History Characters / WeightOfTheWorld

!!Warning: All spoilers for the first four fics are unmarked. Examples from ''The Charlatan of Choice'' can be spoiler tagged if deemed necessary.

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldTheNationsOfEarth The Nations of Earth]][[note]] England, Italy, France, Germany, Prussia, Japan, Russia, China, Australia, Romano, Austria, Finland, Sealand[[/note]]

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldTheNationsOfEarth The Nations of Earth]][[note]] England, Italy, France, Germany, Prussia, Japan, Russia, China, Australia, Romano, Austria, Finland[[/note]]

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldOthers Others]][[note]] Ozpin, Qrow Branwen, Oscar Pine, Mantle, Penny Polendina, Sterlyn, Vale (Amber), Winter Schnee, Sun Wukong, Penny 2.0[[/note]]

The character sheet for ''Fanfic/WeightOfTheWorld''.

'''Warning: Spoilers from ''Weight of the World'', ''The Shattered Soul'', and ''The Depths of Deception'' are unmarked. Read at your own risk.'''

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldAmericaAndCanada America and Canada]]

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldTheNationsOfEarth The Nations of Earth]][[note]] England, Italy, France, Germany, Prussia, Japan, Russia, China, Australia, Romano, Austria, Finland[[/note]]
* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldTeamsRWBYAndJNPR Teams RWBY and JNPR]][[note]] Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao-Long, Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren [[/note]]
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!!Ozpin's Group
[[folder:Ozpin]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. Ozpin is still heroic and has good intentions but he is far from the BigGood he first seems to be. His secret-keeping makes him manipulative, shady, and untrustworthy at best, which [[spoiler:makes his allies fear he may sacrifice their lives for his goals.]] He also spouts half-truths and non-answers to his followers and refuses to give them vital information. [[note]] [[spoiler:This was later proven to be his canon characterization, BrokenPedestal and all.]] [[/note]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After unintentionally [[TongueTied silencing]] Vale with the Relic of Choice,]] Ozpin made efforts to change his ways and become more compassionate and moral. [[spoiler:His old habits get the best of him. He fails.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Finding out that [[spoiler: he kept the Silver Eye's [[SuperPoweredEvilSide deadly side-effect]] and the circumstances surrounding Summer's death]] a secret is what finally [[spoiler:breaks RWBY, JNPR, and the nations' trust in him]]. They realize they cannot trust that his motives will align with theirs and that he may sacrifice their lives if he thinks their sacrifices will help defeat Salem. Whether Ozpin actually thinks that is left ambiguous.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Ultimately he is the one who must decide to approach Alfred and ask him to accept the rest of Vale's Aura. This decision weighs heavily upon him long after the transfer is unintentionally completed.
* ConsummateLiar: Whenever Ozpin speaks about his past there is a large chance he is lying. He hides it well, but the heroes [[AvertedTrope slowly learn how to tell when he is lying]]. When England confronts him about [[spoiler:hurting Vale]] he immediately insinuates she is lying without missing a beat.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Even more so than in canon. Ozpin's secret-keeping habits and mysterious ways erodes the trust his followers have in him until Teams RWBY and JNPR become suspicious of his motives and agree not to tell him [[spoiler:that Sun is Vacuo.]]
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:How his reincarnation works. He slowly [[CessationOfExistence erases the soul]] of the host and takes over their body permanently.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He gave Atlas the Relic of Creation for safekeeping. [[spoiler:He mistakes her gleeful smirk for a shy, awestruck grin, unintentionally adds fuel to her ego and arrogance by insisting she may become the most powerful Kingdom in Remnant's history, and encourages her "new solution" ways of thinking, not knowing [[{{Brainwashing}} what]] [[AMillionIsAStatistic those]] [[ColdBloodedTorture solutions]] [[{{Dehumanization}} entail]].]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ozpin often talks about working together and trusting each other while he acts extremely secretive, avoids answering questions, lies or gives half-truths, and has little trust in his followers.
* IveComeTooFar: Ozpin tries to justify his decision to [[spoiler:sacrifice America]] by claiming too many lives have already been lost for him to stop now. In his mind, if he loses the war against Salem all the things he did and all the lives he sacrificed will be for nothing. [[spoiler:America and Pyrrha]] disagree and call him out for becoming so desperate to beat Salem he will [[spoiler:try to murder America for more power]].
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:When Salem appeared for the first time in decades, Ozpin foolishly allowed Summer Rose to go on a mission to kill the Queen of the Grimm. The whole thing was a trap to draw Summer out and have her killed.]]
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: His decision to leave Yang, Jaune, Ren, and Nora in Roman's hands in order to return to Haven and save the Relic of Knowledge is this in a nutshell. Unfortunately for Ozpin, his allies disagree. They save Yang and the others, but the knowledge that Ozpin would have left them to die further breaks the trust they have in him.
* PoorCommunicationKills: One thing Oz is not good at is being open with others. He keeps many secrets, including [[spoiler: how and why Summer died and the truth behind Silver Eyes]]. His secret-keeping habits ultimately causes RWBY, JNPR, and the nations to mistrust him and grow suspicious of his motives.
* {{Pride}}: Despite his good intentions, Ozpin's arrogance gets the best of him multiple times. He gathers allies and armies to fight Salem but thinks he is the only one who can truly beat her. He also believes he is always right and the way he does things is the only correct path.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His decision to give Atlas the Relic of Creation [[spoiler:and tell her that her [[TheUnfettered clearheaded "solutions"]] will save Remnant, helps worsen her superiority complex and arrogance and is implied to be the [[StartOfDarkness source]] of her unyielding TautologicalTemplar mindset.]]
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[[folder:Qrow Branwen]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: It's more like "Adaptational-[[BuffySpeak No-Hotness-to-Distract-Us]]." Qrow is perfectly in-character, but without Qrow's handsome face and raspy voice to distract readers, his brash nature and flaws are harder to ignore.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Often ruffles Ruby's hair. He does this [[spoiler:even as he's dying.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Atlas's attack leaves him paralyzed, ending his career as a Huntsman.]]
* DontCallMeSir: He insists that [[spoiler:Whitley]] not call him "Mr. Branwen" since it makes him feel old so he calls him "Mr. Qrow" instead.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He is stabbed through the torso protecting Ruby. This causes him to become paralyzed from the waist down.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He gets a spear through the stomach while protecting Ruby from Atlas.]]
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Atlas throws a spear at Ruby. Qrow jumps in the way and is impaled through his back.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: He is fiercely loyal to Ozpin and his cause and has his back. Even if he disagrees with Ozpin in private (like when Ozpin wanted America to complete the Aura transfer) he will support Ozpin in public. The one time that loyalty wavers is when Ozpin wants to leave Yang and JNR to die in order to save the Relic of Knowledge.
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[[folder:Oscar Pine]]
* CessationOfExistence: Not yet but [[spoiler:Ozpin will overwrite and erase his soul if Salem is not defeated in time.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did not have anyone around his age on the farm. Before Ozpin came along, he spent most of his time in the fields or reading.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: He seeks to become stronger in order to catch up to his allies and become the leader Ozpin says he is meant to be.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Ozpin told him to greet Ruby with the "You have Silver Eyes." line. Unfortunately, Ruby has [[EyeScream lost]] one of those silver eyes since she last saw Ozpin.
* OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:America]] is the only person he can call a true friend among the group of heroes. The rest are are hesitant "friends" or acquaintances at best since they cannot trust Ozpin, and keep their distance from Oscar as a result. [[spoiler:America]] is the only person to see Oscar as Oscar and not as Ozpin's vessel.
* ReluctantWarrior: He develops this mindset after the horrific Transformation Institute mission. He does not want to be a fighter and does not want to be Ozpin's vessel but keeps fighting in Ozpin's war because he knows people will die if he doesn't.
* ShrinkingViolet: Oscar is quiet and socially awkward, and often prefers the company of books to the company of people. He is unused to the life of a Huntsman and thus is often overwhelmed by their way of life. He also has little confidence in his abilities compared to his companions. He is not painfully shy, but has trouble conversing with strangers and has difficulty believing in himself. [[spoiler:This is not helped by everyone's mistrust of Ozpin, which causes them to shun Oscar as well.]] [[spoiler:America]] is the first person to approach him with the intent of getting to know him (and without wishing to speak to Ozpin), which stuns Oscar. It takes a lot of coaxing to get Oscar to talk about himself since he does not think he is very interesting. Eventually, Oscar reveals how uncomfortable he is with his new life, and how upset he is that people only seem to care about getting information from Ozpin and not getting to know Oscar as a person.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like in canon, when Ozpin is in control. The difference is that his eyes stay gold when Ozpin is in the driver's seat instead of returning to their normal hazel.
* TakeUpMySword: He uses Ozpin's cane to fight. He hates using it because the weapon is yet another way he is not seen as Oscar, but just as Ozpin's successor. He'd like to create his own weapon but does not have the supplies or time to do so.
* TheLoad: He is afraid of being this and forcing the others to protect him in battle. Yang reassures him that is not the case.
* TookALevelInBadass: He is able to effectively hold off [[spoiler:Hazel]] until Ozpin distracted him.
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!!Others
[[folder:Mantle (Ákos)]]
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Vale's Abel. He sold out his sister to Cinder in order to save himself.
* DirtyCoward: He sold out Vale to Cinder in order to save himself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mantle gave Cinder Vale's location, which led to everything from America and Canada's abduction to the fall of Beacon.
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[[folder:Penny Polendina]]
* {{Adorkable}}: She is so ''happy'' to have friends...
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Subverted. Her death has lasting effects on the characters, particularly Pyrrha. America also mourns Penny months later [[spoiler:after he regains his memories and finally finds out about her death.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She gets them: Teams RWBY, JNPR, America, Canada, Sun, and Neptune to be exact. This is also the reason why America accepts her into the group despite her orders to watch over him. Then she dies.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the nations' presence in the story, Penny still dies during her fight against Pyrrha. Seeing as how none of the nations were present at the Stadium itself, it unfortunately makes sense that nothing would change.
* KillTheCutie: Pyrrha accidentally kills her as she did in canon.
* KilledOffForReal: She dies as she did in canon. [[spoiler:Penny 2.0 may have her memories but she is a different person. Penny Polendina is dead, and her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]] can never be brought back.]]
* LiteralMinded: She does not understand figures of speech or metaphors.
* NoSocialSkills: Comes with being a LiteralMinded android.
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[[folder:Sterlyn]]
The Atlas Pilot that Weiss bribes to take her to Mistral.
* AcePilot: He performs well during the Lancer fight and flies into what is essentially a warzone to save Yang's team, all without getting a scratch on his ship. [[spoiler:He later flies into a real warzone to get the characters out of Atlas.]]
* AscendedExtra: In canon, he dies after the Lancer fight. Here, he survives and becomes the heroes' go-to pilot for their journey.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He was discharged from the military because he went against orders in order to save lives.]]
* FromCamouflageToCriminal: He used to be in [[spoiler:the Atlas military until he was discharged for disobeying orders to save people.]] After that he used his piloting skills to ship illegal goods until Weiss came along. He's all-too happy to become the heroes' pilot as thanks for saving his life.
* HiddenDepths: He likes to draw in his spare time, and he's quite talented.
* IOweYouMyLife: His initial reason for assisting the heroes. He grows to resignedly enjoy their company and believe in their mission to save Remnant and Earth.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Nameless in the show, given the name "Sterlyn" here.
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[[folder:Vale (Amber)]]
* BreakTheBadass: Salem notes she is the strongest Kingdom on Remnant and Mistral envies her strength. Mistral's betrayal and [[spoiler:Cinder's [[YourSoulIsMine act]][[AndIMustScream ions]] broke her so badly that she would rather give up than fight nowadays.]]
* BrokenAce: She is the strongest nation on Remnant but can be incredibly snarky and abrasive. [[DarkAndTroubledPast She has]] [[AndIMustScream her reasons]].
* CommanderContrarian: Downplayed. She argues with [[spoiler:America]] more often than not and has a habit of belittling him and his ideas, but when they are in danger such as [[spoiler:when they fight Atlas]] she'll put her bitterness aside to assist him. Seeing how she's [[spoiler:stuck in America's head (which can't be beneficial to her happiness)]], it's understandable.
* CynicalMentor: Amber starts out as this towards [[spoiler:America]]. She is prone to giving him insults on the verge of verbal abuse until CharacterDevelopment kicks in.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale's past is a history of pain and betrayal. [[spoiler:First Ozpin betrays, tortures, and [[TongueTied tongue-ties]] her so she cannot speak ill of him, forcing her to flee her own Kingdom.]] Then Mistral betrays her. Then Cinder comes along...
* DeadpanSnarker: Often when speaking with [[spoiler:America]]. She has a dry sense of humor.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Her experiences turned her bitter. [[spoiler:She will take any chance she gets to tell America he's an idiot and he might as well stop fighting because there is no way to win.]] [[spoiler:She becomes more optimistic after realizing America's family and friends will never abandon him.]]
* MysteriousPast: Her past was unclear until ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: It's implied that Mistral's betrayal [[TookALevelInCynicism broke her]], leaving her mistrustful and suspicious of the motives of everyone she meets.
* OneWomanArmy: She ended the Great War almost by herself using [[spoiler:her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She ended the Great War almost single-handedly [[spoiler:using her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction, per Ozpin's orders. The storm she summons leaves Vacuo's oasis as a barren desert.]]
* SourOutsideSadInside: Her past (complete with multiple betrayals) led her to be suspicious, cold, mean, and critical with extreme trust issues. Doubly so after she [[spoiler:figures out the Kingdom of Vale (and by extension, her and America) are dying.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In a way. [[spoiler:Her soul merged with America's body and she now lives on as a voice in America's head.]]
* SuicideDare: She insults [[spoiler:America]] and says he should kill himself before his enemies do. [[spoiler:America]] is stunned into silence by the dare and calls Vale out for acting so cruelly, insisting that she's [[OutOfCharacterAlert kinder than that]].
* WeatherManipulation: Her Semblance gives her control over [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], and [[BlowYouAway wind]].
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[[folder:Winter Schnee]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She chooses to [[spoiler:help America (a stranger)]] over obeying her orders. She also gives him space instead of demanding answers, and treats him with surprising compassion upon learning his situation.
* BrokenPedestal: After hearing the full story about Ironwood's actions against the twins, [[spoiler:Winter renounces him and Atlas, saying what they did is inexcusable.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:She turns against Atlas and her tyrannical regime and helps the heroes infiltrate the Transformation Institute.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She decides not to [[spoiler:hand America over to Military HQ]] when she finds out he was attacked by a soldier of Atlas.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: She discarded her military ensemble beforehand and was never a villain but officially [[spoiler:turns her back on the Atlas military and assists the heroes in invading the Transformation Institute]] while wearing new blue attire.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is aloof, harsh, and cold, but [[spoiler:opens up her home to America when he has no other place to go.]]
* LadyOfWar: She moves and fights with feminine grace, no matter the situation.
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[[folder:Sun Wukong]]
* DarkSecret: He left Vacuo and refused to go to Shade Academy because [[spoiler:he ''is'' Vacuo and did not want to be forced to give up his freedom.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: His reason for refusing to go to Shade Academy. [[spoiler:If he went there, Vacuo's government (or Shade's Headmaster/Headmistress) would figure out he is Vacuo and either force him to work for the government or lock him a GildedCage to keep him safe from Salem.]] He wants to live his life the way he chooses, not the way others want him to.
* MacGuffinPersonReveal: [[spoiler:He is the personification of Vacuo, the one that can retrieve the Relic hidden in Shade Academy's Vault.]]
* NiceGuy: He's a pretty friendly guy, as seen when he goes to talk to Canada simply because he thought he looked lonely.
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!!Warning! ALL spoilers are unmarked in the following folder. That includes spoilers from the ''The Depths of Deception'', ''The Atrocities of Atlas'', and ''The Charlatan of Choice''. Again, ALL spoilers are unmarked. Read at your own risk.
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Penny 2.0
* AIIsACrapshoot: She isn't evil per se, but she is willing to attack anyone she believes is threatening Alfred F. Jones and has no qualms about taking human lives.
* AntiHero: Her only mission is to protect Alfred F. Jones. Get in the way of that mission, and you ''will'' be terminated.
* BashBrothers: With America.
* BeYourself: America gives her this advice when he tells her not to try to be Penny Polendina for her old friends' sakes.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Other than America, she has trouble bonding with and caring about people. Given the choice, she would leave many of her companions to die if their survival was not beneficial to protecting Alfred F. Jones. The only exception (again, other than [[MoralityChain America]]) is Canada because he treated her kindly and does not expect her to be Penny Polendina. This extends to Sterlyn and Ruby as well after the former teaches her how to fly an airship and the latter helps Penny name her weapon.
* BloodKnight: She is built for combat and her first solution to most problems is to terminate the source of them.
* CallAHumanAMeatbag: She gains the habit of calling Salem's henchmen "Meatbags", displaying her utter loathing of them. It worries America a little but he lets it go since she only calls Salem's forces that.
* CameBackWrong: Penny 2.0 does not have Penny's Aura. She ''does'' have most of Penny's memories ''without'' the emotions that came with them. Because of this she is now a ruthless, logical, single-minded android that has no emotions or morals, will kill anyone who interferes with her mission, and looks like America's dead friend.
* CombatPragmatist: She has no problem with attacking enemies before they know she is there.
* TheComputerIsYourFriend: Her mission is to protect Alfred F. Jones. She will eliminate ''anyone'' who gets in the way of that mission.
* [[CreepyBlueEyes Creepy Green Eyes]]: She has luminescent green eyes and never blinks. They also glow in the dark.
* CreepyMonotone: She speaks in a flat, emotionless voice while discussing things such as injury and murder. That is, until she starts experiencing emotions.
* CurbStompBattle: Every battle she has been in is completely one-sided, with her coming out on top with little effort.
* DoAndroidsDream: Although Penny 2.0's "Aura Moderation Module" is offline, she develops emotions and an evolving personality.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Polendina gives Penny 2.0 upgrades to make her stronger and more combat ready (in order to increase the chances of her survival the second time around). She uses those upgrades to slaughter Polendina and his men.
* HeroesLoveDogs: She may be a literal killing machine but she ''adores'' puppies.
* LackOfEmpathy: She does not attempt to comfort America after he is brutally attacked by the soldier, nor does she have any sympathy for the enemies she kills. When it comes to America [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming she grows out of it]].
* MoralityChain: America is this to her. He is the only reason she can be considered a SociopathicHero, because without him she would not be fighting to protect Remnant and Earth. Protecting him is her only mission, and protecting Earth and Remnant is thus an extension of that mission.
* NamedWeapon: She calls her weapons Azure Sunshard despite there being no blue on them. It is implied she named them after the color of America's eyes.
* OverrideCommand: Polendina installed a kill-on-sight command for Pyrrha in Penny 2.0. It overrides all other missions in favor of Pyrrha Nikos's termination. All missions except protecting Alfred F. Jones, of course. [[FromBadToWorse Unfortunately,]] Penny's logic processes dictates that both missions align.
* {{Patricide}}: Kills her creator without an ounce of remorse because he threatened Alfred F. Jones.
* {{Protectorate}}: Protecting Alfred F. Jones is her mission. She will do anything to protect him, including kill those she perceives as the slightest threat to his safety.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Penny's eyes turn crimson when her protocol to kill Pyrrha is activated.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: She often speaks in formal, long-worded sentences that leave most people scratching their heads as they try to understand what she is saying. America usually translates what she means into simpler terms. Justified in that Penny is a robot with an extensive vocabulary in her data-banks.
* SociopathicHero: She has no regard for human life (other than America), will kill anyone she sees as a threat with little provocation, and will even go out of her way to eliminate ''potential'' threats. Luckily America keeps her in check.
* ThatManIsDead: Justified. Penny 2.0 has Penny Polendina's looks and cataloged memories, but she is a completely separate person from Penny Polendina.
* TookALevelInKindness: A minor but noticeable shift in her character comes when she grows to care about people other than Alfred for reasons unrelated to her mission to protect him. She also learns compassion and how to comfort people when they are distressed. She's still [[SociopathicHero ruthless]] when it comes to everyone not on her list of loved ones.
* TheUnblinking: Penny never blinks, reinforcing her robotic and [[note]] seemingly [[/note]] emotionless nature. The only times she does blink is when she is feeling conflict or emotion.
* WalkingSpoiler: Her existence is not revealed until the end of ''The Depths of Deception''.
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!!Salem's Faction
[[folder:Salem]]
* AffablyEvil: She is calm and polite, and shows an almost maternal personality towards Emerald, encouraging her in her [[AvengingTheVillain goals]].
* BigBad: Salem is the ultimate villain of the series. She's responsible for Vale's condition and everything that transpired afterward.
* CastingAShadow: She can create constructs out of darkness like spears and chains.
* CloneByConversion: [[spoiler:Salem can overtake any of her Grimm and turn them into her form. She can do this only one Grimm at once and it is more like astral projection in that her real body is left behind and out of harm's way.]]
* EmotionBomb: She can manipulate and enhance negative emotions to the point where her victims become [[TheParalyzer paralyzed]].
* EmotionEater: Negative emotions increase her strength. She enjoys fear and despair the most.
* HumanoidAbomination: Salem's default appearance is that of a humanoid woman. She can transform her body into that of any of her Grimm and take on their likeness. She also has a wide range of powers at her disposal including: [[EmotionBomb emotion manipulation]], CloneByConversion, VoluntaryShapeshifting, [[CastingAShadow darkness manipulation]], [[TheBeastmaster controlling Grimm]], immortality, and [[spoiler:the ability to [[TheCorruption corrupt people]] with Grimm essence.]]
* NeckLift: Salem is very fond of doing this, usually right before performing a NeckSnap. She lifts [[spoiler:Uni, Ruby, and Canada]] like this.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: She can transform her body to take on the attributes of her Grimm like a Nevermore's wings and fletchettes, a Karkadann's poison, and a Nuckelavee's claws.
* SoftSpokenSadist: She has a kind, motherly voice and remains calm throughout most of the series. ''Most.''
* TheBeastmaster: She can directly control the Grimm to the extent that she can stop them from attacking distraught people as shown when she stopped a Beowolf from lunging for a crying Emerald. She can also see through the Grimm's eyes.
* ThePawnsGoFirst: She stays back and lets her minions do the work [[spoiler:until the end of ''The Atrocities of Atlas''.]] Justified in that [[spoiler:Ozpin is apparently a threat to her until she has the Relics of Knowledge and Destruction in hand.]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Her voice gains an echoing, demonic quality when she's angry, specifically when she talks about Ozpin.

[[folder:Cinder Fall]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: Cinder did ''not'' expect Alfred to have part of Vale's Aura. Nor did she expect Canada to walk through her flames to attack her. The latter instance is what ultimately led to her death.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: While it is known that Cinder is not the BigBad, her more-dangerous replacement comes as a shock. Cinder is responsible for Vale/Amber's condition and seeks to acquire the rest of Vale's Aura. She did all this on Salem's orders, and is killed at the end of ''The Weight of the World'', making way for much more dangerous opponents like Tyrian, Neo, and Emerald.
* InTheBack: During the final stretch of her fight against Canada, Pyrrha, and Prussia, Pyrrha shoots Cinder in the back (just like she did to Amber).
* KilledOffForReal: She is beheaded by Canada. No Grimm replacements can fix that.
* LackOfEmpathy: She can feel the pain and fear of Vale's people due to stealing part of Vale's Aura. While real personifications feel that pain with their people, Cinder feels nothing and finds it amusing.
* OffWithHerHead: Canada kills her this way.

[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
* AvengingTheVillain: Seeks to kill Pyrrha and Canada for killing Cinder. Once she [[DeathFakedForYou believes they are dead]], she wishes to finish Cinder's mission and willingly works for Salem.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Watts implants Grimm vein-tendril... ''things'' into her body, which she uses in combat and to drain part of Sun/Vacuo's Aura.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no remorse for her actions, which include making a child hallucinate and walk in front of a truck, attempting to murder Canada and Pyrrha, and torturing Neo/Mistral before leaving her to slowly die from her wounds.
* MadnessMantra: "You killed her. You killed her. ''You killed her.''"
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:She gains black TaintedVeins up her arms.]]
* TaintedVeins: [[spoiler:Emerald has prominent black Grimm-veins up her arms thanks to Watts's experiments.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Emerald uses her Semblance to make a little girl walk in front of a truck to see if America is immune to her hallucinations.

[[folder:Roman Torchwick]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He will work with and betray anyone to watch out for [[ItsAllAboutMe Number One]]. That includes betraying Neo.
* EmotionBomb: [[spoiler:Roman's Semblance lets him force his view of the world onto other people, making them apathetic, selfish, and cynical.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Sports a nasty scar that stretches from his jaw up to his forehead and across his nose, courtesy of Alfred.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The ability to [[spoiler:force his cynical worldview onto others]] does not seem like a game-changer compared to the powerful abilities other characters have like [[MagnitismManipulation metal manipulation]], magic, and weather manipulation. Then he uses it to [[spoiler:completely overwhelm all of the heroes [[MindRape to the point of near-catatonia]]. This prevents them from fighting back and allows Salem's forces to capture America.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: He does not care who gets hurt as long as he survives. [[spoiler:Reflecting this, Roman's Semblance allows him to make people self-centered to the point where they will not "play the hero" and interfere if someone is screaming for help and shot in front of them.]]
* NeverMyFault: He blames his scar, Neo's capture, and his forced servitude to Salem on America. This is despite America scarring him in self-defense and Roman ratting out Neo himself. He also blames [[spoiler:his torture at Salem's hands, which was "motivation" to unlock his Semblance,]] on America since in his mind, he was only tracked down by Salem again because of Vale. [[spoiler:America]] retorts that Salem was already after Mistral and hunted Roman down to find her.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Despite Neo being his "Number Two" he gives her to Salem to save his own skin.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Roman is small fry compared to the likes of Cinder, Salem, Atlas, and Emerald. [[spoiler:His Semblance is what allows the villains to successfully capture America]]. Roman himself also becomes more twisted and vile [[spoiler: after Salem tortures him.]] Come ''The Charlatan of Choice'', he is much more sadistic and froths at the mouth for the opportunity to pay America back for scarring him.
* {{Pride}}: He is extremely vain, particularly about his looks. He utterly loathes America for scarring him and marring his "charming good looks".
* SparedByTheAdaptation: He survives the Battle of Beacon.
* TheCynic: He believes the world is a cruel, heartless place and that people are selfish by nature and will only look out for themselves.
* UnstoppableRage: He flies into this when he is cut across the face by Alfred.

[[folder:Tyrian Callows]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:France kills him in the woods of Vale during ''The Charlatan of Choice''.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He likes to lean into his preys' faces and gets very touchy-feely with Alfred when he has captured him.
* {{Sadist}}: He relishes in the pain and fear he inflicts on his victims.

[[folder:Arthur Watts]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His Semblance in a nutshell. He can paralyze his victims with a gesture, and this paralysis includes the ability to target and paralyze their internal organs, all while they are aware. He uses this ability to freeze England and make his lungs stop working, nearly suffocating him.]]
* MadDoctor: He's much more calm and level-headed than many examples but [[spoiler:hopes that once America is captured, Salem will let him have America for a few days so Watts can see how he [[PlayingWithSyringes ticks.]]]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He used to be an Atlas scientist [[spoiler:until he experimented on abducted people in an attempt to attach Grimm and robotic parts onto their bodies.]]
* TheParalyzer: [[spoiler:His Semblance]] lets him completely paralyze his target, leaving them aware but unable to move.

[[folder:Hazel Rainart]]
* AntiVillain: He deplores violence and is the kindest and most moral of Salem's henchmen. He hates having to kill and shows regret when [[spoiler:he drugs America to paralyze him.]] [[spoiler:He only works with Salem to kill Ozpin so [[ManipulativeBastard he]] cannot continue to sacrifice thousands more lives in his war.]]
* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, powerful, yet calm voice.
* NobleDemon: Hazel follows a strict moral code and philosophy. He only uses violence when there are no other options, prefers to try to convince people to do what he wants rather than threaten them, and refuses to allow his companions to torture or kill prisoners and the defenseless. He is disgusted when Emerald needlessly attacks [[spoiler:an Atlas airship]] and kills countless men that did not need to die. He later [[VillainousRescue saves]] [[spoiler:Italy from the rampaging [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes Ruby]]]] because he believes [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one deserves to die like that]]. He also keeps [[spoiler:America]] at his side to ensure his companions do not have the opportunity to harm their prisoner, and treats him with genuine compassion and kindness when he is injured. If not for his goal to [[spoiler:kill Ozpin permanently so he cannot continue to sacrifice people in his war]], Hazel would not be working for Salem.
* SuperStrength: He is strong enough to [[spoiler:kill an armored soldier via NeckSnap]] simply by clenching his fingers.
* TheBrute: He is the largest of Salem's henchmen, though he is not the typical brute. He prefers to settle things peacefully rather than through violence. He fights barehanded, is capable of delivering powerful blows, and [[spoiler:snaps a person's neck]] with one hand.
* TheQuietOne: He observes and listens more than he speaks.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike his sadistic teammates, Hazel prefers to settle things peacefully and only turns to violence as a last resort. This outlook extends even to [[spoiler:America]], his master's prime target. When Hazel meets [[spoiler:America]], he asks him to surrender peacefully and only attacks after he refuses. During the fight he is reluctant to harm his opponent and continues to offer to [[spoiler:bring him in]] peacefully. He also berates Emerald for [[spoiler:attacking the Atlas military airship and killing dozens of soldiers.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Other Antagonists
[[folder:Neopolitan (Mistral)]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Neo, Neo, ''[[RepeatedForEmphasis Neo]]''. She makes Alfred give her an impromptu piggyback ride, tracing pictures on his shoulder and considers slashing his throat [[ForTheEvulz to watch him bleed out in front of her]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Part of the reason she betrayed Vale is that she was jealous of Vale's stability, while Mistral had to deal with constant Grimm and bandit attacks. She lured Vale into a bandit ambush to show her "how it felt." Unluckily for her, Vale [[CurbStompBattle easily fought her attackers off]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: She betrayed Vale partially because she did not help Mistral's unstable situation improve. As Vale points out, it is not her responsibility to take care of Mistral's Kingdom.
* KarmicDeath: Neo/Mistral betrays America, beats him up, and leaves him to slowly die alone in the woods. [[GoodThingYouCanHeal He survives.]] Later, Roman betrays Neo and gives her to Salem's forces. Emerald then tortures Neo and forces her to open the Vault and unlock the Relic before fatally wounding her and leaving her to slowly die alone in the Vault. Both instances involve nasty and agonizing stomach wounds to boot.
* NeverMyFault: Neo/Mistral was the one who tricked the bandits into attacking Vale yet she blames Vale for her capture at the bandits' hands.
* TheResenter: She envies Vale's stability, peace, and power.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mercury Black]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Often has a sarcastic response to any given situation.
* VillainTeamUp: He ''hates'' Roman but is willing to work with him in order to survive.
* VitriolicBestBuds: From an outsider's perspective, he appears to be this with Roman. He isn't.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Atlas (Ciel Soleil)]]
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Ruby disintegrates Atlas's right arm and ear with Silver Eyes.]]
* AscendedExtra: She went from a character who showed up for one minute in the show to the personification of Atlas.
* AssholeVictim: Looking at the other entries shows what type of person Atlas is. [[spoiler:Before she dies to poison, she loses an arm, an ear, and an eye and Nora breaks her leg to stop her from fleeing.]] She completely had it coming.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: A dark version. When faced with a dying Vale, she seeks out a replacement so Amber's Aura will not go into enemy hands. Atlas [[spoiler:abducts and experiments on]] America and Canada (two nations from another world who are responsible for the well-being of millions) and forces Vale's Aura into America's body, thus making him the new guardian of the Relic of Choice.
* {{Dehumanization}}: Atlas does not view Faunus [[spoiler:or the nations and humans of Earth]] as people. In the latter case, it is to the point where [[spoiler:she doesn't believe people of Earth are capable of having [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]], despite clear evidence to the contrary. (i.e. Many Earth personifications have their Auras activated.) In other words, Atlas doesn't believe people of Earth have ''souls''.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Canada impales her eye with ice shrapnel.]]
* FantasticRacist: She sees Faunus and [[spoiler:the nations and people of Earth]] as inferior to herself and the humans of Remnant. [[spoiler:Back when the White Fang was still a peaceful organization, she approached Adam/Menagerie with a fake promise of equality talks in order to lure him out and slaughter his men.]] [[spoiler:If her rant at America is any indication, she believes the people of Earth don't have souls.]]
* TheFundamentalist: [[spoiler:Atlas/Ciel sees Earth, its personifications, and its people as inferior to Atlas, thus they can be sacrificed for "Remnant's" (aka ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'') survival. This trope is taken to the extreme with her idea for and approval of the Transformation Institute. If you think Atlas is wrong, you are taken to the Institute and killed or brainwashed into obedience.]]
* HateSink: She has no redeeming qualities, and all her "heroic" actions were done in [[ItsAllAboutMe self-interest]]. She [[spoiler:orders the twins' abduction and has her men experiment on them. She doesn't care how many people on Earth may die due to said experimentation. It's implied she ordered the Atlesian Knights to massacre the people of Westwind, Vale. Her cruelty even extends to her own people through the Transformation Institute: a reeducation facility meant to brainwash her people.]] [[spoiler:She also betrayed Adam/Menagerie and is responsible for his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no compassion or empathy for ''anyone''.
* ManipulativeBitch: She attempts to [[spoiler:brainwash France into thinking he's Vacuo and intends to use him as a decoy for Salem.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Atlas [[spoiler:doesn't care about Remnant.]] All her actions are done in self-interest, to the point where [[spoiler:even her own people matter little to her. All she wants from them is their unwavering devotion and worship, and she will brainwash them to get it]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:She pins America's [[ColdBloodedTorture injuries]] on Ironwood. That doesn't stop [[BewareTheNiceOnes Canada]] from attacking her in [[TranquilFury a rage]].]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: She claims to be fighting for the good of Remnant, but all of her actions are done in self-interest, even the ones done to help Remnant as a whole. She only saves Vale [[spoiler:in order to choose and "create" Amber's replacement. Essentially, she's playing God.]]
* {{Pride}}: Atlas sees herself as above everyone else. She's so arrogant and self-centered that she always believes she is right and her actions are just (no matter how horrid those actions are).
* PsychoticSmirk: She sports one as she [[spoiler:tortures America, before he [[DefiantToTheEnd refuses to yield to her]] anyway. After that [[UnstoppableRage not]] [[VillainousBreakdown so]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown much]].]]
* TheSociopath: She feels no guilt for her actions, which include ColdBloodedTorture, {{Brainwashing}}, abduction, inhumane experimentation, and [[spoiler:ordering the massacre of an entire civilian village.]]
* SwissArmyWeapon: She wields a [[spoiler:revolver-sword-bladed whip.]]
* TautologicalTemplar: She will do anything to achieve her goals and uphold her twisted ideals, including abduct, torture, experiment on, [[spoiler:and brainwash personifications from another world and ''her own people''.]] She sees nothing wrong with her actions.
* TimeDelayedDeath: Variant. [[spoiler:America jabs her with his PoisonRing. She goes on to fight Japan, loses an arm and ear to SE!Ruby, and runs off. Then she fights Canada and England, losing an eye and getting her leg broken before the cyanide in America's ring finally kills her. At first the heroes are confused how she died but Ren notices the needle-mark on her neck and guesses she was poisoned.]]
* TimeStandsStill: [[spoiler:Her Semblance allows her to freeze individual people in time, leaving them completely unaware of it passing. She can only use it in short bursts and at close range.]]
* ToThePain: [[spoiler:Atlas describes to America what she will do to him when she captures him. She promises to break his bones, cut out his tongue, and have her men stab and kill him over and over until he begs her for death.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gets an epic one from [[spoiler:England about how her actions will cause her people (the people responsible for her very existence) to turn against her. He rakes her over the coals for what she did to his brothers and concludes that she will fail to [[BornAgainImmortality resurrect]] because of everything she did, and she only has herself to blame.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is convinced even the most despicable of her actions are for the greater good of Remnant.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Atlas ''[[UnstoppableRage loses it]]'' when America jabs her with his cyanide ring. Her [[NotSoStoic stoic]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing mask]] crumbles and she stabs him multiple times while ranting and demanding he beg for her forgiveness.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General James Ironwood]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: While canon Ironwood is militaristic and paranoid, this version ordered the twins' abduction and slipped further into evil from there.
* BlindObedience: Downplayed in that he is perfectly aware that what Atlas is doing is wrong. [[MyCountryRightOrWrong He obeys her]] and [[IgnoredEpiphany defends her actions anyway.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: To him, abduction, dissection, [[spoiler:brainwashing]], and torture are acceptable evils that must be done the good of Atlas and Remnant. He draws the line as ''unnecessary'' ColdBloodedTorture done for the [[ForTheEvulz torturer's enjoyment]], as shown by his reaction to [[spoiler:America's scars.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: It is hard to call Ironwood a "face" but he helped the twins in the lab and had his morals. [[spoiler:Said morals are discarded when he attempts to shoot America to bring him to Atlas. He says that whether America survives the headshot or not, Atlas would benefit from keeping Vale out of Salem's hands. He also refuses to use his authority to close the Transformation Institute, insinuating he has chosen [[MyCountryRightOrWrong the will of Atlas]] over individuals' welfare.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gains three thin burn scars over his left eye from [[spoiler:America.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After having a HeelRealization, Ironwood chooses to assist America in rescuing his friends by refraining from shooting him, telling him where his friends are, and giving him the passcodes to get through the Institute, thus turning his back on Atlas. However, he knows he has gone too far to be forgiven by the public and is resigned to go down in [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade history as a villain]].]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Ironwood sees America and Canada's abduction and torment as necessary for the well-being of Remnant.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Ironwood's goals are noble but his actions become more and more despicable as the series goes on. He starts by ordering in the twins' abduction. From there he [[spoiler: allows America to be dissected and experimented on, threatens Canada to keep America in line, forces Mantle's Aura into Canada and part of Vale's into America, opens the [[Room101 Transformation Institute]] on Atlas' orders, and finally tries to shoot America to either capture him or permanently kill him to keep him out of Salem's hands.]]
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:His last attempt to capture America is actually a test to see if America is strong enough (both physically and mentally) to escape him. America passes his test and exceeds his expectations by fighting off both Ironwood and Hazel at once.]]
* TheUnapologetic: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He is sorry for the pain he caused the twins, but does not regret his actions in the slightest since he thinks [[IDidWhatIHadToDo the alternatives were worse options for Remnant.]]]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His goal is to keep Remnant and Atlas safe and secure. Too bad he takes part in and orders abductions, torture, experimentation, and [[spoiler:brainwashing]] to do it.
* ZeroApprovalGambit: Played with. [[spoiler:Ironwood approved of and took part in the Transformation Institute and Atlas's other atrocities, something which may soon become public knowledge. Although he has a HeelFaceTurn and works against Atlas/Ciel, he is aware the public does not know the nation-tan exists, thus everything bad will be pinned on him. [[SilentScapegoat He accepts this burden]] but asks America to undo his mistakes and free the people in the Institute, likely causing a rebellion. He attacks America so that America and his friends will be seen as the heroes who fought off and defeated the tyrannical General before saving the people he wrongfully imprisoned.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Doctor]]
Doctor Polendina, Penny's father and creator.
* FatherlyScientist: Treats the twins with kindness and compassion while the rest of the Atlas scientists see them as creatures and subhuman.
* FaceHeelTurn: Doctor Polendina, once a FatherlyScientist, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumps Off the Slippery Slope]] and becomes a MadScientist after Penny died.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He keeps his fatherly, amiable tone as he holds America captive, injects him with drugs, and threatens him and his friends. Except when he [[MadScientist doesn't]].
* KarmicDeath: His entire motivation and reason for committing evil deeds is to bring Penny back. [[spoiler:He is killed by Penny 2.0.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Non-romantic example. He loves his daughter so much that he will lie, kidnap, threaten, coerce, manipulate, and drop all the morals he once had in order to get her back.
* MaskOfSanity: He keeps a kindly front while committing terrible acts and is obviously unhinged, rambling about how [[spoiler: America's [[{{Technopath}} Semblance]] can resurrect his dead robotic daughter despite there being no evidence America could somehow bring back her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]].]]
* SeeksAnothersResurrection: His goal is to bring back his daughter, Penny.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He will do whatever it takes to bring Penny back including kidnapping America and holding him hostage. America understands that he misses his daughter and wants her resurrected, but knows the doctor's methods are anything but moral or heroic. Not to mention his goal [[DeaderThanDead may be impossible]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Soldier]]
* AxCrazy: He is sadistic, cruel, psychotic, and tortures people just because he can.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: While torturing [[spoiler:America]], the soldier [[spoiler:paralyzes America, slices his clothes, touches him, and even goes as far as [[RapeAsDrama to kiss the side of his neck]].]]
* ForTheEvulz: His entire motivation for torturing [[spoiler:America]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: He spends his appearances torturing [[spoiler:America.]] [[spoiler:America blasts him to ashes while the soldier is attempting to torture him again.]]
* NoNameGiven: His name is never revealed. He is only referred to as "the soldier/guard" or "the sadistic soldier/guard".
* OriginalCharacter: One of the few in the series.
* {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys torturing and terrifying [[spoiler:America]], adding a psychological element to his cruelty by getting in [[spoiler:America's]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything personal space and unnecessarily touching him]] just to see his reactions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He is only in three chapters but manages to leave [[spoiler:America]] with permanent physical and mental scars.
* TortureTechnician: The soldier was [[spoiler: hired by Atlas]] for such a reason. While working for [[spoiler:Polendina]], he enthusiastically [[spoiler:cuts the word "Sacrifice" into America's back until his victim stops healing and the wounds scar.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Adam Taurus (Menagerie)]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is still a radical but is much more mellow than his canon counterpart. He genuinely believes he is doing what is best for the Faunus. He is also not a psychotic Yandere for Blake. He's so level-headed in fact that he [[spoiler:briefly considers turning against Salem after Blake's death. He decides against it because he believes following Salem is the only way Faunus can be safe from humanity.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike in canon, he is not a {{Yandere}} for Blake.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In his backstory. He used to be a WideEyedIdealist who truly believed that Faunus could achieve equality through peaceful means.
* CharmPerson: His Semblance allows him to compel Faunus into fighting for him. It is unclear whether the hypnosis is [[CompellingVoice extremely powerful]] and can turn even the most loyal Faunus against each other, or if it feeds on [[MoreThanMindControl subconscious thoughts]] in order to take control.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Atlas is far from heroic but her actions are what turned Adam into the ruthless terrorist leader he is today.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Downplayed. Atlas pretended to be interested in equality between humans and Faunus and agreed to meet with Adam. Instead she drew Adam and his men into a trap, slaughtering them with Adam as the only survivor. While Sun and Blake understand why the incident pushed him to became so extreme, they agree that it doesn't excuse his actions.
* IveComeTooFar: He considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death]] but decides he has gone too far to stop now, and needs to continue fighting as he has in order to save the Faunus.
* TheReveal: He is the personification of Menagerie.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: He gradually became more and more extreme in his methods after Atlas betrayed him and massacred his men.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Adam was a genuinely kind and idealistic person who believed Faunus and humans could achieve peace. He was also awkward and unsure of himself, and would go to Blake to confide in her about his worries.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to be close friends with Blake, to the point where he confided in her when he was uncertain about his leadership skills. After Atlas attacked Adam and killed his men, he slowly became more extreme until he became the WellIntentionedExtremist he is today. Despite some of his claims, he still cares for Blake and briefly considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death.]] He decides against it since he feels he must continue on the path he has chosen in order to save the Faunus.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He experienced Faunus discrimination first-hand and wants to save other Faunus from it. He is willing to work with Salem and destroy humanity to achieve that safety after Atlas betrayed him.
* WideEyedIdealist: He used to wholeheartedly believe that humans and Faunus could live together in peace. Then Atlas betrayed him and slaughtered his men.
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Mantle (Ákos)]]
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Vale's Abel. He sold out his sister to Cinder in order to save himself.
* DirtyCoward: He sold out Vale to Cinder in order to save himself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mantle gave Cinder Vale's location, which led to everything from America and Canada's abduction to the fall of Beacon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Penny Polendina]]
* {{Adorkable}}: She is so ''happy'' to have friends...
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Subverted. Her death has lasting effects on the characters, particularly Pyrrha. America also mourns Penny months later [[spoiler:after he regains his memories and finally finds out about her death.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She gets them: Teams RWBY, JNPR, America, Canada, Sun, and Neptune to be exact. This is also the reason why America accepts her into the group despite her orders to watch over him. Then she dies.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the nations' presence in the story, Penny still dies during her fight against Pyrrha. Seeing as how none of the nations were present at the Stadium itself, it unfortunately makes sense that nothing would change.
* KillTheCutie: Pyrrha accidentally kills her as she did in canon.
* KilledOffForReal: She dies as she did in canon. [[spoiler:Penny 2.0 may have her memories but she is a different person. Penny Polendina is dead, and her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]] can never be brought back.]]
* LiteralMinded: She does not understand figures of speech or metaphors.
* NoSocialSkills: Comes with being a LiteralMinded android.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sterlyn]]
The Atlas Pilot that Weiss bribes to take her to Mistral.
* AcePilot: He performs well during the Lancer fight and flies into what is essentially a warzone to save Yang's team, all without getting a scratch on his ship. [[spoiler:He later flies into a real warzone to get the characters out of Atlas.]]
* AscendedExtra: In canon, he dies after the Lancer fight. Here, he survives and becomes the heroes' go-to pilot for their journey.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He was discharged from the military because he went against orders in order to save lives.]]
* FromCamouflageToCriminal: He used to be in [[spoiler:the Atlas military until he was discharged for disobeying orders to save people.]] After that he used his piloting skills to ship illegal goods until Weiss came along. He's all-too happy to become the heroes' pilot as thanks for saving his life.
* HiddenDepths: He likes to draw in his spare time, and he's quite talented.
* IOweYouMyLife: His initial reason for assisting the heroes. He grows to resignedly enjoy their company and believe in their mission to save Remnant and Earth.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Nameless in the show, given the name "Sterlyn" here.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vale (Amber)]]
* BreakTheBadass: Salem notes she is the strongest Kingdom on Remnant and Mistral envies her strength. Mistral's betrayal and [[spoiler:Cinder's [[YourSoulIsMine act]][[AndIMustScream ions]] broke her so badly that she would rather give up than fight nowadays.]]
* BrokenAce: She is the strongest nation on Remnant but can be incredibly snarky and abrasive. [[DarkAndTroubledPast She has]] [[AndIMustScream her reasons]].
* CommanderContrarian: Downplayed. She argues with [[spoiler:America]] more often than not and has a habit of belittling him and his ideas, but when they are in danger such as [[spoiler:when they fight Atlas]] she'll put her bitterness aside to assist him. Seeing how she's [[spoiler:stuck in America's head (which can't be beneficial to her happiness)]], it's understandable.
* CynicalMentor: Amber starts out as this towards [[spoiler:America]]. She is prone to giving him insults on the verge of verbal abuse until CharacterDevelopment kicks in.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale's past is a history of pain and betrayal. [[spoiler:First Ozpin betrays, tortures, and [[TongueTied tongue-ties]] her so she cannot speak ill of him, forcing her to flee her own Kingdom.]] Then Mistral betrays her. Then Cinder comes along...
* DeadpanSnarker: Often when speaking with [[spoiler:America]]. She has a dry sense of humor.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Her experiences turned her bitter. [[spoiler:She will take any chance she gets to tell America he's an idiot and he might as well stop fighting because there is no way to win.]] [[spoiler:She becomes more optimistic after realizing America's family and friends will never abandon him.]]
* MysteriousPast: Her past was unclear until ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: It's implied that Mistral's betrayal [[TookALevelInCynicism broke her]], leaving her mistrustful and suspicious of the motives of everyone she meets.
* OneWomanArmy: She ended the Great War almost by herself using [[spoiler:her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She ended the Great War almost single-handedly [[spoiler:using her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction, per Ozpin's orders. The storm she summons leaves Vacuo's oasis as a barren desert.]]
* SourOutsideSadInside: Her past (complete with multiple betrayals) led her to be suspicious, cold, mean, and critical with extreme trust issues. Doubly so after she [[spoiler:figures out the Kingdom of Vale (and by extension, her and America) are dying.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In a way. [[spoiler:Her soul merged with America's body and she now lives on as a voice in America's head.]]
* SuicideDare: She insults [[spoiler:America]] and says he should kill himself before his enemies do. [[spoiler:America]] is stunned into silence by the dare and calls Vale out for acting so cruelly, insisting that she's [[OutOfCharacterAlert kinder than that]].
* WeatherManipulation: Her Semblance gives her control over [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], and [[BlowYouAway wind]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Winter Schnee]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She chooses to [[spoiler:help America (a stranger)]] over obeying her orders. She also gives him space instead of demanding answers, and treats him with surprising compassion upon learning his situation.
* BrokenPedestal: After hearing the full story about Ironwood's actions against the twins, [[spoiler:Winter renounces him and Atlas, saying what they did is inexcusable.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:She turns against Atlas and her tyrannical regime and helps the heroes infiltrate the Transformation Institute.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She decides not to [[spoiler:hand America over to Military HQ]] when she finds out he was attacked by a soldier of Atlas.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: She discarded her military ensemble beforehand and was never a villain but officially [[spoiler:turns her back on the Atlas military and assists the heroes in invading the Transformation Institute]] while wearing new blue attire.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is aloof, harsh, and cold, but [[spoiler:opens up her home to America when he has no other place to go.]]
* LadyOfWar: She moves and fights with feminine grace, no matter the situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sun Wukong]]
* DarkSecret: He left Vacuo and refused to go to Shade Academy because [[spoiler:he ''is'' Vacuo and did not want to be forced to give up his freedom.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: His reason for refusing to go to Shade Academy. [[spoiler:If he went there, Vacuo's government (or Shade's Headmaster/Headmistress) would figure out he is Vacuo and either force him to work for the government or lock him a GildedCage to keep him safe from Salem.]] He wants to live his life the way he chooses, not the way others want him to.
* MacGuffinPersonReveal: [[spoiler:He is the personification of Vacuo, the one that can retrieve the Relic hidden in Shade Academy's Vault.]]
* NiceGuy: He's a pretty friendly guy, as seen when he goes to talk to Canada simply because he thought he looked lonely.
[[/folder]]

* [[Characters/WeightOfTheWorldTeamsRWBYAndJNPR Teams RWBY and JNPR]]

!!The Nations of Earth
[[folder:The Earth Nations As a Whole]]
Tropes for the [[NationsAsPeople personifications]] of Earth in general, including America and Canada.
* {{Coma}}: Personifications of Earth fall into a coma-like state whenever they receive what would be a fatal wound on a human. They rest in peace while their body heals and awaken right after.
* HealingFactor: As long as a wound isn't "fatal", the personifications of Earth can quickly regenerate and keep on going. If it is "fatal" they fall into a coma to allow their body to heal.
* SwissArmyWeapon:
** America: (Cobalt Striker) pump-action shotgun bayonet-baseball bat
** Canada: (Maple Frost) high-caliber sniper rifle hockey stick with a scythe-like blade. [[note]]the hitting end of the hockey stick.[[/note]]
** Japan: (Hanasaka) Katana, revolver.
** France: (Trouvère) saber, glock pistol.
** Prussia: (Rapunzel) glaive, sniper rifle, arming sword.
** Italy: (Thyrus) Arming sword, pistol.
** Germany: ahlspiess, semi-automatic rifle.
** Russia: (Sunflower) axe, sub-machine gun.
** Romano: (Gladiolus) Roman scissor, shield, pump action rifle.
** China: DualTonfas, shotguns.
** Australia: boomerang, [[DualWielding daggers]], automatic pistols.
* {{Synchronization}}: When their nation is attacked or is hit by a natural disaster, they feel pain and suffer injuries at the site. A bad economy can make them ill as well.
* TheEmpath: All nations have a limited empathetic connection with their people where they can get a sense of the moods of the general populace.

[[folder:England (Arthur Kirkland)]]
* AloofOlderBrother: Towards America when his brother has amnesia.
* AntiHero: He does what he has to in order to protect his brothers and Earth but his personality can be distant, harsh, and cold. For the well-being of his brothers and Earth, he sometimes makes morally dubious choices and performs manipulative actions such as when he tries to trick America into severing his connection with Vale's people, a FateWorseThanDeath for them.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears one on the return trip to Remnant.
* BlackMagic: The ritual to sever a personification's connection with their people, which leads to a nation-wide LossOfIdentity for the citizens. The ritual causes the personification extreme pain, and can only be used once every thousand years. England uses it to save Canada's life by severing his connection with Mantle.
* BritishStuffiness: Downplayed in that England does not always act like this. He keeps his more vulnerable emotions under wraps and maintains a stiff and distant demeanor when dealing with most people. This causes his emotions to build up until he [[AngerBornOfWorry snaps and says things he does not mean.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He starts off hating Remnant and refusing to take part in their war against Salem. He grows to care for the people there (primarily Teams RWBY and JNPR) to the point where he'll threaten [[spoiler:Ozpin]] to keep them safe.
* CondescendingCompassion: During ''The Depths of Deception''. His compassion towards America is tainted by his hatred of Vale and Remnant and his belief that he knows what is best for his brother. He thinks America is ignorant and naive due to his amnesia, and thus cannot be trusted with deciding things for himself. England grows out of it after America calls him out on his manipulations.
* DefrostingIceKing: He exhibits GoodIsNotNice and is often scowling but softens up as the series goes on.
* DrowningMySorrows: He goes to the bar and drinks himself to oblivion after [[spoiler:putting the [[MercyKillArrangement sleeping curse on America]].]] He smells like alcohol for days afterward.
* EmotionBomb: [[spoiler:England's Semblance. He releases a blast of [[PurpleIsPowerful violet]] energy in an explosion-like wave, which forces everyone in range to feel what he is feeling. The emotions are so strong it leaves allies stunned while his targets are left as helpless, sobbing wrecks.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first onscreen act, he threatens Ozpin and demands to know what he [[PapaWolf has done with his brothers]].
* FlawExploitation: [[spoiler:Atlas and Watts goad England into attacking them by [[BerserkButton threatening and insulting America]].]]
* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler:Watts uses his [[AndIMustScream Semblance]] to freeze England in place and make him watch Atlas [[ElectricTorture torture]] Canada.]]
* ForeignLanguageTirade: He screams at Ozpin in Gaelic after [[spoiler:America is half-blinded from the attack on Frontier.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: He can be gruff, abrasive, rude, vicious, and hates anything to do with Remnant with a passion. Well, not ''everything'', but many things. [[spoiler:Like Ozpin.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It does not take much to set him off, especially when [[VitriolicBestBuds France]] or [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Ozpin]]]] are around. The former is usually PlayedForLaughs. The latter is [[PlayedForDrama not]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Acts aloof, cold, and bitter, but cares deeply for his brothers and shows a gentle (if gruff) protectiveness towards Ruby.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: England is violently over-protective of America and Canada. Enough so that he is willing to threaten to nuke Atlas if the Atlas soldier Greenlee does not talk, vows to kill Russia if he manipulates America again, and tries to trick America into agreeing to a ritual that would sever his ties with Vale's people and leave them [[LossOfIdentity without a]] [[FateWorseThanDeath personification]]. Seriously, if you want to live '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Do. Not. Threaten. America. Or. Canada. In. Front. Of. England]].'''
* LethalChef: As per canon. Characters take great lengths to keep England out of the kitchen. According to Italy ([[NiceGuy of all people]]), England can make any dish explode.
* MagicStaff: Rather than use a SwissArmyWeapon like the rest of the cast, England wields a magical staff with which he can perform a variety of offensive and defensive spells. Once such defensive spell allows him to [[spoiler: shield an entire airship.]]
* MagicalIncantation: His verbal spells are Latin, including the [[spoiler: activator and counter-spells for America's sleeping curse.]]
* {{Mana}}: He draws magical energy from Remnant's air in order to perform his more powerful spells.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: He doesn't care about saving Remnant or defeating Salem. His only goal is to keep his brothers and Earth safe.
* PapaWolf: He always is this when it comes to his brothers but develops protective feelings to Team RWBY and JNPR as well. When England finds out [[spoiler:Ozpin hurt Vale and is willing to let any of his allies die "for the greater good", he threatens to kill Ozpin over and over if Ozpin tries to sacrifice his family, friends, or the former students.]]
* PayEvilUntoEvil: His threat to nuke Atlas. He didn't go through with it, but there is no doubt he would have if Greenlee did not talk.
* PragmaticHero: Hehas no problem doing morally questionable things to achieve greater ends. [[spoiler:After Ozpin tries to murder America, England is willing to kill Oscar to kill Ozpin so Ozpin cannot appear and harm any of them again. He backs down after some convincing from France and concedes to give Oscar a sleeping spell to use if Ozpin emerges.]]
* {{Pride}}: While not as bad as some examples, he has his moments of arrogance, particularly when he thinks he knows what is best for [[AmnesiacHero America]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The quick-to-anger and quicker to attack Red to France's laid-back, calm, and diplomatic Blue.
* RitualMagic: England has a spellbook or arrays and rituals for a variety of situations, from a spell that works like an x-ray to one that permanently severs a nation's connection to their people. Thankfully the latter [[MagicPrerequisite only works once every thousand years]].
* SourSupporter: He despises Remnant and has no interest in saving it but joins the fight anyway to save his brothers.
* SpellBook: He carries a tome of spells and rituals with him on the return trip to Remnant.
* StepfordSnarker: One of the ways he hides his insecurities is by giving scathing comments about others' (particularly America's) perceived shortcomings.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With France. He argues with France constantly (sometimes [[PlayedForDrama seriously]], sometimes [[PlayedForLaughs not]]) but when France is captured by Atlas soldiers England is livid.
* WouldHurtAChild: He is willing to [[spoiler:kill Oscar to kill Ozpin with him after Ozpin tries to [[HumanSacrifice murder America]], Penny, and Pyrrha. France talks him out of it.]]

[[folder:Italy (Feliciano Vargas)]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: Like in canon, he flirts with women but has a ''very'' close relationship with Germany. For example, Germany is the one he is trying to prove himself to and Italy is the one who convinces Germany to stay behind on the second trip to Remnant in order to lead the Taskforce. Considering the lack of romance in the series, it's unsurprising that it's left ambiguous.
* CowardlyLion: He's terrified of the Grimm and the mere thought of the Grimmlands but goes to find America anyway. He also willingly volunteers to join the Atlas-rescue group to save America, France, Australia, and Romano. Later he [[spoiler:distracts the [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes powered]] Ruby in order to protect Japan and Weiss.]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Is TheDitz, but manages to rush Roman and knock him off the airship before he could attack Japan from behind. He also beheads the Ursa Major attacking Germany in one swipe. Later, [[spoiler:he stands up to Ruby when she's under the influence of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] and manages to knock her out. It's only because of his Intangibility Semblance but still.]]
* DeathGlare: He shoots Weiss one when she blames Romano for [[spoiler:losing the Relic of Creation.]] It is one of the first signs [[OutOfCharacterAlert something is wrong]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: He uses this skill to get himself, America, Germany, Prussia, and Japan through the Grimm-infested Vale and to Beacon.
* FastballSpecial: Ruby launches him using her scythe during the [[spoiler:Warden Grimm]] battle.
* FragileSpeedster: At times he gives Ruby a run for her money when it comes to speed but he has difficulty taking a hit. [[spoiler:Luckily, [[{{Intangibility}} his Semblance]] helps him avoid taking huge amounts of damage.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Has little faith in his fighting abilities and sees himself as TheLoad in the Remnant group. He does not see the good he has done and how he has assisted his friends.
* {{Intangibility}}: [[spoiler:His Semblance, which he discovers when Ruby attempts to dissolve him with Silver Eyes.]] Italy himself does not realize it until later.
* ItsAllMyFault: Italy blames himself for Germany and Prussia's injuries and attracting [[EmotionEater Gri]][[TheHeartless mm]] to Kuroyuri with his fear.
* NoSell: [[spoiler:Silver Eyes can't disintegrate something they [[{{Intangibility}} can't touch.]]]]
* TheLoad: Fears he is this when it comes to the dangers of Remnant and facing Grimm. He uploads a Grimm battle simulation to prove that he can fight... only to fail at it completely.

[[folder:France (Francis Bonnefoy)]]
* AgentPeacock: France is a vain flirt who freaks out when he gets dirt in his hair yet he fights as viciously as the others when eliminating the Grimm outside the World Conference in New York. The kicker is that until America reminded him that his weapon is also a gun, he uses only a saber. France fought with a short-range weapon for a good chunk of the battle.
* AttackReflector: [[spoiler:France's Semblance allows him to deflect attacks back at their source with increased force.]]
* BadassInDistress: He is captured by soldiers of Atlas [[spoiler:and taken to the Transformation Institute with Australia and Romano.]]
* BiTheWay: Justified due to the lack of romantic plots in the series in general. France considers people of all genders to be "beautiful" and will sometimes flirt with them.
* CowardlyLion: France defends Blake from Adam even though he has every chance to run away and Blake is begging him to leave her behind. And although he is terrified, he still manages to cut off Tyrian's tail when he threatens Canada.
* CulturedBadass: He's philosophical, enjoys cooking, and is fully capable of kicking ass.
* DramaQueen: He freaks out when he gets dirt in his hair during the journey through Anima.
* GoodIsNotSoft: France does not hesitate to [[spoiler:kill the unconscious guards in the Institute. As he said, they easily could awake and sound the alarm.]]
* GratuitousFrench: Surprisingly for a Hetalia fanfic, this is mostly averted. The one time he speaks in French is out of defiance when [[spoiler:Atlas tries to brainwash him into forgetting his own language.]]
* MistakenIdentity: Salem's forces believe he is Vacuo during ''The Shattered Soul''. [[spoiler: because of that, Atlas attempts to brainwash him into believing the same.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The laid-back, calm, and diplomatic Blue to England's quick-to-anger and quicker to attack Red.
* TheDeterminator: He never gives in to [[spoiler:Atlas's brainwashing]] and never even considers giving up.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With England.

[[folder:Russia (Ivan Braginsky)]]
* AnAxeToGrind: His SwissArmyWeapon of choice.
* BloodKnight: His first reaction to a fight is to grin and jump right in.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Part of what makes him so dangerous and unpredictable. He will stop England from attacking Qrow because Ruby is watching, but will take advantage of America's amnesia to force him to activate his Aura. He also threatens to nuke Atlas with a grin on his face. He sees nothing wrong with his actions during the latter instances.
* CreepyGood: He is on the hero's side, but still manages to unnerve Teams RWBY and JNPR (and some of the nations).
* HiddenDepths: Underneath his amoral, PsychopathicManchild nature is someone capable of great compassion, and who is genuinely glad to be friends with America and Ruby. He also likes knitting.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He has a close bond with Ruby and created [[CombinationAttack a team attack]] with her. She is about half his height.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing he does in the series is put Ironwood in a chokehold and refuse to release him, commenting that it is a good idea to have a hostage.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates America into activating his Aura while the latter is amnesiac and thus has no idea about Russia's PsychopathicManchild side.
* ScarsAreForever: [[spoiler:The scars on his throat never faded after decades have passed.]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:In the past, a few of his bosses punished him by cutting his throat over and over. This left him with scars on his neck, which he covers with his scarf.]]
* SociopathicHero: He has selective empathy and is outright psychotic at times but can be truly friendly to his companions. He is also arguably the most ruthless nation of Earth (as displayed by his threat to nuke Atlas). but still fights to save Earth. His thoughts about saving Remnant are ambiguous at best and he might only be fighting to rescue America and because it's fun.
* TheReveal: Russia wears a scarf [[spoiler:to cover the scars on his neck, which were given to him by his human bosses.]]
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: He acts regretful and insists it is [[spoiler:America's]] fault that Russia attacked him since [[spoiler:if America defended himself, Russia would not have to harm him anymore.]] His logic is as [[PsychopathicManchild twisted]] as it sounds, and he eventually admits he attacked [[spoiler:America because he believed he was lying about his PTSD and Russia wanted him to go back to normal.]]

[[folder:Germany (Ludwig Beilschmidt)]]
* BigBrotherMentor: He has shades of this towards Ruby, especially during their conversation about [[FalseFriend Emerald]].
* BladeOnAStick: His SwissArmyWeapon is an ahlspiess-semi-automatic rifle.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He is exceedingly blunt towards [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] and never minces words to soothe their egos. Since they are meant to [[spoiler:protect Earth from Grimm]], he will not allow their prides or petty squabbles get in the way of their duty.
* SpiderSense: [[spoiler: Germany's Semblance allows him to subconsciously sense incoming danger (to himself and his allies) and take measures to avoid it.]]
* SuperReflexes: [[spoiler:Along with SpiderSense, his Semblance allows him to react to his surroundings with superhuman speed,]] allowing him to dodge incoming attacks.
* TheLeader: Of the [[spoiler:Anti-Grimm Taskforce.]] His leadership qualities are why [[spoiler:Italy convinces him to stay behind from the second Remnant rescue mission. The Taskforce needs Germany more than they do.]]

[[folder:Prussia (Gilbert Beilschmidt)]]
* BayonetYa: On Remnant, Prussia carries a sniper rifle with a bayonet attached to the tip.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: He goes around boasting how awesome he is and often has people shaking their heads exasperatedly. Though there are hints beforehand, his kinder side really shows when he offers to [[spoiler:teach [[NonActionGuy Austria]] how to fight]] with [[WhatYouAreInTheDark no one else]] the wiser.
* BladeOnAStick: His weapon is a glaive-sniper rifle, arming sword]].
* DrillSergeantNasty: He berates [[spoiler: the Taskforce]] for every mistake they make during battle.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Prussia may act like a self-absorbed buffoon, but is intelligent and levelheaded in combat situations. This is on display during [[spoiler: the Taskforce's fight against the Phoenix Grimm]] and again when [[spoiler:he offers to teach [[NonActionGuy Austria]] how to fight.]] He is also the first to figure out [[spoiler:Germany discovered his Semblance during the Fox Spawner battle.]]
* SinkOrSwimMentor: When it's time for [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] to learn how to fight [[spoiler:Holo!Grimm]], he puts together [[spoiler:a simulated [[HopelessBossFight hopeless Mook battle]]]] without warning them. He sends forth his creation while cheering manically for [[spoiler:the Taskforce's]] defeat.
* TheLancer: He serves as one to Germany in [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] and can be considered their second-in-command. He immediately takes charge while [[spoiler:Germany is incapacitated by the Phoenix Grimm.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Prussia calls out the nations of [[spoiler:the Anti-Grimm Taskforce after the fight with the Phoenix Grimm]] for [[LeeroyJenkins acting foolishly in battle]], [[GloryHound fighting over who got to land the killing blow]], and [[IWorkAlone not working together]] to defeat an enemy that could [[spoiler:cause wildfires and was threatening a small town.]]

[[folder:Japan (Kiku Honda)]]
* CuteBruiser: He likes cute things like the stuffed kitten he won at the Fair, and also manages to kick Neo's ass in their fight until [[LeeroyJenkins Ruby]] interferes.
* HatesBeingTouched: He does not enjoy physical contact. One noteworthy exception is when he returns Ruby's embrace during their reunion.
* MasterSwordsman. He is very skilled with a katana. Enough so that he trounces Neo until Ruby recklessly jumps in.
* TheStoic: He remains stonefaced and unflappable, even when facing the scariest of Grimm.
* TranquilFury: He is icily enraged when he realizes that Qrow was using Canada as bait to lure out Salem's forces.
* TheQuietOne: He rarely speaks and does not go out of his way to start a conversation. That's what makes his [[FishOutOfWater offer of someone to talk to]] to Pyrrha so notable.

[[folder:China (Yao Wang)]]
* AdultFear:
** He is not happy when Japan goes to say goodbye to America without telling anyone where he was going. Considering the last time nations failed to arrive at a meeting was when America and Canada were abducted, it's not hard to see why.
** [[spoiler:His house is overrun by Grimm while Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are inside. He is en route when Taiwan calls him in a panic and he can only listen helplessly as she is attacked.]]
* BadassAdorable: He squeals over cute things and can effortlessly slaughter hordes of Grimm. [[spoiler:Particularly when they threaten his family.]]
* DualTonfas: He wields a pair of tonfas-shotguns which are given to him by [[spoiler:America]].
* DualWielding: China wields two tonfas that are also shotguns.
* NervesOfSteel: He remains calm and collected when he walks downstairs to find [[spoiler:''[[HumanoidAbomination Salem]]'' standing in America's kitchen.]] Not many could face [[spoiler:the Queen of the Grimm]] and remain polite and levelheaded.
* PapaWolf: He ''wrecks'' [[spoiler:the Grimm that attack Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Reacts this way after [[spoiler:Salem's attack on America's mansion.]] He refuses to let her get away with what she did and becomes determined to bring her down.

[[folder:Australia (Jett Kirkland)]]
* AnimalEyeSpy: [[spoiler:His Semblance lets him see through the eyes of nearby animals along with control them.]]
* BadassInDistress: He is [[spoiler:captured by Atlas soldiers and taken to the Transformation Institute with France and Romano.]]
* BattleBoomerang: His weapon of choice. It splits into dual daggers and automatic pistols.
* BoisterousBruiser: He is very eager to fight the Grimm outside the World Meeting.
* DefiantCaptive: [[spoiler:While he is being held in the Institute, he constantly curses at the guards and tries to break free of his bonds. The guards gag and blindfold him.]]
* DualWielding: His new boomerang splits into dual pistols and daggers.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Before anyone can think [[spoiler:Australia's Semblance]] is weak, he uses it to [[spoiler:control catfish and use them to kill a gigantic crocodile Grimm.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He becomes calm and serious when he discovers America's Semblance is Technopathy and when he promises to keep it a secret from his boss.
* PowerGlows: His eyes glow dark green when he [[spoiler:uses his Semblance.]]
* ReverseGrip: He sometimes wields his daggers this way.
* SecretKeeper: He promises not to tell his boss about :America's Semblance, even though it makes America a potential PersonOfMassDestruction.
* {{Squee}}: He joins Nora and Penny in cooing over the cute newborn Pomeranian puppies being shown on the news.
* TheBeastmaster: [[spoiler:His Semblance allows him to take control of nearby animals. In one instance he uses it to control catfish and kill a crocodile-like Grimm with their poison.]]
* WeaponTwirling: He has a habit of twirling his daggers while holding them.

[[folder:Romano/South Italy (Lovino Vagras)]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Senses that something is bothering Italy and confronts England and France about it. He refuses to be locked out of the loop, and forces them to tell him about Remnant.
* DespairEventHorizon: Reaches his [[spoiler: upon realizing that rescue isn't coming after spending weeks alone in his cell in the Transformation Institute.]] [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* DistressedDude: He is [[spoiler:captured by Atlas soldiers and taken to the Transformation Institute with France and Australia.]] Unlike [[spoiler:France and Australia]] he did not [[spoiler:fight Grimm]] or show any badassery so he counts as this.
* SirSwearsALot: Romano keeps his canon habit of cussing every few sentences. The author put a cursing warning at the beginning of the first chapter he is in.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: No, he definitely did not give America five energy drinks.

[[folder:Austria (Roderich Edelstein)]]
* KnightInSourArmor: He hates fighting and detests certain nations but [[spoiler:fights to save Earth from the Grimm regardless.]]
* NonActionGuy: The reason why his willingness to [[spoiler:join the Taskforce]] is so strange, as acknowledged in-universe. It turns out he [[spoiler:knows multiple Remnant portals opened up over his country, and wants to protect his people himself instead of relying on the other nations. He cannot sit back and let others fight for him this time.]]
* NotSoStoic: When faced with [[spoiler:the Fox Spawner Grimm, he trembles and stammers that the Grimm could swallow them whole.]] Switzerland tells him to shut up.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He [[spoiler:joins the Taskforce]] and goes out of his way to try to improve his shooting skills because [[spoiler:he wants to be able to defend himself (and Hungary) from the Grimm.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: He goes from a NonActionGuy who awkwardly holds his rifle to [[spoiler:stabbing a Byakko Grimm through the eye while his other arm is trapped in the Grimm's jaws.]]

[[folder:Finland (Tino Väinämöinen)]]
* AscendedExtra: His role has grown as the series went on. He showed up in a couple chapters of ''The Depths of Deception'', got a more prominent role as part of the Taskforce in ''The Atrocities of Atlas'', and became instrumental in [[spoiler:befriending the Atlas soldier]] in ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet and kind as he is, get on his bad side or hurt his friends and you will regret it. [[spoiler:As an Atlas spy learns when he attacks Finland, Denmark, Germany, and Hungary.]]
* CuteBruiser: He is the type of nation who will scold you for not eating your vegetables and is fully capable of shooting a fly from 1000 meters away.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He is one of the kindest characters in the series, yet is also a competent sniper and fighter. When his group is attacked by [[spoiler:an Atlas spy]], he does not hesitate to bash his head in with the butt end of his sniper rifle. In his own words, "kind" does not mean "weak".
* FriendlySniper: He is cheerful and bubbly, and one of, if not ''the'' best sniper of the nations.
* OddFriendship: A cheerful, open, and optimistic nation is friends with a stoic, secretive, and guarded [[spoiler:Atlas soldier.]]
* YouAreGrounded: He grounds Sealand for [[spoiler:stealing his phone and using it to try to hunt down a pack of Grimm with the other micronations.]]

!!Ozpin's Group
[[folder:Ozpin]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. Ozpin is still heroic and has good intentions but he is far from the BigGood he first seems to be. His secret-keeping makes him manipulative, shady, and untrustworthy at best, which [[spoiler:makes his allies fear he may sacrifice their lives for his goals.]] He also spouts half-truths and non-answers to his followers and refuses to give them vital information. [[note]] [[spoiler:This was later proven to be his canon characterization, BrokenPedestal and all.]] [[/note]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After unintentionally [[TongueTied silencing]] Vale with the Relic of Choice,]] Ozpin made efforts to change his ways and become more compassionate and moral. [[spoiler:His old habits get the best of him. He fails.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Finding out that [[spoiler: he kept the Silver Eye's [[SuperPoweredEvilSide deadly side-effect]] and the circumstances surrounding Summer's death]] a secret is what finally [[spoiler:breaks RWBY, JNPR, and the nations' trust in him]]. They realize they cannot trust that his motives will align with theirs and that he may sacrifice their lives if he thinks their sacrifices will help defeat Salem. Whether Ozpin actually thinks that is left ambiguous.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Ultimately he is the one who must decide to approach Alfred and ask him to accept the rest of Vale's Aura. This decision weighs heavily upon him long after the transfer is unintentionally completed.
* ConsummateLiar: Whenever Ozpin speaks about his past there is a large chance he is lying. He hides it well, but the heroes [[AvertedTrope slowly learn how to tell when he is lying]]. When England confronts him about [[spoiler:hurting Vale]] he immediately insinuates she is lying without missing a beat.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Even more so than in canon. Ozpin's secret-keeping habits and mysterious ways erodes the trust his followers have in him until Teams RWBY and JNPR become suspicious of his motives and agree not to tell him [[spoiler:that Sun is Vacuo.]]
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:How his reincarnation works. He slowly [[CessationOfExistence erases the soul]] of the host and takes over their body permanently.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He gave Atlas the Relic of Creation for safekeeping. [[spoiler:He mistakes her gleeful smirk for a shy, awestruck grin, unintentionally adds fuel to her ego and arrogance by insisting she may become the most powerful Kingdom in Remnant's history, and encourages her "new solution" ways of thinking, not knowing [[{{Brainwashing}} what]] [[AMillionIsAStatistic those]] [[ColdBloodedTorture solutions]] [[{{Dehumanization}} entail]].]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ozpin often talks about working together and trusting each other while he acts extremely secretive, avoids answering questions, lies or gives half-truths, and has little trust in his followers.
* IveComeTooFar: Ozpin tries to justify his decision to [[spoiler:sacrifice America]] by claiming too many lives have already been lost for him to stop now. In his mind, if he loses the war against Salem all the things he did and all the lives he sacrificed will be for nothing. [[spoiler:America and Pyrrha]] disagree and call him out for becoming so desperate to beat Salem he will [[spoiler:try to murder America for more power]].
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:When Salem appeared for the first time in decades, Ozpin foolishly allowed Summer Rose to go on a mission to kill the Queen of the Grimm. The whole thing was a trap to draw Summer out and have her killed.]]
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: His decision to leave Yang, Jaune, Ren, and Nora in Roman's hands in order to return to Haven and save the Relic of Knowledge is this in a nutshell. Unfortunately for Ozpin, his allies disagree. They save Yang and the others, but the knowledge that Ozpin would have left them to die further breaks the trust they have in him.
* PoorCommunicationKills: One thing Oz is not good at is being open with others. He keeps many secrets, including [[spoiler: how and why Summer died and the truth behind Silver Eyes]]. His secret-keeping habits ultimately causes RWBY, JNPR, and the nations to mistrust him and grow suspicious of his motives.
* {{Pride}}: Despite his good intentions, Ozpin's arrogance gets the best of him multiple times. He gathers allies and armies to fight Salem but thinks he is the only one who can truly beat her. He also believes he is always right and the way he does things is the only correct path.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His decision to give Atlas the Relic of Creation [[spoiler:and tell her that her [[TheUnfettered clearheaded "solutions"]] will save Remnant, helps worsen her superiority complex and arrogance and is implied to be the [[StartOfDarkness source]] of her unyielding TautologicalTemplar mindset.]]

[[folder:Qrow Branwen]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: It's more like "Adaptational-[[BuffySpeak No-Hotness-to-Distract-Us]]." Qrow is perfectly in-character, but without Qrow's handsome face and raspy voice to distract readers, his brash nature and flaws are harder to ignore.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Often ruffles Ruby's hair. He does this [[spoiler:even as he's dying.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Atlas's attack leaves him paralyzed, ending his career as a Huntsman.]]
* DontCallMeSir: He insists that [[spoiler:Whitley]] not call him "Mr. Branwen" since it makes him feel old so he calls him "Mr. Qrow" instead.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He is stabbed through the torso protecting Ruby. This causes him to become paralyzed from the waist down.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He gets a spear through the stomach while protecting Ruby from Atlas.]]
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Atlas throws a spear at Ruby. Qrow jumps in the way and is impaled through his back.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: He is fiercely loyal to Ozpin and his cause and has his back. Even if he disagrees with Ozpin in private (like when Ozpin wanted America to complete the Aura transfer) he will support Ozpin in public. The one time that loyalty wavers is when Ozpin wants to leave Yang and JNR to die in order to save the Relic of Knowledge.

[[folder:Oscar Pine]]
* CessationOfExistence: Not yet but [[spoiler:Ozpin will overwrite and erase his soul if Salem is not defeated in time.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did not have anyone around his age on the farm. Before Ozpin came along, he spent most of his time in the fields or reading.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: He seeks to become stronger in order to catch up to his allies and become the leader Ozpin says he is meant to be.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Ozpin told him to greet Ruby with the "You have Silver Eyes." line. Unfortunately, Ruby has [[EyeScream lost]] one of those silver eyes since she last saw Ozpin.
* OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:America]] is the only person he can call a true friend among the group of heroes. The rest are are hesitant "friends" or acquaintances at best since they cannot trust Ozpin, and keep their distance from Oscar as a result. [[spoiler:America]] is the only person to see Oscar as Oscar and not as Ozpin's vessel.
* ReluctantWarrior: He develops this mindset after the horrific Transformation Institute mission. He does not want to be a fighter and does not want to be Ozpin's vessel but keeps fighting in Ozpin's war because he knows people will die if he doesn't.
* ShrinkingViolet: Oscar is quiet and socially awkward, and often prefers the company of books to the company of people. He is unused to the life of a Huntsman and thus is often overwhelmed by their way of life. He also has little confidence in his abilities compared to his companions. He is not painfully shy, but has trouble conversing with strangers and has difficulty believing in himself. [[spoiler:This is not helped by everyone's mistrust of Ozpin, which causes them to shun Oscar as well.]] [[spoiler:America]] is the first person to approach him with the intent of getting to know him (and without wishing to speak to Ozpin), which stuns Oscar. It takes a lot of coaxing to get Oscar to talk about himself since he does not think he is very interesting. Eventually, Oscar reveals how uncomfortable he is with his new life, and how upset he is that people only seem to care about getting information from Ozpin and not getting to know Oscar as a person.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like in canon, when Ozpin is in control. The difference is that his eyes stay gold when Ozpin is in the driver's seat instead of returning to their normal hazel.
* TakeUpMySword: He uses Ozpin's cane to fight. He hates using it because the weapon is yet another way he is not seen as Oscar, but just as Ozpin's successor. He'd like to create his own weapon but does not have the supplies or time to do so.
* TheLoad: He is afraid of being this and forcing the others to protect him in battle. Yang reassures him that is not the case.
* TookALevelInBadass: He is able to effectively hold off [[spoiler:Hazel]] until Ozpin distracted him.

!!Salem's Faction
[[folder:Salem]]
* AffablyEvil: She is calm and polite, and shows an almost maternal personality towards Emerald, encouraging her in her [[AvengingTheVillain goals]].
* BigBad: Salem is the ultimate villain of the series. She's responsible for Vale's condition and everything that transpired afterward.
* CastingAShadow: She can create constructs out of darkness like spears and chains.
* CloneByConversion: [[spoiler:Salem can overtake any of her Grimm and turn them into her form. She can do this only one Grimm at once and it is more like astral projection in that her real body is left behind and out of harm's way.]]
* EmotionBomb: She can manipulate and enhance negative emotions to the point where her victims become [[TheParalyzer paralyzed]].
* EmotionEater: Negative emotions increase her strength. She enjoys fear and despair the most.
* HumanoidAbomination: Salem's default appearance is that of a humanoid woman. She can transform her body into that of any of her Grimm and take on their likeness. She also has a wide range of powers at her disposal including: [[EmotionBomb emotion manipulation]], CloneByConversion, VoluntaryShapeshifting, [[CastingAShadow darkness manipulation]], [[TheBeastmaster controlling Grimm]], immortality, and [[spoiler:the ability to [[TheCorruption corrupt people]] with Grimm essence.]]
* NeckLift: Salem is very fond of doing this, usually right before performing a NeckSnap. She lifts [[spoiler:Uni, Ruby, and Canada]] like this.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: She can transform her body to take on the attributes of her Grimm like a Nevermore's wings and fletchettes, a Karkadann's poison, and a Nuckelavee's claws.
* SoftSpokenSadist: She has a kind, motherly voice and remains calm throughout most of the series. ''Most.''
* TheBeastmaster: She can directly control the Grimm to the extent that she can stop them from attacking distraught people as shown when she stopped a Beowolf from lunging for a crying Emerald. She can also see through the Grimm's eyes.
* ThePawnsGoFirst: She stays back and lets her minions do the work [[spoiler:until the end of ''The Atrocities of Atlas''.]] Justified in that [[spoiler:Ozpin is apparently a threat to her until she has the Relics of Knowledge and Destruction in hand.]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Her voice gains an echoing, demonic quality when she's angry, specifically when she talks about Ozpin.

[[folder:Cinder Fall]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: Cinder did ''not'' expect Alfred to have part of Vale's Aura. Nor did she expect Canada to walk through her flames to attack her. The latter instance is what ultimately led to her death.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: While it is known that Cinder is not the BigBad, her more-dangerous replacement comes as a shock. Cinder is responsible for Vale/Amber's condition and seeks to acquire the rest of Vale's Aura. She did all this on Salem's orders, and is killed at the end of ''The Weight of the World'', making way for much more dangerous opponents like Tyrian, Neo, and Emerald.
* InTheBack: During the final stretch of her fight against Canada, Pyrrha, and Prussia, Pyrrha shoots Cinder in the back (just like she did to Amber).
* KilledOffForReal: She is beheaded by Canada. No Grimm replacements can fix that.
* LackOfEmpathy: She can feel the pain and fear of Vale's people due to stealing part of Vale's Aura. While real personifications feel that pain with their people, Cinder feels nothing and finds it amusing.
* OffWithHerHead: Canada kills her this way.

[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
* AvengingTheVillain: Seeks to kill Pyrrha and Canada for killing Cinder. Once she [[DeathFakedForYou believes they are dead]], she wishes to finish Cinder's mission and willingly works for Salem.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Watts implants Grimm vein-tendril... ''things'' into her body, which she uses in combat and to drain part of Sun/Vacuo's Aura.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no remorse for her actions, which include making a child hallucinate and walk in front of a truck, attempting to murder Canada and Pyrrha, and torturing Neo/Mistral before leaving her to slowly die from her wounds.
* MadnessMantra: "You killed her. You killed her. ''You killed her.''"
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:She gains black TaintedVeins up her arms.]]
* TaintedVeins: [[spoiler:Emerald has prominent black Grimm-veins up her arms thanks to Watts's experiments.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Emerald uses her Semblance to make a little girl walk in front of a truck to see if America is immune to her hallucinations.

[[folder:Roman Torchwick]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He will work with and betray anyone to watch out for [[ItsAllAboutMe Number One]]. That includes betraying Neo.
* EmotionBomb: [[spoiler:Roman's Semblance lets him force his view of the world onto other people, making them apathetic, selfish, and cynical.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Sports a nasty scar that stretches from his jaw up to his forehead and across his nose, courtesy of Alfred.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The ability to [[spoiler:force his cynical worldview onto others]] does not seem like a game-changer compared to the powerful abilities other characters have like [[MagnitismManipulation metal manipulation]], magic, and weather manipulation. Then he uses it to [[spoiler:completely overwhelm all of the heroes [[MindRape to the point of near-catatonia]]. This prevents them from fighting back and allows Salem's forces to capture America.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: He does not care who gets hurt as long as he survives. [[spoiler:Reflecting this, Roman's Semblance allows him to make people self-centered to the point where they will not "play the hero" and interfere if someone is screaming for help and shot in front of them.]]
* NeverMyFault: He blames his scar, Neo's capture, and his forced servitude to Salem on America. This is despite America scarring him in self-defense and Roman ratting out Neo himself. He also blames [[spoiler:his torture at Salem's hands, which was "motivation" to unlock his Semblance,]] on America since in his mind, he was only tracked down by Salem again because of Vale. [[spoiler:America]] retorts that Salem was already after Mistral and hunted Roman down to find her.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Despite Neo being his "Number Two" he gives her to Salem to save his own skin.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Roman is small fry compared to the likes of Cinder, Salem, Atlas, and Emerald. [[spoiler:His Semblance is what allows the villains to successfully capture America]]. Roman himself also becomes more twisted and vile [[spoiler: after Salem tortures him.]] Come ''The Charlatan of Choice'', he is much more sadistic and froths at the mouth for the opportunity to pay America back for scarring him.
* {{Pride}}: He is extremely vain, particularly about his looks. He utterly loathes America for scarring him and marring his "charming good looks".
* SparedByTheAdaptation: He survives the Battle of Beacon.
* TheCynic: He believes the world is a cruel, heartless place and that people are selfish by nature and will only look out for themselves.
* UnstoppableRage: He flies into this when he is cut across the face by Alfred.

[[folder:Tyrian Callows]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:France kills him in the woods of Vale during ''The Charlatan of Choice''.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He likes to lean into his preys' faces and gets very touchy-feely with Alfred when he has captured him.
* {{Sadist}}: He relishes in the pain and fear he inflicts on his victims.

[[folder:Arthur Watts]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His Semblance in a nutshell. He can paralyze his victims with a gesture, and this paralysis includes the ability to target and paralyze their internal organs, all while they are aware. He uses this ability to freeze England and make his lungs stop working, nearly suffocating him.]]
* MadDoctor: He's much more calm and level-headed than many examples but [[spoiler:hopes that once America is captured, Salem will let him have America for a few days so Watts can see how he [[PlayingWithSyringes ticks.]]]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He used to be an Atlas scientist [[spoiler:until he experimented on abducted people in an attempt to attach Grimm and robotic parts onto their bodies.]]
* TheParalyzer: [[spoiler:His Semblance]] lets him completely paralyze his target, leaving them aware but unable to move.

[[folder:Hazel Rainart]]
* AntiVillain: He deplores violence and is the kindest and most moral of Salem's henchmen. He hates having to kill and shows regret when [[spoiler:he drugs America to paralyze him.]] [[spoiler:He only works with Salem to kill Ozpin so [[ManipulativeBastard he]] cannot continue to sacrifice thousands more lives in his war.]]
* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, powerful, yet calm voice.
* NobleDemon: Hazel follows a strict moral code and philosophy. He only uses violence when there are no other options, prefers to try to convince people to do what he wants rather than threaten them, and refuses to allow his companions to torture or kill prisoners and the defenseless. He is disgusted when Emerald needlessly attacks [[spoiler:an Atlas airship]] and kills countless men that did not need to die. He later [[VillainousRescue saves]] [[spoiler:Italy from the rampaging [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes Ruby]]]] because he believes [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one deserves to die like that]]. He also keeps [[spoiler:America]] at his side to ensure his companions do not have the opportunity to harm their prisoner, and treats him with genuine compassion and kindness when he is injured. If not for his goal to [[spoiler:kill Ozpin permanently so he cannot continue to sacrifice people in his war]], Hazel would not be working for Salem.
* SuperStrength: He is strong enough to [[spoiler:kill an armored soldier via NeckSnap]] simply by clenching his fingers.
* TheBrute: He is the largest of Salem's henchmen, though he is not the typical brute. He prefers to settle things peacefully rather than through violence. He fights barehanded, is capable of delivering powerful blows, and [[spoiler:snaps a person's neck]] with one hand.
* TheQuietOne: He observes and listens more than he speaks.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike his sadistic teammates, Hazel prefers to settle things peacefully and only turns to violence as a last resort. This outlook extends even to [[spoiler:America]], his master's prime target. When Hazel meets [[spoiler:America]], he asks him to surrender peacefully and only attacks after he refuses. During the fight he is reluctant to harm his opponent and continues to offer to [[spoiler:bring him in]] peacefully. He also berates Emerald for [[spoiler:attacking the Atlas military airship and killing dozens of soldiers.]]

!!Other Antagonists
[[folder:Neopolitan (Mistral)]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Neo, Neo, ''[[RepeatedForEmphasis Neo]]''. She makes Alfred give her an impromptu piggyback ride, tracing pictures on his shoulder and considers slashing his throat [[ForTheEvulz to watch him bleed out in front of her]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Part of the reason she betrayed Vale is that she was jealous of Vale's stability, while Mistral had to deal with constant Grimm and bandit attacks. She lured Vale into a bandit ambush to show her "how it felt." Unluckily for her, Vale [[CurbStompBattle easily fought her attackers off]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: She betrayed Vale partially because she did not help Mistral's unstable situation improve. As Vale points out, it is not her responsibility to take care of Mistral's Kingdom.
* KarmicDeath: Neo/Mistral betrays America, beats him up, and leaves him to slowly die alone in the woods. [[GoodThingYouCanHeal He survives.]] Later, Roman betrays Neo and gives her to Salem's forces. Emerald then tortures Neo and forces her to open the Vault and unlock the Relic before fatally wounding her and leaving her to slowly die alone in the Vault. Both instances involve nasty and agonizing stomach wounds to boot.
* NeverMyFault: Neo/Mistral was the one who tricked the bandits into attacking Vale yet she blames Vale for her capture at the bandits' hands.
* TheResenter: She envies Vale's stability, peace, and power.
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[[folder:Mercury Black]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Often has a sarcastic response to any given situation.
* VillainTeamUp: He ''hates'' Roman but is willing to work with him in order to survive.
* VitriolicBestBuds: From an outsider's perspective, he appears to be this with Roman. He isn't.
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[[folder:Atlas (Ciel Soleil)]]
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Ruby disintegrates Atlas's right arm and ear with Silver Eyes.]]
* AscendedExtra: She went from a character who showed up for one minute in the show to the personification of Atlas.
* AssholeVictim: Looking at the other entries shows what type of person Atlas is. [[spoiler:Before she dies to poison, she loses an arm, an ear, and an eye and Nora breaks her leg to stop her from fleeing.]] She completely had it coming.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: A dark version. When faced with a dying Vale, she seeks out a replacement so Amber's Aura will not go into enemy hands. Atlas [[spoiler:abducts and experiments on]] America and Canada (two nations from another world who are responsible for the well-being of millions) and forces Vale's Aura into America's body, thus making him the new guardian of the Relic of Choice.
* {{Dehumanization}}: Atlas does not view Faunus [[spoiler:or the nations and humans of Earth]] as people. In the latter case, it is to the point where [[spoiler:she doesn't believe people of Earth are capable of having [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]], despite clear evidence to the contrary. (i.e. Many Earth personifications have their Auras activated.) In other words, Atlas doesn't believe people of Earth have ''souls''.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Canada impales her eye with ice shrapnel.]]
* FantasticRacist: She sees Faunus and [[spoiler:the nations and people of Earth]] as inferior to herself and the humans of Remnant. [[spoiler:Back when the White Fang was still a peaceful organization, she approached Adam/Menagerie with a fake promise of equality talks in order to lure him out and slaughter his men.]] [[spoiler:If her rant at America is any indication, she believes the people of Earth don't have souls.]]
* TheFundamentalist: [[spoiler:Atlas/Ciel sees Earth, its personifications, and its people as inferior to Atlas, thus they can be sacrificed for "Remnant's" (aka ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'') survival. This trope is taken to the extreme with her idea for and approval of the Transformation Institute. If you think Atlas is wrong, you are taken to the Institute and killed or brainwashed into obedience.]]
* HateSink: She has no redeeming qualities, and all her "heroic" actions were done in [[ItsAllAboutMe self-interest]]. She [[spoiler:orders the twins' abduction and has her men experiment on them. She doesn't care how many people on Earth may die due to said experimentation. It's implied she ordered the Atlesian Knights to massacre the people of Westwind, Vale. Her cruelty even extends to her own people through the Transformation Institute: a reeducation facility meant to brainwash her people.]] [[spoiler:She also betrayed Adam/Menagerie and is responsible for his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no compassion or empathy for ''anyone''.
* ManipulativeBitch: She attempts to [[spoiler:brainwash France into thinking he's Vacuo and intends to use him as a decoy for Salem.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Atlas [[spoiler:doesn't care about Remnant.]] All her actions are done in self-interest, to the point where [[spoiler:even her own people matter little to her. All she wants from them is their unwavering devotion and worship, and she will brainwash them to get it]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:She pins America's [[ColdBloodedTorture injuries]] on Ironwood. That doesn't stop [[BewareTheNiceOnes Canada]] from attacking her in [[TranquilFury a rage]].]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: She claims to be fighting for the good of Remnant, but all of her actions are done in self-interest, even the ones done to help Remnant as a whole. She only saves Vale [[spoiler:in order to choose and "create" Amber's replacement. Essentially, she's playing God.]]
* {{Pride}}: Atlas sees herself as above everyone else. She's so arrogant and self-centered that she always believes she is right and her actions are just (no matter how horrid those actions are).
* PsychoticSmirk: She sports one as she [[spoiler:tortures America, before he [[DefiantToTheEnd refuses to yield to her]] anyway. After that [[UnstoppableRage not]] [[VillainousBreakdown so]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown much]].]]
* TheSociopath: She feels no guilt for her actions, which include ColdBloodedTorture, {{Brainwashing}}, abduction, inhumane experimentation, and [[spoiler:ordering the massacre of an entire civilian village.]]
* SwissArmyWeapon: She wields a [[spoiler:revolver-sword-bladed whip.]]
* TautologicalTemplar: She will do anything to achieve her goals and uphold her twisted ideals, including abduct, torture, experiment on, [[spoiler:and brainwash personifications from another world and ''her own people''.]] She sees nothing wrong with her actions.
* TimeDelayedDeath: Variant. [[spoiler:America jabs her with his PoisonRing. She goes on to fight Japan, loses an arm and ear to SE!Ruby, and runs off. Then she fights Canada and England, losing an eye and getting her leg broken before the cyanide in America's ring finally kills her. At first the heroes are confused how she died but Ren notices the needle-mark on her neck and guesses she was poisoned.]]
* TimeStandsStill: [[spoiler:Her Semblance allows her to freeze individual people in time, leaving them completely unaware of it passing. She can only use it in short bursts and at close range.]]
* ToThePain: [[spoiler:Atlas describes to America what she will do to him when she captures him. She promises to break his bones, cut out his tongue, and have her men stab and kill him over and over until he begs her for death.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gets an epic one from [[spoiler:England about how her actions will cause her people (the people responsible for her very existence) to turn against her. He rakes her over the coals for what she did to his brothers and concludes that she will fail to [[BornAgainImmortality resurrect]] because of everything she did, and she only has herself to blame.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is convinced even the most despicable of her actions are for the greater good of Remnant.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Atlas ''[[UnstoppableRage loses it]]'' when America jabs her with his cyanide ring. Her [[NotSoStoic stoic]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing mask]] crumbles and she stabs him multiple times while ranting and demanding he beg for her forgiveness.]]
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[[folder:General James Ironwood]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: While canon Ironwood is militaristic and paranoid, this version ordered the twins' abduction and slipped further into evil from there.
* BlindObedience: Downplayed in that he is perfectly aware that what Atlas is doing is wrong. [[MyCountryRightOrWrong He obeys her]] and [[IgnoredEpiphany defends her actions anyway.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: To him, abduction, dissection, [[spoiler:brainwashing]], and torture are acceptable evils that must be done the good of Atlas and Remnant. He draws the line as ''unnecessary'' ColdBloodedTorture done for the [[ForTheEvulz torturer's enjoyment]], as shown by his reaction to [[spoiler:America's scars.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: It is hard to call Ironwood a "face" but he helped the twins in the lab and had his morals. [[spoiler:Said morals are discarded when he attempts to shoot America to bring him to Atlas. He says that whether America survives the headshot or not, Atlas would benefit from keeping Vale out of Salem's hands. He also refuses to use his authority to close the Transformation Institute, insinuating he has chosen [[MyCountryRightOrWrong the will of Atlas]] over individuals' welfare.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gains three thin burn scars over his left eye from [[spoiler:America.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After having a HeelRealization, Ironwood chooses to assist America in rescuing his friends by refraining from shooting him, telling him where his friends are, and giving him the passcodes to get through the Institute, thus turning his back on Atlas. However, he knows he has gone too far to be forgiven by the public and is resigned to go down in [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade history as a villain]].]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Ironwood sees America and Canada's abduction and torment as necessary for the well-being of Remnant.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Ironwood's goals are noble but his actions become more and more despicable as the series goes on. He starts by ordering in the twins' abduction. From there he [[spoiler: allows America to be dissected and experimented on, threatens Canada to keep America in line, forces Mantle's Aura into Canada and part of Vale's into America, opens the [[Room101 Transformation Institute]] on Atlas' orders, and finally tries to shoot America to either capture him or permanently kill him to keep him out of Salem's hands.]]
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:His last attempt to capture America is actually a test to see if America is strong enough (both physically and mentally) to escape him. America passes his test and exceeds his expectations by fighting off both Ironwood and Hazel at once.]]
* TheUnapologetic: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He is sorry for the pain he caused the twins, but does not regret his actions in the slightest since he thinks [[IDidWhatIHadToDo the alternatives were worse options for Remnant.]]]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His goal is to keep Remnant and Atlas safe and secure. Too bad he takes part in and orders abductions, torture, experimentation, and [[spoiler:brainwashing]] to do it.
* ZeroApprovalGambit: Played with. [[spoiler:Ironwood approved of and took part in the Transformation Institute and Atlas's other atrocities, something which may soon become public knowledge. Although he has a HeelFaceTurn and works against Atlas/Ciel, he is aware the public does not know the nation-tan exists, thus everything bad will be pinned on him. [[SilentScapegoat He accepts this burden]] but asks America to undo his mistakes and free the people in the Institute, likely causing a rebellion. He attacks America so that America and his friends will be seen as the heroes who fought off and defeated the tyrannical General before saving the people he wrongfully imprisoned.]]
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[[folder:The Doctor]]
Doctor Polendina, Penny's father and creator.
* FatherlyScientist: Treats the twins with kindness and compassion while the rest of the Atlas scientists see them as creatures and subhuman.
* FaceHeelTurn: Doctor Polendina, once a FatherlyScientist, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumps Off the Slippery Slope]] and becomes a MadScientist after Penny died.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He keeps his fatherly, amiable tone as he holds America captive, injects him with drugs, and threatens him and his friends. Except when he [[MadScientist doesn't]].
* KarmicDeath: His entire motivation and reason for committing evil deeds is to bring Penny back. [[spoiler:He is killed by Penny 2.0.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Non-romantic example. He loves his daughter so much that he will lie, kidnap, threaten, coerce, manipulate, and drop all the morals he once had in order to get her back.
* MaskOfSanity: He keeps a kindly front while committing terrible acts and is obviously unhinged, rambling about how [[spoiler: America's [[{{Technopath}} Semblance]] can resurrect his dead robotic daughter despite there being no evidence America could somehow bring back her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]].]]
* SeeksAnothersResurrection: His goal is to bring back his daughter, Penny.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He will do whatever it takes to bring Penny back including kidnapping America and holding him hostage. America understands that he misses his daughter and wants her resurrected, but knows the doctor's methods are anything but moral or heroic. Not to mention his goal [[DeaderThanDead may be impossible]].
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[[folder:The Soldier]]
* AxCrazy: He is sadistic, cruel, psychotic, and tortures people just because he can.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: While torturing [[spoiler:America]], the soldier [[spoiler:paralyzes America, slices his clothes, touches him, and even goes as far as [[RapeAsDrama to kiss the side of his neck]].]]
* ForTheEvulz: His entire motivation for torturing [[spoiler:America]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: He spends his appearances torturing [[spoiler:America.]] [[spoiler:America blasts him to ashes while the soldier is attempting to torture him again.]]
* NoNameGiven: His name is never revealed. He is only referred to as "the soldier/guard" or "the sadistic soldier/guard".
* OriginalCharacter: One of the few in the series.
* {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys torturing and terrifying [[spoiler:America]], adding a psychological element to his cruelty by getting in [[spoiler:America's]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything personal space and unnecessarily touching him]] just to see his reactions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He is only in three chapters but manages to leave [[spoiler:America]] with permanent physical and mental scars.
* TortureTechnician: The soldier was [[spoiler: hired by Atlas]] for such a reason. While working for [[spoiler:Polendina]], he enthusiastically [[spoiler:cuts the word "Sacrifice" into America's back until his victim stops healing and the wounds scar.]]
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[[folder:Adam Taurus (Menagerie)]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is still a radical but is much more mellow than his canon counterpart. He genuinely believes he is doing what is best for the Faunus. He is also not a psychotic Yandere for Blake. He's so level-headed in fact that he [[spoiler:briefly considers turning against Salem after Blake's death. He decides against it because he believes following Salem is the only way Faunus can be safe from humanity.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike in canon, he is not a {{Yandere}} for Blake.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In his backstory. He used to be a WideEyedIdealist who truly believed that Faunus could achieve equality through peaceful means.
* CharmPerson: His Semblance allows him to compel Faunus into fighting for him. It is unclear whether the hypnosis is [[CompellingVoice extremely powerful]] and can turn even the most loyal Faunus against each other, or if it feeds on [[MoreThanMindControl subconscious thoughts]] in order to take control.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Atlas is far from heroic but her actions are what turned Adam into the ruthless terrorist leader he is today.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Downplayed. Atlas pretended to be interested in equality between humans and Faunus and agreed to meet with Adam. Instead she drew Adam and his men into a trap, slaughtering them with Adam as the only survivor. While Sun and Blake understand why the incident pushed him to became so extreme, they agree that it doesn't excuse his actions.
* IveComeTooFar: He considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death]] but decides he has gone too far to stop now, and needs to continue fighting as he has in order to save the Faunus.
* TheReveal: He is the personification of Menagerie.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: He gradually became more and more extreme in his methods after Atlas betrayed him and massacred his men.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Adam was a genuinely kind and idealistic person who believed Faunus and humans could achieve peace. He was also awkward and unsure of himself, and would go to Blake to confide in her about his worries.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to be close friends with Blake, to the point where he confided in her when he was uncertain about his leadership skills. After Atlas attacked Adam and killed his men, he slowly became more extreme until he became the WellIntentionedExtremist he is today. Despite some of his claims, he still cares for Blake and briefly considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death.]] He decides against it since he feels he must continue on the path he has chosen in order to save the Faunus.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He experienced Faunus discrimination first-hand and wants to save other Faunus from it. He is willing to work with Salem and destroy humanity to achieve that safety after Atlas betrayed him.
* WideEyedIdealist: He used to wholeheartedly believe that humans and Faunus could live together in peace. Then Atlas betrayed him and slaughtered his men.
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!!Others
[[folder:Mantle (Ákos)]]
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Vale's Abel. He sold out his sister to Cinder in order to save himself.
* DirtyCoward: He sold out Vale to Cinder in order to save himself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mantle gave Cinder Vale's location, which led to everything from America and Canada's abduction to the fall of Beacon.
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[[folder:Penny Polendina]]
* {{Adorkable}}: She is so ''happy'' to have friends...
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Subverted. Her death has lasting effects on the characters, particularly Pyrrha. America also mourns Penny months later [[spoiler:after he regains his memories and finally finds out about her death.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She gets them: Teams RWBY, JNPR, America, Canada, Sun, and Neptune to be exact. This is also the reason why America accepts her into the group despite her orders to watch over him. Then she dies.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the nations' presence in the story, Penny still dies during her fight against Pyrrha. Seeing as how none of the nations were present at the Stadium itself, it unfortunately makes sense that nothing would change.
* KillTheCutie: Pyrrha accidentally kills her as she did in canon.
* KilledOffForReal: She dies as she did in canon. [[spoiler:Penny 2.0 may have her memories but she is a different person. Penny Polendina is dead, and her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]] can never be brought back.]]
* LiteralMinded: She does not understand figures of speech or metaphors.
* NoSocialSkills: Comes with being a LiteralMinded android.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sterlyn]]
The Atlas Pilot that Weiss bribes to take her to Mistral.
* AcePilot: He performs well during the Lancer fight and flies into what is essentially a warzone to save Yang's team, all without getting a scratch on his ship. [[spoiler:He later flies into a real warzone to get the characters out of Atlas.]]
* AscendedExtra: In canon, he dies after the Lancer fight. Here, he survives and becomes the heroes' go-to pilot for their journey.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He was discharged from the military because he went against orders in order to save lives.]]
* FromCamouflageToCriminal: He used to be in [[spoiler:the Atlas military until he was discharged for disobeying orders to save people.]] After that he used his piloting skills to ship illegal goods until Weiss came along. He's all-too happy to become the heroes' pilot as thanks for saving his life.
* HiddenDepths: He likes to draw in his spare time, and he's quite talented.
* IOweYouMyLife: His initial reason for assisting the heroes. He grows to resignedly enjoy their company and believe in their mission to save Remnant and Earth.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Nameless in the show, given the name "Sterlyn" here.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vale (Amber)]]
* BreakTheBadass: Salem notes she is the strongest Kingdom on Remnant and Mistral envies her strength. Mistral's betrayal and [[spoiler:Cinder's [[YourSoulIsMine act]][[AndIMustScream ions]] broke her so badly that she would rather give up than fight nowadays.]]
* BrokenAce: She is the strongest nation on Remnant but can be incredibly snarky and abrasive. [[DarkAndTroubledPast She has]] [[AndIMustScream her reasons]].
* CommanderContrarian: Downplayed. She argues with [[spoiler:America]] more often than not and has a habit of belittling him and his ideas, but when they are in danger such as [[spoiler:when they fight Atlas]] she'll put her bitterness aside to assist him. Seeing how she's [[spoiler:stuck in America's head (which can't be beneficial to her happiness)]], it's understandable.
* CynicalMentor: Amber starts out as this towards [[spoiler:America]]. She is prone to giving him insults on the verge of verbal abuse until CharacterDevelopment kicks in.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale's past is a history of pain and betrayal. [[spoiler:First Ozpin betrays, tortures, and [[TongueTied tongue-ties]] her so she cannot speak ill of him, forcing her to flee her own Kingdom.]] Then Mistral betrays her. Then Cinder comes along...
* DeadpanSnarker: Often when speaking with [[spoiler:America]]. She has a dry sense of humor.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Her experiences turned her bitter. [[spoiler:She will take any chance she gets to tell America he's an idiot and he might as well stop fighting because there is no way to win.]] [[spoiler:She becomes more optimistic after realizing America's family and friends will never abandon him.]]
* MysteriousPast: Her past was unclear until ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: It's implied that Mistral's betrayal [[TookALevelInCynicism broke her]], leaving her mistrustful and suspicious of the motives of everyone she meets.
* OneWomanArmy: She ended the Great War almost by herself using [[spoiler:her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She ended the Great War almost single-handedly [[spoiler:using her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction, per Ozpin's orders. The storm she summons leaves Vacuo's oasis as a barren desert.]]
* SourOutsideSadInside: Her past (complete with multiple betrayals) led her to be suspicious, cold, mean, and critical with extreme trust issues. Doubly so after she [[spoiler:figures out the Kingdom of Vale (and by extension, her and America) are dying.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In a way. [[spoiler:Her soul merged with America's body and she now lives on as a voice in America's head.]]
* SuicideDare: She insults [[spoiler:America]] and says he should kill himself before his enemies do. [[spoiler:America]] is stunned into silence by the dare and calls Vale out for acting so cruelly, insisting that she's [[OutOfCharacterAlert kinder than that]].
* WeatherManipulation: Her Semblance gives her control over [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], and [[BlowYouAway wind]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Winter Schnee]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She chooses to [[spoiler:help America (a stranger)]] over obeying her orders. She also gives him space instead of demanding answers, and treats him with surprising compassion upon learning his situation.
* BrokenPedestal: After hearing the full story about Ironwood's actions against the twins, [[spoiler:Winter renounces him and Atlas, saying what they did is inexcusable.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:She turns against Atlas and her tyrannical regime and helps the heroes infiltrate the Transformation Institute.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She decides not to [[spoiler:hand America over to Military HQ]] when she finds out he was attacked by a soldier of Atlas.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: She discarded her military ensemble beforehand and was never a villain but officially [[spoiler:turns her back on the Atlas military and assists the heroes in invading the Transformation Institute]] while wearing new blue attire.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is aloof, harsh, and cold, but [[spoiler:opens up her home to America when he has no other place to go.]]
* LadyOfWar: She moves and fights with feminine grace, no matter the situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sun Wukong]]
* DarkSecret: He left Vacuo and refused to go to Shade Academy because [[spoiler:he ''is'' Vacuo and did not want to be forced to give up his freedom.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: His reason for refusing to go to Shade Academy. [[spoiler:If he went there, Vacuo's government (or Shade's Headmaster/Headmistress) would figure out he is Vacuo and either force him to work for the government or lock him a GildedCage to keep him safe from Salem.]] He wants to live his life the way he chooses, not the way others want him to.
* MacGuffinPersonReveal: [[spoiler:He is the personification of Vacuo, the one that can retrieve the Relic hidden in Shade Academy's Vault.]]
* NiceGuy: He's a pretty friendly guy, as seen when he goes to talk to Canada simply because he thought he looked lonely.
[[/folder]]

!!Teams RWBY and JNPR
[[folder:Ruby Rose]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Loves comics and weapons? Check. Has NoSocialSkills? Check. Spends her entire first conversation with Alfred geeking out over their weapons? Triple check.
* BigNo: She lets one out when [[spoiler:the Institute guards start executing prisoners in their cells.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: At first Ruby is hopelessly naive and idealistic. She keeps her idealism, but learns to question the people in charge (particularly Ozpin) and not take their words at face value. She also comes to terms with the fact that the world is not black and white and she cannot save every single person. She is now more than willing to disobey commands in order to save her friends' lives.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: She always wants to help people, even when it is unneeded (such as when the twins are having trouble adjusting to Beacon) or impossible (like the people of [[WretchedHive Kuchinashi]]). She slowly comes to learn she has her limits and it is impossible to help everyone.
* CuteBruiser: As per canon.
* DeadlyGaze: [[spoiler:When activated, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] disintegrate every living thing they see.]]
* {{Determinator}}: She never gives up, even when she thinks more than half her friends are dead.
* EyeScream: Ruby loses her left eye during her fight with Neo. She wears an eyepatch to cover the wound.
* FearlessFool: At first her reaction is always to leap into danger with no fear and no plan. She grows out of it and becomes more cautious after losing an eye.
* FriendlySniper: She's cheerful, upbeat, and will shoot you in the face (if she doesn't slice you with her scythe, of course). Her sniper skills prove to be quite valuable to her team when they need to hunt Grimm from a distance.
* HandicappedBadass: She loses an eye during her fight with Neo. It takes a [[RealityEnsues while for her to adjust]], but she soon returns to kicking butt.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She has a close bond with Russia and even created a [[CombinationAttack team attack]] with him. She is also half his size, maybe less.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She never blames Pyrrha for [[AccidentalMurder Penny's death]] yet blames [[spoiler:America for Blake and Qrow's deaths]] despite him being in no way responsible for what happened. Pyrrha calls her out on her hypocrisy.
* IgnoredEpiphany: She realizes blaming [[spoiler:America for Qrow and Blake's deaths]] is wrong but ignores that realization and tells him YouShouldHaveDiedInstead.
* InTheHood: Ruby wears her hood up much more in canon. The most likely reason is so people do not notice her eyepatch at first glance.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Whenever Alfred and Matthew communicate through subtle gestures or expressions, Ruby believes they are using TwinTelepathy. She is disappointed to find out the truth.
* ItsAllMyFault: Ruby blames herself for [[DeathFakedForYou losing]] Pyrrha, Alfred, Matthew and the others in Kuroyuri.
* LeeroyJenkins: Ruby impulsively jumps into fights more than once. She becomes more careful after her impulsiveness makes her lose an eye.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: For a time, thinking of Ruby is all that keeps Yang going after her [[AnArmAndALeg injury]] and exposure to what the [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion public]] now thinks of [[HeroWithBadPublicity her]]. She may also serve as one to [[spoiler:Russia, if her ability to calm him down during a bout of madness is any indication]].
* MoralityPet: ''Possibly'' one to Russia, depending on how the reader interprets his reasons for stopping England from trying to kill Qrow. [[spoiler:She is also the one who pulls Russia out of his [[MadnessMantra kol-ing]] state, stopping him from attacking Canada and Pyrrha.]]
* OddFriendship: With Russia.
* PluckyGirl: She goes through terrible tragedies yet remains optimistic.
* PsychologicalProjection:
** Shortly after meeting the twins, she wonders if they are upset and distressed because one of their parents went on a mission and never came back like Summer Rose did.
** In a much more malicious version, she projects all her self-hatred and anger about being [[spoiler:unable to save Blake onto America]], saying [[spoiler:her death]] is his fault and that he cannot save anyone.
* SinisterScythe: Subverted in that Ruby is cheerful and kind. [[spoiler:Played straight when she uses [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] and becomes a remorseless, sadistic killing machine.]]
* SociallyAwkwardHero: She is so excited to see Alfred at Beacon that she nearly slams into him at high speeds and starts babbling without introducing herself. She is horrified to realize she [[NoSocialSkills "did a Penny"]], stammers her way through the first part of her introductory conversation with the twins, and is embarrassed by Yang before opening up when the conversation turns to fighting and weapons.
* SuperSenses: Ruby can sense nearby enemies and Grimm [[spoiler:while using Silver Eyes.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Silver Eyes make the S.E.W uncontrollable, sadistic, cold-blooded, and ruthless. When Ruby activates Silver Eyes after Qrow is impaled, she disintegrates Atlas's arm, then [[ImplacableMan unrelentingly pursues her]] and destroys her ear. After Atlas flees out of sight, Ruby turns on her friends. She blasts Weiss through a wall, disintegrates Japan's leg and [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures him]], and tries to rip Italy's whole body apart, all with a sadistic grin on her face.]]
* SymbolicMutilation: She is a WideEyedIdealist who loses an eye. She is also one of the last characters to see and accept that [[spoiler:Ozpin is not the benevolent Headmaster he appeared to be.]]
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Very much on display in the twins' first meeting with her. The older members of Teams RWBY and JNPR carefully observe her conversation with Alfred and Matthew, ready to swoop in if they reacted badly to her [[NoSocialSkills mannerisms]]. The other nations also have a soft spot for her, particularly England and Russia.
* WideEyedIdealist: She initially believes she can save everyone, the world is black and white, and that Huntresses don't have to fight many people because Roman and the White Fang are a rarity. She learns saving everyone is impossible, the world is shades of gray, and there are a lot more bad people out there than she would like to believe.

[[folder:Weiss Schnee]]
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler:Once she realizes [[JerkassFacade Whitley]] is in the same situation as her when it comes to [[AbusiveParents their father]], she does everything she can to get him out of the Schnee Mansion. She succeeds.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from seeing the twins only as allies to gain skill and insight from to seeing them as close friends who she will defend from anyone, even someone that reminds her of [[AbusiveParents her father]]. She also loses her aloof IceQueen demeanor and becomes much more relaxed, cheerful and friendly.
* DeadpanSnarker: Someone has to tell her teammates (and Nora) how dumb their crazier plans are.
* DefrostingIceQueen: At first, she finds Alfred's cheerful nature to be grating and sees the twins only as potential allies whose skill is to be exploited for Team RWBY's gain. When Arthur wants the twins to leave Beacon, she steadfastly defends their right to stay there and calls them hardworking.
* NotSoAboveItAll: She smiles smugly when Matthew beats Yang at Remnant: The Game.
* OutOfFocus: During ''The Shattered Soul'' because the author did not write her Volume 4 arc. Said arc happens offscreen and [[InSpiteOfANail follows the same path]] as canon.
* ProperLady: Downplayed. She acts refined, dignified, and stoic when placed in extremely uncomfortable situations or when dealing with some of her family members. [[AbusiveParents Her father]] taught her that such an attitude is the only one befitting a Schnee.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Weiss starts the series as an IceQueen in white. While stuck with her white-clothed [[AbusiveParents father]], she wears dull gray. Upon returning to Atlas, she wears a much more friendly and vibrant blue ensemble which she keeps. [[spoiler: Her sister and brother also wear blue, signifying what family she has chosen.]]
* SkewedPriorities: While everyone else is freaking out about [[spoiler:the identity of Vacuo]] and the implications, she is horrified that she [[spoiler:called him riffraff.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She acts cold, harsh, and a little cynical with most people. As time goes on she opens up to her closer friends like her teammates and the twins, revealing a protective and warm personality. She has [[AbusiveParents a good reason]] for acting like she does.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives an epic one to [[spoiler:Jacques Schnee, calling him out for using his children for good publicity points and declaring that he can't control her anymore.]]

[[folder:Blake Belladonna]]
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: She and Adam were never lovers, and he was never abusive to her. They were close friends, to the point where Blake was Adam's confidant.
* BerserkButton: ''Never'' act racist towards Faunus in front of her.
* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives in time to save Canada when he is about to be taken out by [[spoiler:Atlas and Emerald.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: At times when it comes to the Faunus. She's ready to jump out of an airship to [[spoiler:assist the Faunus of Mantle]] despite her team's time-sensitive mission and their [[RealityEnsues inability to provide any assistance due to a lack of space or supplies]].
* CurbStompBattle: On the receiving end of one from Adam outside of Haven.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has a sarcastic quip for most occasions.
* DiesWideOpen: Blake's Semblance-created copies of herself often die with their eyes open before they dissipate into shadows. One particular afterimage has a wide-eyed and shocked expression after being impaled through the chest. [[spoiler:Blake herself dies similarly, with her eyes wide open and unseeing in death.]]
* FatalFlaw: Her belief that she has to do everything herself. She subconsciously believes things like fighting the White Fang are her responsibility and her responsibility to bear alone. As a side-effect, she also subconsciously does not trust her friends' ability to protect themselves and puts the burden of "protecting" them on her shoulders. This causes tension between her and [[spoiler:Yang]], who calls Blake out for trying to protect her when she can protect herself. Blake seems to learn her lesson, but old habits are hard to break. [[spoiler:She runs out of Aura during the fight with the Warden Grimm but jumps back in to protect Yang, who had plenty of Aura left. This costs Blake her life.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Yang]] tells Blake that she does not need her protection since she is perfectly capable of protecting herself. Blake does ''not'' take this to heart, [[spoiler:and dies while protecting Yang, who still had plenty of Aura while Blake had none.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Blake is angry about [[spoiler:Sun keeping his identity as Vacuo a secret]] despite Blake doing the exact same thing when she wore a bow, pretended not to be a Faunus or the daughter of the former leader of the White Fang, and kept her past a secret from her team. [[spoiler:Yang]] calls her out on her hypocrisy.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
** Adam stabs her through the hip but she survives.
** [[spoiler:She gets a Warden Grimm dagger through the chest. It cleaves her heart in two, killing her instantly.]]
* IneffectualLoner: Conversed. Blake's habit of trying to do everything alone infuriates [[spoiler:Yang]] to the point that she [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls Blake out on it.]]
* ItsPersonal: After Beacon falls, Blake is obsessed with stopping Adam and the White Fang to the point that it blinds her to other matters like how her team needs her. This causes her to become ostracized by [[spoiler:Yang]], who has grown tired of Blake putting her obsession over everything else. Eventually Blake realizes what a jerk she's been and apologizes, mending her friendship with [[spoiler:Yang]].
* MoreThanMindControl: Implied when [[spoiler:Adam uses his Semblance on her to stop her from fighting, forcing the other characters to protect her.]] It's hinted he can control her not only because [[spoiler:he is Menagerie and she is one of his people]], but because deep down she does not want to fight her [[spoiler:nation]] and former friend.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Becomes horrified and remorseful when she realizes [[spoiler:just how much she hurt Yang by abandoning her and Team RWBY.]] She deeply regrets her actions and takes measures to make up for it.
* MyGreatestFailure: Her inability to [[spoiler:stop Emerald from taking part of Sun's Aura]] haunts her. She agonizes over what she could have done to prevent it.
* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The bombs in Haven are disarmed, Blake's Faunus from Menagerie have Adam and his White Fang surrounded, and she tells Adam he's lost. Adam gives her a ShutUpKirk speech, one of her Faunus [[BrainwashedAndCrazy tries to shoot her]] in the head, and the rest [[MoreThanMindControl begin fighting each other]].
* OutOfFocus: In ''The Shattered Soul'' and most of ''The Depths of Deception'' due to the author not writing the Menagerie arc. Since none of the nations are with her on Menagerie, the entire arc happens offscreen [[InSpiteOfANail in the same way canon did]] up until Blake reaches Haven.
* TearsOfRemorse: When she realizes how much she hurt [[spoiler:Yang]] by abandoning her when she needed her most.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gets one from [[spoiler:Yang]] over her abandonment of Team RWBY.
* TooDumbToLive:
** She has a tendency to not think things through when it comes to the Faunus. She is just about ready to jump out of an airship to help the Faunus in [[spoiler:the collapsed City of Mantle]] with no intel, no plan in place, and [[RealityEnsues no supplies or means to assist them]]. She is also [[spoiler:nearly arrested]] when she snaps at a racist man who was trying to get a rise out of her. This is when they are in [[spoiler: ''Atlas'', a [[PoliceState Military State]] and the most anti-Faunus place on Remnant.]]
** [[spoiler:Blake jumps between Yang and the Warden Grimm and gets daggers through the chest for her trouble. She had no Aura, but Yang had plenty and [[StupidSacrifice would have been fine if the daggers hit her]]. This act costs Blake her life.]] While her intent is noble, the circumstances and results speak for themselves.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She used to be close friends with Adam, to the point where he confided in her when he was uncertain about his leadership skills. After Atlas attacked Adam and killed his men, he slowly became more extreme until he became the terrorist he is today. Blake remembers the old days with him fondly but cannot support what he has become.

[[folder:Yang Xiao-Long]]
* [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Amazingly Embarrassing Older Sister]]: She takes great pleasure in teasing Ruby over her awkward first interaction with the twins while standing in front of the twins. Later, Ruby laments how her "mature" older sister got into a [[BigBallOfViolence fight]] with Matthew over coffee.
* BloodKnight: She enjoys fighting and jumps at the chance to have a rematch with [[DeliriousMisidentification "Neo"]]. After that incident, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone not so much.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: Yang tears [[spoiler:Ozpin]] apart over his needless secret-keeping, specifically how he [[spoiler:kept the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide dangers of Silver Eyes]] and the circumstances surrounding Summer's death]] to himself.
* CoolBigSis: She serves as this not only to Ruby, but to Oscar as well. Yang takes great pleasure in teasing the both of them but encourages them when they need it.
* HairFlip: She will [[CharacterTics often]] flick her hair over her shoulder.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Yang is manipulated into attacking Alfred (who she hallucinated as Neo) on live TV, beating him before shooting him in the stomach and painting herself as a murderous, violent monster. This causes a barkeep and other travelers to fear and mistrust Yang. Last they knew she was sitting in jail awaiting trial, so they believe she is running to Mistral's criminal underground to escape justice. With [[FakeDefector Jaune, Nora, and Ren]] as her team, Yang uses her "criminal past" to get into [[WretchedHive Kuchinashi]] to look for Neo without raising suspicion.
* MoodRingEyes: Yang's violet eyes often turn red when she's angry (or using her Semblance) and pale blue when she's upset.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Emerald's Semblance stops influencing her and she realizes she was attacking America, not Neo.
* OutOfFocus: In ''The Shattered Soul'' for the same reasons as Weiss and Blake. Again, her V4 story is offscreen and [[InSpiteOfANail follows canon]].
* PungeonMaster: She loves making (awful) puns.
* TheNicknamer: Among the many nicknames she comes up with, she calls America "Sky-Eyes", Canada "Emperor Curly", and Arthur "Ice King."
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Oscar has doubts about his worth as a Huntsman, Yang reassures him that he is learning quickly and still has time to grow. No one expects him to be a leader or grand warrior yet. This raises his spirits.

[[folder:Jaune Arc]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Just like in canon, with the added bonus of his interactions with [[RelationshipUpgrade Pyrrha]]. They both have little experience when it comes to dating, so Jaune often (teasingly but adorably) uses movies and comics as a reference.
* BattleCouple: With Pyrrha.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Due to [[spoiler:Qrow's paralysis]], Jaune loses confidence in his Semblance and fears it (and he) might not be good enough when people need him.
* HurtingHero: During ''The Depths of Deception'' due to believing Pyrrha is dead. Her "death" weighs heavily on him.
* KnightInSourArmor: Jaune learns the world of Remnant is not black and white, [[spoiler:Ozpin]] is a [[MetaphoricallyTrue secretive liar]], and Atlas is corrupt [[EmpireWithADarkSecret at best]], but he will fight to save the world anyway.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: When Qrow refuses to tell him the truth about the nations, Relics, and Silver Eyes, Jaune snaps at him before departing, determined to find his own answers.
* SuperEmpowering: His Semblance allows him to recharge and enhance the Auras and Semblances of the people he focuses on. [[spoiler:When he uses it on Pyrrha, she is strong enough to hold up a crashing Atlesian military ship and lower it safely down without destroying it.]]
* TookALevelInCynic: Downplayed in that his cynicism is only directed towards [[spoiler:Ozpinati]]. After Pyrrha's apparent death he becomes more jaded and less trusting of [[spoiler:Ozpin]] and his goals. So much so that [[spoiler:he is one of the first to agree that Ozpin should not be told Sun is Vacuo.]]

[[folder:Nora Valkyrie]]
* BigEater: She loves her pancakes and food in general. If food is put in front of her, expect it to be gone in seconds and for her to eye her neighbor's plate.
* TheBigGuy: She is not the largest character (in fact she is on the shorter side) but she is the one most likely to rely on straightforward brute force when faced with a problem.
* BrutalHonesty: She often brings up the hard questions no one else will and says what everyone is thinking, such as when she asks [[spoiler:what Ozpin will do to Sun if he finds out Sun is Vacuo.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: It's ''Nora''.
* ForceAndFinesse: The force to Ren's finesse.
* {{Squee}}: She joins Australia and Penny in cooing over the cute newborn Pomeranian puppies being shown on the news.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pancakes. This sometimes put her into conflict with Canada.
* TheWatson: Averted. Nora asks the hard questions [[spoiler:about Ozpin and his intentions]] that you'd think would lead to exposition, but the characters (and the audience) do not have the answers.

[[folder:Pyrrha Nikos]]
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: After [[AccidentalMurder what happened]] [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe to Penny]], Pyrrha is terrified of using her Semblance, fearing she will kill someone else by accident. [[WakeUpFighting Eventually she wakes up from a nightmare, panics and nearly impales]] Canada. After that, she trains to better understand and control her abilities.
* AmbiguousDisorder: She may be suffering from PTSD caused by [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Penny's death]] and the fall of Beacon.
* BadDreams: Has a nightmare about being unable to interfere as the dream Ozpin and Ironwood trap America in the Aura transfer machine and begin to transfer Vale's Aura into him by force. When a bloodied America slumps over, Pyrrha rips the door off the machine and it bisects Penny. Penny's upper half crawls over to her and begins strangling her with wires before Pyrrha wakes.
* BashBrothers: With America during the Grimm attack on the World Meeting.
* BattleCouple: With Jaune.
* BodyguardingABadass: She becomes America's official bodyguard on Earth in order to give outsiders a reason why she accompanies him everywhere. While she is definitely one of the most skilled characters, America has [[{{Technopath}} his]] and [[PlayingWithFire V]][[BlowYouAway al]][[ShockAndAwe e's]] Semblances, super strength, a HealingFactor, and his own combat capabilities.
* BrokenAce: Her accidental murder of Penny haunts her and makes her fear using her Semblance.
* DeclarationOfProtection: She vows to guard America with her life after [[spoiler:Salem nearly captures him.]] The rest of Team JNPR and Team RWBY follow suit.
* ExtremeDoormat: As in canon, she can be too polite for her own good as seen when she is willing to meekly allow the airship crew to kick her off the airship for no reason. She grows out of it and learns when it is time to stand up for her friends, and herself.
* FishOutOfWater: Has trouble adjusting to Earth, a place which is much more peaceful than she is used to. So much so that Japan offers an open ear if she ever feels the need to talk to someone about it.
* TheHeart: Although she is not the most idealistic of the group, Pyrrha is very honest, with a strong moral compass and a genuine desire to help others. She gets others to believe in themselves like Jaune when he wallows in guilt after failing to [[spoiler:completely heal Qrow]]. She also recognizes there is more at stake than their personal problems like when she called out England for rejecting America, and [[spoiler:Ruby for taking out her anger on her friends after Blake's death.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Many people on Remnant hate, fear, or shun her because they think she wanted to win the Vytal Festival Tournament so badly she purposely killed Penny. Some civilians also blame her for kickstarting the fall of Beacon. It's so bad the passengers on an airship get the crew to kick Pyrrha off, to RNJR and the nations' disgust. Pyrrha wears a hoodie in an attempt to stop people from recognizing her due to this.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Her celebrity status and isolated upbringing left her yearning for normalcy in her life. It is why she is so delighted that America and Canada do not recognize her.
* InTheHood: She often wears her sweatshirt's hood up to stop people from recognizing her on sight.
* MagnetismManipulation: As in canon, her Semblance is Polarity aka the ability to manipulate metal. The only difference here is Pyrrha has learned to rip metal objects to shreds and throw them as shrapnel-like projectiles.
* NiceGirl: Pyrrha is pleasant, kind, and patient to everyone except her enemies. She has her limits, however, as shown when she [[WhatTheHellHero chews out Ruby]] for [[spoiler:blaming America for Qrow and Blake's deaths.]]
* PeekABangs: Her bangs have grown long enough that they often fall into her eyes. She makes a note to get them cut when she has the time because they hinder her vision.
* PrecisionFStrike: She calls [[spoiler:Ruby]] an ass while giving her a WhatTheHellHero call-out for [[spoiler:Ruby's blaming of America for Blake and Qrow's deaths when he had nothing to do with them, which included Ruby saying [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead he should have died instead]]]].
* ShellShockedVeteran: Penny's death, the fall of Beacon, and her near-death at Cinder's hands haunts Pyrrha. She has nightmares and fears her own Semblance long after those events.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: She is extremely perceptive when it comes to the emotions and feelings of others and sees things people years her senior refuse to. The greatest example is when she convinces England to stop being cold to America because America's amnesia and Vale's presence is not America's fault.

[[folder:Lie Ren]]
* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: He keeps Nora in line.
* EmotionSuppression: Ren's Semblance allows him to calm down both himself and others. It is strong enough to [[NoSell counteract]] [[spoiler:[[BigBad Salem's]] EmotionBomb abilities, which is why she directly targets him during the fight in the gorge.]]
* ForceAndFinesse: The finesse to Nora's force.
* HiddenDepths: His quiet nature and knack for staying out of conversations allows him to observe people more carefully. As such, he is one of the few members of the teams that notices the twins are unnaturally nervous (and in Canada's case, paranoid) at Beacon.
* NotSoStoic: He is panicked and distracted during the escape from Roman and Kuchinashi because of [[ColdBloodedTorture Nora's injuries]].
* TheQuietOne: He rarely speaks. When he does, it's usually to tell Nora not to do something. (Like break people's legs.)

!!The Nations of Earth
[[folder:The Earth Nations As a Whole]]
Tropes for the [[NationsAsPeople personifications]] of Earth in general, including America and Canada.
* {{Coma}}: Personifications of Earth fall into a coma-like state whenever they receive what would be a fatal wound on a human. They rest in peace while their body heals and awaken right after.
* HealingFactor: As long as a wound isn't "fatal", the personifications of Earth can quickly regenerate and keep on going. If it is "fatal" they fall into a coma to allow their body to heal.
* SwissArmyWeapon:
** America: (Cobalt Striker) pump-action shotgun bayonet-baseball bat
** Canada: (Maple Frost) high-caliber sniper rifle hockey stick with a scythe-like blade. [[note]]the hitting end of the hockey stick.[[/note]]
** Japan: (Hanasaka) Katana, revolver.
** France: (Trouvère) saber, glock pistol.
** Prussia: (Rapunzel) glaive, sniper rifle, arming sword.
** Italy: (Thyrus) Arming sword, pistol.
** Germany: ahlspiess, semi-automatic rifle.
** Russia: (Sunflower) axe, sub-machine gun.
** Romano: (Gladiolus) Roman scissor, shield, pump action rifle.
** China: DualTonfas, shotguns.
** Australia: boomerang, [[DualWielding daggers]], automatic pistols.
* {{Synchronization}}: When their nation is attacked or is hit by a natural disaster, they feel pain and suffer injuries at the site. A bad economy can make them ill as well.
* TheEmpath: All nations have a limited empathetic connection with their people where they can get a sense of the moods of the general populace.

[[folder:England (Arthur Kirkland)]]
* AloofOlderBrother: Towards America when his brother has amnesia.
* AntiHero: He does what he has to in order to protect his brothers and Earth but his personality can be distant, harsh, and cold. For the well-being of his brothers and Earth, he sometimes makes morally dubious choices and performs manipulative actions such as when he tries to trick America into severing his connection with Vale's people, a FateWorseThanDeath for them.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears one on the return trip to Remnant.
* BlackMagic: The ritual to sever a personification's connection with their people, which leads to a nation-wide LossOfIdentity for the citizens. The ritual causes the personification extreme pain, and can only be used once every thousand years. England uses it to save Canada's life by severing his connection with Mantle.
* BritishStuffiness: Downplayed in that England does not always act like this. He keeps his more vulnerable emotions under wraps and maintains a stiff and distant demeanor when dealing with most people. This causes his emotions to build up until he [[AngerBornOfWorry snaps and says things he does not mean.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He starts off hating Remnant and refusing to take part in their war against Salem. He grows to care for the people there (primarily Teams RWBY and JNPR) to the point where he'll threaten [[spoiler:Ozpin]] to keep them safe.
* CondescendingCompassion: During ''The Depths of Deception''. His compassion towards America is tainted by his hatred of Vale and Remnant and his belief that he knows what is best for his brother. He thinks America is ignorant and naive due to his amnesia, and thus cannot be trusted with deciding things for himself. England grows out of it after America calls him out on his manipulations.
* DefrostingIceKing: He exhibits GoodIsNotNice and is often scowling but softens up as the series goes on.
* DrowningMySorrows: He goes to the bar and drinks himself to oblivion after [[spoiler:putting the [[MercyKillArrangement sleeping curse on America]].]] He smells like alcohol for days afterward.
* EmotionBomb: [[spoiler:England's Semblance. He releases a blast of [[PurpleIsPowerful violet]] energy in an explosion-like wave, which forces everyone in range to feel what he is feeling. The emotions are so strong it leaves allies stunned while his targets are left as helpless, sobbing wrecks.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first onscreen act, he threatens Ozpin and demands to know what he [[PapaWolf has done with his brothers]].
* FlawExploitation: [[spoiler:Atlas and Watts goad England into attacking them by [[BerserkButton threatening and insulting America]].]]
* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler:Watts uses his [[AndIMustScream Semblance]] to freeze England in place and make him watch Atlas [[ElectricTorture torture]] Canada.]]
* ForeignLanguageTirade: He screams at Ozpin in Gaelic after [[spoiler:America is half-blinded from the attack on Frontier.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: He can be gruff, abrasive, rude, vicious, and hates anything to do with Remnant with a passion. Well, not ''everything'', but many things. [[spoiler:Like Ozpin.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It does not take much to set him off, especially when [[VitriolicBestBuds France]] or [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Ozpin]]]] are around. The former is usually PlayedForLaughs. The latter is [[PlayedForDrama not]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Acts aloof, cold, and bitter, but cares deeply for his brothers and shows a gentle (if gruff) protectiveness towards Ruby.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: England is violently over-protective of America and Canada. Enough so that he is willing to threaten to nuke Atlas if the Atlas soldier Greenlee does not talk, vows to kill Russia if he manipulates America again, and tries to trick America into agreeing to a ritual that would sever his ties with Vale's people and leave them [[LossOfIdentity without a]] [[FateWorseThanDeath personification]]. Seriously, if you want to live '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Do. Not. Threaten. America. Or. Canada. In. Front. Of. England]].'''
* LethalChef: As per canon. Characters take great lengths to keep England out of the kitchen. According to Italy ([[NiceGuy of all people]]), England can make any dish explode.
* MagicStaff: Rather than use a SwissArmyWeapon like the rest of the cast, England wields a magical staff with which he can perform a variety of offensive and defensive spells. Once such defensive spell allows him to [[spoiler: shield an entire airship.]]
* MagicalIncantation: His verbal spells are Latin, including the [[spoiler: activator and counter-spells for America's sleeping curse.]]
* {{Mana}}: He draws magical energy from Remnant's air in order to perform his more powerful spells.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: He doesn't care about saving Remnant or defeating Salem. His only goal is to keep his brothers and Earth safe.
* PapaWolf: He always is this when it comes to his brothers but develops protective feelings to Team RWBY and JNPR as well. When England finds out [[spoiler:Ozpin hurt Vale and is willing to let any of his allies die "for the greater good", he threatens to kill Ozpin over and over if Ozpin tries to sacrifice his family, friends, or the former students.]]
* PayEvilUntoEvil: His threat to nuke Atlas. He didn't go through with it, but there is no doubt he would have if Greenlee did not talk.
* PragmaticHero: Hehas no problem doing morally questionable things to achieve greater ends. [[spoiler:After Ozpin tries to murder America, England is willing to kill Oscar to kill Ozpin so Ozpin cannot appear and harm any of them again. He backs down after some convincing from France and concedes to give Oscar a sleeping spell to use if Ozpin emerges.]]
* {{Pride}}: While not as bad as some examples, he has his moments of arrogance, particularly when he thinks he knows what is best for [[AmnesiacHero America]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The quick-to-anger and quicker to attack Red to France's laid-back, calm, and diplomatic Blue.
* RitualMagic: England has a spellbook or arrays and rituals for a variety of situations, from a spell that works like an x-ray to one that permanently severs a nation's connection to their people. Thankfully the latter [[MagicPrerequisite only works once every thousand years]].
* SourSupporter: He despises Remnant and has no interest in saving it but joins the fight anyway to save his brothers.
* SpellBook: He carries a tome of spells and rituals with him on the return trip to Remnant.
* StepfordSnarker: One of the ways he hides his insecurities is by giving scathing comments about others' (particularly America's) perceived shortcomings.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With France. He argues with France constantly (sometimes [[PlayedForDrama seriously]], sometimes [[PlayedForLaughs not]]) but when France is captured by Atlas soldiers England is livid.
* WouldHurtAChild: He is willing to [[spoiler:kill Oscar to kill Ozpin with him after Ozpin tries to [[HumanSacrifice murder America]], Penny, and Pyrrha. France talks him out of it.]]

[[folder:Italy (Feliciano Vargas)]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: Like in canon, he flirts with women but has a ''very'' close relationship with Germany. For example, Germany is the one he is trying to prove himself to and Italy is the one who convinces Germany to stay behind on the second trip to Remnant in order to lead the Taskforce. Considering the lack of romance in the series, it's unsurprising that it's left ambiguous.
* CowardlyLion: He's terrified of the Grimm and the mere thought of the Grimmlands but goes to find America anyway. He also willingly volunteers to join the Atlas-rescue group to save America, France, Australia, and Romano. Later he [[spoiler:distracts the [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes powered]] Ruby in order to protect Japan and Weiss.]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Is TheDitz, but manages to rush Roman and knock him off the airship before he could attack Japan from behind. He also beheads the Ursa Major attacking Germany in one swipe. Later, [[spoiler:he stands up to Ruby when she's under the influence of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] and manages to knock her out. It's only because of his Intangibility Semblance but still.]]
* DeathGlare: He shoots Weiss one when she blames Romano for [[spoiler:losing the Relic of Creation.]] It is one of the first signs [[OutOfCharacterAlert something is wrong]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: He uses this skill to get himself, America, Germany, Prussia, and Japan through the Grimm-infested Vale and to Beacon.
* FastballSpecial: Ruby launches him using her scythe during the [[spoiler:Warden Grimm]] battle.
* FragileSpeedster: At times he gives Ruby a run for her money when it comes to speed but he has difficulty taking a hit. [[spoiler:Luckily, [[{{Intangibility}} his Semblance]] helps him avoid taking huge amounts of damage.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Has little faith in his fighting abilities and sees himself as TheLoad in the Remnant group. He does not see the good he has done and how he has assisted his friends.
* {{Intangibility}}: [[spoiler:His Semblance, which he discovers when Ruby attempts to dissolve him with Silver Eyes.]] Italy himself does not realize it until later.
* ItsAllMyFault: Italy blames himself for Germany and Prussia's injuries and attracting [[EmotionEater Gri]][[TheHeartless mm]] to Kuroyuri with his fear.
* NoSell: [[spoiler:Silver Eyes can't disintegrate something they [[{{Intangibility}} can't touch.]]]]
* TheLoad: Fears he is this when it comes to the dangers of Remnant and facing Grimm. He uploads a Grimm battle simulation to prove that he can fight... only to fail at it completely.

[[folder:France (Francis Bonnefoy)]]
* AgentPeacock: France is a vain flirt who freaks out when he gets dirt in his hair yet he fights as viciously as the others when eliminating the Grimm outside the World Conference in New York. The kicker is that until America reminded him that his weapon is also a gun, he uses only a saber. France fought with a short-range weapon for a good chunk of the battle.
* AttackReflector: [[spoiler:France's Semblance allows him to deflect attacks back at their source with increased force.]]
* BadassInDistress: He is captured by soldiers of Atlas [[spoiler:and taken to the Transformation Institute with Australia and Romano.]]
* BiTheWay: Justified due to the lack of romantic plots in the series in general. France considers people of all genders to be "beautiful" and will sometimes flirt with them.
* CowardlyLion: France defends Blake from Adam even though he has every chance to run away and Blake is begging him to leave her behind. And although he is terrified, he still manages to cut off Tyrian's tail when he threatens Canada.
* CulturedBadass: He's philosophical, enjoys cooking, and is fully capable of kicking ass.
* DramaQueen: He freaks out when he gets dirt in his hair during the journey through Anima.
* GoodIsNotSoft: France does not hesitate to [[spoiler:kill the unconscious guards in the Institute. As he said, they easily could awake and sound the alarm.]]
* GratuitousFrench: Surprisingly for a Hetalia fanfic, this is mostly averted. The one time he speaks in French is out of defiance when [[spoiler:Atlas tries to brainwash him into forgetting his own language.]]
* MistakenIdentity: Salem's forces believe he is Vacuo during ''The Shattered Soul''. [[spoiler: because of that, Atlas attempts to brainwash him into believing the same.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The laid-back, calm, and diplomatic Blue to England's quick-to-anger and quicker to attack Red.
* TheDeterminator: He never gives in to [[spoiler:Atlas's brainwashing]] and never even considers giving up.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With England.

[[folder:Russia (Ivan Braginsky)]]
* AnAxeToGrind: His SwissArmyWeapon of choice.
* BloodKnight: His first reaction to a fight is to grin and jump right in.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Part of what makes him so dangerous and unpredictable. He will stop England from attacking Qrow because Ruby is watching, but will take advantage of America's amnesia to force him to activate his Aura. He also threatens to nuke Atlas with a grin on his face. He sees nothing wrong with his actions during the latter instances.
* CreepyGood: He is on the hero's side, but still manages to unnerve Teams RWBY and JNPR (and some of the nations).
* HiddenDepths: Underneath his amoral, PsychopathicManchild nature is someone capable of great compassion, and who is genuinely glad to be friends with America and Ruby. He also likes knitting.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He has a close bond with Ruby and created [[CombinationAttack a team attack]] with her. She is about half his height.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first thing he does in the series is put Ironwood in a chokehold and refuse to release him, commenting that it is a good idea to have a hostage.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates America into activating his Aura while the latter is amnesiac and thus has no idea about Russia's PsychopathicManchild side.
* ScarsAreForever: [[spoiler:The scars on his throat never faded after decades have passed.]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:In the past, a few of his bosses punished him by cutting his throat over and over. This left him with scars on his neck, which he covers with his scarf.]]
* SociopathicHero: He has selective empathy and is outright psychotic at times but can be truly friendly to his companions. He is also arguably the most ruthless nation of Earth (as displayed by his threat to nuke Atlas). but still fights to save Earth. His thoughts about saving Remnant are ambiguous at best and he might only be fighting to rescue America and because it's fun.
* TheReveal: Russia wears a scarf [[spoiler:to cover the scars on his neck, which were given to him by his human bosses.]]
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: He acts regretful and insists it is [[spoiler:America's]] fault that Russia attacked him since [[spoiler:if America defended himself, Russia would not have to harm him anymore.]] His logic is as [[PsychopathicManchild twisted]] as it sounds, and he eventually admits he attacked [[spoiler:America because he believed he was lying about his PTSD and Russia wanted him to go back to normal.]]

[[folder:Germany (Ludwig Beilschmidt)]]
* BigBrotherMentor: He has shades of this towards Ruby, especially during their conversation about [[FalseFriend Emerald]].
* BladeOnAStick: His SwissArmyWeapon is an ahlspiess-semi-automatic rifle.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He is exceedingly blunt towards [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] and never minces words to soothe their egos. Since they are meant to [[spoiler:protect Earth from Grimm]], he will not allow their prides or petty squabbles get in the way of their duty.
* SpiderSense: [[spoiler: Germany's Semblance allows him to subconsciously sense incoming danger (to himself and his allies) and take measures to avoid it.]]
* SuperReflexes: [[spoiler:Along with SpiderSense, his Semblance allows him to react to his surroundings with superhuman speed,]] allowing him to dodge incoming attacks.
* TheLeader: Of the [[spoiler:Anti-Grimm Taskforce.]] His leadership qualities are why [[spoiler:Italy convinces him to stay behind from the second Remnant rescue mission. The Taskforce needs Germany more than they do.]]

[[folder:Prussia (Gilbert Beilschmidt)]]
* BayonetYa: On Remnant, Prussia carries a sniper rifle with a bayonet attached to the tip.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: He goes around boasting how awesome he is and often has people shaking their heads exasperatedly. Though there are hints beforehand, his kinder side really shows when he offers to [[spoiler:teach [[NonActionGuy Austria]] how to fight]] with [[WhatYouAreInTheDark no one else]] the wiser.
* BladeOnAStick: His weapon is a glaive-sniper rifle, arming sword]].
* DrillSergeantNasty: He berates [[spoiler: the Taskforce]] for every mistake they make during battle.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Prussia may act like a self-absorbed buffoon, but is intelligent and levelheaded in combat situations. This is on display during [[spoiler: the Taskforce's fight against the Phoenix Grimm]] and again when [[spoiler:he offers to teach [[NonActionGuy Austria]] how to fight.]] He is also the first to figure out [[spoiler:Germany discovered his Semblance during the Fox Spawner battle.]]
* SinkOrSwimMentor: When it's time for [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] to learn how to fight [[spoiler:Holo!Grimm]], he puts together [[spoiler:a simulated [[HopelessBossFight hopeless Mook battle]]]] without warning them. He sends forth his creation while cheering manically for [[spoiler:the Taskforce's]] defeat.
* TheLancer: He serves as one to Germany in [[spoiler:the Taskforce]] and can be considered their second-in-command. He immediately takes charge while [[spoiler:Germany is incapacitated by the Phoenix Grimm.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Prussia calls out the nations of [[spoiler:the Anti-Grimm Taskforce after the fight with the Phoenix Grimm]] for [[LeeroyJenkins acting foolishly in battle]], [[GloryHound fighting over who got to land the killing blow]], and [[IWorkAlone not working together]] to defeat an enemy that could [[spoiler:cause wildfires and was threatening a small town.]]

[[folder:Japan (Kiku Honda)]]
* CuteBruiser: He likes cute things like the stuffed kitten he won at the Fair, and also manages to kick Neo's ass in their fight until [[LeeroyJenkins Ruby]] interferes.
* HatesBeingTouched: He does not enjoy physical contact. One noteworthy exception is when he returns Ruby's embrace during their reunion.
* MasterSwordsman. He is very skilled with a katana. Enough so that he trounces Neo until Ruby recklessly jumps in.
* TheStoic: He remains stonefaced and unflappable, even when facing the scariest of Grimm.
* TranquilFury: He is icily enraged when he realizes that Qrow was using Canada as bait to lure out Salem's forces.
* TheQuietOne: He rarely speaks and does not go out of his way to start a conversation. That's what makes his [[FishOutOfWater offer of someone to talk to]] to Pyrrha so notable.

[[folder:China (Yao Wang)]]
* AdultFear:
** He is not happy when Japan goes to say goodbye to America without telling anyone where he was going. Considering the last time nations failed to arrive at a meeting was when America and Canada were abducted, it's not hard to see why.
** [[spoiler:His house is overrun by Grimm while Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are inside. He is en route when Taiwan calls him in a panic and he can only listen helplessly as she is attacked.]]
* BadassAdorable: He squeals over cute things and can effortlessly slaughter hordes of Grimm. [[spoiler:Particularly when they threaten his family.]]
* DualTonfas: He wields a pair of tonfas-shotguns which are given to him by [[spoiler:America]].
* DualWielding: China wields two tonfas that are also shotguns.
* NervesOfSteel: He remains calm and collected when he walks downstairs to find [[spoiler:''[[HumanoidAbomination Salem]]'' standing in America's kitchen.]] Not many could face [[spoiler:the Queen of the Grimm]] and remain polite and levelheaded.
* PapaWolf: He ''wrecks'' [[spoiler:the Grimm that attack Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Reacts this way after [[spoiler:Salem's attack on America's mansion.]] He refuses to let her get away with what she did and becomes determined to bring her down.

[[folder:Australia (Jett Kirkland)]]
* AnimalEyeSpy: [[spoiler:His Semblance lets him see through the eyes of nearby animals along with control them.]]
* BadassInDistress: He is [[spoiler:captured by Atlas soldiers and taken to the Transformation Institute with France and Romano.]]
* BattleBoomerang: His weapon of choice. It splits into dual daggers and automatic pistols.
* BoisterousBruiser: He is very eager to fight the Grimm outside the World Meeting.
* DefiantCaptive: [[spoiler:While he is being held in the Institute, he constantly curses at the guards and tries to break free of his bonds. The guards gag and blindfold him.]]
* DualWielding: His new boomerang splits into dual pistols and daggers.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Before anyone can think [[spoiler:Australia's Semblance]] is weak, he uses it to [[spoiler:control catfish and use them to kill a gigantic crocodile Grimm.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He becomes calm and serious when he discovers America's Semblance is Technopathy and when he promises to keep it a secret from his boss.
* PowerGlows: His eyes glow dark green when he [[spoiler:uses his Semblance.]]
* ReverseGrip: He sometimes wields his daggers this way.
* SecretKeeper: He promises not to tell his boss about :America's Semblance, even though it makes America a potential PersonOfMassDestruction.
* {{Squee}}: He joins Nora and Penny in cooing over the cute newborn Pomeranian puppies being shown on the news.
* TheBeastmaster: [[spoiler:His Semblance allows him to take control of nearby animals. In one instance he uses it to control catfish and kill a crocodile-like Grimm with their poison.]]
* WeaponTwirling: He has a habit of twirling his daggers while holding them.

[[folder:Romano/South Italy (Lovino Vagras)]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Senses that something is bothering Italy and confronts England and France about it. He refuses to be locked out of the loop, and forces them to tell him about Remnant.
* DespairEventHorizon: Reaches his [[spoiler: upon realizing that rescue isn't coming after spending weeks alone in his cell in the Transformation Institute.]] [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* DistressedDude: He is [[spoiler:captured by Atlas soldiers and taken to the Transformation Institute with France and Australia.]] Unlike [[spoiler:France and Australia]] he did not [[spoiler:fight Grimm]] or show any badassery so he counts as this.
* SirSwearsALot: Romano keeps his canon habit of cussing every few sentences. The author put a cursing warning at the beginning of the first chapter he is in.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: No, he definitely did not give America five energy drinks.

[[folder:Austria (Roderich Edelstein)]]
* KnightInSourArmor: He hates fighting and detests certain nations but [[spoiler:fights to save Earth from the Grimm regardless.]]
* NonActionGuy: The reason why his willingness to [[spoiler:join the Taskforce]] is so strange, as acknowledged in-universe. It turns out he [[spoiler:knows multiple Remnant portals opened up over his country, and wants to protect his people himself instead of relying on the other nations. He cannot sit back and let others fight for him this time.]]
* NotSoStoic: When faced with [[spoiler:the Fox Spawner Grimm, he trembles and stammers that the Grimm could swallow them whole.]] Switzerland tells him to shut up.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He [[spoiler:joins the Taskforce]] and goes out of his way to try to improve his shooting skills because [[spoiler:he wants to be able to defend himself (and Hungary) from the Grimm.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: He goes from a NonActionGuy who awkwardly holds his rifle to [[spoiler:stabbing a Byakko Grimm through the eye while his other arm is trapped in the Grimm's jaws.]]

[[folder:Finland (Tino Väinämöinen)]]
* AscendedExtra: His role has grown as the series went on. He showed up in a couple chapters of ''The Depths of Deception'', got a more prominent role as part of the Taskforce in ''The Atrocities of Atlas'', and became instrumental in [[spoiler:befriending the Atlas soldier]] in ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet and kind as he is, get on his bad side or hurt his friends and you will regret it. [[spoiler:As an Atlas spy learns when he attacks Finland, Denmark, Germany, and Hungary.]]
* CuteBruiser: He is the type of nation who will scold you for not eating your vegetables and is fully capable of shooting a fly from 1000 meters away.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He is one of the kindest characters in the series, yet is also a competent sniper and fighter. When his group is attacked by [[spoiler:an Atlas spy]], he does not hesitate to bash his head in with the butt end of his sniper rifle. In his own words, "kind" does not mean "weak".
* FriendlySniper: He is cheerful and bubbly, and one of, if not ''the'' best sniper of the nations.
* OddFriendship: A cheerful, open, and optimistic nation is friends with a stoic, secretive, and guarded [[spoiler:Atlas soldier.]]
* YouAreGrounded: He grounds Sealand for [[spoiler:stealing his phone and using it to try to hunt down a pack of Grimm with the other micronations.]]

!!Ozpin's Group
[[folder:Ozpin]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. Ozpin is still heroic and has good intentions but he is far from the BigGood he first seems to be. His secret-keeping makes him manipulative, shady, and untrustworthy at best, which [[spoiler:makes his allies fear he may sacrifice their lives for his goals.]] He also spouts half-truths and non-answers to his followers and refuses to give them vital information. [[note]] [[spoiler:This was later proven to be his canon characterization, BrokenPedestal and all.]] [[/note]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After unintentionally [[TongueTied silencing]] Vale with the Relic of Choice,]] Ozpin made efforts to change his ways and become more compassionate and moral. [[spoiler:His old habits get the best of him. He fails.]]
* BrokenPedestal: Finding out that [[spoiler: he kept the Silver Eye's [[SuperPoweredEvilSide deadly side-effect]] and the circumstances surrounding Summer's death]] a secret is what finally [[spoiler:breaks RWBY, JNPR, and the nations' trust in him]]. They realize they cannot trust that his motives will align with theirs and that he may sacrifice their lives if he thinks their sacrifices will help defeat Salem. Whether Ozpin actually thinks that is left ambiguous.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Ultimately he is the one who must decide to approach Alfred and ask him to accept the rest of Vale's Aura. This decision weighs heavily upon him long after the transfer is unintentionally completed.
* ConsummateLiar: Whenever Ozpin speaks about his past there is a large chance he is lying. He hides it well, but the heroes [[AvertedTrope slowly learn how to tell when he is lying]]. When England confronts him about [[spoiler:hurting Vale]] he immediately insinuates she is lying without missing a beat.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Even more so than in canon. Ozpin's secret-keeping habits and mysterious ways erodes the trust his followers have in him until Teams RWBY and JNPR become suspicious of his motives and agree not to tell him [[spoiler:that Sun is Vacuo.]]
* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:How his reincarnation works. He slowly [[CessationOfExistence erases the soul]] of the host and takes over their body permanently.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He gave Atlas the Relic of Creation for safekeeping. [[spoiler:He mistakes her gleeful smirk for a shy, awestruck grin, unintentionally adds fuel to her ego and arrogance by insisting she may become the most powerful Kingdom in Remnant's history, and encourages her "new solution" ways of thinking, not knowing [[{{Brainwashing}} what]] [[AMillionIsAStatistic those]] [[ColdBloodedTorture solutions]] [[{{Dehumanization}} entail]].]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ozpin often talks about working together and trusting each other while he acts extremely secretive, avoids answering questions, lies or gives half-truths, and has little trust in his followers.
* IveComeTooFar: Ozpin tries to justify his decision to [[spoiler:sacrifice America]] by claiming too many lives have already been lost for him to stop now. In his mind, if he loses the war against Salem all the things he did and all the lives he sacrificed will be for nothing. [[spoiler:America and Pyrrha]] disagree and call him out for becoming so desperate to beat Salem he will [[spoiler:try to murder America for more power]].
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:When Salem appeared for the first time in decades, Ozpin foolishly allowed Summer Rose to go on a mission to kill the Queen of the Grimm. The whole thing was a trap to draw Summer out and have her killed.]]
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: His decision to leave Yang, Jaune, Ren, and Nora in Roman's hands in order to return to Haven and save the Relic of Knowledge is this in a nutshell. Unfortunately for Ozpin, his allies disagree. They save Yang and the others, but the knowledge that Ozpin would have left them to die further breaks the trust they have in him.
* PoorCommunicationKills: One thing Oz is not good at is being open with others. He keeps many secrets, including [[spoiler: how and why Summer died and the truth behind Silver Eyes]]. His secret-keeping habits ultimately causes RWBY, JNPR, and the nations to mistrust him and grow suspicious of his motives.
* {{Pride}}: Despite his good intentions, Ozpin's arrogance gets the best of him multiple times. He gathers allies and armies to fight Salem but thinks he is the only one who can truly beat her. He also believes he is always right and the way he does things is the only correct path.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His decision to give Atlas the Relic of Creation [[spoiler:and tell her that her [[TheUnfettered clearheaded "solutions"]] will save Remnant, helps worsen her superiority complex and arrogance and is implied to be the [[StartOfDarkness source]] of her unyielding TautologicalTemplar mindset.]]

[[folder:Qrow Branwen]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: It's more like "Adaptational-[[BuffySpeak No-Hotness-to-Distract-Us]]." Qrow is perfectly in-character, but without Qrow's handsome face and raspy voice to distract readers, his brash nature and flaws are harder to ignore.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Often ruffles Ruby's hair. He does this [[spoiler:even as he's dying.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Atlas's attack leaves him paralyzed, ending his career as a Huntsman.]]
* DontCallMeSir: He insists that [[spoiler:Whitley]] not call him "Mr. Branwen" since it makes him feel old so he calls him "Mr. Qrow" instead.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He is stabbed through the torso protecting Ruby. This causes him to become paralyzed from the waist down.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He gets a spear through the stomach while protecting Ruby from Atlas.]]
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Atlas throws a spear at Ruby. Qrow jumps in the way and is impaled through his back.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: He is fiercely loyal to Ozpin and his cause and has his back. Even if he disagrees with Ozpin in private (like when Ozpin wanted America to complete the Aura transfer) he will support Ozpin in public. The one time that loyalty wavers is when Ozpin wants to leave Yang and JNR to die in order to save the Relic of Knowledge.

[[folder:Oscar Pine]]
* CessationOfExistence: Not yet but [[spoiler:Ozpin will overwrite and erase his soul if Salem is not defeated in time.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did not have anyone around his age on the farm. Before Ozpin came along, he spent most of his time in the fields or reading.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: He seeks to become stronger in order to catch up to his allies and become the leader Ozpin says he is meant to be.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Ozpin told him to greet Ruby with the "You have Silver Eyes." line. Unfortunately, Ruby has [[EyeScream lost]] one of those silver eyes since she last saw Ozpin.
* OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:America]] is the only person he can call a true friend among the group of heroes. The rest are are hesitant "friends" or acquaintances at best since they cannot trust Ozpin, and keep their distance from Oscar as a result. [[spoiler:America]] is the only person to see Oscar as Oscar and not as Ozpin's vessel.
* ReluctantWarrior: He develops this mindset after the horrific Transformation Institute mission. He does not want to be a fighter and does not want to be Ozpin's vessel but keeps fighting in Ozpin's war because he knows people will die if he doesn't.
* ShrinkingViolet: Oscar is quiet and socially awkward, and often prefers the company of books to the company of people. He is unused to the life of a Huntsman and thus is often overwhelmed by their way of life. He also has little confidence in his abilities compared to his companions. He is not painfully shy, but has trouble conversing with strangers and has difficulty believing in himself. [[spoiler:This is not helped by everyone's mistrust of Ozpin, which causes them to shun Oscar as well.]] [[spoiler:America]] is the first person to approach him with the intent of getting to know him (and without wishing to speak to Ozpin), which stuns Oscar. It takes a lot of coaxing to get Oscar to talk about himself since he does not think he is very interesting. Eventually, Oscar reveals how uncomfortable he is with his new life, and how upset he is that people only seem to care about getting information from Ozpin and not getting to know Oscar as a person.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like in canon, when Ozpin is in control. The difference is that his eyes stay gold when Ozpin is in the driver's seat instead of returning to their normal hazel.
* TakeUpMySword: He uses Ozpin's cane to fight. He hates using it because the weapon is yet another way he is not seen as Oscar, but just as Ozpin's successor. He'd like to create his own weapon but does not have the supplies or time to do so.
* TheLoad: He is afraid of being this and forcing the others to protect him in battle. Yang reassures him that is not the case.
* TookALevelInBadass: He is able to effectively hold off [[spoiler:Hazel]] until Ozpin distracted him.

!!Salem's Faction
[[folder:Salem]]
* AffablyEvil: She is calm and polite, and shows an almost maternal personality towards Emerald, encouraging her in her [[AvengingTheVillain goals]].
* BigBad: Salem is the ultimate villain of the series. She's responsible for Vale's condition and everything that transpired afterward.
* CastingAShadow: She can create constructs out of darkness like spears and chains.
* CloneByConversion: [[spoiler:Salem can overtake any of her Grimm and turn them into her form. She can do this only one Grimm at once and it is more like astral projection in that her real body is left behind and out of harm's way.]]
* EmotionBomb: She can manipulate and enhance negative emotions to the point where her victims become [[TheParalyzer paralyzed]].
* EmotionEater: Negative emotions increase her strength. She enjoys fear and despair the most.
* HumanoidAbomination: Salem's default appearance is that of a humanoid woman. She can transform her body into that of any of her Grimm and take on their likeness. She also has a wide range of powers at her disposal including: [[EmotionBomb emotion manipulation]], CloneByConversion, VoluntaryShapeshifting, [[CastingAShadow darkness manipulation]], [[TheBeastmaster controlling Grimm]], immortality, and [[spoiler:the ability to [[TheCorruption corrupt people]] with Grimm essence.]]
* NeckLift: Salem is very fond of doing this, usually right before performing a NeckSnap. She lifts [[spoiler:Uni, Ruby, and Canada]] like this.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: She can transform her body to take on the attributes of her Grimm like a Nevermore's wings and fletchettes, a Karkadann's poison, and a Nuckelavee's claws.
* SoftSpokenSadist: She has a kind, motherly voice and remains calm throughout most of the series. ''Most.''
* TheBeastmaster: She can directly control the Grimm to the extent that she can stop them from attacking distraught people as shown when she stopped a Beowolf from lunging for a crying Emerald. She can also see through the Grimm's eyes.
* ThePawnsGoFirst: She stays back and lets her minions do the work [[spoiler:until the end of ''The Atrocities of Atlas''.]] Justified in that [[spoiler:Ozpin is apparently a threat to her until she has the Relics of Knowledge and Destruction in hand.]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Her voice gains an echoing, demonic quality when she's angry, specifically when she talks about Ozpin.

[[folder:Cinder Fall]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: Cinder did ''not'' expect Alfred to have part of Vale's Aura. Nor did she expect Canada to walk through her flames to attack her. The latter instance is what ultimately led to her death.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: While it is known that Cinder is not the BigBad, her more-dangerous replacement comes as a shock. Cinder is responsible for Vale/Amber's condition and seeks to acquire the rest of Vale's Aura. She did all this on Salem's orders, and is killed at the end of ''The Weight of the World'', making way for much more dangerous opponents like Tyrian, Neo, and Emerald.
* InTheBack: During the final stretch of her fight against Canada, Pyrrha, and Prussia, Pyrrha shoots Cinder in the back (just like she did to Amber).
* KilledOffForReal: She is beheaded by Canada. No Grimm replacements can fix that.
* LackOfEmpathy: She can feel the pain and fear of Vale's people due to stealing part of Vale's Aura. While real personifications feel that pain with their people, Cinder feels nothing and finds it amusing.
* OffWithHerHead: Canada kills her this way.

[[folder:Emerald Sustrai]]
* AvengingTheVillain: Seeks to kill Pyrrha and Canada for killing Cinder. Once she [[DeathFakedForYou believes they are dead]], she wishes to finish Cinder's mission and willingly works for Salem.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Watts implants Grimm vein-tendril... ''things'' into her body, which she uses in combat and to drain part of Sun/Vacuo's Aura.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no remorse for her actions, which include making a child hallucinate and walk in front of a truck, attempting to murder Canada and Pyrrha, and torturing Neo/Mistral before leaving her to slowly die from her wounds.
* MadnessMantra: "You killed her. You killed her. ''You killed her.''"
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:She gains black TaintedVeins up her arms.]]
* TaintedVeins: [[spoiler:Emerald has prominent black Grimm-veins up her arms thanks to Watts's experiments.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Emerald uses her Semblance to make a little girl walk in front of a truck to see if America is immune to her hallucinations.

[[folder:Roman Torchwick]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He will work with and betray anyone to watch out for [[ItsAllAboutMe Number One]]. That includes betraying Neo.
* EmotionBomb: [[spoiler:Roman's Semblance lets him force his view of the world onto other people, making them apathetic, selfish, and cynical.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Sports a nasty scar that stretches from his jaw up to his forehead and across his nose, courtesy of Alfred.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The ability to [[spoiler:force his cynical worldview onto others]] does not seem like a game-changer compared to the powerful abilities other characters have like [[MagnitismManipulation metal manipulation]], magic, and weather manipulation. Then he uses it to [[spoiler:completely overwhelm all of the heroes [[MindRape to the point of near-catatonia]]. This prevents them from fighting back and allows Salem's forces to capture America.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: He does not care who gets hurt as long as he survives. [[spoiler:Reflecting this, Roman's Semblance allows him to make people self-centered to the point where they will not "play the hero" and interfere if someone is screaming for help and shot in front of them.]]
* NeverMyFault: He blames his scar, Neo's capture, and his forced servitude to Salem on America. This is despite America scarring him in self-defense and Roman ratting out Neo himself. He also blames [[spoiler:his torture at Salem's hands, which was "motivation" to unlock his Semblance,]] on America since in his mind, he was only tracked down by Salem again because of Vale. [[spoiler:America]] retorts that Salem was already after Mistral and hunted Roman down to find her.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Despite Neo being his "Number Two" he gives her to Salem to save his own skin.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Roman is small fry compared to the likes of Cinder, Salem, Atlas, and Emerald. [[spoiler:His Semblance is what allows the villains to successfully capture America]]. Roman himself also becomes more twisted and vile [[spoiler: after Salem tortures him.]] Come ''The Charlatan of Choice'', he is much more sadistic and froths at the mouth for the opportunity to pay America back for scarring him.
* {{Pride}}: He is extremely vain, particularly about his looks. He utterly loathes America for scarring him and marring his "charming good looks".
* SparedByTheAdaptation: He survives the Battle of Beacon.
* TheCynic: He believes the world is a cruel, heartless place and that people are selfish by nature and will only look out for themselves.
* UnstoppableRage: He flies into this when he is cut across the face by Alfred.

[[folder:Tyrian Callows]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:France kills him in the woods of Vale during ''The Charlatan of Choice''.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He likes to lean into his preys' faces and gets very touchy-feely with Alfred when he has captured him.
* {{Sadist}}: He relishes in the pain and fear he inflicts on his victims.

[[folder:Arthur Watts]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His Semblance in a nutshell. He can paralyze his victims with a gesture, and this paralysis includes the ability to target and paralyze their internal organs, all while they are aware. He uses this ability to freeze England and make his lungs stop working, nearly suffocating him.]]
* MadDoctor: He's much more calm and level-headed than many examples but [[spoiler:hopes that once America is captured, Salem will let him have America for a few days so Watts can see how he [[PlayingWithSyringes ticks.]]]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He used to be an Atlas scientist [[spoiler:until he experimented on abducted people in an attempt to attach Grimm and robotic parts onto their bodies.]]
* TheParalyzer: [[spoiler:His Semblance]] lets him completely paralyze his target, leaving them aware but unable to move.

[[folder:Hazel Rainart]]
* AntiVillain: He deplores violence and is the kindest and most moral of Salem's henchmen. He hates having to kill and shows regret when [[spoiler:he drugs America to paralyze him.]] [[spoiler:He only works with Salem to kill Ozpin so [[ManipulativeBastard he]] cannot continue to sacrifice thousands more lives in his war.]]
* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, powerful, yet calm voice.
* NobleDemon: Hazel follows a strict moral code and philosophy. He only uses violence when there are no other options, prefers to try to convince people to do what he wants rather than threaten them, and refuses to allow his companions to torture or kill prisoners and the defenseless. He is disgusted when Emerald needlessly attacks [[spoiler:an Atlas airship]] and kills countless men that did not need to die. He later [[VillainousRescue saves]] [[spoiler:Italy from the rampaging [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes Ruby]]]] because he believes [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one deserves to die like that]]. He also keeps [[spoiler:America]] at his side to ensure his companions do not have the opportunity to harm their prisoner, and treats him with genuine compassion and kindness when he is injured. If not for his goal to [[spoiler:kill Ozpin permanently so he cannot continue to sacrifice people in his war]], Hazel would not be working for Salem.
* SuperStrength: He is strong enough to [[spoiler:kill an armored soldier via NeckSnap]] simply by clenching his fingers.
* TheBrute: He is the largest of Salem's henchmen, though he is not the typical brute. He prefers to settle things peacefully rather than through violence. He fights barehanded, is capable of delivering powerful blows, and [[spoiler:snaps a person's neck]] with one hand.
* TheQuietOne: He observes and listens more than he speaks.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike his sadistic teammates, Hazel prefers to settle things peacefully and only turns to violence as a last resort. This outlook extends even to [[spoiler:America]], his master's prime target. When Hazel meets [[spoiler:America]], he asks him to surrender peacefully and only attacks after he refuses. During the fight he is reluctant to harm his opponent and continues to offer to [[spoiler:bring him in]] peacefully. He also berates Emerald for [[spoiler:attacking the Atlas military airship and killing dozens of soldiers.]]

!!Other Antagonists
[[folder:Neopolitan (Mistral)]]
* CuteAndPsycho: Neo, Neo, ''[[RepeatedForEmphasis Neo]]''. She makes Alfred give her an impromptu piggyback ride, tracing pictures on his shoulder and considers slashing his throat [[ForTheEvulz to watch him bleed out in front of her]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Part of the reason she betrayed Vale is that she was jealous of Vale's stability, while Mistral had to deal with constant Grimm and bandit attacks. She lured Vale into a bandit ambush to show her "how it felt." Unluckily for her, Vale [[CurbStompBattle easily fought her attackers off]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: She betrayed Vale partially because she did not help Mistral's unstable situation improve. As Vale points out, it is not her responsibility to take care of Mistral's Kingdom.
* KarmicDeath: Neo/Mistral betrays America, beats him up, and leaves him to slowly die alone in the woods. [[GoodThingYouCanHeal He survives.]] Later, Roman betrays Neo and gives her to Salem's forces. Emerald then tortures Neo and forces her to open the Vault and unlock the Relic before fatally wounding her and leaving her to slowly die alone in the Vault. Both instances involve nasty and agonizing stomach wounds to boot.
* NeverMyFault: Neo/Mistral was the one who tricked the bandits into attacking Vale yet she blames Vale for her capture at the bandits' hands.
* TheResenter: She envies Vale's stability, peace, and power.

[[folder:Mercury Black]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Often has a sarcastic response to any given situation.
* VillainTeamUp: He ''hates'' Roman but is willing to work with him in order to survive.
* VitriolicBestBuds: From an outsider's perspective, he appears to be this with Roman. He isn't.

[[folder:Atlas (Ciel Soleil)]]
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Ruby disintegrates Atlas's right arm and ear with Silver Eyes.]]
* AscendedExtra: She went from a character who showed up for one minute in the show to the personification of Atlas.
* AssholeVictim: Looking at the other entries shows what type of person Atlas is. [[spoiler:Before she dies to poison, she loses an arm, an ear, and an eye and Nora breaks her leg to stop her from fleeing.]] She completely had it coming.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: A dark version. When faced with a dying Vale, she seeks out a replacement so Amber's Aura will not go into enemy hands. Atlas [[spoiler:abducts and experiments on]] America and Canada (two nations from another world who are responsible for the well-being of millions) and forces Vale's Aura into America's body, thus making him the new guardian of the Relic of Choice.
* {{Dehumanization}}: Atlas does not view Faunus [[spoiler:or the nations and humans of Earth]] as people. In the latter case, it is to the point where [[spoiler:she doesn't believe people of Earth are capable of having [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]], despite clear evidence to the contrary. (i.e. Many Earth personifications have their Auras activated.) In other words, Atlas doesn't believe people of Earth have ''souls''.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Canada impales her eye with ice shrapnel.]]
* FantasticRacist: She sees Faunus and [[spoiler:the nations and people of Earth]] as inferior to herself and the humans of Remnant. [[spoiler:Back when the White Fang was still a peaceful organization, she approached Adam/Menagerie with a fake promise of equality talks in order to lure him out and slaughter his men.]] [[spoiler:If her rant at America is any indication, she believes the people of Earth don't have souls.]]
* TheFundamentalist: [[spoiler:Atlas/Ciel sees Earth, its personifications, and its people as inferior to Atlas, thus they can be sacrificed for "Remnant's" (aka ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'') survival. This trope is taken to the extreme with her idea for and approval of the Transformation Institute. If you think Atlas is wrong, you are taken to the Institute and killed or brainwashed into obedience.]]
* HateSink: She has no redeeming qualities, and all her "heroic" actions were done in [[ItsAllAboutMe self-interest]]. She [[spoiler:orders the twins' abduction and has her men experiment on them. She doesn't care how many people on Earth may die due to said experimentation. It's implied she ordered the Atlesian Knights to massacre the people of Westwind, Vale. Her cruelty even extends to her own people through the Transformation Institute: a reeducation facility meant to brainwash her people.]] [[spoiler:She also betrayed Adam/Menagerie and is responsible for his FaceHeelTurn.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: She feels no compassion or empathy for ''anyone''.
* ManipulativeBitch: She attempts to [[spoiler:brainwash France into thinking he's Vacuo and intends to use him as a decoy for Salem.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Atlas [[spoiler:doesn't care about Remnant.]] All her actions are done in self-interest, to the point where [[spoiler:even her own people matter little to her. All she wants from them is their unwavering devotion and worship, and she will brainwash them to get it]].
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:She pins America's [[ColdBloodedTorture injuries]] on Ironwood. That doesn't stop [[BewareTheNiceOnes Canada]] from attacking her in [[TranquilFury a rage]].]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: She claims to be fighting for the good of Remnant, but all of her actions are done in self-interest, even the ones done to help Remnant as a whole. She only saves Vale [[spoiler:in order to choose and "create" Amber's replacement. Essentially, she's playing God.]]
* {{Pride}}: Atlas sees herself as above everyone else. She's so arrogant and self-centered that she always believes she is right and her actions are just (no matter how horrid those actions are).
* PsychoticSmirk: She sports one as she [[spoiler:tortures America, before he [[DefiantToTheEnd refuses to yield to her]] anyway. After that [[UnstoppableRage not]] [[VillainousBreakdown so]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown much]].]]
* TheSociopath: She feels no guilt for her actions, which include ColdBloodedTorture, {{Brainwashing}}, abduction, inhumane experimentation, and [[spoiler:ordering the massacre of an entire civilian village.]]
* SwissArmyWeapon: She wields a [[spoiler:revolver-sword-bladed whip.]]
* TautologicalTemplar: She will do anything to achieve her goals and uphold her twisted ideals, including abduct, torture, experiment on, [[spoiler:and brainwash personifications from another world and ''her own people''.]] She sees nothing wrong with her actions.
* TimeDelayedDeath: Variant. [[spoiler:America jabs her with his PoisonRing. She goes on to fight Japan, loses an arm and ear to SE!Ruby, and runs off. Then she fights Canada and England, losing an eye and getting her leg broken before the cyanide in America's ring finally kills her. At first the heroes are confused how she died but Ren notices the needle-mark on her neck and guesses she was poisoned.]]
* TimeStandsStill: [[spoiler:Her Semblance allows her to freeze individual people in time, leaving them completely unaware of it passing. She can only use it in short bursts and at close range.]]
* ToThePain: [[spoiler:Atlas describes to America what she will do to him when she captures him. She promises to break his bones, cut out his tongue, and have her men stab and kill him over and over until he begs her for death.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gets an epic one from [[spoiler:England about how her actions will cause her people (the people responsible for her very existence) to turn against her. He rakes her over the coals for what she did to his brothers and concludes that she will fail to [[BornAgainImmortality resurrect]] because of everything she did, and she only has herself to blame.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is convinced even the most despicable of her actions are for the greater good of Remnant.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Atlas ''[[UnstoppableRage loses it]]'' when America jabs her with his cyanide ring. Her [[NotSoStoic stoic]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing mask]] crumbles and she stabs him multiple times while ranting and demanding he beg for her forgiveness.]]

[[folder:General James Ironwood]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: While canon Ironwood is militaristic and paranoid, this version ordered the twins' abduction and slipped further into evil from there.
* BlindObedience: Downplayed in that he is perfectly aware that what Atlas is doing is wrong. [[MyCountryRightOrWrong He obeys her]] and [[IgnoredEpiphany defends her actions anyway.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: To him, abduction, dissection, [[spoiler:brainwashing]], and torture are acceptable evils that must be done the good of Atlas and Remnant. He draws the line as ''unnecessary'' ColdBloodedTorture done for the [[ForTheEvulz torturer's enjoyment]], as shown by his reaction to [[spoiler:America's scars.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: It is hard to call Ironwood a "face" but he helped the twins in the lab and had his morals. [[spoiler:Said morals are discarded when he attempts to shoot America to bring him to Atlas. He says that whether America survives the headshot or not, Atlas would benefit from keeping Vale out of Salem's hands. He also refuses to use his authority to close the Transformation Institute, insinuating he has chosen [[MyCountryRightOrWrong the will of Atlas]] over individuals' welfare.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gains three thin burn scars over his left eye from [[spoiler:America.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After having a HeelRealization, Ironwood chooses to assist America in rescuing his friends by refraining from shooting him, telling him where his friends are, and giving him the passcodes to get through the Institute, thus turning his back on Atlas. However, he knows he has gone too far to be forgiven by the public and is resigned to go down in [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade history as a villain]].]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Ironwood sees America and Canada's abduction and torment as necessary for the well-being of Remnant.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Ironwood's goals are noble but his actions become more and more despicable as the series goes on. He starts by ordering in the twins' abduction. From there he [[spoiler: allows America to be dissected and experimented on, threatens Canada to keep America in line, forces Mantle's Aura into Canada and part of Vale's into America, opens the [[Room101 Transformation Institute]] on Atlas' orders, and finally tries to shoot America to either capture him or permanently kill him to keep him out of Salem's hands.]]
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:His last attempt to capture America is actually a test to see if America is strong enough (both physically and mentally) to escape him. America passes his test and exceeds his expectations by fighting off both Ironwood and Hazel at once.]]
* TheUnapologetic: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He is sorry for the pain he caused the twins, but does not regret his actions in the slightest since he thinks [[IDidWhatIHadToDo the alternatives were worse options for Remnant.]]]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His goal is to keep Remnant and Atlas safe and secure. Too bad he takes part in and orders abductions, torture, experimentation, and [[spoiler:brainwashing]] to do it.
* ZeroApprovalGambit: Played with. [[spoiler:Ironwood approved of and took part in the Transformation Institute and Atlas's other atrocities, something which may soon become public knowledge. Although he has a HeelFaceTurn and works against Atlas/Ciel, he is aware the public does not know the nation-tan exists, thus everything bad will be pinned on him. [[SilentScapegoat He accepts this burden]] but asks America to undo his mistakes and free the people in the Institute, likely causing a rebellion. He attacks America so that America and his friends will be seen as the heroes who fought off and defeated the tyrannical General before saving the people he wrongfully imprisoned.]]

[[folder:The Doctor]]
Doctor Polendina, Penny's father and creator.
* FatherlyScientist: Treats the twins with kindness and compassion while the rest of the Atlas scientists see them as creatures and subhuman.
* FaceHeelTurn: Doctor Polendina, once a FatherlyScientist, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumps Off the Slippery Slope]] and becomes a MadScientist after Penny died.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He keeps his fatherly, amiable tone as he holds America captive, injects him with drugs, and threatens him and his friends. Except when he [[MadScientist doesn't]].
* KarmicDeath: His entire motivation and reason for committing evil deeds is to bring Penny back. [[spoiler:He is killed by Penny 2.0.]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Non-romantic example. He loves his daughter so much that he will lie, kidnap, threaten, coerce, manipulate, and drop all the morals he once had in order to get her back.
* MaskOfSanity: He keeps a kindly front while committing terrible acts and is obviously unhinged, rambling about how [[spoiler: America's [[{{Technopath}} Semblance]] can resurrect his dead robotic daughter despite there being no evidence America could somehow bring back her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]].]]
* SeeksAnothersResurrection: His goal is to bring back his daughter, Penny.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He will do whatever it takes to bring Penny back including kidnapping America and holding him hostage. America understands that he misses his daughter and wants her resurrected, but knows the doctor's methods are anything but moral or heroic. Not to mention his goal [[DeaderThanDead may be impossible]].

[[folder:The Soldier]]
* AxCrazy: He is sadistic, cruel, psychotic, and tortures people just because he can.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: While torturing [[spoiler:America]], the soldier [[spoiler:paralyzes America, slices his clothes, touches him, and even goes as far as [[RapeAsDrama to kiss the side of his neck]].]]
* ForTheEvulz: His entire motivation for torturing [[spoiler:America]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: He spends his appearances torturing [[spoiler:America.]] [[spoiler:America blasts him to ashes while the soldier is attempting to torture him again.]]
* NoNameGiven: His name is never revealed. He is only referred to as "the soldier/guard" or "the sadistic soldier/guard".
* OriginalCharacter: One of the few in the series.
* {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys torturing and terrifying [[spoiler:America]], adding a psychological element to his cruelty by getting in [[spoiler:America's]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything personal space and unnecessarily touching him]] just to see his reactions.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He is only in three chapters but manages to leave [[spoiler:America]] with permanent physical and mental scars.
* TortureTechnician: The soldier was [[spoiler: hired by Atlas]] for such a reason. While working for [[spoiler:Polendina]], he enthusiastically [[spoiler:cuts the word "Sacrifice" into America's back until his victim stops healing and the wounds scar.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Adam Taurus (Menagerie)]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is still a radical but is much more mellow than his canon counterpart. He genuinely believes he is doing what is best for the Faunus. He is also not a psychotic Yandere for Blake. He's so level-headed in fact that he [[spoiler:briefly considers turning against Salem after Blake's death. He decides against it because he believes following Salem is the only way Faunus can be safe from humanity.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike in canon, he is not a {{Yandere}} for Blake.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In his backstory. He used to be a WideEyedIdealist who truly believed that Faunus could achieve equality through peaceful means.
* CharmPerson: His Semblance allows him to compel Faunus into fighting for him. It is unclear whether the hypnosis is [[CompellingVoice extremely powerful]] and can turn even the most loyal Faunus against each other, or if it feeds on [[MoreThanMindControl subconscious thoughts]] in order to take control.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Atlas is far from heroic but her actions are what turned Adam into the ruthless terrorist leader he is today.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Downplayed. Atlas pretended to be interested in equality between humans and Faunus and agreed to meet with Adam. Instead she drew Adam and his men into a trap, slaughtering them with Adam as the only survivor. While Sun and Blake understand why the incident pushed him to became so extreme, they agree that it doesn't excuse his actions.
* IveComeTooFar: He considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death]] but decides he has gone too far to stop now, and needs to continue fighting as he has in order to save the Faunus.
* TheReveal: He is the personification of Menagerie.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: He gradually became more and more extreme in his methods after Atlas betrayed him and massacred his men.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Adam was a genuinely kind and idealistic person who believed Faunus and humans could achieve peace. He was also awkward and unsure of himself, and would go to Blake to confide in her about his worries.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to be close friends with Blake, to the point where he confided in her when he was uncertain about his leadership skills. After Atlas attacked Adam and killed his men, he slowly became more extreme until he became the WellIntentionedExtremist he is today. Despite some of his claims, he still cares for Blake and briefly considers [[spoiler:turning against Salem after Blake's death.]] He decides against it since he feels he must continue on the path he has chosen in order to save the Faunus.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He experienced Faunus discrimination first-hand and wants to save other Faunus from it. He is willing to work with Salem and destroy humanity to achieve that safety after Atlas betrayed him.
* WideEyedIdealist: He used to wholeheartedly believe that humans and Faunus could live together in peace. Then Atlas betrayed him and slaughtered his men.
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:Mantle (Ákos)]]
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Vale's Abel. He sold out his sister to Cinder in order to save himself.
* DirtyCoward: He sold out Vale to Cinder in order to save himself.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mantle gave Cinder Vale's location, which led to everything from America and Canada's abduction to the fall of Beacon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Penny Polendina]]
* {{Adorkable}}: She is so ''happy'' to have friends...
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Subverted. Her death has lasting effects on the characters, particularly Pyrrha. America also mourns Penny months later [[spoiler:after he regains his memories and finally finds out about her death.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She gets them: Teams RWBY, JNPR, America, Canada, Sun, and Neptune to be exact. This is also the reason why America accepts her into the group despite her orders to watch over him. Then she dies.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the nations' presence in the story, Penny still dies during her fight against Pyrrha. Seeing as how none of the nations were present at the Stadium itself, it unfortunately makes sense that nothing would change.
* KillTheCutie: Pyrrha accidentally kills her as she did in canon.
* KilledOffForReal: She dies as she did in canon. [[spoiler:Penny 2.0 may have her memories but she is a different person. Penny Polendina is dead, and her [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Aura]] can never be brought back.]]
* LiteralMinded: She does not understand figures of speech or metaphors.
* NoSocialSkills: Comes with being a LiteralMinded android.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sterlyn]]
The Atlas Pilot that Weiss bribes to take her to Mistral.
* AcePilot: He performs well during the Lancer fight and flies into what is essentially a warzone to save Yang's team, all without getting a scratch on his ship. [[spoiler:He later flies into a real warzone to get the characters out of Atlas.]]
* AscendedExtra: In canon, he dies after the Lancer fight. Here, he survives and becomes the heroes' go-to pilot for their journey.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He was discharged from the military because he went against orders in order to save lives.]]
* FromCamouflageToCriminal: He used to be in [[spoiler:the Atlas military until he was discharged for disobeying orders to save people.]] After that he used his piloting skills to ship illegal goods until Weiss came along. He's all-too happy to become the heroes' pilot as thanks for saving his life.
* HiddenDepths: He likes to draw in his spare time, and he's quite talented.
* IOweYouMyLife: His initial reason for assisting the heroes. He grows to resignedly enjoy their company and believe in their mission to save Remnant and Earth.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Nameless in the show, given the name "Sterlyn" here.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vale (Amber)]]
* BreakTheBadass: Salem notes she is the strongest Kingdom on Remnant and Mistral envies her strength. Mistral's betrayal and [[spoiler:Cinder's [[YourSoulIsMine act]][[AndIMustScream ions]] broke her so badly that she would rather give up than fight nowadays.]]
* BrokenAce: She is the strongest nation on Remnant but can be incredibly snarky and abrasive. [[DarkAndTroubledPast She has]] [[AndIMustScream her reasons]].
* CommanderContrarian: Downplayed. She argues with [[spoiler:America]] more often than not and has a habit of belittling him and his ideas, but when they are in danger such as [[spoiler:when they fight Atlas]] she'll put her bitterness aside to assist him. Seeing how she's [[spoiler:stuck in America's head (which can't be beneficial to her happiness)]], it's understandable.
* CynicalMentor: Amber starts out as this towards [[spoiler:America]]. She is prone to giving him insults on the verge of verbal abuse until CharacterDevelopment kicks in.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vale's past is a history of pain and betrayal. [[spoiler:First Ozpin betrays, tortures, and [[TongueTied tongue-ties]] her so she cannot speak ill of him, forcing her to flee her own Kingdom.]] Then Mistral betrays her. Then Cinder comes along...
* DeadpanSnarker: Often when speaking with [[spoiler:America]]. She has a dry sense of humor.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Her experiences turned her bitter. [[spoiler:She will take any chance she gets to tell America he's an idiot and he might as well stop fighting because there is no way to win.]] [[spoiler:She becomes more optimistic after realizing America's family and friends will never abandon him.]]
* MysteriousPast: Her past was unclear until ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: It's implied that Mistral's betrayal [[TookALevelInCynicism broke her]], leaving her mistrustful and suspicious of the motives of everyone she meets.
* OneWomanArmy: She ended the Great War almost by herself using [[spoiler:her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She ended the Great War almost single-handedly [[spoiler:using her Semblance and the Relic of Destruction, per Ozpin's orders. The storm she summons leaves Vacuo's oasis as a barren desert.]]
* SourOutsideSadInside: Her past (complete with multiple betrayals) led her to be suspicious, cold, mean, and critical with extreme trust issues. Doubly so after she [[spoiler:figures out the Kingdom of Vale (and by extension, her and America) are dying.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In a way. [[spoiler:Her soul merged with America's body and she now lives on as a voice in America's head.]]
* SuicideDare: She insults [[spoiler:America]] and says he should kill himself before his enemies do. [[spoiler:America]] is stunned into silence by the dare and calls Vale out for acting so cruelly, insisting that she's [[OutOfCharacterAlert kinder than that]].
* WeatherManipulation: Her Semblance gives her control over [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], and [[BlowYouAway wind]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Winter Schnee]]
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She chooses to [[spoiler:help America (a stranger)]] over obeying her orders. She also gives him space instead of demanding answers, and treats him with surprising compassion upon learning his situation.
* BrokenPedestal: After hearing the full story about Ironwood's actions against the twins, [[spoiler:Winter renounces him and Atlas, saying what they did is inexcusable.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:She turns against Atlas and her tyrannical regime and helps the heroes infiltrate the Transformation Institute.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: She decides not to [[spoiler:hand America over to Military HQ]] when she finds out he was attacked by a soldier of Atlas.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: She discarded her military ensemble beforehand and was never a villain but officially [[spoiler:turns her back on the Atlas military and assists the heroes in invading the Transformation Institute]] while wearing new blue attire.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is aloof, harsh, and cold, but [[spoiler:opens up her home to America when he has no other place to go.]]
* LadyOfWar: She moves and fights with feminine grace, no matter the situation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sun Wukong]]
* DarkSecret: He left Vacuo and refused to go to Shade Academy because [[spoiler:he ''is'' Vacuo and did not want to be forced to give up his freedom.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: His reason for refusing to go to Shade Academy. [[spoiler:If he went there, Vacuo's government (or Shade's Headmaster/Headmistress) would figure out he is Vacuo and either force him to work for the government or lock him a GildedCage to keep him safe from Salem.]] He wants to live his life the way he chooses, not the way others want him to.
* MacGuffinPersonReveal: [[spoiler:He is the personification of Vacuo, the one that can retrieve the Relic hidden in Shade Academy's Vault.]]
* NiceGuy: He's a pretty friendly guy, as seen when he goes to talk to Canada simply because he thought he looked lonely.
[[/folder]]

!!The North American Twins
[[folder:America (Alfred F. Jones)]]
* [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity Acquired Drug Immunity]]: Downplayed since he isn't immune, just resistant. [[spoiler:He's been paralyzed with drugs so many times that he burns through it much quicker than he did before.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: America loves comic books and movies, and his first conversation with Ruby has them both squeeing over each other's weapons.
* AintTooProudToBeg: When [[spoiler:Salem stomps on Penny's]] head with the intent of crushing her skull, America begs her to stop hurting her.
* AmnesiacHero: He loses his memories due to his soul merging with Vale. He regains them at the end of ''The Depths of Deception''.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:When Ironwood drugs America, he is paralyzed and aware but completely helpless to stop Ironwood as he injects him with more doses of the paralytic. This nearly makes America overdose.]]
* AllLovingHero: Even after all the terrible things he has gone through, he is willing to see the best in people with a [[BigBad few]] [[TotalitarianUtilitarian noteworthy]] [[{{Sadist}} exceptions]].
* AmbiguousDisorder: America suffers from PTSD due to the trauma he's been through. He suffers from flashbacks, nightmares, self-worth issues, excessive guilt, shame and self-blame, and possibly [[spoiler:suicidal idealization (depending on how one interprets his willingness to die to stay out of Salem or Atlas' hands)]].
* ApologizesALot: He gains the habit of apologizing for inconveniencing people after losing his memories. It grows more pronounced after he is captured by Poledina and [[spoiler:[[BreakTheCutie tortured]] by the ex-soldier]]. Polendina's habit of [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou blaming America and calling him unreasonable]] for not resurrecting Penny is also a factor in the increased frequency of apologies.
* {{Asexuality}}: America knows what sex and romance are but is not sexually attracted to other people and shows no interest in sex or romantic relationships in general. He only cares about other things like his family and friends, food, video games, and being a hero. Confirmed by [[https://archiveofourown.org/comments/172025141 the author]] and later confirmed in-universe in chapter seven of ''The Charlatan of Choice''.
* BadassInDistress: The time he was captured by Polendina. [[spoiler:He ends up saving himself.]]
* BarrierMaiden: A rare male example. If America were to die or [[DeathOfPersonality die]], his and Vale's people would be negatively affected and would likely die with him. [[spoiler:Since Salem now has all the Relics except Choice, he is now this for Remnant and Earth as a whole.]]
* BashBrothers: With Pyrrha during the Grimm attack on the World Meeting and later with [[spoiler:Penny 2.0]].
* BatterUp: America's SwissArmyWeapon (named Cobalt Striker) is a large blue bat in its default form.
* BayonetYa: Cobalt Striker has a retractable bayonet in its tip.
* BearerOfBadNews: Due to his [[{{Synchronization}} connection]] to the city, America has to tell Team RWBY that [[spoiler:Frontier (the town where Qrow, Whitley, Sun, and Klein were) was destroyed.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hurt his friends or family and he will drop you.
* BlowYouAway: Controlling wind is part of his power-set thanks to Vale's Aura. He has a tendency to use it against opponents he would rather not hurt, or to give himself time to get away.
* BlueIsHeroic: He wears a blue t-shirt under his black jacket and wields a blue shotgun-bayonet-bat as his weapon.
* BoisterousBruiser: He gleefully fights the Beowolves in the forest near [[spoiler:Woodland]] and pouts when Canada says they cannot hunt the rest of the Grimm in the area. He slowly loses this boisterousness in battle. While he still enjoys a good challenge, he rarely laughs or smiles while fighting anymore. Seeing how he has to fight the likes of [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn Ironwood]], [[TotalitarianUtilitarian Atlas]], and [[EldritchAbomination Salem]],]] (people who have harmed him and his loved ones many times) it's no surprise he's less than pleased. At this point, he just wants the fighting to end.
* BoundAndGagged: He is gagged, blindfolded, and chained to a table while captured by Polendina.
* BreakTheBadass: During ''The Atrocities of Atlas'' and ''The Charlatan of Choice''. Being tortured (along with all the other things he went through) slowly wears him down until [[spoiler:he crosses the DespairEventHorizon and falls into a depression he never truly recovers from.]] He [[{{Determinator}} keeps fighting]] mostly because his friends will die if he doesn’t.
* BreakTheCutie: Repeatedly. The series could be called "How to Break Alfred F. Jones." He [[{{Determinator}} doesn't give up.]]
* BreakingTheBonds: When the Atlas soldiers separate America from Canada, America snaps the thick handcuffs they put him in. After that, the scientists take extra precautions to make his handcuffs out of material he cannot break.
* BrokenHero: He remains cheerful, kind, and optimistic despite the hell he's been through.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Temporarily when [[spoiler:Ironwood fits him with a collar that will inject him with drugs if he uses his Aura or either of his Semblances. America still manages to fight off both Ironwood and Hazel and escape.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: America has grown past his initial LeeroyJenkins attitude and become more level-headed, strategic, and logical, as shown during his battle against [[spoiler: Ironwood and Penny 2.0]]. He's also developed (or at least, is more willing to show) a selfless and thoughtful side, as displayed when he protects Canada in the lab.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: After Vale's Aura is forced into America's body, he becomes a personification for nations on both Earth and Remnant. He is torn between his duties to his people as others expect him to put one people above the other. While America is determined to protect both Earth and Remnant, other nations disagree and think he should focus on America and leave Vale and Remnant in the dust. Some nations (primarily England) are disgusted whenever America shows concern for Vale and Remnant. This leaves America feeling isolated because Vale is a part of him now, so they are rejecting part of who he is.
* ColdBloodedTorture:
** [[spoiler:The ex-Atlas soldier tortures America by carving the word "Sacrifice" into his back over and over. The soldier succeeds in making his "message" [[ScarsAreForever stick]].]]
** [[spoiler:Once America is at her mercy, Atlas repeatedly stabs him clean through his stomach and out his back. She knows [[ImmortalLifeIsCheap he'll survive]] whatever she does to him so causes him as much pain as possible as she demands he submit to her.]]
* CombatPragmatist: He learns to fight dirty if it will keep himself and his loved ones alive such as when he cuts the wires to an elevator in an attempt to bring [[spoiler:Atlas]] down with it. He also [[spoiler:uses a hidden PoisonRing on her]] when he has no other weapons left.
* DefiantCaptive: In the lab. He fights the guards whenever the opportunity arises or if Canada is in danger. His defiance causes Ironwood to threaten Canada in order to keep America in line.
* DefiantToTheEnd:
** He is stoic and unafraid when Raven threatens to slash his throat since he refuses to join her. He remains so when she does it.
** He refuses his attacker's command that he beg when [[spoiler:Atlas tortures him by [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice repeatedly stabbing him through the stomach]].]]
* {{Determinator}}: He has been abducted, tortured, dissected, experimented on, manipulated, and betrayed countless times yet still carries onward and fights for his family and friends.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: He interrupts [[spoiler:Salem]] and calls her out on her lies when she tries to convince him she's NotEvilJustMisunderstood.
--> '''America:''' You can preach your so-called "kindness" all you want. I've heard that [[PrecisionFStrike bullshit]] enough times already to know when it's ''fake''.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Soon afterward, [[spoiler:Salem pins him down and tries to infect him with [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]] by [[GuttedLikeAFish cutting him open]]]]. He barely escapes.
* DontLookAtMe: America keeps himself covered whenever he can to [[spoiler:hide the scars he received from the AxCrazy soldier]].
* EyeColourChange: His eyes turn green when he accesses Vale's powers.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:His left eye bleeds profusely and is blinded due to the attack on Frontier.]]
* EyepatchOfPower: At England and Canada's insistence, America wears an eyepatch to conceal his green eye while on Earth.
* FatalFlaw: His GuiltComplex and low self-worth have enough influence on him that he will allow his allies [[spoiler:(such as Russia and Ruby)]] to verbally and physically abuse him, causing him further physical, emotional, and mental harm. He acknowledges this is a problem but struggles to resist his instincts because he genuinely believes their lives and happiness are more important than his, to the point where [[spoiler:he considers [[HeroicSuicide suicide]]]] to keep them safe.
* {{Flight}}: Like Vale, he can fly and hover using her Semblance. It takes up a lot of Aura and concentration so he rarely uses it. [[spoiler:Eventually he is too [[YourDaysAreNumbered weakened]] to fly without the risk of falling.]]
* FriendToAllLivingThings: His pets are a cat, a whale, and a unicorn. He befriended an alien named Tony. Even the most timid of wild animals walk right up to him. He feels extremely guilty about the animals' trust when he is alone in the woods of Anima and needs food. He has no choice but to kill them unless he wants to starve.
* ForgetsToEat: [[spoiler:After being held captive by Polendina and nearly starved]] he has the habit of becoming engrossed in things (like his thoughts) and forgetting that he needs food.
* GlowingEyes: His eyes glow green whenever he uses Vale's Semblance. Or when he's angry.
* GuiltComplex: After multiple betrayals and being treated like an object to be captured or manipulated by multiple parties and his self-worth is crushed into dust, he develops one. If something goes wrong, he blames himself. If a friend is hurt, he blames himself. If a friend attacks or insults him, [[RuleOfThree he blames himself]]. It's gotten to the point where [[spoiler:if an ally or friend is (seemingly) about to attack him, he will not fight back and thinks he did something to deserve it.]]
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:The attack on Frontier blinds him in one eye. Thanks to wearing an eyepatch on Earth, he is used to using one eye and still kicks ass.]]
* HatesBeingAlone: America is terrified of everyone leaving him after [[FalseFriend Roman, Neo, and Mercury's betrayal.]] This only grows more pronounced after he is [[spoiler:left in isolation for weeks by Polendina.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Falls into a depression after getting hit with [[ColdBloodedTorture everything]] he [[MindRape has]] gone [[PlayingWithSyringes through]] and [[spoiler:that he may die soon. He has yet to fully recover.]]
* HeroicResolve: No matter how many times he is knocked down during a fight, he gets back up again. On display most during his fights against [[spoiler:Atlas and the Warden Grimm.]]
* HeroicSafeMode: Enters this in Kuroyuri, after [[AmnesiacHero he]] remembers England [[BrokenPedestal pointing a gun at him]] during the Revolution, and begins calmly burning everything around him to the ground.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Thanks to being treated like an object to be manipulated, captured, or won by numerous parties, his sense of self-worth has decreased vastly. He struggles with self-doubt and questions whether Roman is right about him simply being a "prize" to be fought over by the bigger players. As the series goes on, he slowly loses all sense of self-worth. He sees himself as good-for-nothing that only makes things worse for people and cannot save anyone. He laments that [[spoiler:France, Australia, and Romano were only captured because of him and he only managed to help one person in the Transformation Institute before being taken out by Atlas.]] In response, Canada takes him to the family of the Faunus he saved: [[spoiler:the Katts.]] Seeing the family and being thanked by them helps restore America's self-worth enough that he [[spoiler:regains a tiny bit of the will to live]].
--> For a little while, America was not Vale, or a sacrifice, or a victim, or a living, breathing mistake. He was Alfred, and to this family, he was a hero. \\
For now, that was enough for him.
* HiddenDepths: America acts like a cheerfully oblivious goofball but is actually quite intelligent and perceptive. He also has enough trauma and insecurities to fill an airshipyard, though he tries to hide them from his friends and family so they do not worry about him.
* HumbleHero: He does not see himself as a savior. He wants to save Remnant and Earth because it is the right thing to do. When others try to tell him about the good he did, he's more embarrassed than anything. Though a bit of that humbleness may come from his self-worth issues.
* HurtingHero: He goes through so much pain and tragedy and never seems to catch a break. He is abducted, tortured, dissected, betrayed, betrayed again, abducted again and [[spoiler: betrayed ''again'' by someone he thinks he can trust.]]
* HybridPower: A variant. America is a personification of two nations (America and Vale), yet suffers from none of the vulnerabilities that the Remnant nation-tans do. Justified because Vale's Aura is transferred to his body, which comes with a HealingFactor and more thorough {{Immortality}}. [[spoiler:That [[YourDaysAreNumbered changes]] when the Kingdom of Vale begins to deteriorate like Mantle.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: By the time ''The Depths of Deception'' rolls around, he would have really preferred that Vale's Aura was never forced into him.
* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: He wakes up crying one day and is bewildered as to why. It's implied to be because he [[TheEmpath sensed]] [[spoiler:Uni and his home were attacked.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Atlas stabs him through the stomach with a spear. [[ColdBloodedTorture Repeatedly.]]]]
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: America does not hesitate to show his emotions, though he does try to cry in private or when he's only with his brothers. When England [[spoiler:puts a spell on him to protect his soul from Aura-draining devices]] he's disappointed that his "Fairy Godbrother" didn't give him a cool dress too. When England sarcastically asks for confirmation that he wanted a dress, America enthusiastically confirms it before deciding a poofy princess dress would make it more difficult to fight.
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Because he has Vale's Aura, America is constantly hunted by the factions that seek to use him to retrieve the Relic of Choice in Beacon. He must be extremely careful who he trusts because there is a chance they will turn on him and sell him out to whatever faction they choose.
* LaymansTerms: He often translates [[spoiler:Penny 2.0's]] SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
* LeParkour: He vaults up an elevator shaft and through decrepit mines during his fight with [[spoiler:Atlas]].
* LightningBruiser: He is fast and hits hard. He also has more Aura than the norm since he has both his own and Vale's at his disposal. On display most during his fight with [[spoiler:Atlas]], where he is able to move quickly enough to defend [[spoiler:Ruby and Weiss]] from his opponent and takes a lot of hits before his Aura runs out.
* MacGuffinSuperPerson: He is sought after by Ozpinati, Atlas, and Salem because he has Vale's Aura, and thus is the only one who can reach and unlock the Relic of Choice.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His only reaction to [[spoiler:his leg breaking in three places]] is exasperation and minor annoyance. Since he had been [[spoiler:getting injured repeatedly for a while now since Salem is [[{{Synchronization}} attacking Vale's towns]]]] he's used to it.
* MirthlessLaughter: America has a habit of chuckling humorlessly during or after bad situations, such as when [[spoiler:Ozpin tries to [[HumanSacrifice murder]] him.]]
* MismatchedEyes: After merging with Vale, America's right eye is blue and his left is green.
* NoSell: America is completely immune to Emerald's hallucination Semblance.
* OhCrap: Has a minor one when he realizes [[spoiler:Ozpin separated him from the group to attempt to sacrifice him.]]
* OneManArmy: He is capable of taking out swarms of Grimm and enemy combatants by himself. [[spoiler:After the airship crashes into a lake]] he takes out thousands of Grimm with a single blast, though it leaves him exhausted.
* ParentalNeglect: England left him alone for extended periods of time during his childhood, as in for ''decades'' at a time. This left America with a few abandonment issues and severe anxiety about being left alone.
* PlayingWithFire: Is capable of throwing large plumes of flame and heating his body to ward off the cold.
* PowerIncontinence:
** He often accidentally [[ShockAndAwe sparks]] or [[PlayingWithFire flares]] when he is startled or upset. He nearly burns [[spoiler:Russia]] when he grabs him unexpectedly.
** America is overwhelmed by the negative emotions of the suffering people of Woodland. Their feelings [[TheEmpath enhance his own]] and he suffers from bad migraines. He becomes more and more despondent the longer they stay in town to the point where he starts [[spoiler:considering suicide]] like some of the citizens. He snaps out of it.
* PullYourselfDownTheSpear: [[spoiler:Atlas impales an Auraless America through the stomach, pinning him to the floor. He yanks himself up the spear to reach her and slashes her with his PoisonRing.]]
* PunishedForSympathy: Downplayed. America is rebuked and snapped at by [[spoiler:France]] for [[spoiler:not wanting to kill two unconscious guards at the Institute.]] This makes him feeling guilty for [[spoiler:showing mercy to the people who hurt France]], and he is [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness noticeably quiet]] [[TraumaButton and passive]] afterward.
* RazorWind: He can use slashes of wind to slice through objects and Grimm.
* RedOniBlueOni: At first he is the reckless and boisterous Red to Canada's cautious and calm Blue. He slowly becomes more levelheaded and [[BreakTheCutie less boisterous]] as the series goes on. The twins eventually switch places, with America being the cautious one while Canada becomes more aggressive when it comes to protecting his family, such as when [[spoiler:Russia attacks America and Canada threatens to send him back to Earth.]] America's switch from Red to Blue becomes even more evident after [[spoiler:Canada is infected with [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]] and becomes more violent.]]
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: He is immune to fire and heat. Flames and lightning cannot harm him, including his own.
* SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld: Ozpinati seeks to protect him because he is the only person who can reach and activate the Relic of Choice in Beacon's Vault. Salem [[spoiler:has obtained the Relics of Knowledge, Destruction, and Creation]] and if she captures him, [[spoiler:she wins]]. That also means there are some who believe that [[spoiler:killing America (thus keeping him out of Salem's hands)]] will save the world.
* ScarsAreForever: He receives scars [[spoiler:across his shoulders that says "SACRIFICE", courtesy of the AxCrazy Soldier.]] It still has not healed, despite America's HealingFactor, and it is implied this is due to [[spoiler:the psychological scars he's gained from his [[ColdBloodedTorture expe]][[PlayingWithSyringes rie]][[EtTuBrute nces]].]]
* SelectiveObliviousness: He chooses to ignore his [[spoiler:depression]] and trauma in an attempt to stop it from overwhelming him and so his friends do not worry about him. He later tells Australia that he always knew he was fooling himself but did not want to admit he was [[spoiler:depressed and was considering [[DrivenToSuicide "sacri]][[HeroicSuicide ficing"]] himself so he would not have to suffer anymore.]]
* ShockAndAwe: He can control lightning due to Vale's Aura in his body. According to [[spoiler:Amber herself]], he can cover himself with a layer of lightning, though he has not learned how yet.
* SiblingTeam: With Canada.
* SlashedThroat: Raven slashes his throat when he refuses to join her tribe. He [[GoodThingYouCanHeal recovers.]]
* SorryIFellOnYourFist: He has the habit of apologizing when he is physically or verbally attacked. Most prevalent after Polendina berates him for [[DeaderThanDead being unable to resurrect Penny]], [[spoiler:Russia attacks him multiple times, and Ruby blames him for Qrow and Blake's deaths.]]
* StepfordSmiler: America often uses smiles and laughter to hide his hurt feelings. While alone in the woods of Anima, he forces himself to think positively so he won't attract Grimm.
* StrongAndSkilled: Come ''The Charlatan of Choice'', he has become powerful, precise, and strategical when it comes to his and Vale's Semblances.
* SwissArmyWeapon: On Remnant, America uses a pump-action shotgun bayonet-baseball bat named Cobalt Striker.
* SymbolicMutilation: He is a WideEyedIdealist who [[spoiler:is blinded in the green eye that represents his connection with Vale.]]
* TearsOfBlood: [[spoiler:During the attack on Frontier. He is left blind in his left eye afterward.]]
* TearsOfJoy: He cries in relief when [[spoiler:he wakes up in Frontier and sees his brothers in his hospital room.]]
* {{Technopath}}: America's Semblance allows him to manipulate any technology he touches, from making a phone work without a battery, to hacking computers, to sending text messages to others with his thoughts (while holding something capable of sending messages.).
* TheGlomp: He often throws himself at Canada, England, or Japan to hug them tightly. One particular instance has him accidentally catch Canada around the neck, causing him to choke.
* TheGlovesComeOff: During his fight with [[spoiler:Atlas]] America does not hold back in the slightest. He forsakes conserving his Aura in favor of doing everything he can to defeat his enemy, who is directly threatening the lives of [[spoiler:Ruby and Weiss]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to [[spoiler:Ozpin after he tries to sacrifice America (and murder Penny and Pyrrha) in order to gain more power and he sees how Ozpin tortured Vale to force her to lock the Relic of Choice, then [[TongueTied took her ability to speak ill of her master away]]. He takes none of Ozpin's excuses and claims that he changed, calling him a hypocrite and a liar who utterly failed to see his actions as wrong and refuses to see anyone as anything but pawns.]]
* TheReveal: He has some (and soon all) of [[MacGuffinSuperPerson Vale/Amber's]] Aura.
* TookALevelInCynic: Temporarily, from the end of ''The Shattered Soul'' until when he regains his memories at the end of ''The Depths of Deception''. [[FalseFriend Roman, Mercury, and Neo's]] betrayals left him jaded and mistrusting for a while, to the point where he is suspicious of everyone except Canada and Pyrrha for a bit. Though this is mostly because of [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast Vale's]] part of their merged soul, thus why America regains his optimism after their minds separate.]]
* TranquilFury: After Neo, Roman, and Mercury's betrayal and the recollection of England's questionable actions during the Revolution, America briefly snaps. He calmly and silently begins burning all of Kuroyuri to the ground with a serene expression on his face.
* TraumaCongaLine: The series is no picnic for America. He was captured, experimented on, and vivisected by Atlas. Vale's Aura is forced into him piece by piece in a painful and torturous fashion and he is greatly burdened by his unwanted responsibility to save the world. Yang beats him up and shoots him with not a single person stepping in to help him. He is [[MindRape Mind Raped]] by Vale for weeks and wakes up with amnesia. He travels with criminals who pretend to be his friend but then betray and almost murder him. Raven then slits his throat. Then he is taken hostage by Tyrian and Emerald. England almost tricks him into performing a ritual that would doom Vale's people and he flees... only to be [[YankTheDogsChain captured once more]] and whisked back to Remnant. [[spoiler:There he is kept in captivity, tortured, and [[AScarToRemember scarred]] by Polendina's men, betrayed by Penny 2.0, [[note]] before she realized Ironwood was an enemy [[/note]] nearly drugged into a coma, and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice tortured more]] by Atlas. He then finds out [[YourDaysAreNumbered he's dying]] with the Kingdom of Vale. All of this has America teetering on the edge of a DespairEventHorizon, with him suffering multiple breakdowns throughout the series as [[BreakTheCutie he slowly crumbles under the pressure]]. He crosses the despair line when everything hits him at once and he falls into a realistic depression, spending days curled up in bed while feeling guilty for "letting" his trauma get to him. He recovers a bit in time to nearly be captured by Ironwood and Hazel. He barely escapes them. Russia has no patience for his depression and attacks him in attempts to force him to "get better". A while later, Salem manipulates his friends and enhances their negative emotions, which causes Canada to strike America across the face. America retreats and runs into Salem, who tries to force [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]] into his body. He's haunted by her attempt. Then Ozpin betrays and tries to [[HumanSacrifice murder]] him to get more power. He fights him off but his trust in his mentor-like figure is irreparably broken. Then the [[EldritchAbomination Warden Grimm]] is sent after him. It snaps his leg (breaking the bone through the skin), captures Canada, and kills Blake (who dies protecting Yang). Ruby blames America for Blake and Qrow's deaths, leaving him blank-eyed and mute.]] Someone give this poor boy a break. ''Please.''
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Having Vale's Aura/soul merged with him in a violent and [[AndIMustScream torturous]] fashion leaves him without his memories. He has flashbacks and slowly makes progress towards recovery until he recovers his memories at the end of ''The Depths of Deception''.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: America has a great capacity for forgiving others, though he has his limits when it comes to certain villains. Although he does not forgive those villains, he can be ''too'' forgiving to a [[FatalFlaw fault]].
** He forgives England for his [[BigBrotherBully rejection of him]] and England's attempts to manipulate him into severing his connection with Vale's people.
** He forgives Yang for [[DeliriousMisidentification shooting him at the Vytal Festival]] and tells her it was not her fault.
** He forgives Russia for [[spoiler:attacking and beating him multiple times over a period of a few weeks in an attempt to "fix" him.]] Though this only happens after Russia realizes what he did was wrong and apologizes for it.
** He also forgives [[spoiler:Ruby for blaming him for Blake and Qrow's deaths]]. Unlike the previous examples, this one [[SorryIFellOnYourFist does not come from a healthy place on America’s part]].
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Ironwood]]. Although he has a HeelFaceTurn, America cannot forget or forgive what he has done.
* UnableToCry: He doesn't cry when [[spoiler:he tells Canada and England he's dying]] because he [[SafetyInIndifference hasn't yet comprehended what's happening]].
* UnskilledButStrong: Up until ''The Atrocities of Atlas'', he has no formal training in utilizing Vale's Semblance and has to teach himself. Then [[spoiler:Vale]] steps in to give him pointers, making him StrongAndSkilled.
* WeatherManipulation: Alfred has Vale/Amber's [[ShockAndAwe Fall]] [[BlowYouAway Maiden-inspired]] [[PlayingWithFire Semblance]].
* WistfulAmnesia: While he has amnesia, he is always aware that he acts differently than the "old America" and feels as if he is missing whatever made him the optimistic, cheerful, and friendly nation everyone fondly remembers (and won't let him forget he is not). [[spoiler:It is not that America is missing something, but that Vale's cynicism is overwhelming his naturally friendly personality, as revealed once their minds have split.]]
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: [[spoiler:The scars across his back.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Canada frets about his [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Semblance]] and the terrible things he can do with it, America reassures him that he is one of the kindest and gentlest people he knows and would never abuse that power. Not to mention all the awesome superheroes who have similar abilities.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:At the end of ''The Atrocities of Atlas'' Vale tells America the Kingdom of Vale is dying. That is why he has been weakening. When Vale falls, he will die with it.]]

[[folder:Canada (Matthew Williams)]]
* AccidentalMisnaming: Canada has trouble remembering people's names, especially Pyrrha's.
* ApologizesALot: "Sorry" could be considered his catchphrase up to ''The Depths of Deception''. Then CharacterDevelopment [[GrewASpine kicks in]].
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Canada is distraught when he remembers [[LaserGuidedAmnesia his Semblance]], which allows him to target and erase the memories of anyone he touches. He is convinced it can only be used for evil and terrible things. America [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre sets him straight]]. Only time will tell if the lesson sticks.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** He may dislike fighting but get on his bad side and he'll show how skilled and ruthless he can be. When Cinder tries to attack him from behind, she [[OffWithHisHead does not live long enough]] to learn her mistake.
** [[spoiler:When Atlas describes what Ironwood [[ColdBloodedTorture did to America]], Canada blasts her across the room and drives a shard of ice through her eye.]]
* BlowYouAway: Mantle's Semblance allows Canada to manipulate freezing winds.
* CannotSpitItOut: In a non-romantic example, he cannot bring himself to tell anyone that [[YourDaysAreNumbered Mantle is dying and taking him with it.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Canada begins the story as a quiet, shy guy who would rather let America do the talking. He develops an assertive and fiercely protective side. He has to when [[spoiler: America has amnesia and needs Canada to help him navigate Earth's politics.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Like his brothers, Canada is willing to use underhanded tactics to win, such as when he uses ice to blind his opponents.
* ColdBloodedTorture:
** [[spoiler:Atlas tortures Canada with an electrified baton after she and Emerald bring him down.]]
** [[spoiler:Emerald uses the Relic of Destruction to torture Canada when he is in Salem's clutches. The mere touch of the blade causes him excruciating pain. Salem also manipulates the Grimm essence inside Canada's body to a similar effect.]]
* CryLaughing: He laughs and sobs in hysterical relief [[spoiler:upon realizing Atlas is finally dead.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: He has his moments, particularly when America has some wild ideas.
* DeathGlare: He ''glowers'' at England when he calls the amnesiac America a "fiendish impostor". Complete with violet GlowingEyesOfDoom.
* DisapprovingLook: He will often give ones to England and/or America when they are being particularly stubborn with each other, such as when they are arguing about returning to Earth.
* ElectricTorture: [[spoiler:Atlas tortures him with an electric baton [[KickThemWhenTheyAreDown while he is on the ground]] during their battle.]]
* EyeColourChange: His eyes glow a deep purple when he accesses Mantle's powers.
* FatalFlaw: His [[ShrinkingViolet passiveness]] and desire to not bother his family by telling them ''he's dying'' nearly gets him killed. Cuba calls him out on it, and France refuses to let him downplay his injuries "so they won't worry" again after [[spoiler:Canada is infected with the Grimm essence.]]
* GlowingEyes: His eyes glow purple when he uses Mantle's Semblance. Or if he's [[BewareTheNiceOnes angry]].
* GrewASpine: Canada was never a wimp, but he let others (primarily Russia) push him around in order to avoid escalating the conflict. He begins standing up to Russia to the point where [[spoiler:Canada threatens to force him to return to Earth if he hurts America again.]]
* HeavySleeper: According to America, the apocalypse would not wake Canada.
* HeroicBSOD: Canada falls into a depression after figuring out Mantle is dying and taking him with it. He spends days in his room before Cuba comes and drags him out. He gets better.
* HybridPower: A variant. Canada is a personification of two nations (Canada and Mantle), yet suffers from none of the [[BornAgainImmortality vulner]][[BroughtDownToNormal abilities]] that the Remnant nation-tans do. The only exception is when Mantle starts dying permanently, dragging Canada down with it.
* AnIcePerson: The main power of Mantle's Semblance. Canada creates snow and ice in the shape of whatever he desires, and can freeze a swarm of Grimm with a single icy blast.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Canada's Semblance is a weaponized version of this. He used it to erase his and America's memories of the lab.
* LightningBruiser: He is fast and hits hard. He also has more Aura than most characters since he has both his own and Mantle's at his disposal. During his fight with Cinder, he is able to evade most of her attacks and keeps his Aura long after hers shatters.
* MindRape: [[spoiler:Salem uses manipulation and the [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]] inside him to slowly alter his thoughts and personality, making him become more aggressive and violent.]] Canada is completely aware of what is happening but is helpless to prevent it.
* MistakenIdentity: During ''The Shattered Soul'' the villains believe ''he'' is Vale, not America.
* MultiDirectionalBarrage: His ice-shrapnel attack sends deadly shards of ice in all directions around him.
* NoSell: Like his twin, Canada is completely immune to Emerald's Semblance.
* NotAMorningPerson: The normally sweet, gentle, and kind Canada ''hisses'' at people when they wake him before noon. America has to get his brother up every day or Canada risks being late to everything.
* PostVictoryCollapse: He falls to his knees due to the brunt of his injuries after [[spoiler:Atlas dies.]]
* RedIsHeroic: He always wears a red sweatshirt and wields a red [[SwissArmyWeapon hockey-stick sniper rifle]].
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: He is immune to cold and cannot get frostbite, which is a good thing since his powers often cover him in a layer of frost. For example, he wears only a t-shirt and jeans while in a blizzard on Solitas.
* PowerIncontinence:
** He accidentally erases some of the memories of Russia (twice), a hotel owner, France, and possibly himself.
** His shoulders tend to get covered with [[AnIcePerson a layer of frost]] when he is upset.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His eyes glow purple whenever he uses Mantle's Semblance. One of his many feats while using his Semblance is [[AnIcePerson freezing]] a horde of Grimm by himself.
* RedOniBlueOni: At first he is the cautious and calm Blue to America's reckless and boisterous Red. The twins eventually switch places, with America being the cautious one while Canada becomes more aggressive when it comes to protecting his family, such as when [[spoiler:Russia attacks America and Canada threatens to send him back to Earth.]] Canada’s switch from Blue to Red becomes even more evident after [[spoiler:Canada is infected with [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]] and becomes more violent.]]
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:After being [[TheCorruption infected with Grimm essence]] and tortured by Salem and Emerald, he begins losing his mind and becomes increasingly aggressive.]] He knows what is happening but can do nothing to stop it.
* ShrinkingViolet: Downplayed in that he is only shy around strangers and prefers to have America do the talking. He [[CharacterDevelopment grows out of it]].
* SiblingTeam: With America.
* StrongAndSkilled: He is much quicker to get control of Mantle's Semblance than America does Vale's, and uses it in unexpected ways such as throwing ice spears around an enemy, only to have them shatter into deadly shrapnel. It's implied this quick grasp is due to Canada absorbing Mantle's soul after England’s severance ritual.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Canada wields a high-caliber sniper rifle hockey stick with a [[Main/IncrediblyLamePun bladed blade]] named Maple Frost.
* TaintedVeins: [[spoiler:After being infected with [[TheCorruption Grimm essence]], Canada has black veins on his chest. They are [[BodyHorror spreading]].]]
* TenderTears: He silently cries when [[spoiler:America tells him he's dying.]]
* ThousandYardStare: Canada spent days staring blankly at the wall of the twins' cell after getting Mantle's Aura forced into his body.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pancakes, maple syrup, and coffee. When Nora eyes his pancakes he glares at her. When a sleep-deprived Yang tries to steal his coffee he [[BigBallOfViolence fights]] [[PlayedForLaughs her]], much to America and Ruby's exasperation.
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:Atlas mocks him with tales of America's torture. Canada calmly and collectedly impales her in the eye with ice.]]
* WeatherManipulation: Canada has Mantle's [[AnIcePerson Winter]] [[BlowYouAway Weather]] Manipulating Semblance.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: During ''The Depths of Deception'' Mantle's deteriorating state affects his health and slowly weakens him. Luckily England severs his connection with Mantle and saves him.

!!Teams RWBY and JNPR
[[folder:Ruby Rose]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Loves comics and weapons? Check. Has NoSocialSkills? Check. Spends her entire first conversation with Alfred geeking out over their weapons? Triple check.
* BigNo: She lets one out when [[spoiler:the Institute guards start executing prisoners in their cells.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: At first Ruby is hopelessly naive and idealistic. She keeps her idealism, but learns to question the people in charge (particularly Ozpin) and not take their words at face value. She also comes to terms with the fact that the world is not black and white and she cannot save every single person. She is now more than willing to disobey commands in order to save her friends' lives.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: She always wants to help people, even when it is unneeded (such as when the twins are having trouble adjusting to Beacon) or impossible (like the people of [[WretchedHive Kuchinashi]]). She slowly comes to learn she has her limits and it is impossible to help everyone.
* CuteBruiser: As per canon.
* DeadlyGaze: [[spoiler:When activated, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] disintegrate every living thing they see.]]
* {{Determinator}}: She never gives up, even when she thinks more than half her friends are dead.
* EyeScream: Ruby loses her left eye during her fight with Neo. She wears an eyepatch to cover the wound.
* FearlessFool: At first her reaction is always to leap into danger with no fear and no plan. She grows out of it and becomes more cautious after losing an eye.
* FriendlySniper: She's cheerful, upbeat, and will shoot you in the face (if she doesn't slice you with her scythe, of course). Her sniper skills prove to be quite valuable to her team when they need to hunt Grimm from a distance.
* HandicappedBadass: She loses an eye during her fight with Neo. It takes a [[RealityEnsues while for her to adjust]], but she soon returns to kicking butt.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She has a close bond with Russia and even created a [[CombinationAttack team attack]] with him. She is also half his size, maybe less.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She never blames Pyrrha for [[AccidentalMurder Penny's death]] yet blames [[spoiler:America for Blake and Qrow's deaths]] despite him being in no way responsible for what happened. Pyrrha calls her out on her hypocrisy.
* IgnoredEpiphany: She realizes blaming [[spoiler:America for Qrow and Blake's deaths]] is wrong but ignores that realization and tells him YouShouldHaveDiedInstead.
* InTheHood: Ruby wears her hood up much more in canon. The most likely reason is so people do not notice her eyepatch at first glance.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Whenever Alfred and Matthew communicate through subtle gestures or expressions, Ruby believes they are using TwinTelepathy. She is disappointed to find out the truth.
* ItsAllMyFault: Ruby blames herself for [[DeathFakedForYou losing]] Pyrrha, Alfred, Matthew and the others in Kuroyuri.
* LeeroyJenkins: Ruby impulsively jumps into fights more than once. She becomes more careful after her impulsiveness makes her lose an eye.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: For a time, thinking of Ruby is all that keeps Yang going after her [[AnArmAndALeg injury]] and exposure to what the [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion public]] now thinks of [[HeroWithBadPublicity her]]. She may also serve as one to [[spoiler:Russia, if her ability to calm him down during a bout of madness is any indication]].
* MoralityPet: ''Possibly'' one to Russia, depending on how the reader interprets his reasons for stopping England from trying to kill Qrow. [[spoiler:She is also the one who pulls Russia out of his [[MadnessMantra kol-ing]] state, stopping him from attacking Canada and Pyrrha.]]
* OddFriendship: With Russia.
* PluckyGirl: She goes through terrible tragedies yet remains optimistic.
* PsychologicalProjection:
** Shortly after meeting the twins, she wonders if they are upset and distressed because one of their parents went on a mission and never came back like Summer Rose did.
** In a much more malicious version, she projects all her self-hatred and anger about being [[spoiler:unable to save Blake onto America]], saying [[spoiler:her death]] is his fault and that he cannot save anyone.
* SinisterScythe: Subverted in that Ruby is cheerful and kind. [[spoiler:Played straight when she uses [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Silver Eyes]] and becomes a remorseless, sadistic killing machine.]]
* SociallyAwkwardHero: She is so excited to see Alfred at Beacon that she nearly slams into him at high speeds and starts babbling without introducing herself. She is horrified to realize she [[NoSocialSkills "did a Penny"]], stammers her way through the first part of her introductory conversation with the twins, and is embarrassed by Yang before opening up when the conversation turns to fighting and weapons.
* SuperSenses: Ruby can sense nearby enemies and Grimm [[spoiler:while using Silver Eyes.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Silver Eyes make the S.E.W uncontrollable, sadistic, cold-blooded, and ruthless. When Ruby activates Silver Eyes after Qrow is impaled, she disintegrates Atlas's arm, then [[ImplacableMan unrelentingly pursues her]] and destroys her ear. After Atlas flees out of sight, Ruby turns on her friends. She blasts Weiss through a wall, disintegrates Japan's leg and [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures him]], and tries to rip Italy's whole body apart, all with a sadistic grin on her face.]]
* SymbolicMutilation: She is a WideEyedIdealist who loses an eye. She is also one of the last characters to see and accept that [[spoiler:Ozpin is not the benevolent Headmaster he appeared to be.]]
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Very much on display in the twins' first meeting with her. The older members of Teams RWBY and JNPR carefully observe her conversation with Alfred and Matthew, ready to swoop in if they reacted badly to her [[NoSocialSkills mannerisms]]. The other nations also have a soft spot for her, particularly England and Russia.
* WideEyedIdealist: She initially believes she can save everyone, the world is black and white, and that Huntresses don't have to fight many people because Roman and the White Fang are a rarity. She learns saving everyone is impossible, the world is shades of gray, and there are a lot more bad people out there than she would like to believe.
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[[folder:Weiss Schnee]]
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler:Once she realizes [[JerkassFacade Whitley]] is in the same situation as her when it comes to [[AbusiveParents their father]], she does everything she can to get him out of the Schnee Mansion. She succeeds.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from seeing the twins only as allies to gain skill and insight from to seeing them as close friends who she will defend from anyone, even someone that reminds her of [[AbusiveParents her father]]. She also loses her aloof IceQueen demeanor and becomes much more relaxed, cheerful and friendly.
* DeadpanSnarker: Someone has to tell her teammates (and Nora) how dumb their crazier plans are.
* DefrostingIceQueen: At first, she finds Alfred's cheerful nature to be grating and sees the twins only as potential allies whose skill is to be exploited for Team RWBY's gain. When Arthur wants the twins to leave Beacon, she steadfastly defends their right to stay there and calls them hardworking.
* NotSoAboveItAll: She smiles smugly when Matthew beats Yang at Remnant: The Game.
* OutOfFocus: During ''The Shattered Soul'' because the author did not write her Volume 4 arc. Said arc happens offscreen and [[InSpiteOfANail follows the same path]] as canon.
* ProperLady: Downplayed. She acts refined, dignified, and stoic when placed in extremely uncomfortable situations or when dealing with some of her family members. [[AbusiveParents Her father]] taught her that such an attitude is the only one befitting a Schnee.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Weiss starts the series as an IceQueen in white. While stuck with her white-clothed [[AbusiveParents father]], she wears dull gray. Upon returning to Atlas, she wears a much more friendly and vibrant blue ensemble which she keeps. [[spoiler: Her sister and brother also wear blue, signifying what family she has chosen.]]
* SkewedPriorities: While everyone else is freaking out about [[spoiler:the identity of Vacuo]] and the implications, she is horrified that she [[spoiler:called him riffraff.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She acts cold, harsh, and a little cynical with most people. As time goes on she opens up to her closer friends like her teammates and the twins, revealing a protective and warm personality. She has [[AbusiveParents a good reason]] for acting like she does.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives an epic one to [[spoiler:Jacques Schnee, calling him out for using his children for good publicity points and declaring that he can't control her anymore.]]
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The ability to [[spoiler:force his cynical worldview onto others]] does not seem like a game-changer compared to the powerful abilities other characters have like metal manipulation, magic, and weather manipulation. Then he uses it to [[spoiler:completely overwhelm all of the heroes [[MindRape to the point of near-catatonia]]. This prevents them from fighting back and allows Salem's forces to capture America.]]

* HybridPower: A variant. Canada is a personification of two nations (Canada and Mantle), yet suffers from none of the [[BornAgainImmortality vulner]][[BroughtDownToNormal abilities]] that the Remnant nation-tans do. [[spoiler:The only exception is when Mantle starts dying permanently, dragging Canada down with it.]]

* PowerIncontinence: He accidentally erases some of the memories of Russia (twice), a hotel owner, France, and possibly himself.

* PrecisionFStrike: She calls [[spoiler:Ruby]] an ass while giving her a WhatTheHellHero call-out for [[spoiler:Ruby's blaming of America for Blake and Qrow's deaths when he had nothing to do with them, which included Ruby saying [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead he should have died instead]].