Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27265101-20170131070502/@comment-4010415-20170209194401

Pyrrha Nikos wasn't even named for the term pyrrhic victory, though. She was named Pyrrha because that's the name that Achilles used when he disguised himself as a red-haired woman, and the name Pyrrha derives from a word for "flame-colored", which means it follows the CNR.

That said, I recall listening to the writers talk about how one of the ways they went about creating the characters was that their appearances were designed first and then they asked questions about them. Though, I dunno if they were only talking about Team RWBY or all the major characters, but they asked themselves stuff like "Why is this character dressed this way? Is she a princess? An heiress?" and "Why does this character have cat ears?"