Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131110184853/@comment-4830106-20131113205528

I'm pretty sure that the fairy tale motif is already present in RWBY, though, even if the girls aren't based off characters per se. No, elements is the most logical correlation for Cinder's team.

That is, of course assuming that Cinder, Cleo and Marcus are a team in the Beacon fashion to begin with, and they may not be.