History VideoGame / RWBYAmityArena

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Although the [[https://www.facebook.com/notes/rwby-amity-arena/developer-letter-1/2307073526236555/ dev team promised]] to eventually hopefully include [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character from the original show]], some important ones are still currently missing. This is especially true for some Teams that lack half of their members or more, like Scarlet and Sage from Team SSSN. But the developers confirmed that they prioritize CompetitiveBalance over popular fan requests as for who comes to the game first. With the game's shutdown, this trope is locked in.

* GrapplingHookPistol: Roman Torchwick has one hidden inside his cane. It can catch any opponent on the map and grab it to him (with the added bonus of [[StatusAilment making them dizzy]], long enough for a good ol' fashion whoopin') or draw an ally next to Roman which is useful to [[SummonBiggerFish transport slow units directly to the enemy base]].

** [[BeeAfraid Lancers]] (3 Aura)

On December 27th, 2020, the servers were announced to be shutting down on January 28th, 2021. And sure enough it did.

** [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Bumblebee]] (6 Aura)

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Although the [[https://www.facebook.com/notes/rwby-amity-arena/developer-letter-1/2307073526236555/ dev team promised]] to eventually hopefully include [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character from the original show]], some important ones are still currently missing. This is especially true for some Teams that lack half of their members or more, like Scarlet and Sage from Team SSSN. But the developers confirmed that they prioritize CompetitiveBalance over popular fan requests as for who comes to the game first.

On December 27th, 2020, the servers were announced to be shutting down on January 28th, 2021.

The game also features a HackAndSlash single-player side mode added post-launch in March 2019 in which the player directly incarnates Ruby or Weiss[[note]]more playable characters are planned[[/note]] to defend a tower from several waves of Grimm and members of the White Fang.

** '''Stronger than canon:''' Zwei is a destructive powerhouse capable of annihilating tons of units in one blow, a nice step up for a PluckyComicRelief dog. Neopolitan and Roman are extremely powerful as well, and though Neo's true power is still ambiguous in the show, Torchwick's CaneFu is definitely way stronger than it should. Finally, most {{Mook}}s became way more dangerous here especially thanks to [[ZergRush the power of teamwork]] (where in ''RWBY'' ConservationOfNinjutsu was in full effect).

** [[{{Strength}} Albain Brothers]] (6 Aura)

--> ''Upon first glance, the Albain Brothers look like [[{{Intelligence}} INT]] characters. They talk like mystics, they wear cloth armor, and shoot fireballs from their wands. But actually they are [[{{Strength}} STR]] characters that fight hand to hand, use their wands as melee weapons, and hold their own against Ghira in mercy. [[DidntSeeThatComing Nobody expected that]].''

** [[KillerBees Lancers]] (3 Aura)

* RevisitingTheRoots: Despite releasing around the same time as Volume 6, almost all the elements from this game are from the first three seasons before the short TimeSkip. The only elements taken from the "Maya Engine era" are 3 locations and the Lancer and Beringel Grimm (most of them only available late game), Boundless Jaune, Ilia, and some [[CostumeEvolution outfits]] for Team RWBY.

* FantasticRacism: In-universe; While character descriptions for cards are generally PC, those Atlesian developers show a bit of bias against Faunus; Neon Katt's bio has the transcriber upset that she was representing Atlas, Marrow's says he's only better than the other "riff-raff" because he follows orders, while Ironwood's dismisses the Faunus-ruled Menagerie as an actual kingdom.

* FantasticRacism: In-universe; While character descriptions for cards are generally PC, those native to Atlas show a bit of bias against faunus; Neon Katt's bio has the transcriber upset that she was representing Atlas, Marrow refers to his fellow faunus as "riff-raff" and that he's better solely because he follows orders, while Ironwood's dismisses the Faunus-ruled Menagerie as even a possible savior of Remnant, as opposed to Atlas.

-->''"[[MotorMouth Never-miss-a-beat!]] [[MadnessMantra Never-miss-a-beat!]]"''

* KickChick: Or rather, Kick Creep. Mercury's attack style has him firing out missiles from his legs as a skill and actually ''counters'' attacks with his kicks.

** The rarity of cards is also in question.[[note]]They are more defined by the efficiency and usefulness of the cards than their canon importance[[/note]] Poor [[ButtMonkey Jaune]] is the only main character in the Normal tier, while secondary character Neptune is unexpectedly in the Epic tier. (Unless they go by their [[SpotlightStealingSquad actual]] [[AdvertisedExtra rarity]] in the show?) Boundless Jaune, however, is an Epic card.

** [[PlayingWithFire Flame Cinder]] (6 Aura)

** [[MookLieutenant White Fang Lieutenant]] (6 Aura)