History Characters / RWBYTeamJNPR

* MysteriousPast: Ren and Nora first meet on the day Ren's home village of Kuroyuri is destroyed by the Grimm. She is a filthy and terrified street urchin whose clothes are unusual for the local design. Although the destruction of the village orphans Ren, Nora is clearly already abandoned by that point and implied to not be native to the region. Where she came from, what happened to her family, and how she ended up in Kuroyuri are still unknown.

* NotSoStoic: Ren starts off highly stoic and calm, but over the course of Volume 4 he begins emoting more and more as the team travels further into Anima and keep encountering villages that have been destroyed by bandits or the Grimm. When the team finally reach Ren's home, they confront the Nuckelavee that has been destroying local villages. Ren sinks to his knees in horror and shock but his hatred and anger grow throughout the fight until he loses all control against the monster that killed his home town and family. In Volumes 7 and 8, the stress of the situation the heroes are under sees Ren struggling to contain his emotions throughout, resulting in increasing outbursts of anger or tears whenever situations hit him particularly hard, such as when he's forced to fight Neo during the Volume 7 finale while she's disguised as Nora.

* 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. In "Fall", it's shown that Pyrrha made it to the singles round, and despite that, she tells Ozpin that she only got that far thanks to her teammates, and gets noticeably upset when Qrow suggests otherwise.

* KilledOffForReal: She never appears again after her death.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:''Click here for her appearance during the Mistal Arc'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nora_mistral.png ''"This is perfect! We were stuck at a dead end, but now, we can just take little cute boy Ozpin to Lionheart and have him set things straight!"''[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:''Click here for her appearance during the Anima Arc'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nora_mistral.png ''"This is perfect! We were stuck at a dead end, but now, we can just take little cute boy Ozpin to Lionheart and have him set things straight!"''[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:''Click here for her appearance during the Solitas Arc'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atlas_nora.jpg ''"The longer this waiting game goes on, the harder each day gets for people down there and now you wanna send in more soldiers? You can’t just force people to fall in line."''[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:''Click here for his appearance during the Anima Arc'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haven_ren.png ''"[[DeadpanSnarker Is that it?]]"''[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:''Click here for his appearance during the Solitas Arc'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atlas_ren.jpg ''"No one is replaceable."''[[/labelnote]]]]

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: As a child, Nora was frequently treated as an outsider for her street urchin status and unusual clothing, which didn't have the Asian theme common to Anima.

* BigStupidDoodooHead: She tries insulting Caroline after the operative once again denies them entrance through the border. The insult comes out pretty weak.
-->'''Nora:''' Oh, yeah! Well, your base looks... like a big, dumb boot!\\
'''Jaune:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Way to tell her, Nora.]]

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: As a child, who Nora was frequently treated as an outsider for her street urchin status and unusual clothing, which didn't have the Asian theme common to Anima.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: As a child, Nora was frequently targeted by bullies for her street urchin status and unusual clothing, which didn't have the Asian theme common to Anima.

* BigStupidDoodooHead: She attempts to insult Caroline after the operative denies them entrance through the border for a second time. The insult comes out pretty weak.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "Jaunedice, Pt.2", Pyrrha brings Jaune up to the dorm roof with the intention of tutoring him. However, the way she expresses it causes Jaune to interpret her offer "[[CondescendingCompassion differently]]".

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: When she was a kid, she was a filthy urchin who lived on the streets. She was targeted by bullies for her status and unusual clothing, which didn't have the Asian theme common to Anima.

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: While facing down Cinder pointing an arrow at her, Pyrrha calmly asks if Cinder believes in destiny. It's a question Cinder never forgets.

* 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. The only time in Volume 1 that she shows open anger is when Cardin bullies Jaune.

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: When she's facing down Cinder pointing an arrow at her, she calmly asks if Cinder believes in destiny. It's a question Cinder never forgets.

* FatalFlaw: Her heroic selflessness. In the Volume 3 finale, she goes off to fight Cinder despite everyone trying to dissuade her ''and'' Ozpin telling her she doesn't stand a chance. She does it because she believes that it's her responsibility to help wherever she can. If she is the only person who can act, she will put her life on the line to do so.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "Jaunedice, Pt.2", Pyrrha brings Jaune up to the dorm roof with the intention of tutoring him. However, the way she expresses it causes Jaune to interpret her offer "[[CondescendingCompassion differently]]".

The [[{{Deuteragonist}} secondary team]] of the show, JNPR (pronounced Juniper) is comprised of [[TheLeader Jaune Arc]], [[GenkiGirl Nora Valkyrie]], [[BrokenAce Pyrrha Nikos]] and [[TheQuietOne Lie Ren]]. Unlike Team RWBY, JNPR fell into the team role much more easily: Jaune became good friends with Pyrrha over the initiation, while Nora and Ren were ChildhoodFriends. Thus, they're more down-to-earth, but no less problematic or competent than the main team.

* WeaponOfChoice: When Ren and Nora first meet, it's in Ren's home village where Nora is living as a starving, terrified street urchin. When the village is destroyed by a Grimm attack, Ren's Semblance soothes them both and prevents the Grimm from finding them. Ren hands the frightened Nora a toy wooden hammer that is lying on the ground and tells her that, from now on, they will protect each other. Since that day, the two have been inseparable, to the point where Nora starts plotting on their first day in school to ensure that she and Ren make the same team as each other. Her weapon is a giant war-hammer, based on the toy war-hammer that Ren once gave her; it reflects her continued loyalty to Ren while allowing her to take full advantage of her Semblance, which makes her super-strong when hit by lightning.

* WeaponOfChoice: Ren is an orphan survivor of a Grimm attack that destroyed his entire village. The village's symbol was a lotus flower, which is his personal symbol. His green tunic mimics the style of green dress his mother was wearing when she died and he wears a streak of colour in his hair, just like his father -- although the pink colour reflects the eye colour he inherited off his mother. One of the last things he hears before his parents die is his father saying they need a Huntsman to deal with the threat they're facing. His weapon consists of green guns with strangely shaped, jagged blade attachments, and he's very keen on his school mission being to defend villages that are located outside the Kingdom. Flashbacks reveal that the last thing his father ever did was give him a knife and tell him to run. The knife is the exact shape of the blades on Ren's guns. Ren's entire motivation as a Huntsman, including his personal appearance and the colour and shape of his weapons, is designed to be a memorial to his lost parents, village and why they died.

* EmergencyWeapon: Ren's weapons are a pair of twin gun-blades that can also function as grappling hooks. The jagged blade shapes are based on a knife given to him by his father on the day his village was wiped out by a {{Nuckelavee}}. The only time he ever uses it in battle is when Team RNJR fight the Nuckelavee that killed his parents, and only after he's been separated from his main weapons, using the knife to help avenge their deaths. Prior to Volume 7, he stashes the blade in his boot; afterwards, he wears it on his arm, but it's never his weapon of first resort.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In a montage depicting them getting ready for the day, Nora is introduced flitting energetically around Ren while [[MotorMouth talking non-stop]], regardless of what the pair of them are doing -- from Ren waking up, to her using the occasional pause for breath as an excuse to swallow a pancake whole before continuing. She turns out to be every bit as upbeat and energetic as her introduction suggests.

* KnifeNut: Ren's trademark physical weapon is a dagger that was given to him by his father. His best display of skill with it is when he battles against the Nuckelavee, even [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks successfully using it as a throwing weapon despite its melee-focused design]].

* LargeHam: She's enthusiastic and clearly full of herself ([[https://youtu.be/i1545Y_B3Vk?t=25 "''I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!"'']]). Even when Nora has a breakdown, as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLBRigqX5A the moment]] listed below in MadeMyselfSad, she does so in an over the top and melodramatic way. Nora's fighting is also hammy, as she's always giggling and jumping, and usually [[DropTheHammer hammering]] only when the strike can be done in a flashy way.

* LargeHam: She's enthusiastic and clearly full of herself ("''I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!"''). Even when Nora has a breakdown, as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLBRigqX5A the moment]] listed below in MadeMyselfSad, she does so in an over the top and melodramatic way. Nora's fighting is also hammy, as she's always giggling and jumping, and usually [[DropTheHammer hammering]] only when the strike can be done in a flashy way.

* RapunzelHair: Her hair is incredibly long; it reaches her waist even when tied up.

* CoveredInScars: When Nora breaks down a locked door, she ends up taking scars from the effort. [[spoiler:The door is highly secure and reinforced with a powerful electrical grid to protect a classified military lab. The only way to bring it down is for Nora to use her Semblance to direct the electricity through her body, which creates VolcanicVeins of purple lightning across her entire body. By overcharging, she is able to smash down the door in a single strike. However, this immediately destroys her Aura, renders her unconscious, and leaves behind a network of electrical burn scars across her entire body.]]

* EyeColorChange: Her eyes can appear a bright blue or turquoise, depending on the scene she's in, sometimes going full-on green. They tend to be at their greenest [[ShipTease when she's near Ren]].

* ShesGotLegs: Nora's long, well-developed legs are part of her sexual appeal, and the combination of both her penchant for short skirts and lingering camera shots focusing on her legs serves as a way to flaunt her sexiness both in universe and amongst viewers.

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her trademark outfit is a very shortly cut skirt that always seems in danger of flashing a panty shot if she isn't careful. Made all the more dangerous by how loosely it flaps around.

* MsFanservice: [[DangerouslyShortSkirt A miniskirt]], [[OfCorsetsSexy a corset]], [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline exposed cleavage]], detached shoulders and thigh-high boots are all given from Pyrrha, making her quite the eye-candy for most viewers.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MontyOum (Volumes 1-2), Neath Oum (all subsequent Volumes), Apphia Yu (flashback, Volume 4) [EN], Creator/SomaSaito, Creator/MariyaIse (flashback, Volume 4) [JP]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jen Brown [EN], Creator/MegumiToyoguchi '''[volumes 1-2, 4-onwards]''', Creator/ShizukaIto '''[volume 3]''' [JP]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jen Brown [EN], Creator/MegumiToyoguchi '''[volume 1-2]''', Creator/ShizukaIto '''[volume 3]''' [JP]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MontyOum (Volumes 1-2), Neath Oum (Volume 3 onwards), Apphia Yu (flashback, Volume 4) [EN], Creator/SomaSaito, Creator/MariyaIse (flashback, Volume 4) [JP]