#cinder is asian! i love how cinder is asian. yes. she's asian
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Introducing my super cool RWBY rewrite that is definitely better than literally anything
Hey guys, this is my RWBY fanfiction universe. All ideas are mine, I just think... I dunno, RWBY kinda sucks so I'm making my own, better version. I'll call it... RWBY: Rescued or some other vaguely pretentious title, idk. Hey, John and Jane RWBYson! Thanks for subscribing to my project! Or anonymously stalking it? It's hard to tell sometimes.
Now I know I already introduced Team RWBY, and everyone loves them, I'm happy! I'm just gonna add a little dude here, no it's fine! He's like a side character, nothing more. Like an ally, Ruby's first friend, he leads the other team, it'll be really cool I promise. His name is Jaune btw, no, NO big deal. Just trust me on this. I'm the superior writer, remember?
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Um... sorry guys. Over the weekend I just got a really big spark of inspiration, like... the Muses struck me from the heavens above. So I'm sorry, but... I'm going to make a quarter of the first Volume entirely focused on Jaune, the Volume that is crucially formative to the cast and entire series, which will cause a ripple effect so bad that a consistently large number of fans dislike him in my series 10 years later, but also find it hard to imagine the story without him at this point, like a lukewarm relationship you don't know how to feel about.
But it's fine! The show is still called RWBY and I plan to deliver on that, not like those hacks at Rooster Teeth stepping on Monty's vision. That's the rhetoric I'm supposed to use, right? To make you hate me? To make me into an easy strawman to hate and dismiss? GOT IT, just making sure, lol
I'm going to voice act as him too, btw. No big deal, I'm sure this won't affect my treatment of him whatsoever. Oh, but here's Neptune. He's voiced by the other dude writing this, and we're gonna write a love triangle between the characters we voice and Weiss, one of the main leads. That counts as a character arc for her, right? Right, glad you understand. Oh, Neptune? You actually liked him and wanted him around? What are you, fucking sexist? God. Make sure to tell your friends how cool my story is
Next, I'm going to have Pyrrha's entire screentime devoted around Jaune, and even after she dies, only Jaune is allowed to process his emotions regarding her death while Ren, an Asian dude, and Nora, another girl, prop him up. I'm also going to bring her death up every two years like 2-3 times to really milk that man pain. What does Ruby the main character feel about this? Oh don't worry, she'll talk about it with another character I'll add in. I'll even have her say Keep Moving Forward™ to really sell the audience's Ruby's pain and really stoke and stir your anguish. Her anguish. Moving on.
Eh, something feels off, there's not enough conflict... Let's have Cinder run Weiss through with a spear, for funsies ig, because I have this post-it note on my monitor saying Jaune's Semblance and this is the perfect moment. I'm also gonna give Jaune this whole ass emotional outburst, 1-on-1 fight and confrontation with Cinder since she killed Pyrrha and awakened all his angst.
Ruby? Uh... yeah, she can stand there I guess. I need to remind the goddamn audience that YES, I still remember silver eyes exist, gawd. I have to do it every few Volumes or I can sometimes forget the protagonist in my female-led story exists - man what a pain, I bet I'm gonna be pressured into creating an old lady to teach her or some shit in the Volume right after this one. Whatever, I'll have her disappear in 2 years, they'll never know she left. Anyway OOPS Emerald knocked Ruby out, thank god she's out of the way so I can squeeze in a shot of Cinder stepping on Jaune and really rub that pain in. God, Jaune really needed this, so glad I did that
Fuck it, Jaune kills Penny too. I dunno, it just feels right, y'know? Nah... I don't think Ruby or anyone is the right person for this, and I don't think we've really, one hundred percent explored just how deeply Jaune can angst over dead women; women who could have grown into full, complex people with rich arcs and relationships using all the screentime I parasitically extracted from them via sudden, unwarranted death. Penny, like, she really needs to fuckin' die for this. Her death is worth having to retread this same tired fucking emotional arc if it's for my boy, know what I'm sayin'? Good, glad you understand
Alright, it's the Volume finale. Team RWBY and Neo are falling into the next story arc. Great, people really wanted this - an entire Volume just focused on the title characters together. The fans have been on my ass asking for this since Volume fucking Four. It's alright, I GOT THIS. I FUCKING GOT THIS! It's simple! This is perfect. But... I mean, I shouldn't... but I really... SDGDSGDED FUCK IT, fuck you, Jaune falls in with them too
John and Jane RWBYson: "God, this is why I hate rewriters who think they can write a good story with RWBY. They love making white men the focus of their self insert fantasies while shoving female characters into the fridge and off to the side, all while using Monty's name to rile people into brainlessly supporting it. I hope they fucking disappear"
Wait. John. Jane. Did I say my RWBY fanfiction universe?
Oh. Oh god.
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My Review of Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S.Jae-Jones
See a full list of my book reviews here
*Disclaimer: there will be spoilers later on in the review*
Review Word Count, non-spoiler: 812 Review Word Count Total: 1,576
Hello, it is once again, I. I know it’s been a minute since I’ve written a review but I’m back with a book that I’m not seeing a huge fandom for on here despite the fact I had to wait over a month for it to come off hold in library, so I’m going to need you all to start talking about it. Is this book a little over a month old and just picking up traction, yes, but I need someone to scream about this with me so you all get to get hear me.
In Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, we are introduced to our titular character Jin Zhara (btw this story is based on various Asian cultures and mythology, so the last name goes first), a poor orphaned girl who lives with stepmother and blind stepsister in Zanhei, one of the Morning Realms under the control of an emperor from the north who took over the area when Zhara was a child. The emperor banned the use of magic since it caused the magicians and emperor to turn into abominations over time and had all magicians, including Zhara’s father, killed. Zhara, surprise, is a magician who has to live in hiding since as soon as a magician is discovered they are immediately put to death. All she wants in life is to be able to keep her powers under control, keep her blind sister safe, and pay off her family’s debts but that all changes when she meets a mysterious boy who could possibly lead her to the Guardians of Dawn, and underground magical organization with revolutionary tendencies.
The book is meant to be based off both Cinder by Marissa Meyer and Sailor Moon so there are elements of the Cinderella fairytale woven in through the story along with characters from various Asian mythologies which I think created a very interesting world though a bit confusing to understand at times. This also might be because I’m not familiar with any Asian mythology and only vaguely understand how east Asian monarchies worked, but there were elements of the world that took me a while to grasp. There are of course the beginning elements of a Sailor Moon-esque story since it looks like each book in the series is going to focus on a different girl and a different fairytale, but I think this story more similar to the old JetX show and comic series, W.I.T.C.H., which I was in love with as a kid and never finished the comics (whoops), but I made a post about it explaining the resemblance a little more. Honestly, I think it’s a very solid basis for a story and I’m excited to see how the author is able to build out the world more in the next book when we meet a new character.
While the plot of the book was very interesting, the characters, I felt, were a little lacking. I can’t put my finger quite on exactly why but there were some instances where I felt like the characters’ pre-established personalities were either being disregarded or leaned on too heavily. For example, we have timid Zhara suddenly cracking sexual jokes to Han despite literally every other page she hasn’t shown signs of having that sense of humor. I think the author was trying to have a female protagonist who was timid and weak but also not too weak because “girl power”, and I’m saying this as a feminist, you can be a little bitch and also girl boss (case and point: me). I personally think we have too many stereotypically strong female protagonists, having this girl who is shy and weak and unable to use her magic would’ve been a nice change of pace and having Zhara learn to find her own strength over the course of the book would’ve been a nice addition.
Speaking of, there were parts of the story that just moved too fast. Without giving any spoilers, we go from Zhara not being able to control her magic to just somehow doing it on command, because reasons, and it’s never explained. Or how the last chapter of the book manages to condense six weeks down into two pages, which I will talk about a bit more in the spoiler section, but I honestly didn’t appreciate it.
Though I will say, overall, I did enjoy the book and I’m excited to see how the rest of the series goes, it’s quite unfortunate that I found out about it the week it came out so now I have to wait an entire year for the next installment. Overall, I’d give it for the girls who were into shows involving a group of girl heroes from the 90s and 00s out of ten and I recommend it if you were a fan of that genre of TV when you were a kid.
Spoilers
I honestly don’t even know where to start, because there is a lot. I’m just going to do a rapid fire of minor annoyances to get the ball rolling. First of all, I think that the author focused too heavily on inside references within the world, I get that having them made the world more interesting but there was a point where I was like, “cool, can we be done now?”. For example, the Bangtan Brothers, so obviously a reference to the author’s love for BTS, which was a cute and fun reference at first, but it just kept going. And them turning out to be magicians helping the Guardians to me was too far, it felt like when a joke loses its funniness the more you repeat it. Same with the constant references to “A Maiden Who Was Loved by Death”, cool, I get it started Zhara and Han’s whole relationship, but it was inserted into every conversation, and I was over it. Also, the bookseller, Master Cao, being a traitor was very out of left field and the only hint we got was Zhara hearing a familiar voice one time in an out of context conversation with her stepmother, when literally up until his big reveal he didn’t do anything shady. And I get that he was good at being secretive or whatever, but it just felt a little weird.
Going back to the timing thing from the end of the book that I mentioned earlier, I was very annoyed with how the ending was so rushed. I get Zhara was in a coma, or equivalent, and was knocked out for two weeks but I mean give us time to process that Lord Chan was executed and then magic was made legal. Literally both of those things got like a sentence despite being monumental plot points, how is magic that was illegal because the emperor who controls the land suddenly is legal in one part of the empire suddenly and everyone is chill with it. And then they open a magic school for the region, and everyone immediately trusts it? I think this is something that should’ve been fleshed out a little more because, what?!
And not to be a negative Norman about this whole thing, and though it doesn’t seem like it, I did genuinely enjoy the book. If this isn’t your first time seeing my blog then you’ll know I’ve been on a bit of a “fantasy books that are based on Asian mythology” kick of late, well as of this year, so this was definitely up my alley. The author combined various cultures and mythologies from across east Asia to create this complex world that was very interesting to read about and I’m more excited to explore it with the next books. I’m also a sucker for those superpower girl shows, I watched most of Sailor Moon when I was in high school (I still need to finish it, adding that to the to-do list) and my aforementioned love of W.I.T.C.H. that I also never finished, I’m really glad this genre is coming back into vogue. And I think we need more of the genre, give me more of these types of books please @/the universe! I’m also especially excited to see how the Guardians will work together as a team and how they’ll be able to combine their powers. I honestly wish we could’ve seen more of Zhara and Yulana working together and using their powers together but alas, we cannot always get what we want.
Side note, I’m going to need someone who has a better grasp on Asian spirituality to explain to me the element of wood, I get it’s supposed to be like what we would consider earth, but like is it just for trees or the earth as a whole, someone help.
I think the most upsetting thing about this book for me was that I’m going to have to wait a full year for the next one to come out, curse me and my ability to have found the book quite literally around the week it was published. There are so many possibilities for the rest of the series which I’m super excited about, I know the next book is going to be inspired by Beauty and the Beast, but the possibilities for the other two Guardians are endless. If you’ve read this book, please come scream about it in my inbox or just on tumblr as a whole because there is barely any content to consume and it’s upsetting to me.
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uhhhhhhhh noah fence but we shouldn't have to 'prove' that cinder is asian
#uhhhh me#the lunar chronicles#marissa meyer#interesting how u wanna say cinder is white when [gasp] where's YOUR proof?#anyway i wanna be past the discourse but uh can't escape it#cinder is asian! i love how cinder is asian. yes. she's asian#anyway nobody ever had to 'prove' that certain characters r white cos its already seen as a given#but the moment u wanna say a chatacter miiiight be a poc suddenly its WHERES THE PROOF THE BOOK DIDNT SAY THAT THE BOOK DIDNT#guess what! if the book didnt say the character's ethnicity then it also doesnt say the character is white#shocking#imm..done i cant i dont understand why so many ppl are against cinder being asian like why#i'm salty tag#i thought it was obvious that she's asian but ppl still like to stretch
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Celebrity Crush
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“Did Mom have a celebrity crush on Dad?“
This revolves around Kaider but from Torin's POV and Peony here refers to Kai and Cinder's child.
When Peony (gen 2) comes up with a very strange question to Torin!
Ship: Kaider
Words: 1590 words
Torin’ perspective-
"Torin-da, did Mom have a celebrity crush on Dad?" The six-year-old asked the royal advisor with wonder-waiting eyes.
The Advisor on the other hand was very much panicked, wondering how the young princess got to know about the word 'crush'. He suspected she had picked on this word from one of her visit to Carswell Thorne. He wanted to rub the fact that 'Sending his daughter to Mr Thorne was not the best decision' in Emperor Kaito's face- but he would do no such thing.
"Where did you learn the word 'crush' Peony?" he asked dodging her previous question.
"Uh-.. Actually, Uncle Thorne said that Aunt Cress had a crush on him, so I just searched what the word meant." She said avoiding eye contact, just like any child caught red-handedly stealing from the jar of cookies would do.
"I don't think you should look into words like 'crush' as the age of 6" he warned, collecting his stuff to leave.
"But Torin-da, I am about to turn 7 next month" she swore, running off to block him from leaving away.
"Well, that does not make you any older to know about the word, young lady." He said with a bit of grand-fatherly authority to his voice. Not necessarily that he was scolding the curious child; she was hardly the one being scolded because of her cute actions and sweet voice.
"Torin-da but what of my earlier question?" she asked her voice full of determination.
"Why don't you go and ask Kaito?" he suggested, obviously playing the child around. He remembered how even Kai had taken up liking to the word 'shit' when he had heard President Vargas saying it. He had pestered Torin with his questions for weeks but due to royal protocol, Torin faced his curiousness with nothing but an emotionless face. At last, he had gone to former Emperor Rikan, who had laughed at Kai and explained a few things to the young prince, years ago.
"Torin-da!" she shouted in his face to get his attention, "Did Mommy have a celebrity crush on Dad?" she continued.
"Why do you think that?" he cross-questioned the little princess who was set on a mission to know if Cinder had a crush on Kai.
"Well, you see Mommy was a mechanic before she became the Queen and Dad- well he was THE PRINCE, so he was a celebrity" she explained slowly as if explaining two plus two equals four to a child. Even though little Peony looked like Cinder, she had taken after Kai in all ways possible. She had picked up her parent's sarcasm like she would not. However, her speaking style, her small conquests in the Palace reminded Torin too much of little Kai.
"Your Mommy was the Princess of Luna too, Peony. Why would she have a crush on Kai?"
She stared at him with a look of confusion upon that remark, another one of Kai's speciality again. After what felt like a few minutes of silence, she blamed, "Torin-da you are fooling me around. I can see through it. Tell me did Mom have a celebrity crush on Dad? "
He sighed realizing that it was going to be one interesting afternoon with little Peony. Hence, he decided to keep his work aside for some time and sat down with the little child on the nearby sofa.
"You see Peony darling, I think it was the other way around." He stated.
"Meaning?" she asked, her curiosity perked up, now that Torin was giving her his full attention.
"I mean that Daddy had a celebrity crush on Mommy!" he exclaimed to the very confused child.
"Really?" she asked with her eyes full of doubt, she was only believing it because the royal advisor was saying things.
"Yeah," he said with the same wondrous tone as that of the six- soon-to-be seven-year-old.
"You are saying that Mommy was Daddy's celebrity crush growing up?" she asked to confirm with her wide brown eyes.
Torin nodded. He waited to continue till she had digested this new piece of information.
"Actually Kai idolized your Mom for some amount of time and he was so in love with her." He said, wondering if Peony was interested to hear about her parents or for that matter, her parent's love life or was he over-stepping some of his boundaries-
"Continue Torin-da! And what do you mean by idolizing?" she crowed, cutting short his train of thought.
"Idolize means someone who they want to be like-as in worship or admiring Peony" he explained to the child who had yet time to master the vast oceans of the English language.
This unknown information seemed to increase her curiosity ten folds. The little child had no idea how Kai had a crush the size of Luna on the young princess Selene and later on mechanic Cinder, who turned out to be the same person. He internally smiled- wondering what a calamity it would have been if Selene and Cinder would not be the same person!
She subtly asked, "But why would The Emperor idolize a mechanic?"
"Peony," he said somewhat scolding the child, "all jobs are important, just because the emperor is famous does not mean that the mechanic is not an important part of the society. Your mother was the best one in the entire New Beijing. I am not sure but I think she is yet the Best Mechanic in the city."
"Sorry", she muttered under her breath while he continued with his narration. The six-year-old had no idea what her parents had gone through. They had yet decided against telling her about their hardships, so he decided to keep the descriptions at the minimum.
"Your Mom was a Hero for the world. You might not know it, but she saved the world even while being a mechanic- She was brave. Your Dad liked her for that, he admired her bravery. Later, when your mom was fighting against evil, your dad could not help her but that did not stop him from thinking of her every single second."
"Torin-da, are you saying Dad liked Mom before her?" she asked now seeing the entire scenario in an entirely different light.
"I guess yes." He confirmed, smilingly at the little child's innocence to understanding her parent's life.
"As far as I remember, Kai was completely blinded by his love for the scrawny mechanic he had seen in a garage, which would be your Mom, Peony"
"Did he talk about Mom to you, when she was being a hero?" she blurted.
"Not exactly, he just thought about her. I was not very fond of your Mom back then." He confessed.
"Why? Mom is so lovely!" she exclaimed, already defending The Empress.
"We had different thoughts and I did not know her back then but it would be a story for another day, Peony."
She nodded, obviously not liking things being kept hidden from her. She was a born seeker for information- especially her parents. Why everyone adored them was much of a mystery to her until recently!
"Torin-da, I want to confirm so Dad liked Mom as a mechanic and not as a Lunar Queen?" she asked.
"Absolutely! He had that-"
"Celebrity crush!" she provided, clapping her hands.
Laughing at the child's antics, he said, "Yeah, your Dad had a 'Celebrity crush' on Mom."
"I am going to tell Mom this- Bye Torin-da!" She said running off to find Cinder. Peony looked like someone who had just learned a dear secret and was about to break it off to their best friend. She had no idea how her mom already knew that. The Emperor might still have a celebrity crush on his wife, he will never know.
Collecting his things, he was ready to walk out of the chamber. Until, the Emperor walked on him, a look of amusement on his face.
"Torin, "
"Your Majesty-" he said out of habit, doubting that Kai might have heard the entire conversation between the two.
"-I had a celebrity crush on Cinder?"
"Oh! Please Kaito, the child insisted to know the truth. Besides you do have a crush on Cinder."
"Stop telling my daughter that, Torin," he said, the tip of his ears slightly turning red.
"Well Peony might have guessed it sooner rather than later, Your Majesty-' he said, grinning at the Emperor.
"And if I were you I would stop her before she goes to The Empress," he advised.
"There's nothing to hide about what Cinder already knows of. However, if she comes to me lecturing about morals and values that Peony should learn, I am definitely sending her to you, Torin"
It was another interesting afternoon for the royal advisor with his new student. Only God knew how many more were to come yet!
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A/N: This was not actually Kaider fluff but Kaider fluff at the same time and I also wanted to write something from Torin's perspective so here's my take. I think it turned out pretty good. I had to actually ask my cousin if he knew meanings of words like 'admire' or 'idolize' to figure out if Peony would know them. Torin-da was supposed to mean like ‘dada’ used in the sense of grandfather in many Asian countries. Phew! things I have to do for imagining things!
Be sure to like, reblog and comment, if you like it!
#kaider fanfiction#kaider#peony linh#peony#linh cinder#gen 2#kaito#emperor kaito#konn torin#celebrity crush#the royal advisor and the young princess#just2bubbly fics#lunar chronicles#marrisa meyer#all characters belong to the author#cinder#fluff#just talks#parenting
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Geez, this person really went all out with this BS rant against the show/staff. www(.)reddit( lcom/r/RWBY/comments/kiqatg/why_rwby_will_always_be_an_okay_show/
... You know I have been trying to step away from directly addressing RWBY bullshit. But...fuck it here.
If you ever talked to me about how I felt about RWBY, I would say that RWBY pre-Volume 8 has been a touchy subject for me. I felt very validated by two videos, "Why RWBY is Disappointing" and "The White Fang Problem".
Yes yes, and people with parental issues feel validated by their abusive spouse. That means nothing, especially given that one of those videos you mentioned is riddled with bullshit.
"Why RWBY is Disappointing" validated my criticism of RWBYs writing. The fact that Miles and Kerry can't and refuse to take any kind of criticism that doesn't hurt their feelings is complete [insert bad word here]. All criticism is going to hurt your feelings. Yes, you should probably ignore the long winded rants that make themselves out to be self important- why is there a mirror here? But there is truth to all criticism.
And there’s a kernel of truth in the best lies- they’re still LIES.
Not to mention the video you mentioned here (which I am assuming is Hbomberguy’s) pulls the SAME SHIT it calls out. Like say...decrying critics pesonally attacking the writers...while proclaiming Jaune and Neptune as self inserts even though Miles AND Kerry is on the record saying that at least Jaune isn’t written by his voice actor.
I'm currently learning about Branding and how important it is to know your audience. Take self.care breaks, talk with someone you trust. Someone who isn't Miles or Kerry! If your reading this. An outside perspective can help. The reason I say that is because if you two constantly talk to each other you're going to end up in an echo chamber. TALK TO FIONA! She's literally your target audience!
Because hey, a man who contradicts himself numerous times and made personal attacks on the creators that only the most malicious and self righteous do is SOOOO trustworthy right?
Remember that tweet Hbomb brought up in his video as an example of criticism the creators should listen to? The one that demanded Miles get back to work and tried to use the catchphrase of his dead friend to manipulate him?
What a fucking target audience.
I know they mentioned ‘Fiona’ (likely the character’s voice actress) but there’s a supposed fan, one that pretty much sums up the critics, and a perfect example why it gets tossed out.
Moving on, the other video validated something I wish it didn't. "The White Fang Problem" brought to light something I knew was there but either ignored or I wasn't thinking. The White Fang has always made me a little uncomfortable. As a minority, it didn't translate well in my head. The minority are the bad guys. The Civil rights group were the bad guys. I brushed it off for a long time but after that video I couldn't.
Ah huh. So uh, the existence of Blake, Ghira, Kali, Sun, Illa, Velvet, Neon ect. is just incovienable to you huh? And don’t give me that ‘But civil rights group!’- The first episode had them break up a peaceful protest and it’s repeatedly hammered home that the current White Fang doesn’t give a SHIT about equal rights. And no, that concept is not racist- Judging from a story I read, that happened to the New Black Panthers in REAL LIFE.
It became a moral issue. Watching RWBY became a moral issue. RWBY is still pushing right wing talking points.-
Being right of you is not right wing, Especially given how you just acted.
I dont believe Miles and Kerry are racist. I do believe that Miles and Kerry both hold skewed beliefs in what right and wrong is.
Projection.
The way Miles and Kerry treat self defense and protest shows that they know nothing about being Black. They didn't do their research. They didn't talk to minorities about how they were being portrayed. They simply believed that they were right and we were wrong.
Ah huh, ah huh, ah huh-
Monty wrote the White Fang this way. You know, the ASIAN man of FOUR NATIONALITIES. So uh, congrats on saying at the absolute most- Nothing.
Now these two videos are old news. They've been posted on this very same subreddit. But you can't go around and say how much of a progressive and open minded individual you are when the fact that RWBY is a racist show and treats minorities very badly. So no one talks about them.
Or that, as I showed: these videos are bullshit.
Also its kinda homophobic too, not because of Bumblby but because despite Tera and Saphorn being a happy married couple they never kiss on screen. Have you seen happy married couples? Have you seen gay happy married couples? They literally do nothing but kiss. Its cute and adorable and deserves to be spread as far and wide. Despite the show having two straight couple kisses, granted one was in Volume but still, they couldn't get the married couple to kiss? Just saying.
... And not all gay couples are the same, even if I’m sure you’re thinking of TEENAGERS.
You know, judging people based on a preconcieved notion (AKA stereotyping) is pretty fucking bigoted itself...
Watch people be in the comments typing away that this isn't a romance show and how I shouldn't expect romance in an action adventure show despite the long list of evidence to the contrary.
Ah yes, that long list of ONE kiss by a TORPEDOED SHIP.
Such convincing rhetoric.
So you can see I was not coming into Volume 8 with my rose colored glasses. I'm sure many of you hate me because of all my comments, but I don't care. I was ready to leave RWBY. I didn't care. RWBY had taken up so much of my life but I don't care. I was not going to support a show that didn't improve.
Ah huh-
You just came in with jade-colored glass and accepted anything that validated you instead of questioning yourself. You talk about branding but that’s ALL you’ve branded yourself as.
So I watched. And something happened. Something strange. RWBY was moving in a direction I didn't expect it to. Oscar got what he deserved. The Heros were oblivious to the danger that is Salem. Things were headed in the direction that would change the characters forever. It'll be just like Beacon but better. And then they had to ruin it.
Oh we are about to get some real bullshit.
Oscar somehow convinces Hazel to betray Salem. What could have been an avenue to a multi season story arc for Oscar that included the stories villains became a shitty uninspired redemption arc. Kill me.
No he didn’t and this has been something hinted at since Volume 4.
There's still hope for the season but at this point I lost all hope.
This is the scene that killed Volume 8 for me. Oscar should not be the one who defeats Salem. In fact he should be an avenue to learn more about the villains. He served his purpose with the heroes, now he has a new arc with the villains. Oscar doesn't turn evil, but he's like a conscious. Salem doesn't want to kill him because he can be useful in finding the last remaining relics and maidens.
Assumptions.
Oscar has a heart to heart with all the villains including Salem. Oscar learns to be his own man and accepts he's now one with Ozma but he doesn't have to be another Ozma. He doesn't have to make the same decisions.
Its a great Arc for Oscar. It also makes sense for his character. Ozma feels Salem is pure evil but Oscar can learn for himself.
Headcanon.
But they won't do that. Instead they're going to take the easy way out. Like always.
Bias getting in the way.
Miles and Kerry love wrapping up each season in a little bow. This is why RWBY is so okay.
They say as every RWBY Volumes ends in a cliffhanger.
This is Beacon but if Miles and Kerry thought that RWBY should still be in Beacon. This is Beacon but without major character death. This is Beacon but the main villain loses because the heroes can't lose. Cinder isn't threatening. None of the villains are. Salem is in a Grimm! She should know everything! Why is there no creativity? Why is she not an over powered mess in A GRIMM!? Her own domain?! Why are the writers writing her not as a powerful goddess reaffirming her as a threat but as a human being. Yes I know what that sounds like but hear me out.
‘None of the villains are threatening!’
‘WHY IS THE MAIN VILLAIN NOT BEING TREATED AS THREATENING LIKE I THINK SHE IS!’
‘Why is there no creativity?’
‘DO THE MOST UNCREATIVE THING POSSIBLE!’
How about I keep mocking you?
If Salem can be out smarted by a 10 year old boy, why did it take Ozma so long to defeat her? Oscar should fail. RWBY should fail. They should go through character arcs that help them better understand Salem. Because that's how you defeat Salem.
Pushing your own thoughts onto the show. Also assumptions AGAIN.
I always believed that Ozma and Salem are very similar to Ruby and Weiss. Yes I know how it sounds but it makes sense.-
Too bad your AU fanfic doesn’t matter.
But they won't. Miles and Kerry will use Oscar to defeat Salem. Why? Who knows at this point. I dont know why Miles and Kerry keep pushing Oscar into the spotlight. Its exactly how they treated Jaune Pre-Volume 7. Jaune had to be the focus so often we hated him. And they're doing it again with Oscar
Ah huh. You know, the whole NOTHING Jaune did in Volume 6 was SOOO spotlight stealing, along with his REMOVAL FROM THE CAST FOR SEVERAL EPISODES.
Wanna bet this is another case of ‘penis on screen, me hate’?
They refuse learn and they refuse to improve. If Volume 8 doesn't improve im leaving RWBY. It doesn't matter to any of you. I'm saying it more for myself. So I don't continue with a show that constantly disappoints me. But more so, I don't support a show that views people like me as lesser. If the writing improves it proves that they can grow and get better but if it doesn't it means they will continue to treat Faunus as misguided and horrible characters. And I refuse to support a show that uses my likeness to get brownie points from people who are unaffected by such messages.
A. No, that’s who refused to do self reflection and improve.
B. Should have done that in the first place.
C. No, once again- You blind yourself from the shit that disproves you.
D. You heard him- Treat the Fanaus like shit and make the humans in the right. You know, the opposite what the show is doing now since it’s SOOO horrible.
E. You are not the center of the universe.
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RWBY Volume 8, Episode 6 - Midnight (Cinder’s Backstory)
So we got the disturbed science-fantasy version of Cinderella we’ve been predicting for years associated with Cinder Fall. Except it’s with a lot of dumb mixed in. (spoilers below)
People wanted a Cinder backstory because she seemed too one-dimensional and blatantly evil. So the explanation is... THREE other women who are one-dimensionally evil. Obviously those three are suppose to be the 'evil' stepmom and stepsisters for Cinder-ella. But even the animated Disney versions of the characters were written with more subtlety; no exaggeration. Lady Germane exuded an oppressive and controlling aura, even when she was just sitting up in bed in a nightgown. She didn't even directly insult Cinderella that much, you can can get a feel for her intensity. Whereas this episode has Casey exclaiming "NO ONE'S EVER LOVED YOU," on the track. In case the audience somehow didn't pick that up. (I really hope those lame lyrics aren’t part of the same track that plays during the Rhodes fight, because that sounds AWESOME). The worst point in all this is the literal shock collar that's put on Cinder. Firstly, it throws out all subtlety about signs of an abusive relationship; it feels almost like a parody. Which is really strange, since this show is REALLY good at examining the ins and outs of abusive relationships. That even shines through in different parts of this episode.
But going as heavy-handed as a shock collar also flatly invalidates Rhodes entire plan and reasoning. He can't simply whisk Cinder away from her legal guardian, I very much understand that. It's a very intriguing plot point, the idea of Cinder cracking under the abuse while waiting out the clock, and Rhodes being the only thing keeping her head above the water. But once it reaches the point of a freaking shock collar, how does a Huntsman NOT have the ability to step in and say "that's obviously illegal, you're under arrest?" Is that actually legal in Mistral? A few problems with that: one, please ESTABLISH it's legal (bizarre as that is). Secondly, why is this ultra classy hotel using something as freakish as taser-slaves in full view of polite society? Sure, we can assume that it wasn’t actually activated in view of customers. But why run the risk of Cinder talking to ANYONE, or any of these Huntsmen identifying the thing?
Yes, child labor under threat of force is an unfortunately real problem; please don’t think I would ever try to to diminish that. But in this century, that happens in places where the upper class doesn't hang out or pay attention to; farmhands, mines, sweat shops, child marriage, brothels, even in armies and militias. Cinder’s ‘adopted’ home absolutely screams luxury. I suppose this part of Mistral could be meant to represent newly industrialized former-Second World countries, since labor regulations in most of Asia really are pretty terrible (or are fine on the books, just don’t get enforced). But that doesn't shine through in RWBY; everyone in Mistral speaks English with American accents (and they’re not all even Asian), so we can't help but assume well-off metropolitan Mistralians look at things through a Western viewpoint. Or perhaps with a modern Japanese/South Korean view. This aspect would make more sense if Cinder was working at an establishment that served mafia and gang members (which we know Mistral has plenty of) under the veil of legitimacy.
Did Rhodes not KNOW about the collar? It feels strange he wouldn't pick up on that after years of one-on-one training with her. Did Cinder just make a point of making sure he never found out about it, because she was ashamed? That would actually be a fascinating detail! But I can't be making up these plot points and character interactions by myself. The show needs to be TELLING us this. For example, maybe given us a quick scene where Rhodes asks about what the necklace is, and Cinder dismisses him saying "Oh, it's just a trinket to look pretty."
Even when Rhodes first meets Cinder, his advice makes no sense. That she can't run away, or she'll spend her whole life looking over her shoulder. But... MOST of the cast of RWBY is either an orphan who manages to find transportation just fine (Ren, Nora, Ilia, Emerald, Mercury) or are people who DO have a home and family, but ran away just fine (Blake, Jaune, Sun, Oscar, eventually Weiss). Remnant is generally a pretty easy place to disappear, probably thanks to 90% of the planet being controlled by demons. In Mistral especially, apparently the authorities are SO thinly spread that entire tribes of bandits roam around sacking villages. Heck, Vacuo is apparently nothing BUT a nation of bandit tribes. So with Rhodes's money and a friendly contact, it would actually be a TOTAL breeze. What could a Hotel manager do if Cinder flew out to Vale or something?
Rhodes's character flaw clearly seems to be his adherence to the law, and I actually respect attempting that kind of character. But this is just him being totally unaware of the world around him, and willfully uncreative for the sake of making the plot move one way. This is where a "Lawful Good" character begins a descent into "Lawful Stupid." Please note I say it BEGINS; just wading into the pool, so to speak. My anger at his badly-planned morality is tempered by so much being unclear about the situation, and most of his character being flat-out unknown. If his advice had something to do with his own experiences, that would be cool... although that requires an actual backstory for the dude.
Found something REALLY fascinating with his name though: plenty of people have figured he’s based on the Colossus of Rhodes, with his metal skin and easily identified name. But his name may be calling back to Rhodopis, apparently the oldest version of Cinderella. But what might be blowing my mind the most: Rhodopis is another word for ‘Rose.’ Holy crap. I suspected that the parallels between Cinder and Ruby were planned from the first season, but this...? Could something as specific the Greek/Egyptian origin for a classic fairy tale possibly be something that’s pure coincidence?
#rwby volume 8#RWBY volume 8 spoilers#midnight#cinder fall#mistral#rhodes#rwby volume 8 spoilers#cinderella#rhodopis#Ruby Rose
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The ancient history tag
Tagged by @pythionice. Thankee, dear! :) This has been sitting half-done in my drafts for ages - sorry! x__x
1. The Stone Age: One of the first books you ever remember reading.
The first one that springs to mind is this huge book of nursery rhymes. I can’t remember the exact title or who collected them, but each one had really fantastic illustrations. Every page was so bright and colourful. And now I think about it, Bobby Shaftoe looked suspiciously Nelson-like. ;)
2. Ancient Greece: Your favourite myth inspired book.
Right now, I’m gonna have to say Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff. She does such a masterful job of paring away the later medieval trappings of the Arthur legend and setting him in the immediately post-Roman period. Despite going for a gritty, realistic take, without Merlin and the fantasy elements, she imbues the story with so much raw folkloric symbolism that it still feels like great myth all by itself. (Admittedly, a lot of this symbolism is drawn from older theories ie. Margaret Murray, which are largely discredited today, but in terms of the cosmology of the fictional universe, it’s so expertly woven in and coherent, and resonates so wonderfully through the story, that it works.)
3. Roman Empire: A book that features an impressive Empire or a Kingdom.
I'm not long after finishing Cinder by Marissa Meyer (a rec from my sister @fandom-butterfly). It’s a sci-fi retelling of Cinderella, set in the futuristic Eastern Commonwealth, a conglomerate of former Asian nations ruled by an emperor based at New Beijing. There’s also a kingdom on the moon, ruled by mysterious beings (evolved humans? I’m not quite sure yet) who have the power to manipulate human minds.
I enjoyed it a lot. The characters are cute, there’s some good banter, the anime influence is very present (the author’s notes at the end indicate that Meyer is/was in the Sailor Moon fandom, and it shows!), and the fairytale elements are woven in nicely to the sci-fi setting. There’s a good amount of intrigue too, which I imagine is only going to get thicker, since this book is the first in a series.
There’s also a major subplot about a deadly global pandemic, which... yeah.
4. The Middle Ages: A book that is an absolute bummer (positive or negative).
I had to wrack my brains a bit for an answer to this, because I don’t generally read books that look set to be a bummer. Tragic, yes. Devastating, absolutely, but I’m not a fan of books that just make you go :| What’s the point of that?
That said, coming back to Rosemary Sutcliff, I’m going to say The Shining Company. You know what the end is going to be, but even when it comes, I felt the book lacked Sutcliff’s usual poignancy - that theme of hope and healing despite great loss and pain, of the lantern being carried forward into the dark, that usually makes her books so emotional. I think, too, the fact that I never got hugely attached to any of the characters meant that the final twist wasn’t as devastating as it should have been. So it was pretty much just a bummer.
(As you can probably tell, this is my least favourite Sutcliff novel.)
5. Renaissance: A book that you have learned a lot from OR a book that made you think a lot.
This is a strangely hard one to answer! I read and mine through lots of history books for research purposes, so I’m always learning some new fact or anecdote or other. But books that have rocked me to the core and made me re-evaluate fundamental truths... um... nothing recent springs to mind. (Which probably tells you everything you need to know about the sort of literature I consume, but... ehhhh.)
So - a history book rec it is! The Victorian House, by Judith Flanders. It’s a lovely big doorstopper absolutely crammed full of fascinating stuff. She takes you round a typical Victorian terraced house room by room, and by doing so explores how Victorian daily life, upstairs and downstairs, was acted out in these rooms. It’s a brilliant book, eminently readable, full of fascinating information about how domestic life was theorised and compartmentalised in the Victorian mind. It’s great stuff.
6. The Enlightenment: A book about knowledge, science, discovery, or exploration.
Admittedly it’s been a while since I delved into this particular corner of the Age of Sail, but as I recall, Richard Hough’s biography of James Cook was really good for this, setting his life and voyages in the context of the scientific history - advances in geographical and astronomical knowledge, development of accurate measures of timekeeping, cartography, navigation, etc., etc. (which in turn spirals out into the history of trade- and empire-building, etc.) Just... yeah, there was a lot going on in that book.
7. The Industrial Revolution: A book featuring an invention or a concept that you would love to have in your own life.
Gosh, I don’t know! I hardly read any sci-fi, so I can’t think of any books featuring technology or anything that I really wish existed in my own life.
8. World War I. and II.: Your favourite historical fiction book featuring either of the world wars.
I love Carrie’s War - I reread it last year and it was just as great as I remembered! - but even though I don’t think it technically counts as historical fiction, the WW book that has had the most enduring effect on me is definitely All Quiet on the Western Front. There are so many scenes and passages that I remember so clearly (often more clearly than I’d like).
9. Present day: A book you think everybody should read in present day.
I really don’t know what this means. I don’t think there’s such a thing as one book that everybody should read. Apart from like, Shakespeare. Everyone should try Shakespeare at some point. On your own, out of school.
Not sure how many people I’m meant to tag, but here goes: @themalhambird, @drusilla-951, @vicivefallen, @bryndeavour, @ciceros-ghost, @seaglassandeelgrass.
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The Dusk Patrol - Chapter One Excerpt
Authour’s Note:
The first two thousand words or so of my WIP, a little scene where our protagonists are introduced and roles are established. Hope you all enjoy!
Taglist:
@aurisadventure , @adayforducks , @danielleslayer , @wordsofpaintandsmoke , @smudged-glasses-writing
Episode 1 – Nightwalkers
It was only when the sun fell that Hope City lit up. Neon flames danced to the pounding chorus that spilled from club doorways and underground raves. The orderly suits of the business sector gave way to brightly dressed youths and drunken partygoers. Beer and blood and drugs beckoned from every doorway, while on the street a thousand honking taxis fought to push through endless gridlock.
There was a lot of crime in Hope City. Beyond the dazzling wealth of its tourist sector lay ramshackle neighborhoods and creeping decay. Hope was two cities, really; one was for the tourists, and the other, much poorer and far more violent, for its permanent residents.
It was in this second city that Dusk Patrol cadet Wren Nichang found herself, her police trainee badge flashing white every time she passed beneath a streetlight. The wind had started to pick up, ruffling her bob cut and sending a chill across her bare arms. It got cold quick at night, even in the summer.
Her mentor tonight was Brian Okave, six foot five and built like a steamroller. The Faith’s golden halo hung around his neck, though Wren couldn’t imagine him as the kind of man who prayed. Everything else about his uniform was standard Dusk Patrol; one Gaea L56 sidearm, one crackling walkie-talkie, a UV-capable flashlight and two clips of hollow-point bullets. Okave was one of the best mentors on the force and Wren was hoping she’d be assigned to shadow him for her training period. It was hard to tell if Okave reciprocated the feeling. There was a veneer of calm about him that rarely broke, even when he raised his voice.
“Nichang. Situational assessment.”
They were in a quieter part of town, the buildings ramshackle and the streetlights few and far between. It wasn’t a place that outsiders visited often, a hidden slum just blocks from one of the city’s biggest concert halls. “There are no cars in sight,” Wren said, squinting as she peered into the darkness. “Fence behind us isn’t short enough to jump. The houses across the street are too close together for there to be alleyways. There’s only one person in the immediate area, leaning against that streetlight. I assume that’s our contact.”
“Good eyes,” said Okave. “Professional assessment. Keep your guard up nonetheless. This is a bad part of town and some nightwalkers are very good at hiding.”
The wind picked up, a soft howling that competed with the distant city noises for attention. As they crossed the street, Wren folded her arms and wished she’d remembered to bring her jacket. “Sir?” she ventured. “Shouldn’t we be wearing plainclothes?”
“We should, yes.”
“Then why–”
“Department rules, Nichang. You’ll see when you meet her.”
“Oh.” Wren frowned. Suspense was never a good thing. “Have you known her for long?
“Several months. I met Anderson on a case. She was mugged on her way home, broke the poor bastard’s arm in three places. I brought up a murder I was working on and she gave me a name. Been my contact ever since.” There was a note of pride in Okave’s voice.
Wren nodded, unsure what to make of that. “With all due respect, sir, I didn’t realize the Dusk Patrol kept informants. None of my previous mentors had any.” Wren left out that her previous mentors hadn’t been too interested in casework. The mentors only got one night with each cadet before putting down names for permanent assignment, and most spent that time getting to know the trainees instead of doing actual policing. Wren–who couldn’t hold a conversation if it was glued to her hands–had spent the last two weeks red-faced and mumbling as each mentor’s initial enthusiasm faded into awkward silence.
“We don’t,” Okave replied to Wren’s query. “This is a special case.”
The figure waved at their approach. A girl, around a year younger than Wren, maybe eighteen. She wore an oversized sweater with the hood pulled up, torn jeans, and fingerless gloves. Her shoes were cheap knockoffs with a brand name like Noke or Jordens. Her face was drawn and pale, feral almost, her short brown hair so ragged and messy Wren was sure that she’d cut it herself with a dull knife and no mirror.
“Brian,” the girl said. Her voice was low. “Who’s the Asian chick?”
“Don’t call me that,” Wren scowled. She was an addict of some sort, that much was certain. Probably wearing the sweater to hide the marks in her arms–though from needles or teeth it was impossible to say. It wasn’t unheard of for people to give themselves up as blood banks, even if feeding was illegal outside of approved centres. Then again there’s the other possibility. She’s one of them.
“Sure thing cutie,” said the girl, with a smile. “I’m Anderson. Ann for short. Brian you didn’t answer my question.”
“Her name is Wren. She’s my shadow for the evening.”
“That’s cool, that’s cool. What am I here for? And I know you’re gonna say ‘the murder of course’ but which one? Cops gunned down three nightwalkers on Cinder Street–”
“Official statement is they drew first.”
“Cross that off. There’re some dead people in a hotel. I think it was a murder-suicide, but I don’t know much. Heard it was gruesome–blood and wax everywhere. Pretty spooky.”
“We want to know about this man.” Okave drew a rumpled photograph from his pants pocket and passed it to the girl. She looked it over, pursing her lips. “Try to remember, would you? I’m sure it can be worth your while.”
Wren watched the interaction from behind Okave. Dusk Patrol was weird in that way; for some things you had complete autonomy and others none. It was probably a rule somewhere you had to wear uniforms when talking to informants. Something about ‘maintaining a position of authority’. They were big on that stuff, pride before practicality.
The autonomy though. Only in the Dusk Patrol could you park your squad car two blocks away, walk to some crap-sack neighborhood and offer a lowlife a bribe without calling any of it in. Then again, when every case was an assault or murder, the criminals were monstrous nightwalkers and officer mortality rates were high enough that a sizeable part of the budget went to paying off life insurance, for most the perks weren’t worth the risk.
“I think I’ve seen him before.” The girl’s voice grew in confidence with each syllable. “Yeah, he was at Iris last Saturday. Bought a drink or two.”
“Iris?” Wren asked. “What’s that?”
“It’s a nightwalker club.” Anderson smiled, a big smile, large enough to show incisors. “I am a vampire.”
Wren stared and Okave sighed and Anderson’s wide smile grew wider.
“Let’s get back on topic here,” said Okave. “We know the guy was at Iris. I wouldn’t be here talking to you if we didn’t know that–”
“I work drinks,” Anderson explained to Wren.
“–so clearly I’m looking for more. Who was he? What did he do? Where did he go?”
“Why does it matter?”
Okave sighed again, running a dark hand over his forehead. “Because he’s been dead two days. We found his body in a dumpster on Queens. Throat slashed, drained dry. He had no wallet, no ID, and we’re waiting on forensics to match his prints. Autopsy came back yesterday; shows he wasn’t a nightwalker.”
“And then you started caring.” Anderson’s voice took on an edge. And that’s why we don’t have informants, Wren thought. To say the relationship between nightwalkers and the Dusk Patrol was poor would have been the understatement of the century. They hate us.
“I just do my job,” Okave said flatly. “The case came on my desk yesterday. A witness placed the guy somewhere in Iris’s vicinity, so I figured I’d talk to you.”
“Well I don’t know his name,” said Anderson. “But I know what he was.”
“That’s a start.”
Anderson scratched the back of her neck. If she felt threatened by the two officers she did not show it. My first vampire, Wren thought. Not entirely true, as she had seen other nightwalkers during training. Behind cells, though, or in interrogation rooms. Anderson was out in the wild. She was different than what Wren had expected. Cocky and rude, but not entirely unfriendly. How does it come so easily to her, that confidence? I wish I had that.
“He was a familiar,” Anderson was saying. “Your shadow know what I’m talking about?”
Okave looked to Wren, who was still staring. “Well?”
“Oh. Uh, they’re humans that want to be nightwalkers, right? Vampires usually.”
“It’s like a fetish,” Anderson chuckled. “He came up to the counter and asked for a beer. I think it was an excuse to make small talk; you should have seen his face when I told him my age. He asked my name, but I already knew where this was going. I told him I wasn’t interested in that sort of arrangement.”
“Blood for money?” Wren asked.
“Providence no, it’s blood for love. It’s blood so maybe a vampire might take you into their home, or even illegally turn you if you’re lucky.”
“I see.” Wren fought to keep her face blank. The thought of willingly letting a vampire drink her blood was a repulsive one, but she didn’t want to offend Anderson. “Does it happen often?”
This time it was Okave who answered. “Rarely, and rarer still the authorities don’t find out. There’s always the danger of ending up with an abusive vampire, or a pathological liar that just wants you for blood. That said, not that all vampires are manipulative, nor are nightwalkers in general–”
“Aw shut up,” Anderson interrupted. “Always with that PC bullshit. Anyways, I told the guy I wasn’t interested, and he left. To be honest I’m not too surprised he’s dead; dude was naïve, nervous. Probably his first time out.”
“Did you see him with anyone?” Okave asked, but the vampire just shrugged.
“Come on, Brian, it’s a busy place. It’s hard to make out faces in a crowd.”
Okave stuck a hand in his pants pocket and came out with a few bills. He let the glow from the streetlight catch on them. “How about these faces?”
Anderson snatched the money. She was almost a head smaller than Okave, her thin form dwarfed in his shadow. “Yeah, I recognize them. I remember your dead man too. Saw him leave with a woman, some ‘crat.”
“You have a name?”
Anderson shook her head. “No, she’s new, but I know the guy she was drinking with. His name is Tim Gossel.”
Gossel, she explained, had been turned legally at a government center when he was eighteen, one of the last before they got shut down. He was a college student and, Anderson added, a ‘hippy’. Wants to ban silver bullets and reopen turning centres. Thinks the Dusk Patrol and the Faith are evil. To Wren he sounded much worse than a hippy; he was a radical with dangerous views. No doubt he thought nightwalker criminals were all good people as well, victims of culture and circumstance and societal pressures.
At least she doesn’t think much of him either, Wren mused. The contempt in Anderson’s voice was palpable. “I didn’t think he was violent,” the vampire was saying. “Though I bet he’d take a swing at me if he knew I talk to you guys.”
It occurred to Wren just how risky Anderson’s actions were. People like Gossel were rife in Hope; no doubt they would consider speaking to the police some form of betrayal. “Does that worry you?” she asked, feeling a note of concern for the slouching girl.
“Fuck no I’d kick his scrawny ass,” Anderson laughed. “Kid’s three, I’m a hundred– Wren, are you alright? Your eyes just got real fuckin’ large again.”
“She’s fine,” Okave said. “If you don’t have anything else, I think we’re done here.”
“Fine by me.” Anderson straightened, adjusting her hood. “Nice to meet you, Wren. See you around sometime.”
Wren managed a quiet ‘bye’ as the girl walked past them, out of the streetlight and into the shadows. She closed her eyes, trying to clear her thoughts. She’s a vampire. The Dusk Patrol is supposed to kill her kind, and werewolves, and demons, and ghouls, and any kind of nightwalker that makes trouble. But she doesn’t care, no, she’s our friend. And she’s a hundred, plus what, the seventeen, eighteen years she was human? Did she call me cute?
Providence, she did. That’s so cool.
#wip#The Dusk Patrol#writeblr#chapter#fiction#urban fantasy#writers on tumblr#writing#writing community
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http://saltwukong.tumblr.com/post/177992323986/rwby-actually-has-poc-representation-you-dolts
You know, even a newbie can kick your asses.
For the sake of saving space, I cut the gifs out of your post and edited the format. Anyway here’s why you’re the most wrong person to ever be wrong. I’m going to give you a list much like the “doing LGBT rep” thing I did a little while ago, in fact it’s pretty much identical.
Translation: watch me bullshit out of my ass.
If your “poc rep” falls into any of these categories:
unimportant/background
villain
dead
whitewashed
You get no points whatsoever. You have no representaton. Shame on you
A. Doesn’t matter
B. Doesn’t matter
C. Doesn’t matter
And D. Is always misused.
Not to mention you didn’t explain how this doesn’t count. And no, it doesn’t work with ‘racism’ because I can find an equvilanet in white people.
So each time you just throw someone into one of the ‘doesn’t matter’ categories, you lose a point. You are erasing representation. Sucks to be you. Oh, and double points for the ‘Is always misused’ category.
So how many of the characters you just outlines pass this test?
Dunno, how many of yoru arguments make you sound like a racist by your own standards?
There is no RWBY equivalent. Besides, even if them having Chinese names had weight, they’re still white as fuck. Yang and Tai are blond and blue-eyed as fuck, and Raven can only barely be called Asian-coded because of her dress and choice of swordplay–both of which are ripped directly from Adam Taurus, who isn’t the least bit Asian-coded. “Whitewashed” is in full effect here. So no, these characters don’t pass the test.
Not whitewashing as that requires the original to be anything but white. So -2 points.
Oh wait, Asian people are alos known to be light skin. Double points for racism. so -4 for you.
You’re knee-capping yourself. You not only admitted she’s white, but headcanons don’t count.
So your headcanon of “RT is racist” doesn’t count?
Ding dong, you are wrong.
“Racial parallel” does not actually equal “non-white”, especially when there actually are non-white people in the show. Blake gets a 0 for representation.
BZZZT!
Skin color doesn’t matter in Remnant so your argument is invalid since it requires Remnant to work by OUR definitions which it doesn't.
Also you didn’t explain WHY it doesn’t equal. So double points.
1 - -6 You are losing.
You don’t. Lie Ren is Asian-coded, heavily so, and his features and name all match. He’s not whitewashed, dead, a villain, or unimportant, so he gets a pass. We’re 1/6 on your supposedly poc characters right now.
And you're at -6 of your so called ‘right’ points. You ain’t one to talk.
Yatsuhashi Daichi is also very Asian-coded without being whitewashed, dead, or a villain. He is, however, incredibly unimportant. He smashed a few Grimm, got beat up by Mercury, and then no one had any more reason to care about him. He does not qualify for representation per the rules we laid out. 1/7.
Doesn’t matter
2 - -7
Aside from the fact that this is just as invalid as Blake was, I have some information from you: you can’t represent poc with white people that are abused and harassed. You can represent them with ethnic features that actually have more variety to them than the standard barrel of white characters allows. Velvet does not do that, so she does not qualify.
Doesn’t matter and you don’t explain why.
3 - -9
That almost becomes amusing, but doesn’t quite make it, considering you go on to try and tell me how those very white villains are also poc.
At any rate, her being a villain is absolutely important. Black people are tired of being the villains just like gay people are. That is nil for representation. It breaks the rule, so it doesn’t qualify.
Equality is equality bitch, there are white villians too.
So double points for double standards.
4 - -11
Sometimes I think I’m too confrontational and rude, and should make more of an effort to come across as nice rather than an asshole. Then this sort of dumbassery pops up and reminds me that I’m fine the way I am.
And yet I’m a racist for calling out your bigotry and lies.
First off, narrowed eyes are not an Asian trait. “Slanted” eyes are, and while Ren and Yatsuhashi have them, Tyrian does not. If this were an Asian trait, Mercury, Torchwick would also be Asian, and you pointedly did not list them. Narrowed eyes are a character designer’s way of saying that this person is a bit more serious than the more animesque or bubbly characters like the main team, who all have very large eyes that mimic the style. Long hair? That damn sure isn’t an Asian trait. Weiss, step forward.
Also, you dumbass, he’s white as fuck and, at best, is from Vacuo.
Also Fanaus
5 - -12
For reference ya’ll, since I removed the gif, here it is again so you can see Arthur Watts’ reflection in a dark, red, glassy orb that obviously doesn’t make him look darker than he actually is. That’s the gif rwdebitch chose to go with.
Actual good point.
5 - -11
Not to mention he’s from Atlas, which is so far coded as “land of white people and that one meme team who aren’t”. Here’s a gif of him next to Cinder in broad daylight.
two women on each edge are clearly not white so coding is bullshit.
In fact, why don’t we go ahead and take off a point for each use of the world ‘coding’ as an argument to showcase how bullshit it is?
5 - -17
Darker than her, admittedly, but that isn’t saying much. There’s also the fact that he’s coded as English. I’d say we could give him half a point, but he’s a villain. So he doesn’t qualify anyway. We’re 1/11 and the record is only going to get worse.
You’re right-
You just showed racism against mixed race people by your logic.
Also another instance of coding.
And you fail to explain how he’s English ‘coded.’
5 - -20
Hazel looks like my lumberjack uncle who visits seedy bars. Yeah, his skin is darker than others’….but he breaks the same rule that Tyrian, Watts, and Cinder do. In fact, why don’t I go ahead and say it: even if you were right about all these villains being POC (and literally the only villains you don’t try to twist POC are Torchwick, who’s dead, Neo, who’s gone, and Salem, who’s the color of snow), that would be worse. A team full of villains who want to wreck the world and they’re all nonwhite? No thank you.
You did Cinder a little later but I’m doing her early to match the other villains.
Don’t explain why, has show to be a liar and admits that the leader of the group of ‘non whites’ is white.
6 - -20
The only point you’re gonna get here is the part where Monty said that. Because no, narrow eyes, as we already pointed out on Tyrian, aren’t an Asian trait, and you’re confusing that for slanted eyes. Her costumes are no more influenced by Asian culture than the basketball shorts I’m wearing. But yes, despite her pale appearance, Monty did indeed imply she’s Asian.
She’s still a villain.
And guess what? Monty’s Asian. So it means he was fine with it, which goes to show your villain point flies in the face of what some people want.
And again, equality bitch.
7 - -22
He has a tan, you dumbass. He’s a Chinese-inspired character with a Chinese name, who looks like a surfer from California considering his blond hair, blue eyes, and coastal tan. Got all that? We call it “whitewashing”, so he breaks the rule, too.
Except many interpretations of Son Wukong portray him as light haired. Including other Japanese media.
Also not whitewashing because Sun is his own character.
AND he’s a fanaus so it STILL doesn’t matter.
8 - -25
Besides. He’s also unimportant as fuck, a fact I’m very upset about. All he’s around to be is Blake’s love interest, which is the only thing that saved him from vanishing into the void with his team, who haven’t been mentioned.
You know...
Aside from saving Blake against the WF in Volume 1...
And getting illa’s scroll in Volume 4...
And protecting Blake in Volume 5...
Huh, you seem pretty quick to devalue the efforts of minority characters.
1) I have a question for you–why do you keep saying all these pale people are dark-skinned?
2) HE’S FUCKING BLOND, WHITE, AND BLUE-EYED. SO YES, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE TO ME. LOOK AT THE GIF DIRECTLY ABOVE THESE WORDS.
He’s whitewashed, so he breaks the rule.
Because minorities are all dark skinned! yep, Asians don’t exist at all!
8 - -26
Huh, I didn’t think Qrow had long hair. Or are you talking about another feature that blatantly isn’t Asian, on a white character?
Yeah, they said ‘non white’. Not the same thing. Point would have worked then.
On top of the fact that I already told you Raven is just a genderswapped Adam, I’m gonna blow your mind–she’s still white. Just like everyone else on this list. Is she a white-passing Asian? Perhaps, but considering all the other people who are white on this list you tried to tell me were Asian, I’m not gonna trust your judgment on that matter.
And considering you unironically used fucking white passing as an argument, you’re lucky I don’t just double the negative points you have.
Even missed out how their last name is Welsh.
8 - -27
Hmmmm, you’re gonna have to–because Flynt Coal is a character literally created after a meme, to be marginally important as an enemy for one episode and never be important again. Like all the Vytal Tournament characters. You could’ve done better by putting Arslan Altan on here–at least not only is her skin tone dark, but her style of dress and fighting are also eastern as well. She’d still fall into the same “unimportant” hole though.
And you’re gonna have to explain why I should care.
I didn’t care when shows like Boondocks and Black Dynamite did this to white people, why should I care here?
9 - -28
Ooh, this one is especially bad. Yeah, you got the dark-skinned part right, but guess what else he also is?
A villain
Dead
So he doesn’t pass, either!
So is Torchwick, who is white.
No dice.
10 - -30
Neptune is based on a Greek god! I hope you’re not another person who thinks Greeks aren’t white. Because they are. I’ll admit to him being darker-skinned, but that doesn’t look so good considering how we outlined Sun being whitewashed and still tanned.
You can make a case for him being Asian-coded based on how he’s Sun’s partner and the original Sun Wukong’s partner was also, obviously, Chinese. But that’s about it. A reach at best, whitewashing at worst.
He’s also never been important, in the scale of the small plots or the large one. He fails on two fronts. So he doesn’t represent either.
Exact opposite of what OP was saying.
Coded penalty.
And not explained.
11 - -33
I’m neither, thanks. But I also don’t look to characters who got one line, never got to do anything of importance, and whose only moment to shine was against a stationary opponent who couldn’t move, for representation. I don’t think most poc RWBY fans would, either.
No, calling you dumb is an insult to dumb people. You’re willfully ignorant.
Also: I considering the number of people who love Sage, you’re wrong. Oh and seeing as you tried speaking for my best friend, double points.
You are right. I could make a case for him being unimportant, since he basically exists literally for white Ozpin to project himself from, but as far as RWBY goes, he doesn’t break any of the rules. Record is so far 2/20. One tenth of the characters you’ve proposed to be poc representation actually are poc representation.
A. Ozpin has no race since he takes on the race of whoever he inhabits.
And B. You’re at 12 - -34. They are 46 points ahead of you.
She’s also a villain who nearly kills one of the other supposedly-poc characters here. She doesn’t pass. Nor does she pass as LGBT rep, for the same reasons. 2/21.
Doesn’t explain why on either end.
13 - -36
If you reach any further, you’ll touch God himself. [clears throat]
YOU CAN’T SAY THAT A PALE-SKINNED CHARACTER WHO MIGHT HAVE EYES THAT ARE SLANTED IF WE SOMEDAY SEE WHAT HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE, IS POC. THAT’S LIKE SAYING HEY, SUN MIGHT NOT BE STRAIGHT, SO HE’S GAY REPRESENTATION!
And I already outlined why race parallel =/= poc representation, so please stop using that as your platform
And I explained how that’s jackshit. still doesn’t work/
14 - -38
Right you are! It’s a shame she got killed off without a fight 5 minutes after her interesting introduction, a move that incited so much anger she got a posthumous fight scene that was busy trying to salvage someone else’s character.
She’s dead. Guess what that means? Representation test failed!
And Roman is dead too. As are a lot of white characters. Guess what that means? Doesn’t count!
15 - -40
His eyes look the same as every other heroic character’s eyes you dim-witted motherfucker, now quit hurting your arm like tha
Qrow.
Out of the twenty-three characters you listed, most of them were white as snow and their gifs were immediately followed by reaching and twisting to try to make them non-white representation, which doesn’t work. Out of the twenty-three characters listed, only two actually were nonwhite without falling into one of the pitfalls laid out at the beginning.
And of the pitfalls you listed, none were explained and all of which white characters also fell into as well so it still works.
You also disregard all but two fanaus characters for skin color despite them being the minority equivalent in Remnant.
Rooster Teeth is looking pretty damn racist. Now go away.
Actually you came out of this looking racist, especially for bitching at RT for them treating minority characters like all other characters.
Or can white supremacists call racism over white characters dying now?
Despite OP being a newbie, you completely lost. You fell into every pitfall they did and didn’t but even fucking harder. Congrats, in yoru own words, a reaching dumbass can beat you in an argument.
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RWBY Volume 5 Episode 2 Recap (spoilers)
Wiggety what, what’s that-ITS THE MICKSTERECAP!
1:31 This action packed science fantasy starts out swinging with-A SAD OLD MAN SITTING AT HIS DESK! Edge of my computer table I am.
1:34 ZOOP-its Piccol-I MEAN-Watts, VILLAINY TIME!
1:54 ...okay I know that all schools have secret rooms of secrecy, but that looks WAY too villainous. Watts redecorated didn’t he? You gotta learn when to say NO Leo.
2:08 We are then treated to-THE ORB GRIMM OF MYSTERY! What could it possible do? TURNS OUT...its basically a video phone...huh...makes sense but admittedly disappointing.
2:30 Watts acts like a sassy bitch and-CINDER SPEAKS! HOORAY-now she can insult people again!
3:00 Leo than says that HE found the Spring Maiden but ol’ ARTHUR WATTS( I LOVE that his name is Arthur that rules) gets the credit. Never working for that eldritch witch if I get the option...okay yeah I would, I’m broke as FUCK!
3:34 Oh MAN Cinder’s hate boner for Ruby Rose is STILL GOING STRONG!
3:50 HYOO BOY-the orb latched a tentacle to Leo! We’ve all seen enought hentai to know where THIS is going!
4:48 “Tyrian’s in need of a new tail”...she says that...like he can get ANOTHER ONE?! Hyoo boy, some unlucky scorpion faunus is GIVING A TRANSPLANT!
5:10 We then close out that convo with Watts saying the students AREN’T pushovers. Well ain’t that nice!
5:38 Cinder then argues with her Mom that things are going to slowly-RIGHT-before she says she wants a word with Tyrian. Ooooooooooooooooh, someone’s getting grooooooooooooooooooounded!
6:45 Cut to Weiss still on cargo ship 3-THE FIGHTIN’ TRES-looking over and seeing everyone’s favorite fantasy cliche-FLOATING ROCKS IN THE SKY! Like the Strawberry battlefield up in this bitch.
6:58 ZOOP-scratch that, pilot says their “No-where good”...which means BATTLE TIME BABY!
7:10 CRASHING SKY SHIP-this is my FAVORITE place in Remnant now!
7:34 BUG GRIMM-fuck yes baby! BREAK OUT THE DUST CRYSTALS ITS BATTLE TIME!
7:50 ....well shit, those people are dead. Work faster next time Weiss-GOD!
8:09 Weiss finally states she’s done with this do nothing bull shit, AS IT TURNS OUT-Cargo ship 3 has...a FUCK ton of Dust in it! Atlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas is smuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggling!
8:22 There’s just something satisfying about loading a sword with bullets, just magical.
8:50 The cargo door is open, BLASTING wind, but thankfully Weiss’s skirt never flips up! Some damn sturdy combat skirts.
9:13 Its at THIS point I just realized something...why doesn’t that ship have built in defenses? You live in a world where MONSTERS not only exists but will also kill you without a moment’s notice.
9:44 AND THEIR HOOKED-holy crap it can’t even take a simple Grimm hook-WHO DESIGNED THIS CARGO SHIP?!
Basically this was the scene in general:
Weiss: I GOT ONE!
Pilot: Great kid, don’t get cocky!
10:51 Geeze Weiss, are you tired? Only been out of the game for a season, DAMN your out of shape.
But enough about that- QUEEN LANCER BOSS BATTLE!
11:20 Oh man its immune to magic-TRY THROWING FURNITURE AT IT!
11:52 Weiss I JUST said it was immune to magic, you wasted all those dust crates for NOTHING! Bad ass explosion, but still.
12:04 Oh shit-THEMATIC SONG ACTION SCENE TIME!
12:20 Ladies and gentlemen, the return of-WEISS’S BAD-ASS WOW LOOKING KNIGHT! Which...she probably should’ve used earlier but FUCK IT-it looks cool!
13:00 Sweet Jesus that was the most insane mid-air battle I’ve ever SEEN and it was awesome! Well time to crash Launchpad McDuck style!
13:30 But enough about whether Weiss and Unnamed Pilot are alive-LET’S SEE WHAT ADAM IS DOING!
13:48 We see Highleader Kahn REALLY chew out Adam for his acts of mass terrorism...but...doesn’t seem like he’s getting fired...what kind of rinky dink terrorist organization are they RUNNING-punish stricter!
15:26 HEY-its Ozpin’s exboyfriend Hazel! How you doing, death voice?
15:36 Kahn: HOW DARE YOU BRING A MAN TO THEMYSCYR-wait wrong series, HOW DARE YOU BRING A HUMAN TO MENAGERIE!
16:23 Lady wants humanity to fear the Faunus, but doesn’t want to start a war...you....you really don’t think realistically do you?
17:00 We WILL win against the humans, because mutan-I MEAN Faunus are the dominant species!
18:00 All and all this seems like a pretty standard meeting-OH SHIT-all the White fang in the room are loyal to Adam! Well I’m sure things are gonna turn out fine, every organization benefits from a strong female leade-OH SHIT-Adam just killed her!
18:50 Adam acting like the psycho he is uses the corpse he just made to further his own agenda...this got dark. Like, RIDICULOUSLY darker than we thought this series could dark.
Also NOT to speak ill of the dead but...MAYBE she should’ve just fired him? She and Ozpin share that classic “Let a threat sit in the background and wait until it kills you” style of leadership.
19:10 Hazel: When were you planning on telling me about that?
Yeah Adam, you gotta SHARE your murderous plans, you can’t just SPRING a murder when you invite someone to the vaguely Asian inspired faunus castle! Unit cohesion is key.
19:32 Hazel: Nobody needed to die today.
Okay dude,dude, DUDE...you WORK for MALEFICENT! Don’t get bent out over a little murder!
19:48 We then see Weiss wake up from the crash and see everything’s fin-OH SHIT RAVEN...wait, your telling me WEISS found Yang’s mom before Yang?!
All in all good action based ep, and I can’t wait to see Adam lead the Brotherhood of Evil Faunus against the forces of the...X...faunus? Shoulda stopped at the Magneto joke-GRAH-what is wrong with me?! See ya next week folks!
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it is like how u can describe people and yourself and the story’s pretty legit ngl. tbh i got to the third game already.. like.. yo what am i doin with my life. idk who to romance?? h eLP? omg anD DUDE OTOME GAMES WERE MY LIFE IN HS HAHAHA but i’ve only actually finished like 2 apps? idk im impatient and i hated waiting for the energy to refill and whatnot lmao and yES i’ve played love “letters from thief x” before sfhkjshfk but i didnt finish it! btw….. did u ever play mystic messenger..? (2/?
that was.. a otome life changer. wow that’s so exciting i’ll be waiting for the day u publish ur first book!! ah it’s really unfortunate when authors do that :-/ yea from what i watched, bella kind of sucked lol i love complex protags and bella wasn’t making the cut for me. do u remember ur first piece of work? the first thing i ever wrote was in kindergarten haha it was about a misunderstood dinosaur and a human village who feared him and isolated him in the forest. in the end they worked (3/
together to fight off something (i forgot) and became bffs LMAO. and it was a film class! the prof’s hip apparently and likes to play trendy videos at the beginning of class from what my friend says. if everything works out, i should be transferring fall 2019!! (4/4) -sjsu
:( tumblr ate your first message girl!
omfg... i’m glad you liked it enough to binge through it like that lmao! i was the same when i double loaded it and it was great tbh. but honestly same??? i played a lot of otome games in high school too, and then over winter break i re-played some of my favorite ones and found new one since voltage inc. developed a new app called “love 365″ which i guess they intend to transfer their games onto so it’s all on one app and it’s so nice bc they offer a few stories for free each month and i’ve finished quite a few jdfkghdkjgd just know i’m otome trash and i love the story lines and some of the guys are just so adorable and i love spending like a day just binging through the free stories and sometimes buying new ones if i really like the series. i did not play mystic messenger tho, i couldn’t keep up with the really late night convos and i really like how interactive it is but i’m also someone who values sleep and who hates missing stuff so if i ever suffer through really bad insomnia then maybe i’ll play it again
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, thank you! honestly bella did suck. she didn’t kinda suck, girl. it’s ok. i love complex protags but i think it’s hard to get with YA lit sometimes so i can’t really read many YA stories just ‘cuz i can’t........ relate? and sometimes the stories are just problematic and i don’t like it ://////////// i.e. cinder............... i fuckin hate that book with a burning passion and i want it to Die So Badly. (in short this white woman thought she could write a sci-fi dystopian fic that channels the ugly East Meets West ideal which is just white ppl trying out Asian aesthetics like Asian culture is just an entire aesthetic to try??? like???????? idk what home girl was thinking but the plot itself was filled with hole, the main character “linh cinder” --lemme just interject that idc if culture was suddenly wiped out in a nuclear fall out bc 1) where is the worry about radiation?? and 2) a western name will always be followed by the “Asian” last name so it should technically be cinder linh but Asian aesthetics amirite???-- was just bland and did not develop and she was just So Annoying, and my only qualm for taking that class on YA lit was having to read this book bc it was the biggest No of my life and i will hate it always lmao. i’m sorry this was such a big digression but i really... have strong feelings about this LOL
anyway, my first story................. i really..... i really can’t remember LOL. i used to make up stories about the star constellations bc being as young as i was (like 6) i had no clue what they really looked like so i would just make up stories abt princesses saving princes and i remember the princess defeated the dragon and saved the kingdom and everyone was so happy!
omg i love that! i support this teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and omg, fall 2019! maybe we’ll see each other,,,, fingers crossed. i’m tryna graduate that quarter tho so we’ll see how 3rd goes bc sometimes school’s be playin by not offering me the classes that i NEED.
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Volume 4 Commentary Counter to Counter
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Yes, like anyone whose opinion matters wants to hear the whiney, egotistical creator of the third rate, cliché, poorly written version of RWBY bitch about how the people who are actually talented and capable of producing a product that has more to offer than Gen RWBZed.
I’d say the whole volume was a fuck-you shot to the fans but
But you know you’ll get called out on your bullshit seeing as the ratings for Volume 4 are above Volumes 1 and 2 and the only negative things we’v e heard outside of RWDE is a couple of minor issues qand the usuqal “Yang doesn’t get enough screentme.”
And you’re not one to talk: RE:RWBY is just a giant Fuck You shot to the real RWBY and just writing in general.
I’m leaning towards believing this since Salem was one of the first things conceived for the show, so her team would follow. Makes you wonder if Miles was always gonna have his “crazy” Tyrian though or if that came later.
I doubt it because I don’t believe Monty would make characters as boring as Hazel and Watts right from the start.
Gee, it’s almost as though those characters have been on screen for a total of five minutes a piece and thus not enough time to be developed and thus you are being a nitpicky douche for making judgements so earlier so you can bitch.
Yeah it’s not breaking news to say that they did the opposite of what would be a good idea.
Mentioned in the commentary, but in more detail in the special features, is the fact that CRWBY had a rough start to the volume due to the new production pipeline, which continued for several episodes.
You know, the most common compliant with Oscar was he didn’t get enough screentime to develop his struggle with Ozpin and thus moving him up to Episode 4 is an improvement over the original plan of 7. Of course, it’s not breaking news for RWDE to sabatoge the show just to complain more: That’s like a third of their Modius Operande.
And at least RWBY is original: the one creative license to your name isn’t even an attempt at being original with you badly copying and pasting RWBY onto a screen with what little you do change to make it objectively worse.
Wondering how they would have fit 4 whole monsters in that fight, but I guess that’s why they ended up splitting two bad guys between teams instead.
Oh but Re:RWBY, you just said they don’t do good ideas so that should have happened!
Yeah, see what your bitching does: invalidates what little you have to say nice to show you flip flop like a limp pancake.
Just saying that I believe this. They said that Roman originally played a smaller part in Volume 1? How was this possible? Insert more villains.
And this is worth jackshit...how? is it a crack at the writers? if so, it’s even worse than normal. Is this an observation? Then this belongs under the category of “No shit, Sherlock.”
So Weiss fought a Grimm in her trailer it turns out. Idk how to feel about that. In a way it makes sense because, as we’ve seen with Winter’s summons, the Schnee summons are light versions of Grimm. It makes little sense though when you consider that the Geist inhabits inanimate things and therefore the armor isn’t a natural feature of the Grimm.
Gee, did the fact that she could summon the fucker not tip you off?
And the very commentary points out that the Geists are named after what they inhabit (AKA Petra Geist) so it seems like whatever they inhabit because a Grimm by extension.
Iunno what fatal flaw to focus on here. Is it how this makes it sound like Jaune’s god damn weapon model design was THAT important that Kerry noticed? That it implies melting Pyrrha’s armor down was a last-minute thought? That the plot hole of Pyrrha fucking disintegrating and therefore leaving no armor or cape for Jaune was made entirely because Kerry liked how a shield looked?
Hey RE;RWBY? Know what a storyboard is? Obviously not considering you would know that a storyboard is made RIGHT AFTER they basic writing and thus NOT LAST MINUTE.
So instead of losing it for a reason they just lose it for the sake of it. Cool.
Sort of how Pyrrha can’t understand what jaune was going through in volume 1.
Or how Neptuen and Sun got thrown out of the fight in Voume 2.
Or how no one noticed how old Cinder was in Volume 3.
Or any number of innumerable so-called “plot holes” that shoud have logically booted you out of here a long time ago.
The name kind of gave it away without any other hints
Not really: I never got it. I just thought it was a word for betrayal.
Wow. The people working on this show were seriously so disillusioned that they thought Pyrrha’s relationship with Jaune earned that kind of reaction. Not even gonna mention how the existence of the recording makes no sense, especially since Pyrrha signs off on it. Why would she do that on a generic fighting guide. I can’t believe how attached these people were to the Alpha Hets.
Or, you know.... IT WAS A CHARACTER THEY GOT ATTACHED TO. KIND OF LIKE THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO CRIED WHEN SHE DIED.
And why does their sexuality have anything to do with how their suffering causes pain in people capable of feeling empathy? Are you saying that people should care about people if their heterosexual? Or are you saying that they only cared about Pyrrha because she was heterosexual?
If A then you are a heterophobe and thus any you say about sexuality should be immediately disregarded. if B then that's offensive to at least Lindsay and Arryn who are LGBT and work at RT.
can’t say anything more than what’s been said on this.
Except maybe a list of what they did right and what they did wrong OBJECTIVELY like a REAL critic would do?
She seemed pretty cruel to me lol. They need to have Salem do more before they announce these kinds of intentions, because now they’ve just given us a preconceived notion and they won’t have to write it that way.
Gee, it’s almost as though Salem is the fucking BIG BAD and thus the GREATEST EVIL IN RWBY. And considering she was protecting CInder from her colleagues taunts and was gently pushing Cinder to improve, she has the motherly side as well. She has done enough: You just wanna bitch considering you cannot grasp the concept of a Big Bad.
This might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.
Considering this is the author of Re:RWBY and “Alpha Hets”: That’s a lie.
ANd they do this type of thing in anime all the time. It’s even a real life ocurrance so a commonplace and even factually correct is the stupdiest thing you’ve read? Guess you don’t read much then.
Wow! Joel and Burnie, two voice acting veterans who formed RT, are invested in their roles? Don’t get too shocked by actors who actually try, guys!
Well, you heard that right Miles, Kerry, Linsday, Barbara, Arryn and Vic: You all suck and you should all quit your jobs because one person is an ingrateful little shit.
Blah blah magical mystical Asia land
1. So does that mean the entirety of Avatar was “Blah blah magical Asian land”? Good to know Re;RWBY.
2. gee, I wonder who the creator of RWBY was? Oh right, Monty Oum, an Asian of four nationalities. So uh, pretty sure your the racist here.
Can you imagine if we had to see RNJR somehow not notice Qrow like twenty feet away from them? Thank god he sat in that pub across the street.
Ever heard of a cloak or disguise? Also, you’re bitching about them doing something right again.
I mean iunno that scene didn’t scream emotional to me but I also have daddy issues so
Well that explains the misgyony and bias against males. Also: we get it: you have about as much of a soul as Flowey. You don’t need to remind us.
Makes you wonder if by the time of their conception, Faunus were a thing or if Monty was just making up furry OC’s.
And we should give two shits... why?
Jfc guys went kinda overboard there. Didn’t look like 100+ when I watched it.
CRWBY: *Does hard work*
Re:RWBY: *Bitches about hard work not meeting their expectations*
Good to know this is fine: I’ll start publicly launching the reasons why you suck as a writer directly at you form now on.
That’s about what I guessed yep. Now is there a reason for it to be Neptune? To show that Weiss grew past her affection towards him? Or because it was the first person who came to mind? Who knows.
Number 1. Because it shows character development. Oh wait, I’m expecting a RWDE poster to understand good writing. Sorry, big mistake there.
I remember when capes were in Kingdom Hearts. Then they realized they were too much work so they removed them to avoid continuity errors and such. It was a smart and humble move, because the capes looked cool. I guess Tyrian’s jacket was just really that awesome though.
Any problems with Tyrian’s jacket? No? Then this is a bitch to bitch point.
Just gonna keep reminding us of that huh guys?
And you’re just gonna keep bring it up huh?
well that is a legitimately very interesting fact
And now you provide one...
Best decision they ever made, thank god.
I love the idea of Miles being all modest and going “ah yes time to be mature.”
Who wants to bet they’ll ruin this soon?
The RWBY writers struggling with exposition?
There it is: Less that and more making it not sound like exposition.
And it was made known that Miles conceived one of the worst parts of the entire story. And he just copied it from a Grimm Tale.
Not gonna mention how everyone (including YOU) said Miles mad eit up on the spot and got totally contradicted?
And it’s (SHOCK) RWBY takes inspiration from Fairy Tales.
Also: I didn't know Miles wrote in the Maidens.
Isn’t this why you, like, direct your scenes? To avoid miscommunication like that?
Did he say it was bad or just shocked? Oh wait, you won’t tell us because it might contradict your bitching.
Apparently the animation crew’s passion is graphic design.
Aren’t you a fan of Studio Trigger? Wouldn't that be obvious?
Again, directing.
RWBY chibi, Camo Camp, mentoring the new writer for Red Vs Blue.
They had a lot on their plate.
Idk how to feel about this but it is kind of disturbing that Miles would be so quick to make that joke.
Wanna know what’s more disturbing? SHowing zero empathy and an absolute lack of self awareness. Wanna know what that looks like? Look in the mirror.
guessed everyone who knows of overwatch’s existence
No shit Sherlock.
That probably would have made some sense.
And I’m guessing that here they said they didn’t have time and you choose to ignore that for the sake of bitching right?
So Lancaster gets shot down completely, cool. Cool thing of a creator to do. How dare we imply Ruby and Jaune are close after all they’ve been through.
Gee, it’s almost as though a certain part of the fandom will send death threats and verbally abuse and terrorize the crew for heterosexuality.
Yeah I bet Miles loved Tyrian.
And I bet that’s an insult.
Pretty sure Sun’s torso is a tube with the new models.
Yes, that clearly rectangular shape is a cylindrical tube.
God, what is left for Qrow to reveal? We got his weapon’s forms, his Semblance, his transforming thing, what else? Tbh my bet’s on Ozpin’s cane. They planned for him to use the cane but decided against it because of their artifact bullshit.
Salem’s origins, the history of the Headmasters secrets behind Ozpin, bandits, Raven, STRQ.
And said bullshit was planned whereas the Maidens whom you’ve said nothing about wasn’t. Yeah, between your failure at writing, your failure at basic empathy, your failure at self awareness and your failure at basic fact comprehension you just spent all this time making a complete ass of yourself.
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