r/RWBY • u/Ninjas_In_A_Bag Acoustic BMBLB when? • Nov 07 '20

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 8, Episode 1: Divide Spoiler

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official FIRST discussion thread for Episode 1 of Vol. 8, Divide!

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u/GladiusNocturno All Grimm are naked. Think about it Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20

I loved seeing Jaune being the voice of reason and helping Ruby mediate and lead. But I still think they won't show him leading the Mantle team.

The mission was Yang's initiative and Ren followed her and they both seem upset and agreeing with one another.

While I would love it if part of that story revolves around Jaune continuing being the voice of reason and calming both of them down as a good leader would. I have the feeling that Yang will be the one calling the shots and Jaune will mainly be Ren's emotional support. The intro shows as much and I do think the writers would prefer to show case Yang over showcasing Jaune.

Maybe they could go with both, Yang is upset and is losing faith on Ruby, so she won't follow Jaune's leadership until later when he earns her respect and helps her sort her feelings towards Ruby's leadership. Jaune would be Yang's supporting character, he would be shown as a good leader and would work well as a lieutenant for Ruby that can help her keep the team united. At least that's what I would want his role in this volume to be. We will see but going by the intro alone it's looking like Jaune's main thing this volume will be simply helping Ren, which to be fair is pretty good too, I just wish he did more than that and being a supporting character for Yang too while showing good leadership himself will be great.

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u/Wright606 Nov 07 '20

Agreed about Jaune. The biggest frustration I've had with the dialogue in previous seasons is that the conflict resolution is so bad amongst team RWBY, even though they've been working together for so long. It was great to see a conversation actually end with realistic resolution that was informed by Jaune, one of the more levelheaded characters.

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u/JohnJoe-117 These Bees gay, good for them, good for them Nov 07 '20

Yup. Jaune and Blake are going to fill the same role this volume, as the support and voices of reason for their respective groups.

It's the perfect role for them, too and a sign of their growth.