Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160518062840/@comment-24534644-20160521162720

And that's why this sort of thing is a trap. RWBY is a series that is clearly designed in such a way so that the focus is equally spread out amongst all the characters. Yes, the main character is Ruby Rose. And yes, she is the leader of her own team, which itself is named RWBY. But the other members of the team are all just as interesting and complex, if not more so, than Ruby herself. And then there are the people out there who like JNPR more than RWBY, and with they were the main team of the show. Both teams weren't made built around a single character. They were made with each character being important in their own right, and then put on a team.

Think of it this way. Ozpin doesn't think of team names, and then look for students to put on those team. He gives names to teams that have already been formed. Now obviously, we as writers can do it like that, but the point is that you need to write the characters so that they have value on their own merits first, before sticking them onto a team. Because if a character's only recognizable qualities are "being on the same team/being in a romantic relationship with this OTHER character", then something is wrong.