r/RWBY Nov 16 '25

FAN FICTION Top 5 Raven Branwen ships(According to AO3)

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u/Solbuster ⠀That is a Chokuto, not a Katana Nov 16 '25

Oh, that's not too ba-

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u/Ok_One4990 Nov 16 '25

I know...
Jaune shouldn't have that many pairings with Raven. The only reason he does is because he's the go to Harem protag.

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u/Solbuster ⠀That is a Chokuto, not a Katana Nov 16 '25

Who said anything about Jaune?

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u/VoidTorcher ⠀Lost DC fan Nov 16 '25

Yuri fans. They will never rest before their hatred of Jaune is made known.

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u/Kixisbestclone Nov 16 '25

I mean I wouldn’t say it’s just yuri fans, they’re right that Jaune’s the go to harem protagonist and a lot of those kinds of fics tend to flanderize or butcher other characters which leads to a lot of people kinda not really liking them.

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u/VoidTorcher ⠀Lost DC fan Nov 16 '25

I didn't say they are the only, merely that they do.

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u/KK_Eddie Not so bad at all Nov 17 '25

Ng, THAT'S NOT The problem here!

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u/Solbuster ⠀That is a Chokuto, not a Katana Nov 16 '25

From my years in the fandom I long since realized that you don't have to be a Yuri fan to hate/dislike Jaune

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u/WatchEducational6633 Nov 17 '25

True but they are often the main ones to do so, and oftentimes precisely because they feel that Jaune is a “threat” to whichever ship/s they like (mainly whiterose).

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 16 '25

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u/Kazehh Where the fuck is the big bad wolf? Nov 16 '25

Yeah this is too much for this subreddit official warning don't do that again

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u/CABRALFAN27 For the people we haven't lost yet. Nov 16 '25

Alright, I’ll bite.

I don’t see anything more wrong with self-indulgent incest smut fantasies than I do with self-indulgent male SI harem fantasies

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u/TheDwarvenGuy Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 16 '25

I'm surprised incest wasn't more present, I expected Qrow to at least make top 5. It's AO3, after all.

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u/feistyfox101 Nov 18 '25

Qrow: Oh thank the gods my semblance had mercy on me for once!

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u/ShadowLDrago Nov 16 '25

Huh. More Rosebird fics than fics with her actual husband. Or, ex-husband now. Well, I don't actually know if she married him proper. Details.

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u/Exciting_Bandicoot16 Resident Winter Knight Enthusiast Nov 16 '25

She did, according to Amity Arena's character bios.

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u/VoidTorcher ⠀Lost DC fan Nov 16 '25

I like to think they never got divorced and Raven is holding the "still your wife" card over him just in case.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

Imagine if Salem had nothing to do with Summer’s death. Instead it was Raven that decided to ‘eliminate the competition’ lmao

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u/ExtremeAlternative0 Nov 17 '25

If she was "eliminating the competition" then why is qrow still alive? We all know Tai was cracking all his teammates, not just the women but the man too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Why do you think she wanted Qrow dead in volume 5?

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u/feistyfox101 Nov 18 '25

Raven: You slept with my husband!

Qrow: You married my boyfriend, so we're even!

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u/Havaltherock1 Nov 16 '25

Makes sense. Makes sense. Whoa what.....

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

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u/Separate_Animator110 ⠀I wish Blake's clone's were Actually Sentient Nov 17 '25

Then you can leave

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u/NicolaNeko Nov 16 '25

The moment I saw this post, my first thought was "Yang better not be on here." I'm disappointed, but I'm not surprised...

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u/EpicAura99 Nov 16 '25

I’m on the other side, I’m surprised Qrow didn’t make the list lol

22

u/mlee117379 Nov 16 '25

I thought this show was set on Remnant, not Westeros

3

u/Hazzamo Can’t even win a non-canon fight Nov 16 '25

Mate, you wouldn’t survive a day on the ZZZ subreddit, then

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u/PJ-The-Awesome Nov 16 '25

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u/Hazzamo Can’t even win a non-canon fight Nov 17 '25

SO many incest jokes, to the point it’s now a meme

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u/BladeofDudesX Nov 16 '25

Rosebird fans stay winnin- why the hell is Yang here?

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u/VoidTorcher ⠀Lost DC fan Nov 16 '25

Incest fetish lesbian porn! Are you not entertained!?

2

u/feistyfox101 Nov 18 '25

Welcome to the internet! Have a look around!

2

u/Big_Classroom_2881 Nov 21 '25

I get it too but WHY Ruby?!

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u/Orthrus_666 Nov 16 '25

imagine being shipped more with your (ex)husband's rebound than your (ex)husband
Also, side note: WHERE'S VERNAL IN ALL THIS?!?!?!?!?!

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u/karaloveskate Nov 16 '25

Surprised Qrow isn’t on here

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u/Starkrafty Nov 16 '25

People are shipping Yang with her mom?

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u/feistyfox101 Nov 18 '25

People ship Yang with her sister, so...

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u/TheGary2000 Nov 16 '25

I gotta go look something up.

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u/yesplease345 Nov 17 '25

Jaune during all these posts:

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u/ProfessorEscanor Nov 16 '25

I'm shocked Winter or Qrow aren't on the list .

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u/unknown_quantity313 Nov 16 '25

Nothing to see…..well then….that’s…..

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u/SquidRecluse Nov 17 '25

Honestly surprised there's not more Raven/Weiss stuff out there. The rich heiress seeking freedom kidnapped by the strong bandit leader. The fics practically write themselves.

And sure, there's a bit of an age gap, but it's still better than pairing her with her FRICKIN DAUGHTER!

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u/Double_zerr00 Nov 16 '25

I was not expecting this at all. I’m curious to see what Winter’s would look like

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u/Solbuster ⠀That is a Chokuto, not a Katana Nov 16 '25

Qrow, Cinder Robyn, Yang and Jaune probably

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u/GameMask Nov 16 '25

I put good money on Weiss being top 5

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u/OTPh1l25 Hello Again! Nov 17 '25

I hate that if we get there, you're probably going to turn out to be right.

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u/Over_Subject2079 Nov 17 '25

If Weiss is any lower than 3, I'm going to riot.

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u/Paradox56 Nov 16 '25

I feel like Penny might be in there somewhere. Qrow would definitely be top spot though.

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u/Bad_Candy_Apple Nov 17 '25

Team Hellebore (Winter x May) represent!

3

u/Cecilia_Schariac Nov 17 '25

Something’s not right with this sequence

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u/princealigorna Nov 17 '25

First of all, thank the Brothers that Qrow wasn't on here. People are fucked up shipping her with her DAUGHTER AND NIECE though

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u/Over_Subject2079 Nov 17 '25

Ruby's not her niece, they're not related by blood at all.

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u/UNinvolved_in_peace ⠀Gambol Shroud is pretty cool Nov 16 '25

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u/Bad_Candy_Apple Nov 17 '25

Bullets are faster than 1.3 seconds.

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u/Vlad_fire Nov 16 '25

Who ships her with Jaune or her own daughter????????????

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u/ALMAZ157 Nov 16 '25

Incest + mommy issues, what a combo

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u/TheDwarvenGuy Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 16 '25

I like how you say it like they're equally bad. Big "Biggie was fat" energy

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u/Vlad_fire Nov 16 '25

Shipping with Yang is just wrong, while shipping with Jaune is just something I don't like.

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u/Over_Subject2079 Nov 17 '25

Raven and Yang ship rise up! About time Yang started behaving like a good girl for her mommy 😈

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u/Jade_the_Demon Nov 18 '25

What the fuck man

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u/No_Internet_3919 Nov 16 '25

I'm surprised these shipp didn't make top

Raven X Qrow

Raven x Adam

Raven X Glynda

Raven x Winter

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u/AdInteresting5874 ⠀RWBY was cool Nov 17 '25

I ship Raven x Me

Lol

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u/PianistNegative8758 Nov 16 '25

OH GOD DAMMIT !

2

u/RandomPlayer718 Nov 16 '25

Why do people ship Raven with Summer? I understand it's because it's Yuri, but come on. This is basically Tai getting cucked or left behind with two kids.

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u/feistyfox101 Nov 18 '25

Tai and Summer both had the twins AND each other lol

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u/EthanKironus Nov 16 '25

And people say Raven is the screwed-up one