Carlisle Belmonte

Carlisle Belmonte was a student at Hope's Peak Reform School and a participant of the Killing School Life featured in Danganronpa: Project Reform (V1). His title was Super High School Level Knight.

Early Life
Carlisle Belmonte was born to Ariadna Belmonte Cao and Emilio Belmonte Fernández on October 18. He was the couple's second son, and his future had been relatively planned out for him by the time he was born; this never bothered Carlisle, and he took on his role in Hueyi Tecpanxochitl with pride. Emilio abandoned Ariadna and their sons shortly after Carlisle was born, resulting in Carlisle's resentment towards his father. As a child, Carlisle was urged by Ariadna to spend time near the Kingdom's training grounds, stables, and other locations frequented by knights. He was quick to develop an admiration for the occupation, spending his days watching and occasionally assisting in menial tasks given to him by the knights. Carlisle's favorite area to spend time was the stables, where he would talk to the horses when the knights were too busy for him. Due to his familiarity with equestrian and weaponry matters, Carlisle was allowed to immediately become a squire, skipping over the typical page requirements needed. When he was eight years old, Carlisle became the squire of a well-respected knight, and was so well at his training and assistance to the knight that the knight's other squires were dismissed or assigned to another knight. Other squires tended to be wary or resent Carlisle for this. At age twelve, Carlisle received his own horse, a Carolina Marsh Tacky mare that he named Ariadne, after his mother. He also received his own sword, made custom for him and the duty that awaited him. One year later, Carlisle was knighted, and gained the 'Sir' title to his name. Over time, Carlisle caught the eye of Hueyi Tecpanxochitl's royalty for his skills and loyalty, and was promoted to their head of the personal royal guard. When Hueyi Tecpanxochitl announced their desire to form amiable relations with Russia's Finch family, Carlisle was sent on the first meeting, where he first met Her Royal Highness Drusilla Finch. On other envoys to Russia, Carlisle was sent to accompany them, and through that he became well-acquainted with Princess Finch. At seventeen years old, Sir Carlisle Belmonte was sent to Japan's Hope's Peak Reform Academy on charges of conspiracy to commit treason.

Appearance
At 162 cm, Carlisle is not the tallest young man, but what he lacks in height he makes up for in muscle mass and agility. Having spent most of his life in training to become a knight, Carlisle is visibly muscular when out of armor. Also due to training, he tends to have bandages on one area of his body or another.

Hailing from Mexico, Carlisle's skin is a soft brown, accented by his dark eyes and black hair. His hair is long and thick, having only trimmed it from time to time, although it is typically tied into a high ponytail. He allows his bangs their freedom. Carlisle's eyes are a dark brown, but they could easily be mistaken for black; under his eyes are dark bags.

Although more comfortable in his armor, Carlisle's civilian clothes are composed of a dark purple tunic and black slacks. Over this he wears a black mantle held together in the front by a golden clasp with Hueyi Tecpanxochitl's insignia upon it. However, no matter the apparel, Carlisle retains his scabbard at his side; a very run of the mill accessory with no special features. His sword, however, is very personal and customized to his duties as he performed them in Hueyi Tecpanxochitl.

Personality
At face value, Carlisle is heavily dependent on Drusilla Finch, and many of his actions and feelings revolve around her. While this isn't entirely false, Carlisle has crafted this persona of himself to be as stoic as he can manage in order to fulfill his role as the Ultimate Knight.

Brought up on the code of chivalry and other antiquated texts, Carlisle has at his base a very old soul. He respects his superiors, and in becoming a knight, has pledged himself to his kingdom. He is ultimately determined to be the man that he is expected to be, and so often puts his everything into topics and activities that he would be expected to be good at.

During his training, Carlisle was often scorned by the other, older, squires, for his age and ability. This lended to Carlisle's self-isolation and tendency to gravitate towards more mature persons. It was also through this that Carlisle became very competitive and willing to sacrifice whatever it took to prove himself. What friendships he did attain, Carlisle offered himself as a tool to be used at his companions' discretion; he never allowed himself to be a doormat amongst peers, however.

Once he was promoted, Carlisle's stoic and steely facade became the face he wore constantly, no matter where or who he was around. The expectations placed on his shoulders to protect not only the kingdom, but the royal family themselves, was something that he took very seriously. He honed his perception to pick out suspicious persons in the crowds, to never miss a micro-expression.

After failing to keep his promises and being sent to the Reform Academy, Carlisle turned his projected expectations onto Drusilla, hoping that she would want of him what Hueyi Tecpanxochitl had wanted of him. His obsession with this ideal self causes him to be near paranoid about something happening to Drusilla, and he rarely allows her to be out of his sight for fear that she get hurt.

Ultimate Knight
Born into the Hueyi Tecpanxochitl (Kingdom of Flowers), Carlisle was brought up to become a knight of the Kingdom's guard. As a young boy, Carlisle spent more time around the knights than his family, learning techniques via watching the older men train. Upon being knighted by the Kingdom, Carlisle gained enough trust from the royal family to become the head of their personal guard. Being the Ultimate Knight, Carlisle has a natural affinity and talent for certain things such as horseback riding, swordsmanship, and strategy, among others.

Ariadna Belmonte Cao
Although he didn't spend much time with his mother, Carlisle appreciated and respected Ariadna above most others that he knew.

Emilio Belmonte Fernández
Carlisle's father was never around. Carlisle resents Emilio for abandoning his family.

Bermudo Belmonte Cao
Although on good terms with his brother, Carlisle saw very little of Bermudo throughout their childhoods. He was upset when Bermudo disappeared, and his mother wouldn't reveal where Bermudo had gone.

Drusilla Finch
A princess of Russia, Carlisle refers to Drusilla Finch as 'Her Royal Highness' and retains his formality around her at all times. He first met Drusilla when he was sent on a diplomatic trip from his kingdom to Russia, to discuss ally-ship. From there, he became attached to Drusilla, offering his protection and services to her whenever the opportunity arose; something he continued to perform as his duty once being sent to the Hope's Peak Reform Academy after being accused of treason.

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Trivia

 * Carlisle's given name means "stronghold of light", representative of his duty as a knight; his surname, Belmonte, means "beautiful mountain".