History Funny / RWBY

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* The opening sequence features Jaune's shield expanding suddenly, knocking Oscar's comic out of his hands and into a sleeping Qrow's face. Jaune looks characteristically sheepish as the latter wakes up, irked at what happened.

* Nora has clearly had it with all the chaos that seems to follow them.
--> '''Nora''': Why is it always ''something''?!

* Even Oscar doesn't hesitate to voice his (rather low) opinion on said huntsmen.
-->'''Ozpin''': I ''do'' hope those weren't Beacon graduates.\\
'''Oscar''': You know, sometimes the burden of saving the world feels overwhelming. But then people like that come along and make me grateful that it's ''our'' job and not ''theirs''.\\
''(Everyone agrees soundly)''
* Sun arrives to see Blake off;
-->'''Sun:''' What? You didn't think I was going to miss your big send off, did you?\\
'''Neptune:''' ''(Pops out from behind Sun)'' He definitely overslept and absolutely almost missed this.\\
''(Sun growls and shushes Neptune)''
* Neptune starts hitting on Ilia. [[IncompatibleOrientation We can all tell how that's gonna turn out]].
-->'''Blake''': Wrong tree.\\
'''Sun''': He'll figure it out.

* As everyone questions if things are OK, the mysterious goggle-wearing elder, Maria Calavera, suddenly appears saying "Still alive! That was a close one, huh!"

* In a flashback, Weiss learns that the next destination is Atlas;
-->'''Weiss:''' ...You've ''got'' to be joking.\\
'''Nora:''' Well, bright side: we ''[[SelfDeprecation finally]]'' [[ArcFatigue get to leave this house.]]
* When Blake points out that they have the (ex, as Weiss corrects) Schnee Dust Company Heiress with them to grease the wheels to get them into Atlas, Yang makes a quip about reward money.
* When the Relic of Knowledge gets discussed, Nora immediately asks if it can grant more questions and gets extremely dejected when Ren tells her that it's not wishes that the Relic grants. Nora's antics even cause Qrow to [[SpitTake spit out a mouthful of coffee]], as shown in the picture above.
** Of course, what does Oscar tell Team RWBY after they get stranded? That there actually ''is'' [[BrickJoke a genie within the Relic]].
** When the genie, named Jinn, materialises before the heroes, their collective expressions of unbridled shock qualify. Qrow, the ladies' man, actually looks away when he realizes that she's naked.
** Maria, on the other hand, seems to be ''staring'', despite being blind without her special goggles, which she had mentioned are in need of repair.
** Not just Maria, but ''all'' of Team RWBY seem to spend at least a few minutes staring ''awestruck'' [[LesYay at the giant blue naked woman]].
* Yang refers to Maria as defenceless. The latter takes some umbrage with this.
-->'''Maria:''' ''My name is Maria Calavera!'' And I am ''not'' defenseless; [[IResembleThatRemark I'm just a little hard of hearing. And blind without my eyes, which are in desperate need of repair]].\\
''Maria taps her goggles, which promptly close on her before reopening into slits.''\\
'''Maria:''' [[HypocrisyNod Okay, I'm beginning to see your point]].
* [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Weiss trying to walk in the snow, while wearing heels]].
* A dark example, but Cinder's casual explanation to "Little Miss Malachite" of where the Lien that she snatched from some bystander and is using to buy information on Ruby and company's whereabouts qualifies:
-->'''"Little Miss"''': [[DeadpanSnarker Looks like your life's savings.]]\\
'''Cinder''': [[ComedicSociopathy It was somebody's.]]
** Doubles as Awesome. "Little Miss" clearly doesn't view Cinder as a threat, and is insulted when the latter doesn't strike what she thinks is a proper tone with her:
---> '''Cinder''': ''You're'' "Little Miss Malachite"?\\
'''"Little Miss"''': ''I'm'' "Little Miss" ''gonna skin you alive'' if you ever take that tone with me again.
* "Little Miss's" reaction to one of her henchpeople saying that they ''already'' know where the heroes are after Cinder leaves.

* Qrow waving his hand in front of Ozma's face, obviously wondering if he can see him.
* While it doubles as a TearJerker, the idea that everything that could go wrong happened because Ozma died from an ''illness'' is quite baffling.
* Although a serious scene due to the God of Darkness nearly getting into a fight with the God of Light over his interference regarding Salem's petition about reviving Ozma, it is funny to see both siblings killing and then resurrecting Ozma consecutively, reforming and disintegrating him in Salem's arms over and over again like a yo-yo. It almost makes them look like children having a spat instead of omnipotent gods.
** Let's not forget the irony that the God of ''Darkness'', associated with ''famine and all kinds of destruction'', brought someone back to life, which would normally be associated with his brother, and vice versa - all because he appreciated having his first worshipper in a while.
** The fact that Salem's Plan B for bringing Ozma back was effectively the god equivalent of ''asking your other parent after the first one said no''.
* After wiping out humanity and chastising Salem one more time following his brother's departure, the God of Darkness [[ThereWasADoor leaves the planet in a pillar of energy which hits and breaks part of the moon instead of aiming for the empty space]].
** Related to that, the God of Darkness already desolated the planet by destroying humanity to punish Salem, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill so him destroying part of the moon as part of his dramatic exit and causing an extinction event via moon fragments falling from the sky seems like a way to spite Salem]].
** Even funnier when you think of how the fandom spent years theorizing why the moon was like that. It was nothing significant, just the God of Darkness being petty.

* The sight of '''Salem''' being a doting mother to four daughters; it needs to be seen to be believed.
** Just the mere notion of Salem and Ozma reproducing four magically-gifted offspring despite the former having been contaminated with Grimm essence and spending countless eons alone as an immortal and the latter being a reincarnating wizard is a sight to behold.
** And of course, it's not the first time the [[Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY RWBY community has toyed with this idea]].
** The idea that Ozma and Salem's confrontation can be likened to a divorce is this to some. Makes the line "Flirting was a whole lot less destructive in my day" from RWBY Chibi all the more ironic, isn't it?
*** To be fair, the ''actual'' flirting between Ozma and Salem went off without a hitch. Their "divorce", on the other hand, makes Chibi Qrow and Winter's tussle look like child's play by comparison.
* Despite being a magic item that has no function or desire other than answering [[TheseQuestionsThree three questions]] once a century, Jinn, the avatar of the Relic of Knowledge, seems to have a personality of her own...and a not-so-subtle dislike of Ozpin. When Ruby asks Jinn, "What is Ozpin hiding?", Jinn launches into a ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback whole episode]]'' devoted to Ozpin's [[TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason backstory, dirty secrets, and shame,]] complete with illusory images and sound effects.
** Compare this to what happened when one of Ozpin's past lives asked Jinn (revealed as a sort of freebie in the aforementioned flashback), "How do I destroy Salem?" and Jinn answered with just two words: [[BrutalHonesty "You can't."]] And ended the conversation right there.
* Here's a surprising meta: this episode, which has Salem and Oz's love story, which includes having their four daughters, is the ''[[LOL69 sixty-ninth]]'' episode of the series. And the real kicker? ''[[AccidentalInnuendo It wasn't planned!]]'' Once they figured it out, [[WordOfGod Miles and Kerry]] admitted this on Twitter months after the episode aired.

* After their battle starts damaging the bar, Malachite tells the battling Cinder and Neo to take it outside. Cue SmashCut to '''Cinder''' getting ''thrown through a window''.
* Just the way that Malachite treats the whole fight as a show for her amusement.
** Her aside to the female bodyguard to "maybe put away the good glasses". Even better is that during their fight Neo begins throwing bowls at Cinder that break first when they hit her and when Neo hits one that Cinder tries to use as a shield. Should have listened...
* Neo is as much as a {{Troll}} towards Cinder as she was towards Yang during their fight, from casually dodging out of the way of Cinder's swipes with little effort, to ''[[FreezeFrameBonus smiling]]'' as Cinder ''picks her up and tosses her'' off the bar, to doing a mock curtsy when she lands.
* After Cinder manages to defuse Neo, she suggests that they talk about how they are going to kill Ruby. Cue Neo reminding Cinder that [[TheSpeechless she's a mute]] by pointing to her mouth with an irked expression.
-->'''Cinder''': ... Right.
* When they first enter the farmhouse, Team RWBY, Qrow, and Oscar are all on the defensive, weapons at the ready, only for Maria to yell that they should close the door because it's already cold ''enough'' in there.
* While everyone else is getting ready for the night, Maria's self-appointed task is finding a good bedtime story.
* Whilst searching for vehicles in the abandoned farm, Blake notices an ancient tractor.
-->'''Blake:''' Something tells me that's not street legal.
* Ruby squees out over finding canned food in the wine storage area. Weiss is ... rather unenthused about it.
** Better yet, Ruby's description on how to eat canned food.
--->'''Ruby:''' Oh trust me, you put enough salt on anything, and it will taste ''juuuuuust'' fine.
*** As a FreezeFrameBonus, if you look closely, the can she is hold is ''shrimp flavored'' beans.

* When Ruby tells the group that Qrow told them all to get some sleep, Maria mutters about how she isn't going to let a kid tell her what to do and moves to a chair by a lamp to read. The next morning reveals that she's fallen asleep there.
** What's also funny is how she refused to go to bed because Ruby says so on the grounds that she's a kid, while mimicking her in a similar manner to that of.. well, a ''[[HypocriticalHumor kid]]''.

* Even knowing the context, there's something a bit funny about how Blake and Oscar are grumbling about not having breakfast.

* A bittersweet one: after Team RWBY and Maria escape the waterways, they discover that they're back in the wine cellar and bar from the previous episode... which [[TheAlcoholic Qrow]] ''[[BrickJoke did]]'' [[INeedAFreakingDrink end up finding.]]
** This exchange:
--->'''Qrow:''' ''(Sloshed)'' Hey, ''get off me''! What're you doin?\\
'''Maria:''' We're ''leaving,'' you idiot!
** Whilst a tense moment, there's something inherently funny about how quickly Qrow sobers up once he sees the Apathy Grimm catching fire while Weiss and Ruby drag him away.
** Also, just the image of ''Weiss'' of all people throwing bottles of wine. [[FridgeBrilliance No doubt this is extremely cathartic for her given her family's history with alcohol]].
--->'''Weiss:''' ''(Turns back to Ruby)'' ''Now'' we can leave!
** Another BrickJoke: Turns out Ruby was right about how easy starting a fire would be.

* While discussing her plans with Neo, Cinder casually twirls a glass dagger [[MundaneUtility that she made with her Fall Maiden powers.]]
** If one looks closely, it's actually a ''different kind of knife'' whenever the camera switches to her. Talk about dramatic.
* Cinder's been forbidden from killing Ruby directly, so she decides to engage in a bit of LoopholeAbuse by getting Neo to do it while earning her way back into Salem's good graces. Why did Cinder get kicked out of Salem's good graces again? By making pointless additions to Salem's plans in the name of personal revenge! There's no way this could go wrong.
* Considering the similarities between Tyrian and Tock, it makes you wonder if Salem went out of her way to recruit another bloodthirsty faunus with yellow eyes and a name that starts with a "T" after losing the last one.
* After Maria finishes her story, ''all'' of the heroes are shocked. They never realised that their companion was a famed killing machine in her prime. Qrow even admitted that he based Harbinger off of her weapon, and wanted to be just like her. Maria has this to say in response.
-->'''Maria:''' Well, I'm nothing but a disappointment. So you're [[TakeThat well on your way]].
* When Ruby gets called by Jaune, we see that he's listed in her phone as ''[[NeverLiveItDown Vomit Boy]]''.
* Nora's the first to discover the other heroes when they arrive in Argus, with ''hilarious'' results.
-->'''Nora:''' ''Cute boy '''OZ!!'''''\\
'''Oscar:''' Huh? (''gets a Nora-spear-tackle to the ground'')
** Nora's panting is heard for a second or two before she skids into the frame. It's not that hard to imagine her just running all the way from Saph's house in excitement instead of taking a trolley.
* In a CallBack to Volume 4, we see a family picture of the Arc clan within Saphron Arc's house with a young Jaune in pigtails and looking ''quite'' annoyed while holding a sign saying "HELP".
* Jaune and Saphron's brief bickering is just so familiar to anybody with siblings. Especially when Jaune points out that he's not a baby, Adrian is. Adrian takes offense to that.
** ''Especially'' the cheek pinching. '''''Dear god''''' the cheek pinching.
** Jaune childishly flailing his arms (while still wearing his armored gauntlets) whenever his sister embarrasses him, kind of disproving his statement that he's not a baby. Made even funnier by [[BigLittleBrother their size difference]].

* Terra questions the legality of RWBY/JNR being out in the field, as they are still technically students. Qrow says to think of it as [[HurricaneOfExcuses "an extended training mission." And to trust him, as he was a professor. And that he graduated from the same academy they attended. And they were better than his team was at that age.]] (Naturally, he adds that they're not as good as ''him'' specifically. Funnily enough, they're partially true if mainly questionable.)
-->'''Ruby:''' Shut up there's food!
** Maria continues to express her disapproval of Qrow, shaking her head as he keeps vomiting up rationalizations.
* Just like with cookies, Ruby chomps down on the sandwiches she's eating in a way that makes them seem to almost disappear into her mouth faster than should be humanly possible.
** As soon as the sandwiches arrive, Ruby does a little HappyDance as she gleefully chows down on a few. When Qrow starts eating, [[OneOfTheKids he joins in.]]
* While the explanation itself is kind of sad, the ''way'' Terra's work problems are explained is actually pretty funny.
-->'''Saphron:''' (''baby-talking to Adrian'') Guess what's on the fritz and who's getting falsely blaaaaamed?\\
'''Terra:''' (''leaning in with a harsh whisper and a declarative finger'') '''''[[CaptainObvious ME!]]'''''

* How the two guardsmen act, especially how they do tend everything in unison.
** It does begin to wear thin after a while, [[LampshadeHanging as Yang points out:]]
--->'''Yang:''' Do you guys seriously have to do that?
** In a way, they are reminiscent of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
* It turns out that Maria and the top Atlesian officer posted to Argus are enemies. Why, you ask?
-->'''Maria:''' I come through here once every ten years to get my eyes checked up in Atlas. You bring in outside cashews on ''one flight'' and ''suddenly you're placed on the additional screening list '''for life'''!''\\
'''Qrow:''' You gotta be kidding me ...\\
'''Maria:''' Now now, let's not give up hope yet ... [[BlackComedy maybe she's dead]]!
** When Maria first mentions that she knows the CO, the group hopes that things will work out okay ... until she corrects them on the two of them being friends, and it's not until Yang suggests "enemies" that she feels their relationship is properly described.
** It's possible to miss it, but throughout Maria's cashews rant, her eyelid is twitching in frustration. Which is impressive, considering her eyes are ''robotic.''
** And look closely at Oscar. While he seems interested in Maria's words, when she gets to the cashews, he has this deadpan 'really?' look on his face.
* Later on, once the CO in question arrives, this exchange happens:
-->'''Caroline:''' Witch.\\
'''Maria:''' She-devil.\\
'''Caroline:''' Hmm ... I see you've chosen larger contraband to smuggle this time.\\
'''Maria:''' Oh Cordo, you know they say time changes people, but I see you've still got [[CurseCutShort that stick right up -]]\\
'''Ruby:''' ''HELLO!'' Miss-uh-Cordovin!
** Cordovin's over-the-top nationalism, and the way the "Nubucks" echo her. And Maria's insinuation that Cordovin had been stationed in Argus because it was [[ReassignedToAntarctica far from Atlas proper]].
** As Caroline is blathering on about the process to Ruby, she notices JNR a ways behind the group, about 10 yards or so away.
--->'''Caroline:''' (''to JNR'') What are you doing back here? I thought I told you to leave!?\\
'''Nora''': (''as she's restrained by Jaune and Ren'') And I told you we wouldn't rest until you let us through!\\
'''Ren''': Nice to see you again as well! (''waves'')
** And then, after Cordovin shuts the gates on our heroes, Nora has this to say:
--->'''Nora:''' Oh, ''yeah!?'' Well, your base looks... like a big, dumb, boot!\\
'''Jaune:''' ''(Sarcastic)'' Way to tell her, Nora.
* Maria's budding mentorship of Ruby has these in abundance, including this gem:
-->'''Ruby:''' So, how do I laser-beam monsters with my eyeballs?\\
''Ruby gets whacked on the head with Maria's staff.''\\
'''Maria:''' First, you stop thinking like that!
* In a bit of a meta joke, one of the big complaints about Volume 5 was how the group was stuck in a house. After all the jabs about being confined to a house and finally getting to get out and move... the group ends up stuck in a house again, and in RWBY's case, ''twice''.

* Terra snarking at what the neighbors will think about the teens gathered around a drunk man passed out on their front steps. Saphron gives her a discreet elbow to the ribs.
* It turns out that Oscar didn't abscond from the team after all. He was ''[[LetsGetDangerous buying combat clothing]]'', and had zero clue that the others took his absence the wrong way.
** Blake's reaction is pretty funny considering [[HypocriticalHumor her tendencies to run]].
** [[https://twitter.com/BlawnDeeLeigh/status/1079064625956700162 The frames]] when the group jumps to [[TheGlomp hug]] Oscar. Everyone is stretched out, a few of them are [[MemeticMutation T-Posing]], and Nora gains ''extra legs''.
*** What makes it even better, is that Weiss, Blake and Ren [[NotSoAboveItAll do it too.]]
** Weiss in particular acts like an worried mother, clutching her hands while telling Oscar she was "worried sick". You almost expect her to ground him.
*** Nora, on the other hand, asks him "What are you ''wearing?''" with a very... ''interested'' grin.
** Oscar's [[ThisIsGonnaSuck expression when he realises]] he's going to get tackled ''again'' gets in.
* While having their heartwarming moment that Oscar returns, the smoke detector goes off, and he begins to freak out over the casserole he just made.
* Jaune sheepishly suggests that the heroes steal an Atlesian aircraft. No-one was particularly impressed by that idea... except for Adrian, who just laughs as if he thinks his uncle is joking.
** And Nora, who's visibly grinning in the background.
** Everyone's reaction to Jaune's plan is pretty funny, but Yang's is a close third to the above. As Jaune explains his plan, Yang sports a grin that grows increasingly wider until Jaune reaches the end of his explanation, at which point her grin just deflates and she just looks incredibly perturbed, as though she didn't expect "Vomit Boy" to be so devious.
*** Blake's reaction is pretty funny as well. You can see that while Jaune is telling his plan, she has a slight smile on her face. After Jaune finishes explaining his plan, her reaction shifts to a somewhat surprised gasp of disbelief, with her expression screaming "I'm sorry, WHAT did he say?". Even better when not only Blake, but Nora ''and'' Maria shifts their attention to a laughing Adrian, as even the latter looks at him in disbelief.
** Adrian laughing comes after a brief moment of tension, making the entire sequence all the more hilarious.
* Ruby's speech about how they didn't need an adult to save them becomes hilarious when you realize she's saying this in front of Qrow (who saved her from Tyrian) and Maria (who taught her how to use Silver Eyes). On top of this, she also says how they didn't need an adult to tell them what to do when she's following what Ozpin, an adult, told her to do.

* In their plan to steal an Atlas craft, Saphron taught her son Adrian to cry and make a fuss on command. The baby's scream has the same range as ''the Nuckelavee'' and he's apparently a LargeHam when fake crying. The Nubuck guards fall over themselves to console him, too.
* Blake tells Terra that this isn't the first time she's disabled Atlas security. Considering Terra is ''in charge'' of said security features around Argus, she's less than amused.

* Weiss takes out the guards piloting the Atlesian airship, then tosses them out with a parachute, stuck together by a glyph. Then the glyph fades, causing the Nubuck ''not'' wearing the parachute to scramble for his comrade's leg in mid-air.
* Absolutely everything Maria does or says:
** She starts off the episode ''stowed away in Weiss' luggage''. She doesn't take kindly to the Nubucks calling it "Heavy".
** Weiss voices her concerns over Maria being their pilot. Maria eventually resorts to just outright shushing her, at which point Weiss just buckles her seatbelt while looking concerned.
** After the Argus Tower hails them due to the radar not being disabled, Maria says she can throw them off since she's familiar with Atlas' military jargon. It backfires spectacularly.
--->'''Maria:''' Argus Base, this is Mantle-51; feel free to gaff off. Thought we were going to scrub due to F.O.D., but we're back up and green across the board. Over.\\
'''Tower:''' Mantle-51, return to base immediately or you will be treated as hostile. Over.\\
'''Weiss:''' ''I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU KNEW THEIR JARGON?!''\\
'''Tower:''' Jargon was fine, but our pilots aren't ''elderly women''.\\
(cue Weiss's hands dropping down with her face showing an expression that says, "How could I have forgotten that?!", while Maria's face goes "Oh yeah! They don't...")\\
'''Maria:''' Oh! Well, they got me there. Woo, my mind really is going! ''Why'' would you kids let me fly this thing?
*** Just the fact that ''they kept the comms on'' for that part of the conversation, even after the cover was blown.
** With their cover blown, Maria decides to troll Cordovin by loudly crunching on cashews over the radio.
--->'''Maria:''' You hear that Cordo? ''That's the sound of me not caring!'' ''[maniacal laughter]''
*** The fact that Maria has the cashews ''at all''. She didn't know their plan would get messed up, giving her the opportunity to troll Cordovin with them. Which means she deliberately smuggled the cashews onto the ship as she was being smuggled onto it, purely for the satisfaction of the personal victory over Cordovin it would give her in her head. She may have even gone out to the store to buy the cashews before the plan was executed, specifically so she could smuggle them onto the ship of Cordovin's fleet that they were ''stealing''. It's an impressively hilarious level of pettiness, and the fact that she actually got the chance to rub it in Cordovin's face was just icing on the cake.

* Cordovin decides to take matters with their own hands... by riding an HumongousMecha. And being more overtly dramatic than usual.
-->'''Weiss:''' Are you OK?\\
'''Maria:''' I am. But she clearly lost her mind!
* Towards the very end of the episode, during the otherwise tense skirmish between Blake and Adam on top of the radar tower, the former at one point throws both herself and Adam over the edge to escape from his chokehold. You expect them both to land safely on the forest floor below, perhaps in a ThreePointLanding, right? Nope. Instead they both repeatedly hit tree branches on their way down before falling flat on their faces.

* Every line Nora gets is just a bundle of laughs.
-->You're talking about us, aren't you.\\
And you said [[CallBack it wasn't beach season!]]\\
''YOU GET BACK HERE WITH MY MAN!''
* Maria's been tasked with keeping the ship out of harm's way:
-->'''Maria''': [[NoodleIncident They can take away my driver's license]], but I won't let them take this ship!\\
'''Ren''' (unamused): [[DeadpanSnarker Very reassuring..]]
* Ruby assumes that the shield generator will be in the back of the mecha due to her experience from playing video games, which the others are skeptical at. Guess where Ren and Qrow find it?
* During the fight with Cordovin, Ruby ends up hanging from her mecha looking into Cordovin's cockpit, and gives her a silly "Hi there!" handwave.
* After Ruby falls from Cordovin's mech, Weiss catches her using her summoned Lancer. Then this exchange happens, with Ruby flashing a big, goofy smile at Weiss that leaves Weiss understandably exasperated. It comes across as a "just another crazy day" kind of moment.

** Followed by Ruby's expression of pure relief when Weiss looks away, which seems to imply she ''didn't'' know Weiss was really going to catch her.
* During an otherwise emotionally tense and dramatic fight, Adam rips Blake's coat right off her back. For most of the episode she's making great declarations about Adam being delusional and how she and Yang protect each other. But at this moment? Her only response is: [[LameComeback "Jerk!"]]

* Yang joining the fight? Badass. Entering by jumping off of her motorcycle so it crashes into Adam? ''Absolutely hilarious.''
** Not to mention that it reminds ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' fans of [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater how EVA ran over Ocelot with her bike]], whose codename was ''[[StealthPun ADAM]]''.
* Yang's reaction to learning how Adam's Semblance (like hers, but he absorbs energy through his sword before releasing it) works?
-->'''Yang''': He gets to dish out damage without having to feel it? That's just cheap.

* The elderly enemies going all-in on the radio:
-->'''Maria''': Hey Cordo! I've got one missile left, and I know exactly where I'm gonna stick it!\\
'''Cordovin''': One missile, you say? That's a shame, Maria, [[LargeHam BECAUSE I HAVE PLENTY!]]\\
'''Oscar''': ''[[OnlySaneMan ARE YOU TWO CRAZY?!]]''

* Nora's reaction to Ruby jumping down the barrel of the mechs cannon succinctly sums up everyone's thoughts on the idea:
-->'''Nora''': She's NUTS!
* Maria expressing regret that she missed seeing Cordovin's mech get disabled.
* Adam's reaction to getting impaled? [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction "Oh."]]

* When Cinder sees the airship Neo obtained, she says that it should get them to Solitas, but says that afterwards, Neo should try using her Semblance to materialize herself some snowboots, referencing the fact that Atlas is ''cold'' and Neo's new outfit shows a lot of skin ([[HypocriticalHumor not that Cinder's own outfit isn't a bit skimpier than her last one]]), prompting [[SilentSnarker an eye roll]] from Neo.
** The fact that Neo managed to snag herself a ship with no fuss unlike the heroes is pretty funny.
* The way the Leviathan doesn't seem to spot the shields and walks straight into the outer one, almost like someone walking into a door because they failed to open it.
* Ruby's plan to get close to the Leviathan involves flying in on Weiss' Lancer while the rest of the team - namely Nora - bombards it from the helicopter.
-->'''Nora:''' Eyes on us, ugly!\\
(''Nora and Yang fire their respective weapons at the Leviathan'')\\
'''Blake:''' Is it working?\\
''Leviathan starts to turn and swipe at them.''\\
'''Maria:''' Unfortunately, yes!
** The expression on Weiss' face just before Ruby explains the plan. You can tell that "I need to abuse your powers in order to endanger my own life" is becoming ''far'' too common a request for her.
* When Ruby is trying to concentrate on using her Silver Eyes, Yang distracts her, so she takes off her earpiece with an [[MoodWhiplash annoyed expression]].
* Jinn is understandably unamused when Ruby summons her just to buy herself a few more seconds to use her Silver Eyes power, instead of to ask a question. Still, she lets Ruby get away with it, as it was clever for her to use.
* Most of the memories that flash through Ruby's mind as she summons her silver eyes are heartwarming. A few are on the more humorous side:
** Blake jumping onto the bunk beds to get away from Zwei.
** Jaune throwing up after getting off the flight to Beacon.
** Team JNPR passed out after overeating during the Vytal Festival.
** Blake going starry-eyed over a bowl of tuna.
** Jaune with a dress in the Beacon dance.
* The irony of Cordovin saving Ruby after she declared just a few episodes ago that they didn't need an adult to save them.
** Cordo's entrance in itself is funny. Things seem bad again, and then "I'll take it from here!", followed by the mecha with just one arm and an adequately hammy intro ("After all, I was sworn to '''protect the people!'''").
* While his moms are stunned in silence after seeing Ruby mostly petrify the Leviathan, with Cordovin's mech then destroying it fully, Adrian giggles and throws his arms up.
* Ruby going sheepish after everyone praises her after the battle shows she'll always be a goofball at heart.
** This line from Ren:
--->'''[[NotSoAboveItAll Ren]] :''' You petrified a Leviathan, '''after''' diving down the barrel of a '''''CANNON'''''!
* Maria commenting on the view of Atlas followed by [[RunningGag her eyes malfunctioning again]], much to her annoyance.
* While most of the scene is solemn and disturbing, Salem furthering her Wicked Witch of the West comparisons by created Beringels with wings is a bit funny, as is her petting one soothingly when it seems strained from the effort of growing said wings.

[[folder:Volume 9]]

[[AC: A Place of Particular Concern]]
* Ruby's interaction with the mouse, later dubbed "Little".
** At first, Little is only squeaking. Then...
-->'''Ruby:''' Now, if only you could help me.\\
'''Little:''' I can try.\\
''(Beat. Ruby screams, and Little screams afterward)''\\
'''Little:''' ''Why'' are you ''yelling?!''
** Then, when Ruby describes her missing friends. When she mentions that one of them has cat ears (Using her hands to demonstrate) Little shrieks and hides behind her cheese:
-->'''Ruby:''' Sorry! I-I should have known. I've seen plenty of cartoons.

''(Beat)''\\
''Ruby screams, and Little screams afterward)''\\

* After being repeatedly ordered to return to the normal flight path by personnel on the other end of the ship's radio, Maria gets annoyed and shuts it off.
-->'''Maria:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Jeez, lady, take a hint!]]
* Yang is being followed by [[SinisterSurveillance a small mechanical camera]]. She gets annoyed when it lets off a flash in her face, and kicks it hard, putting it in the road. At first, it seems like she is going to be found by the authorities... but then [[BlackComedy the drone is immediately]] [[LookBothWays hit by a passing truck, demolishing it]].
* Pietro's introduction:
-->'''Maria:''' Hello, old friend!\\
'''Pietro:''' ''[hits head on desk]'' Oh! Yes, yes.... ''[{{beat}}]'' ....Have we met?\\
'''Ren:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Well this is off to a fantastic start.]]
* Dr. Polendina says that he invented a pair of shoes that make you dance and he offers to let the team try them on. Nora's reaction to it is predictably hilarious.

* It's revealed that Pietro is the one who built Yang's new arm. Upon recognizing it, he sounds incredulous that Yang would paint over his creation.

* Pietro has a sign in his clinic: [[XDaysSince Days Since Last Nonsense: 0]]. (Pietro also clearly overestimated the available space on the blackboard; the word "Nonsense" curves down halfway in order to fit.)
* After Dr. Pietro Polendina explains how Penny got rebuilt and upgraded, Penny then says this.
-->'''Penny:''' ''[grinning]'' We have so many things to catch up about! I cannot wait!\\
''The alarms of a different section of Mantle fire off.''\\
'''Penny:''' ''[still grinning]'' [[VerbalBackpedaling It seems we will have to wait]].
* Seeing Penny again is touching for our cast... except for one person. Maria is very vocal about that.
-->'''Nora:''' I can't tell if I completely understand everything that's going on, or have like, a million questions!\\
'''Pietro:''' And thankfully, I have about a thousand answers! But let's get out of this weather, first.\\
'''Maria:''' I have absolutely no idea who that child was. [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Is she important somehow?]]

* In the prison ship, almost the entire cast looked tired and resigned to their fate, except Nora, who was trying to chew her way through the cuffs.
* When asked for what reason that Forest got caught, he went on a rant that he did something big like speaking out against the exploitation of Mantle and Ironwood is trying to silence him, only for the pilot to reveal that Forest just threw a brick at their ship.
** Look closely at the pilots. When Forest starts going on about Robyn Hill, they shake their heads dismissively and close the window connecting the back and front of the ship. Of course, this leads Forest to begin shouting about how Robyn's going to "Put an end to Ironwood's tyranny", jumping up and down so his voice can get through the closing pane.
* The first person the cast meet after dropping off at Atlas Academy is Penny (Alongside Winter and Ironwood), who is oblivious to what happened to the cast after she flew off in the previous chapter.
* Winter Schnee, a CoolBigSis while still trying to maintain her prim, proper military lady persona.
-->'''Winter:''' ''[to the soldiers]'' You have 10 seconds to take those off before I start hurting you.

* After agreeing to help, Ironwood suggested the first thing the team does is to "get their weapon up to Atlas' standards", while offhandedly showing the footage of [[CallBack Blake sheepishly reverts Gambol Shroud to a pistol.]] with Blake giving the same expression when seeing that.
* The team's second meeting with the Ace Ops.
** It started with Ruby being a ButtMonkey. First, she was wiggled (Midair) during her handshake with Elm. Second, to snap her out of her dizziness, Weiss decided to send her into a spin with a tap on the shoulder [[ItAmusedMe for no particular reason]].
** Marrow trying to pretend he is annoyed.

** A snicker is heard from Harriet after Marrow grabs his tail to stop it.
* As heartwarming it is, Ironwood's sudden hug towards Qrow has the experienced Huntsman at a loss of words or action.
* Penny guiding everyone through Atlas Academy, with the team clearly wanting nothing but go to bed and rest. It started with a normal walk and as the frames went by you could see that everyone is just slouching by the third frame to keep up.
** Doubled so by Yang and Nora, the BoisterousBruiser and GenkiGirl, were down to hunching and perhaps, in Nora's case, even sleepwalking. And then Nora finally plops to the ground.
* When they finally get Penny to show them to their rooms, she gushes about how Atlas, being so well-funded, means ''each team'' has their ''own room''. In other words, exactly like Beacon.
* While the scene is mostly serious, Watts demonstrating his control over Mantle's security infrastructure by stopping cars and activating bollards for cars to crash into while crossing the street - all at the push of a button and while maintaining a brisk stroll, uncaring of the inconvenience he caused to the drivers - is [[BlackComedy funny in a jerkish way.]]

* When leaping from the drop ships, Elm admits she loves this part before throwing herself out backwards. Vine just casually steps off as if going down the stairs. Nora does a cannonball shouting "Wheee!" as she goes.
* Blake catches Yang looking at her new hair, and Yang is hilariously flustered while she tries to play it cool. Notably, she tries to do the whole "looking at your nails" trick...with her prosthetic arm that doesn't have them.
** Meanwhile Marrow is just watching and shaking his head.
* Nora decides to try flirting with Ren by complimenting his outfit, which he doesn't notice, leaving Nora put out. Cue Jaune coming up behind and cheerfully saying "I like your outfit too!".
* Nora shoving Ren down the ice slide when he hesitates.
* When Vine says that igniting the Dust could [[SkewedPriorities ruin the launch site]], Marrow can be seen in the background angrily jumping around as he calls him out for it.

* Nora trying to be friends with Elm, with predictable results.
-->'''Nora:''' Hi! Do you need a new best friend? Our pair name can be...'''''[[LargeHam THUNDER THIGHS!!]]'''''\\
''[dramatic lightning]''
** When Elm continues the conversation with Ruby, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Nora remains frozen in place like a statue - whispering "Thunder Thighs!" to herself - while Ren just wanders by and nonchalantly carries her under his arm like she's a human-sized prop.]]
* The rest of Team RWBY wants nothing more than to go to bed even when Ruby tries to rouse them to go do something fun in Atlas:
-->'''Ruby:''' What do you guys want to do when we get back to Atlas? Sightseeing? (gasp) Oh, what should we visit first?\\
'''Blake:''' ''[yawns]'') How about our beds?\\
'''Ruby:''' Oh, come on, guys! This is a great time to go exploring! We haven’t done that in so long!\\
'''Weiss:''' Ruby, we just explored a ''whole continent'' on ''foot'' before flying to this one.\\
'''Ruby:''' Well, yeah, but... it was only the boring parts.\\
'''Yang:''' ''[arms crossed]'' We almost died.\\
''[Ruby scoffs and waves her hands at Yang with an awkward chuckle, and Yang walks away. Ruby then frowns and sighs sadly]''
* The fact that Winter essentially hid in an armored van to avoid talking to her father.
-->'''Weiss:''' Oh, ''now'' you show up, Winter. You just missed father.\\
'''Winter:''' I wouldn't say I ''missed'' him.
* Penny crashing down out of nowhere to announce the surprise to Team RWBY and JNPR, causing our heroes [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/rwby/images/e/e8/V7_04_00053.png/revision/latest?cb=20191130160754 to literally fly back]]. Blake can also be seen leaping away with [[FurryReminder her back arched and her limbs stiff]], much like a frightened cat. Immediately after, Jaune and Nora can be seen laughing in the background.
** Also in the background, you can see Ironwood with a wide-eyed, shocked expression as a result of Penny's surprise entrance, that can only be described as questioning what he just witnessed.
* For a General of an entire military, and a Headmaster for a Huntsman academy, Ironwood is apparently ''not'' good with speeches, as shown when he grantings Team RWBY and JNPR their Huntsman licenses:
-->'''Ironwood:''' That's... just about all the pomp I have in me. If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to running this operation... um... well then... enjoy the cake.\\
''*Ironwood and Winter walk offscreen*''\\
'''Penny:''' Your speech outros are improving, sir!
* Ruby geeking out over the various missions available to the Teams now that they are official Huntsmen.
-->'''Ruby:''' ''[Gasps]'' Oh my gosh is that a mission board? It's an app now?! Can we ride a megoliath? Stop an underground crime ring? Do I get to go- ''[wraps herself in her hood and cloak and adopts an accent]'' -''undercover?''\\
''[Ruby grabs Penny and shakes her eagerly]''\\
'''Penny:''' Maaaybeee...
* When Marrow asks for volunteers for an important Huntsman mission, everyone present eagerly raises their hand. Then Marrow reveals that the mission is escorting children to pre-primary school at which point everybody but [[ButtMonkey Jaune]] quickly put their hands down and he gets saddled with the job.
** Then Elm (shoving Marrow aside) offers a job tracking a Sabyr loose in Mantle, which gets everyone else excited.
--->'''Jaune:''' Wha-- But-- Why didn’t ''I'' get a choice for that one?!?
* Marrow evidently does not remember Jaune's name, incorrectly guessing "[[AscendedMeme Juan]]", "Jwan", and "Jim".
* Watts briefly pausing in the middle of his sinister monologue to note how much Whitley resembles Jacques, to which he adds "[[NotSoAboveItAll creepily so.]]"

* When Jaune comes to the first meeting when they're all official Huntsmen, he brings along a fresh cup of coffee. Marrow [[MyInstinctsAreShowing literally begs like a dog for it, complete with big eyes and tail-wagging]].
* Jaune, Ren, Nora and Oscar are training with Team FNKI and we see Neon is [[IShallTauntYou still Neon]]. Who's ire has she wrought this time? '''Nora's'''. After trying and failing to pummel Neon repeatedly, Nora resorts to '''[[RocketRide riding Magnhild like a magic broom]]''' to catch up with her.
-->'''Neon:''' C'mon, Lightning Bolt, aren't you supposed to be fast?\\
''[Nora charges after her, swinging wildly; Neon zooms by Ren fighting Ivori, promptly freezing his weapons]''\\
'''Neon:''' Wow! Your boyfriend's actually holding his own! Where's all that energy when he's around you?
* After their session, FNKI invites JNPR to lunch, and Nora comments that she could eat a sandwich "The size of Kobalt." Said sandwich suddenly drops down over Kobalt for comparison, and when it vanishes, Kobalt is holding the toothpick with a piece of lettuce on his head.
** Shortly beforehand, after being hit with Nora's finishing blow, Neon cheerfully pops up with a black eye. It doesn't bother her at all, even before her Aura heals it in two seconds.
* Way back in a pre-volume Panel, [[TrollingCreator Miles]] stated that one of his favorite V7 scenes could be summed up with three words: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis REAL. THIRSTY. MOMS.]]''' Well... turns out one of Jaune's duties in Atlas is escorting a group of preschool/kindergarten-age children on their way to school, and he turns out to be ''very'' popular with their mothers. A pack of them fangirl while one shoves a(nother) home-cooked casserole into his arms. [[ShipperOnDeck Nora sums it up well:]]
-->'''Nora:''' It's ''totally'' [[ImportantHaircut the haircut.]]
** [[https://i.imgur.com/6S2zyRZ.png The casserole cook's little daughter can be seen at the rear of the group of kids]], clearly [[ParentalSexualitySquick squicked the heck out]] over her mom's behavior.
* While clearing out Grimm in a Dust mine along with Blake and Yang, Marrow innocently asks why they don't branch out, thinking their styles don't match up. This leads to them effortlessly take down an approaching Beowolf along with some other Grimm, [[DisapprovingLook then give Marrow a look]] that screams "you were saying?", causing him to backtrack.

** This could also be seen as Marrow being InnocentlyInsensitive, considering Blake and Yang made amends in the prior season.
* During a long supply run, Qrow and Clover are playing cards to pass the time. Considering their [[TheJinx respective]] [[BornLucky semblances]], the result is predictable, but Qrow refuses to admit defeat.

* Weiss manages to win a duel with Winter ... by [[{{Troll}} summoning a tiny Arma Gigas to trip Winter up]] while Weiss took care of Winter's favoured Beowolf summon.
* Nora and Jaune training together to improve the latter's Aura recharge time. After withstanding a number of electrically charged balls to his shield, Oscar's Scroll shows him almost immediately back at 100%. The three share a thumbs-up... then Nora knocks her leader to the ground with a pat on the back that had just a little too much power, knocking his Aura gauge right back into the yellow.
** As a bonus, Jaune's hand is still in the thumbs-up position when he's sprawled on the floor.
* * The scene with Yang trying to teach Blake to dance, and Blake isn't doing so well, Yang laughing at her.
* [[https://i.imgur.com/i3cLlPq.png Weiss' ''ultra'' unamused expression]] while watching Yang and Blake try to dance, when Jaune and Oscar poke their heads in;
-->'''Jaune:''' Hey, Oscar and I are gonna hit the movies if anyone wants-\\
'''Weiss:''' ''(Still unamused)'' Yup!\\
'''Jaune:''' Oh, okay.
** Even funnier when you remember the last time Jaune offered to take Weiss to the movies.
* Ren and Nora quickly get into an argument on Yang and Blake's relationship, on whether they are just friends or more. It becomes transparently obvious that they are just projecting. What makes it better is Ruby's deadpan expression as she sinks away from the two and rises at Penny's side.

* When Ruby offers to bro-fist with Penny, Penny gets an {{Adorkable}} expression before trying it. However, instead of lightly tapping her fist against Ruby's, Penny takes aim, and then ''punches'' Ruby's knuckles, creating a red, swelling hand and a tear of pain from our LittleRedFightingHood. [[https://www.deviantart.com/octopus-slime/art/Ruby-Rose-Just-Hangin-Out-With-a-Friend-823695527 See it here.]]

* The running gag of the Happy Huntresses trying to get Robyn's sound system working in the background of shots. In the early morning news broadcast, May is in the back onstage, testing the microphone and shaking her head to someone off camera. By the time the polls close that evening, Fiona is in the background of several shots, ''still struggling to get the mic to work.''
** This finally results in an ear-melting feedback screech, which she handles with her usual good humor.

[[AC: Worst Case Scenario]]

* While discussing the situation with the doctored footage of the massacre, Maria gripes, "Hacking. ''Technology.'' Why can't people do what they used to do and fight to the death? A lot simpler, if you ask me."
* Robyn is able to tell if the person is lying by holding their hand as they speak, which she demonstrates on Blake. Yang's thoughts on the scene? "[[PungeonMaster Handy Semblance.]]"
* While overall a serious episode, Yang cuts Robyn off just before the latter can finish saying "Bullshit."

* When they all arrive at the Schnee mansion, Ironwood asks Winter if they should smile for the cameras. Winter has this to say in response, much to Ironwood's amusement.
-->'''Winter:''' Sir, with all due respect, you’d have to pay me.
* Whitley gets some good lines when greeting the heroes at the door;
-->'''Weiss:''' Where's Klein?\\
'''Whitley:''' Why, what an interesting way of saying, 'Hello, dear brother, how are you tonight?'\\
\\
'''Whitley:''' General, how large do you think our dining room table is?\\
'''Ironwood:''' I happen to know it's enormous.
* The Ace-Ops and Team RWBY have different objectives;
-->'''Harriet:''' Right, well, don’t wander off, don’t break anything, and be ready in case the General calls on you.
-->''(Ace-Ops leave)''
-->'''Vine:''' Hors d’oeuvres?
-->'''[[BoisterousBruiser Elm:]]''' [intensely] Let's eat 'em out of house and home.
-->'''Yang:''' Counterpoint, how about we ''do'' wander off, consider breaking things, and then all that other stuff.
* During the gala, Weiss is trying to get past Whitley, but he won't let her leave the foyer. Nora, Jaune, and Ren then manage to have Nora get knocked over by Ren while holding a tray stacked high with food, which balloons upwards. We get an ''amazing'' shot of Whitley's [[OhCrap face falling]] as he spots the oncoming barrage, before one of the other guests walks in front and cops it. She promptly breaks down into hysterics and throws her glass of wine backward - and ''straight'' into Whitley's face. He can only sullenly excuse himself and trudge off as Weiss struggles to hold her laughter.
* Watts has spent the whole volume so far deactivating cameras left and right to avoid getting detected. It's therefore the height of irony that his meeting with Jacques was filmed by a camera Willow had managed to hide in the study.

* Jacques' [[OhCrap entire reaction]] to Weiss playing the secret recording of his meeting with Watts is hilarious yet cathartic at the same time. His explanation for everything?

** Doubles as HypocriticalHumor considering his willingness to dismiss the footage of Penny murdering civilians as anything but doctored.
** Weiss shuts off the video by herself, without being told to by Ironwood or any of the council members. It's as if she's saying, "That's enough. We don't need to see any more of this."
** His pathetic whining as two Atlas soldiers (one clearly enjoying themself) escort him to a transport in handcuffs is [[SarcasmMode just as dignified]]:
-->'''Jacques:''' I'll be reporting this rough treatment!
* Weiss using her newly acquired Huntress license to arrest her father, only to feebly turn around and ask Ironwood if she's even allowed to do that.
** The juxtaposition between her self-assuredly brandishing her Huntress license and meekly asking Ironwood if she's actually licensed to make arrests, it's not hard to think that Weiss [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat has been waiting to do this for a long time]].
* After Watts is revealed to have hacked into Atlas' "secure" network, Ironwood begins mulling over possible options they have to stop and catch him. Robyn gets his attention in the most casual way possible.

** What makes it funnier is that the last time she spoke, she [[RageBreakingPoint screamed out "ONLY!?" and threw a chair into the wall]]. It's hard to imagine anyone forgetting that.
** Ironwood muttering to himself about how "[[CrypticConversation the secret is safe]]" and how "if he hears about Amity, she hears about Amity"....completely oblivious to Robyn standing [[ImStandingRightHere right next to him and hearing everything he's saying]]. She even seems a bit bemused that he's just discussing his secrets right in front of her, and until she speaks up, it seems like he genuinely forgot she was there.
* Speaking of, Robyn's fit of rage is followed by a long awkward {{beat}} and then the conversation goes on as though that didn't happen.
* [[{{Adorkable}} Ruby and Oscar]] inadvertently talking over each other and stumbling over each other's words as they try to discuss their plans to tell Ironwood the truth. They end up wishing each other luck in unison as they part ways, much to their mutual embarrassment.
** Marrow's unamused reaction to the whole scene is just icing on the cake.
--->'''Marrow:''' Ugh, kids...
* On that note, there's something oddly amusing about the way the characters spend the entire volume questioning whether they should tell Ironwood, how it's framed in way that makes the viewer feel like the reveal of the truth will be this huge moment, and it then it happens, offscreen, with Ironwoods reaction boiling down to "well that sucks, but let's focus on this for now" and then making a weary slipping joke with Oscar.

* Clover gets one right after - he orders the teams to start bailing out of the flaming airship. He punches open the door, and the [[RightBehindMe Teryx screeches]], prepared to eat him. Clover does absolutely nothing, but his semblance causes [[LaserGuidedKarma a sheered engine to smash into the Grimm's face]] and knock it off the ship.

-->'''Vine:''' Where did you learn to do that?
-->'''Jaune:''' Uh, morning school route?
* There's something about the incredulous tone in Tyrian's line in this exchange.
-->'''Watts:''' You need to keep their attention on Mantle for as long as possible.
-->'''Tyrian:''' You want ''more'' chaos than a Grimm invasion?
* Throughout the series, when Ruby announces that she has a plan, it cuts to her doing it. In this episode...
-->'''Ruby:''' I think I have a plan.
-->''(Penny smiles. {{Beat}}. She cocks her head in confusion)''
-->'''Penny:''' What is it?

* Some of Watts' facial expressions can provoke a laugh; when Ironwood hits him twice in the stomach, if you pause at the right moment, you can see him go bug-eyed. And when Ironwood decides to change tactics and circle around, Watts having lost sight of him briefly looks around confused, even over the edge of the platform he's standing on. His face looks like he's thinking, "Okayyy, where did he go now? Is he dead?"
** Meta example: this isn't the first time a character voiced by ''Creator/ChristopherSabat'' got his face dragged across a solid surface. Looks like Watts now shares another quality with [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Major Armstrong]] (besides big mustaches).

* While heartbreaking and serious, there's something amusing about the fact that Salem's response to Ruby declaring that they will stop her is essentially "YourMom."

[[AC: With Friends Like These]]

* Ironwood has just ordered RWBY, JNPR, and Qrow arrested. Clover is trying to convince Qrow to come quietly while Qrow and Robyn are outraged at Ironwood seemingly losing his mind. Tyrian is just enjoying himself.
-->'''Tyrian:''' [giggles] [[PassThePopcorn A free ride and a show.]]
* And while tensions just keep boiling, he starts getting ''bored''.
-->'''Tyrian:''' It's taking a ''very'' long time for this show to get to the good part!\\
'''Qrow:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Shut. Up.]]
* During the scuffle, Tyrian gets his bonds free. While Robyn, Clover, and Qrow are distracted, the airship suddenly lurches. Qrow looks back to see Tyrian killed the pilots... and is crouched on the controls wearing a pilot's hat.
* While the fight between Team RWBY and the Ace Ops is equal parts sad and awesome, there are a few humorous elements.
** Marrow narrowly twisting his body to avoid icicles Weiss pushes him into leads to him loudly sighing in relief.
** When Yang and Blake knock out Elm in midair, she flops onto the ground with her legs over her head.
** How does Harriet get beaten? With her hands tied behind her back, she screams loudly, zooms straight at Ruby... and crashes headfirst into the wall of ice Weiss had just formed. As her Aura flickers out, she stumbles a bit before keeling over.
* Just as Oscar punches Neo, you can see her (still disguised as Oscar, no less) visibly tensing up before the blow hits. She also seems a bit annoyed that ''a farmboy'' managed to get a hit on her.
* After the brutal fight with the Ace Ops, Maria and Pietro wander in to find team RWBY in a completely destroyed room, surrounded by unconscious bodies, some of which they are trying to discreetly move. There's a long moment where everyone just stares at everyone else.
-->'''Maria:''' This is the part where they ask us to help.

[[AC:The Enemy Of Trust]]

* While a tense episode overall, there's some irony in how the heroes evade their arrests - by jacking an airship with Maria at the helm, like they did last volume to ''get in'' to Atlas in the first place.
* During the Team JNPR vs Neo fight Neo gets another {{Troll}} moment when Ren uses Storm Flower's cables to launch himself at her. Neo reacts by holding her hand to her mouth in a mock-gasp, before easily dodging Ren by sinking into a split and snagging one of his cables, sending him crashing into a wall.
** Right before that, she flips a charging Nora with her parasol over her head, even adding a cheeky wink when Nora hits the ground.
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[[AC:Divide]]

* As Neo and Cinder pilot a Manta towards Salem's gigantic Grimm fleet, Cinder takes to clawing at the pilot's seat while sitting in the back in a manner similar to that of a kid on a long car trip.
* Cinder is back for all of two minutes before Tyrian immediately begins roasting Cinder for her failure at Haven Academy three volumes ago. In particular, his musings on Emerald's devotion towards Cinder have him note that she's "so devoted to someone so incompetent", showing faux-pity towards Emerald while also insulting Cinder ''without even talking to her.''
* Weiss on the group's role in the current crisis:
-->'''Weiss:''' We're never going to sleep again, I just know it.

* After defending Qrow from Jacques' accusation, Robyn makes her opinion of the latter known.
-->"I am ''not'' gonna stand around and be lectured by some ''snake'' with a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking mustache]] who helped [Watts] tear us all apart!"

** When Oscar takes the backseat with Yang, her driving clearly shows that he's not much of a motorbike person. When she decides to drive on the walls and do a flip, Oscar panics, and during this stunt, the tips of Yang's long hair end up in Oscar's mouth!
** Jaune, who is in awe over Yang's stunt, almost trips his hoverbike on a small box.
* In order to sneak into the Atlas military base, Weiss has the idea of riding one of the pneumatic tubes that carry Dust into Atlas. While describing how to do it, Weiss is sitting in the tube space - which means she gets sucked up when Nora eagerly hits the "Launch" button.
-->'''Weiss:''' If you lie back in the tube and press "Launch"- ''(screaming as she gets sent up the tube)''
-->''(Nora stares..then gasps and giggles excitedly while everyone looks up in shock)''
** It's also a hilarious CallBack to Ruby saying "We'll mail ourselves there!" back in V2.
** Even better, [[FreezeFrameBonus if you pause at just the right moment]] you can see that Weiss [[OhCrap realized what Nora has done]] right before she's sucked up.
** Furthermore, the tubes are owned and operated by one of the SDC's subsidiary companies and not the military, as Weiss proudly notes. Blake, of all people, takes the opportunity to rib her teammate over this.
--->'''Blake:''' Are there any buildings in Atlas that your family ''doesn't'' own?\\
'''Weiss:''' (''unamusedly'') That ... isn't ''relevant'' at the moment.

[[AC: Strings]]

* After Nora's little stunt last episode, [[EarAche an unamused Weiss painfully holds Nora by the ear]], making sure the latter knows exactly how she felt about it.
-->'''Nora:''' Ow, ow! Come on! That was a once in a lifetime experience! ''(Weiss lets go)'' Ow...
-->'''Blake:''' ''(Disheveled)'' Good, because I ''never'' want to do that again...
* May asks Penny where to go next, and Penny, accompanied by a series of expressive and varied gestures, gives a long list of directions that leaves almost everyone looking at her in stunned and lost silence.
-->'''Penny:''' "[[YouCantMissIt We'll cross the bridge then go left, straight, right, straight, left, up, up, right, straight, right, right, straight, left, left]]".
-->''(May, Blake, Weiss and Nora blink confusedly)''
** Doubles as a moment of Awesome, but Ruby actually was able ''to follow Penny's directions'', and just looks at May with a smirk while everyone else looks confused.
* As Ruby's team is stuck in the elevator, two Atlas soldiers enter after them. Once the team narrowly escapes, [[ElevatorButtonsMash Nora presses all the elevator buttons.]]
* When Penny begins explaining how Ruby's Semblance works, even ''Ruby'' is confused.
-->'''Penny:''' Ruby is capable of traveling at an extreme velocity from one point to another by breaking herself down to her molecular components, thus negating her mass, and then reassembling them at the destination, theoretically making it possible to transport all of us in the same way, as mass no longer matters.
-->'''Ruby:''' I-- uhh... ''what?''
-->'''Penny:''' [[LaymansTerms You can use your Semblance on all of us!]]
-->''[...]''
-->'''Blake:''' ''(smirking)'' Did Penny just figure that out before you did?
-->'''Ruby:''' Blake, she knew you were a Faunus before I did!
* To sneak through a crowded room, Nora uses May's semblance to trip one guy walking with a mug of hot coffee. Said mug says "#1 DAD", but the A has a U scrawled over it, and the coffee lands on another guy's lap as well, sending him running and screaming "WHY?!" in pain.
** One worker proceeds to berate "Bill", and among his rants, "-You put a salmon in the microwave-!"
** While the Central Command people are distracted, Ruby uses her Semblance on Nora, Penny, Weiss, and Blake, and ends at the stairwell with Ruby and Penny striking a pose from Anime/SailorMoon.
** Blake's reaction to being carried on Ruby's Semblance for the first time?
--->'''Blake:''' ''(Disheveled; legs shaking)'' ''Another thing'', I don't want to do... ''ever'' again.
* As they wait for Pietro (via remote-controlling Penny) to finish up, Blake can be seen in the background spinning around listlessly in a chair.

* After Robyn recounts the story in which Joanna lost her first fight, the camera cuts first to Qrow - who's still brooding over what happened to Clover - and Jacques - who's being accosted by a fly in his cell. Robyn snarks about how Ironwood should have provided better cell-block entertainment, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny which earns a chuckle and a smile from Qrow.]]
* During an otherwise serious chase scene, the race to catch the Hound has a few moments;
** When Yang and Jaune high-five, Jaune almost loses his balance.
** After the Centinels destroy his hoverbike, Jaune finds himself awkwardly using the Grimm as stepping stones while being thrown through the air by his momentum.
** A bit of BlackComedy: Ren uses the GrapplingHookPistol function of Stormflower to lasso the Hound's foot and climb his way up in an attempt to rescue Oscar, only to get slammed into the canyon walls repeatedly. Then comes this exchange between Ren and Jaune over comms:
--->'''Jaune:''' Hold on, Ren!\\

* For a split second as the broadcast starts up, we can see Ruby puffing her cheeks and trying to keep her nerves under control while in front of the camera, as Blake tells her in the background to go ahead.
** Also during the start of the broadcast, we get a shot of the Central Command room from two episodes ago as the broadcast queues up. The camera then cuts to [[BrickJoke Bill]], who drops his "World's Best 'Dud'" mug in StunnedSilence. Evidently, he ''still'' hasn't learned his lesson.
* During the broadcast, Ruby tells the world that Professor Theodore of Vacuo and [[TheBusCameBack Glynda Goodwitch]] of Vale will be able to answer any questions. Cue the [[TheBusCameBack Old Man Shopkeeper]] turning towards a [[StunnedSilence stunned Glynda]] in his shop. Someone's going to have a looong few days of work ahead of her.

[[AC: War]]

* While the episode itself is mostly serious, it includes a moment of sheer DramaticIrony when ''[[AxCrazy Tyrian]]'', of all people, calls Mercury (and Emerald, indirectly) "out of your mind" for not seeing that Salem wishes to destroy Remnant instead of ruling it.

* After helping carrying Penny inside, Whitley realizes he got some of her AlienBlood on him and reacts the same way he did when Team JNR's antics got him covered in wine.
* Blake has a squicked-out reaction to the Cenitaur that's similar to Yang's reaction to the Centinals last volume:
-->'''Blake:''' Why did it get ''more'' disgusting?!
* In hindsight, the reason The Hound was killed, and Penny was unable to fly away toward the Vault (this time), is because these separate villain plans - Watt's hacking, and the Hound's orders - [[{{Irony}} ended up conflicting with each other]] at the worst possible moment.
* There is something darkly hilarious about the Schnees, a family whose company has earned a lot of scorn from the Faunus, were the ones to kill the Hound, whose true form was a Faunus.

[[AC: Witch]]
* After getting inside Monstra, Yang quickly lampshades that while the plan sounded good on paper (especially compared to staying under arrest), it's far less appealing in practice.
-->'''Yang:''' How are we supposed to find Oscar? It's like finding a needle in a... giant whale. ''Why'' did we think this was a good idea?
* When they do find Oscar, the first thing Jaune does is pull him into a tight hug. While heartwarming, it's also a little funny to see Oscar wince in pain. After the beating he got from Hazel, the last thing he needed was more pressure.

[[AC: Ultimatum]]
* The first thing we see after the enormous explosion? Neo skipping away from the scene.
* In the wake of Oscar's devastating blast inside Monstra, Winter and the Ace Ops try to recover just outside. When Winter asks if anyone's injured, the consensus is "No"... however, Elm repeatedly palms her head and loudly asks "What!?", because her ears are ringing.

* During Ren's apology to Nora, Jaune quickly realizes he's become a third wheel and sheepishly excuses himself from the room, complete with cartoonish animation.
* Emerald going full blown Tsundere with her speech to the heroes. Her awkwardly admitting that a lot of their defeats was her fault, then getting all huffy when Oscar picks up on her change of heart.
** Her rallying speech to the heroes is kind of awesome, but she caps it off by stating that it would really suck if they decide to give up right after she's decided to switch sides. When everyone pauses to note that she's just admitted she's officially joining the heroes, Emerald gets awkwardly defensive.

* The people in one area hiding from the portal in a very cartoony way. One guy decides to test it by throwing a rock. At that point, [[ButtMonkey Jaune]] comes out and the rock hits him.
** Earlier, Jaune is forced to test the portal system when no one else will. The audience is treated to a RepeatCut of Jaune being flung through the portal stream before entering the VoidBetweenTheWorlds falling flat on his face. He them slowly gets up while visibly struggling not to [[RunningGag lose his lunch]].

%% [[folder:Volume 9]]

%% [[AC: A Place of Particular Concern]]
%% * Ruby's meeting with Little, a talking mouse.
%% ** First, when Little first starts talking ''both'' of them scream in surprise.
%% -->'''Little:''' Why are you yelling!?
%% ** Then, Ruby describes one of her missing friends as having cat ears (Complete with using her hands to emulate said ears), Little shrieks at the idea. And judging from how awkward Ruby sounded when she brought up the ears, she knew this reaction was coming.
%% -->'''Ruby:''' Sorry! I-I should have known. I've seen plenty of cartoons.
%% * Blake and Weiss find Gambol Shroud surrounded by vines, but their efforts to retrieve it are full of comical failures. From Weiss' exasperation when she sees the vines grow back, to her over-the-top cheering when Blake attempts to reach for the weapon from a nearby tree.
%% * The levity of learning about Penny's death and Ruby fainting is lightened when Little is seen frantically fanning Ruby with a tiny leaf when she wakes up from her shock.

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%% [[AC: A Place of Particular Concern

%%[[folder:Volume 9]]

%%[[AC: A Place of Particular Concern
%% *Ruby's meeting with Little, a talking mouse.
%% **First, when Little first starts talking ''both'' of them scream in surprise.

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** The two when Cinder [[UncomfortableElevatorMoment joins them in the elevator]] look out at the assorted unconscious (or worse) guards, [[OhCrap then at Cinder between them]]. The doors close and all you hear is muffled beating noises.
** [[https://youtu.be/0-f-mGvOba8?t=9m40s The shot of Cinder's butt]] is either [[MaleGaze extremely]] [[{{Fanservice}} hot]] or extremely uncomfortable due to how out-of-left-field it is.

'''Jaune:''' ''[seemingly only then remembering that they're in the middle of tournament match with a huge audience wanting them to continue the fight as well]'' Ugh ''[sigh]'' Nora... [[StatingTheSimpleSolution just hit 'em with the hammer]].\\

* When Weiss and Blake start arguing, Yang and Ruby stand by awkwardly, and Yang says, "Uh, I think we should probably go." Penny pops over Ruby's shoulder and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint asks, "Where are we going?" with a cheerful smile]], and Ruby just closes her eyes with an exhausted look.

* Professor Oobleck, good lord. Man must constantly be in CaffeineBulletTime.

** The fact that Maria has the cashews ''at all''. She didn't know their plan would get messed up, giving her the opportunity to troll Cordovin with them. Which means she deliberately smuggled the cashews onto the ship as she was being smuggled onto it, purely for the satisfaction of the personal victory over Cordovin it would give her in her head. She may have even gone out to the store to buy the cashews before the plan was executed, specifically so she could smuggle them onto the ship of Cordovin's fleet that they were ''stealing''. It's an impressively hilarious level of pettiness, and the fact that she actually got the chance to rub it in Cordovin's face was just icing on the cake.

** The fact that Shady Guy's weapon is literally just [[ShurFineGuns a revolver with a knife taped to it.]] ''Technically'' it's a RWBY-style weapon....

'''Emerald:''' ''[grinning]'' What, [[Machinima/RedVsBlue like a puma?]]\\

* While outside listening to Sun and Neptune's conversation, we see food begin to splatter against the windows ''just'' before the FoodFight really starts, and the two men are oblivious to this. [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Then]] ''[[ButtMonkey Jaune]]'' [[FunnyBackgroundEvent is launched against the window face-first, comically sliding off it]]. It happens ''right after'' Sun remarks "The people here are the coolest!"

* Yang is awed by what she found in Pietro's pharmacy: Atlas hoverbikes, which she proceeds to ride with Oscar, Ren, and Jaune. Considering her BikerBabe personality, along with the loss of her own motorbike two volumes ago, it's not a surprise that she would jump at this golden opportunity.

* Ruby takes five sugars in her coffee. ''Five''. This is funny by just how outrageously [[SweetTooth typical]] it is of her. And don't forget the ''[[UpToEleven cream]]''.

*** Made even funner with Oscar's Japanese VA turning out to be none other than ''Creator/RieKugimiya'', the ''original'' original voice actress. The only thing they could've done to just [[UpToEleven send the world population's sides into orbit]] would have been to get ''Creator/RomiPark'' to do Qrow.

** Here is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcnnDOer9Pk one]] featuring ''[[UptoEleven 77 Songs]]''.

* Roman's taunting Blake, trying to use her past history to dig under her skin. Then Weiss is hurled into the room by the White Fang Lieutenant. Roman starts to ask her "So, what's it going to be, Blake-" and she [[ShutUpHannibal just kicks him in the face]]. Also, this is the first time in the series where Roman's NiceHat has actually been knocked off his head.

* Roman is arrested, and he tells the soldiers dragging him away, "Watch [[NiceHat the hat]]!"