Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-27614873-20170412015121/@comment-4010415-20170416214421

Basically, a Faunus trait is a physical aspect of a Faunus' body. As far as we've seen and have been told, it's not something that's just an ability, it's an actual body part of some kind. We've got


 * Blake's cat ears
 * Sun's monkey tail
 * Neon's cat tail
 * Tukson's claws - he can hide them by retracting them, but they're still physical body parts that are present
 * Tyrian's scorpion tail
 * Ilia's chameleon skin - even when her skin is a normal color, she still has dark scaly patches that make it obvious that it's not normal human skin

The animal traits that they have are capable of performing whatever purpose that they do on an actual animal. Blake's cat ears may help her hear better (she noticed Ruby falling from the sky before Yang did, and her ears twitched under her bow as if she was hearing Ruby screaming). Sun's monkey tail is prehensile - it can wrap around things. Tukson's claws are retractable, just like a cat's claws. Tyrian's scorpion tail contains venom, just like a real scorpion's tail. Ilia's chameleon skin changes colors like a chameleon's scales. They're not exactly the person's ability, but rather the trait's ability.

In Jaunedice (part 1), while Velvet leaves the cafeteria, Yang says "It must be hard to be a Faunus", indicating that Yang is not a Faunus. We can assume that Ruby isn't either because Yang would've had a much better understanding of the difficulties that Faunus apparently face, if Ruby was a Faunus, and therefore, she wouldn't have said that.

Here are a couple of screenshots where you can see Ruby's teeth without it being a toothy grin.