Silva Brigance

Silva Brigance is a character from Ivalice. He is the son of a commander of an Arcadian general and his wife. A troubled youth, Silva's father was a high-ranking officer of Arcadia's military and was very violent and melancholy from his time at war. He also abused Silva's mother, who was very close to Silva. As a result, Silva ended up resenting is father and would one day join the Rozarian military to oppose his father.

Personality
A violent, angry person, Silva particularly hates his feminine name, and flies into rages whenever people mistake him for a girl. He thus tries to assert his manhood by joining the military (among other reasons) and honing his skills. He has also been involved in many battles, and as a result, is somewhat jaded and won't think twice about sacrificing people to complete his goals. He tends to be reckless, self-confident, and ruthless. His attitude doesn't always get him the best results, however, and he often dislikes working with partners, preferring to act on his own.

Appearance
Silva is a young man who is shorter than average for his age. He has medium length light blonde hair that cascades over his neck and on both sides of his face, and dark brown eyes. In casual attire, Silva wears black pants, a white undershirt, and a black jacket zipped up to his abdomen with light brown fur on the collar. In battle, he wears a plain black bodysuit with a grey chestplate, one grey pauldron over his right shoulder where he once took an arrow, white boots, and black gloves.

Ever since he obtained his Keyblade, Silva has taken to wearing a different outfit consisting of black pants, white boots, and a plain grey long-sleeve shirt. Over these he wears a white short-sleeve ankle length coat left open.

Journal Entry
''An angry youth raised in Ivalice's constant war. Influenced by his violent father and feminine name, he grew up aspiring to become a strong warrior and honed his skills since he was a child. During one such war, his entire home was eradicated by an invasion of Remnants, and he left to survive on his own.''

''A strong, brash fighter, Silver fights for the side of Light solely because his father would have fought for Darkness. He is determined that he is in the right, and battles on with reckless abandon.''

Early History
Silva was born to Crono and Morgan Brigance. His father was a famous war general in Arcadia, and as such was always away from home. In this time, Silva grew especially close to his mother. One day, however, his father came home as a result of his entire troop being slaughtered by roaming Remnants, him the only survivor. From then on, he was never sent back to battle, and remained at Archades, Arcadia's capital, to strategize against Rozaria.

Frustrated with his apparent sleight, his father frequently came home angry and drunk. He soon took to hitting his wife and ignoring his son, even taking it so far as to cause her to have a miscarriage with the son she was pregnant with, keeping her from becoming pregnant again. Silva was scarred by this and never truly loved his father for hurting his mother and started resenting him with a passion.

In addition to his home troubles, Silva was often teased at school because of his girly name, and got in fights sometimes once a week. His father's status kept him from being expelled, but he never grew close to any children of his age because of this. He thus spent all of his free time training himself so that he could one day join the military - the one opposite his father's, just to spite him.

Military Career
At the age of 16, Silva dropped out of school finally and joined the Rozarian military. His father was enraged and his mother shocked. Suddenly ashamed of what he did to his mother, he left his home and roamed around Rozaria, fighting in wanton battles and generally being homeless. He gradually grew strong with the spear and sword, and was soon promoted to Ensign of the Rozarian army. After being promoted, the Rozarian government gave him a place to stay in Rozaria's capital.

For four years, Silva fought against Arcadia in constant strife, rising up the ranks until he became a Lieutenant. However, shortly after this and another major victory, Arcadia was attacked by a large group of Remnants, and their capital was sacked and destroyed. Both militaries fell into disarray and the entire world was taken into chaos as the Remnants started attacking in sudden great force. After hearing the news, Silva fell into a great depression, especially after hearing his family (including a daughter that his mother finally had) was killed in the attack.

Feeling no other ties to the world, Silva gathered his trusty spear and left the world in search of a way to destroy the Remnants and avenge his family. Eventually he was led to the Land of Departure...

Abilities
Silva is an extremely powerful fighter, specializing in mid-range combat against many opponents. His weapon of choice, the spear, somewhat reinforces his fighting style.

When battling, Silva uses his spear in a large area around him, spinning it and twirling it to whack and slice many enemies at once, not letting any get near him. He also specializes in one-on-one combat, in which he stabs and slices them while using the length of his weapon to keep them away from him.

When using a sword, Silva fights using a standard-issue, close combat form.

Sanada
Silva fights with a 6'5" spear with a dark wooden shaft named Sanada. At the end of it is a long, thick blade that is kept very sharp. In the hilt before the blade meets the shaft is a metal diamond, and attached to this is a long red string of silk.

Later on, when Silva discovers he can use the Keyblade, he finds that the blade of Sanada is made of the same material in a Keyblade, and uses it in the place of his.

Yukimura
When fighting with a blade, Silva uses a small, curved blade. The handle is dark silver and the hilt is pure white with a red string attached to it, and the blade is curved and black. The sheath is pure black and is usually kept at Silva's waist.

After learning how to use his Keyblade, Yukimura becomes more akin to a Keyblade; the blade gains three pitch black teeth at its curve and the handle gains a red guard.

Trivia

 * After summoning a Kingdom Key when learning how to use a Keyblade, Silva never summons a proper one again, instead using his spear or his sword in the place of a "proper" Keyblade, although it should be noted that both blades serve the same purpose as a Keyblade from then on.