History Recap / RWBYV5E11TheMoreTheMerrier

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Ruby tries to get Raven to switch sides and help the others take down Salem, Raven refuses and says she reminds her of Summer, before opening a portal to let the other villains into the room and fight Team RWBY.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang comments to Weiss that the red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before the bird transforms into Raven right in front of them. In this episode, when Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang looks around the room while Qrow and the headmaster talk. Discovering a red-eyed raven perched on the bannister, Yang correctly deduces that it is her mother.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang comments to Weiss that the red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before the bird transforms into Raven right in front of them. When Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang scans the room while Qrow and the headmaster talk. She spots a red-eyed raven perched on the bannister and correctly deduces it as her mother.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang comments to Weiss that the red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before the bird transforms into Raven right in front of them. When Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang scans the room while Qrow and the headmaster talk. She spots a red-eyed raven perched on the bannister and immediately recognises it as her mother.

** Weiss is unable to land any substantial hits on Vernal, who makes sure to get in close and destroy her summons every time she makes them, and quickly breaks Weiss' aura when she has the chance.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Ruby tries to get Raven to switch sides and help the others take down Salem, Raven refuses and says she reminds her of Summer, before opening a portal to let the other villains into the room.

* VillainousBreakdown: Cinder suffers from a brief loss of control and focus after Ruby's Silver Eye power weakens her enough that Jaune gets a grazing hit in. She flies into a rage, beats Jaune up, and angrily yells at him for thinking he could beat her. She calms down when she realises that Jaune values the lives of his friends above her own, as it gives her the idea of killing his friends to torment him. This breakdown is part of an increasingly common series of mini-eruptions that suggest Cinder is slowly undergoing a gradual villainous breakdown over the course of the volume.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Qrow's reaction when he discovers that Raven has joined forces with Salem and put the lives of Qrow, Team RWBY and Haven Academy at risk. Despite Qrow's cynicism about Raven's loyalties, he had enough faith in her to believe that she'd never betray them like this. By this point, he's given up on her completely, telling Raven in no uncertain terms that she's crossed the line and disowning her.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Qrow's reaction when he discovers that Raven has joined forces with Salem and put the lives of Qrow, Team RWBY and Haven Academy, at risk. Despite Qrow's cynicism about Raven's loyalties, he had enough faith in her to believe that she'd never betray them like this. By this point, he's given up on her completely, telling Raven in no uncertain terms that she's crossed the line and disowning her.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Qrow's reaction when he discovers that Raven has teamed up with Salem and sold him, Team RWBY, and Haven Academy out to Salem's group. Despite Qrow's cynicism about Raven's loyalties, he had enough faith in her to believe that she'd never betray them like this. By this point, he's given up on her completely, telling Raven in no uncertain terms that she's crossed the line and disowning her.

* RedemptionRejection: When Team RWBY encounters Raven, the latter declines Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. But Raven simply tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack. This is what causes Qrow to [[ThisIsUnforgivable give up on Raven completely]].

* RedemptionRejection: When Team RWBY encounters Raven, the latter declines Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. But Raven simply tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Qrow's reaction when he discovers that Raven has sided with Salem and sold him, Team RWBY, and all of Haven Academy out to Salem's group. Despite Qrow's cynicism about Raven's loyalties, he had enough faith in her to believe that she'd never betray them like this. By this point, he's given up on her completely, telling Raven in no uncertain terms that she's [[MoralEventHorizon crossed the line]] and disowning her.
-->'''Qrow''': Running away was one thing, but this? You've crossed the line.\\
'''Raven''': Sorry, brother. Sometimes family disappoints you like that.\\
'''Qrow''': We're not family any more.\\
'''Raven''': Were we ever?\\
'''Qrow''': I thought so. [[TearJerker But I guess I was wrong.]]

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang comments to Weiss that the red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before the bird transforms into Raven right in front of them. When Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang scans the room while Qrow and the headmaster talk. She spots a red-eyed raven perched on the bannister and immediately deduces that it's her mother.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang comments to Weiss that the red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before the bird transforms into Raven right in front of them. When Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang scans the room while Qrow and the headmaster talk. She spots a red-eyed raven perched on the bannister and immediately identifies it as her mother.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Raven told Yang to question everything she's presented with. Once Lionheart starts acting strangely, Yang starts looking around the room apprehensively. She spots a raven sat on a bannister watching them, and correctly guesses that it's her mother.

* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Raven told Yang]] that she has to question everything she's presented with. Once Lionheart starts acting strangely, Yang starts looking around the room apprehensively. She spots a raven sat on a bannister watching them, and asks if it's her mother. She turns out to be right.

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, the latter refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. But Raven simply tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Jaune just barely scrapes the mask over the damaged portion of Cinder's face. She pins him to the ground with a foot while she rants about his audacity in thinking he could fight her. When she realizes he values his friends' lives above his own, she creates a javelin that looks similar to Pyrrha's, and impales Weiss. She deliberately evokes the way she killed Pyrrha, simply to get back at Jaune .

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, the latter refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby then tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. However, Raven tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack.

* TraumaButton: During Ruby's fight with Emerald she notices Jaune fighting Cinder and experiences a flashback to Cinder murdering Pyrrha. This triggers her Silver Eye powers, but she is so distracted that Emerald has no trouble knocking her unconscious before Cinder can be too badly harmed.

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, the latter refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby then tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. Raven still refuses, saying that Ruby reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack.

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, the latter refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby then tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. However, Raven tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer, and opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to attack.

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, she refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby then tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. Raven rejects the offer by complaining that Ruby sounds just like her mother before opening a portal to allow Cinder's team into the room.

* RedemptionRejection: When Ruby's group encounters Raven, she refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, citing that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby then tries to convince Raven to join forces with the others, reasoning that they've done impossible feats by working together. Raven is still unconvinced and opens a portal to have the other villains attack them.

* BrokenFaceplate: Downplayed. When Cinder is briefly stunned by Ruby's short-lived use of the Silver Eyes power, Jaune is able to get a strike in. Cinder manages to move her head just in time to avoid a killing blow, and the edge of Jaune's sword cuts a tiny chip out of the black ceramic covering of her ruined eye.

** Jaune's fight with Cinder is predictably one-sided, with Cinder toying with Jaune and barely putting any weight behind her swings to knock him off balance. Even when Cinder is distracted for a moment by Ruby's Silver Eye powers, Jaune just barely manages to strike a glancing blow at her mask before she can dodge. All it does is enrage Cinder into ending the fight immediately, leaving him pinned underneath her foot while she rants about his audacity in fighting her.

* RedemptionRejection: Raven refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, saying that the latter can't be stopped. Ruby tries to convince Raven to join forces, reasoning that they did impossible feats by working together. Raven is still unfazed, saying that Ruby reminds her of Summer.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Ruby tries to get Raven to switch sides and help the others take down Salem, Raven bitterly says she reminds her of Summer, before opening a portal to let the other villains into the room.

* RedemptionRejection: Raven refuses Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, saying that the latter can't be stopped. Ruby also tries to convince Raven to join them, reasoning that they did things others would consider impossible because they didn't do it alone. Raven refuses and attacks Ruby.

* RedemptionRejection: When Qrow encounters Raven, he unsuccessfully tries to convince her that they would do better if she joins him and his allies against Salem. Ruby then tells Raven not only are they up against something powerful, but they also have their own strengths that will be enhanced if they join forces to fight Salem. Raven is still unfazed and has Cinder attack her.

* RedemptionRejection: When Qrow encounters Raven, he tries to convince her that they would do better if she joins him and his allies against Salem, but she refuses. Ruby then tells Raven not only are they up against something powerful, but they also have their own strengths that will be enhanced if they join forces to fight Salem. However, Raven dismisses the notion again and has Cinder attack Ruby.

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* RedemptionRejection: When Qrow encounters Raven, he tries to convince her that they would do better if she joins him against Salem, but she refuses. Ruby then tells Raven not only are they up against something powerful, but they also have their own strengths that will be enhanced if they join forces to fight Salem. However, Raven is still unfazed and has Cinder attack her.