#dustypotion

[citypoprevival]

so, as established in canon: vacuo has a both a human trafficking ring, and it is confirmed that all of the arc siblings were extremely sheltered, possibly to the point that both jaune and saphron may have run away from home. if yall would allow me to be pedantic and opinionated: i think jaune’s semblance is VERY powerful, and not just in a meta / overall narrative example. 

the abilities to amp peoples auras, and multiple aura’s @ once seems pretty powerful, and as the only person with a “ healing / boost ” ability we’ve seen so far in the show, and my own headcanon / interpretation that all the arcs with combat training both have a ridiculous / unnatural amount of aura and semblances that directly affect aura, i believe its possible that jaune & their sisters were never allowed to engage in combat / huntsmen training because it would put them at risk for getting nabbed, and as pointed out by @dustypotion- papa arc may have a memory wiping / altering semblence, which could mean that the arc siblings may have had their memories of anything combat related wiped.

[miki-13]

RWBY Volume 6 episode 7: The Grimm Reaper Review

So we start out in the Vault of the Spring Maiden. One of the most noticeable differences is that the door to the vault itself where the Relic of Knowledge was kept is gone- perhaps now that the Relic isn’t there, the space shut down?

 Cinder has just finished explaining what went down, and more than likely twisting the facts so that Neo would see Ruby as the one to blame. “You’re not the only one who wants Ruby dead.” Projecting much, Cinder?

As for Cinder’s plan- allying with Neo and having her kill Ruby via loophole abuse- there are several ways it could go wrong.

1. Salem clearly knows Cinder’s wherabouts and why Haven went pear-shaped. Even if she didn’t have the seer Grimm, Salem is smart as hell and could see through Cinder’s “explanation”.

2. Neo could very well be bidding her time in order to stab Cinder through the back. If Roman had never come across Cinder, then they wouldn’t be in this mess and he might still be alive.

3. Even if Neo does ally with Cinder and try to kill Ruby, she’s not going to succeed. She could kill someone else (Maria) or be driven off/killed by someone from QRWBY or JN_R.

4.  @kaen-ace-of-ravenclaw​ also brings up the possibility of Cinder actually bringing in Ruby alive if things go south and gets welcomed back by Salem. I think that could happen... but not in this volume.

However her plan unfolds, all that’s certain at this point is that things are not going to go down how Cinder wants them to.

After that, we get to see the Grimm Reaper (wordplay!) in her prime. And she was a sight to behold, and not just because of the kickass outfit or battle prowess. It looks like scythe-like weapons, hoods and corsets might be a female SEW aesthetic and I am all for that. And the gravity dust that also doubles it as a psuedo kusarigama?! ALL OF THE YES FOREVER.

It doesn’t end there, though. 

Three mooks, along with Crocodile Faunus Tock (based on the Crocodile from Peter Pan apparently- badass design+ similar moves to one Tyrian Carrows), ambush Maria and treat us to another incredible fight. Little to no wasted energy or hesitation and incredible moves on both sides (DOUBLE-ENDED SCYTHE IS AMAZING BUT IMPRACTICAL)

I’ll be honest, I did not expect Tock to blind Maria or live up to her “last sixty seconds of your life”. This is owed to her semblance as seen in the beginning when Maria tried to cut into her shoulder with one of the sickles and it’s definitely one of the more clever we’ve seen: A full minute of invulnerability? It’s like the Invincibility grant from Sonic DX (Don’t judge me, it was the only computer game we had)

I honestly didn’t expect Maria to lose her eyes in battle, mainly because of my subscribing to the theory that the more the power of SE are used, the greater the risk of blindness becomes.

Still, Maria manages to take her down. 

Qrow is in awe of Maria, and with good reason: he idolized her, to the point where he based his weapon, Harbringer, off of her sickles. Maria brushes this off however (with a self burn no less). As a huntress, she was supposed to fight to the end and protect others. Yet even when she had the surgery and gained new eyes, Maria was too afraid to return to the field and faded into obscurity. 

“You shouldn’t aspire to be like me... especially when some of you are clearly stronger already.”

I am all for the parallels between these two. Yang needed time but she got back on her feet and is still trying to be a huntress.

Ruby, bless her heart, tries to perk Maria up and give her a chance to do more: by mentoring her in Silver Eyes. If you’ve read my earlier works, you can tell I’ve been waiting for this conversation since the first theory that Maria was a SEW.

Jaune better have Ruby as “Crater Face” in his contacts.

But with his call, this means they’ve got a signal and that means...

They’ve finally made it to Argus.

(The Attack on Titan Vibes are strong here)

We quickly have QRWBY and Oscar reuniting with JN_R- Nora glomping Oscar (who is sore need of comfort and kindness), Ren and Yang hugging, Blake and Jaune’s side hug, Ruby and Jaune’s reunion. God, I am so glad they’re back together after the first episode. At this point, they’re less two close teams and more one whole unit and I am all for it- these kids need all the support they can get.

As for Argus, this is a gorgeous city and Rooster Teeth continues to flaunt it’s ever-growing budget. Apparently, they based it off of San Fransisco- with the lanterns alluding to Chinatown- and while I’ve never been there, I’d love to see it if Argus is doing it justice. And the lore behind the city’s prosperity is amazing world-building and I hope there are more cities like this in Remnant: symbols of people working together to create something in their cruel world.

(Too soon, Fall of Beacon. Way too soon.)

As for where they’ll be staying in the meantime, and keeping with Rooster Teth promising Arc family screen-time-

JN_R’s been staying with Saphron Arc, Jaune’s sister, and her family since arriving! And everything after meeting her in-episode had me smiling ear-to-ear.

As the third in a family of seven kids, every single one of these images is relatable to me some level- Sibling flailing, cooing over babies, the photograph with all eight Arc kids, the light teasing.

The atmosphere only gets warmer once we meet Saphron’s wife and Adrian’s other mother (shut up), Terra Cotta. CinemaWins once commented that the best way to do representation was to show it but not overly draw attention to it. Terra is given her introduction, everyone says hello casually- showing this is a norm in Remnant- and the scene moves on.

There is a slight snag when Terra questions the legality of seventeen-to-nineteen year olds already being out in the field and Qrow- trying to be a responsible adult after episodes 5-6- just barely flubs out an answer.

They also learn that communications and the relay tower are currently experiencing technical difficulties and the technicians- like Terra- are being falsely blamed for this. Ruby cites their plan to try to get to Atlas and to start by inquiring with Atlas’ military base. According to JN_R, their attempts didn’t go well. And by that, they mean-

- this. And by the preview, they didn’t even hear them out.

Abrupt and somewhat amusing ending via Gilligan Cut aside, this was a good episode- half dedicated to RWBY’s darker fare and half dedicated to a more lighthearted tone.

Tock’s master is more than likely Salem- not just because of hunting silver Eyes, but because several people have already pointed out the similarities between her and Tyrian, theorizing that the two are either related or trained together under Salem. One post in particular- I can’t find it, but I will edit this post once I do to give credit- gives a theory that Tyrian’s family has been serving Salem for quite some time. As in children are taught to fight on her behalf and carry out her orders.

Still, there’s a chance Salem isn’t the one who ordered this attack. @teapartypenguin​ suggests that SEW could be hunted by other hunters and huntresses because they were too powerful- the ability to NERF Grimm is game-breaking already, but to be strong enough to take them down even without the Silver Eyes would put a lot of hunters and huntresses out of jobs.

Because if this

is any indication, then the Silver Eyes are more broken than we thought. This could wipe out literal herds/hordes on the spot! It’s be interesting to see, showcasing how humanity’s self-destructive traits, greed and pride.

Qrow idolizing the Grimm Reaper and basing Harbringer off of her sickles was a really cool tidbit and now I’ve got images of young! Qrow with posters of the SEW anywhere he had space. It’s sweet and ironic- a bandit comes to Beacon to learn how to kill hunstmen and huntresses only to end up idolizing one of them.

@partymage brings up that the volume has been focusing on the fallibility of heroes. Qrow drinks himself into such a stupor that he has to be pulled away from the booze even when the Brunwick farms were on fire, Maria completely gave up on being a huntress after her fight with Tock out of fear and that’s not even touching on Ozpin and everything around. All three have made mistakes and retreated because of them, but that doesn’t invalidate the good they’ve done or prevent them from doing their best.

So we’ll definitely be seeing Ruby training with silver eyes, we’ll see Qrow stepping back up on things after letting himself go... and we’ll see Ozpin make amends.

The second half of this episode was so damn cathartic. Ever since the first episode, these kids have been put through the wringer, had their entire world view altered, and ran right into Grimm that should only appear in nightmares... and it hasn’t even been two days since they left Haven. Seeing them safe, cheerful, relaxing made me so happy. And the interactions between them and a sweet and wholesome family was just the maraschino cherry atop it all.

I noticed some people worried about the Arc-Cotta family being in danger, but as @thuskindlyshescatters​ pointed out, the CRWBY is doing their damnedest to avoid the dreaded Bury Your Gays trope. 

As for Jaune... I have a feeling we’re finally going to get to the part where the opening depicts him shoving Oscar against the wall. @dustypotion​ brings up a worrying point in that while we- the audience- know that Jaune has suicidal tendencies (shown best in The More The Merrier in his fight against Cinder), none of his team or his friends are aware of this. Ruby had a glimpse in Volume 4 during his training with Phyrra’s video, but I doubt she knows the full depth of it. And if he learns of what Ozpin did and the truth behind Salem and the full scope of the fight they’re involved in... it could very well push him over the edge.

Going off of this, I hope we get more stuff on Oscar. @littlemisssquiggles​ showed an interest in flashbacks to Oscar’s past and his family and situation, and considering how the poor kid is worrying about losing his identity as another of Ozpin’s lives, that would be great for him and the audience as well. I’d love for Oscar to be the one to get Ozpin to come back out and reignite his hope for humanity- and in turn, Ozpin will start to rely on Oscar and the two truly become partners on equal footing.

Now going off of the preview for the nest episode (and those two guards who definitely rehearsed saying their lines together and their goose-stepping march), it’s more than likely we’ll be seeing Winter Schnee... unless Rooster Teeth is trolling us and it’s someone completely different. I really wouldn’t put it past them.

And speaking of disappointments and wasted potential, @i-am-the-entertainer​ brings up that the reason Volumes 4 and 5 were so cluttered was because so much was happening. Entire story lines had to be dropped for others or pushed up to later in the series. But I would be down for Rooster Teeth eventually doing a sort of recap movies (Like with Attack on Titan or Code Geass) or shorts that expand on that time lost. 

Until then, there’s fanfiction.

[pilot-boi]

I. I completely forgot about that somehow. The implications are getting worse by the day

The month of july exists in rwby. This implys that julius caesar existed on remnant

I don’t like these implications

[blogboiwithtoomuchtime]

You're normally a pretty Zen dude. What's with the discourse between @dustypotion @conquerorofshamballa2 and @raimagnolia?

I simply said Vic Mignogna was innocent until proven guilty. Then the three of them started sending me ‘anonymous’ ‘asks’ telling me they wish me and my sister were raped so we would know how victims feel like. After that, I don’t give a flying fuck what I say to them because they clearly don’t really care about actual victims, they just want to bully and harass people who support Vic and doubt his accusers. So yeah, you see them, ignore them (@dustypotion @conquerorofshamballa2 and @raimagnolia) they’re the ones going around wishing rape on Vic’s defenders

[cinnaworm]

@dustypotion made me laugh so this happened hbsjdjs

[conceptsandreality]

13. the finale of Shrek 2 when the Fairy Godmother sings that breathtaking orchestral cover of "Holding Out for a Hero" whilst the heroes lay siege to the castle

my list, in no particular order, of when a soundtrack has absolutely went off it’s tits to give some of the best moments in any media.

infamous quicksilver scene from x-men apocalypse (”sweet dreams are made of this” playing as he saves everyone from the manor)

the inexplicable use of supermassive black hole by muse  in twilight during the baseball scene

the scene in umbrella academy where five fucks up all those agents in the diner while “istanbul (not constantinople)” plays in the background

what’s up danger playing from into the spiderverse when miles takes the leap of faith

the start of spiderman homecoming when they played the orchestral version of the spiderman theme for the first time

sweet victory

“sitting there useless as two shits hey, turn around bend over i’ll show you where my shoe fits”

the part in rwby where they slingshot ruby at the nevermore while the final part of red like roses pt.2 plays, the guitars blaring as she goes up the cliff and ending with the beheading

“I AM MOANA”

busted from phineas and ferb

the end of guardians of the galaxy volume 2 where they start playing father and son

the part in thor ragnarok when hela asks thor “what were you the god of again?” before thor attacks her and starts going batshit crazy on the undead army while led zeppelin’s immigrant song plays

as this is by no means a comprehensive list, please add any soundtrack moments that were so Fucking Good they made you have a physical reaction.

[doodlenainers]

To say I’m worried for next ep is an understatement! PLS DO NOT LEAVE JAUNE ALONE!!!! One part of me doesn’t want this to be happy so Jaune can be happy and safe. The other part REALLY wants to see this happen cause then maybe we can get a call back to the whole “You interest me” from Tyrian… I could go on but basically these doodles were kind of just me drawing out ideas for what might happen, but then @dustypotion came up with a WORSE better idea of Jaune getting pounced AFTER the mission when he’s all alone and noW I”M LIKE AAAAAAA ANYWAYS! Sorry for the rant and Thank you for tuning in lmao

[remedyhunger]

How the writing goes down.

Miles, Kiersi and Eddie: whatcha got there?

Kerry with Bumbleby scripts behind him: a smoothie...

@dustypotion

[maxiemumdamage]

Who did Tyrian kill?

@dustypotion pointed out that the name of whoever Tyrian killed wouldn’t be blacked out unless it were relevant.

Look at her political stance, her speech at Ironwood; Nora’s clearly from Mantle. So why was she in Kuroyuri, which is in Mistral? And what happened to her family?

Tyrian was a serial killer arrested for murders in Anima.

He killed Nora’s parents when they were in Mistral, maybe on vacation, maybe fleeing the police state and poverty in their kingdom. Nora, a child, was terrified and ran away.

Salem recruited Tyrian because of those murders, sending him down an infinitely more evil path. Nora met Ren while fleeing from him, setting her on the path to be a huntress.

Destiny is a funny thing indeed.

[jaunearc-official]

My teammates, Nikosarc and dustypotion are the only valid Jaune stans

[falling-red-petals]

Shit @dustypotion what if Tyrian was interested in Jaune because his dad or mum are working for Salem??? 😣😭 And Tyrian was having a laugh that one of his ally's kids are on the other side?! 😢

[rihwooby]

Do other people (particularly fans of ozpin, cinder, Jaune, Yang, Taiyang, raven etc) find that they have a lot of popular blogs blocked?

I was looking in my block list and some highlights include: sir-adamus, reminity, the rwby au blogs, ozpin defence squad, dustypotion, itsclydebitches, irnqrw, ash of the eclipse and probably some more

Those all seem to be really popular blogs...

[fandomsallaroundme]

what are your thoughts dustypotion(.)tumblr(.)com/post/182174378062/like-yeah-the-plan-that-qrwby-jnrmo-is-inherently

It wasn’t their only option though. It really wasn’t. If they’d stepped back and thought about it for longer than a single day, they could have gone about it like this: Weiss takes the Relic and heads to Atlas by herself. Once there, instead of heading back to her fuckwad father, she either demands to see her sister (a member of the Atlas military; this is not an unreasonable request) or forces her way up to General Ironwood, who we’ve seen has a sort of soft spot for her. Once she gets to Ironwood, Weiss could tell him, “Oz has reincarnated, I know where he is, and Qrow and my friends are waiting in Argus so we can continue the fight against Salem.” Ironwood is old friends with both Oz and Qrow; so long as Weiss doesn’t drop the whole ‘immortal Salem’ bomb on him (I assume she wouldn’t, the group seems just fine lying about it to anyone who doesn’t need to know about it right away) he would presumably send for Qrow and the rest of them right away.

But nope. We’re gonna swoop in and commit literal acts of terrorism after being told ‘no’ a grand total of two times because the asshole military people aren’t listening to us because they have absolutely no idea that our quest could literally save the world. That seems like the best option to maintain the peace in Remnant; who cares if it might get Terra fired and cause the military to lash out in defense? We’re the heroes; we’re allowed to do illegal shit because consequences can’t touch us so long as CRWBY wills it so!

If all you’re going to do is send me constant posts that are baiting me to lash out, could you knock it the fuck off, anon? I literally don’t even care anymore. I have accepted the writing of this Volume as garbage and don't really care if the rest of the FNDM thinks I'm wrong because I call the characters out on their arrogant bullshit.

[smh0217]

“HAHA! I’m a wildcard Bitches!”

- Jaune at some point, probably

same chaotic energy

[ozcarma]

I love....john........

(Second pic based off of dustypotion’s post)

[rnjrsupportsquad]

Hey! Love your blog :3 I was wondering if you have any other RWBY blog recs? I'm looking for more to follow and the amount of Jaune hate in the FNDM is depressingly overwhelming Dx

Oh wow blog recs.... well I did a quick run through my following list and these are just a few that stood out (there are so many more that i follow that I love but i am a tired bean so here is just a smattering not all of them are purely rwby blog but they are cool beans)

@absolutelyxosmittenxo@alolancharmander@ammeitty @anipendragon@anrexor@awfulrwbymemes@drawmerrwby @dreamingjay@dustypotion@fallsmaiden          @fancyrussiansushi@fuckyeaharkos@kingdom-of-vale@let-it-schnee@letjaunebehappyplz@lieutenantlovegood@luckyfirerabbit@mchandraws@mete-g@mrk50@nikosarc@nora-ren@omgrwby@pocket-penny@rwby-blog@rwbyballpointpen@rwbyjesus@rwbymotivation@scarlet-curls@schnee-dust-co@sketchhungry@soeiladon (on hiatus)@superduperultrageek@teemrooby@terras-theme @toritomydorito@weissrabbit@weissrose