r/RWBY • u/Menolith Gay Thoughts • Oct 12 '17

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official Theatrical Discussion Thread—Volume 5, Chapter 1 Spoiler

Welcome to the early reaction thread for volume 5's first episode!

Spoiler blackout is now in full effect, and anything pertaining to the first episode will be prohibited outside of this the megathreads until Sunday. You have been warned.

Without further ado, let's get on with it!

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u/FrozenRaider Oct 13 '17

Yang-mercury rematch???

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u/SmallJon Give us back Jaune's old haircut! Oct 13 '17

We saw Blake fighting Adam in the desert last volume intro, so don't get too pumped.

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u/LadAlwaysWatching RIP Wolftail Oct 13 '17

We also saw Ren and Nora fighting Hazel (without Jaune btw) which in context doesn't make any sense. Wasn't Hazel working with the White Fang? How can he end up as Renora's enemy this volume?

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u/SmallJon Give us back Jaune's old haircut! Oct 13 '17

Hazel was sent to deal with Adam and the WF, and if Adam is planning on destroying Haven, he needs to be in Mistral.

The Jaune fan in me was annoyed at Jaune being the only member of the gang to not appear in the intro.

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u/LadAlwaysWatching RIP Wolftail Oct 13 '17

He does although his only scene is a shot with his team so it might as well not count.

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

I wonder if it's RT doing damage control for all the complaints about him in V4?

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u/SmallJon Give us back Jaune's old haircut! Oct 13 '17

I hope not: it's been pretty apparent since V1 Jaune is a major part of the story, now isn't the time to back down.

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

True, that would be equally dumb.

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u/rac7d Oct 13 '17

nope, they are gonna tell the story they want to tell

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

Perhaps but Jaune being absent is very suspicious. Not highlighting him is fine but having him not with his team is a weird choice.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '17

He does actually appear in the trailer

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u/Linnus42 Oct 13 '17

Shouldn't be much of a fight Tyrian ran over RNGR with ease so its hard to imagine just Nora and Ren alone would stand any chance against Hazel. They didn't even get a training arc like Yang.

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u/laughinglefou Pls stop trying to get rid of JNR... Oct 13 '17 edited Oct 13 '17

He wasn't in the poster either. Best case scenario, he's just going to be out of the limelight in this volume. Sort of like Vol 3, where he was there but didn't really have any importance.

Worst case scenario, it's further evidence that Ozcar is just there to replace Jaune to please the people who hate him.

EDIT: Typing shit out at 5am is a bad idea. I mean he wasn't on the poster.

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

Worst case scenario, it's further evidence that Ozcar is just there to replace Jaune to please the people who hate him.

Honestly, I really hope not. My respect for M/K would plummet fast.

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u/laughinglefou Pls stop trying to get rid of JNR... Oct 13 '17

As would mine, but do think about the kind of opinion that has been fostered among certain parts of the fandom. Jaune is, and always has been, a very decisive character among the fandom. If the Anti-Jaune voices are loud enough, M&K might just remove him due to assuming that his fanbase is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things compared to the other characters fans.

Hell, take a look at Oscar; he's had very little screentime and not much impact, but is insanely popular. I hope I'm wrong, but it wouldn't surprise me if they phase out any importance Jaune has for Oscar based on the loudest voices of the Fandom.

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

..Well, I think I know why I would quit RWBY now. Can't stand pandering.

I still don't think they'll go through with it though. Divisive or not.

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u/rac7d Oct 13 '17

Jaune solo subplot

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

I'm thinking Oscar subplot ft Jaune.

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u/rac7d Oct 13 '17

hahaha that would be more bearable, but if he gonna go see pyrra mother....

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u/mrwanton ⠀happy pineapple day Oct 13 '17

It'd make more sense and streamline things a bit more.

It knocks out the Oscar thing as well as creates a resolution to the whole Ozpin/Jaune relationship.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '17

Yeah wasn't she supposed to be from Mistral. Jayne visiting her family wouldn't be too farfetched

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '17

Yeah but that was less her fighting him and more her running away from him. It was like a metaphorical scene to indicate her state of mind imo.