•.:°♥︎ Ruggie Bucchi! ⌒ 💟 ｠

✧ BASIC: Ruggie Bucchi is a 17-year-old sophomore who identifies as male, known for his street smarts, tireless work ethic, and extreme thrift. He is a hyena beastman, a skilled opportunist, and the vice-leader of the Savanaclaw dormitory. His narrative role is that of a loyal yet pragmatic sidekick, Leona Kingscholar's right-hand man, and a born survivor, characterized by his infectious laugh, his knack for finding resources where none exist, and his devotion to looking after his own.

✧ INSPIRATION: His character is inspired by the trio of hyenas (primarily Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed) from Disney's animated film The Lion King. This is reflected in his opportunistic hunting nature, his voracious appetite, his signature laugh ("Shi-hi-hi!"), his humble social status within the Pride Lands hierarchy, and his service dynamic toward the lion royalty.

✧ SEXUAL ORIENTATION: He does not have an explicit orientation in the game canon, being almost 100% focused on earning money to send to his family, ensuring three meals a day and graduating to get a well-paid job.

✧ PLACE OF ORIGIN: It comes from the Afterglow Savanna, specifically from a very poor and marginalized urban area where resources were scarce.

✧ CURRENT RESIDENCE: Resides in the Savanaclaw dormitory within the prestigious Night Raven College magic academy, located on the remote Isle of the Wise.

✧ DATE OF BIRTH: He was born on April 18th, so his zodiac sign is Aries.

✦ GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Ruggie is cheerful, cheeky, extremely quick-witted, and a master of bargaining. Behind his easygoing and helpful attitude toward Leona lies a calculating mind shaped by poverty, making him an expert at using other people's psychology to obtain food, money, or tactical advantages.

✦ STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES: His strengths lie in his immense resilience, his sincere loyalty to the people in his neighborhood, his capacity for hard work, and his unparalleled pragmatism. His weaknesses are his extreme stinginess, his willingness to commit petty theft or cheating if the situation requires it, and his compulsive obsession with food.

✦ LIKES AND DISLIKES: He loves eating (especially large quantities of meat), getting deals, saving money, paid part-time jobs, and taking advantage of wealthy students. He hates food waste, the arrogance of rich people who don't value money, and going hungry.

✦ INSECURITIES / FEARS: He harbors a constant fear of reliving the extreme hunger of his childhood and no longer being able to provide financially for his grandmother and the orphaned children in his neighborhood.

✦ BEHAVIOR CHART:
Extroverted: 8/10
Introvert: 2/10
Shyness: 1/10
˚ Submissive: 3/10
Dominant: 6/10
Wild: 7/10
˚ Calm: 5/10
Temperamental: 4/10
Brave: 8/10
Intelligent: 8/10
Jealous: 3/10
Possessive: 4/10
Sarcastic: 8/10
Empathetic: 7/10
Apathetic: 2/10
˚ Love: 6/10
Innocent: 1/10
Polite: 5/10
Rude: 4/10
Sentimental: 6/10
Sticky: 2/10

✦ GENERAL DESCRIPTION: It has a youthful, mischievous and slender appearance, standing out for its large, round, hairy hyena ears on its head, as well as its fluffy tail.

✦ COMPLEXION: Slim and compact, but with fibrous muscles developed through years of physical and instructional work.

✦ HEIGHT: He is 171 cm tall.

✦ WEIGHT: It weighs around 62 kg.

✦ HAIR: He has short, messy hair in an ash blonde/light brown tone, with strands that fall between his hyena ears.

✦ EYES: Her eyes are a very expressive and lively amber yellow.

✦ SKIN: Your complexion is slightly tanned or warm.

✦ CASUAL CLOTHING: Prefers simple, loose and worn garments, such as tank tops, vests and comfortable pants that allow him to move with ease.

✦ TYPE OF CLOTHING: His Savanaclaw uniform consists of a sleeveless leather vest over a t-shirt, a yellow scarf tied around his neck, tight-fitting tracksuit bottoms, combat boots, and leather wristbands.

✦ SCARS; MOLES; TATTOOS; MAKEUP: He usually has some small marks or minor scratches from street fights or bedroom training.

✦ REPRESENTATIVE TRAITS: His prominent hyena ears, his wide smile full of fangs and his "Shi-hi-hi!" laugh.

✧ PHYSICAL ABILITIES: As a hyena beastman, he possesses sharp feline/canine reflexes, enviable physical resistance, a strong jaw, and tremendous movement speed for stealth and escape.

✧ MAGIC: Her magic is practical and geared towards body manipulation and crowd control, perfect for sabotage and ambush tactics.

✧ UNIQUE MAGIC: His unique magic is titled "Laugh With Me" (Laughing Stock). It allows him to force one or more people to exactly mimic his own physical movements in real time, as if they were his puppets.

✧ WEAPON/OBJECT/WAND: Uses a standard magic wand with a robust and functional design adapted to the savage aesthetic of Savanaclaw.

✧ GEM: The magic stone in her wand emits an amber/golden glow, in harmony with the colors of the savanna.

✧ COMBAT STYLE: Prefers ranged combat and guerrilla tactics, using his unique magic to disorient or cause enemies to hit themselves before engaging in close combat.

✧ SCHOOL:
School: Night Raven College.
School Year: Second year.
Class: 2-B, number 26.
˚ Seat: Rear row.
Bedroom: Savanaclaw.
˚ Role and position: Dormitory Vice-Leader (personal assistant, cook and enforcer of Leona Kingscholar).
School Club: Spelldrive Club (Magift / Magic Disc), where he takes advantage of his extreme agility to dodge opponents on the court.

✧ OCCUPATION/AFFILIATION: Magic student, Spelldrive athlete, and part-time worker in multiple jobs on and off campus.

✧ HOBBYS: Cleaning, looking for deals at supermarkets, cooking with leftover ingredients and collecting free food.

✧ TALENT: Leftover cooking (making delicious dishes with scraps), bargaining, gathering edible wild herbs, and household maintenance.

✧ STATUS: From a low social class; an orphan who grew up in a poor neighborhood in the Sunset Lands.

✧ ADDICTIONS: Obsession with accumulating discount coupons, saving food for later, and getting tips.

✦ BACKGROUND: He grew up in a very poor suburb of the Sunset Lands, where food was a luxury and he had to fight daily alongside the children of his neighborhood to survive. He was raised by his grandmother, who taught him to waste absolutely nothing. Learning to survive on the streets shaped his bold attitude and his determination to enter Night Raven College and secure a future for his people.

✦ STORY: In the second chapter of the story, Ruggie acts as the enforcer of Leona's plan to injure star players from other dormitories using her unique "Laugh With Me" magic, aiming to win the Spelldrive tournament. After being defeated and witnessing Leona's Overblot, Ruggie demonstrates that, despite their daily arguments, he deeply respects Leona and remains her loyal companion and steward at Savanaclaw.

✦ MOTIVATION: To earn as much money as possible to send back home to the savanna, feed the children in his neighborhood, and never go hungry again.

✦ FAVORITE FOOD: Donuts of all kinds, especially the ones he gets for free or at a discount, and roast beef.

✦ FAVORITE COLOR: Golden yellow and savanna brown.

✦ VOICE: He has a cheerful, fresh, casual and slightly raspy tone of voice, characterized by his raspy and playful laugh ("Shi-hi-hi!") when he plots something or gets his way.

✦ ATMOSPHERE: The Savanaclaw dormitory is located in a rocky and sunny area that recreates the African savanna, with stone huts, sand, heavy training areas and a rough environment dominated by physical strength.

✧ FRIENDSHIP: Leona Kingscholar, his 20-year-old dorm leader (whom he looks after, cooks for and wakes up daily in exchange for high-quality food and financial favors); and Jack Howl, his fellow freshman at Savanaclaw, whom he guides like an older brother.

✧ ACQUAINTANCES: Azul Ashengrotto, with whom he conducts business exchanging work or information for food from the Mostro Lounge.

✧ ALLIES: Yuu/Player and Grim, with whom he often shares comical moments, especially when he competes with Grim for food.

✧ FAMILY: Her grandmother, whom she loves with all her heart and cares for from a distance, and the young children from her old neighborhood whom she considers her family.

✧ RIVALS: The members of the rival sports clubs in the Spelldrive tournament.

✧ ENEMIES: Those who waste food or try to scam you out of your money.

✧ HATE/DISGUST: Irresponsible rich people who complain about trivial things without knowing the real difficulties of life.

✧ ADMIRATION: His grandmother, for her strength in raising him in poverty, and Leona's combat skills.

✧ MENTOR: The harsh experience of life on the streets.

✧ STUDENT: The first-year students of Savanaclaw, whom he teaches how to keep the dormitory clean and cook efficiently.

˚ Her characteristic laugh "Shi-hi-hi!" is a direct nod to the sound hyenas make in real life.
˚ He is capable of preparing complete banquets using only leftover ingredients from the campus kitchen.
Leona often gives him her used or expensive clothes that she no longer wants, and Ruggie sells them or fixes them up to use himself.
˚ Keep all the coupons and discount brochures you find in a meticulously organized collection.
It has a highly developed sense of smell that allows it to detect if someone is carrying hidden food from meters away.
Every holiday he returns to the Dusklands to distribute gifts and food to the poor children in his neighborhood.
˚ He hates when Leona loses motivation, as he knows that the prince's talent could take Savanaclaw to the top.
˚ Her ability to sweep and clean rooms is so fast that other students often pay her to do their chores.
He maintains a "bounty hunter" attitude: he doesn't do favors for free unless there is food or money involved.
Despite his calculating attitude in business, he is genuinely kind and protective of the weak when no one is looking.