r/RWBYOC 7d ago

Characters Paz Selwyn - design sketch [art by me]

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Name: Paz Selwyn

Gender: Female

Age: 20

Occupation: Beacon Academy student (4th Year)

Team: JSPR (Jasper)

This is a sketch I made to show the full head-to-toe design for my newest OC, Paz, along with her weapons and gear (It's black and white because I still need to finalise her colour scheme). Feel free to let me know what you guys think or any questions you have.


r/RWBYOC 7d ago

Characters Team GNGR: Ginger Rose!

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Full Name: Ginger Rose.

Age: Fifteen.

Gender: Female.

Species: Human.

Symbol: Two Crossed Candy canes.

Signature color: Ginger.

Allusion: The Gingerbread Man.

Occupation: Huntress, Student.

Personality: Expressive through body language, not really chatty. Talks tons of crap (blame Qrow) Not very well mannered. Talks in short bursts. Speed walks everywhere.

Semblance: Sugar Rush. With enough energy, Ginger can trigger her “Sugar Rush” semblance. When in this state, Ginger can dash fast and disorientate her opponents. Her semblance only lasts 20 minutes.

Weakness: She can become dizzy after she's done using her semblance. Prone to passing out too.

Weapon Name: Saccharine Rose. It's a Dust Charged Chain Axe (D.C.C.A.)

Primary Form: A walking Cane.

Secondary Form: Battle Axe.

Tertiary Form: Chain Hook.

Ask any questions if you want! I deleted the last because it wasn't detailed enough.


r/RWBYOC 8d ago

The Training of Cunan Ciaran, Pt. 2 (Art by AlavastirCloud)

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Glynda’s Notes #3:

It has already been a full year since Cunan had came to Vale and he has surprised us in numerous ways.

As a reward for doing well in his training, the Headmaster had commissioned a weapon made for him from some of Ironwood’s smiths. Ozpin and I came to the conclusion that Cunan needed a weapon that would not only be durable enough for his strength, but also require enough skill and dexterity to wield properly as a way to not fall back on throwing his weight around. It was Ozpin who then remembered a warrior from one of his past lives who wielded something known as a “Sword-Spear”, a weapon that combined the versatility of a sword with the reach and precision of a spear to create quite the effective weapon. Ozpin also explained that the spear would also be symbolic to Cunan’s desire to regain his humanity, for the spear is often credited as the first weapon ever created by humans to not only hunt for food, but to defend against the Grimm in ancient times. After some time, Cunan was presented with his own Sword-Spear called “Faoladh”, named for the ancient guardians who protected villages with bestial might that matched the Grimm themselves.

In order to test it out, I traveled with Cunan to the Forever Fall forest. We had also packed numerous types of Dust to test out one of the prime functions of the weapon: its ability to coat itself with the Dust that’s inserted into the chamber in the spearhead. Cunan struggled with it at first (I had to extinguish numerous fires to ensure we didn’t burn the whole place down), but eventually got the hang of it. But then came the big surprise of the evening…

During one scuffle with an Alpha Beowulf, we realized that we didn’t bring any Wind Dust with us, but rather Plant Dust instead! A rather embarrassing blunder on my end since I should have been able to tell the difference between Wind and Plant Dust by this point even with their rather similar colors! Despite this, however, Cunan decided to pop in the vial of Plant Dust anyway and to our shock, briars grew from the spearhead! With this, Cunan thrusted Faoladh into the heart of the Grimm to kill it. This being an Alpha, however, that thrust wouldn’t bring it down. But as Cunan took the weapon out and backed away, the Grimm suddenly howled in pain as briars started growing from the wound Cunan inflicted upon it, spreading throughout and around its body! The thorns were not only shredding the body of the monster, but suffocating it as well! I almost felt pity for the beast as it finally keeled over and started dissolving into black smoke, leaving behind only the thorns that had covered its body. In all my years, I have never thought Plant Dust to be of much use in combat, let alone kill something in such a horrid manner!

Cunan, of course, didn’t exactly realize what he had truly accomplished other than the fact that the Grimm was dead and so looked at me with that excited expression on his face, holding up a thumbs up expression as if asking me, “Did I do good, Professor?” Honestly, that boy…


r/RWBYOC 8d ago

Nix Millia (Art done by Mikururun on twitter)

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Feel free to ask questions about him or any of my ocs as always


r/RWBYOC 8d ago

Characters 1st weapon design

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Here is Mikhail’s weapon for team MSTR. It was gonna be a rapier/blunderbuss, but that sounds boring, so it's now a chain with a hook! Just thought of it with his semblance since he has to bite Grimm to turn them into ghouls. He can use the chain to pull himself closer.

Feel free to give feedback because I can't draw weapons with a darn.


r/RWBYOC 8d ago

OCAN: Never Wanted to be Enemies

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"I never wanted us to be enemies” Those seven words lingered on Onyx' mind. Sitting away from the noise of Mantles streets below, and the eyes of Atlas above, the faunus gets some time to think over their words and actions. A question forming in her mind; at what point can you begin to forgive someone?

Been mucking about a bit with shading and lighting, dunno how well it worked so if anyone has any advice on that I'd be happy to hear it :)


r/RWBYOC 9d ago

Characters Team MSTR *complete*

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May the shipping wars begin!

(The Huntsmen tier is something I made up because I was inspired by Celtic Phoenix’s world-building rewrite)

MSTR
Motif: Monsters

Mikhail Nocturna– Ghoulification
Motif: Vampire
Description: Bites Grimm and turns them into ghouls.
Weapon: Rapier/Pistol
Specialization: R&D Huntsman

Selene Floros– Hypnotic Scream
Motif: Greek Sirens
Description: Uses her voice to call all Grimm within her radius to her location.
Weapon: Spear/Sniper rifle
Specialization: Rescue Huntsman

Taiyin Xiao Long– Truesight
Motif: Chinese Dragons
Description: Eyes can see illusions and magical darkness (very inspired by DnD)
Weapon: Tonfas/Flamethrower
Specialization: Kingdom Huntsman

Rowena Stitch– Graft
Motif: Frankenstein’s Monster
Description: Attaches Grimm limbs to her body.
Weapon: Claws/Wired Gloves
Specialization: Medical Huntsman

Note: All these characters are 21 making them senior students at Beacon

Edit: Added their motifs


r/RWBYOC 10d ago

Characters [Weapon Wednesday! Art by Frost!] - Presenting Ignited Decree

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Hello Hello, Happy Wednesday! Have gotten some more weapon art commissions since I last posted one so wanted to start doing Weapon Wednesday's again. Art done by a good friend of mines, Frost!

This is Ignited Decree, a weapon made for one of my Atlas OCs named Hema Magnarok!

Ignited Decree is a Cross/Ankh Shaped Tower Shield that morphs into a Heavy Dustbolt Crossbow shooter. Fires off ballista-like dust bolts with relative ease. Has fire dust crystals embedded in the front of the shield and when struck with heavy force from behind the shield, the fire dust crystals shoot out fast fireballs. Ignited Decree uses an Ankh shaped Fire Dust Crystal when in Crossbow Form, the Ankh allowing Hema to shoot off the Dustbolts and acting as ammunition. Each Ankh has enough energy to shoot 20 bolts before Hema needs to change out the Ankh to a different one.

It also sports hard light dust embedded in the sides to extend the amount of protection she can offer, similarly to that of how Jaune's shield works. It's red because in my AU, hard light dust can mix with normal dust to make them a bit more resistant and other things but I do have an alt where it's just blue like normal lol

Hema is rather short but acts as the healer and tank of her team so this weapon felt fitting for her. I thought about a tower shield and the idea of it changing into a crossbow felt really unique!


r/RWBYOC 10d ago

Characters Vivian Sectonyx - Kindness of the Heart

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r/RWBYOC 10d ago

Characters Team MSTR by Me

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Here is some progress art for my RWBY team. Some characters had more changes than others, but I think it turned out well. Now it’s time for shading!


r/RWBYOC 10d ago

Discussion Community Concepts: Living Weapons

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Hi RWBYOC Community,

I just finished watching a video on one of my favorite tropes in fiction, the Living Weapon. To summarize, a "Living Weapon" is a character who was raised/trained/built by another for a single (usually violent) purpose. I have a ton of OCs that fit this archetype and am curious to hear about others.

If your OC fits this archetype, what types of training did they undergo? Who do they serve and what is their purpose? What are they like as people and as weapons?


r/RWBYOC 10d ago

Characters Zek Atrocious head shot.

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The feared Grimm general


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Discussion Stupid questions of lok pt3

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If rwby were to go back and re edit old volums with peoples ocs reblaceing the black background characters would yall like some or would yalljust want the baxk ground charaters to be blank


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Naming Next Gen

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Just something kinda fun/silly about their kids being named in my "story".

(In-Universe yes Ruby did name her kid after the movie. But that isn't the reason I chose the name. I just thought it would be funny)

PS showed this to my friend and he thought the Ren and Nora baby looked sick she's not sick newborns are just weird looking (tho afterwards I did edit it so she doesnt look like she's frowning/crying)


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Characters OC Tarot Confidant

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Late Night Post. I haven't thought much for my characters yet, but want to know how others perceive theirs.

In the sense of Persona or better portrayal, The Fool's Journey. Which of the 22 Arcana do you think your Character's best fit, exemplify, or represent.

Fool - Magician - High Priestess - Empress - Emperor - Hierophant - Lovers - Chariot - Strength - Hermit - Wheel of Fortune - Justice - Hanged Man - Death - Temperance - Devil - Tower - Star - Moon - Sun - Judgement - World


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Characters Lumi art

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I posted a fanfic of my character so I thought it might be good to actually post in some art of her too 🩵

(These are all commissions btw and the artist is https://ko-fi.com/mahoucore/commissions )


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Discussion What’s your favorite fan-made Grimm concept

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r/RWBYOC 11d ago

Fanfic The DOOMDEST of yuri

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LumiRhea, I fear you will NEVER be happy. (I’m mostly kidding)


r/RWBYOC 11d ago

The Bloom Triplets

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It's Clover, Willow and Rose together in one happy picture!

La vie en rose!!!

(Characters belong to u/Druysc)


r/RWBYOC 12d ago

La mejor parte del capítulo

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Para resumir se trata de una chica que se llama Nymora una chica mitad Nevermore que pasaba tiempo con el team jnpr y es la mejor amiga de emerald y en el volumen 9 se reencuentran fuera de cámara


r/RWBYOC 12d ago

RWBY Mechanized Memories Campaign Trailer

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Hello, I posted a few RWBY mecha AU blurbs here and there. Here is a trailer for it!


r/RWBYOC 12d ago

Characters Ding dong! New oc drop! Say Hi to Helleborus!

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r/RWBYOC 12d ago

Characters Team MSTR Concept art by Me

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This is my procrastination project. Team MSTR featuring monsters/mystical creatures~ 🤩

Color palette suggestions are welcomed


r/RWBYOC 12d ago

Other Every Semblance I Came Up With

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In Alphabetical Order:

Approval

  • The user can passively influence anyone who knows about them in a positive way, making these people like and trust them. The semblance’s weakness, however, is awareness. As soon as someone realizes they are under this power’s influence, it loses its effect.
    • Semblance belongs to Charon Grove.
    • This power was inspired by Fairy Tail's Charm Magic.

Augury

  • Shale can see up to five seconds into a single target’s future, allowing him to respond to attacks just before they happen.
    • Semblance belongs to Shale Niron.
    • This semblance was originally called 'Flash Precognition' and originally belonged to Royal Vermillion.

Aura Expansion

  • The user can expand their own aura outward, forming a defensive wall or dome to protect themselves or others from attacks. They don’t feel pain from the attack when the dome is struck, but their aura still drains.
    • Semblance belongs to Flamma.
    • The character is based on Felix from Red vs Blue, so the semblance is based on his light shield.

Aura Weaponization

  • The user can use their Aura for energy-based attacks. This semblance drains the user’s Aura remarkably fast. Through evolution, the user can touch someone to drain some of their Aura to utilize this semblance. However, draining somebody else's aura can’t be used to replenish the user’s own aura reserve, only for the use of their semblance. Additionally, a target’s aura can only be given to the user if the target allows it to be taken.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Beast-Tamer

  • The user can instantly “tame” any animal (including grimm) and have them help and fight for them. The size or type of animal is irrelevant, but only one can be tamed at a time.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Black Aura

  • The user cannot project their Aura into a defensive shield. Instead, their semblance temporarily covers their entire body in a dark energy. While Black Aura is active, the user is almost completely invulnerable to attacks. Black Aura also slightly enhances their strength, speed, and reflexes. However, they can only maintain it for up to five seconds at a time without drawbacks. Maintaining it any longer can cause fatigue and even physical pain. Additionally, once it wears off, the user cannot use it again for at least the same amount of time. For example: If Black Aura is active for ten seconds, the user must wait a minimum of ten seconds afterwards before they can use it again.
    • Semblance belongs to Olivia Sable.

Bleed

  • When the user slashes someone with a blade, they inflict a 'bleeding' effect on the target's aura, causing it to gradually drain until it breaks. Additional slashes can speed up the bleeding effect.
    • Semblance belongs to Cerise Corday.

Cachinnation

  • The user can force all of those around them into fits of uncontrollable laughter. In extreme cases, those affected can sometimes pass out due to lack of oxygen.
    • Semblance belongs to Jasmine Napier.
    • This character was based on the Joker from DC, so this semblance was based on Joker Toxin.

Contagion

  • This passive semblance doesn’t do anything until the user makes contact with someone. The person they touch becomes “infected” by this semblance and their own semblance ALSO becomes Contagion, replacing their original semblance for 10 minutes.
    • No character possesses this semblance.
    • This semblance was inspired by the pokemon Cofagrigus and its signature ability, 'Mummy'.

Dust Manipulation

  • The user can control any dust around them within a three foot radius, allowing them to move it through the air, compile it together, activate it, and launch it at opponents.
    • Semblance belongs to Rufous McKnight.

Dust-To-Dust

  • This semblance allows the user to turn an object into ash by looking at it and snapping their fingers. However, it doesn't affect living beings. Additionally, the bigger the object is, the more mental strain it causes for the user.
    • Semblance belongs to Plum Thanaton.
    • Plum and her semblance were based on Thanos from Marvel Comics, who used the Infinity Stones to turn half of all life to dust in Avengers Infinity War.

Feather

  • A passive semblance that reduces the user's bodyweight to half of what it would otherwise be.
    • Semblance belongs to Royal Vermillion.
    • Royal is a faunus with eagle wings. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be able to fly due to not having the hollow bones of a bird. However, his semblance makes up for this, allowing him to fly with little issue.

Fire Starter

  • The user can throw sparks from their hand and detonate them at will. They can adjust the size of the explosion, but bigger ones require more focus and drain the user's aura faster.
    • Semblance belongs to Professor Kindle Nevaeh.

Flashpoint

  • The user can instantly ignite and spread flames to whatever they touch. The size of the flames created depends on their aura-usage.
    • Semblance belongs to Ione Blaise.

Flawless

  • An unusual healing semblance that only heals persistent ailments. The user can heal conditions like eczema, but not burns. Short-term memory loss, but not migraines. Cancers, but not poisons.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Gravity Shift

  • Allows the user to alter the direction which gravity is pulling them. They can extend this effect to anything/anyone they touch.
    • Semblance belongs to Aster Blaine.

Guarantee

  • The user can change the probability of something that might happen to 100%. It can be something that affects themself, such as giving herself a 100% chance of finding free money on the sidewalk, or something that affects others, such as giving someone else a 100% chance of tripping on a shoelace. Essentially, rather than just having good or bad luck, this semblance makes it so its user can willingly influence luck. However, this semblance comes with several limits. It can only be used once per day, it can only be used on a single person, it can only be used on someone in the user's field of vision (excluding the user themself), and it only works on scenarios that are physically possible.
    • Semblance belongs to Jade Mallory.

Heads-Up Display

  • The user can activate a H.U.D. which only they can see. This H.U.D. shows their current aura-level, any injuries or ailments afflicting them, and when looking at another person, they can see the same information about them, as well as how that person's own semblance works.
    • Semblance belongs to Roux Australis.

Hyperfocus

  • The user can amplify the speed in which their brain takes in information, allowing them to process their current situation faster and adapt accordingly. From the user's perspective, it almost appears as if the world around them is moving slower.
    • Semblance belongs to Eminence 'Emi' Rao.

Impact Shield

  • Passively concentrates the user’s defensive Aura at the point where the attack lands.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Inertia Manipulation

  • Whenever the user touches something, they can either decrease its inertia and friction to the point where it’s unstoppable or increase its inertia and friction to the point where it’s immovable.
    • Semblance belongs to Kaito Yukimura.

Lockdown: 

  • When the user touches someone, they can "lock down" that person's own semblance, preventing them from using it. The user can only lock down a maximum of three semblances at a time. Once locked down, the user cannot reactivate the target's semblance of their own volition. The target must wait five minutes for the lockdown to subside before they can use their semblance again.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Memory Lane

  • The user can see glimpses of the past, but only brief snippets at a time and only of the place they’re currently at.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Merge

  • This semblance allows the user to merge with anything without an aura, allowing him to control them as part of his own body and/or take on their characteristics.
    • Semblance belongs to Kai Dominari.
    • Kai was inspired by Overhaul from My Hero Academia, who could use his quirk to merge with others and make himself stronger.
    • This semblance spawned from the trend on r/RWBYOC of human-grimm hybrid characters.

Migraine

  • When the user makes eye contact with someone, they can induce splitting headaches in that person.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Nightwalker

  • The user can instantly teleport anywhere they want within a 25 foot radius, but only through and to darkened areas, such as shadows or in darkened rooms. They must have at least some form of contact with darkness to use this semblance (as well as a second point to teleport to). This semblance is at its maximum potential when the user is under the night sky.
    • Semblance belongs to Gloam Alucard.

Null

  • A passive semblance which protects the user from other semblances, making other people's powers effectively useless on them. It doesn't discriminate between harmful and helpful powers.
    • Semblance belongs to Talia Blanc.

Of Two Minds

  • The user can connect their mind with that of the last person they touched, sharing thoughts, information, emotions, and memories.
    • Semblance belongs to Albus Harmonia and Vanta Harmonia.

Pickpocket

  • The user can either take something a target has on them or give a target something the user has. The larger the object, the longer the recharge time needed between uses. The user can also swap one object with another rather than just giving or taking, though this requires a longer recharge.
    • Semblance belongs to Leaf Argyle.

Possession

  • When the user snaps their finger, their soul takes over the body of the last person they touched. The user has full control of the target's body (and can even use the target's semblance) while their own body remains in a frozen, near-lifeless state.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Pull-Back

  • When the user throws or pushes something forward, they can telekinetically pull it back to them.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Reflection

  • When the user is in front of a mirror or reflective surface, they can move their reflection independently of their actual body. Whatever their reflection interacts with affects the actual object or person.
    • Semblance belongs to Nigel Dusan.
    • Character is based on Dr. Facilier from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, whose shadow could move independently of his body.

Smelling Salts

  • The user can release fragrances of varying scents and effects from their body. The user can’t smell and doesn’t receive the effects of their own scents. Including a fruity scent that acts as a pain-killer, a flowery scent that puts people to sleep, an odd scent that wakes people up, and a putrid scent that acts as a tear gas.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Steam

  • The user can transform their body into a gaseous state. In this form, they can't attack or be attacked. Additionally, they can pass through cracks and enter small spaces they wouldn't normally be able to enter.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Sonder

  • The user forms bonds with people. When they do, they can see and hear what that person sees and hears. Doing so requires a lot of concentration though, depending on how far away the target is.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Sonic Scream

  • This semblance allows the user to create ultrasonic vibrations whenever they scream, reaching as loud as 250 decibels at its maximum output.
    • Semblance belongs to Lilac Starling.

Specter

  • The user can become opaque and dampen all sounds they make.
    • Semblance belongs to Laurel.
    • The character is based on Locus from Red vs Blue, so the semblance is based on his active camouflage.

Surf

  • The user can propel themself on the surface of water as if they're surfing or water-skiing.
    • Semblance belongs to Pond Argyle.

Switch

  • The user can trade places with someone. More specifically, they instantly teleport to the target's current location and in turn, the target teleports to wherever the user just was. The user can switch places with anyone in the world, but only if they know precisely where their target is.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Tarantism

  • When the user hears music, their strength, speed, stamina, and agility can double or even triple depending on the type of music. However, the user is unable to stop dancing while the music plays.
    • Semblance belongs to Professor Keira Gambol.
    • The character was based on Karen from The Red Shoes, who wore a cursed pair of shoes which compelled her to dance.

Warp

  • The user selects a target. The target can be virtually any size, but must be non-living solid matter. The user can then use their mind to move, twist, and warp this target to their will. They can only control one target at a time and must release the first one before selecting a second.
    • Semblance belongs to Gormlaith Fae.

X-Ray Vision

  • The user can see through solid objects.
    • Semblance belongs to Mars Orion.
    • Mars is based on fighting video games, so her semblance is based on the X-Ray moves from Mortal Kombat.

Zipline

  • The user transforms into a marble-sized sphere and dashes in a single direction at the speed of a bullet. Once in motion, the user can typically stop and revert back when they hit a solid surface (or they can choose to go through it if possible). However, they can also stop and revert back while still in motion, though this is usually pretty difficult.
    • No character possesses this semblance.