Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-50.43.20.122-20160405063923/@comment-4010415-20160405095804

1. Neptune is based on Neptune, the Roman equivalent of Poseidon.

2. The Velveteen Rabbit is a children's book.

Basically, the significant characters in RWBY allude to classic stories, not just fairy tales. You've got fairy tales, mythology, real historical events, children's books, and classic novels.

Some other ones we know:


 * Bartholomew Oobleck - Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck (a children's book)


 * Peter Port - Peter and the Wolf (a fairy tale)


 * Ozpin - The Wizard of Oz (classic novel)


 * Glynda Goodwitch - The Wizard of Oz (classic novel; Glenda the Good Witch)


 * Cinder Fall - Cinderella (fairy tale)


 * Mercury Black - Mercury, the Roman equivalent of Hermes (mythology)


 * Roman Torchwick - Pinocchio (uhh, I think it's a fairy tale? Romeo Lampwick/Candlewick, from the story)


 * Penny Polendina - Pinocchio


 * Cardin Winchester - Henry Beaufort, who was the Bishop of Winchester and a Cardinal; oversaw the trial of Joan of Arc


 * Hei "Junior" Xiong - Most likely the baby bear from Goldilocks (Hei Xiong is Chinese for Black Bear)