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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#40326: Oct 16th 2016 at 11:41:00 PM

[up][up]Hopefully no...

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32ndfreeze Since: Mar, 2012
#40327: Oct 17th 2016 at 1:30:03 AM

It's hard to tell since we don't know enough about the Maiden's powers yet.

If their powers are an absolute top tier ability in Remnant under the right conditions I could very well see the silver eyes thing being a descendant of a Maiden type thing.

If there are other powers more central to Remnant's lore or more powerful then it's a bit more limiting given the build up we have had for her eyes from Qrow.

Although it'd be neat if the protagonist had a unique hereditary trait that was eventually outclassed by their own ability by the end of the show.

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#40328: Oct 17th 2016 at 10:01:24 AM

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#40329: Oct 17th 2016 at 10:36:45 AM

This brings us to Beacon's brightest new students: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long


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#40330: Oct 17th 2016 at 10:45:04 AM

[up]"Go to suck ass" Team JNRP responsetongue

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#40331: Oct 17th 2016 at 11:53:44 AM

She sounds less like Cortana now.

=/=

...so I guess this for all those Crunchyroll meatheads who gave up on RWBY because the bastards at Rooster Teeth blocked the original Japanese version, but watched a clip of the Neo fight on Reddit and were too lazy to catch up?

I mean it doesn't feel like it's been long enough or that we've had enough material to warrant a recap, but, whatever.

edited 17th Oct '16 12:07:46 PM by Soble

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#40332: Oct 17th 2016 at 11:57:10 AM

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edited 17th Oct '16 11:57:52 AM by Soble

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VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#40333: Oct 17th 2016 at 11:59:07 AM

Let's just be honest, everything is dimmer with Jaune's inclusion.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40334: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:04:54 PM

Oh, so this is another thing people go on about how it's sooooooo much better in Japanese, huh?

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#40336: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:12:21 PM

[up] [up] That recap paints a much grimmer picture then what I understood.

I was under the impression that the four kingdoms were symbols of humanity pushing back against the Grim, killing off enough of them so they can start advancing their technology and make kingdoms where people live in peace.

This says it's actually the opposite — the Grim are overwhelming humanity to the part where they're down to only four safe havens.

edited 17th Oct '16 12:13:47 PM by drac0blade

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#40337: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:17:44 PM

The World of Remnant special on the kindoms also suggests that humanity is getting shitstomped and the four kingdoms are just desperate holdouts against the darkness. The Grimm are the dominant species on Earth, not the humans.

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drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#40338: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:31:17 PM

[up] Somewhat, I guess. The talk about the kingdoms standing for centuries and being beacons of hope made me think of powerful forces holding back the Grim, not desperate holdouts.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#40339: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:35:09 PM

One version is reality, the other is how the Kingdoms spin it.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40340: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:38:49 PM

[up][up]I mean, if the situation has remained the same for centuries, and the Grimm roam most of the world, it's kind of hard to say humanity is winning.

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#40341: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:43:15 PM

[up]That's the thing though: If the situation has remained the same for centuries, and the Grimm roam most of the world that means humanity is winning.

Because most fiction forgets: Humanity is the dominant species on Earth not because of our intelligence, our ability for toolmaking, or our social structure. Humanity is the dominant species on Earth because we've all that combined with being tenacious bastards. There was one picture of a series of tumblr posts that pointed out that in any setting with humans and other intelligent/semi-intelligent creatures Humans Are Cthulhu would be in play if it was like real life.

The only reason why there's even a problem in RWBY's verse is that the Grimm have way more members than we do, and throw themselves at us in waves.

edited 17th Oct '16 12:44:11 PM by BlackSunNocturne

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#40342: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:46:41 PM

Winning would imply humanity is successfully pushing back the Grimm. We saw enough of an abandon city to know that's not the case.

What we have at the start of the story is a stalemate.

edited 17th Oct '16 12:46:58 PM by Parable

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40343: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:46:45 PM

[up][up]Well, that sounds nice and all, but it's not what I'd call "winning". And I'd have to disagree with your assessment of why humans are the dominant species on the planet, as well.

edited 17th Oct '16 12:47:03 PM by LSBK

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40344: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:50:53 PM

Considering that the Grimm predate humanity, I wonder what they all did before they had humans to kill.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#40345: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:52:41 PM

[up]they really predate humanity? I mean how humanity can have a huge ass-war less than 100 ago with the Grimm in their doorstep?

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40346: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:54:28 PM

Yeah, I remember it from one of those World of Remnants, the Grimm didn't just materialize in the world when humans came around, they were already there.

drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#40347: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:56:02 PM

[up] I wouldn't call it losing, either. Grim have been around for as long as humanity has, if not longer, and all they apparently care about is killing humans.

In other words, Grimm have been trying, and failing to wipe out mankind for centuries.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#40348: Oct 17th 2016 at 12:58:49 PM

[up]I didn't say the situation was hopeless, but that's different from acknowledging the situation as it is. I don't get watching this and not realizing that humanity is the underdog.

The Grimm have forced most of humanity into four kingdoms and freely roam the rest of the world, killing humans whenever they can. You could turn your statement on it's head very easily.

edited 17th Oct '16 1:05:10 PM by LSBK

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#40349: Oct 17th 2016 at 1:03:45 PM

Since I've only watched Chibi, hopefully this'll be helpful for me.

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#40350: Oct 17th 2016 at 1:11:02 PM

What we have at the start of the story is a stalemate.

This. If the situation has remained the same for centuries with neither the Grimm being able to tear down the four kingdoms nor the four kingdoms being able to expand due to the Grimm, that means nobody is winning. That's a stalemate.

The Grimm occupying more territory would only matter if they cared about territory, but they don't. They exist for the sole purpose of slaughtering mankind. They have no other goals or motivations beyond killing as many humans as possible.

They don't even have basic biological functions like digestive needs. They eat only humans and they do it out of spite.

Yeah, I remember it from one of those World of Remnants, the Grimm didn't just materialize in the world when humans came around, they were already there.

Not exactly. The Grimm have been around for as long as humanity remembers walking on the planet. They're older than recorded history. Not necessarily older than the human species.

In the event of an After the End scenario, it is entirely possible that Grimm came after humans, but before known civilizations on Remnant.

And given the nature of Grimm, it's kind of impossible for them to predate humans when their entire existence is human-centric. Qrow also seemed to indicate that Grimm are man-made, calling them "her" creations - presumably referring to Salem.

edited 17th Oct '16 1:13:55 PM by TobiasDrake

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