Appearance
Blake is a fair-skinned girl with long black hair, which she later cuts to shoulder-length. She has large amber eyes, and stands over five and a half feet tall. She has a cross-shaped scar on her lower left abdomen, around her midriff area. Her most prominent feature, and the one signaling her Faunus heritage, is a pair of black, cat-like ears on top of her head and through her hair. She sometimes covers these with a large black bow. Her clothing usually incorporates ribbons and exposed midriff, and usually comes in blacks, purples, whites, and greys.
Personality
Blake is often introverted and withdrawn, and commonly comes across as cold and serious. Despite this, she is righteous, and firmly believes in attoning for past sins and making things right.
She has a strong sense of justice and equality, and is open about her dislike for bullies and discrimination. She can become hyper-focused on goals, sometimes leading to obsession. Despite being reserved and mostly keeping to herself, Blake has learned to open up to friends and allies, enjoying their company.
She deeply cares for her allies, and most often believes herself to be to blame in the event of them being hurt, either emotionally or physically. As such, she takes on many burdens herself, though she has learned to trust her teammates and not to run when things get difficult.
Powers and Abilities
Blake is an expert combatant, excelling at both ranged and melee combat. Her weapon, Gambol Shroud, is a combination gun and katana, which allows her to fight with the blade or fire Dust ammunition. Her weapon's sheath is bladed as well, allowing it to act like a cleaver. Additionally, the blade can be attached to a long durable ribbon, allowing the blade to be used as a chain scythe on the end of the ribbon, allowing for long range hooking and attacks. She can use Gambol Shroud as a grapple, swinging from raised structures.
Blake possesses a Semblance, a power unique to her drawn from her soul. Her Semblance, Shadow, allows her to create an afterimage-like clone duplicate of herself. These clones, while unable to last long and fade after a single hit, distract and confuse opponents, allowing Blake to either retreat or close in for attack while her Shadow takes the blow for her. Additionally, by channeling Dust through her weapon, Blake can infuse her clones with elemental properties. She can use Rock and Ice Dust to create more durable statues, which can even entrap enemy weapons passing through them, or Fire and Lightning Dust to make her clones explode with the respective element upon impact.
Like all creatures with a soul, Blake also has possesses an Aura, a physical defense generated by her soul. This durable field is invisible except when it is overtaxed, where it flashes purple. Her Aura defends her from attack and can even heal minor wounds, but if it takes too much damage it will become depleted and require time to return.
As a cat Faunus, Blake also possesses night vision that allows her to see well in the dark, an advantage common to most types of Faunus. Her cat ears are also highly sensitive, allowing her to pick up sounds her humanoid ears otherwise could not.
Additionally, as the daughter of the chieftain of Menagerie, Blake is regarded with authority among many Faunus and is an excellent public speaker and negotiator.
