History Fanfic / AMoreFlawedGem

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Despite being an extremist and major member of a terrorist organization, Adam Taurus is extremely unnerved by Cinder's plan to attack Beacon—finding it to be unnecessarily cruel considering Vale is one of the few places outside Menagerie where the Faunus can live relatively peaceful lives. He's]] also incredibly creeped out by Dr. Merlot.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Despite being an extremist and major member of a terrorist organization, Adam Taurus is extremely unnerved by Cinder's plan to attack Beacon—finding it to be unnecessarily cruel considering Vale is one of the few places outside Menagerie where the Faunus can live relatively peaceful lives.]]

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Adam Taurus]] was created to be this, according to the WordOfGod.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Three of the OC protagonists are hinted to have this to an extent. Cielo being an apparent orphan from a broken home, a life of crime, and an implied connection to the Branwen tribe. Jack having grown up on the streets of a rough part of Vale and also having lived a life of crime. And Cards' severe lack of self-confidence seeming to stem from an overly strict, demanding mother.

* DeathByAThousandCuts: [[spoiler: Adam Taurus promises to do this to Cinder, carving the names of the White Fang member's she killed as penance. He even promises to carve Blake's name, should she end up dead as a result of Cinder's plans.

* WrongNameOutburst: Inverted. Cielo accidentally refers to Cards by her ‘’actual’’ name once they meet the Handyman. She doesn’t fail to notice this.

* BlowYouAway: Cielo's Semblance [[{{Subversion}} subversion]] of sorts. While it appears to give him some degree of control over the wind, it's apparently just him projecting a powerful force that also happens to effect the air around him.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cards. After she and Cielo escape a horde of beowolves (and nearly burn down the forest) she takes her time to "''appreciate''" his physique while also reminiscing about a “cute” bear faunus girk named [[{{ShoutOut}} Smokey.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cards. After she and Cielo escape a horde of beowolves (and nearly burn down the forest) she takes her time to "''appreciate''" his physique while also being reminded of a “cute” bear faunus girk named [[{{ShoutOut}} Smokey.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cards. After she and Cielo escape a horde of beowolves (and nearly burn down the forest) she takes her time to ''appreciate'' his physique while also being reminded of a “cute” bear faunus girk named [[{{ShoutOut}} Smokey.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cards. After she and Cielo escape a horde of beowolves (and nearly burn down the forest) she takes her time to ‘’appreciate’’ his physique while also being reminded of a “cute” bear faunus girk named [[{{ShoutOut}} Smokey.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cards. After she and Cielo escape a horde of beowolves (and nearly burn down the forest) she takes her time to ‘’appreciate’’ his physique while also being reminded of a “cute” bear faunus girk named
[[{{ShoutOut}} Smokey.]]

* UnreliableNarrator: A cornerstone of the story and often its comedy. Every POV character is unreliable in their own unique ways, highly depending on who the character is and what they're focused on. Combined with the writing generally including the POV character's opinions on things, and you have an unreliable yet highly entertaining stew

-> [[spoiler: ''“Yes, Harold,” Ozpin said in a firm voice, “it’s true. Beacon’s been compromised. We’re at war.”'']]

* UnreliableNarrator: A cornerstone of the story. ad often its comedy. Every POV character is unreliable in their own unique ways, highly depending on who the character is and what they're focused on. Combined with the writing generally including the POV character's opinions on things, and you have an unreliable yet highly entertaining stew

* NiceHat: Cards wears blue beret with her police/Huntress outfit.

** Chapters 1, 2, 4 are Panic! At the Disco references
"I’m the Narrator and This is just the Prologue", "There’s A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered, Honey, You Just Haven’t Thought of It Yet", "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage"

* AntiHero: Cielo and Jack are this to a degree, both having criminal backgrounds and rude dispositions. Cielo is usually more willing to help someone in need, but it seems to be more out of a need to prove his own strength as opposed to any real altruism. [[GoGetterGirl Chloe]] [[GoldDigger Weaver]] is also this to a lesser extent.

''A More Flawed Gem'' begins at the start of RWBY Volume 1, and mostly told from the point of view of three OC characters—[[TheGadfly Cielo]] [[ReformedCriminal Noel]], [[ComedicSociopath Indigo]] [[LovableRogue Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Cards]] [[PluckyGirl Adler]]—and [[AcademicAthlete Pyrrha]] [[OnlySaneMan Nikos]]. Starting off as more or less a retelling of the original story from the perspectives of three new characters ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Pyrrha]]), it ''very quickly'' spiraled off the rails ever since the Emerald Forest arc and has since become its own story.

** Jack is an [[{{Aversion}} aversion]], considering his weapon is a simple butterfly-knife. His Semblance is what makes it so much more dangerous.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Same as in canon, but emphasized to a greater degree. Mistral is notably separated into North and South, Greece and East Asia respectively. Cielo seems to be from a very Japanese-inspired part of South Mistral, whereas Pyrrha is Northern Mistrali (Greek). Chloe, a native of Vacuo, is also noted to have come from a ''Kraal'', thus making her Remnant's equivalent of an Afrikaner.