History Awesome / ForgedDestiny

** Merlot is almost impervious to any form of damage that isn't fire-based, leaving Kaedin, Weiss, and Yang as the only ones able to deal any significant damage to it. Jaune realizes that even their strikes aren't doing enough harm and that they're fighting a losing battle, so he has the others lure it right next to the temple roof where he then pushes building's supply of kindling and sacrificial lumber onto the Grimm before having Weiss set it alight ForMassiveDamage.

* Jaune's WhatTheHellHeroSpeech to [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits the rest of the guild]] not only makes each of them feel deeply ashamed for their actions, [[MisfitMobilizationMoment it also prompts all of them to finally put aside their differences and unite together to face the challenges ahead.]]

* As flat-out horrifying as it is, we discover that Raven, leader of the Greycloaks, is ''Level 112''. For context, she points out that most heroes max out at 70, with only the best going to 80.
* After five days of captivity, Jaune ends up getting cajoled into forging Raven a sword with a unique rune, in exchange for his freedom. Once he finishes it, he gains ''four'' levels, the ability to read runes, and Raven then reveals the sword's purpose - it's meant to be a means of killing Salem.

* After five days of captivity, Jaune ends up getting cajoled into forging Raven a sword with a unique rune. Once he finishes it, he gains ''four'' levels and Raven reveals the sword's purpose - [[spoiler:a means of killing Salem]].

* When the rest of the crew on the ship to Mistral are put to sleep by a spell, Jaune manages to power through it, wake everyone else, and then join in fighting off the invading Deserters after having already taken an arrow to his side.
** Special mention goes to his fight with the Berserker captain. He is already injured and in a BladeLock with an opponent that outclasses him in terms of both Levels and experience. He then thinks of the irony of being killed by a weapon forged by a Blacksmith and has a [[EurekaMoment realization.]] He uses his position to super heat and then rapidly cool the haft of the enemy's axe, weakening it enough for him to carve through both it and his opponent in a single swing.

-->Blake:You dropped this! Allow me to return it to you!

* Jaune, from one conversation and within minutes of having met Tyrian, [[BatmanGambit realizes what it is the fanatic truly values and makes a show of attacking Salem.]] [[NoSell His attack is entirely ineffective against the Queen of Grimm]] but still [[DeliberateInjuryGambit goads Tyrian into instinctively attacking]] ''[[DeliberateInjuryGambit him,]]'' giving the rest of the group the opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Paragon.

* In Chapter 15, Jaune fights a Greycloak Mage who specializes in making portals. Naturally the Mage teleports whenever Jaune gets near him. He is able to outsmart the Mage by realizing that his opponent always teleports to wherever Jaune was last and makes sure that a pillar that was already unstable would fall on his previous location after he charges. When the Mage tries to step through a portal to evade said pillar, his foot gets stuck in the temple's gold flooring which Jaune had etched a crack into. He only has enough time to wonder "How?" before he is crushed.
** For bonus points, Jaune plays on the Mage's hubris to find out where he sent Torchwick and Neo.

* When Jaune sees that Blake is about to be intercepted by Watts, he immediately readies his dagger and hurls it [[GuileHero straight into Salem's back.]] [[BlindedByTheLight The sudden flash of light this causes blinds everyone in the room and allows Blake to deliver a fatal blow to Willow.]]
** This allows Willow to get in one of her own as she uses Watts' ExactWords against him and stabs him through the chest as she is to [[TogetherInDeath "let no one separate [them]."]]
* At the end of chapter 9, after gaining four Levels for killing Willow and Watts, Jaune learns a new skill, Purify Object, that both hurts Salem and forces her to retreat, and this is after already managing to wound her twice. He also realises that his Path isn't ''just'' helping him fight Grimm; ''it's helping him fight Salem''.
* What is perhaps Jaune's most awesome moment yet comes at the end of chapter 91 wherein, after he reaches the realization that he's finally content to be himself, Class and all, Jaune and Ansel's Captain of the guard meet with an entourage of Mistralian soldiers who are ostensibly there to ask for directions and resupply. When one of them, a Knight, attacks the captain while their backs are turned, Jaune saves the guard's life and effortlessly disarms the soldier. When the Mistrali commander reveals that not only do they intend to kill the villagers and burn down the town, but that the PeaceConference itself is a trap, [[PlayingWithFire Jaune burns the Knight alive]] [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation and from his armor forges Crocea Mors anew]] [[BadAssBoast before giving them]] [[PreMortemOneLiner one hell of a speech.]]

** Additionally, his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the King of Mistral ''certainly'' qualifies. Jaune spells out how dangerous Charisma is as an ability in large doses, wonders just how much Noble/Hero Caste relations rely on one-sided mental domination, and flat-out describes the King's actions as MindRape. He does this all while [[NoSell flippantly shrugging off every one of the King's commands telling him to stop]].

* While accidentally implying that the King of Vale is a bandit definitely qualifies as a MassOhCrap moment, the fact that the leader of Vale personally made the trip to Ansel really emphasizes just how seriously Jaune and his hybrid status are being treated, as well as the high regard the King holds him in.
** This visit also suggests how much of an impact Jaune and the Hunters Guild has had on [[DoomedHomeTown Ansel]]. What was once an unremarkable village is now a rapidly expanding population center, has no Noble Caste oversight, armed the Labor Caste, hired ex-Mistralian mercenaries, changed their flag, and owes UndyingLoyalty to a [[OutsideContextProblem man who has seemingly defied the basic laws of their universe]].

** This visit also suggests how much of an impact Jaune and the Hunters Guild has had on [[DoomedHomeTown Ansel]]. What was once an unremarkable village is now a rapidly expanding population center, has no Noble Caste oversight, armed the Labor Caste, hired ex-Mistralian mercenaries, changed their flag, and owes UndyingLoyalty to a [[OutsideContextProblem man who has seemingly defied the basic laws of their universe]].