John Arthur Clayton

John Arthur Clayton is a student at Regency Academy Hero Course, training to become a Pro Hero.

Appearance
John because of his mutant quirk bears the appearance of a massive anthropomorphic lion, and as such, possesses many of their features including an impressive muscular physique and massive body. He stands at a massive 7 feet 2 inches in height and weighs 180 kg, which is mostly muscle, his muscular body gives him a very wide frame with square broad shoulders and a long rectangular body shape. His legs are shaped like a lion back legs being bowed in shape, with large thigh muscles which flow into smaller yet still muscular calves, his feet are just like large elongated lion paws with four digital pads and claws, instead of toes.

He has tawny yellow fur covering his entire body but with it being lighter around his snout, his head is lion shaped with short pointed feline ears and possess a massive mane that covers his head and neck, it is slightly darker in colour than the rest of his fur. He has large eyes that sit squarely above his snout, his eyes have yellow sclera and black solid pupils. He has razor sharp fangs instead of teeth inside his snout. His hands are lion like too appearing like large paws but still possess the ability to function like human hands, they have sharp nails, which are in fact retractable claws.

Personality
John is best described as a gentle giant despite his massive height, powerful build and lion appearance he isn’t aggressive or assertive person by nature, he prefers words to fists and rarely starts a fight. Generally, he is considered by most to be a very pleasant individual who simply tries his best to fit in and be helpful. John is more of a follow than a leader and is happy to go along with just about anything as long as it doesn’t cause people harm and likes it when he is invited to simply hangout or join in some activity. This stems from the fact that John is rather insecure about his appearance and is very concerned about looking like a monster or animal like his appearance suggests.

As such he tries to act friendly and polite to everyone he meets even if they are rude or aggressive to him, he will make small talk with people and will endeavour to help people around him if possible. This makes John seem very timid and a little like a push over, with many commentating that he needs to stand up for himself and push back and whilst true to some degree John’s timid nature is a result of control rather than personal weakness. John has spent most of his life trying to keep his aggressive and animal impulses at bay, a side effect of his quirk is that along with a lion like appearance he has also gained predatory instincts and animalistic tendency, and can become feral for a time if he loses control. He meditates regularly in order to keep any base animal instincts at bay. However, there are times when his base instincts leak out, causing him to snarl and bite people, as well as displaying a somewhat lustful nature. He has had moments where he lashes out at people and bites them, but he hasn't had an incident which caused major bodily harm since he was a child. His lion nature is most predominate in how he interacts with other people, whilst very polite and helpful he still has the habit of smelling people, especially new ones or those with a pleasant scent, which makes people understandably uncomfortable, with John apologising whenever he does it. He is also very into staying fit and healthy with him being somewhat of a fitness nut, this is mostly a result of him finding that he is accepted if part of team and with his powerful build many people want him on their side.

In all John is a kind considerate person whose main goal in life is to help and protect other people and wants to be seen as a good person who is kind and decent rather than a large hulking aggressive monster he appears to be. He however struggles to control his base instincts and as such spends much of his time finding ways to stop it coming to the surface. Nevertheless, John’s desire for control and acceptance has unfortunately given him a slightly timid nature and whilst he can’t be easily forced into things, he won’t stand up for himself and he lets many people walk all over him. He also possess a very fierce temper and whilst it is difficult to make him angry, when he gets angry, he is very violent and more than willing to use his terrifying appearance to scare people to back off.

Abilities
Overall Abilities:

John is a close-range fighter who uses his natural speed and power to get in close and strike with a series of powerful blows and slashes to subdue an opponent, he also likes to use surprise attacks or misdirection to better improve his chances of victory. He also plays up his lion like appearance by growling and roaring to unnerve his targets, by scaring them before attacking.

Quirk
Lion Form:

The mutant quirk Lion-form has transformed the user’s appearance like that of an anthropomorphic lion providing them with not only a lion like appearance but the abilities of one as well, like being able to see in the dark. This lion like physique gives them powerful retractable claws along with a powerful jaw with razor sharp teeth and thick fur covering powerful muscles.

The user is incredibly strong and fast whilst also being very durable, making them difficult to fight or overpower. They also possess a superior sense of smell and hearing. Being able to hear sounds miles away and use their sense of smell to track people down. Lion-form also give the user increased agility despite their size making them very agile. The user’s eyesight is also very keen being able to see long distances with little difficulty and in dark or low light without issue.

However, this quirk does have some major weaknesses. It makes him incredibly sensitive to high pitched noises, bright lights and powerful smells, meaning he can go into Sensory Overload, which is very painful. Lion-form also affects the users mind and the more they exert themselves the more lion like and feral they become, this is something he struggles to control, and can become feral-like for a period of time until snapped out of it. Also, because it is a mutant type his abilities are simply physical actions and will cause him to tire and weaken the longer, he is going, his power his reliant on his stamina.

Super Moves

 * Lion Run: Moving on all four gives him increased speed and power, making very fast over short and long distances. He can sprint up to a maximum of 400 mph, over a short distance making him a blur to his enemies.


 * Claw Strikes: Extending his claws from his fingertips, he then strikes at more durable enemies with his razor-sharp claws adding a more dangerous edge to his powerful strikes. These claws are strong but not invincible and will break if striking strong metals or repeatably used, they however will grow back in about half a day.
 * The Hunt: Using his keen and powerful senses, he can track down his targets by tracking their sense of smell and listening for their heartbeats. This makes avoiding him or escaping him very difficult and he rarely loses a target when he has got their scent.
 * Power Leaps: Using his powerful leg muscles and claws on both his hands and feet, he leaps into the air and embeds into the side of structures allowing him to either climb it or leap again. This move lets him get up high quickly or avoid incoming attacks.
 * Savannah Pounce (Ultimate Move): He moves around his target at high speeds whilst creating a series of growls and roars whilst moving behind objects or just at the edge of their vision. This throws them off balance and when they are unnerved and facing away from him, he pounces on their backs and pins them to the floor.
 * Feral Rage (Ultimate Move): He unleashes his animal instincts and rage whilst directing it on a single target, the resulting effect is that John enters into his feral state but is focused only on a single target. His strength and speed are at maximum along with his reflexes making him very dangerous and near impossible to stop. (This is dangerous however as he loses all control for a time and can end up doing something reckless injuring himself or others, he also becomes exhausted quickly because he is going at maximum)

Equipment
Hero Costume:

John’s Hero costume is very simplistic as his quirk’s strength is his mutant body, as such John’s hero costume contains a minimum amount of clothing as not to restrict his body’s movement or limit his abilities and is mostly designed to make him appear decent. His main article of clothing is his knee length shorts and large utility belt, his shorts are very large but are tight fitting because of his large frame they are coloured tawny yellow like his fur so the blend into his colour scheme so they don’t provide a target and cover his waist giving him decency, they do not have pockets however. His belt is gold in colour it also has a Lion’s head emblem for the buckle and contains several small compartments currently they mostly empty allowing him to store items he finds or add equipment too later he might need, the ones that are full contain first aid materials so he can help injured people he comes across.

His forearms are covered by a pair of golden vambraces which have an electronic screen built into their underside, which act like a tablet making calls or interacting with other devices, these vambraces are made of steel painted golden and are designed to give the user greater protection as well as technical support. His legs, chest and upper are left completely uncovered but is naturally covered by his thick tawny yellow fur with only his torso displaying his chest and ab muscles.