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
 * Great White Hunter
 * Large Ham
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

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
 * Badass
 * Lady of War
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars:  Weiss's surprisingly subtle facial scar -- acquired during the events of the "White" trailer -- is definitely a "good scar".
 * An Ice Person
 * Ice Queen -> Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Instant Runes: Her "glyphs".
 * Jerkass -> Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * 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
 * Covert Pervert: It's heavily implied some of her favorite literature is on the trashy side.
 * Important Hair Accessory: Her bow.
 * My Instincts Are Showing: She has demonstrated a few catlike behaviors in Volume 2, such as following the dot of a laser pointer and reacting with hostility to dogs.
 * Super Speed: And she leaves afterimages in her wake.

Yang Xiao Long

 * Voiced by: Barbara Dunkelman


 * Badass
 * Badass Biker
 * Bare-Fisted Monk / Shotguns Are Just Better: Her weapon is a pair of gauntlets that can fire shotgun shells, sometimes combined to give her punches greater impact.
 * Berserk Button: Nobody Touches the Hair.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Improvised Weapon: Substituted her gauntlets for a pair of turkeys during a food fight.
 * Kill It with Fire
 * Pungeon Master: Mostly amusingly horrible ones.
 * 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.
 * Legacy Hero
 * Oblivious to Love: Doesn't seem to notice Pyrrha's crush on him, though he does consider her a close friend.
 * Outnumbered Sibling: Has seven sisters.
 * Unskilled but Strong: Pyrrha 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
 * Platonic Life Partners: Appears to be this with Rie Len.
 * 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 Gun Always Works: Especially when it turns into a spear.
 * Throwing Your Shield Always Works: Pyrrha's shield doubles as extra-large chakram.

Rie Len

 * Voiced by: Monty Oum


 * Badass
 * Not a Morning Person
 * Odd Couple: He and Nora get along well despite having totally opposite personalities.
 * Platonic Life Partners: Appears to be this with Nora.
 * The Quiet One
 * 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


 * The Bully
 * Cowardly Sidekick (to Cardin)
 * Jerkass
 * Knife Nut

Dove Bronzewing

 * Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)


 * The Bully
 * Cowardly Sidekick (to Cardin)
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Jerkass

Sky Lark

 * Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)


 * The Bully
 * Cowardly Sidekick (to Cardin)
 * Jerkass

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 battle garb.

Yatsuhashi

 * Samurai: Or has the same basic look, at least.

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 to a standstill.
 * Cultured Badass: Dapper gangster-style suit-wearing "mob boss" type with a cane that doubles as a miniature cannon.
 * Boomerang Bigot: Utilizes this to get the White Fang to Enemy Mine with him, claiming that humans are assholes, but the ones he and the Faunas have a common enemy in are those who control everything.
 * Cigar Chomper
 * Dastardly Dapper Derby
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * The Dragon: To Cinder.
 * Man in White
 * The Nicknamer: Rarely calls people (especially Team RWBY) by their names.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Said when it's obvious he's outmatched.

Cinder Fall

 * Voiced by: Jessica Nigri


 * The Baroness: Sexpot version.
 * 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 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.
 * Spy Catsuit: Has donned one on occasion.
 * The Tease: Flirts with just about everyone.

Mercury Black

 * Voiced by: J.J. Castillo


 * Bare-Fisted Monk: His primary attack method.
 * Book Dumb: By his own admission.
 * Deadpan Snarker

Emerald Sustrai

 * Voiced by: Katie Newville


 * Deadpan Snarker
 * You Gotta Have Emerald Hair

Neo (Neopolitan?)

 * Voiced by:


 * Anime Hair: Has hair in colors reminiscent of Neopolitan ice cream, hence her name (probably).

Adam Taurus

 * Voiced by: Garrett Hunter


 * Beast Folk
 * Colourful Theme Naming: Although it is not obvious, his name does fit the color theming of character names -- "Adam" is a Hebrew name meaning "Red Earth".
 * Ki Attacks

Shopkeep

 * Voiced by: Patrick Rodriguez


 * The Unintelligible

Penny Polendina

 * 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: Although by V2 she seems to have become more "normal", possibly due to her exposure to Team RWBY and other people outside of the complex where she was built.
 * Super Strength
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Especially if you're telekinetically controlling a couple 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


 * Badass in a Nice Suit: Goes about his business wearing a three-piece suit without the jacket.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": As of V2E6, no one has actually called him anything other than "Junior".
 * Groin Attack: Got one thanks to Yang in Yellow trailer.
 * Mooks: Has a good-sized band of minions who all share the same fashion sense.  Sadly, he's not all that impressed with their quality.

Junior's Mooks

 * Conservation of Ninjutsu: There's a lot of them.  There's not a lot of skill or bravery amongst them.  Sadly for them, Junior knows this and lets them know he knows.
 * Lennon Specs: With bright red lenses.
 * Mooks: Exactly What It Says on the Tin
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: They all wear dapper black suits with red ties and Nice Hats.
 * Sinister Shades: They're making an effort at it, but it doesn't quite work.

Melanie and Miltiades "Militia" Malachite

 * Voiced by: Margaret Tominey

"Melanie, who is this girl?"

- Miltiades, about Yang, in the Yellow trailer


 * Alliterative Name: Times two!
 * Always Identical Twins
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Identical Twin ID Tag: Possibly.  Every time we've seen them, Melanie has been in all-white and Militia has been in all-red.
 * Kick Chick: Melanie's preferred weapon are a pair of spur-like blades on the backs of her armored boots, which she wields with an array of kicks.
 * Meaningful Name: Malachite is a pale green mineral; they have pale green eyes.
 * Twin Banter: Averted; they're quiet, almost dour.
 * What Might Have Been: According to Monty Oum, their outfits are based on early discarded costume designs for Weiss and Ruby, respectively.
 * Wolverine Claws: Militia's preferred weapon are a set of double claws the length of her forearms.