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* MakeMeWannaShout: While not part of her powers, she does use sonic arrows [[spoiler:to kill Ozpin]].
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* TeamNormal: The only member of Salem's faction without a semblance.

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* TeamNormal: TheTeamNormal: The only member of Salem's faction without a semblance.
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* FairyGodmother: Like she is for Cinder in the show, Salem is this for May in the fic, saving her from her DarkestHour and giving her the means to live the life she really wants. Of course, Salem does it all for her own benefit.
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* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:Once she's infused with the Doppler, she becomes vulnerable to Ruby's silver eyes. A single blast can knock her out for days, and put her life in danger from the fallout]].

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* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Ladon's view on who May is is not even close to relaity. In an interview [[spoiler:after May reveals herself as the terrorist of Beacon]], Ladon describes May as a proud Atlesian who admired and was close friends with General Ironwood. That's not even mentioning [[spoiler:his refusal to acknowledge her as trans]].

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* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Ladon's view on who May is is not even close to relaity.reality. In an interview [[spoiler:after May reveals herself as the terrorist of Beacon]], Ladon describes May as a proud Atlesian who admired and was close friends with General Ironwood. That's not even mentioning [[spoiler:his refusal to acknowledge her as trans]].



* LackOfEmpathy: When [[spoiler:Cardin is killed in the Vytal festival and May broadcasts a speech blaming Atlas, Ladon's first priority is how this will slander Atlas' reputation, and how he can stand to gain from the healthcare that will be needed once the grimm attack the panicked population]].

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* LackOfEmpathy: When [[spoiler:Cardin is killed in the Vytal festival and May broadcasts a speech blaming Atlas, Atlas]], Ladon's first priority is how this will slander Atlas' reputation, and how he can stand to gain from the healthcare that will be needed once the grimm attack the panicked population]].population.



* MeaningfulName: Celeste, from Celestial, means something related to heaven and divinity. Fitting for an elitist aristrocrate who lives in a floating city.

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* MeaningfulName: Celeste, from Celestial, means meaning something related to heaven and divinity. Fitting for an elitist aristrocrate who lives in a floating city.



* OCStandIn: May's parents are mentioned in the show, but only in one line and May clearly has little love for them. The details of their relationship was largely original to the fic.



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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Played with. She believes in May's goal of societal change, but she doesn't really care about Salem. She joined her faction [[BigSisterWorship because of May]], and not for any greater cause.

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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Played with. She believes in May's goal of societal change, but she doesn't really care about Salem. She joined her faction [[BigSisterWorship because of May]], and not for any greater cause. May also encourages her to think for herself and not follow blindly, [[spoiler:which leads to Emerald defecting]].

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* TrueCompanions: Along with Winter [[spoiler:and Marrow]], they form the Happy Huntresses, a huntsmen team who live together, care deeply about each other and their common ideals, and are directly called a FamilyOfChoice.

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* TrueCompanions: Along with Winter [[spoiler:and Marrow]], [[spoiler:Marrow, and eventually Weiss]], they form the Happy Huntresses, a huntsmen team who live together, care deeply about each other and their common ideals, and are directly called a FamilyOfChoice.



* GoodCounterpart: To May, being a trans girl who grew up in the same transphobic and oppressive enviroment. Unlike May, however, Weiss did come out and had ''some'' support, and was never considered as a candidate by Salem. As such, she is undeniably heroic.



* TheRunaway: In chapter 18, Weiss, [[spoiler:having been practically imprisoned by her father, runs away to Mantle with the help of her sister and her team]].

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* TheRunaway: In chapter 18, Weiss, [[spoiler:having having been practically imprisoned by her father, runs away to [[spoiler:to Mantle with the help of her sister and her team]].



A civil rights activist from Mantle who was arrested for theft of dust. Marrow and Winter are assigned to hunt him when he escapes.

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A civil rights activist from Mantle who was arrested for theft of dust. Marrow and Winter are assigned to hunt him when he escapes.escapes prison during a major prison break.



* HeelFaceDoorSlam: He was never really a villain to begin with, but in [[spoiler:in chapter 31 of ''Storm'' he fully realizes the scope of Salem's plans and defects, intending on telling Ozpin about her plans. He never gets the chance, as Cinder Rhodes tracks him down and kills him immediately after]].

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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: He was never really a villain to begin with, but in [[spoiler:in chapter 31 of ''Storm'' he fully realizes the scope of Salem's plans evil and defects, intending on telling Ozpin about her plans. He never gets the chance, as Cinder Rhodes tracks him down and kills him immediately after]].



* MythicalMotifs: Orpheus. His weapon is named Eurydice after Orpheus' LostLenore, and he [[spoiler:agrees to go on a mission into Tartarus to rescue Cassia Troy]].

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* MythicalMotifs: Orpheus. His weapon is named Eurydice after Orpheus' LostLenore, and he [[spoiler:agrees to go on a mission into Tartarus to rescue Cassia Troy]].Troy. Amarillo's death also parallels Orpheus; Orpheus was killed at the orders of Dionysus as punishment for worshipping the sun-god Apollo. Amarillo is killed when he tried to switch his allegiances from Salem to Ozpin, who's faction is associated with light, and his death was the culmination of Salem's manipulations. Also, while Orpheus' head stuck around as a prophet, Amarillo is truly dead, but his memory haunts May and serves as a subtle warning of what might happen if she leaves]].



* TrojanPrisoner: [[spoiler:May and Emerald reluctantly let him pretend to be a prisoner so they can get into Tartarus]].

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* TrojanPrisoner: [[spoiler:May May and Emerald reluctantly let him pretend to be a prisoner so they can get into Tartarus]].an Atlas BlackSite.



* MythicalMotifs: Her character is loaded with them. Her name is from Cassandra of Troy, a prophet whom no-one would listen to. She teaches at Prometheus, from the Greek titan of knowledge. And [[spoiler:she's the prophet Tiresias to May's Odysseus]].

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* MythicalMotifs: Her character is loaded with them. Her name is from Cassandra of Troy, a prophet whom no-one would listen to. She teaches at Prometheus, from the Greek titan of knowledge. And [[spoiler:she's forethought, and she's the prophet Tiresias to May's Odysseus]].Odysseus.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Fiona's semblance lets her stuff objects into a PocketDimension where she can access it at will. The limits of this are not known, but a legitimate part of her strategy is to dumb construction equipment on top of whatever she's fighting. So far, the largest object she has been seen with is an Atlesian bullhead, an airship large enough to carry at least 7 people.

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* {{Hammerspace}}: Fiona's semblance lets her stuff objects into a PocketDimension where she can access it at will. The limits of this are not known, but a legitimate part of her strategy is to dumb dump construction equipment on top of whatever she's fighting. So far, the largest object she has been seen with is an Atlesian bullhead, an airship large enough to carry at least 7 people.
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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Cinder's parental figures include the physically abusive Madame, the emotionally distand Rhodes, and Ironwood. Part of the reason she [[spoiler:so easily falls under Ironwood's sway is because he offers her paternal approval]].

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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Cinder's parental figures include the physically abusive Madame, the emotionally distand distant Rhodes, and Ironwood. Part of the reason she [[spoiler:so easily falls under Ironwood's sway is because he offers her paternal approval]].
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In terms of Maiden powers, Raven is ahead of May, having both more experience [[spoiler:and a full set of powers compared to May's two thirds]]. It serves as a reminder that May is not invincible, and will need more power to defeat a potentially maidenhood-empowered Cinder.
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* ShutUpHannibal: During the battle of Haven, May tells Yang that she knows nothing of revolution since Patch doesn't suffer under any tyrants. Yang fires back that May [[spoiler:killed her uncle, so she has very good reason to get involved]].
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* ChasteHero: Cinder is the only member of team CASM who has no love interest and never expresses any interest in romantic or sexual relationships. The happy huntresses have a betting pool that she's aroace, though she might just not consider it a priority.

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* ChasteHero: CelibateHero: Cinder is the only member of team CASM who has no love interest and never expresses any interest in romantic or sexual relationships. The happy huntresses have a betting pool that she's aroace, though she might just not consider it a priority.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She is implied to be transphobic, accusing May of having "twisted nature" to become a maiden. While the statement is vague enough to not be ''necessarily'' transphobic, May picks up on the subtext just fine.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She is implied to be transphobic, accusing May of having "twisted nature" to become a maiden. While the statement is vague enough to not be ''necessarily'' transphobic, May picks up on the subtext just fine. One gets the feeling that when she accuses May of being a monster who renounced her humanity, she's not talking about the [[spoiler:doppler]].
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The chief of the Branwen bandit clan, Yang Xiao Long's mother, and the Spring Maiden.
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* MissingMom: May deduces that she must have left Yang before she was old enough to remember her. Having had AbusiveParents herself, she's rather upset with this on principle.
* PetTheDog: She is ''far'' from a good person, but she goes out of her way to [[spoiler:get Vernal back from May, despite having little to gain from it]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She is implied to be transphobic, accusing May of having "twisted nature" to become a maiden. While the statement is vague enough to not be ''necessarily'' transphobic, May picks up on the subtext just fine.
* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Like her brother, she can turn into her namesake bird. [[spoiler:She uses it to get away from May after their duel]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:During the Battle of Haven, she switches side to the heroes, using her illusions to get them close enough to take out May]].
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* HasTwoMommies: Marrow has two mothers, one of them trans.
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* HornedHumanoid: [[spoiler:One of the first obvious signs of her grimm mutations is a pair of horns growing out of her forehead, following the curve of her head]].
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* AntiVillain: May is only a villain because she works for Salem. Otherwise, her goals are entirely sympathetic, and her actions are those of a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst.

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* AntiVillain: May is only a villain because she works for Salem. Otherwise, her goals are entirely sympathetic, and her actions are those of a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst. This gets more and more {{Downplayed|Trope}} as the story progresses, until it's hard to say she's much better than the people she opposes.



* MoralMyopia: Juni's vendetta against May is based on [[spoiler:May killing Rusty, which she only did in self-defense, and immediately after spared Juni's life. Juni even insists that Rusty's death is May's fault because she refused to surrender, ignoring entirely that May also gave them the chance to back off and was ignored

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* MoralMyopia: Juni's vendetta against May is based on [[spoiler:May killing Rusty, which she only did in self-defense, and immediately after spared Juni's life. Juni even insists that Rusty's death is May's fault because she refused to surrender, ignoring entirely that May also gave them the chance to back off and was ignoredignored]].
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* PsychicLink: [[spoiler:After stealing half of her power, May gets occasional flashes of green, from the green-lit vault Amber was being kept in. The link does little more than establish its existence before Amber's death, at which point it passes to Pyrrha]].

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