Flannery Faulkner

Flannery Faulkner is a character from the XP4 Heroes Coalition series of fics.

Flannery is a member of the Heroes Coalitions as a trainee.

Background
Flannery is the descendant of the infamous warrior clan known as the Highland Faulkner Clan, a clan known for there Herculean strength and feats. Flannery's mother passed away upon his birth and his father died in an accident when he was just a toddler, leaving him in the care of his uncle Fergus Faulkner. He taught him everything he knows from close combat to sword fightning and he trained him when his Herculean powers awakened when he turned 13 and now he can control his powers as well as his strength. When he became 16, he attended college in the USA and there, he befriended Wilbur Simons, a young scientist and Chester Blakely, young CEO of Blakely Enterprises, who were also his college dorm roommates. They bonded well together during their time in college and became more then friends, they became brothers and they made an official commitment of becoming brothers one night. After their time in college, they went their seperate ways but they vowed that they'd see each other again. Flannery then returned to Scotland where he became a freelance wanderer, taking up odd jobs that concerns catching runaway animals and other animals that are threatening some of the people in their home towns. Prior to his start of his freelance jobs, his uncle Fergus gave him 2 family heirlooms, the 1st one, a claymore called "Fosgail" which was passed down from generation to generation and is now passed down to him and the other family heirloom is called "The Shield of Hildegard", a targe shield wielded by one of Flannery's ancestors Hildegard Faulkner, he was also given some bagpipes that were owned by his father and he played it whenever he travels and people called him the Wandering Highlander because Flannery wore a kilt and he had his claymore on his back and people often saw him playing his bagpipes. One day, he arrived at a town that was being terrorized by strange monsters that look like dinosaurs and so, Flannery investigated and he encountered the strange monsters and he fought with all his might to destroy them and then he had help from a person with strange powers and after defeating the monsters, Flannery thanked the person for helping him and later, the person explained that the strange creature was something called an Emotionless and the person said that he's a member of an organization called the Heroes Coalition and the person proposed that Flannery joins because during their battle with the monster, he showed great charisma as a Hero and so with some thinking, Flannery accepted, but on one condition. And so Flannery gathered his old friends from Canada and America and they set off to the Heroes Coalition. Currently in the Coalition, Flannery spends his spare time exercising in the training area, running around the running course, resting in the lounging area or cooking in the kitchen area.

Appearance
A tall young adult with short messy ginger red hair, fair skin, average build, a goatee on his chin and green eyes. He's clad in a white short sleeve muscle shirt with a black symbol of a falcon, a pair of black wrist bands, a pair of black cargo shorts under a dark green kilt, a small pouch hung on his right hip, bagpipes hung on the back of his left hip, white socks, black strapped combat boots, silver armor pauldrons on his shoulders and a claymore strapped to his back. On missions, he wears a dark green great kilt and carries a targe shield on his left arm and a viking hand axe strapped on the right side of his hip.

Personality
Flannery is very honorable, caring, kind hearted and is a righter of wrong which makes him have the urge to convince his friends to do the right thing. He's also very courageous, fierce and adventurous, he loves the thrill of adventure and he's not afraid to face any threat and sometimes whenever his enemies ask who he is, he'd usually say "I am Flannery Faulkner of the Isle of Arran! Descendant of the Highland Faulkner Clan! And I've come to stop you!" and when he either starts to fight a powerful opponent or when he faces monster like figures (like Nightmares or Creatures of Grimm), he'd always say "In the name of the Highland Faulkner Clan!" Followed by other things so that it can give him a moral or courage boost.

He also speaks in a Scottish accent and he'd sometimes speak with a bit of Scottish slang. He doesn't take it well whenever someone calls him a hypocrite due to how exaggerating he sounds whenever he pridefully tells how he's a descendant of a mighty warrior clan that bested hundreds of monsters during ancient times, even though it's true, thus insulting his pride and he'd try to beat the living hell out of them and his friends would try to hold him back but unfortunately he'd easily shrug them off due to how strong he is. He's also a great cook and he excels at Scottish cuisine, although despite being a great cook, he's a messy eater and he'd usually apologize after realizing the mess he made after he finished eating. He's also a good music player, commonly with his bagpipes and everybody finds his music soothing and relaxing, although he'd sometimes have a fight with the Scotsman over how terrible either of them are at playing music due to the Scotsman being tone deaf and either Major Armstrong or Samurai Jack would be the ones to break up their fight. Flannery also has this bad tendency to lose his kilt whenever he leasts expects it and it usually happens when his kilt gets ripped off by whatever gets caught in it, a reason why he always wears a pair of cargo pants under his kilt. Flannery also has this tendency to pop out of nowhere during a climatic situation where he'd do a heroic-like pose while a light shines behind him from out of nowhere and he'd say an inspiring speech followed by an "I'm gonna stop your evil plans" speech and finishes with either his signature catchphrase ("In the name of the Highland Faulkner Clan! Feel! My! Blade!") or "who are you" reply ("I am Flannery Faulkner of the Isle of Arran! Descendant of the Highland Faulkner Clan! And I've come to stop you!") and then he'd charge in to save the day but there are moments that he'd save the day and also moments when it would end in an anti-climatic epic fail.

Abilities
As a descendant of the Faulkner Warrior Clan, like any other member of the Faulkner bloodline, Flannery was born with Herculean strength which awakened during his teens, allowing him to lift and throw very big and heavy objects such as big and giant rocks, big vehicles including cruise ships and air planes as well as buildings, smash through solid concrete walls with ease, bend any type of metal including platinum, push heavy objects and pull heavy objects with his hands or heck, even with his teeth. He can also blow out big fires and also blow away smoke with his powerful lungs and he can also jump up high, up to the height of the tallest building on Earth. He can also create quakes and craters after a simple stomp and he can also create fissures as well.

Other Abilities: Flannery is a Wrestling expert, Boxing expert, Karate expert and Judo expert. He's also an expert Swordsman and good with an axe and shield. He's also a fast Runner and he can also predict his opponents moves by observing the battlefield and he's also an expert Grenadier.

Equipment
Signature Stance - Tail Guard and Axe and Shield Stance
 * Fosgail - Flannery's main weapon. It takes the form of a Claymore with a silver blade, black crossguard and brown handle. The blade was embeded with mystic runes, allowing it to withstand almost anything, preventing it from decaying or getting destroyed by sheer brute force. Flannery's able to use it to create gusts of wind with one swing and he can make slabs of earth rise in a path by slamming the blade to the ground. Flannery's also able to hold it with one hand and it was passed down from generation to generation. He keeps it strapped to his back.
 * Viking Hand Axe - Flannery's secondary weapon. It's a custom Cold Steel Viking Hand Axe with a black painted handle and a brown leather grip. Flannery ordered it via internet and customized it to his own liking during his training at the Coalition and he keeps it strapped to his right hip.
 * Shield of Hildegard - Flannery's 3rd and paired weapon. It's a round wooden shield with a metal round with a falcon symbol on it. Flannery uses it to go with his sword or axe for defense and he can also use it to bash his opponents while charging. Just like Fosgail, it was embeded with magic runes to withstand almost anything including decaying and it was also passed down from generation to generation. He wears it on his left arm when on missions and sometimes on his back along with his claymore.
 * Bagpipes - Flannery's musical instrument with the bag being color green. Flannery uses it to play music but he sometimes uses it to emit a loud sound to stagger enemies. He keeps it hung on the back of his left hip.
 * Grenades - Flannery's explosive weapons he uses for emergencies. He keeps them in a pounch hanging on his right hip.

Trivia

 * Flannery is an OC of AuraBolter.
 * According to AuraBolter, his ideal voice actor for Flannery are Rob Paulsen (Gordon Quid from Catscratch) and Hiroki Yasumoto (Elfman from Fairy Tail).