Ruby Rose (RWBY)

"As a girl, I wanted to be just like those heroes in the books. Someone who fought for what was right and protected people who couldn't protect themselves!" - Ruby, on her motivations for becoming a Huntress

Ruby Rose is the main protagonist of the web series RWBY.

Ruby is a student at Beacon Academy and the leader of Team RWBY (pronounced the same as her name). Her weapon of choice is a High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe that she had dubbed Crescent Rose.

Personality
At the start of the show, Ruby was described by Monty as being "innocent" and still a "little sister". She is quick to reveal she wanted to become a huntress in order to be like the great heroes in fairy tales, and has described being one as far more "romantic" than being a police officer. She has also shown a distinct lack of ability picking up social cues due to being a very open and honest person, which results in her being unable to pick up Weiss' sarcasm in the "The Shining Beacon", and struggling to act formal in "It's Brawl in the Family".

Although Ruby has no trouble interacting with friends, she does have trouble actually making them, and once admits that seeing new weapons "is like meeting new people, but better". This could have been a result of her having been accepted two years earlier to Beacon Academy, which forces her to leave her friends at Signal behind, as well as interact with people that were both older and more experienced than her. Regardless, both her and Jaune toast to being socially awkward during the Beacon Dance.

In the second chapter of the manga it is revealed that Ruby has had a fear of large crowds, as shown when she freezes up during a sparring match against Cardin Winchester. However, she manages to work through that fear with some encouragement from her teammates long enough to win the spar, and by the Vytal Festival has overcome them entirely.

In combat or dangerous situations she is shown to be quite impulsive and battle eager, such as when she attacks a Death Stalker on sight before learning of its high resistance to bullets and blade. This trait contrasts with her adaptability, for she is quite capable of forming attack plans with others in order to take down stronger foes, such as the Nevermore in "Players and Pieces," and Roman Torchwick in the Atlesian Paladin-290 in "Painting the Town...". After her discussion with Ozpin in "The Badge and The Burden, Pt.2", Ruby begins to take her role as leader of team RWBY seriously. Notably, future instances of recklessness are when none of her teammates are near her, such as in the "Battle of Beacon" when she goes alone to engage Roman and Neopolitan.

Legends of the Multi-Universe: Armageddon
Ruby is the main hero of this story.

Allies and enemies
Allies: Yang Xiao Long, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Zwei, Qrow Branwen, Ozpin, Glynda Goodwitch, Penny Poledina, Naoto Shirogane, Samus Aran, Saber/King Arturia Pendragon, Maka Albarn, Ladybug, Cat Noir, Igor, Margaret, Shirou Emiya, Rin Tohsoka, Archer/Future Shirou Emiya, Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Nostalgia Critic, Naruto Uzumaki, Black Star, Soul Eater Evans, Pit, Yoko, Teddie, Hercule, Videl, Bigby Wolf, Amy Rose, Link, Cloud, Sheena Fujibayashi, The DK Crew, Winston,Yugo,Jules Verne,Amelie Lukas,Garrus Wakarian,Batgirl,Starla,Drake.

Enemies: Cinder Fall, Roman Torchwick, Emerald Sustrai, Mercury Black, Marluxia, Torhu Adachi, Gilgamesh, Kirei Kotomine, Larxene, Myotismon, Joker, Sweet Tooth, Esdeath, Ragyo Kiryuin, Handsome Jack, Doomsday, Hondao,Adam Taurus,Talia al Gul,Baron Strucker.