User blog:PisceanWaterbender/In Depth Analysis On Existing RWBY Color Palettes and What They Mean Pt. 2

'''Welcome back to the 2nd of these installments. Today, we shall be looking at the color palettes of the former Team JNPR to determine what they mean symbolically. As with the previous one, these are merely self-made opinions and usage of color psychology, so a grain of salt is always welcome to take. Let's begin, shall we?'''

Team JNPR's Associations
Jaune Arc - Our main deuteragonist from JNPR, and the group normal. In Volumes 1-3, his outfit consisted of a blue, black, yellow, orange, gray, and black palette. In Volume 4, gold and red is added to this scheme, partly as an honorary tribute to Pyrrha, but also as a small expression of his own progress (this will be covered more in depth in the discussion of Pyrrha's colors). Jaune's white is arguably his main color outside yellow & gold, so we'll start there. White symbolizes purity, divinity, and cleanliness, which both a hero (which Jaune wants to be) and a seer of God (as with Joan of Arc, his allusion) could represent. The black and orange of his hoodie is beneath the external armor in white, which could symbolize the fact that he bottled up the fact of cheating his way into Beacon. In a way, it's something that would likely still bother him, but as of now, it's less of a problem due to his growth as a fighter (Sword-sword!). The orange in itself might be the most complicated part to add in here, considering as there's so little of it. Orange represents self-confidence, activity, and optimism, things which old Jaune had (more or less) before the fall of Beacon. What with it's pairing into the black and the overall minority of orange in his outfit, and the fact he still wears it during V4 symbolizes a lack of these earlier qualities, which is only true to a small extent (with the optimism, at the very least). Blue is a color often associated with intelligence and confidence, which works considering the earlier thing about his own confidence and also his capabilities as a strategists, which takes mental clarity. The red and gold of present Jaune represent both his mourning for Pyrrha and his growth as a warrior and a hero, with gold and red often being seen on heroes, gold as their representive color (heart of gold, anyone?) and red being blood, marking the idea of battle scars or the idea of possible guilt that comes with inducing red on someone.

Nora Valkyrie - Now on to a slightly less difficult palette to associate, which is Nora's colors. In Volumes 1-3, her colors were mostly pink, white, gray, turquoise, and orange, with small bits of red and blue. Pink and orange being her main colors, we'll start there. One word can easily summarize these two colors: extroverted. Or maybe bubbly. Or maybe energetic. Any of those 3 work. Pink and orange are representative of these, with pink slightly more "girly-girl" than the orange, with orange being one who likes to get things done no matter how they get done (ex: dealing with Jaune's bully problem by breaking his legs), both qualities represented in Nora's demanor and her outfit choice. White has an association with divinity, which could allude to her association with Thor, also possibly representative in her eyes, which have a light blue-ish green color, which might be a light referral to stereotypical color of lightning (aside from yellow, which Jaune has laid claim on). Pink is also known to be a romantic and flirty color, which likely refers to her not so subtle feelings for Ren. Gray as a whole seems to only serve as a small bit of a sensible color, which can be seen with her thoughtful gestures in helping out Pyrrha with her Jaune problem on some occasions (see Burning The Candle and Destiny for reference). Red and blue refer to a sense of loyalty to whatever cause one's fighting for, being two simple, unaltered colors [grain of salt here, this was only a thought I had after thinking of the color palette of the USA's flag]. With V4, her outfit is mainly black, pink, and white. Black being the outside, it refers to a sort of darkness that befell many of the Volume 4 characters, and keeps the white and pink as a sense of positivity and optimism, which Nora carried throughout the Volume.

Pyrrha Nikos - Here, we have a pretty simple color palette, with red, gold, and brown making up the majority with a small flash of green from the eyes. Red and gold together symbolize a real warrior, who once again has a heart of gold and the willingness to fight. With the red being such a bright color, it can also refer to Pyrrha's passion for Jaune or her passion for combat. The gold [and bronze, according to the Wiki page] could symbolize her great skill in combat and her ability to be seemingly untouchable, invincible, and unbeatable, as in the color of a partial to complete victory (her last name Nikos, referring to Nike, Greek goddess of victory). The brown in her outfit symbolizes her down-to-earth nature and humbleness, while also giving off a sense of power with such a deep, rooted color. The green adds a bit of mystery to her, as green eyes are often considered mysterious, being rather rare in the real world, which could refer to her always hiding her true feelings (less so than Ren, however) and the self-doubt and stress that has been a constant build in her since the very beginning, comign to a head during the series. Green also represents the ability to listen, security (through monetary or militaristic means), and a caring individual, all of which can describe Pyrrha pretty well.

Lie Ren - Ren's color scheme throughout the Volumes has remained pretty constant, being mainly green, black, magenta, pink, and white, with small bits of gold. Green as a whole is a color of nature and mysteriousness, reflective of his emotional enigma. His main color is technically pink, though due to its darker nature in his outfits (seen only fleetingly, and usually in a magneta tone) refers to hidden, closed off passions and romantic cues. The black also refers to emotional blankness, being contrasted with the other color white (which appears often) where his emotions become much more open. The gold can again refer to the idea of a heart of gold or a warrior, which is less evident due to his closed off, stoic views of the world. In Volume 4, the gold is lost in favor of tiny bits of red and a pink to purple gradient. The red symbolizes emotional passion, which was only shown later in the Volume when fighting his childhood monster, the Nuckelavee. The purple portion of the gradient could refer to the mysteriousness of his mind and enigmatic nature, as most colors of his suggest anyways.

In Summary, here's what we have for JNPR.
Jaune's colors refer to someone who is a wannabe hero who's been taking significant strides to accomplish this while also trying to cope with loss of the things he loved and cared about.

Nora's palette refers to an energetic and happy girl who came across hard times but still retains her passion and enthusiasm for life as much as she can.

Pyrrha's palette refers to a down to earth and humble warrior with her own passions and self-doubts that she never lets show to anyone else.

Ren's colors refer to an emotionally closed off person with a deep sense of emotion on the inside, which he rarely lets show because its ultimately too strong for his own good.

As always, hope you enjoyed, and let me know if you'd like to have another one of these for additional characters, and which ones. Let me know in the comments. Until then, or maybe not again, have a good one! -Piscean

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