Lie Ren

"I still don't think that's what a sloth sounds like."

- Lie Ren

Lie Ren is a student at Beacon Academy and a member of Team JNPR. His weapons of choice are a pair of green automatic pistols dubbed StormFlower, which have blades attached to them.

Appearance
Lie Ren is a male teenager with black, somewhat spiky, long hair and a ponytail that ends midway down his back. There is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. His eyes match the streak in his hair and his clothing appears to be influenced by Eastern culture. He wears a dark green diagonally buttoned long-sleeved suit that is red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar. This color scheme seems to be influenced to some degree by the lotus flower, which is the meaning of the name Ren. He wears black undersleeves beneath the suit, and light tan pants with black shoes.

Personality
Although not much is known about Ren, it can be deduced that he is mellow most of the time and wishes for peace and quiet in a manner not unlike Blake Belladonna. All in all, he seems very much in control of himself, as shown by his calm and deliberate response to the appearance of the black King Taijitu. He also may not be a morning person, as seen from his groan from having to get out of bed to get ready for the Initiation. He seems to be indifferent to Nora Valkyrie's jumpy personality. Nora has called him 'the perfect student,' possibly implying he may be something of an intellectual. However, this is not to say that he is completely humorless. He appeared to be slightly playful after finding Nora in the Emerald Forest.

Abilities
Lie Ren is a very capable fighter, and can hold his own against creatures like the black and white King Taijitu. He demonstrates peak physical ability, being able to do various acrobatics. He can move and react with impressive speed. Ren appears to be proficient in martial arts, using palm thrusts and various stances when fighting the King Taijitu. Along with his physical abilities, Ren can also skillfully wield his weapons and effectively uses them for both ranged and melee combat. However, he has been shown to run out of breath rather quickly after chasing after Nora, and was shown collapsing after the fight with the Death Stalker. This may be because he expended most of his energy fighting the two King Taijitu before finding Nora. Ren appears to have a high degree of control over his Aura. When fighting in the Emerald Forest he first uses it defensively by forming a shield. He then uses Aura offensively by using it to push the black King Taijitu's own fang through its eye and blow its head to pieces.

Despite this however, he still has a very limited amount of stamina, collapsing from when they defeated the Death Stalker. His averaged endurance was also seen after defeating the White Taijitu, in which he was seen catching his breath.

Trivia

 * He is the first character revealed whose emblem color is not recognizable at first glance, as it does not appear to be a prominent color in his apparel.
 * "Ren" is Japanese for 'lotus,' hence his emblem. "Lie" (烈) is Chinese for 'ardent.' "Lie Ren" (猎人) is Chinese for "huntsman."
 * Many fans assumed Ren's name was pronounced "Lee Ren"; however, Glynda's pronunciation in 'The Emerald Forest, Part 2' was "Lie Ren" instead.
 * To some degree, he physically resembles Monty Oum, his voice actor.
 * Ren has a habit of brushing himself off whenever he does something that could have caused him to get dirty.
 * This could be a sign that he has a form of OCD
 * This also could mean he wants to be clean and respectable at all times.
 * He seems to wear the same clothes when he sleeps.
 * Ren is the first character to win a fight without assistance from his primary weapon.
 * In the episode Players and Pieces, Ren appeared exhausted, twice. The first time was after he and Nora rode on an Ursa, and the second time was after team JNPR killed the Death Stalker. Since Ren was voiced by the series' creator, Monty Oum, this could be a nod to Monty's tweets about his sleep deprivation (since he worked hard on the series).
 * Monty Oum, his voice actor, passed away in January of 2016. As a result, he was voiced by Monty's brother, Neath Oum, for the entirety of Volume 3.

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