Introduction[]
Cinder Fall is one of the primary antagonists of Monty Oum's RWBY and Antagonist in War of Discoveries, she is former Arch-Nemesis of Ruby Rose.
Personality[]
Cinder is prideful, sadistic, ruthless and cruel, as demonstrated when she killed Pyrrha Nikos and later throws a spear at a defenseless Weiss Schnee. Relentless in her imperious pursuit of power, Cinder demonstrates a cunning that shows in her successful manipulation of events and people throughout the first three volumes. Usually, she maintains a calm and collected demeanor and is willing to take over a fight if necessary.
Cinder looks down on most people as due her attainment and Fall Maiden status. She loves to gloat. She is strict with her subordinates and displays shameless pleasure in the misery she has caused others. She also willing threaten her allies if they displease her. Such as with conversations with Roman Torchwick and one threat to Roman by conjuring a fireball in her hand. Cinder also seems to be ambitious and demanding in this role. Often, she is very direct on the matter at hand, as shown when she quickly jumps to Roman's failure of robbing a cargo hold of Dust. Because of this power and pride, she believes that others have no right judge a superior being such herself indicating that she is amoral, seeing no point to limiting oneself or ambitions based on a code of ethics.
She is also like this with subordinates as such as such with her interactions with Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai. However, she is willing to be slightly more casual with them though still maintains control over them. Though she only sees them as assets and does not truly care for them.
After the Battle of Beacon, she has lost of her confidence due her defeat at the hands of Ruby instead appearing sullen and taking insults from the other members of Salem's Faction without reply due to her inability to speak and thus relying on her subordinates.
She also appears to develop and obsession for vengeance going as far to ask her master for Ruby to be killed and having Emerald create illusion to burn alive. Though this appears to have affected her judgement shown when she negotiates a deal with Raven Branwen that would allow the latter to betray her by stealing the Relic of Knowledge from Haven Academy.
Cinder has great desire for power as was one the main reasons she is working for Salem as that was promised to her. She is willing even throw away her humanity by having a Grimm arm attached to her to replace her lost one.
Cinder's desire power and sadistic personality mainly stems from her abusive childhood. Where her stepmother and stepsisters treated her like crap to the point she snapped and killed them.
Cinder after the fight with Triads of Despair appears to have almost completely lost most of this pride as when she realized she was out matched she surrender and gave into their demands.
History (RWBY Series)[]
Cinder as a child
Cinder was orphan in the Kingdom of Mistral around where the orphanage she lived in, she was forced to clean and was bullied by the other children. Around 10 years old she was adopted a by Madame who took her to the Kingdom of Atlas in the City of Atlas, to fill the role as her servant at the Glass Unicorn Hotel where she was introduced to her two biological daughters. Once there, the Madame explained Cinder's new duties and work of cleaning the hotel and delivering food to the rooms. Since then, both the Madame and her two daughters heavily mistreated, overworked and abused Cinder and forced her to wear a shock collar disguised as a necklace in order to keep her in line.
At some point she stole one of the swords of a huntsmen by the names of Rhodes after admiring him from afar wanting to become a huntress herself. Though it was also believed that she wanted to kill with the sword as well. However, before she acts on her plan, she was caught by Rhodes who convinced not to go through it and instead offered to train to become a Huntress. A few years went by, with Rhodes coming and going from the hotel and Cinder continuing to do her work and enduring being tortured by Madame for even the smallest of things. Whenever Rhodes was at the hotel, he would train Cinder in hand-to-hand and dual wielding at night. Eventually, with a few years left until she would turn seventeen and join a Huntsman Academy, Rhodes gave one of his swords to Cinder. Over time they developed a sort of Father-Daughter relationship.
However, one night the stepsisters discovered her sword and reported it to their mother. Around fifteen minutes later, Rhodes arrived at the hotel, heard a noise in the storage room that served as Cinder’s bedroom, and discovered that Cinder had murdered the stepsisters and was strangling Madame to death. Although Madame continuously electrocuted her, Cinder persisted, and upon Madame’s death, she turned to Rhodes with a broken smile. Rhodes drew his dual maces, and Cinder, feeling betrayed, fought back, ultimately killing him.
Cinder Kills Rhode
At some point afterwards she met Salem and joined her group with promise she would give her the means to have power, fear and strength above all others. It is believed the Cinder likely renamed herself as a result of her ambitions to steal the Fall Maiden's power, as well as egomania. Eventually the two plotted to steal powers of current Fall Maiden, Amber. She encountered Emerald Sustrai, a petty thief at the time using her semblance to steal a ring and was impressed with her and thus recruited with promise of food, comfort and protection for her service. Afterwards she attempts to recruit Marcus Black a famous assassin but as she heads to his home in the mountains, he is killed by his son, Mercury Black, impressed by his skills she instead recruits him instead. Afterwards at Mercury's suggestion the three then broke out Roman Torchwick a criminal in the Kingdom of Vale.
Cinder before attaing her Maiden Powers
Afterwards they try to enlist the help Adam Taurus the Leader of the Vale branch of the White Fang. However, Adam denies their offer on the grounds that they fight for a human cause for which he is unwilling to sacrifice his men.
Cinder before the timeskip
Not long after three attack Amber in order to steal her powers. After tough battle they managed to defeat and with Mercury and Emerald holding down, she uses a mysterious glove to steal her powers however before it can be completed Amber is saved by Qrow Branwen who severs the connection between Amber and Cinder before Cinder is able to steal all of Amber's power.
Later, Cinder returns to the White Fang camp with Emerald and Mercury. This time, Cinder secures the support of Adam and the White Fang with the threat of violence with her stolen powers, as well as the offer of Dust and large amounts of cash. With no other choice Adam agreed to her demands.
Around two years afterwards Cinder helped Roman in the Dust robbery the Capital City Vale serving as his getaway driver. However, they comforted by Ruby Rose and Glynda Goodwitch and Cinder comforts the two in battle. The two appear evenly matched, Ruby uses Crescent Rose to fire at Cinder, but Cinder easily deflects the attacks. Cinder then creates a group of explosions under Ruby and Glynda, forcing them to jump away, giving her and Roman time to escape.
Not long afterward after hearing about Roman's failure at the docks to steal more Dust, she appears to reprimand him this along with Mercury and Emerald. After he complains about having to work with the "mutts" from the White Fang, she tells him to continue working with them and states that she and her associates have big plans for him.
Not long afterwards Cinder appears after hearing her two Apprentices had killed Tuskon, a Faunus that she assigned Roman to eliminate. This upsets Roman, but just as he is about to threaten the two, Cinder appears, causing Roman to back down and Emerald to appear happy.
Cinder then berates her subordinates on not keeping out of trouble while in Vale and turns Roman on why Tuskon was taken care of sooner. Emerald tried to apologize by saying that she did not think it was a bad idea, but Cinder tells her it isn't her job to think and only to obey, as Emerald responds with an understanding "Yes Ma'am." Cinder then turns her attention to Roman and asks why his mission was not completed, but he simply motions to all the Dust he has been busy collecting.
Roman asks what the next stage of their "master plan" but Cinder intimidates him into dropping the subject. She does, however, inform Roman that the first phase of the plan is over and he will no longer need to collect any more Dust, as they are entering the second phase of the plan. Before she leaves, she tells Roman to have the White Fang move the Dust to a new location that she will inform him of later that night.
Cinder and Subordinates disguised as Students from Haven Academy.
Cinder and her subordinates then infiltrate Beacon Academy under disguise as students from Haven Academy. Cinder and her team accidently bump into Ruby. After Ruby redirects them to where they are supposed to go as students visiting from the other academies for the Vytal Festival have their own dorms, Cinder thanks her and the trio walk away.
War of Discoveries (Prologue)[]
War of Discoveries: RWBY Campaign[]
Relationships[]
Salem's Faction[]
Salem[]
Cult Of The End[]
Himiko Toga[]
Cinder upon first meeting Toga compared her crazy personality to her comrade Tyrian Callows. However she appears to have respectable relationship with her as she is willing to follow her orders. Though she appeared whine about being ordered to kill Ruby Rose.
Dabi[]
Cinder and Dabi so far appear to have respectable relationship. Though meeting her Dabi taunted her, however he was willing to follow her orders and she in turn is impressed by fighting skills and his control over his fire Quirk.
Traveling Strike Force[]
Izuku Midoriya[]
Cinder first heard about Izuku from Salem's conversations with All For One and has shown interest in his Quirk One For All and has compared it to her Maiden powers though she taunted him in being handed his power while she stole her power from the previous Fall Maiden.
Powers and Abilities[]
Even before attaining her maiden powers Cinder was a force to be reckoned with. Her fighting involves using raw dust a difficult technique as it is considered harder to control. She displays mastery over fire which she normally uses fiery explosions, which is powerful enough to block and knock back some of Glynda's manipulated debris. She is seen transforming a cloud of dust she had previously dispensed into several shards of what appears to be glass, which she proceeded to launch as projectiles. She also displays the ability to do this with ordinary dirt, after she kicks dirt into the air while fighting Amber.
After attaining half of the Fall Maiden's power, she displayed the ability to use elemental powers. Though she stilled used Dust against weaker opponents. Once she attained full powers of the Fall Maiden, she has gained the ability to, control of the weather and melt and create objects in her hand. As one of the four Maidens who are one of the few can use Magic in her world and doesn't require Dust, Cinder has become one of the strongest warriors in her world rivalling that of Elite Huntsmen.
Cinder's Shadow Hand
Shadow Hand: After being severely injured and losing her arm by Ruby Rose's Silver Eyes powers. Salem grafted replacement arm which is also one the Creatures of Grimm. The arm has the ability to stretch and siphon Maiden powers and its claws are able to impale Vernal, leading to her death. Her Grimm arm cannot channel Aura, making it vulnerable to attacks, but it is capable of channeling magic, allowing her to create her weapons. It also gives her a crippling weakness to Silver Eyes as seen in the Battle of Haven when Ruby's Silver Eyes attack puts her in immense pain. The arm is also capable of reforming if it is destroyed although the process appears to be painful.
Semblance[]
An Example of Cinder's Semblance in use
Scorching Caress: Cinder semblance allows her to super heat objects and change their shape. Using this Semblance, Cinder is able to super heat powders such as sand and dust into glass and hurl them at enemies as well as alter her clothes. She able to use to make weapons out of glass. She is able to create explosions with them example during her fight with Glynda and Ruby.
Maiden Powers[]
As the Fall Maiden Cinder is one of the 6 people in her world that have the ability to use magic. However, she did not attain her powers the way that the other maidens in the past have rather stole them through of the Grimm Glove that Salem made and stealing from the then Fall Maiden Amber. However, at the time she was only able to steal half of it due the process not being complete thanks to intervention of Qrow Branwen. However, after killing her during the Battle of Beacon, she gained the rest of the power. She displays great use of fire and heat base magic such as melting metal with her bare hands or power blasts of her fire. She was able to use freeze a fellow Maiden solid as well. She also is able to create weapons made of various elements. She also has displayed the power to manipulate and affect the behavior of Grimm, having been able to influence the actions of a gigantic Wyvern through her Maiden Powers. She is able to access the vault containing the Relic of Choice under Beacon Academy in the Kingdom of Vale.
Physical Abilities[]
Expert Swordsmanship:
Expert Marksman:
Trivia[]
- Cinder's English VA is Jessica Nigiri.
- Cinder's Japanese VA is Yūko Kaida.