User blog:Tatmtn/Character Appreciation: Ruby

Hello, people! Now, It's no secret that a lot of people on this wiki, myself included, have misgivings with RWBY and its characters. It's a show that's far from perfect, and this is coming from me, who would call the show great, and give it a solid 8/10 (Weiss is also one of my favorite fictional characters ever). However, I'm not here to discuss that. I want to appreciate the cast. Now, some characters will have less to appreciate than others, but I think that volume 2 of RWBY was a step forward in terms of writing and development (minus episodes 15 and 16 of volume 1, which I thought were brilliant). So, I'm making a blog specifically for people to talk about what they liked about the characters this volume; what they did, how they acted, etc. First up, of course, is our protagonist. Ruby's far from my favorite character, but I do like her and think that she's grown a lot as a leader. To start it off, I'll begin with a few things I liked:

-The entire RWBY vs Mecha-Roman fight was basically a Crowning Moment of Awesome for our protagonist. She not only planned specific attacks and formations with names, but also showed a great deal of restrain and wisdom in providing support. She knew that she didn't have the power to take Roman down, so she let Blake and Yang do their thing while she provided support, her bullets 'enchanted' by Weiss' glyph-using awesomeness. This is something she never would have done in volume 1.

-People might think of her badass Semblance during the food fight, but something else she did impressed me more. In the beginning of the fight, she takes on and knocks back PYRRHA FREAKING NIKOS by surfing on a lunch tray! She didn't even have a food that mimiced her weapon! At this point, I think that she's the only first-year student at Beacon who can go toe-to-toe with the Invincible Woman.

-Throughout the entire dance episode, Ruby made me smile, and her hatred of high heels and formal wear in general is adorable. She also briefly scuffled with Cinder in said heels, when she was shown to clearly be off-balance with them.

So, now I leave the floor to everyone else! How has Ruby impressed you?