Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170417075739/@comment-30530552-20170507150956

I mean, there's no reason there can't be multiple allusions placed on a character, though usually the chief allusion trumps above all. It's why Team RWBY has been so frequently compared to the Wizard of Oz's main cast, even though we have existing character's for it.

Ruby being Dorothy due to being the leader and coincidentally having red and silver the main color allusions.

Weiss being the Tinman because she lacked a heart in the first season...

Blake as the Cowardly Lion because she's a cat and because she "runs away" all the time.

Yang as the scarecrow because her hair color is closest to straw and she thinks with her heart as opposed to her mind, though she's not stupid.