Hello, everyone! I hope this Thursday finds you well, I'm personally fresh from a written French exam –which I believe went well- and one hell of a work week which isn't even over yet. I can't wait to be done with it, and I also can't wait for the 22nd when FFXVI comes out... (THAT DEMO IS EVIL!)
In the meanwhile, what about we go down RWBY lane with a new JPDE – Character Spotlight post! Today we're delving into the behind the scenes for the strawberry fiend –yes, her favourite food is actually strawberries, not cookies- Ruby Rose! And oh boi, looking back at it... I was shooting from the hip.
While that's standard for most of JPDE – Sonata of Fire (I never knew where I was gonna end up with any route, leave alone the main story), for Ruby in particular there was the issue that... The original RWBY series doesn't give much inspiration to work with? Without going into the later volumes, even in the first ones Ruby seemed to be pigeon-holed into being a plot-only kind of gal, without many character moments.
Not to say that she doesn't have interactions with other characters, but whenever they happen they're always about the other character she interacts with, and the most that she does is react to what's happening in front of her. It fits her narrative role as the main character and leader but that leaves us knowing nothing about her that is not in relation to someone/something else.
There's little hints here and there that never get brought up again. She had friends back in Signal she wrote letters to, what happened to that? She was supposed to be a weapons freak, I think? She likes reading, what genre? We first see her listening to music with headphones, what's her favourite band? What does she think about love and marriage, considering her disastrous family?
Even her becoming a leader despite being the youngest student at Beacon is barely touched upon, let alone wanting to be a hero... At first it was a bit daunting but I then realized that it was an opportunity: if you won't do that, I will. I guess that's why, except for that first cookie incident, all of Ruby Rose's events are about her insecurities and growth.
Sure, she's a kick-ass Hunter/engineer but she's also a young girl who's growing, put into a situation she wasn't supposed to be in for years yet due to her potential. That undiscovered side is what I ended up exploring in Sonata of Fire, alongside a few other things where I went in depth in ways that... Well, let's just say that Ruby's main story beats are when I really decided to stop caring about respecting canon. We're in uncharted waters now, boys.
Going into JPDE2 – Adagio of Darkness, Ruby has lost much: her team, her sister, respect for her dad, but she has also gained a lot. Including a tan and a new teacher which, ehm... Let's just say that in the JPDEVerse, Maria is quite different from canon... Alas, poor Ruby.
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