RWBY Volume 9 - Opening

[@crunchyrolldubs]

Watch RWBY Volume 9 here! got.cr/cd-rwbyv9op

[@brandonfox9610]

As if Crunchyroll! I can't since I don't have premium!!!

[@andychoinguyen]

link dont work fix ur link

[@nicolasfreijeiro9543]

LIAR

[@junazuranoob6192]

Remove the video because RT has shut down. This comment never age well

[@julianzamora6837]

@@andychoinguyenunfortunately they deleted it off Crunchyroll

[@ivanvaldes3302]

Ruby admired so much Qrow she even copied his last season mood

[@NoRegs30]

Watch her pick up his drinking next

[@zachboyd4749]

@@NoRegs30 Doubtful, she saw how that stuff would utterly wreck Qrow when he let himself go. Remember how hard she tried to get him to stop in previous volumes, to the point she was destroying his bottles and getting into quite heated arguments with him when he was wasted? I have a hard time beliving she would ever feel a desire to put herself in the same situation.

[@NoRegs30]

@@zachboyd4749 its a joke regarding some fanart somebody drew of a very angry Ruby who drinks, I think they where drawn in Volume 5

[@party_unicorn6982]

@@NoRegs30 i would love to see a drunk ruby

[@Rqblt]

Ruby admired her mom so much that she wanted to see her at the end of chapter 8

[@TheNorthie]

Casey Lee Williams taking over as the song writer and composer of the series is gonna be interesting. I’ll miss Jeff and what he has made over the years since RvB, but I’m excited to see what Casey can bring to the table. Nothing bad happened to Jeff Williams, he just retired. His daughter took over and has been singing the OPs and most of the songs in RWBY for years.

[@ReiseLukas]

Jeff Williams is the only writer in RWBY I still respect. The story if it followed the soundtrack would've been way different but better

[@spark9189]

@@ReiseLukas my brother in christ, the soundtrack follows the story

[@eggdogtim8593]

What happened with Jeff

[@pumpkinwarrior7138]

@@eggdogtim8593 he retired

[@spark9189]

@@eggdogtim8593 he retired. just burnout after 8 years, nothing bad.

[@liamgradwell2998]

Ruby really has been through it all: deaths, disappointment, betrayals, small victories, big failures and immense fear of Salem. It seems like she’s going to be haunted by her past self: the optimistic girl who wanted to be a huntress and save people.

[@juancrack4569]

supongo que por fin tendra su desarrollo de personaje

[@Just_shush_now]

Damn this anime looks like it was made on ms paint… 😂😂😂

[@cunningsmile4166]

Remember Roman's last words?? "You got spirit red. But this is the real world. The real world is cold. The real world doesn't care about spirit."

[@marcoantoniopoloospino7604]

lo mismo pensaba.. I was thinking the same thing

[@Rqblt]

dont forget learning that penny died TWICE

[@somechick1265]

neo, is clearly going to be the mad hatter to this story. She's drinking tea, something the mad hatter enjoyed was "tea time" with his friends. Alice, or Alyx. In this case, was his only best friend after he lost his family to a fire, Neo and Alyx might resonate with each other. Or, what not. I'm sooooo excited for this whole volume

[@jamieoeyes8568]

I think so too.

[@cosmicfox3624]

Oh right I didn’t even think about that! What with Neo’s mansion burning down/exploding(?) with her parents inside. (not like it was a bad thing to her)

[@cunningsmile4166]

"Care for a spot of tea, love? Only sporting before I go about avenging my dumb dumb"

[@RandomizerX3]

I think Neo is just alice

[@demifletcher7885]

My partner thinks the same. I had the theory of Alyx being Neo's true form, so "Neo" is just her semblance being used when she is around people

[@chrisdn1132]

Man, I just want Ruby and Jaune to give each other a huge hug before this volume is over, they really need it, like holy shit this is depressing

[@silver_wolf02]

I hope my two favorite dorks make it through this nightmare together

[@moistfist1054]

It looks like Jaune might actually be fine. If he really is the flaming knight, he might find peace relatively quickly. Look at the picture where Ruby is falling. He’s drawn peacefully and is pretty much glowing. Almost… saintly. Get it?

[@kittylover62]

He needs to tell Ruby about Penny first. That’ll be interesting to see 😥

[@onimatonimat_14mc16]

Give all of the hugs now this volume gonna give me depression

[@evanboll4651]

@@onimatonimat_14mc16 You got through everything V3 onward without it, and this is what'll do it? Guess everyone's got their breaking point. Though if you managed to get through all that, then you're probably stronger then you think sir/ma'am.

[@Axel-zw4wj]

I think that the main struggle from Ruby and Jaune will be that they lost their identities. Ruby is no long the cheerful and optimistic girl she was at the beggining. Everything she believed a Huntress should be is gone, Grimm are endless and have an unkillable leader, Huntsman lose their wills to fight like Raven and Lionheart, her and her teams actions didn't get them anything while in Atlas, and she just lost her friend AGAIN! Jaune is no longer the doofus who wants to be a hero. What has he achieved through all his training? He couldn't save Pyrrha, he almost scared Oscar away, he isn't there for Ren and Nora right now, and he was forced to kill Penny! I'm sure Jaune is the Flaming Knight. So maybe he made a deal with the devil (So to speak) and sell his identity to reach his ambition (to become an ideal knight) and the same offer will go to Ruby, to abandon her free will to become that which she wished to be, or her idealization of what she wished to be. Something to add to this: They lost their weapons, extensions of themselves. Crescent Rose is somewhere in the island, lost. And Crocea Mors's blade was broken in the fight with Cinder. Ruby is lost... Jaune is broken.

[@kingsleywelch3360]

I agree, whatever happens to Ruby and Jaune this volume will change them forever.

[@corenasue]

Let's hope the others can get Ruby to stay who she is and not be this imposter she might turn into.

[@VantheKeyofLain]

I absolutely love your take here. The lost of identity and the last line of Ruby being lost and Jaune being broken is, *chef's kiss* Muah! I also have a very particular theory as well. It's a little out there, but it could be plausible in a place like this.

[@Axel-zw4wj]

Chapter four and Herb seem to be helping my case...

[@tjswimm]

The symbolism is crazy Fr I agree

[@friskecrisps8038]

It’ll be interesting to see how Neo plays out this season. She’s always been someone else’s pawn and now that she’s by herself, looks like she might be putting her own group together

[@darkskull9166]

No that might just be people from her past. She herself might also go through the same struggles Ruby will go through

[@edwardgarcia409]

​@@darkskull9166 The world gave her semblance a power boost which makes sense. Her semblance is overactive imagination and this is her favorite fairy tale. She's going to take advantage of this.

[@MyThoughtsOnThis]

I actually think Neo IS Alyx. Especially after the most recent episode. The opening definitely hints at them having a connection with Neo’s pose at the end of the mosaic that Ruby falls into Alyx being unconscious on the beach. Alyx may have gotten out of the ever after- at the cost of her identity and voice- only to be brought back. Which would be a very “ever-after” turn of events for someone wanting to get out.

[@cunningsmile4166]

​@@MyThoughtsOnThis her Semblance IS Overactive Imagination

[@MyThoughtsOnThis]

@@cunningsmile4166 right. But we still don’t fully understand what a semblance is. Even when the main characters describe it to Jaune on how they unlocked them- some seem to appear out of nowhere, others believe it’s a reflection of them, or something happening to them. Clearly the ever after has some sort of connection to remnant. It’s not likely but it would be interesting if her overactive imagination is another form of “punishment” or “cost”. Losing your identity and voice and ironically having the ability to be anyone- or have any identity- but your own. The glass motif would fit nicely as her sense of self was “shattered” hence- she wasn’t the same girl anymore.

[@robinquartz884]

Casey and Martin really killed it with this song. They did such a good job evolving RWBY's sound and I think this is my favorite OP so far.

[@creltry1756]

1:39 May he forever be at peace

[@zeroizanagi]

Shame he didn't finish his dead fantasy fun-series.....really wanted to see what would happen after 7/8 when Vincent came in

[@Dragonage2ftw]

I hope he’s in heaven.

[@germainsimada7591]

@@Dragonage2ftw he is.

[@Mister_Jay_Tee]

@@germainsimada7591 Hes certainly in whatever good place of an afterlife you believe in is.

[@058875915]

probably for the best that he doesnt see what they did to his show

[@falcore91]

Just found out Jeff Williams has stepped back from doing music for RWBY as of V9 ( old news to most of you I’m sure ). I don’t blame him, he’s given us more than his fair share of awesome music. I’m looking forward to seeing Casey melt our faces off.

[@ReminiscentIndustries]

I think that, with Jeff's retirement, the OST might get into some metal elements we haven't heard before. Ok Goodnight is run by Casey and Martin, who are now the writers of the OST, and a lot of their stuff goes super heavy. Can't wait to see what it all brings!

[@hydratedobama8450]

@@ReminiscentIndustries I’m definitely excited because a lot of Rwbys music sounds the same and I sometimes can’t discern which ones are which when listening to a playlist. This opening is definitely a breath of fresh air until it gets to the middle where its very rwby esc but I can tell it’s gonna take a good direction 🙏

[@ImpossibleCarl69]

@@ReminiscentIndustries with Casey and Martin, RWBY is definitely going into prog territory now, and I'm all for it

[@pocketinfinity6733]

1:10 Neo dropped at nearly the same time as the others but she already made a criminal empire. Torchwick would be proud

[@caliveil1627]

Didn't even have to say a word

[@jewelsdragonfly]

0:52 Alyx: Went through this setting Blake: Knows what to do in this setting Yang: Getting it together in this setting. Weiss: Trying to comprehend the new setting. Ruby: Not keeping it together in a new setting.

[@throughthelookingglass5973]

Does anyone notice that Ruby becomes more and more downhearted as the video progresses? This definitely seems like a significant Ruby volume.

[@juancrack4569]

Supongo que por fin tendra su desarrollo de personaje

[@josemariogarciagamboa7500]

Algo le va pasar a ruby por que cuando empiezan a correr yang ,blake y weiss se ve que cada ves se aleja ruby de ellas y al final del trailer se ve ruby se desmalla

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

I mean is it really that surprising. Her entire thing was to try and save the world and help people, yet from Volume 3 onward all they've done is fail. Failed to save Pyrrha, failed to do anything substantial with Haven, Failed to Protect Atlas, lost both relics, failed to protect Penny, Failed to Stop Cinder and are now stuck in some wacky world with seemingly no way to escape. That's a lot of shit to drop on a girl who isn't even done high school.

[@throughthelookingglass5973]

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Totally agree! There seems to be a huge hint that Ruby is going to change in this volume. I wonder what they're planning to do with her?

[@ReiseLukas]

​@@throughthelookingglass5973Nothing. They neglected her character development for too many Volumes. Anything they do will be too little too late

[@biggeek2256]

I like the symbolism of Ruby becoming more and more distant with her team during the segment of them following Alyx’s shadow

[@Bunny_Crystal]

Neo might act out to be the mad hatter for wonderland as "The Mad Hatter is a small, impolite hatter who lives in perpetual tea-time. The Mad Hatter enjoys frustrating Alice." in this case, Neo enjoys frustrating Ruby. They did have some rainbow tea stuff in the opening scene while sitting at an area with chairs. The people in the background are most likely from neo's past aka Trivia Vanille.

[@cunningsmile4166]

Only her Dum Dum won't come baxk

[@axx012]

Yea, I heard theories about her being like Mad Hatter some time back.

[@dutchchiefofministry1983]

There is a shadow figure right behind her which they even refuse to show the head shape of. That has me acting up

[@lonerevenant0]

​@Dutch Chief Of Ministry it's Roman lol jk

[@PansexualDumbass9169]

Well the only thing your wrong about is the last part. Her being the Mad Hatter though? Yep that’s definitely true

[@adamraddish]

It has a Alice in wonderland feel to it. Can't wait to watch

[@InlandEmpire011]

Nothing like Alice in wonderland

[@Blue-iq2jy]

thats the point

[@midnightcarnivalmember]

@@InlandEmpire011 We have the equivalent of a cheshire cat, the caterpillar smoking a hookah, a jabberwocky. And the mysterious girl who has Alice vibes, it is RT's version of Alice in Wonderland.

[@R3D_H00D2]

It literally is a show based on other stories and fairy tales no shit this season is alice in wonderland

[@WardNightstone]

There is a very good reason for that

[@perksofvon]

This is definitely a Ruby season. A person can only be optimistic for so long. I have a theory that the girl they're traveling with is probably either a fragment of Ruby or she's "Crescent Rose" in humanoid form.

[@lavilygalaxy4541]

I actually didn't think of it like that my theory was just somehow ruby changes into someone else like somehow she slowly becomes Alex (alyx) or whatever through the time there That may be a stretch ofc but it's an interesting thought

[@thecrusaderking4835]

My theory is either the original girl who fell through the world or something to do with penny, because if you look at her clothes and such she almost looks like a penny actually born from prof polendia

[@lavilygalaxy4541]

@@thecrusaderking4835 oooh I didn't even think of that, that's a good one, well I did notice the similarities I just wasn't sure.

[@Vinylmelody1517]

Ruby seems to have finally been broken. She was always the one to keep moving forward and try and cheer everyone up. But now she's clearly losing her drive, while her team seems to still be trying. Curious to see where this goes

[@franciscoandres4907]

I'm sure she'll get her drive back, but she's gonna need to face her inner demons first.

[@jaimetermi-osito-jimmylucy3214]

@@franciscoandres4907 ¿the nithgmarig?

[@cunningsmile4166]

"Whats the point? Even if we stop Salem now. She's gonna try again. There are two ways we die; either something normal like old age or she summons the Gods to blow up remnant." "Ruby...." "Heh. Say we do stop her. We just leave the next generation for Ozpin in this endless cycle. " "She's.... got a point."

[@franciscoandres4907]

Yang will likely remind Ruby that, in the end, Salem is no different from the Grimm. The Grimm keep coming back to destroy them again and again, but that hasn't stopped huntsmen from cutting them down and thwarting their plans in order to protect the kingdoms, their people, and those they love. Why should that be any different from Salem? Yang could also remind Ruby about all those fairytales involved the heroes never giving up, despite going up against impossible odds and getting knocked down again and again, because there are people that needed to be saved. The others could go into detail about how they learned from their mistakes, like how Blake conquered her tendency to run away, how Yang learned her limits and overcame her PTSD, and how Weiss became an overall better person after her time in Beacon. They'll have Ruby learn from her mistakes, overcome her demons and fears, and remember that she doesn't need to do this alone. Most importantly, they'll remind her of that little silver light of hope that got them this far in the first place, and never stopped moving forward.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@cunningsmile4166 The question. How does one kill a immortal goddess who has spent a physical eternity waging a war against a man she loved in the past for the death of her children and for the gods basically making her go through this hell? The Answer is. You can't kill her. You can stop her. But it means facing her without weapons, without armies, without intent to harm. To talk to her and to convince her that to end her grief she has to move on.

[@Elizabeth-go4kv]

Jaune with the clocks was a GENIUS foreshadowing, having him in without spoiling anything and subtle enough to miss if you aren't looking for it. Truly a rwby signature specialty.

[@dgbd9030]

genius forshawdowing? when i see a character appear with clocks in a relm of no logic i immediatly think of time changing for that character alone, this is as subtle as ironwoods decent to being evil. its not at all

[@redlikerubes_]

IT WAS SO GOOD! I thought it was random fairytale wacky stuff and then I saw the clock later after finding out what happens and I’m like “OHHH THE CLOCK-“

[@deathkitsune6839]

I'm interested in everyone else's stories, but man, Jaune's is the one getting my attention the most, the time symbolism and the helmet wearing person that looks identical armor wise, it feels like some time shenanigans may have happened and he's been on his own a LOT longer than we might think.

[@kingsleywelch3360]

I agree.

[@agustinesquivel9260]

not only that, the knight's armor looks rusted and weared out as well which further indicates a lot of time passage.

[@WanderingRonin509]

Not to mention in the opening said knight near the end is next to a big jackrabbit or rabbit petting it and it's fur looks a bit blondish and we all know jaunes old hoodie pumpkin Pete is a rabbit mascot thats on the hoodie

[@jcoolguy1548]

You were right

[@Aiekhoa]

LYRICS Sinking down into depths of nowhere I am undone Clasping tight onto memories I know They'll be overrun (By a girl) We must live with balance But balance is blind (Lost her world) Vengeance is a riptide In a fairytale, she'll find Inside A new me, I'm ready But who will I find? Inside I've gotta let go but could I lose my mind? Inside Our worlds unwind

[@Compucles]

Thank you! As usual, it's impossible to understand much of the lyrics to Casey's singing on our own.

[@gohanmoreno7]

@@Compucles You may be sarcastic, but as a not native english speaker, this is very helpful.

[@Compucles]

@@gohanmoreno7 No, I'm completely serious. Even us native English speakers can't understand half the lyrics until we see them written down. Casey is an excellent singer in most regards, but she has a lot of trouble enunciating the lyrics while singing.

[@gohanmoreno7]

@@Compucles I think that may be because she is more focus on how it sounds (and sounds great) rather than if its understandable n_n'

[@KingMagarum]

je regardais tranquillement les commentaire, et qui voilà ? x)

[@almi8151]

RWBY vol 9 actually goes hard and nobody can change my mind

[@ImpossibleCarl69]

It's the best volume imo

[@christopherb501]

Imagine how hard it could have been if it only got the full episode count.

[@angelotheclown1004]

Welp now we know why ruby's falling in the intro

[@deenaozaki2583]

I hope Ruby recovers her trauma and depression in this volume. I feel really bad for her after everything has happen.

[@franciscoandres4907]

That's probably the point of this volume. Her finally facing all her fears and becoming stronger for it.

[@shaneokeley825]

It's like with Luffy after Ace died or like Naruto when Jiyrara died well pretty much some of the main protagonist got traumatized after someone close got killed

[@ACey96]

​@@shaneokeley825 dude this is the 2nd comment where you spoil one piece on this video alone Could you fucking stop

[@mauriceisaac3646]

@@franciscoandres4907 More like her finally realizing the cost of all her poor planning and decisions.

[@shaneokeley825]

@@ACey96 well I'm sorry, I never got caught up with One Piece because of the weirdness of the series like the people, the powers, the seize, personality and the series is probably never going to end ever!, you should be grateful that RWBY doesn't have people like that, besides I got spoiled of One Piece cause Watchmojo, you would've gave up on One Piece cause the weirdness too and by the way was the first time?

[@mekagojra1954plays]

Ok so at 0:23 to 0:35 everyone is moving forward and at their atlas outfits their signature emblems however Ruby’s goes from Vol.1-3 smiling to Vol.4-6 frowning to Vol.7-9 looking away with her emblem representing a Rose begins to wither the more she grows finally fading now the rose symbolizes beauty and love mainly focusing on the love part a withering rose represents that love is gone so Ruby has the chance of giving up on being a hero and at this point just wants to survive it’s a theory and a crazy one at that but hey it popped up in my mind.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Hmm. Who said anything about surviving? When a Rose withers. It just dies if it doesn't receive the care it needs.

[@Pieseł_z_Petersburga]

I really hope Neo gets a big role in this story and not become a pawn like with cinder. It would be a good character development because (as we know from the novels) she always did what others told her: her parents, principal, Roman, Cinder. Wish it was different now.

[@jalenjohnson0339]

Seems like she might be the main antagonist of this volume so you might get your wish man

[@Pieseł_z_Petersburga]

@@jalenjohnson0339 I hope so, but I'm really worried about one more thing. Will Neo stay? Because looking at how many characters died in the volume 8 even those with a lot more story to add, I'm starting to worry a bit about her.

[@jalenjohnson0339]

@@Pieseł_z_Petersburga I mean thinking about it she really has nobody left on Remnant that cares about her or support her. Roman is dead and she knows Salem has two relics and that much closer in getting the other two. Why bother going back to Remnant where she can stay here and have fun and be herself in the ever after

[@cassandratodd6732]

@@Pieseł_z_Petersburga Something tells me that Neo will stay in Wonderland. Her semblance matches the environment perfectly (fairytales and illusions, not everything is as it seems, etc.), and IMO her character hasn't done anything significant besides being Torchwick's sidekick, stealing a relic (only to have it/the credit snatched by Cinder), and acting as a small obstacle for RWBY and JNPR. Maybe she'll have development in the form of letting go of her hatred for Ruby over Torchwick's death and sacrificing herself so RWBY + Jaune can leave.

[@brycestephen8791]

Wasn’t she in the story tapestry near the end of the intro? That just made me think she was gonna be the mad hatter.

[@BigFella117]

Casey Lee Williams never fails to impress me with these songs. She’s killing it

[@Compucles]

If only she would learn to enunciate while singing. It's not a good thing when you have to look up 1/3 to 1/2 of the lyrics each volume just because they're impossible to comprehend otherwise.

[@ReminiscentIndustries]

​@@Compucles Tell me you haven't really listened to the vocalist without telling me you haven't really listened to the vocalist:

[@xoreign]

@@Compucles Grunge rock has entered the chat.

[@snowball03-boop]

​@@ReminiscentIndustries​​@ReminiscentIndustries They're not wrong, bruh after hearing the same track and listening to what she's saying, I still miss what she's actually saying. She meshes up words in such a way that it sounds like she's slurring. HARD. (By a girl) I heard fire-something instead. And (We must live with balance, but balance is blind), I didn't hear any coherent words at all until I just saw the lyrics. (Vengeance is a riptide) also left me stumped because of her not enunciating. That's a big part of speech. Tell me you didn't pay attention or dumped all info of grammar in the trash without telling me you didn't pay attention or dumped all info of grammar in the trash.

[@snowball03-boop]

​@@ReminiscentIndustries​​@ReminiscentIndustries And yes, I heard this show's intro many times. Even MurderOfBirds or Arnold singing along sounded more clear than the track he was singing along to, 8 TIMES SO FAR. And there was more times he probably sang along to actually learn the lyrics.

[@UltraMarcusX]

I love the idea that this season is focused only on 6 characters, this is going to give the season a different touch to the series in general, especially since they are trapped in another dimension. Ruby Weiss blake Yang Neopolitan jaune

[@kittylover62]

I'm sure we'll check in with Oscar and the others from time to time. But it'll mostly deal with Team RWBY, Jaune, and Neo.

[@Bboytk23]

sheeesh I need to catch up

[@evanrivers3477]

This has Alice in the Wonderland vibes! And everyone in RWBY will have to face their deepest fears and self-struggles to move forward from here on out! This is definitely has the need for character development!

[@shelbybayer200]

Yeah, um ....... Yeah, it's supposed to be based on Alice in Wonderland This other realm is actually even called WONDERLAND

[@Suksass]

I feel like this will just have Jaune be one of the antagonists for 2/3 of first arc. The armored Knave we see for a brief moment.

[@axothegremlin]

@@shelbybayer200 It's called Ever After actually lmao

[@shelbybayer200]

​@@axothegremlin Yeah, sorry that's the correct name But, I'm gonna say it is Influenced by Alice in Wonderland We even have a Cheshire Cat

[@bakancsification]

I am praying so that Rooster Teeth does not blow this huge opportunity.

[@MentalMeles]

This will be the day. Time to say goodbye. When it falls, let's just live. The triumph rising, trust love for every life. Inside...

[@Americanbadashh]

it's like a poem being written over years

[@GreyLion86]

@@AmericanbadashhRWBY is built like a storybook after all. Thus why the seasons are volumes, and the episodes are chapters. The titles of each opening tell their own stories along the way.

[@praetorianrex5571]

​@@GreyLion86 could I ask you for some input on a creature or two I'm working on for RWBY, please?

[@taiall]

1:11 It seems Neo made herself 9 new friends. She is becoming more and more like Roman everyday

[@LaineMann]

Speaking of which. In wonderland, pretty much anything can happen. ANYTHING. A-NY-THING

[@laughingfox1606]

No, these are clearly vol 1 cameos. The shadow people return.

[@cunningsmile4166]

Neo is on her own now... meaning we get flashbacks of dialogue to explain things

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@cunningsmile4166 assuming she'll actually speak in her own voice, and not with signs like her Chibi counterpart

[@adri__alex1539]

or is she being 9 different persons

[@AnimeOPEDGuy_]

Bro, this opening is fire. Also, Ruby and Jaune man... They going through it this volume, they've been going through it since previous volumes.

[@powerhouse6165]

Despite my gripes with the show, it feels like sitting down with an old friend after not seeing each other for a long time.

[@caliveil1627]

Its the rwby experience baby, its like that Ex coming out of rehab

[@TheTsuyuki]

I wish I could say the same. I keep going back saying "this time it must be better, right?" only to be greeted by the most generic OP possible (talking about the visual composition, not music) that somehow still manages to have so many awkward shots after them "getting used to the new software" for 7 years, which was the excuse of fanboys back then for the awkwardness.

[@silver_wolf02]

​@@TheTsuyuki?

[@lavilygalaxy4541]

@@TheTsuyuki what? This opening was amazing along with the music what do you mean lol

[@ladylala3724]

@@TheTsuyuki I agree. I for one am so unenthused by this opening and RWBY in general anymore. I'm happy for people that can still enjoy it, but don't understand how they do. I'll binge the volume once its over cuz I'm 8 deep at this point, but any shred of love I had left for the show died last season...such a shame. To clarify...the song is fine, not my favorite of the openings but still good. its the general story-line that's being teased that I'm board with before it even begins.

[@mattragusa210]

I just realized that they don't even know that Jaune is down there too.

[@zachparish3468]

And when they do find out they will know what happened to penny

[@kevinkeung9336]

@@zachparish3468 didn’t Weiss saw what jaune did? She should’ve saw the blood of his sword while fight against cinder

[@starry__blossom]

Yeah Weiss brings up what happened to Penny in the episode briefly but she doesn't know Jaune fell since she went before him so that's gonna be fuuuuuun

[@ChrisMaxima]

I actually really like this song... Im surprised not enough people are praising it

[@blueberryoatmeal4009]

Some people just like to whine.

[@Thatguysleepy]

Agreed, I'm loving the song.

[@Omega-ig6rp]

the intros first lines are referencing what happens when you "ascend" has anyone else noticed this sinking down and becoming undone, in the new ep it says it breaks you down, that sounds very familiar.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I strongly feel Ruby and Jaune are being deliberately paralleled against each other this volume. Just from this theme song we can see that both are absolutely destroyed emotionally, they are the only ones crying and seem far more crestfallen than the other characters here. It makes sense though as Ruby and Jaune have paralleled each other since the beginning. They are foil characters and often go through the same emotional beats. Their experiences are also so similar to the point where when Jaune has a problem, Ruby is the one who empathizes and advises him because she faced a similar problem. The vis versa also occurs when Jaune faces the problem first and later advises Ruby. I'm interested to see where this will go. RWBY has always aspired to be a fairy tale so my best guess is that Ruby and Jaune will be put thought the gauntlet this volume but will both regain their hope and determination by its end. No doubt they will reach this conclusion together after seeing what the other has become as they find strength in themselves by first reaffirming the strength in each other.

[@anelyzhernandez1867]

1:08 in the intro it shows ruby smiling freakishly and then it says in the song "I gotta let go I can't lose my mind inside a world full of lies!"it said something like that what if somewhere in the volume ruby loses her mind

[@jordanrichardson2367]

Well…u predicted it

[@micahparham3829]

Watching Casey go from the TWELVE YEAR OLD that was singing her dads score for a great up and coming indi series, to a COMPOSER for a MAJOR crunchyroll dub is WILD, you can feel the difference in Casey’s comps vs Her dads and it’s not a bad thing!? The chords don’t have the same feeling as her dads used to, Jeff has this “pulse” that you feel in all of his music, but she definitely is her fathers daughter you can definitely hear similarities lyrically, and I’m just SO excited to see which direction this album (and volume) goes in, I’m just so happy to see that RWBY survived so many changes, Monty dying, rooster teeth becoming a more independent studio canceling their VRV contract (or however that went down), to now Jeff retiring!? Every volume I was going through the same kind of Hell team rwby was going through (when the series first aired I was literally fresh out of an urban warzone and was in the hospital healing, and trying to come to grips with friends I’d been looking forward to helping me raise kids no longer being alive), ironically when things were getting better for them things got better for me and when things got worse again they ironically got worse for me too, I’ve finally found some real happiness and stability only for my girls to be at their lowest point, and fresh out of ANOTHER major loss. I am just so excited, thank you crunchyroll and RT for still allowing us to watch rwby in an easily accessible setting I thought I was gonna have to pay for a WHOLE OTHER streaming service to watch this volume 😫

[@Jeremyskye]

Love how all were following Alyx like the story were told but the story wasnt exactly true and the tease of Neo as Alyx, both possesed by the cat and neither had reasons to go back to Remnant

[@FromShadows87]

Just noticed how evrey time a page turned ruby looks more and more depressed

[@Axel-zw4wj]

0:23 All the members of team Rwby start with their older outfits in the back and as they progress they get closer and their attires change to the actual ones. Ruby on the other hand starts closer with her old looks and gets further back as she reaches her current state until she is in the background barely noticeable in her emblem.

[@BeautifulBelladonna]

Also, usually, it's in order from Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang (except in volume 6, but we don't talk about that), but in this case Ruby is last and Weiss is first.

[@briannahall2564]

First intro where Ruby has her head down and eyes closed at parts. I can only think about what Oz said at the end of one of the Remnant Fairy Tales: "Heros may turn out to be villians"

[@cameronjr8]

1:10 Neopolitan drinking rainbow tea made my day! 🌈☕️

[@jcam5]

She can literally taste colors if you catch my drift.

[@AztechHydra]

It's amazing with the little toast movement as well

[@natethegreat5968]

Best shot in the intro

[@jamieoeyes8568]

I think Neo might be based of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland now after seeing this OP.

[@arkdragon222]

@@jamieoeyes8568 or alyx

[@mendozazone]

Since nobody brought this up: I think at @0:58 when that caterpillar blew that smoke from the hookah is how ruby talks with her younger self from the trailer. The smoke sent her on a trip to find herself.

[@plusultra12001]

Survey says: 🛎 DING! 🛎 Correct

[@mendozazone]

@Plus Ultra! lol called it! I also called it vol 8 intro when I said Cinder would ask the final question, lol

[@mendozazone]

Second prediction, this one seems more far fetched: the cat IS the tree.

[@plusultra12001]

@@mendozazone We’ll see

[@revanius2213]

Anyone else notice Neo looked a bit like the Hatter in this opening?

[@jamieoeyes8568]

Yeah I did I think that may be who Neo is based off of.

[@axx012]

@@jamieoeyes8568 In this volume, she takes on the role most likely but not in general to the franchise out side this world.

[@olavolima2330]

Crazy to think that casey is 24 now and you can notice the difference in her voice if you compare her vocals from v1/2 and now How time flies

[@KIKI-bq7tz]

Ruby becoming the "Life is not like a Fairy Tale" emo Blake. Blake becoming "That's why we are here" Ruby full of hope girl. No wonder Blake seems to take the lead during the OP and in the first episode.

[@Lunauver]

Coming back from watching recent episode all you feel is pain

[@ekinstonwalker9736]

Different but still good! The music never disappoints. Still would love for Casey to cover Ice Queendomm music!! Can't wait to see what other songs drip this year. Betting that DC movie will have one!

[@jordanrichardson2367]

Wait which DC movie?

[@pekopeko0619_]

@@jordanrichardson2367 it’s a justice league x rwby crossover movie

[@jordanrichardson2367]

@@pekopeko0619_ Ohhh nice; I hope so too

[@KingOpenReview]

0:23-0:33 I love it when a show has been going on long enough for the kid characters to grow up, and the opening does something like this.

[@tjswimm]

Me too. We’ve come a long way forreal

[@midnightdagger21]

This is a pretty interesting turn in the shows direction. Neo becoming one of the main bads of the season instead of being a lackey, all the obvious alice in wonderland references, and especially this new character who is clearly based off Alice herself. And I'm hoping they shed some light on what'll happen to everyone else under Winter's protection

[@elifnurgencan3149]

In 0:22-0:33 part, Weiss, Blake and Yang is getting bigger, but Ruby is getting smaller. I think this symbolises something -like self-confidence or hope-.

[@CaptainDope]

0:14 I'm very curious about the red lightning crashing into the tree, followed by the two blue trails on the left of it.

[@shyeclipse239]

Well assuming the red is Ruby (obviously) falling down into the Ever after. I assume the two blue lights would be Alyx and Louis which is really subtle foreshadowing as I have never noticed that

[@watermelonwellington1479]

Casey's voice has definitely grown since seasons 1-3. I'm glad they've been utilizing her lower range, but seems like her high notes have been sounding much less strained

[@henryvolt35]

I liked how it seemed like they learned their lesson from volume 7 about putting spoiler in the new openings so they tried to hide the new girls' identity. Only for them to be like, "Oh wait no one's going to know who the hell this is anyway so it doesn't matter."

[@chaninakosovske6567]

I actually love when they put subtle spoilers in the intro, or ones that require some puzzling, it makes it so much interesting to speculate. I have a feeling there’s a couple in this into too, like who is falling from the sky at 0:18 (might be Weiss and Blake but colors don’t quite match up), or what the thing in the R is being zoomed in on at 0:21

[@im_cheepy1143]

If you guys haven't yet, check out the full version! Casey did a FANTASTIC job with the vocals! It's just so damn cool throughout, I can't help but have a big ass smile on my face while listening. The instruments are INTENSE! Great job Casey and Martin!

[@orgixvi3]

This opening really captures how the series has beaten the optimism out of Ruby. While everyone else around her have grown and become more confident, Ruby's confidence has been slowly deteriorating since Pyrrah's death. I'm predicting she and Jaune will probably grow closer this season and build each other back up.

[@EIBrown]

This season on RWBY: the gang takes psychedelics.

[@conniesaez101]

This opening hits hard I bet this season there’s going to be a lot emotions and trauma going on with Ruby and maybe possibly with the rest of the members. This is making me getting excited even more! :)

[@ReveredDead]

At first I was genuinely confused by this entire volume. Then halfway through I loved it and the end was amazing. And the biggest crime is that we never got an animated and completed Episode 11 and a complete Episode 12 like they had planned. As of today April 2nd 2024. Rooster Teeth has about a month left till they close the doors forever. They say Volume 10 is still being worked on and is in production even as they are closing and the issue is finding a studio interested in buying the IP. Hopefully said studio brings on the people who were working on RWBY at RT so that the story is consistent and quality isn't lost. This show is incomplete. It cannot end here...

[@shaneokeley825]

Ruby is getting traumatized, but I hope she gets her act together for like Shanks said as he left Whitebeard and Ace's funeral there's no shame to cry so long as you overcome it

[@esdeathisbae9480]

That's what I think will happen darkness always comes before the dawn ruby is gonna go through some things but either it will come newfound hope and determination

[@Salvador-312]

Casey going hard as usual. Hope this season doesn’t flop.

[@Diogo85]

I heard that Jeff Williams left or is leaving. He'll be missed.

[@raidenakajacktheripper5988]

Just from the first 2 episodes and this opening alone tells me that Ruby is gonna have a huge dose of character development judging by how depressed she looks

[@Yoshirocks92]

I feel really worried about Ruby in this one like I don't really look into character flaws that much but if there is one thing I know, it's that you shouldn't bottle up your feelings like I get that Ruby wants to be the hero of this tale but being a hero means taking responsibility for other people even if you tend to bear all the world's problems on your shoulders, there's nothing wrong with letting it all out to someone close to you even if you are bottling everything up. I hope Ruby gets the support that she needs in this volume like Weiss went from being a know-it-all from a wealthy family to someone who considers her teammates a second family while for Yang, her goal of finding her birth mother was a success and despite her losing her right arm to Adam, she found a way to not let her anger get the best of her and pushed through her PTSD when the rematch came between her and Adam. Last but not least we have Blake, someone who was anti-social at first and wanted to keep her past as a former White Fang member a secret until it came back to haunt her at the Fall of Beacon and she ran away without telling anyone but with the help of her parents and Sun, she has finally let go of her past even after her and Yang's final battle with Adam, she was done running away from her problems. Now, I really hope that Ruby does the same here and when it comes, she's got her teammates and her allies to support her. Edit: Man that was a lot but it was something that I needed to personally get it off my chest and it felt good for me to say it.

[@Cronios]

I am so happy this show has come back 🥲

[@irisiris4749]

Coming back after ep 8, the amount of details in this OP is astounding ! Great job !!!

[@neoblazezz]

another detail is that unlike the other 8 rubys roses are nowhere to be seen

[@vicentenicolassalamancavid1826]

Lindsay Jones claims Ruby's mentality is "selfless, but that means she's not dealing with her own issues. Compartmentalizing and internalizing her grief is what might eventually destroy her."

[@summertime_lovin]

Life isn’t a fairytale: gets stuck in a fairytale. Ruby never took anything seriously enough in a real world but finds herself becoming serious in a fairytale

[@vashtinayagar1325]

Damn this op was another level of unhinged, and the song just makes it so creepy. I love it

[@austinkniga-bartlett8657]

Some falls hit so hard that sometimes, you choose not to get back up again...

[@Arthur2light]

1:23 Oh my gosh. He was hinted at in the opening all this time. Hidden behind Alyx.

[@roberttaylor7940]

Who was

[@NyanMart]

I know vol 1 and 2 openings are classic, but vol 9 opening is just such a banger. Absolutely beautiful.

[@Zbmanakouzuki]

Im have a really strong feeling that the girl at 1:27 is the Summer Maiden (the last maiden we haven't seen yet) Boy i sure do hope Ruby gets out of this depression, even though i know she went through so much already.

[@Vallaann]

Small Spoiler: That scene with Jaune and the clocks make a lot more sense after episode 5.

[@cateIeya]

The cat is actually evil and takes possesion of Neo's body after Neo makes Ruby drink a poisonous tea that will k--- Ruby and descend her in the tree for a new "role" getting Neo's revenge and Ruby's self harm. That's the spoiler for you for Volume 9, Episode 8!

[@jordanrichardson2367]

I didn’t how they were gonna pull off the whole Wonderland theme but man are they delivering this volume

[@HarmonicVector]

The revelations Ruby will have in this Chapter will DESTROY her. In that destruction, she will make a choice. And all of Remnant will depend on the right one.

[@jujubean2785]

Y’all, I don’t wanna cry anymore, I’m not ready 😭

[@zoharamitai8719]

Favorite intro, I'm not even lying. Also it hits different after the 9×08..

[@anelyzhernandez1867]

Did anyone notice that when ruby came up on the intro when she was in the volume 1-3 part it was Infront and her like rose in the backround was the bright and then it gets dimmer and when it is like right now she is in the back and the rose is at it's darkest and it is not like that for the rest of them

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

At 0:49 when Team RWBY is formed, they start walking in order of their team name, from left to right: Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang. But in every transition after the first, Blake and Yang have switched places. I cannot unsee this and now you cannot either.

[@simbasorariku3]

Maybe it's meant to be symbolic

[@otakujin100]

I noticed that Ruby's pace gets slower.

[@personalstory5178]

IDK. Maybe Ruby will drop from team RWBY for a solo arc, making Weiss the leader and adding the new girl as a temporary member. The new name WYB and something else (probably an A for Alice). Unfortunately, the closest color name I can think of is "White Blue".

[@rachelle10]

I think if Ruby is not doing well, Blake will step up and be a leader. We haven't seen Blake in the spotlight much in the past seasons, and I think that's partly because she follows Ruby, while one of her skills is also being a leader. I think that's why they start following her when Ruby starts falling behind.

[@kevinkeung9336]

@@rachelle10 I kinda figured that out of all WBY, blake is the most loyal member to Ruby, I feel Ruby is very close to Weiss and Yang and Blake the least. From the previous volumes, Yang is impatient and defensive her relationship with Ruby is extremely close, a bond relationship is not loyalty. Weiss was abrasive in the beginning, she does follow Ruby but she’s seems very protective. Her heart is stronger than her will, which is similar to Yang, then there’s Blake who in the beginning has no opinion on ruby’s leadership, Ruby done so much for Blake in the beginning (vol1ch14, vol2 ch3-4 and vol6ch 6) that she already give her loyalty to Ruby. Although they don’t often interact, it’s best they don’t because that puts Blake’s will stronger than bond. I read a fanfic if Ruby was captured and told her team to leave her, Yang and Weiss was very resistant to Ruby’s orders but Blake wasn’t, she did it with her will even if her relationship with Ruby was close

[@peytonrabun5433]

I really love that this volume is Alice in Wonderland themed!🤩

[@TrueMinky]

Timeline? All canon btw. (I'll edit if I find anything else) Volume 1 Ice Queendom (episodes 3 - 11) Volume 2 Grimm Eclipse Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 (episodes 1 - 4) Arrowfell Volume 7 (episodes 5 - 13) JL x RWBY: part 1 Volume 8 Volume 9 JL x RWBY: part 2

[@TrueMinky]

The best we got on an exact year is in "JL x RWBY 1" when Wonder Woman first appears. Look at the awards. 20XX. Not much to go off, but we now know it's somewhere between 2000 and 2099.

[@bonniejohnson334]

I'm kind of expecting this volume to be the final swift blow to Ruby's optimism (and seemingly Jaune's too), a final tragic breaking point before we finally get our upswing that's been waiting ever since the last few episodes of volume 7 For how dark and depressing the show gets some times, there's always been times where we get our lighter tone again. Volume 3 got really dark at the end with volume 4 balacning the aftermath and giving us some room to breath, before volume 5 gave us a triumph again, as the opening for that volume said "Back to the fairy tale". Volume 6 gave us a big hit of dread up until the end when we get some real hope back and resolution to big weights that some of our characters had been carrying since volume 3 (or even earlier). Volume 7 was mostly upbeat until the last few episodes where we took a nose dive into "Oh crap, this is really bad." Arguably having our characters in the worst spot they'd ever been in up to that point in the show. Volume 8 slowly got worse and worse with even the few successess getting no time to be celebrated, all the way until the end of the volume where we'd gotten through all the bad stuff at the beginning of the volume, only to have more horribleness set up for where we are now. So now we're at volume 9, after over a full volume of harsh conditions, big loses, depressing situations, and no real plan for how we're actually going to resolve the story-long problems and not even knowing if ANYTHING accomplished in the last volume even worked in the long run, I think this volume is going to have most of our characters showing their development and moving forward despite the hardship, while the two who started this series as their respective team leaders and 2 of our most innoccently optimistic characters have finally gone so downhill that they're going to break. Jaune's growth up to this point is likely going to be blocked and by the time we find him I expect he'll be fully broken, Ruby is probably going to be taking a downswing for a while this volume before fully breaking. Both of them having fallen so far from who they wanted to be and believing they completely failed. Haunted by their past, both who they used to be and what's happened desipte their best efforts, and feeling as though there's no hope for the world and people they just wanted to help. Then towards the end, we'll finally get a win. Maybe not a huge one, but one that feels important, impactful. Whether that's a new plan to beat Salem, redeeming Neo and turning her to their side, escaping this other world to find the people of Atlas are still safe and their friends alll alive, whatever it is this mixed with the support of the people around them will finally help both Jaune and Ruby (or at least 1 of them, probably Ruby) to recover, grow, and keep moving with a more mature optimism than they once had. Most of that I really think will happen, however Jaune scares me a lot right now. We're at a point where Nora and Ren could handle loosing another teammate from a narrative standpoint, I don't really expect him to die as much as I worry he's going to stay in this new world. I doubt it, but RWBY has surprised me multiple times before as recently as volume 8. And team JNPR has already lost a team member with their title being in flux depending on who they're with, with Emerald, Oscar, and Winter all without a team to really belong to consistently, it wouldn't surprise me to see 2 of them joining Nora and Ren to make a new team at least for a bit (I was already expecting team ORNJ to become official back when it was just Oscar joining, and when Emerald switched sides I expected her to join JNR, still do) If he decides there's not enough for him back in Remnant, and there's need for his help in this other world, it could be a real possiblity that this is our last volume with Jaune. It would mean he never gets to have a final facedown with Cinder yes, it would mean he never reunites with Nora and Ren yes, it would mean his family probably never gets to know what happens to him yes, it would mean we never get to see him at his full stride as a team leader again yes. But could it work? Honestly I think so. I can see Jaune and Ruby hugging and saying goodbye with Jaune making Ruby promise to "Look after them" or "Avenge Phyraa for me", something along those lines. Fully believing he's more needed in this new world, that no one else can do what he can for it. I can see it happening with proper build-up and without loosing too much potential, and that worries me.

[@Omnimegas]

god that last part of this opening kicks so much ass, I don't know what it is about the way she sings "our worlds unwind" but it just releases all the serotonin in the brain

[@MrWtf1989]

Any one notice that the intro changed slightly once jaune was revealed as the rustic knight they showed his face.... awesom!!!!

[@TanTran-ho8ii]

I wonder if there going to have the Vacuo scene where Winter, her remaining family, Oscar, Emerald, and Ren trying to find refuge and Qrow, Robyn, and the remaining Ace ops probably went to Beacon and inform Glynda that Atlas is destroyed and they need to find the others to defeat Salem

[@greyworld6242]

Little red will finally get the character development that she’s needs!

[@SHP4Life]

She’s been had that character that character development.

[@ReiseLukas]

​@@SHP4LifeWhere? She had almost no development from Volume 1 to 6 and anything after that was too little too late. It's ridiculous looking back how Jaune Arc had more development in the first 3 Volumes then most of Team RWBY, the main characters.

[@SHP4Life]

@@ReiseLukas- expect her lost her trying to maintain hope, her learning how the world is and her striving to be the hunter that her mother was and all her losses she been growing. Some growth is bad and some are good. What happens here we might see her breakdown just like back in Vol.8 but only worst and I’m prying that that the other see the signs and hope she doesn’t end up like Ironwood thinking of shouldering all the burden on her because she’s not the one to blame or anyone of the kids.

[@msnavy97]

@@ReiseLukas most of team rwby? Weiss and Blake have excellent character development, Yang is also pretty good and ruby had some. Looks like this is the time for her to shine but if u really think that then you obv didn’t pay attention

[@zekeiwa5837]

It only took about 90% for the main character to start an actual character arc, and even then we dobt know that because the opening showing one thing and the show showing another has happened before

[@Kohi_of_Greed]

It took me a few rewatches to notice this; in the first sequence of team RWBY evolving as they walk, all 3 move forward as they change outfits, but Ruby doesn't just appear at the back at the end, she slows down and goes further back. Man.

[@AwesomeDr111]

One of the best intros since he first 3 volumes. Very unique and memorable

[@AgentofChaos315]

There's a a little stream of tears down Jaune's face

[@ronnicastephens211]

I just realized in the opening jaune is crying with a bloody and broken sword

[@mendozazone]

1:10 after watching chapter 4 I now think those shodow figures behind Neo is her clones transformed.

[@andyreacts]

Agreed

[@canalnadaprafazer8195]

Maybe when She Returns they Will Update The intro Same For Knight in Epsode 6

[@chefcook09]

This volume contains so much stress for Ruby and Jaune.

[@jixxyllamera6112]

WE’RE BACK FOR MORE RWBY

[@marmax6970]

They created a Master Piece... dont know why Rooster Company is ripping to pieces when they have created the MOST BEAUTIFUL anime ever made.

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

I like how they’re slowing making Blake’s color purple. Probably to compliment Yang’s yellow.

[@greatdevourskeleton7685]

Probably my favorite opening to be honest

[@eclipsedboii]

Just watched the full season today and man, I did not realize how dark this season really was like maaan. It was definitely a good one and I feel like we'll be back on track with how RWBY originally felt.