Board Thread:FAQs/@comment-24300754-20140113220755

A hodgepodge of questions that I feel are asked often on these forums. I decided to answer them all in a "master thread" of sorts, while including some questions I feel that people new to RWBY might have.

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-GENERAL QUESTIONS-

Q. What is RWBY? A. Take a good look: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/RWBY

Q. Where can I watch Volume 1 of RWBY? A. You can watch it on www.roosterteeth.com or on the Rooster Teeth channel on YouTube: http://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBVPK8x-XMhCW2fW7ZYlD9MHjvmT8IGK&desktop_uri=%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLUBVPK8x-XMhCW2fW7ZYlD9MHjvmT8IGK

Q. Where can I watch will Volume 2 of RWBY? A. Season 1 of RWBY is divided up into Volume 1 and 2. Volume 1 consists of 16 episodes of various lengths, and Volume 2 is currently in the works.

Q. When will Volume 2 come out? A. There is no definitive answer, but fans speculate that it will come out sometime during 2015 due to the large amount of work that must be put into it: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:57087

Q. Who created RWBY? A. Monty Oum, the director of animation at Rooster Teeth, did. A more detailed explanation is here on the wiki: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Monty_Oum

Q. Who wrote the script for RWBY? A. Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Miles_Luna http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Kerry_Shawcross

Q. Who composed the soundtrack for RWBY? A. Jeff Williams composed the soundtrack. More info here: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/RWBY_Soundtrack

Q. Where can I buy the aforementioned soundtrack? A. You can purchase it on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rwby-volume-1-soundtrack/id785720869

-CHARACTER QUESTIONS-

Q. How old is Ruby Rose? A. 15 years old.

Q. Are Yang and Ruby stepsisters? A. No, they are actually directly related as sisters. Monty clarified this during a "yes or no" question session on Twitter.

Q. Who is the white hooded figure at the beginning of the RWBY intro? A. No one knows yet. However, there is strong speculation among fans that the figure is Summer Rose, who is also speculated to be Ruby's mother: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/White_Cloak

Q. Is Adam a part of the White Fang? A. No one knows yet. However, there is VERY strong evidence and speculation that he is part of the organization, due to his last name (Taurus, meaning "bull," suggesting that he is a Faunus), the fact that he hijacked train cargo with Blake, former White Fang member, and numerous other pieces of evidence.

Q. What is the relationship between Ren and Nora? A. It is assumed that they are long standing friends based on their interactions with each other so far in the series. On a more romantic level though, there is a little evidence that Nora may be interested in Ren (ex. When she mentions Ren is handsome).

Q. What is the relationship between Pyrrha and Jaune? A. At the moment, they are shown to be friends based on their interactions with one another so far in the series. Whether or not they love each other has not yet been shown clearly.

Q. Besides what has been mentioned already, what is the relationship between (insert character here) and (insert character here)? A. Nobody knows. Most "shippings" are purely fan driven and opinion based.

Q. Is Penny a robot? A. Maybe. We don't know yet, but she sure seems like she could be one: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:69938

Q. Who is Qrow? A. Qrow is Ruby's uncle, an aquaintance of Mr. Ozpin, and an expert scythe wielder. He taught Ruby how to wield her scythe, Crescent Rose: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Qrow

Q. Who does (insert character here) reference? A. All members of Team RWBY reference fairy tale characters: Ruby references Little Red Riding Hood. Weiss references Snow White. Blake references Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Yang references Goldilocks.

All members of Team JNPR reference historical or mythical figures of the opposite gender: Jaune references Joan of Arc. Nora references Thor. Pyrrha references Achilles. Ren references Hua Mulan.

All members of Team CRDL reference species of birds: Cardin references the Cardinal of Winchester/A regular Cardinal Russel references the Thrush. Dove references the Dove. Sky references the Lark.

Miscellaneous: Qrow references the Crow. Ozpin references Oz from the Wizard of Oz. Glynda references the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz. Sun Wukong references the monkey from the Chinese story Journey to the West, named Sun-Wu-Kong. Professor Oobleck references Bartholomew from Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Velvet references the rabbit from The Velveteen Rabbit. Professor Port references Peter from Peter and the Wolf. Roman references Candlewick from Pinocchio. Cinder references Cinderella. Adam references the Beast from Beauty and the Beast.

-RWBY WORLD QUESTIONS-

Q. What is the difference between Vale, Vytal and Remnant? A. Vale is the country, Vytal is the continent that Vale is located in, while Remnant is the whole world of RWBY: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Vytal

Q. What is Dust? A. Dust is a magic element in RWBY that has many uses, both combat and non-combat related: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Dust

Q. What are Semblances? A. Semblances are unique and special powers possessed by each character in RWBY (ex. Ruby's super speed): http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Semblance

Q. What is Aura? A. Aura is the life energy of all beings who possess a soul. It can be used both offensively and defensively. Hunters and Huntresses channel and manipulate their aura through their weapons: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Aura

Q. What are Faunus? A. Human-like beings with animal traits: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Faunus

Q. What is Signal? A. An academy similar to Beacon that trains students who want to go to Beacon and become Hunters/Huntresses: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Signal_Acadamy

-OTHER-

Q. Is there an RWBY video game? A. There is no official RWBY game currently. However, many fans are creating fan games such as myself: http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:89196 http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:91110 http://www.thekingopposum.com

Q. Is there an RWBY book series or movie? A. No, but there are a lot of RWBY related fan fictions: https://www.fanfiction.net/anime/RWBY/

Q. Why are there so many yuri FanFiction stories out there? A. ...

Because people ship it, and RWBY has too many girls. 