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Character Basis
Ruby Rose alludes to the character Little Red Riding Hood from the fairy tale of the same name, which follows Team RWBY's theme of fairy tale allusions. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * Ruby wears a red, hooded cape, much like Little Red Riding Hood.
 * The "Red" Trailer, which introduced Ruby, features her walking through a forest and being attacked by a pack of Beowolves.
 * Little Red Riding Hood's association with the color red may have led to Ruby's name alluding to the color red, as per the Color Naming Rule.
 * Roman Torchwick's nickname for her is "Red".

Emblem
Ruby's emblem is a rose, which Monty Oum described as a "scatter" rose. She shares this emblem with her mother, Summer Rose. This emblem appears on some of Ruby's possessions:
 * Battle outfit - her belt buckle is in the shape of her scatter rose emblem.
 * The ear pieces of her headphones.
 * The cover of her journal, seen in "The Shining Beacon, Pt.2".
 * "Slayer" alternate outfit - on her skirt.
 * Her wallet

Battle Outfit
Ruby's main appearance changed multiple times during development, and three of the previous versions of her normal "battle outfit" have been shown to the public.

Volume 2 Production Diary 2 showed a colored version of a piece of concept art that had been previously released. In this art, her hair is a dark, dull red, and she is wearing a light gray (off-white?) long-sleeved shirt with thin red ribbons around the wrists. She wears a black waist cincher that has shoulder straps that cross in the back, and the front middle of it is red with black criss-crossing laces. Her cape is attached at the shoulders by cross-shaped clips and appears to have a hood. (Around her neck is some kind of black collar thing.) She is wearing an ammo belt diagonally across her torso. Hanging from her skirt are a few chains on her left side and two metal crosses in the front toward her right. Her boots lack any laces whatsoever.

The lower half of an early 3D model Monty made is almost identical to the final version. Overall, the black color of her clothing and hair appears to be lighter than the final version, and there doesn't appear to be any red coloring in her hair. She wears a black blouse with some sort of thin horizontal strip of red fabric on the chest, possibly the top edge of a pocket. (Something about the way the ends of the sleeves flay out and stuff.) The top portion of her cape encircles her neck, resembling a thick scarf, and it appears to have a hood.

In the "Red" Trailer, she is wearing the same outfit as her final version with only two differences:

Ruby's portrait in the end card of the "Red" Trailer, and the subsequent trailers, uses a design that appears to be a mix of her appearance in the "Red" Trailer and her old concept art. Most of the outfit is the same as in the "Red" Trailer, but it has the following aspects of her old concept art:
 * The metal buckle on her belt is a cross instead of her scatter rose emblem.
 * The top of her cape encircles her neck, narrowing in the front. In the final version, her cape attaches at the shoulders with cross pins.
 * Her cape is attached at the shoulders by cross-shaped clips
 * The middle of the front of her waist cincher is red with black laces

Childhood
A piece of concept art of Ruby and Yang's childhood appearances gives us a clearer view of Ruby's outfit from the flashback in "Burning the Candle".

Ruby is depicted wearing a red, hooded, zip-up, sleeveless jacket that has a pair of wide pockets. There is a short, red cape hanging from the back of her jacket. Under the jacket, she appears to be wearing a white sleeveless shirt. She is wearing a short black skirt and a pair of small black shoes.

This childhood outfit bears similarities to Ruby's battle outfit, most notably the color scheme of red and black, the red cape, the hood, and the black skirt.

Pajamas
Concept art of three different designs for Ruby's pajamas has also been released.

The first design features Ruby wearing a light pink, short-sleeved, hooded sweater with three large, white buttons down the middle and a pair of small, triangle-shaped ears on the hood. For her bottoms, she is wearing a pair of short, black shorts, and she wears a pair of thigh-high light pink and white striped socks with black patches on the heels and the tips of the toes. With this outfit, she is carrying a Beowolf pillow.

The second design more closely resembles the design that made it into the show, with only one difference: The third design is a pale pink onesie with three large black buttons down the middle, a pair of pockets that each have a black button, and a hood that has a large, white poof ball on top. The onesie has a pattern of light pink clouds, pink scythes, and yellow lightning bolts. On her feet is a pair of dark pink slippers, each of which has a small, white poof ball on top.
 * Instead of the light pink roses in the final version, her pajama pants have light pink hearts and heart-shaped Beowolf heads.

It appears that one possibility that was considered, was for Ruby to simply wear an over-sized short-sleeved shirt.

Production

 * Monty confirmed that Ruby is left-handed. However, she is seen wielding her weapon with her right hand just as easily. Monty has stated that it is "common to switch both hands while fighting, especially to make it interesting."
 * Early designs for Ruby were set aside and later used for Miltiades Malachite, one of Yang's foes in the "Yellow" Trailer.
 * Ruby's lines in the "Yellow" Trailer were recorded after her lines in "Ruby Rose". Her voice sounds different in the "Yellow" Trailer because of the way Lindsay Jones delivered the lines.
 * In order to get into character before recording lines, her voice actress, Lindsay Jones, often yells Yang Xiao Long's name in Ruby's voice multiple times. She also stands in the recording booth barefoot.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Ruby is first shown in the beginning, walking alone in a forest. She is then shown again at the end, walking in front of a full moon, then looking up to see Weiss, Yang, and Blake, before taking Yang's hand.

Character Basis
Weiss Schnee alludes to the character Snow White from the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which follows Team RWBY's theme of fairy tale allusions. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * The literal translation of Weiss' name, from German to English, is "White Snow".
 * The song Mirror Mirror heavily references the evil queen's use of a magic mirror, with the phrase "Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" This song plays in the "White" Trailer, which served as Weiss' introduction.
 * The pendant on Weiss' necklace is an apple, referencing the poisoned apple that Snow White takes a bite of.
 * Advertisements for Schnee Dust Company merchandise bears the slogan "The finest of them all", referencing the phrase "who's the fairest of them all".
 * The Schnee Dust Company uses Faunus labor to mine a gem-like material, which may reference the fact that the seven dwarves are gem miners.

Emblem
Weiss' emblem is a stylized depiction of a snowflake. She shares her emblem with the rest of her family and her family's company. This emblem appears on some of Weiss' possessions:
 * Battle outfit - on the back of her bolero.
 * On some of the vials of powdered Dust she had packed in "The Shining Beacon".
 * Pajamas - on the upper right side of her chest.
 * In her normal glyph design.
 * "Snow Pea" alternate outfit - on the back of her coat.
 * On her debit card
 * In her summoning glyph

Appearance
The original concept art of Weiss was revealed through a photograph of an old sketch. In it, Weiss is wearing a short, white and pale blue dress and a white and pale blue bolero. The collar of her bolero curves in close to her neck. Around her waist is a belt-like article with a pouch on the back. Around her neck is a silver necklace with a small pendant. She is wearing a pair of white high heeled boots, each with a strap around it. There appears to be a line down the outer side of the boot that may indicate a hidden zipper. The far edges of her bangs curve along the sides of her head, while the rest sweeps to her left. It appears that her ponytail curves up and then falls.

Between the two drawings of Weiss are a couple of doodles that resemble snowflakes. These may have been drawn from early ideas for Weiss' snowflake emblem.

Another piece of concept art resembles Weiss' final design more closely. She is wearing the same outfit, with only five differences:

Her physical appearance has the following two differences:
 * Her sleeves have black tear-drop beads dangling from the ends
 * The front of each boot does not have a silver design
 * The metal circles on her bolero are gold instead of silver
 * The pendant on her necklace appears to be a tear drop instead of an apple.
 * Her boots don't have zippers down the backs of them.
 * Her bangs are parted in the middle.
 * She does not have a scar on her left eye. In its stead is a beauty mark.

This appears to be the stage at which Monty began considering changing her to being left-handed, considering the presence of the "left handed?" note.

An early draft of Weiss' portrait for the end card of the "White" Trailer, and the subsequent trailers, shows her wielding a silhouette of an early version of Myrtenaster in her right hand. She has a beauty mark instead of a scar, and her pendant appears to be a tear-drop instead of an apple. Her ponytail splits in two partway down, with each half hanging to each side of her. The sleeves of her bolero have white tear-drop beads dangling from them. This portrait was edited to replace the beauty mark with her characteristic scar, remove the beads from her sleeves, shorten her ponytail, and remove the split from the ponytail. In this version of the portrait, she is shown holding a version of Myrtenaster that only contains red Dust, a leftover from before Monty Oum decided to color code Dust. This edited version of the portrait made it into the end card of the trailers.

Production

 * Weiss was originally planned to be right-handed. Monty was left-handed and had fencing training, so he decided it would be easier to animate her fighting if she was left-handed, as well.
 * The "Snow Angel" nickname Jaune Arc gave to Weiss was spawned during the same improv session where the crew decided Jaune should have an infatuation with Weiss.
 * Originally, all of the Dust in Myrtenaster was going to be red but still have different effects. This is because Monty felt that red went well with Weiss' design, and he disliked the idea of having a character with a specific color palette walking around with a glowing rainbow. In the end, he decided it would be better, for the audience's sake, to color code Dust.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Weiss is shown practicing with Myrtenaster in a room full of dummies, while a mysterious figure watches her from a nearby doorway. She is later seen at the end, standing with Yang and Blake, looking at Ruby.
 * She does not appear to have her characteristic scar in any of the storyboard images. It is unknown if this storyboard was made before or after it was decided that she would have a scar. It is also unknown if her scar's absence is an oversight, due to the storyboard simply being used to plan the actual opening animation.

Character Basis
Blake Belladonna alludes to Belle from the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, which follows Team RWBY's theme of fairy tale allusions. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * Blake loves to read.
 * In the episode "The Shining Beacon, Pt.2", Blake is seen to own a candelabra, which references Lumière, the living candelabra from the Disney adaptation. According to Miles Luna, this was part of an attempt to surround her with lots of "Belle-related items".

Emblem
Blake's emblem is a stylized depiction of a belladonna flower. This emblem appears on some of Blake's possessions:
 * Battle outfit - the outer side of each of her stockings, on the thigh.
 * Gambol Shroud - on the hilt.
 * Pajamas - on the right breast.
 * "Intruder" alternate outfit - on the left side of her shirt.

Appearance
Volume 2 Production Diary 2 shows a piece of early Blake concept art that looks quite different from the final version of her design. She is wearing a black (coat thing?) with the (collar open?) down to (???) and a black strap across the chest. The bottom opens above the belly button, splitting off to the sides. The back of her (coat?) reaches almost to the back of her knees. Underneath the (coat?), she is wearing a pair of very short white shorts, the waist of which may extend above the belly button.

A gold-colored ring with pointed extensions can be seen on her right upper thigh, and a piece of gold-colored armor is present on her right shoulder and upper arm, underneath which is white bandages. She is wearing a black, fingerless glove with gold trim on her right hand and a longer version of the glove on her left hand. She wears thigh-high, heeled gray boots that appear to have a strap on the outer side connecting up to her shorts. The black laces on her boots start near her toes and extend all the way up. An early version of her belladonna flower emblem is visible on the outer side of her right boot, near the top. The soles of her boots appear to be red.

Her physical appearance has the following two differences: She appears to be dual wielding a pair of (knives? daggers? They look like they don't have guards, almost like a really short wakizashi or something).
 * Her left cat ear has an orange spot on it.
 * She has complete heterochromia iridum. Her left eye is yellow, and her right eye is blue.

Production

 * Monty said that Blake's name was the hardest to make. In fact, Belladonna was originally planned to be her first name but was changed because it didn't feel sharp enough for her character.
 * In the first tweet Monty ever made about RWBY, he asked if anyone knew of a word for something that is black that starts with a W. This means that Blake's first name may have almost started with a W.
 * According to Monty, Blake's alternate outfit from, Intruder, is based on SNSD member Yuri's clothes from the music video of the song The Boys.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Blake first appears standing on a tree branch in Forever Fall Forest, before disappearing as the camera pans behind a tree. She is later seen at the end, standing with Weiss and Yang, looking at Ruby.

Character Basis
Yang Xiao Long alludes to Goldilocks from the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, which follows Team RWBY's theme of fairy tale allusions. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * The "Yellow" Trailer, which served as an introduction for Yang, takes place in Hei "Junior" Xiong's nightclub. During the course of the trailer, she knocks out a DJ who is wearing a bear mask and fights Hei. The literal translation for Hei's name, from Chinese to English, is Black Bear. That, added with his nickname, Junior, combine to make him the "baby bear" to her Goldilocks.
 * Yang's first fight in the series proper is against a pair of Ursai, in the episode "The Emerald Forest".
 * Yang places great value on her long, thick, golden-blonde locks of hair.

Appearance Basis

 * The pigtails Yang has in the flashback sequence in "Burning the Candle" were inspired by her voice actress, Barbara Dunkelman, who also had pigtails when she was younger.

Emblem
Yang's emblem is a burning heart. This emblem appears on some of her possessions:
 * Battle outfit - on the left breast of her shirt and right front of her leather half-skirt.
 * On her motorcycle helmet.
 * Pajamas - on her tanktop.
 * "Hunter" alternate outfit - on the outer side of each of her stockings, on the thigh.

Battle Outfit
An old piece of concept art shows one outfit with two different color palettes and two different scarves. This version of her outfit has eight differences from her battle outfit in the series: There also appears to be a difference in physical appearance:
 * The one on the right has a regular scarf with strips hanging from the end.
 * Her outer skirt parts on her left side and covers the front, instead of being open in the front.
 * The inner side of her right boot has no visible zipper.
 * Her belt goes through a wide (leather?) article (what is that?).
 * There is no pouch on the side of her belt.
 * Her burning heart emblem is not present anywhere on her outfit.
 * The long fabric hanging from the back of her skirt appears to be plain white, rather than pale blue fading into white.
 * The long fabric hanging from the back of her skirt appears to be longer.
 * Her eyes are a darker, much more vivid purple than they are in her final design.

A second piece of concept art shows an outfit that much more closely resembles her final appearance, with ten differences:
 * The inner side of her right boot has no visible zipper.
 * The scarf tied around her left leg is cyan, rather than a bluish-gray.
 * Her burning heart emblem is not present on her shirt.
 * The image of her emblem on her leather half-skirt is black instead of yellow.
 * She appears to be wearing armwarmers.
 * Her belt appears to have engraved designs in it.
 * Her belt goes through a wide (leather?) article (thingy).
 * There is no pouch on the side of her belt.
 * The long fabric hanging from the back of her skirt appears to be plain white, rather than pale blue fading into white.
 * The long fabric hanging from the back of her skirt appears to be longer.

Childhood
A piece of concept art of Ruby and Yang's childhood appearances gives us a clearer view of Yang's outfit from the flashback in "Burning the Candle".

Yang is depicted wearing a light brown shirt with puffy sleeves, similar to her battle outfit's jacket, that appears to be coming apart at the side. The split in the side of her shirt is held together by a criss-crossed stitching of black thread. Over her shirt, she is wearing an orange belt. She is wearing a pair of long, dull, dark brown shorts that end at the knee and have a notch on the inner side of the bottom of the leg. Her footwear consists of brown shoes and a pair of orange folded-down socks. Her accessories are a yellow bandanna around her neck and a pair of orange ribbons tying her hair up into pigtails.

This childhood outfit bears similarities to Yang's battle outfit, most noteably the sleeves of the shirt, the bandanna, the shoes, and the socks.

Production

 * In her trailer, the photo that Yang shows to Junior is the "Transient Princess", an artwork by Monty Oum based on Final Fantasy VIII's Rinoa. The artwork is used as a placeholder for the character Yang is actually searching for, who is later revealed to be Raven Branwen.
 * In order to get ready to voice Yang, Barbara repeatedly yells Ruby's name.
 * In the Volume 1 Director's Commentary, Monty mentions that, when he chose Yang's voice actress, he said "Barbara should play Goldilocks." According to J.J. Castillo, Monty had a habit of referring to characters by the names of who they are inspired by, rather than their actual names in the show.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Yang hops onto her motorcycle, winks at the camera, and drives away. She later appears standing with Weiss and Blake, looking at Ruby, whom she reaches out to and takes the hand of.

Character Basis
Jaune Arc alludes to Joan of Arc, which follows JNPR's theme of people who dressed themselves as the opposite gender. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * His name is similar to that of Joan of Arc.
 * In Volume 1, Jaune had a brief story arc spanning "Jaunedice" through "Forever Fall, Pt.2", which referenced Joan of Arc's tale. In this arc, Jaune is bullied and blackmailed by Cardin Winchester, who alludes to Henry Beaufort, who was a Cardinal and the Bishop of Winchester. Henry Beaufort took part in the trial of Joan of Arc, which led to a false conviction, sentencing her to death by immolation.

Emblem
The emblem Jaune uses is a rainbow. His true emblem is unknown. The rainbow emblem appears on a couple of Jaune's possessions:
 * On the front of his shield.
 * Battle outfit - on the soles of his shoes, in Volume 1.

His true emblem is hidden under his chestplate.

Appearance
A piece of concept art shows Jaune with two different outfits, each of which has aspects of his final design.

The left outfit has him wearing a black short-sleeved hoodie with red, or perhaps red-orange, lining. Overtop this hoodie, he is wearing a pair of shoulder plates and a breastplate. For bottoms, he is wearing jeans with tan chaps over them and a brown belt with a large pouch on either side. Completing his outfit are a pair of black shoes with white soles and a pair of orange gloves that each have a metal plate on the back.

The right outfit has him wearing a dull grayish-tan hoodie with a tan vest over it and a pair of jeans with a hole ripped in the knee of his left leg. He is wearing a pair of crossed brown belts with a couple of brown pouches on his left side. On his feet is a pair of black boots, which appear to have some armor on the toes. On each arm is orange fabric and an elbow pad, and on each hand is a brown glove with a metal plate on the back and another metal plate sticking out onto his wrist.

It appears that both of these outfits were combined to create the final design that he possesses in the series: This concept art also displays a difference in physical appearance. In the drawing on the left, Jaune has red eyes, and in the drawing on the right, he has brown eyes.
 * The black hoodie and armor plates from the left.
 * The belts from the right.
 * The fabric and elbow pads from the right.
 * The gloves from the right.
 * The belts from the right, although the pouches were moved to his right side.
 * The pants from the right.
 * The shoes from the left and the boots from the right appear to have been combined to form a different design of boots.

It appears that a third outfit option was almost drawn, which would have given him a scarf.

In Volume 1, Jaune has the "rainbow" emblem from his shield on the soles of his shoes. In Volume 2, the soles were changed to no longer include that emblem, and they are labeled "left" and "right". Miles spoke of this change using Jaune's voice to express concern that he could become concussed and forget left and right.

Production

 * When trying to come up with Jaune's personality, his voice actor, Miles Luna, performed various voices for Monty Oum. Monty loved the "nerdy" voice, and that became Jaune's voice.
 * Jaune was originally going to be named Jean, as in blue jeans, in order to fit the Color Naming Rule. However, Burnie Burns walked in on the writers discussing it and suggested jaundice.
 * This may be the inspiration for the names of the Volume 1 episodes "Jaunedice" and "Jaunedice, Pt.2".
 * After production on Volume 1 was completed, Monty began making new rigs for the character models so that they could be animated more smoothly. He used Jaune to test the new rig and made a video of Jaune dancing in Junior's nightclub.
 * The emblem on Jaune's shield is referred to as a rainbow, by Miles.
 * Jaune's true emblem is hidden under the breastplate of his battle outfit and is sometimes visible during production when the breastplate improperly renders.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Jaune is shown staring worriedly at a large building, perhaps meant to be Beacon Academy. He is startled by Pyrrha Nikos placing her hand on his shoulder and sees her giving him an assuring look. He is then shown standing proudly with Lie Ren and Pyrrha, before Nora Valkyrie leaps onto his back.

Character Basis
Nora Valkyrie alludes to Thor, from Norse mythology, which follows JNPR's theme of people who dressed themselves as the opposite gender. In order to steal back his hammer, Thor once had to disguise himself as the goddess Freyja, wearing bridal gear along with the disguise. This allusion has had the following effects on the character and the show:
 * Her emblem is a hammer with a lightning bolt through it.
 * She wields a warhammer that has a Norse name.
 * Her last name is Valkyrie, which references the fact that Thor had to disguise himself as Freyja, who is sometimes associated with valkyries.
 * Her Semblance allows her to absorb and produce electricity to power up her muscles, giving her more strength.

Emblem
Nora's emblem is a hammer with a lightning bolt going through it. This emblem appears on some of Nora's possessions:
 * On the head of her hairbrush.
 * Battle outfit - on the back of her shirt.
 * Pajamas - on her Boop shirt.
 * On the ear pieces of her headphones.

Appearance
Not much of Nora's appearance has changed from the concept art that has been released. Both pieces show her wearing the same outfit as her final design, albeit the ribbons of her bow are shorter, due to animation limitations. The only other difference that can be seen is that her eyes were originally going to be pink.

Production

 * Monty Oum told Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross that "Nora is a powerful woman" and let them come up with the rest of her personality. Miles and Kerry's development of Nora's personality began with her and Lie Ren's introduction scene in "The First Step". They decided that Nora is a morning person, while Ren is not. From there, "it exploded" into Nora always being energetic and Ren never being energetic.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Nora hops onto Jaune Arc's back while he is posing with Ren and Pyrrha Nikos.

Character Basis
Pyrrha Nikos alludes to Achilles, which follows JNPR's theme of people who dressed themselves as the opposite gender. Achilles once had to go into hiding by disguising himself as a red-haired woman named Pyrrha. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * Pyrrha's given name comes from the name that Achilles took on while in disguise.
 * Pyrrha's nickname is "The Invincible Girl".
 * Shortly before Pyrrha is killed, an arrow strikes her heel, thus preventing her from fleeing. Similarly, Achilles was killed by an arrow striking his heel.

Emblem
Pyrrha's emblem is a spear laid across a shield. This emblem appears on two of her possessions:
 * Battle outfit - on the metal disc attached to her sash.
 * Weapon - on a circular piece on Miló.

Appearance
In an early piece of concept art, Pyrrha is shown wearing the same outfit as she does in her final design, minus the headdress. Her hair is down instead of being in a pony tail, and her eyes are yellow instead of green.

Another piece of concept art includes a concept for her headdress.

Production

 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Pyrrha appears at Jaune Arc's side, placing her hand on his shoulder and giving him a comforting look. She then stands proudly with him and Lie Ren, before Nora Valkyrie leaps onto Jaune's back.

Character Basis
Lie Ren alludes to Mulan, which follows JNPR's theme of people who dressed as the opposite gender. Mulan had to disguise herself as a man to join the Chinese army.

Emblem
Ren's emblem is a stylized depiction of a lotus flower. This emblem appears on one of his possessions:
 * StormFlower - on the side of the grip of each gun.

Appearance
Ren has undergone a significant change since his concept art stage. In his early concept art, he wears a modified, green cheongsam, with a pair of white pants underneath. The cuffs of the cheongsam are pink, and it has a raised, red collar. There appears to be a pink and dark green design on the right shoulder, perhaps a lotus. Around his waist is a red sash with a gold-colored buckle. His footwear consists of a pair of pink shoes. His hair is pinned up in a bun and lacks its characteristic pink streak. Instead, he has gray coloring in his bangs. His eyes appear to be white or gray. He is shown holding a sword, which could mean that he was originally going to wield one.

Production

 * Monty Oum told Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross that "Ren is an honorable warrior" and let them come up with the rest of his personality. Miles and Kerry's development of Ren's personality began with his and Nora Valkyrie's introduction scene in "The First Step". They decided that Nora is a morning person, while Ren is not. From there, "it exploded" into Nora always being energetic and Ren never being energetic.
 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Ren appears posing with Jaune Arc and Pyrrha Nikos, before Nora hops onto Jaune's back.

Character Basis
Cardin Winchester alludes to Henry Beaufort, who oversaw the trial of Joan of Arc. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * Henry Beaufort was a Cardinal and a Bishop of Winchester. As reference to this, Cardin's full name is Cardin Winchester, and he chooses the Black Bishop piece during the initiation.
 * His scroll ID is 1374-BEAUFORT.
 * In Volume 1, he bullies Jaune Arc, who alludes to Joan of Arc.

Character Basis
Velvet Scarlatina alludes to the stuffed rabbit in The Velveteen Rabbit. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * She is a rabbit Faunus.
 * In the story, the child who owns the stuffed rabbit becomes ill with scarlet fever, which is sometimes referred to as "scarlatina" in old literature. Velvet's full name references this and the story's title.

Emblem
Velvet's emblem is a stitched heart. This emblem appears on some of Velvet's possessions:
 * Battle outfit - on the left side of her chest.
 * Weapon - on the side of the box.
 * Weapon - on her camera's shutter.

Appearance
Velvet's battle outfit was designed by a fan in a contest hosted by Rooster Teeth. The winning design, by Rooster Teeth user MUNNKIE, was announced in the first Volume 2 Production Diary and was chosen from approximately 1,300 entries. Rooster Teeth used the contest as an opportunity to show the production process from concept art to computer model in their second Volume 2 Production Diary. During the second Production Diary, Patrick Rodriguez draws concept art for a slightly modified version of the winning design.

Three changes were made to the design:
 * The main color was changed from green to brown.
 * More stitched lines were added to the stitched heart emblem.
 * Gold-colored bracers were added to her wrists.

Production

 * Velvet's involvement in the series was originally going to be limited to her two appearances in Volume 1. However, fans loved her so much that Monty Oum, Miles Luna, and Kerry Shawcross decided to keep her. Instead of designing a battle outfit for her themselves, they held a contest for fans to design it.

Character Basis
Ozpin alludes to the Wizard of Oz, from the novel of the same name. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * The initials of the Wizard's name, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Digg, spell OZPINHEAD, which may be the origin of Ozpin's name, as well as his position as headmaster of Beacon Academy.

Emblem
Ozpin's emblem is a gear within a larger gear. This emblem appears on two of Ozpin's possessions:
 * A metal circle on the front of his desk.
 * Above the elevators in his office.

Appearance
In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, the glasses Ozpin is wearing are differently shaped and larger than the ones he wears in his final design.

Production

 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Ozpin is shown sitting in a chair with Glynda standing nearby. A glint on his glasses turns into a flash of light, which acts as a transition.

Character Basis
Glynda Goodwitch alludes to Glenda the Good Witch from the novel The Wizard of Oz. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * Glynda's full name is derived from this allusion.

Emblem
Glynda's emblem is a tiara. This emblem appears on one of Glynda's possessions:
 * Battle outfit - her cape.

Appearance
The credits for the episode "Fall" show a piece of colored concept art that does not look much different from Glynda's final design.

The concept art has the following four differences:
 * Her eyes appear to be gray instead of green.
 * Her hair appears to be a paler blonde.
 * She is wearing pink nail polish.
 * Her ear rings and the bead on her shirt collar are a brighter shade.

In an old render of her model, her cape is missing the tiara emblem, but everything else is the same.

Production

 * In the original Volume 1 Opening storyboard, Glynda is shown using a Scroll while standing near Ozpin. Shortly after, a glint on Ozpin's glasses turns into a flash of light, which acts as a transition.

Character Basis
Peter Port alludes to the character Peter from the fairy tale Peter and the Wolf. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and show:
 * In his first appearance in "The Badge and The Burden", Professor Port tells a story about how he captured a Beowolf and was hailed as a hero by his village.

Character Basis
Bartholomew Oobleck alludes to the character Bartholomew from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * His name is taken from the title of the book.
 * His hair is green, like the oobleck.
 * The fact that he prefers to be called "doctor", rather than "professor" may reference how the author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, authored his children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss.

Appearance
Over the course of Volumes 1 through 3, Oobleck's eyes have changed colors three times. Between Volumes 1 and 2, Rooster Teeth released a RWBY playing card deck, containing a card that depicted Oobleck with yellow eyes. In Volume 2, his eyes were finally made visible, and they were revealed to be brown. In Volume 3, his eyes were changed to dark blue.

Character Basis
Sun Wukong alludes to the character Sun Wukong from the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * He has a monkey tail.
 * He fights with a staff named Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang, similar to the original Sun Wukong's staff, Ruyi Jingu Bang.
 * His Semblance allows him to produce clones of himself. The original Sun Wukong could create clones of himself from strands of his hair.
 * Coincidentally, Monty once tweeted that his computer began lagging when he put three Suns in a scene, as well as the fact that most of Sun's polygons are in his hair.
 * Sun identified Blake as a Faunus right away. This may be a reference to the original Sun Wukong's ability named "huǒyǎn-jīnjīng" (火眼金睛, lit. "fiery-eyes golden-gaze"), which enabled him to see through disguises and illusions.

Emblem
Sun's emblem is a monkey. This emblem appears on one of Sun's possessions:
 * Battle outfit - on the pendant of his necklace.

Appearance
There are only two minor difference between Sun's finalized appearance and his concept art:
 * In the concept art, his necklace has a golden, ovular ring on it, instead of a flat circular pendant.
 * In the concept art, his shirt has a pocket on the left breast.

Production

 * According to a tweet by Monty and the DVD Commentary for Volume 1, he described Sun to his concept artist in one word: "ABS".
 * Sun was unable to use his weapon in its nunchuck form in Volume 2, due to the state of its rig. At the time, his nunchucks were using a rig that Monty had made years prior, when he had less experience with rigging and animating. The rig was overly complicated, and the only way that Sun was able to use the nunchucks in "Black and White" was through reuse of an old animation from an old project. After Volume 2 production was finished, Monty made a new, simpler, easier-to-use rig.

Character Basis
Scarlet David alludes to Peter Pan from the novel Peter Pan in Scarlet, which acts as a sequel, in which Peter Pan has become the new Captain Hook. This allusion has had the following influences on the character and the show:
 * His given name, Scarlet, comes from the title of the novel. His given name, David, comes from David Barrie, brother of Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie.
 * He has a pirate motif with his outfit and his weapons.

Appearance Basis

 * Scarlet's appearance is based on G-Dragon of the K-pop group Big Bang.

Appearance
Scarlet is first seen in the Volume 2 Opening as a 2D drawing, standing alongside his teammates. He is later introduced as a full 3D model in Volume 3, with one difference to his appearance:
 * There is no longer a pair of chains holding his jacket onto his shoulder.

Notes:

Add stuff for the Volume 1 Opening Storyboard to all BTS pages that apply.

Sage alludes to Aesop or one of Aesop's fables.

Neptune
 * alludes to Neptune, the God of the Sea in Roman mythology, who is the counterpart of Poseidon.
 * Vasilias is a variant of the Greek word Basileus, meaning "leader, prince, king, or emperor". Poseidon is often called the King of the Sea.
 * His weapon transforms into a trident.
 * His emblem, located on the tongues of his shoes, is a trident head in a shield.
 * His appearance is based on T.O.P of the boy band Big Bang.

Cinder
 * Alludes to Cinderella.
 * The high heel shoes she wears with her normal outfit are made of glass.
 * She has been shown to fight with weapons made of glass.
 * Her emblem is a pair of high heel shoes placed sole-to-sole.
 * In the episode "Dance Dance Infiltration", Mercury Black tells her that she should return by midnight, and the clock strikes midnight shortly after she returns to the dance.

Roman
 * alludes to Romeo Lampwick/Candlewick from Pinocchio. His name even bears a similarity.
 * Appearance heavily based on that of the character Alexander DeLarge in the 1971 British film A Clockwork Orange, which is based on the novel of the same name.
 * His appearance also has similarities to that of Lampwick in Disney's adaptation of Pinocchio.
 * originally wasn't going to stick around in the story, but they (Miles said "we" but I'm not sure if it was just him and Kerry or him, Kerry, and Monty) had so much fun with him that they integrated him into the major plot.

Make note of Emerald and Mercury's appearances in "Black and White", as those appearances have slight differences from their final appearances.

Hei Xiong alludes to the baby bear from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Note Taiyang's change in appearance between the photo from the V3 opening to Round One.

Raven - Use of a recolored version of Yang's hair model in the after credits scene of "Breach" may have been a placeholder, due to the team almost running out of time. Her hair appears slightly different in the photo in the V3 opening.

Qrow - While only officially given a name by Monty when RWBY was created, the character Qrow is based on what had been a brainchild of the show's creator for nearly a decade. He had gone through many design iterations, but both his personality and combat style have essentially prevailed over the years.

Winter concept art.

Penny
 * alludes to Pinocchio from the fairy tale of the same name.
 * "Penny" is similar to "Pinocchio"
 * She's a sentient robot - the first synthetic human capable of generating an Aura.
 * "I'm not a real girl."
 * She manipulates her swords through the use of very thin strings or wires, similar to how a puppet is controlled with thin strings.

Arslan - Final design is different from the concept art.

Bolin - Concept art. Design is the same.

Reese - Concept art. Design is the same.

Nadir - Concept art. Hair in the concept art is a darker, redder pink.