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ribbonkey · 5 months
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some colored sketches I've prepared for incoming commission sheets! ace attorney all the way QwQ + random Sokka at the beginning lol
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tumblingxelian · 1 year
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So, I have been engaging in an interesting discussion about RWBY’s handling of Ironwood, prosthetic and more recently and it gave me a bit of a realization. 
One of the things critiqued was that Ironwood scorched up his arm/replaced it being used as a sign he was sacrificing more of his humanity. I can certainly understand that take but then I started ruminated on other facets of Atlas and the show overall. 
Like how when Yang lost her arm she wasn’t thrilled to receive the prosthetic because it seemed like everyone was just pressuring her to be OK and jump right back into the fight again. 
How Ironwood admires Salem’s seeming lack of humanity, her lack of fear, attachments and tries to emulate what he sees as her strength by being increasingly ruthless and willing to sacrifice ‘anything’.  
Or how the Ace-Ops were never given time to grieve or even granted the ability to admit they cared for Tortuga. Instead their ‘missing part’ was just forcefully replaced with Marrow. 
Plus how rather than letting Winter recover in anyway shape or form he just shoved her into a mobility aid. Not because he wanted to help her, but because she was his soldier and he needed to use her. 
What I am getting from it, thematically speaking, is less about the mechanical side of things. And far more about being denied or denying one’s one pain, grief and healing. 
The Ace-Ops can’t care about Tortuga, Yang has to start fighting again, Winter is not allowed to rest, Ironwood does not give himself time to heal. 
If something is causing a problem, be it emotions, a limb, or another person, Ironwood/Atlas’s ideology demands it be cut out and replaced by force. 
That’s what I think they were going for at least. 
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meebssketches · 10 months
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ok i wanted to do 10 but i couldnt think of anything else so
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hadesisqueer · 2 years
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Damn, the Atlas Military propaganda is real in this one. How hadn't I seen it before?
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The way you haven't even started and they're already encouraging you to join the military. Might as well put Ironwood as Uncle Sam.
Also “the most elite group of Huntsmen and Huntresses in all of Remnant” man they wouldn't stop arguing in the middle of a fight and got their asses beat by a bunch of novice Huntresses.
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supersaiyanjedi14 · 1 year
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RWBY COMBAT ANALYSIS: CLOVER EBI
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It's a good thing they had someone to look up to and get them through it. Not everyone is so lucky.[…] What good is saving the world without another generation waiting in the wings? Hopefully they'll leave Remnant better than we left it for them.”
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While his exact age has never been stated, Clover Ebi was a contemporary of the likes of Qrow Branwen and Robyn Hill, so he was likely in his late 30s to earth 40s at the time of his death two years after the Fall of Beacon.  A human male, Clover was an esteemed graduate of Atlas Huntsman Academy, enlisting in the military’s Special Operatives division and eventually taking leadership of the elite Ace Operatives unit.  Easily one of the most capable soldiers produced by the program, he quickly caught the attention of commander-in-chief James Ironwood, and the unit was brought into the fold of the eternal war with Salem.  As a power player in Ironwood’s inner circle, Clover came to report directly to the general and spearheaded the field operations for the Amity Communications Tower project, setting the stage for an eventual offensive on the witch.  Sadly, Clover’s duties also required him to enforce Ironwood’s increasingly tight rule on the kingdom, generating a decidedly unpopular view of his team among the citizens of Mantle.  While he held pronounced status and autonomy in the Atlas military on paper, Clover and his unit, in practice, gradually amounted to little more or less than, as the Mantle activist Forest so eloquently put it, “Ironwood’s Personal Attack Dogs”.  The Ace-Ops were status symbols first and foremost; a team of charismatic and badass Huntsmen designed to impress potential recruits, and living weapons authorized to silence any and all dissidents.  While by no means a fanatical sycophant like Caroline Cordovin, Clover’s total loyalty to Ironwood did ultimately make him a mere extension of the general’s will.  His personal pride and morals had no bearing on his decisions. All that mattered were Ironwood’s orders, even as they became more draconic by the day.
An exceptional though otherwise typical human specimen, Clover stood at 6’3”, his brown hair, teal eyes, and handsome features serving him well as the face of the Ace-Ops, while his athletic muscular build highlighted his ability to shoulder the physical demands of his profession.  A solid general-purpose operator, Clover built up and maintained an exceptional blend of athletic attributes, configuring power, speed and reflex to best suit the situation in question.  His dexterity and reflexes were arguably his most developed traits, masterfully wielding his weapon’s functions to ensnare and subvert opponents both in close quarters and at range.  He has latched a Geist’s mask with his grappling line, entangled Tyrian Callows in a full-body tether, caught speeding objects out of the air with casual ease, and fenced evenly with both Callows and Qrow Branwen at the same time, no small feat given both men’s skill.  His ability to fight evenly with the pair, both also known for their exceptional speed, served as a testament to Ebi’s own polished agility, expressed through his use of upright acrobatics to cover ground on the battlefield and balanced footwork and nimble evasions when dueling.  Even when denied adequate room to maneuver, Clover was able to keep pace with the contorting Tyrian and defend himself from both Qrow and Robyn Hill while confined into an airship, while still remaining quite mobile when fighting on open ground.  While not an offensive heavyweight, Clover’s physical strength was nothing to scoff at.  He has manhandled a hulking Petra Gigas after hooking its mask before proceeding to rip the Geist from its body, and during his final battle, threw Qrow several yards and slamming him into the ground after catching him with his hook.  While these feats could be chalked up more to Clover riding momentum than his own might, they do speak well to the kind of power the Ace-Op’s muscles can generate.
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While Clover’s lucky Semblance meant that he could typically breeze by obstacles without being tagged, he always responded well to the hits he did take.  During his confrontations with Tyrian Callows, Clover soaked up multiple physical strikes and continued to fight without any real strain, maintaining his composure even in the face of the Faunus’s sadomasochistic intensity.  When the airship crashed in the tundra, Clover bailed ship to avoid injury, but still endured the landing and engaged Qrow immediately afterwards despite having spent the better part of the night in the field.  In his final battle, Clover had to be brought down through attrition, the combined blows he took from Qrow and Tyrian ultimately wearing him down to the point where Qrow broke his Aura with a well-placed punch.  Though clearly worn out, Clover still regained his feet quickly, and while he had no chance of surviving Tyrian’s fatal backstab, he was able to hold a brief conversation and died relatively calm.  This indicates that the Ace-Op, while still as vulnerable as any mortal man, still possessed a powerful ability to deal with physical pain.  However, the circumstances of his death also highlighted Clover’s limitations.  His stamina was not unlimited, and if placed under enough pressure, he will eventually fold.  He won’t burn out immediately, but neither is he truly capable of weathering the storm.  Furthermore, while his military discipline allowed him to keep his cool in the heat of battle, his cocky attitude and total obedience to Ironwood has led to lapses in judgement that can put him between a rock and a hard place if he’s not careful.  Clover’s tragic death had just as much to do with him biting off more than he could chew as it did his inability to see the big picture beyond what James Ironwood told him to do.
As a high-ranking member of the Atlas Armed Forces, Clover was garbed in the uniform of his army, though his, like the other Ace-Ops, was a heavily tailored variant that highlighted his status.  His personal uniform consisted of a gray tank top over which he wore a sleeveless double-breasted white jacket with red and blue lapels, epaulets, and coattails.  The rest of the outfit consisted of white trousers, calf-high steel-toed boots, and fingerless gloves.  He further accessorized with a collection of personal ornaments, most notably his trademark four leaf clover pin inherited by Qrow Branwen upon his death.  While unarmored, Clover’s clothes were still practical and unrestrictive in the field, maintaining military reliability despite the decorative aesthetic.
RANKING: Tier 2, Peak Human Fitness
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While not an overwhelming juggernaut of athletic performance, Clover Ebi still serves as a strong representation of the human Huntsman physical apex.  He is an experienced field operative who has taken great pains to stay on top of his training and exercise, boasting a balanced application of strength, agility and dexterity that affords him an impressive level of performance in all areas.  While he can’t be expected to dominate any adversary on the back of any specific physical attribute, he is not lacking in any areas either, while his physical hardiness and disciplined confidence allows him to work through hits and persevere under fire.  Clover’s final fate proves that he does have a limit to how much pressure he can take, but given the force he was up against, pushing him to that upper limit is no easy feat.
MARTIAL
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Clover Ebi’s weapon of choice was a high-grade collapsible hooked fishing rod known as the Kingfisher.  The main iron shaft of the rod was of variable length, though Clover typically kept the weapon at approximately three to four feet, providing a moderate reach advantage when on open ground.  The sharpened hook on the tip was connected to a cable housed in the shaft and feed by a beveled reel that doubled as the hilt guard.  The reel itself had a powerful propulsion system that allowed the weapon to be utilized as a grappling hook, this method being one of Clover’s favorite methods of traversing his surroundings.  The simple black handgrip was fitted with a spike on the pommel and featured a manual adjuster that allowed the user to adjust the shaft’s length with the flick of a switch. Aside from Kingfisher, one of Clover’s lucky charms was an iron horseshoe, perfectly willing to use it as a makeshift knuckle duster and thrown projectile, and he was also known to regularly carry at least one gravity Dust bola for use as handcuffs or as an additional snare in combat.
As a student of Atlas Huntsman Academy and a member of the Special Operatives unit, Clover Ebi received a rich pedigree of combat training, preparing for both military operations and fighting the creatures of Grimm.  Distinguishing himself as an experienced field operative, Clover rose through the ranks to eventually become the commander of the elite Ace-Operatives, priding himself on his success on the back of his own merit rather than privilege.  That being said, the post-Fall of Beacon world changed Clover’s duties considerably, his team being dispatched to clear the construction sites for the Amity Tower project while also being constantly sent into Mantle to enforce Ironwood’s civil mandates.  While these measures made the Ace-Ops increasingly unpopular with the Mantle populace, Clover himself having a tense relationship with local political leader Robyn Hill, this regular field experience still helped keep Clover’s skills polished on top of his regular training and exercise, setting himself apart as one of the most skilled Huntsmen of his day.  Regarding Clover’s personal means of battle, his technique was very defense-oriented, employing tight one-handed blocking sequences and deflection parries to intercept both melee strikes and projectiles, while adopting a two-handed grip to use the elongated shaft as more of a polearm or quarterstaff.  For offense, he favored sweeping slashes and body shots delivered via flourishing spins, either to get around the opponent’s defenses or to confuse them with the twirls.  With the hook, Clover made avid use of blade manipulation techniques, often catching his opponent’s weapon and forcing it out of line, opening them up for a counterattack.  However, easily Clover’s most unorthodox technique was his use of his weapon as a combat lasso, grappling hook, and flail, frequently entrapping his targets in the cable to non-lethally disable them or swinging the hook from the cable to strike his targets at range.  Taking full advantage of the variable length of Kingfisher’s pole, Ebi often shortened it to accommodate tighter environments or to draw in the target after snaring them and lengthened it to improve his reach advantage.  This defensive fighting style was reinforced by his dynamic physical component and alternative equipment, enhancing his parries with nimble evasions and improving his tethers by manually threading his hook around his opponent’s limbs, while staggering his targets by throwing his horseshoe or tripping them up with his bola.  As far as alternative combat skills went, Clover Ebi was a highly skilled hand-to-hand fighter, freely incorporating punches and kicks into his style, and his military training virtually guaranteed training in the use of firearms, at minimum on how to engage enemy gunmen.
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Clover Ebi’s tactics and conduct reflected his personal background as well as the realities of his service.  As the leader of a special operations unit, Clover was all about the coordination of small groups of operatives to achieve larger strategic objectives, assessing the situation and directing his followers to exploit it.  As the Ace-Ops were pieced together from operatives with complimentary skills and powers, Clover was almost always in his comfort zone, as he and his teammates could always take advantage of their individual strengths while covering for each other’s weaknesses, working together as a well-oiled, cohesive combat machine.  When facing the Petra Gigas in SDC Mine #2, Clover dispatched Vine Zeki and Elm Ederne to restrain the legs while Marrow Amin disabled its arms and Harriet Bree and himself covered their flanks by catching the loosed Dust crystals.  They followed this up with a hit-and-run badgering sequence while Clover himself leapt in, snagged the Geist’s mask with his hook, and forcibly pulled it out of the stones, giving Bree a chance to kill it.  A similar collaboration was seen when confronting Tyrian Callows during the Battle of Mantle, this time playing defensive interference to subvert and ensnare the Faunus while Qrow Branwen attacked him directly and Robyn Hill chipped away at a distance.  These encounters perfectly show Ebi in his element, coordinating multiple Huntsmen to cleanly and efficiently disable a threat with minimal collateral damage.  As far as his own tactics went, Clover was just as subversive but also more freeform.  With his Semblance enabling him to avoid missteps and find the most advantageous hit spots, he often went with the flow and adjusted as he went along, tailoring his approach to suit the situation.  He would open defensively to gauge the threat and work to undermine it, whether by trapping their weapon and leaving them open to a punch to the face or by taking advantage of their overcommitment to tangle them in his line.  He was at his best when exploiting the element of surprise, catching both Qrow and Robyn off guard by trapping their weapons.  While his methods had a steep risk-reward, as tangling somebody in a fishing line is nowhere near an easy feat, Clover was able to make these radical techniques workable thanks to his Semblance; he was supernaturally lucky enough that his moves were successful, and he avoided the stumbling blocks along the way.  He was a weaponized freerunner who achieved victory on the back of clever subversion and a mastery of the most unorthodox methods.
However, for all of Clover’s skill, his style and tactics still held major logistical problems. Despite the versatile nature of the Kingfisher, none of its functions were reliably lethal, meaning that, while appropriate for law enforcement duties, he had very little in the means of decisively ending the conflict.  Instead of winning by overcoming his opponent, Clover won by manipulating and trapping them, meaning that his success was reliant on perfect technique.  While his unconventional techniques were effective in his hands, this was chiefly due to his Semblance making even the most ridiculous method workable rather than being a developed and practical combat skill.  Despite tethering Tyrian Callows several ties in Mantle, Callows was able to break free thanks to his own vicious movement, and he folded primarily due to offensive pressure from Qrow and Robyn’s opportunistic shots.  Clover was able to compensate for this lack of lethality through his teammates, tools he lacked access to when operating alone.  Furthermore, Clover’s loyalty to Ironwood came before all else, following his orders to the letter even if they conflicted with his own morals or even on-the-ground facts, leading to disastrous lapses in judgement.  This came to a head during his final battle with Qrow and Tyrian in the tundra.  When Ironwood ordered Ruby Rose and her allies’ arrests and declared martial law in Mantle, Clover immediately moved to arrest Qrow despite the latter and Robyn’s protests, the situation escalating into a full fight that allowed Tyrian to kill their pilot and crash the airship.  Clover escaped and acknowledged Robyn’s injuries, but rather than offer truce for her sake, Clover insisted on Qrow’s surrender with a transparent appeal to their friendship.  Not fooled, Qrow drew his weapon and the two fought evenly until Tyrian interfered.  Despite his awareness of Tyrian’s danger and Qrow’s good intentions, Clover attempted to battle both of them rather than collaborate, directly interfering with Qrow’s attempts to attack Tyrian in order to subdue him.  This proved to be Clover’s undoing, as Tyrian was able to manipulate his opponents to continue bashing each other rather than focus on him.  To his credit, Clover was able to acquit himself extremely well, briefly overcoming Qrow and managing to defend against Tyrian’s savage onslaught before trapping him in his line.  However, Clover’s lack of offensive power meant that he could not reliably defeat his opponents, and mounting pressure from two fronts was ultimately too much for him to handle.  Qrow eventually broke his Aura with a heavy punch, giving Tyrian a chance to impale him with a surprise backstab, using Qrow’s own weapon to frame him for his former friend’s death.
RANKING: Tier 2, Advanced Mastery
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With the various options of his weapon and his underhanded tactics, Clover Ebi has a very diverse and versatile skill set that has been honed through well over a decade of training and battlefield experience.  His subversive and defensive fighting style allows him to undermine and undercut his adversaries with radical tricks and maneuvers that most aren’t prepared to engage, and his developed skill allows him to stand equal to many of the greatest martial artists in his setting.  At the same time, while a competent and charismatic battlefield leader skilled at managing and directing his assets, Clover’s tactics in single combat are far less effective due to his reliance on his chosen techniques rather than practical ones.   His weapon and style trade lethality for options, resulting in a thinly spread skill set, while his stubborn persistence has led to him making bad calls, sometimes fatal ones.  Clover is cautious enough not to overextend, but he doesn’t always look at the big picture, leading him to bite off more than he can chew.
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Clover Ebi possessed the ability to passively affect probability, manipulating the world around him to act to his advantage in whatever endeavor he was participating in.  As this power allowed him to come ahead in just about everything, even in the most unlikely situations, Clover came to identify his Semblance simply as Good Fortune.  Upon their first meeting, the parallels between this ability and Qrow Branwen’s Misfortune were obvious and apparent, as both powers were constantly active, interfering with the lives of their bearers.  However, where Qrow’s Semblance affected his surroundings and people in his vicinity, Clover’s Semblance only affected himself and his personal actions.  While the circumstances by which Clover discovered his abilities are unconfirmed, he obviously unlocked them early on, aiding in his meteoric rise in prominence among the Atlas elite forces.  This ability manifested in various subtle ways, usually as a utility safeguard and tactical aide.  Lucky observations enabled him to locate entrances into blocked off locations and advantageous terrain positions, while conveniently improving his footing and balance to avoid falls and injuries.  Clover’s abilities even allowed him success in mundane activities such as card games, indicating a powerful degree of influence even outside the rigors of combat.  Clover was talented at supporting his Semblance’s influence with his own charisma and strategic observations, granting good fortune to larger objectives by turning them into HIS objectives.  This was part of the reason why he was such an effective team leader, as he was able to keep his subordinates unified in the field while enabling them to perform their jobs successfully.  On their own, the Ace-Ops could be prone to interference, yet when Clover was in the picture, they were a virtually unassailable unit.  This trait was not limited to his direct subordinates either; Clover was a good leader for everyone.  When confronting Tyrian Callows in Mantle, Clover, Qrow and Robyn had never fought alongside each other before, Qrow in particular barely being Hill’s acquaintance, yet the three of them were able to function extremely well together to meticulously bring the Faunus assassin to his knees.
Given how heavily Atlas Academy emphasized their students to develop the combative applications of their Semblances, it should come as no surprise that Clover took full advantage of his supernatural good luck in combat.  His ability to narrowly avoid hits and obstacles was the crux of his defensive component in battle, calmly responding to any attack made against him by getting to the right place in just the right amount of time.  Grazing strikes were basically a non-issue for him simply because he was lucky enough for them to miss him by inches, which in turn made traps and subtler probing attacks effectively useless.  This fed directly into his landing strategies, calmly jumping from extreme heights and managing to catch the landing every time, this talent saving him from a Teryx that latched itself onto his airship and enabling his escape from the crashing Manta in the tundra.  It even reinforced his in-combat evasions and martial defense, seen when he casually deflected Robyn Hill’s bolt at near point-blank range and latter avoided Tyrian Callows’ Aura Disruption strikes by the skin of his teeth.  Clover’s most pronounced use of his Semblance in battle was his use of it to enable his unorthodox fighting style. As visually cool and clever as Clover’s technique is, the fact remains that it is very lacking in terms of substance.  It’s a very showy and impractical method that would require perfect technique every single time to be workable.  Luckily for Clover, his Semblance meant that he could perform perfect technique almost every single time.  Where a normal person would be hard-pressed to snag an evasive opponent like Tyrian in a full body tether or catch a hole in Qrow’s sword at just the right point to rip it from his grasp, Clover was able to perform these moves on command and extremely frequently.  Clover’s Semblance was, in essence, the ultimate cheat code.  Regardless of the risk of the situation he was in or how improbable or crazy the fighting maneuver he was trying to pull off was, he was able to make it work by effectively hacking reality to shift things in his favor.
The problem with this sort of power was that there are certain situations one cannot simply leave up to fate to decide.  As previously mentioned, the main difference between Misfortune and Good Fortune was that Qrow’s Semblance affected the world around him, interfering with what other people were trying to do, while Clover’s Semblance only affected him and his own objectives.  While both developed a good deal of skill with their powers, Qrow was skilled at catching on to what his Semblance was causing, adjusting his tactics to take advantage of what his opponent was going to trip over.  By contrast, Clover’s Semblance covered for what should have been a risky move or a misstep to the point where he never truly struggled.  Good Fortune merely handed Clover one victory after another, to the point where he became reliant on his powers in combat.  This motivated Clover to develop the most hair-brained and head-scratching tactics in battle simply because he had never failed at making them work.  As a result, Clover was never exposed to his own limits and had no way of gauging situations where no amount of luck could help him.  Despite executing his usual high performance in his final battle, subverting Qrow and evading Tyrian, his greatest pitfalls happened when he was simply being overwhelmed directly, forced to give ground against his opponents and being worn down by their combined pressure.  Unlike Qrow, whose self-imposed isolation allowed him to develop his own talents in response to his limitations, Clover was constantly working with a team that Ironwood specifically built to cover each other’s’ bases as pieces of a puzzle.  That’s not to say that Clover was weak individually, but the circumstances of his career blinded to his own shortcomings.  Not only was he denied a chance to figure out what they were in the first place, but his blind loyalty ensured that he never felt the need to question Ironwood’s decision and find out what they were.  When he was isolated from his allies and tried to fight Qrow and Tyrian on his own, Clover lacked any of their strengths that could potentially shift things in his favor, and his luck eventually wore out.
RANKING: Tier 3, Specialized Combat
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Clover Ebi’s Semblance was the centerpiece of his combative viability, allowing him to avoid the subtle mistakes by the skin of his teeth while also bringing consistency to what should have been risky maneuvers in combat.  His success at expanding his objectives made him invaluable as a military unit commander while also turning him into a devastating martial combatant, twisting probability to make his desired outcome a reality regardless of how unlikely it seemed.  However, Clover’s Semblance was extremely singular and inwardly focused, lacking any ability to actively influence the flow of the engagement, while his seeming inability to falter had a major negative effect on his battlefield conduct.  Clover’s Good Fortune allowed him to breeze by just about any obstacle, but this lack of failure also meant that major holes in his approach were never addressed because he was so overpowered that they almost never came up.  Still, having literal luck on your side is not small thing, and anyone who challenges Clover is going to need every Ace they can fit.
OVERALL RANKING: TIER 2, MASTER HUNTSMAN
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Clover Ebi is ranked primarily on account of his martial skills, his performances in other areas adding layers to his versatile and high-performance fighting method.  For all his shortcomings, Clover’s position as the leader of Atlas’s best Huntsmen was well-earned, perfectly embodying everything James Ironwood expected out of his premier fighting unit.  An incredibly well-rounded athlete who could handle hard combat smoothly and calmly, Clover’s attributes made him perfectly optimized for the various combat situations he was guaranteed to find himself in, situations his fighting style was perfectly designed to engage.  He made use of an unconventional weapon that enabled a martial technique based around subversion, deception, and tricky maneuvers designed to subdue his opponent in ways they couldn’t possibly expect based on how unusual they were.  All of this was enabled by a Semblance that was quite simply a hack, twisting situations in ways that allowed his attempted techniques to work the way he wanted, even if they seemed like they were too tricky to be consistently reliable.  However, Clover’s weaknesses cannot be ignored, as everything just described was only consistent when Clover was operating as a unit where he could call upon the strengths of others.  When deprived of this support, Clover’s fighting style was all the more flashy and ridiculous while also lacking in ways to decisively end the battle, while his Semblance could not protect him from the power of direct assaults.  Clover’s attributes, rather than being based around practical techniques honed by experience, were based around making cute tricks into weapons by just being lucky enough for them to work in live combat.  And because Clover never truly deviated from this pattern, this saddles him with a circumstantial ranking of Tier 3 if confronted with someone he simply can’t subvert quickly.
Clover Ebi may be one of the best warriors of his day, legitimately comparable to Qrow Branwen in terms of developed skill, but his overspecialization with his Semblance has reduced him to a one-trick-pony.  Where his contemporaries had the benefit of being forced into situations where their weaknesses were exploited, motivating them to learn from experience and tweak things accordingly, Clover never did this, not because he was too arrogant to learn, but because he wasn’t allowed to.  Ironwood placed Clover in charge of the Ace-Ops in recognition of his skill, but the nature of the team meant that they were constantly covering for each other while having no real expectation of having top operate independently.  As a result, despite being the best Atlas had to offer, the Ace-Ops viability in single combat is shockingly limited, their leader especially.  The greatest irony about Clover was that his Semblance allowed him to practically coast by any pitfall and win no matter what, yet he was ultimately reliant on the support of his allies to fill in the gaps in his skill set and function as a Huntsman.  Simply put, his potential, both as a fighter and as a man, were stifled by James Ironwood who only wanted one thing out of him.  This isn’t to say that Clover was a victim or a mindless drone, as his loyalty to Atlas, James, and his mission were genuine convictions and he was complicit in this overspecialization.  Much like his commander, Clover Ebi started off with good intentions. Sadly, this loyalty was taken advantage of by one unworthy of it, and Clover Ebi ultimately lived and died as just another weapon pointed at the enemy so someone else could claim a victory.
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*originally posted on RoosterTeeth Community page on 05-21-22*
* images taken from RWBY Wiki and @rwbyweap*
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teganstable · 4 months
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Something that I’ve noticed during my yearly rewatch of RWBY definitely has to be the difference between Winter’s eyebrows vs the rest of the Schnee family. Before we knew Jacques had black hair when he was younger it always used to confuse me why hers wasn’t white like Weiss’s, and I came up with a headcanon that she dyed them just to make sense of the difference. Now, however, her black eyebrows make sense compared to her siblings. In addition to that, she and Whitley both have more traits of his than Weiss which would be an interesting point to do something with if CRWBY spent time caring about the Schnee family dynamics and what drives them but I highly doubt they'll do anything with that
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fanstuffrantings · 5 months
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Do you have any plans for the Ace Ops?
Short answer: Eventually I want to.
Longer ramble:
Currently, they're not at the top of my list, but I loved them a lot, so they'll get art in time. Volume 7 easily has my favorite character designs, and all of them were so distinct.
I have a list of characters I want to get to and there's also part of me that wants to sketch out some rewrite ideas but what I draw is dependent upon what I get really excited about/have the energy for.
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Hera' semblance is on display for Atlas forces. The target was old man that was making Auntie Weiss upset.
General Ironwood, the Ace Ops, Penny Polendina, Winter Schnee, and several Atlas soldiers stared, eyes wide and mouths agape spread throughout them all, as they watched the event that just happened in front of them.
Jacques Schnee had flown over to the old dust mine they had all just cleared out of Grimm, just to confront Ironwood about seizing it without his permission, even if it had been abandoned. Then he saw Weiss and decided to focus on her instead.
That is when Hera got in his way. She could see Auntie Wiess didn’t like being by this man and she wasn’t going to let him bother her! Plus, he was acting like a real meanie.
Jacques stopped dead in his tracks as the large form of Hera stepped in front of Weiss. Not growling or menacingly, but definitely like she was being protective. Jacques sneered at her and scoffed, “Ugh, someone get this mutt out of my w-”
“ROOOUR!”
In the blink of an eye, the Schnee patriarch was blown backwards, off of the solid ground of the landing platform and landed face first into a mound of snow. His legs were sticking out of the mound, weakly bent at the knees, And that was about all that any of them could really see of him anymore. His white suit blended in almost perfectly with the snow. The only way anyone was able to see Jacques was by the impression marks he had made in the snow mound and his shiny black shoes.
Everyone was in absolute shock by what they just saw. Both the fact that the aggravating and pretentious man that was Jacques Schnee was sent flying through the air, and that it was because a dog barked at him. And that said bark made a visible shockwave as it traveled. The only one that didn’t look the least bit surprised by what happened was Nora. Even Jaune and Pyrrha were shocked that Hera did that. She was usually much more shy around strangers. She must really not like Weiss’s father.
Speaking of Weiss, the heiress managed to recover from the wonderful sight of seeing her father unwillingly trying to fly with a small shake of her head. She looked down at the big Puggle Wuggle in front of her, who was looking back at her with a pleased smile on her face. A smile Weiss soon felt grow on her own lips.
“Hehe, good girl Hera.”
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aftermathing · 2 years
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I have snapped and become unhinged in my final battle with the heroes and you can tell because my usually well-brushed hair has become wild and unkempt
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THE FUCKING ACE NSFW FIGURE ???? HELLO ????
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RWBY Audio Description notes
This will be the type of DVS that has the narrator taking breaths from how much they’re describing. Think the American DVS track for Monsters University.
Be sure to read the Ultimate Guide to Audio Description on u3playmedia.com.
Narrator: Leilani Jones Wilmore (The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Monsters, Inc. duology, the Finding Nemo duology, Shrek 2, the Cars trilogy, the High School Musical trilogy, Ratatouille, Cars Toons: Mater’s Tall Tales, Up, The Princess and the Frog, Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, The Social Network, Gnomeo and Juliet, Brave, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Radiator Springs 500 1/2, Annie, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Despicable Me 3, The Boss Baby: Family Business, Sing 2, Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Category 1: character descriptions (incomplete)
Team RWBY (name revealed: 1x8)
Ruby Rose (name revealed: 1x1)
“A person in a red hood and flowing cloak” (the “Red” Trailer)
“The young girl” (recurring until her name reveal)
TBA (Volume 4 Character Short)
TBA (7x3)
“The silver-eyed Huntress” (recurring after 7x4)
“The silver-eyed girl” (recurring)
Weiss Schnee (name revealed: “White” Trailer)
“A young girl in white with a barely visible scar over her left eye” (the “White” Trailer)
TBA (4x2)
TBA (7x3)
“The heiress” (recurring)
Blake Belladonna (name revealed: “Black” Trailer)
“A young girl wearing a bow” (the “Black” Trailer until her name reveal)
TBA (4x3)
TBA (7x3)
“The mysterious girl” (recurring throughout V1)
“The cat Faunus” (recurring after 1x15)
Yang Xiao Long (name revealed: “Yellow” Trailer)
“Sporting a tall stature, purple eyes, and rugged yellow hair…” (the “Yellow” Trailer)
“The biker” (throughout the “Yellow” Trailer until her name reveal)
TBA (4x3)
TBA (7x3)
“The yellow-haired Huntress” (recurring after 7x4)
“The fiery girl” (recurring)
Team JNPR (name revealed: 1x8)
Jaune Arc (name revealed: 1x2)
“A blond boy” (1x1)
“The blond boy” (1x2 until his name reveal)
TBA (4x1)
TBA (7x3)
“A grown-up Jaune with long hair and a beard faces the girls.” (9x5)
“The strategist” (recurring)
Nora Valkyrie (name revealed: 1x4)
“An energetic redhead” (1x4 until her name reveal)
TBA (4x1)
TBA (4x10, young Nora)
TBA (7x3)
TBA (8x3)
TBA (recurring)
Pyrrha Nikos (name revealed: 1x4)
“Pyrrha, a tall girl with long red hair” (in 1x5)
“The celebrity” (recurring)
TBA (recurring)
Lie Ren (name revealed: 1x4)
“A boy with pink eyes” (1x4 until his name reveal)
TBA (4x1)
TBA (4x10, young Ren)
TBA (7x3)
TBA (recurring)
Beacon Academy Staff
Professor Ozpin (name revealed: 1x1)
“A bespectacled man” (1x1 until his name reveal)
“The ashen-haired headmaster” (recurring)
Glynda Goodwitch (name revealed: 1x1)
“A bespectacled woman” (1x1 until her name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Peter Port (name revealed: 1x10)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Bartholomew Oobleck (name revealed: 2x9)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Atlas Military
James Ironwood (name revealed: 2x2)
TBA (4x2)
TBA (7x1)
“The bearded general” (recurring throughout the Solitas arc)
TBA (8x1)
“The general” (recurring)
Winter Schnee (name revealed: 3x3)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
TBA (8x5)
Penny Polendina (name revealed: 1x15)
TBA (debut)
TBA (recurring)
TBA (7x1)
Caroline Cordovin (name revealed: 6x8)
“A short old woman” (6x8)
TBA (recurring)
Nubuck Guards
TBA
Fenix Atar
TBA
Ace-Operatives (name revealed: 7x1)
Clover Ebi (name revealed: 7x3)
TBA (debut)
“The alpha” (throughout 7x3 until his name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Vine Zeki (name revealed: 7x3)
TBA (7x3)
“The pale Ace-Op” (throughout 7x3 until his name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Elm Ederne (name revealed: 7x3)
“A big muscular Ace-Op” (7x2)
“The muscular Ace-Op” (throughout 7x3 until her name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Harriet “Hare” Bree (name revealed: 7x2)
“An Ace-Op with a mohawk” (7x2 right after her name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Marrow Amin (name revealed: 7x3)
TBA (7x2)
“The Ace-Op with the wolf tail” (throughout 7x3 until his name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Happy Huntresses
Robyn Hill (name revealed: 7x5)
TBA (7x1)
“…the woman from the posters in Mantle…”, “…she glares at the approaching truck under her white hair.” (7x5)
“Robyn extends a hand wearing a glove exposing her index finger.” (7x5)
TBA (recurring)
Joanna Greenleaf (name revealed: 7x5)
TBA (7x4)
TBA (recurring)
May Marigold (name revealed: 7x5)
TBA (7x5)
“May, the teal-haired Happy Huntress” (7x6)
TBA (recurring)
Fiona “Fi” Thyme (name revealed: 8x2)
“A woman with sheep ears” (7x4)
“The sheep Faunus” (recurring until 8x2 and afterwards)
TBA (recurring)
Team STRQ
Summer Rose (name revealed: 3x1 on tombstone, 9x10 on-screen)
TBA (6x13)
“A Huntress” (9x9)
“The Huntress” (9x10 until her name reveal)
Taiyang “Tai” Xiao Long (name revealed: 3x12)
TBA (4x3)
TBA (recurring)
Raven Branwen (name revealed: 4x4)
TBA (2x11)
TBA (2x12)
TBA (recurring)
Qrow Branwen (name revealed: 3x3)
TBA (3x3)
TBA (7x3)
TBA (recurring)
Salem’s Inner Circle
Salem (name revealed: 4x8, 6x2 on-screen)
TBA (3x12)
TBA (4x1)
TBA (recurring until her on-screen name reveal)
TBA (6x2)
TBA (6x2, post-Grimm pool)
TBA (7x13)
TBA (recurring)
Tock
TBA
Dr. Arthur Watts (name revealed: 4x1)
“A skinny man with a bushy mustache” (4x1)
TBA (recurring)
Tyrian Callows (name revealed: 4x1)
“A man with scars across his front” (4x1)
“…revealing a scorpion tail” (4x6)
TBA (6x8)
TBA (recurring)
“The scorpion Faunus” (recurring)
Hazel Rainart (name revealed: 4x1)
“A big man” (4x1)
TBA (recurring)
Emerald Sustrai (name revealed: 2x1)
TBA (2x1)
TBA (recurring)
Mercury Black (name revealed: 2x1)
TBA (2x1)
TBA (recurring)
Cinder’s Faction
Cinder Fall (name revealed: 2x1)
TBA (1x16)
TBA (3x1)
“A glass mask covers her scarred, closed eye socket, and her hair barely extends past her neck.” (4x1)
TBA (6x2)
“…wearing a black catsuit, cape, and eyepatch” (6x13)
TBA (recurring)
Roman Torchwick (name revealed: 1x1)
“An orange haired man wearing a bowler hat” (1x1)
TBA (recurring)
Neopolitan (name revealed: 2x4)
TBA (2x4)
TBA (3x1)
TBA (3x7)
TBA (6x5)
TBA (6x13)
“…a waitress smirks under her green eyes.” (7x9)
“The short fighter” (recurring)
The White Fang (name revealed: 1x1)
Adam Taurus (name revealed: “Black” Trailer)
“A young man with bull horns sticking out of his hair” (debut in the “Black” Trailer)
TBA (6x11)
TBA (recurring)
Sienna Khan (name revealed: 5x2)
TBA
Corsac Albain (name revealed: 4x5)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Fennec Albain (name revealed: 4x5)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
White Fang Lieutenant
TBA
Ilia Amitola (name revealed: 4x9)
“…revealing themself as a young girl with chameleon-like spots across her skin” (4x9)
TBA (recurring)
Yuma (name revealed: 5x5)
TBA
Trifa (name revealed: 5x6)
TBA
Deery (name revealed: 2x4)
TBA
Perry (name revealed: 2x11)
TBA
Tukson (name revealed: 2x1)
TBA
Other Antagonists
Jacques Schnee (name revealed: 4x2)
TBA (4x2)
TBA (recurring)
Vernal (name revealed: 5x3)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Leonardo Lionheart (name revealed: 5x1)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
The Hound (name revealed: 8x4)
TBA
TBA (8x8)
TBA (recurring)
Shay D. Mann
TBA
Xiong Family
Hei “Junior” Xiong (name revealed: “Yellow” Trailer)
“A suited man” (the “Yellow” Trailer)
TBA (recurring)
Miss Malachite (name revealed: 6x2)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Miltia Malachite (name revealed: “Yellow” Trailer)
“Twins” (alongside Melanie in the “Yellow” Trailer)
Melanie Malachite (name revealed: “Yellow” Trailer)
“Twins” (alongside Miltia in the “Yellow” Trailer)
Team SSSN (name revealed: 3x2)
Sun Wukong (name revealed: 1x16)
“A person with a yellow monkey tail” (1x15)
TBA (recurring)
Scarlet David (name revealed: 3x2)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Sage Ayana
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Neptune Vasilias (name revealed: 2x2)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Team CRDL (name revealed: 1x8)
Cardin Winchester (name revealed: 1x8, 1x11 on screen)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Russel Thrush (name revealed: 1x8)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Dove Bronzewing (name revealed: 1x8)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Sky Lark (name revealed: 1x8)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Team CFVY (name revealed: 2x8)
Coco Adel (name revealed: 3x4)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Fox Alistair (name revealed: 2x12)
“A boy with pure white eyes” (2x12)
TBA (recurring)
Velvet Scarlatina (name revealed: 2x8)
“Cardin pulls on a girl’s rabbit ears.” (1x11)
“The rabbit Faunus” (recurring until her name reveal and afterward)
Yatsuhashi Daichi (name revealed: 2x8)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Menagerie
Ghira Belladonna (name revealed: 4x5)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Kali Belladonna (name revealed: 4x5)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Argus
Saphron “Saph” Cotta-Arc (name revealed: 6x7)
TBA (debut)
“Ruby looks at Jaune and Saph’s similar light blue eyes.” (6x7)
Terra Cotta-Arc (name revealed: 6x7)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Adrian Cotta-Arc
“Saph’s son” (debut)
TBA (recurring)
Atlas
Willow Schnee (name revealed: 8x8)
“Weiss’ disheveled, heavy-eyed mother” (7x8)
TBA (recurring)
Whitley Schnee (name revealed: 4x2)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Klein Sieben (name revealed: 4x2)
“A balding man” (4x1)
“His eyes turn red.” (4x2)
“As he sneezes, his eyes turn blue, then orange.” (4x2)
TBA (8x7)
TBA (recurring)
Ancient Times
Ozma (name revealed: 6x3)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
God of Light
TBA
TBA (recurring)
God of Darkness
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Jinn (name revealed: 6x2)
“…black hair appears behind a bare blue rear end. Qrow averts his eyes as chains wrap around a nude torso. A tall blue genie-like being wearing only jewelry and ornaments stretches and looks down at the awestruck group.” (6x2)
TBA (recurring)
Ambrosius (name revealed: 8x13)
“A blue muscle-bound genie-like entity” (8x13)
TBA (recurring)
Team ABRN (name revealed: 3x1)
Arslan Altan
TBA
Bolin Hori
TBA
Reese Chloris (name revealed: 3x1)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Nadir Shiko
TBA
Team BRNZ (name revealed: 3x1)
Brawnz Ni
TBA
Roy Stallion
TBA
Nolan Porfirio (name revealed: 3x2)
TBA
May Zedong
TBA
Team NDGO (name revealed: 3x2)
Nebula Violette
TBA
Dew Gayl
TBA
Gwen Darcy
TBA
Octavia Ember
TBA
Team FNKI (name revealed: 3x5)
Flynt Coal (name revealed: 3x5)
“A hat-wearing trumpeter” (3x5)
“The trumpeter” (throughout 3x5 until his name reveal)
TBA (recurring)
Neon Katt (name revealed: 3x5)
“A pigtailed skater” (3x5)
“The skater”/“The rainbow-spewing skater” (recurring throughout 3x5 until her name reveal and afterwards)
TBA (recurring)
Kobalt (name revealed: 7x5)
TBA
Ivori
TBA
Maidens
Amber (name revealed: 3x6)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Fria (name revealed: 7x5)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Other Characters
Oscar Pine (name revealed: 4x4, 4x7 on-screen)
“A freckled boy” (4x1)
“The farmhand” (recurring)
TBA (6x8)
Maria Calavera (name revealed: 6x2)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
TBA (6x7, young Maria)
Zwei (name revealed: 2x8)
“A black and white corgi” (2x8)
“The corgi” (recurring)
Dr. Pietro Polendina (name revealed: 7x1)
TBA
TBA (recurring)
Shopkeep
“An old man” (1x1)
“The old man”/“The old shopkeeper” (recurring)
Ciel Soleil (name revealed: 3x5)
TBA
Henry Marigold (name revealed: 4x6)
TBA
Li Ren (name revealed: 4x10)
TBA
An Ren (name revealed: 4x10)
TBA
Saber Rodentia
TBA
Mata (name revealed: 5x5)
TBA
Dee (name revealed: 6x1)
TBA
Dudley (name revealed: 6x1)
TBA
Forest
TBA
Councilman Sleet (name revealed: 7x8, 7x9 on-screen)
TBA
Councilwoman Camilla (name revealed: 7x8, 7x9 on-screen)
TBA
Lisa Lavender (name revealed: 1x1)
TBA
Captain
TBA
Matte Skye
TBA
Higanbana Waitress
TBA
Rhodes
TBA
The Ever After (name revealed: 9x1)
Little/Somewhat (name revealed: 9x1 as Little, 9x10 as Somewhat)
“A mouse” (debut)
“The mouse”/“The tiny mouse” (recurring)
“A bipedal mouse” (9x10, post-Ascension)
Curious Cat (name revealed: 9x3)
“A turquoise cat” (debut)
“The cat” (recurring)
TBA (9x10)
Jabberwalker (name revealed: 1x2, 9x7 on-screen)
TBA
Jinxy (name revealed: 9x2)
TBA
Red Prince (name revealed: 9x3)
TBA
Herb the Herbalist (name revealed: 9x4)
“A three-eyed caterpillar” (9x4)
“The herbalist” (recurring)
TBA (9x9, post-Ascension)
Blacksmith
“The blacksmith” (recurring)
TBA (9x9)
Juniper (name revealed: 9x5)
“A jackalope” (9x5)
Alyx (name revealed: 9x6)
TBA
Lewis (name revealed: 9x6)
TBA
Minor Characters from Vale, Patch, and Beacon
Crow Bar Bartender
TBA
Cross Continental Transit AI
TBA
Detectives
TBA
Minor Characters from Atlas
Businessman
TBA
Blue Four
TBA
Businesswoman
TBA
Schnee Corp Operator
TBA
Trophy Wife
TBA
Husband
TBA
Madame
TBA (recurring)
Step-Sisters
TBA (recurring)
Father
TBA
Child
TBA
Atlas Huntress
TBA
Minor Characters from Mantle
Drunk Mann
TBA
Drinking Buddy
TBA
Real Thirsty Moms
TBA
Shovel Mom
TBA
Mantle Child
TBA
Fiona’s Uncle
TBA
Disgruntled Grandmother
TBA
Minor Characters from Menagerie
Worried Mother
TBA
Menagerie Guard 1
TBA
Menagerie Guard 2
TBA
Menagerie Guard 3
TBA
Faunus Civilians
TBA
Minor Characters from Mistral
Heather Shields’ Daughter
TBA
Mistral Pilot
TBA
Mistral Police Captain
TBA
Mistral Woman
TBA
Ramen Shop Owner
TBA
Red Haired Woman
TBA
Minor Characters from the Vytal Tournament
Paramedics
TBA
Minor Characters from outside the Kingdoms
Blacksmith
TBA
Dying Huntsman
TBA
Just Rite Bartender
TBA
Mayor
TBA
Young Blacksmith
TBA
Tall Boy
TBA
Medium Boy
TBA
Short Boy
TBA
Minor Characters from Ancient Times
Salem’s daughters
TBA
Minor Characters from the Ever After
Mouse Leader
TBA
Ever After Townsperson
TBA
Toy Soldiers
TBA
Toy Guard
TBA
White Pawns
TBA
Hawker
TBA
Teapot Lady (name revealed: 9x5)
“A teapot with eyes peeking from under its lid” (debut)
Paper Pleasers (name revealed: 9x7)
“A star-shaped Afteran made of paper” (debut, blue Paper Pleaser)
“A red Paper Pleaser” (debut, the Paper Pleaser called Ruby)
Genial Gems (name revealed: 9x9)
TBA
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Ruby: I wish Weiss would stop yelling at me.
Yang: Maybe I can help by pulling up some dirt on her? Remember when I got Jaune on Remnant's Most Wanted?
Harriet: There he is, in the classroom.
Marrow: Try to take him alive.
Jaune: (Door explodes, Ace-Ops storm in) OH NO, NOT AGAIN! (Running)
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Yang: Oh, poo, you're no fun. Well, maybe I should go see what Vomit Boy has been up to.
Jaune: (Standing outside the Atlas Vault) I keep telling you, I didn't do anything!
Ironwood: (Holding a gun to him) I don't care.
Jaune: ...
Jaune: (Gulps, Jumps over) AAAAAAAAAAAH! Ouch! My elbow!
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Jaune the Strategist
Jaune: Um… General Ironwood? I have a question.
Ironwood: What is it Mr. Arc?
Jaune: Why not release the video footage of Tyrian killing a bunch of people?
Clover: Are you crazy? If we release such a video it cause panic in Mantle.
Jaune: I hear you. But... isn’t the Atlas military already being framed for countless murders?
Ironwood: Yes.
Jaune: And no one in Mantle is willing to follow protocol because they don’t trust us right?
Ironwood: Well... yes.
Jaune: Okay. So why not use this to our advantage?
Ruby: Explain.
Jaune: I mean come on. Seriously? We have proof. We have video display. And if this has been happening for a while then we have dead bodies that can hold our case.
Ironwood: Mr. Arc, I’m going to need you to further elaboration.
Jaune: What’s there to- Look, Tyrian has been killing people for a while, right?
Qrow: Yeah.
Jaune: We have video proof that he committed the massacre at Robin’s party. We could just report this and clear Penny’s name.
Ironwood: That is true.
Jaune: Plus with the few bodies Tyrian left behind, which I’m hoping your Atlas soldiers investigated completely. Like the time and location of death. As well as how they died. Basically if Tyrian left multiple victims, can’t we compare them to the other corpses from the party.
Ironwood: Huh.
Jaune: Not only that but Tyrian has a poisonous tail. Didn’t some of them have a hint poison consumed or at least small pick to their bodies.
Ironwood: Oh. That is something to consider.
Clover: Okay, but still doesn’t change the fact if we tell the people a killer is on the loose it will cause panic.
Jaune: True. But it could also make people listen. Think about it, they’re already being invaded by grimm everyday. And now they have killer amongest them. Wouldn’t that force them to reconsider they’re options?
Clover: … My… My Oum he could right.
Marrow: Okay but what about Robyn?
Jaune: Mantle’s Champion? Happy Huntresses? Are you serious? Do you honestly think she would not make a killer her top priority?
Marrow: Huh.
Jaune: I’m just saying, why are we keeping this under raps and quickly turning to Martial law?
Ironwood: Wow… anything else Mr.Arc
Jaune: Why frame Penny?
Ruby: She’s the Protector of Mantle.
Jaune: She also a robot. With a human soul. Who recorded everything! Who so far never got hacked? So why her specifically? If anything I would have got Penny out the way and framed one of the Ace-ops. Specifically Marrow. Hell why not frame Robyn herself?
Marrow: Whoa why me?
Jaune: You know why.
Blake: But tell us why.
Ironwood: Damn he’s right. That absolutely makes sense considering he’s a Faunus and recent member of the Ace ops.
Jaune: Exactly.
Blake: Are you two serious?!
Jaune: Blake think about how much conflict that would cause. A faunus in the Atlas military. An Ace operative killed and injured a bunch of innocent people. Humans and faunuses mind you. Not only would that cause division amongest the people of Mantle but the school and the soldiers.
Ironwood: He’s right. We have faunases who attend this school and are apart our units.
Jaune: It’ll be chaos. Racism and Hatred in the air. And with that much negativity the grimm attacks would be sky rocketing to the masses. Screw trying to get Amity Arena up we might as well have focused our time on containment. Hell that would been a better reason to initiate Martial law. Something I think Robyn would agree to. Considering Fiona is a faunus and her teammate.
Ironwood: So basically framing Penny was-
Jaune: A stupid idea? ABSO-FREAKEN-LUTLY!! Who ever made this plan had to be dumb as bricks.
Watts: *sneezes*
Jaune: I’m mean now I might as well ask this question. Has anyone ever disagreed with Penny’s creation?
Ironwood: I mean-… ... actually... yes we had a few people who disagreed.
Jaune: Also if you have a file for Tyrian, then what about Cinder, Emerald, Mercury or Hazel?
Ironwood: Why yes we---- Hold up. You all saw Hazel?
Jaune: Yeah.
Ironwood: And you survived?
Nora: Yes. Though with our tails between our legs. How do you know him?
Ironwood: How do you think I lost half of my body?
Jaune: Damn. And I thought Ren and Qrow had it worse. How powerful is he?
Ironwood: He crippled Ozpin.
Oscar: (And he said he stood a chance. He could’ve killed us both.)
Jaune: (We’ll most definitely need to jump him.) An-anyways, back on topic. So, who out all the other people were against the Penny project? Simply put who hates Pietro the most?
Ironwood: Well… there was Professor Watts.
Jaune: Professor Watts?
Ironwood: He was an inventor as well. He was even to soul creator of the Atlas robots you’re associated with. However he died in accident.
Jaune: How long ago?
Ironwood: Months ago?
Jaune: Okay now that’s weird.
Weiss: So what Jaune? He died.
Winter: Yes but I understand why Mr.Arc is suspicious. In Cinder’s file, after committing four first degree murders she disappeared.
Jaune: Then she suddenly appears back at Beacon with a way to hack the military.
Clover: Tyrian was captured but then escaped and he disappeared as well.
Qrow: Then he came out nowhere and tried to capture Ruby.
Ironwood: Hazel disappeared once too.
Oscar: And then I saw him on my way to Mistral.
Jaune: Is any of this making sense?
Ironwood: Yes. Clover I need you to follow up on some the victims of the previous crimes. And Winter I need you look into Watt’s case. Lets make sure he’s dead. If not we need evidence.
Winter: Yes sir.
Ironwood: Well, Mr. Arc it seem I underestimated your intelligence. I will not call in Martial law.
Jaune: No-no. Keep it in mind.
Nora: SAY WHAT?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO AVOID IT!!
Jaune: I am. But Robyn could still cause trouble for us down the road. We need to be ready when she could take things too far.
Nora: But-
Ironwood: It’s only if she continues to be an obstacle.
Nora: *silent*
Ironwood: Alright. Everyone back to work. Keep an eye out for Tyrian. And if you learn anything you report to me immediately.
Ace-ops: Yes sir.
Ren: Yes sir.
*JNPR Dorm Room*
Nora: Jaune, I can’t believe you sided with Ironwood.
Ren: Nora, it is a constitutions plan. It’s not going to happen.
Nora: I’m just saying the people of Mantle are already having a hard time.
Ren: I understand but-
Nora: But what? That getting Amity Arena up is more important than helping the people.
Ren: What about the world? What about all of Remnant?
Nora: How can help the world if we can’t help a country?!
Ren: We can’t always focus on the small things Nora. We need to consider the bigger picture.
Nora: So after all we’ve been through before you want to throw that away?
Ren That not what I’m saying. I-
Jaune: ENOUGH!!
Jaune: Please. Stop arguing.
Ren: Jaune, look I want to say-
Jaune: Stop. Sit. Both of you.
Nara and Ren: *sit separately from each other*
Jaune: Look, Nora, I understand. I know Mantle going through hard times. Due to the trading routes and transportation being limited, people are starting to struggle to get in and out of city. Stores and companies are closed so people are having trouble finding work. And without work, they can’t make money. And without money they can’t pay rent nor provide for their families. Basically majority of those people might as well not have homes soon.
Nora: Then you know why Martial law can’t happen. It will make things worse.
Jaune: Yes. That is why I would rather keep it as a last resort. However, with Mantle’s lack of funding and resources, I almost can’t blame Robyn for what’s she’s doing. However, two wrongs don’t make a right.
Nora: Hmm.
Ren: Well said Jaune.
Jaune: And you. Don’t think I’m openly siding with Ironwood. I only did that because I need everyone on the same page.
Ren: Jaune.
Jaune: At Beacon, Amber, Ozpin and Pyrrha died. Then the world got divide. Mistral, we almost died.
Nora: We survived.
Jaune: Through the skin of our teeth Nora! We got lucky! And Hazel, Emerald and Mercury stilled escaped!
Nora: *hates when he’s right*
Jaune: Now Tyrian is here. And even if my theory on Watts is correct, we still don’t know what they’re up to. Not to mention, we’re keeping secrets too. Especially, about Salem., who may have sent them here to retrieve the lamp. And worse, kill Oscar.
Nora and Ren: … … …
Jaune: Look… … Basically what I’m saying we need to be careful. We are no longer students. We are hunters. Every move we make could jeopardize what we are trying to accomplish. Even the people we trust could be a problem if we’re not careful.
Nora: So you don’t trust Ruby?
Jaune: Yeah. But keeping these secrets could get us in trouble, or most likely, have a gun to our heads. And Ironwood has plenty of them compared to us.
Ren: So what should we do?
Jaune: We do what we started this journey for. We search for answers.
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So, anyone else just get viscerally gutted by the Volume 9 Epilogue?
*spoilers below*
I was crying a minute into it like holy shit. Nora’s reactions to everything are just so, SO RAW. Ren missing Jaune and doing his fucking BEST to hold everything together, Winter trying to live up to her role as the Winter Maiden, “You would be so disappointed in us” - fucking CUTS my soul.
CVFY!! SSSN!! The dynamics of Vacuo hating Atlas for disrupting their lives, the way Willow and Whitley are doing their damn best to change for the better and help those around them, as are the Ace Ops. Qrow supporting Willow while she tries to quit drinking! Qrow honoring Clover and Ruby by staying optimistic.
Oh the mural, the mural oh god. It hurts so good.
VALE IS GONE??? Like SHIT? Salem is truly on a rampage now, which is fucking terrifying.
Ofc, Raven coming through to reunite everyone. Nora, Ren, and Oscar’s reactions to seeing RWBY literally fucking killed me like, Nora’s gasp just gutted me.
One thing this epilogue made me realize - do, do Tai, Kali and Ghira even know what happened???? Jaune’s family??? Like we of course got *some* of the direct responses to the situation for Ruby, Yang, Weiss, and Jaune, cause they all had someone in Atlas and now Vacuo who knew what was happening. It seems global communications would be working if Amity is actually up now, but like, DID ANYONE TELL KALI AND GHIRA? Like absolutely no direct mourning for Blake which has me like, does anyone outside of Vacuo even KNOW?!
If Vale is gone, what about Patch?! Like WHERE IS TAI???? SIR??? COME BACK??
This also has me imagining Kali and Ghira weeping over the loss of their daughter who they JUST GOT BACK. Like Blake has been back in their lives for so little time, and now she was like technically dead??? Imagine the pain they’d be feeling. Oh god that hurts to imagine. I love the Belladonnas if that isn’t clear enough already ;-;
Fuck. I’m not dumb enough to expect any sort of a proper ending for RWBY, but I fucking hope so desperately that something comes through and the IP is swept up by someone capable and caring, that the vision is carried through to the end and we get some sort of closure for this story. Until then, whether it be the death of our beloved show, or the revival through some external force, I’ll be over here soaking up fan works to try and fill the gaping hole in my chest.
Remember Her Message
- Long Live RWBY
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The emotions are strong with penny and jaune.
As a way to help I feel like penny and her father would keep jaune in atlas or mantle and train him there getting him the best they can to help him improve with his combat, skill, and dust knowledge.
Maybe even get training from the ace ops? Idk it would be interesting to see what jaune will do.
During their training in Atlas, after their misadventures in Mistral and Argus.
Jaune: I *deep breath* need *completely out of breath* a breeeeeeak! *Fall in the ground exhausted*
Penny: *smiling* Come on boyfriend Jaune! You still need to finish two more laps! Remember, you were the one to tell me you wanted to become stronger to protect me! *Crouching and petting Jaune's head* And i know you can do it!
Jaune: *taking more breath* Just... Give me five ok? Just 5.
Penny: Ok..... Welp, it's been 5 seconds, let's go!
Jaune: *Whimper* i meant 5 minutes...
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