Phoenix Comicon 2016: Blake

Blake, the third member of Team RWBY, is a black-haired girl who wields the Gambol Shroud, a shinobigatana with a sharpened sheath that has a pistol in the hilt, which is also attached to a long ribbon. She often uses this weapon in the style of kusarigama when she bends the blade. In battle, her semblance, "Shadow", allows her to create a clone of herself, an empty copy that distracts or takes hits of enemies for her while she moves in a different direction. Blake has a quiet nature and a love for books. She is a Faunus, a persecuted humanoid race with animal-like features, and was a member of the White Fang, a social rights advocacy group turned extremist paramilitary organization. Blake leaves in disgust of the violence and joined Beacon Academy to become a Huntress. She has kept her Faunus identity a secret by concealing her cat ears under a black bow. During a talk with Ozpin, Blake has revealed that the reason why is because she feels that she is not ready for the attention it would give her if the secret got out and does not want the discrimination other Faunus receive from humanity. Along with her cat ears, Blake also at times exhibits other examples of feline behavior such as eating heavy amounts of fish and is frightened of Ruby and Yang's pet dog Zwei. After the fall of Beacon, Blake runs away, presumably blaming herself for allowing Adam to cut off Yang's right arm. She's last seen running along the rooftops of Vale.