Team RWBY

**Team RWBY** (チームRWBY, *Chīmu Rubī*), pronounced as "**Ruby**" (ルビー, *Rubī*), is a group in the *Tales of RWBY* series created by Monty Oum and Kōsuke Fujishima. They are a Huntress team of ex-Beacon students, which is comprised of Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang.

Originally unable to even hold a proper conversation together, they eventually develop a familial bond and grows into a tightly-knit group, willing to risk their futures and even their lives for each other. They have no qualms breaking the rules to do what they believe is right.

"*Not friends. Family.*"

—Weiss Schnee, on Team RWBY.

## Members

Ruby Rose
(Leader)Weiss SchneeBlake BelladonnaYang Xiao Long
## Team Attacks

Each pairing, or permutation of Team RWBY has their own "team attack" (with the exception of Ruby + Yang) that are executed upon Ruby shouting a specific term. All of these identified team attacks were demonstrated in *Painting the Town...* during the battle against Roman Torchwick piloting an Atlesian Paladin-290.

* **Freezerburn (Weiss + Yang)** - Weiss freezes the ground whilst Yang jumps into the air and proceeds to punch the frozen ground whilst firing Ember Celica. The evaporation then creates a mist which can be utilized for cover and creates opportunities for sneak attacks. Named due to the pair's respective associations with cold and heat.
* **Checkmate (Weiss + Blake)** - Both Weiss and Blake proceed to attack an opponent simultaneously seeking to outmaneuver and overwhelm them. Named due to chess' black and white color scheme.
* **Ladybug (Ruby + Blake)** - Using their speed, Ruby and Blake attack the enemy from opposite sides in alternating sliding maneuvers. Named for ladybug's characteristic black and red coloring.
* **Bumblebee (Blake + Yang)** - Yang latches on to one end of Blake's Gambol Shroud. Blake then swings Yang to create momentum for Yang's punch whilst firing Ember Celica. Named for bumblebee's characteristic black and yellow coloring.
* **Ice Flower (Ruby + Weiss)** - Weiss uses her glyphs to encase Ruby's sniper bullets in ice. The ice enhances Ruby's attack, and the area where the bullet hits is frozen on impact. Named for Weiss's association with ice, and Ruby's last name.
* **Cannonball (Ruby + Weiss + Blake + Yang)** - Weiss and Blake form the catapult, Yang provides a boost, and Ruby acts as a ball by using her Semblance to increase her speed ten times to target the distance ranged enemies.

## Etymology

* All of the members were indirectly referenced in the lyrics of "Red Like Roses" by their theme colors.
* Team RWBY was comprised of characters inspired by various fairy tales.
	+ Ruby alludes to *Little Red Riding Hood*, and her design is greatly influenced by the title character, as seen by her red hood and cloak and her association with wolves via fighting Beowolves.
	+ Weiss alludes to the titular character in *Snow White*, for her name means "White Snow" in German, she sings of a mirror (a famous element of the original story) during the "White" Trailer and the pendant on her necklace is shaped like an apple.
	+ Blake alludes to Belle (meaning "beauty" in French), the heroine of *Beauty and the Beast*, due to her surname containing "Bella" (meaning "beauty" in Italian), a love of books and her partner Adam Taurus, whose design is based around roses, shares the popular name for the Beast ("Adam").
	+ Yang references Goldilocks from *The Tale of the Three Bears* through her long blonde hair and constant fights with various bears, such as the DJ from Junior's Club, Junior Xiong (whose name means "black bear") and Ursai.
* The members of Team RWBY might also have connections to flowers and plants in their designs.
	+ Roses are Ruby's motif, given her surname (and that of her weapon), her symbol, and the petals she emits in battle.
	+ Weiss' weapon, Myrtenaster, is based on "Myrten Aster", the German translation for a family of flowers known as Myrtaceae that are typically found to be white.
	+ Blake's surname is also the name of a deadly nightshade called belladonna. This also appears to be her symbol.
	+ Yang's Ember Celica is possibly named after a type of hot bell pepper called "Celica", which can be yellow. This is seen in her symbol, which resembles both a bell pepper and a heart.
* Team RWBY as a group could also be inspired by the German fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red (German: Schneeweisschen und Rosenrot).
	+ Ruby and Weiss > The polar opposite sisters Rose-red and Snow-White.
	+ Blake > The bear who turns out to be a transformed prince.
	+ Yang > The dwarf who gets VERY angry anytime somebody cuts his beardhair and the one who turned the prince into a bear.

## External links

* Team RWBY *Heroes Wiki*
* Team RWBY *RWBY Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Every member of Team RWBY has been shown as a child.
	+ Blake has been shown as a child in her flashback in "*Black and White*".
	+ Yang and Ruby were both shown as children in the flashback in "*Burning the Candle*".
	+ Weiss has been shown as a child in Chapter 3 of the *Tales of RWBY* Manga and in a family painting in "*Remembrance*".
* Considering the group's heroic nature, their idealism, and their willingness to take initiative and go outside the rules to do what's right and fight evil, it is fitting that the team picked the White Knight pieces, as "White Knights" were seen as heroic figures. Knights were also known to reach the battlefield first, and in chess, are known for their unorthodox movement pattern (it's the only piece not to move in a straight line, rather an "L" shape), which also fits their initiative and penchant for unorthodox tactics and rule-breaking that frequently lead them behind enemy lines.
* Every Member of Team RWBY has been shown as a child. Blake has been shown as a child in her flashback in "*Black and White*", Yang and Ruby were both shown as children in the flashback in "*Burning the Candle*" and Weiss has been shown as child in Chapter 3 of the *Tales of RWBY* Manga and in a family painting in "*Remembrance*".
* The tactical "team" or "combination" attacks Team RWBY performs are the names of fan shippings of the members involved.
* Each member of Team RWBY shares the same color scheme as the members of Team STRQ:
	+ Red for Ruby and Raven Branwen
	+ White for Weiss and Summer Rose
	+ Black for Blake and Qrow Branwen
	+ Yellow for Yang and Taiyang Xiao Long
* Two members of both teams are related:
	+ Qrow and Raven are twin siblings.
	+ Ruby and Yang are adoptive half-sisters.
* Blake is the only member of the team to be an only child.
* Team RWBY's Huntress License ID numbers likely allude to Rooster Teeth's address when they created "Tales of RWBY".
* During volume 7, the crew wanted Team RWBY to start acting like and learning from professional Huntsmen.
* Yang is the only member of the team who doesn't change her hairstyle after she arrives to Atlas.