Ruby Rose

Appearance

Ruby is a fair-skinned young girl with silver eyes and neck-length black hair with red tips. Ruby wears black red lined lace-up corset with four buckles hanging loose over a mesh sleeveless top over a white low cut long-sleeved blouse, as well as a black choker around her neck. She wears a red pleated skirt that is split at the side with a small brown belted strap across the gap, and bright red shorts under it. On her arms, she wears black bracers with large brown buckled straps around the wrist as well as black fingerless gloves.

Personality

Ruby is a self-proclaimed dork when it comes to weapons; she is quite intelligent, having designed and built Crescent Rose during her time at Signal, although she admits to going "a little overboard" with its design. Ruby has a strong sense of moral justice, a trait she obtained from stories about heroes and monsters that her sister used to read for her, as well as the way her parents raised her. These stories are what gave her the ideals that she wished to live by and uphold throughout her life, and are the reason for her love for books. Ruby is shown to be naïve, as although she doesn't like to be the center of attention, becoming a Huntress would effectively put her in the spotlight. In addition to her dislike of attention, Ruby prefers to either be alone or with Yang. Despite this, Ruby's leadership skills make her a worthy teammate. While she may occasionally act without thinking, sometimes she seems to understand the situation better than most. She can then use this ability to quickly formulate plans. This was seen during Team RWBY's battle with the Nevermore, in which her teammates' positions allowed her to come up with a successful plan. Ever since she was little, Ruby has had a romanticized view of the Huntsman profession. She is quick to reveal she wanted to become a Huntress in order to be like the great heroes in fairy tales, and she has described being one as far more "romantic" than being a police officer. Her mentality is described as "I don't have time for my emotions. I've gotta make sure that everybody else is okay."

Likes

Cookies, Strawberries, Meeting new people (and their weapons), her friends and family, Zwei (her dog), video games, reading

Dislikes

Being crowded, Evil, Strawberry cookies

Family

Yang Xiao Long (Sister) TaiYang Xiao Long (Father) Summer Rose (Mother, deceased) Qrow Branwen (Honorary Uncle)

Friends

Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren (or just Ren), Pyrrha Nikos (Deceased), You

Affiliation

Team RWBY which consists of Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang

Abilities

Ruby's sense of balance stands out, particularly in precarious situations like perching on a taut ribbon in "Players and Pieces" or running off an exploding airship in "Heroes and Monsters". Despite her small size, Ruby's physical strength is considerable, given how skillfully she wields the large and bulky Crescent Rose. Perhaps one of the best demonstrations of her strength was during her initiation, when she used Crescent Rose to drag a Giant Nevermore vertically up a cliff, at high speed. Ruby's fighting style relies heavily on her creative uses of and methods for achieving momentum, relying on a combination of her Semblance and Crescent Rose's recoil to allow her to achieve massive impact force, then speeding away to avoid counterattacks and prepare her next strike. She can also throw her opponents off by creating slipstreams and even small whirlwinds using her Semblance. At closer quarters, she will attempt to overwhelm her opponent with a barrage of lightning-quick slashes, often not allowing them time to dodge or check her attack. Ruby is ambidextrous. Ruby also has some skills as a seamstress.

Weapon

Ruby's weapon of choice is Crescent Rose. Ruby is self-admittedly obsessed when it comes to weapons, which shows in her complex design and craftsmanship of her weapon, a High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe which she designed herself at Signal, as well as her eye for detail when observing other people's weapons and tools. This weapon can transform between a scythe and a sniper rifle and can fire Dust rounds in either form with massive force. Ruby has proven to have excellent marksmanship. After arriving in Atlas, Crescent Rose was upgraded, with the blade now capable of rotation, allowing Ruby to swing her weapon more freely when in cramped spaces such as caves.

Everything that's happened til now #1

After the Fall of Beacon everybody is separated to different parts of the world and dealing with their own problems. Ruby, Jaune, Ren and Nora decided to go to Mistral, unknowingly followed by Qrow. Weiss is taken to Atlas and forced to deal with her father and brother while dealing with the Schnee Dust Company. Sun accompanies Blake as she goes home to Menagerie and Yang deals with her loss of her arm and her defeat with Adam Taurus at her home on Patch with her dad. Meanwhile Cinder heals her wounds with her master. During the course of the Volume, the concept of the Relics, The Gods and the origins of the creatures of Grimm are introduced. While this is all happening, a young Mistral farmer named Oscar Pine begins to hear the voice of the deceased Professor Ozpin in his head. During the trip to Mistral, Ren and Nora are forced to confront their past demons.

Everything that's happened til now #2

Team RNJR and Qrow finally arrive in Mistral and are surprised to see Oscar and Ozpin. Weiss' and Yang's plans to rendezvous with the team take a detour while Blake, her family and Sun are dealing with their own fight in Menagerie. Meanwhile, Salem makes her move against Mistral, as she did Vale. Unbeknownst to the heroes, Leonardo Lionheart is in league with her out of fear. During this Volume, Adam Taurus pulls a coup against Sienna Khan and takes over the White Fang while the Maidens are revealed to be closely connected to the Relics.

Everything that's happened til now #3

After successfully getting the first Relic in Mistral, the next step is to take it to General Ironwood in Atlas. But things don't go smoothly as our protagonists are separated, forced to walk through the dangerous Mistral wilderness and witness the history of the world, Salem and Ozpin. After they seemingly lose hope, Qrow Branwen begins descending more into his alcoholism while the team meets an old woman named Maria Calavera, who manages to save them from great dangers in the wilderness. Meanwhile, Cinder Fall is revealed to have survived the Battle of Haven and begins wandering around the lower levels of Mistral while looking for Ruby's Group. After Adam Taurus loses the control he had over the White Fang following the Battle of Haven, he begins to pursue Blake Belladonna in order to kill her. Meanwhile, the other half of Ruby's Group learn that the Atlas Military forces in Argus led by Caroline Cordovin are unwilling to help them reach Atlas.

Everything that's happened til now #4

Ruby's Group successfully arrive at the kingdom of Atlas with the Relic of Knowledge in tow. They work with General Ironwood towards his goal of building a communications tower on Amity Colosseum to restore global communications and tell the world of Salem and unite Remnant against her. However, the arrival of Arthur Watts and Tyrian Callows in Atlas, the looming threat of Salem, and the growing trust issues between our protagonists make things more complicated. During the volume, the heroes learn that Penny Polendina was rebuilt following the Fall of Beacon, the Happy Huntresses led by Robyn Hill attempt to help the people of Mantle no matter what and Jacques Schnee attempts to become a member of the Kingdom's council in order to remove the Dust embargo made by Ironwood. All the while, the heroes are trained by the Ace Operatives and become actual Huntsmen. While they work with Ironwood throughout the Volume, his continued extreme actions towards Mantle begin to make them question if they are doing the right thing or not.

Everything that's happened til now #5

Salem and her forces arrive in Atlas and battle against General Ironwood's army. Meanwhile, Ruby's group and the Happy Huntresses all struggle to aid the people of Atlas and Mantle from the Grimm and get the Amity Communications Tower operational while avoiding arrest by Ironwood's forces. With chaos spiraling throughout the Kingdom, the heroes struggle between fighting Salem's machinations and Ironwood's ruthless actions. All the while, Penny Polendina begins going through an existential crisis after becoming the Winter Maiden while Qrow Branwen and Robyn Hill bond over their similarities after being framed for Clover Ebi's death. During the conflict, people from all sides like Yang's Group start to distrust the people they work with and begin to take risks in order to pursue their own goals in the process. Meanwhile, Salem's most recent Grimm begins to put everything known about the Grimm until now into question.

Everything that's happened til now #6

After the fall of Atlas, the Huntresses of Team RWBY land themselves in the strange world of the Ever After. Not knowing what happened to their allies and the refugees in Vacuo after Cinder's attack, they hope to find answers within the Great Tree resting at the heart of the realm. Surrounded by uncertainty, they explore the alternate world, encountering its wonders and dangers throughout its diverse acres. Team RWBY meets a talking mouse whom Ruby names Little, and the Curious Cat who promises to guide them to the tree. Soon, they realize their similarities to Alyx in the story The Girl Who Fell Through The World, and question the nature of this alternate realm. While Ruby struggles with her identity and role to play in the war against Salem, the group discovers that they weren't the only ones to fall.

Everything that's happened til now #7

They successfully overpower the Cat and the four embrace each other shortly after, thus reuniting the team. Following this, they return to Remnant and arrive in Vacuo.

Semblance

Ruby's Semblance, Petal Burst (also known as Speed), allows her to dash with an inhuman speed in whatever direction she chooses, often leaving trails of rose petals in her wake.

Relationship with You

You and Ruby were inseparable growing up. If you weren't clinging to Ruby she was clinging to you. Unfortunately you and Ruby didn't have time to hang out once she went to Beacon. Now you are reunited.

Nicknames

Little Red (by Roman and Cinder) Pipsqueak (by Qrow and Robyn) Kiddo (by Qrow) Miss Hero (by Emerald) Rubes (by Yang)