Bruno Bangnyfe

is the leader of the Inks division of Wing Bind.

Appearance
Bruno is a young man with black, spiky hair that is close-shaven on either side of his head and has a single bang falling down on his forehead, as well as two blue streaks running upward at the front. He has thin and sharp eyebrows that curve upward toward his temples and level out past the top of his ears, light-colored eyes, and a pronounced jawline. He wears a blue jacket with a furred collar over a dark shirt emblazoned with an animal skull, as well as a pair of black fingerless gloves with a backwards-pointing metal spike attached to a ring on each finger and thumb, a dark-colored bandanna tied around his left elbow, light-colored pants with a sweater tied around his waist, and dark sneakers inscribed with an X on the upper portion.

Personality
Bruno is a fierce and temperamental young man who is committed to upholding the safety provided by Wing Bind: when Balgo Parks inadvertently attracted a Dark Dragon to Reverse London, Bruno was enraged by this being the first such incident to occur in nearly a century, calling it a catastrophe, and was further vexed by none of the other division leaders reacting negatively to it. Additionally, he is also intolerant of those who lack professionalism, having berated Harry Shayk for chewing gum during the meeting on the Dark Dragon attack and Saka Rynn for not even showing up. Bruno values recognition and fame; he was personally offended when Noel Niihashi failed to recognize him even though he knew who she was, and took on the mission to detain and execute Balgo because the one who does so will have their name remembered in Reverse London for all of history.

In combat, Bruno is sarcastic and unempathetic; after blasting Ninny Spangcole with a powerful Magic spell, his only concern about the possibility of her being killed by it was the resulting incident report that he would be forced to write, and when he later disarmed her, Bruno mockingly told Ninny to not hold her Witch Kit while agitated since it could discharge. Though he generally has no desire to harm or kill lower-echelon Witches like Noel and Ninny in the course of an operation as long as they remain uninvolved, he can be easily enraged to the point of wanting to kill them if his hair is insulted, since he takes great pride in it. He is also quite cunning and manipulative, having engineered a terrorist attack on a prominent newspaper through Macy Baljure and her Dragon, Elly, by exploiting Macy's desire to feel special, all in order to accuse Balgo of this crime and target him for execution.

Plot
When a Dark Dragon is attracted by Balgo Parks' status as a Dragonclad and begins a rampage in Reverse London, Bruno is called to a meeting of the Top of Horns, where he points out how such an incident has not occurred in almost a century and admonishes the other leaders for remaining quiet on the matter before turning to Wolfgang Slashhaut, who concludes that they will need to eliminate Balgo. A day later, when Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole discover that Macy Baljure has been illegally rearing a Dragon, Elly, and attempt to subdue her, Bruno blasts Ninny with a powerful Magic spell after she flies up to the roof of "The Realist's" office building, leaving her to fall to the ground and be caught by a stunned Noel, as he mockingly inquires if she is dead since he will need to write up an incident report should she die while working.

After assuring Noel and Ninny that he has no intention of killing them if they stay out of his way and being shocked and angered when Noel fails to recognize him, Bruno calls his subordinates and instructs them to establish an emergency Dragon blockade on the street below that separates Balgo from the other civilians in order to detain Balgo for the terrorist attack on "The Realist's", which he confirms to Noel and Ninny that he orchestrated in order to frame Balgo and enable his execution. Though he asserts that he has no intention of killing Noel and Ninny since he is acting within the law, Bruno is enraged when Noel insults his hair and vows to kill them both.

However, Bruno is startled and confused when Noel and Ninny turn around and hurtle toward the street below, only to realize that they are heading for Balgo, prompting him to order his subordinates to shield themselves as they attempt to detain Balgo. Despite this, Noel successfully rescues Balgo, and as Bruno curses in frustration, Ninny points her Witch Kit at the back of his head and demands to know if Bruno brought Macy to Reverse London and gave her Elly. Though he confesses to bringing Macy here, Bruno reveals that she found Elly on her own because she is a Watcher who can see Dragons, stunning Ninny enough to allow Bruno to kick her Witch Kit out of her hand and into the air.

Suddenly, Noel flies overhead and grabs Ninny's Witch Kit before firing both it and her own at an astonished Bruno, resulting in two large explosions engulfing the rooftop. After Noel and Ninny fly away with Balgo and Macy, an angered Bruno summons Rickenbacker and calls them naive for believing that they can escape from him. Some time later, Bruno finds Noel, Ninny, Balgo, and Macy huddled on a radio tower underneath a Cloth, which he has Rickenbacker crash through to dispel, and reveals that Balgo is now designated as a Punitive Dragon, which means all Witches and Wizards will now be out to kill him.

Mount
is Bruno's Dragon mount. He is a large, dark-colored Dragon whose narrow and jagged head has an upward-curving snout ending in a point with narrow eyes and two long horns jutting backward from the top of his head, as well as four muscular legs ending in three front talon and a single back talon each, four wings shaped like Khyber knives, and a long tail with multiple spikes leading up to the tip and facing in different directions. Rickenbacker can teleport to Bruno's location in a flurry of dark energy when his name is called, damaging the area, and is durable enough to simply smash through protective barriers like Cloth.

Powers & Abilities

 * Magic Master: As the leader of the dedicated Magic division of Wing Bind, Bruno is exceedingly skilled and capable at using spells, as demonstrated when he casually unleashed a blast powerful enough to knock out Ninny Spangcole and send her flying through the air. When angered, Bruno can project an intense, crackling, spherical aura of energy that damages the area around him.


 * Expert Strategist: Despite his hot-tempered personality, Bruno is a cunning strategist and manipulator, having framed Balgo Parks for a terrorist attack by first exploiting Macy Baljure's desire to feel special and convincing her to attack "The Realist's" office building, then having Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole called in to apprehend her and making them bring along Balgo and dress him in Piper garb in order to easily identify him, before finally appearing at the scene of the attack and having his subordinates detain Balgo, all while acting within the confines of counter-Dragon law.


 * Enhanced Durability: Bruno is a durable young man, having withstood a direct blast from both Noel and Ninny's Witch Kits at the same time without suffering any harm.

Quotes

 * (To the other members of the Top of Horns) "Know how long it's been since the last one? A whole century! A whole century since we let a Dark Dragon get into Reverse London! If this isn't a catastrophe, than what is it?! At least bother to show up! Quit chewing gum! So none of you have anything to say? Am I the only one taking this seriously enough to be livid?! The hell?!"


 * (To Ninny Spangcole after attacking her) "Oops. Blew you out farther than anticipated. You're not dead, are you? I'll need to write up an incident report if you kicked the bucket on the job."


 * (To Noel Niihashi) "I ain't trying to kill you. Just keep out of my way and follow orders."


 * (To Noel and Ninny) "I treated you all nice, since you're lackies. Thinkin' you can get cocky with me... Bring on the workers' compensation forms! Guess I'm writin' up two incident reports!"