Nora Valkyrie

Nora Valkyrie, also known as Queen of the Castle and Lightning Bolt, is one of the main characters from the RWBY series.
== Charactah Account ==
Nora is a former student at Beacon Academy, a member of Team RNJR and one of the remaining members of Team JNPR. Her weapon of choice is Magnhild, a hammer that can transform into a grenade launcher.
A happy-go-lucky, bubbly and playful young girl, Nora is mainly characterized by her boundless enthusiasm. When Nora talks, many of her words may sometimes come out randomly without her actually giving much thought to anything she comes up with. This is caused by her tendency to jump into a different topic most of the time and her rather peculiar imagination. Because of this and her free-spirited attitude, Nora's personality changes according to her mood, and she is prone to becoming a nuisance to the people around her, losing the point of a conversation, or even experiencing anxiety attacks. However, Nora is more insightful than one would think and is capable of being serious when most necessary. This rare sense of seriousness of hers is most prominently displayed during the battle against the Nuckelavee, where she literally slaps sense into Ren who was consumed in his need for revenge against the Grimm who wiped out his village and family. She explained this by telling him: "I won't let you kill yourself like this."
Nora is very open with her companions and quickly grows fond of them. Because of her motor mouth, she is very open to conversation and plays with her friends almost all the time she is interacting with them, making her a very social and likeable person. She can also be protective and supportive when she sees teammates need it. She is also considerate of their personal space and respects their decisions even if she doesn't agree with them. Nora does not doubt the talents of her friends and places her entire faith in Pyrrha Nikos' and Lie Ren's fighting skills, while following Jaune Arc's orders as her leader without question. She also appears to be good at reading people, as seen during interactions with Jaune and Pyrrha in "Burning the Candle" and "Destiny". 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* RWBY: Ice Queendom
=== Comics ===
* RWBY
* RWBY/Justice League
=== Manga ===
* RWBY
* RWBY: Ice Queendom
* RWBY: Official Manga Anthology
* RWBY: The Official Manga
=== Movies ===
* Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen Part One
=== Video Games ===
* Crusaders Quest
* RWBY
* RWBY Mobile
* RWBY: Amity Arena
* RWBY: Crystal Match
* RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
=== Web-Animation ===
* RWBY
* RWBY Chibi
* RWBY Chibi Season 2
* RWBY Chibi Season 3
* RWBY Volume 2
* RWBY Volume 3
* RWBY Volume 4
* RWBY Volume 5
* RWBY Volume 6
* RWBY Volume 7
* RWBY Volume 8
== Trivia ==
* Nora alludes to Thor from Norse mythology. For more information on this allusion, as well as other choices the creators made for this character, see Nora Valkyrie/Behind the Scenes.
* "Nora" may be an abbreviation of the Greek Eleanor or Eleonora, meaning light, or the Latin Honora, meaning honor. Nora, alternatively spelled Nóra or Norah, is also a given name in several European languages. In Arabic, "Nora" is another form of Noor or Nur, also literally meaning 'light'.
** Nora's name may reference her color via the Nora Barlow Columbine, a pink flower named after the granddaughter of Charles Darwin. Given the abundance of pink in relation to her, especially in merchandise, this is most likely what her name is supposed to reference.
** Nora's name may have come from the Japanese word "nora" which means "stray", as from the shown past with Ren, her origins were not given, meaning that she strayed into Ren's village.
* The song "Boop" from the RWBY: Volume 2 Soundtrack is about Nora and her relationship with Ren. The song makes multiple references to her, including some of her lines from the series, like "Boop!" as well as the name of her weapon, Magnhild.
* Nora, alongside Ruby Rose and Jaune Arc, is one of the characters who owns an object sold in the Rooster Teeth store: her "boop" shirt.
* At the RTX Australia 2016 RWBY: Grimm Eclipse Live Let's Play, Lindsay Jones, the voice of Ruby Rose, said she recorded some lines for Nora.
* Nora's eyes are originally turquoise in Volume 1 and RWBY Chibi, but in Volume 2 and 3, her eyes are jade. In Volume 4, her eyes are changed to aqua.
* Nora still possesses her ribbon on her back in RWBY: Grimm Eclipse.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Nora Valkyrie at RWBY Wiki
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