Trailers



Four trailers were released leading up to the premiere of RWBY. Unlike regular previews, the trailers for RWBY were not cut using footage from the series, instead being original self-contained short films that told their own unique stories. In this sense, they acted more like prequels for the series proper than actual trailers.

Each trailer is referred to by a certain color and letter and features a character corresponding to those themes, revealing a little about the central characters' backstory. For example, the "Red", or "R", Trailer featured the character Ruby Rose.

Standard non-story trailers using footage cut from the series itself were also released leading up to the DVD release of Volume 1, as well as at the RTX 2014 premier of Volume 2. A trailer was also released for the RWBY: Volume 2 Soundtrack.

Trivia

 * In the "Red", "Black" and "Yellow" trailers, a crow flies by during a scene. This might be a signature employed by Monty, akin to the appearance of doves in the works of John Woo whom Monty was a fan of.
 * It should be noted that in the post-credits scene of "End of the Beginning", Qrow Branwen jumps of a cliff and a crow appears.
 * Monty Oum has compared the trailers to the "Meet The..." vignettes for the video game Team Fortress 2, highlighting the characters' fighting styles and weapons.
 * It was stated by Monty in a journal that there would be no trailers for Volume 2, instead he showed a teaser image for Team CFVY. A single editorial trailer for Volume 2 was later released, but certain scenes were changed or edited in the actual episodes.