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Description
A redesign of my RWBY OC, Scarlett Dahlia. Iv been wanting to update her for a while, and thanks to some useful feedback, I was able to brainstorm which changes I wanted to make with her design. There was a lack of color than just black and red, so I gave her a white crop top and brown sling/belt to carry her weapon. I also changed her hairstyle slightly.

You can checkout her old design here: www.deviantart.com/xsanaty/art…

Hope you like her new design. I will be doing the others during the coming months. Once all of their profiles and designs(Except Erica because she is so perfect <3) have been updated , I have other projects I will be working on, starting with some Team SWET VS *Other OC teams*.

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Character Profile:
Name: Scarlett Dahlia
Name Explanation: Scarlet is a shade of red. Dahlia is the name of a flower that can be red.
Nickname: Cupcake (By Taliyah)
Age: 17
Birthday: October 17th
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Emblem: Dahlia flower
Affiliation: Beacon Academy
Team name: SWET
Physical appearance:
Height: 176cm (5”7’)
Weight: 70kg (154lbs)
Eye Color: Cyan
Hairstyle: Shoulder length in a high ponytail
Hair Color: Scarlet Red
Complexion: Tan
Body Type: Athletic, Hourglass
Cup size: C
Other: Few scars on various places on her body, mostly hands, arms and legs, due to playing and working while growing up.
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Character Personality:
Scarlett is a fun, energetic person who always seems to be happy. She rarely sits still for long, having the need to constantly be doing something to exert energy even something as simple as walking around. Even when sitting still she often taps her foot, or at lunch she uses a lot of arm movement when talking to her friends. She loves cooking, especially baking cakes or cookies, which she likes to share with her teammates or others who might ask. Her energetic nature means that by the end of the day, she has no trouble falling asleep due to the immense amount of energy she has used throughout the day and is pretty much a heavy sleeper. Her happy demeanor means she is rarely seen without a smile, but can become pouty when something annoying happens to her, although she usually regains her smile pretty quickly. That is not to say she can't be angry at others, but even when this happens, she will usually have forgotten about it the next day.
She is also a helpful person, often paying attention of whatever problems others are having and offers to help wherever she can. Since she grew up on a farm doing various chores, she knows how to analyze and approach any given situation. Going around being kind to others, gives everyone the impression that she is a genuinely thoughtful and wonderful person, which makes it easy for her to make friends. She likes meeting new people, building friendships and is in general an easy girl to approach with whatever problem one might have. If anyone is in need for help or a favor, Scarlett is the girl to talk too due to her helpful and dependable nature. However, her kindness does have a few limits, for example, there are some personalities she can't stand such as snobs, or people who think they are better than everyone. Also if people are ungrateful or declines her help, she can be a little annoyed by this, which make her not want to offer help to that person again, even if they ask at a later date.
Scarlett is very protective of those she cares about, not only her teammates, family and friends, but also others who might need help. In combat, she will on occasion jump between her friends and the enemy or give covering fire if the situation allows her to. In school, she will not hesitate to stand up against those who bullies others, even if she has to get physical.
However, she does have on fatal flaw to her personality, which is her obsessions with explosives. Since a certain event during her childhood, she's developed an addiction to explosives which she has a hard time controlling. She isn't crazy enough to go around and blow stuff up for the hell of it, but she does start to feel an itch the longer she goes without causing one herself. She loves being in combat, the thrill of the fight excites her to no end. But her explosive desires will often cause her to forget her protective nature, becoming reckless and aggressive with her only goal being, defeating her opponent in the most explosive way possible. This can be troubling to her allies, who now suffers from the lack of leadership and having to keep an eye on her, to avoid her explosive attacks. But on the bright side, this mental state of hers doesn't last forever. The longer the encounter lasts, the more chances she has to for fill her explosive desires, which leads to her slowing calming back down, reverting back to her protective self again. Also, causing harm to her friends can quickly snap her out of it, as the last thing she wants is to lose someone because of her recklessness.
Overall, Scarlett is a reliable, helpful and fun person to be around, but can become a danger to herself or others in combat. While she has a hard time controlling her explosive desires, she still tries her best to be a good leader to her team, which she hopes she can become one day.
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Likes:
Cooking, baking, Strawberries, Anything involving explosions, Shooting, High energy music (Metal/rock), Working out to maintain her form, Protecting those around her (Especially her friends), Helping out wherever she can.
Dislikes:
High class people, Snobs, Low energy events (Dances, meetings, classes, etc.), People criticizing her food, People not wanting her help, People ungrateful/not thanking her for her help.
Strength(s):
Very helpful nature, Protective of her fellow man, Positive attitude, Always high in energy, Supportive both physically and mentally (Good listener and giving advice), Dependable, Loyal.
Weakness(es):
Too overly energetic for some people, Pushy, Often ignores personal space, Easily annoyed when pushed away, Becomes annoyingly sarcastic to those who declined her help at first, Becomes crazy in combat.
Fear(s):
Terrified of spiders of any size. Very uncomfortable with unstable heights, but plane rides are no problem.
Habits:
Often falls asleep when nothing interesting is happening, especially during most classes.
Fatal Flaw(s):
Her obsession with explosives causes her to become extremely reckless in combat. She shoots first and asks questions while shooting. The things that snap her out of this state, are accidentally hurting her allies, getting hurt herself or giving her time to calm down.
Hobby(ies):
She loves cooking and baking, often being the one who keeps the team fed with delicious desserts, mostly involving strawberries.
Talents and Skills:
Scarlett is a great cook and have a wide variety of meals she can cook . If not, she is very keen on learning how to cook new recipes.
Since she grew up on a farm, she is efficient at operating various farming equipment such as tractors and trucks. She can use these skills to operate similar vehicles.
Quirks:
Scarlett loves strawberries so much, she often puts them in every dessert that she bakes, or just eats them directly from the bag.

Voice:
Erica Lindbeck (Taliyah - League of Legends, Yuzuriha - Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Uzume Tennouboshi - Hyperdimension neptunia)
Voice examples:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzunnp…
Common quotes:
“Everything will be fine if you leave it to me” - When helping out
“Hungry?” - when offering her cooking
“Oh, noooow you want my help” - when asked to help when previously declined
“Follow me, I’ll protect you” - Taking point
Music theme(Trailer song):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCo3C…
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Weapons:
Weapon name: Deathtrap
Type: Minigun w. Grenade Launcher + Round Shield.
Color Scheme: Black, Red, Silver.
Description:
Scarlett's weapon is a minigun with a grenade launcher attachment. While in travel form, the weapon takes the shape of a small round shield with a handle on top. This handle pops out and moves down behind the shield, while the shield itself expands to double its radius, thus entering shield mode. In this mode, the shield is able to fire grenades from the center of the shield that explode on impact. The shield transforms into the minigun by having the handle go to the top of the shield. That part then extends, having the main barrel go forwards from the front and the trigger handle extend out the back. The round shield expands as well to become the main ammo box for the gun. While the main barrel extends, the grenade launcher also extends outwards under the barrel.
The ammo comes from a dust core located in the main body of the minigun which creates both the bullets and grenades. This makes the gun able to last for long without having to reload or switch out the core, but the weapon needs to cool down when fired constantly for a long time. Mainly the core is loaded with fire dust for explosive results, but the weapon can be loaded with other types of dust for various effects if needed.
Special functions (If any):
Deathtrap can be round up to essentially double its fire rate. This makes it possible to penetrate thick armored/tougher opponents, while being able to better provide suppressing fire. The downsides to this are; the weapon becomes harder to control, forcing Scarlett to a standstill to handle weapons recoil. The weapon needs to cool down more often, which also takes a little while. Finally, continuous fire in this mode can quickly drain the dust core. Because of this, Scarlett uses this mode sparingly.
Deathtrap is usually loaded with fire dust but can be loaded with other types of dust, such as ice or lightning.
Deathtrap’s grenade launcher can change how the grenades act; Normal, Impact, Flak, Incendiary (Fire dust).
Potential upgrades(If any):
The shield could have an extend function to essentially double in size, so much so that Scarlett could completely hide behind it. It would be slightly thinner but still very durable.
The gun could change into an arm cannon, by having the handle part fold back into the gun along with her arm. The front would also change into a pulse rifle/charge rifle/laser cannon, type barrel while the ammo box/shield would move up to be in the middle. It would fire by extending the “wings” of the shield part, spinning them around, creating a vortex of firedust around the barrel, then firing it like a big explosive cannon. The dust core would be completely empty afterwards and Scarlett would be knocked back.
Scarlett could realize during her studies that having a melee weapon would be beneficial for her. The gun would transform into a big two-headed battle axe (Slightly smaller than Ruby’s scythe). The shield part would house the blades, and the grenade launcher would be placed in between, making it possible for her to fire the launcher after making a swing.
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Semblance:
Description:
Scarlett's semblance is passive: She is completely immune to any damage that is caused by explosives. This includes the shrapnel, flames, heat or other material that is involved with the detonation itself, all of which doesn't cause her aura to deplete. Her semblance protects her from any size of explosion, which includes everything from the smallest firecracker to the biggest nuclear bomb. If it counts as an explosion, her semblance will protect her from it.
Her semblance doesn't protect her from any aftermath that results from the explosion. Any fire, shrapnel on the ground or radiation will still hurt her if affected by it.
Strength(s):
Her semblance protects her from any explosive damage, so she can be reckless with her own weapon without causing damage to herself. Since the shock wave still affects her, she can use this to throw herself around the battlefield, dodge attacks, or kill surrounding enemies without hurting herself.
Weakness(es):
It only protects her from the explosion itself so any aftermath will still hurt her, for example, any resulting fire from a firebomb will still affect her. Since her main opponents will be Grimm, her semblance doesn't get much use defensively. Any opponent that does use explosive weapons, can still stun/suppress her or throw her around with a well-placed shot.
Future potential:
It could be possible to train her semblance, so instead of completely resisting the explosion, she can absorb it instead, then release it again at will, essentially becoming a human bomb. Or in a similar sense, choose in which direction to release the explosion.
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Combat:
Combat style:
Melee: Aggressive, heavy, defensive
Ranged: Rapid, destructive, suppressive
Scarlett’s fights with an aggressive, defensive combat style. Her melee attacks focus on upper body strength, using punches and bashes to strike her opponent. Because of her shield, she can go to block incoming attacks in almost an instant. Her ranged attacks focus mainly on bringing as much destruction as possible. With the high fire-rate of her weapon, along with the grenade launcher, Scarlett shreds anything standing in her way.
Combat Techniques:
Shredify - Using her weapons overdrive to completely shred anything in front of her.
Explosive Bash - Bashing her shield into her opponent, firing a grenade directly into them.
Flak cannon - Changing the firing mode on her grenades to explode after a certain distance instead of on impact. Great against flying opponents.
Covering fire - Using her weapon to suppress her opponents.
Protective barrier - Using her shield to block any attacks coming her way.
Strategies:
Scarlett usually takes the role as heavy gunner to provide a solid source of damage, but will also be the teams protector by taking the front line with her shield.
Against many opponents, Scarlett takes to role of damage. Her weapon is highly efficient at dealing with lots of weaker opponents and providing area of effect damage with the grenades.
Against one or few bigger, tougher opponents, she takes the role as protector, letting her team deal the damage while she takes the hits with her shield.
Flying opponents are a bit more tricky to bring down, but she can use her grenades to provide flak fire in an attempt to get the beast to land.

Team Pairings:
Butterfly Bomb - With Wisteria

Red Hare - With Erica

Guardian Angel - With Taliyah
Team Attacks:
Cluster Grenades (With Taliyah) - Scarlett’s fires her grenade launcher, to which Taliyah makes several copies of it as it flies.
Springboard (With anyone) - Anyone of her teammates can use her shield as a platform to jump from, usually to reach further up in the air. Alternatively, Scarlett places her shield while rolling upside down, making use of her legs and explosion from the shield to kick her ally towards the sky. This is more effective to launch them further.
White Rabbit Guillotine (With Erica) - Scarlett grabs Erica before shooting her grenade launcher at the ground, launching them both into the air. She then spins around to gain momentum before throwing Erica towards their target, to which Erica positions herself with the intent to decapitate.
Make it rain! (With Taliyah) - Scarlett flips forwards, positioning her shield towards the ground and bending her legs, pointing them towards the sky. Taliyah jumps up and lands on Scarlett’s feet, who then launches her skywards. Taliyah then spins while throwing numerous daggers towards the ground, showering their opponent in blades.
Strength(s):
Scarlett provides a lot of potential damage to the battlefield, being able to completely shred smaller opponents, while providing a good amount of suppressive fire. If something needs to be destroyed with explosives, Scarlett has to the means. While not highly effective at killing flying opponents, she can force them close to the ground with flak fire. Lastly, her shield provides great protection to those behind her, being able to withstand most attacks coming its way.
Weakness(es):
Scarlett is fairly weak when it comes to melee combat. She is mostly unable to fight back when her opponent gets close to her, but she can hit them with her shield. Quick opponents are a big problem, as her big heavy swings are easy to dodge and her opponent can easily get behind her. Even at a distance, while firing her weapon she is mostly immobile leaving her open to attack from snipers, or her opponent flanking her.
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Stats:
Physical Strength:
(8/10)
Since Scarlett grew up on a farm, she spent a lot of time lifting, moving and handling heavy cargo such as sacks of wheat or corn. This has made her build a lot of muscle on her body. She also spent time working on becoming a huntress which involved a lot of workout, so she now has the strength to carry her weapon and she packs quite the punch in close combat.
Endurance:
(7/10)
Scarlett has a lot of stamina to work with, while being able to take a lot of abuse from hits, punches and even explosives if her aura is up.
Intelligence:
(6/10)
Scarlett is a smart girl when it comes to a lot of general knowledge. She doesn't mind spending time studying with her teammates, but will often wander off somewhere else to do something fun as a break from her studies. She also has a habit of falling asleep in class which causes her to miss a lot of the teachings, or it ends her in detention.
Agility:
(4/10)
Scarlett has never been much of an agile or flexible person in combat. She usually stays in one place to shoot, or uses explosions to move around. Due to the size of her weapon, she is usually slower than others when it comes to moving around, but she can still run, jump or dodge obstacles without much trouble.
Melee combat:
(2/10)
Because of Scarlett’s type of weapon, means that she doesn’t have any melee weapons. She can use her weapon as a shield or for bashing, but her attacks are slow which her enemies can take advantage of. While she is strong enough to pack a punch, she is not trained in any form of hand-to-hand combat yet, so she is barely able to handle herself in close combat against an experienced fighter.
Ranged combat:
(7/10)
Scarlett excels at range combat. Since her weapon is a minigun, she can spend a long time shooting without having to stop. At longer ranges it becomes harder to hit her enemies, but on the other hand it still suppresses them, making it difficult for them to come close to her if she keeps on shooting. Even if her opponent manages to get into close range, Scarlett can create distance by shooting her grenade launcher into the ground, which pushes them both away without hurting herself.
Defense:
(7/10)
She doesn't sport any armor on herself, but her shield along with her semblance makes her a tough opponent to get through. The shield itself is very sturdy, able to take hits from any caliber bullets, hits from melee weapons or claws without breaking.
Aura:
(8/10)
Scarlett has a powerful aura, as her semblance keeps it from depleting from explosions.
Semblance:
(7/10)
Being immune to explosions, Scarlett can withstand more attacks from enemies that most others. Since it is passive, she doesn’t have to worry about activating it when needed.
Teamwork:
(4/10)
Scarlett is supposed to be the leader of team SWET, but she does have trouble being the leader she is supposed to be. She tries her best to lead the team, but obsession with explosives often prevents her from concentrating on being a leader. Her teammates are aware of her mental issue, so once she inevitably goes crazy, they often adapt to the situation or follows Taliyah's lead.
Social skills:
(8/10)
Due to her extremely helpful nature, Scarlett has no trouble talking to others or give a helpful hand, which makes it easy for her to make new friends. She isn't shy to approach others regardless of the situation, which shows when she step up for others, or confronts someone.
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Background:
Scarlett grew up on her family's farm out in the country of Vale. This farm has been with the family for generations and is partly responsible for the food in the nearby villages, as her Father not only have business deals with them, but also holds a fair ever so often to sell their products. Once Scarlett was of age, she would help her Father around the farm, doing various chores such as feeding the animals, taking care of the garden, planting seeds, harvesting the wheat etc. While they would be outside in the fields, her Mother would be inside taking care of the chores in the house such as cooking food for her family, or making sure the house stays clean. She would often let Scarlett help her around the house, while teaching her various things like how to treat others, looking out for family and friends, cooking or baking, which has given Scarlett the helpful personality she has today.
But as time passed by, she started to feel isolated. Since she was so busy helping the family around the farm, she barely had time to leave the farm to explore the world, except when she left for school or when having a play date with a friend. She felt the need for adventure, having been taught about the huntsmen profession at school, but didn't feel comfortable with her own ability to become one herself. Besides, her father's plan was for her to inherit the farm one day and carry on the family name. She didn't mind so much, but she would constantly have this nagging feeling inside herself, that she needed to get out there and see the world from a different perspective. She would often hear stories from her classmates about how their parents or siblings were training to become huntsmen, which sparked her interest. She didn't feel the need to push the idea unto her parents, so she stayed on the farm to one day become the owner. But that all changed once her little sister, Maroon, was born.
Ever since the day her sister was born, Scarlett felt an attachment to her which quickly grew into a need to protect. She loves her little sister very much, both of them being almost impossible to separate as she was growing up. Scarlett felt that by becoming a huntress, she could protect her family from the creatures of Grimm. During the times when her sister was sleeping, or her mother was taking care of her, Scarlett would often leave the farm to go play in the woods around the farm, pretending to be a huntress by using a stick as her weapon and the lid of a trash can as a shield. Once her sister was of age, Scarlett would take her on her adventures, running around the farm or woods playing huntsmen. Scarlett would still be helping around the farm, finishing all of her chores before playing with Maroon. Seeing the protective nature Scarlett was developing by having a sister to play with, even her Father was becoming open to the idea of Scarlett pursuing the idea of become a huntress. Partly because Maroon could take over her chores, but having the extra income would insure the farms continued future for both of them when one of them take over. One day when playing in the woods, Scarlett and her sister would be met with a frightening situation.
While going on a wild adventure into parts of the woods they have never been to, they accidentally entered an area where Grimm has been known to recently prowl around. They ran through the woods until they found a clearing to play in. Both of them had their sticks as weapons, with Scarlett having her pretend shield, so they started play fighting each other. While they were playing around, a few Beowolf took notice from the tree line and slowly started to sneak towards them. The long grass was enough for them to get close without them noticing. As their pretend fighting was dying down, Scarlett noticed one of the wolf's glowing eyes in the Grass. The second she realized what she saw, the wolf jumped out to strike at her sister. Maroon turned around to look at the growl she head behind her, but before she could register what the black mass was that she saw, Scarlett tackled her to the ground, taking the strike to her back. She winced in pain by the impact, but quickly regained her senses to check on her sister. Maroon was laying under her in complete shock, but was otherwise unharmed. Scarlett quickly pulled her to her feet, picking her up in her arms and ran as fast as she could towards the farm.
Being filled with adrenaline, Scarlett managed to ignore the pain in her back, as her only priority right now was to insure her sisters safety. They ran quickly through the trees, trying to throw the wolfs off their trail, but Scarlett could still hear them running not far behind them. Eventually they lost their way, so now neither of them knew the way home. Realizing the situation, Maroon began to cry which gave away their position to the wolf's. Scarlett tried to calm her down with a big smile, telling her everything was going to be okay. But she was just as scared and before long, she was crying too, thinking this was going to be the end of them both. She refused to let this be the case, so she grabbed her sister again and sprinted through the trees, away from the Grimm. After a while, they came across a small shack and barn. Inside the barn were various tools, firewood, rope and barrels of gasoline. Taking a quick look inside, Scarlett was trying to find anything they would use to protect themselves, or find a place to hide. But the barn itself seemed very old, with various holes and gaps in the wooden walls, making it hard to find a good hiding place, besides, their mental state would give them away instantly. Since they manage to get a little distance between them and the wolfs, Scarlett took a deep breath before putting her sister down on the ground. Maroon would cling to her while sobbing tears into her shoulders, crying about how scared she is. Scarlett, on the verge of breaking down herself, looked her in the eyes to calm her down. She tried to convince her to go get help, but Maroon was too scared and kept hugging her tightly. She looked around for a bit and came up with an idea. Hearing the wolfs getting closer, she convinced sister to go hide under the pouch of the shack, while she would take care of the Grimm. After some hesitation, Maroon build the courage and ran towards the shack.
Scarlett quickly got to work with her plan. She tipped over the barrels, allowing the gasoline to spill on the floor. She then grabbed the lantern that was still hanging by the entrance and waited. Not long after, the Grimm that followed them arrived emerged from the tree line, who spotted Scarlett standing just outside the barn door. She shouted at them to get their attention and sure enough, they slowly approached her, waiting for their moment to strike. Just as the Grimm lunged towards her, she quickly turned around and ran into the barn, slamming the lantern into the floor as the wolfs jumped over it. The plan was to catch the wolfs on fire, so both of them could make their escape. It worked, but what Scarlett didn't account for was the barrels themselves. The flames quickly spread into the barrels which made all of them explode, instantly killing the Grimm and flinging Scarlett through the wooden walls of the barn. Having witnessed all this, Maroon ran from under the porch towards Scarlett who was disoriented from the explosion, but otherwise unharmed. They reunited, Maroon hugging her sister tightly, thankful that she was still alive. After letting everything calm down, Scarlett lifted her still crying sister up in her arms and they made their way down the road to hopefully find a way back home.
As they wandered, Scarlett was left with a strange feeling. She thought about the explosion, how she could have survived it without a scratch and why she felt so excited after it happened. Just thinking about it gives her a sense of excitement. Suddenly it clicked, it couldn't be anything else but her semblance. Scarlett began to smile, then laugh. Not only had she managed to kill some Grimm herself, but she found what made her special. She had this amazing feeling flow through her as she carried her sister along the road, who had fallen asleep in her arms. She hugged her sister tightly and before long, she found a recognizable road. Slowly but surely they were making their way home.
It's been a few years since that day. Scarlett and Maroon were both safe even after that event, but her Father had become much more protective, which was understandable. They were no longer allowed to play outside the farm and was expected to come straight home from school. Even so, Scarlett still dreamed of becoming a huntress even after all that had happened. Her explosive desires began to take shape, which was clenched by the occasional firecracker, but eventually it wasn't enough. It had to be bigger with more power to it, so she started playing with her Fathers dynamite, which he used to clear out moles in his lands, to test the limits of her semblance. He of course wasn't happy with this, but it sated her desires so she needed to do it. It wasn't until she bundled a bunch of his dynamite together, that resulted in an explosion big enough it destroyed his tool shed, that he stated to reconsider having this explosive maniac on his farm. Both him and the rest of the family was aware of her Semblance, so they didn't worry about the safety, but they did worry about her mental health. During dinner, the whole family was talking about it. He was hesitant, but eventually figured that having Scarlett live out her desires was better than having her blow holes in his land. It was from that day onward, that Scarlett would dedicate herself to become a huntress.
Scarlett joined Signal academy, where she would hone her skills in combat, design a weapon fitting of her personality and eventually graduate. After that, she would be accepted into Beacon academy, where her dreams of becoming a huntress would begin.
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Trivia:
Scarlett’s landing strategy involves a big, well timed explosion, using the shockwave to soften her fall.
During initiation, Scarlett teamed up with Erica who was fighting a couple of beowulfs as she walked by.
Scarlett has a horse at home named “Sgt. Barry”
Scarlett was my first RWBY OC who I started designing back in august 2017
Scarlett’s character design was inspired by Jinx (League of legends), Gaige (Borderlands 2) and Poharan (Blade and soul)

Description
A redesign of my RWBY OC, Scarlett Dahlia. Iv been wanting to update her for a while, and thanks to some useful feedback, I was able to brainstorm which changes I wanted to make with her design. There was a lack of color than just black and red, so I gave her a white crop top and brown sling/belt to carry her weapon. I also changed her hairstyle slightly.

You can checkout her old design here: www.deviantart.com/xsanaty/art…

Hope you like her new design. I will be doing the others during the coming months. Once all of their profiles and designs(Except Erica because she is so perfect <3) have been updated , I have other projects I will be working on, starting with some Team SWET VS *Other OC teams*.

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Character Profile:
Name: Scarlett Dahlia
Name Explanation: Scarlet is a shade of red. Dahlia is the name of a flower that can be red.
Nickname: Cupcake (By Taliyah)
Age: 17
Birthday: October 17th
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Emblem: Dahlia flower
Affiliation: Beacon Academy
Team name: SWET
Physical appearance:
Height: 176cm (5”7’)
Weight: 70kg (154lbs)
Eye Color: Cyan
Hairstyle: Shoulder length in a high ponytail
Hair Color: Scarlet Red
Complexion: Tan
Body Type: Athletic, Hourglass
Cup size: C
Other: Few scars on various places on her body, mostly hands, arms and legs, due to playing and working while growing up.
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Character Personality:
Scarlett is a fun, energetic person who always seems to be happy. She rarely sits still for long, having the need to constantly be doing something to exert energy even something as simple as walking around. Even when sitting still she often taps her foot, or at lunch she uses a lot of arm movement when talking to her friends. She loves cooking, especially baking cakes or cookies, which she likes to share with her teammates or others who might ask. Her energetic nature means that by the end of the day, she has no trouble falling asleep due to the immense amount of energy she has used throughout the day and is pretty much a heavy sleeper. Her happy demeanor means she is rarely seen without a smile, but can become pouty when something annoying happens to her, although she usually regains her smile pretty quickly. That is not to say she can't be angry at others, but even when this happens, she will usually have forgotten about it the next day.
She is also a helpful person, often paying attention of whatever problems others are having and offers to help wherever she can. Since she grew up on a farm doing various chores, she knows how to analyze and approach any given situation. Going around being kind to others, gives everyone the impression that she is a genuinely thoughtful and wonderful person, which makes it easy for her to make friends. She likes meeting new people, building friendships and is in general an easy girl to approach with whatever problem one might have. If anyone is in need for help or a favor, Scarlett is the girl to talk too due to her helpful and dependable nature. However, her kindness does have a few limits, for example, there are some personalities she can't stand such as snobs, or people who think they are better than everyone. Also if people are ungrateful or declines her help, she can be a little annoyed by this, which make her not want to offer help to that person again, even if they ask at a later date.
Scarlett is very protective of those she cares about, not only her teammates, family and friends, but also others who might need help. In combat, she will on occasion jump between her friends and the enemy or give covering fire if the situation allows her to. In school, she will not hesitate to stand up against those who bullies others, even if she has to get physical.
However, she does have on fatal flaw to her personality, which is her obsessions with explosives. Since a certain event during her childhood, she's developed an addiction to explosives which she has a hard time controlling. She isn't crazy enough to go around and blow stuff up for the hell of it, but she does start to feel an itch the longer she goes without causing one herself. She loves being in combat, the thrill of the fight excites her to no end. But her explosive desires will often cause her to forget her protective nature, becoming reckless and aggressive with her only goal being, defeating her opponent in the most explosive way possible. This can be troubling to her allies, who now suffers from the lack of leadership and having to keep an eye on her, to avoid her explosive attacks. But on the bright side, this mental state of hers doesn't last forever. The longer the encounter lasts, the more chances she has to for fill her explosive desires, which leads to her slowing calming back down, reverting back to her protective self again. Also, causing harm to her friends can quickly snap her out of it, as the last thing she wants is to lose someone because of her recklessness.
Overall, Scarlett is a reliable, helpful and fun person to be around, but can become a danger to herself or others in combat. While she has a hard time controlling her explosive desires, she still tries her best to be a good leader to her team, which she hopes she can become one day.
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Likes:
Cooking, baking, Strawberries, Anything involving explosions, Shooting, High energy music (Metal/rock), Working out to maintain her form, Protecting those around her (Especially her friends), Helping out wherever she can.
Dislikes:
High class people, Snobs, Low energy events (Dances, meetings, classes, etc.), People criticizing her food, People not wanting her help, People ungrateful/not thanking her for her help.
Strength(s):
Very helpful nature, Protective of her fellow man, Positive attitude, Always high in energy, Supportive both physically and mentally (Good listener and giving advice), Dependable, Loyal.
Weakness(es):
Too overly energetic for some people, Pushy, Often ignores personal space, Easily annoyed when pushed away, Becomes annoyingly sarcastic to those who declined her help at first, Becomes crazy in combat.
Fear(s):
Terrified of spiders of any size. Very uncomfortable with unstable heights, but plane rides are no problem.
Habits:
Often falls asleep when nothing interesting is happening, especially during most classes.
Fatal Flaw(s):
Her obsession with explosives causes her to become extremely reckless in combat. She shoots first and asks questions while shooting. The things that snap her out of this state, are accidentally hurting her allies, getting hurt herself or giving her time to calm down.
Hobby(ies):
She loves cooking and baking, often being the one who keeps the team fed with delicious desserts, mostly involving strawberries.
Talents and Skills:
Scarlett is a great cook and have a wide variety of meals she can cook . If not, she is very keen on learning how to cook new recipes.
Since she grew up on a farm, she is efficient at operating various farming equipment such as tractors and trucks. She can use these skills to operate similar vehicles.
Quirks:
Scarlett loves strawberries so much, she often puts them in every dessert that she bakes, or just eats them directly from the bag.

Voice:
Erica Lindbeck (Taliyah - League of Legends, Yuzuriha - Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Uzume Tennouboshi - Hyperdimension neptunia)
Voice examples:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzunnp…
Common quotes:
“Everything will be fine if you leave it to me” - When helping out
“Hungry?” - when offering her cooking
“Oh, noooow you want my help” - when asked to help when previously declined
“Follow me, I’ll protect you” - Taking point
Music theme(Trailer song):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCo3C…
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Weapons:
Weapon name: Deathtrap
Type: Minigun w. Grenade Launcher + Round Shield.
Color Scheme: Black, Red, Silver.
Description:
Scarlett's weapon is a minigun with a grenade launcher attachment. While in travel form, the weapon takes the shape of a small round shield with a handle on top. This handle pops out and moves down behind the shield, while the shield itself expands to double its radius, thus entering shield mode. In this mode, the shield is able to fire grenades from the center of the shield that explode on impact. The shield transforms into the minigun by having the handle go to the top of the shield. That part then extends, having the main barrel go forwards from the front and the trigger handle extend out the back. The round shield expands as well to become the main ammo box for the gun. While the main barrel extends, the grenade launcher also extends outwards under the barrel.
The ammo comes from a dust core located in the main body of the minigun which creates both the bullets and grenades. This makes the gun able to last for long without having to reload or switch out the core, but the weapon needs to cool down when fired constantly for a long time. Mainly the core is loaded with fire dust for explosive results, but the weapon can be loaded with other types of dust for various effects if needed.
Special functions (If any):
Deathtrap can be round up to essentially double its fire rate. This makes it possible to penetrate thick armored/tougher opponents, while being able to better provide suppressing fire. The downsides to this are; the weapon becomes harder to control, forcing Scarlett to a standstill to handle weapons recoil. The weapon needs to cool down more often, which also takes a little while. Finally, continuous fire in this mode can quickly drain the dust core. Because of this, Scarlett uses this mode sparingly.
Deathtrap is usually loaded with fire dust but can be loaded with other types of dust, such as ice or lightning.
Deathtrap’s grenade launcher can change how the grenades act; Normal, Impact, Flak, Incendiary (Fire dust).
Potential upgrades(If any):
The shield could have an extend function to essentially double in size, so much so that Scarlett could completely hide behind it. It would be slightly thinner but still very durable.
The gun could change into an arm cannon, by having the handle part fold back into the gun along with her arm. The front would also change into a pulse rifle/charge rifle/laser cannon, type barrel while the ammo box/shield would move up to be in the middle. It would fire by extending the “wings” of the shield part, spinning them around, creating a vortex of firedust around the barrel, then firing it like a big explosive cannon. The dust core would be completely empty afterwards and Scarlett would be knocked back.
Scarlett could realize during her studies that having a melee weapon would be beneficial for her. The gun would transform into a big two-headed battle axe (Slightly smaller than Ruby’s scythe). The shield part would house the blades, and the grenade launcher would be placed in between, making it possible for her to fire the launcher after making a swing.
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Semblance:
Description:
Scarlett's semblance is passive: She is completely immune to any damage that is caused by explosives. This includes the shrapnel, flames, heat or other material that is involved with the detonation itself, all of which doesn't cause her aura to deplete. Her semblance protects her from any size of explosion, which includes everything from the smallest firecracker to the biggest nuclear bomb. If it counts as an explosion, her semblance will protect her from it.
Her semblance doesn't protect her from any aftermath that results from the explosion. Any fire, shrapnel on the ground or radiation will still hurt her if affected by it.
Strength(s):
Her semblance protects her from any explosive damage, so she can be reckless with her own weapon without causing damage to herself. Since the shock wave still affects her, she can use this to throw herself around the battlefield, dodge attacks, or kill surrounding enemies without hurting herself.
Weakness(es):
It only protects her from the explosion itself so any aftermath will still hurt her, for example, any resulting fire from a firebomb will still affect her. Since her main opponents will be Grimm, her semblance doesn't get much use defensively. Any opponent that does use explosive weapons, can still stun/suppress her or throw her around with a well-placed shot.
Future potential:
It could be possible to train her semblance, so instead of completely resisting the explosion, she can absorb it instead, then release it again at will, essentially becoming a human bomb. Or in a similar sense, choose in which direction to release the explosion.
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Combat:
Combat style:
Melee: Aggressive, heavy, defensive
Ranged: Rapid, destructive, suppressive
Scarlett’s fights with an aggressive, defensive combat style. Her melee attacks focus on upper body strength, using punches and bashes to strike her opponent. Because of her shield, she can go to block incoming attacks in almost an instant. Her ranged attacks focus mainly on bringing as much destruction as possible. With the high fire-rate of her weapon, along with the grenade launcher, Scarlett shreds anything standing in her way.
Combat Techniques:
Shredify - Using her weapons overdrive to completely shred anything in front of her.
Explosive Bash - Bashing her shield into her opponent, firing a grenade directly into them.
Flak cannon - Changing the firing mode on her grenades to explode after a certain distance instead of on impact. Great against flying opponents.
Covering fire - Using her weapon to suppress her opponents.
Protective barrier - Using her shield to block any attacks coming her way.
Strategies:
Scarlett usually takes the role as heavy gunner to provide a solid source of damage, but will also be the teams protector by taking the front line with her shield.
Against many opponents, Scarlett takes to role of damage. Her weapon is highly efficient at dealing with lots of weaker opponents and providing area of effect damage with the grenades.
Against one or few bigger, tougher opponents, she takes the role as protector, letting her team deal the damage while she takes the hits with her shield.
Flying opponents are a bit more tricky to bring down, but she can use her grenades to provide flak fire in an attempt to get the beast to land.

Team Pairings:
Butterfly Bomb - With Wisteria

Red Hare - With Erica

Guardian Angel - With Taliyah
Team Attacks:
Cluster Grenades (With Taliyah) - Scarlett’s fires her grenade launcher, to which Taliyah makes several copies of it as it flies.
Springboard (With anyone) - Anyone of her teammates can use her shield as a platform to jump from, usually to reach further up in the air. Alternatively, Scarlett places her shield while rolling upside down, making use of her legs and explosion from the shield to kick her ally towards the sky. This is more effective to launch them further.
White Rabbit Guillotine (With Erica) - Scarlett grabs Erica before shooting her grenade launcher at the ground, launching them both into the air. She then spins around to gain momentum before throwing Erica towards their target, to which Erica positions herself with the intent to decapitate.
Make it rain! (With Taliyah) - Scarlett flips forwards, positioning her shield towards the ground and bending her legs, pointing them towards the sky. Taliyah jumps up and lands on Scarlett’s feet, who then launches her skywards. Taliyah then spins while throwing numerous daggers towards the ground, showering their opponent in blades.
Strength(s):
Scarlett provides a lot of potential damage to the battlefield, being able to completely shred smaller opponents, while providing a good amount of suppressive fire. If something needs to be destroyed with explosives, Scarlett has to the means. While not highly effective at killing flying opponents, she can force them close to the ground with flak fire. Lastly, her shield provides great protection to those behind her, being able to withstand most attacks coming its way.
Weakness(es):
Scarlett is fairly weak when it comes to melee combat. She is mostly unable to fight back when her opponent gets close to her, but she can hit them with her shield. Quick opponents are a big problem, as her big heavy swings are easy to dodge and her opponent can easily get behind her. Even at a distance, while firing her weapon she is mostly immobile leaving her open to attack from snipers, or her opponent flanking her.
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Stats:
Physical Strength:
(8/10)
Since Scarlett grew up on a farm, she spent a lot of time lifting, moving and handling heavy cargo such as sacks of wheat or corn. This has made her build a lot of muscle on her body. She also spent time working on becoming a huntress which involved a lot of workout, so she now has the strength to carry her weapon and she packs quite the punch in close combat.
Endurance:
(7/10)
Scarlett has a lot of stamina to work with, while being able to take a lot of abuse from hits, punches and even explosives if her aura is up.
Intelligence:
(6/10)
Scarlett is a smart girl when it comes to a lot of general knowledge. She doesn't mind spending time studying with her teammates, but will often wander off somewhere else to do something fun as a break from her studies. She also has a habit of falling asleep in class which causes her to miss a lot of the teachings, or it ends her in detention.
Agility:
(4/10)
Scarlett has never been much of an agile or flexible person in combat. She usually stays in one place to shoot, or uses explosions to move around. Due to the size of her weapon, she is usually slower than others when it comes to moving around, but she can still run, jump or dodge obstacles without much trouble.
Melee combat:
(2/10)
Because of Scarlett’s type of weapon, means that she doesn’t have any melee weapons. She can use her weapon as a shield or for bashing, but her attacks are slow which her enemies can take advantage of. While she is strong enough to pack a punch, she is not trained in any form of hand-to-hand combat yet, so she is barely able to handle herself in close combat against an experienced fighter.
Ranged combat:
(7/10)
Scarlett excels at range combat. Since her weapon is a minigun, she can spend a long time shooting without having to stop. At longer ranges it becomes harder to hit her enemies, but on the other hand it still suppresses them, making it difficult for them to come close to her if she keeps on shooting. Even if her opponent manages to get into close range, Scarlett can create distance by shooting her grenade launcher into the ground, which pushes them both away without hurting herself.
Defense:
(7/10)
She doesn't sport any armor on herself, but her shield along with her semblance makes her a tough opponent to get through. The shield itself is very sturdy, able to take hits from any caliber bullets, hits from melee weapons or claws without breaking.
Aura:
(8/10)
Scarlett has a powerful aura, as her semblance keeps it from depleting from explosions.
Semblance:
(7/10)
Being immune to explosions, Scarlett can withstand more attacks from enemies that most others. Since it is passive, she doesn’t have to worry about activating it when needed.
Teamwork:
(4/10)
Scarlett is supposed to be the leader of team SWET, but she does have trouble being the leader she is supposed to be. She tries her best to lead the team, but obsession with explosives often prevents her from concentrating on being a leader. Her teammates are aware of her mental issue, so once she inevitably goes crazy, they often adapt to the situation or follows Taliyah's lead.
Social skills:
(8/10)
Due to her extremely helpful nature, Scarlett has no trouble talking to others or give a helpful hand, which makes it easy for her to make new friends. She isn't shy to approach others regardless of the situation, which shows when she step up for others, or confronts someone.
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Background:
Scarlett grew up on her family's farm out in the country of Vale. This farm has been with the family for generations and is partly responsible for the food in the nearby villages, as her Father not only have business deals with them, but also holds a fair ever so often to sell their products. Once Scarlett was of age, she would help her Father around the farm, doing various chores such as feeding the animals, taking care of the garden, planting seeds, harvesting the wheat etc. While they would be outside in the fields, her Mother would be inside taking care of the chores in the house such as cooking food for her family, or making sure the house stays clean. She would often let Scarlett help her around the house, while teaching her various things like how to treat others, looking out for family and friends, cooking or baking, which has given Scarlett the helpful personality she has today.
But as time passed by, she started to feel isolated. Since she was so busy helping the family around the farm, she barely had time to leave the farm to explore the world, except when she left for school or when having a play date with a friend. She felt the need for adventure, having been taught about the huntsmen profession at school, but didn't feel comfortable with her own ability to become one herself. Besides, her father's plan was for her to inherit the farm one day and carry on the family name. She didn't mind so much, but she would constantly have this nagging feeling inside herself, that she needed to get out there and see the world from a different perspective. She would often hear stories from her classmates about how their parents or siblings were training to become huntsmen, which sparked her interest. She didn't feel the need to push the idea unto her parents, so she stayed on the farm to one day become the owner. But that all changed once her little sister, Maroon, was born.
Ever since the day her sister was born, Scarlett felt an attachment to her which quickly grew into a need to protect. She loves her little sister very much, both of them being almost impossible to separate as she was growing up. Scarlett felt that by becoming a huntress, she could protect her family from the creatures of Grimm. During the times when her sister was sleeping, or her mother was taking care of her, Scarlett would often leave the farm to go play in the woods around the farm, pretending to be a huntress by using a stick as her weapon and the lid of a trash can as a shield. Once her sister was of age, Scarlett would take her on her adventures, running around the farm or woods playing huntsmen. Scarlett would still be helping around the farm, finishing all of her chores before playing with Maroon. Seeing the protective nature Scarlett was developing by having a sister to play with, even her Father was becoming open to the idea of Scarlett pursuing the idea of become a huntress. Partly because Maroon could take over her chores, but having the extra income would insure the farms continued future for both of them when one of them take over. One day when playing in the woods, Scarlett and her sister would be met with a frightening situation.
While going on a wild adventure into parts of the woods they have never been to, they accidentally entered an area where Grimm has been known to recently prowl around. They ran through the woods until they found a clearing to play in. Both of them had their sticks as weapons, with Scarlett having her pretend shield, so they started play fighting each other. While they were playing around, a few Beowolf took notice from the tree line and slowly started to sneak towards them. The long grass was enough for them to get close without them noticing. As their pretend fighting was dying down, Scarlett noticed one of the wolf's glowing eyes in the Grass. The second she realized what she saw, the wolf jumped out to strike at her sister. Maroon turned around to look at the growl she head behind her, but before she could register what the black mass was that she saw, Scarlett tackled her to the ground, taking the strike to her back. She winced in pain by the impact, but quickly regained her senses to check on her sister. Maroon was laying under her in complete shock, but was otherwise unharmed. Scarlett quickly pulled her to her feet, picking her up in her arms and ran as fast as she could towards the farm.
Being filled with adrenaline, Scarlett managed to ignore the pain in her back, as her only priority right now was to insure her sisters safety. They ran quickly through the trees, trying to throw the wolfs off their trail, but Scarlett could still hear them running not far behind them. Eventually they lost their way, so now neither of them knew the way home. Realizing the situation, Maroon began to cry which gave away their position to the wolf's. Scarlett tried to calm her down with a big smile, telling her everything was going to be okay. But she was just as scared and before long, she was crying too, thinking this was going to be the end of them both. She refused to let this be the case, so she grabbed her sister again and sprinted through the trees, away from the Grimm. After a while, they came across a small shack and barn. Inside the barn were various tools, firewood, rope and barrels of gasoline. Taking a quick look inside, Scarlett was trying to find anything they would use to protect themselves, or find a place to hide. But the barn itself seemed very old, with various holes and gaps in the wooden walls, making it hard to find a good hiding place, besides, their mental state would give them away instantly. Since they manage to get a little distance between them and the wolfs, Scarlett took a deep breath before putting her sister down on the ground. Maroon would cling to her while sobbing tears into her shoulders, crying about how scared she is. Scarlett, on the verge of breaking down herself, looked her in the eyes to calm her down. She tried to convince her to go get help, but Maroon was too scared and kept hugging her tightly. She looked around for a bit and came up with an idea. Hearing the wolfs getting closer, she convinced sister to go hide under the pouch of the shack, while she would take care of the Grimm. After some hesitation, Maroon build the courage and ran towards the shack.
Scarlett quickly got to work with her plan. She tipped over the barrels, allowing the gasoline to spill on the floor. She then grabbed the lantern that was still hanging by the entrance and waited. Not long after, the Grimm that followed them arrived emerged from the tree line, who spotted Scarlett standing just outside the barn door. She shouted at them to get their attention and sure enough, they slowly approached her, waiting for their moment to strike. Just as the Grimm lunged towards her, she quickly turned around and ran into the barn, slamming the lantern into the floor as the wolfs jumped over it. The plan was to catch the wolfs on fire, so both of them could make their escape. It worked, but what Scarlett didn't account for was the barrels themselves. The flames quickly spread into the barrels which made all of them explode, instantly killing the Grimm and flinging Scarlett through the wooden walls of the barn. Having witnessed all this, Maroon ran from under the porch towards Scarlett who was disoriented from the explosion, but otherwise unharmed. They reunited, Maroon hugging her sister tightly, thankful that she was still alive. After letting everything calm down, Scarlett lifted her still crying sister up in her arms and they made their way down the road to hopefully find a way back home.
As they wandered, Scarlett was left with a strange feeling. She thought about the explosion, how she could have survived it without a scratch and why she felt so excited after it happened. Just thinking about it gives her a sense of excitement. Suddenly it clicked, it couldn't be anything else but her semblance. Scarlett began to smile, then laugh. Not only had she managed to kill some Grimm herself, but she found what made her special. She had this amazing feeling flow through her as she carried her sister along the road, who had fallen asleep in her arms. She hugged her sister tightly and before long, she found a recognizable road. Slowly but surely they were making their way home.
It's been a few years since that day. Scarlett and Maroon were both safe even after that event, but her Father had become much more protective, which was understandable. They were no longer allowed to play outside the farm and was expected to come straight home from school. Even so, Scarlett still dreamed of becoming a huntress even after all that had happened. Her explosive desires began to take shape, which was clenched by the occasional firecracker, but eventually it wasn't enough. It had to be bigger with more power to it, so she started playing with her Fathers dynamite, which he used to clear out moles in his lands, to test the limits of her semblance. He of course wasn't happy with this, but it sated her desires so she needed to do it. It wasn't until she bundled a bunch of his dynamite together, that resulted in an explosion big enough it destroyed his tool shed, that he stated to reconsider having this explosive maniac on his farm. Both him and the rest of the family was aware of her Semblance, so they didn't worry about the safety, but they did worry about her mental health. During dinner, the whole family was talking about it. He was hesitant, but eventually figured that having Scarlett live out her desires was better than having her blow holes in his land. It was from that day onward, that Scarlett would dedicate herself to become a huntress.
Scarlett joined Signal academy, where she would hone her skills in combat, design a weapon fitting of her personality and eventually graduate. After that, she would be accepted into Beacon academy, where her dreams of becoming a huntress would begin.
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Trivia:
Scarlett’s landing strategy involves a big, well timed explosion, using the shockwave to soften her fall.
During initiation, Scarlett teamed up with Erica who was fighting a couple of beowulfs as she walked by.
Scarlett has a horse at home named “Sgt. Barry”
Scarlett was my first RWBY OC who I started designing back in august 2017
Scarlett’s character design was inspired by Jinx (League of legends), Gaige (Borderlands 2) and Poharan (Blade and soul)