Line #111 Characters/RWBYScars


1	Characters for the fanfic ''Fanfic/RWBYScars''. Many of the tropes from the main ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' series' [[Characters/{{RWBY}} page]] also apply. ''Beware of spoilers from both works''.
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5	[[folder:Team RWBY]]
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7	!!Ruby Rose
8	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ruby3_9.png]]
9	[[caption-width-right:350: Ruby, after the Fall]]
10	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here for her V7 appearance'']] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ruby5.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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13	* AdaptationalIntelligence: Ruby's naivety has been toned down a bit, which allows her to more easily pick up things that seem off to her (for example, she's suspicious of Cinder and her teammates when she bumps into them in the hall).
14	* AdaptationDyeJob: Canon Ruby has dark red hair. In ''Scars'', her hair is black and red.
15	* AlliterativeName: Both her given and surnames start with "r".
16	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Ruby is only fifteen at the start, making her two years younger than the rest of the first-years. She's also the most childish out of her team.
17	* BadassAdorable: Ruby is bright-eyed and cute but that doesn't stop her from being an adept fighter.
18	* ChocolateBaby: Ruby is a mini clone of her mother with no resemblances to her father Taiyang. This is because [[spoiler:Tai is her step-father who raised her since she was a baby. The black-haired Qrow is her biological father]].
19	* CoveredWithScars: Ruby's hands and arms are covered with scars because she doesn't always use Crescent Rose correctly.
20	* FamilyEyeResemblance: Silver eyes are a family trait from her mother's side.
21	* FlowerMotif: Ruby is associated with roses in particular, from her surname to her color palette.
22	* GlowingEyes: Her silver eyes give off a slight glow that Winter finds uncanny.
23	* GradeSkipper: Ruby began Beacon two years earlier than the norm.
24	* HalfSiblingAngst: Upon learning that she and Yang have different mothers, Ruby reacts negatively and runs off. She's upset about not being told this and asks if Summer was just a rebound. Eventually, she gets over her angst.
25	* KidHero: Bordering on being a {{Child Soldier\|s}}, she's only fifteen at the start of the fanfic and is already fighting Grimm.
26	* LikeFatherLikeSon: Ruby is almost like a miniature clone of her mother Summer in terms of both personality and looks. They're both energetic and very caring.
27	* PerkyGoth: Ruby has a gothic fashion sense and shows some interest in gothic-esque literature. She's also very chipper and sweet.
28	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Penny becomes her girlfriend when Penny asks her out to the prom.
29	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Her uncle Qrow]] is her [[spoiler:biological father]].
30	* StepfordSmiler: She becomes this in Volume 4. Despite all her trauma, she tries her best to fake happiness and pretends that she's fine.
31	* SobriquetSexSwitch: Her name prior to transitioning was [[spoiler:Crimson]].
32	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like a younger version of her mother.
33	* SweetTooth: Much like her canon counterpart, Ruby likes her coffee ultra sweet. Her first meal at Beacon consisted of nothing but cookies, strawberries with cream, and cake.
34	* TheTragicRose: Ruby has a rose motif and tragedy seems to always follow her. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:she was destined from birth to be a Silver-Eyed Warrior]].
35	* TransTribulations: Ruby worries about people, including her father and friends when she came out, reacting negatively to her being trans, but everyone is fine with it. She has, however, been bullied in the past for being trans. She has also been misgendered by at least two different characters.
36	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Taiyang]] is her [[spoiler:step-father]], rather than her [[spoiler:biological father]].
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38	!!Weiss Schnee
39	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weiss3.png]]
40	[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://weissbestgirl.tumblr.com/post/166461492322/a-drawing-of-scars-au-weiss-lycanheiress-did-for Weiss]] talking to her hallucination, Mirror]]
41	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here for her V7 appearance'']] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weiss17.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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43	* AcademicAlphaBitch: Weiss is haughty and snappy but takes her schoolwork very seriously.
44	* AdaptationalJerkass: Her initial FantasticRacism towards Faunus is amped up.
45	* AdaptationalModesty: Weiss' sleeveless nightgown is given sleeves for plot-related reasons: sleeves hide her scars. Similarly, all other short-sleeved and sleeveless outfits also have been given sleeves.
46	* AdaptationalSexuality: In canon, Weiss has only shown attraction towards Neptune. In ''Scars'' she's explicitly lesbian.
47	* BeneathTheMask: At first glance, Weiss comes off as uptight and bratty. While she is prideful, much of her base personality is a mask of hiding her more troubling side.
48	* BigBrotherWorship: Weiss adores her older sister Winter, in heavy part because Winter was the most affectionate member of her family growing up.
49	* BigotWithACrush: Downplayed. Weiss was raised to hate Faunus, but her love Blake is a Faunus. However, Weiss' crush develops ''after'' she learns Blake is a Faunus and after she's already started to become a FormerBigot.
50	* CoveredWithScars: Her arms are covered in scars, she has a scar over one of her eyes, and [[spoiler:she gains an abdominal scar after her InterruptedSuicide in Volume 4]].
51	* CutHimselfShaving: When questioned on her scar, she says that it was due to a fencing accident. She actually [[spoiler:gave herself the scar]].
52	* DisabledInTheAdaptation:
53	** It's shown that her eye injury nearly led to her losing vision in that eye. Even now, she's slightly near-sighted in that eye.
54	** Weiss suffers from schizoaffective disorder, with her most prominent symptoms being depression and {{hallucinations}}.
55	* DiseaseByAnyOtherName: The writer clarified in comments that she has schizoaffective disorder (most likely the depressive type). Weiss' symptoms include poor self-esteem, occasional self-starvation, depression, SelfHarm (namely, cutting her arms), auditory and visual {{hallucinations}}, anhedonia (feeling empty), and [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal ideation]]. Weiss' illness has yet to be diagnosed in-universe due to Weiss not receiving psychiatric help.
56	* DefrostingTheIceQueen: Going to Beacon defrosts her. Her relationship with her teammates, especially Blake and Yang, helps Weiss to become more open over time.
57	* DrivenToSuicide: She's mentioned feeling depressed and suicidal in the past. Some of her larger wounds might signify {{Bungled Suicide}}s. In Volume 4, [[spoiler:she mortally stabs herself but is saved by her mother]].
58	* DuelingScar: Subverted. Weiss states that she got her scar in a fencing accident but [[spoiler:she really scarred herself]].
59	* EyesAreUnbreakable: Downplayed. Her eye wasn't permanently damaged due to her injury, but it did receive some damage that necessitated Weiss to wear an eye-patch while recovering. Even several years afterward, Weiss still suffers from slight vision issues.
60	* FantasticRacism: At the start of the story, Weiss was discriminatory towards Faunus. Her character arc revolves around her becoming less prejudiced.
61	* HalfIdenticalTwins: It's implied that she's identical twins with her brother Whitley.
62	* {{Hallucinations}}: After [[spoiler:she received her facial scar]], she began hallucinating a version of herself that appears in mirrors. Originally "Mirror" acted as a friend to the lonely Weiss, but by the start of the fic Weiss' hallucinations have [[FalseFriend become aggressive and demeaning]]. Mirror just throws Weiss' worries and self-consciousness back at her.
63	* IcyBlueEyes: Weiss has blue eyes to go with her winter motif and (seemingly) cold personality.
64	* InterruptedSuicide: She attempts to kill herself but [[spoiler:is saved from bleeding out by her mother]].
65	* ImportantHaircut: She crops off half of her hair [[spoiler:after [[TheRunaway running away from home]] in Volume 4]].
66	* NonIdleRich: Weiss comes from a very wealthy family but she'd prefer to be out fighting Grimm than sitting in a building all day.
67	* PassedOverInheritance: Weiss is disinherited after [[spoiler:her father dubs her too mentally unstable to be the heir]].
68	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: She starts off as a heroic character with a bias towards Faunus.
69	* PromotedToLoveInterest:
70	** She's Blake's love interest.
71	** [[spoiler:Yang]] has unrequited feelings for her.
72	** Inverted with Jaune. His crush on her lasts all of one line. He quickly moves on upon realizing she's not interested.
73	* ReligiousBruiser: She's devoutly Dustist. After her depression worsens in Volume 4, she becomes even more religious and begins wearing a jewel (akin to a crucifix).
74	* RichBitch: She does initially have a snide side, but she learns to outgrow it as she experiences the world more.
75	* TheRunaway: Weiss runs away from home [[spoiler:a few months after she's forced back home]].
76	* ScarsAreForever: Weiss has various, seemingly permanent, scars, including the one over her eye.
77	* SelfHarm: She always wears long sleeves because her arms are covered in self-injury scars. She also [[spoiler:stabbed herself in the eye, which explains her eye scar]].
78	* SpoiledBrat: Subverted. People think she's a spoiled rich kid, but she's actually not due to her childhood. Weiss sometimes internalizes this feeling towards herself.
79	* StepfordSmiler: She keeps her troubles internalized.
80	* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Zig-zagged. Weiss does come out of her shell and become more open, but she also frequently goes through periods of depression due to her untreated mental illness.
81	* TookALevelInKindness: Weiss starts off standoffish and aloof but becomes more friendly and less bigoted as time goes on.
82	* TurnToReligion: She becomes more religious as her mental health deteriorates after [[spoiler:being forced back home]].
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84	!!Blake Belladonna/[[spoiler:Hozuki]] Blake
85	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_3.png]]
86	[[caption-width-right:350:Blake, after the Fall]]
87	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here for her V7 appearance'']] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake2_5.png[[/labelnote]]]]
88	* AdaptationalJerkass: Blake starts off as a much darker character than in canon, with a vivid hatred of Weiss to the point where she smiles upon imagining Grimm killing her. She's also much meaner and physically violent.
89	* AdaptationNameChange: "Belladonna" is an alias that comes from her old moniker ("the Belladonna") as a White Fang member. Her real name is [[spoiler:Hozuki Blake]].
90	* TheAtoner: Blake regrets her past as a murderous terrorist and wants desperately to make amends.
91	* ClosetKey: Weiss is her's. Prior to her, she'd only been interested in Adam.
92	* CodeName: Her old code name in the White Fang was "the Belladonna".
93	* LittleBitBeastly: Blake is a cat Faunus with cat ears.
94	* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Ozpin is able to tell that Blake is lying about her name because, even in Remnant, "Belladonna" is an unusual surname.
95	* PromotedToLoveInterest: She's Weiss' love interest.
96	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Sienna Khan, the White Fang's leader, is her maternal aunt.
97	* ReligiousBruiser: She worships the Ishvara pantheon and, while she's not open about it due to the fact it's a predominantly Faunus religion, she's quite devout.
98	* TheRunaway: She ran away with Adam at age twelve. For years, she was ashamed and scared to come back home, but it turns out her parents weren't angry at her after all that time.
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100	!!Xiao Long Yang
101	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yang2.png]]
102	[[caption-width-right:350:Yang, after the Fall]]
103	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here for her V7 appearance'']] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yang3_9.png[[/labelnote]]]]
104	* AdaptationalUgliness: Downplayed. Yang's appearance is roughed up to emphasize her tough upbringing, not to make her less attractive. Her nose is crooked and she's missing a few teeth from her years of FightClubbing.
105	* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. Her name is the same, but it's written in the traditional Chinese "surname first" manner.
106	* AnArmAndALeg: She loses [[spoiler:an arm]] in [[spoiler:the fall of Beacon]] after [[spoiler:it's torn off by an Ursa]].
107	* BigBrotherInstinct: She's very attached to her little sister Ruby and would do anything to protect her.
108	* BrokenPedestal: She always wondered about Raven and wanted to meet her, but she quickly grew to hate her mother upon meeting her. It gets to the point where Yang [[SelfMadeOrphan threatens to kill Raven]] if they ever meet again.
109	* GenerationXerox: Like both Raven and Taiyang, she has [[spoiler:unrequited feelings towards a female teammate]].
110	* HollywoodAtheist: She stopped believing in gods after Summer died.
111	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: At seventeen she's already fond of alcohol (especially Strawberry Sunrises).
112	* OutOfCharacterMoment: Yang originally slapped Weiss for being the reason Blake ran off after accidentally revealing her Faunus heritage. The writer regrets writing that scene as is because it contradicted later revelations, so they retconned it. In the revised scene, Yang nearly attacks Weiss but is stopped by Ruby before she can get too rough.
113	* ParentalTitleCharacterization: She usually refers to her step-mom Summer as "Mom" and her deadbeat biological mother Raven [[CallingParentsByTheirName by name]]. When she calls Raven by a title, it's almost always "Mother" (with "Mom" being used rarely).
114	* PromotionToParent: After Summer died, Taiyang fell into a depression for several years, forcing Yang to take care of her sister despite only being ten herself. She then got into FightClubbing to make money.
115	* SirSwearsAlot: She curses the most out of the main characters.
116	* StepfordSmiler: She hides her abandonment issues and volatile temper by seeming jovial.
117	* StreetSmart: Yang became street-savvy after she was forced to become a primary caretaker for her little sister.
118	* TeamMom: She's the emotional rock of Team RWBY and watches out for the others.
119	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Downplayed. Her and [[spoiler:Ruby]] are [[spoiler:cousins raised as step-sisters, not half-sisters like they believe]].
120	[[/folder]]
121
122	[[folder:Team JNPR]]
123
124	!!Jaune Arc
125	* BattleCouple: He becomes the boyfriend of his teammate Pyrrha in Volume 2.
126	* DeathByAdaptation: He's killed [[spoiler:by Cinder in Volume 3]].
127	* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc was executed by being burned at the stake -- similarly, Jaune Arc dies being set on fire by Cinder]].
128	* HeroicSacrifice: In Volume [[spoiler:3]], Jaune is [[spoiler:burned alive by Cinder]] when he tries to protect [[spoiler:Pyrrha]].
129	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His reason for running away from home was that he wanted to prove to his family (and especially his father) that he could become a hunter.
130	* ImportantHaircut: He cut off his ponytail before joining Beacon.
131	* JeanneDArchetype: He's a blond teenage boy who dreams of being a hero, so he runs away from home to achieve his dream. He also [[spoiler:was once named "Joan"]] and [[spoiler:died a martyr's death by being burned alive saving his girlfriend]].
132	* TheLostLenore: He's this [[spoiler:to Pyrrha post-Volume 3]]. She misses him and [[spoiler:has SurvivorsGuilt over him]].
133	* TheRunaway: He ran away from home to join Beacon.
134	* SobriquetSexSwitch: He changed his name from [[spoiler:Joan]] to Jaune.
135	* TransTribulations: Subverted. He worries that his family will react badly but they easily accept him.
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137	!!Nora Valkyrie
138	* BattleCouple: She fights on the same team as her boyfriend Ren.
139	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Nora met her boyfriend Ren when she was a child.
140	* HollywoodAtheist: Due to her childhood as a hungry orphan whose village was destroyed, Nora stopped believing in gods years ago.
141	* ParentalAbandonment: She's been an orphan since childhood.
142	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Nora and Ren are a couple from the start.
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144	!!Pyrrha Nikos
145	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pyrrha.png]]
146	[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://lycanheiress.tumblr.com/post/172690702158/commission-for-donesses-v4-pyrrha-from-her-fic Pyrrha]], after the Fall]]
147	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click here for her V7 appearance'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pyrrha_3.jpeg[[/labelnote]]]]
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150	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade:
151	** Her mother is an emotionally abusive [[SportsDad Sports Mom]]. Though she doesn't reflect upon it much, Pyrrha doesn't believe her mother truly loves her, and this troubles her. She joined Beacon specifically to avoid her mother's torment.
152	** Pyrrha receives a massive angst upgrade after [[spoiler:the fall of Beacon]], becoming much more withdrawn and sullen from all the trauma she received. There's no equivalent in canon because [[spoiler:she died in Volume 3]].
153	* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. Her full name is "Pyrrha Diana Nikos", giving her a middle name that she lacks in canon.
154	* BattleCouple: She's teammates with Jaune and the two become a couple in Volume 2.
155	* CoveredWithScars: [[spoiler: She gets a large scar on her face from her fight with Cinder.]] Nora notes in Volume 4 that Pyrrha has a large number of scars covering her body, due to her newfound recklessness in combat.
156	* DeathSeeker: Implied in Volume 4. In her depressed and troubled state, she's more reckless than before.
157	* DisappearedDad: Her father is never mentioned.
158	* EyeScream: Lose her left eye due to her recklessness in battle.
159	* ImportantHaircut: She cuts her hair similarly to Jaune's after [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]].
160	* PromotedToLoveInterest:
161	** Instead of crushing on Weiss, Jaune has feelings for Pyrrha but is too self-conscious to tell her.
162	** Downplayed with Weiss. Upon meeting, Weiss shows attraction towards Pyrrha, however she apparently moved on afterwards as it isn't mentioned again.
163	* SparedByTheAdaptation: She survives [[spoiler:Volume 3]], but she ends up mentally and physically scarred.
164	* SurvivorsGuilt: After [[spoiler:Jaune's]] death, she asks Ruby why he died and not her.
165	* ThatManIsDead: Her personality takes a 180 in Volume 4 after [[spoiler:Jaune's death and the fall of Beacon]]. When a fan asks her if she's Pyrrha, Pyrrha dismisses them by saying he's mistaking her for someone else and that Pyrrha died [[spoiler:with Beacon]].
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167	!!Lie Ren
168	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He holds more obvious childhood trauma than in canon.
169	* BattleCouple: He fights on the same team as his girlfriend Nora.
170	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Ren became friends with Nora when they were children and eventually began dating.
171	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: He shows PTSD symptoms due to his DarkAndTroubledPast.
172	* ParentalAbandonment: Ren's parents died in a Grimm attack when he was younger.
173	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Nora and Ren are a couple from the start.
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175	[[/folder]]
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177	[[folder:Family & Friends]]
178
179	!!Xiao Long Taiyang
180	* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. His surname is written first, but his name hasn't changed.
181	* IncompatibleOrientation: It's implied that [[spoiler:Raven was gay and only tolerated Taiyang because they had a kid together through a drunken one-night stand]].
182	* StrugglingSingleMother: A GenderInverted example. Taiyang tries his best to take care of his kids but it's a struggle. He also fell into a depression and lost his job after Summer died.
183	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: He's [[spoiler:Ruby's step-father, not her biological father]].
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185	!!Summer Rose
186	* HighSchoolSweethearts: She began dating [[spoiler:Qrow]] in Beacon and they stayed together into adulthood, but they eventually broke up.
187	* MissingMom:
188	** She died eight years prior to the story, leaving her two daughters motherless.
189	** Summer's own mother was killed when she was a child. She was left in the custody of her [[{{Nephewism}} maternal aunt]] growing up.
190	* PosthumousCharacter: She died long before the story began.
191	* ReligiousBruiser: She was a devout follower of the Brothers Church. After dying, she inspired Qrow to convert.
192	* SecondLove: To Taiyang after his relationship with Raven didn't work out.
193	* SonOfAWhore: She was raised by her prostitute aunt, Ivory. Ivory was a decent, if depressed, caretaker but her troubled upbringing led Summer to avoid her aunt upon moving out.
194	* TheTragicRose: Summer had a harsh life and died at an early age [[spoiler:at the hands of her former lover]].
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196	!!Raven Branwen
197	* ButToMeItWasTuesday: Raven claims not to remember [[spoiler:slaughtering Cinder's village and selling her into slavery]] because she's done that more than once.
198	* CainAndAbel: Raven hates her twin brother Qrow [[spoiler:because Summer loved him instead of her]]. She goes as far as to [[spoiler:plot to kill Qrow and his daughter Ruby]].
199	* GreenEyedMonster: Part of her disdain towards Qrow and Ruby comes from Summer loving tbem more than she loved Raven.
200	* IncompatibleOrientation: She was in love with [[spoiler:Summer]], but she was turned down because [[spoiler:Summer was straight and dating her brother]].
201	* MissingMom: After [[spoiler:her mother died]], Raven abandoned her infant daughter Yang to go back home and become leader of her tribe.
202	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She's a cruel [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinist]] who's also transphobic and purposedly [[GenderedInsult misgenders]] her niece Ruby.
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204	!!Ivory Rose
205	* CanonForeigner: Ivory is an original character that acts as extended family of Summer's.
206	* HonoraryUncle: She's not biologically related to Yang, but Yang sees her as her aunt anyway.
207	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She's a genuinely nice, if troubled, person. When she was younger, she used to prostitute.
208	* IntrovertedCatPerson: Ivory doesn't have any friends besides her niece Summer and her cats.
209	* {{Nephewism}}: She raised her niece Summer after Summer's mother was murdered.
210	* LongLostRelative: To Ruby. Summer never talked about Ivory, so Ruby didn't know about Ivory until she was near adulthood.
211	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Ivory raised Summer herself. She didn't know that Summer had died until Ruby told her when they met.
212	* PenName: She writes erotic novels under the name "Patty Berdioler".
213	* ShoutOut: Ivory is partially inspired by Satou's aunt in ''Manga/HappySugarLife''.
214	* SingleMomStripper: She became a prostitute in large part to help raise her niece Summer.
215	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She shares the black-and-red hair of her niece Summer.
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217	!!Winter Schnee
218	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Winter is less strict towards Weiss than in canon.
219	* AgeLift: Winter is 28 instead of 23.
220	* AscendedExtra: Winter has a larger role and has more appearances than in canon.
221	* BigBrotherInstinct: She tries to protect Weiss to the best of her abilities and [[spoiler:even goes as far as to threaten her father with violence when he tries to take Weiss back home by force]].
222	* ReligiousBruiser: She's wears her Dustist gem even while in her military uniform.
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224	!!Jacques Schnee
225	* AbusiveParents: It's shown that he has emotionally and physically abused all three of his children.
226	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:His son Whitley]] kills him after [[spoiler:Jacques formally declares him his heir]].
227	* DomesticAbuse: It's implied he's emotionally abusive towards Willow.
228	* FantasticRacism: He views Faunus as sub-human.
229	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's [[DomesticAbuse abusive towards his family]], is [[FantasticRacism vehemently speciesist towards Faunus]], and [[GenderedInsult misgenders his transgender son behind his back]]. He also reacts dismissively to Weiss coming out to him by saying that [[ArrangedMarriage marrying his friend]] will [[CureYourGays "fix" her]].
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231	!!Willow Schnee
232	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Willow in canon began drinking when her middle child Weiss was ten. Willow in ''Scars'' has been an alcoholic since before her oldest child was even born. This is because her alcoholism stems from self-medication instead of just trying to block out her loveless, abusive relationship.
233	* AlcoholicParent: She's been an alcoholic for at least thirty years (and her oldest is only in her late-twenties) in order to numb the pain of her abusive home life and [[spoiler:deal with her {{hallucinations}}]]. However, she [[spoiler:decides to quit after Weiss' InterruptedSuicide shows her the greater effects of her alcoholism]].
234	* AscendedExtra: Willow was given characterization much earlier than in canon.
235	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Willow is [[spoiler:schizophrenic]]. Her alcoholism partially stems from self-medicating.
236	* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: She has trouble remembering basic facts about her kids, such as Weiss' ComfortFood, because she spends so little time with them.
237	* InternalizedCategorism: She feels self-hatred because of her [[spoiler:schizophrenia]] and worries that her genes are why [[spoiler:Weiss developed a similar disorder]].
238	* ParentalNeglect: She's barely a presence in her children's lives. She spends most of her time drinking in seclusion.
239	* NamedByTheAdaptation: The name "Willow" appeared on an internal document for the series before being fully canonized in volume 7. When ''Scars'' began Weiss' mother was still unnamed in canon.
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241	!!Whitley Schnee
242	[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whitley.jpeg]]
243	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed. He isn't as ''obviously'' cruel and manipulative as his canonical version. While he is aloof, it is shown that he cares for Weiss and every sketchy-seeming thing he does is actually for her own good. This includes [[spoiler:inadvertently coaxing Jacques into naming him heir, because he realizes Weiss would be better off elsewhere]]. On the other hand, he behaves in an ambiguous manner towards people ''besides'' Weiss.
244	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Instead of being Weiss' younger brother by a few years, he's Weiss' younger twin.
245	* AmbiguouslyEvil: He [[spoiler:killed his father after he was deemed heir]] and is a side villain. His intentions, however, are vague because he acts in an ambiguous manner towards most people.
246	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Whitley is written as someone who has an anti-social personality disorder.
247	* DiseaseByAnyOtherName: He's clinical, manipulative, and violent for his age. According to WordOfGod, he has anti-social personality disorder.
248	* GenderBlenderName: His name was "Whitley" even before he transitioned.
249	* HalfIdenticalTwins: It's implied that he's identical to Weiss. In this case, it's justified because he's a trans boy.
250	* MoralityPet: Whitley is closest to his twin sister Weiss. He's morally ambiguous and stoic towards everyone but her. He even admits to his mother that [[spoiler:he'd likely kill her if it wasn't that Weiss would be saddened by her death]].
251	* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: As soon as Jacques appoints Whitley his heir, Whitely stabs him to death.]]
252	* TheSociopath: According to WordOfGod, he has an undiagnosed case of anti-social personality disorder.
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254	!![[spoiler:Hozuki]] Ghira
255	* AdaptationNameChange: His surname is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]]", not "Belladonna".
256	* LittleBitBeastly: He's a cat Faunus with retractable cat claws.
257
258	!![[spoiler:Hozuki]] Kali
259	* AdaptationNameChange: Her surname is "[[spoiler:Hozuki]]", not "Belladonna".
260	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a cat Faunus with cat ears.
261	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Sienna is her sister.
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263	!!Coco Adel
264	* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. Her full name is given as "Coco [[PunnyName Puphs]] Adel" in the story.
265	* AscendedExtra: She appears as a reoccuring side character.
266	* TheAlcoholic: She initially comes off as a HardDrinkingPartyGirl but it swiftly changes into alcoholism. Her teammates coax her into therapy because they dislike her heavy drinking and smoking.
267	* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Coco smokes when stressed.
268	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Adam]] kills her in [[spoiler:Volume 3]].
269	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Coco's diagnosed with PTSD partway through. It's also mentioned that she suffers from leg pains due to an injury.
270	* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears at the Beacon initiation giving new students their parachutes.
271	* {{Hallucinations}}: Subverted. She's encouraged to get therapy because it's thought that she's seeing things, but it was actually Emerald's illusionist semblance at work.
272	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Coco and Velvet are girlfriends.
273
274	!!Fox Alistair
275	* AscendedExtra: While not as prominent as Coco and Velvet, he's given more screentime than in canon.
276	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Instead of being human, he's a fox Faunus.
277	* AnArmAndALeg: He loses [[spoiler:an arm]] when [[spoiler:Adam kills him]].
278	* DeathByAdaptation: He's killed by [[spoiler:Adam]] in [[spoiler:Volume 3]].
279	* DisabledBadass: He's blind but is a capable fighter nevertheless.
280	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: He's explictly blind. He was later confirmed blind in canon, but it was ambiguous when ''RWBY: Scars'' began.
281
282	!!Velvet Scarlatina
283	* AscendedExtra: She appears throughout the first three volumes and briefly reappears in Volume 4.
284	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a rabbit Faunus with rabbit ears.
285	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Coco and Velvet are girlfriends.
286	* TragicKeepsake: She begins wearing [[spoiler:Coco's hat after her death]].
287
288	!!Penny Polendina
289	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In canon her aura and soul comes from [[spoiler:her father Pietro giving some of his aura to a robot]]. Jn ''Scars'', it comes from [[spoiler:Penny having the soul of Ironwood's daughter Penelope]].
290	* AstroClone: ''RWBY Scars'' adds onto what Astro Clone traits Penny has in canon. Penny is a FlyingBrick RobotGirl who wants be seen as human. She has two father figures, her creator and James Ironwood. It's later shown that [[spoiler:Ironwood is literally Penny's dad. Penny is the ReplacementGoldfish for Ironwood's daughter Penelope Ironwood, who had her soul transferred into a robot. Penny, however, only has brief memories of her past life and has an existential HeroicBSOD upon being told the truth]].
291	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: She dies in the same scene but [[spoiler:Pyrrha stabs her, cuts off her leg, and beheads her due to believing she's a Beowolf]], rather than [[spoiler:Pyrrha accidentally causing her to be crushed by her own weapons because she saw more weapons than their actually were]].
292	* DoAndroidsDream: Penny's humanity is called into questions more than once. She has a soul, acts like a human, and dreams (of sheep), so is she essentiallly human? This is added onto after it's revealed [[spoiler:Penny contains the soul of a human girl]].
293	* TheLostLenore: She becomes this to [[spoiler:Ruby]]. To make it worse, [[spoiler:Ruby has a video from Penny on her phone that Penny made for Ruby's birthday. In it, Penny leaves a message in case they're [[LongDistanceRelationship separated]].]]
294	* OffWithHisHead: She dies when [[spoiler:Pyrrha beheads her]].
295	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Penny begins dating Ruby halfway through Volume 1.
296	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's [[spoiler:Ironwood's daughter.]] Or more precisely, [[spoiler:she contains the amnesiac soul of Ironwood's dying daughter Penelope]].
297	* RoboSpeak: Penny has a stilted way of talking.
298	* RobotGirl: Penny is a robotic teenage girl.
299
300	!!Wukong Sun
301	* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. His name is written in the traditional Chinese manner.
302	* AdaptationalJobChange: ''Scars'' expands upon Sun sneaking onto a boat in Volume 1 by having him be a traveler rather than a hunter student.
303	* LittleBitBeastly: He's a monkey Faunus with a monkey's tail.
304	* PromotedToLoveInterest: He and Neptune are a couple.
305
306	!!Neptune Vasilias
307	* AdaptationalJobChange: He's a homeless traveler instead of a hunter-in-training.
308	* AscendedExtra: He's introduced in Volume 1 and is treated as a reoccuring character. He also appears in Volume 4 when he joins Sun and Blake on their trip
309	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Sun is his boyfriend.
310
311	[[/folder]]
312
313	[[folder:Ozpin's Faction]]
314
315	!!Ozpin
316
317	!!Oscar Pine
318
319	!!Qrow Branwen
320	* TheAlcoholic: He's a heavy drinker. His drinking became worse after [[spoiler:he killed his exe Summer]].
321	* HalfIdenticalTwins: He looks like a male version of his twin Raven.
322	* HighSchoolSweethearts: He and [[spoiler:Summer]] began dating in Beacon, but he pushed her away in his twenties.
323	* HonoraryUncle: He's Yang's biological uncle but unrelated to his other niece Ruby ([[spoiler:or so she thinks]]).
324	* KillTheOnesYouLove: He killed [[spoiler:Summer]] in order to [[spoiler:not throw off his disguise as a spy for Salem]].
325	* TheMole: He acts as an inside agent of Salem's Faction for Ozpin.
326	* ReligiousBruiser: He converted to the Brothers Church after Summer's death. This explains his cross necklace.
327	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Instead of being [[spoiler:Ruby's HonoraryUncle]], he's [[spoiler:secretly her biological father]].
328	[[/folder]]
329
330	[[folder:Salem's Faction]]
331
332	!!Salem
333	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In canon, she's [[spoiler:a human (or at least, she was born one)]]. In ''Scars'', she's [[spoiler:the last remaining member of a humanoid precursor to Grimm]].
334
335	!!Tyrian Callows
336	* GenderFlip: Tyrian is changed into a girl.
337	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a scorpion Faunus with a scorpion tail.
338
339	!!Cinder Fall
340	* DarkAndTroubledPast: She had a WickedStepmother growing up. As a young teen, [[spoiler:her village was massacred by bandits and the survivors sold into slavery]]. Cinder was then [[spoiler:forced to live as a SexSlave for several years]], until her semblance unlocked and she murdered her abuser.
341	* ImportantHaircut: Cinder cut her long hair after [[spoiler:escaping slavery]].
342	* MeaningfulRename: Cinder's name was originally [[spoiler:Chujo]] and renamed herself after unlocking her semblance.
343	* ParentalAbandonment: She grew up with an EvilStepmother named Murasaki.
344
345	!!Emerald Sustrai
346	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Canon suggests that Emerald views Cinder as a mother figure. In ''Scars'', she's attracted to her.
347
348	!!Mercury Black
349	* AbusiveParents: His father was physically and emotionally abusive.
350	* SelfMadeOrphan: He killed his abusive father prior to the story.
351
352	!!Neo Politan
353	[[quoteright:308:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neo.jpeg]]
354	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: She's a human-passing reptile Faunus (implied to be a chameleon Faunus), rather than a human.
355	* AdaptationNameChange: Her name is "Neo Politan" instead of "Neopolitan". This is an alternate spelling used in some official media.
356	* AscendedExtra: She's given more screentime. There's an entire chapter dedicated to her and Roman's backstory.
357	* CreepyChild: Her own mother called her a monster because she was violent as a kid.
358	* DaddysLittleVillain: She's Roman's precious daughter and they work together, alongside Cinder.
359	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Neo being mute in ''Scars'' predates the canonization of her muteness in canon. The story shows that she was born mute and that she communicates mainly through sign language.
360	* EvilCounterpart: To Ruby. They're both young women whose huntress mother's died when they were younger and they both have overprotective dads. Both Ruby and Neo also look near-identical to their mothers.
361	* FamilyThemeNaming: "Neo" matches her mother Eon's name.
362	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a reptile Faunus. Her Faunus trait is her forked tongue.
363	* MissingMom: Her mother was a huntress who died on a mission when she was a child.
364	* PsychopathicManChild: She monologues in a childish tone despite being at a minimum a teenager. She's also brutally violent when she wants to be.
365	* RapeAsBackstory: Rape is a major element of her StartOfDarkness. She was assaulted as a teenager, which led to her [[spoiler:killing the perpetrator in revenge]].
366	** AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: However she was still violent as a child, making it unclear if this made her evil and those acts were retaliation for FantasticRacism, or if she was already disturbed and the rape made her worse.
367	* RapeAndRevenge: After a peer assaulted Neo, Roman kidnapped the boy and [[spoiler:allowed Neo to torture him to death]]. The two were hiding out from the boy's father when they met Cinder.
368	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's the biological daughter of Roman and an old classmate of his named Eon. Their relationship is ambiguous in canon, but it's suggested that Neo and Roman are not biologically related.
369	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She's described as looking like a younger version of her mother Eon, down to the forked tongue.
370	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: As a little kid, she stabbed a classmate and liked to [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals throw rocks at animals]].
371
372	!!Roman Torchwick
373	* {{Blackmail}}: He only works with Cinder because she threatened to hurt Neo if he refused.
374	* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: It's implied that he dislikes Neo's violent, criminal behavior and wishes that'd she would stay safe as a civilian.
375	* {{Foil}}:
376	** He was once a bright-eyed hunter-in-training like Ruby, but after he was unjustly kicked out of Beacon and arrested for a crime he didn't commit, he lost his way. While in jail, he was asked to be involved in a crime and that's how he got involved with the illegal dust trade.
377	** He's similar to Taiyang in that he's a single father who just wants to protect his daughter. His wife was a huntress who died on a mission when his daughter was young.
378	* HighSchoolSweethearts: Downplayed with him and his wife Eon. They were on a team at Beacon together, but Roman was kicked out shortly afterward. The two met again years afterward and hooked up.
379	* ParentalAbandonment: He was raised in an orphanage.
380	* PreciousPhoto: He carries around two cherished photos: one of a newborn Neo and another of his old team at Beacon.
381	* RapeAsBackstory: A variant. Roman stopped an AttemptedRape as a Beacon student, but Ozpin kicked him out because Roman was accused of being the rapist. This led to Roman's StartOfDarkness when he met a man in jail who got him into the crime life.
382	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Canon suggests that he has a father-''like'' relationship with Neo. In ''Scars'', he's literally her father.
383	* SparedByTheAdaptation: He's not killed [[spoiler:at the end of Volume 3]].
384	* UsedToBeASweetKid: He was optimistic and much like Ruby when he was younger, but he's grown into a jaded individual due to experiences in his life.
385
386	[[/folder]]
387
388	[[folder:White Fang]]
389
390	!!Adam Taurus
391	* AdaptationalJerkass: The story removes Adam's CharacterizationMarchesOn by making him Blake's [[FantasticRacism human loathing]], [[DomesticAbuse abusive boyfriend]] from his introduction.
392	* DomesticAbuse: He has a history of being manipulative and emotionally abusive towards Blake, made worse by their age gap. It's also implied he sexually abused her as well. Blake's last straw was when Adam slapped her during the "Black" trailer scenes.
393	* FantasticRacism: He loathes all humans and thinks that Faunus are superior to them.
394	* LittleBitBeastly: He's a bull Faunus with horns.
395
396	!!Sienna Khan
397	* AmbiguouslyRelated: Downplayed with Kali. They're sisters but look very different. It's possible that they're either half-siblings or adopted siblings, but they could also be full sisters.
398	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a tiger Faunus who has tiger ears.
399	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's Kali's sister and Blake's aunt.
400
401	!!Ilia Amitola
402	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a human-passing Chameleon Faunus. Her Faunus traits look like normal blemishes or freckles.
403	[[/folder]]
404
405	[[folder:Miscellaneous]]
406
407	!!Glynda Goodwitch
408	* AscendedExtra: She appears past Volume 3 when she decides to visit Taiyang and Yang to see how Yang's doing.
409
410	!!Eon Politan
411	* CanonForeigner: It's implied that Roman divorced a wife in canon, but she's never described. Eon is instead an original character created for ''Scars''.
412	* {{Foil}}: To Summer. They're both huntress' who died on a mission. However, Eon feared her daughter and looked down upon her, while Summer was very affectionate towards her daughters.
413	* HighSchoolSweethearts: Downplayed. She was on a team with Roman but they went their separate ways after Roman was kicked out of Beacon. They met again years later and got together.
414	* LittleBitBeastly: She's a human-passing Faunus
415	* ParentalNeglect: It's implied that she wasn't the kindest towards Neo. She didn't like Neo's CreepyChild behavior.
416	* PosthumousCharacter: She died on a mission prior to the story.
417	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Her daughter Neo is described as looking identical to her.
418
419	!!Cardin Winchester
420	* TheBully: He bullies Jaune, but his bullying is less "comedic cartoony bullying" and more "realistic JerkJock bullying". He also attempts to bully Velvet, however Coco attacks him for hurting her girlfriend.
421	* BullyBrutality: He hurts Velvet when he decides to pick on her.
422	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Adam]] kills him in [[spoiler:the fall of Beacon]].
423	* FantasticRacism: He has a disdain towards Faunus.
424	* DemotedToExtra: As Jaune's bullying arc is de-emphasized and predominantly skipped over, Cardin's role is decreased.
425	* GenerationXerox; It's shown that his father hates Faunus, he went to Beacon, and he [[spoiler:tried to rape]] Velvet's mother. Cardin is also a bully who goes to Beacon and tries to pick on Velvet.
426	* IncompatibleOrientation: He's in love with Weiss but she's gay. Even when she [[SorryImGay tells him so]], he isn't dissuaded much.
427	* MissingMom: His mother was killed by Adam [[spoiler:and Blake]] prior to the story.
428	* OffWithHisHead; He dies by [[spoiler:being beheaded by Adam]].
429	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's speciesist towards Faunus, bullies Jaune, and calls Weiss a homophobic slur.
430
431	!!Xiong "Junior" Hei
432	* AscendedExtra: He appears in a few extra scenes when Yang visits his club.
433	* ParentalSubstitute: He's implied to be one towards the Malachite twins. He took them in after they ran away from home.
434
435	!!Melanie and Miltia Malachite
436	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/malachites.jpeg]]
437	* AbusiveParents: They're twins who ran away as teens because their father was physically abusive.
438	* AscendedExtra: In canon, they don't appear outside the "Yellow" trailer, aside from a cameo in a Volume 2 episode. In ''Scars'', Yang comes across them when she goes to Junior's to drink in Volume 4. They later become more important later on.
439	* BigSisterInstinct: It's never mentioned who was born first, and being twins it doesn't matter, but Militia has this personality. Melanie took the brunt of their dad's abuse. Since then, Militia has told herself she wouldn't let anyone hurt her sister.
440	* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Militia is protective of Melanie and is the more serious of the two. Melanie is more soft and sentimental.
441	* {{Foil}}: To Ruby and Yang. They're sisters where one feels the need to protect the other.
442	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Militia has feelings for [[spoiler:Yang]].
443	* TheRunaway: They ran away from home when they were younger and have been friends with Junior ever since then.
444
445	!!"Lil' Miss Malachite"
446	* AdaptationDyeJob: To emphasize her resemblance to her twins, her blue eyes are green and her blonde hair is black.
447	* AscendedExtra: Her character appears more than in canon.
448	* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's a criminal but is protective of her daughters, to a degree. Her daughters' father "mysteriously" died after she got wind he was abusing them.
449	* NamedByTheAdaptation: Her name is given as "Ianthe".
450	* ParentalNeglect: She hasn't been active in her daughters' life for years. She claims to have looked for them but Melanie doesn't believe her.
451
452	!!Violet Akita
453	* CanonForeigner: She's a reoccurring original character.
454	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: She gets [[spoiler:torn in half by Grimm during the fall of Beacon]].
455	* LittleBitBeastly: Violet is a dog Faunus who has dog ears.
456	* MeaningfulName: She's a dog Faunus with purple hair.
457

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