SLVR

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Team SLVR
Professional Status
Status	Unknown
Members	Simin Megistus Lycan Arcadia Vella Moisia Ragora Cinarum
Affiliation	Beacon Academy(?)

SLVR (pronounced "Silver") is an as-of-yet unfounded team of young fighters (most likely students of a Huntsman Academy such as Beacon) comprised of Simin Megistus, Lycan Arcadia, Vella Moisia, and Ragora Cinarum, all of whom are created by animator Mark Zhang.

So far, they have only appeared in their own Trailers fighting various enemies meant to emulate the previews made by Monty Oum before the official release of RWBY, though these were preceded by another video showcasing the abilities of Brandon Charbonneau, who seems to belong with an opposing faction.

Members

Simin Simin Megistus is the leader of Team SLVR. Lycan Lycan Arcadia is a member of Team SLVR. Vella Vella Moisia is a member of Team SLVR. Ragora Ragora Cinarum is a member of Team SLVR.

Brandon Brandon Charbonneau has an unknown relationship to Team SLVR.

Trivia

• The members of Team SLVR and the Trailers they come from are all property of Mark Zhang.
  • Mark originally started on the "Charcoal" Trailer as an attempt to follow RWBY's style, showing great respect for Monty Oum and his work. Most commenters were mixed in their initial receptions, but the current overwhelming majority opinion is that he improves his skills with each Trailer, and he is now frequently being told by fans that his style is reminiscent of Monty's, superior to that of Volumes 4 and beyond after his passing, and he should work with Rooster Teeth Productions to both improve their fighting quality and add in his own characters.
  • Though he apparently feels his talents are not good enough to work with Rooster Teeth just yet, his work did draw the attention of many prominent figures around their community, such as RWBY animator Shane Newville and the company ScrewAttack Entertainment, who invited Mark to work for them on the DBX episodes Master Chief VS Jango Fett, Sakura VS Rin Tohsaka, Predator VS Prophet from Crysis, Genji VS Raiden, and Magneto VS Darth Vader. What he plans to do after finishing the SLVR Trailers is unknown, but whatever he does will most likely be his decision with what he feels will either use his skills best or make him happy, regardless of what viewers demand he "needs" to do.
  • He has provided information about certain details when asked and given permission to fans to "do whatever they want with my characters", though most information displayed here comes from what was seen in the SLVR Trailers or via Mark's YouTube comments and Twitter feed; he is not directly involved in the creation of these articles except as references, and any authors that create, edit, or otherwise use these pages should claim no ownership of his material.
• Mark has confirmed that Team SLVR has a "lunar theme", as the moon is usually represented by the astrological metal silver and all of its members have allusions to figures that relate to it in some way, with their own personal emblems possessing a crescent shape in each individual design (though Simin's symbol is more reminiscent of a full moon marked by craters).
  • Simin's surname "Megistus" comes from Hermes Trismegistus, a Greek name for the Egyptian moon god Thoth, who was also known for writing, magic, and alchemy.
  • Lycan refers to a theme of werewolves given his Faunus heritage and his name referencing the Greek king and original werewolf Lyacon of Arcadia, which are known today for transforming into their beastly forms when the moon is full, as well as having an aversion to silver.
  • Vella is an allusion to Vellamo, the Finnish goddess of the sea whose name relates to the movements of billowing waves and tides (an element seen with her emblem, glyphs, and the setting of her battle), which are affected by the position of the moon.
  • Ragora's name references the Mandragora Officinarum, the term for the mandrake flower, which was associated with Witchcraft in folklore. Her overall theme is akin to that a Witch, and Witches, in turn, are associated with the Moon.
  • Brandon does not have any connection with the moon, which makes sense given how he is not a member of Team SLVR, though his design includes symbols and terms used in Western alchemy that represent elements such as antimony, copper, and silver as hints to his inspiration from Nicolas Flamel.
• The lunar theme can further be seen in the Trailers themselves, as each protagonist will leap into the air so they can have an iconic "moon shot" before coming down to finish off their enemies, a trait first established in the original RWBY Trailers.
  • Interestingly, while Brandon does perform this maneuver, the sky behind him does not show the moon; there instead appears to be a hazy, ring-like cloud above him where the moon world be, perhaps hinting at his disassociation with Team SLVR.
• Brandon Yates announced the names of the voice actors for the characters in future content to be revealed via the RWBY Fanon Wiki itself.
  • Brandon Charbonneau is to be played by Mark Zhang himself in his first voice acting role.
  • Simin Megistus will be voiced by Callum Janes, also known as ProfKranc, who is the host of the Abcom (Abridged Community) podcasts, voice director for One Minute Melee, a motivational speaker for Team Fearless, and a YouTube content creator with his How to Make an Abridged series and several One Shot parodies. ^{(Voice demo reel here)}
  • Lycan Arcadia is portrayed by Brandon Yates, who, along with being a YouTube musician behind several League of Legends, Death Battle, and One Minute Melee videos, is the series' composer, co-writer, casting director, voice director, and audio producer.
    • He also announced that he will be the voice of the Armors.
  • Vella Moisia will be played by Jasmine Moran, a pixel artist and game programmer who provides dubs for online comics on her audio blog under the name PocketSizedKitsune, as well as voiced three of the main playable characters in the indie game Skyhook. ^{(Voice demo reel here)}
  • Ragora Cinarum is to be played by Morgan Berry, who started as a singer for English covers of anime songs under the username Unknown Songbird before pursuing her career as a voice actress for multiple series and films dubbed by FUNimation as well as video games, including My Hero Academia, Riddle Story of Devil, Hyperdimension Neptunia, SMITE, The Boy and the Beast, and more. ^{(Voice demo reel here)}

Image Gallery

SLVR lineup

The emblems of all four teammates

The team stands at attention...

...and prepares to fight!

SLVR
Characters
Team SLVR	Simin Megistus • Lycan Arcadia • Vella Moisia • Ragora Cinarum
Enemies	"Jade Ninjas" • "Stone Samurai" • "White Fang Sargent" • "Sword and Shield Droids" • "White Beowolf" • "Omega Beowolf"
Pandora	Lysette Atratus • Armors
Unknown	Brandon Charbonneau
Media
Trailers	"Charcoal" Trailer • "Silver" Trailer • "Viridian" Trailer • "Linen" Trailer • "Regalia" Trailer
Production
Cast	Mark Zhang YT • Callum Janes YT • Brandon Yates YT • Jasmine Moran YT Tu • Morgan Berry YT BVA