Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-15108745-20130811001851/@comment-5714465-20131216013742

This is what I think it is: Since Ruby is clearly more skilled in the "Red Trailer" than she is in the series, I think it takes place months or even years after she graduates Beacon, or is possibly exiled or just leaves. Ruby also seems depressed or sad in the trailer. The "White Trailer" takes place before the series, since Weiss gets the scar in it, and clearly has it at the beginning of the series. Weiss mentions the train car being stolen in the 15th episode, and Blake clearly perks up when she mentions it, so the "Black Trailer" takes place before the series too. Now, finally, the "Yellow Trailer". This one is weird, because of multiple reasons. In the trailer, Roman Torchwick can be seen speaking with Junior, and in the first episode, Roman is seen with Junior's thugs, so this indicates that it takes place before the series. But, Yang asks Junior if he has seen a girl, showing him a picture of Blake. Yang clearly did not know Blake before arriving at Beacon. That, and the fact that Ruby asks Yang what she is doing at the club, meaning that it has been some time since they last say each other, would indicate that the "Yellow Trailer" takes place after they all leave Beacon. And since Yang technically hasn't seen Torchwick (unless she's seen him on TV, but I'm gonna go with she doesn't know what he looks like), she wouldn't have noticed him while he was leaving the club. All these reasons point to the timeline of the trailers being this: The "Red Trailer" takes place after they leave/graduate Beacon, The "White Trailer" takes place before the series, the "Black Trailer" takes place before the series, and the "Yellow Trailer" takes place after they all leave/graduate Beacon. Hope I helped!