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* Ruby's a [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack prison lesbian.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[NamesTheSame The other Ruby Rose]] plays a lesbian love interest in the show. Cue, or rather continue the shipping.[[/labelnote]]
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* Ruby's a [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack prison lesbian.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[NamesTheSame The [[labelnote:Explanation]]The other Ruby Rose]] Rose plays a lesbian love interest in the show. Cue, or rather continue the shipping.[[/labelnote]]
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Removing sinkhole; the trope is now a super-trope and isn't necessarily the right trope to be using anymore.
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** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the tendency for redheads to die in this show, there is now a redhead protection squad, and speculation about which redhead will be the next one to die is rife. The exception is [[HateSink Adam]], who's subject to the FNDM's wrath.[[/labelnote]]
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** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the tendency for redheads to die in this show, there is now a redhead protection squad, and speculation about which redhead will be the next one to die is rife. The exception is [[HateSink Adam]], Adam, who's subject to the FNDM's wrath.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEJvd291IQ CRY SOME MORE!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans started associating Coco with the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' following the scene where she touts a minigun to mow down the opposition, so it follows that this CatchPhrase would be borrowed, even though Coco herself doesn't say it. Hilariously enough, Wiki/TheOtherWiki's images page indulges in AltText that includes this line.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEJvd291IQ CRY SOME MORE!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans started associating Coco with the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' following the scene where she touts a minigun to mow down the opposition, so it follows that this CatchPhrase would be borrowed, even though Coco herself doesn't say it. Hilariously enough, Wiki/TheOtherWiki's Website/TheOtherWiki's images page indulges in AltText that includes this line.[[/labelnote]]
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A couple of responses to a single post isn't a meme. Shipping take thats or positions aren't memes. Also, comments by creators aren't automatically memes, neither are funny comments while waiting for an episode to begin that never take off as memes. Justifying edits aren't memes either. Also, debates over whether the wyvern was properly labelled weren't memes, they were debates.
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* [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my god! They killed Penny! (You bastards!)]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "[=PvP=]", Pyrrha accidentally tears Penny to pieces in their tournament fight. Being a robot, there's also a possibility Penny won't stay dead, much like ''South Park'''s Kenny [=McCormick=].[[/labelnote]]
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
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* Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]Many GallowsHumor jokes occurred at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my god! They killed Penny! (You bastards!)]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "[=PvP=]", Pyrrha accidentally tears Penny to pieces in their tournament fight. Being a robot, there's also a possibility Penny won't stay dead, much like ''South Park'''s Kenny [=McCormick=].[[/labelnote]]
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my god! They killed Penny! (You bastards!)]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "[=PvP=]", Pyrrha accidentally tears Penny to pieces in their tournament fight. Being a robot, there's also a possibility Penny won't stay dead, much like ''South Park'''s Kenny [=McCormick=].
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.
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* Wyvern vs Dragon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Grimm Dragon's appearance has caused no shortage of arguments over whether it should be called a Dragon or a Wyvern. And the Japanese fans complicated it further by declaring it to be [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Bahamut]]. As a side note: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle It's technically the same as arguing over calling a lion a cat. A wyvern is a specific type of body shape for a Dragon, which aforementioned Grimm has (two back legs, two wings, no forelimbs), what they're referring to as "dragon" is properly called a Wyrm.]][[/labelnote]]
** Kevin the dragon Grimm.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Since we don't have a name for the massive grimm dragon yet, the subreddit decided near-unanimously to name it "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kevin]]".[[/labelnote]]
** Kevin the dragon Grimm.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Since we don't have a name for the massive grimm dragon yet, the subreddit decided near-unanimously to name it "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kevin]]".[[/labelnote]]
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* Wyvern vs Dragon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Grimm Dragon's appearance has caused no shortage of arguments over whether it should be called a Dragon or a Wyvern. And the Japanese fans complicated it further by declaring it to be [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Bahamut]]. As a side note: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle It's technically the same as arguing over calling a lion a cat. A wyvern is a specific type of body shape for a Dragon, which aforementioned Grimm has (two back legs, two wings, no forelimbs), what they're referring to as "dragon" is properly called a Wyrm.]][[/labelnote]]
**Kevin the dragon Grimm.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Since we don't have a name for the massive grimm dragon yet, the subreddit decided near-unanimously to name it "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kevin]]".[[/labelnote]]
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** Jaune did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A counter to the above, pointing out that Jaune's incompetence was completely justified as he had no idea what was going on at the time and he had acted out of concern when he heard his best friend scream in pain AND Cinder would have probably made the arrow break into dust and go around him before reforming it and killing Amber anyway like she did in her later fight with Pyrrha.[[/labelnote]]
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* "30 minutes??? My body is not ready!" [[labelnote: Explanation]]The Volume 3 finale being nearly a half-hour long had many people excited before the episode aired, since it marks the longest single RWBY episode to date and gave everyone the impression that tons of significant things were about to go down.[[/labelnote]]
* Arkos ship name is now [[spoiler:Titanic]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[spoiler:Pyrrha's death has effectively sunken this ship shortly after it set sail.]][[/labelnote]]
* Yang's nearly 18, right? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Barbara stated this during the Finale Hype Stream in response to the positive, if somewhat lewd, fan response and script in-jokes regarding Ironwood's return. This basically sums up the views regarding the more adult fan fiction, albeit for all the under aged characters.[[/labelnote]]
** We don't know Remnant's laws. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Miles' response to the above, regarding whether or not the age of consent in Remnant is 18, as it is in some states in America and the accepted age for... Adult art and fiction on the Internet. Also regarding ''Dogs of War,'' the joke ship of Ironwood and Zwei proposed during the Hype Stream.[[/labelnote]]
* Arkos ship name is now [[spoiler:Titanic]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[spoiler:Pyrrha's death has effectively sunken this ship shortly after it set sail.]][[/labelnote]]
* Yang's nearly 18, right? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Barbara stated this during the Finale Hype Stream in response to the positive, if somewhat lewd, fan response and script in-jokes regarding Ironwood's return. This basically sums up the views regarding the more adult fan fiction, albeit for all the under aged characters.[[/labelnote]]
** We don't know Remnant's laws. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Miles' response to the above, regarding whether or not the age of consent in Remnant is 18, as it is in some states in America and the accepted age for... Adult art and fiction on the Internet. Also regarding ''Dogs of War,'' the joke ship of Ironwood and Zwei proposed during the Hype Stream.[[/labelnote]]
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* The redhead curse. [[labelnote:Explanation]] All three major deaths in Volume 3 [[spoiler:(Penny, Roman and Pyrrha)]] were red-headed characters, which led some fans to joke that RT is intentionally killing the redheads.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the above, many fans have theorized (both jokingly and seriously) that on which character with red hair will be the next to go, including Neon, Fox, and mostly Nora. Adam's status as a subject of the FNDM's wrath cements itself here.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the above, many fans have theorized (both jokingly and seriously) that on which character with red hair will be the next to go, including Neon, Fox, and mostly Nora. Adam's status as a subject of the FNDM's wrath cements itself here.[[/labelnote]]
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* The redhead curse. [[labelnote:Explanation]] All three major deaths in Volume 3 [[spoiler:(Penny, Roman and Pyrrha)]] were red-headed characters, which led some fans to joke that RT is intentionally killing the redheads. When one redhead introduced the Atlas Arc by saying it would be "just like Beacon again", the meme kicked off again... sure enough, of the three named redheads in the arc, only one made it out alive.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the above, many fans have theorized (both jokingly tendency for redheads to die in this show, there is now a redhead protection squad, and seriously) that on speculation about which character with red hair redhead will be the next one to go, including Neon, Fox, and mostly Nora. Adam's status as a die is rife. The exception is [[HateSink Adam]], who's subject of to the FNDM's wrath cements itself here.wrath.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam.
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* History will repeat itself. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[TheWoobie Taiyang Xiao Long]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Raven Branwen, and never saw her again. Some time after that he fell in love with his other teammate, a silver eyed redhead, named Summer Rose. [[TheWoobie Jaune Arc]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Pyrrha Nikos, and never saw her again. As of now he is on a journey with his close friend and new (unofficial) teammate, Ruby Rose, a silver eyed redhead. Do the math.[[/labelnote]]
** Dark-haired runaways. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the same note: Taiyang's first love was a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman". His daughter Yang Xiao Long and Sun Wukong (who resembles Taiyang during his youth) were left behind by Blake Belladonna who is a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman".[[/labelnote]]
* Lancasters send their regards. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Pyrrha died in combat and Ruby joined the remaining members of team JNPR, the Ruby/Jaune - commonly called Lancaster - ship gained quite a lot in popularity. This line, inspired by the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' "Lannisters send their regards" quote, has been used to jokingly imply how the Volume 3 finale was really a victory for Ruby/Jaune shippers. Some people also use similar lines to joke how Ruby purposefully let Pyrrha die, so that she could have Jaune all for herself.[[/labelnote]]
* Sage the OC [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of Sage Ayana's limited screentime and lack of plot relevance in the show itself, he was mistaken for an OriginalCharacter [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/48awaf/some_rare_wise_dragon_artwork_kobblublu_on_tumblr/d0i5e2m by a Reddit user]]. This eventually led to jokes in subsequent posts with Sage with comments saying "Best OC ever".[[/labelnote]]
** Dark-haired runaways. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the same note: Taiyang's first love was a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman". His daughter Yang Xiao Long and Sun Wukong (who resembles Taiyang during his youth) were left behind by Blake Belladonna who is a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman".[[/labelnote]]
* Lancasters send their regards. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Pyrrha died in combat and Ruby joined the remaining members of team JNPR, the Ruby/Jaune - commonly called Lancaster - ship gained quite a lot in popularity. This line, inspired by the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' "Lannisters send their regards" quote, has been used to jokingly imply how the Volume 3 finale was really a victory for Ruby/Jaune shippers. Some people also use similar lines to joke how Ruby purposefully let Pyrrha die, so that she could have Jaune all for herself.[[/labelnote]]
* Sage the OC [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of Sage Ayana's limited screentime and lack of plot relevance in the show itself, he was mistaken for an OriginalCharacter [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/48awaf/some_rare_wise_dragon_artwork_kobblublu_on_tumblr/d0i5e2m by a Reddit user]]. This eventually led to jokes in subsequent posts with Sage with comments saying "Best OC ever".[[/labelnote]]
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* Scythe Girl and Kick Friend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Reddit user saw a video of the fight between Emerald and Mercury and Coco and Yatsuhashi and made a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/484lg0/so_i_just_randomly_saw_a_2_person_fight_on/ post on the subreddit]] about it. Not knowing Emerald and Mercury's names, they described them as "the black girl with gun scythes and her kicking friend." Fans immediately adopted these as their new nicknames.[[/labelnote]]
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* Cortana was the main villain all along! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The revelation that the mysterious narrator who's voiced by Jen Taylor is actually some sort of terrifying HumanoidAbomination and the BigBad of the entire series leads to this. What makes this one even funnier is that this was probably determined way before ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' was even thought of![[/labelnote]]
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* Cortana was the main villain all along! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The revelation that the mysterious narrator who's voiced by Jen Taylor is actually some sort of terrifying HumanoidAbomination and the BigBad of the entire series leads to this. What makes this one even funnier is that this was probably determined way before ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' was even thought of![[/labelnote]]
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* Weapon: Trumpet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[WebVideo/HBomberguy Hbomberguy's review]] of the first three Volumes came his noting the UnfortunateImplications of Flynt, one of the first dark-skinned characters in the series, being a stereotype of jazz players (even with the context of it being a reference to an Achievement Hunter skit). In particular, he flips out at Flynt's weapon not having a name and leaving the ''RWBY'' Wiki no choice but to just call it "Trumpet," which leads to him calling Flynt "Weapon: Trumpet" for the rest of the review, and the phrase catching on in his fan community. [[/labelnote]]
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EVEN WEAPON TRUMPET IS HERE
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* Weapon: Trumpet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[WebVideo/HBomberguy Hbomberguy's review]] of the first three Volumes came his noting the UnfortunateImplications of Flynt, one of the first dark-skinned characters in the series, being a stereotype of jazz players (even with the context of it being a reference to an Achievement Hunter skit). His particular flipping out at Flynt's weapon not having a name leading to the ''RWBY'' just calling it "Trumpet," leading to him calling Flynt "Weapon: Trumphet" for the rest of the review, and the phrase catching on in his fan community. [[/labelnote]]
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* Weapon: Trumpet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[WebVideo/HBomberguy Hbomberguy's review]] of the first three Volumes came his noting the UnfortunateImplications of Flynt, one of the first dark-skinned characters in the series, being a stereotype of jazz players (even with the context of it being a reference to an Achievement Hunter skit). His particular flipping In particular, he flips out at Flynt's weapon not having a name leading to and leaving the ''RWBY'' Wiki no choice but to just calling call it "Trumpet," leading which leads to him calling Flynt "Weapon: Trumphet" Trumpet" for the rest of the review, and the phrase catching on in his fan community. [[/labelnote]]
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* Neptune is the key to everyone's bisexual awakening. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It became a popular joke on Tumblr that Neptune could turn the straightest guys gay and gayest girls straight, with Weiss (his canon love interest, who's [[FanPreferredCouple more commonly shipped with Ruby]]), and Jaune (who he had some HoYay with) being the more frequent "examples" of character's experiencing an "awakening." Became somewhat of a DiscreditedMeme by Volume 4.[[/labelnote]]
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* Neptune is the key to everyone's bisexual awakening. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It became a popular joke on Tumblr that Neptune could turn the straightest guys gay and gayest girls straight, with Weiss (his canon love interest, who's [[FanPreferredCouple more commonly shipped with Ruby]]), Ruby), and Jaune (who he had some HoYay with) being the more frequent "examples" of character's experiencing an "awakening." Became somewhat of a DiscreditedMeme by Volume 4.[[/labelnote]]
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** [[WaxingLyrical I may fall.... But not like this, it won't be / Bye, your hand]][[labelnote: Explanation]]One of the lines from the song ''I May Fall'' was repurposed into this Yang-worthy pun.[[/labelnote]]
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** [[WaxingLyrical I may fall....fall... But not like this, it won't be / Bye, your hand]][[labelnote: Explanation]]One of the lines from the song ''I May Fall'' was repurposed into this Yang-worthy pun.[[/labelnote]]
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* Poipoipoipoi [[labelnote:Explanation]]For the second season of ''[=RWBY=]'', Japanese fans often commented, "[[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Poipoipoipoi]]" when the opening song, "Time to Say Goodbye", starts to play, because of the opening lyrics: "There's a '''poi'''nt where it tips, there's a '''poi'''nt where it breaks There's a '''poi'''nt where it bends, and a '''poi'''nt we just can't take!"...[[/labelnote]]
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* Poipoipoipoi [[labelnote:Explanation]]For the second season of ''[=RWBY=]'', Japanese fans often commented, "[[VideoGame/KantaiCollection "[[VideoGame/KanColle Poipoipoipoi]]" when the opening song, "Time to Say Goodbye", starts to play, because of the opening lyrics: "There's a '''poi'''nt where it tips, there's a '''poi'''nt where it breaks There's a '''poi'''nt where it bends, and a '''poi'''nt we just can't take!"...[[/labelnote]]
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!!Beacon Arc
[[folder:Volume 1]]
* Ruby will do anything for cookies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The very first episode showed Ozpin bribing Ruby with a plate of cookies that she thoroughly enjoyed scarfing down. They're now her {{fanon}} TrademarkFavoriteFood. Later on it's revealed that her mother was a great baker of cookies, reinforcing the meme.[[/labelnote]]
* [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Drink. Milk!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Yang suggested Ruby needed to become more mature, worded as "you need friends to grow up," Ruby denied it because she drinks milk! Drinking milk is therefore the answer to every problem![[/labelnote]]
* Great Weiss Shark [[labelnote:Explanation]]A tumblr user combined a gif of Weiss slowly appearing behind Ruby in Episode 3 with ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' music. Puns quickly followed, and Weiss suddenly became [[http://limitbreak-eventhorizon.tumblr.com/tagged/welp+too+late+now associated]] [[http://b00-pop.tumblr.com/post/60913871635/great-weiss-shark with]] [[http://letsendthebeginning.tumblr.com/post/61048045084/okay-so-i-know-i-didnt-make-the-original-pun-and great whites]]. At this point there even exists [[http://waterdepths.tumblr.com/ an RP blog]] for a shark Faunus Weiss.[[/labelnote]]
* Ozpin is a {{Troll}}: [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/9a2b94cbb9b8b0acec2344176dc083bf/tumblr_mvez4vfwjD1sv0f5ao1_400.gif Proof]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ozpin's first lesson for the new students is to throw them off a cliff into a Grimm-filled forest, forcing them to devise a landing strategy while in the air, with only the "helpful" advice to kill or die. The gif is the moment when he watches the students, especially the clueless Jaune, being thrown through the air into the forest.[[/labelnote]]
* Character X is a dick to trees. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Within the first volume, we have Ren carving up a tree trunk to land, Pyrrha smashing through multiple trees to land and pinning Jaune to another tree, Weiss starting a forest fire, Yang punching a hole through a few trees, and also Ruby slicing a tree in half out of frustration.[[/labelnote]]
* Suggesting Character X should offer to break Target Y's legs. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ultimate declaration of support and protection when faced with bullies, criminals, or other undesirables. Comes from Nora's offer ("We'll break his legs!") to break Cardin's legs when he's bullying Jaune.[[/labelnote]]
** Becomes an AscendedMeme as a battle cry for Yang's fight against Mercury. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The problem is that she succeeds, and, being evil, Mercury and his team are able to make it look like Yang did it without any reason, demonizing her and spiking negative emotions high enough to attract Grimm.[[/labelnote]]
* Ren not having much stamina, often depicting him falling face-first onto the ground. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Monty mentioned early on that Nora's energy exhausts Ren, and in Episode 8, he falls flat on his face from exhaustion when Team JNPR defeat the Deathstalker. Miles and Kerry later revealed that, when they came up with Ren's personality, they thought it would be funny if Nora was so full of energy and excitement to the point she left Ren with almost no energy or anything to be excited about.[[/labelnote]]
* Blake being fed up with everyone around her making cat puns. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the moment the fandom suspected she was a CatGirl, and especially after the moment it was confirmed she was a CatGirl, fans speculated whether the show would make cat jokes at her expense. Ultimately, ''RWBY'' delivered.[[/labelnote]]
* "Boop!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Nora and Ren first pair up in the forest, Nora taps him on the nose and says "Boop!". The fandom's been booping ever since. It's now a AscendedMeme, as Nora now sometimes wears a T-shirt with "Boop" written on it, and her ImageSong is called "Boop"[[/labelnote]]
* "It's also a gun." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line from Ruby showing off Crescent Rose (sniper rifle/scythe) to Jaune has been used for basically every weapon in the series, because of the preponderance of {{Swiss Army Weapon}}s that can be described as 'X but also a gun'.[[/labelnote]]
** Further running with the joke, fans have been wondering when an example of a "gun-gun" ([[ShapedLikeItself a gun which is also a gun]]) will show up in the series.
* Fight, fight, fight! Kiss kiss... [[labelnote:Explanation]]A video edit mixing Ruby and Weiss' argument from "Players and Pieces" with Joel Heyman interrupting an argument between Gus Sorela and Burnie Burns from the Rooster Teeth Podcast, specifically the version seen on ''WebAnimation/RoosterTeethAnimatedAdventures''.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder:Volume 2]]
* Volume 2, now with ''DIVERSITY!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Volume 2 revealed that there are now multicultural characters, burying complaints about every character being either distinctly white or background black silhouettes.[[/labelnote]]
* Poipoipoipoi [[labelnote:Explanation]]For the second season of ''[=RWBY=]'', Japanese fans often commented, "[[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Poipoipoipoi]]" when the opening song, "Time to Say Goodbye", starts to play, because of the opening lyrics: "There's a '''poi'''nt where it tips, there's a '''poi'''nt where it breaks There's a '''poi'''nt where it bends, and a '''poi'''nt we just can't take!"...[[/labelnote]]
* "Notice me, Cinder-senpai!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom agrees that Emerald has a bit of a crush on Cinder. This is a variation of an [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-hope-senpai-will-notice-me older meme.]][[/labelnote]]
* "You just activated my trap card!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The legendary line from the English Dubs of the Anime/YuGiOh franchise was said by Yang. Whenever this scene is mentioned or referenced in a video, there WILL be a scene from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Some people even took the liberty to edit Yugi's hair onto Yang.[[/labelnote]]
* ''IT'S [[ColourfulThemeNaming JUSTIFIED?]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As it turns out, there's a totally justified reason for everyone's name being a color, rather than just because. It's in homage to a war eighty years ago that, at least part of it, was to stifle the arts.[[/labelnote]]
* You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me? [[labelnote:Explanation]]The scene where Penny reveals her nature to Ruby, and Ruby's immediate reassurance, is extremely popular among Penny's fans, being screencapped and quoted for all sorts of reasons.[[/labelnote]]
* Oblivious Blake [[labelnote:Explanation]]Blake freaks out when Yang takes a big hit during the Paladin fight, until Ruby assures her that Yang's Semblance makes this a good thing. It's led to a lot of jokes about how oblivious Blake must be or how little she talks with Yang that she didn't know her own partner's Semblance (Sun and Neptune were meant to be the ones freaking out at the hit but they got cut from the battle).[[/labelnote]]
* Neptune is the key to everyone's bisexual awakening. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It became a popular joke on Tumblr that Neptune could turn the straightest guys gay and gayest girls straight, with Weiss (his canon love interest, who's [[FanPreferredCouple more commonly shipped with Ruby]]), and Jaune (who he had some HoYay with) being the more frequent "examples" of character's experiencing an "awakening." Became somewhat of a DiscreditedMeme by Volume 4.[[/labelnote]]
* The Scene. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cinder's infamous parkour animation from "Dance Dance Infiltration" has become so meme-worthy that most fans refer to it in shorthand as just "The Scene." The official subreddit discord has a special GIF emote that's just the running.[[/labelnote]]
* Ozpin's weapon is his coffee mug. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally, he was never seen without it and his mug and cane were never in the same shot together. When fans asked Monty if the mug was a weapon or just holding coffee, he said "Who said he's drinking coffee?" Then Dr. Oobleck was revealed to have a thermos flask (full of coffee) that transforms into a flamethrower/blunt spear. Weaponised coffee might be a thing![[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEJvd291IQ CRY SOME MORE!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans started associating Coco with the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' following the scene where she touts a minigun to mow down the opposition, so it follows that this CatchPhrase would be borrowed, even though Coco herself doesn't say it. Hilariously enough, Wiki/TheOtherWiki's images page indulges in AltText that includes this line.[[/labelnote]]
* Ruby's a [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack prison lesbian.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[NamesTheSame The other Ruby Rose]] plays a lesbian love interest in the show. Cue, or rather continue the shipping.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder:Volume 3 (First 8 Episodes)]]
* Volume 3, now with ''MORE DIVERSITY!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]At RTX, there were a number of characters shown off, all noticeably diverse.[[/labelnote]]
* Dad.jpg [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taiyang's first appearance in the show did not use a CG model, so Japanese viewers on Nicovideo joked, "Otousan.jpg." This also carried onto Weiss' father in the volume's finale.[[/labelnote]]
* "X is the main character." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever someone gets the spotlight in the show, Japanese viewers on Nicovideo would often joke, "X is the main character", especially during the points where Pyrrha is asked to become the fall maiden.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Series/GameOfThrones Brace yourself, Winter is coming]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Weiss' sister Winter has been associated with the phrase "Brace yourself, Winter is coming" ever since her name was revealed in a single line of dialogue in Volume 2. With her imminent arrival in Volume 3, the FNDM went wild.[[/labelnote]]
* The One [[labelnote:Explanation]] Despite the song ''I'm The One'' is both Emerald's and Mercury's IAmSong, the RWBY community at 4chan acknowledges Mercury Black as ''The One''. It's unlikely to see fans referring to him by any other name. [[/labelnote]]
* "You can't catch me, gay feelings!"[[labelnote:Explaination]]There was a short PhotoComic about May Zedong being an ArmoredClosetGay, running away from her "gay feelings" only to get attacked by them (in the form of Nora's heart-shaped barrage of glowing pink grenades). Somehow the whole thing went memetic. This is most likely a reference to the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag in which Creator/TomCruise runs from his "gay thoughts"[[/labelnote]]
* "You think they're scared of your little ships?!" [[labelnote:Explaination]]Qrow says this line to Ironwood regarding how pitiful his army would be in comparison to the villain's plot. However, the pairings (Arkos, Iceflower, Bumblebee, etc.) done in this show are also called "ships". Basically, the fan base picked up the line to empower the shipping FNDM.[[/labelnote]]
* Top Heavy becoming an UnusualEuphemism for Yang's chest. [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the doubles battle against Neon, she remarks that Yang wouldn't be good at skating because she's "Top heavy." *cue angry JigglePhysics*[[/labelnote]]
* Pyrrha vs Qrow. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Pyrrha says "I wouldn't have made it this far without my team", Qrow snidely remarks that he thinks it's the other way around. Even ridiculously forgiving Pyrrha looks like her endless patience is being tested.[[/labelnote]]
* The Yang vs Mercury aftermath has spawned several memes for each side.
** Break a leg sis! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ruby says this line before the fight and it serves as dark foreshadowing.[[/labelnote]]
** [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants "MY LEG!"]] and [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim "I used to be a Huntsman like you..."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Mercury's kneecapping, these two memes sprung back to life once again.[[/labelnote]]
** Yang did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the events of ''Fall'', the fans rallied that Yang was innocent.[[/labelnote]]
** Mercury did nothing wrong/[[Franchise/StarWars Yang Shot First.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The other side. PlayedForLaughs, naturally.[[/labelnote]]
*** Yang did nothing [[IncrediblyLamePun Xiao Wrong]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A pun based on the above.[[/labelnote]]
** [[BlackComedy Stand]] with Mercury.
* Amber going into the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Maiden State]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Amber's full use of her Fall Maiden powers bears a striking resemblance to the Avatar State from The Last Airbender, so many fans have compared it as such. [[/labelnote]]
** Amber using [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Diamond Storm]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] During her fight as a maiden, Amber pulls in a bunch of leaves, freezes them to a razor point, and hurls them all at Cinder in a FlechetteStorm. This is nearly identical to Renamon's Diamond Storm move, using razor-sharp leaves as a projectile attack. [[/labelnote]]
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[[folder:Volume 3 (Last 4 Episodes)]]
* [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my god! They killed Penny! (You bastards!)]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "[=PvP=]", Pyrrha accidentally tears Penny to pieces in their tournament fight. Being a robot, there's also a possibility Penny won't stay dead, much like ''South Park'''s Kenny [=McCormick=].[[/labelnote]]
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
** "There are no strings on me." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Penny's body was destroyed by her wire strings. "No Strings" is a common song associated with [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]], another popular robot in the Marvel Universe. For bonus points, the song originated from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', the character concept which Penny is based off of.[[/labelnote]]
* Scumbag Mercury [[labelnote:Explanation]]The scene where Ruby watches helplessly as Penny is torn apart has Mercury slipping away through a door with a shit-eating grin on his face.[[/labelnote]]
* Wyvern vs Dragon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Grimm Dragon's appearance has caused no shortage of arguments over whether it should be called a Dragon or a Wyvern. And the Japanese fans complicated it further by declaring it to be [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Bahamut]]. As a side note: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle It's technically the same as arguing over calling a lion a cat. A wyvern is a specific type of body shape for a Dragon, which aforementioned Grimm has (two back legs, two wings, no forelimbs), what they're referring to as "dragon" is properly called a Wyrm.]][[/labelnote]]
** Kevin the dragon Grimm.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Since we don't have a name for the massive grimm dragon yet, the subreddit decided near-unanimously to name it "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kevin]]".[[/labelnote]]
* ''IT'S JUST A FUCKING GUN.'' [[labelnote: Explanation]]After an entire series of weapons that could best be described as "An X but also a gun", the fact that Ironwood's weapon is just an enormous HandCannon threw the FNDM for a loop.[[/labelnote]]
* Ragtime Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed the similarity between Adam's "Hello, my darling" line to Blake and the opening lyrics to the song Ragtime Gal. [[http://interdimensional-meatpie.tumblr.com/post/138361686305 Many]] [[http://this-will-be-the-gay.tumblr.com/post/138396222367 parodies]] [[http://spazmansalokin.tumblr.com/post/138351172766/i-did-a-thing ensued]].[[/labelnote]]
* Execute [[Franchise/StarWars Order 66]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]With the uploading of Cinder's virus causing the Atlesian Knights to turn against the Huntsmen in the middle of the invasion, it's easy to see the comparison to the clone troopers turning against the Jedi in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.[[/labelnote]]
* Velvet will steal your soul.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Velvet's camera and her tendency to take pictures at inappropriate moments have reached joke status in the fandom. One common joke involving her habit is that the camera steals a person's soul. Hilariously, it turns out her Semblance is PowerCopying, so maybe they were onto something...[[/labelnote]]
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Unlimited Velvet/Bunny works]].[[labelnote: Explanation]]Velvet's Semblance is PowerCopying and specifically uses the weapons of other characters. Hence comparisons to Shirou/Archer[[/labelnote]]
* Bad "Yang losing an arm" jokes. [[labelnote: Explanation]]Once "Heroes and Monsters" came out and the shock of Yang losing her right arm ended, these came out.[[/labelnote]]
** Yang Skywalker [[labelnote: Explanation]]After "Heroes and Monsters", people have been comparing Yang to members of the [[Franchise/StarWars Skywalker family]], infamous for having most of their family members losing a limb or two at some point in their lives. [[BlackComedy Hilariously]], the arm Yang loses is her right, which is the one that gets cut off the most in for the Skywalker family.[[/labelnote]]
** Punished Yang [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another character mentioned is Punished Snake from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''[[/labelnote]]
** The Yellow Knight [[labelnote:Explanation]]Of course, many people are screen-capping Yang onto the infamous Black Knight of ''Monty Python and The Holy Grail'' with quotes from the point where he loses his arm.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://twitter.com/bdunkelman/status/696816567292600320 Yes, even Barbara made jokes about it.]]
** [[WaxingLyrical I may fall.... But not like this, it won't be / Bye, your hand]][[labelnote: Explanation]]One of the lines from the song ''I May Fall'' was repurposed into this Yang-worthy pun.[[/labelnote]]
** "7.8/10 too many arms" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A common comment, parodying the infamous IGN review of VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire, jokingly critiquing any post-season-3-finale fan art of Yang that shows her with both of her arms.[[/labelnote]]
* "You had one goddamn job, Jaune!". [[labelnote: Explanation]]Jaune was ordered by Ozpin to stand guard while the aura transfer was in progress. After hearing Pyrrha scream in pain, Jaune turns around to the contraption, letting his guard down. This allows Cinder to sneak an arrow into Amber's chest and blow the whole operation.[[/labelnote]]
** Jaune did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A counter to the above, pointing out that Jaune's incompetence was completely justified as he had no idea what was going on at the time and he had acted out of concern when he heard his best friend scream in pain AND Cinder would have probably made the arrow break into dust and go around him before reforming it and killing Amber anyway like she did in her later fight with Pyrrha.[[/labelnote]]
* Thank you very much! [[labelnote: Explanation]]Every time a character stomps, kicks, or hits someone, you can be sure that there'll be a comment saying, "Thank you very much!" (Arigatou gozaimasu) on Nicovideo as a joke to sadomasochism. This was often posted near the end of Volume 2's run, though in Volume 3 it's recently picked up again.[[/labelnote]]
* Where's my goddamned hat?!? [[labelnote: Explanation]]Many fans are hoping for the return of [[spoiler:Roman]] in a ''Film/PacificRim'' shout out since [[spoiler:he was swallowed whole, just like Hannibal Chau was in that movie]][[/labelnote]]
* "30 minutes??? My body is not ready!" [[labelnote: Explanation]]The Volume 3 finale being nearly a half-hour long had many people excited before the episode aired, since it marks the longest single RWBY episode to date and gave everyone the impression that tons of significant things were about to go down.[[/labelnote]]
* Arkos ship name is now [[spoiler:Titanic]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[spoiler:Pyrrha's death has effectively sunken this ship shortly after it set sail.]][[/labelnote]]
* Yang's nearly 18, right? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Barbara stated this during the Finale Hype Stream in response to the positive, if somewhat lewd, fan response and script in-jokes regarding Ironwood's return. This basically sums up the views regarding the more adult fan fiction, albeit for all the under aged characters.[[/labelnote]]
** We don't know Remnant's laws. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Miles' response to the above, regarding whether or not the age of consent in Remnant is 18, as it is in some states in America and the accepted age for... Adult art and fiction on the Internet. Also regarding ''Dogs of War,'' the joke ship of Ironwood and Zwei proposed during the Hype Stream.[[/labelnote]]
* Happy Valentine's Day [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Arkos ship got its biggest push on the episode that aired, for the public, on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, it was also cruelly sunk when Pyrrha died.[[/labelnote]]
* Bad "Pyrrha getting shot" jokes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Similar to the Yang jokes, after Cinder shoots Pyrrha in the heart with an arrow, there has been a flood of puns.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim I used to be a Huntress like you. Then I took an arrow in the heart.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another ''Skyrim'' snowclone.[[/labelnote]]
** [[spoiler:Pyrrha Nikos will always be near our hearts... [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/8619e6cb7c98f38c8050489985f660b3/tumblr_o2nhw8pAaA1r93ft6o1_1280.png specifically our lungs.]]]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[Webcomic/DumbRWBY fan-made comic]] began making the rounds at Knowyourmeme shortly after the Volume 3 ending went live, depicting Ruby and the surviving members of team JNPR mourning Pyrrha's death, with this being the punchline.[[/labelnote]]
** "Mr. Arc, I don't feel so good."[[labelnote:Explanation]]After ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' came out, many people started comparing Pyrrha's death to multiple characters desintegrating in the aforementioned movie. This particular quote makes a darkly humorous comparison between Pyrrha and Peter Parker.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Music/BonJovi Shot through the heart, and Cinder's to blame!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the trend of GallowsHumor jokes, this particular joke has been used on two occasions for two of Cinder's victims: Amber and Pyrrha.[[/labelnote]]
* The redhead curse. [[labelnote:Explanation]] All three major deaths in Volume 3 [[spoiler:(Penny, Roman and Pyrrha)]] were red-headed characters, which led some fans to joke that RT is intentionally killing the redheads.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the above, many fans have theorized (both jokingly and seriously) that on which character with red hair will be the next to go, including Neon, Fox, and mostly Nora. Adam's status as a subject of the FNDM's wrath cements itself here.[[/labelnote]]
* Qrow is watching you. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the season finale's reveal that Qrow [[{{Animorphism}} can turn into an actual crow]], its become a theory that Qrow (or Raven) has been watching over the cast from the beginning, which may be supported by sightings of a bird in each Color Trailer.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://youtu.be/yHja3vzXCAo GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY ITS ALL GONE TO SHIT]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Tumblr fandom plastered this as the major reaction to the last two episodes of Volume 3.[[/labelnote]]
* '''YOU CAN'T IRK THE MERC!!!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans have noted that, as of the events of V3, Mercury is the only one of the still-living characters (even amongst the villains) who doesn't have some reason to completely feel like shit. Barbara also referred to him as Smirkury in a response to a fan video.[[/labelnote]]
** "The Merc has been irked", in response to his disturbed reaction to the creation of Grimm in Volume 4.
* #[=RelightTheTorch=] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A rallying cry used by fans hoping for Roman's return. [[/labelnote]]
* History will repeat itself. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[TheWoobie Taiyang Xiao Long]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Raven Branwen, and never saw her again. Some time after that he fell in love with his other teammate, a silver eyed redhead, named Summer Rose. [[TheWoobie Jaune Arc]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Pyrrha Nikos, and never saw her again. As of now he is on a journey with his close friend and new (unofficial) teammate, Ruby Rose, a silver eyed redhead. Do the math.[[/labelnote]]
** Dark-haired runaways. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the same note: Taiyang's first love was a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman". His daughter Yang Xiao Long and Sun Wukong (who resembles Taiyang during his youth) were left behind by Blake Belladonna who is a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman".[[/labelnote]]
* Lancasters send their regards. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Pyrrha died in combat and Ruby joined the remaining members of team JNPR, the Ruby/Jaune - commonly called Lancaster - ship gained quite a lot in popularity. This line, inspired by the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' "Lannisters send their regards" quote, has been used to jokingly imply how the Volume 3 finale was really a victory for Ruby/Jaune shippers. Some people also use similar lines to joke how Ruby purposefully let Pyrrha die, so that she could have Jaune all for herself.[[/labelnote]]
* Scythe Girl and Kick Friend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Reddit user saw a video of the fight between Emerald and Mercury and Coco and Yatsuhashi and made a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/484lg0/so_i_just_randomly_saw_a_2_person_fight_on/ post on the subreddit]] about it. Not knowing Emerald and Mercury's names, they described them as "the black girl with gun scythes and her kicking friend." Fans immediately adopted these as their new nicknames.[[/labelnote]]
* Sage the OC [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of Sage Ayana's limited screentime and lack of plot relevance in the show itself, he was mistaken for an OriginalCharacter [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/48awaf/some_rare_wise_dragon_artwork_kobblublu_on_tumblr/d0i5e2m by a Reddit user]]. This eventually led to jokes in subsequent posts with Sage with comments saying "Best OC ever".[[/labelnote]]
* Cortana was the main villain all along! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The revelation that the mysterious narrator who's voiced by Jen Taylor is actually some sort of terrifying HumanoidAbomination and the BigBad of the entire series leads to this. What makes this one even funnier is that this was probably determined way before ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' was even thought of![[/labelnote]]
* Thanks, Salem.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Sarcastically thanking Salem for everything that went wrong in Volume 3.[[/labelnote]]
* "IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The fandom has a tendency to have a VERY quick turnaround for art. For example, less than three hours after the finale aired, there was already someone with their face painted as Salem. Even earlier, when ABRN was revealed at RTX, full cosplays appeared by the last day. [[/labelnote]]
* Neckury [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mercury [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372633406980489217/725442721032175676/34wfetmajri41.png became]] the [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372633406980489217/725442795510169620/d7c.gif subject]] of several edits where his neck was obscenely stretched out.[[/labelnote]]
* Weapon: Trumpet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[WebVideo/HBomberguy Hbomberguy's review]] of the first three Volumes came his noting the UnfortunateImplications of Flynt, one of the first dark-skinned characters in the series, being a stereotype of jazz players (even with the context of it being a reference to an Achievement Hunter skit). His particular flipping out at Flynt's weapon not having a name leading to the ''RWBY'' just calling it "Trumpet," leading to him calling Flynt "Weapon: Trumphet" for the rest of the review, and the phrase catching on in his fan community. [[/labelnote]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Volume 1]]
* Ruby will do anything for cookies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The very first episode showed Ozpin bribing Ruby with a plate of cookies that she thoroughly enjoyed scarfing down. They're now her {{fanon}} TrademarkFavoriteFood. Later on it's revealed that her mother was a great baker of cookies, reinforcing the meme.[[/labelnote]]
* [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Drink. Milk!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Yang suggested Ruby needed to become more mature, worded as "you need friends to grow up," Ruby denied it because she drinks milk! Drinking milk is therefore the answer to every problem![[/labelnote]]
* Great Weiss Shark [[labelnote:Explanation]]A tumblr user combined a gif of Weiss slowly appearing behind Ruby in Episode 3 with ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' music. Puns quickly followed, and Weiss suddenly became [[http://limitbreak-eventhorizon.tumblr.com/tagged/welp+too+late+now associated]] [[http://b00-pop.tumblr.com/post/60913871635/great-weiss-shark with]] [[http://letsendthebeginning.tumblr.com/post/61048045084/okay-so-i-know-i-didnt-make-the-original-pun-and great whites]]. At this point there even exists [[http://waterdepths.tumblr.com/ an RP blog]] for a shark Faunus Weiss.[[/labelnote]]
* Ozpin is a {{Troll}}: [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/9a2b94cbb9b8b0acec2344176dc083bf/tumblr_mvez4vfwjD1sv0f5ao1_400.gif Proof]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ozpin's first lesson for the new students is to throw them off a cliff into a Grimm-filled forest, forcing them to devise a landing strategy while in the air, with only the "helpful" advice to kill or die. The gif is the moment when he watches the students, especially the clueless Jaune, being thrown through the air into the forest.[[/labelnote]]
* Character X is a dick to trees. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Within the first volume, we have Ren carving up a tree trunk to land, Pyrrha smashing through multiple trees to land and pinning Jaune to another tree, Weiss starting a forest fire, Yang punching a hole through a few trees, and also Ruby slicing a tree in half out of frustration.[[/labelnote]]
* Suggesting Character X should offer to break Target Y's legs. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ultimate declaration of support and protection when faced with bullies, criminals, or other undesirables. Comes from Nora's offer ("We'll break his legs!") to break Cardin's legs when he's bullying Jaune.[[/labelnote]]
** Becomes an AscendedMeme as a battle cry for Yang's fight against Mercury. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The problem is that she succeeds, and, being evil, Mercury and his team are able to make it look like Yang did it without any reason, demonizing her and spiking negative emotions high enough to attract Grimm.[[/labelnote]]
* Ren not having much stamina, often depicting him falling face-first onto the ground. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Monty mentioned early on that Nora's energy exhausts Ren, and in Episode 8, he falls flat on his face from exhaustion when Team JNPR defeat the Deathstalker. Miles and Kerry later revealed that, when they came up with Ren's personality, they thought it would be funny if Nora was so full of energy and excitement to the point she left Ren with almost no energy or anything to be excited about.[[/labelnote]]
* Blake being fed up with everyone around her making cat puns. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the moment the fandom suspected she was a CatGirl, and especially after the moment it was confirmed she was a CatGirl, fans speculated whether the show would make cat jokes at her expense. Ultimately, ''RWBY'' delivered.[[/labelnote]]
* "Boop!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Nora and Ren first pair up in the forest, Nora taps him on the nose and says "Boop!". The fandom's been booping ever since. It's now a AscendedMeme, as Nora now sometimes wears a T-shirt with "Boop" written on it, and her ImageSong is called "Boop"[[/labelnote]]
* "It's also a gun." [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line from Ruby showing off Crescent Rose (sniper rifle/scythe) to Jaune has been used for basically every weapon in the series, because of the preponderance of {{Swiss Army Weapon}}s that can be described as 'X but also a gun'.[[/labelnote]]
** Further running with the joke, fans have been wondering when an example of a "gun-gun" ([[ShapedLikeItself a gun which is also a gun]]) will show up in the series.
* Fight, fight, fight! Kiss kiss... [[labelnote:Explanation]]A video edit mixing Ruby and Weiss' argument from "Players and Pieces" with Joel Heyman interrupting an argument between Gus Sorela and Burnie Burns from the Rooster Teeth Podcast, specifically the version seen on ''WebAnimation/RoosterTeethAnimatedAdventures''.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder:Volume 2]]
* Volume 2, now with ''DIVERSITY!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Volume 2 revealed that there are now multicultural characters, burying complaints about every character being either distinctly white or background black silhouettes.[[/labelnote]]
* Poipoipoipoi [[labelnote:Explanation]]For the second season of ''[=RWBY=]'', Japanese fans often commented, "[[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Poipoipoipoi]]" when the opening song, "Time to Say Goodbye", starts to play, because of the opening lyrics: "There's a '''poi'''nt where it tips, there's a '''poi'''nt where it breaks There's a '''poi'''nt where it bends, and a '''poi'''nt we just can't take!"...[[/labelnote]]
* "Notice me, Cinder-senpai!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom agrees that Emerald has a bit of a crush on Cinder. This is a variation of an [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-hope-senpai-will-notice-me older meme.]][[/labelnote]]
* "You just activated my trap card!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The legendary line from the English Dubs of the Anime/YuGiOh franchise was said by Yang. Whenever this scene is mentioned or referenced in a video, there WILL be a scene from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Some people even took the liberty to edit Yugi's hair onto Yang.[[/labelnote]]
* ''IT'S [[ColourfulThemeNaming JUSTIFIED?]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As it turns out, there's a totally justified reason for everyone's name being a color, rather than just because. It's in homage to a war eighty years ago that, at least part of it, was to stifle the arts.[[/labelnote]]
* You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me? [[labelnote:Explanation]]The scene where Penny reveals her nature to Ruby, and Ruby's immediate reassurance, is extremely popular among Penny's fans, being screencapped and quoted for all sorts of reasons.[[/labelnote]]
* Oblivious Blake [[labelnote:Explanation]]Blake freaks out when Yang takes a big hit during the Paladin fight, until Ruby assures her that Yang's Semblance makes this a good thing. It's led to a lot of jokes about how oblivious Blake must be or how little she talks with Yang that she didn't know her own partner's Semblance (Sun and Neptune were meant to be the ones freaking out at the hit but they got cut from the battle).[[/labelnote]]
* Neptune is the key to everyone's bisexual awakening. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It became a popular joke on Tumblr that Neptune could turn the straightest guys gay and gayest girls straight, with Weiss (his canon love interest, who's [[FanPreferredCouple more commonly shipped with Ruby]]), and Jaune (who he had some HoYay with) being the more frequent "examples" of character's experiencing an "awakening." Became somewhat of a DiscreditedMeme by Volume 4.[[/labelnote]]
* The Scene. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cinder's infamous parkour animation from "Dance Dance Infiltration" has become so meme-worthy that most fans refer to it in shorthand as just "The Scene." The official subreddit discord has a special GIF emote that's just the running.[[/labelnote]]
* Ozpin's weapon is his coffee mug. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally, he was never seen without it and his mug and cane were never in the same shot together. When fans asked Monty if the mug was a weapon or just holding coffee, he said "Who said he's drinking coffee?" Then Dr. Oobleck was revealed to have a thermos flask (full of coffee) that transforms into a flamethrower/blunt spear. Weaponised coffee might be a thing![[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEJvd291IQ CRY SOME MORE!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans started associating Coco with the Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' following the scene where she touts a minigun to mow down the opposition, so it follows that this CatchPhrase would be borrowed, even though Coco herself doesn't say it. Hilariously enough, Wiki/TheOtherWiki's images page indulges in AltText that includes this line.[[/labelnote]]
* Ruby's a [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack prison lesbian.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[NamesTheSame The other Ruby Rose]] plays a lesbian love interest in the show. Cue, or rather continue the shipping.[[/labelnote]]
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[[folder:Volume 3 (First 8 Episodes)]]
* Volume 3, now with ''MORE DIVERSITY!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]At RTX, there were a number of characters shown off, all noticeably diverse.[[/labelnote]]
* Dad.jpg [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taiyang's first appearance in the show did not use a CG model, so Japanese viewers on Nicovideo joked, "Otousan.jpg." This also carried onto Weiss' father in the volume's finale.[[/labelnote]]
* "X is the main character." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever someone gets the spotlight in the show, Japanese viewers on Nicovideo would often joke, "X is the main character", especially during the points where Pyrrha is asked to become the fall maiden.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Series/GameOfThrones Brace yourself, Winter is coming]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Weiss' sister Winter has been associated with the phrase "Brace yourself, Winter is coming" ever since her name was revealed in a single line of dialogue in Volume 2. With her imminent arrival in Volume 3, the FNDM went wild.[[/labelnote]]
* The One [[labelnote:Explanation]] Despite the song ''I'm The One'' is both Emerald's and Mercury's IAmSong, the RWBY community at 4chan acknowledges Mercury Black as ''The One''. It's unlikely to see fans referring to him by any other name. [[/labelnote]]
* "You can't catch me, gay feelings!"[[labelnote:Explaination]]There was a short PhotoComic about May Zedong being an ArmoredClosetGay, running away from her "gay feelings" only to get attacked by them (in the form of Nora's heart-shaped barrage of glowing pink grenades). Somehow the whole thing went memetic. This is most likely a reference to the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag in which Creator/TomCruise runs from his "gay thoughts"[[/labelnote]]
* "You think they're scared of your little ships?!" [[labelnote:Explaination]]Qrow says this line to Ironwood regarding how pitiful his army would be in comparison to the villain's plot. However, the pairings (Arkos, Iceflower, Bumblebee, etc.) done in this show are also called "ships". Basically, the fan base picked up the line to empower the shipping FNDM.[[/labelnote]]
* Top Heavy becoming an UnusualEuphemism for Yang's chest. [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the doubles battle against Neon, she remarks that Yang wouldn't be good at skating because she's "Top heavy." *cue angry JigglePhysics*[[/labelnote]]
* Pyrrha vs Qrow. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Pyrrha says "I wouldn't have made it this far without my team", Qrow snidely remarks that he thinks it's the other way around. Even ridiculously forgiving Pyrrha looks like her endless patience is being tested.[[/labelnote]]
* The Yang vs Mercury aftermath has spawned several memes for each side.
** Break a leg sis! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ruby says this line before the fight and it serves as dark foreshadowing.[[/labelnote]]
** [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants "MY LEG!"]] and [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim "I used to be a Huntsman like you..."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Mercury's kneecapping, these two memes sprung back to life once again.[[/labelnote]]
** Yang did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the events of ''Fall'', the fans rallied that Yang was innocent.[[/labelnote]]
** Mercury did nothing wrong/[[Franchise/StarWars Yang Shot First.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The other side. PlayedForLaughs, naturally.[[/labelnote]]
*** Yang did nothing [[IncrediblyLamePun Xiao Wrong]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A pun based on the above.[[/labelnote]]
** [[BlackComedy Stand]] with Mercury.
* Amber going into the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Maiden State]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Amber's full use of her Fall Maiden powers bears a striking resemblance to the Avatar State from The Last Airbender, so many fans have compared it as such. [[/labelnote]]
** Amber using [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Diamond Storm]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] During her fight as a maiden, Amber pulls in a bunch of leaves, freezes them to a razor point, and hurls them all at Cinder in a FlechetteStorm. This is nearly identical to Renamon's Diamond Storm move, using razor-sharp leaves as a projectile attack. [[/labelnote]]
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* [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my god! They killed Penny! (You bastards!)]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "[=PvP=]", Pyrrha accidentally tears Penny to pieces in their tournament fight. Being a robot, there's also a possibility Penny won't stay dead, much like ''South Park'''s Kenny [=McCormick=].[[/labelnote]]
** Bad "Penny Dying" Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]]This inspired many other GallowsHumor jokes at her expense. Popular ones include how "Pyrrha turned Penny into Quarters", how everyone was really "torn up about it", etc.[[/labelnote]]
** "There are no strings on me." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Penny's body was destroyed by her wire strings. "No Strings" is a common song associated with [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]], another popular robot in the Marvel Universe. For bonus points, the song originated from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', the character concept which Penny is based off of.[[/labelnote]]
* Scumbag Mercury [[labelnote:Explanation]]The scene where Ruby watches helplessly as Penny is torn apart has Mercury slipping away through a door with a shit-eating grin on his face.[[/labelnote]]
* Wyvern vs Dragon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Grimm Dragon's appearance has caused no shortage of arguments over whether it should be called a Dragon or a Wyvern. And the Japanese fans complicated it further by declaring it to be [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Bahamut]]. As a side note: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle It's technically the same as arguing over calling a lion a cat. A wyvern is a specific type of body shape for a Dragon, which aforementioned Grimm has (two back legs, two wings, no forelimbs), what they're referring to as "dragon" is properly called a Wyrm.]][[/labelnote]]
** Kevin the dragon Grimm.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Since we don't have a name for the massive grimm dragon yet, the subreddit decided near-unanimously to name it "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kevin]]".[[/labelnote]]
* ''IT'S JUST A FUCKING GUN.'' [[labelnote: Explanation]]After an entire series of weapons that could best be described as "An X but also a gun", the fact that Ironwood's weapon is just an enormous HandCannon threw the FNDM for a loop.[[/labelnote]]
* Ragtime Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed the similarity between Adam's "Hello, my darling" line to Blake and the opening lyrics to the song Ragtime Gal. [[http://interdimensional-meatpie.tumblr.com/post/138361686305 Many]] [[http://this-will-be-the-gay.tumblr.com/post/138396222367 parodies]] [[http://spazmansalokin.tumblr.com/post/138351172766/i-did-a-thing ensued]].[[/labelnote]]
* Execute [[Franchise/StarWars Order 66]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]With the uploading of Cinder's virus causing the Atlesian Knights to turn against the Huntsmen in the middle of the invasion, it's easy to see the comparison to the clone troopers turning against the Jedi in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.[[/labelnote]]
* Velvet will steal your soul.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Velvet's camera and her tendency to take pictures at inappropriate moments have reached joke status in the fandom. One common joke involving her habit is that the camera steals a person's soul. Hilariously, it turns out her Semblance is PowerCopying, so maybe they were onto something...[[/labelnote]]
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Unlimited Velvet/Bunny works]].[[labelnote: Explanation]]Velvet's Semblance is PowerCopying and specifically uses the weapons of other characters. Hence comparisons to Shirou/Archer[[/labelnote]]
* Bad "Yang losing an arm" jokes. [[labelnote: Explanation]]Once "Heroes and Monsters" came out and the shock of Yang losing her right arm ended, these came out.[[/labelnote]]
** Yang Skywalker [[labelnote: Explanation]]After "Heroes and Monsters", people have been comparing Yang to members of the [[Franchise/StarWars Skywalker family]], infamous for having most of their family members losing a limb or two at some point in their lives. [[BlackComedy Hilariously]], the arm Yang loses is her right, which is the one that gets cut off the most in for the Skywalker family.[[/labelnote]]
** Punished Yang [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another character mentioned is Punished Snake from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''[[/labelnote]]
** The Yellow Knight [[labelnote:Explanation]]Of course, many people are screen-capping Yang onto the infamous Black Knight of ''Monty Python and The Holy Grail'' with quotes from the point where he loses his arm.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://twitter.com/bdunkelman/status/696816567292600320 Yes, even Barbara made jokes about it.]]
** [[WaxingLyrical I may fall.... But not like this, it won't be / Bye, your hand]][[labelnote: Explanation]]One of the lines from the song ''I May Fall'' was repurposed into this Yang-worthy pun.[[/labelnote]]
** "7.8/10 too many arms" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A common comment, parodying the infamous IGN review of VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire, jokingly critiquing any post-season-3-finale fan art of Yang that shows her with both of her arms.[[/labelnote]]
* "You had one goddamn job, Jaune!". [[labelnote: Explanation]]Jaune was ordered by Ozpin to stand guard while the aura transfer was in progress. After hearing Pyrrha scream in pain, Jaune turns around to the contraption, letting his guard down. This allows Cinder to sneak an arrow into Amber's chest and blow the whole operation.[[/labelnote]]
** Jaune did nothing wrong. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A counter to the above, pointing out that Jaune's incompetence was completely justified as he had no idea what was going on at the time and he had acted out of concern when he heard his best friend scream in pain AND Cinder would have probably made the arrow break into dust and go around him before reforming it and killing Amber anyway like she did in her later fight with Pyrrha.[[/labelnote]]
* Thank you very much! [[labelnote: Explanation]]Every time a character stomps, kicks, or hits someone, you can be sure that there'll be a comment saying, "Thank you very much!" (Arigatou gozaimasu) on Nicovideo as a joke to sadomasochism. This was often posted near the end of Volume 2's run, though in Volume 3 it's recently picked up again.[[/labelnote]]
* Where's my goddamned hat?!? [[labelnote: Explanation]]Many fans are hoping for the return of [[spoiler:Roman]] in a ''Film/PacificRim'' shout out since [[spoiler:he was swallowed whole, just like Hannibal Chau was in that movie]][[/labelnote]]
* "30 minutes??? My body is not ready!" [[labelnote: Explanation]]The Volume 3 finale being nearly a half-hour long had many people excited before the episode aired, since it marks the longest single RWBY episode to date and gave everyone the impression that tons of significant things were about to go down.[[/labelnote]]
* Arkos ship name is now [[spoiler:Titanic]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[spoiler:Pyrrha's death has effectively sunken this ship shortly after it set sail.]][[/labelnote]]
* Yang's nearly 18, right? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Barbara stated this during the Finale Hype Stream in response to the positive, if somewhat lewd, fan response and script in-jokes regarding Ironwood's return. This basically sums up the views regarding the more adult fan fiction, albeit for all the under aged characters.[[/labelnote]]
** We don't know Remnant's laws. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Miles' response to the above, regarding whether or not the age of consent in Remnant is 18, as it is in some states in America and the accepted age for... Adult art and fiction on the Internet. Also regarding ''Dogs of War,'' the joke ship of Ironwood and Zwei proposed during the Hype Stream.[[/labelnote]]
* Happy Valentine's Day [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Arkos ship got its biggest push on the episode that aired, for the public, on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, it was also cruelly sunk when Pyrrha died.[[/labelnote]]
* Bad "Pyrrha getting shot" jokes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Similar to the Yang jokes, after Cinder shoots Pyrrha in the heart with an arrow, there has been a flood of puns.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim I used to be a Huntress like you. Then I took an arrow in the heart.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another ''Skyrim'' snowclone.[[/labelnote]]
** [[spoiler:Pyrrha Nikos will always be near our hearts... [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/8619e6cb7c98f38c8050489985f660b3/tumblr_o2nhw8pAaA1r93ft6o1_1280.png specifically our lungs.]]]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[Webcomic/DumbRWBY fan-made comic]] began making the rounds at Knowyourmeme shortly after the Volume 3 ending went live, depicting Ruby and the surviving members of team JNPR mourning Pyrrha's death, with this being the punchline.[[/labelnote]]
** "Mr. Arc, I don't feel so good."[[labelnote:Explanation]]After ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' came out, many people started comparing Pyrrha's death to multiple characters desintegrating in the aforementioned movie. This particular quote makes a darkly humorous comparison between Pyrrha and Peter Parker.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Music/BonJovi Shot through the heart, and Cinder's to blame!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the trend of GallowsHumor jokes, this particular joke has been used on two occasions for two of Cinder's victims: Amber and Pyrrha.[[/labelnote]]
* The redhead curse. [[labelnote:Explanation]] All three major deaths in Volume 3 [[spoiler:(Penny, Roman and Pyrrha)]] were red-headed characters, which led some fans to joke that RT is intentionally killing the redheads.[[/labelnote]]
** Protect the redheads! Except Adam. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Continuing the above, many fans have theorized (both jokingly and seriously) that on which character with red hair will be the next to go, including Neon, Fox, and mostly Nora. Adam's status as a subject of the FNDM's wrath cements itself here.[[/labelnote]]
* Qrow is watching you. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the season finale's reveal that Qrow [[{{Animorphism}} can turn into an actual crow]], its become a theory that Qrow (or Raven) has been watching over the cast from the beginning, which may be supported by sightings of a bird in each Color Trailer.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://youtu.be/yHja3vzXCAo GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY ITS ALL GONE TO SHIT]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Tumblr fandom plastered this as the major reaction to the last two episodes of Volume 3.[[/labelnote]]
* '''YOU CAN'T IRK THE MERC!!!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans have noted that, as of the events of V3, Mercury is the only one of the still-living characters (even amongst the villains) who doesn't have some reason to completely feel like shit. Barbara also referred to him as Smirkury in a response to a fan video.[[/labelnote]]
** "The Merc has been irked", in response to his disturbed reaction to the creation of Grimm in Volume 4.
* #[=RelightTheTorch=] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A rallying cry used by fans hoping for Roman's return. [[/labelnote]]
* History will repeat itself. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[TheWoobie Taiyang Xiao Long]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Raven Branwen, and never saw her again. Some time after that he fell in love with his other teammate, a silver eyed redhead, named Summer Rose. [[TheWoobie Jaune Arc]], a blue eyed blonde, was left behind by his first love and teammate, Pyrrha Nikos, and never saw her again. As of now he is on a journey with his close friend and new (unofficial) teammate, Ruby Rose, a silver eyed redhead. Do the math.[[/labelnote]]
** Dark-haired runaways. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the same note: Taiyang's first love was a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman". His daughter Yang Xiao Long and Sun Wukong (who resembles Taiyang during his youth) were left behind by Blake Belladonna who is a "dark-haired, mysterious, sword-wielding, ninja woman".[[/labelnote]]
* Lancasters send their regards. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Pyrrha died in combat and Ruby joined the remaining members of team JNPR, the Ruby/Jaune - commonly called Lancaster - ship gained quite a lot in popularity. This line, inspired by the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' "Lannisters send their regards" quote, has been used to jokingly imply how the Volume 3 finale was really a victory for Ruby/Jaune shippers. Some people also use similar lines to joke how Ruby purposefully let Pyrrha die, so that she could have Jaune all for herself.[[/labelnote]]
* Scythe Girl and Kick Friend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Reddit user saw a video of the fight between Emerald and Mercury and Coco and Yatsuhashi and made a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/484lg0/so_i_just_randomly_saw_a_2_person_fight_on/ post on the subreddit]] about it. Not knowing Emerald and Mercury's names, they described them as "the black girl with gun scythes and her kicking friend." Fans immediately adopted these as their new nicknames.[[/labelnote]]
* Sage the OC [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of Sage Ayana's limited screentime and lack of plot relevance in the show itself, he was mistaken for an OriginalCharacter [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/48awaf/some_rare_wise_dragon_artwork_kobblublu_on_tumblr/d0i5e2m by a Reddit user]]. This eventually led to jokes in subsequent posts with Sage with comments saying "Best OC ever".[[/labelnote]]
* Cortana was the main villain all along! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The revelation that the mysterious narrator who's voiced by Jen Taylor is actually some sort of terrifying HumanoidAbomination and the BigBad of the entire series leads to this. What makes this one even funnier is that this was probably determined way before ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' was even thought of![[/labelnote]]
* Thanks, Salem.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Sarcastically thanking Salem for everything that went wrong in Volume 3.[[/labelnote]]
* "IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The fandom has a tendency to have a VERY quick turnaround for art. For example, less than three hours after the finale aired, there was already someone with their face painted as Salem. Even earlier, when ABRN was revealed at RTX, full cosplays appeared by the last day. [[/labelnote]]
* Neckury [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mercury [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372633406980489217/725442721032175676/34wfetmajri41.png became]] the [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372633406980489217/725442795510169620/d7c.gif subject]] of several edits where his neck was obscenely stretched out.[[/labelnote]]
* Weapon: Trumpet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[WebVideo/HBomberguy Hbomberguy's review]] of the first three Volumes came his noting the UnfortunateImplications of Flynt, one of the first dark-skinned characters in the series, being a stereotype of jazz players (even with the context of it being a reference to an Achievement Hunter skit). His particular flipping out at Flynt's weapon not having a name leading to the ''RWBY'' just calling it "Trumpet," leading to him calling Flynt "Weapon: Trumphet" for the rest of the review, and the phrase catching on in his fan community. [[/labelnote]]
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