Team PVRL

""So maybe we are just a mismatched group of problematic kids, but that's who we are. PVRL sticks together, no matter what.""

PVRL (pronounced "Pearl") is a team of students at Beacon Academy, which is comprised of four students: Perseus Aberforth, Verona Scarlett, Rivern Hawkins, and Lucia Silverwind. Though the four were opposed to their positions initially, they found support in one another, "rejoining" to form the true Team PVRL. Together, they retrieved the Black Bishop pieces in the Initiation.

Team Members
Perseus Aberforth: A shy and unconfident boy who hopes that he can one day achieve something great. Coming from his own misery-filled past, he finds Beacon freeing and refreshing. Lacking both social skills and experience, Perseus struggles with emerging from the shield he's built for himself. Even so, he tries his best to reach out to the ones he wishes to protect, for what it's worth. He begins to build a special relationship with each of his teammates, stepping bit by bit closer to the leader he wishes to become.

Verona Scarlett: An orderly and strict girl who does nearly everything to climb the ladders of success. Verona initially brought down Perseus as the leader, in hopes of taking his place once Perseus saw his own uselessness. However, the two began to grow closer after a heart to heart, seeing their similarities and the different paths each took. Even though the team is in tatters, she decides PVRL is worth saving, sharing the burden with Perseus to bring them together.

Rivern Hawkins: An ex-model who used his social standing and natural talents to enter the world of Hunters and Huntresses. Though he first intended to cripple Team PVRL for his own gains, Rivern came to respect the others. He remains well connected even after arriving at Beacon, keeping in touch with valuable resources for the team. Due to his appearances, Rivern was denied the childhood most students lived. Little by little, he learns about the world he never knew.

Lucia Silverwind: An elite from the noble White Tiger Faunus lineage, hoping to escape the influence of the White Fang in Beacon. Disappointed that she was the only Faunus in PVRL, she sought catharsis in vigilante work, beating down other students who oppressed her kind. In the end, after escaping conviction with the help of her team, she uses her senses and combat prowess to protect her friends. Though still reluctant to completely trust humankind, Lucia begins to believe in her newfound teammates.

Designs
The four began their era as a team together in perhaps the worst possible manner. Bitterness overtook most of the team, each one disatisfied with their positions and partners, with the exception of Perseus who opposed the responsibilities given to him. Despite all odds, he was able to persuade his reluctant allies to return, where they shifted from a incompatible group into a true team. Though Perseus initially disdained the burden given to him, he came to accept the weight on his shoulders and stepped forward. He sleeps as much as he's allowed, and confesses that he is "addicted to dreaming". He was the first member of the true PVRL, having never expressed a desire to leave.

Verona spent time endlessly picking at Perseus' flaws, hoping that Ozpin might change his mind and give Verona her rightful place as the leader of Team PVRL. Her ordinate persona and confidence intimidated Perseus, who could never respond in turn. Over time, however, the two misfits began to grow a special bond words can't describe. She now helps share the responsibilities given to Perseus, making her the unofficial Second-in-Command. Verona has a natural aptitude for sports, and spends much of her time jumping from club to club. She was the second member to truly join PVRL, accepting her place in the team.

Rivern, unfamiliar with the lack of spotlight, used his celebrity status-earned popularity to gain support. He planned to destroy his team, with the intent of being selected captain of a new one comprised of his fanbase. However, in the moment of striking down Perseus and Verona, he backed down, deciding to give his team a chance after seeing their determination to bring him back. He still finds time to flirt with girls, which angers Lucia for an unknown reason. Oddly enough, he enjoys cooking, preferring his own "elegant courses" to the cafeteria. Rivern became the third member to join the true PVRL, after seeing the lengths Perseus and Verona went through for him.

Walking her own troublesome path after joining Team PVRL, Lucia detested the lack of her kin. She spent most of her time away, looking to talk with other Faunus within Beacon. Though she didn't share the ideals of the White Fang, she needed to escape the influence they had on her noble Faunus lineage. After seeing the cruelty directed at her kind from the human students, Lucia took it upon herself to even the playing field. She was nearly convicted and expelled from Beacon, but saved from expulsion only by the combined efforts of her team. Lucia possesses a deep fascination with machinery, always tinkering with music boxes and other small gadgets. She was the last member to join the true PVRL.

Trivia

 * The theme of Team PVRL is based on the Chinese Constellations:
 * The Black Tortoise of the North
 * The Vermilion Bird of the South
 * The Azure Dragon of the East
 * The White Tiger of the West
 * Each character's primary role was derived from the corporate "Dream Team": The Matrix Thinker, the Giver, the Champion, and the Savant.
 * Fun Fact: Japanese student stereotypes were also included in the character designs. Perseus started as the otaku-recluse, Verona as the orderly Class Representative, Rivern as the popular guy/ikemen, and Lucia as the foreign elite beauty.
 * All four team members were developed at the same time, alongside each other.
 * Perseus and Lucia swapped designs near character finalization.
 * Due to their combined influences, names and colors came last in development (which was pretty troublesome).