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I liked most of the characters although Weiss' dad is the first I can't stand. Even the council of evil has shown more likability. Anyway my list of favorite characters changes so honorable mention to Pyrrha for previously sharing the number one spot. But my current favorites in this season are:

1. Jaune Arc. Jaune has always been at the top, he's been one of the most interesting characters to develop. He has more of a classic story of being the odd one out that has to work an uphill battle to reach his goal. The other characters all have their own struggles but their in another league far above his skill which adds to his seemingly impossible task of catching up to them. Only Pyrrha seemed to believe in him and tried to help him achieve his dream. I really like when we see him figuring things out on his own whether it's fighting Grimm or calling Qrow out.

2. Qrow Branwen. He's always been awesome even before we saw him we heard some great things about him. Qrow is getting his story more fleshed out and while he remains entertaining he also has some vulnerability. By no means perfect Qrow tries to do his best despite not knowing what they should be doing now. What we've seen of his backstory with Raven has been fascinating.

3. Weiss Schnee. I've never hated her character she just wasn't as high on the list in the past volumes. Out of RWBY and JNPR she used to be my least favorite. I knew there would more depth and I was impressed with her resolve when dealing with her family/legacy. I honestly think that thus far she has the most interesting storyline out of all of team RWBY.

4. Lie Ren/Nora Valkyrie. I find myself appreciating them more with just a few details. Nora continues teasing Jaune when he talking about his sisters then her "oh please" when he says he got his own tent because he was special. It's different than how she treats Ren and like her protective vibe with Ruby in the Tyrian encounter it feels very sister-like. Ren has also shown stronger bonds with Jaune. This reminded me of the scene Jaune calls him the brother he never had which Ren responds by saying he feels the same.

They both lost their families and see each other and their team as their family. The only thing I can say against that is I wish both had more of a reaction to the Maiden lore connecting to Pyrrha. Still I can't wait to hear more about Ren's past as well as Nora's.