#RWBY Text

[monod1cot]

why does it hurt to love you?

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ Disabled Characters Showdown Quarterfinals Poll 1

Vs.

Please be civil in the notes. We will block people if we feel it is necessary. A character being canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included. This is not a competition of who is better representation.

Check out the other polls in the quarterfinals here.

Edit: This is a two vs. one because they tied (by our defenition) back in round 4 and moved on together.

Harrier ‘Harry’ du Bois-Disco Elysium

Qualifications:

Bisexual. Struggles with addiction, post-polio syndrome, multiple kinds of mental illness, and whatever else he's accrued by living in a city with no accessible healthcare.

Propaganda:

You know who he is. Vote for him.

Kim Kitsuragi-Disco Elysium

Qualifications:

Visually impaired

Propaganda:

I dunno man. He's Kim Kitsuragi. There's nothing I can say about him that hasn't already been said. He's quiet and reserved and uncomfortable with emotions. He's a self-proclaimed Torque Dork who loves his car like a child. He listens to heavy metal music. He's a centrist. He's a homosexual. He's consistently given shit by everyone around him for his race, his sexuality, and his disability, and he's taught himself to respond to it with cold professionalism. He dresses in historical communist pilot cosplay. I love him with my entire heart.

Yang Xiao Long-RWBY

Qualifications:

She is canonically wlw (has been for years but specifically kissed and got together with her now girlfriend in the latest season) and uses a prosthetic arm and has been shown to struggle with PTSD due to the traumatic nature of losing it during the show.

Canonically had her right arm chopped off, uses a prosthetic. Has PTSD. Is canonically in a WLW relationship.

She has a canon girlfriend and canonically has a prosthetic arm and PTSD

She's canonically sapphic (part of a recently canonised wlw slowburn relationship) and is an amputee (due to events from the 3rd season finale) who wears a robotic prosthetic. She also suffers from PTSD which is explored in the show

Propaganda:

I will keep on submitting Yang to relevant brackets until I die. RWBY has plenty of strengths and weaknesses with writing, especially Yang's recovery arc, but instead of forcing her to push past her trauma and enter the battlefield immediately, we see her struggle with it, take time to process, and not be pushed into repression and when she chooses to wear her prosthetic, chooses to train to ready herself, and chooses to seek out her family and save lives, she isn't perfectly healed, as no one is. The show depicts her having flashbacks due to sudden loud noise, shaking hand the first few times she has to fight for her safety instead of training with her dad, and snapping at friends when they bring up Blake, the person she lost her arm trying to save (who, near immediately after ran away due to feeling she was endangering those she loved, furthering Yang's already present abandonment issues.) It isn't done perfectly but the intentions and general message sent are extremely positive and honest. She struggles less as the show progresses, and there are opportunities to consider herself less for being disabled or "become whole again" but she explicitly refutes these ideas and says that's she's better because of her failures and losses, and isn't any less whole. Her becoming disabled is also extremely tied to her being LGBT, because, as previously mentioned, she lost her arm protecting her then friend and partner, now girlfriend, directly after the villain who cut her arm off told her love interest that he would "destroy everything [she] love[s]. (Camera pans to Yang, he looks at her.) Starting with her." LIKE. He attacked her BECAUSE Blake cared for her so much and Yang ran to her defense blindly BECAUSE she loved Blake so much. When they reunite, they struggle with communication because Yang feels Blake is seeing her as weak, and through several things, mostly a climatic battle against the man who severed Yang's arm, they affirm each other as equals. I can go on but this is already too long. YANG SWEEP!!!!!

Yang lost her arm while protecting her best friend and future girlfriend from said girlfriend's abusive ex. Had a whole arc about learning to live with that loss and dealing with PTSD. Is totally devoted to and in love with Blake Belladonna and is just the sweetest but most badass character in the show.

She's one of the main characters, and just finished a 10 year slow burn romance. Plus, she has both physical and mental disabilities, but is never treated as lesser or incomplete.

Yang Xiao Long was one of the first examples of a sapphic character I ever saw in animated media with her character journey in the show being an iconic part of my teenage years and current young adulthood. The loss of her arm after a traumatic event in the show's 3rd volume was one of the big shockers of the show that nobody saw coming. Since then the show has done an amazing job in exploring both the mental and physical effects of her losing a limb, gaining a prosthetic arm and the recovery journey. Her character also has a major arc regarding handling her PTSD from both this and her past most notably in the 5th and 6th volume. Her character also has a slow-burn romance with her teammate and fellow main character Blake Belladonna which is one of my fave romances ever (it has everything: canon soulmates, friends to lovers, sunshine x grump,battle couple etc..) that has recently became CANON BABIEE!!! There are MULTIPLE characters in RWBY with various disabilities that are handled well in the narrative but i would say Yangs definitely the top FAVE!

[pilot-boi]

Weiss: I like confident and clean cut guys

Pyrrha: [appears]

Weiss: I like confident and clean cut PEOPLE

Jaune: [appears]

Weiss: I like clean cut people

Jaune and Pyrrha: [appear covered in dirt and sweat from sparring]

Weiss: FUCK

[rwac96]

Savage Pyrrha AU: No Lube, No Protection (RWBY Shitpost)

Weiss: "Neptune seems...rather try hard, as Yang puts it, but seems nice and sweet."

Pyrrha: "Well, there's Jaune--."

Weiss: *blinks, raising her brows* "Um, okay? I mean, the classless yokel? Out of all the boys in our year?! Such low standards!"

Pyrrha: *scowls, but takes a deep breath* "I want to fuck him. No lube, no protection--."

Weiss: *blinks* "I beg your pardon, Pyrrha--?"

Pyrrha: *smiling, aroused* "--dicking me down all night, all day--."

Weiss: *disturbed* "P-Pyrrha...?!"

Pyrrha: *grabbing Weiss' shoulder* "--from fucking me on the dorm floor to the toilet seat--"

Weiss: *disgusted* "That's unsanitary!!"

Pyrrha: "--from fucking on the dining table, to fucking in the church--"

Weiss: *eyes widened* "In the God of Light's house?!"

Pyrrha: "--while I gasp for air, screaming the God of Light's prayer as he unloads his thick cum inside of my womanhood."

*As Weiss looked horrified and disgusted at Pyrrha, Jaune approached the duo from behind*

Jaune: "Pyrrha, are you doing that thing you did to Yang before?"

Pyrrha: *turns to Jaune* "What? I just described our sex life, Beloved."

Weiss: *alarmed* "WHAT!?"

Jaune: *blushes* "PYRRHA!!"

[sketch-shepherd]

The callback 🥹🥺

[jedidragonwarriorqueen]

(she then proceeds to not beat his ass)

[wishingeel]

Saw this post and immediately thought of everybody's favorite farm boy.

[thislongstandinggrudge]

I think it’s really funny when people give Beacon Blake an accessory that makes it look like she has a tail. That’s the one outfit where she’s explicitly trying to hide that she is a Faunus! It’s not a very subtle disguise then. However, it’s even funnier when she has no bow and a tail accessory.

If I saw a girl with cat ears in Remnant, I would think “Faunus!” but if I saw a girl with cat ears and a tail made from a belt, it would throw the whole thought process off balance. I’d think, “Oh, she‘s a girl who really into cats. Did she run out of money for her outfit or something?”

Therefore, Blake’s Perfect Disguise:

[rwby-confess]

Confession #629

[dragonpyre]

Sister: *watching RWBY*

Me: *joins*

Me: so like. does it ever get good

Sister: not really

[tumblingxelian]

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Semifinals Poll 1

Please be civil in the notes. We will block people if we feel it is necessary. A character being canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included. This is not a competition of who is better representation.

Check out the other poll in the semifinals here.

Yang Xiao Long-RWBY

Qualifications:

She is canonically wlw (has been for years but specifically kissed and got together with her now girlfriend in the latest season) and uses a prosthetic arm and has been shown to struggle with PTSD due to the traumatic nature of losing it during the show.

Canonically had her right arm chopped off, uses a prosthetic. Has PTSD. Is canonically in a WLW relationship.

She has a canon girlfriend and canonically has a prosthetic arm and PTSD

She's canonically sapphic (part of a recently canonised wlw slowburn relationship) and is an amputee (due to events from the 3rd season finale) who wears a robotic prosthetic. She also suffers from PTSD which is explored in the show

Propaganda:

I will keep on submitting Yang to relevant brackets until I die. RWBY has plenty of strengths and weaknesses with writing, especially Yang's recovery arc, but instead of forcing her to push past her trauma and enter the battlefield immediately, we see her struggle with it, take time to process, and not be pushed into repression and when she chooses to wear her prosthetic, chooses to train to ready herself, and chooses to seek out her family and save lives, she isn't perfectly healed, as no one is. The show depicts her having flashbacks due to sudden loud noise, shaking hand the first few times she has to fight for her safety instead of training with her dad, and snapping at friends when they bring up Blake, the person she lost her arm trying to save (who, near immediately after ran away due to feeling she was endangering those she loved, furthering Yang's already present abandonment issues.) It isn't done perfectly but the intentions and general message sent are extremely positive and honest. She struggles less as the show progresses, and there are opportunities to consider herself less for being disabled or "become whole again" but she explicitly refutes these ideas and says that's she's better because of her failures and losses, and isn't any less whole. Her becoming disabled is also extremely tied to her being LGBT, because, as previously mentioned, she lost her arm protecting her then friend and partner, now girlfriend, directly after the villain who cut her arm off told her love interest that he would "destroy everything [she] love[s]. (Camera pans to Yang, he looks at her.) Starting with her." LIKE. He attacked her BECAUSE Blake cared for her so much and Yang ran to her defense blindly BECAUSE she loved Blake so much. When they reunite, they struggle with communication because Yang feels Blake is seeing her as weak, and through several things, mostly a climatic battle against the man who severed Yang's arm, they affirm each other as equals. I can go on but this is already too long. YANG SWEEP!!!!!

Yang lost her arm while protecting her best friend and future girlfriend from said girlfriend's abusive ex. Had a whole arc about learning to live with that loss and dealing with PTSD. Is totally devoted to and in love with Blake Belladonna and is just the sweetest but most badass character in the show.

She's one of the main characters, and just finished a 10 year slow burn romance. Plus, she has both physical and mental disabilities, but is never treated as lesser or incomplete.

Yang Xiao Long was one of the first examples of a sapphic character I ever saw in animated media with her character journey in the show being an iconic part of my teenage years and current young adulthood. The loss of her arm after a traumatic event in the show's 3rd volume was one of the big shockers of the show that nobody saw coming. Since then the show has done an amazing job in exploring both the mental and physical effects of her losing a limb, gaining a prosthetic arm and the recovery journey. Her character also has a major arc regarding handling her PTSD from both this and her past most notably in the 5th and 6th volume. Her character also has a slow-burn romance with her teammate and fellow main character Blake Belladonna which is one of my fave romances ever (it has everything: canon soulmates, friends to lovers, sunshine x grump,battle couple etc..) that has recently became CANON BABIEE!!! There are MULTIPLE characters in RWBY with various disabilities that are handled well in the narrative but i would say Yangs definitely the top FAVE!

Eda Clawthorne-The Owl House

Qualifications:

She has a magical chronic disorder which has flare-ups, is mitigated by taking medication (potions), and has similar side effects to many real disorders such as fatigue, greying hair, and physical impairment (drains magic, a natural ability of *most witches). Unlike in other stories however, her condition is NOT ever completely cured. It does evolve and become more manageable over the course of the story, but she still experiences symptoms from it. Eda also loses one of her arms later in the story. She does get a replacement hook, but it is never shown whether she has a functional prosthetic or not. Most likely, she only has one fully functioning arm after this. As for being queer, she is in a relationship with a nonbinary person and is all but confirmed bisexual (has a secret box with the bi flag on it seriously why else would she have this). Also the owl house has a Lot of queer characters in it and I mean. just look at her. I would be surprised if she wasn't queer somehow.

Bisexual, and has a curse that affects her day to day life

Bi & lost arm and has a chronic illness metaphorically

Propaganda:

Has canonically dated both men and a non-binary person. Her curse affects her ability to use magic (and at one point outright stops it), which is very important in witch life. Said curse also causes her body parts to fall off sometimes. Many have said her curse is like a metaphor for depression but really it's more like a magic version of a physical disability (although I wouldn't be surprised if she actually also had depression).

Uuuuh she’s great and stuff idk I can’t propaganda well sorry

[pilot-boi]

Blake: Yang, I’m so happy I could kiss you!

Yang: *nervous laughter* Um… neat!

*later*

Yang, face down in bed: I can’t believe I said “Neat.” Nobody says neat anymore! It’s the 21st century! It’s not neat to say neat, but I said it anyway because I’m a huge loser!

Jaune: Hey, don’t beat yourself up. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what happened when Pyrrha confessed to me?

Yang: Didn’t you thank her?

Jaune, staring into the distance: I thanked her

[rwac96]

WTF Are your Panties?! (WhiteKnight)

Blake: *squints, sniffing the air* "Weiss...why do you smell...off?"

Weiss: *reading a book* "What do you mean?"

Ruby: *slowly shifts her gaze down to her partner's thighs* "Where the fudge are your panties?!"

Weiss: *lifts her head up, uncaring* "Oh! I don't have them."

Blake: *raises eyebrows* "Excuse me?!"

Weiss: *closes the book, putting it down* "Oh, don't be like that! Yang stopped wearing a bra when you two got together."

Blake: *blushes* "Not the same thing!"

Ruby: *looks to Blake* "It kinda is. I saw ya licking away at Yang's boob--."

*Jaune walks in, rubbing one of his eyes; noticing Weiss uncrossing her legs and spreading them...effectively flashing him*

Jaune: *blushes* "W-Weiss!"

Weiss: *blows Jaune a kiss* "Something to look forward to~."

Ruby: *gets up from her seat* "Figures." *walks towards the door* "You get gross around your S.Os.

Blake: "Am not!!"

Jaune: *exhales* "You do get gross, Blake."

[sketch-shepherd]

F2U transparent RWBY Beyond Rubies for all your emoji/icon needs!

[jedidragonwarriorqueen]

i cope with making memes. good thing i already have this series going