History Characters / ForgedDestiny

* ShonenUpgrade: What his ability [[spoiler:to change his Class from Blacksmith to Swordmaster]] amounts to, as it comes with better stats, and more direct combat skills.

* FamedInStory: By Book 5 it's revealed that they have developed a bit of a reputation within Beacon for their accomplishments in the previous books.

* TookALevelInCynic: As of the start of Book 7. [[TraumaCongaline After going through what may very well be the worst experience of his life]], Jaune grows suspicious of the people surrounding him as well as defensive and short-tempered with the rest of the Guild even while they're treating him normally. Justified as Jaune is under house arrest and surrounded by many Nobles who seek to either use or dispose of him. He is also aware that his treatment of the Guild is unfair and makes a conscious effort to be more patient with them.

* TookALevelInJerkass: As of the start of Book 7. [[ExtremeDoormat After getting thoroughly criticized without offering any defense]] [[spoiler:once he's outed as a Blacksmith]], he becomes increasingly paranoid, defensive, and short-tempered at the rest of the Guild later even while they're treating him normally. Becomes especially egregious to Blake, as he brings up her personal issues in response to her blunt criticism, something he sought and acknowledged earlier in the story.

* TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:What Jaune endures after his Blacksmith class is revealed - he's rejected by his erstwhile friends in the Hunters, his relationship with Blake ends on acrimonious terms, and gets expelled after a thorough dressing-down from Ozpin]].

* TookALevelInJerkass: As of the start of Book 7. [[ExtremeDoorMatt After getting thoroughly criticized without offering any defense]] [[spoiler:once he's outed as a Blacksmith]], he becomes increasingly paranoid, defensive, and short-tempered at the rest of the Guild later even while they're treating him normally. Becomes especially egregious to Blake, as he brings up her personal issues in response to her blunt criticism, something he sought and acknowledged earlier in the story.

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* TearsOfJoy: Is so relieved to be saved by Jaune during her First Quest that she starts crying.

* OriginalCharacter

!! Ellayne

A Beacon student a year behind Jaune and the rest, who Jaune meets just before her First Quest initiation.

An ex-Hero and renegade of Atlas. He and Weiss share an unknown history.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Loves to gloat and insult his weaker opponents in the midst of battle, [[spoiler:and even stops to condescend to Ms. Goodwitch during their fight.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Zigzagged. While this Salem is more horrifying, treacherous, and cruel than her canon self on a personal level, she's presented as simply following her [[EldritchAbomination inherent nature]] instead of willfully pursuing humanity's destruction, and is no longer the driving force of overall conflict in the story; having nothing to do with the Greycloaks except as a means to grant their wishes.

* PhysicalGod: Salem is recognized as a goddess by many ([[SubvertedTrope Though she doesn't]] [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly need prayer badly]]), [[TimeAbyss calls herself the origin, eternal, and everpresent from a time before the dominion of humanity]], [[NighInvulnerable is seemingly immune to all forms of physical damage]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction and possesses the power to]] [[spoiler:[[PersonOfMassDestruction completely destroy a once fertile kingdom to the point that, centuries later, all that is left of it is a vast desert.]] And, perhaps most importantly, she can be directly harmed when summoned and forced to manifest.]]

* {{Foil}}: Both Blake and Jaune act as this to each other. Both are people with troubled secrets that strive to overcome the prejudices of their inherent

* DontCallMeSir: After [[spoiler: saving Ansel from Mistral Soldiers and inspiring the citizens to fight back]], several begin referring to him as a lord, despite [[InsistentTerminology his insistence otherwise]].

* DoomedHomeTown: [[spoiler: {{Inverted}}. Ansel takes some casualties, but is actually left as the only town in the region to not be razed to the ground]].

* {{Foil}}: Both Blake and Jaune act as this to each other. Both are people with troubled secrets that strive to overcome the prejudices of their inherent Classes but go about it in different ways. While Jaune is a low Level Blacksmith who is new to the larger world, Blake is a relatively high leveled Hero with experience in multiple societies. While Jaune tries to be a Knight, known for their honor and directness, but achieves this through deceit, Blake is openly an Assassin known for their underhanded and backstabbing methods. While Jaune grew up with a large and loving family, Blake was an only child [[DarkAndTroubledPast whose parents died when she was young.]] And while Jaune is socially awkward, yet is outgoing, Blake is much more reserved and anti-social. [[spoiler:This all ultimately culminates into them becoming a couple in the story.]]
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: A variation of this occurs with Jaune. She reveals that even at the start of their friendship, she couldn't believe Jaune was genuine in wanting to associate with her and was just leading her on. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a couple it still took months of her witnessing [[KnightInShiningArmor Jaune's earnest and caring nature]] for her to get over her doubt to his true feelings. Once she does, [[TheirFirstTime she enthusiastically responds.]]]]
* ItDoesntMeanAnything: Invoked word for word regarding nearly every act of kindness and tenderness towards [[spoiler:Jaune, especially in regards to [[MustNotDieAVirgin nearly having sex]] in Atlas.]] However, it doesn't hold up for long.
* KnifeNut: Fights with a variety of knives and throwing daggers. [[spoiler:Later, Jaune gives her a pair of daggers he made in secret, both with a [[GeometricMagic rune of minor Constitution]] in order to better protect her.]]
* LuminescentBlush: Develops a bit of a tendency to do this later on around [[spoiler:Jaune]], especially when he says something especially corny/romantic.
* [[AssassinsAreAlwaysBetrayed Rogues Are Always Betrayed]]: Her fear of this is one of the main obstacles to her closer relationship with the Hunters in general and [[spoiler:Jaune]] in particular.
* SecretKeeper: A reluctant one to Ellayne and Jaune. [[spoiler:As she's aware the Fighter did not pass the First Quest, but that Jaune lied that she did.]] She promises to keep the truth to herself only on Jaune's insistence.
* SexyWalk: Occasionally puts a little more swing in her hips [[spoiler:for Jaune,]] and he can't help but [[MaleGaze instantly notice.]]
* SixthRanger: Spent the first few books as a reluctant addition to The Hunters, until her hand was forced in Book 3 and she joined them officially.
* TakingTheBullet: When Jaune is grappling a higher level Paladin, [[spoiler:she tackles him out of the way when their opponent pulls a knife, leading to her being stabbed instead]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Being an Assassin, and thus distrusted and discriminated against, has forced her to put up a strong, uncaring front to the world, but inside she's driven by worry and affection towards Jaune and the others. [[spoiler:Becomes even more pronounced after she and Jaune start dating.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler:Blake has no trouble bluntly criticizing Jaune or shredding his ego, but the moment Qrow starts digging into his doubts and insecurities, she pulls a knife on the Druid. Also instantly throws a dagger at Salem when looming over him.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: After some initially hostile encounters due to class rivalry, [[spoiler:and Weiss' father and younger brother being killed by an Assassin,]] she eventually becomes this with Weiss.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Gives this to Jaune as much as Ruby, whenever [[HeroicSelfDeprecation his doubts and low self-esteem are getting to him.]]

!! Weiss Schnee
Class: Mage

A proud and temperamental Mage that Jaune tries to form a party with on the First Quest, and fails spectacularly. Originally from the [[TheMagocracy Mage ruling]] Kingdom of Atlas, she came to Vale to become a Hero for unknown reasons.

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* AnIcePerson: Though as a Mage she can potentially use a variety of elements, she primarily uses ice as her main form of magic.
* BlessedWithSuck: Her Passive skill, which makes her unable to use anything but a sword, denying her the ability to MinMax with staves like other Mage classes, and is the source of many either deriding or pitying her in the Mage-centric Atlas. What benefits this gives in return is not revealed. [[spoiler:That is, until the Ashari temple fight; Weiss has to fight her own mother, who's a traditional staff-wielding Mage. Her swordsmanship proves vital to staying alive; since Mages are traditionally ranged attackers, the easiest way to overwhelm them is getting in close.]]
* ControlFreak: Has a ''strong'' opinion on the proper order of things, and even specializes in control magic. [[spoiler:It's hinted that the trauma of Watts' betrayal of her mother and family has given her severe trust issues that fuel this.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at this on the Annual Quest to Atlas, as only her sister Winter is seen and it's mentioned Ironwood raised both of them. Later revealed in Book 3 [[spoiler:that Watts, her mother's Sentinel, ended up murdering both her parents and younger brother, and attempted the same to her and Winter, for the purpose of having her mother for himself.]]
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Though Weiss doesn't really talk about them much, all indications are that they were much more loving and involved with their children than their canon counterparts [[spoiler:before they were murdered by Watts while they tried to protect them.]]
* TheFace: Will often take the leading role for the guild when the situation calls for diplomacy, or when dealing with local authority figures like garrison commanders, and ruling nobility.
* {{Foil}}: To Blake. Both put up walls between themselves and others due to a combination of [[DarkAndTroubledPast past tragedies]] and being ostracized for being born with features they can't control (being an Assassin for Blake, [[BlessedWithSuck being forced to only use swords]] for Weiss). But while Blake is silent and anti-social, making it difficult to know her thoughts, Weiss is much, much more temperamental and outspoken, and won't hesitate to express her opinion on things.
** And to her mother, Willow. [[spoiler:Willow was a support mage, who focused on buffing her allies at the expense of directly influencing battles. Weiss on the other hand, due to her past trauma at the hands of her mother's Sentinel and her subsequent trust issues, is a control mage, who seeks to control the field of battle to directly counter her opponents.]]
* HiddenDepths: Her introduction and abrasiveness give off the impression that she is still a member of the privileged elite who's been handed everything just as in canon, but is later revealed to have experienced her own share of hardships and tragedies before coming to Beacon.
* [[InterClassRomance Inter-Caste Romance]]: She and her sister are the result of one. Their mother, [[TheMagocracy a Mage of Atlas]], created a minor scandal when she married their father, a common Soldier.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all her haughty disdain towards those she doesn't immediately respect, or her biting remarks, Weiss is still a noble Hero and ultimately kind person who will save others even should it cost her greatly, [[spoiler:as seen when she unselfishly gives an extremely rare healing Elixir meant for her to a dying Ruby.]]
* LogicalWeakness: Weiss' ice-magic partially draws on her surroundings, such as the moisture in the air, so it is more taxing in areas with little to no moisture, such as the deserts of Vacuo.
* SquishyWizard: A critical drawback for being a Mage. If any journey requires long marches or climbs Weiss will most likely be the first to become exhausted and need a break. She'll never ask for things to be made easier, though.
* TraumaCongaLine: Weiss watches [[spoiler:her [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead mom Willow]] be resurrected by her [[DarkAndTroubledPast once uncle-figure Arthur Watts.]] He then proceeds to [[KickTheDog grope Willow, boast about how the two of them will marry and have kids, and attack the Hunters with Willow aiding him.]] Throughout the ensuing fight, Willow is conscious enough to know exactly what she's doing and spends much of it in tears while apologizing for her actions. After killing her mother, Weiss then watches helplessly as her friend and fellow leader-figure in the Hunters is overwhelmed by a direct attack from [[EldritchAbomination Salem.]] He comes out unscathed, but in the process is revealed to have been perpetuating a lie about his class and (unknowingly) being in a pact with Salem the whole time. In her ensuing rant at Jaune, it's clear that her anger is masking an [[BrokenBird emotional breakdown.]] The next chapter shows Weiss apologizing for acting in the heat of the moment and allowing said breakdown to affect her words.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: To both Yang and (after the Annual Quest) Blake. She regularly snipes and argues with the other two, but are clearly good friends.

!! Pyrrha Nikos
Class: Champion

A student from Mistral, and a member of the rare and powerful Prestige Class. She and Jaune briefly meet before the First Quest, and become good friends soon after.

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* TheAce: As a Prestige class she's this in general, but especially for the Hunters Guild where her Class and relatively high stats allows her to serve as their best tank, one of their best damage dealers, and her more advanced training allows her to know what general tactics and formations are best for situations.
* AchievementInIgnorance: What initially convinces Pyrrha to become Jaune's friend is his having no clue what a Champion is, or why it's a big deal.
* BetterAsFriends: At first she doesn't display her canon feelings for Jaune despite their meeting much the same way, and his having no knowledge of her Class. Later revealed that she was initially interested, but her insecurities made her even more hesitant, and decided on this instead, [[spoiler:especially as she observes Jaune and Blake's growing relationship.]]
* CulturalCringe: Pyrrha is repeatedly embarrassed when the Hunter's encounter some of her homeland's more unusual customs, particularly those involving treating the King and royal family as divine beings.
* CursedWithAwesome: The way nearly everyone puts her on a pedestal simply for her class, has caused Pyrrha to regard being a Champion as this. Worse, being a Champion specifically, and not another Prestige Class, means all her skills are oriented for fighting by one's self, which exacerbates her loneliness.
* {{Foil}}: Turns out to be one to Cinder. Both are Mistralian Heroes given extraordinary opportunities and expectations due to being Prestige classes. But while Pyrrha felt increasingly isolated for all the attention and moved to Vale, Cinder thrives under it and proudly strives to carry out the burdens placed on her. [[spoiler:The difference is made even starker when it's revealed both were offered marriage to the crown prince, with Pyrrha politely rejecting the offer, and Cinder gratefully accepting.]]
* IdiotBall: Appeared to hold it whenever she was dealing with Torchwick. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be the result of Roman's Passive [[CharmPerson boosting his Charisma]], making her trust and listen to him more easily.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Would have really preferred to be born a more common Class.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has trouble not referring to the Labour Caste by the more derogatory 'NPC' name without conscious effort. Though she's not alone in the group with this problem, it becomes more pronounced when her remark almost sets off a bar, [[spoiler:with tensions high due to the village being recently conquered by Mistral.]]
* OneWomanArmy: Being a Prestige Class, she has the potential to be this at even a modest level. Being a Champion, her skills are even more specifically designed to allow her to fight single-handedly against multitudes.
* SuperMode: What her passive - She Who Stands Alone - turns out to be. It essentially gives her such a massive stat boost, she can perform feats well above what her Level would suggest, but only under the condition she fights an enemy while not being close to an ally. The range of how far she has to be from an ally is quite high, and as a result she is unable to have any help while using it.

!!Yang Xiao Long
Class: Brawler

Ruby's older half-sister. A generally fun loving young woman, her carefree attitude is always set aside when it comes to her younger sister's wellbeing.

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* AngerBornOfWorry: She is very frustrated at Ruby's tendency to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome jump in to save others]] without considering the danger first, and won't hesitate to argue and yell in Ruby's face in front of everyone.
* BigSisterInstinct: Far more so than in canon. To the point it's Ruby that looks to get some space from Yang rather than the other way around.
* BoisterousBruiser: She wouldn't be Yang if she wasn't.
* TheGadfly: Really enjoys snarking and teasing others, [[spoiler:especially Jaune and Blake when it comes to their love life.]]
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Out of the entire guild, she's the one who enjoys going to pubs and drinking the most.
* HiddenDepths: For awhile she seemed as carefree as she does in early canon. Then we learn of her bitterness over Summer's tendency to relentlessly throw herself into danger till it killed her, and her constant fear of Ruby doing the same.
* MaleGaze: Is aware that men tend to focus on her chest, [[ShowSomeLeg and will even emphasize it to her advantage.]]
* ParentalNeglect: What she has come to regard Summer's constant questing to save others until dying on one.
* PlayingWithFire: Her fists can ignite into flames due to a Skill.
* SecretKeeper: Is one in regards to the secrets of Ruby's class.
* ShowSomeLeg: Knows that she's very beautiful, and has no trouble using her looks to make men more cooperative.
* VitriolicBestBuds: To Weiss. She regularly gets on the Mage's nerves and argues with her, but clearly considers her a friend. Jaune speculates it's because Weiss' reactions amuse her.
* WhatTheHellHero: Delivers a pretty scathing one to Ruby after the Eldon Quest. When it was discovered [[spoiler:that what was actually attacking the caravans was bandits instead of Grimm,]] yet Ruby refused to retreat despite her [[FragileSpeedster fragility]] and promise to her sister to be careful, it prompts Yang to call her out on her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome heroics]] and how actions like that are what led to [[MissingMom Summer's death]].

!! Nora Valkyrie
Class: Barbarian.

A cheerful and ditzy young woman Jaune meets during the First Quest. She is rarely seen without the company of her best friend, Ren.

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* BloodKnight: Freely admits getting lost in battle rage often.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Like in canon, she and Ren have been at each other's side for quite some time. Unlike canon, she is rather more aggressive in trying to take things to a deeper level.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: It's Nora.
* CordonBleughChef: Frequently tries to add random ingredients to whatever Ren cooks.
* DumbMuscle: Subverted. While she is expected to be this due to her class, and though she's not really book smart, she is very knowledgeable about tracking and can identify Grimm from what claw marks they make.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: [[spoiler:She acts as one to Ren, as her exuberance seems to pierce through his Passive and helps keep him grounded.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Becomes remarkably calm and to the point [[spoiler:after Ren is injured by a Greycloak on a quest.]] The only reason Jaune knows immediately that it's not ''more'' serious is because he doesn't see Nora in tears.

!! Lie Ren
Class: Monk

A long time companion of Nora and the only other male in the main cast aside from Jaune. He and Jaune meet on the First Quest, and quickly pair up at the start of the year when they are assigned to the boy's dorm.

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* BadassBookworm: Is a Tier 1 Hero, and will often be found doing research on various subjects.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Is as quiet and unassuming as in canon, but we later learn that being a Monk makes him a Tier 1 class, whose stats and skills, while specialized, are generally superior to Tier 2 and Tier 3 classes.
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:His Passive -Balance of Emotions- allows him to think with a clear mind unconstrained by emotional interference, but at the cost of it keeping him from feeling much of anything ''at all''. It's also always active, so he can only feel emotions for a few brief moments before it reasserts itself, and sends him back into a blank state.]]
* ChefOfIron: Being on the road a lot with Nora necessitated him becoming a decent cook, and he'll often be the one to prepare meals on quests, or aide in the guildhall kitchen.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Nora's pushing for this, but it's unknown what Ren thinks of it, or if he's even aware of her feelings.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Calmly threatens to stab Jaune if he continues [[spoiler:gushing over Blake being his girlfriend]] after hearing about it for a week straight.
* EmotionSuppression: [[spoiler:What his Passive -Balance of Emotions- turns out to be. All emotions, both positive and negative, are suppressed to the point he feels nothing. He is able to have emotions, but his Passive will always suppress it back down after a few moments.]]
* HiddenDepths: For the first four books, he doesn't seem different to his canon self. [[spoiler:Then we learn his Passive skill enforces a limited form of sociopathy on him, with his ability to maintain his humanity and connection with people thanks only to the brief moments of emotion he can manage, as well as having Nora as a companion for so long.]]
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Ren first meets Ruby and Pyrrha, he later tries to research their classes in a tome that gives info on what Class abilities and general personalities are like out of curiosity. When Jaune says it's better to find out who they are as people from them, and implicitly points out he's looking to prejudge them, Ren closes the book.
* {{Irony}}: Ren reveals that a Monk is a Class focused on achieving "balance", however it is also noted as being a Tier 1 Class, which means their stat distribution is inherently specialized and uneven compared to the more balanced Tier 2 classes.
* KissOfLife: Inadvertently gives this to Jaune while performing CPR, and Jaune waking up into it [[spoiler:while mistaking him for Blake.]]
* KnifeNut: Fights with a pair of daggers.


!!Velvet Scarlatina
Class: Tailor

A rabbit Faunus and member of Beacon's large Labour Caste staff responsible for the upkeep of the school. She joins the Hunters Guild when it's formed as it's Seneschal.

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* AnimalMotifs: Instead of the cute bunny girl seen in canon, she is initially portrayed as more of a scared rabbit.
* ExtremeDoormat: Having no combat abilities like in canon, she is far more skittish and submissive. She doesn't even look Jaune in the eye when they first meet, as Jaune is still disguised as a Hero. Later grows out of this as she continues to work for the guild.
* SilkHidingSteel: Develops out of her nervousness, and into this when it comes to her duties, and puts her foot down when it comes to cooking and tracking mud on her floors.
* TeamMom: Quickly becomes this for the guild, happily taking care of all their domestic needs, sewing new clothes and repairing old ones, and waking up the more stubborn members from sleep.
* TearsOfFear: Is openly weeping in fear [[spoiler:after members of Torchwick's guild beat her up, drive her out of Beacon, and threaten her life into keeping quiet.]]
* WorkingClassHero: Is the only member of the guild who does Labour class duties, and joined when they desperately needed someone to serve as their Seneschal, effectively saving them. Since then she has done everything in her power to support the guild, and we later learn she is the only source of income for her single mother and two little brothers.
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!!Headmaster Ozpin
Class: Sage

The Headmaster of Beacon Academy. He is a strong proponent of peace and unity against the Grimm.

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* AdultsAreUseless: Played with. As Jaune and the rest of the Hunters Guild learn about Torchwick's history of conning students, they frequently wonder how Ozpin or any of the other teachers haven't caught on or done anything about it. [[spoiler:Later is revealed to be justified due to learning of Neo's Illusionist abilities making it easy to operate under false identities and frame others, as well as Ozpin being distracted by outside threats.]]
** Played more straight when Ozpin frequently sends the Hunters to battle the Greycloaks, despite them being under-leveled students, with the justification that he can't trust anyone else.
** Played straight again when he sends the Hunters into the middle of Vacuo without outfitting them with proper gear or fully conveying to them the nature of the threats Vacuo possesses, such as sandstorms and the various types of Grimm.
* DemotedToExtra: As a consequence of the story being told solely from Jaune's POV, he's rarely seen. More over with the canon plot thread of his and Salem's millennium spanning secret-war being removed from this story, his role is also significantly reduced as a result.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally a stoic and unflappable leader, Ozpin looks aghast when [[spoiler:Cinder kills the King of Vale at a peace ceremony]].
* QuestGiver: As the Headmaster of Beacon, he assigns all students their Annual Quests personally in order for them to graduate the year. He's also the main source for the Hunters guild; bringing them several quests related to combating the Greycloaks directly.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Does everything he can to assure that peace is maintained between the kingdoms, warns his students against taking dangerous risks but still allows them to do so if they feel it is necessary, and [[spoiler:recompenses the Hunters with a free guildhall and other amenities after he discovers what [[LoanShark Torchwick]] had been doing right under his nose]].

!!Glynda Goodwitch
Class: Warlock

The Deputy Headmistress of Beacon. She teaches advanced magic, first aid, and oversees all combat classes.

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: All of Beacon's teachers are required to have: served for at least 15 years, a Level of at least 60, and a record of distinguished achievements. [[spoiler:And she proves her credentials in her fight against Watts.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Shows up with Tsune to save Jaune, Coco, and the others inside Torchwick's guild before they can be killed by Watts.]]
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Comes with being a Warlock and specializing in curses.
* PlayingWithFire: Her favored and perhaps most deadly element based on her confrontation with [[spoiler:Watts]].
* RedBaron: The Black Warlock of Vale.
* ThinkingUpPortals: Can conjure up a magic portal to transport people from place to place, though she needs assistance to power one strong enough to transport hundreds of initiates for a few hours during their First Quest, and is limited in range to the very edges of the kingdom.

!!Bartholomew Oobleck
Class: Alchemist

A professor at Beacon who specializes in the more academic aspects of being a Hero.

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* MrExposition: So far his main appearances revolve around explaining the nature of stat distributions and the responsibilities of the Grand Treaty.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:He's normally quite calm and matter of fact in his instruction, but when war breaks out between Vale and Mistral, he snaps at the Beacon students for their vocal protestation to protect the invading Mistral forces as well as Vale's, and yells that if any student doesn't want to uphold the Grand Treaty in it's entirety then they can leave Beacon and never come back.]]

!!Tsune
Class: Priest

A fox Faunus, and member of Beacon's staff. She serves as the primary healer for the entire school.

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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Shows up with Glynda to save Jaune, Coco, and the others inside Torchwick's guild before they can be killed by Watts.]]
* CombatSadomasochist: Is really fond of hearing her opponents (or anyone) scream, and is not at all bothered by receiving pain in turn.
* GenreSavvy: She is well aware that healers are high priority targets and knows how to take care of herself in a fight.
* KungFuWizard: Knows that a Priest is [[SquishyWizard weak in close combat]] and [[ShootTheMedicFirst prone to being immediately targeted,]] and has learned basic martial arts in order to compensate (and is hinted to be standard practice for all healers).
* LightIsGood: She wields a variety of light based spells and healing magic, and is definitely one of the good guys. [[{{Sadist}} It's just that her interests are a little... disturbing.]]
* LittleBitBeastly: Is a fox Faunus.
* MadDoctor: She'll heal you, but she enjoys doing it in the most painful way possible.
* TheMedic: Serves as Beacon's primary healer.
* OriginalCharacter: Is a character Coeur created to serve as Beacon's nurse in all his works.
* ShoutOut: To the various eastern myths about kitsunes, with the most prominent ones causing mass pain and torture.


!!Coco Adel
Class: Archer

An acquaintance Jaune first meets at the auction house interested in purchasing a bow. She is a member of the Mercenary's Guild, the largest guild in Beacon.

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The best Archer in the Mercenary's Guild [[spoiler:and the guild leader]].
* PragmaticHero: She has no qualms about boosting to gain levels, has several members of the Mercenary's guild start a fire in the forest as a distraction, and [[spoiler:tries to fight Torchwick as a group]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is this as [[spoiler:the head of the Mercenary's Guild]]. While she is sympathetic to the plight that The Hunters find themselves in, she still refuses to place her underlings in danger of expulsion, even if they would likely receive a hefty monetary reward. [[RevengeBeforeReason Once she finds out who their opponents are however...]]
* ReluctantRuler: [[spoiler:Absolutely did not want to be the guild leader of The Mercenary's Guild, but accepted it in the end.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: She is entirely willing to risk almost certain expulsion and demotion to the Soldier Caste if it means she can get revenge on [[spoiler:Torchwick]] for what he did to her, Yatsuhashi, and Fox during their first year.

!!James Ironwood
Class: Mage

Lord of Atlas' Grand Academy of Magic and the Archmage of Atlas. He is a close friend of Headmaster Ozpin.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: While canon Ironwood is courteous and well intentioned, this version is much more easy going and openly friendly due to having no military background.
* TheArchmage: Ironwood's title as the strongest mage in Atlas.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Perhaps the most influential figure in Atlas and the only known Hero capable of creating "Ironwood" trees and [[spoiler:life]].
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:Took in Winter and Weiss after the deaths of their father, brother, and mother.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He [[spoiler:took Weiss and Winter]] under his own protection to prevent any more assassination attempts, sent a full team of Beacon students solely to investigate an issue as a neutral third party so as to prevent a political incident, and immediately [[spoiler:[[BigDamnHeroes sent reinforcements]] when he noticed what he thought was a distress signal coming from the top of the Fang]].
* RedBaron: He has two: "Archmage", and "Ironwood".
* ThinkingUpPortals: Like Glynda, he can also make a magic portal, [[spoiler:which is how he is able to send Penny to help Jaune and the others in time on the Fang.]]


!!Winter Schnee
Class: Fencer

Weiss' older sister, who she looks up to with great respect. She serves as the personal Sentinel to Archmage Ironwood.

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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Girl]]: Is much more openly affectionate and emotional, having no need to maintain the strict military discipline of her canon self.
* BodyguardingABadass: Is the Sentinel to the most powerful Mage in Atlas.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Shares one with Weiss, as we later learn [[spoiler:that her mother's Sentinel, Watts, ended up murdering both her parents and younger brother, and attempted the same to her and Weiss, for the purpose of having her mother for himself.]]
* [[InterClassRomance Inter-Caste Romance]]: She and her sister are the result of one. Their mother, [[TheMagocracy a Mage of Atlas]], created a minor scandal when she married their father, a common Soldier.

!!Kaedin Sand
Class: Mage

A Mage and researcher of Atlas Academy. He accompanies the Hunters on their Quest in Atlas.

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* DishingOutDirt: Most of his magic is earth based.
* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler:Is last seen having several drinks, mourning the death of his best friend Viktor.]]
* EscortMission: Is the subject of one while trying to find the cause of the natural disasters on The Fang.
* MrExposition: Gives a brief history of Atlas, how it's [[TheMagocracy Mage ruling class]] came to power, and why Assassins are feared and maligned more than the usual Class rivalry.
* NiceGuy: Is far more reasonable and personable than his Sentinel, showing no hostility towards Blake, nor holding the guild's youth and inexperience against them.
* OriginalCharacter

!!Viktor Swansteel
Class: Knight

A Knight of Atlas and the Sentinel to Kaedin Sand. He accompanies the Hunters on their Quest in Atlas with his Mage charge.

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* AssholeVictim: He's so unpleasant from the moment he's introduced to [[spoiler:spitefully cursing Jaune and the others before Merlot kills him,]] that one doesn't feel too sorry for him.
* BigDamnHeroes: Has this as a skill, as his Passive -Vanguard- gives him a massive stat boost whenever an ally is moments away from being killed. However, it only briefly works, so he must quickly choose to either [[LightningBruiser attack the enemy or defend the ally while it's active]].
* CharmPerson: Subverted. It's noted that a Knight is supposed to have a high Charisma score that makes them this, but he's such a massive asshole to Jaune and the rest that they can't help but be put off by him.
* GoodIsNotNice: He's a Knight working to stop the disasters occurring on the Fang, and is dedicated to protecting his long time Mage charge and friend. He's also a harsh and demanding jerk to anyone who is not a social equal.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Gets torn in half by a Grimm transformed Merlot.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Played with. Kaedin describes his more admirable qualities, explains his [[AngerBornOfWorry harsh treatment of Jaune and the rest as concern over his Mage charge]], and [[spoiler:puts himself between them and a Grimm transformed Merlot several times before dying;]] however, [[InformedAttribute we never see any indication of this from Viktor himself]], and he also [[spoiler:curses Jaune and the others with his last breathe before dying.]] So it's left somewhat ambiguous if this is just the bias of an old friend or not.
* OriginalCharacter
* PlayingWithFire: Has a skill that ignites his sword with fire.


!!Penny
Class: Construct

A happy and upbeat girl that assists the Hunters during their time in Atlas.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Saves the party when fighting [[spoiler:the transformed Merlot on top of the Fang]].
* KillItThroughItsStomach: How she dispatches [[spoiler:Merlot]]. As external damage seemed to be too superficial, she hopped down his mouth and impaled him from the inside.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: As a Construct, her only reaction to being brutally impaled through the chest is to tell the offender that that was rather rude of them.
* RobotGirl: The magical variant. While there are many constructs in Atlas, she is the only one capable of independent thought and reasoning as she was created by [[TheArchmage Ironwood]].
* WalkingArmory: In place of her canon floating swords and lasers, she instead has the ability to create any type of medieval weapon she wants from her magical energy.

!!Oscar
Class: Farmer

A Labour Caste resident of Eldon who befriended Ruby and Jaune during their stay there.

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* DemotedToExtra: Goes from being a significant member of the series from Season 4 onwards, to little more than a cameo appearance on a short quest Jaune and Ruby take.
* HopelessSuitor: Clearly has a crush on Ruby despite her being a member of the Hero Caste, and therefore someone he has no chance at being with due to their radically different lives leaving little to no chance of ever interacting again.

!! Qrow Branwen
Class: Druid

Yang and Ruby's uncle. He meets and aides the guild on their quest to investigate Greycloak activity in Mistral.

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* AngerBornOfWorry: Though it's more subtle than Yang, Qrow is also concerned about Ruby's tendency [[ChronicHeroSyndrome to jump into trouble in order to save people,]] and subsequently starts in on Jaune who he initially thinks is a bad influence on her.
* {{BFS}}: Like in canon, though it's a scimitar-sickle blade rather than the [[SwissArmyWeapon sword-scythe-shotgun weapon]] he wields.
* BlessedWithSuck: Was regarded as this for being born as a magic using class by his tribe who valued physical strength above all else. As such, he was forced to focus on melee abilities to the point his magic became all but useless.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: In a way. Being a Druid he has an innate ability that makes mundane animals see him as this, but he mostly uses it to lure in animals to eat. When Jaune calls him out on this, he dismisses it as providing scavengers with food, since they too are living creatures.
* HealingFactor: Is shown to possess a weak one thanks to one of the few spells he is capable of casting.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: When it comes to Jaune. When learning about the many troubles the guild already has faced, he initially believes the blonde knight to be a glory seeker taking advantage of Ruby's idealism and naivete to drag her into danger, though he later admits to being wrong. He then again pegs Jaune as a FearlessFool due to being [[HeroicSafeMode far too calm and focused]] during a Grimm siege, not realizing it's due to an as yet unknown skill than a character trait.
* OneManArmy: He's at a high enough level that he mentions that he could slaughter a moderately garrisoned village -Soldiers, Labourers, and all- single handily, provided that they didn't all rush him at once.
* SecretKeeper: Like Yang, he too serves as this for Ruby when it comes to the specifics of her class.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Like in canon, his class allows him to turn into a crow for surveillance and scouting, however it's implied this is the only animal he can turn into due to his poor magic ability.

!!Cinder Fall
Class: Elementalist

A Hero of Mistral, that Jaune and the others meet on their Quest to investigate Greycloak activity. She is a member of the rare Prestige class, and enjoys great status and reverence in her home kingdom.

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* TheAce: Is this due to being a Prestige class, and quickly establishes herself as one of the most powerful damage dealers in the story [[PlayingWithFire with her fire spells.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: Is far more noble and heroic than in canon. WordOfGod attributes this to her class and status [[spoiler:as the future Queen of Mistral]] already granting her everything she wants. [[spoiler:Even her attacking the King of Vale at the PeaceConference is only done with great reluctance and on the order of [[CharmPerson the King of Mistral]]]].
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Quickly proves herself able to kick a ton of ass, and later reveals that she has the authority to match [[spoiler:being engaged to the crown prince of Mistral.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Jaune on multiple occasions.
* BurningWithAnger: She has a temper, and a tendency to [[PlayingWithFire let her fire abilities loose]] when she loses control of it.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Even as she lays dying, Cinder refuses to summon [[JerkassGenie Salem]] for a chance to fix her mistakes with a wish, knowing the cost would be too high.]]
* TheFatalist: [[spoiler:Admits to being this for her part in betraying Beacon and breaking the Grand Treaty, as she felt there was nothing she, as a member of the Hero Caste, could do in the face of Mistral's Nobles' greed and callousness. Though Jaune notes the [[CharmPerson Mistralian King's Charisma]] has a part in influencing her, she states that she may have been able to resist it had she believed herself able.]]
* {{Foil}}: Revealed to be one to Pyrrha. Both are Mistralian Heroes given extraordinary opportunities and expectations due to being Prestige classes. While Cinder thrives under it and proudly strives to carry out the burdens placed on her, Pyrrha felt increasingly isolated for all the attention and moved to Vale to escape the pressure. [[spoiler:The difference is made even starker when it's revealed both were offered marriage to the crown prince, with Cinder gratefully accepting after Pyrrha politely rejected the offer]].
** Also proves to be one to [[spoiler:the last King of the Ashari]]. Both are royals pushed [[spoiler:to the breaking point by war]]; while the latter [[spoiler:summoned Salem and doomed Vacuo with his wish]], Cinder flat-out refuses to do the same.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Jaune apologizing for not being able to save Cinder even though she was his enemy brings a smile to her face as she dies wondering WhatCouldHaveBeen if she had met [[TheHero him]] sooner.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: While she's [[AdaptationalHeroism far more noble and well-intentioned than in canon]], she's still Cinder. Thus she has a tendency to make her enemies suffer if she feels they deserve it, and can be rather domineering and authoritative to allies.
* MagicKnight: What an Elementalist essentially is, being proficient in both melee and magic, with the only drawback being limited to using only a single type of elemental magic.
* OneWomanArmy: Proves it [[spoiler:when she summons a Phoenix to destroy an invading horde of Grimm.]]
* PetTheDog: She does this after [[spoiler:Jaune is outed as a Blacksmith and is ostracized by the rest of the guild after an emotionally trying battle against Watts and Willow, Weiss' mother. While she does believe that what he did was ultimately foolhardy and will likely cause him great trouble in the future, she is able to understand the reasons why he did it in the first place, comparing it to how her own Prestige Class affects her own life, and thus she does respect that he was able to fight against his fate, even if only for a while. Sadly, as she sees it, YouCantFightFate, and while she does offer him a chance to at least live as a Hero in private by having him join her entourage due to her future position as Queen of Mistral, she can't change the system itself and ultimately he would only be able to live as a slightly more important NPC. While she is most likely this due to not being as emotionally tied to the situation as the Hunters are, she comes off much better by comparison due to her willingness to hear things out at the moment]]
* PlayingWithFire: As an Elementalist, she can only cast fire spells.
* PoliticallyActivePrincess: [[spoiler:As the fiance to the prince of Mistral]], Cinder goes to great lengths to open diplomatic channels with Ozpin to ensure that the two of them have a chance to [[spoiler:negotiate an end to the Mistral-Vale War.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As the [[spoiler:future Queen of Mistral]], Cinder spends a large amount of her time on missions to ensure the safety of her country, either through fighting hordes of Grimm or by opening diplomatic channels to ensure peaceful relations with other kingdoms. Her behavior stands in sharp contrast to the last [[spoiler:[[DirtyCoward Queen of Mistral.]]]]
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:What Mistral tries to paint Cinder as following the events of her death so as to save face, just as they did with [[FallenHero Tyrian.]] The King of Vale refuses to let such a thing stand and forces Mistral to accept War Guilt for their atrocities.]]
* SorryThatImDying: [[spoiler:After she [[TakingTheBullet shields the King of Mistral,]] Cinder apologizes to Jaune for everything that had gone wrong during the PeaceConference as well as her inability to resist the commands of her king.]]
* SuperpowerLottery: Won it ''big time.'' Not only is she a Prestige Class, making her stats and skills better than other classes, but by also having magic she's capable of killing multitudes of Grimm and other enemies quickly, letting her gain Exp much faster and easier than even a pure melee using Prestige class like Pyrrha.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Protects her king with her own body when Jaune tries to run him through for his treachery.]]
* VillainRespect: [[spoiler:While not so much a villain as she is someone forced to fight against Jaune due to the orders of [[CharmPerson her King]], Cinder can't help but praise Jaune for both his determination and his ferocity and confesses that she admires him all the more for daring to fight against his destiny.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Cinder's view of [[spoiler:Jaune]]. The feeling is entirely mutual.
-->"Even before this, I respected you more than I cared to admit. Your determination. Your ferocity. Discovering that you were [[spoiler:but a Blacksmith]] did nothing to change that. If anything, I admired it all the more. I admired you."

!! Ellayne
Class: Fighter

A Beacon student a year behind Jaune and the rest, who Jaune meets just before her First Quest initiation.

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* TheApprentice: She takes private sparring lessons from Jaune, under Ms. Goodwitch's suggestion.
* BladeOnAStick: Fights with a spear.
* TheCutie: A young, innocent and idealistic girl whose eagerness to become a Hero prompts Jaune to personally look after her during her time at Beacon. She even cutely refers to Jaune as "Master".
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:She actually fails her First Quest, and isn't suppose to be in Beacon.]]
* {{Fangirl}}: Has put Jaune on something of a pedestal after he rescues her, much to his embarrassment.
* {{Foil}}: To Jaune. Both are Heroes attending Beacon while [[DarkSecret hiding the fact they technically shouldn't be.]] But while Jaune is actually a Labour Caste member who defeated a Grimm too strong for initiates by seeking help, and thus passed the First Quest, Ellayne is a genuine Hero class [[spoiler:that was overwhelmed by several weak Grimm by being on her own, and thus failed the First Quest, but is let in anyway due to Jaune lying for her.]]
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Jaune at their second meeting for saving her life, [[spoiler:and lying so that she could stay in Beacon.]]
* OriginalCharacter
* PuppyDogEyes: When asking Jaune to spar with her, she hits him with a wide, sorrowful look. Naturally, he agrees.
* TearsOfJoy: Is so relieved to be saved by Jaune during her First Quest that she starts crying.

!! Isaac Corvo
Class: Guardian

A General in Mistral's army which the guild is tasked with defending.

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* DecliningPromotion: He actually passed the First Quest but became a Soldier voluntarily due to [[FamilyHonor his family's long tradition of service]].
* TheFundamentalist: He truly believes in his God-King and sees [[spoiler:the war with Vale]] as an opportunity to spread his worship.
* HeroicSacrifice: Once he learns that negativity is what is required to summon Salem, [[spoiler:He freely walks into the Greycloaks' sacrificial pyre with a smile on his face and feelings of love for his king, country, soldiers, family, and friends in his heart. The positive emotions [[EmotionEater repel Salem]] and [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth put an end to the ritual]].]]
* OriginalCharacter
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He tries to comfort Jaune several times and is shown to care about his soldier's well being. While he is willing to do his duty to his country, he is conflicted about sending his men into a battle he knows will result in significant loss of life.

!! Sun Wukong
Class: Monk

Chieftain of the Wukong sept of the Del'Ashari tribe. He meets the Hunters Guild during their quest in Vacuo.

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* AssKickingEqualsAuthority: The strongest person in the Del'Ashari is the leader. Whether they want to be or not.
* BareFistedMonk: Like in canon, but is now his actual Class.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Subverted. While he's a chief of a large group of people the position is largely symbolic, and he's able to pass it off in order to join Jaune and the others on their quest.
* DemotedToExtra: While a regularly occurring character throughout RWBY, here he's only seen for the Vacuo Quest, and receives less characterization than some OCs.
* TheLeader: Introduced as the chieftain of a portion of a larger Vacuo tribe.
* MrExposition: Explains the history of Vacuo, as well as the Del'Ashari's tribal duty of [[ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow making sure it's secrets stay buried.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:Despite the hostile introduction his tribe had with the guild, and the prior bad experience he had with Roman, Neo, and Watts, he's willing to talk things out with Jaune and the others.]]
* ReluctantRuler: He freely admits he doesn't particularly want or like the responsibility of leading the tribe.

!!Faith

The horse that Jaune is always saddled with while at Beacon, despite the fact that she seems to [[HorsingAround do her best to make him suffer.]]

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* CoolHorse: Faith is a black courser, a swift and strong horse typically used in war, and Jaune states that she is of prime pedigree seeing as she is of [[HeroAcademy Beacon.]] She is also fully capable of [[spoiler:crushing an enemy soldier's skull beneath her hooves given the slightest opportunity.]]
* EvilDetectingDog: A potential reason she is always [[spoiler:so hostile to Jaune as she does her utmost to dismount and harass him as long as he is wearing [[{{MacGuffin}} Salem's amulet]] but is very comforting and protective of him once said amulet is [[WhiteMagic purified.]]]]
* HorsingAround: Has ''quite'' the attitude when it comes to Jaune.
* MoodyMount: Tends to do her utmost to harry Jaune but can be sympathetic to him on occasion, is smart enough to concoct schemes (according to Jaune), and is very gentle with his sisters when he visits his hometown.

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!!Roman Torchwick
Class: Thief

The leader of the TRE guild. Officially registered under "Torchwick Real Estate", it's better known as "Torchwick Rogue Empire" as a hint to it's true nature.

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* TheBait: [[spoiler:Intentionally fails to assassinate Corvo and allows himself to be captured by the Mistral Army just to focus the Hunters' attention. YMMV on how much sense this makes when the Guild was already bound for the Mistral army, and the Greycloak's plan called for said army to be over-run by a horde of Grimm.]]
* CharmPerson: [[spoiler:A benefit of his Passive, Silver Tongued Rogue, which lets him use his Dexterity score in place of Charisma.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Is quite polite and friendly in his interactions, but is constantly trying to scam students into poverty and force them out of Beacon. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be a necessary tactic for his [[CharmPerson Silver Tongued Rogue]] passive skill, so that people will follow his suggestions more easily.]]
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:After spending years tricking defenseless students into trouble he finally gets a measure of comeuppance in Book 3 when he's forced to flee Beacon, but still escapes imprisonment.]]
* KnifeNut: Wields a dagger along with his cane.
* LoanShark: His specialty, with the help of Neo.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has a particular fondness of targeting naive first years. Needless to say, it has made him many enemies over the years.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Is revealed to be employed by the Greycloaks while being a student within Beacon.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: His scamming the Hunters Guild, and subsequently trying to get them kicked out of Beacon, is what pushes them to take quests that frequently pits them against the Greycloaks.
* SonOfAWhore: Casually mentions that his mother was a prostitute in response to Coco calling him a bastard.
* TreacherousQuestGiver: Averted. Tried to offer a quest as a means for Jaune and the others to pay off their debt, but Jaune later throws the scroll away without even reading it, knowing it would likely give Torchwick even more leverage over them.

!!Neo
Class: Dancer [[spoiler:Actual Class: Illusionist]]

Torchwick's assistant, and the Seneschal of the TRE guild. She and Torchwick share a friendly and amicable relationship.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Likes to pretend to be a member of the Labour Caste to make people underestimate her.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Jaune. [[spoiler:While Jaune changes his Labourer class name to a Hero's with an illusion in order to escape the prejudice against the Labour Caste and pursue a heroic life, she uses an illusion to change her Hero class name to a Labourer's in order to pursue a criminal career and make people underestimate her until it's too late.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She could have easily killed Jaune in his sleep, but made a spur of the moment decision to choke him to death in a needlessly cruel fashion rather than simply slit his throat, giving him an opportunity to stop her.]] This does not count as IdiotBall as it was ''entirely'' in character for her to do so.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:After spending years tricking defenseless students into trouble she finally gets a measure of comeuppance in Book 3 when her true class is revealed and she's forced to flee Beacon, but still manages to avoid imprisonment.]]
* KissOfDeath: [[spoiler:Shows up in the Magnis quest disguised as Blake [[SlainInTheirSleep in an attempt to murder Jaune in his sleep,]] but as he wakes up on her arrival she quickly proceeds to seduce and make-out with him before trying to strangle him.]]
* MasterOfIllusion: [[spoiler:She's mostly seen using her abilities to aide Torchwick in his crimes by changing her Class, disguising Roman into other people, and creating a distraction in order to flee punishment.]]
* WalkingSpoiler:As one can see by the rest of her entries, the details about her are a significant reveal.

!!Merlot
Class: Sorcerer

A Sorcerer and the first Greycloak Jaune and the others face. He is dedicated to achieving godhood through the use of a dark ritual.

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* AssholeVictim: Is so unapologetically evil, selfish, and egotistical, you can't help but be glad [[spoiler:that Salem screws him over by transforming him into a Grimm, and he gets killed off.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Wished for the power of the Grimm, [[spoiler:and got turned into a giant tentacled monster as a result.]]
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Asked for the power of the Grimm, [[spoiler:so Salem turned him into a giant monstrous Grimm, while pointing out that a Grimm's power is primarily all physical.]]
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:One of the consequences of absorbing all the Grimm on a frigid mountain was gaining their weakness to fire.]]
* EvilIsNotAToy: Claims to have spent decades researching the ritual [[spoiler:to summon Salem,]] but gave very little thought on what could happen once he did.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Is determined to become a god [[spoiler:no matter who he has to kill, be they Labour caste, or even his own Sentinel.]]
* SummoningRitual: Is implied to be the one who pieced together the method to summon Salem and provided it to the Greycloaks.
* TeamKiller: [[spoiler:Killing his Sentinel is what provided the final amount of negativity to summon Salem.]]
* TheyCalledMeMad: Was exiled from Atlas for his questionable research into the Grimm.

!!Glenn Vuori
Class: Lancer

The Sentinel of Merlot, who aides him in his quest for godhood.

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* AssholeVictim: It's hard to be sympathetic [[spoiler:when Merlot betrays and murders her]] given her willing complicity in the death of so many innocent Labour Caste, and her [[SmugSuper condescending attitude.]]
* BladeOnAStick: Fights with a spear.
* FlashStep: Her Passive skill allows her to instanly move toward where any spear she possess is at.
* DidNotSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Was completely surprised by Merlot murdering her as the final sacrifice to summon Salem.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Is in love with Merlot and fully supports him [[spoiler:in sacrificing the Labour Caste on the Fang to summon Salem.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Vuori" is Finnish for "mountain." So her name translates to "Mt Glenn".
* MoreDakka: Has a skill that allows her to create a plethora of ethereal spears to throw at enemies.
* ShoutOut: To the Mt Glenn incident not only in canon, but to the Grimm Eclipse game as well.


!!Arthur Watts
Class: Paladin

An ex-Hero and renegade of Atlas. He and Weiss share an unknown history.

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* AbsurdCuttingPower: His favored runic sword has the ability to cut through people and armor with little effort. [[spoiler:It loses the ability when Jaune uses his Blacksmithing skill to smudge one of the runes powering it, turning it into a mundane blade.]]
* BlindedByTheLight: [[spoiler:Jaune uses [[LightEmUp Salem]] to temporarily blind Watts before he can both kill Blake and stop her from assassinating Willow.]]
* BodyguardCrush: Was the Sentinel to Weiss' mother, [[spoiler:and became jealous and murderous when she fell in love with Weiss' father Jacques instead.]]
* CombatMedic: Is one of the few individuals with a healing Class who chose to attend a Hero academy rather than a specialized healer school.
* EyeScream: Loses an eye [[spoiler:courtesy of Blake with his own dagger.]]
* HealingHands: Has access to healing spells as a Paladin.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** [[{{Pride}} He can't help but]] [[EvilGloating gloat to the heroes]] concerning the supremacy of his [[GeometricMagic rune-enchanted]] equipment and how none of their weapons would be able to harm him. [[spoiler:So Jaune [[PlayingWithFire melts]] one of the runes from Watts' sword, stripping it of its abilities, while also distracting Watts enough for Blake to stab him [[EyeScream in the eye]] with his own enchanted dagger that he had previously fatally wounded her with before she was [[HealingHands healed by Watts' own spell]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain that had missed its intended target thanks to Jaune.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Happens again, after he makes his wish to Salem. Because he wished for the resurrected Willow to never let themselves be separated, she takes advantage by killing him when she is dealt a mortal blow, so that they could be together in death.]]
* LightIsNotGood: As a Paladin he has light based magic, but is definitely not a good guy.
* TheLostLenore: His main motive in aiding the Grey Cloaks is [[spoiler:to gain access to a wish and ressurect Willow, [[MadLove his former Mage]].]]
* MagicKnight: Is this due to being a Paladin. Though is nominally not quite as good in either melee or magic as dedicated classes, his high level and equipment makes up for any deficiency.
* TheMedic: As a high level Paladin, he can cast effective healing spells numerous times with ease.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: His plan [[spoiler:to murder Weiss' father Jacques in order to have her mother Willow. It may have worked if he didn't continue to try and murder Weiss and Winter after they survived the first assassination.]]
* NeverMyFault: He blames Jacques for Willow not loving him, the death of Whitley, and even Willow's murder.
* SmugSnake: He's an incredibly high level, has access to healing magic, has powerful magical equipment, and is well aware of how formidable that makes him. If he was more focused on fighting than [[EvilGloating belittling his opponents]], the Hunters probably wouldn't have stood a chance against him.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Loves to gloat and insult his weaker opponents in the midst of battle, [[spoiler:and even stops to condescend to Ms. Goodwitch during their fight.]]
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard The ultimate consequence]] of his wish to ressurrect [[TheLostLenore Willow]]. As a part of his wish he demanded that they never be separated. [[LiteralGenie Willow was happy to oblige him after she had been mortally wounded]].]]


!!Tyrian Callows
Class: Paragon

A famed and accomplished Hero of Mistral who fell from grace due to a past failure. He is determined to bring about a more peaceful and inclusive Mistral, but by dark and twisted means.

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* TheAce: A Paragon is a Prestige Class whose focus is having A ranked stats in all categories (save Resilience), and is thus regarded as the perfect Hero class.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Canon Tyrian is little more than a sociopathic thug. [[spoiler:In this story he's a Hero driven to madness due to being branded a [[{{Unperson}} Forsaken]] for a failure that wasn't his fault, and still retains a noble, if warped, goal.]]
* AxeCrazy: He wants to make Mistral more inclusive and peaceful, [[spoiler:so he summons Salem in order to serve as it's new Queen, and finds the prospect of people being turned into Grimm a fantastic idea.]]
* CharmPerson: As a high-leveled Paragon, Tyrian has an incredibly large Charisma score. This is somewhat implied to be the reason [[spoiler:the villagers went with him of their own volition and why they were so willing to sacrifice themselves to further his goals.]]
* FallenHero: A particularly poignant example. [[spoiler:Tyrian, a noble and accomplished Hero who failed to save the Mistral Queen due to her own cowardice, was made a scapegoat and Forsaken by the Mistral hierarchy to save their reputation, and ends up dying in an (unneeded) attempt to save his new Queen Salem, whom he summoned in a mad attempt to create a more peaceful and inclusive Mistral. [[KickTheDog And then Salem dismisses him as a failure, leaving Tyrian a broken and sobbing mess as he succumbs to his wounds]].]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: It's implied that Tyrian being branded a Forsaken was the primary force driving him to madness.
* IdealHero: Dedicated himself to being one and was held as one of the greatest Heroes of Mistral, not only due to his class, but also by accepting every request made to him, while never asking for anything in return. [[spoiler:It later ended up destroying him when his failure to protect the Queen of Mistral due to her own cowardice, caused the King to brand him as [[{{Unperson}} Forsaken]] so no one would know the truth, and was shunned by everyone for it.]]
* PetTheDog: Is angered by Ruby being injured by one of his followers, and immediately fusses over her.
* TheScapegoat: Was made into one by the Mistralian monarchy in order to [[spoiler:keep the truth of the queen's cowardice and idiocy hidden from the rest of the world.]]
* SimpleYetAwesome: The class equivalent, as he shows no special skills in his fight against the guild, but by being a Paragon all of his stats (save Resilience) are ranked A, so he doesn't require any.
* {{Unperson}}: Was branded as a Forsaken [[spoiler:due to the Queen fleeing like a coward and getting herself killed, and the King using Tyrian as a scapegoat to maintain the Royal's reputation.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is convinced that his intentions are pure and ultimately for the greater good of Mistral.

!!The Greycloaks

A mysterious organization spreading chaos throughout Remnant.

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* DealWithTheDevil: They seem intent on making various deals with Salem.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[OutsideContextProblem The Hunters]] regularly disrupt their plans in ways they couldn't anticipate. Examples include: interrupting their summoning rituals, initiating a guild war against their operatives, being personally acquainted with Salem, and [[spoiler:putting a stop to their rebellions by having the political backing of the future God-Queen of Mistral.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Engineered a series of naval incidents to instigate a war between Vale and Mistral.]]
* ForTheEvulz: Their main agenda, as wide spread misery makes it easier to summon Salem.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Little is known about them, not even their proper name, just that they seem dedicated to spreading misery and chaos across Remnant.
* LegionOfDoom: [[spoiler:So far all of the main human antagonists have been related to them in one way or another.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Despite using the same methods, each member's ultimate goals have little in common and are sometimes contradictory.

!!Salem

The Queen and ultimate source of the Grimm.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Zigzagged. While this Salem is more horrifying, treacherous, and cruel than her canon self on a personal level, she's presented as simply following her [[EldritchAbomination inherent nature]] instead of willfully pursuing humanity's destruction, and is no longer the driving force of overall conflict in the story; having nothing to do with the Greycloaks except as a means to grant their wishes.
* AntagonistAbilities: Has several. Her very presence [[GravityMaster presses down everyone until they're on their hands and knees.]] Striking her with a weapon will either [[{{Intangibility}} go right through her,]] or [[BareHandedBladeBlock be caught with ease.]] She can easily [[SuperSenses detect the location of those out of sight or the true nature of those in disguise,]] can [[{{Telekinesis}} hurl and grab people without physical contact,]] and [[VillainTeleportation cross distances in an instant.]] All this, ''in addition to'' being the Queen of Grimm, and thus [[MookMaker able to create any kind of Grimm she wants!]]
* BerserkButton: Anyone actually harming her, [[spoiler:as Jaune found out.]]
* EldritchAbomination: Is this in-universe, having no name or class over her head, and exists outside of the [[RPGMechanicsVerse RPG System]] the rest of the world runs under.
* EmotionEater: Feeds off of negativity, though she has a particular preference on the kind of negativity produced.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: PlayedWith. She's observed to express distaste [[spoiler:at Merlot murdering his Sentinel.]] Later revealed that her distaste is due to the kind of negativity being produced with the [[EmotionEater "flavor"]] being rooted in love, while she prefers anger.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Is polite and personable, though in a condescending way, and plays along with whoever summons her, but does whatever she can to twist their wishes and screw them over. Oh, and is also the source of the Grimm, and [[EmotionEater feeds off the negativity around her.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: Is both the ultimate source of the Grimm and the unifying factor behind the Greycloaks.
* KickTheDog: A particularly brutal one [[spoiler:to Tyrian,]] where she plays on his past failure as he lays dying, [[EmotionEater just to emotionally torture him in order to wring out the best kind of negativity]].
* KryptoniteFactor: As a Demonic entity, Salem is weak to [[spoiler:[[WhiteMagic Purified objects]]]]. Luckily for her, no such objects seem to exist [[spoiler:until Jaune makes one out of her amulet]].
* LawfulEvil: Is bound to obey her summoner and grant their wish, [[ExactWords though how she goes about it is completely up to her.]] And in her third appearance it's heavily implied she operates under an even larger set of rules that she can't fully break, but constantly tries to undermine.
* LightEmUp: If Salem is harmed in even the most minuscule of fashions, she releases a blinding flash of light accompanied by a sound like thunder and an outward force. [[spoiler:[[GuileHero Jaune uses this to his advantage by throwing his dagger into Salem's back and subsequently]] [[BlindedByTheLight blinding Watts before he can cut Blake in two.]]]]
* LiteralGenie: Will grant her summoner's wish, but will liberally interpret them, or even indirectly undermine them, in order to lead them to both emotional and physical destruction.
* OhCrap: Has a minor one when [[spoiler:she realizes that Jaune's path has been preparing him to combat Salem thanks to [[{{MacGuffin}} her amulet.]]]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Should a wish be made in such a way to allow her to really cut loose, Salem is fully capable of [[spoiler:destroying an entire Kingdom and converting a good portion of the continent it was on into a vast desert.]]
* PhysicalGod: Salem is recognized as a goddess by many ([[SubvertedTrope Though she doesn't]] [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly need prayer badly]]), [[TimeAbyss calls herself the origin, eternal, and everpresent from a time before the dominion of humanity]], [[NighInvulnerable is seemingly immune to all forms of physical damage]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction and possesses the power to]] [[spoiler:[[PersonOfMassDestruction completely destroy a once fertile kingdom to the point that, centuries later, all that is left of it is a vast desert.]] And, perhaps most importantly, she can be directly harmed when summoned and forced to manifest.]]
* SummoningRitual: She can be made to manifest on Remnant using one. She does not enjoy the experience.
* TimeAbyss: Salem claims to be the origin of all Grimm and speaks of a time before humanity claimed dominion of Remnant when her children freely roamed the land.

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* Protectorate: They take responsibility for defending and aiding [[spoiler:the village of Ansel into becoming a safe haven for the survivors of all of the massacres conducted by the Mistral Army in the region]].

-->[[spoiler:[Salem]]] looked down on me with anger, but also a sudden wariness. Something that might have resembled fear, if it were shown in a being that neither recognised nor understood it.

* DealWithTheDevil: After [[spoiler:Jaune]] is critically injured, she is desperate enough to save him to consider making a deal with [[spoiler:Salem. Thankfully [[AvertedTrope averted]] as [[spoiler:Jaune]] convinces her not to.

-->[[spoiler:[Salem] ]] looked down on me with anger, but also a sudden wariness. Something that might have resembled fear, if it were shown in a being that neither recognised nor understood it.

* ReforgedBlade: Being a Blacksmith, Jaune reforges Crocea Mors each time it is shattered to the exact same specifications as before, either by reusing the old steel or by using entirely new materials. Each new iteration still counts as the same blade[[spoiler: to Jaune's new Passive, Blade Bond, which increases damage dealt in proportion to the length of time he has been wielding his sword.]]

* SwordPlant: Jaune stabs his sword into the ground [[spoiler: right next to the head of [[ManipulativeBastard the King of Mistral]] after deciding not to kill him. [[DirtyCoward The coward still faints from fear.]]]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Weiss watches [[spoiler:her [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead mom Willow]] be resurrected by her [[DarkAndTroubledPast once uncle-figure Arthur Watts.]] He then proceeds to [[KickTheDog grope Willow, boast about how the two of them will marry and have kids, and attack the Hunters with Willow aiding him.]] Throughout the ensuing fight, Willow is conscious enough to know exactly what she's doing and spends much of it in tears while apologizing for her actions. After killing her mother, Weiss then watches helplessly as her friend and fellow leader-figure in the Hunters is overwhelmed by a direct attack from [[EldritchAbomination Salem.]] He comes out unscathed, but in the process is revealed to have been perpetuating a lie about his class and (unknowingly) being in a pact with Salem the whole time. In her ensuing rant at Jaune, it's clear that her anger is masking an [[BrokenBird emotional breakdown.]] The next chapter shows Weiss apologising for acting in the heat of the moment and allowing said breakdown to affect her words.]]

* TeamMom: Quickly becomes this for the guild; happily taking care of all their domestic needs, sewing new clothes and repairing old ones, and waking up the more stubborn members from sleep.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Jaune apologizing for not being able to save Cinder even though she was his enemy brings a smile to her face as she dies wandering WhatCouldHaveBeen if she had met [[TheHero him]] sooner.]]

* KryptoniteFactor: As a Demonic entity, Salem is weak to [[spoiler:[[WhiteMagic Purified objects]]]]. Luckily for her, no such objects seem to exist[[spoiler:until Jaune makes one out of her amulet]].

* {{Determinator}}: Jaune's defining attribute, possibly because of his [[spoiler: Res]]. No matter the state (severe pain, injury, fatigue, fear) or the situation (underleveled, outnumbered, outclassed, [[spoiler: being in the very presence of [[BiggerBad Salem]] herself]]), Jaune ''will'' continue on for as long as he must to attain victory and save his friends.

* DealWithTheDevil: After [[spoiler:Jaune]] is critically injured, she is desperate enough to save him to consider making a deal with [[spoiler:[[BiggerBad Salem]]]]. Thankfully [[AvertedTrope averted]] as [[spoiler:Jaune]] convinces her not to.

* ExtremeDoormat: [[spoiler:Admits to being this for her part in betraying Beacon and breaking the Grand Treaty, as she felt there was nothing she could do in the face of Mistral's greed and callousness, but follow along. Though Jaune notes the [[CharmPerson Mistral King's Charisma]] has a part in influencing her, she denies it as any kind of excuse as she chose to not even try to fight it.]]

* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:What Mistral tries to paint Cinder as following the events of her death so as to save face, just as they did with [[AlasPoorVillain Tyrian.]] The King of Vale refuses to let such a thing stand and forces Mistral to accept War Guilt for their atrocities.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: A particularly poignant example. [[spoiler:Tyrian, a noble and accomplished Hero who failed to save the Mistral Queen due to her own cowardice, was made a scapegoat and Forsaken by the Mistral hierarchy to save their reputation, and ends up dying in an (unneeded) attempt to save his new Queen Salem, whom he summoned in a mad attempt to create a more peaceful and inclusive Mistral. [[KickTheDog And then Salem dismisses him as a failure, leaving Tyrian a broken and sobbing mess as he succumbs to his wounds]].]]

* TheHero: Dedicated himself to being one and was held as one of the greatest Heroes of Mistral, not only due to his class, but also by accepting every request made to him, while never asking for anything in return. [[spoiler:It later ended up destroying him when his failure to protect the Queen of Mistral due to her own cowardice, caused the King to brand him as [[{{Unperson}} Forsaken]] so no one would know the truth, and was shunned by everyone for it.]]