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Events[]

Battles[]

Participants Episode(s) Result
Nora and Ren vs. Ursa "Players and Pieces" Won
Team JNPR vs. Death Stalker "Players and Pieces" Won
Team RWBY vs. Team JNPR "Best Day Ever" Lost
Vale Huntsmen vs. Breach Grimm "Breach" Won
Team JNPR vs. Team BRNZ "New Challengers..." Won
Students vs. Nevermore "Battle of Beacon" Won
Students vs. Grimm, White Fang, AK-200s and Paladins

"Battle of Beacon"
"Heroes and Monsters"

Withdrew
Team RNJR vs. Geist "The Next Step" Won
Team RNJR and Qrow vs. Tyrian "Tipping Point" Won
Team RNJR vs. Nuckelavee "No Safe Haven" Won
Nora and Ren vs. Hazel "The More the Merrier" Interrupted
Nora vs. Hazel "Downfall" Won
Argus Limited vs. Manticores and Sphinx "Argus Limited" Withdrew
Ruby's Party vs. Cordovin

"The Lady in the Shoe"
"Seeing Red"

Won
Mantle vs. Sabyrs "The Greatest Kingdom" Won
Atlas Huntsmen vs. Centinels "Ace Operatives" Won
Team JNR and Oscar vs. Team FNKI "Sparks" Won
Nora vs. Sabyr "Out in the Open" Won
Team JNR and Oscar vs. Neo "The Enemy of Trust" Lost
Team JNR, Oscar, Emerald and Winter vs. Ironwood "Creation" Won

Background[]

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Nora's uneasy childhood

Nora Valkyrie turned up in Kuroyuri as a homeless orphan who had to scavenge for food after her mother who ran away from the Grimm left her behind. Sometime later, she met Lie Ren when she was being bullied by a group of boys who did not recognize her but could tell she was poor and wearing strange clothes. When Ren's father Li Ren appeared and scared off the boys, Nora ran off with the loaf of bread she managed to find. As Kuroyuri was attacked, Ren saved her with the help of his newly acquired Semblance. Ren gave Nora a wooden mallet he found on the ground as a way to make Nora feel safer. Promising to protect each other, the two have become inseparable ever since. Nora eventually unlocked her Semblance after she was struck by lightning one day and did not die. Years later, once the two had honed and mastered their skills, both Nora and Ren applied to Beacon Academy and were accepted together.

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Beacon Academy Initiation[]

Nora noisily wakes up Ren and chatters incessantly to him about her excitement at being in Beacon Academy while he brushes his teeth, puts away his sleeping bag and eats breakfast. She mentions team formation while they are in the locker room and how they could communicate in the Emerald Forest and suggests using sloth noises to find each other and be on the same team. However, Ren tells her that sloths do not make a lot of noise.

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"Boop!"

Shortly after Ren defeats a King Taijitu, Nora makes a "sloth call" before she drops down, hanging upside down from the tree in front of him. Ren comments that he is sure that sloths do not make that sound, but Nora just presses her finger to his nose while saying "boop". Glynda Goodwitch watches the exchange on her Scroll and informs Professor Ozpin the last team has been formed. Glynda comments she cannot see them working well together, but thinks they will do better than Jaune Arc and Pyrrha Nikos.

Nora eventually arrives at the abandoned temple while riding on the back of an Ursa. She then hits it with Magnhild's grenade launcher, killing it and displeasing her. When Ren appears from behind the Ursa and tells her to never do it again, he notices that she is gone and has collected a White Rook relic. She dances with it on her head and proclaims she is the "Queen of the Castle".

After more initiates arrive, Nora and the others flee to an ancient ruin in the hopes of escaping the Nevermore and the Death Stalker that close in on them. Nora fires several shots to distract the Nevermore, and Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Ren save her when the Death Stalker appears behind her.

Nora and the rest fight the Death Stalker, hitting it with a few explosive attacks before Jaune takes charge. He orders Pyrrha to cut off the scorpion's stinger which Ren had loosened, and when it landed on the Death Stalker's head, Pyrrha launched Nora into the air, and she drove the stinger into the Grimm like a nail, presumably killing it. After completing the initiation, Nora is inducted into Team JNPR.

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Start of Classes[]

Nora and her team stick their heads out of their dorm after hearing Weiss' commotion about being late to class. Once the team inexplicably falls over each other, she and her teammates are seen running to class with Team RWBY.

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"We'll break his legs!"

Nora eats lunch with Team RWBY and Team JNPR. She tells a story about her recurring dream, during which Ren clears up several of her exaggerations, such as Ursai that were really Beowolves. Pyrrha mentions they can help Jaune Arc with Cardin Winchester, and Nora suggests they break his legs.

One night, Nora jumps on her bed and asks about Jaune's whereabouts. Ren says Jaune has been rather scarce after he started to do favors for Cardin. Pyrrha, however, brushes him off by saying that she is sure Jaune knows what he is doing. Ren and Nora look at each other questioningly. Later as Teams RWBY, JNPR and CRDL visit the forest to collect sap, she drinks a full jar Ren gives her.

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Second Semester[]

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Queen of the castle

While enjoying lunch in the dining hall with her team, Nora flings some food at Yang, who eats it from the air. Nora tosses a large pie toward Team RWBY's table, but it hits Weiss instead of Yang.

The two teams engage in a large scale food fight, starting with JNPR constructing a large structure from tables with Nora at the top, once again singing that she is "Queen of the castle". Nora jumps down and flips an entire table of watermelons at Team RWBY before creating a hammer out of a pole and watermelon.

She manages to take out Weiss and Yang, but Blake uses a string of sausage links to knock Nora into a soda machine. Nora then tosses cans of exploding soda at Blake, and Pyrrha helps with her Semblance. However, Ruby ultimately defeats all of Team JNPR with her Semblance, smashing them against the back wall with a vortex of wind and food.

Glynda enters after the battle and puts everything back in order, telling the kids not to play with their food. Nora looks at Glynda before loudly burping, then laughs with everyone else over the incident.

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"We're not actually together-together..."

Nora reads a book in her team's dormroom. She overhears Jaune privately comment on how she and Ren are "together-together", which she embarrassingly debunks. She joins the conversation between Pyrrha and Jaune, who tells the team leader to tell Weiss what he feels. After Jaune leaves, Nora tells a saddened Pyrrha to practice what she preaches.

She attends the school dance with Ren. After Jaune asks Pyrrha to dance and the music escalates, Nora pulls Ren over, and the team dances as a group.

After the teams are assigned to missions, her team meets Team RWBY outside the school, shortly expressing how "hurt" she is Team RWBY gets to go on a world-saving mission without them. Her team sees off Team RWBY on their mission to Mountain Glenn.

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Nora makes a grand entrance.

Nora and her team head toward their airship for their mission the next day. After alarms are heard from the city, Team JNPR heads to Vale to help. Nora manages to kill a King Taijitu with a single blow from her hammer and later helps to control the outbreak with the rest of her team.

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Vytal Festival Tournament[]

Nora shares a meal with her team and Team RWBY before Team JNPR's first match. When Jaune says he thinks he will vomit, she enthusiastically tells him to aim at the enemy. She assesses her team's combat skills by saying they have a world-renowned fighter, a ninja, herself being able to bench-press five times her own weight and Jaune, indirectly insulting him twice. At the thought of losing the first round, Nora says they will have to live as outcasts when nobody wants to associate with "Team Lose-iper". She goes on to the thought of being exiled from the school, but she and Ren have no home or parents to return to.

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Nora harnesses the power of the storm

Team JNPR's first match in the Vytal Festival tournament is against Team BRNZ of Vacuo's Shade Academy. After the teams fight briefly in the center of the arena, May Zedong, Team BRNZ's sniper, pins Team JNPR after taking cover in the trees on the opposite end of the battlefield. After Nolan Porfirio incapacitates Ren with his electric weapon, Nora makes him hit her with it to charge her Semblance, the ability to conduct electricity to her muscles. By the time he realizes his mistake, Nora has already sent him flying.

When Jaune realizes that the mountain biome has lightning, he tells her to get to the top and charge her Semblance further. She reaches the top and charges, and she transforms her weapon to launch all her grenades at once to destroy May's cover. May is not harmed, but Nora's attack leaves a heart-shaped burn mark in the forest biome. She also hits the other three members of Team BRNZ with an explosive hammer attack.

Jaune attempts to finish the match by calling out team attacks, starting with "Flower Power" for Ren and Nora. Ren is especially confused as to how he is expected to bring "a flower" and how this constitutes a combat tactic. Nora suggests he bring "flour, like in baking". Exasperated, Jaune simply tells Nora hit to Team BRNZ with her hammer, which she does, knocking them clear out of the arena and winning the match.

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Nora tries to coach Pyrrha in preparation for her match

Nora and Team JNPR progress through the doubles round and elect Pyrrha to represent them in the finals. Taking it upon herself to prepare her teammate for her match, Nora coaches Pyrrha in physical training but strongly disagrees with Ren when he tries to get her to drink a "healthy" green slime-juice. Nora samples Ren's concoction and spits it out in disgust. Ren and Nora remain quite unaware of Pyrrha's personal turmoil at the time, though Nora does wisely give Pyrrha and Jaune some time together rather than interrupt, allowing the pair to share a moment together.

Nora and the rest of her team are present at Amity Colosseum to cheer on Pyrrha in her match against Penny Polendina, where she witnesses Pyrrha accidentally destroy her opponent.

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The Battle of Beacon[]

Nora is among the group of students present at Amity Colosseum at the beginning of this Grimm attack on Vale. Her weapon flies to the floating arena in a rocket-propelled locker. After a Giant Nevermore breaks into the stadium, she deals a large blow to its head before its eventual defeat. The group takes an Air Bus to Beacon where they begin to fight the attacking Grimm.

During the fight, Nora pushes Ren out of the way of an Atlesian Paladin-290. She takes its attack for him but is still able to fight later on. Nora and Ren rest with their injuries and stand by their decision to leave only when Jaune and Pyrrha return.

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Journey to Haven[]

After the Fall of Beacon, Nora accompanies Ren, Jaune and Ruby to investigate the conspiracy behind the Vale crisis, beginning their journey to Haven Academy.

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"Team JNRR!"

Months later, while Team RNJR is still on the road to Haven, a nearby village in Mistral comes under attack by a Geist. Ruby is the first to respond, but Nora, Ren and Jaune quickly rush to assist her, and the team destroys the Grimm together. In exchange, the village leader arranges for the team to be given supplies, and a blacksmith upgrades Jaune's armor.

Afterward, she and the others make their way to Shion, hearing that the village would have an airship they could use to get to Haven. However, upon arrival, they see the village in ruins. The four find a dying Huntsman who tells them the village was overrun by Bandits whose attacks caused panic attracting the Grimm. Jaune and Ruby quickly try to put together a plan to save the Huntsman's life, but Nora is doubtful that he will survive; before the three can turn back around to look at him, he succumbs to his injuries. Nora, with a tone of uncertainty, asks if they should bury him.

Ren urges the team to leave the village as he walks away, and Nora catches up to him. The two stop when they find a hoofprint. They recognize it and they look at each other with serious expressions.

Later, they travel to a village named Higanbana and stay at its inn for the night. Concerning the lack of encounters from the Grimm, Nora believes their luck has turned around. She and her friends continue on in high spirits, not knowing that Qrow Branwen has protected them from Grimm.

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Nora fights Tyrian alongside Team RNJR

An unknown amount of time later, they walk into the abandoned village of Oniyuri. They attempt to search for survivors until they realize the village has been abandoned for a long time. Before they can leave, Tyrian Callows, who has been tasked to hunt Ruby, attacks them. During the fight, Ruby charges Nora's Semblance with an electrified rifle shot in order to deal a massive blow to Tyrian, but he intercepts Nora's attack by revealing his scorpion tail. Tyrian proceeds to overwhelm Team RNJR, but before he can land a critical strike on Ruby, Qrow arrives and blocks the attack.

As Qrow and Tyrian fight, Nora tries to intervene with Ren to no avail. After Tyrian flees the scene, she asks Qrow who Tyrian is.

That night, Team RNJR learns about the four Maidens, the two deity brothers, the four relics and Salem. When Nora asks why they are not in a hurry to get to Haven to warn about the impending danger, Qrow answers that the headmaster will be on his guard after what happened to Beacon. Later, when he tries to avoid Ruby's question about him following them discreetly, Nora insists that he answers, reasoning that he has been telling them stories of what they needed to know. The following morning, Team RNJR discovers Tyrian poisoned Qrow during the battle.

Using a makeshift stretcher, they carry him in the hopes of finding help. Unfortunately, they reach a fork in the road and must choose between a mountainous route toward their destination and a lowland route toward Kuroyuri. Nora suggests they split, for Qrow cannot be carried over the mountains. She sets off with Ren on the mountainous path toward Mistral, hoping higher ground will allow them to see a better way to get help. On the way through the mountains, she discovers an open cave filled with walls stained black and various weapons and items from villages across Anima. She and Ren hear a howl and see a strong disturbance in the trees.

Upon arriving in Kuroyuri, Nora and Ren find Jaune, Ruby and Qrow safely before the Nuckelavee Grimm arrives in the town. During the ensuing battle, Ren gets pinned to a wall by the Nuckelavee, and with Ruby's help, Nora saves him from getting hit by its other hand. This leads to the Nuckelavee grabbing Magnhild and using it to smash Nora against the ground until her Aura breaks, which sends Ren into a frenzy against the Grimm. Nora tackles Ren out of the fight and talks sense into him. When the two rejoin the battle, she slays the horse portion of the Nuckelavee with the others' help, and Ren finishes it off.

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Ren and Nora holding hands

The smoke that results from the Nuckelavee's disintegration catches the attention of pilots from Mistral who were on patrol, and the group is transported to the City of Mistral, where Qrow receives medical attention and they find a place to stay. On the way there, she sits with Ren, who initiates hand-holding. Once in the city, she and Ren join Jaune in sitting in quiet remembrance of lost loved ones in Jaune's room.

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In Mistral[]

Nora, along with Qrow and the rest of Team RNJR, meets Leonardo Lionheart, headmaster of Haven Academy and is immediately struck by how anticlimactic it is. She learns of the connection between the Maidens and the Relics through the subsequent conversation but stays out of things except to express her readiness to help. Later, when Oscar Pine shows up, she is flummoxed by his presence, protective of Ruby and again flummoxed by the unusual 14-year-old.

Nora watches with the others as Oscar gives Ozpin control of his body and the former headmaster reveals the true nature of his being as a soul and memories transferred into Oscar after a long line of succession. Nora suggests they bring Oscar to Lionheart to convince him they could secure the Spring Maiden, but Qrow and Ozpin deny the proposal, citing Lionheart's unusual behavior. Ozpin plans to train Nora and the rest of her team so they can best ensure the safety of the Relic of Knowledge.

Nora, Oscar, and the rest of Team RNJR train outside. After Ozpin finishes teaching Oscar and Ruby as they spar, Nora elaborates on Semblances, saying her Semblance unlocked when she survived being struck by lightning.

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Nora and Yang settle their strength.

While Qrow searches for Huntsmen in Mistral, Team RNJR prepares dinner for them upon their arrival. Nora cuts up carrots but occasionally snacks on them, wondering if Qrow will bring the Huntsmen over since they are preparing a lot of food. She then watches with Jaune and Ren as Ruby unexpectedly reunites with Yang and Weiss. Later, the six of them enjoy a ramen dinner while going over past events, including the battle with the Nuckelavee where Nora points out Jaune's strength. When Weiss brings up the cocktail party disaster, Nora states her disbelief but is startled when Weiss summons a Boarbatusk right next to her. Later, as Yang shows off her new robotic arm, Nora challenges her to an arm wrestle, which Yang wins when she propels it off.

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The Battle of Haven[]

Nora and the rest of the group arrive at Haven Academy to find Professor Lionheart and Raven Branwen. Nora sees Raven's magic for the first time and is taken aback. After Raven opens a portal for Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai, Mercury Black and Vernal to step through, the Huntsmen and Huntresses break into fighting. Nora and Ren fight Hazel Rainart, who arrives declaring the presence of the White Fang. Nora stares in disbelief as Cinder impales Weiss with a spear. She rushes with Oscar to Ruby's side to wake her up after Emerald knocks her out.

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Nora throws Hazel

As the fighting breaks out again, Nora urges Yang to stop Cinder, Raven and Vernal from getting the Relic of Knowledge. Later, as Jaune heals Weiss, Nora promises Ruby she will protect them from harm. As the battle continues, Nora and Jaune discuss his Semblance, and he concludes he is not healing Weiss but using his Aura to amplify hers. Upon seeing Hazel harm Ren, Jaune urges Nora to help him. She charges at Hazel, but he pins her and grabs her by the head, sending electricity into her. Unbeknownst to him, the lightning strengthens Nora, and she throws him off her. After Ozpin tells her Hazel's Semblance, Nora swings her hammer into Hazel, sending him crashing through the academy's wall. She rushes to Ren's side as he tries to get back up. When the fight resumes, Nora begins to tire out and is left bewildered as to how Hazel can quickly recharge his Aura.

After the battle, Nora watches happily with Jaune and Ren as Team RWBY is reunited.

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Journey to Atlas[]

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Nora wants to ask the Relic for more questions

Recovering and packing their belongings back at the house, Nora sarcastically remarks how they are finally able to leave the place as they prepare to travel to Atlas. They then learn about the abilities of the Relic of Knowledge from Ozpin, as it can answer three questions every one hundred years. Nora suddenly gets all hyper and excitedly asks if they can ask for more questions. But she is disappointed when Ozpin tells everyone that the three questions have already been used.

Two weeks following the Battle of Haven, Nora prepares with her friends to ride a train and gets excited to see Anima's northern coastline in the city of Argus. On board, however, Manticore and Sphinx Grimm attack, and Nora and her teammates join Team RWBY in fighting off the monsters. When the train reaches a tunnel, Nora suggests that Ren uses his Aura to mask the emotions of the passengers to get them away from the Grimm. Eventually, the group carries the decision that Nora and her teammates get the passengers to the front cars while Team RWBY, Qrow and Oscar fend off the Grimm in the back. After the cars are cut apart, Nora passes Ruby's signal for Ren to use his Semblance with Jaune's aid.

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In Argus[]

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Nora tackles Oscar

Upon arriving in Argus, Nora, Ren and Jaune stay with Jaune's elder sister, Saphron Cotta-Arc and her wife Terra Cotta-Arc. At some point, they attempt to connect with the Argus military base, but it does not go well. The next day, everyone from the detached train makes it to Argus, and Nora tackles Oscar in their reunion outside the city. Saphron meets up with them and takes them to her home, where the heroes get fully reacquainted. Ruby says she has a lot of questions about Jaune and Saphron's relationship, and Nora gleefully says she will fill Ruby in later. Nora shares a concerned look with Ren about Team RWBY going to the Argus military base to find a way to Atlas.

The next day, Nora goes back to the base with the others, where they find that Caroline Cordovin will only allow Weiss to return to Atlas. When the gate shuts on them again and Qrow goes to drink, Nora proclaims that Ozpin will find a solution for them. But back at the Cotta-Arc house, Team JNR learn the truth about Ozpin and Salem, leaving them disheartened that all of their efforts seem to have been in vain. After Jaune's outburst on Oscar, he, Nora and Ren leave to have time to themselves. When everyone regroups, Nora and her team are discouraged when they learn that Oscar is missing.

That night, Nora looks for Oscar with Jaune, Ren and Saphron in the city. When Saphron asks about their mission, Nora vaguely answers that it is hard to talk about it. After Saphron leaves to pick up Adrian, Nora suggests that they get some hot drinks, only to go with Ren as Jaune wanted to be alone. The pair later find Jaune in a nearby park and come across a statue of Pyrrha. As Jaune apologizes for his past actions, Nora comments that he is being unfair with himself about Pyrrha's death, and that she and Ren love him just as they loved Pyrrha. As they look up at the statue, Nora states that they can fight like she did, and the trio leave to meet up with the others. After they return to the house, the group is surprised to see Oscar back, with Nora jumping for joy as the other students tackle the farm boy and inquire about his new outfit. When Jaune later offers an idea of stealing an Atlas airship, Nora is the only one in the group to smile at the idea. After she is disheartened when Qrow turns down the idea, Nora smiles in delight again as Ruby states that they should do things their way.

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The Airship Heist[]

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"You get back here with my man!"

As the group puts Jaune's plan into motion, Nora waits on the cliffside with her teammates, Ruby, Qrow and Oscar so that they can be picked up by Maria Calavera and Weiss in the stolen airship. She and Ren later roll their eyes in amusement as Jaune gets excited that the plan starts working out. But when Weiss and Maria are caught by the radar, Nora worriedly suggests that they should go and help Blake and Yang. As they are approached by Cordovin in her Colossus, the group formulates a plan to fight the Commander, using their size and numbers to their advantage. Nora and her teammates run along the cliffside to distract Cordovin while the others try to find a weakness in the Colossus' structure. When Cordovin is pushed onto the cliffside, Nora and Jaune attack the Colossus to destroy the structure. Ren later climbs onto it and almost falls off, and Nora fires at the Colossus and demands Cordovin that she return Ren back. But when the Commander retaliates by swinging the Colossus' arm at Nora, Jaune rushes to amplify her Aura. However, the two are knocked back by the attack and their Auras are broken.

The heroes, now with Blake and Yang, board the airship and head for the Leviathan. Ruby plans to use her Silver Eye powers on the Grimm, so Nora helps distract it from the airship while Ruby rides Weiss' summoned Lancer. After Ruby petrifies the Leviathan and Cordovin finishes it off, Cordovin allows the heroes to leave for Atlas.

Safe and sound on an airship to Atlas, Nora echoes Yang's statement that they are there each other. With the Kingdom in view, Nora presses her face against a window to get a good look, and a voice on the radio welcomes them.

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From Mantle to Atlas[]

Cautiously, Ruby and the group decide to fly to Mantle instead of trying to meet Ironwood directly. Along the way they leave the Manta behind and Maria leads them through Mantle to what turns out to be Pietro Polendina's pharmacy. The heroes talk to him and try to ask him to meet Ironwood.

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Nora vs Sabyrs

Suddenly, however, an alarm sounds, and Ruby and the group are forced to fight an onslaught of Sabyrs. Penny interrupts the fight and finishes off the last of the Grimm before sharing an oddly heartwarming reunion with the heroes. After Penny leaves to fight more Grimm, the Ace Operatives arrest the heroes for unauthorized weapon use, seizing their weapons and the Relic, and putting them in a transport bound for Atlas.

On the airship they meet Forest, a supporter of Robyn Hill. They talk with him about Robyn for a short while before they are delivered to Ironwood and released from their restraints. Shortly after that, Ironwood reveals his plans to the group while Ruby decides to withhold information about what happened on their way to Atlas from Ironwood.

Later the group, minus Qrow, is lead to Atlas Academy where they can rest.

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Start of Professional Career[]

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New Huntsmen in town

After completing a mission to secure the launch site for the Amity Communication Tower, Ironwood grants Nora and her friends their Huntsmen licenses. As now official Huntsmen, Nora and her friends go through several training exercises with the Ace Operatives to improve their skills and Huntsmen missions to assist the construction of Amity Tower as well as defend Mantle from any Grimm attacks and hunt any loose Grimm.

Nora also participates in training with her team in a sparring match with Team FNKI, and later helps Jaune keep track of his training, tracking his recovery time and Semblance.

After several weeks of rigorous training and missions, Ironwood grants Nora and her friends a night off during election night. Nora decides to spend her night with Ren and Ruby at a pre-election party for Robyn in support of her cause, favoring the Happy Huntresses over Ironwood's policy.

En route to the party, Ren questions what can be done about Salem; Nora suggests that Jinn's statement Ozma could not kill her only applied to him. Ren insists they should be training, which leads to an argument with Nora.

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Let's get real

At the party, Penny greets the three of them, and when she asks where the others are, Nora insinuates a romantic relationship between Blake and Yang, a notion Ren rejects, both using language that suggests their own relationship as well, furthering their argument. After Ren tells Nora he isn't good with talking, she tells him to "screw talking", and they share a kiss.

However while at the venue, Ruby notices a hooded Tyrian Callows at the party. She tries to warn everyone but before she can do so, the venue is hacked by an Outside party who disables the power to use the cover of darkness for Tyrian Callows to begin massacring the crowd. The chaos and stampeding crowd knock Ruby into the ground where she loses Tyrian in the dark. After killing numerous people, Tyrian slips away before the power comes back on, framing Penny for the attack. The negativity draws a Grimm attack to Mantle, while Jacques Schnee comes out as victor in the election. Ruby, Nora and Ren assist Atlas authorities in repelling the invasion while a traumatized Penny returns to Atlas.

Following this, Nora, Ruby, and Ren meet with Ironwood, Winter Schnee, Clover Ebi and Qrow in the headmaster's office, where James informs the group he is close to declaring martial law after Robyn takes to vigilantism. Nora objects, claiming the martial law plan will only draw Grimm to Mantle, but is eventually ordered to help find the Happy Huntresses. Nora is shocked to find Ren agreeing with Ironwood.

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Nora and Ironwood argue

Ironwood and his subordinates are invited by Jacques to a private dinner party at his mansion to defend his council position. Nora and her friends are invited along too as a precaution in case the council needs more witnesses. Before leaving, Team RWBY and Oscar discuss their suspicions of Jacques and his suspicious election victory and possible ties to the hacker in the security network. They decide for Weiss to sneak off in the mansion and search his office for clues. Nora and her team help Weiss get away from the party by distracting Whitley Schnee for the former heiress. Weiss successfully sneaks to his office during the party and, with some help from her mother, obtains a recording of her father and Arthur Watts striking a deal for Watts to rig the election in exchange for humiliating Ironwood. Weiss shows the footage to the council resulting in Jacques being stripped of his rank and arrested.

Meanwhile Watts, using Jacques' council credentials, hacks into the Mantle heating grid and deactivates the heat throughout the city, freezing the citizens. The public assume Atlas to be freezing them out and cause a huge riot and fire in the streets, attracting a massive Grimm invasion. With the panic Ironwood was afraid of already happening, Ruby and Oscar convince him to tell the council and Robyn of Salem, which he agrees and complies with. Before the Ace Operatives, Team RWBY and Team JNR deploy to Mantle to protect the citizens and repel the Grimm, Ruby and Oscar agree to reveal the truth of Ozpin's disappearance and Salem's immortality to Ironwood, which Oscar stays behind to do.

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Nora swarmed by a crowd

The Huntsmen fly into Mantle on an airship but are shot down by Teryx Grimm. They split up into teams of 3 to help as many civilians as possible, with Nora being on a team with Weiss, Marrow Amin, and May Marigold to fight a pack of Sabyrs. As they battle the Grimm, Ironwood releases a broadcast to Mantle and Atlas revealing the existence of Salem, her associates and their responsibility with their attacks on Beacon, Mistral and Mantle much to Nora's joy.

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Fallout with Atlas[]

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JNPR vs Neo

During the evacuations, Nora and the other Huntsmen suddenly receive a message from Ironwood to be recalled with zero explanation. Confused, Nora and her team return to Atlas Academy to find Oscar. Soon, Oscar finds himself hunted by Neopolitan in the Academy's halls, under the orders of Cinder to obtain the Relic. She succeeds but fails to kills Oscar, who has gone missing. Meanwhile, Team JNPR returns to the Academy to find him, seeing only the aftermath of their battle as they hear from Ruby about Ironwood's plan to raise Atlas and of Salem's impending arrival.

While searching for him, JNPR finds Neo, who is posing as Oscar, having stolen the Relic of Knowledge. Nora is almost fooled by the disguise, but the real Oscar arrives, striking a blow to her face and taking back the Relic. Neo continues trying to steal the Relic of Knowledge from them. Their fight is interrupted when Atlas Soldiers begin chasing Team JNPR and Oscar, who are still on a wanted list. Oscar is exhausted from his previous encounter with Neo from before Team JNPR found him, and due to his exhaustion, he is unable to keep up with JNPR and becomes lost. Neo, having disguised herself as Nora, hides Oscar from the Atlas soldiers and steals the Lamp. She then flees, making it past Oscar and Jaune with her agility and then Ren by playing with his feelings for Nora. Due to more interference from Atlas soldiers, she manages to escape.

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Strained

While Team JNPR and Oscar hide from the soldiers, Ren frustratedly talks about how they have lost the Relic, leading Oscar to start quietly thinking. Before an argument can break out, Pietro Polendina and Maria Calavera contact them through their formerly blocked communications. Maria informs the group that they have an escape vehicle and will be coming to get them. While this happens, Oscar sneaks away and soon after tells them that he must do something alone. Team JNPR is unable to pursue him due to being found by more soldiers.

Maria, Pietro, Blake, and Yang pick up Team JNPR in the Manta serving as their escape vehicle, and Yang questions where Oscar and the Relic are. The group leaves to pick up Weiss, Ruby, and Penny after a battle with Cinder. On the airship, the group intercepts a broadcast from the military; Salem has arrived.

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Assisting with Amity's Launch[]

After Ruby, Weiss, Oscar, Maria, and Penny reconvene with the rest of the group in one of the Happy Huntresses' shelters in Mantle, a schism begins to form amongst them. Some want to help the citizens of Mantle while others are in favor of launching Amity Colosseum and revealing Salem's existence to the world. Although Nora previously criticized Ironwood for refusing to acknowledge Mantle's suffering, she sides with Ruby, arguing that they should prioritize Amity in order to warn the people of Vacuo, Mistral and Vale. Jaune suggests a temporary split-up in order to achieve both objectives. The task of helping with Amity's launch falls to Nora, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Penny.

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Nora near comatose due to her extensive injuries

Her group infiltrates the Atlesian military compound to gain access to Ironwood's personal terminal. Inside, Nora confides in Weiss and Blake that she feels she is defined by her relationship with Ren, and is afraid of having no distinguishing traits, especially now that Ren is shutting her out; Blake points out that her relationship with Ren is not the only part of her, while Weiss advises her to try doing "something only Nora would do".

When the Ace-Ops cut Penny off from her friends with an electrified forcefield, Nora overcharges her Semblance when she absorbs a vast amount of electrical energy from the forcefield. She successfully destroys the door, allowing the others to reach Penny, but shatters her Aura in the process, leaving her unconscious and badly scarred. She is brought to Schnee Manor for treatment and recovery, and sleeps through Ruby's broadcast from Amity Colosseum. Klein Sieben is later recalled to the manor to treat her injuries.

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Attack and Reunion at the Schnee Manor[]

Shortly after, a gravely injured Penny lands at the Schnee Manor, having lost consciousness due to a fall from Amity.

Klein continues to tend to Nora, who awakens just as Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Whitley rush a badly-damaged Penny into Weiss's room. Klein isn't sure whether he can adequately repair the damage, but will do what he can. Unfortunately, at that moment the power goes out. May, on her way back to the Mantle Crater to help the refugees, calls them to confirm that Atlas just took another major hit. Ruby apologizes that they aren't doing more to help, but May tells her not to beat herself up, saying she doesn't know how much help they are able to give, at this point.

As The Hound attacks the Manor, Penny shifts between her normal persona and Watts' hacking. Nora reaches out to her from her bed, saying no one will make Penny do something she doesn't want to. Penny claims a part of her is making her, but Nora repeats Blake's words to her: "It's just a part of you; don't forget about the rest." This causes Penny to calm down and return to her own persona. Soon after, the Hound is killed by the group without interacting with Nora.

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Nora comforts Penny when the virus begins taking over

When Yang's Group reunites with Ruby's, an alarm sounds from everyone's Scrolls, signifying an emergency broadcast. Ruby uses her Scroll to project a screen for everyone to watch the broadcast on. The screen shows the SDC ships being shot down by Atlas military ships, and the broadcast then switches to Ironwood standing in a spotlight in a dark room. He claims that Penny alone is standing in the way of Atlas' salvation. He then gives Penny a choice - either she opens the Vault for him and Mantle is left to fend for itself, or he will destroy Mantle with the bomb that was originally intended to kill Monstra. Ironwood then threatens to destroy Mantle if anyone does anything other than what he has ordered. He states that Penny has one hour to respond. However, unbeknownst to him, Penny is still unconscious.

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I’ve always loved you

Ren and Jaune reunite with Nora who is still healing in Weiss' room. The latter tries in vain to clear up her scars with his Semblance. There, Nora and Lie Ren voice their feelings, and Ren apologizes to Nora and Jaune. When Ren's speech turns to a more romantic undertone toward Nora, Jaune awkwardly flees the room to give them alone time. The two continue to open up about their feelings, leading them to confess their love for each other. Nora explains to Ren that, for now, she needs time to discover and understand who she is as a person separate from him, and Ren voices that he is perfectly okay with that.

She is later present in helping to stop Penny from leaving when the virus takes over. Once Jaune has boosted Penny's Aura temporarily halting the virus. After Emerald admits she's switched sides, the mood lightens and Ozpin tells everyone that he realizes he should have trusted them with the truth and should not have run away when they discovered it for themselves. Yang, Blake and Weiss state that they understand that trust is a risk. The virus continues trying to force Penny to go to the vault, and Ruby gets an idea.

Ruby calls Ironwood and tells him that Penny will open the Vault. There, Ironwood tells Ruby to send Penny to the Atlas Academy entrance alone.

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The Ultimate Risk[]

Nora is involved in the plan of stopping Ironwood as part of a group consisting her own team, Oscar, Emerald, and Winter. After defeating the general in a fight, she is later seen in a communication room following the next phase of the plan with Jaune, Ren, Emerald and Oscar to broadcast a message to the citizens of Mantle and Atlas when the broadcast and kingdom wide broadcasts are cut off.

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Nora prepares to attack Ironwood with the help of Winter's Glyphs

Following the communications blackout created by Watts, Nora joined Jaune, Ren, Emerald and Oscar in traveling through to the Central Location as Jaune adjusted the plan to Oscar and Ren alongside Emerald head to Vacuo and get help whilst Jaune and Nora handled getting people moving from Mantle and Atlas into the Central Location and onto Vacuo.

When Cinder attacks Team RWBY there, she is told by Jaune to aid the evacuations in Vacuo, who doesn't realize the exits are one-way. Once the moment of realization sets in, Nora desperately bangs on the portal, unable to go back through due to its nature. Atlas and Mantle civilians scream as they are attacked by Ravagers. Emerald, Oscar, and Ren do their best to fight them off. The horde of Grimm approach them, but they get blown away. The trio and the civilians notice Winter, using her newly-christened Maiden powers to levitate in the air. She notices her mother Willow, her brother Whitley, and Klein in the crowd, and tears stream from her eyes. The roar of Grimm gets her attention. She notices the horde of Ravagers and Sulfur Fish approaching. Winter screams out and prepares to take them all on.

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