Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26921356-20171220220553/@comment-30566396-20171221101814

@Fox:

- Girls with animal parts and traits (Blake has cat ears, and Max has bird wings)

- Members of major teams (Team RWBY and The Flock)

- Escaped from evil organizations bent on destroying humanity (The White Fang and The School)

- Are being hunted down by male characters who serve said organizations (Adam and Ari)

- Hide they animal parts under their clothes (Blake hides her ears under a bow and Max hides her wings under her jacket)