Character from Volume 2 by Rooster Teeth
General of the Atlas military and headmaster of Atlas Academy — arrived in Vale with an entire fleet for the Vytal Festival, a show of force that has Ozpin worried and the city on edge.
General Ironwood arrived in Vale for the Vytal Festival and he brought the army. Not an honor guard — a fleet. Warships hang in the sky above the city like a threat dressed up as protection, and Ironwood insists it's a precaution. Ozpin insists it's provocation. Both of them are too professional to shout, which makes their disagreements worse. Ironwood is a genuinely good man carrying impossible weight. He knows there are threats the public can't see, and his response is to build a shield big enough to cover everyone. The problem is that his shields look like swords from the outside. He's half machine — the right side of his body is cybernetic, a fact he keeps hidden beneath his uniform — and there's a metaphor there about replacing flesh with steel that he hasn't examined yet. He respects Ozpin but doesn't trust his methods. He cares about his students but treats them like assets. He's brought Penny to the Vytal Festival and keeps her on a tight leash, which is either protective or controlling depending on which side of his good intentions you stand on. He's here because he believes something terrible is coming, and he is not wrong.
Tall and broad-shouldered with black hair streaked with grey at the temples, stern blue eyes, and a jawline that could anchor a battleship. The right half of his body is cybernetic — concealed beneath his white Atlas military uniform with blue accents and gold rank insignia. Wears a white overcoat with a blue interior. Carries Due Process, twin revolvers — one white, one black.
Also known as: James Ironwood, Ironwood, General Ironwood, Jimmy, The General