ANALYSIS : The Red Trailer

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Let's dive into the beautiful intricacies of the RWBY Red Trailer! What makes this amazing trailer stand out above the rest? What techniques in it's music, sound design and choreography makes it so iconic and memorable? Well let's take a closer look at what started it all for RWBY!

[@bobi200samatar6]

I so badly wished they maintained the idea of Crescent Rose's weight and momentum helping Ruby fight. It's so much more effective and interesting than just having her twirl it like a toy.

[@wander1139]

that was something monty ohm did really well every thing had weight and when something didn't it was to emphasize the sheer speed of something

[@n0nexreb0rn4]

It kinda makes sense. She's alot stronger now then she was art the start.

[@Czesin]

@@n0nexreb0rn4 still just because someone has improved with a weapon doesn't mean it will become weightless

[@misspoppyseed3909]

@@Czesin there are moments where weight is played for emphasis, like when Ruby fights against Harriet you can see she’s carrying it with weight to it- it’s more that Ruby as a character has grown both physically and mentally (to handle her weapon better), and there’s emphasis put into weapon momentum in favour of particles and whatnot. Monty Oum’s death though played an obvious part in the switch but in my opinion i like the style more.

[@wander1139]

@@Czesin also she didn't get that much heavier

[@cliverichardson2903]

This trailer set the bar for combat....back when the bar hadn't been knocked to the floor, could make me cry. Season 1 was so hype every time

[@falconeshield]

I hate how Ruby in the red trailer isn't the finalised Ruby Look how confident and graceful she is dammit Not a clutz that doesn't even know her powers

[@elyserogers8834]

Since you did the Red Trailer, you have to do the rest! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

[@francoishebert5826]

I’ve really been enjoying your rwby analysis videos recently keep up the great work ❤️

[@randomfandom3866]

I wish I could be a patron but my rent says no -w-'

[@ekinstonwalker9736]

Imagine a world where instead of waiting nine or 10 months to see new content, we wait between 13 and 14. Imagine that there are only four or five volumes left before this series is finished. Given the state of the world and working conditions and the obvious delay, I would love if this amount of time in between seasons, volumes, whatever you wanna call them, could get more treatment and love. For the story, for the animation, just to make sure things end with a bang. I’ve seen a lot of videos from people on KZbin and sometimes they come up with pretty interesting ideas and directions to story could take. Some of this stuff Hass to be going on in the heads of the creators as well. But who knows where things are headed. The end volume eights was… Unexpected. And definitely polarizing. But I would really love to see this series end on a good note. Or at least a satisfactory one that people could agree on. More time can make that happen.

[@lexscott3739]

Why was RWBY so much better in earlier seasons? -THIS. Just... THIS.

[@dasherplayz4471]

I think we shouldn't compare red trailer with other fights. Because 1) it was when Monty was still alive 2) it is just a masterpiece Honestly I would say it is one of the best animated fights (at least in 3d).

[@zerotohero1483]

The war scythe is accurate. Mostly because a regular scythe is a gardening tool. The shape of a regular scythe doesn’t translate to a weapon well because if you do a downward slash with a scythe the cutting surface of it gets smaller because of the curve. Also, the blade of a regular scythe is curved so far forward that after a successful strike, the blade would probably get stuck in your target. A war scythe keeps the forward curve of the blade, but makes it closer to a spear or sword. The point is more in line with the shaft, making thrusting easier and have more power. The cutting area of a strike doesn’t get smaller as you swing either because the blade doesn’t have as severe of a curve. Ruby’s scythe would technically be more effective as a weapon if it was in war scythe mode more often.

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

I watched a video of a woman cutting her grass with a scythe, and it was amazing! But it also made me realize just how not effective it is as a weapon to defend yourself. Maybe it's just me, but war scythes just look like someone messed up making a spear and made the blade too long. lol!

[@dansattah]

@@thejudgmentalcritter6584 Do you sometimes watch Shadiversity? People around the world have tried out (nearly) every form of weaponry imaginable!

[@tbc1880]

@@dansattah man's a legend and his videos on shows and movies with his pals on game kni- er knight's watch is great!

[@zerotohero1483]

@@dansattah 100% agree, go watch Shad when it comes to medieval weapon explanations. I’m just an enthusiast.

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

@@dansattah I have never heard of this before!

[@Trixster009]

I think the only part you missed was at the end where the bullets fall to the ground. There was something really amazing about how the bullets fell around her as she posed, and it shows how fast she was. She was so fast the bullets didn't even hit the ground before she finished. It was a really awesome touch to the ending.

[@darthdestoryah]

CASINGS!! Bullets are the projectiles that exit the barrel and casings are what is ejected from the chamber and fall the the ground.

[@midnightthoughts8519]

@@darthdestoryah whoa, no need to yell 😅

[@indexRight]

1000% agree I distinctly remember going “oh god” when she posed and then saying “OH SHIT” when the casings hit the ground.

[@brainflash1]

*shell casings.

[@shazbeet]

even more, if we strech a bit the fall of casings sounds like applause

[@antondevonlh]

This breakdown reminds my why I fell in love with this show, and how far it's fallen. I know it's inappropriate to invoke Monty's specter when talking about the direction the story has gone, but there are key elements to the process that have faded away in later seasons, for sure, and I feel like this trailer demonstrates a lot of them. Color (as you pointed out with the reds) is so important in all of the trailers, but the later into the show you get the less color theory comes into anything. Stories not conforming to their fairy tales (Red Riding Hood absolutely butchering her wolves, instead of falling victim to them, Beauty leaving the Beast, etc), instead of perfectly mirroring them (Cinder, Penny, etc) or completely ignored (Emerald never even meeting Jinn, or, like, Anything with Watts...). Action with pacing and storytelling, where even standing in a field mattered to the character instead of just being easier to animate. I miss what this show could have been. Thank you for such a deep and impassioned video on this trailer, and I can't wait for you do to others. Your content is always amazing, and I look forward to more of it. ^.^

[@adriannaranjo4397]

God, you made me realize how much the original trailers subtlety subverted the "source". Meanwhile Cinder is just literally Cinderella just with murder at the end instead of happily ever after.

[@ChaoticNalilitoMC]

Same. Like just subtle reference to their "fairytale" makes me sad knowing how it started.

[@chipslight738]

In my opinion, I always thought that locking every character to a fairy tail would turn into very restrictive story telling so at first I was like "I'm fine if they don't follow the story" but I guess they didn't know what to do with their characters since day 1

[@ChaoticNalilitoMC]

@@chipslight738 well one of the things I used to like was how only team RWBY got focus on their fairytales because clearly they're the main characters so it made sense while the others really didn't. But then they went and did Cinder's backstory which kinda ruined that idea for me

[@129das]

of course not Monty was a passionate and incredible animator.

[@HoV326]

Out of all the fights in RWBY (including trailers and character shorts) *none* of them make me feel the same way this one does. Only a few come close, but this is easily my favorite fight scene in the entire series.

[@devildolphin2102]

Team SLVR Primarily Viridian Trailer makes me Feel the Same way Ruby Trailer does. Great Orchestra with no vocals and just the action to take up time.

[@HoV326]

@@devildolphin2102 I honestly love the SLVR trailers. My favorite one might be the Regalia trailer with the Viridian one right behind it. I even liked them so much, I started writing a fanfic on the team.

[@devildolphin2102]

@@HoV326 All of the SLVR trailers are great. Even the Choppy Charcoal Trailer Has Charm to it because it shows the Progress of Barley understanding Maya to Regalia with amazing Fluid Animation. Silver Uniqueness of turning the Slow movements into something fluid to make up for inexperience Linen has the amazing Unique Knife fights. God I wish That these were canon because they would be so much better to fund and watch.

[@kikherne739]

I really love white the most, but good lord, red is just too good.

[@JHayes-lh7uv]

Ain’t that depressing as hell? The first fight you ever see is as good as it gets…

[@midnightlady6086]

I love the use of the weight of Crescent Rose during the trailer. How it slows Ruby down and seeing how she works around it, using the impact of her bullets to move herself around. I really do miss the weapons having weight especially with Crescent Rose. I think that's why her combat has been so lackluster in recent volumes. They've made Crescent Rose so heavy that Ruby is too slow but also so lightweight that its hits lack impact. The recoil of Crescent Rose gave her strikes that extra flare and push to capture the eye. Since that's gone, Ruby gets quickly and quietly pushed off screen so they don't have to figure out how to make her combat look good. Makes me sad cause Ruby had my second favorite fighting style(she was just behind Pyrrha and Weiss) On a lighter note though, seeing how Crescent Rose is inspired by Qrow's scythe, I like to think she didn't realize how heavy her scythe would be in order to do the same amount of damage. In an effort not to sacrifice damage output, she developed her fighting style and the war scythe form leading to her weapon obsession as she did research to create her own weapon.

[@AndorRadnai]

I am quite sure that Qrow‘s scythe is lighter than Crescent Rose. He is also physically stronger than her and the weapon has most likely been honed and perfected over the years. The craftsmanship is naturally much better. Thus Qrow can more effectively duel with other fighters wielding it, whereas Crescent Rose really isn’t meant for that. I would love to see Ruby training to master these flaws into an effective fighting style, using the weapon’s weight and momentum rather than twirling it around as if it was truly made out of plastic, but still cumbersome and slow.

[@jaketionary2543]

Excellent video! I also think this trailer gives an example of a time retconning was done well. The explanation that Ruby could demolish these Beowolves because they were super fresh, as evidenced by their lack of the Grimm's distinctive yellow eyes and white bony armor, serves to both maintain our opinion of Ruby's abilities "yo, she wrecked those werewolf looking things" while also preserving the idea that the Grimm could be a threat later when we see their canon forms "yo, these look like armored super werewolves, these must be more dangerous than the ones from the trailer". Rather than directly contradicting the trailer, the show/its wiki expanded and grew what we had seen (up until the Grimm dragon bled armored Grimm and we saw armored Beowolves climb out of slime pits, but the show doesnt explain all of its mechanics, so we can shelve those). I too miss the weight of Crescent Rose, even in Vol 1; when she shows it off to Jaune, the heft seems off, and when the team shoots at the Giant Nevermore in episode 7, she doesnt plant the blade like she does in this trailer, and I miss that distinctive bit of flavor. Thanks, Critter!

[@the.criollo5626]

THIS WAS THE REASON I started watching RWBY, the amazing choreography and soundtrack. I loved character (Most of them) and cried when Phyrra died, but this, this is what RWBY was once. A beautiful dance.

[@Pherretfish]

Same here although I don’t think there’s any wrong with the current rwby either but it’s definitely different

[@logandelaharpe6362]

Current rwby is a mess with no heart terrible character handling and shit fights

[@Pherretfish]

@@logandelaharpe6362 not really. The fights are fine just not what they use to be, nothing with a character tragically happened yet, and it’s above decent as a show. It’s really not all that terrible like people like you make it out to be. If you removed volume 1, 2, and 3 and just had stuff like this really no one would complain and it would just be another decent anime like any other. My, humble opinion.

[@logandelaharpe6362]

False there hasn’t been character development since volume two We still know nothing on any of villains end goals and two are dead one of which the hero never knew existed Character are having there personally ripped out and destroyed to fit a narrative of its rwbys way or your evil when they’ve been the villians the last two volumes it’s absolutely asinine

[@andrewrogers3067]

I think that using recoil to propel the scythe and the rest of the weapon and using it as part of your fighting style is incredibly awesome and a beautiful looking style.

[@AndorRadnai]

It is incredibly cool! I think they should have stuck with that and let Ruby develop it further to be more effective in combat agains non-Grimm threats. Because it is pretty useless against opponents with weapons at the moment, yet somehow lacking the early sense of weight and momentum, making it a believably devastating weapon upon landing a hit.

[@TenebrousFilms]

I vaguely recall Ruby's poses involving parallel lines. Listening to you talk about the saturation and bloom when Ruby gets extra zippy made me wonder if the Ironwood takedown was Winter's trailer.

[@isskamiria8978]

are you talking about this video about ruby's parallel lines? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn60l6Bmh9iMbNE

[@TenebrousFilms]

That's the one!

[@TheWarmachine375]

When Monty Oum first created RWBY, he said he wanted to make a show that will stand out in its own right compared to Red vs Blue that is a parody show of Halo where he he animated their fight scenes at the time. RWBY Volumes 1-3 are his masterpieces and always will be.

[@VellusTerennia]

As someone who, throughout his life, has picked up long sticks and spun them around his body, when you twirl something the way she does, you can have it spin around a contact point on your body and not grab it for a second with its momentum. She could do that, but she'd have to grab it before she slashes something again.

[@wesleyeberly228]

I think the point was while you can do that the animation gets weird when it happens

[@agnesteodocio746]

imagine JNPR have there own trailers

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

Before volume 2 came out, I had hoped that there was going to be JNPR trailers between volumes 1 and 2, and I have been extremely disappointed we never got them.

[@yankido]

Personally, RWBY is a comfort show. When pyrrah died, jesos i was PISSED. Im glad theres a people talking about RWBY even after all this years. Thank you Monty Oum

[@NeonAnt]

Did you know: Pyrrah was supposed to die in season two, but because people liked her so much, they decided to keep her longer so her death will be more impactful on the viewers.

[@yankido]

@@NeonAnt impactful it was.... I threw my phone when it happened man...

[@NeonAnt]

@@yankido I cried for hours.

[@logandelaharpe6362]

Yeah they should held back longer as the school portion was to short

[@malachiteheart1676]

*sigh* let’s see if KZbin has anything good today… *Judgmental Critter posted 14 minutes ago* LETS GOOOOOO

[@Voillah]

honestly, I think critter's description's of the animation and how it all flows and works is what I think the writers have lost over the years, this is why Monty was so good at it, he knew what he needed to do to make things pop and grab out eye and keep us on the screen. now days the writers just want a fight scene they don't necessarily know how to catch our eye and keep us there like Monty did, its perfect. honestly, the term of "making a fight scene more like a music video" might be what the writers are missing to make the fights that LITTLE bit more interesting, instead of the v8 fights. also the hit FX? I think they need to bring that back, only add those effects when something lands a blow, and make it colour coded instead of just flashes of white from everyone at any given time cause it can hide a lot of character movement for no reason.

[@Gamerlord17]

Still holds up as the best trailer to date and represents Ruby Rose better than ANY scene in the show

[@priimcry]

OH MY GOD FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS ME this represents like her actual sadness and how she is when shes alone and its were we get to see her start and were we begin to see her grow but they showed her growth so poorly the only thing we have is this trailer and it was made so well and made so delicately

[@Gamerlord17]

@Ultimate I'm really not. Show me a single fight scene more hype than this. I'll wait while you fail miserably

[@Gamerlord17]

@Ultimate lmao imagine thinking this trailer doesn't represent her character when everyone about it represents who and what Ruby is. A warrior with silver eyes who wants to save the world. This trailer is still better than the whole if the show to me

[@Gamerlord17]

@Ultimate my point still stands. And you still failed to prove me wrong. Soooo 🖕🤣🖕

[@astereotypicalgamer1708]

Later Grimm designs would improve on this initial concept, but making the Beowolves only black and red for this trailer also makes their colors more striking, which is something that we didn't really see much of in the series proper until we got back to snowy environments in Volume 6 on.

[@TechBlade9000]

The series in general stopped playing with color 3d animated anything have a very bad habit of not playing with colors because it means more textures

[@LavenderRare]

Fun fact: Blake and Sun vs Roman was actually set to music when they were animating it.

[@edwardbenson4795]

My favorite part of the trailer is at the end when all the bullet shells land implying that she is so fast that she killed like 60 grimm in time it took her first bullet shell to hit the ground.

[@Rand0mPeon]

This video should be a mandatory watch for all animators. Especially for those working at Rooster Teeth, God know they need it.

[@NighttyDai]

As an animator student I taking notes on this trailers and the combat style of Monty.

[@yeetirosina]

@@NighttyDai you go!

[@rossman8919]

animators do what the director or storyboards tell them to do, to replicated action like that they need a fight choreographer which is a position monty filled but has been empty since his passing

[@leonryuko970]

I checked. When Ruby's scythe does fold out further, it is a war scythe. And it looks so badass. I wish RT did this type of style with their animation again. The red circle of death is stupid, and takes away what they can actually do with the animation, and makes you think they're just being lazy.

[@kriblar98]

You and your crew are like the ventilators to this show I swear to god

[@theshire9173]

At the beginning of the video, when Red Like Roses plays, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia

[@elusivo3347]

Imagine how awesome if each character in RWBY had a visual effect whenever they land a hit on a Grimm or enemy, like if Ren for example was slashing his blades against an object or enemy, cherry blossoms come out with each slash. Or if a character did some epic ass flashy finisher, that happens too. The potential to think of Ren and Ruby doing a duo attack with cherry blossom and rose petals

[@demi_the_jester2163]

A little bit of insight on the war-scythe bit: ye it accurate to call it one. The shape of the blade itself is what determines a scythe rather than the angle of it in relation to the pole. When they were first used for harvesting crops, scythe's were extremely impractical for combat due to the angle of the blade preventing proper use in a fight(extremely hard to cut things and the blade would get easily stuck when used to stab), so when using a scythe blade when making a weapon the angle of the blade was changed to allow for easier cleaving and stabbing, this was called a war-scythe and is likely what the alternate mode is supposed to be. Tldr: I'm a medieval weapon nut and to give a bit of info about the war-scythe. Anyone reading have a nice day Edit: wait someone beat me to saying this my bad

[@AndorRadnai]

I for one would enjoy seeing a lantern shield in RWBY… If only to see how it could be even more over the top!

[@Dragiare]

I will admit I lost my mind seeing this trailer for the first time. I was fan of Monty since Dead Fantasy. I always loved his choreography. It was great action based storytelling. One of my first fighting scenes was inspired by Monty's style.

[@chaotick100]

glad somebody agrees with me on this trailer! I watched it over and over when it first came out. made my day every time! i’m gonna go watch it again thanks to you! the high detail and color contrast as well as careful choice of color is something I hold dear. it’s good stuff!

[@samknipp9542]

I love how much movement her hair has the entire trailer. Definitely a small detail that is not in modern rwby

[@GreyBladeRover]

Fun Detail: Ruby When She’s Using Her Super-speed The Dust She’s Using Is Gravity. SHES USING GRAVITY ITSELF TO PROPEL HERSELF FORWARDS.

[@s1mpc0r39]

I thought gravity dust was purple?

[@devildolphin2102]

@@s1mpc0r39 nope gravity is black. In Volume 2 Weiss Gravity glyphs are black.

[@senjuguy]

@@devildolphin2102 Weiss doesn't use black dust though

[@devildolphin2102]

@@senjuguy Actually she does in the train Fight against the Chainsaw dude. She uses Black Glyphs to make her zoom around the car

[@devildolphin2102]

@@senjuguy Also in the Nevermore fight in Vol 1 of RWBY Weiss Uses Black Glyphs to keep Ruby and the Bow Taught and then Launch her at the Cliff Face and so Ruby can decapitate the Nevermore.

[@serenitysilvermoon]

Fun fact, war scythes are a real thing. Since peasants were often conscripted to fight for their lords back in the more feudalistic times they weren't given much of any training or gear so they often changed the orientation of their farming scythe blades to make them more effective as weapons

[@gooselord7896]

In my opinion this is the best piece of media in general to come out of the entire rwby IP, which sucks because it really shows the potential an entire show based on this had if they could have somehow continued to capture what made this short unique and cool instead of getting bogged down in a contrived melodramatic storyline and disappointing lore

[@stefonrandle9107]

After Monty's passing, i think the main fight that made me remember even a bit why i enjoyed this series, was Watts vs Ironwood. Even with such mundane weaponry, (even if Watts has a 20+ round revolver) the use of terrain, momentum with Ironwood's shots and movement made me smile. Ironwood is a battle tested warrior, that can think tactically and utilize immense strength to ragdoll his opponent, Watts is a brilliant mind but not very physically imposing. They played into that and made the fight feel believable for the characters and unique to watch.

[@AndorRadnai]

Definitely one of the best fights in the later seasons. I think it’s only matched by Qrow duelling Tyrion in season four. Not that I don’t enjoy the other fights, but those two are quite special..!

[@stefonrandle9107]

@@AndorRadnai It's that small bit of animation, like Mark Zhang that shows they were able to think about how a persons weapon, style, strengths and weaknesses play into a fight. It's the little details that make something go from good to amazing.

[@AndorRadnai]

@@stefonrandle9107 Exactly! It is those little nods that you maybe can’t even actively notice on the first viewing, but still ingrain themselves into one’s subconscious.

[@irishawthorne7784]

“They’re all my favorites, but this is my favorite” Me too Critter. Me too

[@melisayang6254]

I agree! Scenes that follow the beat of the music being played behind it do tend to be more memorable. As you were explaining that the opening scene from Baby Driver came to mind as well as the tequila scene/song that also appears in that movie.

[@alexbraun55]

3:27 ROLL THE CREDITS Okay so if you want to be a music nerd (like me) there's a channel called Sideways who explains how to break down a lot of music in popular media.

[@thedualitysystem]

Without a doubt the best fight scene in RWBY. The fight choreography is timeless but it's a shame that it's shown it's age in other ways. Like how the wolf growls are insanely low quality or how the Grimm can look really janky when running or how they don't actually look like the Grimm we see in the show. I would absolutely love to see this fight remade in the new engine with the more interesting Grimm designs while not touching the animation at all besides fixing a couple mistakes. People have tried to recreate it before but it always ends up being lackluster due to how much was changed. I'm just dying for new RWBY content that matches the quality of the red trailer.

[@beanbrain6162]

Yess Have you heard of the anime Houseki No Kuni? The studios used a combination of 3D models and 2D drawings overtop and it looks g o r g e o u s I wish RWBY could be remade in that style

[@crunchevo8974]

Imma be wild and say the volume 4 red Trailer is better. Granted Red like roses slaps to this day and is absolutely ICONIC

[@mikevarrecchia4264]

An aspect of Ruby's fighting that I've always enjoyed for its creativity is when crescent rose is stuck in the ground and Ruby uses it like a pommel horse, twirling around, kicking enemies. It was only briefly used in this fight and doesn't show up too much after. Just a very cool aspect that just made sense the first time I watched it.

[@TechBlade9000]

That'd require Ruby have even a crumb of Hand to Hand Seriously why does she canonically not know, Taiyang and YangYang are both in radius of her in her childhood

[@vixiestarfire]

Maria’s fight with Ticktock is my personal favorite 😁

[@reverance_pavane]

One of the things that made Monty's choreography so good was that he was a dancer so he had a sense of balance and he made use of that. You get the protagonists actually catching their balance in a fight, something that is very rare in other fight scenes. Momentum is important.

[@pedrosusana4936]

I remember following season 9 of RvB every week. And then the finale came out and that same day,this trailer came out with a post by Monty on the RT site and I was gripped from the get go

[@willanrac]

I dont know why but i get excited every time i see a vibrating judgemental critter at the start of the video.

[@DocMicrowave]

Very nice analysis. One thing I can really appreciate about the red trailer, as well as some other early fights. The speed! Pauses and slow-mos ONLY where necessary. No stops for dialogue. The action is fluid and fast. But not too fast that you can't see and understand what's happening. Start and end positions for moves make sense. Fully agree, with a fight as well done as this, any minor imperfections are easily tolerated and overlooked.

[@MG-xs6kq]

All yours reviews are so entretaining! Can we have the same for the rest of the trailers? 😀

[@kielbasamage]

Ah, the good old days. To have a time machine and warn yourself that you will be trapped watching the worlds slowest train wreck.

[@falconeshield]

And your past self thought that was Naruto!

[@NeonAnt]

I absolutely agree. XD Even the This Is America part. This trailer showed that guns are helpful during RWBY fights. Back when bullets actually worked on enemies. I don't know what happened later. They don't even work on humans and faunus nowadays. I remember walking in my mom's room and she was watching them get rocketed off a cliff, and I thought it was so funny that I needed to watch this show. And then she showed me the trailers and they were so amazing. Ended up showing this trailer to my other family members and now we all watch this show. Good job, Monty. You did amazing.

[@dailycatsandgaming3178]

Faster than the cameraman impossible he is all-powerful

[@ruinparadox4812]

Remember when simple things such as standing in a field, twirling a weapon, even loading a weapon, were done because it was important for portraying the character and who they were as opposed to just being easier to animate? Yeah me neither.

[@elyssacaouettedavies402]

Monty said he loved the trailers but they did not give off the personalitys he wanted for the girls. Yang's trailer had yang looking for her mom but in the show she didn't look for her mom, Rudy is more confident in the trailer then she actually is in the show.

[@elyserogers8834]

I would love it if you analyzed Team Coffee’s fight!

[@Sugarsoleil_uwu]

The ONE thing I LOVE from this trailer is the hair flow. How Rubys hair flows in the wind is just beautiful to me. (I know it’s weird but I gush about it every time 😋) Rubys hair usually stays in it’s hair model (?) even when there’s wind in like later volumes. BUT when he hair flows in this trailer it looks stunning like I feel there’s wind in my hair too. You KNOW it’s good when I’m gushing about the damn wind in her hair XD 🥰😂

[@TechBlade9000]

Honestly wonder why they stopped You got a functional wavy hair rig in Poser set up abuse it

[@daplinko3433]

Alot of people agree with your idea of they should of kept the idea of Crescent Rose's weight and bullet moment and I 100% agree cause it would also add to the story where they keep trying to make her fight without her weapon cause she wouldn't actually know how to move in a fight as cresent rose would be her main momentum in fights so when they have her disarmed she would not only fight awkward but have to dodge and move awkward too

[@AndorRadnai]

I would love to see her develop her own fighting style against weapon wielding combatants with Crescent Rose‘s weight and use of momentum intact. It’s a cumbersome weapon against anything but Grimm, and it would be interesting to see how she could make these limitations work for her rather than against her, as it is the case in current seasons.

[@theotakunutellaqueen6238]

"They petal away" My Brain: *imagines A Beo Wolf pedaling away on a tricycle*

[@shadowthelegend100]

Oh right! Remember when Summer Rose was relevant to Ruby's character arc? It was a big fucking deal every time she was brought up in Volumes 1 and 2, in fact one of the few times Ruby and Yang have a falling out (that actually feels organic) was when Yang crossed the line and provoked Ruby by bringing up Summer's death. That was a huge deal back then. It was the only time we saw the happy go lucky Ruby get visibly upset and everyone actually gave Yang shit for doing that. Everything from Ruby's trailer to her bloody character image song hinted at a hidden depression regarding her mother's passing that is just fucking discarded after volume 2. Now whenever Summer is brought up it has no impact on Ruby's character development and it's only used as a plot device or as exposition bait. It's sad because one of the reasosn I initially got into RWBY (other than Monty being involved) was because of how amazing the Red trailer was. Watching Volumes 1 and 2 I always wondered when we'd get to see the innocent Ruby become the somber, mourning, and mysterious girl we saw in the Red Trailer. Of course it never fucking happens because the current writing staff doesn't know what a character arc is. Fuck. Now it just hit me that I'll never get to see that Ruby ever again and it just...hurts.

[@JinSeiryuu]

Oh back when Cresent Rose was visible when being spinned sigh I miss Monty 😔

[@TwilightKeon]

Watching this makes me so happy...yet so sad... Happy because I am so glad to see someone gets what was important about these trailers. And something Monty and his animators understood quite well. MOMENTUM!!!! I LOVE me some good fight choreography that understands something as simple as that! Each of Ruby's swings and actions carry WEIGHT and MOMENTUM behind them! It's part of what makes these so believable and amazing and entertaining to watch!!! This is what RWBY should have been. But things fell off when Monty (heaven rest his soul) passed away. And now the fights just....feel blegh. Even when Volume 1 of RWBY had a lot of filler and what not, knowing there was a fight ahead was something to look forward to. Now it all feels...flat and boring and...not as fun to watch anymore. I know its impossible to copy Monty's style (...maybe) but just.... It's good to remember what came before. This was an amazing analysis. thank you for this. Been binging your vids for the past few days.

[@drakingp2119]

Ya know Everytime someone has ever asked me I still watch the show despite being such a harsh critic on it, it's stuff like these trailers that play in my mind and take me back to the sense of awe and wonder that pulled me in, hell it took five years of my life to actually start to see the cracks, and by then I was already too invested in it to stop. I love this show, I just genuinely want it to be this awesome all the time, I'm at a point where I don't think I really can drop it, everything this trailer made me feel us still alive and well in my heart

[@zazi5305]

I felt the samme way for a great deal of time, but after Volume 7, the show had become so predictable that I was bored, not to mention beyond irritated with how the main cast are insuffferable, selfish jerks.

[@executer1717]

Do you think you will do the other trailers to? It would be great.

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

Probably eventually!

[@kaiserdragon7233]

Oh will you check out a fan animation. Raven vs team jpnr

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

The trailer that started it all. Still as good as I remember.

[@masteryoraerasante]

Some time ago I was writing Naruto Monster Hunter fanfiction, and I gave him an Insect Glaive and did my best to describe how his fighting style was based heavily on the momentum of him using it to polevault, explaining it as the glaive having an hydraulic system powered by the attacks themselves. I was told it reminded people of this trailer, and while I did not get into the show itself much I felt really proud since it gave me a very close feeling of what I was trying to give the readers.

[@Authintix]

Came for analysis, Stayed for the giggles you make after statements

[@wilburforce8046]

It’s almost depressing to watch this version of RWBY we never really got in the end. I’m not the kind to completely beleive Shane’s letter, but the idea that RoosterTeeth was always trying to push away from the OG vision of Monty and his close freinds seems more accurate these days. I mean the show is just so different now.

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Seeing this video, I've come to realize that I haven't seen Crescent Rose's pure gun form in a long time. I think the last time was, like, Volume 2 or 3? Every other time she uses her gun, she uses it in scythe form. I also never realized the possibility of Ruby going even faster by using Gravity Dust. That, combined with her semblance would be amazing. After all this time, I forgot why I liked RWBY so much and this trailer reminded me what I enjoyed about Volumes 1 through 3.

[@antonbabaran7621]

3RD HOPE I GET NOTICED

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

You did! :D

[@antonbabaran7621]

@@thejudgmentalcritter6584 YAY THANK YOU :)

[@inesatt1313]

I noticed in that in each of the trailers,the girls always have that moment where they twist and spin above with the Moon and land to bring down the hardest blows

[@sqxbarto9229]

Monty and Shane? I read somewhere that Monty made the Red Trailer by himself, and only worked with Jeff for timing the music.

[@rastergrafx4210]

I'm among the people who never liked RWBY. I saw this trailer when it debuted and got so hyped for the series, then I followed the other trailers as they came out. Unfortunately, it seemed like this trailer hyped the series up TOO much, and the series wound up being a disappointment due to its lackluster animation (outside of the fight scenes) and inconsistent writing. I dropped the series halfway into the first season. It's a shame, because this trailer is better than what most of the series wound up being.

[@AndorRadnai]

The original thought behind crescent rose is exactly why it is absolutely useless against anything that isn’t a Grimm. It’s not built to be anything else than a huntress‘ weapon, all about heavy swings with enough momentum do dismember and heavy ammunition to quickly put down a Grimm. It’s heavy and cumbersome and I would really like to see this addressed and her put in an effort to get stronger, or even more skilful in using this momentum to fight. Not twirling it around as if it was weightless, but using a heavy and slow weapon they best way possible. She should never be as nimble with it as Maria or as elegant as Qrow. Those two have Scythes that suit their combat styles, but Ruby misuses it constantly and usually has to work much harder to fight against the weapons limitations rather than with them.

[@Cody-5501]

Fights should be choreographed and on a rhythm especially when animated as it adds an extra piece of engagement as well as not making a fight look boring as what song you use can sometimes act like an outline for the fight I won’t name any songs but I’m sure most of us can think of a song that would go well to a sword matchup and others that would go to a hand to hand matchup and others that work in the same way as that one sanding here song from MGR:R

[@travisherndon94]

Okay am I the only one who thinks the models they used for the "Beowolves" are same models for the werewolves in Skyrim lol ?

[@maxwellmao1052]

One other thing is the fact that Ruby somehow shot a bullet without having her hand anywhere near the trigger when she first hooked a Grim

[@scottjs5207]

Now I need to go watch the SLVR trailers again and hide from my RWBY disappointment that NEVER ceases to find me again just when I thought I escaped this wasted show... 😢

[@GG1315]

So you're just gonna ignore the fact that crescent rose just turned into a naginata for a quick second we never this happen again dammit.

[@ekinstonwalker9736]

Also did anybody else think this series was going to be a lot darker or that it would get darker a lot quicker than it did? The trailer is really implied a more mature feel going into things. And while the show has definitely gotten there, I think a lot of people expected it to happen a little faster. No complaints as far as that is concerned

[@neptune7042]

the wiki is correct, farmers in the medieval age would commonly rotate their scythe blades when their lords called them to battle to be more useful in combat, and they are called war scythes

[@GG1315]

Can you please do the other trailers next you know each in separate videos.

[@romulusnuma116]

I never even realised how much they destroyed crescent rose never seeing it deploy again is so lame not to mention how boring fighting with it as become seeing Ruby moving with the recoil and momentum of it is even today the coolest thing I've never seen.

[@ProxyDoug]

18:12 Yep, that cartridge has the gravity dust symbol on it.

[@falconeshield]

Remember dust?

[@neopolitan4121]

6:20 "No, Patrick, a scythe is not an instrument"

[@SpyderBey]

Ok is nobody gonna talk about that green mouse that vibrates like crazy at the beginning of the video? It seems like it's holding in so much anger, while charging up a Giga Flare as it's going super sayan. I'm not complaining, though. #GreenMouseForSmash

[@SwitchbackCh]

This is what Arcane does really well too at times. The Jinx vs. Ekko fight comes to mind as the entire fight just becomes a theater of colour and music showing not only a cool fight but also telling the story of two characters.

[@129das]

It interesting you say that musical. Monty made fights made fights like dances, he was even a pretty good dancer himself.

[@misspoppyseed3909]

This analysis is exceedingly well done, to the point of you covered essentially everything entirely. Big props to you! The one thing I don’t like (not to do with the video) is make arguments about the show going downhill but don’t explain the part they don’t like specifically. A big part of the art style change was losing the main creator for the show- It’s not about the team not having “passion to continue” in that way or “gave up”, it’s about the show needing to evolve around the tragedy. Having the show’s main kind and creator pass unexpectedly would spell the death of it- we’ve seen lesser forms of leave outright cancelling shows from big networks like Clarence from Cartoon Network. I don’t know, it just irks me to no end that people make it out like the show changed because the creators didn’t care when they were put in one of the worst situations ever needing to bury their friend, but decided to press on anyway. I don’t blame people for wanting the show to go back to an original artistic style or have different animations, far from it. I just really, really hate seeing people say the show went downhill without acknowledging that Monty’s death- like Crescent Rose in this trailer- had more impact.

[@CodeTetsu]

Do you think it would have been neat if the villains both old and current had color trailers? Maybe lots of emphasis on Tyrian’s eyes in his, Hazel’s with his vest, Raven with her colors maybe?

[@roscoexl]

This is just a certified hood classic.

[@MrAsh1100]

I would love to point out when you point out the flaw in Ruby's legs and scythe position. While its a mistake, thing is, you can cover up mistakes with good camera and fast clear actions. The shot where it lingers on her legs isn't too long and most importantly, you're not looking at the legs, cos once the camera cuts, you're looking back at Ruby and most importantly, her weapon slicing down on the Wolves. Its a flaw but you can always hide your tracks well if you know what you're doing. Case in point, just look up the Snoke Throne Room scene or that one Live Action Avatar TLA scene and you can perfectly see how they stand out badly as opposed to this trailer

[@TheWarmachine375]

Me watching Red Trailer: "It's Rewind Time!"

[@jeromesol2725]

Monty's animations are what gave RWBY the epicness and attraction (causing people to form what we now know as the RWBY community/fandom). I do admire the animators without Monty, but I wish they were able to do it with the same amount of passion. Just me asking the animators to have more passion in animating the characters

[@DocMicrowave]

This trailer was not the first thing of RWBY I had seen. It was back in 2014 or so, accidentally coming across a clip someone posted of the V2x1 food fight that made me want to find out "what the heck did I just see". Found the Red trailer and was sold instantly. The rest is history. It is the best of all the trailers to me and the choreo still hasn't quite been matched yet in my opinion. (Though there are a couple of fights that come close.) When I finally got around to V2x1, I didn't even feel spoiled.

[@Xercio]

Critter… I love your first impressions and watch alongs, but when you deep dives like this every little frame and flourish is overanalyzed. The heroes video was the same. It’s too much. You drive yourself down this path and get lost in gushing or bashing. It’s too much.

[@thejudgmentalcritter6584]

Well, I don't do "watch alongs" so you might be confusing me with someone else.