#I've been getting the feeling RT still see it as Monty's show and want to see it completed regardless of their own lifespan

[masthecles]

It's kinda wild to me that Rooster Teeth appears to be prepping RWBY to outlive it.

[autumngravity]

I'm so freaking sad. I just see so many saying that this was inevitable. I don't care. I care about the people and shows I've been following since I was a teenager, suddenly being screwed over. Something I care about/hold close, possibly never being finished and taken away.

I know about all the horrible things that have/were allowed to happen at RT. It doesn't mean there still weren't good people working there.

People who knew Monty personally and just wanted his brain child to be treated right who now might never get to finish it and might be feeling so much guilt along with the side effects of suddenly losing a job some had for decades.

And some are just using this as an opportunity to make jokes/harrass just rubbing salt in the just created wounds.

RT/the RT higher ups did a lot of shit and I'm not excusing it but right now I'm mourning/in shock as is a lot of other people.

I'm tired of creativity, wonderful shows, and artistic people getting shut down/fired without notice by big corporations and billionaires.

Good people have been getting screwed over at RT for a long time but this was just icing on the shit cake.

[transparenthologramrebel]

Rooster teeth is shutting down I'm broken

I feel like my heart is broken into a million pieces. Im so fucking angry and upset. I've been a huge fan of RT since I was 14. Rwby and RT got me through the worst parts of my life. It's been my dream to one day work for them as an artist to help create amazing shows like RWBY. And now I've lost that dream. The dream that drove me to keep creating and to get my bachelors in digital arts. A part of me has died.

Rwby is my fucking everything. I have never had a piece of media that I've been so engaged with, or related to the characters in such a way. Ruby Rose is my fucking hero and I love her to death. And now I might never see how her story ends or the other characters in the show. This is such and fucking injustice to all the fans and Monty's memory. Rt didn't deserve this. I am well aware of the controversies and other issues they had, but they still didn't deserve this. Im so angry and upset. I can't even begin to articulate everything I'm feeling other then I hate money. I hate how it ruins everything it touches. I hate how greed has ruined everything not just in Hollywood but around the world. Fuck money. Fuck the greedy. I want to burn everything to the fucking ground.

[unsoupable]

I'm just gonna vent about rooster teeth under the cut rq

I remember finding rooster teeth through Michael's rage quit of the impossible game back in my early early high school days. I remember adoring AH content and the RT podcast above all else, and it remained a very prevalent interest of mine for many many years. I remember showing my best friend their videos when I slept over at her house. I remember staying up with her all night watching them play minecraft. I remember being so excited about my first paycheck because that meant I could finally get a first membership.

I remember that Rooster Teeth, specifically Achievement Hunter's editing team was the main reason I wanted to become a video editor. Why I kept at it even when I was dogshit at it. I remember applying on a whim to be a video editor with the AH team, because if they'd said yes it would be a dream come true. I remember crying in the parking lot of my job because they said no, but remember, my editing was dogshit and I had no qualifications so I don't blame them. But they are almost the entire reason that I've been editing for a gaming channel for almost six years now.

I remember watching every second I could of their extra life streams. I remember taking two days off from my second job to try to watch the entirety of one. I remember their spring break stream. I remember Michael and Lindsay's first baby. I remember their second. I remember Lindsay coming out and feeling so validated that my favorite cast member was like me.

I remember when Ray left. I remember when Monty passed. I remember hearing about Ryan. I remember being devastated beyond belief because that group felt like my family at a time when I really had nothing else but that parasocial relationship. I remember what all came into the light between 2020 and 2022. I remember that was the reason I finally stepped away from RT and the community. I haven't been involved in the community or even watched any of their videos for two years, but I still have a popsick pop socket on my phone, I still wear the "you can do better" yellow striped shirt, I still have the "cursing and use of foul language" poster on my wall.

It feels like hearing that an old friend that I lost touch with years ago is dying.

Despite everything that has happened, Rooster Teeth has shaped me into the person I am today. To remove the love I had for RT in my life would turn me into someone completely unrecognizable. We can and should recognize and acknowledge everything terrible that has happened, but RT shutting down is going to affect every member of their staff and their families, and it's awful to see so many people turning it into this fucked up sort of "gotcha" moment. This is so many people's livelihoods, and some of them had to find out about it through a tweet. Have some fucking respect. I wish the staff nothing but the best moving forward.

Thank you Rooster Teeth, for everything, despite everything.

[calliecat93]

So with RT shutting down, RWBY's fate is completely up in the air... but given Warner Bros. recent treatment of their properties, I do not have much hope. Plus I'd only continue watching if Miles and Kerry continued to be in charge, and I get the feeling that isn't going to happen. Call me cynical and I hope I'm wrong, but sadly I have to assume the worst.

It sucks. I've followed RWBY more or less from the start. Even after Monty passed, I kept watching. Even when I lost all respect for RT and stopped watching their content, I kept watching. Even when it moved to Crunchyroll and I nearly threw in the towel, I kept watching. I've followed this show for a decade from nearly the beginning to the supposed end and knowing that it's likely not going to get a proper ending because of a bunch of cooperate BS... I can't even be angry at this kind of thing anymore. I'm just disappointed.

But instead of lamenting over the what-ifs, I want to appreciate what had been. I've loved every minute of the show and watching it grow into what it had become by Volume 9. Not everyone liked it, and that's fair. I didn't love everything, but there was never a moment where I wanted to stop watching. I've spent the first ten years of my adult life following Team RWBY as they grew and discovered themselves, and in many ways, it helped me discover myself as well.

I never disliked any volume. No, not even Volume 5. It was a fun ride from beginning to end. It was amazing to see every single aspect of RWBY grow from good for a cheap web show to freakin' spectacular. The animation, the voice acting, the writing, and even the music which was utter perfection from the start only got better and better. And while I had no real interest in stuff like the comics or the Justice League crossover, the fact that they exist is just mind-blowing.

I'm still sad that this might be the end, but I guess it could have been in worse spots. Volume 9 gave me a lot of payoffs I'd been waiting on for years and ended on an open but still hopeful note for the future. It's better than if say... Volume 8 had been the end haha. Some parts will remain unresolved, but at least I can have some peace that our heroes will triumph in the end. Maybe I'm wrong and CRWBY can work something out even if not in the animated medium, but only time will tell. The biggest lesson that I've taken from the series is that despite what hardships and unexpected swerves come at you, you have to keep moving forward. That is a lesson I plan to follow through on now.

Thank you for an amazing decade RWBY. Thank you for all that you taught me. Thank you to CRWBY for making all that you did happen despite all the circumstances. Thank you Miles and Kerry for keeping the series alive and giving us an amazing series that we can always go back to. And of course thank you Monty for your creation, I hope wherever you are now you're watching on proud of what your team accomplished. Hopefully this isn't the final good-bye, but more of a see you later. I supposed we'll find out.

[thelastbraincellofthehive]

V3 was finished, and I'm still not ok you guys : D

One would think it would get less painful as time goes on, but nope, still hurts like a bitch. Well done RT, well done.

I gotta start by saying the I may fall fighting sequence will forever have a special place in my heart. The moment we finally understood the lyrics to that song, the moment we finally saw Velvet fighting to her full potential, the callback to the trailers and everything Monty put into this show, the moment Weiss finally was able to summon her knight. It was perfection.

Also, the part were the music drops as Velvet calls on Penny's backpack will always make me tear up, and I always enjoy seeing the same in reactors lol we're a cruel fandom, but it's just because we understand.

Another also; the fact that Weiss just ran straight to put herself in between Velvet and the palladin even before she knew she could summon or that the knight would show up. That's growth. I felt so proud of her, she has come so far<3

Cinder saying 'not a foot out of place' and then Amber discovers them for Emmerald's foot raisikg diste, can't believe I hadn't caught that lol. I wonder how much things would've been different if that didn't happen, because it looks like the rest of plans were already in motion by the point Cinder went after the Powers...

Could've we have Pyrrha still if Cinder had killed Amber in time? I feel horrible for asking, but hey, it's Pyrrha.

I gotta say that as much as Adam is garbage and I always remember him with this picture:

His design is so fucking cool... I've always loved his hair honestly, and the Rose design in his jacket? Amazing. Why do cool designs happen to awful people?

That pink apron saying 'Please do nothing to the cook' made me headcanon Ren as a Birromantic Ace, I still think the headcanon makes sense so I hold it lol. Also, I still want one of those aprons, my girl is Ace and she loves pink lol.

I always thought it was so cool and sad how so many storylines got interrupted or just never started thanks to the fall of Beacon. We never got to know what Penny's plan to stay at Beacon was. We didn't get to see the timelime where Yang ran away with Qrow to meet Raven. Arkos was barely trying to raise from the ground when it was shot down. So many little plans that can't be anymore, because that's life.

I know it's a very serious moment but I can't watch the scene when Yang calls Blake to make sure they're ok and ask for Ruby, and not remember when Arryn and Barbara said that Blake and Yang are probably always on a facecall with eachother lol.

Tell me I wasn't the only one who thought Port and Oobleck were gonna die when they told the kids to leave the coliseum? I remember being so sad when Port said 'one final match! Place your bets!' and I couldn't believe it when they appeared again during chapter 12 lol. I'm happy they didn't die, they're so great <3

Speaking of 12. I still can't believe they released that chapter on fucking February 14th. That was just cruel...

Yes I'm avoiding talking about Penny... I just can't, sorry.

Kevin the Wyvern grim is a friend <3 I would totally buy a plush of him if shipping to México wasn't so ridiculously expensive </3

Honestly why aren't there more grimm plushies? They're like Pokémon but Black and white and more deadly!

I.. I gotta go ahead and say It... I really, reaaaaally don't like Taiyang... Sorry, but I have never liked him, don't think I ever will... Never considered him a great or cool dad, kinda feel he only gets that rep because of Burnie. Burnie's cool, but Tai's not for me*shrugs*

Qrow saying that 'sometimes bad things just happen, you just have to move on' after knowing about her semblance is painful. This volume is just full of pain.

THE FUCKIN' MAPLE LEAF!!!!!

Cold being a song about Monty that also perfecto fits Pyrrha it's so heartbreakingly poetic to me... THE world is cruel, but sometimes there's beauty in that cruelness.

As a side note is it weird to get a tattoo of someones signature? I've always wanted to get something to honor RWBY and Monty and his signature is so cool...other ideas include a couple lyrics from Indomitable or Penny's symbol

Emmerald's face when she says 'it's almost sad' was the moment we knew she would get her redemtion. Girl's just alone and needing friends, I'm happy to know where She's gonna end later. I still think we must protect Emmerald.

Seriously I didn't remember how much I missed seeing Pyrrha fight until I saw her again. I wish we could see her again!

Speaking of things I wish we could see again: Roman and Neo fighting together was so great, it's a shame we only got one fight with them. Also, I miss how much Neo used to loved causing mayhem with Roman. Neo in the newer volumes always looks so angry and sad, she literally lost the one thing that gave her happiness </3

Seriously why do Robots eyes' always turn red when they go evil? Lol.

Yang talking to Ruby on that last scene Is the literal embodiment of "I don't care, I say caringly, while I care a lot."

Blake why you must hurt your girl so much? And we're now into the separated Bees period! I loved this period of the fandom lol.

Ironwood against the beowolf is honestly pretty epic. Good job RT, you really sold us the character there.

Remember when we saw the Arkos kiss, and that was the moment we knew Pyrrha was not making it out alive? Yeah, that sucked... And still does.

Divide Is probably my favorite ending credits song to this day. It's epic, it's dark, I love how we got all that insight towards Salem just after meeting her. Definitely a fave. Also, Salem's reveal scene always gives me chills<3 Another favorite part to watch reactors get to.

The call back to players and pieces with Ruby running up the wall<3 I was so happy for a second, then it stopped. I haven't been happyever since (?

And so it starts the very long list of things that Ruby needs years of therapy for. I hope that girl gets the happiest, more perfect life after all this is over. Protect the RuBean. And honestly just give everyone therapy.In a world where negative emotions are literally a magnet for death you would think people would try to take better care of their mental health.

Oh yeah, also. People who get mad at Jaune for getting distracted at the vault:. Dont talk to me. Jaune doesn't deserve that hate, I know I wouldn't fared any better, cut him some slack on this.

And there's that... Fuck this volume hurts. Great thing we got chibi to help with the pain a little lol.

Anyways, thanks for the talk guys! Next one is v4! Spoiler Bout that: I was so traumatized by 3 that I 100% thought Ren or Nora were dying on that finale. Thanks for that CRWBY.

[roz-ani]

Just to be fair and honest with everyone - I see what's happening with RT, but I seriously don't have the strength to even read about it. I'm not even surprised by the situation. It's a company and I'd be shocked if they actually cared about their employees...

Watching the recent RWBY volume was not a very enjoyable experience and I feel like I'm only following it because of the friends I've made thanks to this show, and because I simply want to see how it ends. RWBY isn't treated properly and I'm just holding onto the thought that the crew is thinking about Monty to some extent. Still, we don't know what actually going on there. Heck, how many of us thought of them possibly getting rid of the original VAs?

I'm not emotionally attached to RT in any way, but I know that many people (employees and fans) have been hurt and I honestly can't blame anyone for feeling betrayed. It takes a lot not to get invested in this kind of parasocial relationship, many of them exist to help us cope with different situations, feel supported, heard and understood. It's a very difficult topic, but I just want to say that while I will follow RWBY (for as long as it'll air), I can't say I'll be that invested in it. It has my comfort ship, I do enjoy analysing the story, but I think I'll be more critical of it as well. I definitely won't be able to follow everything because of the uni life, but I also don't want to drop the show, even though I'm aware how messy things are...