Volume 1
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I don't think sloths make a lot of noise. |
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I still don't think that's what a sloth sounds like. |
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—Ren, after Nora uses the secret signal to communicate
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Nora... Please... Don't ever do that again. |
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—Ren, on Nora's decision to ride on an
Ursa
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She's been having this recurring dream for nearly a month now. |
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—Ren, after Nora finishes her story
Volume 2
—Ren, to
Neptune Vasilias in response to the latter's query, "Uh, aren't libraries for reading?"
—Ren, to
Jaune Arc regarding their level of "brothership"
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Jaune, what is this all about? |
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—Ren, asking why Jaune is acting out of the ordinary
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Wait, what is happening? |
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—Ren, expressing confusion toward Nora Valkyrie at the dance
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Team RWBY has always performed exceptionally in the field. We should be focusing on our own mission. |
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—Ren, reassuring Jaune
Volume 3
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How do I bring a flower? |
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—Ren, about "Flower Power"
—Ren, identifying the new Grimm
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The journey will be perilous, and whether we'll find answers at the end is entirely uncertain. |
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—Ren, to Ruby
Volume 4
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But 'junior' isn't a color. |
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—Ren, to Nora
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Well, I suppose we don't have to grow out of everything. |
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—Ren, about Jaune's Pumpkin Pete hoodie
—Ren, commenting on Jaune cleaning up nicely
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We should go. It's not safe here. |
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You might think of it as Anima's Mountain Glenn, had it never been completed. Years ago, the richest members of Mistral were unhappy with how the Kingdom was being run. |
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—Ren, talking about
Oniyuri to his team
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Frustrated with the council, they pooled their resources together to build their own city, with their own laws. They hoped that one day, it could maybe even become its own Kingdom. Many thought it would be the future. |
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—Ren, talking about Oniyuri to his team
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I know my parents did. |
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—Ren, mentioning his parents to his team for the first time
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We're not going to find anything! We just have to press on! |
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—Ren, to Ruby's suggestion to scavenge for medicine
—Young Ren to Young Nora, hiding together during Kuroyuri's destruction
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We never get the easy path, do we? |
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—Ren to Nora, as they hike the mountain
—Ren, realizing that the
Nuckelavee is heading again to Kuroyuri, where Qrow, Jaune and Ruby are
—Ren, as he decapitates the Nuckelavee
Volume 5
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Well that embarrassment, that desire to go back and tell yourself not to be so stupid, that just proves you're not the same person you used to be. You're smarter, you're kinder, you're stronger, and you're not done growing yet. None of us are. |
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—Ren to friends, about their growth
Volume 6
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Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment, but their borders are closed. General Ironwood called everyone back. |
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—Ren to his friends about the situations starting to Atlas
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The two nations worked together to create a hybrid city. While it falls under Mistral domain, Atlas keeps a military presence here to help keep the people safe and keep trade between the two nations steady. |
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—Ren to friends, explaining about Argus
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I think it would be best if we had some time to ourselves. |
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—Ren to Team RWBY, after finding out the truth
Volume 7
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Maybe Atlas isn't as safe as we thought. |
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—Ren, to everyone about Atlas
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True, but we can also keep training and improving by helping where we can. |
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—Ren, in regards to taking Huntsmen missions
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I understand Weiss' point though. A victory party does seem a bit premature. |
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—Ren, about Weiss and her opinion about a victory party
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We spent so much time worrying about how Ironwood will react to the truth about her, but have any of us considered how we're even going to beat her if we manage to work past that? |
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—Ren, to Ruby and Nora
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We should be training right now. |
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—Ren, about having a night off
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You know I've... never... been really good with talking. |
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—Ren, to Nora after their argument
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We weren't ready to become Huntsmen. |
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Then why aren't we holding the Relic? Now Salem has the Lamp, Ironwood has the Staff, and we have NOTHING! |
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—Ren, after Nora's rebuttal
Volume 8
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There are people here who need us right now. That's something we can actually do. |
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—Ren, about evacuating Mantle
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I don't need a pep talk. I need to focus. |
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—Ren, cutting Jaune off while he's using his semblance
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Guys, we're not finished. |
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—Ren, after Yang's party clears the local Grimm
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I did, before I had to cut myself loose to help you guys. |
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—Ren, about having to let the Hound escape to rescue Jaune and Yang
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Are you kidding?! We don't know the first thing about being Huntsmen. We clearly weren't ready. |
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—Ren arguing with Yang
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And then we lost it! And after that, when we had to make real decisions, we got every single one wrong. |
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—Ren, about their actions since arriving in Atlas
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How could they possibly be worse? We are stuck out here while Salem has the Lamp and Oscar. We've got no plan, no army. |
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—Ren, arguing with Yang
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And by keeping her from opening the vault for Ironwood, we're just trapping the whole city for Salem! People are going to die. Because of us. |
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—Ren, to Yang
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I'm just saying what nobody else wants to. We're in way over our heads, Ruby is barely more than a kid, I'm just an orphan from the middle of nowhere. |
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—Ren, to Yang
—Ren, to Jaune
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No, it's not. He's our friend. We will do whatever it takes to find him, because we care about him. |
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—Ren, to the Ace-Ops
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No! No one is replaceable. |
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—Ren, before his Semblance gives him to see Harriet's hidden emotions
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You don't really believe that. You are furious about losing Clover, and you, you miss him. |
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—Ren, to Harriet
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That's why you lost against Team RWBY. You, you try to fight how you feel about each other, so you'll never truly work as a team. |
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—Ren, about Ace-Ops
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You don't like this either. In fact, you don't want to be a part of it at all anymore. |
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—Ren, to Marrow
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I know you don't, either. |
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—Ren, to Winter
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I... I might be able to help. I can sense spikes of people's emotions, I think. It happened on Winter's ship. If I focus my Aura, I can keep it up. |
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—Ren, to Jaune and Yang about his Semblance
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I can sort of tell where they are, but not who. They're more of less in the same area though. Further in. I can lead. |
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—Ren, to Jaune and Yang
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It's okay to be afraid, you know. You don't always have to hide it with a joke. |
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—Ren, to Yang
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Him on the other hand... There's no fear at all. I can see it, he believes we're going to get this done. |
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—Ren, to Yang about Jaune
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Because she's scared. Just like us. |
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—Ren, to Yang about Emerald
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We can't let all of our actions stem from fear. If she could help us, I think we should consider it. |
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—Ren, to Yang about Emerald
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Do you mean Ozpin? I had a feeling. |
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—Ren, to Oscar about Ozpin's return
—Ren, wondering about Nora
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I'm... glad you're alright. |
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—Ren, to Nora
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You're right. I should be apologizing, to both of you. W-when we lost Oscar and things got difficult, I said terrible things. I've been so...angry, at myself. For not being as good as the Ace Ops, for what happened at Robyn's rally, for losing the lamp. I thought if I just focused on working harder, getting stronger, that we...I, wouldn't fail. But, my biggest failing was as a teammate and as a partner. |
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—Ren, to Jaune and Nora
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I was the one holding us back. Not Jaune, not you. Me. |
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—Ren, to Nora
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What? That's not true. You put everything you have into what you do. You support everyone around you, you help without worrying about how it might hurt. And that's what I love about… That's why I... I love you |
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—Ren, confessing his feelings for Nora
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It's definitely okay. |
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—Ren, reassuring Nora
—Ren, while poking at Nora
About Ren
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Yeah, turns out Ren gets real deep when he feels like talking. |
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—Ruby, after Ren gives a speech
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Oh, and of course Ren is- um.. I don't know what he is. Every time I think the two of us are making progress, he… (sighs) We've been together our whole lives but I feel like I understand him less now than ever. And I don't know if that's his fault or mine. |
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