[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[John Jackson]

I was rereading my favorite ASOIF fic https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/LetTheGalaxyBurn and what if we did the same thing to AJT verse and pulse everything up to 11
The Grim become a tyranid level swarm ( I'm thinking a lot of those Grim whales and Shadow battlecrabs from B5 for their ships) Salem becomes a nightmares combination of the hive mind and chaos deamon, grim hoards are almost endless, Alpha Grim are Kaiju sized, there are some grim the size of a moon
the kingdoms become multi world space empires whose mighty fleets hold back the unending grim hoard (plenty of room for expes and transplants from various sci fi)
Beacon becomes a hunter training moon, Huntsmen function like Space Marines/Helldivers/Spartans Small teams are deployed on their own small strike ships (like the JNPR and the RWBY) to go out into the cosmos and fight for peace and survival out in the far reaches of Human and Fanus Space
Atlas is basically Cadia at this point
The Valcuo is basically Arrakis
As for some the characters
Now Nick Arc is operating on a mid DBZ level of Power, so are Tia and Izzy ect
Ironwood is basically CREED
Raven is leading a space pirate fleet
Sinor Huntsman lead crusading fleets to drive back the Grim
The Maidens are wordbreakers
And that leads me to another wrinkle Aura the higher tech level lets the good guys do a lot more with it. It is the bases for all energy shielding and maybe ftl. It lets Huntmens and other aura users' power mighty war machines. That leads to replenishing aura being vital to survival, and stealing and Idea from the Dresden files it takes living to replenish the soul. like Negative emotions draw the grim positive emotions and are vital for restoring and strengthening aura. Spending time with family, preying, reading, fraking, even just touching grass ect.
That makes Jaunes semblance even more valuable if he can master it he can buff whole fleets like Jedi battle meditation. Probaly has a suit of power armor so he can tank even more
Of course that requires a buff for the other characters
Yang is like her Dad operating at DBZ level of power
Ruby's superspeed is at the low end at least Mile Teg level and at the high level she's competing with the flash. She may or may not have bulit a version of Gundam Deathsyths and named it Crescent Rose 2
Blake has Naruto leval Shadow Clone ablites
Wiess can use her glyphs to summon armies
Pyrrha is the love child of Kratos and Magneto
Nora is aproning Thor levels of power, and property damage]
Ren is Nija squared
Velvet is basic Ultra Instinct Shaggy ect
That would also apply to the Arc sisters Tanggy for example would be leading a pmc the size of the Eridani Light Hours
added hilarity because of their Aura levels the Arcs are expected to have as many children as possible so Jaune's family would be pushing the harem ending after all there plenty of room on the colony world of Radian and they need to get those population numbers up. (Izzy got away with monogamy because A she had 9 kids so far and B everybody was too afraid of her to push the issue)
thoughts?

 

[digcat]

https://www.deviantart.com/sentinel28ii/art/Dragonslayer-and-Child-1303350082

 

[Gur40]

STRQ Beacon Years

Spoiler: Twins

Do you think Raven Had Short Hair in Beacon?

How Would A Domestic Raven Act

Spoiler: Hovering Bird or Cuddle Bug

The White Glow is the anti-upskirt tech

Raven Would Tease Ruby the most?

Spoiler: Troll

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Canon Ruby is apparently always 1 second away from snapping

Spoiler: Goddamn IT BLAKE

Train Battle

Spoiler: Stomps

WAIT A MINUTE! Ruby didn't fight Perry!

 

[John Jackson]

Some other thoughts for the Space Opera au
Nicks railgun sword now is a proper Railgun from the Ember Wars series and able to take out things in low orbit…
When Jaune went to Beacon he stole a very old suit of power armor that may have been nearly rusted
Penny is an experiment in creating a soul and a program that can move from body to body so when she gets torn apart in her normal body she can just possess a battleship or the Atlas Mech nearby
Related
Ruby's idea for a birthday present for her is a new combiner mecha body or maybe recreate this old dragon shape mech she found designs for in OZ database (can't figure out why it's controlled by a flute but)
Since Nora is now IN SPACE maybe she does have one serving blood relative who unfortunately lost touch with her before she was ophend Bjorn the Fell-Handed

 

[KarasAdamas]

There is a very easy way to facilitate a Jaune harem that isn't contrived, and uses nothing but what's already in the RWBY canon:

Blake Belladonna. She reads smutty erotica and she's a cat, so she loves to stir shit up.

She recognizes potential in Jaune as a harem protagonist, and so decides to set up her own live-action erotica with a harem ending!

Because she's a bored, mentally ill cat girl ninja princess. And this sounds like the kind of thing she might do.

Thoughts?

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Yeah, this sounds about right. Especially the whole mentally ill part. But in all seriousness, I can see Blake being the one who somehow, while still keeping her "Bland Wallflower" persona intact, somehow pull the strings that her depraved mind may come up with. She's already been infected with the Horny from reading too much smut, so her obsession would only spiral her mentality downwards, to the point were the negatives double to a positive, and she somehow becomes a mastermind in creating ecchi harem scenarios.

 

[NightDranzer]

Hey Andy!!! How does it feel to know that Ruby's VA has the same thoughts about Blake that you do?

Spoiler

 

[Gur40]

RWBY Simplified

Spoiler: Every Show Has

Agree? Disagree? Why and why not?

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Cinder at Ruby: FIGHT ME
Ruby focusing on Salem: No!

Spoiler: Jaune However

After Winter and Raven Humiliate Cinder i just want Jaune to stab her to death as a treat

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Poor Ruby since V1 she's been struggling

Spoiler: Dammit Blake

Fang obsessed was bad enough

Gooner Blake

Spoiler: internet history

Weiss trauma from the white fang came from her fanfic replacing a threat letter!

Worse of all is 'smart' Blake

Spoiler: stratagy

if Ruby not around Yang and Weiss end up listening to Blake and that is terrifying

Hopefully Jaune cooking could help

Spoiler: French Cuisine

I Approve, Tai Qrow and Yang will not

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FNKI meme

Spoiler: Wife and Husband Save Remnant

Apparently it's White Knight Week 2026

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Funny Idea To Save Remnant

Spoiler: Dr Dark

RWBY flip and twist rules so Rockwoman or Bass/Forte ? Blues was the original name for Protoman so that fits Remnant

 

[AndrewJTalon]

The Beacon common room had been commandeered for another evening of ValeWatch—Beacon's guilty pleasure trash TV marathon. Blankets draped over couches, popcorn bowls balanced precariously on knees, and the big scroll screen flickering with the opening credits of the latest episode.

Weiss Schnee, who'd sworn up and down she was "above this nonsense," was wedged between Ruby and Blake, arms crossed but eyes glued to the screen. Even she couldn't resist the trainwreck.

The episode opened with dramatic music and a narrator booming about "ancient frozen warriors from Solitas's forgotten past!"

Weiss groaned first. "Vikings… frozen Vikings from Solitas. They were in an iceberg, unfroze, and attacked the city."

Yang lost it—laughing so hard she nearly rolled off the couch.

Jaune joined her, wheezing. "It's like they got a bunch of random extras to wear the worse wigs possible!"

Ruby, nose wrinkled, pointed at the screen. "Ugh… those axes and swords are all wrong! They're modern Dust-refined steel, not forged!"

Nora, mouth full of caramel popcorn, nodded vigorously. "I know, right?! My enjoyment of this episode is severely impaired!"

Ren calmly passed her the bowl. "More caramel popcorn?"

Nora beamed. "Thanks, Renny! I am appeased!"

Weiss rolled her eyes. "Well, at least Pyrrha's in this episode to—"

On screen, Pyrrha's character burst into frame—dramatic wind machine hair, cape billowing, delivering lines with the skill of a first-year drama student... On her first day.

"Hey you! Stop that! You Vikings! Are! So bad! I will defeat you!"

The room went dead silent.

Weiss stared. "…How many acting classes did you take again?"

Pyrrha—curled up beside Jaune on the floor cushions—went scarlet. "I was nervous!"

Jaune patted her shoulder. "Still, this is a great fight scene. You're the best at those, Pyr!"

Pyrrha's blush deepened, but she smiled. "I—Oh, w-well, thank you!"

Yang scowled into her popcorn. "Hmph. I could do better fight scenes…"

Jaune blinked. "Huh?"

Yang spoke louder, tossing her hair as she scooted up on Jaune's other side. "Yeah, that was basically the only saving grace of this show: cool fight scenes, hot guys and girls, and total insanity."

Weiss perked up. "Wait—was? It was canceled?!"

Jaune nodded. "Yeah. I'm guessing they brought Pyr on as a desperate Hail Mary?"

Pyrrha sighed. "Unfortunately, yes. Then they made a spin-off set in Menagerie and… well, that lasted four episodes before cancellation."

Ruby winced. "I heard the producer got thrown out a window in his office building."

Everyone stared.

Ruby waved her hands. "He was fine after!"

Nora brightened. "Oh good! That's what I was worried about!"

Yang leaned forward, grinning at Pyrrha. "So, you've gotta have all kinds of dirt from behind the scenes, Cereal Girl—right?"

Pyrrha fidgeted. "Oh, well… not really. Mr. Hoff was actually very nice. He tried to help me with acting and even gave me advice for a singing career… which I didn't go for. Not fully."

Jaune's eyes lit up. "I bet you sing great!"

Pyrrha went full tomato. "Th-thank you!"

Yang's scowl deepened. "I also sing, ya know."

Jaune turned. "Oh, I'm sorry, Yang. I'd love to hear you sing too!"

Weiss huffed. "I am literally a professional singer!"

Jaune blinked. "But I've already heard you sing, Weiss."

Weiss crossed her arms. "Hmph!"

Jaune stared at the ceiling. Women.

He cleared his throat. "Anyway! Next episode!"

Weiss leaned forward. "Please tell me this isn't as crazy as the last one?"

Yang grinned wickedly. "It totally isn't! In fact—Blake? Stop reading your smut fics and watch with us! I think you'll find it hilarious!"

Blake lowered her book, ears twitching. "I somehow doubt it."

They hit play.

Five minutes into the episode, Blake stared in absolute disbelief.

"…Let me get this straight. The straw feminist and Faunus rights activist who died an episode ago… is reincarnated as a dog."

Yang wheezed. "Eeyup!"

Jaune nodded solemnly. "Totally!"

Blake pinched her nose. "…And this episode's writer's other credits include?"

Jaune shrugged. "Mostly 'World's Blankiest Blank' kind of stuff."

Blake sighed. "Well. At least they're consistent."

Weiss smirked. "Oh, I am just loving this~."

Blake shot her a glare. "You would, racist!"

Weiss gasped. "Brat!"

"Sow!"

"Hypocrite!"

Jaune sighed as Weiss and Blake devolved into bickering. "Maybe this was a bad idea."

Yang slung an arm around his shoulders. "At least it wasn't the Cat People Episode. We'd never hear the end of it."

From the floor, Nora raised a hand. "Can we watch the Cat People Episode next?!"

Ren handed her more popcorn. "No."

Nora pouted. "Awww…"

 

[RustedSands]

Wonder what a RWBY mystery science theater would be like

 

[KarasAdamas]

Blake for her part glared hot piping hatred at Weiss's smug expression.

"I AM NOT A STEREOTYPE!"

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Honestly, one of the things I always found most endearing about Blake and the faunus in general during the first two volumes of RWBY, was that they actually showed small personality traits connected to the animals they were based on. Blake's more cat-like behavior added charm and flavor to her character, and it made the world feel more cohesive and believable to me.

After Volume 3, it feels like CRWBY backed away from those traits, probably because they didn't want to suggest that stereotypes could ever be accurate. But personally, I don't think exploring stereotypes in fiction is automatically a bad thing. Stereotypes often come from recognizable patterns or shared cultural tendencies, and acknowledging them doesn't have to mean reducing people to caricatures.

For example, there are plenty of stereotypes about Swedish people, that we drink a lot of coffee, come across as reserved, or prefer not to stand out. And I relate to a lot of that myself. I drink coffee constantly throughout the day, I've been told I can seem emotionally distant even when I don't mean to, and I definitely dislike being the center of attention. None of that feels offensive to me; it just feels like recognizable traits people sometimes share.

That's why I don't see anything inherently wrong with stories playing with stereotypes, especially when they're used to add personality rather than limit it. Pointing out patterns or traits isn't the same thing as disrespecting people, and I think fiction loses some texture when it becomes afraid to explore those ideas at all.

Sorry if this came across as a rant. I just wish RWBY could have stuck with this trait with other faunus characters as well in the later volumes.