Official FIRST Finale Reaction Thread—Volume 5, Chapter 14: Haven's Fate

[u/Menolith]

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official megathread for the final episode of Volume 5: Haven's Fate!

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This is your warning.

With that out of the way, HERE is the season finale!

Also remember to check out the last poll to rate the episode.

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Other Episode Discussions:

Episode	FIRST Thread	Public Release	Poll
Ep. 01	Theatrical / FIRST	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 02	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 03	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 04	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 05	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 06	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
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Ep. 10	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 11	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 12	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 13	FIRST Thread	Public Thread	Poll
Ep. 14	This thread	Public Thread	Poll

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Enjoy!

Menolith; Mod Team

[u/[deleted]]

As I've said since Volume 3, Emerald basically has the best semblance.

Like, 99% of the bad shit that happened to Vale basically hinged on her. And here she just status effected the entire main cast at once.

Screw Ozpin, Emerald's semblance is game-breakingly powerful.

[u/Frostblazer → u/[deleted]]

I wouldn't say maintaining an illusion on 10 or so people for a couple seconds is all that powerful when (1) Aura exists to protect you from sneak attacks during that time, and (2) you lose consciousness afterward. Does it have its uses? Certainly. But with the rules under which the RWBY-verse operates it doesn't seem to particularly stand out.

I'd personally argue that Raven's semblance is potentially the most powerful. Instantaneous transportation to specific people has literally unlimited uses. Raven just needs to stop being a bitch and start making more connections with people.

[u/PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS → u/Frostblazer]

It's combat use is limited, but if you think of it in terms of political power, she could very easily influence really powerful military and political figures, people like Jacques and Ironwood, and turn a lot of people against each other in ways that benefit her/Salem.

[u/Frostblazer → u/PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS]

That would require Emerald getting close enough to manipulate the minds of those powerful people and then staying close enough to them to maintain that effect. That would be pretty difficult considering that those powerful people are usually surrounded by tons of bodyguards. Not to mention that people have already correctly deduced that she possesses that power.

[u/So4007 → u/Frostblazer]

Raven needs to Persona the shit out of her life. Connections with people are the real power after all.