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* IncrediblyLamePun: She is literally a Grimm Reaper. The pun works even better here than it does in canon WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}.


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* SexyWalk: Occasionally puts a little more swing in her hips [[spoiler:for Jaune]], and he can't help but [[MaleGaze instantly notice]].

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* SexyWalk: SupermodelStrut: Occasionally puts a little more swing in her hips [[spoiler:for Jaune]], and he can't help but [[MaleGaze [[EatingTheEyeCandy instantly notice]].
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* GlassCannon: UpToEleven. Under the right circumstances, Ruby can utterly decimate even [[spoiler:an Ursa that has reached its berserk stage]] but her Constitution is so low that a single hit from even an arrow shot from a member of the Labour caste could prove fatal.

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* GlassCannon: UpToEleven. Under the right circumstances, Ruby can utterly decimate even [[spoiler:an Ursa that has reached its berserk stage]] but her Constitution is so low that a single hit from even an arrow shot from a member of the Labour caste could prove fatal.

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* BladeEnthusiast: 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]].



* 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]].



* DualWield: Fights with a pair of daggers.



* KnifeNut: Fights with a pair of daggers.
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* {{Adorkable}}: A given since this is Ruby. She treats her weapon like her child, geeks out over her companions' gear, and is so excited to be invited into a Dungeon that she [[TheGlomp glomps Jaune]].
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* BotheringByTheBook: In the aftermath of [[spoiler:Mistral’s attack on Vale]], The Hunters decide to escape [[spoiler:Jaune’s unofficial house arrest]] under the pretense of doing exactly what the Caste System normally encourages them to do: taking a Quest. Ozpin and Glynda pretend not to notice until they’re already long gone on the road to [[spoiler:Ansel.]]

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* BotheringByTheBook: In the aftermath of [[spoiler:Mistral’s attack on Vale]], The Hunters decide to escape [[spoiler:Jaune’s unofficial house arrest]] under the pretense of doing exactly what the Caste System normally encourages them to do: taking a Quest. Ozpin and Glynda pretend not to notice until they’re already long gone on the road to [[spoiler:Ansel.]][[spoiler:Ansel]].



* HiddenDepths: Every member is either implied or stated to have [[DarkSecret troubling secrets,]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic pasts,]] [[BlessedWithSuck or inherent abilities]] [[CursedWithAwesome that cause personal problems]] that would be entirely unexpected to anyone that judges them solely off of their Class and appearance.

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* HiddenDepths: Every member is either implied or stated to have [[DarkSecret troubling secrets,]] secrets]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic pasts,]] pasts]], [[BlessedWithSuck or inherent abilities]] [[CursedWithAwesome that cause personal problems]] that would be entirely unexpected to anyone that judges them solely off of their Class and appearance.



-->See his [[Characters/ForgedDestinyJauneArc page.]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: A drunk Ruby pulls this [[spoiler:after arriving in Magnis,]] where she proceeds to enter Jaune's room in a nightgown, cozy up to him, suggest they do something "naughty", [[spoiler:and argues that they abuse their authority by simply using Cinder's scroll immediately to arrest the Mistral commander [[ChronicHeroSyndrome in an attempt to avoid a battle and save lives.]]]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: It's shown to only take a few drinks to get her drunk [[spoiler:during the Magnis quest, and it's still not enough to break her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome need to save people.]]]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: A drunk Ruby pulls this [[spoiler:after arriving in Magnis,]] Magnis]], where she proceeds to enter Jaune's room in a nightgown, cozy up to him, suggest they do something "naughty", [[spoiler:and argues that they abuse their authority by simply using Cinder's scroll immediately to arrest the Mistral commander [[ChronicHeroSyndrome in an attempt to avoid a battle and save lives.]]]]
lives]]]].
* CantHoldHerLiquor: It's shown to only take a few drinks to get her drunk [[spoiler:during the Magnis quest, and it's still not enough to break her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome need to save people.]]]]people]]]].



* CripplingOverspecialization: [[spoiler:What the Reaper Class turns out to be, as it's revealed her Agi score ranks S as the greatest rate of increase per Level ever recorded, but with all her other stats ranking D, save for Con which is ranked X for never increasing since she was born. It makes the Reaper Class the best when it comes to running/dodging, but the worst in every other aspect.]]

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* CripplingOverspecialization: [[spoiler:What the Reaper Class turns out to be, as it's revealed her Agi score ranks S as the greatest rate of increase per Level ever recorded, but with all her other stats ranking D, save for Con which is ranked X for never increasing since she was born. It makes the Reaper Class the best when it comes to running/dodging, but the worst in every other aspect.]]aspect]].



* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Suffers from this due to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome always trying to immediately save people,]] but especially on the Eldon Quest, [[spoiler:where her plan to have Labour Caste bandits ambush her and Jaune didn't take into account the possibility of there being a Hero in the group.]]
* FamedInStory: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper ever recorded in Remnant, she was known by the King of Vale, Ozpin, and various Vale nobles before she even attended Beacon in the first chapters of the story, as they were all consulted in trying to decide what Caste her Reaper class was suited to be.]]
* FragileSpeedster:

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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Suffers from this due to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome always trying to immediately save people,]] people]], but especially on the Eldon Quest, [[spoiler:where her plan to have Labour Caste bandits ambush her and Jaune didn't take into account the possibility of there being a Hero in the group.]]
group]].
* FamedInStory: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper ever recorded in Remnant, she was known by the King of Vale, Ozpin, and various Vale nobles before she even attended Beacon in the first chapters of the story, as they were all consulted in trying to decide what Caste her Reaper class was suited to be.]]
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* FragileSpeedster: FragileSpeedster:



** This is later revealed to be because [[spoiler:she has an ''S ranked'' Agi score, and an ''X ranked'' Con, meaning that she is one of the fastest people on Remnant while also having the same constitution she had at level one.]]
** Partially [[DefiedTrope defied]] [[spoiler:when [[UltimateBlacksmith Jaune]] [[GeometricMagic engraves a rune of constitution]] onto her scythe, doubling her durability. Taken even further when he forges her a pauldron and welds the Rune of Cold Steel onto it, effectively increasing her constitution by a factor of six.]]
* FriendlessBackground: She is implied to be even worse off than in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} due to the [[DarkSecret issues that come from being a Reaper.]]

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** This is later revealed to be because [[spoiler:she has an ''S ranked'' Agi score, and an ''X ranked'' Con, meaning that she is one of the fastest people on Remnant while also having the same constitution she had at level one.]]
one]].
** Partially [[DefiedTrope defied]] [[spoiler:when [[UltimateBlacksmith Jaune]] [[GeometricMagic engraves a rune of constitution]] onto her scythe, doubling her durability. Taken even further when he forges her a pauldron and welds the Rune of Cold Steel onto it, effectively increasing her constitution by a factor of six.]]
six]].
* FriendlessBackground: She is implied to be even worse off than in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} due to the [[DarkSecret issues that come from being a Reaper.]]Reaper]].



* HiddenDepths: Ruby may be outwardly boisterous and heroic, but [[spoiler:she is plagued with incredible self-doubt regarding the nature of her Class and the knowledge that future Reapers will be sentenced to a lower Caste should she fail or potentially incorrectly placed in the Hero Caste and killed should she succeed.]] YMMV on how well this jibes with her previous characterization throughout the story, as well as her constant insistence on [[ChronicHeroSyndrome needing to be a Hero.]]
* IncrediblyLamePun: She is literally a Grimm Reaper. The pun works even better here than it does in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}.

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* HiddenDepths: Ruby may be outwardly boisterous and heroic, but [[spoiler:she is plagued with incredible self-doubt regarding the nature of her Class and the knowledge that future Reapers will be sentenced to a lower Caste should she fail or potentially incorrectly placed in the Hero Caste and killed should she succeed.]] succeed]]. YMMV on how well this jibes with her previous characterization throughout the story, as well as her constant insistence on [[ChronicHeroSyndrome needing to be a Hero.]]
Hero]].
* IncrediblyLamePun: She is literally a Grimm Reaper. The pun works even better here than it does in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}.WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}.



* NotTheIntendedUse: Implied with Crimson Slash. Based on her hesitance with its name and the details of her Class, Jaune believes it to be [[spoiler:a farming skill.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper in all of recorded history, no one is sure what Caste she's supposed to be in. The only reason she was allowed into Beacon was because it's easier to move her down in Caste if she fails as a Hero.]]

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* NotTheIntendedUse: Implied with Crimson Slash. Based on her hesitance with its name and the details of her Class, Jaune believes it to be [[spoiler:a farming skill.]]
skill]].
* OutsideContextProblem: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper in all of recorded history, no one is sure what Caste she's supposed to be in. The only reason she was allowed into Beacon was because it's easier to move her down in Caste if she fails as a Hero.]]Hero]].



* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Turns out she's been one to Jaune for some time. She became suspicious when he gave her her scythe in the dungeon during their first month at Beacon; her suspicions grew when she didn't find any scythes in Beacon's Vault, and they were entirely confirmed when she noticed the [[GeometricMagic rune]] Jaune placed on Crescent Rose during the siege of Magnis that nearly doubled her Constitution.]]

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* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Turns out she's been one to Jaune for some time. She became suspicious when he gave her her scythe in the dungeon during their first month at Beacon; her suspicions grew when she didn't find any scythes in Beacon's Vault, and they were entirely confirmed when she noticed the [[GeometricMagic rune]] Jaune placed on Crescent Rose during the siege of Magnis that nearly doubled her Constitution.]]Constitution]].



* SpottingTheThread: As Ruby's [[spoiler:Class was extensively analyzed so as to be placed in the proper Caste since she is the first Reaper in recorded history]], she knows ''exactly'' how rare a drop a battle-scythe is [[spoiler:and knows that Jaune was lying when he stated he found Crescent Rose in the Dungeon.]]

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* SpottingTheThread: As Ruby's [[spoiler:Class was extensively analyzed so as to be placed in the proper Caste since she is the first Reaper in recorded history]], she knows ''exactly'' how rare a drop a battle-scythe is [[spoiler:and knows that Jaune was lying when he stated he found Crescent Rose in the Dungeon.]]Dungeon]].



* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: How her friendship with Jaune started, as she appreciated his gestures of gratitude for saving his life, and generally treating her like a person worthy of respect. [[spoiler:And eventually lead to her [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan falling for him due to his kind and caring nature.]]]]

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: How her friendship with Jaune started, as she appreciated his gestures of gratitude for saving his life, and generally treating her like a person worthy of respect. [[spoiler:And eventually lead to her [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan falling for him due to his kind and caring nature.]]]]nature]]]].



** Discussed by Jaune and Ruby as Jaune believes that, if she thought it was what was best for him, [[spoiler:Blake would prevent him from being a Hero if she believed he, as a member of the Labour Caste, couldn't handle it.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Strongly implied. She doesn't like talking about her past, her mother died in unexplained circumstances, [[spoiler:[[RPGMechanicsverse she has an incredibly high level in a world where such a thing is only gained through killing]]]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she has an inexplicable knowledge of ship handling]], and [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason she has shown little desire to shed any light on her origins]]. She is also [[spoiler:[[MurderInTheFamily a Kinslayer.]]]]

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** Discussed by Jaune and Ruby as Jaune believes that, if she thought it was what was best for him, [[spoiler:Blake would prevent him from being a Hero if she believed he, as a member of the Labour Caste, couldn't handle it.]]
it]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Strongly implied. She doesn't like talking about her past, her mother died in unexplained circumstances, [[spoiler:[[RPGMechanicsverse she has an incredibly high level in a world where such a thing is only gained through killing]]]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she has an inexplicable knowledge of ship handling]], and [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason she has shown little desire to shed any light on her origins]]. She is also [[spoiler:[[MurderInTheFamily a Kinslayer.]]]]Kinslayer]]]].



* EnterStageWindow: She has taken to doing this when she spends the night with [[spoiler:Jaune]] in order to avoid getting caught slipping into his room. [[RightThroughTheWall Not that anyone in the guild is unaware of what's going on.]]

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* EnterStageWindow: She has taken to doing this when she spends the night with [[spoiler:Jaune]] in order to avoid getting caught slipping into his room. [[RightThroughTheWall Not that anyone in the guild is unaware of what's going on.]]on]].



* {{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.]]

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* {{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.]] 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.]]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.]]

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* 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.]]]]
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.]] Atlas]]. However, it doesn't hold up for long.
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* 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.]]her]].



* ProperlyParanoid: Becomes highly suspicious of Ozpin and the whole plan in stopping the Greycloaks [[spoiler:after Jaune goes missing after an attack on him and the New Dawn leader.]]

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* ProperlyParanoid: Becomes highly suspicious of Ozpin and the whole plan in stopping the Greycloaks [[spoiler:after Jaune goes missing after an attack on him and the New Dawn leader.]] leader]].



* 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.]]

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* 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.]] 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,]] Jaune]], and he can't help but [[MaleGaze instantly notice.]]notice]].



* {{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.]]

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* {{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.]]
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.]]
him]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: After some initially hostile encounters due to class rivalry, [[spoiler:and Weiss' father and younger brother being killed by an Assassin,]] 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.]]him]].



* 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.]]

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* 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.]]
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.]]
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.]]
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.]]them]].



** 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.]]

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** 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.]]opponents]].



* 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.]]

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* 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.]]Ruby]].



* {{Matricide}}: [[spoiler:Takes part in MercyKilling her resurrected mother alongside Jaune and Blake in the ancient Vacuoan temple after Willow was brought back as Watts' slave. The act temporarily leaves her an emotionally destroyed wreck.]]

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* {{Matricide}}: [[spoiler:Takes part in MercyKilling her resurrected mother alongside Jaune and Blake in the ancient Vacuoan temple after Willow was brought back as Watts' slave. The act temporarily leaves her an emotionally destroyed wreck.]]wreck]].



* 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.]]

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* TraumaCongaLine: Weiss watches [[spoiler:her [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead mom Willow]] be resurrected by her [[DarkAndTroubledPast once uncle-figure Arthur Watts.]] 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.]] 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.]] 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.]] breakdown]]. The next chapter shows Weiss apologizing for acting in the heat of the moment and allowing said breakdown to affect her words.]]words]].



* 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.]]

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* 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.]]relationship]].



* {{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.]]

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* 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.]]easily]].



* 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.]]

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* TheGadfly: Really enjoys snarking and teasing others, [[spoiler:especially Jaune and Blake when it comes to their love life.]]

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* 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]].

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* 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,]] 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]].



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* 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.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Becomes remarkably calm and to the point [[spoiler:after Ren is injured by a Greycloak on a quest.]] quest]]. The only reason Jaune knows immediately that it's not ''more'' serious is because he doesn't see Nora in tears.



* 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.]]

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* 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.]]

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* 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.]] long]].



* KissOfLife: Inadvertently gives this to Jaune while performing CPR, and Jaune waking up into it [[spoiler:while mistaking him for Blake.]]

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: When [[spoiler:Weiss]] and the rest of The Hunters are fighting [[spoiler:Watts]], the enemy Paladin calls her by her first name and she demands to know who he is to be aware of such information. This acts as a lead-in for the character revealing that they are someone from her past. The problem is that this is an RPGMechanicsverse. Everyone's first name and class are displayed directly above their heads.
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* CharacterShilling: Jaune spends a fair amount of time in Book 8 thinking about how strong and essential a character Blake is but every scenario he discusses directly contradicts the events that actually happened.

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* TheOnlyOne: The Hunters seem to be the only people capable of effectively dealing with the Greycloaks, or any of the other problems that seem to crop up over the course of the series. This has reached the point that no significant headway into solving any major national or international issues ever seems to be made without their direct and active involvement.



* OutofFocus: Despite supposedly being a part of the main cast, the large majority of the Hunters are seen as being this for a good chunk of the series. Part of this is due to the First Person Perspective that was enforced for the bulk of the story, but in general the Hunters tend to get limited screentime, or in the case of Yang, Weiss, and Pyrrha, only having specific chapters or books dedicated to their backstories only to ultimately be shifted into the background afterwards. The exception to this is Ruby and Blake, due to interacting with Jaune the most, and also having the most about them revealed and elaborated on, but even that's somewhat debatable on Ruby's part.

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* AFriendInNeed: After Blake bests Cardin in a sparring session, Jaune risks social isolation and ridicule to applaud her for her victory, inspiring the rest of the future Hunters to do the same. Blake returns the favor by joining the rest of the guild on their quest to Atlas and financially assisting them during their confrontation with Torchwick.
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* {{Matricide}}: [[spoiler:Takes part in MercyKilling her resurrected mother alongside Jaune and Blake in the ancient Vacuoan temple after Willow was brought back as Watts' slave. The act temporarily leaves her an emotionally destroyed wreck.]]
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!The Hunters
!!Tropes that apply to The Hunters as a whole

* BadassCrew: The Hunters are constantly pitted against opponents and obstacles that should be far beyond their Levels but they continuously triumph against them regardless, often saving hundreds of lives in the process. They are also fiercely loyal to each other to the point that each of them is willing to risk their own lives if it meant the others would be saved.
* BandOfBrothers: Quickly develops into this due to facing quests and challenges nominally beyond their abilities, and so early as students.
* BotheringByTheBook: In the aftermath of [[spoiler:Mistral’s attack on Vale]], The Hunters decide to escape [[spoiler:Jaune’s unofficial house arrest]] under the pretense of doing exactly what the Caste System normally encourages them to do: taking a Quest. Ozpin and Glynda pretend not to notice until they’re already long gone on the road to [[spoiler:Ansel.]]
* FamedInStory: Downplayed. By Book 5 it's revealed that they have developed a bit of a reputation within Beacon for their accomplishments in the previous books.
* FireForgedFriends: Basically how Jaune and the others all came together; with him, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren teaming up in Beacon's initiation quest, then again with Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang joining them in a Dungeon. This all culminates into their forming of the Hunters (sans Blake initially).
* HiddenDepths: Every member is either implied or stated to have [[DarkSecret troubling secrets,]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic pasts,]] [[BlessedWithSuck or inherent abilities]] [[CursedWithAwesome that cause personal problems]] that would be entirely unexpected to anyone that judges them solely off of their Class and appearance.
* MisfitMobilizationMoment: Jaune's WhatTheHellHero speech to the rest of the guild forces them to acknowledge their individual failings and how each of them had contributed to the mess the group had become. All of them then resolved to never fail in such a way again and rallied together to face the threats ahead.
* [[TheOnlyOneITrust The Only Ones I Trust]]: One of the primary reasons Ozpin continues to deploy the Hunters against the Greycloaks is that they are some of the only people he ''knows'' to be sided against them.
* OutsideContextProblem: The Hunters have repeatedly been one to the Greycloaks, thwarting or otherwise interfering with their plans in Atlas, Mistral, Vale, and Vacuo.
* {{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]].
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: What they were before their MisfitMobilizationMoment. Their group was originally composed of a Mage and Assassin that couldn't stop sniping at each other, an overprotective BoisterousBruiser and her scythe-wielding sister, Monk and Barbarian ChildhoodFriends, and a Champion desperate to remain out of the limelight, all led by a Blacksmith disguised as a Knight.
* WeDoTheImpossible: The other reason Ozpin makes heavy use of the guild as they consistently triumph in every situation they find themselves in regardless of how improbable such a feat may seem.

!!Jaune Arc
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!!Ruby Rose
Class: Reaper

The first person Jaune meets at Beacon. Ruby is an upbeat and energetic girl with a fascination for Heroes that is attending Beacon two years early.

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* AbsurdCuttingPower: Has shown to be capable of cutting through both higher level Grimm and humans as long as she's wielding a scythe, likely due to a class skill.
* {{Adorkable}}: A given since this is Ruby. She treats her weapon like her child, geeks out over her companions' gear, and is so excited to be invited into a Dungeon that she [[TheGlomp glomps Jaune]].
* AllLovingHero: Displays absolutely no enmity to anyone, does her best to avoid fatally wounding even the worst human opponents, and is even commented by Qrow that she'd befriend an enemy and be surprised if she was betrayed by them.
* BaitAndSwitch: A drunk Ruby pulls this [[spoiler:after arriving in Magnis,]] where she proceeds to enter Jaune's room in a nightgown, cozy up to him, suggest they do something "naughty", [[spoiler:and argues that they abuse their authority by simply using Cinder's scroll immediately to arrest the Mistral commander [[ChronicHeroSyndrome in an attempt to avoid a battle and save lives.]]]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: It's shown to only take a few drinks to get her drunk [[spoiler:during the Magnis quest, and it's still not enough to break her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome need to save people.]]]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Something she inherited from her mother. Ruby is determined to save as many lives as she can and, to the consternation of Yang and Qrow, won't hesitate to jump headfirst into danger if that's what it takes.
* CripplingOverspecialization: [[spoiler:What the Reaper Class turns out to be, as it's revealed her Agi score ranks S as the greatest rate of increase per Level ever recorded, but with all her other stats ranking D, save for Con which is ranked X for never increasing since she was born. It makes the Reaper Class the best when it comes to running/dodging, but the worst in every other aspect.]]
* DarkSecret: Though she doesn't hide it like Jaune, the specific details about her Class is something she constantly avoids revealing whenever it's brought up.
* DemotedToExtra: As a result of not only Jaune being the protagonist instead of her, but also with the story being told entirely from his POV, she's not even a {{Deuteragonist}} like canon Jaune.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Suffers from this due to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome always trying to immediately save people,]] but especially on the Eldon Quest, [[spoiler:where her plan to have Labour Caste bandits ambush her and Jaune didn't take into account the possibility of there being a Hero in the group.]]
* FamedInStory: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper ever recorded in Remnant, she was known by the King of Vale, Ozpin, and various Vale nobles before she even attended Beacon in the first chapters of the story, as they were all consulted in trying to decide what Caste her Reaper class was suited to be.]]
* FragileSpeedster:
** Even at the start of the story Ruby is still incredibly fast. However, her Constitution is so low, despite killing enough Grimm to level up several times, that it's said that even Labour Caste members can threaten her.
** This is later revealed to be because [[spoiler:she has an ''S ranked'' Agi score, and an ''X ranked'' Con, meaning that she is one of the fastest people on Remnant while also having the same constitution she had at level one.]]
** Partially [[DefiedTrope defied]] [[spoiler:when [[UltimateBlacksmith Jaune]] [[GeometricMagic engraves a rune of constitution]] onto her scythe, doubling her durability. Taken even further when he forges her a pauldron and welds the Rune of Cold Steel onto it, effectively increasing her constitution by a factor of six.]]
* FriendlessBackground: She is implied to be even worse off than in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} due to the [[DarkSecret issues that come from being a Reaper.]]
* GlassCannon: UpToEleven. Under the right circumstances, Ruby can utterly decimate even [[spoiler:an Ursa that has reached its berserk stage]] but her Constitution is so low that a single hit from even an arrow shot from a member of the Labour caste could prove fatal.
* HiddenDepths: Ruby may be outwardly boisterous and heroic, but [[spoiler:she is plagued with incredible self-doubt regarding the nature of her Class and the knowledge that future Reapers will be sentenced to a lower Caste should she fail or potentially incorrectly placed in the Hero Caste and killed should she succeed.]] YMMV on how well this jibes with her previous characterization throughout the story, as well as her constant insistence on [[ChronicHeroSyndrome needing to be a Hero.]]
* IncrediblyLamePun: She is literally a Grimm Reaper. The pun works even better here than it does in canon {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}.
* LethalChef: It's mentioned that Ruby is never allowed to help cook, because any attempt results in a dish so poisonous it's almost regarded as alchemy.
* MissingMom: Summer was a Warrior who spent most of her time on quests, one of which she never returned from [[spoiler:as Salem killed her]]. While Ruby remembers the bedtime stories Summer would tell her fondly, Yang says that is one of the ''only'' memories Ruby has of their mother. To Yang, rather than a mother that was also a Hero, she was [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a Hero]] [[ParentalNeglect that was also a mother]].
* NotTheIntendedUse: Implied with Crimson Slash. Based on her hesitance with its name and the details of her Class, Jaune believes it to be [[spoiler:a farming skill.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: [[spoiler:As the first Reaper in all of recorded history, no one is sure what Caste she's supposed to be in. The only reason she was allowed into Beacon was because it's easier to move her down in Caste if she fails as a Hero.]]
* RazorWind: Crimson Slash, a wide-range attack that cuts everything in the area, from trees, to bushes, to [[spoiler:retreating Rangers]].
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Turns out she's been one to Jaune for some time. She became suspicious when he gave her her scythe in the dungeon during their first month at Beacon; her suspicions grew when she didn't find any scythes in Beacon's Vault, and they were entirely confirmed when she noticed the [[GeometricMagic rune]] Jaune placed on Crescent Rose during the siege of Magnis that nearly doubled her Constitution.]]
* SinisterScythe: As a Reaper, this is the only thing Ruby can handle. While the ones she initially wields aren't quite so sinister, being mundane farming tools, the one she later acquires [[spoiler:from Jaune after he forged it for her in the Dungeon]] is a weapon fit for a Reaper.
* SpottingTheThread: As Ruby's [[spoiler:Class was extensively analyzed so as to be placed in the proper Caste since she is the first Reaper in recorded history]], she knows ''exactly'' how rare a drop a battle-scythe is [[spoiler:and knows that Jaune was lying when he stated he found Crescent Rose in the Dungeon.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Both gives one to and receives one from Jaune. In the first case, she reassures him that, even though he is the guild leader, not all of the actions or situations they find themselves in are his fault. The latter occurs after Ruby tries to [[spoiler:quit the guild after being hoodwinked by Torchwick]] with Jaune reassuring her that all of the guild value her and none of them blame her for what happened.

!!Blake Belladonna
Class: Assassin

An enigmatic individual with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast troubled past]]. She assists Jaune during initiation and [[NiceGuy his efforts to pay her back]] lead to her continued entanglement with The Hunters.

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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Pale skin and dark hair? Check. Highly attractive? Check. Socially reserved with a cool and distant personality? Check!
* BadassBandolier: Wears one to hold her numerous throwing knives.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: How her friendship with Jaune started, as she appreciated his gestures of gratitude for saving his life, and generally treating her like a person worthy of respect. [[spoiler:And eventually lead to her [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan falling for him due to his kind and caring nature.]]]]
* BrutalHonesty: Never spares Jaune's feelings when giving her opinion on his plans and ideas, and he often accepts them as genuine criticism instead of taking offense.
* CannotSpitItOut: Her feelings towards [[spoiler:Jaune]]. She dismisses many of her more tender actions towards him as nothing, always tells him not to read into them, and has trouble stating her true feelings. [[spoiler:Even after they've been dating for over six months, the most she can get out is a quiet mumble containing 'love', 'you', and 'too']].
* CastingAShadow: Has several skills revolving around shadows.
* CruelToBeKind:
** Blake intimidates a Beacon applicant into returning back to her group so that she can find allies for the initiation trial.
** Discussed by Jaune and Ruby as Jaune believes that, if she thought it was what was best for him, [[spoiler:Blake would prevent him from being a Hero if she believed he, as a member of the Labour Caste, couldn't handle it.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Strongly implied. She doesn't like talking about her past, her mother died in unexplained circumstances, [[spoiler:[[RPGMechanicsverse she has an incredibly high level in a world where such a thing is only gained through killing]]]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she has an inexplicable knowledge of ship handling]], and [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason she has shown little desire to shed any light on her origins]]. She is also [[spoiler:[[MurderInTheFamily a Kinslayer.]]]]
* 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.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: While not a whole lot is known about them, we do know that Blake's parents loved her a great deal, were very protective of her, and most likely died trying to give her the life she wanted.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Over time. Blake starts out very reserved and terse with the main cast but after several months (and going through half a dozen life or death experiences) with them she starts to show them her softer, more caring side.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: In the early books, her tendency to go out of her way to help [[spoiler:Jaune]] is commented on by several members of the guild.
* EnterStageWindow: She has taken to doing this when she spends the night with [[spoiler:Jaune]] in order to avoid getting caught slipping into his room. [[RightThroughTheWall Not that anyone in the guild is unaware of what's going on.]]
* EyeScream: Inflicts one on [[spoiler:Watts]], [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with his own dagger ''after'' he healed her]].
* {{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.
* ProperlyParanoid: Becomes highly suspicious of Ozpin and the whole plan in stopping the Greycloaks [[spoiler:after Jaune goes missing after an attack on him and the New Dawn leader.]]
* [[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.
** 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.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: One of Pyrrha's driving motivations at the start of the story due to the social isolation inherent in her 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.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Early on, Pyrrha kept the details of her Class and Passive secret as she feared that she would be isolated from the rest of the Hunters once the extent of her abilities were brought to light. This almost lead to the deaths of the entire guild while fighting atop the Fang when Pyrrha, using her [[SuperMode Passive]], proceeded to hold off their foe single-handedly before Nora, not knowing the [[CursedWithAwesome details of Pyrrha's Class]], tries to assist her. This lead to the incapacitation and near death of almost the entire group.
* 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.
* WillfullyWeak: Pyrrha's Passive drastically increases her combat capabilities so long as she is fighting alone. However, she hardly ever makes use of it due to her desire to [[IJustWantToBeNormal fit in]] and [[IJustWantToHaveFriends fight alongside the rest of the Hunters]].

!!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. As she puts it, Ruby remembers Summer reading them bedtime stories. Yang remembers their father having to ''force'' Summer to stay home long enough to do so in the first place, not to mention getting her to read those stories.
* PlayingWithFire: Her fists can ignite into flames due to a Skill.
* {{Plothole}}: Yang, who started Beacon at around Level 15, is later revealed to be Level [[spoiler:40]] in Book 7. This is despite the fact that: she wasn't at the defense of Stoneskeep, she wasn't involved in Tyrian's death, she only fought Grimm at Magnis, she was one of eight people involved in [[spoiler:killing Watts, she didn't contribute to the deaths of Willow or Cinder]], it has been repeatedly said that farming in the Emerald forest is a wasted effort past level thirty, and she can't gain exp through other methods like Jaune. This means that Yang seemingly ascended almost a dozen Levels offscreen.
* 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.
* BetrayalByInaction: How Ren feels in regards to his actions towards [[spoiler:Jaune]] after it was revealed that he [[spoiler:was actually a Blacksmith]]. Ren admits to having been able to see the confrontation from a unique perspective due to his Passive and that he could have helped remedy the situation or at least mediate things so that tensions didn't escalate as severely as they did, but that he failed to do so because of his own cowardice.
* 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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