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RWBY Thread III: Time To Say Goodbye

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Stop: So gotta few things that need to be said real quick.
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    • so gotta few things that need to be said real quick.
    We get a lot of reports from this thread. A lot of it is just a series of people yelling at each other over arguments that have been rehashed hundreds of times since the end of the recent Volume. And I get that the last Volume - and RWBY in general, really - has some controversial moments that people will want to discuss, argue about, debate, etc.

    That's fine. We're not going to stop people from doing that, because that's literally what the point of the thread is. However, there's just a point where it gets to be a bit too much, and arguments about whether or not Ironwood was morally justified in his actions in the recent Volume, or if RWBY and her team were in the right for withholding information from Ironwood out of distrust, or whatever flavor of argument of the day descend into insulting other posters, expressing a demeaning attitude towards other's opinions, and just being overall unpleasant. That tends to happen a lot in this thread. We want it to stop happening in this thread.

    So! As of now the thread is in a higher state of moderation. What that means is that any future infractions will result in a weeklong boot from the thread, and repeated offenders will likely be permanently removed. So please, everyone endeavor to actually respect the other's arguments, and even if you strongly disagree with them please stay civil and mindful when it comes to responding to others.

    In addition, users should refrain from talking about off-site users in the thread. Bear in mind that this does not mean that you cannot continue to post tumblr posts, for example, that add onto the discussion in the thread, with the caveat that it's related to RWBY of course. But any objections to offsite users in the thread should be handled via PM, or they'll be treated as thread violations and infracted as such.
     
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    Qrow is animagus Crow confirmed! Confirmation by way of sibling Raven is animagus Raven when? Going by that logic, what's Yang's animal form?
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    A phoenix. A bird that is like a little dragon, one that shines brighter than any other birds and burns as hot as the sun. A bird that does not die even when it's flames are smothered, for another flaming bird will rise again from the ashes. She does not feed on other living beings nor does she feed off the carcass of dead beings, yet she heals and protects others with her tears and blood and flame, with which she strikes down any enemy that dares to threaten her and those under her protection.

    She's the Yatagarasu, the three-limbed crow of the sun, the Golden Crow. A crow more magnificent than any other crows or birds, with the majesty of a dragon and the elegance that no other birds may match. A mere raven cannot even begin to compare itself with it, and indeed, the only thing it could do is scurry away in shame.
     
    On reddit I'm seeing people speculate that Tyrian is the scorpion from the scorpion and the frog parable.
     
    Also, that was 14 min!? Wow passed by instantly. Also that Qrow interrupt was kinda obv but no less badass. Still RT you evil bastards! Cutting it off there! Jaune is so clearly better than what we once see of him, still worst in RNJR but that's ok that armor & shield saved him a lot (mostly because Ren, Nora, and Ruby used him like a living moving projectile redirector). And the ricochet trick Ren pulled was fucking awesome. Nora's charge up and sheer power dear God. GET READY FOR BOOP. Ruby's deliberately targeting her and her team up moves with JNR shows how in-sync they've become. Ruby gets owned by Tyrian so much because how much he's focusing on her yet he's so effing good he still managed to move JNR far away from her. SURPRISE SCORPION is a delight. Broke Ruby's aura too damn.

    Tyrian's speech patterns switch between wacky crazy and cold focused crazy, amazing work for the VA and his movements conveying it. Shame he had to ditch his cloak to fight better, he looks wayyy better with it. RIP Barmaid tho, hope you got Dusty Birdie in bed beforehand. o7

    That Weiss song whoah. Weiss concert has nothing going down as a major crisi-whoa okay that instinctual summoning. Progress Weiss, soon you can summon as a reflex to danger! Marigold is being deliberately obtuse, blech. Move over Mr. Foot in Mouth we have many characters filling that role (Sun, Jaune, technically Penny in some way, Ruby somewhat). Also overly proud Atlasian lady as foci for Weiss' resentment. Criticize Vale's failing sure, but that's just lording ohoho Atlas over Vale. Also that interrupt, I'd give a minus for diplomacy but it's still badass enough to be rated IRONDADDY.

    EDIT: Ren is Radar Ranger yesss
    Btw a few in reddit already 'pairing' Jaune and Tyrian from the 'interest' line. Sasuga reddit FNDM. (I think I saw it in SB too. Sasuga SB FNDM)
     
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    Halfway through and no sign of RWBY planning to reunite. AFAIK it's actually the opposite, w/Ruby working better with JNR than WBY.

    It's out for non-paying members, no need to spoiler tag.
     
    Just watched and to be honest I did not see the Scorpion Tail coming, also how freaking strong is that tail if it can block a charged Nora strike!?

    On a side note I can forgive Weiss falling down since she is probably wearing a set of heels her Dad told her to wear that aren't all that stable to begin with and the floor is likely polished to an almost mirror shine so it's easy to slip up. Not to mention she obviously isn't all there emotionally.
     
    I wonder if some faunus find other faunus traits strange. Like mammalian faunus with a simple tail or ears think reptilian traits like shedding skin and massive scorpion tails with stingers are weird.
     
    I just watched the episode, and I just got to say that I loved the background music. Really added a lot to the creepy atmosphere of Oniyuri.
     
    Something else I noticed - this seeming confirms the idea that Aura strength is directly channeled into attacks. Tyrian's strikes are much, much more powerful than Roman's strikes, even though he relies more on savage blows than long combos. The way the Evil Council of Evil treat themselves, it seems like their aura level is itself just head and shoulders above common hunters?
     
    Monochrome_Tide said:
    Something else I noticed - this seeming confirms the idea that Aura strength is directly channeled into attacks. Tyrian's strikes are much, much more powerful than Roman's strikes, even though he relies more on savage blows than long combos. The way the Evil Council of Evil treat themselves, it seems like their aura level is itself just head and shoulders above common hunters?
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    You mean the red sparks every time Ruby got hit? I thought that was indicating her aura being depleted with every hit, as opposed to Tyrian using his. Applying aura directly into your attacks was shown right in Volume 1 when Ren fights the two headed snake with his bare hands.
     
    Prince Eggplant said:
    You mean the red sparks every time Ruby got hit? I thought that was indicating her aura being depleted with every hit, as opposed to Tyrian using his. Applying aura directly into your attacks was shown right in Volume 1 when Ren fights the two headed snake with his bare hands.
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    No, I mean more that it's kind of like in video games where one has an ATK value. Pyrrha said weapons are conduits for Aura - that they essentially punch their enemies with their souls. The Evil League seem to have enormously powerful Auras, and this as well as their skill and technique determine how much damage they inflict.
     
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    That Weiss song.
    I can't wait for the soundtrack.

    Also why are the fight animations in the opening so stiff and odd? Because the fight scene in this last episode was awesome. Not Monty awesome, nothing will ever be Monty awesome ever again, but it was good! so why are the OP animations so bad?
     
    TheBleachDoctor said:
    That Weiss song.
    I can't wait for the soundtrack.

    Also why are the fight animations in the opening so stiff and odd? Because the fight scene in this last episode was awesome. Not Monty awesome, nothing will ever be Monty awesome ever again, but it was good! so why are the OP animations so bad?
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    The opening was made ages back, likely when they were still getting used to Maya, the fights seem to have gotten progressively better in my book so its probably just increased familiarity with the program and focus, the first two fights had a bunch of comedy bits which make creating a sense of action flow harder which may not have helped.
     
    Zam said:
    The opening was made ages back, likely when they were still getting used to Maya, the fights seem to have gotten progressively better in my book so its probably just increased familiarity with the program and focus, the first two fights had a bunch of comedy bits which make creating a sense of action flow harder which may not have helped.
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    I guess.
    I still don't really like the animation in the opening. I wish it didn't look so janky.

    But I do like the new style of fighting. At least, I like it a bit better than the previous Volume, where they were trying to polish up what Monty was able to do before... you know.
     
    TheBleachDoctor said:
    I guess.
    I still don't really like the animation in the opening. I wish it didn't look so janky.

    But I do like the new style of fighting. At least, I like it a bit better than the previous Volume, where they were trying to polish up what Monty was able to do before... you know.
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    That reminds me, I imagined a while back if, when the volume ended, they could make a series where they did nothing but context-less fights so as to practice that and hear feedback on it.
     
    Well, I'm mixed on the new fights. They're fluid and smooth, but also lack some of that superhuman speed and punch? Good, no question, but they seem slightly less intense?
     
    Aioria said:
    That reminds me, I imagined a while back if, when the volume ended, they could make a series where they did nothing but context-less fights so as to practice that and hear feedback on it.
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    That time and money would probably be better spent working on actual RWBY fights. If they're going to improve then aside from getting better as they go along they'd be better of hiring fight choreographers or animators that can replicate that Monty style awesomeness like Mark Zhang. Also studying fights and fight scenes would probably also be a good idea, get a better look at what makes a fight scene work and what doesn't as well as what it looks like when actual people fight.
     
    Mook said:
    That time and money would probably be better spent working on actual RWBY fights. If they're going to improve then aside from getting better as they go along they'd be better of hiring fight choreographers or animators that can replicate that Monty style awesomeness like Mark Zhang. Also studying fights and fight scenes would probably also be a good idea, get a better look at what makes a fight scene work and what doesn't as well as what it looks like when actual people fight.
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    They actually did try to hire Mark, the problem is that he didn't want to move to Texas, works for ScrewAttack though,
     
    Aioria said:
    Couldn't they, I dunno, send scripts to him which he could later adapt to fight scenes or something?

    Or would that be too complicated?
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    Yes they could but he would then need to send said fight scenes over via snail mail and depending on the timetable(Monty and crew were making changes to episodes to the last minute) that would be impractical.
     
    They've had three seasons to get it right so far. That they're still working up to the last minute and making changes and basically doing things by the seat of their pants shows they still haven't learned, and probably won't.
     
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