Talk:Gwen Darcy/@comment-26119307-20151101204623/@comment-26119307-20151102044820

Shoddysilver: Anyone who is familiar enough with League of Legends to recognize how similar Sun and Wukong are between RWBY and League probably already knows that they are both based off of a mythological character. That fits with Neptune also being named after a mythological character and having the matching water gun and guandao/trident to boot. (Though Sage and Scarlet don't quite make as much sense. Scarlet has a pop-star appearance that matches Neptune's, but Sage isn't that much like Sun.)

The rest of the League characters, though (Janna, Vayne, Ekko) aren't based on clear mythological/fairy tale backgrounds. The fact that there are now four characters (Gwen, Sage, Dew, and Nebula) that resemble League champions in more than just appearance or weapons seems rather odd, especially when they have all been introduced to a significant degree in this episode (as opposed to the being mentioned and kind of appearing for a short time that Sage did earlier).

Additionally, Gwen, Dew, and Nebula were all created by fans. If they had been created by RT specifically, I would find it out of place that there are now four characters without clear background references to mythology or fairy tales for whom my first reaction is "Hello, !" Given that these are fan-created characters, however. . . makes it more plausible that the creators may well have had those game characters in mind while creating these three ladies.