When You Live in a World as Cold as Remnant, You Can Cave to the Pressure or Take Your Licks with Grace. And No One Exhibits Icy Beauty Like Kari Neverwinter!

Born in Second Place

Kari Neverwinter was born alongside his twin brother, Kieran, who was the favorite. Unlike Kieran, Kari didn’t take after his father much. He had a small frame, little interest in athletics, and a timid personality. As such, he was often pushed to the side in favor of Kieran, being resigned to the back whenever the family was on tour.

This didn’t allow Kari to escape comparison, however. His mother pushed him to be more like his brother, and his father constantly invented new routines and punishments to mold Kari in his image. This treatment inadvertently created a one-sided resentment between the brothers, with Kari seeing Kieran as the source of his issues.

Unable to live up to his family’s standards but still wanting to be a hunter, Kari doubled down on forming an identity of his own. He favored acrobatics and grace over athletics and power and a feminine style over hyper-masculine. He excelled in class despite his parents’ disapproval and applied to Beacon to be rid of their influence.

A Colorful, Yet Contained Personality

Kari’s timidity follows him into Beacon, keeping him silent as a mouse, even around his team. He keeps few friends, Yolanda Kreiss ironically being his closest. He shares his thoughts and complaints with her freely, and they share an interest in fashion.

Kari also formed an interest in Lilac, who he thought to be a kindred spirit. Both are reserved and shy, seeking to escape the influence of their family and create an identity of their own. Whether or not his affection would survive the truth of the matter, however, is yet to be seen.

Kari favors an acrobatic and evasive fighting style, using his slight frame to dart across the battlefield. He favors one-on-one combat and is trained to duel opponents with his sword. He’s plenty capable without his weapon, combining his flexibility with martial arts.

His sword is more flexible as well. Not only can the blade take different forms, but it can transform into other hard-light structures as well: rotor blades, shields, poles; and any solid form he might need.

His semblance, Flash Freeze, allows him to coat his opponent in crystals, leaving them frozen in place.

An Unresolved Resentment

Kari’s frustrations with his brother were maintained even after leaving Vacuo. His treatment at the hands of his family makes him despise Kieran’s antics, even if there isn’t anything wrong with them.

What makes it worse is Kieran’s obliviousness to the issue. Blind to the distance, Kieran treats Kari as if they were closer than they were, a practice Kari finds demeaning. This makes interactions between the brothers stiff and hostile, which is unfortunate given they are on the same team.

A resolution to the tension would require compromise and understanding between both parties; a distant prospect to be sure.