Junior Xiong

"You're gonna pay for this..."

- Junior to Yang Xiao Long

Hei Xiong, more commonly known as Junior, is a character in the world of RWBY; introduced in the "Yellow" Trailer as its main antagonist.

Appearance
Junior wears a white dress shirt with a black vest over the top, a red tie, black gloves, and black dress pants. He has gray eyes; short, black hair; and a black beard with a mustache. Junior is also exceptionally tall, towering nearly two feet over Yang and the twins. Sometimes, Junior can be seen wearing red tinted glasses identical to the ones his henchmen wear.

History
He makes his appearance in the "Yellow" Trailer, where Roman Torchwick is requesting to buy some men from Junior for a job; but then leaves when Junior is approached by Yang for information. She then proceeds to hurt him until he tells her what she wants, asking about a certain person. Junior's henchmen come to his aid and Yang releases him. She follows him to the dance floor and lures him into a false sense of security before punching him across the room. After Yang defeats his men and the Malachite Sisters, Junior then returns with a large bazooka and fires multiple rockets at Yang, which she avoids. Junior then turns his weapon into a club and hits Yang before firing more rockets at her. Yang gets in close and avoids his strikes, breaking his weapon with her attacks, but Junior manages to rip out some of her hair. This sends Yang into a rage and she hits Junior with a devastating punch that launches him from the club; knocking him unconscious.

In Painting the Town..., Yang and Neptune return to Junior's club. Junior, clearly afraid of Yang since their last encounter, gives them a "warm welcome" and asks why they've come back. Yang interrogates him about Roman's whereabouts, and Junior tells them that Roman contracted some of his men to assist in Dust robberies; but has severed ties with him after being disappointed with his men's performance. When Neptune asks what happened to the men he lent to Roman, he tells them they "never came back".

Personality
Junior has a somewhat brutish personality, not liking to be pushed around and picking on others. He also tends to hide behind his henchmen unless forced into a fight himself. He is also somewhat naive, as he easily fell for Yang's offer to "kiss and make up" before being punched in the face. Junior also appears to get intimidated almost easily, as seen with Yang, following her return to the club, which was due to their previous encounter. He even has a discontent for his men, as he is disappointed by their constant failures and calls them "idiots".

Skills and Abilties
Junior's primary weapon is a bazooka that can also double as a large club. He is also a skilled fighter, and displays great strength while fighting Yang. He has the strength to overpower her blocks with his weapon, an ability which his henchmen lack. His durability is also noteworthy, as he can withstand numerous punches from Yang that incapacitated his henchmen in a single hit. He also appears to be a form of information broker, and according to Yang, "People say you know everything," implying that he's a very highly regarded information source.

Trivia

 * Junior's first name, Hēi (黑), is Chinese, meaning "black," and his last name, Xióng (熊), means "bear." Together, his first and last names mean "black bear." This further lends to Yang's allusion to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The name Junior likely means that he represents the littlest of the three bears.
 * Junior's nickname for Yang, "Blondie", is a reference to Barbara's (Yang's voice actor) old Rooster Teeth username, current Twitter handle, and Xbox Gamertag, "BlawnDee."
 * Junior was originally supposed to be voiced by Gavin Free.