RWBY & RT General Discussion Thread (V1)

[Pugman]

I just want to know who/what each member of BRIR are based on.

 

[Zam]

I just want to know who/what each member of BRIR are based on.

Good question, I wonder if it will come up in an interview, or be more obvious once we see more of them.

 

[PajamaMan]

So I know this is gonna sound hard to believe, but there actually does exist a decent rewrite(or rather reimaginig as this one calls itself)
that *gasp* is respectful towards the original series! It's call RWBY Re:Mixed. While other rewrites have removed certain aspects from the original this one adds to the series(Ruby is explicitly autistic, Ren non-binary, Yang bisexual, and Jaune still starts out as an insufferable twat.) The author also puts limitations on themselves on what they can write. I know most rewrites are arrogant dogshit, but there is at least one diamond in the rough.

 

[Pugman]

ok, but why make Ruby explicitly autistic or Ren non-binary?
like, for AU like your standard Modern Age time deal where they are highschoolers/college/young adults and those kinds of aspects are a focus of the story that is one thing.
But if you are trying to keep it within the same realm, with the same beats, and just trying to novelize the show but written better with hindsight as your friend, why make a point of adding traits?
Adding can be as messy as removing when it comes to crafting a recipe.

 

[Zam]

So I know this is gonna sound hard to believe, but there actually does exist a decent rewrite(or rather reimaginig as this one calls itself)
that *gasp* is respectful towards the original series! It's call RWBY Re:Mixed. While other rewrites have removed certain aspects from the original this one adds to the series(Ruby is explicitly autistic, Ren non-binary, Yang bisexual, and Jaune still starts out as an insufferable twat.) The author also puts limitations on themselves on what they can write. I know most rewrites are arrogant dogshit, but there is at least one diamond in the rough.

Sounds neat, I'll add it to my read later list for now, but yeah its an actual fanfic and treated as such rather than a profiteering bitch-fest and its utilizing the potential of such a premise (IE X series retold) to use what's known now earlier to enhance the story. I confess I can't see Yang as anything but a lesbian though XD

ok, but why make Ruby explicitly autistic or Ren non-binary?
like, for AU like your standard Modern Age time deal where they are highschoolers/college/young adults and those kinds of aspects are a focus of the story that is one thing.
But if you are trying to keep it within the same realm, with the same beats, and just trying to novelize the show but written better with hindsight as your friend, why make a point of adding traits?
Adding can be as messy as removing when it comes to crafting a recipe.

What makes you think Ruby isn't autistic, or Ren isn't non binary or trans, or otherwise gender non conforming? And more, why is that an issue for a fanfiction?

 

[Matrix Dragon]

I mean, I always saw Ruby as autistic, a fanfic going with its version being outright autistic isn't going to upset me too much. Bit mixed on Ren being non-binary, but that's more a belief his canon version being comfortably masculine than any heavy disagreement.

 

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6 days till the digital release.

Spoiler: tweet 🐦

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1590087306932731904

And we get some deets on the second member of Team BRIR, Roane Ashwood.

Spoiler: tweet 🐦

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1590404401444814849

Rebellious yet honor-bound, Roane is a member of Team BRIR. She may seem mellow at first, but becomes quite fiery, especially when unleashing her signature weapon: a flamethrower combined with a flail! RWBY: Arrowfell hits consoles and PC on Nov. 15! https://bit.ly/RWBY_Steam

Her flamethrower was already the most badass looking weapon on Team BRIR but it doubles as a fucking flail? That is so cool! Those sunglasses are well earned!

And Ashwood is such a badass name for a flame themed character. Heh. And apparently she has a bit of a fiery personality, how unexpected.

 

[Pugman]

Not sure who/what she is based on

but here are some links I found while trying to look stuff up
wiki page on the Ash plant
wiki page for Rowan, "Mountain-Ash"
wiki page for Roan, a type of coat color on animals


so Ashwood is a wood that lights and burns easy (barbacue wood), also used as stakes for killing vampires
Rowan are thought to provide protection from witches and has helped wayward travelers (even saved Thor as the God of Thunder clung to one to prevent himself from drowning)
Roan, white center but colored limbs

 

[Zam]

Hmm, interesting and good resources, thanks for sharing!

 

[Pugman]

for the leader, Bianca Prisma

Optical Prism
Geometric Prism - this from the wiki caught my attention - "Like many basic geometric terms, the word prism (from Greek πρίσμα (prisma) 'something sawed') was first used in Euclid's Elements."
Geological Prism

time to sleep.....*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

 

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5 days left and we have another soundtrack teaser.

Spoiler: tweet 🐦

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1590464269279268871

And Zam we now have an answer to your question about the soundtrack being released.

Soundtrack plans are in the works, but we don't have any specifics to share just yet!

Will there be a Sound track release eventually?

Yes, it's in the works!

 

[Matrix Dragon]

Excellent news.

 

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Just another quick reminder that the game is coming nov.15 and a little bit of gameplay info for those who haven't already heard.

Spoiler: tweet 🐦

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1590812067283476509

That said are those Mantas in the background? Or some other kind of airships? I don't think they're meant to be part of the playable section.

 

[Pugman]

the I in BRIR, Ivy Thickety

Spoiler

https://soldieroflandb.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F700572417813299200

"Armed with a thorn whip and a sarcastic sense of humor, Team BRIR member Ivy Thickety is just as prickly as her group’s name implies. Don’t take her short temper personally; she’s like that with everyone!"

she isn't even holding her weapon o.o

the wiki page for the Ivy plant
wiki page for Thicket

 

[PajamaMan]

So these ladies would definitely make their own punk band right?

 

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So these ladies would definitely make their own punk band right?

They probably already have.

 

[Pugman]

and the last one finally surfaces, it's Ruda Tilleroot

Spoiler

https://soldieroflandb.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F700658438298091520

"Though cheerful and humble, Ruda shouldn’t be underestimated; her Semblance and Drill Gauntlets allow her to “swim” underground to surprise her adversaries! She cares greatly for her Team BRIR teammates."

SHE IS A MOLE!! XD (and I will laugh if she is actually a mole faunus or at least based on a mole)

the ruta plant
tiller is a gardening tool used to dig through the the dirt

 

[Matrix Dragon]

She's gonna be a FUN boss fight.

 

[Pugman]

I just like how well each member seems to pair against a respective member of RWBY

Ruby - Bianca - leaders, and long/mid range vs close range
Weiss - Roane - Ice VS Fire
Blake - Ivy - sarcastic humor and weapons that can whip it
Yang - Ruda - "THESE FISTS ARE RATED E FOR EVERYONE!"

and oooooh I can just imagine Yang getting annoyed if she has to 1v1 Ruda as she swims in and out of the ground like the worst game of "Whack-a-mole".

 

[Zam]

So these ladies would definitely make their own punk band right?

Boom, that's the role they will play forever more in real world AU's

worst game of "Whack-a-mole".

I could totally see Yang highlighting that XD

 

[Pugman]

I am soooooo ready for this game
but it's still days away

oh well, at least another chapter of the RWBY/Kamen Rider Zi-O fanfic I've been following is due out tomorrow.

 

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Spotting some activity on the Wayforward Twitter. Seems like they're letting streamers go live the moment the game comes out. Could someone with an account go check in more detail?

 

[Matrix Dragon]

Looks like a few streamers have been cleared to show the first few levels tomorrow.

 

[Pugman]

since the megoliath is the first boss, what I think will happen is that after that fight it gets back up again, slaps RWBY, but then BRIR jumps in for the save.

EDIT: also I read the new chapter I was talking about.....and Atlas is about to have more than political issues and Salem's forces to worry about.

 

[Zam]

Whelp here's a post on the streamers and it comes with a link tot he video!

Spoiler

https://sir-adamus.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F700744488890580992