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[[folder:Arthur Watts]]
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---> “I shouldn’t have to tell you how much I despise people going back on their word. You wouldn’t want her to know of this little incident… do you?”
One of Salem's inner circle members, Arthur Watts is disgraced Atlesian scientist allied with Doctor Merlot, providing him with the equipment he needs for his Grimm experiments, and in return wants the souls, and Semblances, of the unfortunate victims that Merlot captures.
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---> “I shouldn’t have to tell you how much I despise people going back on their word. You wouldn’t want her to know of this little incident… do you?”
One of Salem's inner circle members, Arthur Watts is disgraced Atlesian scientist allied with Doctor Merlot, providing him with the equipment he needs for his Grimm experiments, and in return wants the souls, and Semblances, of the unfortunate victims that Merlot captures.
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One
Another of Salem's inner circle members,
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: If he really is the Arthur Watts that he's heavily implied to be, he's [[spoiler:Winter's biological father]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was talked about in the airship by Mauve chapters before he's revealed to be alive and working for Salem.
* FakingTheDead: Atlas, and the whole world, believes he's been dead for decades. His appearance in Merlot's lab proves otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: From his very short introduction, Arthur clearly shows that he isn't above threatening even his allies with worse if they fail to meet his high standards, indirectly threatening Merlot with informing Salem of his poor performance if he doesn't stick to the deadlines.
* TheStarscream: Decades before ''AZRE'' began, he was once a respected scientist who had multiple scientific breakthroughs in his careers, his works propelling Atlas further ahead. However, for unknown reasons, he stole classified military information and was tried for treason against the Kingdom, faking his death to avoid punishment.
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[[folder:Cinder Fall]]
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---> “They may pretend to be Remnant’s only defense against the Grimm, but we both know that they are anything but infallible. Who were they protecting when the Emperor used them to subjugate your people in Mistral? Who were they protecting when Atlas stole sacred lands and threw the Faunus into their mines? The poor, the weak, they’re all left to rot because Huntsmen only want one thing in this world. ''Power''.”
Another of Salem's inner circle members, Cinder Fall is a young woman who approached Kaanchana and the White Fang for their help in her plans; taking down Beacon Academy and reclaiming a mysterious woman named Amber.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: He was talked about in the airship by Mauve chapters before he's revealed to be alive and working for Salem.
* FakingTheDead: Atlas, and the whole world, believes he's been dead for decades. His appearance in Merlot's lab proves otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: From his very short introduction, Arthur clearly shows that he isn't above threatening even his allies with worse if they fail to meet his high standards, indirectly threatening Merlot with informing Salem of his poor performance if he doesn't stick to the deadlines.
* TheStarscream: Decades before ''AZRE'' began, he was once a respected scientist who had multiple scientific breakthroughs in his careers, his works propelling Atlas further ahead. However, for unknown reasons, he stole classified military information and was tried for treason against the Kingdom, faking his death to avoid punishment.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cinder Fall]]
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---> “They may pretend to be Remnant’s only defense against the Grimm, but we both know that they are anything but infallible. Who were they protecting when the Emperor used them to subjugate your people in Mistral? Who were they protecting when Atlas stole sacred lands and threw the Faunus into their mines? The poor, the weak, they’re all left to rot because Huntsmen only want one thing in this world. ''Power''.”
Another of Salem's inner circle members, Cinder Fall is a young woman who approached Kaanchana and the White Fang for their help in her plans; taking down Beacon Academy and reclaiming a mysterious woman named Amber.
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!! Underlings
Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
!!!Cinder's Faction
[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
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---> “I don’t care about the White Fang or whatever you guys think. All I care about is Cinder. She’s the only one who’s looked out for me.”
One of Cinder's subordinates and the only Faunus, Emerald is an older teenage girl who, along with Mercury, is helping Roman plan out and rob high profile Dust stores for their product.
Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
!!!Cinder's Faction
[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
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---> “I don’t care about the White Fang or whatever you guys think. All I care about is Cinder. She’s the only one who’s looked out for me.”
One of Cinder's subordinates and the only Faunus, Emerald is an older teenage girl who, along with Mercury, is helping Roman plan out and rob high profile Dust stores for their product.
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Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
!!!Cinder's Faction
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One of
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* AdaptationalModesty: Her outfit is updated in ''AZRE'', with her white jacket similar to her canon one, only for her bust and midriff to be covered up by a long green shirt to better suit the cold weather.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about the Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler:Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* TechnicolorEyes: Emerald's eyes are naturally red.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one else did.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about the Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler:Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* TechnicolorEyes: Emerald's eyes are naturally red.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one else did.
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* AdaptationalModesty: Her outfit is updated AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: As confirmed on the AZRE blog, he's [[spoiler:Winter's biological father]].
* DrivenByEnvy:: Arguably Watts' biggest flaw, as everything that went wrong in''AZRE'', with her white jacket similar to her canon one, only for her bust his life happened because his envy and midriff pettiness made him unable to be covered up by a long green shirt to better suit the cold weather.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despiteaccept things going wrong and moving on. Willow being a Faunus, engaged to Jacques and so latched onto keeping him as a secret affair, plus his projects either being taken without credit or passed over for his rival Pietro's, pushed Watts to the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people brink and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associatedended with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reactionhim stealing classified information, leading to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson his arrest and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about the Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler:Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* TechnicolorEyes: Emerald's eyes are naturally red.faked death.
*UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who EarlyBirdCameo: He was talked about in the airship by Mauve chapters before he's revealed to be alive and working for Salem.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Watts' love for Willow is what ultimately pushed him over the edge, as his inability to live happily with her due to her marriage to Jacques caused him to snap. Even after her death and nearly two decades passing since they last met, he still keeps the white hankerchief with her intial in his front pocket.
* FakingTheDead: Atlas, and the whole world, believes he's been dead for decades. His appearance in Merlot's lab proves otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: From his very short introduction, Arthur clearly shows that he isn't above threatening even his allies with worse if they fail to meet his high standards, indirectly threatening Merlot with informing Salem of his poor performance if he doesn'tact nearly as loyal stick to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder the deadlines.
* TheStarscream: Decades before ''AZRE'' began, he was once a respected scientist who had multiple scientific breakthroughs in his careers, his works propelling Atlas further ahead. However, driven by frustration over his personal life anddoes everything she can to please her, never turning having his work constantly uncredited/passed over, he stole classified military information and was tried for treason against the woman who reached out Kingdom, faking his death to her when no one else did.avoid punishment.
* DrivenByEnvy:: Arguably Watts' biggest flaw, as everything that went wrong in
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler:Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* TechnicolorEyes: Emerald's eyes are naturally red.
*
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Watts' love for Willow is what ultimately pushed him over the edge, as his inability to live happily with her due to her marriage to Jacques caused him to snap. Even after her death and nearly two decades passing since they last met, he still keeps the white hankerchief with her intial in his front pocket.
* FakingTheDead: Atlas, and the whole world, believes he's been dead for decades. His appearance in Merlot's lab proves otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: From his very short introduction, Arthur clearly shows that he isn't above threatening even his allies with worse if they fail to meet his high standards, indirectly threatening Merlot with informing Salem of his poor performance if he doesn't
* TheStarscream: Decades before ''AZRE'' began, he was once a respected scientist who had multiple scientific breakthroughs in his careers, his works propelling Atlas further ahead. However, driven by frustration over his personal life and
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[[folder:Mercury Black]]
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---> “Night time robberies too much in your old age?”
One of Cinder's subordinates, Mercury is an older teenage boy who, along with Emerald, is helping Roman plan out and rob high profile Dust stores for their product.
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---> “Night time robberies too much in your old age?”
One of Cinder's subordinates, Mercury is an older teenage boy who, along with Emerald, is helping Roman plan out and rob high profile Dust stores for their product.
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One of
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* ArmedLegs: His weapons are built into his boots, allowing him to fire projectiles out of his legs.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join and do something he's good at than be forced into it like Ilia.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for the potential death and destruction Cinder will cause by destroying Beacon, and projects that through his callous attitude to everyone around him, but even Mercury is visibly horrified by Cinder [[spoiler: burning Banesaw to the point that his face was charred and his right eye burst]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her and most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog:
** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler:Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a more playful attitude with his friend.
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and it's an awful habit that he picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood at the start of the chapter heavily implying he was withdrawing from nitcotine.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join and do something he's good at than be forced into it like Ilia.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for the potential death and destruction Cinder will cause by destroying Beacon, and projects that through his callous attitude to everyone around him, but even Mercury is visibly horrified by Cinder [[spoiler: burning Banesaw to the point that his face was charred and his right eye burst]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her and most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog:
** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler:Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a more playful attitude with his friend.
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and it's an awful habit that he picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood at the start of the chapter heavily implying he was withdrawing from nitcotine.
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* ArmedLegs: His AnimalMotifs: Scorpions. Along with their Faunus trait being a scorpion tail, their weapons are built into his boots, curved blades on their wrists to mimick pincers, along with their ponytail being segmented similar to how the tail is shaped.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Their Semblance allows them to rip through small parts of a person's Aura, allowinghim them to fire projectiles out of his legs.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather joinbypass the protection completely and do something he's good at than be forced into it like Ilia.
cripple their opponent completely with both weapons and poison.
*DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury BewareMyStingerTail: Their tail is often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote used in battle, being his response capable of delivering delibitating venom that they also coat their blades with.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Their weapons are tied toRoman complaining about Cinder not giving him their forearms, similar to a scorpion's pincers.
* CombatPragmatist: Raised as an assassin, Tyrian takes any advantage in a fight to win. When Seigyoku is preoccupied with protecting thetime or resources he needs much younger Qiujun, they try to get his job done.
attack and kill both, as well as using bombs and sneak attacks to try and eliminate Seigyoku first.
*DullEyesOfUnhappiness: FantasticRacism: As a Faunus working in the Jade Palace just like Seigyoku, they have been dealing with racism from everyone, including the Empress, for presumably years before the attack. After they escape, the Empress even calls them a creature.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Unlikeeveryone else, Mercury's eyes are described his goddess, Salem, Tyrian doesn't actually respect anyone and simply talks in a poetic, theatrical way while praising anyone who earns it. Seigyoku's fame and quick thinking in dealing with their venom earns compliments from them, though they still try to kill her and Qiujun.
* GigglingVillain: They constantly giggle and laugh at anything, regardless of the severity of the situation.
* HiddenDepths: Despite their portrayal asvery dull an insane murderer, Tyrian has a sharp mind and knows a lot of Remnant than they let on, being able to accurately explain Seigyoku's entire backstory, prowess in the Academy, and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour her mother's maiden name.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: While persistent in tracking down Seigyoku andantisocial mood most of Qiujun to complete their mission, Tyrian ultimately retreats after Seigyoku destroys both the time.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care forbalcony they're standing on, and the potential death one above.
* LikeAGodToMe: They revere Salem, seeing her as their goddess anddestruction Cinder will cause by destroying Beacon, constantly calling her "My Lady", refusing to speak her name.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a Faunus, they have a scorpion tail as their trait.
* PurpleIsPowerful: The one person who manages to fight Seigyoku andprojects that through his callous attitude actually force her to everyone around him, but even Mercury retreat multiple times, Tyrian is visibly horrified by Cinder [[spoiler: burning Banesaw named after the purple dye and is dressed in mostly purple, white and gold. Even their venom is purple in colour, along with their Aura.
* PurpleProse: Speaks mostly in this, to the point thathis face was charred and his right eye burst]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: Ait unnerves the more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
casually spoken Seigyoku.
*MeaningfulName: Both his first ScaryScorpions: A terrifying serial killer and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her andassassin for Remnant's most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog:
** Whiledreaded villain, they are also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want a scorpion Faunus who uses their venom to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler:Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald.incapacitate and kill their victims.
* SerialKiller: Theirrelationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and backstory before working for Salem, as Tyrian was one of Remnant's most dangerous serial killers, rivalling even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia,Iya, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, their name scared even the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especiallyEmpress when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a more playful attitude with his friend.
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start andit's an awful habit brought up years after their arrest.
* SlashedThroat: Like Mercury, Tyrian has a long cut across their throat thathe picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood looks like it'd been cut at one point, though the start cause of it is unknown.
* StealthExpert: When not being theatrical, Tyrian shows just how good they are at going undercover as they spent years as a servant in thechapter heavily implying he Jade Palace, waiting for the right oppotunity to strike. It was withdrawing from nitcotine.so convincing that even someone trained in espionage, Seigyoku, couldn't tell Tyrian's true alliance until they let the mask slip.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Their Semblance allows them to rip through small parts of a person's Aura, allowing
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join
*
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Their weapons are tied to
* CombatPragmatist: Raised as an assassin, Tyrian takes any advantage in a fight to win. When Seigyoku is preoccupied with protecting the
*
* FauxAffablyEvil: Unlike
* GigglingVillain: They constantly giggle and laugh at anything, regardless of the severity of the situation.
* HiddenDepths: Despite their portrayal as
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: While persistent in tracking down Seigyoku and
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for
* LikeAGodToMe: They revere Salem, seeing her as their goddess and
* LittleBitBeastly: As a Faunus, they have a scorpion tail as their trait.
* PurpleIsPowerful: The one person who manages to fight Seigyoku and
* PurpleProse: Speaks mostly in this, to the point that
* FashionableAsymmetry: A
*
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her and
* PetTheDog:
** While
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald.
* SerialKiller: Their
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia,
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and
* SlashedThroat: Like Mercury, Tyrian has a long cut across their throat that
* StealthExpert: When not being theatrical, Tyrian shows just how good they are at going undercover as they spent years as a servant in the
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---> "Oh, my little songbird, I'm a man of my word. So long as we're on the same side, you got nothing to worry about from me."
An infamous criminal of the Vale underground, Roman Torchwick was pulled into helping Cinder with her plans of bringing down Beacon Academy, allying with the White Fang and planning countless robberies on high profile Dust shops, stealing all the Dust he can for his new master.
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---> "Oh, my little songbird, I'm a man of my word. So long as we're on the same side, you got nothing to worry about from me."
An infamous criminal of the Vale underground, Roman Torchwick was pulled into helping Cinder with her plans of bringing down Beacon Academy, allying with the White Fang and planning countless robberies on high profile Dust shops, stealing all the Dust he can for his new master.
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Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
!!!Cinder's Faction
[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
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An infamous criminal of the Vale underground, Roman Torchwick was pulled into helping Cinder with her plans of bringing down Beacon Academy, allying with
One of Cinder's subordinates and
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* AffectionatePickpocket: He acts friendly towards Emerald and Mercury when they return from Tukson's store, only to steal the plane ticket that Emerald stole from Tukson. When he finds out what they done, his charming attitude quickly drops.
* BadBoss: Only to the White Fang members who work with him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows a far better attitude towards his own gang, especially Neo.
* DistaffCounterpart: As both are part of the same organisation, Roman and Neo are dressed in similar clothing with familiar colour palettes. Roman's is a harsher palette (red, black and white) to Neo's softer palette (pink, brown and white).
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiet about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towards the Faunus and the White Fang, and is later revealed to even be allied with the anti-Faunus hate group; the Faunus Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs when talking to Banesaw and Iya, and even shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
* BadBoss: Only to the White Fang members who work with him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows a far better attitude towards his own gang, especially Neo.
* DistaffCounterpart: As both are part of the same organisation, Roman and Neo are dressed in similar clothing with familiar colour palettes. Roman's is a harsher palette (red, black and white) to Neo's softer palette (pink, brown and white).
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiet about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towards the Faunus and the White Fang, and is later revealed to even be allied with the anti-Faunus hate group; the Faunus Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs when talking to Banesaw and Iya, and even shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
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* AffectionatePickpocket: He acts friendly towards AdaptationalModesty: Her outfit is updated in ''AZRE'', with her white jacket similar to her canon one, only for her bust and midriff to be covered up by a long green shirt to better suit the cold weather.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emeraldand Mercury when they return was on her own all her life, not even getting help from Tukson's store, only to steal the plane ticket that Emerald stole from Tukson. When he finds out what they done, his charming attitude quickly drops.
* BadBoss: Only tothe White Fang members despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who work with him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman showsshowed her a far better attitude life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towardshis own gang, especially Neo.
* DistaffCounterpart: As both are part of the same organisation, Roman and Neo are dressed in similar clothing[[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with familiar colour palettes. Roman's is a harsher palette (red, black Tukson and white) to Neo's softer palette (pink, brown and white).
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiether shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towardsthe Faunus and Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, andis later revealed to was even be allied with risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the anti-Faunus hate group; grimoire of the Faunus Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs Ankou people for Ilia in ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Banesaw Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and Iya, her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, andeven shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
murder of [[spoiler:Tukson]].
*GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play RockThemeNaming: Named after the part, but green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder isquick to use violence for a variety of problems so strong that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she her wouldn't look at him. He's still treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
*LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for TechnicolorEyes: Emerald's eyes are naturally red.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emeraldand Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that deeply devoted to Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just sodoes everything she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smackingto please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.when no one else did.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald
* BadBoss: Only to
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards
* DistaffCounterpart: As both are part of the same organisation, Roman and Neo are dressed in similar clothing
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiet
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towards
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and
*
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is
*
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking
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[[folder: Neopolitan]]
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---> “I recognise you… Neopolitan.”
Roman's right hand woman and loyal ally, Neopolitan is a mute criminal who has found herself and Roman forced into an alliance with Cinder.
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---> “I recognise you… Neopolitan.”
Roman's right hand woman and loyal ally, Neopolitan is a mute criminal who has found herself and Roman forced into an alliance with Cinder.
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Roman's right hand woman and loyal ally, Neopolitan
One of Cinder's subordinates, Mercury is
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has multicoloured hair and eyes, with the colours of her hair and eyes swapped on either side; e.g the brown side of her hair has her pink coloured eye, and vice versa.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and is described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting as his right hand. Despite Roman's poor attitude to everyone around him, and Neo's lack of care to her other allies, both show that they truly care for each other with Neo protecting Roman and Roman learning how to cater to Neo's needs as a disabled woman.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and is described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting as his right hand. Despite Roman's poor attitude to everyone around him, and Neo's lack of care to her other allies, both show that they truly care for each other with Neo protecting Roman and Roman learning how to cater to Neo's needs as a disabled woman.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has multicoloured hair ArmedLegs: His weapons are built into his boots, allowing him to fire projectiles out of his legs.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join andeyes, do something he's good at than be forced into it like Ilia.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him thecolours of her hair and time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyesswapped on either side; e.g the brown side of her hair has her pink coloured eye, and vice versa.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and isare described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both partvery dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the same organisation, Neo time.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for the potential death andRoman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown destruction Cinder will cause by destroying Beacon, and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting asprojects that through his right hand. Despite Roman's poor callous attitude to everyone around him, but even Mercury is visibly horrified by Cinder [[spoiler: burning Banesaw to the point that his face was charred and Neo's lack his right eye burst]].
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty ofcare silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to her accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with otherallies, both show that they truly care for each people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with Neo protecting Roman her and Roman learning how most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog:
** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want tocater get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Neo's needs as Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler:Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has adisabled woman.more playful attitude with his friend.
* SlashedThroat: One of his scars is a long cut across his entire throat, curtosy of his father. It didn't kill Mercury, though.
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and it's an awful habit that he picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood at the start of the chapter heavily implying he was withdrawing from nitcotine.
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join and
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and is
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for the potential death and
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting as
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of
* MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other
* PetTheDog:
** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a
* SlashedThroat: One of his scars is a long cut across his entire throat, curtosy of his father. It didn't kill Mercury, though.
* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and it's an awful habit that he picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood at the start of the chapter heavily implying he was withdrawing from nitcotine.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
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---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
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---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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An infamous criminal of the
An Atlesian scientist
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[FauxAffablyEvil His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* AnArmAndALeg: He's missing his right hand, instead replacing it with a prosthetic.
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and experimentation.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[FauxAffablyEvil His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* AnArmAndALeg: He's missing his right hand, instead replacing it with a prosthetic.
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and experimentation.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his AffectionatePickpocket: He acts friendly towards Emerald and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of Mercury when they return from Tukson's store, only to steal the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist plane ticket that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment Emerald stole from Tukson. When he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant whofinds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and out what they done, his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[FauxAffablyEvil Hischarming attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
drops.
*AnArmAndALeg: He's missing his right hand, instead replacing it BadBoss: Only to the White Fang members who work with a prosthetic.
him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
*TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if BenevolentBoss: While he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to treats his orders without hesitation, Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows a far better attitude towards his own gang, especially the Stitched.
Neo.
*FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, thatDistaffCounterpart: As both are part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it the same organisation, Roman and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is usedNeo are dressed in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps clothing with familiar colour palettes. Roman's is a harsher palette (red, black and white) to Neo's softer palette (pink, brown and white).
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over thecold top personality and colourless pallete from is rarely quiet about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before histime in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat appearance, Iya and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clearBanesaw reveal that he's nowhere on racist towards the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because herFaunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of and the White Fang, and is later revealed to even be allied with the anti-Faunus hate group; the Faunus exploitation Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs when talking to Banesaw and experimentation.Iya, and even shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[FauxAffablyEvil His
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* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the
* FantasticRacism: Even before his
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
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---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
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---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
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* AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* TechnicolorEyes: Her eyes are a very pale shade of yellow.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* TechnicolorEyes: Her eyes are a very pale shade of yellow.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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* AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has multicoloured hair and eyes, with the colours of her wearing various hues of brown, red hair and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carryeyes swapped on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent,either by blinding them side; e.g the brown side of her hair has her pink coloured eye, and vice versa.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely insand that sign language, and is described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she'sused pulled it out was to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks threaten Banesaw when they're busy dodging.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even afterhe was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes:Her eyes are a very pale shade of yellow.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spiritJust like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and fighting prowess, even one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far asasking Merlot if threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she andher group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyesRoman are a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky part of the same criminal who commits human trafficking organisation, with Roman leading it and murder Neo acting as his right hand. Despite Roman's poor attitude to everyone around him, and Neo's lack of care to her other allies, both show that they truly care for coin.each other with Neo protecting Roman and Roman learning how to cater to Neo's needs as a disabled woman.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent,
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* TechnicolorEyes:
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes
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---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil:The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to responsible for the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam are all but shown to be excruciating and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to horrific, and only does because they brought Huntsmen is the one to their hideout. When she has them dead take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to rights, she Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whateverwhen she cares about, tries to fight back. [[FauxAffablyEvil His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* AnArmAndALeg: He's missing his right hand, instead replacing itisn't with a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so prosthetic.
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all theshock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her experiment Grimm listen to finish them.
his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif:''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
*InTheHood: Like Bertilak ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm andCarmine, Teumessian wears Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with ashawl fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, thatcovers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She'spart of his face heavily scarred with a fox Faunus, having metal plate fixed into it and a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName:The ''Teumessian Fox'' ''Merlot'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox red grape that could never be captured. Teumessian is used in making a fox Faunus who escaped captured by wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmenconstantly, able in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri toescape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilakexperiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.experimentation.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil:
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever
* AnArmAndALeg: He's missing his right hand, instead replacing it
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the
* FairytaleMotif:
*
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's
* MeaningfulName:
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to Mauve's.
her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif:''The Green ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
Legends.
*HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to shock Merlot or Salem at all, and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne in their fight, but when for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood:Just like Copies the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes thepoint smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to thatRoxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.of a viper.
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AnimalEyes: She's a snake Faunus, and so has slit pupils.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif:
*
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that
* {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
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** ''Bertilak'' is the name of a character in the poem "Gawain and the Green Knight", with his allusion being the Green Knight.
** ''Celadon'' is a shade of bluish-green, Bertilak wearing plenty of blue and green in his outfit.
* PlayingWithFire: Like Eliana, Bertilak's Semblance is pyrokinesis; the ability to manipulate fire.
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
** ''Celadon'' is a shade of bluish-green, Bertilak wearing plenty of blue and green in his outfit.
* PlayingWithFire: Like Eliana, Bertilak's Semblance is pyrokinesis; the ability to manipulate fire.
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
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** ''Bertilak'' is the name of a character in the poem "Gawain and the Green Knight", with his allusion being the Green Knight.
** ''Celadon''''Carmine'' is a shade of bluish-green, Bertilak wearing plenty of blue and green in his red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
*PlayingWithFire: Like Eliana, Bertilak's MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is pyrokinesis; the ability a Telekinesis type, similar to manipulate fire.
* SatelliteCharacter: UnlikeGlynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and Teumessian, who levitate objects to throw at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
people.
*ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different segments to her counterpart's one in the book, as that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* TechnicolorEyes: Her eyes are a very pale shade of yellow.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
** ''Celadon''
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
*
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike
*
* TechnicolorEyes: Her eyes are a very pale shade of yellow.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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[[folder:Bertilak Celadon]]
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---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Bertilak'' is the name of a character in the poem "Gawain and the Green Knight", with his allusion being the Green Knight.
** ''Celadon'' is a shade of bluish-green, Bertilak wearing plenty of blue and green in his outfit.
* PlayingWithFire: Like Eliana, Bertilak's Semblance is pyrokinesis; the ability to manipulate fire.
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
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* AffablyEvil: She's cemented as the Big Bad who wishes to tear down everything that Ozpin built, but she is also polite to everyone, even Kaanchana after it was revealed that she had Banesaw and Iya spy on Cinder to uncover what she was hiding. The only time she slips slightly out of this is when she insults Cinder, calling her a liar and foolish right in front of her.
* CompleteImmortality: Downplayed. Compared to her complete immortality in ''RWBY'', the author explained that Salem's ability to regenerate primarily comes from her willing infusion with Grimm essence, giving her near immortality at the cost of being susceptible to silver eyes.
* EqualOppotunityEvil: Compared to the racism that the Faunus has to deal in Remnant, Salem shows no bigotry and talks to Kaanchana, a Faunus woman, with respect and even trusts her to work as Cinder's equal, promising rewards should she do as Salem asks.
* FantasticRacism: Surprisingly, not towards the Faunus. Salem hates the second humanity that descended from her own race, believing them to be nothing more than pests and Semblances nothing more than scraps of magic left behind. Her goal to become the Goddess over them is fueled by this percieved superiority to them.
* FantasticRacism: Surprisingly, not towards the Faunus. Salem hates the second humanity that descended from her own race, believing them to be nothing more than pests and Semblances nothing more than scraps of magic left behind. Her goal to become the Goddess over them is fueled by this percieved superiority to them.
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* TheUnseen: Despite finally being revealed in Ozpin's group, Salem hasn't physically shown herself just yet. {{Justified}}, as she is locked away by Ozpin's magic, and so can't physically leave Evernight, a place that the heroes can't possibly reach themselves.
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* TheUnseen: Despite finally being revealed in Ozpin's group, Salem hasn't physically shown herself just yet. {{Justified}}, as she is locked away by Ozpin's magic, and so can't physically leave Evernight, a place that the heroes can't possibly reach themselves. She makes an appearance in ''Queens of Black and White'', speaking through her Seer Grimm that is kept in Cinder's room.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by his fringe.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an a blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
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* BecauseImGoodAtIt: His reason for joining Cinder. He rather join and do something he's good at than be forced into it like Ilia.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He shows no hesitation or even care for the potential death and destruction Cinder will cause by destroying Beacon, and projects that through his callous attitude to everyone around him, but even Mercury is visibly horrified by Cinder [[spoiler: burning Banesaw to the point that his face was charred and his right eye burst]].
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** Despite his harsh attitude, Mercury does subconciously care about Ilia, to the point that he lets her vent about her traumatic past and [[spoiler: shields her so she doesn't have to watch Banesaw, the one person she cares about, being violently burnt by Cinder]].
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* SmokingIsCool: He smokes despite being underage, something that Ilia thinks is cool and mysterious, which pushes her to accept one from him. He quickly averts it by admitting that she shouldn't start and it's an awful habit that he picked up to deal with stress, his foul mood at the start of the chapter heavily implying he was withdrawing from nitcotine.
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* HighClassGloves: Wore a pair when she went to meet Kaanchana in Chapter 50, removing them in her next appearance.
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* HighClassGloves: Wore a pair when she went to meet Kaanchana in Chapter 50, ''Now We Must Go'', removing them in her next appearance.
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* VagueAge: She's obviously older than the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and Iya, who's around 31 at the time of the arc.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only14 fourteen at the time.
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* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
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* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, ''Clarity'', who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
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* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, a pale yellow, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
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* NiceShoes: Wears a pair of heels that're made completely of black glass.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Mercury's hair is a natural silver colour.
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The secret [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] of ''AZRE'', Salem is a mysterious woman who had been locked in a secret war against Ozpin, controlling men and Grimm alike to achieve her goals. Some time before the story began, she was locked away in her castle in Evernight, an undetermined location far away from the four Kingdoms and humanity, but with Ozpin growing weaker with time, she is growing stronger, and is looking to finally be free.
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The secret [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] BigBad of ''AZRE'', Salem is a mysterious woman who had been locked in a secret war against Ozpin, controlling men and Grimm alike to achieve her goals. Some time before the story began, she was locked away in her castle in Evernight, an undetermined location far away from the four Kingdoms and humanity, but with Ozpin growing weaker with time, she is growing stronger, and is looking to finally be free.
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* AncientEvil: She and Ozpin have lived for thousands of years, long before the Kingdoms themselves were formed. While Ozpin is portrayed as the [[{{BigGood}} Big Good]], Salem is portrayed as this, controlling the Grimm that had hunted humanity for their entire existence.
* ArchEnemy: She's this to Ozpin.
* TheBeastmaster: Her complete control of the Grimm have made her this, as Qrow tells the inner circle that she's been creating things that they should be worried about, and is making bigger moves with increased Grimm activity across Remnant.
* BigBad: While the White Fang are the [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] of Team AZRE, especially Adam, Salem is this for the entire of Remnant, proving a much bigger threat that Ozpin is focusing more on.
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* ArchEnemy: She's this to
* TheBeastmaster: Her complete control of the Grimm have made her this, as Qrow tells the inner circle that she's been creating things that they should be worried about, and is making bigger moves with increased Grimm activity across
* BigBad: While the White Fang are the
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: If he really is the Arthur Watts that he's heavily implied to be, he's [[spoiler: Winter's biological father]].
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* EvilIsBurningHot: She has the ability to heat things up, even the very air itself, as her anger at [[spoiler: Ilia, Mercury and Emerald killing Tukson against her orders caused Cinder to warm the very room up to unbearable temperatures]].
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titular fairytale.
* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titular fairytale.
* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
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* EvilIsBurningHot: She has the ability to heat things up, even the very air itself, as her anger at [[spoiler: Ilia, [[spoiler:Ilia, Mercury and Emerald killing Tukson against her orders caused Cinder to warm the very room up to unbearable temperatures]].
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titularfairytale.
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* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titular
* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
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* PragmaticVillainy: She admonishes Emerald, Mercury and Ilia for their part in killing [[spoiler: Tukson]]. Not because of any moral reason against the needless death, but because doing so risked them being exposed before she could infiltrate them into Beacon Academy.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to her unnatural power puts everyone else on edge. Ilia even thinks of how much she hates how unnatural Cinder's eyes are.
* VagueAge: She's obviously older than the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and Iya, who's around 31 at the time of the arc.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to her unnatural power puts everyone else on edge. Ilia even thinks of how much she hates how unnatural Cinder's eyes are.
* VagueAge: She's obviously older than the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and Iya, who's around 31 at the time of the arc.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
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* PragmaticVillainy: She admonishes Emerald, Mercury and Ilia for their part in killing [[spoiler: Tukson]]. [[spoiler:Tukson]]. Not because of any moral reason against the needless death, but because doing so risked them being exposed before she could infiltrate them into Beacon Academy.
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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to her unnatural power puts everyone else on edge. Ilia even thinks of how much she hates how unnatural Cinder's eyesare.
are.
* VagueAge: She's obviously older than the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and Iya, who's around 31 at the time of thearc.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to her unnatural power puts everyone else on edge. Ilia even thinks of how much she hates how unnatural Cinder's eyes
* VagueAge: She's obviously older than the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and Iya, who's around 31 at the time of the
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone around her.
* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia'sconcern.
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* DeadpanSnarker: She's pretty sarcastic to everyone aroundher.
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* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's
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* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
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* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler: Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about the Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler: Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one else did.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has naturally green hair.
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of [[spoiler: Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one else did.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has naturally green hair.
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* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler: Tukson's [[spoiler:Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about the Faunus, the White Fang, or the murder]].
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and herculture.
culture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of[[spoiler: Tukson]].
[[spoiler:Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone,emeralds.
emeralds.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser'smanipulations.
manipulations.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one elsedid.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has naturally green hair.
* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in the murder of
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone,
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when no one else
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has naturally green hair.
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* ArmedLegs: His weapons are built into his boots, allowing him to fire projectiles out of his legs.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
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* PetTheDog: While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler: Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
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** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in[[spoiler: Tukson's [[spoiler:Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
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** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
** While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
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* AffectionatePickpocket: He acts friendly towards Emerald and Mercury when they return from Tukson's store, only to steal the plane ticket that Emerald stole from Tukson. When he finds out what they done, his charming attitude quickly drops.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler: Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler: Salem [[spoiler:Salem and the Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
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* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
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* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by his fringe.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by hisfringe.
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* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by his
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
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* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
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* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} [[FauxAffablyEvil His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
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* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
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* Mayincatec: {{Mayincatec}}: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
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* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
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* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
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* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
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* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
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* FairytaleMotif: She's Aladdin from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''.
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* MythicalMotif: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
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* MythicalMotif: MythicalMotifs: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
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* AnOfferYouCan'tRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
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* AnOfferYouCan'tRefuse: AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
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* AnOfferYouCan'tRefuse: Is stuck in this with Cinder. Even just telling her that he needs more time to fulfil her high demand ends up with Cinder burning his cheek, leaving an blistered wound next time Ilia sees him.
* DistaffCounterpart: As both are part of the same organisation, Roman and Neo are dressed in similar clothing with familiar colour palettes. Roman's is a harsher palette (red, black and white) to Neo's softer palette (pink, brown and white).
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants the Dust or why she's really attacking Beacon. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants to attack Beacon, or even about [[spoiler: Salem and the Dust or why she's really attacking Beacon.Maidens]]. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by his fringe.
* NiceHat: Just like in ''RWBY'', Roman's not seen without his stylish bowler hat.
* TheNicknamer: He seems to give people around him nicknames. Iya has been called "songbird", Banesaw once being called "mountain man", Ilia is either "kid" or "squirt", and Neopolitan is simply called "Neo".
* PeekABangs: His hair is styled so his right eye is completely covered by his fringe.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Unlike Cinder, who seems to give oppotunities and holds no obvious prejudice towards the Faunus, Roman is actively racist towards all of them, even those who are meant to be working with him. His prejudice goes so far that he even publicly allies himself with Faunus hate groups like the FRS.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With both the White Fang and Cinder's group. He openly voices his disdain of Iya and Banesaw to their faces, and acts the same towards Emerald and Mercury. While he doesn't badmouth Cinder to her face, it's clear he loathes working for the woman.
* VillainousFriendship: Both he and Neo are part of the same criminal organisation that Roman leads, and while he shows nothing but contempt for everyone around him, he actually cares for Neo and willingly listens to her, even showing that he knows sign language just so she can communicate with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he hasn't been shown actually hitting anyone just yet, Roman does threaten Iya with smacking her and doesn't shy away from physically intimidating a teenage Ilia.
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---> “I recognise you… Neopolitan.”
Roman's right hand woman and loyal ally, Neopolitan is a mute criminal who has found herself and Roman forced into an alliance with Cinder.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has multicoloured hair and eyes, with the colours of her hair and eyes swapped on either side; e.g the brown side of her hair has her pink coloured eye, and vice versa.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and is described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* MulticolouredHair: Her natural hair is pink and brown, split down the side.
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting as his right hand. Despite Roman's poor attitude to everyone around him, and Neo's lack of care to her other allies, both show that they truly care for each other with Neo protecting Roman and Roman learning how to cater to Neo's needs as a disabled woman.
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---> “I recognise you… Neopolitan.”
Roman's right hand woman and loyal ally, Neopolitan is a mute criminal who has found herself and Roman forced into an alliance with Cinder.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has multicoloured hair and eyes, with the colours of her hair and eyes swapped on either side; e.g the brown side of her hair has her pink coloured eye, and vice versa.
* CuteMute: She cannot speak and communicates purely in sign language, and is described as beautiful in her appearances.
* DistaffCounterpart: As they are both part of the same organisation, Neo and Roman share similar clothing styles with familiar colour palettes. Neo's is a softer palette (pink, brown and white) to Roman's harsher palette (red, black and white).
* MulticolouredHair: Her natural hair is pink and brown, split down the side.
* TheSpeechless: Similar to Ruri, Neo is mute and cannot speak, only communicating in sign language and both facial expression and body language.
* SwordCane: Her parasol has a sword hidden inside, which she uses infrequently. The only time she's pulled it out was to threaten Banesaw when he grabbed Roman's cane.
* TechnicolorEyes: Just like her hair, Neo has one brown eye and one pink eye.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite Roman's many flaws, Neo is loyal to him and him only, going as far as threaten people bigger and stronger to protect her friend.
* VillainousFriendship: Both she and Roman are part of the same criminal organisation, with Roman leading it and Neo acting as his right hand. Despite Roman's poor attitude to everyone around him, and Neo's lack of care to her other allies, both show that they truly care for each other with Neo protecting Roman and Roman learning how to cater to Neo's needs as a disabled woman.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* AffectionatePickpocket: He acts friendly towards Emerald and Mercury when they return from Tukson's store, only to steal the plane ticket that Emerald stole from Tukson. When he finds out what they done, his charming attitude quickly drops.
* BadBoss: Only to the White Fang members who work with him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows a far better attitude towards his own gang, especially Neo.
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiet about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towards the Faunus and the White Fang, and is later revealed to even be allied with the anti-Faunus hate group; the Faunus Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs when talking to Banesaw and Iya, and even shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants the Dust or why she's really attacking Beacon. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* BadBoss: Only to the White Fang members who work with him. Even Banesaw and Iya, two high-ranking members and deadly fighters, barely get any respect from Roman.
* BenevolentBoss: While he treats his Faunus allies poorly, Roman shows a far better attitude towards his own gang, especially Neo.
* EvilIsHammy: Similar to Iya, Roman has an over the top personality and is rarely quiet about anything.
* FantasticRacism: Even before his appearance, Iya and Banesaw reveal that he's racist towards the Faunus and the White Fang, and is later revealed to even be allied with the anti-Faunus hate group; the Faunus Rejection Society. When personally introduced, he very quickly devolves into racial slurs when talking to Banesaw and Iya, and even shows some xenophobia towards Anima people who live in the mountains like Banesaw, nicknaming them "mountain men".
* GentlemanThief: Subverted. He definitely likes to play the part, but is quick to use violence for a variety of problems that stand in his way, such as threatening Iya for simply talking back to him or holding Ilia's face up with his cane when she wouldn't look at him. He's still an accomplished thief with the amount of Dust he had already stolen and the reputation he had made for himself in Vale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like most of the group save for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury, Roman is kept on a need-to-know basis and has no idea about the deeper reasons that Cinder wants the Dust or why she's really attacking Beacon. Unlike Iya and Banesaw, he doesn't make a huge effort in finding out.
* PetTheDog: He's very unplesant to anyone around him, especially towards Faunus, but he genuinely cares for Neo and is friendly only towards her. The feeling is mutual given her own protectiveness to her friend.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* PetTheDog: Even though she had no reason to, and was even risking arrest, Emerald manages to grab the grimoire of the Ankou people for Ilia in Chapter 54, who noticed it last chapter when talking to Tukson. There was no reason for doing this other than Emerald knowing that it was important to Ilia and her culture.
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One of Cinder's subordinates and the only Faunus, Emerald is an older teenage girl who, along with Mercury, is helping Roman plan out and rob high profile Dust stores for their Dust.
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[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* ArmedLegs: His weapons are built into his boots, allowing him to fire projectiles out of his legs.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotif: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her and most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog: While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler: Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a more playful attitude with his friend.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Mercury's hair is a natural silver colour.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Emerald, Mercury often reacts to situations and people with biting retorts, his page quote being his response to Roman complaining about Cinder not giving him the time or resources he needs to get his job done.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Unlike everyone else, Mercury's eyes are described as very dull and even lacking any eye shines that everyone shows, matching his rather sour and antisocial mood most of the time.
* FashionableAsymmetry: A more minor case, but Mercury's winter jacket has a collar that's folded on the right side, with the left completely up.
* MeaningfulName: Both his first and surname connect to his colour scheme. ''Mercury'' is a metal that's silver in colour, with Mercury wearing plenty of silver and blue in his colour scheme, on top of being the name of his allusion. ''Black'' is an English surname, with Mercury wearing black to accent the lighter, metallic colours.
* MythicalMotif: His allusion is the Roman God; Mercury.
* NoSocialSkills: He genuinely seems incapable of connecting with other people except Emerald. Even with spending just as much time with Ilia, the only other teen even near his age, Mercury doesn't start many conversations with her and most of them time outright ignores her.
* PetTheDog: While also for pragmatic reasons, as they didn't want to get caught, Mercury willingly gives his jacket to Ilia when she gets covered in [[spoiler: Tukson's blood, all without even being asked by Emerald or Ilia]].
** Most of his interactions with other people are cold or sarcastic, except for Emerald. Their relationship is clear that he visibly softens when she's in trouble or hurting, and even gets angry for her when Ilia was forced by Cinder to rat them both out.
* TheQuietOne: Compared to Emerald, Mercury doesn't really speak all that much, especially when around Cinder. It's only when he's alone with Emerald and Ilia that he opens up more, and even has a more playful attitude with his friend.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Mercury's hair is a natural silver colour.
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!!!Arthur's Faction
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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!! Underlings
Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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Those
---> “They may pretend to be Remnant’s only defense against the Grimm, but we both know that
Another of Salem's
[[folder:Doctor Merlot]]
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and experimentation.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and experimentation.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving BadBoss: She isn't above using emotional and physical threats to keep her subordinates in line. She constantly undermines and manipulates Emerald, who won't fight back because of differences in his her loyalty to Cinder, and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', burned Roman's face when he was an Atlesian scientist argued back that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on what she wanted him to do was impossible in the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired time frame. Ilia start witnessing this ide of Cinder when she's forced to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them,work under her directly rather than monsters to be hunted staying with Banesaw and Iya.
* TheBully: Even with her grand plans and comments on society, Cinder is clearly causing the destruction and chaos simply forprotection or sport. This fascination led him power. She uses her superior power to strongarm other people into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he canplans, only keeping it under control with Kaanchana due to the Grimm older woman's willingness to work with her and strong personality meaning that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.Cinder can't easily browbeat her into obeying.
*FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from DarkActionGirl: Implied heavily to be one of the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationshipstrongest with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm unnatural abilities, and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurateis a dark themed reserved woman who uses cruelty to keep everyone around her in the fight with Eirian.line.
*EyeScream: DisproportionateRetribution: What she does when she feels that her authority is being undermined. Roman refuses to take Emerald and Mercury seriously when they come asking about the Dust he owes them? Cinder responds by burning his cheek to the point that it is visibly blistered.
* EvilIsBurningHot: She has the ability to heat things up, even the very air itself, as her anger at [[spoiler: Ilia, Mercury and Emerald killing Tukson against her orders caused Cinder to warm the very room up to unbearable temperatures]].
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titular fairytale.
* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
* FauxAffablyEvil: She can put on a convincing enough act, as seen with her polite conversation with Kaanchana, but underneath that mask is a cruel and sadistic woman who isn't afraid to hurt everyone around her for the most minor of crimes.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Whenever she's emphasising a point or feeling strong emotions, Cinder's eyes glow a golden colour with small flames flickering off them.
* HighClassGloves: Wore a pair when she went to meet Kaanchana in Chapter 50, removing them in her next appearance.
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Authority. Cinder puts herself above everyone else and has little tolerance to any insubordination, going as far as to physically hurt any that dare to do so. Outside of Emerald and Mercury, she keep the rest of her allies in the dark on many things, with Kaanchana assigning Banesaw and Iya to figure out just what Cinder is keeping from them.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Cinder'' is the black substance that is made from burnt wood or materials, with Cinder having both a fire motif and black in her designs; having black hair, using black glass for her shoes and even wearing a black cloak in her first appearance.
** ''Fall'' is another name for Autumn. Cinder is personally connected to a woman named Amber, who Cinder first called Autumn.
* MinidressOfPower: Her dress is very short, only reaching to Cinder's thighs.
* NiceShoes: Wears a pair of heels that're made completely of black glass.
* PeekABangs: The left side ofhis her face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye is covered by a long fringe, sometimes completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but hiscovering her left eye has been completely removed, eye.
* PowerGlows: The decals on her clothing glows whenever she uses her fire, suggesting thatpart Cinder somehow knows the Vacuan art of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine ofDust Weaving similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold to Roxanne and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat Ruri.
* PragmaticVillainy: She admonishes Emerald, Mercury andhas a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even HuntsmenIlia for their part in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment onkilling [[spoiler: Tukson]]. Not because of any moral reason against the needless death, but because doing so risked them being exposed before she could infiltrate them into Beacon Academy.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to herFaunus genetics yield far more interesting results unnatural power puts everyone else on edge. Ilia even thinks of how much she hates how unnatural Cinder's eyes are.
* VagueAge: She's obviously older thanhumans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation the teens in the villain's group, but younger than Banesaw, who's in his late 40s, and experimentation.Iya, who's around 31 at the time of the arc.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them,
* TheBully: Even with her grand plans and comments on society, Cinder is clearly causing the destruction and chaos simply for
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can
*
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate
*
* EvilIsBurningHot: She has the ability to heat things up, even the very air itself, as her anger at [[spoiler: Ilia, Mercury and Emerald killing Tukson against her orders caused Cinder to warm the very room up to unbearable temperatures]].
* FairytaleMotif: ''Cinderella'' from the titular fairytale.
* FanservicePack: Cinder is clearly attractive and knows how to use it. After removing her cloak upon returning to Vale City, she is shown wearing a short dress with long flowing sleeves, the collar around her neck making a diamond shape window in her outfit.
* FauxAffablyEvil: She can put on a convincing enough act, as seen with her polite conversation with Kaanchana, but underneath that mask is a cruel and sadistic woman who isn't afraid to hurt everyone around her for the most minor of crimes.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Whenever she's emphasising a point or feeling strong emotions, Cinder's eyes glow a golden colour with small flames flickering off them.
* HighClassGloves: Wore a pair when she went to meet Kaanchana in Chapter 50, removing them in her next appearance.
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Authority. Cinder puts herself above everyone else and has little tolerance to any insubordination, going as far as to physically hurt any that dare to do so. Outside of Emerald and Mercury, she keep the rest of her allies in the dark on many things, with Kaanchana assigning Banesaw and Iya to figure out just what Cinder is keeping from them.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Cinder'' is the black substance that is made from burnt wood or materials, with Cinder having both a fire motif and black in her designs; having black hair, using black glass for her shoes and even wearing a black cloak in her first appearance.
** ''Fall'' is another name for Autumn. Cinder is personally connected to a woman named Amber, who Cinder first called Autumn.
* MinidressOfPower: Her dress is very short, only reaching to Cinder's thighs.
* NiceShoes: Wears a pair of heels that're made completely of black glass.
* PeekABangs: The left side of
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his
* PowerGlows: The decals on her clothing glows whenever she uses her fire, suggesting that
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of
* PragmaticVillainy: She admonishes Emerald, Mercury and
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Her golden eye colour is natural, but the way they look in combination to her
* VagueAge: She's obviously older than
* WouldHurtAChild: Has come close to actually hurting Ilia, who is only 14 at the time.
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[[folder:Carmine Esclados]]
---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
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Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
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* AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''RWBY'', but was changed into a Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* AdaptationalModesty:While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her Her outfit is updated in ''Before The Dawn'', ''AZRE'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red white jacket similar to her canon one, only for her bust and tan midriff to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.be covered up by a long green shirt to better suit the cold weather.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
*AdaptationSpeciesChange: DeadpanSnarker: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built uppretty sarcastic to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.everyone around her.
*BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking MeaningfulName: ''Emerald'' is a green gem. Emerald herself has bright green hair and wears green in her design, even wearing some jewellery to connect back to her stone. Emeralds are also heavily associated with Cleopatra; Emerald's allusion.
* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler: Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care aboutSable, a fellow the Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms,the White Fang, or by throwing things at them the murder]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, andgetting is a dangerous villain who's helping Cinder take down Beacon Academy, robbing countless civilian Dust stores, and takes part in attacks when they're busy dodging.the murder of [[spoiler: Tukson]].
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
*DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head SelectiveObliviousness: Her idealisation of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.Cinder is so strong that Emerald straight up ignores anything that threaten to shatter this fragile image. When Ilia tries to point out that someone who truly cares for her wouldn't treat her that way, Emerald lashes out just like an abuse victim who has yet to see through their abuser's manipulations.
*DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearlyUndyingLoyalty: Unlike Mercury, who doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, act nearly as loyal to Cinder, Emerald is deeply devoted to Cinder and does everything she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving can to please her, never turning against the woman who reached out to her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.no one else did.
*EvenEvilHasStandards: YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman whohas over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.naturally green hair.
* AdaptationalModesty:
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason she's so loyal to Cinder. Emerald was on her own all her life, not even getting help from the White Fang despite being a Faunus, and so latched onto the first person who showed her a better life. This has caused Emerald to denounce her connection to her people and solely care for Cinder, much to Ilia's concern.
*
* ArchEnemy: Built up
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* NoSympathy: She feels nothing towards [[spoiler: Tukson's death or Ilia's adverse reaction to it. Ilia trying to get her to connect with Tukson and her shared race, Emerald shuts it down, straight up admitting that she doesn't care about
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms,
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Emerald has a crimson eye colour, and
* RockThemeNaming: Named after the green gem stone, emeralds.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly
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* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil:The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to responsible for the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam are all but shown to be excruciating and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to horrific, and only does because they brought Huntsmen is the one to their hideout. When she has them dead take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to rights, she Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even apologises for having when she tries to kill them.fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
*CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn'ta fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that very accurate in the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.fight with Eirian.
*FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
*InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a shawl normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She'spart of his face heavily scarred with a fox Faunus, having metal plate fixed into it and a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName:The ''Teumessian Fox'' ''Merlot'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox red grape that could never be captured. Teumessian is used in making a fox Faunus who escaped captured by wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmenconstantly, able in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri toescape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilakexperiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.experimentation.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil:
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
*
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't
*
*
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's
* MeaningfulName:
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to Mauve's.her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
*FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
*HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in his mace allows Bertilak a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced toshock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him fight, she does whatever she can to gain the get an advantage on Roxanne her opponent, either by blinding them in their fight, but sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.they're busy dodging.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood:Just like Copies the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes thepoint smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to thatRoxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine. of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
*
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
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* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
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** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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[[folder:Teumessian]]
---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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[[folder:Bertilak Celadon]]
---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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[[folder:Teumessian]]
---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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[[folder:Bertilak Celadon]]
---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* MeaningfulName:
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* FoeYay: Both with Ruri and Roxanne. Despite fighting against her, Carmine compliments them with flirty approval, and is more teasing with them than others like Qrow or Sable.
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* KnewWhenToFoldThem: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
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* KnewWhenToFoldThem: KnowWhenToFoldEm: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
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---> “Salem. You were right, Oz. She’s been making some big moves from Evernight, and it looks like the people she’s been gathering over the years are now coming out.”
The secret [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] of ''AZRE'', Salem is a mysterious woman who had been locked in a secret war against Ozpin, controlling men and Grimm alike to achieve her goals. Some time before the story began, she was locked away in her castle in Evernight, an undetermined location far away from the four Kingdoms and humanity, but with Ozpin growing weaker with time, she is growing stronger, and is looking to finally be free.
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* AncientEvil: She and Ozpin have lived for thousands of years, long before the Kingdoms themselves were formed. While Ozpin is portrayed as the [[{{BigGood}} Big Good]], Salem is portrayed as this, controlling the Grimm that had hunted humanity for their entire existence.
* ArchEnemy: She's this to Ozpin.
* TheBeastmaster: Her complete control of the Grimm have made her this, as Qrow tells the inner circle that she's been creating things that they should be worried about, and is making bigger moves with increased Grimm activity across Remnant.
* BigBad: While the White Fang are the [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] of Team AZRE, especially Adam, Salem is this for the entire of Remnant, proving a much bigger threat that Ozpin is focusing more on.
* TheDreaded: Out of all the dangerous enemies that the heroes face, Salem is the worst of them all. To the point that she even puts fear in ''Ozpin's'' heart. Even her allies fear her, as Arthur simply mentioning her causes Merlot to become visibly terrified.
* MysteriousPast: Nothing is known about her yet.
* OddNameOut: Like Ozpin, she is the only character to have a name that doesn't reference a colour, since she and Ozpin are actually people from the First Humanity; people that went extinct thousands of years ago.
* OnlyOneName: She's only known as Salem. Whether she actually has a last name or not is unknown.
* Really700YearsOld: Like Ozpin, Salem had been alive for several millennia.
* TheUnseen: Despite finally being revealed in Ozpin's group, Salem hasn't physically shown herself just yet. {{Justified}}, as she is locked away by Ozpin's magic, and so can't physically leave Evernight, a place that the heroes can't possibly reach themselves.
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---> “I shouldn’t have to tell you how much I despise people going back on their word. You wouldn’t want her to know of this little incident… do you?”
One of Salem's inner circle members, Arthur Watts is disgraced Atlesian scientist allied with Doctor Merlot, providing him with the equipment he needs for his Grimm experiments, and in return wants the souls, and Semblances, of the unfortunate victims that Merlot captures.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: If he really is the Arthur Watts that he's heavily implied to be, he's [[spoiler: Winter's biological father]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was talked about in the airship by Mauve chapters before he's revealed to be alive and working for Salem.
* FakingTheDead: Atlas, and the whole world, believes he's been dead for decades. His appearance in Merlot's lab proves otherwise.
* LackOfEmpathy: From his very short introduction, Arthur clearly shows that he isn't above threatening even his allies with worse if they fail to meet his high standards, indirectly threatening Merlot with informing Salem of his poor performance if he doesn't stick to the deadlines.
* TheStarscream: Decades before ''AZRE'' began, he was once a respected scientist who had multiple scientific breakthroughs in his careers, his works propelling Atlas further ahead. However, for unknown reasons, he stole classified military information and was tried for treason against the Kingdom, faking his death to avoid punishment.
---> “You meddling kids can’t possibly understand what I’m trying to do! I am on the brink of historical discovery! One that will change everything we know about the Grimm!”
An Atlesian scientist with an obsession over the Grimm, Doctor Merlot abandoned his kingdom and people to carry out his unethical experimentation, doing whatever he could to make the scientific breakthrough. Eventually, this unique interest in the Grimm, along with his skills, brought him to the attention of Arthur Watts, and Salem herself.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Grimm Eclipse'', Doctor Merlot once studied at Beacon Academy, leaving because of differences in his and Ozpin's ideals along with his increasingly unstable fascination of the Grimm, having no connection to Salem. In ''AZRE'', he was an Atlesian scientist that willingly left after being derided by his fellow scientists, joining Salem after years on the road because she could give him the funding and equipment he desired to carry on his research.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He seems to be the only person in Remnant who finds the Grimm interesting and wishes to study them, rather than monsters to be hunted for protection or sport. This fascination led him into Salem's faction, as she can give him all the Grimm to study, and his unique knowledge can be used to further improve her armies.
* AffablyEvil: Merlot is responsible for the countless disappearances of Vacuo's citizens, including Huntsmen, using them for experiments that are all but shown to be excruciating and horrific, and is the one to take [[spoiler: Ruri's]] Semblance. However, he talks to Ruri very much like a doctor would to his patient, being patient and calm even when she tries to fight back. [[{{FauxAffablyEvil}} His attitude quickly disappears when he's in stressful situations]].
* TheBeastmaster: Though it's unknown if he can control the Grimm that he didn't personally create, all the experiment Grimm listen to his orders without hesitation, especially the Stitched.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Doctor Moreau'' from the book The Island of Doctor Moreau.
* ElectronicEyes: Has a red, cybernetic one to replace his left eye.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once a proud Atlesian scientist like Pietro, but started to slowly destroy his relationship with his comrades when he went further into the study of Grimm and Grimmification, eventually abandoning them when they realise just how far he had gone.
* EyeBeam: His prosthetic lets him do so, though it isn't very accurate in the fight with Eirian.
* EyeScream: The left side of his face seems to have been heavily disfigured under his metal plate, with his left eye completely replaced with a fake one.
* FacialHorror: Most of his face looks like a normal elderly man, but his left eye has been completely removed, that part of his face heavily scarred with a metal plate fixed into it and a glowing red eye replacing his normal blue one.
* MeaningfulName: ''Merlot'' is a red grape that is used in making a wine of similar colour. Though he still keeps the cold and colourless pallete from his time in Atlas, Merlot does wear a red sweater under his lab coat and has a red, cybernetic eye.
* NonActionGuy: He does try his best, but it's very clear that he's nowhere on the level as even Huntsmen in training like Eirian.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Actively keeps Ruri to experiment on because her Faunus genetics yield far more interesting results than humans, despite Atlas having a very dark history of Faunus exploitation and experimentation.
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[[folder:Carmine Escalados]]Esclados]]
---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
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* AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* FoeYay: Both with Ruri and Roxanne. Despite fighting against her, Carmine compliments them with flirty approval, and is more teasing with them than others like Qrow or Sable.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnewWhenToFoldThem: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
---> “For what really matters in this world. Money.”
A criminal working for Doctor Merlot, Carmine Esclados is the one responsible for personally kidnapping many of the people that had disappeared in Vacuo, taking them to the doctor for his experiments.
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* AdaptationalModesty: While she still shows some skin, Carmine covers up far more in ''AZRE'' compared to her outfit in ''Before The Dawn'', with her wearing various hues of brown, red and tan to blend in with Vacuo's citizens.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human in ''Before The Dawn'', but is a snake Faunus in ''AZRE''.
* ArchEnemy: Built up to be this with Qrow. Both have past bad blood, with Carmine and Qrow knowing each other by name, and Carmine knows just how strong Qrow is given that she would rather retreat than carry on fighting. Back in the hideout, while she talks about Sable with annoyance, she is outright venomous when talking about Qrow.
* BoomerangBigot: Minor, but when talking about Sable, a fellow Faunus, Carmine refers to her as "that Faunus pest" in a derogatory way. Likely a result of growing up in Atlas.
* CombatPragmatist: Whenever Carmine is forced to fight, she does whatever she can to get an advantage on her opponent, either by blinding them in sand that she's used to create sand storms, or by throwing things at them and getting in attacks when they're busy dodging.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has a thick, curly head of auburn hair and dark complexion typical of people living in Vacuo, despite actually being from Atlas.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Team FNKI reveals just how little respect Huntsmen get in Atlas due to increased military presence, Carmine's past with the kingdom can be seen in a different light, especially as both she and Teumessian are both [[{{FantasticRacism}} Faunus]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While she clearly doesn't care for Bertilak, even after he was arrested, she shows a more friendly relationship with fellow trafficker Teumessian, going as far as saving her when Merlot's hideout was about to self-detonate.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be committing all these crimes for a paycheck, but even Carmine and her group are disgusted not only by Merlot's experimentation on living people, but Atlas' continued work towards machinery that messes with a person's very soul.
* FairytaleMotif: ''Quetzalcoatl'' from Aztec Mythology, and the ''Red Knight'' from Arthurian Legends.
* FoeYay: Both with Ruri and Roxanne. Despite fighting against her, Carmine compliments them with flirty approval, and is more teasing with them than others like Qrow or Sable.
* {{Greed}}: Her main motivation. She isn't loyal to Merlot or Salem at all, and is simply only there because they pay her better than her job as an Atlas Huntress did. When called out by Roxanne for commiting heinous acts simply for a profit, she shows no regret for it.
---> '''Carmine''': Can't eat on good faith alone.
* InTheHood: Copies the headscarf tradition from the Leib Tribe to hide her face, wearing a red scarf similar to Zanthus and Sable.
* KnewWhenToFoldThem: She's cocky, but Carmine is not stupid. When facing against Qrow Branwen, a veteran Huntsman who has over a decade of experience over her, and a wide range of abilities, she takes the smart option and runs away, masking her escape with sand to blind him.
* LittleBitBeastly: As a snake Faunus, she has scales and fangs similar to that of a viper.
* Mayincatec: {{Averted}}. Carmine takes from Aztec mythology and weaponry, wielding a tecpatl and being inspired by Quetzalcoatl; an Aztec God that took form as a feathered serpent.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Carmine'' is a shade of red, with Carmine not only having bright auburn red hair, but decorated with red accents on her outfit.
** ''Esclados'' is Portuguese for "Scaled". Her Faunus trait is scales along with snake fangs. It's also the name of the Red Knight in Arthurian Legends.
* MindOverMatter: Her Semblance is a Telekinesis type, similar to Glynda's, with Carmine using it to create localised sandstorms and levitate objects to throw at people.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: A motivation different to her counterpart's one in the book, as that Carmine was loyal to the Crown and Gillian. Carmine in ''AZRE'' has no Crown to follow, simply staying with Merlot because he pays her better than anyone else. Despite that, there are moments where she expresses doubt over whether the money is worth it when she sees what Merlot is doing.
* VillainRespect: Has this for Ruri. Carmine appreciates Ruri's spirit and fighting prowess, even going as far as asking Merlot if her and her group could have Ruri instead. Unfortunately, her request was declined.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Her eyes are bright gold, and Carmine herself is a sneaky criminal who commits human trafficking and murder for coin.
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---> "Atlas has this whole monopoly over everything. They make themselves out as the good guys, but this? No person saying they’re the good guys does something like that.”
A fellow trafficker like Carmine, working together to kidnap people in Vacuo for Merlot to conduct experiments on.
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* AffablyEvil: The most out of the trio. While Bertilak and Carmine show little hesitation in their illegal work, Teumessian doesn't like what Merlot is doing to the people they kidnap and actively voices her concerns, something that Carmine actually agrees with. When she's fighting Adam and Zanthus, she clearly doesn't want to and only does because they brought Huntsmen to their hideout. When she has them dead to rights, she even apologises for having to kill them.
* CombatPragmatist: Whatever she cares about, it isn't a fair fight. Her hookblade is not only good for travelling across wide gaps, but hooking people and tipping them off balance for a cheap shot. Not only that, she uses Lightning Dust so that the shock ends up paralysing her opponent enough for her to finish them.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Teumessian Fox'' in Greek Mythology.
* InTheHood: Like Bertilak and Carmine, Teumessian wears a shawl that covers her face, something that seemingly everyone in their group wears to disguise themselves.
* KickChick: She primarily kicks her opponents when fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She's a fox Faunus, having a long bushy fox tail as her trait.
* MeaningfulName: The ''Teumessian Fox'' is a Greek legend regarding a fox that could never be captured. Teumessian is a fox Faunus who escaped captured by Huntsmen constantly, able to escape Merlot's hideout with Carmine without capture.
* OnlyOneName: While Bertilak and Carmine both have surnames revealed, Teumessian is only referred to by her first name, making her the odd one out in the Vacuo Arc villains.
* ShockAndAwe: She uses primarily Lightning Dust in her gun.
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---> "The girl with the silver eyes..."
One of the traffickers working for Merlot, alongside Carmine and Teumessian.
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* CarryABigStick: He wields a giant mace similar to Mauve's.
* FairytaleMotif: ''The Green Knight'' from Arthurian Legend, matching Carmine's Red Knight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Lightning Dust in his mace allows Bertilak to shock and temporarily stun his opponents, opening them up for further attacks. This allows him to gain the advantage on Roxanne in their fight, but when she realises what his mace can do, she uses the Dust weaves in her boots, along with her own Lightning Dust, to absorb Bertilak's attack and increase her attack damage. The following attack destroyed his Aura and took Bertilak out the fight, allowing him to be arrested.
* InTheHood: Just like the rest of his group, he wears a blue hood that completely covers his face, to the point that Roxanne can't even see his eyes like she could with Carmine.
* MeaningfulName:
** ''Bertilak'' is the name of a character in the poem "Gawain and the Green Knight", with his allusion being the Green Knight.
** ''Celadon'' is a shade of bluish-green, Bertilak wearing plenty of blue and green in his outfit.
* PlayingWithFire: Like Eliana, Bertilak's Semblance is pyrokinesis; the ability to manipulate fire.
* ShockAndAwe: His mace splits into different segments that emit electricity through Lightning Dust.
* SatelliteCharacter: Unlike Carmine and Teumessian, who at least have some characterisation and motives behind their actions, Bertilak appeared for one chapter, got beaten by Roxanne, and was arrested short after. He's the only villain in the Vacuo Arc to actually be captured.
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The [[{{BigBad}} Big Bad]] of ''AZRE'' and Remnant, Salem and her faction are the forces that Orpington Ozpin had been fighting against for millennia, keeping her existence a secret to uphold the fragile peace he worked to create.
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Those working directly under Salem, they are handpicked from criminals, rejects and those that revere the masquerading Goddess.
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Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
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Those working directly under Salem, they are handpicked from criminals, rejects and those that revere the masquerading Goddess.
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Those that haven't made it into the inner circle, rather working for Salem's closest allies.
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