Flaks A. Hersker

Flaks A. Hersker is a former Marine who deserted into a life of piracy.

Appearance
Hersker stands at 5'8, being shorter than most of his comrades and enemies. He wears a fine, yellow, buttoned up shirt that he keeps tucked into his black dress pants. Occasionally he will wear a black, wide-brimmed top hat. His hair is bright blonde and his eyes are bright blue. He has spiky hair that comes down to his neck in the back, and covers parts of his face in the front. Underneath his buttoned up shirt is a long, wide scar from where he was beaten by pirates.

Personality
Hersker is a very arrogant and cocky. He will flaunt his former Marine-hood, although it was his choice to desert. He's manipulative of those around him, and will tell lies to get what he wants. Despite this, he believes that he deserves respect from those he considers beneath him.

Rokushiki
He learned Rokushiki during his years as a Marine, and though he isn't great at it he has trained certain moves to be used in specific ways. He specialized in training his Soru. Using his stronger version of Soru he is capable at moving at very high speed, being able to dodge many of the attacks that he can predict or react to fast enough.

He is also capable of using Geppo, Kami-e, and a weak version of Rankyaku.

History
Hersker was born on an island in Paradise. When reached the age of 16 he joined the Marines. After reaching the age of 21 he decided to desert the Marines. This of course made him a target for the Marines, but he enjoyed the risk. After his desertion he started as a petty thief, using his Rokushiki abilities to remain uncaught. He got bored of this and decided to start stealing from pirates.

He was successful for quite some time, until he ended up getting caught by a pirate. He was beaten and tortured, being unable to escape. These beatings left him with a hefty scar across his chest. He finally had an opening to fight back when they threatened to toss him overboard. He had launched himself into the air, surprising the pirates and allowing him to fire a single Rankyaku into the captains chest, breaking several of his ribs and cutting his chest severely. After taking out the weaker pirates he looked around the ship to look for his "reward".