Maria Calavera

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|-|The Grimm Reaper (Prime)=
|-|Maria Calavera (Old)=
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==Summary==
Maria Calavera, known in her youth as The Grimm Reaper is a supporting character who appears in Volume 6 of RWBY. While she seems to just be a frail old woman who tagged along on Ruby's crew's journey to Atlas due to a train crash, she is actually one of the most renowned huntresses in her time, someone who inspired the likes of Qrow to choose that path in life.
Coincidentally she, like Ruby, possesses the Silver Eyes and used them frequently to dispatch Grimm before being hunted down and blinded by a group of rogues. Since then, she left the life of a huntress.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Gravity Dust | 
Key: Prime | Current
Name: Maria Calavera, The Grimm Reaper
Origin: RWBY
Gender: Female
Age: Likely early to mid-20s in her prime, 60s to 70s as of Volume 6
Classification: Human, Former Huntress
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura (Able to use her Aura for numerous purposes), Forcefield Creation (Aura can be used as a full-body forcefield), Statistics Amplification (Can use Aura to enhance her striking power), Enhanced Senses (Can use her Aura to sharpen her senses), Regeneration (Low), Extrasensory Perception (Her Aura allows her to sense things around her), Weapon Mastery (Expert kama wielder), Acrobatics, Accelerated Development (Training [Physical Statistics and Abilities; Even Huntsmen in Training are able to rapidly develop in short periods of time, becoming significantly stronger and faster and evolving their abilities through short periods of training]), Vehicular Mastery (Skilled pilot), Instinctive Action (Via Semblance), Supernatural Willpower, Gravity Manipulation (Via Life and Death), Holy Manipulation (Via Silver Eyes. Uses the same energy as The God of Light, which petrifies, paralyzes, or disintegrates the God of Darkness' creations, such as the Grimm), Resistance to Extreme Heat and Cold (Aura protects the user from sub-zero temperatures, allowing them to be encased in ice without being cold, walk through a blizzard in casual clothingRWBY Volume 6 Episode 5, and traverse the kingdom of Atlas, which resides in Remnant's North Pole,RWBY: World of Remnant, Episode 11: Atlas without wearing any protective gear, as well as extreme heat up to and including the heat of flames,RWBY Volume 2 Episode 11, being blasted with steamRWBY Volume 3 Episode 4 being struck by lighting for an extended period of time,RWBY Volume 3 Episode 2RWBY Volume 5 Episode 13RWBY Volume 8 Episode 3 and being submerged in lava without being burnedRWBY Volume 3 Episode 5), Empathic Manipulation (Wasn't affected by The Apathy under Brunswick Farms all night while the others minus Ruby were, was only shown affected when up close with multiple with their willpower draining aura amplified) 
Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level+ (Qrow Branwen considered her to be a legend during his training as a huntsman and even modeled his weapon after hers. Most of the huntsman community at her time could hardly believe she could have been killed in combat. Far stronger than her old self), higher with Gravity Dust (Attacks enhanced by Gravity Dust are significantly stronger than the user's normal attacks and are capable of shattering Ice Dust constructs), Silver Eyes ignore the durability of the Grimm | Unknown (Capable of fighting Neopolitan, though mostly relied on redirecting attacks and dodging using her Semblance to keep up)
Speed: At least FTL Reactions and Combat Speed (Casually deflected bullets fired by a group of assassins that ambushed her. Far faster than her old self) | FTL Reactions and Combat Speed (Could react to and block attacks from Neopolitan)
Lifting Strength: Class G (Equal to, if not stronger than Qrow. Casually physically overpowered a Nevermore) | Unknown
Striking Strength: Multi-City Block level+ | Unknown
Durability: Multi-City Block level+ (Far more durable than her old self), higher with Aura (Aura functions as a forcefield with a cumulative durability, depicted as a 'health bar', that allows the user to take dozens of hits from opponents as strong as themselves without any significant injury.) | Unknown (Blocked hits from Neopolitan, though merely by redirecting the attacks and was ultimately defeated)
Stamina: Superhuman (She was able to, right after a fight against a Nevermore, combat several rogues specifically hired to blind her, and was able to continue fighting albeit barely after being blinded) | Unknown (Has less stamina than she did in her prime, but was able to fight Neopolitan for a short time)
Range: Standard to Extended melee range with Life and Death, much higher with callback | Standard melee range
Standard Equipment: Life and Death | Artificial Eyes, Life and Death (One Kama)
Intelligence: Gifted (Is an extremely skilled fighter, able to weave around and take out a Nevermore mid-flight, as well as a group of individuals hired to kill her all at once. She also mastered her Silver Eyes at a young age, learning to create a state of mind to tap into when she wishes to utilize them at any given moment. Though she never attended any of the Huntsmen Academies, she had the highest score among them when she took her licensing exam. Her skill was so great that she was considered to be a legend among Huntsmen who train for the greater part of their lives in combat. Even in her old age she was effortlessly able to fight against Neopolitan for a short while, using her Semblance to dodge every one of her attacks)
Weaknesses: She loses her Silver Eyes ability if blinded. Continual damage to her Aura will cause it to decay to the point where she can be left open to more significant damage. Aura's durability is cumulative; it will deplete with each attack she takes and can be brought down by characters of similar strength. Semblances drain Aura by a small amount and without it they cannot be used until it is recharged. Constant exposure to extreme temperature can drain the user's Aura. | Significantly weaker than she was in her prime, although to what degree is unknown. Constant exposure to extreme temperature can drain the user's Aura.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Life and Death: Maria's weapon of choice, a pair of kamas that she used for close-quarters and ranged combat. The body of the kama contains two cylindrical pieces of Gravity Dust, and the back of the skull head has a hidden gun barrel. The Gravity Dust can be activated via Aura or a switch on the weapon itself, allowing Maria to manipulate it in mid-air. This kama was once part of a pair, which could attract each other using their Gravity Dust which Maria used in her fighting style. The two kama can connect at the tip to form a staff with a blade on each end. According to Qrow, he designed the scythe mode of his own weapon, Harbinger, based on Life and Death. As of the present day, all that is left of the two weapons is a staff Maria uses to walk.
* Preflexes: Maria's Semblance, which allows her to sense everything better than most people and react to attacks before they happen. She can even react to attacks outside her field of vision, such as people shooting her from behind.
* Silver Eyes: A mysterious and powerful ability, the Silver Eyes manifests as blindingly bright light emitted from Maria's eyes. It was revealed that this energy originates from the God of Light, which is able to destroy the creations of the God of Darkness, such as the Grimm. Effects include petrifying them typically, but also sometimes disintegrates them or paralyzes them. Maria is one of the few characters introduced who could control her Silver Eyes, using it to petrify a Nevermore in place. After being blinded by Tock, she no longer has access to this ability.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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