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NAME: Erica
AGE: 29
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IC INFO;

NAME:Yang Xiao Long
CANON & HISTORY: RWBY History
AGE: 18
CANON POINT: Season 4, Episode 12, on her way to Mistral to meet up with Ruby
PERSONALITY:

Most people are going to try to put Yang in a box: the stereotypical party-girl blonde who is bubbly and outgoing. While those aspects are very true, as seen in the numerous times Yang HAS gone to parties; forced her way into friendships; or made a pun; that is not all she is by any means, especially now. In the past, Yang was very much a bright, outgoing girl. Often she could be seen with a grin on her face and mischief in her purple eyes. That’s toned down a bit since she lost her arm in a fight against an enemy named Adam, but that aspect of her personality is slowly coming back as she recovers emotionally from her trauma. But, even hindered by her lack of a right arm, she still seems to have loads of energy that is seen as she retrains in combat with her father. It’s hard to imagine that the fun-loving side of Yang is completely gonve, given that she was able to joke about it a bit when her teachers came to visit her father, so the rest of this section will deal a bit with how Yang used to be with the stipulation that the more ‘fun’ side of her is now becoming a bit more toned down.

Yang can easily become the life of any party and likes to have fun. Yang doesn't mind extra attention either and is very much a social butterfly and the very definition of an extrovert. Even after the fall of Beacon, when she travels to Mistral she makes friends with the people on the boat and sees back to her old self in the friendliness she shows even those minor characters. Yang usually has no trouble fitting in with groups of different sizes. She isn't phased by either gender and is just as comfortable with the boys as she is with the girls. Age doesn’t seem to matter either, as she likes to see herself as an adult and when speaking with her teachers and father persuades them to see her as this as well. She’s seen a LOT now, and knows there is room to grow, but she’s also more mature now which makes it easier for her to communicate with older people. However, that maturity has it’s limits or perhaps it’s part of it that she can joke about dire situations. Even before she lost her arm, on the battlefield, Yang didn’t see anything wrong with making jokes at her enemy's expense. However, if the battle is intense enough she will get focused, and the same goes with her past. She isn't one to take a fight lightly and that can be seen in the serious look in her eyes when she's driving her fits into her opponent's face or when she’s considering what happened at Beacon. Some things just aren’t a joke and Yang is very aware of that line.

Despite her appearance, Yang isn't the ditzy, bubble-headed blonde you would expect her to be. Oh, she can have her moments of bubbly enthusiasm and obliviousness, but it isn't at her core and she would probably punch you if you called her a dumb blonde. While she has a lot of energy and enthusiasm about certain things, she's certainly not as excitable as her sister, Ruby, and in fact on their first day at Beacon Academy is the one to reign her in while she's fangirling people's weapons. She likes to see her sister succeed and demonstrates a lot of pride in her. Not only does she overly celebrate Ruby's accomplishment at coming to Beacon with her, but isn't phased at all when the girl younger than her is made team leader. In fact, she celebrates it by giving her the biggest hug and cheering for her loudly. Though she does express some reservations about being on a team with her sister, this stems more from her desire to get Ruby a wider circle of friends and not because she doesn't necessarily want to be paired with her.

Yang has a very straightforward and confident personality. She has no problem making friends or talking to people because of this confidence. Unfortunately, she seems to expect this same confidence from her sister who doesn't have the same ease for getting along with others. Yang walks into a room and just expects to be the center of attention sooner rather than later. Her straightforwardness comes to play in the fact that she is not one to beat around the bush when it comes to things either. She is very quick to yell at everyone when a fight gets WAY ridiculous and out of hand. However, she does show remorse when she thinks Penny has overheard her call her weird. For the most part though, Yang doesn't mind people knowing how she feels. If she has something to say then Yang will speak her mind and apologize later...if she feels like it. She certainly wears her emotions on her sleeve and can't really hide anything. Even if it isn't always rage. Yang has shown sadness and concern in equal spades for her friends -- especially when they say things to hurt her or make her cry (like when Blake implies that Yang might be lying about her reasons for attacking Mercury). You can tell she tries not to let it get to her, turning away or putting up a front of anger, but those words of rejection get to her. A lot of this stems from her caring, nurturing role as a big sister. Usually she only treats Ruby in this manner, but sometimes her friends fall into this category as well. So she takes it as a personal attack against HER when she’s rejected. Blake fleeing from her after she lost her arm was especially painful and led to a lot of resentment from Yang. It is in these cases, her energetic and bright nature falls back to reveal a deceptively mature and sensitive side.

She is also very likely to act before thinking and has been described as one to "push someone in the pool to teach them how to swim." When Ruby complains about not having friends, Yang drags her over to make them and takes control of the conversation to help her out (or at least try). Basically, if you ask her a question you will get an honest answer, though you may not like to hear it. That sometimes also includes giving advice, even if you don't want to hear it (as she spends many of the first few days telling Ruby how to make friends and how important it is, which causes Ruby to groan most of the time). Yang makes your business, her business and usually she is only trying to help. This can also cause her to be something of a nuisance, especially if others do not want her help. Ruby, especially, seems to get annoyed with Yang forcing her into certain situations. She believes in herself and doesn't second guess her own actions. She'll boldly stroll into a club and grab the owner by the balls if that's what it takes. She will launch herself into action, because she thinks she is strong and can take a hit. Most of the time she isn't wrong, but her confidence took a shaking when she faced Adam and lost her arm to him. For awhile, this caused her to lose her spark of personality, but thanks to some time to recover and her dad, she's been able to start coming back around to her old self. She's learned that she has to balance her carefree nature without succumbing to overconfidence.

Despite her usual fun-loving attitude, there is nothing that will make her get serious faster than seeing someone she cares about in trouble. She especially worries and is protective of her sister, Ruby. While on the one hand, Yang always encourages her to be independent of her and wants Ruby to make other friends, there is a sense that Yang can be overprotective. This probably dates back to when Yang almost got them killed as kids and she realized that her actions had consequences. Except, when it comes to reason, Yang tends to lose her rationality when someone she cares about is in danger. Consider when she sees Blake being attacked by Adam. Instead of thinking things through, Yang rushes into the situation and loses her right arm as a consequence.

Yang has a surprisingly short fuse and a stubborn personality--which isn’t exactly the best personality combination. Yang is on a hair-trigger in a very literal sense. She has been known to go into a berserker rage if her hair is damaged even the slightest and will punch the offending party out. Her rage and frustration can often get the best of her and make her thoughtless, despite being fairly smart (see Adam confrontation). If she falls into this trap, it's easy to trick her and take her down. Neo and Nyann both manipulate this aspect of Yang’s personality and one nearly kills her over it. Instead of trying to come up with a way to take them down, she just kept blindly swinging, thinking her strength and stubborn pride would get her through. As her father pointed out to her, she'll get so caught up in punching her way through a wall that she won't think to look about going around it. It’s something she is still working on.
POWERS:
+Aura: coats her body with a shield that can protect her from some blows, powered by her soul
+Semblance: kinetic energy absorption, she can use the energy from every blow she takes to make herself more powerful. If the Semblance gets enough power, fire appears around her hair. During the final state of her Semblance, her eyes turn red and her fire is capable of bursting out of her.
OTHER:
+Yang comes with a cybernetic arm, it replaces the right arm that was cut off by Adam. It is stronger than her original arm and is painted yellow and black.

GAME INFO;

MAGIC ABILITY: Yang's magic is explosive--literally. She can create golden-yellow balls of light that explode when they come into contact with another object (though Yang can delay the explosion for about a minute if she wants to set a 'timer'). Yang can also decide on the size of the explosion: basically the larger the orb, the bigger the blast will be. However, the bigger the blast the more magical power, so on a good day she could manage 3 large explosions (compared to a bomb, these orbs are beach-ball sized). Obviously, the smaller explosions she could create more without much problem (marble-sized to ping pong ball-sized is equal to about a gunshot or firework). These explosions are mainly concussive force, so in order for them to actually cause a fire she would need to detonate something flammable, however they do put off their own light. While the orb is always the same color, the explosion's color might depend more on her mood or, given enough practice, on what she wants it to be. Pretty handy for an impromptu fireworks show.
PRICE: Ember Celica, her dual-ranged shot gauntlets weapon
ACCLIMATION: 7, considering Yang's love for adventure and her training as a Huntress -- there isn't a lot that would worry her about this place and she would probably take to it pretty easily. She's used to facing strange things and fighting tough opponents. Not to mention she's worked on her own and with different groups of people/teams, so she knows how to cooperate but can also function independently. It doesn't hurt that she makes friends fairly easily. The reason I would be reluctant to rate her higher is the fact that when she left she was on the hunt for her sister--someone she wants to look out for and JUST got around to looking for her despite several months of recovery. So she'll be annoyed for the side track, but otherwise will go along with it.

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