Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25147527-20140707175635/@comment-119.94.99.48-20141207145055

It's pretty likely Arc is not his actual last name, we know Jaune's forefathers are war veterans AND they SHOULD be at least be known by a fair few people (like Blake, being a bookworm and all). Also, they would realize that 'Hey! That guy has the X families shield and sword!'.

This probably means that the shield and sword could be: Original weapons, which is highly unlikely, as shown when he met Ruby, or they are PAINTED over. Or something like that. His ancestors really did have that shield, but he just painted it over, in order to hide from the public or avoid attention, since he DID fake his transcripts.

Now, he also says the name of his weapon, Crocea Mors. Also most likely another fake name since no one commented on it. So it really should go by a different name.