Jaune Arc

Maternal

* Gris Sauvignon

Maternal

* Rose Sauvignon

Maternal

* Giorgio Adel (Through Vivienne)

Maternal

* Vivienne Adel

Third Cousin

* Gawain Pendragon
* Agravain Pendragon

Sperm Donation

* Adrian Cotta-Arc
* Walter Schnee
* Sigmund Schnee

Sperm Donation

* Aqua Cotta-Arc
* Whitney Schnee
* Silver Schnee

Through Aurum

* Mathias Arc

Through Penny

* Jonathan Arc
* Johnny Arc

Through Rook

* Jack Arc

Through Taiyang

* Billy Arc

Through Sigmund

* Siegfried Schnee
* Sigurd Schnee

Through Taiyang

* Jane Arc

Through Kiritsugu

* Illyasviel Arc (Great Granddaughter)
* Shirou Arc (Great Grandson)
* Senji Arc (Great Grandson)
* Miyu Arc (Great Granddaughter)

Through Ritsuka

* Charlie Arc (Great Grandson)

Through Mathias

* Vergil Arc (Great Grandson)
* Claudius Arc (Great Great Grandson)
* Dante Arc (Great Grandson)

Through Jonathan

* Joseph Arc (Great Grandson)

Through Siegried

* Sigebert Schnee (Great Grandson)

Through Sigurd

* Aslaug Schnee (Great Granddaughter)

Former

* Crocea Mors
* Attila
* Wallace
* Sword of Destruction
* Durandal
* La Pucelle

Former

* Jaune's Beacon Armor
* Jaune's Anima Armor
* Jaune's Atlas Armor
* Knave of Hearts Armor
* Roland Arc's Armor
* Wandering Huntsman Armor
* Knight of Compassion Armor
* Black Knight Armor

**Sir Jaune Olivier Arc** was a Valean huntsman and knight who was one of the Heroes of Remnant, a member of the Knights of the Round Table, one of the Twelve Paladins of Gallia, and was a professor at Beacon Academy, later becoming the 8th headmaster after the retirement of Oscar Pine. Jaune was born into the illustrious Arc Family, an 800 year old warrior family that would generate hundreds of huntsmen, soldiers, knights, and heroes to defend Vale and the former Valean Royal family the Pendragons. Jaune grew up listening to the stories of his ancestors (in particular the exploits of Jeanne d'Arc, Roland Arc, and Julius Arc as well as the tales of Arthur Pendragon) and resolved to be a warrior like them. Despite this neither of Jaune's parents wanted for Jaune to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors as they feared for his safety (and his father Nicholas had a jaded outlook on the role of huntsmen). As a result, Jaune was pushed into various roles and hobbies by his family in order to find one that he would like better than being a huntsman. Jaune refused this and attempted to train himself in secret with mixed results.

When Jaune became 17, he left for Vale and hired Junior Xiong to make him forged transcripts so that he could apply to Beacon Academy and become a huntsman. Jaune was accepted, however he found difficulty as he had no experience as a fighter nor did he have knowledge of what the life of a huntsman would entail. Despite this with the support of his team, JNPR (made up of Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren), and their sister team, RWBY (Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long), he quickly began to catch up to the rest of his peers. Under Jaune's leadership, Team JNPR became one of the top performing teams at Beacon and even qualified for the Vytal Festival Tournament.

## Biography

### Ever After

After Jaune fell into the void he landed in the territory of the Red Queen. Jaune was accosted by the Queen's guards but he held his own for a while and attempted to escape. Jaune was eventually captured and brought to the Queen who sensed that Jaune had potential as a warrior and that he had experienced deep traumas that would make him easy to manipulate. The Queen then used her magic to put Jaune under her thrall and serve as her personal champion and guardian. The spell that Jaune was hit with forced him to relive the various tragedies of his life. Jaune would be referred to as the Knave of Hearts while under the Queen's control and was given the demonic sword Gram to replace Crocea Mors.

Jaune would come into conflict with Team RWBY and fought them several times. During one of these fights, his helmet was broken by Weiss which revealed his identity to the group. Jaune attempted to fight back against the spell keeping him under control but was only able to achieve a few seconds lucidity before falling for her thrall once more, before escaping.

Jaune also began experiencing visions of his ancestor Julius Arc during the Great War. Jaune relived his great great grandfather's memories which showed the atrocities he faced during the war at the hands of enemies, allies, and the Grimm. Jaune faced a final vision of Julius whose spirit addressed him personally and pushed him to retake control of his body.

Having regained his faculties, Jaune fled and regrouped with team RWBY and Neo (who tentatively decided to work with them to return to Remnant). Jaune apologized to Ruby for being forced to mercy kill Penny, though Ruby revealed that Weiss had already informed her and that while she was originally livid she had time to think and believed that Jaune was not at fault for what transpired. The new team worked together to fight against the Red Queen and forced her to send them back to Remnant where they arrived in the Vault of the Sword of Destruction.

### War of Legends

Centuries after his death, Jaune and the rest of the Heroes of Remnant were among legendary figures resurrected to fight on a magical war held by the Gods. Jaune was summoned by his direct descendant Artorius Arc and formed an alliance with the other masters of the Heroes of Remnant.

Later in the War, Artorius were gravely injured and close to death. In order to save Artorius' life, Jaune freely turned his life force into aura and transferred it to Artorius so that he may live. This had a strange effect on both Arcs. While Jaune was functionally dead, he was also technically alive inside of Artorius. Artorius also received Jaune's memories, skills, knowledge, aura reserves, and mana reserves, and could communicate with Jaune's spirit. In effect, Jaune and Artorius were in a state similar to that of Ozma and his reincarnations. This also meant that Artorius and Jaune had lost the war, though Artorius could still help the others in the alliance win. When the war ended, Jaune's consciousness faded away but he was unable to return to the afterlife until Artorius himself passed as they shared the same lifeforce.

## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

#### General

Jaune is a male with blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. As a child, Jaune was quite short being only around 5'2" at age 14. Jaune grew dramatically, growing to 6'1" by the time he was 16 years old. By the time he reached his late teens, he became quite muscular, akin to a swimmer's body. Jaune has a close resemblance to his father, Nicholas, to the point that it would be difficult to differentiate the two from a distance. Jaune is also the spitting image of his ancestors Julius Arc and Arthur Pendragon, and according to Ozpin looks like a male version of his ancestor Jeanne d'Arc.

During his battle with Cinder in the Land of Darkness, Jaune earned several scars. Most of these scars were on his torso, though he earned several burn scars on his right shoulder. While these scars never went away, they did fade to the point of nearly being unnoticeable.

#### Child

As a child, Jaune was incredibly short to the point that he was mistaken for the youngest child, despite the fact he was actually the middle child. Jaune had a massive growth spurt in his teens. Jaune had collar-length hair, that his sisters would often style (often against his will).

#### Volume 1-3 (17-18)

At age 17, Jaune grew his hair in a mop-top style. While he was called scraggly by Weiss when she first saw him, in truth he was fit (though maybe not to the standards of a huntsman). By the end of the first Beacon School Year, Jaune had become more muscular owing to a change in diet and more exercise. He was considered to be somewhat plain looking or generically handsome by his peers.

#### Volume 4-6 (18-19)

During his travels in Anima with Team RNJR, Jaune grew to 6'3" and became more muscular having a build that was much more befitting of a huntsman. Jaune also lost a lot of baby fat on his face. His hair also grew a bit longer, and he often had to push it out of his eyes because of its length. Lack of proper supplies also made shaving difficult, so Jaune often had slight stubble for days before he had the opportunity to shave. Upon reaching Mistral, Jaune returned to being completely clean-shaven. He had noticeable bags under his eyes from his insommonia. In contrast to his looks while at Beacon, Jaune was considered to be actually handsome.

#### Volume 7-8 (19)

Jaune looked much the same while in Atlas, though he cut his hair and had it stylized to be upswept and somewhat spiky. Owing to the fact that he was much more well-rested than the previous year, Jaune looked much healthier and no longer had bags under his eyes.

#### Volume 9 (19-20)

While in the Ever After, Jaune began to neglect his personal hygiene due to his depression and the Red Queen's neglect of his well-being. This resulted in him growing his hair out and some stubble once again. He also had notable bags under his eyes once again. Under the Red Queen's influence, Jaune's eyes began to slightly glow red.

#### Volume 10 (20)

Jaune retained his long hair and facial hair while in Vacuo, his hair looking similar to the mop-top he had while at Beacon but slightly shorter. He retained the bags under his eyes.

#### Volume 11-12 (20)

After returning to Vale, Jaune's hair returned to its original length and he returned to being completely clean-shaven. Jaune also put his hair in a ponytail (though he jokingly insisted on calling it a "warrior-wolf tail) so that it stayed out of his eyes for battle. He no longer had bags under his eyes.

#### Epilogue 1 (20s)

Jaune cut and styled his hair somewhat, while it wasn't that much shorter than his hair beforehand. Jaune also remained clean-shaven. He was considered to be rather handsome and was often compared to the images of knights and princes from old fairy tales. He looks like Arthur Pendragon from Fate/Prototype but with blue eyes instead of green.

#### Epilogue 2 (30s)

Jaune looks much the same as he did previously, however he grew his hair somewhat on the sides and somehow grew in height once again, going from 6'3" to 6'6". While Jaune looked as though hadn't aged a day since his early twenties, as he was no longer traveling the world as often as he used to he was able to take better care of his appearance and as such was considered to look better and even more regal than he did previously. He looks like what a Lancer Proto Arthur from Fate would probably look like but with blue eyes instead of green.

#### Epilogue 3 (40s)

Jaune barely aged, looking like was still in his mid 20s despite being in his mid 40s. Of note, Jaune grew his hair even longer enough for him to wear a ponytail. Otherwise, Jaune looked exactly the same.

#### Epilogue 4 (50s)

Jaune had cut his hair into a much shorter length, though he grew a short beard. His hair had also begun graying. Despite being very close to his 60s, he appeared to be in his early 30s at the most.

### Outfits

#### Childhood

As a child, 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.

#### Beacon Battle Outfit

Jaune's outfit while in Beacon consisted of a black, short-sleeve Pumpin Pete's hoodie with an orange interior which had the image of the mascot in the center. 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 criss crossed 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. Most of the outfit is not huntsman-grade and is in fact the same clothes he wore as a civilian with the addition of the sleeves and gloves.

Jaune's outfit also consisted of white armor with brown straps. Jaune wore a cuirass over his hoodie that was shaped like a diamond in the front and the back and offered minimal protection to the sides and protected the chest and upper abdomen. Jaune also wore white spaulders over his shoulders, white couters on his elbows, and white plates on his wrists above his gloves. The armor was cheap stuff that Jaune bought while in Orleans before he left for Vale.

During the beginning of Team RNJR's journey to Haven, Jaune added a black backpack to his outfit.

#### Casual Outfit #1

Jaune's casual outfit was just his battle outfit without the armor, sleeves, or gloves.

#### 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. It was lost during the Fall of Beacon.

#### Beacon Uniform

Jaune wore an unmodified version of the male Beacon uniform. It consisted of a white dress shirt, blue vest, red tie, a black suit jacket with gold lining, black pants, and black shoes. During the second semester, Jaune began wearing his gloves with the uniform.

#### Prom Suit

During the dance, Jaune originally wore a black prom suit consisting of a white dress shirt, gray vest, red bow tie, black suit jacket with red lining, black pants, and black dress shoes.

#### Prom Dress

Later during the dance, Jaune switched to a white prom dress that faded to a light blue at the bottom and had a blue ribbon tied around the waist. Jaune also wore black and white tennis shoes.

#### Anima Outfit

Jaune's Mistral outfit is similar to his Beacon outfit. While Jaune retains the Pumpkin Pete hoodie, detached sleeves, and jeans, he changed his shoes into black boots, a single brown belt with a gold buckle and several pouches, and added a red sash in memory of Pyrrha. He also wore a brown backpack frequently. Frequent travel often caused his clothes to be covered in dirt and grime, and his pants had several patched-up holes. Additionally, his increase in size caused the hoodie to stretch considerably.

While Jaune originally wore his Beacon armor, he upgraded while in Anima. His new armor was white in color with gold trim and far more protective. His new cuirass properly protected his chest from all sides and protected his upper abdomen. He wore a single spaulder on his left arm for added protection while shielding. He wore couters on his elbows and wore proper vambraces on his forearms. He also wore gold-colored gauntlets.

Upon arriving in Mistral, he ditched his ragged jeans for new pairs that were proper huntsman grade. Jaune also repaired most of the damage done to his hoodie and fixed the fraying on his sash.

#### Mistral Pajamas

Upon arriving in the city of Mistral, Jaune also bought new pajamas. While traveling, Jaune simply went to bed in his clothes sans the armor in order to save space for more important objects. Jaune's new pajamas consisted of plaid, blue flannel pants, and a black t-shirt.

#### Casual Clothes #2

Jaune's casual clothes was just his battle outfit without the armor, detached sleeves, cloves, and sash.

#### Atlas Outfit

While in Atlas, Jaune's outfit changed considerably. Jaune finally retired his hoodie in favor of a high-collar, black shirt with orange insides and was longer on the sides. Jaune kept the left side of the shirt tucked in, though he left the right side hanging. Jaune also changed his washed-out jeans to dark navy-blue ones and his detachable sleeves became a lighter orange. He also returned to wearing two belts, though they were the same color and one was worn around his abdomen and slightly obscured by his shirt. The belt around his waist was also attached to a strap on his thigh and leg that held a mag plate for Crocea Mors. Jaune also wore new, dark brown boots that were better suited to the snowy environment. The toes and heels were black steel and the boots reached just below his knees. These boots functioned as leather greaves.

Jaune's armor remained much the same, though it was reinforced somewhat to add extra protection. The cuirass was modified to extend more into his abdomen and he wore another spaulder on his right arm for added protection.

#### Atlas Pajamas

While in Atlas, Jaune wore the standard Atlas Academy Pajamas. This consisted of a white t-shirt that had the Atlas symbol adorned on the chest and blue/gray sweatpants.

#### Casual Clothes #3

Jaune's casual clothes was one again just his battle outfit without the armor, detached sleeves, or sash.

#### Ever After Outfit

Upon arriving in the Ever After, Jaune switched his armor to those that are black and gray and were provided by the Red Queen. While most of the armor is similar to the one he normally wears, that armor was more ornate in order to reflect his status as the Queen's personal champion. Jaune also wears a helmet with his armor.

#### Vacuo Outfit

Upon arriving in Vacuo, Jaune changed his outfit to better reflect the change in climate and to get out of his Black Knight armor. Jaune's new outfit consisted of a black t-shirt, red-orange detached sleeves, a red sash, a brown belt with golden buckles, navy jeans, and brown boots. Jaune also returned to wearing his armor from Atlas. Jaune also wore a brown duster coat over his clothes in order to protect his clothing from the elements. Jaune often threw his coat off for better mobility when fighting.

#### Vale Outfit

When the team returned to Vale, Jaune once again changed his outfit. Jaune changed his t-shirt for a formal, black, short-sleeve shirt, removed his detached sleeves, exchanged his jeans for navy trousers, and wore black combat boots. Jaune retained his sash and belt.

Jaune also switched his armor upon meeting with his family in Ansel. Jaune was given the sacred armor of Roland Arc for his journey. While this armor retained the white-gold coloration of Jaune's armor, it was considerably more protective and ornate. Roland's armor consisted of sabatons, greaves, poleyns, cuisses, a cuirass with faulds and tassets, gauntlets, vambraces, couters, rerebraces, and pauldrons. The cuirass also had a retractable bevor. Despite wearing almost full armor, the armor did nothing to hamper Jaune's agility or movement.

#### Knight of Compassion Outfit

During Jaune's time as a wandering Knight and Huntsman, Jaune changed his outfit and armor. Jaune’s outfit is a long, dark blue tunic that reaches his ankles and is segmented at the legs and dark blue trousers. Jaune also has a black and white hood that is attached to the neck. The outfit is also lined with fur in some areas. He also 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. For ceremonies, Jaune adds a short, blue cowl/half cape. (Prototype Arthur’s Armor from Fate.)

#### King of Knights Outfit

Jaune would later update his outfit and armor somewhat as he grew older. Jaune's robe remained similar to his old one and he continued to wear dark blue trousers. Unlike his old robes, it lacked the black and white hood that his old one had. In terms of armor it is similar in function and design to his set but is at the same time somewhat different. Jaune wears a silver cuirass, a plackart, shoulder pauldrons with in-built rerebraces, faulds, tassets, and gauntlets. Unlike his previous outfit, Jaune wears couters and vambraces on both of his arms. While they are still obscured by his tunic, Jaune continue to wears cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons. While he doesn't wear it often, Jaune does have a helmet that is modeled after that of a lion. For ceremonies, Jaune wears a blue cape that is lined with fur at the top and bottom and a crown that is similar in design to the Crown of Choice. This outfit is modeled after the outfit of King Arthur.

#### Wedding Suit

Jaune’s wedding suit 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. (Proto Arthur’s White Rose outfit)

#### Formal Attire #1

Jaune’s formal attire consists of 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 often wears the coat unbuttoned. (Proto Arthur’s formal dress)

#### Formal Attire #2

Jaune’s second formal attire consists of black dress shoes, black trousers, a black vest, a black tie, a black dress shirt, and black gloves. (Proto Arthur’s Fragments of Sky Silver suit.)

#### Casual Attire #4

Jaune’s second casual outfit is comprised of black shoes, black jeans, an orange t-shirt, and a long black coat. He often takes the coat off. (Proto Arthur’s casual clothes but with orange instead of red.)

#### Casual Attire #5

Jaune’s third casual outfit is comprised of a white, v-neck shirt, snakeskin pants, and white shoes. He also wears a gold necklace and bracelet. He wore this while clubbing. (Gilgamesh Fate/Zero casual clothes.)

#### Casual Attire #6

Jaune’s fourth casual outfit consists of black dress shoes, black trousers, a white shirt, and a black jacket with white lining. (Gilgamesh Fate/Stay Night casual clothes.)

#### Mistral Kimono

Jaune’s kimono is black with gold toward the bottom. He wears a red sash and a gold coat over it. (Gilgamesh's Formal Dress.)

#### Headmaster Outfit

As headmaster, Jaune wore a suit that was evocative of Ozpin's outfit. Jaune wears dark brown dress shoes, dark blue trousers, a black belt with a gold buckle, a black suit jacket and vest with gold buttons, and a blue turtleneck.

## Attributes

### Aura

#### Semblance

Jaune's semblance was originally Aura Amplification, though as he grew up it evolved into Aura Manipulation. In its original form, Aura Amplification allowed Jaune to boost his own Aura or the Aura of others. Using it on others allowed Jaune to transfer his own Aura to others, boost the generation of Aura in others, empower their semblances, accelerate their healing, improve their defence, and allow them to temporarily boost their reserves. When used on himself, Jaune was able to do much the same, though he was unable to empower his own semblance. Jaune was also able to focus his Aura for specific actions such as focusing his aura in a single, incredibly powerful swing.

When Jaune's semblance evolved into Aura Manipulation, it retained all of its original abilities and gained the ability to absorb the Aura of others. Jaune also gained the ability to create limited, simple, Aura constructs like small blades or shields. These constructs are extremely fragile and are one use, they also cost a lot of Aura to create.

### Magic

When the Brother Gods briefly returned to Remnant, they returned to ability to use magic to both humans and Faunus while letting them keep their aura and semblances. Much like how he has an abundance of aura, Jaune also holds great potential for magic in the form of extremely large mana reserves. While most people's mana reserves can be compared to generators, Jaune's reserves are like an entire factory. Jaune's ability to use magic is comparable to magical entities like dragons and even low-level fae. Despite this potential, Jaune typically chooses not to rely on his magic and even when he does use it he tries to use it in subtle ways. As a result, Jaune is not nearly as practiced as others who use magic but at the same time is able to function without it. As Jaune got older, he began practicing more and while not as good as Oscar, Goodwitch, Ren, or Weiss, he is rather proficient in using his magic. Jaune's list of magical abilities and spells are as follows:

* **Healing**: Jaune is able to use his magic to heal others to a greater extent than with his semblance. The amount of mana this consumes depends on how hard he pushes it, but it is rather economical.
	+ **Regeneration**: Regeneration allows Jaune to heal his own wounds. While not instantaneous, Jaune is able to recover from near fatal wounds extremely quickly with little to no lasting damage. Even if Jaune were to lose a limb, he would be able to reattach it with no problems. This costs Jaune a lot of mana.
* **Reinforcement**: Jaune is able to reinforce his body or objects he is holding with his magic. When used on himself it greatly enhances his physical capabilities. While this is similar in principle to what aura can do, its effects are greater at the cost being dangerous to pull off. If reinforcement is done wrong, it could prove fatal. Reinforcement can also be painful, if it goes over a certain threshold and cause some damage. Through the use of magical healing abilities and his aura, Jaune is able to counter the drawbacks of using reinforcement. By using his Aura and Reinforcement simultaneously, Jaune becomes a juggernaut and nearly unbeatable.
* **Mana Burst**: Mana Burst is an ability that is similar in principle to reinforcement. Mana Burst allows Jaune to instantaneously release a burst of magic for high performance, similar to that of a jet engine. This allows Jaune to move as fast as Ruby with her semblance at full-power, launch attacks with the combined strength of Yang and Nora (not accounting for semblances), boosts all his senses to a great degree, and boosts his defences to that of a nearly indestructible object. Jaune is able to infuse this burst of energy into an object he is holding, though it will almost assuredly be destroyed afterwards (the only known exceptions would be for indestructible weapons like Excalibur or Durandal). Jaune can even fire off energy attacks because of this skill. Jaune's version of this technique is much more effective than when it is used by anyone else, because of his high mana reserves. For most, using Mana Burst would take nearly all of their mana and could have severe repercussions when used. Jaune's reserves make it so that he has mana to spare for other spells and he can use his regeneration to compensate for any damage that might be incurred.
* **Magic Resistance**: For unknown reasons, Jaune is extremely defensive against all kinds of magic. He is able to resist magic that attacks his mind, can shake off magical attacks, and can even nullify weak magic. This is not to say that he is immune to magic. This is a passive ability that seems to not take any mana to use.
* **Inventory**: Jaune is able to store objects that he can't carry on his person in a pocket dimension. He can only store about 100 hundred objects in said dimensions. It costs Jaune nothing to hold things there, but it does cost a fair bit of mana to open the portals to the dimension.
* **Enchantments**
* **Animal Transformation**: Jaune is able to take the form of animals. The forms that Jaune favors are that of an eagle and of a dog.

### Skills

* **Swordsmanship**: Jaune is considered one of the best swordsmen of his generation. Despite picking up the sword (relatively) late in life, he managed to be adept with it in a matter of months. By the time Jaune was in his twenties, he was considered quite skilled and his ability to use the sword only grew with experience. Jaune has learned multiple disciplines of sword fighting from multiple people, he combined these methods of swordsmanship into a single style he uses himself.
	+ **Hoplite Style**: Jaune was taught the basics of swordsmanship by Pyrrha, who herself learned the Hoplite Style, though it was adapted for more tourney styled fighting. Jaune was primarily trained in this method by Pyrrha, though he never mastered it as she died before he could. Jaune utilized what he was taught by Pyrrha for much of his journey with Team RWBY and JNR. Jaune created his own spin on the Hoplite Style as he was unable to replicate much of Pyrrha's movements and felt some of the more "showy" aspects of the fighting style would be detrimental to him.
	+ **Arc Method**: After Jaune reunited with his family, his father agreed to teach him the Arc methods of swordsmanship. There are multiple Arc methods for different uses: one for fighting Grimm, one for fighting people non-leathly, and one for killing people.
		- **Huntsman Style**
		- **Knight Style**
		- **Soldier Style:** The Arc Method is a simple, but brutal method of sword fighting that is primarily used to kill human/faunus enemies. While it is not flashy, it is more than enough to fight threats and prevail.
	+ **Pendragon Method**: Jaune learned the Pendragon Method while serving as a squire under Gawain.
	+ **Schnee Fencing Style**: Jaune learned the Schnee Fencing Style during his relationship with Weiss.

### Techniques

* **Blood Lightning**
* **Crimson Holy Flames**
* **Excalibur Blasts**
* **Excalibur Overload**
* **Golden Victory**
* **Hellhound's Fire**
* **Lupus Strikefang**
* **Revolving Inferno**
* **Strike Air**

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

#### Current

* **Excalibur**: Excalibur is the sword Jaune gorged as his personal weapon in accordance to the Arc traditions. It is named after the legendary blade of the final king of Vale, Arthur Pendragon which was in truth the Sword of Destruction. Some of the shards of the Sword of Destruction were used to create Excalibur, which gave it some magic properties as well as housing the spirit Nimueh. Additionally, Excalibur has dust capabilities and is imbued with multiple enchantments. While its size and weight (being about 52 inches long and weighing about nine pounds) makes it more suitable for being used with two hands, Jaune primarily uses it one handed in conjunction with a shield, with no problems thanks to his natural strength, aura, and magic. In terms of dust, Excalibur contains fire, lightning, and air. The enchantments placed on the blade, as well as the boost from the fragments of the Sword of Destruction caused the dust in the blade to become super empowered. It is capable of launching torrents of fire or infernos with a single swing, blasts of electricity similar to that of a lightning storm, or torrents of wind similar to that of a tornado or typhoon. Additionally the wind dust can be used to obscure Excalibur, which makes it difficult to ascertain the length of the blade which is an additional boon in battle. Additionally the fragments of the Sword of Destruction allows Jaune to access some of its original power. This allows Jaune to fire blasts of destructive energy and pure magic. While not nearly as powerful as the original Sword of Destruction, these blasts are still enough to level a city block when at its weakest state. Because Nimueh still resides in the sword, she is able to advise Jaune and controls the various abilities of Excalibur which allows him to use it safely. The enchantments placed on Excalibur makes it indestructible and the bane of Grimm, being able to cut most apart in a single slice. In order to prevent its power from being misused, Jaune insisted on placing several seals on Excalibur that restricted its abilities. These seals can only be removed when certain conditions are met. There are ten seals in total, and each was placed by one of Jaune's allies and himself. Nimueh serves as the judge of whether these conditions are met or not. After Jaune's death, Excalibur was not locked away like the rest of the Arc Family Swords. Instead Excalibur became the symbol of the head of the Arc family and as such was passed down the family line from the head of the family to another.
* **Failnaught**

#### Former

* **Crocea Mors**: Crocea Mors is one of the ancestral blades of the Arc family and was the personal blade of Julius Arc. Crocea Mors was one of the first Mecha Shift weapons and is made of incredibly sturdy materials. The sword part of Crocea Mors is a Hand-and-a-half sword and is primarily designed to be used one handed with the shield, but can be used two handed as well. While not unbreakable, both the sword and shield are capable of withstanding major damage despite their age. Jaune was given Crocea Mors by his father upon his acceptance to Beacon Academy to use as a temporary blade until he proved himself worthy to make his own. Jaune made a few upgrades while in Anima which reinforced both the sword and shield with Pyrrha's modified Mistrali Bronze and gave the shield the ability to turn into a greatsword in conjunction with the sword. While in Atlas, Crocea Mors was once again upgraded with the shield having both gravity and hard light dust capabilities. This allowed for the shield to give more cover, pull things toward it, push things back, and act as a glider. The sword was damaged during the Fall of Atlas, however Jaune would continue to use the shield in conjunction with other swords. During the final battle with Salem, the shield would become extremely damaged to the point of being nearly unusable. Crocea Mors was not reforged, instead Jaune used the remains of both its parts to create his new weapon Excalibur.
* **Attila**: Attila is the sword of the Red Queen's champion and it was the primary sword Jaune used while he was the Knave of Hearts. It is a demonic sword that once belonged to a conqueror on Remnant during the Age of the Gods who traveled to the Ever After and is named after him. It is a longsword, whose blade glows red and has a curved handle. When using it Jaune states that he is filled with bloodlust and becomes a brutal monster. It has the ability to cut through most armor, but can not cut through Aura which seemed to be somewhat resistant to it. According to Ozpin, Attila was an enchanted weapon used by its namesake to conquer lands. Attila ran afoul of the Gods and lost a war with them, seemingly being killed (though it seems he was stranded in the Ever After instead). When Jaune regained control of himself, he used Attila to kill the Red Queen before destroying it.
* **Wallace**: Wallace was the second sword Jaune used while he was the Knave of Hearts. It originally belonged to the leader of the resistance against the Red Queen, William, who Jaune killed and subsequently took his sword for himself. It is a claymore, around six feet long and weighs eight pounds. While it is meant to be wielded with both hands, Jaune wielded it with one with no problems. Jaune took Wallace to fight team RWBY as he could not effectively fight them with Attila. After Jaune regained control of himself, he kept Wallace as he still needed a sword. Jaune used Wallace as a secondary sword while in Vacuo, using Red Hilt as his primary sword. Upon meeting with his family, he replaced Wallace with Durandal and place Wallace in the Arc Hold. While Wallace is not considered one of the Arc Blades, it is kept there out of respect. Wallace would be the inspiration for Aurum Arc's sword Rebellion.
* **Sword of Destruction**: The Sword of Destruction is one of the four relics. It has been used by many iterations of Ozma and is the inspiration of a great many mythical swords. In order to properly use the sword, its wielder must be deemed worthy by Nimueh- the spirit of the sword- and only a select few are even able to lift it. Jaune was the one who claimed it in the vault. While Jaune was able to lift the sword with no problem, he was apparently not considered worthy to use its true power which Jaune agreed with. Jaune gave the sword to Oscar for safekeeping, as he did not feel comfortable holding it. While in Vale, Oscar left the sword in Jaune's hands while he was meeting with the members of the Valean council which Jaune begrudgingly accepted. During the Siege of Vale, Jaune attempted to pass it to either Oscar or Ruby as they were considered worthy, but he was unable to reach them. Jaune then made a plea to Nimueh to be given temporary access of the relic to defend Vale, which Nimueh accepted. Jaune then used the sword to defeat the incursion and even managed to kill a Grimm Dragon with it. While Jaune attempted to return it to Oscar, Nimueh and Ozpin stopped him. Despite Jaune's claim that he was unworthy, Nimueh revealed that the only reason he was unworthy is that he believed himself to be. Ozpin stated that Jaune had an instinctual ability to use the relic so he should continue to use it. While Jaune was convinced to use the sword, he still prefered to use La Pucelle and Durandal over it during his time in the Land of Darkness. Jaune unleashed its fullpower in order to defeat a horde of Grimm and managed to severely injure Salem. The Sword of Destruction was then taken in order to create the Spear of Destiny alongside the other relics. It was broken after the battle, though Jaune collected some of the fragments to create his new sword, Excalibur.
* **Durandal**: Durandal is one of the Arc ancestral blades, and was originally used by Roland Arc. Upon his reuniting with his family in Vale, Jaune was given Durandal to replace Wallace. It is a longsword. Durandal was made of an unknown material that made it unbreakable, though it is otherwise a normal sword. Jaune continued to use Durandal while in the Land of Darkness, as his secondary sword. Jaune used both Durandal and Luminosite Eternelle to kill Cinder. After returning to Vale, Jaune returned Durandal to the Arc Vault.
* **La Pucelle**: La Pucelle is one of the Arc ancestral blades, and was the original sword used by Jeanne d'Arc and it is known as the "Holy Blade of the Arcs". La Pucelle is capable of killing most Grimm with ease. Ozpin would later reveal that La Pucelle was enchanted by Jeanne, who was a previous Fall Maiden. Jaune used the sword in conjunction with the shield of Crocea Mors. Jaune was given the sword by his grandfather for his mission against Salem. Jaune used it as his primary sword while in the Land of Darkness and used it to kill Cinder. Upon returning to Vale, Jaune put La Pucelle back in the Arc Hold.

### Equipment

#### Current

* **Avalon**: Avalon is Jaune's shield/scabbard, it originally belonged to King Arthur Pendragon. It was the sister piece of Crocea Mors, though it turns into a Kite Shield. Jaune found it with Caliburn, and he took it with him though he gave it to Oscar when he gave him Caliburn. Once Jaune accepted that he would use Caliburn, he began using Avalon. Jaune later made upgrades to Avalon so that Excalibur could fit in it and so that it could carry dust like Crocea Mors and Pridwen. When turned into a shield, Avalon has the crest of the Pendragons.
* **Pridwen**: Pridwen is a heater shield/sheath that is modeled after Crocea Mors' shield, though it has Jaune's personal variation of the Arc Crest (which features the double crescent "shielding" the symbols of his friends). Pridwen had slots for dust and specifically used hard light and gravity dust like Crocea Mors. Jaune crafted while in Vale so that he had another sheath for Durandal. Jaune continued to use it as the sheath for his secondary sword.
* **King of Knights Armor**

#### Former

* **Beacon Armor**: Jaune's Beacon armor was cheap stuff he bought while in Orleans that he bought because he didn't know about Aura. The armor consisted of a cuirass, spaulders, couters, and plates on his gloves. The armor was meant to be more decorative than functional, though Jaune didn't know that at the time. While his Aura made the armor redundant, he decided to keep it because he wanted to save face and stated it was part of his "brand". Jaune later discarded it during the journey to Mistral in favor of more functional armor.
* **Mistral Armor**: Jaune's Mistral armor was proper armor he got from a blacksmith in exchange for Team RNJR dealing with a Geist near the village. Unlike his previous set of armor, this armor was actually meant to be functional. It consisted of a cuirass, a single spaulder on his left arm, couters, vambraces, and plating on his gloves. Jaune donned this armor because it would help him function as the group's tank and allow him to conserve Aura by allowing weak attacks to glance off the armor. Jaune replaced the armor when Dr. Polendina had upgrades made for the group.
* **Atlas Armor**: Jaune's Atlas armor was similar to his Mistral armor but was upgraded to be more defensive. It was comprised of a cuirass, two spaulders, couters, vambraces, and plating on his gloves. Additionally, his boots functioned as leather greaves. The cuirass protected more of his abdomen than the previous set. While in the Ever After, Jaune disposed of the armor in favor of the Black Knight armor but he later put it on and wore it while in Vacuo. Jaune discarded it in favor of Roland Arc's armor when the group went to the Land of Darkness.
* **Disc Grenade**: The Disc Grenade was a portable Hard-Light Dust shield that Jaune carried with him while in Atlas.
* **Knave of Hearts Armor**: The Knave of Hearts Armor was similar to Jaune's Atlas armor but contained more pieces. It consisted of a cuirass, two spaulders, couters, vambraces, gauntlets, greaves, and a helmet. Jaune discarded it in favor of his old armor.
* **Roland Arc's Armor**: Jaune wore the sacred armor of Roland Arc during the siege in the Land of Darkness. It consists of sabatons, greaves, poleyns, cuisses, a cuirass with faulds and tassets, gauntlets, vambraces, couters, rerebraces, and pauldrons. The cuirass also had a retractable bevor. Despite being nearly a full set of armor, it was incredibly light and did nothing to hamper Jaune's agility or movement speed. While it was damaged in battle, it was later repaired and Jaune placed it back in the Arc Hold.
* **Knight of Compassion Armor**: Jaune's knight armor consisted of a cuirass, gorget, pauldrons with in-built rerebraces, faulds, tassets, gauntlets, a couter and vambrace on his left arm, cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons. The armor while light, is extremely protective and is stylized to look like the knights from fairy tales. It has enchantments on it that make it more resilient and the robes are infused with dust.
* **Black Knight Armor**

### Transport

* **HVB Rhino**
* **Bayard**: Bayard is the name of Jaune's horse. Jaune was given him as a gift upon his joining the Knights of the Round Table and was tasked with mastering riding a horse. Jaune used Bayard during his days as a wandering huntsman and later on his patrols around Vale as a knight. Bayard had his aura unlocked and eventually developed a semblance, which allowed it to change in size and empower itself. In conjunction with Jaune's semblance, Bayard was able to keep track with most vehicles and even surpass them if push came to shove.

## Relationships

### Mentors

#### Gawain Pendragon

After Jaune was knighted, he met with his cousin Gawain and expressed interest in eventually joining the Knights of the Round Table. As such Gawain agreed to take Jaune on as a squire. Gawain taught Jaune the Pendragon Method of Swordsmanship, jousting, the basics of Chivalry, and the Knights code of conduct. Jaune considered Gawain to be one of his role models and had a close relationship with him.