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Fennec Albain

—Fennec Albain, about the White Fang

**Overview**
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**Fennec Albain** was an antagonist in *RWBY*. He first appeared in "Menagerie" alongside his brother Corsac Albain. He was a representative of the White Fang on the Menagerie continent. His weapon of choice was a spiral dagger laced with either Fire or Wind Dust.

After a fierce battle in the Belladonna Family Home, Fennec attempted to kill Ghira Belladonna, but Blake Belladonna pulled her father out of the way just as a heavy piece of a falling balcony crushed him. The Dust in his weapon exploded from the impact, killing him.

## Appearance

Fennec wore a red hood that functioned partially as a cloak, made of two pieces held together by buttons and string. Holes were cut in the top for his fox ears. He wore a black tunic with two sections extending farther down than the rest at his front. White trimming defined the shape of the hood and tunic. He also wore detached white sleeves, bound at the mid-bicep and the wrists. Black gloves served that function and were attached to his middle fingers. His white pants were pleated. He wore black open-toed sandals with fabric extending up to his knees.

## Personality

Fennec was not too dissimilar from his brother personality-wise. He was a rather soft-spoken individual, but this belied the lengths he was willing to go to promote the White Fang's beliefs in what was best for the Faunus. However, unlike Corsac, Fennec was more hesitant of Adam Taurus' leadership due to having acknowledged the questionable state of Adam's mental health and drastic measures he is willing to take. He was willing to follow Adam's leadership regardless but overall questioned if it was truly beneficial to the White Fang. This doubt, however, was alleviated at Corsac's assurances. He also showed concern for his brother when he is attacked by Ghira twice.

Like Corsac, Fennec appeared to be manipulative, convincing Ilia Amitola that assassinating Ghira and Kali Belladonna was necessary and that Ilia should have used her former friendship with Blake to help accomplish this.

## Powers and Abilities

In "Alone Together", he and his brother Corsac showed leadership skills as they led the assault and both were seen wielding spiral patterned daggers. In "A Perfect Storm", it was shown that their weapons could be loaded with Dust. Fennec's was seen channeling wind Dust, which could be combined with his brother's fire Dust.

## Trivia

* The Albains were planned pre-Volume 1 and were intended to be the original antagonists of the Volume before Roman Torchwick's role was expanded.
* Fennec was most likely named after a species of fox known as the Fennec Fox, which are most commonly known for their abnormally large ears.

## References

1. ↑ **Volume 4 Directors Commentary 1:08:26**
Nadir's Gun

## ???

**Nadir's Gun** is Nadir Shiko's weapon of choice. Nadir was first seen wielding the gun in "Round One".

## Description

Nadir's Gun is a black gun that has a sword hilt acting as its stock. There is a blade on top of the gun, spanning the gun's length. The gun can also transform into a sword.

## Trivia

* Nadir's Gun resembles a CZ Scorpion Evo 3 submachine gun.

## Image Gallery

### Round One

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### Battle of Beacon

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Roy's Saws

## ???

The **Circular Saws** are Roy Stallion's weapon of choice. They first appear in "Round One" and are first used in "New Challengers...".

## Description

The weapon consists of a pair of bronze circular saw blades with a purple cylinder at the center which connects the blades to a pair of bracers. They can both be used for melee and ranged combat by firing them as projectiles. If thrown in this way, the blades return to their wielder after striking their target and can be recaptured by the bracers for further use.
De Lavoisier and Bacillius

**Weapon Derivation** | Grenade Launcher
Bionic Hand

## Registration

**Melee:**

[x] Slashing

[x] Piercing

[ ] Bludgeoning

[ ] Other: (Describe)

[ ] None

[ ] Bullets: (5.56 x 45 mm) (List Caliber)

[X] Other: Chemical Grenades

## Description

**De Lavoisier:**Lavoisier is a Mikor MGL grenade launcher which uses collection of grenades filled with different chemical solutions such as HCL, Octane and Sulfuric acid which she keeps in a specialized pouch built to be immune to any reactions to avoid any unnecessary injuries, the grenades explode in 3 seconds which when used with dust can make some interesting effects for example magnesium ribbon + fire dust makes a flare/ long lasting flashbang.

**Bacillus:**Bacillus is a bionic hand which generates a blade of ice dust which is last line of defense, the hand also has a built-in laser which allows Iola to detonate her grenades instantaneously which allows her to use them as flares. This weapon was created in the timeskip.

## History

Current Owner: Iola Lilac

De Lavoisier was built when Iola was studying at Deus Academy

## Trivia

De Lavoisier is the last name of the man who is considered the father of modern chemistry

Bacillus is latin for enzyme
Bolin Hori

**Overview**
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**Bolin Hori** is a member of Team ABRN. Bolin and his team were first revealed at the RTX 2015 *RWBY* Panel on August 7th, 2015. He was shown fighting Team RWBY alongside the rest of his team during the Vytal Festival Tournament.

## Appearance

Bolin has lightly-tanned skin, amber eyes, and black hair. He wears a yellow sash over a dark blue vest and gray pants with yellow lacing up the sides. He also wears black boots and black fingerless gloves, and a dark gray necklace.

## Powers and Abilities

Bolin's weapon is a staff. During the battle with Team RWBY, he was caught off guard by Weiss Schnee and her glyphs. He is surprisingly agile, being able to dodge past both Weiss and Ruby Rose's attacks, but he is ultimately outclassed by Team RWBY, along with the rest of his team.

## History

Bolin and his team are students at Haven Academy, from the kingdom of Mistral. His team journeyed to participate in the 40th Vytal Festival combat tournament, hosted by the kingdom of Vale, but they were defeated by Team RWBY in the team round of the tournament.

In "It's Brawl in the Family", he is seen briefly in the stadium having a conversation with Nolan Porfirio.

Bolin and the other students defend Beacon Academy during the invasion by the Grimm and White Fang.

## Trivia

* *Bolin* is a Chinese name usually given to boys. It can mean "elder brother", or "rain". Rain brings to mind the color blue.
* The word *hori* roughly translates to "yellow" in Basque.
* "Hori" is derived from the Japanese surname "Horii" (堀井). The first kanji can be translated to "moat".
* Despite saying "But who's got yours?" in "Round One", there are no "Round One" end credits to credit the voice actor; instead, the opening titles are shown at the end of the episode. The voice actor is also not credited in the comprehensive "End of the Beginning" credits. Thus, Bolin's voice actor is never credited in the show proper.
	+ In a Reddit AMA, Kerry Shawcross confirmed Jon Risinger to be the voice of Bolin.

## References

1. ↑ **CRWBY AMA**
2. ↑ **"Round One" Scoreboard**
Vernal

—Vernal, to Cinder Fall

**Overview**
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**Vernal** was an antagonist introduced in "Unforeseen Complications". She was a bandit in the Branwen Tribe, and Raven Branwen's decoy for the real Spring Maiden. Her weapons of choice were wind and fire blades combined with a gun.

In "Vault of the Spring Maiden", Vernal was fatally impaled by Cinder Fall who wanted the Spring Maiden's power. She succumbed to her wounds in "Downfall".

## Appearance

Vernal was a young woman with tan-colored skin, short brown hair and icy blue eyes. She had a tattoo of a bird rising from flowers on her left arm. She wore a brown vest over a torn white shirt, with a collar that appears to spike up behind her neck. Vernal wore maroon-colored pants with the right side rolled up to her thigh. She also wore dark brown knee guards that go down to her brown boots.

## Personality

Vernal was shown to be highly confident, taking pride in being a member of the Branwen Tribe. She was visibly irritated by Weiss Schnee's comments about her and her fellow bandits. She enjoyed teasing hostages, indicating she possesses a substantial mean streak. She liked Myrtenaster, for she showed hesitation in giving it up. She only relinquished the weapon at Raven's request, showing she holds her in high regards, like the other tribe members. She was loyal enough to be Raven's decoy, despite the target it put on her back.

As a member of the Branwen tribe, she had a history of partaking in raids on villages and caravans.

## Powers and Abilities

In "The More the Merrier", Vernal displayed her combat ability during her fight against Weiss. She was shown to be intuitive, keeping Weiss on the defensive to prevent her from Summoning.

## Trivia

* Like many people in the world of Remnant, her name follows the Color Naming Rule. Vernal is something that is occurring in or relating to the springtime.
	+ According to Kerry Shawcross, "Vernal" is actually not her real name, but an identity she took on when acting as the decoy Spring Maiden for Raven. Her real name remains unknown.

## References

1. ↑ **CRWBY Reddit AMA**
Melodic Cudgel

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**Melodic Cudgel** is Roman Torchwick's signature weapon.

## Description

Melodic Cudgel initially appears to be a normal cane; however, when used for combat, the base of the cane raises a reticle for aiming, while also uncovering the muzzle. It fires an unstable flare or discharge of what is possibly Dust, which creates a distinct whistling sound when airborne and explodes on impact.

Melodic Cudgel is shown to be capable of firing at least two types of projectiles: one with a red flare, and one with a white flare. Its explosive capabilities are enough to detonate Dust crystals, as seen when Roman fires a shot at a red crystal during the episode "Ruby Rose". The weapon is also capable of blowing large holes in the pavement, as shown in "Black and White".

Melodic Cudgel is capable of firing multiple shots in quick succession, as seen in "Black and White", displaying a high capacity for ammunition. The cane also seems capable of fending off both bladed weapons and the projectiles fired from ranged weapons, such as Sun Wukong's personal weapons, Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang. Its handle can also be used to grapple opponents, disarm them, or lower their defenses, as seen when Blake Belladonna tries to launch an offensive on Roman.

The handle is also attached to a tether and can be fired over long distances to reel in a fleeing target. The body of Melodic Cudgel is also very flexible, as seen in "No Brakes", when Roman bends it to a significant degree, but it returns to normal.

Roman was proficient with Melodic Cudgel in close quarters combat. The handle of Melodic Cudgel is also capable of hooking its own flares, which Roman then throws at enemies.

In "Heroes and Monsters", Roman is seen fighting and beating Ruby with the weapon until he gets swallowed whole by a Griffon. The weapon was most likely lost afterwards as it was swallowed with its owner.

## Trivia

* A cutout from the red portion at the bottom of the cane resembles Roman's emblem.
* According to the DVD commentaries for Volume 1, the reticle was a late addition to the design.
* The shape of Melodic Cudgel, as well as it's bright, firework-like projectiles, is likely a reference to a roman candle, a form of firework that spits brightly colored flares much the same way the cane does.
Sylpha Academy

**Sylpha Academy** is a primary combat school located in the city of Vyril, just off the border of Vale. Sylvia Xiao-Long Schnee is a former student of this school.

Sylvia's mother, Yang is a teacher along with her aunt Pyrrha. At Sylpha, all students are required to craft their own weapons.

## History

Known Staff

* Yang XIao-Long Schnee
* Pyrrha Nikos-Rose
* Gwen Arc
* Emerald Black-Sustrai
Penny's Team

## ???

**Penny's Team** (*unofficial*) is a team of students at Atlas Academy; it is known to contain Penny Polendina and Ciel Soleil. The name of this article is not intended to indicate that Penny was the leader of the team.

The team is seen in the 40th Vytal Festival Tournament, defeating Russel Thrush and Sky Lark of Team CRDL in the doubles round.

Following Penny's death during the Vytal Festival, it is not known what happens to the team or its remaining members.
Jotunn Lily

**Weapon Derivation** | Pile Bunker

## Weapon Registration

**Melee:**

[ ] Slashing

[x] Piercing

[ ] Bludgeoning

[ ] Other: (Describe)

[ ] None

[ ] Bullets: (5.56 x 45 mm) (List Caliber)

[ ] Other: Dust-Powered Electromagnetic Pulses

## Description

Jotunn Lily is a Dual Arm-Mounted High Velocity Pile Bunker (DAMHVPB) is a powerful pile bunker which is held on the arm to distribute the large amount of recoil evenly across the arms, the stakes are made of crystal dust which explode after a few seconds of disconnecting from the pile bunker. the only dust which effects Jotunn Lily is gravity dust which makes the stakes launch faster. Jotunn Lily has a multi barrel reloading system which is so fast Jotunn Lily is almost never out of stakes.

## History

Current Owner: Brina Terran

Jotunn Lily was made when Brina was in Dein Academy

## Trivia

Jotunn Lily is named after the frost giants in norse mythology
Penny's Swords

**Overview**
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## ???

**Penny's Swords** is a collective term for the array of weapons that Penny Polendina wields. They consist of a gun-blade weapon that can split itself into numerous thin, floating blades that are apparently controlled by wire cables and are stored inside a small backpack.

## Description

Penny's Swords are multiple gray-colored blades, with a luminous green power symbol at the center of the bronze-colored hilt, and a green line running parallel to one side. The blades can fold into a more compact gun-like shape, which can be stored within a mechanical pack.

The blades can be deployed as a single blade from the back, and can further separate. Penny is shown to be able to manipulate the blades through thin, string-like cables attached to the blades. Penny can also relocate rapidly using these cables, by embedding the blade(s) into an immovable object and then reeling the connecting cables in to pull herself towards them.

The cables are also shown to be extremely strong, as seen when Penny embeds the blades into a Bullhead's body and pulls the craft down, as well as when they are shown cutting through Penny's body in "PvP". They are also shown to be heavy, as when a piece of Penny's clothes fell when she died, one of her swords fell and pierced it through the stadium ground with ease. Ruby Rose borrowed this sword to fight off a Nevermore in "Battle of Beacon".

The exact number of blades Penny can split her weapon into is unknown, but she is seen controlling as many as fourteen in one instance.

The blades can be brought together to form a circular ring that is spun to fire a powerful green laser that is capable of splitting into many smaller beams. This attack is powerful enough to slice through metal with ease, and are seen to take down two attacking aircraft by cutting them apart.

The blades can also form several smaller rings that can also shoot several smaller laser beams. Penny can also use these smaller ring configurations as thrusters to maneuver herself around the battlefield. She can also make all of them mini-rifles and shoot individual beams.

## Trivia

* The emblem on the hilts Penny's Swords are the international-standard 'stand by' emblem on real-world electronic goods.
Neopolitan's Umbrella

**Overview**
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## ???

**Neopolitan's Umbrella** *(unofficial)* is Neopolitan's weapon of choice.

## Description

Neopolitan's Umbrella has only been seen sparingly in Volumes 2 and 3 of *RWBY*. In the short time it was used, it acted as a shield against Yang Xiao Long's attack with Ember Celica, protecting both its owner and Roman Torchwick, who was also behind the umbrella's protective material. The umbrella itself is either very strong or very well-protected with Aura, as it has repeatedly been able to block Yang's explosive shells.

Her umbrella is elaborately decorated in lace fabric of multiple colors; these being mostly pink and white (in the middle) as well as red and brown (at the edges). The umbrella is translucent enough to make out the shape and color of the wielder as she stands behind it.

The shaft of the umbrella serves at the sheath for a long cylindrical blade, which can be drawn out by the umbrella's curved handle. This has been seen twice, both times utilized to finish off downed opponents. The end of Neopolitan's umbrella has a hole through which this blade can come out.
Nebula Violette

—Nebula Violette

**Nebula Violette** is the team leader of Team NDGO. Nebula and her team fight Team SSSN in a match of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

## Appearance

Nebula has lightly tanned skin, indigo hair brushed over to her left side, and olive eyes. She wears a high-necked, tight-fitting gray shirt, along with a long, light blue coat. She also wears a leather bandolier with a shoulderpad on the right, which also appears to hold her weapon. She also wears gray pants and dark gray boots.

## Powers and Abilities

Nebula's weapon is a convertible crossbow-sword. She is shown to be quite adept at both marksmanship and sword fighting, but was still unable to best Scarlet David in a one-on-one fight.

## History

Nebula and her team are students at Shade Academy, from the kingdom of Vacuo. Her team journeyed to participate in the 40th Vytal Festival combat tournament, hosted by the kingdom of Vale, but were defeated by Team SSSN in the team round of the tournament.

## Trivia

* Her surname is a variation of "violet", which is a deep purple. In Astronomy, a nebula is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust, that can showcase a variety of colors, including violet.
	+ Nebula's surname is spelled as both Violette (on the scoreboard) and Violetta (in the end credits). Her creator has confirmed that it was intended to be spelled the former way.
* Nebula and the rest of Team NDGO were created by a group of fans who backed Rooster Teeth's *Lazer Team* Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Nebula was voiced by her creator Grace Bono, who was also credited as "Team NDGO Character Consultant" in the credits of the episode. Nebula has additional spoken lines supplied by Kate Warner.

## Image Gallery

### Volume 3 Trailer

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### New Challengers...

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## References

1. ↑ **Scoreboard in "New Challengers..."**
2. ↑ **Ekotek's Wikia Account**
CFVY

**Overview**
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## Team CFVY

**CFVY** (pronounced "Coffee") is a team of second-year students from Beacon Academy. They were first shown onscreen in "Field Trip", but they made a full proper debut in "Breach", easily fighting off hordes of Grimm in the volume finale.

They also competed in the Vytal Festival Tournament, during which they elected Coco Adel and Yatsuhashi Daichi to the doubles round where they were defeated by Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black, during the events of "Lessons Learned". They later aided in the defense of Beacon Academy in "Battle of Beacon".

Following the Fall of Beacon, Team CFVY transferred to Shade Academy.

According to Monty Oum, Velvet Scarlatina's teammates greatly value her abilities and have had many battles together.

## Trivia

* On April 8th, 2014, in lieu of any trailers being released for Volume 2, Monty revealed the team's teaser image.
* The members of CFVY appear to have names derived from various sweets.
	+ Coco's name could be derived on either the drink hot cocoa or cacao, which is the main ingredient of chocolate.
	+ Fox's name makes allusion to the fox hunter's pie.
	+ Velvet's name holds a resemblance to red velvet cake, and can also be considered an allusion to the velveteen rabbit.
	+ Yatsuhashi is the name of a Japanese pastry made with sweet beans.
* In "Extracurricular", it is mentioned that it was previously Team CFVY's responsibility to plan the school dance. However, because an "away mission [took] longer than expected", Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long take the reins for planning the dance.

## References

1. ↑ **Monty Oum's Twitter**
2. ↑ **Rooster Teeth *RWBY* Q&A**
3. ↑ ***RWBY: After the Fall* novel**
4. ↑ **Monty Oum's Rooster Teeth Journal**
5. ↑ **Monty Oum's Rooster Teeth Journal**
Junior Xiong

—Junior, explaining his relationship with Roman Torchwick to Yang Xiao Long

**Overview**
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Behind the Scenes

**Hei Xiong**, more commonly known by his nickname **Junior**, is a character introduced in the "Yellow" Trailer, as its main antagonist. He makes his first proper appearance in the series in "Painting the Town...", giving what information he knows about Roman Torchwick to Yang Xiao Long and Neptune Vasilias.

In the "Yellow" Trailer, he is briefly interrogated by Yang for information about Raven Branwen. His weapon of choice is a missile launcher that fires several homing missiles. It also doubles as a large club.

Junior likely owns, or at least manages, a club and has several henchmen, including Melanie and Miltia Malachite.

## Appearance

Junior wears a black vest over a white dress shirt, a red tie, black gloves and black dress pants. He has gray eyes, short black hair, along with a matching beard and mustache. Junior is also exceptionally tall, standing a full head over Yang and the twins.

Sometimes, Junior can be seen wearing red-tinted glasses identical to the ones worn by his henchmen.

## Personality

Junior has a somewhat brutish personality, not liking to be pushed around and picking on others. However he tends to hide behind his henchmen unless forced into a fight himself. He is also somewhat dull or gullible, as he easily fell for Yang's offer to "kiss and make up" before being punched in the face.

Junior also appears to get intimidated easily, as seen with Yang following her return to the club in "Painting the Town..." due to a previous encounter. Junior even has a resentment for his own men, as he is seemingly regularly disappointed by their failures.

## Powers and Abilities

Junior is a decently skilled fighter, and displays a great deal of strength while fighting Yang. Even while defending with Ember Celica, he has the capacity to overpower her with his weapon, which none of his henchmen could. His durability is also noteworthy, withstanding numerous punches that incapacitated his henchmen in a single hit.

In terms of ability, Junior is also noteworthy out of combat. He appears to be a form of information broker, and according to Yang, he supposedly knows everything in Vale.

## Trivia

* Junior alludes to the baby bear from *Goldilocks and the Three Bears*. For more information on this allusion, as well as other choices the creators made for this character, see Junior Xiong/Behind the Scenes.
* Junior's nickname for Yang, "Blondie", is a reference to Barbara Dunkelman's old Rooster Teeth username, Twitter handle and current Xbox Gamertag, "BlawnD".

## References

1. ↑ **Monty Oum's Facebook**
Team WHAL

**WHAL**(pronounced Whale) is a team of students from Beacon Academy which consists of May Wukong-Rose, Harmony Belladonna-Schnee, Aria Ren-Valkyrie, Sylvia Xiao-Long Schnee

 **Colors** | Sunset Orange
Gunmetal Grey
Pale Pink
 **Members** | May Wukong-Rose
Harmony Belladonna-Schnee
Aria Ren-Valkyrie
 **Affiliation** | Beacon Academy
Shade Academy

**Shade Academy** is a Huntsman Academy, situated within the Kingdom of Vacuo. Students from Shade participate in the biennial Vytal Festival combat tournament.

## History

Shade Academy was founded in the Kingdom of Vacuo following the end of the Great War, in order to train Huntsmen and Huntresses to slay the Creatures of Grimm. According to Qrow Branwen, it is the only real source of order in the Kingdom due to the lack of a formal government.

Eighty years after the Great War, students from Shade Academy participated in the 40th Vytal Festival, including teams BRNZ and NDGO.

After the Fall of Beacon, Team CFVY transferred to Shade. Likewise, following the attack on Haven, Team SSSN transfers as well.

## Dress Code

Uniquely among the main four Huntsman academies, Shade appears to lack a uniform. At Ozpin's speech, students from Shade are seen attired in a range of casual clothes.

## Known Teams

* BRNZ
* NDGO
* CFVY (transferred from Beacon)
* SSSN (transferred from Haven)

## Image Gallery

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## Trivia

* During the August 21st, 2014 *RWBY* livestream, Monty Oum forgot the name of Vacuo's Huntsman academy due to being mentally exhausted from the *RWBY* crunch. To jog his memory, Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross began miming "shade".

## References

1. ↑ ***RWBY: After the Fall* novel**
2. ↑ **August 21st, 2014 *RWBY* Livestream**
Li Ren

—Li Ren, trying to convince his son to fight for himself

**Li Ren** was the father of Lie Ren and husband of An Ren. He first appeared in "Kuroyuri". He was a hunter for Kuroyuri Village and was killed when the Nuckelavee attacked their home.

## Appearance

Li was tall, with black hair streaked with gray pulled back into a ponytail, a mustache, and a goatee. He wore a sleeveless green tailcoat over a long-sleeved white shirt, black pants tucked into open-toe sandals, a black sash with a single pouch and an archer's glove on his left hand. He also carried a quiver of arrows to use in conjunction with his bow and a single dagger. His outfit is notably similar to Lie's as of Volume 4.

## Personality

Li was a man who valued courage over indifference, and he taught his son that the worst action one could take was none, hoping to instill bravery in him. This same lesson was his parting gift as he told Lie to run away to safety.

## Trivia

* He is literally described in the script as a "really handsome Hanzo-looking motherfucker" in reference to *Overwatch*. This is due to Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross realizing that he reminded them of Hanzo.
* *Li* (黎) is Chinese for "black, dark".
* His English VA, Kaiji Tang, also voices EMIYA from the Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works TV series. Coincidentally, both Li and EMIYA are archers.

## Image Gallery

### Kuroyuri

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## References

1. ↑ **Volume 4 Directors Commentary 2:19:32**
Anima

**Anima** is the continent on which the Kingdom of Mistral is located. Within Mistral are several settlements including the main city of Mistral, Wind Path and Kuchinashi. Other small settlements exist, located outside the Kingdom.

The continent is host to a wide range of ecosystems, including swamplands and wind-carved cliffs. Also notable is a large body of water known as Lake Matsu, which is host to numerous floating islands held above the water surface by giant natural deposits of gravity Dust. The floating islands of Lake Matsu are known to be a habitat for dangerous Grimm, one known type being the Lancer.

## Trivia

* Anima is a Latin word for "soul".
* Most of the known settlements on the continent are named after East Asian flowers.
Neon's Nunchaku

## ???

**Neon's Nunchaku** are Neon Katt's weapons of choice. They made their first appearance in "Never Miss a Beat".

## Description

Neon's Nunchaku are cracked or bent like glow sticks in order to activate the ice Dust within. They have the ability to freeze any area they hit after the Dust has been activated, as demonstrated when Neon froze one of Yang Xiao Long's arms and legs in "Never Miss a Beat".

Before they are activated, the nunchaku have a dull gray color, but when using ice Dust, the nunchaku adopt a bright cyan glow. In concept art, the nunchaku are seen glowing with numerous different colors, including green, magenta and yellow, indicating that they can utilize different types of Dust. In the Volume 3 Commentaries, it is stated that the active Dust type changes each time the nunchaku are cracked, but there was not enough time to display this in the show itself.

## Image Gallery

### Never Miss a Beat

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## References

1. ↑ **Volume 3 Cast Commentary Episode 5**
Fox Alistair

**Overview**
History
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Quotes

**Fox Alistair** is a former student at Beacon Academy and a member of Team CFVY. His weapons of choice are a pair of orange blades. He is first seen in "Field Trip", after returning from fighting the Grimm.

Following the Fall of Beacon, Fox and his team transferred to Shade Academy.

## Appearance

Fox is a teenage boy with dark skin and dark, messy copper hair that has a long fringe and a cowlick.

He wears a sleeveless, muted orange zipper vest with black lining and a high collar, a pair of black jeans, and brown, laced shoes. His eyes appear to be pure white, giving off the appearance that he is blind. His arms are covered in scars, and he has a vertical scar on his lips.

He also wears a pair of long black gloves and has several pouches attached to his belt.

## Personality

Fox has exhibited a caring personality, consoling his teammate Velvet Scarlatina when Coco Adel and Yatsuhashi Daichi lose their Vytal Festival tournament match.

## Powers and Abilities

Fox possesses highly proficient skills with his weapons, a pair of blades attached to his arms.

Fox demonstrates considerable strength, speed, agility and reflexes in combat through his fighting style, which resembles Muay Thai (Thai Boxing). He is capable of swiftly moving around the battlefield, delivering rapid punches and performing impressive flips.

Fox appears to be able to create a form of a shockwave that is capable of exploding an entire Grimm body, similar to what Lie Ren does in "The Emerald Forest" by exploding the head of a King Taijitu.

## Trivia

* Alistair is the Anglicized spelling of the Gaelic name Alasdair, which is derived from the Greek name Alexander, meaning "defender of man".
* In accordance with the Color Naming Rule, "Fox" likely alludes to the characteristic orange/red coloration of a fox's fur.

## References

1. ↑ **Monty Oum's Twitter**
2. ↑ **Sheena Duquette's Wikia Account**
3. ↑ ***RWBY: After the Fall* novel**
4. ↑ **Shane Newville's Twitter**
Solitas

**Solitas** is the continent on which the Kingdom of Atlas is located. Within the Kingdom is the city of Atlas, based around Atlas Academy, as well as the city of Mantle, the former capital of the Kingdom.

Solitas has a cold climate, which makes it inhospitable to both Humans and Grimm.

## Trivia

* Solitas is a Latin word for "loneliness" or "solitude".
RNJR

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## Team RNJR

**RNJR** (pronounced "Ranger"), sometimes known as **JNRR** (pronounced "Junior"), is an informal team consisting of former Beacon Academy students Ruby Rose, Nora Valkyrie, Jaune Arc and Lie Ren. It is formed after the death of Pyrrha Nikos of Team JNPR and the separation of Team RWBY following the fall of Beacon.

Shortly after forming, Team RNJR heads to Haven Academy in an investigation into those responsible for the attack on Vale.

Some months later, the members of Team RNJR are on Anima, the same continent where Haven Academy is located. Despite the team's informality, all the members are shown to work well together and are on positive terms with each other.

## Trivia

* As per the Color Naming Rule, the color that RNJR brings up is a shade of green called ranger green.
* Although the first initial in a team name usually denotes the team leader, Team RNJR is not an "official" team formed at a school. Therefore, no "formal" leader is assigned. In addition, Kerry notes that it is ambiguous as to whether the R at the beginning of the team name refers to Ruby or Ren.
	+ In "The Next Step" Nora and Ren debate whether they should be known as JNRR or RNJR. Nora insists the team should be JNRR due to the fact there are three JNPR members compared to one RWBY member, whilst Ren points out that not only does JNRR not bring up a color but that they are helping Ruby with her objective, therefore she should be the leader. Jaune at first is inclined toward JNRR, but he later decides that the team name does not matter. Ruby does not take part in the debate, although she has referred to the team as RNJR. Jaune himself even feels RNJR is a better sounding name than JNRR after saying it out loud.
* On August 19th, 2016, Gray G. Haddock tweeted a promotional image for *RWBY* Volume 4 based on a poster for the Netflix series *Stranger Things*. The image featured Ruby photoshopped into the poster and the title *RNJR Things*, a pun on the pronunciation of the team name and show title.
* On October 25th, 2016, Rooster Teeth tweeted a Twitter poll asking fans which of the two alternative names for the team they like the most. After 24 hours, with 18,050 votes cast, RNJR won 79% to JNRR's 21%.

## References

1. ↑ **AfterBuzz TV**
2. ↑ **RTX 2016 *RWBY* Panel (Saturday)**
3. ↑ ***RWBY* Volume 4 Sneak Peek**
4. ↑ **RTX 2016 *RWBY* Panel (Saturday)**
5. ↑ **Gray G. Haddock's Twitter**
6. ↑ **Rooster Teeth's Twitter**
Sage Ayana

**Overview**
History
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Behind the Scenes

## Sage Ayana File:Sage Ayana Emblem.svg

**Sage Ayana** is a member of Team SSSN. His weapon of choice is a large sword. Sage made a cameo appearance in "Extracurricular" with his first significant appearance being in "New Challengers...".

## Appearance

Sage is a teenage boy with dark skin and yellow eyes. His hair is sage green, and he appears to have tattoos of wings on his chest and tattoos of Roman numerals (matching those on his sword) around his neck.

He wears a white long coat with asymmetrical sleeves, a green wing design similar to his tattoos and no shirt underneath, displaying his tattooed chest. His jacket also has a golden pauldron on his right shoulder and a golden cuff around his left wrist. He also wears a pair of dark pants fastened by a white belt with a yellow buckle.

## Powers and Abilities

Sage's main weapon is an enormous sword. He is seen using it to attack with great force, but Dew Gayl is easily capable of countering his attack. He is not able to formulate a response to Dew's wind-based attack, and he is thrown well clear of the arena, disqualifying him from the match. However, he does have ample Aura reserves (75%) remaining after the fall.

While fighting a Giant Nevermore, he displays the ability to propel himself high into the air with a green shockwave that spreads from where he jumps. With assistance from Yatsuhashi Daichi, he cuts through its neck in one blow.

## Trivia

* Sage alludes either to Aesop or one of Aesop's tales. For more information on this allusion, as well as other choices the creators made for this character, see Sage Ayana/Behind the Scenes.
* Sage (*Salvia officinalis*) or common sage is a type of perennial plant belonging to the *Lamiaceae* family. Common sage is often used as essential herbs.
	+ The color sage gets its name from the dried appearance of this plant.
	+ Sage is also a given name that means "herb" or "prophet".
	+ In the Symposium, a sage is a person who has already been given wisdom, hence called "wise" and also "insightful".
* His surname, Ayana, is based on a Hindu epic. In Sanskrit, the word *ayana* means "walking a road/path" or "going, advancing."

## References

1. ↑ **"New Challengers..." Credits**
2. ↑ **Rooster Teeth Extralife 2015**
Sylvia Xiao-Long Schnee

Sylvia is a student of Beacon Academy and a member of Team WHAL. Sylvia's personal weapon is her dual shotgun gauntlets, Nipha Feuer. She is the eldest daughter of Yang Xiao Long and Winter Schnee

## Appearance

### First Outfit

Sylvia is a pale young girl with heterochromatic eyes, one is blue and the other is lilac. She has very voluminous gold and white hair worn loose, When furious her eyes glow orange. On her right breast, she has a tattoo of a orange and silver flame. She wears a brown vest with orange buttons on the shoulders, underneath this she wears a dark gold tube top with her emblem above the navel. She wears a gold choker with two birds holding a white pearly in their beaks. When its colder, She wears a white with dark gold trimming coat with a fur collar that surrounds her neck. Her faunus trait is a snow fox tail

She wears a brown knee length skirt which has the front cut out and has been hardened with leather and metal wire to not move, on the back of the skirt, it has Sylvia's emblem over most of the skirt. underneath the skirt, Sylvia wears a pair of black mini shorts. She wears dark gold knee-high boots with slightly higher white socks.
When using her weapon, she wears black gloves which also have her emblem on them.

### Pajamas

For her pajamas, she wears a red bandeau with her emblem on the right breast with a pair of boy shorts

### Prom

When she goes to the Beacon Dance, she wears a black ankle length dress with dark purple pumps

### Uniform

Sylvia wears the same brown shoes, red tartan skirt, white blouse with maroon trim and thin red bow, brown vest with gold buttons, and maroon blazer with gold trim as every other girl attending Beacon, alongside with a pair of thigh high black stockings, She keeps her choker on.

### Second Outfit

Sylvia has grown her hair out very long and styled it into a high ponytail, she also has a hair pin with Yang's emblem on a snowflake attached to it, shes gotten rid of the choker and now has a locket of her parents and younger sister.

She wears a tan jacket with dark gold lining and gray trimming which she wears zipped up at all times, it also has a detachable fur collar, under this she wears a dark orange t-shirt with her emblem on it. When in colder regions, she adopts a long white with blue trimming hooded coat which has fur liling the inside, the sleeves also intentionally cover her hands.

She wears fitted navy blue pants with two silver trimmed rectangular "tails" and a orange sash wrapped around her hips, She wears knee high brown boots with steel capped toes painted gold with a zip at the back of the boots

### Swim Wear

When Beacon goes on break, Teams WHAL, SSGA, \_BLZ, BANA, \_A\_C and \_\_MH go to Vacuo along with the rest of their family while there Sylvia wears a yellow and white bikini top and a dark gold sarong and a black bikini bottom underneath. she also wears light brown sandals, a pair of black sunglasses and a wide brimmed straw hat
Octavia's Dagger

## ???

**Octavia's Dagger** is Octavia Ember's weapon of choice. It made its first appearance in "New Challengers...".

## Description

Octavia's dagger resembles a kris, a type of dagger in Southeast Asia with a distinctive wavy blade. The hilt has a long, thin trigger running parallel to it, and red-orange markings run down the center of the blade, which indicates the use of fire Dust in its design.

By making a slashing movement with her dagger, Octavia is capable of creating waves of flame. These attacks can also be used to kick up dirt in order to blind enemies.

## Image Gallery

### New Challengers...

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Little Miss Malachite

—Little Miss, on the demeanor of Cinder Fall

**Overview**
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Behind the Scenes

## Little Miss Malachite File:Lil miss spiders.svg

**Little Miss Malachite** is a gangster from Mistral who follows a spider theme.

## Appearance

Little Miss is a heavy-set middle-aged woman with light skin and short blonde hair kept in a bob haircut. She has a spider in its web tattooed on her left shoulder. The top of her dress is white and backless, with long sleeves and details, such as beads and straps, in purple. Below is a purple corset, and a long pleated skirt that is yellow on its top layer, purple in the middle one, and white in the lower layer. Her shoes are brown and decorated with a green ribbon.

## Personality

From what is known from her initial appearance, Little Miss is quite efficient in running her organization despite fearing spiders in her early years. She does not allow anyone to approach her unless for business purposes, and she makes her displeasure known if she finds someone acting impetuous as Cinder Fall finds out upon meeting her.

She is also very cunning and devious, keeping Cinder in the dark about information she has on hand in hopes of doing business with anyone seeking Cinder herself.

## Trivia

* Little Miss alludes to Little Miss Muffet. For more information on this allusion, see Little Miss Malachite/Behind the Scenes.
* Little Miss was included in the board game *RWBY: Combat Ready* as part of a stretch goal where an antagonist from a yet to be released Volume would join the ones already in the game.
* She shares her last name with Miltia and Melanie Malachite.
Magnhild

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**Magnhild** (pronunciation) is Nora Valkyrie's signature weapon. It is a large hammer, with the secondary form of a grenade launcher.

## Description

When in grenade launcher form, Magnhild fires what seem to be canisters of pink Dust with a heart shape on the tip. These grenades produce pink blasts traced through with what appears to be an electricity effect, capable of, at minimum, distracting a fully-grown Nevermore with single shot blasts.

Individual grenades also appear to have a proximity or remote detonator, as they are seen exploding in the air, similar to a flak cannon or air burst explosive. The grenade launcher itself is fed by a revolver-type rotating cylinder with several individual chambers.

In addition to its normal firing mode, Magnhild is also capable of firing all six grenades simultaneously. In order to do so, the entire front of the weapon retracts to expose all the rounds stored in the chamber, which can then be fired all at once.

Nora is able to use the recoil from fired explosives to propel herself through the air in much the same way Ruby Rose does with Crescent Rose. Nora's hammer strikes also appear to be incredibly powerful, as she was able to flip a segment of a large stone bridge with enough force to send Jaune Arc flying over a large gap.

Nora is also shown using the recoil from the hammer to accelerate her flight through the air and punctuate her hits. When deployed in this way, Magnhild is powerful enough to shatter the armor of a Death Stalker by forcing its own stinger through its head.

Like Crescent Rose, Magnhild also possesses some scratches into the metal following the timeskip.

### Upgrade

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Some time after the fall of Beacon Academy, the weapon receives an upgrade. It can now be charged in hammer form to unleash more devastating attacks. When being charged, electrical arcs can be seen on the head of the hammer.

## Trivia

* Magnhild adds to Nora's Nordic theme, as Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is said to wield the hammer Mjölnir in battle. The name is also Old Norse as well as Germanic and Norwegian which means "strong, mighty, strength" from the root *magn/magan* and "battle" from the root *hild/hildr*.
* Magni is the Norse god of strength and son of Thor.
* The grenade launcher form appears to be based on the Milkor M32 MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher) used by the U.S. Marine Corps.
* Nora was given a small wooden hammer by Ren when they first met as children, seen in the flashback of "Kuroyuri".
* According to executive producer Matt Hullum and creator Monty Oum, the idea of an explosive hammer was inspired by a video of a Mexican tradition where explosives are hit with sledgehammers.
* Magnhild is mentioned by name in the lyrics of the song "Boop", from the *RWBY: Volume 2 Soundtrack*.
* The name of the weapon is pronounced in at least two different ways in official media. Monty Oum pronounces it "MAN-kheel" on the podcast, while Casey Lee Williams pronounces it "MAG-un-heel" in the song "Boop".

## References

1. ↑ **Monty Oum's Twitter**
2. ↑ **Roooster Teeth Podcast #235**
3. ↑ **Roooster Teeth Podcast #235**
Gwen's Knives

## ???

**Gwen's Knives** are Gwen Darcy's weapons of choice. They made their first appearance in "New Challengers...".

## Description

Gwen's Knives are used for both melee and ranged combat. The knives are concealed in her armored skirt and resupplied through the twenty dispensers it has. Even though the skirt has twenty slots in total, when she drops the knives on Scarlet David in "New Challengers...", it is shown that she can carry more than the total of slots.

When the daggers fall, they seem to explode with tiny bursts of different colors. This could potentially imply Dust use, though no Dust effects are actually seen in the episode itself.

## Image Gallery

### New Challengers...

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Russel's Daggers

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## ???

**Russel's Daggers** are Russel Thrush's weapon of choice. They are seen in action in "Extracurricular", during his team's brief bout against Pyrrha Nikos.

## Description

Russel's Daggers appear to be a pair of short, curved daggers with a revolving chamber or other cylindrical mechanism built into the hilt of each dagger. The chambers appear to contain Dust, in a configuration reminiscent of Weiss Schnee's Myrtenaster. The colors include red, blue, yellow, green, and white.

However, despite appearances, Russel does not appear to use any special features, using the Daggers almost solely as melee weapons. During the practice match with Pyrrha, he is also shown throwing one dagger (to no effect).
Scarlet's Weapons

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## ???

Scarlet's weapons of choice are his **Pistol** and **Cutlass**. They first appeared in the Volume 3 Opening.

## Description

The pistol is red-brown and dull gray, with some decorative inlays on the side. Its design bares homage to the flintlock pistol, a type of firearm that was popularized around the 17th century. It can also be used as a grappling hook as seen in "New Challengers...".

Scarlet's cutlass has a black grip and a dark brass guard. The design of the guard indicates that it is meant to be wielded with the right hand, in order to protect it from enemy attacks.

## Trivia

* One of Scarlet's weapons was leaked on Shane Newville's Twitter account as "Scarlet's Pistol".

## References

1. ↑ **Shane Newville's Twitter - September 16th, 2015**