#RWBY volume 9

[redfieldfeer]

The jokester duo of Team RWBY xD

how it started vs. how it’s going

[anthurak]

So here’s a rather dark idea of something we could potentially see explored with Ruby, even if only in a hypothetical sense.

Looking back at Volumes 7 and 8, we can see that a core part of Ironwood’s character, and really that of the Atlas Military as a whole, is a belief that he was/should be this logical, pragmatic soldier without the ‘weakness’ of emotions. A very ‘I’m a very strong and smart hero man who don’t need no feelings’ mentality.

Of course, we see that in practice, this mentality took the form of Ironwood and the rest of his subordinates/minions simply trying to REPRESS all of their doubts, insecurities, fears and more. Which in turn left them generally unable to actually DEAL with all those emotions whenever they reared up. And also led to Ironwood and all his cronies being repeatedly played like a cheap kazoo by Salem, Cinder, Watts, Tyrian, Ruby, Qrow, Robyn, basically ANYONE with actual emotional intelligence.

So what does this have to do with Ruby?

Well let’s take a look back at the state Ruby spent much of Volume 9 in. Utterly overwhelmed by the pain, trauma and feelings of responsibility, guilt and failure. And while she was able to get help and move past this state by the end of the volume, I think it’s clear that the issues we saw Ruby grappling with this volume are in no way fully resolved. Meaning it’s all too probable that we might see Ruby grappling with this state again.

Ruby would never consider her feelings and emotions to somehow be a ‘weakness’ like Ironwood did, nor would she ever deliberately try to repress them. But given what we’ve seen, I think it’s entirely possible to see Ruby being so overwhelmed that she becomes NUMB to her emotions instead.

Now, let’s combine this with all the times we’ve seen Ruby display both clever tactics and frankly ruthless pragmatism.

In a darkly ironic twist, I think it’s all too feasible to imagine a hypothetical scenario wherein Ruby in many ways becomes the very cold, unfeeling, logical, pragmatic fighter and leader that Ironwood was so desperate to be.

While of course also showcasing why all that is actually a VERY BAD THING for Ruby, or really ANYONE.

[chikorra]

"Just you see Watch as I go alone All alone Alone. Rising like a wave It's clear that I'm everything and nothing All at once I'll meet you at the horizon where we first met Where I died, I'll be born again."

Pose reference/inspo from Mikurukun's Ruby fanart.

[hiru3152]

" Sinking down into depths of nowhere " - Inside rwby09

I changed the focus from Yang to Blake because I want yang to focus on her sister, too in the volume about Ruby's mental problem. Blake expressed her emotions more deeply in v9, compared to Yang so I drew her yearning instead.

I made the last one for phone wallpaper size ^_^ [I need it] RWBY volume 9 fanmade cover art by @Hiru3152

[hadesisqueer]

"Scythes are not a good weapon choice" who gives a shit this is cool

[davidellisartworkstuff]

"Wait, so who's the girl who led us to you?"

And with an awkward cough and a laugh, both The Rusted Knight and The Tarnished Spartan gestured to her...

"Ahem, well... Team RWBY... Please meet Cassie!

...Our daughter."

"Hey again!" She waved back.

And the stunned silence was deafening.

So everyone, please meet the Afteran daughter of Jaune and Pyrrha in the Ever After! Cassi Nikos-Arc!

[banancrumbs]

i started this wip when they kissed and now rwby is…. anyway please have it!

[bugsbiann]

they like to torment their fav nepo baby

[lafirechicken]

Hello rwby fandom

Listening to nobody’s soldier made me want to see a rwby edit to it. Like it just reminds me of the atlas arc. But idk how to make edits so I made this instead.

I listened to nobody’s soldier for 15 hours in the past two days

[baileybeez]

Catradora and Bumbleby Parallels

Forehead Touch

Comfort Touches

Emotional Reunion

Teasing

You're Everything I've Ever Wanted Look

HANDS

Promise

Tormented By Powerful Authority Figure

Telling That Abuser Off

Part 2 here!

[frishbi]

HOW ARE WE FEELING BUMBLEBY NATION??? <3

[cream-and-five-sugars]

All good romance is earned.

— Monty Oum

[ashton2019]

[riveluart]

When they finally get out of the Ever After

[synnyi]

waited an eternity for this moment

[pmpknsoup]

imagine your ex turning into a bird so she doesnt have to pay child support for her daughter that you adopted