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[AndrewJTalon]

Of course I was tempted to go even sillier with the Arc Clan. Even more ridiculous.

All was lost. Salem loomed over them, a terrifying specter of death. Even Blake and Yang's incredible lesbian love couldn't defeat her... So they broke up immediately after. Sun helped Blake get over things real quick.

Blake: "Comfort me with your abs, Sun!"

Sun: "Okay!"

Weiss: "If we're dying, I'm going out having sex with the love of my life! Jaune! I mean you could grow a beard but otherwise you're perfect!"

Yang: "LIKE HELL! I'M the blonde bombshell! I'm getting with the hero!"

Ruby: "ME! I COMMITTED SUICIDE!"

Weiss: "YOU GOT BETTER!"

Glynda: "Great... We die as we live... As gigantic idiots."

Jaune: *sighs* "Yeah..."

Oscar: "Sorry guys. I guess... We finally ran out of time."

Nora: "Amazing how you began to suck so hard at saving the world just now, huh?"

Ren: "Uncanny. Anyway Nora, I love you. I'm sorry I was stupid."

Nora: "I was stupider! I took romantic advice from Blake!"

Blake: "HEY!"

Jaune: Is being fought over by three girls "... Somehow this isn't how I thought it would end."

Cinder: "You could always join me, Jaune~! We've always had a spark, you know! I killed your girlfriend for you!"

Jaune: "Get fucked, one-eye."

Cinder: "Oooh, I'll use the whip and candle wax for that~!"

Salem: "Mwahahahaha... You will all join me in death soon enough-!"

Isabel: "JAUNE. MILES. ARC!"

Jaune: "M-Mom?!"

Isabel Arc stalks up, cracking the ground with every step. Salem looks affronted.

Salem: "Excuse me, we're having a final battle for the fate of the world. I'll kill you when it's your turn-"

Isabel does an offhand backhand that would make Batman envious, knocking Salem right off her feet and into the nearby mountain, making it collapse on top of her.

All: "... What."

Isabel: "Why haven't you called in two years?!"

Jaune: "The CCTnet was down-"

Isabel: "YOUR SISTER SENT LETTERS! WHY COULDN'T YOU?!" She hugged him tightly "MY BABY BOY! WHY MUST YOU MAKE YOUR MOTHER WORRY SO?!"

Jaune: "MMPH!"

Salem bursts out of the mountain and stomps back.

Salem: "First: What, and second: THE FUCK?!"

Isabel: "EXCUSE ME!" Punches Salem back into the rubble of the mountain "I AM HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MY SON! WAIT YOUR DAMN TURN!"

Salem: "... Yes ma'am."

Cinder: "... New Mistress! Hello Mother Arc! I'm your son's fiance!"

Jaune: "LIKE HELL SHE IS!"

Ruby: "YEAH! I AM!"

Weiss: "THE HELL YOU ARE!"

Yang: "I CALL HIM!"

A brawl ensues.

Blake: "... You know, I'm kind of glad not to be the harem protagonist anymore. Way too much pressure."

Sun: "Yeah, and there really wasn't much to your character in the last few volumes."

Blake: "What?"

Sun: "I mean I love you, sweetie!"

Blake: "Aw..."

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Phillip Graves walked into the office in Vale's government building that his niece was using. Honestly, he was proud of her: The troops she had stationed around the area were all sharp and eyeing him with suspicion, and were in regular uniform rather than the elaborate dress uniforms Varnholt had insisted upon with tall fuzzy green hats and ridiculous gloves.

He stepped in, scanning the interior. His niece was just where he thought she'd be: Standing in the middle of several holowindows and plots, dictating orders, while Visha stood at her side, ever faithful and supportive.

"Rip those older security systems out, pay the local electricians double if you have to," Tangy snapped, "We are NOT running the Vytal Festival with this mess of a security system! Especially not in that sector!"

"Yes ma'am!" Said the man in the window-Weiss, Graves believed. Tangy turned to another holowindow.

"Colonel, we're still dealing with Grimm infestations at Fort Celliwig," the man (Grantz he believed), "We can't pull any more troops from other bases to supplement their numbers."

Tangy frowned and nodded.

"All right. Issue another round of training missions for Beacon. Offer double pay, we've got the budget. Afterwards, get in contact with the public high schools and religious schools: See if they have any legal aged students looking to do volunteer work to help fix up the base."

"Yes ma'am!" Grantz saluted. Tangy turned to one last window, with a long faced man-Koenig, as Graves recalled.

"Colonel, there's a bandit encampment confirmed in Forever Fall. They're near the new logistics base we set up. Most likely they're after the latest Dust shipment that's waiting there for distribution."

"Cheeky bastards," Tangy muttered. "How many forces can we spare to wipe them out right now?"

Koenig shook his head.

"We're overextended as is. Can we call in an airstrike?"

Tangy hid her irritation behind her cold professional mask, but Graves knew better.

"The VSS Banshee's battlegroup doesn't arrive for two more days. They had to deal with a pirate raid," Tangy stated.

"We could ask the Atlasians," Visha suggested. Tangy sighed.

"As a last resort, we will. But if we aren't able to handle a bandit camp in our own backyard, we don't deserve the name of a military," Tangy stated.

"Then could Colonel Graves spare any men?" Koenig respectfully suggested.

Tangy looked expectantly at her uncle, who sighed.

"Sadly no. We're dealing with Grimm extermination missions for the next 48 hours. It's almost like they were all migrating here at the same time."

"Mm! We've only seen that phenomenon a few times in history, Colonel!" Visha contributed, holding up her Scroll, "But never on this scale! We haven't been able to find anything to correlate to it!"

"Keep looking," Tangy ordered, "Even Varnholt wasn't so incompetent as to let in this many Grimm around Vale on purpose."

"How is the old War Horse, by the way?" Graves asked. Tangy gave her uncle a smirk.

"He is being tended to by tailors, armorers, and publicists all day to ensure he is at his best for the Vytal Festival opening, mid, and closing ceremonies," she said, "As a man of his age and reputation should look his absolute best."

Graves grinned savagely.

"That's my girl," he said, and Tangy preened a bit. She then looked back at her subordinates, who were all attempting to hide smiles. Well, most of them: Visha didn't even bother. "Don't you all have work to do?"

"Ma'am!" They responded in unison with salutes. Tangy fixed her eyes on Koenig.

"I'll call in a favor for the camp. Maintain observation."

"Ma'am!"

The holowindows closed with a wave of Tangy's hand. She turned her full attention to her uncle, as Visha stood at her side.

"You didn't just come for that I take it?" Tangy asked.

Graves smirked a bit.

"I had a visit from Nana," he said. "She wants to know everything about Jaune's potential paramours."

"What makes you think I would waste time investigating them all?" Tangy asked, almost offended. Graves continued to smirk. Tangy sighed, and nodded to Visha. The curvy girl beamed and handed over a holochip.

"The full intel dossiers on all of them," Visha said brightly, "I think you'll be very interested! The Colonel personally made lists on how to tease them all!"

"Visha!" Tangy hissed. Visha blushed.

"Oops! Sorry!"

"Ah, that's my great-granddaughter," a kindly female voice spoke, as a dainty but agile hand snatched the holochip out of Grave's hand. Tangy goggled as Arturia Arc beamed at her. Visha grinned and waved.

"Hey Nana! There's a great new cheeseburger place near the capital building! You want to check it out?"

"I would love to!" Arturia beamed. Tangy flushed as Arturia sized her up.

"Nana," Tangy stated, "Preparations for the festival are underway. Though there are many obstacles… We are overcoming them."

Arturia stared intently at Tangy, the full force of her presence falling over them. Graves stood at attention, as did Tangy. Visha beamed, oblivious, but she remained quiet. This presence, this Aura, was strong and as heavy as the judgement of Heaven.

It then passed, leaving only warmth and love, as Arturia smiled honestly.

"As I expected of you, Tangerine," she said, "I am very proud of all you have done."

Tangy flushed, but nodded stoically.

"Thank you Nana," she said, quiet but genuine.

"So," Arturia said, glancing at Visha knowingly, "Do you have a date for the Vytal Gala?"

Tangy coughed.

"It would be inappropriate for me to take a date to the Gala, as I only know subordinates-"

"We'll be going as friend, Nana!" Visha said cheerfully. Tangy scowled.

"I didn't say that!"

"You didn't have to!" Visha bubbled, "Besides! Imagine the buffet! You wouldn't leave me out of that, would you, Colonel?"

Tangy sighed heavily.

"I suppose not," she muttered. She scowled as her uncle and great-grandmother smirked at each other. "Stop that!"

"We didn't say a word," Graves chuckled.

"You didn't have to," Tangy grumbled, as Visha began eating a chocolate bar. "Visha, don't eat while we're on duty."

"Oops! Sorry Colonel!" Visha apologized.

"So," Arturia said, "That bandit camp out in Forever Fall. How are you going to handle that? Do you need Shirou and I to go out?"

"No Nana," Tangy said, shaking her head, "While I appreciate it, if any of them got a lucky hit on you two, that would be disastrous for morale. Several Beacon teams are already deployed to Forever Fall right now for training missions, they're going to see the whole thing."

"So, who are you sending after them?" Graves asked.

"I asked a favor," and here Tangy grinned devilishly, "Of Cousin Zechs."

"You do realize that means he won't kill any of them unless he absolutely has to, right?" Graves asked, raising an eyebrow. Tangy nodded.

"Yes. As much fun as slaughtering them all might be, we do need to mind our optics," Tangy said. "Besides, returning them weaken, beaten, and demoralized will send the proper message."

"I'm so proud," Arturia sniffled.

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Shay D. Mann had been confident this raid would be a clean sweep. Raven had dispatched him and a handful of her tribe's flunkies to hit a small Valean military logistics hub on Vale's outskirts in the Forever Fall, banking on the chaos of the White Fang's attacks to cover their tracks. The target: a hefty cache of Dust, ripe for the taking.

Things had gotten a bit complicated: A few Beacon Hunter-in-Training teams had been near the small logistics base, and were fighting them. He'd spotted Raven's daughter among them.

Raven's orders about her daughter were clear: Don't hurt her or her friends. But with the way she was charging into the fight, some blond dope with a sword and shield fighting alongside, that wasn't going to be easy. Hell the redhead was giving them enough trouble!

Even so, it was supposed to be easy… But things had gone catastrophically wrong.

"Wh-Wh-WHAT IS THAT?!" a bandit shrieked, his voice breaking in panic.

From the growing darkness as the sun set, it flew: A Mechashift Armor, its crimson and black frame gleaming with malevolent elegance, like a dragon forged in steel. Its sleek, predatory design crowned with curved, horn-like protrusions, loomed over them. In its grip, a massive Dust beam saber crackled to life, glowing with volatile energy, while a colossal heat rod extended from its arm, pulsating with menacing light. Its green, slit-like optics glared down, exuding an aura of ruthless precision.

Shay's blood ran cold. He knew exactly what this was. "That's a Mechashift Armor!" he yelled, his voice raw with dread. "IT'S A GUNDAMMMM—!"

The massacre was relentless. Epyon moved with terrifying grace, its heat rod lashing out like a serpent, slicing through bandits and their crude weapons in a blaze of sparks and screams-Only their Aura kept them from dying instantly. The heat rod swept through the air, incinerating anything in its path with molten fury.

Shay, driven by pure desperation, sprinted through the chaos, dodging energy lashes and flying debris until he reached the rendezvous point, lungs burning and heart hammering.

"RUN!" He bellowed, his fellow bandits all following his lead as they ran. A red cut appeared in reality, and one of Raven's portals opened up like a great eye. Shay dove through, the rest of the bandits following suit. They tumbled through the portal, falling to the dirty floor of the latest Branwen Tribe base. The portal shut behind them. Shay, panting hard, slowly looked up into the enraged eyes of Raven Branwen.

"Shay? What happened?" Raven demanded.

"W-Well… Um… We tried to get the shipment," Shay said, "But a lot of training teams, including Pyrrha Nikos, your daughter and her boyfriend, were fighting us."

Raven's eyes glowed with anger. Shay continued quickly.

"W-We didn't hurt them! We avoided any real harm, I promise! They're all okay… But then a GUNDAM of all things came in! A freaking Gundam! We thought they were all inactive but it came! It beat us all to a pulp! We-We're only alive because it let us go! Please, I-I take responsibility! Don't kill us all for this failure!"

Shay may have been a dirty coward but acting like he wasn't a bitch was the only way Raven wouldn't kill him. Raven stared intensely at him.

Raven then grabbed Shay's shoulder, pulled him up, and dragged him off to a private part of the old building. He heard the sighs of relief of the other bandits behind him as she pulled him along.

Traitors, he thought angrily. Raven shoved him against the wall and stared into his eyes. He held his breath.

"... When it comes to a legendary warrior, retreat is the wisest decision," Raven decided.

Shay held in his sigh of relief and tried not to sag. He nodded.

"Thank you, Raven."

"Now," Raven growled, making Shay cringe, "Tell me…"

About the shipment? The Gundam? Vale's defenses?

"... About my daughter's boyfriend," Raven asked, her eyes narrowed. "Who is he? Is he strong? What does he look like?"

Shay blinked.

"Huh?"

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Back at the Forever Fall, Teams JNPR and RWBY looked on in awe at the dragon-like mecha shift armor. The bandits had fled from its fearsome power, though they'd been holding their own. Still, Jaune wasn't going to complain as he grinned at the ominous looking mechashift armor.

"Dragon Robot saved us!" Nora cheered. "WOO!" Lie Ren smiled indulgently. Weiss groaned.

"Why can't we just have one training mission where nothing happens?" Weiss cried, "Just one boring, straightforward mission?"

"What's the point of those?" Ruby grinned. "Oh wow, Epyon! So amazing! I wanna take it apart and put it back together!"

"It's been a while since I saw it," Jaune added, also broadly grinning.

"Wait, you know that mechashift armor?!" Weiss gasped.

"Yeah!" Jaune said with a nod with a grin. Weiss groaned.

"Oh no, don't tell me-"

The armor stepped forward. The helmet opened, revealing an incredible handsome man with piercing blue eyes and long platinum blond hair that hell down his back. He smirked a bit as Jaune waved.

"Cousin Zechs!"

"Cousin Jaune," Zechs nodded, "Glad to see you well."

"Glad to see you here!" Jaune laughed, running up to hug him. Zechs hugged him back, patting him on the shoulder.

"Super glad to see you too!" Ruby cried, clinging to Zechs' left arm eagerly. Zechs raised an eyebrow.

"Ruby Rose, I presume?"

"You've heard of me?" Ruby squealed.

"Heero told me about you," Zechs chuckled.

"HEE~!"

"Of… Of course," Weiss sighed, "Another freaking Arc." Yang elbowed her.

"Stop complaining," Yang grinned, "It's a nice preview of the future."

"Very nice," Blake agreed.

"Yes it is," Pyrrha sighed.

Weiss blushed severely.

"I-I didn't say it wasn't-I-you-Shut up!"

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[Gur40]

From Reddit:

People knowing of or even a degree of separation makes world lived in

Spoiler: What the Arc Clan and team STRQ look like

The younger sister of my friend is a classmate of another friend's younger brother? That's the real school vibe. Somehow knowing who everyone is related to but not actually knowing those people.

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Jabberwalker is "Cardin of Grimm"

Spoiler: Literal First Draft/Sketch

Just a taller and skinnier alpha bewoulf that's very easy to scare off and only has a convenient hax to eat souls (no wonder jaune barely got any stronger from probably infrequent fights with it (assuming they even fought outside of when jaune was guiding alyx)), basically a medium-sized fish in small pond

 

[cavalal386]

People knowing of or even a degree of separation makes world lived in

Spoiler: What the Arc Clan and team STRQ look like

The younger sister of my friend is a classmate of another friend's younger brother? That's the real school vibe. Somehow knowing who everyone is related to but not actually knowing those people.

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i'm just going to leave this here:

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Name: Colonel Eamon Badger
Allusion: Mr. Badger from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, embodying wisdom, loyalty, and a protective, grounded nature.
Naming Process: Eamon, derived from Old Irish meaning "guardian" or "protector," reflects his role as a steadfast leader and mentor. Badger, a direct nod to his literary inspiration, underscores his tenacity, territorial instincts, and unyielding resolve.
Age: 42 at the time of his death.
Background: Eamon Badger was born in Atlas to a working-class Faunus family, his badger-like traits earning him both pride and prejudice in a human-dominated military. Rising through the ranks of Atlas's Special Forces, he became a colonel known for his strategic brilliance and fierce loyalty to his team. He mentored young officers like James Ironwood and Sienna Khan, fostering unity between humans and Faunus in his elite unit. His final mission, a botched operation in Mistral to dismantle a Dust smuggling ring, was sabotaged by political corruption. Eamon sacrificed himself to save James and Sienna, collapsing a ravine to bury their enemies, leaving them the only two survivors of their unit. His death drove Sienna to lead the White Fang and James to become a reformist general, each seeking to honor his legacy in their own way.
Race: Faunus (Badger traits: retractable claws, heightened low-light senses).
Emblem: A silver badger's head with amber eyes, framed by crossed axes and a shield, symbolizing protection and unyielding strength.
Weapon: Talon's Ward – A double-headed axe that turns into a high-caliber rifle. The axe, engraved with geometric patterns, delivers powerful Dust-infused strikes (earth or fire Dust). The rifle fires elemental rounds for ranged combat, reflecting Eamon's versatility. A small, reinforced shield integrated into the axe's haft allows for defensive maneuvers, embodying his protective nature.
Semblance: Burrow's Resolve – Eamon could summon temporary barriers of earth or energy to shield allies or redirect attacks. These barriers, glowing with an earthen hue, could withstand significant force but drained his Aura rapidly. In combat, he used this to hold defensive lines or create safe zones, reflecting his role as a guardian.
Appearance: Eamon was tall and broad, with a rugged, weathered face and a thick mane of silver-streaked black hair. His amber eyes, sharp and perceptive, glowed faintly in darkness due to his Faunus traits. Scars from past battles marked his arms and chest, a testament to his frontline leadership. His presence was commanding yet approachable, with a gruff warmth that inspired trust.
Outfit: Eamon wore a practical Atlasian officer's uniform, modified for mobility: a dark blue coat with synthetic fur lining, reinforced with lightweight armor plates. His badge, a simple silver badger, was pinned to his chest. A worn, dark green scarf, a gift from his unit, hung loosely around his neck, symbolizing their bond. His attire blended Atlas's austerity with a rugged, earthy aesthetic tied to his badger inspiration.
Personality: Eamon was a stern yet compassionate leader, blending Mr. Badger's gruff wisdom with a soldier's discipline. He treated all under his command—human or Faunus—with equal respect, earning fierce loyalty. His dry humor and knack for storytelling, often sharing tales of survival, made him a father figure to James and Sienna. He despised bureaucracy, viewing it as a betrayal of the soldiers he led, yet he remained steadfast in his duty. His belief in unity and sacrifice shaped his mentees, though his death left them grappling with his ideals in conflicting ways.
Role in Atlas's Forces: As captain of an elite Special Forces unit, Eamon led high-risk missions, from Grimm extermination to covert operations against political threats. His tactical acumen and ability to inspire made his unit a cornerstone of Atlas's military. He trained James in strategic discipline and Sienna in controlled ferocity, fostering their potential while advocating for Faunus rights within Atlas's rigid system.

Notes:

The Botched Mission: In a covert operation in Mistral, Eamon's unit was tasked with dismantling a rogue Dust smuggling ring tied to a corrupt Mistrali councilor. The mission was a setup—political pressures from Atlas and Mistral led to falsified intel, sending the unit into an ambush by Grimm and hired mercenaries. Eamon's semblance held off waves of attackers, creating barriers to protect his team, but the overwhelming odds decimated the unit. James was gravely injured, losing parts of his body to a Beowolf's claws, requiring cybernetic replacements. Sienna, though unharmed, was forced to retreat with James under Eamon's orders. In his final act, Eamon used the last of his Aura to collapse a ravine, burying the enemy and himself to ensure James and Sienna's escape. Eamon's death was a turning point. Sienna, enraged by the betrayal and loss of her mentor, saw the system's corruption as irredeemable. She left Atlas, joining the White Fang and eventually leading it with militant zeal to force change through violence. James, haunted by his survival and Eamon's sacrifice, doubled down on his duty, rising to general to reform Atlas from within, though his increasing reliance on control and cybernetics reflected his struggle to process the trauma. Both carried Eamon's memory—Sienna in her fierce resolve, James in his rigid discipline—yet neither could fully honor his belief in unity.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

I mean this could work for Pyrrha... But Yang could verge towards bullying a few times in the show. Sooo...

Yang steals Jaune's lunch.

Yang: "My lunch now, VB!"

Jaune: "Wha-Seriously?!"

She does it again and runs off.

Yang: "Loved your sandwich! Gonna love this one, too!"

Jaune: "YANG! DAMNIT!"

Then... Yang is about to eat his mother's cookies. In front of him.

Yang: "Mm... They smell even better than Ruby's cookies!"

Ruby: "Yang!"

Jaune finally has had enough.

Jaune: "I swore I'd never hit a girl who didn't hit me first..."

Yang: "Oh really, VB? Whatcha gonna do, VB? Not like you're man enough to-MMMPH?!"

Jaune kisses the hell out of Yang, dipping her. He then lets her go, speechless. He plucks the cookie out of her hand and eats it.

Jaune: "My cookie."

Yang: "..." licks her lips "Wait... I want a taste."

Jaune: "Like hell I'd give you-MMPH!"

They resume kissing... Angrily... Then passionately as they begin making out vigerously.

Ruby: "Damn you Yang...!" She has one of Jaune's mom's cookies, cries "Damnit! They are better! Well, if Yang marries Jaune maybe she'll teach me how to bake?"

Pyrrha: TWITCH 'I needed to bully him! THAT WAS THE KEY!'

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

Pyrrha: TWITCH 'I needed to bully him! THAT WAS THE KEY!'

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Pyrrha's too nice to actually bully someone, it would be hilarious to see her try though.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Pyrrha would fail at being a bully. Maybe it needs to be a competition?

 

[cavalal386]

Pyrrha's too nice to actually bully someone, it would be hilarious to see her try though.

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Pyrrha uses bully on Jaune!
It was super ineffective!!
Pyrrha ends up being bullied by Jaune!
Task failed successfully?

 

[SharkCultist]

AU where Jaune is the youngest of his siblings and his dad is dead.

Jaune doesn't want to be a huntsmen, so his family thinks he's a safe good little boy.

He is not. He in fact has been doing mad bastard off the walls training. Why?

So he can hunt, interrogate, torture, kill and dispose the body of anyone who hits on his sisters or mom.

Except Terra she passed the test. And nobody believes her about it anyway.

 

[cavalal386]

AU where Jaune is the youngest of his siblings and his dad is dead.

Jaune doesn't want to be a huntsmen, so his family thinks he's a safe good little boy.

He is not. He in fact has been doing mad bastard off the walls training. Why?

So he can hunt, interrogate, torture, kill and dispose the body of anyone who hits on his sisters or mom.

Except Terra she passed the test. And nobody believes her about it anyway.

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i would like to proposed an addendum to this; Jaune has a pet that helps him with this, a la Courage the Cowardly Dog.

 

[SharkCultist]

i would like to proposed an addendum to this; Jaune has a pet that helps him with this, a la Courage the Cowardly Dog.

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Beans the homicidal racoon.

Jaune fished him out of a river and he just never left. Is ONLY nice to Jaune and his family.

 

[cavalal386]

Beans the homicidal racoon.

Jaune fished him out of a river and he just never left. Is ONLY nice to Jaune and his family.

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yes please
Jaune: Beans, get the blowtorch.

 

[Gur40]

Adam Death Felt Boring

Spoiler: Tumblr Getting 1 Point

Winter Killing Him or atleast meeting a Schnee

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Comic Book Timeline is something else

Spoiler: Criminal Legal Slaves or Debt Slave

CRWBY dropping the ball on either just being the US Prison complex

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The Truth of Homophobic Ruby

Spoiler: Harem are ok

It's True

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Wise and Belle besides who else has a sibling fixation

Spoiler: Tsundere Lucy

Weiss and Winter, Yang and Ruby, Jaune and his sisters

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What do you think of these

Spoiler: Writing Team RWBY

Ruby is more complex then people think
i think Blake is angry at injustice she also a hypocrite and shitty kitty
Yang a genius being valedictorian, mechanical wiz and stomping everyone but Pyrrha and the villians
Weiss is far more complex then Blake and the second best Character on her team behind Ruby

my opinon is subjective

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Fan Theory:
GladiusNocturno
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Lewis actually put in his will that Jaune should receive royalties from his book for the character of the Rusted Knight, so Jaune actually is entitled to millions of Lien, it's just that he cannot prove he is the same Jaune since he is legally 19, so no matter what he does, he can't cash out and now The Girl Who Fell Through the World is in the public domain.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Cardin: "Velv... I gotta ask. You were strong enough to beat the crap out of me. Heck, you could have had your team beat us up and we'd have been no mater."

Velvet: "So?"

Cardin: "So... Why didn't you do that when I was tugging on your ears?"

Velvet: "..." blush "Um... W-Well... I actually kind of like it when you pull my ears."

Cardin: "..." blush "Oh."

Velvet: "Sooo... You want to try tugging them now?"

Cardin: "Okay!"

Blake stares at the two.

Weiss: "Blake? Stop that."

Blake: "But they're living out so many of my fantasies-!"

Weiss: "Stop being you!"

Blake: "Racist!"

Weiss: "Pervert!"

Cardin: "God I hate it when couples fight in public."

Weiss and Blake: "SHUT UP!"

 

[SharkCultist]

There's a little trickster bastard going around beacon.

Louis key is using his semblance of causing involuntary muscle spasms to pull pranks on the students.

So far he's made Blake drop her porn in front of a teacher, made Velvet sit on Cardins lap, made sky and dove fall into a kiss and has turned his attention to Jaune Arc.

He keeps making Jaune Slap his female friends (and Rens) asses.

But it's not working damn it! Oh sure he slaps em (and makes em jiggle) but there's no big explosion of female fury! Just a lot of blushing.

He's tried fourteen times! What the hell?

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

Adam Death Felt Boring

Spoiler: Tumblr Getting 1 Point

Winter Killing Him or atleast meeting a Schnee

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Comic Book Timeline is something else

Spoiler: Criminal Legal Slaves or Debt Slave

CRWBY dropping the ball on either just being the US Prison complex

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The Truth of Homophobic Ruby

Spoiler: Harem are ok

It's True

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Wise and Belle besides who else has a sibling fixation

Spoiler: Tsundere Lucy

Weiss and Winter, Yang and Ruby, Jaune and his sisters

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What do you think of these

Spoiler: Writing Team RWBY

Ruby is more complex then people think
i think Blake is angry at injustice she also a hypocrite and shitty kitty
Yang a genius being valedictorian, mechanical wiz and stomping everyone but Pyrrha and the villians
Weiss is far more complex then Blake and the second best Character on her team behind Ruby

my opinon is subjective

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Fan Theory:
GladiusNocturno
•
Lewis actually put in his will that Jaune should receive royalties from his book for the character of the Rusted Knight, so Jaune actually is entitled to millions of Lien, it's just that he cannot prove he is the same Jaune since he is legally 19, so no matter what he does, he can't cash out and now The Girl Who Fell Through the World is in the public domain.

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Alright, going in order...
#1 - I wholeheartedly agree. They should have had Adam interact with Weiss or Winter at least once, hell, have him kill Whitley or Willow - on screen - and give them a cause for real crackling anger. It could also add to the development of Team RWBY as a whole, Weiss having to go through something like that. I also think Adam sneaking past Cordovin and company would be excellent for suspense. Of course, at this point we have to ask about what he would do if he bumped into Cinder. Personally, I think she'd try to re-recruit him, fail, if it comes to a fight, she trounces him soundly with Maiden power, if not she decides to just let him off in Atlas somewhere where he can go nuts before either hiding in the Atlas sewers or scooting down into Mantle via the delivery system (Weiss getting sucked up in it was funny, but I think this would be a better way to introduce it for a payoff).

#2 - Yeah, Atlas on the whole is a pretty fucked place. In the comics, only, apparently. If they really wanted to go that route they should have given us, again, something to go off of in the show. Something real, something concrete. Of course, what we're left with is. I think the only people who are generally seen abusing Faunus are people who were generally assholes to begin with. We get two, I think, buildings that don't let Faunus onto the premises (the Glass Unicorn and I think a place in Mistral where Qrow was searching for the missing Huntsmen). And they get an ostensibly peaceful, ostensibly well off (certainly better off than Vacuo by an exponent in excess of 3 if WoR is to be interpreted strictly) City with no fucking outer wall (Unless the wall exists somewhere in the forest farther out).

And worst of all, Adam's brand, I don't remember which of the writers said it, but I think someone did say in the commentary that Adam getting that brand was somehow his own fault. Which I think would be a hilarious fanfic concept. If Adam was say... just an SDC worker drunkenly operating heavy machinery one day before *BOOM* some piece of red hot equipment flew back and hit him in the face. Or he drunkenly started a brawl with some other workers and somebody pushed him onto a hot piece of machinery. He holds it out as a cruel injustice done to him by the humans generally, and the SDC in particular, but it was (almost) entirely due to his own negligence, and imagining the rapidly escalating preposterousness that he is forced to engage in to prevent his secret from getting out into the White Fang as a whole is funny.

Which reminds me of another joke I thought up concerning Adam's brand:

Whitley: "All that talk about my father hating Faunus is pure crap. I've yet to meet a single Faunus that he treats any worse than his own family."

Adam (taking off his mask): "Bullshit!"

Whitley (taking off his pants and mooning Adam, revealing the unfortunate location of his own SDC brand): "I wish."

#3 - How close do you think Ruby got to snapping (again?) and stealing a page out of How to Deal with Personal Betrayals from Incompetent Older Siblings by Michael Corleone?

#4 - Vol 1-3 Yang tops the list. Then there was a fall off.

#5 - Ruby can be simple or complex - depending on how you want to write her - but can come off well in either case. Blake is one of the most difficult elements in a RWBY fic for me. Because I do not want to leave one of the main four alone in the cold, but the fact that without the whole White Fang plot or post-properly-resolved-White-Fang-plot she's, at bottom, Raven, but more forgettable, and we need to collectively take the one thing the series did give us (her tendency to leave erotic novels lying around) and run with it to imagine what she's like in her day-to-day routine. Every word you said about Yang was correct. I admit, part of me thinks that CRWBY wrote Adam cutting her arm off and everything that followed because the thought that someone else (fictional or otherwise) could just be so positive, so supportive, so happy, and so competent just wounds them emotionally on a fundamental level.

#6 - Again, I don't know what happened in Volume 9. Say that to the post where you guessed almost everything that happened in it purely based off of meme osmosis, Count. But I'm guessing that Lewis was the other guy who poisoned Jaune and stole his memories. I was wondering why Jaune let him live, but if he promised him that kind of dough it makes sense. Unless my headcanon that Lien is like Yen, Won, or Yuan and there is no sub-unit. AKA: he is only entitled to a few tens of thousands of dollars equivalent to show for what he went through.

Cardin: "Velv... I gotta ask. You were strong enough to beat the crap out of me. Heck, you could have had your team beat us up and we'd have been no mater."

Velvet: "So?"

Cardin: "So... Why didn't you do that when I was tugging on your ears?"

Velvet: "..." blush "Um... W-Well... I actually kind of like it when you pull my ears."

Cardin: "..." blush "Oh."

Velvet: "Sooo... You want to try tugging them now?"

Cardin: "Okay!"

Blake stares at the two.

Weiss: "Blake? Stop that."

Blake: "But they're living out so many of my fantasies-!"

Weiss: "Stop being you!"

Blake: "Racist!"

Weiss: "Pervert!"

Cardin: "God I hate it when couples fight in public."

Weiss and Blake: "SHUT UP!"

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This is canon to me - principally because it is funny - and the only explanation that I and a lot of other people must have hit on when everybody found out that Velvet was an older student, and could probably fold all of Team CDRL like so many steel chairs. Because logically speaking, the gap between first and second year students should be the biggest, with the gap between second and third years being markedly narrower, with the gap between third and fourth being slight-but-measurable. Assuming of course that the school is good and the students are competent.

He keeps making Jaune Slap his female friends (and Rens) asses.

But it's not working damn it! Oh sure he slaps em (and makes em jiggle) but there's no big explosion of female fury! Just a lot of blushing.

He's tried fourteen times! What the hell?

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The Atlas air force is reaching out to him with a Colonel's commission and the most lucrative signing bonus in their history. Never before has Remnant beheld such a committed wingman.

 

[LordofBones]

I mean this could work for Pyrrha... But Yang could verge towards bullying a few times in the show. Sooo...

Yang steals Jaune's lunch.

Yang: "My lunch now, VB!"

Jaune: "Wha-Seriously?!"

She does it again and runs off.

Yang: "Loved your sandwich! Gonna love this one, too!"

Jaune: "YANG! DAMNIT!"

Then... Yang is about to eat his mother's cookies. In front of him.

Yang: "Mm... They smell even better than Ruby's cookies!"

Ruby: "Yang!"

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Tai: *happily* "Ah, just like your mother."
Yang: *horrified scream*

 

[zMADLAXz]

If Ichigo was related to Jaune.

Ichigo in Spirit Form

Ichigo: Good now make that Sword as big as possible.

Jaune -> Makes Crocea Mors into a Great Sword with the Shield.

Ichigo: Good good, now you need an inner demon that also cares a lot about you. And I don't mean just an emotional demon-well also that- but an actual demon that breaks you down to make you stronger.

Jaune-> Gets Cinder.

Ichigo: Great, extra points for romantic undertones, oh before I forget, you need an experienced female mentor who you have romantic chemistry with and awakens your powers and realises that you have a huge hidden potential and absurd physical capabilities (This is Rukia btw)

Jaune -> Gets Pyrrha.

Ichigo: Great now you just need some rival who is absolutely shitty person but he beats your ass, up until the moment it's time to show off in front of the the ladies(this is Grimmjow), then you humiliate him to hell.

Jaune-> Gets Cardin

Ichigo: Oh btw do you have incompetent millenia olds btw?

Jaune -> Refers to Ozpin and Salem.

Ichigo: Wonderful, now comes the most important part, Sword beams. And after that, dual wielding.

 

[zMADLAXz]

If Naruto talked with Sun.

Naruto: Kid, I love your dedication but a Romance is not the way to go about it. And if Romance is your primary goal there are different ways to go.

Sun: Then what do I do?

Naruto: First, instead of one moody volatile princess, you go after several of them, but the trick is to never flirt with them.

Sun: Never?

Naruto: Absolutely Never, then you have to be yourself, that is to say a hyper competent buffoon.

Sun: Done.

Naruto: Good, next you are gonna need a grand dream.

Sun: Does family and going for a semi-peaceful revolution through funny pranks count?

Naruto: THAT is the winning strategy. You are a quick learner.

Sun: Aww, thanks for believing in me.

Naruto: Well, you best Believe that. Ok, now comes the most important part, that is, you ignore all of them because your purpose is more important to you and after a few hundred episodes, you go for the best girl that was always there. Who is also shy and a princess.

Sun: Well, sorry to disappoint Sensei but us modern kids don't get 700 episodes. Also a shy princess?

Naruto: Well, shit. OK, ok we can still fix this. Now where to find your princess? (looks around and finds May shyly looking from behind a wall)

Naruto: Well Kid, you ever dated a sniper girl before?

Sun: ....no?

Naruto: Buckle up because you are about to.

Naruto quickly knocks both of them out and cleverly locks them in a room with all the necessities but very cramped space. Thankfully neither of them need much light.

Sun: I am SO SO SO sorry for Sensei, he doesn't really care much about people's opinion about training and calls it his "Toad Sage Extreme" strategy, and now you got stuck with me as part of his shenanigans.

May: Um, well It's no problem, besides I wanted to get to know new people as well, and this is a great approach, if unorthodox isn't it? I am May Zedong btw.

Sun: Oh, well that's fine. Also hi May, I am Sun Wukong. Now let's figure out a way to get out of here, your family must be worried.

May: Ummm, I only have my team and no family.

Sun: Oh shit you too huh. Well anyways, sorry for assuming anyway still , try to get out of here hmm?

May blushes and as they both try to figure out a way outside.

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Meanwhile, Naruto on a random rooftop with Ichigo.

Naruto: Well that's one pair done, what about you, had a nice talk with the lad?

Ichigo: He mostly has it figured out, now I just need him to go from survival mindset to winning mindset.

Naruto: Ahhh, the "Old Man Zangetsu" approach?

Ichigo: Yep, hey btw, since you are better at this social engineering thing than me, you think you could fit Yang in that Arkos thing you are trying to accomplish? I can't let another Tatsuki go alone like that man.

Naruto: I am pretty sure it won't take too much pranking; sure, I'll assign a few more shadow clones to that. Also do you think we should start with combat training, I know how to beat up a magnet style user and also how to light the fire of motivation under a shy princess/warrior, and in my opinion Pyrrha needs a more unique training style.

Oh! Almost forgot to tell ya, I am adopting Ruby and Nora, these two precious ones need to grow up badass like my Hima and Boruto and rule the world.

Ichigo: You do that, I'll be seeing if we could get rest of the kids' families here, Blacksmith lady could only give us some limited time.

Naruto: Great! Now let me just get Aang and Uncle Iroh here and I am pretty sure we could set that Ironwood fella straight. The way things are going, he might end up like Danzo, which would be a waste of a leader like him.

Ichigo: ...you think it can get that bad?

Naruto: Ichigo, buddy, this world is like if someone took a mix of all our stories and worlds, blended them together, boiled it, and then diluted it till it looked like its completely clear.

It's just a matter of remembering old patterns pal.

Ichigo: hmmmm, you aren't wrong, well lemme see, hey do you think a strong Grimm would make for a good sword?

Naruto: ......why? You know he doesn't have to be a dual wielder you know, he is more healer and protector ain't he? Won't a bigger a shield be better?

Ichigo: ......Naruto, do you know what my Name means?

Naruto: "The one who protects", right?

Ichigo: Correct, now do you see me using a shield?

Naruto: Well, you have that Hollow technique that acts as a physical protection ain't it? Plus Zangetsu does the Reiatsu condensing for you to launch sword beams. Also the Quincy powers.

Ichigo: And he has his Aura and Semblance, look sometimes you gotta realise that when all the world's going stupid and crazy, you gonna need more leverage and sharpness than a shield.

I am not saying a shield is bad, but you of all people must understand that before you move forward and improve something? You gonna need to split some heads.

Naruto: ..... I think I saw a Grimm with a pretty useful gimmick in Ever After, think that'll work?

Ichigo: See? 'tis only a matter of need.

Naruto: Now let me see if I can find a way to teach Rasengan to Sun, no student of mine will go without being able to make more shadow clones than sand on a beach and a swirling mass of energy packing more punch than a wrecking ball.

Even if I have to convince one of the Tailed Beasts. I think Son would be upto the task.

 

[cavalal386]

Which reminds me of another joke I thought up concerning Adam's brand:

Whitley: "All that talk about my father hating Faunus is pure crap. I've yet to meet a single Faunus that he treats any worse than his own family."

Adam (taking off his mask): "Bullshit!"

Whitley (taking off his pants and mooning Adam, revealing the unfortunate location of his own SDC brand): "I wish."

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I should not have been drinking when I read this.

 

[Gur40]

Meanwhile, Naruto on a random rooftop with Ichigo.

Naruto: Well that's one pair done, what about you, had a nice talk with the lad?

Ichigo: He mostly has it figured out, now I just need him to go from survival mindset to winning mindset.

Naruto: Ahhh, the "Old Man Zangetsu" approach?

Ichigo: Yep, hey btw, since you are better at this social engineering thing than me, you think you could fit Yang in that Arkos thing you are trying to accomplish? I can't let another Tatsuki go alone like that man.

Naruto: I am pretty sure it won't take too much pranking; sure, I'll assign a few more shadow clones to that. Also do you think we should start with combat training, I know how to beat up a magnet style user and also how to light the fire of motivation under a shy princess/warrior? Pyrrha needs to train more unique training in my opinion.

Also I am adopting Ruby and Nora, No questions. Since my series ended I have enough time and resources to dedicate to family.

Ichigo: You do that, I'll be seeing if we could rest of their family here, we can't really stay here forever you know.

Naruto: Great! Now let me just get Aang and Uncle Iroh here and I am pretty sure we could set that Ironwood fella straight.

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Naruto and Ichigo being mentors to Sun and Jaune and going though there entire series in under a month for the duo sounds Epic

If Ichigo was related to Jaune.
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Ichigo in Spirit Form

Ichigo: Good good, now you need an inner demon that also cares a lot about you. And I don't mean just an emotional demon-well also that- but an actual demon that breaks you down to make you stronger.

Jaune-> Gets Cinder.
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Ichigo: Wonderful, now comes the most important part, Sword beams. And after that, dual wielding.

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I think Ichigo some how getting Jaune haunted by Canon RK who spells out just how STUPID the Heroes side of Adults is and is constantly trying to take over his body to help him. Fits better for the Hollow side

 

[SharkCultist]

Ruby loves her family. Even when it's hard to love them.

Beacon was on break for a little bit while repairs were being made to a few classrooms (one of ports Grimm got loose and hit the dust storage) so Ruby was going to visit her uncle.

She would ask Yang to come buuut she and their uncle didn't get along. He saw too much Raven in her and she wasn't patient enough to deal with him. That's why even though he lived in Vale they hadn't visited til now.

He lived in the bad part of town, not the poor part, but the part of town where everything has at least two locks and everyone has ten ways to kill you.

Unfortunately he fit right in.

His home was a squat square plain concrete cube with a door that looked like it could take a depth charge.

She remembers a time when he had a normal door, a normal house even.

She knocks on the door. "Uncle Garrett? It's me, Ruby."

Somehow he always hears, definitely some kind of camera setup she can't see. So he knows she's here. It still takes him a good 30 minutes to let her in. 20 to do his security checks and 10 to actually open the door and undo all his locks.

"Rosebud! Come in, come in quick."

His home is still the same. A mass of locks and traps filling all the rooms except the living room in the back. Which has nothing in it except one chair, a desk, a sleeping mat, a metric ton of canned foods and MRE.

Oh and if course the massive web of yarn and news articles covering every wall. It hasn't changed at all.


He hasn't changed much either since the last time she saw him. Rail thin, pale as milk and wearing clothes four sizes too big (they had fit him well once), tired silver eyes and messy uncombed black hair with rusty streaks. He looks more tired than before and his eyes had that twitchy look that told her he wasn't taking all his pills.

"It's good to see you Uncle Garrett, sorry it's been too long."

"No, no that's good. Too many visits leaves a trail, besides the bird and your blondes wouldn't like it if you were with me too much. They think I'm crazy."

Oh uncle Garrett.

"You're not crazy you just don't deal with stress well."

"Thank you rosebud, have you been getting my gifts?"

Every year, every birthday or gift giving holiday hed send her glasses or goggles. Dark tints meant to hide her eyes. She didn't wear them but she kept them.

"I got them Uncle Garrett, thank you."

"Good, good. That's good. Remember to wear them when you're outside Vale or Patch. Bright eyes bring danger little rosebud."

She gives him a hug. Like every time she does those he tenses up like he's getting ready to run or fight for his life before he melts into the hug.

He's getting thinner. She can feel the slight shaking in his limbs.

"You haven't been taking your medicine have you?"

"The pills make me foggy, less aware, less safe."

"At least take the vitamins? Those ones won't mess with your head right?"

"Yeah...yeah I can take those. Vitamins will help keep me strong in case I need to run. Ok rosebud I'll take them."

It's the best she'll get. She knew not to push, one time she tried to get him to go out to lunch with her and he panicked and wouldn't see her for two years.

"It's getting late rosebud, you should go soon."

It'd barely been a hour but she knew how draining this was for him.

"Ok uncle Garrett, I promise I'll check in again when I can."

He's quick to rush her back outside and relock his door.

Ruby loves her family. Even when it's hard.

She remembers a little bit of the better days.
He'd always been nervous and skittish, Paranoia was his bread and butter.

But after Mom died he started to spiral. Worse than dad. He saw connections and conspiracy in everything. Sometimes he would have rants about what he saw.

Grimm that were too smart or a high amount of accidents that claimed the lives of silver eyed people.

He finally locked himself away in his fortress when he got news about Ruby entering signal.

Yang claimed he was abandoning her, tai thought he was dangerous.

But Ruby knew. Scared of the world as he was he refused to back out of it until Ruby had the skills to protect herself.

It's one of the reasons she still makes these trips. Even though it hurts to see him like this.

Uncle Garrett was right. She better get back so she can soothe her dad and Yang like she always has to do after these little trips.

Gotta keep the family happy. After all.

Family is important.

 

[Gur40]

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stolen from Tumblr one-real-wrimonkey

One subtle theory I have for RWBY is about why STRQ built their home in the middle of the woods on Patch.

In a world where almost everyone lives in towns and cities with defences and huntsmen and guards and everything, they live outside of that. And sure, that's a family with four (then three then two then one) huntsman in the home, it's a well defended homestead sure, but a huge risk with two kids.

Except Ruby has silver eyes, just like Summer.

Keeping the two of them off the radar a little is a smart move, sure they go into town by the time they're going to Signal, but they're away from cameras and people and being taught how to defend themselves young from Grimm because it's necessary.

That home in Patch is in the middle of nowhere to keep its Silver Eyed inhabitants safer.

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Spoiler: RWBY by CRWBY

 

[cavalal386]

Snippet by @Lanterna_Eternal over on SB, thought it was good and had to share it here. All credit goes to them.

1. Orochimaru!Jaune who gets frustrated with his mother, first she denied him being a huntsman, then when he finally gives into her wishes she's disappointed in his advancements in medical knowledge? (Despite how horrifying the origins of those advancements are)

"What I ever did, I did to make you proud! Tell me how proud you, mother! Tell me! TELL ME!!!!"

Isabel sorrowfully staring at the monster her son has become because of her.

"I-I have always been proud of you...from the first moment...I've been proud of you. And it was my pride that blinded me. I loved you too much to see what you were becoming...what I was turning you into. I'm...I'm sorry..."


2. Rusted Knight Jaune meets his parents (it does not go well)

Jaune sat down across the room from his parents, his friends to the side, not willing to leave him alone. He didn't expect to see them here, for them, it'd been over three years since they'd last talked.

For him, it was over twenty.

His mother was staring at him in muted horror, his father simply looked grim.

"You know...I think this is the first time we ever sat down and had a conversation." Jaune idly began as he simply tapped his fingers against his armor.

Isabel gulped before shaking her head.

"Jaune...we talked plenty of times-"

"No." He softly cut in. "No, we didn't. Because a conversation implies listening. And neither of you two listened. Only spoke...now it's my turn."

They winced and the awkward atmosphere continued.

Jaune sighed, unwilling to be there any longer than he had to.

"Let's just cut to the chase, why are you here? What do you want?" He directly asked.

Isabel leaned forward and tried to take his hands but he retreated.

"J-Jaune...please, we just want you to come back home. It's been so long and, everyone misses you, your sisters, your family, the Siths, Katy-"

Jaune blinked.

"Who?"

Everyone paused and Isabel just gave him a look of sheer disbelief.

"...Katy? Your ex-girlfriend?" Isabel pressed.

Jaune blinked a bit before his eyes widened in recognition.

"Huh...Katy...haven't thought about her in decades. Hell, I almost forgot everyone's names until I made myself write them down...How is she doing?" Jaune asked.

Nicholas cleared his throat.

"She's...doing good. She's gone into fashion design, is making a small name for herself, or was...before the whole thing with Vale, now she's been making inroads with Mistral and Vacuo."

Jaune slowly nodded.

"Well, my congratulations to her. I'm glad that she's making a name for herself."

Isabel frowned.

"You...don't feel anything else for her?"

"I'm pretty sure I'm about forty years old now, Mother. It's not exactly appropriate for me to hold any kind of feelings for someone half my age."

Weiss coughed and her team gave her looks as she flushed.

"You know what I mean." Isabel pressed.

"And you know what I mean. Whatever I felt for her was the passion of youth. It's been decades since then, I'm not sure what you're hoping for but bringing up a teenage romance isn't exactly motivation for me to come back to Radian."

"Exactly! Look at yourself, Jaune! You've lost half your life thanks to this lifestyle! You've faced things we never wanted you to face and now...now you've lost so much! Please, come home! Retire and go to medical school, your aura means that you still have a long life ahead of you and we can make it work!"

Jaune shook his head.

"Even after all this time you still try and control us."

"I'm just trying to give you all a better life!" Isabel retorted hotly before using her semblance to calm herself.

"And look at us now. Saphron left with Terra as soon as she could to spare Adrien of the same. Aqua cracked under the pressure and went on a hedonistic bender before finding Kazuma. Tangy left to start a PMC because she couldn't handle the lack of control over her life and me...?"

Jaune looked at his armor.

"I left because I never stopped being the boy in that damn bubble."

Isabel grimaced and clenched her jaw.

"Jaune." Nicholas started. "Please...we just wanted the best for you. Come back home. We need you-"

"And I needed you." Jaune cut him off brutally as he stared into Nicholas' eyes. "I needed you thirty. years. ago. When I pleaded with you, begged you on my knees to train me. To help me. And you didn't. Because you loved mother too much to go against her...oddly enough...even after all this time, I can't even find it in me to blame you for that."

"Jaune-"

"Do you know what my semblance is?" Jaune asked. "I call it Aura Amp but it's a bit of a misnomer. I amplify every single aspect of the Soul. Semblances, regeneration, defense, offense. Everything."

He clenched his fist.

"Ren. Nora." Jaune called out. "How do you think that fight would have gone if I'd known about it before Beacon."

The two paled, as well as everyone else in the room.

"Jaune..."

"...I don't blame you for her death...only person I blame is Cinder and I'm already going to cut off her head so that's a moot point. But ever since I got my semblance, I always wondered. If I'd been there...could I have changed things? Would Aura Amp have saved her life? Let her win? Let us win? Would she have left me behind if I had been trained? Could we have fought her together?"

Everyone stared at him in horror.

"Over twenty years...I've been asking myself those questions."

"...Jaune..." Ruby whispered.

"I've had the time to decide that it doesn't matter now. All I know is that I wasn't strong enough to join her...and she's dead."

He gave off a derisive snort.

"I can't even remember her voice...my scroll got destroyed in the Ever After...I've got nothing left of her except for the band that keeps my hair together."

He clenched his fist.

"...You said you wanted to spare me of this...but truth be told. All you did was cripple me. I spent so long behind the others that by the time I could finally stand by them...well...here I am."

Everybody was frozen.

"The funny thing is...I don't even hate you for it...not anymore at least. I got over that a long time ago...now? I just don't care."

"I won't go back to Radian...as it is...it's not even home for me anymore...twenty years in another place does that to you...besides, Salem and her minions are still out there, and we've got the fight of our lives ahead of us."

He finally looked up at his parents.

"...Go back home...the others still need you." He said as he stood up. "Me? Well...I've had forty years to get used to the idea of you two not supporting me. I can handle another battle, or for however else long I'm alive."

With that he left the room.

Isabel and Nicholas sagged against each other.

"Nick..." Isabel wept even through her semblance. "What did I do?"

"...What did we do, Izzy...what did we do..."

Honest take on older Jaune just being...disillusioned with his parents. Like, he's past the point of anger with them after spending so much time in the EA. He just honestly doesn't want to deal with them since he never got the resolution in his youth and it basically festered into a deep-seated resentment/apathy towards them like a lot of people are today with their parents.

3. Knowall Jaune meeting Yang through Katy Sith's pov.

It was her biggest regret.

Katy was young, in love, and so desperately afraid for Jaune. He had trusted to her that he was leaving, trying to make his way to Beacon to at least try and fulfill his dream.

And so, afraid for his life. She told his mother.

On that day, when Jaune came back and looked her in the eyes, she saw that the spark in them had died out.

She expected different.

Pain, anger...maybe even hatred.

But there was nothing.

And that broke her heart even more.

He didn't even bother to greet her, just simply walked past her into his house.

Jaune Arc was broken.

In the time that followed, Isabel had finally managed to get Jaune into medical school, even unlocking his aura, though there was increased oversight to make sure that he didn't try and run off again.

But he didn't try again.

He just simply...existed. He got top marks in school and was fast tracked into Radian's teaching hospital, his sheer skill and the reveal of his semblance helping him immensely while also defeating accusations of nepotism.

He was courteous, intelligent, and skillful, becoming one of Radian's top doctors.

But he just...existed.

And because it was...expected of them. They got back together.

Oh sure, it took a long time but...they did it.

As expected.

Then one day...she came.

Katy was walking through the hospital, Jaune had missed breakfast due to an early patient coming from Patch so she was bringing him lunch. (He had a tendency of missing meals.)

That's when she heard it.

Laughter.

Jaune's laughter.

"...And then, of course, my team is completely covered in grimm muck, my hair is a mess and my partner just asks. "Can we just get sushi next time?"

And then Jaune barks out in laughter, echoing across the room.

Katy peaks her head and she stares in disbelief.

It's a blonde woman, a huntress by the looks of it with a mechanical arm.

"Okay, okay, stop. You're gonna make me puke."

"Yeesh, if you do, watch the boots or I'll call you Doc Vomit."

It's back.

That spark in his eyes.

And something settles in her gut.

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Jaune's office was...organized. Almost eerily so. But the most notable were the amount of bird statues and knickknacks that were in a glass cabinet.

"Thank you for lunch, Katy."

"Of course, Jaune." Katy softly said, observing him.

"So, who was that patient you were talking to?"

"Oh, Yang Xiao-Long, a huntress student from Patch who was there during the Fall of Vale. She's got a tough spirit, but dang was she a tough nut to crack. Finally managed to break through to her with an accidental pun." He chuckled. "Give me a hand here...ha!"

Katy observed him as he ate his lunch. The spark in his eye had returned...after so long...

'Jaune...'

A knock on the door made them stiffen and in walked Dr. Isabel Arc.

Katy watched firsthand how the spark died in Jaune's eye as he looked at his mother.

"Director Arc." He greeted.

"J-Dr. Arc." Isabel softly smiled, Jaune had insisted on the professionalism while in the workplace.

Katy knew it had nothing to do with professionalism.

---

In the coming weeks, she notices how...much more lively Jaune seemed during the day, how much happier he was. He laughed more, talked more with his patients and coworkers.

And it was all because of her.

Yang Xiao-Long.

Apparent miracle worker, because somehow she convinced Jaune to have dinner at his parents' place instead of the apartment he lived in...to mixed results.

But it all came to a head one day.

"You know...you could come with." She hears Yang say.

Her heart stills and Katy freezes by the door.

"...What?"

"Look...I'm just saying...guy like you, could do a lot of good on the frontier towns out there, I...I know how much your old dream meant to you and...I could train you to fight and...and..." She hears footsteps. "You can do so, so much good, Jaune."

"...I'm sorry...but...I can't do that Yang...I can't...I can't leave Katy behind again..."

"Yeah...I figured it was a long shot...I'm sorry, I'm such a horrible person, I-"

"No. You're not a bad person. You've been through a lot...and I was there...it's...natural but..."

"Yeah...I'm sorry...Jaune. For what it's worth though...I think you would have done good at Beacon. Untrained or not."

She hears Jaune sniff.

"...Thank you."

"I'll be heading out tomorrow...goodbye, Dr. Arc."

"...Goodbye, Ms. Xiao-Long."

Yang walked out the door and closed it before leaning her head back. Her lilac eyes slowly moving to sadly gaze at a silent Katy.

"Don't worry...never tried anything. I'm not a scumbag to try and take someone's man...and you've got a good one."

Katy looked away.

"I know..."

'But he's not mine.'

---

Jaune was in his office, eating dinner alone, or rather, simply moving the food around his plate.

"You should go."

He blinked in confusion then looked up.

"Katy?"

Katy smiled sadly at him.

"You should go after her."

Jaune's expression drops.

"Katy...I...that dream is behind me..."He said as he looked away.

"No...it's just been locked away...hidden." She said as she sat in front of him before gesturing at the display case. "Just like those birds you keep. Meant to be free but hidden behind glass. The dream is still there and if you pay attention, you can see it wanting to be free."

Jaune gulped as he clenched his fist.

"I...I can't do that to you Katy..." He whispered.

"I held you back once, Jaune...I won't do it again."

He grimaced.

"What about our plan? Staying in Radian...the farm...getting married?"

Katy sighed.

"Maybe in another life that could be true...but those were never really our plan, Jaune...simply other people's expectations. Your mother expected you to become a doctor...so you did. Everyone in Radian expected us to get back together...so we did. Everyone expects us to get married, have a family...stay in Radian...but neither of us would be happy. Especially you..."

Jaune began to tremble before he suddenly stood up and walked to the display case, resting his hand on the glass.

"Katy..."

She slowly walked over and hugged him from behind.

"I'm sorry, Jaune...for everything..."

"...I'm sorry too...I'm sorry that I can't be what you want..." He harshly whispered, holding back his tears.

"I'm sorry I can't be what you need."

"Katy...that's not-"

"It's not fair right? So don't blame yourself either."

He finally turned to face her, soft tears falling down his face as she cupped it.

"...I will always love you."

"And so will I." She returned with a sad smile. "But we both know that the love we have for each other is different now."

"We're not in love with each other."

"No...and that's fine. Better that we know acknowledge that now than years down the line."

With that she turned him around and placed her palm on the back of his hand and set it on the glass.

"Go ahead, Jaune...set them free."

Jaune swallowed thickly as his hand shook before it settled on the glass.

The glass shattered.

---

Yang sighed as she did the final checks on Bumblebee, ready to head out and face the world again.

"Got room for one more?"

Her heart stopped and fluttered and she looked up to face him.

"Jaune?"

"I hear that a doctor would be really appreciated on this crazy dragon's adventure through the frontier."

Yang blinked.

"But...what about?"

Jaune smiled softly at her.

"We had a talk...and I realized...I didn't want to hold back anymore...that is, if you'll still have me?"

Yang smiled beautifully on them.

"Better hold on tight, Doc."

"You got it."

---

Katy smiled as she set the bird on the desk, it seemed fitting to put it there. The other ones were spread out all across the room, finally free as well.

"Why did you let him go?" Isabel demanded to know, her hand shaking from the sheer slew of emotions running through her, her semblance working overtime. "I thought you loved him!"

Katy simply looked out the open window carrying the last statue of a bird in flight, basking in the sun.

"I do..."

"Then why!?"

"Because...he needed to go. Last time...I didn't love him enough to let him free...this time, I did." She said as she set the statue down on the windowsill.

And she could see it in her mind's eye.

Jaune holding on tightly to Yang as they whooped into the sky, a full smile on his face and the sun twinkling in his eyes.

"I guess that's the funny thing about love isn't it?"

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[Gur40]

SNIP

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Orochi!Jaune being both a monster like Orochimaru and being against Salem just as his name sake was against Akatsuki
Would be funny Team RWBY are torn on hating him, until he resurrects the dead {Warren or Summer} but acknowledge him on being why the Vytal Festival wasn't the Fall of Beacon

Oh, this is like how my brother reacted to my parents once he go a house. He just stopped wasting the time to think of what if's and them
Though Isabel and Nick were genuine in trying to save Jaune from the trauma of being a Huntsmen, the irony of them rejecting joining Oz lead to them being ignorant on the Apocalypse on the horizon
Would love to see a version of Nick and Isabel finally meet up with Jaune and just after Salem death/seal/throw into the EA and just what ever happens next

Kinda wanna see that Katy Snippet be part of Dr Knowall, and what caused that timeline
would be adding to the tragic irony and his meeting Yang

 

[zMADLAXz]

A lot of people say that Jaune should have died instead of Pyrrha.

That seems just like a bad end waiting to happen.

Because in this scenario, Jaune somehow shielded Pyrrha from a fatal blow, in which case Cinder is still going to kill her anyways and if say Jaune pushed her away and still went to fight Cinder by himself, then too Cinder is just going to come back and kill Pyrrha again.

Because here is the sad fact, Cinder is stronger and more clever than Pyrrha.

Now you just have a Maiden and high level fighter on your ass, with no healer.

And yes, Pyr can obviously fill the role of a combatant and somehow make up for the lack of Jaune in some fights, but here is the thing, without Jaune's semblance Weiss would still die.

Because again, Cinder can defeat Pyrrha and this time Pyrrha won't have Jaune to come and save her. Also unlike Jaune, Cinder will take Pyrrha more seriously this time, because in Haven she just mocked him and let him do his own thing, which allowed him to use his awakened semblance.

And what about escorting all the civilians from Mantle? Jaune's semblance and leadership was prudent for that along with Ren.

And without Jaune and his guaranteed boosts, even Ren's improved semblance won't do shit.

So now you just have a Cinder who is even more cautious and bloodthirsty, who is going to finish her job, you have no healer/tank to rely on, and as soon as Salem shows up?

Unless you make the argument that Pyrrha can somehow beat her, they'll stand no chance at all.

A lot of the attitude of the anti-Jaune hatedom of RWBY unironically sounds like those parties in Light novels that kick out the healer because they are doing no damage.

Sure, they beat Cordovin, well congrats you still have that giant ass Grimm, who is not magnetic.

Also funnily enough, if these Jaune haters had watched Naruto, unironically they would appreciate a healer more because Tsunade made three rules of Medical Ninjas, which make absolute fucking sense.

1. no medic ninja shall ever stop medical treatment until the lives of their party members have come to an end

2. no medic ninja shall ever stand on the front lines

3. no medic ninja shall ever die until they are the last of their platoon

There is also a 4th rule but that is for those who can use the Hundred sealing: Yin Seal technique.

But it is still applicable to Jaune because of his ability to quickly recharge his Aura, and use it to heal and defend. So instead of relying on Hundred sealing, he can rely on his own Aura.

These rules make sense, you want the healer to die last so that you can keep more people alive.

Some other big brains say that it would parallel Patroclus and Achilles.

To them I will say a few points.

1. The premise of RWBY is that roles flip on their heads, the tin man doesn't have a heart, the brave little lion was a coward, the little red riding hood killed the wolf, THE GOD OF THE SEAS is afraid of Water.

So it makes no sense for Patroclus to die.

2. If you have read Illiad and rest of the Trojan war books, it would become very clear that why the death of Patroclus was such a big deal to not just Achilles.

Patroclus was EVERYONE's favourite person.

These are from Richmond Lattimore's 1951 translation of The Iliad.
Menelaus Defending Patroclus' Body (Book 17, lines 97–101)

"But Menelaos, dear to Ares, stood over Patroklos,
speared him round with his great spear, as a mother cow
stands lowing over the calf she has brought forth.
For Menelaos, Atreus' son, stood over Patroklos."

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Showing an almost motherly protectiveness.
Ajax (the Greater) Joins in the Defense (Book 17, lines 356–360)

"Then Aias came near him, carrying like a wall his shield,
and stood fast by Menelaos. So the two of them
thought only of fighting round fallen Patroklos."

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Two of the greatest Achean soldiers are there just to make sure that his body is defended.
Briseis' Lament (Book 19, lines 287–299)

"You were always so gentle. You would not let me weep.
You told me that godlike Achilles would make me his wedded wife,
and take me back in his ships to Phthia,
and there among the Myrmidons we would have our wedding feast.
So now I weep your death without ceasing. You were kind always."

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The Army's Mourning (Book 19, lines 302–303)

"So she spoke, weeping, and the women mourned in answer,
mourning for Patroklos, but each for her own sorrows."

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All the women of the camp join in mourning Patroclus.

So here's the thing, he wasn't just important to Achilles. He is widely considered one of the most loved characters.

And Jaune here, is till this point none of this.

Yes his friends would be sad, but not to the level that somebody inspired by Patroclus deserves.

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

Team WTCH revamp idea. Weapons.

So, my latest fixation with RWBY manifests as Salem's inner circle being a bunch of transmigrators, right?

Of course, this led me to asking whether or not they'd keep the weapons they'd have in canon. I decided no, they would not, for the most part. And that led to me thinking. What would be good weapons for Team WTCH. In true RWBY fashion I tried to blend expression with function for each of them.

And it stands that, if any of you guys want to write anything, and decide that Salem's tetrarchs need an upgrade to be deadlier, you're welcome to the fruits of my cognitive labor too.

Watts. Carries three revolvers instead of one. First, there is his original Lefaucheux - style revolver. Viable but with two or three modifications. 1) Upping the caliber to something thereabouts of 12.7x63mm (imagine a .500 S&W lengthened to parity with a 30-06. This is a bullet that does exist IRL.) 2) Increasing the mass by weighting the handle and lengthening the barrels to about 14" if they are not there already. The heaviest 20-shot revolver to see military service was a nine-pounder that had to be deployed on a mount during World War 1. Of course nine pounds unloaded is pretty absurd for a handgun so you can see why they had to put it on a mount. But with Huntsman strength, I imagine that would be a non-issue. Plus, all of the extra mass would mitigate the felt recoil quite a lot. 3) Stick a rescue-hammer style nut onto the bottom of the handle. This makes Watt's nine-pound trench club even nastier to get pistol whipped by. And the extra weight in the handle is a small mechashift mechanism that turns it into a Lucrene hammer style pick, in case he wants piercing, rather than bashing damage.

Revolver number 2 is based off of the Colt 1855 10 Gauge - an IRL Colt 1855 10 gauge revolving rifle that was sawed down and had the stock replaced with a pistol grip such that it became a 10 gauge shotgun pistol. Of course, 10 gauge isn't sufficient for hunting Huntsmen and I am skeptical as to whether or not 12 gauge is actually the default on Remnant. Knowing that the people behind Red vs Blue were the producers of RWBY, and that Red vs. Blue is set in Halo, and that in Halo the gauge of the standard UNSC shotgun is 8. So I imagine Watts' dedicated shotgun revolver to have a grip customized to his hand, and a bigger barrel, slightly.

Revolver #3 is an exercise in Watts' caution, skepticism, and suspicion. It is his primary field tool in Salem's service - as it would not do for a weapon matching the caliber of that belonging to a man known to be dead to be used repeatedly in the killing of Salem's enemies. It is a Lemat revolver - or more appropriately like the Uppermat/whatever they changed the name to in Hunt Showdown (9 shots pistol + 1 shot from a centerline shotgun barrel). I am not settled on the calibers yet but I am thinking .378 Magnum for the pistol (markedly harder hitting than his Lefaucheux) and 10 gauge for the shotgun barrel. Enough to grind through a Huntsman/Huntress' Aura, and more than enough to cause a problem for the likes of Beowolves, Creeps, Ursa, and Borbatusks, but not what he'd pull on Ironwood in Amity as a first choice.

Tyrian. The character who primarily inspired this latest stream of consciousness. I've made no secret of the matter that I intend to revamp Tyiran as some sort of Sigmarite witch hunter acting with Salem as his goddess. And it was working around that which gave me an idea for a weapon set that was in character but more played to his strengths. First off, I imagined him as carrying a flamberge rapier. A good bad-guy weapon. The serpentine blade carries connotations of duplicitousness on the wielder's part in modern media. But when metallurgy advanced enough those blades were shaped like that for a reason. The waving blade makes it easier to manipulate your opponent's weapon in a blade-lock, or to push it out of the way (especially in the case where your opponent's weapon is longer than yours, hence the flamberge zweihander was a favorite among the Landsknechts who had to handle enemy pikemen) more than that, the lumpen waves preclude your opponent's withdrawal from the clash by moving their weapon up or down the length of yours. They must pull their weapon out of your way for you. Enabling a very easy follow-up thrust for the wielder.

Tyrian I think would prize such an ability in his weapon because of how well it synergizes with his Semblance. It is a one-handed weapon, an exclusively one handed weapon at that (so he will not even think to double fist it even in a blind rage), and that leaves his other hand free because, recall that his Semblance is to nullify the Aura of anybody he is in physical contact with. A weapon that gets him in under his enemy's guard and enable him to grapple them is an invaluable advantage. And consider that he is a Faunus with a tail, so he will almost always have more limbs available in a contest of grappling. He can deflect and arrest his opponent's weapon, go in with a half-judo hold with his off-hand, trip his enemy up with his legs if he must, apply his tail a couple of times - boom dead enemy.

His canon weapons, the Queen's Servants, are actually best used for grappling - metal blades to make sure he doesn't lose a forearm going in for a clinch, his Semblance to neutralize his enemy's aura, and then he can just mag-dump them at close range. Of course the problem with their scorpion claw configuration means that half of the time any blow they deflect has the potential to go into Tyrian's arms or torso. So him having some Sedgley-type weapon is a good choice, but I think there there are better alternatives or supplements to synergize with Tyrian's Semblance and number of limbs.

But I did not just choose this weapon because it is the bad guy version of Victor Saltzpyre's sword, but because of narrative potential.

I think it was on SB, that Talon posited that Ruby doesn't have a personal rival. She could have had that with Cinder. She kind of had that with Torchwick. But Jaune subsumed the whole avenging Pyrrha thing and Cinder just sort of shares the main antagonist role with Salem now. So Ruby is left without an antagonist that she has a personal stake in defeating. I wholeheartedly agree. And that was what spurred my idea. My proposition is for Tyrian, who already pushes all of Ruby's buttons just by being himself, to carry a weapon that is so much like Weiss' (Ruby's partner) but optimized in such a way as to maximally frustrate wielders of big blades on big sticks (such as Crescent Rose). Under this proposal I am proud to say that in terms of fighting and weapons, I have conceived of a Tyrian that can frustrate Ruby as a foe (on the battlefield) as much as he can as an enemy (in the personal dimension).

Then Talon put forward a truly interesting notion - the idea that Tyrian killed Summer. I admit I honestly never conceived of it. He looks a couple years too young, if you ask me, closer to Cinder's age. I had supposed that if Summer were to die by one of the four, it would have been Watts or Hazel, they look old enough, but always supposed that it was Salem herself who put paid to Summer's account. And that led me to another idea, - so thank you for that - to really pad out this sort of Solomon Kane proposal I have for Tyrian, a brace of big bore falling block pistols. Again referencing Hunt: Showdown because like Bloodborne it is a treasure trove for RWBY weapon inspiration. I am talking about a brace of Sparks pistols upscaled to 4 bore. Bore means the same as gauge but the seems to be more when the measurement is applied to rifles, as opposed to shotguns.

Incidentally, I think Sundered Rose is a 4 bore falling block, just by going off screenshots and concept arts, it evokes mental pictures of the 4 bore most prolifically shown on Youtube.

So, using guns chambered in the same caliber as Summer's can be fuel on the angry Ruby fire.

Cinder and Hazel relying on Semblance & Magic, or Semblance & Dust respectively, will require a bit more time before I hit on something concrete that I like. But as of now, I am imagining that Cinder's scimitars can mechashift into large caliber hunting handguns that can accept banana mags and have holo-sights for target acquisition and have a select fire feature. Basically something to differentiate them from arrows, spears, and javelins generated by her Semblance, give her some measure of rapid firepower in close range. I just need to settle on a platform that I can base the gun design around that I like in my head. Hazel, I am even less settled on. I got his personality and his function down in the group, for the fic - finally - but as for the weapon. Other than his Dust Logia gimmick that I have envisioned. I either want to give him a cannon-caliber sniper rifle, or maybe a set of cheap & disposable rocket propelled AP warhead javelins (half of their armor piercing ability comes from explosive power, the other half is generated by the bonkers strength with which he throws them. Some optional piece of kit for him to cover his bases on for long range.

That about does it and oh? a meaty post has emerged whilst I was typing. I shall answer.

A lot of people say that Jaune should have died instead of Pyrrha.

That seems just like a bad end waiting to happen.

Because in this scenario, Jaune somehow shielded Pyrrha from a fatal blow, in which case Cinder is still going to kill her anyways and if say Jaune pushed her away and still went to fight Cinder by himself, then too Cinder is just going to come back and kill Pyrrha again.

Because here is the sad fact, Cinder is stronger and more clever than Pyrrha.

Now you just have a Maiden and high level fighter on your ass, with no healer.

And yes, Pyr can obviously fill the role of a combatant and somehow make up for the lack of Jaune in some fights, but here is the thing, without Jaune's semblance Weiss would still die.

Because again, Cinder can defeat Pyrrha and this time Pyrrha won't have Jaune to come and save her. Also unlike Jaune, Cinder will take Pyrrha more seriously this time, because in Haven she just mocked him and let him do his own thing, which allowed him to use his awakened semblance.

And what about escorting all the civilians from Mantle? Jaune's semblance and leadership was prudent for that along with Ren.

And without Jaune and his guaranteed boosts, even Ren's improved semblance won't do shit.

So now you just have a Cinder who is even more cautious and bloodthirsty, who is going to finish her job, you have no healer/tank to rely on, and as soon as Salem shows up?

Unless you make the argument that Pyrrha can somehow beat her, they'll stand no chance at all.

A lot of the attitude of the anti-Jaune hatedom of RWBY unironically sounds like those parties in Light novels that kick out the healer because they are doing no damage.

Sure, they beat Cordovin, well congrats you still have that giant ass Grimm, who is not magnetic.

Also funnily enough, if these Jaune haters had watched Naruto, unironically they would appreciate a healer more because Tsunade made three rules of Medical Ninjas, which make absolute fucking sense.

1. no medic ninja shall ever stop medical treatment until the lives of their party members have come to an end

2. no medic ninja shall ever stand on the front lines

3. no medic ninja shall ever die until they are the last of their platoon

There is also a 4th rule but that is for those who can use the Hundred sealing: Yin Seal technique.

But it is still applicable to Jaune because of his ability to quickly recharge his Aura, and use it to heal and defend. So instead of relying on Hundred sealing, he can rely on his own Aura.

These rules make sense, you want the healer to die last so that you can keep more people alive.

Some other big brains say that it would parallel Patroclus and Achilles.

To them I will say a few points.

1. The premise of RWBY is that roles flip on their heads, the tin man doesn't have a heart, the brave little lion was a coward, the little red riding hood killed the wolf, THE GOD OF THE SEAS is afraid of Water.

So it makes no sense for Patroclus to die.

2. If you have read Illiad and rest of the Trojan war books, it would become very clear that why the death of Patroclus was such a big deal to not just Achilles.

Patroclus was EVERYONE's favourite person.

These are from Richmond Lattimore's 1951 translation of The Iliad.
Menelaus Defending Patroclus' Body (Book 17, lines 97–101)



Showing an almost motherly protectiveness.
Ajax (the Greater) Joins in the Defense (Book 17, lines 356–360)


Two of the greatest Achean soldiers are there just to make sure that his body is defended.
Briseis' Lament (Book 19, lines 287–299)



The Army's Mourning (Book 19, lines 302–303)



All the women of the camp join in mourning Patroclus.

So here's the thing, he wasn't just important to Achilles. He is widely considered one of the most loved characters.

And Jaune here, is till this point none of this.

Yes his friends would be sad, but not to the level that somebody inspired by Patroclus deserves.

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I think that most of it is born from the collective resentment a lot of people feel for Jaune because he's the side character who ran off with the plot. He gets a quarter of Volume 1 to develop, and to his credit makes pretty good headway. He comes away from Volume 3 with a personal and emotional investment in killing Cinder and thereby resolving the main conflict of the story (insofar as we understood it at the time). But the reason why so many people hate him is why I ended up liking him. He goes through a genuine Hero's Journey, and grows as the world around him does. But where I hold him up as an example of how all the good or even passable writing that CRWBY produced came about wholly by accident, others choose instead to see him as the thief who stole and glutted himself on character development that Team RWBY could have received (and holy fuck are they ever starved for it).

I concur on pretty much every point you made here. He is in essence the fulcrum on which a lot of Team RWBY's wins turn in Volume 4 and beyond. I suppose that is another source of resentment. I would speculate that it comes across as: "Here is a story about Team RWBY, and if it weren't for Jaune carrying them through they'd likely asphyxiate on the oxygen in the air."

As to Pyrrha herself, I admit I struggle to see the character very much at all underneath the gigantic mountain of death flags that she accumulated. But yes. She may be a prodigy, and who knows what kind of kind of damage she can cause in rage mode, but Cinder is a hard counter to her, ON TOP OF BEING A MAIDEN! I know it is said that Cinder was weaker in Volume 4 than she was at the end of Volume 3 (and her power wanes as the Grimm parasite devours her more and more). But for a non-Maiden, Cinder could hold her own pretty well against Amber. Cinder does not have any weapons that Pyrrha can manipulate with her Semblance (they're all glass and dust). And glass, especially volcanic glass, you can argue is one of those types of weapons that probably defeats Aura with surprising ease. I think I remember in the dawn age of RWBY fanfics that there was a passage in a fic about chainsaws and chainsaw-based weapons being regarded as especially dangerous because the rapid, repeated impacts of the chain and the cutting teeth (combined with the weight necessary to make such a weapon function) chew through Aura far faster than any conventional weapon save that which has enough force behind it to deplete someone's Aura entirely with a single, crushing blow. Chainswords and Chainaxes are, if we want to go this route, Huntsman and Huntress killers. But what does that have to do with Cinder and Pyrrha? Well, we can assume HF blades - their being vibro-weapons guarantees the same effect. And, importantly, so can the macuahuitl and macuahuitl-like weapons.

Another history and weaponology lesson with Count, I will keep it brief. Go. The macuahuitl was an Aztec wooden sword/club embedded with several shards of obsidian along its edges. Obsidian, being volcanic glass, can be sharpened to a point that makes steel razors look as blunt a baseball bat by comparison. Of course, obsidian breaks easy compared to steel, but that is the point. The breakages form new edges on the blade (until the shards are wholly depleted) and cause whoever is on the business end of the weapon to take more lacerations as the blades cutting them split and functionally multiply, and shrapnel damage as small shards of glass embed themselves into their bodies. They do not slice as they cut. They, like Kisame's sword, Samehada, rip to shreds as they cut.

And given the nature of Cinder's Semblance, she can call upon these things ad infinitum so long as she has energy. And therefore any fight against Cinder, even not fully powered Cinder, is going to be hell on your Aura to the point where it becomes a cruel numbers game. Unless you can obliterate her outright (which Pyrrha has no way of doing to my knowledge) the only way you can win against her is by having more Aura than she can deplete before she runs out herself, and then lodging a sharp hunk of metal in her throat.

So yeah, a hypothetical Pyrrha trying to avenge Jaune in V5 vs Cinder is going to make Raven's choice to side with Cinder look exceedingly sensible, especially since, as you correctly said, Cinder is going to handle Pyrrha as a serious threat from the get-go. Raven distracts Qrow, Cinder blitzes Pyrrha at the outset. Pyrrha does a little bit better this time because she knows what's coming. Cinder taunts her and gets under her skin. Pyrrha makes a clumsy error. Cinder grinds down her Aura. Pyrrha - dead. Weiss = jobber = meme = Maiden lance through the liver w/ no healer - dead. Cinder has her pick of the survivors and will logically go for either Ruby or Yang (to upset Ruby) - the writers haven't capitulated to the Bumblebee shippers as of V5 so one sister getting flash fried by Cinder's Maiden power would probably shock and horrify the other enough for her to freeze up so either Cinder or her lackeys can make a move. The only way out for team RWBY at this point is that if Cinder moves for Yang, or tries to move for Yang, and Raven sees it, and is able to successfully disengage from Qrow and intervene on her daughter's behalf. Blake generally seems to pose more of a threat to Team RWBY if she is left to her own devices, so leaving her would definitely be the play there.

Drifting out of this hypothetical and back to your point. I am sorry but this stroll through the proverbial woods just got fun. But I'm getting very near to the end of my latest diatribe now so I will put out two things as follows. The other half of the animus directed toward Jaune I think comes from the fact that people do not really know what box to fit him in for Team JNPR's purposes. Ren's a Rogue with a few levels in Monk, Nora's a Barbarian, Pyrrha's a Fighter (with a level or two in Sorcerer). Jaune is - on the face - pure Paladin. And everybody therefore expects him to act like they did the first time they ran a Paladin. I.E. have the biggest armor and a substantially sized weapon, use Smite in the first session (and maybe the following session if the party is exceedingly lucky), completely forget that the Paladin's other abilities exist, and so on and so on. I know for a fact that is how a lot of people whose first character was a paladin made similar mistakes, and fortunately a competent party will catch them out. But the point is that Jaune remembering that Lay on Hands is one of the filthiest tools in a Level 1 party's toolkit is, I imagine, a source of consternation.

For number 2 I leave you with the notion that it would be funny watching Jaune use Crocea Mors as a club. A 2.5 - 4lbs bastard sword + a 5 - 15lbs heater shield 7.5lbs on the light end, and 15lbs on the heavy end, But since most heaters IRL were made mostly of wood and braced with steel rims and wrapped with Leather at the front, and Crocea Mors is all metal, I am guessing it is very far toward the heavy end of the scale. So if Jaune (with Huntsman strength) swung it, shield and all, in sheath mode, that is 19 pounds of steel coming in at 36 m/s (upper end baseball pro bat swing speed). Even a full Aura bar will not keep all of his target's teeth in.

 

[Gur40]

JL Ruby

Spoiler: Why did they pick the least interesting one!?

Sleeveless and Jacket go so hard
and Yang with a long coat

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who is who

Spoiler: Jaune Harem

Ruby Yang Weiss
May Blake Pyrrha

Are my picks what are yours?

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Expand the Arc Clan

Spoiler: Jaune Aunts

Shirou may not have hit Emiya Clan levels on Remnant, But Jaune will

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Mom Yang

Spoiler: Yang is just like Tai a dork

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Some plot bunnies:

-Nora makes some wooden figurines of her friends for fun and acts out various adventures with them. Ruby gets in on it. Mischief ensues.

-At a village during a training mission, everyone imbibes the local drink... Which includes psilocybin, a naturally occurring tryptamine alkaloid-IE, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. Thanks to his medical training and his mother's efforts, Jaune is basically immune to the stuff... But his teammates sure as hell aren't. How does Jaune Arc keep his friends from destroying the village?!

-Ren gets dragged into making a short martial arts movie by Team SSSN, Jaune, and a few other fighters at Beacon. Nobody expected him to be as deadpan and awesome as Bruce Lee during it, but he absolutely is.

-What other insane episodes of Valewatch do our heroes watch? And how many of them involve Pyrrha and the equivalent of David Hasselhoff fighting a giant fake looking Grimm Kraken?

-Jaune is not just a good gamer, but he's an incredible ero gamer-He figures out puzzles, mini-games, and all the routes for all the love interests. And Blake wants him to play her favorite games for her. Shenanigans ensue.