Teams

**Teams** are groups comprised of four individuals that are formed to fight alongside one another. Within each of the four Huntsman Academies, students are put into teams to learn together and practice with other teams while training to become Huntsmen.

## Background

Teams are formed at Huntsman Academies with the intention of forming lasting bonds and fostering empathy between team members. After graduating from an academy, a team may stay together or disband for its members to pursue solo careers. However, Atlas Academy is known for pressuring it's graduates to join the Atlas Military. Those who choose this path are labelled as 'Special Operatives', which are generally higher ranked than the average Huntsman or Huntress in Atlas. Only Special Operatives are able to be chosen in order to become Ace Operatives, and they are also given direct command over Atlesian squads and battalions.

## History

Following the Great War, the King of Vale abolished the monarchy and created the Huntsmen Academies to train Huntsmen. He put students into 4 person teams to encourage teamwork.

Professor Ozpin claims that the King of Vale was inspired by the Mistralian Fairy Tale of *The Hunter's Children* when developing the Huntsmen Academies, taking the four-man squad and ideals of the tale as lessons to heart and using them as foundational cores to the Huntsman ideology.

While teams were usually comprised of four members and had their name be a color, the Ace Operatives were the only known team to ignore these rules and had five members instead while lacking a name referencing a color. This was due to general James Ironwood not caring about Ozpin's rules and instead preferring an elite and efficient team with it's members originally only seeing their teammates as coworkers instead of friends as a result.

## Formation

### Beacon

The Beacon initiation involves all participating students being launched into The Emerald Forest. This forest is a natural defence against the Grimm, trapping them within it and preventing them from reaching the city of Vale. While in the forest, the students must survive against the Grimm and seek out a relic. The relics differ each year, but for Team RWBY they were chess pieces. Additionally, the first person that each student sees will be named partners. Each set of partners must bring back a relic, with the partners who bring back the same relics being put together into a team of four.

### Atlas

The way that Atlas Academy forms its teams is similar to Beacon Academy. They keep the same rules for relics and partners. Where it differs is in the location. Atlas students are dropped from an airship into a massive abandoned mineshaft, teeming with Grimm. They must find their way to the bottom and claim a relic. The Atlas relics are dust crystals, which add the caveat of returning the crystals to the surface without them detonating.

## Teams

### Beacon Academy

#### Team RWBY

* Ruby Rose
* Weiss Schnee
* Blake Belladonna
* Yang Xiao-Long

#### Team GMTL

* Ghost Schnee
* Gumi Markadis
* Thomas Eachann
* Lapis Vidal

#### Team SLVR

* Shadow Maru
* Lily Temis
* Vermillion Zaffre
* Rosen Temis

#### Team BRNS

* Barry Farran
* Russet Farran
* Nickel Bernard
* Sora Epoch

#### Team JNPR

* Jaune Arc
* Nora Valkyrie
* Pyrrha Nikos
* Ly Ren

#### Team CFVY

* Coco Adel
* Fox Alistair
* Velvet Scarlatina
* Yatsuhashi Daichi

#### Team CRDL

* Cardin Winchester
* Russell Thrush
* Dove Bronzewing
* Sky Lark

### Shade Academy

#### Team NDGO

* Nebula Violette
* Dew Gayl
* Gwen Darcy
* Octavia Ember

#### Team BRNZ

* Brawnze Ni
* Roy Stallion
* Nolan Porforio
* May Zedong

### Atlas Academy

#### Team PRPL

* Phlox Forp
* Raco Misko-Ozhaawashkwaa
* Purpura Lila
* Languid Lavender

#### Team JPTR

* Jade Acht
* Pearl Rael
* Azul Tyrell
* Rosso Pal

#### Team AQUA

* Aquamarine Celeste
* Prismo Quartz
* Ulysses Hayes
* Azure Midnight

#### Team ZOMP

* Cerise Zunisha
* Oceana Odine
* Mala Mare
* Puya Pong

#### Team FNKI

* Flynt Coal
* Neon Kat
* Kobalt
* Ivory

#### Team FIZL

* Fern Taupe
* Iridium Audil
* Zinnia Forp
* Liadain Sel

### Haven Academy

#### Team ABRN

* Arslan Altan
* Bolin Hori
* Reese Chloris
* Nadir Shiko

#### Team MABL

* Diana Merlot
* Ash Taylor
* Bruno Rice
* Robert Linen

#### Team MYST

* Mercury Black
* Yuma Nero
* Emerald Sustrai
* Trivia Vanille

#### Team SRGT

* Shin JIn Se
* Scarlett Raffia
* Geralt Regalia
* Thalia Earthfall

#### Team SSSN

* Sun Wukong
* Scarlet David
* Sage Ayana
* Neptune Vasilias

#### Team GRAY

* Grey Fillip
* Ruoholaukka Chive
* Aureolin Tufts
* Yankees Yale

#### Team LTNN

* Linos Vajo
* Tenne Maru
* Natsu Lim
* Nav Vidal

#### Team LVDR

* Lazuli Vidal
* Viola Lila
* Dante Florres
* Roy Farran