Weapon

The weapons of various characters in RWBY are used to fight enemies and monsters throughout Remnant.

Most often, they are based on real-life weapons, but they can be combined with other weapons or given additional features to increase their versatility and effectiveness in combat.

DesignEdit

TransformationsEdit

Transforming Weapons

• Crescent Rose
• Gambol Shroud
• Ember Celica
• Crocea Mors
• Magnhild
• Miló
• StormFlowerGo to StormFlower
• Gianduja
• Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang
• Tri-Hard
• OmenGo to Omen
• HarbingerGo to Harbinger
• MidnightGo to Midnight
• Thief's Respite
• Floating Array
• Antiquity's Roast
• Wilt and BlushGo to Wilt and Blush

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Though standard weapons exist, the majority of weapons shown in RWBY are usually designed to be transformable, using a foldable frame - a framework capable of shifting various sections to change the weapon from one form into another in mere seconds. Weapons with a foldable frame possess two or more selected forms, and the wielder is capable of freely swapping between each weapon state depending on their needs.

Typically, such weapons would have both a melee state and a ranged combat state, but are not necessarily limited to those specific types of attacks while in each state. Weapons can also have an inactive state known as a "sheathed" form, locking and securing the weapon while outside of combat, similar to the safety catch of a firearm. For example, Crescent Rose and Ember Celica shrink down to be holstered and carried easily, while Crocea Mors and Gambol Shroud both have separate sheaths to make them easy to carry.

DustEdit

Some weapons are shown to be fueled by Dust for a more "magical" style of combat. By doing so, Huntsmen combine the brute force of the weapons themselves with effects like object enchantment and elemental attacks such as weather and nature manipulation.

Most of the known weapons incorporate Dust into their designs, either by utilizing Dust into an attack, as seen with Myrtenaster, or using Dust in the form of bullets or ammunition.^[1] It is implied that all "firearms" in Remnant use Dust ammunition.

PersonalizationEdit

These weapons, while nearly impossible to create in reality, seem to be moderately easy to construct for the citizens of Remnant. Ruby had to design and build her weapon during her time at Signal Academy, and she expressed surprise at Jaune Arc for not making his own, indicating this is a common practice among future Huntsmen in Remnant.

StorageEdit

When not in use, some people carry their weapons attached to magnetic clamps on their body. Ruby has one on her belt, Ren has two hanging from his hips and Nora, Blake and Neptune have one on their backs.

Beacon Academy students store their weapons in rocket propelled Lockers that can be called when needed.

List of WeaponsEdit

	Name	Owner	Type	Weapon Derivation
	Crescent Rose	Ruby Rose	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Scythe, Sniper-Rifle
	Myrtenaster	Weiss Schnee	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Rapier, Revolver
	Gambol Shroud	Blake Belladonna	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Katana, Cleaver, Pistol, Kusarigama
	Ember Celica	Yang Xiao Long	Melee, Ranged	Gauntlet, Shotgun
	Yang's Prosthetic Arm	Yang Xiao Long	Melee, Ranged	Prosthetic Arm, Gauntlet, Shotgun
	Crocea Mors	Jaune Arc	Melee, Defensive, Dust	Longsword, Shield, Sheath
	Magnhild	Nora Valkyrie	Melee, Ranged	War Hammer, Grenade Launcher
	Miló and Akoúo̱	Pyrrha Nikos	Melee, Ranged, Defensive	Javelin, Xiphos, Rifle, Shield
	StormFlower	Lie Ren	Melee, Ranged	Dual SMGs, Wind and Fire Blades
	Ren's Dagger	Lie Ren	Melee	Dagger
	Gianduja	Coco Adel	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Handbag, Minigun
	Sharp Retribution	Fox Alistair	Melee, Ranged	Tonfa
	Anesidora	Velvet Scarlatina	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Box, Camera, Copy
	Fulcrum	Yatsuhashi Daichi	Melee	Sword
	The Executioner	Cardin Winchester	Melee, Dust	Mace
	Shortwings	Russel Thrush	Melee, Dust	Daggers
	Hallshott	Dove Bronzewing	Melee, Ranged	Sword, Revolver
	Feather's Edge	Sky Lark	Melee, Ranged	Halberd
	Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang	Sun Wukong	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Staff, Nunchaku, Lever Action Shotgun
	Hook and Darling	Scarlet David	Melee, Ranged	Flintlock Pistol, Cutlass, Grappling Hook
	Pilgrim	Sage Ayana	Melee	Sword
	Tri-Hard	Neptune Vasilias	Ranged, Melee	Guandao, Trident, Rifle
	Arslan's Weapon	Arslan Altan	Melee	Rope Dart, Dagger
	Bolin's Staff	Bolin Hori	Melee	Staff, Blades
	Reese's Hoverboard	Reese Chloris	Melee, Ranged	Hoverboard, Dual Revolvers
	Nadir's Gun	Nadir Shiko	Ranged, Melee	Assault Rifle, Sword
	Brawnz's Claws	Brawnz Ni	Melee	Claws
	Roy's Saws	Roy Stallion	Melee, Ranged	Circular Saws
	Nolan's Cattle Prod	Nolan Porfirio	Melee	Cattle Prod
	May's Rifle	May Zedong	Ranged, Melee	Sniper Rifle, Axe
	Nebula's Crossbow	Nebula Violette	Ranged, Melee	Crossbow, Sword
	Dew's Spear	Dew Gayl	Melee, Dust	Spear
	Gwen's Knives	Gwen Darcy	Ranged, Melee	Knives
	Octavia's Dagger	Octavia Ember	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Kris
	Flynt's Trumpet	Flynt Coal	Ranged, Dust	Trumpet
	Neon's Nunchaku	Neon Katt	Melee, Dust	Nunchaku
	Ivori's Whip	Ivori	Melee	Whip
	The Long Memory	Oscar Pine	Melee, Magic	Walking Stick
	The Disciplinarian	Glynda Goodwitch	Dust	Riding Crop
	Blowhard	Peter Port	Melee, Ranged	Axe, Blunderbuss
	Antiquity's Roast	Bartholomew Oobleck	Melee, Ranged	Thermos, Club, Flamethrower
	Due Process	James Ironwood	Ranged, Dust	Revolvers
	Winter's Swords	Winter Schnee	Melee, Dust	Sword
	Floating Array	Penny Polendina	Melee, Ranged	Swords, Guns, Puppet Strings
	Kingfisher	Clover Ebi	Melee, Utility	Fishing Pole
	Fast Knuckles	Harriet Bree	Melee, Utility	Gauntlets
	Fetch	Marrow Amin	Melee, Ranged	Boomerang, Rifle
	Timber	Elm Ederne	Melee, Ranged	Hammer, Launcher
	Thorn	Vine Zeki	Melee
	Robyn's Crossbow	Robyn Hill	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Crossbow, Shield
	Happy Huntresses' Weapons	Happy Huntresses	Melee, Ranged	Crossbow, Staff
	Omen	Raven Branwen	Melee, Dust	Ōdachi
	Harbinger	Qrow Branwen	Melee, Ranged	Sword, Shotgun, Scythe
	Stalwart	Leonardo Lionheart	Defensive, Ranged, Dust	Shield
	Amber's Staff	Amber	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Staff
	Ozma's Staff	Ozma	Ranged, Melee, Magic	Staff
	Life and Death	Maria Calavera	Melee, Ranged	Scythe, Kamas, Pistols
	Vernal's Weapons	Vernal	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Wind and Fire Blades, Gun
	Junior's Bazooka	Junior Xiong	Melee, Ranged	Rocket Launcher, Club
	Melanie's Heels	Melanie Malachite	Melee	High-heeled Boots
	Miltia's Claws	Miltia Malachite	Melee	Claws
	Tock's Swords	Tock	Melee	Swords
	Midnight (Formely)	Cinder Fall	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Blades, Bow
	Cinder's Weapons	Cinder Fall	Melee, Ranged, Magic	Swords, Spear, Daggers
	Melodic Cudgel	Roman Torchwick	Ranged, Melee	Cane, Flare Gun, Grappling Hook
	Thief's Respite	Emerald Sustrai	Melee, Ranged	Dual Revolvers, Sickles, Kusarigama
	Talaria	Mercury Black	Melee, Ranged	Boots, Guns
	Hush	Neopolitan	Melee, Defensive	Umbrella, Estoc, Shield
	The Queen's Servants	Tyrian Callows	Melee, Ranged	Wrist Blades, Guns
	Watts' Revolver	Arthur Watts	Ranged, Dust	Revolver
	Watts' Rings	Arthur Watts	Utility, Defensive, Dust	Rings, Hacking, Shield
	Wilt and Blush	Adam Taurus	Melee, Ranged	Rifle, Chokutō
	Lieutenant's Chainsaw	White Fang Lieutenant	Melee	Chainsaw
	Lightning Lash	Ilia Amitola	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Blade, Whip, Gun
	Cyclone and Inferno	Corsac Albain, Fennec Albain	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Wands
	Cerberus Whip	Sienna Khan	Melee, Ranged, Dust	Blade, Whip
	Carmine's Weapons	Carmine Esclados	Melee, Ranged	Sai, Double-sided trident

Other WeaponsEdit

Li Ren's BowEdit

Li Ren was the father of Lie Ren and a resident of Kuroyuri. He and his bow appeared in the episode "Kuroyuri". He was a hunter that gathered food for the city and used a bow. He used the bow when the Nuckelavee and other Grimm attacked the city. He faced the Nuckelavee, but it was ineffective and he was killed. Years later one of his arrows was found by Ren and Nora in the Nuckelavee's cave.

The bow is green, brown and gold and shares the aesthetic that Li, An and Ren all have. The arrow resembles a fleur-de-lis.

Shay's PistolEdit

Shay D. Mann is a member of the Branwen bandit tribe and uses a crude pistol cobbled together from different parts.

The revolver appears to have been damaged multiple times as it has scratches all over and is partially held together by bits of wire. The handle is a brass knuckle and the bottom features a blade for melee combat. The entire handle section is held together with string and wire.

The pistol has a tendency to jam, which happened when he attacked Yang Xiao Long with some other bandits.

Shay D. Mann uses a revolver in "Lighting the Fire" and "Rest and Resolutions".

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Dee's ClubEdit

Dee was a Huntsman seen in "Argus Limited" that worked on the Argus Limited train. He used a large club that was able to expand, spin and generate electricity. The weapon was ineffective against the fast, flying Manticores which lead to his death at their claws.

The club resembles the Japanese Kanabō club.

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Dudley's RifleEdit

Dudley is a Huntsman seen in "Argus Limited" that works on the Argus Limited train. His weapon of choice is a rifle, and he uses it to defend the train against the Manticores.

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Minor WeaponsEdit

Firearms

• A handgun used by Henchmen
• The tommy gun wielded by the DJ henchman
• White Fang member with a rifle
• Atlesian soldier with a rifle
• Atlesian soldiers wielding swords (left) and a handgun (right)
• Atlesian Knight-200s equipped with rifle
• Rifles used by Tock's associates
• Branwen Tribe with rifles and swords
• Guards in the Adam Character Short
• Mistral pistol
• Ilia's associate and his pistol
• Ilia's associate and his pistol
• Adam Character Short pistol
• Glynda holding the gun
• Glynda shooting her gun
• Atlas rifles

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FirearmsEdit

• Handgun - Handguns used by the Henchmen, Vale Police Department detectives, White Fang Goons and Atlesian soldiers.
• Tommy Gun - The standard firearm wielded by the DJ in Junior's Club.
• Red-gray rifle - Briefly used by a Henchman in "Ruby Rose" and also used by White Fang Goons.
• Rifle - Standard issue for the Atlesian military. Used by the Atlesian Knight-200 series in "Breach". Also seen slung over the backs of Atlesian soldiers.
• Rifle - Used by the Branwen Tribe.
• Rifle - Used by members of Tock's crew.
• Rifle - Used by soldiers in the Volume 6 Adam Character Short.
• Pistol - Used by the Menagerie Guard and Kali Belladonna. Used by Ilia Amitola's associate in the Volume 5 Blake Character Short. One is seen in the Adam Character Short.
• Revolver - Glynda uses a gun to start a race in the DC comic.

Bladed Weapons

• Some White Fang members with a rifle and a sword
• Atlesian soldiers wielding swords (left) and a handgun (right)
• The red-bladed sword used by Henchmen
• The red-bladed axe used by Henchmen
• Swords and axes in Kuroyuri
• The king of the past holding a sword
• Bows, axes and swords used by the people in the past
• Branwen Tribe with rifles and swords
• Trifa holding her knife
• Switchblades being sold in Menagerie
• Ilia's associate holding a switchblade

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Bladed weaponsEdit

• Swords - Used by White Fang Goons
• Foldable sword - Atlesian soldiers.
• Fire Sword - Mentioned by Ruby in "The Shining Beacon" as being wielded by an unseen Beacon Academy student.
• Shotel - Used by White Fang member in "Battle of Beacon".
• Swords and axes - Used by people in the past.
• Axes and red swords - The various weapons wielded by the Henchmen.
• Sword - Used by the Branwen Tribe.
• Knife - Trifa's weapon of choice.
• Switchblade - Sold in Menagerie.

Polearms

• The representatives of the four kingdoms using various weapons
• Menagerie Guard Spear
• White Fang Royal Guard spear
• Faunus of Menagerie carrying clubs
• Faunus of Menagerie carrying different clubs

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PolearmsEdit

• Collapsible Staff - Mentioned by Ruby in "The Shining Beacon" as being wielded by an unseen Beacon student.
• Spear - Used by the Menagerie Guard.
• Spear - Used by the White Fang Royal Guard.
• Club - used by the Faunus of Menagerie.

Heavy Weapons

• Atlesian Dropship chaingun
• The Ship's heavy cannon
• The Ship's port cannons
• Turrets on the Argus Limited
• Argus Limited turret
• Concept art of Argus Limited' defense
• Atlesian Beam Turret
• Atlesian Burrow Gun
• The Colossus' giant arm Dust cannon
• The Colossus' missle launcher
• The Colossus' missle launcher
• RWBY: World of Remnant - Between Kingdoms

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Heavy Weapons, Emplacements, and Vehicle WeaponsEdit

• Chaingun - The Atlesian Dropship is equipped with chin-mounted Gatling cannons.
• Cannons - The Ship has port cannons and a heavy cannon for dealing with Grimm out at sea.
• Turrets - Used by the Argus Limited as a defense against Grimm.
• Atlesian Beam Turret - Developed by Atlas after the Fall of Beacon.
• Atlesian Burrow Gun - Developed by Atlas after the Fall of Beacon
• Dust Cannon - The right arm of the Colossus.
• Missile Laucher - On the Colossus' right arm.
• Minigun - RWBY: World of Remnant - Between Kingdoms.

Other Weapons

• Bomb in No Brakes
• Bomb in The More the Merrier
• Hammer used by Tock's associate
• Bows, axes and swords used by the people in the past
• Gauntlet weapon
• Atlesian Arachna Mine
• Atlesian Arachna Mine
• Atlesian Arachna Mine

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OtherEdit

• Bombs - White Fang used bombs in their attack on Vale and on Haven.
• Bomb - Doctor Merlot uses a large scale bomb to destroy his island after Team RWBY defeats him.
• Hammer - Used by Tock's associate
• Bow - Used by people in the past.
• Gauntlet - One of Lil' Miss Malachite's men uses a gauntlet in RWBY: Combat Ready.
• Atlesian Arachna Mines - the Atlesian military used Ada technology for target acquisition and threat detection to create the Atlesian Arachna Mines, bombs that could scuttle towards enemies.

World of Remnant

• Spear used by a contestant in the Vytal Festival tournament
• The representatives of the four kingdoms using various weapons
• A huntsman and huntress, using a broadsword and axe respectively
• Spear used by a contestant in the Vytal Festival tournament
• Flail used by a contestant in the Vytal Festival tournamen
• Kunai wielded by the purple mercenary
• People with weapons

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World of RemnantEdit

• Handgun - the representation of the Atlas in the World of Remnant episode "Vytal Festival Tournament".
• Bladed weapons - the representation of Vale in the "Vytal Festival Tournament", a yellow and four gray figures representing huntsman in "Huntsmen".
• Staves - Used by Vytal Festival Tournament contestants in "Vytal Festival Tournament".
• Spears - Used by Vytal Festival Tournament contestants and the representation of Vacuo in "Vytal Festival Tournament".
• Flail - A "ball-and-chain" was used by a Vytal Festival Tournament contestant from Atlas in "Vytal Festival Tournament".
• A large two-handed double-bladed axe wielded by a neutral huntsman in "Huntsman"
• Kunai - Used by a mercenary in Mistral (WoR episode).

RWBY Chibi

• Kitten Killer 9000
• Death Ray

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RWBY ChibiEdit

• Kitten Killer 9000 - Used by Cinder's Faction in RWBY Chibi.
• Death Ray - Used by Neo and Roman Torchwick in "Roman's Revenge", the 20th episode of RWBY Chibi.

TriviaEdit

• When asked by a fan at the RTX 2013 RWBY Panel if there were going to be any weapons that would not double as a gun, Kerry Shawcross asked why they would want that, and then the panel continued on to state that they should actually create a "Gun-Gun".
• There is an entire weapons magazine that seems to be dedicated on articles regarding weapons, of which Ruby is apparently a fan, as she reads through Issue 228 at From Dust Till Dawn.
• In the original version of chapter 5, as the students are participating in the race, Glynda can be seen wielding a revolver almost identical to an original weapon made by Chriss Lee. This was later redrawn to have her holding her crop.^[2]

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