A major antagonist of [[rwby|RWBY]]. CEO of the Schnee Dust Company, along with being the husband of [[Willow Schnee|]] and the father of [[Weiss Schnee|]], [[Winter Schnee|]] and [[Whitley Schnee|]]. A callous and manipulative businessman, his amoral actions have given the company a bad reputation and driven his wife into alcoholism. He is the arch-enemy to Weiss, who actively works to restore the previous and better reputation of the company.

[spoilers]In Volume 7, Jacques wins the election for councilman after rigging the votes, with help from [[Arthur Watts|]]. However, his treachery is found and revealed by his own daughter and Jacques is arrested for his crimes. During the conclusion of Volume 8, he is murdered by [[James Ironwood]].[/spoilers]
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