RWBY Fairy Tales: The Indecisive King

A kingly gift turns out to be more than it seems.
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[@Mars30999]

"You must keep living" Dude could be a solid therapist with that kind of advice.

[@El_feto_esta_vivo.]

Child: I'm afraid. Batman: Don't have it.🗿

[@slimeknight6726]

was half expecting him to turn evil but this was more wholesome

[@TheSGA]

honestly same

[@FrostSylph]

It tends to be a 50/50 between cautionary tale and hopeful ending. "Funny, isn’t it, how so many of our stories start the same way, but have opposing endings? In half, the child ignores her parents, wanders out into the woods, and gets eaten. In the other half she discovers great wonders. There aren’t many stories about the kids who say, ‘Yes, I shall not go into the forest. I’m glad my parents explained that is where the monsters live.'"

[@spritemon98]

I was expecting him to go insane

[@7WomaNation]

This was more wholesome than I excepted. still the relic of choice leaves more questions than it does answers.

[@jcmahrt5100]

I think that is essentially the point of the relic of choice, nothing is certain.

[@0hvist]

@@jcmahrt5100 "Dying is no way to take responsibility. Stay alive, stay alive and feel the shame. No matter how humiliating it may be; live through it anyway! All Humans are weak, we're Fallible, we all make Mistakes. I say 'so what? We're not Machines!' Machines feel no shame. Our inevitable missteps, and the resulting guilt: those are the *privileges'* of being Human!" - Ryu Hijikata, _Space Battleship Yamato 2202_

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Agreed, though there's something else to point out: these are canononically fairy tales from Remnant's perspective, so it's likely that some of these details are highly exaggerated or altered, making them non-canon hints as a result. Food for thought, if nothing else

[@striderreborn1467]

Heres an even bigger question, Why did it not affect the lady as badly as the King?

[@TheTrueDiablix]

@@striderreborn1467 According to the book, the major moment is selected at random. Basically, she got lucky it chose something good

[@Ammy-q4w]

I feel like the king saw the gods destroying all of humanity which was why he was so scared, and it is possible he witnessed some of the current events in the show or beyond those as well.

[@stars_and_lattes3078]

I mean, if the relic of choice exists, then that would have already existed, so I don't think that's what he saw. He probably saw some incoming tradegy that would befall either him or his people, or something of that nature.

[@bopqw1055]

@@stars_and_lattes3078 or he saw it happen a second time

[@blackbankai0354]

I would judge him for thinking that a disaster would start from a dispute between a father and daughter over marriage, but then I think about Ozma and Salem and how that ended. So, he kind of has a good point.

[@bloobla7305]

I think he was thinking that a massive war/disater was coming and that if she wasn't prepared (i.e. having food and shelter and money) it would end badly for her to be in love but starving

[@OneFloofyBooper]

*random cloaked person walks in* King: There is nothing suspicious about this at all

[@blazeorbitmoon1068]

That very cloaked individual has very similar characteristics to Tyrian. What if who we saw was his ancestor? As for the king and queen, maybe they are the ancestor to Hazel?

[@Sorain1]

@@blazeorbitmoon1068 I assume it's meant to associate the figure with 'don't trust this person!' for the audience.

[@pearsetraynor9142]

The tragic part of this is its basically General Ironwood: The Good Ending

[@draconicdemigod9696]

Yeah, no backstabbing, lying, or fighting friends. Just good love.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

@@draconicdemigod9696 Its more if James was finally able to listen to someone

[@Shadow10345]

@@erickamakeeaina1649 Listen to people who he didn't know long enough to trust and lied to him or listen to the people who he knew long enough and trusted but never said anything till he was over the edge of listening to anyone but himself?

[@draconicdemigod9696]

@@erickamakeeaina1649 That is also part of the reason.

[@R0-83-RT]

I'm laughing way too hard at this.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

"Greetings, oh wise and venerated king of another country, I have come bearing a crown that's special, but you have to wear it to find out what's special about it." "Sure thing, mysterious hooded stranger of unknown origin!"

[@artisticcannibalism1350]

If you think that's weird wait till you see The Emperor's New Clothes.

[@7WomaNation]

He was a Fuaness is though

[@multiverse_media2023]

I understood that reference.

[@thegayghost872]

Mysterious stranger with horns!

[@Bysentenial]

sus from our perspective but this kinda stuff is the norm back then and pre tech what's a crown going to do?

[@14s0cc3r14]

3:20 Imagine going to your local government leader and asking them for relationship advice

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

That was par for the course in medieval times. Kings were thought to be lifelines to God, and similarly to how people will go to priests to ask them what they should do, they would go to the King and ask him what to do

[@pearsetraynor9142]

@@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123 might be a bit of a romantic depiction of history, but if you couldn't convince your family to accept a marriage you could go to someone higher up to act on your behalf i.e. a priest or a noble

[@supremevictoryduck1488]

And imagine getting advice, and the king pulls out the "But idk" in case he ruins your life with that advice XD

[@thegoldensealion9463]

In very old times, obeying your father (especially as a daughter) was actually a religious law. In the bible, if a rebellious child did not obey their parents, the citizens could legally stone them to death. Marrying outside of your class and free love was also greatly looked down upon.

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

The woman's tail in her vision is so cute.

[@whiteraven181]

Didn't notice that the first time. Had to go back and check when I read this and it was SO CUTE!

[@sorbittis]

What a legendary chad response "you must keep living" what a guy

[@Vortexiiixii]

Every character ever.

[@shadenox8164]

To be fair he does follow it up with letting her live in his palace for free with no strings attached. That's a pretty sweet deal.

[@juannavarrete9647]

lmao when i heard him say that I was really about to close the video but then i saw the rest of the lesson

[@RoninXDarknight]

Sometimes what sounds silly to others is exactly what someone going through hard times needs to hear.

[@castbet9183]

“The greatest act of courage is living”

[@bplatinumpaladin]

Wise King, Wiser Queen, who was a Faunus. Also, we're getting a look at the relic now, I assume so they don't have to fully explain it later.

[@thezen9]

They probably will explain it in the same depth as the other relics to make sure we, the viewers, understand how RWBY know about it.

[@DarrianYates]

The queen is a relic!!!!?! 0:

[@bplatinumpaladin]

@@DarrianYates XD, no the crown.

[@mizel.i]

Imo they will be in a situtation which they have little time to explain so they will give us summary instead and later fully explanation

[@laurenoptified1701]

if i remember correctly the crown is in that desert place and the sword was supposed to bee in vale but ospin hid it somewhere else

[@thaipankatima658]

Just make Season 2 of Nomad of Nowhere already. This art style and storyline just reminds me of that awesome show.

[@cherrydragon3120]

I'm a bit afraid that series is put on ice for a long time or Indeffinetly

[@rodneyYT]

“i just lost my family and village to grim i don’t know how i can go on” “you must keep living” i- that solved my problems i guess 😂😂

[@eren34558]

naruto motivational speech

[@ainsleyharriot6060]

that was unintentionally hilarious

[@shadenox8164]

To be fair he also takes responsibility for that by giving her a place to keep living in.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

And she pays back the major favor in return. Maximum wholesomeness

[@maxbearington7565]

Also, time to keep a crown from a stranger that attracts Grimm and only brings me suffering.

[@linasalazar4906]

Okay, I will be saying this now, I love the fact that the queen was a Faunus and no one gave two 💩 about it! I love that, seeing as how the main show makes it so Faunus are apparently supposed to be second class citizens at best and monsters/animals at worst.

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

A hopeful ending this is a rare commodity we have not seen since the time of the great oum

[@Tyrantlizard874]

To be fair, the good guys did win in Volume 5. But yes, a true win is sorely needed after Volume 8 happened. 0.0

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

@@Tyrantlizard874 eyup and volume 5 was a victory but a week later the Argus limited and the lost fable happened so

[@JarieSuicune]

What do you mean? There hasn't been an ending to the story yet, we are only up to chapter 8. There is still hope for a good ending, as long as there we remember Ozpin's words from the intro of Chapter 1 Episode 1.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@JarieSuicune Exactly. We should save our FULL judgment for when the series ends. There's still a place for criticism (Vol. 6 blowing Vol. 5 away being a prime example), but RT still has time to address all of it

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

@@JarieSuicune I mean the end of a volume not the story

[@masterletsplayer8650]

Shout out to the screenwriter, vocal performance, and character acting for this shout.

[@laurenw.8178]

*i absolutely loved that story, glad the end wasn’t depressing -* 👏🏽

[@SakuraStarKey]

Omg it took me long to notice that the new wise queen has a tail, the way she wags it when the king proposed in the vision was just so adorable! ☺️

[@lupusx3225]

Bro why is the tail wag so precious 🥰🥰🥰 5:44

[@andrewalker6050]

Because it is super adorable and wholesome. 🥰🥰💖💖

[@LordEyepatch]

He must’ve seen the live-action movie of *Cats.*

[@chadsaturday3300]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheWarmachine375]

*shamed Belladonna family noises*

[@dragon2218]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@makusuwerusan7390]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@blueblade6174]

Lmao!!!

[@ArcSabr]

I think this was my favourite one so far. So wholesome!

[@andreproudian7032]

I think this and the girl in the tower are among my favorites of RWBY fairy tales. This was very well done. Also bonus points for making the wise queen a Fanus.

[@cherrydragon3120]

These fairy tales are quite cool

[@theBreadbox20]

we finally get to see the relic of choice, good

[@MegaJohntom]

More than that. These fairytales give us all spoilers of the next volume or so: A new type of Grimm, The Decedents of the Hunter’s Children or themselves, the “god” of the Fonis, and now one of the powers of the Relic “Crown” of Choice.

[@laurenoptified1701]

we already knew that the relic of choice was a crown and the relic of destruction is a sword

[@theBreadbox20]

@@laurenoptified1701 i know that, but now we can see what it does

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Let's all keep in mind that these are essentially kid's stories from Remnant's pov. RWBY's good at foreshadowing, but for now these tales are debatable as canon. Still a nice little detour. 🙂

[@darkherculeskabuterimon7203]

@@MegaJohntom It's 'faunus'.

[@boocrimson7720]

... Poor king, this is a whole mood, that paranoia the first time he doubts himself and his decision, because he knows the solution he gave isn't a perfect catch all is a huge mood, glad it ended so sweetly though

[@justindavis-smith8462]

A king must be kind, honestly, truth, brave and respectful to his people.

[@willbrolley262]

Anyone else appreciate the Grimm rampant on the squire's vest? Nice touch.

[@Itsabe-xk3re]

This is by far the best and perfect way of showing the relic of choice

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Or at least give some hints. On Remnant, these fairy tales are exactly that: fairy tales. As such, some of the details are bound to be altered or exaggerated over the years. That being said, so were the maidens and Brother Gods, so who knows. 🤷‍♂️

[@gwenward2141]

if I remember correctly, one of the relics we haven't seen yet was a crown. This is probably about the Crown of Choice, and I theorize that it's the relic hidden under beacon -- the king's decedents became the king of vale, which we know was one of Ozma's incarnations. He probably had some weariness over the crown falling into the wrong hands and sealed it specially even before building the academy around it

[@gothnerd887]

5:53 so that's why everyone was after King Godred's crown

[@aniocitex1131]

I just thought of something. What if ozpin saw nothing when he put on the crown and he has been trying to change it only to keep seeing the same result making him desperate and his decisions more impulsive.

[@antonioraygoza805]

I literally shed a tear bro not going to lie that was a good tale.

[@justinduffany5580]

The Faunus girl has three fingers, but everyone else has 4 on each hand.

[@Axel-zw4wj]

Either a mistake. Or part of her faunus heritage.

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

Faunus heritage/trait probably

[@maxsotomayor3674]

I say it's cool

[@ceooforcasupremacy8012]

@@Da_caffeinated_insomniac how is three fingers a Faunus trait

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

@@ceooforcasupremacy8012 a lot of animals have 3 fingers so that could be apart of it since certain Faunus can have more than one animals trait and a goat Faunus which is what she was has 3 fingers on there feet’s

[@Spiffy-sd5ix]

Methinks he saw the grand finale of RWBY. There's...not going to be a happy end, is there?

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Too soon to say either way, but here's hoping for the better.👍

[@Vigriff]

It would probably be an Esoteric Happy Ending.

[@FrostSylph]

I think there should be. A major theme in the series is hope, the inherent good in humanity, and the power of "a simple soul" with the drive to make the world a better place and the will to see it through. It would be very disappointing, especially for me, if the the writers were to abandon that for a downer ending and say that hope is pointless.

[@JarieSuicune]

There's no evidence that there is no happy end. The king simply said he saw a crossroads with an impossible choice. But he also didn't see everything that might be involved, as is the curse of seeing only part of a problem/solution.

[@etherealworrier]

There'll be a happy ending, but I think it'll get a lot darker before that.

[@skyrogue1977]

He couldn’t deal with the fact that Rule 34 is a thing.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

No fictional character deserves to see THIS kind of horror.....except for Cinder. 😆

[@TheWarmachine375]

I was expecting a bad ending where the Indecisive King is dead on his throne with his skeletal remains and the crown on his head.

[@KaitheKnightly]

In an illustration in the fairytale book itself. It does. And it hints the tale had different endings depending on who tells it.

[@drollfurball2863]

That's what I expected based on the thumbnail

[@DocMicrowave]

Oh, so Ironwood.

[@Elfos64]

I know the king's pain well, I call it Philosopher's paralysis, every option seems like the wrong one and thus none are appealing to collapse all possibilities into, how crucial the decision is to make doesn't help. If anything, the severity of the decision makes it harder.

[@KarmaKatsuri]

That king looks so tired.

[@lordgeneralmilitantdeezy7550]

You would be too if you put on a crown that showed you every possible choice and result leading to indecisive decisions and sleepless nights wondering if you made the right choice as all the people of your kingdom look to your once infallible wisdom.

[@cherrydragon3120]

He looks like me these past few weeks LOL...... i need a bed... 😭

[@epsyblue7714]

Considering the bittersweet ending that was the last episode, it's nice to see that this king didn't just marry a woman, but a faunus at that. Also, does the fairytale book explain who that hooded figure was?

[@KaitheKnightly]

From the implication. It is possible that it was a former follower of Salem trying to sow misfortune on the king because his kingdom was making too much progress.

[@cherrydragon3120]

And one he saved before too. Only for her to return the favor

[@SonicNitro]

I wonder if that faunus who gave the king the Crown of Choice was an agent of Salum? Suppose this depends on when in the Remnant timeline this fairytale was first introduced.

[@notquiteallison]

but why would Salem give the crown away when she wants the relics?

[@SonicNitro]

@@notquiteallison good question. To sow distrust and disorder? My reason for this is due to Ozma telling her about the relics. She probably wanted to test the crown out on someone. I'll admit the only flaw here is how she came to learn about the relics abilities, since Ozma only learned about their powers himself after asking Jinn.

[@makusuwerusan7390]

What a great idea... Hmmmmmmm... Was she setting the stage for the end of his Kingdom?...

[@cherrydragon3120]

Pretty sure he was

[@cherrydragon3120]

@@notquiteallison causing the king to go crazy? Have afterwards a reason to invade and destroy the king and his kingdom to get the relic back? Sounds legit to me if you're a cruel, undead master of Grimm

[@BonnieAngel141]

I like his side ponytail

[@themasterchief0117]

Smartest assassination attempt ever

[@adamcaillouette7375]

The Crown is the Relic of Choice, isn't it?

[@slateoffate9812]

2:31 NOT A GOOD IDEA. I've played Kirby's Return to Dreamland! Every magical crown has a cost!

[@brandontherabboat4850]

I really appreciate that reference.

[@xprojectsa3627]

Yeah remember Ice King from Adventure Time

[@alejandrolozano4919]

@@xprojectsa3627 oh yea. Give the power of Ice But Lose humanity . The longer where that crown. The worse it get

[@alejandrolozano4919]

Also how many Curse crown are there this time .

[@makusuwerusan7390]

What a great point! So... does the relic of knowledge make you, deceitful...?

[@cem_kaya]

You must keep living Such wisdom much life

[@seanfitzgerald1703]

Some heavy similarities to the story of El Ray. We need to bring Nomad of Nowhere back.

[@eren34558]

THIS makes me happy! I just want to type in RWBY and NOT see some anti-rwby bullshitter

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Same

[@JoshioE110]

@Eren what do you mean?

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@JoshioE110 the RWBY fanbase tends to fall into 2 camps. On one side, you have legitimate fans who act like any other fanbase would: enjoying it while acknowledging it's issues. On the other hand, we have what Eren's refering to: "critics" who are more interested in roasting every aspect of the show, while often conveniently ignoring any positives brought forward, while ALSO praising the first 2 volumes for being better than they really are. See where we're coming from here? Not trying to start a flame war here, btw. Just lamenting the loss of civil criticism......

[@eren34558]

@@Tyrantlizard874 exactly

[@JoshioE110]

@@Tyrantlizard874 personally, I enjoy RWBY despite it’s issues from time to time. In my opinion, I feel like RWBY is getting a bit overhated in recent years.

[@annoyed_bimbo8104]

The "you must keep living" line is just 👌👌 I loved that it symbolized their love from beginning with the queen, and then having the king realize he loved he. Omg an the fact she was the for YEAAAARS. She grew to love him and all it took was saving her and telling her to live and stay with him in the castle. Even if it was a different room

[@chase1146]

im hoping that the crown carries a spirit with it like the last 2 relics too. that theres more to it than what the fairy tail suggests

[@rebeccaboyer2444]

These are fascinating tales! It's always a joy when a new one is released! :D

[@rebeccaboyer2444]

@@stevenkurtz2730 To be fair, animations aren't an easy thing to make. Drawing each frame, coloring the frames, lip syncing to any audio that's used... It can be a difficult process. Especially if you're making a smooth animation! That's not even mentioning the writing and storyboarding...

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@rebeccaboyer2444Exactly. And that's just these side stories. Things get FAR more complicated for the main series. Now, if only more people understood this.....

[@RemakeOfTaShawn2851]

What an interesting story involving the King, the Crown & the decisions that are made with the characters themselves. Not to mention the birth of Kings & Queens of Remnant. This is one good Tale from RWBY.

[@nicholasmartin6526]

This is literally exactly what coeur al aran thought the relic of choice would do.

[@Lightspeeds]

I like it better when the crown allows its user to take the free will of anyone it stares at.

[@nicholasmartin6526]

@@Lightspeeds The thing is mind control is a semblance. It belongs to Jax from the Before the dawn novel. so if the relic gave it that means that semblances can copy the power of the gods.

[@crueljoyddd]

just realized this is the camp camp engine which confirms that they're not bringing my favorite show back

[@decodelifehacker3446]

if that the crown of choice then Coeur Al'Aran really hit the nail on the head with his interpretation of it

[@elpopman2055]

Yep. But i do not agree on Hazel suddenly being nearly unbeatable.

[@kulamritbamrah4880]

Coeur actually did get interpretation of the Crown from the book the series was based on.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Hilarious in Hindsight

[@maximusgennaro5342]

2:28 hes just like "ok mysterious stranger"

[@DarkTraveler09]

Huh, that was surprisingly wholesome... why do I get the feeling that this is the calm before the storm. (Also, nice to see what the Crown probably could look like.)

[@maxbearington7565]

The crown attracts Grimm, so I think the best option is to discard it.

[@karimsalih6262]

woman: I have nothing to live for King: keep living

[@yaminogame]

Wow, I was not expecting this story to end on a happy note. I was expecting this to end on quite the sour note

[@DocMicrowave]

The sour note would be Ironwood's story.

[@MykhailoGrom]

Well, King Solomon from the RWBY universe find Artifact of Knowlege and lost his mind...

[@Harmonica821]

I think we should run it back and dive on the backstory of the pitch black race from season 1

[@msk-qp6fn]

I have been saying since world of remnant faunus came out that I would love to see a faunus and human couple. Kinda got that wish fulfilled here.

[@gilbertvillarreal5109]

Good I thought this one was going to end tragically, you know standard RWBY

[@Tyrantlizard874]

Yeah, I enjoyed the last 3 volumes, but BOY do the good guys need some wins after......Atlas happened.😬

[@Vigriff]

@@Tyrantlizard874 They have none else to blame but themselves for how that turned out.

[@justynhill4814]

@@Vigriff- they saved as many people as they could and kept the maidens power away from Salem. They sacrifice themselves to protect the people as best as they could.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@justynhill4814 Exactly

[@KnightLuciferZero]

I've been waiting for this tale!

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

And now we just need the Sword of Destruction.

[@ryanwhyte672]

The Relic of choice

[@duartevilelas9688]

This is a fine peace of animation😌👌 We need more👉

[@TheWarmachine375]

0:31 I can't wait to see the genie within the Crown of Choice

[@makusuwerusan7390]

XD

[@FrostSylph]

and the sword of destruction.

[@ivanjuarez7731]

Remember in Back to the Future Part 3, Doc explains “Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it.” I like to think this episode uses that same message through the Relic of Choice as it shows visions of what will occur, but in reality the future can be anything you decide it is.

[@luxitos2867]

A ruling sovereign would be referred to as "Your Majesty/Royal Majesty". A prince or princess would be "Your Highness/Royal Highness". (Or other members of royalty.) "Your Grace" is for dukes and duchesses. (Unless they are a royal duke.)

[@ozmasterofmasks5838]

2:28 I now name you.....Tyrian senior senior senior senior senior

[@coreyg2467]

Hehe. Her tail wagged. That's nice. That's nice

[@Cloud-zb8lw]

I honestly thought this would end in tragedy. The thumbnail was so misleading.

[@TheAngelofFate17]

The book was like that too actually. It was actually worse in the book. It showed the thrown the King was sitting on and there was nothing left but a skeletal corpse with the crown left on his head.

[@KaitheKnightly]

It was implied in the book that there is versions of the tale where the ending is more dark. Like the illustration of the king as a skeleton still in agony and the crown still firmly in place.

[@Sirfrank_YGO]

This crown….is this the relic of choice I always wonder what power it holds because the lamp of knowledge makes sense that you can ask a question and the staff of creation and sword of destruction makes sense what they do but the 4th one from what I saw in V6 it’s a crown and it’s suppose to be “choose” so to give the power to see the future and choose what to do makes sense

[@purrgiri9862]

Come to think about the king is possibly oz and maybe seen the events of the show

[@deadpoolchimichangas7111]

Why does this remind me of El Rey from no mad from nowhere

[@vonrtebates58732]

2:04 Wait, isn't this how the whole deterioration of the Wise King's mind just started?🤔

[@madeforreasonsunknown914]

Fun fact; this story is suppose to draw several parallels to Jaune Arc and Cinder Fall.

[@Animeguy300]

0:31 The Crown of Knowledge

[@viator_eagle5936]

I feel like we're getting a little bit of the " Nomad of Nowhere" in this episode.

[@sammorrell2525]

So, they just left these relics, lying around with no defenses prior to the main story?

[@FrostSylph]

It's a fairy tale, so not to be taken purely literally. Elements of truth, with a core theme, but not word for word historically accurate.

[@matthewsingerii2600]

Awe

[@summerrose7839]

Notice how the relic is a crown. Glynda’s emblem is a tiara, a type of crown. And if you look closely at her earrings and broach, it matched the blue jewels on the crown. Which is most likely the Crown of Choice. Remember when Oz said he made the vault harder to get into than the others? Well, I’m calling it now. Glynda is the key to the Beacon vault. As to how, il not sure. Maybe they’ll need her aura to fully unlock it.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Maybe Glynda is the Summer maiden.... that way she IS indeed the key to the vault

[@summerrose7839]

@@cherrydragon3120 But only the Fall Maiden can open the vault.

[@IISheireenII]

I kinda thought (and been thinking that for a while now) Glynda herself is the relic or spirit of the relic. Like Jinn is the relic of knowledge, Glynda is the relic of choice and that is why her emble is a crown and the relic is hard to find. Noone would know to look for ot in a teacher. Just need annexplanation for why she isn"t blue

[@summerrose7839]

@@IISheireenII that’s really interesting.

[@emic3429]

These fairy tales are better then the past rwby seasons.

[@cylasbreakdown6140]

But, does the Crown have a spirit inside it? Like Jinn or Ambrosius? Maybe this isn’t how the crown actually works.

[@shadenox8164]

Its possible they are fairy tales after all so details aren't going to be 100%.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@shadenox8164 Exactly

[@theredeft5319]

RWBY v9 spoilers Expecting this to be somewhat relevant this volume. Pretty sure the cat is the spirit of the crown. The theme of kept living too I think will be relevant with Ruby’s depression and Alex/Lewis’s unknown fates

[@itfigurescomics6704]

Very wholesome--the King wasn't corrupted by the crown's power, he wanted to use it to help the village, but couldn't find the answer...until someone he helped long ago found it for him :3

[@SEB1991SEB]

In the book, the guy with the crown wasn't portrayed as obviously evil. He gives the crown to the king because he believes that the king is "the only one suited to wear it", so he probably didn't realise that it'd drive the king to madness, and he may have thought it'd help the king make the best decisions for ruling his kingdom. However that guy did disappear afterwards in the book as well, so he may have just been lying when he explained his reasons for wanting to give the crown to the king.

[@francofregossi5184]

If that's the power of the crown of choice, I don't want to know what the sword of destruction is capable of

[@nioviiosif5134]

😨🤔I don't think I wanna know😬considering it's called the sword of destruction and the crown of choice bearing a lighter name even though it's a heavy burden...either the sword is a whole death trap or it's reversed and is actually better somehow than the crown.

[@BluWartortle]

So far the Crown seems the weakest. Staff is the strongest, Lamp in the middle. Sword is probably either slightly better or worse than Staff.

[@Turboman-kx7cc]

Isn’t this basically just shadow of Mordor but instead of a ring it’s a crown that corrupted the king.

[@nappyk96]

This was so unexpectedly wholesome I kind of thought he was gonna turn out like Ironwood.

[@chesireheronstairs5733]

The best episode

[@xeroø_glitch-x]

Definitely one of Salem's followers that brought that crown.

[@zoeblopaistinpannu5278]

why does the advisor/assistant have a beowolf emblem? hard to believe anyone would idolize grimm in their world

[@pauljordan0203]

so we're introduced to the Crown of Choice?, interesting.

[@MegaJohntom]

These fairytales give us all spoilers of the next volume or so: A new type of Grimm, The Decedents of the Hunter’s Children or themselves, the “god” of the Fonis, and now one of the powers of the Relic “Crown” of Choice.

[@epsyblue7714]

@@MegaJohntom Really? So the hunter and his children did have names?

[@pauljordan0203]

@@epsyblue7714 they didn't specify the names in the credits.

[@Tyrantlizard874]

@@MegaJohntom I doubt that these tales are 100% canon (these are fairy tales for Remnant, much like our OWN fairy tales on Earth) but RWBY's good at foreshadowing. Anyone's guess, really

[@kbarts316]

The Faunus woman looks like the Netflix adaptation of Carmen Sandiego. Must be the art style giving off that resemblance 😂

[@vonrtebates58732]

6:55 Another Good Ending of the story.

[@gabeheartz13saravia97]

2:20

[@courtland8486]

Watch this king be like, ironwood ancestor or something

[@spritemon98]

Who even is the random guy at the start?