before we get it started... || RWBY Volume 5 Character Shorts: Weiss, Blake, & Yang

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  • @beyo5
    @beyo5 2 роки тому +153

    Yang learned combat fighting from her Dad while Ruby was learning weapons fighting from Qrow. Had Ruby waited the next two years before matriculating to Beacon her father would have trained her up with fist fighting skills. And if they had gone the full four years at Beacon, Ruby would have caught up with hand fighting skills - but it all ended too abruptly.

    • @dvreaux
      @dvreaux 2 роки тому +1

      Fantastic

    • @Bakemer94
      @Bakemer94 2 роки тому +4

      Awesome breakdown

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +12

      I could see it

    • @AstralMuffin105
      @AstralMuffin105 Рік тому +7

      I wouldn’t be surprised if Qrow gave Yang a few boxing pointers as well, seeing how well he gave Tyrian the hands when he didn’t have his weapon. I can guarantee that he’s been in his fair share of drunken brawls, lol.

    • @stancinatti8198
      @stancinatti8198 5 місяців тому

      True but not all fighter specialize in hand to hand ruby never really would’ve fully excelled in it anyway cuz that’s not her strong suit same with Weiss. Yang however literally had to punch for her weapons to work

  • @freemovies411
    @freemovies411 2 роки тому +49

    Oh also, something I don't think anyone had mentioned yet, I love the differences between the sisters that you can see in these shorts.
    Winter: I'm not always going to be around to save you, Weiss.
    Yang: I've always got your back, sis.

  • @stardust98921
    @stardust98921 2 роки тому +32

    Winter: You'll have to if you ever want to leave.
    Yang: It's okay. I've always got your back, sis.
    I love the fact that both of them care about their respective sisters in their own way.

  • @theevilsmurf88
    @theevilsmurf88 2 роки тому +92

    The song in Weiss' trailer is actually called The Path to Isolation. It's actually more of a Mirror mirror Part 0 since it chronologically takes place before the rest of Weiss' songs.

    • @hdns4
      @hdns4 2 роки тому +10

      Part 0.5 is was it was actually labelled for a little while before being changed in most placed to just _Path to Isolation_

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +7

      Oh wow

    • @pyromite38
      @pyromite38 Рік тому +3

      Dude, you misspelled "Path to Weissolation"

    • @theevilsmurf88
      @theevilsmurf88 Рік тому

      @@pyromite38 No I definitely did not. Puns are stupid,

  • @spinoirrex2433
    @spinoirrex2433 2 роки тому +53

    Fun fact about the moon that has zero spoilers in it so don't worry
    Remnant's moon follows a peculiar lunar cycle radically different to that of Earth's. Unlike Earth's moon, which is tidally locked to Earth and thus always presents the same surface when viewed from the planet's surface, Remnant's moon exhibits an asynchronous rotation in spin-orbit resonance. In other words, the rotation period of the moon's axis rotation differs from the orbital period of its orbital rotation around Remnant
    As a result of this, at different points in the lunar cycle, the moon presents a different face to the planet: when the hemispherical fragment is directly facing Remnant, the moon appears full; at other times the moon's fragments are visible

    • @shadowfragment
      @shadowfragment 2 роки тому +9

      I feel like the more peculiar thing is that the fragments appear unaffected by gravity. Unless it's made of gravity dust and magically freezing itself in place, I guess. The pieces would normally fall back into the moon or fall to earth if they had sufficient velocity.

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +3

      😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @PheonixFire
    @PheonixFire 2 роки тому +57

    I love how Weiss seems to be trying to show off to Winter. She's posing and being more dramatic than usual and gets overcomfident.

  • @danielcook1566
    @danielcook1566 2 роки тому +59

    Extra facts about the shorts.
    Weiss:
    - This training scene happens before her original trailer where she fought the knight. You can see that she doesn’t have her scar yet, confirming that this was indeed a prequel.
    - I don’t believe it is directly mentioned in the show, but since you know about the Geist Grimm now, it is believed that the knight she fought was a Geist possessing a suit of armor.
    Blake:
    - The guy is probably a White Fang member or associates/deals weapons/supplies with the WF. I’m assuming Blake knew about him from Ilya’s scroll.
    - Ilya’s school friends were the ones who Ilya “smashed their teeth in” for mocking the Dust Mine explosions that possibly killed anyone in the immediate vicinity. Since the Dust Mines mainly use Faunus labor, Ilya’s Atlas private/prep school friends didn’t care about the loss of Faunus life, and so she decided the beat the shit out of them after revealing she was a Faunus too.
    - Most likely Ilya can use her chameleon Faunus traits to express her emotions. I didn’t really think about that until you said that.
    Yang:
    - I would assume that they were training in the forest on their home island. The island is still pretty big when you look at the map and we know that there are Grimm inhabiting the island since young Yang nearly got killed when looking for her mother in the V2 flashback.

    • @CrimsonXE
      @CrimsonXE 2 роки тому +10

      Just to add onto this in regards to the Weiss part, the Shirow Miwa manga which afaik is canon; puts it that said armor x Geist combo was a test from her father in order to allow her to go to Beacon in the first place.

    • @danielcook1566
      @danielcook1566 2 роки тому +3

      @@CrimsonXE yes, I remember reading that somewhere online. Thanks for adding that. I have that novel, just never got around to reading it.

    • @CrimsonXE
      @CrimsonXE 2 роки тому +2

      @@danielcook1566 I remember reading the entire series and ngl still stands as the best manga iteration of the show for me. It adds some nice little details.

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +5

      Ooooooooo good eyes!!!!!

    • @alejandrofalconmoreno5412
      @alejandrofalconmoreno5412 2 роки тому +6

      Extra facts about the extra facts about the shorts (I might be a little late but anyways)
      Weiss:
      - You can also notice that she has her ponytail right in the back of the head, and not more to the side like in V1-V3, since that change was about her rebelling from her father's control, and when the trailer happens, that hasn't fully started yet
      Blake:
      - The reason Ilya endend up crying about the mine incident and changing colors isn't only because a lot of faunus people died in there, but because, as she kinda implies, her parents worked in the mines, so regarding that accident, she probably realized that her parents were also caught up in the chain explosions, so the fact that her so called friends were laughing about it it's a very reasonable reason to enter a "i'm gonna kick your asses" mode
      Yang:
      - The reason Ruby was knocked out after using her Petal Burst is because that was probably the first time using it, aka she awakened it in that moment
      - Also Yang was thinking about that moment while riding her bike because of what she says at the end "I've always got you back sis". She knows that Ruby was going on some dangerous adventure and, since she was in a bad place because all the trauma we see in V4, she didn't go with her, so she "Didn't have her back" and now she's worried about her

  • @_charademon_
    @_charademon_ 2 роки тому +17

    So while we are waiting for vol5 i have something interesting: every Mistralian village represents a flower:
    Shion, village destroyed by bandits and where RNJR found dying huntsman, - aster tataricus - "I wont forget you"
    Higanbana, where Qrow meet Raven, - red spider lily - "abandonment"
    Oniyuri, village under construction which supposed to become its own kingdom but never finished, - tiger lily - "wealth and prosperity"
    Kuroyuri, Ren's ruined home where he first met Nora, - kamchatsk lily - "love" and at the same time "curse"
    Moreover, on Shion's and Kuroyuri's banners were proper flowers (you can google them if you wish). Ren's lily symbol is ALSO his village's banner

  • @hdns4
    @hdns4 2 роки тому +10

    Plenty of people have pointed out how Weiss has no scar in this short, but I'd also like to point out her ponytail. They draw attention to her tying it at the start of the trailer because it's actually a little different than usual here. In every other design of Weiss we've seen, her ponytail is always off to the side, but here it's perfectly centered. A small detail, but every detail like this is intentional in animation when you have to model the characters, and again the short even calls attention to it at the start. It's a small thing that is likely meant to represent how she hasn't become as rebellious yet and is still conforming to Atlas and her father's ideals.

  • @jonjohns8145
    @jonjohns8145 2 роки тому +16

    "Path to Isolation" is Such a beautiful song. Casey always shines with intimate songs I think more than thundering Rock songs.

    • @paularonald8626
      @paularonald8626 2 роки тому

      A really sad song, too, reflecting on effectively losing her once loving mother to alcoholism and feeling completely alone and isolated.

  • @tommygunn704
    @tommygunn704 2 роки тому +11

    Yes, Illia changes colors to match her emotions.
    Red - Anger
    Yellow - Fear
    Green - Jealousy/Envy
    Blue - Sadness

  • @_charademon_
    @_charademon_ 2 роки тому +14

    The moon rotates around itself. And while we know that our moon is always facing one and only side to the Earth (for astronomical reasons I dont know about)
    This moon is happened to be different, so it rotates, that also explains full unshattered moon in Red trailer

    • @j.j.3866
      @j.j.3866 2 роки тому +2

      Our moon's rotation time around his axis is equal to its orbit around the earth (~4 weeks), that's why it shows the same side. In Remnant the rotation is faster than the orbit, but we can't say the reason 🙃

  • @SMWarri0r
    @SMWarri0r 2 роки тому +5

    Ghost Bingo card Free Space: "Am I recording?"

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh that got me good!

  • @paularonald8626
    @paularonald8626 2 роки тому +10

    Illya's story is a metaphor for being LGBT+ but "in the closet" about it, passing for cis-het. Notice, too, that Illya always holds back a little when confronting Blake. Blake does the same for her, to Sun's disappointment. The guy was presumably affiliated somehow with the White Fang. Weiss and Yang's shorts are both flashbacks as you could tell---Weiss dozed off on the transport ship and had a dream replaying that memory. You'll notice Weiss doesn't have her scar yet and she's wearing her ponytail straight behind her head. According to the manga she wears it off-center in present day to annoy her father. Yang was just remembering while riding her motorbike to (?). CRWBY wanted an excuse to redo the volume 1-3 character models in the new animation engine, but also show the contrast between Yang's relationship with her little (half-)sister Ruby and Winter's relationship with her younger sister. "I won't always be around to protect you, Weiss" vs. "I've always got your back, Sis."

    • @stancinatti8198
      @stancinatti8198 5 місяців тому +1

      I think illya could also be seen as someone who is mixed race and passes for white or black as well

  • @zaandarbrow
    @zaandarbrow 2 роки тому +9

    I forgot how high pitched ruby’s voice use to be lol good times

  • @MegaSoniczone
    @MegaSoniczone 2 роки тому +9

    I love these shorts because they show just how much they've grown, how far they've come since their early beginnings. Also, we get to see their original designs in Maya, which is an unexpected treat to see! Another tidbit worth noting is that Yang's pose she makes in the beginning of her short is the pose she made in her original concept art, also, the song that plays at the end of Blake's short is a song on the OST, but not the Opening, it's moreso a song about Illia, who, as you might have noticed, had a lot of focus in said short. Weiss's scar is absent, which tells us that the events of the short predate the fight with the knight in the White Trailer. Another thing to think about is, Yang says she's always got Ruby's back, but the one time she didn't, all of this happened and they became separated.

    • @dvreaux
      @dvreaux 2 роки тому +1

      Amazing

    • @TheZero1312
      @TheZero1312 2 роки тому +1

      I can't be the only one who would love to see volume 1-3 redone in Maya.

  • @CrimsonXE
    @CrimsonXE 2 роки тому +7

    I love how they used the CS's as opportunity to bring the v1 outfits into the Maya engine
    Also going to point out how Ilia didn't attack Blake, instead going for the distraction cause its a recurring thing from v4 to here.

  • @minnier.7377
    @minnier.7377 2 роки тому +9

    I love the parallel of Winter&Weiss and Yang&Ruby sisters dynamic. Winter is all "You have to learn to protect yourself", but Yang is like "I'll protect you no matter what" and they're both valid. :')

  • @chrisallison8304
    @chrisallison8304 2 роки тому +3

    I'm sad that I missed the livestream, but I am planning on watching the vod after watching this! I'll be sure to make it to the Volume 5 soundtrack livestream, pinky promise lol

  • @johnsmith5922
    @johnsmith5922 2 роки тому +3

    All of the shorts take place prior to the original trailers.
    Weiss lacks her scar.
    Blake is hanging near forever fall.
    Yang is about to leave for Beacon and doesn't know yet that Ruby will end up joining her.
    The individual Blake and Yang foolishly pursue in public is a random white fang member listed on Illya's scroll.
    A lot of the budget for volume 5 actually went into these shorts.
    It's also believed much of Volume 5 suffered both in funding and in staff due to Gray Haddock pulling resources to work on his pet project Gen-Lock.
    Just something to keep in mind going in as Volume 5 can often get a bit of flack.
    Every song in the trailers are new for the soundtrack.

  • @freemovies411
    @freemovies411 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for cheering up my day. ^^

  • @RWBY-Neo_protect_squad.22
    @RWBY-Neo_protect_squad.22 2 роки тому +4

    After Chibi, I don't miss a single premiere and stream. Your reactions are special to me. I personally wonder what your reaction will be to Volume 6. Good luck)

  • @MarrowsRedemptionArc
    @MarrowsRedemptionArc 2 роки тому +1

    i love the juxtaposition of winter saying "i wont always be there to save you" and yang saying "i'll always be there for you"

  • @RobVil
    @RobVil 2 роки тому +2

    god i love yangs char short lmao, that song is such a banger

  • @Icyyddoll
    @Icyyddoll Рік тому

    I’m so happy to be watching these alongside you even if I’m 6 months late lol. You really catch things and pay attention also you’re funny as hell🙌🏻😭.

  • @lordadrianrichter3409
    @lordadrianrichter3409 Рік тому

    The moon spins on an axis like ours, but at a different rate. Our moon always faces us, Remnant's moon has rotation phases.
    Full moon - Solid side facing Remnant
    Full shatter - cracks facing Remnant
    Half-shatter left - Shatter facing left
    Half-shatter right- shatter facing right

  • @maryshaw6419
    @maryshaw6419 3 місяці тому

    Winter saying " I won't always be there to save you" to Weiss hits different after volume 8

  • @jamesdalessandro8728
    @jamesdalessandro8728 2 роки тому +2

    For me...volume 4 is the best volume and has the best ost...v6...is a close 2nd for me on both counts
    Consider the song playing during the Weiss character short to be Mirror Mirror .5.? I don't know it happened before the trailer so that's what I call it.

  • @spacedinosaur8733
    @spacedinosaur8733 Рік тому +1

    And here we see Yang, as her father tells her later, winning a fight by using her semblance...ie, throwing a tantrum. Powerful, but if that grimm had hit her first, without her aura's protection she would have been real in trouble.

  • @ComplexEvil
    @ComplexEvil 2 роки тому +1

    Took a couple of days, but I'm finally caught up.
    Gonna love watching these as you put them out now.

  • @vazak11
    @vazak11 Рік тому

    Love that Yan was the only parental figure in Ruby's life who realized she would need to do more than fight with Crescent Rose. So much smarter than Tai ever gave her credit for.

  • @Neekazan
    @Neekazan 2 роки тому

    About the moon, I won't tell you how it got "cracked, but the various fazes (similar to our own moon, shows differently on how much it looks cracked,and some fazes you can't even tell it's broken.

  • @emdivine
    @emdivine 2 роки тому +1

    10:28 Yang was taught by Tai all right. Same running sucker punch coming in while their sparring partner isn't fully paying attention
    12:28 also probably a rough landing considering she used it in panic
    not much timestamping today, just enjoying the watchalong ^^

  • @siegeperilous
    @siegeperilous 2 роки тому +1

    Volume 5 Is actually my personal favorite

  • @StarcraftSquall
    @StarcraftSquall 2 роки тому

    The character shorts put a lot of insight into several character relationships we either know or have gotten glimpses of. Weiss and Winter, Ruby and Yang. But those two are more flashbacks, while Blake’s is kind of a hybrid. Of the three character shorts, this one provides the most information to retain going forward in the story, for obvious reasons. Also, since you asked, the character they were chasing in present day was a person of interest on the scroll they confiscated from Ilia at the end of Volume 4. But to be honest, the whole chase scene is just background dressing for the story Ilia is telling Blake.
    Also, all of the characters are in the new engine but in their original Beacon outfits. This is what they might have looked in V1-V3 like if they had the budget to use it that early. But RT has already said, they’ll never go back and convert those graphics up out of respect for Monty and the hard work he put into those. Which is fine. You still can’t help but wonder what he would’ve done next if he had access then to the animation tools they have now.

  • @crystaldwfan
    @crystaldwfan 2 роки тому

    Looking forward to next weeks reaction make sure get all the self care you need! Poistive vibes!

  • @caffeine3845
    @caffeine3845 2 роки тому

    Damn i love Volume 5. The song that played in Yangs trailer is called Ignite and is in the top 3 of my favourite Rwby songs (I just love a good powerwoman song). I would also recommend the instrumental versions this season when it comes to this season (its old songs redone instrumental in a new style) but thats up to you. I absolutely cant wait for next friday i am so hyped through these trailers even though i already know what will happen. I hope you have a wonderfull day and may the holy Zwei bless your weekend.

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +1

      The holy Zwei is protecting me 🖤
      And the next video?….🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @jittercritter
    @jittercritter Рік тому

    I love motherly Yang moments

  • @lawrencelee7616
    @lawrencelee7616 2 роки тому +1

    Just a few things. I'm a new subscriber. Love these edits and these reactions. They bring a big smile. I do have a question though. I understand you are trying to avoid spoilers, and I would like to help, whee I can of course. But, do you consider fan theories that have wither been cdeniwd outright, or neither confirmed nor denied spoilers?

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому

      Ty for joining! 🖤🖤 I honestly would like to avoid them altogether because my brain likes to speculate from the tiniest amount of knowledge I see 🙃

    • @lawrencelee7616
      @lawrencelee7616 2 роки тому

      @@gh0xttherebel I know that feel. I watch every single RWBY reactor I see because this show literally saved my life. That is not an exaggerated. Anyway, every time I watch with you reactors, I find myself learning something new about the series. You in particular, are very perceptive, so it furthers that particular aspect of my viewership. With that said, since you prefer to avoid theories, I won't mention the one I firmly believe is true.

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому

      Thank you!

  • @andrewlucaschism
    @andrewlucaschism 2 роки тому +1

    It is REALLY easy to miss at first but Weis doesn't even have the scar she got fighting the knight in the white trailer.

  • @othergrimm6592
    @othergrimm6592 2 роки тому

    Really cool to see how Weiss and Ruby have such different sisters. "I'm not always going to be around to save you, Weiss" vs "I've always got your back, sis".

  • @johnwatson5901
    @johnwatson5901 2 роки тому

    Was watching the livestream for volume 5 and it got taken down. Hope all is well Homie!

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому +1

      Yea I noticed too.
      I believe it was because queendom came out the same day and rooster teeth were probably cracking down on the copyrights at the time

  • @pingu_pox
    @pingu_pox 2 роки тому +1

    Weiss is best girl 🙏

  • @luna_rich3980
    @luna_rich3980 2 роки тому +2

    I’ll say Blake’s trailer is more for ellia

    • @charlesbaldwin3166
      @charlesbaldwin3166 2 роки тому +2

      Ilia gets the focus and does more of the talking, but it's still important to Blake. You can draw a direct line from her hearing this story about passing as a human and why she panics when she slips up and reveals she's a faunus.

    • @luna_rich3980
      @luna_rich3980 2 роки тому

      @@charlesbaldwin3166 oh yeah don’t get me wrong, that is true

  • @TheZero1312
    @TheZero1312 2 роки тому +1

    Ever since I saw these trailers I want volume 1-3 redone the new animation engine.

  • @zaandarbrow
    @zaandarbrow 2 роки тому +1

    Oh yay not blocked anymore woooo! Lol

  • @therandomcorndog6185
    @therandomcorndog6185 2 роки тому +1

    Rwby can hang with anyone her age with her scythe but she's garbage in a fist fight. Yang is great hand to hand cuz her fighting style requires it. Apparently qrow thought ruby his scythe form but not the boxing he used on tyrions face 🤣

  • @albedo4008
    @albedo4008 2 роки тому +2

    Ruby cant fight because she is not a brawler like yang, she can only fught with cresent rose

    • @paularonald8626
      @paularonald8626 2 роки тому

      "I was complete garbage until he (Qrow) took me under his wing and then I was all like hyaaaaa waaaaaaa.............." (Ruby to Ozpin, Volume 1)

    • @gh0xttherebel
      @gh0xttherebel  2 роки тому

      I gotta watch everything over with new knowledge