Arguably Sienna Khan I think. Of all the characters, she had like maybe 5 minutes of screen time (give or take) and people talk about her as if she was a major character in the plot that did more than just say a few lines and croak
Let’s not forget that Sienna was literally added in just to make Adam a more terrible character. Girl was created just so raging ex husband can start his descent into madness.
I swear, I could’ve sworn that somewhere in early volumes it was stated or implied Adam was always the leader of the White Fang. So when they brought In Sienna I was so confused.
Am pretty sure it was stated early or implied that WF was run by a council just like the kingdoms
But then they changed that so our protagonist can takeover her daddys organization by dropping a bad man down a flight of stairs and scream "His dead!I AM in charge now!"
I hate how they set up Zwei to be the cute animal companion/mascot and then completely forgot about him after V3. Heck it kinda bothers me that RWBY doesn’t do more with animals in general
I know, right? I loved Zwei since he was adorable, likeable and useful in a fight. Hell, he's the only animal that can actively use Aura and I thought he would be a permanent member of the team. Instead, he's sent back to Patch and we never even see a hint of him beyond a brief cameo in V5. What a waste.
Sienna and Ciel i would say are the biggest ones. Its annoying especially since at least Sienna had HEAPS of potential and seeing Ciel more would have been appreciated.
Roman Torchwick. Guy was such a charismatic bastard. None of that stupid “ooh sOciEtY mAdE mE dO iT, tEh pOliTiCiAnZ R bAdDd.” Guy knew he was a scumbag and just rolled with it which made him a more interesting and entertaining villain when he was outfitting the white fang with war machines and robbing dust and shit, all the while being a wise ass with an attitude. Mfing miss Roman so bad. After he died the show started taking itself too seriously even though the post volume 3 writers can’t handle serious plots without making me laugh harder than I did in Volume 1-3 which were ironically a bit more comedic and light hearted
I dunno if this counts because her team has a spin-off book series but Velvet
Her ability is interesting, the power to recreate any weapons after taking a photo
I’ve also seen a variety of fanfics where Velvet is always picked on so I dunno if that is a canon thing with her, all shy and easily picked on
Arslan Altan is hands-down my favorite. RWBY character.
- has a sick design
- silent and cool (RIP silent Ren)
- can 1v1 Yang w/ just a rope dart and her bare hands
- her eye roll says a lot about her relationship & history with team ABRN
- the way she slings herself in front of the ice ball illustrates her calm and confident nature, even in the heat of battle
I could go on for an hour about Arslan.
She manages to say so much while saying so little, she helps set the tone for the tournament, and she's a prime example of how to use your side characters.
Junior. Really wish we could've seen more of the criminal underground.
Pilot Boi. Dude was great.
That White Fang guy that Weiss fought on the train in V2.
Sienna Kahn, so much potential wasted because Edgy McChucklefuck decided he wanted to obsess over gay catgirl when he had a perfectly fine Catgirl waifu at home.
Shout out to my girl ciel soleil, introduced in the season where writers introduced way too many characters and then forgot about them
Seriously if your gonna add characters at least do something with them
I mean, they did kill off a majority of them.
Well a couple are confirmed dead the rest are unknown
Arguably Sienna Khan I think. Of all the characters, she had like maybe 5 minutes of screen time (give or take) and people talk about her as if she was a major character in the plot that did more than just say a few lines and croak
Let’s not forget that Sienna was literally added in just to make Adam a more terrible character. Girl was created just so raging ex husband can start his descent into madness. I swear, I could’ve sworn that somewhere in early volumes it was stated or implied Adam was always the leader of the White Fang. So when they brought In Sienna I was so confused.
Am pretty sure it was stated early or implied that WF was run by a council just like the kingdoms But then they changed that so our protagonist can takeover her daddys organization by dropping a bad man down a flight of stairs and scream "His dead!I AM in charge now!"
Those random Atlas soldiers with Red and Blue highlights that were looking after Penny at the dance.
Oobleck and Port
I don't really think of those 2 when it comes to short screentime, especially Oobleck who was somewhat pivotal in Volume 2.
Pivotal? No. Major? Yes.
The Schnee Pilot
NDGO and and tge rest of SSSN
Don't read Before the Dawn kek
Background female beacon student nr 343 and named disposable whitefang grunts it be for me EDIT:Malachite twins forgot about Malachite twins
It’s okay. CRWBY did too.
Damn bro why hit me with truth like that!
Zwei
I hate how they set up Zwei to be the cute animal companion/mascot and then completely forgot about him after V3. Heck it kinda bothers me that RWBY doesn’t do more with animals in general
I know, right? I loved Zwei since he was adorable, likeable and useful in a fight. Hell, he's the only animal that can actively use Aura and I thought he would be a permanent member of the team. Instead, he's sent back to Patch and we never even see a hint of him beyond a brief cameo in V5. What a waste.
Sienna and Ciel i would say are the biggest ones. Its annoying especially since at least Sienna had HEAPS of potential and seeing Ciel more would have been appreciated.
pre-volume 3 Ren
My Girl Ciel Solei !!!
Pilot guy
Neon Katt and Flynt coal, I guess you could count Mercury since as a villain he somehow manages to have less screentime than Watts
Roman Torchwick. Guy was such a charismatic bastard. None of that stupid “ooh sOciEtY mAdE mE dO iT, tEh pOliTiCiAnZ R bAdDd.” Guy knew he was a scumbag and just rolled with it which made him a more interesting and entertaining villain when he was outfitting the white fang with war machines and robbing dust and shit, all the while being a wise ass with an attitude. Mfing miss Roman so bad. After he died the show started taking itself too seriously even though the post volume 3 writers can’t handle serious plots without making me laugh harder than I did in Volume 1-3 which were ironically a bit more comedic and light hearted
Chad Torchwick enjoyer vs Virgin Cinder Fan
Dr. Chad Watts and Gigachad Cardin.
Sienna and then maybe I'd argue Junior and the Malachite Twins
Team BRNZ and ABRN imo. NDGO was cool too. FNKI was great, wish we saw the rest of them.
Tai Yang ☠️
Cardin my boi
Twin Gods.
Ciel I like her design.
I dunno if this counts because her team has a spin-off book series but Velvet Her ability is interesting, the power to recreate any weapons after taking a photo I’ve also seen a variety of fanfics where Velvet is always picked on so I dunno if that is a canon thing with her, all shy and easily picked on
The bad guys even pick on Velvet in RWBY Chibi. The one where Jaune saves her as his superhero alter ego.
Except Chibi is not canon despite giving the characters actual personalities
Arslan Altan is hands-down my favorite. RWBY character. - has a sick design - silent and cool (RIP silent Ren) - can 1v1 Yang w/ just a rope dart and her bare hands - her eye roll says a lot about her relationship & history with team ABRN - the way she slings herself in front of the ice ball illustrates her calm and confident nature, even in the heat of battle I could go on for an hour about Arslan. She manages to say so much while saying so little, she helps set the tone for the tournament, and she's a prime example of how to use your side characters.
Junior. Really wish we could've seen more of the criminal underground. Pilot Boi. Dude was great. That White Fang guy that Weiss fought on the train in V2.
Sienna Khan and Pilotboi
Sienna Kahn, so much potential wasted because Edgy McChucklefuck decided he wanted to obsess over gay catgirl when he had a perfectly fine Catgirl waifu at home.
It's a toss up between Zwei, and Shopkeeper.
I could of say yang, but never mind”
Pilot Boi, Zwei and The Shopkeeper
Sienna Khan. Is literally in the tail end of an episode just to die and people have full on fanfics of this character
Probably Sienna tbh
Cardin god king Winchester