History Recap / RWBYV5E11TheMoreTheMerrier

* RedemptionRejection: When Team RWBY encounters Raven, the latter declines Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, saying that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries convincing 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 has Cinder's team attack them. [[ThisIsUnforgivable Outraged by this, Qrow quickly renounces Raven as her sister]].

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Qrow's reaction when he discovers that Raven has joined forces with Salem and is willing to put the lives of Qrow and Team RWBY at risk is outrage. 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.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Battle for Haven begins.]]

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** Similarly, Jaune calls Cinder out on the fact that she destroyed so many innocent lives during the fall of Beacon and is rubbing it in the faces of the heroes with "that damn smile on her face", and he vows to make her pay for what she did back then.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When turning down Ruby's offer to switch sides to take down Salem, Raven notes that she reminds her of Summer. She then opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to enter Haven Academy and fight the heroes.

* RedemptionRejection: When Team RWBY encounters Raven, the latter declines Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, saying that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries convincing 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 has Cinder's team attack them. [[ThisIsUnforgivable Outraged by this, Qrow quickly renounces Raven as her sister]].

* YouRemindMeOfX: While refusing Ruby's offer to switch sides to help defeat Salem, Raven tells Ruby that she reminds her of Summer. She then opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to enter Haven Academy and attack the heroes.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven refuses Ruby's offer to switch sides to help defeat Salem, she says ''"You sound just like your mother."'' She then opens a portal to allow Cinder's team to enter Haven Academy and attack the heroes.

* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The first time Ruby's Silver Eye power activated, it froze an enormous Grimm Dragon and crippled Cinder for an entire volume. When Ruby witnesses Jaune about to suffer the same fate at Cinder's hands that Pyrrha did, she screams and her Silver Eye power activates again. As the silver light begins to flood the entire room, Emerald quickly knocks Ruby unconscious from behind, killing the moment. Although Cinder's power disintegrates as she collapses to her knees in pain, she is only momentarily foiled.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven refuses Ruby's offer to switch sides to help defeat Salem, she says ''"You sound just like your mother."'' She then opens a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack the heroes.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven refuses Ruby's offer to switch sides to help defeat Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." She then opens a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack the heroes.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven rejects Ruby's offer to switch sides to help defeat Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." She then opens a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack the heroes.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven rejects Ruby's offer to switch sides and help her and the others defeat Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." Then, she uses a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack Team RWBY.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven declines Ruby's offer to help her and the others fight Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." Then, she has the other villains enter Haven Academy and attack Team RWBY.

* RedemptionRejection: When Team RWBY encounters Raven, the latter declines Qrow's offer to hand over the Spring Maiden and help them fight against Salem, saying that the latter is unstoppable. Ruby also tries convincing Raven to 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 has Cinder's team attack them. [[ThisIsUnforgivable Outraged by this, Qrow quickly renounces Raven as her sister]].

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", upon seeing Raven's bird-form, Yang mentions that she's seen that raven before just before Raven resumes her human form. In this episode, Yang discovers the same raven perched on a bannister while Qrow and Leo are speaking, and correctly deduces that the bird is her mother.

* 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 has Cinder's team attack them. [[ThisIsUnforgivable Outraged by this]], Qrow quickly renounces Raven as her sister.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven refuses Ruby's request to have the former fight against Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." Then, she has the other villains enter Haven Academy and attack Team RWBY.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: At the end of the episode, Cinder creates a javelin that looks very similar to Pyrrha's and throwing it at Weiss. Weiss is impaled through through torso, freezing into stillness on her knees, in the exact same pose as Pyrrha died in. The final shot of the scene is the javelin burning away to cinders, reminiscent of Cinder burning away Pyrrha's body, and a slight hint of Weiss beginning to fall to the ground.
* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/RWBYV5E6KnownByItsSong Known by its Song]]", Yang tells Weiss that a red-eyed raven circling her mother's tent is a bird she's seen before just before it transforms into Raven right in front of them. In this episode, when Qrow leads the gang to Haven to confront Leo, Yang discovers the same raven perched on a bannister in the room while Qrow and Leo are speaking, correctly deducing that it's her mother.

* 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 moves 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.

* CallBack: When Cinder's party confronts the protagonists, Mercury sees Yang and mockingly claims she owes him an apology [[Recap/RWBYV3E6Fall for his leg]].

* 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 speak. Discovering the same raven perched on the bannister, Yang correctly guesses that it's her mother.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Weiss is speared from behind by a javelin created and thrown by Cinder, in a deliberate recreation of Pyrrha's death, just to torment Jaune. The javelin looks similar to Pyrrha's and the episode ends with Weiss impaled in a kneeling position and the javelin burning away into cinders as Weiss's life appears to drain away.

* OhCrap: When Leo sees Oscar approaching him, he attempts to convince the child to go away. Failing, he activates his weapon and fires a fiery boulder at Oscar, who tanks it with his Aura. Oscar then slowly reaches for Ozpin's cane and reveals it, prompting Lionheart to gasp in horror upon realizing he's facing Ozpin's newest reincarnation.

* 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. Outraged by this, Qrow [[ThisIsUnforgivable gives up on Raven completely]].
* TheReveal: When Qrow learns the extent to which Leo has been working for Salem, he suddenly realizes that the reason all those huntsmen he's been searching for have disappeared is because, as a member of the Mistral Council, Leo would know their identities and locations; he gave that information to Salem, who in turn had them all murdered, leaving the kingdom and Haven Academy defenseless.
* SmashToBlack: The episode ends with an abrupt cut to black after Weiss is seen beginning to fall forward after being run through the abdomen with Cinder's spear, leaving her fate ambiguous.

* TitleDrop: When Lionheart comments on Qrow's group now including Weiss, Yang, and Oscar, Qrow says, "You know what they say, ''the more the merrier''."

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven rejects Ruby's offer to switch sides and help her and the others defeat Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." Then, she uses a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack Team RWBY.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: After Jaune lets loose a lengthy emotional outburst at Cinder for her remorselessness over the havoc she has wrought and the despair she has thrown him into, he starts to cry towards the end and demands that she say something. She pauses for a moment, then simply asks who he is. Jaune is froze with shock for a moment, before his rage snaps and he charges towards her, sword first.

* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The first time Ruby's Silver Eye power activated, it frozen an enormous Grimm Dragon and crippled Cinder for an entire volume. When Ruby witnesses Jaune about to suffer the same fate at Cinder's hands that Pyrrha did, she screams and her Silver Eye power activates again. As the silver light begins to flood the entire room, Emerald quickly knocks Ruby unconscious from behind, killing the moment. Although Cinder's power disintegrates as she collapses to her knees in pain, she is only momentarily foiled.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: After Jaune lets loose a lengthy emotional outburst at Cinder for her remorselessness over the havoc she has wrought and the despair she has thrown him into, he starts to cry towards the end and demands that she say something. She pauses for a moment, then simply asks who he is. Jaune is frozen with shock for a moment, before his rage snaps and he charges towards her, sword first.

Ruby and company meet with Lionheart, who is less than thrilled to see that not only is everyone armed but there are more people then he thought.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: As Cinder has her foot firmly planted in Jaune's chest, he remarks that even if he doesn't survive his fight with her, a death to buy his friends time is one worth dying. Cinder decides not to kill him immediately, and instead makes him watch while she strikes down his friends instead.

* RealityEnsues: The episode makes it clear that the heroes are ''still'' out of their league against their much more experienced opponents. It also drives home that special powers aren't much good if you haven't practiced them enough.
** Ruby almost uses her powers again, but is knocked out by Emerald while she's distracted.
** Weiss tries to use her knight summon, but it takes so long for something that size that Vernal destroys it partway.
** Jaune goes straight for Cinder, wanting revenge for Pyrrha and out of anger at her indifference. Except that Jaune is a novice Huntsman who doesn't even know his Semblance, while Cinder is an experienced near-PhysicalGod even with her injuries. He loses badly, and Cinder only fights seriously near the end because she was pissed off, not because he was a threat.

* 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 guesses that it's her mother.

* YouRemindMeOfX: When Raven rejects Ruby's to switch sides and help her and the others defeat Salem, she says "You sound just like your mother." Then, she uses a portal to allow the other villains to enter Haven Academy and attack Team RWBY.