History Recap / RWBYV7E4PompAndCircumstance

->''[[TakeAThirdOption "What if I said you can]] '''[[TakeAThirdOption have]]''' [[TakeAThirdOption your cake... and eat it, too?"]]''

* CallBack: Jacques tries using Weiss' mother to guilt-trip Weiss, which leads to Blake glaring at him with flattened ears; she's the first to reach out to Weiss, holding her hand supportively. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques tries using Weiss's mother to guilt-trip Weiss, which leads to Blake glaring at him with flattened ears; she's the first to reach out to Weiss, holding her hand supportively. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques tries guilt-tripping Weiss by using her mother, which leads to Blake glaring at him with flattened ears; she's the first to reach out to Weiss, holding her hand supportively. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques' attempt to use Weiss' mother to guilt trip Weiss triggers Blake into glaring at him with flattened ears; she's the first to reach out to Weiss, holding her hand supportively. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques' attempt to use Weiss' mother to guilt trip Weiss, triggers Blake into glaring at him with flattened ears; she's the first to reach out to Weiss, holding her hand supportively. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques tries using Weiss' mother to guilt trip Blake, flattening her ears as she glares at him. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: Jacques tries using Weiss' mother to guilt trip Blake, causing her ears to flatten as she glares at him. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* CallBack: When Jacques starts using Weiss' mother to guilt trip her, Blake's ears flatten and she glares at him. In the Volume 6 character short, Adam used Blake's parents to guilt trip Blake into supporting him, despite her instincts telling her that Adam's growing body count on missions was a warning sign that he wasn't the man she'd originally thought him to be.

* FireForgedFriends: Discussed. Although teams RWBY and JNR know Ace Ops was put together based on complimentary skill sets, they automatically assume that the team must be really good friends. When they see just how well the five members work together as a team in the field, they assume the bonds of friendship must be equally as strong as the friendships within the Beacon teams were forged and strengthened that way. However, when Ace Ops realises what the heroes are thinking, they make it absolutely clear that they aren't friends. Elm regards forming friendships within the team as childish and something only school children would do. When a baffled Yang questions whether shared battle experiences would inevitably change team dynamics to make people closer than simply colleagues, Harriet explains that, while the Ace Ops trust each other with their lives, that's just professionalism -- and they never confuse professionalism with friendship.
* MundaneUtility: When Ironwood grants teams RWBY and JNR their Huntsmen licences, he laments that he wasn't able to provide a proper ceremony for them. However, he did provide cake. Penny supplies the cutting utensils in the form of her combat weapons, using multiple swords to slice the cake into serving slices.

* NotSoSimilar: When Ruby admits she's worried that she's no different than Ozpin for hiding the truth from Ironwood, Qrow tells her that the situation is different: he argues that Ozpin hid the truth because he only trusted himself whereas Ruby is willing to tell people the truth after they've earned her trust. Ruby isn't fully convinced by the argument.

* SlasherSmile: After hearing Jacques complain about Ironwood's embargo and how he wouldn’t be firing all the Mantle workers if it wasn't for the fact he needs their election votes, Watts suggests that he knows of a way for Jacques to have his cake and eat it, too. The episode ends on Watts giving Jacques a smile that bares all his teeth, giving him a slightly psychotic expression.

* TrueCompanions: Discussed between the heroes and Ace Ops. The two Beacon teams consider their teams to be their families and they have extremely tight bonds of friendship as a result. Due to the ability of Ace Ops to function so well as a team they almost seem to act as one being, teams RWBY and JNR automatically assume that Ace Ops much have an even deeper bond with each other. The Ace Ops are quick to correct that notion; Elm tells them that kind of thinking is childish and Harriet clarifies that, while they trust each other with their lives, that's merely part of the job; they aren't friends and they never confuse friendship with professionalism.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Ruby worries she's no better than Ozpin for hiding the truth from Ironwood, Qrow attempts to reassure her by saying she's right to ask people to prove themselves trustworthy before she tells them the truth. He states Ozpin's problem was that he only trusted himself with the truth, and that's not what Ruby's doing. Ruby isn't fully convinced.

Surprises abound as Ironwood grants Teams RWBY and JNR more responsibility, while Jacques learns that Weiss is back in Atlas and receives an unexpected visitor.

* FieldPromotion: Ironwood states that the dangers they've faced during the Battle of Beacon, in the wilds of Anima, and against the forces of Salem, means they're not functioning at the level of students, they're functioning as Huntsmen. He therefore promotes them to fully licenced Huntsmen on the basis of their field experience even though they haven't completed their schooling.

* FamilyOfChoice: When Jacques tries to guilt trip Weiss using her mother's alcoholism, she explicitly tells him that Team RWBY is her family.

Riding the high of completing their first mission in Atlas, the gang is itching to hone their skills and provide some much-needed help to the citizens of Mantle.

* {{Adorkable}}: Ruby and Penny as always, but Ironwood actually has a moment of adorkability when he awkwardly excuses himself after his big speech and earnestly encourages the kids to "enjoy the cake!"

->''"What if I said you can '''have''' your cake... and eat it, too?"''

[[caption-width-right:350:Penny's unorthodox method for cutting cake slices.]]

!Pomp And Circumstance

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'''Volume 7, Episode 4:'''

* MythologyGag: When admiring Elm’s hammer, Nora asks if they want to form a duo which she dubs “Thunder Thighs”. Nora had used the term ”thunder thighs” in the ''RWBY Chibi'' episode “Workout Nora”.

* FireForgedFriends: Subverted. Given their own experiences RWBY and JNR assume that the Ace Ops are this, but they dismiss the notion and tells them not to confuse friendship with professionalism.

* FamilyOfChoice: When Jacques tries to guilt trip Weiss using her mother's alcoholism, her team mates rally around her. When Jacques comments on them being the friends she threw everything away for, Weiss declares they're not friends, they're family.
--> '''Jacques:''' So these are the little friends you threw everything away for?\\
'''Weiss:''' Not friends, family.

* SlasherSmile: After hearing Jacques complain about Ironwood's embargo and how he wouldn be firing all the Mantle workers if it wasn't for the fact he needs their election votes, Watts suggests that he knows of a way for Jacques to have his cake and eat it, too. The episode ends on Watts giving Jacques a smile that bares all his teeth, giving him a slightly psychotic expression.

* KickTheDog: Jacques tries to guilt trip Weiss about how her running off hurt her mother, just to make Weiss feel bad. Weiss and her teammates, however, aren't having any of it.
* MundaneUtility: Penny uses her swords to cut the cake at the license ceremony.

* NotSoSimilar: Ruby worries that she's no different than Ozpin for hiding the truth from Ironwood. Qrow points out that Ozpin kept the full truth to himself and never shared it with anyone while Ruby is willing to reveal the truth to others once they prove they can be trusted.
* OhMyGods: When Ironwood is granting Teams RWBY and JNR their Huntsmen licenses, he says "Brothers know you deserve it" instead of "God knows".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For the first time in the show's run, Jacques shows alarm when Whitley uncertainly tells him that Watts let himself into the mansion, followed by Watts himself swanning into the room.

* RankUp: Teams RWBY and JNR get promoted to full Huntsmen and Huntresses by Ironwood after the Amity Colosseum arrives at the launch site.
* TheReveal: As it turns out, Summer's final mission probably ''wasn't'' a mission that Ozpin sent her on.
* SlasherSmile: Watts, of all people, sports one after he swans into Jacques's study.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: When Marrow tries to tease the kids about "smelling like fresh meat", both Vine and Ren are confused [[LiteralMinded because they don't smell any meat.]]

* TakeAThirdOption: Once Watts prods Jacques into venting about Ironwood, Jacques complains that his election campaign relies on Mantle's voters voting for him - which can't happen if he recoups his monetary losses by firing every employee in Mantle, as he's planned to do in the face of the embargo. Watts then closes the episode by saying "What if you could have your cake ... and eat it too?"
* TrueCompanions: Subverted with the Ace-Ops. They get along well enough and trust each other but pointedly note that they aren't friends and pretty much just work together, unlike RWBY and JNR, who are FireForgedFriends.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Qrow does this for Ruby, who is worrying that she's no better than Ozpin for keeping things from Ironwood. Qrow assures her that is she doing the right thing and is showing caution rather than hiding things for sake of keeping them hidden.

* AmbiguousSituation: Regarding Summer's final mission. Qrow doesn't know whether or not it was connected to Ozpin. He notes that Ozpin didn't seem to know what happened any more than he himself did, but as Qrow recently discovered, Ozpin's secrecy was much more extensive than he realized.
* BrutalHonesty: When Ironwood worries over how Atlas is looking to the other kingdoms Jaune straight up says that the dust embargo he's been enforcing is the reason why Atlas has become TheScapegoat.
* CallBack: Subtly. When Jacques starts using Weiss' mother to guilt trip her, Blake's ears pin and she glares at him, likely remembering how Adam would use the same tactics with her.
* CannotKeepASecret: Penny accidentally lets slip that there's a surprise waiting for RWBY and JNR.
* DealWithTheDevil: The episode ends with Watts looking to make one with Jacques, with Watts as the devil.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Watts is irked at how much Whitley is turning into a GenerationXerox of Jacques.
* FakingTheDead: As the man reveals to Jacques, Watts managed to fool the Atlesian authorities into thinking that he'd died.
* FamilyOfChoice: When Jacques tries to guilt trip Weiss using her mother's alcoholism, Yang and the others step in and claim her as part of ''their'' family in utter defiance of Jacques. Weiss even states that they are her family in front of Jacques.
--> '''Jacques:''' So these are the little friends you threw everything away for?
--> '''Weiss:''' Not friends, family.
* FieldPromotion: Teams RWBY and JNR are promoted to fully licensed Huntsmen and Huntresses based on their battlefield records despite being unable to finish their schooling.

* MythologyGag: When admiring Elm’s hammer, Nora asks if they want to form a duo which she dubs “Thunder Thighs. Nora had used the term ”thunder thighs” in the ''RWBY Chibi'' episode “Workout Nora”.

* KickTheDog: Jacques tries to guilt trip Weiss about how her running off hurt her mother, just to make Weiss feel bad. Her teammates, however, aren't having any of it.