Name: Lake Linwood

Age: early 20s

Eye Color: Blue

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Height: 6’3” (191 cm)

Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg)

Academy: Beacon Academy

Birthplace: Vale

Relatives/Relationships: Blade Nero (best friend)

Occupation: 3rd Year Student (start of the story)

Weapon: Tears – A Dust infused Trident with chains slotted within the inner mechanism allowing it shoot out the spiked head as some sort of grappling hook, a fairly deadly long ranged weapon that not only makes the typical trident more lethal but it also gives its wielder more mobility once they master the chains.

Semblance: Breathless – Lake possesses the ability to breathe underwater. He can breathe underwater as long as his Aura remains.

Fighting Style: Lake is fairly proficient in hand to hand combat, mainly up close brawling, but his favorite style revolves around using bo staff. He had to make a few adjustments once he picked up his trident however, but some of the bo staff skills do translate over to the trident. That said, Lake is extremely and deceptively powerful at the long range game as well, capable of outplaying even the best marksmen out there. The long metal chain inside the trident allows for excellent mobility.

HISTORY:

Lake Linwood was raised by pirates when he was little. It was a harsh life for him, surrounded by the darkness of the sea, the theft, the murders, the pillaging. It was a miracle the child survived. One day, he was rescued, after his pirate crew had an unfortunate encounter with a monster. It was foggy that day, and the storm grew strong, there was a large sea Grimm lurking in the waters. The pirates were normally equipped with weaponry for these kinds of creature, but they were not prepared for the monster – the Executioner Baza Bones. Baza killed the sea Grimm then slaughtered the whole pirate crew. Lake was one of the few who survived.

Somewhere along the way Lake ran across a boy named Blade Nero. Blade was his best friend growing up, they’d do everything together, nearly inseparable these two. All because of a little incident when they were kids when Lake fell into a river and nearly drowned. Blade jumped in after trying to save him but got carried away by the current himself. It was only then when Lake discovered his Semblance and dragged both of them out of the water. They became best buds ever since.

Which was probably why Lake decided to follow Blade over to Atlas in the exchange program even when Blade told him he didn’t have to. But Lake was persistent, he wouldn’t give that up for anything. He did mildly regret the decision to go north later on because he didn’t expect Atlas to be so damn cold.

Lake was surprised to hear that Blade's uncle was the Unbeatable Monster himself. He was curious, but ultimately scared of what Baza Bones could do.

PERSONALITY/TRAITS:

Lake is a bit more laid back and light-hearted compared to the serious nature of his best friend Blade. Lake is also fairly instinctual and rarely thinks things out strategically, preferring to deal with a problem as he goes along, improvising rather than planning. Despite this he is quite proud of his combat ability and won’t hesitate to show off his skills. He doesn’t like it when people look down on him and underestimate him just because he’s not the leader and he follows Blade all over from Vale which is something that prompted some people to think he’s not Blade’s equal and only a follower. He may or may not be insecure about this.

Lake is also fairly charismatic and is often very smooth with the ladies. But at the end of the day he feels a special bond between him and Blade, a bond he cherishes. He’s fairly confused about his feelings at the moment and prefer to not think about it too much and live his life one day at a time.

Lake is ironically afraid of the deep ocean. He can swim near the surface just fine, in a river or lake, no biggie. But the sea is another matter entirely, memories of his old life with a pirate crew stayed with him after all these years, haunting him, taunting him. He feels the fear the more he swims deeper into the dark depths of the ocean.