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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission. They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel [[StepfordSnarker reveals]] [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[ShesGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]] that he's interested in Yang, Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, Huntsmen, and they are on a necessary mission. They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel [[StepfordSnarker reveals]] [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[ShesGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]] that he's interested in Yang, Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EccentricMentor: Wivern, one of the Huntsman CRDL shadows on their mission during the Breach of Beacon. To be fair, though, [[InsistentTerminology he's not their mentor]].
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* EccentricMentor: Wivern, one of the Huntsman Huntsmen CRDL shadows on their mission during the Breach of Beacon. To be fair, though, [[InsistentTerminology he's not their mentor]].
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* Didn'tSeeThatComing: Sky accidentally does this to Ozpin and Goodwitch. As his Semblance makes him a living lie detector, he can identify when they aren't telling the truth about [[spoiler: their reasons for firing Russel as the tournament's medic]]. After CRDL confronts Goodwitch, [[spoiler: Qrow is sent to explain the situation, to try and limit the damage that CRDL may unwittingly cause by blundering in unaware]].
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* Didn'tSeeThatComing: DidntSeeThatComing: Sky accidentally does this to Ozpin and Goodwitch. As his Semblance makes him a living lie detector, he can identify when they aren't telling the truth about [[spoiler: their reasons for firing Russel as the tournament's medic]]. After CRDL confronts Goodwitch, [[spoiler: Qrow is sent to explain the situation, to try and limit the damage that CRDL may unwittingly cause by blundering in unaware]].
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* NotSoDifferent: Downplayed, subverted and played straight all in one![[spoiler: Ren reveals that he and Nora spent time in foster care after the death of their parents. Russel notes that he feels a stronger connection to Ren as a result, but he never says the same thing about Nora, and he also notes that there is no one type of child produced by the foster care system]].
** He does wonder [[spoiler: if this is why Ren goes by his last name, noting that he picked up his own habit of using people's surnames due to the filing system used by the foster care system.]]
** He does wonder [[spoiler: if this is why Ren goes by his last name, noting that he picked up his own habit of using people's surnames due to the filing system used by the foster care system.]]
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission. They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long.]] When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]], [[spoiler: Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission. They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long.]] When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[StepfordSnarker reveals]] [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs [[ShesGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]], [[spoiler: way]] that he's interested in Yang, Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [BuxomIsBetter in a] [She'sGotLegs very] [MaleGaze misogynistic way], Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, mission. They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. Long.]] When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomIsBetter in a] [She'sGotLegs very] [MaleGaze a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way], way]], [[spoiler: Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]], Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[BuxomIsBetter [BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze a] [She'sGotLegs very] [MaleGaze misogynistic way]], way], Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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** He also appears to be a SinkOrSwimMentor, but that is ultimately subverted and lampshaded: while he was content to let Russel and Cardin fight Grimm by themselves, he also pointed out that he wasn't exactly going to stand by and let them get mauled if they were in over their heads, and he did also need to get an idea of their skill levels.
* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]], Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
* EvilMentor: Downplayed. Because Corvus and Wivern [[spoiler: lie about their true names]] CRDL is justifiably suspicious. However, it's revealed that [[spoiler: they are legitimate Hunstmen, and they are on a necessary mission, They're also Qrow Branwen and Taiyang Xiao Long. When Russel accidentally reveals he's interested in Yang [[BuxomIsBetter in a]] [[She'sGotLegs very]] [[MaleGaze misogynistic way]], Taiyang almost chokes and Qrow has to make sure Tai doesn't break their cover]].
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* EccentricMentor: Wivern, one of the Huntsman CRDL shadows on their mission during the Breach of Beacon. To be fair, though, [[InsistentTerminology he's not their mentor]].
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* AbusiveParents:
** Cardin’s father; a large part of Cardin’s plot is learning to be someone other than the man who raised him.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
** How Russel treats [[spoiler: the reveal of Pyrrha's Semblance. Sure, he's mad, but the fact that his armour-wearing teammates kept picking fights with the girl with a Semblance of magnetism is too appealing to his sense of irony for him to hold a grudge. Though he does insist on being the one to tell them]].
** Cardin’s father; a large part of Cardin’s plot is learning to be someone other than the man who raised him.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
** How Russel treats [[spoiler: the reveal of Pyrrha's Semblance. Sure, he's mad, but the fact that his armour-wearing teammates kept picking fights with the girl with a Semblance of magnetism is too appealing to his sense of irony for him to hold a grudge. Though he does insist on being the one to tell them]].
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* AbusiveParents:
**AbusiveParents: Cardin’s father; a large part of Cardin’s plot is learning to be someone other than the man who raised him.
*ActuallyPrettyFunny:
**ActuallyPrettyFunny: How Russel treats [[spoiler: the reveal of Pyrrha's Semblance. Sure, he's mad, but the fact that his armour-wearing teammates kept picking fights with the girl with a Semblance of magnetism is too appealing to his sense of irony for him to hold a grudge. Though he does insist on being the one to tell them]].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** The whole point of the fic.
* AngstWhatAngst:
** Russel acts like this sometimes to hide his own grief and guilt over [[spoiler: Violet’s suicide]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** Team CRDL, gradually: Cardin and Russel have a couple of good moments, like when Russel refuses to allow Cardin to become ashamed of his Semblance and when Cardin helps Russel get over [[spoiler: Violet’s death]]. Sky and Dove, who are partners both in fighting and romantically, are frequently made of this trope.
* BadPowersBadPeople:
** Cardin feels he has this before Russel snaps him out of it by pointing out the ways he can use his Semblance to his advantage. His Semblance is to [[spoiler: induce fear]].
** The whole point of the fic.
* AngstWhatAngst:
** Russel acts like this sometimes to hide his own grief and guilt over [[spoiler: Violet’s suicide]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** Team CRDL, gradually: Cardin and Russel have a couple of good moments, like when Russel refuses to allow Cardin to become ashamed of his Semblance and when Cardin helps Russel get over [[spoiler: Violet’s death]]. Sky and Dove, who are partners both in fighting and romantically, are frequently made of this trope.
* BadPowersBadPeople:
** Cardin feels he has this before Russel snaps him out of it by pointing out the ways he can use his Semblance to his advantage. His Semblance is to [[spoiler: induce fear]].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
**AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The whole point of the fic.
*AngstWhatAngst:
**AngstWhatAngst: Russel acts like this sometimes to hide his own grief and guilt over [[spoiler: Violet’s suicide]].
*AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
**AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Team CRDL, gradually: Cardin gradually:
**Cardin and Russel have a couple of good moments, like when Russel refuses to allow Cardin to become ashamed of his Semblance and when Cardin helps Russel get over [[spoiler: Violet’sdeath]]. Sky death]].
**Sky and Dove, who are partners both in fighting and romantically, are frequently made of this trope.
*BadPowersBadPeople:
**BadPowersBadPeople: Cardin feels he has this before Russel snaps him out of it by pointing out the ways he can use his Semblance to his advantage. His Semblance is to [[spoiler: induce fear]].
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**Sky and Dove, who are partners both in fighting and romantically, are frequently made of this trope.
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***Russel's Semblance also [[spoiler: leads him to be targeted by an unknown assailant so that he can't heal Mercury after Mercury is attacked by Yang during the tournament]].
**Sky also shows shades of this to Nora, after the [[spoiler: group assignment; for example, he is seen checking on her welfare when the bomb in Mountain Glenn goes off]].
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** PlayedWith and Invoked; Dove and Russel are joking around right after Dove reveals his sexuality to Russel; Russel makes an emotional reveal of his own but then tries to wave off Dove’s concern, leading Dove to accuse him of invoking this trope.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Like you wouldn't ''believe''.
** PlayedWith and Invoked; Dove and Russel are joking around right after Dove reveals his sexuality to Russel; Russel makes an emotional reveal of his own but then tries to wave off Dove’s concern, leading Dove to accuse him of invoking this trope.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Like you wouldn't ''believe''.
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* CampGay:
**CampGay: PlayedWith and Invoked; Dove and Russel are joking around right after Dove reveals his sexuality to Russel; Russel makes an emotional reveal of his own but then tries to wave off Dove’s concern, leading Dove to accuse him of invoking this trope.
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan:
** Downplayed and Subverted for Russel: he had several foster-parents and his last ones actually tried to convince him to stay in Vacuo rather than moving to Vale. Also Deconstructed in that his lack of family made him cling to [[spoiler: Violet]], leaving him emotionally-devastated when [[spoiler: she died]].
** Downplayed and Subverted for Russel: he had several foster-parents and his last ones actually tried to convince him to stay in Vacuo rather than moving to Vale. Also Deconstructed in that his lack of family made him cling to [[spoiler: Violet]], leaving him emotionally-devastated when [[spoiler: she died]].
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan:
**ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Downplayed and Subverted for Russel: he had several foster-parents and his last ones actually tried to convince him to stay in Vacuo rather than moving to Vale. Also Deconstructed in that his lack of family made him cling to [[spoiler: Violet]], leaving him emotionally-devastated when [[spoiler: she died]].
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** [[spoiler: Violet]].
** [[spoiler: Violet]].
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**DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler: Violet]].
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* DisproportionateRetribution:
** What Russel considers releasing the wasps on Pyrrha to be.
* DrivenToSuicide: ** [[spoiler: Violet. A large portion of Russel’s character arc is working out the resulting angst]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Because of the aesthetic differences between Russel and the rest of CRDL, the author made Russel a character who was originally from Vacuo, and who had moved to Vale to enrol in Beacon. This is superficially similar to Sun Wukong, and when Russel and Sun meet [[spoiler: at the dance]], they discover they have several friends in common. What Russel doesn't realise is that [[spoiler: one of those friends told Sun about Russel and about Violet's death, and that Sun, not realising Russel had only told CRDL, let the information slip out to RWBY.]]
** What Russel considers releasing the wasps on Pyrrha to be.
* DrivenToSuicide: ** [[spoiler: Violet. A large portion of Russel’s character arc is working out the resulting angst]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Because of the aesthetic differences between Russel and the rest of CRDL, the author made Russel a character who was originally from Vacuo, and who had moved to Vale to enrol in Beacon. This is superficially similar to Sun Wukong, and when Russel and Sun meet [[spoiler: at the dance]], they discover they have several friends in common. What Russel doesn't realise is that [[spoiler: one of those friends told Sun about Russel and about Violet's death, and that Sun, not realising Russel had only told CRDL, let the information slip out to RWBY.]]
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* DisproportionateRetribution:
**DisproportionateRetribution: What Russel considers releasing the wasps on Pyrrha to be.
be. This is justified, because it's suggested Cardin has a few other issues he's working through, that lead to him overreacting.
* DrivenToSuicide:** [[spoiler: Violet. A large portion of Russel’s character arc is working out the resulting angst]].
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**{{Foreshadowing}}: Because of the aesthetic differences between Russel and the rest of CRDL, the author made Russel a character who was originally from Vacuo, and who had moved to Vale to enrol in Beacon. This is superficially similar to Sun Wukong, and when Russel and Sun meet [[spoiler: at the dance]], they discover they have several friends in common. What Russel doesn't realise is that [[spoiler: one of those friends told Sun about Russel and about Violet's death, and that Sun, not realising Russel had only told CRDL, let the information slip out to RWBY.]]
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* FacePalm:
** Everyone in the team, but especially Sky, who frequently plays the mature one to the rest of his team's antics.
* FriendlessBackground:
** Downplayed for Russel; his poor attitude, lack of a stable home and decision to [[spoiler: date a Faunus girl]] made him a bit of a social outcast, although he and Sun Wukong do have several friends in common since they're both originally from Vacuo.
** Everyone in the team, but especially Sky, who frequently plays the mature one to the rest of his team's antics.
* FriendlessBackground:
** Downplayed for Russel; his poor attitude, lack of a stable home and decision to [[spoiler: date a Faunus girl]] made him a bit of a social outcast, although he and Sun Wukong do have several friends in common since they're both originally from Vacuo.
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* KnightInSourArmour:
** Russel, after [[spoiler: Violet’s death]].
* LampshadeHanging:
** A lot of things in the RWBY universe:
** Russel, after [[spoiler: Violet’s death]].
* LampshadeHanging:
** A lot of things in the RWBY universe:
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* KnightInSourArmour:
**KnightInSourArmour: Russel, after [[spoiler: Violet’s death]].
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* PosthumousCharacter:
** [[spoiler: Violet, Russel’s dead Faunus girlfriend]].
** [[spoiler: Violet, Russel’s dead Faunus girlfriend]].
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** Dove and Sky suspect that Russel has PTSD because of some large scale incident; really, it was just the way he was expressing his grief over [[spoiler: losing Violet]] .
** Dove and Sky suspect that Russel has PTSD because of some large scale incident; really, it was just the way he was expressing his grief over [[spoiler: losing Violet]] .
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* ShellShockedVeteran:
**ShellShockedVeteran: Dove and Sky suspect that Russel has PTSD because of some large scale incident; really, it was just the way he was expressing his grief over [[spoiler: losing Violet]] .
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** Dove. Because of his own violent nature than anything else.
* StepfordSnarker:
** Russel, with a vengeance.
* StraightGay:
** Dove and Sky.
** Dove. Because of his own violent nature than anything else.
* StepfordSnarker:
** Russel, with a vengeance.
* StraightGay:
** Dove and Sky.
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**StepfordSmiler: Dove. Because of his own violent nature than anything else.
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* SurvivorGuilt:
** Russel, due to [[spoiler: Violet’s suicide]].
** Russel, due to [[spoiler: Violet’s suicide]].
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*Didn'tSeeThatComing: Sky accidentally does this to Ozpin and Goodwitch. As his Semblance makes him a living lie detector, he can identify when they aren't telling the truth about [[spoiler: their reasons for firing Russel as the tournament's medic]]. After CRDL confronts Goodwitch, [[spoiler: Qrow is sent to explain the situation, to try and limit the damage that CRDL may unwittingly cause by blundering in unaware]].
**Averted with Cinder, [[XanatosSpeedChess of course]]. When Russel's Semblance is revealed to be healing, she arranges for him to be ambushed and badly injured, so that he won't be available to heal Mercury after Yang breaks his legs on live television.
**Averted with Cinder, [[XanatosSpeedChess of course]]. When Russel's Semblance is revealed to be healing, she arranges for him to be ambushed and badly injured, so that he won't be available to heal Mercury after Yang breaks his legs on live television.
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* DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler: Violet. A large portion of Russel’s character arc is working out the resulting angst]].
** [[spoiler: Violet. A large portion of Russel’s character arc is working out the resulting angst]].
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** A meta and unintentional version: chapter 25 was published before the release of season 3, which introduced the Pyrrha-as-Fall-Maiden plotline. In chapter 25, Russel jokingly asks Pyrrha whether she wants actual divinity. RainStorm should be proud of himself; he called it!
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** One of the first conversations the newly-formed Team CRDL has is about where to put their armour. Russel, who only wears a single spaulder (mostly as a makeshift pocket). Later, when [[spoiler: Jaune and Russel fall into a crevice at Mountain Glenn, Pyrrha is unable to stop Russel from falling because his spaulder-strap snaps, and he has no other large metallic items she can lift with her Semblance]].
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** One of the first conversations the newly-formed Team CRDL has is about where to put their armour. Russel, who revolves around how much armour they wear, and highlights the fact that Russel only wears a single spaulder (mostly as a makeshift pocket). Later, when [[spoiler: Jaune and Russel fall into a crevice at Mountain Glenn, Pyrrha is unable to stop Russel from falling because his spaulder-strap snaps, and he has no other large metallic items she can lift with her Semblance]].
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** One of the first conversations the newly-formed Team CRDL has is about where to put their armour. Russel, who only wears a single spaulder (mostly as a makeshift pocket). Later, when [[spoiler: Jaune and Russel fall into a crevice at Mountain Glenn, Pyrrha is unable to stop Russel from falling because his spaulder-strap snaps, and he has no other large metallic items she can lift with her Semblance]].
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** TheMedic: Russel, after [[spoiler:he becomes more comfortable using his Semblance]]. Weiss lampshades how unsuited his temperament is for the role.
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*WhamLine: After [[spoiler:Russel has been ambushed, beaten, arrested and then subsequently fired by Ozpin as the tournament's medic]], Ozpin essentially tells him that he is doing it because everything that has happened is Russel's fault. Cue [[spoiler:Sky]]:
-->[[spoiler:'''He was lying. Ozpin... was lying to us.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: When the hunter shadowing mission started the author announced the story would get both physically and mentally dark. Cue [[spoiler: largely underground battles with masses of Grimms inside a mass grave]]. Afterwards, when they reconnect with the other teams after the Breach, [[spoiler: Russel took a mail package bomb for Blake, leaving him comatose and on life support for a day]].
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* DarkerAndEdgier: When the hunter shadowing mission started the author announced the story would get both physically and mentally dark. Cue [[spoiler: largely underground battles with masses of Grimms inside a mass grave]]. Afterwards, when they reconnect with the other teams after the Breach, [[spoiler: a bomb that the White Fang has left for Blake is triggered. Blake is severely injured, and Russel took a mail package bomb for Blake, leaving him heals her despite his Semblance and Aura being dangerously low. The strain of this leaves Russel comatose and on life support for a day]].
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* GroinAttack: Russel's Semblance is [[spoiler:transferring injuries from other people to himself, and then suppressing said injuries]]. Scarle was hit in the groin with flaming coconuts. Russel is not amused when he is [[spoiler:asked to heal Scarlet]].
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* GroinAttack: Russel's Semblance is [[spoiler:transferring injuries from other people to himself, and then suppressing said injuries]]. Scarle Scarlet was hit in the groin with flaming coconuts. Russel is not amused when he is [[spoiler:asked to heal Scarlet]].the injury]].
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*GroinAttack: Russel's Semblance is [[spoiler:transferring injuries from other people to himself, and then suppressing said injuries]]. Scarle was hit in the groin with flaming coconuts. Russel is not amused when he is [[spoiler:asked to heal Scarlet]].
--->I make the mistake of looking at Scarlet again. He’s looking at me with big, pained eyes. He looks like a puppy that’s been kicked. In the groin.
--->I let out a heartfelt groan. ‘I’ll only do it if you all agree to never bring this up again.’
--->I make the mistake of looking at Scarlet again. He’s looking at me with big, pained eyes. He looks like a puppy that’s been kicked. In the groin.
--->I let out a heartfelt groan. ‘I’ll only do it if you all agree to never bring this up again.’
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*MissingMom: Cardin's mother left the family to get away from Cardin's abusive father. Cardin's father then apparently spent years trying to track her down to get revenge.
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*RaisedByGrandparents: Russel was raised by his grandmother for a few years after his parents died. Then his grandmother died too and Russel went into fostercare.
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*BigBrotherInstinct: Dove and Sky, to Dove's family.
**Cardin to his team (once he's gotten over his more dictatorial instincts).
**Downplayed, but Russel shows this in a mild way in regards to Ruby once or twice, noting that she's a cute kid who reminds him of some of his foster-sisters.
**Cardin to his team (once he's gotten over his more dictatorial instincts).
**Downplayed, but Russel shows this in a mild way in regards to Ruby once or twice, noting that she's a cute kid who reminds him of some of his foster-sisters.
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*** ''Russel's internal monologue:'' '' "Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it." ''
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Dove's parents name every children with a peace theme, but he is aggressive enough to counter it.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Dove's parents name every children child with a peace theme, but he Dove is aggressive enough to counter it.it.
*HilariousInHindsight: Sky and Russel argue over what is Yang's best feature (her chest or her ass) [[spoiler:right in front of her father, who is in disguise at the time]]. When this is revealed to the team, it's several minutes before Dove can speak.
*HilariousInHindsight: Sky and Russel argue over what is Yang's best feature (her chest or her ass) [[spoiler:right in front of her father, who is in disguise at the time]]. When this is revealed to the team, it's several minutes before Dove can speak.
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**Once Ironwood and Ozpin are made aware of Russel's Semblance [[spoiler:of healing]] they [[spoiler:hire him to work as a medic during the Vytal Festival Tournament.]]
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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
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*** This is best seen in their fight against the Grimm, where all of their incompatible or despised Semblances come into play: Cardin [[spoiler: uses his Semblance to draw the Grimm to him and]] triggers the cartridge of fire Dust that Russel gave him; Russel [[spoiler: goes to save him from the collapsing cave and is guided to him by Dove and Sky, Sky using his super senses to tell Dove where to direct them. Russel then heals Cardin, and Cardin returns the favour by pulling Russel to safety.]]
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Dove's parents name every children with a peace theme, but he is aggressive enough to counter it.
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** Dove.
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** Dove. Because of his own violent nature than anything else.
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*** ''Russel:'' '''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.'''
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*** ''Russel:'' '''Cardin, ''Russel's internal monologue:'' '' "Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.'''" ''
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*** 'Russel:'''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.''
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*** 'Russel:'''Cardin, ''Russel:'' '''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.'''''
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*** ''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.''
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*** ''Cardin, 'Russel:'''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.''
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*** '''It makes almost dying worth it.'''
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*** '''It makes almost ''Cardin, Dove and Sky's faces make nearly dying worth it.'''''