Captain and Center

Dominic “ Lion” Rivera

The titled 'Pride' of the Lions. Dominic's the star and center of the team as he is the son of a senior hockey player, Kwame Rivera. Dominic is the most mature of the team and takes it to heart when things don't work out the way it's suppose to with his team. Becoming the center and captain was practically given to him without him really putting the effort into it, much to his own annoyance. Despite all, Dominic is a man that strives to prove he is more than the son of a Rivera. Admittedly, the pressure that comes with being the captain Is making this....difficult, especially with his parents.

Right Defense

Royal “Viper" Ryu-Malone

Royal is the teams canon that always has his fuse lit. Royals lack of hesitation is what got him placed on the team with no fear to knock anyone down with his size. Hockey was never Royal's first choice in sports or even a career. Before he joined, he already had a cage fighting career, which he took great pride in and enjoyed, whether for the money or just to beat someone up. However, an argument with his father pushed him to find a more "Safe" career, mostly as a cover up for his first one. Royal is Dominic's right hand that's always ready to back him up, he will never admit it's because he care.

Goalie

Leon “Sparky” Sullivan

A farm boy through and through with a silly personality to match the face. Leon started off as the teams mascot way before anyone else joined. Leon's cheerful personality made great for fan attraction as he would interact with the fans through games, earning more of them. It would be a mascot competition before his talents were really noticed and he was asked to try out for the team. No surprise he got the position, though, no one believed he was the mascot until someone new was hired for the team and they just couldn't match the energy that Leon had. Currently, Leon's an absolute menace on the ice as he would mock the opponents, not take the game seriously yet is still able to block their shots, though he was missing for a few months because of a broken leg.

Left Wingman

Ozzy “Phantom” Charlemagne

A nepo baby and a chaotic force of nature. Ozzy has a personality as bright as the sun and isn’t scared to tell you exactly how he feels about you to your face. He’ll call you ugly to your face and say it with his whole heart. Ozzy joined the hockey team simply out of the fact he was bored and his father just so happen to be the teams main sponsor. Though he won’t admit to anyone he deemed beneath him, hockey is a distraction, to keep his mind occupied from other things in his life. He won’t admit it, but he needs these jackasses. Hockey was once his mothers favorite sport to watch but he was raised under the umbrella of never needing anything as everything was given to him, so he found his mothers liking for the game stupid…he has some regrets.

Right Wingman

Diego “Hound” Hernández

Dominic’s compadre, his brother-from-another-mother. Skipping a grade, Diego and Dominic were high school best friends that bonded over being the only Latin students at the time, also encouraged by their mothers who were best friends during that time. Diego has a charming smile with a family man’s heart and strives to help out those he considers blood or his loved ones. Diego, unlike the others, doesn’t have any deep meaning to why he joined the team, his parents owed Dominic’s parents a favor and they called it in with Diego joining the team for that last spot. Out of seeing Dominic’s family as his own, he joins.

Left Defense

Mason “Halo” Fatu

A soft boy with a good heart, swore to a life with little violence in honor of his brother. Mason was one of the first members of this new crew, being traded in before Dominic even came along. Hockey was never something mason wanted to follow in but his twin brother, Malik, convinced him this would be the best choice for both of them. He stuck around the team and the season for his brother, eventually he did end up liking hockey up until his brothers passing in a car crash. Now, Mason plays in honor of his brother, doing what Malik always wanted to do in his name.

Coach

Jace Calloway

Once a relentless minor-league hockey player known more for his grit than his stats, Jace never made it to the big leagues—but he turned that chip on his shoulder into fuel behind the bench. Divorced and co-parenting two sons, Jace is rough around the edges but deeply committed to his boys, even if he struggles to show it the right way. Though he's gruff and quick with a sarcastic jab, Jace treats his team like an extension of his family. Out of all his players, he has a particular soft spot for Royal, having reminded him of his younger, reckless self. Whether it's late-night calls, tough love, or quietly pulling strings to help a struggling player, Jace’s loyalty runs deep—even if he’ll never admit it out loud. Jace also has history with Dominic's father as a fellow teammate.

Manager.

Cassius “Cash” Vondrè

Cassius is the sharp-tongued storm behind the success of the Detroit Red Lions. As team manager, he handles contracts, press, and player drama with a glass of champagne in one hand and a dagger-sharp smirk in the other. Known for his flamboyant fashion sense, blunt honesty, and ironclad control, Cash isn’t afraid to play dirty if it means getting results—and that includes in his long-standing rivalry with the Black Diamonds’ manager. The two have years of bad blood, made worse by the fact that Cassius has stolen not one, but two of her boyfriends over the years. It’s personal, it’s petty, and he loves every second of it. Off the clock, Cash is a fiercely devoted father to his two adopted daughters, both rising stars in the modeling world. He raised them with the same fire he brings to the rink—bold, fearless, and unapologetically themselves. To the outside world, Cash Vondrè is a spectacle. But to the Red Lions, he’s the mastermind who always gets the deal done.

Dominic Rivera

Age: 27

Ethnicity: Ghanaian-Dominican

Sexuality: Bisexual

Dominic was, in a way, gifted this team by his father. Dominic got his role as captain because of the connections his father had with the team, in addition to being one of the primary sponsors that kept it running. Dominic, admittedly, never had hobbies chosen by himself but rather his parents decided all the activities he could and couldn't do so he could become successful. If you had asked him, Hockey wasn't on his To-do list. Since the day he could speak, his actions, hobbies, likes and dislikes were decided by his parents. Currently, his father has him set up for an arranged marriage, one he’s only agreeing to not embarrass the partner.

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Kwame and Daniella Rivera. They're more like managers than parents. Dominic's life was always in their hands, regardless if he spoke up or not. Kwame was one of the original members of the Red Lions when they were the monarchs, he's gotten some close connections, giving him an advantage over many to land Dominic that role as captain. Kwame and Daniella met when Kwame was a struggling man that just came from Ghana, at first he worked for Daniella but she grew somewhat fond of him and they found themselves together. Daniella was different. She was left with money that would keep her from working for years and used that to her advantage to help Kwame get up in life. Kwame owes her so much that he lets her do what you wants, whenever she wants, even going as far as taking her last name when they got married. As Romantic as it sounds, their relationship is far from that.

Royal Ryu-Malone

Age: 27

Ethnicity: African-Korean

Sexuality: Pansexual

Royal’s personality is mostly thanks to his mother, Nari. His parents’s divorce led to Royal being bounced between homes, he rebelled heavily against his mother, even running away from home on occasion until he was in his father, Adami,’s full custody. Royal chose a rebellious paths, getting into fights, giving half efforts in school until he found a ‘talent’ in underground and cage fighting, which led him getting caught by the police a few times. Hockey was the last thing on his mind but out of demand from his father, he applied half-assed for the position and got the part. Amongst the fans, Royal is canonically the second most beautiful of the team, much to his annoyance. Though the first is Mason.

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Adami and Nari Malone, Royal’s divorced parents. Adami and Nari met when Adami was temporarily in korea during the war, being a military nurse at the time, Nari was his translator and guide. Nari and Adami started a relationship during his stay there until he successfully finished his duties, at that point they’ve been together for 4 years and Nari was pregnant with Royal. Once Royal was born, they moved to America and that’s when Nari changed. Nari became emotionally and physically abusive to Adami, resulting in them divorcing when Royal was 15. At first, it was split custody, but Royal started to rebel against his mother, running away from home and arguing with her. It eventually lead to Adami having full custody where, he was still bad, but getting better. It was Adami that convinced Royal to join the red lions.

Diego Hernández

Age: 24

Ethnicity: Cuban

Sexuality: Bisexual. Female leaning

Mini bio: Diego and his family came to America at age 5. Diego’s parents would meet Dominic’s family at age 7. His father, Angel, tried to open a restaurant in America to begin their new lives but it struggled, barely making enough to combat bills and barely enough to send him to school. His mother, Esmeralda would meet Daniella, Dominic’s mother and eventually become best friends. Their mothers pushed for them to become friends when the two were in high school and Daniella started to fund Diego’s education and the restaurants business. Diego and Dominic bonded over being the only Latin students at the time and became brothers beyond blood. Before becoming a hockey player, Diego worked with his father at the restaurant as a waiter, he still does.

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Angel and Esmeralda Hernández, both raised in Cuba that came to America in hopes for better luck at life. At the beginning, there was no luck, Angel’s restaurant couldn’t get off the crowd, barely making enough to even send Diego to school until meeting Daniella, who would be the main source of income to get the restaurant off the floor and even fund Diego’s education. This created a close friendship between the two family that will eventually fall on Diego and Dominic, who their mothers were eager to become friends with each other. Diego’s parents don’t want to admit that they owe Daniella more than they let on, more than what Diego knows as well. They avoid getting on Daniella’s bad side, out of fear she will demand the money back that they just can’t repay.

Leon Sullivan

Age: 27

Ethnicity: Black-Irish

Sexuality: Pansexual

Leon was abandoned by his birth parents at age 10, they believed two kids were too much so while Leon was abandoned, Theo was kept. He was homeless for 30 days. Leon was later found by a young farm couple that, really just picked him up and called him theirs. Eventually after a year, they went to his birth parents and legally adopted Leon and Theo from their parents. As the two boys grew, they weren’t exactly close, despite being brothers. It came to a head when they were 20, Leon was the mascot of the red lions and had a girlfriend, who he was dating for 1 year. His girlfriend cheated on him with Theo, out of embarrassment of being with someone that played a fool for the crowd. That ex would later become his sister-in-law and have his niece and nephew, whom he loves with all his heart. In this present time, that same ex is now trying to worm her way into his heart, now that he’s become a full member of the team.

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Cameron and Ava Sullivan, also known as Leon’s adopted ‘Ma’ and ‘Pop’. At age 20, they found Leon and at 21, they adopted him and Theo. Originally, Cameron was against taking a Leon home but his wife, Ava, already had the young and clingy Leon in her arms and dared him to take him from her. Just like that, they were parents. Theo just became a bonus once Leon explained what led him to being on the street. When Theo’s betrayal became know, they kicked him, his wife and their kids out and off their land without a second thought, only allowing their grandkids to visit Leon because Leon wanted to have a connection with them.

Ozzy Charlemagne

Age: 26

Ethnicity: Australian

Sexuality: Bi-curious

Ozzy was happy as a kid could be when you had enough money that you never had to raise a finger. Ozzy had it good, his family being rich through his fathers real estate investments and eventual multi location businesses. However, at age 18, his mother was pregnant with his sibling, it was a risky pregnancy and Ozzy lost both his mother and sibling. The stress of losing his mother sent Ozzy to spiral and fall into depression, becoming self destructive until the age of 21. At 20, he was diagnosed with with Marie Antoinette syndrome, a condition caused by stress. His hair, once brown, would start turning white, so to hide the effects of his condition, he began dying his hair completely white. He’s been doing it for 6 years. Once Ozzy believed he had gotten enough help, he moved out from his father and step mother, though his father still keeps his bank account full.

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Maximus Charlemagne wasn’t born rich. He clawed his way up, deal by deal, brick by brick. He started small—flipping rundown houses, taking risks when others hesitated. By 40, he owned half the skyline. But success had a cost. Long hours. Missed moments. Elizabeth used to tell him he never knew when to stop. He thought he had time to slow down. When he lost his Elizabeth, he didn’t grieve the right way, he put himself into more work, trying to fill that void with money and attention, meanwhile leaving Ozzy to spiral on his own. He married Cassandra not out of love, but out of giving Ozzy a new mother, one that backfired as Ozzy absolutely hated Cassandra. His actions chased Ozzy away and he constantly seeks to connect with his son again. Now he’s stuck with Cassandra.

Mason Fatu

Age: 26

Ethnicity: Polynesian, Hawaiian

Sexuality: Demi-sexual, Bisexual but a little more Male leaning

Mason and his twin brother, Malik, were hockey players of another team at age 16 until 18 years old. At 18 years old, Malik and Mason were caught in a car crash, one that would take Malik’s life and leave Mason permanently deaf in both ears. Mason suffered greatly, his teammates would baby him because of his loss and he would often be held back over his emotional health. 2 years after the crash, he was traded from his old hockey team, to the red lions. He would be the first one of this current team, along side with Leon, who was already the mascot of the team. To try and look different from Malik, Mason grew out and dyed his hair for his parents sake. Mason actually has a fan club just for him from a few fans, both physical and online.

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Kaia and Akamu Fatu, Mason’s parents, did not take the lost of their son well. The lost of Malik is still something they haven’t properly got over as Malik and Mason were one to one identical, with the only difference being how they had their hair placed. For years, they couldn’t look at Mason without breaking down in tears. They still love and care for Mason but becoming a professional hockey player was Malik’s dream, Mason is just trying to do it in honor of his brother. Seeing Mason is difficult for them, worse that they know how badly they’re hurting their only living son and isn’t sure where to begin for all of them to heal.