Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140112161120/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140112171039

Bill2401 wrote: Isn't Cinder based off of Cinderella?

"Due to the number of other characters who appeared in the pilot episode that are seemingly influenced by the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 musical film adaption, such as Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch, fans have speculated that Cinder might allude to the character of the Witch of the West, as she also possesses abilities (like fellow Dust user Glynda) that are mainly fire-based. Taken from this wikia. It's also possible that she is a reference to Cinderella. But almost every character has multiple references in the real world:
 * Additionally, her high-heel slippers could be a reference to the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, which, according to the novel, were actually silver.
 * It is speculated that, following the Wizard of Oz theme, Ozpin, Glynda, Cinder, and another member (possibly Qrow) were all on the same team at one point."

Ruby is a reference to Red Riding Hood though is largely inspired by Maka from Soul Eater.

Yang is a reference to Goldilocks with potential references to other children's fairy tales though also makes reference to Dragon Ball Z and potentially Transformers (since she does own Bumblebee that many believe/hope to be a mecha of some sort.

Pyrrha is a reference to the greek goddess of victory "Nike" whilst her colour (red) is derived from the latin word "Pyrrhus" meaning "flame-coloured" which also happens to be based off of one of the survivors of the Bronze Age in Greek mythology "Pyrrha" from whom was known for having red hair and could be who Pyrrha's appearance is based off of.