REMNANTS (originally known as RWBY: Visions and RWBY: Cherish) is a rewrite webcomic by SYTOkun
based off of the web animation RWBY. It revises the lore and characters in order to revamp the series according to the author's visions based on the early Volumes.
Originally planned as a webcomic, it has since taken the form of animatic-style videos on Switchback's YouTube channel, the official sub-reddit and the WorldAnvil page.
On December 27, 2019, Switchback announced that the whole series will be going into an entirely new direction with original content, characters, and setting.
On October 9, 2020, Switchback announced that the series is renamed, REMNANTS.
On March 22, 2022, Switchback released an official trailer for the webcomic, including the people in charge, character design, setting, and lore.
REMNANTS provides examples of:
- Adaptational Nationality: Pyrrha is now from Atlas instead of Mistral.
- Adaptational Skimpiness: Yang's pants are torn to make her look rowdier.
- Adaptation Name Change: Ghira and Kali Belladonna are now named Ghira and Kali Shanti.
- Adaptation Species Change: Faunus is a Human Subspecies, not a separate species.
- Adapted Out: The gods, relics, and maidens are written out.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- Blake's lies about her relationship with Adam during the early Volumes are true here. They have no romantic involvement, with him taking the role of a mentor and brother.
- Sun is Blake's friend dating back from age 13 to 14.
- Age Lift:
- Beacon freshmen are 18, not 17.
- Ruby is 17, not 15.
- Adam is ten years older than Blake, making him 28 in comparison to his estimate 23.
- Character Exaggeration:
- Ruby's more socially awkward side is emphasized.
- Blake's aloofness is exaggerated to the point of shyness.
- More emphasis is put on Yang's adventurous elements and less is put on her Team Mom ones. She still has a maternal/sisterly side but her bombastic attitude is more central to her character.
- Dude Magnet: Yang has had several boyfriends but they don't last long due to her abandonment issues.
- Fantastic Racism:
- The way anti-Faunus racism is predominantly displayed varies from area-to-area, Atlas views them as either literally inhuman beings who are to be studied or inferior beings to be scoffed at, while Mistral views them as lowlives and thieves; Mistralians also fetishize Faunus more than other regions. Vale and Vacuo are more neutral on Faunus and treat them better than Atlas and Mistral.
- A lot of Faunus racism stems from fears that they might be White Fang members. As a result, many stores won't sell to them and innkeepers won't allow them in.
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The four kingdoms take inspiration from real world places: Vale has eastern European influences. Vacuo has Middle Eastern, African, and Indian influences. Mistral has East Asian influences. Atlas has Greek, Nordic, and Germanic influences.
- Missing Mom: Cinder's mother died of illness when she was young.
- Named by the Adaptation: Weiss' mother is named "Willow". This comes from semi-canon information but hasn't been confirmed as her official name until Volume 7 confirmed it as her canon name.
- Non-Indicative Name: The legendary "Four Kings" weren't all male.
- Notorious Parent: Yang was raised by her father and deceased step-mom, but she's curious about the biological mother she's never known. She learns that her mother, Raven Branwen, is the most renown female criminal on the planet. Seeing as how her younger half-sister Ruby follows a Heroic Lineage, Yang worries that she's destined to follow in Raven's footsteps.
- Parental Abandonment: Blake's parents were killed by other White Fang members when she was seven.
- Shrinking Violet: Blake is naturally shy but the culture shock of Beacon makes her even shyer. This causes her to clash with Weiss, who finds her wishy-washy and indecisive.
- Tsundere: Weiss is described as one of these due to her upbringing. She was deprived a lot of things she wanted as a kid, so she secretly likes them even though she has a hard time showing it.
- Unrelated in the Adaptation: Ghira and Kali aren't Blake's parents. They're close friends who acted similarly to her godparents as a child.
