| “ | If you think I’m one to forget anything, girl, then you’ve misjudged the man your father is. | „ |
| ~ Jacques to Weiss, and his most famous quote. |
| “ | I always knew you were a good scientist, Arthur... but I never knew you were such a good salesman. | „ |
| ~ Jacques agreeing to help Arthur Watts. |
President Jacques Schnee is a major antagonist of the anime-influenced animated webseries RWBY, as well as its manga adaptation of the same name. He was the President of the Schnee Dust Company, a member of the Atlas Council, the husband of Willow Schnee, and the father of Winter, Weiss, and Whitley Schnee, as well as the arch-nemesis of both his daughters.
He was voiced by Jason Douglas in English, and by Madoka Shiga in the Japanese dub.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
In General/Background[]
- To put it mildly, he has no care for anyone's well-being, and took those who oppose him deathly seriously, even his own family members.
- He runs the Schnee Dust Company in which he recruits a large number of miners and forces them to work in dangerous conditions against their will. They were even shown to be deadly, as one mine exploded and caused multiple deaths (including those of Ilia Amitola's parents). In fact, one of the SDC miners, Adam Taurus, was branded with an eye mark for life by the SDC, causing him to become a villain who seeks to subjugate humanity and kill Blake and her family, even if it means harming his own species in the process.
- He married Willow Schnee only for her fortune and convinced Nicholas Schnee to give him full control of the SDC.
- He was a horrible father and husband, as he put Willow through enough domestic abuse to turn her into an alcoholic and he shows absolutely no care for his children, most notably Weiss. One time, when Weiss wanted freedom and independence from her father, Jacques had her fight a big suit of armor powered by a Grimm, and this would leave Weiss with a permanent scar on her right eye in the aftermath. While he does pass the heir to the SDC title to Whitley, not only was this out of pragmatism, but it was done right after he demoted Weiss and didn't allow her to stand up to him, showing he only uses his son as an extension of himself.
- Furthermore, in some scenes you could see that Whitley seemed sad because of the verbal abuse his father gave to Weiss and in the next volumes, he doesn't even make arrangements to get his father out of prison which would imply that Whitley didn't even like his father and little by little he became a better person away from his toxic influence.
- Many negative events surrounding Schnee family and Faunus can be tied directly to him and has had steep consequences, even after his death. Notably, he indirectly instilled biased view regarding Faunus into Weiss that strained her friendship with Blake for a time and had a role in Adam Taurus' fall from grace.
- Despite having to compete with Arthur Watts (who tried to destroy the city of Mantle twice with less resources as a mere scientist) in heinousness, Jacques' enslavement is shown to be uniquely awful given the numerous injuries and deaths it causes to the SDC miners, and his abuse towards his family is extremely personal and goes beyond basic abuse, allowing him to pass the high heinous standard of the series.
RWBY[]
- After the Fall of Beacon, he had an argument with General Ironwood about his decision to place an embargo on Dust exports to the kingdoms and intended to call Weiss back to Atlas without showing any regard for her wellbeing.
- He berates Weiss for rightfully (and understandably) calling out the elites who were mocking Vale's losses and grabs her wrist to forcefully make her stop "embarrassing the family", which caused a Grimm to be summoned and endanger everyone at the party until Ironwood calms it down.
- He showed no remorse for making Weiss unintentionally awaken a Grimm and went to her bedroom to blame her for the incident, and even when she put her foot down and chose to keep fighting in the name of her family, Jacques snapped and slapped her across the face before taking her heiress title away and passing it to Whitley (albeit pragmatically), leaving Weiss so distraught that she broke down crying.
- He tried to guilt-trip Weiss in front of Team RWBY by reminding her of her childhood.
- He gave Arthur Watts his code to hack into the Atlas network and rig the election in his favour in order to win, causing a massacre that killed most of Robyn’s supporters and eventually led to Penny being framed for the incident.
- Although Jacques was shocked when he learned about Watts's actions later, he did not show any remorse for his involvement in it.
- After winning the election by force, he manipulates everyone into believing he truly won and hosted a dinner party to celebrate before Weiss exposed him.
- His actions sparked riots across Atlas, leaving it vulnerable to attack from the Grimm, and eventually leading to its destruction.
- After being arrested, he tried claiming he was manipulated, refusing to take accountability for his actions.
- Additionally, when he said he was not a murderer, he turned accusingly towards Qrow, who was holding Clover Ebi's bloodstained pin in memory of him.
- While his death of getting blown up by Ironwood is horrific, it isn't played for sympathy by any means and he more than deserved it for his heinous actions. Even Weiss and Winter agree that they are better off without their horrible father.
External Links[]
- Jacques Schnee on the Villains Wiki
- Jacques Schnee on the RWBY Wiki
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