Atlas Academy


 * For the Kingdom of the same name, see Atlas.

Atlas Academy is the Huntsman academy of the Kingdom of Atlas. Unlike the other Kingdoms, the Academy as an institution is not an entity separate from the Kingdom's government.

The headmaster of Atlas' academy is General James Ironwood, who is also a military commander.

History
Following the end of the Great War, four new academies were created in each of the four kingdoms to train Huntsmen, warriors trained specifically to fight the Grimm. Atlas Academy was founded in what was then known as the Kingdom of Mantle. Some time after the founding of the academy, the state of Mantle ceased to exist. Presumably, Atlas became synonymous with both the kingdom and the Huntsman academy. Today, the government of Atlas and the academy are known to exist as one entity.

The academy has come under criticism for the imposition of military lifestyle on its students. Graduates are also pressured to enlist in the Atlesian military's Special Operatives unit, a practice which runs contrary to the academy founders' initial intentions for Huntsmen to be free from allegiance to a specific kingdom.

Dress Code
Atlas' dress code consists of white long-sleeved shirts with gray pocket-vest jackets on top. These are accompanied by a pair of white dress gloves and a dark-gray tie. Male students wear long white trousers, while female students wear gray leggings and knee-high black boots.

Known Students

 * Penny - Participating in the Vytal Festival, representing the Kingdom of Atlas, but it is not known if she is an actual student of the academy
 * Penny's Teammate - Participating in the Vytal Festival, representing the Kingdom of Atlas
 * Winter Schnee - Implied to be a graduate of Atlas Academy, and currently a member of the Atlesian military's special operatives unit

Staff Members

 * General James Ironwood - Headmaster

Trivia

 * Atlas Academy is named after the Greek Titan Atlas, who is said to have held up the pillar between the heavens and the earth as punishment for his actions in the Titanomachy. This suggests a motif of protectors and bearers of responsibility.
 * Its name is notable in that it is a less direct, non-definitional reference to protection, differing from the names of its peers, Beacon, Haven, and Shade.
 * It's name also brings to mind Atlases, large books of maps, suggesting a motif of guidance and unity.