Hazel Rainart

"Don't let such a small obstacle block your path."

- Hazel Rainart

Hazel Rainart is an antagonist introduced in Volume 4 of RWBY. He is a member of Salem's Faction.

He is voiced by William Orendorff.

Appearance
Hazel is a muscular man with brown short hair, a beard and hazel eyes. He wears a gray and brown coat with yellow buttons and linings on it, and a large belt. His arms are hairy and appear to have some scars on both arms near his sleeves. He also wears brown boots and black pants.

Volume 4
In "The Next Step", Hazel attends a meeting at Salem's Domain with fellow associates Watts, Cinder and Tyrian. He questions how Cinder was able to lose against a "novice" like Ruby Rose, stating that they've dealt with silver-eyed warriors in the past. Salem later instructs Hazel to meet with the White Fang leader, Sienna Khan, and ensure that they fall in line, to which he complies.

In "Kuroyuri", Hazel is seen walking past a train station and notices Oscar failing to get a train ticket from the machine. He walks up and slams on the machine with his hand, causing it to malfunction and shoot out a ticket for Oscar. Hazel then tells Oscar not to let small obstacles stop him before leaving.

Personality
Hazel has a calm composure compared to the rest of Salem's associates. He is reserved and rarely speaks unless there's something important or he's given an assignment from Salem. He has a low tolerance for failure, criticizing Cinder for her defeat to Ruby Rose and telling Oscar not to let minor obstacles stop him.

Powers and Abilities
While most of Hazel's abilities are still unknown, he's shown to have incredible strength, severely damaging a ticket machine with one hand.

Trivia

 * Hazel's name may be in reference to the color of his eyes.
 * Hazel's voice actor, William Orendorff, also provides the vocal sound effects for the Grimm.