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Chance
- Jaune's thoughts when he first sees the Alpha Beowolf:Jaune: Okay Jaune, think! How do you get out of this? Uhh… movement, right? A Grimm's vision is based on movement? At least that's what that one movie about a Grimm theme park said. And movies wouldn't lie, right?
- Later:Jaune: Curse you movies! Why would you lie to me!?
- Later:
- Nora's Leaning on the Fourth Wall moment after stumbling across the Death Stalker's cave.Nora: Ahh! A cave! What do you think Renny? Do you think there's a secret treasure inside? Maybe the lost artifact of a mysterious, sinister intergalactic cult?
Ren: [sighs] No Nora, I doubt there's any treasure inside, intergalactic or not.
Nora: Well there's only one way to find out! Tally ho! [charges into the cave]
Ren: Nora! Wait!
- Jaune's thoughts as he finds himself in another Dream Sequence:Jaune: Aw shit, here we go again.
- Much like how Blake waved a "RWBY" pennant during Weiss' fight with the Boarbatusk, Ruby and Pyrrha are seen waving small "JNPR" pennants during Jaune's sparring match with Cardin.
- When Glynda asks Jaune how long it has been since he first unlocked his Semblance and Aura, he unconvincingly tries to be evasive with his answer:Jaune: You know, I heard that there was this scientist up in Atlas, who says that time is actually a relative phenomenon. So from a certain perspective, the amount of time that I may or may not have had my semblance would be considered a while...
- Even the narrator takes a shot at Jaune here:Jaune's asshole was jealous of the pure shit coming out of his mouth.
- Even the narrator takes a shot at Jaune here:
- After Jaune exits Goodwitch's office, he's almost immediately bombarded by questions from his friends who want to know what happened.''"Jaune what did you do in the arena?"
"Are you ok? Were you injured?"
"Did Professor Goodwitch touch you anywhere?"
Jaune was so overwhelmed by the questions that he didn't even know who was asking what.
"Wait, what?" Jaune blurted out as his brain processed the last question. - After Jaune unknowingly uses the Jedi mind trick to make Cardin back off and stop picking on Velvet, Yang can't help but tease him a little:Yang: Damn, vomit boy must really have a silver tongue. I wonder what else that tongue can do.
[Jaune snorts fruit juice out of his nose in surprise as Yang bellows with laughter]
- During Doctor Oobleck's class, Cardin tried to flick a paper football at the back of Jaune's head, only for him to seamlessly dodge it. The paper projectile then soars through the air and smacks right into Dr. Oobleck's chest. Cue the entire class staring at Cardin in Stunned Silence.Cardin: It, uhh… wasn't me.
Dr. Oobleck: Yes, and I suppose this papyrus pigskin just seemingly apparated out of thin air? That must be quite the useful semblance, if true, Mr. Winchester.
Cardin: Uhh…
Dr. Oobleck: Detention! - The doctor then throws the paper football back at Cardin so hard that it spins through the air like a shuriken and embeds itself into the wall behind him.
- As thanks for helping him out in class, Jaune offers to buy Pyrrha a drink from the vending machine. Seeing this as the perfect chance for Jaune and Pyrrha to get closer with each other, Nora approves. Then Ren innocently decides to join in:Ren: I could also use a refreshment.
[cue Nora flash-stepping in front of him and elbowing him with a resounding crack in the ribs, instantly knocking him out]
Nora: Oh Ren, are you tired? Hey why don't you guys go on ahead. I'll take Renny here back to the room. [runs off with Ren's unconscious body in tow]- There's also Jaune and Pyrrha's reaction to this:Jaune: Should… should we be worried about that?
Pyrrha: [shrugs] I… don't think so? They do have their together, but not together-together relationship after all. Perhaps this is normal.
- There's also Jaune and Pyrrha's reaction to this:
- Jaune bumping into Ruby while sneaking out of his dorm in the middle of the night.Ruby: Jaune? What are you doing out here?
Jaune: [notices the plate of cookies and glass of milk in Ruby's hands] Midnight snack?
Ruby: [embarrassed] Yes, I mean no, I mean… I asked you first.
- Jaune's friends have noticed his odd behavior and suspect that he is depressed. As they wonder how to approach the issue with him, Nora offers a solution:Pyrrha: We don't have any proof that Jaune is depressed. But, I do feel as though he's hiding something. There's something going on with him and he's keeping us at arms length.
Nora: Pssh well silly the way we solve that is easy! It's obvious we don't know what's going on inside of Jaune-Jaune's head, so we just have to crack it open and see what goodies are inside!
[Pyrrha stares at Nora in horror]
Ren: She means that we should confront Jaune directly about this. - This exchange that follows between Pyrrha and Nora after the former convinces the latter to wait until tomorrow before asking him about his recent behavior:Nora: Fine. We wait until tomorrow. But you better not chicken out, or I'll let Jaune know that you like to stare at him during Professor Oobleck's class.
Pyrrha: [blushing] How did you know about that?!
Nora: [grinning] I didn't. Until now that is. - Immediately following the previous example, Jaune walks into his team's dorm and sees Pyrrha pinning Nora to her bed while sporting a Crush Blush. Pyrrha had done this to prevent Nora from running out of their dorm and bothering Jaune with an insensitive question about whether he's depressed. The Crush Blush was from the You Just Told Me moment above. However, from Jaune's perspective, it looks like Pyrrha and Nora were about to get intimate.Jaune: [beat] You know, I don't mind if you guys want to, do stuff. But at least like, put a sock on the door or something.
Pyrrha: This isn't what it looks like!
- When Jaune wakes up in the hospital, he gets subjected to Marshmallow Hell by a nurse who didn't notice that he was awake. Because Jaune was still in a weakened state, he ends up suffocating from having his face smothered by her bosom and nearly black out again before the nurse notices the changes to his vitals.
- Nora offering her theory about what's going on with Jaune's dreams of the Battle of Malachor V. Being the Cloudcuckoolander she is, she pretty much hits it on the nail with her wild guess, only to be immediately dismissed by her teammates.Nora: Oh! Oh! Oh! Maybe this battle wasn't on Remnant! Maybe it was a long, long time ago, on a planet far, far away, with aliens and technology beyond anything we have!
[Jaune, Pyrrha, and Ren looked at Nora like she's crazy]
Jaune: Nora, that doesn't make any sense. I mean I saw Faunus there too so it had to be Remnant.note
- Following Jaune's sparring match with Mercury, his teammates express concern at how he uncharacteristically lost his temper during the fight. Except for Nora.Pyrrha: Jaune, what happened there?
Nora: What happened!? I'll tell you what happened. Jaune put the beat down on that silver-haired schmuck like it was nobody's business! And you were so close to breaking his leg, you were this close. [makes a small space between her thumb and index finger] - The conversation that follows between Jaune and his teammates after he accidentally crushes some folding chairs with his telekinesis while meditating.Ren: Jaune, what happened there?
Jaune: Yeah my bad. I was just… no, I am hungry. The hunger pain threw off my focus, made me do… that. [winces at destroyed chairs]
Nora: You destroyed school property because you got hangry?
Jaune: I'm not hangry I'm just… ok yes maybe I am hangry.
- When Glynda offers Jaune some dating advice, she mentions how he shouldn't take his youth for granted and treasure these moments otherwise he will become an "old man with too few happy memories". Jaune then wonders if that's what happened to her, unaware that he was voicing his thoughts out loud. Cue Glynda's Death Glare as she asks him to repeat what he just said to her, at which point Jaune realizes he messed up.
- What follows is Jaune's awkward attempt to leave the conversation after having accidentally insulted his teacher to her face.Jaune: OH, hey, I think I hear Nora getting caught in the vending machine again, so I have to go take care of that okthanksforthelessonbye! [takes off running]
- What follows is Jaune's awkward attempt to leave the conversation after having accidentally insulted his teacher to her face.
- When Pyrrha goes clothes shopping with her team in Vale's downtown district, she disguises herself to avoid drawing attention due to her status as a celebrity. However, her disguise is anything but inconspicuous, consisting of an all black hoodie with the hood up, a pair of loose fitting cargo pants, a large pair of aviator sunglasses, and a medical mask over her face. Jaune describes her looking like some sort of deranged stalker.
- Cinder having a Villainous Breakdown while Mercury is apparently oblivious to it.Cinder: Today… Today, should be called a success. But I can't do THAT! [ring of fire forms around her feet]
Mercury: Is it because of the Arc boy?
[cue Emerald staring at him in shock before Backing Away Slowly]
Cinder: [eerily calm] No, it's because it's a little humid. [explodes in flames] YES IT'S BECAUSE OF THE ARC BOY! - While Cinder is trying to figure out how it is possible for someone like Jaune to possess magic, Mercury brings up his theory that Jaune is a crossdressed Maiden, much to the latter's annoyance.Cinder: It shouldn't be possible. Unless he's actually a she, and is an incredibly convincing crossdresser, it shouldn't be possible for him to have magic.
Mercury: [shrugs] I mean, if you eliminate the impossible, what's left, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.
Cinder: [with equal amounts of sarcasm and venom] Thank you, detective. Your insight is SO deeply valued. - When Jaune visits his team at the hospital, Nora almost immediately glomps him and begs him to get her out of there.Nora: Jaune! Please! You have to get us out! The food here is awful! It's all baked chicken, vegetables, and apple sauceeee-uwaaaa! [devolves into Inelegant Blubbering]
Jaune [pats Nora on the back] I mean… applesauce is good?
[cue Nora wailing even harder]
- Qrow decides to dub Jaune with the nickname "nega-Ozpin" upon hearing of the similarities that Jaune's situation shares with Ozpin's.Glynda: A nega-Ozpin? Really?
Qrow: [shrugs] If the shoe fits… - During Ruby's You Are Not Alone speech to Jaune, she talks about there are people who want to help him in his struggle to control his powers. She then lists off everyone who has Jaune's back:Ruby: Me, your team, my team. [beat] Maybe not my team.
- This exchange between Pyrrha and Qrow after the former is told of the Maidens' existence:Pyrrha: So these Maidens… You say I can be next in line to take their powers, but how does the power choose?
Qrow: Through a series of bullshit rules.
Glynda: [snaps] Qrow.
- Tex's reaction to Sando flirting with Church:Sando: Hmm. Your sarcastic wit may be cute Alpha, but it's not enough to save you. Now hand over the artifact, and you and your friends get to leave.
Tex: Oh god the meatbag called you cute. - After seeing the way blasters have no effect on Nihilus' ghost, Delta goes Captain Obvious with his new calculation:Delta: Warning. I calculate a 0.01% chance that our weapons will be effective against this adversary.
Church: Yeah, thanks D, I got that. - Church's reaction to having just witnessed the ghost of Darth Nihilus brutally massacre every living organic in the area.Church: Well… that just happened. Any suggestions on what to do with this thing?
- Church dissing Omega.Church: Then we're all in agreement.
Omega: I didn't agree to anything!
Church: Everyone who matters is in agreement. - As they're about to drop the Mask of Nihilus into Remnant's atmosphere, Tex points out an obvious flaw with Church's brilliant plan.Tex: Aren't you worried about any natives finding this thing?
Church: Fuck 'em.
- Cinder is so busy basking in the moment that she fails to notice a giant Atlesian airship about to crash down in front of her until Mercury tries pointing it out.Mercury: Uh, Cinder?
Cinder: [annoyed] What!?
Mercury: [points at the crashing airship headed their way] Isn't that the airship that Roman is on?
[cue Mass "Oh, Crap!" from everyone present]
- Mercury's reaction when Emerald tells him to distract Nihilus is to give her a look of betrayal. This immediately changes to panic when he realizes that Nihilus is now focusing solely on him.Mercury: Oh sonuva- [fires a few missiles at Nihilus before running away]
- Even at death's door, the first thing Qrow does when Ironwood finds him underneath a pile of rubble is to snark at the general.Qrow: Damnit. [coughs] Why's the last face I get to see have to be your ugly mug, Jimmy?
- Darth Nihilus briefly showing that he's Not So Above It All when the narration shows his POV as Pyrrha uses her Maiden powers to send a tsunami of molten metal his way.To be moving the sheer volume of liquid at what was probably 3000°F? Nihilus knew it was rich coming from him, but he thought that was a little bullshit.
