Pyrrha Nikos ( Jen Brown) - A highly skilled yet socially insecure warrior.Her character is inspired by Thor (who entered Jotunheim disguised as Freyja to retrieve his hammer), with the surname based on a fellow Norse myth, the Valkyries.

Her Semblance allows her to absorb electricity without getting hurt and then releasing the stored energy to her opponents as she surges the power through her weapon of choice, a hammer with a built-in rocket launcher known as 'Magnhild'.

Nora Valkyrie ( Samantha Ireland) - A highly energetic girl with a huge crush on her childhood friend and teammate, Lie Ren.

His name is a reference to Joan of Arc, who joined the French army dressed as a male soldier. Along with being a strategist and effective in basic combat, Jaune can use his Semblance to boost other people's Auras. He wields a hand-me-down sword from his great-great grandfather and a retractable shield, known as 'Crocea Mors'.

Jaune Arc ( Miles Luna) - A student at Beacon Academy who still has much to learn, including his own special powers.

Based on Goldilocks, her Semblance allows her to enhance her strength based on the damage she takes (a change denoted by being surrounded in flames and having her eyes turn from lilac to red), and compliments her boxing fighting style with Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets 'Ember Celica' which extend along both her forearms from golden gauntlets.

Yang Xiao LongР’В ( Barbara Dunkelman)- Ruby's older half-sister, a buxom and enthusiastic brawler.

Her weapon is the Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe known as 'Gambol Shroud', a katana-like sword with a sharpened sheath with a pistol built into the handle, that can also be swung around like a kusarigama. She is based on both Belle and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, with her Semblance being the ability to project shadow copies of herself.

Blake Belladonna ( Arryn Zech) - A quiet and reserved Faunus who was previously a member of the White Fang.

She is based on Snow White (which is even what her name means in German), has the hereditary Schnee Semblance wherein she is able to produce glyphs and can control them in more ways than one, and wields a Multi Action Dust Rapier called 'Myrtenaster'.

Weiss Schnee ( Kara Eberle) - The cold heiress to a big company, who still decided to fend off by herself by attending an academy away from her home.

She is based on Little Red Riding Hood, has powers of speed, and wields a High Caliber Sniper Rifle/ Scythe known as 'Crescent Rose'

Ruby Rose ( Lindsay Jones) - The main character of the series, a young girl who wants to be a huntress.

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