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::'''Voiced by: Kathleen Zuelch'''
::'''Voiced by: Kathleen Zuelch'''
::'''Based on: [[The Wizard of Oz|Glinda, the Good Witch of the North]]'''
::'''Based on: [[The Wizard of Oz|Glinda, the Good Witch of the North]]'''
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Teacher]]
** [[Badass Teacher]]
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::'''Voiced by: Ryan Haywood'''
::'''Voiced by: Ryan Haywood'''
::'''Based on: Peter of ''[[Peter and The Wolf]]'''''
::'''Based on: Peter of ''[[Peter and The Wolf]]'''''
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Teacher]]
** [[Badass Teacher]]
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''But in the middle of this madness,
''But in the middle of this madness,
''I'm the one you left to win this fight.}}
''I'm the one you left to win this fight.}}
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Ascended Fangirl]]
* [[Ascended Fangirl]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: Her "working clothes" have a very strong EGL flavor.
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: Her "working clothes" have a very strong EGL flavor.
* [[Friendly Sniper]]: She makes frequent use of a sniper rifle, however we haven't seen her use it against distant targets that much.
* [[Friendly Sniper]]: She makes frequent use of a sniper rifle, however we haven't seen her use it against distant targets that much.
* [[Grave Marking Scene]]: She starts the "Red" Trailer with one; she also starts V3E1 with one. Interestingly, the first is in midwinter with deep snow, and the second appears to be late summer.
* [[Hand Behind Head]]: Could be considered her signature gesture.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Little Red Fighting Hood]]
* [[Little Red Fighting Hood]]
* [[Magic Skirt]]
* [[Magic Skirt]]
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* [[Swiss Army Gun]]/[[Sinister Scythe]]: The two modes of her weapon.
* [[Swiss Army Gun]]/[[Sinister Scythe]]: The two modes of her weapon.
* [[Technicolor Eyes]]: Ruby has silver eyes, something that Ozpin comments on in V1E1.
* [[Technicolor Eyes]]: Ruby has silver eyes, something that Ozpin comments on in V1E1.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Weiss.


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''Fear of what's inside of me,
''Fear of what's inside of me,
''Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?}}
''Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?}}
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Jaune -- at least until about halfway through Volume Two.
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Jaune -- at least until about halfway through V2.
* [[Baby Talk]]: To Zwei, when they first meet in V2.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Princess|Badass Heiress]]
** [[Lady of War]]
** [[Lady of War]]
* [[Barrier Warrior]]: Her glyphs can provide physical or energy defenses.
* [[Big Sister Worship]]: Appears to be how she feels about her sister Winter, judging from her reaction in V3E2.
* [[Elemental Eye Colors]]: Blue eyes for the Ice Queen.
* [[Elemental Eye Colors]]: Blue eyes for the Ice Queen.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Weiss's [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished|surprisingly subtle facial scar]] -- acquired during the events of the "White" trailer -- is definitely a "good scar".
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Weiss's [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished|surprisingly subtle facial scar]] -- acquired during the events of the "White" trailer -- is definitely a "good scar".
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* [[Magic Skirt]]: Plus enough petticoats or other under-ruffles to block even a view from directly underneath.
* [[Magic Skirt]]: Plus enough petticoats or other under-ruffles to block even a view from directly underneath.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: The least impulsive member of Team RWBY, at least.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: The least impulsive member of Team RWBY, at least.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Given it's normally in a high ponytail that goes to her ''thighs'', her hair when down probably hangs to her ankles.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Mellows considerably with [[Character Development]].
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Mellows considerably with [[Character Development]].
* [[Royal Rapier]]
* [[Royal Rapier]]
* [[Time Master]]: In Volume 2, Weiss employs a new glyph that instead of looking like a snowflake looks like clockwork, and which seems to accelerate her personal time rate for a brief period.
* [[Time Master]]: In Volume 2, Weiss employs a new glyph that instead of looking like a snowflake looks like clockwork, and which seems to accelerate her personal time rate for a brief period.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Ruby.
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Woman in White]]


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''Stripped of all rights, just a lesser being,
''Stripped of all rights, just a lesser being,
''Crushed by cruel ruthless Human rule.}}
''Crushed by cruel ruthless Human rule.}}
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Beast Folk]]
* [[Beast Folk]]
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* [[Catgirl]]
* [[Catgirl]]
* [[Covert Pervert]]: It's heavily implied some of her favorite literature is on the trashy side. ''[[Ninja]]s of Love'', indeed!
* [[Covert Pervert]]: It's heavily implied some of her favorite literature is on the trashy side. ''[[Ninja]]s of Love'', indeed!
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Doppelganger Spin]]/[[Doppelganger Attack]]: Blake leaves images of herself behind to take hits from opponents; most of the time these images appear to be insubstantial, but in V2E11 we see that she can also (apparently with the aid of Dust) make them of some elemental material -- fire, stone and ice were shown. Unlike the typical Doppelganger manifestation, though, her images do not move.
* [[Doppelganger Spin]]/[[Doppelganger Attack]]: Blake leaves images of herself behind to take hits from opponents; most of the time these images appear to be insubstantial, but in V2E11 we see that she can also (apparently with the aid of Dust) make them of some elemental material -- fire, stone and ice were shown. Unlike the typical Doppelganger manifestation, though, her images do not move.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Important Hair Accessory]]: Her bow.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Second only to Weiss.
* [[Super Speed]]: And she leaves afterimages in her wake.
* [[Super Speed]]: And she leaves afterimages in her wake.


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::'''Voiced by: Ashley Jenkins'''
::'''Voiced by: Ashley Jenkins'''
::'''Based on: [[wikipedia:Coco Chanel|Coco Chanel]] (?)'''
::'''Based on: [[wikipedia:Coco Chanel|Coco Chanel]] (?)'''
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Action Girl]]
** [[Action Girl]]
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::'''Voiced by: Taylor Pelto'''
::'''Voiced by: Taylor Pelto'''
::'''Based on: [[Pinocchio]]'''
::'''Based on: [[Pinocchio]]'''
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]]
* [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm combat ready!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm combat ready!"

Revision as of 03:45, 4 November 2015


Beacon Academy

Staff

Professor Ozpin
Voiced by: Shannon McCormick
Based on: The Wizard of Oz
Glynda Goodwitch
Voiced by: Kathleen Zuelch
Based on: Glinda, the Good Witch of the North
Professor Peter Port
Voiced by: Ryan Haywood
Based on: Peter of Peter and The Wolf
Professor Doctor Bartholomew Oobleck
Voiced by: Joel Heyman
Based on: Uncertain

Those who do not study history....are doomed to repeat it.


Teams

Team RWBY

(Pronounced "Ruby")

Tropes that apply to Team RWBY as a whole:

Ruby Rose
Voiced by: Lindsay Jones
Based on: Little Red Riding Hood

I know you didn't plan this;
 You tried to do what's right.
 But in the middle of this madness,
 I'm the one you left to win this fight.

Weiss Schnee
Voiced by: Kara Eberle
Based on: Snow White

Mirror, tell me something,
 Tell me who's the loneliest of all?
 Fear of what's inside of me,
 Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?

Blake Belladonna
Voiced by: Arryn Zech
Based on: Beauty of Beauty and the Beast

Born with no life, into subjugation.
 Treated like a worthless animal,
 Stripped of all rights, just a lesser being,
 Crushed by cruel ruthless Human rule.

Yang Xiao Long
Voiced by: Barbara Dunkelman
Based on: Goldilocks

I burn! Can't hold me now.
 You got nothing that can stop me.
 I burn! Swing all you want.
 Like a fever I will take you down.

  • Badass
  • Bare-Fisted Monk/Shotguns Are Just Better: Her weapon is Ember Celica, a pair of gauntlets that can fire Dust-filled shotgun shells, sometimes combined to give her punches greater impact.
  • Berserk Button: Nobody Touches the Hair.
  • Cool Big Sis
  • Cowgirl: Her "working clothes" give off this vibe, even though, on closer examination, they really aren't Western gear.
  • Critical Status Buff: Even though she isn't a video game character, Ruby tells us in volume 2, episode 4, she still manages to have this trope.
  • I Have Many Names: Or so she claims in the "Yellow" trailer.
  • Improvised Weapon: Substituted a pair of turkeys for her gauntlets during a food fight.
  • Jerkass: She's got a bit of this, especially when focused on a target. For instance, in the "Yellow" trailer, she probably could have walked out of Junior's bar after apologizing for the Groin Attack and not had any trouble. But she chose to escalate matters unnecessarily, apparently just for kicks.
    • There's also way she handled Blake's obsession with stopping Torchwick. Instead of remaining calm and trying to understand Blake's side of things, she gets angry the second Blake disagrees with her and shoves her against the nearby desk until Blake surrenders and agrees to slow down.
  • Kaleidoscope Eyes: Normally her eyes are lavender, but they go to bright red if her stress level is high enough -- or if someone presses her Berserk Button.
  • Missing Mom
  • Playing with Fire: Appears to be an effect provided by Ember Celica rather than an inherent power, judging by the red Dust shells it uses.
  • Pungeon Master: Mostly amusingly horrible ones.
  • Recoil Boost: Yang uses strategically fired shots from Ember Celica to launch herself into the air or directly at foes..
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning
  • Super Strength: And she gets stronger with every hit she takes.
Zwei
Voiced by: Mrs. PennyApple/Penny Layne Matthews

Team JNPR

(Pronounced "Juniper")

Tropes that apply to Team JNPR as a whole:

Jaune Arc
Voiced by: Miles Luna
Based on: Joan of Arc
Nora Valkyrie
Voiced by: Samantha Ireland
Based on: Thor

Nora SMASH!

Pyrrha Nikos
Voiced by: Jen Brown
Based on: Achilles
Rie Len
Voiced by: Monty Oum (V1-2), Neath Oum (V3-?)
Based on: Mulan

Team CRDL

(Pronounced "Cardinal")

Tropes that apply to team CRDL as a whole:

Cardin Winchester
Voiced by: Adam Ellis
Based on: Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of Winchester
  • Blackmail: Overheard Jaune admitting to Pyrrha that he falsified his records to get into Beacon, and briefly -- until his Break the Haughty moment -- used it to force Jaune to play lackey and dogsbody to him.
  • Break the Haughty: Got his ego cut down severely when Jaune saved him from getting mauled to death by an Ursa.
Russel Thrush
Voiced by: Shane Newville
Based on: Unknown
Dove Bronzewing
Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Unknown
Sky Lark
Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Unknown

Team CFVY

(Pronounced "Coffee")

Caffeine. I'm caffeine.
 Caffeine. I'm caffeine.
I'm a bad dream.
 I'm a rad scene.
 I'm a tad mean.
 But I'm not afraid to take you out.

Coco Adel
Voiced by: Ashley Jenkins
Based on: Coco Chanel (?)
Fox Alistair
Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Unknown
Velvet Scarlatina
Voiced by: Caiti Ward
Based on: The Velveteen Rabbit
  • 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.
  • Noodle Implements: Her weapon, which is known only as "Velvet's Weapon", has only been glimpsed once, and which has never (as of the beginning of V3) been seen in combat. May have limited charges or use, or be of incredible power, given Coco's warning in V2E12 that she'd "spent all semester building that up" and that she shouldn't "waste it". It looks like a wood-and-brass lunchbox.
Yatsuhashi Daichi
Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Yatsuhashi Kengyo (?)

Atlas Academy

Team SSSN

(Pronounced "Sun")

Sun Wukong
Voiced by: Michael Jones
Based on: Sun Wukong
Scarlet David
Voiced by: Gavin Free
Based on: G-Dragon of Big Bang


Sage Ayana
Voiced by: Joshua Ornelas
Based on: Aesop
Neptune Vasilias
Voiced by: Kerry Shawcross
Based on: Poseidon


Bad Guys

Roman Torchwick

Voiced by: Gray G. Haddock
Based on: Romeo Candlewick/Lampwick

Cinder Fall

Voiced by: Jessica Nigri
Based on: Cinderella

Mercury Black

Voiced by: J.J. Castillo (V2), Yuri Lowenthal (V3-?)
Based on: Mercury

Emerald Sustrai

Voiced by: Katie Newville
Based on: Aladdin, Cleopatra

Neopolitan, aka "Neo"

Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Unknown
  • Adorable Evil Minion
  • Badass Adorable
  • Enigmatic Minion
  • Kaleidoscope Eyes: Neopolitan appears to have complete voluntary control over her eye color. In what is presumably her "normal" appearance, she usually has one pink and one brown eye, matching her hair colors but in counterpoint. In V3E1, we see her in disguise with bright green eyes, although they shift back to her usual pink and brown right before she delivers a coup de grace. She appears to lose control over their color and they revert to white when she is surprised or shocked.
  • Kick Chick
  • Master of Illusion: Appears to have some manner of illusion power.
  • Multicolored Hair: Has hair in colors reminiscent of Neapolitan ice cream, hence her name (probably) -- one side is pink with white streaks, and the other is chocolate brown.
  • Parasol of Prettiness/Parasol of Pain: Carries a delicate, lacy parasol which can block energy blasts and deflect blows, and which has a blade hidden in its shaft. While she does use it as a weapon, it's almost secondary to her kicks.
  • Perpetual Smiler
  • Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Confirmed as the smallest character in RWBY by Word of God, but capable of effortlessly defeating Yang.
  • Silent Antagonist: For the moment. Grey Haddock has confirmed that she has a voice actress, and that the character is not mute.
  • Sword Cane: She has an epee-like blade hidden in the shaft of her parasol, and was about to use it to perform a coupe de grace on Yang after defeating her in V2E11, until Raven interfered.
  • Teleportation: Appears to be her primary non-combat ability, possibly her Semblance, and possibly in combination with some kind of illusion/image power.
  • Waif Fu: Easily below 5 feet in height, slender, flawlessly acrobatic and graceful, and took out Yang without getting a scratch on her.

Hei "Junior" Xiong

Voiced by: Jack Pattillo
Based on: Baby Bear
  • Badass in a Nice Suit: Goes about his business wearing a three-piece suit without the jacket.
  • Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": As of V2E12, 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

Melanie and Miltiades "Militia" Malachite

Voiced by: Margaret Tominey
Based on: Unknown
Melanie, who is this girl?
—Miltiades, about Yang, in the Yellow trailer

The White Fang

Adam Taurus

Voiced by: Garrett Hunter
Based on: Beast from Beauty and the Beast

Unnamed White Fang Lieutenant

Voiced by: Gray G. Haddock

Other

Shopkeep

Voiced by: Patrick Rodriguez

Penny Polendina

Voiced by: Taylor Pelto
Based on: Pinocchio

General James Ironwood

Voiced by: Jason Rose
Based on: The Tin Woodsman (?)
  • Artificial Limbs: It is believed that his right arm may be cybernetic; his right hand is always gloved, and it may somehow relate to the silver metallic strip that appears to be embedded in his forehead above his right eyebrow.
  • 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.
  • Man in White: Possibly applies; the council's transfer of responsibility from Ozpin to Ironwood certainly doesn't look good, despite Ironwood's apparently sincere intentions.
  • 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 the initiative to stop a break-in at Beacon and commends her, but is also incredibly gung-ho and impulsive.
  • Shout-Out Theme Naming: Possibly to The Wizard of Oz -- some believe that he references the Tin Woodsman. This may be even more likely if he does indeed have a cybernetic arm.

Qrow Branwen

Voiced by: Vic Mignogna
Based on: Huginn, The Scarecrow (?)
  • The Mentor: To Ruby, at least; probably to Yang, also.

Raven Branwen

Voiced by: Anna Hullum
Based on: Muninn
  • Battle Couple: With Taiyang Xiao Long.
  • Cool Gate: Apparently can generate them at will.
  • Generation Xerox: Bears a strong resemblance to Yang; current fan speculation is that she's Yang's missing mother. Given that she had a confirmed relationship with Taiyang Xiao Long, this does seem likely.
  • Mask Power: See this image.
  • Missing Mom: To both Yang and Ruby, along with Summer ROse.

Summer Rose

Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: The poem "The Last Rose of Summer" by Thomas Moore

Taiyang Xiao Long

Voiced by: (no spoken lines yet)
Based on: Unknown
  • Battle Couple: Twice: first with Summer Rose, and after her death with Raven Branwen.
  • Heroic BSOD: In the wake of Summer Rose's death.
  • Overprotective Dad: Described as such by both Ruby and Yang, and probably justified by the incident where they were nearly slaughtered by Beowolves, as recounted to Blake by Yang in V2.
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