Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3115535-20151022150055/@comment-26339753-20151029135645

Coolishy777 wrote: TheRozenQueen wrote: Phantomlink959 wrote: The mythological crossdressing thing is where the freyja part ties in.

Also, her name and color relate to a pink flower. The mythological crossdressing is the theme of the team, not what Nora is based on.

Also, cute that her name alludes to a pink flower, but she's based on Thor, not on a flower. Or is Ruby based on a mineral? The JNPR characters are all based on characters who dressed as the opposite gender at one point in their original story. It seems that their abilities are based on the original character while design wise they are based on the crossdressed image. Nora would appear to be the crossdressed Thor, while her powers and fighting still resemble Thor. Jaune being Joan of Arc, Ren being Mulan. The one most people dont know is that Achilles, went into hiding at a (i cant quite remember but it is something like a) brothel or a harem, disguised as a woman with long red hair.

A temple, I believe. Aggamemnon's recruiters were looking for Achilles, the legendary fighter, and heard that he was disguised as a woman. They drew him out by bringing gifts like jewelry and trinkets to the girls, and also giving them fine weapons as well. The real girls were drawn to the baubles, but Achilles (disguised as "Pyrrha") couldn't resist admiring a fine blade. Thus he was discovered, and recruited into the Trojan war.

It'd be interesting if Pyrrha's backstory mirrored this. Perhaps she discovered a love for combat at an early age in a similar manner?