Still the Best 1996

messy. but that's as far as i'm going to finish this one tbh

they’re so focused on developing the characters that no one really pays any mind to, and not the main characters themselves. Like NDGO, I don’t even think they had a character until the books, I think they straight up sweep SSSN

the fact that some characters are…not well introduced??? Tyrian is introduced in a fucking bar, Salem is kept WAY in the back, reduced to telling and not showing

The unnecessary drama between some characters is also weird? Like with how Nora and Pyrrha have a huge fight and then she dies The also weird spotlight of some characters???

And YANG. Oh, my God, Yang- Like it isn’t a special gift from Ironwood, he just hands out prothestics like it’s a goddamn awards show

Blake’s silent throwing away of her bow HINGES on the fact that Sun says “you can be yourself”

the WHOLE White Fang is just devoted to backstabbing one and other for power, not even for equality at this point

the entire Brunswick Arc is now devoted to Roman- Like, no focus on Ruby and the others being put to an emotional test, it’s just Roman time and that takes away from a lot

Weiss legit considers joining the Branwen tribe, which is…a bunch of bikers now- Supposedly because of how “liberating” it all was but that’s like so out of character it legit hurts

SHAY D. MANN, THE GUY NO ONE CARED ABOUT, HAS A CHARACTER NOW

Vernal is now Yang’s sister. Vernal really isn’t unique in her own ways anymore. She looks like a younger Raven with a different mask, some flowers in her hair (for some reason) and a mini version of Omen. one of the very few non-feminine designs is sacrificed for a bland design of Raven Jr...who has no panties

and yeah she still dies

the designs for the series are really. really bad.

you're not in a fight, you're going on a picnic

Roman is now the host of Ozpin- nevermind the fact he was comfortable with the deaths of hundreds to survive, he's Ozpin's new host because Oscar is a "nothing" character

oh and on that note. roman straight up looks like. the tiktok pete davidson kid

yes

yeah i know

they had the characters go to a bathhouse to have naked teenagers, had Roman call Weiss a man because her chest wasnt as big as the rest of the girls and called Ren a woman for having a slimmer appearance

Ozpin is now Hazel's brother. hazel was horrified how "Ozma destroyed his brother" from the inside so he joined the crew made to destroy him??? i dunno its stupid

gives the Faunus heat cycles...another thing they added was “critter” as a slur for the Faunus...because the creator thinks it sounds similar to a certain racist slur used towards real-life people.

also people who support faunus rights are "jockeys"

in the feedback section someone asked why anyone would watch such a drama-laden show (iirc, it's been years) and he basically was like, "I'll add happier moments" & someone else asked how the pacing would work (10 minute episodes). Apparently there is less animation so it's cheaper?? he has no idea how production works

but let's talk about the author

CelticPhoenix has written full on rape stories about Madoka Magica

he constantly pats himself on the back for this shit writing and acts superior

is buddy buddy with a dude who openly made transphobic jokes about Penny

A queer woman joined the RWBY writing team, and Celtic Phoenix’s response was to spend THREE HOURS insulting her and her work. And not even actually critiquing or even reading her writing, but cherrypicking reviews.

Celt also believes there's no racism problem in america. none. whatsoever.

Guess who’s the thumbnail for the episode?

There was a rush of criticism against him, which was silenced by the RWBYTubers threatening anyone criticizing him.

And then they had underage Ruby go there with ROMAN!

Oh, and let’s not forget that while Celtic Is determined to redeem straight white male villain Adam? Ilia Amitola now rots behind bars in his fanfic.

If that’s not racism and homophobia, I don’t know what is.

As for the misogyny, did anyone keep track of how many times women were talked down to by men?

Overly sexualized Salem

Every dance is their first dance xx

I think a lot of their friends are just surprised by how well they work together? They don’t have a whole lot of stuff in common. But is is their differences they bond over for sure x shared trauma from the war aside, it's just like: