Forums / Media / Moving Images

But energy rifles aren't a thing in the real world( at least not yet.) Assuming that Crescent rose is a .50 calibre rifle, then we can clearly see that they blow a sizeable chunk out of a Beowolf. Remember the scenario: Grimm come out of a portal and attack humans in the real world. Hilarity ensues.

I hate to tell you Military grade Laser weapons do exist. The only problem is the ones we know of are not man portable. I am sure by now that the army does have lethal energy guns, but they just won't tell us that they do. None the less, they publicly known lasers can be mounted on jeeps, tanks, and ships. HOWEVER in Remnant they do exist. Neptune's gun IS a energy weapon.

The scenario we have here is that in the real world: yes .50 caliber bullets can and should reduce a Beowolf into black mist. Even .45 and .38 caliber bullets can tear into the Grimm in quite a mess way. A double barrel shotgun unloading into Nuck's face would end him in a hurry in the real world. That or a 50 pound tannerite bomb under Nuck would also reduce him into flying giblets. Just because Grimm get hit by lower caliber bullets does not mean they will be immune to them. No one is immune naturally here in the real world. They will suffer injuries quickly from them as well.

Except I expect these guys to posses a rate of regeneration that smaller calibers can't keep up with. Plus most of our energy weapons in Remnant are portable cause of Dust. Dust is an extremely powerful substance, no wonder afterall cause of this Remnant not ended up as Grimm snack.

Anyway an another topic, I was thinking for a long time how the heck humans could survive without Dust so long? And I think I have an answer, not cause of the Silver Eyed Warriors, sure they helped where they could but I bet they were quite few. Relics? According to Qrow, when Ozpin's ancestors found these, they built academies around it so no one can use them, which I think didn't happen prior to the discovery of Dust. So then how? Easy! The Grimms…. no… Salem left the humans alive on purpose, now sounds elaborate considering how she wants to destroy humanity… except she never said that. Yes she mentions snuffing out the brilliant lights, but not the entireity of humanity, why? Cause she needs Humans, if she's indeed a Grimm, in that case she needs humans to survive, traditionally Grimms require no food, but they do need something, human emotions, that's what keeps them up. So I think humans didn't get destroyed cause Grimms needed them to survive, but with destroying their constructions and keep their numbers on low, they are pretty good "food" resource.

OK folks, I've been musing over some ideas for the greater part of a year and I feel that now's a good time as any to ask for public input on them. These ideas are based on my (arguably) rudimentary understanding of sciences such as physics and chemistry and are hypothetical in nature.

(Note: I'm not an actual scientist; I'm just a guy in college with a scientifically oriented mind. If I start to sound incoherent, I apologize in advance as I'm trying to post this all in one go before I turn in for the night.)

Considering that the kingdoms of Remnant have been shown to possess technology on par with (and in some cases exceeding) real-life tech, I've been pondering about what solutions could be employed to resolve or alleviate problems seen in the series. (In particular, the problem with spaceflight and the global comms blackout caused by the destruction of Beacon and its CCT systems are of greatest interest to me.)

1. In the WoR episode about the CCT, it's explained that orbital spaceflight (and thus satellite-based telecommunications) is "impossible" due to Dust becoming inert when it leaves Remnant's atmosphere. Considering this, would Dust become inert if it were launched in a pressurized container filled with (Remnant's) air? Is its effectiveness based solely on atmosphere or do factors such as altitude affect it?

2. In relation to the aforementioned limitations of Dust, are Remnant's energy production, distribution and storage technologies solely based on Dust or are there other methods in use? Could electronics be feasibly manufactured that do not rely on Dust-based circuitry if they do not exist already? Could photovoltaic collectors or batteries that do not utilize Dust be constructed?

3. Considering Dust-propelled rockets have been proven to be a fruitless venture, could alternative launch systems be employed? What seen in the series so far could be used as an alternative to Dust that could be used to propel or maneuver a spacecraft after it has left the atmosphere?

4. Taking into account the blatant vulnerabilities of the CCT system, and that comm sats aren't feasible at the moment, could high-altitude aerostats (aircraft held aloft by utilizing lighter-than-air gas) be used to carry comm transmitters/receivers? If such aerostats were tethered at commerical cruising altitude, for example, would they be out of the range of aerial Grimm like gryphons or nevermores?

Feel free to comment or discuss. Your input is appreciated.

In regards to a few of your ideas:
1: The most likely factor to Dust not working in orbit is simply distance from Remnant. Dust is essentially compressed energy, so it's unlikely an atmosphere or a lack of one would affect its function.
2 and 3: Alternative fuel sources and technology not based on Dust, if they exist all, are probably niche at best. It's the same reason why every series with magic seems to always be stuck at medieval technology levels- sure, the ability to advance technology is there, but why would you need to when a much more powerful and more easily used alternative is readily available?
4: Those presumably aren't used since being off the ground makes them harder to defend from Grimm- they aren't normal animals after all, so low oxygen and freezing temperatures are likely less of an issue. And even without taking the Grimm into consideration, they'd be difficult to reach for repairs, and at the mercy of the wind, causing them to be blown off-course and stripping areas of signal coverage.

Of course, all of this is purely speculation on my part. There's a lot of questions pertaining to Dust which are currently unanswered, and which in all likelihood will never be answered, since they just aren't relevant to the current story.

Nah, Sorry Penny. I'm going to have to disagree with you about Grimm having Marvel's Wolverine level regeneration. Small caliber bullets DO affect what they hit. I know, I have fired them personally at targets and seen the results.

I say most Grimm Normally have the bulk to absorb the hit combined with an eldritch and unearthly anatomy. They don't seem to have blood and evaporate when dead. So small caliber that don't hit critical organs don't slow them down so well.

When Ruby was doing the preview to Vol 4, Beringel she was fighting shows they DON'T heal any better than we do.

You also bring up another Question that might derail the 'creation' story Qrow told. The Grimm was made BEFORE humans were made. If the Grimm need humans to feed on, how did they survive with out us? No, I think the Grimm were made well after humans and faunus appeared on Remnant.

Or alternatively, they were originally just another species of animal, until something took them over… something like a third sibling.

It's possible Grimm have a reduced response to pain, if they even feel it at all. I remember the Nuckelavee having dozens of arrows and spears impaled in its back- and I doubt it would have issues removing them if it were really bothered by them. And although we haven't seen any evidence of it, it's possible that Grimm might not heal from their wounds, either.

They definitely do heal. Like Jaune said, the Beringal in the Volume 4 trailer had a scarred eye.

A reduced response to pain could be possible. Alternatively, the Nuckevalee could have been smart enough to realise taking out the spears would just cause more pain and bleeding.

There's a Tumblr Blog that let's you remind Pyrrha is dead.

How convenient! Too bad it's just recent so I have to count manually how many days have passed since Ms. Nikos' death. Oh did I say manually? I meant automatically! (beep!) Wow! Exactly 400 days has passed if you include both the start date and end date!

Then why am I still here then? Just kidding, Look, I am still in the camp that there is still a plot twist coming and we'll see Pyrrha again in another way.

I don't mean to be a downer, but if we do see Pyrrha in the flesh again, it will almost certainly be merely a cruel trick on both the characters and the audience. The closest I can envision to us actually seeing her is through recordings and the characters meeting her family, and possibly a sibling resentful of constantly being trapped in their more successful sibling's shadow.

I would love to see dead characters to stay dead since literally ressurrecting a character is too stupid.

I never said she'll be back in the flesh. I fully expect Pyrrha would return as an angel from the after life to save Jaune (or someone else) one way or another.

I'm still going to go by the crack theory that Pyrrha's soul is somehow merged with Cinder's. Either that or Amber, since there's no way that Cinder should be frightened by seeing Tyrian go apeshit on that Ursa if she's been working with him for as long as we think she has.

What do you guys think Cinder has hidden under that sleeve of hers in her new outfit, if there's anything under there at all? We never did see what was underneath this volume, and I doubt her hiding her arm is purely for aesthetic reasons.

I'm betting she has some horrible Grimm parasite fused to her flesh.

Hmm… highly possible… I will give a thought this when I can bash out all the Nier: Automata × RWBY fanfics I could write!

Roses are red, violets are blue, May just can't come enough soon!

The grammar is wrong
It doesn't rhyme
This post is so bad
It should be a crime

Really, when I saw the thread bumped I thought there may be some news about next RWBY chibi or Volume 5, or even some new discussion topic, not this u_u

Screw ya! I'm trying my best!

So What do you think is Salems endgame. What does she want with the Maiden powers?

Hmm… I think she just want to deprive humanity of one of their best assets. However maybe the Maidens are connected to the relics. I mean, 4 maidens, 4 relics, I know Monty was obssessed with the number 4. 4 members in 1 team, 4 Academies, 4 kingdoms, 4 main villains (excluding Salem, Mercury, Emerald and Adam. So Watts, Hazel, Tyrian and Cinder, though technically that could make two 4s), and so on. But I still think the maidens are somehow related to the Relics, we just need to wait for some evidence to say that for 100%.

There are a lot of chest motifs in RWBY. In fairness, that's not exactly unusual, and I could ultimately wind up being way off base about it, but I can't help but feel like the constant references to it have some kind of deeper significant meaning to the series as a whole.

I said it before and I'll say it again: I think that the show is eventually going to move on to a cards motif as we learn the world isn't as black and white as it seems.

For example, we see Red, White, Black and Yellow in a royal card:

In addition, a deck of cards will have four kings, four queens and four jacks. Salem (One of the "kings") has four henchmen (The "queens"), and while we don't know about the others, Cinder herself had four henchmen: Emerald, Mercury, Roman and Neo (The "jacks).

I can't speak for the future, but at the very moment, I feel like the chess connection is much stronger. There's the relics that each team had to find during their initiation and chess pieces, and the message "Queen has pawns" from Qrow to Ozpin (which was most likely about Cinder but could very well refer to Salem). Even the two brothers could be a reference, being of light and shadow: white and black. And there's the fall of Beacon. Everyone, audience included, thought Ozpin was dead, but it turns out he's alive (in some sense), and ready to make his next move. And sacrificing pieces to place yourself in a more advantageous position over your opponent is a basic strategy of chess.

Again though, that's just speculation on my part. I won't deny the possibility that I could be way off base and reading too much into things that aren't there.

I'm wondering about some timeframes. I don't want to try and rewatch season 4 of RWBY to find one little detail, but is the time between the past events of Kuroyuri and the beginning of the series about a decade or so? Lie Ren seems to be about seven-ish in the flashback, and he should be seventeen now, so am I more or less accurate?

(This is for the fanfiction inspired by Weiss' post earlier in the thread. I'm still working on that idea… lol)

I honestly doubt we'll ever get an answer. I mean, I would be surprised if any part of Rens backstory was ever brought up again, unless he's trying to comfort Jaune when he loses his own parents.

Around that yeah, we can say maybe 5 at min. I mean 5 years olds aren't that stupid y'know? Especially given in a world where you can die even before getting born!

So I just binged the entirety of RWBY so far and I loved how the series progressed from the silly and awkwardly animated volume 1 to the extremely somber point it's at now

Now I'm bummed because I have to wait until at least August for the next volume

Well you can watch RWBY chibi, from May new season.

I just binged through RWBY chibi and I feel a lot better now. The fact that chibi's new season next month definitely helps

I just realised, if Salem turns out to be one of the "brothers" of light, her sibling might be called Jeru.

This literally doesn't mean as thing, but it's 4:00 AM here and my tired mind thinks it's good enough to write about.

Does anyone remember the date when the first RWBY Chibi season came out? It probably won't be 100% accurate, but it'll at least give us a ballpark estimate for when we can expect the next one.

the youtube date for RWBY Chibi episode 1 is May 14,

and the RT website says the release date of the first episode was on May 6

So we can expect the release date for season 2 will be on the first half of May

So, most likely on the 6th or the 14th. Possibly the 20th at the latest.

So, May is here at long last. Has anyone from RT said anything about RWBY Chibi just yet?

I haven't heard anything. In any case, it's time for your favourite show:

Drunk Theories With Whoever the Hell I am at This Point in Time (or DTWWHITP for short).

Anyways: Neo is totally just Whitley crossdressing. There's the smugness, the relation to frozen stuff and it explains why s/he doesn't talk! Plus, we already know Whitley doesn't have glyphs, so the fact Neo has a different semblance doesn't matter!

Not a chance. Everyone knows that men never get any of the cool stuff in Monty Oum's worlds.
…Usually.

Which is why it's such a twist! Whitley even blatantly mentions how he has grown to Weiss. Many may write it off as him growing as a person, but obviously he meant to bring attention to his physical growth as well! But it's all a scam, you see, since he's actually wearing stilts under his long pants!

He even got the eye-colour changing thing from Klein! It all fits!

Ladies and Gentlemen! Without further ado! Penny

EDIT: Okay maybe a bit of ado, New season of Chibi officially starts on May 13th Saturday for FIRST members, (14th for registered non-FIRST members) and as the teaser shows it, the shows worth got inflated with a Penny!

Hey, I was right about something for a change!

As you all know, RWBY Chibi Season 2 is here. Unfortunately, it seems RT had another policy update- the 24-hour delay for registered users of RT's website has been removed, meaning users have to wait a week just like everyone else before they can watch. First subscribers are, of course, unaffected.

Yes, much to our dismay. To avert our thoughts… Zwei!

What's with Zwei? Does he really have an Aura? Is he also posses a Semblance? Share your thoughts and maybe I turn it into another Penny for your thoughts post.

I'm still going with the theory that Zwei is secretly a human who's able to shift into a corgi, sort of like Raven's tribe.

You mock me now, but in five years when it's revealed I'll be back to laugh at you all!

Considering the show won't turn stale till that and we all don't drop it.

Nah, just gotta give it a hiatus for thirteen years after Salem sends Ruby forward in time. Then have her lose her silver eyes (Her only weapon against Salem), murder a bunch of her sons and then fall in love with the last survivor.

Considering that he didn't come out any worse for wear after being used for batting practice by Dr. Oobleck, while on fire no less, it's safe to say he has an Aura at the very least.
Though that reminds me of something: according to World of Remnant, while Grimm get into fights for territory with normal animals, they don't go out of their way to kill them like they do with humans and Faunus, despair that normal animals (presumably) have souls. I wonder what's up with that.

My guess is the same as why animals have no strong aura in general (we haven't seen animals being hunted on Remnant but it was suggested so I guess it can't be that hard to kill them. Why is that is probably animals have less powerful emotions, nothing compared to humans and Grimms were shown to react to the strongest emotion. Therefore animals are like ants to humans stomped only when they are annoying.