RWBY: Volume 3

## **Setting**

On the world of Remnant specialized fighters protect the people (both humans and faunus, with their animal attributes) from powerful monsters called Grim. These fighters are known as Hunters and Huntresses, this series follows a group of these Hunters as they undergo their training at Beacon Academy and partake in the tournament for all Academies and the accompanying Vytal Festival. This serves to teach them how to use their weapons, skills (powered by a substance called Dust), inner power (called Aura) and its manifestation (called Semblance).

* Adam Taurus: Blake's old mentor and partner when she was a member of the White Fang, he now leads a more militaristic, aggressive splinter cell.
* Amber: the latest incarnation of the Fall Maiden.
* Arslan Altan: a tournament fighter from Haven. He's a member of team ABRN.
* Blake Belladonna: a faunus student at Beacon, she uses a sword and sheath, as well as long ribbons and rapid fire pistols. Her Semblance allows her to leave behind a shadow decoy when moving. She's a member of team RWBY.
* Brawnz: a tournament fighter from Shade. He's a member of team BRNZ.
* Bolin Hori: a tournament fighter from Haven. He's a member of team ABRN.
* Cardin Winchester: a student at Beacon and member of team CRDL.
* Ciel Soleil: Penny's teammate in the tournament.
* Cinder: a tournament fighter and the leader of the team that Emerald and Mercury are in. Her Semblance allows her to create and control glass.
* Coc Adel: a tournament fighter from Beacon. She's a member of team CFVY.
* Delph Bronzewind: a student at Beacon and member of team CRDL.
* Dew Gayl: a tournament fighter from Shade. She's a member of team NDGO.
* Doctor "Barty" Oobleck: a history teacher at Beacon.
* Emerald Sustrai: a fighter in the tournament alongside Mercury and Cinder. Her Semblance allows her to create illusions.
* Fall: a legendary figure with magical powers. Along with her sisters she's known as the Four Maidens.
* Flynt Coal: a tournament fighter from Atlas and member of team FNKY. His Semblance allows him split into four different bodies.
* General James Ironwood: a man with a bionic arm, he fights using a heavy pistol. He runs the Atlas Academy and acts as the head of security for the Vytal festival.
* General Lagoon: a historic human general in the Faunus War.
* Glynda Goodwhich: a teacher at Beacon, she uses a whip as a weapon and her Semblance grants her telekinesis.
* Gwen Darcy: a tournament fighter from Shade. She's a member of team NDGO.
* Jaune Arc: a student at Beacon, his weapon of choice is the sword, complimented by a shield. He's the leader of team JNPR.
* Lei Ren: a student at Beacon and member of team JNPR. He utilises a pair of machine pistols, customized with down-ward facing blades.
* Lisa Lavender: a newscaster.
* Marcus Black: a legendary assassin and Mercury's father.
* Mercury Black: a tournament fighter, who is in a team with Emerald and Cinder. He fights using bionic feet, which also serve as firearms.
* Nadir Shiko: a tournament fighter from Haven. He's a member of team ABRN.
* Nebula Violetta: a tournament fighter from Shade. She's a member of team NDGO.
* Neo: an ally of Roman Torchwick's, her Semblance acts as a mirror.
* Neon Katt: a faunus with monkey traits. She's a tournament fighter from Atlas and member of team FNKY.
* Neptune Vasilias: a fighter from Haven who is a member of team SSSN.
* Nora Valkyrie: a student at Beacon and member of team JNPR. She uses a grenade launcher-hammer hybrid weapon, while her Semblance allows her to store electrical energy to augment her strength.
* Octavia Ember: a tournament fighter from Shade. She's a member of team NDGO.
* Penny Polendina: a robot with the ability to have both an Aura and a Semblance.
* Perry: a White Fang member.
* Professor Ozpin: the headmaster at Beacon Academy.
* Professor Peach: a teacher at Beacon.
* Professor Peter Port: a teacher at Beacon.
* Pyrrha Nikos: she's a student at Beacon and member of team JNPR. Her weapon is able to take several shapes including a buckler, spear, sword and rifle. Her Semblance is polarity, which allows her to control magnetism.
* Qrow: Ruby's uncle, another scythe-wielder.
* Raven: Qrow's sister and Yang's mother. She was a member of the team consisting of Qrow, Summer Rose and Tai Yang.
* Reese Chloris: a tournament fighter from Haven. She's a member of team ABRN.
* Roman Torchwick: a criminal.
* Ruby Rose: a Huntress whose Semblance is speed. She fights with a hybrid scythe and sniper rifle. She's Qrow's niece and Yang's sister. She's the leader of team RWBY.
* Russell Crush: a student at Beacon and a member of team CRDL.
* Sage Ayana: a tournament fighter from Haven. He's a member of team SSSN.
* Salem: a powerful woman who is attempting to overthrow the Academies.
* Scarlet David: a tournament fighter from Haven. He's a member of team SSSN.
* Skye Lark: a student at Beacon and member of team CRDL.
* Spring: a legendary figure with magical powers. Along with her sisters she's known as the Four Maidens.
* Spruce Willis: an actor.
* Summer: a legendary figure with magical powers. Along with her sisters she's known as the Four Maidens.
* Summer Rose: Ruby's mother, who was also a Huntress in the same team as Yang's mother and Tai Yang.
* Sun Wukong: a faunus who came in to fight in an upcoming tournament between Academies, his Semblance allows him to create Aura-based duplicates of himself. He's the leader of team SSSN.
* Tai Yang: Ruby & Yang's father, he was a Hunter and a teacher at Signal (where Hunters and Huntresses receive their first basic training), in a team with Qrow, Summer Rose and Yang's mother.
* Tukson: a faunus who runs Tukson's Book Trade.
* Velvet: a faunus with rabbit trait that studies at Beacon. She's member of team CFVY and her Semblance allows her to copy the attributes of someone else's weapons.
* Weiss Schnee: the heir to a large Dust company, she is a student at Beacon. She uses the glyphs granted by her Semblance alongside a rapier. She's a member of team RWBY.
* Winter: a legendary figure with magical powers. Along with her sisters she's known as the Four Maidens.
* Winter Schnee: Weiss' older sister and a member of the Atlas military. She is able to use her glyphs to summon energy-based monsters.
* Wizard Hermit: a legendary figure, who had his life changed for the better by the Four Maidens. In return he granted them their magical powers.
* Yang Xiao Long: despite having different names, Yang is Ruby's sister. She's a member of team RWBY, who uses gauntlet-shotgun hybrid weapons, while her Semblance allows her to store damage taken to boost her own strength.
* Yatsuhashi Daichi: a student at Beacon and a member of team CFVY.
* Zwei: Yang & Ruby's dog.