User blog:Forrestib/"Breach" was Brilliant, and Here's Why

The Volume 2 finale was exactly what it needed to be, and here's why.

Firstly, we were meant to be dissapointed. We were set up to think that if the Grimm made it through the wall, the world would end. This is because that is what RWBY was also made to believe through their education and propaganda. This is supported by the fact that if every Huntsmen was as powerful as RWBY, it would be true, and the world would be doomed.

But as has just been made very clear, RWBY is far from the best of the best. Heck, they're not even the best of the students at Beacon. We were made to fear the horde of Grimm, and then promptly shown that to some Huntsmen, defeating similar hordes is little more than an annoyance.

This is the best thing they could have possibly done here. I think what most people don't realize is just how early in the series we still are, and just how long the game they're playing is. They want us to know that, in the grand scale of things, at least for now, RWBY is Grimm kibble.

In the last few episodes, Ruby was toyed with by Roman, Yang was played like a fiddle by Neo, Weiss was nearly beaten to death by a faceless White Fang goon. And finally, Neo, the only person to defeat Yang, was scared stiff at the mere sight of someone.

Then in the finale, the horde that RWBY was trying to stop at all costs is easily dispatched by CFVY, Glynda, Port, Mercury, Emerald, and even the Atlas AKs. The reason they need us to know that there are much stronger forces than RWBY, is so that when those greater forces are defeated, we know that things are getting serious.

Imagine, if you will, in Volume 3 or 4 or beyond, a report comes in that Glynda was killed by a massive Grimm that is headed straight for the school. How terrifying would that be? The person who fixed in seconds what took RWBYJNPR minutes to destroy, dead. And now, what killed her is coming for the students.

My point is, RWBY may have great potential, but they're still just kids. They're first year students. There are so many levels above where they are and we can't honestly expect them to compete any better than they already are. Breach was Brilliant because it showed us that in the long run, everything RWBY does now is basically just fun and games.

Every superhero starts by stopping a mugger, or a pursesnatcher. RWBY has a long way to go before they can go up against Doc Doom or Lex Luthor.