HUNTER (Heroes Uprising)

A hero can only save those he sides with. He forfeits the life of those he fights for the sake of his allies and loved ones. That is a hero
Bernard, the HUNTER

Name: Bernard Graville
Codename: HUNTER
Alias: N/A
Age: 27
Height: 6.4
Weight: 184 lbs (muscle)
Alignment: True Neutral (as a Hunter); Lawful Good (as himself)
Identity: Secret
Species: Human/Hunter
Race: Caucasian
Personality:
HUNTER is a sarcastic and somewhat rude individual, yet polite enough in his criticism to infuriate people he gives advice too. Despite these flaws, he is extraordinarily loyal to his allies and to his cause, even if his cause is something others will frown upon. Despite being a Hunter, he can be stubborn in letting go of his fundamental values, and will side with the good guys if he sees them as deserving.
While a Hunter, he has a great sense of self sacrifice, giving up everything, including himself, for the sake of saving the many. He's risen above and beyond what most people would consider normal for the sake of protecting the universe, even letting himself go of his personality and serving the Hunters of his own free will.
When he was young, he had the same mentality as Yamairo, willing to do anything it took to save everyone and everything. However, as he fought with the Hunters on their various missions, his idealism was shattered by reality. Instead, he's come to settle for saving as many as he can, even if it means killing and breaking himself apart.
In the end, he's about the only Hunter that does his job even when not told, and he can be considered a positive force despite his rude gestures and cold way of thinking
Known Relatives: Father and Mother (deceased); AVALANCHE (Adoptive family)

Allies: The Hunters

Enemies: Any threats to Universal Balance through the Power Nemesis

Occupation: Hunter; Assassin; Cleaner; Scout
Religion: None
Theme Songs
-Fate/Stay Night Anime OST: Emiya version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSm6nnwesV4

Skills:
-Master Swordsman: His ability has obviously lead to him training and mastering himself in the art of sword fighting. He's probably the best swordsman alive to come out of planet Earth

-Archery Master: Bernard is a practitioner of archery (he uses this in conjunction with his powers) and possess very good eyesight, intuition as well as dexterity He can shot targets at exceptional distances (it greatly helps that he shots specially made arrows using his powers)

-Hand to hand combatant: He's a proficient fighter training with the likes of Igneel and Sefirot. Afterward, in his time with the Hunters, he's honed his skills to a great level

Weapons:
-Countless Swords: Bernard can call forth any sword he's seen in the past and trace it perfectly into the world through the use of his Unlimited Blade Works. Thus, his amount of available swords is, in fact, infinite, as much as he can call forth before tiring. He can call forth even blades of magical nature, such as the Rune Sword or the Odinsword.

-Custom Bow: A bow made from a special material that can withstand the use of his magical bullets. The arrows it launches travel at extremely fast speeds, but it may be due to their nature and not the bow itself.

Powers:
Bernard's powers are a combination of psionic energy and matter manipulation.

-Soul Mirroring and Projection: Unlimited Blade Works (Bernard's name for his power) is Bernard's very soul and core of his powers. The main use of this power is to record and to make possible the replication of all objects that Bernard has ever seen. It also provides the psionic energy necessary for the manufacture of weapons, thus facilitating the reproduction process. In essence, Bernard's Tracing power stems from Unlimited Blade Works

--Tracing: The power to create imitations of objects through the use of tracing and projection of mental images to form tangible objects. Not only is it possible to reproduce the shape and substance, but also the entire history of the object as wellm thanks to psychometry. Objects created with tracing are slightly inferior due to the fact that only so much information can be gathered by sight alone. Magical items will not be able to match the original, but retain their bases powers. Objects need to be seen directly in order to be traced. Objects seen through shared memories can be properly traced as well. Bernard's Tracing power is intimately connected with his Unlimited Blade Works, as he calls forth all the blades he Projects through it. Bernard uses this power primarily to create swords, as he both shares an affinity with them, and they are the easiest weapon to make.

--Reality Marble: The theory behind it is having one's inner world materialized and projected onto reality through the use of sheer psionic energy. The created world is completely cut off from normal reality, and once activated, it's bring in whomever is within range. It cannot be affected from the outside, though a large burst of psionic energy may be able to disrupt it's boundaries, and in order to enter it, one must physical walk through the barriers of psionic energy around it. As Bernard calls on it, a circle of fire will expand itself starting from his location and transform the surrounding space as it passes. The inner world itself is a barren wasteland, monolithic black gears gyrating in the distance, and illumination from the sun is obstructed by thick haze obscuring the horizon. Wisps of black smog float on light zephyr throughout this world, and sparks from iron forging rise from the ground like bubbles from water. The landscape is dotted with countless weapons, most of which are swords. Once in effect, the speed and psionic strain of creating weapons is greatly reduced to the point it becomes a non variable. In order to call upon his Reality Marble, HUNTER will use a chant to focus the energies. He can use just selective parts of it to increase the potency of his tracing, as the chant itself is just a suggestion to help call forth the Unlimited Blade Works into reality. The more of the chant he uses, the more he calls forth from his inner world, until it culminates in his Reality Marble. The chant is as follows:
I am the bone of my sword
Steel is my body and fire is my blood
I have created over a thousand blades
Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life
Have withstood pain to create many weapons
Yet, those hands will never hold anything
So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works.

--Telekinesis: Any weapon created with Unlimited Blade Works is subject to Bernard's will. He can move them with a thought, launch them like bullets or even condense them with psionic energies and use them as arrows

-Healing Factor: Thanks to Igneel giving him his energy at his last moments, Bernard possesses a very small healing factor, mostly allowing him to stave off fatal wounds and the like and continue fighting despite them. However, he cannot heal from deadly blows or regenerate lost limbs and organs.

-Peak Human Conditioning: Thanks to years of training, Bernard's physical attributes are all at peak human level.

Bio:
Bernard was born in France. He was kidnapped at the age of 12, his parents killed as he was taken and sold to the child trafficking black market. He ended up in Tokyo, Japan, where he was saved by none other than Igneel. During his rescued, he manifested his powers due to the stress of the situation.
After, Igneel took him to AVALANCHE's base and he was quickly accepted there as family. He hit it off with Anna the most due to their similar age, and quickly developed a crush and feelings for her.
As time passed, Igneel slowly allowed him to join the group's actual fighting, which greatly angered Anna.

On the day they were called back to the group's hometown for Sefirot's dad's funeral, Anna showed him around the mountain as the two started to closely bond. However, Sefirot's attack and subsequent destruction of the village stopped this. He was forced to watch Igneel die in front of him and Anna slowly succumb to her anger. However, as the battle ended and Anna lost consciousness, he took her with him to take her away from all that fighting.
However, the Hunters became interested in hers and Bernard's powers. Bernard gave his freedom and managed to get Anna to safety. He was forced to join the Hunters

His first appearance came with the Hunter war. He was found by the coast, by none other than Anna. He engaged her, acting on orders to silence any witness to his presence. However, several other SXM members showed up, and he retreated, overwhelmed
During the actual war, he fought against Anna again, this time, she had the back up of the AVALANCHE members. He managed to defeat both Zin and Ren, and it took Anna's full effort, including getting hit with fatal injuries, and Faust's sacrifice to take him down. However, he survived and managed to flee.

Currently, it is to be assume that he's under Milo's orders.
He is next seen appearing before Yamairo after Milo lost control to the Void. It seems the Hunters had gone rampant and he decided the best course of action was to terminate Milo so they'd regain control. However, the Void takes full control of Milo thanks to Jorgan, and he's forced to work with Yamairo and the remaining members of the SXM that aren't caught in the attack on Genosha by Jorgan in order to bring him down
What follows his a series of defeats at the hands of Jorgan, the death of future Yamairo and the separation of the entire group. Through it all, it is revealed that HUNTER's abilities lie not without projection but calling forth what he saves into his soul. He can thus copy even magical weapons and artifacts.

After he's separated from the others, he heads to DC with Manda and Tesla. There, he again separates from them and decides to kill Jorgan so Milo can set himself free on hishe own. He ends up in a cross city snipping duel with Joel, eventually overwhelming him with the X-Force's help. As his opponent retreats, he fails to kill Jorgan.
The dawn breaks on the final battlefield, and again HUNTER fights off HAMMER, the aliens fighting for Jorgan and eventually faces up with Void himself, blocking an attack of the demon entity by projecting the noble shield Rho Aius. He is defeated, and after meting Anna one last time, tbattle ends and he disappears as quickly as he appeared

Unlimited Blade Works:


List of named stored weapons:

Twin Swords:

-First seen: Unknown
-First used: Against Anna, in his first appearance
-Description: A pair of broadswords favored by HUNTER in one on one fights. A pair of swords with a strong bond between each other, not only do they attract each other but are said to return to their owner when lost. Their quality as swords is high due being made with the best materials and a human sacrifice, and they also serve as ceremonial tools for sorcery. They were made by a craftsman, whose wife gave her life for the metal used in the swords.

Gáe Bulg/Slaughter:

-First Seen: Unknown
-First Used: Against Ian
-Description: This demonic weapon was the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. The spear itself is said to be able to hit its target's heart no matter what. It's revealed that the magic embedded in the spear reverses the nature of casualty to make it so the cause of the "lance being thrust" comes from the effect of the "opponent's heart being pierced" by it. The actual action of the thrust is merely a formality, as the lance has already pierced the opponent's heart before the attack has even started. Once the heart has been successfully pierced, either by a normal thrust or its ability, it is nearly impossible to heal the wound with normal means unless Gáe Bulg is destroyed. For HUNTER's projected version, this is easily the case as the lance shatters upon use in this way. There is no possible way to dodge, as the lance will adapted and contort even it's own shape to reach the target.

Others:
-Odinsword (as seen it from Yamairo, copied in his fight with Terrel)
-Runeblade (as seen it from future Yamairo, copied it in his fight with Terrel)
-Mjolnir (copied during the Council of Gods war)
-Celestial Bronze Swords (copied it during the Council of Gods war)
-Trident of Poseidon (copied it during the Council of Gods war)
-Khryselakatos (Bow of Artemis; copied it during the Council of Gods war)
-Gungir (copied during the Council of Gods war)