Faunus

The **Faunus** are a species from the planet Remnant.

## Appearance

The Faunus appear almost exactly like humans. However, they all have some form of trait which comes from an animal. These can come in the form of additional body parts, such as ears or tails, replace body parts like hands, or not even be visible at first glance. Each Faunus only has one trait.

## Powers

* The Faunus possess all abilities of humans. As far as Remnant humans are concerned, this includes being able to access an Aura and unlock a Semblance.
* The Faunus have night vision.
* The animal trait of a Faunus is able to grant them additional abilities, though not all do.

## Weaknesses

* The Faunus maintain weaknesses of humans.
* The Faunus face extreme discrimination due to their animal body parts.

## History

The myths and fairy tales surrounding the creation of the Faunus depict the God of Animals having turned members of the animal kingdom and mankind into the Faunus to show them as equals, as well as this having happened on the Island of Menagerie.

For quite some time, the Faunus were kept in cages and chains, treated as lesser beings and as slaves. While the modern day has certainly seen strides in improvement, it is not perfect, far from it in fact. Many places still see Faunus as inferior, such as Mistral having only recently taken a more accepting attitude towards them, and Vale was very much a mixed bag. Vacuo is seemingly the only place being a Faunus or not is mostly seen as irrelevant, as the Vacuan lifestyle cares more about if one can survive on their own.

Atlas is particularly notorious for anti-Faunus behavior, with Blake Belladonna expressing remorse about having to travel there during *RWBYA*. The Schnee Dust Company was known to have used immoral, inhumane business practices regarding the Faunus employees after Jacques Schnee took over the company. An abandoned Schnee Dust mine, the one cleared out in *Ace Operatives* and later used to launch Amity in *Fault*, had an accident which killed Ilia Amitola's parents, resulted in several Atlesian children laughing about the Faunus deaths. Adam Taurus had been given an SDC branding which he covered with his mask during his time being treated as a slave to the company.

As to be expected, the Faunus eventually became so fed up that they rose against the humans. Ghira Belladonna started an organization known as the White Fang, in an attempt to peacefully gain equality with the humans. His wife Kali, and their daughter Blake, joined the organization a well. As time went on, this peaceful measure was seen as weak by some, both humans, and members of the organization, such as Adam. Sienna Khan would eventually take over when Ghira stepped down, and more violent tactics were used. Although Blake stayed, she would eventually leave as well when realizing how far gone Adam was. After the Fall of Beacon, an event in which Adam's splinter group of the White Fang was involved, Adam killed Sienna, and took over the organization.

With Adam in charge, the group would help with Salem's attack on Haven Academy. This attack ultimately was lost. Yang Xiao Long obtained the Relic of Knowledge instead of Salem's forces, Leonardo Lionheart was killed by Salem, and the Faunus Militia prevented Adam from being able to blow up the school. Despite this blow to the enemies, Adam had escaped, though no one was willing to work for him again after his attempts to destroy the school would've killed the White Fang members, as well as him running away from the battle. Ghira would then become the leader of a new brotherhood in place of the White Fang, with help from Kali, Ilia, and any who would be willing to join. Adam Taurus would later be killed in an act of self defense by Blake and Yang.

Despite Atlas' feelings towards the Faunus, General James Ironwood appointed Marrow Amin to be one of his Ace Operatives. However, many in the kingdom, including Mantle, still feel hatred towards the group.

## Notable Faunus

This list includes the Faunus that have been seen in *RWBYA*, *The RWBYA Adventures*, *RWBY: Grimm Force*, and *BLAC*. Some other Faunus that have not been named individually have been seen as well, such as the Fox Faunus citizens which lived in the Mantle Crater prior to the evacuation to Vacuo, or the Rabbit Faunus staff at the Schnee Manor.

## Trivia

* While a Faunus is certainly a viable DNA sample for the Simplicitrix's database, the logistics of how it would be obtained and what animal it would be are unclear, and thus it has not been touched on.
* Other Faunus which are known to exist but have not shown up in a series related to this wiki are:
	+ Sienna Khan, a Tiger Faunus (Trait: Extra Ears)
	+ Tock, a Crocodile Faunus (Trait: Scales)
	+ Topaz, a Pig Faunus (Trait: Nose)
	+ Kali Belladonna, a Cat Faunus (Trait: Extra Ears)
	+ Corsac and Fennec Albain, Fox Faunus brothers, though Corsac's trait is his tail, while Fennec's is his extra ears
	+ Saber Rodentia, a Gerbil Faunus (Trait: Buck Teeth)
	+ Arrastra Skye, a Serval Cat Faunus (Trait: Leg Replacements)
	+ Leonardo Lionheart, a Lion Faunus (Trait: Tail)
	+ Yuma, a Bat Faunus (Trait: Wings)
	+ Trifa, a Spider Faunus (Trait: Web Spinners)
	+ Bruce Wayne, a Bat Faunus (Trait: Ears)
	+ Arthur Curry, a Shark Faunus (Trait: Fins)
	+ Barry Allen, a Tortoise Faunus (Trait: Elbow Scales)
	+ Nora Allen, a Snail Faunus (Trait: Antennae)
	+ Jesse Quick, a Fox Faunus (Trait: Tail)
	+ Meg Scarlatina, a Rabbit Faunus (Trait: Presumably Extra Ears)
	+ It is also possible that Tortuga, a former Ace Operative whom Marrow Amin replaced, was a Turtle or Tortoise Faunus, but this has never been confirmed.
* In *BLAC*, Ghira and Kali are bird Faunus to tie into Dani being a Peacock Faunus.