RWBY/Characters

Professor Ozpin
"Voiced by: Shannon McCormick "


 * The Dumbledore
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Shout-Out Theme Naming: To The Wizard of Oz. (The Wizard's initials spelled out "O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D."; Ozpin is Headmaster of Beacon.)

Glynda Goodwitch
"Voiced by: Kathleen Zuelch "


 * Hot Librarian
 * Shout-Out Theme Naming: To The Wizard of Oz, of course.

Professor Peter Port
"Voiced by: Ryan Haywood "


 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Great White Hunter
 * Large Ham

Professor Bartholomew Oobleck
"Voiced by: Joel Heyman "

"Those who do not study history....are doomed to repeat it."
 * Anime Hair: One of the few examples on the good guys' side; he has a wild shock of green hair.
 * British Accents
 * Must Have Caffeine: He practically sips from his coffee cup every fifteen seconds.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Serious Business: The study of history is to him, with very good reason:


 * Shout-Out: To Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck.
 * Super Speed

Team RWBY
Tropes that apply to team RWBY are:


 * Badass
 * Amazon Brigade
 * Badass Crew
 * True Companions

Ruby Rose
"Voiced by: Lindsay Jones "


 * Ascended Fangirl
 * Badass
 * Badass Adorable
 * Badass in Charge: Officially so, as leader of team RWBY
 * Friendly Sniper: She makes frequent use of a sniper rifle, however we haven't seen her use it against distant targets that much.
 * Little Red Fighting Hood
 * Magnetic Hero
 * Motor Mouth: When she gets excited.
 * Super Speed
 * Swiss Army Gun / Sinister Scythe: The two modes of her weapon.

Weiss Schnee
"Voiced by: Kara Eberle "


 * Abhorrent Admirer: Jaune
 * An Ice Person
 * Badass
 * Lady of War
 * Ice Queen -> Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars:  Weiss's surprisingly subtle facial scar -- acquired during the events of the "White" trailer -- is definitely a "good scar".
 * Jerkass -> Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Instant Runes: Her "glyphs".
 * Only Sane Man: The least impulsive and thoughtful member of Team RWBY at least.
 * Rich Bitch: Mellows considerably with Character Development.
 * Royal Rapier

Blake Belladonna
"Voiced by: Arryn Zech "


 * Badass
 * Beast Folk
 * Bookworm
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Important Hair Accessory: Her bow.
 * Super Speed: And she leaves afterimages in her wake.

Yang Xiao Long
"Voiced by: Barbara Dunkelman "


 * Badass
 * Berserk Button: Nobody Touches the Hair.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Kill It with Fire
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Super Strength: And she gets stronger with every hit she takes.

Team JNPR
Tropes that apply to team JNPR are:

Jaune Arc
"Voiced by: Miles Luna "


 * Ancestral Weapon
 * Badass: Takes a while for this to show.
 * Badass in Charge: Was chose to lead Team JNPR due to his leadership ability.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Butt Monkey
 * Casanova Wannabe: Towards Weiss.
 * Incompletely Trained
 * Jeanne D'Archetype: Extremely rare male example of the trope, but he's got it -- protected by women who like him under the Dulcinea Effect, making him a Magnetic Hero, and a natural leader. Oh, and the name.
 * Oblivious to Love: Doesn't seem to notice Prryha crush on him, though he does consider her a close friend.
 * Legacy Hero
 * Unskilled but Strong: Prryha quickly realizes he has a lot of potential, he just doesn't know how to focus it properly.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Wears a dress due to losing a bet he made, and manages to look not too bad in it.

Nora Valkyrie
"Voiced by: Samantha Ireland "


 * Badass
 * Badass Adorable
 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Drop the Hammer
 * Genki Girl
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Motor Mouth
 * Wacky Girl

Pyrrha Nikos
"Voiced by: Jen Brown "


 * Academic Athlete
 * Badass
 * Lady of War
 * Hot Amazon
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Perfectly willing to so this for Jaune..
 * Sexy Mentor: To Jaune.
 * Throwing Your Shield Always Works

Rie Len
"Voiced by: Monty Oum "


 * Badass
 * Not a Morning Person
 * Odd Couple: He and Nora get along well despite having totally opposite personalities.
 * The Stoic

Team CRDL
Tropes that apply to team CRDL are:

Cardin Winchester
"Voiced by: Adam Ellis "


 * Blackmail
 * Break the Haughty: Got his ego cut down severely when Jaune saved him.
 * The Bully
 * Jerkass

Russel Thrush
"Voiced by: Shane Newville "

Velvet Scarlatina
"Voiced by: Caiti Ward "


 * Badass Adorable
 * Beast Folk
 * Breakout Character: According to the behind the scenes videos, a single scene where she was designed just to be an example faunus led to an expanded role. And hundreds of fan-submitted designs for her in mufti.

Son Wukong
"Voiced by: Michael Jones "


 * Badass
 * Beast Folk
 * Epic Flail
 * Fighting with Chucks
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Most of the time wears a vest with no shirt.

Neptune Vasilias
"Voiced by: Kerry Shawcross "


 * Badass
 * Bishie Sparkle
 * I Can't Dance
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Invokes this with Jaune concerning Weiss.

Scarlet (last name unknown)

 * The Unseen (so far)

Roman Torchwick
"Voiced by: Gray G. Haddock "


 * Affably Evil: Just because he's a villain doesn't mean he doesn't attempt to be civil to his enemies, especially in parting.
 * Badass
 * Badass Driver: Has thus far piloted an airship and a Powered Armor with a fair degree of skill.
 * Badass Normal: Has yet to display any abilities other than his melee and gunplay skills, but is able to fight experienced magic users.
 * Cultured Badass: Dapper gangster-style suit-wearing "mob boss" type with a cane that doubles as a miniature cannon.
 * Cigar Chomper
 * Man in White
 * The Dragon: To Cinder.
 * The Nicknamer: Rarely calls people (especially Team RWBY) by their names.

Cinder Fall
"Voiced by: Jessica Nigri "


 * Big Bad
 * Cat Smile: Does this quite a bit.
 * Evil Sorceress: Seems to fit this archetype very neatly right from her first appearance in V1E1.
 * Face Framed in Shadow: When we first see her and in the first season opening.
 * Kill It with Fire
 * The Baroness: Sexpot version.
 * The Man Behind the Man: Her initial appearance in V1E1 suggested she was Torchwick's flunky; the Stinger on V1E16 revealed that instead she was his boss.
 * The Tease: Flirts with just about everyone.

Mercury Black
"Voiced by: J.J. Castillo "


 * Bare Fisted Monk: His primary attack method.

Emerald Sustrai
"Voiced by: Katie Newville "

Neo (Neopolitan?)
"Voiced by: "


 * Anime Hair

"Adam" Taurus
"Voiced by: Garrett Hunter "


 * Beast Folk

Shopkeep
"Voiced by: Patrick Rodriguez "


 * The Unintelligible

Penny
"Voiced by: Taylor Pelto "


 * The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In
 * Catch Phrase: "I'm combat ready!"
 * Hand Blast
 * Idiot Hair
 * No Sense of Personal Space
 * Pinocchio Nose: She hiccups when she lies.
 * Robot Girl
 * Set Swords to Stun
 * Strange Girl
 * Super Strength
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Especially if you're telekinetically controlling a dozen or so...

General James Ironwood
"Voiced by: Jason Rose "


 * Four-Star Badass: And is perfectly willing to lead the charge into battle at the front if he had to.
 * General Ripper: Dangerously close to this trope, as it would be his first impulse to Zerg Rush his enemies and overwhelm them with sheer firepower.
 * Morality Pet: Both Ozpin and Glinda (whom he is well acquainted with) have called him out on his gung-ho tendencies and have attempted to temper his rashness with appeals to logic and caution.
 * More Dakka: Firm believer in this.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: To an extent. Is supportive of Ruby when she takes initiative to stop a break-in at Beacon and commends her, but is also incredibly gung-ho and impulsive.

"Crow"

 * The Unseen

Hei "Junior" Xiong
"Voiced by: Jack Pattillo "


 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": If he's got any other name than "Junior" we've yet to hear it.
 * Groin Attack: Got one thanks to Yang in Yellow trailer.

Melanie and Militia Malachite
"Voiced by: "


 * Alliterative Name: Times two!
 * Always Identical Twins
 * Beast Folk: Suspected, as they have some of the same traits -- such as golden eyes -- as other Faunus we've seen.
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Identical Twin ID Tag: Possibly.  Every time we've seen them, one has been wearing all red and the other all white, but we don't know enough yet to be sure that these are "trademark" colors for them.
 * Twin Banter: Averted; they're quiet, almost dour.