Reviewing Crazy RWBY Theories

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RWBY has had some crazy theories over the years. Faunus, maidens, relics, and questionable dads. Let's see how I rank them all!

[@twinodoom]

I refuse to believe Neo, Raven, and Coco do not shop at the same mall.

[@yelloturkey]

Coco would shop at that mall, while Neo and Raven would just steal from it.

[@accesssanity6083]

@@yelloturkey Nono, Neo would steal while Raven straight up robbed it.

[@drollfurball2863]

I can imagine them shopping at the same store "off set". Be like "Hey Cinder." "Hey Raven." And neo (eating Neapolitan ice cream) just throwing up a sign saying 'sup' to Coco, who is also eating/drinking her namesake.

[@neopolitanicecream4871]

Can confirm

[@justapotato1176]

Coco's out for blood for Raven

[@danieltaylor4185]

My only thought on how the "Pyrrah's crown was the relic" theory is that it would be hilarious when Ozpin finds out that Jaune _melted it down for some fancy armor trim._ Ozpin: By the way, Jaune, where did you get that gold trim on your armor? Jaune: I melted down Pyrrah's crown, and- Ozpin: YOU WHAT!?

[@rockhistoria2537]

Imagine Salem's reaction

[@chibilutionaudios]

“THAT… *ahem* i-is a good way to remember your fallen comrade…I uh…i’m gonna have a lie down now…i’m very…very tired.”

[@snowboundwhale6860]

Jaune: "I'm getting a sword relic one way or another"

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

@@chibilutionaudios Ozpin be like in his head: {Don't panic, don't panic..... OK FUCKING PANIC, THE CROWN OF CHOICE IS NOW GOLD TRIM ON SOME GUY'S SHIELD, WE ARE SO FUCKIN DEAD!!!}

[@four-en-tee]

@@rockhistoria2537 Salem: (walter white meme)

[@richardendresz161]

Adam’s dad was the blue eyes white dragon

[@Rangerj04]

You mean the blue peeps whitey dragon?

[@johnynoway9127]

naa hes the black eyes red dragon's son

[@chibilutionaudios]

@@Rangerj04 Aaaaah i forgot about this!

[@iaminpain8407]

...

[@four-en-tee]

@@johnynoway9127 This was the moment Adam became Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon

[@christmassquid1774]

“Winter must be the winter maiden because her name is winter” Well that’s true now

[@tformerdude6788]

It most certainly is.

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

but not like her secretly being the Winter maiden all along, in reality it was just... she became the Winter maiden after the previus two bit the dust,,

[@a_Lemming]

9:18 Or her last thoughts would be her hatred of Ruby, giving Ruby the maiden powers. It would be a series-long payoff and hilariously ironic.

[@khomozhea5216]

qqthat is exactly the problem that i have with the maidens. i am pretty sure that if i were to be killed i would be thinking on my murderers, being in the best case escenario that someobe random would become a maiden, and in the worst, the maiden power would be stealed by an enemy faction.

[@gohanmoreno7]

i was thinking that was weird that she didn't talk about that posibility, to me, that Cinder's hatred for Ruby ends with Ruby receiving the Maiden's powers is highly possibly.

[@lucaspoon4202]

@@khomozhea5216 Well if that's how the maiden power works then that's just how it works lol. I don't consider it a problem. It's exactly what happened with the Fall Maiden. Cinder shot her and was the last person she saw, therefore the last person she thought of. So basically we've already seen that idea play out in the show. It sucks ass for the person getting killed, sure, but it doesn't the make the concept a bad one.

[@khomozhea5216]

@@lucaspoon4202 didn't cinder had something special that allowed her to steal the maiden powers?. and yeah, if that is how it works, well it is how it works, since it is magic it doesn't to be beneficial neither make sense (i couldn't think of better words). And if it brings interesting ideas and plot threads, i can't really get mad at it. but i still feel conflicted about that.

[@lucaspoon4202]

@@khomozhea5216 Well yes Cinder does have her grimm arm that allows her to suck the maiden power directly from the host even as they are still alive. But I was talking about in volume 3 when she shot the Fall maiden (Amber) with an arrow. Cinder was the last person that Amber saw so the power went to Cinder. This was the in-show scenario of the power going to the enemy. But if you don't like it, I can understand that. It's like you better hope your death is not instant so that hopefully you have a 'life flashing before your eyes' moment or where maybe you think of friends or family and it goes to one of them in the moment you die.

[@thebiigbuhhda8744]

I lost it when she said Coco is a horn dog.

[@lightdragoon88]

Same.

[@hazelcrisp]

It's a true fact. Critter ain't wrong

[@hunteryt7819]

I laughed my ass off

[@ValetinoLovebird]

when CoCo slaps Fox's ass....i knew immediately

[@Lord_Moldybutt]

To be fair for your CFVY theory, naming your faunus kid after their faunus traits is apparently pretty common in Remnant. Leonardo, Corsac, and Fennec send their regards.

[@BunW.Bun21774]

How does Corsac's name fit that? Not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious.

[@Midnight-wh2bs]

@@BunW.Bun21774 Similar to how Fennec is a species of fox, Corsac is also a species of fox.

[@coffeewolfproductions9113]

@Evan McGough Not really since it never is pointed out much in the show.

[@2qup2]

@@Midnight-wh2bs i did not know that you learn something new every day thank you

[@kzaanimefan4836]

​@@2qup2same goes with Harriet

[@CoopaTheGreat]

New theory: Neo gets all maiden powers and kills Salem and Ozpin and recreates the world into an Ice Cream wonderland

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

This honestly sounds like it could be the origin to the Candy Land board game.

[@Al-ir6vb]

Agreed. Neo is the one.

[@SkulCat]

if its what neo wants

[@petercocchiara659]

"Roses bloom in the spring" Shows a field of tulips.

[@daltongarrett3393]

I feel like a much more reasonable connection would be Ruby’s bright and cheerful demeanor being related to spring. Although if Ruby were to ever get a maiden power, it would have to be fall, given the amazing payoff of Cinder’s all consuming hatred of ruby ultimately leading her last thoughts to be of Ruby. Not that I think either of those hold any water, ruby already has a readily available deus ex machina

[@VolticWind]

Tbf I think the “Qrow is Ruby’s dad” theory was the community’s attempt to write around the fact that Tai ended up conceiving kids with both his female teammates within the span of 2 years.

[@tformerdude6788]

Yeah, it was.

[@RinRin72769]

He just got too much game

[@TechBlade9000]

Ruby also got no Xiao Long Genes

[@guywithrevolver]

​@@RinRin72769too true, he's just a player that way

[@jvukovic4]

The ultimate rwby conspiracy where the bunny girl with the camera was supposed to be the main supporting charachter

[@nebulousprime]

No shit, that CFVY theory about them being villains actually made sense. Them all being faunus was a bit of a stretch but them being secret twist villains made perfect sense.

[@burnt.alaska]

i love how yang has purple eyes, because ravens eyes are red and tais is blue, and blue and red is purple

[@angrybitch5195]

HOLY SH- i never noticed that

[@Dressup_Doll]

I think they said that it would be funny to do that. Mix them together!

[@a_Lemming]

The theory that Yang hatched from an egg is hilarious, but unlike a lot of fan theories, it actually has a reason to exist. On a symbolic level, her parents are a dragon and a bird. On a practical level, it would avoid any issues if a pregnant Raven were to turn into a bird. It would also give Raven another reason to be pissed at Ozpin. There’s no way CRWBY would ever endorse this, but it’s still a fun theory.

[@justapotato1176]

But wouldn't she also have the ability to turn into a bird if she came out of an egg unless poor bird Raven had to fly around with a massive egg the size of a human baby. But it could work

[@sneefinsnorfintime]

Not related but I just had Yorse flashbacks.

[@_synthium_]

RAVEN DID YOU LAY THIS EGG

[@JMObyx]

Well, this would be a bit awkward since that means Yang completely lacks a belly-button due to the fact that creatures that hatch don't come out with an umbellical cord that would leave such a mark to begin with. This would also be even more interesting in a version of Remnant that has an index of "biological anomalies," from the Schnee's hereditary Semblances, to the Faunus and how their magical genes work, to a lot of other stuff, including Yang happening to be hatched from an egg. And perhaps Atlas would have a history of not admittitng Faunus because in their past they had horrific experiences with a sub-set of humans whose "biological anomalies" made them monsters that are essentially a hybrid between Grimm and humans, with the malice of the former and the intelligience of the latter, and since the populace fears such an event happening again, they simply refuse to allow biological anomalies to enter military service or any service, much less parts of high society. And there comes a bit of drama when Yang enters Atlas and learns that she is in fact a "biological anomaly" because she was hatched from an egg, and it's likely possible later on that her children would come in the form of eggs as well. But of course, all of this awkwardness would be avoided if a doctor simply carved a bellybutton into Yang when she was a baby. Where may I find this fanfiction?

[@mlgsamantha5863]

yegg

[@jaketionary2543]

Your "CFVY is White Fang double agents" is the kind of theory a game master would see in the group chat, and scramble to make true, because that would be AWESOME!

[@jesuscarrion3763]

What if I told I am game mastering a rwby game and will make that true RIGHT NOW

[@thomasraines1396]

It would be.

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

Yeah, that sounds so much more interesting than what actually happened as well.

[@dawnofmoon6967]

"Qrow is not Ruby's Dad." -RoosterTeeth FNDM: I'll pretend I didn't see that.

[@T-Jex]

What do they mean with such criptic messages?

[@joyin9852]

He might not be her biological theory but I can see he is more of a father figure

[@hypeman1825]

"The faunus are being mistreated!"-RWBY Also RWBY - *never shows any mistreatment*

[@hypeman1825]

@@eren34558 Yeah because this isn't a show where retcons aren't known to be regular.

[@hypeman1825]

@@eren34558 "This isn't a show with retcons" 😂😂😂😂 you have to be joking?. If not then shut up.. clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[@emoneestep3244]

"Qrow is Ruby's dad" was one of my favorite theories and if the creators hadn't debunked it themselves, it would still be the most prevalent in the fandom as it had a lot of "circumstantial evidence": 1) As you mentioned, Ruby looks a lot like Qrow and nothing like Tai despite having no blood relationship to her uncle. All parents and children shown in this series thus far, have been designed to look alike in some capacity. Either they are nearly identical (In the case of Blake and Weiss' parents) or otherwise show traits of both parents (Yang). For this reason, it felt strange for Ruby to have ZERO physical resemblence to the man who was supposed to be her biological father. 2) Qrow's theme song, "Bad Luck Charm", possessed some lyrics that seemingly explained something curious about Ruby's name and really gave ALOT of fuel to this theory's fire. So Ruby's last name is Rose, like her mother, instead of Xiao Long like her sister and father. A lot of people found that this was weird since Summer died at an age where Ruby would have barely been able to remember her. In Yang's volume 2 flashback, which takes place after Summer's death, she describes Ruby as still being a toddler. For this reason, it seemed highly unlikely that toddler-aged Ruby made the choice to take up her mother's name instead of Tai's. Meaning that this choice was made for her. Going back to Qrow's theme song, there is a lyric that states "You and I are not the same, You don't want the burden of my *name*" This lyric, coupled with the reveal of Qrow's bad luck semblence in Vol 4, is what really cemented the narrative that Qrow is Ruby's father for many. Qrow's line in Vol 4 of "I'm sorry Tai, she's not coming back" implied that Qrow was present at Summer's death. It also implies that his bad luck may have helped caused her demise (or at least he seems to think so). For this reason, it made sense that he would keep a distance from his daughter (Ruby), so that his semblence wouldn't bring her harm as it had Summer. He gave Ruby (who was a toddler) to Tai in order to keep her safe from his semblence and so that she would be able to have an active/present father figure in her life while he kept an eye on her from a distance. Ruby was given the last name Rose by Qrow in honor of her mother and to hide the fact that she is actually Qrow's daughter. As the song stated "you don't want the burden of my name". It would also give another reason for his excessive drinking: thinking he caused his wife's death and having to live separate from his daughter for her safety. 3) Tai seems to have little to no relationship with Ruby in comparison to her relationship with Qrow. In Vol 4, we get to see that Tai is the doting parent type. And while its understandable that he'd give more attention to Yang (who just lost an arm) at that time, he spends little to NO time at all consoling his younger daughter who had just watched her friend die. Nor does Tai explain anything to Ruby at the end of Vol 3. Despite being her father, Tai is never mentioned to have tried to help Ruby train when she wanted to learn how to fight, despite him training Yang and being a professional hunstman/instructor. Qrow takes on Ruby's training, Qrow talks to Ruby about her mother and Qrow explains Ruby's silver eyes to her. Some of these topics (especially relating to Summer), seem like it would be best explained from the mouth of a parent, not an unrelated uncle. Additionally Qrow is far closer to Ruby (someone completely unrelated to him) than he is to his actual niece (the daughter of his twin sister). 4) Yang and Ruby are only two years a part. Assuming that Tai and Raven split the very same day that Yang was born, this single father had to have immediately gotten over being dumped, found the time (despite dealing with a newborn) to start dating Summer, gotten married (Summer is listed as his wife) and then gotten her pregnant all in about a year. That is an insane time frame to think about I actually would have liked it if they went this route. Ruby and Yang being cousins instead of half-sisters would explain why they look nothing alike. It would also explain why Tai and Ruby seem kind of distant, and don't seem to have any where near a similar father-daughter relationship that Tai and Yang share.

[@0blivion484]

I’m convinced I’m a firm believer of this theory now

[@Hashbrown1682]

"Chibi is boring" *HOLD UP*

[@jayredd8340]

Yeah, if she thinks Chibi is boring then I don't know what she thinks about actual RWBY, considering Chibi is a lot more entertaining. It also uses the characters better.

[@justapotato1176]

The reason people think that Chibi is good is cuz they break down the characters to their most basic form. I don't like it cuz the jokes are not that great

[@victorwagner2423]

Objection!

[@four-en-tee]

@@victorwagner2423 overruled

[@justapotato1176]

IDK what would change if Qrow was Rubys dad. He's already Rubys father figure.

[@donnamitsuki281]

Exactly! Like I get the drama that it could cause,and sure I can see that. But their relationship would _really_ change?? I don't think so... Again I think this theory is just people wanting to ship Summer and Qrow without feeling guilty about Tai being all alone...

[@justapotato1176]

@@donnamitsuki281 Well I guess a good idea is that they liked each other, but bad luck got in the way

[@ryancarson6962]

Well for one thing it would mean that Qrow abandoned Ruby. Remember, it was Tai, her canonical father, who actually raised her. Qrow isn’t her father figure, he’s her uncle, that makes a big difference in their dynamic, Qrow not being around all the time is fine if he’s a relative but if he’s her father than that means he has more responsibilities as a father that he dumped on Tai.

[@nahte123456]

@@ryancarson6962 That's ridiculous even if that all was true so what? Qrow has a job, he does take care of Ruby when he's around, and his Semblance makes him the worst actual parent in the world. Nothing would change if he was Ruby's Father and everyone knew that, it's a stupid plot idea at it's very core by this point. It could work in earlier Volumes because we knew less about the family dynamic and what Qrow does.

[@alexandergonyea4642]

@@nahte123456 THANK GOD!!! I swear, I thought I was the only person in the world who actually disliked this theory! I mean, for crying out loud why do so many people actually like this theory!? Why do so many people want it to be a thing!? Sorry for flipping my lid, but I really hate this idea, and 100% agree with you. It is a stupid plot idea, it wouldn't really change anything to the story, and would jeopardize Ruby's relationship with Tai, and even Yang (like, do people actually want Ruby to be cousins with Yang instead of sisters, I mean really?). It's pointless and stupid.

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

My theory: The Judgemental Critter is secretly a faunus. Why? Her avatar is an animal. Why would she have it if she wasn't secretly a faunus? Makes you think, doesn't it?

[@hellkaiser64]

Blake wasn't the only weirdo Who tried to cover her faunus' traits , Tyrian did that In V4. I Guess they do that for dramatic revelations

[@twinodoom]

Leo also wore a coat during most of his appearances that concealed his Faunus traits.

[@justapotato1176]

Well, no he didn't hide his traits cuz CRWBY set his tail to invisible in episode 1 of V4

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

They're both weirdos lol

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@Metsarebuff 22 And because it's probably more comfortable. Why keep your Tail up all the Time, if you can just wrap it around yourself?

[@kishinasura1989]

@@johannesseyfried7933 that's what I was thinking plus if you're a assassin why not hide one of if not your best weapon that has deadly poison in it I might add

[@SaiyanGamer95]

I myself theorized that Cinder's Semblance was the power of "suggestion". Basically, if she maintains eye contact with someone, they'll believe what she wants them to believe. It went like this. This was back during, like, Volume 3 to 5, before we definitively knew what her Semblance was. My theory hinged on two scenes; her conversation with Roman and her conversation with Ruby in Volume 2. For her conversation with Roman, he was getting frustrated and annoyed with how vague Cinder was and wanted to know more, to which she says "You'll know when you need when you need to know". They maintain eye contact and you hear a slight sizzling sound before Roman turns away and drops the subject. And with Ruby, she was masquerading as a student alongside Emerald and Mercury, Cinder says they're from Haven. Ruby and Cinder look at each other for a while, with the same sizzling sound before Ruby accepts Cinder's words. I imagined the sizzling sound was Cinder burning her "truth" into them so they believe her or just don't question her further.

[@Tigerof2000]

This sounds quite good but also just makes me question the limits like why not just go to ozpin and burn the truth that she is the next maiden or maybe glynda who doesnt have magic

[@SaiyanGamer95]

@@Tigerof2000 If I had to pick a limit, I'd say that if doesn't work if you're aware of it.

[@TechBlade9000]

​@@SaiyanGamer95it'd be like un drunking the qrow

[@triggerfairy4070]

Junior being ruby's dad sound pretty legit

[@zacharydick2445]

Junior form rvb

[@zacharydick2445]

@Evan McGough makes sense

[@kritikill7779]

sounds neat, but taiyang has been confirmed to be ruby's father

[@kritikill7779]

@Evan McGough By rooster teeth themself, several times, out of universe and in universe.

[@avawings.9335]

Qrow isn't ruby's fucking dad why are people so stupid. When blake in session 1 wanted to really go for the white fang yang and Blake began to talk about their back story. Yang talked about her mother and father. Raven who is yangs real mum left her and tie yang alone and after a few years tie yang, yangs father then got with summer rose and summer rose and tie yang then had ruby yang said it her fucking self while trying to help Blake stop working so hard to go after the white yang Like fucking hell

[@lightdragoon88]

What about the Theory that one of Ozma/Salem Daughters survived and started the Arc family? We have the "Same Hair color" theory but there was also Salem family symbol in the flashback being an upside down symbol of Arc.

[@tformerdude6788]

. . . OH.

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

Oh boy..... so that would mean Jaune is secretly related to both Salem and Ozpin... damn...

[@blackstargate4188]

@@thesymbiotenation.4552 could explain why oz allowed him to stay at beacon

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

@@blackstargate4188 cause gotta be honest... early volumes Jaune was a shit fighter

[@drunknbard2807]

Qrow being Ruby's dad fits better than her actual dad who's only defying character being that he smashed two members of his high school team.

[@grubhubgenjutsu]

The Yatsuhashi theory is actually quite decent. In my memory, there isn't a part where his arm guard gets removed(which would be the location of the tattoo he would have if he were Banesaw. On top of this, his semblance is memory manipulation which could be why nobody else may know including his teammates and the final thing is choice of weapon they both have similar weapons and fighting styles.

[@sangrinodabambino792]

I would say the main problem with it is that Banesaw was left on the train unconscious, while showing Yatsuhashi coming in with his team in a bullhead not long after the grimm breaking in the city. Add the fact he looked fine and not damaged.

[@daltongarrett3393]

Honestly I think they just tried to pull a sneaky and re-use the model to save time

[@tformerdude6788]

@@daltongarrett3393 That works too.

[@shadowdragonuniverse9372]

actually thor's mother was jord, a being of the earth itself, many people keep thinking his mother is freya or fridd due to marvel, but they're not

[@shadowclaw7210]

Ok thanks Now I know more that more funny you learn new stuff every day

[@herpderp5727]

Funny enough Frigg and Freyja being one and the same might have been how they were originally. Freyja's husband is named Odr (Ecstasy) who's usually absent. Frigg's husband is Odin (Master of Ecstasy) who travels away from Asgard in search of knowledge. Both Frigg and Freyja are Volva (practitioners of Seidr, a type of Norse magic). Both seem to have a comparable position to Odin. Freyja is the goddess of Seidr, she even taught the craft to the Æsir, she also takes half of the slain warriors to her field (Folkvangr). Frigg is the queen of the gods and is the only one allowed to sit on Hlidskjalf alongside Odin where they can see all of creation. Freyja's mother might be Nerthus, who is identified with mother earth, while Frigg's father is Fjorgynn, the masculine personification of the earth. While Freyja's father is Njord, he might as well be another aspect of Jord (earth) as Njord is exactly what the Proto-Germanic name Nerthus would look like if it were rendered in Old Norse. So basically, Earth is the mother of Frigg/Freyja. Heck, they might as well be extensions or aspects of Jord. What does that have to do with Thor? His mother is Fjorgyn, the female personification of the earth. As I'm sure you guessed by now, Earth or Jord seems to be hermaphroditic, makes sense considering she was made from the corpse of Ymir (a hermaphrodite primordial giant). So, while her comment of Thor's mother being Freyja is off, it isn't exactly baseless either.

[@cheek3664]

16:39 James McCloud really named his son “Fox” and thought *“Yeah this is it”*

[@derrickdaniels3955]

As a Star Fox fan, I don't get it either, he'll the grand majority of the Star Fox characters are named after their species.

[@xolotltolox7626]

So, in the SNES continuity, James's name was also "Fox", he was Fox McCloud Senior, so there are some theories that with the renaming of Fox's father to "James" in the N64 version, that he is also called "James" and "Fox" is a nickname for him, because he doesn't like being the junior

[@derrickdaniels3955]

@@xolotltolox7626 cool this makes since

[@creakimoi2958]

I'm still early in the video but I subbed to the Qrow as Ruby's dad simply because of their comraderie. iT was clear that Qrow was closer to Ruby than his actual niece and it was also Qrow that Ruby takes after in terms of personality (the alcoholism aside, that's not a personality trait) and her weapon was designed by Qrow (or he helped, I forgot). When Ruby struggled after the tournament, it was Qrow, not Tai, who was there for her and talked to her. Ruby has always been the person Qrow is most open and forthwright with (though, not 100% transparent). Their relationship was considerably deeper and closer than Qrow to Yang (which is explainable considering Qrow's guilt and relationship with his sister) but also Ruby to Tai (which I guess could be explained that since Tai lost Summer and didn't just get left that the wound is a little more...but)...just everything added up that even if Qrow never proved to be her actual father, that it was Qrow that Ruby saw as her fatherly figure, despite already having one...that last one making sense if Qrow had indeed been her biological father.

[@creakimoi2958]

I also had no idea that Cinder was ever considered Ruby's mom...that's...that's weird..

[@MatCor-ty7zi]

@@creakimoi2958 There's at least one fanfic and a few fanarts of this idea.

[@OneTaker]

If its been officially confirmed that qrow is not ruby's father, but fans still think he is, dose that make it a conspiracy theory and the creators lied to hid the truth?

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

i'm going to say yes :)

[@OneTaker]

@@thejudgmentalcritter6584 Next RWBY video "reviewing RWBY conspiracy theories" XD. Fan theories are like Pokémon/Digimon. fan theory evolves into crazy fan theory. Crazy fan theory evolves into fan conspiracy theory.

[@augustoleal291]

My love did you watched Steven Universe?

[@jakupharrison8051]

I mean to me it just makes it a fun AU

[@donnamitsuki281]

I think people just really like Qrow x Summer,which is pretty harmless tbh

[@Dianafuckhandles]

Its also basically confirmed that Phyrra's crown was melted down into the gold accent on Jaune's armour and sword. Now if the crown and the sword were both relics we would have a super Double Relic!

[@nozhena]

That hug between Yang and Ren at 8:00 is so nice and warm and full of friendship, I really wish that this was the type of friendship we would actually get to see in the show...

[@edgywaluigi9006]

My theory is that yang is the literal fusion of tai and Raven, like a gogeta fusion

[@justapotato1176]

Makes sense since rEd AnD bLuE eYeS mAkE pUrPlE EyEs! Fuck genetics!!

[@phoneyphil5663]

Raven, Tai, and Yang have never occupied the same place, at the same time, so you might have a point.

[@firepuppies4086]

"I activate polymerization. Then use de fusion. Now I activate monster reborn to revive my Yang"

[@edgywaluigi9006]

@@firepuppies4086 all of RWBY is just a yu-gi-oh game

[@Compucles]

@@firepuppies4086 Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card!

[@johnsmith5922]

I know the team RWBY maidens one got another jump from the fact we learned team RWBY's birthdays and they each coorilate to a season. Yang to Summer, Weiss to Winter, Blake to spring, and Ruby to fall. My own crazy RWBY theory was on Jaune having wings as part of his semblance. Cause he was constantly being sent flying in volume 1. And the whole Arc Angel thing. XD

[@not_voidchaotic4009]

They don't really though, atleast not all. Blake's birthday was a few days ago and January is not spring.

[@johnsmith5922]

@@not_voidchaotic4009 I said it wrong as I forgot which was which. Blake is Winter Weiss is spring with May 15th. Yang is Summer with July 23rd and Ruby is Fall with October 31

[@BlackButler32]

@@johnsmith5922 You know that's that bad. Blake is winter because White/Black, Weiss could be spring because flowers bloom after the snow, Yang is summer because she's fiery, and Ruby is Fall because she has kinda a gothic style which fits fall, roses (or flowers in general) fall to the ground in fall

[@troperhghar9898]

Ive always been a fan of the "(blank) is a (blank) faunus" mostly because with how much story the white fang plot took up blake needs an opposing viewpoint that can't be so easily writtin out of the show

[@P.W.Periwinkle]

16:45 I now want the entire show to be rewritten and all the faunus character names to be swapped for the name of their animal for comedic purposes.

[@richman6974]

You are a fuanus! And you are a fuanus! Everybody (except ice queen ) is a fuanus!

[@TabbyVee]

The pyrrha relic theory is clearly not true, however, it is really interesting thematically because of how she was given what was probably the hardest *choice* to make in the series.

[@echothemyth3160]

Holy shit I really like your team CFVY theory! I might write that au someday.... My favorite RWBY theory was the one Phoenix/night did about Zwei secretly being a shapeshifter and working for Salem. I think (hopefully after they've killed/ written off some other characters) introducing a new villain would be interesting, and having one so close to the main girls would have him feel pretty threatening?? The zwei thing is probably not gonna happen, but I am really interested If the extra seat in Salem's coucel room was intentional or not. Only time will tell.... it probably wont happen.

[@Ramsey276one]

But what if actually...? [BIG DANGER!] What are we going to do?! [Suddenly...] ZWEI?! Z:Yeah? W:Are you a Faunus?! Z: Complicated B: Your Semblance?! Z:Uh-huh! Y: We fed you dog food for YEARS! Z:The good stuff! R: Are you changing back? Z: pretty sure...

[@shadowclaw7210]

I would really like if Zwei suddenly got big role

[@garrettg2747]

Your team Cvfy being in the white dang would’ve been so good as a plot twist

[@ArtPendragon]

I actually would’ve love to have seen a Faunus team that had characters based on the Fox & the Hound and the Tortoise & the Hare. It seems to be such a fun combination of fables

[@BunW.Bun21774]

I actually like the 'Qrow is Ruby's dad theory' since I personally find Tai moving on to Summer and having Ruby two years after Yang odd. I like to headcannon that once Raven left and Tai shutdown, Summer and Qrow stepped in to help raise Yang during which in that time, Ruby was waiting to be born. And when she was brought into the world, Ruby and Yang were raised together as siblings despite being cousins (though they know they're cousins, but treat each other as sisters)

[@scythehedgehog9849]

10:38 - Okay a little something from someone who knows a bit more about Norse Myth. Thor's Mother isn't Freyja, it's Jord, a Giantess from Norse Mythology. Frigg was Thor's Step-Mother as Odin's Relationship with Jord was part of an affair. And Frigg and Freyja are not to be confused with one another as Freyja is a Goddess of the Vanir, while Frigg is a Goddess of the Aesir. Just wanting to clear that up.

[@NatsukeShift]

"Coco is a horndog" I APPROVE OF THIS THEORY.

[@redwolf92]

I'm always with the fandom regarding Qrow being Ruby's dad. Theory : Qrow and Summer uwu'ed and conceived baby Ruby. Qrow's being an elite huntsman go pewpew with Summer against Salem. Qrow's semblance wasn't feeling it that day, so Summer got fucked by Salem. Qrow became emo and sad after losing his waifu, , gone alcoholic and being too inebriated - left baby Ruby with househusband Tai to grab some Jack Daniels from your local WalMart and never came back. Also seeing the common tropes in anime (in which RWBY is based from), the child is usually a mixed between both parents, with Yang is literally blond Raven so Ruby would at least got a tint of yellow on her colour pallet but no yellow whatsoever, even on her outfit - well except probably her undies.

[@martirecu3010]

I've always been fond of this theory if only because Ruby and Yang are very close in age so it's always felt weird that Tai and Summer would get together so soon after Raven left, whatever her reason was - if they were like four, five years apart it'd seem more natural but as it is Sumer would've been pregnant with Ruby a few months or a most a year after Raven left. Considering Tai still seems to have some positive feelings towards Raven and Summer was in a team with them so she would've known about their relationship and that Tai and Summer are/were - as far as we know - pretty alright people, getting together so soon seems like an unusually dickish move on their part to me

[@ninjaked1265]

But wouldn’t Yang know Ruby is her cousin because she was old enough to see Summer as her mom not her aunt

[@martirecu3010]

@@ninjaked1265 Yang and Ruby have a 2-year age difference, the whole reason Yang remembers Summer is that Summer was around for a few years before dying, if she'd been told that Ruby was her sister and Summer her Stepmom she probably wouldn't have questioned it - even if Ruby and Summer had arrived suddenly chances are she was too young to remember it in the present

[@MrRemicas]

Except Ruby and Summer had been living for years with Tai and Yang. Yang was even surprised Summer wasn't her biological mother.

[@martirecu3010]

@@MrRemicas But Yang would've been too young to remember if Summer had just shown up one day. They lived together for years before Summer died, but we don't know the specifics of how Tai and Summer got together after the Raven situation

[@tobiis-a-good-boy4960]

Your CFVY theory was really fun to listen to! I would've been interested to see this turn into a canon plotline if they went with it.

[@johnross5098]

Imagine if the entirety of team rwby were faunus and when Blake went through her character arc in volume one, nobody spoke up.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

If I remember correctly, a big part of the rampant "X is a secret Faunus" theory crafting was because at one point in a Q&A one of the writers said that one of the characters we've already met was half-faunus(which doesn't require them to be faunus themselves, but whatever) I remember Yang was a common subject for that one, usually saying that Raven was a Faunus and part if her leaving was to try to spare Yang from discrimination by association or something, and that theory in turn got co-opted after the reveal of Qrow's shape-shifting power in Volume 3's post credits, that Faunus might be latent shapeshifters and that the Branwin twins had learned the lost magical art...

[@k.b.gravedigger1990]

Crow is just a strong Uncle who protects, and loves his niece(s) very much, like myself as an uncle.

[@yugihobo1589]

the maidens are secretly salems and osmas kids

[@judgedread2173]

Do you guys remember when Ozz was always asking the lamp can I kill her and she always replied with no YOU can’t I’m pretty sure the lamp is implying that he can’t kill her but that someone Else like Ruby can

[@shadowclaw7210]

I did think that but I think it kinda would be little disappointing because only because of some wrong words choices he lost hope

[@Dressup_Doll]

I hope not. I’m hoping one of them wises up and puts a sleeping spell on her.

[@shadowclaw7210]

@@Dressup_Doll it’s not wishing lamp

[@kiwihost4936]

Use the staff of creation to make eternal sleeping pills and put it into Salem's morning coffee?

[@judgedread2173]

@@kiwihost4936 Fucking genius

[@LooneyLei]

The theory of Team CFVY being in the white fang sounds pretty interesting though, I would watch that

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

What if Oscar's a Faunus? Think about it: both of his outfits have him wearing gloves and we never see his actual hands. What if his Faunus trait are claws?

[@NOOBMASTER-hy6uo]

My only major theory outside of the already prevalent “Pyrrha is Agent Carolina” theory is that the entire show is a fantasy inside the head of a comatose Ruby Rose, having been knocked out cold by Roman in the fight in the first episode. But in all somewhat seriousness, my real other major theory is that Summer Rose is still alive, there’s nothing but an empty coffin at her gravesite, as she had become Salem’s new vessel.

[@tformerdude6788]

Yikes. O_o

[@lnsflare1]

Obviously, Ruby is actually Qrow's mom, due to some sort of Relic-related tomfoolery. But not Raven's, somehow.

[@noahdaglio9362]

One of my favorite crazy RWBY theories from pre volume 3 is that the whole show took place in a time loop. Ozpin is a future/alternate timeline version of Jaune, and the mysterious women, who we now know as Salem, was a future/alternate version of Ruby, who was also the lady who saved Yang, who we now know is Raven. This theory came out before the Vol 2 finale and it basically said that the show was a Madoka style time loop where Ozpin/Jaune is trying to create a time line where Ruby doesn’t become evil.

[@TenebrousFilms]

After Oz explained his reincarnation thing, I suspected Salem reincarnated too, and was prepping Cinder to be her next host.

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

5:19 Another reason that can't be true is that Jaune used Phyrra's tiara/crown thing to add gold accents to his armor in Volume 4. They didn't say that it was specifically her crown, but that was the only metal that she had that didn't get turned to ash, maybe her shield as well.

[@daltongarrett3393]

Actually I’m pretty sure her shield and swordspeargunjavelin survived, although the swordspeargunjavelin was broken into three pieces. Not a proponent of the tiara theory, but the shield and weapon seem like more than enough material for his new armor and shield

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

@@daltongarrett3393 oh yeah that could be true, I was under the impression that Phyrra's shield flew off the tower when she hurled it at Cinder's arrow but the arrow flew through it. I wish they showed Qrow bringing back Phyrra's remaining armor/weapons and Ruby down from the tower, it's a little confusing on how Jaune got it lol

[@frogradar]

Ice cream is cold

[@emeraldgreenz]

Who would name their fox son Fox? Someone playing goddamn 4d chess. It’s something that seems so obvious in hindsight you just miss it completely.

[@emeraldgreenz]

Also them being in the white fang sounds like a fun AU. No reason they couldn’t be while not being fanus

[@KFP_Prophet]

My personal favourite wacky theory is that at some point, likely the final battle with Salem, Ruby is sent back in time, probably loses her memories and becomes Summer Rose - who never existed, eventually regaining her memories and realising she has to abandon her past self to not fuck with the timeline. She then shows up at the final battle when all seems lost and dunks on Salem with essentially the combined skill of both Ruby and Summer.

[@RyanBurgerplays]

I think Ruby being Samuel L. Jackson theory is correct

[@presidentraiden9203]

What if in Season 9 Ruby becomes this Faunus-like entity getting absorbed by the tree and turned into something else? I’ve been hanging onto the idea where she gets reborn by the tree after being convinced that she isn’t a good leader.

[@KeeKage37]

While I do agree that Emerald getting the maiden powers would open up new possibilities for her character. I have a hard time believing that Cinder would actually have Emerald in her thoughts. As Emerald is little more than just a tool for Cinder to use. Which would give more credence to Cinders enemy’s getting the powers. Also I always thought that Summer was just one of those people that were really shy and didn’t like getting her picture taken. Hence why she’s hiding.

[@Compucles]

Personally, I love it when the show itself blatantly confirms or deconfirms certain theories, like when Ozpin (via Oscar) flat out told everyone that his cane is not a relic.

[@Wolpertinger-yl6ll]

Freya isn't Thor's mum frigga(frigg) is, freya is a different goddess. they're also different versions where thor's mum is a giantess called jord. Frigga= aesir goddes and odin's wife mom of atleast Thor's younger brother balder. Freya= vanir goddes of beauty and love, sister of freyr.

[@herpderp5727]

Funny enough Frigg and Freyja being one and the same might have been how they were originally. Freyja's husband is named Odr (Ecstasy) who's usually absent. Frigg's husband is Odin (Master of Ecstasy) who travels away from Asgard in search of knowledge. Both Frigg and Freyja are Volva (practitioners of Seidr, a type of Norse magic). Both seem to have a comparable position to Odin. Freyja is the goddess of Seidr, she even taught the craft to the Æsir, she also takes half of the slain warriors to her field (Folkvangr). Frigg is the queen of the gods and is the only one allowed to sit on Hlidskjalf alongside Odin where they can see all of creation. Freyja's mother might be Nerthus, who is identified with mother earth, while Frigg's father is Fjorgynn, the masculine personification of the earth. While Freyja's father is Njord, he might as well be another aspect of Jord (earth) as Njord is exactly what the Proto-Germanic name Nerthus would look like if it were rendered in Old Norse. So basically, Earth is the mother of Frigg/Freyja. Heck, they might as well be extensions or aspects of Jord. What does that have to do with Thor? His mother is Fjorgyn, the female personification of the earth. As I'm sure you guessed by now, Earth or Jord seems to be hermaphroditic, makes sense considering she was made from the corpse of Ymir (a hermaphrodite primordial giant). So, while her comment of Thor's mother being Freyja is off, it isn't exactly baseless either.

[@EmSwaff2]

When it comes to Maiden theories, I like the one where Willow Schnee is the Winter Maiden.

[@sneefinsnorfintime]

"Because y'know, his name is Fox and Coco is a horndog." This line made me snort so loud.

[@justacheese34yearsago28]

Raven and Adam tho, I always thought they're apprentice and master -Grimm mask -use katana -japanese fashion style -red and black combo

[@Missing-Ace]

Cfvy being in the white fang would have been pretty cool

[@mryoungandbrave1]

I really like the theory that the last King of Vale, one of Ozpin's past lives, who made a sword with a similar design to the relic of destruction, and when the relic was locked away, the sword was given to his family, the Arcs.

[@lfz4611]

You forget to mention that the first Ruby concepet had wolf ears

[@marconarvaez9871]

I remember seeing that somewhere, but I can't find it! Do you happen to know of anywhere I could read about/see that Ruby concept art?

[@samuelhartley-smith7731]

I need to see cfve as white Fang members

[@MewDenise]

They kinda ruined the maidens by not having them be the daughters of Ozpin

[@liberleo1384]

So as to just making them mcguffins for a bigger mcguffin, that being the relics.

[@bmonk2534]

Rwby theory during volume 3: white fang wanna use dust to turn everyone into a faunus. With magic introduced and large quantities, some how elements held in crystals made biological changes.

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

I 100% ALSO thought there was going to be a way the villains could turn people into faunus! I thought for sure Salem was going to be able to bring back Torchwick and turn him into a donkey faunus (because in Pinocchio Candlewick and the other boys turn into donkey's.)

[@connormacdonald4722]

This is exactly what I needed today, I've gone on a rwby binge recently

[@indigofeigefalconer6294]

I think when cinder dies the powers will die with her she's so self centred I bet she would be thinking of no one but herself.

[@neilburns448]

There is a cute story called An Arc For All Seasons where RWBY are the Maidens However I'm down with Yang and Ruby being Spring and Summer and Pyrra and Nora being Fall and Winter Interesting video

[@MrAuthor3DS]

11:10 No, that was Mercury's prank. I guess they didn't feel like tweaking Neo's snowman from the Nondescript Winter Holiday episode.

[@robertgalt4008]

10:52 For the record, Thor’s mother is not Freya, it was actually a giantess named Jord. Blame Marvel for any confusion.

[@Pystoria]

Now I think Jaune will get the sword relic

[@markloeffler85]

11:36 Well that didn't age well.

[@krystianrymonlipinski5296]

I will continue to believe that this 0:15 some are / Summer coincidence is in fact not a coincidence at all, but a well-crafted and consiously executed pun. Well done.

[@maxwellmediainc]

Okay but like adam and raven that’s just too close the red and black the red katana swords and the grimm mask that’s all to similar lmao

[@WhiteGlintIX]

wow, the winter maiden comment aged perfectly

[@juliusbossman7280]

Remember when Salem was first introduced and people thought she was the Winter Maiden, gone mad with power?

[@Natelu-Sama]

i liked the "cinder is jacques daughter" theory, with winter and weiss being "evil stepsisters". would have given her a strong reason to hate the *power*ful and would have made her backstory link to characters weve actually heard of. idk where it came from but i heard it after vol. 7 and it really worked for me

[@Hoontor]

More from critter? on our count down to the 6th, heck yeah I love the energy, you, your sister, your friend and your boyfriend all bring to discussing Rwby.

[@STE6677]

The RWBY theory that Remnant is in a Simulation like the matrix is a crazy theory.

[@Ramsey276one]

19:00 you just gave a great alternate timeline fanfic for RWBY Volume 2! Coco? ADAM?! Coco: You still want them alive? Adam: In cages... FOR NOW

[@robertchaney2704]

Back before volume 7 dropped, and Penny was brought back, I had a theory that Penny would return, not as herself, but as a fragmented AI. For those who haven't seen RVB, a fragmented Ai is essentially when an artificial intelligence experience an event so traumatic and damaging to their mental state, that it forces them to segregate certain parts of their mind/ personality, and then break them off, creating smaller, less powerful AI called AI fragments. Fragments are the parts of an AI that get removed in order to stop the pain, for example when Alpha couldn't deal with the memory of Allison's death, he created the Beta AI (the embodiment of Allison's memory), and broke it off from himself, leaving him without the memory of Allison. I had basically theorized that since Death is, ya know, a pretty traumatic thing for someone to experience, that Penny would come back broken. Either missing her memories, or bits of her personality and that Pietro would be experimenting on her behind the scenes trying to find a way to piece her back together (like how the director did with Allison). And that Penny's fragments would become antagonists for the next volume. The parts of herself that Penny would most likely give up would be her grief, her fear, her memory of her death, and the betrayal of Ruby leaving her and allowing her to die after saying they would always be friends. Penny's fragments would basically go the route of the Meta, and try to combine forces to get their revenge. It was all very Fanficy and a little TOO similar to RVB, but I figured it was an interesting concept, since rooster teeth invented the idea of AI fragmentation, and it would be a cool way to connect their two most popular franchises.

[@wyattdupre2721]

I'm still waiting to see if Ruby will ever get the wolf to her riding hood. It feels a little to obvious but maybe she'll meet a wolf faunus or the Hound will be it.

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

I figured it was the Grimm in general but that be cool that the hound is her big bad wolf

[@grantharriman284]

We could still find out that Freya is Nora's grandma or some such. We know literally nothing about Nora's parents except that they were gone by the time she met Renn.

[@creamcheeseandrain3937]

“Just because I like them doesn’t mean they’re good” Finally

[@b0mazor]

I think General Ironwood will join Salem against Ozpin. Already Salem succeeded in converting over another headmaster + Ironwood now resents Oscar/Ozoin as seen in their last fight. He would certainly be a difficult adversary considering he could repiece parts of his robot army and slip through with atlas tech to damage Ozoibs reputation as a personal vendetta for not being totally honest from the beginning. Its not like he can lose any more than all that he's already lost. Would be cool to see Weiss in full strength to fight Ironwood when hes not morally strong ebough to stand for his own principles; and to rub salt in the wound it could be that moment that Weiss becomes the winter maden.

[@MatCor-ty7zi]

You want a crazy theory? When Salem was first revealed (or a little after) I was on board with the theory that she was corrupt Summer.

[@alexjewett7455]

10:58 minor correction here: thor actually isnt related to Freya, and his mother was a giantess named jord.

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

The 1st theory just confirms the most important thing. It confirms that most people don't know how genetics work or they just skipped science class all together

[@olioh758]

15:38 IM SO SORRY I JUST BURST OUT LAUGHING AT THIS ONE OMG

[@lukejones7164]

Tai never talks about Summer, but Qrow does all the time.

[@Muteartist_]

I mean, Tai has "lost" two of his lovers and Raven didn't even die so it makes sense character wise that Tai wouldn't talk about Summer but would talk about Raven. He's probably still grieving.

[@thatoneoverthereok]

Tai also only has like, 4 minutes of screen time.

[@Muteartist_]

@@captainmac1005 ...That's the whole point? He can't talk about Summer because she actually died but he can talk about Raven... Lmao

[@Muteartist_]

@@captainmac1005 Did you even read my comment? You clearly haven't had to deal with grief before because losing someone you love can absolutely destroy a person mentally, and with someone as emotionally driven as Tai I think it's safe to say that he'd be heart broken over losing Summer forever. Unlike Raven who only left him and has been shown to visit him (as evident from Volume 5 where Raven flies away from Tai) so he logically is able to talk about her more freely. Obviously it'd hit harder and be a lot harder to come to terms with because he is still grieving. The loss of Summer and the break up with Raven are two separate things that are unfair to compare because of the afformentioned points. Obviously the writers could have given Tai more screen time in order to show how badly it effected him, but come on. He didn't even talk to Ruby about her silver eyes even though he knows about silver eyed warriors (Qrow had to tell her). We can infer from this that Tai doesn't want Ruby to end up like Summer, and can't breach the subject because it's too painful to think about. Also, Qrow has never mentioned Summer either. In fact he covered her face in the photo when showing Yang soooo???? Are you saying that Qrow can't be Ruby's father either because he only mentioned Summer in Volume 7, a long time after Summer's passing and Ruby is a clone that Summer created asexually? I'm not saying that the writing is amazing or the designs are unique to each character (every character other than Yang look like a clone of one of their parents and they certainly could have added more yellow to Ruby's design and more red in Tai's design to show visually that they're father and daughter) but not understanding basic human emotions does not qualify a critique.

[@Muteartist_]

@@captainmac1005 Show don't tell, look it up. It's the most simple rule of visual storytelling. It's not my fault you can't read between the lines and understand how to interpret a piece of media without every answer being shoved in your face every two seconds. You can make inferences based on a character's personality. Tai, is a very emotional person shown by the fact that he thought to send Zwei to Ruby and him helping so much with Yang's (badly written) recovery, therefore we can infer that he deals with grief as he would obviously deal with the mental repercussions of losing a loved one. Your comments have suggested that you believe that Qrow being Ruby's father is the more logical decision, eventhough Qrow has shown no grief other than covering up Summers face in the picture that I have talked about before. Him heavily drinking could be argued to have more to do with weakening his semblence than Summer - since he wasn't on the mission with Summer, as he has admitted himself in Volume 7.

[@timothyacowin9761]

If weis became the summer made, that would the best joke