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Somewhat, previously named Little,[2] is a mouse residing in the Ever After that Ruby Rose meets in "A Place of Particular Concern".
In "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", Little was crushed underfoot by Neopolitan and by default, taken to the Great Tree to ascend. Upon ascending, they gained the new form of Somewhat and returned to the Ever After, later traveling the realm alongside Juniper.
Appearance[]
Little looked like a regular mouse, having white fur with beige spots. They are able to stand on their hind legs, unlike normal mice.
After ascending, Somewhat became much larger, now as tall as Ruby's waist, with new tufts of fur on their head and chest. They gained a red-orange cape with seams at the end, similar to the hood Ruby dons. They also gained a brown leather pouch-like belt around their waist and brown fingerless gloves.
Personality[]
Little[]
As Little, they were a curious and friendly mouse. When presented with an idea or concept they didn't understand, they politely asked for clarification. They offered to help Ruby find her friends shortly after meeting her, directing her towards their village to see if they had seen signs of her teammates.
Little appeared to be instinctively afraid of cats, as the mere mention of one of Ruby's friends having "cat ears" was enough to make them scream and cower, and seeing Blake for the first time yields the same reaction. This fear was quickly overcome when Little learned that while Blake has cat traits, she is not literally a cat, and they became comfortable enough to climb up Blake's body and rest on her shoulder. They were also willing to put their fears aside when it comes to friends.
Little believes that one's name is tied to their "purpose". When Ruby first introduces herself, Little is initially confused by her numerous titles, and asks if "Ruby Rose" is her "purpose". When Ruby gives Little their name, they ask "how" one "Littles". When Ruby, Weiss and Blake are preparing to leave Little's village, they offer to accompany the three of them as their "trusty guide" due to not having anything to do in the village yet.
Despite Little's enthusiasm, they tended to be unreliable. They quickly fell asleep after pointing Ruby in the direction of their village and later dozes off after their offer to be Team RWBY's guide is accepted. However, they are capable of great courage as seen, when Little obtained Floating Array from the Jinxy Peddler in order to make Ruby happy.
In "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", they were willing to take risks and face their fears as they managed to stop Curious Cat by biting their tail before they can possess Ruby. As shown in their final moments as Little, they truly cared about Ruby as a friend and despite their small size, refused to abandon her and tried to get her to convince her to escape with them.
Somewhat[]
After going through Ascension, Somewhat retained much of their original personality, notably their friendliness, enthusiasm, kindness, and positivity, as shown in their conversation with Ruby. As noted by Weiss, Blake, Ruby and Yang, Little had likely chosen their new self in order to be a better guide, friend, protector and become more adorable, all in order to be of better use to their friends and better help them in their journey.
After Ascending, Somewhat still retained their strong feelings of friendship and care for Ruby, as shown where they admitted to feeling nostalgic around her and describing her as a "Happy dream [they] can’t remember". Somewhat themselves would call Ruby "Huntress", something Ruby had asked them to do as Little and showing how deeply they treasured their time with Ruby.
Before leaving, Jaune tasks Somewhat with looking after his steed Juniper in his stead. Somewhat cheerfully accepts, and the two ride off together.
Trivia[]
- Little alludes to the Dormouse from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with inspirations from Stuart Little.[3]
- Much like the Dormouse, they fall asleep very often.
- RWBY animator, Arryn Troche, has confirmed that Little uses gender neutral they/them pronouns.[4]
- It is possible that Little requested to become similar to Ruby following their Ascension, as the tuff in Somewhat's hair, their gloves, cape and belt all seem to match her own.
- Little was initially conceptualized to introduce the concepts of the Ever After and give Ruby a companion for Volume 9.[3]
- Little's personality was meant to parallel Ruby's personality at the beginning of the series, to contrast how Ruby is at this point in the series.[3]
- Somewhat appears to have taken on the former role of the Curious Cat, as in "The Adventures of Somewhat", they were tasked with finding "what feels wrong" in the Ever After.