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That was a gutsy move, Schnee. I dig it.
—Flynt Coal

Flynt Coal[2] is a student at Atlas Academy and the leader of Team FNKI. He and Neon Katt participated in the Vytal Festival Tournament against Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long during the doubles round in the episode "Never Miss a Beat".

During the Battle of Atlas, he and his team fought as soldiers in the Atlas Military to defend the Kingdom from the Grimm invasion. He, along with the rest of his team, survived the destruction of Atlas in "The Final Word",[1] but his current whereabouts remain unknown.

Appearance[]

Flynt is a young, dark-skinned man with dark brown eyes. He wears rectangular sunglasses and a dark fedora with a blue trim on his head as well as an earring on his right ear.

Vale (Volume 3)[]

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In the Vytal Festival, Flynt wore a dark vest over an untucked white dress shirt, with a loose tie wrapped around the collar. Completing his attire is a pair of dark dress pants, silver dress shoes and a dark glove on his left hand.

Atlas (Volume 7)[]

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In Atlas, Flynt wears a black jacket with white trimmings over his untucked white shirt and vest. He keeps the loose tie around his collar, and his dress pants and shoes. He also wears a silver ring with a blue gem on his right index finger.

Atlas Soldier[]

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During the Battle of Atlas, Flynt dons the uniform of an Atlas Soldier, losing his signature hat and glasses.



Personality[]

Compared to the rather excitable nature of his teammate Neon Katt, Flynt exhibits a more serious, placid nature.

He used to harbor some animosity towards Weiss due to the Schnee Dust Company forcing his father to close his own Dust shop. This is particularly apparent in his taunts towards Weiss, insulting her family and questioning her skill. However, when she risks her life to save Yang from his attack, he ends up respecting her determination and says that he "digs it."

Flynt is also brave as he was one of the students that chose to stay and fight in the Battle of Beacon and later was on the front lines of the Battle of Atlas.

Powers and Abilities[]

Weapon[]

Main article: Flynt's Trumpet

Flynt's weapon of choice is his Trumpet, showing that he is most likely a musician. With his trumpet, Flynt is able to not only restrict Yang and Weiss' movements purely through the sound waves it produces, but also boost the movement speed of his teammates. Likewise, he can use the sound waves to redirect attacks or hazards, as shown when he blew his trumpet on a fire pillar, guiding it towards Weiss like a tongue of flame. His trumpet contains Dust vials, which add several effects to his sound waves. However, other effects have yet to be displayed in the series.

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Flynt's "Killer Quartet" Semblance

Flynt primarily battles at range while stationary, and he is never seen attacking in close quarters with the trumpet (though he does land a kick on Weiss after dodging her strike, indicating he may have some skills in hand-to-hand combat). Throughout the battle against Weiss and Yang, he seldom dodges or blocks his opponents' attacks during their duel. Despite this, he demonstrates surprising endurance and durability, absorbing all of Weiss' attacks with merely a stagger to indicate that they had registered. Additionally, he was able to withstand a pillar of flames engulfing him while still having enough Aura left to battle, whereas Weiss was completely depleted.

Semblance[]

Main article: Killer Quartet

Flynt's Semblance, Killer Quartet, allows him to create three copies of himself, who all amplify his attacks vastly and copy his movements exactly with a slight delay.

Trivia[]

Allusion[]

  • Flynt Coal is a reference to the Achievement Hunter Minecraft Let's Plays, in which "Flint Coal" became a running joke amongst the cast, also spawning merchandise and a character of the same name in X-Ray and Vav.

Color Naming Rule[]

  • Flynt's name follows the Color Naming Rule, alluding to a dull gray color that makes up much of his clothing, and his last name "Coal", of course, bringing to mind the black stone used as fuel for fires.
    • Coincidentally enough, Flynt spent the majority of the doubles round against Yang and Weiss on the fire and lava biome.

Character&Design[]

  • Flynt shares the same first name as his voice actor, Flynt Flossy.
  • Flynt's Volume 7 model has specially modeled socks that are exclusive to Flynt.[3]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Flynt's weapon appears to be a C trumpet, indicated by the elongated bell.

References[]

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