Yang

Yang Xiao Long is a titular protagonist of RWBY. She is a Huntress, having been trained at the now-defunct Beacon Academy. Her weapons of choice are a pair of Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets, Ember Celica.

She made her first appearance in the "Yellow" Trailer, searching for clues regarding the whereabouts of her mother, Raven Branwen, who left her when she was a child. From Volume 1, Yang became a member of Team RWBY alongside her younger half-sister Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna.

Yang is a tall, fair-skinned young woman with lilac eyes and long, thick, wavy bright golden hair that fades to pale gold at the tips with a cowlick sticking out at the top, greatly resembling her mother. When her Semblance is active, her eyes become red and her hair gains a fiery glow.

After arriving in Atlas and meeting with James Ironwood, Yang obtains an entirely new outfit primarily consisting of khaki overalls, the gold zipper of which is unzipped just below the breast to reveal a white low-cut cropped tube top. Around the thighs of the overalls is a gold zipper and buckled strap that allows for the pants leg to be detached. The right leg is unzipped but still strapped to the overalls but the lower part is partially folded over. Over top of the coveralls, she wears a baggy, dark brown crop aviator styled jacket with fur trim around the neck and black-and-orange straps along the sleeves.

Around her waist is a black-and-orange belt with black-and-yellow folded fabric on the sides, which runs behind her with a pouch attached to it and a golden buckle of her emblem. She wears dark brown knee-high boots with black laces and top trim. For accessories, she has resumed wearing her orange scarf around her neck and her purple scarf around her right leg, like she did with her original battle outfit. She also has a black/brown strap with golden trim and a pouch wrapped around her left thigh. Yang wears yellow and black socks with her emblem on as shown by the concept art. She is also seen wearing orange sunglasses in "Ace Operatives".

Yang's voice actress, Barbara Dunkelman, has said that when Yang's character was described to her, she was described as "the kind of person who would teach someone how to swim by pushing them in the water". This speaks volumes about how Yang approaches most things in life. She is very straightforward and confident.

Yang is also described as being a cheerful, energetic, and bright young lady. She is arguably the most flippant, carefree, and adventurous member of her team, frequently making sarcastic comments and jokes even in the heat of battle and often taking combat and hostile situations lightly. Yang is very sociable and extroverted, even in unfamiliar situations. Yang's love of adventure is the main reason that she decided to become a Huntress. Blake considers Yang the personification of the word "strength". According to Ruby, she snores loudly.

However, Yang's "brawler" fighting style is evocative of her personality. Her anger, one of her main assets in battle, can lead her to act predictably and has put her into danger repeatedly. She was easily frustrated when she couldn't land a hit on Neopolitan and could not attack precisely because of it, leading to her getting knocked unconscious and almost killed. Yang is also very protective of her hair, becoming enraged when someone touches or rips or cuts even a small portion of her hair, causing her to attack with straight, blunt force the one who did it. However she is comfortable with letting Ruby touch or brush her hair or even use it to toy with her sister by tickling her nose. According to Taiyang, she shares a flaw with her mother: thinking strength is all that matters in a fight. Her thoughtless anger also led to the quick loss of her right arm in a short encounter with Adam Taurus after he angered her by injuring Blake. While recovering from her injuries, her father lectures her about this weakness and guides her in what she needs to do to start overcoming it along with her flaw that she shares with her mother.

Despite this, Yang is quite mature. She is extremely nurturing and motherly, particularly toward her younger sister, Ruby. Yang pushes her into being outgoing and also worries a great deal about her sister across the many battles they fight in. This protective and encouraging nature extends to Blake and Weiss as well. Yang is worried about Blake on several occasions, such as when she runs from her team and when she suffers from sleep and appetite problems, opening Yang to discussing her stubborn past. What Yang does not reveal is that she suffers from abandonment issues, blaming herself for her mother not sticking around.

Yang is also quite guile as she was able to teach Weiss on how to play Remnant: The Game by explaining to her how to use her cards in the game only to better trick Weiss into wasting her armies. She later used a laser to attract Blake so they would be able to talk and even tricked a bandit into revealing the location of Raven's camp. She is also perspicacious as she saw through her mother's facade and attempt to manipulate her into staying with the tribe during their first meeting, recognized her in her corvid form at Haven, and quickly deduced that her mother was the Spring Maiden and had killed the former maiden.

However, after the deaths of Pyrrha Nikos and Penny Polendina, the Fall of Beacon, the losses of her right arm and her partner Blake, Yang sunk into a reclusive depression. The mention of her missing partner agitates her and she gives Ruby the cold shoulder and even outright ignores her sister when she says, "I love you". Over months, Yang rebounds from this reclusive nature. Though she suffers from PTSD, she tries to keep moving forward, partially for her father's sake when feeling she holds him back. After overhearing her father and Bartholomew Oobleck talking about Ruby outside her window, she accepts the earlier wisdom of her father, Oobleck, and Professor Peter Port and dons her new cybernetic arm.

When training with her new limb, she learns how to balance her driven and positive nature without overconfidence or agitation. She paints her arm to match her style, changes to a new outfit, and headed to Mistral although her father believes she has not overcome her personality flaws. Fortunately, she has shown to not be as quick to blind anger in combat anymore and now fights displaying good strategy and intelligence, as seen with her rematch against Adam and when she fought the Ace-Ops. While traveling to Mistral to reunite with Ruby she continues to struggle with her PTSD, which manifests in her left arm shaking when she encounters stress. She, however, appears to have overcome it some time after she and Blake reluctantly killed Adam.

Yang is extremely sensitive about being abandoned and her "simmering anger" stems from these abandonment issues. For the better part of nearly two decades, Yang spent her life searching for her mother, trying to understand her reasons for leaving. Their first reunion in "Lighting the Fire" also demonstrated how low her opinion was of Raven, reacting with anger after Raven said that Yang finally decided to visit her, making it sound like she was the one responsible for her mother not being a part of her life. She even ignored Raven's attempts at lightening the mood and became hostile upon her father, uncle and Team RWBY being insulted in "Known by its Song". Even after her team's reunion at Haven, Yang was still guarded and kept some distance from Blake, stating in "Argus Limited" that their relationship would need time to heal. After a rematch against Adam in "Seeing Red" however, Yang fully accepted her partner's apologies, understanding that Blake was not like her mother.

Yang's Relationships:

Taiyang Xiao Long: Yang has a close relationship with her father, but she admits that he was devastated following the death of Summer Rose, forcing Yang to raise Ruby Rose and herself for some time. He also teaches at Signal Academy. According to Ruby, Yang learned to fight from Taiyang.

Yang shares many traits with her father, with slight similarities in clothing style, hair color, and a protective, yet positive, outlook. Like her father, Yang's joyful nature can be strained, as both became more somber and withdrawn after serious losses (Taiyang with Summer not returning, and Yang with her arm and the Fall of Beacon).

In "Of Runaways and Stowaways", Taiyang clearly shows that he is concerned for his daughter and trying to help her. Their interactions are not at all hostile, but Yang's emotional state does not allow for much laughter. Taiyang, saddened, lets her set her own pace, not pressuring her to try out the new robotic arm, and not interfering when she struggles to regain control after a trauma flashback had left her panting in fear.

In "Family", Yang clashes with Tai over her self-assessment as an adult and her reluctance to don her new arm. Tai encourages her to not let her handicap stop her. Yang was stunned when he made a seemingly hurtful remark, but she lightly punches him in the arm, passes it off as a joke, and shares a laugh.

Later, when she overhears why Tai has not gone searching for Ruby, Yang feels dejected, ashamed, and like a burden. The next morning, when she emerges from the house with her new arm equipped, Tai stops his gardening and the pair began their much-delayed training: the first sign of progress of mending their relationship.

In "Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back", Yang has regained some of her former confidence and is seen training under Taiyang. While he is blunt with his training, he accepts Yang as an adult and finally tells her about Raven Branwen and where they differ and resemble. Taiyang also gives Yang strong advice on how and when to use her Semblance and helps her grow and develop as a fighter.

In "Taking Control", Yang is confronted by Taiyang before she can leave. Her father asks where she is going: to find her sister or her mother. He also promises not to interfere with her search for Raven anymore.

In "Known by its Song", Yang reacts with anger after Raven called Taiyang a fool for trusting Ozpin.

Raven Branwen: Having been raised by Summer and her father, Yang only found out about her biological mother after Summer's apparent death. Raven had left shortly after Yang's birth, and after finding out about her, Yang began to search for her. At one point, her search nearly got herself and Ruby killed when she ran into a group of Grimm, but were saved by their uncle, Qrow Branwen. This tempered her zeal, though she continues to search for her mother, but not at the expense of anyone else.

In "Destiny", Yang gets information on her mother from Qrow after revealing that she recognized her mother as the woman who saved her from Neo. Qrow confirms her deduction and offers to help her find her, but he also warns her that her mother won't do her any favors a second time, and that she is a dangerous person, which visibly upset Yang. Originally, they were going to do more with Raven Branwen and Yang Xiao Long in Volume 3, but weren't able to due to time restraints.

In "Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back", she finally got to learn more about Raven from her father, with Taiyang describing her mother as a complicated person who was formidable in many ways and who fought for what she believed in, but also that Raven had great flaws that tore team STRQ apart and caused great damage to their family.

In "Welcome to Haven", her conversation with the Bartender shows she knows exactly who Raven is. Yang acknowledges his warning about the Branwen Tribe.

In "Lighting the Fire", Yang finally finds her mother, however, after Raven makes a cavalier comment about Yang finally deciding to visit her, Yang shows anger and retorts that she spent years looking for her mother. When Raven tries to praise her for being able to find her and beat her men, Yang is unimpressed and remains silent. She rejects Raven's hospitality, stating that she needs her Semblance to reach Qrow and, by extension, Ruby. When her mother refuses to help, Yang angrily demands her request once again, nearly inciting a brawl with Raven's whole tribe. She is even more infuriated when she discovers that her mother had kidnapped Weiss. When the fight is stopped before it truly begins, Raven finally, and begrudgingly, relents to Yang's request.

In "Known by its Song", Yang is suspicious of her mother's story, but clearly shocked by what she reveals. When Raven insults Qrow and Tai about trusting Ozpin, Yang becomes infuriated, snapping at her for abandoning her family and never being a part of her life. She is shocked again when she sees Raven transform from her namesaked bird before her very eyes. When Raven creates a portal, she asks Yang to choose between staying with her so they could have a proper mother-daughter relationship or joining Qrow and Ruby. Yang chooses the latter without hesitation. Raven then warns Yang that if she sides with Qrow, she may not be kind to her the next time they meet, to which Yang coldly replies that she was never kind during this meeting. Unbeknownst to Yang, her mother agrees following Yang's departure.

In "The More the Merrier", Yang spots Raven in her avian form and calls out to her, forcing Raven to reveal herself to everyone. When Raven denotes how everyone has made a choice, she looks squarely at Yang, who glares at her in response. Later, she is shocked to see that her mother has allied herself with Cinder's Faction and, by extension, Salem.

In "Downfall", Yang confronts Raven when she is about to take the Relic of Knowledge.

During their confrontation in "Haven's Fate", Yang begins to question her mother about the former Spring Maiden's fate and is shocked to realize that Raven had killed her. She then proceeds to shoot down all of Raven's attempts to justify herself and confronts her mother about her hypocrisy, asking her if she let Yang walk into the trap at Haven because she knew that Yang could handle it or if it was because it brought her a mean to get what she wanted. She also asks her mother if she killed the Raven that Taiyang told her about, citing her as only powerful, not strong. Despite her PTSD acting up, Yang refuses to back down, and vowed not to back down to Salem either, before demanding that Raven hand over the Relic due to her not wanting her mother to have it. Her mother makes one last attempt to stop her, but Yang roughly pushes past her, though, she gets a tearful apology before Raven departs. Once Yang acquires the Relic, she breaks down into tears over her emotional encounter with Raven.

Later, when she returns to the others, she does not tell Qrow about Raven being the Spring Maiden and claims that Raven disappeared before Yang got to the Vault.

In "Uncovered", when Qrow mentions that they do not have the Spring Maiden to seal the Relic back in the Vault, Yang briefly looks away, as she is the only one among them who knows who the true Maiden is: Raven.

In "Witch", Yang calls Summer Rose her mother instead of Raven. This implies that Yang has disowned Raven as her mother due to abandoning her out of fear of Salem.

Qrow Branwen: Qrow is Yang's maternal uncle. While they are close, Yang does not seem to idolize him as Ruby does. Likewise, although he does not mentor her as actively as he does Ruby, Qrow treats Yang as a mature adult and does not try to insulate her from reality. Qrow sometimes calls Yang by nicknames, such as "Firecracker".

In "Burning the Candle", Yang tells Blake Belladonna that she and Ruby were saved from the Grimm by their uncle, Qrow, when they set out to look for Yang's mother.

Qrow is supportive of Yang and gives her much-needed advice on occasion. In "Lessons Learned", he gives Ruby and Yang perspective on their achievements and warns them not to become overconfident in their abilities, though he also tells them that they both have the potential to "go far".

Later, in "Destiny", Qrow gives some reassurance to Yang after her "unwarranted assault" in the Vytal Festival, while also giving her some information on her mother, Raven. Although he knows that Raven is dangerous, he relays said information to Yang, along with hints about where to find her long-lost mother.

After the Battle of Beacon, Yang was promised by Qrow that he would look after Ruby.

In "Known by its Song", Yang defends Qrow, citing he's never given her a reason to doubt him. When Raven insults Qrow for trusting Ozpin, Yang slowly becomes angered. She later reaches him through Raven's Semblance.

In "Rest and Resolutions", when Yang yells at Ozpin for what he did to the Branwen twins, she is surprised that her uncle wanted the ability to turn into a bird.

In "Uncovered", Yang becomes hostile to her uncle when he tries to defend Ozpin.

In "Lost", Yang and her team find Qrow completely passed out, commenting that she has never seen him this bad.

Ruby Rose: Ruby is Yang's younger half-sister, schoolmate, teammate, and leader. Yang shows high levels of appreciation and affection for Ruby, as she is extremely excited about Ruby's invitation to join Beacon Academy and promotion to Team Leader. As Ruby moved up two years and stated she did not want people to think of her as "special", Yang comforted her and told her that she was special, displaying a caring nature.

Yang clearly feels a considerable amount of responsibility for Ruby. After the death of Summer and their father's subsequent breakdown, Yang seems to have become a major caregiver for the young Ruby. This extended to her taking the girl with her on her nearly ill-fated exploration of Patch to find a place associated with her missing biological mother; it is implied that she felt quite a bit of guilt over nearly getting her younger sister killed. Despite her general protectiveness of her hair, Yang is shown to be comfortable with Ruby touching it, being fine with Ruby brushing it and even using it to play with Ruby by tickling her nose. In the past, Ruby complimented Yang's hair when she was brushing it and compared it to a burning dragon.

Despite this, she still abandoned her when they arrived at Beacon to hang out with her friends, though this was necessary to help her sister socialize. Right before this occurred, Yang encouraged her sister to make some friends on her own. Later, she tried to resolve the enmity between Ruby and Weiss, and even literally dragged Ruby into a conversation with Blake in an attempt for her sister to make new friends of her own. This concern for her sister's social side returned in "The First Step" when Yang brought up her hopes of Ruby coming out of her shell and pointing out that she needed to meet and work with new people to grow up. In spite of this, when she heard the Ursai in the bushes during "The Emerald Forest", she seemed hopeful that it was Ruby there to partner with her and, upon realizing it was not, jokingly asked the Ursai if they had seen her. In "Players and Pieces", Yang runs to get to Ruby when she is being chased by a Deathstalker and a Nevermore, and later smiles with pride when Ruby leads the students to the cliff to escape the Grimm. She's later overjoyed when Ruby is made Leader of Team RWBY, hugging her and expressing that she is very proud of her sister.

Yang's is very protective of her sister, also seen during the episode "Mountain Glenn" where she worries for her sister, who went missing after the road beneath her collapsed, dropping her deep underground. After reuniting with her, she tightly hugged her sister, glad to have saved her from near death at the hands of the White Fang. In "Volume 5 Yang Character Short", Yang helps Ruby to train her in hand-to-hand combat. When their training session got interrupted by an Ursa and almost had Ruby killed without her weapon, she protected Ruby and killed it with the help of her Semblance. Ruby went to see if Yang was okay, to which Yang says that she's always got Ruby's back.

Ruby has shown some annoyance towards Yang's overly affectionate behavior, once even causing a comedic fight between them. Nonetheless, she is a source of confidence for Ruby. It has been revealed that Yang would read to Ruby before bed when she was little, and the stories inspired Ruby to be a Huntress.

After the Battle of Beacon, Yang and Ruby's relationship becomes strained, due to the former's crushed emotional state. Nothing Ruby says can uplift the despondent girl, so she simply respects her wishes for solitude.

In "Family", upon hearing that her father has not gone looking for Ruby because he has to "look after some things", Yang becomes dejected, knowing he had spoken about her. This becomes a motivating factor for her to move forward. In "No Safe Haven", Yang is finally on the move in search of Ruby, evidenced when she chose the path to Mistral over the route towards the Bandits.

In "Lighting the Fire", Yang expresses her desire to reach Ruby, knowing that her sister will need her help.

In "Known by its Song", when Raven asks Yang to choose between staying with her so they can have a proper mother-daughter relationship or to go after Qrow and Ruby, Yang chooses to go after Qrow and Ruby without hesitation, saying that all she wants is to make sure Ruby is safe. When she is finally reunited with Ruby in Mistral, the latter is shocked. At first afraid that Yang would yell at her for leaving home, but the former simply gives her sister a warm embrace, crying as she says "I love you". Thus, their relationship is repaired.

In "Rest and Resolutions", Yang decides to stay and help Ozpin in the fight against Salem because of Ruby's influence, as she knows that her sister has an instinct for doing the right thing.

In "Alone Together", Yang joins Ruby while she's laying on the ground, observing birds, and playfully uses her hair to tickle Ruby's nose. The two then drink coffee together alongside Weiss, though Ruby unintentionally angers Yang by wishing that Blake was with them, though Yang eventually calms down after her talk with Weiss.

In "The More the Merrier", Yang immediately comes to help Ruby get up after she was hit by a fireball shot by Cinder Fall.

In "Vault of the Spring Maiden", Yang is saved by Ruby from Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black. She then prepares to fight alongside her sister, asking her if she was okay.

In "Downfall", she and Ruby fight together against Emerald and Mercury. She later obeys Ruby's order to go to the Vault without hesitation, despite her shock of seeing Blake.

In "Haven's Fate", she joins Ruby after her sister fell on her knees from weariness and drops to her side.

In "Argus Limited", Yang tends to Ruby after the train crash-lands in the snow. In "Alone in the Woods", Yang argues with Ruby about their mission, which she and most of the others deemed pointless, since Salem is immortal. She gets further on her sister's bad side when she states that they need to leave after Ruby accidentally drops the Relic down the well. Yang later snaps out of her sullen state when Ruby is confronted by the Apathy.

In "Our Way", Yang is very worried about Ruby as she was about to be eaten by Leviathan. However, Ruby summons Jinn to save her life and buy her some time to use her powers. After the battle, Yang is impressed that Ruby froze the Leviathan.

In "Ace Operatives", Yang is shown to be uneasy with Ruby's choice of hiding the truth about Ozpin and Salem from General Ironwood, though she listens to Ruby's reasons for not telling him.

In "Gravity", after Ruby broke down into tears and fell to the ground after what Salem said about Summer, Yang immediately rushes to her sister's side and cradles her sister's head on her lap to comfort her, despite being distraught about what Salem said too.

Following the events of Volume 7, Yang hardens herself in order to prepare for the overwhelming situation that they were in. She was hurt by what had happened to Mantle and wanted to do whatever she could to help them, hinting at her reason for criticizing her younger sister.

In "Divide", Yang and Ruby got into an argument over whether to evacuate Mantle's citizens to safety or to finish the Amity Tower. She also criticizes Ruby's leadership due to disagreeing with her decision to finish the Amity Tower first, since no one will help Atlas in time. This horrified Ruby, which resulted in them splitting into two groups to achieve both objectives. Though she was depressed about this for a time, Ruby still attempted to, unsuccessfully, contact Yang when worried for her.

In "Ultimatum", Yang and Ruby are finally reunited, with Yang swallowing her pride and telling her sister she missed her too.

Weiss Schnee: Weiss is Yang's schoolmate and teammate. After an incident with Ruby involving Dust, Weiss returned to her to read a Dust usage pamphlet. In an attempt to be friendly, Yang asked the two to try to make up, with less-than-stellar results. Later in the dorms, Weiss, complaining about the lack of sleep, came over to Ruby, Yang, and Blake, only to have an argument ensue.

The two were originally not on the best terms, Weiss complaining of their antics and Yang believing she had a problem with her sister. Although they have had their difficulties, she still cheers Weiss on in Peter Port's class as she fights a Boarbatusk.

Despite their hostility, the tension between the two seemed to have ceased by the time of the festival. Regardless, Yang strongly opposes Weiss on her comments regarding how a White Fang and Faunus are the same.

The two seem to be on entirely friendly terms by "Welcome to Beacon", with Yang feeling comfortable enough to put her hand on Weiss's shoulder and Weiss not being outwardly annoyed by this. Yang also offers Weiss advice on how to correctly play Remnant: The Game, even leading her to the brink of victory. This, however, was a ruse so Yang could activate her trap card and destroy Weiss's armies herself. In "Painting the Town...", Yang bluntly shoots down Weiss's attempt at making a pun, critiquing it as "not very good".

In "Extracurricular", it was revealed that Yang is working together with Weiss to organize the Beacon's dance event. Although they were seen arguing about what to bring for the party, both are enthusiastic and eager to do a good job, further showcasing the two's ability to coexist. Both also seem to share a love for formal events and attire.

During their battle against Team FNKI, Yang attempts to defend Weiss when Flynt Coal insults her, although she is interrupted by Neon Katt. Yang is also angered when Weiss is taken out of battle and quickly rushes to her side after defeating Flynt and Neon.

After the Battle of Beacon, Yang is saddened when she tells Ruby that Weiss was taken away by her father to Atlas.

In "Lighting the Fire", Yang finds Weiss locked in a cage. Surprised to see each other, Weiss is confused as to what is happening, even questioning Yang on why her mom would kidnap her, infuriating Yang. After the situation is resolved, Weiss jumps onto Yang, hugging her, leaving her slightly surprised. Saying how much she missed her, with tears, Yang replies on how much she missed her too, as the two friends and teammates remain embraced.

In "Alone Together", after her outburst to Ruby and Weiss about Blake's absence, Yang is confronted by the latter alone, and they share the loneliness they faced when they were younger. Every time Yang criticizes Blake for leaving, Weiss counters with solid reasons. In the end, it is Weiss who helps Yang to have faith in Blake's return, and is surprised when her friend states that she is there for Yang.

In "The More the Merrier", Yang looks on in horror when she sees Weiss impaled by Cinder.

In "Our Way", when Weiss felt sorry that Yang and Blake had that unexpected encounter with Adam Taurus, Yang assured her, that she and Blake were there for each other.

In “Of Solitude and Self” when Yang calls Somewhat adorable, Weiss laughs at the response.

Blake Belladonna: Blake is Yang's teammate and academy partner. The night before the Beacon Academy Initiation, they meet when Yang drags Ruby over to her in order to help Ruby make some more friends - Ruby and Blake having been vaguely acquainted. The conversation becomes awkward and Yang thinks they should leave, but Ruby manages to connect with Blake's interest in reading.

During the initiation, Blake appears to be following Yang through the forest. When Yang confronts a pair of Ursai and defeats one, Blake jumps in to kill the other. The two girls seem to get along well, although, due to Blake's silent personality, they do not talk much. By the time of the festival, the two have a stronger bond. In "Welcome to Beacon", Yang is seemingly worried when Blake voices her concern regarding the White Fang and attempts to reassure her. When Blake proposes they take the fight to their enemies, Yang instantly agrees and playfully remarks "I love it when you're feisty", both sharing a smile afterward.

The two are skilled as a fighting duo, exemplified by Ruby's orders for a coordinated attack when Team RWBY fights Roman Torchwick. "Extracurricular" reveals that Yang, along with the rest of the team, is deeply concerned over Blake's recent lack of sleep and appetite, as well as her slipping grades. She calms Blake down when she becomes irritated and tries to convince her to attend the dance the following weekend, promising to ensure Blake has the perfect night. Blake, however, declines and leaves for the library.

Yang later on confronts Blake the day before the dance. She opens up to Blake about her childhood and how she continues searching for her mother. When Blake's stubbornness about making their investigation into Torchwick and the White Fang a priority over her health angers Yang, she pushes her onto the teacher's desk, demonstrating she would have no chance against Roman in her current state. Calming down, Yang hugs her partner and tells her to not stop, but to get rest, not only for herself, but for those she cares about as well. Yang encourages Blake to attend the dance again, offering her a dance. When Blake attended, both are seen dancing together, finishing up shortly before Yang allows Sun Wukong to cut in.

During the team's first away mission to Mountain Glenn, after they make camp for the night, Yang voices her admiration for Blake when the latter questions her own motives for being there, again attempting to cheer her up and reassure her. Yang assures Blake that she is not the type of girl to run away from a fight. Blake, however, disagrees, citing the instances of her running from the White Fang, her team, and even the nature of her Semblance as examples of her running away from a fight. Yang points out that Blake, along with Weiss, at least have purpose and direction in their lives, while Yang merely goes with the flow and takes what life throws at her, and Ruby thrives on her passion to become a Huntress.

During "Destiny", Yang is visibly hurt by Blake's hesitation in believing her about why she attacked Mercury, even after Blake explains it is due to her history with Adam Taurus. She tells Yang to be truthful and if she regrets attacking Mercury, to which Yang says he attacked first so she attacked back. She is, however, greatly relieved when Blake makes the choice to trust her, putting aside her misgivings and speaking well of Yang's character over the time she has known her.

In "Heroes and Monsters", Yang tries to find Blake somewhere in the ruins in Beacon. After seeing her getting stabbed in the abdomen by Adam, blinded by rage, she attempts to attack Adam for hurting Blake. Adam severs her arm, causing her to fall unconscious. Blake then uses her Semblance to distract Adam and carry Yang out of the building. After having retreated to safety and they are both on the ground recovering, Blake reaches out to an unconscious Yang, apologizing and crying.

After the Battle of Beacon, seen in "End of the Beginning", Blake runs away without a word, which wounds Yang even further. The usually upbeat and energetic girl becomes cold and cynical towards everything that has happened, including Blake's supposed betrayal, regardless of how much Ruby tries to defend her estranged partner.

In "Alone Together", Yang still has not gotten over Blake's running away and doubts she will see her again. However, deep down, she really misses her. After having a talk with Weiss, she begins to believe that she will meet Blake again. In "Downfall", Yang unexpectedly reunites with Blake and her eyes widen with shock. Their reunion is brief as Yang is directed by Ruby to head for the Vault. Once Yang returns in "Haven's Fate", and the battle ends, she warily eyes Blake, but then immediately smiles, and welcomes her into a group hug, accepting that Blake is back.

In "Argus Limited", Yang tells Blake that it will be a while before their relationship returns to the way it was before, but expresses happiness that they are back together again.

In "The Coming Storm", she tells Blake about her trauma and that she has not gotten over her fear of Adam. When Blake says she will stay by her side and protect her, Yang is offended and abruptly walks off. In "Alone in the Woods", while they are fleeing from the Apathy, Yang grabs Blake's hand and leads her outside. She is later assured by her partner that her doubts of their mission was caused by the Apathy draining them of their wills.

In "Stealing from the Elderly", Yang quickly drives off to Blake's destination after hearing about how Blake's mission in disconnecting the relay tower has failed. In "The Lady in the Shoe", she drops her motorcycle, Bumblebee, near Adam before she proceeds to fight him by Blake's side. In "Seeing Red", Yang and Blake work together to fight him. The battle ends with both of them successfully killing Adam. This causes Blake to break down crying. Yang rushes to Blake's side to comfort and embrace her, at which Blake promises Yang she won't break her promise and abandon her again. Yang replies, saying that she knows she won't. Both of them then comfort each other, fully rekindling their friendship to the way it was before.

In "Our Way", Yang can be seen comforting Blake after the battle against Adam. After the fight against a Leviathan and hordes of Grimm, she holds Blake's hand and tell Weiss that they were there for each other.

In "Ace Operatives", she is a bit flustered about Blake's new haircut and compliments her on it. After they successfully complete their mission and become official Huntresses, Yang can be seen taking a selfie with Blake.

In "Sparks", Yang partners up with Blake and Marrow to eliminate Beowolves in the abandoned mines. She, along with Blake, are annoyed at Marrow when he suggests both of them should go on separate missions until both of them proceed to take down a Beowolf together.

In "A Night Off", the two of them are invited by Team FNKI to go to a dance club, and Yang is seen correcting Blake's dance moves, much to the annoyance of Weiss. Later, at the election rally, Ren mentions that "at least they're back to being friends again", to which Nora disagrees with Ren’s claim and speculates that "there's more going on" between the two, with Ren disagreeing, Ruby's annoyance at the two arguing, and Penny's curiosity about who Nora and Ren were talking about.

In "Worst Case Scenario", while in an Atlas vehicle, Yang ask Blake's opinion about whether they should've told Ironwood about what they learned about Salem, to which Blake tells Yang about the condition and situation of Mantle. Blake further reveals that she doesn't wish to use violence to bring Robyn Hill in to talk with Ironwood or to do the right thing. Yang then says that they won't have to use violence, forming an idea on how they could get Robyn to cease hostilities with Ironwood.

In "With Friends Like These", Blake and Yang worked together to defeat the better-trained Ace-Ops after Ironwood ordered Team RWBY, Team JNR, Oscar, and Qrow to be arrested.

In "Fault", Yang shows worry that Blake would think less of her for what she believed to be breaking the promise she made to always be there for her and protect her, asking Jaune if she would think less of her for not helping with Amity and being disappointed when Jaune believed she was talking about Ruby and assured her that her sister would forgive her.

In "Ultimatum", when Yang and Blake are reunited, Yang places a hand on her cheek softly with a blush on her face and places their heads together, which Blake happily returns.

In "A Place of Particular Concern", Yang is tackled by Blake in a hug relieved that she’s alright and Yang returns the hug in response.

In "Altercation at the Auspicious Auction", Blake playfully teases Yang by making some puns about losing her arm, with their hands nearly touching.

In "Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds", when Yang and Blake are trapped in the Punderstorm and stuck on a bridge, they express what they think of each other before finally confessing their true feelings to each other. Yang and Blake have their first kiss which surprises their friends, which leads to Yang and Blake finally becoming a couple, and Yang giving Blake real romantic love that she deserves.