AWW! *• LESBIAN REACTS - RWBY - VOL. 1 EP. 11, 12, 13 + 14 •*

[@jolksjumbojemi]

love how she instantly notices how they ran into yang like a brick wall and she immediately lifts them up like theyre two pounds ahahaha

[@TXOT-k8n]

Yep, I always appreciated vol. 1 & 2's subtle (and later on, not so subtle) ways of reminding the audience that Yang's a tank.

[@daysand123]

​@@TXOT-k8nproof that it's okay to love an Abrams tank

[@Duckelknuster]

Nora: we’ll break his legs Elijah: maybe don’t Elijah two minutes later: YES BREAK HIS LEGS

[@TheHunter]

This might have been mentioned but I love that Nora's dream story is quite significant when you realise Ren is correcting *HER* about her *OWN* dream! Says a lot about the two!

[@acereporter73]

Nora: "We'll break his legs!" 🤣😂🤣 She ready to throw hands!

[@othergrimm6592]

For me, it's Pyrrha repeating the sentiment later. If the nicest person in Beacon is threatening to break someone's legs, you know they're a jerk! xD

[@lilyroseheart]

They really SHOULD have broken his legs

[@The_Game_Professor]

Hands, canned goods, rocks, grenades . . .

[@oforth]

and in that moment we were all Nora… and not for the last time.

[@andrewmendonca6876]

Ruby: "You can control poles..." Weiss: "No, you dunce!" LOL!!! I love the dynamic between these two.

[@nuanil]

Well.... Ruby wasn't wrong, magnets have poles...

[@Sammacias5]

[Mod] Remember NO SPOILERS, NO HEAVILY ALLUDING TO FUTURE EVENTS, and please be aware that regardless of what we as the fandom already know, please let Elijah form her own opinions of the show for as long as she has the series on KZbin.

[@nataniel1002]

I am counting down the episodes...

[@heidibailly2835]

Lol good luck. RWBY fans can't stand it when reactors form opinions different from theirs. It's one reason they can't help but spoil things constantly. 😂

[@pinkgazelle3445]

Someone really should let her know there was a full separate series that was released along with these explaining the world. It's still up here on KZbin on the RoosterTeeth Animatation channel under the RWBY ‐ World of Remnant playlist. This is not a spoiler, RT just decided to split up the exposition into mini segments that released alongside the episodes.

[@heidibailly2835]

@@pinkgazelle3445 talking ing about world of remnant?

[@pinkgazelle3445]

@@heidibailly2835 i think that was the title of those when i watched, yes. I listed the channel and playlist in the comment above.

[@davidkoudelka10]

Regarding Ruby’s speech to Jaune, to quote a phrase I heard in a RWBY fanfic, “she was as wise as she was small”.😂

[@CarbonMage]

Was the fic written after v9? Because...

[@unicornburger16]

Smol Ruby

[@davidkoudelka10]

@@CarbonMage It was a Snowleopards fic called “Snowflakes under the Palm Trees”. I think the author wrote it somewhere around V8.

[@KitsyX]

To be fair though, she was essentially just repeating what Ozpin and Weiss said to her kinda... Although it may show wisdom by how she applied it or something... Although I'm not sure wise is a great way to describe her at this point... I do think she has pretty good instincts though... Even if she is also somewhat naïve too...

[@JuanchoGamex]

Isn’t Weiss even smaller tho

[@myhairhasamindofitsown]

Fun fact, Polarity *is* the official name for her semblance, in fact all the semblance of major characters have official names, looking forward to you finding more abou them.

[@butterflywarrioredits]

Aura is an extension of your soul protecting your body from physical damage. When it’s broken you start taking physical damage to your body and are vulnerable to taking a very critical blow. Your aura can also be extended to your weapons to help them be more durable. As stated by Ruby “They’re an extension of ourselves! They’re a part of us!” Faunus are a race of humans in the world of RWBY where they have a singular animal body part, for instance you saw a girl with bunny ears, other examples could be wings, tails, claws, fins, or horns. Faunus do also have night vision as said in the episode where they were in class. They’re largely discriminated in this world by a lot of people, thinking Faunus are just animals thus can be used for slave labor or hunted.

[@LenaCastellanos-vd2pq]

A simpler way of saying it would be saying that Faunus are basically the minorities of this world

[@Myomer104]

After the War that was mentioned, they were given territory of their own... that is basically Remnant's version of Australia, both in location and habitability.

[@hrayz]

Blake's Trailer "Black" has the song, From Shadows, has the lyrics: Born with no life, Into subjugation. Treated like a worthless animal, Stripped of all rights, Just a lesser being, Crushed by cruel, ruthless Human rule.

[@Narutonarutonaruto85]

The bunny girl is named Velvet Scarlatina and she is based on the stuffed rabbit from The Velveteen Rabbit. She has two sets of ears, human and animal. Faunus can have animal ears or a tail but not both. She is voiced by Caiti Ward, the founder of Roo Teeth, the official Australian Rooster Teeth fan community.

[@VegetaLF7]

Also the wife of Jack Patillo, one of the founders of Achievement Hunter and voice of Junior in this show.

[@KitsyX]

Sometimes they have completely different traits that are not ear or tail related... But yeah, whatever trait they have, they typically only have one.

[@quincyconnors9391]

​@@KitsyXFor example, the horns of a bull.

[@jaymason8352]

For this being some of the VA's first voice acting roles they really nail the comedy 😂😂

[@ravenhull]

Fun note, when Joan of Arc was put on trial, her chief prosecutor was Henry Bufont… The Cardinal of Winchester.

[@KitsyX]

Supposedly anyway... I think I read somewhere that he was actually apparently somewhere else at the time, but for some reason it became a popular version of events... Or maybe I'm thinking of something else... And I think it was Henry Beaufort... I think they have it on the screen when he calls Jaune about getting the Rapier Wasps... Might have been a year reference to the events or something too... I wasn't paying attention this time, but I remember another reactor noticing it and while I don't think they knew what it was about, they saw it there and yeah...

[@BGTitanAvatar]

- Cardin Winchester - Cardinal of Winchester - Bartholomew Oobleck - Dr. Suess' Bartholomew and the Oobleck So this was the first time the show got tears out of me. Jaune saying that he was tired of being the idiot stuck in the tree really got to me, mostly in part to Miles Luna's great voice acting. It's silly that this is the scene that got me but hey, it did. And thus the introduction of Semblances. Basically everyone gets a special little power. Ruby's is speed. Weiss is her glyphs. Pyrrha's is polarity. I do love we've seen Pyrrha use her polarity before. If you go back and watch when Pyrrha is first introduced and she throws her spear at Jaune, she doesn't even touch it when she retrieves it. Little touches like that are so fun to go back and look for. Yang literally did not move when a dude ran full speed into her. Girl is sturdy. This arc gets a lot of flack and I get it. It's a pretty generic bully arc, and back when RWBY V1 was originally airing it dragged on for four weeks with people only getting four-six minute length episodes for each of those weeks. So I can see where the frustration was coming from. Now though, with the ability to binge the show, it's honestly not that bad. I only came to the FNDM after V3 so I just got to binge it. Next week, the finale of V1. Let's go. Again, I'd like to throw out the suggestion of checking out the soundtracks with each volume, either on your own or as reactions (either way is fine). They've kind of become part of the essential RWBY viewing experience. I left a link to V1's soundtrack on the last RWBY vid.

[@chuugummy975]

Oooh I'd love soundtrack reactions! Especially with how Elijah theorizes and catches on to a lot of little details

[@eryne_erin]

The thing with RWBY is that even though it was/is released in shorter episodes, the pacing follows the same flow as a movie. 1 season = 1 movie, especially with the earlier seasons.

[@MickeyCuervo36]

It's always wild seeing someone react to a show you've already seen. The earlier seasons are so far back in my memory that I get to enjoy them all over again! I sort of forget what order certain things take place in, so it's neat seeing it all play out again.

[@silviadragoness5904]

This is why I watch reactions. 😛 I get to vicariously re-live the first-watch experience.

[@jadewolf1828]

IKR!😊 I love rewatching it plus getting to see her reactions too❤

[@Laura-vn5zi]

When Ruby has that talk with Jaune in the hallway she immediately became my favorite character, that moment spoke a lot to me about her and we can also notice how she really incorporates Ozpin's advice into that talk

[@dragonforce627]

Remember everyone, we have to make sure all of Elijah's rwby videos get as many likes and views as possible! Her more recent videos have quite a bit less views than her first ones.

[@homersmith8017]

I always loop the videos and like them before even seeing them.

[@alanrosete3855]

@@homersmith8017 genuine question does the video looping benefits her? I litterally avoid doing it just for her and small youtuber i like because i do it with every single video... it deletes all ads for the "second" watch lol thats why i do it but if it benefits the KZbinr then ill start doing it the other way around

[@alieM7457]

I was slightly worried about the lower views too. But they are still doing better than other shows. I don’t know about the looping but I do know as long as you don’t click off the video early leave a comment and a like It counts as good engagement.

[@untameablewolfy]

I think looping counts as engagement through watch time, but yes, the ads are gone Sometimes, I randomly put on the video for the ads to roll

[@MigliLovania]

​@alanrosete3855 looping is good for watch time from my understanding , the more watch time the better it's also why if lots of people watch a video in 0.5 or 0.25 speed the watchtime will doubled/ quadrupled and the algorithm is like danm not only are people watching the whole video but somehow they've been watching this 20 minuite video for over an hour must be great content and thus it get more recommendations and more impressions

[@thegreathim0018]

You’ll notice that before this arc’s conclusion, Jaune doesn’t really try at all, like he’s not paying attention in class, not improving at all in combat. It’s like he thinks he’ll be the standard school anime protagonist and just be good at everything effortlessly. Now he realizes he actually has to try.

[@homersmith8017]

That has to be the best "Nope" ever. "You might have even been a failure the first day we met." The best way to start an inspirational speech, great job Ruby.

[@untameablewolfy]

Reseeing these episodes made me realize how often I say Nope. I guess I had Ruby to blame

[@CatKun-2000]

@@untameablewolfylol

[@Joey245]

It's weird, the "Jaune Arc" as it's called in the fandom was infamous for a lot of people thinking it was the low point of V1, mostly because of how short the episodes were back in the day and how long a week felt between episode releases. But watching them now, they're a lot better than I remember them being. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe it's watching Elijah's reactions, or maybe it's just that I've grown up a little. Either way, glad you're enjoying the show! The moment with Ruby going "Nope!" is still one of my favorite moments in the show, even all these years later. Made me happy to see that you liked it too :D

[@snowlondon8642]

i do think it’s quite an important arc to show Jaune’s starting point as a leader and hunstman in more depth. I feel like his and Weiss’ character growth are the most interesting to watch, especially earlier on

[@Joey245]

@@snowlondon8642 very much so, yes. :)

[@zonnodon163]

Yeah they're short indeed

[@HarmlessJubeJubes]

1:37 your editor calling you out for your obsession with blake was too funny XD not gonna say too much more cause people have already said mostly what i was gonna say, but i am still absolutely loving these reactions and i just wanna say that it's so refreshing to see a completely new and unspoiled perspective (THANK YOU MODS!!!) of the show, and that you're really enjoying it. thank you so much for all your hard work elijah, and can't wait for the next reaction

[@andrewlucaschism]

Several of your observations or questions have me having to bite my figurative tongue so hard to prevent spoilers.

[@TheMementoMoriMen]

Same dude lol

[@BakerBecs29]

Dude same!!! 😊😊 🤐🤐🤐

[@SleeplessRonin]

I think that might be why it is so fun to watch these reaction videos. I never watch for a series I've not seen. I watch for those I have seen. I think there is real joy in seeing others experience what you already have. You get giddy anticipating the way they will react to events both great and small.

[@rock21611]

She's not always right, but she's shockingly perceptive. I love seeing her pick up on subtle bits of foreshadowing and asking questions about them, because it means that I can look forward to her being really excited later when the reveal hits.

[@andrewlucaschism]

@@rock21611 A petty part of me might be taking notes of things to mention after they aren't spoilers any more in *SPOILER* ways.

[@andrewmendonca6876]

"Perhaps if he'd paid attention in class, he wouldn't have been remembered as such a failure." I love Blake so much!!!!! She's amazing!!!!

[@cholvoq]

This volume went by so quickly!! Volume One, as great as it is, is truly just an introduction to the main cast. I’m so excited for you to finally get into the lore and the thick of things! I’m especially excited for the next episode-

[@untameablewolfy]

Oh, she gon' love the next few episodes

[@CmdrShepard95]

@@untameablewolfyYeah, I think she’s really gonna love the last few episodes of this volume, and the first half of V2

[@LordBryan2013]

Marvel snipers: RWBY edition

[@dionadair8195]

Man, in between The Dragon Prince and RWBY, Elijah is seeing all the fantasy racism.

[@doctorsno906]

There’s also some of that in Vox Machina

[@jadewolf1828]

Sure is

[@blackmetalzane2278]

One theory I've always had, though I think a lot fans have had this theory, is that Jaune wasn't a bad student when his dad tried teaching him to fight, but his dad was a bad teacher. From what Jaune told Pyrrah, his dad taught him a bit and then quit when he said Jaune wasn’t cut out for Huntsman work. But as we saw in the entrance exam and later here. Jaune DOES have what it takes. We also know from what Jaune said, his family comes from a line of great Huntsman. It sounds like his dad just EXPECTED Jaune to be a natural from the start like him and their ancestors, and when he saw that he wasn’t, he gave up. Jaune wasn’t a bad student or didn’t have what it takes; his dad was just a bad teacher and expected too much too soon. Jaune just needed actual training like everyone else, but because his dad didn’t realize this; it lead to Jaune getting really low confidence and forging his papers.

[@Person01234]

Would also make sense why he was so hostile to pyrrha offering help if he was brought up with the attitude that he should just be able to do it and if he needs help then he's a failure. Also bro didn't even know about aura at the start, I'd say his tutoring was almost certainly not up to par.

[@The_Game_Professor]

Which reminds me of another fan theory. That Ozpin knew from day one that his papers were forged but was impressed by the sheer *balls* as well as cunning and resourcefulness that took so he just let him get away with it to see how it would turn out.

[@davidkoudelka10]

@@The_Game_Professor Oh you KNOW that Ozpin (and maybe Glynda) knows that he forged his documents, but probably went “Eh, this kid has potential.😌🤷‍♀️ Let’s let him in and see what happens!😁” (And as you said, was probably impressed he had the balls to do plus the skill to make it look real enough)

[@Person01234]

@@The_Game_Professor I think this goes without saying. I mean maybe not why he let it slide, but he obviously knew they were fake. He'd have to be an idiot not to realise that.

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

⁠@@davidkoudelka10 I don’t think Glynda knew, she mentioned how I don’t think he’s cut out for this no matter what his transcript says during the initiation. But Ozpin definitely have a knowing hmm so I agree he probably knows.

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

Pyrrah is my favourite character. And honestly I think she’s an honorary Canadian. Super nice and overly polite, lots of red and especially red leaf motifs, plus she is always apologizing. That’s such a Canadian thing 😂

[@davidkoudelka10]

The *moment* Cardin threatened Blake Elijah immediately became ready to throttle a jerk.😂

[@NightcrawlerZERO]

So some context around these episodes: Volume 1 was written as 10 episodes, but was ultimately released as 16. CRWBY (pronounced "Crew-bee", the nickname for the RWBY production team) was very new at creating an animated series, and would often miss production deadlines, which led to six of the episodes being split up to maintain the weekly releases. Any time an episode has "Part 1" or "Part 2" in the title and seems on the short side, this is one of those split episodes. That caused some negative sentiment among the fan base surrounding this run of episodes ("The Badge and the Burden" parts 1 & 2, "Jaundice" parts 1&2, and "Forever Fall" parts 1 &2.) What was meant to be a three week break from the acceleration of the main plot to focus on character development instead turned into six weeks of what fans viewed as filler- and four out of the six episodes in question being dedicated to a character outside of the core four made it even worse. As someone who discovered this series shortly after volume 1 was complete and was able to binge it, I never had a problem with these episodes. But seeing the fan discussion at the time, there was some HEAVY venom directed at the "Jaune gets bullied" arc for the first few years of the series's run.

[@jack046984]

Fun fact you can see Pyrrah use her semblance in previous episodes. The series hides a lot of stuff in plain sight.

[@darkangelofotaku2408]

Fun fact, Elijah: when Pyrrha used her magnetism, she only moved his shield. The sword swing that killed the Grimm? That was all Jaune. And you're so right. Jaune is more of a man than Cardin will ever be.

[@shadowtheodst]

huh I always thought she boosted his sword too, pretty cool that was all him then

[@davidkoudelka10]

@@darkangelofotaku2408 Despite him not being too skilled currently, Jaune is *surprisingly* strong, especially given his large aura reserves.

[@testytest69420]

​@@shadowtheodstNotice the lack of black outline/highlight on his sword like his shield had? That's the biggest giveaway that it was just him.

[@williamlaney1176]

"WHERE'S BLAKE!" Yep, priorities! XD I love that you got the Blu-Ray edition here because the part where Pyrrha becomes alert and notices Nora drank the sap - "NORA!!" - that was not in the original show online. It's such a small moment but as a Pyrrha fan, I'm so glad it exists. So happy to see the enthusiasm for the emerging dynamics among partners and friends. You're in for a great volume finish!

[@MossIsCool314]

Elijah you reacting to this series is what made me decide to start watching the show, and I just wanted to say thank you because now I am fully sucked in and about to finish volume 9 😭

[@SandyTheDesertFox]

Haha, welcome to the FNDM buddy ❤

[@aetherealetheria]

i love seeing comments like this !!!! glad to welcome so many nsafs to the fndm

[@DaemiaChirabys]

Now you've seen the episodes that laid the groundwork for both Ruby and Jaune's roles and mentalities as leaders! Also, since the show had some difficulty explaining what a Semblance is, which the writers regret: A Semblance is basically a special power that uses their Aura as fuel. Most of the time, a person's Semblance is unique, but a Semblance can also be passed down through a bloodline. Since it uses Aura, Huntsmen have to be careful and strategic with how they use it in battle. For example, if Pyrrha had run out of Aura for whatever reason, she wouldn't have been able to move Jaune's shield and save him like this in Forever Fall. Special note: When Yang's eyes turn red and her hair bursts into flames, that's her Semblance activating. It is never stated outright in the show, but there are instances that imply that surges of negative emotion can activate a person's Semblance by accident. Yang's hotheadedness (excuse the pun) leads to her activating hers by mistake when she gets too angry.

[@TheHunter]

Since this is a Jaune/Pyrrha centric with some Ren/Nora, I'd like to share the names of their weapons which someone has probably already done but for the sake of comments and engagement! Jaune Arc = Crocea Mors (Sword and Shield) = The name is latin for 'Yellow Death' and also named after Julius Caesar's swords and interestingly enough known for being embedded in it's shield (like Jaune uses the shield as a sheath) Pyrrha Nikos = Miló and Akoúo̱ (Sword/Spear/Rifle and Shield) = Miló means "Speak" and Akoúo̱ means "Listen" in greek and when her weapons are on her back it resembles her insignia/emblem design. Nora Valkyrie = Magnhild (Hammer/Grenade Launcher) = A Nordic Name which means 'Strong, mighty, strength' Lie Ren = Stormflower (Machine Pistol with Sickles) = The name is derived from Ren's lotus flower emblem. My favourites are Crocea Mors and Miló and Akoúo̱, especially with the speak to attack and shield to listen aspect which fits Pyrrha well.

[@morlock2012]

Thank you, I hadn't heard the Julius Ceasar bit.

[@silviadragoness5904]

Thanks. I knew Magnhild at one point, but had forgotten it; I'm pretty sure I saw Miló and Akoúo̱ written at some point, but I never knew the translation, that's really cool.

[@TheHunter]

@@silviadragoness5904 You're welcome, there's a lot of great trivia on the RWBY wiki, I'd recommend checking it out for more cool little details (and many more not on the wiki).

[@brennanhearn6342]

You may forget Pyrrha's name sometimes...but by the time we're through, you're never gonna forget it.

[@KhushiUrwashi]

This, honestly 😂

[@JJ-ml7pq]

You actually nailed it when you described Faunus (not “foe-nus,” lol) as “people with animal attributes. Could be animal ears, animal tail, some other aspect the particular animal is known for, etc etc. It gets pretty wild.

[@MrEnigma501]

Blake: *Not present for at least a second* Elijah: “WHERES MY WAIFU?!” I can already tell that Blake’s gonna be the Mel and Amaya of this show. And I can’t blame her😂

[@tiresome-dragon]

I love how observant Elijah is! Makes for a really fun watch seeing her piece things together :)

[@Moonlightm1st]

I literally squealed when I saw the picture of Masco and Elijah THEIR SO CUTE TOGETHER 😭😭

[@MigliLovania]

I'm so normal about these reactions 😌 (I'm literally obsessed)

[@icallshotgun2676]

Velvet is so sweet, Carden or whatever his name is is so lucky he doesn't just get attacked by one of the literal warriors he messes with, or their teams.

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

My favourite quote from the entire series is about Pyrrah, she is such an amazing character. I’ll tell you the actual words once we get to it, but just know she is absolutely amazing.

[@oforth]

honestly can’t not tell you how many times i have watched this part of the series, but “You can control poles” remains hilarious

[@MentalMeles]

Faunus! They are a humanoid race that are born with one physical animal trait. These traits can be as obvious as bunny ears and crocodile scales or as subtle as retractable claws and sharp fangs. They are an oppressed race, mentioned back in episode one when Lisa Lavender was reporting on a Faunus Civil Rights protest being interrupted by a group called ‘The White Fang.’ You’ll learn more about them soon 🙂

[@AltimaMantoid]

I really like this series of episodes, we've had a lot of Team RWBY focus so far, so fleshing out the dynamic of the other team a little bit is a nice break. Watching Jaune's growth this episode is pretty inspiring imo

[@SleeplessRonin]

The end of v1 is really just the beginning. Its more of a character introduction movie released in small segments (in fact on the BD you can just watch it as one full movie). I look forward to the finale.

[@wolfmoonjoy2022]

5:01 oh, the thunder and lightning was listening to your rage on that dude with Blake! 🤣🤣

[@shaun8148]

Dunno if you'll see this Elijah, but to enjoy RWBY a bit more, I found that listening to the Volume OSTs after the season is really important. The songs musically and especially lyrically really show what the characters are going through emotionally and it often gives some additional insight into their internal conflicts.

[@LordBryan2013]

Second this!

[@Lisi_Stoire]

The "nope" mimick is running wild in the Rose / Xiao Long family 😆🌹🌻

[@Hacker-PTW]

I usually avoid premiers, but I tune in for these without fail.

[@GQ_Snark]

Can’t wait until you get to Volume 2. That’s where I got truly hooked.

[@princessrailgun9223]

Paraphrasing Miles in the directors commentary on v1: They wanted to initially show typical one dimensional characters, but even by the end of the volume you’ll see how much more there is to them (and how much more to come). For Yang, you think she’ll be the party girl, but really every time she’s on screen with Ruby she’s like her mother. With Jaune, he knows he’s the stupid, goofy guy and hates himself for it. He cant cop out of it with the anime archetype of being a naturally talented newbie, he has to actually try to succeed with the help of his friends.

[@LongRemember]

I love that how much you’re enjoying these storylines, and the blend of plot and silly school interactions in these episodes. There’s so many small details that really make the different characters, such as Nora’s habit of finishing all the syrup.

[@Xiao_Long-T77]

You should really listen to the full soundtrack of each volume after finishing one, cause it gives some depths to the characters and the music is sick too❤❤

[@SpiderandMosquito]

The thumbnail. You picked the right one XD

[@Taliikitsunee]

I love how I can hear the dialogue just looking at the picture

[@shadowldrago]

I remember that this arc is where something very crucial about Jaune first debuted, according to Miles Luna.

[@TheHunter]

I absolutely love Ruby's adorable 'Nope' speech which I think is generally good advice left over from what Ozpin told her but for some people it could potentially be taken too far like getting lost in work or 'married to your job' so to speak.

[@colt1903]

I love Oobleck so damn much.😂 Bro is like, everything I want from a teacher character.

[@adrianrobertoruizmartinez9325]

i feel like we don't talk enough about how cardin is doing straight up hate crimes out in the open and no one is doing shit about it.

[@navifairy6287]

Cardin Winchester hints at Cardinal of Winchester, who presided over the trial and execution of Joan of Arc. His team also collected the black bishop pieces.

[@astaswife3731]

Commenting every rwby video for the engagement ✨

[@homersmith8017]

Hell yeah!

[@luime3401]

Doing the same!!

[@untameablewolfy]

Yeah!

[@DigiCount]

Yeppers

[@allisonf1308]

Yeah!

[@maxinesteuer1959]

In regards to these episodes, the writers have actually mentioned they regret having Jaune be the focus for such a big chunk of Volume 1 - and Miles Luna, who’s Jaune’s VA but also a main writer, avoids writing for him st all. Jaune was necessary as an Everyman character people could get to know the power system and lore through, but this arc is kind of dissonant with the rest of the series. Although it IS good groundwork for Jaune’s later development!

[@Kiesen]

Watched this originally on Patreon, but had to give this a rewatch because I genuinely love seeing you react to this series. You're so sharp in your observations and appreciate the humor/good parts despite volume 1's rather rough edges. Plus you're a fellow Blake fan and I'm happy to see that any day.

[@chuugummy975]

Glad to see you had fun with these episodes! I've seen some people dislike the Jaune "arc" through the years but I always find myself enjoying it more every rewatch. It's nice to get some focus on the sidecast early on so we can learn more about these characters and grow to love them alongside the main cast. I love how you really try to analyze every little thing you catch as well, it makes for a very fun and engaging reaction. 😁

[@dunerat42]

Listening to E speculate on the show is so... okay, i don't know the name for that feeling but i love it. XD

[@santoselizalde4403]

Fun fact: maybe you know that every character in the series is inspired by a fairy tale, myths, etc, well in the case of team JNPR they are based on hystorical and mythologicals heros, Pyrrha is Aquiles, Ren is mulan, Nora is thor and Jaune is Jeanne'd Arc, so knowing that Jaune is Based on Jeanne is very meta that cardin bullied him, beacause in the hystory of jeanne'd arc was the cardinal of winchester the men who sentenced her to burn on the pyre and whats the full name of Cardin on the series? Cardin Winchester. P.D: sorry for my english im still learning.

[@Roler42]

These early episodes do such a great job at establishing all the character dynamics, and they will come in handy because once the plot fully kicks in, it's gonna be quite a ride! I'm loving your reactions!

[@kriscerosaurus]

Jaune’s meltdown on the roof is so painful but so good. You just wanna grab him and shake him.

[@kothana]

I love how in sync your reactions are with Pyrrha's to Jaune explaining how he got in - the simultaneous "what?" took me out 😭

[@Chaorinshen]

I can't believe you're already almost done with volume 1! It's always fun moving past the setup episodes and into the more character based ones, I can't wait to see your reaction to what comes next!

[@HenryGray-sy4pu]

If you're going to be watching the rest of RWBY I'd recommend watching the World of Remnant episodes. They give a lot of context for the lore.

[@andrewmendonca6876]

Nora: "We'll break his legs!" LOL!!! I love Nora so much!!!

[@TheHunter]

In case you don’t know and honestly, this is unimportant but I think it’s pretty cool and shows what goes into the connections/easter eggs for character inspirations. Cardin Winchester’s character alludes to Henry Beaufort, a Cardinal and a Bishop of Winchester who oversaw Joan of Arc’s trial and execution. In addition, Cardin’s chess piece that he took was the Black Bishop. Also his ID-number we saw on Jaune’s scroll is ‘1374-BEAUFORT’ and his weapon’s name is Executioner. In addition to that his name is also based on the theme of his team in terms of bird names (Russel Thrush, Dove Bronzewing, Sky Lark) he even has a bird emblem on his chest plate.

[@banilemim]

I LOVE THIS!!! I LOVE PYRRAH SO MUCH!!! THE INTRODUCTION TO HER SEMBLANCE WAS SOO COOL!!!

[@NBluth]

Little fun fact about team JNPR, They're all based on historical or mythological characters who crossdressed in their stories. Jaune is Joan of Arc, Nora is Thor, Pyrrah is Achilles, and Ren is Mulan.

[@alexiscardillo3206]

You pretty much nailed it with the faunus, people with extra animal attributes and whatever abilities associated with that part, like Velvet the bunny girl, better hearing along with that night vision. I don't mind Jaune's story arch here, personally don't think it needed 4 episodes but this back in the beginning where the episodes were so short, so yeah. But it does set up for Jaune's character jounery later in the series. All I'm going to say about the final two episodes of this volume is that you are going to enjoy them.

[@rachelmae8794]

jaundice really solidifies Ruby and Jaune’s mindsets as the leaders of their teams and it’s such an interesting theme to see play out as they continue to grow as characters and team leaders. and as excited as i am to see the finale of v1 i’m even more excited for v2 the world really starts to open up now that we’ve gotten to know our main teams

[@morlock2012]

Yeah, I think this is one of the quiet moments that helped get me hooked on the show. Just that simple, blunt advice that people are depending on him, and so Jaune has to put the work in.

[@hazardouscereal9817]

My favorite parts are always the side remarks like Ruby saying “Magnets are cool too” 😂

[@etiinceelle]

Ruby's and Weiss' reactions to Pyrrha's Semblance will always be hilarious to me :')

[@TheMementoMoriMen]

Man rewatching these episodes really reminds you how short they are. Lol her fixation for Blake makes these reactions even more amazing. Holy cow i just realized that they're only 2 episodes left for this Volume right?

[@romerjohncaday8703]

Elijah i recommend that after every volume you should listen to the soundtrack because they tell you a LOT of story sometimes even more then the show does.

[@madsword19]

Cardin and team CRDL are typical bullies. Absolute cowards when faced with an actual threat. RWBY and JNPR would have never abandoned one of ther own like that. Damn nice to see Ruby taking Ozpin's advice to heart, she's even dishing out the same advice to others. Calling it now, Elijah's gonna love Chibi (when she catches up to it).

[@RoseMultiverse]

“What if I’m a failure at being a leader?” “Nope!” Thanks Ruby xD

[@WinterC773]

So lovely to see another person reacting and loving this show! Especially someone who is so observant. Looking forward to more!

[@alieM7457]

We got so many set ups in these episodes. Just makes me hungry for more.

[@wizzywod]

Engagement is something that RWBY reactions always deserve! So! Here's some of that!

[@Yuurha]

- "Pyrrha yeah i really like her" Yes, me too... me too...

[@pugnera]

Nora telling her over-the-top stories, with Ren correcting her and Yang completely entranced, has always been hilarious, but the best part is finding out that it was all a dream. It's also another brief look into their personalities, I think: Nora loves fighting; Ren is more down to earth, but pays attention to everything Nora does; and Yang is right there with Nora when it comes to love for fighting, so of course she would find her tale fascinating, whether it's real or not.

[@jeffreysmith236]

Pyrrha means girl with hair the color of fire. Which she has. And look her up in Greek mythology, she is there.

[@sorakingdomhearts2073]

‘She can control poles 😮’ still love that line😂❤️

[@MarrowsRedemptionArc]

in case no one has told you yet, all of team JNPR are based off of stories where the main character dresses as the opposite gender! jaune arc is joan of arc nora valkyrie is thor pyrrha nikos is achilles and lie ren is mulan!

[@jacobsmith7254]

1:38 I always say, “It’s not an obsession, it’s a passion.”

[@TheMementoMoriMen]

As you can probably guess, every character has a "Semblance", which is what Pyhrra called it this reaction, which is their own special power or ability unique for them. God i am so excited to see your reactions to the other Semblances

[@DNightingale41]

We actually never learn where Jaune got his fake transcripts. It's never been stated afterwards on.

[@TimWuzHyaProductions]

If you wanna learn more about the world of RWBY, there's some great video Rooster Teeth released called World of Remnant. It's just some fun lore videos about Dust, Faunus, the kingdoms, Grimm, etc.

[@LordBryan2013]

The KZbin thumbnails for those videos have major spoilers, they'd have to find a workaround for that.

[@LordBryan2013]

The KZbin thumbnails for those videos have major spoilers, they'd have to find a workaround for that.

[@marshmellow6072]

I love this new Rwby stuff, I haven’t seen the first season in a long while so it’s fun to enjoy this stuff with Elijah

[@shadowtheodst]

dont know if you missed it but when time slows down for jaune, they used the slow mo noise from "the slow mo guys" as a little easter egg as gavin of the slow mo guys worked at the same company that made rwby

[@laughingchicken4211]

This is where the story starts picking up speed and re-watchablity. It's only up from here!

[@arandompeep5196]

i have been a fan of this show for years. and i have never realized forever fall is called that before its fall forever im gonna cry

[@FlyingPandaSquare]

as always, love their group and pair dynamics XD it's also so fun experiencing these early episodes again through you with fresh eyes