Personality: The first step to understanding Ruby is to understand that there are major two halves to her. First, there is Red Riding Hood, the woman with the red hood and shattered past. This is who she was in the Enchanted Forest before the curse. The second is Ruby Lucas, the rebellious small town waitress with a penchant of screwing up with flair. There are similar aspects to both personalities, but they are still two separate people. When the curse broke, both personalities merged. However, Red still struggles with finding peace with both of her personas.
Both Ruby and Red are unfalteringly loyal to her friends. When Emma was looking for Ashley Boyd, Ruby sent her to Ashley's ex-boyfriend's house. This gave Ashley enough time to pack up a few things and get back to the diner where Ruby gave the pregnant young woman the keys to her car so that she could leave town. Red displays this same trait many times over when she saves Snow from Anita, when she delivers food to Snow and tells her that Charming has stopped the wedding to Abigail, and when she fights by Snow and Charming's side in the war that they waged against King George.
Ruby and Red are both very kind hearted and are more than willing to help a stranger. With Red, this is seen when she offers Snow a place to stay when they first meet. With Ruby, we see this when she's friendly with Emma despite her being an outsider and despite the things that Regina tries to do to her.
Both personas were very adventurous, always wanting to get away. Before Red discovered that she was the wolf, she longed to leave the little town that she lived in with Peter and get away from her Granny's many rules. Ruby also longed to be out in the world, having adventures and "chasing lemurs." When she had her first taste of adventure, it frightened her but she didn't let it stop her.
There is also a courage and a strength to her that is seen many times. It can be seen when Red's willing to sacrifice her life to help Peter because she believes him to be the wolf. It can be seen again when she gets control of her wolf and stands up to Anita in order to prevent her mother from killing Snow. It's also seen when she stands up to Regina after the curse is broken, despite the fact that Regina is once more wielding magic.
Despite her courage and strength, there is also a strong fear. She fears that she will lose control of the wolf and hurt those that she cares about. This is first seen when she learns that she is the wolf and that she ate Peter. Upon discovering that there is a rip in her cloak, she sends Snow away in order to keep from hurting her. After transforming the first time in twenty-eight years after the curse is broken and she thinks she killed Billy, she fears that she's going to kill or hurt the others that she cares about and begs to be locked up.
She also is far too self sacrificing for her own good. The most prominent example of this is when she chains Belle up in the library and goes to face the angry mob that's out for her blood. There is also evidence of her putting other people's happiness before her own and how she's willing to give up her nights and personal time to help out her friends. This can be mainly seen during all the times that she babysits Henry for Emma.
Ruby is also very determined to make a new life for herself, despite her past. In her conversation with Whale the night that she prevents him from committing suicide, she tells him that she sees Regina's curse as a second chance. She also mentions that she's determined to take this second chance to make a life for herself, for what it's worth.
The wolf is also an integral aspect of Ruby's overall personality. Both personas have shown wolfish traits including loyalty and strong ties to those that she considers part of her "pack." Originally, however, the wolf was a mindless killing machine with no ability to tell the difference between friend or foe. However, after she gains control over the wolf, the wolf becomes a lot more tame and humane. The wolf still shows a ferocity in battle and moves by instinct.
[Canon] Ruby Lucas || Once Upon a Time || Reserved || 2 of 3
The first step to understanding Ruby is to understand that there are major two halves to her. First, there is Red Riding Hood, the woman with the red hood and shattered past. This is who she was in the Enchanted Forest before the curse. The second is Ruby Lucas, the rebellious small town waitress with a penchant of screwing up with flair. There are similar aspects to both personalities, but they are still two separate people. When the curse broke, both personalities merged. However, Red still struggles with finding peace with both of her personas.
Both Ruby and Red are unfalteringly loyal to her friends. When Emma was looking for Ashley Boyd, Ruby sent her to Ashley's ex-boyfriend's house. This gave Ashley enough time to pack up a few things and get back to the diner where Ruby gave the pregnant young woman the keys to her car so that she could leave town. Red displays this same trait many times over when she saves Snow from Anita, when she delivers food to Snow and tells her that Charming has stopped the wedding to Abigail, and when she fights by Snow and Charming's side in the war that they waged against King George.
Ruby and Red are both very kind hearted and are more than willing to help a stranger. With Red, this is seen when she offers Snow a place to stay when they first meet. With Ruby, we see this when she's friendly with Emma despite her being an outsider and despite the things that Regina tries to do to her.
Both personas were very adventurous, always wanting to get away. Before Red discovered that she was the wolf, she longed to leave the little town that she lived in with Peter and get away from her Granny's many rules. Ruby also longed to be out in the world, having adventures and "chasing lemurs." When she had her first taste of adventure, it frightened her but she didn't let it stop her.
There is also a courage and a strength to her that is seen many times. It can be seen when Red's willing to sacrifice her life to help Peter because she believes him to be the wolf. It can be seen again when she gets control of her wolf and stands up to Anita in order to prevent her mother from killing Snow. It's also seen when she stands up to Regina after the curse is broken, despite the fact that Regina is once more wielding magic.
Despite her courage and strength, there is also a strong fear. She fears that she will lose control of the wolf and hurt those that she cares about. This is first seen when she learns that she is the wolf and that she ate Peter. Upon discovering that there is a rip in her cloak, she sends Snow away in order to keep from hurting her. After transforming the first time in twenty-eight years after the curse is broken and she thinks she killed Billy, she fears that she's going to kill or hurt the others that she cares about and begs to be locked up.
She also is far too self sacrificing for her own good. The most prominent example of this is when she chains Belle up in the library and goes to face the angry mob that's out for her blood. There is also evidence of her putting other people's happiness before her own and how she's willing to give up her nights and personal time to help out her friends. This can be mainly seen during all the times that she babysits Henry for Emma.
Ruby is also very determined to make a new life for herself, despite her past. In her conversation with Whale the night that she prevents him from committing suicide, she tells him that she sees Regina's curse as a second chance. She also mentions that she's determined to take this second chance to make a life for herself, for what it's worth.
The wolf is also an integral aspect of Ruby's overall personality. Both personas have shown wolfish traits including loyalty and strong ties to those that she considers part of her "pack." Originally, however, the wolf was a mindless killing machine with no ability to tell the difference between friend or foe. However, after she gains control over the wolf, the wolf becomes a lot more tame and humane. The wolf still shows a ferocity in battle and moves by instinct.