Name: Winter Schnee
Age: Mid-Twenties.
DOB: February 14th.
Species: Human.
Gender: Female.
Orientation: Straight.
Home city: Ocorid City
Physical description: Winter Schnee is a tall young woman, with pale skin, white hair and medium-light blue eyes. Her hair is tied up in a bun at the back of her head, with the exception of her bangs, which are brushed off to the right side of her face, and a small lock of hair that reaches below her left ear.
Personality traits:
At first glance, Winter appears to be cold, dignified, and distant, preferring to keep her emotions subdued and speaking in a very high-class, eloquent, almost robotic fashion. However, when interacting with Weiss, she smiles and shows that she cares about her younger sister's life and well-being, based on how she inquires if Weiss has been eating properly, gained any new hobbies, and made any new friends, in "It's Brawl in the Family". Winter also has the ability to know whatever Weiss is feeling. With that said, she is not afraid to raise her hand at her younger sister whenever she is annoyed. Overall, she truly loves Weiss and wants her to succeed in life.
Winter can be very harsh as well, especially towards Weiss. In "Lessons Learned" she attempts to teach Weiss how to summon ice creatures with her glyphs, only for her sister to fail. This causes Winter to growl at Weiss, saying, "If this is what you call trying, then you have no hope of winning the tournament, let alone succeeding as a huntress!"
Although she seems to try to keep her emotions at a low level, she can be rather hot-headed. Once she becomes angry, she drops her dignified lady-like demeanor and loses all restraint. She is fiercely loyal to
General James Ironwood, and becomes very angry when his judgment is questioned; but she is equally faithful to his authority, and respectfully submits to him.
History/bio: Winter Schnee is Weiss Schnee's elder sister. She also appears to be former student of Atlas Academy, a member of the Atlesian military's special operatives unit and a subordinate of GeneralJames Ironwood. When she arrives at Beacon Academy, she says that it's "been a long time", implying she is familiar with the school and has visited there before.
Skills/abilities:
Winter shows great skills with her weapon, displaying above-average speed, agility and reflexes in combat. She is able to both start moving and stop in an instant, as shown when she aborted her final attack on Qrow at the last second upon hearing Ironwood's voice. Her skills with her weapon are impressive, and although she was unable to land any serious hits on Qrow, she was able to parry and match all of his attacks for the duration of their fight.
Winter has the Schnee family
Semblance of "Glyphs". Her glyphs have many of the same effects that her sister's do, most notably including the ability to exert forces on herself and objects, which Winter uses to increase her speed to super-human levels and boost jumps. Like Weiss and other members of the Schnee family, she can also summon versions of her past enemies to fight for her. Unlike Weiss, she displays great mastery of this aspect of her Semblance. Her summons are known to include dozens of small
Nevermores, as well as a
Beowolf. Her summons take on a white-blue coloration and emit a soft glow.
Preferred weapon:
Winter's Weapon appears as a upper-class dueling saber. The sword has a single edged, slightly curved blade. The sword's hilt sports a wide, crescent shaped guard that envelops the hand of the person that wields it, purposefully protecting the hand and fingers from any angle. The hilt has a spiral design etched down it that stops at an orb shaped pommel similar to that of
Ozpin's Cane. There is a trigger located between the hilt and the guard that opens the hilt. The lower side of the hilt sports a light blue component that is embedded or inserted onto/into the side.
The frame in which Winter opens the hilt to obtain the second sword
Winter's weapon has a function that allows the hilt to slide open and reveal a second hilt within. This hilt is a part to another sword which is sheathed in the hollow fuller of the sword. Winter wields both weapons when separated, and fights in a style similar to fencing with a sword and a
main gauche, or parrying dagger. She wields the second sword in her left hand and the main sword in her right, occasionally in a reverse grip.
Like her sister
Weiss, Winter wields her weapon in conjunction with her
Semblance. This technique that Winter shares with her sister could be because their Semblances the same. It is currently unknown if her weapon has any type of Dust functions, however the light blue component in the hilt is relatively similar to the Dust in one of the chambers in
Myrtenaster.
Notable features:
- Winter is shown to be ambidextrous or have some skill in wielding two weapons at once, as shown by her unique sword and dagger combination against Qrow Branwen in "It's Brawl in the Family."
- Qrow refers to Winter as a "Specialist" in "It's Brawl in the Family". During the "Huntsmen" episode ofRWBY: World of Remnant, Winter is heavily implied to be a member of the Atlesian military's Special Operatives unit, enlisting following her graduation from a Huntsman Academy.
Other:
- Winter was first alluded to in "The Badge and The Burden, Pt.2", when Weiss told Ruby Rose she always wanted bunk beds as a kid.
- Winter shares her last name with Weiss, which is German for "Snow," following the color naming convention on Remnant.
- Like Weiss, Winter's first name begins with a "W" and she is referred to as "Ice Queen."
- Winter is one of the four calendar seasons, usually characterized by a cold weather, often accompanied by snow, further tying her entire name with her color motif.
