Ruby Rose is one of the four titular main protagonists of RWBY. She is a Huntress, having been trained at the now defunct Beacon Academy. Her weapon of choice is her High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe known as Crescent Rose, which she designed herself.

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Weiss Schnee is one of the four main titular protagonists of RWBY. She is a Huntress, a former student of the now-defunct Beacon Academy, and former heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. Her weapon of choice is Myrtenaster, a Multi-Action Dust Rapier (MADR) with Dust cartridges within a revolver barrel.

Blake Belladonna is one of the four titular main protagonists of RWBY. She is a Huntress, having been trained at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. Her weapon of choice is a Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe (VBCS) named Gambol Shroud.

Yang Xiao Long is one of the four titular main protagonists of RWBY. She is a Huntress, having been trained at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. Her weapons of choice are a pair of Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets, Ember Celica.

Jaune Arc is a major character in RWBY. He is a Huntsman, a former student at the now defunct Beacon Academy, a member of the now inactive Team RNJR and the leader of the remaining members of Team JNPR. His weapon of choice is Crocea Mors, which consists of a sword and a sheath that can expand into a shield.

Nora Valkyrie is a major character in RWBY. She is a Huntress, a former student at the now defunct Beacon Academy, a member of the now inactive Team RNJR and one of the remaining members of Team JNPR. Her weapon of choice is Magnhild, a hammer that can transform into a grenade launcher. 

Pyrrha Nikos was a major character in RWBY. She was a student at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. She was a member of Team JNPR. Her weapon of choice was Miló, a red-and-bronze spear-like weapon that could transform into a rifle or a short sword. She used this alongside a shield called Akoúo̱, which resembled a classic hoplon.

Lie Ren, more commonly referred to by his surname Ren, is a major character in RWBY. He is a Huntsman, a former student at the now defunct Beacon Academy, a member of the now inactive Team RNJR and one of the remaining members of Team JNPR. His weapons of choice are a pair of green, fully automatic pistols with sickle-like blades attached vertically under the barrels, named StormFlower.

Coco Adel is a former student of Beacon Academy and the leader of Team CFVY. Her weapon of choice is Gianduja, a handbag that can transform into a rotary cannon. She is first seen in "Field Trip", after returning from fighting the Grimm.

Fox Alistair is a former student at Beacon Academy and a member of Team CFVY. His weapons of choice are Sharp Retribution, a pair of orange bladed tonfa. He is first seen in "Field Trip", after returning from fighting the Grimm.

Velvet Scarlatina is a former student of Beacon Academy and a member of Team CFVY. Her weapon of choice is Anesidora, a camera that can produce hard-light copies of weapons after she has taken pictures of them. She made her debut in "Jaunedice", where she was being harrassed by Team CRDL for her Faunus heritage.

Yatsuhashi Daichi is a former student at Beacon Academy and a member of Team CFVY. His weapon of choice is Fulcrum, a greatsword with a hooked tip. He is first seen in the Volume 2 Opening, walking with his teammates and is later seen falling from the sky with other teams; he subsequently makes his first, albeit brief appearance in "Field Trip", before making a full-fledged appearance in "Breach".

Cardin Winchester is a former student of Beacon Academy and the leader of Team CRDL. His weapon of choice is The Executioner, a large, black mace. He was first seen in the episode "The First Step", in which he prepares to be launched into the Emerald Forest.

Russel Thrush is a former student of Beacon Academy, and a member of Team CRDL. His weapons are Shortwings, a pair of daggers. He first appeared in "The First Step".

Dove Bronzewing is a former student of Beacon Academy, and a member of Team CRDL. His weapon is Hallshott, a bronze short-sword. 

Sky Lark is a former student of Beacon Academy, and a member of Team CRDL. His weapon of choice is Feather's Edge. He made his first appearance in "Players and Pieces".

Penny Polendina was a character who first appeared in "The Stray". She was originally an android created by her father, Pietro Polendina, when he somehow gave her a part of his own Aura to grant her a soul. In "PvP", Penny was destroyed by her own weapons during her fight with Pyrrha Nikos. She returned in "The Greatest Kingdom" with a new look made by her father who rebuilt her after the Fall of Beacon.

Ciel Soleil is a character in RWBY who was a student of Atlas Academy and part of a team with Penny Polendina and two other Atlesian students.

Sun Wukong is a student from the Kingdom of Vacuo, who later moved to Mistral and attended Haven Academy before transferring to Shade. He is a Faunus and the leader of Team SSSN, making his first appearance in the episode "The Stray" of RWBY Volume 1.

Scarlet David is a member of Team SSSN. His weapons of choice are Hook and Darling, a flintlock pistol and a cutlass. Scarlet made a cameo appearance in "Extracurricular" and appeared in earnest in "New Challengers...".

Sage Ayana is a member of Team SSSN. His weapon of choice is Pilgrim, a large sword. Sage made a cameo appearance in "Extracurricular" with his first significant appearance being in "New Challengers...".

Neptune Vasilias is a member of Team SSSN. His weapon of choice is Tri-Hard, a gun that can transform into a guandao or a trident. He made his first appearance in "Best Day Ever".

Arslan Altan is the leader of Team ABRN. Arslan and her team were first revealed at the RTX 2015 RWBY Panel on August 7th, 2015. Arslan is seen fighting Yang Xiao Long during the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Bolin Hori is a member of Team ABRN. Bolin and his team were first revealed at the RTX 2015 RWBY Panel on August 7th, 2015. He was shown fighting Team RWBY alongside the rest of his team during the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Reese Chloris is a member of Team ABRN. Reese and her team were first revealed at the RTX 2015 RWBY Panel on August 7th, 2015. She fights Blake Belladonna during the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Nadir Shiko is a member of Team ABRN. Nadir and his team were first revealed at the RTX 2015 RWBY Panel on August 7th, 2015. He was seen fighting Team RWBY alongside the rest of his team in the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Brawnz Ni was the leader of Team BRNZ. He and his team fight against Team JNPR as part of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

Nolan Porfirio is a former member of Team BRNZ. Nolan and his team fought against Team JNPR as part of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers..."

Roy Stallion was a member of Team BRNZ. He fought alongside his team against Team JNPR as part of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

May Zedong was a member of Team BRNZ. She fought alongside her team against Team JNPR as part of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

Nebula Violette is the leader of Team NDGO. Nebula and her team fight Team SSSN in a match of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...". 

Dew Gayl is a member of Team NDGO. Dew and her team fought Team SSSN in a match of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

Gwen Darcy is a member of Team NDGO. Gwen and her team fight Team SSSN in a match of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers...".

Octavia Ember is a member of Team NDGO and a student from Shade Academy. Octavia and her team are defeated by Team SSSN in a first round match of the Vytal Festival Tournament in the episode "New Challengers..."

Team NDGO originally comes from The Kingdom of Vacuo (Shade Academy) and attended the Vytal Festival during Volume 3. They fought against Team SSSN.

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Team SSSN is a team of students from Haven Academy in Mistral, They attended the Vytal Festival and fought Against Team NDGO. Team SSSN transferred to the Kingdom of Vacuo (Shade Academy).

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Team BRNZ was a team from Shade Academy of Vacuo. The members of Team BRNZ fought Team JNPR during the Vytal Festival; After the Fall of Beacon, Brawnz, Roy, and May were killed in the panic, with Nolan being the only remaining member of the team. Brawnz and May were killed trying to save Roy.

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Team ABRN originally comes from The Kingdom of Mistral (Haven Academy). Team ABRN fought against Team RWBY during a match of the Vytal Festival tournament.

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The Shopkeep is a character from RWBY. He was the owner of the Dust shop From Dust Till Dawn, making his first appearance in "Ruby Rose", when his shop is robbed by Roman Torchwick and several Henchmen. He was shown to own at least two shops: From Dust Till Dawn and A Simple Wok. He also manned a noodle stall at the Vytal Festival fairgrounds.

Tukson was a Faunus character in RWBY. He was a former member of the White Fang, and deserting the group led to him being hunted down for execution. He was also the owner of the book shop Tukson's Book Trade and first appeared in "Best Day Ever", where he was interrogated and murdered by Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black after a short conflict.

Hei Xiong, more commonly known by his nickname Junior, is the owner, or at least manager, of a club in Vale and is in charge of the Xiong Family following the death of his father at the hands of Lil' Miss Malachite, with Melanie and Miltia Malachite being among them. 

Roman Torchwick was a major antagonist in RWBY. Born in the city of Wind Path and abandoned by his mother as a child, Roman became a pickpocket from Mistral in his younger days. After he was caught by members of Spider and was taken under the wing of Lil' Miss Malachite, he became her second-in-command until he started becoming more ambitious than her and defected from the gang to become independent while eventually meeting Neopolitan in the process.

Mercury Black is an antagonist in RWBY. He is a former associate of Cinder Fall and the former partner of Emerald Sustrai. His weapons of choice are Talaria, a pair of dual ranged shotgun boots. - Marcus Black is Mercury's deceased father.

Emerald Sustrai is a character in RWBY. She was an associate of Cinder Fall and the former partner of Mercury Black. Her weapons of choice are Thief's Respite, a pair of dual revolvers with collapsible sickle blades which can become kusarigamas.

Salem is the main antagonist of RWBY. An ancient, mysterious figure from Remnant's forgotten past, she is one of the few who possesses the power of Magic, and the master of the Grimm. She is highly knowledgeable, cunning, and the leader of a cabal which operates out of Evernight Castle in the Land of Darkness. Her goals are to find the Maidens and use their powers to obtain the Relics from the Huntsman Academies.

Cinder Fall is the secondary antagonist of RWBY. She is a member of Salem's Inner Circle and was the leader of her own faction. She is also the current Fall Maiden. Her machinations are the driving force behind the events of the first three volumes and cemented her as the main antagonist of the Beacon Arc.

Neopolitan (born as Trivia Vanille) and now better known as Neo, was a character in RWBY. She was the partner of Roman Torchwick, with the two sharing a close and possible romantic bond. Her weapon of choice was called Hush, a parasol with a concealed blade. She first appeared in "Painting the Town...".

Tyrian Callows is a major-supporting antagonist in RWBY who was introduced in "The Next Step". A known serial killer, he is an associate of Salem and part of her inner circle. He first serves as a major antagonist in Volume 4, hunting down Ruby Rose on the order of Salem.

Doctor Arthur Watts was a major-supporting antagonist in RWBY who was introduced in "The Next Step" of Volume 4. He was an associate of Salem and part of her inner circle. He was also a disgraced former scientist from Atlas who had faked his own death in an event known as the Paladin Incident.

Hazel Rainart was a major-supporting antagonist in RWBY who was introduced in "The Next Step". He was an associate of Salem and part of her inner circle. He served as a main antagonist in Volume 5. In "Witch", after learning about Salem's true goal, he decided to defect from her inner circle to help Oscar Pine and Emerald Sustrai escape from Monstra, during which he sacrificed himself to hold her back allowing Oscar to destroy both her and Monstra.

Taiyang Xiao Long, also known as Tai, is a character in RWBY. He is a Huntsman, working as a teacher at Signal Academy on the island of Patch, and the father of Yang Xiao Long and Ruby Rose.

Qrow Branwen (pronounced "Crow") is a major character in RWBY. He is a Huntsman, the younger twin brother of Raven Branwen, biological uncle of Yang Xiao Long and honorary uncle of Ruby Rose. His weapon of choice is a scythe called Harbinger. He made his first appearance in "New Challengers...", watching the fights taking place at the Vytal Festival. 

Raven Branwen is a character in RWBY. She is a former Huntress, the mother of Yang Xiao Long, the older twin sister of Qrow Branwen and the estranged wife of Taiyang Xiao Long. Her weapon of choice is Omen, a sword with a rotary chamber filled with six types of Dust blades. She first appeared in "No Brakes".

Vernal was a character in RWBY introduced in "Unforeseen Complications" who served as a secondary antagonist in Volume 5. She was a bandit in the Branwen Tribe and posed as a decoy for the Spring Maiden. Her weapons of choice were wind and fire blades.

Corsac Albain & Fennec Albain are antagonists in RWBY. They first appeared in the Volume 4 episode "Menagerie". Both of them are representatives of the White Fang on the continent of Menagerie.

White Fang Representative 1 and White Fang Representative 2

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Ilia Amitola is a former antagonist in RWBY, serving as one of the main antagonists in Volume 5. She is first mentioned by Fennec Albain in "Menagerie" and makes her first appearance in "A Much Needed Talk". 

Sienna Khan was a character in RWBY. First mentioned in "The Next Step" and introduced in "Dread in the Air", she was the High Leader of the White Fang, succeeding Ghira Belladonna after he stepped down, up until she was killed and usurped by Adam Taurus in a hostile coup.

Adam Taurus was a major antagonist in RWBY. Formerly a worker for the Schnee Dust Company, and later the leader of the White Fang's Vale branch, he eventually became the High Leader after murdering the former leader Sienna Khan in a coup, but was ousted after their defeat in "Haven's Fate".

"Lil' Miss Malachite" is the name of a gangster leader from Mistral. She and her followers use a spider theme. She is also the mother of the twins Melanie Malachite and Miltia Malachite.

Yuma was a White Fang assassin, first introduced in "Necessary Sacrifice". He is a bat faunus working for Fennec and Corsac Albain and their terrorist faction in Kuo Kuana.

Trifa is a character in RWBY first introduced in "Alone Together". She was a member of the White Fang, serving as an enforcer and a part of Yuma's small group of White Fang agents tasked with covert missions. 

Rhodes was a Huntsman who first appeared in "Midnight". He trained a young Cinder Fall during her childhood, and was later killed by her after attempting to detain her.

Peter Port was a professor at Beacon Academy. He is first seen in "The Badge and The Burden" teaching the Grimm Studies class, with Team RWBY and Jaune Arc from Team JNPR being present in his class. His weapon of choice is Blowhard, a blunderbuss outfitted with a battle axe.

Doctor Bartholomew Oobleck was a professor at Beacon Academy. He is first seen in "Jaunedice, Pt.2" teaching history to the students, specifically about the war between Humans and Faunus.

Glynda Goodwitch was a professor and the Headmistress at Beacon Academy. She was introduced in "Ruby Rose", in which she saved Ruby Rose from an attack by Cinder Fall. Her weapon of choice is her crop, The Disciplinarian.

 Professor Ozpin was the Headmaster of Beacon Academy, and an incarnation of Ozma, the ancient warrior dedicated to protecting the world from Salem. He is the first known incarnation after the King of Vale.

Professor Leonardo Lionheart was the Headmaster of Haven Academy and a member of the Mistral Council. He was referred to by Salem as an informant for her organization, and in "No Safe Haven", he was seen meeting with Arthur Watts. He served as a main antagonist in Volume 5. 

General James Ironwood was a major character in RWBY. He was the Headmaster of Atlas Academy, as well as the general of the Atlesian Military and a holder of two seats on the Atlas Council. His weapon of choice was Due Process; a pair of revolvers that could be inserted into a larger cannon form.

Professor Theodore is the Headmaster of Shade Academy in the Kingdom of Vacuo. He was first referenced in the novel RWBY: After the Fall and debuted in RWBY: Before the Dawn.

Chieftain Ghira Belladonna is Blake Belladonna's father, Kali Belladonna's husband, the former High Leader of the White Fang and the current chieftain of Menagerie.

Kali Belladonna is Blake Belladonna's mother and the wife of Ghira Belladonna, the chieftain of Menagerie. She makes her first appearance in "Menagerie" answering the door to her home and giving her daughter an embrace.

An Ren was the mother of Lie Ren and wife of Li Ren. She first appeared in the episode "Kuroyuri" of RWBY Volume 4. She lived in Kuroyuri Village with her family until the Nuckelavee and a horde of Grimm attacked their village. She was killed when the roof of their house collapsed on her.

Li Ren was the father of Lie Ren and husband of An Ren. He first appeared in "Kuroyuri". He was a hunter for Kuroyuri Village and was killed when the Nuckelavee attacked their home.

Doctor Pietro Polendina is a renowned Atlesian scientist, and the father and creator of Penny Polendina. He makes a brief appearance in "PvP", and makes his proper debut in "The Greatest Kingdom Following the descent of Amity Colosseum due to the damage it took, it is unknown what happened to him or if he managed to evacuate the Kingdom before its destruction.

Oscar Pine is a major character in RWBY who first appeared in "The Next Step". Formerly a farmhand from Mistral, he became the current incarnation of the ancient warrior Ozma, causing him to depart from his home to help protect the world from Salem. 

Robyn Hill is a former Mantle politician, Atlas Academy graduate and leader of the Happy Huntresses. She was first seen on political advertisements in "The Greatest Kingdom" and debuted in "Sparks".

Fiona Thyme is a member of the Happy Huntresses who first appeared in the Volume 7 episode "Pomp and Circumstance". She is a Faunus with sheep ears as her trait.

Joanna Greenleaf is a character in RWBY and a member of the Happy Huntresses. She made her debut in "Pomp and Circumstance".

May Marigold is a member of Robyn Hill's Happy Huntresses. She made her debut in "Sparks".

Winter Schnee is a character in RWBY who first appeared in "It's Brawl in the Family". She is the elder sister of Weiss and Whitley Schnee and formerly a part of the Special Operatives Unit in the Atlas Military. In "Amity", she was made the leader of the Ace Operatives; Despite being the eldest child, Winter's right to inherit the Schnee Dust Company was abdicated upon her decision to become a Soldier and join the Atlesian Military.

Willow Schnee is the mother of Weiss, Winter and Whitley Schnee, as well as the estranged wife of Jacques Schnee and daughter of Nicholas Schnee. A portrait of her was first seen in "Remembrance". Her first full appearance was in "Cordially Invited". 

Jacques Schnee (né Gelè) was an antagonist in RWBY and the former CEO of the Schnee Dust Company (SDC), the largest Dust-mining company in Remnant. He was the father of Winter, Weiss, and Whitley Schnee and the husband of Willow Schnee. He was also a councilman from Atlas.

Whitley Schnee is the younger brother of Weiss and Winter Schnee. He is first seen in "Remembrance" at the Schnees' home. After their father, Jacques Schnee, stripped Weiss of her position as heiress in "Punished", Whitley became the heir to the Schnee Dust Company until the company's destruction.

Klein Sieben is a character in RWBY and the Schnee family's former butler. His first appearance is in "The Next Step". After being let go from his job with the Schnee family, Klein worked as a doctor.

Clover Ebi was a member and leader of the Ace Operatives. His weapon of choice was Kingfisher. He first appeared in "The Greatest Kingdom" of Volume 7, when he and his team captured Ruby's Group as they arrived in Mantle.

 Marrow Amin is the former rookie member of the Ace Operatives Specialists. He first appeared in "The Greatest Kingdom" of Volume 7. His weapon of choice is Fetch.

Vine Zeki was a member of the Ace Operatives Specialists who first appeared in "The Greatest Kingdom", the first episode of Volume 7. His weapon of choice was Thorn. In "The Final Word", he sacrificed himself to prevent Mantle from being destroyed by the Atlas Bomb, using his Aura Vines to contain the explosion.

Elm Ederne is a member of the Ace-Ops Specialists, first introduced in "The Greatest Kingdom". Her weapon of choice is a hammer named Timber.

Harriet Bree is a member of the Ace Operatives Specialist team, first appearing in "The Greatest Kingdom". Her weapons of choice are Fast Knuckles.

Flynt Coal is the leader of Team FNKI and a former student at Atlas Academy. He and Neon Katt participated in the Vytal Festival Tournament against Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long during the doubles round in the episode "Never Miss a Beat". 

Neon Katt is a member of Team FNKI and a former student at Atlas Academy. She and Flynt Coal participated in the Vytal Festival Tournament against Yang Xiao Long and Weiss Schnee during the doubles round in the episode "Never Miss a Beat". 

Kobalt is a character in RWBY. He first appeared in the Volume 7 episode "Sparks" as a member of Team FNKI.

Ivori is a character in RWBY who made his debut in the episode "Sparks" of Volume 7. He is a member of Team FNKI.

Somewhat, previously named Little, is a mouse residing in the Ever After that Ruby Rose meets in "A Place of Particular Concern". In "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", Little was crushed underfoot by Neopolitan and by default, taken to the Great Tree to ascend. Upon ascending, they gained the new form of Somewhat and returned to the Ever After, later traveling the realm alongside Juniper.

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In Volume 9, Ruby meets a new friend... Their name is?

The Curious Cat was a creature residing in the Ever After that first appeared in "Rude, Red, and Royal". They traveled the realm and helped facilitate the ascension process by determining who required it. They served as the main antagonist of Volume 9.  At first, they acted as a guide for Team RWBY, trying to help them reach the Great Tree. However, in "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble", they revealed that they were only trying to wear down Ruby emotionally so they could possess her body and travel to Remnant, in order to find out why their makers, The Gods, abandoned them.

In Volume 9, Team RWBY meets an interesting Cat. Their name is?

A big Guess the Character Trivia featuring 90+ RWBY characters from between Volumes 1-9. Can you correctly guess them based on one picture?