RWBY Volume 8 Intro

[@ebonymaw_2448]

I like how Emerald waved at Cinder and then immediately gets upset even though Cinder cant see out of her left eye lmao

[@sheknowles]

Deadass

[@hayhay2640]

Foreshadowing

[@jerrisatyourwindow]

@L E V E L 0 leave

[@coachlombardi9657]

100th thumbs up and I hope that pain Cinder felt will make her weaker and easier to beat!

[@ebonymaw_2448]

@@coachlombardi9657 Spoilers(maybe): Neo (and emerald) are gonna beat that bitch sideways. Neo almost did in volume 6 until Cinder chea- i mean showed her true power. But when shes weak she better watch her back.

[@user-iu4fm5rb8i]

Salem: [Moving all pieces at once] Chess homies: *Wait, that's illegal.*

[@chaos_blue1089]

Salem be like "Screw the rules, I have nightmare fuel"

[@freedomlegendjuan347]

@@chaos_blue1089 Maybe.

[@wadepeckham3860]

Nah, they're doing homebrew dun wurry bout it.

[@lucasloveland7768]

_"And It seems we weren't prepared..._ *_...for a game that wasn't fair"_*

[@STN4D]

*Flashbacks to Sora calling his chess pieces virgins*

[@justaredstring7517]

Oscar: "Your ex is scary." Ozpin:"Well she is now our ex. So... good luck, I guess."

[@DreamingBloodfiend]

Salem: "Ara ara~"

[@allyrose9494]

Oscar: RUBY COME PICK ME UP IM SCARRED!!!!

[@JavierRodriguez-zt5st]

Ruby: Ara ara~

[@aceofheartss1972]

@@JavierRodriguez-zt5st NOOOOOO

[@amethyst8314]

Lol

[@achillesdeath3950]

Bruh, this is really...Grimm

[@niecysanders4872]

Damn it BARB

[@cheyenne.mari23]

God dammit Barb!

[@edirivas9112]

God damn it Barb

[@bigchris327]

Good pun bro, but fr this season really does look like it'll be darker than usual

[@Frenchcoward]

God Dammit BARB!

[@carm_ar]

*Ren collects death flags as a hobby confirmed.* Edit: oh.

[@0mn0m15]

Ren dies, S.S. Renora will sink :(

[@thatanimeguy6330]

Looks like Jaune wasn’t the only person inheriting something from Pyrrha

[@Blackboyslookblueinmoonlight]

He’s catching death flags left and right and it’s starting to be worrying, he’s been getting them for a while..I’m scared that this might be the final season he’s in..

[@cruizer54]

@@0mn0m15 watch it be nora.

[@0mn0m15]

@@cruizer54 oh crap. Nora...

[@Nicoehe]

2 Season op : Its time to say goodbye to all the things we loved 8 Season op : We said goodbye to all the things we loved

[@EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach]

I NEVER NOTICED THAT AND NOW I’M INTERNALLY SCREAMING

[@thegallanonim]

DUDE WHY HAVEN'T I NOTICED THAT

[@jcoolguy1548]

And as they were saying "it's time to say goodbye" they were zooming in on Pyrrha

[@defaultdance4727]

took a long time to say goodbye

[@kavisko1677]

I'm guessing Jaune finally not so burdened with Pyrhha death. (I think, never really the type to do this things) aaaand Jaune need to move on from Penny death next. He feel guilty or some character mad at him etc. idk some basic guilt trip stuff in stories.

[@mercuryblack]

Welcome to the Fall Of Beacon 2.0. We have lots of death flags and sorrow. Enjoy!

[@ProfittttNDO]

Didn't know you would be here I love your channel

[@Uvixxx]

Atleast Merc is back

[@bubbajoe117]

Congrats on having the best redesign of the villains~ looking spiffy dude, I’d buy that jacket.

[@sourenergydrink]

Hi hi! I love watching your videos lol

[@u1tra_p0wer52]

Fall of Beacon 2.0 (Part 2/3)

[@GabimaruSano]

Looks like Mercury is getting a promotion? Judging by the fact he’s not standing with the Cinder crew, but featured just before Salem...hmm.

[@sumomanify]

i think its to help show hes completely committed to Salems cause and abandoned any cinder loyalty he had

[@kikrinman1450]

He could just be taking Watt's place.

[@ap7635]

Not surprising. The split between them was hinted at back in volume 6 when Tyrian talked to Mercury and Emerald.

[@eternalreality3260]

I hope so. It's about damn time Mercury gets brought back into the fray. He's the only current villain aside from Salem who isn't entirely incompetent and actually gets shit done. He deserves the promotion.

[@jrgalli00]

I'm telling you, Mercury's eyes have been haunting me since we first met him and there's a reason why no one has mentioned it. His semblance was taken away due to his father knowing the legend of warriors with silver eyes (although this could be a long shot)

[@acanadianpumpkin]

Ruby's Scythe overlaying the moon in the background while the "Created by Monty Oum" is wonderful

[@onecutekat]

@@ReiseLukas gross another Vic apologist...

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

@@ReiseLukas the Vic stans in general are being disgusting to the victims and make me lose faith in humanity, it's hard to have proofs of sexual harrasment because at the moment you're so shocked you don't think of how to prove it, and it's even harder to think about it later, and after it happened you can't tell it in a coherent way because the brain kinda stops working as it's so shocked, so even if he wasn't sentenced Guilty, that would prove nothing, but it's stupid to think that dozens of women had nothing better to do than ruin one man's career, he clearly did it and he's counting on his fans to back him up

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

@@ReiseLukas because like I said, countless women have accused him, some going as far as 1989. What's the most believable? That countless women had nothing better to do than a vast conspiracy to fire a bad voice actor? Or that the dude is lying?

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

@@ReiseLukas Seeing how many women accused him of sexual harrassment, dozens of women, some going as far back as 1989, it's highly more likely that they're saying the truth, the idea of countless women having nothing better to do than firing one single bad anime voice actor is ridiculous, so it's more likely that Vic Mignogna is lying, besides, you don't start those allegations on celebrities out of nowhere, because you know his stans are going to defend him by giving you countless death sentences and insults, exactly what happened. Which goes to my next point, not only are the women more likely to telling the truth than Vic Mignogna, but I'd go for them anyway, seeing how much the Vic stans acted disgustingly irredeemable by being awful to the victims

[@cherrebearTTV]

@@mitsunitaiko1742 think about almost every famous celebrity that had rape claims thrown towards them. Were they proven factual? As a girl myself, i know how we act. And yes, multiple of us will try and tear one man down.

[@av799]

Salem has all of her pieces in play. While James has exhausted his.

[@niecysanders4872]

James is what his friends call him to you it's general

[@apotato7305]

@@niecysanders4872 goddammit 😂

[@Evee545]

All cause he let his fear control him. I get that hes afraid but he shouldnt let it control him.

[@Khrn-lk4mf]

And one of james's pieces has been straight up stolen from him... "pay attention to penny's actions in the op

[@dragonofsunshine1249]

Notice how Salem is the King on the black side of Chess, while Ironwood is the Queen. The King on the white side is still in play, which is where our heroes will come in, of course.

[@Joker-77763]

The summary of this opening is just "we might be kinda screwed"

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

We the audience, we the writers, or we the characters? because I would just say yes to all 3

[@arturoayala1004]

More like: we ARE screwed...

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

@@arturoayala1004 Me: No, I wanna hear an upbeat tone from you. Producers: We are screwed!~

[@cecilusbrize4679]

KINDA!? I went into this Volume expecting a bloodbath.

[@SkaiCyan]

Every intro is a "game over" song, lmao.

[@vlcharlie4884]

Can we talk about how far Casey has come? Her voice is bringing me chills, the best kind of chills!

[@jcoolguy1548]

@Blue May those people are just haters. She's amazing

[@Ethirical]

Her voice in Vol 1 was still good, but now. Wow. The way she pronounces the line "some roSEEEES" :D

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

I feel like that's because of her true emotions showing about this show's future

[@hallowjupiter6305]

Just remember she was like 14 or 15 singing for volume 1

[@biggeek2256]

Her vocal evolution is amazing!

[@jessielynn3655]

I love seeing Monty Oum's name at the end

[@matthew_natividad]

Gone but not forgotten

[@Unlucky_magician76]

I feel like he would have been proud.

[@TheOracle342]

@@Unlucky_magician76 He wouldn't he really wouldn't

[@muii6319]

@@TheOracle342 yea

[@jcoolguy1548]

@@TheOracle342 what makes you so sure

[@J8ulia]

How dark should this volume be? Rt : yes

[@darkknight6719]

Maybe you want to write: "will be"?

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Lame!!!!!!

[@TheDharak123]

I have my therapist on speeddial

[@dreamcastx3052]

I wish they understood not everything has to be dark. Shows can be enjoyable without trying TOO hard, like with what they’re doing with RWBY now.

[@raidersfan4554]

About as dark as their future as a company

[@CathakLinari]

I like how Neo is still in frame while Cinder screams in pain. Here's hoping for the betrayal

[@pokechatter]

Sure their partnership built on “the enemy of my enemy etc” is already pretty fragile, but the way Cinder has treated Neo is just asking for the backstab.

[@mysticalhuntress28]

Cinder and Neo aren’t allies at all. Cinder is at fault for Roman Torchwick’s death

[@jonathanelliott8869]

AMEN

[@kingraplhmativo5178]

Leave her alone, she's innocent. All she wants Maiden powers only. 🥺🥺🥺

[@critterwhisperer5821]

King Raplh Mativo you better specify who or people will assume you mean cinder. Who btw is at fault.

[@zachpetty1560]

I think I’m going to need some serious therapy after this volume.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Volume 3 part 2. All i will say

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

I need some therapy in the middle of the volume...

[@אורוידןפלד-י3ק]

So many death flags, You'd think Pyrrha is alive again.

[@eye63]

Let’s kill Emerald and get Pyrrha back

[@Salem-1610]

@@eye63 Yeah. Emerald commited all of that genocide back in Volume 3 just because her mom didn't love her. Oh boo-hoo

[@sprudkreberry5260]

AH FUCK I'VE STOPPED WATCHING THIS A YEAR AGO AND THE NAME 'PYRRHA' STILL HITS ME RIGHT THERE. At my weakest spot

[@siva9422]

@@Salem-1610 exactly

[@cjck1344]

Sure would be great if the writers could acknowledge her again

[@lillykay9553]

When you realize everything is revealed in the opening.

[@cupkaitlyn6107]

Literally after watching the finale everything makes sense here. Like holy fuck, Cresent Rose, Ironwood on the chess board, everyone falling. I’m nervous for V9

[@justastackofpancakes]

I was literally just about to comment that! XD

[@kaniokopiumxx9333]

@@cupkaitlyn6107 HOLy CraP- Dude I did not notice that-

[@acescorcher]

After Watching the opening after finishing volume 8 your not wrong

[@hmbrandon164]

I didn't think the fall of Team RWBY would be litteral

[@ivisters-6434]

winter schnee looking gooooddd

[@guillermocastro3396]

Not over the top costume change, simple add ons. Definitely suits her.

[@babynabi3551]

Ayyyyy

[@lizelin6187]

Too bad she's on the wrong side though.

[@ivisters-6434]

@@lizelin6187 not for long i hope

[@lizelin6187]

@@ivisters-6434 Same here.

[@aLexDL]

Oh no They're faling during the intro That uhmm, didnt end well last time...

[@elnkr2603]

WHEN IT FALLS~

[@jcoolguy1548]

Yeah, true. And it was only team RWBY that was falling this time. I'm worried

[@randomguy7946]

In Volume 3 Ruby's head was up in the end while everyone else is defeated. They represented that again with the weapons ._.

[@SalsburyAsmr]

I think Nora might die and ren will switch to Salem’s side

[@softblossom522]

@@SalsburyAsmr i think hed go to ironwood more. it was seen during volume 7 that he had the same mindset of the ace ops. plus, ren's semblance wont be much use to salem anyways

[@sqitspanders9057]

I just realized that Cinder walking past RWBY while time was frozen was foreshadowing of her using the lamp question

[@Lu-bc3pl]

Me on the first listen: eh it’s cool ig Me on the 5th listen: SOME ROOOOOOSES WILL NEVER BLOOM-

[@TE72GOD]

SAME. I wasnt digging it at first listen at all... But now it is in its own playlist, all alone, on loop, for hours. :)

[@ShayBelladonna]

sEason 7 is my favorite intro

[@Amiibo21]

@@TE72GOD same 😅

[@leelduttis4086]

Haha same

[@ShounenRoach]

Still doesn't beat the first one and Triumph. Those are her best work

[@AxleTrade]

This is giving me Volume 3 vibes all over again.

[@savannahgarcia1318]

Omg same here

[@lahmayhahh]

Indeed.

[@3ormore778]

Bring backs memory, oh those cheerful times and now they are already off saving the world

[@Southhs]

The lyrics remind me more of Vol2s intro

[@ebz7473]

We can only hope

[@dyja7]

The ending of the volume 7 opening looked so hopeful, with everyone united. The ending of the volume 8 opening features no people, just Ruby's weapon in the snow, all by itself. I'm very concerned.

[@jcoolguy1548]

I think this is the first opening where the characters don't appear at the end of the opening

[@Axel-zw4wj]

Well you had every right to be...

[@TheFLAMEXD]

This is the most anime of all the RWBY openings.

[@alexh7865]

tbh u right

[@gavontagage8481]

Nah volume 7 definitely wins that one but this is 2nd tho

[@TheFLAMEXD]

@@gavontagage8481 I think this beats Volume 7 by a mile.

[@stegio2745]

@@TheFLAMEXD This one has way too many static images to be considered an anime opening

[@TheFLAMEXD]

@@stegio2745 There’s plenty of anime openings with static images.

[@jedimeyer1298]

Penny's getting hacked, I'm calling it.

[@user-bj5ki6sr6c]

Watching episode 1 kills any thoughts of Penny getting hacked

[@LuffyxNamiisathing]

@@user-bj5ki6sr6c in the intro Penny turns against RWBY so something will definetly happen. At 0:56

[@eye63]

Emerald being killed by Weiss 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@kdroz]

You’ll rethink that theory of Penny getting hacked after watching ep 2

[@vanivan25]

@@LuffyxNamiisathing also in 1:26, the change of penny eyes

[@Roshi53l]

This song has really grown on me. The lines "some roses will never bloom. Some dreams will die on the vine" and "some wars will not end in peace" just hit differently..

[@mer-grillin]

Well..Vine Zeki is dead

[@mer-grillin]

The fall of Atlas didn't end in peace...

[@jcoolguy1548]

For me it was "Maybe the path that leads our way home will finally clear. Maybe the end we tried to avoid is already here"

[@KingChiggy]

Seeing as the intros lyrics have always kinda foreshadowed the season's events I am really believing that Team RWBY will be utterly defeated in this season

[@DPowered2]

They should, the brought out the top villain and who is always talking tough. It would be weird if she failed the same ways her henchmen did after being so forceful. The dumbest written mistake would be to push her to the front as a threat then put her in the back again.

[@jonathaneilbeck2263]

It does feel Empire Strikes Back.

[@cherrydragon3120]

This intro screams volume 3... i do not like it

[@rantmasterbeta1955]

From this one fan theory I heard, Oz hid the Relic of Choice with Summer Rose's grave. Personally I hope it's not true, Ruby wouldn't handle it

[@hyuugo7462]

and at this point they should

[@ultama7]

3 things to mention after seeing this: 1.There'll be no rest 2.There'll be no love 3.There'll be no hero in the end who will rise above

[@cherrydragon3120]

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

[@senmohatake2896]

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

[@matthew_natividad]

And mankind will wilt in pain

[@arch5063]

And when it ends, The good will crawl~

[@willthehero7747]

@@arch5063 the shining light will sink in darkness victory for hate incarnate misery and pain for aaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllll WHEN

[@YousufIbrahim2001]

It just hit me that Penny died thinking that Ruby, Blake, and Yang died falling into the void :(

[@gam-ber4683]

And I think her body fell with them

[@wvn9957]

"died"

[@hxshimi]

spoilers for people who haven't watched volume 8 yet 👀

[@oscarfine8343]

@@wvn9957 penny became human, and winter is now the winter maiden, penny forced jaune to kill her

[@austinbable3897]

Not deid yet

[@americanasian3156]

I feel like either Ren or Nora is gonna die, and I'm not ready for it

[@HPOfficejetPro-dv6xv]

oh for sure

[@SharowbladyeGaymerPorate]

REN might have something happen to his arm bc he has a red thingie over his shoulder. Maybe?

[@bokuhero7447]

I think Nora is the only person on her team that is going to survive the rest of the show

[@river-uh9pk]

I'm not sure if they would kill Ren off due to Monty and such but nora, maybe

[@lee.0]

If either of them die in going to have an existential crisis

[@windknight4747]

Based on this opening, Jaune seem to be the only one of the heroes who doesn’t have a problem with his personal life. Edit: I was not expecting this comment to get so much attention, thanks everyone. Also I know this comment is now inaccurate considering what happened at the end of V8 seem like the writing staff felt that the Jaune needed more trauma considering that he was moving on from Pyrrha’s death.

[@bokuhero7447]

His arc seems to be almost done...... They could kill him

[@JarieSuicune]

His family is probably the most secure, out of them all. He's also been through a hard tragedy (Yes, a number of them have, I'm not belittling them at all) and has been slowly recovering and grown a lot since then, so it actually makes sense. He's focused on the here and now, helping those he can that are with him.

[@AliAwesome]

@@bokuhero7447 NO! BAD! GO SIT IN THE CORNER!

[@hyuugo7462]

Jaune is maybe the one who has the best emotional strength of them all

[@MysticMylesZ]

@@bokuhero7447 ..... Fuuuuuuu

[@thewolfofmanyfaces2359]

I hate that cinder looks like shes doing Dios time stop walk from the Jojo Intro, I start to laugh everytime I see it

[@TunySturk]

And Yang is using Epitaph...

[@HappyPotat]

Just something I wanted to bring attention to: Emerald appears with Neo in Cinder's scene in the opening but Mercury appears together with the rest of Salem's cabal. Given how he acted in volume 6, I imagine Mercury is going to end up more loyal to Salem than Cinder.

[@keavinmurcia7026]

I agree! The theme of this volume is divide, and since our teams are split, it would make sense to split the villains. I think mercury would split from emerald because even since volume 2 they haven't had the same mindset. And neo and emerald being together, they might both realize that they don't want to be with cinder anymore, its gonna be sad once emerald realizes cinder doesn't care about her tho 😔

[@AliAwesome]

I also think Mercury splitting from them will help with Emerald's divide. Because despite the fact that they have very different mindsets, they do genuinely seem to care for one another, so I think Emerald is going to have the conflict of choosing between her loyalty and love for Cinder and her love for Mercury (And I don't mean romantic love, I mean like familial, brother/sister type love).

[@HappyPotat]

@@AliAwesome Yeah I doubt it. I don't think Mercury and Emerald care for each other more than Emerald idolizes Cinder.

[@AliAwesome]

@@HappyPotat Yeah, you're probably right. But the way I see it is I feel like Mercury's separation will start to loosen Emerald's resolve, not completely turn her against Cinder. It'll probably be a really slow going process between either just this volume, or the next few. Idk though. I could be wrong. Lol.

[@kodaxmax]

Also mercury is the only one who hasn't failed cinder

[@red_dead_lex6173]

Oh god I’m gonna cry during this volume aren’t I.

[@jcoolguy1548]

I'm gonna cry with you

[@shurikenbyx7924]

We are going to cry with you

[@jelanirenner]

'Some lives will end much too soon' was referring to Penny.

[@yummyyaoi973]

quit reminding me T_TTT

[@jcoolguy1548]

@KorraAlone and Vine sacrificing himself

[@carm_ar]

cries

[@AnimeOPEDGuy_]

Vine, Penny, & Hazel...

[@lightyearpig12]

No matter what we all think of RWBY, one thing that is a universal agreement is that the music is amazing.

[@FinelessFish24]

I sensing Ren death flags here.

[@jordan-tx7os]

dude same

[@TheFLAMEXD]

Hell no! No more JNPR deaths

[@qs2808]

@@nicoleleee oh no

[@MoonlitRebel]

I was thinking him or Nora. The only death I’m prepared for is Ironwood’s since it looks like it’s going to ultimately be him versus Salem (plus he’s trash now).

[@SpecialistFeature]

He caught his, Nora missed hers. Also she has red hair, which is like the Star Trek red uniform at this point.

[@kashv.k2797]

Seeing Ren and Nora distanced, in this intro.. That means alot.. like something is gonna happen to Nora..

[@willthehero7747]

jnpr just can't catch a break

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

or her love interest

[@nervous_laughter6955]

Shocky

[@holy9591]

LYRICS: we said goodbye to all the things we loved, gave up our lives just to find that it was not enough we leapt in faith left our solitude our carefree peace, what we thought would change the world was just a childish dream we failed to stop our own demise the tragic end’s before our eyes, hope has no place here maybe the path that leads our way home will finally clear maybe the end we tried to avoid is already here some roses will never bloom, some dreams will rot on the vine some lives will end much too soon, some evil will never ever die some wars will not end in peace, some heroes choose the wrong side sometimes it’s worth it all to risk the fall and fight for every life

[@StudioNama]

Good lookin' fam. Well ain't that somber. "Sometimes your best just isn't enough" seems to be the theme here.

[@AeroFlash15]

That last line really hits, because they're risking both Atlus and Mantle to save the latter.

[@meh1821]

i wish this was pinned-

[@ddbob1]

Love that foreshadowing

[@InfamousHei]

God Happy?, -Ever- /Never, -After- /Again has me so bloody scared idk what this volume will do but I feel like we are about to lose harder than volume 3 and idk if I am ready for that.

[@ammarfarras1998]

That part got me like.... oh f*ck i didnt sign up for this torture that soon will coming up

[@Khrn-lk4mf]

I like how this is the closest ive seen to anyone mentioning what the h e double f*** is going on with penny

[@antares3030]

We can't lose harder 'cause Monty is gone already~

[@InfamousHei]

@@antares3030 you are right. I miss him too

[@shecantedit2381]

Remember when they were all happy and in school? Yeah me too.

[@Stellerman7]

I'm afraid we're going to lose somebody again...prepare yourselves.

[@dr.evilcatfish9020]

Only to be brought back

[@Stellerman7]

@@dr.evilcatfish9020 Unless anyone else turns out to be a robot I don't think we're getting that saving grace a second time.

[@accendere224]

@@Stellerman7 Considering Penny is a robot, I already expected her to live again since Vol 3.

[@markdjoumo5968]

I'm here for the trainwreck.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

oh, don't worry... I can almost guarantee you there will be more than one main character death.

[@sophiacanche9530]

The ending of crescent rose being all alone makes think that ruby is going to be separated from the others at the end of the volume. Probably kidnapped by Salem. That or it gets destroyed or lost.

[@cherrydragon3120]

I get the idea Ruby is gonna be the only one left standing on the end

[@sophiacanche9530]

@@cherrydragon3120 like last one alive or last one who isn’t defeated

[@jonathaneilbeck2263]

I'm getting Empire Strikes Back vibes. So maybe it gets lost in the same way Luke lost his lightsaber.

[@carm_ar]

Cresent Rose is gonna be the saddest death of the show 😔✋

[@mizel.i]

I think its about Summer's story or past. Because that part reminds me red trailer. Of course it can be she will be last one to stand (physical or psychological) or get seperated from others (Salem kidnaps theory [also grimm hands that grab Ruby are the hands Salem used on Hazel at v6 when Salem talks about their failure, so its highly possible] or she leaves them). Anyway those were my thoughts.

[@archmagekyle]

The Relic? Gone. Atlas? On the brink. And Salem? She’s real. Hotel? Trivago.

[@archmagekyle]

@Olivia Grover Because *Y E S*

[@nua1913]

Everything? It’s fucked.

[@matthew_natividad]

Death? Everywhere

[@jcoolguy1548]

Penny? Dead Too soon?

[@Vanziethel]

@@jcoolguy1548 Never

[@davidbasa9985]

1:16 “some heroes choose the wrong side” yang is the only one who isn’t facing directly forward. UH OH she is her mother’s daughter after all

[@46PsychoFox64]

Or... it's talking about Ironwood, who is abandoning most of the world to bring a few thousand rich people into space?

[@JM-vr1br]

@@chidxrra If that was the case, everybody would be facing away from each other. But it’s JUST Yang.

[@Sam_sam2554]

Yang: Ruby ,please dont do this. Ironwood is only trying to help. Ruby: IRONWOOD IS ONLY DOING THIS TO SAVE HIMSELF AND HIS RICHES! I THOUGHT YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SAW THIS!!! Yang: Sis. PLEASE. Dont do something you'll regret. What ironwood is doing is the right thing. Ruby: if you really believe that what he's doing is right... THEN YOU REALLY ARE YOUR MOTHER'S DAUGHTER...

[@smileyface81mc77]

@@Sam_sam2554 That’s not... that’s not what the split in V8 is about. That’s not what any of this is about.

[@Lxife]

"Sometimes its worth it all to risk the fall..." Yang drops the deepest

[@darkknight6719]

Cinder be like: "ZA WARUDO!"

[@Alessino]

Jajajaja estaba buscando este comentario

[@earth3882]

IS THAT A JOJO REFRENCE

[@Snazzy12341]

Yang doing Epitaph shit

[@karimjrhabassi94]

Cinder after being defeated be like: kono cinder da

[@ShadowSonic325]

@@karimjrhabassi94 WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[@ConnerTheEsquire]

RWBY music: beautiful melodies and immersive imagery. RWBY lyrics: depression. Sadness. Negativity. Saying goodbye to just anything that makes you happy.

[@FloofHasAHandle]

I love all rwby intros, they show scenes that are vaguely explaining what’s about to go down. Personally I think it’s so interesting and unique to this series.

[@jcoolguy1548]

Every intro sets the tone of each volume. That's how I see it

[@JustMK_1]

Jojo's bizarre adventure does something pretty similar with their openings

[@Soul_Slayer]

I just realised at 0:57 Penny is facing RWBY and JNOR instead of the Grimm!

[@kingbasalisk7779]

Genie : DO NOT FALL Team RWBY: yall heard something?

[@matthew_natividad]

The ice cracking

[@HPOfficejetPro-dv6xv]

this volume is already looking darker than volume 3...

[@cherrydragon3120]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@Moxy125]

Just from the lyrics alone.

[@felbarashla]

It should. We are getting towards the end. The bad things should really ramp up this volume.

[@MaxpowerHD95]

Now it's as dark as dark souls :)

[@celestialdragonlord5004]

What gave it away, the lyric that said hope has no place here??

[@demikazi]

Fire song? New outfits? Unique opening? This will be the day we've waited for.

[@NaviNeku24]

🎶This will be the day we open up the dooooooooooooooor!🎶

[@Astralfox528]

@@NaviNeku24 IN TIME THE WORLD WILL

[@Wansazwan04]

@@NaviNeku24 🎵i don't wanna hear your absolution🎵🎶

[@ammarfarras1998]

Hope you ready for the Revolution!

[@Wansazwan04]

@@ammarfarras1998 welcome to a world of new solutiooons!!🎵🎶

[@arrowpride5468]

I literally can't find a single problem with this opening. Literally my biggest complaint is "Not enough Neo." Which sums up a lot more than just this.

[@Eugene_Black]

Sums up rwby

[@firehawk7934]

"Volume 3 but they dont have to follow youtube guidelines," -person from another comment section

[@PacoReer]

They still follow RT's guidelines which are a lot more strict than KZbin's

[@furby2599]

@@PacoReer then what’s the point of having it there

[@PacoReer]

@@furby2599 I don't think RT is known for making good decisions

[@Paintballpro18]

@@furby2599 RT has been bought out multiple times, and might or might not be getting forced to have it exclusive on their site.

[@Johan-xd2nw]

Intro is strangely focusing on Nora... *Arkos Flashback* 😊 Edit : Well, another redhead bit the dust.

[@arch5063]

How dare you.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

I keep telling everyone... this show says you're better as a red-dead than a redhead...

[@MaxpowerHD95]

"RWBY Volume 8" & "2020" "They are the same picture"

[@robertrobancho1187]

Yup

[@paxxisticks]

I’m not ready for what’s about to happen to Oscar.

[@chloeswoveland3907]

Me neither

[@PrincessLockette]

None of us are

[@markdjoumo5968]

I can't wait for more suffering.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

None of us are... especially since he's really the only character I would call a hero anymore

[@touhoumanty9131]

That last scene is even more foreboding with the "Do Not Fall". warning that was given

[@gommodore6441]

Imagine if they fell at the end and were absent for most of Volume 9

[@danimongaya3348]

@@gommodore6441 and the fact that was so so so possible

[@rantmasterbeta1955]

That happily never after again part frightened me more than it should have. I'm not lying

[@teairawilhite16]

One of the main characters go die and im not ready for this

[@rantmasterbeta1955]

@@teairawilhite16 no one would be. I'm still recovering from loosing Pyrrha

[@Bownimations01]

Actually look closer, goes “Happy? Ever/Never After/Again” makes it worse

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

@@rantmasterbeta1955 I feel like they'll go a step further here. Maybe whole of Atlas is going to fall and the whole military with it, Winter, the ace ops, Penny... I don't think that specifically will happen but that's the level of bad I think they'll aim for

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

indefinite hiatus confirmed? (I know they said the month hiatus ends on Feb 6th but still)

[@neilgcu]

PLEASE NO MORE JNPR DEATHS!!! THEY'VE SUFFERED A LOT FROM PYRRHA ;((((

[@anonymousally9783]

Do you still remember that JNPR theory? The one where all of them are fated to die at some point? Yeah that exists.

[@Portugesshhiii]

@@anonymousally9783 tell me more about it "darling"

[@firehawk7934]

At least you spell her name right...

[@carloshenrique-xb5bz]

@@Portugesshhiii Basically each of the members of the team represent a famous or legendary person who died tragically. Phyra is Leonidas, who was the king of Sparta and sacrificed himself even knowing it might not be enough to do any difference, only to serve as the spark to move the armies of Sparta and the other city states. Nora is Thor who died during Ragnarok. Ren is Mulan who died for his honor and to atone for her actions of joining the army even if she was a woman And Jaune is Jean D'Arc who was burned in the stake, growing during the war she helped bring it to an end but was betrayed in the end and sacrificed for the sake of others. Basically, they are all kind of marked to die

[@anonymousally9783]

@@carloshenrique-xb5bz you messed up a bit for pyrrha. she was modelled after achilles. Her death in season 3 was actually because she got shot by Cinder in the heel.

[@nolanhembree5565]

Nora is presenting a lot of death flags.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

And handing them to Ren

[@vazak11]

I am very into this theme song and so want to hear the full version.

[@UpAleatorio]

Cinder now knows how to use za warudo, lol

[@MeatYourDEMYRO]

Ohh noo!

[@3ormore778]

Yare yare daze

[@acezero864]

She must of ditched her maiden powers for a stone mask then she slept for 100 years in a coffin only to then come back by getting stabbed by the stand arrow which made her gain her stand Zaworldo.

[@pbz7572]

I went from getting chills at “some rooooooses” To shivering and tearing up at the power of “worth it *ALL* “

[@pbz7572]

Like damn Casey calm down, the song slaps too hard 😭.

[@marcygonzalesgas2humility840]

I'm guessing- a lot is going to die this volume- even the audience will die by watching this volume-

[@matthew_natividad]

Cameramen: *laughs in immunity*

[@MercuryBlackN]

I'm glad I returned in it.

[@matthew_natividad]

Guess you’ve been due for a promotion sometime huh?

[@Salmonator2024]

"What and how."

[@viber7782]

Nice outfit

[@kincaid19]

no they ruined you bring back your dubbed sasuke uchiha voice and all will be well

[@cheesysurvivor5]

me 7 years ago: wow this looks nice, it even has a series me now up to date: WHY????? WHY DO I FEEL THINGS????????? WHY DID THEY BREAK THE FLOUR POWER SHIP???????

[@halojoe1028]

Wait you know they didn't break that, right?

[@mendozazone]

Here's my theory: @1:03 Cinder walking by when everything freezes leads me to believe that she's gonna ask the final question to Jinn. EDIT 3/20/21: Is anyone picking up the phone? because I CALLED IT!

[@aureller3267]

Just imagine the event that cinder was the one who asked the last question on how to defeat salem! 🤔🙃

[@mendozazone]

@@aureller3267 I'm not really sure Cinder is gonna ask Jinn a question. But if she does. I won't be surprised if they don't show us what it is.

[@jcoolguy1548]

That actually makes sense

[@cunningsmile4166]

Cinder: How can i obtain the power to surpass Salem? Jinn: You....

[@PrincessLockette]

Maybe it'll be Emerald since ya know, she's aladdin

[@trashcompact]

I have a theory that penny is gonna get hacked or something on the line of that and turn against everyone based on what I saw

[@oscarisbestboi8118]

Who’s here frantically watching for clues after Chapter 13?

[@wqweqwet1804]

This lmao. They did hint quite a few things in the op.

[@fintanlarkin7154]

Yeah now that I'm watching it after episode 14 I'm hearing the lyrics and thinks: wait a goddamn minute.....THEY FUCKING HINTED SO MUCH!!!!!

[@shadowfaceyt4047]

Everyone: The most despair inducing op is the third! This op: bonjour

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

This op: hold my beer

[@Psykolord1989]

*Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@Vanziethel]

Everyone: The most despair inducing OP is the third. This OP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppCbemuhaa-Un9U

[@OathKeeperRiku07]

Penny: It'll be just like Beacon again! *PTSD intensifies*

[@BlueWolfZero]

Penny and I are both ENFJ so…

[@caveman0745]

No it won't be like beacon only if we let it and i refuse to let history repeat itself again who's with me?

[@Portugesshhiii]

@@caveman0745 even the opening say that they will lose, i mean do you see the death flags? Death flags EVERYWHERE

[@caveman0745]

@@Portugesshhiii you don't know that you just saw the intro it does not mean they will lose

[@siva9422]

@@caveman0745 that is true. But it’s just his theory. Not criticizing any of you guys/girls. Tbh I would say the same thing as him

[@beatzm_97]

POV: You're here after Vol8 Ch12 to rewatch the falling sequence and make it make sense

[@redrider0375]

Damnit we got caught....

[@danimongaya3348]

oof

[@visoredgruntR34]

So the opening is saying they gonna lose? This whole series will have to pull an Avengers Endgame to wrap up all of this craziness.

[@devonstidham9234]

Could be a Greek tragedy

[@cherrydragon3120]

I don't think they will lose the war. But they'll deffinetly lose this fight at Atlas and Mantle

[@kapunga_]

and in the end Yang gets the infinity Gauntlet

[@irisvalentin7153]

it's pretty much Civil War/Infinity War vibes since 1) Everyone is pretty much divided with their own beliefs and 2) We have to prepare who's most likely gonna die in this volume

[@barryb.benson2335]

I really hope not. Endgame basically just undid everything that happened in Infinity War and trivialized all the characters' deaths.

[@Phantom_Joker]

Oh god I saw Ren in one snap and didn't see him in another and I straight up had to go back and check that he was still there. Someone is going to die this season I think the question at this point is just who?

[@maxidentshappen]

possibly ren is what people are thinking

[@felbarashla]

And how many? ;)

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

I think it will be at the very least: Ren, Ironwood, Penny, and maybe Oscar

[@jerrythemagicalllama]

0:57 Damn, I can't stop rewinding to listen to Casey's growl on "Roses", it sounds super healthy

[@Portugesshhiii]

What happened to trusting in love? Bruh.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

Well now if you love someone romantically, either you or the other person will die

[@farzad6294]

@@CheeseTheWhistle Pyrah can relate

[@cakemaker2496]

God they're animation and characters design have gotten so much better since day one

[@3ormore778]

They have grown

[@regulusking4299]

Animation yes. Designs not really

[@ap0c4lypt1ca]

@@regulusking4299 all I can say is... jaune banana hair

[@cherrydragon3120]

ALOT BETTER

[@PacoReer]

If by character design you mean character 3D models, yes. If by character design you mean actual character development, I'm still waiting for at least decent character development.

[@fatimashine9908]

We all know who’s gonna die this volume, yall The audience. The audience is gonna die.

[@niyah6914]

Honestly at this point if we made it this far we might as well finish no matter how bad😒

[@siva9422]

Oh noes

[@Zyk0th]

MurderofBirds. He's gonna die.

[@matthew_natividad]

Plot twist it’s the camera man

[@jcoolguy1548]

@@Zyk0th you are correct

[@hope5384]

I was just scrolling on tiktok and my gmail got notifs saying that RWBY has new episode and omg it's middle of the night and I can't screeeeeaaaaammmm!

[@jcoolguy1548]

Nice. I guess you can say that that notification gave you hope? No? Because that's your name? Ok, I'll shut up now

[@HakimSpokenLewis]

Predictions: Ruby will be left behind in some way Atlas will fall The two relics will be taken but will never be in the same room Qrow will have to fight the Ace ops while proving his innocence and his bad luck will both help and hurt him Oscar will be completely taken over be Oz probably in the finale Ren will dump Nora Weiss will defeat winter Whitley will have to choose a side In trying to not lose anything, ironwood will lose everything Penny will malfunction and her father will have a cyber battle with the doctor to help her Tyrion will die, idk how but I feel it The teams will obvs split Cinder will betray salem and likely lead to the team getting the upper hand Emerald will have to question her allegiances Ok I'll be back in a few months Edit after seeing the finale: I'm 100% sure that crwby saw this and changed everything to spite me and no I don't have a shred of evidence. I was wrong about most of this but I was right about one thing: In trying to not lose anything, Ironwood lost everything.

[@cherrydragon3120]

I think Ren won't dump nora. But he might die instead protecting her in a dangerous situation. Thay scythe at the end... i honestly believe Ruby will indeed either be left behind on her own for some reason or she'll be the only one left standing.

[@hyuugo7462]

i can see everything that you write happening and i'm scared

[@VisionsOfSpy]

​@@cherrydragon3120 I don't think they'll kill Ren off because of Monty's legacy and such and Ruby almost definitely won't be the last one standing because Blake's VA has already confirmed she's recording her lines for Volume 9. I personally think if they're going to kill a member of the main cast off this Volume it should be someone from team RWBY and well IDK who yet, but JNPR has already lost one member and I think it would be a little extra to take another one of them off the roster.

[@rubyrose3055]

@@VisionsOfSpy plz not Weiss, I'd rather Blake die but if she's recording lines. GODDAMMIT YANG!

[@TheKoyn]

I am very much looking forward to the Qrow vs Tyrion pt 3. Maybe we will see the ace ops getting involved as well, and its another 3-way battle.

[@saicopathy]

Can I just say this is the most experimental they've been with rhythm choices for an intro and I'm digging it.

[@geryang6621]

Beacon - fallen kingdom Haven - survival kingdom Atlas - despair kingdom

[@furby2599]

Vaccuo- The only sane fucking kingdom

[@DreamingBloodfiend]

Beacon: I used to rule the world

[@allyrose9494]

Vaccuo: We’re poor as f**k, but at least we’re not dealing with this s**t

[@hamstersandwich9917]

@@furby2599 *Shade

[@jcoolguy1548]

Lol

[@dj-dextrose]

Hopefully Weiss remembers that she has more glyphs than just her Summon a Knight glyph throughout this season

[@nassernayed6286]

She hasn’t used her time dilation in LITERAL YEARS!! Apparently time dilation is a normal glyph imbued with lightning dust, so I’m really curious what other kinds of glyphs she could make with Gravity, Hard light, and other forms of dust. Too bad they never experiment with the character who has the most diverse move set 😔

[@scarletbanana6429]

Definitely, and again, can we see Blake use dust to augment her semblance? Or even Yang use anything OTHER than her sticky detonators? They're cool but for once I'd like her to not just rapid fire punch them on to everything and actually reclaim her unique brawling style. If that happens, I'll be happy for months.

[@3ormore778]

@@scarletbanana6429 HOW ABOUT MERCURY ADDING DUST CANISTERS IN HIS LEGS TO SHOOT AND KICK ELEMENTAL SHOTS AND STRIKES.

[@scarletbanana6429]

@@3ormore778 oh my god yes!!! Yang too! I want dust to be used more!

[@3ormore778]

@@scarletbanana6429 Both of them should definitely use dust to their weaponry

[@rinyuukio3622]

The genie of creation said “do not fall”

[@rinyuukio3622]

What does the opening show

[@matthew_natividad]

Too late

[@YayaTia_II]

The Animation This Song AH I HOPE TEAM RWBY WINS!

[@DT2007]

Show would lose a lot of fans then.

[@YayaTia_II]

@@DT2007 ugh true. But yeah not sure it is done just yet Monty did have 10 volumes made but what is beyond that or if it is even completed we will see personally hope we get volumes 11 12 and maybe 13?

[@mrbanana8034]

@@YayaTia_II that's impossible

[@3ormore778]

@@mrbanana8034 make the impossible possible

[@sonicjones2gamer464]

They ain’t winning This It’s 2 days and 48 hours without sleep and they are not thinking straight but in fear

[@vigilantScrivener]

Alrighty then, where were we? *everything's on fire in the first five seconds* Ah yes, the pit of despair

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

wouldn't it be hilarious if the reason why it all glitches is because Volumes 1-8 was all just a VR game gone wrong? With Salem as the actual savior while Ozpin is the Virus? Monty would roll in his grave at all the retconning that would cause

[@vigilantScrivener]

@@CheeseTheWhistle did volume 8 come out? Been a bit out of all the circles as of late.

[@CheeseTheWhistle]

@@vigilantScrivener well yeah but it's on a hiatus now so no

[@manuelromero2339]

It feels to me like they purposely left the song empty to add to the uncomfortable feeling that you get watching the video. There are a lot of times where the song could resolve to a really satisfying sound that would highlight Casey’s singing ability but they chose instead to leave certain phrases unfinished to make us uncomfortable and help us see that things are about to get really dark. I’m not sure if that’s the case but if it is then you have me applause. Well done.

[@mackenzieellis4660]

Anyone else back here after watching the finale, just wishing they could experience this amazing volume again?😭well done CRWBY can’t wait for volume 9❤️🤍🖤💛

[@elusivo3347]

Same

[@biggeek2256]

For real! This has been one of the best Volumes since the Beacon Arc and that’s coming from someone who liked Volumes 6&7

[@victor2641]

least some enjoy this volume.

[@neurofitmusic1080]

Ambrosius: "Do not fall" Intro song: "Sometimes it's worth it all to risk the fall and fight for every life" Meanwhile: Vivid imagery of team RWBY falling into a liquid void.

[@jdk2535]

also, the end of the opening shows ruby’s scythe in a direct parallel to the end of credits scene in Episode 14

[@ParagonFury]

I think I finally got what has pout me off of RWBY; The Heroes/Main Cast feel like they have no agency - no ability to actually affect the greater story or plot or what happens to them. Salem has basically been handed victory after victory throughout the entire series, with the ONE exception being she didn't get Mystral's Academy blown up. But even that, just like all her other "losses" has been played off as "Oh that didn't really matter" or "I got what I wanted anyways so PBBBBBTTTTTT". Anything the Heroes accomplish has either been dropped in their lap by outside force (or literal Deus Ex Machina) or happenstance, or didn't matter. It seems like everything everyone from Ruby to Weiss to Qrow to Summer to Raven to Ironwood does is ultimately pointless; that the story is only going to be controlled and resolved by Salem being a titanic moron at some point or active intervention by the Gods on the behalf of the Heroes.

[@adamcain4037]

"Some lives will end much too soon" Does this line in the song not concern anyone?

[@SootherousNoise]

I'm seriously thinking if everyone is going to die in this volume and if they don't the question is *Who* is going to die in this Volume.

[@Koolstr]

This opening makes such phenomenal use of powerful symbolism, metaphors, and scene transitions. It's is a masterfully crafted, artistic, unique interpretation on the series, far surpassing all the other openings that came before it. Real props to whomever directed it. I really hope we get more quality visions like this in future seasons.

[@tw_lostit]

Is it just me who gets chills during the beginning and ending of this intro

[@leastlikelysuspect5122]

I’m excited, the story feels more compelling, I’m now not only just excited for fights and music, but also for character driven conflict (it will help characters develop as individuals and help them stand out)

[@Rwixen]

Everyone chill until Casey goes “SOME ROSES” 🤤🤤🔥🌊 BANGING INTENSIFIES!!

[@solarconker]

“Never fall” huh

[@thegentlemanwiththemustach1087]

"Some heroes choose the wrong side" Damn, that's a good one