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* BadassOnPaper: He made it into Beacon Academy, which only takes the best of the best, but he's a complete doofus and is rather incompetent at fighting unlike the others. [[spoiler: Justified, as he forged his records and never made it in legitimately.]]
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* BadassOnPaper: He made it into Beacon Academy, which only takes the best of combat students. On the best, but he's a complete doofus and is rather incompetent second day at fighting unlike school Professor Goodwitch quickly came to the others. conclusion that the reality of Jaune's abilities did not match the reputation his entry transcripts claimed. [[spoiler: Justified, She's right, as he forged his records and never made it in legitimately.]]
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* MagnetismManipulation: Her Semblance is polarity, giving her control over metals. Volume 2 reveals it's so powerful, she can send hundreds of cans of soda flying at once without so much as moving her arms!
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* BadassOnPaper: He made it into Beacon Academy, which only takes the best of the best, but he's a complete doofus and is rather incompetent at fighting unlike the others. [[spoiler: Justified, as he forged his records and never made it in legitimately.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He might be ditzy, klutzy, and {{Adorkable}}, and he'll decide to save your sorry ass even if you've been a {{Jerkass}} to him, but try it on his ''friends''...
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Saves Jaune's life, without his knowledge, in Forever Fall. Ruby and Weiss are there to witness it, but she's [[TheCreon perfectly contented]] to just keep it a secret.
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* TheRuntAtTheEnd: Although Jaune shows instinctive leadership qualities, his combat prowess is a disaster.nonexistant. It results in him being the only student unable to handle the landing strategy in their very first lesson and he's also far behind the other students in combat training. [[spoiler: He never went through the combat schools that develop students for entry into Beacon and lied his way into the school.]]
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* TheCape: Episode 14 shows him saving the life of [[JerkJock Car]][[TheBully din]] when an Ursa was about to kill him. Jaune pretty much showed everybody what it means to be a Huntsman: calm under pressure, strategizing to find the enemy's weaknesses, and defending those who can't defend themselves, even if they're jerks.
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* ButtMonkey:
** Clumsy, has motion sickness, can't get the ladies to pay attention to him, etc. Deconstructed in that he wants to become a hero and warrior by any means necessary, and his dream of being a Huntsman is identical to Ruby's. Unfortunately, where they differ is that Ruby is a ChildProdigy with years of combat training under her belt, while Jaune is a ButtMonkey almost bordering on TheChewToy for all the abuse that gets heaped on him, (made even worse by his inferiority complex) which is something he unfortunately is entirely aware of. And he [[HurtingHero hates it.]]
** Deconstructed when he was a target of [[JerkJock Cardin's]] bullying[[spoiler: , but later episodes began to subvert Jaune's [[ButtMonkey then current state]] with him asserting himself to Cardin and protecting his friends.]]
** Clumsy, has motion sickness, can't get the ladies to pay attention to him, etc. Deconstructed in that he wants to become a hero and warrior by any means necessary, and his dream of being a Huntsman is identical to Ruby's. Unfortunately, where they differ is that Ruby is a ChildProdigy with years of combat training under her belt, while Jaune is a ButtMonkey almost bordering on TheChewToy for all the abuse that gets heaped on him, (made even worse by his inferiority complex) which is something he unfortunately is entirely aware of. And he [[HurtingHero hates it.]]
** Deconstructed when he was a target of [[JerkJock Cardin's]] bullying[[spoiler: , but later episodes began to subvert Jaune's [[ButtMonkey then current state]] with him asserting himself to Cardin and protecting his friends.]]
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** Clumsy,ButtMonkey: He's clumsy, has motion sickness, sickness and can't get the ladies to pay attention to him, etc. Deconstructed in that he wants him. He's also fully aware of his status and completely fed up with it. His resolve to become a hero and warrior by any means necessary, and his dream of being a Huntsman is identical to Ruby's. Unfortunately, where they differ is Ruby's but his background has been disadvantageous to achieving that Ruby is a ChildProdigy with years of combat training under her belt, while Jaune is a ButtMonkey almost bordering on TheChewToy for all the abuse that gets heaped on him, (made even worse by his inferiority complex) which is something he unfortunately is entirely aware of. And he [[HurtingHero hates it.]]
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* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Of the Gravitational Cognizance variety. After a brief moment of being TheHero to Weiss's DistressedDamsel, the both of them suddenly realize exactly where they are. Although they fall at the same time, Jaune lands first, for some reason; falling flat on his face before Weiss lands on his back almost nonchalantly.
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* RecognitionFailure: He had never heard of Sanctum Academy nor of Pyrrha's career as an athlete. He only recognized her from her appearing on a cereal box. [[spoiler: [[{{Foreshadowing}} This is an early sign he hasn't been properly trained at an academy.]]]]
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[[folder: Jaune Arc]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[CasanovaWannabe "The name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it."]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Miles Luna
->''Eh, why not? My mom always says "Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet."''
Another student of Beacon Academy who arrives at the same time as Ruby and Yang. He is partnered with Pyrrha, and is the leader of Team JNPR. He comes from a long line of esteemed Hunters, and feels pressured to live up to their reputations.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's nervous, awkward and clumsy, and it makes him quite endearing. He also wears footsie pajamas.
* AudienceSurrogate: Of all the characters in the setting, he is the most "normal", while asking all the relevant questions for exposition.
** Slightly [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], since [[spoiler: these are also telltale clues that he hasn't had proper training, and that his Beacon documents were forged.]]
* BerserkButton: Threaten to hurt his teammates? All that will result for you is PAIN. Cardin just ''had'' to keep pushing him...
* ButtMonkey:
** Clumsy, has motion sickness, can't get the ladies to pay attention to him, etc. Deconstructed in that he wants to become a hero and warrior by any means necessary, and his dream of being a Huntsman is identical to Ruby's. Unfortunately, where they differ is that Ruby is a ChildProdigy with years of combat training under her belt, while Jaune is a ButtMonkey almost bordering on TheChewToy for all the abuse that gets heaped on him, (made even worse by his inferiority complex) which is something he unfortunately is entirely aware of. And he [[HurtingHero hates it.]]
** Was a target of [[JerkJock Cardin's]] bullying[[spoiler: , but later episodes began to subvert Jaune's [[ButtMonkey then current state]] with him asserting himself to Cardin and protecting his friends.]]
* TheCape: Episode 14 shows him saving the life of [[JerkJock Car]][[TheBully din]] when an Ursa was about to kill him. Jaune pretty much showed everybody what it means to be a Huntsman: calm under pressure, strategizing to find the enemy's weaknesses, and defending those who can't defend themselves, even if they're jerks.
* CaptainObvious
--> '''Jaune''': ''[while hanging on the Death Stalker's stinger]'' PYRRHA! THIS IS NOT THE RELIC! IT'S NOT!
* CasanovaWannabe: He quickly hits on Weiss, Yang, and to a lesser extent Pyrrha when he meets them. All but Pyrrha are turned off.
-->'''Jaune''': I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?\\
'''Yang:''' [Calling Weiss] "Snow Angel" probably wasn't the best start.
* ClassicalAntiHero: He has a good heart, but he isn't well-trained and has lots of self-doubt.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
** For all his CowardlyLion tendencies, [[spoiler: and various other problems]] when fighting the Death Stalker, by noticing that Ren had nearly severed the Grimm's [[BewareMyStingerTail stinger]] he takes the opportunity to point it out to Pyrrha so she and Nora can land the final blow. Despite many people [[spoiler:-- himself included --]] thinking he isn't Beacon material, he manages to prove Pyrrha right: he ''is'' a great leader.
** Pulls this again in "Forever Fall Part 2", when he [[spoiler:saves Cardin and kills an Ursa, with some well-timed assistance from Pyrrha, whom Jaune didn't know was there]].
* CultureBlind: Doesn't seem to know ''anything'' about how their world works. [[spoiler:Because for the most part, he ''didn't'' learn about it before he came to Beacon]].
* CowardlyLion:
** Is clearly afraid of the dangers of Hunting, yet remains calm enough under fire to protect himself and note the scorpion's weaknesses.
** He also managed to save Weiss (below) without fear, though he only realized too late he hadn't thought of a way DOWN. The fact that he managed to ignore his fears to save a girl (who he likes to hit on, but still) is telling enough.
** Later stands up to Cardin when he is ordered to [[spoiler:hurt Pyrrha]]. And subsequently kills an Ursa which has given Cardin a difficult time.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Jaune was never really accepted into Beacon. He forged his transcripts due to his desire to become a warrior like his father. Whether Ozpin knows about this or not is unclear]].
* TheDeterminator:
** Shows some signs of this during his duel at the beginning of Episode 11, though he hasn't built up the abilities to exploit it, yet.
** Again in Episode 14 when he [[spoiler:defends Cardin from an huge Ursa.]] Jaune ends up taking some pretty severe blows head on, but gets up and keeps fighting. He even gets to look at his LifeMeter being critical and yet he still presses on.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: So far he shows signs of being one, having had at least four centric episodes (a couple of two-parters).
* DivingSave: Does this to a falling Weiss in Episode 8, by jumping off a tree. Then both of them fell to the ground, Jaune first, and Weiss landing on his back.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Realizes he's the "lovable idiot stuck in a tree while everyone is fighting for their lives" and hates it. This leads him to reject Pyrrha's offer of giving him extra training. [[spoiler:Initially]].
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Vomit Boy" for his motion sickness on the way to Beacon.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Vomiting on the Beacon Academy airship.
** Also, the scene where he meets Ruby. Where other students antagonized or ignored Ruby, Jaune helps her up and they find the assembly hall together, talking and bonding over their shared awkwardness.
** Whereas the other men at Beacon give us a ShirtlessScene while roughhousing, he walks over in blue footie pajamas.
* ExtravertedNerd: Tries so hard to be cool.
* FailedASpotCheck:
** Does not notice [[spoiler: the students getting launched into the forest, nor even considers a landing strategy]] until it is too late.
** Later walks into a cave without noticing [[spoiler: the drawings of humans fighting Death Stalker around the entrance]].
* FamousAncestor:
** A classic example of subversion. Jaune's great-great grandfather is implied to be a war-hero, yet out of the known cast, Jaune seems to be the least suited to be a warrior, having none of the training, instincts or knowledge of his peers.
** Seems to have the instincts when he's not running away, [[spoiler: but with TheReveal that he faked his transcripts, he certainly has no knowledge and zero training to speak of]].
* FingerlessGloves: Not entirely fingerless, as only the fingertips are exposed.
* {{Gesundheit}}: He didn't know what Aura is and gives this response when Pyrrha mentions it.
* GeniusDitz: While he isn't quite dumb, he is a bit of a klutz and somewhat of a space cadet. He's also ''really smart'' when it comes to battlefield tactics when he has a chance to think.
* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Of the Gravitational Cognizance variety. After a brief moment of being TheHero to Weiss's DistressedDamsel, the both of them suddenly realize exactly where they are. Although they fall at the same time, Jaune lands first, for some reason; falling flat on his face before Weiss lands on his back almost nonchalantly.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jaune's {{Adorkable}} demeanor and general friendliness seem to place him in this category.
* HealingFactor: When his Aura is first unlocked by Pyrrha, the scratch on his cheek healed nearly instantly. It is unknown whether all Aura wielders can heal their wounds or if this is unique to Jaune, but Weiss's scar makes it likely that this is Jaune's Semblance.
* HiddenDepths:
** In episode 12... well, let's just say you'll see his previous clumsy antics in a different light.
** On an unrelated note, he can [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=486004488181095&set=vb.278065288975017&type=3&video_source=pages_video_set dance]] pretty well too. Monty confirmed Jaune really is a good dancer.
* IdiotHero: Not actually stupid, but he calls himself a 'lovable idiot.' [[spoiler: [[DeconstructedTrope This leads him to feel horrible about himself and wish to improve,]] [[DontYouDarePityMe but he doesn't want to ask for help]] -- well, not at first]].
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His motivation is to be a great hero just like his father and grandfather.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His eyes are a very deep and dark shade of blue.
* IWorkAlone: He rejects Pyrrha's offers for training on the basis that becoming a skilled Hunter is only an accomplishment worthy of his family name if he's able to do it without anyone else's help. [[spoiler:He thinks better of this policy.]]
* TheLeader: Mostly the charismatic type, he's seemingly able to see an opportunity to strike and move his team to do it.
* LeeroyJenkins: Not to a fatal extent, but he sucks at defense, and is particularly fond of suicidal charges when fighting alone.
** Justified as Jaune [[spoiler:lacks any formal training]]. Throwing himself at the enemy again and again is likely the only thing he ''can'' do.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Several scenes between him and Pyrrha are accompanied by a mellow harp melody. So far, this has played: during Pyrrha's very brief cameo in episode 3; when Pyrrha formally partners up with Jaune; a variation plays when she unlocks his Aura; when she takes him up to the Beacon rooftop, and accordingly during the same episode's ending credits (in the DVD version). Notably, it has never played when they are apart.
* TheLoad: Considers himself one if his line ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself speech is anything to go by.
* LoudGulp: Complete with a nervous chuckle in episode 4 when Ozpin reveals a very real possibility of dying during the Initiation.
* MeaningfulName:
** Jaune is French for yellow. His full name is also similar to [[JeanneDArchetype Jeanne d'Arc]].
** Foreshadowing in more than one way: leader, hero and [[spoiler: not actually a fighter. Jeanne herself claimed to have never killed anyone. She didn't have a problem getting rough, leading soldiers (who would and did kill) or riding around on the front line, but [[ThouShaltNotKill she refused to actually kill people.]] Likewise, Jaune doesn't actually have any fighting experience or training prior to the show.]]
* MommasBoy: Implied, given that he mentioned his mother's sayings twice in his introductory episode. Later on he mentions getting advice from his dad as well.
* NiceGuy: Doesn't hold being called "Vomit Boy" against Ruby (though he does retaliate by jokingly calling her "Crater Face"), and is the first new person in Beacon to be friends with her.
* NonActionGuy: Fits the trope to a tee, so far as Episode 7. Is slowly moving away from this as the series progresses.
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore[=/=]DeathGlare: After Jaune saves Cardin's life from an Ursa, he makes it clear to his former bully that he will not stand for anymore of Cardin's shit particularly if aimed at his team.
* NotSoWeak: He's goofy, clumsy, and a frequent target of Cardin's bullying. But when the life of his friends is in danger he'll protect them with everything he has. Lampshaded when he says to Cardin that he doesn't care whatever Cardin does to him.
* ObliviousToLove: Despite his womanizing attitude, he does not notice that Pyrrha seems to be attracted to him.
* PluckyComicRelief: Up until Episode 8, most of his scenes are nothing but comedy.
* RecognitionFailure: He had never heard of Sanctum Academy nor of Pyrrha's career as an athlete. He only recognized her from her appearing on a cereal box. [[spoiler: [[{{Foreshadowing}} This is an early sign he hasn't been properly trained at an academy.]]]]
* RunningGag: Being flung away to the air and/or hanging from a high altitude.
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: Although Jaune shows instinctive leadership qualities, his combat prowess is a disaster. It results in him being the only student unable to handle the landing strategy in their very first lesson and he's also far behind the other students in combat training. [[spoiler: He never went through the combat schools that develop students for entry into Beacon and lied his way into the school.]]
* SarcasmBlind: Overheard Weiss sarcastically referencing him with regards to stereotypical girl behaviour of discussing attractive boys. He has since taken it straight and hit on her multiple times.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Screams when he and Pyrrha are attacked by the Death Stalker in Episode 7. In the distance, Yang and Blake think a girl is screaming.
* TheSlacker: Goof type.
* TheStrategist: Has elements of this, coordinating his team into defeating a Deathstalker via severing its tail and hammering the stinger into its head. He's a lot better at this than at fighting, at least on the level of the others, which is probably a large part of why he was chosen for Beacon, or more likely [[spoiler:why he was allowed to stay]]. Notably, he does this ''without'' having a plan to begin with, [[GuileHero coming up with ideas]] [[IndyPloy on the fly,]] unlike [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Ruby leading Team RWBY against the giant Nevermore]].
* StuffedIntoALocker: As part of Cardin's ongoing bullying campaign, Jaune was thrown into a rocket-propelled locker which was programmed to take off and fly elsewhere with him inside it.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself:
** He believes this about himself in regards to getting better, which leads him to reject Pyrrha's offer of personal training.
--> '''Jaune:''' I'm tired of being the lovable idiot, stuck in the tree while his friends fight for their lives! Don't you understand? If I can't do this on my own... then what good am I?
** Invoked by Pyrrha when Jaune is [[spoiler: fighting the giant Ursa to save Cardin. She does cheat a little by secretly boosting his shield with her polarity Semblance.]] Thus giving him the confidence to ask for Pyrrha's help.
* TookALevelInBadass: Episode 14, [[spoiler:where he takes on an Ursa that was attacking Cardin single-handedly, and ends up decapitating it with some subtle help from Pyrrha]].
* UnskilledButStrong: He has a lot of Aura, an instinctual grasp of combat tactics, and is strong enough to be close to the level of the others when he actually blocks or hits. However, he doesn't have a basic grasp of sword and shield style, jumping around and throwing his whole weight behind most of his blows without the trained reflexes or proper technique to react to an enemy's counter.
* TheWatson: His lack of worldly knowledge allows for things to be explained to both him and the audience, such as the concept of Aura. [[spoiler:Justified since unlike his classmates, he hasn't had any formal training.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness:
** Suffers from a pretty nasty case of motion sickness. His BoringButPractical [[AncestralWeapon weapon]] [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe set]] notably implies a more static fighting style that wouldn't agitate this.
** He also claims he may be allergic to Red Sap which he and his classmates were sent to collect in Forever Fall; although that's probably just an excuse to not be pushed to do Cardin's bidding.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Cardin is ambushed by an Ursa, Jaune has the perfect opportunity to just leave the {{Jerkass}} bully to die without anybody knowing, but saves him anyways. True, Pyrrha, Ruby, and Weiss were there to witness the battle, but Jaune himself didn't know they were there.
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!!Crocea Mors
Jaune's equipment, handed down to him from his great-great-grandfather. The shield can transform into a compact shape in order to act as a sheath for the sword.
* AllThereInTheManual: Creator/MontyOum revealed its name on his Facebook page.
* AncestralWeapon: Jaune claims they were used by his great-great-grandfather in a war.
* BoringButPractical: Especially when compared to all the other weapons. They seem to have absolutely no awesome function beyond a collapsible shield but they are a very standard and reliable weapon set, the sword being capable of [[OffWithHisHead decapitating a Ursa Major]], and the shield being able to withstand a [[BewareMyStingerTail Deathstalker's attack.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Jaune's weapons consist of a sword and a shield. While they seem boring compared to the multi-purpose creations other students use, the shield has proven to be extremely durable no matter what opponents it's been used to block.
* NamedWeapons[=/=]BilingualBonus[=/=]MeaningfulName: Crocea Mors, latin for "Yellow Death", the name of the sword belonging to Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar in [[LegendaryWeapon some legends.]] Appropriately, [[GeniusBonus the sword also ends up embedded in a shield in some versions of the story.]]
* RetractableWeapon: Jaune's shield collapses down into the sheath for his sword when he doesn't need it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Nora Valkyrie]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} "Can you imitate a sloth?"]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Samantha Ireland
->''Ooh! '''''We'll break his legs!'''''''
Another student of Beacon Academy who is first seen prepping for initiation and is old friends with Ren, who she is later partnered with. She's... [[GenkiGirl energetic,]] to say the least.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* ActionGirl[=/=]BadassAdorable: ''And how''. Her cheerful disposition extends to [[BoisterousBruiser some serious enthusiasm for fighting]], and is she ever good at it.
* BigEater: Literally slurps up her pancakes. When the students are collecting sap from Forever Fall forest, she keeps drinking up all the sap. At the end of the story arc, Pyrrha wryly tells Jaune they have Nora to thank for there being no syrup to go with the pancakes Ren has cooked.
* BloodKnight: She is VERY enthusiastic about punting stuff (and other people on occasion) with her rocket-propelled hammer. Not to mention her first suggestion to solving Jaune's bully problem is to break said bully's legs.
* BlushSticker: Looks like she's blushing all the time.
* BoisterousBruiser: Very, ''very'' boisterous.
* CheshireCatGrin: Being a PerpetualSmiler, she also grins during aggressive actions, such as catapulting Jaune with her hammer or threatening to break a bully's legs.
* ChildhoodFriend: To Ren. She winds up [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ranting on the shipping implications]] as they get ready for their first full day at Beacon.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Comes up with bizarre things like suggesting a sloth call as a secret message. When informed that sloths aren't particularly noisy, she deems it even ''more'' appropriate.
* CuteAndPsycho: While not ''completely'' insane, she does give some vibes of this, if [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/e292ae66fed0a60c7e7cf14710bfb768/tumblr_mtrbjoGvNF1ry8rcwo1_500.gif this]] is anything to go by.
* CuteBruiser: With her grenade launcher hammer, Nora is arguably the hardest hitting member of team JNPR despite being so bubbly (and short).
* CuteLittleFangs: Only seen when her mouth is open (which is fairly often).
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Made all the more dangerous by how loosely it flaps around.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After Cardin Winchester has been seen to childishly torture Jaune Arc, Nora suggests breaking his legs (and she's serious!)
* ExtremeOmnivore: Glynda gives no indication as to whether Red Sap is even edible and moments later, Nora is heard gulping down an entire jar in 2 seconds.
* GenkiGirl: How Ruby acts around weapons is how Nora acts all the time. "Boop."
* GhostStory: Her story in the cafeteria deliberately resembles this, though she is repeatedly undermined by Ren. As it turns out, [[AllJustADream it's only a recurring dream]] that she's been having for about a month, and Ren is perceptibly tired of having to correct her embellishments.
* GirlyBruiser: Nora doesn't really inspire the image of her ''beating monsters to death'' with a [[MixAndMatchWeapon war-hammer/grenade launcher]], but her grenades having cute hearts on them does help.
* HammerSpace: The large gun-like weapon she wears on her back in the lineup in Episode 4 is not present in Episode 6. As a matter of fact it it randomly disappears occasionally at the lineup in Episode 4. It's questionable whether the object appears on her back in Episode 5 as she's falling. There's only a split-second to view her and that dark patch could just be the back of her shirt.
* HeartSymbol: Featured a lot in her design. Even the grenades of her Magnhild get 'em.
* MeaningfulName: [[{{Valkyries}} Obviously]]. Nora is also short for either Eleanora (Greek, meaning "light") or Honora (Latin, meaning "honor").
* MidairBobbing: Nora is very briefly (one second) shown hovering during the class field trip in Episode 13. It has been speculated that this was a glitch, but it's more likely a deliberate gag playing on the cartoon nature of the series.
* MotorMouth: Once she starts talking, she just goes on and on.
* NorseMythology: Fitting Team JNPR's [[GenderBender "famous genderbending figures"]] theme, Nora seems to have been based on the God ''Thor'' who once disguised himself as the Goddess ''Freyja''.
* PerpetualSmiler: Risk of dying? Launched into the air? Battling in general? No problem. The one moment her smile disappears is when Ren is flung off by the Death Stalker and hits a nearby pillar.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her gloves, skirt, socks, and shoe soles are all pink, plus she's associated with pink-themed Lie Ren.
* ThePollyanna: Her reaction to hearing she might die during initiation is to grin happily at Ren.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has this dynamic with Ren; also counts as EnthusiasmVsStoicism.
* ShipTease: She's fully aware that she and Ren are extremely close, but in case anyone gets the wrong idea, they're not ''that'' close. However, the person she keeps trying to explain the JustFriends situation to... is ''herself''.
* SigilSpam: Her symbol is on the back of her outfit, as well as her comb.
* SpinAttack: How she nails the stinger on the Death Stalker's head, with some RecoilBoost from Magnhild.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: As noted under ShipTease her trying to explain that her and Ren are JustFriends. Considering she brings it up.
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!!Magnhild
Nora wields a multi-shot grenade launcher capable of converting into a large war hammer. She uses the recoil from its explosions to increase the impact damage of hammer swings or propel herself similarly to Ruby's use of Crescent Rose.
* BottomlessMagazines: Given the size of the [[MarkedBullet heart-marked grenades]], the size of the weapon, and how many shots she fires off without reloading, it certainly seems that way.
* DropTheHammer: Hammer form.
* GrenadeLauncher: Grenade Launcher form.
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: When Monty stated the name on RT Podcast #235, it was pronounced "mahn-KEE-uld". Monty [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/378348270436626434 cleared it up over Twitter.]]
* MarkedBullet: The grenades have a heart motif on their tip.
* MeaningfulName: A Norse name, fittingly, composed of "magn" (mighty) and "hildr" (battle).
* RecoilBoost: By standing on the head of the hammer, she can even propel herself.
* RocketJump: How Nora usually transports herself in battle.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Transforms from grenade launcher to hammer.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pyrrha Nikos]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"I'm sorry!"]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jen Brown
->''Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you.''
A famous athlete with strikingly red hair who graduated from Sanctum Academy with highest honors and won several fighting tournaments before joining Beacon and partnering with Jaune. Pyrrha is apparently the first character confirmed not to be from the Vale region/city as Weiss states that she won the "Mistral" regional tournament four years in succession.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* TheAce: So far there's nothing significantly negative about her. Weiss looks up to her, calling Pyrrha "the strongest girl in class". She's mentioned to be a four-time tournament champion. And keeps up with Jaune with sincerest sense of care, despite him being so clumsy.
* ActionGirl[=/=]{{Badass}}: Her landing strategy involves tanking through trees with her shield and she has inflicted the second most damage to Death Stalker (the first being Nora). Also see ImprobableAimingSkills.
* ApologisesALot: Not quite as often as usual cases of this trope but she'll apologize even when she saves people.
* CatchPhrase: "I'm sorry!"
* ChekhovsGunman: Aside from appearing in the intro sequence since the start, she gets a {{foreshadowing}} cameo in Episode 3 when Jaune walks away while wondering what quirky girl he could talk to besides Ruby.
* ChekhovsSkill: In episode 4, Pyrrha summons her spear to her hand with an audible magnetic sound after pinning Jaune to a wall with it. Ten episodes later, we find out that it's not a property of her weapon, it's ''her''.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Although she hasn't shown any overtly romantic tendencies, it's clear she likes Jaune a lot.
* ExtremeDoormat: Despite having no ill will towards Jaune (and being one of the few people to actually ''like'' him), she doesn't hesitate to get rid of him when Weiss asks, offering only a small 'sorry' as she gets her spear back. Subverted in that, while she seems likely to do what is asked of her, she expresses loathing for bullies like Cardin and likely wouldn't take their crap lying down.
* FacePalm: She does this in episode 12, when she tries to act out the answer to the teacher's question for Jaune and he gets it wrong.
* FamedInStory: Weiss considers her "the strongest student."
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Jaune. Actually ''way'' more competent than him, but she still chooses to defer to him.
* HumbleHero: Acts very down to earth and friendly, contrasting heavily with Weiss' RichBitch attitude. She also goes out of her way to explain to Jaune and teach him how to use his Aura without making fun of him.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: She manages to nail a free-falling Jaune to a tree without injuring him from a very large distance with a (recoil-aided) spear toss, aimed via her thumb (after locating his general position via scope) no less.
* LadyLegionnaireWear: Her outfit resembles that of a Greek phalanx, but with a normal skirt.
* TheLancer: To the team leader Jaune. Whereas he's bumbling, barely competent and not knowing much of the outside world, she's straight-laced, talented and more experienced. Unlike Weiss, though, she's thoroughly supportive of him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: See Jaune's entry.
* MeaningfulName:
** "Pyrrha" is a Greek derivative of "flame-colored" that comes from ClassicalMythology, while "Nikos" is Greek for "victor of the people". More directly the name Phyrra is a Greek Aptronym[[note]]A character name that describes a particular trait of the character[[/note]] for a person with red hair.
** [[UnfortunateNames It's been noted her name effectively combines into]] "PyrrhicVictory". However, the Pyrrha from ClassicalMythology and the TropeNamer Pyrrhus of Epirus are completely different people, so the [[MeaningfulName implications]] are pretty loose.
** "Pyrrha" was the name used by [[ClassicalMythology Achilles]] when he was crossdressing as a woman.
* MimingTheCues: Jaune gets asked a question in class that he doesn't know the answer to. She tries to mime it to him - the answer is night vision - but he misinterprets it and answers, "Binoculars?" Cue FacePalm.
* MsExposition: Gives Jaune one, on the subject of Aura. Later on she does this to Ruby and Weiss on the subject of [[SuperheroSpeciation "Semblance"]].
* MsFanservice: [[DangerouslyShortSkirt A miniskirt,]] [[OfCorsetsSexy a corset,]] [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline exposed cleavage,]] detached shoulders and [[ZettaiRyouiki knee-high boots]] are all given from Pyrrha.
* NewTransferStudent: As stated above, she doesn't come from Vale like the others.
* NiceGirl:
** She didn't mind being shoved out of the way by Jaune so he could speak to Weiss, and generally has a very pleasant demeanor.
** She is also the only one who even thought of Jaune while landing during the Cliff Fall test, looked for him in her scope, and saved him via spearing his clothes to a tree.
** She explains to Jaune what Aura is, while protecting his dignity by not calling him on the thin excuse he used to pretend he already knew.
** She unlocks Jaune's ability to use Aura despite exhausting herself in the process.
** She also tells Jaune that he can always ask her for help whenever Cardin is bullying him.
** She also dislikes bullies as seen from her reaction when [[JerkAss Team CRDL]] is bullying Velvet.
--->'''Pyrrha:''' Atrocious. I can't stand people like [[JerkAss [Cardin]]].
** [[spoiler: She also had no ill-will towards Jaune for lying about getting into Beacon, her first instinct being to continue to offer training and help.]]
** When Jaune apologizes to her about being a stubborn jerk, she forgives him immediately.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Yes, Pyrrha did bring Jaune up to the roof to help him deal with his problems. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, said roof was above Cardin's dorm room]].
* OperaGloves: Her left glove also has a gauntlet for holding her shield.
* ProductPlacement: In-Universe. Part of her fame is appearing on "Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes" cereal boxes.
-->'''Pyrrha:''' Yeah, it was pretty cool... sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: In her uniform.
* RedHeadedHero: Or famous athlete, more accurately.
* SecretKeeper: Jaune told her the truth about how he got into Beacon. So far, she hasn't told anyone else about it.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Her Semblance.
* SexyMentor: To Jaune, at least as far as 'releasing his Aura' goes. He looks quite awkward when the process requires her to touch him. Finally becomes this trope properly after Jaune takes her up on her training.
* ShipTease: She makes her debut (albeit in a cameo) by appearing immediately after Jaune said he wanted to meet "another nice, quirky girl" like Ruby. When she meets Jaune face to face, she immediately tries to get his attention before he talks to Weiss, and generally hits it off well with Jaune. The series only proceeds to lay it on really thick from there.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Being JNPR's deuteragonist.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Implied by way of ShipTease. Men don't get much nicer than Jaune.
* SpockSpeak: Pyrrha's speech is particularly exacting.
--> '''Jaune:''' Did you hear that?\\
'''Pyrrha:''' Gunfire. It seems some of our comrades have encountered the enemy.
* SubmissiveBadass: Pyrrha is easily one of the best fighters in Team JNPR, but she pretty much listens to anything Jaune (or really, anyone) has to say to her and follows it.
* SuperEmpowering: Unlocks Jaune's Aura.
-->''For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this,\\
we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all,\\
infinite in distance and unbound by death.\\
I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee.''
* SuperStrength: Possibly. Weiss refers to her as "the strongest girl in class". And in episode 8, while boosting Nora's RocketJump, she's able to leap fairly high despite taking the brunt of Nora's grenade-propelled hammer.
* TacticalWithdrawal: In episode 7. After Jaune is sent flying by the Deathstalker, she takes one look at it and promptly legs it. Given that it took the entirety of team JNPR to put it down, it was probably the right decision.
* TeamMom: The commentary on the DVD reveals that Pyrrha takes on this role to a degree. The bit of her offering to help Jaune was just a bit of this, and she does the same for her other teammates. That said, she did have other reasons for wanting to be alone with Jaune.
* TranquilFury: After seeing Jaune get bullied yet again by Cardin, she almost takes Nora's advice on dealing with him. If she wasn't attending to Jaune first, her tone implies that she probably would have:
-->'''Pyrrha:''' You know, I really will break his legs.
* UndyingLoyalty: No points for guessing to whom.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Saves Jaune's life, without his knowledge, in Forever Fall. Ruby and Weiss are there to witness it, but she's perfectly contented to just keep it a secret.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Despite the fact that she's wearing a DangerouslyShortSkirt, whenever she's moving in combat, the animation makes it look like this instead. A fine demonstration of Monty Oum's [[MagicSkirt ANTI UPSKIRT TECHNOLOGY]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B.
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!!Miló and Akoúo̱
Pyrrha wields a shield and a weapon that is able to change form between a pilum (Heavy Javelin), xiphos (Short Sword) and a hunting rifle.
* BladeOnAStick[=/=]JavelinThrower: Spear form. For bonus points, the blade is collapsible, as seen when Pyrrha switches from the rifle to the spear.
* CoolGun[=/=]SniperRifle: Gun form. It even comes with a scope!
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: It's tough enough to let Pyrrha crash through trees unharmed.
* MeaningfulName: The weapon Miló means Speak and the shield Akoúo̱ means Listen.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang[=/=]SummonToHand: Her shield always returns to her when she throws it, and her spear flies back into her hand with an audible magnetic effect. This is because her specialty ''is'' magnetism.
* RocketPoweredWeapon[=/=]RecoilBoost: The rifle's barrel becomes the bottom of the spear. It can fire to give the spear an extra boost.
* SwissArmyWeapon: In a matter of seconds it can go from a short sword to a carbine rifle to a spear which uses the rifle part to boost its speed.
* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Throws her shield and cuts off the Death Stalker's tail for it to fall on its body.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lie Ren]]
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[[caption-width-right:287:[[CloudcuckoolandersMinder "Nora, please! Don't ever do that again."]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MontyOum
->''I don't think sloths make a lot of noise.''
Another student of Beacon Academy who is Nora's old friend and later her partner.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: While China does not exist in this setting, he dresses and fights like someone out of an old kung fu movie.
* {{Badass}}: Blows off the head of a giant snake... ''with his palms.''
* BareFistedMonk: He uses his dual gun-blades alright, but his first combat sequence shows that with the use of Aura, he might be even more deadly when disarmed.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Blocks a biting snake's fangs using his Aura.
* BarrierWarrior: As the concept of Aura is being explained, Ren displays using it defensively and offensively. How? Force-fielding a giant snake's attack then ripping its fangs off, and making the other snake's [[YourHeadAsplode asplode]] with a ''bare palm strike''.
* BladeBrake: Able to do so with his GunsAkimbo, as demonstrated by his landing technique in Episode 5 -- hooking his blade to a tree trunk and spiraling his way down.
* ChildhoodFriend: Of Nora. Probably how he's able to so deftly ignore her GenkiGirl rantings.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: To Nora.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** The first words out of his mouth in response to Nora's GenkiGirl MotorMouth is that sloths don't make much noise, when she suggests they use a sloth call to find each other.
** Episode 6: "I still don't think that's what a sloth sounds like."
* EyedScreen: Before the giant snake attacks him.
* FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon: Despite his speed, accuracy, and skill to blow a giant snake's head off with a palm strike, he seems to have the worst defenses (without using Aura) and weakest constitution on JNPR.
* GunsAreWorthless: He has thus far been shown more effective and ''destructive'' without his weapons than with them. He used their blades as a [[BladeBrake brake]], and wounded the Death Stalker with them, but on the other hand he is able to blow the head off a giant snake with his bare hands, thanks to his aura.
* {{Hammerspace}}: His sleeves are evidently tight and yet he can fit his guns inside it without trouble.
* MeaningfulName:
** Ren is Japanese for "lotus", and he wears a lotus emblem.
** Lie Ren is also the mandarin pronunciation for "Hunter", and he's in a school to become a Huntsman.
* NotAMorningPerson: Is sluggish and groans when Nora has to wake him up. Word Of God says that there was nothing behind it, but then they deem it fitting since Nora "eats" most of his energy every day.
* NothingUpMySleeve: Hides his guns in his sleeves.
* PerpetualFrowner: Less pronounced than most examples, but he often appears to be tired and frowning. It probably has to do with being around Nora the whole time.
* PrettyBoy: To start with, he has very pretty eyes and his face can appear feminine at some points.
* TheQuietOne: He speaks rarely and briefly. At least, compared to [[MotorMouth Nora]].
* RealMenCook: Pyrrha tells Jaune that Ren made pancakes. The extent of his cooking abilities however has yet to be shown.
* SkunkStripe: A pink one.
* TheStoic: Subverted in that his introduction makes it look like he'll be the stoic foil to Nora's energy. As the episodes progress it becomes clear that he's fairly open about his emotions, making it easy to see when he's frustrated, fed up or in a snarky mood. Comparatively, though, he's still cool-headed to some degree.
* SupernaturalMartialArts: When he drops his guns, he promptly beats a giant snake to death with its own fangs and a palm strike.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has this dynamic with Nora.
* WeakButSkilled: His skillful manipulation and usage of Aura mitigates his weak power output. As a matter of fact, when Pyrrha is spouting exposition of what Aura can do, it is interspersed with Ren handling himself against the twin snakes with Aura.
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!![=StormFlower=]
Ren's weapons are a pair of green guns with collapsible curved blades under the barrels.
* AllThereInTheManual: Their name was revealed in Ren's album on Monty's [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481864455261765&set=a.480874392027438.1073741839.278065288975017&type=3&l=0e7072db34 Facebook page]].
* BayonetYa: The blades are collapsible.
* GunKata: Presumably, the blades would be handy in a close-quarters fight. His one contribution to the Death Stalker's demise, in fact, is loosening its stinger to make it easier for Pyrrha to sever it and make it fall on the scorpion's head.
* GunsAkimbo: A pair of Machine Pistols.
* MoreDakka: Rather than standard semi-auto pistols, they're fully automatic Machine Pistols.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Blades, guns, and in a pinch, [[BladeBrake brakes.]]
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[[folder: Jaune Arc]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[CasanovaWannabe "The name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it."]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Miles Luna
->''Eh, why not? My mom always says "Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet."''
Another student of Beacon Academy who arrives at the same time as Ruby and Yang. He is partnered with Pyrrha, and is the leader of Team JNPR. He comes from a long line of esteemed Hunters, and feels pressured to live up to their reputations.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* {{Adorkable}}: He's nervous, awkward and clumsy, and it makes him quite endearing. He also wears footsie pajamas.
* AudienceSurrogate: Of all the characters in the setting, he is the most "normal", while asking all the relevant questions for exposition.
** Slightly [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], since [[spoiler: these are also telltale clues that he hasn't had proper training, and that his Beacon documents were forged.]]
* BerserkButton: Threaten to hurt his teammates? All that will result for you is PAIN. Cardin just ''had'' to keep pushing him...
* ButtMonkey:
** Clumsy, has motion sickness, can't get the ladies to pay attention to him, etc. Deconstructed in that he wants to become a hero and warrior by any means necessary, and his dream of being a Huntsman is identical to Ruby's. Unfortunately, where they differ is that Ruby is a ChildProdigy with years of combat training under her belt, while Jaune is a ButtMonkey almost bordering on TheChewToy for all the abuse that gets heaped on him, (made even worse by his inferiority complex) which is something he unfortunately is entirely aware of. And he [[HurtingHero hates it.]]
** Was a target of [[JerkJock Cardin's]] bullying[[spoiler: , but later episodes began to subvert Jaune's [[ButtMonkey then current state]] with him asserting himself to Cardin and protecting his friends.]]
* TheCape: Episode 14 shows him saving the life of [[JerkJock Car]][[TheBully din]] when an Ursa was about to kill him. Jaune pretty much showed everybody what it means to be a Huntsman: calm under pressure, strategizing to find the enemy's weaknesses, and defending those who can't defend themselves, even if they're jerks.
* CaptainObvious
--> '''Jaune''': ''[while hanging on the Death Stalker's stinger]'' PYRRHA! THIS IS NOT THE RELIC! IT'S NOT!
* CasanovaWannabe: He quickly hits on Weiss, Yang, and to a lesser extent Pyrrha when he meets them. All but Pyrrha are turned off.
-->'''Jaune''': I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?\\
'''Yang:''' [Calling Weiss] "Snow Angel" probably wasn't the best start.
* ClassicalAntiHero: He has a good heart, but he isn't well-trained and has lots of self-doubt.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
** For all his CowardlyLion tendencies, [[spoiler: and various other problems]] when fighting the Death Stalker, by noticing that Ren had nearly severed the Grimm's [[BewareMyStingerTail stinger]] he takes the opportunity to point it out to Pyrrha so she and Nora can land the final blow. Despite many people [[spoiler:-- himself included --]] thinking he isn't Beacon material, he manages to prove Pyrrha right: he ''is'' a great leader.
** Pulls this again in "Forever Fall Part 2", when he [[spoiler:saves Cardin and kills an Ursa, with some well-timed assistance from Pyrrha, whom Jaune didn't know was there]].
* CultureBlind: Doesn't seem to know ''anything'' about how their world works. [[spoiler:Because for the most part, he ''didn't'' learn about it before he came to Beacon]].
* CowardlyLion:
** Is clearly afraid of the dangers of Hunting, yet remains calm enough under fire to protect himself and note the scorpion's weaknesses.
** He also managed to save Weiss (below) without fear, though he only realized too late he hadn't thought of a way DOWN. The fact that he managed to ignore his fears to save a girl (who he likes to hit on, but still) is telling enough.
** Later stands up to Cardin when he is ordered to [[spoiler:hurt Pyrrha]]. And subsequently kills an Ursa which has given Cardin a difficult time.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Jaune was never really accepted into Beacon. He forged his transcripts due to his desire to become a warrior like his father. Whether Ozpin knows about this or not is unclear]].
* TheDeterminator:
** Shows some signs of this during his duel at the beginning of Episode 11, though he hasn't built up the abilities to exploit it, yet.
** Again in Episode 14 when he [[spoiler:defends Cardin from an huge Ursa.]] Jaune ends up taking some pretty severe blows head on, but gets up and keeps fighting. He even gets to look at his LifeMeter being critical and yet he still presses on.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: So far he shows signs of being one, having had at least four centric episodes (a couple of two-parters).
* DivingSave: Does this to a falling Weiss in Episode 8, by jumping off a tree. Then both of them fell to the ground, Jaune first, and Weiss landing on his back.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Realizes he's the "lovable idiot stuck in a tree while everyone is fighting for their lives" and hates it. This leads him to reject Pyrrha's offer of giving him extra training. [[spoiler:Initially]].
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Vomit Boy" for his motion sickness on the way to Beacon.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Vomiting on the Beacon Academy airship.
** Also, the scene where he meets Ruby. Where other students antagonized or ignored Ruby, Jaune helps her up and they find the assembly hall together, talking and bonding over their shared awkwardness.
** Whereas the other men at Beacon give us a ShirtlessScene while roughhousing, he walks over in blue footie pajamas.
* ExtravertedNerd: Tries so hard to be cool.
* FailedASpotCheck:
** Does not notice [[spoiler: the students getting launched into the forest, nor even considers a landing strategy]] until it is too late.
** Later walks into a cave without noticing [[spoiler: the drawings of humans fighting Death Stalker around the entrance]].
* FamousAncestor:
** A classic example of subversion. Jaune's great-great grandfather is implied to be a war-hero, yet out of the known cast, Jaune seems to be the least suited to be a warrior, having none of the training, instincts or knowledge of his peers.
** Seems to have the instincts when he's not running away, [[spoiler: but with TheReveal that he faked his transcripts, he certainly has no knowledge and zero training to speak of]].
* FingerlessGloves: Not entirely fingerless, as only the fingertips are exposed.
* {{Gesundheit}}: He didn't know what Aura is and gives this response when Pyrrha mentions it.
* GeniusDitz: While he isn't quite dumb, he is a bit of a klutz and somewhat of a space cadet. He's also ''really smart'' when it comes to battlefield tactics when he has a chance to think.
* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Of the Gravitational Cognizance variety. After a brief moment of being TheHero to Weiss's DistressedDamsel, the both of them suddenly realize exactly where they are. Although they fall at the same time, Jaune lands first, for some reason; falling flat on his face before Weiss lands on his back almost nonchalantly.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jaune's {{Adorkable}} demeanor and general friendliness seem to place him in this category.
* HealingFactor: When his Aura is first unlocked by Pyrrha, the scratch on his cheek healed nearly instantly. It is unknown whether all Aura wielders can heal their wounds or if this is unique to Jaune, but Weiss's scar makes it likely that this is Jaune's Semblance.
* HiddenDepths:
** In episode 12... well, let's just say you'll see his previous clumsy antics in a different light.
** On an unrelated note, he can [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=486004488181095&set=vb.278065288975017&type=3&video_source=pages_video_set dance]] pretty well too. Monty confirmed Jaune really is a good dancer.
* IdiotHero: Not actually stupid, but he calls himself a 'lovable idiot.' [[spoiler: [[DeconstructedTrope This leads him to feel horrible about himself and wish to improve,]] [[DontYouDarePityMe but he doesn't want to ask for help]] -- well, not at first]].
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His motivation is to be a great hero just like his father and grandfather.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His eyes are a very deep and dark shade of blue.
* IWorkAlone: He rejects Pyrrha's offers for training on the basis that becoming a skilled Hunter is only an accomplishment worthy of his family name if he's able to do it without anyone else's help. [[spoiler:He thinks better of this policy.]]
* TheLeader: Mostly the charismatic type, he's seemingly able to see an opportunity to strike and move his team to do it.
* LeeroyJenkins: Not to a fatal extent, but he sucks at defense, and is particularly fond of suicidal charges when fighting alone.
** Justified as Jaune [[spoiler:lacks any formal training]]. Throwing himself at the enemy again and again is likely the only thing he ''can'' do.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Several scenes between him and Pyrrha are accompanied by a mellow harp melody. So far, this has played: during Pyrrha's very brief cameo in episode 3; when Pyrrha formally partners up with Jaune; a variation plays when she unlocks his Aura; when she takes him up to the Beacon rooftop, and accordingly during the same episode's ending credits (in the DVD version). Notably, it has never played when they are apart.
* TheLoad: Considers himself one if his line ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself speech is anything to go by.
* LoudGulp: Complete with a nervous chuckle in episode 4 when Ozpin reveals a very real possibility of dying during the Initiation.
* MeaningfulName:
** Jaune is French for yellow. His full name is also similar to [[JeanneDArchetype Jeanne d'Arc]].
** Foreshadowing in more than one way: leader, hero and [[spoiler: not actually a fighter. Jeanne herself claimed to have never killed anyone. She didn't have a problem getting rough, leading soldiers (who would and did kill) or riding around on the front line, but [[ThouShaltNotKill she refused to actually kill people.]] Likewise, Jaune doesn't actually have any fighting experience or training prior to the show.]]
* MommasBoy: Implied, given that he mentioned his mother's sayings twice in his introductory episode. Later on he mentions getting advice from his dad as well.
* NiceGuy: Doesn't hold being called "Vomit Boy" against Ruby (though he does retaliate by jokingly calling her "Crater Face"), and is the first new person in Beacon to be friends with her.
* NonActionGuy: Fits the trope to a tee, so far as Episode 7. Is slowly moving away from this as the series progresses.
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore[=/=]DeathGlare: After Jaune saves Cardin's life from an Ursa, he makes it clear to his former bully that he will not stand for anymore of Cardin's shit particularly if aimed at his team.
* NotSoWeak: He's goofy, clumsy, and a frequent target of Cardin's bullying. But when the life of his friends is in danger he'll protect them with everything he has. Lampshaded when he says to Cardin that he doesn't care whatever Cardin does to him.
* ObliviousToLove: Despite his womanizing attitude, he does not notice that Pyrrha seems to be attracted to him.
* PluckyComicRelief: Up until Episode 8, most of his scenes are nothing but comedy.
* RecognitionFailure: He had never heard of Sanctum Academy nor of Pyrrha's career as an athlete. He only recognized her from her appearing on a cereal box. [[spoiler: [[{{Foreshadowing}} This is an early sign he hasn't been properly trained at an academy.]]]]
* RunningGag: Being flung away to the air and/or hanging from a high altitude.
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: Although Jaune shows instinctive leadership qualities, his combat prowess is a disaster. It results in him being the only student unable to handle the landing strategy in their very first lesson and he's also far behind the other students in combat training. [[spoiler: He never went through the combat schools that develop students for entry into Beacon and lied his way into the school.]]
* SarcasmBlind: Overheard Weiss sarcastically referencing him with regards to stereotypical girl behaviour of discussing attractive boys. He has since taken it straight and hit on her multiple times.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Screams when he and Pyrrha are attacked by the Death Stalker in Episode 7. In the distance, Yang and Blake think a girl is screaming.
* TheSlacker: Goof type.
* TheStrategist: Has elements of this, coordinating his team into defeating a Deathstalker via severing its tail and hammering the stinger into its head. He's a lot better at this than at fighting, at least on the level of the others, which is probably a large part of why he was chosen for Beacon, or more likely [[spoiler:why he was allowed to stay]]. Notably, he does this ''without'' having a plan to begin with, [[GuileHero coming up with ideas]] [[IndyPloy on the fly,]] unlike [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Ruby leading Team RWBY against the giant Nevermore]].
* StuffedIntoALocker: As part of Cardin's ongoing bullying campaign, Jaune was thrown into a rocket-propelled locker which was programmed to take off and fly elsewhere with him inside it.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself:
** He believes this about himself in regards to getting better, which leads him to reject Pyrrha's offer of personal training.
--> '''Jaune:''' I'm tired of being the lovable idiot, stuck in the tree while his friends fight for their lives! Don't you understand? If I can't do this on my own... then what good am I?
** Invoked by Pyrrha when Jaune is [[spoiler: fighting the giant Ursa to save Cardin. She does cheat a little by secretly boosting his shield with her polarity Semblance.]] Thus giving him the confidence to ask for Pyrrha's help.
* TookALevelInBadass: Episode 14, [[spoiler:where he takes on an Ursa that was attacking Cardin single-handedly, and ends up decapitating it with some subtle help from Pyrrha]].
* UnskilledButStrong: He has a lot of Aura, an instinctual grasp of combat tactics, and is strong enough to be close to the level of the others when he actually blocks or hits. However, he doesn't have a basic grasp of sword and shield style, jumping around and throwing his whole weight behind most of his blows without the trained reflexes or proper technique to react to an enemy's counter.
* TheWatson: His lack of worldly knowledge allows for things to be explained to both him and the audience, such as the concept of Aura. [[spoiler:Justified since unlike his classmates, he hasn't had any formal training.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness:
** Suffers from a pretty nasty case of motion sickness. His BoringButPractical [[AncestralWeapon weapon]] [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe set]] notably implies a more static fighting style that wouldn't agitate this.
** He also claims he may be allergic to Red Sap which he and his classmates were sent to collect in Forever Fall; although that's probably just an excuse to not be pushed to do Cardin's bidding.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Cardin is ambushed by an Ursa, Jaune has the perfect opportunity to just leave the {{Jerkass}} bully to die without anybody knowing, but saves him anyways. True, Pyrrha, Ruby, and Weiss were there to witness the battle, but Jaune himself didn't know they were there.
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!!Crocea Mors
Jaune's equipment, handed down to him from his great-great-grandfather. The shield can transform into a compact shape in order to act as a sheath for the sword.
* AllThereInTheManual: Creator/MontyOum revealed its name on his Facebook page.
* AncestralWeapon: Jaune claims they were used by his great-great-grandfather in a war.
* BoringButPractical: Especially when compared to all the other weapons. They seem to have absolutely no awesome function beyond a collapsible shield but they are a very standard and reliable weapon set, the sword being capable of [[OffWithHisHead decapitating a Ursa Major]], and the shield being able to withstand a [[BewareMyStingerTail Deathstalker's attack.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Jaune's weapons consist of a sword and a shield. While they seem boring compared to the multi-purpose creations other students use, the shield has proven to be extremely durable no matter what opponents it's been used to block.
* NamedWeapons[=/=]BilingualBonus[=/=]MeaningfulName: Crocea Mors, latin for "Yellow Death", the name of the sword belonging to Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar in [[LegendaryWeapon some legends.]] Appropriately, [[GeniusBonus the sword also ends up embedded in a shield in some versions of the story.]]
* RetractableWeapon: Jaune's shield collapses down into the sheath for his sword when he doesn't need it.
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[[folder: Nora Valkyrie]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} "Can you imitate a sloth?"]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Samantha Ireland
->''Ooh! '''''We'll break his legs!'''''''
Another student of Beacon Academy who is first seen prepping for initiation and is old friends with Ren, who she is later partnered with. She's... [[GenkiGirl energetic,]] to say the least.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* ActionGirl[=/=]BadassAdorable: ''And how''. Her cheerful disposition extends to [[BoisterousBruiser some serious enthusiasm for fighting]], and is she ever good at it.
* BigEater: Literally slurps up her pancakes. When the students are collecting sap from Forever Fall forest, she keeps drinking up all the sap. At the end of the story arc, Pyrrha wryly tells Jaune they have Nora to thank for there being no syrup to go with the pancakes Ren has cooked.
* BloodKnight: She is VERY enthusiastic about punting stuff (and other people on occasion) with her rocket-propelled hammer. Not to mention her first suggestion to solving Jaune's bully problem is to break said bully's legs.
* BlushSticker: Looks like she's blushing all the time.
* BoisterousBruiser: Very, ''very'' boisterous.
* CheshireCatGrin: Being a PerpetualSmiler, she also grins during aggressive actions, such as catapulting Jaune with her hammer or threatening to break a bully's legs.
* ChildhoodFriend: To Ren. She winds up [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ranting on the shipping implications]] as they get ready for their first full day at Beacon.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Comes up with bizarre things like suggesting a sloth call as a secret message. When informed that sloths aren't particularly noisy, she deems it even ''more'' appropriate.
* CuteAndPsycho: While not ''completely'' insane, she does give some vibes of this, if [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/e292ae66fed0a60c7e7cf14710bfb768/tumblr_mtrbjoGvNF1ry8rcwo1_500.gif this]] is anything to go by.
* CuteBruiser: With her grenade launcher hammer, Nora is arguably the hardest hitting member of team JNPR despite being so bubbly (and short).
* CuteLittleFangs: Only seen when her mouth is open (which is fairly often).
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Made all the more dangerous by how loosely it flaps around.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After Cardin Winchester has been seen to childishly torture Jaune Arc, Nora suggests breaking his legs (and she's serious!)
* ExtremeOmnivore: Glynda gives no indication as to whether Red Sap is even edible and moments later, Nora is heard gulping down an entire jar in 2 seconds.
* GenkiGirl: How Ruby acts around weapons is how Nora acts all the time. "Boop."
* GhostStory: Her story in the cafeteria deliberately resembles this, though she is repeatedly undermined by Ren. As it turns out, [[AllJustADream it's only a recurring dream]] that she's been having for about a month, and Ren is perceptibly tired of having to correct her embellishments.
* GirlyBruiser: Nora doesn't really inspire the image of her ''beating monsters to death'' with a [[MixAndMatchWeapon war-hammer/grenade launcher]], but her grenades having cute hearts on them does help.
* HammerSpace: The large gun-like weapon she wears on her back in the lineup in Episode 4 is not present in Episode 6. As a matter of fact it it randomly disappears occasionally at the lineup in Episode 4. It's questionable whether the object appears on her back in Episode 5 as she's falling. There's only a split-second to view her and that dark patch could just be the back of her shirt.
* HeartSymbol: Featured a lot in her design. Even the grenades of her Magnhild get 'em.
* MeaningfulName: [[{{Valkyries}} Obviously]]. Nora is also short for either Eleanora (Greek, meaning "light") or Honora (Latin, meaning "honor").
* MidairBobbing: Nora is very briefly (one second) shown hovering during the class field trip in Episode 13. It has been speculated that this was a glitch, but it's more likely a deliberate gag playing on the cartoon nature of the series.
* MotorMouth: Once she starts talking, she just goes on and on.
* NorseMythology: Fitting Team JNPR's [[GenderBender "famous genderbending figures"]] theme, Nora seems to have been based on the God ''Thor'' who once disguised himself as the Goddess ''Freyja''.
* PerpetualSmiler: Risk of dying? Launched into the air? Battling in general? No problem. The one moment her smile disappears is when Ren is flung off by the Death Stalker and hits a nearby pillar.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her gloves, skirt, socks, and shoe soles are all pink, plus she's associated with pink-themed Lie Ren.
* ThePollyanna: Her reaction to hearing she might die during initiation is to grin happily at Ren.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has this dynamic with Ren; also counts as EnthusiasmVsStoicism.
* ShipTease: She's fully aware that she and Ren are extremely close, but in case anyone gets the wrong idea, they're not ''that'' close. However, the person she keeps trying to explain the JustFriends situation to... is ''herself''.
* SigilSpam: Her symbol is on the back of her outfit, as well as her comb.
* SpinAttack: How she nails the stinger on the Death Stalker's head, with some RecoilBoost from Magnhild.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: As noted under ShipTease her trying to explain that her and Ren are JustFriends. Considering she brings it up.
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!!Magnhild
Nora wields a multi-shot grenade launcher capable of converting into a large war hammer. She uses the recoil from its explosions to increase the impact damage of hammer swings or propel herself similarly to Ruby's use of Crescent Rose.
* BottomlessMagazines: Given the size of the [[MarkedBullet heart-marked grenades]], the size of the weapon, and how many shots she fires off without reloading, it certainly seems that way.
* DropTheHammer: Hammer form.
* GrenadeLauncher: Grenade Launcher form.
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: When Monty stated the name on RT Podcast #235, it was pronounced "mahn-KEE-uld". Monty [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/378348270436626434 cleared it up over Twitter.]]
* MarkedBullet: The grenades have a heart motif on their tip.
* MeaningfulName: A Norse name, fittingly, composed of "magn" (mighty) and "hildr" (battle).
* RecoilBoost: By standing on the head of the hammer, she can even propel herself.
* RocketJump: How Nora usually transports herself in battle.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Transforms from grenade launcher to hammer.
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[[folder: Pyrrha Nikos]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"I'm sorry!"]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jen Brown
->''Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you.''
A famous athlete with strikingly red hair who graduated from Sanctum Academy with highest honors and won several fighting tournaments before joining Beacon and partnering with Jaune. Pyrrha is apparently the first character confirmed not to be from the Vale region/city as Weiss states that she won the "Mistral" regional tournament four years in succession.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* TheAce: So far there's nothing significantly negative about her. Weiss looks up to her, calling Pyrrha "the strongest girl in class". She's mentioned to be a four-time tournament champion. And keeps up with Jaune with sincerest sense of care, despite him being so clumsy.
* ActionGirl[=/=]{{Badass}}: Her landing strategy involves tanking through trees with her shield and she has inflicted the second most damage to Death Stalker (the first being Nora). Also see ImprobableAimingSkills.
* ApologisesALot: Not quite as often as usual cases of this trope but she'll apologize even when she saves people.
* CatchPhrase: "I'm sorry!"
* ChekhovsGunman: Aside from appearing in the intro sequence since the start, she gets a {{foreshadowing}} cameo in Episode 3 when Jaune walks away while wondering what quirky girl he could talk to besides Ruby.
* ChekhovsSkill: In episode 4, Pyrrha summons her spear to her hand with an audible magnetic sound after pinning Jaune to a wall with it. Ten episodes later, we find out that it's not a property of her weapon, it's ''her''.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Although she hasn't shown any overtly romantic tendencies, it's clear she likes Jaune a lot.
* ExtremeDoormat: Despite having no ill will towards Jaune (and being one of the few people to actually ''like'' him), she doesn't hesitate to get rid of him when Weiss asks, offering only a small 'sorry' as she gets her spear back. Subverted in that, while she seems likely to do what is asked of her, she expresses loathing for bullies like Cardin and likely wouldn't take their crap lying down.
* FacePalm: She does this in episode 12, when she tries to act out the answer to the teacher's question for Jaune and he gets it wrong.
* FamedInStory: Weiss considers her "the strongest student."
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Jaune. Actually ''way'' more competent than him, but she still chooses to defer to him.
* HumbleHero: Acts very down to earth and friendly, contrasting heavily with Weiss' RichBitch attitude. She also goes out of her way to explain to Jaune and teach him how to use his Aura without making fun of him.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: She manages to nail a free-falling Jaune to a tree without injuring him from a very large distance with a (recoil-aided) spear toss, aimed via her thumb (after locating his general position via scope) no less.
* LadyLegionnaireWear: Her outfit resembles that of a Greek phalanx, but with a normal skirt.
* TheLancer: To the team leader Jaune. Whereas he's bumbling, barely competent and not knowing much of the outside world, she's straight-laced, talented and more experienced. Unlike Weiss, though, she's thoroughly supportive of him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: See Jaune's entry.
* MeaningfulName:
** "Pyrrha" is a Greek derivative of "flame-colored" that comes from ClassicalMythology, while "Nikos" is Greek for "victor of the people". More directly the name Phyrra is a Greek Aptronym[[note]]A character name that describes a particular trait of the character[[/note]] for a person with red hair.
** [[UnfortunateNames It's been noted her name effectively combines into]] "PyrrhicVictory". However, the Pyrrha from ClassicalMythology and the TropeNamer Pyrrhus of Epirus are completely different people, so the [[MeaningfulName implications]] are pretty loose.
** "Pyrrha" was the name used by [[ClassicalMythology Achilles]] when he was crossdressing as a woman.
* MimingTheCues: Jaune gets asked a question in class that he doesn't know the answer to. She tries to mime it to him - the answer is night vision - but he misinterprets it and answers, "Binoculars?" Cue FacePalm.
* MsExposition: Gives Jaune one, on the subject of Aura. Later on she does this to Ruby and Weiss on the subject of [[SuperheroSpeciation "Semblance"]].
* MsFanservice: [[DangerouslyShortSkirt A miniskirt,]] [[OfCorsetsSexy a corset,]] [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline exposed cleavage,]] detached shoulders and [[ZettaiRyouiki knee-high boots]] are all given from Pyrrha.
* NewTransferStudent: As stated above, she doesn't come from Vale like the others.
* NiceGirl:
** She didn't mind being shoved out of the way by Jaune so he could speak to Weiss, and generally has a very pleasant demeanor.
** She is also the only one who even thought of Jaune while landing during the Cliff Fall test, looked for him in her scope, and saved him via spearing his clothes to a tree.
** She explains to Jaune what Aura is, while protecting his dignity by not calling him on the thin excuse he used to pretend he already knew.
** She unlocks Jaune's ability to use Aura despite exhausting herself in the process.
** She also tells Jaune that he can always ask her for help whenever Cardin is bullying him.
** She also dislikes bullies as seen from her reaction when [[JerkAss Team CRDL]] is bullying Velvet.
--->'''Pyrrha:''' Atrocious. I can't stand people like [[JerkAss [Cardin]]].
** [[spoiler: She also had no ill-will towards Jaune for lying about getting into Beacon, her first instinct being to continue to offer training and help.]]
** When Jaune apologizes to her about being a stubborn jerk, she forgives him immediately.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Yes, Pyrrha did bring Jaune up to the roof to help him deal with his problems. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, said roof was above Cardin's dorm room]].
* OperaGloves: Her left glove also has a gauntlet for holding her shield.
* ProductPlacement: In-Universe. Part of her fame is appearing on "Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes" cereal boxes.
-->'''Pyrrha:''' Yeah, it was pretty cool... sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: In her uniform.
* RedHeadedHero: Or famous athlete, more accurately.
* SecretKeeper: Jaune told her the truth about how he got into Beacon. So far, she hasn't told anyone else about it.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Her Semblance.
* SexyMentor: To Jaune, at least as far as 'releasing his Aura' goes. He looks quite awkward when the process requires her to touch him. Finally becomes this trope properly after Jaune takes her up on her training.
* ShipTease: She makes her debut (albeit in a cameo) by appearing immediately after Jaune said he wanted to meet "another nice, quirky girl" like Ruby. When she meets Jaune face to face, she immediately tries to get his attention before he talks to Weiss, and generally hits it off well with Jaune. The series only proceeds to lay it on really thick from there.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Being JNPR's deuteragonist.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Implied by way of ShipTease. Men don't get much nicer than Jaune.
* SpockSpeak: Pyrrha's speech is particularly exacting.
--> '''Jaune:''' Did you hear that?\\
'''Pyrrha:''' Gunfire. It seems some of our comrades have encountered the enemy.
* SubmissiveBadass: Pyrrha is easily one of the best fighters in Team JNPR, but she pretty much listens to anything Jaune (or really, anyone) has to say to her and follows it.
* SuperEmpowering: Unlocks Jaune's Aura.
-->''For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this,\\
we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all,\\
infinite in distance and unbound by death.\\
I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee.''
* SuperStrength: Possibly. Weiss refers to her as "the strongest girl in class". And in episode 8, while boosting Nora's RocketJump, she's able to leap fairly high despite taking the brunt of Nora's grenade-propelled hammer.
* TacticalWithdrawal: In episode 7. After Jaune is sent flying by the Deathstalker, she takes one look at it and promptly legs it. Given that it took the entirety of team JNPR to put it down, it was probably the right decision.
* TeamMom: The commentary on the DVD reveals that Pyrrha takes on this role to a degree. The bit of her offering to help Jaune was just a bit of this, and she does the same for her other teammates. That said, she did have other reasons for wanting to be alone with Jaune.
* TranquilFury: After seeing Jaune get bullied yet again by Cardin, she almost takes Nora's advice on dealing with him. If she wasn't attending to Jaune first, her tone implies that she probably would have:
-->'''Pyrrha:''' You know, I really will break his legs.
* UndyingLoyalty: No points for guessing to whom.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Saves Jaune's life, without his knowledge, in Forever Fall. Ruby and Weiss are there to witness it, but she's perfectly contented to just keep it a secret.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Despite the fact that she's wearing a DangerouslyShortSkirt, whenever she's moving in combat, the animation makes it look like this instead. A fine demonstration of Monty Oum's [[MagicSkirt ANTI UPSKIRT TECHNOLOGY]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B.
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!!Miló and Akoúo̱
Pyrrha wields a shield and a weapon that is able to change form between a pilum (Heavy Javelin), xiphos (Short Sword) and a hunting rifle.
* BladeOnAStick[=/=]JavelinThrower: Spear form. For bonus points, the blade is collapsible, as seen when Pyrrha switches from the rifle to the spear.
* CoolGun[=/=]SniperRifle: Gun form. It even comes with a scope!
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: It's tough enough to let Pyrrha crash through trees unharmed.
* MeaningfulName: The weapon Miló means Speak and the shield Akoúo̱ means Listen.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang[=/=]SummonToHand: Her shield always returns to her when she throws it, and her spear flies back into her hand with an audible magnetic effect. This is because her specialty ''is'' magnetism.
* RocketPoweredWeapon[=/=]RecoilBoost: The rifle's barrel becomes the bottom of the spear. It can fire to give the spear an extra boost.
* SwissArmyWeapon: In a matter of seconds it can go from a short sword to a carbine rifle to a spear which uses the rifle part to boost its speed.
* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Throws her shield and cuts off the Death Stalker's tail for it to fall on its body.
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[[folder: Lie Ren]]
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[[caption-width-right:287:[[CloudcuckoolandersMinder "Nora, please! Don't ever do that again."]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MontyOum
->''I don't think sloths make a lot of noise.''
Another student of Beacon Academy who is Nora's old friend and later her partner.
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!!Associated Tropes:
* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: While China does not exist in this setting, he dresses and fights like someone out of an old kung fu movie.
* {{Badass}}: Blows off the head of a giant snake... ''with his palms.''
* BareFistedMonk: He uses his dual gun-blades alright, but his first combat sequence shows that with the use of Aura, he might be even more deadly when disarmed.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Blocks a biting snake's fangs using his Aura.
* BarrierWarrior: As the concept of Aura is being explained, Ren displays using it defensively and offensively. How? Force-fielding a giant snake's attack then ripping its fangs off, and making the other snake's [[YourHeadAsplode asplode]] with a ''bare palm strike''.
* BladeBrake: Able to do so with his GunsAkimbo, as demonstrated by his landing technique in Episode 5 -- hooking his blade to a tree trunk and spiraling his way down.
* ChildhoodFriend: Of Nora. Probably how he's able to so deftly ignore her GenkiGirl rantings.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: To Nora.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** The first words out of his mouth in response to Nora's GenkiGirl MotorMouth is that sloths don't make much noise, when she suggests they use a sloth call to find each other.
** Episode 6: "I still don't think that's what a sloth sounds like."
* EyedScreen: Before the giant snake attacks him.
* FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon: Despite his speed, accuracy, and skill to blow a giant snake's head off with a palm strike, he seems to have the worst defenses (without using Aura) and weakest constitution on JNPR.
* GunsAreWorthless: He has thus far been shown more effective and ''destructive'' without his weapons than with them. He used their blades as a [[BladeBrake brake]], and wounded the Death Stalker with them, but on the other hand he is able to blow the head off a giant snake with his bare hands, thanks to his aura.
* {{Hammerspace}}: His sleeves are evidently tight and yet he can fit his guns inside it without trouble.
* MeaningfulName:
** Ren is Japanese for "lotus", and he wears a lotus emblem.
** Lie Ren is also the mandarin pronunciation for "Hunter", and he's in a school to become a Huntsman.
* NotAMorningPerson: Is sluggish and groans when Nora has to wake him up. Word Of God says that there was nothing behind it, but then they deem it fitting since Nora "eats" most of his energy every day.
* NothingUpMySleeve: Hides his guns in his sleeves.
* PerpetualFrowner: Less pronounced than most examples, but he often appears to be tired and frowning. It probably has to do with being around Nora the whole time.
* PrettyBoy: To start with, he has very pretty eyes and his face can appear feminine at some points.
* TheQuietOne: He speaks rarely and briefly. At least, compared to [[MotorMouth Nora]].
* RealMenCook: Pyrrha tells Jaune that Ren made pancakes. The extent of his cooking abilities however has yet to be shown.
* SkunkStripe: A pink one.
* TheStoic: Subverted in that his introduction makes it look like he'll be the stoic foil to Nora's energy. As the episodes progress it becomes clear that he's fairly open about his emotions, making it easy to see when he's frustrated, fed up or in a snarky mood. Comparatively, though, he's still cool-headed to some degree.
* SupernaturalMartialArts: When he drops his guns, he promptly beats a giant snake to death with its own fangs and a palm strike.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has this dynamic with Nora.
* WeakButSkilled: His skillful manipulation and usage of Aura mitigates his weak power output. As a matter of fact, when Pyrrha is spouting exposition of what Aura can do, it is interspersed with Ren handling himself against the twin snakes with Aura.
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!![=StormFlower=]
Ren's weapons are a pair of green guns with collapsible curved blades under the barrels.
* AllThereInTheManual: Their name was revealed in Ren's album on Monty's [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481864455261765&set=a.480874392027438.1073741839.278065288975017&type=3&l=0e7072db34 Facebook page]].
* BayonetYa: The blades are collapsible.
* GunKata: Presumably, the blades would be handy in a close-quarters fight. His one contribution to the Death Stalker's demise, in fact, is loosening its stinger to make it easier for Pyrrha to sever it and make it fall on the scorpion's head.
* GunsAkimbo: A pair of Machine Pistols.
* MoreDakka: Rather than standard semi-auto pistols, they're fully automatic Machine Pistols.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Blades, guns, and in a pinch, [[BladeBrake brakes.]]
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