RWBY 7x1 REACTION!! "The Greatest Kingdom"

[@BlindWave]

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[@toshido_yamada]

that Merch looking spicy

[@amity4600]

Damn fell asleep. My wait rewards me!

[@inimini1724]

when are you going to react the next episode?

[@inimini1724]

when are they going to react the next episode?

[@donone352]

Rwby!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tired3444]

Four guys with full beards reacting to Ironwood with a full beard: He looks good with a beard. Me: You don't say.

[@Terrance07]

Tired Hmm... I guess you can say he was *tired.* Eh?

[@wolfpack_104]

RWBY fans: Man, I wish penny wasn't killed off so early. RWBY story writers: We can rebuild her. We have the technology.

[@Flomen01]

Lazy writing imo.

[@DeathKnight5608]

It would have been more interesting if she lost her memory when being rebuilt.

[@Flomen01]

@@DeathKnight5608 Yeah but even with that, bringing her back lowers the stakes of future deaths. Kind of like the way they've handled Cinder.

[@collecter343]

@@Flomen01 Pretty sure they explain later that bringing her back has serious consequences.

[@Flomen01]

@@collecter343 Not serious enough though. It doesn't make sense that her fully developed aura is only a piece of her father's. Even if it did, this means they can bring her back at least 2 or 3 times which is as much as you need to keep her alive for the entire overarching plot. In other words, the stakes are super low. Worst case scenario, her dad will die (he's a minor character so no one except for Penny will be too beat up by it). I personally think this season could've been better without her.

[@lenzomania]

Fun fact: Pietro's voice actor is the same guy that did Lee in The Walking Dead Telltale game

[@infernothelastelemental514]

Adam Lenz you just brought back some very sad memories 😭

[@HappyPotat]

I. Fucking. Knew I recognized that voice.

[@qthroine7360]

When I heard Peitro’s voice for the first time, I knew it was Lee/Lee’s voice actor. I freaked out and paused the video, I was so damn happy!

[@Ruyi_Moonlight]

I had that feeling how having heard his voice before but i couldn't put it in a character for my dear life!!!!! D: Thank you for this info, now i know i wasn't delusional xD

[@sincerelykiwii]

Rest in peace Lee 😭

[@AgentofChaos315]

Fun fact: This episode was supposed to be Volume 6's finale, but they didn't have enough time to make all of Mantle for just one episode, so it's Volume 7's premiere. I think its better as a premiere than a finale.

[@alexjd1278]

Yeah im glad they made it like that bc it would be worst finale if it were i think v6 final chapter was good as a finale as it is so they made a great choice also v3 and v6 are best volumes fight me ANYONE!!!!!😁

[@michaeloconnor5904]

That makes sense. The final episode of V6 felt like a pause rather than a stop, y'know?

[@noox13]

It's cuz of that that the V6 finale and V7 premiere don't feel like a finale or premiere. They didn't leave a good taste in my mouth.

[@elevatormusic4000]

So THAT'S why Volume 7 has 13 episodes.

[@paularonald8626]

Mantle also looks like they applied some lessons from Gen:Lock, which is cool. Gen:Lock made RWBY7 better, indirectly.

[@SirsMadamsEntertainment]

"He looks good with a beard"... well.. all of us with beards are biased on that lol.. Greetings from Team JSMM !!! 😂

[@Pirosthe3rdFollower]

:P your group's RWBY reaction held me over til my lords of Team REAC returned(In fact it was them being so late that lead to me finding y'all). ;-; Matthew is my RWBY spirit animal, lol His reaction to Penny's return was the best. Cheers!

[@Shannon0810]

My two favs collide

[@manwithoutmercy]

Sirs & Madams Entertainment you guys need to collab

[@dawnfallon6812]

I see what you did there. ;)

[@ringo1017]

Nice

[@KevSB07]

PROPS to Rick for figuring out the AceOps = Aesop's Fables connection. Remember how all the characters in the show are allusions of some kind? Maybe as the AceOps get more characterization try and figure out which fables they represent? Be cool to see.

[@EmilyAster]

Aren't two of them not even based on aesops fables

[@KevSB07]

@@EmilyAster They might be loose allusions, but they're there Clover- "The Lucky Fisherman" Elm and Vine- "The Elm and the Vine" Marrow- "The Dog and its Reflection" Harriet- "The Tortoise and the Hare"

[@EmilyAster]

KevSB07 That’s what I mean, The Elm and the Vine isn’t one of Aesop’s Fables. It’s often attributed to them incorrectly.

[@KevSB07]

@@EmilyAster Oh really? Didn't know that now. From what I can tell, it's at least somewhat related to Aesop. Close enough.

[@brandondodge6040]

It was never really outright stated who hacked the Atlas Robots, but alot of people theorized that it was Watts since he's from Atlas, as stated by Raven in V5 C9, "A disgraced Atlesian Scientist", and that when Lionheart was talking to Watts in V5 C1, a W appears. The same W that appeared in V3 C3 on Cinder's Scroll when she hacked the fights. So it's likely that he might have created the Black Queen Virus as he seems like the Tech Guy and his connection to Atlas.

[@noox13]

You can see Watts' "W" symbol on the virus that Cinder used to hack Beacon' CCT. The same virus that she then gave to Roman to hack the AK-200s.

[@MrAuthor3DS]

- Pietro Polendina: Geppetto - The Ace Operatives/Ace-Ops: Aesop's fables - Clover Ebi: A Fisherman's Good Luck (hence the fishing rod weapon) - Harriet Bree: The Tortoise and the Hare - Elm Ederne & Vine Zeki: The Elm and the Vine - Marrow Amin: The Dog and its Reflection

[@ThatKaitoDan]

Perfect thing to kick off the day, hope you enjoy the volume lads!

[@silask.1966]

ThatKaitoDan oh hey it’s you 😉

[@paularonald8626]

Indeed. Unexpected surprise during voluntary quasi-self-quarantine.

[@HerculePyro]

Nice polite manner: The robots all got hacked and started attacking people. The footage was leaked across the world before the tower was destroyed.

[@aktersnurra]

@@jjmmm515 No, by someone else.. I don't remember if they ever tell who in previous volumes so I won't spoil who it was.

[@juhokaartoaho]

@@aktersnurra That was cinder then that used the Queen symbol for her hacking.

[@zap4th368]

@@juhokaartoaho it was watt's program, given to roman by neo, who probably got it from cinder

[@mordredvonumbra154]

So why he big robots got hacked. They were controlled manually by a person by design so how did that work exactly.

[@Sharpyre]

​@@mordredvonumbra154 There were earlier versions of the mechs with pilots mentioned in volume 1 and seen in volume 2. the ones we see in volume 3 were newer and had no live pilots.

[@whhunt4349]

26:32 Rick has stolen Calvin's "Detective" title. He got the Ace Ops/Aesop's Fables connection so quick!

[@mcedeias7788]

I didnt even get the connection with "Ace Ops" and "Aesop"...

[@michaeloconnor5904]

@@mcedeias7788 I remember I watched it the first time and a few hours later, it clicked in my brain.

[@spartanJkut]

The staff that flashes during Monty's credit is the staff of creation, appropriate because Monty created the show. Also the Ace-ops is a direct reference to Aesop's fables.

[@teamcybr8375]

I can't wait to see you react to my new favorite volume! I agree that the fights will never look quite like Monty's fights. He had a unique style that I don't think can ever be perfectly duplicated. But that doesn't mean they can't reach a point where theirs are equally fantastic! And I think that he would be incredibly proud of them.

[@TheSkyrider27]

They improve with every Volume because they "keep moving forward".

[@nico-v113]

Oh crap Rick figures out that Ace Ops is referring to Aesop’s Fables! Let’s see if he figures out the individuals in the team too

[@batdestroyer0733]

Fun Fact about Qrow's new Voice Actor: Jason Liebrecht also voices Dabi from My hero academia, Zeke from attack on Titan and champa from dragonball super

[@amity4600]

Thought he was levi

[@cromwellthesynth]

@@amity4600 Levi is voiced by Matt Mercer

[@kellingc]

YEAH! Blind Wave doing RWBY again! I'm excited to watch Volume 7 again, with you guys!

[@inimini1724]

Chris Kelling when are they going to react the next episode?

[@kellingc]

@@inimini1724 That is a good question. I don't know if it is going to be a weekly thing, or more often.

[@inimini1724]

@@kellingc how can we ask them?

[@pyrothemusical]

Think this might be the first reaction where someone actually claimed to like Jaune's haircut. =) Also, welcome back! Can't wait for the rest of the upcoming reactions!

[@galonski64]

His haircut is awesome

[@matthewletexier]

I like his haircut

[@teamcybr8375]

@@matthewletexier I liked the long hair better, but that's partly because it looked a lot like mine and it made me identify with him even more than I already do.

[@tunderdiamant8651]

Yeah People say it doesnt fit the character but it actually fits his character development so perfectly

[@poggies7639]

I’m neutral on it tbh

[@kieranhoare7239]

WHEN RWBY? NOW!?! BUT I WAS GOING TO GO TO BED! This has been the day i've been waiting for. Pretty excited. Damn I'm going to have to resub to patreon next month

[@Jordan-gp3mj]

« We are REAC » Ren: Still not a color...

[@TheAarongauntt]

Aaron: "Pie-rah" Me: oh...oh no...brace for impact!!

[@01HondaS2kXD]

I know right? We all remember Pyramid.

[@GeminiRosche]

His name is Pietro. He’s supposed to be a reference to Geppetto, the guy who made Pinocchio. Since, y’know, he created Penny and is thus her father.

[@heyyaluvthis]

Just when my RWBY withdrawals were about to become too much, Blind Wave swoops in and saves the day.

[@C-F98]

Now it's back on weekly suffering lol

[@ducksauce9187]

i have actually waited with this volume until you guys started, i watched the first 2 episodes when it came out.. excited to go through this with you guys

[@daysand123]

Oh boy. You're all in for a ride. Best Volume since 3 easily.

[@TheJMAZA]

I cannot wait to see your guy’s reactions to this volume. Finally RWBY is back!

[@Pirosthe3rdFollower]

When you pause a Blind Wave reaction to watch a Blind Wave Reaction. xD Was watching the Naruto Reaction when this showed up. lol

[@sojtus8681]

Same. :D

[@helinituhhh]

This is exactly what happened to me too! Lmao I just came from one of their Castlevania reactions😂

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

So excited for you to get into what may very well be the best Volume of RWBY yet! It was Cinder (aka. The Black Queen) in Volume 2 Chapter 7 "Dance, Dance, Infiltration" who uploaded the Black Queen computer virus into the CCT and Atlas systems and took over all their technology, which helped her bring about The Fall of Beacon. Rick, you were spot on with the Ace Ops being based on Aesop's Fables. And the Ace Ops leader's weapon is a fishing rod, not a whip. This relates to the Aesop's Fable he's based off of: "A Fisherman's Good Luck."

[@MexicAnime]

"Days since last yelling: 0."

[@blueblade6174]

You guys are gonna be blown away! This was the best volume so far. The only one able to surpass volume 3 yet!

[@DeathKnight5608]

Only if you ignore Qrow's absolute stupidity in episode 12.

[@blueblade6174]

@@DeathKnight5608 I see you're also one of those who are blind to good writing and drama.

[@nico-v113]

DeathKnight5608 it still made sense to me. Clover didn’t give him an option.

[@blueblade6174]

@@nico-v113 glad to see at least one person get it.

[@patricktorres1292]

Still personally prefer vol. 6, but this one comes damn close for me ( best theme though )

[@MrAuthor3DS]

...Also, you might remember seeing Pietro before in Volume 3's "PvP".

[@dawnfallon6812]

Happy to see you guys back. Lot of fun nuggets this chapter. The Mantle cityscapes grew from RT's gen:Lock series. The Ace-Ops (Aesops - Good catch Rick!) are based on 5 different fables. Have a blast figuring out which ones (there are hundreds of Aesops fables). JNPR is technically restored before Penny is reintroduced....Jaune, Nora, Oscar PINE and Ren. So Oscar's last name is the P. This Volume answers a lot of questions that lingered from Volume Three. Also some bigger questions, too. Brace yourself, this Volume is a wild ride.

[@JJsNightmare]

When RWBY? NOW RWBY! Thank you Blind Wave!

[@galonski64]

I'm so excited, for Rwby. It was such a great season, and a reaction will be fun.

[@FinalStardust0]

YES! You guys are gonna love this volume!!!

[@wyatttingle2590]

I never realy got the whole penny being back ruins v3 or makes the fall of beacon pointless cause like yangs arm is still gone. pyrrha is still dead. oz is dead and is now in oscars body.[Technicaly the fall of beacon is the main reason oscar even is in the plot] hell a main thing that happened in v3 is pointed out in this ep which is the atlas robots getting hacked which has major consequences with it causing iron wood to heavily increase security in mantle. Penny was the only truly reversible thing from the fall of beacon cause she's a robot she can be remade unlike pyrrha who is now probably partially in ruby's lungs.

[@galonski64]

Plus, her father seem like he dieing. And makes Penny comeback again less likely too.

[@alexjd1278]

Right i hate how ppl are downgrading it like oh the robot came back it was pointless, but they don't acknowledge everything or well everyone else lost too get their sooooo they're dumb

[@mordredvonumbra154]

@@alexjd1278 people dislike the "lottery of characers that are gone for some reason but fans really want them back for just becouse reason". Last volume it was Neo. This volume its Penny.

[@alexjd1278]

@@mordredvonumbra154 yeah ik but Penny is a robot so she was bound to come back and we inow why she remembers and how she is made now so ppl shouldn't be as mad as they are atleast it's not Pyrrha bc that would be worth getting mad for.

[@mordredvonumbra154]

@@alexjd1278 How and who is not the point. But recycling of characters simply becouse fans to see them again isnt good plotwise.

[@yehonatanduek8705]

8:55 only the best of best are worthy of the one true gamer chair

[@philwolter8688]

Regarding art style: For whatever reason RWBYs current style reminds me of modern Pokemon games.

[@LDCyber]

Welcome back to RWBY guys!!!, Vol 7 is amazing can't wait for the reactions💪

[@Samgreen90]

(At 15:45) The _Nuts And Dolts_ fan service has returned back from the dead! Who the hell *isn't* excited and/or happy about this?

[@AlanomalyOfficial]

I'm so fucking excited for the reactions to this Volume. This is easily the best Volume thus far.

[@sparkybean4631]

Sees them upload volume 7. Me: time to rewatch all of their RWBY reactions again!

[@Narutoanime16g]

Awesome RWBY is back and this was a great preimere

[@noox13]

Watts created the Queen Virus that Cinder used to hack the Beacon CCT Tower and then Roman used to hack Ironwood's airships and AK-200s (the robots). The robots that got hacked during the Fall of Beacon is what was referred to in this episode.

[@quwykxz]

SO damn glad you guys are still reacting to RWBY; I honestly thought you guys gave up on this awesome show, since you never even mentioned it for about a year, (at least, it was never mentioned in your videos that I watched, which are a lot)... Nevertheless, I'm very glad to see I was wrong, and welcome back! Get ready for a crazy ride with this Volume! 😃👍

[@tylerrodriguez9935]

Y’know, I’ve watched this volume with many reactors, but just now thought of something about the Relic of Creation. Originally I thought similar to Djinn, there would be someone in the spear of creation, but thought it was going to be the Titan Atlas, because that’s the name of the kingdom. Calxiyn made a similar theory. But now that I think about it, it’s a Spear if Creation and the only creation stories that I know of that involve a spear are Norse and Shinto, and the Shinto story is the only one where violence isn’t really involved, and the only one that raises the world out from something, namely the sea. What is a tundra but a giant frozen sea? And the whole premise of Atlas is this moral foundation of rising above challenges, according to Ozpin. So, what if, the spear doesn’t have a spirit, but spirits? What if it’s Izanami and Izanagi?

[@Brobuscus101]

BTW, Qrow is now voiced by the same guy who voices Dabi in MHA

[@doomcrow6586]

Yay!! More RWBY! A little fun fact: the Ace Op (the one who picked up the lamp) is voiced by Chris Wehkamp, who also voices Aizawa from My Hero!

[@CinderBurnedOut]

This is like waking up to a present because i forgot it was my own birthday. Excited to see yall back on RWBY!

[@jacobtrost5048]

Can't wait for all your reactions, I actually really liked this volume

[@SpiderandMosquito]

"Shoes that make you dance"? Huh, I dont think so. I have actually read Hans Christian Andersen thank you very much! :)

[@Ariionix64]

19:30 The relic behind Monty Oum is the relic of Creation

[@toshido_yamada]

it's finally here

[@TheZero1312]

I was honestly surprised when I saw this in my recommendations.

[@CorynSilver]

If the Opening is any indication, Oscar Pine is already the replacement member for JNPR, and the last name can be used in various situations, like Lie Ren in JNPR, Sky Lark in CRDL, and Mei Zedong in BRNZ

[@domhatesmangos7273]

Honestly I think for me in terms of volumes so far I'd say 1- Volume 2 2- Volume 7 3- Volume 3 4- Volume 6 5- Volume 1 6- Volume 5 7- Volume 4 I actually haven't disliked any volume so far. I'm super hyped to see their reactions to this volume

[@nathanielreik6617]

The hacking was in Vol. 2 and 3 and was a key part of the Fall of Beacon at the end of Vol. 3.

[@TheChiefin]

I’m happy your reacting to RWBY Volume 7 (I wished Shane was here reacting with you guys) Here’s something you guys may not know the new voice actor for Qrow plays the villain Dabi in My Hero Academia and plays Universe 6’s God of Destruction Champa in Dragon Ball Super

[@unholydiver1095]

I definitely liked this volume. Best volume since volume 3 imo

[@TheSkyrider27]

Ruby might disagree with me on this one but I think tackle hugs are the best kind of hugs.

[@musicisum0405]

In volumes 2 and 3, the "Black Queen" virus that Cinder sneaked into the CCT system allowed her to access all sorts of valuable info (like the fact that Penny was a robot), control the match-ups during the Vytal Tournament, and ultimately hack all of Atlas's drones during the attack on Vale to turn them against civilians. Because the CCT went down right after, the last thing the other kingdoms saw was Atlas's drones attacking people, so until Atlas could communicate that they were hacked, they were seen as traitors. It was never explicitly stated who was responsible, but we know Dr. Watts of Salem's faction was an Atlesian scientist, and he made Tyrian's new tail, so he's something of a tech-guy.

[@acetrainer44]

Oh boy, time for the emotional roller coaster again...

[@WhiteDragon3000]

Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh! When RWBY? Now RWBY! 👏👏👏👏

[@crazymuse007]

Rick is right about the Ace-ops

[@DizRupTnz]

The Black Queen Virus from Vol. 2 & 3 is indeed the hacking event they are referring to. Who was responsible will be made clear.

[@nalat4345]

Favorite time of the year!!! 👏

[@Lt_Chloe]

i still havent finished the reaction to the previous season but im extremely happy

[@mnevam]

Who needs sleep? BTW, no after credits scene this volume. CRWBY wanted to focus on the main narrative.

[@Omnimegas]

okay that shirt design is too perfect, what luck that your names line up to make that specifically, though I hope y'all are fine with Rick as the leader :V

[@MK-fd5vy]

Finally! One of my favorite volumes so far. This is gonna be good.

[@ThatRandomJ]

Qrow's new voice is the same person who voices Dabi in the My Hero Academia dub. And Clover is voiced by Aizawa in the My Hero Academia dub.

[@hyde6859]

I highly recommend that you guys watch the World of Remnant : SDC & The Great War. For the Schnee Family and a quick info on Mantle/Atlas.

[@HuntSD]

FINALLY, how long I've been waiting for this.

[@morrison5106]

btw the new voice actor for Qrow is the voice actor for champa in dragonball super

[@Multigameguy35]

Absolutely love this opening

[@teresacastro407]

I waited a year for this worth it

[@ketodad2310]

I am so glad you guys are picking RWBY back up vol 7 was great!

[@Ze_No_One]

The hacking was referring to the fall of beacon, Where they hacked the ships and drones and all systems, and cuz of the security level of atlas tech, they suspect it might be one of them

[@andymullen5189]

Great to see you back reacting to RWBY. I believe they are hinting towards Pinocchio with the Penny/Pietro story - notice the whale on Pietro's shelf in his Mantle clinic, possibly harking to whale named Monstro in the WD Film. Anyways loved seeing Penny return.

[@vsimp2956]

I'm so happy blind wave is starting/getting back to some of my favourite shows

[@lancetlo]

not reactions but check out CastleSuperBeasts

[@thebitten1]

It’s here!!

[@josephdavis9234]

The first time I watched this episode, I guessed pretty quickly that Pietro was based off Gepetto, but I didn't make the connection that that he was Penny's father.

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

That walking chair Pietro has looks less like Boston Dynamic and more like *Massive* Dynamic.

[@LightMoua]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yessss!!! I've been waiting my whole life for this! The only reactors I know that watch literally everything I watch animes and tv shows.

[@colinbradley5462]

The hacking was from the fall of Beacon in volume 3...when Cinder rigged the tournament games and then controlled the broadcast out to the rest of Remnant

[@time_dragon7]

I think it would still be JNPR, because the team leader's initial is first, and they don't always use the first name. Example: (J)aune Arc (N)ora Valkyrie Oscar (P)ines Lie (R)en I think it would only be ORNJ if Oz came back and was the one in control.

[@Shane_A_M]

ALPN is what I prefer just to signify that it is a different team

[@time_dragon7]

@@Shane_A_M interesting....but does it have anything to do with a color?

[@Shane_A_M]

Time_Dragon 7 alpine sounds plant-y and therefore green-y

[@charmedgurl001]

Shane Meyer Alpine actually makes me think of mountains and therefore snow so I tend to associate with white, but I definitely prefer ALPN, JNPR just makes it seem like they’re trying to replace Pyrrha :(

[@Shane_A_M]

NightShayde this

[@reyncz]

14:03 Spoiler! Is this shot (of the grim getting split) like a hint to the fact that it is Penny. because it's the same camera move that happened when she was destroyed

[@gabirelmcmillan8886]

Finally!!!! IM SO EXCITED FOR YALLS REACTIONSSSSSSSS

[@sparkybean4631]

I love how rick gets so spot on for the fables 😂

[@HighPriestPlays]

Penny's alive? What brilliant individual could have, REPEATEDLY, predicted that?

[@quwykxz]

Only about 10 million or so people in the FNDM, lol. 😁

[@HighPriestPlays]

@@quwykxz And yet there were even more trying to tell everyone else she was confirmed dead by RT and never ever coming back.

[@quwykxz]

@@HighPriestPlays Yep, that was pretty entertaining and amusing, hearing them go on and on, trying to prove their points, but I gotta say, bless them for trying, and being loyal to what they believed. 😄

[@deadaccount8054]

Damn 5 videos in 50 minutes

[@stewartlaird4571]

NOW RWBY!!!!!

[@brettthebest3978]

I just marathon blind wave reaction to the entire rwby series... I have no life

[@otakuriser]

IT'S HAPPENING

[@inspectorwhoreacts]

Here's where the fun begins! :D

[@julienichols5333]

Woohoo!! Back in the saddle!!

[@goddesssalem4842]

Rwby is back!!!!

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

YES! RWBY REAC is back!

[@solarconker]

Get ready for one hell of a ride

[@shadowfire023]

So, to recap: in this Volume we have All Might and Tokoyami as the antagonists, Dabi as a good guy, and Aizawa as a cocky, cheerful dude. And Tamaki is pretty much still the same.

[@constant5642]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.