Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-50.43.20.122-20160405063923/@comment-24113789-20160407171053

Yang doesn' just have long blonde hair; it's, like, special or something, and she's a bit vain about it, which makes the hair significant. But you're right that's there's little else about her that pertains to the character or the tale.

The pendant on Weiss's necklace is an apple (although it's so tiny you really can't see it); and she's got some red and black in her outfit, which makes a "black as ebony, red as blood/rubies, white as snow" color scheme. So Weiss isn't the best example here.

Mulan's surname is unknown, but a popular name assigned to her is Hua Mulan, which translates to Wood Orchid Flower, and Ren is Japanese for "lotus", which is also a flower? I guess? His outfit is green like Mulan's in the Disney movie, too, but you're right, that's about all. His appearance is mostly based on Monty himself.

The thing is, there aren't really a whole lot of rules for the character allusions. It's just a little thing they throw in randomly, and it's not done the same way every time. We can't really do it in neat little cubby holes.