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Gray is self explanatory, but achroma is derived from achromatopsia, which is the term for complete colour blindness, or the inability to see any colour at all, where your vision is completely grayscale.

Gray is the first character to draw inspiration from a real-life figure. Much of the character is based of pool trick shot player, Florian 'Venom' Kohler, known for his massé shots. I was drawn to the idea of having a character who used an unconventional item as their weapon. Most RWBY weapons you see, whether in show or among other OCs make sense as being weapons, from guns and rifles to swords and spears. Seeing something like a pool cue be used as an effective weapon is something unique to me and I wanted to explore that.

Quite honestly? Gray has no fictional character allusions. Nothing about his weapon, semblance, character, anything, alludes to any fictional or fairy-tale character.

I'm very happy with the idea of Gray, his character, his concepts, his weapon, all of it. What I'm not happy with is the execution. There is quite a few things that I can see wrong with the way I drew him, from his face to his clothing. You can be sure that I'm gonna keep practicing my skills, and when I feel like I've improved enough, Gray is the first character I'm going to be redoing, because honestly, I'm disappointed with myself for how he turned out.

Gray suffers from color blindness. If I wanted to be specific, his condition, and his vision rests somewhere between achromatopsia and tritanomaly, in that he sees colour like everyone else, but it is dulled. However, he is not completely unable to see colour.

In designing this character, I actually had to search up pool terms, which can be seen throughout the bio.

Gray AchromaThe Shark of Vale17MaleHumanBeacon Academy - Team SLAGCodenamed "Shark", Gray is commonly seen wearing dark gray suit pants, black rolled up suit shirt and black tie, a gray vest, black leather shoes, and a black and white fedora, the type stereotypically associated with gangsters.Standing at a modest 5'8", Gray has an average build, although he seems to have some muscle in his arms, and he is a bit shorter compared to others in his year cohort. He has short, dirty blonde hair, and always tries to keep a fresh cut. He has faded eyes, bordering on a blue-gray if you look closely.From my initial tests and observations of Gray, he is a quiet, cool, and level-headed individual, also displaying reservation and seriousness regardless of the situation. He is able to keep calm in the most dire of situations, his steady nerves proving to be an asset when presented complex, high-stress situations, whether it be during a high-stakes game of pool, or in the heat of battle.If you wanted a perfectionist, Gray would be a prime example. He is an individual who constantly strives for perfection in everything he does. If not perfect, then at the very least his very best. He recognizes that perfection is sometimes unachievable, so he can settle for the very best of his ability.His strive for perfection often makes him look competitive, always trying to show everyone his skills, either academically, in combat, or in billiards. On more than one occasion, his strive for perfection can make him appear to be stand-offish, or even arrogant. However, this is because he takes pride in the skills that he has developed during his life.It should be noted that Gray is an individual who constantly seeks acceptance and social validation from his peers and family. This can easily be attributed to his colorblindness. He even admits that this is the case. He has always felt inferior to others due to his conditions, and as such he has always strived for perfection and validation from others. This can place unnecessary pressure on him to do the best he can.Another trait of note is his desire for a new challenge. Once he has achieved his goal, he will always try and look for the next challenge. As such I am unsure that this desire for a challenge can keep him invested in his team, which may strain relationships between members of the team during their time together at Beacon. He is constantly looking for others who can challenge him physically, intellectually, academically, or in combat. It is recommended that the other three team members of Team SLAG are pushed to keep Gray interested in the team and the potential relationships that can form. Establishing a strong friendly relationship, or potentially a friendly rivalry may be enough to keep him emotionally invested in the team.Despite that he means well. He will fight to prove himself to others with honour and fairness, and all so he feels a semblance of social validation and acceptance from his peers. He is more than willing to get along, perhaps even try his hand at friendship with those that he believes will be able to not only accept him into their fold, but also challenge him, whether academically, physically, mentally, or in combat.Gray was born with a specific type of color blindness. It’s not any other standard types of color blindness, but he hasn’t lost all sense of colour. The best way to describe his condition is by taking an image in any sort of image editing program and bringing down the saturation of the image about half-way. That’s what his vision is like. He can still make out some colours, but there is still some of it that looks gray or dulled out.As a result of his condition, and what he attributes as his Atlesian heritage, he has always felt inferior to others, because of his condition. As such, from an early age, he always sought out ways to gain some sort of acceptance or validation from his peers and friends in whatever he did, although he never told anyone about his condition.At around 12, he discovered billiards, and instantly fell in love. He had finally found something was good at, and was proud to show his skills to others, competing in tournaments as he grew older, perfecting his skills, learning how to perform trick-shots with it as well. It turned out that he was a natural at pool. After much of his childhood, he now didn’t feel quite so inferior.At around 16, he had learnt about huntsman academies, and initially applied to Altius Academy, utilizing his skills in billiard into combat. However, he believed that Altius hadn’t challenged him enough, and he doubted Atlas Academy would be able to provide a challenge. As such, he left Altius and transferred to Signal Academy, and passed with flying colours, all so that he could be accepted into Beacon Academy. His main reason for applying to a Huntsman Academy to begin with is that he believed that doing so would be able to provide him the challenge he wanted, the social validation and acceptance he sought, and he would be doing some good for the world in the process.GrayscratchGrayscratch takes on the appearance of a very high quality pool cue. The pool cue itself is made of metal to allow for it to be effectively used in combat without having to worry about it breaking, while taking on the appearance of glossy wood. The cue tip is the main part of Grayscratch. Below the cue tip there is a small compartment used for Dust in combat, the Dust flowing directly into the cue tip to give any attacks more punch. Although Grayscratch would be commonly used in a method like polearms such as lances, spears, and staffs, its use of metal for the body can mean it can be used as a club or bat. Although it has no compact or travel form, it can still be taken around, and used as, and even disguised as a regular pool cue if necessary.Another component that assists Gray in combat is the used of “billiard balls” made of Dust. They appear to be billiard balls, but, are solid balls of Dust. The balls of dust have a thin layer of glass to act as a safety for not only when he initially hits the ball with Grayscratch, but in case something makes impact with the billiard balls stored in his satchel, they don’t immediately blow up. When appropriate, such as attacking ranged opponents, Sam can toss these balls up into the air and hit them midair using Grayscratch, whether as a baseball bat, or by striking the itself ball midair with the cue tip.All in the MindConfidence is often described as the belief in one’s ability to succeed. Confidence is the driving power behind Gray’s semblance, a form of telekinesis. Gray’s telekinesis is quite limited compared to others who may happen to also have some form of telekinesis, in the fact that he is limited in the weight of the object he chooses to lift. However, Gray can easily lift several, much smaller objects at once, such as billiard balls.How many he can lift is all dependent on his confidence according to the situation. If he believes he can win a fight, or has a good chance of winning, then he is able to lift more objects. If he believes that he will lose, or is not confident in his chance for success, then he will not be able to lift many objects, perhaps only one or two at most. Some may consider his telekinesis to be based off nothing more than placebo, but it’s much more; it’s All in the Mind.----------------------------------------------------------------RWBY OC & Art by me, Tesrod.RWBY is the property of Rooster Teeth.