Velvet Scarlatina

Velvet Scarlatina is a Faunus, as well as a student of Beacon Academy.

Appearance
Velvet is a small girl with long brown hair and brown eyes. She also has a pair of long, brown rabbit ears, making her easily identifiable as a Faunus.

Personality
Velvet is a very shy and quiet girl that tends to keep to herself, either by choice or because she is isolated by others for being a Faunus. Even when being picked on by others, she tends to act very reserved and refuses to fight back, either by fear, or by choice. Later when Dr. Oobleck asked if anyone had been discriminated against for being Faunus, she was almost scared to even raise her hand.

Abilities & Powers
Not much is known about Velvet's abilities or if she has any special skills. However it is possible Velvet has excellent night vision, as this is stated to be a common characteristic of Faunus, as said by both Pyrrha Nikos and Blake Belladonna during Professor Oobleck's history class.

Trivia

 * Her name and appearance are most likely a reference to the story The Velveteen Rabbit, while her surname may refer to the color scarlet, a shade of red. It could also refer to the fact that the boy in The Velveteen Rabbit was sick with scarlet fever, which is sometimes called 'scarlatina' in older literature.
 * She is the first confirmed Faunus to appear in the series outside of a Vale News Network broadcast, and is so far the only Faunus revealed to be attending Beacon.
 * She is the only character in school uniform during Episode 11.
 * She is the first named character to be a Faunus.
 * In addition to her rabbit ears, Velvet also has a pair of human ears.
 * Being a student at Beacon, Velvet should be part of a team of four, much like RWBY, JNPR, and CRDL. However, she's the only named student who's team hasn't been named or revealed.