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[blue-cheeseinmyoffwhites]

Hello, saw your posts about RWBY Characters' Allusions. A question, does team rwby have another character allusion?

A lot of characters have more than one allusion, and team RWBY is no different. These allusions often have a character fill a complementary role of a significant figure in another fairy tale.

Let's start with Ruby Rose. She is of course Little Red, but there are also other characters she embodies. The Wolf in the story is known for his big & shiny eyes, a very notable feature of Ruby (that was pointed out by Ozpin in the first episode, just like the fairy tale). She is also her own huntsman, equip with an "axe" weapon of her own.

Weiss Schnee is Snow White, but also takes other roles of the story based on her summons. Her Boartusk represents the huntsman, who killed a boar to spare the princess. Her Knight represents the noble prince who saves her. Her Queen Lancer represents the Evil Queen who plagues her. Weiss seems to take after the Evil Queen the most, with her friends often referring to her as "Ice Queen".

After reading those first two, you can probably now understand why Blake is based on both Beauty & the Beast. She has Belle's beauty, part of her name, her love for books, her relationship to "Adam" and her tendency to run away. But like the Beast, she has animal traits that she hides, is haunted by a rose, prefers living in isolation, and eventually falls in love with a human girl. She is often seen in Forever Fall, a forest with wilting red flowers, representing the wilting rose that curses the Beast.

Yang is Goldilocks with her destructive nature & yellow hair, but can also be seen as Baby Bear, the child of the Papa (Taiyang, blue eyes) & Mama (Raven, red eyes), resulting in Yang being a mix of both (purple eyes). Each parent compares Yang to the other, and she learns to embrace the good and bad traits of both in order to become "just right".

The tale of Rose Red & Snow White, two young girls based on Little Red & Snow White, can be the inspiration for the partnership between Ruby & Weiss. The two were sisters, which is represented by the ever-growing bond between Ruby & Weiss. Weiss's fairy tale, Snow White, could also be the reason for Ruby's theme, Red Like Roses, which is how the Evil Queen described how red she wants her lips in the original tale (in some stories she compares it to blood in the snow, both line up perfectly with the Red Trailer & Players & Pieces).

Weiss also represents the story of the Snow Queen. She is called Ice Queen. She has a male companion (Kai/Whitley) who is cold, distant, & rude. She sets off to find the Snow Queen (Winter) in V5, during her trip she meets a talking corvid (Raven) & a robber maiden (Vernal). Weiss also gets pierced by evil glass like Gerda.

Gerda’s most cherished memories is being young playing in the rose gardens with her friend. They shared many happy memories here. This rose garden takes the embodiment of Ruby Rose, who befriends Weiss & takes her on adventures. Weiss reminisces about Ruby in V4 after the attack on Beacon, missing the days when they had fun together. A frozen rose garden is seen in Weiss Character Short, representing her longing for Ruby (innocence, fun, freedom).

Blake & Yang have so many allusions when it comes to their relationship. Start with Beauty and Beast. Blake already shows traits of both Belle & the Beast, but Yang does as well. Her affiliation with yellow, adventure, bright energy, & beauty is reminiscent of Belle. The Red Trailer even directly ties her with Blake, calling her the beauty to her beast. Yet Yang also displays signs of the Beast, most notably her behavior when she is angry. She sparks fire red eyes similar to the monstrous Grimm they fight, and is the most aggressive fighter of the group. She receives an injury on her arm identical to the Beast. Most importantly, she is abandoned by Beauty in V3. This theme of having similar & different traits within one another ties into another dynamic that will be explained later.

There are two roses that bring them together. They meet through Ruby, the good rose Yang gives to Blake. Adam is the bad rose that Blake tries to keep away from Yang, but he breaks them. Adam starts off as the Beast (Adam) to Blake’s Beauty. Once she leaves him (like the fairy tale) he then embodies the Rose that haunts her. Once he meets Blake’s new partner, he then becomes Gaston & adopts his jealousy. Once Blake & Yang defeat him, they free themselves from the curse and come back to the Good Rose.

Blake & Yang also represent the Yin & Yang dynamic. We have the darkness (Blake) and the light (Yang), with a little bit of each other in each (matching eyes). Many cultures depict Yin as a tiger (Blake's cat ears) and Yang as a dragon (Xiao Long). The themes of darkness and light has been associated with Blake & Yang since their trailers. Blake engulfs in darkness when she leaves, while Yang brings light when she enters (kind of like their semblances). Scenes with Blake & Yang play with lighting a lot (2x06, 6x01, 9x06), and fights involving them often have them circling around each other or moving across each other, just like the Yin Yang Symbol.

Team RWBY as a whole also has references. One commonly known reference is the Wizard of Oz crew, with Ruby acting as Dorothy (who had Ruby/Silver slippers). Weiss is the Tin Man who gains heart while the real one loses it (Ironwood), Blake is the Lion who gains courage while the real one loses it (Lionheart), and Yang is the Scarecrow who learns to fight smarter while the real one acts irrationally (Qrow). These four adventurers set off to Beacon (Land of Oz), meet the Wizard (Ozpin), and get their wishes (graduating). They are told to stay on the Yellow Road, but fail.

The team's respective Remnants also allude to their fairy tales. Ruby sheds roses, representing her red color scheme, her youthful innocence, and the flowers Little Red picks for her grandmother. Weiss sheds snow, representing her white color scheme, her cold attitude, and Snowhite's soft skin that gave her the name. Blake sheds shadows, representing her black color scheme, her dark personality and background, and the Beast condemned to the shadows. Yang sheds fire, representing her yellow color scheme, her bright but scorching personality, and the porridge Goldilocks claimed was "too hot".

Ruby represents multiple figures from others characters’ allusions. Penny is based on Pinocchio, who wishes on a Shooting Star to be a real human. Ruby, who is often characterized as a small flickering light (literally & figuratively) she represents the star that Penny wishes for & makes her feel human (literally & figuratively).

2x07 Dance Dance Infiltration is a retelling of the Cinderella story. The maiden is told she needs to return by midnight, puts on a disguise, & goes off. Ruby tracks her, Cinderella enters the stage, the two dance, and she leaves without a trace. Ruby in this case represents the Prince that wants to find the mysterious maiden he danced with the night before. His only clue was her missing glass slipper. Cinder fights with glass, a point Ruby reports to her professors as information to track her down.

There's a lot more micro references to other fairy tales but these are the most notable for Team RWBY. These references influence how a character is portrayed, how they interact with others, and the actions they take.

#rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #team rwby #whiterose #bumbleby #rwby allusions #rwby meta #rwby analysis #greenlight volume 10 #ask blue

[demon-witch-cat]

I truly love your grey branch and Keith brothers au so much! As someone who has always viewed them as siblings. In this au it seems like Branch is giving Keith the older brother experience that Branch himself missed out on at his age without even realizing it.

Quick question is brozone mentioned in this au or do they appear?

Yes! I have a bunch of ideas for how the plot of the third movie could change in this au. Someone else asked how brozone and Keith would react/feel about each other, which I plan on answering, I'm just struggling with sorting out all my ideas right now.

Though I do wanna say, because he sees Keith as his little brother, Branch is a lot more bitter with his older brothers. After all, he would never leave Keith the way they left him.

I also have this one comic idea of someone from another genre (I'm leaning towards Hickory) commenting on him being a good brother towards Keith, then asking if he had any good role models, with Branch giving a bitter "You could say that"

#trolls branch #trolls keith #trolls branch and keith #trolls brozone #trolls au #ask blue #trolls two of a kind AU #trolls #dreamworks trolls

[cheesytrishy]

Silly thing with @doodledrawsthings oc Hattie

#drawing #cartoon #art #fanart #my art #ask blue #chrono crime #Hattie #shady shore #chronocrimeblue #shadysharehattie

[bluewonderer]

i just read 'can't raise hell with a saint' and it's just so sweet. I don't know a lot about One Piece but reading these stories makes me want to continue to discover these characters

Sorry for the late reply but WOW what a compliment!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it—I had a LOT of fun with that one! Cowboys!! I’m not sure how you came across that fic if you don’t know much about OP, but it’s so crazy that it made you want to discover the characters more. I hope you’ve had a chance to check out OP even a little bit, and that you’re have lots of fun! 🩷🩷 It’s why I love it so much, because it always makes me laugh.

#one piece #blue writes #ask me things #ask blue #zolu #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #wow I am so bad at the blogging thing I am so soRRY

[bluescircusblog]

Hey Blue! How did your first day at the Circus go?

My first day went well! I wasn't scared at all honestly!

#tadc #tadc oc #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus oc #ask blue

[animalpicture]

it was about silvy, and it is largely because of his beans. and snoot.

and his.

physique.

...well shaped boy.

#animail #ask blue #silvy #dragon

[seirindono]

Hey Blue, just curious about something; if the four fells all fought until they passed out, how long did each of them last against each other? And also…why exactly did they fight? Did they only fight each other?

They can't get along to this day, but only fought this one time (they didn't attack any of the other skeletons either). As to why they fought, you can probably guess. None of them being bossed around and are all somewhat rude, impatient and/or agressive. It was bound to happen.

#ask #ask blue #underfell #underswap #swapfell #a day Blue won't forget indeed #the fell bros arrived shortly after black and rus #they weren't as polite back then #it was pretty awkward for everyone actually hm #maybe that why they decided that from now on if a newcomer appeared they wouldn't meet all of them at once #not that the fell actually care about meeting new people *sigh* #also hi norme hehe #he says hello

[fellwhite]

Trick or treat!

A little late, but trick?

#ask blue #that was the tag i think

[justanapplenothinghere]

hey blue what do you do if your feeling lonely

#roblox rainbow friends #blue rainbow friends #Ask blue #question answered #anon answered #art #fanart

[br34dr10t]

The wind blows wind to make wind

Penis

#asks #ask blue

[balee-art]

What a dysfunctional squad.

#im begging u to watch this show #for everyone asking: ringo is the only functional one ok #blue eye samurai #blue eyed samurai #bes #art #artist #digitalart #fanart #baleeart #bes fanart #mizuki #memes #meme redraw #myart #artists on tumblr #taigen #akemi

[blue-cheeseinmyoffwhites]

Do you have any hopes/predictions for RWBY's Vacuo arc?

New character outfits. As expected for every new 3 volumes. Hopefully they get creative with the character designs, as Vacuo calls for looser or even lesser clothing.

SSSN & CFVY return, it only makes sense that since we got Roman Holiday references in Volume 9, I think team SSSN & CFVY should make their grand returns with new outfits and nice references to their respective books. Nothing too crazy but I want these guys to have the spotlight they deserve as they are fan favorites and haven’t been seen since the Beacon arc. I especially want to see more characterization of Sun & Neptune and within the teams in general. I also want them to have at least one like amazing ass fight. I want to see crazy combos and Sun with like multiple clones or something.

Jaune & Ruby to get better fight scenes. Volume 9 pushed them in the right direction & the Justice League movies showcased how Ruby SHOULD fight. I need them to continue this momentum into the series proper and give us good quality full length Ruby & Jaune fights. Like I want them to have the treatment Weiss, Blake, & Yang had in Volume 9. Especially since they are both in their newborn states.

Ruby’s arc to continue. She just started the path of healing and now I want her to journey through relighting that spark that was her ultimate strength. I want her teammates to really show that they’re there for her. I want at least one individual heart to heart with each member, specially Weiss. I really need to see the relationship between Ruby and Weiss develop.

Weiss angst. She had snippets in Volume 9 & the movies, but clearly Ruby wasn’t the only one going through it. I want Weiss to showcase feelings of guilt about her dad, Ironwood, the events of Atlas, the events of the void, not being there for Ruby, etc. With her family & friends, she could learn to grow as a person and get stronger in the process.

Vacuo headmaster. I heard of him in the books but I need to see this guy in action.

Summer Rose. We’ve been playing the mystery card for 11 years now. It’s time to actually show us what happened between her and Salem, and see why Raven fears her so much.

#I swear I thought I posted this already #I'm sooooo sorry for the delay #this is just on the top of my head #rwby #team sssn #team cfvy #ruby rose #weiss schnee #jaune arc #summer rose #greenlight volume 10 #ask blue

[demon-witch-cat]

Fun headcanon idea! Most young trolls are soothed with singing but Keith can also be soothed using stories!

That’s such a cute head cannon! And perfect for these two! 

I can see Branch figuring this out one day when the two are hanging out in the woods, and Keith maybe gets hurt. It’s just a small scratch, nothing big, but he’s a little kid, so he maybe starts crying, and in general is just upset. This causes Branch to panic a little, because he isn’t sure what to do to help him calm down. He knows singing can help calm down young trolling's, his brothers and Grandma used to sing to him when they were still around but he doesn’t sing. What can he do to help calm down his little bug? 

So, he sits in front of Keith, and while he cleans and patches up the scratch, he just starts talking. Telling Keith about the time he ran into some critter, who stole his bag, and how he had to spend a good few hours having to track it down to get it back. He’s kind of just rambling, but Keith is soothed, nonetheless. Especially after Branch places the bandage on the scratch. 

By the time Branch finishes his story, Keith jumping around, grinning, insisting they go on a critter hunt right then and there, because that sounds like so much fun! 

Meanwhile, Branch is just in awe that that worked as well as it did. 

#Keiths parents will normally sing to keith #but sometimes telling stories works better #I can see this happening the other way around too #Like Keith can calm himself down by telling one of his stories. because it distracts him from whatever is upsetting him #i love this headcanon #thank you #ask blue #trolls keith #trolls branch #trolls branch and keith #trolls headcanons #trolls au #trolls two of a kind au #dreamworks trolls #trolls

[cheesytrishy]

For blue, how did you meet crimson and the red headed kid(sorry I don’t remember they’re name)

this was for when she met crimson

for Harley She actually met her in her lil hide out

@cheesysocsandart please send asks there since I wanna leave art stuff there qwq

#art #my art #would move these asks to my other account please #this was late so no worries #Blue #Chrono crim #Blue got engaged twice #1 time was by force #2nd was her regret #drawing #cartoon #ask blue

[bluewonderer]

Hi😁 can I ask what's Vash the Stampede?? I have been seeing your posts about it and wondering if I should watch since I took a tiny break from One Piece

HELLO THERE FRIEND

Yes, sure, let me tell you about this thing I am COMPLETELY NORMAL ABOUT **smiles while vibrating so hard I’m launched into the stratosphere**

Vash is from an anime called Trigun Stampede! The first season just finished at the end of March. Essentially, it’s a Space Western. So, gunslingers and some really cool sci-fi elements! There’s some great world building and character interactions-the things I love about One Piece. But Trigun Stampede is certainly more overtly serious, with some darker elements and a few philosophical questions it contends with.

Also? Vash is such a babygirl. My Disney Princess. Whumpable and kissable. But also kind of badass. I have a type. Other characters are great, too, like Meryl and Wolfwood (AHHHH WOLFWOOD MY LOOOOOOVE)!

Anyway! It’s only 12 episodes! Short enough to give it a try!! If you try an episode or two, will you let me know what you think?? 🥺🥺

Also: you do NOT need to know this to watch Trigun Stampede, but Trigun is actually an older anime/manga. Trigun was the name of the first anime/manga in ‘98, and Trigun Maximum manga is the name of the continuation from 2004. (I might not have my dates right.) EVERYTHING about the Trigun universe is good, especially Trigun Maximum imo, but Trigun Stampede is essentially an official AU of Trigun/Trigun Maximum and does it’s own thing with the characters and timeline. So this is just a FYI, a fun fact, but not required for Trigun Stampede.

I hope this helps!! I’m like totally normal about Trigun and so I’m super happy to calmly and rationally answer any other questions you might have!! 😂

#trigun stampede #trigun #ask blue #I’m so calm cool and collected about this dumb anime #I’m really not please send help #but seriously let me know if you try it! #I want to know I promise! even if you don’t dig it

[bluescircusblog]

Hello one and all!

Pyro here again with an exciting announcement!

I have opened my ask box for everyone! There you can submit questions for Blue, Me, or The circus!

The only rule is no NSFW asks.

Have fun! And I'll try and answer as fast as I can!

#tadc #tadc oc #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus oc #ask blue