Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7713314-20130610054302

My friend noticed something interesting about the four girls of RWBY and the four humors of ancient Greece. Unlike what the name would suggest, humorism relates to the old and denounced theory that specific bodily fluids affected our temperment and health. While this theory has been debunked, it is still historically important and has been found in many works of drama and fiction since.

Now onto the meat of it. The four humors, or temperaments, are thus:

Sangiune - Red/blood; represented by spring and air; outgoing, sociable, and compassionate, think 'people-oriented extrovert'

Phlegmatic - White/blue/phlegm; represented by winter and water; shy, accepting, and observant, think 'people-oriented introvert'

Melancholic - Black/bile; represented by autumn and earth; shy, perfectionists, and despondent, think 'task-oriented introvert'

Choleric - Yellow/bile; represented by summer and fire; ambitious, aggressive, and passionate, think 'task-oriented extrovert'

Monty seems to have represented each of these through the girls, even going so far as to use the same colors. I and my friend are curious if he intended to do that. 