History Recap / RWBYV4E2Remembrance

* DistinctionWithoutDifference: When talking about his childhood family camping trips and complaining that his seven older sisters kept braiding his hair in pigtails, Jaune tells Ruby that he is more of a warrior's wolf-tail kind of guy. Ruby points out it is just a ponytail which he doesn't deny but stands by what he said.

* RuleOfSymbolism: On her way to her father's office, Weiss passes by a statue of a King Taijitu, another [[CorruptCorporateExecutive soulless]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing two-faced]] [[AbusiveParents monster]].

* BadDreams: Ruby is shown to have been having ones where she keeps hearing Pyrrha's voice. It's possible this is triggered by hearing Jaune's recording.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[SarcasmMode Truly a peaceful family.]]]]

'''Volume 4, Episode 2:'''

Weiss is back home and it is not a happy home.

Meanwhile, Team [=RNJR=] come across a massacred town.

* TranquilFury: Upon finding the village they're travelling to is completely destroyed, Ren becomes very silent and very grim. He walks off away from the others to stand staring at the devastation with his hands locked to his head, before turning around and stalking off, speaking curtly and grimly towards the others. He tells them not to bury the dead because they're not safe and need to move. Then he finds what is either a symbol the bandits left behind or a Grimm's giant hoofprint, and his expression changes into a look of stone-faced recognition.

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'''Volume 4, Episode 2:'''
!Remembrance

* ShoutOut: Jaune mentions getting his hair done in a warrior's wolf-tail. Wolf-tails are a type of ponytail that is worn the men of the Water Tribe in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.

* BerserkButton: None of them are very happy about it, but something about the destroyed village ''infuriates'' Ren more so than the others.

-> '''Dying Huntsman:''' Bandits... a whole tribe... then... with all the panic...\\
'''Ren:''' Grimm.

* NotSoStoic: Ren is obviously deeply upset by what happened to Shion.

* ShoutOut:
** Jaune mentions getting his hair done in a warrior's wolf-tail. Wolf-tails are a type of ponytail that is worn the men of the Water Tribe in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
** Given Ren's inspiration, it's likely that the scene under MoodWhiplash is a reference to "A Girl Worth Fighting For" from Disney/{{Mulan}}.

* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: At the end of Pyrrha's recorded training session for Jaune, she starts to say something personal, but stops and simply says that she's glad to be a part of his life. And given [[LastKiss how his final moments with her went]], he knows damn well what she wanted to say.

** Jaune listening to Pyrrha's recording on repeat is worryingly similar to Dr. Leonard Church listening to his dead wife's last recording over and over in Machinima/RedVsBlue.

** Given Ren's inspiration, it's likely that the scene under MoodWhiplash is a reference to Disney/{{Mulan}}.

-> '''Dying Huntsman:''' "''Bandits... a whole tribe... then... with all the panic...''"
-> '''Ren:''' "''Grimm.''"

* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: At the end of Pyrrha's recorded training session for Jaune, she starts to say something personal, but stops and simply says that she's glad to be a part of his life.