User blog:Zathronas/Analysis by an Author: RWBY Blake Belladonna

Welcome to Author Analysis, Next up Blake Belladonna.

Another interesting character (aren't they all?) We know more about Blake Belladona's background than any others character in the series right now so this analysis will be a little longer and I apologize in advance.

Blake is not the strong silent type we see in the first few episodes. She was keeping to herself because of her secret. We all know that the secret was her faunus heritage and her link to the White Fang organisation. What does that tell us about her? Before answering this question I inferred some unspoken history from her past.

First off expect a sad childhood in her background. Noticed when she was talking about her days in the White Fang she didn't mention anything about her parents even if we saw her as a child? She is an orphan that was taken in by someone highly placed in the white fang organisation. She's been teached to fight for what she believes in but resorting to violence only as a last resort. She clearly remember the old white fang with fondness while deploring the new more active leadership.

So what does that tell us about her? she has clearly defined borders on what she think is right and wrong. She will never stop fighting for what she believes in, she tends to be a loner as she is used to rely on herself only. That is why she fled when she let slip that she was a faunus. Her growth will come from teamwork as she open's up to the team and learns how to communicate with others. It already started.

What's next for Blake? The White Fang will stumble badly in the near future because of their association with Roman and Cinder who as most humans are only using them for their purpose. Blake will be partly responsible for their downfall but will also be there to pick up the pieces. Then comes the hard part of integration. It will come from an unlikely source, the Shnee corporation and Weiss. And it will be Ruby who makes it happen.

As always I appreciate your comments. Good, bad or even your own theories. Next blog we finish the RWBY team analysis with my surprising take on the last member. Yang Xiao Long.