Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20161231141844/@comment-4010415-20161231191346

I told people Qrow's Semblance isn't turning into a crow! It didn't seem very Semblance-like to me! It just didn't make sense to me for someone's Semblance to transform their entire body like that! It seemed more like magic! And that log randomly rolling out of the campfire seemed to be meant to prove the point.

Also, so um... that other bird that's been seen in scenes with Qrow... That's definitely Raven. Which means Raven was at Beacon in It's Brawl in the Family, Raven was looking in Yang's window in End of the Beginning, and Raven was the bird perched near Qrow in Family.

And I guess the reason Qrow was yelling at RNJR to stay away from him was because of his Semblance, including

Ruby: This is my fight too!

Qrow: No, it's not that! It's--

... And then a wooden beam almost fell on Ruby. I guess the reason he saved her from it is because he felt responsible for it happening. Also, his Semblance apparently being bad luck explains why his theme song that played in Punished is about being a bad luck charm. Yeah, some people on Tumblr deciphered some of the lyrics.

Okay, so, rewatching to get my thoughts together and notice new things.

Fire looks amazing this volume, I swear. So, we just skip to him having already explained things to him, which I guess is fitting. Doesn't waste time telling us things we already know, gives time for him to tell us that story about the brother gods. So, man wasn't actually born from dust, and mankind really is a remnant from a forgotten past. That still leaves questions, though...


 * Where did Salem come from? What is she?


 * Where did magic come from?


 * Where did Faunus come from? I don't see any animal features on those silhouettes, and Qrow said "humanity", not "mankind".


 * So, the little brother just... left Grimm there? Big brother didn't even get rid of them? They made humans together and then just left 'em with the Grimm??


 * How does Salem have control of the Grimm, then? Are we to believe that she really is some advanced form of Grimm? How was she made, and why is she different?


 * Honestly, my immediate question while listening to the story the first time was: Are Ozpin and Salem the brothers, with the little brother somehow ending up in a female body?

Also, thank you, Merry, for reiterating that Maidens are females. Because such a big part of the fandom just doesn't listen. We get clarification that Amber's problem was that she was young and inexperienced. Would've been nice in volume 3, but better late than never. Also, it's so nice that the girls can now sit on things without their skirts clipping to hell and back! I still remember Ruby's skirt clipping into the bed in volume 3.

By the way, Qrow, you really shouldn't be drinking with a wound like that. Alcohol thins the blood. You stubborn drunk.

I imagine Jaune's still mad anyway because, really, when you go to someone like Pyrrha and tell her about that situation, of course she's going to agree to it. She felt that if she said no, that'd be inviting disaster and it'd be on her hands. And thank you for reiteration that Ruby is a Silver-Eyed Warrior, not a fucking Maiden because there are still a few people out there who think she is a Maiden.

I really like this creation story. It's really interesting and explains things about mankind so well. Also, RWBY really loves its Rule of 4, doesn't it? And yayyy, explanation on what the relics are! I wonder which one is being guarded at Beacon.

I remember there being a short-lived theory way back in volume 1 that there was something hidden in Beacon, possibly beneath the school. Interesting to see that that theory actually turned out to be right, but then again, hey, it's a trope.

"A father's never too busy for his daughter." "Not all of my friends would agree with you on that." *Sniffle* Weiss... Blake's house is really nice. Honestly, I like it better than the Schnee manor. I've never been one for... light colors... I don't think I could stand to live in a manor that's all white. The Belladonna home is colorful and warm. Aaand would make me feel even tinier than I am, with how it accomadates Ghira's size. Heh.

So, I'm guessing that the way Kali ended up revealing to Sun that the White Fang don't wear masks in Menagerie is that he got to the part about him and Blake infiltrating a White Fang rally in volume 2 and talked about the masks, and Kali was like "Wha?? White Fang members wear masks??" and he was like "Yeah? I thought you'd know that" and she's like "No. They don't wear them here" and Sun's like "WHA?? BUT I SAW ONE! Uh oh.."

So much awkward between Blake and Ghira, it's adorable. That bit about her outfit had me laughing! And then feelsy moment with the tune of All Our Days playing. So, apparently, when her parents left the White Fang, she yelled at them, called them cowards, and left home. Arryn's voice acting was so good in this scene. Though, I'm wondering why the characters don't shed actual tears anymore. We finally got tears in volume 3, and now they're gone again! Gaaah! Sun had me laughing. "This isn't the bathroom!!!" And that little giggle, haha! Michael's voice acting, man.

I like how Qrow narrowed down that Haven's the next target. Merry didn't bullshit how he figured it out, there was actual logic behind it, basically saying "Atlas is on high alert, it's hard to get thieves and scoundrels to destroy other thieves and scoundrels, so Haven's the easiest target right now." Boom.

And for anyone wondering why they attacked Beacon first when someone as powerful as Ozpin was there, it's like I keep saying: The Vytal Festival. Vale was hosting the Vytal Festival, which is broadcast live worldwide. Why would they miss an opportunity to to sow panic and distrust worldwide in a single night? Their first attack, regardless of where it happened, was going to involve taking out the CCT system to make it harder for the kingdoms to communicate, work together, and stay united. Better to do things in a way where they spread panic and distrust across the entire world right before cutting off communication.

So, if Qrow's Semblance is how he got his name... does that mean that the bandit tribe named him and probably Raven? How old were they when the tribe took them in?

OH! THE NINJA IS A CHAMELEON FAUNUS! She has chameleon horns, and her hair curls at the end like a chameleon's tail! Also, Sun's reaction, lol. "A freaking ninja?!" Dude, Sun is now my favorite character from a comedy standpoint.

That. freakin'. cliffhanger.