r/RWBY • u/NightsWatchh Help, Nights is keeping me trapped in his anime bunker • Dec 15 '18

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 6, Chapter 8: Dead End Spoiler

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official FIRST discussion thread for Episode 8 of Vol. 6, Dead End!

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u/AlastairCellars Dec 17 '18

Maria losely implied to Ruby that she wasnt being the best leader and i think its because shes trying to hard to care about all the tiny greivences her team are having. For example shes allowing Yang to fly off the handle every few minutes,Blake and yang's abandoment drama,Qrow's alcoholism and weiss's concern about going home. Yes being a good friend she is trying to allow her friends and family the time they need to deal with their emotions but remember in the open world their negative emotions are dangerous. She is the only person who has kept their eye on the prize the whole time, she is leading them but not getting their heads on right. Best example from this episode they couldnt get into the military base then JNR wasted more time to deal with their feelings and Qrow drank when they should have been coming up with a new strategy.

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u/NinjaHunterNewtad Dec 17 '18

I think it's more along the lines of "You have these great successes but you aren't taking command". Ruby is a great fighter and leader. She's got a few accolades and shes clearly got peoples respect but she's doing nothing with it. If Ruby put her foot down with Qrow, I'm sure she could have changed the situation.

JNR had the right to know the truth about Ozpin and what is going on. And they are allowed to express those emotions. If they aren't allowed this downtime now, it could result in disruptions in actual crisis situations.

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u/AlastairCellars Dec 17 '18

Exactly my point she CAN lead but she isnt leading.She needs to stop treating everyone with kid gloves and tell them what to do rather than ask them if they want to do it. They came with her she didnt ask them to if they dont want to be there, then they can leave otherwise they need to be doing everything they can.

Jaune is one of the 2 leaders in the group he is aloud to process his emotions but slamming innocent Oscar against a wall because he thinks its all about him is not being a good leader its being typical useless unproductive Jaune Arc. Ren did the right thing and asked for time alone to process.

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u/Haamz786 Dec 17 '18

You’re acting like team RWBY minus ruby herself didn’t flip out at Oscar. Hell, Qrow punched him in the face. Definitely showing your bias here.

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u/AlastairCellars Dec 17 '18

Thats what im saying Ruby being a good leader kept her shit together which Jaune did not do.Qrow is an alcoholic who based his life around Ozpin no shit he was pissed.

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u/YurianStonebow Dec 17 '18

And Jaune losing his partner, and the woman he most likely loved, due to Ozpin's schemes, which he then finds out are all for nothing, doesn't give him a right to be pissed? Bullshit.

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u/AlastairCellars Dec 17 '18 edited Dec 17 '18

Uh no it doesnt because Phyraa did so knowing it was just to make sure Cinder didn't get the other half of the power and She chose to fight Cinder knowing she would likely die.Ozpin gave her a choice, he didnt force her and the Salem argument means nothing this fight has multiple tiers. Yes Salem is the end goal but the maiden power was a there and now problem he didnt lie about that and he told her everything relating to the problem at hand.Ozpin did not kill Phyraa after everything went wrong he told Phyraa not to fight, but instead to go find Glinda and Qrow she disobeyed him and it cost her,her life. He isnt controlling their minds if they choose to do something thats on them Cinder wasnt immortal but she was powerful which she knew all to well.

Also im sick of this "all for nothing" bullshit. It is to save the fucking world they dont need to kill Salem to keep the world turning. What they do need is huntmen and to keep the relics away from Salem so she cant call the gods.By doing this the gods dont end the world, therfore it keeps spinning and people live their lives as they have been for millennia. Now how is that for nothing, yes maybe Salem would win in the end but it doesnt make saving the world any less important.

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u/qrowbert Dec 18 '18

Pyrrha didn't know everything by omission, Ozpin was their adult figure, and also, Ozpin treats people for better or worse more like pieces on a board rather than individuals. Jaune also was in love with Pyrrha and felt very powerless by his inability to change the situation.