Jaune Arc

Paternal

* Rhea Arc
* Pater Arc/Ares
* Romulus Arc
* Gaius Arc
* Julius Arc (Great Great Grandfather)
* Cleopatra Arc (Great Great Grandmother)
* Charles Arc (Great Grandfather)
* Rotrude Arc (Great Grandmother)

Maternal

* Brutus Troy-Pendragon
* Constantine Pendragon
* Uther Pendragon
* Igraine Pendragon
* Arthur Pendragon (Great Great Grandfather)
* Guinevere Pendragon (Great Great Grandmother)
* Loholt Pendragon (Great Grandfather)
* Morgause Pendragon (Great Grandmother)

Maternal

* Aurelius Pendragon (Grandfather)
* Arnive Pendragon (Grandmother)

Maternal

* Urien Rheged (Through Marriage; formerly)
* Lot Orkney (Through Marriage)

Maternal

* Morgan Orkney

Third Cousin

* Okita Mitsu
* Okita Kin
* Okita Souji
* Lakshmibai Tambe

**Prince Jaune Arthur Pendragon Arc** was a Valean huntsman and knight who was a member of the Valean Royal Family, one of the Heroes of Remnant, a member of several knight orders, was a professor at Beacon Academy, later becoming its Deputy Headmaster. Jaune is considered one of the greatest huntsmen in history and is honored as a saint.

Jaune was born in the village of Camelot as a member of both the Arc and Pendragon Families, the former being one of the founder families of Vale and one of its most important noble bloodlines, and the latter being the royal family of Vale. Jaune grew up listening to the stories of his ancestors and his parents and from a young age, Jaune wished to be a great hero like them. As such, Jaune was trained in the ways of a huntsman and knight.

Jaune attended Beacon Academy and was the leader of Team JNPR (consisting of himself, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren) and second-in-command of Squad Alpha which consisted of Teams JNPR, RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long), AMAN (Jeanne Arc, Mash Kyrielight, Astolfo Mercia, and Sieg Nibelung), and TEMS (Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, Sakura Matou, and Shinji Matou). Under Jaune's leadership, Team JNPR became one of the top-performing teams at Beacon and even qualified for the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Jaune and his friends would also be embroiled in a secret war between Ozpin/Ozma, who was the latest of the reincarnations of an ancient mage and the avatar of the God of Light, and Salem, an ancient evil who was the former avatar of the God of Darkness who betrayed the Gods to recreate the world in her image to create a utopia. Jaune and his friends would join Ozpin's inner circle and become his agents. Jaune, in particular, had a strong role in the coming war as one of Salem's descendants.

After the Battle of Beacon, Squad Alpha would join the Chaldea Security Organization to join the fight against Salem. Jaune would be a prominent member of Chaldea, taking the role of one of the primary field agents and leader.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Jaune Arthur Pendragon Arc** was born in the Pendragon Castle in Castle, Vale to Artoria Pendragon and Charlie Arc, along with his twin sister Jeanne on March 2nd, 63 A.G.W. Jaune was the sixth child of the Arc family (not counting his older half-sister), with two younger sisters coming later, and the only boy. Two years after his birth, Jaune's younger sister, Lily, was born.

Jaune was very close with his family members on both sides of his family. Jaune considered his Aunt Morgan to be like his second mother and likewise considered her children (Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth) to be like his additional siblings. He was also close with his paternal cousins, especially Roland Neustria, Astolfo Mercia, Bradamante de Montauban, and Richard Plantagenet.

Jaune's family often visited their father's homeland of Atlas. During these visits Jaune would meet and befriend several people including Marie Antoinette, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the Schnee cousins, Weiss and Anastasia. Jaune was especially close with the latter two, and they would end up in a little love triangle (much to the chagrin of Jeanne who was worried that they were trying to take her brother away from her). While Jaune was very close to the Schnee cousins, their families would have a falling out and Jaune was unable to see them as much as they had previously. While they would meet up during some parties, though they were not able to be as close as they once were. Marie was Jaune's first kiss when they were both 10, though it was meant to be a friendly gesture and nothing more.

Jaune had grown up with the stories of his various famous ancestors as well as his impressive family members all of whom were knights and hunters. Jaune especially idolized his parents, who were some of the most powerful hunters in living memory. From a young age, Jaune wished to follow in his family's footsteps. Jaune's parents started training Jaune when he was around six years old. They taught Jaune the basics and foundations and unlocked his aura for him when he was seven. Jaune proved to have immense reserves of aura that were not possible for someone that young to have, to the point that he eclipsed some huntsmen who were thrice his age. Aside from his aura, Jaune was noted to especially have a keen strategic mind, immense amounts of endurance, and ridiculous amounts of physical strength such that he constantly broke his practice swords.

In addition to his training under his parents, Jaune was also trained by Gwen Emrys and Lancelot du Lac (his mother's partner while they attended Beacon). Gwen was Jaune's tutor and she taught him all his necessary schooling. Gwen would also teach Jaune in both aura and dust control. When Jaune was young, he developed a crush on Gwen. Jaune eventually confessed his feelings to her when he was around eight years old. Gwen found Jaune's confession to be both cute and amusing and she let him down gently. Jaune eventually moved passed those feelings, and instead began seeing Gwen to be like a pseudo-older sister (although neither Gwen nor Jaune's family would ever let him live his once crush down).

Jaune regarded Lancelot to be an honorary uncle, and Lancelot taught Jaune how to fight like a huntsman and a knight. Jaune befriended Lancelot's children Galahad, Mash, and Melusine and they trained alongside him. Through their time together, Mash would grow to have feelings for Jaune but was too shy to express them to him. Lancelot would also bring in his other teammates, Tristan Lyonesse and Percival de Galles to help teach him. Tristan taught Jaune archery and music. Percival taught Jaune horseback riding and spearmanship.

Around this time, Jaune began raising a foal he named Epona. Epona was a mixed breed that was ideal for being a knight's steed. Jaune would unlock Epona's aura, allowing her to be able to fight Grimm. Jaune also began training Epona as a Destrier, and by the time she was old enough for combat, she became extremely large. Jaune often practiced riding Epona as well as various forms of mounted combat. Epona would unlock her semblance, which allowed her to bond on a deep level with Jaune.

Jaune's family had frequent trips to Anima, especially to the town of Shion and the city of Argus. While in Argus, Jaune would meet Pyrrha Nikos at a gym for prospective hunters. The two got along very well, and they decided to train together. They quickly became close friends and spent time training and simply playing together. Jaune and Pyrrha would also learn from each other's mentors, Pyrrha learning from Lancelot and Jaune learning from Pyrrha's mentor, Chiron. Even as Pyrrha became world-famous as the champion of Mistral, they remained very good friends.

As a child and young teenager, Jaune picked up several seemingly unrelated and random skills either because his sisters (usually either Saphron, Nero, Jeanne, or Lily) forced him to, his parents felt it was necessary for him to learn, or because of his own interest. Jaune learned many things such as homemaking, the arts, and humanities and he was extraordinarily and almost supernaturally talented in these fields. Jaune's sisters teased Jaune about the fact that he would be the ultimate househusband when he grew up, much to his chagrin (though he did take some pride in it). Jaune was also very artistically gifted having been blessed with immense musical talent (enough to learn several different instruments, how to sing, and how to dance) which was focused under the tutelage of Tristan, significant skill at drawing and painting that he shared with his twin, writing (having begun writing in journals as well as writing both poetry and prose), and became very knowledgeable about history and linguistics (having learned nearly all the languages in Vale as well as some languages from other kingdoms). Nero also forced Jaune to be the editor of the books that she wrote. Most of these books were "romance" books and Jaune hated doing it, but still edited her work when he could (under an alias) because they were bizarrely popular, he got a cut of the profit, and he couldn't bring himself to turn her down.

When Jaune turned 12 years old, he officially became Lancelot's squire, alongside Gareth. This meant that Jaune's training became much more intense, though Jaune seemed to thrive under Lancelot's teachings. It was around this time that Jaune made his weapons including his sword, Caledfwlch, his lance, Areadbhar, and his ancestral shield, Pridwen.

Soon after he became Lancelot's squire, Jaune went on a patrol outside of Camelot. During his patrol, Jaune encountered a destroyed village that had been pillaged by bandits and subsequently ravaged by Grimm. Jaune fought off the remaining Grimm and began looking for survivors. Jaune was demoralized by all the corpses he had seen, however, he eventually found a dying child. Jaune began administering first aid, but it was clear that it wasn't working. Jaune then grabbed the child and tried to ride back to Camelot, but by the time he reached the village gates, the child had died in his arms.

Jaune was demoralized and heartbroken by this event, blaming himself for being too weak and slow to help anyone. Jaune fell into an intense depression for a month, until his family, friends, and mentors managed to pull him out of it. Jaune was still heartbroken by what happened, but he made a vow to swear to use his abilities to create a world of peace that no one had to suffer in.

When Jaune was 14, his aunt Morgan mysteriously disappeared. The last he recalled hearing of her was an argument between her and his mother. Before Morgan left, Jaune asked her what the problem was. Morgan deflected the issue and simply said that she was going away for a while. She hugged Jaune, bid him goodbye, and left, leaving her children in the care of Jaune's parents. Jaune would ask his mother what happened, but she never gave a straight answer.

When Jaune was 15, he went on a patrol with Lancelot, Gareth, Jeanne, and Lily. During their patrol, the group got into a fight with a large Dragon grimm. The group engaged in battle with the beast, but were barely able to put up a fight. Lily would get greatly wounded in the fight, which triggered Jaune's memories of the death of the child three years previous. Jaune and Jeanne suddenly unlocked their semblances which were different applications of aura enhancement. Jaune used his semblance to heal Lily, while Jeanne used hers to boost Lancelot and Gareth. After Lily was healed fully, Jaune instinctively used his semblance to recharge his aura to high levels and joined the fight against the dragon. Jaune launched a massive sword beam that did immense damage to the dragon, allowing Lancelot to slay the beast much more easily. The group returned to Camelot to recover. Soon after the incident, Lancelot, Gwen, Artoria, and Charlie all decided that Jaune and Jeanne had achieved the skill, knowledge, and countenance required of a knight. The twins were knighted soon after,

When Jaune was 16, he donated sperm so his eldest sister, Saphron, and her wife, Terra, could have a child. This baby would be named Adrian. Soon after, they would move to Argus. Despite technically being Adrian's father, Jaune wanted to simply be Adrian's uncle, which Saphron and Terra ultimately accepted.

Shortly after Jaune turned 17, he began preparations to apply to Beacon Academy alongside Jeanne, Mash, and Astolfo. As none of them had attended a combat school, they needed to take admittance trials several months before the semester began. While at the exam site, Jaune met and befriended two prospective hunters from Mistral, Lie Ren, and Nora Valkyrie. The trio exchanged contact info so they could keep in touch. Jaune also accidentally bumped into Blake Belladonna, though they only spared an apology and some small talk before moving on.

Jaune passed all three portions of the exam with flying colors, having gotten the fourth-best scores on the written exam (bested only by Mash, Blake, and Ren), did third best in the physical portion (Jaune broke several records during the test, only to immediately be one-upped by Astolfo and Nora), and did the best in the combat portion. Either way, Jaune and his friends were admitted into Beacon as proper students. Jaune would celebrate with his family. Jaune's father would give him Crocea Mors, the sword of Jaune's great-great-grandfather, Julius Arc.

A few months before the semester began, Jaune decided to spend some time in the city of Vale to try and get a lay of the land. Jaune would begin living in the brownstone his family owned in the city. Jaune would spend most of his time training or hanging out with both Ren and Nora, whom he later invited to stay with him in the family brownstone, going so far as to give them an extra key so they could stay there whenever they needed to. Jaune would later decide to begin working a few part-time jobs. Jaune began working as a barista in a local café, a chef at a local restaurant, and a bartender at a local club called Junior's. Junior's was secretly the base of operations for the infamous Xiong Clan, though Jaune was unaware of this and only kept on the legitimate side of things.

While working at Junior's, Jaune would meet Roman Torchwick and his assistant Neopolitan. Jaune was unaware that they were criminals and somehow befriended them. The two took a liking to Jaune and upon learning that he was a member of the Pendragon-Arc Family and going to be a huntsman, decided to help teach him a few things. Jaune's "training" under the duo mostly consisted of Neo brutally attacking him while he desperately dodged, parried, or countered, while Roman was teaching Jaune to fight dirty. While somewhat rough, Jaune appreciated their help and was on genuinely good terms with them.

As the start of the semester drew nearer, Jaune decided to quit his job as a chef and bartender (much to their sadness as he was rather skilled and well-liked there). As his hours at the café were only on the weekends, Jaune elected to remain working there for a little while longer.

### First Semester

#### Arrival

On the day of initiation, Jaune met up with his friends and family to take an airship to Beacon Academy. Jaune had forgotten to buy medicine for his motion sickness, and Jeanne had already used the last one she had. Jaune grew increasingly ill during the ride, and upon landing, he rushed to the nearest bathroom to deal with it.

As Jaune was recovering, he heard a nearby explosion and went to investigate. Jaune would find Ruby Rose, another prospective student for Beacon, who had gotten into a literal explosive argument. Jaune decided to help her up, however, Ruby immediately recognized him as the person who was about to puke on the airship and nicknamed him "Vomit Boy." Jaune, in embarrassment, retaliated by nicknaming her "Crater Face" because of the explosion. While Ruby hastily defended herself, Jaune began laughing, which caused Ruby to laugh as well. Jaune then introduced himself properly. After introducing himself, Jaune realized that his introduction sounded like a pickup line, which caused him to immediately cringe in mortification and attempt to backpedal. Luckily, Ruby found his introduction amusing and introduced herself as well. The two decided to become friends and began talking about their weapons, with Jaune being very impressed by Ruby's weapon, Crescent Rose. Jaune showed his weapons, which while simple by most standards, he was proud of their efficiency, and the history that Crocea Mors had. As they were talking, they realized that they were lost, and frantically searched for the welcoming ceremony. During their search, they walked into Coco Adel, a second-year and Jaune's cousin, who escorted them to the Amphitheater moments before the ceremony started. Ruby ran off to meet with her older half-sister, Yang Xiao Long, and Jaune regrouped with his friends.

Jaune then watched as Professor Ozpin gave his opening speech, and though he was a bit put off by his words, he pushed it aside. Jaune then heard Ruby arguing with someone and saw that it was Weiss. Jaune was about to speak to her but was interrupted when Pyrrha greeted him. Neither knew the other was attending Beacon but were happy to see one another. Jaune would meet up with Ruby once again, who introduced him to Yang, and he introduced her to his friend group. Jeanne would introduce Jaune to Sieg Nibelung and Shirou Emiya, whom Jaune also befriended.

Jaune and Pyrrha would meet Rin Tohsaka who attempted to form an alliance with them for the initiation the next day. While Jaune was receptive to the offer, Pyrrha was less so and they both decided to let the cards fall where they may.

That night, Jaune and Jeanne would go to sleep in onesies which earned them a lot of ribbing from their friends though they took it in stride as they were gifts from their youngest sister, Lily, and very comfortable.

#### Initiation

The following morning, Jaune hung out with his now larger friend group. As everyone was preparing for the initiation ceremony, Jaune entered the locker room to gather his equipment. When Jaune made it to his locker, he found it blocked by Weiss and Pyrrha. Weiss was attempting to convince Pyrrha to partner up with her in initiation so they could be teammates. Jaune interjected so that he could access his locker and greet Weiss. Weiss was initially angered to be interrupted but calmed down when she saw it was Jaune. Weiss also attempted to team up with Jaune, and while Jaune shared the sentiment, he ultimately stated that he couldn't make any promises. Satisfied, the trio began walking to the Beacon cliffs. As they were leaving, they would come across the Matou siblings, Sakura and Shinji, though they only exchanged greetings.

At the cliffside, the students gathered and were launched into the Emerald Forest to find relics that determined their teams. Jaune's landing strategy was to ride his shield like a surfboard, aim for tree branches to slow his fall, and use his semblance to reinforce his aura as much as possible. Jaune landed without injuring himself, using his semblance to restore all the Aura he lost, but he attracted a horde of Beowolves with his landing. Jaune began fighting the Grimm off, though more began arriving, and he was gradually overwhelmed. Pyrrha (having been tracking Jaune down so they could be partners) appeared from the woods, and she helped him finish them off. After they defeated the horde, they became partners, shook each other's hands, and continued onwards to the ruins.

As they traveled through the Emerald Forest, they began hearing gunfire. Jaune and Pyrrha rushed to investigate and they saw Ren fighting a King Taijitu. During the battle, Ren was disarmed, which alarmed Jaune and Pyrrha. Jaune attempted to rush in and help him, with Pyrrha right behind him, though Ren used martial arts and masterful aura use to kill the beast himself. Jaune was greatly impressed by Ren's ability and expressed awe at Ren's prowess, having not seen Ren fight before. After checking that Ren was alright, he asked Ren if he would be willing to teach him his martial arts when they had the time, which Ren agreed to. Nora then arrived (somehow riding on a dying Ursa) and partnered with Ren. After taking a moment to compose himself having seen something so ridiculous, the four decided to form a team together and moved on to the ruins.

The new team began making their way toward the ruins when they found a cave. Jaune believed the cave was a shortcut to the ruins, so the group entered it. As they traversed the cave, they saw it housed an ancient Deathstalker. While attempting to sneak away, Nora accidentally woke it up, and the informal team quickly sprinted out of the cave. The group tried to seal the cave with Nora blowing up the entrance, and Jaune used the dust in his sword to create an ice wall to reinforce it. The group then fled in the direction of the ruins.

Jaune and his group reached the ruins, where they saw Yang and Blake, who were partners. After spending a moment to greet the pair and warning them about the Death Stalker, Jaune sent the rest of his team to pick out relics (which were chess pieces, Pyrrha and Nora both grabbing White Rooks) while Jaune climbed a tree to see the status of the cave. As Jaune was looking, he suddenly heard yelling from above him and saw that Ruby was falling from the sky. Jaune immediately leaped from the tree and caught Ruby, landing safely on the ground. After getting out of her daze (though staying in Jaune’s arms, not even noticing he was carrying her), Ruby explained that she had partnered with Weiss and that she had the idea of riding on a nearby sleeping giant Nevermore to fly to the ruins, but it quickly backfired. Looking up, the group saw that Weiss was still on the Nevermore which knocked her off. Jaune set Ruby down (causing her to blush once she realized that Jaune had been carrying her the entire time), leaped up the tree again, and caught Weiss like he did Ruby. Weiss blushed and immediately leaped out of Jaune's arms, though she softly thanked him for saving her. The group then saw that the Nevermore had turned its attention to the group. Soon after, the group was met with Jeanne, Mash, Sieg, and Astolfo being chased by a large Drake and Rin, Shirou, Sakura, and Shinji being chased by a Rawhyde. To make matters worse, the Death Stalker managed to escape from the cave and began advancing on the group.

Ruby moved to fight the Death Stalker despite the protests from the rest of the group. Ruby was unable to hurt it and was pinned down by one of the Nevermore's feathers, which left the Deathstalker, Drake, and Rawhyde to move to attack her. Weiss managed to freeze the Death Stalker's stinger in place while Jaune and Pyrrha managed to force the Rawhyde to temporarily retreat, and Jeanne and Sieg did the same to the Drake. Yang pulled Ruby to safety, and after admonishing her recklessness, the group began making a plan to deal with their situation. Thinking fast, Jaune and Ruby determined that they did not need to defeat the Grimm, they only needed to grab the relics and return to the cliffs. The group grabbed the relics and fled deeper into the ruins toward a tower in a canyon. The Nevermore followed after them, the Death Stalker broke free from the ice, the Drake attempted to ambush them, and the Rawhyde chased after them.

The group then split into four: Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang fought the Nevermore, Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren fought the Death Stalker, Jeanne, Mash, Sieg, and Astolfo fought the Drake, and Rin, Shirou, Sakura, and Shinji fought the Rawhyde. Jaune had his team lead the Death Stalker deeper into the ruins into more advantageous terrain. Jaune and Pyrrha began distracting the Death Stalker so that Ren and Nora could take shots safely. It quickly became apparent that they could not break through the Death Stalker's bone armor, but Jaune noticed that the Death Stalker's stinger was not protected and some of their attacks had begun cutting through the muscle on the tail. Jaune ordered Ren and Pyrrha to sever the Death Stalker's stinger, while he struck at its eyes to both blind and distract it. The stinger fell from the Death Stalker's tail and embedded into its head, Jaune then ordered Nora to hammer it so that it stabbed directly into its brain. Nora jumped on Jaune's shield and he heaved with all the strength that he could to send Nora flying into the air. Nora slammed her maul into the stinger which killed the Death Stalker instantly and cracked the ground beneath it, sending it falling into the canyon.

Jaune then split the group into pairs, he and Pyrrha would help Jeanne's group fight the Drake while Ren and Nora would help Rin's fight the Rawhyde. Jaune and Pyrrha began distracting the Drake, while Jeanne's team made the killing blow. Jaune would take a great hit from the Drake as it died, and though his semblance allowed him to heal the damage he was rendered exhausted and had to be supported back to the cliffside. Jaune watched in awe as Ruby's group defeated the Nevermore and regrouped with them later.

After resting in the infirmary for a few hours (and being utterly terrified of Nurse Tsune), Jaune attended the initiation ceremony where the teams would be formed and leaders would be appointed. Jaune watched as team CRDL (Cardinal) was formed with Cardin Winchester appointed as leader. From the previous interactions that Jaune had had with Cardin and from what he saw the previous day, Jaune was not impressed with the team but he still applauded them to be polite. Jaune also watched as Jeanne, Mash, Sieg, and Astolfo were gathered into Team AMAN (Amaranth) with Jeanne appointed as leader. Jaune shouted out his support to his sister afterward, to her embarrassment. Rin, Shirou, Sakura, and Shinji were called up and formed Team TEMS (Temptress) with Rin as leader. Jaune politely clapped and offered his congratulations. Jaune and his group were then called up and they formed Team JNPR (Juniper) with Jaune as leader. Jaune was momentarily taken aback by this new responsibility but quickly recovered and felt proud of himself. Jaune then watched as Ruby's group was called up and formed Team RWBY (Ruby) with Ruby as leader. Jaune also shouted his support to her but was concerned by how shocked and angered Weiss appeared.

The four teams would be made into a squad with RWBY & JNPR being sister teams while AMAN & TEMS were sister teams as well. The second-year team CFVY (Coffee), composed of Coco Adel, Fox Alistair, Velvet Scarlatina, and Yatsuhashi Daichi as the squad's mentors. As a result, the squad and their mentors would be sharing a hallway and common rooms. Ruby was appointed as squad leader with Jaune as her second in command. After the ceremony, the teams made their way to their hall and began depositing their stuff in their respective rooms. Jaune and Jeanne would take a moment to call their family to inform them about their results. They promised to introduce them to the rest of their squad later.

#### Settling In

The next morning, Team JNPR was awoken by the sound of construction in Team RWBY's dorm, however, everyone was too tired to care enough to check what was happening. Nora was the first to awaken in the team and woke everyone else up. Everyone got ready for the day and met with their other squadmates, except for Team RWBY who were still in their room. Jaune knocked on their door to warn them that class would be starting soon, only receiving a short response from Ruby. The squad then went to the cafeteria for breakfast before going to their first class. Team RWBY arrived just barely on time, having only exited their dorm in the last 15 minutes.

The first class was Grimm Studies taught by Peter Port. Rather than actually teach the class Port went on a long speech about the meaning of being a huntsman and began telling (seemingly very exaggerated) stories about his adventures. While Jaune tried to pay attention at first, he quickly gave up upon seeing that only Pyrrha, Weiss, and Rin were taking notes (Nora, Astolfo, and Shinji fell asleep almost immediately, Ren was meditating/sleeping, Ruby was doodling in her notebook, Blake was reading a book he recognized as "Ninja's of Love", Yang was playing a game on her scroll, and Jeanne, Shirou, Sieg, and Sakura were trying and failing to pay attention, eventually deciding to just give up). Jaune watched as Weiss volunteered to fight a Boarbatusk in class, and while she did succeed she snapped at Ruby multiple times which concerned him.

The next class was Bartholomew Oobleck's history course. Jaune also attempted to pay attention but was unable to keep up with Oobleck's words as he spoke at an incredibly fast pace. Jaune saw that Yang had simply begun recording the lecture on her scroll, and decided to ask her for a copy later and do the same the next class.

After that was Combat Class taught by Glynda Goodwitch. As part of this class, all students would be placed into spars with one another to gauge their skill level and establish rankings. After five matches, Jaune was set up against Cardin, though Jaune was not entirely happy with it as he thought Cardin was little more than a bully. Either way, Jaune accepted the spar. While in the locker rooms, Jaune attempted to make small talk with Cardin, however, Cardin began mocking Jaune and his family, called Jaune weak for being so tired after the initiation exam, and made lecherous comments about Jeanne. Jaune was incensed by Cardin's jeers and resolved to beat him.

Jaune and Cardin began to fight and it became quickly apparent that Jaune was more skilled and experienced. After a few clashes, Jaune stopped taking Cardin seriously and began fighting to humiliate Cardin in retribution for his earlier comments. Cardin was enraged at Jaune dismissing him and began fighting harder, taking Jaune by surprise and getting in a few good hits. Jaune realized that he was drastically underestimating Cardin and acting in a way that was unbecoming of a knight, so he began taking Cardin more seriously. Jaune ultimately won the spar, though his mistake had cost him a large chunk of his aura. Jaune felt bad about acting so bad during the first part of the spar and attempted to help Cardin up, but Cardin was frustrated and lashed out at him. Jaune had his aura down and was hit full force by Cardin's attack, being injured badly, shocking the entire class (including Cardin himself), and earning the ire of both Goodwitch and Jaune's friends. Goodwitch used her semblance to subdue Cardin and had Jaune sent to the infirmary to recover. Jaune insisted that he was fine, but his team carried him to the infirmary anyway.

While Jaune healed from his injuries incredibly fast, Tsune still kept him in the infirmary for observation so he could rest. The rest of the squad came to visit him. Jaune apologized for inconveniencing them, though his friends assured him that it was no issue and reprimanded him for thinking it was one in the first place. After about an hour, Tsune let Jaune out and he went to eat dinner with his friends.

While eating dinner, noticed that Weiss was not with them and asked her team why. Yang teased him over this, jokingly stating he had a crush on Weiss. Jaune laughed and blushed, but denied the claim. Ruby said that Weiss had other plans, though it was apparent that she was very sad about it. Jaune was concerned about her reaction, and he decided to ask her about it after dinner.

## Personality

### General Personality

Jaune was a generally kind, altruistic, friendly, and extroverted man who tried to live by the virtues of a true hero, ideal knight, and honorable prince. Jaune was loyal to a fault and would do anything for those he considered his friends and family. Despite being a royal, Jaune disliked formality and preferred being much more casual. When Jaune was performing his duties as a knight and sentinel, he was much more serious and professional. Similarly, when doing his duties as a prince Jaune was much more formal and acted as he was raised and expected to. In most circumstances, Jaune acted cheerful and exuberant and his natural expression was that of a warm, cheerful, and welcoming smile. Jaune was someone who preferred being frank and straightforward, being quite sincere and honest. While on the surface Jaune was someone who appeared to be the living embodiment of a knight in shining armor and Prince Charming, he could also be quite dorky, somewhat socially awkward, a tad ditzy, and even goofy. As Jaune grew and matured, he became a rare individual who was completely pure of heart, someone who was completely sure of their path, goals, and identity and unable to be turned away from them. Jaune was someone who embodied righteousness and valor.

Jaune was noted to be extremely charismatic, having a charm that people couldn't help but notice and people tended to hear him out whenever he spoke. Jaune had a natural magnetism that drew people to him, and it was something that was refined by his training as both a prince and knight. While others perceived Jaune as a complete paragon, the perfect knight, and the ideal prince, those closer to him saw his ditzier and more awkward sides. Despite his occasional moments of awkwardness, Jaune was still very charming and these moments only made him seem more approachable to most people, as it proved that he wasn't perfect and it even added to his charm somewhat. Jaune's friends considered him "adorkable" and his somewhat dorky and ditzy nature was considered very endearing. While Jaune certainly made his share of enemies and people who disliked him, most people couldn't help but like him at least a little bit and he inspired respect even from some of his biggest enemies. Jaune had an uncanny ability to bring people together and get them to get along no matter their differences.

Jaune was not easily embarrassed about most things and would willingly put himself into embarrassing or awkward situations for the sake of his friends. Jaune had a good sense of humor and would roll with the punches when a joke was at his expense, often finding it humorous himself. Jaune privately joked that he might have been the universe's punching bag, though he took it all in stride. Despite his royal birth, Jaune and his friends joked that he seemed to lack most of the dignity and self-respect that someone of that station had and he acted more like a common knight than a prince, though he was still quite graceful. Jaune was also not squeamish at all, having no problems with being covered in blood or wading through mud or even sewage, though he still found it in unpleasant and tried to avoid such things when he could.

Jaune was noted to be a magnet for trouble and weirdness, which he blamed on his at times atrocious luck. Jaune constantly found himself in strange or dangerous scenarios that most people could never even dream of, sometimes only prevailing by the skin of his teeth. Jaune didn't go seeking out for these bizarre happenings, they simply happened to him despite his best efforts to avoid them. Jaune and his friends have noted that whenever he does something, the worst case scenario will occur but he will still accomplish the best results possible despite that. It also wasn't uncommon for destruction to follow him, though he always did his best to avoid that destruction or fix it when it occurred.

While Jaune was a very mature person and was always completely serious when dealing with important matters, he could also be quite childlike or even immature or times. Jaune's sense of humor, some of his interests and hobbies, his sense of wonder, the purity of his soul, his trust, easy going nature, immense kindness and compassion, some of his beliefs and values, and some of his mannerisms mark him as mildly childish. Even as he grew older, he still retained some of his childish traits though he was still a very mature and fully realized knight.

Jaune had a slight mischievous streak that was really only shown towards his friends. While not quite fond of pranks, Jaune was capable of planning some diabolical ones, usually to get back at someone when he was pranked. Jaune liked to needle some of his friends in good-natured ways because he found their reactions amusing, though he only did so with those who were comfortable with that kind of ribbing. Jaune's favorite targets for needling were his sisters, Astolfo, Mash, Ruby, Weiss, Ayaka, Yang, Nora, Pyrrha, Neo, Oscar, and Qrow. While Jaune was fond of telling jokes, some would call most of his jokes to be somewhat hit or miss. Jaune has displayed a tendency toward one-liners and quips of questionable quality. Jaune used them half-ironically, he knew they weren't really that clever or funny, but he couldn't help himself and he found amusement in the reactions the people around him had. Jaune also had a bit of flair for theatrics. When it came to most missions, Jaune tended to be very serious but when he could afford to goof off he could be very hammy. Jaune would make very dramatic movements and speak in purple prose as though he were a character in a (very bad) play. In particular, Jaune would often act like an extremely exaggerated version of a knight from the old chivalric romances. Jaune would also occasionally play up his original accent to an outrageous extent for humor. Jaune had moments of dry humor and sarcasm which could be biting, being very snarky and deadpan at times. Privately, Jaune thought that Yang's puns were funny, but he would never admit it because of how smug it would make her. Jaune also wasn't above making his own bad puns from time to time, though they were always tongue in cheek and he claimed that his puns were much funnier than hers. Jaune also found dad jokes to be funny in an ironic sense, claiming that they were so bad they looped back into being funny. Jaune has also shown on numerous occasions to have a somewhat morbid sense of humor and appreciation for both black comedy and gallows humor. Jaune also loved absurdist humor and anti-humor, often making intentionally bizarre comments or anti-jokes. Contrastingly, Jaune was not as fond of blue comedy and shock humor compared to other forms of humor. Jaune stated that it was very easy for those kinds of humor to fall flat and and that when badly delivered those kinds of jokes were just offensive and mean spirited with no real humor to make it worth it.

In most situations, Jaune was much more casual than a prince was expected to act. Jaune eschewed the use of any titles and spoke like any other person would and could even be described as being a little carefree. While Jaune had a habit for somewhat flowery language and was very well-spoken, he otherwise acted like any other person. When working as a knight or huntsman, Jaune became much more serious and he spoke semi-formally and concisely. Jaune was trained in the way of a knight by some of the greatest knights in history and they taught him how to be a proper knight both in terms of combat ability, his manner of speech, and how he carried himself. When doing his duties as a prince, Jaune spoke much more formally and acted as the perfect prince and was more reserved, yet remained approachable and warm. Jaune spoke much more formally and engaged in purple prose, something ingrained in him by extensive etiquette training. While Jaune was royalty and had lots of experience with the upper crust and most prestigious and formal people in the world, it is clear that it is not something that he personally enjoys and that he found it tiresome and boring. Jaune hated formality and he would much rather spend his time having adventures, training, or helping people. If given the option between attending a gala or fighting in a muddy trench, Jaune would almost certainly prefer the trench.

Jaune had a few character tics that appeared often. Whenever Jaune was nervous or embarrassed, he tended to rub the back of his head, usually accompanied by a sheepish expression and nervous laughter. When stressed, Jaune tended to bite his lower lip or clench his fists. When greatly annoyed, Jaune's right eye tended to twitch and he had a frown on his face. When exasperated, Jaune would heavily sigh and pinch the bridge of his nose, usually shaking his head slowly and muttering at the same time. When Jaune was formulating a plan, he tended to stare off into space while rapidly muttering to himself, holding his hand to his chin, and tapping his foot on the ground. Jaune had a tendency to reply to people with the words "as you say" or variations of that phrase. Whenever Jaune made a promise he tended to add the phrase "an Arc never goes back on their word" or variations of it. Jaune also tended to repeat his mother's words of wisdom "strangers are just friends you haven't met yet" when meeting new people and affirming their friendship. Jaune later adopted Pyrrha's tendency to say "hello, again" and referring to things as grand (i.e. "that sounds grand!"). Jaune also had a habit of apologizing for things frequently, even if it wasn't his fault or there wasn't anything to apologize for. Whenever Jaune spoke about something he was interested in or otherwise a fan of, he tended it fanboy over it and would ramble about it while smiling greatly, referring to those things as "cool" or "awesome." On a related note, Jaune got very embarrassed when he realized that he went on such a tangent and would apologize while blushing, though others typically found that habit to be adorable. Jaune has also been shown repeatedly to be terrible at giving names to things, much to his embarrassment.

Jaune was respectful and polite to nearly everyone he met. Jaune never insulted someone without reason, and even when he had a reason to he rarely actually resorted to leveling insults. While Jaune did occasionally tease his friends and knew how to push their buttons, he was careful not to go too far and always prodded in a way that showed he meant no harm and had no real sting to it. While Jaune disliked the habit, he also would taunt his enemies during battle when he needed to catch their attention or throw them off their guard. Jaune found the practice to be rather unbecoming of a knight and disrespectful, but he acknowledged that sometimes it was important to get whatever advantage was possible. While he disliked insulting other people, Jaune tended to insult himself heavily and harshly. Jaune tried to be polite at every opportunity and tried to display good manners at all times. Despite his politeness and his preference for sincerity, Jaune could be quite sarcastic but rarely was actually rude about it. Jaune tended to be more sarcastic with those he was close to, often trading barbs with his family, friends, and Qrow, and even then that was always in jest. Even when outright insulting someone, it was typically layered in a way that would still sound (mostly) polite. Jaune could also be innocently insensitive and had a slight habit of putting his foot in his mouth, but he always apologized when he caught on. There are a few situations and people that have made Jaune angry enough to actually insult them with them usually being the most heinous people he had ever met.

While not really opposed to profanity, Jaune tended to avoid swearing as a general rule, aside from light swears like "hell", "damn", "crap", or "ass" and any variation thereof. Jaune typically only swore when he was very emotional or shocked. If Jaune were to ever say something truly profane then it was a sign of something very bad happening. Rather than swear, Jaune typically used minced oaths or replacements, such as "shut the front door", "dastards", and "witches" instead of their more profane soundalikes. Jaune tended to admonish some of his friends and family for swearing, though they were only light rebukes at most (usually just saying something akin to "language!") and it was at least partially just to annoy them.

Jaune was a nurturing person and would do anything for his loved ones. Jaune typically took the role of the team dad (or possibly the team mom), mostly because of his experience with a large family, his being one of the oldest members of the group, his status as a leader, and his general personality lent well to it. Jaune settled disputes between squadmates, was a shoulder to cry on for anyone who needed it, laid down grown rules, made organization charts for the group for things like chores or other domestic responsibilities, cleaned up after them when they made a mess (sometimes going as far as to wipe their mouths with a napkin as though he was a father cleaning up after a baby), helped them with anything they needed, gave advice when asked, offered praise and encouragement, and shared cooking duties with Shirou, Sakura, Rin, Ren, and Yang. While Jaune was very nurturing, he was unafraid to scold or chide his teammates when they acted out of line, being kind yet firm about it. When Jaune needs to be, he can be quite the disciplinarian even if he doesn't like when he has to act that way. Many of Jaune's friends saw him as a loving older brother brother and some of them considered him one of the few positive older male role models in their life (despite him not being that much older than them). Jaune's tendency to fuss over his friends and teammates has caused them to half-jokingly give him the nicknames "mom" and "dad," and they refer to him as the “mom friend” of the group, much to his mortification. Jaune was very good with children, something honed by his interactions with his younger sisters and him acting as a babysitter for various people around Camelot. Jaune took on the role of an older brother or even a father when interacting with children, and was noted to have the makings of a good father when he eventually grew up. Jaune's skill with children also made many say that he would be an excellent teacher, something that he considered and eventually decided to go through with.

Jaune was intensely protective of others, especially towards his friends and family. While never controlling or possessive, Jaune could take his protectiveness too far and had to be reigned in sometimes. A more comical extension of his protectiveness is towards his sisters and later his children when it came to romance. Whenever his sisters or children expressed interest in dating, or someone expressed interest in them, Jaune's protectiveness ramped up greatly. Jaune was typically not an intimidating figure (or at least tried not to be), but whenever this happened his family would joke that he could give a Grimm a heart attack with a single look. Jaune's family (either his sisters, parents, or later his wives) often had to reign him in. Whenever someone greatly harmed those he loved, Jaune's felt a burning rage, but often tried to keep his emotions reigned in.

Jaune was a very passionate person and he wore his heart on his sleeve. The only emotions that Jaune hid were his fears and pain, as he did not want to bother others with his problems. Any other emotion, Jaune was very expressive and he let his emotions shine. This did cause him to have some problems reining in his emotions. While Jaune tried to be logical about things such as fighting, he occasionally let his emotions run wild which can make some situations worse. As Jaune matured, he grew to have more of a handle on his emotions so that they did not cloud his judgment and he became much calmer and logical, while not neglecting his emotions. Jaune valued patience and considered it a virtue to strive for and they were ones that he gained through age and meditation. In his childhood, Jaune's parents and older siblings described him as a sensitive and gentle soul which he mostly maintained later in life. Jaune was also noted to be a very sincere and honest person, despite his occasional moment of snark or even deception.

Jaune took a lot of pride in his ancestry. While he didn't think that their accomplishments and status meant anything about him, he felt it was his duty to live up to the legends that his ancestors inspired. As part of this, Jaune kept his word and whenever he swore on his family name, it was always in the context of an unbreakable vow/promise as well as a declaration that he spoke the truth. Jaune also took his family's sayings and advice to heart, even when that advice was somewhat questionable. Jaune was not very fond of his royal heritage and was much more concerned with his knightly and heroic lineage. In most circumstances, Jaune acted like a typical teenager and wouldn't have it any other way. Even as an adult, Jaune didn't care about being seen as royal and just acted like a knight and huntsman.

Jaune was a very sentimental person and was prone to nostalgia. Jaune often thought about the past and was quick to be reminded of past memories. Others have described Jaune as someone is who is stuck in the past, though he also looks forward to the future. Jaune also often thinks of his future and what he should be doing next. This has been seen as a flaw of his with his friends and family telling him often that he he spends too much time focused on the past and future, but not spending enough time living in the present.

As an adult, Jaune is said to embody the very spirit of the classical Prince Charming and Knight in Shining Armor. Jaune is a truly virtuous and heroic man who stands above and beyond the standard of heroism even in an age as proliferated with people of similar standing and bearing, even if he was a little jaded.

Jaune was noted to be a very friendly person and he delighted in meeting and befriending new people. Jaune loved speaking to people and just getting to know them, treating them with respect at all times. Jaune stated that he believed that all people had something about them that was worthy of being respected and that he was taught to be polite to everyone no matter their station or status. Jaune befriended people quickly and considered people friends, even if they didn't extend the same courtesy to him. Jaune took his mother's words of "a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet" to heart, though he also admitted that it was a very idealistic and naive belief which caused him to add the caveat of "as long as they aren't trying to kill or rob you first." While Jaune acknowledged it as being cliche, he was a proponent of the "power of friendship" and stated repeatedly the bond he had with his friends and family was what gave him his strength. Jaune valued his friends immensely and would do anything for them and he often sang their praises whenever he could, speaking of them in glowing terms that indicated his love and respect for them. Despite this love, Jaune wasn't scared to confront and reprimand his friends when did wrong and help guide them to make up for their mistakes, also trusting them to do the same for him.

### Ideals, Values, and Morals

Jaune was very idealistic and tried to see the best in everyone, though he was not blind to the injustices of the world. Jaune often gave people the benefit of the doubt and believed that people were more than their worst actions. Despite this, Jaune knew that sometimes bad things just happen and not everyone can be saved. Jaune believed in redemption, though he felt that someone needed to want it and work for it to be granted. If someone was unwilling to repent and it became clear that they would never stop their evil ways, then Jaune would no longer waste the time and effort to convince them after a while. Jaune would still rather arrest them and took almost every effort to avoid it, but was willing to kill if he felt he had no other choice. Despite his idealism, Jaune saw morality as a grayscale rather than something black and white. Although Jaune wanted nothing more to be a hero, as he grew older he could never see himself as one. No matter what others say about him, Jaune refuses to see himself as a hero and claims to have committed too many sins to be considered one.

Jaune was someone with a lot of love in his heart. Few people could genuinely earn Jaune's ire, and even then he did not hold grudges for long. Jaune had a love for everyone, in the sense of having a strong sense of agape. Jaune valued everyone he saw and even saw strangers as people worth loving. Jaune felt that as a knight, huntsman, and prince he was supposed to be a paragon who protected everyone no matter what. Although Jaune still put his friends and family above complete strangers, he still had positive feelings for everyone and thought nothing of being there for them. It is because of this love that Jaune hates having to fight others, but he is willing to do so if it means protecting others who would be harmed. Jaune was even willing to forgive those who acted against them if they sought forgiveness, sometimes forgiving them even if they didn't. There was a time when this faded and Jaune was filled with hatred, but he eventually returned to having a great love for others. Even those that Jaune dislikes and has enmity with, he still values them as a person and feels compassion for them. Jaune's friends and family have referred to him as someone too nice for his own good and compared him to a saint (though he didn't feel he deserved to be compared to such a prestigious status). Jaune's love for everyone seemed not to extend to himself and he seems to genuinely hate himself at times.

Helping people was second nature to Jaune, and he wouldn't think twice before offering help to someone, even if the matter was completely mundane. Jaune couldn't help but offer aid to everyone, even complete strangers. Someone just had to ask Jaune for assistance, and as long as nothing greater was happening at the same time he would almost assuredly agree to help without caring about what it was. Jaune thought that helping people was the essence of being both a huntsman and a knight, so he did everything he could to help people. Jaune was also motivated by his inability to save the child when he was 12 and because of that incident, he refused to allow anyone to suffer unduly when he had the power to help them. Jaune thought that this was completely normal and downplayed his acts of altruism as "something anyone would do." Jaune's desire to help went past simply defending non-combatants from monsters or bandits, as he would also offer aid for practically anything if he was asked or even if he just saw someone who needed help. Jaune was known to simply wander the villages and other places he visited and just help random people he saw if he thought they might need it. Even if someone did not appreciate his assistance, Jaune would still offer it because it was simply his nature to help others. Jaune would even go as far as to save criminals or general "bad guys" because it was simply the right thing to do. While some might try to take advantage of his generosity or see it as foolish, Jaune would continue to do so happily and often countered accusations of foolishness with the phrase "Helping people is never wrong." Jaune did not help people out of the expectation of a reward and often tried to turn down rewards when he could afford to.

A negative impact of his altruism was that Jaune was the type of person to disregard his own needs to cater to the needs of others, which could occasionally be taken to the point of being self-destructive. It has been said that Jaune was the type of person to give someone the shirt off his back without complaint. Jaune's many friends, family members, and mentors have tried to drive this out of his head to some success, but he sometimes reverts to this line of thinking. Jaune also hated burdening others with his problems, instead tending toward internalizing them or attempting to solve them himself. This is even though he always wanted to help his friends with their problems and chastised them for not asking for help. Jaune frequently had to be reminded that it was not a bad thing to rely on his friends, so he shouldn't hide his problems from them and his hypocrisy about the matter has been confronted frequently. There have been times when people have tried to take advantage of Jaune's generosity, though he didn't mind much unless they were trying to hurt others. Another aspect is that this tendency has led to Jaune being caught in traps by people or monsters who pretend to be helpless or need assistance. While Jaune would grow to be wary of those kinds of plots, he would still rather help someone and be wrong than not help someone and cause someone to suffer for it.

Jaune had a strong moral character and sense of justice, one that was backed up by his indomitable will. He lived by the philosophy of "might for right", the idea that those with any sort of power were obligated to help those without and that might should be used as a tool for righteousness. Jaune values equality, liberty, and fraternity and is shown to despise prejudice in any form. This developed Jaune's moral code which was based on the lessons he was taught as a child, his religious beliefs, the code of chivalry, and his own experiences that shaped him. Jaune is generally respectful, friendly, and polite to everyone he meets no matter their differences toward him. He tries his best to be honorable, honest, loyal, fair, merciful, and above all, a true moral paragon. Jaune maintained this code of ethics as much as he possibly could. In most situations, he would never break these tenants, even if it would cost him or otherwise put him in a bad situation, he would stick to his ideals and push forward no matter what.

That said, some situations would cause him to break free from those restraints, namely the protection of innocent lives and those dear to him. In situations such as those, he would be reluctantly willing to break his moral code to keep them safe. He may hate himself and feel guilt for compromising his ideals, but he would never be able to forgive himself if he failed to help someone because of something like moral posturing. Jaune felt that if he needed to be dishonorable to save someone then it was worth it every single time. While Jaune was capable of being pragmatic and making compromises, he would feel immense disgust for himself if he didn't find some other way to achieve his goals. Those compromises would be the very last option and only to be considered if there was no other choice that could be made. If even the slightest hint of some other way to move forward was available, no matter how hard it was, Jaune would take that option no matter what it cost him as wanted to stay true to his ideals. Even if no other option was immediately visible, Jaune would try to force a new solution to work and only accept the pragmatic option if his own way failed. Jaune always sought to atone for the sins he committed both real and imagined through acts of penance and he also had a habit of punishing himself for them.

This extended to his attitude toward laws. While Jaune believed that most laws were in place for a reason, if he had a good reason for it he wouldn't think twice before breaking the law and would feel no guilt for doing so. In Jaune's eyes, legality was not the same thing as morality and any unjust laws could be broken without feeling bad. Jaune felt that even laws that he thought had a reason for being in place could be broken if the person had a good enough reason for it (such as a poor parent stealing baby supplies or other such situations), and he would let the perpetrator go or even cover for them. Jaune stated that he was not a police officer, so it wasn't his jurisdiction unless it genuinely hurt someone else or the crime was of that great a magnitude. Jaune had a great amount of knowledge of laws, which helped him get around them and know when to use them. Jaune wasn't someone who wantonly broke laws for no reason, but he would never let the law stop him from doing what was right. Jaune stated that he was someone who did things that were righteous and good, not what was lawful.

Jaune viewed life as something sacred, though he understood that taking a life was sometimes necessary. While Jaune despised killing, he was willing to do so if there was no other choice. The first time Jaune killed a person he was horrified and severely depressed. He never forgot what it was like and regretted what happened. As time went on, Jaune was forced to kill more and more. He would grow to accept that killing people was part of his job, but he never liked it and swore to show mercy whenever he was able to. Jaune states that he never forgets the people he has killed, though he fears that one day he will get used to killing people. In some ways, Jaune has gotten used to killing, but he still refuses to kill without cause or good justification and suffers immense guilt and self-loathing because of the number of people he has killed. Jaune mourned every life he took and even the most reprehensible people he had beaten, he felt sorrow for having to do it. As a general rule, when he is not explicitly required to kill someone, he would make attempts to talk things out first or if he needs to resort to violence he will attempt to capture or injure before considering killing. That said, if Jaune has no choice he would not hesitate to do what needs to be done and will simply lament his actions afterwards when he had the chance. Jaune killed in the quickest and most merciful option that he could and always paid his respects to those whose lives he took afterward. Even if others believed that someone did not deserve the respect he gave someone after taking their life, Jaune still made an effort to pray for their soul because of his beliefs. Even the people he felt hatred for, Jaune couldn't bring himself to find satisfaction in their deaths and he sometimes went out of his way to comfort them in their last moments. Jaune's love of family and distaste for killing has him see kinslaying to be one of the worst sins one can commit, aside from a few cases that he considers to be justifiable.

Jaune had a natural aversion to lying, preferring to be as truthful and honest as possible. The code of chivalry dictated that a knight must never knowingly tell falsehoods and Jaune took that commandment seriously, and he was naturally a very sincere person. Additionally, most would say that Jaune was a horrible liar, himself included. Despite Jaune's distaste for lying, he was not incapable of making use of deception. Jaune would use half-truths or omit information, as well as letting people make their own conclusions from limited information and feed into it. As this was not technically lying or speaking falsehoods, Jaune technically did not break the code of chivalry, though it did not ease his guilt much. Jaune was also someone who prided himself on being a man of his word. Whenever Jaune made a promise to do something or made a deal, he meant it completely and always held up his end. While Jaune wasn't so naive as to know that others would not always do the same, he still gave them the benefit of the doubt.

Jaune was opposed to thievery and robbery as he found it immoral to take from others. Jaune understood why someone would undertake those actions mostly and could excuse certain situations, but he didn't like the idea of taking part in it himself. While apprenticing with Qrow and especially during the War with Salem, Jaune gradually began to realize that refusing to steal some things or loot could put him and his allies in a bad situation, though he still disliked it. Jaune began to copy Qrow's habit of "battlefield acquisitions," though he just point-blank referred to it as stealing or looting anything that wasn't nailed down. Jaune restricted this habit to enemies or those whose avarice led them to hoard their wealth for others. Jaune found looting dead bodies to be unseemly and disrespectful but did engage in it when he felt he must, though he always made sure to apologize and pay his respects while doing so. Grave robbing was a step too far in his mind as it was actively disrupting a person's place of rest and so he refused to take part in it.

Jaune was willing to work with criminals provided they hadn't done anything too objectionable by his standards. While he may not particularly like them or approve of their methods, he would tolerate it as best he could in the name of the greater good. Jaune believed that even the worst people had some part of them that was able to be respected so would give them what they were due and wouldn't hesitate to help them because it was the right thing to do. Jaune was aware that eliminating crime altogether was impossible, but working with a few criminals to make sure that things did not get too chaotic was a policy that he employed and thought was the best way to handle the situation. Jaune was well aware that most criminals were in it to make money and not general mayhem, so working with those who were receptive was perfectly fine in his books. Jaune was also a big proponent of rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Another extension to this aspect of his morality is his approach to combat. While Jaune was raised to fight as a knight would and preferred honorable forms of combat, he also realized that purely fighting honorably in some situations would only cause disaster for him and those he was sworn to protect. As such, he decided that using any means (barring things that he considered too far) to win a fight when it came to battles for life and death would be the best course of action. This is not for every fight as something like a spar, exhibition match, tourney fight, honorable duel, or other not-very serious situations would never necessitate such a response. If he ever felt he had to, he would not hold back and take any opportunity. In times of great need, Jaune took any means he could such as using his environment, using hidden weapons or explosives, attacking certain vulnerable areas, taunting his opponents, throwing dirt in their eyes, tripping them up, using ambushes, or other methods of cheating outrageously. His knowledge of combat pragmatism allowed him to counter those who did practice it, even when he wasn't fighting that way. Jaune also believed in ending fights as soon as possible with no fanfare or showing off.

Jaune saw torture as something unforgivable and swore to never stoop so low as to employ it. In his eyes, torture was a savage act that only the most deplorable people could bring themselves to do. Jaune treated captives and prisoners more like guests than anything else and was unfaltering kind, and respectful to them. Ironically, this kindness helped make those captives trust him and give up information.

Others have noted that Jaune seemed to have a weakness toward women. While Jaune is always chaste and respectful to women, he seems to have an unconscious bias toward them. Jaune was willing to help everyone who asked it of him, but he seemed to offer it more readily to women than men and appeared to be more trusting toward them on some level. Jaune didn't do it intentionally, he simply did so on a subconscious level. Jaune also believed that it was his duty as a knight to serve as an escort and guardian to women, usually offering to protect them. Jaune had no problems with women fighting and respected his female allies, though he initially had some difficulties behaving a tad too overprotective at times despite them being able to defend themselves. Seeing his female allies in action ended that line of thinking quite quickly, and he gave full trust in their ability to take care of themselves, only helping them when they needed or requested it. Jaune also had no trouble fighting female enemy combatants, though he tended to hold back more and be slightly more merciful toward them than men on a subconscious level. Jaune's friends and mentors reprimanded him for this habit, and he worked to let go of it but did prop up from time to time. Jaune also seemed to instinctively follow the leads of authoritative women without much argument, something that seemed to be a carryover from growing up with seven bossy sisters and a very assertive mother. Jaune's friends often poked fun at him for having no backbone when it came to women and having a weakness for pretty faces. Jaune protested their jests and stated they were inaccurate, but it was clear that he was just trying to save face. This bias is not out of love or lust, but simply something that had been ingrained in him from his chivalrous ideals and female-dominated childhood. This has had a slight effect of making Jaune much easier to manipulate and be taken advantage of by female opponents than others.

#### Philanthropy

Despite being born both into wealth and royalty, the way that Jaune's parents raised him kept him very humble and generous. Despite being born both into wealth and royalty, the way that Jaune's parents raised him kept him very humble and generous. Jaune spent most of his time either training, spending time with his sisters, or helping on the family estate in Camelot. Jaune had more in common with farmers and workers than high society, owing to the fact that he spent much of his time doing chores and farm work on the family estate. Even as a prince, Jaune was more of a farm boy in most respects. Like his family, Jaune values self-sufficiency over resting on their laurels and relying on generational wealth. While Jaune did have wealth, he preferred living frugally and he disliked ostentation or living lavishly. Jaune was very aware of his privileged upbringing, but he simply preferred living a more modest life. Jaune was very charitable and often gave his money to those in need and when he had the time, he was known to do extensive volunteer work. Jaune would simply lend money to anyone who asked it of him, and while he would prefer getting paid back, he didn't demand it. Jaune did not like having people indebted to him so he he forgave any debts that others might have had. Contrastingly, Jaune would always pay back his debt, even if someone stated he didn't need to. Jaune took things like life debts very seriously and would do anything for someone who protected his life or the lives of the people he loved. The Arcs and Pendragons tended to be looked down upon by other noble families because they did work that was seen as "below" a family of their stature and were even seen as low-class despite their age and status.

Even with his philanthropic nature, Jaune did know how to handle money and balance his finances. The Arcs and Pendragons may have had immense wealth, but their value of self-sufficiency meant that he had been working for a while. As part of his training as a prince, Jaune knew how to provide for himself and how to manage his earnings to live comfortably. Having such a large family also led Jaune to develop haggling and bargaining skills, which he made extensive use of. Beyond handling his own finances, Jaune also managed the team's finances and made most of the logistical decisions (though he had Ren and later Rin and Weiss check his work for mistakes). Jaune shared duties of managing the groups money with Ren, Rin, and Weiss as they were the four most experienced and most trusted with money. Jaune was not one for gambling. Jaune didn't have a problem with it and did occasionally take part in betting games, poker, or blackjack but it wasn't something he took part in regularly and he only did so with friends. Jaune felt that gambling was a slippery slope and it was easy to lose great amounts of money, thus making it something unattractive to him. Despite that, Jaune couldn't find anything really wrong with gambling per se. Jaune also didn't have much respect for con men and disliked grifters. Despite this, Jaune's grandfather did teach him how to hustle people and he often used those skills to outsmart and trick his enemies. Jaune's strange luck makes it so that he either wins bets handily without question or does so poorly that he has no choice but to quit, sometimes switching from one to the other in the same match.

#### Political Values

As a prince, Jaune was educated in politics from a young age. As the seventh child, Jaune had little to inherit and he had no political aspirations, but he was still educated in politics. Jaune tended to favor leftist policies and reform. Despite being royalty, Jaune felt monarchies were a poor system of government and favored democracy and republics much more. He felt the system of councils was the best system to govern, though he admitted that there must be some reforms to streamline and improve them. Jaune also supported his friends and family that had political aspirations by giving advice and support, but he had no interest in the stifling nature of holding office himself and personally hated getting involved in political games. Jaune stated that he would rather face a horde of Grimm by himself than spend a day having to go through political intrigue. Jaune was a well-respected and beloved figure with a lot of power simply because of his status, so he used his reputation and influence to help push for reform and policies to help his people.

While Jaune valued freedom and was a bit of a free spirit, he had no issues slotting into a regimented command structure and believed that discipline was important. Unlike most of his friends, Jaune had very little trouble acclimating to the military lifestyle, likely stemming from his knight training. While Jaune naturally fit into the military, he was also known for being much more unconventional than most soldiers. Jaune has even shown a willingness to disobey orders if he found them objectionable, which while normally grounds for heavy consequences, he tended to skirt around due to his status, knowing the right people, typically being part of units that were laxer on the rules, and later being a figure of great authority himself. While Jaune would defer to people who knew better and typically followed orders to the letter, he would not think twice about being insubordinate if he felt he had to. Jaune was noted to be the kind of person who would thrive in the specialist program as he did very well in military environments while also being independent and able to make unorthodox calls which typically would not work for proper armies.

Jaune had what he called a healthy distrust of most authority figures. While he was willing to listen to, respect, and work with them, he refused to take anything they said at face value and always reserved judgment about them. Jaune distrusted politicians, owners of corporations, and other high authorities on principle, as he felt they were almost always only looking out to protect their own interests. There were very few authority figures that Jaune truly trusted and most of them had to earn that trust one way or another. Jaune was aware of the irony that a prince would have reservations about figures of authority, but he also stated that his experience with such figures made his feelings very warranted. Jaune was also quite uncomfortable with his own authority but did his best to be a good administrator and leader.

Jaune was known to be an effective leader for his team, large groups, and even massive military operations. Jaune was a benevolent and understanding leader who got to know his subordinates, beyond just their strengths and weaknesses. Jaune was warm and caring towards those whom he led, freely offering friendship to them. Jaune treated everyone under his command with respect and care, no matter their status or origin. Jaune felt that a leader needed to be at their best for those under them, as they rely on their leaders for hope, guidance, and support. This did not mean a leader needed to be perfect, but in Jaune's eyes, they needed to be the rock for everyone else. As this was a massive burden, Jaune also believed a leader needed their own support and that it was okay to show "weakness" with those they trusted implicitly (not that Jaune always followed this advice himself). When it came to battle, Jaune became much more authoritative and strict as felt the simplest mistake could cost everything. Jaune was much more assertive and serious on the battlefield and he expected his orders to be followed to the letter. While Jaune valued the counsel of his trusted advisors and would defer to those who had expertise in situations he did not have any, ultimately, his word was final. Jaune was willing to forgive anyone who broke from his command and disobeyed his orders, but they needed to have a good reason to justify it. If they had such justification, all was forgiven and Jaune would respect their decision. Jaune felt that any mistake on the part of his subordinates was something that reflected on him, such that he thought it was prudent that he take the blame for their mistakes. Jaune would still give fair punishment to those who made those errors, but he also believed that he should also be punished for it. Nora affectionately call Jaune's attitude towards this his "leader mode." Jaune commands respect and loyalty and his natural charisma inspires morale with most of the people under his command rarely feeling the need to question his orders and having complete faith in his abilities. When Jaune was younger, he had some anxiety when it came to leading, however, as he grew older he became much more confident, especially as it became clear that it was something he had immense ability in. Jaune led from the front and was always the first to take on the enemy and he would never sacrifice his men, no matter the situation. Jaune would also never send his men into a situation that he would not partake in, often fighting on the frontlines alongside his men. Jaune was also infamous for running ahead of his men to deal with the problem himself.

#### Combat & Training

Jaune was not especially fond of combat, mostly seeing it as a sadly necessary part of his job and viewing violence as a means to an end. Jaune disliked hurting people and felt that cooperation and comradery were essential to being both a knight and huntsman. Jaune believed peace and diplomacy were much more favorable than fighting and that his time was better suited to helping people. Jaune almost always tried to talk things out with others before using violence as a last resort. Even with his preference for peaceful means, Jaune was not a pacifist and would hold nothing back when it came to battle. Jaune felt that a true knight should end battle efficiently and succinctly, with the enjoyment of a fight never factoring into it. As such, Jaune's fighting style was meant to take down enemies quickly and thoroughly so that situations were resolved and as little collateral damage as possible occurred. Jaune was typically not a brutal fighter, but he took any opportunity presented to end things quickly and could fight very pragmatically and even dirty when need be even if he hated resorting to those tactics. Jaune was also referred to as someone fearless in battle, only retreating or surrendering when it was strategically sound or there was absolutely no way he could win a battle. If there was a chance that he could salvage a win, no matter how small, and it didn't result in a travesty for others, then Jaune would continue to fight as hard as he could. Jaune's pragmatic beliefs about fighting did not extend to things like tournaments, spars, and exhibition matches which were not as serious as a true fight and so no danger was involved. Despite this belief, Jaune did admit to enjoying fighting worthy opponents in fair and honorable duels to test his combat abilities and he valued sparing with others to hone his skills. In fact, Jaune often smiled and even laughed while taking part in these activities as he had the opportunity to test his might without having to worry about having to protect others or stop villains. Jaune also found enjoyment in competing in tournaments but felt that most tournament fights were meant for spectacle fighting and thus were not indicative of real battle and could lead to tournament fighters picking up bad habits. Jaune did enjoy the Vytal Festival, but he was a bit perplexed about why a festival about unity would have a tournament with teenagers and young adults beating each other. When Jaune did get engrossed in a battle he enjoyed, he tended to get carried away and he occasionally needed outside interference to get him back on track. In real fights, Jaune took on a reserved, yet stern look that did not betray his emotions aside from the occasional faint smile or frown. When Jaune was truly enjoying a spar or duel, he tended to smile and even laugh.

Jaune greatly valued training and spent a lot of his time doing it and his training sessions were known to be very intense, to the point that others were completely flabbergasted by the lengths he went to improve. Jaune stated that he did not enjoy the act of training itself, but loved the results of his hard-earned abilities that training gave him and the knowledge that it would help him protect others. Jaune felt he always needed to hone his skills to be the best knight he could be. It was not that Jaune needed to be perfect (which he believed was unobtainable), he just needed to do his best and always be ready to be at the top of his game. Jaune's drive to be his best was not to be competitive with anyone except for himself; he didn't want to be better than anyone else, he just wanted to always be better than he was last. Jaune's attitude toward honing his skills applied to more than just combat, as he felt he needed to train all of his skills regularly to keep them in top shape. Whether it was swordsmanship, music, cooking, video games, or anything else, Jaune wanted to do his best at it and put all his effort into the things he loved and even things he didn't like he would still try his best because he "wasn't raised to do things half-baked." Jaune was a complete workaholic who always wanted to improve, even in the things that he did to relax. This tendency was a result of his inferiority complex, which manifested in him always wanting to improve in every area possible. Although Jaune was someone who always worked hard, he also knew the importance of taking time to relax, even if he occasionally forgot during moments of great stress.

### Intelligence

Jaune was an incredibly intelligent person who was known for being quite creative and a good critical thinker, abilities that lent very well to his talents in strategy and tactics. Jaune was very observant and analytical, being able to pick up on even the smallest clue or occurrence and use it to formulate effective plans almost instantaneously. Jaune typically made several plans for operations to the point that he often joked that he didn't label his plans using the alphabet as it implied that he only had 26 plans. Even when his plans fell through, Jaune was capable of coming up with something on the spot to either buy time or complete his goal while adjusting to new circumstances. Qrow stated that Jaune was very good at "bullshitting" and "pulling shit out of his ass." Jaune's plans ran the gamut of being either very simple or quite elaborate, depending on what was needed. Some of Jaune's plans also sounded incredibly stupid or risky, but Jaune somehow found ways to make them work. Jaune's instincts were very sharp and he could adapt to nearly any situation without thinking about it too hard. Jaune had an extremely keen memory which allowed him to retain most information without any difficulties. Jaune's mind was compared to a sponge that absorbs information extremely quickly or a supercomputer that stores it for use later. Jaune had a knack for puzzles and riddles and was the go-to whenever they came up. Jaune's training as a prince and etiquette lessons left him very conscious of social mores and he had some skill in reading people. Jaune was generally pretty receptive to the feelings that the people around him had, though he did have a few blind spots, mostly involving love.

Despite his intelligence, Jaune had a few moments which could make him seem somewhat dumb. When overly stressed, Jaune tended to overthink things which occasionally caused him to overlook obvious solutions. Jaune was also originally quite naïve and somewhat gullible, though he grew out of them as he matured and became more experienced. Jaune could be a bit of a ditz who focused on strange details or completely missed the point of conversations. Jaune could also be quite scatterbrained at times, jumping between the many thoughts in his head at random which is hard for others to follow. Jaune's straightforwardness and occasional moments of brazenness could also make him seem very simple-minded at times. Despite being very observant, there were a few matters where Jaune could be extremely oblivious. Jaune's parents joked that he seemed to have been born without common sense, though this was more centered on his bravery which almost reached the levels of stupidity. Jaune was noted to be a bit eccentric, with him displaying strange trains of thought and occasionally going on bizarre tangents. Jaune also had a habit of giving in to his emotions which led to him eschewing rationality and logic, for better or for worse. Jaune claimed to be the most normal person in his friend group but was easily just as quirky as they were, if not more so at times. Jaune was aware that he wasn't always the smartest person and made jokes about his intelligence, but he also took exception to being called an idiot. Whenever someone called Jaune dumb, he would often give a furious defense of himself which was often undercut by something proving the other person right (usually him either saying or doing something foolish) at which point he would just concede the point and roll with it.

When Jaune was younger, he was not known for being the best of scholars. Gwen often had to keep stringent watch over Jaune to make sure he was following along with her lessons and like most children, he found studying to be extremely boring. Jaune could handle the material just fine, but was simply quite bored by having to study and would rather spend his time either training as a knight or playing. Gwen eventually got through to Jaune that his studies were incredibly important, so he agreed to do his best (even if he still found it to be very dull). By the time Jaune was attending Beacon Academy, he was much more studious and quickly found himself to be one of the better students in his year. Jaune often tutored his friends and anyone who asked for his help with any subjects that they needed help with, and he and his friends set up various group study sessions which helped cover the things he wasn't as good at.

Jaune was much more attuned to the arts and humanities than STEM, though he was still quite good at those subjects, even if it wasn't his field of expertise or something he enjoyed as much. Jaune's family history encouraged him to read more about history and his love of folk tales and mythology inspired him to look into the cultures that begat them. Jaune was quite knowledgeable about medieval history. Although Jaune had a real talent for mathematics, it was not something he liked. Jaune could make very quick and extremely accurate calculations in his head, which was a boon for logistics and battle, but he admitted to simply not liking math and found it dull when compared to his actual interests. While not completely clueless about science, Jaune was not very scientifically minded and only knew what he could remember from school and what applied to his daily life. Jaune often had to have advanced topics dumbed down for him so he could understand them. Jaune abhorred paperwork, but forced himself to get it done. Despite his dislike of math, Jaune was typically the one forced to handle logistical decisions for the team, and he, Ren, Rin, and Weiss were the ones who handled the group's finances.

### Likes, Dislikes, & Hobbies

Jaune had a great variety of different talents, skills, and hobbies which he was very good at. The reason for this is that Jaune did not only pick up the hobbies he wanted, but he also picked up the skills that he and his family thought were essential to know in life, the knowledge that huntsman and knights were required to know, and the many hobbies and skills his siblings had which they forced him to help him with. Jaune did not have natural talent in all of these fields, but his drive to improve made him at least competent in many things if he didn't have the drive to master that skill. There were very few things that Jaune was completely clueless about as a result of a great many hobbies and skills that he had picked up. Jaune's friends considered him a jack of all trades and Ozpin stated that he was a true polymath, though Jaune himself felt that he didn't live up to such a title. Jaune did have a few things he specialized in, but overall he was mostly a generalist with skills for almost any situation.

Jaune had a great love for the arts and was very talented in that field. Jaune loved music and dancing, having learned several musical instruments as well as many dances of various styles. While Jaune could sing very well, he was not very confident in his voice and tended to focus on other matters. Jaune's favored music genres included folk music (particularly Valean and Atlesian folk) and rock music, though he wasn't very picky about genre. Jaune was secretly a fan of the Achieve-Men, but he was deeply embarrassed by this and pretended to know nothing about them. Jaune had an appreciation for theater, film, television, and acting in general. While not an exceptionally good actor, Jaune did take part in a few of Nero's plays and was noted to usually be a highlight of the performances and was a rather good actor. Jaune's acting skills also translated to voice acting, which he was quite good at and he even did some amateur work as a voice actor online when he was younger. Jaune had a surprising amount of skill in both drawing and painting, stemming from a fascination with animation. While not a master at either, he was quite gifted as an artist.

Jaune had an appreciation for literature, having read the classics and being very well-read. Jaune also grew up reading chivalric romances and chansons de geste, which helped develop his sense of justice and ideals, along with old folk tales, myths, and legends. Jaune also secretly had a love of romance stories, but was extremely embarrassed about it and denied it whenever he was confronted with evidence. Jaune was part of an informal book club in Beacon along with Weiss, Blake, Ren, Pyrrha, Rin, Sakura, Mash, and Velvet. Despite his appreciation for literature, Jaune himself was not much of a writer. Jaune composed poetry of questionable quality and did occasionally write in prose. Jaune did some editing for Nero's (and later Blake's) books, though because of the risqué subject matter, he did it under an alias, and he did not like having to do it, routinely calling the material both "filth" and obscene. Jaune kept a journal on his person where he recorded his thoughts on life as well as the various events happening in it, which would later be published. Jaune also wrote and published books about swordsmanship, tactics and strategy, knighthood, piety, and ethics as well as publishing an updated version of the Arc Family Bestiary. Jaune was noted to be a very good storyteller with others being enraptured by his words.

While not something that a supposedly cultured prince would be expected to like, Jaune loved playing video games, reading comic books and manga, and watching cartoons and anime. While Jaune admitted that it was slightly childish, he was open about his interests and liked discussing shows, comic books, movies, and video games with his friends. Jaune apparently pulled some ideas, strategies, and even some of his speeches from the media he watched, but would never admit it even if someone called him out on it (with his denials usually being accompanied by a blush that gave him away). Jaune loved fantasy and adventure stories and was also secretly a massive fan of superheroes. Contrastingly, Jaune hated horror with a passion, but at the same time forced himself to watch or read it (while blatantly lying that he wasn't scared). Humorously, despite having gone through an immense amount of horrors himself, Jaune has still never gotten used to the horror genre. Despite his hatred of horror, Jaune had a fascination with the occult and macabre, sometimes displaying a morbid side. Jaune played a lot of platformers, RPGs, search-action, rhythm games, and strategy/tactical games. Although not his favorite games, growing up with his many siblings allowed him to have skill in fighting games, racing games, and other party games such that he almost always beat them, as well as his friends whenever they played (and he took some pleasure in seeing how mad they got when he inevitably beat them). Jaune was fond of visual novels, but thought people who read them exclusively were weird. Jaune was also a fan of board games and was similarly skilled at them, though he was banned from playing strategy games by his family and friends because he was too good at them (they refused to budge on this no matter how many times he protested their decision or called it "discrimination"). Jaune collected action figures and trading cards and was both proud and embarrassed of his rather large collection.

Jaune had an appreciation for old-fashioned and traditional things, seemingly preferring them to newer ones, calling them "classics." Despite his preference for so-called classics, Jaune was not at all opposed to new technology and frequently made use of it, even if it took him a while to understand it. Terra made an effort to teach Jaune about computer science, and while it took him a while to get a grasp on it, he did understand some stuff and he could code some basic programs. Jaune technically has a better grasp of computer science than most of his friends and sometimes helped them with basic tech support, but he would never be able to cut it as a programmer and he had no interest in that field. Jaune was almost completely clueless with advanced mecha-shifts which was part of the reason why he liked simple weapons that either shifted in easy to understand ways that he could maintain better or didn't shift at all.

Jaune's favorite sports were baseball and soccer. When Jaune was younger, he often played them when he wasn't training, studying, doing chores, or dealing with his sisters. Jaune's love of soccer could be rather intense and he had a rivalry with his friends over soccer teams, with his favorite team being the Camelot Chevaliers. Jaune, Ruby, and Yang bonded over their love of soccer and their support of the Valean League for the World Cup.

Jaune's youth on his family's estate and time camping with his family instilled in him a love of nature and spending time outside, in particular for camping, hunting, and fishing. Jaune had a love for adventure and exploring places, often spending his off time just wandering around to see what he could find (a habit that often got him into various hijinxs). Jaune was noted to be a very athletic child who spent much of his time doing physical activities. Jaune is also very good with animals, Jaune loved animals of all kind and was able to build strong bonds with them. The two exceptions are his horse, Epona, and Ruby's dog, Zwei. Faith loved messing with Jaune, though they were bonded on a great level and Bailey viewed Jaune as competition for the title of "best boy," though even he was eventually won to Jaune's side. Even Fou has taken a liking to Jaune, despite seeing him as a rival of some sort. Jaune's favorite animals were dogs, cats, and horses. Jaune also knew a lot about flora as a result of helping around the farm, gardening with his family, and his survivalist lessons. Jaune was a noted conservationist and he believed in only taking what he needed from nature while giving back more than he took.

Jaune was originally a heavy sleeper, but experience and necessity eventually turned him into a light one. Jaune has also shown the ability to sleep virtually wherever with little problems, whether it be the cold, hard ground, a high-up tree branch, or other such place. Jaune has also been shown to never snore and almost be completely silent when sleeping aside from some light breathing.

Jaune seemed to have a mild fear of ghosts, though he denied it and claimed that ghosts weren't real. Jaune hated undead-type Grimm like Draugr and found them disgusting because of their rotten stench and the disrespect to the dead their existence represented. Jaune was also mildly superstitious about things like fairies and spirits.

#### Food, Drink, and Drugs

Jaune was a very big eater, something that many members of his family share. Even by the standards of huntsmen, Jaune and his family ate great amounts of food and could finish mountains of plates within minutes. Despite how much he ate, Jaune had immaculate table manners and practiced proper etiquette. Unlike most of his sisters and his mother, Jaune was an amazing cook, having learned from his father and both of his grandmothers. Jaune found immense enjoyment and relaxation in cooking, especially for others. Jaune loved baking as much as he did cooking and liked baking treats for his friends and family, especially those with a sweet tooth. Jaune preferred to do everything homemade or from scratch, though he was not opposed to store-bought ingredients if he had no time or didn't have ingredients on hand.

Jaune had a preference for Valean and Atlesian cuisine, though he also had an adventurous palate and loved trying new foods from different cultures. Jaune also notably had a taste for Mistrali cuisine, especially ramen and udon dishes, as well as stir-fry. Jaune's occupation and personal inclinations led him to eat healthily for the most part, but he did have a taste for food that was unhealthy or not as nutritious. While not disdainful of fast food, he wouldn't choose to eat it if he had an option. Jaune had a bit of a sweet tooth with a preference for cakes, pastries, and chocolates. Jaune also liked ice cream with Neapolitan and Rocky Road (with peanut butter being added) being his favorite, the former being something Neo teased him over. Squad Alpha was in a furious debate about the best breakfast food, with Jaune arguing that the best foods were Valean Toast, waffles, pancakes, and cereal in that order. Jaune's ranking made him a heretic in Nora's eyes, though she forgave him because he introduced her to crepes. Jaune liked cereal, though he was not very fond of Pumpkin Pete's because of both the taste and extremely high sugar content which was too much even for him. The only reason that he wore Pumpkin Pete's merchandise was because of Lily.

Jaune had a great love for dairy, particularly cheese. Many of Jaune's favorite dishes were cheese-based and he liked trying various different types of cheese, sometimes simply eating pieces of cheese as a snack. Despite some light mocking from his friends (aside from Ruby), Jaune also liked drinking milk. Jaune also liked bread and pasta quite a bit. Jaune also had a taste for game meat, especially venison, rabbit, and boar. Bizarrely, Jaune liked the taste of carnivore meat such as bear, wolf, and even lion, though he was more partial to more traditional meats. Jaune was also fond of seafood, like fish and shellfish. Jaune's religious beliefs precluded him from eating meat, dairy, and eggs on Fridays, so he tended to stick to fruits, vegetables, and seafood on those days. Jaune refused to eat meat from dogs, cats, horses, or anything of that nature. Despite the stereotypes about Valean people, Jaune disliked frog legs and escargot. Jaune was also not fond of the idea of eating bugs but would do it if he had no other choice. Although he liked spicy food, he couldn't handle it very well. Despite not being able to handle it, Jaune forced himself to eat spicy food out pure determination.

Jaune's favorite food was macaroni au gratin, especially the recipe his grandmother made (a massive casserole filled with macaroni, a blend of various cheeses, beef, ham, bacon, chicken, spinach, eggplant, mushrooms, onion, and broccoli and topped with béchamel sauce, bread crumbs, and several herbs and spices, and typically served with bread and tomato sauce). Jaune has since learned her recipe and could replicate it perfectly, typically making it during special occasions or celebrations. Jaune also seemed to favor stews and soups due to their simplicity and nutritional value, so he typically made them when supplies were limited or he didn't want to bother making more complex dishes. While admittedly childish, Jaune had always had a soft spot for chicken nuggets, particularly those that are dinosaur shaped, though this seemed to fade as he aged. Jaune was also fond of jerky as a quick snack, frequently eating it while on missions. Jaune also seemed to snack on croquettes quite a bit, usually filled with some sort of cheese or meat. Jaune liked pizza quite a bit, though unlike some of his sisters (namely Saphron and Nero), he was not against the fast food version of it that was more common than the traditional versions that their family made. However, he still preferred the traditional pizzas of Vale.

Jaune is one of the few people to eat Pyrrha's cooking without vomiting or feeling sick, though it was quite clear that he really did not enjoy it, and he asked her to keep practicing. Similarly, Jaune was the only person to not be incapacitated by Weiss' cooking, though it seemed to have been an intense battle to stay conscious. Jaune has since built up a tolerance to her cooking but is very adamant that she simply let someone else handle the cooking (preferably him, Ren, Shirou, Rin, Sakura, or Yang) and seems to panic slightly whenever she decides to cook, though he still forces himself to eat it to spare her feelings.

Jaune had a great love of coffee and was very particular about how it was prepared and what blends to use (including a complete ban on Atlesian Black). Jaune typically drank café au lait in the mornings, though he also liked espresso shots. While he didn't hate instant coffee, Jaune preferred making it himself. While he greatly preferred coffee, Jaune was not opposed to tea. Jaune typically prepared and drank tea in the typical Valean way, which did cause some (admittedly non-serious) friction between him and some of his friends who did it the Mistralian way. Jaune poured the tea before the milk, though he wasn't willing to argue over it. Jaune was also very fond of Chamomile tea, especially to help mitigate his insomnia.

Jaune was perfectly fine with drinking alcohol, though he was typically a responsible drinker and knew how to moderate himself. Jaune's grandfather introduced him to drinking at a young age but also imparted to him the importance of being responsible about it. Jaune only ever drank when he had free time and he disliked whenever someone would drink on the job as he found it unprofessional and a liability. His family's estate included a rather large vineyard that produced some of the best wines in the world, and Jaune himself was very knowledgeable about wine to the point of being an amateur sommelier. Beyond wine, Jaune also had a great appreciation for whisky and beer, but he was generally willing to drink anything (though he still has strong opinions on what he considers good or not). Jaune's time as a bartender at Junior's also gave him a great amount of knowledge on various alcohol, cocktails, and mixing techniques, and he even developed his own cocktails and drinks which were noted to both be extremely powerful but also taste quite good. Jaune seemed to have Scotch as his favorite type of alcohol, as it was the one he was seen drinking the most. Jaune had an extremely high amount of alcohol tolerance, so he drank the most powerful stuff he could to feel a buzz and the amount of alcohol he could put away was something to behold. Jaune's tolerance was heightened by his semblance which allowed him to drink more for longer and deal with hangovers in seconds (something that made some of Qrow, Sun, and Yang very jealous). Drunk Jaune was noted to be much more reckless and almost suicidally over-confident, was much more affectionate to his friends, and was extremely flirty to the point that he hit on basically anything, even inanimate objects, somehow being extremely suave despite being immensely inebriated. All of this mixed to get Jaune in a variety of crazy or stupid situations.

Jaune had never been fond of smoking and became especially opposed to it after his grandfather developed lung cancer. Jaune hated the smell and taste of tobacco and he was wary of secondhand smoke. While Jaune disliked smoking, he didn't stop others from partaking, even if he didn't approve of the habit. Jaune had a dim view of most drugs, primarily due to the health risks and the loss of control of one's faculties, so he refused to partake in them. Jaune had immense sympathy for addicts and would offer to help them. Contrastingly, he had little to no sympathy for drug dealers as he thought there was little justification for selling narcotics. While Jaune didn't partake in it, he thought cannabis was perfectly fine as long as it didn't hinder someone's job, although he hated the smell of it worse than he did tobacco and stated that it wreaked havoc on his paranoia.

#### Love & Sexuality

Jaune's views of love can be seen as somewhat old-fashioned. Jaune tends to put his partner above himself to the point that he would want to give everything and not take anything in return. Jaune's views seemed to be shaped by his parents' marriage, the marriages of his older siblings, and the story books he used to read as a child. Jaune is bisexual, though he has mentioned that he greatly prefers women. Jaune realized he was bisexual when he was 14 and he kissed a male friend on a dare, finding that he was unexpectedly okay with the concept and enjoyed it to an extent. A better term to describe Jaune's sexuality might be "heteroflexible" as he is very rarely attracted to those of his own gender, and he referred to his sexuality as being "mostly straight." Jaune does not judge others for their tastes and he respects the opinions of others on the matter. As long as no one is hurt by what they are doing it is not his business to know or judge. While Jaune was not opposed to casual relationships or promiscuity, he would rather sleep with someone he was in love with. Jaune valued love much more than he did lust and he looked for partners based on a romantic basis, rather than sexual attraction. Jaune wasn't one to wait for marriage, but he was willing to wait for his partner to be comfortable with the idea before doing anything. If his partner was never ready for intercourse, then Jaune was perfectly willing to remain celibate for the sake of love (even if he was secretly a little disappointed about it). Jaune tried to remain chaste as much as he could, though he hasn't always kept up with it as much as he would have liked. Jaune thought there was nothing wrong with polygamy as long as everyone was informed and consented to the relationship, though he did think it would be hard to manage, and keeping everyone happy and satisfied would be quite the hassle. Jaune had a very dim view of those who broke people's hearts without a second thought and those who committed infidelity. Jaune was completely disgusted by the idea of incest, viewing it as something revolting and the idea caused him to vomit. Jaune also hated rapists and pedophiles, with him being perfectly willing to give immense retribution to one who was proven to be one without a second thought or any remorse.

While Jaune is interested in romance, he is rather clueless when it comes to it. Jaune was not particularly much of a flirt, however, he frequently made comments and observations that were intended to be innocuous but were perceived as him flirting. As a result, Jaune has accidentally charmed a great number of people without meaning it and not even understanding that it happened. Jaune only really flirted with the people he was serious about courting, however, his flirts were somewhat corny, though some find them to be endearing and charming in their own way. Jaune has a slight reputation as a charmer, not in that he had many relationships but in that, he constantly accidentally caused people to fall for him, though most of this was simply people misinterpreting simple conversations as something more. Jaune was mostly unaware of this reputation, though once he caught on, he was very annoyed by it and he disliked the idea of being a heartbreaker.

Jaune could be somewhat thickheaded when it came to recognizing when others were attracted to him, though this mostly appeared when he was younger. Jaune was described as being incredibly dense, as he was generally unable to tell whenever someone was interested in him. Many people have shown to be attracted to him, but Jaune seldom noticed. Jaune's obliviousness seems to stem from his somewhat sheltered upbringing and his large family. He simply misinterpreted affectionate behavior for someone being friendly toward him, unless they were being blatant about it. It had been joked that someone could outright confess their love to Jaune, and he still wouldn't understand what they were saying. It also took Jaune quite a while to catch most innuendo and double entendres, usually not understanding what people meant until several seconds after the comment was made or if someone explained it to him. Once Jaune did catch on, he tended to get extremely flustered. Jaune's friends originally thought he had to be deliberately trying to miss the subtext and advances that others made toward him, but it was apparent that he really was just that dense. As Jaune grew older he began recognizing when people were attracted to him more and more. Jaune was torn on whether he found the attention to be flattering or annoying. Jaune was jokingly compared to a harem protagonist, something that he disliked immensely. Jaune seemed to attract a lot of people who tended to be obsessive or even psychopathic, what some would call a yandere. He also weirdly attracted older women, especially mothers, for unknown reasons. In a way, this denseness also protected Jaune from seduction attempts, as he often didn't realize that they were attempts in the first place.

Jaune truly didn't typically have his mind in the gutter and didn't give sexual matters much thought unless he was with a partner. Jaune was also very flustered whenever the topic of sex came up, often decrying it as inappropriate and trying to steer the subject to something less risqué. Jaune seemed to be very flustered by people teasing him as well as overt romantic/physical advances, usually being left into a blushing and stuttering mess. While Jaune would chastise and protest against these types of propositions and teases, they only made him a bigger target for teasing (mostly from Yang and Neo). Jaune did not see much of a point to pornography or masturbation and abstained from those activities, preferring to work out to deal with his libido. Whenever Jaune did pick up on people's advances toward him, he would turn them down gently and politely. Jaune stated that he was interested in romance and eventually starting his own family, but he was more concerned with his career as a knight and huntsman and wished to focus on that before dedicating himself to someone else. Because of this, Jaune's mother once (mostly jokingly) bemoaned that she was never going to get grandkids from him because he was "about as horny as a dead fish," much to his mortification. Others have suggested that Jaune's religious upbringing has made him a little repressed, though he didn't care for that line of thinking.

While Jaune believed that chastity was a virtue and was rather oblivious regarding attraction and euphemisms, he wasn't as innocent or as naïve as he presented himself as. Jaune wasn't immune to perverse thoughts and his mind could be rather lewd at times, though he chastised himself stating they were unbecoming of a knight. As much as Jaune protested when someone teased him, he also admitted to enjoying it at least a little. While he usually avoided the question, Jaune did have a type. Jaune has repeatedly shown an appreciation for thick thighs, as well as large buttocks and breasts, though he would never admit it and didn't make his attraction obvious. Jaune also seems to have a thing for petite (or at least short) women and redheads, with the women he has shown the most interest in having one or both of those traits. Jaune also liked strong women, especially ones that could challenge him in a fight. While he doesn't typically go for men, he does seem to like more feminine or androgynous men than masculine ones, with an appreciation for pretty boys, typically ones that are much more slender and shorter than he is. Jaune is seemingly attracted to femininity more than anything else, though he doesn't have a problem with "tomboys" which he also expressed some appreciation for. Drunk Jaune was also noted to be extremely flirty and hit on nearly anything in his line of vision. Jaune had edited some of Nero and Blake's "literature" which was erotic in nature. While Jaune found their work to be indecent and only edited them begrudgingly, it did lead to him being more informed of certain salacious acts than one might think of him, even as he decried her work as indecent and filthy. Jaune also had a strong suspicion that the protagonist of Nero's works was based on him and his exploits were very exaggerated versions of the situations Jaune found himself in, which frustrated him to no end. Jaune has also engaged in his temptation and slept with people, despite typically trying to remain chaste. This was very rare and Jaune felt some guilt for it, but it has happened occasionally.

Jaune was noted to be very chivalrous and courteous in how he expressed his love. Jaune was a very affectionate and caring partner and was not shy about expressing his love. Jaune was known for being very physically affectionate with friends and especially with his significant others. Jaune was noted to do everything in his power to keep his significant other as happy as possible. Jaune's actions while dating were somewhat old-fashioned, but that was considered charming in its own way even if he could be an absolute cornball. Jaune was also known to give frequent gifts and perform acts of service for those he cared for whether they were just friends or if they were romantically connected. Jaune also had a habit of giving grand romantic gestures.

While Jaune was originally more than a little flustered and embarrassed about intercourse when he was younger, he became more confident as he grew more experienced. Jaune himself seemed to be much more vanilla than most of his partners and was more partial to passionate lovemaking than anything else, but he was willing to adjust in any way to match his partner's needs and wants. Jaune stated that his only fetishes were making his partner completely satisfied and whatever fetish his partner had. Jaune was a switch who didn't mind being dominant/rough or submissive/gentle, as long as everyone involved was happy and fulfilled. From comments from Jaune's partners and what has been seen of his behavior, while Jaune is usually chaste and loving, he can be much more lascivious, perverted, and even teasing in the right circumstances, to the point that he has been compared to an incubus (though he didn't appreciate the insinuation). Jaune was a very generous, enthusiastic, and skilled lover, though he refused to talk about it because he found it embarrassing and improper.

For a long while, Jaune put off all pursuit of romance as he wanted to focus on his career but he eventually began considering it. Jaune began dating Pyrrha during their first year at Beacon, though it ended in tragedy as Pyrrha sacrificed herself in the Fall of Beacon. For a time after the Fall of Beacon, Jaune completely swore of loving someone ever again as he both felt like he would be betraying Pyrrha's memory and because he wanted to avoid the potential hurt for him or his potential partner if one of them would fall in battle. He eventually let go of his grief of Pyrrha, acknowledging that she would want him to be happy and that it was unhealthy to not move on. Despite this, Jaune was still wary of entering a new relationship because of the dangers and because he strongly felt he needed to focus on other matters.

Jaune may or may not have been involved in a threesome with Sigurd and Brynhildr. Jaune is too embarrassed to say anything and always changes the subject, though he is curiously unable to look either of them in the eye. Sigurd and Brynhildr also have not directly said anything but a few comments imply that it occurred and they were open to do so again.

Jaune would eventually be part of a relationship with Ayaka Sajyou. The two fell deeply in love with each other and married. After getting married and having children, Jaune would take any opportunity to gush about his wife or his children. Some people find this habit to be annoying, though others find his love of his family to be admirable. Jaune is a devoted husband and loves Ayaka with all his heart. Jaune is a loving father and cares for his children deeply. He tries his best to be the father his children deserve and it seems that he succeeded. His children adore him even as adults as much as they might hate to show it. He also desperately wants to be a cool dad, in addition to being a good one. While some of his kids think he's cool, a lot of them simply say that dads can't be cool which he stated felt like an arrow to his heart and was possibly some of the worst damage he had ever taken. He supports his children in all their pursuits without question and encourages them to do what makes them happy.

##### Gender Identity

Jaune had little trouble with being seen as "feminine." Jaune had no problems with doing stereotypically feminine actions or with the fact that he looked somewhat androgynous as he was very comfortable with his gender identity. Despite this, Jaune personally disliked cross-dressing because of his sisters using him as a human dress-up doll. Jaune didn't have a problem with it as a concept, but he did not like the idea of dressing in drag because of that experience which claimed was traumatizing, mostly facetiously. Ironically, Jaune looked very good in feminine clothes and could easily pass as a woman. Jaune cared little for traditional gender roles and standards and didn't mind being seen as somewhat effeminate.

Adding to this, growing up with so many women in his life left him very knowledgeable about stereotypically feminine things like haircare, makeup, women's fashion, periods, and other such things. Jaune's sisters often forced him to help them style their hair, put on makeup, and coordinate their outfits, or occasionally use him as a test dummy for those very things. They also occasionally forced him to be their personal masseur which he found annoying but he couldn't find it in his heart to turn them down. Jaune often helped his friends with these as well and so he was declared an honorary girl, to his mild amusement and exasperation. While some might consider it weird for a guy to know these sorts of things, Jaune doesn't bat an eye at it and considers it normal. Jaune later realized that his sisters may have been trying to make him the perfect house-husband which irritated him, but he simply rolled with it as it was very useful and he had no real reason to complain.

### Trauma & Mental Issues

Jaune has been shown to have a more melancholic side. While he is normally a very happy-go-lucky person who looks on the bright side of life, he does have moments of angst, though he mostly keeps those moments to himself. Much of Jaune's angst is in regards to his complex with his competency and his guilt. Jaune was very insecure about himself and his abilities, manifesting in both impostor syndrome and an inferiority complex. Jaune frequently compared himself to his friends and family, especially to his ancestors. Jaune felt his abilities were not enough to protect people and he developed a complex over it. No matter how much he improved or how suited he proved to be for the role of a hero, he simply could not see himself in a positive light. Jaune lacked much self-esteem to the point that he seemed to genuinely hate himself at times. While he usually played off his negative comments about himself as simple self-deprecation, sometimes his true feelings about himself would shine through. As Jaune grew older, he began to feel that his reasons for being a hero were very selfish, foolish, and misguided. In Jaune's mind, he became a huntsman to play at being a hero for his ego and not saving people, freely calling himself selfish and self-entitled for it. When Jaune told stories of his exploits he tended to call himself an idiot and rag on himself heavily. Jaune's friends and family would say he is distorting the truth and is being too hard on himself, as he had proven multiple times that he always had the heart of a hero. This attitude has shown to have manifested into a hero complex, with him basing his self-worth on his ability to help others. It was not a healthy way of living, and his friends and family had to keep him from going too far, despite them also falling toward this pattern of thinking. No matter how much he improved, it was rarely enough for him to be satisfied. Jaune has also repeatedly shown signs of suffering from depression and PTSD.

Jaune's feelings of inadequacy drove him to train himself to the point of exhaustion. At one point when he was training before Bacon, Jaune had gone several days without sleeping and barely eating so that he could focus on training. Jaune mentally and physically destroyed himself by doing this and had to be kept in a hospital for days. For a brief while, Jaune's friends, family, and mentors did not trust him to take care of himself so they kept a stringent watch over him to make sure he was doing things in moderation. Jaune gradually started to go back to normal after a while, though these unhealthy habits would occasionally resurface, especially during periods of stress. Even as a child, Jaune was known to be a bit of a workaholic who needed to be reminded to take things easy. It's been joked that Jaune would most likely die from overworking himself, though these jokes died down because of his self-destructive habits. By the time he got to Beacon, Jaune mostly had this aspect handled but it still reared its head occasionally, especially after the Fall of Beacon and in periods of great stress.

After the Fall of Beacon and Pyrrha's death, Jaune went into a period of depression as well as developing both a guilt complex and a martyr complex. Jaune put up a mask of being his old self, but was still in pain. Jaune blamed himself for Pyrrha's death and showed signs of wanting to distance himself from his friends and family so that they were less likely to get hurt. This culminated in Jaune abandoning the group in order to solve the problems himself and later teaming with Manaka Sajyou to obtain the Holy Grail. After the incident with Manaka, Jaune fell into a deep depression and his issues were all magnified. Jaune spent time wandering aimlessly, until he was attacked by the corrupted Heracles and Sancraid Phann and corrupted with Grimm Essence. After Jaune was cured and reunited with the group, they staged an intervention helped him realize that it was okay to rely on his friends. Jaune began working through these problems with his friends help. Jaune would also be made to do mandatory therapy. While it took time to move passed it, Jaune eventually came to terms with himself.

When Jaune learned of the Holy Grail, Jaune had the wish of creating an everlasting utopia where no one had to suffer. While this wish was something noble, it began to consume Jaune, and the more he learned about how the Holy Grail functioned, he gradually began to realize that his wish would never be feasible and the only way to get it done would be to take away free will from everyone. Ayaka helped Jaune realize that his dream was becoming more and more unsustainable and he ultimately gave up on getting his wish fulfilled, instead choosing to achieve that dream by helping everyone he could, with it becoming less a dream and more an ideal to strive for.

After his recovery, Jaune mostly returned to how he once was, though his personality did slightly shift. Jaune was slightly more cynical and blunt, being a bit snippier and snarkier. While never to the point that he could be considered rude or belligerent, there was a noticeable change. While Jaune was still considered the perfect knight in many ways, he was much more deadpan and jaded. Despite his jadedness, Jaune still held himself up to his ideals and stood by them without question. This only got reinforced as time went on as Jaune became much more world-weary but still idealistic and heroic. If anything his experiences made his beliefs stronger. Jaune may have seen the worst that humanity had to offer, but he still believed in protecting them wholeheartedly and took whatever steps he could to protect others and offer redemption when he could. Jaune was still ridden with trauma and guilt over everything he had seen and experienced, from the lives he had taken, the Fall of Beacon, the people he had failed to save, his men who died under his orders, and the general horrors he had faced. While he still suffered, he did begin accepting help from his friends and even therapy to help deal with it. While he would never be cured of his trauma, he was able to function past it and continue living as anyone else would.

### Jaune Alter

When Jaune was corrupted by Grimm essence, his soul attempted to to fight off his corruption but was unable to fully win. Jaune lost all control of himself was little more than a feral beast or something akin to a Grimm in human form. Jaune was completely incapable of speech and was limited to growling and yelling. Jaune ignored any damage he had taken as though he didn't feel it and he mostly just did as Sancraid Phann ordered him.

## Appearance

### General Appearance

Jaune was a man of Valean origin with golden blond hair, dark blue eyes, and fair skin. While he was quite small and skinny when he was a child, by the time Jaune reached adulthood he was very tall and muscular standing at 6'5" and weighing in at 250 lbs. Jaune had a lean build, but was also very muscular and well-built, having a physique that was suitable for a variety of physical activities like long-distance running, swimming, gymnastics, strength, and all kinds of combat. Although muscular and well-built, Jaune was not bulky and did not sacrifice maneuverability or speed for strength. Being a huntsman required Jaune to be at peak human fitness at all times and he was always noted to be extremely physically fit and athletic. As a result of his extreme healing factor, Jaune was devoid of any scars or blemishes from combat even with all the battles he had been in and the injuries he had taken.

Jaune had a head of thick and wavy golden blond hair that was very vivid and lustrous. Jaune's hair was soft and somewhat fluffy, being finely textured and very healthy looking. Jaune typically wore his hair short in a layered fashion, with it only reaching his nape. Jaune had bangs that covered his forehead, eyebrows, and the corners of his eyes, and a forelock that fell between his eyes and reached just above his nose. During certain moments, Jaune's bangs fell and completely covered the upper half of his face and obscured his eyes from view. Like his mother and most of his sisters, Jaune has an ahoge that sticks up from the top of his head, though unlike theirs Jaune's was small, curved upwards rather than downwards, and was not nearly as noticeable. No matter what he tried to do to tame that errant lock of hair, it would never go away. Jaune's ahoge was jokingly taken as proof of his stupidity and naiveté by his friends, much to his chagrin. For comedic reasons, Jaune's ahoge seems to move on it's own and even change shape to reflect his mood. Example include it forming a heart shape, question mark, it sticking out like a frightened cat's tail, or wagging like a dog's tail. As this has not been commented on and only shows up in comedic scenes, it is clear that this is just a gag.

Jaune had large and upturned, almond shaped eyes that were very expressive and drew lot of attention. Jaune's eyes were an especially dark and vivid shade of ultramarine blue and were thought of as quite beautiful, being compared to gemstones or to the ocean. Jaune's eyes had immense depth to them and they shone brightly and held immense kindness, compassion, and honesty. In most situations, Jaune's eyes were very emotive and betrayed his thoughts easily. In serious situations, Jaune would school his emotions so that his eyes gave no hints of his true thoughts, being quite stern. Jaune's eyes were usually soft and welcoming, however during battle or when he on edge they were much sharper and fiercer. When Jaune was angry, his eyes were as frigid as glaciers but as intense as raging flames. Contrastingly, when Jaune was sad he was described as looking like a kicked puppy. Similarly, when Jaune was younger he had what was called "puppy dog" eyes, though they stopped being effective after he reached adulthood. Jaune was also capable of giving a piercing stare or harsh glares when he wished to, though he typically kept his gaze soft and gentle. Jaune also had what Nora called his "leader/dad stare" which was not as harsh as a glare, but had the same effect. Following the Fall of Beacon, Jaune's eyes almost always seemed to be tired and had immense amounts of sorrow in them, though he tried to hide it from others. After Jaune returned to form, they regained their prior joy, warmth, and kindness, though they were much sharper and held a sort of tiredness to them, reflecting his wisdom, age, and experience. Jaune had long and thick eyelashes and his eyebrows were small, thin, and arched lightly at the ends.

Jaune had a heart-shaped face that was perfectly symmetrical and somewhat androgynous in appearance. Jaune had a mildly wide forehead, high cheekbones, dimples on his cheeks, average size ears with detached lobes, a small, straight, and sharp nose with small nostrils, soft, full lips that were light pink in color, straight and pearly white teeth, a longer than average tongue, a strong and sharp jawline, and a strong chin that ended in a rounded point. Jaune was clean shaven at almost all times. Jaune's face was described as "cherubic" as a child, though he lost most of his facial fat as he matured and his facial features were sharp and fine being more "regal" or "angelic" once he reached adolescence. Jaune's skin was noted to be very smooth and soft. Despite his fair skin, Jaune did not tan and was never in danger of sunburn. Jaune's skin was devoid of any marks, scars, freckles, or any other similar attribute, having no flaws to it. As a result of his fair skin, Jaune had a very noticeable blush, and his face flushed very easily when he was embarrassed.

Jaune was a very tall and well-built man, being quite muscular yet also very lean to accommodate for both immense speed and immense strength. Jaune had a long and muscular neck, broad shoulders, a wide and muscular back, long arms that were well-muscled and toned, large hands with long and dexterous fingers, a chiseled chest with small, light pink nipples, a flat abdomen with ten-pack abdominal muscles, sculpted obliques, and an Adonis Belt, a very narrow and slim waist, sculpted buttocks with Dimples of Apollo, long, muscular legs with thick thighs and strong calves, and large feet. Jaune did not have much body fat, having only about 7%. Aside from his scalp and facial hair, Jaune lacked all body hair and was naturally hairless. While his muscles were very hard and firm, Jaune's skin was noted to be smooth and soft and he didn't have any calluses despite his occupation. Jaune was also apparently extremely well-endowed. Jaune's partners showed enthusiastic approval and when the boys were comparing sizes at a hot springs (which Jaune was very reluctant to do), the rest of the group was very impressed or envious as the case may be. Jaune finds mentioning it to be both embarrassing and highly inappropriate. According to an informal poll while in Beacon, Jaune was in a three way tie with Weiss and Blake for the best ass in the school and had the best ass of all the males. Jaune apparently has the same bust size as Yang (much to the rest of the girls' scorn and jealousy) and once was forced to wear her sports bra after he lost a bet to her; it fit him perfectly. Ruby stated that Jaune has "killer legs and thighs" and was both very appreciative of them and somewhat jealous of them.

When Jaune was younger, he had a somewhat higher-pitched voice that was a bit squeaky and could almost be considered nasally at times. Jaune's voice was also somewhat prone to cracking. By the end of the first year at Beacon, Jaune's voice deepened considerably, becoming much smoother and melodic. Jaune typically spoke gently and in a casual and friendly tone of voice. Age made Jaune's voice much more captivating, comforting, and soothing. Jaune could be very formal and authoritative if he wished and despite preferring to be more soft-spoken, he could be loud and boisterous when needed. Jaune was noted to have an almost musical laugh that was pleasing hear whether it was a nervous titter, a reserved chuckle, or a full belly laugh. Even after his voice deepened more, Jaune had a wide vocal range and he could convincingly mimic a woman's voice without anyone being able to tell. Jaune also had a great singing voice, usually singing in a heldentenor but occasionally straying into a higher baritone. Jaune had a great range being able to do a surprisingly high falsetto to a relatively low voice. Amusingly, Jaune tended to scream like a little girl when suitably shocked and sneezed like a kitten even after his voice deepened, he got extremely annoyed whenever someone brought it up.

Jaune's general demeanor was confident, affable, and gentle. Jaune typically carried himself like how a knight was expected to, being courteous and dignified but not overly formal or stiff. Jaune's standard expression was that of a gentle and welcoming smile that shined brightly and put people at ease. Despite being a royal, Jaune moved much more like a standard huntsmen than someone of noble birth. At most times, Jaune was typically rather relaxed and easy going, having a sort of easy grace to his movements and expression. During battle or serious situations, Jaune became much more assertive and in control. Jaune's easygoing nature was switched for one that had purpose and efficiency. Jaune's expression was reserved and stern.

Jaune apparently had a naturally pleasant smell. Jaune apparently naturally smells like a strange but pleasing mix of vanilla, citrus, and roses. Even when doing work that results in an odor, this pleasant smell could still be sensed at least somewhat. Whenever asked about what caused the smell, Jaune would just smirk and say that it was an Arc family secret. True to his word, everyone in his family has some variation of the smell and none of them are willing to divulge the secret. It was apparently not the result of cleaning products, as Jaune had a skin condition that meant he could not use most scented shampoos, conditioners, or body washes and he didn't use scented deodorants or any perfumes out of personal preference.

Jaune was considered rather handsome by many, to the point of being considered a "pretty boy" and "hunk". Even as a child it was joked that Jaune was probably the prettiest person in Camelot, with his sister's joking that he was probably prettier than they were. When Jaune was a teenager at Beacon, he was considered as handsome as a professional model and he was referred to as a "bishounen", and Sun once calling Jaune someone who was "Bishie as hell". Jaune was outright compared to fairy tale knights and princes and was easily in the top five most handsome huntsmen. As an adult, Jaune was compared to classical depictions of angels and was referred to as an Ikemen or Biseinen in terms of looks. It's been joked that Jaune could spend a year in the wilderness and still look like a super-model. Jaune could easily pass for a woman with the right clothing and make-up, though not as easily as Astolfo or Chevalier d'Eon. Jaune apparently pulled feminine clothing off so well that certain people (mostly Yang, Ruby, and Weiss) actually felt jealous about how fitting it seemed. Jaune was described as blurring the line between a pretty boy and hunk, as well as being stated to have a body like that of a marble statue. It's been joked that Jaune could spend a year in the wilderness and still look like a supermodel. During comedic moments when Jaune tried to be charming or genuinely was (whether deliberate or accidental) he was surrounded by sparkles of light and roses; this was only for comedy and was not an actual visible phenomenon. Jaune originally believed that he was unattractive, and often bemoaned that fact. As time went on, Jaune began to recognize that he was considered attractive, but he often downplayed it. This stemmed from his self-esteem issues and humility. Jaune also didn't put much stock into his appearance and found it to be unremarkable. While he took the time to look his best, he still felt it wasn't anything very impressive when compared to his friends. This is despite the fact he was considered one of the prettiest boys in Camelot as a teenager and one of the best looking hunters.

Jaune had a close resemblance to his family members, particularly his parents and sisters, as well as a few cousins. Jaune inherited his mother's hair color and most of her facial features, though he got his eye color, height, build, and general demeanor from his father. When Jaune and Jeanne were children they looked identical, though this lessened as they grew older. While they still looked like gender swapped versions of each other, the difference in height, build, and demeanor meant that no one would mistake them for their twin. Similarly, Jaune looked near identical to his ancestor, Arthur Pendragon, though Jaune was taller, more muscular, and had a different eye color. Jaune had a close resemblance to his cousins Gawain, Gareth, Roland, Bradamante, and Richard to the point that it could easily be assumed that they were all siblings rather than cousins. In particular, Jaune, Gawain, and Roland looked similar enough that if someone were not paying attention, they could easily be mistaken for one another (something that they would occasionally take advantage of). For unknown reasons, Jaune had more than a passing resemblance to Nicholas Schnee, discounting hair color and height. It's unknown why they look so similar as the last ancestor they share in common was centuries ago. His resemblance to Nicholas also means that he has a slight resemblance to Whitley Schnee.

Jaune had an infamously bad sense of fashion for himself, but he justifies it as what makes him comfortable (though he does have a keen eye for women's fashion, thanks to his mother and sisters). Coco and Weiss essentially forced him to start caring about his outfits more, which he begrudgingly does. Jaune eventually began dressing in much nicer clothes as he grew older by his own volition out of habit, though in his private time he still wears what is comfortable for him.

### Child

As a child, Jaune was incredibly short. Jaune had collar-length hair, that his sisters would often style (often against his will). Jaune was quite thin and was frequently mistaken for a girl, much to his embarrassment.

Jaune wore a yellow shirt underneath a black, long-sleeve Pumpkin Pete's hoodie with an orange interior which had the image of the mascot in the center. Jaune also wore gray pants and white-gray socks.

### Little Prince

One of the Arc family photos was of a young Jaune at around six years old. Jaune had shoulder length hair that made him look more like a little girl.

Jaune's outfit was a navy blue dress jacket with white accents, the Arc crest on the lapel and back, matching trousers, a black capelet around his shoulders with white fur on the edges, and boots.

### Bunny PJs

In the Arc Family Photo Album, one of the pictures had a very young Jaune dressed in a blue bunny onesie, complete with a hood with rabbit ears.

### Dress

In the Arc Family Photo Album, one of the pictures had a very young Jaune dressed in a pink dress with white lining and sleeves, a blue ribbon, white ankle socks, blue shoes, and his hair tied into pigtails with two ribbons.

### Young Teen

By the age of 13, Jaune was still very short and stood at about 5'3". Jaune was quite skinny and was often compared to a stick, though he was significantly stronger than he looked. Jaune's hair was about shoulder length and quite messy. Jaune still looked somewhat feminine in appearance.

Jaune wore a dull grayish-tan hoodie with a tan vest over it and a pair of jeans with a hole ripped in the knee of his left leg. He wore a pair of crossed brown belts with a couple of brown pouches on his left side. On his feet were a pair of black boots, with some armor on the toes. On each arm was orange fabric and an elbow pad, and on each hand was a brown glove with a metal plate on the back and another metal plate sticking out onto his wrist.

### Bunny Girl Outfit

When Jaune was 14 he lost a bet with his sisters and had to wear a bunny girl outfit, which they immortalized in a photo. Jaune wore a blue strapless corset teddy, a black vest, black bunny ears, black sheer-to-waist pantyhose, a blue bow tie, a collar, cuffs and a fluffy cottontail. Aside from a noticeable bulge, no one would be able to tell that Jaune wasn't a girl just from looking at him.

### Mid Teen

By age 16, Jaune had another growth spurt and grew to about 6'1". Jaune became more muscular than he had been previously and was not as easily mistaken for a girl. Jaune's hair was still shoulder length.

Jaune wore a black short-sleeved hoodie with red-orange lining. Overtop this hoodie, he wore a pair of shoulder plates and a breastplate. For bottoms, he wore jeans with tan chaps over them and a brown belt with a large pouch on either side. Completing his outfit was a pair of black shoes with white soles and a pair of orange gloves that each had a metal plate on the back. Jaune also took to wearing a necklace that matched one that Mash had that symbolized their friendship.

### Waiter Outfit

While Jaune was working at a café in Vale he wore a white dress shirt, black vest, black tie, black trousers, a black apron, and black dress shoes.

### Butler Outfit

The café that Jaune worked at had a gimmick where the waiters would wear butler/maid outfits on Saturdays. Jaune's outfit consisted of a white dress shirt, dark blue vest, black tie, a black tail coat, a golden pin on his lapel, white gloves, a black belt with a silver buckle, black trousers, and black dress shoes.

### Bartender Outfit

While working at Junior's, Jaune wore a white dress shirt, a black vest, a red tie, a black suit jacket, black dress pants, and black dress shoes.

### Beacon Arc

At age 17, Jaune had cut his hair to chin length and combed it much neater than it had been previously. Jaune stood proud and moved with confidence befitting his training as a huntsman, knight, and prince. Jaune's default expression was that of a brilliant and welcoming smile. Jaune was considered extremely handsome like a professional model or a fairytale prince. Jaune was considered one of the most attractive students at Beacon.

Jaune wore a royal blue, long-sleeve shirt with yellow lining and dark blue trousers. He wore silver colored knight's armor. The pieces were a cuirass, faulds, spaulders with in-built rerebraces, gauntlets, greaves, and sabatons. From his faulds hung a white waist cape. He typically kept Caledfwlch in Pridwen while it was in scabbard form, strapped to his back alongside Areadbhar while he had Crocea Mors in a scabbard on his left waist.

### Onesie

Jaune's pajamas while in Beacon were a blue, full-body onesie with the Pumpkin Pete's logo on the chest in white. He also wore blue bunny slippers. Jaune claims the onesie is something that all his siblings wore and that it is extremely comfortable. Jaune's team eventually forced Jaune to buy new pajamas, though he kept the onesie in his closet.

### Beacon Uniform

Jaune wore a modified version of the male Beacon uniform. Jaune wore a red t-shirt underneath the uniform's white dress shirt, and the black blazer with gold accents. Jaune also substituted the normal dress shoes for high-tops.

### Casual Outfit #1

Jaune wore a black, short-sleeve Pumpkin Pete's hoodie with an orange interior and the company's logo in the center. Jaune wore a red t-shirt underneath his hoodie. Jaune also wore detached reddish-orange sleeves and brown, wrist-length, fingerless gloves. Jaune's pants were washed-out jeans with a white patch sewn on the left knee. Jaune wore two brown belts crisscrossed on his waist, one with a silver buckle and the other with a gold one and several gold loops. The silver one had various pouches. His shoes were black high-tops that had the words "right" and "left" written on the underside of the respective shoe. When questioned about why he wore a Pumpkin Pete's hoodie, he stated that his younger sister, Lily, was a big fan of the product and got him it as a gift.

### Casual Outfit #2

Jaune's casual outfit consisted of a red t-shirt, black jeans, black shoes, and a long, black coat. Jaune did not always wear the coat when he was inside.

### Casual Outfit #3

Jaune's outfit consisted of a white dress shirt, a black vest, a blue tie, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

### Work Out Clothes

Jaune's workout clothes were a simple black tank top, black shorts that reached his knees and had blue accents, blue socks, and white running shoes.

### Investigation Outfit

While investigating the White Fang, Jaune wears a gray, long-sleeve dress shirt, a black vest, black tie, black gloves, a black belt with a gray buckle, black trousers, and black shoes.

### Beacon Pajamas

Jaune was forced to exchange his onesie to something more practical. Jaune wore a a black tank-top with navy blue flannel pajama pants. He still wore his bunny slippers as he refused to part with them.

### Prom Suit

During the dance, Jaune wears a black prom suit consisting of a white dress shirt, gray vest, a black bow tie, a black suit jacket, a white scarf, black gloves, black pants, and black dress shoes.

### Magic Act Outfit

Jaune's outfit as "the Amazing Jaune" for the informal talent show is his first casual outfit, though he added a red cape and a top hat.

### Halloween Outfit

Jaune's Halloween costume, which he refers to as the "HuntsMan" was something very hastily put together, as Jaune didn't realize it was Halloween at the time. It was basically his first casual outfit, though he put on a red domino mask, "borrowed" one of Ruby's cloaks, and "borrowed" Ember Celica.

### Date Outfit

When Jaune goes on dates, he wears black dress shoes, blue socks, black pinstripe slacks, a white dress shirt, a black tie, a blue vest with black buttons, and a white suit jacket with blue and red stripes, black trim, and black buttons. He wears the coat unbuttoned.

### Idol Outfit

For the idol competition during the Vytal Festival, Jaune wears a blue and white dress shirt, a black twin-tailed coat with fur on the shoulders and blue lining, black trousers, black dress shoes, black half-palm gloves with a ring on the left middle finger, and a black cap.

### Band Outfit

During the Battle of the Bands, Jaune wore a black t-shirt, a blue hooded jacket, a blue scarf, a wristwatch, black jeans, a black belt, and black boots. He also had his guitar strapped to him.

### Beach Outfit

While at the beach, Jaune wears a white, short-sleeve shirt that he wears unzipped, blue-green swim trunks that fade to a lighter color towards the bottom and have a floral pattern on the legs, silver bracelets on both wrists, an additional bracelet on the right wrist, and a silver necklace.

### Huntsman Outfit #1

After the Fall of Beacon, Jaune grew two inches, becoming 6'3". Jaune began wearing a new outfit based on his great great grandfather, Arthur Pendragon. Jaune's new outfit was similar to a modernized gambeson that was directly inspired by the military uniforms of Vale during the Great War. The gambeson was navy blue with black, yellow, and white accents, had fur lining the collar and cuffs, and the long robe that reached his ankles segmented at the waist to allow Jaune full movement. Jaune also wore dark blue trousers that looked closer to black at times. The gambeson also had a black hood with white lining attached to the neck, which Jaune would occasionally wear up. During the immediate aftermath of the Fall of Beacon and during the period that he left, he wore the hood up more often than not.

For armor, Jaune wears a silver cuirass, a gorget, shoulder pauldrons with in-built rerebraces, faulds, tassets, and gauntlets. On his left arm, he also wears a silver couter and vambrace. While obscured by his tunic, Jaune also wears silver cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons. He additionally has a helmet with horns like that of a dragons, though his friends jokingly say they are closer to the ears of a rabbit. Jaune's armor was both ornate yet practical, having a number of runic symbols on them.

### Grimm Form

Having been corrupted by Sancraid Phann, Jaune's appearance changed as did his outfit. Jaune's skin became extremely pale and his hair lightened into a very pale blond. Jaune's eyes changed from their normal dark blue color to a striking gold.

Jaune's armor was the same as before his transformation, however, it changed colors from navy blue, silver, white, and yellow to black, gunmetal gray, and red. Jaune wore the helmet at all times, though it would be destroyed in the battle.

### Huntsman Outfit #2

Jaune's outfit was near identical to his previous outfit, though he stopped wearing his hood up for the most part. He also added a short, blue cape that hanged from his shoulders and ended at his middle back. For ceremonial purposes, Jaune wore a furred, red mantle.

### Chaldea Uniform

Jaune's uniform consisted of black dress shoes, black slacks, a black shirt, and a white long-sleeve jacket with a black belt with a golden buckle.

### Chaldea Baseball Uniform

Jaune wears a white baseball uniform which consisted of a black, long-sleeve shirt with a white jersey with black lining and the word "Chaldea" on the chest, matching pants, black socks, black boots, and a black belt with a golden buckle.

### Formal Outfit

Jaune's formal outfit during the Chaldea Summit was a white dress shirt, a white pinstripe vest, a blue ascot with a jewel in it, a dark blue tailcoat, matching trousers, black dress shoes, and white gloves. Jaune combed his hair in a much neater style than it normally was.

### Casual Outfit #3

Jaune wore a white sweater with a blue vest and black pants with matching shoes. Jaune also wore a brown trench coat open.

### White Rose

Jaune's "White Rose" outfit consists of white pants, a blue shirt with vertical white stripes, a white vest with blue buttons and black lining, a royal blue tie, and a long white coat with blue lining and blue insides.

### Epilogue Huntsman Outfit

In the epilogue, Jaune changed considerably. Jaune grew his hair very long so that it reached his upper back, though he kept it in a ponytail. Even with his ponytail, Jaune still had his bangs framing his face. Jaune grew a full but trim beard. Jaune also grew to his final height of 6'5".

Jaune changed his outfit considerably exchanging his gambeson for an ornate, yet practical arming doublet that was colored black with yellow accents. He also wore black trousers with yellow accents and lining. Over his doublet, he wore a blue tailcoat jacket with yellow accents. Jaune also wore white gloves with ornate designs on them. Jaune wore black boots that reached up to just below his knees and had heels that raised up his height to 6'7". Jaune wore a crown like his mother's, a relatively simple gold circlet with six prongs on the sides and with a cross hanging from the front which rested on his forehead. He also wore a red fur cloak. Jaune's outfit is intentionally very similar to that his mother's and to Arthur Pendragon.

Jaune also changed his armor to something very similar to his armor as the Knight King, though he also altered slightly. Jaune wears a silver cuirass, a plackart, shoulder pauldrons with in-built rerebraces, faulds, tassets, gauntlets, cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons. Unlike his previous outfit, Jaune wears couters and vambraces on both of his arms. Jaune also had a helmet that was shaped like a lion's head, complete with fur which acted as a mane. Jaune's armor held the same runic designs and emblem placements that his previous armor had.

## Attributes

### Combat

Jaune began training from a young and it was apparent that he was a prodigy much like his sisters. Jaune displayed an unnatural amount of growth and rate of learning. What took most people years to learn and hone, only took Jaune months to do. Jaune even displayed the ability to learn techniques just by watching them a few times and then mimicking them. By the time that Jaune reached Beacon, he was solidly in the top 10 of the entire year. In a battle of pure skill (discounting semblances), Jaune could keep with Pyrrha for a good while and could even salvage a win if he tried hard enough. Combined with his strategic mind and ability to fight pragmatically, Jaune could best most opponents and could even beat professional huntsmen. Jaune's semblance also gave him an edge. While many of his peers tend to have flashy fighting styles, Jaune prefers a more utilitarian approach to combat. Where as others may do complex maneuvers and techniques, Jaune prefers to use simple but effective attacks and counters. Jaune would also focus on defense, tanking hits with his shield, armor, and large aura reserves and then counter attacking. That said Jaune is capable of fighting much more aggressively. Despite his size and armor, Jaune is much faster than he looks. Additionally, while he typically doesn't use acrobatics much he is still very agile and can outclass all but the greatest of professional gymnasts.

In terms of raw strength he is the fourth strongest amongst Squad Alpha (only Nora, Yang, and Astolfo being stronger). Jaune was also noted to be the physically strongest of his sisters, with only Mordred being able to rival him. Jaune's strength is so great that he must take care when doing things that require precision, otherwise he may accidently break them. Jaune also has the most endurance and stamina between his friends. Nora once described his fighting style as somewhere between "a paladin and a rogue", using role playing games as an example. When fighting in a group Jaune often functions as the groups tank or support, though if needed he can also act as a DPS. While Jaune favored fighting with his shield he can fight without it if needed. Jaune is very skilled swordsman and in his hands a longsword can function as a spear, shield, war hammer, or even a long range weapon and a shield can be a lethal weapon (he once decapitated an Ursa Major just using the bottom edge of his shield).

Jaune was outright compared to his elder sister, Altria, who was considered one of the greatest huntresses in history. While Jaune did not have her experience or technique, Jaune more than made up with it in terms of power, endurance, and creative thinking. In time, many thought that Jaune would one day equal his sister in terms of prowess.

After the Fall of Beacon, Jaune seemed to focus more on offense and less on defense. He stopped using his shield as much in favor of using his sword or spear. Rather than fighting strategically, Jaune would just attack with reckless abandon tanking any hits with his aura and armor and then wailing on his opponent. This was reckless and could easily backfire, though Jaune didn't care. His aura also stopped functioning properly. This did backfire during his fight with Cinder which lead to him being soundly defeated, the only reason he didn't die is because Cinder thought sparring him would be crueler and lead to him suffering more. After recovering from his injuries, Jaune would return to fighting defensively and smartly.

Jaune is admittedly rather bad at being stealthy. He can be extraordinarily clumsy at times and isn't really suited at it. Despite this Blake and Ren made a point of teaching him to be stealthy just as an additional skill that can be useful. It is not his preferred method of fighting and even with his training in it, it's clear he should focus on other pursuits of fighting. Jaune's absurd amount of aura make it very easy to detect him even if he is suppressing it.

Jaune developed a skillset that allowed him to fight giant opponents extremely effectively. Even when fighting colossal Grimm, massive mechs, or other super-giant enemy, Jaune would be able to dominate the fight and win. While Jaune was uniquely specialized to fight these opponents due to his experience, that did not mean that Jaune was unable to fight significantly smaller enemies just as well or even better.

As an adult, Jaune is one of the greatest warriors in the world. Not many people can actually beat him in a fight (most of those people being his friends or those with immense power). Jaune is also capable of fighting massive hordes of Grimm, vast armies of people, and a variety of truly gargantuan beasts and defeat them on his own. Jaune had directly been declared a one-man army and compared to a god of war in a human's body. Jaune was virtually invincible on the battlefield, not in that he was untouchable but in that he was unstoppable. Jaune was someone that a normal opponent could never hope to last long against, let alone defeat.

Jaune is a versatile fighter who can take on many different roles depending on the situation. Whether he needs to focus on attacking, defending, being agile, or being supportive. Jaune is considered a jack of all trades, though there are certain trades he is better at. Jaune's friends might surpass him in some of the skills he has, but he has many skills and abilities and he can outcompete them in some of them.

### Abilities

#### Physical

**Superhuman Strength**: Jaune possessed an immense amount of strength that was boosted by his aura and semblance. Jaune possessed tremendous strength since childhood and had to go through extensive dexterity training so that he didn't accidentally break everything he touched. Jaune constantly broke his training weapons and other equipment as he accidentally swung them too hard. Even when he was a young teenager and skinny enough that it looked like a light breeze could knock him down, he had shown repeatedly that he had the strength of a very powerful, grown man. By the time he was in Beacon, he was noted to be one of the physically strongest first-year students. The only people that were stronger were Yang, Nora, Cardin, and Astolfo. Jaune's strength only grew more and more as he continued maturing, training, and getting a handle on his abilities. Jaune could lift and throw cars or giant Grimm without a sweat, dent steel and shatter concrete with a single strike, or shatter bones passively. Jaune's grip strength was also extremely strong, with him being able to crush metal objects and even skulls with a single hand. Jaune has performed a variety of strength feats which include ripping a Beowolf in half with his bare hands, tearing off a Troll's arm and beating it to death with it, cutting through multiple marble columns with his sword, throwing spears, axes, and knives with enough power to puncture steel or enough force to act as missiles, punching a Grimm Dragon so hard in the head that it's eye exploded, forcefully opening the jaws of giant beasts, and blocking attacks from giants like the Jotunns, Nuckleavee, and mechs. Whenever Jaune struck whether with a weapon or just his fist, a gust of wind followed his strike. With enough strength, even this wind was powerful to harm anyone who was in it's way. This strength also extends to other facets such as his legs, which makes him extremely fast and able to leap great lengths and heights. Jaune's great strength lends itself well to his use of extremely heavy weapons which should not be feasible for the average person to use in the way that he does. Jaune's semblance allowed him to enhance his strength greatly to the point of matching some of the strongest people in the world for moments at a time.

**Superhuman Speed**: Jaune was incredibly fast, despite what his size and heavy equipment would suggest. Even without aura, Jaune could move at extremely fast speeds that were hard to keep track of. With his aura and semblance he could move at speeds faster than motor vehicles, leave behind afterimages from his pure speed, and move faster than the naked eye could perceive. Jaune could even run up and alongside walls and other surfaces such as water because of his great speed. Jaune could strike at speeds that normal people couldn't perceive and most huntsmen would have difficulty defending against him. Jaune might not be the fastest, but his speed is great enough that few people could hope to best him. Using his semblance, Jaune has outrun speeding cars, dodged both lightning and bullets, and has pushed himself to break the sound barrier on several occasions.

**Superhuman Reflexes**: Jaune's reflexes were incredibly keen to an absurd level. Jaune's training and experience honed his already impressive reflexes into something incredible. Jaune could react to most stimuli at speeds much faster than the average person, possibly having reaction speeds that are 20x greater than a normal person. Jaune has dodged point-blank automatic gunfire, caught arrows and knives out of the air passively, and deflected hundreds of projectiles in seconds. Jaune has even reacted to things before they happened thanks to his speed, reaction time, and fast thought processes.

**Superhuman Agility**: Despite his size and use of armor, Jaune was immensely agile and nimble. Jaune was naturally flexible, and years of dance and gymnastics only honed his agility. Even when in armor that seemed restrictive, Jaune could do feats that would make even trained gymnasts balk. Jaune could contort his body in various ways and could do things like flips, rolls, springs, splits, handstands, and other maneuvers effortlessly. Jaune has been able to leap several stories high and leap the length of a football field with little trouble and has cleared lakes and large rivers just by jumping across them. Jaune has even run up and across walls with little thought even when put under immense stress, as well as wall jump.

**Superhuman Durability**: Jaune was well known for his extreme durability. Jaune's defenses were almost unbreakable and only the most powerful of attacks could break through them. Even incredibly strong attacks wouldn't do much lasting damage and the attacks did harm him greatly wouldn't keep him down for long. Jaune's aura only made his durability greater and his semblance allowed him to boost his defenses such that they were an impenetrable bulwark. Jaune has taken strikes from incredibly powerful opponents like Nora and Heracles, has taken massive explosions at point blank, and has fallen from great distances but has been relatively fine when anyone else would have easily been killed.

* **Absurd Pain Tolerance**: Jaune has an absurd amount of pain tolerance that is hard to consider. Even when put in immense agony, Jaune will soldier on and give no outward signs of feeling any pain aside from a wince, grunt, or gasping breaths. Jaune feels pain as anyone else can and doesn't enjoy it, but his tolerance toward it something to behold. Some people have posited that Jaune must have damaged nerves of some kind to be able to stomach so much pain, but when checked they were completely normal. Jaune has been impaled, burned, crushed, bitten, nearly bisected, and eviscerated but continued on like it was nothing. Along with his regenerative healing factor and indomitable will, Jaune's pain tolerance makes it so that he can keep fighting even after taking what should be mortal wounds, being able to keep up the fight far longer than what anyone reasonably should. Even if most of his body is disabled, as long as Jaune is still conscious and can draw breath, he will refuse to give up and keeps fighting.

**Superhuman Endurance**: Jaune seemingly had a never ending amount of stamina and endurance. While he was never a hyperactive child, he was a very energetic one who seldom got tired (much to the exacerbation of his parents and older siblings). This lent itself well to life as a knight and hunter, as Jaune could fight for hours without getting tired. Even when carrying extremely heavily items and armor, Jaune could continue moving without rest as though he was unencumbered. It would take a lot to begin making Jaune tired and only the most exhaustive of activities will make him unable to go on, though even then it will still take hours. Jaune's semblance allowed him to boost his stamina to greater levels such that he could be active for days without having to slow down or feel tired.

**Superhuman Senses**: Jaune possessed superhuman senses. Although Jaune was born human, his aura boosted his senses to immense levels. Despite how powerful and sensitive they were, they were not easily overpowered and Jaune was actually resistant to certain phenomena meant to overtax the senses.

* **Superhuman Vision**: Jaune had great vision as a result of his aura reserves and his semblance. Jaune's vision was perfect because of his aura and using aura reinforcement he could see up to 400 kilometers away and could attain perfect night vision. Jaune's semblance upped this even greater levels so that he could see much farther than most others and had completely perfect night vision. Jaune's vision allowed him to see even the smallest of details just by looking at them, as well as easily keep track of extremely fast-moving objects.
* **Superhuman Hearing**: Jaune's ears were very powerful and had a substantially wider hearing range than most humans. Jaune could pick up on higher frequency sounds and lower frequency sounds than most people would think possible and he could hear sounds from father away with clarity. Jaune was even able to pick up on faint vibrations in the air that most people could not sense.
* **Superhuman Smell**: Jaune had a very powerful sense of smell. Jaune could smell things up to several miles away and he could tell apart even the tiniest of detail between smells. Jaune was also receptive to certain pheromones and odors that were released.
* **Superhuman Taste**: Jaune had a very powerful sense of taste. Jaune could taste minute differences no matter how faint they were. It was something very valuable for his love of cooking.
* **Superhuman Touch**: Jaune had a very powerful sense of touch. Jaune could feel even the slightest impression on almost any substance, surface, or structure. Jaune could feel even the slightest of vibrations in the air, which allowed him to react to things extremely quickly.
* **Extrasensory Perception**: Aura users gain a sort of "sixth sense" that alerts them to nearby danger and the general direction that it is occurring in. It also makes them more perceptive of their general area. Jaune's semblance amped this up to a greater extent so he could react to danger before it had a chance to do anything. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Superhuman Equilibrium**: Jaune had an incredible balance that had been honed through years of training, dance, and gymnastics. Jaune could find balance incredibly well and manage himself. It was extremely hard for Jaune to be knocked over unless it was an overpowering force. The only real obstacle to his sense of balance was his motion sickness, though he eventually managed to get passed that issue.
* **Sensing/Identifying Aura**: With sufficient training and meditation, aura users are able to sense the auras of other people. As long as that person is not actively suppressing their aura, then they can be sensed. Those skilled enough can even sense those without unlocked auras, simply feeling the faint signatures that they give off. The most skilled in aura sensing are able to identify a person just by their unique aura signature and even read that aura in order to gain basic information about a person (such as identity, age, mood, and temperament) simply by sensing them. Jaune has mastered this ability, though it took him a long time to do so. Jaune's semblance allows him to fully understand a person just by sensing them. This consumes no aura to use.

**Regenerative Healing Factor**: Jaune possessed an extremely potent healing factor that was second only to Salem. All aura users had a healing factor that was much faster than a non-aura user, however, even by those standards Jaune's was truly exceptional. Jaune could heal all minor wounds almost instantaneously and even major wounds could be healed in minutes or even seconds. Even wounds that should be fatal to any normal person, Jaune would recover from and his healing factor is such that he can regenerate lost limbs and organs, though this takes time if he doesn't force it. Jaune's healing factor doesn't even allow him to keep any scars or scratches as they are automatically dealt with so that no marks are left on his skin. Healing very deadly injuries will take a lot out of Jaune's aura and will take time, unless he used his semblance to expedite it. Even if Jaune was comatose he would heal, but it would take immense amounts of time from as much as a few days to several months. Jaune's healing factor does not grant him immortality as he can be killed without hope of recovery if he takes too much damage before his healing factor kicks in, if his brain is destroyed, or if his head completely severed from his body. Any other injury, including destroying either his heart, Jaune possesses the capability of recovering from. Destroying his heart can take him out for as much as a few days or as little as a minute depending how far he pushes his semblance. Jaune's healing factor is naturally extremely potent, but his semblance amplified it to new levels passively, and when focused on healing it makes healing from injuries trivial. Jaune has been cut in half and had large holes cut through his body, but been able to heal from it. The amount of aura consumed depends on the injury being healed from as little as single unit to as much his entire supply.

* **Enhanced Immune System**: Aura users have enhanced immune systems that make them very resistant to all diseases. Jaune in particular has a very good immune system that fights off illness quickly, to the point that he doesn't even remember when the last time he was sick was. Jaune's semblance allows him to fight off all diseases in seconds.
* **Contaminant Resistance**: Aura users are naturally more resistant to contaminants like poisons or radiation. There are certain contaminants that are made to counteract Aura, though Jaune's semblance allows him to fight those contaminants easier than others. This does include alcohol and narcotics, though Jaune can choose to give alcohol or certain drugs a pass to affect his body (though he already has a massive tolerance even without his immunity). The amount of aura consumed depends on how much damage the contaminant is doing and the type of damage it is doing.
* **Climate Protection**: Aura users are much more resilient when it comes to extreme temperatures and harsh climates. While they still feel heat and cold, it does make it much easier to function and mutes that feeling. This consumes no aura to use.
* **Fatigue Resistance**: Aura users do not tire as quickly as others. Jaune's immense aura reserves and natural endurance makes it so that he could fight for days without feeling any drop in energy.
* **Decelerated Aging**: The physical aspects of aging are muted allowing most aura users to appear younger than they really are. With Jaune's massive reserves, he will always look young to the point that he could be well into his sixties and still look no more than 28 years old. Jaune's semblance only adds to this, to the point that his aging might be slowed down that he could live for centuries while still looking like a man in his 20s or 30s.

#### Mental

**Gifted Intellect**: While he would not consider himself a genius, Jaune was an incredibly intelligent person. Jaune was very culturally minded and had many skills relating to Arts and Humanities and had a natural talent for mathematics despite his dislike for it. Jaune was also incredibly gifted at learning combat skills, reasoning, and was an incredible strategist and tactician, with Ozpin considering him one of the best he had ever known. With the sheer amount of subjects that Jaune had competency in, he could be considered a polymath. Jaune did have some things that held his intelligence back and in some matters he could be appear quite ignorant or even idiotic at times. Weiss once stated that Jaune was both one of the smartest people she had ever met, and one of the stupidest. Jaune is not the smartest person in the group or even on his team, but his intelligence is respected and he is considered one of the smartest.

* **Adaptability**: Jaune had the ability to adapt to his situations and surroundings incredibly quickly. While Jaune might be caught off guard when his situations change, he can find a way to adapt to his new situations without faltering for long. This is not foolproof and certain situations have shocked Jaune so much that he is completely knocked off guard with no hope of recovery. This ability to adapt allowed Jaune to face various circumstances that most couldn't cope with, but he could either get through with little effort or hold on until he got help.
* **Creative Thinking**: Outside of Jaune's ability to use logic, he was a very creative thinker. Jaune was able to come up with ideas and solutions that others didn't both because of his naturally creative sensibilities and the vast amount of ideas he simply came up with trying to find the right plan. On the surface some these ideas can seem stupid (and a lot of them were somewhat idiotic), but Jaune has actually used them to some success. Jaune's plans might be barebones at times and his bizarre lines of thinking can simply come off as unusable, but he has used them to outperform others and come up with solutions that others simply haven't conceived of yet.
* **Fast Learner**: Jaune was an incredibly fast learner to the point that it was considered absurd. When Jaune put him mind to it, he could learn things extremely quickly in nearly all fields. Despite being almost entirely self-trained when he went into Beacon, under the tutelage of his friends Jaune reached the level of an average huntsmen-in-training in months when others had been spending their entire lives getting to that level. Although Jaune might not retain all the information he learned, he could pick it up extremely quickly that others could scarcely understand.
* **Fast Processing Speed**: Jaune had an incredibly fast mental processing speed. Jaune joked to think a mile a minute and this was not very far off from the truth. While his thoughts were focused, he processed information extremely quickly and he could simply just think faster. This played part with Jaune's immensely fast reaction time which allowed him to come up with dozens of plans in seconds and react to things the second they happened. Jaune could even use his aura and semblance to reinforce his brain and speed up his mental processing to absurdly fast levels if he really needed to (though this came at the cost of immense pain and risking him losing consciousness when he was done).
* **Exceptional Memory**: Jaune's memory was incredibly keen with him being able to remember even the most minute details for great periods of time. Jaune once claimed that he could remember everything he had ever heard, though this was an exaggeration on his part. Jaune's memory was almost photographic in nature, but not quite that level as he could forget things, especially things he didn't consider important. Qrow once said that Jaune's mind was like a supercomputer or memory bank.
* **Observation and Perception**: Jaune possessed great observation skills and perceptive abilities. These skills tied into Jaune's superhuman senses which allowed him to easily observe the area around him and the phenomena therein. Jaune's observational skills allowed him to be acutely aware of nearly anything in his general area, even the smallest of details he would perceive While most things would most likely be forgotten or ignored for being unimportant, Jaune will still be aware of the subtle changes. This is a boon for battle as it allows Jaune to be very aware of his surroundings and his opponent at all times. Jaune can pick up the smallest of tells and can counter most attempts of stealth by noticing the subtle shifts in the environment and he knows the best way to use his environment to his advantage. Certain things are outside his ability of observation, it is possible for him to inadvertently look over something by deeming it as unimportant, and certain semblances and magics can negate his observational abilities. Jaune's observational skills did not apply to everything and he had aspects he was almost completely blind to (such as social situations and especially romance) and he could simply just perceive things wrong through not getting a full picture and making a conclusion that wasn't supported by facts.
* **Logical Reasoning**: Jaune possessed great skills of logical reasoning. These abilities complimented his intuition and observational skills, allowing him to logically make inferences and deductions of what to do next or what others were planning on doing. While Jaune has made poor judgement calls or came up with the wrong solution, his deductive and abductive reasoning was very strong and he was usually right about the inferences he came up with. This was perfect for his role as the tactician and strategist as it allowed him to find the best solution to a problem using logic. While sharp to begin with, Jaune's experience only honed this ability further and he was able to use his aura to reinforce his brain processes, making it so that his brain processed information faster so he could make more deductions and do them quicker. Jaune can come up with hundreds of possibilities in seconds, find the solution to his problem that gives the greatest chance of victory, and then follow that plan.
* **Strong Intuition**: Jaune possessed incredibly keen sense if intuition. Jaune could safely intuit his way around most aspects of life without pre-planning. Despite vastly preferring making strategies before he gets into a situations, Jaune was able to get through most situations by the seat of his pants just by following his instincts. Jaune's sharp instincts allowed him to almost automatically know the best way forward to achieve his goals and he instinctively had a gut feeling that allowed him to progress in new situations and locations, and knew when things were favorable or unfavorable for him without having a good picture of things. In battle, Jaune had an instinctive knowledge of what moves would give him the best chance of victory. Jaune's intuition also allowed him to counter those who used stealth, as he would instinctively know that something was wrong so he would be on guard. Jaune's intuition only heightened through his training, experience, and aura sense. Jaune's reflexes, deductive abilities, and strategic mind allowed him to truly take advantage of his instincts both in battle and in daily life.

**Strong Sense of Empathy**: Jaune had an incredible amount of empathy for others. Jaune could understand what people were going through and this allowed him to guide them through their issues or relate to them. This sense of empathy also allowed Jaune to understand what others were thinking and why they felt that way. While Jaune could use this manipulate others, he would feel terrible for doing it and instead used this empathy to genuinely help others. This strong sense of empathy was part of the reason that others trusted Jaune so much as they knew that he would try to understand them and show them genuine compassion for it. Jaune was simply naturally predisposed to feel sympathy for others, empathize with them, and show them them compassion so they get help. Even with how empathetic he could be, Jaune did have his limits and there were simply somethings and emotions he just couldn't understand.

**Mimicry**: Jaune had a natural form of lesser mimicry, a unique ability that few people had. Simply by watching a technique a couple of times, Jaune could begin to replicate it to a certain extent. Unlike true mimicry, Jaune could not perfectly copy a technique by watching once, only getting a good idea of how to do it by watching it several times. This means that Jaune learns things incredibly quickly but not perfectly, necessitating immense amount of training to get it right and a mentor to guide him correctly so he didn't learn bad habits or do it wrong which would cost him in the long run. There were many moves that Jaune was unable to copy because of their complexity or just not being compatible. Even if Jaune could not perform something he memorized, he could still use it to his advantage. Jaune could memorize his opponents or allies' techniques, weaknesses, advantages and plan around or with them. This lent very well to his image training ability, allowing him to accurately predict what his opponents or allies would likely do and make extremely accurate plans with that knowledge.

#### Social

**Immense Charisma**: Jaune naturally had an immense level of charisma. Despite how dorky and awkward he could seem, Jaune had a natural ability to make others take note of him. Jaune's friends stated that he just had a sort of likeability to him that people took note of. While there were plenty of people who didn't like him or flat out hated him, there were more that couldn't help but like him a little bit and respected him. Jaune's charisma was not superficial and he was a generally earnest man who spoke from his heart.

**Leadership**: Jaune was a natural leader. Jaune could garner loyalty from people through his natural charisma, strategic mind, and ability to befriend others. Jaune's strategic skills and creative thinking allowed him to guide others in battle and others put their trust in him that he would guide them effectively. Jaune's ability to lead streched from a small team like a standard Huntsman unit all the way to an army. Jaune typically lead from the front alongside those who he lead and often spent his time with them, whether it was an army or a small group he would get to know them.

#### Spiritual

**Indomitable Will**: Jaune's will is extraordinary strong. Even in the worst of situations, Jaune refuses to waver from his course nor do his beliefs buckle. Jaune's will is so great that he can resist mind control and force himself to ignore illusions. He may be tempted for a few seconds, but will double his efforts to continue onwards. Even when taking wounds that should immobilize or even kill anyone who was inflicted with them, Jaune would simply will himself to continue despite them. While Jaune can not ignore death, his sheer will is so strong that he can force himself to through anything without yielding. Jaune's will is so great that his friends believed that he could force himself to do anything once he set his mind on it.

**Immense Courage**: Jaune possessed immense courage. Although Jaune did feel fear, he never let it control him and acted in spite of whatever terror he could be faced with. Even with all the anxieties he felt and the frightening situations that he got in, Jaune didn't let it get to him and pushed through them as though they didn't affect him. Jaune's courage was so great that others thought he didn't feel fear, though he informed them otherwise.

**Pure of Heart**: Jaune was a rare person who was Pure of Heart. This meant that Jaune was someone who was completely sure of their path, goals, and identity and unable to be turned away from them. This played into Jaune's indomitable will and meant that he could not be corrupted by anything and access to select magic, abilities, and techniques that only someone who is pure of heart could do.

**Force Start**: Force Start is a rare ability that only the most determined and willful of people can achieve. Force Start makes it so that if Jaune were to run out of Aura, he could forcefully regen his aura to usable levels once more without having to wait for it to naturally regen. After most people run out of aura, they must wait a long time before they can regenerate it to useable levels. Jaune can instantly use it by simply willing it to spark. It is extremely hard to do, but Jaune fits the criteria for it. Jaune's semblance allows him to abuse this ability by forcefully starting a spark of aura, and then using his semblance to refill his aura to great levels.

##### Aura

Jaune has one of the largest supplies of aura in human history, if not the largest. Both the Arc and Pendragon families are well known for their large supplies of aura, and Jaune is no exception. By the time that Jaune attended Beacon, Jaune had aura levels that far outclassed the average huntsman and he had incredibly fast rate of regeneration that few could match. Jaune's semblance only enhanced his further, such that Jaune could theoretically have infinite aura and an almost infinite output (though practically this would be impossible). In terms of pure production, at full power Jaune could easily fight the Maidens, could rival Ozma in power, and could even fight Salem for a good while, though this would cost an immense amount of aura to pull off.

A consequence of having such a large aura is that Jaune's ability to control his aura is significantly harder than those of other people's. Jaune had been training his aura for as long as he had it, though his massive reserves made it so that it was hard for him to really manage it. Jaune's semblance helped his use of aura very much as it made it more instinctual to use.

Those who specialize in sensing auras were also be able to sense him from great distances, until he had proper aura control Jaune was unable to properly hide his aura signature so he would be detected. This made stealth against those who can masterfully sense aura impossible. As Jaune got to control his aura, he eventually made it so that he could hide his signature so well that it was like he didn't exist. While most people can hide their levels such that those sensing would think they didn't have their aura unlocked, Jaune's control was so masterful that he could completely hide his aura signature without it being able to be sensed. Jaune's unique aura signature is compared to that of a brilliant and powerful star that could never be quenched.

Aura is also not full proof as it has to be consciously used to work and certain items and magical abilities can be used to bypass aura in it's entirety. Some beings (such as the Maidens, Avatars of the Gods, Lesser Gods, Dragons, etc.) are simply so strong that aura posses no way of actually defending against their attacks. Jaune has taken hits that would have broken through a person's aura without yielding, though Jaune has managed to keep his aura up with his massive reserves.

##### Semblance

Jaune's semblance is Aura Amplification. It is an "Effect" type semblance and it has gone through a variety of classifications. It was originally an A-Rank, though it is currently considered an EX-rank Semblance. It's ranking is not just because of it's pure power, but instead because of its versatility. Jaune technically shares this semblance with Jeanne, though her version works differently. Jaune's version of Aura Amplification essentially acts as the semblances of Aura Enhancement and Aura Transference were combined.

Aura Amplification allowed Jaune to boost his own aura or the aura of others. It is very similar in theory to Aura Transference, though there is much more to it than that. While Jaune can use his semblance to transfer his aura, it's main purpose was to amplify it's effects. This could be to strengthen the powers that aura naturally gave a person (such as reinforcement, shielding, or healing), boost the generation of aura, and it strengthened the soul especially against corruption or other such effects. This boost acted more as a multiplier than anything else, as the amplification greatly enhanced it far beyond what aura could normally do (such as boosting a healing factor to the point that it can almost be considered to be regeneration). An side effect of his semblance is that it allowed him to understand aura greatly and achieve masterful aura control very quickly. While Jaune usually had trouble with his aura control, his semblance allowed him to understand it much faster than he did previously and even allowed him to master aura use which was a feat that few could do.

When used on others, Jaune can overcharge them. This has the effect of giving them more aura than they naturally have which allows them to continue performing as though they were continuously being boosted for as long as they have not used up all of the excess aura. This would also boost their semblances to much greater heights than they were naturally capable of. Additionally, Jaune learned that if he uses his semblance on someone while they use their semblance, theirs has a greater chance to evolve or even mutate entirely. It also strengthens their aura allowing them to grow their reserves and strengthen the aura they already had. When used on someone who doesn't have their aura unlocked, the only thing that Jaune's semblance has the capacity to do is heal them. It isn't as fast as when an awakened person is healed, but it is still very potent and almost miraculous in it's use. The more that Jaune puts into someone, the faster they heal. The sensations that one feels when the semblance is used on them depends on the person, their feelings, and their relationship with Jaune. Some feel immense comfort, some feel protection, others feel love, a few feel pleasure from it, and many other sensations occur. Anyone who has their aura boosted too much feels immense pain like a hot iron being shoved through their spine and burning their nervous system.

When used on himself, it allows Jaune to amplify his own aura for high performance. All of Jaune's abilities are passively boosted to a greater extent just by having this semblance. When used actively on himself, it can act as a multiplier or as a sort of "Aura Burst", similar to his sister's Aura Enhancement or acting as a supercharged version of Reinforcement. Jaune's aura shield can become impenetrable, his strength allows him to compete with the combined power of Yang and Nora (not accounting for them using their semblances at full power), move as fast as the lower levels of Ruby's semblance, boost his senses to great degrees, supercharge dust to levels that rival maidens and true magic users, allows him to heal nearly any wound such that it was like it never occurred in the first place, and fire massive beams of energy that can obliterate nearly anything in it's way. Jaune could also allow it to rapidly regenerate his aura at extremely high speeds, with essentially turning himself into an infinite aura battery. This does have a problem as while it doesn't damage his soul, his body can not handle that much aura flooding it. Going too long while boosting himself will cause him immense pain and agony, and it could permanently damage his aura circuits or prove to be fatal. Through training, Jaune began to be able to handle the boost more. This allowed him to take more punishment from this technique, though it did not remove the drawbacks only pushing the threshold further back. At his peak, Jaune can safely amplify his aura output at 100x it's natural output at a cost of 25% of his aura. The most that Jaune has ever done was 10,000x his natural output which required him to constantly boost himself high above his natural levels and let it all release at once. This destroyed Jaune's body and left him out of commission for a time, with the only thing that prevented him from dying or being permanently crippled being his healing factor. Jaune could theoretically boost himself to an infinite degree, but he would assuredly die if he did so.

When used at lower levels, the part of his body Jaune uses it on faintly glows. The glow becomes much more intense the higher level that Jaune takes it, such that Jaune can use it as a makeshift flashlight by focusing his enhanced aura. When using it on himself at high levels, Jaune's eyes glow with energy, his hair moved as though the wind was blowing it, and his aura becomes visible in a wild way that is comparable to a golden flame. The more Jaune uses it on himself the larger and more powerful his aura becomes, with it enveloping him completely. At a certain level, sparks of electricity appeared around his body, though they seemed to be cosmetic only. At it's highest, Jaune's semblance affected the area around him, with the ground trembling, his surroundings (such as the ground or weaker objects) being demolished, and gravity seemed to alter (smaller objects began floating). When used at higher than 100x, the weather itself seemed to change around him and shockwaves could be felt from his movements. Jaune describes the sensation of using his semblance on himself as like having a jolt of electricity go through his entire system. Like with others, if Jaune used his semblance on himself too much it felt like torture and as though his nerves were being burned from the inside out and like the sun was melting him.

Jaune also learned a way to weaponize Aura Amplification by flooding someone with so much aura that their circuits become damaged. This has a very severe effect on a person (potentially making it so that they can't use aura ever again or killing them), so he refrains from using it unless he has no other option.

Jaune's semblance causes him to have direct relations to a person's soul which has a number of side effects. Jaune is able to "read" a person's soul so to speak while he is amplifying them. This allows him to understand their thoughts, their personality, and reach an understanding of who they are as a person in almost all respects. It also allows Jaune to view their memories as long as he is connected to them. It is essentially like a level of aura sensing that is taken to another level that few people are able to replicate unless they have a semblance that allows them to achieve that effect.

#### Supernatural

**Luck**: Jaune has extremely strange luck. No one is sure if he is fortunate or unfortunate as he always seems to find himself in precarious or otherwise horrible situations, but almost always escapes them with nary a scratch. He is a magnet for trouble and things will often go wrong for him, but good things do happen to him frequently as well. Unlike Qrow, Lakshmibai, or Clover who have semblances that affect luck/probability, Jaune's luck is totally natural. Qrow has christened Jaune as either being "the luckiest unlucky bastard on Remnant" or "the unluckiest lucky bastard on Remnant".

**Grimm Form** (Formerly): After he was captured by Sancraid Phahn, Jaune would be forcefully infected with Grimm essence which transformed him. While Jaune would normally be pure enough to reject being corrupted, his recent experiences had rendered him unable to be considered pure of heart and so the Grimm essence took it's effect. After returning to normal, Jaune regained his status as one who was pure of heart and so was both unable to be corrupted again and could no longer even use the form. In this form, Jaune had gained superhuman strength, speed, stamina, the ability to sense emotions, and gained a healing factor. Unlike most individuals who were similarly corrupted, Jaune lost access to his semblance as even though he was no longer pure of heart, his soul rejected the corruption even still and refused to cooperate with him until he returned to normal.

### Skills

#### Physical

**Master Swordsman**: Jaune is considered one of the best swordsmen of his generation, if not one of the greatest in history. By the time Jaune was in his late teens, he was considered quite skilled and his ability to use the sword only grew with experience. By the time Jaune was 20 years old, he was considered one of the foremost swordsmen on Remnant. Jaune has learned multiple disciplines of sword fighting from multiple people, including his parents, older siblings, cousins, Gwen, Sir Lancelot, Sir Tristan, Sir Percival, and Chiron. Jaune combined these methods of swordsmanship into a single style he used himself. Jaune has learned a variety of schools of swordsmanship, though he primarily uses Valean and Atlesian schools of swordsmanship, though he also used some Mistrali swordsmanship and incorporated elements of dance into his swordplay. Jaune could fight defensively or offensively with a sword and had a range of movement options. Jaune's primary technique was very utilitarian with no flashy movements, using extremely fast and powerful strikes to end fights as soon as possible. While Jaune preferred to be practical when fighting, he could be flashy when he wanted, and there was an element of grace in his swordplay despite its sensible nature. Beyond its use as combat, Jaune treated swordsmanship as an art to be mastered and considered his blade to be an extension of himself. Jaune was capable of dual-wielding blades, launching gusts of powerful wind with every strike, could chop hails of bullets in half with his speed and accuracy, could deflect hundreds of fast-moving projectiles without breaking a sweat, could do a quickdraw similar in principle to Iaido, could unleash a flurry of hundreds of sword strikes near instantly, and perform moves that should not be possible. In his hands, a sword can function as a spear, shield, war hammer, or even a long-range weapon. Jaune's speed with a sword was immense, to the point that he could strike so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye and unleash strikes that were nearly at the same instant. Jaune has also thrown swords like javelins or throwing knives to great effect. Jaune has regularly cut Grimm and even people in half without breaking a sweat, cutting through their bodies like a hot knife through butter. Jaune has even cut through auras, simply with his pure skill, speed, and power. Jaune has achieved absolute clarity of mind and does not need to think when using a sword. Swordsmanship is as natural to Jaune as breathing and so his movements are almost pure instinct and without thought, something only the best swordsman could ever achieve. While Jaune was not the best swordsman in the world and certainly not the best swordsman in history, he was considered a true master of the sword with few rivals and was truly in the upper echelon of swordsmen. Jaune later wrote a book about how to be a proficient swordsman and taught his school of swordsmanship to his children.

**Master Spearman**: Jaune is very skilled with a variety of spears and other polearms, having been taught by his honorary uncle, Percival. While Jaune prefers swords, he did not neglect training his skill with a lance and was quite capable. Jaune's skill with polearms only grew with experience and he was very well known for his ability to wield polearms in a variety of different ways. Jaune could throw spears such that they acted almost like missiles, could unleash a barrage of stabs almost instantaneously, block hails of bullets and other projectiles by spinning his lance, could cut things in half with his lance, could shatter metal by swinging a polearm like a bat, could also use his spear for a variety of acrobatic maneuvers like vaulting, and could use spears with other weapons like shields without any problems. While a polearm is generally used at a certain range, Jaune has shown the ability to fight close to his enemies and never falter.

**Master Shieldmanship**: Jaune was very skilled with the shield, being able to use it in a variety of ways both for defense and for offense. Jaune was skilled enough with a shield to block and deflect nearly any attack that was used against him no matter how powerful or fast. Beyond defense, Jaune has also uses his shield as a weapon in his offhand, crushing and bludgeoning anyone who comes into range. Jaune has even decapitated Grimm with his shield using it's bottom edge. Jaune has also thrown his shield like a discus with amazing results.

**Master Knife Fighter**: Jaune was very skilled with variety with knives and daggers. Jaune has learned a variety of different ways to fight with knives and is skilled at using them as melee weapons or by throwing them. Jaune's skill with knives was immense and nearly to the level of his swordplay. Knives were not Jaune's primary weapon, but he did use them to augment his fighting style and could fight with them as his main weapon if he didn't have access to another. Jaune could throw dozens of knives and daggers at once all with the speed and strength to puncture through solid steel as though it were tissue paper. Jaune was also able to cut Grimm in half with his dagger with little trouble and with almost no real effort.

**Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Beyond his skill with weapons, Jaune has learned a few unarmed martial arts. Jaune fights using mixed martial arts, taking from a few different martial arts to fight his opponents. Jaune learned boxing and wrestling from his father and from Lancelot, Jacob's Fist from his Aunt Martha, and Pankration from Chiron. Jaune also had a habit of employing professional wrestling moves and his dance knowledge, particularly breakdancing. While Jaune would never claim to be a master of the fighting styles he uses, he has found a way to take elements from them to make a style that works for him. Jaune's experience, speed, stamina, and strength mean that few could genuinely outclass him unless they specialized in it. Jaune would rarely choose to fight without a weapon in hand, but he has no shortage of options without one. Even when armed, Jaune still added punches, kicks, headbutts, and grapples into his fighting style.

**Master Equestrian**: Jaune was a very skilled equestrian being able to ride nearly any kind of animal, even beyond horses. While Jaune favored horses the most, he has also ridden other animals meant for transport like oxen or camels, wild animals, giant jackalopes like Juniper, and even Grimm. Jaune was able to gain the trust of animals quickly and could use them for various types of transport quite well.

**Skilled Archer**: While he rarely makes use it, Jaune is a capable archer. Jaune was taught from a young age by his honorary uncle, Tristan, who was considered one of the best living archers. While not as good as his teacher, Jaune is no slouch when it comes to archery. Jaune was extremely fast and accurate when it came to letting loose arrows.

**Skilled Marksman**: Jaune had some knowledge of firearms and could make use of them. While he was originally a terrible shot, Jaune became a decent shot by the time he made it to Beacon. Ruby Ruby made sure that he learned how to fire and properly maintain a variety of firearms. Jaune has also been shown to competently use Milo, Stormflower, Magnhild, and Crescent Rose. Jaune himself rarely uses guns, but he does have the capability to use them whenever he needs to, though he has some apprehension about them as something that a knight shouldn't use.

**Skilled Swimmer**: Jaune was quite skilled at swimming being able to swim without problems even when being encumbered by armor and weaponry. Jaune was good enough to keep up with and even beat other skilled swimmers while wearing full plate armor. Jaune was considered the second best swimmer in the group, with only Pyrrha beating him at it. Jaune has been able to swim against strong currents with great success and his stamina allowed him to do so for long periods. Jaune was also skilled at diving and could hold his breath for at least 30 minutes.

**Skilled Acrobat**: Jaune was a very capable acrobat, being extremely agile and able to make use of complex maneuvers. Jaune had attended gymnastic courses with some of his sisters as they didn't want to learn them alone and his training with Lancelot made sure that he was capable of being fast on his feet. Jaune is easily capable of performing various things like flips, rolls, and springs and has been able to do multiple somersaults even when wearing heavy armor with barely any effort. Jaune was also noted to be quite skilled at freerunning and parkour, being able to traverse dense environments on foot very quickly. Even when wearing a full set of armor and being encumbered by his equipment, Jaune showcases agility that would make even a professional gymnast balk. Jaune can traverse through cities and forests in minutes through a mixture of his enhanced physical abilities and simple ability to run through them.

* **Skilled Climber**: Jaune had exceptional skill with climbing and scaling objects. Even without his use of aura to cling to surfaces, Jaune has repeatedly shown the ability to climb up buildings, trees, and other such fixtures without any trouble, even while he was wearing heavy armor or had many weapons on his person. Jaune could scale almost anything, even if it was difficult to get a proper hand or foothold.

**Stealth**: While not his specialty, Jaune has shown the capability to use stealth. Jaune has gotten some training from his friends and as part of Beacon's curriculum. Jaune has shown to be capable of meet the standards of the specialist program with little difficulty, which is an extremely high bar.

**Sleight of Hand**: Jaune learned a variety of tricks involving sleight of hand. While initially they were just novelty tricks to entertain, Jaune was capable of using them for other purposes. Qrow taught Jaune a few useful tricks like pickpocketing.

* **Lockpicking**
* **Pickpocketing**

#### Mental

**Master Tactician/Strategist**: Arguably Jaune's greatest asset is not his martial ability, but his mind. Jaune is a very quick thinker and can come up with several plans to assure victory. Jaune prefers to go into a situation with several plans already thought of, but he is also good at coming up with ideas on the fly. Jaune aced the leadership and theoretical portions of Beacon's academia and was at the top of the class when it came to those matters. Jaune has served as an advisor to James Ironwood and later of Winter Schnee, who valued his judgement on these matters. Jaune's ability as translated to military operations and he was one of the primarily strategists for Chaldea. Ozpin considered Jaune to be one of the best strategists he had ever seen.

**Skilled Dust User**: While not a master, Jaune did have knowledge of to use dust effectively. Jaune mostly used dust in Pridwen and his spear. Jaune's knowledge of dust manipulation allowed him to effectively use it and his semblance allowed him to super enhance the dust he used for great effect, to the point that he could rival the Maiden's in output with enough dust and amplification.

**History Knowledge**: Jaune had an enjoyment of history and studied it in his off time, thanks to his family history. While not a historian, Jaune did have an interest in it and was one of the more historically conscious members of the group after Blake and Weiss. Sometime after Salem's defeat, Jaune got a bachelor's degree in medieval history from Beacon. Jaune claimed to have considered going for his master's as well but was too busy with his other responsibilities to continue on that path.

**Cultural Knowledge**: Jaune had a love of learning about other cultures and peoples and always made a point of talking to locals when he traveled. As a result, Jaune was very culturally minded and quickly got a grasp of different traditions, social mores, and even local myths, legends, and fairy tales. While not as aware as people like Weiss, Ren, or even Blake, Jaune was still quite culturally aware. Jaune was more concerned with everyday life and stories than things like high society, though his position forced him to learn those as well.

**Medical Knowledge**: Despite having a semblance that can be used for healing, Jaune also learned first-aid as an addition skill. Besides learning from his parents and mentors, Jaune also took a few medical classes while at Beacon. This skill also helped focus his semblance healing to a better degree which made it more useful. Jaune's medical knowledge also gave him knowledge of anatomy which also assisted him in combat by knowing vulnerable points and which areas were ideal for attacks. Jaune is a very capable medic and has a license to work as one after passing Tsune's course in Beacon. While Jaune is a good medic and his semblance is very useful, he is not a doctor and is no substitute for one.

**Legal Knowledge**: While not a lawyer, Jaune did know his fair share of Valean Law and the laws stipulated in the Vytal Organization. While all huntsmen are required to have some knowledge of laws, Jaune's interest in history gave him more incentive to learn about the law and he had a great amount legal knowledge which was frequently very beneficial. Jaune frequently used his legal knowledge to find loopholes around certain problems and to defend himself for some of his less-than-legal actions. Jaune joked that he learned what the laws were so that he could break them more easily.

**Mathematics**: While Jaune wouldn't call himself a mathematician and he honestly disliked math, he was very good at it. Jaune could run calculations in his head very quickly and accurately, with his mind being like a calculator. Beyond helping him keep track of logistics and making use of it during fights to keep track of accurate angles of attack, distances, and other relevant information, Jaune's math skills also allowed him to be a very talented artillery commander.

* **Money Management**: Jaune was very skilled at managing money. Jaune knew how to give wages, how to get the most out of his earnings and when to save his money. Jaune could also manage the finances of others whether it be his team or running the logistics of an army. It was not something he enjoyed, but it was a necessary thing to know and he tried his best at it.

**Farming Knowledge**: Jaune was mostly raised on a farm and often helped out the rest of his family and the other farmers there. Jaune knew a lot about farming, ranching, and gardening. While not applicable for his chosen profession, Jaune could do rather well with a farm and had a habit of talking shop with farmers when doing missions in rural areas. Jaune also frequently discussed farming with Oscar and Caramel.

**Philosophy**: Jaune had an interest in philosophy because of his religious beliefs. While not as much as a philosopher as Ren, Jaune did muse on philosophical topics and was very willing to discuss his beliefs and musing with others (usually with Ozpin or Ren). Jaune was mostly familiar with Valean philosophy, though he also took an interest in Mistralian philosophies after Ren introduced them to him as well as taking such philosophies from his training, especially after his sword training.

**Puzzle and Riddles**: Jaune had an appreciation for puzzles, riddles, and other brain teasers. Beyond being able to solve them quickly and do them well, Jaune was also able to issue his own which were noted to be quite hard to solve. While they didn't always pop up, Jaune was usually the one to solve whatever puzzles came up. This also allowed Jaune to solve crack codes and ciphers.

**Detective Work**: While not an exceptional detective, Jaune had skill in investigation and detective work. Jaune was mostly an amature at this work, but it was something he had competency of. Jaune's skill of observation allowed him to find clues and information rather quickly and his wealth of knowledge, creative thinking, and fast thought process allowed him to find the truth of matters quite well. Jaune was not as good a detective as people like Qrow, Ren, or Blake but was still skilled.

**Psychological Warfare**: Jaune knew how to manipulate his opponents during fights, being able to take advantage of their mental states and decrease their morale. Jaune mostly used these skills by taunting his enemies so that they made sloppy mistakes while enraged or ramping up his more intimidating features to scare them into submission. Jaune was not very happy with using these skills, but he had them and used them when he felt he needed to.

**Espionage & Counter-Espionage**: As part of his training at Beacon and in the Specialist Program, Jaune learned many skills for espionage and counter-espionage. Jaune was somewhat adept at gathering information covertly in many different forms as well as stopping others from learning information. Jaune also knew various codes and ciphers, as well as how to break them. Jaune was also a rather skilled interrogator, though he had moral objections to torture and viewed it as a method that would not be very successful. Jaune instead used his affable nature and skills at comforting others to subtly coax others into giving information freely. Jaune was also trained in how to resist torture and not give up any information.

#### Social

**Skilled Diplomat**: Jaune is a skilled diplomat and prefers to talk things through without violence whenever he can. Jaune is capable of talking down conflicts at different scales whether at a personal level or national. Jaune finds diplomacy to be one of the most effective tools that a huntsman can ever use and so values the skill immensely.

**Skilled Orator**: Jaune was a rather skilled orator. Jaune frequently had to give speeches and he delivered them very well. Jaune's skill at oration also translated to him being a very good story teller.

**Deception**: Jaune is relatively skilled at deception. While Jaune disliked lying, he was surprisingly good at making up things on the spot and being able to play it off as the truth. A big part of this, is that Jaune allows others to make up their own interpretations of the truth and feeds into it. Jaune's skill at deception only increased with time and training. It is less that Jaune is good at lying (which he would honestly say that he isn't), but he does have skill in distorting the truth in ways that aren't technically lying but achieve the same effect.

**Skilled Negotiator**: Jaune was very skilled at negotiating with others. Jaune could find solutions to problems between two quarreling groups that satisfied both of parties reasonably well. Jaune's methods weren't fool proof but he could negotiate with other people very well.

* **Bargaining**: Leading from his negotiating, Jaune was a consummate haggler and would angle bargains whenever he could get one. If there was a chance that Jaune could make a deal that benefited him without it being unfair for the other party, he would take it.

**Skilled Teacher**: Jaune had great teaching skills. Jaune was generally very patient with those he was teaching and made sure that they understood what he was talking about. Jaune could teach many kinds of students and always tried his best to reach them. Jaune was noted to be very fair and pleasant to those he was teaching, while not being afraid to be strict or even scolding when he needed to be. This also spread to his training others in combat being very fair at most times.

#### Artistic

**Master Dancer**: Jaune is a talented dancer, having learned a variety of different styles with the prompting of his mother and sisters. Whether it is casual dancing, formal dancing, synchronized dancing, clubbing, breakdancing, or even ballet, Jaune will draw eyes as one of the best dancers in the room. Jaune has beaten most of his friends in dancing competitions and has performed in idol competitions (partially against his will) to great acclaim. Jaune claimed to be the Lord of Dance, though he was extremely drunk when he made that declaration.

**Skilled Actor**: Jaune was a moderately skilled actor that could give a very good performance. While not great or immensely talented, Jaune was certainly not a bad actor and he could be considered a good one, being very convincing when he needed to be. Jaune admitted that he neither had the talent nor the inclination to be a professional actor, but his skills were serviceable for his needs.

* **Voice Acting**: Jaune is a rather talented voice actor having a surprisingly high range. Jaune could disguise his voice rather well, such as being able to convincingly fake having a woman's voice to the point no one could tell his real gender. Jaune is also capable of ventriloquism or throwing his voice.
* **Disguises**: Jaune was very good at using disguises. This was not out of some inborn talent or even because he wanted to be, he simply often drew the short end of the straw and frequently found himself in situations where he needed to use disguises. Jaune's sisters' habit of playing dress up with him also probably played a part in it.

**Skilled Musician**: Jaune was a skilled musician having talents in writing and performing music, having learned from Tristan and Nero. Jaune was by no means exceptional and not a real professional, but he did have great natural talent with music. Jaune wrote music, was a multi-instrumentalist, and he was a good singer. Jaune wrote some music and lyrics in his spare time, and was a bit of a poet. Jaune's sisters, Nora, Ruby, and Yang gave less than stellar reviews about his original work, though Weiss, Ren, Blake, and Pyrrha seemed to like it and they agreed that Jaune did have skill in performing music if not writing.

* **Multi-Instrumentalist**: Jaune could play several instruments. Jaune's favorite instruments were the guitar and fiddle/violin and they were the ones he was best at. Jaune was also good with the piano, oran, bass guitar, harp, lyre, and a variety of flutes (including panpipes and ocarinas). Jaune was also a competent drummer, at least enough to teach Sun the basics.
* **Skilled Singer**: Jaune was a very good singer, but his nerves tended to get in the way of it and he wasn't very confident in his voice. Jaune's friends and family helped him find more confidence in his singing voice and he had a rather good range. Jaune's usually sang in a heldentenor, but he occasionally strayed into a baritone.

**Skilled Artist**: Jaune was a somewhat skilled artist, being able to draw rather well. While not an amazing artist (or as good as Jeanne or Nero), Jaune was very good at drawing and painting. Jaune found it to be relaxing and good as a sort of meditation. Jaune would never be able to be a professional with his level of skill, but it was very good for someone who did not dedicate himself to the craft. Jaune also had talents in woodcarving and whittling and was known to occasionally handcraft small trinkets both to pass time and to give gifts to his loved ones. Jaune also had skills in needle and textile arts like sewing, embroidery, quilting, and knitting. Jaune also had an interest in photography and was a member of Beacon’s photography club and was a photographer for the student paper. Jaune has also displayed the ability to make jewelry such as bracelets or necklaces. Jaune also seemed to have an eye for women's fashion and interior decorating. Jaune had no skill with pottery or ceramics and admitted to being terrible at creating them and in fact seemed to have much more talent in destroying them. A running gag throughout the series is that whenever Jaune comes into contact with a pot, it will inevitably find a way to break, even if he hadn't touched it. Jaune was not as good at drawing as Blake, as good at painting as Ren, or as good at photography as Velvet but Jaune was no slouch and was still good at them.

* **Cartography**: Jaune had some knowledge of creating maps using his survival skills and his drawing skills. Jaune's maps were effective, if somewhat crude in make. Jaune was nowhere near a professional, but his maps were serviceable and better than anyone else's attempts in the group. Jaune developed this skill with his grandfather.

**Skilled Writer**: Jaune was a good writer who edited for a few published works (mostly Nero and Blake's "literature") and even wrote his own books. While they weren't perfect, Jaune's books sold quite well. Jaune's skill at writing was rather mixed when it came to poetry and prose works. Jaune was not as good a writer as Blake, Ren, or Weiss but he was not half-bad.

#### Miscellaneous

**Skilled Survivalist**: Jaune was taught survival skills by his family during his camping trips and as part of his knight training. Jaune took these lessons to heart and continued to practice them as he got older. His time at Beacon helped refine these skills substantially. After the Fall of Beacon, these skills were immensely useful. He also tempered them while in Chaldea. Jaune is capable of crafting, camping, hunting, fishing, foraging, building shelters, and other related skills. Jaune had an uncanny sense of direction which allowed to instinctively know what direction he was facing. Jaune has been able to survive being lost in woodlands, mountains, deserted islands, tundra & taigas, and deserts with next to no supplies and still manage to thrive, relatively speaking.

* **Skilled Hunter**: Jaune was a very skilled hunter. Jaune could expertely track, stalk, trap, and kill prey effortlessly without spooking it and without causing too much pain or damage. Jaune also knew how to skin, dress, and prepare the game he caught and stated he didn't even really need to think while doing it, it all being ingrained into his instincts.
* **Skilled Fisher**: Jaune was an extremely skilled fisherman. Jaune absolutely loved fishing and stated that it was one of his favorite ways to pass the time. Jaune found fishing to be immensely relaxing and he just really liked doing it. Jaune could fish with a fishing rod, spears, bows and arrows, nets, traps, or even just use his bare hands to pluck fish from water.

**Homemaking**: Jaune has a variety of skill related to homemaking. Jaune was jokingly called "the ultimate househusband." While Jaune naturally took to most of these skills, they mostly developed because of his sisters tendency to dump their chores on him. As such, Jaune is very skilled at cooking, housekeeping, laundry, gardening, landscaping, plumbing, carpentry, sewing, amongst others. Jaune was also a very good handyman having been taught by his father and grandfather how to handle most repairs by himself. Jaune was stated to be rather fussy when it came to keeping things clean and often lightly chastised his friends and family when they made too much of a mess while cleaning up after them.

* **Master Chef**: Jaune is an amazingly talented chef being able to make delicious meals that are apparently so good that he rivals some of the best chefs on Remnant. Jaune shares the role of team chef with Ren and the two consider themselves rivals when it comes to cooking, with Ren being one of the few people who can give Jaune a run for his money. Shirou is also a rival in the culinary arts and the three of them often have cooking battles. Even with scrounging up materials in the wild and just using a campfire, Jaune could make a hearty meal that anyone can enjoy. Jaune specializes in making both Valean and Atlesian food, but he has also learned to make some food from Mistral, Vacuo, and Menagerie to broaden his horizons. Jaune is also a very talented baker, being able to make a variety of baked goods and confections. Jaune is the best baker of the group, though Ruby is better at baking cookies than he is and Ren can also make better pancakes. Jaune's immense skill with cooking is natural, though his experience and practicing has brought it to great levels.

**Massages**: Jaune was very good at giving massages, as attested to by his sisters and teammates. Jaune had enough skill to be a professional masseur, but he had no interest in such a thing. Jaune's friends and family stated that he had "magic hands" and his massages always seemed to melt away the tension that they felt. Jaune and Ren were about tied when it came to giving massages.

**Driving**: Jaune can drive a car, truck, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle reasonably well. While Jaune prefers riding horses to driving, he is good enough that he has no issues and no one else has issues if he drives. Jaune is the third choice to drive anything as he had the second most experience after Yang and Astolfo (also because they were one of the few to actually have driver's licenses). Jaune could drive a stick shift but found it very annoying, vastly preferring automatics. While not a mechanic, Jaune could do basic maintenance of vehicles.

**Piloting**: Jaune had some training in piloting aircrafts like bullheads. This was not Jaune's favorite method of travel, but he had some competency in it. Jaune was not the first choice to pilot air vehicles, but he could do so when required.

**Chess Grandmaster**: Jaune is a registered member of the Vytal Chess Foundation and received the title of Grandmaster. Gawain considers Jaune to be one of his few rivals in the game, alongside Percival and Galahad. Jaune was good enough at chess to beat fellow grandmasters Glynda Goodwitch, James Ironwood, and Weiss Schnee, though he has never been able to beat Professor Ozpin or Oscar (however both admitted that Jaune was probably one of the hardest opponents either had ever faced).

### Techniques

#### Physical Techniques

**Afterimage**: Jaune was capable of moving so fast that he left afterimages behind. While these afterimages can't actually do anything, it is useful for leaving one behind so the opponent is briefly distracted or confused, either allowing Jaune to evade attacks or distract his opponent long enough for him to attack them. Jaune has been able to move fast enough to leave dozens of afterimages behind.

**Air Slam**: Jaune leaps into the air and slams into the ground usually striking with his weapon all the while. This causes an immense amount of damage and causes a shockwave, but is easy to predict.

* **Ultimate Chokeslam**: Jaune grabs his opponent by the throat and leaps high into the air before slamming his opponent into the ground, keeping his grip firm and using all his body weight to make it even harsher on his opponent while using their body to break his fall.

**Air Superiority**: Jaune uses his strength to launch his opponent into the air and then leaps after them. While they are in the air, Jaune unleashes a barrage of strikes: slashing them eight times with his sword, punching and kicking them higher into the air, slashing them five more times, slamming them back to the ground with his sword, and finally stabbing them from above with the full weight of his sword.

**Boomerang Blade**: Jaune throws his sword as though it were a boomerang to attack multiple enemies. Jaune uses the aura bond between him and the weapon to return it to him.

**Earth Splitter**: Jaune focuses a great amount of his aura before slamming his weapon into the ground. This attack causes shockwaves that harm anyone hit by them and cleaves the ground in front of him in two.

* **Earthquake**: Charging his aura in his fist, Jaune then slams it into the ground. Beyond the powerful shockwaves, the force causes the ground far from Jaune to jut up and hit anything that was standing where he was aiming it.
* **Shockwave Slash**: Jaune charges his aura for a second before slashing his weapon across the ground, causing a shockwave that travels across the ground in a line and harms anyone hit by it.

**Exploding Strike**: Jaune charges all of his aura in his weapon, fist, or foot before unleashing an extremely powerful attack. This attack is extremely powerful but is very telegraphed and somewhat slow to perform. Using his semblance can enhance the strike to an extreme amount, but it will destroy his limb doing it. If it hits it will do immense damage.

**Hundred Slash**: Using a slashing weapon, Jaune unleashes a barrage of rapid-fire slashes in a matter of seconds. These slashes are unfocused and mostly meant to be a volley of attacks of a varying amount of lethality.

* **Focused Hundred Slash**: Jaune created a variant of Hundred Slash wherein he uses his speed to unleash multiple slashes in nearly a single instant. Unlike a regular Hundred Slash, it is a focused attack that is targeted at vital spots. Despite the name, it is not actually a hundred slashes being closer to twelve.

**Hundred Stab**: Using a stabbing weapon, Jaune unleashes a barrage of rapid-fire stabs in a matter of seconds. These stabs are unfocused and mostly meant to be a volley of attack with a varying amount of lethality.

* **Focused Hundred Stab**: Jaune created a variant of Hundred Stab wherein he uses his speed to unleash multiple stabs in nearly a single instant. Unlike a regular Hundred Stab, it is a focused attack that is targeted at vital spots. Despite the name, it is not actually a hundred stab being closer to twelve.

**Quickdraw**: Jaune quickly draws his sword from his scabbard and attacks in the same instance, in a matter similar to an iai strike.

**Shield Charge**: Deploying his shield, Jaune charges forward like a battering ram. This allows him to bash and trample over everything in his way. It relied on Jaune's superhuman strength and speed, but it was very easy to predict and he could not change direction once he started.

**Spin Attack**: Jaune charges his aura for a second before spinning in a circle, slashing his opponents all the while. It is good for when surrounded by multiple opponents.

* **Tornado Attack**: Rather than spinning once, Jaune continues spinning essentially becoming a human top that slashes anything that comes near him. Jaune often ends this attack by slamming his weapon into the ground which causes a shockwave from the force it generates. It is very easy to get dizzy when performing the technique but it is very good for crowd control.
* **Lift Off**: Jaune performs his spin attack but launches himself into the air while doing it.

**Rising Uppercut**: Jaune unleashes a massive spinning uppercut that sends both him and his opponent flying into the air.

* **Upper Slash**: Jaune essentially performs an uppercut, but instead of using his fist he uses a bladed weapon.

**Stinger**: Jaune thrusts forward with a massive and powerful stab. While it is an attack that is easy to predict, it is extremely lethal and once it lands it can do immense amounts of damage.

**Supreme Counter**: Jaune waits for an opponent to attack him. Once it is done, Jaune either dodges, blocks, or parries the attack away and prepares to counterattack. Jaune then rapidly slashes his opponent nine times before putting all his power in a final powerful slash that sends them flying away.

**Wind Strike**: Jaune was capable of striking hard enough to cause powerful gusts of wind through sheer force. While not the most powerful of attacks, it was rather useful in a pinch.

* **Razor Wind**: Jaune could use a variant of Wind Strike where he released blasts of razor wind with bladed weapons. This cost nothing Jaune's stamina and was a useful ranged attack when Jaune had no other option.

#### Mental Techniques

**Image Training**: Image Training was a technique that allowed one to "train" inside their mindscape. The way it worked was imagining a scenario such as a fight and running through what happens inside the mind. This uses the information about the hypothetical and everything and everyone involved in it. Jaune was able to use this technique to picture everything he knew about his opponents and foresee how a fight would go between them. This allowed Jaune to come up with strategies to fight them based on the reasoning he made in his mind. This is not perfect as it requires the knowledge that Jaune has of someone and is based on what he thinks they would do, so it can lead him astray if he thinks wrong. Jaune was capable of using a version of it during battles that essentially allowed him to predict his opponents moves based on logical reasoning before they did them. This also allows Jaune to run simulations in his head about his allies and friends, and predict how battles will occur. As long as Jaune can imagine it, he will have a decent simulation of how it goes on.

#### Aura Arts

**Aura Attacks**: The ability to use aura for offensive possibilities.

* **Aura Beam**: Jaune can fire a continuous beam of pure aura from either his body or focused through an object, though it costs a great amount of energy to initiate and it quickly burns through his aura to do so. Jaune primarily channeled the beam through his weapons, though he could also do so from h is hands with more difficulty. The power, size, and range of the energy beam depended on how much energy he put into the technique. With Jaune's semblance, he can fire massive beams that can obliterate fortresses or similar obstacles
* **Aura Blade**: Jaune can envelop part of his body or an item he is holding with aura that sharpens to the point of being a blade. These aura blades were very sharp and only added to the sharpness of any existing blade it was used on. Jaune used this to turn his hands or feet into emergency blades, turn mundane objects into viable weapons, or to super-enhance his bladed weapons to extreme sharpness. The more aura that Jaune uses to create this edge, the sharper it becomes to the point that it could easily carve through almost anything.
	+ **Aura Chainsaw**: A variant on Aura Blade that allows Jaune to envelop something with aura in a fashion similar to that of a chainsaw. It is very good for making massive wounds and for tearing away at a target. The more aura that Jaune uses to create this chainsaw, the sharper and faster it becomes, to the point that it could easily carve through almost anything.
* **Aura Blast**: Jaune could fire a concentrated blast of aura from his hand or weapon, though it costs quite a bit of Aura and great control to do so. While Jaune mostly focused this blast from his sword or spear, he could fire it from his hands at well, though with more difficulty. The power, size, and range of the blast depended on how much energy he put into the attack.
	+ **Aura Explosion**: Jaune is capable of compiling his aura within himself which he then turns outwards into a massive and unfocused explosion that is useful for both offense and defense. How much energy it uses and how destructive it is, depends on how much Jaune charges. With Jaune's semblance, he can charge massive explosions that can obliterate everything in his general area.
	+ **Aura Wave**: Jaune performs a wave motion with his arm or a weapon which releases a blast of energy in a wavy arc-like fashion. It was somewhat similar to an Aura Slash but was more related to a Aura Blast.
* **Aura Impact**: Jaune could create a shockwave from any impact he made. This shockwave sent anything within the radius of the impact into the air and did damage to anything in that radius. Jaune could also use it to cushion any damage he would ordinarily take from falling. The amount of energy consumed depended on the impact (such as how long he was falling or how hard he was striking) and how big he wanted the shockwave to be.
	+ **Aura Strike**: Jaune could use a variant of his Aura Impact with his strikes. Whether Jaune punched, kicked, or otherwise hit something then he could use his Aura to explode with that strike. This caused much more damage than a regular strike and also left a shockwave. It could also be used with a sort of time lag so that the Aura Strike to its effect sometime after the strike is completed. This makes it so that whatever strike Jaune made left two impacts instead of a single one. How powerful Aura Strike is depends on how much energy he uses for it.
* **Aura Slash**: When using a bladed weapon, Jaune is capable of firing a slash of energy from the blade that goes for a fair bit of distance. Jaune has mastered this such that Jaune could launch barrages of slashes without yielding. The power, sharpness, size, and range of the slash depended on how much aura that Jaune put into it.

**Aura Constructs**: Jaune can create limited constructs made from his aura.

* **Aura Shield**: Jaune can create shields out of pure aura. While initially very fragile, Jaune learned to create very powerful shields of various different shapes and sizes. Jaune's greatest shield is a massive flower-shaped one with seven layers that are each as durable as a fortress wall, though it takes an immense amount of aura to use and he has to constantly supply aura to keep it up. Jaune can also create dome shields to protect a certain area. The amount of aura that it takes depends on the type of shield he makes, the size, the strength, the layers how many he makes, and how long he holds it up. A simple round shield takes a minimal amount of aura to make and keep up, while his ultimate shield necessitates a massive amount of aura to make and quickly drains his reserves.

**Aura Suppression**: Aura Suppression is the ability to suppress one's own aura so that they cannot be sensed. Jaune was originally unable to do so, but after several years of practice managed to reach mastery over it. This consumes no aura to use.

**Awakening**: Awakening refers to the ability to unlock the auras of others. It takes a substantial amount of aura to do this, especially if the person who is being awakened has a lot of aura. With Jaune's aura reserves, he could awaken dozens of if not a hundred people without a second thought or a hint of fatigue. Jaune's chant when unlocking someone's aura is "For it is in righteousness that we achieve strength. Through this, we become a bulwark to protect the innocent and rise to heroism. Blessed with valor and unhindered by hate, I release your soul, and by my spirit, empower thee."

**Locking**: Locking is the ability to lock someone's aura. It is a dangerous technique that is only used on dangerous criminals. Using this technique locks someone's aura nodes so they can no longer use aura unless they have it unlocked once more.

**Reinforcement:** Reinforcement is the ability to use aura in order to strengthen, or reinforce, something. Jaune is capable of using reinforcement on himself or on objects that he is touching. This allows Jaune to bring the best qualities of something and magnify them, pushing them to their limit. Reinforcement is one of the most important skills that a huntsman has, though mastery of it is very hard to achieve. While at certain low levels, it is harmless to use when enough aura is used to strengthen something, then it can have disastrous consequences if done wrong. Basic reinforcement simply involves pushing one's aura into an object or body part in low amounts, though higher levels requires knowledge of the inner workings of the item being reinforced and careful use of aura being pushed into it. At a certain level, Reinforcement also allows one to harm spiritual or spectral bodies due to it's use of immense auric energy, the very essence of the soul. Jaune is very skilled with all forms of Reinforcement and he is very efficient in it's use and his Semblance allows him to reinforce his body and objects he touches to immense levels.

* **Body Reinforcement:** The practice of reinforcing one's own body. It is the primary use of aura for many people. Reinforcement allows someone to magnify their natural abilities, with those who are very skilled at it being able to easily double or even triple their natural abilities. It is one of the first thing that aura users learn, but it is extremely dangerous and difficult to master. Those who do master it have shown the ability to reinforce their body passively, so their natural limits are ignored at all times. This works to increase strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes, and the senses. While it can be used on the entire body all at once, it can be focused on a particular body part to enhance it immensely (such as focusing on one arm for added strength or focusing on the eyes so that one can see kilometers away or see in the dark). Body Reinforcement can also be used to allow them to go without eating or sleeping for longer. Jaune is particularly good at reinforcement and has masterful control of it, though he had extreme difficulties originally, especially when it came conserving aura while using it. Jaune has reached a point that he is always passively reinforcing himself on some level and his semblance allows to him to exceed him limits to levels that most are unable to think of.
* **Item Reinforcement**: Jaune is able to channel his aura into an item that he is touching to make it even better than it was before. It is primarily used on weaponry so that said weapon does more damage, is more durable, and can make use of aura attacks. There are also more mundane uses such as using aura to make food more nourishing and flavorful or making the edge of a knife sharper. Reinforcement can also be used to "scan" an object to analyze it and find any deformities, which can then be fixed (i.e. scanning a broken computer to find what's wrong and then using reinforcement to get it working again). It is one of the first things that aura users learn and is one of the most important skills in a huntsman's repertoire, as it allows them to slay Grimm much faster than normal. It is hard to master and doing it wrong can damage to item being reinforced, possibly destroying it outright. Jaune is also very skilled at Item Reinforcement and his semblance allows him to boost items to an extreme extent such that even the most mundane of items can become weapons of destruction, though they would almost assuredly be destroyed at as a result.

**Shielding:** One of the primary uses of Aura is the ability to create a shield that surrounds the body. It is one of the first things that aura users learn. It must be actively called upon to be used, though some aura users are so advanced that they always have their shields up. Calling a shield or simply having it up does not consume any aura, though getting hit does and those who are skilled at it can limit the aura loss of injuries to a great extent (such that a hit that could take half the aura of a novice, only takes 20% of an expert). The amount of aura consumed depends on the hit and some hits can simply break through the shield. Jaune instinctively knew how to shield himself with his aura, though he took a while to master it. Jaune eventually reached the level of always having a passive aura shield. Jaune's shield is much more durable than most people's aura shields and it can take a great amount of damage before breaking, something only heightened by his semblance.

* **Semblance Resistance**: A more esoteric part of the defenses that aura gave was resistance against Semblances and even certain Auric Arts. The effects of certain semblances could be weakened or even nullified against those with a high enough resistance. Their shield defends them against offensive attacks and other effects such as paralysis, sleep, hallucinations, or mind control can be resisted against thanks to this ability. Jaune is extremely defensive against most semblances that were used on him with him being able to nullify the effects of semblances that were under a certain level and reduce the potency of any effects that breach that level. Jaune has been able to resist Jax's mind control, Emerald's hallucinations, and has even powered through Pyrrha's Polarity and Miss Goodwitch's telekinesis. Even offensive semblances and aura attacks have their potency diminished greatly when Jaune comes into contact with them, making it so that only the most powerful of attacks can leave more than a scratch on Jaune. Jaune can lower this temporarily to allow beneficial semblances to work on him. These seems to extend to magic somewhat.

**Surface Walk**: Using Aura, Jaune could cling to nearly any surface as though it was flat ground. It was a very advanced technique and it took a long time for Jaune to master. As Jaune has mastered it, he doesn't need to think about using it consciously. Jaune could even use it to walk on water, something that was very advantageous for him. No matter how wild or stormy the waves are, Jaune can walk on them as though it were solid ground. Jaune can turn off this ability should he need to swim. It cost a minimal amount of aura to use.

**Willpower**: Willpower is the ability to exert one's own will on others. The most common application of this is for intimidation, by exerting their will on someone they subject them to an immense amount of pressure that will either cause that person to back down or fail, in some extreme cases it has caused people to faint. It can be bolstered by someone's killing intent or bloodlust. It can also be used to get someone to do what the user wants them to do, though it can be resisted and is not mind control. Despite its usefulness and his skill with it, Jaune dislikes this ability. Jaune believes that goes against everything that hunter should be as it relies on fear and intimidation to work. This consumes no aura to use or keep up, it is simply overwhelming others with the feeling of one's own aura. The more aura they have, the more their will is exerted.

### Other

**Wealth**: Jaune comes from two old and well-off families: the Arcs and the Pendragons. As a result, Jaune grew up rather wealthy, though his family was not fond of showing it off and Jaune was encouraged to provide for himself by finding his own employment. Jaune treated his family's coffers as something to use for emergencies, rather than every day use.

### Weaknesses

#### Physical

**Food Intake**: Jaune required a massive amount of nourishment in order to sustain himself. Jaune didn't eat as much as Nora, but it was still often joked that he had a blackhole for a stomach. Jaune needs to eat almost three times as much as the average person.

**Motion Sickness** **(Formerly)**: Jaune used to suffer from motion sickness, something that has plagued the Arc family for generations. While not debilitating, it was a source of derision from others and a personal annoyance. For whatever reason it only ever occurred when Jaune was using aerial transport and was drastically lessened on naval transport and non-existent when it came automobiles. Through training and exposure, Jaune eventually conquered his motion sickness.

#### Mental

**Stubbornness**: A consequence of his indomitable will was that it could easily be turned into stubbornness. Jaune could be set in his ways and remain obstinate despite evidence that should make him reconsider things. While not always a problem and it is often a strength, it can easily be used as a mark against him and can be taken advantage of.

**Self-Sacrificial Tendencies**

**Lack of Self Worth**

**Imposter Syndrome**

**Insomnia (Formerly)**: Jaune used to suffer from insomnia. The constant stress and nightmares that Jaune had made it so that he had long periods where he was completely unable to sleep. Jaune eventually got over his insomnia for the most part, though he still suffered from night terrors at times.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

#### Current

**Caledfwlch**: Caledfwlch was Jaune's personal sword. It was a longsword with a gold and blue blade meant for both slashing and thrusting, a long blue grip that was large enough for two hands, and a gold crossguard and pommel. The crossguard was rather large and somewhat ornate, having hooked quillions that allowed it to hook weapons and shields or trip opponents. The pommel was a disc-shaped pommel and could be used as a striking weapon. Jaune most often kept the sword in his shield/scabbard, Pridwen. Pridwen had a mode that allowed it to combine with Caledfwlch when sheathed to become a sort of greatsword. Beyond being heavier and having a wider blade, the greatsword mode could use dust. It had access to fire, ice, wind, lightning, gravity, and hard-light dust. This dust allowed it to use elemental attacks such as setting his sword on fire, launch fire attacks, or act as a sort of flamethrower, freeze things or create ice constructs, channel electricity and act as a taser, fire large gusts of wind, create tornadoes, launch razor wind, or envelop itself to turn the sword invisible. The gravity dust allowed it to hit harder and the hard-light dust allowed Jaune to create an even bigger blade or turn it into an axe. Jaune mostly used Caledfwlch in greatsword mode, though he would switch to sword and shield when he needed to be more defensive.

**Crocea Mors**: Crocea Mors was the personal sword of Julius Arc. It was a longsword with a white blade that was meant for slashing and thrusting, blue leather wrapped grip that was large enough for two hands and having unwrapped portion near the quillions and pommel, a gold crossguard and fuller, and a blue gem as a pommel that was connected to the sword through an wrapped portion of the grip. It had a unique cross guard that was part of the blade itself, leading directly into the fuller, and it had a ring that connected the blade, quillions, and an unwrapped portion of the grip just below the quillions. Crocea Mors was seemingly a normal sword, though it was made from an unknown alloy that made it virtually indestructible and kept it razor sharp with minimal upkeep. Jaune was given Crocea Mors by his father as a gift and an additional sword. Jaune mostly used Crocea Mors in this greatsword mode, though he also used it as a sword and shield, or simply used the sword itself.

**Areadbhar**: Areadbhar was Jaune's lance that he forged himself. It was a simple mechashift weapon that could shift between a compact form, a javelin, a short spear, and a lance. It had dust slots for fire, ice, lightning, and wind. It was very heavy and best suited for either being used with two hands or on horseback. Despite this, Jaune can swing it with a single hand as though it weighed nothing.

### Equipment

#### Current

**Pridwen**: Pridwen was the shield/scabbard that Jaune made. It could switch between a scabbard and a heater shield, with it's functionality as a scabbard being retained in shield form. It was extremely durable, being able to take even the most powerful of attacks without protest. The edges of the shield were also sharp, allowing it to be used offensively. These edges could be extended while in scabbard mode, allowing it to act as a wider and heavier blade as a sort of greatsword form when used with a sheathed sword. While it did not give extra length, the extra weight and width gave attacks more force. Pridwen also had dust slots for a variety of uses. Jaune used fire, ice, wind, lightning, gravity, and hard-light dust. In shield form, the elemental dust allowed it to fire a blast of the used element as an indiscriminate attack (such as a wall of fire), the gravity dust allowed it to pull in some objects or release a pushing blast that can be used to blast opponents backwards, propel himself forwards, and break his falls, and the hard-light dust causes projects to appear from the sides which makes the shield wider and more defensive. When both the gravity and hard-light dust are used in conjunction, it could function as a glider. In greatsword mode, the elemental dust allows for Jaune to use elemental attacks such as setting his sword on fire, launch fire attacks, or act as a sort of flamethrower, freeze things or create ice constructs, channel electricity and act as a taser, fire large gusts of wind, create tornadoes, launch razor wind, or envelop itself to turn the sword invisible. The gravity dust allowed it to hit harder and the hard-light dust allowed Jaune to create an even bigger blade or turn it into an axe. Jaune has also used the shield as a makeshift surf/snowboard, though it was never designed for such a purpose. After the Fall of Beacon, Jaune would upgrade the shield with the remains of Akouo, Pyrrha's shield, and slightly changed the design on the front.

**First-Aid Kit**: Jaune carries a first-aid kit with him with a variety of objects such as bandages, gauze, thread, needles, anti-septic, and more.

**Scroll**

**King Arthur's Armor**

## Relationships

### Family

#### Charlie Arc

Charlie was Jaune's father. Charlie was one of Jaune's idols growing up and the two had a very loving relationship. While Jaune took after his mother in terms of looks, he was repeatedly compared to his father in terms of personality.

#### Artoria Pendragon-Arc

Artoria was Jaune's mother. Artoria was one of Jaune's idols growing up and the two had a very loving relationship. Jaune took after his mother in terms of looks.

#### Morgan Orkney

Morgan was Jaune's maternal aunt. When Jaune was a child, Morgan was like a second mother for Jaune and she in turn thought of him like one of her own children, at least at first.

When Jaune was 14, Morgan disappeared and Jaune was one of the last people to see her. Jaune was both confused and heartbroken about her disappearance.

Later, Jaune would discover that Morgan had somehow returned to the Age of the Gods and later joined Salem's Cabal. While this made them enemies, Jaune was unhappy with fighting his aunt. Morgan would later defect to Chaldea and they would mend their relationship.

While Morgan was somewhat motherly toward Jaune when he was younger, she acted somewhat differently while they were enemies and while they worked together in Chaldea. Morgan showed signs of being very attracted to Jaune, though she mostly kept it hidden and the only real signs were a few comments that could be interpreted as innocuous if one didn't already know (such as repeatedly commenting on Jaune being handsome and stating that she wished she could find someone like him to marry) and a few gestures (such as staring at his chest while he was shirtless for a bit too long to be considered appropriate or being a bit more tactile than she usually is, even when compared when she was with her own children). Jaune never noticed his aunt's strange behavior, nor did most people, though Artoria and Agravain did seem to have an inkling of what was going on and both made their displeasure known. Morgan never acted on her (possible) feelings and Jaune still regarded her as a mother figure without any knowledge about her true thoughts.

#### Juniper

A massive jackalope that originally belonged in the Age of the Gods. Juniper technically belonged to Artoria Avalon, but Juniper took a liking to Jaune and Artoria gave her to him as a gift. Juniper can function as a mount, but Jaune tends to keep more as a beloved pet than anything else.

## Trivia

### In-Universe

* Jaune is banned from playing strategy games with his friends (such as Remnant the Game).
* Jaune's favorite spot at Beacon was the statue of Julius Arc and he often went there to think, typically by speaking to the statue.
* Jaune preferred cold weather to hot weather both due to loving the feeling of the cool air and because he can always add more layers to feel warm, while there would eventually be a limit of layers he could remove to be cool. Jaune didn't hate warm weather by any means but he would rather be cold.

### Out of Universe

* Jaune is a mixture of his canon self, Proto-Arthur, Gaius Julius Caesar, and Ritsuka Fujimaru.
	+ He shares the role of Proto-Arthur with Arthur Pendragon and the role of Caesar with Julius Arc. Those two are from a different time period, and their elements are given to Jaune so they are present in the story at least a little. Professor Port also has some elements of Gaius Julius Caesar
	+ Jaune shares the role of Ritsuka Fujimaru with Ruby. Jaune mostly interpolates the male form of Ritsuka (Gudao).
	+ Jaune also takes some elements of Charlemagne, particularly the more immature parts.
* Were Jaune a real person, he would be a Frenchman with some Welsh, English, Irish, German, Italian, and Greek descent. Jaune would also be a devout Roman Catholic.