Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-72.24.94.178-20170508133007/@comment-30530552-20170510001633

See, there's aspects of every fight that I love...so I'll just list a few of my personal favorites.

Trailers:

- Of all the trailers, I liked White the best, just because I like seeing magic as well as looking at very acrobatic fighting styles.

Volume 1:

- RWBY vs Nevermore and JNPR vs. Deathstalker...need I say more? I mean, it was the first major fight of the series outside the trailers, and had so many layers that just worked so well.

Volume 2:

- RWBY vs. JNPR Food fight is hilarious, but also displayed how powerful Semblances could potentially be, both durign battle, and in cleaning up the aftermath of such an ordeal.

- RWBY vs. Paladin had some awesome combos, Semblance usage, and teamwork, and still stands out as one of my favorites.

- Pyrrha vs. CRDL, with Pyrrha destroying them by herself was just so satisfying.

- "No Brakes" 1v1s on the Train. Yang vs. Neo was choreographed well, Weiss had neat choreography and Semblance / Dust usage, and Blake showcased skill with Dust and her Semblance. Of all of these, I'd say Weiss vs. WF Lt. / Banesaw was my favorite.

Volume 3 (It's hard to decide during this Volume, since there were so many fights I liked for varying reasons):

- RWBY vs. ABRN, because we got to see RWBY nearly dominate the match, with Weiss showcasing great skill with the Dust environment, Blake with her tactics, and the entirety for that one awesome team combo. Considering Blake got almost 0 fighting to do in V3, she needed this fight to truly shine.

- JNPR vs. BRNZ, particularly the part after Nora sends Nolan flying up until Nora destroys the trees, mostly because of an awesome soundtrack, Ren's sprint / slide, and Jaune / Pyrrha's combo to protect Nora from the sniper. The midfight conversation was hilarious too.

- Em and Merc vs. Coco and Yatsu, just because we got to see just how truly dangerous the villains could be.

- RWBY vs. FNKI gets an honorary mention for great music, atmosphere, and letting us see Yang plug a guy's trumpet.

- As said before, Yang vs. Merc, because this was a long prefaced fight, and one between two absolute powerhouses. Plus, there was that whole "shot that rung round the world" that took place here too.

- Cinder, Em, and Merc vs. Amber, just because of the raw power of the combatants, the creepy music/atmosphere and some decent choreography. Not to mention backstory/exposition...and lots of it, alongside the earlier "villains aren't to fuck around with" piece.

- Pyrrha vs Penny, due to it being two powerhouses once again, some amazing choreography, and some extremely high and very dangerous stakes that turned out to be deadly.

- Weiss vs Atlesian Knights and WF Grunts, because there's something about seeing Weiss fly around the battlefield with her glyphs that makes me feel so satisfied.

- Ruby vs Neo and Roman, because of the choeography and the excellent score in the background. Not to mention Ruby's badass jump off the airship.

- Cinder vs Pyrrha, once again for high stakes, great score / atmosphere, and watching Cinder get beat up by gears. Seriously, it was satisfying to see that bitch get what she deserved, even if it did fail, and to see Pyrrha use her Semblance to its fullest potential.

Volume 4:

- RNJR vs Geist, as seeing the remaining members of JNPR be complete badasses (Jaune aside, more on him later). The choreography was better than most parts of V4's fights, and their usage of Semblance and strategy was awesome. Not to mention that sweet Jeff Williams electric guitar riffing in the background.

- RNJR and Qrow vs. Tyrian, mentioned earlier but I'll say it again. It was a high stakes fight, where RNJR got their asses handed to them unlike with the Geist, and needed Qrow to save them. We also got to see Ren be awesome in his reaction time and Nora whack a guy in the face with a hammer [ironically]. Then seeing Tyrian be able to take on all 5 people (more or less) at once was awesome. Not even mentioning the badassery that is Qrow's ability to fight.

- RNJR vs. Nuckelavee, as it was high stakes again, and this time I was very worried for the heroes, even more than I was for the Tyrian fights, especially since for msot of the fight, RNJR had their ass handed to them. The choreography at some points could've been better, but the fight overall was pretty good, and reeked of raw emotion and the fightign of personal demons. Plus, seeing Nora pull an Assassin's Creed moment and give her trademark smirk is always satisfying.

So yeah...I like the fights, and I try and analyze them to their fullest extent, like...how would things have been different if they'd done this? Why did X party win (aside from plot armor) over Y party? Would things have been different had the environment changed? I live for RWBY fights, and while I do enjoy character development, I enjoy the flashiness of combat even more, no matter what I might say elsewhere.