preferences and physique, their physical strength is about equal. Amusingly, Azurine can push things faster than Bowden can.

Personality: Bowden is the epitome of a noble knight; courteous to women, defender of the weak and good, servant of the people, and opposer of injustice and evil. He can come up with a basic plan, but he leaves the more complex ones to Azurine. He is also truthful at all times, which can be difficult if lying is required, and always keeps his word to the best of his ability.

As part of her upbringing, Azurine is experienced in politics and diplomacy, though she doesn't like doing it, preferring her Huntress life and honing her skills with Dust, as the archaic method her weapon leans to requires constant discipline lest she lose control. With her fighting style comes a keen eye for enemy weaknesses and important details.

Both take a little pride in their respective skills, but not to the point of bragging it to others. They also don't take kindly to Faunus haters, and aren't ashamed in their sympathy for them, which sometimes shows in the hoods they wear. They're also all-around nice people you can count on to protect you.

Weapon(s): (As I'm doing two characters in one profile, this'll likely be long.)

Bowden's weapon consists of a sword and a shield, called . The sword is unremarkable on the outside, bearing a simple metal double-edged blade, a sturdy crossguard, and an easy-to-grip handle. But at the bottom of the sword is a slot for Dust cartridges. The shield is large enough for him to protect his entire body when crouched down, and is round shaped. On its face is his family emblem and symbol; the face of a yellow-coated wolf, not snarling but looking noble.

The sword comes with its own sheath, while the shield has its place in Bowden's back thanks to a magnet there. He can call the shield to his left hand via the gauntlet he's wearing there, and can call it back the same way.

The sword can also do special charged 'attacks' depending on the Dust cartridge installed. Normally, it merely increases power in an attack, but a charged attack with Ice Dust induces a freezing effect, Lightning Dust induces spazzing paralysis, Fire Dust induces lingering burns, and Shadow Dust induces temporary blindness.

Bowden also has a "hookshot" made by his father, who was a Signal graduate and very proficient in weapon-crafting. It was apparently meant for picking fruits from trees, but the 'hook''s grip was strong enough to pull a person so Bowden re-purposed it as such. After meeting Azurine, the two shared it until Bowden's father created another "hookshot" for her own use.

Azurine's weapon is what is basically a wand; silver rod of six inches, and a clasp for attaching the focusing Dust crystals. Her method of Dust use lies between the the archaic method and the modern one, though it leans closer to the former. Depending on the Dust loaded in it, aside from shooting blasts of its element in a potential rapid-fire rate, she can also perform various charged attacks.

Light Dust: homing 'magic missiles', solar beam

Air Dust: thundercloud, mini-tornado

Fire Dust: fireball, shockwave

Shadow Dust: dark bomb, darkness beam

Earth Dust: noxious fog (harmful only to Grimm), summon three bouncing small boulders

Water Dust: explosive bubble spray, homing frost

"Nova" Dust: super 'magic missiles', magical defense 'satellite'

Semblance: Azurine's Semblance, Barrier, is the ability to project a force field of Aura in front of herself, another person, or basically anywhere, which reflects attacks. Bowden's Semblance is as of yet unknown.

Fighting Style: Bowden's fighting style is rather old-fashioned and pertaining to a classic knight; sword swings, ducking behind the shield, and so on. He does however have two 'original' skills added in; a simple spin slash ideal for when he's surrounded by Grimm, and a short dash attack to that can blow away enemies when timed properly, and he taught these to Azurine. And he knows well enough when it's best to attack from another angle.

As for Azurine, aside from the aforementioned techniques, she simply launches blasts from her rapid-fire wand like a one-handed firearm, only rarely using it as a bludgeon when Grimm are close. With her Semblance, she can reflect her own attacks to go around corners or hit from unexpected angles.

Hobbies/Interests: practice, learning (Azurine), hero work (Bowden)

Dislikes: Grimm, discrimination, Evil-aligned Hunters, having to be a diplomat (Azurine, though she will do it if it needs to be done)


nightelf37: Before I say anything else, part of Bowden's and Azurine's outfits are partially based on Jaune's and Velvet's respectively, due to them being a knight and a mage, even though they're not on the same team. And despite being based on anthropomorphic Neopets, I chose not to make them Faunus.

I watched Game Theory's episode concerning Link's Hookshot, but I'll assume Aura protects from that damage. Somehow.

See ya on Third!