Blake Belladonna

Black Blake Belladonna  is a main character in RWBY and the third character introduced. Her weapon of choice is a katana whose sheath can also be used as a weapon, as well as the katana being able to form into a pistol. She first appeared in the "Black" Trailer on March 22, 2013 along with Adam, both infiltrating a train and doing battle with high-tech robots.

Appearance
Blake appears to be a young girl of pale complexion, similar to Ruby and Weiss. She has long, curly black hair, and her eyes are amber. Her eyes are slightly titled upwards at the ends, giving her a somewhat catlike appearance. Blake wears a black bow in her hair with long trailing ribbons, which resemble cat ears, making her seem even more feline. She wears black pointed heeled shoes and stockings that start off black at her hips, but gradually fades to purple as it nears her shoes. There is a small white marking on her left stocking, indicating affiliation with a group of some sort. There are black wristbands on both of her arms,  but she also wears a black detached sleeve with a silver banding on her left arm.

Abilities and Powers
Blake has an impressive speed. This is seen when she slides down to the train, landing on it from the cliff. Rivaling Weiss in speed, Blake also shows agility and endurance by fighting multiple enemies while in constant motion and staying energized. Because of her speed, Blake is able to utilize an "after image" technique. In other words, she is able to an leave a still image of herself when she has only moved. It is useful for surprising enemies.

Blake also exhibits a high level of skill when handling her weapon. She can slash away at opponents with startling speed and deflect projectiles off of her blade. When sheathed, Blake's weapon is deadly enough as she is shown she is able to slice her opponents in two with the cleaver like cover. However, when she unsheathes her sword, she becomes even deadlier. She uses the sword and sheath in tandem to demolish her opponents. Blake can change her sword into a gun-blade which is attached to an extending ribbon which she uses with deadly accuracy. With her skill, Blake can slice multiple enemies in the air through a spinning attack. She can grapple other opponents, or objects, coming within cutting distance during it. On top of that, Blake can fire the gun while it's swinging on the ribbon.

Trivia

 * She appears to be ambidextrous as she is seen wielding both her sword and sheath in both hands.
 * Blake is the first of the four girls to actually have speaking lines, compared to Ruby who is mute in her trailer, and Weiss who is singing and can be heard grunting during the battle.
 * Blake means "black" in Old English. Belladonna means "fair lady" in Italian.