RWBY Volume 3: Opening Animation | Rooster Teeth

[@willgm3500]

...I'm not gonna be smiling at the end of this volume am I.

[@donlou837]

No you're not

[@willgm3500]

Pyro thought not... damn it.

[@essybessy]

You'll never expect a lot of things...

[@willgm3500]

EssyBessy really? Well, the end of the opening didn't paint a good picture for the gang as a whole, what with the circle they were in falling apart, Pyrrha letting go first might I add, so I'm going to assume something bad happens to her, and possibly the whole the team JNPR as well seeing they all let go too.

[@toddcrane4318]

Yes you will well I was

[@coyote47713]

Volume 1: So fun and full of life! Volume 3: suFFeriNg

[@syl_cherub]

Volume 5 and 6 : *_Frick_*

[@cristiangomezmontt6248]

"Watch RWBY" they said! "It's really funny" they said!

[@prestonjackson9827]

Cristian Gomez Montt it’s a fun and till penny dies

[@thundermaxv9187]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@prestonjackson9827]

Thundermax :v I’m sad now

[@bleuberri04]

Song: *soft piano music* Me: This doesn't seem like regular RWBY mu- Song: *starts blaring heavy guitar and loud singing* Me: There it is!

[@shiro7220]

I mean, Ruby is more Rock, this metal-metal. (?)

[@williebroughton5620]

@@shiro7220 Name: Shiro Profile pic: Black cat Me: "Seems legit."

[@shiro7220]

@@williebroughton5620 Sweet irony.

[@jeremynino940]

Lol!

[@emeraldsky2823]

Piano Rock

[@ChickenPika]

Yeah, they weren't kidding about the "misery and pain for all" thing.

[@swiftturtle1172]

ChickenPika PYRRAH

[@Vakris_22]

😭😭

[@faecupid]

ChickenPika Lol I miss her 😭😭

[@kerri9524]

ChickenPika Ikr

[@gabrielnozea6156]

DODmayhem So is Pyrrah.

[@eyeof3ndr364]

I JUST REALISED PHYRRA BROKE AWAY FIRST. DAMMIT RT ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME.

[@Awesome_Pichu]

yeah she is the one you can mainly see when she lets go

[@vargue]

Also Ren, but that's probably a reference to Monty passing away...

[@CROHardRap]

SPOLER Reference to Monty is first 18 seconds of opening, and on first episode there were birds flying away in making his signature in sky. This is obvious foreshadowing for phyrra's death which happened in last episode in Volume 3.

[@elainepope7003]

ya know since like the whole team JNPR flew away i bet they'll die in vol. 4, but hopefully not

[@kontrol42]

I'd like to see someone powerful enough to kill Nora.

[@LatteDotWav]

That moment you realize that the opening animation was a giant spoiler the whole time

[@jmtutorials5648]

+Derrik Mullin yeah, that's right.......

[@Karlos1234ify]

"And now they know the cost of trusting you is obliteration!" Damn it, Ozpin!

[@kerri-lynndunne9942]

And the whole song captures the true nature of Volume 3.

[@ReapeX]

+Karlos1234ify For me that was always trusting Ironwood, if Ozpin didn't trust him there could have possibly been less damage to Vale.

[@commandermcnash5137]

+Derrik Mullin We all know after this we will never again listen to the opening lyrics of the coming seasons in the same way, also, where is full version pl0x?

[@Vespidia]

Maybe red's like roses... Maybe it's mY POOL OF TEARS

[@MPrice-rd5pv]

Obsidian Wasp Don’t you mean OUR POOL OF TEARS

[@nokia3416]

😐😕☹️

[@zichithefox4781]

I thought it was pool of blood?

[@MPrice-rd5pv]

Zichi Hammertail it is

[@zichithefox4781]

Oh. Wait. Yeah...that took me too long.

[@odinokami9610]

0:44-0:50 *One day, Blake was taking a stroll at the park when suddenly, she runs into an army of furries staring at her.*

[@alex-gm2pf]

It's the Bumbleby fanbase. RUN-

[@CrystallizedBlackSkull]

BUT SHE'S A FURRY ASWELL

[@AvasCelsius]

Please write a fan fiction about that XD

[@TheTeknicalMixes]

I don't think Faunus are supposed to be anything like furries, I still want a backstory on how Faunus became an existing species. My theory is they were humans who adapted animal features due to generations of suffering forcing them to become stronger or something... I didn't explain that well.

[@tristanfaulkner6003]

@@CrystallizedBlackSkull wait, does that count? She just has cat ears, every other part of her is human. Is a single animal trait enough to be classified as a furry? She doesn't even have fur.

[@evelyngraham2487]

Anyone get a sunken feeling in their stomach from the intro after watching the finale?

[@jmtutorials5648]

Yes

[@Crape711]

+JM Tutorials yes. It foreshadows so much about Volume 3

[@KaiserChiefsPocketbombs]

+Evelyn Graham i didnt! i loved seeing the villains win! YAAAAY! A VILLAIN ARC!

[@cureice]

+Ana M You arent the only one.

[@maribeIIes]

Yep,ADAM I KNOW THIS NOT FINALE BUT WHY YANG MY FAV

[@ZeronicKiba]

I honestly can't believe how I missed all this damn foreshadowing. The lyrics pretty much sum up how the ending of this volume is

[@markhughes9295]

ZeronicKiba lol

[@sw_iift5941]

Yea like there d be no hero in the end to rise above

[@RealShapeshifters]

Ikr

[@Xoxo_lanamorgan]

RIGHT! “Misery and pain for all. When it falls” and Beacon fell. How did I not connect these dots? 😃

[@forgottenhope26]

"I like Game of Thrones" -Monty Oum ... ... ... ...I think we're about to know what he meant...

[@bleakmindedness5319]

Why, because Winter is coming?

[@stevensmart6051]

Get out.

[@Karlos1234ify]

Winter is coming…

[@sanfransiscon]

Incest? :D

[@GizzakOlden]

+BleakMindedness Dammit Barb!

[@henryaung7229]

SPOILERS but here's a summary of this Volume: - Pyrrah dropped her penny - Pyrrah was blown away by Cinder's new abilities - Yang lost her right to bare arms

[@torifort717]

I am cringing so hard I now have negative width. 👏🏾

[@nyxophia2110]

Henry Aung spoiler alert

[@BobthebuilderOk-qp8ml]

Henry Aung also something about rubys eyes

[@katelyncaruso1827]

THIS MAKES ME ANGRY BECAUSE IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE IT ISNT THAT BAD

[@GalaktischerHirnsauger]

Henry Aung nice one xD

[@kristinaserpas3424]

First op: Victory is in a simple soul Second op: There's a point where it bends there's a point where it breaks Third op: Victory for hate incarnate, misery and pain for all, when it falls Me: Make up your mind! I need to know which side will win!

[@Ninja07Keaton]

+Kristina Serpas This was only the first arc, nothing is certain yet.

[@kristinaserpas3424]

Ninja07Keaton I know :P

[@am_knuz]

notice how each opening gets more and more edgy

[@norightturn7047]

I know right?

[@AzurixHawken]

I like how Qrow looks the same and wears the same clothes like ~15 years later...

[@chapinmc2]

+AzurixHawken Well... exactly like his sister.

[@Rickxekken]

+chapinmc2 or any anime/cartoon. New outfits cost budgets bruh

[@zerothefaceless4888]

Well, Ruby had 5 outfits so far, the standard one, the alternate one( the one for their intel gathering in vol.2 ) School uniform, pyjamas and elegant dress she wore for dance party(how did she manage _not_ to find herself a date is beyond me), so they aren't THAT hard to come by.

[@Ninja07Keaton]

+Zero the Faceless It wasn't important to her. That, and being younger than everyone there would make it a little creepy.

[@nicklapallo9090]

+Ninja07Keaton She is literally 2 years younger than almost everyone else. And a date to a dance is only creepy if you make it creepy.

[@180223]

The OP foreshadowed ******'s death so hard

[@Ninja07Keaton]

+D180223 I take it you've already seen the season 3 finale?

[@180223]

yup

[@Ninja07Keaton]

D180223 Any predictions for what the true villain will do in the coming seasons?

[@Ninja07Keaton]

D180223 Most likely, but what I look forward to most in the coming seasons is her history with Ozpin...and Jaune finally awakening his semblance, but...HER BACKSTORY!!! In all seriousness though, I've haven't been this hype in a long time. The only thing that could make me more hype is Togashi returning and never going on hiatus again...and now I've probably pissed off the Hunter X Hunter fans who watch RWBY. Oh well, they'll get over it.

[@joelsasmad]

+Ninja07Keaton I look forward to seeing ****'s new team's dynamic.

[@KanadorOG]

And now when you see Pyrrha falling from the group, It all makes sense, Plus Ruby is the only one who has not lost hope as you can see in the last scene where it is spinning around team RWBY, She is the only one looking up. This opening is one big spoiler

[@profjf]

+GMD Inconceivable Well the whole junpr group broke apart, so pyrrha is the mold that held them all together? Yet they also show Juane most of all and slightly Nora then Rin also breaking off which could be explained in the next volume.

[@mil-mi24hind41]

+profjf It's Jaune and Ren. How do people not know this yet?

[@okage3608]

Silver Eyes

[@genesisyugioh9405]

Or maybe it means her special silver eyes? You know, the GIANT PETRIFYING EXPLOSION?

[@chopperguy5569]

thats enough of that

[@jakob7184]

I get the feeling Volume 3 is going to be a lot more bittersweet than it's been so far.

[@Blizzic]

I hope so. I'd really like a story that's a lot more than just "Bad guys bad. Good guys good."

[@Alforbia]

+Jake Cerra Very likely, thought S2 did the same thing to us with the darker opening. xP

[@Avatarconner]

Well if could be misleading, first trailer we got for volume 2 had Ruby cradling Wiess in her arms and everyone assumed something terrible happens and then it turns out to be a food fight.

[@somebody6952]

+Avatarconner That's a very good point

[@VytoneJr]

Ugh I don't even want to come up with theories cuz all of mine look way to deep into things. Everything will be obvious and foreseeable.

[@KibbyDragon839]

Still waiting on that Weiss vs Emerld fight.

[@saarah0006]

I hope its foreshadow for a fight in a future season. Cant wait for vol 5

[@KibbyDragon839]

saarah0006 Me too the thing with dr watts at the end makes volume 5 look really good

[@soarel325]

MEANWHILE, 3 YEARS LATER... Come on RT, give us Weiss vs Em already!

[@jeyhndrxx]

We still are

[@thatsmeiguess7372]

Maybe we'll get in Volume 8 lol

[@Karlos1234ify]

1:16 Jaune, I hope you have a landing strategy…

[@christophersampson8767]

"Did you hand out parachutes?"

[@FFcactuar]

+Christopher Sampson "No you will be using you own landing stratagy...... again

[@evancrissman2178]

+FFcactuar so Pyrrha's gunna stab him again

[@firedragonproductions8035]

+Evan Crissman at least his clothes

[@natchu96]

To be fair, he literally has a sword and shield, there weren't many options last time beyond blade-breaking on a tree or something. Which would take a bit of luck.

[@torifort717]

I just realized... Team JNPR is shown during "In the end you'll fail to save them". Not to mention during "When it falls" Pyrrah is the first to go. And while Team RWBY are all looking to the side at each other, the remainder of JNPR is looking down, as if symbolizing their fate will be the same. I will never take the openings for granted again. Now I'll just be over here. Realizing the great mistakes I have made.

[@FlavioKioff]

OMg

[@oxksie]

Volume 2, Pyrrha is shown and the lyrics say, "its time to say goodbye"......................

[@torifort717]

Phoenix xox​ We have been such fools. It's been written in the intros for so long. And we still didn't notice.

[@kingraplhmativo5178]

+Healer Philantrophe and how about cinder? her dream came true..destroyed beacon

[@siathariam5159]

Well, you know RWBY. Foreshadowing everywhere.

[@TheMAO17]

Someone pointed out that at the end there, Weiss, Blake, and Yang had their eyes closed, while Ruby's were still open...I'd like to think that this would mean that those three have given up, while Ruby (having an innocent outlook) still has hope. Also, whatever problem Qrow has with Winter, I hope it doesn't include Weiss. He doesn't know Weiss like Ruby does.

[@chapinmc2]

+TheMAO17 My bet is that they were a mentor-disciple thing, or Qrow was the reason that Winter got disowned from owning the Schnee company. Notice how she gives the most resentful look out of the two.

[@LightTrack-]

+TheMAO17 I really have to marathon the first 2 volumes through to understand what are you talking about in the end.

[@angelwater8987]

Can't wait for people to die!! Sorry, watched too much Magi.

[@BARALover96]

they could be rivals tho

[@MegamanZXOmega]

+TheMAO17 Look closer at that final shot, only Yang's eyes are shut. Weiss and Blake's are still open if you look closely.

[@nota_soul5927]

Only rewinded it like, 15 times.... that's healthy, right?

[@nota_soul5927]

...20

[@supitsme7763]

67...........

[@Karlos1234ify]

85.

[@GoharioFTW]

+Flare Kakuzu No! Its clearly not healthy!! You need to *at least* have rewinded it 30 times!

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

+Flare Kakuzu 1774..........30000000

[@KeelHeel]

in the beginning, aw, this is so peaceful, 5 seconds later, HOLY CRAP, HYYYYYYYYYPE

[@KeelHeel]

rly, I'm not the only one who was jumpscared there right.

[@jarrettstewart1885]

+Kreeper MVK Your not the only one. That came out know where. And i was wearing earphones at the time. I made a huge shout in the library where i saw the video.

[@Ideamaker-le6vd]

+Kreeper MVK I am with you man, I only clicked this video out of curiosity. But just when I thought everything started out smoothly, it went into an immediate rock!

[@Koopzilla24]

+Kreeper MVK It's like when your dozing off browsing dank memes and then you drop your phone on your face and jolt awake.

[@KeelHeel]

+Koopzilla24 xD that's awfully specific, but yeah, that's exactly it! xD

[@Blizzic]

*When this video aired* Fans: why is the intro so dark lol *currently* Fans: *sobbing* WHEN IT FAAAAAALLS

[@CptFreemanC17]

so Pyrrha was the first one to break away when the group was falling... PLEASE tell me they didn't hint at things and we were totally oblivious

[@kerri-lynndunne9942]

Isn't that an overall theme for the series? The whole FNDM is blind to foreshadowing.

[@Ninja07Keaton]

+Kerri-Lynn Dunne Unless you play BlazBlue like me and are used to this sort of story.

[@ashb712]

There was TONS of foreshadowing and subliminal messaging in the lyrics alone. if you just listen to them and take them literally, it's pretty much telling you how this season turns out lol.

[@moeraiden1382]

+DooMGuy117 There's plenty of foreshadowing in RWBY. Like how Pyrrah is on the PUMPKIN Pete cereal box.

[@moeraiden1382]

***** Pumpkin, as in the vegetable everyone raves about during Fall?

[@shooterDisease]

Qrow = Badass Confirmed Still, wish he looked a bit older. He could probably pass as Ruby's older brother currently.

[@iamnotanumber3578]

that's young him, like from a photo album

[@xSeri0xLimex]

To be fair, I'm an uncle and only 5 years older than my nephew. So it's not that far fetched.

[@TheOmega360]

+shooterDisease Being voiced by Vic Mignogna is also a plus.

[@lilianmartinez5551]

+shooterDisease My uncle is very close to my age. He was born in December 1997 and I was born in April 1999

[@Rariorana]

I dunno, I have a niece that's a year older than me and there are plenty of uncles and aunts that aren't too much older than their nieces/nephews

[@maisymouse1]

1:18 I'm just gonna go cry right now.

[@mercury2157]

rip: rest in pyrrha

[@killerpenguin360]

the foreshadow....

[@Karlos1234ify]

"And now they know the cost of trusting you is obliteration!" Damn it, Ozpin.

[@rukiakuchiki4669]

I didn't think they would actually do it but someone had to be the person that they made an example out of. It just sucks that it had to be her.

[@justinisp9361]

+Amy Adams -omg. OMG! yes. i liked pyrrha the best of team jnpr( besides jaune, that is).

[@bree792374927]

Sooooo the lyrics are Maybe red's like roses Maybe it's the pool of blood The innocents will lay in When in the end you've failed to save them. Their dying eyes Are Wide and White like Snow And now they know the cost of trusting you's obliteration Mirror's will shatter Crushed by the weight of the world The Pillars collapse in shame. There'll be no rest. There'll be no love. There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above And when it ends The good will crawl The shining light will sink in darkness Victory for hate incarnate Misery and pain for all When it falls

[@bree792374927]

I know! Omg.. It's going to be so great! (also i love your picture. x3 )

[@bree792374927]

***** you're welcome. c: And thanks. :3

[@bluecometzola773]

+Chelsea Breeann thanks evil ruby

[@yahav10898]

+Chelsea Breeann Cannot be more accurate to the end of this volume

[@AJaydedArtist]

When you know how the volume ends. These lyrics hurt....bad...

[@nqnt4161]

After watching Episode 12, I feel like the lyrics have much greater significance than what we once believed at the beginning of the Volume. *SPOILERS AHEAD.* So if you have not watched all of Volume 3, you may be spoiled or just have no idea what I am talking about. So you have been warned. Oh, and I am copying the lyrics off of *+Chelsea Breeann* post further up/down in the comments section. So, thanks! Also, one more thing. *NOTHING I SAY IS PROVEN* Just bare that in mind. *Maybe red's like roses* Red Like Roses is Ruby's signature theme, and the song that describes her character. *Maybe it's the pool of blood* *The innocents will lay in* *When in the end you've failed to save them.* This is talking about what will happen when Ruby fails her mission, and the difference between blood and red, bloodshed, and Ruby. Kinda a shoddy explanation on my part, but it gets the point across. *Their dying eyes* *Are Wide and White like Snow* Really creepy lyrics, but I cannot think of any sort of special-ness to them that was not present when the song was first released. *And now they know the cost of trusting you's obliteration* This may be talking about ATLAS, as through Cinder and Torchwik's actions, they may have gone from one of the most successful company's out there to what the people view as terrorists and killers. *Mirrors will shatter* *Crushed by the weight of the world* This may be talking about Weiss, as she is always under her fathers influence, and is therefor under the control of one of Remnant's greatest powers. Not only that, but the song: Mirror Mirror is her theme for her trailer, and the line "Mirrors will shatter" is saying how her father has control of her life and how that is stopping her from staying in team RWBY. *The Pillars collapse in shame.* Blake feels undeniable shame from running away from her problems, her friends, and her home, but also feels shame for having her partner put Yang in a handicap. She feels shame for the actions of Adam as well. That's... a lot of shame. *There'll be no rest.* This may be talking about how immediately after nearly dying and needing rest, Ruby refuses rest and goes off to Haven. *There'll be no love.* Yang now hates all her friends (Weiss for leaving to Haven, even if it was forced, and Blake for running away from everyone), and refuses to even say goodbye to Ruby before she leaves too, or say "I love you too, Ruby" when Ruby tells Yang she loves her. *There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above* This is speaking of Phyrra's death, as she attempted to be a hero and run back to Beacon in order to defeat Cinder, but she paid the price for it. *And when it ends,* *The good will crawl* When the fight is over, the villains believe that the Hunters and Huntresses will all fall to them. *The shining light will sink in darkness* People will sink to the Grimm which was the plan of Cinder in Volume 3. *Victory for hate incarnate* This may be talking about Cinder's faction, as they kind of... hate everything for their own personal reasons. Thanks, +stormzone13! *Misery and pain for all* The villains are both hate incarnate, and will cause pain and suffering for everyone on Remnant *When it falls* *This* is what I am most proud of with my argument. When Cinder goes up and kills Phyrra, or when Ruby unleashes her true power, Beacon tower legitimately falls. So, as Beacon fell, it served as a catalyst for all the other kingdoms to go into fear and uncertainty, as all they know is that ATLAS is attacking innocent people, and Grimm are wreaking havoc. This final line is not talking about RWBY disbanding, it is talking about the fall of one the Remnant's greatest kingdom/school. All due to the *FALL* Maiden. I there are a few blanks in my explanation, so if others figure it out, I will add them in. Just... fingers crossed, as I may not notice them since I am kinda dumb in that manner. Also, I would offer you cookies, but those are only for the scythe-wielding, criminal defeating, silver-eyed middle school aged girls.

[@stormzone13]

+Nqnt41 Damn, that is some really good explanation and could be spot on of the events to happen and have happened for sure! The only thing I can think of adding for is "Victory for hat incarnate" This could be talking about Cinder's Faction. Although Emerald is loyal to Cinder after episode 10 she was sort of sad about the destruction which could possibly mean she will defect and hate Cinder for what she has done... Just a theory but could be wrong too

[@DarkSun123456789]

+Nqnt41 I agree with many of your points but there are just some things that don`t sit well with me, first of all Weiss went back to Atlas, not Haven and Atlas is not a company it`s the kingdom and huntsmen school in the north. The trusting you is obliteration is obviously referring to Ozpin. In general with the reveal of Salem in the finale if you think of this as a message from her point of view to Ozpin, the whole lyrics make much more sense than trying to find an abstract meaning behind every single line even though the foreshadowing in this one was amazing and plentiful. Innocents will die, Ozpin/Ruby failed to save them, again people dying, the people that trusted in Ozpin failed and so did he and the school got obliterated, no rest no love no hero means no happy ending(for now), the good are devastated by what happened (especially yang, blake and weiss), hate incarnate is obviously Salem and Cinder+crew, and yes when it falls it means the CCT tower and everything it takes with it, communication, trust between nations, the fall of beacon. Also going by what we see, Pyrrha is the only one we see in full view falling away unlike the other 3 of who we barely see their arms, Ruby is the only one holding her head high in the last shot, ironwoods army playing an important role and the list goes on and on.

[@justinisp9361]

+Nqnt41 -i agree with your explanation. it was very well thought out.

[@MABfan11]

+justin isp "the shining light will sink in darkness" is more likely referring to Beacon, remember that episode 2-3 was called "The Shining Beacon"

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

Even after hearing this 15-20 times, I didn't figure out half the stuff it foreshadowed. "There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above" and the thing about eyes wide and white like snow gave away the last episode and none of us caught it

[@stephenu1501]

You can tell just from the opening it was about to get...Grim

[@vargue]

+Stephen U Damnit Stepehn! P.S Damnit Yang!

[@sleepywalker87]

Theirs 2 m’s in Grimm. In RWBY at least.

[@cherishorcoreymoore9509]

Stop

[@codekillerz5392]

1:18 This was literally me: "NO. NO. NOOOO."

[@elibaffled]

CodeKillerz me too 😭

[@apai2651]

Phyrrah fell hard

[@soakaliz4338]

Dang the foreshadowing

[@user-bj5ki6sr6c]

0:40 - 0:44 The shot of Ironwood in front of his army while staring down at Ozpin and his last conversation with Torchwick led us all to believe that he's going to be the villain. Edit: Ironwood just got crushed by the weight of the world

[@TukaihaHithlec]

♪ Lyrics ♪ Maybe red's like roses Maybe it's the pool of blood The innocents will lay in When in the end you've failed to save them Their dying eyes Are wide and white like snow And now they know The cost of trusting you's obliteration Mirrors will shatter Crushed by the weight of the world The pillars collapse in shame There'll be no rest There'll be no love There'll be no hero in the end Who will rise above And when it ends The good will crawl The shining light will sink in darkness Victory for hate incarnate Misery and pain for all When it falls

[@TukaihaHithlec]

Lyrics for anyone who's interested

[@adolfo8797]

+TukaihaHithlec thanks

[@TukaihaHithlec]

Agranados Granados jr Happy to help! Mind leaving a "thumbs up" so more people can see them?

[@xsevenx1664]

+TukaihaHithlec Their deadened is not right it is thrie dying eyes

[@TukaihaHithlec]

+jordan blackmore It sounds a little more like deadened to me, but dying makes more sense, so I changed it. Thanks for the input! *Just found out Jeff posted the official lyrics on Facebook and I was nearly spot on! =D

[@Jonic_P]

The rose with "Created by Monty Oum" teared me up a bit :'( Also does anyone else feel like things are really gonna ramp up this season?!?!?!

[@kevinkillmer]

Hells yea

[@lovelysan]

+Jonic_P me too ...

[@buckteethmusic9807]

+Jonic_P Yes. :D

[@galaxyfrostrose2925]

Agreed

[@Hoontor]

+Jonic_P I feel it had the right touch, and then the music change of keep moving forward.

[@reimei84]

Gotta give it to Yang. She really played a big *hand* this season

[@dorisbrowne5742]

Walsh n o

[@wahidabdul5101]

I feel like rwby might end different than I expected.

[@lunaefall]

It will.

[@aminebachir3394]

what do you mean by that

[@wahidabdul5101]

Tru

[@sydorovich2532]

Hello

[@Victoria-ot5wl]

The ship name for Ruby and Cresent Rose is Guns and Roses XD

[@supitsme7763]

😂 XD nice one

[@DrunkenbageI]

+Victoria L. Well, Ruby does love fun and games.

[@GetA_Life117]

+Drunkenbagel ...And weapons^^

[@StarVFoe]

+Victoria L. Lol is this the first fandom that ships a weapon with a person. Not counting fandoms that have living weapons.

[@christopherpasik1893]

no it not look it up

[@micalaufeyson5200]

that rose with monty's name.... oh god why? was that specifically for him? and the piano.

[@micalaufeyson5200]

+mica laufeyson i really love the song tho

[@baxkill]

I found it awesome, that little detail, a few seconds, but it means a lot

[@OmniscientWarrior]

+mica laufeyson The continuation of the show if for him.

[@toukakurosaki2044]

I kinda teared up.

[@WolfStar08]

+mica laufeyson It would make sense. But we all have to remember that this wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for Monty.

[@Castlerock15]

With how it ends starting from 1:22, it’s like a video game ‘GAME OVER’ screen. Team RWBY, sitting in a circle as they spin, looking sad and down as to say ‘We lost. We failed.’ Ruby being the only one eyes open, refusing to give up. Weiss, Blake and Yang eyes closed, giving up and accepting what’s to be. Then Come Volume 3 Finale, Team RWBY temporarily disbands until the great reunion in Volume 5’s Finale.

[@aceelle6557]

1:18 Pyrrha... Gets me every time now my heart-

[@Abraxas117]

Ace Elle ikr? When I first saw that I felt like something bad was going to happen to her. Why did I have to be right? :(

[@Vakris_22]

Same

[@njyawndra8609]

@@Abraxas117 They were all falling though not just Pyrrha.

[@ebonyb.9552]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD HYYYYYYPPPEEE!!!!!!!!

[@sharkpool7054]

yang vs tifa

[@jurreingarcia8918]

+Julian Suarez YOSH! I SAW DAT! SOMEWHERE! I THINK!

[@DarkKnight52365]

+Yang Xiao Long for me this aint the biggest hype next tuesday the swtor expansion comes out and thats the biggest hype for me

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

+Yang Xiao Long I AM THE HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jasontodd8028]

I just died and came back to life

[@miselojaime2214]

Am I the only one who was surprised with how dark this got really fast?

[@anthonydinh4946]

No it was the way Monty planned it

[@justsomeguywithaquestionab3175]

Wait, that was Monty's plan all along? To make this series become progressively dark?

[@pottertheavenger1363]

Miselo Jaime yeah, i thought things would stay complicated but bright, not go dark so soon. i got over my depression and returned to RWBY

[@flightoftheraven]

@@justsomeguywithaquestionab3175 Monty planned for Beacon to fall since the beginning; apparently that was supposed to happen during the Breach but we might as well give RWBYJNPR 1 more volume of innocence before getting thrown into a shadow war

[@kittypurrykit2467]

rwby took a dark ass turn

[@jcoolguy1548]

Yeah, and volume 8 is even darker

[@covikt674]

@@jcoolguy1548 Volume 8 is a bit mad

[@henrychen310]

does anyone realize that when everyone's falling in a circle, Pyrrah in particular falls away farther than everyone else? along with a reaction shot from ruby?

[@henrychen310]

Also, the ones holding her hands were Weiss and Ruby, the last ones to try and save her from Cinder. In the volume 2 OP, Pyrrah also had maple leaves flowing out of her, fall maiden.

[@TheShadowespada]

so the blonde guy is ruby and yangs dad...raven is yangs mom and summer is rubys mom...well then let the drama start!

[@deadpixl2451]

+yoru hitori Could the 4th guy on the team be Ozpin? His sword looks like the gears in his office.

[@doublesplit234]

+DedPixl no, it's Qrow,

[@accounttwo5144]

+ABECrudele They always said Qrow had a scythe, but maybe the sword turns into a scythe?

[@ZerotheWanderer]

+Remmer Kay (TheBrokenRifle) I doubt it, most weapons seem to be part melee, part gun, so it wouldn't be sword to scythe, unless they're gonna throw another hybrid weapon in this far in, which I doubt.

[@nubsauce13]

+DedPixl no that is the infamous Uncle Qrow, alongside the parents of Ruby and Yang.

[@randocalzonian4756]

Wow. That was a lot to reveal in just the opening. I guess we know who Raven is for sure now.

[@randocalzonian4756]

***** Well we know who Raven is now. I wonder is Qrow and Ozpin are related in any way. They both seem to have a thing with gears.

[@AnthonyH0395]

+Jonathan Grubbs How do we know thats Qrow? I remember Ozpin saying that Qrow used a gun-scythe in the first episode of season one and Ruby saying thats how she learned cause he's her uncle

[@randocalzonian4756]

AnthonyH0395 That bugged me too, but they revealed what Qrow would look like at RTX. It's him. On a side note, he's going to be voiced by Vic Mignogna!

[@necrowmancerowo]

+Jonathan Grubbs I don't think they're related, but I do think that Ozpin was a mentor to Qrow, probably giving him advice very similar to what he gives Ruby. This may have inspired Qrow to incorporate the gear design into his symbol.

[@randocalzonian4756]

JustinTK416 Maybe. We shall see. He also kind of looks like Mercury, but mostly just in the hair.

[@pyrojack4241]

Little detail that almost nobody notices: In the end of this intro, Team RWBY stands in a circle under a dim light, sitting down looking hopeless. The detail here is that Weiss, Blake and Yang are all looking down, completely defeated. But Ruby is looking up. Although her face doesn’t show hope or anything like that, she’s the only one not putting her head down in defeat. Much like in the end of the volume itself, where when all the other girls were separated and with all hope lost, Ruby was the only one acting in a optimistic way.

[@Delgado10019799]

This is the 30th time coming back to this video and probably the 150th time hitting the replay button.

[@神の兵]

Or you could just right-click and mouse on over to loop... Shit,I'm gonna get arrested for teaching people how to pirate.

[@Delgado10019799]

TheTacoOtaku I've sailed the seven seas and back, my friend.

[@fanaticalfanatic]

Ever heard of Spotify?

[@MasterPoppers]

So, it has now been confirmed that Raven was Yang's mother, and we have our first look at Summer and Taiyang. Team QRTS confirmed.

[@Mariokemon]

+MasterPoppers wait, when was her mother revealed?

[@MasterPoppers]

+Mariokemon Allow me to explain. In Volume 2 Episode 6, Yang said her mother was on a team with Qrow, Taiyang and Summer. In Volume 2 Episode 11, we meet Raven Branwen, a mysterious woman whom we didn't know much about, except that she kicked ass and had a striking resemblance to Yang. Now, in this intro, a photograph was revealed, that happened to contain Qrow in it, with three other people (one with blonde hair = Taiyang, one with a white cloak = Summer, one who resembles Raven to a T = Raven, a.k.a Yang's mother).

[@Mariokemon]

MasterPoppers ah in all honesty, i need a refresher of season 2. it was so long ago, i forget most everything except the dog, a teacher is bad, and that there was another yang at the finale

[@MasterPoppers]

+Mariokemon That's alright. I'm just excited because this essentially confirms some of my theories.

[@defuman32]

No. It should be team Storm Qrow

[@dashthehedgehog9549]

you have to admit that this foreshadowing the end volume 3

[@Abraxas117]

dash thehedgehog it really was :(

[@igneteus]

anybody else getting an eargasm?

[@PokeMasterAsh667]

Me.

[@TheLaughingReaper]

Me.

[@originalname1495]

TheRadicalAtheist me

[@danielhaugan4603]

No

[@indzey6877]

Me, I literally can't stop listening to this :,/

[@essybessy]

This song costed a Penny and a Pyrrha... I'm sorry, I'll leave.

[@kiddieme2463]

No it's a arm cost a penny

[@cureice]

+Kiddie me 246 It didn't cost just a Penny,it cost an arm and a penny

[@robotdude2206]

And an arm.

[@kannakamui2334]

+jwilk123 the RWBY dweeb Cinder is alive. I think she flied when Ruby's silver eyes ability awakened

[@braydeno4189]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

[@xXPewDuckPieXx]

Monty. We'll never forget you.

[@ShinobuSakurazaka]

True heroes never die, they live on in the hearts and minds of those who love them.

[@adolfo8797]

+Blake Belladonna Heros are remembered but legends never die Monty is still with us in the heart of his fans

[@ThutoMolefi]

*stretches out right arm* Now go. Let the legend live on!

[@Kiefster]

+Yang Xiao Long Indeed we will never forget but we will strive to be better and keep moving forward. This tale is in good hands.

[@goldfencer]

+Yang Xiao Long Yang, tell your sister to hang onto that innocent idealism. If the new opening is anything to go by- the lyrics, the visuals, the general tone- there might not be enough innocence to go around pretty soon. Good luck.

[@brubio39]

OH MY GOD YES!!!!!! Rest in pease Monty Oum, you made something amazing

[@P3RDT0]

The petal falling on the rose at the beginning... a proper way of saying We Love You, Monty. Wouldn't you agree?

[@coltrinfrancis8870]

+David Brown I agree in every way possible to this

[@jerm2434]

+David Brown TOTALLY!!!!!!!!

[@DarkKnight52365]

+Kurima it sucks that something so stupid had to kill him

[@Nikownzyu]

+David Brown that's what I thought

[@tetherus.s8808]

New RWBY Fans: Woah, this opening is so dark, I hope no one dies Volume 8 Opening: *Hello there*

[@jordanrichardson2367]

To be fair, Volume 8 does she’s a little bit of hope so I feel like When it Falls is the darkest opening

[@AndrewMalique]

Oh my god, I absolutely LOVE the breakdown at 1:13! It is SO satisfying to my ears

[@SosBucket]

RWBY will be getting a manga adaptation!

[@Glenn_Diamond]

Source?

[@SwitchbackCh]

+Glenn Diamond www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-17/dogs-prelude-shirow-miwa-to-draw-rwby-manga/.94317 It'll be drawn by Miwa Shirow.

[@beardlessdragon]

+SosBucket AAAAAAW F****, MY BODY CANNOT HANDLE SO MANY THINGS AT ONCE. I'M NOT READY FOR THIISSSSSS

[@91djstar]

Saw the cover art, looks freaking awesome

[@Arkatox]

Hope there's eventually an English translation.

[@CandleBite]

Sees Jaune in the lead when the heroes and Grim were running towards eachother, More Jaune fights confimed?

[@browniescake4563]

Oh wow I just noticed that. Maybe he will fight more

[@neonnwave1]

+GamerDragoon He should, since he gets more development than any other character in the show :/

[@brandon6682]

+GamerDragoon Hope he has a fighting style and semblance befitting himself.

[@ewanmaier3584]

Well he is for like a second but right as the Grimm and them meet you can see Ruby in front of jaune though more jaune fights would be cool cause he has been getting trained by Pyrrha

[@Ginormousbeans]

Jean*

[@jayblade2000]

Yang: I HAVE CRIPPLING DEPRESSION!

[@kittypurrykit2467]

Yang: I have No Arm :P

[@jayblade2000]

***** Just YANG in there, I'm sure the anger will pass like a rose on a summer's day

[@Sakura-vm7hz]

Oh god so this puns

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

I hope she's ends up feeling alright. Then again, now she's all left.

[@AndrewMalique]

Ha, I see what you did there m8

[@werewolf15orlando]

Team JNPR gets separated from team RWBY in this intro, and the first one to go was Pyrrah. Could that be foreshadowing? Will Nora die next?

[@aceelle6557]

First of all: no please no Second all: PLEASE NOT N O R A Third of all: they showed Ren falling out more, so I think if anyone's gonna die it's him. But also, since Jaune is based off Joan of Arc some think he'll be some kind of martyr sooner or later

[@The_r3d_0ne]

the messed up part to me is that Nora fell then Rin as if he couldn't live without her

[@alejandrokudo5463]

Not Nora, but Pyrrha

[@Swolsuke]

Turned on the subtitles, god damn Rooster Teeth that was dark, but it does reflect this Volume very well

[@twilightopal7054]

Cand J 1:04 "GO TO QROW" Even with the subtitles I can't unhear that

[@magatsuverison3835]

ThatGirlOtaku :3 its "The Good will Crawl"

[@twilightopal7054]

Daniel Awusanya I know that's what it is, but I just can't unhear it XD

[@HexPLAYSPlus]

I fail to see Grimm as any sort of a threat. That's one of my biggest gripes with this show. Humans have kicked their asses with little to no difficulty time and again in the show and they have a massive army of robocops, vertibirds and huntsmen who can obliterate anything Grim throws their way. Hopefully in season 3 we'll see Grim as more of a threat and not a bunch of mooks to kill off without any difficulty.

[@breakfastmachinearchive8]

+Hex PLAYS I think the only reason Grimm are a threat is that they never stop coming. Sure, they're easy to kill, but once you do that, more will come, and more after that. All the strategies for fighting them seem to rely on dust-consuming weapons, and dust has got to be a non-renewable resource, so what do they do when they run out of dust?

[@Torr3697]

+Hex PLAYS Well, i believe that's because mainly we've only seen the weak ones so far. Like they said last season, there are some who have lived hundreds of years and who are incomparably more powerful than the weak ones that lie on the edge of cities. Not to mention the fact that they seem almost endless. In season two, despite killing as many as they did, the swarm didn't stop until Glynda plugged the hole, and who knows how many more could have come out if she hadn't. The humans could run out of Dust and bullets long before the Grimm ran out of bodies to throw. Especially with the stronger ones being in the back.

[@HexPLAYSPlus]

HardPoint Productions Heres hoping they're more of a threat in season 3

[@necrowmancerowo]

+Hex PLAYS As some other fans have theorized, there are probably much more terrifying Grimm further from the kingdoms, in fact I'd say it's all but confirmed. Personally, I think the Grimm will end up having a similar organizational structure to the Flood Gravemind from Halo.

[@HexPLAYSPlus]

Sean Gentry It was made out to be that Grim were stronger than humans and that HUMANS were the ones with the number advantage.

[@vm6615]

0:43 i just cant get over how much better ironwood looks now. Without the beard his face looks off and I dont know why

[@pr0l0gue]

Volume 3 to your happiness: "This is your home now." */drops it in the trash*

[@lolxd2141]

*cinder voice*

[@brothergrimace3859]

Yeah, pretty much.

[@aortaplatinum]

"Hey that was really good, lemme watch it again with subtitles so I can get all the lyrics oh no"

[@BloodPrince130]

I'm noticing some sort of rivalry between Winter and Qrow. I wonder if they have some sort of history or if it's just a matter of familial pride like both are butting heads over which of their family members will come out on top.

[@sambucktooth]

+BloodPrince130 i hope so!

[@gerardootero1149]

And like all drama, it all comes back to a certain something. Now I want a spinoff starring a younger Qrow and Winter, with their respective teams.

[@tecnoflare2751]

There is no rivalry only shipping

[@darksteelgamma]

+Tecno Flare Words to live by folks.

[@gerardootero1149]

Then what about Raven's "disappearance"? Who's responsible for that?

[@Darkseadee]

...Well... the actual video was cool, but the song... was, frankly, horrible and painful to listen to, just my opinion, others were way better.

[@Shanannigan1]

+darkSYNced I know this is a subjective matter, but your wrong..

[@trialskills]

+Hobble Actually, no he's right. In his mind at least, opinions are opinions for a reason.

[@johndombroski5532]

+darkSYNced Yea I agree the song doesn't go with RWBY.

[@Darkseadee]

Somewhat Deadly Thank you, idk, it just didn't have a build up, which I don't like in a song, it was just "peaceful... peaceful... BOOOOM MUSIC!!!" and the rest was just weirdly paced, idk, guess it's not my style.

[@tawnyclawx]

The song definitely sounded off when compared to other ones.

[@reyniknamyrion3557]

Volume 1: Pyrrha lays a hand on Jaune's shoulder to comfort him over his insecurities Volume 2: Jaune lays a hand on Pyrrha's shoulder to repay the favour, finally stepping up as the leader of Team JNPR Volume 3: Pyrrha is the first one of the RWBYJNPR ring to get ripped away

[@MichaelAiyedun]

Please tell me I'm not the only one concerned about what's going to happen in season 3

[@right4plum]

Nope I'm on board

[@Jabatemanjr]

why would we be concerned?

[@neonnwave1]

+Jabatemanjr People are concerned since Monty isn't around any more, so they don't know what will come of the show, and since he's the creator. Without the creator, the writers could make a mistake that might bring the show down and not present what Monty had planned, or the fight scenes won't be as top notch as Monty usually does them. I, however, am not concerned and will just take the show with a grain of salt and see where it goes. Can't judge anything that hasn't come to light yet........ Unless it's a Michael Bay or Uwe Bowel movie.

[@TheMoneyhats]

+Michael Aiyedun The only thin that concerns me is that this is the season that we will see if RWBY will be one of those shows that will kill off its main characters now and then. In the third season if no one dies it will be very unlikely for RWBY to kill off anyone part of team RWBY and JNPR .

[@vexink]

+Jabatemanjr because of the last scene where Team RWBY is sitting in a group emo circle

[@yamzuh]

You just gotta come back to rewatch it, y’know?

[@kateSmith-nr1cb]

Yall ever noticed that all the rwby intros 1-3 are singing a warning song about some huge event that will push everyone to there limits. It wasn't until the end of volume 3 that we saw it

[@wyntersYT]

Eight years later and I'm still in love with you, RWBY. What a creative spectrum the franchise and its world had created. Love it all, even beyond death :)

[@carlosguevara898]

Yo también y esperemos que vizmedia pueda continuar la historia

[@gravesvsthemachine]

2 years later and here I am still crying over the finale

[@Jamie-oc9bx]

"And now they know the cost of trusting you's obliteration" Ozpin foreshadowing...

[@Amanda-he7rv]

The more I watch this opening, more I like it... when the Volume starts it will get even better as it fits to the story.

[@chaosXP3RT]

1:02 Ruby is fighting Cinder and the screen turns white. That foreshadow is amazing!

[@PokeMasterAsh667]

Love this theme 💖 I just hope next theme is hopeful in a way cause I feel weird jammin hard to a song that conveys foreshadowing about future BAD events

[@PokeMasterAsh667]

Songs beautiful though

[@superrandompersonthemostra2757]

i agree

[@thesunrises7756]

Lol me too 😂😂

[@trueMCGRaven]

4 months later i can safely say: Nope. Let's just Live is basically there to kick us in the nuts again when it already starts with "It used to feel like a fairy tale but now it seems we were just pretending!"

[@droidbot27]

I actually disagree with that. Rather than a song about despairing such as volume 3's intro with lyrics going "and when it ends the good will crawl the shining light will sink in darkness victory for hate incarnate misery and pain for all when it falls" basically saying good will fail and everyone will die. Let's just live is a song about not giving up. Intro 3 describes a situation about the evil winning and what will happen if they do. Intro 4 states that the predictions in intro 3 are correct and are happening. The good lost and many died. However It says that no matter what humanity cannot give up. Listen to the lyrics more closely: "Do we just go home? Can we follow through? When all hope is gone, There is one thing we can do Let's just live! Day by day and not be conquered by our sorrows The past can't hold us down We must break free" The lyrics basically say, many were killed, and the world is dangerous. Should we give up? We should not. By saying that we cannot be conquered by our sorrows, and that we must break free, the opening is saying that no matter what we can pull through. Much different from opening 3 saying that that the innocent will lie in a pool of blood. In other words, opening 3 is saying that the good will lose and everyone will live in misery. Opening 4 says that even though we have lost, we cannot accept defeat and we must push on. Opening 4 is a lot more badass and hopeful in my opinion.

[@ProfessorGopher2030]

A wise man once said, "It's somewhat of a rite of passage to see this for yourself, so without further ado…let the pain begin."

[@retrigot2207]

Looking back on this this show was really something

[@amoruntivero6957]

Lmao- I keep hearing, "We'll go to prom!" Instead of, "The good will crawl!"

[@repressednerd1449]

How the hell did it take me 6 years to realize pyhra broke away first, foreshadowing her death. Damn I'm dumb

[@_BeefBastard_]

Honestly same lol I never noticed it i guess

[@blueizumi]

Notice how the last second with team RWBY sitting down at the end the arm Yang loses is no longer visible too…

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

This is one of those OPs that you can NEVER hear the same way again after watching the season

[@rocktenlar]

01:02 Ruby VS Cinder, then, zoom on Ruby face and then, a bright light ~

[@Hrolfgard]

"Crushed by the weight of the world" *Shot of Atlas air fleet/Ironwood* Well that's just the Volume 7 vibe ain't it bois

[@sharpetutor227]

I'm shocked! No really. I had the volume at the top and when the piano started I closed my eyes and my heart just fluttered with that magical sound... Then the music suddenly got loud, wild and epic so fast I fell straight out of bed, and it hurt like hell. LOL GREAT SONG.

[@sharpetutor227]

I can not wait to hear the full album!

[@The5thelemnt]

+Daniel Tutor haha That's exactly how I felt. I didn't fall out of bed though, I just splashed my coffee from excitement.

[@Firmentus]

You know that feeling when you're falling asleep, and then it feels like you're falling, then you jolt awake? Yeah, that's what it was for me. To be honest, a piano opening would be legit, but maybe the season fits a dark chaotic theme so they had to make the opening fit. (If it is a dark chaotic season, then im scared)

[@The5thelemnt]

Firmentus Hahaha That jolt awake.

[@OmniscientWarrior]

+Daniel Tutor "69 people everyday aren't ready for the bass to drop"

[@dblundz]

still my favourite intro to date

[@mrekozack7817]

Same, this one goes hard than others tbh

[@runningwild09]

1:16 god that chord is beautiful yet haunting and foreshadowing

[@Raddkann]

i’ve been a RWBY fan for 7 years. it’s come so far

[@smrzbcv2303]

1:17 for those who watched the v7 finale, this isn’t the first time this scene happened

[@tarasdiary]

volume 3 was the most craziest one and I LOVED it

[@-bemyvalentine-]

"2020 can't get any worse" may:

[@biggeek2256]

I love how the song starts off with a nice little piano piece and then BAM!!! Jeff and Casey take center stage

[@NingenSlayerZamasu]

So let me get this straight. Raven the mysterious masked lady with the dust sword is Yangs biological mother and we finally got a chance to see Qrow and Ruby's mother. Not only that Adam is planing a rebellion with the white fang and Weiss's older sister and Qrow have some sort of rivalry. And all this came out before the death battle with Tifa and Yang. My week is now complete

[@dralicast9391]

When does that death battle come out

[@TheSixthChildEva04]

+caleb horning Next Wednsday.

[@AnimeLovingBagpiper]

+The Sixth Child You can watch it the day before though if you subscribe to the ScrewAttackLive channel though where they'll show it, well, live.

[@hueganal1329]

Roses are Red Weiss' are White Blakes are Black Yangs are Yellow I think I messed up this poem 😵

[@weissschnee7727]

+hue ganal Umm maybe :l

[@bluecometzola773]

+hue ganal perfect

[@profjf]

+hue ganal Nailed it.

[@bathroomwalltile4911]

+hue ganal Pennys are quarters, and Pyrrhas are *_DEAD_*!

[@zelectrode3337]

No no! Please, continue!

[@MadDadLad]

Welp! After the absolute shitstorm of emotions that was Volume 3 of RWBY, these lyrics make perfect sense now, don't they? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go and resume my mental breakdown in the corner and desperately try to convince myself that everything is fine! Don't wait up for me!

[@cosmic_neo]

"Crushed by the weight of the world." *Shows Ironwood* Oh...

[@dasherplayz4471]

He was literally crushed in volume 8

[@joshualighttime604]

Lot of foreshadowing since s3 what next 🤔

[@tigerbell4289]

shits gonna go down their pasts are coming back to haunt them

[@phobos1845]

I need a hug

[@ArkAurelius]

After that finale, and seeing this opening again. OMG, the amount of foreshadowing in the opening is almost criminal. Well done, Roosterteeth.

[@MrCyaniede]

This sure was appropriate in hindsight.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Yeah, what with Penny, Torchwick and Pyrrha.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

I think we can call this Harsher In Hindsight.

[@edl01reviews]

I just realized this opening basically just shows everything that happens at the end of volume 3...