History WebVideo / FixingRWBY

* HateFic: ZigZaggedTrope. The author professes a love for RWBY's ''ideas'' and is invested in the world that CRWBY has created, claiming that it was exceptionally meaningful for him. However, he is nothing but frustrated with the regular execution of most of those ideas. His exact words are "a show with infinite potential left to squander in a desert of idiocy." His fic tends to diverge from the themes present in canon, alter characters to the point that they bear no resemblance to their canon counterparts, and expresses a general air of superiority towards the original show. He is by no means reluctant to [[AuthorFilibuster speak about his views on its superiority at length]]. Admittedly, he has softened towards the show as time went on.

->''A work of blood, sweat, and tears in trying to repair a show with infinite potential left to squander in a desert of idiocy.''

* HateFic: ZigZaggedTrope. The author professes a love for RWBY's ''ideas'' and claims that it was exceptionally meaningful for him. However, he has nothing but disdain for the execution of those ideas. His exact words are "a show with infinite potential left to squander in a desert of idiocy." His fic tends to diverge from the themes present in canon or alter characters to the point that they bear no resemblance to their canon counterparts. He also often [[AuthorFilibuster speaks]] about how he believes his version of the show executes the ideas better than the original.

%%Explain how they're more badass than canon.

** Weiss' initial FantasticRacism is turned up to the point where she believes Faunus are naturally subservient and inferior to humans, with the rant where she expresses these views infuriating the entire team. She is also much more incensed over her place on the team at first: actively defying Ruby's orders out of spite for not being leader herself, [[NeverMyFault always pushing the blame onto her teammates]], refusing to interact with them unless she was required to, and even trying to transfer to another team.

* AdaptationalWimp: Everyone has their abilities toned down. In general, Huntsmen-in-training can no longer easily take down Grimm as they do in canon. For example, Coco in the original is able to mow down two Nevermores in seconds during the Breach, while in ''Fixing RWBY'', she can only keep them at bay.%%

* AuthorTract: The author frequently stops in the middle of talking to rant about how much better his creations are than the original show. It gets old pretty fast.

* HateFic: The author clearly has a severe disdain for [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} the original show as written,]] describing it as "a show with infinite potential left to squander in a desert of idiocy." The fic consistently diverts from the themes present in canon, alters characters to the point that they bear no resemblance to their canon counterparts, and includes [[AuthorFilibuster tracts about the failings of the original show, and how his version is superior.]] It matches the TVTropes definition of this trope to a T.

* InNameOnly: Many of the canon characters' characterizations are changed to the point that they're either unrecognizable from their original selves (Vernal), or go down completely different paths (Neopolitan). Most of Team RWBY's quirks from the early Volumes are [[CharacterExaggeration heavily extended]] beyond the point where their canon portrayals lost them. Neopolitan, in canon utterly defined by her desire for revenge, quickly pulls a HeelFaceTurn to work with the protagonists. Torchwick, a racist villain and DirtyCoward, is turned into the host of Ozpin.

** Unlike canon, where Salem and her castle appear somewhat regular, here, her first "appearance" is Emerald's frantic hallucination at the end of Volume 5.

* TakeThatAudience: True to the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' [[invoked]]BrokenBase[='s=] standards, Celtic Phoenix, as someone whose views firmly put him in the canon-criticizing "RWDE" camp of the base, clearly does not have a high opinion of the pro-canon other side; often making sarcastic jokes at their expense or claiming they're in denial about the show's quality.

** The [[HumongousMecha Colossus]] is renamed the Crusader to better fit the ThemeNaming of Atlas technology.

* AlasPoorVillain: Adam who is a much more tragic character than in canon, when he finally dies his death is more like putting down a rabid animal than a triumph over an enemy.

* InNameOnly: Many of the canon characters' characterizations are changed to the point that they're either unrecognizable from their original selves (Vernal), or go down completely different paths (Neopolitan). Most of Team RWBY's quirks from the early Volumes are heavily extended beyond the point where their canon portrayals lost them. Neopolitan, in canon utterly defined by her desire for revenge, quickly pulls a HeelFaceTurn to work with the protagonists. Torchwick, a racist villain and DirtyCoward, is turned into the host of Ozpin.

** In canon, virtually nothing was known about the life of Ozpin's Beacon-era host before Ozma's soul fully merged with his. [[spoiler:In this version, it's eventually revealed that Ozpin's headmaster host was Hazel's brother, and implicitly both were also related to Oscar (who ''isn't'' Ozpin's next host in this series), and Ozma's possession of the man played a primary role in Hazel siding with Salem against Ozpin]].

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: While Cordovin is still relatively the same personality-wise (she still boasts about the superiority of Atlas, isn't too fond of Faunus, and is very strict when it comes to following the rules), she isn't nearly as [[LargeHam bombastic]] expressing her views as she was in canon, and is much more stern when addressing Team RWBY.

** Not that the canon version of his backstory wasn't completely unsympathetic, but in this version, Roman's backstory, which is explored in-depth after the Fall of Beacon [[spoiler:in the lead-up to his HazyFeelTurn to the main heroes' side being revealed]], is a sad and brutal thing to watch.

* AdaptationalUgliness: Salem, who already looked pretty eerie and inhumanity in the show but was still somewhat beautiful, is implied to be significantly more horrific-looking in this version with the scant glimpses we've gotten of her so far.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Adam who is a much more tragic character than in canon, when he finally dies his death is more like putting down a rabid animal than a triumph over an enemy]].

* InNameOnly: Many of the canon characters are changed to the point that they're unrecognizable from their original selves. Most of Team RWBY's quirks from the early Volumes are heavily extended beyond the point that the characters got over them in canon. Neopolitan, in canon utterly defined by her desire for revenge, quickly pulls a HeelFaceTurn to work with the protagonists. Torchwick, a racist villain and DirtyCoward, is turned into the host of Ozpin.

* NoBodyLeftBehind: {{Averted|}}. Unlike in canon, the Grimm leave behind skeletons when they die, though the flesh still dissolves off of their bones. Scientists study the remains to try and learn about the Grimm and Huntsmen use the bones to prove the worth of the creatures they killed for bounty payments.

* TakeThatAudience: Celtic Phoenix clearly does not have a high opinion of RWBY's legitimate fans, and often makes sarcastic jokes about them or claims they're in denial about the show's quality.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Raven uses Weiss' weapon as a spit for a turkey she's cooking. When Weiss takes it back, she tries to look tough by taking a bite of the turkey... and promptly burns her mouth because it's still hot.

*** Several characters are left disfigured, paralyzed, or even dead in the aftermath of the Fall: Roy is presumably killed by a Nevermore[[note]]Not yet established in canon at the time[[/note]], Fox is gravely injured by Adam, Cardin loses an eye, Velvet's ear is partially cut off, and Neptune is bound to a wheelchair from being impaled in the spine by a Paladin mech.

** The Atlas military stationed in Argus are shown to be more effective in dealing with the Grimm horde than in the show who are mostly shown to be a RedshirtArmy.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Fixing RWBY'' to the canon show, especially in regards to the first two seasons.

** The speciesism between Faunus and humans originates both from jealousy of each other's traits and because they were rivals during early history. Speciesism against Faunus also differs from region to region and sub-species to sub-species.

* LamePunReaction: In ''Fixing RWBY'', it's Yang who notices Pyrrah's [[SelectiveMagnetism Polarity]] semblance. Pyrrah loses her smile when Yang calls her semblance "really attractive" and is even less impressed after asking for secrecy when Yang says "[her] lips are sealed. ''Magnetically''."

%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

* The Leviathan Grimm is removed from Volume 6, replaced by an army of lesser Grimm called Sirens.

** Not that the canon version of his backstory wasn't completely unsympathetic, but in this version, Roman's backstory, which is explored in-depth after the Fall of Beacon, is a sad and brutal thing to watch.

* AdaptationalSympathy: Lionheart in canon is treated as a reluctant DirtyCoward who simply didn't have it in him to face Salem. Here, his turn to Salem is more clearly the result of a DespairEventHorizon; as a Faunus, half of the kingdom hated him, while the other half looked to him as some kind of savior or symbol, and learning the truth about Salem only added to the intense pressure he felt in his role as headmaster of the school.

* AscendedExtra:

** Neo is a reoccurring villain from Volume 1 onward, and gets substantial screen time during the Mistral saga [[spoiler:up to pulling a HeelFaceTurn and joinging the heroes]].

** Cardin's role is increased in both of the first two volumes.

** Melanie Malachite ends up more involved in the plot [[spoiler:by taking Neo's original place as the revenge-driven woman recruited by Cinder in her hunt of Team RWBY]].

** Melanie Malachite take's up [[spoiler:Neopolitan]]'s position in the canon as the one seeking revenge for a fallen friend.

** Unlike in canon where there was no connection whatsoever between them, in this version, Roman's StartOfDarkness is eventually revealed to be tied directly to the fall of Brunswick Farms (the Apathy-overrun village from Volume 6).

* AdaptationDistillation:
** While the character still exists, Yang takes up Sun's role in Volume 1, finding and assisting Blake against the White Fang at the end of the season.
** Roman Torchwick [[spoiler:ends up being Ozpin's Reincarnation instead of Oscar, with that character being removed from the story entirely, although he does appear briefly in a flashback of Ozpin's past where he is seen with Hazel and Ozpin's then host Magnus]].
** Melanie Malachite ends up taking the place of [[spoiler:Neo Politan in canon as the revenge driven woman who hunts down the protagonists. Where Neo wanted to kill Cinder and then later Ruby to avenge Roman, Melanie wants to kill Roman to avenge her twin Miltia.]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: Lil' Miss Malachite is blonde in ''RWBY'', but in ''Fixing RWBY'' she has black hair with turquoise highlights.
* AdaptationNameChange: The [[HumongousMecha Colossus]] is renamed the Crusader to better fit the ThemeNaming of Atlas technology.

* AdaptationNameChange:
** Though the spelling of SSSN remains the same, it's now pronounced "season" rather than "sun".
** In Volume 5, in order to downplay the PunnyName, "Shay D. Mann" is changed to "Shiloh Mann".
** In the same Volume, [[spoiler:Vernal's real name is actually "Lily".]]

** Roman is shown not to be prejudiced towards Faunus and compliments his White Fang subordinates when they are committing a dust heist with him.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
** In canon, both Shay D. Mann and Vernal were just Raven's subordinates. In ''Fixing RWBY'', [[spoiler:Vernal (real name Lily) is Raven's biological daughter, with Shay (now named Shiloh) as her father and Raven's current lover]].
** Ozpin is more directly related to the death of Hazel's sibling, [[GenderFlip a brother named Magnus in this continuity]], with said sibling being one of his previous hosts rather than just a student of his who was killed.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Faunus are not considered a single species, rather a blanket category for many different species.

* AdaptationalWimp: Everyone has their abilities toned down. In general, Huntsmen-in-training can no longer easily take down Grimm as they do in canon. For example, Coco in the original is able to mow down two Nevermores in seconds during the Breach, while in ''Fixing RWBY'', she can only keep them at bay.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Whereas the canon Vernal has no known biological relations, the ''Fixing RWBY'' version is Raven Branwen's daughter by Shiloh (the renamed version of Shay D. Mann), which also makes her Yang's biological maternal half-sister and Qrow's biological niece.

* AdaptationalBadass:

* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[spoiler:Roman]] is shocked to find out that Ren is actually a guy when they get into the hot spring, to Ren's bafflement. They spend the next scene arguing about it, with Ren listing off all the clues that he is a guy and [[spoiler:Roman]] defending his assumption with examples of women with those same traits.

* BeachEpisode: Ruby tries to have one in Argus, unfortunately she didn’t take into account the colder temperature and nearly gets hypothermia.

* BigLippedAligatorMoment: {{Discussed|Trope}} by Phoenix himself in the remaster of Fixing Volume 1. The Ursa Major is still attracted to the sweet sap of the episode, which is the only time a creature of Grimm has ever been interested in food and not attacking people or attraction to negative emotion. Phoenix admits that he had overlooked the odd bit of writing the first time around when he was remaking the series and doesn't know how to reconcile it to better fit with later established canon, so the SweetTooth remains as an outlier among the Grimm.

* AlasPoorVillain: Adam who is a much more tragic character than in canon, when he finally dies his death is more like putting down a rabid animal than a triumph over an enemy.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Rather than being portrayed as a DirtyCoward who left his inner circle out of selfishness, Raven is shown to have [[BrokenPedestal become disillusioned with Ozpin]] after discovering [[spoiler:that his conflict with Salem was a ForeverWar that only killed generations upon generations of good hunters and huntresses for a cause that they didn't know was pointless.]]