History Characters / RWBYGrimmDarkness

* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: While Teams RWBY, JNPR, and NAMA are busy fighting the Dark Trinity, Junior, the Malachite Sisters, Neapolitan, and a number of {{Mooks}}, [[spoiler: Vlad takes aim at Ruby while she's busy and shoots her down!]]

* [[spoiler: DespotismJustifiesTheMeans]]
* [[spoiler: DiabolicalMastermind]]

** AnIcePerson
** CastingAShadow
** DishingOutDirt
** GreenThumb
** PlayingWithFire[=/=]MagmaMan
** ShockAndAwe

* [[spoiler: TheSociopath]]

* WalkingSpoiler
* [[spoiler: WhiteHairBlackHeart]]

* WalkingSpoiler
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

* [[spoiler: TykeBomb: Vlad never intended to raise Weiss as an heir to the Schnee Dust Company like she thought, but to build up her aura capacities high enough to use as one of the keys to awakening Giranarok and obliterate half of Remnant.]]

* [[spoiler: BigBad]]: Of ''RWBY: Grimm Darkness''.
* [[spoiler: BiggerBad: Vlad happens to be this to the White Fang, since it was his framing of them for killing his own father and disposing of SDC board members that drove them to the vicious anti-human tactics they currently employ.]]

* [[spoiler: BlackCloak]]: His outfit includes a black-color cape.
* [[spoiler: ClassicVillain: Represents Pride and Ambition.]]
* [[spoiler: ColdBloodedTorture: Does sound-based torture to Akira and Aurina in order to make Weiss and the rest of Team RWBY comply with him after they're caught infiltrating his base. He even does it a second time right after they submit to him.]]
* [[spoiler: CombatPragmatist: While Teams RWBY, JNPR, and NAMA are busy fighting the Dark Trinity, Junior, the Malachite Sisters, Neapolitan, and a number of {{Mooks}}, [[spoiler: Vlad takes aim at Ruby while she's busy and shoots her down!]]

* [[spoiler: DarkIsEvil: Wears a black-color outfit with a cape of a matching color.]]

* [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong]]: Vlad Schnee is first depicted as a bit of a jerk, but at the end of Chapter 7, after the Dark Trinity invades his airship, [[spoiler: he shoots the remaining two Atlesian soldiers himself and is revealed to have been the mysterious man all along, with a ''very'' despicable plan.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilAlbino]]: Has white-color hair and red-color eyes.
* [[spoiler: EvilSoundsDeep: After going OneWingedAngel during the final battle, Vlad's voice becomes lower and distorted.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilerThanThou: Vlad's revelation as the story's main villain makes it pretty clear that he's this to both Torchwick and Cinder. WordOfGod states that Vlad is supposed to come off as a downright irredeemable monster and something unlike what we've seen with other villains in ''RWBY''.]]

* [[spoiler: FateWorseThanDeath: When he's defeated by Team RWBY, Vlad gets blown back to Giranarok, and the two of them are transported back to Giranarok's dimension, [[AndIMustScream never to return]].]]
* [[spoiler: FauxAffablyEvil]]: When in public, he tries his best to be polite, although he tends to slip into {{Jerkass}} territory, [[spoiler: but his true demeanor is vile and cruel.]]
* [[spoiler: FinalSolution: Part of his plan is to ''completely wipe out the Faunus race''! On top of that, Vlad also wants to pull an [[Franchise/StarWars Order 66]] on every Huntsmen and Huntress!]]

* [[spoiler: HeroKiller: As the climax nears, Vlad shoots Ruby, although she doesn't die. Can also be seen as a subversion as he never aimed to kill her in the first place, deciding that she'll take Weiss's place in his plan to awaken Giranarok.]]

* [[spoiler: KickTheDog: Vlad has some of these in the story, mainly having Atlesian Knight robots under the employ of the military open fire on soldiers, even after Princess Aurina agreed to his demands, then shooting James Ironwood out the door of the airship, torturing Akira Misaki and Aurina, and flat out abusing Blake in front of her friends, the latter simply because [[FantasticRacism she's a Faunus]]!]]
* [[spoiler: KlingonPromotion: How did Vlad become president of the Schnee Dust Company? By killing his father, that's how!]]
* [[spoiler: KnightOfCerebus: Vlad Schnee happens to be one of the darkest villains ever conceived in the world of ''RWBY'' and its fanfiction.]]

* [[spoiler: MindManipulation: He used this on Winter in order to make her into an obedient assassin.]]
* [[spoiler: OffingTheOffspring: Has no qualms about trying to kill Weiss once his plans start coming to fruition. During the final battle, he even tries to suck out her Aura, saying that he should've killed her years ago.]]

* [[spoiler: OmnicidalManiac: Well, half omnicidal, since he's going to destroy half the world to force the other half to surrender. Lapses into this full-force when his plans start falling apart, however.]]
* [[spoiler: OneWingedAngel: When his plans start to fail, Vlad absorbs far more Dust than anyone should along with energy from Giranarok, and turns into a monstrosity with the intent of ripping apart reality entirely!]]
* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan]]: It turns out that is wasn't the White Fang that killed Weiss's grandfather, [[spoiler: but actually Vlad himself, the reason being so that he would inherit the Schnee Dust Company and be able to move his plans forward.]]

* [[spoiler: TakeOverTheWorld: Actually, only half of it, since he's going to ''erase the other half from existence just to prove his point'', creating an interesting fusion of this and OmnicidalManiac.]]
* [[spoiler: VileVillainSaccharineShow: When compared to both the good guys and other bad guys in ''RWBY'', Vlad stands out since he's a [[AbusiveParent horrible father]] to both Weiss and Winter, a genocidal madman, and plans on using the Grimm equivalent OF A GOD ''to tear half the world from reality in order to force the other half into surrender''! On top of that, the actions he commits make him far worse of a person than Roman Torchwick or even Cinder Fall could ever be.]]
* [[spoiler: VillainousBreakdown: After Team RWBY breaks the device Vlad's controlling Giranarok with, causing the Grimm to start transporting back to its own dimension, he loses his composure and decides to absorb immense amounts of Dust along with some of Giranarok's power and destroy Remnant in its entirety.]]

* [[spoiler: WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Defied, as Vlad unexpectedly shoots Ruby while she and the others are busy fighting his men.]]
* [[spoiler: WouldHurtAChild: Vlad Schnee tortures Akira and later shoots Ruby, both without a second thought during the course of the story.]]
* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Pulls two of these the story, the first against James Ironwood after taking control of the Atlesian Knight robots, and the second against his own men and followers after taking control of Giranarok]].
* [[spoiler: YouMonster: Blake gives a good one to Vlad after realizing how evil he is.]]

* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: Vlad tried to increase Winter's Aura capacities so that she could serve as one of the keys to awakening Giranarok, but after it turned out her physiology wasn't able to do so, he used mind control to do the next best thing; turn her into an assassin that he could use to deal with his enemies.]]

* [[spoiler: WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]]

* {{Expy}}: In terms of battling and abilities, she's one to [[NinjaMaid Sakuya]] from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}''.

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee is basically a ''RWBY'' counterpart to Ghetsis from ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'', including having raised Weiss as a [[UnwittingPawn pawn]] much like Ghetsis raised N as one.]]
** [[spoiler: He also shares parallels with Ozai from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.]]
** [[spoiler: Given that Weiss is loosely inspired by ''Literature/SnowWhite'', Vlad can even be seen as a male counterpart to that story's [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]].]]

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* [[spoiler: '''TykeBomb''']]: [[spoiler: Vlad never intended to raise Weiss as an heir to the Schnee Dust Company like she thought, but to build up her aura capacities high enough to use as one of the keys to awakening Giranarok and obliterate half of Remnant.]]

[[spoiler: However, Vlad is far worse than that, as it turns out he's very cruel and abusive and is also responsible for Weiss's scar over her eye. However, even that's just the tip of the iceberg. As it turns out, Vlad is using his own company for an evil scheme that will change all of Remnant for the worse! He's been mining Dust over the years as well as breeding Weiss to serve a role in his plan. Vlad is even racist against the Faunus and also has a hatred for Huntsmen and Huntresses.]] [[spoiler: '''He wants to awaken the ultimate Grimm, Giranarok, and will stop at nothing to achieve it.''']]

* ActorAllusion: Vlad is shown to have white hair going down to his ears, much like another character Tony Curran portrayed, Datek Tarr of ''Creator/{{SyFy}}'''s ''LiveActionTV/{{Defiance}}''.

An unknown girl wearing a gray cloak complete with a hood that obscures who she is, she serves as [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee's]] personal assassin, dealing with anyone that tries to interfere with his plans. Cold and emotionless, she will go after her designated target and terminate without mercy using ring blades that utilize Dust of various kinds and the ability to project instant runes. However, she's not completely obedient, as she has some vendetta with [[spoiler: Weiss]] and whenever [[spoiler: Weiss]] appears, she'll go out of her way to combat her in an effort to kill her for personal reasons. [[spoiler: '''Late in the story, it's discovered that this unknown girl is actually Winter, Weiss's sister, having been mind-controlled by their father into the killing machine she is now.''']]

* [[spoiler: '''AbusiveParents''']]: [[spoiler: Her father had forced her to fight her sister Weiss on several occasions in order to see who was stronger. He even went as far as to brainwash her into an assassin when it turned out she wasn't capable of serving the role he intended her to.]]
* [[spoiler: '''BrainwashedAndCrazy''']]: [[spoiler: Vlad tried to increase Winter's Aura capacities so that she could serve as one of the keys to awakening Giranarok, but after it turned out her physiology wasn't able to do so, he used mind control to do the next best thing; turn her into an assassin that he could use to deal with his enemies.]]
* TheDragon: Can be considered this to the story's BigBad, [[spoiler: '''otherwise known as her father''']].
* [[spoiler: '''DramaticUnmask''']]: [[spoiler: Upon Weiss confronting the mysterious girl for the third time in a ruined coliseum, the girl takes off her hood, revealing herself to be Weiss's sister Winter!]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Weiss, as both of them use weapons with revolver mechanics, both utilize Dust, and both can create [[InstantRunes instant runes]]. [[spoiler: '''It turns out that the mysterious girl is Winter, Weiss's sister.''']]

* InstantRunes: She can create instant runes as her semblance much like Weiss. [[spoiler: '''This indicates that the two of them are related.''']]
* [[spoiler: '''ParentsAsPeople''']]: [[spoiler: Winter's brainwashing by her father is to the point where she is such a servant to him that she refers to him as "Lord Schnee", even telling Weiss to call him by that title rather than "Father" after referring to him as such.]]
* SubmissiveBadass: Despite her excellent combat skills, she is still subservient to [[spoiler: her father]]. However, she will go out of her way to fight [[spoiler: Weiss]] and even try and kill her.
* [[spoiler: '''TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou''']]: [[spoiler: This is her attitude towards Weiss, subconsciously wanting to kill her because their father chose Weiss over her as one of the keys to awaken and take control of Giranarok.]]

* [[spoiler: TykeBomb]]: [[spoiler: '''Was turned into this by her father, Vlad.''']]

* [[spoiler: '''WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds''']]

NOTE: While the story isn't finished, a lot of things have already been planned out. Tropes pertaining to such things are marked in bold and the trope name made a separate spoiler from the description. Read these at your own risk.

* '''AuthorityEqualsAsskicking''': [[spoiler: In addition to being the SDC's CEO, Vlad Schnee also happens to be a very skilled fighter, able to shrug off attacks from both Ozpin and Glynda and nearly kill both of them, and even hold his own against all of Team RWBY. However, this may be because he uses so much Dust.]]
* [[spoiler: '''BadBoss''']]: [[spoiler: In the climax, it's revealed that it wasn't the White Fang that caused the disappearance or several SDC board members, but Vlad himself, since he silenced any that tried to remove him from his position, or found about his plans.]]

* [[spoiler: '''BiggerBad''']]: [[spoiler: Vlad happens to be this to the White Fang, since it was his framing of them for killing his own father and disposing of SDC board members that drove them to the vicious anti-human tactics they currently employ.]]
* [[spoiler: BitchInSheepsClothing]]: Vlad appears as the Schnee Dust Company president, a polite but stressed out man trying to deal with the problem of the Dust shortage, [[spoiler: only to later be revealed to be the ''cause of it''! And that's just scratching the surface]]!

* [[spoiler: '''ColdBloodedTorture''']]: [[spoiler: Does sound-based torture to Akira and Aurina in order to make Weiss and the rest of Team RWBY comply with him after they're caught infiltrating his base. He even does it a second time right after they submit to him.]]
* [[spoiler: '''CombatPragmatist''']]: [[spoiler: While Teams RWBY, JNPR, and NAMA are busy fighting the Dark Trinity, Junior, the Malachite Sisters, Neapolitan, and a number of {{Mooks}}, Vlad takes aim at Ruby while she's busy and shoots her down!]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: He's been using his position of president of the Schnee Dust Company in order to fuel his plans]] [[spoiler: '''for both world domination and oblivion'''.]]

* [[spoiler: '''DespotismJustifiesTheMeans''']]

* [[spoiler: '''ElementalPowers''']]: [[spoiler: After absorbing massive amounts of Dust and going One-Winged Angel in the final battle, Vlad gains a number of these.]]
** [[spoiler: '''AnIcePerson''']]
** [[spoiler: '''CastingAShadow''']]
** [[spoiler: '''DishingOutDirt''']]
** [[spoiler: '''GreenThumb''']]
** [[spoiler: '''PlayingWithFire''']][=/=][[spoiler: '''MagmaMan''']]
** [[spoiler: '''ShockAndAwe''']]

* [[spoiler: '''EvilSoundsDeep''']]: [[spoiler: After going OneWingedAngel during the final battle, Vlad's voice becomes lower and distorted.]]

* FantasticRacism: Vlad happens to take the cake for anyone racist against the Faunus, [[spoiler: '''to the point where he's planning to ''[[FinalSolution commit genocide]]''''']]!
* [[spoiler: '''FateWorseThanDeath''']]: [[spoiler: When he's defeated by Team RWBY, Vlad gets blown back to Giranarok, and the two of them are transported back to Giranarok's dimension, [[AndIMustScream never to return]].]]

* [[spoiler: '''FinalSolution''']]: [[spoiler: Part of his plan is to ''completely wipe out the Faunus race''! On top of that, Vlad also wants to pull an [[Franchise/StarWars Order 66]] on every Huntsmen and Huntress!]]
* '''{{Foil}}''': [[spoiler: Vlad can be seen as one to his daughter Weiss, with his black outfit contrasting her white, and her heroic personality contrasting his villainous one.]]

* [[spoiler: '''HeroKiller''']]: [[spoiler: As the climax nears, Vlad shoots Ruby, although she doesn't die. Can also be seen as a subversion as he never aimed to kill her in the first place, deciding that she'll take Weiss's place in his plan to awaken Giranarok.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: Everything Vlad does, [[spoiler: including his plan]], is for the benefit of himself and only himself, [[spoiler: '''and he even treats his daughters as mere pawns''']].

* [[spoiler: KickTheDog: Vlad has some of these in the story, mainly having Atlesian Knight robots under the employ of the military open fire on soldiers, even after Princess Aurina agreed to his demands, then shooting James Ironwood out the door of the airship]], [[spoiler: '''torturing Akira Misaki and Aurina, and flat out abusing Blake in front of her friends, the latter simply because [[FantasticRacism she's a Faunus]]'''!]]
* [[spoiler: '''KlingonPromotion''']]: [[spoiler: How did Vlad become president of the Schnee Dust Company? By killing his father, that's how!]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Vlad's literary basis happens to be that of Literature/{{Dracula}}, who is usually portrayed as being evil incarnate.]] [[spoiler: '''In addition, while not a vampire, Vlad's semblance is the ability to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent suck out the Aura]] of anyone he comes in contact with by opening his mouth.''']]
* [[spoiler: '''MindManipulation''']]: [[spoiler: He used this on Winter in order to make her into an obedient assassin.]]
* [[spoiler: '''OffingTheOffspring''']]: [[spoiler: Has no qualms about trying to kill Weiss once his plans start coming to fruition. During the final battle, he even tries to suck out her Aura, saying that he should've killed her years ago.]]

* [[spoiler: '''OmnicidalManiac''']]: [[spoiler: Well, half omnicidal, since he's going to destroy half the world to force the other half to surrender. Lapses into this full-force when his plans start falling apart, however.]]
* [[spoiler: '''OneWingedAngel''']]: [[spoiler: When his plans start to fail, Vlad absorbs far more Dust than anyone should along with energy from Giranarok, and turns into a monstrosity with the intent of ripping apart reality entirely!]]
* [[spoiler: '''SelfMadeOrphan''']]: [[spoiler: It turns out that is wasn't the White Fang that killed Weiss's grandfather, but actually Vlad himself, the reason being so that he would inherit the Schnee Dust Company and be able to move his plans forward.]]

* [[spoiler: '''TakeOverTheWorld''']]: [[spoiler: Actually, only half of it, since he's going to ''erase the other half from existence just to prove his point'', creating an interesting fusion of this and OmnicidalManiac.]]
* [[spoiler: '''VileVillainSaccharineShow''']]: [[spoiler: When compared to both the good guys and other bad guys in ''RWBY'', Vlad stands out since he's a [[AbusiveParent horrible father]] to both Weiss and Winter, a genocidal madman, and plans on using the Grimm equivalent OF A GOD ''to tear half the world from reality in order to force the other half into surrender''! On top of that, the actions he commits make him far worse of a person than Roman Torchwick or even Cinder Fall could ever be.]]
* [[spoiler: '''VillainousBreakdown''']]: [[spoiler: After Team RWBY breaks the device Vlad's controlling Giranarok with, causing the Grimm to start transporting back to its own dimension, he loses his composure and decides to absorb immense amounts of Dust along with some of Giranarok's power and destroy Remnant in its entirety.]]

* [[spoiler: '''WhyDontYouJustShootHim''']]: [[spoiler: Defied, as Vlad unexpectedly shoots Ruby while she and the others are busy fighting his men.]]
* [[spoiler: '''WouldHurtAChild''']]: [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee tortures Akira and later shoots Ruby, both without a second thought during the course of the story.]]
* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Pulls two of these the story, the first against James Ironwood after taking control of the Atlesian Knight robots]], [[spoiler: '''and the second against his own men and followers after taking control of Giranarok'''.]]
* [[spoiler: '''YouMonster''']]: [[spoiler: Blake gives a good one to Vlad after realizing how evil he is.]]

This is a list for several of the characters in FanFic/RWBYGrimmDarkness. Over time and as more of the story is written, this page will be updated.

* TheWorfEffect: Yang gets punched by a Scizor-like Grimm in Episode 4 to illustrate the fact that Grimm controlled by Achroma's machines are more unpredictable and dangerous than in the wild. It happens again later in the same chapter when Yang wails on Leo while he uses his semblance to NoSell her blows before [[WouldHitAGirl delivering a hefty punch to her face]].

Please note that Makoto, Akira, and Kanon are not original characters, as the former two originate from Go! Go! Nippon! while Kanon originates from a light novel called Gosenfu Nante Kazari Desu. Their depictions in Grimm Darkness are still meant to be adaptations, however.

* AdaptationalBadass: Much like her sister Akira, Makoto has gone from a normal love interest in Go! Go! Nippon! to a pretty badass Huntress-in-training in RWBY Grimm Darkness and can be considered on par with Pyrrha in the power of her semblance.

* {{Expy}}: In terms of battling and abilities, she's one to [[NinjaMaid Sakuya]] from VideoGame/{{Touhou}}.

* ActorAllusion: Vlad is shown to have white hair going down to his ears, much like another character Tony Curran portrayed, Datek Tarr of SyFy's LiveActionTV/{{Defiance}}.

* [[spoiler: BigBad]]: Of RWBY: Grimm Darkness.

* [[spoiler: EvilerThanThou: Vlad's revelation as the story's main villain makes it pretty clear that he's this to both Torchwick and Cinder. WordOfGod states that Vlad is supposed to come off as a downright irredeemable monster and something unlike what we've seen with other villains in RWBY.]]
* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee is basically a RWBY counterpart to Ghetsis from VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}, including having raised Weiss as a [[UnwittingPawn pawn]] much like Ghetsis raised N as one.]]
** [[spoiler: He also shares parallels with Ozai from WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender.]]
** [[spoiler: Given that Weiss is loosely inspired by Literature/SnowWhite, Vlad can even be seen as a male counterpart to that story's [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]].]]

* [[spoiler: KnightOfCerebus: Vlad Schnee happens to be one of the darkest villains ever conceived in the world of RWBY and its fanfiction.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Vlad's literary basis happens to be that of {{Dracula}}, who is usually portrayed as being evil incarnate.]] [[spoiler: '''In addition, while not a vampire, Vlad's semblance is the ability to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent suck out the Aura]] of anyone he comes in contact with by opening his mouth.''']]

* [[spoiler: '''VileVillainSaccharineShow''']]: [[spoiler: When compared to both the good guys and other bad guys in RWBY, Vlad stands out since he's a [[AbusiveParent horrible father]] to both Weiss and Winter, a genocidal madman, and plans on using the Grimm equivalent OF A GOD ''to tear half the world from reality in order to force the other half into surrender''! On top of that, the actions he commits make him far worse of a person than Roman Torchwick or even Cinder Fall could ever be.]]

** [[spoiler: '''PlayingWithFire''']] / [[spoiler: '''MagmaMan''']]

* OfficialCouple: With Nived Harem.

* TimeStandStill: Makoto's semblance is the ability to stop time for several seconds, usually used to throw a number of flechettes at opponents in precise areas. She can even allow anyone she's in contact with at time to move while in stopped time as well.

* AdaptationExpansion: Much like her sister Akira, Makoto has gone from a normal love interest in Go! Go! Nippon! to a pretty badass Huntress-in-training in RWBY Grimm Darkness and can be considered on par with Pyrrha in the power of her semblance.

* [[spoiler: '''Elemental Powers''']]: [[spoiler: After absorbing massive amounts of Dust and going One-Winged Angel in the final battle, Vlad gains a number of these.]]

!'''Mysterious Girl'''

An unknown girl wearing a gray cloak complete with a hood that obscures who she is, she serves as [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee's]] personal assassin, dealing with anyone that tries to interfere with his plans. Cold and emotionless, she will go after her designated target and terminate without mercy using ring blades that utilize Dust of various kinds and the ability to project instant runes. However, she's not completely obedient, as she has some vendetta with [[spoiler: Weiss]] and whenever [[spoiler: Weiss]] appears, she'll go out of her way to combat her in an effort to kill her for personal reasons.

* TheDragon: Can be considered this to the story's BigBad.
* EvilCounterpart: To Weiss, as both of them use weapons with revolver mechanics, both utilize Dust, and both can create [[InstantRunes instant runes]].

* InstantRunes: She can create instant runes as her semblance much like Weiss.
* SubmissiveBadass: Despite her excellent combat skills, she is still subservient to [[spoiler: Weiss's father]]. However, she will go out of her way to fight [[spoiler: Weiss]] and even try and kill her.

!'''Yang Xiao Long'''

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: He's been using his position of president of the Schnee Dust Company in order to fuel his plans.]]

* [[spoiler: '''EvilSoundsDeep''']]: [[spoiler: After going One-Winged Angel during the final battle, Vlad's voice becomes lower and distorted.]]

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Vlad Schnee is basically a RWBY counterpart to Ghetsis from VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}, including having raised Weiss as a pawn much like Ghetsis raised N as one.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Vlad's literary basis happens to be that of {{Dracula}}, who is usually portrayed as being evil incarnate.]]

NOTE: While the story isn't finished, a lot of things have already been planned out. Tropes pertaining to such things are marked in bold or the trope name made a separate spoiler from the description. Read these at your own risk.

* [[spoiler: '''Bad Boss''']]: [[spoiler: In the climax, it's revealed that it wasn't the White Fang that caused the disappearance or several SDC board members, but Vlad himself, since he silenced any that tried to remove him from his position, or found about his plans.]]

NOTE: While the story isn't finished, a lot of things have already been planned out. Tropes pertaining to such things are marked in bold and/or the trope name made a separate spoiler from the description. Read these at your own risk.

NOTE: While the story isn't finished, a lot of things have already been planned out. Tropes pertaining to such things are marked in bold with the trope name made a separate spoiler from the description. Read these at your own risk.

[[spoiler: However, Vlad is far worse than that, as it turns out he's very cruel and abusive and is also responsible for Weiss's scar over her eye. However, even that's just the tip of the iceberg. As it turns out, Vlad is using his own company for an evil scheme that will change all of Remnant for the worse! He's been mining Dust over the years as well as breeding Weiss to serve a role in his plan. Vlad is even racist against the Faunus and also has a hatred for Huntsmen and Huntresses.]] [[spoiler: '''He wants to awaken the ultimate Grimm, Giranarok, and will stop at nothing to achieve it.'']]

** [[spoiler: '''PlayingWithFire'']] / [[spoiler: '''MagmaMan''']]

* FantasticRacism: Vlad happens to take the cake for anyone racist against the Faunus.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Everything Vlad does, [[spoiler: including his plan]], is for the benefit of himself and only himself, [[spoiler: and he even treats his daughter as a mere pawn.]]

* [[spoiler: KickTheDog: Vlad has one of these in the story, mainly having Atlesian Knight robots under the employ of the military open fire on soldiers, even after Princess Aurina agreed to his demands, then shooting James Ironwood out the door of the airship!]]

[[spoiler: However, Vlad is far worse than that, as it turns out he's very cruel and abusive and is also responsible for Weiss's scar over her eye. However, even that's just the tip of the iceberg. As it turns out, Vlad is using his own company for an evil scheme that will change all of Remnant for the worse! He's been mining Dust over the years as well as breeding Weiss to serve a role in his plan. Vlad is even racist against the Faunus and also has a hatred for Huntsmen and Huntresses.]]

* [[spoiler: Evil Cloak]]: His outfit includes a black-color cape.

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* FlechetteStorm: One of her attack strategies is to throw a flurry of fletchettes at foes (many times after having stopped time)

* {{Expy}}: In terms of battling and abilities, she's one to [[NinjaMaid Sakuya]] from [[VideoGame/Touhou]].

** [[spoiler: Given that Weiss is loosely inspired by SnowWhite, Vlad can even be seen as a male counterpart to that story's [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]].]]

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!'''Vlad Schnee'''

* EvilCounterpart: To Weiss, as both of them use weapons with revolver mechanics, both utilize Dust, and both can create [[MagicSteppingStones instant runes]].

* MagicSteppingStones: She can create instant runes as her semblance much like Weiss.

* [[spoiler: BigBad: Of RWBY: Grimm Darkness.]]

* [[spoiler: EvilerThanThou: Vlad's revelation as the story's main villain makes it pretty clear that he's this to both Torchwick and Cinder. Word of God states that Vlad is supposed to come off as a downright irredeemable monster and something unlike what we've seen with other villains in RWBY.]]

** [[spoiler: Given that Weiss is loosely inspired by SnowWhite, Vlad can even be seen as a male counterpart to that story's evil queen.]]

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* Expy: Vlad Schnee is basically a RWBY counterpart to Ghetsis from VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}, including having raised Weiss as a pawn much like Ghetsis raised N as one.
** He also shares parallels with Ozai from WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender.
** Given that Weiss is loosely inspired by SnowWhite, Vlad can even be seen as a male counterpart to that story's evil queen.

* FauxAffablyEvil: When in public, he tries his best to be polite, although he tends to slip into Jerkass territory, but his true demeanor is vile and cruel.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Everything Vlad does, including his plan, is for the benefit of himself and only himself, and he even treats his daughter as a mere pawn.

* KickTheDog: Vlad has one of these in the story, mainly having Atlesian Knight robots under the employ of the military open fire on soldiers, even after Princess Aurina agreed to his demands, then shooting James Ironwood out the door of the airship!
* KnightOfCerebus: Vlad Schnee happens to be one of the darkest villains ever conceived in the world of RWBY and its fanfiction.
* MeaningfulName: Vlad's literary basis happens to be that of {{Dracula}}, who is usually portrayed as being evil incarnate.

* StaffOfAuthority: Carries a cane bearing the Schnee Dust Company symbol with him at all times. It's also his weapon.